Raid Exotics are largely among the best weapons in Destiny 2. However, one particular fusion rifle did not enjoy such a good reputation, and so Guardians did not eagerly try to earn the weapon. Now Bungie has significantly improved the rifle, but hardly anyone owns it.
This special weapon can be earned in the raid “Vow of the Disciple” when you take down Rhulk, the final boss. However, the drop rate is low, and usually Guardians must clear the raid multiple times to eventually spot the golden engram on the ground.
In the community, however, the weapon did not have a good reputation upon its release. Therefore, many Guardians were not in a hurry to earn it. Now that Bungie has polished the rifle with buffs, it is once again a hidden gem that hardly anyone owns.
A hidden gem, but few own it
Why does hardly anyone own the weapon? The rifle “Collective Obligation” was not very popular at its release. Many Guardians labeled the raid weapon as too complicated and niche, and with its perks, it could not really impress.
The ability to absorb and distribute debuffs paired with a very long cooldown did not sit well with every player. Therefore, the weapon seemed more like a fun killer that required a lot of practice rather than a gun that provides action.
An abstract piece – Collective Obligation
The unpopularity of the gun reached Bungie, and the team immediately set out to address it. Before Season 18, the team announced all the new changes to the weapon, and these now finally make “Collective Obligation” a must-have in Destiny 2 that is worth earning.
What is so good about the weapon now? The cooldown you received after using “Void Edge” is now completely gone. You can recharge your weapon with debuffs again after using the special ability. Additionally, the duration of “Void Edge” has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds. This gives you even more time to eliminate your opponents.
Furthermore, you receive 20% more damage against PvE enemies when “Void Edge” is active, and you need fewer hits to charge the special ability.
Finally, “Void Edge” is instantly recharged when you kill weakened enemies or if you yourself get hit by a Void debuff.
Considering Bungie’s adjustments, it is clear that the team did everything to make the weapon very attractive for Guardians. As a result, the primary weapon becomes a favorite for every player of the loot shooter. You just need to get it.
What do you think of the changes? Have you tested the Collective Obligation in its new form and do you like it, or does Bungie need to make more adjustments? Let us know in the comments!
Dalaran is the new capital in WoW WotLK Classic and many players want to go there. We show you everything about portals and how you can travel there repeatedly while leveling, without placing a hearthstone in Dalaran.
What is Dalaran? The flying city above the Crystalsong Forest in Northrend is an important meeting point in WotLK Classic. There are trainers for various professions, large bank buildings, and portals to the capitals of the Horde and Alliance. There you can sign up for battlegrounds and arenas and spend hours fishing coins from a wishing well.
No wonder that with this variety, everyone wants to travel to Dalaran. In this article, we show you the different ways to travel to Dalaran in overview.
Magician Portal – A very easy way
How does it work? As a magician, you can learn the spell Portal: Dalaran starting at level 74. This creates a portal that allows group members to travel to Dalaran.
If you are not a magician yourself, you can ask one in the capitals or at other locations. They can invite you to a group so that their portal becomes usable for you. But be ready with a tip for this service, which you pay before entering.
A view from above of Dalaran
Your first visit – What to do? If you arrived in Dalaran with the help of a magician, you can now place your hearthstone in one of the inns.
Open the map – You will find Krasus Landing. Get the flight point
Then, upon arriving in the Fjord or the Tundra, head to a flight master soon. Kamagua in the Fjord and Unu’pe in the Tundra are suitable places. Take the flight points and go to one of these places to board the turtle ship. It will take you to the harbor Moa’ki in the Dragonblight. Also speak to the flight master there.
Now you have a fixed flight connection to Dalaran.
Quest: The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran (do not turn in!)
What kind of quest is this? Starting at level 74, you will receive the quest “The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran”. The quest involves speaking with an NPC who will teleport you to Dalaran. Various NPCs in Northrend distribute the quest and teleport you. These are:
Horde:
Magistrix Kaelana 41.6 53.6 in the Borean Tundra (Warsong Hold)
Magister Varenthas 79.4 29.4 in the Howling Fjord (Port of Retribution)
Magistrix Phaelista 20.6 64.2 in the Grizzly Hills (Fortress of the Wall)
Magister Tyr’ganal 76.8 63.2 in the Dragonblight (Gallgrimm)
Image of the Archmage Aethas Sunstrider 38.0 46.2 in the Dragonblight (Agmar’s Hammer)
Magister Teronus III 40.6 66.6 in Zul’Drak (Argent Crusade)
Alliance:
Baron Ulrik von Stromheim 58.6 62.8 in the Howling Fjord (Valgarde)
Magister Dath’omere 58.6 68.2 in the Borean Tundra (Valiance Keep)
Image of the Archmage Modera 29.0 55.4 in the Dragonblight (Stars Rest)
Vas the Unstable 78.8 45.4 in the Dragonblight (Fort Wintergrasp)
Magistrix Haelenai 32.0 59.8 in the Grizzly Hills (Wyrmest Temple)
Magister Teronus III 40.6 66.6 in Zul’Drak (Argent Crusade)
This is the trick: When you talk to one of the NPCs, they teleport you to Dalaran. However, if you do not turn in this quest there, you can always receive a teleportation to Dalaran from one of the NPCs listed above. It is worth not turning in this quest to travel repeatedly with the help of the NPCs to Dalaran during leveling.
How does it work? To be able to fly in Dalaran, you need cold weather flying. It costs you 1,000 gold. With this, you can simply fly to Dalaran with your flying mount and land there. Dalaran does not have an “entrance” in that sense. You can simply fly there from above and land.
The MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar was created by Richard Garriott (Ultima Online, Tabula Rasa). Currently, the game is facing major issues. In the new patch 106, released on September 29, a database error was discovered. However, this issue has been ongoing for longer than originally thought. The game has been offline for over a week. A rollback could destroy the progress of several weeks.
What exactly is the problem? On October 2, community manager Ravalox shared a post explaining why the servers went offline after the release of update 106. It stated that the game “would not disappear from the market” but that the database was corrupted with the update. The developers are working to resolve the issue.
Now, more than a week later, there is another forum post confirming that a rollback will take place. Ravalox states:
In the past week, we have been working diligently to identify the problems and trying to restore the database. During this time, we worked on several earlier iterations that we had restored from our backups.
After seven days of work, we still couldn’t achieve stability and made the very difficult decision to restore a database backup that was saved before the release of R105.
Rollbacks really hurt players, but usually only affect a few hours
Do rollbacks happen often in MMORPGs? Rollbacks are the worst-case scenario for MMORPG players. They have invested time in a game that gets completely wiped out. Therefore, developers are very cautious with such measures.
Most often, rollbacks affect a few hours to days, as these examples show:
In RuneScape, there have been a total of 7 different rollbacks since its release in 2001. However, they only affected minutes to a maximum of four hours (via RuneScape Fandom).
A rollback of nearly 6 weeks, as is the case here, is very unusual. It is also unclear how much the rollback could further reduce the already relatively small player base of Shroud of the Avatar.
Rollback back to August affects almost all areas of the game
What happens now in SOTA? The developers are currently testing an internal version of the game from August 24 at 3:00 PM European time. This corresponds to the version that existed before the release of patch 105. The entire player experience from patch 105 to 106 is expected to be completely removed, and both updates are to be released together.
The rollback to this version affects nearly all areas of the game:
XP, gold, loot, and all character progress will be reset to the state of August 24
Houses and lots that players have claimed will no longer belong to them
New characters created after August 24 will no longer exist
However, items purchased for real money in the shop are to be resent afterward. The developers are also working to retroactively include rewards in the October rewards for the login rewards.
How do players react? They are showing shock. Especially the topic of crafting is being discussed a lot. In Shroud of the Avatar, it is luck-based whether you get a perfect weapon. Those who had luck in September may not have it again in October/November.
However, some players are also showing solidarity. A “Resource Recovery Service” has been established. There, players can donate items to those who have lost a lot (via Shroud of the Avatar Forum).
When will the rollback take place? That is not yet determined. The developers are planning a livestream where they will explain the issues and upcoming steps in more detail.
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Now, on October 11, 2022, the 2nd Prime Day of the year begins. MeinMMO explains what to expect and how to save money while taking advantage of the “Prime Exclusive Offers.”
What is Prime Day? Prime Day starts on Amazon on October 11 and runs until October 12. Although Amazon does not call the event Prime Day, but rather “Prime exclusive offers,” the principle remains the same: The offers are only valid if you have an active Prime subscription.
MeinMMO presents a few tips on how you can save money during the sale event. At the end, we also have a tip for what products you should especially keep an eye on during Prime Day.
What does that do for me? Make a list ahead of time before Prime Day of which products interest you. Write down the most interesting graphics cards or accessories for your computer on a list, so you can better overview the thousands of offers on Prime Day. You can find a few best lists with good products on MeinMMO:
On Prime Day, stores and Amazon advertise great discounts and special offers that are only available at that time. However, don’t be deceived by this. These are psychological tricks designed to get you to add as much as possible to your cart.
So, consider before the big purchases whether you really want to buy the items, whether you actually need them, and definitely compare prices. Because large discount numbers want to entice you to buy, and they may not even be “best prices.”
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Compare prices
What does that do for me? Compare the prices before you buy anything. When you compare the prices, you will see how good the offer really is and avoid buying supposed bargains that aren’t really bargains at all.
Comparison portals like Idealo or Geizhals quickly and easily show you whether the current deal is a great offer or if the product has been available at that price for months.
Providers must now also specify prices for the last 30 days. This way, you can directly see on Amazon whether the product was cheaper in the past 30 days or if it’s “just” a nice offer. This is practical but doesn’t match the comprehensive comparison of Geizhals and co.
Providers like Mindfactory indicate how high/low the price has been in the last 30 days.
Don’t have high expectations for Prime Day
What does that do for me? Don’t have high expectations for Prime Day in October. Amazon has already hosted a Prime Day, and we do not know how large and extensive the offers will be in October. In the worst case, there are only big discounts on Amazon’s own products like Kindle and Echo:
We don’t expect that you’ll find the Xbox Series X or the PS5 on sale since that is pretty unlikely.
It is also unlikely that there will be high discounts on the new Ryzen 7000 processors or on DDR5 RAM.
The Nintendo Switch (with docking station or OLED version) is quite stable between 300 and 330 Euros. We consider it unlikely that there will be a significant price drop.
So if you check the Amazon offers, you shouldn’t be too disappointed. If you’re still trying to buy a PS5, check out our ticker here on MeinMMO:
Tip: Check out the offers on graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia
What does that do for me? AMD and Nvidia are both preparing their new generation, and this also lowers the prices of the current graphics cards. There is a real chance to save a lot of money on graphics cards. Currently, you can find a strong discount on AMD’s fastest graphics card.
You can regularly find good offers for GPUs from AMD and Nvidia already, and Prime Day could add another bonus. Especially good offers can be found in the high-end range, such as RTX 3070, RTX 3080, RX 6700 XT, 6800 (XT), and the like.
Budget graphics cards like the RX 6500 XT or the RTX 3050 are unlikely to be found on sale since prices here are already quite low and these GPUs will also find their place in the market long-term.
Nvidia has officially presented the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090, but prices are hefty:
More tips for Prime Day: Want to know more about the exclusive offers and to be informed about all deals and specials? Then check out our overview page here at MeinMMO. We keep you up to date daily on which deals could be worthwhile for you:
For FIFA 23 the TOTW 4 (Team of the Week) is coming next Wednesday. At MeinMMO you will learn which players could appear in the new Team of the Week.
This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday it is time for a new TOTW in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. This team includes players who impressed with strong performances in real matches during the last football week. These players then receive improved Inform cards, which can be found in packs for one week and replace their Gold cards.
These are TOTW Predictions: The TOTW Predictions are forecasts from the FUT community that try to guess which players could make it into the Team of the Week.
They provide a good overview of who could be in the TOTW. Potential Inform players can then be used to earn coins on the transfer market. How this works, you can learn in the trading tips.
However, it is important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 4 next Wednesday may look different overall.
The prediction for Team of the Week 4 in Ultimate Team
The predictions for the next Team of the Week come from the FUT site fifaultimateteam. If you want to watch the predictions in the video, we have embedded it here for you:
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Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen showed a really strong performance and was involved in three goals in the 4:0 victory against Schalke. He scored one himself and assisted two, which should earn him a spot in the next TOTW.
Jeremie Frimpong gratefully accepted Diaby’s assists and scored 2 goals in the same game. Whether that is enough for an Inform card will be revealed on Wednesday.
Philipp Förster from VfL Bochum had a strong game in the attacking midfield and contributed a goal and an assist in the 3:0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Paul Jaeckel defended strongly against VfB Stuttgart and even scored the decisive goal for Union Berlin in the 76th minute.
Ramy Bensebaini, left-back for Borussia Mönchengladbach, had an outstanding game and recorded two goals by the end of the match. A strong performance that deserves a TOTW card for the defender.
What do you think of the predictions for the TOTW 4? Which player should definitely be in the new Team of the Week? Let us know in the comments!
If you want to grab 4 really strong packs, we’ll show you here how easy it is:
Since its release, the new hero shooter Overwatch 2 (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch) has been struggling with many issues. Over the weekend, most of the technical difficulties were largely resolved. However, players are now facing annoying hurdles in ranked matches.
The current state of Overwatch 2: After significant connection and server problems at release, the weekend ran much smoother. Players were finally able to play and take a closer look at Overwatch 2.
Many players even find Overwatch 2 quite good, although monetization remains a significant point of criticism. The gameplay is fun, but there are still issues with bugs and balancing that need to be addressed.
In a larger thread on reddit, players are now complaining that they are landing at the lowest ranks in the Ranked mode, despite being much better. The ranking system is the most important feature for many players and the reason for long-term engagement.
This is what players are saying: In the corresponding thread with over 900 comments, players explain that they are ranked in Bronze after completing their qualification matches. Bronze is the lowest ranking in Overwatch:
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Master/Grandmaster
The thread creator claims to have been at the top of the Diamond league in the last season of Overwatch 1. Now he is somewhere in Bronze 2. Many other players agree that they have experienced something similar.
A player in Bronze 5 explains that he won 5 games in a row. Something isn’t right. He is even willing to accept a slow rank-up, but even that isn’t happening: ‘FeelsBadMan. Bronze 5 for Life, I guess.’
With an update, he follows up that after 29 wins, he somehow reached Bronze 3. Even that is relatively slow compared to the ranking system of Overwatch 1.
Many fans find the trailer about hope quite ironic in the current situation:
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Unleash Hope – Overwatch 2
“Think about the actual Bronze players”
The issue concerns many affected players, especially since the situation is unsatisfactory for either side, as another user explains. He says:
You think it’s depressing to be stuck in Bronze when you should be higher? Think about the actual Bronze players who are being steamrolled by Platinum players. Good luck keeping new players engaged this way.
Even former Grandmaster players are affected by the issue (via Twitter). Even when I played, I only reached Bronze 4. Although I hadn’t played Ranked for many months prior, I was usually ranked higher and had won most of my qualifying matches.
Other former pros, in the meantime, struggled with the technical issues:
Whether the strange ranking distribution is related to a reset of the rankings and profiles with Overwatch 2 or a bug is something we cannot say at the moment. MeinMMO asked Blizzard for a statement, but a response is still pending.
Are you also affected by the problem? Let us know in the comments!
A nasty exploit in Overwatch 2 is currently causing frustration. Bastion players can use their Ultimate – and do so almost infinitely.
Overwatch 2 has been available for several days, and even though the servers have caused quite a few issues due to a sustained DDoS attack, the launch has been relatively smooth. The gameplay is as good as ever, and only the Battle Pass and monetization are causing major discussions.
But there is also a bug that is causing quite a stir in all game modes. The character Bastion has an Ultimate that is much stronger than it should be. The cause is a bug or exploit – depending on how you look at it.
What kind of error is this? The bug affects the ultimate ability of DPS character Bastion. When executing the ultimate, he goes into his siege mode and switches to an “overhead” view. There he can place three artillery strikes freely on the map – wherever he wants. At least if everything works correctly.
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Currently, there is a bug that Bastion not only fires three shots but as many as fit within the time limit of his ultimate abilities – so 10, 11, or even 12 artillery strikes that make short work of any character. Dodging becomes hardly possible with so many strikes, causing the use of the ability with this bug to almost automatically result in a devastating team kill.
Community reacts angrily: The fact that such a massive bug is found in the live version of Overwatch 2 naturally bothers many players in the community. Especially in ranked matches, such a prolonged ultimate can cause a game to be “given away”. However, the exploit also results in some amusing moments, like for the streamer Somjuu, whose face completely drops when he realizes that Bastion’s attack hits several times more than planned:
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How does the bug work? We won’t reveal that here, of course, and we advise everyone against reproducing the bug. Since it is difficult to accidentally trigger this error, it is very likely that Blizzard will impose temporary penalties for it if reported by other players. So it is advisable to avoid exploiting the bug.
Have you noticed any other bugs in Overwatch 2? Bugs or issues you are currently dealing with?
Microsoft has revealed in a report how much money they make from Xbox Game Pass. However, the Game Pass reportedly cannot compete with Sony’s PS Plus (yet).
With Game Pass, Microsoft offers an extensive gaming subscription: You pay around 10 euros and can play as many games from a specific catalog as you want. Sometimes including current full-price titles at no extra cost.
A report about Microsoft has now revealed how much money they are making from Xbox Game Pass.
Several regulatory bodies, such as the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), have already approved the merger. CADE also published a public document, outlining the considerations for approval and including a lot of data about Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and others (via tweaktown.com).
How much does Microsoft earn with Game Pass? According to the report, the company behind Xbox earned 2.9 billion euros with the subscription service in fiscal year 2021 (July 2021 – June 2022).
However, these are just the numbers from Xbox; the figures do not include PC Game Pass. It is also unclear how the revenues from Game Pass Ultimate fit into this number.
How much money is that in comparison? Compared to the revenues on Xbox in general or the total revenues of the entire company, these 2.9 billion seem very little (via forbes.com):
With Xbox, Microsoft is said to have earned about 16.3 billion US dollars. The revenues from the subscription service constitute 18% of this.
In the gaming and services area, the revenues amount to 12.6 billion US dollars, with Game Pass accounting for 23%.
The total revenues of Microsoft are 184.9 billion US dollars – in this context, Game Pass, with a share of only 1.5%, seems almost trivial.
PS Plus is still the largest subscription service on consoles
How much money does Sony make with PS Plus? Sony has not provided an official statement regarding how much money they make with PS Plus. Estimates suggest that Sony earned over 4.2 billion US dollars with PS Plus last year (via forbes.com).
How much is that compared to Game Pass? That would be significantly higher revenue than Microsoft’s Game Pass. However, these figures are probably not surprising, as Sony reportedly has over 100 million subscribers on PS4 and PS5 – Microsoft claims to have only about 25 million people who pay regularly.
You can read more about what to expect from PS Plus in the future at MeinMMO. Everything else you need to know about the competing model to Game Pass can be found here:
The Twitch streamer Squeezie organized a Grand Prix in Formula 4. Eleven teams with two drivers each participated in the GP Explorer. The race drivers were predominantly influencers, YouTubers, and streamers from France. The event broke several records and had the third most viewers for the entire year 2022.
What exactly was the race about?
On October 8, 22 well-known content creators competed against each other in a Formula 4 car race. This took place on the legendary Le Mans Circuit, where races have been held every year since 1923.
The livestream started around 7:00 AM and ran for over ten hours. There was a qualifying session, an accident without injuries, and a big finale.
The winner was eventually Sylvain Levy, who co-runs the YouTube channel Vilebrequin – which is all about cars. However, it was only by tenths of a second that he edged out the second place. By the way, his teammate Pierre, also a member of Vilebrequin, finished last, having over 4 laps behind.
The event already had decent viewership numbers at the beginning, but broke the record for the most viewers ever watching a French stream by the finale.
In Germany, the go-kart event by PietSmiet had nearly 40,000 viewers at the end of 2021:
How many watched the racing event? On average, 377,468 people were constantly watching during the livestream (via sullygnome). This is particularly remarkable, as the stream lasted over ten hours. In total, the stream achieved over three million watched hours.
During the grand finale, at its peak, 1,018,817 people tuned in simultaneously. This clearly broke the old French record, which was 707,071 simultaneous viewers. Additionally, over 20,000 people watched live at the racetrack.
You can watch the last seconds of the race here:
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Additionally, the streamer TheGrefg reached 1,060,999 viewers at the ESLAND Awards in January 2022. This was a ceremony honoring Spanish and Latin American content creators.
Can you watch the racing event afterwards? Yes, currently only on Squeezie’s Twitch channel. However, in order to see the recordings there, you need a subscription. Those who want to watch without a subscription have to wait for the recording, which is to be released later on YouTube. However, the entire event took place in French.
What do you think about these huge events that streamers are now hosting? Do you find them exciting, or would you prefer a focus solely on gaming on Twitch? Feel free to write it in the comments.
How big the hype around people on Twitch can be is shown by this example:
In FIFA 23 the servers are down on October 10, 2022. Players on all platforms cannot use online modes. Here you will learn how long the outage lastsand what EA Sports has to say.
In FIFA 23 the servers are down: If you are about to start a casual round of FIFA 23 Ultimate Team or another online mode, you will be greeted with the following error message: “Unfortunately, an error occurred while connecting to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. You are now returning to the FIFA 23 main menu.”.
So you will immediately be kicked out and have no way to complete online matches in FIFA 23 or use the FUT transfer market. Even the web and companion apps are affected.
EA explains the duration of the downtime – Server status
What does EA say? EA had previously announced the current server downtime on the “FIFA Direct Communication” channel via Twitter. It is scheduled maintenance that is expected to last from 09:30 to 11:00.
Here you can see the tweet:
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Which platforms are affected? According to EA Sports, all platforms on which FIFA 23 has been released are affected by the current server downtime. Thus, during the downtime, you cannot play on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, as well as PS4 and Xbox One.
What do you think about the server maintenance? Would you have liked to play a few rounds now? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
To pass the time, you can familiarize yourself with the new and easy trick shot:
Dungeons are going to be really tough in WoW: Dragonflight. At least if you want to have the best gear.
If you want to obtain the best gear in World of Warcraft’s endgame, there are several ways to do so. In addition to raids, PvP, and a few nice pieces from crafting, the best loot can mainly be found in the “Mythic+” dungeons. So far, it was sufficient to complete a dungeon at the level of “+15” to receive the best possible loot.
In the next expansion Dragonflight, this will change. You will have to complete even higher dungeons – and the overall difficulty will even increase further.
What happens in Dragonflight? To receive the best gear from the weekly reward chest, it was necessary in the past to complete at least one dungeon of the difficulty “Mythic+15”. In Dragonflight, this requirement will increase further, so at least one dungeon of the difficulty “Mythic+20” will be needed. It will therefore be harder to get the best gear through dungeons. You can see the rewards at each level here:
Keystone Level
Dungeon Chest (iLvL)
Weekly Chest (iLvL)
+2
376
382
+3
376
385
+4
379
385
+5
379
389
+6
382
389
+7
385
392
+8
385
395
+9
389
395
+10
392
398
+11
392
402
+12
392
405
+13
392
408
+14
395
408
+15
398
411
+16
398
415
+17
402
415
+18
402
418
+19
405
418
+20
405
421
This change also includes the adjustment that you can upgrade items with Valor Points one level further. However, this will require a dungeon rating of 2,400 to reach this highest tier. You can view the necessary ratings here:
Upgrade Level
Item Level
Required Rating
1
376
None
2
379
None
3
382
None
4
385
None
5
389
None
6
392
None
7
395
600
8
398
1,000
9
402
1,000
10
405
1,400
11
408
1,700
12
411
2,000
13
415
2,400
Why are dungeons getting harder? Another adjustment relates to the scaling of dungeons, making them tougher at higher levels. Currently, increasing difficulty at each level raises the health points of enemies and their damage by 8%. With Dragonflight, this will only apply until “Mythic+10.” From Mythic+11 onward, both values will increase by 10% per keystone level.
In plain terms: All dungeons from level +11 will be even tougher than before, and you’ll notice each increase in the keystone much more significantly.
Why is Blizzard doing this? In the past seasons, “Mythic+” has established itself as the comparatively easy way to quickly get good gear. It was often much easier to just run a few “Mythic+15” dungeons with a good group than to join a heroic raid. Blizzard wants to bring these various systems back into more alignment regarding their difficulty.
For the same reason, with each season in Dragonflight, there will be a completely new set of dungeons, meaning in “Season 2” of Dragonflight, there will be no dungeon that you have already visited in “Season 1” of Dragonflight. This way, “Mythic+” fans will have to adapt to completely new dungeons and the strategies that come with them. They will experience a similar “getting used to new content” as Raiding players do.
What do you think of this change? Good adjustments to keep Mythic+ exciting and interesting? Or do they ruin your favorite game mode?
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Do you want to improve your Ultimate Team in FIFA 23 with strong players? Then we have 7 cards for you here that cost at most 20,000 coins.
What kind of players are these? In this overview, we show you players who currently cost between 10,000 and 20,000 coins. They may be a bit more expensive, but they offer a lot in terms of value.
This list includes players who are particularly strong in their positions and can improve your team. We did not focus on a specific league or position, but looked broadly – so there should be something for everyone.
Keep in mind: This list is not exhaustive, there are many other interesting cards in Ultimate Team. If you have any player tips for us – please leave them in the comments!
Furthermore, the transfer market is dynamic and prices can change at any time. The current price status is as of October 8.
Darwin Nunez (82)
Price: Approximately 13,000 coins
This is what makes Nunez special: The newcomer from Liverpool FC is becoming a popular striker card in FIFA 23. He strongly resembles Erling Haaland (price around 370,000 coins), who currently dominates the meta of FIFA 23. Just like Haaland, Nunez is tall, has strong physical stats, and is also fast. A combination that is currently very trendy and quite dangerous.
If you then apply the Hawk chemistry style, his shooting stats improve enormously and he even gets the popular Lengthy Sprint style.
The only downside: Nunez has only 3 stars for weak foot and 3 stars for skill moves. But exactly the same applies to Haaland.
Rafael Leao (84)
Price: Approximately 12,000 coins
This is what makes Leao special: Rafael Leao is a lightning-fast and agile winger who can mainly score points with his speed and strong dribbling stats. If you then apply the Finisher chemistry style, his shooting stats improve to extremely strong 86 and his dribbling stat rises to 93.
The strong stats of the winger are rounded off with the strong 4-star combination for weak foot and skill moves.
Eldor Shomurodov
Price: Approximately 13,000 coins
This is what makes Shomurodov special: Another strong striker can be found with the Inform card of Eldor Shomurodov. He also fits the profile of the big, strong strikers and can impress with very good pace and shooting stats.
If he also gets the Architect chemistry style, he becomes a Lengthy sprinter with a strength value of a staggering 99.
Aurelien Tchouaméni (82)
Price: Approximately 13,000 coins
This is what makes Tchouaméni special: The young Frenchman is a real 6, who provides the necessary stability at the back and can build the game excellently with his very good passing stats. He is physically very robust and can impress with strong defensive stats.
The Shadow chemistry style suits him, boosting his speed to 78 and significantly improving his dribbling stats. However, you shouldn’t shoot at the goal with Tchouaméni.
This is what makes Jesus special: Jesus is the first striker on this list who does not fit into the Haaland category. But that doesn’t matter at all, because the newly transferred striker to Arsenal is fast, skilled at dribbling, and has a strong finish.
He also has 4-star skill moves, giving you more options to get past the opponent’s defense. A multitude of goals should therefore be guaranteed.
Cody Gakpo (85)
Price: Approximately 14,000 coins
This is what makes Gakpo special: With Cody Gakpo, there is currently a surprisingly cheap winger on the transfer market. He has top stats in all areas and should make a fabulous figure on the left wing. He is very fast, has strong dribbling, very good shooting stats, and is also physically strong.
Additionally, he has 4 stars for his weak foot and can impress with 4 stars for skill moves as well.
Diogo Dalot (82)
Price: Approximately 18,000 coins
This is what makes Dalot special: If you are looking for a new right-back for your team, you must take a look at Diogo Dalot. The Portuguese has everything a full-back needs. He is fast, skilled at dribbling, has good defensive stats, and is physically stable.
If you then apply the Shadow chemistry style, he becomes even faster and, above all, stronger defensively.
Which players do you use in your teams? Do you have a secret tip? Feel free to tell us in the comments!
Currently, the TOTW also offers really strong cards:
On Steam, there are numerous MMORPGs with beautiful anime graphics, most of which are even free to play. We at MeinMMO present you with some of the most popular anime MMORPGs.
Some find the graphics off-putting, others love them. If you are a fan of games like Genshin Impact and want to play with many other players, you are in the right place.
How was the list created? We searched Steam for anime MMORPGs that have received at least a “mostly positive” rating and selected some relevant ones from that. We refer to the ratings of the last 30 days. We will sort the games for you, placing those with the highest percentage at the end.
Additionally, we include player counts that we read from the site SteamDB. The number given is the peak of the last 30 days. Some of the games also have their own client besides Steam, which means the numbers from SteamDB cannot represent the total count.
What kind of game is this?NosTale is a classic among anime MMORPGs. It is considered a classic within the genre and has been playable on Steam since 2017. You create your character and enter the village of NosVille. Shortly after, you engage in your first, rather simple, battles. Every few levels, you pass through a timespace, the dungeons in NosTale.
Later, you can choose between several classes: swordsman, archer, martial artist, and mage. As the gameplay progresses, you can further specialize your character.
Long-time players particularly love the community in NosTale. Guilds are called “families,” and it should feel that way. NosTale still has a charm for many players that keeps bringing them back to the MMORPG.
What kind of game is this? The game world of MapleStory is set up like a side-scroller and features 2D graphics. Your characters are cute chibi figures. You choose from one of 4 professions, which function like classes. As you level up your character, you gain access to further professions that allow you to specialize your playstyle.
It was released in 2003 in South Korea and slowly expanded to the rest of the world. MapleStory became playable in Europe starting in 2005.
Although it is almost 20 years old, it is still loved and played. Since 2012, it has even been available on Steam. Players especially appreciate the unique aesthetics of the MMORPG.
Toram Online
Developer: Asobimo | Release: 2021 for PC, 2015 for Mobile| Rating: 71% positive | Player Count: 1,136
What kind of game is this? Toram Online was initially a pure mobile MMORPG but received a standalone PC version on Steam in 2021. It is a classic MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy environment. Toram offers you an open world, dungeons, PvP and PvE battles, as well as quests and story.
Unlike many other MMORPGs that are developed with a focus on mobile, Toram does not rely on features like auto-play or numerous assistants. You still have to play yourself, which the community appreciates.
Developer: SEGA | Release: 2012 | Rating: 72% positive | Player Count: 3,931
What kind of game is this? Phantasy Star Online 2 mixes science fiction elements with fantasy. In the open world of the game, numerous PvE missions await you, which you can complete alone or with others. Additionally, the MMORPG features an action-packed and dynamic combat system. You fly around and constantly change your position.
Although it was released in 2012, it only arrived in the West 8 years later. It has been playable on Steam since 2020. You can also start the free MMORPG on Xbox and PlayStation. Crossplay between all platforms is possible.
With New Genesis, the game received a fundamental remake of the game system and graphics. Since then, it is more of an MMORPG than it was before. It gives the option to switch between the old and new version of the game. So when you download PSO2 New Genesis on Steam, you automatically get the older version as well.
What kind of game is this? Elsword is a 3D sidescroller with cute graphics. The story of the game is told through small comic sequences.
You start with one of 14 characters that you can improve over time. You fight with bows, swords, or magic and engage in dungeons and bosses in PvE. PvP is also available in Elsword. You fight either in 1v1 or in team battles.
The combat system is a particular highlight. You don’t just hit, but allow your character to perform unique combos, leading to strategically thought-out fights.
The MMORPG focuses equally on PvP and PvE. There are raids and dungeons, but also arena fights and large battles between players. The graphics look rather like the game is a few years older.
At a certain level, you can then explore the world of Aero Tales Online while flying. Other cool features include farming, music, and housing.
The player counts have been relatively low since release. According to reviews on Steam, however, most who have tested it like it. Additionally, Aero Tales Online is still in Early Access. Therefore, player numbers could rise again by the time of the full release of the MMORPG.
Final Fantasy XIV
Developer: SquareEnix | Release: 2013 | Rating: 87% positive | Player Count: 45,237 |Costs: Base game €9.99 + subscription €12.99 monthly
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What kind of game is this? Final Fantasy XIV is one of the most popular MMORPGs ever. It focuses on an emotional story and offers players the opportunity to purchase several DLCs to further the story and level up. The expansion Endwalker was released in 2021.
In addition to the story, you can expect PvE content like dungeons, raids, and boss battles. However, in FFXIV, you only need one character, as the classes are called jobs and those who bring a lot of time can level each one to level 90.
Additionally, you can level various crafting and gathering classes, buy a house, and design your own island, which was recently added to the game with an update.
Meanwhile, you can play the game for free up to level 60, but afterwards, you will have to purchase an expansion and subscribe to continue playing. The free trial version is unfortunately not available on Steam.
You create a character and choose a class, which you can later switch. In the world of Traha, there is a war between two warring kingdoms.
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You join one of the two kingdoms, which engage in massive RvR battles against each other. A total of 100v100 players participate. In addition, Traha Global also offers numerous PvE contents such as classic raids and dungeons.
Traha offers you various weapons and classes to switch between. You can also level professions, which works similarly to Final Fantasy XIV. Through crafting and cooking, you create items that benefit you in battle.
Tower of Fantasy
The MMORPG Tower of Fantasy strongly resembles Genshin Impact and was already released in August 2022. The release on Steam was certain, but until recently there was no fixed date. We now know it will be playable on Steam starting October 20, 2022.
The MMORPG offers you daily quests, an exciting main story, and stunning graphics. Furthermore, you’ll be traveling on various mounts, climbing, flying, or swimming. In PvE, you encounter world bosses and other monsters, can explore the world and collect cores, with which you can draw the characters. PvP is also possible.
What do you think of our list? Which of the anime MMORPGs have you played, which are you currently playing? Which ones do you want to try in the future? Are you more a fan of free-to-play or paid models in MMORPGs? Which MMORPG has the best graphics for you? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
Back 4 Blood is one year old. How is the zombie shooter that many have considered to be “The Legacy of Left 4 Dead” doing?
It has been almost a year since Back 4 Blood was released – in October 2021. The game came with considerable hype and promised to refine and enhance the popular “Left 4 Dead” formula to offer a solid zombie splatter experience.
However, shortly after the launch, there was a lot of criticism. Especially the “Versus” mode fell out of favor and was not well received by many players. Old veterans from L4D wished for a “Campaign Versus,” which the developers ultimately denied.
Other launch problems, such as unreliable difficulty, minor and major bugs, and a complex card system that newcomers found hard to navigate, created further issues.
How is Back 4 Blood doing now? How has the game evolved since the launch, what do the player numbers say, and how does the gameplay feel nowadays?
About the Author: Cortyn has been involved with Back 4 Blood since the first alpha tests and has regularly played the game through the beta, the launch, and the following year.
With just over 400 hours of gameplay and an exaggerated fondness for melee weapons and the Desert Eagle, several thousand zombies have been killed. Only the tendency to throw “fear grenades” at one’s own feet remains.
Back 4 Blood was considered by many as “Left 4 Dead” successor. This only partially succeeded.
What has changed in Back 4 Blood since launch?
Since Back 4 Blood was released, a lot has changed in the game. Here’s a quick overview of some of the biggest and most important innovations:
2 DLCs have been released, each expanding the campaign.
The “card-drawing system” is gone from the campaign.
There are new maps for both players and enemy AI.
There are “brand cards” that can only be used once.
There is a new, extremely hard difficulty level called “No Hope”.
There is now a solo mode.
Numerous new enemy types.
Many new weapons.
At its core, what Back 4 Blood aims to be has changed little: A cooperative zombie shooter where you can massively customize your character and where each run of the campaign is supposed to offer a new experience. However, a few important changes have influenced the player experience since launch.
The deck system has been completely overhauled
Even though this sentence is used way too often in gaming: Back 4 Blood has become a different game a year after its launch. And this is mainly due to a change that the developers implemented a few months ago.
You probably still remember the “deck-building” mechanic. You created a deck before the match, drew a few cards in the first map of a campaign, and then drew another in each map.
The system is gone completely. Instead, you now create a deck of 15 cards and draw it entirely on the first map. You build a character with skills, strengths, and traits and play this character throughout the entire campaign at full strength.
The removal of this mechanic has made the game feel much more rounded. On one hand, you no longer have to think about which cards to draw at the beginning of a match, on the other hand, it has eliminated some odd occurrences. Often the case was that the first maps of a campaign were particularly hard because you didn’t have many cards yet – the later maps were then significantly easier.
The “Ridden” – the zombies of Back 4 Blood, have many different traits.
This is now history. The difficulty now has a nice curve and becomes increasingly harder (with some peaks) as you progress through the campaign.
During a campaign, you can still find cards and buy them for copper. However, you have to explore the maps a bit and consider whether the copper might be better suited for a weapon in the next safe room.
Overall, the entire deck mechanic feels much more rounded and meaningful now.
DLC brought cool “risk and reward” mechanics
Even the first DLC “Tunnels of Terror” has integrated very well into the gameplay. Because the “Tunnels of Terror” were not a separate act of the campaign, but an expansion for all previously existing maps. On each map of the campaign, there is a chance that you will find a tunnel entrance. The access is optional and does not have to be utilized.
If the team decides to go for it (the decision must be unanimous), you skip the rest of the current campaign map and instead enter one of several underground maps. Here, zombies swarm and there are peculiar effects.
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Back 4 Blood: The long-awaited DLC “Tunnels of Terror” starts today
If you search particularly attentively, you can also find skeleton totems in the tunnels, which can later be exchanged in the shop for special cards or cosmetic items.
The tunnels can be exited at several exit points, but they are always found in different locations. A “quick detour” into the tunnel can easily turn into a 20-minute survival battle.
Entering the underground vaults is therefore always a matter of weighing pros and cons. Because on one hand, lucrative rewards such as legendary weapons, totems, and extra copper may await, on the other hand, the tunnels are often littered with traps and can also mean the end of the campaign if you don’t find an exit quickly.
More of everything with DLC 2
The second DLC “Children of the Worm” has also improved the entire game. There is a new act, which has relatively few maps, but they feel quite challenging and fit well into the story. However, the most interesting aspect is the new enemy types, the “Children of the Worm” – a mix of zombie and human who have formed a strange cult.
Although the new enemy types actually only belong to the final act, they also appear in all other maps at higher difficulty levels, which significantly increases the variety.
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Back 4 Blood: One Year After Release, There is Now a New Campaign
The third DLC is still pending and is expected to be released in the coming months. However, there are no reliable details yet.
It is difficult to make concrete statements about the current player numbers, as the player base of Back 4 Blood spans several platforms. Back 4 Blood is not only available on Steam but also on Xbox Game Pass, in the Epic Games Launcher, and on consoles, which are connected with crossplay.
As a rough guide, you can take the Steam player numbers – keep in mind, however, that this is only a fraction of the total amount.
Player numbers on Steam have shrunk by almost 90% in the months following the release. From the initial 65,000 concurrent players at the peak of the day, there are now just under 7,000 left.
On average, between 2,500 and 3,000 players are active in Back 4 Blood at the same time over Steam.
The player numbers of Back 4 Blood – only on Steam. (Image source: steamcharts.com, as of 06.10.2022)
When waiting for new players in co-op mode, it usually takes 2-3 minutes – if you play at very unusual times (like early in the morning), it can take a bit longer.
Overall, however, Back 4 Blood still feels alive, waiting times are quite short, and through “Quick Match,” you typically enter a game with only a few seconds of waiting.
A constant in the game collection
If you haven’t given Back 4 Blood a chance yet, you should do so in the coming weeks. Take a bit of time, and preferably 3 friends with you, because that’s when the zombie shooter is definitely the most fun.
For my friend group and me, Back 4 Blood has become a constant game that you can always play again to play through a campaign with new deck ideas or to struggle through the two hardest difficulty levels. The two DLCs have meaningfully expanded the campaign, offering more campaign content and especially more variety in the already known maps.
Especially the removal of the “deck-drawing” mechanic has drastically improved the game. You now build a character at the beginning, and that character can do all that you have chosen – this makes the game much more cohesive.
Due to the rather lackluster “versus” mode, Back 4 Blood does not quite reach Left 4 Dead in its entirety for me. However, if you only consider the co-op component, Back 4 Blood is, in my eyes, the clearly better game, as it simply offers more variety and greater replayability through numerous different effects.
Back 4 Blood is a game that I can’t imagine my evenings without, and I hope that after the final DLC of the first season pass, more content will still be released. Because bashing zombies has never been as much fun for me as it is in Back 4 Blood.
Cortyn
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What is your opinion on Back 4 Blood? Have you checked in during the past weeks and months?
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In Pokémon GO, trainers often lose their precious passes due to the behavior of other players. A trick is supposed to save you some frustration. Our MeinMMO author Franzi Korittke tested it for you and explains how it works.
Which passes are involved? In Pokémon GO, trainers have been able to invite other players to remote raids or participate in raids in other regions using so-called remote raid passes for quite some time.
However, trainers often leave the raid lobby just before it starts. This naturally causes frustration among players, because they often lose their valuable remote raid passes. I recently tried a tip from reddit that is supposed to help with this. I have summarized below how you can use it yourself.
How to secure your remote raid passes in the future
What problem are we talking about? Trainers often report that they were invited to a raid and other players left the raid lobby just seconds before it started.
This is particularly annoying when you don’t notice it in time and can’t complete the raid on your own. Typically, you find yourself fighting alone and losing your precious remote raid pass. This was also recently reported by reddit user Kangabolic, which is why trainers gave important tips on how to behave in raids.
Some trainers also revealed a trick on how not to lose the passes in such a situation. I wanted to find out more and tried it for you.
How the trick works
Make preparations: Before you get invited to a raid next time, you should make a few preparations. You will need a team of “dead” Pokémon for the raid, meaning monsters that you would normally have to revive. You can create this easily. It’s best to proceed as follows:
Tap on the Pokéball in the center of your screen and open the “Battles” menu option.
Swipe left once to open the “Team” tab.
You will now see the different leagues of PvP battles and below that the “Gyms & Raids” option. Click on the “+” behind this menu item.
Now you can come up with a name for your team. I called it “dead team”.
Next, you should select Pokémon for your team. I chose weak Pokémon with low CP because I wouldn’t need them in battle anyway.
This is how you set up a team
Once you have chosen your team, you will need to have the Pokémon battle, because as already mentioned, you need a “dead” team. I initiated a gym battle, selected the team, and let myself be defeated.
Important! You must not revive these Pokémon afterward, because otherwise the trick won’t work!
How to use the team in the raid: When you get invited to a remote raid, you can initially join normally and observe the situation in the lobby. If you are unsure whether the trainers might leave the lobby just before the start, you can now select your “dead team”.
In addition to the suggested Pokémon that the game shows you automatically, you can also select previously set teams. Just swipe through the Pokémon area until you find the prepared team you want. Since you have already sent the Pokémon into another battle, they are now grayed out and have no energy left.
Once the preparation time of the raid has expired and the battle begins, you will land in a separate screen. Your Pokémon are not alive, so they cannot fight the raid boss. Here you have the option to choose another team. You can also see how many trainers are in the raid.
Comparison of my remote raid passes before (left) and after (right) as well as the process of the trick
In my attempt, there were two of us, a friend and I. If that feels like too few trainers, or if you are left alone on the list, you can completely close the game at this point, delete it from your phone’s history, and restart it.
If you did everything correctly, your remote raid pass should still be in your item bag. As you can see from the previous image, I had 3 remote raid passes in my item bag both before and after.
By the way: If all players stayed in the raid, instead of closing the game, you can also simply assemble a corresponding team and return to the raid via “back to battle”.
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My conclusion on the reddit trick
My expectations: When I read about the trick on reddit, I honestly couldn’t imagine that it would really work. But I thought it was an interesting approach to save your pass in such a situation, which is why I had to try it out.
Because I have also been confronted with such issues numerous times, I could empathize with the frustration of the players very well. After trying it for the first time, I expected to be able to simply leave the raid as usual. However, the corresponding icon was not available, which is why I simply closed the game.
I have since tried it multiple times this way, and it has always worked with my “dead team”. According to some trainers, it should also work if you use a team without monsters, but I cannot confirm that for the moment.
Would I use it again? Yes, I find it a good way to secure my remote raid pass if players leave the lobby just seconds before the raid and I am left alone. Therefore, I will mainly use my team when I do not yet know the other trainers who invited me or know that they like to change their minds at the last minute.
However, I believe it should really only be a stopgap in such cases. Better communication among trainers would definitely be preferred here.
What has your experience been with remote raids? Will you try this trick in the future as well? Or do you play more with people you know and don’t have these kinds of problems? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers about it.
With Wrath of the Lich King came a new expansion to WoW Classic – and the most popular one, as many players still believe to this day. They explain that the reason for WotLK’s success actually lies in very simple systems.
How popular WotLK was back then: Looking back 14 years to the release of the original Wrath of the Lich King, the excitement for WoW was just as great as it is today – if not greater.
Millions of players looked at WotLK during the original release. Blizzard still published official player numbers at that time. Worldwide, World of Warcraft reached its peak in October 2010 with over 12 million active players (via CNET).
This was shortly before the release of Cataclysm in December 2010 and is the last known peak of World of Warcraft. Back then, Icecrown Citadel and Ruby Sanctum were the major endgame raids. Since then, the numbers have declined, until Blizzard stopped publishing player numbers in 2015. Now there are only estimates.
The reason is that you can easily achieve everything, but you’re not completely under-challenged. AlpacaWoolHat explains on reddit:
The raids are fun. 10-man for a fun togetherness, while you still need to pay attention. 25-man for a challenge. I think it was more challenging back then. You can easily get into PvP. You can easily farm gear and do stuff on multiple characters […]
The characters are fun, not as complex as in MoP and not as brain-dead as in TBC. Most classes are balanced with a few outliers. There are no MANDATORY TASKS in the game. It’s actually fun.
The user can see that Cataclysm became too hard for some players and why they love WotLK. Especially the point about mandatory tasks is well received in the community.
Within a few hours, the thread gathered over 3,500 upvotes and over 1,100 comments. There, players praise that WotLK is simply more accessible. As soon as you reach level 80, you don’t need any additional prerequisites like a campaign. You can just get started.
It is said: ‘You can just hop into an activity of your choice, enjoy the grind, and see the numbers you pump out grow. It’s like a drug.’ Many agree that WotLK was the best time they ever had in gaming. Others even discover that they have as much fun now as they haven’t had since childhood:
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In the community, fans often discuss what makes WotLK so good. Elements that are mentioned repeatedly are the design of the world and quests, as well as Arthas as the big villain of the expansion.
There are indeed players who don’t want to know much about all of this and just want to achieve everything as quickly as possible. However, many enjoy the time they can spend in Northrend. And for those who want to jump in now, they can experience it all without any problems:
In League of Legends , a developer error has apparently caused 2 items to be revealed too early, which offer the Summoner Spell “Teleport” and the ultimate of the champion “Shen” in a modified form as usable effects. This would completely change the game and open up new possibilities.
What are these 2 items? Riot Games is currently preparing the preseason 2023 in LoL, which is always the time when the MOBA undergoes the biggest changes of the year.
Players have browsed the new items in the shop on the test server, PBE, and found 2 new secret items they thought might go live soon:
The “Boots of Teleportation” cost 1200 gold and allow players to teleport to a friendly structure, ward, champion, or minion every 4 minutes.
The item “Sword in the Stone” for 3400 gold would allow players to teleport a friendly champion. Upon appearing, it would grant friendly players a powerful shield.
Why would the items change the game so much? Players in LoL can choose 2 summoner spells, which are usually Flash and Teleport for top lane and mid lane:
Flash is used to make a short jump and is often crucial to either achieve a kill or escape certain death. A flash is practically “worth half a death” because players who have lost their flash are often the focus of the next attack.
Teleport is essential for either returning to the lane from the base, launching surprise attacks on the enemy base, or preparing a gank in another lane.
If players could use teleport through the boots, they would be able to save the spell and take an alternative instead. This would be particularly attractive for top laners who often feel like they are isolated on the top lane, stuck like on an island for 20 minutes.
The weapon, in turn, resembles the effect of the ultimate of the champion Shen and would be an extremely strong cooldown for team fights, potentially deciding matches single-handedly.
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Sorry Amigos – must have slipped into the build somehow
This is what Riot Games says: Developer Riot Phlox comments on the boots on Twitter:
“Sorry amigos, this must have slipped into the build somehow, I guess. We currently have no plans to bring the boots; that was an early attempt for top lane stuff.”
The Riot dev, however, leaves a backdoor open: “Unless…” and makes strange gestures.
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On October 7th, the simulation SuperPower 3 was released on Steam. However, the new game from GolemLabs (The Guild 3) is not well-received there. The 679 reviews so far are 93% negative. The list of problems is quite long.
What kind of game is it? SuperPower 3 is the latest installment in the series and caused quite a stir with its announcement in 2021. After all, nearly 18 years have passed since the release of the second part in 2004. Many players were looking forward to a continuation and eagerly awaited it.
SuperPower 3 is said to place particular emphasis on realism, depth, and stunning graphics. You simulate the entire Earth with a total of 194 playable nations and make military, diplomatic, and economic decisions. In the end, you could theoretically rule the entire world, whether in single-player or multiplayer.
What is the problem? The launch on Steam went anything but smoothly. Players complain of technical and content issues. Many are disappointed because their expectations for the series have not been met in the slightest.
A proper introduction and a good tutorial are said to be missing.
The gameplay is said to be contentless and dominated by sliders. It is also said to become slower the longer you stay in the game.
The world is said to look beautiful but be quite empty, and nothing ever seems to happen.
There are said to be many bugs and lags, even on powerful PCs.
Some images and icons are said to simply be missing.
The AI is said to be among the slowest and worst ever.
User Voltan also criticizes that “50% of the content from part 2 is missing” and that everything feels “simply empty.” CYKAbIYAT asks in his review whether the game is a “prank.” Overall, it particularly lacks depth, which was touted as a core feature for the game.
Is there anything positive? Yes, the music, the trading system, and the world map itself receive praise. The character editor is said to be crafted with great care and extremely detailed.
But overall, nearly all players come to the conclusion that SuperPower 3 currently feels more like an alpha or in early access. A finished release version has to look different.
What are the player numbers like? On release day, a peak of 1,343 players played simultaneously on Steam. Just 24 hours later, the peak was only 265. By October 9th, only 121 players had logged in at the same time.
What do you think about SuperPower 3? Were you looking forward to the game or did you not even catch the release?
What a different bad game on Steam looks like, we have presented to you here:
The new hero shooter Overwatch 2 was released on October 4th. Fans have been able to get an impression of the game despite connection issues. Although many are having fun, there are some points that are receiving significant criticism.
By the weekend, many players could play, although there were still bugs and error messages. The mood is still heated.
What is the problem? In forums and on the Overwatch subreddit, there are plenty of opinions about the new shooter. The biggest point of criticism that many keep mentioning is the monetization.
Overwatch 2 relies on a Battle Pass, which allows players to unlock new content. The loot boxes from the first part are gone. You can now see what you are working towards, random rewards are a thing of the past.
In a popular thread on reddit, the user dreadul explains: ‘Play the game, but don’t buy a damn thing. At best, Blizzard adjusts the prices. At worst, they’re pissed. I’m cool with either.’
Even though he is having fun with Overwatch 2 and it is a ‘step in the right direction’, not everything is fully thought out, and the monetization is simply greedy. Other players feel the same way.
The cinematic on the theme “Hope” received mixed reactions from the community. Fans saw a certain irony in this:
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Unleash Hope – Overwatch 2
‘Overwatch 2 is very unsatisfying’
This is what bothers players: In the current largest reddit thread with over 12,800 upvotes and more than 1,700 comments, user Murram9 addresses the things that bother him. He explains what exactly Overwatch 2 lacks to create a sense of reward. Things that the predecessor had:
Medals for damage and more.
‘On Fire’ display on the portrait to see when you are doing particularly well.
Missing levels (except in the Battle Pass).
Maps that show achievements at the end of the match.
Portrait frames to be proud of as a player.
Other players agree. The removal of the ‘On Fire’ display is particularly strange, as even new characters like Sojourn have voice lines for such a state, and others like Moira have received new lines for it. But it can no longer be seen.
According to some fans, the progress system with the Battle Pass is so annoying that many wish for loot boxes back – a feature that was actually heavily criticized. Even MeinMMO demon Cortyn has noticed this:
Additionally, there are poor adjustments like hero balancing, especially with Orisa, or that the overview tab in the game loads too slowly. Important information such as ready ultimates is seen too late. Moreover, some bugs are concerning players.
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Is it really that bad? Indeed, Reddit is currently flooded with complaints about the state of the game and particularly the monetization. However, the platform is also known for often complaining and highlighting negative aspects.
In a smaller thread, user zbin17 goes a bit more into the problems and how they can be easily solved. Especially things like the interface, the ‘On Fire’ display, and missing information such as maps could be easily delivered by Blizzard. Only the money issue seems to be a bigger point that requires more discussion.
There is still work to be done on connection issues and more, and there is “much to do”, but Overwatch 2 is not “at the beginning of the end”, as many are currently predicting. The change to 5 players per team is just right, bringing fresh air and making the rounds much more intense.
Interestingly, this was also the impression of MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus after just 2 hours of playing. Now, after a few days, this has only become clearer:
In FIFA 23, you could purchase a Heroes Pack briefly on October 8. It cost 25,000 coins and could only be purchased once per account. However, it was already deactivated after just 15 minutes. The players who couldn’t buy it are now angry because it was the best pack ever offered in FIFA.
What was in the pack? A guaranteed FUT Hero. And each of these players is impressive:
The worst card is Jorge Campos, a goalkeeper with an 87 rating and a value of 20,000 coins – thus a relatively small loss compared to the purchase price.
At the top is David Ginola with a value of 1.75 million coins. In total, 7 players have a higher value than 500,000 coins.
Those who purchased the Heroes Pack could also list the card on the FUT transfer market, as the card was surprisingly tradable. And since only Jorge Campos was under the 25,000 coins paid for the pack, it was a nearly risk-free investment.
Players therefore refer to the pack as the strongest of all time. Too strong, it seems EA thought.
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The Heroes Pack was probably a mistake, but it really angers players
What happened after the pack’s release? Shortly after the Heroes Pack was released, it was deactivated again. According to a post on reddit, it was online for just about 15 minutes. Those who managed to grab a pack during that time were very lucky.
What do the players say? They are quite angry because those who didn’t log in immediately missed out. However, the lucky ones could secure a strong player cheaply or convert a few coins into significantly more. Some players also complain that their card has lost a lot of value due to the action, effectively causing them to lose coins indirectly.
Players are now demanding justice:
Hazard1900 writes: “It would be disgusting if they don’t give us all a Hero now.”
Ballaman200 calls the action “the biggest mistake EA has made since the introduction of FUT.”
At the same time, this action also carries anger from other areas. Many players complain that bug fixes can sometimes take weeks, while a pack that was only purchasable once and offered all players the same opportunity was removed after just a few minutes, making it truly unfair. Meanwhile, some players are demanding compensation for the pack in FIFA 23.
What does EA say about it? There is still no statement regarding the pack. It is unclear whether other players will receive compensation or if the original buyers will lose their Hero. We at MeinMMO will keep you updated.
If you are still looking for good cards, you should keep an eye on the new “Road to the Knockouts” event:
