The ticket for €5 for Halloween 2022 in Pokémon GO gives you a special Limited Research and additional bonuses. We will show you all tasks and rewards.
What kind of research is this? The Halloween event 2022 in Pokémon GO offers the possibility to purchase additional tickets. One for about €1, the other for about €6. Both unlock different researches.
Here we show you the Limited Research that you receive with the €6 ticket. Further down the text, you will find the link to the €1 research.
Limited Research Halloween 2022 1/4
Task
Reward
Walk 2 kilometers
Encounter with Webarak
Catch 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Wattzapf
Catch 7 Ghost Pokémon
Encounter with Araqua
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Ariados and a smoke.
Limited Research Halloween 2022 2/4
Task
Reward
Walk 2 kilometers
Encounter with Zubat
Send 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Fleknoil
Catch 10 Ghost Pokémon
Encounter with Skorgla
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Golbat and an egg incubator.
Limited Research Halloween 2022 3/4
Task
Reward
Walk 2 kilometers
Encounter with Felilou
Send 7 gifts to friends
Encounter with Flamiau
Catch 10 Ghost Pokémon
Encounter with Sniebel
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Nachtara and an egg incubator.
Limited Research Halloween 2022 4/4
Task
Reward
Hatch an egg
Encounter with Makabaja
Land 9 curveball throws
Encounter with Zwirrlicht
Catch 13 Ghost Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Kryppuk and a lantern pose.
These bonuses are unlocked: When you purchase the ticket for €5, you will receive the following in addition to the research
Triple candy for catching Pokémon
Triple candy for hatching Pokémon
Triple candy for sending Pokémon
Trainers at level 31 or higher receive a guaranteed XL candy for walking with their buddy*
(There was initially a misunderstanding in the community regarding XL candies that the bonus would increase to 2 guaranteed XL candies. This is not the case.)
The tickets are optional. You can either purchase just one or both tickets if you wish.
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For the Halloween event 2022 in Pokémon GO, you can buy a ticket for €1. This unlocks a Timed Research featuring Makabaja. We will show you all the rewards.
What kind of research is this? For the Halloween event 2022 in Pokémon GO, there are two tickets. One for about €1 and one for about €6. The cheaper ticket grants you a Timed Research, rewarding you with Makabaja and Galar-Makabaja. The other ticket also provides a Timed Research, but with a higher candy bonus and additional Halloween tasks.
Here in the overview, we show you what you get for the €1 ticket for Halloween 2022.
Timed Research with Makabaja 1/2
Task
Reward
Catch 1 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 5 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 20 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 25 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Catch 30 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Stage Reward: If you complete the tasks and claim your rewards, you will receive another encounter with Makabaja.
Timed Research with Makabaja 2/2
Task
Reward
Catch 1 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 5 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 20 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 25 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Catch 30 Ghost-type Pokémon
Encounter with Galar-Makabaja
Stage Reward: If you complete the tasks and claim your rewards, you will receive another encounter with Galar-Makabaja.
With this research, you can significantly increase your supply of Makabaja and Makabaja Candy. Note that candy bonuses are also active during the Halloween event.
How do you like the research for €1? Do you think the rewards are good for the price or did you expect more or something different?
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The special research for Halloween 2022 in Pokémon GO, Mysterious Masks, is known. We show you all the tasks and rewards.
What is it about? During the Halloween 2022 event in Pokémon GO, a special research will be unlocked for all trainers. You can pick it up from October 20 at 10:00 AM to November 1 at 10:00 AM by logging into the game during that time. In it, you have the chance to encounter Shiny Galar-Makabaja for the first time.
The special research is free and divided into four chapters. We will show you here what encounters and items you will be rewarded with for the quests.
Mysterious Masks Research 1/4
Task
Reward
Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokémon
1313 Stardust
Land 9 Curveball throws
Encounter with Makabaja
Land 49 Good throws
9 Ultra Balls
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim the respective rewards, you will also receive 4,900 XP, 490 Stardust, and an encounter with Galar-Makabaja.
Mysterious Masks Research 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokémon
1313 Stardust
Earn 9 Hearts with your buddy
Encounter with Makabaja
Send 13 Gifts to friends
40 Great Balls
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim the respective rewards, you will also receive 4,900 XP, 490 Stardust, and an encounter with Galar-Makabaja.
Mysterious Masks Research 3/4
Task
Reward
Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokémon
1313 Stardust
Catch 9 different species of Ghost- type Pokémon
Encounter with Makabaja
Use 49 Berries while catching Pokémon
49 Poké Balls
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim the respective rewards, you will also receive 4,900 XP, 490 Stardust, and an encounter with Galar-Makabaja.
Stage Reward: If you claim the respective rewards from all three tasks, you will also receive 49 Makabaja candies, 490 Stardust, and an encounter with Galar-Makabaja.
What do you think of the special research for the Halloween event 2022?
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The big Halloween 2022 event at Pokémon GO has started. You can expect Mega Banette, as well as Shinies and many Candy bonuses. In the overview, we show you all the content and bonuses.
What kind of event is this?Halloween 2022 starts in Pokémon GO and brings purchasable and free research, new Mega Raids with Banette, altered Pokémon encounters, special music, and strong Candy bonuses.
With this overview, we show you all the details you should know about the event.
Halloween 2022 Overview – What happens in the first part of the event?
How long does it last? The first part of the Halloween 2022 event runs from Thursday, October 20 at 10:00 AM to Thursday, October 27 at 10:00 AM. After that, part 2 of the Halloween event begins. Here you can see the content of part 2 of the Halloween event.
The bonuses:
Double Catch Candy
Double Transfer Candy
Double Hatch Candy
Trainers from Level 31 receive guaranteed XL Candies for walking with their buddy
Giratina that you catch between October 20 at 10:00 AM and November 1 at 10:00 AM will learn the move Shadow Force
Limited Research and Special Research: There will be a Special Research available for all trainers, which you can pick up between October 20 at 10:00 AM and November 1 at 10:00 AM. In it, you may encounter shiny Galar-Makabaja for the first time with some luck.
Additionally, there are two optional Limited Research tasks. One costs about 1 €, the other costs 6 €. You can buy both tickets or just one. Depending on the ticket, there are different tasks.
The ticket for 1 € rewards you with Makabaja and Galar-Makabaja. The ticket for 6 € rewards you with a higher Candy bonus, additional Halloween tasks, and an avatar pose.
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This is how the game changes for you: When you activate the music, you will hear the Lavender music while playing during the Halloween event in Pokémon GO.
Additionally, you will find Halloween decorations such as pumpkins at gyms and stops in various locations.
The Creepy Pose for Halloween 2022This is what the avatar items look like that you find in the shopThe pose reward, with which the purchasable research tickets are advertisedAn overview of the Pokémon you can find during Halloween 2022
In the shop, you will receive spooky items such as a Creepy Pose, a Zwirrklop hat, a Zwirrklop full-body costume, and Zubat-inspired hair accessories.
Which of the contents are you most looking forward to at the Halloween event? Let us know your opinion right here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
On October 18, 2022, not only was the popular life simulation “The Sims 4” made available for free on all platforms, but the “Behind The Sims Summit” streaming event also took place. There, EA presented an upcoming Sims game that is said to include some multiplayer elements.
What game is it? The upcoming Sims game is called “Project Rene.” An official title, such as “The Sims 5,” is currently not known. “Rene” is said to remind of words like “Renaissance” and “rebirth.”
What will the multiplayer aspects look like? As the American online magazine PCGamer.com reports, the building phase in Project Rene will pursue a social approach and include a kind of multiplayer element. This means you can share your builds or help your friends decorate and furnish a room.
In a blog post summarizing the information from the “Behind The Sims Summit” event, the developers additionally state: With Project Rene, players have the choice of whether they want to play alone or together with others, and they can play their game on all supported devices (via. ea.com).
Thus, Project Rene not only offers the possibility to play with other players but also to experience the title on multiple platforms. In the stream, we saw how a player was editing the setup of their room on a mobile device while it was simultaneously changing on the PC.
The first scenes that EA showed of Project Rene during the stream are embedded here:
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How did the last attempt at a Sims multiplayer go? With The Sims Online, EA already made an initial attempt to establish a multiplayer for The Sims in 2002. Although it was playable worldwide, it never received a translation into German. Additionally, a subscription was required to play The Sims Online.
In 2007, The Sims Online was supposed to be rebranded as EA-Land, but by 2008, the developers decided to shut down the game (via. techcrunch.com)
What do you think about the possibility of a Sims game having multiplayer aspects? Does it fit together in your opinion, and would you like to experience the popular game series with friends? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO!
The base game of The Sims 4 is now free to play, but did you know that the life simulation is one of the most expensive games on Steam due to its DLCs?
The gaming-YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has a plan to get the biggest podcast in the world on Apple and Spotify and replace Joe Rogan: He promises his fans nude pictures via OnlyFans, but only if they listen to his two podcasts. The money that comes in will be donated to a good cause. And the fans seem to be excited about the idea.
With this act, the Hawaiian-born Markiplier is incredibly successful: He has 33.3 million subscribers on YouTube – his videos constantly get 2 million or 3 million views. After PewDiePie, he is the English-speaking gaming YouTuber with the most subscribers. He even has more than Dream.
Markiplier runs the podcast “Distractible”, which ranks number 2 on Spotify in the US – but now it should reach number 1 and pass “The Joe Rogan Experience”.
Markiplier has been in the business since 2012, around the time the first streamers started:
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“Tasteful” nude pictures for a good cause
This is his plan: Markiplier promises fans in a video to open an account on OnlyFans. The platform is known for influencers sharing adult content there:
If you’ve known my channel for a while, this isn’t a big surprise for you: You might think: Hey, there’s Mark, getting naked again even though no one asked. But if you’re new here, it might be confusing or scary. But let it be said: I know what I’m doing.
Markiplier says he will open an OnlyFans account and publish nude pictures of himself there: He had already published a calendar with “tasteful nudes” in 2018 and donated the proceeds to charity. This is also the plan for OnlyFans: nude photos and the money that comes in will be donated.
He will only start the channel if the fans fulfill his conditions:
People need to listen to his podcast “Distractable” so much that it ranks number 1 on Apple and Spotify and he replaces Joe Rogan.
People also need to listen to his new podcast “GO! My Favorite Sports Team” – he’s annoyed that the only episode without him was the most popular of the podcast. This podcast needs to become the number 1 podcast in the sports segment.
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The podcast “Distractable” is receiving boosted 5-star ratings on Apple with comments like:
“Give us the OnlyFans account!” “
“I’m here to fulfill the conditions”
“I never liked podcasts, but this one changed my mind”
“Fighting for a good cause by finally listening to Apple Podcasts.”
This is probably called a successful campaign
Who is Joe Rogan that he wants to replace? Joe Rogan (55) is a former comedian and UFC commentator who is enormously successful with his podcast: Rogan often addresses typical “male” topics such as martial arts, wilderness survival, or fitness in “The Joe Rogan Experience”. He also frequently interviews celebrities or experts – even experts with controversial views, such as Canadian professor Jordan Peterson, who diagnosed a “crisis of masculinity” and refused in 2016 to address students with the pronouns they preferred.
Rogan’s podcast is often described as “highly controversial”.
Although Twitch is the preferred platform for many gamers and often dominates discussions, there are also huge gaming influencers on YouTube:
The American Tyler1 lives League of Legends. He streams almost exclusively LoL on Twitch, sees himself as the face of the game, and has achieved the highest rank in all roles. On October 16, he achieved a victory in the solo queue against Chovy, a young Korean whom many consider one of the top 5 players in the world. Tyler1 tells the pros what they are doing wrong – it’s actually very easy to win against them. To him, the pros from the LPL and LCK are all “frauds,” cheaters.
This is currently the situation: The LoL Worlds 2022 are taking place in the USA: Riot Games has set up a special solo queue where the best players in the world can play against each other in random teams in their free time or for practice.
Who was playing? In a match of the solo rank 5vs5 on October 16, Tyler1 faced 2 pros from the LCK:
The Twitch streamer and LoL rage monster Tyler1 played as “Cookiemonster” the bulky champion Sion in the mid lane. His team also included world-class jungler Oner from T1, who played Nidalee.
Chovy appeared as “Jeremy Bernstein” in the mid lane on Azir (via trackingthepros).
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Chovy is considered one of the top 5 LoL players in the world
Who is Chovy? The 21-year-old Chovy is a South Korean who has been the best player for years in weak teams that he led to the Worlds. This year, he ended up with Gen G, who were already one of the best teams in South Korea without him: Chovy promptly became the 2022 champion in the LCK.
Chovy is considered an almost perfect mid laner who is known for playing an incredibly wide champion pool and being mechanically perfect.
Experts often rate him as one of the top 5 individual players in the world, alongside players like Keria, Showmaker, Viper, or Canyon – all players from the LPL (China) or LCK (South Korea), the two dominant regions in League of Legends.
In the Worlds now, Chovy has already achieved 31 kills and 33 assists with only 5 deaths.
This gives him a KDA of 12.8 – placing him 4th. Only the bot lane from T1, Keria and Gumaysui, and his own jungler Peanut are performing better.
Gen G. is indeed a favorite to win the LoL Worlds: In the group stage, they won their group D. In the quarter-finals, DWG KIA with Showmaker and Canyon awaits – a first major highlight of the Worlds.
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LoL connoisseurs can look forward to the duel Chovy vs. Showmaker. It won’t get much better than this.
Tyler1 wins the match but doesn’t stream it on Twitch
What does Tyler1 say about how the match went for him? The ironic thing is that Tyler1 didn’t stream the match against Chovy on Twitch.
Tyler1 presents the match to his fans as if he “schooled” Chovy so hard that he stopped playing mid lane. He reads a message from the chat aloud and responds:
So you schooled Chovy? – Stop saying that. It sounds weird. But yes, I beat the crap out of him!
He then looks at Chovy’s statistics and states: Chovy must have stopped playing mid lane after the match against him (via op.gg).
Tyler1 concludes that it must be the case when you lose against the “best of the best”, meaning him. Chovy surely thought:
“Oh my God, so this is what it’s like to play against the best – I will never be at the level of this guy.”
Yes, exactly – that’s what Chovy must have surely thought.
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Unfortunately for Tyler1, the match was actually recorded.
In reality: Chovy outplayed Tyler1, he died 3 times in the first 10 minutes
How did the match actually go for Tyler1 against Chovy? To Tyler1’s great misfortune, the match that he didn’t stream was recorded by a YouTuber.
In reality, the match went a bit differently than Tyler1 remembers:
It started poorly for Tyler1: After just under 4 minutes, Chovy got a solo kill on Tyler1, who played too aggressively and wanted to set up a gank, but overdid it and was taken out by Chovy. The gank against the disciplined player Chovy also went wrong.
At 6:30 minutes, Tyler1 looked very old against Chovy again: Chovy outplayed him on Azir, but Tyler1 received help, causing Chovy to go down as well. Although Chovy dies in the process, he comes out of the situation with another kill for Azir.
After that, Chovy practically pins his opponent under his tower – Tyler1 has no room to play on the lane.
The muscular Sion suits Tyler1 but often dies.
After 9 minutes, Tyler1 had 59 creeps and 0/2/1. Chovy was at 82 creeps and 2/1/0. However, Tyler1’s bot lane with Kai’Sa and Amumu was already significantly superior to the opponents.
At minute 10, Tyler1 died for the 3rd time when he overextended in the mid lane and got taken down by 3 players.
In the midgame, the game then developed more in favor of Tyler1’s team, although he himself could hardly contribute effectively to the game: But especially the outstanding bot lane of his team tip the scales. In addition, T1 jungler Oner with Nidalee constantly ruins the opponents’ turret with his spears.
After 25 minutes, the teams were relatively even at 16:16 – with a small gold lead of 1,400 gold for Tyler1’s team.
At that point, Chovy had already died 5 times, apparently having difficulties coordinating well with his team and playing significantly looser and riskier than during professional matches. It almost looks like he is “tilting” because he is losing patience with his teammates.
Although Chovy clearly has strong skills with Azir, he also cannot win 1vs4 situations, which he attempts to achieve to turn the game around.
Azir is considered a champion for masters, but he too cannot win a game alone.
In the last minutes, Chovy could not turn the game around anymore, died in solo actions quite stupidly and the game ended after 32 minutes:
Chovy had 4/8/3 with Azir
Tyler was at 2/5/11 – his ADC with 15/3/3 and pro jungler Oner with 4/4/8 had decided the game for his team
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How did Tyler1 perform? In the laning phase, Tyler1 was clearly inferior, but it is also a difficult match for him against Azir – every time Tyler1 played a nuance too aggressively and ventured too far from the tower, Chovy punished it.
To the streamer’s defense, it should be said: Tyler1 played a tank Sion, designed to draw fire and die if necessary.
However, the team play of Tyler1’s team was better, while it seemed that everyone from Chovy’s team played for themselves and there was almost no cooperation.
But it was by no means a game where Tyler1 “schooled” anyone.
How did Tyler1 see the match? In a stream, Tyler1 is asked how he managed to beat Chovy. How did that happen? He reads a message from the chat aloud and responds (via youtube):
So, you showed your strength against Chovy? Exposed him as a cheater? Bro! I played against Chovy or whatever that guy is called. The guy is sick. I beat him. Of course! I beat the bastard! It’s so easy to play against him. He will never miss waves – he goes so far that it negatively affects his team.
Tyler1 explains that Chovy allegedly plays too passively, making him very predictable and not willing to sacrifice himself and possibly miss a wave to secure victory for his team.
He claims to have practically completely deciphered Chovy:
I pushed a side wave and thought: I bet he teleports here. He teleports and I slow-pushed a 3-stack wave in the top lane – I had Oner on my team – and we dove him, even though all the others from my team were in the bot lane. Bro, so easy, oh my God. These players from LPL and LCK are all cheaters.
That Oner did the main work and that the South Korean is also one of those “cheaters from the LCK” doesn’t seem to bother Tyler1 in his logic.
The Twitch streamer Tyler1 apparently hopes that a clip of the fight never appears where people take a closer look at how the match really went.
While Tyler1’s statements always stem from his role as a “2-meter super alpha”, a closer look reveals that it’s not quite as it seems:
The German Twitch streamer Simon “Unge” Wiefels (32) proudly announced that he has been live for 510 hours in the last 30 days. He played WoW Classic. His viewers are somewhere between admiration and concern.
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Who is it about? Unge is one of the most popular German content creators. He started producing Let’s Plays in 2012 under the name “ungespielt” and gained fame mainly with the block game Minecraft. Meanwhile, he lives on Madeira and primarily creates reaction content under the name “ungeklickt”.
But now Unge has discovered the joy of streaming again: He was on air for an incredible 409 hours in September, as much as in the last 7 months combined. And there is no end in sight:
On October 19, Unge shared his Twitch statistics on Twitter. In the last 30 days, he has streamed for 500 hours – the statistics page Sullygnome even shows him at 510 hours.
To put that into perspective: 30 days have a total of 720 hours. Unge’s achievement corresponds to nearly 3 full-time jobs.
What’s behind it? The latest expansion in WoW Classic, Wrath of the Lich King, was released on September 27 and seems to have Unge firmly in its claws. Out of his 510 streamed hours, Unge spent 439 in-game – the rest is divided between “Just Chatting” and the category “I’m Only Sleeping” (via sullygnome) – he apparently took a nap there.
This is the composition of Unge’s streams currently.
WotLK has fascinated Unge.
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How is the continuous streaming received? The reactions range somewhere between awe and horror. In the comments on Twitter, the term “crazy” comes up frequently, however one might interpret that. Twitter user Burrito sums it up:
Most seem to agree that the performance is indeed noteworthy. Fans and especially fellow streamers who know how much work goes into it tip their hats – such numbers are usually only seen during subathons (via Twitter).
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Subathons are events where streamers are on air as long as possible and are rewarded by their viewers with paid subscriptions (“subs”). However, Unge does not seem to pursue such a goal; he is simply having a lot of fun.
Already on October 12, he announced that he was having more fun streaming than ever before:
Are all reactions positive? Not everyone can celebrate in light of such numbers – some are more concerned. One Twitter user calculated that Unge is on air for over 16 hours a day and advised the streamer to take a break as well.
just over 16 hours a day. Take care of yourself. Even if it doesn’t feel like it, it’s stress for the body. Give yourself a break and take care of yourself 💚
The grind is paying off for Unge: He has climbed to 6th place among the most-watched German streamers (via sullygnome). In WoW, he is currently even the German number 1 in terms of watched hours, and worldwide he is ranked 4th (via sullygnome).
And even in WoW, his progress is impressive: In a spontaneous 150-hour stream (in one go!) Unge leveled up 2 characters to level 80:
What do you think of the action? Strong performance or rather concerning? How many hours have you spent in WotLK? What would you do with 500 hours? Feel free to leave us a comment with your opinion.
If you are also currently in a WoW frenzy, it might be worth taking a look at our guide:
In gaming, a kind of inverted world can currently be observed. In order to obtain permission to buy Activision Blizzard and thus Call of Duty, Microsoft is consistently portraying its own gaming division Xbox in a negative light. Xbox has hardly any role in mobile and PC, and in consoles, it even ranks last. Meanwhile, Microsoft depicts Sony and its PlayStation as a giant. Sony has been the absolute market leader in consoles for 20 years, can simply raise the price of the PS5 and is acquiring many new studios.
The regulatory authorities must approve the purchase – but Sony is arguing against the acquisition in submissions to the authorities. It points out that a merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could create such market power that it endangers free competition:
Sony argues that Xbox is already powerful and Call of Duty is the biggest game in the world. If the two come together, a powerful giant would emerge that no one could compete with.
The latest statements come from a submission by Microsoft to the regulators in the UK. Journalist Tom Warren (The Verge) summarized them on Twitter.
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Microsoft says: PlayStation more than twice the size of Xbox
This is how Microsoft exaggerates the PlayStation: Microsoft states:
The Sony PlayStation has been the “largest console platform” for over 20 years. With a user base of 150 million consoles, the PlayStation is larger than Nintendo and twice the size of Xbox.
Sony is so huge that they could raise the price of the PlayStation 5 without fearing a loss of market share.
PlayStation is the “undisputed market leader” with enduring market power – there are more than 4,000 games alone on the PlayStation. Losing a single game cannot make much of a difference.
PlayStation had almost 5 times more exclusive titles than Xbox in 2021
In recent years, Sony announced it was acquiring Bungie, the creators of the “popular online game Destiny 2”. They also acquired shares in From Software, the developers of the biggest game of 2022, Elden Ring, and have a stake in Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite.
In 2021, there were almost 5 times more exclusive titles for PlayStation than for Xbox.
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This is how poorly Microsoft presents itself: Regarding its own division Xbox, it states: Xbox
ranks last in consoles
ranks 7th in PC
plays no significant role in mobile games
Such as cloud gaming, gamers hardly accept that anyway. There is also no interest in competing in any way with market leaders like Sony, Apple, Google, or Steam – where would that lead?
Sony might not like competition – but they can adapt
What follows from this? According to Microsoft, there is no reason for the authorities to oppose a purchase of Activision Blizzard: Sony might not like it, but the corporation definitely has the ability to adapt and keep up.
Microsoft has no intention of doing anything with Call of Duty anyway – it will certainly remain on PlayStation, they assure. If the British regulator takes a critical look at Sony’s complaint, they will surely see that there is nothing to it.
The authority simply adopted Sony’s complaint without critically questioning it.
It seems there is a hard battle going on, even though everything sounds so friendly:
In FIFA 23 the TOTW 5 is now available. Which players have made it into the Team of the Week this time, you can find out here.
When does TOTW 5 come out? The new Team of the Week has been available since October 19 at 19:00 in Ultimate Team. It is included in packs and replaces the normal gold cards of the selected players.
This is the TOTW: In the TOTW, players with improved cards are brought to Ultimate Teamevery week, who have convinced with strong performances in real football during the week.
How do you get TOTW cards? You can pull TOTW cards from packs, but for that you need a lot of luck. Alternatively, the Inform cards can be obtained on the transfer market, but they can cost a lot of money there. How you can get the necessary coins is shown by our trading tips.
Now let’s take a look at the new TOTW 5 in FUT 23.
The TOTW 5 in FIFA 23 – All Inform Players
This is Team of the Week 5: In the latest TOTW, there are surprisingly strong cards that the predictions did not expect. Particularly noteworthy is Neymar’s new CAM card (90), which offers extremely strong values across the board and is likely to become quite expensive.
Neymar moves to the attacking midfield and can impress with all his stats. Especially the shot upgrade by 2 points is likely to result in more goals.
Kroos is popular again in FIFA 23 and his new Inform card makes him even better. He is extremely accurate with passes and also has strong dribbling stats.
Vlahovic is a strong striker option for Serie A teams. He is physically strong and can shine with outstanding shooting stats.
Sané is also moving to the attacking midfield like Neymar and should do well there. Especially because of his enormous pace and his dribbling and shooting stats.
Thuram is a featured player and receives a significant upgrade. He is now very fast, has great shooting stats and can convince with high dribbling and strong physique.
What do you think of the new TOTW? Can you already make something of it? Let us know in the comments!
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On October 18, the long-awaited new gambling regulations on Twitch came into effect. The streaming platform had received a lot of praise for this step in advance, but now disillusionment seems to be setting in – and in the case of Theo “Scurrows” Bottländer, a German casino streamer, there is also schadenfreude.
The action was successful: On September 21, Twitch announced it would revise its rules. Sites that do not provide adequate consumer protection would be banned in the future. However, the changes were to take effect only on October 18. Now the time has come.
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What do the new regulations look like now? Twitch has focused on virtual one-armed bandits (“slots”), roulette and dice games in the new regulations. Here’s what is now prohibited:
Streamers are not allowed to share referral codes for such providers
Banners containing a link to the provider are also prohibited
Moreover, no verbal references to the providers are allowed
What impact does this have on streams? Prohibited sites cannot be shown on stream. This also includes the online casino Stake, with which many of the gambling streamers like Corinna Kopf or even xQc had a deal. The German streamers Scurrows and Orangemorange were also linked to Stake.
Whether a website is banned depends on various factors, according to Twitch:
Are there security measures like deposit limits, waiting times, and age verification?
Are streamers using VPNs to bypass geo-blocks or recommending them?
Does the site hold a license in a country that provides adequate consumer protection?
Scurrows celebrates the new regulations with a round of slots
How are the reactions? Many feel the new regulations do not go far enough (via Twitter). They are disappointed that Twitch’s new regulations fall short of expectations. Nevertheless, the new regulations are a step in the right direction (via Twitter).
However, one seems to be happy: Scurrows wrote a series of tweets on the topic on October 18. Among them was a link to his Twitch channel, stating he is now live in the slots category (via Twitter).
Later, Scurrows reported that viewers would receive a warning for mentioning the banned online casino Stake in the chat. He took the opportunity to thank Twitch for not banning slots altogether.
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Apart from Twitch, Scurrows also targeted the influencers who had campaigned against gambling streams. They are now suspiciously quiet – for him, a sign that they were not really behind the issue (via Twitter).
So did the new regulations not achieve anything? That’s not entirely true. Looking at the slots category on Twitch, where a large part of the gambling had taken place, a significant decline can be observed.
Apparently, many streamers went all out for a last hurrah before it quieted down. Even Scurrows seems to be focusing more on role-playing in GTA V again, something he originally gained fame for (via sullygnome).
A Twitter user even declared the death of the slots category. There were only just over 7000 viewers there – at its peak, there were over 200,000 (via sullygnome).
What do you think? Did you expect more from Twitch, or did everything go pretty much as expected? Are you disappointed or do you welcome the step in the right direction? Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.
Apart from gambling in the form of slots or roulette, there is also ongoing discussion about whether opening so-called loot boxes in games constitutes a form of gambling. A German streamer wants to set an example now.
K’Sante is the new champion available to play in League of Legends starting November 3, 2022. For the first time, a champion will be released with a prestige skin on the live servers. The skin belongs to the “Empyrean” series, which will appear on the live servers with patch 12.21.
What is special about the skin? K’Sante will be added as a new champion to League of Legends. Right at release, Riot is giving him a prestige skin. This will mark the first time that 2 prestige skins will be available in the shop at the same time: K’Sante’s and Master Yi’s “Soul Blossom” skin.
The skin was created in collaboration with Lil Nas X and reflects his enthusiasm for the champion. In a roundtable, Lead Concept Artist Thomas Randy told us about the collaboration with the musician on the skin. It was noted that Riot drew inspiration from modern fashion for the “Prestige Empyrean” K’Sante.
After the rapper had already released the Worlds song, Riot also tried to incorporate Lil Nas X’s style into K’Sante’s prestige skin. As this is the first cooperation with an artist for a new skin, it was important to stay true to the essence of the character.
Here you can find the cinematic trailer for K’Sante:
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League of Legends: K’Sante Cinematic Trailer
LoL receives 8 new skins from the Empyrean series
What other skins are available in the skin series? So far, new champions have rarely had many skins and some had to wait a long time. However, this patch brings many new skins. The Empyrean series introduces us to 8 champions who are getting a new skin.
Champions receiving a skin are:
Empyrean Jax
Empyrean Jhin
Empyrean K’Sante → Prestige Empyrean K’Sante
Empyrean Lux
Empyrean Pyke
Empyrean Vex
Empyrean Zac
Empyrean Zed
The Empyrean series consists of epic skins, for which you should pay 1,350 RP – with one exception: the Pyke skin will be legendary and cost 1,820 RP.
In the trailer, some players joked that it was a nice Pyke montage (via reddit). We have embedded the trailer for you here:
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The new skin series “Empyrean” is being presented.
The Pyke skin is not only more expensive because it is the legendary skin of this series, but it also fits into the lore of the universe. In this world, Pyke seeks out and battles his alter egos. For this reason, he will also be portrayed as much stronger in the trailer than the other characters.
The skins are characterized by many neon colors and originate from a dark world. The champions invade the new universe and become part of the Empyrean. Their original universes are doomed, and they try to prevent the misfortune. In doing so, they travel through various universes to obtain the fire energy source.
What do others say about the new skins? Some may not like the new direction of the prestige skins because they still hold on to the white/gold versions of the prestige editions. However, there are also some other voices from the community:
On the post from League of Legends, user “FNC TruVyper” (via Twitter) replies: “Alright, I don’t make the rules. So I’ll be buying the skin.”
Reddit user “ElementaryMyDearWut” posts (via Reddit): “I think it’s great that they’ve moved away from the gold/white prestige skins. The butterfly motif and the purple go really well together. I love it.”
New Champion K’Sante is supposed to fill a gap
What defines the champion? K’Sante is meant to fill the gap that exists on the top lane. Jakob Crouch told us about the planning process. He always missed that one character who could fill the gap between a tank and a duelist.
The main inspiration for this was a scene from the series “Naruto” where Rock Lee fights Gaara. After trying everything, Lee drops his weights and severely beats Gaara. This feeling should also be conveyed by K’Sante.
For those who do not recognize the scene, we have included a clip from the fight:
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As an interface between tank and duelist, the champion should have the chance to decide at any time whether to fight for his team or to engage in an ultimate showdown with an opponent.
Fights are also reflected in K’Sante’s story. He had to defend the city of Nazumah against monsters day by day. “He is just a man. A man who has fought his entire life to become the best monster hunter from Nazumah. And he has become the embodiment of human perfection,” says Justin “Earp” Albers from Riot Games.
What do you think of K’Sante? And do you wish for more backstories about the champions from League of Legends? Let us know in the comments.
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With patch 6.25, the new Manderville weapons were introduced to Final Fantasy XIV. We will tell you how to forge these special weapons and what the future holds for the quests.
This is how to unlock the weapon quest: If you are one of those people who are not very interested in side quests, your journey to the weapon quest will be a long one. The prerequisite is completing the Hildibrand quest series.
This is a considerable amount of work that includes over 40 individual quests and several trial battles, and there’s no way around it if you want the new weapons.
The very first starter quest is located in Ul’dah (Naldcrossing, X: 9.8 / Y: 8.6) with the NPC Wymond. You can check your current progress in your archive. However, if you have completed all the Hildi quests, it will be much faster.
This is how you unlock the quest:
Name of the starter quest: Make a Manderville piece out of it
Quest NPC: Servant of the Mandervilles
Location: Radz-at-Han (X: 11.8 / Y: 11.2)
Requirements: A combat or magic job at level 90. Completion of the previous Hildibrand quests “Copy of a Unique One”.
After that, simply follow the quest instructions to forge the first level of the weapons.
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Crafting Manderville Weapons
Before you accept the first quest, pay attention to which job you currently have active. The quest will be based on that. The game will ask you beforehand whether you want to accept the weapon for the currently active job or would prefer to switch first.
What is needed for level 1? Once you have started the quest, you need to bring 3 Manderium meteorite chunks to the NPC Gerolt in Radz-at-Han (X: 12.0 / Y: 7.1) in the first step of “Make a Manderville piece out of it”.
These can be found abundantly at Jubrunnah in Radz-at-Han (X: 12.1 / Y: 10.9), but they cost 500 Allagan stones of astronomy each. If you don’t currently have the required amount in your pocket, you can farm some dailies and dungeons to get them. And that’s it.
After completion, the quest can be repeated if you want to supply your other jobs with Manderville weapons. You will then need another 1,500 stones.
The weapons are dyeable right from the start at the first level and have an item level of 615. They are 5 levels weaker than the currently available Moonlit weapons, but if you have no desire to do raids at all (even in normal mode), they are a solid option.
Fun Fact: The relic weapons (Relic) were the first variation of weapons that have been improved with every patch. They were introduced in the base game “A Realm Reborn,” and the name has become established in some player circles, so all weapons of this kind are referred to as “relics” or something similar. It has become a kind of generic term.
What do the weapons look like? In the game, there is no way to preview the weapons before crafting them. On reddit, players have therefore come together and collected pictures of the weapons from various classes.
Keep in mind that this is the first level and the weapons will be further upgraded in upcoming patches. Experience shows that their appearance changes drastically in the process. New light effects are added, and the shape may also differ.
You don’t have to worry if you don’t like the current appearance. This is not the final form of the weapons.
What’s next? Further upgrades for Manderville weapons will come with new updates. Over the course of the Endwalker expansion, they will continually be upgraded until they are expected to become the strongest weapons in the game. At least, that has been the case in the past.
When and how this will specifically progress is still unknown. Once more levels are added, we will update this guide.
If you are looking for more activities, you can check out the remaining content of the new patch 6.25:
Some fans of Destiny 2 are criticizing this year’s Halloween event pass on reddit. They argue that the few contents are simply too expensive for the price.
What kind of event is it? Since October 18, the annual Halloween event has returned to Destiny. The “Festival of the Lost” is available in-game for three weeks.
As in the previous year, Destiny will send you to Haunted Sectors, which will replace the lost sectors during this period. As a reward, you will receive the sniper rifle “Gloom-Tech”.
Which pass is being criticized? The criticized pass is the event pass that was released with the Halloween event. This features a premium version that promises additional content.
The upgrade to the enhanced event card costs 1,000 silver, which can be purchased in the shop for Destiny 2 for just under 10 euros.
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Too little content meets a too high price
What is the criticism? Some Destiny players express criticism on reddit, stating that the event pass is too expensive. The main argument is the comparatively few contents of the pass, which they believe are not worth the price.
The enhanced event card costs 1,000 silver (approximately 10 euros) and is thus just as expensive as a season pass. This is also criticized by the user AmbidextrousWaffle on reddit:
“[…] The event passes are terrible and should not be purchased. These event cards are not worth the price they cost. 10 dollars for a shader, an emote, a sparrow, and a transmat effect. Keep in mind that this is the same price as a whole season. Just save your money!”
“When I found out it was just a cosmetic package, I was so angry.”
What are other players saying? Many players share the opinion of AmbidextrousWaffle, whose post on reddit received 6,700 upvotes within 18 hours (as of October 19, 4:00 PM). In the over 800 comments, statements include:
theSaltySolo via reddit: “For $10, you would expect more than a small handful of items.”
Silentknyght via reddit: “I’m ashamed to admit that I bought the premium card, but only because I thought it would offer a real event or gameplay. When I found out it was just a cosmetic package, I was so angry.”
InevitableBlue via reddit: “I hope no one buys this. They can definitely do better, and they know it.”
Are there other opinions? Besides the critics, there are also a few players in the comments who cannot empathize with the criticism.
A frequently mentioned argument is that these are optional contents, as they are just skins and not features relevant to the event or general progression. This means that no one has to buy the pass if they are not interested in contents like the sparrow or the shaders.
This is clearly stated by reddit user machinehead933, who writes:
It is entirely optional. Eververse has always offered event cosmetics. These event passes are nothing new. They are just Eververse bundles under another name. If you really want to buy cosmetics, it’s a good deal considering what they usually charge for these things.
Although other users with similar statements can also be found in the comments, the criticism of the event outweighs with 6,700 upvotes. Machinehead933 currently has 26 downvotes on their comment, indicating relatively little approval.
What do you think of the event pass? Do you find the price worth it for the provided contents, or do you think the pass is too expensive? Did you maybe even buy it? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments!
With the release of CoD Modern Warfare 2, Twitch is giving you five items on October 28, 2022, including a blueprint for a weapon. We will show you what these items are, how to get them, and how long you have time to do so.
What items can I expect? Since CoD Modern Warfare 2 is soon to be released, Activision wants to give you some gifts in the form of Twitch Drops. In these gifts, you will not only receive your first weapon but also cosmetic goodies that you can use to decorate your account and weapon.
All cosmetic items at a glance
The following items are provided to you by Activision thanks to Twitch Drops:
“Medallion 141” – Weapon charm
“Death’s Angel” – Calling card and emblem
“Something In My Teeth” – Weapon sticker
“Watchdog 141” – Weapon blueprint
How to get all items for Modern Warfare 2
To receive all the listed items, you first need to link your Twitch and Activision accounts together. Here you can connect your two accounts (via. Activision).
Once you have done that, go to Twitch and select a streamer who has activated Twitch Drops and is streaming “CoD Modern Warfare 2” live.
Now you only need to watch for a maximum of 60 minutes to unlock all items. After that, you should be able to claim your rewards either on Twitch itself or in the game.
More about CoD Modern Warfare 2 can be found here:
How much time do I have for this? According to the Twitter account of Call of Duty itself, the whole action starts on October 28 and ends on November 06. So you still have quite a while until the event takes place. Nevertheless, you should already have your accounts ready, as once the action is over, you will have no more opportunities to get these cosmetic items.
That was all the important information about the upcoming Twitch Drops for Modern Warfare 2. What do you think about Activision already providing you with a new gun before you have to jump into the fight? Let us know in the comments!
Did you know that the preload for Modern Warfare 2 starts tonight? All important information can be found here:
“Them’s Fightin’ Herds” is a crazy fighting game where you use hoofed animals as fighters. With 94% positive reviewsThe game, with a “My Little Pony” look, is well-received by players on Steam.
What kind of game is Them’s Fightin’ Herds? It is a 2D fighting game, similar to Super Smash Bros or MultiVersus, but with cartoonish hoofed animals. Among the 7 fighters available, there are a unicorn, a sheep, and a llama.
The design of the animals comes from Lauren Faust, an artist who is also behind the series: “My Little Pony: Friendship.”
Here you can see the trailer for the console launch of Them’s Fightin’ Herds:
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Them’s Fightin’ Herds – Console Launch Trailer
What does the gameplay look like in the game? The game promises combat gameplay with four different attacks: light, medium, and strong attacks – and magic. Each character in the game has individual abilities for “magic.” With the various attacks, you can execute combos that take down your opponent.
Is there a multiplayer? You can play Them’s Fightin’ Herds both offline and online with others. Additionally, there is a story mode full of battles, mini-games, and boss fights. To get to know the basics of combat, the game also offers tutorials and a training mode.
What do the Steam reviews say? Of the total 2,567 reviews, 94% are positive. This means the game ranks very well in overall ratings. Recent reviews are also “very positive” (via steam.com, as of October 19, 2022).
Here you can see some screenshots of the gameplay
The fighting game is praised multiple times for its good gameplay, which according to some reviews offers a good entry point, especially for beginners of the genre. Many also enjoy the colorful style and praise the community of the game. The comparison to “My Little Pony” is mentioned frequently.
However, there are also negative reviews criticizing the gameplay. The authors of the negative reviews complained about the controls or could not get to grips with the combat system.
For which platforms is the game available? Besides the Steam version, the game is now also available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.
How much does the game cost on Steam? On Steam the game is currently on sale for €10.07 instead of €16.79. The offer ends on October 24, 2022. If you want to get the Deluxe Edition, which includes the game and the Season-1 Pass with extra content, you currently pay €30.06 (as of October 19, 2022).
What do you think of Them’s Fightin’ Herds? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In recent weeks, the developers of Pokémon GO have faced harsh criticism repeatedly. We at MeinMMO have therefore asked them for a statement and show you how Niantic is dealing with this backlash.
What issue is there with Pokémon GO? For weeks now, Pokémon GO has been under criticism from trainers. The reason for this is the numerous changes in the game, some of which were made without further announcements.
But how do the developers stand on the players’ reactions and their changes? We wanted to know more from MeinMMO and asked Niantic.
“We strive to provide all players with the best gaming experience”
What did we want to know? In our inquiry to Niantic, we primarily addressed the topics that are repeatedly criticized in the reddit community and other social networks. We particularly focused on the changes to the boxes and the associated lack of communication.
But we also addressed other issues in the game, such as missing event stickers or the delayed activation of content, and asked for a corresponding statement.
What has Niantic responded? Unfortunately, we did not receive precise answers to MeinMMO’s specific questions regarding the (secret) changes to the boxes, around the developer diary, and the broken events.
However, the developers assured us that they strive to share important information with the global community. Due to the numerous good things happening in the game, however, it is necessary to weigh carefully which content is included in the updates.
They continue to be committed to providing all players with the best possible gaming experience. In order to hold the best event launches in the future, the insights gained are an integral part of their active discussion. Specifically, we were told the following:
We will always strive to share important information with our valued community of trainers worldwide. With so many updates and good things happening in and around the game, we naturally have to decide every day what to include in these updates.
We are committed to providing all players, no matter where in the world they are, with the best gaming experience and will continue to take this responsibility very seriously. We take the lessons we’ve learned and actively discuss how best to use the insights for future event launches.
Niantic
Why does the changes cause so much criticism?
Poor Boxes: Looking at footage of the older boxes, such as the adventure box or hyperbox, one quickly realizes that they were primarily geared towards raids and hatching eggs. Players could purchase corresponding items such as incubators or raid passes for relatively few coins.
Especially the remote raid passes are very popular among players, as they allow participation in raids in other regions of the world from afar. However, players now have to pay a lot for such items. Niantic increased the costs for remote raid passes a few months ago and ultimately removed them from the weekly boxes.
Comparison Hyperbox in September 2019 (left) and in September 2022 (right)
Lack of communication: However, the changes to the boxes are not the only reason for the harsh criticism, as the lack of communication from the developers is also a recurring topic. Trainers have been demanding at least transparent communication for a long time.
Finally, Niantic publicly responded to the reactions of the trainers. They reverted the controversial PokéStop changes and assured better communication. However, according to many players, there is hardly any sign of that anymore.
Even the regular updates as part of the so-called “developer diary,” which Niantic introduced as a result of the HearUsNiantic campaign last year and was supposed to provide monthly updates, are becoming increasingly rare.
Whether Niantic will actually take the players’ criticism to heart and make future communication more transparent, and whether the boxes will return, remains to be seen for now. However, if there are new updates on this, you can find out on MeinMMO.
What’s your opinion on Niantic’s statement? Did you wish for more concrete answers from the developers? Or do you think the community’s criticism is unjustified? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released on October 28. In a blog post, the developers have now published further details about the content for the release. While not all details are available yet, we are collecting what we already know about the release content here for you on MeinMMO.
Slowly but surely, it is starting: The release of Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner. From October 20, the first pre-orders can rock the campaign, before the official release is on October 28.
For many players, the multiplayer mode is the focus. That’s why we are collecting the multiplayer content that you can expect at the launch in the game. With a click, you can go to the information you are looking for:
We don’t know all the details yet and can’t list all the weapons or maps. However, what is already known can be found here. To get you in the mood for the multiplayer mode, CoD has already released a celebrity trailer:
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CoD MW2: Release Content – Over 50 weapons
What is already known? There will be over 50 unique weapons at launch, spread across 33 weapon platforms. These platforms will partially replace the traditional system with weapon levels.
You unlock these platforms through your account level and then must play these weapons to unlock further weapons. Up to 6 weapons can be unlocked per platform. They then share some important attachments. Details on the new gunsmith can be found here.
From the beta of MW2, we already know the M4 platform, featuring classics like the M4 or the burst-fire rifle M16, and the Lachmann platform, which includes the MP5.
CoD is already showing how many weapons of each class are in the game:
10 assault rifles
4 battle rifles (single-shot)
7 submachine guns
4 shotguns
6 LMGs
6 DMRs
3 snipers
combat shield
5 pistols
4 launchers
one melee weapon
Many of the weapons will be discovered in the campaign. You can actually play them much earlier than the multiplayer. All the information about the release dates of MW2 can be found here:
What is already known? With CoD MW2, the factions return to Call of Duty. So you will always need to select 2 operators for your matches – depending on which side you are fighting on, you will have a different operator.
7 will be available to you at launch, while 18 can be unlocked through challenges in multiplayer and the campaign.
The two factions at launch are named Specgru and Kortac. Here are the operators of Specgru:
And here are the operators of Kortac:
These are the 23 operators in the game with their own backstory. The remaining 2 operators are the Mil-Sim operators – nameless soldiers who will receive many skins over time that look more generic, such as a police uniform.
The “Oni” operator of Kortac is currently reserved for PlayStation. The operator is part of the digital pre-order of MW2 but is only available for players on PS4 and PS5.
What is already known? Currently, we only know the specific number of modes at launch: 10 modes for the normal maps and 2 modes for the large maps of Ground War. Due to the beta phase, we can already roughly say which modes will be in the game:
Normal modes
Search & Destroy
Team Deathmatch
Free-for-All
Domination
Hardpoint
Third-Person Mode
Knock-Out
Hostage Rescue
Ground War
Ground War (Capture Positions)
Invasion (TDM Rules)
Currently, it is also possible that the modes from the beta could change. However, experience from recent years has shown that the contents of the beta are also directly available in the full game.
For the maps, we can already list some from the beta:
6vs6 maps
Valderas Museum
Breenbergh Hotel
Farm 18
Mercado Las Almas
Ground War maps
Sarrif Bay
Sa’Id
Additionally, it has been confirmed that the map “Marina Bay Grand Prix” will be included at launch. It takes place on a Formula 1 racetrack.
Many maps actually take place in 2 specific areas of the world: In Al Mazrah, the later Warzone map, and in Las Almas, Mexico.
How many 6vs6 maps CoD MW2 delivers at launch cannot be said for sure yet. CoD MW 2019 had the lowest number of release maps to date, launching with only 6 6vs6 maps. Cold War had 8, Vanguard a strong 14.
All already known or leaked maps have been collected for you in the following article:
What is already known? In the co-op mode, CoD MW2 returns to its roots. You will be served a duo mode, and often the players’ tasks in a mission will differ.
As an example, the developers mentioned a mission where one player carries out their mission on the ground while the second player helps with supporting fire from the air.
At launch, 3 missions will be available, with players on the later Warzone map Al Mazrah:
Low Profile
Stealth mission where you gather reconnaissance data
Denied Area
Vehicle mission where you need to destroy something
Defender: Mt. Zaya
Horde mission where more enemies come with each wave
As with the multiplayer mode, more missions for Spec-Ops will be added over time.
As soon as there is new information about the release content, we will update the information. The first content drop will come on November 16, and Season 1 will start. New maps, modes, and weapons will already be added here.
On December 14, the mid-season will start with more content – including the new PvE raids and some legendary maps. Here, the first remakes of old maps could already come into play.
Let us know in the comments which old map you think the developers should bring directly and what else you think of the release content.
The new class in World of Warcraft has become even better. Blizzard has made considerable adjustments to their racial abilities.
The Evokers are a new race-class combo in World of Warcraft, which you can play soon. However, just before the end of the beta, Blizzard has made some changes to this class that make it even cooler. The flying ability of the Evokers has been adjusted again and is now almost as good as dragon riding.
What is the problem? For the Evokers, “dragon riding” is in direct competition with their racial ability “Soar”. This is essentially a watered-down version of dragon riding that can be used anywhere in the world but does not offer as significant advantages as the skill for all players.
This is a problem because especially in the new content – that is, on the Dragon Isles – the “Soar” ability is always significantly worse than dragon riding.
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4 Minutes of Gameplay for Dragon Riding, the new feature in WoW Dragonflight
What has Blizzard changed? At launch, several dragon riding talents will also work for the racial ability of the Evokers. In other words: When you improve your dragon riding, the racial ability of the Evokers also improves simultaneously. The following changes will be made:
The maximum speed of the Evoker racial ability will increase to match the maximum of the dragon riding ability.
Several talents drastically reduce the cooldown of the Evoker racial ability, down to a minimum of one minute.
The winds of the isles will also affect the Evoker racial ability after unlocks.
However, please note that these buffs only work on the Dragon Isles. Outside the isles, in the rest of World of Warcraft, the racial ability retains its old functionality. Since all other characters cannot use dragon riding here anyway, the “weakened” Soar is still a significant advantage.
More about World of Warcraft can be found here on MeinMMO:
Why has Blizzard changed this? The criticism from the WoW community regarding the Evokers’ racial ability was quite loud. It was frequently mentioned in the forums that “Soar” may seem interesting on paper but is hardly used in practice on the Dragon Isles. On the Dragon Isles, dragon riding is significantly faster and more efficient for all players than the Evokers’ racial ability.
It didn’t feel right that this ability was useless particularly in the new areas.
Thus, the Evokers have become significantly more interesting just before launch, and soon you will be able to glide through the skies with them.
Are you looking forward to the Evokers? Or are you still not able to get used to the scaled, new heroes?
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This week, the first “Kingsfall” will be bustling in Destiny 2. This title is the award for players who have successfully completed all Kingsfall raid challenges in recent weeks. But the challenges are good for more than just that. Anyone who wants some more top loot should know about them. MeinMMO explains how they work.
Currently, the last challenge in Bungie’s latest legacy raid “Kingsfall” is active. Those who master it have not only a title in sight. In the basic version of the raid, players receive an additional loot chest for completing one of the raid challenges, allowing them to receive double rewards. So, more of the prestigious weapons and armor for everyone.
What is a raid challenge? The so-called challenges in the raids of Destiny 2 are additional tasks that players can tackle in the PvE endgame.
Specifically, the challenges restrict your normal, accustomed play style in a special way. Depending on which challenge is currently active, you have to coordinate differently to master it in the end.
In the raid “Kingsfall”, there are a total of five such encounters – the jumping passages are excluded from the challenges. They rotate weekly, but not in random order.
For the last challenge, you must pass Oryx, the raid boss from Kingsfall.
How to succeed in the challenge: “Hands off”
Where does the challenge take place? For the
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