Solasta: Crown of the Magister is an RPG on Steam, based on the popular “Pen & Paper“ game Dungeons & Dragons. It is mainly praised asthe digital adaptation of the tabletop game by players. Currently, the game is on sale, costing only €14 instead of €40.
What kind of game is Solasta: Crown of the Magister? It is a turn-based RPG that functions in the manner of Dungeons & Dragons. It is officially licensed by D&D creator Wizards of the Coast and is based on the 5th Edition of the well-known tabletop game.
Dungeons & Dragons is a “Pen and Paper” game that is actually played as an analog role-playing game with friends at the table.
In true DnD fashion, you explore ruins and dungeons in Solasta: Crown of the Magister and search for legendary treasures. You must uncover secrets and prevent a great catastrophe that threatens the world of Solasta.
You experience adventures in a group of four characters, fighting against enemies and making decisions that influence the story.
Here you can see the release trailer for Solasta: Crown of the Magister:
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Solasta: Crown of the Magister – 1.0 Release Trailer
Character creation and turn-based combat with dice
How does gameplay work in Solasta: Crown of the Magister? The player can either create a character themselves or choose a pre-made character. There are various classes available, each with different abilities.
Additionally, other aspects of the character are defined, such as backstory, moral values, and virtues. This way, you build a versatile character whose traits then affect their behavior – and also how the NPCs in the game react to you.
The battles take place in rounds. You can move, cast spells, or attack the opponent. The order of who gets to act is determined by a dice roll.
In multiplayer mode, depending on the number of players, you control one or more characters of the group. You are usually independent of the other players regarding movements and actions.
Certain decisions, such as taking a rest, are made collectively, and cutscenes are also played for all players.
Here you can see a video with the most important information about the coop mode in the game:
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Everything you need to know about the co-op mode in Solasta
Players recommend it especially for DnD fans
How does Solasta: Crown of the Magister rate on Steam? The game is rated very well by the Steam community. Of the 12,127 reviews, 89% are positive (as of November 15, 2022, via Steam).
In reviews, players especially praise the game as a good implementation of tabletop D&D as a digital game:
User Smidling: “Fantastic game! The closest thing I’ve seen to D&D in digital form! Congratulations!”
User Dababa: “If you grew up with D&D, it’s a great game with a lot of potential to get even better in the future.”
A D&D player elaborates in his review of Solasta:
If you like D&D, you will love this game!
It’s a great game that you can play with friends or alone. It follows the main rules of D&D 5e. The DLCs have all been worth it, as they added great party and class options.
There are the main scenarios that provide many hours of gameplay, as well as a range of player-created workshop scenarios!
I really enjoyed playing it with my gaming group when we couldn’t meet in person. It really gave me more ideas on how to better use my spells in my D&D games in the future, from light spells to spells that control an area.
Is Solasta: Crown of the Magister worth it? MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus checked out Solasta: Crown of the Magister and even played coop with the developers. Although he has only spent a few hours in the game itself, he can draw on many games as a reference:
First of all: I am a huge fan of tabletop role-playing games, have been playing Dungeons & Dragons and Das Schwarze Auge in several groups for years. Accordingly, I am always excited about pen-and-paper implementations on the PC.
Solasta is still very high on my “Pile of Shame” of games I urgently need to finish. However, I have looked at it for a few hours and really had fun with the character creation and the world. All characters feel like they fit well into the world.
However, this is also a certain weakness. Solasta feels a bit like a pre-scripted D&D adventure, where everything is scripted. Since the player characters, unlike in the Pathfinder games, are always player-created, they have no personal interactions with the world or with one another – at least not outside their pre-scripted behaviors.
Nevertheless, after just over 20 hours, I already like the storytelling a lot and I would probably have finished the game already if Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous hadn’t come in the way some time ago. During my next vacation, I will probably finish both. Perfect while waiting for Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, the new game by Pathfinder creator Owlcat.
How much does Solasta: Crown of the Magister cost on Steam? The game is currently on sale on the gaming platform. You save 65% of the normal purchase price: Instead of €39.99, you currently pay €13.99. The offer is valid until November 22, 2022.
On November 16, you can play the new class in World of Warcraft before the release of Dragonflight. The Evokers of the Dracthyr are the first class that is firmly tied to a race. To get you in the mood, here are some details about the new class and the new race.
What kind of class is that? Evokers are ranged fighters with chain armor who can heal and deal damage. They harness the power of the dragonflights and are linked to the Dracthyr race. This means: every Dracthyr is an Evoker, every Evoker is a Dracthyr.
Evokers are one of the major features of the upcoming expansion Dragonflight and the first class in 6 years. The last class introduced was the Demon Hunters in Legion in 2016.
However, before the release of Dragonflight, you can already create and level Dracthyr starting November 16, so that you are ready at launch. In a new blog post, Blizzard provides an overview of the class once again.
You can find all important information about the Evokers of the Dracthyr in our special here. We have some gameplay footage for you from the alpha of Dragonflight:
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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight
More customization “than grains of sand in the universe”
What makes Evokers so special? The great strength of the Evokers is their mobility, as the developers explained to us in the interview. With various abilities, you fly around, gather allies, or even cast while moving. However, you are limited to 30 meters.
Evokers are the only class with the “empowered spells” mechanic. These change their effect or become stronger the longer you channel them. Through the new talent system of Dragonflight, you can customize your spells and choose abilities from the different dragonflights:
Red: Damage spells that mainly deal damage over time (“DoTs”) and area damage (“AoE”)
Blue: Damage spells that are usually strongest against 1-3 targets (“Cleave”)
Bronze: Healing spells that primarily prevent damage
Green: Direct healing spells and healing over time (“HoTs”)
Black: Abilities with mixed or defensive properties
A detailed guide to the Evoker can be found in the new GameStar special issue for WoW: Dragonflight, which MeinMMO also contributed to. The guide was created in collaboration with us.
Like Demon Hunters, you can slow and even control your fall. Additionally, Dracthyr can use their wings to actually fly, similar to dragon riding in Dragonflight.
As the only race, you can also customize Dracthyr with dozens of options. This includes everything from the color of their scales and the shape of their horns to ornaments and armor, as Dracthyr do not display equipment in their dragon form.
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus liked the Evokers so much that he will be playing a caster in Dragonflight for the first time in 12 years instead of a melee character:
When can I play Evoker? As soon as Phase 2 of Patch 10.0, the pre-patch for Dragonflight, is released, Dracthyr will be playable. This is expected to happen on November 16. Elemental invasions will also go live at that time, the pre-event for the expansion.
To create a Dracthyr, you must have pre-ordered and activated Dragonflight. Otherwise, you will not have access to the new race and the new class.
If you want to catch up with a character for Dragonflight, you should do that right now. The bonuses are currently absurdly strong:
On November 14, 2021, YouTuber HandOfBlood announced that he would launch an eSports team in League of Legends. This team was called Eintracht Spandau and was set to shake up the German LoL scene. This is now a year ago, and we at MeinMMO are taking stock.
What is special about the team? HandOfBlood and his agency INSTINCT3 had big plans with Eintracht Spandau. They participated directly at the start of the Spring Season 2022 of the Prime League, the highest German-speaking LoL league. There, they wanted to create a stir primarily through storytelling:
The LoL streamer Broeki became the janitor and commentator of the co-streams.
Every match was accompanied by a lot of fuss on Twitch. Notable names such as Maxim, a former LoL shoutcaster, were guests in the streams.
There were press conferences like the big football teams.
Besides the team itself, a huge fan base also supported the project. On Twitter, you can find numerous accounts that present themselves as fan clubs of Eintracht Spandau and produce additional content.
HandOfBlood proclaimed during the presentation of Eintracht Spandau that they aimed to land among the top teams in the Prime League in the long term. Moreover, the big goal was to win the European Masters, the highest European tournament behind the professional league LEC.
Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Disastrous start brought mockery, but a small miracle followed
How did Eintracht Spandau start in 2022? Very modestly. The first four games in a row were lost immediately. We at MeinMMO mocked back then: If they are losing this often right from the start, how can they win a title at the EU Masters?
The victory was extremely important for morale, as Johannes Gorzel, the Co-CEO of INSTINCT3, revealed to us:
Our most important victory in 2022 was right away the first one, against Wave in the first half of the Prime League. Actually, it was a match against the bottom team without great prestige, but for us it was the relief after a 0:4 start to the league. We celebrated it like some other teams do with their derby wins.
Indeed, the victory against Wave marked a turning point, even though immediately afterward there was a loss against Berlin International Gaming, the “arch-enemy” of Spandau. This was also where the aforementioned scuffle occurred, which we embedded as a video again:
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How did Eintracht Spandau make it to the playoffs? After six match days, it looked like Eintracht Spandau would not play a major role in their first split. But that changed.
The team discovered a special mechanic that helped them win over and over again: the dragons. They secured the first dragon every single time in the upcoming matches and usually added more afterwards. They approached the dragon soul so quickly that the opposing teams had to react. Eintracht Spandau took advantage of this ruthlessly.
By the end of the season, they won 8 games in a row and only lost to GamerLegion in the second half. They even achieved second place and qualified for the playoffs for their first entry into the EU Masters.
How did the playoffs go? Curiously. Right at the start, Eintracht Spandau (second place) and GamerLegion (first place) played to see who would need to face an ascending competitor in the semifinals and who would go directly to the finals.
The worst defeat of the entire year was the final in the Spring Split. Had we won there, it would have been the ultimate storyline. We started weak with a losing streak, fought back, and would have ended the split as titans. But it just wasn’t meant to be.
Kevin Westphal, head of the sports department at Eintracht Spandau
Entry into the EU Masters Spring and the next disappointment
What followed after the Spring Split? The best teams from the Prime League entered the EU Masters. This is a tournament in which the best teams from all over Europe compete for the trophy. The EU Masters take place once in spring and once in summer.
With the second place in the Spring Split, Eintracht Spandau directly made the jump into the tournament, but they didn’t get far. They were eliminated early in the group stage.
In the end, both AGO and Vitality.Bee reached the semifinals, but ultimately the team Karmine Corp, featuring the pro Rekkles, won the EU Masters Spring 2022.
Strong start in the Summer Split – will it be enough for the title this time?
How did the second half of the season go? In May, the Summer Split in the Prime League started. Eintracht Spandau aimed for the title and immediately did everything right at the start.
Matches four and five could still be won, but then the team fell into a slump. Match days 6, 8, and 9 were lost, and the second half also began with a defeat.
In the end, they only managed to secure fifth place, but at least qualified for the playoffs. However, they dramatically lost 2:3 against Schalke 04 Esports, who ultimately secured second place. Thus, Eintracht Spandau also missed the qualification for the EU Masters in the summer.
The five players of Eintracht Spandau – from left to right: Obsess, Prime, Kynetic, Pride, Special.
The last chance: the Prime League Supercup
What happened next? The last major tournament of the year was the Prime League Super Cup, a new format. There, the teams from the Prime League, Prime League 2, Prime League 3, and four invited teams competed.
Eintracht Spandau confidently advanced with a 6:0 record through the group stage and won their first match in the knockout phase. However, they were stopped in the quarter-finals against SK Gaming Prime. In the end, Hertha BSC from the second league won, followed by BiG in second place along with SK Gaming Prime and Kaufland Hangry Knights in third/fourth place.
The Kaufland Hangry Knights are an interesting team as the grocery retailer offered a scholarship and gaming house, and over 500 applicants competed for a spot on the team. They started in the fourth league but will already be playing in league two in 2023:
How did the year go for HandOfBlood’s team? For Eintracht Spandau, the first year as a team ended up being disappointing overall. There was no title and only one qualification for the EU Masters. Coach nRated told us:
From a sporting point of view, we could have achieved more; thus, we are satisfied with the performance of the individual players, but not with the end result. There was more potential.
Eintracht Spandau is a huge asset for the German LoL scene
Was everything bad in 2022? No, because Eintracht Spandau achieved an incredible number of milestones. HandOfBlood and his team’s biggest wish was to shake up the German LoL scene. And they succeeded.
In 2021, an average of nearly 4,091 people watched the streams of the Prime League.
In 2022, it was 9,215 on average.
In 2021, the peak viewership reached 38,000. However, the second-largest stream only attracted 23,000 viewers at its peak.
In April 2022, there were over 43,000 viewers, and later, thanks to NNO, a team of streamers, even over 78,000 people watched at their peak.
Additionally, Eintracht Spandau launched their Twitch channel with almost 11,000 viewers on average and 37,000 at peak.
Moreover, many more media reported on the German league. We ourselves at MeinMMO wrote more than 20 articles about the team, and even general media outlets like Der Tagesspiegel and Sportschau took interest in the topic.
For Eintracht Spandau, it also went well. Their YouTube channel had already gained 100,000 subscribers by February and is now a Twitch partner.
Is there still more to achieve? INSTINCT3 is not satisfied yet. Especially in international comparison, the German league lags significantly behind France and Spain, where an average of 20,000 people watch and peak viewership exceeds 100,000.
We need to generate more enthusiasm for the league and its characters. And all this requires the teams, the league, and the media to step up. None of these groups are exactly shining right now.
If NNO had been promoted to the first division of the Prime League, this problem would likely have solved itself. That’s why it’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out.
Johannes Gorzel, Co-CEO of INSTINCT3
Coach nRated sees the sporting aspect as especially important:
It is also important that the sporting perception of the Prime League fundamentally changes in the European comparison. For this, there must be Prime League teams that take the sporting aspect seriously and make an impact in the EU Masters semifinals and finals. We plan to contribute to that.
Kevin Westphal also wishes that other German teams would follow suit and create their own storytelling. He jokingly says: “Anyone who takes on the tough challenge of creating a YouTube channel will get a ‘Eintracht Spandau’ cap from me as a gift.”
In a podcast, we discussed in detail with Johannes Gorzel and Kevin Westphal about Eintracht Spandau and the idea behind the team:
A sporting reorganization for 2023
What’s next for Eintracht Spandau? It is certain that the old team will not be taken completely into the new season. Currently, all five players are allowed to explore the market and seek offers from new teams. What the roster for 2023 will look like is still unknown.
In addition to player changes, the organization is also working on itself. Johannes Gorzel states about the future:
We will continue to provide the best infrastructure of all Prime League teams. Aside from that, it is now important to apply many learnings that an organization collects in its first year. Eintracht Spandau will approach 2023 with a strengthened understanding of team dynamics, processes, requirements, and the necessary roster.
What do you think about Eintracht Spandau, the presentation, and the German Prime League in general? What would need to change for you to grow your interest in the league? And which players would complement the team well? Feel free to share in the comments.
You can also check out the original announcement of Eintracht Spandau here:
Today, on November 15, the Spotlight Hour featuring Porygon starts in Pokémon GO. We will show you everything about the bonuses, shinies, and times of the short event.
What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday evening, there is a so-called Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO. During the 60-minute event, a selected Pokémon is in focus and is accompanied by a bonus. At the beginning of a month, Niantic usually reveals which Pokémon and bonuses will be active in the events over the following weeks.
Today you will encounter Porygon from the first generation and receive more candies. We will show you all the details in the overview and explain whether the event is worth it today.
Spotlight Hour on November 15 – Start, Bonuses, Shiny
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As usual, the event begins at 6:00 PM local time. It will be active for an hour and ends at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are there? During the Spotlight Hour, you will encounter Porygon almost everywhere in the wild. If you activate incense, it will also lure in more of the event Pokémon.
Additionally, you will receive double the amount of candies for catching Pokémon. Keep in mind that this also applies to non-event Pokémon.
We will show you all other Spotlight Hours for this month in the overview:
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it today? Porygon and its evolutions Porygon2 and Porygon-Z are generally not very strong. If you are hoping for a great attacker, you will be disappointed today.
However, the candy bonus may be worth it for you. If you complete raids during the Spotlight Hour, you will also receive double candies for catches. This could be interesting for some trainers who are eyeing the current raids.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Pokémon GO, special top raids took place again on Sunday, November 13, 2022, offering players a new challenge. However, some trainers are convinced that Niantic should prefer to remove the raids for now. We at MeinMMO looked at what happened.
Which raids are in question? Since October, there has been a new type of raid in Pokémon GO: the top raids. These can only be played on-site and are a bit harder than you are used to from other raids.
They offer players a new challenge that they have been waiting for a long time. However, despite many positive reactions, the top raids are currently facing some criticism. We looked at what happened and what the trainers are now demanding.
That’s why trainers are complaining about the new top raids
Why is there criticism of the top raids? In addition to an encounter with the mysterious Pokémon Hoopa (Unleashed), players should be rewarded with special spawns for 15 minutes after the raids, which are supposed to allow encounters with legendary monsters like Articuno, Zapdos, or Moltres.
On Sunday, November 13, 2022, it was finally time again, and you had the opportunity at 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 5:00 PM local time to battle against Hoopa. However, the subsequent bonus spawns simply did not appear for some trainers, leading to considerable frustration in the community.
What happened after the top raids? As reddit user Pokecrafter320 explains in his post, he and 12 other trainers did one of the top raids at 2:00 PM at their local arena. After defeating the raid boss and capturing it, however, there was no sign of the bonus spawns.
But the trainer and his friends had hoped so much for these. He writes:
I know I’m definitely not alone in this. You go to your local arena because remote raid passes are not allowed, you hope you have enough people to defeat the raid, you defeat it, you hopefully catch it, and then nothing. I just went through this today with 12 other people. We did a top raid at 2 PM, hoping that there would be a few rarer spawns afterward, and we got absolutely nothing. No confetti, no rare spawns, just a timer.
What are the experiences of other trainers? Looking at the comments and other reddit posts, it quickly becomes clear that Pokecrafter320 shares this fate with some other trainers. They also did not receive these spawns. The problem is repeatedly reported. Trainer BonLee64 also reports the following in his reddit post:
No special spawns after the Hoopa raid? I managed to join a raid group at 2 PM, defeated and caught Hoopa, and… nothing happened. I walked around the area, restarted the phone and the app to see if something would happen. No bueno. The rarest Pokémon I saw was Wailmer, and my game screen flickered between the Rocket radar color scheme and the normal one. Did anyone else have similar problems?
The bad part for Pokecrafter320 is that this problem has not just existed since this weekend. Already after the first top raid event on October 16, 2022, many players complained that they did not receive the subsequent spawns. In addition, criticism of the difficulty of the raids has arisen, as many trainers are needed to complete them.
In particular, players in rural areas see themselves at a disadvantage because there are often fewer players there, and they also have to travel to the respective arenas. All the more incomprehensible for Pokecrafter320 that no improvements have been made here yet and he presents his thoughts in the reddit post.
“Niantic should remove top raids until the bug is fixed”
What demand does Pokecrafter320 make? As Pokecrafter320 explains in his post, he finds it incomprehensible that after a month there are still no changes regarding the bonus spawns. Thus, he primarily demands (via reddit.com): “Niantic should remove top raids until the spawn bug is fixed”.
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But that’s not enough. Pokecrafter320 has even more ideas on how Niantic could address this problem and thus calm the trainers a bit. He also calls on other reddit users to share their ideas in the comments. In his post, he addresses the following words directly to Niantic:
If you’re not going to fix the spawns, at least make the raid rewards better. I’m not going to do a 6-star raid just to get a fraction of the 5-star rewards and a Knursp. Add some XL Rare Candies or a Premium Charge/Instant TM, or if you don’t want to give rare items, increase the amount of regular items to at least 1.5 times that of 5-star raids.
Temporarily remove the top raids and fix the spawns. Right now, there’s almost no incentive to do them, and having the spawns actually work is a good way to fix that. When I found out that Lin-Fu, Libelldra, Dragoran, and the Kanto birds spawn afterward, that was an incentive to do it. Without that, it’s just another boring raid boss.
Here’s another possible alternative to fixing the spawns or even increasing the rewards: make the boss shiny. I’d much rather do a shiny-capable raid boss than a non-shiny-capable one. Because if there’s at least a chance of a shiny, you have a chance of getting something that’s worth it.
If anyone has other ideas, feel free to leave a comment with your own idea. I hope Niantic sees this, but since they didn’t last time, I don’t hold out too much hope this time…
Further ideas: And other players are also convinced that a lot needs to change regarding the new top raids. They would even consider the bonus spawns less important if the raids themselves were easier to complete. Various comments can be read (via reddit.com):
NarutoSakura1: “I just want them to be easier. Living in the countryside and not having a local group to help me is tough.”
steameruption: “But seriously, Niantic needs to learn to properly launch their features before they bombard us with all kinds of unacceptable bugs. Zorua was a dreadful experience and is still not fixed, now this too!”
Gaindolf: “I think the top raid concept is cleaner when there’s just a time period available. They should make the rewards and spawns better for that.”
Counterarguments: Other trainers, on the other hand, don’t understand Pokecrafter320’s harsh demands. They don’t do the top raids because of the subsequent spawns, but because of the mysterious Pokémon. As GatekeeperTDS writes (via reddit.com): “Why should we take away the opportunity for people to catch a mysterious Pokémon just because the spawns aren’t great anyway?”
And user thehatteryone sees it similarly (via reddit.com). He also believes that you do the raid because of the boss and not because of the subsequent spawns. For this reason, it would be the simplest solution for him if Niantic removed the bonus spawns until the problem is fixed. Therefore, trainers would have more time to focus on the raids instead of chasing after rewards in his view.
Whether Niantic will address the issue with the bonus spawns remains to be seen. However, if there is any new information, you will definitely find it with us at MeinMMO.
What’s your opinion on the new top raids? Did you get the spawns after the raid? Or didn’t you secure Hoopa at all? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and engage with other trainers on this topic.
Currently, those trying to reach the customer support of WoW Classic are greeted with wait times of over a month. Players have been complaining about this situation for weeks. The first to receive replies are extremely dissatisfied with them.
What is the problem? Those who wish to report a bug, an issue, or an obviously unintended strong item in WoW Classic usually write a ticket to support. There, the issue is processed and forwarded.
However, those currently reporting an issue in WotLK Classic have to expect long wait times. On reddit, users report waiting between 30 and 55 days, which has been the case since the expansion’s release on September 27.
At the beginning of an expansion, it is normal for the number of tickets to be higher, as there are more new players and potentially more problems to solve. However, WotLK Classic is still in this state a month and a half later. In the meantime, the first 3 raids have even appeared, which are likely to lead to even more tickets.
You can see the rush on WotLK directly at the release:
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At the release of WotLK Classic, hundreds of players are squeezing onto a boat and I am right in the middle
Why players are upset: A player reports waiting the full time for a response. The reply was just an automated message with links to the forum (via reddit). The ticket itself was then archived, so the player can no longer respond.
Another player reports the same, having waited even 40 days for their ticket. This issue keeps appearing on reddit, where users complain about the wait times.
Moreover, it is not even WotLK Classic’s fault; the wait times have been this long since Burning Crusade. A player notes that this is exactly why they have stopped playing (via reddit).
Tickets answered only after over 30 days – What’s going on?
Does it really take that long? We created a ticket for testing (and closed it immediately to avoid burdening support further). The wait time should be over 33 days.
In the community, players are reporting wait times of up to 55 days, showing screenshots of the relevant notification. The wait times are therefore quite plausible.
However, fans suspect several reasons behind this. They speculate that Blizzard is either prioritizing differently and limiting customer service in favor of development work or simply employing fewer support staff. Whether this is true, we cannot say yet. MeinMMO asked Blizzard directly for the reasons, but a response is still pending.
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus hopes that the situation will improve soon. Because WotLK Classic is his “feel-good” WoW, and he is really looking forward to Dragonflight:
The trivela shot in FIFA 23 is a pain point for many players. This special shooting technique is currently extremely strong in high leagues, and the goalkeeper often performs quite clumsily when attempting to defend. Since the release, a fix has been requested, but now it’s heating up again on reddit.
Update November 15: EA has indeed announced a patch that will address the issue. Shots with the outside of the foot will have a 30% lower accuracy in the future. Exception: If the player has the relevant outside foot skill. Then the accuracy will only be reduced by 10%.
What kind of shot is this? The outside foot shot – also known as the trivela shot – is one of the new shooting techniques introduced with FIFA 23. It is technically a bit more challenging than the “normal” shot with the inside of the foot. The Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma was feared and admired for his trivela shots in real life.
The execution of the shot is actually quite simple. Just press:
L2 and Circle (shoot button) on the PS controller
LT and B (shoot button) on the Xbox controller
Additionally, you need to charge the shot to at least three bars
The difficult part is the right positioning. Ideally, you stand with a right foot on the right edge of the penalty area or with a left foot on the left edge of the penalty area. Now you shoot the ball into the far corner with the outside of your foot.
This shot looks not only good but is also incredibly effective. Too effective, according to the players. Even players with a shot power of 49 can easily score from outside the penalty area.
The YouTuber Dylan Banks has created a video about it:
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Goalkeepers behave strangely during the trivela shot
What are the players complaining about? On reddit, a thread was opened discussing the shot and demanding a fix. The creator complains that the trivela shot scores for him in 9 out of 10 cases, even from somewhat crazy distances.
This feeling is confirmed by many users in the thread:
Jamesv93 writes: “It is completely broken and needs to be nerfed. I have noticed the shots especially on corners. People take a short corner, pass to the edge of the box, and just take a trivela shot as quickly as they can.”
Lejhonny complains: “When a defender with 60 shot power scores like that, you know it’s broken.”
Dylan Banks also provides a vivid example in his video. He scores with a player with 49 shot power. He states: “If you are at the right angle and hit the three bars, the ball goes in 80 or 90 percent of the time.”
The thread has gathered 160 upvotes and 80 comments within four hours. Currently, it is ranked 2nd in the FIFA subreddit. However, not all users are against the shot in general. It is said to be defendable due to the obvious positioning, but only with players outside of the goal.
What exactly is the problem? According to reddit users, the goalkeeper is mainly the big problem. He apparently behaves particularly dumb during trivela shots.
Often he jumps under the ball, even though it sometimes comes in at chest height. Furthermore, he sometimes jumps forward at the ball, even though the outside foot shot is supposed to go into the top corner.
labo_ explains the success of the shot as follows: “Goalkeepers cannot react and defenders cannot react. That is why players in higher divisions always use it. With shots using the outside of the foot, the goalkeeper simply forgets to parry. And the outside foot shot appears as if it had 100% accuracy without randomness. Maybe it’s the animation, I don’t know, but it’s unacceptable how OP L2 modifiers currently are.”
By the way, the power shot is also a strong tool for scoring goals. Here we explain how to use it:
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FIFA 23: Use the power shot correctly – This is how you score epic goals
Is a nerf coming? So far, EA has not commented on the shot. However, just last week there was a nerf of a popular technique with corners that was also considered too strong. So it’s possible that adjustments will be made here, even though players have been complaining about the trivela shot since the release.
What experiences have you had with the outside foot shot so far? Do you also find it too strong, or is there too much complaining?
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In a recently released interview, Blizzard explains the open world of Diablo 4 and how it affects the story of the highly anticipated title.
Who speaks in the interview? Blizzard employees Rod Fergusson (General Manager) and Joe Shely (Game Director) spoke in an interview with the online magazine IGN about Diablo 4.
What kind of interview is it? IGN publishes excerpts from the interview on the YouTube channel of the magazine, featuring their discussions with Rod Fergusson and Joe Shely.
If you want to take a look at Diablo 4, we are embedding the gameplay trailer for the Druid, Sorceress, and Barbarian here:
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Diablo 4: Druid, Sorceress and Barbarian in Gameplay Trailer
The open world should showcase cool things without feeling like a task list
What does Blizzard say about the open world? Regarding the open world, Joe Shely says in the video it must showcase the different aspects of the game without turning the map into a task list. Players should not feel that they have to complete all 30 possible tasks visible on the map.
Moreover, it was essential for them when designing the map to make it clear whether a place has a coast, a chasm, a mountain, or similar features. Players should not wander around wondering, “How do I get down there?”
Furthermore, according to Rod Fergusson, the open world should allow a non-linear gameplay experience of the story and differ from games like “Zelda: Breath of the Wild.” Nevertheless, there should be a story that starts at a specific point and ends at another.
In between, however, players can choose the order in which they approach the story. Fergusson mentions that in Diablo 4, players can, for example, play Act 3 first after the prologue, and then Acts 1 and 2. When replaying the story, they can, therefore, change the order and start with their favorite section of the story.
What will fill the open world? Although the world of Diablo 4 should not feel like a task list, there will still be side quests and similar content.
However, according to Fergusson, it seems more important in the design of the open world that Diablo 4 should not have an open world where there is a lot of downtime. The ARPG wants to avoid typical open-world aspects like long traveling or activities like playing poker or fishing that we know from games like Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2, or Far Cry.
Additionally, Fergusson states that Diablo 4 aims to offer players the possibility to stop anywhere on the map at any time and engage in combat against monsters through the “density” in the map design.
During development, there was, however, a point where the map was too “dense,” which was subsequently toned down. Generally, they did not want players to have to travel miles to see “cool stuff,” but the entire map should offer interesting things.
MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann bought a mini-PC so that the gaming-PC doesn’t have to run all day long. And it has paid off for several reasons.
In Germany, electricity prices are rising sharply. I also looked around in my daily life to see where I could save electricity. And my gaze fell on my gaming-PC. Because I use this all day for work, but I don’t need most of the performance in my everyday life at all.
That’s why I had the idea to buy a mini-PC. They are often only as large as a book or a cookie tin, but are supposed to be much more economical and take up little space. For me, therefore, a way to save electricity and money while working on the PC.
Therefore, I ordered such a device and tried it out in my daily life for several weeks. I wasn’t looking to replace my gaming-PC.
With my new mini-PC, I save a lot of electricity and don’t have to give up anything in daily life
What kind of device is this? I bought the NiPoGi mini-PC for around 350 euros on Prime Day 2022. It is about the size of 2 apples side by side and comes with pre-installed Windows 11, power and HDMI cables. Inside it has
a Ryzen 7 3750H. This is a mobile processor that is usually installed in notebooks.
16 GB of RAM.
256 GB SSD storage. This can also be replaced and thus expanded.
On the back, there are 4 USB ports, a LAN socket, and both HDMI and DisplayPort connections. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are also included, and on the front, there is a headphone jack and a USB-C port.
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How did I measure consumption? I bought a power meter (wattmeter) that I connect directly to the socket. I read the following numbers directly from the device. A wattmeter on Amazon costs around 10 euros.
How much does a gaming-PC consume? My gaming-PC has a Ryzen 5 3600 and a Radeon RX 6700 XT installed. In addition, there is memory with RGB lighting, an HDD, and several fans that I have installed in the computer, as well as a CPU fan with RGB. In idle mode, the computer consumes an average of 100 watts. When I use the device actively for work, it quickly reaches 130 watts.
A colleague made a comparison with his system (Core i5 8600K, GTX 1080 Ti, no RGB RAM and lighting) and achieves 50 watts while working.
Basically, the consumption of my desktop system can be reduced with simple tricks: With AMD Ryzen Master, for instance, the performance of Ryzen CPUs can be limited, and a graphics card can be undervolted. The performance loss is also manageable.
How much does my mini-PC consume? The mini-PC consumes 25 – 30 watts in idle mode. Under load, it can go up to 35 watts.
On average, I save between 70 – 100 watts per hour compared to the gaming-PC, depending on the situation. For the pure working time of 8 to 9 hours, I already save at least 0.54 kWh per day.
When I then also do my dailies in Brawlhalla or Genshin Impact on my small system, I save 70 – 100 watts for two additional hours if I don’t start my gaming-PC.
The mini-PC on my desk. The device is not much larger than that.
How much do I save? With the current electricity prices, I save between 10 and 12 euros per month when I use my mini-PC and don’t turn on my gaming-PC.
Currently, I am mainly playing Persona 5 Royal on the Switch. Therefore, my gaming-PC remains turned off during the week after work. The Switch is not for nothing my hardware purchase of the year 2022.
What other advantages are there? I am quite flexible with the device and can take it anywhere. I always have a mouse and keyboard with me, as I don’t particularly like notebook keyboards. So I always have my stuff with me on a trip to the office or home.
I can game with the mini-PC if I forego details
Can I play with the mini-PC? The obvious disadvantage is that such a mini system is only limited for gaming. Gaming at 144 FPS in AAA titles is not possible.
However, gaming is quite possible with the device if you forgo details:
Genshin Impact runs smoothly on low to medium details, and I can complete my dailies or current events.
Older MMORPGs like Star Wars: The Old Republic also run in medium details on the mini-PC.
Also, several smaller games and indie titles like Brawlhalla run without problems.
Are there any other disadvantages? Another disadvantage is that the system is audible. When I work or actually play, I can hear the device lightly to moderately humming. The mini-PC is about as loud as my desktop-PC, which is under my desk. Whisper-quiet, as a review describes the model on Amazon, the device is definitely not.
Since I wear a headset while working or playing anyway, I hardly notice the noise, even though the device is next to my keyboard on the table.
I actually introduced my perfect gaming headset in the following article on MeinMMO:
Are there also alternatives? The PC I mentioned here is just one option. If you look around on Amazon, you will find plenty of alternatives that provide similar performance.
The mini-PC from Snunmu on Amazon is already available with an Intel Celeron J4125 for around 200 euros and is therefore cheaper than my purchased model.
With the MINIS FORUM EliteMini HX90, there is also a powerful model in mini format, but the price is around 900 euros.
However, not all models are recommended. There are also old devices like the Fujitsu Esprimo Q920 or the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 from 2016 available. They usually cost only 100 euros but rely on outdated technology and are refurbished. In the worst case, there is then no update to Windows 11.
Anyone who wants to buy such a device and also wants to have some gaming reserves should look for a system with a Ryzen processor with “Vega Graphics”. Because the Vega chip outperforms Intel’s “HD Graphics” and is the better option if you want to play.
Other ways to save electricity: A power strip is also a good option if you want to save electricity in your everyday life. Many devices consume a few watts from the socket even when they are plugged in:
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In the November update on November 16, Lost Ark will fundamentally change how the Tripod system works in Tier 3. This means that you could lose some progress if you do not save it beforehand. We at MeinMMO explain the situation.
What are Tripods? Tripods are a mechanic in Lost Ark that you will get to know and use starting from Tier 3, i.e., from a gear score of 1,302. From this point on, equipment in Lost Ark has additional skill effects called Tripods.
These specifically improve certain aspects of the mentioned skills and make your life easier. Having the right Tripods on your equipment becomes really important later in the game and can make a huge difference in your gameplay.
Update: This article was originally published on November 4. We have updated it with new information and renewed it to remind you.
What is changing? A few months ago, there was a major update to the entire Tripod system in Korea. This is intended to make it easier to understand and handle in the future. Our western version will also receive this update with the November patch of Lost Ark.
During this transition, Tripods will move away from your equipment to your skills menu, which you can access via “K”. This is meant to be more intuitive and easier to understand, especially for new players. Tripods on your equipment will no longer exist, which is the key point.
A look at further new content for Korea can be found here:
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What do you need to do now? In every capital city of Lost Ark, there is an NPC where you can transfer your Tripods to other equipment or store them in an inventory. By the November update, you must have your Tripods stored in that inventory.
Unlike those on your equipment, which simply disappear, your stored inventory will be transferred to the new system, ensuring your progress is secured. You need to do this for each of your characters individually.
The November update is coming on November 16, likely from 9 AM. You still have time until then. However, after the update, keep in mind that you need to reapply your stored Tripods for them to be active.
“This will be terrible for people who do not read forums or patch notes”
How is this received by the fans? They have mixed feelings. Many are excited about the update, but some are also concerned, although not for themselves. Those who are already informed about what to expect are looking forward to the Tripod changes.
Many fans are worried about the mass of players who do not consume other media related to Lost Ark. Most of them will lose a lot of progress as soon as the update comes and will not understand why.
This problem could be alleviated by an in-game notification, which Amazon has implemented with the patch on November 9.
Others do not quite understand why Smilegate does not just program it in a way that equipped Tripods are also secured. However, there is no answer to this other than that it just is.
Many fans therefore find it important that this message reaches a large part of the players. Especially those who are currently not playing actively, as they are likely to lose the most since they would not receive in-game announcements.
What does the community say? In a thread on reddit, which also informs about the topic, some fans are eagerly discussing. We will let some of them speak (via reddit):
kryu says: “They just roll out a new system and expect users to adjust, otherwise they lose all their hard work. How hard can it be to transfer the equipped Tripods into the new system? You can only shake your head.”
MaraSov is worried: “Korea had an in-game notification for two weeks before the update announcing the changes. Roxx has already confirmed that there will be a notification about the patch notes, which would only give western players a few hours to prepare. That’s bad.”
SockMan0 agrees: “That’s great, but what about the people who are currently taking a break from the game or not watching updates? They should just import everything.”
Lost Ark has at least established an in-game notification with the patch on November 9. From November 14, each of your characters will even receive mail with a reminder and some gifts. Currently, it looks like the update will hit inactive players hard.
Condition resistance plays an important role in the fractals of Guild Wars 2. To achieve maximum resistance, you should infuse your rings. We will explain how to do this in this guide.
How do you infuse a ring? To infuse an Ascended Ring, you need to place it in the Mystic Forge along with the following items:
5 vials of condensed mist essence
3 batches of coalesced mist essence
1 shard of crystallized mist essence
It is important that the original ring only has one slot for an infusion. Infusing it then adds the second slot.
The three ingredients and the ring must be thrown into the Mystic Forge.
Where do you get mist essence? Basically, you obtain the mist essences in the fractals. The vials of condensed mist essence can be bought for 32 silver and 30 fractal relics from the vendor in the fractals. Additionally, they can be dropped by enemies on difficulty levels 1 to 20.
Batches of coalesced mist essence can be purchased for 96 silver and 100 fractal relics or can be dropped by enemies in fractal levels 21 to 50.
The shard of crystallized mist essence costs 2.88 gold and 300 fractal relics or can be dropped by enemies in difficulty levels 51 to 100.
Additionally, the various essences can be upgraded or downgraded.
How can I down- or upgrade essences? If you have more of one of the essences than you actually need, but lack something in the other essence, you can choose to upgrade or downgrade them.
To upgrade an essence, you need:
5x lower essences
1x pile of crystalline dust
1x ectoplasm ball
1x mystic coin
To downgrade, you need:
1x higher essence
1x pile of crystalline dust
1x mystic coin
1x Master Reclamation Kit (full with 25 uses)
When you downgrade an essence, however, you can only get the lower essence back three times.
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Why do you infuse rings? Infusing creates an additional slot for a torment infusion. You can use this slot to gain more condition resistance. This is essential for fractals at the highest levels.
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In New World, inventory weight plays a big role. Only those with large bags can take home a lot of loot. In this guide, we reveal how to craft bags and where to get a few bags for free.
How to craft bags? To craft the bags, you need the profession Armorsmith. For the first tier – the Adventurer’s Satchel (Rough Leather) – you do not need any special skill in the profession. The crafting costs:
45x Rough Leather
25x Linen
10x Iron Ingots
1x Minor Rune of Holding
The Rune of Holding can be obtained at any level from your faction vendor or in the trading post from other players. The bag gives you +100 to +120 kilograms of inventory weight.
For the further bags you need:
Tier 2 (Coarse Leather): 45x Coarse Leather, 25x Linen, 10x Iron Ingots, 1x Large Rune of Holding. You get +150 to +180 kilograms of inventory weight.
Tier 3 (Layered Leather): 45x Layered Leather, 25x Linen, 10x Iron Ingots, 1x Size Rune of Holding. You get +225 to +265 kilograms of inventory weight.
Tier 4 (Refined Leather): 45x Refined Leather, 25x Linen, 10x Iron Ingots, 1x Grand Rune of Holding. You get +300 to +360 kilograms of weight.
Each bag can also have an item added during crafting, which unlocks special effects. These include reduced weight from potions or collected materials, as well as bonus weight. For the bonus weight, you need to add Natterstein pieces during crafting. More on the effects can be found further down.
Are there alternative ways to get bags? Yes, you can also buy them directly in the trading post for gold. Additionally, there are certain quests that grant you bags.
In this video, you’ll find more helpful tips for beginners:
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Tips and Tricks for Bags and Inventory Weight
What bonus effects are there for the bags?
Additional Bags: +50-96 kg more bag space – requires the material Natterstein pieces
Tanner’s Burden: Reduces the weight of leather and skins by 5-10% – requires the material Animal Tooth
Luck: 0.5% chance for rare items from NPCs and chests – requires the material Natterstein chunks.
Alchemist’s Burden: Reduces the weight of reagents, vials, potions, etc. by 5-10% – requires the material Arcanist Pendant
Quartermaster’s Burden: Reduces the weight of armor by 5-10% – requires the material Armorsmith Pendant.
Invigorated Azoth: You receive 3-5% more Azoth – requires the material Vial with Azoth Oil.
Gourmand’s Burden: Reduces the weight of raw and cooked food by 5-10% – requires the material Master Cook Pendant.
Miner’s Burden: Reduces the weight of ores, ingots, and pickaxes by 5-10% – requires the material Cobalt Pieces.
Endless Ammunition: There is a 5-10% chance that you get your ammunition back after a shot – requires the material Engineer Pendant (Steel).
Endless Arrows: There is a 5-10% chance that you get your arrow back after a shot – requires the material Engineer Pendant (Starmetal).
Stonecutter’s Burden: Reduces the yield of stones, blocks, gems, and pickaxes by 5-10% – requires the material Jeweler’s Pendant (Steel).
Lumberjack’s Burden: Reduces the weight of wood, planks, and lumberjack axes by 5-10% – requires the material Sap Drop.
Mercenary’s Burden: Reduces the weight of weapons and ammunition by 5-10% – requires the material Smithing Pendant (Steel).
Bags at the highest tier can have up to three of these special effects.
How many bags can one own? Each character has a total of three bag slots. These unlock at levels 10, 30, and 45.
Where can you find free bags? Your first bag is obtained for free through a quest around level 12. However, this is a very basic version.
The second free bag is obtained at level 50 in a side quest. This belongs to tier 3 and gives you +255 kilograms as well as two additional effects. More about the quest here:
What is the maximum inventory weight? Those who craft the perfect bags get three bags with +360 kilograms of weight and three perks with +96 kilograms. This brings us to a total weight of 1,583. Additionally, you get +20 inventory weight when you skill 100 strength and the effects that reduce the weight of carried items, which indirectly increases the overall carrying capacity.
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At “The International” in Dota 2, Russian adult film actress Eva Elfie was present and spoke with the professionals. With a rather cheeky question, she elicited some embarrassed, some funny answers and awkward moments.
The prize money partially comes from money that the community contributes via specific in-game bundles. Teams from all over the world then compete for the money and the world championship.
In 2022, “T11” took place, the 11th tournament of the league. Between matches, the adult film actress Eva Elfie chatted with the players.
What was the question? Eva Elfie walked around with a microphone and camera and simply asked players from various teams what they would prefer: Dota 2 or sex? Apparently, the question was meant more as a joke, but it led to some awkward moments.
One pro responded with, “What the hell? Sure, I just had the other one.” Another seemed extremely embarrassed and responded rather reluctantly. However, the pros sometimes gave quite confident answers like, “I usually have no problems with sex, so Dota 2,” or simply: “Both.”
Some take it with humor, sitting on the sofa with their teammate and joking: “Depends on who it is. With him here? Sex. Otherwise, definitely Dota 2.”
The channel Dota 2 Rampage Monster has compiled some of the answers:
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“Everyone chooses Dota 2, and I don’t understand why”
The esports journalist Jake Lucky spoke in a short interview with the interviewer herself (via Twitter). There, the actress, who earns money through sex, explains that almost all respondents answered with Dota 2.
However, she cannot understand why: “You would really play Dota 2 and not choose sex?” Some users on Twitter agree, jokingly writing: “Sex is temporary, gaming is eternal.”
The interview with Eva Elfie does remind somewhat of the poorly chosen provocation by RTL some years ago when gamers were asked something similar at Gamescom, but it seems to have been more fun for everyone involved. At least hardly any of the pros reacted negatively or too shyly.
However, the esports players have enough reason to prefer their game. At T11, there was a prize pool of nearly 19 million euros, which the team Tundra secured. The champions were also interviewed after the games and had some cheeky answers:
Last week, everything was under the control of the data-squid Telesto in Destiny 2. No place was safe from the “Queen of Bugs”. But what was meant to be just a little fun from Bungie for a badge ended up showing what the hearts of Guardians really want.
What happened last week in Destiny 2? The exotic and most bugged fusion rifle became the all-controlling power in Destiny 2 and spread through the game like a virus. Telesto was everywhere and no one could really escape her.
At the beginning of last week, the Exo weapon showed a strange shooting behavior and fired funny soap bubbles that floated up like helium balloons.
Soon after, curious in-game messages popped up, announcing its takeover with “I have the control”.
At the same time, Telesto took over Bungie’s Twitter account, paying homage to her new power with crazy tweets.
During the weekend, Bungie then offered a free Telesto badge for all Guardians.
This “Telesto week” was meant to be a fun entertainment that rewards the Guardians with a new badge and should make the fusion rifle a cult. But one must always be prepared for the unpredictability of a Telesto.
In Telesto 2, there is only Telesto left.
Exo weapon shows Bungie what Guardians really want
Bungie only intended for Telesto to roam a little in the game. But the gone-wild weapon had a mind of its own and instead revealed to Bungie the greatest wish of the Guardians: the longing for new secrets in the game.
The fact is: No real secret has found its way into the game for several seasons. It is precisely these secret and surprising contents from Destiny 2 that Guardians enjoy playing the most.
“The Whisper” was a hidden Exo quest on IO that involved a difficult jumping puzzle with a tight time limit. It also rewarded Guardians with the coolest ship in the game.
“The Zero Hour” was also time-critical and had players daringly hop along the outside of the Last City wall for a good reward. There was indeed a ship there too, but we will cloak the look of it in silence.
But not only missions, also large community puzzles like the “Corridors of Time” were events that challenged the players and were not announced in advance by Bungie.
When Telesto began to go crazy, many players still hoped that it was finally time for a new secret to be revealed. They eagerly searched the entire game for clues, and even those who did not actively participate followed every new information about it at least with interest.
But this spark of hope was disappointed by Bungie when they stated in the weekly blog post: “There really is no secret!“.
After that, only one big question remained: “Why exactly?”.
Will exciting secrets be left by the wayside in the future?
Secret missions come with effort: Of course, such secret missions do not belong to the content in Destiny 2 that can be integrated into the game quickly. Bungie certainly needs some development time for this.
The development of the Whisper quest, which once unlocked the exotic sniper rifle “Whisper of the Worm” along with its catalyst, took four months, for example.
The development of the “Zero Hour” quest line even took a good seven months.
However, most players would gladly take these longer development times if it meant a secret mission would finally come back into the game. Bungie should know this by now.
Are dataminers to blame for Bungie not hiding anything anymore? Another option could perhaps be the dataminers faction in Destiny 2. They love to spoil early what Bungie has planned.
Therefore, players took the opportunity over the weekend to ask Bungie’s Head of Engineering, David Aldridge, in an interview round on reddit-AMA whether it was difficult to encrypt such secret missions to prevent them from entering the game through datamining?
In his response, he explained that there is indeed a lot that needs to be hidden. It’s not just the secret mission itself. The corresponding quest, possible voice lines, or rewards – everything needs to be “hidden”. And he explains that in the end, Destiny 2’s validation systems are struggling because they have shattered other content sets, as he calls them.
Bungie’s Head of Engineering, David Aldridge, further adds:
Like most things, it’s all solvable, it’s just expensive, and so far we have concluded that it’s more meaningful to spend more money on cool experiences instead. It all would have been much cheaper if we had considered it during the development of the system and enforced more modularity around things we might want to keep secret in the future. But back then, we had many other priorities in mind and couldn’t foresee the future value of secrets and surprises.
This statement initially implied that Bungie does not intend to do these missions in Destiny 2 anymore in the future. However, Bungie’s Community Manager later called this a misinterpretation and clarified:
The context is crucial. Regarding a recent Reddit AMA with our Technical Director, a question was asked about data encryption. The answer was mistakenly interpreted by some readers as “Bungie is never going to do secret quests again.” We have issued a more accurate clarification.
wrote dmg04, Destiny 2 Senior Community Manager via Twitter
In a further tweet, he also states: “Ultimately, it’s about surprising and delighting, but not every surprise can be a 60-hour cross-community puzzle. I would recommend adjusting expectations accordingly, but we will pass on the feedback and hope for more secrets.”
3 Reasons why the biggest Guardian wish will likely remain unfulfilled
None of the statements really answer the Guardians’ question of why. Paul Tassi from Forbes emphasizes that it is certainly frustrating to deal with a community that seems never satisfied. But Bungie’s own explanation is also frustrating for everyone who may have hoped for something more concrete.
Accordingly, he believes there are other explanations for the lack of new secrets in Destiny 2.
Monetized dungeons have a higher priority than secret free missions.
1. Hidden quests cannot serve as a selling point
Bungie is increasingly focusing on more publicly accessible projects. For example, they have set up a seasonal team that focuses solely on seasonal activities that will later serve as a selling point. A new exotic quest, which might have been a new secret before, is now announced to showcase the value when purchasing a season.
2. Bungie’s monetization policy has changed
Although dungeons, for example, are much more elaborate than a smaller secret mission, they have now become an integral part of Bungie’s monetization for Destiny 2.
Those who do not want to upgrade to the Deluxe Edition must buy a so-called “Dungeon Key” in the in-game shop Eververse to experience these contents. This key counts for two dungeons and costs the Guardians about 2,000 silver, which is approximately 20 euros. This is more valuable for a developer like Bungie than a free secret mission.
3. Bungie has learned from the past and your feedback
Another reason Tassi sees in the feedback from players in the past. Certainly, there are players who also want to play difficult secrets and puzzles in the game. But often they lacked the team for it, as Destiny 2 has quite a few solo players who then have to pass on time-critical quests that are designed for 3 players.
The rest feels, depending on the type, also discouraged. Thus, the former criticism was that, for example, the “Niobe Labs” or the “Corridors of Time” were only about “streamer” events. A few core people worked on a solution for the larger community. The average player would have little to no chance of solving them themselves.
The hiding of content also annoys many players because they expect to have immediate access to everything they have paid for.
In the end, the “Telesto week” may not have introduced a new event or a secret quest into the game. But it did ensure that Bungie was once again made aware of this strong desire of their community. After all, it’s not the point to always be “just baited,” as beolden7 finds.
What are your thoughts on secret events or quests in Destiny 2? Do you miss them? And above all, would it bother you if these were introduced into the game but become known in advance through datamining? Feel free to leave us your opinion on this topic in the comments.
Currently, there are also other crises in Destiny 2, as YouTuber KackisHD explains:
The Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy has passed away at the age of 66. Numerous players in the MMORPG DC Universe Online gather in-game for a memorial service.
Kevin Conroy was an American actor and voice actor. He became known for his role as the voice of Batman since the original series from 1992. He voiced Batman in numerous animated films, series, and video games since then.
Most recently, he voiced the Batman: Arkham series until 2015, the series Batman: The Killing Joke in 2016, and the film Batman and Harley Quinn from 2017.
On November 10, 2022, Kevin Conroy died of cancer, as Warner Bros announced on Twitter. He is survived by his husband Vaughn C. Williams.
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Numerous players of the MMORPG DC Universe mourn their hero. They gather in-game on the skyscraper in Gotham City, where Batman is summoned via a light projector.
YouTube videos from ShatteredTwisted Joker and Legendary Squad™ show the gathering of players on the roof. They create a group chat named “RIP Kevin Conroy.”
“If anyone wants to say something about what a hero Kevin Conroy is – I’m live on YouTube right now,” writes ShatteredTwisted Joker in the chat.
Players also discuss the deceased and Batman in general over voice chat. “It’s great that so many have come independently of their leagues to mourn the death of a great Batman,” says one of them.
Not only in DC Universe is there mourning for the actor. People around the world express their shock at the death of Kevin Conroy, including voice actor of the Joker Mark Hamill and many others.
Kevin Conroy will be remembered as a childhood hero and the voice of Batman. Were you present at the memorial service in DC Universe? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
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Chrono Odyssey is an upcoming MMORPG with a sci-fi and fantasy setting. It is set to be released for PC, mobile, PS4/PS5, and Xbox. The developers announced the release for 2022, but that seems unlikely to happen now.
In 2020, a beautifully looking trailer sparked great hope among MMORPG fans, especially console players. Chrono Odyssey impresses with impressively realistic graphics.
The Korean development studio NPIXEL states that the MMORPG will be available on nearly all platforms (PC, iOS, Android, PS4/PS5, and Xbox) and will have a customized user interface for each.
What kind of game is it? Chrono Odyssey throws you into a mix of sci-fi and fantasy setting. Within the story, you are a member of the special unit “Idraiginn” and must wage a war against the gods.
Supposedly, it will feature an open world that you can explore. The detailed graphics are said to make it a special experience. The characters also look, at first glance, as if they were real actors.
What other content does it offer? Currently, there is little information regarding gameplay. However, trailers and screenshots reveal some features:
In PvE, you fight against gigantic boss monsters
PvP battles, where you face Realm against Realm
Mounts
Different weapons, such as sword and shield, bow, axe, and magic
Various weather conditions and day/night cycles
Additionally, it is confirmed that Chrono Odyssey will implement a special job system. Similar to Final Fantasy XIV, it might be possible for you to switch between these jobs continuously.
Besides the MMORPG, there will also be comics, novels, and a series set in the universe. The developers are planning a larger project.
When will Chrono Odyssey be released?NPIXEL announced the release for 2022. An early access was supposed to start in 2021, which, however, did not happen. There is currently no information on the release of the MMORPG. Previous information, which is nearly a year old, indicates that the game is still set to be released this year.
So there is hope, but a delay of the release date is also to be expected, as the developers have not commented for a long time. MeinMMO editor and MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch believes that a release in 2023 is more realistic. Whether it will be released on all platforms at the same time, or if the console version will be playable later, we also do not know yet.
What do you think about the MMORPG? Do you believe it will be released this year? Do you want to play Chrono Odyssey when it comes out? Which platform will you use for it? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
There have been some revisions in New World recently:
With the May update, Lost Ark brings the Destroyer as the fourth subclass of Warrior into the game. MeinMMO author Anny Bader has looked at it closely and explains what you need to know.
Update: This article received an update on November 14, 2022. The developers changed the class engraving “Gravity Training” and some skills. There are new tripods for the endgame, and the skill “One-Man Army” has been replaced with “Earth Wave.”
As a Destroyer, you deal high burst damage while having strong defense. Since the class moves very slowly, you can stand still during some attacks. Additionally, some of your attacks generate a shield to defend yourself even better.
It is considered popular on Korean and Russian servers because it can quickly take down bosses and has some of the best crowd control. Therefore, the Destroyer is also suitable for PvP and is a valuable group member.
Pro
High Defense
Burst Damage
Crowd Control
Contra
Slow
Requires precise attacks
Boss knowledge needed
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This is how the Destroyer plays
This is the special ability of theDestroyer: The skills are divided into Gravitational Release Skills (purple) and Concentration Skills (blue). By performing blue attacks, you charge spheres with which the purple skills do more damage, depending on the number of charged spheres.
When using the Gravitational Release Skills, you charge a bar that enhances your blue skills. You need this bar to put your Destroyer into god mode, which increases its power even further.
All Skills of the Destroyer:
Concentration Skills
Earth Shatter: Slam your hammer down and create a rock. Hit it to generate a shockwave that deals damage and stuns enemies.
Gravitational Impact: Slam your hammer downwards and create energy that pulls enemies towards you. Attack them 8 times and let them explode at the end.
Gravitational Power: Generate gravitational energy in a straight line in front of you, attracting enemies while you attack 7 times.
Colossus: Deal damage through a shockwave. Then leap into the air and drop your hammer on enemies. Counter-attack.
Power Strike: Slam down 3 times.
Powerful Shoulders: Duck and charge forward, attacking 4 times. Usable as a combo.
Endure Pain: A roar that damages enemies near you. You then gain knockback immunity and take 15% less damage for 5 seconds.
Heavy Crusher: Slam your hammer down.
Sprint Shatter: Hold to sprint forward and attack enemies 7 times.
Jump Slamming Strike: Jump to a target location within 10 meters and slam your hammer down there.
Gravitational Release Skills
Earth Wave now replaces “One-Man Army” and does not need to be charged.
Earthquake Hammer: Slam the hammer down and create a cone-shaped wall that deals damage.
Earth Eater: Slam down behind you. Then turn 3 times, dealing damage multiple times.
Gravitational Compression: Generate a gravitational wave. Hold for 2 seconds to create a black hole. This explodes when you release the hold button. Holding maximizes damage.
Neutralizer: Slam the ground and create a shockwave. Press again to unleash an even stronger wave.
Perfect Swing: Charge for 2 seconds to charge forward and deal damage. Overcharge to enhance effects.
Full Swing: Swing your hammer behind you and spin completely while attacking 3 times. Overcharge for more damage.
The Destroyer in the Leveling Process
It’s important when distributing points that you never need to raise the skill levels higher than level 10. Skill Level 4 is needed for the first tripod, Skill Level 7 for the second, and Skill Level 10 for the third.
We will add the leveling process for the class as soon as the Destroyer is playable on European servers.
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The Best Builds in Endgame
In the endgame, you choose between two class engravings, just as with most other classes. You either focus on crit or defense.
Class Engraving A: Hammer of Rage
What does the engraving do? This increases your crit rate with each charged sphere through the blue concentration skills. Additionally, your crit damage is increased by 15% at level 3 of the engraving.
For the stats, you naturally focus on crit.
What other engravings do I use? If you chose Hammer of Rage, Super Charge is worthwhile because some of your attacks need to charge to deal more damage. Additionally, the developers are working, for example, with the new skill Earth Wave, to give the Destroyer more build freedom and to make Super Charge not a necessity.
Additionally, Master Slayer is advantageous since you must perform numerous attacks from the front to deal more damage.
Which collectible cards are important? To further increase your crit rate, you should initially focus on the card set Howling Rocks. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel.
The optimal set is the Light of Redemption set, although it consists of rare cards. Thus, it will get expensive later, but it’s worth it. The set consists of Shandi, Azena, and Innana, Nineveh, Wei, Balthorr, and Thirain. A 6-card set with 30 awakening pieces provides you with 8% more holy damage and converts all your damage into holy damage.
What skills do I use?
Icon
Skill
Level
Tripods
Heavy Crusher
4
Swift Strike
Gravitational Impact
4
Agile Movement
Colossus
4
Persistence
Endure Pain
10
Wide Strike Taunt Hidden Pain
Earth Eater
10
Enhanced Strike Persistence Earthen Rage
Full Swing
10
Agile Movement Hammer of Horrors Beast’s Eye
Perfect Swing
10
Weak Point Detection Absolute Strength Carelessness
Earthquake Hammer
10
Quick Preparation Absolute Strength Strength of Hunger
As awakening, you choose Big Bang. This is basically your ultimate.
To counter a boss attack, use Colossus. You can read how the counter exactly works in our guide on that.
What does the rotation look like? In battle, focus on filling three cores as quickly as possible. The rotation suggested by Maxroll seems a bit complicated at first, but it is not. You repeatedly use the blue skills to charge and then execute various purple skills. A suitable order would be as follows:
Heavy Crusher
Jump Slamming Strike
Perfect Swing
Heavy Crusher
Colossus
Earthquake Hammer
Heavy Crusher
Jump Slamming Strike
Earth Eater
Heavy Crusher
Colossus
Full Swing
Class Engraving B: Gravity Training
What does the engraving do? As a second option, Lost Ark offers you the class engraving Gravity Training. The crit rate for Gravitational Release Skills and basic attacks is increased by 10/20/30%, and in Hypergravity mode, you deal 4/10/20% more damage.
Additionally, your Gravity Meter fills faster, depending on level 10/20/30%. This gets you into god mode faster and provides more defense.
For the stats, focus on specialization to fill your bar even faster.
What other engravings do I use? With Gravity Training, it’s worthwhile to initially focus on Barricade to further enhance your defense.
Later, the combat engraving Master Slayer is also beneficial to deal more damage with frontal attacks.
Which collectible cards are important? The collectible cards are not different from the other class engraving. To further increase your crit rate, you should initially focus on the card set Howling Rocks. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel.
The optimal set is also the Light of Redemption set, although it consists of rare cards. Thus, it will get expensive later, but it’s worth it.
What skills do I use? For skills and rotation, there is currently no separate build for this engraving. You use the same one as with the first class engraving.
Should there be updates on this in the future, we will inform you.
What do you think of the Destroyer? Is it worth it to use a Power Pass for him to get to the endgame? Which class engraving do you choose? Do you focus on crit or defense? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 you can now level up your progress for Warzone 2. To avoid wasting time and unlocking the wrong guns, we have listed 4 of the best weapons that you should level up now.
So if you gather progress in MW2, it will also be shared on Warzone 2 and vice versa.
These weapons you should level up: To have the right weapons ready in Warzone, we have selected four weapons that you should definitely have leveled in MW2.
We will show you what these weapons are and why they are considered the best. However, keep in mind that the developers have already announced changes to weapon balancing for Season 1 of CoD MW2.
There may still be changes to the listed weapons.
LAHS MG
LAHS MG
Why should I level it up? The LAHS MG is a monster on the battlefield. With this LMG, you can dominate at all distances and benefit from a low TTK combined with very little recoil. Due to these facts, this weapon is very easy to handle.
Anyone who knows Warzone understands how important it is to be a threat even at long distances. However, with LMGs, you always have disadvantages in mobility.
SO-14
SO-14
Why should I level it up? The SO-14 is a hybrid between an assault rifle and a DMR. Thus, you have the effective range of a DMR, but you can also switch the fire mode to fully automatic.
With the right attachments, the SO-14 becomes a dangerous rifle that you can use perfectly in various situations. In Warzone, the player who is prepared for everything wins.
Kastov 762
Kastov 762
Why should I level it up? The Kastov 762 is a very powerful assault rifle with an unusually slow rate of fire. However, that doesn’t matter, as the extremely high damage will drop your opponents anyway.
The only hurdle is the recoil. If you learn to manage it, you can also present a serious threat at very long ranges.
Lachmann-MP
Lachmann-MP
Why should I level it up? An SMG cannot be missed on our list, for this we recommend the Lachmann-MP. Even in Warzone 1, the MP5 was a deadly tool that allowed you to take down your enemies at short distances. This has not changed in MW2.
With the right attachments, players become raging killing machines that can eliminate everything within a distance of up to 10 meters in no time.
Important info about our list: Our list consists of collected expert opinions, enriched with our long-standing experience in CoD.
Here the motto applies: Play with the weapons that you enjoy. We do not give you rules, but only tips and suggestions on which weapons could become effective and important. The final result can only be recognized at the full release of the new BR shooter.
However, leave us a comment if we could help you and if not, which weapons you prefer at the release of Warzone 2.
Our shooter expert Maik Schneider explains to you why a certain gadget is the best against campers:
In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim will soon take place. From November 17 to November 29, 2022, you have time to collect your rewards. MeinMMO reveals all the details about the Skyrim event and how to quickly receive your rewards.
When do the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim start? They begin on Thursday, November 17 at 4:00 PM CET and run until Tuesday, November 29 at 4:00 PM CET.
What are the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim? It is an event centered around Western Skyrim and the Rift. There is no experience bonus for this event. However, there are plenty of extra rewards from the Gray Scales loot crates.
How to participate in the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim
Where does the event take place? For this event, you need to head to Western Skyrim or the Rift. There you can complete daily quests, defeat world bosses and dungeon bosses, or simply gather resource nodes while exploring.
It’s best to start with the introductory quest for the event.
Where do I get the first quest? The introductory quest called “Bloody Reunion” can be acquired for free from the Crown Store. Alternatively, you can go to the Impresario’s tent or seek out the Dark Elf Mel Adrys, who is located near Karthwatch.
These are the rewards available at the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim
You can expect many rewards related to Skyrim. But there is one reward that is particularly exciting. It allows you for the first time in ESO to determine whether it is day or night (and many times in between).
With the Hourglass of Alkosh, you can determine the time of day in your home.
During the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim, you can finally obtain the second fragment for the Hourglass of Alkosh this year. This allows you to adjust the time of day in your home.
Special rewards from the celebrations for the Dark Heart of Skyrim at a glance
Rewards
Source
Glorious Crate with Gray Scales Loot
1. Daily quest in Western Skyrim / Rift or 1. Weekly quest for the Kynes Aegis trial
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot
– any additional daily quest – Leaders in dungeons & world bosses – Storms of Gram – Leaders from the DLC dungeons: Ice Reach, Unholy Tomb, Castle of Dorn, Stone Garden – Kynes Aegis – Base of Vateshran – Defeating monsters – Treasure chests, loot crates & stolen goods – Clicking on items – Psijic portals – Resource nodes
Event Tickets x 2
For the first time each day: – Daily quest in Western Skyrim – Daily quest in the Rift
Treasures from Skyrim (green or blue quality)
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot
Item Sets from the open world of Skyrim (green or blue quality)
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot …
Style materials for crafting sets from Skyrim
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot …
Treasure maps or find reports (Western Skyrim or Rift)
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot …
Style pages for crafting styles from Skyrim: Blackreach Vanguard Greymoor Night’s Depths Weapon Chamber of Arkthzand Unyielding Guardians
Style pages for armor: Saarthal Scholar NEW! Steadfast from Sovngarde NEW!
Normal Crate with Gray Scales Loot …
Fragments for the Soulsfire Dragon Illusion (memento): Holy Hourglass basin Illuminated Dragon Scroll Kvatch Incense
Event Ticket Merchant (Impresario)
Fragments for Holy Hourglass of Alkosh (unique furnishing): Glassblower’s tools with engraving Holy White Gold Bar NEW!
Event Ticket Merchant (Impresario)
Guild recommendations for companions
Event Ticket Merchant (Impresario)
Group repair materials from the Impresario
Event Ticket Merchant (Impresario)
Feathers of the Growing Indrik
Indrik Merchant (Nenulauure)
Pure Snow Indrik Berries
Indrik Merchant (Nenulauure)
Purple Indrik Berries
Indrik Merchant (Nenulauure)
Frostlight Indrik (companion)
Indrik Merchant (Nenulauure)
Rose Thorn Indrik (companion)
Indrik Merchant (Nenulauure)
You can earn 2 event tickets per day during the event. In total, that amounts to 26 event tickets over the entire event period.
Tips and tricks to earn many rewards during the event
Accept both quests for Storms of Gram
If you accept the daily Storm’s Quest both in the Rift (Markarth) and in Western Skyrim (Solitude), you can complete both quests with only one Storm. It doesn’t matter if it is a storm in the Rift or Western Skyrim.
This way, you can secure both event tickets and the daily glorious crate with Gray Scales Loot at once.
Form a group to share daily quests
Each player (or character) can only receive one quest per quest giver each day. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a possibility of completing additional daily quests. You need another player to share that quest with you. So it’s best to form a group with which you can complete the quests.
If you are more interested in ESO, you might also find this interesting:
If you can’t find a group, keep an eye on the zone chat. Someone is probably already looking for more players. Otherwise, just make a request in the zone chat yourself.
Keep in mind the maximum number of event tickets
You can collect a total of only 12 event tickets. Beyond that, the tickets unfortunately expire. So make sure to spend your tickets before you can’t collect any more.
Trade items within your community or guild
Of course, you will occasionally get the same reward more than once. But that’s not a problem. Because you can easily trade with other players. Some are likely to be in the same boat.
Check the guild stores
If you really have no time to play before the event ends, then visit the guild stores. Currently, you can find many of the rewards at low prices.
Are you ready for the next event? Are you excited to explore the Rift and Western Skyrim? Let us know in the comments.
In Fallout 76 special weapons have existed for more than three years that players can use. They are called Legacys and are the most powerful in the entire wasteland. So powerful that you can easily defeat every boss solo. Bethesda has watched this spectacle long enough, as they will soon be fixed with high probability.
There are many Legacys items in Fallout 76, but some of them are particularly popular, and these include laser or plasma weapons.
These weapons could drop with explosive ammo as a perk three years ago. However, this perk has only caused problems with the weapons and made them the strongest weapons in the game. Bethesda noticed this and ensured with a patch in September 2019 that they could no longer be obtained.
Now, after three years, players on the new private test server have found that they cannot keep their powerful weapons forever, as they will soon be fixed.
The reign of unfairness ends after 3 years
What will change? According to Bethesda and a blog post, players should not worry if some weapons they own suddenly undergo changes. According to the developers, illegal mods will be removed from your items, which can no longer be obtained in the game.
Bethesda explicitly refers to weapons here, but we assume that some modified power armors could also be affected. The following items may fall under this:
The Dragon and black powder weapons with 419 range
Excavator power armor and helmets with jetpacks
Radium, harpoon, laser, and plasma weapons with explosive ammo
Nuka paddle ball
Nuclear winter weapons
A dragon with 419 rangeA radium rifle with explosive ammoTwo legacy weapons that will soon lose their uniqueness
These adjustments aim to restore balance so that every player can have the same opportunities for the same experience in Fallout 76.
What problems have Legacys caused? Legacys have divided the community. Essentially, there were either the overpowering wastelanders with a legacy or players who did not have one. Players without a legacy still have to fight through activities and events, while legacy owners can pulverize everything in no time with their weapon.
Because of this fact, some players in the community saw a business opportunity with real money. For example, Legacys are being sold at exorbitant prices on eBay. If this change is implemented in the upcoming update, your legacy weapon will be worth nothing.
Our tip: Try to sell your weapon on the market. Either for resources, chems, or caps. You can also leave it to a player who does not own a legacy yet. This way, you won’t have a total loss and also do something good.
What do you think of the change? Do you think it’s good that Bethesda is finally putting these Legacys in check and ensuring more equality? Let us know in the comments!
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