Lost Ark surprises players with new roadmap, brings 2 new classes by the end of 2022

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 7 minutes

On the night of October 4, the developers of Lost Ark shared their plans for the rest of 2022. Surprisingly, there are two new classes and the largest raid in the MMORPG. We at MeinMMO summarize.

What was shown exactly? The presented roadmap provides an overview of the features that are all set to be released in 2022. However, detailed information is still not available for most items. Nevertheless, we now know, at least the key points, what to expect in October, November, and December in Lost Ark.

These include new content for all player types as well as events, new classes, new raids, outfits, and more. Extensive balance changes to some of the most important DPS classes were also announced.

These are the plans: Below we provide you with a rough overview with a timeline of what you can expect in the next 3 months. After that, we’ll go into detail on the individual points.

October:

  • The “Mystic Abyss Raid” comes as a new event to Arkesia. It targets players with a Gearscore of 1,302 and higher.
  • The hellish difficulty for the Legion Raid Vykas from a Gearscore of 1,460.
  • With the “Achates Trial”, a new form of Guardian Raids is introduced. It is said to be particularly difficult.
  • The express event for faster leveling continues and the 2nd season of the PvP tournaments starts.
  • The 2nd season of the Arkpass also starts in October, along with a Halloween event featuring new skins.

November:

  • The Reaper as a new subclass of assassins.
  • A new system to better manage the Tripods on equipment. This update has been live in Korea for some time and has been well received there.
  • Extensive balance updates to equipment and classes.
  • Improvements to your fortress and personal island.
  • The “Mystic Abyss Raid” continues in November.

December:

  • The Summoner as a new subclass of mages.
  • A new express event to allow players to catch up to a high Gearscore faster.
  • The Brelshaza Legion Raid in normal difficulty and a practice mode.
  • The Calligos Guardian Raid from Gearscore 1,490.
  • New Chaos Dungeons.
  • A hard mode for the Cube and Boss Rush in Tier 3.
  • New skins with a Christmas flair.
  • With the bracelets, a completely new equipment piece comes to Arkesia.

The last new class was only introduced in September:

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Lost Ark shows the machinist class and creepy clowns in the September update trailer

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Challenging endgame content comes this month

What is the Mystic Abyss Raid? In the new event, you face off against the guardian Mystic. He once had an Ark and worked closely with Vaigrys, the creator of the Guardians. The event itself introduces a new, time-limited Abyss Raid, the “Scale of Harmony”.

The event and thus the raid is accessible from Gearscore 1,302, but normalizes your Gearscore to the same level. Therefore, you must know the boss mechanics and cannot simply overpower him.

For this, a dedicated vendor offers weekly rewards, which you can exchange for Mystic kills. However, what exactly these rewards entail is not yet known.

With Vykas through hell: You need a higher Gearscore for the hellish or “Inferno” difficulty of the Legion Raid Vykas. You may only enter with an item level of 1,460 and experience a true challenge.

Just like with the Inferno Valtan, you will not see how much health the boss has left. You can also expect more damage and other tricks from the new difficulty. You cannot overpower the boss here as you face Vykas with normalized equipment from the Book of Coordination.

As rewards, you can earn exclusive titles, achievements, and structures for your island, allowing you to showcase your skills.

Mystic is a time-limited Abyss raid boss.

What is Achates Trial? Similarly challenging is Achates Trial. It is a guardian raid that is said to be as difficult as the Inferno difficulty of the Legion Raids. Again, there are titles and achievements to win if you succeed in defeating the particularly hard Guardian Raid.

Again, your equipment does not matter. You will be normalized to the level of the Guardian through the Book of Coordination and cannot score with a high Gearscore.

What exact Gearscore you need to face Achates Trial is not yet indicated on the roadmap. However, it is conceivable that you must be in Tier 3.

New classes by the end of the year

Summoner to be released this year: With the Summoner, a subclass of mages, our version of Lost Ark has a rather special history. The class was actually already present in the beta, but was then cut at the last minute before release and replaced with the Sorceress.

In Korea, the Summoner has been in the game since release, which caused confusion regarding the decision. Especially among fans of the class who loved it in the beta.

Amazon promised to bring the class into the game in 2022, but after that, things went quiet about the Summoner. Now, at the last minute, the mage, who works with elemental summons, will arrive in Arkesia in December.

It focuses on ranged combat and powerful summons, of which you can activate and use four different types. This deals massive area damage to enemies.

The Reaper is a true assassin.

Fan favorite comes as a surprise: Besides the already released Lancemaster, the assassin class of the Reaper was also among the fan favorites. It is surprisingly appearing outside of the normal schedule in 2022.

The swift assassin relies on a dagger, speed, and cunning to outmaneuver her enemies. She uses clones of herself and dark magic while outpacing her foes with sheer speed.

That she is coming this year is surprising because Lost Ark typically adheres to releasing a new class every 2 months. Thus, everyone expected only the Summoner in 2022. The fact that the Reaper is also coming, and even already in November, will certainly please many fans.

New content for endgame veterans

The largest Legion Raid: Brelshaza is the largest and one of the hardest raids in the entire MMORPG Lost Ark. The commander of the Phantom Legion is coming to our version of Lost Ark in December and is expected to shake up the endgame.

She brings the usual loot opportunities, but also a brand new equipment item drops from her, namely the bracelets. They count as accessories and enhance your stats but cannot carry engravings.

You will enter the raid again with two groups, so a total of 8 players. This is customary for Legion Raids, only Kokul-Saydon makes an exception to this. However, it quickly becomes unusual with the size of the raid. While all previous Legion Raids had only 2 or 3 gates, Brelshaza features a total of 6.

The requirements for your Gearscore increase every 2 gates. In normal difficulty, you can enter the first 2 gates at item level 1,490, the next at 1,500, and only at 1,520 for gates 5 and 6.

To prepare for the challenging mechanics, Brelshaza also comes, similar to Kokul-Saydon, with a practice mode at a lower Gearscore. In the “Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu”, you can participate starting from Gearscore 1,430. There is less loot, but you can learn the mechanics and prepare.

Brelshaza is truly challenging.

New guardian raid for endgame: The new bracelets are not only available from Brelshaza but also from other content at a similar high item level. In December, a new Guardian Raid of level 6 will also be introduced. You can defeat the Thunder Beast starting at Gearscore 1,490 and form the strongest Guardian Raid in the game from December onwards.

Even more content: In addition to the Guardian and Legion Raid from 1,490, more new content is coming to Arkesia that targets endgame players. There will also be new Chaos Dungeons in Southeast Vern, from which you can also obtain the bracelets.

A new version of the Cube and Boss Rush will also make its way into Lost Ark. All of these will be playable from Gearscore 1,490. Thus, a wide range of new content for true veterans of the MMORPG is coming to Arkesia in December.

New events and skins

New events bring familiar content: In addition to the new Mystic Abyss Raid and the express event mentioned above, things look thin so far. There is still no detailed information available, but it is expected that you will receive new events bringing already familiar mechanics.

It is conceivable that the express event will be further upgraded. Currently, new players are aided to Gearscore 1,415. With the high requirements of the upcoming content, it is possible that this value will be increased. However, there is still no detailed information on this.

Not only Halloween skins are coming in the next months.

New skins: New outfits for your characters have also been announced. New skins in the shop are expected for both Halloween and Christmas. What these look like is only partially known, but the image above already gives a first glimpse of the upcoming Halloween skins.

As for the Christmas skins, nothing is known yet, except that they are coming. Of course, you can expect a cozy Christmas atmosphere, but there are no images available yet.

Balance and Tripod changes

What changes are coming? In November, the western version of Lost Ark will also receive the Tripod update. Developers Smilegate will significantly alter how Tripods work in T3. It’s not about your normal skill tree, but about the Tripods that are present on your equipment starting from Gearscore 1,302.

A new currency will be introduced, and the Tripod inventory will be reworked. You can already check how it looks in Korea, where the update has been live for some time. A detailed overview of the topic can be found in this reddit post, among others.

Balance changes: A major balance update for our version of Lost Ark is also set to arrive in November. This will affect not just classes but also the set effect of the Hallucinations Relic Set. There will also be changes to the classes.

Mainly affected by the changes are the classes Berserker, Destroyer, Scrapper, Soulfist, Lance Master, Artillerist, Sharpshooter, Arcanist, Gunslinger, and the Machinist. Thus, many gunners are particularly affected.

However, the exact nature of these changes is still unknown. In the past, Amazon has not adhered 100% to the changes of the Korean version, making it difficult to predict here. For now, it seems we just have to wait.

