Some players called for a boycott of Apex Legends in August. Apparently, no one wants to join the boycott. Player numbers on Steam remain excellent, and Apex is one of the top games on the platform.
What should the boycott look like? As #NoApexAugust already reveals, participants in the boycott should not play Apex Legends in August. The hashtag spread particularly on Reddit and Twitter.
Why did users call for a boycott? Some players were so frustrated with Apex Legends that they wanted to emphasize their complaints about bugs or other technical issues through their boycott.
Starting August 9, Apex Legends will launch its new season, “Hunted.” Here you can see the launch trailer:
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Apex Legends – Hunted Launch Trailer
“No Apex August” more like “More Apex August”
What do users say about #NoApexAugust? Among the top posts on Twitter under #NoApexAugust, the following comments can be found (via Twitter):
@oltz Degree: “That’s a good reason for #NoApexAugust, isn’t it? EA makes too much money not to upgrade the servers,” below is a TikTok video complaining about Apex’s tick rate.
@alphaINTEL: “Play Apex if you want to play Apex. Don’t play Apex if you don’t want to play it. It’s your life. Do what makes you happy.”
@FrankiiSlime: “#noapexaugust is definitely not going to work if everyone just jumps back in after a month. You have to completely stop playing until the issues are fixed or refuse to spend money until the problems are fixed.”
@Garregrrt: “Day 2 of #NoApexAugust saw another HUGE start with +7k players compared to last week!” Below is a graphic showing the growing player numbers from July 26, 2022 (336,273) to August 2, 2022 (343,481).
User @RingLeaderGibby summarized the situation as follows: “‘No Apex August’ more like ‘More Apex August'”.
The user @ZSportsHub posted the picture with the headline “18 hours and 12 minutes in #NoApexAugust”:
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Over the past 30 days, the viewer count has increased and seems to be continuing to grow (steamcharts.com).
The website only counts players on the Steam platform, excluding all console and Origin players. Nevertheless, the numbers are a good indicator of how successful a game currently is among gamers.
Why was the boycott unsuccessful? Some players seem to participate in the boycott #NoApexAugust and posted pictures of them uninstalling the game. However, the tweets show that some found it difficult to hold out.
Many also mock the boycott attempt or find the criticism of the game unfounded. Given the player numbers, it can be assumed that the Apex gamers who are actually participating in the boycott are significantly in the minority.
What do you think of #NoApexAugust? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In a Battle Royale like Call of Duty: Warzone, anything goes, every dirty trick is allowed to gain an advantage over your opponents. One trick with the parachute is so ridiculous that it’s almost genius. Almost.
We at MeinMMO have written many articles about insane tricks in Call of Duty: Warzone. Some more helpful than others.
While the last trick with the parachute is more material for hardcore players, the latest parachute shenanigans fall into the category of mishaps and failures. But like in the old TV show, the resolution at the end provides the “wow” moment.
Warzone “Trick”: No parachute = No noise
If you land anywhere with the parachute in Warzone, you always have a problem: It makes a hell of a noise.
No matter if the enemy is a meter away, in the basement of the house you land on, or camping in the bathroom: first, there’s the announcement that an enemy is landing nearby, and then you hear the use of the parachute.
So a clever player thought on reddit: There must be a better way! And with his clip, he brought a lot of joy and also demonstrated that not everything has to go smoothly for a clean kill:
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User Sycamonia plays on Caldera and is with his team at Peek, up on the volcano of the island. To get a sniper who is terrorizing the area, Sycamonia uses one of the redeploy balloons.
The thing shoots players high into the air, allowing for repositioning. Ideal for surprising an enemy in an elevated position… or to gift the enemy a free kill.
In Sycamonia’s case, everything went smoothly. At least the result was correct. To avoid being detected, Sycamonia didn’t open the parachute and landed belly-first next to the sniper.
The enemy didn’t notice the landing, and after a self-revive later, Sycamonia could bag a delicious kill instead of the lousy Peek sniper. Stealth kill in a different way.
The thread to the clip managed to gather over 2,000 upvotes on Reddit, making it one of the largest topics of last week in the somewhat dormant Warzone subreddit.
Also, thread creator Sycamonia speaks up and hints that the action wasn’t intentional. The user talks about a bug and that it has often happened at that spot that the parachute didn’t open.
In this case, however, it was a good thing and possibly also something to take note of.
Otherwise, the mood in the thread is cheerful, and many users laugh about the Peek sniper who got taken out up there. They joke about it and speculate what might have happened with the sniper that they didn’t notice Sycamonia’s “landing”:
J_Krezz writes the comment with the most upvotes: “This guy plays on a TV with people around him, without headphones and a fire alarm is beeping”.
DefunctHunk_COD: “The perfect demonstration that not only sweats use Roze skins”
nateedaawg: “Intentional? No. Successful? Yes”.
Daddyofduty: “I bet the guy had no audio. That happens to me all the time. Sad times”.
Okay, we admit, a lot has to come together for the trick to work. The opponent shouldn’t necessarily be playing with headphones, and a console field of view helps as well. But then the trick secures easy kills!
It’s also nice to see that people are still having fun in Warzone.
During a tournament in the game MultiVersus, a streamer using Bugs Bunny defeated his opponent. The eSports player Hungrybox was thrilled. However, Bugs is so strong that the developers will soon nerf him.
Bugs Bunny is currently the absolute king in the game MultiVersus. In a tournament, streamer Blaizzy dismantled his opponent. Hungrybox reacted to the win in his stream and jumped out of his gaming chair.
The developers have already announced that Bugs Bunny will be nerfed. The rabbit seems to be simply too strong for Superman and others.
Bugs Bunny Takes Down Batman
What kind of tournament was that? In the semifinals of the Coinbox No. 26 Tournaments in MultiVersus, Blaizzy and Zuul faced each other. In the 1 vs. 1 match, Blaizzy played Bugs Bunny while Zuul participated as Batman. Although Batman is also a quite good character in MultiVersus, he had no chance against the rabbit.
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How did Hungrybox react to Blaizzy’s victory? Hungrybox plays Super Smash Bros. professionally and is a Twitch streamer with 448,765 followers (via twitch). He reacted excitedly to Blaizzy’s gameplay.
Hungrybox watched with anticipation as Bugs took down Batman. Upon the rabbit’s victory, he jumped out of his chair and bounced around the room. Afterwards, he called for the moment to be clipped.
When will Bugs Bunny be nerfed? Tony Huynh, the Game Director of Multiversus, already posted on July 28, 2022, that Bugs Bunny would be nerfed after the EVO (Evolution Championship Series) (via twitter). The event is currently ongoing. Therefore, the nerf cannot be too far in the future.
What kind of game is MultiVersus? MultiVersus is a crossover fighting game. Similar to Super Smash Bros, players fight against each other.
The unique aspect of MultiVersus is that the game characters are figures from well-known movies and series. This includes superheroes from DC like Batman or Wonder Woman, as well as characters from Scooby Doo, Arya Stark from Game of Thrones, or classic Warner Brothers characters like Bugs Bunny and Taz, the Tasmanian Devil.
The open beta is live, and players can play for free. Look for the game in your platform shop on Steam, Epic, or on PlayStation and Xbox.
Here you can see a trailer for MultiVersus:
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MultiVersus – Gameplay-Trailer zum neuen Fighting-Game
How did the tournament end? At the end of the tournament, Blaizzy came in second place. The winner was VoiD. Nevertheless, Blaizzy gained a growing number of viewers on Twitch from the competition.
What did Blaizzy say? On Twitter, Blaizzy thanked the host of the tournament and for the support of the viewers on August 4, 2022. He also posted a picture. He achieved a milestone on Twitch: Blaizzy reached 75 average viewers in the last 30 days (via twitter).
Even though Blaizzy did not win the tournament, the match seemed worth it for him. Especially since he owns a relatively smaller channel on Twitch, the milestone was beneficial for him to grow as a streamer.
What do you think of Blaizzy’s Bugs gameplay? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
Diablo Immortal has been heavily criticized for Pay2Win since its release. Important items can easily be purchased, and those who pay often win more frequently in PvP. Many fans are wondering: Why isn’t something like this banned? MeinMMO asked a lawyer.
However, the paid content is not always obvious. Some of the mechanics can only be seen after one has already paid.
There are fans who mock the Pay2Win discussion, as the “Pay2Win” aspect is not relevant for everyone. Nevertheless, the discussion about the corresponding content is substantial.
Diablo Immortal was not released in Belgium and the Netherlands due to its monetization, just like Lost Ark before it. At that time, we asked the lawyer Christian Solmecke whether Lost Ark could also be banned in Germany, and now we followed up for Diablo Immortal.
Who is Christian Solmecke? Solmecke is a specialist in internet and media law and works as a lawyer and partner at the Cologne law firm Wilde Beuger Solmecke, short WBS. Previously, he worked as a journalist, including at Westdeutscher Rundfunk. His portfolio also includes:
Solmecke is also the managing director of the German Institute for Communication and Law in the Internet (“DIKRI”) and the cloud-based law practice software Legalvisio.de.
Solmecke became known as the “internet lawyer” with his YouTube channel. He frequently addresses current topics in the areas of internet and gaming and answers questions in his videos. We were also able to ask him some questions on the topic.
The biggest criticism point regarding Pay2Win are the legendary gems in Diablo Immortal. In the video, we reveal how exactly they work:
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Diablo Immortal: What are legendary gems? Facts and locations in 3 minutes
“Players would have no monetary value in the real world”
MeinMMO: According to some players, Diablo Immortal is “predatory” when it comes to microtransactions and “Pay2Win”. Why is something like this allowed in Germany?
Solmecke: There has been a long-standing discussion about so-called “loot boxes”. Even with Diablo Immortal, it ultimately comes down to the same problem – you pay real money for a chance to receive virtual gameplay advantages that depend on luck. The question is being debated whether such things should be classified as gambling and banned or not. Anyone who organizes or participates in gambling without government approval is committing an offense.
Gambling means that you acquire a chance to win by risking money, and the winnings depend largely on chance and not on the skill of the player. Some jurists see it this way, but the majority of jurists argue particularly with the following argument against it: Players would have no monetary value in the real world, which is why it does not qualify as gambling. Until now, there have also been no known verdicts against game manufacturers in Germany, and the German authorities and lawmakers have so far held back and focused more on protecting young people from excessive influence.
Different in other countries, where at least loot boxes have been banned as illegal gambling for a longer time – e.g. the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, currently (June 2022), 20 European consumer protection organizations, including the Federal Association of Consumer Centers (vzbv), have called for regulation of loot boxes – for example, through more transparency of the algorithms and better youth protection.
MeinMMO: After deeper immersion in the game, several players have reversed their transactions, for instance, through Google. Is such a thing always possible without issues?
Solmecke: According to the Google Play refund policies, it is possible to reverse some in-app purchases within 48 hours, sometimes even longer.
Whether this always works is unclear, because Google writes here little transparently: “Depending on the details of the purchase, you may be able to receive a refund” and then provides instructions for a “request” for a refund.
In the MeinMMO podcast, we talk about crime in online gaming:
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MeinMMO: How far can a game or a company go before a product is banned in Germany due to monetization?
Solmecke: So far, there have been no bans in Germany. The youth protection laws are likely to be the most problematic here. The goal of the relevant provisions of the Youth Media Protection State Treaty is to prevent unsuitable or harmful offers from negatively influencing minors.
Generally, “descriptors” are sufficient here, meaning indications of such elements. Only in exceptional cases may it be that corresponding games are approved by the USK only from 12, 16, or even 18 years of age. The evaluation depends on the individual case.
MeinMMO: Have there already been cases where companies had to pay fines in Germany or the EU for exploiting customers?
Solmecke: No, I am not aware of this. Due to the high gambling factor, Belgium and the Netherlands have, however, banned the release of Diablo Immortal citing their loot box laws.
MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers!
Despite the ongoing discussion about Pay2Win and whether Diablo Immortal should be banned, Blizzard’s new MMO is extremely successful. After some delay, it was also released in China and can report strong numbers:
The end date of Season 26 in Diablo 3 has been officially announced by Blizzard and is much later than we previously thought. You may have to wait until September for the start of Season 27.
What’s happening in Diablo 3? Since April 15, Season 26 in Diablo 3 has been running. Typically, these seasons last about three months before they are – after a brief break – replaced by the next chapter with different content and changes. However, the current phase has already exceeded its duration, and as Blizzard explains, it will last much longer.
We will provide you with the latest information from Blizzard and how it affects the start date of Season 27.
When does Season 26 end?
This is what Blizzard says: In the forum post, Community Manager FilthieRich explains that Season 26 ends on August 21 at 5:00 PM (via forums.blizzard.com).
An end on August 21 is significantly later than previously thought. This prolongs the current content significantly.
When does Season 27 start?
Usually, there is a gap of one to two weeks between the end and the start of a season.
This is what we suspect: If S26 indeed ends on August 21 and is not extended again, then the earliest start date for Season 27 would be August 26. Since seasons always start on a Friday and end on a Sunday, that would be the next possible date.
With a lot of bad luck, the start could even fall on September 2.
If you want to open many gifts in Pokémon GO, you should plan a little time. But with a simple trick, you can shorten the animations.
What is the problem? When you open gifts from friends in Pokémon GO, each gift must be opened individually with a click. Then there is a somewhat longer opening animation, followed by the presentation of the newly acquired content.
Such an option is still missing in Pokémon GO. But at least there is a small trick to shorten the animation a bit.
Tap on an “X” that isn’t there when opening Pokémon GO gifts
This is the trick: You can shorten the animation when opening gifts by tapping exactly where the “X” was after clicking “Open”.
We’ll briefly show you the process here:
Tap on the X-spot when opening the gift – and it’s already done
In the first step, you have to tap on the gift as usual.
Next, you take the open button as usual.
Now you deviate: Instead of watching the opening animation and tapping through the rewards, you immediately tap where the “X” button was.
If everything worked as planned, the animation will completely break off and take you back to the display screen of the friend from whom you received the gift.
Now you can send your gift back to the friend as usual or scroll on to the next friend.
If you want to check what was actually in the gift, you can select your “Journal” in the Trainer view. There you will find all opened gifts from your friends, including their contents.
With this trick, you may not completely avoid the time loss when opening gifts, but at least everything goes a little faster.
Why should I even open gifts? Generally, it is worth opening them for the items you can get from them. Especially the 7 km eggs stand out. They can contain exciting monsters from time to time, like recently in the Hisui event.
Another exciting bonus is the XP gain from friendships. Whenever you reach a new friendship level, you get a big load of experience points. If you also coordinate this with a lucky egg, you can make really big jumps towards the next level.
Regularly sending gifts is one of the interactions that can improve your friendship level. You can find out exactly how XP gain from friendships works here.
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The Swede Martin “Rekkles” Larsson is considered one of the best ADC players in League of Legends, that Europe has ever produced. He joined the French LoL team “Karmine Corp” in November 2021, which won the EU Masters for the third time with him. However, in the summer of 2022, the team failed in the 1st round of the French league LFL. The head coach speaks of a disastrous season.
Who is this?
Rekkles was considered the franchise player for Fnatic in LoL for five and a half years: an exceptionally strong ADC player, who could decide matches for his team with his consistent and calm demeanor, a true star who has been playing LoL for 10 years now.
In 2020 he went to Fnatic’s long-time rivals G2 but could not lead the team to victory and left G2 after just one year.
Karmine Corp wins 3 seasons in a row the EU Championship, now nothing is working
What has caused the team’s failure now? Karmine Corp had just scraped into the LFL playoffs with a mixed 9-9 in the regular season and had to face GameWard in the first series, the number 4 in France.
This series was lost 1-3.
Karmine Corp is thus out of the French playoffs and has no chance to qualify for the EU Masters, which they had won the last 3 seasons.
Disastrous split, I regret a lot, I take full responsibility for the failure in the summer splits.
After prosperous years, 2022 marked the downturn
What was the reason? Karmine Corp is criticized on reddit for being extremely unbalanced:
with “Rekkles” they have an outstanding ADC
Toplaner “Cabochard” is also excellent
but the Turk “113” is considered one of the worst junglers in the league
Midlaner “Saken” apparently has a motivation problem
Supporter “Hantera” is also said not to be very strong
The second leagues in League of Legends are much more exciting in 2022 than before. This is also due to teams like Eintracht Spandau:
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Ultimately, it is believed on reddit that the LFL has become too strong to dominate solely with the sidelanes. Without a strong central duo in mid and jungle, teams cannot win the LFL anymore. The level of the LFL has risen in recent months and Karmine Corp apparently saw a drop in performance.
The fans of Karmine Corp, who already saw their team in the professional league LEC, are now feeling down: after the very successful last years, the summer of 2022 is a low point.
Rekkles must chalk up the next year of his LoL career as a failure.
The LFL and the German LoL league “Prime” benefit from changes in the League of Legends system:
From Amouranth’s perspective, she is just playing by the rules of the system and using them to her advantage:
I don’t care, because I’m looking at the world and that’s just how it is. Companies use attractive women to attract customers and stay in people’s memories. I find that annoying, but that’s the way the world is, and instead of getting bitter about it, I decided to profit from it.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
From Amouranth’s perspective, she is just playing by the rules of the system and using them to her advantage:
I don’t care, because I’m looking at the world and that’s just how it is. Companies use attractive women to attract customers and stay in people’s memories. I find that annoying, but that’s the way the world is, and instead of getting bitter about it, I decided to profit from it.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
From Amouranth’s perspective, she is just playing by the rules of the system and using them to her advantage:
I don’t care, because I’m looking at the world and that’s just how it is. Companies use attractive women to attract customers and stay in people’s memories. I find that annoying, but that’s the way the world is, and instead of getting bitter about it, I decided to profit from it.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
The streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has become the biggest influencer on the streaming platform Twitch. She achieved this in a bikini, as she tells in a recent interview. That wasn’t her plan, but the opportunity was too good to pass up. Amouranth explains: Companies took advantage of attractive women for their purposes. Although she didn’t like it, she decided to use it to her advantage.
How successful is Amouranth on Twitch?
Amouranth had an average of around 9,500 viewers on Twitch last year. Therefore, her average viewer numbers are not “that” impressive. Based on these numbers, she would only be number 349 on Twitch, about on the level of the German streamer MckyTv.
The streamer streamed almost 4,000 hours last year, which is even more hours than marathon streamers like xQc, Tyler1, or Trainwreck can offer. Although Amouranth isn’t always fully present, as is known.
Amouranth is one of the streamers who was banned from the Twitch platform for a while when she went too far:
“A lot of girls started doing it and I thought: I could do that too”
This is what the streamer says about her success: In an interview with the site Refinery29 Amouranth explains how she became successful. Because she actually hadn’t planned to start as a “bikini streamer” in that way. That only came with time.
At the beginning of her career on Twitch, she showcased cosplay and focused more on artistic streams. But over time, that changed and her content became more sexually charged. In doing so, she followed a trend she could observe at the time.
She explains.
I never planned that. But the opportunity was quite good and a lot of girls started doing it, so I thought: Wow, I could do that too!
Amouranth
When Amouranth started showing herself in a bikini and coined the term “Hot Tub” on Twitch, her streams became more successful and profitable:
It was easy to tell that it worked for me, as my viewer numbers shot up from 4,000 to over 10,000, sometimes to 20,000 or 30,000.
Amouranth
This is how it affected her viewer numbers:
In 2018 and 2019, the streamer had quite consistently 2,000 viewers on average – although she was already on air for 4,000 hours a year.
Still in 2020, Amouranth had only 3,032 viewers on average.
In 2021, with the switch to the bikini, her viewer numbers increased to 9,700.
The breakthrough came when Twitch allowed “sexy in the eyes of others”
What does Twitch think? For a while, it was unclear whether Twitch would allow this trend of bikini streams or take strict action against it. Ultimately, Twitch decided in 2021 to make this statement (via twitch):
Although we have guidelines against sexually explicit content, it is not against our rules to be perceived as sexy by others, and Twitch will not take action against women or anyone on the platform who is perceived as attractive.
Twitch
How does Amouranth view the criticism? In response to criticism of her videos that she would sexualize herself and only satisfy and exploit the lower needs of men, Amouranth says: These are prejudices from certain viewers.
These people need to become less sensitive to the human body, especially the female body:
If they could just get used to seeing girls in bikinis, they might stop freaking out or behaving oddly. I think: That’s my body. I’m a person. You have a body too. Let’s all deal with it and move on.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
From Amouranth’s perspective, she is just playing by the rules of the system and using them to her advantage:
I don’t care, because I’m looking at the world and that’s just how it is. Companies use attractive women to attract customers and stay in people’s memories. I find that annoying, but that’s the way the world is, and instead of getting bitter about it, I decided to profit from it.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
From Amouranth’s perspective, she is just playing by the rules of the system and using them to her advantage:
I don’t care, because I’m looking at the world and that’s just how it is. Companies use attractive women to attract customers and stay in people’s memories. I find that annoying, but that’s the way the world is, and instead of getting bitter about it, I decided to profit from it.
How successfully Amouranth uses the “system” to make profits is evident from her excellent income:
In Destiny 2, the weekend starts with the popular Exotic vendor Xur. When Xur arrives, each Guardian who visits him will receive exotic armor and weapons in the simplest wayHowever, since his inventory varies from week to week, we check it for you and present his selection on MeinMMO.
What happened this week in Destiny 2? There was again trouble in Destiny 2’s PvP this week. What was supposed to be reports about sweaty and glorious PvP matches and Guardians is increasingly being dominated by nasty, partially racist excerpts from hate speech against Bungie, its employees, or other players.
But that’s not all. Because there are apparently also Guardians in PvP who have nothing better to do than further ruin the game for honest players just to gain an advantage. This led to Bungie having to intervene, and currently, no one in the game can use the text chat.
Finally, however, there was also something positive to report. Bungie finally provided a glimpse of the PvP for the upcoming Season 18 and presented the new mode “Eruption”. And the last missing Light subclass “Ark 3.0” could also start with Season 18. Accordingly, we have compiled a list of exotics that you should keep an eye on for your future meta build.
The upcoming Season 18 could electrify everything with Ark 3.0!
All Info about Xur on August 5, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur arrive? The NPC vendor with the spaghetti face currently starts his sale every Friday promptly at 7:00 PM. Anyone who brings him a few Legendary Shards and other materials to trade is welcome to shop with him.
Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend
Xur’s location: Our MeinMMO scientists and mathematicians are still deciphering the mysterious descriptions from Xur he expresses to the Guardians. Unfortunately, he has never wanted to reveal how he selects his location from week to week. Therefore, you will have to wait until we have located Xur in the Destiny universe.
This weekend he is again located in the European Dead Zone, winding cove.
The white circle marks Xur’s position.
Xur’s Inventory from August 5 – August 9 – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have on offer? As the chosen Exotic vendor of the “Nine”, a mysterious group in Destiny 2, Xur provides weekly new weapons and armor to the players on their behalf. All classes, including Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans, can shop with him. Whether you’re new to the game or a veteran.
This is what Xur has on offer until Tuesday.
Weapon: Tractor Cannon – a Void shotgun in the power weapon slot for 29 Legendary Shards
Titan: Peacekeeper – Solar leg armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +3
Resilience: +3
Recovery: +24
Discipline: +9
Intellect: +13
Strength: +6
Total: 58
Hunter: Lucky Pants – Void leg armor for 23 Legendary Shards and true gunslingers
Mobility: +28
Resilience: +3
Recovery: +2
Discipline: +16
Intellect: +6
Strength: +12
Total: 67
Warlock: Aeon Soul – Arc gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards and team builds
Mobility: +9
Resilience: +9
Recovery: +16
Discipline: +2
Intellect: +6
Strength: +20
Total: 62
Nexxoss Gaming shows you Xur’s offer once again in detail:
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Xur also sells Legendary Items and offers unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs each week.
Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:
The exotic hand cannon “Fatebringer” with the perk “Hip-Fire Grip”
The exotic scout rifle “The Last Word” with the perk “Vorpal Weapon”
The price for the weapons: For these two Exotics, the costs are 1 Ascendant Shard, 1 Exotic Cipher, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards each.
Xur always has with him: You can always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards from Xur, as well as the weekly quest to obtain an Exotic Cipher.
Trials of Osiris from August 5 – August 9 – Map, Weapons, and Info
Endless Vale – The PvP Trials map for this weekend.
Which map is in play this week? Every weekend you play in the Trials only on a designated map.
This week it’s on the map “Endless Vale”
If you are interested in playing the Trials in a team, MeinMMO recommends the Callout Maps over Warmind. This way, you can effectively describe to your fireteam where the enemies are located on the map, which is useful information for the entire team.
How to get your loot: The Trials of Osiris have a ranking system. Your top loot reward from the PvP matches is currently for:
Seven victories
50 rounds
and the notorious flawless run that leads you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run: Each week, a special weapon awaits you at the Lighthouse, which you receive for your flawless run, i.e. 7 victories, as a master version. You can claim the weapon until the next Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 PM.
This time, there’s the auto rifle “The Summoner”.
The auto rifle “The Summoner”
All Trials weapons have a Trials origin perk: “Speed Loader” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last living member of your fireteam or fighting alone.
If you have received your desired weapon, you can focus your Trials Engrams at the 14th Saint for your desired weapon. In addition, there are upgrade prisms and Ascendant Shards available. Keep in mind that your rewards increase even more once you have a complete card – even if you have lost one or two matches.
When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris begin today, August 5, at 7:00 PM and end with the weekly reset on August 9 at 7:00 PM.
Are you planning to log in to Destiny 2 this weekend? Then feel free to leave us a comment on what you are currently enjoying the most in the space shooter. And don’t forget: This weekend is also the last weekend of the Solstice event. So if you’re missing any good armor pieces, this is your last chance. This trick can help you:
Chrome, Firefox, and Edge are the largest internet browsers worldwide, and all share a feature that many users know as “Private Browsing.” However, if you haven’t looked into it, you might think that this means less of your data ends up on the internet – but that’s not the case. MeinMMO clarifies.
What is “Private Browsing”? This feature starts your internet browser in a special mode that stores less of your browsing behavior data on your PC. The feature has different names depending on the browser:
Chrome: Incognito Mode
Firefox: Private Window
Edge: InPrivate Browsing
There are some misconceptions about this feature. Some users assume that they browse the internet “anonymously” in this mode and leave no data traces.
But actually, private browsing only limits the data stored on your computer. Your internet provider, employer, or the websites you visit still receive data about your browsing behavior.
You can find out what private browsing really offers and how to better protect yourself online at MeinMMO.
What does private browsing do? When you start a browser in private mode, it’s essentially as if you’ve just installed it fresh. However, this can vary slightly from browser to browser – for example, Firefox shows you in the URL bar websites you have visited before.
However, those websites cannot directly tell if you have visited them before. Furthermore, your search history in search engines is empty, and you won’t receive suggestions for searches you performed previously.
Once you close the private browser windows, the data about your browsing behavior on your computer is deleted. Cookies and visited websites are not retained, and it appears as if you haven’t touched the browser.
This applies only to the browser data on your computer if you have full control over the machine. Even if you set bookmarks or perform downloads while browsing privately – this data will remain.
What does private browsing not do? First and foremost: It does not ensure that you are browsing the internet anonymously and without leaving traces. You leave your data everywhere and can even be tracked.
Your IP address, a type of identification number, is also transmitted while private browsing and can give clues about which websites you have visited with this address.
Your internet provider and the websites you visit receive your IP information, so you are not browsing anonymously.
If you use a computer that you do not have full control over, your browsing behavior in private mode can also be monitored.
For example, if you are using a work PC, your employer can install programs to monitor internet usage. The same applies to unwanted malware on PCs that track internet browsers.
In general, it can be said that “Private Browsing” only deletes the data that resides on your own PC after browsing. If you share the PC privately with another person, you can keep your browsing behavior secret from that person. Beyond that, “Private Browsing” helps little to not at all.
How can I better protect myself? If you want to browse the internet more anonymously, there are several solutions to conceal your IP address. Ultimately, it depends on how much you want to protect yourself. The more protection, the more you need to engage with the topic.
For quick and simple protection, VPN solutions are common. You connect not directly to websites, but have a VPN server in between, which makes your own IP address unrecognizable to the website.
However, you still are not truly anonymous, as the data resides with the VPN provider. Even if they promise not to store data, such as Nord VPN. Your internet provider, however, cannot be fooled by this.
In an interview with the US broadcaster CNN, Albert Fox Cahn, founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and a member of the New York University School of Law, said: “One should keep in mind that all these things can reduce the risk. But none of them are perfect.”
There is no perfect protection and no truly anonymous browsing.
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The developers are working with patches and updates to continuously improve Diablo Immortal. Recently, with Season 3, an update for the troops was released. But this very system annoys many players. It is considered unnecessary, and players should rather focus on clans.
What is this system? Troops, or “Warbands,” are groups of 8 players that are firmly linked together. Some of the group content in Diablo Immortal is specifically designed for troops.
Warbands serve to excite players for groups without having to join a clan right away. They are like a middle ground between solo play and clans, or guilds.
Now, with the start of Season 3 on August 3, troops received an enhancement. In the blog post about the mini-update, it says:
The troop menu now shows you which members of your troop are online and what activity in the game they are currently engaged in.
It was said to be difficult to organize troop activities if you couldn’t see what the others were doing. The change is meant to make it easier. But especially on reddit, many players demand that the system simply be removed altogether.
In the video, we explain everything you need to know about Diablo Immortal in 3 minutes:
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Everything you need to know about Diablo Immortal – in 3 minutes
“Troops are such an annoying hassle”
Why do troops annoy? Some rewards and progress in Diablo Immortal can only be obtained if you play in troops. Even the previous major update 1.5.2 placed a greater focus on troops.
Since then, it has been possible to earn an extra legendary emblem weekly. This makes farming legendary gems easier, which has been a major point of criticism for many players. Because the gems are considered a significant pay-to-win factor in Diablo Immortal.
For the reward, however, you must defeat one of the raid bosses from the relic of hell in a troop. However, according to many players, this is annoying because hardly anyone has 8 active players who can be reached continuously. You have to coordinate and cannot play at will.
This leads to joining troops only for one activity, then leaving again. A real sense of community does not develop.
In the video, we explain what the legendary gems are all about and how you can obtain them:
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Diablo Immortal: What are legendary gems? Facts and locations in 3 minutes
This is what the players say: The topic of troops keeps coming up on reddit. One of the newer threads is one of the largest there and has already received 950 upvotes. Players demand: Instead of strengthening troops, the activities should be opened up for clans instead.
Many players agree that clans are the better option for social interaction and collaboration in Diablo Immortal. But they are not supported enough, as user Hogridahh says:
Having a home for the clan and a chest for all members would be great. We are lacking big clan content outside of the ritual.
Others agree that a kind of camp for the clan would be a cool idea – similar to the troop camp, but for more players. Currently, the faction war between shadows and immortals is the major content for clans.
Players are constantly asking Blizzard to simply remove troops from the game altogether instead of revising them somehow. So far, however, there has been no information on whether this will happen in the near future.
Some of the most diligent players have apparently found out that you can really play Diablo Immortal too much:
In Pokémon GO you can find and catch various Hisui forms. In the overview, we show you all Hisui Pokémon that are available.
What are these forms? The Hisui forms come from the game Pokémon Legends: Arceus. They are regional forms of certain monsters. Gradually, these special forms are being integrated into Pokémon GO.
To always know which Hisui forms are currently available in the game, we provide you with this overview.
Which Hisui Pokémon are available now?
This list shows you all the Hisui Pokémon that are currently available in Pokémon GO. If new ones are added, we will update the list accordingly. Since January 2022, Pokémon GO has been releasing new special forms regularly. It is likely that more will follow soon.
Many players wonder where to find Hisui Pokémon in Pokémon GO in the Pokédex. Since there is no special category at the top of your Pokédex, you must discover the special forms in another way.
They can be found among the normal forms of Pokémon. If you select them in the Pokédex, you will have the option to tap on the Hisui form there. Doing so will display the picture of the Hisui form in the Pokédex.
This way, you can display all Hisui forms in your Pokédex.
On our website MeinMMO, you will also find an overview of the best attackers in Pokémon GO – Do you have them in your collection?
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The biggest MMORPG streamer on Twitch is Zack, also known as “Asmongold”. For personal reasons, he is currently streaming irregularly and mainly on his second channel. There, he has recently complained about World of Warcraft, particularly criticizing the raids.
Now he explains what bothers him about the raids in WoW
Even though he complains a lot about Blizzard, he is still impressed by the new expansion Dragonflight. He is particularly taken by the Evoker class. You can see the gameplay of the new class here:
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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight
Asmongold thinks raids in WoW waste too much time
This is the situation: Since 2021, Asmon has increasingly showcased Final Fantasy XIV and Lost Ark. With the latter, he even broke his viewer record. When he returned after his WoW hiatus, he expressed frustration with the “terrible and boring raids.”
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What bothers him about the raids: On August 1, 2022, Asmongold posted a video titled “Blizzard Is Killing WoW”. In it, he particularly criticized the raids. He claims they are outdated, antiquated, and a waste of time.
Asmon accuses WoW of deliberately wasting players’ time. A large part of the boss fight, he says, is spent dealing with other things. This also leads to many players simply not finding the time for raids anymore.
This is how a raid in WoW proceeds from Asmon’s perspective:
The organization: First, you have to get the whole group to the right place. Forgot the Warlocks? Then two people have to run all the way back to fetch the missing players.
Wipe Protection: One person should always survive to revive the whole group. If that’s not available, the one without it has to run all the way back in case of a wipe.
Trash Mobs: Endless waves of trash mobs need to be dealt with that are no fun and only artificially extend the time.
What could actually be done in 30 minutes, Asmongold says, is stretched to 3 hours. Eventually, people lose interest and simply stop doing it. The game does not respect their time.
The difficulty of the raids themselves is not the problem. Much more, it is the organizational hurdles that must be overcome to even get to the raid. That’s the real challenge.
This is how Asmongold perceives the raids in WoW and Lost Ark
Especially the trash mobs seem to annoy Asmon particularly. In the past, they used to have some value. One could learn the boss’s mechanics through them or earn cosmic flux, a currency in WoW.
Additionally, one would not have noticed how poor some mechanics were when there were fewer direct comparisons. However, they are now a relic of a past time. Other games have since overtaken WoW.
Raids should focus on the essentials
This is how other games do it better: In FFXIV and Lost Ark, everything is better. There, you are actually engaged with the boss most of the time.
Epic raids in FFXIV no longer have any trash at all. You jump right into the boss fight and can start immediately.
The Abyss raids in Lost Ark do have trash, but you can return directly to the boss after a wipe.
Both FFXIV and Lost Ark also offer raids for much smaller groups than WoW, which significantly eases the organization. Additionally, in FFXIV, you keep your food buff after dying, which makes organizing and preparing for the raid easier as you do not consume as many items.
This is what Asmongold wishes from WoW: In the past, WoW drove innovation in the genre, as it was a pioneer in many areas and improved existing MMORPG mechanics. Nowadays, everyone would benefit from this groundwork, except for WoW itself. They need to become pioneers again. Furthermore, they should focus on mechanics that truly enrich the players:
These improvements are not taken into account in World of Warcraft’s design. And they need to be. World of Warcraft must return to being what made it a good game in the first place. A pioneer of the genre.
And more specifically? When one dies, they should respawn directly in front of the boss without having to battle their way back there again. There should also be a portal to summon teammates.
The food buffs should not be completely removed either. Instead, they should be designed to be more unique and have an effect on gameplay. This is what he hopes for from Dragonflight as well.
Can players do better as well? Asmongold is frustrated with the mentality of some players. They take pride in wasting their own time. Just because someone can overcome a time-wasting mechanic does not mean that the mechanic itself is good.
Here, he wishes for a change in mindset in parts of the community. This also concerns players who have not been playing for long or do not have a high skill level. They should also be able to have fun in raids.
What does our editorial team say about it?
Cortyn sees things a bit differently:
“Most raids in World of Warcraft simply have a different target audience than those in Lost Ark. Raids should be undertakings lasting several hours – indeed, an evening-filled program, a grand, cohesive adventure. Sure, it doesn’t require endlessly long return paths, but they are now significantly shorter than they used to be. Trash mobs can always be debated; for some they are merely filler, for others they are logical inhabitants of the respective place – henchmen to be defeated, which sometimes also drop nice loot.
The most annoying problems with raids in WoW have already been adjusted by Blizzard over the years, which is why I can only partially understand Asmongold’s criticism.
Overall, the raids in WoW are still considered a prime example of good boss design with interesting mechanics in most communities. Many other MMORPGs would clamor for such encounters. They are also so good and memorable because they require time and are not finished in 20 minutes.”
Irina believes that Final Fantasy XIV does many things right:
“I can’t say what it’s like in WoW, but I definitely don’t miss trash in FFXIV. In the early days of FFXIV 2.0, there was still trash in the Bahamut and Alexander raids, but it gradually disappeared. Also, the loss of the food buff after death was initially handled the same way as in WoW and was later changed. I remember how our guild celebrated this change. These are small ‘quality of life’ improvements that you learn to appreciate when they are missing in other MMORPGs.”
How do you see it? Have you also switched over, or do you remain loyal to WoW? Are the mechanics really outdated, or simply exactly what makes WoW what it is?
It was the expected massive event on Twitch and in esports: The streamer Michael “shroud” Gresziek made his professional debut in Valorant on August 4 at the age of 28. Five years earlier, the Canadian ended his professional career in CS:GO. More than 600,000 people watched the event at its peak, a record for Valorant in North America. But one was not impressed: The “Juicer”, xQc, believes he can do better.
Why is this so exciting?
The streamer “shroud” is a veteran on Twitch: He originally earned his reputation as a professional player in CS:GO but quickly became a full-time streamer early in his career. In 2017, he actually ended his professional esports career for good, or so it was thought for five years.
Now, at 28, shroud wants to give it another shot and begins a professional career in the shooter “Valorant” with a “real team” – this is a fascinating experiment that ultimately tests whether the “human Aimbot”, who is unmatched on Twitch, can compete with professional players who have been training nothing but Valorant for years.
How was the event received? After five years of professional abstinence, shroud played in a Valorant match now and the interest was enormous. According to a website, at its peak 608,385 simultaneously watched shroud’s professional debut with the Sentinels (via escharts). That was a record for Valorant in North America.
The numbers come together from various channels and platforms: About 133,000 watched on Twitch through Riot’s channels and 69,000 through YouTube. The channel of streamer “tarik” even garnered more viewers than Riot itself (via dexerto).
New heroes regularly appear in Valorant:
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Valorant introduces new agent Fade – Showcases her cool skills in the gameplay trailer
shroud plays well, yet his team loses
How well did shroud perform? shroud plays for the team “Sentinels”: The “Sentinels” are actually a strong team in Valorant, who are under pressure in 2022 and cannot meet expectations.
The team’s problems were now experienced by shroud firsthand. Although the streamer and his team managed to win the first map – shroud scored 17 kills and 10 assists with Viper – the next two maps were lost. In the end, “The Guard” prevailed and shroud ended with 39/59/25.
Overall, observers agree that shroud delivered a good performance and did not seem rusty at all.
Who thought otherwise? The streamer xQc was not impressed. The “Juicer” claimed in the Twitch chat that he could do better than shroud: He would never miss such easy shots. He would “smash those noobs”.
Dotesports discovered the quote on Twitch.
Whether xQc meant it seriously or just wanted to provoke is unclear. Although xQc has experience with shooters as a former professional in Overwatch, such outstanding skills, as he claims, are not documented. In fact:
Whether xQc meant it seriously or just wanted to provoke is unclear. Although xQc has experience with shooters as a former professional in Overwatch, such outstanding skills, as he claims, are not documented. In fact:
The most famous Gnoll in World of Warcraft has been significantly improved. After much criticism, Blizzard has now given him a new, terrifying model.
While some WoW fans just shrugged silently, for others it was a cardinal sin. The legendary Gnoll Hogger has received a new model in WoW and suddenly didn’t seem so threatening to many players anymore. In the eyes of many Alliance players, he became a laughing stock and no longer the feared Gnoll from Elwynn Forest, who used to slay new heroes by the dozens. Now Blizzard has significantly improved things in the Alpha of Dragonflight.
What was the problem? Many WoW heroes associate great memories with Hogger. It was for members of the Alliance the first elite quest they ever encountered. And like so many others, they tried this quest back in Vanilla solo, only to die within seconds.
Hogger is the leader of the Gnolls, a scourge to the humans of Elwynn and one of the most well-known “small” villains from World of Warcraft.
His new model didn’t fit him at all. The threatening Gnoll had become a bright, almost silly puppy – at least in the eyes of the fans.
What has Blizzard done now? The developers apparently took this criticism to heart and improved things in the latest version of the Alpha of Dragonflight. Hogger received a unique skin with special clothing that makes him appear much more threatening. His fur color was darkened once again, he now wears dark clothing, and generally looks more menacing. The staff at MMO-Champion showcased his new model here:
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Here are the reactions from the community: The general sentiment is positive to enthusiastic. Some of the reactions from the subreddit of World of Warcraft are:
“So this is a Chad-Hogger.” – “Chogger”
“This looks much more like his model in HotS, I love it!”
“The model looks beautiful. I wonder if he will also get his Morningstar weapon from HotS?”
“IS THIS REAL? I AM SO HAPPY!!! I have been obsessed with Gnolls since I was a child, and I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about gaming news.”
Some seem to hold Hogger dear – as many associate terrible memories with him.
What do you think of the latest revision of Hogger? Is he finally the mean-looking villain he should be? Or has the new model made everything worse?
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The tech YouTuber “Optimum Tech” has taken a closer look at the new gaming keyboard Wooting 60HE and is excited about 2 features. For him, it feels almost like cheating in shooters like Valorant or CS:GO. MeinMMO presents the technology.
What features are involved? Wooting is a small hardware company from the Netherlands that started with the goal of bringing more transparency and communication to the hardware business (via wooting.com)
With the help of Kickstarter, they developed gaming keyboards, and several Wooting products are currently on the market.
However, Wooting did not only set out to improve the world; the latest fine piece of technology developed by the small team is the gaming keyboard Wooting 60HE.
The keyboard offers exciting innovations that help you get better in your games. The tech YouTuber “Optimum Tech” looked at the 60HE and said about the features that it’s almost cheating:
Fully configurable analog switches
“Rapid Trigger” function
MeinMMO explains in detail what the innovative ideas are all about.
Wooting 60HE brings exciting innovation for shooter players
Why are the analog switches so good? Analog switches have existed for keyboards for some time. With this technology, the keyboard can recognize how deep a key is pressed. Similar to the triggers and analog sticks of a controller.
This allows you to precisely control the walking speed of your character or the accelerator of a vehicle.
What makes the Wooting 60HE innovative are the uncompromising adjustment options. You can set when the key press should be recognized for each key.
For example, you usually need WASD in shooters immediately – so you set the trigger point to the low value of 1 mm. The Windows key is annoying when gaming – so the trigger point is set to the maximum of 4 mm.
You can set the trigger point of each key between 0.1 mm and 4 mm.
How does the Rapid Trigger work? This function improves the “release” of the key.
The key function is not deactivated only when you no longer press the key, but already from the point where you lift your finger.
Many gaming keyboards have relatively deep keys compared to a controller. So you press the key significantly longer, and this leads to overlapping key inputs, resulting in less precise control.
With the Rapid Trigger, you release the key immediately when you lift your finger, even though it’s still pressed. Especially your strafing can greatly benefit from this.
Why is it like cheating? The YouTuber “Optimum Tech” tested the keyboard and is thrilled. His video on the subject is titled – “It’s almost like cheating. – Wooting 60HE Keyboard”.
He says it’s one of the few hardware options that make you better in a game immediately after purchase. The adjustable switches together with the Rapid Trigger are a blessing, especially in games like Valorant or CS:GO.
In both shooters, you need to stand still to achieve adequate accuracy with your weapons. With the flat adjustable switches and the immediate deactivation of the key when lifting a finger, you gain a clear advantage over players with conventional keyboards.
In his video, he also showed that movement tricks in Apex Legends are easier to perform (Super Gliding / Strafe Jumping). If you want to check out the English video yourself, we embed it here for you:
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How much does the good piece cost? The Wooting 60HE can be pre-ordered from the manufacturer and costs 179.99 € with the German key layout. A hefty price, but the high-end product targets pro and hardcore gamers who are willing to pay more for their performance.
The delivery is stated at the time of writing this article as “October 2022”. The release is therefore just around the corner.
As an additional advantage of the keyboard, “Optimum Tech” also sees the software, which works very easily and can even be used via a browser. The profile then saves on the keyboard.
Leave us a comment with your impression of the Wooting 60HE keyboard.
The Iron Banner event of Destiny 2 was supposed to excite the Guardians with “Rift.” In the end, the mode didn’t really score. Therefore, Bungie is once again looking for the unique “BOOMSHAKALAKA!” twist for PvP. This time, it aims to succeed with the new mode “Eruption,” which resembles “Call of Duty” killstreaks but features many more space abilities.
This PvP mode was announced by Bungie: First of all, the Guardians will not be able to duel in the Rift mode during the Iron Banner event in Season 18. Instead, they can expect a “Call of Duty” interpretation of killstreaks for Destiny 2.
Just like in killstreaks, players are rewarded for earning many kills in a row without dying. However, instead of small helpers like in CoD, players get a significant boost to their space abilities. Each kill also makes you shine brighter and can push your team as well.
Experienced players might already be familiar with this game principle, as “Eruption” is fundamentally the well-known PvP mode “Control.” But as it currently stands, Bungie found it too unspectacular for an Iron Banner event. So it has been modified.
Alan Blaine, Bungie’s Principal Technical Designer, explained how this mode will work and where you can play it soon.
You shine so brightly that you cannot be overlooked. Only skilled Guardians can survive now.
What is Eruption and how does the mode work?? It is a modified version of the former team deathmatch mode “Control,” which Bungie has now adorned with a new “BOOMSHAKALAKA!” Just like in “Control,” you also earn points for your kills in “Eruption.”
In Destiny 2, however, this new mechanic significantly boosts your space abilities. Kills grant you and your team ability energy. This increases when you manage to eliminate a series of opponents without dying. Assists also count towards this.
The first kill only grants you a small amount of ability energy.
Your second kill, without dying, grants you the buff “Charging.” You start to glow. From now on, each kill is worth 3 points, and you also receive +10% Super energy and +20% Grenade, Melee, and Class ability energy.
When you achieve your fifth kill without dying, you buff yourself as “Primed.” Now your Guardian shines brightly, your position is marked for your team, and the hunt begins.
“Primed” kills now grant you +12% Super and +5% Grenade, Melee, and Class energy. Additionally, the team benefits, as it receives +5% Super and +10% Grenade, Melee, and Class energy as well.
That’s why you shouldn’t celebrate too early: The best Guardians, who reach “Primed,” enjoy not only advantages. They shine so brightly that the opposing team can see them from miles away. You are also worth 3 points to them, making you a preferred target. Only skilled Guardians can survive then.
And those who shine so brightly are also essentially always on the verge of eruption. Therefore, as an additional challenge, you get a tight 15-second timer that you can only reset to 15 seconds by getting more kills. If you fail to do this before the timer reaches 0, it erupts out of you and your Guardian “bursts.” This ends your killstreak and the hunt.
What else can you expect for PvP in Season 18? In Season 18, along with “Eruption,” a returning map from Destiny 1 is set to come back to the Crucible. However, there are currently no hints or indications of which map it might be. Bungie doesn’t want to spoil anything yet.
“Eruption” sounds exciting but probably brings even more ability kills to PvP.
Bungie does not want to repeat the “Rift debacle”
This is why “Eruption” starts first as a test: Since “Eruption” is generally a new mode for players, some real tests in live gameplay are quite a good idea. As Alan Blaine emphasizes, lessons have been learned from the negative experiences with “Rift” in Season 17.
Therefore, Bungie will first make “Eruption” available to you in the non-critical environment of the Crucible Labs during Season 18 and gather feedback on it. Only when everything is fine there and perhaps a few fixes are made, will the mode officially be included in the Iron Banner. This could likely happen in Season 19.
And what happens to the Rift mode?
After the start of “Rift” was known to be quite bumpy, with its bugs and some “growing pains,” the player numbers improved after the first fixes. Therefore, there seems to be potential for the mode, and they do not want to give it up.
At least 1.5 million Guardians played at least one Rift match.
300,000 of them managed to reset their Iron Banner rank with Rift. 150,000 Guardians even did it twice.
Two players apparently had so much fun with “Rift” that they caused wildly outrageous spikes in Bungie’s statistics.
One Guardian reset their rank 17 times in just 55 hours of gameplay.
Another played over 133 hours of Rift alone in Season 17.
“Rift” has potential and will remain in the game for now.
Therefore, “Rift” will not be shelved in the Destiny content vault for now. Instead, Bungie will bring the mode back to the Crucible with a weekly rotation. They will start with it in the first week of Season 18, and then bring it back again in week 8 and week 14, including the option for private matches on any map.
Further Rift updates and changes are planned: With player feedback, the Rift mode has also been optimized and further adjustments are planned.
For the upcoming season, plans are also in place for the Rift mode.
Instead of just 6v6, there will also be 3v3 matches.
The use of smaller maps for Rift, such as Wormhaven or asymmetrical maps like Burnout.
A reduction of the black screen time after a successful dunk.
As well as further measures to deter kill farming and the return of multi-dunk.
This is currently happening in the PvP of Destiny 2:
Rift is set to return to the Iron Banner event eventually, just like Control. But until then, the Guardians will first prove their skills in “Eruption” and boost their abilities.
What do you think about the return of the team deathmatch mode? Does it sound exciting with potential for you, so you will definitely try the mode in Season 18? Or does this heated gameplay mechanic not appeal to you at all because it simply brings even more abilities and a heavy grenade downpour into PvP? Feel free to let us know your opinion in the comments.
Rift will get more standard rules for match extensions. This should give teams the chance to break any existing ties.
The AFK protection has been updated to utilize Rift-specific events.
For the upcoming season, plans are also in place for the Rift mode.
Instead of just 6v6, there will also be 3v3 matches.
The use of smaller maps for Rift, such as Wormhaven or asymmetrical maps like Burnout.
A reduction of the black screen time after a successful dunk.
As well as further measures to deter kill farming and the return of multi-dunk.
This is currently happening in the PvP of Destiny 2:
Rift is set to return to the Iron Banner event eventually, just like Control. But until then, the Guardians will first prove their skills in “Eruption” and boost their abilities.
What do you think about the return of the team deathmatch mode? Does it sound exciting with potential for you, so you will definitely try the mode in Season 18? Or does this heated gameplay mechanic not appeal to you at all because it simply brings even more abilities and a heavy grenade downpour into PvP? Feel free to let us know your opinion in the comments.
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Twitch streamer Kephrii was accused of cheating in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Allegedly, he had intentionally been killed by a friend at an esports tournament. However, the investigations have revealed that he probably did not cheat. Kephrii accused two other players of cheating, and a prominent Twitter user also commented on the events. The tournament for €98,000 is turning into a debacle.
The cheating drama in a CS:GO tournament began with allegations against Twitch streamer Kephrii. He was accused of having colluded with a friend, who killed him repeatedly with knife kills.
Because: Knife kills scored the most points in the tournament.
However, a statement from a marketing agency was released, stating that the investigations indicated he did not cheat. Nevertheless, accusations continued to pour in from various individuals.
The tactical shooter CS:GO is one of the biggest esports titles in the world and the largest game on Steam:
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Counter Strike: Global Offensive Trailer
How all the accusations came about
What kind of esports tournament was it? It was the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ReadyUp Invitational tournament. It took place on July 30, 2022.
To determine who won the tournament, there was a points system that rewarded players based on kill type:
1 Kill = 1 Point
1 Assist = 2 Points
1 Kill with knife = 5 Points
What was the accusation? Kephrii is accused of having intentionally allowed his friend Gale to kill him with a knife in the game to jointly cash in the prize money of $100,000 (around €98,000).
Player dies unusually often by the knife of a friend, racking up bonus points
How were Kephrii and Gale supposed to have cheated? The two Twitch streamers and friends Kephrii and Gale played in two different teams. Throughout the game, Gale killed his friend multiple times with a knife.
What does Kephrii say about the accusations? Kephrii responds on Twitter to the accusations and explains:
Kephrii: ‘I really didn’t hear him. I haven’t played CS in about 3 years. After that, I begged my team to put me on A-side because he kept going to B-side. In this tournament, there’s 1 point for an elim [elimination], 2 points for an assist, and 5 points for a knife. I’m a big advocate for anti-cheat; unfortunately, I’m just bad.’
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Organizer excludes knife victim from the tournament – but not directly due to cheating
What do official channels say about this? The marketing agency in the esports sector Heaven Media released a statement on August 1, 2022, regarding the events at the CS:GO tournament (via twitter):
“During the CSGO tournament this weekend, accusations were raised that one of the players was cheating by intentionally delivering knife kills to an opposing player. This allegation was investigated during the tournament, and it was determined that no intentional foul play had occurred. In the last two rounds of the tournament, the tournament operator removed the player from the tournament to maintain the overall atmosphere and flow of the matches. The removal was not directly related to the cheating allegations, but was due to an increasingly hostile environment resulting from the accusations.”
What happened next? However, that was not enough. Jake Lucky released a video clip on Twitter in which Kephrii accused the two players Nick Bunyun and Tiffae of colluding (via twitter).
Who else did Kephrii accuse? In another post on August 3, 2022, Kephrii released: Allegedly, the event staff played in his place in the tournament after he was removed from the event (via twitter).
What does the organizer say about the event? MeinMMO requested a statement from Sony Electronics US and received the following response:
“We had an action-packed weekend with our #ReadyUp tournament to celebrate our new INZONE headphones and monitors, and we want to thank our participants for leveling up with us. Unfortunately, a player was disqualified from the tournament due to inappropriate sportsmanship and behavior. We support the decision of our moderators and uphold the expectations for a fair and respectful gaming experience for all.”
What do you think about cheating allegations after the CS:GO tournament? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
Data miners have compiled information from the new update for Pokémon GO. Among the findings is the return of an exciting feature: Remembering the last Poké Ball.
What is this finding? The new APK update “0.245.0” for Pokémon GO is available and brings some interesting content. The “Pokeminers”, a group of data miners for Pokémon GO, have already taken a closer look at the update.
And one point stands out in the new version: In version 245, a new feature called “Remember Last Pokéball” is already live.
What is this feature? When catching a Pokémon, the regular Poké Ball is displayed by default. You can either throw it or switch to a stronger ball. For this, you had to manually select the Great or Ultra Ball.
With the feature, the game “remembers” which ball you used last when catching. It will then display that ball instead. So if you caught a Pokémon with the Ultra Ball, that one will be displayed for the next Pokémon.
Especially during events like Spotlight Hour or Community Days, this is a quite useful feature. Because often there are Pokémon here that you prefer to catch with a Great or Ultra Ball anyway. So you can now simply throw efficiently without having to switch the ball.
There is no obligation: You can apparently toggle the feature on and off freely in the settings.
New ball feature apparently does not help with GO Plus
Wasn’t there something like this already? Anyone who has been playing Pokémon GO for a while will remember that this feature existed years ago – but it was apparently not intended that way (via reddit). In any case, the “Remember Ball” feature (or the bug) was removed. Now it returns as an intended feature.
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What about GO Plus? Auto-catching devices like GO Plus automatically throw a Poké Ball at Pokémon that are near you, even if you are not actively playing.
As a trainer shares on reddit, the new feature currently does not affect devices like GO Plus at least for now. So you cannot increase the catch chance through the new feature.
However, it also means that you won’t accidentally waste all your Ultra Balls through an active GO Plus just because that ball was remembered last.
Currently, the feature is only available in APK version 0.245.0. However, it will likely also be available soon in the “regular” versions in the iOS and Play Store, once it is already live in the APK.
What do you think of the new feature? Can you make use of it, or is it more of no use to you? Tell us in the comments!
A series of apocalyptic videos is going viral on TikTok, showing images created by the Artificial Intelligence “Midjourney”: The AI is said to predict what the last selfie taken on Earth will look like. These are visions of doom. They seem to fascinate people in a morbid way.
What kind of AI is this? “Midjourney” is an artificial intelligence that creates images. The developers say they want to expand the imagination of the human race. That’s quite a noble goal.
According to its own statements, the project comes from a former researcher at NASA, supported by high-profile advisors (via midjourney).
Millions of people see images of the downfall of civilization
How did the AI become known? The TikTok channel “Robotoverloards” is currently posting short videos featuring the images created by the AI as it answered hypothetical questions and generated images (via tiktok).
The most popular videos revolve around the AI showing apocalyptic scenarios.
The video “Asking an AI to show the last selfie ever taken” has generated over 13 million views on TikTok. The video is so successful that it has now been expanded into a 4-part series.
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What do the images show? The AI’s images replicate the classic “selfie motif”: Someone is taking a picture of themselves in front of an expressive background. However, instead of people posing or making strange duck faces, here, bald, emaciated individuals can be seen: Some appear like skeletons or soulfully hollow shells.
Some of these “last humans on Earth” wear a gas mask, one even a type of space suit, and another contorts their face into a smile.
In the background, there are no natural monuments or special locations visible anymore, but devastation, fire, impacts from nuclear weapons or comets.
Some apocalyptic scenarios show a crowd in the background that looks just as emaciated and desperate as the person taking the selfie. In other images of the apocalypse, there are corpses or skyscrapers burning.
AI can be asked on Discord to show anything
Can you ask the AI yourself? Yes, the AI is freely accessible via a Discord bot.
With the command “Imagine,” you can ask the AI to create images in response to your own hypothetical questions.
One user asked the AI to create images of what it would look like if Angela Merkel were a Jedi. Others ask for significantly less gruesome scenarios.
If you want to try it out yourself:
Find a detailed guide in English with all background information here (via midjourney)
And here the Discord channel with the bot, to start simply without reading the guide, as is the traditional practice among MMO gamers (Spoiler: Just type /imagine and then type the scenario).
What happens when you challenge the AI was experienced by a 7-year-old boy:
