Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor revolutionized how AI enemies react to you with the Nemesis System. A modder has now improved this system and integrated it into the ancient The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. However, fans fear that the mod may not be available for long.
What is this system? The Nemesis System was introduced with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor from 2014 and refined with its sequel, Shadow of War. Essentially, it is a simple idea with significant consequences for the action-adventure.
If a seemingly weak opponent defeats you, they are promoted and “level up” – they become your nemesis. This can happen multiple times. Moreover, the enemies learn from you. If you always attempt it with the same method or abilities, the AI will eventually develop countermeasures.
Defeating nemeses rewards you with strong rewards. The system creates a unique dynamic in the game. A similar system has now been recreated by a modder for Skyrim, even with enhanced features:
Nemesis foes become stronger opponents with unique names, more hit points, and buffs with special effects.
If you die to an enemy, you will be afflicted with a debuff – for example, you may no longer use shields.
Your nemeses can take your loot and use it against you.
Every time you encounter a nemesis, you receive a quest to defeat them and reclaim your belongings. To ensure you have a chance, their level cannot be too far above yours.
Where can I find the mod? The modder Syclonix has made his mod “Shadow of Skyrim – Nemesis and Alternative Death System” available for free download on NexusMods. However, you will need a full version of Skyrim to use it.
Der Gameplay-Trailer zu Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
“Nemesis” System is patented – fans fear takedown
Here’s why you should hurry: Even though the system is extremely popular, it is rarely utilized in games, and fans worry that the mod could disappear quickly. Warner Bros, the publisher of Shadow of Mordor, has patented the Nemesis System (via IGN).
However, some argue that only the implementation, not the system itself, is protected. Additionally, Syclonix has such a different approach to the nemeses that a takedown should not be imminent. Nevertheless, one should hurry before a legal dispute arises.
On reddit, some users believe that many games would benefit from nemeses. It’s a shame that it has been patented. Games like Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey attempted something similar, but couldn’t implement it as well.
If the mod does get taken down, at least you have the option to play Skyrim with friends:
Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (34) is one of the biggest German Twitch streamers. Viewers accuse him of his friends distancing themselves from him. He now comments on true friendships.
After separating from his mod and friend BigMac, he now comments on true friendships
You can watch more about MontanaBlack and his life journey in the video:
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Career and Life of MontanaBlack in 2 Minutes: What Makes Him Unique?
True friendships don’t happen on the internet
What is it about? In his livestream on August 5, MontanaBlack addressed accusations from some viewers that his friends are leaving him and that he stands completely alone. The streamer did not want to let that stand.
What was the trigger? After 8 years of collaboration, MontanaBlack separated from his moderator BigMac. BigMac had made positive comments about substances in the streamer’s chat.
This is what true friendship looks like for him: MontanaBlack has known Davide, one of his best friends, since he was 6 years old. And even if the two go days without contact, it always feels like they haven’t seen each other for just a few hours.
However, viewers would get to see “only about 3%” of this friendship, as Davide has no social media presence. But even with friends who are active on social networks, it’s not always about showing off together.
We all get older. Everyone becomes a bit more independent, more mature in a certain way. More responsibility, less time. […] Just because you don’t see much of what happens, it doesn’t mean that these people are no longer in my circle of friends.
MontanaBlack via Twitch
One doesn’t have to showcase themselves together in every Instagram story. Especially when not having seen each other for a long time, one would tend to put the phone away when meeting to have a proper conversation.
This is what MontanaBlack thinks of various friendships: The streamer believes it’s important to differentiate clearly. On one hand, there are friends he has known for 2 years, on the other hand, some he has known for 20 years.
While he is sad that some friendships have broken down, as they had good times, losing a friend like Davide would leave him “deeply broken,” and he would think of him every day.
He then shares a life lesson with his viewers: “Friends come and friends go, that’s just how it is.”
This is what MontanaBlack really cares about in friendships
This is important to MontanaBlack: In a friendship, he values the interpersonal aspect. Honesty and respect come first for him. If that is not given, the friendship cannot last.
What do friendships fail over? MontanaBlack refers to a friend he has known for 28 years. While he doesn’t want to name names, he explains why some friendships really fall apart.
He lent a large sum to this friend – likely around 3000 €. He did not receive the money back and wanted to forgive the debt to the friend. However, the friend insisted on wanting to figure out a way to come up with the money and even offered to sell some of his belongings.
After the sale, however, the friend did not contact him anymore and instead spent the money on “nonsense.” Here, it wasn’t explicitly about the amount for him but rather the disrespect he felt.
MontanaBlack on TikTok comments: “There have to be dumb people too.”
How does he even get on this topic? According to MontanaBlack, there have been frequent comments that all his friends would be leaving him and that he stands all alone. It apparently particularly bothered him to hear something from people who are half his age.
It agitates me in a certain way that 16-year-olds want to tell me something about life, or rather about friendships.
MontanaBlack via Twitch
MontanaBlack saw clear differences between the level of comments on various platforms. YouTube comments are more intelligent than TikTok comments. But that’s okay, because such people have to exist too.
However, these statements hurt him a little as he finds them disrespectful. After all, he has friendships that are older than some of these users.
For a time, it was really hard for him to respond to people, and he regretted that. He wants to work on that and not be the type who never reacts or shows up at events.
In Pokémon GO you can catch Mabula and evolve it to Akkup and Donarion. We show you the requirements in the guide so the evolution works.
What kind of Pokémon is this? Since the start of the Bug Crab Challenge in August 2022, this Pokémon with its two evolutions has been active. Mabula is a bug-type Pokémon from the seventh generation.
For its evolutions, you will need to use candies and a lure module.
Evolving Mabula into Akkup and Donarion – Here’s how
Finding Mabula: First, you need to catch a Mabula. You can find it in the wild, through field research, and also during the catch challenge for the Bug Crab Challenge. In the wild, you can often find it during the event.
It’s best to use strong throws to earn more candies and make the evolution easier. With the activated hyper bonuses, special throws are especially worthwhile for you.
This is how the evolution works:
To evolve Mabula into Akkup, you need 25 Mabula candies.
To evolve Akkup into Donarion, you need 100 Mabula candies and must be near an active magnetic lure module.
What is Akkup for a Pokémon? Akkup is of the Electric and Bug types. As fast attacks, it can learn Bug Bite and Spark. As charged attacks, it can learn X-Scissor, Charge Beam, and Bite.
What is Donarion for a Pokémon? Donarion is of the Electric and Bug types. It is the final evolution of Mabula. As fast attacks, it can learn Bug Bite, Spark, and Mud-Slap. As charged attacks, it can learn X-Scissor, Charge Beam, and Bite.
How do you like the new Pokémon in the game? Do you think the Bug/Electric Pokémon are good and you want to use them often or even have them as buddies, or do you find them too boring? Share your opinion with us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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In Destiny 2, leaks often appear that create a stir in the community. However, a clip has allegedly been released by Bungie themselves, containing hints for the new poison class. We will show you whether the leak is credible.
What kind of leak is this? It is said to be a video of an employee from Bungie. In this video, the new finisher from Season 17 “Scythe Strike” is demonstrated on a Fallen Exile. Guardians have discovered some interesting things in this clip, take a look:
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The interesting part is the super and ability bar. The color of the ultimate always indicates the element. For the solar ability, it is orange like fire, for arc it is blue like electricity or lightning. But here the color is green like poison or something toxic.
Also, the abilities seem to be mixed up. The Titan is using the solar grenade “Firebolt” and also a triple charge of the stasis melee “Shiver Strike”.
The melee shown in the video
The video raises more questions than it answers, but how credible is it? Is this really a leak about a new poison class or is it all just a well-made fake?
Enjoy the poisonous leak with caution
How credible is the leak? When the video made the rounds, it was removed by the Bungie ArtStation account. Therefore, it gave the impression that the developer did not want more eyes to catch this hint. Yet, the leak does not seem credible either.
It is unlikely that Bungie would mix the new darkness class with various abilities of well-known ultimates and their symbols.
Also, the green color could just be a coincidence chosen as a placeholder. Overall, the entire super bar seems hodgepodge, designed to look like something new. In addition, we from MeinMMO have developed an example image for you:
What Bungie can do, we can do too!
The only thing that catches the eye is the super symbol. It looks like two blades with a bow surrounding them. It does not appear to be poison or Egregore spores – more towards Shockwave or Resonance.
It is also questionable why Bungie would choose these abilities in combination with the unknown ultimate symbol. The development team could have chosen one of the four known elements without risking such a leak. However, to find out more, the community will have to wait until the release of Lightfall.
What Bungie once said about new guardian abilities: Already before the launch of “The Witch Queen”, Guardians dreamed of such a new, fifth class. But at that time, Bungie quickly dampened this enthusiasm. Joe Blackburn, the current game director, stated that while a new ability class is indeed in the works, it will not be released with Witch Queen and therefore not in year 5.
Not a new element, but a system: We from MeinMMO have taken a closer look at the video and believe that this is at most a new system from Bungie. Your Guardian is the master of all known elements. You can switch through your ultimates at any time but are forced to execute them fully. A mix of solar and void is currently not possible, for example.
What if Bungie is working on a system where you find the opportunity to build your own ultimate? A mix of all learned elements tailored to your beloved playstyle. This is merely a theory based on what is shown, but it wouldn’t be entirely out of the question.
What do you think of the leak? Do you think it’s about the new poison class? Do you believe these are just placeholders to highlight the finisher? Or do you say this is a fake – this is not how a new class in Destiny 2 would look. Let us know your theories in the comments!
If you want to learn about our theory regarding the new ability in Destiny 2, we recommend this article:
The MMORPG “The Wagadu Chronicles” deals with African mythology and culture. The founder of the project says his studio is founded and financed by Black people. However, there have been intense attacks on Twitter against a non-Black artist who works on the project as Art Director. She has been accused of exploiting Africans. The head of the MMORPG intervenes.
Who are the accusations directed against?
On Twitter, the artist Iga “Igson” Oliwiak has faced attacks.
She works as Art Director for the MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles. The indie MMORPG is developed by the studio “Twin Drums,” which is based in Berlin. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport with over €500,000 (via bmvi.de). The staff of the studio are spread across the world, from Japan to Canada.
Oliwiak is one of the non-Black individuals on the team. And apparently, this was the main reason why she faced such harsh attacks.
In League of Legends there is a serious bug: Players can instantly respawn after dying. This nasty error completely ruined a professional match in the Japanese LoL league LJL on August 5. One of the losers of the match referred to it as “the worst game of my career.”
This is how the match played out until then: The Japanese team “Detonation Focus Me” practically decided the game after 15 minutes in a league match on August 5:
They had an 8,000 gold lead over their opponents Sengoku Gaming
The kill score was 9-1
It was basically just a formality to decide the match in their favor
Problem with rune lets the dead come back to life instantly
What happened then? Due to a bug, the opponents’ jungler, Jang “Once” Se-young, was able to instantly respawn with his champ Poppy after dying.
In the video on Twitch, you can see that Poppy dies, but no respawn timer is displayed, and instead, she is jumping around in the base again:
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This was clearly a bug in the game. It caused the officials to call for a match interruption, a “Chronobreak.”
What is a Chronobreak? If a bug occurs in LoL that affects a game, a Chronobreak can be activated. It interrupts the game, and both teams can resume the match exactly at that point. At least, that is the theory.
It’s unimaginable if such a bug had happened to the rage-monster Tyler1:
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How the Worst Troll from Twitch Became the Face of League of Legends
The game must be replayed – and the team that was actually defeated wins
What went wrong? Due to technical issues, the Chronobreak did not work. Instead, the game that Detonation Focus Me had almost won was canceled and replayed.
It took two hours before the new LoL game started.
Detonation Focus Me lost the rematch in 40 minutes.
“Worst game of the career” for players and viewers
This is how the losers are reacting: The midlaner of Detonation Focus Me, Yaharong, said on Twitter that even though it was just one of many games, he thought: “What if this happens in the 5th game of the Worlds finals?” For him, the error and the league’s handling of it raise doubts about the integrity of esports in League of Legends.
He said he would like to ask Riot Games: Can LoL esports survive this way?
The team wasn’t even told whether they would be allowed to play Poppy – they only mentioned that if the problem occurred again, they would discuss it again.
According to the mid-laner, the LoL match was the worst match of their lives for both the viewers at home and the players on-site.
The mid-laner criticized the league’s handling of the bug: If something like this happens, you can no longer speak of esports.
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What kind of bug is this? The bug is related to the rune “Hexflash.” It is obviously a game-breaking bug, a serious error. The usage of Hexflash has therefore been banned in the European and North American LoL leagues.
Currently, in the summer of 2022, League of Legends is apparently plagued by several bugs and issues that take on serious proportions.
According to Money Today, a partnership with NCSoft is very likely, but not certain. Additionally, this could lead to a delay in the release in the West. Throne and Liberty is expected to release in Korea by the end of 2022, and in Europe and North America only in 2023.
NCSoft is currently testing the game internally. In the meantime, they refuse to comment on the rumors regarding Amazon as the publisher.
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These are the features of Throne and Liberty:
The MMORPG throws you into an open game world.
You create your character, but do not belong to a fixed class. Instead, you equip two weapons that determine your playstyle. You can level up and improve these weapons later.
The story of the MMORPG is the focus. The main storyline runs throughout the game while individual stories can be discovered in each area.
Classic PvE with bosses and dungeons play an important role, as do PvP content.
There are many challenges that you must overcome with other players. Therefore, guilds are important.
When NCSoft started development 11 years ago, the game was initially going to be called Lineage Eternal. However, the publisher ultimately did not like this version of the game, a hybrid for PC and mobile, which was taken offline in 2017. Development is said to have already cost more than 75 million euros.
How much will it cost? Throne and Liberty is expected to either adopt a Free2Play or a Buy2Play model. In any case, there will be a shop. NCSoft promises, however, that it will be free of Pay2Win. They want the efforts of the players to be rewarded. However, players who only play a few hours per week should be able to catch up via the shop.
What do you think of the rumors? Do you believe that Amazon will actually be the publisher of Throne and Liberty? Or do you think the tide will turn once more? Do you want to play the MMORPG when it finally releases? Do you prefer playing on PC or console? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
Fans of Lord of the Rings Online have attempted to create their own server:
The German speedrunner Muftaay has already set the world records for the fastest runs in Elden Ring multiple times. We at MeinMMO spoke with him and inquired about speedrunning.
We all play video games for various reasons. The most common is, of course, fun, but there are people who enjoy relaxing with games, expressing themselves creatively, or seeking a challenge to push their skill limits. This includes speedrunners, for instance, who want to finish games as quickly as possible.
Over time, a real speedrunning scene developed in gaming, with its own rules and a community. At large events like “Games Done Quick”, speedrunners collect millions of dollars in donations for charity each year.
We spoke with the German speedrunner Muftaay, who currently holds one of the world records in Elden Ring, about speedrunning and gathered tips for beginners from him.
What is speedrunning?
MeinMMO: Hi, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers?
Muftaay: Hello, I’m Martin, known as Muftaay on the internet. I am 31 years old and come from northern Germany. Gaming has always been a part of my life since I discovered the game Tetris on the Gameboy at age 5. From C64, through NES, SNES, and so on, to PC. I’ve experienced everything, and nothing has changed to this day.
MeinMMO: Speedrunning is a term many know in gaming, but not everyone is familiar with it. Can you explain to our readers what it entails as a speedrunner?
Muftaay: Speedrunning means, broadly speaking, completing a game in the fastest way possible. Depending on the game and category, runs can differ from a few seconds to several hours.
The rules vary from game to game and can be very detailed, but the generally accepted rules are as follows:
A run must be recorded from start to finish without interruptions, and no pauses may be made.
The run’s time must be clearly visible, either through external programs like Livesplit, or by showing the time at the end of the save state.
No cheating. This ranges from using disallowed hardware to editing runs.
The leaderboards from Speedrun.com with Muftaay at the top of the Any%-category (as of August 10, 2022).
MeinMMO: You mentioned the categories earlier. Why are there different categories, and how do they differ?
Muftaay: In pretty much every game, there are the categories Any% and Any% Glitchless, along with often other categories like 100% or similar. The reason for this is simply to give the game more depth. Some players prefer long runs, some short, some with glitches, some without glitches, and so on.
Any% means completing the game in the fastest way possible, regardless of how. Here, as long as not specified otherwise in the rules, any glitch may be used to reach the goal.
Any% Glitchless means the same as Any%, only without glitches or bugs.
100% means collecting every item, defeating every boss, etc. So basically completing everything in the game.
MeinMMO: How “official” is all of this? Is there a sort of central system that recognizes records?
Muftaay: Officially, it all runs through Speedrun.com. This website lists all games and their records. For each game, there is a group of moderators responsible for recognizing runs and verifying their accuracy.
When a run is submitted, a mod checks that run. Only after a mod confirms the run is it allowed on the leaderboard.
“I can warm up for just about any situation in the game”
MeinMMO: How did you start speedrunning?
Muftaay: I have always found speedrunning very interesting, but I never really motivated myself to try it myself. When Elden Ring came out, I finished the game very quickly, but I wanted more from it. Since I wasn’t interested in New Game+ in Elden Ring, I looked for other ways to get more out of the game.
So I went to speedrun.com/eldenring to watch a speedrun and possibly attempt it. At that time, however, the leaderboards were still closed because the game was too new.
So I searched on twitch.tv for known speedrunners and, of course, found Distortion2, who I already knew from many other games. I watched him every day and observed how the Any%-category in Elden Ring developed.
Who is Distortion2? The speedrunner and YouTuber is the current holder of several world records in Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (via Speedrun.com). He is very active within the speedrunning community, focusing mainly on the SoulsBorne games from FromSoftware and Souls-like games.
Then at some point, I started practicing the run and created many save states for practice. Initially, I set very low goals for myself, like achieving a run under 2 hours, and from there I improved step by step.
I started with the Any% category because it is usually the most popular in almost every game. Moreover, the Any% record at that time was around 40 minutes, which was a good length for me.
I actually didn’t have any major difficulties since I approached it very casually. However, I would say the biggest problem was recording everything. With timers and so on, because you really need a relatively good PC for that. Especially since the performance in Elden Ring wasn’t the best.
MeinMMO: Do you prepare for the runs in any special way?
Muftaay: Usually, I start my streams with about half an hour of warm-up. I have a folder with 120 save states, which means that I can warm up for just about any situation in the game. Due to the precise timing of certain glitches like Chainsaw [More info below], warming up my fingers is very important before a run.
MeinMMO: What special techniques and strategies do you find particularly exciting in speedrunning?
Muftaay: My favorite trick, which many will probably hate me for, is actually the “Quit out” (laughs). Anyone who has ever seen a Souls-game speedrun will be familiar with the Quit out. It is simply going back to the main menu.
A Quit out has many advantages, here are a few:
Enemies are reset to their original positions.
Animations, like opening doors or player falls, are skipped.
If you fall to your death, you can save yourself with a Quit out.
You can teleport out of boss rooms.
It interrupts the flow of the game and is essentially just about a 10-second loading screen, which viewers don’t usually like due to their frequency.
However, Quit outs are indispensable for speedrunners due to the mentioned advantages. A Quit out in Elden Ring is a sequence of 7 key presses, and this sequence must be callable on reflex at any time. I can’t explain why exactly, but I somehow find this variety and the quick pressing fascinating, and I love pressing these 7 keys in what feels like 0.1 seconds (laughs).
Another interesting trick is the so-called “Chainsaw Glitch.” It is currently by far the fastest method to complete the game. Here, the player is again required to execute a sequence of keys, this time 9 keys. And this time, it’s not just about pressing them as quickly as possible, but with specific timing.
The 9 keys must be pressed within about 0.5 seconds, but there must be a short pause of about 0.1 to 0.2 seconds between the first and second key presses. Additionally, the enemy must be facing precisely 180° behind the player while the sequence of keys is executed.
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The YouTuber Leviathan made a video about the glitch and believes it urgently needs to be fixed.
When the Chainsaw Glitch was discovered, the community was sure that this glitch could not be executed without the help of external programs due to the mentioned difficulties. Of course, there were players who viewed this as a challenge and learned to execute the Chainsaw Glitch with a relatively high success rate. Once it became clear that the glitch could also be executed without assistance, I decided to learn the glitch as well.
What the future of speedrunning brings
MeinMMO: What are your future plans regarding speedrunning? Do you have any new games on your radar, or will you stay with Elden Ring?
Muftaay: So my plan is to remain the world record holder in the categories Any% and All Remembrances. As soon as one of the records is broken, I will go for it again. Just today, I reclaimed the Any% record.
This may sound a bit cocky now, but I am confident that the Any% record will hold for at least 1-2 months. The run was just so good, almost everything fell into place. Well, unless a new trick is found that saves 10+ seconds (laughs).
What is “All Remembrances”? This refers to a speedrun where all memories of the “main bosses” from Elden Ring are collected, similar to the boss souls in Dark Souls games. There are a total of 15 such memories available from both mandatory and optional bosses like Malenia.
Elden Ring is the game I built my stream around, and I love the community I have built with it so far. However, I can’t stay with Elden Ring forever.
Furthermore, as silly as it may sound, it is also quite exhausting to do a speedrun every day, so I have started playing other games like Death’s Door or Hollow Knight.
But to be completely honest, I can’t say for sure what I will play on my channel in the future; it will show, but most likely it will involve speedruns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRXASoDq6uE
You can watch Muftaay’s speedruns on his Twitch and YouTube channels. Here is one of them, where the record time has been reduced by a full 13 minutes since May 2022.
MeinMMO: What categories would you like to try or avoid altogether?
Muftaay: I am currently the world record holder in the two main categories Any% and All Remembrances. Every time my record is broken, I come back and reclaim it. A third category would be too much for me. Instead, I try to casually tune in to the speedruns of other games like Dark Souls Remastered or Cuphead on stream.
Currently, the Czech speedrunner catalystz holds the first place in the “All Remembrances” category for Elden Ring (via speedrun.com). At the time of the interview three days ago, it was still Muftaay who was currently in 2nd place (as of August 10, 2022).
In general, I’m not a fan of very long speedruns, so I would never attempt the “All Achievements” category, in which you have to obtain all of the game’s achievements. In this category, you have to complete the game twice, among other tasks, and collect certain weapons and ashes scattered throughout the game. The world record for this is around 3 hours.
More about speedrunning on MeinMMO can be found here:
MeinMMO: What tips would you give our readers who are interested in speedrunning?
Muftaay:
Don’t be afraid. Speedrunning is much easier than you initially think! I’m not an incredibly skilled gamer or anything; I also thought that it was impossible for me to ever get a world record in a Souls game.
Copy the current world record run and make as many save states as possible along the way. Being able to train certain bosses at any time is worth its weight in gold!
Set simple goals! If the world record is 30 minutes, try to achieve a run under 2 hours after some training, then under 1:30 hours, and so on. The initial time spent speedrunning was the most fun for me because you could always see progress.
We thank Muftaay and wish him continued success in his speedruns.
However, not all speedrunners are fair and play by the established rules:
The Twitch streamer Asmongold is a passionate mount collector in World of Warcraft. But three mounts are driving him crazy in WoW – and sapping all his motivation.
Asmongold is the biggest streamer in terms of World of Warcraft and likes to leverage this reach to draw attention to specific issues in World of Warcraft. One of his great passions is collecting mounts – he has one of the largest mount collections of all time. The more it annoys him when there are mounts he simply cannot obtain.
After nearly two years of Shadowlands, he sent Blizzard a message and simply asked: Have you even thought about this?
Which mounts are we talking about? We are talking about the three Necroray mounts that were introduced with Shadowlands. These mounts are considered particularly rare because you only have a chance to obtain them every few days. The mounts stem from the “Necroray Egg,” which is only obtained from the Calling quests in Maldraxxus – but with an extremely low drop chance.
Many players who have been farming these boxes at every opportunity since the launch of Shadowlands have yet to see a single one of these eggs – and the fact that they need 3 to obtain all 3 mounts makes it even more frustrating.
What is the design goal regarding the Necroray Eggs that drop from the Calling boxes in Maldraxxus? I have opened around 170 of these boxes and have received 0 eggs so far, thinking that maybe I’m just unlucky. I looked online and there are people who have opened over 300 boxes without a single egg.
Assuming the chance of an egg is somewhere between 1:50 and 1:100, an average player would have to farm these Callings for an entire year, provided all covenants are equally represented (Anyone who is serious would join the Maldraxxus covenant so that the “Kill enemies in the Maw” and “Collect rare items” quests would also give a Maldraxxus box since they are based on the current covenant) just to get a single egg – not to mention the three eggs needed to obtain all the mounts.
365 days, divided by 4 covenants, and so on.
As someone who has farmed every single Paragon mount in the game, farming this [Necroray Eggs specifically] is a massive step down in a negative way. Looking at the comments on wowhead, other players feel the same. If this is indeed the intended design, so be it! I’ll just keep farming, lol. However, it seems inappropriate that you have to collect such a reward 3 times for just a recolor of a mount that was already available in patch 7.3 on Argus and you need to farm 10 times as much for it.
I don’t want to come off as a salty mount collector (I am), because I haven’t received the drop, but rather draw attention to this issue and ask the honest question, as I believe it is not intended when considering the previous Calling and Paragon rewards.
During the stream, he later added:
I don’t think they really thought this through. They just half-heartedly put it in this box and didn’t think about it anymore.
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The community has been begging for a long time: Asmongold’s experiences resonate with many players. If you look in the various forums or simply on the “Necroray Egg” page of wowhead, the comments there are similarly frustrated.
“I consider the existence of these eggs a rumor. Since the release of Shadowlands, I have opened countless of these boxes, all a no-show.”
“I got the first egg pretty quickly, after the 2nd box or so. I got number 2 yesterday after 297 attempts. Hopefully I won’t need that many boxes for the third egg.”
“I hate being this type of person, but this is really painful. I have done every single Necrolord Calling quest on at least one character since the expansion started, sometimes even on 5 characters at the same time, yet still 0 eggs received.”
It is definitely possible that Blizzard has simply set the drop chance for these eggs too low, as currently they are one of the hardest mounts to earn, requiring an extremely high time investment and then also a lot of luck.
However, there are also a few players who have apparently had extreme luck and even received more than 3 eggs. These players know that from the 4th egg (and all subsequent ones) only green slime hatches, which can be sold for a few hundred gold pieces.
Maybe the developers just needed a nudge to change the chance for these eggs.
Have you already obtained all the Necroray mounts? Or did you not even know that there are mounts available?
In the endgame, as with most other classes, you choose between two class engravings. This determines your play style.
Class Engraving A: Enhanced Weapon
What does the engraving do? In this build, your crit rate with the shotgun increases by 20%. If you hit the enemy from behind, it increases by another 10%.
When holding the shotgun, position yourself close to the enemy, behind him. This way, you deal double damage and your crit is higher than in any other position. After using all shotgun skills, switch to the other two weapons.
A disadvantage is that the shotgun skills have long animations, which you can only interrupt using your dodge skill on the spacebar. However, this is only possible every eight seconds. Furthermore, you take a lot of damage since you have low defense and need to stand close to the enemy in this build.
For stats, focus on specialty to increase shotgun damage. Crit is, of course, also important, followed by agility.
What other engravings do I use? Besides class engravings, you select combat engravings for your Deadeye. Here, Adrenaline is a good choice to increase your crit.
Reckless Blunt Weapon is also great if you have enough crit from Adrenaline and your class engraving. The engraving increases the crit rate, but there is a chance that you deal 20% less damage. Therefore, it is only worth it if the chance for a critical hit is very high.
Later, you can also use Spirit Absorption and Raid Leader to increase your attack and movement speed.
Which collectible cards are important? Three Umar Families paired with Lazenith’s Fate are the best cards for the Deadeye. Unfortunately, these are very rare cards, so this set could become expensive.
You need Eikerr, Naber, and Galatur to take less damage from bosses and also deal more damage from behind. Beatrice and Allegro come in to reduce elemental damage taken and increase elemental damage dealt.
You have the optimal buffs after 15, or 10 awakenings. You will need many copies of the cards to complete the perfect set.
Alternatively, you can use the Howling Rocks set. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel. This provides a dark damage reduction, and after six cards with twelve awakenings, your crit increases.
Which skills do I use?
Icon
Skill
Level
Tripods
Spiral Seeker
4
Exposed Weakness
AT02-Grenade
4
Exposed Weakness
Execution
7
Light Footwork Persistence
Flip Shot
4
Ignore Collision
Balance
1
Agile Shot
7
Agile Movement Great Mobility
Quick Shot
12
Quick Fingers Opening Shot Final Light
Cruel Seeker
12
Quick Fingers Rapid Fire Enhancement Explosive Bullet
Sign of Apocalypse
12
Close Shot Enhanced Shot Focused Apocalypse
Shotgun Rapid Fire
12
Close Shot Enhanced Shot Special Bullet
Shotgun Master
12
Close Shot Weakness Detection The Ruler
Last Wish
12
Quick Preparation Execution Salvo
Spiral Flame
1
Triple Explosion
1
Catastrophe
1
Perfect Shot
1
Exploding Gleam
Awakening
What does the rotation look like? You start with the pistol. With the abilities Execution, Flip Shot, and Agile Shot, you position yourself correctly. If you want to defeat a boss, you must be close to him and stand behind him. From behind, your crit and attack power increase; the shotgun deals more damage at close range.
Now weaken your opponent with Spiral Seeker and AT02-Grenade. It is important that you have skilled into Exposed Weakness on the tripod. Now that your opponent suffers from debuffs, switch to the shotgun and use Last Wish, Shotgun Master, Shotgun Rapid Fire, and Sign of Apocalypse.
Then, switch back to the pistol and use Quick Shot, Cruel Seeker, and Balance.
Now it’s time to use your rifle. Quickly use Spiral Flame, Perfect Shot, Catastrophe, and Triple Explosion since the 6-8 seconds of debuff are about to end.
What does the engraving do? As a Gunslinger, you fight exclusively with the pistol, and the other two weapons are omitted. If you find the constant weapon switching too stressful, you may consider this class engraving.
With the Gunslinger, positioning behind the enemy is no longer important, and your rotation becomes significantly easier. However, be aware that the shotgun is the Deadeye’s strongest weapon, and you cannot use it in this build.
With the Gunslinger, you focus on specialization and crit, with specialization being more important. In Tier 3, agility also becomes important.
Which engravings do I use? While you spam your pistol skills, crit is important to maximize DPS from the Deadeye. Therefore, you first focus on Adrenaline and then on Precise Dagger.
Alternative engravings are Reckless Blunt Weapon, Over All Leader, and Master of Ambush.
Only later in the game, when you are familiar with the boss mechanics, should you focus on Wrath and Cursed Doll. These can be the strongest engravings if you play your Deadeye correctly. However, at the start, they can be challenging to use due to the debuffs.
Which collectible cards are important? To maximize DPS from your Deadeye, the card set Light of Redemption is optimal. It consists of Shandi, Azena, Innana, Nineveh, Wei, Balthorr, and Thirain. Unfortunately, this set is very expensive.
Alternatively, you can initially use the Howling Rocks deck. It consists of the cards Armel, King Thirain, Seria, Kharmine, and Delain Armel. Howling Rocks gives your Gunslinger a crit boost that you can greatly benefit from.
What does the rotation look like? To position yourself, use Execution and Agile Shot. Then, use AT02-Grenade to apply the debuff of Exposed Weakness to the enemy.
Now it’s time to spam attacks. Balance, Quick Shot, Cruel Seeker, Meteor Storm, and Spiral Seeker in between.
When the debuff of Exposed Weakness expires after 6-8 seconds, your rotation starts over.
What do you think of the Deadeye in Lost Ark? Have you tried him, or did he seem too complicated so far? If you play him, feel free to let us know in the comments which class engraving you decided on. Did you stick with the three firearms, or did you go all in with the pistol?
The Deadeye is one of the fastest damage dealers in Lost Ark. However, the gameplay with him is complicated. MeinMMO author Anny Bader took a closer look at the Deadeye and explains what to pay attention to.
The Deadeye (engl. Deadeye) is a subclass of the Gunner (engl. Gunner). He can only be played as a male character.
Update: We last updated the article on March 24. An addition was made to the Deadeye’s engraving for his initial gameplay.
He has three weapons: a pistol, a shotgun, and a rifle. With the pistol, you can perform eight different attacks, while you can perform four attacks with each of the other two guns. The most damage at once comes from the shotgun, while the pistols focus more on speed.
You can therefore use 16 different skills. That’s double the amount compared to most other classes in Lost Ark.
While the many weapons and abilities make the Deadeye complicated, those who play him correctly can deal a lot of DPS. You need to attack your enemies from behind and stand close to the enemy, which inexperienced players may find difficult at first.
On the MeinMMO Tier List, the class is ranked C-Tier for both PvE and PvP. In High Rank, it climbs to the B rank in PvP.
Pro
Flexibility due to various weapons
Mobility
High DPS when played correctly
Contra
Complicated to play
Positioning is very important
Low defense
How to Play the Deadeye
This is the special ability of the Deadeye: His identity ability is the ability to switch between the three firearms. You can switch them continuously without having to wait for a cooldown.
You mainly use pistol skills for mobility and to enhance your attacks. You deal directional damage with the shotgun. You use the rifle from a greater distance or when the shotgun skills are on cooldown.
You don’t have to worry much about cooldowns because, as mentioned above, you have 16 different ones. Therefore, you will never find yourself in a situation where you need to use the basic attack. To keep an eye on the cooldowns of the weapons you are not currently using, you will see a blue and red dot next to the weapon icons when the respective skills are ready to use again.
In combat, you must keep moving because the Deadeye has low defense. Additionally, each weapon requires you to choose a different position. With the shotgun, it’s especially important to stand close to the enemy, as many of the attacks deal double damage.
All Skills of the Deadeye:
Pistol
AT02-Grenade: Throw a grenade up to 10m at the target.
Agile Shot: Glide and shoot 4 times at the enemy. Can be performed twice in a row.
Balance: Fire your pistol over a large area.
Cruel Seeker: 6 shots, where the last deals the most damage.
Meteor Storm: Shoot into the air and hit enemies toward the cursor.
Plasma Ball: Fire a plasma ball that continuously deals damage.
Flip Shot: Move forward with a flip while shooting at enemies.
Quick Shot: 2 quick shots. The attack can be used twice in a row.
Spiral Seeker: Throw a swirling pistol at your target.
Death Fire: Hit enemies 9 times in 2.9 seconds. If you hit the perfect area, you throw a grenade afterwards.
Execution: Sprint forward, land a headshot, and then shoot 8 times at the enemies.
Rifle
Triple Explosion: Shoot an explosive bullet at your enemies. Can be performed up to 3 times in a row.
Targeted Shot: Shoot 4 times at enemies while turning toward the cursor. The first three bullets slow down the enemies; the last throws them to the ground.
Catastrophe: Throws a landmine and lets it explode.
Perfect Shot: If you hit the perfect area with this shot, you deal a lot of damage to the enemies.
Spiral Flame: Powerful fireball that sets the ground on fire.
Shotgun
Last Wish: Fire an exploding bullet that launches enemies into the air.
Shotgun Rapid Fire: 3 shots with the shotgun; targets near you take double damage.
Shotgun Master: Several shots at enemies; the last throws them to the ground. Enemies nearby take double damage.
Hour of Judgment: Shoot bullets that shatter on impact.
Sign of Apocalypse: 2 shots. Enemies near you take double damage.
The Deadeye in the Leveling Process
When allocating points, it’s important that you never raise the skill levels above level 10. Skill level 4 is needed for the first tripod, skill level 8 for the second, and skill level 10 for the third.
To level as effectively as possible, you can distribute your points as follows:
Up to level 12: Put 4 points into Execution and Flip Shot for mobility.
Up to level 21: 48 points into Balance for AoE damage.
Up to level 30: 48 points into Shotgun Rapid Fire.
Up to level 38: 48 points into Shotgun Master.
Up to level 49: 48 points into Death Fire.
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Lost Ark delivers intense action with 15 classes – See here in the video what they look like
The Best Builds in Endgame
In the endgame, as with most other classes, you choose between two class engravings. This determines your play style.
Class Engraving A: Enhanced Weapon
What does the engraving do? In this build, your crit rate with the shotgun increases by 20%. If you hit the enemy from behind, it increases by another 10%.
When holding the shotgun, position yourself close to the enemy, behind him. This way, you deal double damage and your crit is higher than in any other position. After using all shotgun skills, switch to the other two weapons.
A disadvantage is that the shotgun skills have long animations, which you can only interrupt using your dodge skill on the spacebar. However, this is only possible every eight seconds. Furthermore, you take a lot of damage since you have low defense and need to stand close to the enemy in this build.
For stats, focus on specialty to increase shotgun damage. Crit is, of course, also important, followed by agility.
What other engravings do I use? Besides class engravings, you select combat engravings for your Deadeye. Here, Adrenaline is a good choice to increase your crit.
Reckless Blunt Weapon is also great if you have enough crit from Adrenaline and your class engraving. The engraving increases the crit rate, but there is a chance that you deal 20% less damage. Therefore, it is only worth it if the chance for a critical hit is very high.
Later, you can also use Spirit Absorption and Raid Leader to increase your attack and movement speed.
Which collectible cards are important? Three Umar Families paired with Lazenith’s Fate are the best cards for the Deadeye. Unfortunately, these are very rare cards, so this set could become expensive.
You need Eikerr, Naber, and Galatur to take less damage from bosses and also deal more damage from behind. Beatrice and Allegro come in to reduce elemental damage taken and increase elemental damage dealt.
You have the optimal buffs after 15, or 10 awakenings. You will need many copies of the cards to complete the perfect set.
Alternatively, you can use the Howling Rocks set. It consists of Armel, Seria, Solas, King Thirain, Kharmine, and Delain Armel. This provides a dark damage reduction, and after six cards with twelve awakenings, your crit increases.
Which skills do I use?
Icon
Skill
Level
Tripods
Spiral Seeker
4
Exposed Weakness
AT02-Grenade
4
Exposed Weakness
Execution
7
Light Footwork Persistence
Flip Shot
4
Ignore Collision
Balance
1
Agile Shot
7
Agile Movement Great Mobility
Quick Shot
12
Quick Fingers Opening Shot Final Light
Cruel Seeker
12
Quick Fingers Rapid Fire Enhancement Explosive Bullet
Sign of Apocalypse
12
Close Shot Enhanced Shot Focused Apocalypse
Shotgun Rapid Fire
12
Close Shot Enhanced Shot Special Bullet
Shotgun Master
12
Close Shot Weakness Detection The Ruler
Last Wish
12
Quick Preparation Execution Salvo
Spiral Flame
1
Triple Explosion
1
Catastrophe
1
Perfect Shot
1
Exploding Gleam
Awakening
What does the rotation look like? You start with the pistol. With the abilities Execution, Flip Shot, and Agile Shot, you position yourself correctly. If you want to defeat a boss, you must be close to him and stand behind him. From behind, your crit and attack power increase; the shotgun deals more damage at close range.
Now weaken your opponent with Spiral Seeker and AT02-Grenade. It is important that you have skilled into Exposed Weakness on the tripod. Now that your opponent suffers from debuffs, switch to the shotgun and use Last Wish, Shotgun Master, Shotgun Rapid Fire, and Sign of Apocalypse.
Then, switch back to the pistol and use Quick Shot, Cruel Seeker, and Balance.
Now it’s time to use your rifle. Quickly use Spiral Flame, Perfect Shot, Catastrophe, and Triple Explosion since the 6-8 seconds of debuff are about to end.
What does the engraving do? As a Gunslinger, you fight exclusively with the pistol, and the other two weapons are omitted. If you find the constant weapon switching too stressful, you may consider this class engraving.
With the Gunslinger, positioning behind the enemy is no longer important, and your rotation becomes significantly easier. However, be aware that the shotgun is the Deadeye’s strongest weapon, and you cannot use it in this build.
With the Gunslinger, you focus on specialization and crit, with specialization being more important. In Tier 3, agility also becomes important.
Which engravings do I use? While you spam your pistol skills, crit is important to maximize DPS from the Deadeye. Therefore, you first focus on Adrenaline and then on Precise Dagger.
Alternative engravings are Reckless Blunt Weapon, Over All Leader, and Master of Ambush.
Only later in the game, when you are familiar with the boss mechanics, should you focus on Wrath and Cursed Doll. These can be the strongest engravings if you play your Deadeye correctly. However, at the start, they can be challenging to use due to the debuffs.
Which collectible cards are important? To maximize DPS from your Deadeye, the card set Light of Redemption is optimal. It consists of Shandi, Azena, Innana, Nineveh, Wei, Balthorr, and Thirain. Unfortunately, this set is very expensive.
Alternatively, you can initially use the Howling Rocks deck. It consists of the cards Armel, King Thirain, Seria, Kharmine, and Delain Armel. Howling Rocks gives your Gunslinger a crit boost that you can greatly benefit from.
What does the rotation look like? To position yourself, use Execution and Agile Shot. Then, use AT02-Grenade to apply the debuff of Exposed Weakness to the enemy.
Now it’s time to spam attacks. Balance, Quick Shot, Cruel Seeker, Meteor Storm, and Spiral Seeker in between.
When the debuff of Exposed Weakness expires after 6-8 seconds, your rotation starts over.
What do you think of the Deadeye in Lost Ark? Have you tried him, or did he seem too complicated so far? If you play him, feel free to let us know in the comments which class engraving you decided on. Did you stick with the three firearms, or did you go all in with the pistol?
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The Deathblade in Lost Ark fights with two daggers and a longsword, is swift in motion, and takes down its opponents with strong AoE attacks. MeinMMO author Anny Bader examined it closely and explains what is important.
What kind of class is this? The Deathblade, in English Deathblade, is one of two subclasses of the Assassin. With it, you are mobile, pulling monsters to defeat them with area attacks. It automatically switches between daggers and longsword depending on which attack you use. Unfortunately, its abilities have comparatively long cooldowns.
With many of its attacks, you have to strike from behind to deal more damage. While it provides buffs to the party, these are also designed for attacks from the front or behind. You embody a true assassin. However, in groups with random players, it is often not optimally usable.
In the tier list from MeinMMO, the Deathblade is in the B-tier for PvE. In PvP, however, it shines and belongs to the A-tier.
Pro
Lots of AoE damage
Very high mobility
Customizable and versatile
Contra
Long cooldowns
Requires knowledge of enemies
Low health points
This is how the Deathblade plays
This is the special ability of the Deathblade: Over time, you charge your identity skill in battle. For the Deathblade, this consists of an energy gauge, the death sphere gauge. This consists of one to three orbs that you fill in battle. The Deathblade does not transform into a demon like the Shadowhunter, but falls into a trance and represses its demonic side.
In the trance, called Deathblade art, you regenerate mana, your attack and movement speed increases significantly, you have more attack power, and your cooldowns are reduced. The more orbs are charged, the stronger the effects. Additionally, your trance lasts longer with the consumption of two or three orbs than with one.
With the Deathblade art, you gain access to the attack Deathblade Strike, which deals damage according to the number of orbs charged and pushes opponents away. However, when you use the ability, your trance ends because all orbs are consumed by the attack.
Ideally, you can activate the trance mode at 3 orbs, unleash your strongest attacks, and maximize the buff. Just before the 3rd orb runs out, you activate Deathblade Strike. This way, you achieve the highest damage output in a short time, also known as “burst”.
All abilities of the Deathblade
Lightning Sprint: You move forward and attack opponents. The longer the ability is charged, the stronger it is.
Dark Axel: Leap forward, pushing the opponent away. Ends with a strike.
Upward Strike: Quick strike with the daggers that triggers a tornado.
Earth Splitter: Vertical strike with the longsword.
Blade Dance: Hack at opponents 7 times for 2 seconds and push them away.
Head Hunter: Push opponents back with the longsword to then strike them on the head and stun them.
Void Strike: Charge to push away opponents and deal damage.
Maelstrom: Tornado that protects you for 6 seconds and deals damage to the opponent.
Moonlight Sound: Sweeping cut that pulls opponents towards you.
North Star: Strike opponents upwards to then slam them to the ground.
Soul Devourer: Charge or overload to deal significant damage.
Death Sentence: Jump 4 meters forward and slam opponents to the ground.
Devastating Wave: Execute 3 strikes with the sword.
Turning Strike: Swing your longsword and move forward.
Wind Cut: Wind from blades that throws opponents into the air.
Whirlwind Cutter: Spin 5 meters towards the cursor. The attack can be used twice in a row.
Twin Shadows: Vertical strike with the sword. The attack can be used twice in a row.
Surprise Attack: Move 4 meters forward while attacking with daggers.
Swift Blink: Awakening. Dash forward and pierce your opponents with daggers. Opponents are thrown into the air.
Blade Attack: Awakening. Pull opponents close and deliver a lethal strike.
Deathblade Strike: Usable only in the Deathblade art. Deals more damage the more orbs are filled. Consumes all remaining orbs.
The Deathblade in the Level Process
How to distribute your points? It is important when distributing points that you never need to raise the skill levels higher than 10. Skill level 4 is needed for the first tripod, skill level 8 for the second, and skill level 10 for the third.
To level up as efficiently as possible, you can distribute your points as follows:
Level 12: First, put 4 points each into North Star and Whirlwind Cutter.
Up to Level 21: 48 points into Soul Devourer to deal a lot of damage.
Level 25: Now take the 48 points from Soul Devourer and put them into Moon Sound. Additionally, add 20 points to Dark Axel to make you more mobile.
Up to Level 31: Put the 48 points back into Soul Devourer.
Up to Level 35: 20 points into Maelstrom. Choose Orb Control as a tripod, as it speeds up your identity gauge recharge.
Up to Level 41: 20 points into Lightning Sprint.
Up to Level 45: Overall, put 48 points into Dark Axel now.
Up to Level 50: Finally, put a total of 48 points into Lightning Sprint.
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The best builds in endgame
In the endgame, like with most other classes, you choose between two class engravings that fundamentally change your identity skill. This determines your playstyle, both have in common that it is essential for the Deathblade that your abilities hit and you don’t miss.
Class Engraving A: Burst
What does the engraving do? Normally, you focus as a Deathblade on quickly filling your death sphere gauge, spamming attacks, finishing with the Deathblade Strike, and then repeating that.
With this class engraving, the playstyle changes. Your Deathblade Strike initially becomes an attack called Null. This grants you a damage buff and the ability to stack it while you are in trance. Over time, the damage you deal increases.
Now you focus on hitting your target as often as possible, as this increases your damage every 0.4 seconds up to a maximum of 7.5%. Afterward, you use Null or your Deathblade Strike.
This now deals significantly more damage than if you had used it at the beginning. Additionally, it instantly regenerates two orbs of the death sphere gauge.
For the stats, you focus on specialization and crit, with specialization being the most important.
What engravings do I use as well? In addition to the class engraving, Master of Ambush is effective. With this combat engraving, you deal even more damage from behind than you already do. You should definitely level this engraving to level 3.
Later, you should invest additional points in Adrenaline, Supercharge, and Sight Focus.
Which collectible cards are important? To further increase your crit rate, you should start with the card set Howling Rocks. 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 will be expensive later, but it is worth it. The set consists of Shandi, Azena, and Innana, Nineveh, Wei, Balthorr, and Thirain. With a 6-set 30 Awakening, the cards grant you 8% more holy damage and convert all your damage into holy damage.
What abilities do I use?
Icon
Ability
Level
Tripod
Wind Cut
7
Fast Preparation Preservation Enhancement
Whirlwind Cutter
6
Exposed Weakness
Dark Axel
10
Swift Fingers Persistence High Axel
Soul Devourer
10
Swift Fingers Fist of Darkness Halve
Earth Splitter
4
Pushing
Maelstrom
7
Orb Control Dark Order
Lightning Sprint
7
Nerve Strike Charge Enhancement
Void Strike
10
Orb Control Void Zone Dark Dimension
As an awakening, you use Swift Blink.
What does the rotation look like? When the three orbs are filled, you start with Wind Cut and immediately activate your identity skill. Your cooldowns are now 50% lower.
Follow with Whirlwind Cutter, then Wind Cut again, Lightning Sprint, another Whirlwind Cutter, and Soul Devourer or Void Strike.
Now you use Deathblade Strike, your strongest attack. This will refill two of the orbs. Maelstrom helps regenerate the last orb quickly. Finally, you can use Soul Devourer again.
The identity gauge should now be completely filled, allowing the rotation to start over.
Your counter-attack is, by the way, Earth Splitter.
Class Engraving B: Remaining Energy
What does the engraving do? With the class engraving Remaining Energy, your trance state lasts longer. Additionally, the buffs you receive in this state are improved. You thus have more attack and movement speed and attack power.
Your trance, in fact, remains active after using Deathblade Strike, and you can recharge it again. In the best case, it is even possible to remain permanently in trance mode and improve it.
While the Burst engraving focuses on dealing a lot of damage in a short time, you use Remaining Energy for a higher damage output over a longer period.
For the stats, you also focus on crit and specialization, prioritizing the latter.
What engravings do I use as well? The combat engraving Supercharge is worth it since you use many attacks that need to charge to deal more damage.
Later, additional points in Adrenaline, Master of Ambush, and, if your crit is high enough, Reckless Blunt Weapon will pay off.
Which collectible cards are important? There is no difference in the cards for the other class engraving of the Deathblade. You focus on Howling Rocks until you collect the Light of Redemption set.
Which abilities do I use?
Icon
Ability
Level
Tripods
Whirlwind Cutter
4
Exposed Weakness
Dark Axel
10
Swift Fingers Persistence High Axel
Soul Devourer
10
Swift Fingers Fist of Darkness Halve
Earth Splitter
4
Pushing
Moonlight Sound
10
Fist of Darkness Preservation Enhancement Forward Attack
Maelstrom
4
Orb Control
Lightning Sprint
10
Nerve Strike Charge Enhancement Shadow Rush
Void Strike
10
Orb Control Fist of Darkness Dark Explosion
As an awakening, you use Swift Blink.
What does the rotation look like? You start with Whirlwind Cutter, then follow with Maelstrom and Soul Devourer. This fills your gauge the fastest.
Then follow with Lightning Sprint and Earth Splitter. You can use other skills as fillers now.
After Void Strike and Moonlight Sound, your death sphere gauge should have two or three full bars. Now you use them and at the end apply Deathblade Strike. Then the rotation starts over.
Your counter-attack is, by the way, Earth Splitter.
What do you think of the Deathblade? Do you like it better than the Shadowhunter, or do you prefer to play as a demon? Which class engraving did you choose and why? Feel free to tell us in the comments here on MeinMMO!
In Pokémon GO, there is a limited Catch Challenge active for the Bug Catching Event. In the challenge, you need to make specific types of throws, hatch eggs, and more. We will show you all the quests and rewards.
What kind of research is this? The big Bug Catching Event is active for a few days and brings the bugs into focus. Accompanying this are the next few days with a time-limited Catch Challenge.
You can complete the challenge from August 10 at 10:00 AM to August 16 at 8:00 PM (local time). In the overview, we show you all the tasks and rewards you will receive in the three chapters.
Bug Catching Challenge 1/3
Task
Reward
Catch 25 Bug- Pokémon
25 Pokéballs
Walk 2 KM
Encounter with Bibor
Land 15 good throws
20 Great Balls
Land 10 excellent throws
10 Ultra Balls
Land 5 curveball throws
10 Razz Berries
Use 10 berries while catching Pokémon
Encounter with Wadribie
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all 5 tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will also receive a Lure Module, 2,500 XP, and an encounter with Ninjatom.
Bug Catching Challenge 2/3
Task
Reward
Catch 25 Bug- Pokémon
25 Pokéballs
Hatch an egg
3 golden Razz Berries
Evolve 2 Bug- Pokémon
Encounter with Mabula
Land 10 excellent throws
20 Great Balls
Catch 10 different types of Bug Pokémon
50 Mega Energy for Bibor
Take 5 snapshots of wild Bug Pokémon
Encounter with Toxiped
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all 5 tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, 2,500 XP, and an encounter with Pinsir.
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all 5 tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will also receive 50 Mega Energy for Sichlor and an encounter with Sichlor.
How do you like the special research on Bug Catching? Do you like the tasks and rewards corresponding to the theme? Please share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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Accepting gold in Lost Ark can theoretically put your account at risk. A community manager confirmed this in the forum, even if the gold comes from you. We at MeinMMO explain the situation.
What does Amazon say? In a forum post, a community manager from Amazon explains when exactly your account may be at risk when trading gold. He points out that while it is allowed to use the auction house to send gold and items to other servers, it is not intended for that purpose.
These methods could seem illegal and lead to sanctions that players might not expect. Additionally, you run the risk of illegal gold ending up on your account, which can get you into trouble.
Furthermore, he describes that you need to be cautious about who you accept gold from. Because if you receive gold from illegal sources, it can quickly become dangerous for your account. Amazon aims to remove so-called RMT gold from the game on a large scale.
What type of gold is being discussed? Primarily, the community manager refers to illegal gold that comes from RMT purchases. This is gold that has been farmed by bots and then bought for real money, thus entering the game through prohibited means (via playlostark.com).
Bans can be imposed on the bot, the buyer, and the seller, but actually also on you if you unknowingly accept the “black” gold. It is particularly about larger sums, and corresponding transactions are said to be monitored by Amazon.
Which transactions are meant? Explicitly, what is known as bussing or boosting is mentioned. In this case, a high-level player sells their assistance in various raids or bosses. You can then sit back while a pro takes care of the enemies for you, but only because you paid him beforehand.
While this is not fundamentally forbidden in Lost Ark, boosting during the difficult Legion raids often involves extremely high sums changing hands. And if someone receives and accepts 500,000 gold, they bear the risk themselves. Thus, the developers stated in the forum.
This is what your Arcanist could look like if she had more gold:
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Lost Ark: Arcanist in the Trailer
Your own gold can also become dangerous for you
Caution from yourself: But even if you are just stockpiling gold for yourself, you have a risk. This refers to a way to transfer gold to other servers. While you cannot send gold via mail across servers or use the account storage, you can put an item for a lot of money in the auction house and then buy it with your character from another server.
You would have successfully sent money from one server to another, minus the taxes. What initially sounds like a makeshift solution is actually not welcome. Amazon states: “If something looks illegal, just don’t do it, and you’ll be safe.”
If you want to transfer gold across servers, you should use the feedback form. Eventually, a feature may be added. However, this info does not satisfy fans.
Roxx added during the night: A few hours after the original post caused a stir in the community, community manager Roxx spoke in the forum to clarify some statements. She writes: “Yes, bussing/boosting is still allowed, but just be cautious about whom you accept a lot of gold from. You won’t get banned if you play the game as it is intended and don’t participate in RMT.”
Furthermore, she clarifies in another post that the severity of the punishments will depend on the amount of illegal gold. However, Roxx remains somewhat vague about the situation with the auction house. It only states: “As long as you use the auction house only as intended, you are okay. If you use excessively high amounts that don’t make sense, you are not okay.” (via playlostark.com).
The community is annoyed – ‘There is a difference between 1,500 and 500,000 gold’
How does the community react? They are disturbed by the statements of the developers. While people agree that RMT gold and the users of these offers need to be removed from the game, they also see major issues with the current regulation.
If you play on two different servers with the same account and transfer gold via the auction house, the gold hasn’t even changed owners. And it even cost taxes, which is why many players believe that such a procedure should be allowed.
Others believe that the community itself is responsible for what gold they send and especially accept. Evino writes on reddit: “There is a difference whether I boost Argos for 1,500 gold or Helltan for 500,000 gold. With 1.5k, I can assume that it is legitimate gold; with 500,000, it is most likely RMT money, and you know this. Even if you didn’t buy it yourself, you are supporting the bots by doing so.”
Other fans argue that the amount shouldn’t matter, and people should also be banned for 1,400 gold if it comes from an illegal source.
What do you think about it? How do you find Amazon’s regulation? Should they take such a hard stance or is the publisher overreacting in your eyes? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Today the “Bug Crabby” event begins in Pokémon GO. We will show you what monsters to expect, what bonuses are available, and which Shinies may appear.
What kind of event is it? The “Bug Crabby” is an event that has also taken place in the past in Pokémon GO. Unsurprisingly, bug-type monsters are the focus here.
When does the event take place? The Bug Crabby event starts on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time and ends on August 16, 2022, at 8:00 PM. You have a little less than a week to take advantage of the event.
What are the highlights of the event? The Bug event brings, among other things, new monsters and various bonuses, and it has been improved further by the unlocked Hyperbonus.
Highlights include:
The debut of Mabula and its evolutions
Icognito T in the raids – also as Shiny
The regional monster Vegimak is in raids and the wild
We will give you a closer look at the content here.
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All spawns and shinies for the Bug Crabby event
During the Bug Crabby event, you can expect altered spawns in the wild, and there will also be a slight change to the raid pool. Additionally, plenty of bugs will also appear in field research.
New monster: Particularly exciting is the Pokémon “Mabula”, which makes its debut in Pokémon GO. You can evolve it into Akkup and Donarion.
New shiny: During the event, the monster “Toxiped” will also be available in its shiny form. Here you can expand your shiny collection if you’re lucky.
Regional monster: The regional monkey Vegimak now also appears worldwide. If you don’t have it yet, you should catch it – the shiny version is also available.
New Icognito: The Icognito “T” appears in raid battles and can also show up as a shiny specimen.
New Mega monster: Mega-Scizor appears in raids. It is particularly vulnerable to fire but has few other weaknesses. A shiny version is also available here.
There is also a raid bonus: If 3 or more trainers complete a raid on-site, certain monsters will spawn more frequently around the gym (300 meters) for 15 minutes. Which ones will depend on the day.
August 10 Wurmple*
August 11 Caterpie*
August 12 Spinarak*
August 13 Toxiped*
August 14 Wurmple*
August 15 Weedle*
August 16 Ledyba*
Tasks and research during the event bring rewards
What role does research play? There are several points during the event where you should complete research tasks.
The first comes from the Hyperbonus. This brings a “limited research” into play during the event.
Here you will need to catch many bugs. As a reward, there will be items, Pokémon encounters, and Mega energy for Scizor.
In addition, there will be a collector challenge. If you complete it, you will receive 15,000 XP and the Bug Collector pose.
Finally, the event will bring numerous field research tasks that offer different monsters as rewards. These Pokémon will be hiding there:
Caterpie*
Weedle*
Paras*
Bluzuk*
Ledyba*
Spinarak*
Yanma*
Schaloko
Panekon
Nincada*
Volbeat*
Illumise*
Wurmple*
Burmy (plant cloak)*
Burmy (sand cloak)*
Burmy (trash cloak)*
Wadribie*
Strawickl
Toxiped*
Lithomith*
Laukaps*
Schnuthelm*
Mabula
Araqua
Reißlaus
Bugs are rarely among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. You can see the best monsters here:
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Pokémon GO: The strongest attackers of all types in the video
Bonuses during the Bug Crabby event
What bonuses does the event bring? Here we show you a list of all bonuses that apply during the event.
Double XP for catches with a nice, great, or excellent throw
Extra candies for catches with a nice, great, or excellent throw
Increased chance of XL candies for trainers level 31 and above with a nice, great, or excellent throw
Snapshot surprises with bug Pokémon
Therefore, it’s worth throwing well to snag as many bonuses as possible. Especially during the community day with Zigzagoon, this will be important again, as the event brings even more bonuses that will help you collect dust and XP.
The concluding event for the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 is just around the corner. Now it is also clear what content the event will bring. You can expect 8 hours of catching!
When does the concluding event take place? The event will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM local time.
What kind of event is this? The concluding event for the GO Fest 2022 will take place globally again, so all trainers around the world can participate. It will be the grand finale of this year’s GO Fests.
Do I need a ticket? Yes, there will be a ticket again. It costs 10.99 euros and can be purchased in the shop starting now.
However: If you already participated in the first GO Fest in June 2022 with a ticket, you do not need another ticket. The old ticket will remain valid.
Additionally, there will be a gift option with a discount for groups: Trainers who already have a ticket can buy up to three tickets for friends at a reduced price (presumably €4.99).
There will also be content available without a ticket.
Habitats: This is already known from past GO Fests. There will be four rotating so-called “Habitats.” These are two-hour periods during which different Pokémon will spawn.
The habitats are oriented towards various Ultra Beasts, which will also be available as raid bosses during that time.
Habitat 1: Ultra Invasion – Schabelle
The habitat runs from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and features Schabelle as a raid boss. Additionally, the following spawns will occur. All potential shiny encounters are marked with an asterisk*.
Pikachu with a Shaymin scarf*
Sichlor*
Pinsir*
Mogelbaum*
Kapoera*
Meditie*
Anorith*
Zirpurze*
Fleknoik*
Laukaps*
Only with smoke and ticket:
Galar-Pantimos
Icognito B*
Icognito G*
Icognito N*
Icognito O*
Icognito P*
Icognito S*
Icognito X*
Vegimak*
Habitat 2: Ultra-Invasion – Masskito
From 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM you will be able to challenge the muscular bug Masskito. The following spawns will occur:
From 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM you will encounter Anego, the original boss of the first GO Fest 2022 in the raids. Additionally, the other 3 Ultra Beasts will also be available again in raids during this time. You will also encounter:
Pikachu with a Shaymin scarf*
Bisasam*
Piepi*
Tentacha*
Chaneira*
Tangela*
Amonitas*
Endivie*
Chelast*
Burmy (plant cloak)*
Somniam*
Quabbel
Flauschling*
Algitt
Only with smoke and ticket:
Tropius
Icognito B*
Icognito G*
Icognito N*
Icognito O*
Icognito P*
Icognito S*
Icognito X*
Quabbel
What else is in raids?
Besides the legendary bosses, you will encounter various bosses in the raids.
Additional content (ticket required) – With Shaymin form change
This is what the ticket offers: If you purchase a ticket, you will receive some additional content during the event.
Shiny Icognito N and X are appearing for the first time
You will receive up to nine raid passes from photo discs
Up to five photobomb surprises
5,000 extra XP for won raids
Smoke lasts two hours
Triple XP for spinning stops and gyms
Half egg hatching distance
Additionally, from 10:00 AM local time, you can change the form of your Shaymin if you already have one. It has the sky form and the land form, between which you can switch.
But don’t worry if you don’t have one yet: You can encounter Shaymin at this event as well. Because there are several special research tasks during the event where you can encounter Shaymin and receive avatar items.
Additional content (free without a ticket)
Even without a ticket, you can take home some content from the event. This includes the raids with the Ultra Beasts – everyone can participate.
Additionally, without a ticket, there are:
A short special research task
The shiny debut of Somniam in Pokémon GO. It can apparently appear in snapshots.
Before the GO Fest Finale takes place, a lot of other things are happening. Because several events are planned for August.
Diablo Immortal has offered content since its release that can only be reached through immense grinding. The first players have now reached the required level and show what everyone else can work towards. However, huge advantages are not waiting for you.
These are the new talents: Player and reddit user staplepies has shown images of the two new Paragon talent trees Soldier and Mastermind on reddit. Both are only available once you reach Paragon 150; they cannot be viewed in the game beforehand.
Both talent trees offer standard skills such as increased health, armor, damage, and more. However, they also have their own special orientations:
Soldier seems to be more designed for tanks. You receive less damage for nearby group members, heal yourself for group members, or provide them protection when you die. Additionally, you deal more damage when your group kills players in PvP.
Mastermind offers special effects when 4 different classes are represented in the group – such as increased damage, vulnerability for bosses, or damage reduction.
Since the major update 1.5.2, you can change your class easily in Diablo Immortal.
That staplepies has even reached Paragon 150 is already an achievement. Allegedly, there is a “true” XP limit in Diablo Immortal that completely prevents leveling beyond a certain value. However, the player has also found another little gem.
The Mastermind tree.The Soldier tree.
This is the secret mechanic: According to staplepies, it is possible to wear the same ring twice starting at Paragon 150. Rings are important components of sets, but the same ring does not count twice for the set bonus. So you are giving that up.
However, this may be useful if you do not need the set effects as urgently as strong secondary stats or special effects on a ring.
With Paragon 150, staplepies is already playing at Hell 4, the second highest difficulty. This also makes another package available in the shop, as he writes. For $39.99 he gets:
2,400 Eternal Orbs
13 Legendary Emblems
6 Rare Emblems
120 Aspirant Keys
As many players are currently still stuck at Hell 3, they are grateful for the information from frequent players who grind for hours. However, it seems that no one sees a huge advantage in the new talent trees or the possibility of wearing the same ring twice.
New talent trees offer alternatives but are not too strong
Here’s what the fans think: At least with the rings, some users see the potential to exploit them. It may be possible to create a copy through class switching. Whether that is really intended is questionable.
In our tier list for Diablo Immortal, you will find the best classes of the game. In the gameplay, we introduce you to all 6 classes:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
The new talent trees, on the other hand, are not necessarily overwhelming. Where some might have thought that frequent players and whales would gain an advantage, they are rather disappointed.
Mastermind brings interesting possibilities for groups, but the buffs are hardly worth stacking simply stronger classes.
As both trees also aim at groups, they are rather indifferent to solo players. Many are already deciding to stick with the Paragon trees they have already selected and learned to love.
Cooperation is an important factor in Diablo Immortal anyway, which is currently somewhat unraveling – and that is a big problem that is potentially growing further:
The YouTuber MacroBioBoi has accomplished what many Diablo fans thought impossible: in Diablo 2: Resurrected he killed the final boss Baal at the highest difficulty “Hell” without ever attacking a single enemy. He achieved this with special items for the Sorceress.
Who is the YouTuber?
MacroBioBoi operates a rather small YouTube channel with 7,010 subscribers. There he primarily shows videos about Diablo, especially Diablo 2.
Now he has completed Diablo 2: Resurrected – as he himself states, being the first player worldwide in a peaceful run at the “Hell” level, the highest difficulty in Diablo 2.
You can see the cinematic for Act V, where Baal waits, here:
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Diablo 2 Resurrected – Cinematic zu Akt V
What is so special about this run? A peaceful run is characterized by the fact that players must never attack themselves. Enemies can only be defeated by inflicting damage upon themselves – for example, through thorns and the like.
Additionally, the run must start naked. All used gear and weapons must come from the run. Traps, summons, mercenaries, and auras that deal damage are also forbidden.
This leaves participants only with special effects such as thorn damage from certain auras and abilities. This inflicts damage on enemies when they attack the player. Survival becomes the most important factor.
We have embedded the video of his run here for you:
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Nova creates a field around the Sorceress that inflicts damage on enemies. The spell itself would be forbidden, but since it is triggered by an item effect upon receiving a hit, MacroBioBoi does not violate the rules.
He eventually raised the triggering probability to 100%. As a Sorceress, he also had access to useful protective spells, such as various armors that deal damage on hits.
That was the great difficulty: A special enemy in Act 4, Lord De Seis, is completely immune to cold damage and nearly immune to almost all other elements, depending on his random modifiers.
Additionally, his attacks neither trigger thorns nor similar effects. MacroBioBoi had to take advantage of the fact that other enemies attack him, activating his Nova to slowly defeat the miniboss. That takes time.
For his run, he needed over 50 hours, as the YouTuber explains – alone 23 minutes just for the final boss. However, he was still faster than someone who wanted to have all items:
The Solstice event is over in Destiny 2 and everything is returning to normal. But don’t get too comfortable, Guardians, in two weeks Season 18 begins with a lot of new stuff. That’s why we’re showing you what activities await you this week.
This is happening this week: You have only two weeks left before Season 18 arrives. To prepare optimally, you should stock up on your resources this week.
PvP players among you can rejoice, as the Trials of Osiris will have the modes “Zone Control” and “Freelance” activated. On top of that, you’ll also receive bonus trial rank points this week to reward you additionally.
Lastly, PvE players will receive a light Nightfall strike to wind down. The weapon dealer still hasn’t figured it out and wants to be banished again from his huge cable ship, which hardly anyone can pronounce. Do him a favor and take him out.
You will face a lot of Cabal with Solar and Void shields there. Additionally, you must defeat the boss “Bracus Tynoc,” who likes to unleash his horde of warbeasts on you.
This is the Nightfall weapon of the week: As a reward, Bracus Tynoc, the strike boss, will drop a special Nightfall weapon, which you can also get in the “Higher Stakes” difficulty as a Master version.
This week you can expect the fusion rifle “PLUG ONE.1”
Playlist strikes have these modifiers:
Void Singe
Challenger
Blackout
The Singe modifier will follow you all week; the others change daily.
In the raid of “Oath of the Student,” the challenge “Quick Destruction” starts. To complete it, players must defeat all unstoppable champions simultaneously or within a few seconds.
As a reward for the challenge in the first section of the raid at Grandmaster, this week there is a chance for a Master version of the submachine gun “Submission,” the fusion rifle “Deliverance,” or the linear fusion rifle “Catastrophic.”.
Are you ready for Atheon?
Additional top rewards from the endgame include:
In the legacy raid “The Glass Chamber” on Venus.
And in the dungeon “Tide of Avarice” on the Cosmodrome.
With Season 17, more activities have also come into play. Explore the Leviathan and face the nightmares or surprising boss opponents in the new patrol zone. Pull the Solar Senses there and defend yourself in the Nightmare Containment. In addition, you can expect these weekly activities:
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
“The Arrival”
This week you can play the first campaign mission on Grandmaster difficulty. You will infiltrate a Cabal base on Mars and then boldly investigate Savathun’s ship for clues about the Light.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Showdown
Zone Control and Freelance (Trials of Osiris on weekends)
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venj has this week the 2nd Ascendant Challenge for you. You can find Petra and her quest offer at the location “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. Also, Savathun has her fingers in the pie here as the curse begins to reclaim the Holy City of the Awoken at level 1.
Sources for Top 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 equipment is 1,570. This means that 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 as well as get a new exotic.
This top loot (Pinnacle Gear) brings your power level above 1,560:
Close 3 Vanguard Operation Strikes with appropriate focus (+1)
Hawthorne’s Clan Quest (+1)
Trials of Osiris (+2) (from August 09 to 16)
Shining Dust Highlights in the Eververse
Lastly, here’s a look into the Eververse. This week, you can expect cool weapon ornaments and a unique Sparrow craftsmanship. The Go-Kart “Quadrarad” is ready to be purchased.
The Mario Kart Sparrow for fast racers
If this racer doesn’t convince you, you can of course also spend your Shining Dust, the in-game currency earned, on:
Weapon ornament “Magnificent Widowbird” for the exotic grenade launcher “Durance Collector”
Weapon ornament “Sudden Gale” for the exotic hand cannon “Storm”
Exotic ship “Silver Dusk”
Exotic emote “Water Gun”
Legendary emote “Unfair”
Exotic ghost shell “Shell Collector Shell”
Exotic ghost shell “Sweet Sprinkles Shell”
Ghost projection “Shell Projection”
Teleport effect “Baroque Appearance”
Shader “Royal Audacity”
Not enough Shining Dust? If you are not among the frugal Guardians in Destiny 2 who never spend Shining Dust, we have some tips for you.
That was all the current info for this week. What will you do? Is Destiny 2 still on your “To Do” list, or are you waiting for the Season 18 showcase? Feel free to let us know in the comments, and if you haven’t voted on the new raid yet. Here’s the survey:
The “Youth Word of the Year 2022” is being sought, and this year too, gaming, Twitch, and streaming terms are included in the selection. Tell us: How many terms do you know?
This is the search for the Youth Word of the Year: The Youth Word of the Year has been sought by the Langenscheidt Publishing House since 2008.
For example, treasures like “YOLO”, “Smombie”, “fly sein”, and last year, “cringe” have already been awarded. Also, “papatastisch” from streamer “PapaPlatte” was nominated but did not make it through.
This year, there is also a vote again.
Currently, only the Top 10 are available for selection: One of the following ten terms will be the Youth Word of the Year 2022. Here you can find the terms along with their official explanations (via langenscheidt.com).
Gommemode
Infinitely strong, invulnerable
SIU(UUU)
Exclamation when something unbelievably good / cool happens
Smash
To start something with someone; from the game “Smash or Pass”
wild / wyld
intense, crazy
Digga / Diggah
Buddy, friend
Macher
someone who implements things without hesitation
Bodenlos
bad, miserable, incredible
Slay
when someone looks confident, acts confidently, or does or achieves something spectacular
Sus
suspicious; from the game “Among Us”
Bre / Bro / Bruder
Buddy, friend
We will look at the exact origin of some of the words further down. But first, we want to know from you: How many of the terms did you know, how many do you use in everyday language?
Participate in the survey!
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How much gaming, streaming & Twitch is involved?
Anyone who regularly follows streamers on Twitch, YouTube, and Co. will have heard some of the terms from the selection.
In the case of “sus”, for example, the context is even directly brought up by Langenscheidt: It became popular back then, when Among Us became the big thing on Twitch. Those who behaved suspiciously were “suspicious” – or just “sus”. The word was already nominated in 2021 but could not prevail against “cringe”.
Also, the “Gommemode” has a gaming reference and goes back to the Minecraft streamer GommeHD. However, that was actually a few years ago – as early as 2015, there was a song on YouTube called “when the Gommemode is activated”, which addressed the topic (via YouTube).
The term “Macher” has also become established in social media; for example, you see it increasingly in connection with Twitch streamer EliasN97. Elias Nerlich is now one of the most successful German streamers on Twitch and organized professional FIFA tournaments at a high level. He also referred to Ronaldo as “Macher” – which brings us to the next term.
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Because the “SIUUUUU” is the sound that Cristiano Ronaldo makes during his famous celebration. It is often imitated – which went quite wrong for a YouTuber.
Ronaldo doesn’t have anything to do directly with Twitch, but you can also perform the celebration authentically in FIFA – including the SIUUUU.
Also, the remaining terms are heard on platforms like Twitch or YouTube every now and then. “Diggah” or “Bro” are quite common – if not already a bit outdated compared to the other terms.
Which of them do you use in everyday life? All? None? Something in between? Let us know in the comments!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
ARC Raiders is a new loot shooter and was originally set to be released in 2022. However, the developers have now postponed the title to focus on another project. The reactions to this have been surprisingly understanding.
What kind of game is ARC Raiders? A new third-person loot shooter from the relatively unknown “Embark Studios.” The studio includes several former developers from DICE, the team behind Battlefield, and its head is Patrick Söderlund, formerly a big name at publisher EA.
With ARC Raiders, they aim to utilize this experience to develop a new AAA loot shooter with a free-to-play model. This means top-notch graphics at Destiny level and a focus on the current console generation PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PC.
However, after the announcement at “The Game Awards 2021” with a spectacular trailer, things went suspiciously quiet about the shooter that was supposed to be released in 2022.
It was one of the last major shooter hopes for this year, but like so many games, the news has come: ARC Raiders has been delayed, according to the Steam page, to 2023.
We will embed the announcement trailer here:
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Loot-Shooter ARC Raiders – Announcement Trailer
In ARC Raiders, Earth is attacked by an unknown force from space – ARC. They are deploying advanced machines to the planet’s surface, and you, as a player, must prevent the ARCs from overrunning the Earth. Of course, you call yourselves Raiders … ARC Raiders.
The trailer and the game’s marketing exude a charming retro look. This somewhat resembles the Netflix hit series “Stranger Things” – it feels like a Destiny in the 80s.
Similar to Destiny, you are very mobile. While flying is out of the question, you will still shoot across the battlefield quickly using grappling hooks and jump pads, reaching unprecedented heights and speeds.
So far, there is only the trailer embedded above for ARC Raiders: No information about the loot system or general gameplay details that would reveal anything about long-term gameplay motivation.
However, it is known that ARC Raiders is planned as a free-to-play shooter and will offer significant co-op elements. The regular team size is still unknown.
Why was the game delayed? Because of another game. Also a shooter, but first-person and with a hint of “Ready Player One.” The game doesn’t yet have a name and is only referred to as “Project Discovery.” We will embed a small teaser here:
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Patrick Söderlund explained in a blog post that they are making much better progress with this second project than planned and they want to see “Project Discovery” as the first game from Embark Studios on the market (via medium.com).
As a small, new studio, they do not want to try to manage two large releases simultaneously. They have therefore decided to deepen the more complex of the two games – ARC Raiders – and work longer before its release.
However, there is still no release date for “Project Discovery,” and now one of the last AAA shooters that was supposed to be released this year, ARC Raiders, has been delayed. Meanwhile, only Overwatch 2 (10/04/22) and CoD: Modern Warfare 2 remain (10/28/22).
What are the reactions like? In fact, the reactions to the delay are very conciliatory. While some players are upset about it, generally very few are angry about the delay.
Since there has been little advertising for the title since the announcement, many players probably suspected that a delay was coming – if anyone even had the game on their radar. Here are a few user comments:
BeardyDuck on Reddit: ‘No surprise, considering that there has been radio silence since the announcement – with info about the game and also on their Twitter.’ (via reddit.com)
@Mr_Skyfish on Twitter: ‘I’m glad to see that you at #EmbarkStudios are taking the time to create a better product. Please don’t be another #Anthem and make sure there is enough to do in the endgame.’ (via twitter.com)
@Linkinitouille on Twitter: ‘That was a safe bet after the game was not seen at the Summer Games Fest. Take your time. I’m curious to see what the creators of Battlefield have in store for us.’ (via twitter.com)
The players who had been keeping an eye on the loot shooter are not surprised by the delay. The developers are more likely to find support in their decision.