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What do you think of the roadmap? Do you find the plan for the rest of the year good, or would you have preferred something different? What do you think of the surprising announcement of the Reaper? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO. We are looking forward to your opinion.

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The PS5 has been successfully hacked – What is the benefit of this?

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

The PS5 was successfully hacked 2 years after its release. But what does that even bring and who benefits from it?

The PS5 has been successfully hacked. At least that’s what a user reports on Twitter. Meanwhile, the hack is also online, and you can try it yourself. The hackers use a vulnerability in WebKit to bypass the protections of the PS5.

WebKit is a free HTML rendering engine that helps display web pages in web browsers. You use it when you open the browser on the PS4 or PS5.
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PS5: What does such a hack even bring and how legal is it?

What is a jailbreak anyway? The hack is not an official way. For a so-called “jailbreak,” hackers exploit vulnerabilities in the operating system or hardware to install foreign code. Such attacks usually work until the manufacturer closes the vulnerability.

By jailbreaking, you gain full access to the root directory of the operating system and access to all features. Also to features that normal users should not have access to. You break (jail) out of the normal functionality.

Other features have now been added for free by Sony for the PS5:

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What does such a jailbreak bring? With a jailbreak, you usually bypass the security measures of console manufacturers. Various advantages are promised with a jailbreak:

  • You can install foreign software that is not officially approved or also illegal versions of games.
  • Additionally, you can remove pre-installed apps that you do not need. This is especially popular on mobile phones.
  • Furthermore, you can often personalize your device more, as more features are available.

Is that even legal? Jailbreaking is not illegal, but a gray area. It only becomes illegal when you install copied software or otherwise violate digital copyright.

You should also keep the disadvantages in mind:

  • You should be aware that your warranty claim for your device lapses. If something goes wrong, you will not receive support from Sony or the seller.
  • No more automatic updates since you usually cut off important connections to be able to use the vulnerabilities.
  • Your console may also become unstable. The hackers say that the current jailbreak is still very immature.
  • Another disadvantage: Sony could ban your hacked console along with your account. Then you cannot play online anymore.

A good example of such an installation of “foreign” software was shown by a user with the Nintendo Switch:

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Complicated jailbreak, installation of software ‘still a long way to go’

Anyone hoping to be able to install pirated copies or foreign software on the PS5 may be disappointed. Because so far, the exploit allows users read and write access, but no execution rights. So you cannot install anything or install your own operating system.

Additionally, the way to “jailbreak” is still quite complicated. On the one hand, you need to install Python, and on the other hand, you need to run a web server on a PC to access your PS5. The hacker “SpecterDev” himself explains that it is still “a long way to go” until installing a game (via tarnkappe.info).

Further stories about hackers: Other hackers prefer to deal with large companies instead of the PS5 and want to get hold of data there. Allegedly, one of these hackers is only 16 years old and has taken on Nvidia and other companies, but the matter did not turn out so well for him:

16-Year-Old lives with mom, allegedly hacks the biggest tech giants in the world

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Purchases in Pokémon GO will become more expensive for some trainers starting tomorrow – Here’s what it means

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 4 minutes

In Pokémon GO, Trainers can purchase paid content for the game in the in-game shop. However, these have now become more expensive for some players. We at MeinMMO have looked into what the price increases mean and how the trainers feel about it.

What purchases are we talking about? In Pokémon GO, trainers have the option to buy coins, the in-game currency, or event tickets in the in-game shop for real money. However, these prices are expected to increase from tomorrow for some trainers. We explain why.

Why are prices in the in-game shop being increased?

As Niantic announced on its Twitter account on the night of October 4, 2022, the prices for in-game purchases will increase for some players starting October 5, 2022. This can be read in their Twitter post:

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This refers to a link to Niantic’s page, where more detailed information can be found.

What does the announcement mean in concrete terms? As can be read on the Niantic homepage, the prices for in-app purchases, i.e. purchases in your Pokémon GO in-game shop, will increase in the App Store starting October 5, 2022.

Accordingly, areas where Euros are used will be affected, as well as Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, and Vietnam. Thus, German trainers using Pokémon GO on an Apple device will also have to prepare for price increases.

What is the reason for the increase? The rise in costs for in-game shop purchases is not fundamentally related to Niantic. The reason is price adjustments by Apple, which also affect the App Store.

According to a post on Apple’s homepage, these changes have been planned since mid-September and affect not only Pokémon GO but all apps and in-app purchases in their store. It can be read there:

Upcoming price and tax changes for apps and in-app purchases

Starting October 5, 2022, prices for apps and in-app purchases (except automatically renewing subscriptions) in the App Store in Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Vietnam, and all areas using the Euro will be increased. In Vietnam, these increases also reflect the new regulations that Apple must enforce and collect applicable taxes. These include value-added tax (VAT) and corporate tax (CIT) at a rate of 5% each.

Apple via developer.apple.com

“This is the second price increase in less than a year”

In the reddit community, the price increases are met with mixed reactions from trainers. While some players are happy that they usually don’t buy anything in the in-game shop and therefore won’t suffer any losses from the changes, others find the increases unjustified.

Boxes and passes: Although most players are aware that Niantic is not at fault for this adjustment and is ultimately only the bearer of the message, they are particularly displeased with the change in connection with the current contents of the in-game shop.

The contents of the various boxes and their current prices have been criticized for weeks. For example, YouTuber Spieletrend also drew a harsh balance for Pokémon GO.

Additionally, prices for remote raid passes were already increased a few weeks ago, meaning some trainers are now facing another price hike in quick succession.

What do the items have to do with it? Even though boxes and passes are not directly related to the price increase, as these can be purchased using PokéCoins, some trainers see this as an indirect increase. In the past, they purchased many extra coin packages to get these items.

In the future, however, they will have to pay more money for the same amount of coins, which also increases the value of individual items. As can be seen in the comments from the subreddit and in the reddit community of TheSilphRoad, the following can be read:

  • Puzzleheaded_Pen_346: “Don’t forget that the remote raid passes have already increased in price… this is the second price increase in less than a year. I stopped giving them money some time ago. If I don’t get enough coins from the gyms, I simply don’t do remote raids. That just leads me to double down on this perspective.”
  • ShamelessMystic: “I agree with this. I wish a large part of the player base would stop giving them money, and maybe that would force them to actually listen to the players. I rarely spend money on the app now, while I used to do it frequently.”
  • illuminati1556: “In addition to the terrible boxes? I’m out.”
  • bralma6: “Yes, I haven’t spent a cent on the game since they removed the 1-coin remote passes, and now I’m losing the incentive to play at all.”

“This is more than just being the messenger”

However, Niantic’s statement on their page has also sparked further discussions in the community. They write (via nianticlabs.com): “This update is due to changes in the price tiers in the App Store. We will also make similar changes on other mobile platforms.”

This suggests to some players that there could soon be price increases for Android users as well. Also, adjustments on a global level are likely not out of the question in the distant future.

According to Niantic: “While we will not take immediate action in response to this change, we will monitor its effects and discuss how we can address the changed conditions on a global scale.”

While Niantic was viewed more as a “messenger” in disseminating information about the current price adjustments for Apple users, some interpret this statement as the developers’ intentions themselves. As can be seen on reddit, the following can be read:

  • red401: “Yes, Apple is increasing prices in the App Store and for in-app purchases for certain countries/currencies. Niantic is merely the messenger in this case. […] Even though it sounds like they are also making these price increases in the Play and Galaxy Stors, Google/Samsung are not increasing their in-app purchase prices. So it is more than just being the messenger.”
  • HerrJan18: “Why should similar changes also be made on other mobile platforms? Just because Apple is raising prices for in-app purchases does not mean Niantic has to raise prices on other mobile platforms.”
  • tomtttttttttttt: “There is a good argument for price parity between platforms to prevent Android/Samsung players from having an advantage over iPhone users, I think.”

Whether further adjustments for Android users will indeed happen in the future remains to be seen. If there are any updates on this, you will find out on MeinMMO.

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What are your thoughts on the price increases for Apple users? Do you think it would be justified if prices were raised for trainers using other stores? Or do you not buy anything in the in-game shop anyway? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.

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New World: Release of Brimstone Sands announced – Players hope for a “Fresh Start” with the new update

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Amazon has announced a release date for the latest update of their MMORPG New World. The major topic among players is the hope for a so-called “Fresh Start”.

What kind of update is this? The upcoming “New World” update is called Brimstone Sands and brings a new zone. The new area is a vast desert reminiscent of ancient Egypt. Within the story, you will also learn that the Roman Empire and the fight against corrupt legionnaires will play a role.

When is the release of Brimstone Sands? As announced by New World on Twitter, Brimstone Sands will be released on October 18, 2022.

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Players hope for a fresh start

What are players saying? Brimstone Sands will attempt to repair the economy of the MMORPG along with new content. On reddit, some see the economy as a problem, which is why they did not return to New World.

A similar sentiment can be seen regarding the release date of Brimstone Sands. Few players on Twitter express excitement or talk about the contents of the update. Most express hope that there will be a so-called “Fresh Start” with the update.

  • Zinocyl via Twitter: “Fresh Start? Everyone has glitched loot, the economy is bad. The only way I would return to this game is if everyone’s inventory was wiped and levels were reset.”
  • TryMentality via Twitter: “Please Fresh Start servers, my friends and I want to return.”
  • Manpons via Twitter: “Please do the right thing and give us ‘Fresh Start’ servers.”
What is a Fresh Start? A so-called “Fresh Start” is a new beginning. Players hope that with a Fresh Start, everyone’s progress will be reset or at least there will be servers where everyone has to start from scratch. Such a measure would remove glitched equipment or similar and give the economy of the server a chance to develop anew.

A Fresh Start primarily aims to influence the gameplay experience of all players. The voluntary new beginning of an individual would not impact the economy.

A “Fresh Start” is comparable to a wipe in Escape from Tarkov

So many players not seen in months: Although many players from New World hope for a fresh start and do not return due to the current economic situation of the game, the MMORPG is currently experiencing something like a second spring.

After strong player numbers at the release on September 28, 2021, the values in New World fell for a long time, but at the first anniversary of the MMORPG, New World has seen a resurgence and has as many players as it has not had since February 2022.

1 year after release, the MMORPG New World has as many players as it has not seen in months – Why?

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Player complains: Leveling in WotLK Classic is harder than expected – “How do people do it?”

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The new expansion of WoW Classic Wrath of the Lich King attracts thousands of players – veterans as well as newcomers. However, a seemingly new player appears to be frustrated about how much longer everything takes in the “old WoW”.

What is the problem? In a thread on reddit, a frustrated player reports that after six and a half hours he has managed just one and a half levels in WotLK. He completed every quest and even ran Utgarde Keep twice – one of the new dungeons in WotLK.

He compares himself to the players who have already reached level 80 or are close to it:

I feel … burned out. How do people deal with this? Some spend 14 hours or more a day leveling up, are almost at level 80. I have to work every day, prepare dinner, do house chores … it seems impossible to keep up. How do they do it?

Apparently, the player is a newcomer in WotLK and is addressing a topic that affects many. The discussion gathered 895 replies from helpful players and veterans who explain that such comparisons are not constructive.

The rush for WotLK was huge, both among veterans and new players. We were on the very first ship to Northrend:

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“4-6 hours per level is a good pace”

This is what veterans say: In a comment with over 5,400 upvotes, reddit user Edraitheru14 explains that you really shouldn’t try to keep up with hardcore players. If you don’t invest as much time, it simply isn’t possible.

These players, who reach the maximum level within a few hours or days, commit to this approach, and in some cases even have helpers specifically for that. However, the thread creator is on a good path:

4-6 hours per level is a good pace for Wrath. It is meant to take a long time. If you have a job and obligations, you won’t be swimming in the “Gogogo” crowd. Just banish that thought. Also, remember that a large portion of the player base is adult, with jobs, families, and things to do. You are far from being the only one with this problem.

The game is supposed to be fun, and if you compare yourself to the no-lifers, you won’t have much fun. It’s like trying to open your own brokerage on Wall Street without any stock market experience. That won’t work.

Instead, he should find his own pace. The veteran himself takes vacation for new game releases to spend time on the new games. He then belongs to the “no-lifers”. However, if you compare yourself to them, you only end up hating yourself.

Many others agree here. Comparisons are the death of enjoyment in gaming. As a child, you played a lot, now it takes several weeks, but that’s okay. Besides, Wrath of the Lich King is really a whole expansion.

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You should especially try to have fun and relax, not just rush through and then sit around in the endgame. Many other threads praise how well the zones and quests in WotLK are designed; you should enjoy that.

If you still want to make the leveling phase a bit more pleasant or if everything still seems too slow, we have some tips for you:

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Felilou and XP

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO today, on October 4th, the Spotlight Hour with Felilou starts. There is also a bonus that affects your earned experience points. We will show you details about the start, Shiny, and the bonuses of the short event.

What kind of event is this? Spotlight Hours run in Pokémon GO every Tuesday evening. For the duration of 60 minutes, a Pokémon selected by Niantic is the focus. It will appear much more frequently in the wild. This is accompanied by a bonus that enhances the event.

Today you will encounter Felilou, which comes from the fifth generation of the game. It belongs to the Dark type and can evolve into Kleoparda.

Spotlight Hour on October 4th – Start, Bonuses, Shiny

When does it start? The Spotlight Hour begins today at 6:00 PM and should end at 7:00 PM. These are the typical times you know from these events.

What bonuses are there? In the wild, you will encounter Felilou almost everywhere during the event. If you use incense, it will also attract many Felilou.

Additionally, you will receive double experience points for evolving Pokémon.

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Is there a Shiny Felilou? No, you cannot catch shiny Felilou at this event, as they are not yet active in the game.

Who is the Spotlight Hour worth it for? Unfortunately, neither Felilou nor its evolution Kleoparda are interesting in PvP (Trainer Battles) or PvE (Raids). They are just not special attackers. If you want, you can take advantage of the evolution bonus and evolve your collected Pokémon during the event. Otherwise, the event is less exciting.

You can find all Spotlight Hours and bonuses in October 2022 here. Are you participating in the Spotlight Hour today or is this event not for you this time?

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FIFA 23: 7 strong, affordable players under 10,000 coins for your Ultimate Team

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 5 minutes

In FIFA 23 can strong players be very expensive for Ultimate Team. Want to improve your starter team in a few positions for little coins? Perhaps you will find what you’re looking for with these players.

What is this list? In this list, we have compiled players who can convince with good values on their cards but have not yet risen above 10,000 coins.

Such players can be worthwhile if you want to improve your first teams in Ultimate Team without spending too many coins. If you want to earn coins in FUT first, you can find trading tips for FIFA 23 here.

The list is ordered by price in descending order. At the top, you will find the most expensive options, at the bottom the cheapest options of our selection. Important: The transfer market is dynamic, prices may change. The current prices are from October 3, around 1:00 PM.

We looked independently of positions and leagues. However, there are a few cards that offer a good opportunity to build hybrid teams in the new chemistry system of FIFA 23.

Keep in mind: This list is not exhaustive; there are plenty of other interesting cards in Ultimate Team. If you have a few player tips for us, leave them in the comments!

Konrad Laimer

FIFA 23 Laimer

Price: approx. 9,200 coins

What makes Laimer special: Laimer has been a popular player for the starting phase after a FIFA release for several years, and this year the midfielder can once again score with strong values across the board. He is the ideal option when looking for a strong defensive player in midfield.

However, Laimer’s price has been steadily rising for several days. Possible that he will soon exceed the 10,000 coin limit.

Leroy Sané

FIFA 23 Sané

Price: approx. 8,900 coins

What makes Sané special: Some players criticize that the offensive player of FC Bayern may be a bit too slow this year. Nevertheless: As a strong dribbler, Sané can be a dangerous offensive option, especially in Bundesliga teams.

As positions, Sané offers LM and LF; he can only be placed on the left in the starting lineup to gain chemistry. In the game, however, a position change to CAM can be worthwhile – as he can act as a dribbling playmaker and scorer, circumventing defenders with quick movements.

Adama Traoré

FIFA 23 Traore

Price: approx. 7,400 coins

What makes Traoré special: Traoré is a FIFA classic, known mainly for one value: speed endlessly. If you’re primarily looking for fast players, Adama Traoré is likely the obvious choice. Additionally, as a Spaniard in the Premier League, he offers a good option for hybrid teams with LaLiga.

In addition to pace, Adama has strong dribbling and physicality stats, but struggles with shooting and passing. Therefore, you should consider carefully whether you want to pay the price of around 7,400 coins or wait for a drop.

Nevertheless, it could be a variant to carve out a path with Traoré through sprints and then try his luck with the new power shot.

You can see how the power shot works here:

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Timo Werner

FIFA 23 Werner

Price: approx. 6,300 coins

What makes Werner special: The striker is back in the Bundesliga and is perfect as a forward for starter teams. Werner has the necessary speed and strong finishing stats to provide your team with the needed goals for the first promotions in Division Rivals.

He also has two alternative positions that you can use with the position modifier: In addition to the ST position, Werner can also be deployed as CAM and, recently, as LF.

Araujo

FIFA 23 Araujo

Price: approx. 4,000 coins

What makes Araujo special: The defender of FC Barcelona is considered one of the fastest in LaLiga, which is why some players on the platform futbin criticize his 77 for pace. However, in the game, he is still a danger to attackers, as his speed rating consists of 68 acceleration and 84 sprint speed.

He is among the players who have the “Lengthy” sprint type: He does not start off explosively fast but can catch up with speedy players later on. And, when Araujo is positioned correctly, he can shine with strong defensive and physical stats.

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Thomas Lemar

FIFA 23 Lemar

Price: approx. 1,400 coins

What makes Lemar special: Lemar from Atlético Madrid has received an interesting position change. Instead of being deployed on the wing as in previous years, Lemar can now also be utilized as CM.

This suits his stats quite well – at least if you’re looking for an offensive option. With dribbling, speed, and passing, Lemar can really impress. Additionally, as a Frenchman in the Spanish LaLiga, he provides good chemistry options for team building.

Only defensively is Lemar not well positioned, so don’t plan to use him as a destroyer. Nevertheless: an interesting, affordable option for starter teams.

Mikel Merino

FIFA 23 Merino

Price: approx. 950 coins

What makes Merino special: in the FIFA subreddit and on futbin Mikel Merino’s card is currently being praised. The Spaniard has an 83 rated card with quite balanced stats and can operate in virtually any area of midfield but currently costs under 1,000 coins.

Only his dribbling is criticized – however, dribbling in FIFA 23 is generally not so easy.

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LoL: Riot Games reveals how they will revise the problem dragon

Marcel Marcel Reading time 3 minutes

We attended the Roundtable with Riot Games for you. There, changes to the dragons were introduced. Dragons are similarly important objectives in League of Legends as the Baron. The Chemtech Dragon had to be removed from the game in 2022, but Riot is bringing the dragon back with new abilities.

Why is Riot revisiting this topic? After the Chemtech theme gained more attention through the Arcane series from Riot Games, community interest also grew. Patrick Noonan, Chief Producer, and Matthew Leung-Harrison, Chief Designer, are working on the preseason and shared more with us. 

The Chemtech Dragon was removed from the game at the beginning of Season 12, as it provided the winning team with a much greater advantage than was acceptable. It revived you again, allowing you to participate in the fight for a few more seconds. 

This gave the team with the Dragon Soul too great an advantage. The losing team only faced a greater disadvantage over time and had no real chance to turn the game around. Instead of sinking the dragon in the Void, Riot is now bringing it back for the 2023 preseason.

Last year the Dragon was already introduced. We will show you how it looked back then:

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Chemtech is now injected to become stronger

What defines the new, old dragon? The new Chemtech Dragon differs significantly from the old Chemtech Dragon. While the theme of the old dragon wanted to defy death, it is approached with a new method in the preseason. It is meant to evoke the handling of Chemtech from Arcane, the Netflix series of League of Legends.

You gain this improvement upon killing the dragon: It provides your team with a 5% buff for tenacity and healing/shield strength for each kill. The Dragon Soul gives you 10% bonus damage and damage reduction when you are below 50% health.

Here you see the Chemtech Dragon as it was presented in 2022, images for 2023 will follow

The Summoner’s Rift is getting a new look with the Chemtech Rift. The Chief Designer of League of Legends stated that they drew inspiration from Zaun and everything will have a toxic touch. However, this will only bring visual changes, except for the plants.

The Blast Cone, for example, will have a significantly greater range and the Seer Bloom will provide you with a movement speed boost. This occurs when you run towards revealed enemies. The Honey Fruit will be filled with health – this leads to it no longer slowing you down and providing a small bonus shield.

LoL is getting a vote for the dragon fight: As part of the changes for the preseason, tools for better communication will also be addressed. Players will receive a wider range of pings. The ping wheel will be expanded by 4 more commands and there will be more votes.

The pings refer to behavior on the lane. “Hold” (stop) and “Push” (push) are commands for handling the minions. While “Hold” means that the minions should not be killed, “Pushing” means the minion wave should be pushed into the opponent’s tower. “Bait” (bait) and “All In” (attack) are commands against the opposing summoner.

When the dragon is pinged, a team-wide vote takes place to determine whether it is even worth fighting for this dragon. This allows you to gather the opinions of your teammates before deciding to go all-in and attempt it.

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Additionally, the eyes are being addressed. The ping wheel will be expanded with two messages. “Vision required” and “Vision cleared” are meant to provide players with more support in communication on the map. This makes it easier for you to communicate with the jungler or the support to indicate what you need.

What do you think about the changes for the preseason? Are you looking forward to the dragon and the new look of the Chemtech map? Let us know in the comments.

If you are still interested in the preseason, check out the article: LoL overhauls the Jungle radically – Riot changes pathing and items, lets you walk a pet.

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LoL reworks the jungle radically – Riot changes pathing and items, lets you walk a pet

Marcel Marcel Reading time 3 minutes

With the start of the Worlds on September 29, 2022, the end of the 12th Season of League of Legends is approaching. We listened to the officials from Riot Games about the next Season. They plan changes in the Jungle, and you can choose one of three different pets to stroll through the Rift with.

The Jungle is being revised again: 

  • Pretty much every season, changes are made to the Jungle role and in the Jungle.
  • Last time Riot Games dedicated significantly to the Jungle was in Season 11. 
  • Jungle adjustments affect the entire map and influence the player experience, as the role can often be the most influential in the Rift.

Here you have a video of Bel’Veth, a jungler recommendation for the preseason 13:

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The Jungle becomes more beginner-friendly

What are these new pets? In the roundtable, the developers introduced that traditional Jungle items are being replaced by pets. These pets evolve throughout the game by treats.

You can obtain treats by defeating enemy champions and jungle monsters – or your pets grow over time. Once your pets have grown larger, you receive upgrades for your champion.

Just a heads up: There are 3 different types of pets:

  • The Salamander: According to preliminary information, it will be a green pet that provides enhancements for defensive stats. Additionally, it grants a shield and bonus tenacity.
  • The Fox: The blue fox grants you more stats for mobility. It increases your movement speed and provides more utility in general. More detailed information will be available here should we hear more.
  • The Cat: This is the aggressive option among pets. It provides additional damage and slows down opponents.

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What does ‘beginner-friendly’ mean? The focus of the new season is aimed at making it easier for new players to enter the role. However, Riot does not want to reduce the complexity that comes with the Jungle when one is genuinely knowledgeable about the role.

There will be changes to the aggro levels of the monsters. This is intended to clearly indicate when you lose the aggro of the monsters. Monsters will lose their aggro faster the farther they are from their camp, making it less easy in preseason to defeat two camps simultaneously.

In addition to the aggro level of the monsters, recommendations will be displayed in the game. The developers stated that they analyzed many different games from pros and higher-ranked players to offer you the best options.

Alongside recommendations for the jungle route, recommendations for items and runes will also be displayed. This option should particularly excite new players for the role, who have never been in the jungle before or want to find their way back in.

Additional adjustments affecting the Jungle: In addition to the easier entry, there will be new items that could influence your champion selection. New mythic items will be added, while for example, the Sunfire Aegis becomes a legendary item.

Basically, the changes to the items can be summarized for the tank role. The new mythic items will provide you with options to endure more while being more effective in engaging in combat.

This way, you as a tank will no longer just be a champion standing in front and taking damage, but can actively help your team. On the other hand, there will be items that will make you into absolute front shields. So dive into the fray and fight with all your might.

What do you think of the changes? Will you try the role and which pet do you find most suitable for your champion?

If you want to read more about the changes in the preseason, you can find an article here: LoL: Riot Games tells us how they will revise the problematic dragon

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Twitch: Trymacs pulls Messi in FIFA 23, wins € bet against MontanaBlack – Warns: “Total scam, no one pulls anything”

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Strange things are happening on German Twitch: A few weeks ago, the biggest streamers in Germany distanced themselves from gambling, now they are pulling packs in FIFA 23 for hours on end. But at least they warn the viewers. Whether Twitch is really paying attention seems questionable.

Trigger warning: There is a quote from MontanaBlack in the article that describes a violent sexual act.

This is the situation:

  • FIFA 23 is currently extremely popular on German-speaking Twitch.
  • As Twitch streamer Staiy criticizes, FIFA is not being played, but only packs are being pulled – for many hours, Trymacs especially is pulling from the magical machine. For Staiy, this is a big problem: Everyone is just pulling cards, no one is playing with them – not even teams are being built (via YouTube). How is FIFA 23 even different from the disparaged category “Slots”?
  • The eternal pack opening in the “FUT” mode is particularly bizarre because the streamers previously spoke out against gambling on Twitch and also criticized loot boxes in FIFA 23.
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This is now a new scene: In a YouTube video by Trymacs, he summarizes the highlights of a Twitch stream. With several large YouTubers focusing on FIFA 23, Trymacs features in his channel.

They are having a “pack battle”: Whoever pulls the strongest card has to pay the other participants a cash prize in the form of Twitch subs.

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Here’s how the pack battle goes:

  • MontanaBlack pulls a very strong card early on: Benzema, a 91 rated card. This seems to decide the pack battle, it appears that the air has gone out of it.
  • The others tease him – Trymacs, who can be seen, looks dejected, almost desperate. You can tell that ambition is gnawing at him.
  • MontanaBlack celebrates himself, although he probably doesn’t need the money.
  • But then, Trymacs surprisingly pulls Lionel Messi’s card, rated 91, which has a higher market value than Benzema. Trymacs skips the walkout, only realizing it later: “I got Messi and you lost!”

MontanaBlack curses:

This is ‘an absolute disgrace. You do a pack battle, pull Benzema. I actually considered playing a game while you were pulling, then Max comes from behind with his big club in his pants, dude, and pushes it dry into my ass.

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How does the video end? After almost 10 minutes of gambling in the YouTube video and an emotional rollercoaster, there is a cut in the video and Trymacs warns his viewers:

Hey guys, definitely don’t do this. I’m now at exactly €12,500. That’s stupid, Rohat €2,000, Medi €2,000, Monte €5,000, Eli €4,000. No one pulls anything. This is the biggest scam in the entire gaming market out there. Stay away from it.

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Is Twitch really looking at streams like this more closely?

Isn’t that problematic? Yes, in the 10-minute summary, several things happen for which others have already gotten into serious trouble:

The sentence from MontanaBlack about the “big club in the pants” being “pushed dry into the ass” – one stands before that speechless. Of course, it’s not meant like that, but rather as a joke among friends. However, under somewhat strict interpretation of the rules, this would actually be a 3-day ban from Twitch. This brings up images of sexual violence as a humorous comparison. The Ukrainian CS:GO player s1mple was repeatedly banned for an obscene Russian word that he said to a friend – MontanaBlack can count himself lucky if this doesn’t affect him on German Twitch.

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Not quite MontanaBlack, but close: Jan Böhmermann.

“Betting money” is something that has already caused trouble in kid-friendly Fortnite, but in FIFA, no one seems to care.

And of course, the entire process of the streams, to continuously pull new cards for money, is a perfect example of gambling or casino streams – exactly the behavior that Twitch wants to crack down on soon, and which both MontanaBlack and Trymacs have explicitly distanced themselves from.

To drop a warning 20 seconds after the action in the video: “Don’t do this,” is about as effective as the warnings on cigarette packs that the tobacco industry has to print on them.

Moreover, the statement: “No one pulls anything” simply does not match the stream in which things are constantly being pulled, maybe not the mega cards, but enough to put together the best team in the world.

In these FIFA streams, they are actually not playing, at least not FIFA 23, but rather slot:

FIFA 23: Twitch streamer Trymacs spends €13,500 on the best team in the world – loses first game

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Path of Exile: Players of the Steam hit create silly, new loot meta  – Calling specialists for 10% health points of a opponent

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In the Hack’n’Slay Path of Exile (Steam), strange things are happening since developer Grinding Gear Games tweaked the loot system with patch 3.1.9: Players have found a way to optimize it. But it looks almost grotesque: Players clear the maps as quickly as possible to spawn certain enemies. But when the loot goblins appear, the players don’t kill them themselves, no. They call in the “Culling Specialist”.

What is the situation?

  • Path of Exile has long been an outstandingly well-reviewed Hack’n’Slay on Steam – it was considered the “better version of Diablo 3” and was set to become a serious competitor for Diablo 4 with a big expansion, Path of Exile 2.
  • But due to a series of changes, Steam reviews have now plummeted. From 87% it has dropped to 26%.
  • Players complained: The game has become much harder, but the mobs are now being stingy with loot.
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What is the trick now? The site PCGameN describes the new circumstances under which players ensure maximum loot:

  • “Normal mobs” in Path of Exile practically drop no items anymore and are ruthlessly crushed – with an optimized build. Players design their characters to clear as many maps in a short time as possible.
  • It’s all about bringing certain mobs to spawn. The community calls them “Loot Goblins”: They are “god touched enemies” according to the new system “Archnemesis”. These overpowered versions of normal enemies have a chance to drop especially valuable and much loot.

However, players do not kill these beings themselves, but invite in specialists, the “Magic Find Cullers”, who take over the kill.

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Players build almost useless heroes with extremely high “Magic Find” values

What kind of specialists are these? “Magic Find Cullers” are people who have geared their equipment for two item stats:

  • One value increases the rarity of found items
  • Another value increases the number of found items

This is summarized under the term “Magic Find”, a value known from Diablo.

The “Magic Culler” has geared their equipment to maximize practically only these two values and is therefore relatively useless otherwise.

But they use the ability “Culling Strike” to kill enemies with under 10% health points. They are thus only there to join a game and wait until the loot goblin drops under 10%, to then deliver the killing blow.

The actual player, meanwhile, optimizes their build to clear as many maps as possible in the shortest time, hoping that finally this loot goblin will show up.

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New meta apparently creates a poor gaming experience

How is the mood currently? Not so great.

A player wrote on reddit that they finally found the first loot goblin, but it was standing in a poison puddle and therefore couldn’t be killed. The player tried it 6 times and it brought nothing. At the thought of now having to kill another 300,000 mobs to spawn one, they had enough. They would rather watch Netflix.

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However, if they succeed in killing such a creature, huge loot fountains erupt.

The loot system is an extremely important part of any game. If that fails, games quickly go down the drain.

An example of how developers suffer from a weak loot system can be seen here:

Criticism pours in on the Anthem live stream, especially for one scene

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A quest in the MMORPG ESO is truly extraordinary – We tell you what makes it so special

MiezeMelli MiezeMelli Reading time 5 minutes

The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is often praised by its fans for well-designed quests. On reddit, a user shares a quest that particularly moved him and receives a lot of support from the community. Here you will find out what kind of quest it is.

The user SyFyFan93 posts a screenshot on reddit that he presumably took during the quest – with the words “Was not expecting this questline to be as touching as it was”. This means: “I didn’t expect this questline to be as touching as it was.”

And he seems not to be the only one with this view, as the post has received 997 upvotes after 3 days. Other users comment on the post:

  • “Yeah I was also very touched by the story” – “Ja, ich war auch sehr berührt von der Story”, writes Ilovecrispapples
  • “This one absolutely broke my heart. I especially really related to alchemy a lot, makes me tear up every time” – “Diese hat mir absolut das Herz gebrochen. Ich konnte mich besonders mit Alchemie identifizieren, es bringt mich jedes Mal zum weinen”, writes Elethia20
  • “I’d say that Alchemy was the most interesting and captivating character I’ve seen in ESO so far. Absolutely brilliant casting, dialogue and superb voice acting.” – “Ich würde behaupten, dass Alchemie der interessanteste und fesselndste Charakter war, den ich bisher in ESO gesehen habe. Absolut brillantes Casting, Dialog und super Leistung der Synchronsprecher.”, writes DarkRedCape

All these praise from the reddit users made us very curious. What is this quest about and what happens in the quest that makes so many ESO hearts skip a beat? Therefore, we set out to find the quest and check it out ourselves.

Where can you find the quest?

You can find the quest in the small town of Rellenthil. It is located in the center of Auridon. The easiest way to reach it is via the Wayshrine of Russafeld. From the Wayshrine, you can reach the town by moving west.

If you cross a bridge into the town, the quest giver, an Altmer named Rinyde, will be directly on your right.

What happens in the quest? Warning Spoilers

To understand what so many ESO players love about this quest, we set out to try it ourselves and play through the quest. We want to share our experiences with you.

This is, by the way, the questline “House of Masks”. The quest giver first tasks you with finding her brother. You also learn that she seems to disagree with his current lifestyle, that she is worried about him and misses him.

Here’s how it goes on: Click on the respective block to learn more details. But be careful: Spoilers!

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Overall, the quest fundamentally deals with the question of identity and also addresses the question of acceptance in this context. At the same time, Larydel’s situation thematizes the problem of having to break with one’s own past in order to truly be oneself. To do this, Larydel must sever his ties to the past and shed this part of his identity.

In the questline, you often have to choose from several options. Quests with this feature often stick in the players’ memories, as they often have to struggle with themselves. This requires the player to take on a certain responsibility, and their own principles are also called into question.

If you haven’t had enough of special quests in ESO yet, are you always looking for an extraordinary quest adventure? Then check out this article, where we report on a super bizarre and secret quest in Stonefalls.

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Are you a real expert in Pokémon GO? Test your knowledge in our quiz

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO is now already 6 years old and has some tricky questions for the trainers. We at MeinMMO have created a quiz for you to test your expert knowledge about the game. Can you answer all the questions correctly?

What are we showing you here? The mobile game Pokémon GO has already proudly turned 6 years old this year. Some trainers have been loyal to the game since day one, while others have joined over time.

But how well do you know Pokémon GO and the little pocket monsters? Are you an expert in this field and can you answer all the questions about the game with ease? Or do you need a little extra tutoring? We have created a quiz for you to put your knowledge to the test.

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What topics does the quiz cover? In the quiz, we have put together 10 questions that revolve around Pokémon GO. Your knowledge about past events, different monsters, and special features will be mainly tested.

To make it a bit easier for you, we provide you with 4 answer options to choose from. When you click on the answer, it will be logged immediately. So think carefully about which is the correct answer. Afterwards, you will directly receive the solution and find out if your answer was correct.

The following ranks will also show you how well you did:

  • 0-2 correct answers: Absolute beginner
  • 3-5 correct answers: Amateur
  • 6-8 correct answers: Aspiring professional
  • 9-10 correct answers: Pokémon GO expert

You can also repeat the quiz as often as you like and test your friends as well. Are you ready? Then get started now:

How many questions did you manage to answer correctly? Did you find the tasks totally easy? Or did you have to think a bit longer about one or two questions? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange with other trainers about it.

Want to know more about the beginnings of the game? We looked back in time and show you how huge Pokémon GO was when it was released.

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FIFA 23 TOTW 3: The Predictions for the new Team of the Week – With Haaland & Ben Yedder

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

For FIFA 23 next Wednesday the TOTW 3 (Team of the Week) is on the agenda. At MeinMMO you will find out which players could appear in the new Team of the Week. Haaland, Foden and Ben Yedder have good chances.

This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday it’s time for a new TOTW in FIFA Ultimate Team. This team includes players who have impressed with strong performances in the past football week. These players then receive enhanced Inform special cards, which are available in packs for one week. 

These are TOTW Predictions: The TOTW Predictions are community guesses attempting to anticipate which players might be in 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 that works, you can find out in the trading tips.

However, it is important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 3 next Wednesday may look different from what the predictions suggest.

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The predictions for the next Team of the Week come from the FUT site fifaultimateteam.

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Goalkeeper

  • GK: Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Defenders

  • LB: Clauss (Marseille)
  • CB: Smalling (AS Roma)
  • CB: Mukiele (PSG)

Midfielders

  • CM: Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio Roma)
  • CM: Partey (Arsenal)

Forwards

  • LW: Trossard (Brighton & Hove Albion)
  • RW: Foden (Manchester City)
  • ST: Ben Yedder (AS Monaco)
  • LW: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
  • ST: Haaland (Manchester City)

TOTW 3 Bench:

  • GK: Meslier (Leeds United)
  • CB: Burgess (Royale Union SG)
  • LB: Sobol (FC Brugge)
  • CM: Morita (Sporting Lisboa)
  • CM: Anguissa (Napoli)
  • CAM: Musiala (FC Bayern München)
  • CAM: Apfelkamp (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
  • RW: Almiron (Newcastle United)
  • RW: Hotic (Cercle Brugge)
  • ST: Rios (Charlotte FC)
  • ST: Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk)
  • ST: Füllkrug (Werder Bremen)

Candidates from the Bundesliga for the TOTW 3

These players from the Bundesliga could be included:

  • Timo Werner scored 2 goals in Leipzig’s 4:0 victory against VfL Bochum. A performance for which the German national player could earn a spot in the next TOTW.
  • Kevin Trapp had a strong game in the 2:0 victory against Union Berlin and kept a clean sheet with his saves. An Inform card would therefore definitely be justified.
  • Jamal Musiala delivered an excellent performance in the match against Bayer Leverkusen, ending with 2 assists and a goal. Whether he gets a spot in the TOTW 3 will be revealed on Wednesday.
  • Niclas Füllkrug from Werder Bremen had another strong game, contributing 2 goals and an assist to the 5:1 victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

What do you think about the predictions for TOTW 3? Which player should definitely be in the new Team of the Week? Let us know in the comments!

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Minecraft: 14 million see how YouTube star Dream reveals his face after 8 years – Wants to get out of the bunker, be a human

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On October 2, the YouTuber Dream finally showed his face. The American became extremely popular through the survival game Minecraft . The video in which he shows his face received over 14 million views and 1.7 million likes within a few hours: Yes, Dream’s face reveal is really a big deal.

Why is Dream so popular? Dream is closely associated with the title Minecraft and has built a large fan base with creative videos. Especially during the Corona pandemic, his popularity exploded:

  • 30.5 million people follow him on YouTube
  • Whenever he is on Twitch, he immediately achieves record numbers
  • He is so popular that he makes a joke out of manipulating votes in Minecraft. He is a masterful troll on Twitter.
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He became known with the format “Manhunt” in Minecraft: In this format, he tries to finish Minecraft as quickly as possible without dying, while other players hunt him and try to prevent him from reaching his goal.

Dream was involved in a cheating scandal in October 2020: He achieved an incredibly fast speedrun: He was accused that it could not possibly have all been above board. He had too much luck with drops.

But Dream proclaimed his innocence. Mathematically, such a thing is possible. Ultimately, he confessed that he had played on a modified version of Minecraft; he just forgot about it.

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The Man with the Mask

What’s with his face? Since Dream has been on air, his face has been hidden behind a mask: He also uses the mask as a trademark, selling merchandise products with it.

Time and again, Dream has hinted at he would show his face. But because Dream is also a terrible troll, one never knew if he meant it seriously.

But yesterday, in the night from Sunday, October 2, to Monday, October 3, it finally happened.

That was the revelation: After a foreplay, in which he actually just wanted to buy time, Dream took off his mask in the new video after about 75 seconds and said:

Hi, it feels so weird to speak into a camera for the first time. Hi, I’m Clay, also known as Dream. You might have heard of me – or maybe not.

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Dream says: Some fans went “a bit too far” in their hunt for his face

Why is he showing his face now? After so many years, Dream now wants to meet other influencers in real life. Especially his long-time friend, GeorgeNotFound, who is visiting him from England to the USA. He has known him since he was 11 years old, says Dream.

And when he is with him, he wants to do something with him and meet other content creators.

I want to be a human. I’ve been holed up this whole time – so many wanted to leak my face.

Apparently, Dream was just fed up with the fuss about his face. Some people had “gone a bit too far” in their hunt for his face, he says kindly – he loves his fans, but …

It sounds like Dream has had one too many encounters with a somewhat crazy Minecraft superfan.

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Dream.

What are the reactions? They are fantastic – the video has already received 14 million views and 1.7 million likes after 7 hours. On Twitter, there are 50,600 comments, 573,000 likes, and 85,000 retweets.

Minecraft: Hype around YouTuber Dream is getting crazier – Now a US senator congratulates him

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LoL: 22-year-old German suffers a nasty defeat against the underdog, yet has the best stats of all 63 players

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In League of Legends the Worlds 2022 are currently taking place. The German pro Elias “Upset” Lipp (22) has astonishing stats in KDA after 4 games because he hardly dies: But he has now suffered a bitter defeat: Against the Brazilian underdogs LOUD, his LoL team Fnatic suddenly looked quite old. The draft seemed arrogant, and in the game, they were vulnerable.

These are the good news for Upset: The German ADC Upset has once again achieved outstanding strong stats (via oracleselixir.gg):

  • Upset has already secured 23 kills and 13 assists in 4 games at the LoL Worlds 2022
  • He has only died once

His KDA is thus at 36.0 – which is slightly better than that of the midlaner Zeka from DRX, who, while offensively more successful with 29 kills and 22 assists, has already died twice.

Out of 63 players who have participated in the Worlds so far, Upset has the best stats.

This is nothing new for Upset. The 22-year-old plays incredibly disciplined, takes few risks, and has therefore achieved the highest KDA repeatedly over the last 2 years:

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By the way, one of the worst stats at the Worlds has the top laner ADD, who resorted to the extreme and played an impossible champ. His KDA is 0.8.

Fnatic loses against the Brazilians – They celebrate every good action in the game

This is the bad news for Upset: His team Fnatic has suffered its first defeat, and that against a team from a “small region”.

After easily defeating their actual competitor Evil Geniuses (USA), they surprisingly lost against the Brazilians from LOUD. Fnatic lost clearly, even though Upset managed not to die in the game. Upset withdrew every time things went bad for his team, and that happened often.

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Why did they lose? The team composition simply did not work for Fnatic, then came individual mistakes when they fell behind early:

  • Top laner Wunder chose Fiora, could not do anything against Aatrox and played 0-4-1.
  • Razork on Sejuani was equally ineffective: 1-6-1. The opposing Maokai (jungler Croc) appeared to be the match-winner for LOUD with 1-2-15.
  • Support Hylissang could not convince on Braum – The Bulgarian has been criticized for years for playing well but having catastrophic matches repeatedly.
  • Mid laner Humanoid has a kind of hero complex: He plays high-risk. When it goes well, he looks like a star. But in the match against LOUD, he took too many risks and ultimately put his team behind because he dove into the opponents with Akali during an important team fight and fizzled out ineffectively.

This is how too many fights went: Individual members from Fnatic die before it even starts:

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The fans judge that Fnatic’s draft seemed “arrogant”, as if they did not take the opponent seriously.

The casters said: The draft seemed to have mixed 2 different ideas – especially the choice of supporter is criticized: Instead of Braum, Fnatic should have chosen a mobile supporter.

Fans on Twitter even explicitly demand that Hylissang be replaced and that the substitute supporter Rhuckz, who played the first 2 matches without dying, be brought back.

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What was special. The Brazilian underdogs played passionately and exuberantly, and they took an early lead. When they succeeded in plays, they shouted out their joy.

The young botlaner from LOUD, “Brance”; even had “Bot Gap” written on his bicep and showed it proudly whenever he succeeded in a play with his Miss Fortune, and these good actions happened more often. The 18-year-old played 8-1-7.

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In mid-game, it seemed for a moment that LOUD could still lose control of the game and Fnatic could come back into the match, but further individual mistakes tipped the match.

The combination of Aatrox, Maokai, Miss Fortune, and Amumu seemed very strong – these seem to be the in-demand picks at the moment that allow for a multitude of kills.

At Fnatic, they joke after the defeat. “Okay, who told them that Upset is German?” – a reference that the Brazilians might have avenged for the 7:1 in the 2014 World Cup semifinals.

The Worlds had started so well for Upset:

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Overwatch 2 brings a tournament, but only for “underrepresented genders”

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A special tournament in Overwatch focuses on underrepresented genders. Classic men are not allowed.

Even though the Overwatch League has fallen out of favor in recent years, there are still a number of tournaments where the best players in the world compete. However, Overwatch has committed to becoming significantly more diverse. To give underrepresented genders an opportunity to step into the spotlight themselves, Overwatch 2 is organizing a tournament. The twist: the entire team must consist entirely of “members of underrepresented genders”.

Who can participate? The “Calling All Heroes Challengers Cup” targets a very clear audience as participants. Every team must consist “entirely of members of underrepresented genders”. This may include, among others, transgender individuals, non-binary individuals, and women.

Interested individuals can also register individually and be assigned as a “Free Agent” to a team that is still looking for reinforcements, or they will be assigned to a team that consists entirely of such “Free Agents”.

What is the goal of the initiative? Especially in the Overwatch environment, there are relatively few well-known streamers or individuals belonging to “underrepresented groups”, such as women or people from the LGBTQ+ community. Since Overwatch relies on diversity and inclusion with its characters and their portrayal, this is a considerable discrepancy compared to the more typically male-dominated representation in the Overwatch scene.

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Overwatch is heavily male-dominated: Like most eSports scenes, Overwatch is also significantly male-dominated. In recent years, there has been only a single woman in the Overwatch League, Geguri, about whom we have reported several times. She temporarily ended her career in 2020.

Geguri made headlines particularly because another team accused her of using an aim bot. She proved her innocence and filmed her hands during the next matches, after which part of the accusing team’s members left the league.

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Accusations that a person is not really playing or cheating frequently arise when a woman wants to participate in the male-dominated eSports scene. Blizzard seems to want to create a space with the tournament that offers a bit more security.

In the announcement on the official website, it was stated:

This tournament is not a substitute for the “Path to Pro”; instead, we hope that it serves as an entry point for underrepresented genders to then enter the larger eSports ecosystem of Overwatch and we encourage everyone who meets the requirements to participate in both the Challengers Cup and the “Path to Pro”.

As is often the case with such topics, many comment sections are closed due to insults, misogyny, or transphobia. Prove in our comment section that this is unnecessary by discussing the topic objectively.

What is your opinion on such a tournament? A good way to promote more inclusivity and bring underrepresented genders more into focus? Or complete nonsense that the world doesn’t need?

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LoL: 25-Year-Old Plays His Biggest Match of the Year at Worlds 2022, Chooses Impossible Champ – Hall Goes Wild

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At the moment, the Worlds 2022 are being held in Mexico City for League of Legends. The Argentine team Isurus had to face one of the best teams in the world, Royal Never Give Up. And the top laner ADD had prepared a pick: Teemo. The arena and the internet went wild.

What a match it was!

The weaker representatives of the major regions and the strongest teams from the weaker regions play a preliminary round at the LoL Worlds 2022: the play-ins. 12 teams start in the play-ins, only the top 4 teams survive this round and then begin at the “real World Championship”. Normally, in the play-ins, almost all teams from the smaller regions are eliminated.

In one of these preliminary matches, 2 unequal teams faced off:

  • Royal Never Give Up (China) are favorites to win the tournament. With GALA, they have a world-class bot laner. RNG won the MSI tournament this year and proved their international class: In the preliminaries, they have only lost one game so far, against DRX, having won the others.
  • Isurus, on the other hand, are absolute underdogs from Argentina. They had already lost 2 games before the start of this match.

For RNG, the game was a formality to secure great stats. For the Argentinians, however, it was the biggest match of the year – in 2022, hardly anyone will watch them more than during the duel against RNG.

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The pick caused a stir: The top laner of Isurus, South Korean Kang “ADD” Geon-mo (25), seriously logged in Teemo.

Then the arena cheered – and on the internet, the LoL Esports account excitedly tweeted “Teemo locked in” three times.

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Here you can hear the cheers and see the applause of the fans – even the casters seem incredulous:

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Why is this so special? In the history of the Worlds, Teemo has now been selected for the 4th time. He is considered an absolute outsider pick for the top lane.

Normally, bulky, assertive champions like Gnar, Aatrox, or Ornn are played there. They can hold their own on the lane and provide their teams with a lot of useful abilities:

Teemo, on the other hand, is actually a champ for solo queue, where he can poison, blind, and slow down opponents. He thrives on staying invisible, setting traps, and surprising enemies. This has earned him a reputation as a nuisance:

  • Some love Teemo
  • Others really hate him like the plague
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Top laner has never played Teemo as a pro, but found success in SoloQ

Why did ADD choose Teemo? According to Dotesports, ADD has never played Teemo professionally, but in the days leading up to the match, he won with Teemo in the Champion’s Queue 3 times and achieved great success.

How did it turn out? Teemo’s opponent played Aatrox, arguably the currently strongest champ on the top lane, and Teemo had a rough time: ADD secured a kill with Teemo but died 9 times. The Argentinians went down as expected without a chance.

Users on reddit discuss the game. In the end, RNG had a gold lead of 23,000 gold.

  • One user says: No team has hit underdog teams as brutally as RNG in the last 2 years.
  • Another says: The biggest losers are the top laners who lost to Teemo in Champion’s Queue while playing Aatrox.
  • A third says: ‘Captain Teemo off duty (forever)’

‘The hamster is destroyed’:

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What happened next? For Isurus, the Worlds are already over. After the clear defeat against RNG, they also lost to MAD Lions and have no chance to advance from the preliminaries. The saving 4th place that could still lead to a “Best of 5” match is already too far out of reach.

Like some other teams from smaller regions, this is it for the Argentinians, even before the World Championship really started.

RNG is expected to finish the group in second place and will then have to play a best-of-5 against a representative from the other group. Unless something very strange happens, who knows with League of Legends.

Although LoL offers so many champions, many hardly matter to the pros:

There are 5 champions in LoL that are so weak that pros don’t play them

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CoD Warzone: Ex-pro player announces to reveal the truth about Twitch streamer Nadia – Goes badly out

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In Call of Duty: Warzone, there are allegations that the Twitch streamer Nadia is cheating. The former top player Doug “Censor” Martin announced that he would reveal the truth about the streamer as part of his “cheat clarification”. In doing so, he drew the ire of the community.

This is the situation:

  • Many in the Call of Duty community believe that the Twitch streamer Nadia Amine is cheating: She is said to be using hacks and other aids. People are almost obsessed with the idea; videos on the topic are reaching millions of views.
  • Nadia herself says: She is not cheating, she is simply the best player in CoD Warzone. Men only accuse her of cheating because they can’t accept with their fragile ego that a woman is better than them.
  • Despite these cheating allegations, Nadia continues to be active and pursue her career: She is invited to Activision Blizzard events – unlike DrDisrespect.

So many people are eagerly anticipating someone finally bringing “the truth” about Nadia to light, that a former professional wanted to take advantage of that.

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Ex-pro promises: “Reveal the truth about Nadia,” builds hype for video

This was the announcement: The former CoD professional, Doug “Censor” Martin, had a major success in 2011 when he won the MLG National Championship. But that was 11 years ago: Censor is playing for an academy team in 2022 and is a YouTuber.

However, he apparently still considers himself a huge pro in Call of Duty.

Censor announced that he has obtained data proving that some high-ranking players in Call of Duty: Vanguard have cheated. He said he would “hunt” cheaters, but first direct all his attention to Nadia.

With many tweets, he announced that he would be releasing a “truth video” about Nadia on Friday.

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In numerous tweets and videos, he repeatedly pointed to the video.

In doing so, Censor seemed to revel in how big a deal he is and how important his revelation is to the “entire Warzone community”:

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Instead of revelation, there’s a lot of hot air and a marriage proposal

This was the bizarre video: On Saturday, October 1st, the 8-minute video “THE TRUTH ABOUT NADIA” was released and it was a bizarre performance (via youtube):

  • Censor appeared as “Detective Doug” in a trench coat and with sunglasses, on a jet ski and during phone calls
  • Amid much fanfare, he said he noticed how obsessed people are with proving that Nadia is a cheater:

As someone who has been in the professional scene of Call of Duty for so long and has seen so much, I took a closer look.

After much setup and pre-recorded clips, he finally says after 6:30 minutes:

I said I would show you the truth about Nadia and somehow the internet has turned this into something like, that I was going to prove Nadia’s cheats and that I had clear evidence that she cheats.

I want to clarify this very quickly: My buddy made a program to catch Vanguard cheaters. I have publicly stated this several times: I am not interested in Nadia, I don’t need her. I don’t care about her, I will make an unbiased video. It’s not about fame or money for me.

The video ended with a bizarre segment where Censor travels to the Bermuda Triangle and proposes to Nadia.

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How can you say “no” to that?

Why are you deliberately ruining your reputation?

What are the reactions to the video? The reactions in the top comments are overwhelmingly negative. People apparently feel trolled and quite badly at that.

In the top comments, it says:

  • “That was a big disappointment. I’ll save you all the time: Nothing will be revealed. I had hoped you would stand for the community of all gamers.”
  • “Doug, you’ve taken it to heart that you are just a joke in the scene. I’m really sad.”
  • “Too bad, as someone who plays CoD more, I really hoped that Censor is a trustworthy guy. But this is… the exact opposite. Why are you ruining your reputation for no reason? This is so embarrassing.”
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Even internet warlord Keemstar switched from “You have my full support – I also said that she cheats and only seeks fame. She is a total fool” to “Doug Censor is a fool.”

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What’s the problem with the video? Censor has constantly told in tweets that he is hunting cheaters and would “speak the truth about Nadia”. It is therefore only understandable that the two topics are conflated.

However, he wants to be understood separately:

  • He hunts cheaters
  • He speaks the truth about Nadia (that he doesn’t care about her at all, but still wants to marry her)

Even in the video itself, he gives the impression for 6 minutes that there will actually be a revelation, after all, he’s “Detective Doug – the crazy sniffer who can make phone calls in a trench coat”.

Ultimately, he has nothing to contribute on the subject and then blames “the internet” for somehow coming up with the idea that he would now uncover Nadia’s cheating. How could they ever assume that? No, everyone was hoping to watch Censor propose to a complete stranger.

Particularly absurd is the statement that he is not after fame or money – when it seems to be all he cares about.

It seems like Censor is trying to remain relevant after the end of his major professional career while having chosen the “largest prey” to hunt, without anything behind it.

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What about the marriage proposal?? Nadia rejected it, saying she was so glad she is into women.

Censor added: His heart was broken once again. Just like when he left a model to dedicate his life to Call of Duty. Phew.

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On Twitter, a user says that Censor has made a clown of himself to stay relevant. However, he is still not in the CoD league.

We reported on Censor when he announced what he had given up for Call of Duty:

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Deaf Twitch streamer won all hearts with Fortnite – What happened to Ewok?

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In 2019, Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler (17) gained considerable popularity on Twitch with the colorful Battle Royale Fortnite. For a long time, there was silence around the streamer, but now he’s back. We at MeinMMO will bring you up to date.

Who is Ewok? Behind the name is 17-year-old streamer Soleil Wheeler. At just 13 years old, Ewok made headlines in March 2019 as a Fortnite prodigy and quickly played with the big names. 

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This is how Ewok’s career began: Ewok began streaming in October 2018, showcasing Epic’s colorful shooter Fortnite. Despite low viewer counts in the single digits, Ewok remained undeterred and streamed between 40 and 90 hours monthly.

This paid off in spring 2019: well-known streamer Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar noticed Ewok and hosted him. Thousands of viewers flooded Ewok’s channel, many of whom stayed. In March 2019, Ewok already had over 300 average viewers and was discovered by several major streamers.

Ewok even got to play with the then number one on Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins – and did really well.

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What made Ewok so popular? The viewers likely fell in love with Ewok mainly due to his likable personality, his engaging smile, and of course, his Fortnite skills. Additionally, Ewok has a dry sense of humor that resonated with many.

What’s special about Ewok’s streams? Ewok is deaf and uses a sound visualizer in games to orient himself. This made Ewok a true role model for many. At the same time, this fact made his achievements in Fortnite even more impressive.

Even this handicap Ewok takes with humor and is never short of a joke.

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What happened next: With his charming personality and Fortnite skills, he was able to retain viewers over the long term and by November 2019 had over 200,000 followers on Twitch, achieving partner status. Then he switched to the Microsoft platform Mixer.

E-sports expert Rod Breslau advised professional teams back then to sign Ewok quickly. That’s exactly what happened: in July 2020, Ewok joined the e-sports organization FaZe Clan, then as its first female member.

Shortly after, in August 2020, Ewok returned to Twitch and reached peaks of up to 30,000 simultaneous viewers – more than ever before.

There were also major changes in his personal life: On October 11, 2020, Ewok came out as transgender and bisexual on the occasion of “National Coming Out Day.” In a TwitLonger post, Ewok announced that he wanted to be addressed with male pronouns and spoke about how much he had struggled with his identity in the past.

What happened next? From November 2020 onward, Ewok’s viewer numbers steadily declined, and Ewok began to stream less. While he was on-air for over 100 hours in December 2020, it was only 46 hours in February 2021.

What was going on? Ewok apparently struggled with mental health issues and wrote several Twitter posts about anxiety and depression. On March 29, he ultimately announced that he wanted to take a break.

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After that, Ewok streamed only very occasionally. But then Ewok discovered the hero shooter Apex Legends for himself. Ewok seemed to regain enjoyment in streaming. Unfortunately, viewers were still absent, and Ewok even lost followers.

In November 2021, Ewok left the FaZe Clan, but streamed for over 70 hours. He managed to maintain this in the following month, but soon began streaming less again. From May to July 2022, he was not active on Twitch at all.

On Twitter, Ewok continued to update his fans and shared on September 15, 2022, that there would be a major announcement in the following week. The announcement was reportedly to be related to a contract.

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What was this announcement? On September 22, it was revealed that Ewok would be part of the e-sports organization XSet going forward. In the announcement video, Ewok explains that he likes who he is now and has realized whom he represents: Ewok stands for courage and for the future.

What is the current situation? In August, Ewok streamed for 27 hours and reached a peak of over 14,000 simultaneous viewers. However, in September, both the number of hours streamed and the number of viewers decreased again.

It should be noted, however, that Ewok is still in school, so there isn’t always time for streaming (via Twitter).

It remains to be seen how things will continue for the former Fortnite prodigy. His skills, in any case, have not diminished:

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In Ewok’s career, there have already been many ups and downs. And even Fortnite, the game that made him famous, seems to have left its big hype behind. Time and again, people in the comments refer to the game as dead. Now Epic has reacted to these comments and resorted to unusual methods.

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