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Overwatch: Team hires Twitch streamer, fires him just hours later – Sparks discussion about cancel culture

Schuhmann 6. October 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

In Overwatch strange things are happening: The e-sports team Atlanta Reign has signed former professional and Twitch streamer Daniel “dafran” Francesca as a content creator, but the reaction to the announcement was so negative that just a few hours later, the separation was announced.

Who is dafran?

The 28-year-old Daniel Francesca is a Danish Twitch streamer and former Overwatch professional.
dafran played in the Overwatch League between 2017 and 2019, including for Atlanta Reign and also represented Denmark at the Overwatch World Cup. He was quite a star in the league. The Dane played heroes like Soldier 76, Tracer, and Torbjörn.
dafran ended his professional career in March 2019 to become a full-time streamer. But then he chose a different life and briefly became a farmer: He suddenly showed up as an intern on an organic farm in Denmark. He is now streaming again on Twitch. When he is on air, 2,700 people watch him.

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This was the signing: dafran’s former team, Atlanta Reign, announced at the start of Overwatch 2 that they had signed dafran as a “content creator”.

On Wednesday, October 5th, the team tweeted: dafran is the “newest content creator” and will now work under the brand “Atlanta Reign”.

It said: “The legend says: You hear a faint whisper in the Danish mountains. Some believe a man calls: “Let’s go, Dude.”

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Extremely negative reaction on Twitter

What was the reaction? The reaction was catastrophic: Fans were outraged. As the site Dotesports reports, there was hardly any positive response to the announcement, only negative comments.

People even asked if Atlanta Reign intended to become the “villains” of the Overwatch League.

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A tweet from 2021 becomes dafran’s downfall

What did dafran do? In 2021, there was a scandal involving former Overwatch super player Jay “sinatraa” Won (22), who later became a professional in Valorant: His ex-girlfriend accused him of manipulating her in the relationship and that there were sexual assaults. Sinatraa was subsequently sanctioned by Blizzard and his then Valorant team Sentinels.

Sinatraa said at the time that his girlfriend would remember a different relationship than he did. The relationship had been “unhealthy” for both. He apologized to her but stated that he had never attacked her in any way.

A later investigation resulted in sinatraa receiving a 6-month ban from Riot Games. Even after the ban was lifted, he did not play any games in Valorant.

dafran stood by sinatraa and called his ex-girlfriend, Cleo Hernandez, a “crazy e-girl” and a liar. Later, he apologized for these comments, but his role in the story apparently still haunts him today.

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What happened next: In the midst of the shitstorm, dafran posted:

Atlanta Reign has reversed the signing. Please don’t hate them. My name is attached to a bad past, it makes sense. The world doesn’t believe I’ve improved. Maybe in a year or two. We continue to fight for the good cause.

Atlanta Reign confirmed a few hours later: They had parted ways with dafran. They apologized for not being “careful” with the partnership.

Since dafran likes to show Uno on Twitch, some fans joked that Atlanta Reign played the “Reverse” Uno card against him.

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What are the reactions?

Fans of dafran speak of a “cancel culture” – reddit struck again. They regret that it is not appreciated that dafran has become a better person.
Others say: This is not “cancel culture”; people are simply being held accountable for their actions. If he wants to prove he’s a better person, it takes more than just saying, “Hey, I’m better now, dude”.
A third one writes: “We did it, chat.” – This statement is also criticized: What did they achieve? They denied a chance to a person who tried to become a better person.

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As you can see, these are heated discussions. The question of whether to use social media to hold people accountable for past misbehavior or to let things rest is an ongoing debate on social networks that is not limited to gaming but has also arrived there.

The internet does not forget. There are constantly cases where it seems a streamer is about to break through but is caught up by their past:

Twitch streamer becomes a pro in Valorant for a top team, 3 days later fired

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Pokémon GO: Halloween Event 2022 – All Information and Leaks

Franzi Korittke 6. October 2022 Reading time 6 minutes

The Halloween event 2022 in Pokémon GO is approaching. But what content can you expect? We at MeinMMO have looked into what information is already known about this event and what leaks have been found.

What kind of event is this? Every year, Pokémon GO hosts a Halloween event, bringing a lot of spooky monsters into the game. For this reason, Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon spawn predominantly during this time of the year. There will be such an event again in 2022.

Niantic is currently keeping the specific content under wraps, so not much is known yet. However, the Pokéminers, a group of data miners, have already discovered initial hints in the game code that could indicate the content of the Halloween event. We at MeinMMO have summarized what is known or suspected about the content for you.

When is the Halloween event? The Halloween event starts on October 20, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time and runs until November 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time.

What spawns will the Halloween event 2022 bring?

So far, relatively little is officially known about the specific spawns of the Halloween event. Only the first raid bosses and the content of the spotlight hour on October 25, 2022, have already been released by Niantic.

However, there are also a few leaks from the Pokéminers that could indicate possible new Halloween Pokémon. We have compiled everything that is already known or suspected about the spawns here for you.

Raid bosses for the Halloween event

Level 5 Raids: Just in time for the start of the Halloween event, the raid boss in Pokémon GO will change. From then on, Giratina can be found in the level 5 raids. Until October 27, you will encounter the legendary Pokémon in its altered form and afterwards until November 8 in its originating form. With a bit of luck, you can catch both forms as Shiny as well.

Mega Raids: There is also supposed to be a new Pokémon in Mega Raids. However, Niantic is currently keeping it a secret. The Pokéminers made an interesting discovery in August that could give hints about the raid boss. Three new Mega evolutions have been found in the game code.

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One of them is Mega Gardevoir, which has been found in Mega Raids by now. The other two monsters are Mega Sableye and Mega Banette. Both monsters would thematically fit perfectly with the Halloween event.

Sableye is part of the Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon in the game. Banette is the evolution of Shuppet. Both are typical representatives of the Halloween event year after year and are therefore candidates for a release in the Mega Raids.

These Pokémon could be waiting for you at the Halloween event

Spotlight Hour: During the Halloween event, a special spotlight hour will take place. In this, you can encounter the Ghost Pokémon Shuppet, which comes from the 3rd generation of games. It is one of the typical spawns around the spooky time of the year. Shuppet was already part of the Halloween event in the previous years.

The spotlight hour will also be rounded off with an XP bonus and a special surprise related to your buddy. What that will be remains to be seen.

Wild spawns

Just like with the Mega Raids, nothing more specific is known about the wild spawns yet. However, based on experience, you will likely encounter a lot of Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon again. And also a few Psychic-type Pokémon will be seen.

Besides Shuppet and Sableye, Nebulak, Traunfugil, Makabja, Skunkapuh, Zubat, Kramurx, and Lichtel are particularly popular representatives of the Halloween event year after year. For this reason, the chances are good that you will be able to catch them again this year. However, some new monsters are also already speculated.

Mimikyu: In addition, trainers hope that the Ghost and Fairy-type Pokémon Mimikyu will finally make its debut in the game. A reason for this speculation was given by Niantic in July itself. On the occasion of its 6th anniversary, they released a new image featuring Mimikyu.

In the past, such images often provided the first hints about which monsters could be coming to the game next. Since Mimikyu also has the appropriate typing, many players speculate about a release during this year’s Halloween event.

What the anniversary image looks like and which new monsters might be hiding there, you can see in the following article:

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Zorua: Another monster that some players wish for a Halloween debut is Zorua. The Pokémon is of the Dark type and comes from the 5th generation of games. It can evolve into Zoroark. Similar to Ditto, Zorua can also change its form and thus deceive other monsters and trainers.

Due to its type, it could also fit perfectly with the Halloween event. Additionally, the Pokéminers have discovered a possible hint for a release in one of their recent code searches. A new background described as “Zorua ‘Ditto encounter'” has been added (via reddit.com).

But those are still just speculations. Whether the usual monsters will be part of this year and whether Mimikyu, Zorua, or other new Pokémon will debut at this event remains to be seen.

Costumed Pokémon: A tradition that has been maintained for many years is Halloween Pikachu. This Electric-type Pokémon dresses up on the occasion of this special event for you. Last year, it wore a prank costume and the year before it wore a Mimikyu costume.

For sure, the tradition of dressed-up Pikachu will continue in 2022. However, it cannot yet be said with certainty what costume it will wear and if other costumed monsters will be introduced.

What bonuses & special features could there be?

Bonuses: The Halloween event is usually celebrated quite grandly in Pokémon GO. In recent years, you could enjoy not only countless monsters but also some bonuses. Especially various candy bonuses were in the spotlight.

Niantic is currently keeping the bonuses for this year under wraps, but a look at the Spotlight hours in October may give a small hint of what you might expect. In the weeks to come, only XP and Stardust bonuses are on the agenda for this short event.

Since you cannot find the candy bonuses for catching and sending here, it could mean that you will be able to farm a lot of candies for the Halloween event again this year.

New graphics in the game: In addition to the discovery of a special background for Zorua, the Pokéminers have found other graphics related to the Halloween event. These depict various effects for the sky and different pumpkin lanterns.

This suggests that the graphics in the game will be thematically adjusted for the event, creating an even spookier environment.

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A user has now processed the graphics into a map. This is what Pokémon GO could look like for Halloween 2022.

What you should keep in mind: As with all findings from the Pokéminers, this is also leaks and not official information from the developers. Niantic can still change these data in the game code or decide against a release.

What do you think of the current outlook for this year’s Halloween event? Are you also hoping that Mimikyu and Zorua will be in the game soon? And what Pokémon and bonuses do you wish for at the event? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers on this topic.

Until the Halloween event, a lot is still happening in Pokémon GO. We have summarized all events in October for you and shown which ones are particularly worthwhile.

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Overwatch 2: If you want all the content from Overwatch 1, you have to pay 12,000 euros

Cortyn 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Collectors who are just starting with Overwatch now need to take a deep breath. Because Blizzard’s hero shooter is expensive if you want all the cosmetics from part 1.

With the launch of Overwatch 2, a lot has changed in Blizzard’s hero shooter. Especially the way you acquire new skins or other cosmetic rewards has changed. The days of loot boxes are over; instead, there’s now a battle pass and in-game shop.

This change, however, makes “easily obtainable” content suddenly ridiculously expensive skins. Because old skins, emotes, voice lines, and more that you haven’t earned in Overwatch 1 must be bought in Overwatch 2 for “Overwatch coins.” That’s the premium currency you can purchase in the shop or earn in very small amounts.

Anyone who needs all the content as it was in Overwatch 1 would have to invest a lot of money – a whopping 12,000 euros.

Where does the number come from? In the Overwatch subreddit, the user loliscoolyay4me published an extensive table. There he lists all the content that was in Overwatch 1 – all the different skins, emotes, voice lines, sprays, and highlight intros.

This content was available back then through loot boxes, which could be relatively easily earned. Every few hours of gameplay, you would receive a loot box, and during events, there were even more.

If you wanted to buy all of this content from Overwatch 1, you would need 1,401,500 Overwatch coins – which corresponds to a purchase price of just over 12,000 euros.

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Overwatch coins cost 10 euros for 1,000 pieces. The price decreases a bit when you buy more – because then 11,600 credits cost just under 100 euros. The table assumes the “cheapest” purchase price, that is, the largest package.

The dollar costs listed in the table can be applied 1:1 to euros – because Overwatch coins currently have the same price for dollars and euros.

It should be noted, however, that the actual price would be a bit lower because some of the spray logos can no longer be purchased directly and are instead obtained through achievements. This would lower the price (and content) by a few euros.

Can you unlock the content without money? Basically, the answer here is “Yes,” because at least for individual cosmetic items, this is possible and also realistic. However, if you want all the nice items from Overwatch 1, you might be out of luck. Because per week, you can only earn a very small (almost laughable) amount of Overwatch coins – namely 60 pieces.

If you want to buy skins that cost 1,000 or even more coins with that, you can calculate in your head how long it would take to purchase items. A single skin that costs “only” 1,000 coins would already take 17 weeks.

What do you think of these prices? Is it “okay” because Overwatch 2 is now free-to-play? Or is it just absurd?

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Discontinued Free2Play MMORPG goes online again – New publisher makes it possible

Anny 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In July 2022, the MMORPG Echo of Soul was shut down as the contract between publisher Gamigo and developer Nvius expired. Now a new publisher is taking over the game.

From now on, “Echo of Soul” will be referred to as “Echo of Soul Ragnarok” and will be published by Papaya Play. It has been back online for a few days now and is launching with numerous events. Players receive rewards for logging in as well as different buffs every day of the week.

The MMORPG has existed in several versions. It originally launched in 2013 but went offline in Korea in 2015. In the West, it ended in 2020, only to be picked up again by Gamigo, only to disappear again 2 years later. Now Echo of Soul is back.

Players can continue where they left off

If you want to continue playing your existing characters, you can transfer your data from Gamigo to the new publisher. Papaya Play has set up a transfer portal for this purpose. You can transfer your account details there until October 31.

There are even rewards for this. If you transfer your account to Papaya Play, you will receive a premium package, a Pegasus mount, and other items that will boost your character.

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When the MMORPG ended on Steam in 2020, players lost all their progress without being able to do anything about it. When the Steam version ended, the game data was not transferred. Gamigo promised from the outset that such a thing would not happen again.

What kind of game is this anyway? Echo of Soul is a classic theme park MMORPG that offers players a mix of PvE and PvP. You complete quests and participate in raids, dungeons, arena battles, and guild wars.

The special feature of the game is the soul system. In combat, you obtain souls and can customize your character with them.

What do you think about the comeback of Echo of Soul? Do you believe that this MMORPG will stay online this time and not disappoint its players again? Have you ever played it or are you now interested in testing Echo of Soul Ragnarok? What do you think of the rewards available with the new launch? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!

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Ultra-complex survival game on Steam now has 98% positive reviews – Will go deeper with 3 new major features

Schuhmann 6. October 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

The complex survival simulation RimWorld has been a hit on the PC platform Steam since 2018 and is considered a masterpiece by genre enthusiasts. The indie gem is now also available for PS4 and Xbox One. With 98% positive reviews, the game enjoys great popularity: the expansion “Biotech” is set to introduce three exciting new features in the fall of 2022.

What is RimWorld about?

RimWorld starts like practically every survival game with the classic “Robinson Crusoe” scenario: After a catastrophe, you are stranded with limited resources in a hostile environment and must rebuild civilization from scratch.
In RimWorld, however, you are stranded on a hostile planet, not on an island, and you don’t build a cave but a settlement using increasingly advanced technology: From torches, wooden tables, and swords, you climb the technological ladder until you reach laser swords and blasters.
You will deal with other tribes of the planet, can contact passing traders or befriend the space empire that rules this part of the galaxy. But most of the time, you are busy dealing with internal conflicts and ensuring that the colonists don’t freak out, kill each other, and eat each other.

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Clean and pristine like in Star Trek – or dirty and rough like in Mad Max?

What makes RimWorld appealing? RimWorld is incredibly complex, with many interwoven systems. The RPG elements are strongly emphasized. Essentially, it is the more digestible version of the cult game Dwarf Fortress.

The game characters have specific traits and various skills to consider when trying to establish a functioning settlement. It is crucial not only to build the settlement correctly but also to ensure the social composition of the settlement is right. Of course, you can beat up any raider and torture him until he gives in and joins the colony, or you can only recruit those you suspect are not pyromaniacal psychopaths with cannibalistic tendencies.

RimWorld deliberately gives the player a lot of freedom in what kind of future vision they want to build:

A functioning, clean world, like from Star Trek
A harsh “dog eats dog” penal colony that resembles more of Mad Max

In any case, people spend hundreds and thousands of hours in RimWorld once they get used to the unique graphics and learn to read the world displayed on their screen. This is reflected in the 98% positive reviews.

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New expansion brings 3 new features to RimWorld

How will the game get better now? The developers have announced the paid expansion “RimWorld – Biotech” for the upcoming weeks, which will be released alongside the free update 1.4.

Biotech is set to expand the game with an important new feature: children. Here, too, the player is given freedom:

You can either conceive children naturally, care for them, and work on their education
Or you can grow the little rascals in bio-tanks to make them cheap labor or cannon fodder

Additionally, with Biotech, it will be possible to transform colonists into “Mechanitors”: individuals with brain implants capable of commanding “Mechanoids”: swarms of servant or combat beings.

And since we’re at it, another new feature, gene-modding, is coming to RimWorld.

The developers state that you can either create genetically modified humans or even “Xenohumans”: Is it enough for you to determine only the eye color and a few traits of your colonists, or do you want them to breathe fire?

With BioTech, it is also in your hands.

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What are the reactions? In just a few hours, the announcement on Steam has already received nearly 700 comments and more than 5000 positive ratings.

Though there are also some ungrateful comments: as RimWorld has an active modding community, some users lament: the features that are being announced here already existed as mods for a long time.

But most are quite enthusiastic. People are writing things like:

“It’s great that RimWorld still gets so much love”
“Wow, sounds like a fun update.”

While there are some alarming comments to be read:

“Finally a new way to commit war crimes.”
“I don’t like babies, but hey, if life gives you babies, make babyade.”

Maybe some are taking this Mad Max thing a bit too seriously.

When is it coming? There is no exact release date yet: It is said “in a few weeks”. Biotech is expected to be released in the fall of 2022. The update 1.4 can already be tested as an experimental patch on Steam.

It looks like RimWorld is heading towards a 100% rating on Steam:

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Cyberpunk 2077 allegedly kills gaming PC – owner needs 2 days until it works again

Benedikt Schlotmann 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

A user has desperately turned to the community. His PC wouldn’t turn on after playing a round of Cyberpunk 2077. Troubleshooting is a bit more complicated than expected.

Having problems with your own PC is always annoying. Some people can be really desperate, especially when the computer suddenly refuses to start. That could mean high repair costs or something similar.

A user has now desperately turned to reddit because his PC wouldn’t start after playing the popular game Cyberpunk 2077. Again, the fear is that he might have wasted many hundreds of euros on a game.

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What exactly happened? A user published an extensive post on reddit. He mentioned that he had played the game Cyberpunk 2077 without a second thought and that’s when the problems started. He writes on reddit.com:

I also ran Cyberpunk this morning on high settings and it was perfect, I was so excited to play it again today after a session of Sea of Thieves with my friend, but once I loaded past the Redengine splash screen, my PC just shut everything off.

After that, he started troubleshooting, with the active support of the community. Some users immediately said it couldn’t be the game that made his PC stop starting. Because “it is extremely unlikely to impossible that Cyberpunk broke your PC.” It’s more likely that there was already something wrong with the gaming PC from the beginning and the game only triggered the issue (via reddit.com).

Finally, a few users mentioned that an abrupt shutdown of the system and no further response could only indicate a faulty power supply or a broken power supply unit. However, there are other signs that can show you when the graphics card is about to fail. That was certainly not the case here.

How did he eventually solve the problem? The problems were resolved after the thread starter connected a new power supply to his PC. Suddenly, the computer started, but it got stuck in a boot loop.

In a further step, he had to reset the BIOS and reinstall Windows. After that, the gaming PC started up again without any issues, and he could also launch various games again.

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It could have damaged the PC much more

In hindsight, the user was lucky. Because the broken power supply could have ruined much more hardware. Often, a faulty power supply can also damage other components like the graphics card, processor, or motherboard. In the worst case, the user would have then needed to invest a large sum to replace the damaged parts.

How annoying this can be was recently shown by another user: The gamer installed a new power supply in his computer and used old cables. However, that almost cost him many thousands of euros. You can read the whole story here on MeinMMO:

Gamer warns that with a tiny mistake you could set your expensive PC hardware on fire

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Overwatch 2: The largest Twitch streamer in the world shows off his skills, gets kicked from the game, flips out

Benedict Grothaus 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Tens of thousands of players wanted to play Overwatch 2 right at release, but server issues and queues made that difficult. Streamers were not exempt from the problems, as the star xQc had to find out.

Who is xQc?

Félix “xQc” Lengyel is the largest streamer on Twitch by hours viewed (via sullygnome), although newcomer Kai Cenat has surpassed him in subscriptions.
xQc is known as a big loudmouth with poor impulse control who often loses his temper.
Once, xQc was even an Overwatch pro in one of the Overwatch League teams – but got kicked out for bad behavior.

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In a stream coinciding with the release of Overwatch 2 on October 4, xQc wanted to revisit his former main game. However, it apparently did not go as planned for him. The currently biggest clip of the game, with over 211,000 views, shows him flipping out.

He plays as a tank with his team in a round against others – and it does not look good. After some strong plays, however, xQc’s team manages to turn the game in their favor, and one of the teammates celebrates: “I knew we could do it!”

xQc seemed to never doubt it, he is quite confident in himself and boasts: “Yeah, because I carry so damn hard. You guys are doing nothing.” Hardly has he spoken, when he loses connection to the server, stares incredulously at the screen, and angrily pounds his table.

The camera shakes and xQc slumps back in his chair, saying: “Okay, that’s it for me. I can’t … this is just trash.”

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Problems at the Release of Overwatch 2

xQc was not the only player suffering from the enormous server problems. Right at release, there were server issues and queues with over 40,000 players wanting to play at the same time. These problems continued the next day.

Even those who could log in were sometimes greeted by missing skins and cosmetics or quickly got kicked out of the game. As Blizzard explained, many of these issues were caused by DDoS attacks from outside.

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Many fans were correspondingly outraged, complaining that streamers could play without issues. As seen with xQc, that was not the case.

By now, most issues should have been resolved, at least we were able to play again without drops during our tests on the evening of October 5 and got into the game on October 6 without problems. We will keep you updated if anything happens again.

Can you play without problems, or do you have time to browse through the queues? Then check out our tier list with the best heroes here:

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Pokémon GO: Light Festival brings 2 new Pokémon and increased shiny chances – All details

Patrick Freese 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the short “Light Festival” event starts in October. It runs for four days and brings the new Pokémon Bubungus and its evolution Lamellux into the game. There will also be some monsters glowing at night. You can find the details about the event here.

What kind of event is this? The Light Festival focuses on glowing and radiant Pokémon. The event was announced early, but the details were missing until now.

Now the contents are known, and we show you an overview of what to expect.

Light Festival 2022 in October – Start, End, Shinies, and Bonuses

When does it start? The event begins on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 10:00 local time. It will be active until Monday, October 17, 2022, at 20:00 local time.

New Pokémon: For the first time, you can obtain Bubungus and Lamellux during the event. Both celebrate their release in the game. If you have collected 50 candies for Bubungus, you can evolve it into Lamellux.

The bonuses of the event: During the Light Festival, you will have four bonuses active:

Increased chances for Shiny Lampi
Double XP for catching Pokémon
Double candies for catching Pokémon
Smoke activated during the event lasts for 2 hours

Furthermore, Niantic states, “Our research has also shown that some wild Pokémon will glow at night during this event – don’t miss this spectacle!”

Wild spawns: The following Pokémon are more frequently encountered in the wild during the Light Festival:

Pikachu*
Vulpix*
Magnetilo*
Lampi*
Lichtel
Leufeo*
Eguana
Dedenne
Bubungus
With luck, you can encounter Galar-Ponita* and Togedemaru

Pokémon marked with an asterisk (*) can be encountered as Shiny.

Smoke boost: The following Pokémon are more frequently attracted by smoke during the Light Festival:

Alola-Kleinstein*
Elezeba*
Flampion*
Lichtel
Dedenne
Bubungus
With luck, you can encounter Galar-Ponita* and Galar-Flampion*

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Raids: During the Light Festival, you will encounter the following opponents in the raids:

Difficulty	Raid Bosses
Level 1	Galar-Ponita* Flampion* Dedenne Bubungus
Level 3	Alola-Raichu Galar-Smogmog Flunkifer* Hisui-Washakwil*
Level 5	Xerneas Our counter guide against Xerneas
Mega	Mega-Voltenso Our counter guide against Mega-Voltenso

Research: In line with the event, you can expect a limited-time research task. This time it revolves around catching Pokémon. As a reward, you will receive the glowing pose for your avatar among other items.

For completing field research, you will be rewarded with Pokémon encounters. The Pokémon Galar-Ponita*, Elektek*, Magmar*, Lampi*, Elezeba*, Dedenne, and Bubungus are in the selection.

You can find appropriate stickers for the event by spinning PokéStops or opening gifts. If you want, you can also buy the stickers in the shop.

Why prices in Pokémon GO are now increasing is also available on our site MeinMMO.

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One of the most famous MMOs of your school time is now available on Android and iOS

Benedict Grothaus 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

OGame is one of the best-known names in the MMO field. This may be because in the past, pretty much everyone had access to it, even with lousy computers. The game has been around for 20 years now – Now even on your mobile devices.

Update: The article was originally published on April 28, 2022, and updated on October 6. We have included a new trailer showcasing the Mobile Launch.

What kind of game is it? OGame is essentially a classic free-to-play browser game with stylish sci-fi flair. You start with a single planet, which you slowly expand while spreading across the galaxy.

New planets fall under your control, you build up your economy and military. Alone or in a clan (“Alliance”), you work to gradually bring the galaxy under your control.

OGame and its counterparts don’t have particularly high graphical demands. You mainly plan your next steps through clicks and numbers. Certain advantages can be purchased with real money.

Roughly speaking, one could say: OGame is more an economic simulation where you need to plan your empire as best as possible and defend it against hundreds of other players in your galaxy. By the way, it was created solely by the German developer Alexander Rösner, aka “Legor”. Today, a whole team from the provider Gameforge in Karlsruhe is working on it.

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What makes it so special? OGame is one of the first browser games of its kind and has been running continuously for 20 years. Since it runs in a web browser and requires little computing power, even players with poor hardware can easily participate.

The great feature for which OGame is known are the attacks. You can see when someone is attacking you and, with perfect timing, prevent a massive military force from destroying your entire fleet.

If you are around 30 today, you might remember: Dozens of students set their alarms to wake up at 4:38 AM to ensure their fleet is safe or to launch an attack. They just caught up on sleep during math class…

In between, new “worlds” with special rules were repeatedly opened – for example, with higher production rates or faster gameplay. This ensured variety and fresh air. Now the developers have even bigger plans.

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Big update in summer: Expansion brings 4 species

In summer 2022, “the biggest update in nearly 10 years” was on the way. Under the name “Lifeforms”, four playable species were introduced:

Humans
Rock’tal
Mechas
Kaelesh

Each species now has its own buildings and technologies. On each planet, there is a different life form and as players, you should combine the advantages to establish a strong civilization.

Mobile is a rapidly growing market, and if you want to try out mobile games, it’s worth taking a look at the upcoming Diablo Immortal:

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I count the SteelSeries Aerox 5 among the best gaming mice – Logitech’s G502 X cannot beat it

Benedikt Schlotmann 6. October 2022 Reading time 8 minutes

With the Aerox 5 Wireless, SteelSeries has introduced a wireless alternative to the Rival 5. Is an upgrade to the lighter wireless version worth it? MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann was able to test the mouse extensively.

SteelSeries already introduced a great mouse with the Rival 5, which not only convinced me with its functionality but also with its great design. With the Aerox series, SteelSeries also has particularly light mice in its portfolio.

Now the Aerox 5 Wireless is also included: At first glance, it seems to be a wireless and lighter version of the Rival 5, as the layout and button arrangement are identical. Compared to the Rival 5, only details change:

The Aerox 5 Wireless is wireless and features larger feet on the underside.
The Aerox 5 Wireless is also lighter at 74 grams than the Rival 5 (85 grams) and even the G502 X Lightspeed.

The Aerox 5 Wireless, like the Rival 5, is an all-rounder: It is aimed at gamers who play many genres and do not want to commit to a single game. However, the market for all-rounders in the wireless sector is highly competitive.

Alongside the Razer Basilisk Ultimate and the Logitech G502 X Lightspeed, there are two very good gaming mice that are also looking for buyers. Additionally, Roccat introduced a wireless version with the Kone XP Air recently.

But how does the SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless perform in tests? I was able to try out the mouse and also extensively compare it with the in-house Rival 5 and the competition from Logitech and Razer. In the following article, you can read why I consider the mouse to be one of the best wireless representatives currently available, but also what the competition does better in my opinion.

Who tested it?

I have a passion for gaming mice and now own over 20 gaming mice privately. For MeinMMO, I have been testing hardware for our readers since 2019. Mice are among my absolute favorites, alongside gaming headsets and keyboards when it comes to peripherals for PC and console, and I am accordingly knowledgeable about them.

SteelSeries provided me with the Aerox 5 Wireless for testing.

Benedikt Schlotmann
Hardware Editor MeinMMO

Features and technical details:

Sensor	TrueMove Air,
Resolution	Up to 18,000 DPI
Switches	Golden Micro IP54, 80 million clicks
Buttons	9 buttons with a total of 5 profiles in memory
Design	Black, white, or semi-transparent mouse, RGB lighting, asymmetric right-handed mouse
Gliding Feet	3
Cable	Detachable 2.0 m USB-C cable
Weight	74 grams
Price (RRP)	149.99 Euro
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Included Items, Design and Construction

What does the included items consist of? In the box, there is a USB-A to C cable, an extension adapter, and a USB-C wireless dongle. A manual is also included in the box. The mouse relies on an internally built battery that is non-removable.

01 Aerox 5 Wireless Included Items — The included items of the SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless.

How is the mouse constructed? The Aerox 5 Wireless is available in black, white, and a ghost design. In the latter, the mouse appears slightly transparent. The different colors do not offer any advantages.

On the top of the mouse are the main buttons. Between them is a 2-way mouse wheel, and in front of it is a small switch. One allows you to change the DPI level.
On the left side are 4 additional buttons. Three are directly in the thumb area, the fourth button is far in the front, which is the so-called “sniper button”, for quick DPI switching.
The mouse does not have a thumb rest or a rubberized side surface. It also uses a honeycomb pattern and is permeable.

SteelSeries also relies on a subtle RGB lighting for the Aerox 5 Wireless, which only comes into play at the back of the mouse. With the “ghost” color, the mouse casing also glows stronger from within. However, the design is much more restrained than with the Rival 5 and is by no means as striking as with the Roccat Burst, which MeinMMO also tested.

The honeycomb pattern of the mouse has a downside besides the reduced weight: The cavity quickly attracts dirt and especially pet hair. And the casing cannot be removed for cleaning the mouse.

The Aerox 5 Wireless is an ergonomic right-handed mouse.

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Build Quality

The Aerox 5 Wireless is well built. In the pressure and shake test, nothing rattles, and everything stays where it should. The cable is soft and flexible and resembles the PhantomFlex cable used by Roccat.

It is practical that the USB-C port of the mouse is designed so that I can also use other cables to charge it. If the original cable breaks, I do not necessarily have to buy a new one from SteelSeries.

However, it is unfortunate that the wireless dongle cannot be transported inside the mouse. So I always have to carry the dongle and adapter externally or, at best, leave them plugged into the computer or laptop.

Under the mouse buttons, there are supposed to be durable next-generation switches (Golden Micro IP54). They are said to be more durable than the switches from the competition. However, I could not verify this.

Software

The mouse uses the “SteelSeries Engine” as software. At first glance, the software seems a bit bloated because it offers a lot of functions that I, as an average gamer, do not need, such as streaming or various giveaways.

Once you navigate through the menus, you can quickly make all important mouse settings in a small window. This is quick and convenient, and it is also clearer than with Roccat Swarm, for example. Especially important macros are easy to configure; afterwards, I rarely touch the settings again.

On the next page, you will find my assessment of the weight, ergonomics, and battery life of the wireless gaming mouse. In the concluding summary, I will also explain to you for whom the mouse is worthwhile and what (still) might speak against purchasing it.

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WoW: The Super-XP-Buff is active – prepare your chars for Dragonflight now

Cortyn 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In World of Warcraft, experience points are now raining down. If possible, you should urgently get many characters to level 60.

Leveling characters is an activity that divides players in World of Warcraft into two camps. For some, leveling is the best part and the reason to play. Others find leveling completely annoying and hope it ends as quickly as possible so they can enjoy the “real” content in the endgame.

For the latter group, a strong buff is currently active. Right now, there are plenty of experience points in World of Warcraft.

What kind of buff is this? Currently, all characters between level 10 and level 59 receive a strong XP boost. The buff “Wind of Wisdom” grants a hefty experience bonus of 50% on all gained experience. This applies to experience from quests as well as completing PvP battlegrounds, dungeons, or exploring. Thus, characters can be leveled to max level in nearly 33% less time.

The buff is also combinable with other XP buffs. You can, for instance, still gain the bonus from the Darkmoon Faire.

How long is it active? The exact duration of the buff is not yet known. However, it is clear that the buff will not be active until the launch of Dragonflight. Because with the release of the Dreadlords during the pre-patch 10.0, the buff will be deactivated again. You can therefore likely benefit from the buff for another 3-5 weeks before it disappears.

Why should you do this? With Dragonflight, the classes are undergoing quite extensive revisions. This is mainly due to the new talent system with “classic” talent trees. The selection is so large that you can create several different playstyles even within a specialization. It may very well be that you suddenly take a liking to a class whose playstyle you previously did not like with Dragonflight. Therefore, it is worthwhile to have all classes ready for selection in advance.

So, if you want to prepare heroes for Dragonflight, you should now head to Azeroth (and the Shadowlands) to be fully ready for the Dragon Isles with the maximum number of heroes by the end of November.

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Pokémon GO: Can’t evolve Cosmog? Solution for evolution problems found

Franzi Korittke 6. October 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO on October 5th, the “Evolution Stars” event started and should bring you Cosmovum. However, some trainers are unable to evolve Cosmog. We at MeinMMO will show you what has happened.

Which Pokémon is it about? On October 5th, the Evolution Event “Evolution Stars” started. On this occasion, you should be able to secure Cosmovum in the game for the first time by performing an evolution of Cosmog.

Niantic had heavily promoted the new legendary Pokémon in their event announcement on September 28, 2022. However, reports are piling up that there are issues. We took a look at what exactly is going on.

Update October 5th, 1:00 PM: We have added the solution to the evolution problem in the article.

Update October 6th: We have updated this article for you and will explain whether Solgaleo and Lunala have been unlocked in the meantime.

Cosmog evolution is problematic – Not working?

After the evolution event has been running for some time in the first time zones, the first images of Cosmog’s evolution could already be found on social networks. The event is now also running here with us, and some trainers want to evolve their Cosmog into a Cosmovum as well.

The evolution is part of the special research “A Cosmic Buddy”. But then the unpleasant surprise: it simply doesn’t work. Reports are growing from trainers that they have no option to evolve in the game – the button is missing.

So says reddit user melagnahopz, who writes the following in his current post (via reddit.com): “I just got the next special research task to evolve Cosmog, but there is no option to evolve. Am I overlooking something?”

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This is the solution to the evolution problem

Why this error occurs in the game and why some trainers do not have a button to evolve is not yet known. What you can do, we have summarized for you below.

Update October 5th, 1:00 PM: Many players are reporting on social networks that restarting the game brings the evolution button. We have also tried it further for you. For us, it finally worked with a restart of the smartphone.

Important! However, it is necessary that you have completed and redeemed the special research “A Cosmic Buddy” up to and including chapter 4. It is only from chapter 5 that you will receive the option to evolve. So if you are already up to date with the special research and still cannot evolve Cosmog, you should restart your device.

If there is any further information on how you can evolve Cosmog, we will add it here for you.

Can you secure Solgaleo and Lunala in the meantime?

Update October 6th: Even though some players are eagerly awaiting the last two evolutions of Cosmog, unfortunately, you will have to wait a while longer. Niantic has only unlocked the evolution of Cosmog to Cosmovum with the start of the evolution event.

How to evolve Cosmog in Pokémon GO is shown here.

When Solgaleo and Lunala will be introduced in the game is still unknown. How strong Cosmog and its evolutions will be and whether they are even worth it has been summarized in a separate article.

Did you want to evolve your Cosmog and couldn’t find the button? Or was it present right after you opened the game? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments!

There is also a limited-time quest for the current event. We show you all the tasks and rewards of the collector’s challenge.

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Casual or hardcore: How do you prefer to play MMORPGs?

Irina Moritz 6. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Each of us plays video games differently and is interested in different types of content. How about you? Are you more casual or hardcore in MMORPGs?

In gaming, MMORPGs are often among the largest and most extensive games available. They are (ideally) developed over many years and continuously receive new content to be mastered by players.

Since large MMORPGs are played by many people, they usually offer different types of content to satisfy the various interests and needs of players. There is questing, raids, and dungeons, crafting, and many other ways to keep oneself occupied almost endlessly.

Generally, the content is divided into two types:

Casual: This is relaxed, slower content that can be completed at a leisurely pace. Often, this type of content does not require much time or effort to master.
Hardcore: Hardcore content usually consists of the most difficult challenges in MMORPGs. These are dungeons, raids, or simply boss fights, where players must prove their skills to earn the best loot as a reward.

While some MMORPG fans prefer to play their games more casually and peacefully, others seek challenging encounters that they can overcome together with their raid groups. Both sides prioritize their gaming experiences differently. How about you?

Small disclaimer: We are aware that one can also play hardcore with casual content. People invest vast amounts of time and effort into role-playing or housing. In our survey, we limit the definition of “hardcore” to difficult content, as it was originally intended.

This is how you can vote: You can cast your vote as usual in the survey tool below and let us know whether you are more of a relaxed casual player or an enthusiastic hardcore raider.

Each of you has only one vote and the choice cannot be undone.

Additionally, tell us in the comments about your gaming preferences regarding content: Why do you prefer the respective type of content? What do you like about casual content more than hardcore and vice versa? Do you prefer to take it slow and enjoy the journey through the MMORPG or do you want to be among the top players with the best gear?

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Pokémon GO: The new event research is really worth it – Here you can find the coveted evolution items

Franzi Korittke 6. October 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

On October 5th, the development event started in Pokémon GO, bringing you special event research again. We at MeinMMO have looked at what content awaits you.

What kind of tasks are these? With the start of the development event “Stars of Development”, Niantic has also activated new field research tasks for you. You can secure these by spinning the photo disc at the PokéStop.

In line with the event theme, you will also have the opportunity to obtain one or the other development item. We have summarized the tasks and rewards that await you below.

All Quests for the Development Event – Tasks & Rewards

During the development event, you can spin special event tasks at your PokéStops. Niantic has activated 8 different quests that revolve around the topics of catching, developing, powering up, and interacting with PokéStops.

While there won’t be encounters with Pokémon this time, there will be plenty of other interesting rewards. You can recognize the tasks in your “Field” view by the note “Event,” and you have unlimited time to complete them as usual.

With the help of the overview from LeekDuck, we have summarized all the tasks and rewards below.

Task	Reward
Catch 3 Eevee	20 Eevee Candy
Develop a Pokémon	500 Stardust
Develop 3 Pokémon	2,000 Stardust
Make 5 Power-Ups on Pokémon	25 Mega Energy for Kangaskhan or Aerodactyl or Ampharos or Steelix
Make 7 Power-Ups on Pokémon	25 Mega Energy for Gyarados or Altaria
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms	1x Sun Stone or 1x King’s Rock or 1x Metal Coat or 1x Dragon Scale or 1x Up-Grade
Spin 15 PokéStops or Gyms	1x Sinnoh Stone
Spin 20 PokéStops or Gyms	1x Unova Stone

All tasks and rewards of the development event

Why the research is especially worth it

Even if there are no encounters with Pokémon during these event researches, it is worth completing the quests. This is mainly due to the sought-after development items, but also due to the Mega energy. We explain why.

Development Items

While you can mostly develop Pokémon in the game using Candy, some require special items. These are relatively rare in Pokémon GO and cannot be purchased in the shop.

For example, you can obtain the Sinnoh Stone with a bit of luck through research breakthroughs or after a trainer battle. And you can also receive one of these items after spinning the PokéStop on the 7th day. However, if you want to develop one or the other monster with an item regularly, you should stock up on them.

Usually, you won’t find these items faster than through the current event quests, as the tasks are quick and easy to solve, and you can also simply spin the same stop multiple times in a row to complete the quest.

Sinnoh Stone: We particularly recommend the tasks related to the Sinnoh Stone, as this item allows for the development of relatively many and strong Pokémon. Some of the best attackers in Pokémon GO belong to the Sinnoh region.

We have summarized which developments are most worthwhile with the Sinnoh Stone in the following article.

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Unova Stone: Alternatively, you can secure the Unova Stone. This allows for the development of regional Pokémon like Leavanny. You can also only obtain Skelabra, one of the best fire attackers in Pokémon GO, with the help of an Unova Stone.

You can find out more about which developments are also available with the Unova Stone here.

Other Development Items: In contrast to the Sinnoh Stone and the Unova Stone, you can only develop individual Pokémon with the other development items. You need them for the following monsters:

Development Item	Development
Sun Stone	Weedle to Blissey Lilminip to Dressella Sunny to Sunflora Swablu to Elfun
King’s Rock	Shellder to Cloyster Quagsire to Quagsire
Metal Coat	Onix to Steelix Scyther to Scizor
Up-Grade	Porygon to Porygon2
Dragon Scale	Seadra to Kingdra

Mega Energy

In addition to the development items, Mega Energy may also be of interest to many of you. Especially Mega Kangaskhan was only briefly available in raids. You need this Mega Energy to perform Mega Evolutions on the corresponding Pokémon.

These Pokémon are then somewhat stronger and are especially useful in raids, as they boost all attacks of their type in battle. Moreover, when a Mega Evolution is active, you will receive additional candy when you catch monsters of the same type.

These quests can also be solved relatively quickly, but they cost Stardust and Candy to perform the Power-Ups. So whoever is still lacking Mega Energy should definitely take advantage of these tasks.

Researches That Are Less Worthwhile

Apart from the development items and Mega Energy, there are also tasks that provide you with Stardust and Eevee Candy. The task related to Eevee is a good opportunity to complete it in between if you already have it spun once.

During the event, the little monster will spawn wildly and you will have plenty of opportunities to farm Candy. So unless you just started playing or are in a Candy shortage for Eevee, you should focus on other tasks.

The tasks that relate to Stardust require you to develop Pokémon. This is only advisable if you were planning to perform a development anyway. You could combine the task “Develop 3 Pokémon” for example with the Collector Challenge for the Development Event.

What do you think of the content of the event researches? Which quest do you definitely want to secure? And what rewards would you like to see next time? Feel free to share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other trainers.

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LoL: 24-year-old cries when it’s over – “Wanted to finish with a smile – but that didn’t work out so well”

Schuhmann 5. October 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

Currently, the world championships, the Worlds 2022, are taking place in League of Legends . However, as every year, there is already a huge disappointment after the first week. Out of 12 teams that started in the Play-Ins, 8 are eliminated. Many feel sorry for the Brazilian team LOUD. They impressed with passionate gameplay. Their jungler, Park “Croc” Jong-hoon (24), could barely cope with the elimination, and tears were seen on stage.

The Worlds in League of Legends are harsh:

League of Legends has 4 major regions: Korea, China, Europe, and North America. Their teams play championships, and each region sends its best 3 to 4 teams to the Worlds.
There are also smaller regions like Brazil or Japan, which only send one team, their best, to the Worlds.
The best teams from the smaller regions and the weaker teams from the major regions must go through a preliminary round, the “Play-Ins”: 12 teams start, only 4 advance. Almost always, the representatives from the smaller regions are eliminated.

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Brazilians beat European top team, win fans’ hearts

This year, this team was particularly disappointing: The Brazilian team LOUD achieved a significant success at the Worlds 2022: With passionate gameplay, they surpassed the favored Europeans from Fnatic. However, because they lost seemingly easy matches, they ended up only in 3rd place in the group and had to play a qualification match.

LOUD impressed in the match against Fnatic with fiery but also controlled gameplay: Particularly strong was the 24-year-old South Korean Croc, who took an excellent role in the jungle on Maokai.

The Brazilians put on quite a show when they won. The 18-year-old botlaner Brance flexed his biceps after a good play against the German star Upset:

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Brazil vs Japan is the “Final of the Small Regions”

This was the deciding match: LOUD faced the team “DetonatioN FocusMe” from Japan in the qualification: The Japanese did not play the currently popular meta, but rather “comfort picks” that the team felt comfortable with.

For LOUD, this was a big opportunity to win a best-of-5: After all, they had already defeated DetonatioN FocusMe in the preliminary match.

But now things went wrong: They lost 3-1 to the Japanese.

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LOUD receives applause for this escape.

This was the most touching scene: After the match, it was seen that the passionate players of LOUD were collapsing.

Especially jungler Croc was a bundle of misery.

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Why is he so sad? As tweets indicate, this could have been Croc’s last game with the team, perhaps even his last professional game ever. He writes:

I love my teammates so much that I wondered if I could meet better teammates and coaching staff during my playing career. […] Now I am in tears at the thought that I might not be able to be with these teammates anymore.
[…] I tried hard to end with a smile, but it didn’t work as well as I thought.

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What’s behind this? Fans in Brazil speculate that the South Korean Croc could be called for military service. Military service is mandatory for South Koreans and has abruptly interrupted the careers of many professionals.

Others think his contract might be expiring, or Croc might have received an offer from another team and therefore switch of his own accord.

In League of Legends, it is common for teams to be assembled “for a run” and reassembled the next year. It’s rare for players to stay with a team for more than 2 or 3 years – careers are simply too short.

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Who survived the preliminary round? The team that defeated LOUD, “DetonatioN FocusMe”, also fell apart in a game after that: However, they managed to win at least one game against the heavily favored Chinese team RNG. This is already a great success for the Japanese.

At the Worlds 2022, all teams from smaller regions have been eliminated again: Only representatives from China, South Korea, Europe, and the USA progressed. In the main round, there are still 2 representatives from smaller regions, GAM Esports (Vietnam) and CTBC Flying Oyster (Taiwan), but anything other than elimination in the group stage would be a sensation.

The only surprise in the Play-Ins was that with MAD Lions, one of the 4 European teams is already going home:

LoL: For 9 years, Europe won every major match against NA – Now we are being laughed at by the Americans at Worlds 2022

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FIFA 23: TOTW 3 is live – With strong cards for Haaland and Ben Yedder

Julian Schröder 5. October 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

In FIFA 23 the TOTW 3 is available now. Which players made it into the Team of the Week this time, you can find out here.

When does TOTW 3 come out? The new Team of the Week has been available since October 5 at 7:00 PM in Ultimate Team. It is in packs and replaces the normal gold cards of the selected players.

What is TOTW? TOTW stands for “Team of the Week” and consists of various players who secured one of the special cards with strong performances in real football. These are so-called “In-form” cards that are meant to reflect these performances in the game.

How do I get TOTW cards? You can draw TOTW cards from packs, but you need a lot of luck. Alternatively, the In-form cards can be obtained on the transfer market, but they can be quite expensive there. How to get the necessary coins is shown in our trading tips.

Now let’s take a look at the new TOTW 3 in FUT 23.

The TOTW 3 in FIFA 23 – All In-form Players

This is the TOTW 3: The new TOTW features pretty strong offensive cards with Haaland (89), Ben Yedder (86), and Werner (84). Especially the card of Haaland is likely to be quite sought after and extremely expensive.

What especially owners of his OTW card should be happy about, because this automatically receives an upgrade.

TOTW 3 Starting XI:

GK: Trapp (87)
CB: Smalling (84)
LB: Clauss (83)
RB: De Marcos (81)
CM: Milinkovic-Savic (87)
LM: Werner (84)
RM: Maddison (84)
CAM: Musiala (84)
ST: Haaland (89)
ST: Ben Yedder (86)
LW: Rafael Leao (86)

TOTW 3 Bench:

ST: Sorloth (84)
GK: Zeghba (79)
CB: Danso (81)
CAM: Rodriguez (81)
CAM: Cesinha (81)
LW: Trossard (82)
ST: Füllkrug (81)
LM: Zang Yifeng (64)
MF: Hotic (79)
ST: Sikan (75)
ST: Adeboyejo (74)
ST: Rios (71)

The Bundesliga in TOTW 3

These Bundesliga players are included: This week, a total of 4 Bundesliga players are represented in the Team of the Week.

Kevin Trapp receives an upgrade to an overall rating of 87 and is expected to make a really good impression in many goals for FUT players. His gold card is already very popular within the community.
Timo Werner receives an upgrade of 2 points to 84, making it a strong card for the left wing. He sees the biggest jumps in pace (+2), shooting (+2), and dribbling (+2).
Jamal Musiala makes a big jump from 81 to 84, receiving a playable CAM card with particularly strong offensive stats. He has particularly improved his dribbling (+3) and shooting stat (+4).
Niclas Füllkrug receives a TOTW card for his brace and jumps a whole 6 points in rating. Although his new 81-rated card is still lacking in speed, it should still be able to score goals.

Are you satisfied with the TOTW, or should other players be included in the Team of the Week from your perspective? Let us know in the comments!

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Genshin Impact disappoints the biggest fans – Does not want to bring a hard endgame, for fear of stressing players too much

Marie Friske 5. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The Genshin Impact community has often criticized the game’s insufficient endgame. In an interview, the developers addressed this criticism and explained why they do not want to implement a hard endgame for advanced players: They do not want to scare gamers.

One aspect that players consistently criticize about Genshin Impact is the lack of endgame content. The only permanent endgame currently available in the game is the “Spiral Abyss”: An area accessible at Adventure Rank 20. The Spiral Abyss consists of several floors and can be completed every two weeks.

Many players spend endless amounts of time in Genshin Impact, optimizing their characters and builds: They would particularly appreciate a challenging endgame.

There have been events like “Labyrinth Warriors” that offered players a challenge. However, a permanent expansion of combat-based endgame content is not planned, as revealed in an interview with the developers.

Here you can see the trailer for Honkai: Star Rail, another game from the developers of Genshin Impact:

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“Could lead to excessive fear among our players”

What do the developers say about the endgame in Genshin Impact? In an interview with the American gaming site GameSpot , they discussed the endgame in Genshin Impact, among other topics. The interviewer noted that the Spiral Abyss is currently the only true endgame content for players with high Adventure Ranks. He asked if there are plans to implement new permanent endgame content in a similar direction. The developers responded:

“The Spiral Abyss is one of the most effective ways [for] players to test their team composition and combat strength. If we were to design another type of permanent endgame resembling the Spiral Abyss, it could lead to excessive fear among our players […]” (via gamespot.com)

This might be appreciated by some casual players, but it is rather disheartening for dedicated players in Genshin Impact, who invest time in leveling up and optimizing builds.

What does the community say about this? On reddit, users expressed their thoughts about the interview with the Genshin Impact developers:

Some players are disappointed and feel that player feedback is simply being ignored.
Others are on the side of the developers. They claim that the completion rate for the Abyss is low and that combat elements are secondary for many players. Instead, the game and its community focus on other aspects, such as collecting and completing characters and their equipment.

What do you think about the endgame in Genshin Impact? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

While the endgame in Genshin Impact is relatively simple, another aspect may potentially make the game more complex in the future. A leak suggested that players might soon be able to build card decks.

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MMORPG developer proudly tells how he once burned down the houses of evil players: “It felt fantastic”

Schuhmann 5. October 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

The former game designer Tim Cotten worked on the MMORPG classic Ultima Online (PC) in the 2000s: He had a personal score to settle with item dupers and settled it spectacularly, as he now proudly shares on the 25th anniversary of Ultima Online.

Who is telling this?

Tim Cotten is an experienced game designer who frequently writes about his experiences in the industry.
He was the “Lead Game Designer” on Ultima Online from 2007 to 2010, and developed the expansion “Styvian Abyss”.
Ultima Online is considered one of the original MMORPGs: It followed the wild and chaotic sandbox direction. Ultimately, the more moderate and organized theme park direction of Everquest prevailed, which later served as the basis for World of Warcraft.

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This is what Cotten tells: The game dev talks about “item duping in Ultima Online”. Even during the beta of the game, some testers discovered how to duplicate items to earn money and items. However, they didn’t report this bug but kept it secret to cash in when the game officially launched, as Cotten writes.

He says that in 1997, still as a player, he observed something very strange:

I was running north of an orc settlement near Cove when I saw two randos doing the weirdest thing ever: They were running back and forth over this annoyingly lagging strip of land and throwing small chests on the ground. I knew this area was the worst. It was a really annoying part of the map, with a sneaky path through the mountains, and it felt sluggish to run over.

The players used this nasty part of the Ultima Online map to deliberately duplicate treasure chests through server lag and joyfully celebrated their success: “It works, it works,” they cheered with delight.

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Developer hunts down duplicated items but cannot simply delete them

What did he do about duping? Several years later, Cotten joined the Ultima Online team himself. His goal was clear: to hunt down and deal with the dupers. But it turned out to be not so easy.

Although Cotten quickly had an idea of how to find duplicated items: Through a “Global Hash Registry,” he compiled a list of rare, duplicated items within a few weeks. However, what should he do with this information?

The problem was: He could not simply delete all “duplicated items” in the game. The studio head forbade him to do so:

Mmm, I don’t think it’s a good idea to delete all duplicated items in the game. That would harm a lot of players.

Cotten writes: He hadn’t thought about that in the excitement. But it was true, duping had become so widespread over the years that even “innocent” players had come into possession of duplicated items – and they would be disappointed if important items suddenly disappeared.

A large portion of the player base would have had to simply lose items. That was not something they wanted to do.

Even simply banning “players with duplicated items” was not a good solution: How many items would they target?

Ultimately, they could narrow down the circle of dupers in Ultima Online to a small number of “evil players” who had systematically exploited the dupe.

And the developer decided to have a little fun. He asked the community manager.

The customer support will ban the dupers anyway. Why don’t we turn it into an event?

And the community manager agreed.

Ownership of the dupers goes up in flames

This was the event: As Cotten recounts, it was discovered that the dupers had real storage rooms: houses full of duplicated items and NPC merchants selling the items. The smuggler ring stretched across several servers, with different groups of players all following the same pattern: They made insane amounts of money in Ultima Online and sold it on other sites for real money.

Chess: Indeed, Chess.com presents devastating report against Twitch streamer – Niemann is said to have cheated in 100 games

Marius Mach 5. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The chess world is currently in turmoil. First, there were bizarre theories on how the challenger, Twitch streamer Hans Niemann (19), could defeat the world champion Magnus Carlsen in a tournament. Now, a report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that Niemann may have cheated in around 100 games.

Where do the new accusations come from? The report from the Wall Street Journal, which again accuses Niemann of cheating, is based on an internal investigation by the Chess.com platform – where both amateurs and professionals can compete against each other online. The results of the games are recorded, allowing players to compare themselves with others regardless of their own level.

Chess.com recently felt obliged to disclose what measures are taken against cheaters on their platform. In light of the major scandal involving Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen, which even Twitch star xQc has commented on, there seems to have been an increase in cheating attempts in online games.

The Chess.com platform provided an overview of the number of players banned daily for cheating. Chess.com continues to promise to do everything possible to ensure fair play on their platform.

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Accusation: Cheating in over 100 games

Hans Niemann is an American chess grandmaster and plays at a high level in several leagues. Chess.com has now closely examined his career following the recent allegations:

In a report spanning 72 pages, the chess platform claims to have detected irregularities in over 100 games of the 19-year-old grandmaster and Twitch streamer.
The last suspicious match took place in 2020.
It is possible that Niemann used a chess engine during online games. A computer program that calculates thousands of chess moves optimally in seconds and is thus far superior to even the best human players.
The most serious accusation is that Niemann is said to have also cheated in online tournaments where prize money was at stake.

Even in games where Niemann faced his opponents, Chess.com claims to have detected irregularities in the 19-year-old’s play. However, Chess.com does not provide specific details about how he allegedly cheated in events in front of an audience and under the eyes of referees.

FIDE, the international chess federation, has initiated its own investigation into the events. Meanwhile, Chess.com has already taken measures and banned Niemann from its platform.

How does Hans Niemann respond to the accusations? Niemann has not yet commented on the new allegations against him. In the past, he has admitted to having played unfairly in 2 games but dismissed it as a youthful indiscretion. Since becoming a professional, he has always claimed to adhere to all the rules.

Why is this important? World champion Magnus Carlsen has alleged that Niemann would cheat. However, he could not substantiate these accusations with concrete evidence, making him seem like a sore loser looking for excuses.

The report from chess.com now provides Carlsen with backing.

Does this now definitively prove that Niemann is a cheater? Or do you let the excuse of youthful indiscretion stand? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

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For two of the rarest Steam achievements in Lost Ark, you only need a friend and 10 minutes of time

Mark Sellner 5. October 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

There are many rare achievements in Lost Ark, but rare does not automatically mean they are hard to obtain. You can achieve two of the rarest in less than 10 minutes, as long as you are two players. We will show you how it works.

Which achievements are we talking about? Specifically, we are talking about the two Steam achievements “Perfect Victory” and “Throwing in the Towel.” One of them even has an achievement that exists in the game itself. Both achievements are equally rare. Only 0.01% of players in Lost Ark have unlocked them, even though they are actually very easy.

For the perfect victory, you need to win 10 player duels without taking any damage at all. That sounds quite difficult at first, but the second achievement reveals half of the trick. For “Throwing in the Towel,” you need to win 10 duels by having your opponent surrender.

Grab a partner and 10 minutes of time: All you need to do for both achievements is find an accomplice who wants to achieve the same thing. Open the character menu by right-clicking on the opponent and ask for a duel.

Then the other accepts, and the duel begins. Now only one of you needs to open the chat and use the command /gg to forfeit the duel. If you both do this 10 times each, you will receive two of the rarest achievements in Lost Ark.

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Almost nobody knows about duels

Why are the achievements so rare? The duel feature is simply very unknown in Lost Ark and is hardly used. The reason for this is that duels take place in the open world and at specific locations. They are also only limited by an outer ring and are not normalized.

There are several reasons why it is not a meaningful measure of strength when inviting someone to a duel. As an alternative, Lost Ark also offers the arena. There, you can create personal matches, fight without interruptions, and with normalized values against each other.

Thus, the achievements are not so rare because they are difficult, but rather because the feature is hardly used by players.

How long will this last? Even if it doesn’t have much sportsmanship to cheat the “perfect victory” this way, it is unlikely that this achievement will be adjusted. In our estimation, you don’t need to rush to pick up the achievements.

Is it worth it? The achievement you gain by having your enemy surrender also has an in-game achievement. This gives you nothing, except for some experience points for your squad. Nevertheless, it is again something you can cross off your long list of tasks.

What do you think about it? Have you achieved these achievements yet? Do you know any other rare achievements that are easy to accomplish? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

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