The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is receiving the new zone DLC Firesong on November 1, 2022. In the new area, Galen and Y’ffelon, there are again sky shards to collect for skill points. MyMMO author MiezeMelli reveals where to find them.
What are sky shards? Sky shards are brightly glowing crystals found in the regions of Tamriel. They can be seen from a distance due to the blue-white light beam they emit into the sky.
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The sky shards can be discovered and collected by players. Collecting 3 sky shards gives the player 1 skill point. So it is really worth looking for the glowing crystals. They can be found both in dungeons and outdoors.
Unfortunately, they are not character-wide. However, you can purchase the sky shards for an area in the Crown Store once you’ve collected them with one of your characters.
How to get all sky shards from Galen (Firesong)
As in other areas in ESO, there are also some sky shards to discover in this zone DLC. In total, there are 6 sky shards in this DLC, including 4 outside and 2 in dungeons. This corresponds to a total of 2 skill points for your character.
Here you can see the map with markers for the sky shards on the island of Galen and Y’ffelon.
Here you get an overview of which places you need to visit.
If you still need to search for sky shards in other areas, then also check out our following guides:
Sky shards in the outdoors of Galen and Y’ffelon (Firesong):
Let’s start with the sky shards that you can find relatively easily in the open world.
Sky Shard 1 – Through a tunnel in Glimmerbergsee, on a balcony with a view
You can best reach this sky shard via the way shrine of Glimmerbergsee. Move from there to the next fork in the road and keep heading south. Caution! You can really only reach the sky shard from this side.
Sky Shard 2 – Near an interesting bridge made of a tree at Ivyheim
This sky shard is located in Llanshara. Travel to the way shrine of Llanshara and follow the path north. You will have to wade through some branches until you reach the sky shard. Be sure to follow the dotted path on your map.
Sky Shard 3 – Between two rocks in the hills northwest of Tuinh
This sky shard is located southeast of the Sunken Hollow Cave. There are two paths that are about the same length:
Option A: Travel first to the way shrine of Glutranke and move south along the path. At the intersection, you must choose the path east and walk towards the sky shard.
Option B: Travel to the way shrine of the eastern shore and move north along the path. There you will encounter the sky shard near the coast.
Sky Shard 4 – Southeast of the Thicket of Fount on a ledge surrounded by rock
This sky shard is located near the volcanic vent in the vicinity of Vastyr. Travel to the way shrine of the outskirts of Vastyr and move cross-country northward. The shard is located at the highest point in the area. To reach the top, you will need to circle around it.
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Sky Shard 5 – In the Thicket of Fount on fragile stairs of the southern cliffs
This sky shard is located in the dungeon “Thicket of Fount”. You can reach it via the way shrine of Y’ffres Path. Move south from there.
Once you have entered the dungeon, choose the left of the two paths. Shortly after, you should spot the sky shard on your left side.
Sky Shard 6 – Above the magma pools near the northern tip of Glutranke
This sky shard is located in the dungeon “Glutranke”. Travel to the way shrine of Llanshara and move southeast.
Once you have entered the dungeon, first follow the path straight ahead. At the end of the path, you will reach the entrance to the 2nd level, the upper viewpoint. After you enter it, keep to the right. In the north of the map, you will reach another access to the inner caverns on your way.
On this 3rd level, there are 3 different paths. Choose the middle path heading north. At the end of it, you will reach the last access point and can enter the jungle viewpoint. Once you have done that, you will already see the sky shard.
Once you have collected all the sky shards, you will also receive the achievement “Sky Shard Hunter of Galen”.
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Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street is the head of the new MMORPG based on League of Legends. He recently gave an interview to the YouTuber KanonXO, where he talks for two hours about the new game. So far, there is only a short teaser, but it already contains some interesting information.
What does Ghostcrawler reveal about the LoL MMORPG? In the short excerpt, the head mainly discusses monetization and financing within Riot Games.
The new LoL MMORPG should not be Pay2Win and should also not offer Pay2PowerUp (likely referring to things like boosters).
Ghostcrawler and his team have done the math and are confident that the LoL MMORPG could function as Free2Play with a cosmetic shop, just like it does in LoL. However, it has not yet been determined whether the game will be Free2Play or subscription-based.
Free2Play would have the advantage that the MMORPG can appeal to more players. A subscription, on the other hand, brings in constant and usually larger revenues. However, with Free2Play and a shop, it is important to maintain the balance between the shop and new game content.
The budget at Riot Games is not a problem. If the LoL MMORPG were to ever be shut down, it would be because the game does not meet quality criteria.
According to Ghostcrawler, MMORPGs, especially those with a focus on PvE, are the most expensive games to make.
KanonXO also asked why WoW and FFXIV are so much more successful than other MMORPGs. Ghostcrawler replied:
The bigger games are simply better at serving a wider audience. If you’re making an MMO and say, “Hey, this MMO is only PvP,” you can probably imagine that there are players who say, “Okay, I’m out, that’s not for me.”
You can watch the excerpt from the interview here:
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When will the complete interview be released? So far, only a teaser has been released, which is 12 minutes long. The complete interview is expected to be published later this week. We at MeinMMO will watch the two hours and summarize important statements for you.
The MMORPG will focus on Raids and Champions from LoL
What is known so far about the LoL MMORPG? Not much yet. The game is in a very early stage of development. However, some details have already been revealed.
If you want skins in Overwatch 2, you should play World of Warcraft. Because there you can unlock the stylish cosmetics much faster …
Unlocking skins in Overwatch 2 is a topic that is often and widely discussed. After all, many skins could still be earned in Overwatch 1, but now in the sequel, this is no longer possible and requires the use of real money. However, some clever fans have found another way to get their skins in Overwatch 2 – they just play more World of Warcraft.
As absurd as it sounds, it is more efficient compared to the conventional method.
What is the problem? If you want to unlock skins in Overwatch 2, you either have to spend real money or have a lot of patience. Because you can earn a maximum of 60 Overwatch coins per week. With prices of up to 1,900 coins per skin, you need a staggering 32 weeks at best – and only if you really complete all the challenges every week.
The skins in Overwatch 2 are expensive – WoW gold can help.
Why can you earn skins better in WoW? The catch is that there is the so-called “WoW Token” in World of Warcraft. Players can use the gold they earn in World of Warcraft to buy such a token in the auction house. The token can then be exchanged for 30 days of game time in World of Warcraft – or for €13 of Battle.net credit. This €13 of Battle.net credit can be spent on Overwatch coins. €13 correspond to approximately 1,300 Overwatch coins.
How long does it take to farm that much gold in WoW? It is difficult to say in general because it depends on the play style, gaming skill, and also experience. For example, those who can offer special services in the game, such as guiding through tough dungeons, can earn enough gold for a token in just one evening. Auction house masters can also become wealthy in just a few days.
With enough gold, you can buy cool things not only in WoW.
If you play WoW just “normally” and farm gold in a regular way, such as through quests, crafting materials, and comparable sources, you could take around a whole month for an amount of about 340,000 gold.
But even then, you can earn Overwatch coins many times faster than it would be possible by playing Overwatch 2.
Until November 1, 2022, at 6:00 PM, the Halloween Sale on Steam runs, featuring spooky games on sale. Among the titles is the popular horror shooter “Hunt: Showdown“, which you can currently get for half the original purchase price.
What kind of game is Hunt: Showdown? Hunt: Showdown is a first-person shooter in PvPvE mode, where you go monster hunting. However, you are not alone and must be careful that opposing hunters do not finish you off and steal your prey.
What is Hunt: Showdown about? The game takes place in 1895. The player takes on the role of a hunter – with the mission: eliminate monsters that inhabit the bayou of Louisiana.
Here you can see the latest trailer for Hunt: Showdown for the DLC “Fear The Reaper”:
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Hunt: Showdown – Fear The Reaper
“Hunt together. Die alone.”
What does the gameplay in Hunt: Showdown look like? In the “Bounty Hunt” mode, you initially search for clues that lead you to the monsters and bosses. But you are not alone – other hunters also want to make sure not to miss out on the prey.
Once you have successfully taken down a monster and collected the bounty, the real fight begins. Other hunters will try to take the reward from you. The motto of the game is: “Hunt together. Die alone.”
With the bounty, you must make it alive to an extraction point without getting killed by others on the way. However, if you get caught and eliminated by another player, you lose all your equipment and your hunter.
Throughout the game, you can continuously improve your “bloodline”, unlock new equipment, and collect gold and experience.
Here you can see some screenshots of Hunt: Showdown
What does the multiplayer in Hunt: Showdown look like? The player can go bounty hunting either alone or in teams of up to 2 or 3 players. Up to 12 players can play on a map.
You will encounter opposing players who want to snatch the bounty from you. In the gameplay, PvE and PvP elements are connected.
In the “Quick Play” mode, you face off against other players alone and try to emerge as the last survivor from the match.
How much does Hunt: Showdown currently cost on Steam?On Steam, Hunt: Showdown costs €19.99 instead of €39.99, which is half price. Currently, all bundles for the game can also be had at a lower price. The discounts range from 45% to 48%.
You can also purchase the DLCs individually. Prices vary with the promotion between €5.19 and €8.99.
How long does the Halloween promotion on Steam last?On Steam, Hunt: Showdown is currently 50% off as part of the so-called “Steam Scream event”, a special Halloween event.
However, you need to be quick: The special offers are valid until November 1 at 6:00 PM, and you can get spooky games like Hunt: Showdown at a lower price. Additionally, some games are hosting in-game events around Halloween.
What do you think of Hunt: Showdown? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In the MMORPG Old School RuneScape, new servers were opened. However, due to a bug, some players were able to transfer their wealth from other servers to the new “Fresh Start” worlds. The developer Jagex did not approve of this action and permanently banned the players. They, however, claim that their action was legal.
What happened on the worlds? On October 19, “Fresh Start” worlds appeared in Old School RuneScape, meaning servers where all players start from scratch again. The economy, the high scores, and the Worlds First can thus be relived.
However, “a small handful of players” managed to bring gold from their other servers into these new worlds using a bug. Jagex noticed the error and permanently banned these players and all their accounts. They also removed the gold and the resulting damages as much as possible.
How are the banned players reacting? They feel wrongly banned. Allegedly, Jagex even allowed bringing gold to the new servers.
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Why are the players protesting? In the announcement for the “Fresh Start” worlds, Jagex stated that the transfer of GP (Gold Pieces – the in-game currency) is allowed. It states:
We have received a number of questions regarding our stance on the exchange of GP from the main game in Fresh Start Worlds (or vice versa). We want to clarify that the exchange is not a bannable offense. However, it is risky, so we advise against doing it. Players must accept the risk that they may be scammed in the process.
This exact example is also raised by Twitter user Lil Guthix (via Twitter). He is puzzled that there would be bans: “You can’t be banned because of a bug when 90% of the community relies on such bugs.”
However, it is unclear what Jagex meant by “Wealth” in the original statement. On Twitter, users claim that items were also smuggled to the new servers. Moreover, other players argue that there is a difference between obtaining gold legally or exploiting a bug.
The community is divided on whether a permanent ban was really the right decision based on Jagex’s statement.
RuneScape is one of the older MMORPGs that is still popular today:
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Additionally, some players have posted screenshots of people who still have great wealth on the “Fresh Start” worlds and have not been banned. Generally, many users on reddit and Twitter think that the launch of the new servers has been anything but successful and post numerous memes to match this, including a picture saying “0 days since the last time a mistake was made.”
What do you think about the new servers? Should it be allowed to bring gold to a “Fresh Start” world?
Around RuneScape, there was also a very entertaining story last week. A streamer had a bet going and was not killed for 605 days:
Imane “Pokimane” Anys (26) is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. She is so successful that she can now afford to make a special gift to her parents: to finance their retirement. However, this has drawn a lot of critics, against whom the streamer has now stood up.
Who is Pokimane? Pokimane is one of the few women at the top of Twitch. Since she started streaming in 2013, she has gathered over 9 million followers on the platform. More than 20,000 people watched her on average last year (via sullygnome).
When Pokimane is currently on air, she enjoys showcasing Blizzard’s new shooter Overwatch 2.
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Gift for the parents sparks criticism
What was the gift all about? On October 30, Pokimane announced via Twitter on her official account that she had paid for her parents’ retirement. It seems particularly important to the streamer to be able to do something for her parents.
As an immigrant, she always felt indebted to her parents, the 26-year-old stated. Now, nothing makes her happier than being able to give something back to them.
Why was there criticism? In the more than 3,000 comments the tweet received (as of October 31), much admiration for Pokimane was expressed (via Twitter). However, the post also drew numerous critics.
Some viewers apparently felt they were contributing through their donations and subscriptions for the streamer’s parents, which they seemed to be uncomfortable with (via Twitter).
Others saw the public post as a sign that Pokimane was more interested in attention and recognition than actually doing something for her parents.
I hope they wanted to work for the X amount of years you were already a multi millionaire lol. Maybe the thought only just came around to make you feel good about yourself 🤷
How did Pokimane respond to the criticism? The streamer took the time to respond to both some positive and negative comments. She explained that her fans absolutely contributed to making the gift possible.
However, it wasn’t funded through donations, which account for less than 5% of her total income so far (via Twitter).
Is the matter settled? No, because there was still more criticism. Pokimane grew up in the French part of Canada and now lives in California. Some were apparently displeased with her use of the term “immigrant.”
Then there were those who apparently did not understand why the gift was such a big deal for the streamer. They seemed to simply not care (via Twitter). Pokimane dedicated a separate post to these two groups of critics.
Pokimane addresses “ignorant” critics
What was that post about? In a tweet on her personal account, Pokimane explained that she had received so many “ignorant comments” that she now wanted to do something for their education.
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She explained that she was not born in Canada, but in the African country of Morocco. However, Pokimane’s parents emigrated to Canada when she was 4. For that, they had to leave friends and relatives behind.
I grew up with the painful awareness of how much they miss their parents, siblings, friends in Morocco.
Pokimane
However, Pokimane emphasizes that her parents were always happy to provide her and her brother with a better life through these sacrifices.
The 26-year-old seems to be very grateful for this. Because if she hadn’t grown up in Canada, she would not have had the access to the internet and equipment that allowed her to become a content creator, according to Pokimane.
It must be even nicer for the streamer to now finance a comfortable retirement for her parents with the career they enabled her to have.
Why is this so important to Pokimane? The streamer explained that she did not write the second tweet because she felt she had to justify herself. Rather, she wanted to educate others, as she doesn’t talk about the topic very often.
Even if it might not be very present for some viewers, her immigrant background has always been an important part of Pokimane. In an interview with the tech magazine Wired, the streamer explained that as a child of immigrants, she always felt responsible for achieving success in her parents’ eyes (via Wired).
Despite all the criticism, Pokimane also received numerous positive comments. Other content creators could understand the desire to give something back to their parents.
What about you? Would you like to do something similar for your parents or are you already doing it? Can you understand the criticism?
In Diablo 4, Blizzard just can’t seem to keep a gameplay leak from the beta off the internet. Since the evening of October 19, about 5 hours of gameplay have been visible on a French file-sharing site. The gameplay is still online. Users are showing the supposedly strictly confidential material with Russian and Chinese interface menus.
Leak for Diablo 4 has already generated nearly 50,000 downloads
What kind of gameplay is this? The gameplay is on the website gofile.io and consists of 4.8 gigabytes of data: There are 4 videos titled “Diablo 4 Beta Live” (via gofile.io).
Raw gameplay is visible without major cuts: The interface has Chinese and Russian characters.
According to the site, one of the files has already been downloaded over 18,000 times – how often the video has been viewed live on the site is unknown. In total, the gameplay leaks are said to have been downloaded over 48,000 times.
What’s the problem? From other sources like Twitter, Twitch, or YouTube, Blizzard can easily have this content removed via copyright strike. Moderators on Reddit are also on the lookout to remove leaked gameplay.
However, Gofile.io is a “free and anonymous platform to share data,” according to its own claims.
According to the website’s terms, the uploaded material is actually against the guidelines there as it apparently represents a breach of confidentiality clauses (NDA) (via gofile.io). The site is based in France – but for some reason, Blizzard still seems to have taken no action against the leak.
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How is the gameplay being discussed? Generally, Diablo 4 is currently being praised. One user who has seen the gameplay says (via reddit):
The combat feels good – the animations and sound are strong
The game is challenging – Diablo 4 apparently offers a good balance, players have enough time to react
The new Paragon system looks good
However, the user also criticizes that the damage of the skill system is based on weapons and there are no rune words. Additionally, it looks like so many rare items drop that players can’t even pick them up.
More about Diablo 4 and the official information about the opportunity to test the game yourself:
Sometimes it helps to complain. The community of World of Warcraft was able to save something that had existed for 18 years: the silver dragon.
Several weeks ago, we reported that World of Warcraft was saying goodbye to one of its most famous and beloved interface elements: the silver dragon. The outcry from the community was enormous, and Blizzard quickly responded. In the latest version of the beta for Dragonflight , the silver dragon is back and gives the rare enemies the charm of the past.
What is the silver dragon? The “Silver Dragon” is an interface element that has existed since the very early days of World of Warcraft. It marked a “Rare Spawn” on the enemy’s nameplate – meaning an enemy that is rare in the game world and has a long respawn time of hours or even days. At first glance, it was clear: this is a special opponent that offers special loot.
However, with the overhaul of the interface in Patch 10.0, the silver dragon was removed. Special enemies are now only recognizable by a small star marking, which many do not even notice.
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What has happened now? In the latest build of the beta for Dragonflight, the silver dragon is back and is at least present again as part of the interface elements. It has been visually redesigned and is now significantly higher resolution compared to the “old” dragon, which had been around for 18 years. Whether the “new” silver dragon will be an additional option or the new “standard” in the future is still unclear. However, it is probably a good sign that the silver dragon is back in the game data – it will likely be used again in the future.
This is how the community reacts: In the World of Warcraft subreddit, this small detail change is being discussed extensively and is almost universally received positively. There were over 3,000 upvotes for the thread, with a positive approval rating of a whopping 97%. Some of the comments on it are:
“Wow, Blizzard is listening to the community instead of pushing their own ideas that no one liked? I’m impressed. Maybe this will be a good expansion after all.”
“Thank Elune! The little star symbol on the enemy portrait was so easy to overlook… and so boring.”
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“It was strange to remove a dragon from a dragon expansion anyway.”
This is one of many examples where the developers of World of Warcraft have listened to the community in recent months and have reverted unpopular changes. It is to be hoped that this trend will continue even after the release of Dragonflight.
Tougher penalties for toxic players: The tone in Dead by Daylight can be quite harsh, especially in the endgame chat. This drives away many players – especially after a strenuous match in which they were devastatingly defeated, insults can be particularly unpleasant. Dead by Daylight is therefore increasing penalties for all who do not adhere to the rules and are toxic. The penalties will increase as follows:
1st offense: 48-hour ban (previously 24 hours)
2nd offense: 1-week ban (previously 48 hours)
3rd offense: 1-month ban (previously 1 week)
4th offense: Permanent (as before)
Anyone who cherishes their access to Dead by Daylight should therefore think twice about whether they really need to insult someone.
What do you think of the upcoming changes to flashlights, bots, and penalties? Are these good steps? Or is there something you don’t like about them?
The flashlights in Dead by Daylight are being strengthened, as new players rarely hit with them. However, there are also additional adjustments.
True killers in Dead by Daylight really only fear one thing: flashlights. Because really good survivors have timed their use of the flashlight so well that there is virtually no escape from it. When newcomers try to be as heroic with the flashlight, it usually ends in a fiasco.
The developers now want to encourage new and inexperienced players to grab the flashlight more often – and they are reinforcing it in the upcoming patch 6.4.0.
What is it with the flashlight? The flashlight is a way to temporarily blind the killer in Dead by Daylight, thereby disorienting them. However, if the killer is blinded while carrying a survivor, they will drop that survivor, allowing them to escape.
To do this during the killer’s “pickup” animation, a lot of practice is necessary. Because if you blind even just a fraction of a second too early, it doesn’t count. However, if you’re too late, the killer can simply turn around and evade the blinding.
Perfect timing is therefore essential to perform impressive rescues with the flashlight.
The flashlight frustrates many killers – but is often the only salvation for survivors.
What will change? With the next major patch, there will be a small “buffer” of 0.25 seconds at the end of the pickup animation. If the killer is blinded during this buffer time, they will drop the survivor at the end of the animation. The time window to perform the blinding correctly is therefore significantly larger. The developers state:
A flashlight rescue can be a real game-changer, but it’s quite difficult to pull off. One must not only be in the right position, but the timing must also be incredibly precise. You need to blind the killer exactly at the end of the pickup animation, before they can turn away. Experienced players have mastered this already, but such a rescue can feel nearly impossible for newer players.
To balance this out a bit, killers will also receive an improvement. When killers pull a survivor out of a locker, they can no longer be blinded during that time. In the professional scene, it was a common strategy to simply flee into a locker, as the killer would have no chance to evade the flashlight. One was virtually completely safe if they had a teammate.
Bots and harsher penalties for toxic players
Besides that, the patch will include a number of improvements that extend across all areas of Dead by Daylight. Some of the highlights are:
Bots in games: In private games, there will now be bot survivors. This way, as a killer, one can try out a new character before taking on “real” survivors. If you’re missing a few teammates for private rounds, you can simply fill in with bots, so you always have the usual 4vs1 game, even if only 3 friends are available.
Killer bots are expected to come in a later update. This will take more time, as the AI needs to learn to use all killers’ abilities.
Tougher penalties for toxic players: The tone in Dead by Daylight can be quite harsh, especially in the endgame chat. This drives away many players – especially after a strenuous match in which they were devastatingly defeated, insults can be particularly unpleasant. Dead by Daylight is therefore increasing penalties for all who do not adhere to the rules and are toxic. The penalties will increase as follows:
1st offense: 48-hour ban (previously 24 hours)
2nd offense: 1-week ban (previously 48 hours)
3rd offense: 1-month ban (previously 1 week)
4th offense: Permanent (as before)
Anyone who cherishes their access to Dead by Daylight should therefore think twice about whether they really need to insult someone.
What do you think of the upcoming changes to flashlights, bots, and penalties? Are these good steps? Or is there something you don’t like about them?
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offers extensive crossplay features and connects consoles with PC – allowing us all to play together. To bring mouse and keyboard and controller to a similar level, there is an aim assist for controllers. It seems to be very strong this year.
Call of Duty has achieved something that no other AAA franchise could achieve before: somehow, they managed to convince Sony in 2019 to relax their stance on crossplay and brought CoD MW 2019 with full crossplay support to PlayStation.
A milestone. Sony had always been quite opposed to such features that blur the boundaries between platforms.
To ensure that controller players do not fully feel the advantages of players with mouse & keyboard, aim assist is helpful. In the genre comparison, Call of Duty has been providing a very strong aim assist for a PvP game for years and this always leads to discussions.
With Modern Warfare 2, the aim assist seems to be shifting into a higher gear again. Early evaluations suggest that the assist is very strong. In our research, we came across quite a few players who have already switched from mouse & keyboard to controller.
A clip on Twitter illustrates the situation quite well. After several kills with the controller, the streamer says: ‘This is basically cheating’:
Whether the aim assist is truly significantly stronger this year is still not entirely assessable at this point. However, there are already some reactions pointing to that.
How the aim assist works from a technical perspective and which settings you should choose, we will also show you here.
How does the aim assist work? First: The aim assist on the controller does not take away the aiming from you. The function activates only under certain circumstances and can be divided into two categories in Call of Duty:
Aim Slowdown
If the crosshair is near the target, the sensitivity of aiming is reduced.
This creates a sort of stick effect, and it feels like the crosshair sticks a bit near the opponent.
Applies to hip fire and ADS.
Aim Rotation
When you move, your character rotates with the opponent.
This assist only works when you are moving!
Sometimes you may turn sideways when an opponent runs through the crosshair.
Also active in hip fire and ADS.
The individual factors are adjusted slightly each year. That’s why the aim assist feels slightly different from CoD title to CoD title. Perhaps snipers are also so strong this year due to the aim assistance.
Which settings should I use? If you are on controllers, you should definitely use the aim assist. It is not a guarantee to be good but immensely supports your accuracy if you know how to use it correctly – for example, when sniping with a controller.
If you have problems aiming and feel that the aim assist works against your playstyle, try different aim reaction curves: ‘Linear’ and ‘Dynamic’ also have their fans.
By the time of the release of Warzone 2.0, the discussions around crossplay and the aim assist are likely to heat up again. Even in the first free battle royale, aim assist was a controversial topic and has been discussed for years.
Accordingly, we also want to hear your opinion on the topic. How would you balance the pros and cons of different input devices? Or is crossplay the problem? Leave a comment on the topic.
The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is done, now the release weekend is coming up. MeinMMO is keeping an eye on the server status and displaying known issues that players have experienced after the release – some even with solutions.
In the past few days, the servers have been quite unstable at times. There were frequent small outages and mini-waiting lines. But so far, there has been no long major disruption.
What issues are players reporting? We will list a few issues that players have reported since the release below. If there is a solution or response from the developers, we will include that as well.
Game crashes often
The developers state that they are working on an issue with game crashes when playing in a party (via twitter.com). There are reports that it helps if you assemble your team completely first and then start the game search – an initial update for this has already been rolled out.
Update: A patch has been released for the issues with player parties (via twitter.com).
Update 2: The weapon tuning has also led to crashes. This has been temporarily disabled.
There are also known issues on PlayStation consoles that the game can freeze in the middle of a match when you go to the menu. Again, they are working on a fix.
Issues with cosmetics
Shortly after the release, there were many reports that the additional content from special editions cannot be found. As a solution, a “restart” is recommended; otherwise, you currently have to wait for a fix.
For the Oni operator on PlayStation, you can “renew licenses” in your account settings.
The developers report audio disturbances on PlayStation 4, a fix has already been deployed.
Issues with splitscreen
There are some reports that the splitscreen mode in multiplayer is not functioning, also here at MeinMMO. So far there is no solution and no report from the developers.
Streamer Adriana Chechik (30) broke her back in two places at TwitchCon in San Diego on 10/09 while jumping into a foam pit from a PR attraction by Lenovo Legion. Three weeks later, on 10/29, she is back on Twitch, talking about her surgery and saying: In the hospital, she learned that she was pregnant. She could not keep the child.
What happened to Adriana Chechik?
At TwitchCon in San Diego, there was an attraction by “Lenovo Legion” – two platforms were built over a pit filled with foam blocks. The idea: Twitch streamers were to hit each other with padded sticks until one fell from the platform into the pit.
Streamer Adriana Chechik won her fight and jumped triumphantly into the foam pit. In the process, she broke her back in two places and had to go to the hospital.
The attraction was later closed for safety reasons. It turned out that the pit was only covered with a thin layer of foam blocks. In one spot, the pit was reportedly less than 61 centimeters deep. Twitch and the organizers were heavily criticized, including by Chechik herself, who said: Casters had encouraged jumping into the pit feet first.
This is what the streamer says now: In a Twitch stream from 10/29, Chechik says she learned in the hospital that she was pregnant at the time of the fall:
I don’t care if everyone knows now, but I was pregnant. And I only found out when I was in the hospital. So I was also totally under crazy hormones. But now I am no longer pregnant, because of the surgery. I couldn’t keep it.
She does not say much more about the pregnancy, emphasizing mainly that her hormones “went through the roof”.
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After that, she talks about the pain spikes she now has regularly and how she should cope with them. It is important to pay attention to her breathing, someone also comes to calm her down, which helps.
She says she can’t constantly take pills; her mother became addicted to Oxycodone after a car accident. She has to regulate herself strictly there.
Last night at 5 a.m. she had a panic attack, took Oxycodone for the first time, and felt immediately healed and wanted to start a workout. That’s “good stuff” – which everyone rightfully warns against.
Oxycodone is definitely very nice, but I only have 10 and I can only take one pill when I have immense pain. I can’t take it daily – my mother was addicted to pills. But that’s normal; I freak out twice a day from pain, that’s okay.
Streamer had top doctors in a specialty clinic, wanted to keep only a small scar
How is she doing now? The streamer says she still suffers from the aftereffects of the surgery. Breathing is difficult for her. She is constantly out of breath. Just holding the phone is enough to exhaust her.
The 30-year-old says she was taken to a hospital for trauma medicine, where one of the best teams for neurosurgery operated: She had a team of 8 doctors taking care of her.
Chechik was in the hospital for 4 days before she was operated on: The doctors prepared for the surgery to avoid nerve damage and other complications that were not immediately apparent in a CT or MRI scan, as Chechik informs her viewers.
Her 6-hour stream on 10/29 averaged 2,800 viewers. She played the survival game SCUM. Two clips from the stream that we embed for you on MeinMMO have already reached 218,000 and 131,000 views.
What was important to the streamer? The streamer says it was especially important to her that she does not keep too large a scar because she works as a model. Therefore, she asked the doctors if they could hide the surgical scars well.
She is now satisfied with the scar.
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These are the reactions: Many fans express their sympathy to the streamer. They are also surprised at how quickly she is back. Many say: injuries to the back are life-changing. Many are also impressed by the work of the doctors.
A user from reddit says he has a much worse scar from a significantly less harmful surgical procedure. Some users on reddit wish that Chechik would sue Twitch and the operators of the attraction.
In August 2022, before the accident, we reported on Adriana Chechik in connection with Fortnite:
Overwatch 2 excites MeinMMO demon Cortyn – but at the same time, the game is really bad because much of it is simply annoying and insidious.
It has now been just over three weeks since Overwatch 2 was released, and we are now in the first recurring event of Blizzard’s hero shooter, “Halloween Terror”. And fundamentally, what has been reiterated in the last few weeks still holds true:
Overwatch 2 is a lot of fun.
On the one hand, this is certainly because it is a game that everyone in my circle of friends likes, but on the other hand, it is also because the gameplay is simply good.
That was the case in Overwatch 1 as well, not much has changed. It is simply one of Overwatch’s great strengths that you can occasionally be the hero of the team. When you block Reinhardt’s ultimate as Mei with an ice wall, when Cassidy takes down Pharah during her rocket barrage, or when you, as Kiriko, time the invulnerability perfectly so that the whole team survives the explosion of D.Va’s mech.
Overwatch allows such moments and others repeatedly.
Hitting with an ultimate from D.Va is just as much fun as foiling it.
There is a lot of laughter when Roadhog gets shoved into the well while trying to pull someone down. There is vigorous eye-rolling when the one random in the team, who of course plays Genji, hops around somewhere in the wilderness and spams “I need healing!”.
The close matches where you desperately try to push the payload just one centimeter further than the opposing team during “Overtime”, the cool team attacks when the coordination works, and the relentless failure when someone misses their chance again.
All of this is fun and got even better with the current “Wrath of the Bride” mode for Halloween. This is actually a first taste of the PvE mode and, at least a few times, is a lot of fun. It is a cool, short story trip in a typical scary tale that could take place in the Overwatch universe.
“Blizzard has done a clever job of showing all the skins here and even giving them a bit of story.”
That was the first reaction of a friend after we successfully tackled the new Junkenstein mode. He is simply right. It is hard to see the new game mode in a different light. It is a large billboard for the shop and the skins there. Because the cool skins are “tested” in the Halloween mode, and through the voice lines and small dialogues, you feel a little more connected to these characters. That’s clever – and at the same time so transparently evil.
But honestly? I think the Kiriko skin as a witch is really cool. If it cost 10 Euros, I would have bought it. I probably would have seriously considered paying over 15 Euros for it, I think it looks that good. Instead, it costs 2,600 premium currency, which is equivalent to exactly 26 Euros, and is part of a “reduced” bundle with all sorts of nonsense that I don’t want at all.
The prices for individual skins are around 20 Euros – sometimes higher, because you have to buy “unwanted nonsense” alongside.
What is particularly curious is that this bundle, with its price reduction, is completely imaginary. Because the individual items from the bundle cannot be purchased individually. Of course, it’s easy to add that you would save 29% here.
This practice of supposedly selling bundles “reduced”, whose individual parts were never on sale, would be legally prohibited in many countries. However, Blizzard cleverly circumvents this by using premium currency. Because this means the bundle is not directly offered for real money, but for fantasy currency, to which such rules do not apply – because you actually only bought Overwatch coins and not the bundle.
And also the fact that we got the “Reaper” skin for free as compensation for the botched launch of the game can no longer be taken seriously. Because I am pretty sure we would have gotten the skin anyway, only as a Twitch drop.
Right now, Blizzard’s hero shooter is moving in that area between “Overwatch 2 is so much fun” and “Overwatch 2 is so shabby”. Honestly, I don’t believe that anything will change in monetization in the coming months, because as many Kiriko witches as I encountered yesterday seem to agree with the developers. Apparently, many others are willing to spend a lot of money in a game’s shop, where just a few weeks ago, you could simply earn all these things yourself.
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In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 the official release has been a few days, and players have already been able to fully enjoy multiplayer. Therefore, we present you the 3 best weapons with setups for PvP.
What weapons are these? Before we decided on the best weapons in the game, we entered the battle ourselves and observed the combat. We also looked at the opinions of prominent CoD experts and identified which weapons are truly among the best.
In the first days after the release, we arrived at the following results:
This includes an assault rifle, a submachine gun, and a DMR. In the following, we will show you why these weapons are among the best and which setup suits them.
If you haven’t seen the new Gunsmith 2.0 yet, here’s the trailer again:
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Gunsmith Trailer
CoD MW2: M4 – Best Assault Rifle
CoD MW2: M4 – Setup
Muzzle: Echoline GS-X
Barrel: Tempus Hightower 20″
Optic: Cronen Mini Red Dot
Underbarrel: Operator Foregrip
Rear Grip: Sakin ZX Grip
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: M4 – Setup
Muzzle: Echoline GS-X
Barrel: Hightower 20″ Barrel
Optic: Cronen Mini Red Dot
Underbarrel: Operator Foregrip
Rear Grip: Sakin ZX Grip
Here are all the attachments of the setup for the M4
Why is this weapon so good? The M4 is one of the best weapons in the game. It can cover long distances, is very accurate, and deals a lot of damage. With the right attachments, you can create a pinpoint laser that can take out everything.
How to unlock the M4? The M4 can be unlocked right from the start. Therefore, it is considered an entry-level rifle.
An alternative is the Kastov 762
CoD MW2: FSS Hurricane – Best SMG
CoD MW2: FSS Hurricane – Setup
Barrel: FSS-X7 Barrel
Laser: 1mw Laser Box
Stock: Demo Quicksilver Collapsed
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Rear Grip: XTEN Grip
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: FSS Hurricane – Setup
Barrel: FSS-X7 Barrel
Laser: 1mw Laser Box
Stock: Demo Quicksilver Collapsed
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Rear Grip: XTEN Grip
Here are all the attachments of the setup for the FSS Hurricane
Why is this weapon so good? The FSS Hurricane stands out with a large magazine and a fast fire rate. But above all, it surprises with its very high range. This allows you to even challenge soldiers with assault rifles and shower them with bullets in seconds.
How to unlock the FSS Hurricane? To unlock the FSS Hurricane, you first need to level the M4 to level 14. This will unlock the FTAC Recon. The FTAC must then be leveled to 16 to finally unlock the FSS Hurricane.
An alternative is the PDSW 528
CoD MW2: SP-R 208 – Best DMR
CoD MW2: SP-R 208 – Setup
Barrel: 12.5″ Carbon Barrel
Laser: Corio Laz-44 V3
Stock: ZRL T70 Pad Extension
Optic: SZ SR0-7
Bolt: FSS ST87 Bolt
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: SP-R 208 – Setup
Barrel: 12.5″ Carbon Barrel
Laser: Corio Laz-44 V3
Stock: ZRL T70 Pad Extension
Optic: SZ SR0-7
Bolt: FSS ST87 Bolt
Here are all the attachments of the setup for the SP-R 208
Why is this weapon so good? The SP-R 208 behaves like a DMR, but has the stopping power of a sniper. The rifle can deal high damage, and with the right attachments can even be used perfectly for quickscoping. If you want to roam the battlefield with a hunting rifle, then the SP-R is the right gun for you.
How to unlock the SP-R 209? The hunting rifle can be automatically obtained when you level your account to rank 7.
Where can I get all the attachments? The Gunsmith 2.0 looks confusing at first glance, but it is easy to navigate.
If you want to unlock a specific attachment, you need to select the desired attachment. This will show you in the upper left corner of your screen what you need to do to unlock that attachment. For some attachments, you actually need to play other weapons.
These were our recommendations for the 3 currently best weapons in Modern Warfare 2. We are keeping an eye on the developments surrounding the weapon meta and will provide you in the next days with a complete list of the best weapons in MW2.
Which weapon do you prefer? Or do you have other favorites on your list? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
If you are wondering why the attachment tuning isn’t working, we have the answer for you:
In League of Legends, the Worlds 2022 are taking place in the USA. Yesterday, the first semifinal occurred: The Koreans T1 played against the Chinese team JDG on Saturday, October 29th: The 26-year-old Faker had a moment of brilliance, as seen in a Twitch clip.
Who plays in the clip? The clip shows a match that is still in suspense. Both teams have 14 kills after 25 minutes:
We see the three-time world champion Faker (26) playing Ryze, actually a terribly weak champion, who was significantly buffed before the Worlds.
In the clip, he plays a “one versus one” against the 21-year-old Chinese player “369”, one of the best top-laners in the world on Renekton.
Then the bot lane of JDG, Hope and Missing, rush in.
JDG is the best team in China: They were considered top favorites to win the Worlds 2022. In the quarterfinals, they wiped out the best team in the West, Rogue, with 3-0.
Faker wins one versus one – Against Schnappi, the evil crocodile
This is the clip: In the clip, Faker attacks the wounded top laner 369 on Renekton with Ryze: The crocodile is actually perfectly suited for the 1vs1 in League of Legends: With his passive lifesteal, one can hardly win a duel against Renekton.
The tricks Faker uses to win the 1vs1:
Faker already uses his summoner spell “Ignite” early on to prevent Renekton’s full healing and maximize damage.
At the end of the fight, he uses his Flash to barely escape the kill zone where Renekton would catch him.
But Faker has no time to rest, as JDG’s bot lane is immediately chasing after him and would surely kill Ryze: Faker really has no chance to escape in this situation.
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This is the special part of the clip: Amidst the crowd’s cheers, Faker slips into a bush that the two Chinese players are running towards. But milliseconds before they can reach Faker, he warps with Ryze’s ultimate in the opposite direction and can safely teleport back to base. The Chinese players realize they have no chance of catching him and turn back.
The game and the series could then be decided by Faker and T1 with a score of 3-1. T1 is thus in the finals of Worlds 2022 – the 4th title is within reach for Faker, who at 26 is at an age where most of his previous teammates are already retired.
100,000 have seen the clip on Twitch so far: It is a fabulous play by the veteran. Just watching and hearing the fans cheering gives you goosebumps.
The next world champion in LoL comes from South Korea
What’s next? It is already certain that the next world champion will come from South Korea. The last 3 teams at the Worlds are all teams from South Korea: DRX, Gen. G, and T1.
DRX and Gen G play against each other tonight on Sunday, October 30th, for the right to duel with Faker and T1.
It could very well be that Faker finally secures title number 4, which he wants so much:
But Faker has no time to rest, as JDG’s bot lane is immediately chasing after him and would surely kill Ryze: Faker really has no chance to escape in this situation.
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This is the special part of the clip: Amidst the crowd’s cheers, Faker slips into a bush that the two Chinese players are running towards. But milliseconds before they can reach Faker, he warps with Ryze’s ultimate in the opposite direction and can safely teleport back to base. The Chinese players realize they have no chance of catching him and turn back.
The game and the series could then be decided by Faker and T1 with a score of 3-1. T1 is thus in the finals of Worlds 2022 – the 4th title is within reach for Faker, who at 26 is at an age where most of his previous teammates are already retired.
100,000 have seen the clip on Twitch so far: It is a fabulous play by the veteran. Just watching and hearing the fans cheering gives you goosebumps.
The next world champion in LoL comes from South Korea
What’s next? It is already certain that the next world champion will come from South Korea. The last 3 teams at the Worlds are all teams from South Korea: DRX, Gen. G, and T1.
DRX and Gen G play against each other tonight on Sunday, October 30th, for the right to duel with Faker and T1.
It could very well be that Faker finally secures title number 4, which he wants so much:
The first days of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are marked by leveling weapons and searching for the first meta-weapons. Shortly after release, sniper weapons stand out, and a gameplay clip shows how fiercely you can wreak havoc on the maps with them.
If you consistently let your killcam run, you should regularly see sniper weapons taking you down with a precise shot. This could also happen more often in the near future, as snipers are apparently extremely strong this year.
A new clip on Twitter from Georgian FaZe player “Testyment” shows what you can do with range weapons in Modern Warfare 2. But see for yourself:
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Testyment is known for his outstanding sniper play. However, it is also clear that the shooters need to establish a foundation to allow for such intense gameplay scenes.
During the release weekend, such one-shot kills often appear in killcams. If you have always wanted to play as a sniper but found it too exhausting, you should consider it this year: Quickscoping is reportedly stronger than it has been in a long time.
Controllers are generally very strong for quickscoping in MW2.
Stay cool, don’t let yourself get rattled.
At account level 8, you unlock the weapon that appears to be best for quickscoping shortly after release: the SP-R 208. Build your setup without compromising on ADS speed. Here’s an example setup:
CoD MW2: SP-R 208 Setup
Barrel: 12.5″ Carbon Barrel
Stock: ZRL T70 Pad Extension
Comb: Aim-Assist 406
Bolt: FSS ST87 Bolt
Magazine: 10 Round Mag
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: SP-R 208 Setup
Barrel: 12.5″ Carbon Barrel
Stock: ZRL T70 Pad Extension
Comb: Aim-Assist 406
Bolt: FSS ST87 Bolt
Magazine: 10 Round Mag
If you want to try using a scope first, exchange the extra ammunition for a scope with a maximum 6x magnification. However, without a scope, you are the fastest, and the iron sight of the SP-R is so “clear” that you can take down enemies at long distances.
Share your battlefield experiences with us: Which weapons or weapon classes do you recommend shortly after release? Do you have a weapon that you would recommend to everyone? Leave a comment on the topic.
On October 25, the strategy game Victoria 3 was released on Steam. MeinMMO author Schuhmann says: In other games, it’s about killing a dragon with a group of knights. In Victoria 3, it’s all about the gross domestic product and debts. So many debts.
If you grew up like I did, you learned a few things early on: Be respectful to women and elders, don’t eat yellow snow, and don’t get into debt.
From an early age, I was drilled to spend only as much money as one has – never more.
Having debts is hell. It’s actually strictly forbidden. One takes on debt at most once in a lifetime: If one builds a house, then it’s just okay.
But even then, debts only mean stress and torment: Because now you have to toil for years to service the building savings contract, and can only then go on vacation and sleep soundly at night when it’s paid off.
I would never have thought of buying a television or a mobile phone on credit: That’s the sure way to ruin and to Peter Zwegat, I knew.
That’s why it was a strange moment for me when the then finance minister Olaf Scholz announced that he was fighting the Corona pandemic “with the bazooka” by taking on incredibly many debts. The consequences of the energy crisis, he later said as Chancellor, he would tackle with the “double whammy”.
Okay.
The debts would then be repaid by “growing out of debt.” I could never understand what he meant. That changed once I started playing Victoria 3 on Steam.
This is the net new borrowing of Germany – you can see a “moderate” increase in 2020 and 2021.
Conquer the world, build a perfect society, become an economic power
Well, in the new strategy game Victoria 3, it’s all about debt and growth, at least if you choose this path. Victoria 3 gives you the choice at the beginning of how you want to play:
If you want to establish the perfect state, with maximum freedom and equality for every citizen, then play as France
If you want to engulf the world in war, tearing half the globe apart with tanks, play as Germany, that is, Prussia
But if you want to rise to become the greatest economic power on the planet, choose the USA
Become an economic power, seize world domination or build a perfect society?
Playing Victoria 3 as Prussia, is a strange feeling: The game lasts from 1836 to 1936, and anyone who is not completely dull knows why it is morally tricky to play with Germany during this time.
The game with the USA also deals with slavery and the displacement and extermination of the American indigenous peoples, but at least I don’t have to invade France over Alsace-Lorraine.
Essentially, the game with the USA focuses on economic growth: Your goal is to have the largest economy in the world by 1936.
You can, of course, grow calmly and financially healthy …
With the USA, you start small and the world is fine. You have 35 construction units available, meaning you can build two new factories within six months. That’s financially feasible, the numbers stay green, everything is good.
The capitalists in your country even help you keep the budget with investments. Investments are a double-edged sword:
If nothing is built or at least nothing funded by capitalists, money accumulates in an investment pool
When the pool is full, it leads to a deceptive sense of security, because the budget looks good
However, once the pool is empty and the state has to finance everything itself, you are confronted with reality: debt
This is how you start as the USA – wait 23 weeks until the first tool factory is established. But at least you are financially healthy.
You have the choice:
Build 2 factories and then sit idle in front of the monitor for 5 minutes watching the useless gold reserves rise, but there’s hardly any economic growth.
But you can also quickly set up 6 new construction companies and then build 4 factories simultaneously: Thus, grow twice as fast. However, you will incur debt.
You can also set up 12 new construction companies and then build 8 factories simultaneously. However, your budget will show a thick, red minus. Hmm!
MeinMMO author Gerd Schuhmann has been a fan of Paradox strategy games since 2004 and Crusader Kings 1. He has already spent 59 hours in Victoria 3 and was one of the first worldwide to achieve the “economic victory”. At least that’s what the Steam achievements say.
The game as Germany is very different from playing with the USA.
“We’ll just grow out of debt”
Ultimately, playing Victoria 3 with the USA is all about growth and debt. Because the joke is: Debt isn’t that bad as a nation. You hardly notice it. You have to pay it off, but the numbers quickly become so immense that the interest barely matters.
The problem arises when the state of “default” occurs, meaning you are so heavily indebted that the bank no longer grants a loan – all construction projects stop and you have to do something.
Then, actually, only bankruptcy helps: All debts are wiped out, but you have to struggle with severe restrictions for the next 10 years.
The state of “default” occurs in Victoria 3 when the debt exceeds a multiple of the gross domestic product. This means conversely:
The higher the gross domestic product grows, the higher the credit limit grows and the more you can go into debt.
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Victoria 3 in the release trailer
National debt leads to taking the wrong path until the end
This leads to a very strange way of playing, because you actually know that things are going badly and that you are living beyond your means, but now you cannot possibly stop growing further, because then the bank will come:
In the USA, it is common to go completely into debt while building the iron, coal, and steel industry. This forms an economic cycle that indirectly includes tools, engines, and explosives.
This inevitably leads to the need for expensive infrastructure, such as ports, railways, and administration.
This is a vicious circle because you constantly need more mines to keep raw material prices low, so that tools, steel, and engines remain at least somewhat affordable.
You quickly notice: I am doing nothing else but promoting this industry sector. Yet, historically speaking, we know where this focus on coal and steel has led the USA: to the “Rust Belt” and Donald Trump.
But you actually try to grow out of debt by simply doing more and more of what has already led you into crisis: There’s the feeling that I just have to extract more coal to lower the production costs of steel and continue to stimulate growth.
However, it would actually be the right decision to shift the economy to the production of luxury goods or damn it, just grow slower and healthier.
Oops, did I crash the US economy again.
You then realize: Okay, something went wrong here, I am flooding the world with coal and lead. But historically speaking, I should actually be inventing Coca-Cola and building Hollywood – Where’s the switch for that?
But you also can’t stop now, because then the gross domestic product would stagnate, which has to grow, so that the credit limit continues to rise, which you are fully utilizing.
The glorious, brief moment when the budget turns green again
Victoria 3 reflects historical reality, and between 1836 and 1936 there were always inventions that significantly boosted production. So it is in Victoria 3 as well:
At some point, the promise of technological progress appears on the horizon: Suddenly you are working in the mines with nitroglycerin and dynamite, on the fields with fertilizers, and eventually even with tractors and electricity.
All of these are points where the output of factories, fields, and mines suddenly makes a huge leap, and for a tiny moment, you have a green budget again:
Now would actually be the moment to lean back, reduce the debt, and maybe moderately expand the economy, take care of other industrial fields, perhaps build a few universities or open a new IKEA
Or … you establish even more construction companies and coal mines. I’ll just grow out of debt!
While playing Victoria, I felt that I understood the current political debates better:
Like Christian Linder, I also hoped for “technical progress” that would suddenly solve the misery I had maneuvered into
Like Olaf Scholz, I saw debt as not a big problem: As long as the gross domestic product rises, you actually grow out of it in Victoria 3
Only for Robert Habeck did I not gain any additional understanding while playing Victoria 3. The game has nothing to do with environmental protection and climate crisis: I don’t even want to know what it would be like to live in my “USA” – with all the coal power plants and without Hollywood, universities, and Coca-Cola
In Victoria 3, everything revolves around the economy, while in Crusader Kings 3 it’s about heirs:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offers a wide range of weapons that players can unlock and use in combat. However, one of them has particularly caught the soldiers’ attention. The MP5 variant from MW2 – Lachmann-MP. We show you how to get it and which setup suits it.
How do I unlock the MP5? The infamous MP5 also exists in MW2, but it is known there under the name “Lachmann-MP”.
It cannot be unlocked at the very beginning but must be unlocked at the Gunsmith 2.0 via the “Lachmann & Meer platform”. To get a better overview of its unlock requirements, you can proceed as follows:
Go to your weapons in the menu
Select a loadout and then go to your primary weapon
Press “Switch” and select the category assault rifles
There is the “Lachmann-762”, now click on the corresponding platform
You should then see a detailed representation of the necessary unlocks.
Here’s how to unlock the Lachmann-MP (MP5)
To unlock the MP5, you need to reach rank 16 with your account level. Only then will you gain access to the Lachmann-762 – a semi-automatic assault rifle.
If you have obtained the assault rifle from the Lachmann factory, you need to level the 762 model to level 13. Then you unlock the Lachmann-556 – an assault rifle. The 556 model must then be leveled to level 12. Once that is done, the Lachmann-MP will be automatically unlocked.
The setup for the Lachmann-MP
However, to have a little orientation and know which attachments you should equip at the beginning, we have selected a setup for you. The following attachments are worth it:
This was our short guide to the MP5 or Lachmann-MP from MW2. What do you think of this MP in the new CoD installment? Can it hold its own on the battlefield? Let us know in the comments!
If you are still looking for a short guide to the starter weapon “M4”, we have just the right thing for you:
With the new area Brimstone Sands, several new story quests have been implemented in New World. One of them is called “A God Awakens” and is somewhat difficult to solve. We at MeinMMO reveal how you need to handle the portals.
What kind of quest is this? In this new quest, you will have to face the “Trial of the Nine Gates” and pass through a total of nine gates. To do this, you enter a platform with three teleporters each – left, middle, right:
One takes you to the next gate
One does nothing
One takes you back to the previous gate
However, the correct portal keeps changing. To solve the puzzle, you can either decipher the signs, experiment wildly, or use this guide in which we tell you exactly which portal you need to activate when.
How to Activate the Portals in the Trial of the Nine Gates Correctly
Portal 1: Use the switch in the middle for this portal.
Portal 2: Use the middle switch again for this portal.
Portal 3: Use the switch on the far right for this portal.
Portal 4: Use the right switch again for this portal.
Portal 5: Use the switch on the far left for this portal.
Portal 6: Use the switch in the middle for this portal.
Portal 7: Use the switch on the far left for this portal.
Portal 8: Use the switch on the far right for this portal.
Portal 9: Use the switch in the middle for this portal.
After using the ninth portal, you will encounter Imhotep again. Afterwards, you need to return to the starting portal and visit the Necropolis of Sutekh. There, you will still have to face a boss, and you will have completed the entire quest “A God Awakens”.
In the Brimstone Sands area, there are several puzzles and special tasks to master. This includes the glyphs, through which you can unlock additional teleporters and chests. We have summarized everything important about this here:
The MMORPG hope Ashes of Creation presents 30 minutes of new gameplay, and one of the largest MMORPGs of the year has received its October update – with surprisingly little content. All the news of the week summarized in MeinMMO’s weekly recap.
Ashes of Creation shows 30 minutes of new gameplay. Founder Steven Sharif mostly talks about crafting and resource gathering in AoC. This strongly resembles New World (via YouTube).
The MMORPG Frozen Flame is launching an open beta this weekend and is set to start early access soon (via massivelyop).
Still without a fixed date, the PvE MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is announcing several game tests for November (via massivelyop).
Former employees of Mythic and BioWare have started the new studio Loric Games and want to focus on survival MMOs with a lot of story (via mmorpg.com).
Also, Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet, the studio behind Guild Wars 2, has founded a new game studio called Crop Circle Games, which is said to have already received a $25 million investment. What they are currently working on has not yet been revealed (via mmorpg.com).
These were the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What is your own highlight? Did you experience something interesting or exciting this week that you would like to share? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to write it in the comments here at MeinMMO.
