A gamer reports that his GTA Online account was hacked. When support unlocks the account and returns it to its original owner, he can hardly believe his eyes. Suddenly, he is a billionaire.
The story in brief: On reddit, a player posts a screenshot of his character standing in the casino. In the corner, you can see his stash of game chips: almost 2 billion. Players are quite astonished, but also warn. Because the newly minted online billionaire explains that his account was hacked and he still had the money in the account when he got it back.
Isn’t Rockstar Games stepping in? We’ll show you the details and reactions from the players.
How the player recovered his account
This is the whole story: On reddit, user MoistWave posts a screenshot from GTA Online on August 13. The title reads “I just got my account back after being hacked. And I have 2 billion chips in my account.” It is important to know that chips can be exchanged 1:1 for GTA dollars.
MoistWave explains in an interview with PCGamesN that his account was hacked while he was inactive and not playing GTA 5. “Honestly, I don’t even know what happened when my account was hacked. I didn’t notice because I wasn’t actively playing. I only realized that my account email had been changed when I wanted to reset my password. Since I got my account back, everything is fine.”
What do the players say about it? The story was often commented on reddit. Many are envious and would love to have such a fat balance in the game. With our 13 tips to quickly earn a lot of money in GTA Online, you’re on the right track.
However, many also advise caution because Rockstar would usually reset such money that may have been transferred to the account through cheats.
“This way, we find out if Rockstar monitors this subreddit,” writes Due-Werewolf-5825. Many other users agree with this statement with upvotes. About 6 hours later, MoistWave responded and wrote, “All good, I still have my account.”
Others write:
“Go to roulette and bet 2 billion on red!”
“Leave it there and only convert it to cash when you need it. Don’t take out large sums or buy everything in the casino shop and let Rockstar know nothing about it. Even if your account was hacked, they would probably just reset your account.”
“Well, there are 2 visible names in the screenshot. Guess for yourself. OP got hacked and now wants to get banned. Those are Balls of Steel.”
So far, there has been no update from the surprised billionaire. Perhaps he took his money and got comfortable with El Rubio on Cayo Perico. How the account came to have so many chips is unclear. It is likely that cheats are at play.
Asmongold is one of the most successful streamers on Twitch, especially in the MMORPG genre and is currently leading in WoW. Yesterday, he was banned from World of Warcraft for 30 days, but just a few hours later he was able to log back into the MMORPG. Blizzard lifted his ban. The discussion surrounding the ban shows how much “regular players” are disturbed by this special treatment.
How big is Asmongold on Twitch?
It is a strange situation, as Asmongold is “actually” one of the biggest streamers on Twitch with an average of 54,000 viewers (2021) and was often the largest streamer on the platform during months when new MMORPGs were released, several times.
However, he is currently not streaming on his main channel “Asmongold” with 3.3 million followers – but on a secondary channel “Zackrawrr”, with which he only reaches about 10,500 viewers on average.
Asmongold has increasingly retreated to his secondary channel because the hustle and bustle around his main channel became too much for him, and he felt overwhelmed by the situation,as his private life was shaken by crises.
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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?
Twitch streamer Asmongold is constantly present over YouTube
Why does he seem so present? Asmongold’s actual reach comes through the YouTube platform: “Editors” cut parts from his Twitch clips and publish easily consumable bites as “Video on Demand” on YouTube. Previously, people did this without his consent, since 2019 Asmongold earns from these videos.
Especially “Asmongold reacts to” videos are popular: Asmongold watches editorial videos from others and comments on them. This is a way for large YouTubers to achieve maximum profit with minimal effort.
Even Asmongold fans sometimes find it too much Asmongold on YouTube (via reddit):
Asmongold is extremely present on YouTube: Here, a user is suggested 6 videos of him.
Through YouTube, Asmongold is omnipresent: Daily, videos appear on his own channels where he reacts to current topics and comments on them. Furthermore, there are fan channels that also successfully create videos about him by cutting Twitch clips.
If you are generally interested in MMORPGs, the YouTube algorithm quickly gives the impression that Asmongold is omnipresent. Because he has a polarizing style and appearance, people often talk about him very emotionally: People love or hate him.
Players believe: If they were in Asmongold’s position, they would have been banned for 30 days
This is what the ban showed: Blizzard banned Asmongold on 16.08 for “Real Money Trading” for 30 days. He immediately proclaimed his innocence.
However, just a few hours later, the ban was lifted: Asmongold had his account back.
In comments on YouTube and gaming sites, this special treatment of Asmongold is criticized. Players believe: If they had been banned, they would have had to serve the 30 days. But someone like Asmongold just has to call out loudly and Blizzard looks back at the case and unbans him.
On YouTube it is said:
“Imagine you get banned unjustly and have no millions of viewers.”
“The problem is: Unfortunately, this could happen to any player, and not all of us are big streamers, thus our chances of being unbanned in such a situation are simply nonexistent.”
“A streamer gets unbanned almost immediately. A normal player who has been playing WoW for 15 years and has never bought gold or participated in any boosting is just screwed.”
On MeinMMO, user MathError says:
I am 100% sure that any normal player would never have been unbanned as quickly as Asmongold for the “same false reason”: Someone at Blizzard probably read: “Asmongold” – Let’s take another look at this, and “Tada – unbanned.” Every other player would have likely remained banned until September 30.
MeinMMO reader MathError
Thus, many WoW players feel that Blizzard applies double standards and treats streamers better.
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The video shows how Asmongold logs back into WoW. In the comments, users lament that they would never be treated like him.
What’s behind this: Anyone who has ever been banned in a game knows the feeling of “powerlessness” because often they only receive form letters in response, without detailed justification.
A “ban” is a nightmare for any MMORPG player, as it means losing the result of months or even years of invested time. For some hardcore players, it feels like they have lost their home.
That a Twitch streamer like Asmongold, who is already controversial, can extricate himself from this situation within hours seems unfair.
The problem that companies first ban and then take a closer look is also known from Twitch. Twitch frequently reverses bans on large streamers when enough people complain about the ban:
In World of Warcraft new rules apply from today when it comes to boosting. We will tell you what is changing.
In World of Warcraft today the Patch 9.2.7 went live. This is likely to be the last update of the “Shadowlands era”, after which the pre-patch for Dragonflight (10.0) is expected. Nevertheless, Blizzard has introduced some interesting changes with Patch 9.2.7. One of them concerns the controversial boosting groups, which now have new rules.
What is Boosting? Boosting is when an experienced player (or several) leads other players through difficult content and helps them earn some tough boss kills or high ranks in PvP. The players are then “boosted” to a performance that they could not achieve alone. Although this is considered controversial, boosting for in-game currency (like gold) is allowed in World of Warcraft.
What has changed? From today, with Patch 9.2.7, there is the new chat channel “Trade (Services)” specifically for such boosting offers. Along with this come some changes to the rules for World of Warcraft.
As of today, promoting boosting offers outside the designated channel is no longer allowed and is now considered “spam”. Corresponding messages can be reported with a right-click and can lead to bans for too many violations – either just for the chat or, in the case of repeat offenders, even for the entire account.
Boosting has always been controversial in World of Warcraft. This is unlikely to change with the new rules.
What if you don’t want to see this? All general chat channels, including the “Trade (Services)” channel, can be hidden by right-clicking on the chat tab and then selecting “Settings”. It is also possible to permanently leave channels with the chat command “/leave [Channel number]” and only return when needed.
The result should be that players are significantly less annoyed by boosting offers and the trade channel finally serves its original purpose – to celebrate juvenile puns and link [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker].
What is prohibited? Blizzard has now issued a whole series of prohibitions regarding the promotion of such services. They may now only be offered in the designated channel and also only on the realm where you want to offer these services. Offering services across multiple realms with many secondary characters is prohibited, just as creating “Group Finder groups” that explicitly promote boosts. All these violations can be reported.
Aside from that, of course, offering and executing any boosting services is still prohibited if real money is involved. Those who pay or charge money for such services with real money risk a hefty account ban of several months to the complete closure of the account in case of repeat offenders.
What do you think of this new regulation? Good thing or totally “meh”?
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Joe Marsh is the boss of T1, one of the most powerful and best eSports teams in the world, especially in League of Legends. The CEO has now made a serious gamble. In a public Discord, he made comments about his LoL player ‘Oner’. Apparently, he finds the 19-year-old extremely attractive. For this, he is now doing penance and will forgo parts of his salary for 6 months. Furious Korean fans are demanding his resignation.
What did Joe Marsh do? Joe Marsh and some employees of T1 were active on a Discord server, which is now causing trouble among T1 fans.
Among other things, Marsh commented on the body of the Korean jungler Oner on the Discord server. In his own words (via twitter):
I am proud of the hard work he puts into his workout, and I made a joke about spraying oil on him for a photo, and I used the expression ‘Thirst Trap’. My behavior caused unnecessary distraction for Oner, who is focused on the current season. I have personally and sincerely apologized to him. And I will ensure that this does not happen again.
Joe Marsh
Marsh also apologizes for the racist remarks circulating about Korean T1 fans on the Discord server that were not moderated. Additionally, employees of T1 had shared sensitive information.
Marsh forgoes parts of his salary for 6 months
What is Joe Marsh doing now as a consequence? Marsh says he is forgoing a part of his salary for six months as punishment. Furthermore, he will stop speaking about personal details of the team on all channels.
It is also said that employees of T1 who saw the Discord server but did nothing would also face disciplinary measures.
All of this sounds more like an action one would expect from Tyler1, rather than the CEO of T1:
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How the Worst Troll from Twitch Became the Face of League of Legends
What is this exactly about? The 19-year-old Mun ‘Oner’ Hyeon-ju has been the jungler for T1 since July 2021, one of the strongest teams in the world.
Apparently, Oner has undergone a tough fitness program in recent months. Already in June 2022, a fitness guru posted a picture of Oner, showing him without a shirt in the gym. With the caption:
‘This is just the beginning. The Thirst Trap comes after the summer.’
It can be assumed that Joe Marsh was referring to this picture in his comment and how fit Oner looks.
Korean fans are angrily demanding the CEO’s resignation
How is that being received? The Korean hardcore fans of T1 are particularly upset by the incident, as can be seen from comments. They find Marsh’s apology and self-punishment insufficient.
Under Joe Marsh’s post, Korean fans are demanding his resignation. The behavior has shown that “he and his social media company” need to leave the team. He has clearly crossed boundaries that should not be crossed.
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There seems to be a divide at T1 between the Korean fans, who see the team as a “sports organization,” and the US bosses of T1, who came to T1 through a merger a few years ago and who are more focused on the business aspect. This conflict repeatedly surfaces:
In 2020, there was a discussion about a coach from the US training T1 – this was completely unacceptable to the Korean fans:
In Fortnite all servers will be down today, on August 16, across all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance is being used to upload the new update 21.40 to the servers. Preliminary patch notes for the update can be found here.
What is happening today in Fortnite? This time a patch is expected. The servers will be taken offline for maintenance and the new patch 21.40.
The patch brings new skins, wild weapons, and possibly changes to the map. To ensure you don’t miss anything, we at MeinMMO will regularly update this article throughout the day for you.
Update August 17, 09:30 AM: We have listed all patch notes in German for you.
Here is the trailer for the upcoming “Dragon Ball” collaboration from Fortnite:
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Fortnite officially meets Dragon Ball – „The best collaboration of all time“
Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long will it be offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to go down at 10:00 AM our time to install update 21.40. Matchmaking will already be disabled 30 minutes prior, so you won’t be able to search for new matches from 9:30 AM.
When can you play again? The servers are usually offline for several hours during such maintenance, and playing will not be possible. The downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. This has been shown by the updates in recent weeks.
Such maintenance can also always cause technical problems, bugs, and delays. If any such complications arise, we will report them to you immediately here.
When will the patch notes be released? Epic Games has been releasing little to no patch notes for quite some time. However, community members often quickly search and find the changes. If important changes come, we will add them in the article for you.
What new content does update 21.40 bring?
What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? So far, we don’t know anything concrete, but leakers have often proven to be reliable sources with their predictions. These are the patch notes released by Epic Games:
Fortnite x Dragon Ball – New items in the game
Fortnite is currently collaborating with Dragon Ball. Items like the Kamehameha and the Jindujun (Kintoun) cloud can be found by you in the game on the map. To do this, you need to open deliveries from Capsule Corp.
Additionally, some changes have occurred in creative mode and also in your quest tab. So feel free to explore Fortnite in more detail.
Daily Bugle becomes Lazy Lagoon
The press agency from the Spider-Man universe has changed thanks to the Reality Tree. Now you have the chance to fight like a pirate in the new place “Lazy Lagoon”. A huge ship and cannons further emphasize the entire setting.
Blog 2.0 vote is over – You have chosen
During the summer event, you had the opportunity to choose between nine buildings that Epic would then implement in Tilted Towers. The decision has been made, and the following finalists have made it:
“Restaurant” – The Block 2.0 Ben’s Restaurant by Benmac
“Apartments” – The Block 2.0 Template Apartments by Charlee-brown
“Stores” – The Block 2.0 – The M Building by 0ricent
These finalists made it
90 FPS for compatible Android devices
Since update 21.40, some selected Android devices can run Fortnite with up to 90 FPS. You need to enable this option in the settings. Please note that enabling this may drain your battery faster and your phone may become hot.
COMPETITION NOTES
The items “Kamehame Ha” and “Jindujun (Kintoun)” are not available in competitive game modes except during the Power Tournament.
The pirate cannons are not available in competitive game modes.
IMPORTANT BUG FIXES
A problem has been fixed where loot from chests appeared several meters away or did not appear at specific locations.
A problem has been fixed where players sometimes lost an inventory slot when picking up a healing cannon.
A problem has been fixed where players were sometimes thrown out of edit mode.
A problem has been fixed where players could not switch between voice chat devices when not in a match.
Things that leakers have found out
Leakers also like to dig through the data of Fortnite, and this time several things were dug up:
New skins and level pack
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Shiina, a well-known leaker of Fortnite, has already found some details in the data. A new level pack and two new skins were found. When or if they will be released is not yet known.
Collaboration with Dragon Ball
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Fortnite will surprise you over time with the “Dragon Ball” collaboration. Four new skins with many cosmetic items and challenges will thus make their way into the BR shooter.
The developers of Diablo Immortal announce in the new blog post what is included in the latest mini-update. This includes new events, bug fixes, and feature updates. We show you in the patch notes what is included and at what time the server downtime will occur today, on August 17th.
What’s included? In the new mini-update, the developers discuss various events that will soon start for you. There is also a new cosmetic set “Spawn of Damnation”, bug fixes, and plenty of feature updates. This also includes the ability for essence transfer to reservist gear after switching classes.
Server downtime today: Today, on August 17, 2022, the Europe servers will go down. From 10:00 AM German time to 12:00 PM German time, they will be in maintenance mode. After this server downtime, all changes from the patch will be live unless they are announced to appear later.
First Reactions to the Update
This is what players are saying: On reddit players are actively discussing the new update. The many new contents provide a lot to talk about, as Blizzard refers to it as a “mini” update.
“That’s a lot for a mini update,” writes Suchti0352
“Yeah, right? Now I’m confused about when/what a ‘big’ update will be,” replies ethaxton
“Having dungeons require only two players is the best part. I still wish there was a solo option.
In response to the last comment, lead designer Wyatt Cheng replies on reddit. He writes:
Our goal with dungeons is that ideally they are a four-player experience. We like it when you are with other players and the experience changes from moment to moment. Even little things like “I go left, you go right” make a dungeon a dynamic experience.
I can certainly understand that there are reasons to want to play alone. It can be very tedious to find other players between chat and party finder. Perhaps you want the freedom to finish the game without feeling like you left a team hanging. Others may simply prefer to have control over how much downtime there is between dungeon runs. Aside from all these friction points, some players simply prefer the single-player mode. There are other activities (such as bounties) that suit single players well, but we want to position dungeons as a multiplayer activity.
Therefore, we want to make it easier to join and leave groups, but we are not trying to accommodate players who want to play alone, even if a group is open and available. The minimum of two players helps people overcome initial mental hurdles. We hope that with this patch, even more four-player groups are possible than before. Sometimes when you finish a dungeon, one person drops out and you need a replacement. By allowing the remaining three players to re-join immediately while still being open to a fourth player, the group may even stay together instead of falling apart.
To further encourage four-player groups, we offer a bonus chest at the end of a dungeon for just these situations. Instead of having four players as a prerequisite to even play the dungeon, there is a bonus when the group is complete.
What is it? The developers wanted to create an environment for you where you can try out new skills and legendary items that you don’t usually use. For this, Fractured Plane has been created. The challenge is to play your class as well as possible – no matter how nasty it gets.
In Fractured Plane, there are 15 levels. You start without your armor, gems, and skills. Instead, you will receive a fixed set of skills for your class. As armor, legendary “Unstable Gear” drops here and there. When you complete Fractured Plane, the new armor will also disappear.
With chaos coins found during the event, you can buy new armor or shards of fortune. With the shards, your chance for good gear in the different levels of the event increases.
Echo of the Immortal – New Game Mode from Level 40
When will it be available? From August 17 at 03:00 AM server time until September 14 at 03:00 AM server time.
What is it? Echo of the Immortal is a new game mode that will only be active in Diablo Immortal for a few weeks. It is designed for players who have reached at least level 40 and enjoy PvP.
15 players compete against a randomly selected player who is enhanced by the power of the immortals. If the group succeeds in defeating the immortal, it will turn into a “free-for-all” in which only the best players can win and earn their rewards.
Where to start it? If you want to try this, talk to the Battleground Captain in Westmarch.
Into the Dark Wood Event – Only in August
When is it taking place? From August 17 at 03:00 AM server time until August 31 at 03:00 AM server time.
What is it? During the event time, you will receive various rewards from the daily “Into the Wood” tasks. If you complete enough tasks, you will unlock milestone rewards. For example, Blizzard mentions the “Wreath of Blood” portrait frame.
Hungering Moon – The Moon rewards you
When is it happening? From August 26 at 03:00 AM server time until August 29 at 03:00 AM server time.
What happens there? In this event, you should pay tribute to the moon. From the moon, you will receive tasks to complete. If you do, you will receive Moonslivers, which you can exchange for blessings. If you have seven of the blessings, you can exchange them for a random reward. If you have offered enough blessings to the moon, it will grant you a favor.
Cosmetic Set “Spawn of Damnation”
In the in-game shop, there is now a new set available for purchase. You can take a look at the following screenshot to see if it matches your style:
The new Spawn of Damnation set in Diablo Immortal
Bug Fixes and Feature Updates
What bugs have been fixed? With the update on August 16/17, bugs related to class changes, equipment, gameplay, and cycle of conflict have been fixed. Among them:
Class Change: A bug preventing players from changing classes while they had certain legendary items equipped has been fixed.
Cycle of Conflict:
A bug was fixed that allowed the immortal to be permanently stunned during the shadow war and the ritual of banishment.
A bug was fixed that prevented the shadow war from taking place on certain servers.
A display bug related to the preliminary results of the shadow war has been fixed.
Equipment:
The tooltip for the set bonus (6 pieces) of the Shepherd’s Call to the Wolves has been updated to reflect the increase in damage and attack speed, not just attack speed.
The tooltip of ‘Death’s Column’ has been updated to now show the intended damage numbers.
The tooltip of ‘Phantom Beam’ has been updated to now show the intended damage numbers.
Gameplay:
A bug in the Tomb of Fahir has been fixed that allowed players to jump off the platform and bypass the elevator sequence.
A bug was fixed that prevented players from participating in loots of the Hell Reliquary.
A bug was fixed that allowed demon hunters to use ‘Daring Swing’ to access unreachable areas in the Forgotten Tower.
What feature updates are there? We show you excerpts of the feature updates in German. In the spoiler box, you will see the complete feature updates in English.
You can now enter a dungeon or hidden lair in Hell Two or higher difficulties with two, three, or four players. The intensity of the dungeon remains tuned for four players.
Completing a dungeon or hidden lair with four players brings you a bonus chest.
The time window for “Raid the Vault” has been reduced from two hours to one.
Treasure goblins now have a chance to drop legendary items. Overall, they provide you with more loot when defeated.
Complete Feature Updates with 36 New Legendary Items
Multiplayer Requirement in High Hell Difficulties Improvement
You can now enter a Dungeon or Hidden Lair in Hell Two or higher difficulties with two, three, or four players. The Dungeon’s intensity will remain tuned for four players.
Completing a Dungeon or Hidden Lair with four players will provide you with a bonus chest.
Developer’s Note: We’ve received feedback that players find the current four-player requirement to be too restrictive. While we want Dungeons to be inherently social experiences, we also want them to be accessible and challenging, hence lowering the requirement to a minimum of two players. In Immortal, we want to ensure that adding more players to a particular gameplay activity is always seen as a benefit to those involved. By setting the difficulty of these Dungeons to always be tuned for four players, having a friend join, regardless of their power level, supplements our design philosophy.
Warband Improvements
The Codex step of needing to start a Warband Camp has been changed to be—join a Warband.
The Hero’s Journey step to submit 10 Warband Chests has been removed.
Developer’s Note: As we plan for the future of Warbands, we want to ensure players who opt out of the feature don’t see them as a major obstacle to their progression. We want to have light steps that are easy to complete rather than difficult steps that can become roadblocks. In the future, we plan to create Warband content that provides fun and rewarding experiences as incentives for playing with a small group of friends.
Class Change Improvement
You can now essence transfer onto Reservist Gear after changing your class.
Vault of the Immortal
The Raid the Vault event window has been shortened from two hours to one.
Treasure Goblin Improvement
Treasure Goblins now have a chance to drop Legendary items. They will also provide more loot in general when defeated.
Thirty-Six New Legendary Items
A new slate of menacing weapons and fortified armors have been added in today’s content update. Many of the Legendary powers are centered around crowd control effects. Each class has received six items, adding even more Legendary affixes to hunt down and shake up your builds with.
Barbarian
Armor Caste (Chest): Furious Charge creates shock waves when colliding with walls, dealing X damage to nearby enemies and Stunning them for Y seconds.
Grinning Effigy (Head): Taking damage during Undying Rage now triggers a counterattack for X damage to all nearby enemies. Cannot occur more often than once every Y seconds.
Haughty Behemoth (Pants): Leap now knocks enemies into the air when you land.
The Hewer (Main Hand): Grab now causes you to charge forward and grab the first enemy you hit. If you successfully grab an enemy, you will carry them for a short distance, damaging enemies you run through, before leaping into the air and slamming them into the ground, damaging and Slowing nearby enemies.
Steel Lamprey (Off-Hand): Chained Spear now marks enemies for X seconds and heals you for Y% of the damage it causes to marked enemies.
Wreckfall (Shoulders): Whirlwind also reduces all damage you take by X% while channeling.
Crusader
Batterhythm (Off-Hand): Condemn damage increased by X% for every enemy hit, up to a maximum of Y% increased damage.
Flare-to-Mirror (Pants): Draw and Quarter is now electrified, damaging random nearby enemies and Stunning them if they are shocked three times.
Hard Censure (Chest): Condemn now calls down a thunderbolt from the heavens to a targeted location, dealing continuous damage.
Shining Aster (Shoulders): Increases all damage you deal during Conjuration of Light by X%.
Suspended Rule (Main Hand): Sweep Attack now throws the flail, forming a cyclone that picks up nearby enemies and carries them away.
Zerratus Husk (Head): Shield Charge now grants you a holy shield while charging that reflects projectiles back at enemies, dealing X damage.
Demon Hunter
Clutching Nails (Pants): Knife Trap now confines nearby enemies when triggered and increases all damage you deal to them.
Decisive Report (Shoulders): Multishot now knocks enemies away. This cannot affect players more often than one time every six seconds.
Scatter Mask (Head): Activating Vengeance now immediately deals X damage to all nearby enemies and causes them to flee in fear for Y seconds.
Spreading Shroud (Chest): Spreading Shroud (Chest): Smoke Screen now throws a smoke bomb at a targeted location, dealing continuous damage and greatly reducing vision for enemies that remain in the area.
The Thud (Off-Hand): Impale damage increased by X% to enemies with an active harmful effect.
War Generosity (Main Hand): Every X attacks with Explosive Arrow generates an explosion that knocks the enemy away. Players cannot be knocked away more often than 1 time every Y seconds.
Monk
Assemble the Wicked Tonfa (Off-Hand): Exploding Palm now gathers nearby enemies into a cluster directly in front of you. Maximum one charge.
Fleeting Soul Tonfa (Main Hand): Mystic Allies now summons one spirit ally that rushes in a direction, dealing damage to all enemies it passes through and forcing all nearby enemies to attack it.
Fusing Crown (Head): Mystic Allies now protect you, taking X% of your incoming damage.
Pacific Pledge (Chest): Taking damage during Shield of Zen has a chance to trigger a counterattack dealing X damage to all nearby enemies.
Shimmerlinn (Shoulders): Wave of Light now releases a wave of energy that damages all enemies in its path and burns them.
Tottering Tower (Pants): Flying Kick now stuns enemies and can be charged to unleash a more powerful blow.
Necromancer
Abnegation (Shoulders): Bone Spikes now also knock enemies away.
Drifter’s Fare (Off-Hand): Bone Spirits now unleashes a powerful skull that wanders randomly through nearby enemies, dealing damage as it passes through them. Maximum X charges.
Empty Pit (Pants): Dark Curse now summons a cursed eye that forces nearby monsters to attack it.
Ethereal Boundary (Chest): Activating Wraith Form removes all effects which cause loss of control or decrease movement speed.
Inseverable Two (Head): Your golem from Command Golem now takes X% of your incoming damage.
Thrash Jaw (Main Hand): Grim Scythe now hurls the scythe in a direction, striking enemies in its path with continuous damage and knocking them away. Grim Scythe can no longer have multiple charges.
Wizard
Extraction Harness (Shoulders): Teleport now also removes the last harmful effect applied to you.
Fragments Upon Fragments (Pants): Meteor now drops several meteorites in a direction, knocking enemies away and stunning them.
Halestone (Off-Hand): Ice Armor now protects you with X charges of damage immunity that also chills nearby enemies when they attack you.
Quiet Downpour (Chest): Lightning Nova now launches a giant nova, bursting into smaller novae when activated again or when it arrives at its final destination.
Shiversent Stare (Head): Ray of Frost now freezes enemies for X seconds after taking damage from the ray six times.
Staggernick (Main Hand): Arcane Wind now knocks enemies up into the air with an updraft and stuns them, but no longer charges up.
How do you like the changes of the “mini” update of Diablo Immortal? Did Blizzard create a good patch or are these not the changes you were hoping for?
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you are ready to reflect on criticism of your work, accept it, and develop your writing further
it is an advantage if you have already gained experience: a personal blog, a streaming channel, or work for another website could fall under this. However, this is not a requirement for the position.
you enjoy writing and have an interest in journalistic work
We would like to fill the position as quickly and well as possible. Maybe with you.
Attention: This position is intended for self-employed employees. It is not a permanent position.
This is the job
You will be part of our editorial team and help shape our reporting. We are grateful for suggestions and input on how we can further improve our coverage of online gaming and gaming communities. It is important to us that the readers come first for you, and you think about which articles are really interesting and important for our community.
This time we are not looking for someone for a fixed game, but someone who can write about different games or gaming topics.
The scope of work:
You will write articles in the broad field of “gaming” (news, analyses, opinions, community interviews)
You will independently search for exciting topics that you will implement as articles. You will receive support from the editorial team
You will engage with analysis tools like Google Trends to see what the gaming community is currently really interested in. You do not need any prior knowledge here. This knowledge can be imparted to you by the editorial team
You will coordinate with the editorial team on which articles you will write
You will take on assignments from the editorial team
You will receive feedback on your articles from the editorial team and implement it accordingly
You can optionally participate in workshops that we offer in the field of online and gaming journalism
Who we are
MeinMMO was founded in September 2013. Since March 2016, we have been part of Webedia Gaming. We maintain an independent editorial team, most of whom work from their home offices. We draw on resources at our headquarters in Munich, where the editorial team of GameStar is also located. Both GameStar and MeinMMO and GamePro are part of the Webedia Gaming GmbH.
By now, MeinMMO reaches over 3 million unique users per month, with a record of 3.36 million in January 2021 according to AGOF. This has established the site as one of the largest German gaming websites in just a few years.
The focus of MeinMMO is on popular service games that are developed over the years and played together online. These include titles such as Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty: Mobile, World of Warcraft, Lost Ark, New World, Pokémon GO, GTA Online, Fortnite, or FIFA 21.
What we offer
the work can be done from home
you can schedule your working hours flexibly, as long as there is room for exchange with the team. Morning working hours are an advantage
you are part of a highly committed team that gives and receives feedback to support each other
you are part of one of the largest gaming websites in Germany
practical training in online and gaming journalism
practical training in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
The framework conditions and application
When is the job available? As soon as possible.
How many hours is the job for? At least 20 hours a week, with flexible working hours. More hours are optionally possible.
What about payment? There is payment. Details will be discussed in a personal interview.
What needs to be included in the application?
a cover letter
your tabular resume
optional: work samples
What is the deadline for submission? August 19, 2022
Where should the application be sent? By email, to:
Note on data protection: After we have hired someone, we will delete all applications. But before that, everyone should receive a confirmation or rejection.
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The community of WoW Classic eagerly awaits the release of the most popular expansion of all time. Wrath of the Lich King Classic is on the starting line, and Blizzard has finally announced specific dates for when the pre-patch and thus the legendary zombie event goes live.
What kind of event is this? In the pre-event of Wrath of the Lich King Classic, players can be corrupted by the Scourge through contaminated grain supplies. After a short incubation period, they will turn into zombies – and thus hostile to all other players! It is now possible to infect other players in turn and thus plunge all of Azeroth into chaos.
The pre-event of WotLK is considered one of the most impressive of all time, as it makes a large part of the game world nearly unplayable for the duration of the event. While this annoys some players who find the event too intrusive, it is at least time-limited.
August 31: The pre-patch will be released, bringing the major system changes of Wrath of the Lich King.
September 6 – 13: The “Zombie Plague” event begins, during which you can spread chaos across the game world.
September 13 – September 26: The Scourge invasions begin everywhere in the world. In the fight against the necropolises, you can earn particularly powerful rewards.
September 27: Wrath of the Lich King Classic will be released at midnight (00:01).
October 5: Arena season 5 begins.
October 7: The first 3 raids open – Naxxramas, the Eye of Eternity, and the Obsidian Sanctum.
The further release plans for upcoming content, such as the Argent Tournament, Ulduar, and the Icecrown Citadel, are not yet known.
Event reintroduced in Shadowlands: Even 14 years after the original release of Wrath of the Lich King, the “Zombie Event” is still regarded as legendary and unforgettable – that’s why Blizzard brought it back, in a way, at the start of the current expansion Shadowlands. For several days, a similar chaos reigned. However, anyone wanting to experience the “original event” again should check out the Classic realms starting September 6. Because this event is unlikely to return anytime soon after.
The weekly update in Lost Ark does not bring any noticeable changes for players today, August 17. However, preparations are underway for next week. We at MeinMMO summarize.
When are the servers down? Today, August 17, at 9 AM German time, the servers will go offline for 4 hours for the weekly maintenance. If everything goes according to plan, you should be able to play again by 1 PM.
This means the downtime for Lost Ark has even been extended by two hours. In the initial announcement of the weekly maintenance, only two hours were mentioned instead of four. According to community manager Roxx, the maintenance needs to be extended because the programmers requested more time.
Much downtime for … nothing? This week is also the first weekly patch in Lost Ark that comes completely without patch notes. This means that for players, primarily nothing changes at all.
This has caused frustration among some fans in the forum, as they cannot play for four hours, yet there are no changes for them.
Lost Ark emphasizes that the patch involves backend work, but does not specify further.
The Arcanist was introduced in the last major update in July:
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Lost Ark: Arcanist in the Trailer
Preparations for the August update
What changes could happen? Since the developers do not specify exactly what backend work they are doing, we can only speculate at this point. It is quite possible that these are preparations for the major August update.
This is supposed to arrive in Arkesia next week and will include the new pet ranch along with legendary companions starting August 24. To ensure this goes smoothly, some things may need to be adjusted in the backend.
It is also conceivable that Lost Ark wants to further address the Powerpass problem. While they have currently fixed the free passes, the paid versions have not been addressed. Players who want to spend money for a boost are currently left in the cold.
In summary, it could also be both, or something entirely different. What do you think the backend downtime is needed for? Are you expecting improvements in the game despite the lack of patch notes? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
The indie MMO Identity aimed to transport you into a realistic world, similar to Second Life, and make you a drug lord there. It started in Early Access back in 2018, but then disappeared from the scene. Where does this ambitious game stand today?
What is Identity? The MMO strives to be both a game and a life simulation. Similar to the once-popular Second Life. In this, Identity throws you into a world that is supposed to be very close to reality and is set in a fictional America.
Unlike what you are used to from MMOs, you will not encounter orcs, elves, or dwarves, but rather people who walk through cities, do their jobs, and buy houses.
When it comes to gameplay, Identity is also oriented towards the real world:
You can either join the gangsters or the police. This is crucial for the PvP aspect of the game.
You should also be able to choose professions and improve in them continuously. Besides normal jobs like cook, there are also drug dealer and trader roles.
If you pursue the latter, you will start in a small garage with drug production and work your way up to become a known drug lord. The scenario is very inspired by the series Breaking Bad.
Since you can also buy houses and simulate a life, housing also plays a role in Identity.
You can see a trailer for the MMO here; even though it is over 3 years old, it is the most current one:
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What happened to the title? The MMO started in Early Access on Steam back in 2018. Initially as a Buy2Play title and very unfinished. The plan was to release Identity in several modules that would expand the base game with new features. Such a system is known from Star Citizen, among others.
The first module integrated social life. You could explore a city and enter houses. This module was also what was available in Early Access.
The SWAT module was supposed to bring additional content alongside PvP and shootouts, was planned for 2019, but never came out.
Additionally, a racing module was supposed to be added to the game in 2020, allowing you to drive vehicles, but that also never materialized.
The planned release in 2021 was consequently also not met.
Instead, the developers returned to speak after 2 years of silence in January 2020.
In a newsletter, they mentioned that there are technical and financial problems, but they still want to finish the game.
Since that blog post, there has been silence again, until a few days ago.
How is the game perceived? Rather modestly. The Early Access version on Steam is still for sale, but it hasn’t received an update since June 2019. The 553 reviews of the title are currently mostly negative, with only 23% positive ratings.
Taking a look at these reviews quickly reveals that it’s a mix of false expectations and technical issues. The developers do communicate on Steam that this is only a module of the game and that it is not yet finished, yet that is often criticized.
Other users, however, mention technical problems and the fact that the game simply hasn’t been updated for 3 years. Many of the negative reviews lament this, as they still see potential in the game.
Currently, you can only explore one city
Developer speaks up after silence and doesn’t want your money anymore
What does the developer say? On August 14, the developer spoke up for the first time in a long time through his forum and provides a current status of the MMO. And a lot has changed. Despite the current chaos surrounding the game, the studio still wants to finish it, but now in a completely different way than before.
They have now moved the entire game to Unreal Engine 5 and had to rebuild everything from scratch. Furthermore, the developers have discarded the concept of modules and want to release a single, finished game.
They don’t want your money anymore: Additionally, the developer wants to remove the game from Steam and build their own launcher. They further explain in the statement that there were and are money problems during development, but that should no longer be at your expense.
“You guys have really paid enough. You should really not make any more purchases until we have shown more updates about the game. After all the delays, it’s time for us to prove ourselves again.”
Additionally, the community manager writes that in the past years, as a studio, they had to take on and implement smaller projects to finance the game, and soon money from another source should flow into the project. Until then, the game will be removed from Steam in the near future. You can read the entire statement on identityrpg.com.
What do you think of Identity? Will you give the game another chance, or is the entire chaos around the title too exhausting for you? Do you still trust the developer that the game will come out? What do you think about the statement that you shouldn’t buy the game? Feel free to tell us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Son-Goku is fighting Darth Vader, John Cena is shooting at Spider-Man, and Naruto is dancing with Rick Sanchez to ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. A completely normal day on the Fortnite island – but the madness is once again sparking discussions online.
It wasn’t long ago that the top 10 selections for Youth Word of the Year were announced. Alongside words like ‘slay’ and ‘Gommemode’, the good old ‘wild’ was also in contention – defined as a term for ‘crazy, intense’ things.
Rarely has a word fit as well as ‘wild’ does for what hits you when you jump onto the Fortnite island in summer 2022.
What’s going on in Fortnite? Fortnite has long been a game that has no issue unleashing completely crazy things on its players. UFOs, a gigantic rapper, a world-destroying meteor, superheroes, monster battles – you don’t even know where to start and where to stop.
With the recently launched Dragonball event, Fortnite is stepping it up again. Now not only is Darth Vader flying around in his shuttle trying to take you out with the Force and lightsaber, but all sorts of players are also jetting around on magical clouds shooting Kamehame-Ha at each other.
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Once again, Fortnite draws attention with a good dose of madness. And that’s quite an achievement when the normal gameplay already showcases scenes like a shooting Spider-Man or a Predator dropping trash from another dimension on enemies.
The new event also sparked reactions online. In the “Gaming” subreddit, a single image from the game is currently receiving a lot of attention.
Fortnite and its crazy mix: ‘Exactly the game I wanted at 12, 13 years’
This is the post: In the gaming subreddit, user “tomthedum” posted a recent image from the game, including the question: “How can this be a real game?” So far, the post has received over 61,000 upvotes and more than 3,700 comments.
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The image shows Naruto, Son-Goku, Darth Vader, and Rick Sanchez on the squad selection screen. This is actually only the tip of the iceberg when you look at how ridiculously many collaborations Fortnite has already had. However, the image is making an impression in the comments.
A few examples:
“It feels like I installed 250 Fortnite mods,” writes user xPaxion (via reddit).
“Fortnite is now a game where you can have Naruto, Goku, Rick Sanchez, and Darth Vader fight the Demogorgon, Spider-Man, Batman, and a T-800, while a Xenomorph, Ariana Grande, John Wick, and Ryu watch from the sidelines,” summarizes user WrstScp (via reddit).
The comments discuss extensively how comprehensive the crossovers have become and how crazy the game is now. However, there is also criticism regarding the skins, which Epic is likely making a lot of money from, as they typically need to be purchased.
However, many players also seem to feel transported back to a time when they would have wished for something like this as a child: “You can join my class-action lawsuit against Epic for stealing the script for the huge toy crossover event that I held in my bedroom as a child,” jokes user “soemcallme_doc” (via reddit).
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Fortnite officially meets Dragon Ball – „The best collaboration of all time“
Moreover, users are also discussing the game’s evolution over the years – and how far it has drifted from the original idea.
After all, Fortnite was once a zombie-building-survival game that shifted its focus to Battle Royale, only to then take a completely new path with events, changing seasons, secret stories, and collaborations like Dragonball, Star Wars, and Marvel.
As a player, you can now even completely do without the building component and simply play the “No-Build Mode”. Then you no longer need to gather materials but can look for powerful weapons, Darth Vader’s lightsaber, or the new Kamehame-Ha right away.
It should be clear: Fortnite in 2022 has basically nothing to do with the original approach. But how do you like this path? Can you get into it, or do you hold nothing of the many events and collaborations? Let us know in the comments!
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The shooter “Alliance of Valiant Arms”, or short “A.V.A.”, has quite a turbulent release history. Now the developers are making another attempt to manage a worldwide release via Steam.
What kind of game is this? A.V.A. is a first-person shooter that has existed in its original form as a team multiplayer since 2007. A.V.A. was initially released in South Korea and was later published in North America and Europe.
However, the global version of the game was supposed to fail multiple times:
The European and American versions of the game changed publishers several times over the years.
A.V.A ended up with the publisher “En Masse” in 2016, who shut down the game in 2018. That was the first end (via Steam) and the team said goodbye to its fans.
Then the developer “Red Duck” wanted to step in as publisher and revive the game as “A.V.A. Dog Tag”. However, after the beta release on May 2, 2019, the game’s servers were closed again on May 29, 2019, and the game was removed from Steam. Again, a farewell letter followed (via Steam). That was the second end.
But there was a third attempt: A.V.A. was announced for March 31, 2021 on Steam – this time by developer and publisher “Neowiz”. But once again it went wrong: On March 16, 2021, the A.V.A. team addressed the community with another letter stating that they would have to postpone the launch because the game was “a bit old” and testing had revealed problems that needed to be resolved (via Steam).
Thus, the project had died on Steam for the third time – but only temporarily. Because now there is another announcement: According to the “AVA Operations Team”, the game is supposed to launch on Steam on August 25, 2022.
The next attempt is called “A.V.A Global” – what will that be?
On the Steam page of the game, Neowiz emphasizes: “To all A.V.A. fans! We aim to release A.V.A. on the planned release date.” Given the previous history, this will probably be one of the most exciting factors.
Moreover, the team stated that they had made numerous updates before the release and would also announce more to meet the community’s wishes (via Steam).
In the developer logs of the game, one can track this somewhat. Among other things, new maps for the game have been announced, an anti-cheat system introduced, and the removal of pay-to-win factors discussed.
In initial game tests, there were still skins that had extra ammunition. There were also characters with specific boosts, such as a 10% movement boost. This will be removed – and they also want to completely eliminate pay-to-win. This was also a point that was criticized in the “Dog Tag” version in the Steam reviews.
Content-wise, A.V.A. wants to offer a class system with three different options. There are the classes Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper, each of which excels at different distances and brings their own strengths.
The Pointman, for example, relies on close-range weapons such as SMGs and shotguns to surprise enemies from behind. The weapons can be customized according to the player.
In addition, there are five modes, from “Annihilation” (team deathmatch) to “Escape” (escape mode, where one must either manage to escape or prevent it). There is also a mode against AI.
Will the release succeed this time? This will show in the near future, as August 25 is only a few weeks away. If you are looking for an alternative until then (or in general): Here you can find the best free-to-play shooters of 2022.
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The last week before the release of Season 18 begins in Destiny 2. Before you start sweating and preparing for the work ahead, we will show you what to expect in the last week.
What’s happening this week: Only one week stands between you and Season 18. So, to be perfectly prepared for the new season, you now have the last chance to gather and stock up on challenges and resources.
Bungie offers you the opportunity this week to earn bonus ranks in almost all activities. These include Gambit, the Crucible, and the Vanguard. So if you’re missing a season ornament for the “Chain of Command” machine gun, it’s best you get going.
Additionally, today’s weekly reset might also contain a surprise before the new season begins. Joe Blackburn, Bungie’s Game Director, cryptically spoiled something today:
One cannot overestimate how important the earlier seasonal work was to learn how to make the live game. Many cool seeds were planted in the Season of Worthy [Season 10], who knows where they could lead!
As a reminder: In Season 10, the Guardians had to hunt a Psion Flayer who wanted to launch a desperate revenge maneuver against the Last City. They had help from the Warmind Rasputin.
The important info on activities from August 16 to August 23.
Test Grounds, in the massive land tank of the Cabal on Nessus
The Guardians have proven themselves on Cabal battlefields and battered through the ranks of the Cabal to finally face the Champion of the Empress in the “final test.” But he hurls homing Solar balls at you and uses his Cabal bubble for protection.
This is the Nightfall weapon of the week: As a reward, the Champion of Caiatl, the strike boss, will drop a special Nightfall weapon as usual, which you can also receive in the “Grandmaster” difficulty as a Master version.
Silicon Neuroma – A kinetic sniper rifle
Playlist strikes have these modifiers:
Solar Singe
Stasis Burn
Grounded
The Singe modifier will accompany you all week, while the others change daily.
In the “Oath of the Student” raid, you should complete the challenge “Basic Information” this week. So if you collected a symbol for the Obelisk, you may not exceed the buff “Increased Knowledge.”
As a reward for the challenge in the raid encounter of the “Caretaker” on Grandmaster, this week you have a chance at a Master version of the submachine gun “Submission,” the grenade launcher “Afterthought,” the linear fusion rifle “Catastrophic,” or the pulse rifle “Insidious.” However, keep in mind that Hard and Normal mode share the loot.
Guardians are balancing on the bridge in the Dreaming City
Additional pinnacle rewards from the endgame:
In the raid “Last Wish” in the Dreaming City.
As well as in the dungeon “The Shattered Throne” in the Dreaming City.
Weekly Activities
With Season 17, more activities have also entered the game. Explore the Leviathan and face the Nightmares or surprising boss opponents in the new patrol zone. Take the Solar Sense there and defend yourself in the Nightmare containment. Additionally, you can expect these weekly activities:
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
“The Spirits”
The Guardians have discovered traces of a ghost pointing to Sagira. Can the dead ghost of Osiris help unlock the secret of Savathun? But to uncover the memory, you must first find him.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Showdown
Team Scorched
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venj has this week’s 3rd Ascendant Challenge for you. You can find Petra and her quest offer at the location “Divalian Marsh” in the Dreaming City. The city of the Awoken is entering the second level of corruption.
Sources for Pinnacle Loot in Season 17 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new season of the Haunted, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,570. Thus, the power level at the start of the new Season 17 has increased by +10 power levels compared to the previous Season 16. All players have also been raised to the base power level of 1,350.
If you want to level up quickly, you can also play the legendary campaign of the Witch Queen expansion and upon completion reach 1,530 and get a new Exotic.
This pinnacle loot (Pinnacle Gear) brings your power level over 1,560:
That was all the current info for this week. What will you do? Will you settle down again, scrape together some materials, and prepare for the release of Season 18? Let us know in the comments!
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In the MMORPG Lost Ark, there have been issues with the “Powerpass” system over the past 4 weeks. This allows new characters to be directly brought into the endgame. However, the problem has not yet been fully resolved. What you should pay attention to now and what rewards are offered as compensation will be shown to you on MeinMMO.
Lost Ark is designed for leveling multiple characters, as the different playstyles offer high replay value. For this, the MMORPG offers power passes: level and gearscore boosts that take a character directly into the endgame.
You even receive some for free from time to time, but you will mostly have to purchase them.
However, the system is broken and was disabled for the past weeks. Now it is being gradually reactivated and at least the free power passes are working again:
Free Vern Pass
Free Punika Pass
The purchasable passes are still disabled, but these two are now functioning again. For the system downtime, Lost Ark is offering some rewards as compensation.
The requirements for the reward and the issues some players are reporting after the reactivation will be shown to you on MeinMMO.
You can marvel at the latest class “Arcanist” here in the trailer:
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Lost Ark: Arcanist in the Trailer
“Punika Growth Support Package” – But not for everyone
How do I get the compensation rewards? Lost Ark describes 2 situations that qualify you for the compensation:
You completed a quest between July 23 and the reactivation that distributes a free Powerpass (Ealyn’s Gift or Berver’s Friend)
You had an unused free Powerpass in your inventory during that period and logged into the game at least once during the downtime
The “Punika Growth Support Package” offers the following items:
The items should be found in your universal storage. For compensation, a Powerpass must have been in your inventory – a pass in the mailbox is not sufficient.
On Reddit, the reactivation is being actively discussed (via reddit.com). For the fact that one could not start a new character with a free boost for almost 4 weeks, some users feel the reward is poor.
Warptwenty writes: “I expected more compensation, to be honest.” Kessarean feels similarly: “The compensation is a bit meager.”
In the same Reddit thread, some users have reported issues with Powerpasses that disappear or were not redeemed correctly.
If you used one of the free passes while the system was disabled, go to the character you want to boost and then to the Powerpass options. Here you will find 2 fields with “Buy” and “Use” – click on “Use” to redeem the lost pass.
From August 12 to August 14, 2022, the group around Peter “Piet” Smits (33) held a scout camp event. It was incredibly well received by the audience and catapulted PietSmiet to the top of German Twitch.
Who is PietSmiet?
PietSmiet is a 5-member group of content creators
Together, they run several YouTube channels as well as a Twitch channel for livestreams, on their main channel, they have over 2 million followers
The collective consists of Peter “Piet” Smits, Dennis “Br4mm3n” Brammen, Christian “Chris” Stachelhaus, Jonathan “Jay” Apelt, and Sebastian “Sep” Lenßen
Since 2011, they have been producing videos about gaming, reactions, and special events – including the scout camp 2022
PietSmiet is often particularly successful with their larger events. This includes the annual charity event Friendly Fire, which they host with the well-known YouTuber Gronkh.
Scout Camp makes PietSmiet the most-watched German Twitch channel
What kind of event was this? The guys from PietSmiet spent an entire weekend at the Nature Experience Farm Vulkaneifel. However, one would not find hard survival action a la 7 vs. Wild here; instead, “glamping” was on the agenda, which is glamorous camping, including a bed and a separating toilet.
Was there a program? Yes, there was. However, PietSmiet did not know it in advance. Throughout the weekend, they had to tackle challenges such as making fire, building shelter, as well as carving and archery. Some of the guys were able to draw on their scouting experience.
Points were awarded for the challenges, which could be exchanged for rewards. The loser of a challenge had to undergo a punishment, such as wearing an oven mitt while eating.
Where can you watch the event? You can watch the entire event on PietSmiet’s Twitch channel. It will also be uploaded unedited in several parts on their website and their main YouTube channel. Additionally, selected highlights are expected to be published on the Best-of channel.
You can see the first part of the event here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XarBT_Bk9&t=2s
How did the Scout Camp go? With a peak of over 33,500 viewers, the event can be considered a success. On average, just over 18,400 people were watching. However, PietSmiet really scored in the “Hours watched” category.
Due to the length of the event, PietSmiet was able to record over 800,000 hours of watch time for the weekend. This is an increase of over 2000% for PietSmiet and earns them 1st place in this category for the last 3 days. [As of 15.08.2022] (via. Sullygnome)
With their event, PietSmiet even ranked ahead of streaming giants like MontanaBlack and Gronkh
What did the viewers say? The fans really enjoyed the Scout Camp. They thanked on Twitter for the “mega”, “cool”, and “great” event. It was a lot of fun and even helped some forget about their everyday worries for a while. (via Twitter)
What do the scouts among you say? Did you watch the event, or are you still waiting for the “Best of” compilations on YouTube? Can you imagine a weekend of glamping, or do you prefer to stay at your PC? Feel free to leave us a comment with your opinion.
Today, on August 16, the game “Backpack Heroes” has entered Early Access on Steam. In this rogue-like strategy game with RPG elements, everything revolves around inventory management. The game costs €12.59 – there is also a free demo available for download. The developers take inspiration from the legendary inventory of Resident Evil 4. For fans of games like Destiny 2 or Diablo 3, a dream comes true: during level-ups, the inventory can be expanded.
What kind of game is it?
As a single hero with an animal visage, you navigate through a dungeon in “Backpack Heroes,” killing monsters, opening treasure chests, and encountering merchants. So far, so familiar.
Where other games focus on equipping your character with new items, leveling skills, and becoming ever more powerful, Backpack Heroes revolves entirely around inventory and equipment management. Items are not worn but remain clearly visible in the centrally placed inventory:
The player starts with 9 inventory slots arranged in a 3×3 grid. However, after their first battle, they can already expand their inventory by 4 slots – a dream for any fan of Destiny 2 or Diablo 3, where inventory space was always limited.
Anyone who has seen the trailer immediately understands what Backpack Heroes is about, the new game on Steam:
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Backpack Hero: The Inventory Strategy Game in the Trailer
How does combat work? Combat is executed by clicking on the sword in the inventory rather than directly attacking the opponent, and this way, you engage the enemy. They have visible health points and armor values, and when these drop to zero, they enter NPC Nirvana, where they belong.
During and after each battle, strategic decisions must be made about how to utilize inventory space perfectly:
Should I keep the poison potion that blocks an inventory slot and save it for later battles, or use the poison now to make the fight easier and have one more slot to perhaps take the burning axe that drops as loot?
Do I have room for coins if I want to visit a merchant in the next room? And if not, what do I throw out of the inventory?
What kind of enemies might I encounter next, and how can I prepare for them?
Am I overdoing it by hoarding the 5th healing item, or am I completely justified, and everything else would be irresponsible and reckless?
Download for free demo on Steam available – Game also costs “only” €12.59
What is the cost of the game and what is special about it? Backpack Heroes currently costs €12.59 on Steam – it is reduced by 10%.
No one has to buy a pig in a poke. A free demo is available where you can already try the game to see if you like the concept.
The game may have just been released today on Steam, but it has been in development and played for quite some time. It is still formally in Early Access.
92% positive reviews rave about Backpack Heroes on Steam
What do the reviews say? The reviews are 92% positive. Budget titles with such a narrow focus often receive high user ratings. Backpack Heroes, however, seems to motivate especially in the long run.
One user writes: “104 hours played before Early Access… Says it all. It’s addictive, it’s great. I love it!”
Another user says: “Slay the Spire, but instead of cards, there’s inventory management. Also… Furries!”
“Great game – excellent rogue-like. I spent many hours on the demo and Early Access is just a better version.”
At high levels, the game looks a bit like magic:
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Are there any negative opinions as well? The few negative reviews complain about bugs in the game and that there is a lack of the feeling of truly having accomplished something.
Overall, the reactions are very positive with 92%. It probably doesn’t hurt to start downloading the demo if you don’t immediately run screaming at “game about inventory management.”
In the future, the game is expected to receive controller support and an overworld with a meta-progression. The most dedicated fans seem to be already looking forward to this meta-progression.
The legendary inventory system of Resident Evil 4 inspired a game that also hit big on Steam just last May:
In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, Blizzard is revising when and how you can change your talents. Everything will be easier – but a few restrictions remain.
Talents in World of Warcraft have been a major discussion point since their introduction. While it was normal in Vanilla to only reallocate talent points with a corresponding class trainer and for a hefty sum of gold, that is quite different in modern “Retail”. There, you can reallocate talents in any resting area and change your specialization even at any location.
What changes with Dragonflight? With the next expansion Dragonflight, not only will the talent system be revamped back to a tree format, but also adjustments will be made to the rules on when and where you can change talents. This will essentially be possible everywhere in the open world, regardless of whether it is a resting area or not. Talents can also be adjusted and changed during a raid.
Changing talents, no matter how extensive it is, will then require a certain “casting time” of 5 seconds. This is to prevent players from briefly escaping a fight in a PvP situation and immediately adjusting their talents.
Change talents everywhere – soon it will be possible.
Where can’t you change talents? However, some restrictions on adjusting talents remain. For example, it is still not possible to change talents during a fight.
It is also not possible to change talents within a rated battleground or during an ongoing “Mythic+” instance. In these cases, talent selection will remain fixed to ensure fairness.
Does this have drawbacks? In a way, yes, because scribes will lose a source of income. Previously, scribes could produce various tomes that allowed characters to redistribute talent points even outside resting areas. This source of income is now gone, as in Dragonflight all characters will always have this option.
A shooter like Rainbow Six Siege can really make players sweat. Moreover, the summer heat at an e-sports event in Berlin seems to completely exhaust the e-sports athletes. Some players posted photos on Twitter showing them completely drenched in sweat. However, the organizers are already working on the issue.
Currently, the “Six Berlin Major 2022” event is taking place in Berlin, where e-sports athletes are competing against each other in Rainbow Six Siege. Besides their opponents in-game, the players have another enemy: the summer temperatures of the German capital.
Apparently, the temperatures at the venue were so high that players are now posting sweaty selfies on Twitter, looking completely worn out. However, the organizers are already taking countermeasures.
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“The heat is unbearable”
What kind of event is this? The “Six Berlin Major” is currently taking place in Germany. At the theater at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, e-sports athletes are competing against each other in the tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The event will last from August 15, 2022, to August 21, 2021. There are streams and a live audience on-site.
What did the e-sports athletes post? Internet journalist Jake Lucky posted on Twitter and wrote: “The R6 pros are enduring quite a lot for the Berlin Major. Allegedly a lack of air conditioning is prompting players to post selfies of themselves sweating.”
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Furthermore, Jake Lucky mentioned, “When the players arrived at the venue, they were even given ‘face spray'” (via Twitter).
Below, Jake Lucky embedded the photos and posts of some participants at the event.
The head coach of Team Rogue, Matthew “meepeY” Sharples, wrote for example:
“It’s warmer at the venue than outside. The heat is unbearable. We are getting small fans on stage and it’s not remotely good enough. It’s even worse in the training rooms.” (via Twitter)
Meanwhile, meepeY posted another photo showing a fan and wrote “YES” (via Twitter). Apparently, the organizers have now found a solution for the head coach of Team Rogue.
Ubisoft complains about air conditioning issues on-site – Regrets technical problems
What does the event organizer say about it? MeinMMO sought the opinion of the organizer regarding the event and asked Ubisoft for a statement about the heat problem. We received the following English response, which we have translated for you:
“We are aware of a technical issue with the air conditioning in the warm-up rooms and in the gaming area of the group matches at the venue.
The comfort and well-being of all participants and staff is our top priority. We chose this venue partly because we were assured that these rooms are equipped with air conditioning. In light of this regrettable technical issue, our teams and partners have been working around the clock on alternative solutions such as fans and portable air conditioning units to cool the rooms and mitigate the effects of the record heat wave currently affecting Europe.
We are closely monitoring the situation and working with the organizers to implement any solutions available to us.”
Are you currently experiencing the heat problem while gaming? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
The Paragon in Diablo Immortal is an important part of your endgame build that you definitely should not overlook. We will show you what the Paragon is, what skill trees there are, and how you can level it up quickly.
What is Paragon? The Paragon feature is unlocked only when you reach level 60 with your hero. Only then do you unlock special talent trees that you can further develop as you progress in your journey. The Paragon is therefore an accumulation of various talent trees that you can unlock in the order you choose.
They provide you with bonuses such as increased damage, more health, or even better loot through farming enemies. It is therefore important to familiarize yourself with the bonuses after reaching level 60, as they are indispensable, especially in the endgame.
What skill trees are there? In total, there are six trees that you can level up, with two of them being unlocked only at Paragon level 150:
Conqueror
Survivor
Treasure Hunter
Gladiator
Soldier
Masterful
These are the first three skill treesHere are the last threeThis is what the Paragon window looks like
This is how you can quickly level your Paragon
To quickly increase your Paragon level, you need to farm XP like crazy. You only earn points to redeem for skill bonuses when you level up. You can best do this in the Realm of Damnation in the Plains of Torment. To do this, you run around the rock formations we marked and continuously kill the enemies that spawn.
Another way to farm XP is by completing a hidden hoard. The caves are a kind of small dungeon filled with enemies and reward you with loot upon completion.
Realm of Damnation near the Plains of Torment
Additionally, you can complete bounties, which also provide you with an extra boost. If that is not enough, you should collect combat points for your Battle Pass. You can do this by simply completing dungeons or elder portals and redeeming them.
Once you have leveled up a tier in the Battle Pass, you will always receive a huge amount of XP on top. It is therefore also worth continuing to level the pass even after completing all “Battle Pass” tiers. However, there is no way without grind; you need to invest time to earn points.
What to do if I assigned my points incorrectly? If you haven’t thought about the skill trees yet and now regret your current bonus selection, don’t despair. You can reset your Paragon once a week. In doing so, you will get all spent points refunded and can choose your bonuses again. So don’t worry about wrong decisions; be creative and feel free to try new combinations.
What do you think about Paragon? Do you find that it gives you a reason to grind even after reaching the official story maximum level? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
With level 60, you have finally reached the endgame in Diablo Immortal. For MeinMMO author Maik Schneider, it’s not just a reason to rejoice, as he took a look at the Paragon system and realized that P2W is no longer the biggest problem.
For a long time, not much happened in the live-service game The Division 2. But for a few weeks now, the shooter has been gaining momentum again and attracting players back to Washington. MeinMMO has taken cover for you to check the new content of the well-known shooter for its potential and tells you what might await you there in the future.
What is currently happening in Division 2? For a long time, the cover shooter Division 2 didn’t have much to offer and was running on low flame. Ubisoft only repeated old pursuits for which players had to replay the same missions over and over again. This became too boring for many agents, as the players in Division 2 are called.
But then came Season 9: In May, the announced Season 9 arrived, which was supposed to end the boredom in The Division 2. Ubisoft rekindled the small flame and not only brought the new co-op mode “Countdown” but also new gear into the game.
Including the new meta armor set “Heartbreaker,” reminiscent of the Striker set from Division 1 and plays just as outstanding.
Named weapons, such as the “Kingmakers” with the talent “Perfect Death Candidates,” which increases weapon damage by 20% against marked enemies.
Or a fun LED outfit through the “Golden Ball” event that gives you blinking shoes.
These shoes are the new fashion must-have.New named weapon “Kingmaker” with talentThe Heartbreaker set with KingmakerNew things that can be rediscovered in Division 2 now.
Also, players who had already leveled everything to max in Division 2 had something to do again. The newly introduced “Know-How” is a grindy expertise system that makes you farm not only every piece of gear again but also play with them. Because through this, they gradually become stronger. Even uninteresting loot becomes useful again, as you can also increase your expertise level by donating materials at the workbench.
If you level a weapon or armor piece to expert (level 10), which goes relatively quickly, you can then improve it by one percentage point in damage or armor.
Even more upgrades can only be obtained from then on in exchange for grindable materials. You are exchanging a lot of grind for slightly more gameplay advantages.
Here, you have something to do in 2022 to make your agent even stronger.
Season 9 Man-Hunt ends with a cliffhanger: With the new expertise system, Ubisoft is making its agents stronger. But why? The answer could already have been provided by the cliffhanger at the end of the story of Season 9.
Surely this still involves the well-known Season Manhunt system from Division 2, in which you have to hunt and defeat various targets one after the other to kill the primary target at the end. However, Season 9 was different for the first time, as it ended surprisingly cooperatively.
The “Hunter secret” could soon be solved: Additionally, Season 9, through its primary target Captain Lewis, likely indicates the resolution of one of the biggest mysteries of The Division 1 and 2, namely where the overpowered and rogue agents called “Hunters” actually come from. As a Division agent, you are currently even collaborating for the first time with the True Sons, one of the opposing factions in Division 2. And shortly before Season 10, it becomes clear: A former target who narrowly escaped with their life might bring the sought-after clarity for The Division.
The hunt for the primary target in Season 9 ends surprisingly cooperatively.
More and better story: Ubisoft had already announced a larger story in advance. They want to give “more sense to the narrative” to make the story of Division 2 “more gripping.” Season 9 was definitely an interesting preview of that. Especially since this is a question players have been asking since Division 1. And it currently looks like this might indeed not remain a secret for much longer.
However, there is already an initial setback. Ubisoft announced just last week a postponement of Season 10 from August to September 2022. So, as so often before, we have to wait a few weeks longer for the story to continue.
And how is the “Quality of Life” in Division 2? Future updates are set to bring not only a new story but also some “Quality of Life” changes to the game. However, the old problems of Division 2 are still very present.
This starts with the notorious Delta errors and suddenly popping enemies and ends with shooters who can sometimes shoot through all cover. Nothing has changed much in that regard, even if Ubisoft keeps making small game adjustments, like color changes of dropped items and similar.
But somehow Division 2 is also fun again. And what’s more important, Ubisoft seems to still have bigger plans for the once-so-successful cover shooter. Especially if more Legendary difficulty levels are introduced in the future, starting with the missions “Tidal Basin” and “Manning National Zoo.”
Who are the Hunters in The Division 2? Season 10 could clarify that.
It seems that the fun has apparently not only been communicated among passionate Division players. New players are also finding their way back into the game. And I must say that the new expertise system, the new activities, and the interest in the Heartbreaker set have also motivated me to dive back into Division 2 after a year-long pause, to loot opponents.
The upcoming Season 10 and 11 promises a lot, especially excitement, for all interested players. The so-called “Hunters” are probably one of the most dangerous enemies a Division agent can encounter since Division 1. Should Ubisoft actually shift the story focus in that direction, that would again give you a reason to visit your agent in Division 2 in Washington to gain strength.
How about you? Has Division 2 also captivated you again, and are you hoping for more information about the rogue Hunters? Or do you think the end of The Division 2 has long been sealed? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
If you want to know what exactly awaits in Season 10 and 11, then check out the current roadmap:
