The Necromancer in Diablo Immortal is very popular, but apparently there is currently a problem: the best set for the class seems to have a bug.
This set is about: “The Shepherd’s Call to the Wolves” is one of the various sets in Diablo Immortal. The 6 different set pieces must be obtained from their respective dungeons.
That’s not so easy, as the dungeons range in difficulty between Hell I and Hell IV. However, you will be rewarded with a very powerful set. This is also the reason why the bug is appearing only now: many players were not yet far enough.
The Shepherd’s Call to the Wolves enhances your summons. Ideally, you can enter the “Frenzy State” with your summons, in which they deal significantly more damage. Additionally, you can enhance your critical damage.
This set is particularly interesting for Necromancers. One of the best builds for Necromancers fully relies on summons and “pets” are a popular playstyle for the class.
Necromancers rank higher on the tier list of Diablo Immortal. In the gameplay, you can see gameplay of the Necromancer and the other classes:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
The set does not function quite as it should
What can the set actually do? The extent of the enhancements depends on how many pieces of the set you have:
2-piece set: Summons deal 15 % more damage.
4-piece set: The critical hit chance is increased by 3 % for each of your summoned creatures, up to a maximum of 18 %.
6-piece set: Your summons enter the Frenzy State for 12 seconds after each of their critical hits. This increases damage and attack speed by 60 %.
The 6-piece effect can only occur every 40 seconds, but when it does, it is worth it. Or at least it should be – because currently there seem to be problems.
This is the problem: In the Blizzard forum for bugs and issues, as well as in the Diablo Immortal subreddit, players report that the 6-piece bonus does not provide all the bonuses it should.
While there would be a speed boost from the set, the associated damage bonus of 60% currently seems to be missing.
This is particularly frustrating considering that this is an endgame item with which you want to deal as much damage as possible.
Whether the problem is being addressed is currently not known. Players hope that the bonus will be available again – and not just that the description is faulty and only the damage bonus is intended.
The jungle (engl: “Jungle”) is considered in League of Legends the least popular position overall. However, to prevent players from being put off, Riot wants to completely revamp the position now. Maybe. Because the information was promptly deleted.
What kind of position is this? As a jungler, you have several tasks in League of Legends and use special mechanics to your advantage:
You mainly gain experience and gold from monsters in the jungle.
Your main task is to watch the paths between the lanes and “gank,” enabling kills for your teammates.
Additionally, you manage important buffs like the dragon, the Rift Herald, or Baron Nashor.
However, the role is extremely unpopular and thankless. Because basically, it’s said: the jungler is to blame if something doesn’t work. Because in reality, you are quite important for the team, but at the same time, you have a really tough job. Professionals even advise against playing jungler.
To take away some of the bad reputation from the jungler position, it seems Riot is considering some major overhauls. However, the post apparently came too early and disappeared from the website.
Bel’veth is the latest dedicated jungler and is so strong, that she gets banned absurdly often. See the Empress of the Void here in the trailer:
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LoL: Trailer shows the new jungle champion Bel’Veth in gameplay – mobile and deadly
The jungle is allegedly set to receive new items and even pets
This was allegedly in the post: According to PCGamesN, the current jungler items should be exchanged for new ones. Additionally, there should be assistance for paths that run through the jungle – so you don’t have to rely on websites or memorize everything.
However, the perhaps biggest change is that companions (“pets”) should come in to support you while jungling. Such a feature would be especially helpful for AP junglers like Lillia, who traditionally have bigger problems at the beginning of the game when they deal little damage.
However, Riot is allegedly planning with the rework to simplify the entry as a jungler and to somewhat close the large gap between strong and weak players in this position. According to PCGamesN, it was mentioned in the post:
“When the clear optimization is no longer the big entry hurdle for junglers, many more champions can be played there. The meta is less set in stone. The jungle itself does not tell you that you are bad at the game just because you selected Warwick and are fighting the raptors. Skill should be rewarded throughout the entire roster, not just for the few chosen ones who can currently efficiently clean the jungle.”
We can no longer verify the information, as the post has since been deleted. It is said to have appeared on Garena, the news blog of League of Legends in Southeast Asia.
When is the rework supposed to be released? According to information, the changes are set for Preseason 2023. However, this is still a few months away and is expected to start around November 2022. Whether and how the changes will come, you will probably still know until then.
If you want to try out as a jungler already now, we have a handy tip for you:
In Tower of Fantasy, you will encounter the in-game currency “Dark Crystals” sooner or later. These black stones are useful because you can acquire cool things from the item shop with them. We will show you how to get them for free and where you can spend them.
What are dark crystals? This valuable resource is equivalent to the Original Resin in Genshin Impact. With them, players can purchase items and things in the in-game shop that are usually bought with real money. So before you spend your hard-earned money on ToF, we will show you all the ways to obtain these dark stones for free.
If you don’t know how cool the graphics of Towers of Fantasy are yet, we have the perfect trailer for you:
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New MMORPG Tower of Fantasy shows impressive trailer for release – fans celebrate the graphics
How to find dark crystals
What locations are there? Unfortunately, dark crystals are not as easy to find as gold. Nevertheless, there are various sources where you can definitely snag a stone or two. The following free opportunities are known:
Daily login rewards
Weekly activities
Apex League
Special promotions like following the developers on social media
Level milestones (you can expect a package with items every five levels)
Supply crates (no guaranteed crystal drop when opening crates)
In total, there are nine ways to obtain dark crystals for free. However, a relatively safe method is to track down and open supply crates on the map. But these are only random drops – you can’t get dark crystals from every crate.
Where do I redeem my dark crystals? To shop with the dark stones, you need to tap on the stones in your backpack. There should be a shop icon next to your quantity. Tap on that, and you will be immediately redirected to the item shop.
What do you think of the dark crystals? Do you find them better than the known Original Resins? And how do you find ToF in general? Let us know in the comments!
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Soon, the new expansion Wrath of the Lich King will be released for WoW Classic. Originally, WotLK introduced the Dungeon Finder in its first form, as you now know it from modern WoW. And even though the feature is often seen as the “beginning of the end” for WoW, some people are now complaining that it is missing.
What is this feature? The Dungeon Finder allows you to find a group for a dungeon at the press of a button and teleport to its entrance. Just as you probably barely know it any other way today.
Before the Dungeon Finder, there was its predecessor, the LFG tool. Here, you had to search for groups on a kind of bulletin board or alternatively through addons or chat, and then travel to the entrance of the instance yourself. This often took just as long or longer than the dungeon itself.
The Dungeon Finder was introduced with the last WotLK patch, with which the classic version is also released. For a while now, we have known that WotLK Classic will come without the Dungeon Finder and actually, this should please Classic players. But now they are complaining.
Especially veterans from Vanilla WoW and Burning Crusade valued the groups back then because people came together to really achieve something – even if the run lasted several hours. As long as the dungeon is completed.
The assembling of the group and traveling created small talk and social bonding or cohesion in the guild, when one could quickly ask for help. This aspect of social bonding is the reason Blizzard cites against the implementation of the Dungeon Finder (via WoW forums).
Since many of these factors are absent due to the Dungeon Finder, veterans feel the game is less personal. Additionally, early versions of the tool imposed heavy penalties on players who left prematurely. Especially rarer roles like tanks have occasionally used this to hold entire groups hostage, as users explain on reddit.
Why are the fans complaining now? Blizzard confirmed in a forum post once again that the Dungeon Finder will not appear in WotLK Classic, neither at release nor probably later. This met with a lot of criticism.
Defenders of the Dungeon Finder appreciate the convenience and see no loss of social interaction. Especially compared to the Classic version of the LFG tool, the Dungeon Finder is much more enjoyable. On reddit, user Ranec writes:
Look, if we are not going to get the Dungeon Finder, at least make the LFG tool like it is in retail. The current one is SO poor. I am really surprised that they simply made a new [tool] but worse than what they already have.
Criticism of the decision is also present in the forum, especially in regard to the LFG tool. Here, players wish for the Dungeon Finder as a new feature or at least a better version of group searching than the one that currently exists.
MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch is, by the way, a big advocate of Dungeon Finders in all MMORPGs:
With the release on September 27, WotLK Classic will be different in some respects than you remember. In the latest post, Blizzard explains some of the changes:
Raids share an ID in normal and heroic mode, but not in the 10 and 25-player variants.
Faction and race changes will be possible at a later point in the expansion.
Titles and achievements will also be obtainable in the 2v2 arena.
Mounts and achievements are character-bound, not account-bound.
Additionally, there was an earlier decision to remove the “Quest Helper” from WotLK Classic. The feature marked quests directly on the map. However, this decision was reversed, and the function remains in the game.
Since Blizzard has already backtracked on this, fans are now hoping that a Dungeon Finder might still make it into the game. However, whether this will happen remains to be seen – currently, it does not look like it.
If you’re also looking forward to the Battle for Wintergrasp, you might be a bit disappointed:
Social media is probably the last place you want to learn about your dismissal. Yet, that seems to have happened to the Overwatch pro “Myunbong”.
Who is it about? Sang-min “Myunbong” Seo is 23 years old and last played a support role for the Overwatch team New York Excelsior. He played characters like Ana and Zenyatta.
Myunbong only joined the team in January 2022, after almost two years playing for Boston Uprising. But after just over half a year, it’s already over: NY Excelsior has parted ways with the 23-year-old.
However, Myunbong apparently found out about it only when everyone else already knew – via a tweet from his former team, which has over 130,000 followers on Twitter.
Big back and forth on Twitter about the Overwatch pro
The New York Excelsior (NYXL) team reportedly posted a farewell statement on Twitter, thanking Myunbong for his time with their team.
In response to the now-deleted post, Myunbong merely reacted with a question mark:
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This raised the question in the comments of whether Myunbong even knew about his dismissal. Consequently, NYXL came back into the picture. Because apparently, this statement should not have been released yet.
They had posted the thank you statement to Myunbong but had failed to coordinate it properly with the team beforehand: “We take full responsibility, this is inexcusable,” the team wrote via Twitter.
NYXL also reached out directly to Myunbong: “We are very sorry for our miscommunication, and that we placed you in this situation. Although we wish it had been communicated better, we greatly appreciate your time with us and wish you only the best for the future.”
Myunbong himself later also spoke up on Twitter and explained that dismissal was a topic in a feedback session, but then it happened very suddenly.
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“The sudden news, which was the result of an error by another department in the team, as well as the fact that I had not heard anything about the possibility of being dismissed, feels very unjustified. GL NYXL,” wrote Myunbong in his most recent tweet on the topic.
Why exactly this major miscommunication occurred is still unclear, just like the actual reasons for the separation. However, Myunbong is no longer listed on the active roster page of the team – the farewell seems to be final.
For 8 years, there has been a unique phenomenon on German-speaking YouTube: the YouTuber Rainer “Drachenlord” Winkler (33) and the hate directed at him. A group of people known as “haters” want to take down the YouTuber, seeing it as a game, a “dragon game”, to harass and pressure the man until he loses control. Now they cheer: The Drachenlord is “defeated,” as YouTube has deleted his channels, but Winkler sees it differently. Meanwhile, there are alternative platforms to YouTube like TikTok.
What is this strange phenomenon?
Rainer “Drachenlord” Winkler talked about many different topics at the beginning of his career. He did so with a strong accent, often hurtful and thoughtless. A group of people started openly mocking him online and expressing outrage.
For years, a battle has developed between the Drachenlord and his “haters.” People drove to his home and harassed him in person. It led to conflicts, lawsuits, and court rulings. The haters see Drachenlord as a bad person. Some wish him prison, others even death. They themselves are criticized for having lost all sense of measure.
The case of “Drachenlord” is no longer a small YouTube phenomenon. Experts see it as a phenomenon of our internet age. Sascha Lobo addressed the case of “Drachenlord” as a cultural phenomenon in a 2021 column for Spiegel. He sees the case as proof that the German legal system is too outdated to understand conflicts on the internet (via spiegel.de).
YouTube deletes Drachenlord’s accounts apparently due to “Ban Evasion”
Why are his enemies cheering now? YouTube has deleted the Drachenlord’s channels. The reason appears to be a violation of the platform’s guidelines. Exact details are not officially known.
It is suspected that it could be a penalty for “circumventing a content ban,” a so-called “Ban Evasion”:
Winkler received a warning for a copyright infringement, which usually results in a suspension (via watson).
The Drachenlord was then active on another YouTube channel. This is against the rules.
It is quite possible that YouTube considered the context of the violation and decided to get rid of the chronic conflict source, Drachenlord.
In any case, the haters online are celebrating and declaring Drachenlord “defeated.”
Without the YouTube channel, he lost his main source of income and thus no longer has resources. Some seem to want to take credit for the ban as a personal achievement: They joke that they “reported” the channel to the ban.
This plays into the idea that platforms like YouTube and Twitch automatically ban any channel if enough people submit a report. However, platforms deny that the reporting algorithm can be abused this way.
How does Winkler see it himself? He reacts surprisingly calmly. In two videos on TikTok, Drachenlord explains in front of a greenscreen that he is not “defeated” at all – he considers the ban on YouTube to be a small problem that can soon be resolved. He has always gotten his channel back so far. That’s how it has been for years.
First of all: Yes, my YouTube account has been deleted. No, I am not worried, because it is still in review […] I am waiting for a response from YouTube, this may take a while. I receive billions of messages on WhatsApp: Haha defeated! – Do I look like someone who is worried?
Even if the YouTube account is gone, I am by no means defeated because of that. First of all, I still have more than 200,000 followers here on TikTok and even if not, I just have to rework my OnlyFans a bit.
He made a “small mistake” which is now being reviewed and then he will continue on YouTube.
Winkler believes that he will return to YouTube and even if not, “then he will just go to TikTok.” He is also considering OnlyFans as an alternative to YouTube, a platform where other types of creators can actually earn a lot of money:
From his perspective, everything is clear. He is now playing Fable 2 on the Xbox and not stressing about it.
Then I’ll just make TikTok videos in the future and only that. Then I’ll make 5 TikTok videos a day instead of 3 videos – screw it.
People on the internet want to abuse the next reporting system – See Drachenlord as an NPC
How will this continue? Unfortunately, apparently just like all the time. Immediately, calls are circulating on Twitter to abuse TikTok’s reporting system so that Drachenlord also loses his channel there.
What’s behind this: What stands out is that Winkler is now playing exactly the role assigned to him by the “haters.” This can be seen in how the vocabulary aligns. Where haters cheer that he is “defeated,” like an NPC in a video game, he proclaims himself to be “not defeated at all.”
The use of “defeated” regarding Drachenlord originally even comes from a shout from Winkler himself. In the early days of the entire case, he shouted in one of his live streams: “You will never defeat me!” Together with a shirt that said “Undefeated forever,” this created the demand from the haters to actually defeat the Drachenlord.
Even in earlier incidents, it was noticeable that haters see the Drachenlord as a kind of fictional character, like in a TV show:
Some referred to the last court hearing as a “season finale.”
Now people are already excited about the “TikTok season.”
In fact, there is not even a known popular case from the USA where a content creator has been harassed and demonized for such a long time as Winkler has been in Germany. But even in the USA, conflicts surrounding content creators have escalated before:
Today it finally began for the anime MMORPG Tower of Fantasy, but many players are criticizing the servers. What is going on?
What is wrong with the servers? Tower of Fantasy opened its doors today. However, some players are reporting on social media that they cannot play – server problems and queues seem to be getting in their way.
What kind of game is this, anyway? Tower of Fantasy is a free-to-play MMORPG in anime style, developed by Hotta Studio, which visually resembles the game Genshin Impact.
The MMORPG was released on the game’s website as well as for mobile devices in the App Store and Google Play Store.
A release on Steam and in the Epic Games Store is also expected later this year.
Despite its visual resemblance to Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy is a typical MMORPG and features an open world, PvP, guilds, trading, group content, as well as dungeons and numerous quests.
If you want to get an impression of the MMORPG, check out the launch trailer:
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New MMORPG Tower of Fantasy shows impressive trailer for release – fans celebrate the graphics
“I can’t play, but at least it looks good”
What did players say about the queues? Many players commented on YouTube under the launch trailer about the server issues and the queues, with many expressing humorously:
RimxunYT: “I am here waiting for the server to get stronger.”
°-Mia-°: “Rip to all players trying to get on the server, including me.”
Eis_Kalt_Sprite: “The waiting time for me is not fair!”
Rimxun YT: “I am here waiting for the server to get stronger because the combat system is so cool and it doesn’t lag unless the server kicks you out.”
TheCheezcake Man: “The game looks good. I can’t play because the servers are full, but at least it looks good.”
On reddit, the comments are less humorous but also report strong issues with the servers:
comfycal: “Yes, it’s frustrating to face all these error messages – ‘Server interrupted’, ‘Player already logged in’ and the error code. I pressed ‘Cancel’ on all 3 messages and spammed until I got in the queue (via reddit).”
xxNuke: “Two in the morning in the middle of the week and the EU queues are huge. What on earth… (via reddit)”
demondus: “I have limited playtime, so it doesn’t help me to wait 30 minutes to play. Too bad, I would have liked to try it too (via reddit).”
raininggalaxy: “I’m not sure if the servers are down or if too many people are trying to log in (via reddit).”
Have you tried playing Tower of Fantasy? If so, were you able to get into the game or did you also face server issues and queues? Feel free to share it with us here on MeinMMO in the comments!
Players who have successfully tested Tower of Fantasy are especially impressed with the character editor and unleash their creativity there.
FIFA 23 has announced the changes for Ultimate Team. Among them is a significant overhaul: the old chemistry system will be removed, a new one will come into play. This brings much more freedom. Additionally, a new mode is coming.
How important the “old” chemistry was: The chemistry was the fundamental system by which you had to build your teams in Ultimate Team. Between all players standing next to each other on the field, there were individual connections that could vary in strength.
The chemistry improved the more of these 3 factors the players shared:
Nationality
Club
League
This is what the direct connections looked like – you don’t need them anymore
The stronger the connection between players, the higher bonuses they received on their stats. At the same time, values decreased if the chemistry connections were incorrect. There was also an overall team chemistry that provided bonuses as well.
This chemistry system greatly restricted which players you could put together in your team. Thus, it has determined how the teams were structured in Ultimate Team for years. But this is now being completely rebuilt.
FIFA 23 Ultimate Team: How the new chemistry works
This is the new system: The chemistry will not be completely abolished, but significantly relaxed. There are no longer connections between the players standing next to each other on the field.
Instead, it is only important that a few of your players share the values nationality, club or league – where exactly they are positioned is initially irrelevant for the connection. Then they increase in chemistry level, with each player able to reach three chemistry points.
An example: Your left-back can now build chemistry with your right-back, strikers can also link with goalkeepers.
It’s only crucial for the individual players that they are in their correct position. So don’t put a goalkeeper in the attack.
The connections are no longer there
Furthermore, all negative effects for your players will be abolished when the chemistry is “poor”. Instead, your players will now always perform at least as well as their stats indicate on the card – they are not weakened just because they have the wrong teammates. There are only positive effects for good chemistry.
This means: If you get a cool, new player that doesn’t actually fit in your team, you can still try him out relatively risk-free.
In addition, the position system will be slightly adjusted. Your players now have fixed alternative positions they can switch to – for this, there is a specific consumable item. This had already been leaked beforehand and is now official. You can find more details about it here:
What does this mean for the teams? With the new system, it is conceivable to build a team with three players from the Premier League, three from the Bundesliga, three from Ligue 1, and two from Serie A – or something similar.
You now have much, much more freedom than before, and can field powerful players across leagues and create crazy teams. The chemistry can no longer stop you from putting absolute top strikers like Mbappé and Ronaldo in a team. The problem is more that they will likely still be difficult to obtain.
Additionally, it will likely be easier to incorporate “unusual” cards. If there’s a really good player in the Portuguese Liga NOS, but you mainly play Bundesliga players? You can likely still incorporate him well.
At the same time, the new system also poses a danger: the chemistry has forced players to be creative to some extent. Now it could happen that everyone just tries to get and field the “strongest” players – without having to ensure that it still fits well together.
What about heroes and icons? These cards were very popular, especially because of their chemistry advantages.
Also in FIFA 23 heroes and icons are returning, but they will be slightly changed: Icons give players of the same nationality a chemistry boost, heroes boost players of the same league. But you no longer need them as a real “link”.
New mode promises quick rewards for little playtime
What kind of mode is this? In addition to the chemistry change, FUT will also receive a new mode called “FUT Moments.” It effectively consists of small game scenes that you must replay with suitable players.
This looks something like this:
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Depending on how well you do, you will then receive “stars” as a reward, which you can redeem for rewards like packs and players.
These game scenes will be significantly shorter than regular matches and will also be based on encounters and moments from real football. This is somewhat reminiscent of the game “Score Hero,” a popular soccer mobile game.
This mode could become an interesting change compared to the usual Rivals, Squad Battles, and other modes.
What do you think of the changes in FUT? Are they for you, or do you not care for them? Let us know in the comments! And you can find our complete overview of the FIFA 23 release here.
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The German Twitch is changing in 2022. The streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris, who has been the most-watched for over 4 years, has lost his place at the top. In the last 180 days, he lost 43% of his average viewers. Because he streamed less, his watch time even dropped by 70%. It is striking that MontanaBlack still talks as much on Twitch as he did in 2021, but he no longer plays as much.
Who are the big losers among the top German streamers on Twitch? If you look at which of the major German Twitch channels have lost the most average viewers in the last 180 days, you’ll see:
MontanaBlack lost 43.3% of his average viewers
Jens “Knossi” Knossala lost 46.3% of his average viewers
The streamer xRohat lost 51.9% of his average viewers over the last six months
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What is the reason for the drastic loss of viewers? It is noticeable that all three streamers have been significantly less visible on Twitch in the last six months than before:
MontanaBlack was on air 45% less than in the previous half year
Knossi has 36.5% fewer hours on Twitch
xRohat was seen 40% less
It seems reasonable to assume that if popular Twitch streamers are less frequently on air, if streams are canceled or shorter, the average viewer count will also decline.
This seems to align with the old Twitch rule: If you want to grow, be on air as often as possible. A piece of advice that has driven many streamers into burnout.
2021 was also marked by the coronavirus and lockdowns, which generally pushed Twitch numbers up. It is therefore normal for channels to have lower viewer counts now.
However, not all German channels fell in the last 180 days:
Streamers like eliasn97 (+18.6%), NoWay4u_Sir (+5%) or Amar (+22.6%) managed to increase their viewer counts.
Other major streamers like Trymacs (-5.8%) or Gronkh (-11.6%) only lost slightly.
With abugok9999 (+92.2%), there is even a major winner who almost doubled his average viewer count.
Among the 10 largest German Twitch channels, no one has lost as many viewers in the last 180 days as MontanaBlack. Source: Sullygnome
MontanaBlack talks as much as 2021 – but plays much less
What is different about MontanaBlack now? It seems that in addition to the end of the corona effect, MontanaBlack has not found a game in the last six months that fits him well:
In 2021, he was most active in GTA Online for 484 hours, where there was a hype around role-playing servers. He also played Call of Duty: Warzone, FIFA 22, and Mario Kart.
The focus was still clearly on games in 2021: He spent 484 hours alone on GTA and “only” 400 hours in Just Chatting.
In the last six months, MontanaBlack’s focus has shifted: He is still as active as before in Just Chatting and has already completed 202 hours there in half a year. However, MontanaBlack has significantly reduced his gaming time on Twitch and has “only” spent 55 hours in GTA 5.
MontanaBlack apparently can’t find a game he likes right now. This matches the criticism that his “regular games” like FIFA or Call of Duty didn’t work as well in 2022 as they used to. Gambling on Twitch, from which MontanaBlack once profited greatly, is no longer allowed in Germany. His once love for Fortnite has largely faded.
In addition, there was a chronic shortage of “new games for Twitch” in the last six months, aside from Elden Ring and Lost Ark, which every Twitch streamer worldwide has suffered from.
It seems viewers want to see this from MontanaBlack again:
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Nostalgia tournament in Call of Duty is the highlight of 2022 so far
What was the highlight of the last months? That MontanaBlack can still reach many viewers was proven on June 26: On that day, he was able to break the mark of 100,000 simultaneous viewers on Twitch again with a tournament for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Gaming and especially GTA 5 are the keys to success in German Twitch
Could it be that GTA 5 no longer attracts viewers? In fact, GTA is still a key to success for German streamers. The streamer abugok9999 had the largest growth in the last six months. He streamed almost 1000 hours of GTA V and was able to increase his average viewer numbers by 92%.
The most successful German streamer, elian97, achieves his viewer numbers with a mix of Just Chatting and various typical Twitch games like Fortnite, Valorant, Fall Guys, and FIFA, with which he once became famous.
The second most successful streamer in Germany, Noway4u_Sir is a relentless League of Legends player and spends a large part of his Twitch time there.
Thus, the key to success on Twitch in Germany still seems to be gaming. While the “Just Chatting” clips perform excellently in compilations on YouTube, they apparently cannot keep viewer numbers up on Twitch for long.
The weak phase on Twitch also coincides with a personal crisis for MontanaBlack:
The anime MMORPG Tower of Fantasy launches on August 11, 2022. Even before the release, players can access the character editor. There, they create replicas of their favorite characters from various anime and games. The community can vote.
With the ability to download Tower of Fantasy before the release, players could already access the character editor. The editor provides detailed customization options within the anime spectrum to make your character as unique as possible.
Created avatars can be saved and uploaded. In the gallery, other players can then vote for their favorites.
Fans create virtual cosplays of their favorites
When you open the character editor in-game, click on the lobby and then select the “Popularity Vote” tab at the top, you will see the characters with the most upvotes.
These characters are the most popular.
Do you recognize some of the characters? If not, you can find the solution here. Of course, the solution is not official but based on the assessment of the MeinMMO editorial team. Therefore, we do not guarantee it.
These are the characters depicted from top left to bottom right:
Hu Tao from Genshin Impact
2B from Nier Automata
Kequing from Genshin Impact
Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul
Nazuna Nanakusa from Call of the Night
Raphtalia from The Rising of the Shield Hero
Bennett from Genshin Impact
Hinata Hyuga from Naruto
Zhongli from Genshin Impact or Sasuke from Naruto
Nezuko from Demon Slayer
Pain from Naruto
Minato Aqua
Most of the 12 characters come from Genshin Impact and Naruto. All the created characters are from anime and anime games. It’s probably not that easy to create realistic humans from other genres with the character editor. At least not in a way that you would recognize them.
On Twitter, the developers encouraged players to post their created characters using the hashtags #createanimyself and #TowerofFantasy. They want to reward the 20 best avatars. Prizes include a mousepad, a water bottle, a $50 pizza voucher, and so-called “Mystery Gifts” that you will likely receive in-game.
Here you can see the release trailer of the game:
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New MMORPG Tower of Fantasy shows impressive trailer for release – fans celebrate the graphics
Tower of Fantasy launched on August 11, 2022
What kind of game is this? Tower of Fantasy is a free-to-play anime MMORPG that bears a strong resemblance to the action RPG Genshin Impact. Both are graphically similar. It is developed by Hotta Studio and published by Level Infinite. It features an open world that you can explore with your character.
You follow a story on the planet Ada, which humans have colonized in the future.
An open world where you can swim, climb, and fly.
There are no fixed classes. Instead, you determine the playstyle with your equipment.
An action-packed combat system requiring you to aim and dodge.
A gacha system for weapons in the endgame.
Dungeons, raids, and PvP content.
At the time of release, the developers stated on the game’s website that they had recorded over 4 million pre-registrations. Tower of Fantasy is thus expecting a large player base that hopefully lasts for a long time.
What do you think of the MMORPG Tower of Fantasy? Do you think it could seriously compete with Genshin Impact? Or will the hype not last long? Do you want to try the game, or are you already playing it? Did you create your character or choose one of the most popular ones? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
Destiny 2 has been an integral part of the loot shooter scene for 8 years and is now indispensable. However, a phenomenon of the space shooter is particularly curious. No matter how much players complain about the game and its content, in the end, they keep playing it over and over. MeinMMO has investigated this peculiar love-hate relationship in Destiny 2.
For 8 years now, shooter enthusiasts have been roaming in Destiny 2. The game offers them, besides the massive story, excellent gunplay and the fiction of being an immortal Guardian who can achieve anything with their space abilities.
There are many arguments against Destiny 2: In 8 years, not everything has been perfect, and it still isn’t. Over time, a very special love-hate relationship has developed between the players and Destiny 2 that one cannot let go of.
For many players, Season 17 was again one of the worse seasons in Destiny 2.
Those who look at the Destiny universe from the outside naturally wonder: “What can be good about this?”
Old content returns to the game after a few years and is declared as new.
Players go through the same grind in Destiny 2 each season and often very similar quests.
New weapons come and go. Some are good for a while, but then get nerfed or become irrelevant again due to a new meta.
Even events lack variety, but offer a lot of hard grind that is hardly achievable.
Basically, these are the things that annoy almost every Destiny 2 player. In addition, there are details that are only visible to active players in Destiny 2.
You love Bungie’s ideas, but often hate how poorly they are executed. That’s why it has become a traditional player custom to complain terribly about Bungie and their ideas. In the seasons, there are times when one wants to uninstall the game. But this little evil grind goblin on their shoulder whispers, “Don’t do it! You have to have everything!”
But what is it that keeps players attached to Bungie’s loot shooter despite all the difficulties and problems? Why does Destiny 2 just not go under and has managed to maintain solid player numbers for years? Including peak values of over 100,000 concurrent players alone on Steam.
Actually, hardly any player truly wants Destiny 2 to fail or end. Even if the space shooter often fluctuates between very good and simply bad due to changes, new content, and new seasons.
Destiny has some of the most beautiful open-world environments that you can explore in a game. Every location is unique and always breathtaking.
The gunplay is one of the best, if not the best, compared to other shooters.
In addition, there’s the fantastic, deep story that you want to know about every secret.
And it’s always fun to hunt down the best weapons as a (coordinated) fireteam in a strike, dungeon, or raid and triumph over everything.
A Destiny player once described it very aptly on reddit when they said:
[Destiny 2] is more like your super-hot ex-girlfriend whom you left because she turned out to be a complete nightmare, but you still write that you stop by from time to time […]
You have to hate Destiny 2 to love it: So far, almost no other first-person shooter has managed to create a world where you can shoot so luxuriously consistently as in Destiny 2. You have to hate Destiny 2 to love it. Because only when you leave the game can you realize how good it is. And that’s also because there is no effective competition to Destiny 2.
Yes, there have been and still are enough live-service alternatives that have taken Bungie’s exciting shooter formula, partially replicated, and attempted to create a new experience from it. In vain. Destiny’s loot shooter machinery keeps humming along.
The game is still far from being perfect today. There will always be something to improve. But Bungie is also not tired of tweaking things again and again. The game lives because it grows, changes, and evolves.
In addition, Destiny after 8 years is no longer just a game for many. It’s more like the favorite sweater you love to wear again and feel comfortable in. Through the new TV story model, new players have found their way back into the loot shooter since Witch Queen. This is a whole new generation of Destiny players, as they appreciate the current universe more than many long-term Destiny veterans. Destiny 1 had fantastic content. But the overall upgrades in Destiny 2 with class abilities, customization, and quality of life are simply better now.
Although this fact may not please everyone, Destiny has likely found a unique key to longevity.
What about your love-hate relationship with Destiny 2? Can you do well without the shooter, or do you belong to the repeat offenders who keep making detours into the universe of light and darkness? Please let us know in the comments.
Soon, Destiny 2 will enter its 18th season. What to expect, read here:
Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris (28) is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. He started with WoW, and now he is considered a variety streamer. His fans love him for his dry humor, but that doesn’t seem to be mutual.
Who is Sodapoppin?
Chance is a true Twitch veteran and has been around since 2012, now he has nearly 9 million followers.
In a stream with Nick “Nmplol” Polom, he showed that the image of the approachable streamer is not necessarily accurate.
Anyone who speaks in the chat or writes comments is a loser
Here’s how it happened: During his stream, Nick asked his chat whether they thought he and Chance were dumb considering their conversation. Numerous viewers answered yes, with some emphasizing that Sodapoppin is the smarter of the two.
This is what Soda had to say: He didn’t care much about the opinions in the chat. In such a case, most people would just answer “Yes” because it’s funnier. Plus, streamers constantly do nonsense in front of the camera.
Although that’s just their job, viewers take it at face value: “They feel better when they can think bad about someone they know.”
This is Soda’s opinion of his viewers: Nick then flipped the script. He first asked the chat if they would consider themselves intelligent. The answers varied.
Soda had clear words when asked if he thought the chat was intelligent:
Fuck, no. If you write in the Twitch chat or comment on YouTube, I categorize you as a loser 90% of the time.
Sodapoppin via Twitch
The viewers in the chat took it with humor, and Nick also burst into laughter. But then he realized: What does it mean for them as content creators to rely on these “losers”? The two streamers quickly agreed: They are “loser farmers.”
However, for Sodapoppin, they differ little from most large companies. The only difference is that others would offer a service. Their service is entertainment.
How do viewers react to the comments? They found it funny and mostly agreed with Sodapoppin. Some showed self-reflection: They are not there (in chat) when they are clever.
Lurkers, or people who usually just watch and do not speak in the chat, felt validated: “The clever ones, like me, tend to be quiet.”
This is what people are saying on Reddit: In the LivestreamFail subreddit, the statements were discussed. Some users seemed to be annoyed with Sodapoppin. He is exactly the reason why they would never donate. (via Reddit)
Others did not attribute much importance to it. People overthink the relationship between streamers and their viewers; they should just support the streamers they find entertaining. It’s as simple as that. (via Reddit)
There was also a warning against looking up to streamers like Sodapoppin. He is an old-school streamer and cannot be both an entertainer and a role model at the same time. But that doesn’t make him a bad person. (via Reddit)
What do you think? Are there streamers you look up to? Do you like to support your favorite streamers with subs or donations, or do you prefer to be silent in the chat and just watch? Feel free to leave your opinions in a comment.
Call of Duty has been facing plagiarism allegations in recent weeks. A skin for Warzone and Vanguard looked very similar to the work of artist Sail Lin. Now Activision-Blizzard has apologized and admits to a mistake in internal processes.
Which skin is it?The skin is called “Loyal Samoyed” and is a mega-fluffy dog the size of a human – with a gun, of course. In the following video you can see the skin and the bundle:
https://youtu.be/IbRcJ3D30uA
Actually, the skin was supposed to come into the game with the current Season 4, but that won’t happen. Activision has removed all promotional images with the skin and according to a data miner, also deleted the corresponding files from the game (via twitter.com).
There are many elements in the work that are similar, and it was already clear here that it is a pretty blatant copy. The artwork was published by Sail Lin at the end of 2021.
For the Chinese artist, it is particularly bitter: this was not the first plagiarism incident involving his work. In December 2021, images from his “Monster Army” series were used by dubious NFT traders to profit from the stolen work.
How does Activision apologize? Sail Lin tweeted on 01.08.22 that Activision-Blizzard had contacted him (via twitter.com). Over a week later it turns out that Sail Lin is not satisfied with the way the billion-dollar corporation is handling it:
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Translation of the tweet: “At the moment it doesn’t look good. My demand was that Activision apologize through its official media and explain the situation to me – no superficial explanation. They are as arrogant as ever, I am disappointed”.
A statement from Activision can be found on the US site “Polygon”. It states:
We have the utmost respect for creativity and content creation. We love the “Loyal Samoyed”, but unfortunately there was a faulty process and we have removed the image from the game. We apologize for the misstep.
What does “faulty process” mean? The statement remains vague and could mean many things. For example, that someone in the skin team of Call of Duty wanted to bring the cute dog as an idea to the team and then went on vacation, and the rest of the team thought it was a finished idea – without checking the background.
However, these are mere speculations – everything from “accident” to “intent” remains possible after the statement on Polygon.
We at MeinMMO have also asked Activision for a statement and received a response. Further statements on the topic are currently not planned.
Under #NoApexAugust, some players planned a boycott of the game Apex Legends and wanted as few people as possible to play the game in August. Now the exact opposite occurred: Apex Legends reached its highest player count ever on Steam.
Now the game has reached a new milestone in the boycott month: Apex Legends has more players on Steam than ever before.
What was the boycott supposed to look like? Under #NoApexAugust, the focus was on boycotting the game Apex Legends (via reddit). The hashtag circulated especially on the platforms Reddit and Twitter.
Here you can see the trailer for the launch of the new season “Hunted”:
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Apex Legends – Hunted Launch Trailer
What was the boycott about? Looking at the reddit posts under the motto #noapexaugust, the participants primarily demand technical fixes and bug fixes. Users also complain about what they perceive as improvement-worthy features, such as the matchmaking in the game (via reddit).
How does Twitter react to the milestone in NoApexAugust? E-sports journalist Jake Lucky published a post regarding the milestone of Apex Legends: “Last month, ‘No Apex August’ was all the rage, as streamers and developers contemplated not playing the game. Apex Legends has now reached its highest player count of all time on Steam.”
Below, Jake Lucky shows a screenshot of the Apex Legends Stream Charts (via Twitter).
How is Apex currently doing on Steam? On steamcharts.com, there is a ranking of the top games based on current player numbers.
Apex is in third place behind CS:GO and Dota 2 . While writing this article, there were 295,550 players playing Apex Legends, and the peak was 510,286.
Thus, the numbers have grown compared to the last article on #NoApexAugust, and the game has moved up one place in the ranking of top games (via steamcharts.com).
You can also see on the website that the peak of 510,286 players is currently the largest in Apex Legends history. (via steamcharts.com)
What does the Twitter community say about it? Under Jake Lucky’s post, users write comments like:
@exocs_: “Apex players forget that they have a crippling addiction to the game”
@lowkeydbjosh:”‘Dead game. No 1 play.’ I really hate it when ppl [people] comment ‘dead game’, because it’s obviously not a dead game if it lives rent-free in their heads”
@docx2gamer: “Boycotts like this never work, so companies will never change their bad practices.”
Some are frustrated that the boycott did not succeed, others mock the attempt or considered the boycott doomed to fail from the start.
Why are so many people playing Apex Legends right now? On August 9, 2022, the 14th season launched under the motto “Hunted” with new content, such as the redesigned King’s Canyon or the new legend Vantage.
With the new season, there were also several changes and fixes in the game. A significant change was, for example, the increase in the level cap in the game.
In the comments under Jake Lucky’s tweet, some users write that many of the game problems that led to the boycott have been fixed by the latest update and that the new season is enjoyable.
However, what exactly caused the increase in player numbers cannot be stated. Perhaps it was the significant attention on the game during the boycott, the new season, or simply coincidence that a milestone in the game was reached precisely in August.
What do you think about the milestone in Apex Legends during the boycott? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
In Pokémon GO you can benefit from a special group bonus during the “Bug Out” event. However, this has caused quite a stir among trainers in the reddit community. We at MeinMMO show you what it’s all about.
What bonus is it about? Currently in Pokémon GO, the Bug Out is taking place, a special bug event. On this occasion, you can encounter numerous old and new bug Pokémon in the wild. In addition to the usual event bonuses, Niantic has also come up with something as a group bonus.
You already know this type of bonus from the last Community Days, which is primarily intended to encourage playing together in person. If you win a raid locally with other trainers, then certain spawns appear for 15 minutes in a radius of 300 meters around the gym.
However, city players in particular are simply annoyed by this group bonus and express their frustration on social networks. We show you what the problem is.
Which monsters can you get in the group bonus? During the Bug Out, a different Pokémon is the focus each day, which you can increase your chances of obtaining through the group bonus. With a bit of luck, you may even encounter a shiny:
Wednesday, August 10: Wurmple
Thursday, August 11: Caterpie
Friday, August 12: Spinarak
Saturday, August 13: Slugma
Sunday, August 14: Toxapex
Monday, August 15: Hornli
Tuesday, August 16: Ledyba
That’s why city players are annoyed by the group bonus
Actually, the group bonus should allow trainers to play together more frequently and provide an additional incentive for group raids. However, this is now being criticized by many players. This is also the case with the reddit user Diligent_Trifle_4018.
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What bothers the trainer? As he explains in his reddit post, he finds the group bonus for the Bug Out a good idea in principle, but its implementation is just frustrating. He lives in a large city where it feels like there’s a gym on every corner where raids take place, and where the bonus can thus be earned.
However, this leads to a major problem in his opinion. He is currently mainly looking for the new bug Pokémon Mabula and still needs some candy to be able to evolve it. However, he has to catch the little Pokémon first.
When a group bonus is activated, the selected Pokémon, like Wurmple, will spawn for 15 minutes. However, the actual spawns are replaced. So if he wanted to catch a Mabula, he can now only find Wurmple.
And even after the 15 minutes have elapsed, according to Diligent_Trifle_4018, nothing can be seen of the previous spawns. For this reason, the reddit user wishes for a different approach or at least more interesting and rarer Pokémon like Scyther, Pinsir or Mabula.
Finding Trainers: “You don’t want to play where others raid”
What do other trainers think about the bonus? Diligent_Trifle_4018 is not alone with this issue. As many commentators under his post can attest, while many find the idea of group bonuses generally great, they have had similar experiences.
While playing in the city is usually a bit easier, trainers now see even rural players at an advantage. This is mainly because there are fewer gyms in rural areas, and thus fewer group bonuses can be earned.
Also, the selection of Pokémon released as part of the bonus plays a decisive role, not only according to Diligent_Trifle_4018 but also according to the opinion of some other trainers. As can be seen in the comments on reddit:
shadraig: “This is the time when Pokémon GO in rural areas….is better.”
Mesoplodon: “It’s a really fun idea, but the way it was implemented has effectively ruined the Bug event for every active area now. You don’t want to actively play where other people could be raiding.”
Ark42: “I can confirm. Today Wurmple is everywhere for Community Day. Even my daily adventure smoke was 100% Wurmple. I couldn’t find a place to walk that was far enough from a gym.”
pokemonbreederOppar: “The problem isn’t the bonus itself, but the featured Pokémon. No one would really try to increase the spawns of Caterpie or Wurmple. The bonus is a good idea but needs some improvements to get people excited about it.”
Osts_ssp_: “I agree, the bonus is very annoying. I play in Tokyo, and since there are a ton of gyms where someone is always raiding, Wurmple is basically everywhere and nothing else. I know cities usually get all the good stuff, so here I play the smallest fiddle in the world (after all, we also get the Community Day extended until 7 PM), but I wish the bonus was implemented as additional spawns that don’t replace the existing ones.”
Advantage of the group bonus in the city
Are there also advantages to the group bonus? Yes, the group bonus can actually provide a huge advantage for city players. Due to the number of gyms, significantly more bonus spawns can be unlocked, particularly giving shiny hunters a better chance to encounter one or another monster in its shiny form.
Which monster is particularly worthwhile? Especially Toxapex will be interesting to many players, as this bug and poison-type monster can also be found in its shiny form for the first time during the Bug event.
This is also the opinion of the reddit user NDMac, who defends the bonus in his comment (via reddit.com): “If you’re a shiny hunter, you won’t say this on Sunday when Toxapex is active.”
In this case, rural players will probably have the disadvantage and will have to travel back to the city for optimal catching to benefit from the numerous gyms.
What do you think about the group bonus for the Bug Out? Does it bother you that uninteresting Pokémon spawn constantly? Or do you live in a rural area and don’t have this problem? Feel free to share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
To the surprise of the community, a racing car in GTA Online is suddenly bulletproof, even though it shouldn’t have received such an upgrade. Apparently, a bug is responsible for this change, but it has been in the game for 2 weeks now.
Why is the car bulletproof? No one knows exactly why the car is now immune to gunfire. Since the major “The Criminal Enterprises” update on July 26, quite a few changes have occurred in the game. There are many quality of life changes, new weapons, and of course new cars. An arbitrary change has made the Stirling GT bulletproof. It is believed to be a bug that has been present since the DLC was released.
We will show you how exactly this bug appears and where you can buy the car.
Benefactor Stirling GT now bulletproof
What kind of car is this? The Benefactor Stirling GT has been available in GTA Online since 2015. The racing car is quite fast and often found in the garages of collectors. With the Criminal Enterprises update in July, the Stirling GT received a few additional options for visual customization. In the process, the car was probably accidentally made bulletproof.
Players quickly reported this accidental change. We checked it in the game on August 11 and can confirm that this state is still active even after today’s patch.
Whether pistol, rifle or shotgun – the Stirling GT shows no signs
How can one verify this? If you want to check whether the bug is active with your account, you can buy the Stirling at Legendary Motorsports. The car costs 975,000 GTA dollars and can be found in the 2-door category.
Initially, it was thought that you needed to install a roll cage for the bug to activate. However, the car is already bulletproof in its delivery state. Drive out of your garage, shoot at it and find out.
This makes the car great for PvE missions where you have to shoot many enemies. A big advantage is the high speed of the Stirling GT.
However, a clear disadvantage arises in vehicle warehouse missions. There, it may happen that you need to procure the Stirling GT and shoot the driver out of the vehicle during the mission. Since this is currently not possible, you only increase the damage you have to pay upon delivery of the racing car. To avoid this, you should wedge the Stirling GT in a suitable position and pull the NPC out of the car.
Will this stay forever? Hard to say. There have been similar bugs in GTA Online in the past. For instance, the Karin Kuruma was suddenly bulletproof in its unarmored version. It seems to be a similar issue this time. After a few days, this bug was fixed for the Kuruma. It is to be expected that a solution for the Stirling GT is also being worked on.
There is a conflict between Microsoft and Sony. Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard. This would give Microsoft ownership of the game series “Call of Duty”, one of the most important franchises in the world. Sony has explained the problems this brings – but Microsoft now says that Sony fears losing its dominance in the console market, which was created through exclusive titles. An Xbox Game Pass with Call of Duty would jeopardize Sony’s business model.
This acquisition must be approved by various regulatory authorities worldwide. Because in a merger of such large market participants, there is a risk of creating a monopoly that threatens the free market.
Almost all companies had no objections, only Sony noted: Call of Duty is a unique game and has no competition, and will never have any. This was expressed as a concern when Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard.
The release of a new Call of Duty is the gaming event of the year for many shooter fans:
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Fans are amazed by the first Multiplayer Map in CoD: Modern Warfare 2 – “Even the Formula 1 cars are detailed”
If Call of Duty is so unique, the same applies to PlayStation
This is what Microsoft says now: Microsoft has responded to Sony’s concerns. In a 27-page document, they attempt to refute Sony’s statements (via vgc)
Microsoft argues that Call of Duty is not a “unique game”. Sony is contradicting itself. Because if Call of Duty is unique due to its loyal followers, then the PlayStation must also be unique, as it has loyal followers as well.
Sony’s own Playstation has an established base of brand-loyal players. This understanding does not lead to the conclusion that the PlayStation – or any other brand with loyal followers – forms its own market compared to all other consoles.
The idea to derive from this understanding that Call of Duty is a genre of its own cannot be substantiated – neither under qualitative nor quantitative analysis.
Microsoft believes it is about Xbox Game Pass vs. PS Plus
Sony does not want new “Call of Duty” games to be included in the Game Pass from day one at release, as they would be “annoyed about having to compete with Microsoft’s subscription model.”
Sony’s public statements on subscription games and their response to the authority’s letter make it clear: Sony does not want an attractive subscription model to threaten its dominance in the digital distribution market for console games.
In other words: Sony is opposing the introduction of new monetization models that could challenge their business model.
From Microsoft’s perspective, Sony is thus concerned with protecting its dominance in the console market through the PS5 and the PS Plus business model.
The Xbox Game Pass would become even more attractive with a “free” Call of Duty upon release. Sony apparently wants to prevent this with its concerns about the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft says: Sony fears the Game Pass and wants to actively hinder it
This is what Microsoft accuses Sony of: Microsoft says that Sony has already actively tried to prevent the growth of the Xbox Game Pass by paying some developers not to bring certain content of their games to the Game Pass (via vgc). Microsoft refers to “Blocking Rights”:
This once again shows the fear of an innovative business model that offers players high-quality content for low costs. This threatens a dominance that has been forged over the years by a platform and exclusive-driven approach.
Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox would be economically unwise, says Microsoft
Will Call of Duty be exclusive to Xbox? In further statements, Microsoft says that it does not plan to exclude Call of Duty from PlayStation. That would simply not make economic sense.
Because one would have to earn more from Xbox sales than one would lose from the loss of Call of Duty sales on PlayStation (via vgc).
What are the different business models of Sony and Microsoft? There are significant differences in the business models of the two console giants:
Sony heavily relies on high-quality exclusive titles from its own studios, which are released as full-price titles. Their subscription service “PS Plus” is necessary to play online on the PS5. In addition, there are some older games or budget titles available for free each month for subscribers. Sony prefers to focus on Free2Play and service games rather than bringing major titles directly to PS Plus at release.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has developed the “Xbox Game Pass” in recent years: a kind of “flat-rate gaming subscription” modeled after Netflix. Major new titles often appear in the Xbox Game Pass on release day.
Microsoft apparently believes that its business model is superior to Sony’s and that acquiring Activision Blizzard can make the Xbox Game Pass even more attractive when titles like Call of Duty or new games from Bethesda like Starfield or a The Elder Scrolls 6 become part of the offer.
The Callers from World of Warcraft Dragonflight gain abilities in Shadowlands. They are presumably playable “soon”.
One of the major features of World of Warcraft Dragonflight will be the new race of Dracthyr with the new class Caller. This class can become both ranged damage dealers and healers, and is likely to offer many new gameplay possibilities. There has been speculation ahead of time whether the Callers of the Dracthyr will be playable before the release of Dragonflight – now there are some solid indications for it.
The Callers of the Dracthyr have received their own abilities for Shadowlands content.
What has been discovered? In the latest version of the Alpha of Dragonflight, the Callers of the Dracthyr have received their own covenant abilities and legendary items. There were already Anima powers in Torghast before, and now the set of “Shadowlands features” has been completed. Thus, Callers – in theory – are already able to participate in all activities in Shadowlands.
What kind of abilities are these? It seems that the Callers will receive the same ability across all covenants, which is relatively uninspired:
Boon of the Covenants (Covenant Ability): You call upon the covenants of the Shadowlands for help to regenerate a large portion of your health points and increase your versatility by 10% for 5 seconds. Passive: The covenants have granted you a portion of their power, increasing damage and healing by 4%.
Unity (Legendary Item): “Boon of the Covenants” passively increases the damage dealt and healing done by an additional 5%.
However, one should consider that Dracthyr are not really part of Shadowlands, and therefore a choice was likely made to select an ability that doesn’t need to be finely balanced over weeks and months. A “simple stat boost” seems to be simply the most practical solution here.
First gameplay of the Callers of the Dracthyr can be found here:
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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight
What does this mean? With the introduction of covenant abilities for Dracthyr, it seems increasingly likely that the Caller class will be playable before the launch of Dragonflight. Until now, this was merely speculation.
The fact that Blizzard is now making the effort to provide the new class with endgame features in Shadowlands clearly indicates that the Callers will be able to be played in advance – similar to what happened with Demon Hunters at the end of “Warlords of Draenor”.
Demon Hunters could already be played 3 weeks before the release of Legion – it seems likely that the Callers of the Dracthyr will face a similar fate with Dragonflight.
More about World of Warcraft and Dragonflight can be found here:
What about other content? For other “old” expansions, the Callers of the Dracthyr are likely not to receive any special playable content for the foreseeable future. So no one should expect to suddenly play a covenant campaign from Legion or retrieve two artifact weapons with the Dracthyr. Blizzard has already stated in advance that they want to make old content accessible to the Dracthyr, but specifically, no new content will be created for it.
The Shadowlands covenant abilities seem to be an exception, so that the Callers of the Dracthyr can already participate properly in the final weeks before the launch of Dragonflight and not lag behind the other classes.
Are you looking forward to the Callers of the Dracthyr? Or can you not relate to the class and the race at all?
The Lance Master, in English Lance Master, is the 5th subclass of the Martial Artist and will be introduced with the April update in Lost Ark. MeinMMO author Anny Bader has taken a closer look at her and explains what it’s all about.
On the Russian and Korean servers, the Lance Master is very popular. Amazon and Smilegate reacted to the fans’ wishes, which is why the class will soon be playable on our servers.
Update: We last updated the article on May 20 to adjust the title, as the Lance Master is no longer the latest class on the EU servers.
She is the only Martial Artist who carries a real weapon instead of fighting with her fists. With the Lance Master, you switch between a spear and a glaive. Accordingly, the skills you can use vary depending on the weapon.
As a Lance Master, you are similarly mobile as the Deathblade, at least when you activate the right tripods. This allows you to move quickly in combat. This is important, as you deal more damage with some attacks from behind and often need to reposition yourself.
Against monsters, you are incredibly strong with the Lance Master, which is why the class is ranked S in various tier lists.
Pro
Mobility
Various weapons
Popular class
Contra
Back Attacks
Difficult to play in endgame
This is how the Lance Master plays
This is the special abilityof the Lance Master: The identity of the Lance Master is switching between the two weapons. In combat, you build energy, which allows you to deal more damage. Some of your attacks consume a portion of that energy when used.
With the blue attacks, you generate energy. The fuller the energy bar, the stronger your red attacks ultimately become.
The weapon switch itself has no cooldown, but you should keep an eye on the different cooldowns of your skills.
The red skills are called focus skills, while the blue ones are storm skills. Unlike other classes, you have not 8 but 14 skills that you can upgrade simultaneously.
All skills of the Lance Master
Focus Skills
Lightning Kick: Propel yourself 7 meters forward while dealing damage.
Double Strike: Attack 2 times with the spear.
Binding Blue Dragon: Shockwave that deals damage to opponents and makes them lose 3% of their crit resistance for 6 seconds.
Half-moon Strike: Drag your weapon along the ground, move forward and execute an upward strike.
High Jump: Stick your spear into the ground and jump like in pole vaulting. This is the counter-attack of the Lance Master.
Chain Strike: Strike upwards, then move 3 meters forward and strike twice in the opposite direction.
Claw of the Blue Dragon: Move 4 meters forward, strike 6 times, and then move back 3 meters.
Blade Wheel: Whirlwind attack that launches opponents back into the air and ultimately slams them to the ground.
Panic Strike: Move 4 meters forward while striking 3 times. You will launch your opponents back into the air.
Raging Dragon Strike: You spin completely, deal a lot of damage, and push opponents back.
Cutting Wind: Move 8 meters forward while striking 3 times. Then return to your starting position.
Soul Cut: Glide 3 meters forward and attack. Then move back 4 meters and crouch. Press the hotkey again to rush forward 4 meters and deal damage multiple times.
Spear Jump: Jump high and thrust your weapon 5 meters, then execute a rotating kick attack. Press again to land in the direction of the cursor and strike again.
Wind Splitter: Attack in different directions and pull opponents towards you.
Focus Skills
Dragon Scale Defense: Block attacks from the front, reducing up to 50% of your maximum HP damage. If you block quickly enough, you will thrust your spear forward and deal damage.
Red Dragon Horn: Hold to gather energy. Then thrust your spear up to 12 meters at a 90-degree angle at your opponent. Hit the perfect area to increase the attack range to 16 meters and deal more damage.
Spiral Spear: Strike at low stance with the spear. Little cooldown.
Starfall Jump: Jump 8 meters around the cursor and create a shockwave that deals damage and launches opponents into the air.
Pierce of Destruction: Gather energy and then thrust your spear forward to attack multiple times.
Four-Headed Dragon: 8 forward attacks plus a final attack that deals the most damage.
The Lance Master in the Level Process
How should I distribute my first skill points? The important thing when distributing the points is that you never need to raise the skill levels higher than level 10. Skill Level 4 is needed for the first tripod, Skill Level 7 for the second, and Skill Level 10 for the third.
Level 12: First, you allocate 4 points each to Panic Strike and Half-moon Strike.
Up to Level 21: Allocate a total of 48 points to Raging Dragon Strike for AoE damage.
Up to Level 30: Now increase Half-moon Strike to Level 10 to have another strong AoE attack.
Up to Level 38: Allocate 48 points to Cutting Wind and decide with the tripods whether you want to focus the attack on AoE damage or Single-Target damage.
Up to Level 50: The last points go into Starfall Jump, one of the red skills.
The best builds in the Endgame
In the endgame, you choose, as with most other classes, between two class engravings. This decides your playstyle.
Class Engraving A: Summit
What does the engraving do? This class engraving gives you more attack and movement speed and increases your crit and damage as soon as you switch from the blue stance to the red.
Your identity skill remains the same; you still switch between storm and focus skills.
For the stats, focus on agility and specialization. This reduces your cooldowns and fills your identity meter faster.
Which engravings do I use? Experienced players often rely on Wrath, but this increases your damage by 20% while also taking damage. Instead, at the beginning, it is worth taking Master of Ambush, as your attacks from behind deal more damage.
Additionally, you can use Adrenaline to increase your crit.
Which collectible cards are important? To further increase your crit rate, you should initially focus on the Howling Rock card set. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel.
The optimal set is Light of Redemption, which consists of rare cards. Thus, it becomes expensive later, but it is worth it. The set consists of Shandi, Azena, and Innana, Nineveh, Wei, Balthorr, and Thirain. With a 6-piece set and 30-piece awakening, the cards give you 8% more holy damage and convert all your damage into holy damage.
Quick Preparation Spear of Destruction Weakness Detection
Spiral Spear
4
Fire Power Control
Pierce of Destruction
1
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As an awakening, you use Storming Red Dragon.
What does the rotation look like? Before the actual rotation begins, fill your identity bar with at least 2.5 bars by using any blue attacks. This way, you will receive the damage buff.
You start in the blue stance and use Binding Blue Dragon to apply the debuff. Then you use your awakening.
If your awakening is not charged, you use Raging Dragon Strike instead after Binding Blue Dragon.
Now switch to the red skills. In the remaining seconds of the debuff, you use Four-Headed Dragon. The attack is executed by a clone of you while you charge Red Dragon Horn. If there is still time left, use Starfall Jump.
Then switch back to the blue stance and fill the identity bar again.
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Class Engraving B: Interact
What does the engraving do? The second class engraving removes all red skills from you, meaning the complete weapon switch. However, the blue skills deal more damage. Instead of 14, you now have 8 skills available.
The gameplay is simpler as there is no more switching involved. However, you lose your ranged attacks and the defensive skill, making you attack constantly in this build and remain close to the enemy.
Since you do not receive a crit buff here, you focus on crit for the stats. Agility is also important for the class.
Which engravings do I use? To further increase your crit, the combat engraving Adrenaline is worthwhile in this build. As a third engraving, use Master of Ambush or, if you already have a lot of crit in the build, Reckless Blunt Weapon.
Which collectible cards are important? The collectible cards are not different from the other class engraving. To further increase your crit rate, you should initially focus on the Howling Rock card set. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel.
The optimal set is also Light of Redemption, which consists of rare cards. Thus, it becomes expensive later but is worthwhile.
Which skills do I use?
Icon
Skill
Level
Tripods
Chain Strike
10
Deadly Strike Final Decision Weakness Detection
Panic Strike
10
Nerve Strike Enhanced Strike Rending Blade
High Jump
4
Quick Preparation
Half-moon Strike
10
Storm Mastery Final Decision Tornado Blade
Raging Dragon Strike
10
Quick Preparation Tempo Strike Awakening
Blade Wheel
7
Magic Control Persistence
Binding Blue Dragon
10
Quick Preparation Lightning Critical Spear
Cutting Wind
7
Quick Preparation Bravery
As an awakening, you use Spear Meteor.
What does the rotation look like? Depending on the enemy, you use the many mobility skills to position yourself. It is important that you stand behind the enemy.
The rotation starts with Binding Blue Dragon for the debuff. Then you either use your awakening or, if it is not charged, Raging Dragon Strike.
As long as the debuff holds, you now use your other attacks. When Binding Blue Dragon is recharged, the rotation starts again.
What do you think about the Lance Master? Do you want to play her as soon as she arrives on the EU servers, or are you waiting for the other new classes instead? If you play her: Which class engraving did you choose? Which class are you most looking forward to? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
The anime MMORPG Tower of Fantasy is very similar to Genshin Impact. It celebrated its release on August 11, 2022. We at MeinMMO summarize all the information for you.
When does Tower of Fantasy go online? The new MMORPG is online. According to the Tower of Fantasy website, over 4 million players have already preregistered, and the game was highly anticipated. It is available for PC, Android, and iOS.
The download takes place via the website of the MMORPG. It requires about 25 GB of storage space on PC and 15 GB on mobile.
Initially, you cannot play on Steam and Epic Games, but only through the own client. A release for other platforms is planned for this year.
In the trailer, you can see the huge game world:
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In contrast to Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy is a true MMORPG
What kind of game is this? Tower of Fantasy is a free MMORPG with beautiful anime graphics. It is developed by Hotta Studio and published by Level Infinite. It features an open world that you can explore with your character. Visually, it is very similar to Genshin Impact, but offers a completely different multiplayer experience.
While in Genshin Impact you can visit other players’ worlds and play there, Tower of Fantasy is a true MMORPG where all players roam the same world. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has played Tower of Fantasy and finds that it is the MMORPG that Genshin Impact should have been.
These are the features of Tower of Fantasy:
You follow a story on the planet Ada, which humanity has colonized in the future.
An open world where you can swim, climb, and fly.
There are no fixed classes. Instead, you determine the playstyle with your equipment.
An action-packed combat system. You must aim and dodge yourself.
A gacha system for weapons in the endgame.
Dungeons, raids, and PvP content.
To move around in the vast world, you will be able to use various mounts. It’s cool, for example, that you can ride motorcycles in Tower of Fantasy.
For Android and iOS, players could preregister to receive rewards. You only had to create a profile with your email address.
For each platform, there is an exclusive avatar:
Zeke on PC
Shirli for Android
Nemesis for iOS
With every 500,000 registrations, the developers set new rewards. These include gold, outfits, and various crystals. The main goal was 3 million registrations. Those who preregistered were thus showered with rewards.
What do you think of Tower of Fantasy? Does the game appeal to you? Will you give it a try, or do you say it’s not for you? On which platform do you want to play it? What do you think about the parallels to Genshin Impact and the gacha system? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO!
