In games from the studio Paradox, players often replay real history. However, in Victoria 3, one can shape the world differently. MeinMMO author Schuhmann has become enamored with the new strategy game Victoria 3, which was released on October 25 on Steam. He is surprised by the opportunities the game offers to experience an alternative history.
My mistakes in focusing solely on the coal and steel industry were already evident in my article.
21 political fields form the bones of a nation
Victoria 3 is not just an economic simulation, but also a social simulator. There are 21 different political fields in which principles can be established:
What trade policy do you follow? Do you impose tariffs or opt for free trade?
Is there a state religion or do you grant freedom of belief?
Should bureaucrats be appointed, are they hereditary rights or are they elected?
If the citizens are satisfied, they also accept political change
These 21 settings are ultimately the bones of every country: Every decision has advantages and disadvantages, and various interest groups in the game represent the respective direction:
Intellectuals want a maximally liberal orientation – industrialists want that too, as long as it ensures their well-being
The church and the rural population want everything to remain as it is
The military is largely indifferent, as long as the military budget is adequate
Socialists and unions want things that in 1836 in the USA, had not even been heard of, such as scandalous ideas of sick pay, worker protection laws, or the prohibition of child labor
Depending on how power is distributed in the country, one has either backing or headwind for political decisions, which are needed to transform society.
MeinMMO author Schuhmann is a passionate strategy gamer and has now spent 70 hours with Victoria 3. He extensively played Victoria 2 as well. He is a veteran of Paradox games. To see how Victoria 3 plays as a beginner, read here at GameStar.
If one overdoes it with the course, a revolution breaks out and states secede. Victoria 3 simulates historical unrest. The Civil War in the USA was ignited by the abolition of slavery. This is also a story that can be replayed in Victoria 3.
As one can imagine, it is much easier to change society when people are well-off:
For instance, if one demands high taxes, the population radicalizes – Those who demand too high taxes and drive the economy against the wall will find their country collapsing around them.
If one has low taxes and improves the standard of living, people are satisfied and will be loyal. Then one can politically maneuver almost as one wishes.
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Victoria 3 in the release trailer
This time, wanting to feel like a wise and friendly president, I did everything to make society as liberal as possible. Not so easy in the USA in 1836, when slavery still prevailed.
In the first 20 years, as president of the USA, one is also busy repeatedly driving groups of Native Americans away and leading them to a designated reservation, essentially a ghetto, in the West: the Trail of Tears.
In my USA, that should be different:
In terms of parties, I promoted capitalists who always want relaxation and intellectuals who want maximum freedom into government. I also promoted the
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Last night, an e-sports story was written in League of Legends. On October 30th, the semifinals at the LoL Worlds 2022 took place between the Korean champions Gen G. and the underdog team DRX – and there was a big surprise. This also destroyed the last 8 perfect Pick’Em bets. The 25-year-old Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee is the first player in 5 years to reach 3 Finals of the Worlds in a row.
DRX, on the other hand, had to earn the right to start at the Worlds in the Play-Ins. Their odds were seen by betting agencies at 1:34. Although they had brought in the support player Beryl, a strong and experienced player, nobody really expected the team to perform well. The Worlds 2022 should be the farewell tournament, a “Last Dance,” for the 26-year-old ADC Deft.
Before the match, DRX was practically without a chance: they had lost their last 13 games against Gen G. It was almost a miracle that they had survived the quarterfinals against EDG a week before:
How did the series go? Gen G. could clearly win the 1st match 12-2. Ruler played flawlessly with 5-0-3 on Varus. The game was done in 29 minutes. Gen G.’s bot lane with Ruler/Lehends looked incredibly strong.
In match 2, the bot lane of DRX turned the tide with the veteran Deft and anime fan Beryl: Deft played 5-0-3 on Caitlyn and the game ended after 39 minutes in a “low-kill” match with 9-3 for DRX.
Match 3 was a clear affair: Zeka in the mid lane had 7-0-2 on Akali and made Chovy look old on Azir.
In match 4, there was no comeback from Gen G.: Once again Deft on Varus with 5-0-6, supported by Beryl and this time jungler Pyosik closed the deal.
Is the final boss awaiting:
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The Life of Faker – Why He is a Living Legend
Weakness in the jungle suddenly becomes a highlight
How is the match perceived? On reddit, it is believed that this is truly a miracle story: Jungler Pyosik was actually considered washed up and a weakness. It is unbelievable that someone can make such a comeback and shine like this.
The improvement of mid laner Zeka is also extreme. That he could hold his own against Chovy was hardly expected by anyone: the young Korean Chovy is considered one of the best players in the world.
Someone says: “Forget Church of Chovy – Church of Zeka!”
The Korean site Inven sees strong macro play at the objectives as an advantage for DRX. Time and again, dives, team fights, and early kills decided the games: DRX managed to convert small gold advantages into victories over time. In League of Legends, this is called “snowballing.”
The most-watched Twitch clip of the day: Chovy wastes a flash – that is actually completely uncharacteristic:
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What records were set? In the history of LoL, no team had previously succeeded in progressing from the Play-Ins to the Finals until last night. DRX are therefore the first.
In the Play-Ins, the second tier of teams from major regions traditionally compete, teams that are good but have not long been championship material from their countries.
The support player Beryl has managed to secure his 3rd Worlds Final in a row with this victory; in the last two times, he was alongside Showmaker and Canyon with DWG KIA in Finals. In 2020, they even won the Worlds.
Beryl is now the 4th player to reach three Finals of the Worlds in succession. The other three were Bang, Faker, and Wolf during T1’s run from 2015-2017 (via dotesports).
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What’s the deal with Pick’ems? Before the Worlds, all LoL players can predict the tournament outcome in the betting game “Pick’Em”.
Eight players had gotten everything right so far and saw T1, JD Gaming, DRX, and Gen G. in the semifinals – but all 8 saw Gen G. ahead now. No one had bet on DRX, so now there can be no “perfect Pick’Em” anymore.
The final will take place on November 5th. DRX awaits the final boss, T1 with Faker and the young wonder bot lane:
There have been some reports since the weekend about allegedly false permanent bans in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. A user says he paid $100 just for his account to now be marked as a cheater on Steam.
This is the situation:
Since Friday, October 28, US media have been reporting that buyers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are complaining about being banned “without cause.”
The basis for these reports is a tweet from online journalist Jake Lucky, who has built a large following on Twitter.
Lucky says he has received “hundreds” of messages, including from people he trusts not to cheat. They all tell the same story: they have been banned unjustly. An appeal was rejected by Activision Blizzard within hours with a standard rejection.
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Important changes explained quickly – With gameplay
First permanent ban, then quick rejection of the appeal
What people are saying: Users say they were banned from CoD Modern Warfare 2 because they used “unauthorized software” and “game files were manipulated.” They learned this after filing an appeal against the permanent ban.
To maintain the integrity of the game, the decision was made to permanently ban the account, the support from Activision Blizzard informed them.
There is no way to further contest after the appeal and its rejection.
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What is the problem? The problem is that people say they were banned unjustly. They claim they did nothing wrong.
Players are also upset that their “appeals” were rejected so quickly. It is hard to believe that the cases were properly examined in such a short time, says a Twitter user.
Another player says he only played one and a half games, then CoD Modern Warfare 2 crashed and upon logging back in, the ban appeared with a quick response from Activision Blizzard after the objection.
A user says frustrated: He received the rejection just 6 hours after his appeal. He spent $100, only for his account to now be marked as a cheater on Steam.
How is this being discussed? It is always difficult to shed light on such bans and the complaints about them from the outside. We at MeinMMO also regularly receive complaints from users that their accounts have been banned unjustly in an MMO or MMORPG, and we should now focus on this “injustice”.
But without the data from the publishers, it cannot be verified. Therefore, many are now also skeptical about the reports and complaints of the banned players:
Some users who are not personally affected believe: There must be some “unlock tool” that many use, which suddenly got exposed and people were rightfully banned.
Others recommend two-factor authentication to prevent outsiders from hacking the account and causing trouble.
Others say: Ultimately, it is everyone’s responsibility to take care of their account and see what programs are installed.
From the outside, it cannot be verified whether the players were really banned “unjustly” as they say or if something actually happened.
However, apparently many are affected – we will keep an eye on this at MeinMMO:
The original Doom from 1993 can now be played almost everywhere. Just in time for Halloween, an American hardware manufacturer thought of something very special: Doom on a chocolate bar. What it’s all about and on which other quirky “platforms” the legendary first-person shooter is running, you can find out in this article.
That the original MS-DOS version of Doom from 1993 feels like it runs everywhere has become a running gag by now. No wonder there is a dedicated meme subreddit called “Will it run DOOM?”, where the most absurd and funniest methods of playing the legendary shooter are shared.
This year’s Halloween sees an American hardware manufacturer likely putting the crown on this highest tradition of gaming and hardware hacking. Adafruit Industries managed to get Doom running on a chocolate bar-like device.
The “Candy of Doom” from Adafruit Industries
The company recently released a video on their Twitter account showing the mentioned bar – fittingly wrapped in a Milky Way package.
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Apart from the already entertaining basic idea, it’s also funny that Milky Way chocolate bars are sold as “Mars” outside of the USA. We also know this bar in Germany.
This means you can now “play Doom on Mars” in a double sense. After all, the plot of the first-person shooter also takes place on said planet.
If you want to learn about the first video game console in the world, you can do so in this article:
The manufacturer has so far made no statements about whether the retro game on the bar is actually playable or just an automated video. However, since Adafruit is known for their unique and innovative electronic devices and components, it is quite conceivable that the “Candy of Doom” is indeed playable.
For example, at the beginning of the year, a video on the YouTube channel of Adafruit Industries showed how the company also made Doom playable on one of their extremely tiny development boards called QT Py ESP32. Accordingly, it is quite possible that one of these boards or at least a similar module could be inside the bar.
With caramel and milk chocolate, the device is obviously not powered.
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Adafruit Industries were by no means the first to get Doom running on a somewhat odd platform. On the contrary: making Doom playable on seemingly every electronic device with a display is among the greatest traditions when it comes to hacking games or hardware. Countless creative minds have already presented their own playable versions of the game on some of the most quirky platforms.
However, as it would be nearly impossible to list all these ports here, we will therefore show you a few particularly absurd examples:
Doom on a printer
A few years ago, a security flaw in the Canon Proxima printer series became known. To prove how easy it was to access the software of the Proxima printers, a security expert uploaded Doom via a firmware update to one of these devices.
The result was a horrifically looking, but at least completely playable version of the classic. Unfortunately, due to the technical limitations of the printer, it did not have any sound.
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Typically, the goal of people who hack an ATM is certainly not to get Doom running on it, but rather to quickly access cash.
However, a few Australians made use of the Windows XP operating system of one of these devices to still install a playable version of the game. The group has since also managed to reconfigure the side buttons of the ATM to function as buttons to select the different weapons.
The idea that you first have to complete a Doom level before you can withdraw money is not only incredibly funny but should be the next logical step in the evolution of civilization.
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Any electronic device with a display has the potential to play Doom on it. This is probably what the YouTuber “raccoon” thought, who got the game running on a Canon EOS RP camera using a code from the “Will it run DOOM?” subreddit earlier this year.
Raccoon is not the first to manage to port a playable version of the classic to a camera. The YouTuber “LGR” made it possible three years ago to play Doom on a digital camera from 1998.
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Now it gets really wild. Twitter user “foone” previously published a video showing how a – admittedly – hard-to-recognize copy of Doom runs on the monochrome display of a pregnancy test. At first, it was only a small video of the game, but according to foone, the classic is now completely playable on the unusual “console”.
The fact that this is even possible is due to the 8-bit microcontrollers commonly used in pregnancy tests, just like those in very early PCs. According to foone: “The thing […] is probably faster in numerical calculations and basic input/output than the processor in the original IBM PC.”
That’s right! YouTuber “kgsws” actually managed to program a playable version of Doom within Doom. This feels like a scene from the well-known movie Inception, and the whole process behind it was extraordinarily complex.
Anyone who wants to see for themselves how kgsws achieved this should take a look at this short documentary:
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To conclude, this article ends as it began: with something edible.
YouTuber “Equalo” managed to create a playable version of Doom on a graphic calculator using rotten potatoes that generated electricity.
It’s nothing new that potatoes can be used with a bit of zinc and copper to generate electricity. However, using this chemical battery to power a calculator that can run Doom is completely genius.
Those who want to know how many potatoes were needed for this and why they started to rot should watch the following video:
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Still haven’t had enough of absurd video game anecdotes? If you want to learn about the quirkiest and sometimes ugliest PlayStation controllers that have been released, we have an article for you:
Today is Halloween, and it is probably the best day to play spooky horror games with friends. On this occasion, we want to know from you: What is the scariest moment you have ever experienced in a game?
Scary and shocking moments are already pre-programmed in some games. In horror titles like Dead by Daylight or The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan, players regularly experience creepy in-game moments. Often, it is zombies, ghosts, or vampires that you have to watch out for.
However, eerie events in games can also unexpectedly occur in other genres. Perhaps they weren’t even planned by the developers but suddenly happen in the game due to technical issues.
Now we want to know from you: What is the scariest moment you have ever experienced in a game? This includes creepy experiences in horror games, but also in other genres where you might have had the occasional scare.
This time, the survey will be conducted in the comments section. Feel free to tell us what moment was the scariest you ever experienced in a game.
Feel free to share how your first reaction was in that moment. Did you run away from fright in the game, or did you jump up from your gaming chair? Did the moment occur in gameplay or in a cutscene? Were you able to sleep well afterward, or did that event haunt you in your nightmares for several nights?
Let us know in the comments and have fun with the survey.
In CoD MW2, players are struggling with crashes in the shooter. Now the developers have disabled a feature to investigate the problem.However, some players do not want it back even after the issue is resolved.
User u/WonderfulBid4989 writes in a post: “The number of crashes on PC is unacceptable. […] We were unable to play more than 2 games in a row with a group of 6 people (via reddit).”
With the problem, u/WonderfulBid4989 is obviously not alone – the post gathered over 2,800 upvotes and 816 comments (as of October 31, 2022). User a_cristian_dude also agrees and adds in the comments: “I am literally waiting in the lobby while we all crash one by one trying to join the game.”
What have the developers done? In a statement on Twitter, Infinity Ward, the developer studio behind CoD MW2, announced on October 29 the deactivation of “Attachment Tuning”. This feature is likely causing issues and could be partly responsible for the crashes in the shooter.
The developers aim to investigate game crashes for players with 5 customized weapon attachments. Additionally, they say that players need to remove and re-equip their customized attachments to use their loadout.
You can read the full statement here:
We are temporarily disabling attachment tuning to investigate crashes for players with 5 tuned attachments. If you currently have a customized attachment equipped, you need to remove and re-equip it to use your loadout.
However, this statement does not clarify if there are any other possible reasons for crashes in the game.
What possibilities the gunsmith can offer when it works has been presented in this trailer:
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Gunsmith Trailer
“If we leave this out, it’s a better game”
How are players reacting to the deactivation? On Twitter, some players are commenting on the deactivation. Many express that they are enjoying the game and that the feature should remain disabled.
Mr_McCarter14 via Twitter: “Remove it [the attachment tuning] completely because no one asked for it.”
NasN2O via Twitter: “I discussed with my IRL friends that [the attachment tuning] would ruin the game somehow. Making the game too complicated just makes CoD worse.”
blakecissel via Twitter: “I am enjoying the game right now, but honestly, if we leave [the attachment tuning] out, it is a better game.”
What are players saying about CoD MW2? The latest installment of the CoD series is already impressing or frustrating players at the start of its lifecycle.
What is your first impression of CoD MW2? Are you also plagued by crashes or can you currently play the shooter without issues? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments!
Are you totally immersed in the CoD grind despite the crashes? Then you probably want to know what the current top 3 weapons of Modern Warfare 2 are.
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 shards in dungeons of Galen and Y’ffelon (Firesong):
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”.
By the way, you can find all events in ESO in our ticker:
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:
