Players in Destiny 2 despair at the grind – „Is it the first game that does not respect my time.“

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, after completing the campaign, it’s all about grinding for the best loot. However, the effort to obtain it continues to rise, now even forcing hardened farmers to their knees.

Inflation also in Destiny 2: Not only the real world is struggling with inflation, but so is the world of Guardians. Players complain about incredibly harsh grinding for minimal loot output. It’s about the targeted focusing of Umbrella Engrams and the Glimmer shop of the Eververse.

Players of the space shooter now have to spend hours earning the necessary currency in activities, only to then waste it on overpriced and rising prices. Therefore, players are finally demanding balanced prices from Bungie, so that even more iron reserves do not need to be plundered and more Guardians do not end up bankrupt.

Destiny 2 does not respect the time of the Guardians

On various platforms, the community is already discussing the constantly rising prices, the never-decreasing effort, and the inconsiderateness of Destiny 2. Many complain that the space shooter is the only game that does not respect the time of the Guardians.

The community is having wild discussions: On reddit and MeinMMO, newcomers and veterans alike are discussing the shopping conditions in Destiny 2. Players are being milked while they search for their God-Roll for the seasonal weapon. In this, the reddit user nihhtwing shares their experience with the overpriced prices in the loot shooter.

I spent my entire stock of 20,000 legendary shards at Rahool to get a “The Old Fashioned” with QD + KC. I never got one. To this day, I’m constantly stuck under 200 shards. I’m a D1Y1 veteran who has played Destiny to some extent every year. I have thousands of hours on the clock, I play almost 100 hours a week, and because I’m focusing on engrammes and buying stuff from Xur, I’m currently stuck at 1 legendary shard. Damn ONE. I will never get out of this hole of poverty unless I stop focusing on engrams and shopping at Xur, and I absolutely hate it. […]

And our MeinMMO users also complain about the current prices and conditions, especially looking at the Eververse. Lionel the Boss thinks under our Glimmer Guide the following:

[…] Everything in the Eververse is ridiculously expensive! The prices for shaders have increased by 650% (from 40 to 300 Glimmer (GS)). Inflation kicks in. […]

Here, Lionel himself says that the only farmable source of Glimmer cannot be optimally utilized for farming. It requires too much time for players to finally get or purchase what they want. Guardians either dump all their Glimmer or planetary resource stock just to buy a cool ship for 2000 Glimmer, Lionel believes. The amount you can earn over time is not in proportion to the prices Bungie demands in the game.

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Guardians demand adjustments: On reddit, players are demanding adjustments regarding the amount of playable legendary shards. They want an activity where they are literally flooded with them, rather than being forced to waste hours in the same activities just to have the chance to focus an engram.

The grind is a big part of Destiny 2, but it should not dampen the fun of the loot shooter through overpriced prices.

What do you think of the prices and the related effort to earn the currencies for it? Do you find them justified, or does Bungie need to adjust the prices? Let us know in the comments!

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Lost Ark puts you to a tip test while it annoys you and distracts you with breasts

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 3 minutes

It is now well known that things can get pretty revealing in Lost Ark. However, the newest raid boss Vykas takes it up a notch. You have to type correctly while the demoness tries to seduce you.

What kind of test is this? In Lost Ark, the so-called Legion Raids await you in the endgame, which are particularly tough bosses that rely on unique mechanics and surprise you with new gameplay elements again and again. The newest Legion Raid in the western version is Vykas.

Vykas is a demoness reminiscent of a succubus. During the battle, her “charm” plays an important role in the gameplay. You always have to be careful not to fall for her too much, as it can quickly end fatally.

The climax takes place in a typing test. When this starts, you will see a small cutscene where Vykas lustfully moans in your ear and wants to distract you with her demonic body. You have to correctly type a random sequence of letters within a short time to pass the mechanic.

The more people fail and succumb to the demoness, the harder the rest of the fight becomes for you.

This mechanic looks like this in the game, although it gets even more revealing at times.

What sounds crazy fits into the lore of Arkesia

Who is Vykas? In Lost Ark, you fight against various demon legions led by the main villain Kazeros. Each legion represents its own sins and follows a Legion Commander that you fight in the Legion Raids.

One of these commanders is Vykas, who was introduced to the game with the June update. She leads the Legion of Covetousness, which may not be optimally translated. In English, it is the “covetous legion,” which can literally be translated as “lustful” or “desirous.”

But there is more to it than the succubus appearance and seductive cinematics during the battle. The legion specializes in bringing out the worst in a person and pushing them to the point that they attack their own kind.

How does this affect the game? You can notice this in the fight with the commander. If you are exposed to her charm for too long or type incorrectly while being distracted by Vykas, it can happen that you attack your allies.

This makes the already difficult fight even harder. It’s also exciting because Lost Ark intentionally breaks the fourth wall here and interacts with you as a player rather than with your character. Many fans of the MMORPG celebrate such a mechanic.

You can get a first glimpse of the battle in our video:

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The legions raids are the most difficult fights in Lost Ark – See the frightening attacks of the demon Vykas

“This is the hardest mechanic for me and I don’t know why”

How do the fans feel about it? The mechanic is met with mixed reactions from the Lost Ark community, although there are many positive voices. Those who do not like it are more annoyed by the gameplay mechanic’s principle rather than by Vykas herself. It is often read that simple typing should not be a part of a raid battle. Others hype the boss because Lost Ark is doing things differently here.

Whether the mechanic is incredibly difficult or super easy cannot really be determined. Many people admit that they have great difficulties with the typing test, while just as many say that it is super easy to pass.

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What does the community say? As always, we want to share some of the comments with you so that you can form your own opinion on the situation:

  • Eli1984 writes (via reddit): “This is the hardest mechanic for me and I don’t know why. I won’t be distracted by fake breasts, I have my own.”
  • Tabris2k says (via reddit): “As a 40-year-old, my old and slow reflexes become apparent here; the mechanic is torture for me.”
  • michaelman90 says (via reddit): “I just realized that the whole boobie test only tests your left hand.”

What do you think of Vykas? Have you already defeated the demoness or are you still struggling with the moaning typing test? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

If you want to know exactly how to defeat Vykas, we have written it in a guide for you.

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Professional athlete signs contract that brings him 45 million € a year – But with bizarre ‘Call of Duty’ clause

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Football player Kyler Murray is becoming one of the highest-paid NFL professionals: He signs a contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals worth $230.5 million. One particularly interesting clause requires him to do “homework” and limits his video game time. Murray is known to be a huge fan of the gaming series “Call of Duty” and streams on Twitch.

Who is Kyler Murray?

  • Kyler Murray (24) is the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. He was the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and has made it to the Pro Bowl 2 times – he’s really good.
  • In addition to his sports career, he streams on Twitch: primarily sports games like NFL Madden or NBA 2k. He only streams a few hours a year, but he is a member of the “FaZe Clan”, one of the largest gaming organizations in the world.
  • Murray is known to be a huge fan of the “Call of Duty” series.

The release of a new Call of Duty is the highlight of the year for some gamers:

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II “Ultimate Team” Teaser

What’s the deal with Call of Duty? There’s a legendary story about Murray: He had an extremely exciting game against the Buffalo Bills in 2020, and his team managed to win at the last second. The team celebrated the victory exuberantly.

However, Murray did not celebrate but drove home and played Call of Duty in front of his Twitch viewers.

There are also statistics suggesting that Murray played significantly worse from 2019 to 2021 after the respective Call of Duty was released (via twitter).

But that is viewed critically: The last games of a season are often accompanied by other circumstances: Games are not as important anymore, or a long season takes its toll.

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No video games during homework time

What kind of clause is this? Murray has signed a new, massive contract extension. However, it includes a very strange clause:

This clause requires Murray to spend 4 hours a week on a kind of “homework”; he must watch material provided by the team – likely video footage of the opposing defense so that he can react as a quarterback (via twitter).

The clause expressly states that he cannot play video games during “homework” time – he is also not allowed to watch TV or surf the internet.

Unfortunately, it does not count as “doing homework” – Kyler Murray reads the defense in Madden:

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“After 30 years in football, I have never seen anything like this”

How is this being discussed? Such a clause is absolutely unusual because professional athletes who earn so much money a year are expected to prepare optimally for a game.

That a professional has to be told to focus on the game instead of playing Call of Duty is generally considered outrageous. Since the clause has come to light, there has been discussion in the U.S. about how it is possible to contractually impose something like this on a top athlete – especially since it is “only” 4 hours a week, many experts are outraged.

A former manager of a team says (via twitter):

In 30 years of reviewing NFL contracts, I have never seen anything like this. It’s strange that they are paying him $46 million a year and are worried about him doing 4 hours of homework.

But evidently, it was important for the team to write this explicitly into the contract. They probably know their player best.

Many professional athletes enjoy video games, often shooters:

Yep, Griezmann just pulled the Fortnite celebration in the World Cup final

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The monster game Evolve is back – The servers are online again

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The monster game Evolve is back – at least a little bit. The servers have been reactivated. What is behind it?

Evolve was one of the great pioneers of the asymmetric gaming genre, with a really great idea: Four hunters fight against an overwhelmingly powerful monster and must bring it to its knees. Both hunters and monsters are played by people; NPCs were basically not intended. On the one hand, this fulfilled the grand power fantasy of an overpowering beast, and on the other hand, it delivered the exhilarating feeling of being able to defeat a far too strong enemy as a team.

However, Evolve died an inglorious death, shutting down the servers at the end of 2018. But now the game is being played again. What’s going on?

What happened to Evolve? Evolve launched as a promising AAA title but soon lost numerous players shortly after the launch. Slow updates and a botched DLC marketing campaign by the publisher quickly caused the game to fall out of favor. Even the hastily stitched switch to a “Free2Play” model could not save the game, and soon the lights went out.

But at least owners of Evolve could still play. Even though most servers were shut down, thanks to peer-to-peer connections, it was still possible to play with others. At least until a while ago.

Evolve Screenshot 4
Fight monsters once more – or be the monster. It’s on now.

It is not entirely clear what led to this, but a Steam update is suspected. However, for a while now, not even peer-to-peer connections were possible.

This caused buyers and fans to take to the barricades. On a Discord server with over 10,000 members, players coordinated, sent mails to the publisher 2K, and asked for the reactivation of the servers. This apparently bore fruit.

Other games have also left us too soon, especially in the MMORPGs: 7 MMORPGs that died too quickly

This is how player numbers have developed: As reported by colleagues from GameStar, the Evolve servers are suddenly active again. The news of the reactivated servers has given Evolve a small but noticeable increase in players.

Whereas in previous months at most 43 people were online at the same time, this peak from the night of July 27 to July 28 even rose to a proud 828 players (via steamcharts.com). That is an increase of over 1,800%. The word that Evolve can be played again is still spreading, so it is quite possible that a few more players will join in the coming days.

Evolve Screenshot 2
As Wraith plows through the hunters once more…

How can you join? Currently, this is only possible if you already own Evolve, as the game has not been listed on Steam for a while. Only those who already have it in their library can access the monster game. Both versions currently work, both “Evolve Stage 2”, the Free2Play variant, and “Evolve Legacy”, the original version of the game, which can be downloaded via “Properties” and then “Betas” in the game library.

Some fans hope that Evolve will now generate enough buzz to land back in the Steam store and be relevant again. However, this hope should probably be taken with caution.

A fundamentally nice sign – because some have never fully recovered from the death of Evolve.

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Pokémon GO changes a bonus for the Community Day in August – This is new

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

On August 13, the Community Day featuring Galarian Zigzagoon is taking place in Pokémon GO. The group bonus that should give you additional encounters with Garbodor has now been changed.

What is this bonus? Since some Community Days, Niantic has been rewarding you for playing together in groups at a PokéStop. You can unlock additional bonuses by catching enough Pokémon at one location.

Previously, you should have been rewarded with additional Garbodor encounters during the Zigzagoon Community Day. However, the bonus has now been changed to more Stardust. Is this better or worse?

New Stardust Bonus on Community Day

What has changed: The original group bonus was “If you catch enough Pokémon at a PokéStop with a Lure Module, wild Galarian Garbodor will appear near the stop.” In the new version of the blog post, Niantic writes:

“If enough Pokémon are caught at a PokéStop with a Lure Module, the 3x catch Stardust for trainers near this PokéStop will be increased to 4x for 30 minutes.” However, this bonus does not stack with the existing 3x bonus but replaces it for 30 minutes.

All additional content about the Community Day with Galarian Zigzagoon in August 2022.

Is this good or bad? On social networks, trainers discuss the changes and note what has changed in detail. “For this Community Day, where there is a Stardust bonus, it was better to have a Stage 2 Pokémon. Because they give more Stardust,” explains user mazumbado on reddit. Zigzagoon with a fourfold bonus gives 400 Stardust per catch. Garbodor with a threefold bonus, on the other hand, gives 900 Stardust, writes the trainer.

However, it is unclear how the catch rates have changed. Trainers speculate that it might take more time to catch a Garbodor.

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On the other hand, trainers are happy to receive more encounters with Galarian Zigzagoon and thus have more chances to catch shinies. “I prefer more shiny checks than Stardust,” writes user Handful4sure on reddit.

So there are pros and cons, depending on what your personal play style looks like. Let us know your opinion on the changes here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other trainers about which bonus would have really been better.

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Dragonflight shows me exactly what I have loved about WoW for 18 years in the Alpha

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 5 minutes

For a few weeks now, the alpha of Dragonflight, the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft, has been running. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is diligently testing and often notices details that make his heart soar.

WoW has made me somewhat bitter over the last few years, though I can’t really explain why. Somehow, the wonderful world in Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands just lost its shine. Everything felt … too serious somehow.

Sure, there were cool Easter eggs like the Witcher in Ardenwald and quirky scenes with the giant “Best Buddy” in Revendreth. Also, Flynn (or Finn in German) in BfA always had a witty remark to share.

But completely dull ideas like the quests from Kadghar in Legion, who needs EXACTLY 4.986 crystals because anything above or below would be absurd, have not stayed with me from the last expansions.

For me, the humor in the details makes the world of Warcraft, be it Easter eggs reminiscent of the Lost Vikings, appearances by porn stars and Hitler himself, or just quests like: “I TAKE candle!”

All of this has made me chuckle again and again over the years I’ve been playing WoW, and Dragonflight achieves that again. Just from my short test sessions, I’ve already thought of 3 situations that I love to recount as anecdotes.

Warning! I’m sharing some details about the content of Dragonflight here. If you want to be surprised, don’t read on. You have been warned!

The strongest Tuskarr, defeated by dinner

My first test session was together with Mary from GameStar during an event. There, I tested the new class, the Evoker, for 7 hours and checked out the Azure Span.

While questing, we came across the “strongest Tuskarr warrior,” a rare opponent marked with a star on the map. Compared to other enemies and even elite mobs, he has quite a lot of HP.

If you want to see what an Evoker looks like in action as they heat up enemies – here you see gameplay of the new class:

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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight

A big weapon, a mount, and a special name are signs for every experienced WoW player that this opponent has more to offer than others. So, we prepared with buffs and potions as best as we could. It should be a tough fight.

We thought…

In fact, we had to fight him for quite a while until he was suddenly defeated. But not by us, rather by his little son, who came by and called dad for dinner.

The mighty Tuskarr laid down his weapons, apologized and said we could continue another time. A bit dumbfounded, we watched him disappear and then amused ourselves greatly over the absurd scene.

If you’re wondering what Tuskarr are doing in Dragonflight: the 14-year-old NPCs are making a return and you can even play them – but not as a real race. The Tuskarr are more frequently encountered on the Dragon Isles and even offer boat rides:

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A small note: Unfortunately, my recordings of this scene have disappeared and the area is no longer available. Therefore, I sadly can’t show you a video of it…

Permit me? Alexstrasza, Queen of Dragons. I don’t read quest texts

The second memorable scene came a bit later into the alpha. There are phases here with different content for testing. On July 26, the Awakening Coast was introduced as a new area as well as gem cutting and leatherworking as professions to try out.

By the way: Professions are getting a major overhaul with Dragonflight and even receive their own skill system. In the video, we explain how the professions work in Dragonflight:

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WoW: Dragonflight revises professions – All features explained in under 2 minutes

However, what’s really exciting in the new area is that here dragon riding is learned and developed. The unique flying dragons can be customized here via a kind of forge. However, questing is required for that.

And it is exactly in the quests where a little moment arises early on that could easily be described as “sheer nonsense.” Exactly the dull humor that I love about World of Warcraft.

I’m supposed to sign the guest book of the inn to make a well-meaning dragon happy. It hasn’t happened in so long. So I can write my real name: Vaszyxia. Or…

Well, let’s just say I had some much funnier options available, both for my name and for the reason of my presence – and even the timing of my arrival. And, typically for Blizzard, there were humorous options involved.

In short: Alexstrasza, the Lifebinder, Queen of Dragons, is now a guest at the nice innkeeper. She arrived “just when she intended to” and the innkeeper can explain the reason for her presence himself. Because: “I don’t read quest texts.”

Here are the options for the quest
WoW Dragonflight Quest Inn Guestbook 1
WoW Dragonflight Quest Inn Guestbook 2
WoW Dragonflight Quest Inn Guestbook 3

How did that go again? Always add water to acid?

For the third anecdote, I don’t want to use too many words, after all, I already explained in a separate article how I blew myself up. Still, I want to touch on why I find the story so remarkable.

Professions have simply not been exciting for many expansions now. Dragonflight aims to change that with a quest system, profession gear, and returning specializations. But then there are interesting and funny details as well.

As an alchemist, I need to research to learn new recipes. That’s how it should be, after all, I’m a pioneer of science! But experiments are not always safe, especially when unknown substances are involved.

The result: After some discoveries, something goes wrong and I fly into the air. I am nearly done for. Literally, I’m left with one health point. A death sentence in the open world. What one does for progress…

You can see the explosive scene here:

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WoW: Dragonflight – Alchemy can be dangerous

World of Warcraft has always had such humor in the game that is hidden somewhere in the world. You just have to find it. Personally, it seemed to me as though this humor was somewhat obscured in BfA and Shadowlands by the extremely serious stories.

I mean, we have to fix the machinery of death itself, lose the leaders of our factions (again!) and something EVEN nastier is already looming on the horizon. There’s nothing to laugh about there.

That’s why I’m pleased that Dragonflight seems to be taking a more relaxed approach to this. Of course, I want a good story, but I also would quite enjoy more of those little, funny details that I love about WoW.

That Dragonflight wants to go “back to the roots” is evident in many areas, including humor. Want another example?

WoW Dragonflight brings a world where Murlocs have won everything

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New World: Everything about the new event Summer Medleyfaire, which brings many cool rewards

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 5 minutes

With the major summer update, New World not only receives a new dungeon, the dungeon finder, and musical instruments, but also the new event Summer Medleyfaire. Through this, you can earn new emotes, a new armor skin in the “Heavy Metal” look, and many other rewards. We at MeinMMO have played the event and will tell you all the important details in this guide.

What is included in the event?

  • There is a new quest line through which you can earn gold, reputation, and tokens for the event. Additionally, you will receive your first musical instruments with songs that you can then present to everyone.
  • There are events in the open world that also bring reputation and tokens.
  • There are special fishing spots with new rewards.
  • In each city, there is a stage that works similarly to the gifts during the winter event. You receive three gifts there each day, which contain gold, tokens for the event, and two diamond gypsum. In total, you will have six gypsum, which has not been the case in any previous event.
  • There is a shop where you can get all sorts of new rewards if your reputation is high enough.

In this guide, we will go step by step through how the event works. If you want to learn more about the general summer patch, you should read our own article about it.

When does the event take place exactly? This has not yet been determined. The new event is expected to start shortly after the patch is released. The winter event lasted just under 3 weeks.

New hubs with quests and merchants, new world events, and fishing trophies

How do I get started with the event? The main content of the event takes place in new, special event settlements. There are a total of four in the areas of Monarch’s Bluff, Weaver’s Fen, Everfall, and Brightwood.

In these settlements, you will find the event quests, a stage to dance on, and the merchants. This is your starting point, and you will also be provided with instruments for the events in the open world.

New World Summer Medleyfare Map
The map with the 4 event settlements.

What quests are available? You should start the event by completing the new quests. They can already be started by players at level 20.

You can expect a total of nine quests, each granting 250 reputation for the event. All quests follow one another and are self-explanatory. For the first task, you need to collect the instruments in the settlement that are marked with large markings.

A tip: During the quest line, you will need the following items, which you should prepare in your inventory:

  • 20x Fresh Wood
  • 6x Water
  • 16x Flint
  • 15x Reeds

The dance floor: The second special feature in the settlement is the dance floor. You can step onto it and then perform the emote /dance. This grants you 250 reputation for the event, and that per day and per settlement. You should make this dancing a part of your daily routine, especially at the beginning.

New World Summer Medleyfare Dance Floor

What are the events in the open world about? Even the second quest explains the Yarrow Beetle event. This involves swarms in the open world that you must calm with your guitar. You will receive this guitar in quest number 1.

Upon arriving at the event, you will need to play a song. To do this, you must press W, A, S, D or the two mouse buttons at the right moment, a bit like in Guitar Hero.

Over time, you can also skill your instruments and learn new songs. When you play these, other players can tip you as a reward for your skills.

New World Summer Medleyfare Music

What’s new for anglers? During the event, there are additional fish that you can catch. These give you reputation for the event, and there is a new trophy that you can earn. For this, you need Ether Vials, which you can unlock through the new event merchant. Each of these vials increases the chance of rare fish.

You will also be introduced to fishing through the new quests.

What else is there? For lore fans, a total of 14 pages of texts related to the event have been hidden. They are located in the four event areas.

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New skins, housing items, emotes, and fishing equipment

What rewards does the event bring? In total, you can unlock five tiers of reputation in the event.

Tier 1 brings new buff food as well as the housing item “Summer Fish Wind Sack.”

New World Summer Medleyfare Reward Rank 1

At tier 2, you will receive three more housing items as well as a fishing rod and the special event item Light Ether Vial.

New World Summer Medleyfare Reward Rank 2

At tier 3, you will receive the new emote “Shake Dance”, schematics for crafting new armor skins, another fishing rod, and the event item Strong Ether Vial.

New World Summer Medleyfare Reward Rank 3

At tier 4, you will receive special skins for the musical instruments, new housing items, and the event item Mighty Ether Vial.

New World Summer Medleyfare Reward Rank 4

At the highest tier 5, you will receive the emotes “Guitar Shred” and “Sad Violin”, new housing items, schematics for new armor skins, the skin “Disturb Luxury Shawl”, and the event item Intense Ether Vial.

New World Summer Medleyfare Reward Rank 5

How do you reach max rank the fastest? To achieve the maximum rank, you need 10,000 reputation.

  • First, complete all the quests – this will grant you 2,250 reputation.
  • Dance in the four event settlements – this grants a total of 1,000 reputation per day.
  • Open the three gifts daily in the normal settlements.

With this combination, you should reach max rank in 6 to 10 days.

How to obtain the tokens? You will receive tokens through the events with the swarms, through the daily gifts, and through the quests. In the event settlements, there are also merchants where you can exchange 25 tokens for a premium token – and vice versa.

What do you think about the new event in New World? Are you interested in the content and especially the rewards? Or would you rather skip the content? Feel free to write it in the comments.

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LoL: Team Misfits sells spot in the LEC for allegedly 45 million € – Schalke got much less in 2021

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In League of Legends, spots in the European professional league LEC are being sold again: Misfits Gaming will transfer its spot in the league to a Spanish team. Allegedly, the deal is worth around 45 million euros. Schalke 04 must be feeling upset about this. They had to sell due to financial difficulties in 2021 and received “only” 26.5 million euros. But a spot in the league is now apparently much more attractive than it was a year ago.

How does it work with spots in the LEC?

  • The European professional league of LoL is the LEC: This is not a “traditional sports league” where teams can be promoted or demoted like in the Bundesliga, but a “franchise league” like in the USA.
  • The spots in the league “belong” to the teams, who acquired them through a licensing procedure from Riot Games.
  • You cannot be demoted from the league, however, you can sell your spot and license to another team.

Maybe the German hope from Berlin, Eintracht Spandau, will play in the LEC someday:

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Who is selling now? According to several sources, the team “Misfits Gaming” is selling its spot: They are known for their logo with a mischievous rabbit.

The team Misfits is officially based in Berlin – many LoL teams are there because the LEC matches are held there. Misfits Gaming is not a typical “German” team, although with top laner “Irrelevant” a German has indeed been on the roster since May 2022.

In LoL, Misfits Gaming is more of a mid-tier team: In spring 2022, they finished third in the league, but only won one single game in the playoffs and were eliminated without a sound.

As of summer 2022, they are currently sitting in the middle of the league with a record of 5-6, playing for the golden pineapple.

Recently, we reported on MeinMMO about Misfits when they signed the talented “God of Solo Queue” in LoL but shortly after, MagiFelix was also released.

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Misfits qualified for the LCS EU in 2017 – won against Schalke

How did Misfits get into the LEC? Misfits Gaming qualified in 2016 under the name “Renegades Bandidos” for the relegation tournament: 5 teams played against each other, the top 3 were promoted to the LEC, which was still called “LCS EU” at the time. Back then, one could still reach the league through sport.

The relegation tournament “EU LCS 2017 Spring Promotion” was played under the name “Misfits Gaming”.

Ironically, Misfits Gaming was one of the 3 teams that made it into the LCS in 2017 – Schalke 04 did not make the jump at that time and only joined the league a year later in 2018.

Spanish team is likely entering the LEC – but not the one from Ibai

Who is supposedly buying the spot? It was rumored that some of the “exciting young influencer teams” could buy the spot: like Karmine Corp or KOI, the team of mega-influencer Ibai and soccer star Piqué.

But now it looks like the Spanish team Heretics will buy the spot in the league. However, this is not officially confirmed yet.

Team Heretics was founded by YouTuber Jorge “Goorgo” Orejudo in 2016 and plays in the Spanish league “LVP SL”.

The most exciting players in their current team are mid laner Zwyroo (Poland) and bot laner Jackspektra (Norway), who could also be imagined in the LEC.

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Spot in the LEC is now supposedly worth almost double what Schalke received

Here’s the interesting part: According to reports, the team Misfits is allegedly set to receive between 45 and 50 million euros for its spot.

Schalke 04, who had to sell their place in the league in 2021, received “only” 26.5 million euros for their spot.

Schalke had to sell due to financial necessity in 2021, after they were relegated from the Bundesliga. Since then, a spot in the LEC has apparently become significantly more valuable.

However, at the moment the amount is just a rumor – we will see how much Misfits Gaming actually earns.

Why is the league more attractive? There has been a significant increase in the valuation of e-sports in LoL, as the regional leagues have become much more exciting, making LOl in the highest play levels more attractive.

Popularity of LoL exploded in 2022 after a change in Europe

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With this clip, the Spaniards announced that they would play in the LEC in 2023.

Teams officially confirm sale – Misfits completely withdraws from LoL

Update July 27, 8:57 PM: The rumors have now been confirmed. Misfits Gaming will sell its spot to the team Heretics. However, more detailed information about the deal, such as how much money the team Heretics paid for the spot, has not been disclosed.

Without the professional team, Misfits also wants to withdraw from the French regional league, the LFL, and plans to deregister its academy team, Misfits Premier, by the end of 2022.

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The summer update of New World finally has a date – fans are excited that it is coming out so early

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The Summer Medleyfaire update of Amazon’s MMORPG New World is set to bring some new content. It finally has a release date, and fans are glad it will be coming soon.

When will the update be released? The New World summer update is set to be released on July 28, 2022. According to Amazon Games, the server downtime will start at 2:00 PM CEST. The downtime is expected to last for 2 hours.

Thus, the update is expected to go live around 4:00 PM CEST.

What kind of update is this? With the major summer update, New World will introduce a new dungeon, a dungeon finder, and musical instruments.

Additionally, the new event Summer Medleyfaire will be included in the update. Through this event, you can earn new emotes, skins for your armor in the “Heavy Metal” look, and many more rewards.

MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has already played the event and will tell you everything about the Summer Medleyfaire.

What else is included in the update? The summer update of New World features several highlights that players can look forward to. We at MeinMMO will summarize some of the most important new features:

  • Five musical instruments with 31 songs that you need to collect. The songs grant you and the listeners buffs for 30 to 90 minutes.
  • Over 150 perks on equipment will be revised to make them either more useful or to remove bugs.
  • A new event for anglers that will run throughout the summer
  • Strong overhaul of dungeons including a dungeon finder

If you want to read the official patch notes and the notice about the release date of the update, you can find them newworld.com.

“I look forward to hearing every instrument being played”

What do the players say about the update? The “New World” players were positively surprised by the announcement that the update will be released in July. Many did not seem to believe such an early release would happen and are glad that it has indeed worked out and are looking forward to the new features.

  • ISVRaDa via reddit: “Everyone who said the patch wouldn’t come in July… heh, here we are again. Amazon Games did the job as promised.”
  • MrCrinch via reddit: We made it! I can’t wait!
  • Parvalesco via reddit: This is the patch of the year – dungeon group finder, perk overhaul, summer festival, crafting overhaul, new expedition, it’s great.
  • Trovski via reddit: “I look forward to hearing every instrument being played”

Are you also excited about the summer update of New World and can hardly wait to test the new features like the dungeon finder or the musical instruments? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!

In March 2022, the major update Heart of Madness was released in New World, which left a positive impression on many players and represented the largest patch of the MMORPG to date.

March update in New World gives the community hope – “What a great patch”

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New Anime MMORPG reminiscent of Genshin Impact – Excites fans with surprising release announcement

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The MMORPG Tower of Fantasy (PC/ Android/ iOS) has surprisingly announced its release date. On Twitter, players are expressing their joy at being able to play the MMORPG soon.

What is Tower of Fantasy? Tower of Fantasy resembles Genshin Impact at first glance, but it relies on many of its own ideas. While Genshin Impact is an action RPG where you can occasionally team up with other players, Tower of Fantasy is a true MMORPG.

Tower of Fantasy is an MMORPG with a colorful sci-fi world, an active combat system, and gacha mechanics for weapons and avatars. So if you want new characters or weapons, you have to rely on chance. This is likely to discourage those of you who were already put off by the gacha system of Genshin Impact.

Our MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch has already been able to try Tower of Fantasy and finds the game significantly better than Genshin Impact:

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Release of Tower of Fantasy is already on August 10, 2022

When is the release? The developers of Tower of Fantasy announced on Twitter that the game will officially launch on August 10, 2022, at 8 PM Eastern Time.

For us in Germany, this means that you can only start the game on August 11. Because 8 PM Eastern Time (EDT) is 2 AM for us.

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Where can I play the MMORPG? Tower of Fantasy will be released simultaneously on multiple platforms. You can play the game on the following devices:

  • Windows PC (Steam and Epic as well as the own client)
  • Mobile devices with Android or iOS.

According to the developers and the official website, you can play together with users on other platforms. If you prefer playing on the mobile, you can be together with users who prefer to install the game on PC.

However, we cannot tell you if you will have to compete against PC players in PvP with the mobile and thus have any disadvantages. This will show at release.

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Fans are excited about the upcoming release

How is the community reacting? Users are definitely excited on Twitter that they can soon dive into the colorful world of planet Aida.

Some users even hope that the game will also get a PS5 version after a successful release. However, nothing is known so far about a version for Xbox and PS4/PS5.

What do you think? Are you also looking forward to starting with Tower of Fantasy in about 2 weeks and diving into the sci-fi world, or will you steer clear of the competitor of Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments!

Even the developers of Genshin Impact have not been idle and have now announced a new action RPG. The game named “Zenless Zone Zero’s” is also about to start its first beta, where you can participate:

Developers of Genshin Impact are working on action RPG – Announce beta

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WoW: With Amazon Prime you can now get truly dark Transmog – Here’s how to get it

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A new transmog helm in World of Warcraft has been unlocked for Amazon Prime customers. We show you how to get it.

Blizzard entered into a partnership with Amazon a while ago, which now leads to a number of promotional events. In conjunction with the “Prime Gaming” service, players of World of Warcraft can now unlock special bonuses, including a very special helm for transmogging. Long-time players might already be familiar with the helm, as it was previously available for purchase…

What are these transmog items? These are special helms that you can unlock for transmogging. The helms have no stats and are purely cosmetic. A few years ago, these helms could be purchased in the in-game shop; currently, they are only available through this promotion. They are:

  • Gem of the Firelord (Expired)
  • Hood of Greed (Active now)
  • Crown of Eternal Winter (Coming soon)

How can you redeem the helm? It’s quite simple. You just need to visit the Prime Gaming website and ensure that you have linked your Amazon account with your Blizzard account. Once that’s done, click on “Game Content” and scroll down to “World of Warcraft.” There you should see the helms and click on the entry for the Hood of Greed to finally redeem the item. This is possible until August 22, after which this transmog helm will no longer be available.

These items are only available for the “Retail” version of World of Warcraft and not for Classic.

More about World of Warcraft can be found here:

When will the other helms be available? If you just now learned about the promotion, it’s already too late for one of the three helms. The Gem of the Firelord is no longer available, as the promotion has ended. However, the Crown of Eternal Winter is still on the schedule and will be available starting August 24. When that happens, we will report on it again here on MeinMMO.

Whether these helms will be available again in the future in some other way is questionable. It might take several years before there is another opportunity to obtain these transmog items.

Have you already grabbed the helm? Or can you not deal with such sparkling helms at all?

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Some Russians despair in everyday life because they have to use incorrect keyboards

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Keyboards rely on a specific layout in many countries. And this could now become a problem in Russia. Because officially, keyboards can no longer be imported into the country.

Western sanctions have been imposed on Russia due to the Ukraine conflict. In response, Russia has enacted counter-sanctions. Since then, certain products and goods from abroad can no longer be imported into Russia (via capital.de).

However, this ban is now being felt. In Russia, you need a Russian layout if you want to work or play sensibly on a PC. And that is slowly but surely becoming more difficult.

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There are fewer and fewer keyboards with a Russian layout

What exactly is the problem? Officially, as a Russian company, you are no longer allowed to import goods from the USA or Europe into Russia. However, there is an exception on how to purchase goods outside of Russia in a limited way.

A Russian company may only buy goods from dealers in countries where the company itself is still active. Thus, a Russian dealer can buy keyboards in Serbia or China and import them to Russia.

But here lies a problem: The devices and keyboards are tailored to the users of the country, and in the worst case, you might end up with keyboards that have a Serbian or Chinese layout.

Russian gamers are affected by the restrictions, as games are shutting down their servers in Russia:

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Why is this a problem? The contracts that Russian government agencies have made with their employees stipulate that everyone receives a workplace with a keyboard with a familiar Russian layout.

However, if millions of keyboards are imported into Russia through indirect means and they have the wrong layout, it is misleading for many people and severely hinders work. PCGamer explains that experts suspect that by the end of 2022, more than 10% of all keyboards will lack a Russian layout. And this trend is likely to intensify further.

Our expertise on MeinMMO relates to gaming. For those who want to learn more about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend checking official sites or news magazines:

– Ukraine Live Blog (via Zeit)
– War in Ukraine: Belarusian troops reportedly march into Ukraine (via nzz)
– Solidarity with Ukraine (via auswärtiges-amt)

Important Note: If you are plagued by dark thoughts due to the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, from the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling, where you can also use a chat. This is free and applies nationwide.

With tricks, one tries to circumvent the layout problem

What is a solution? A pragmatic solution currently is to simply convert the wrong layout into the correct layout with a laser engraving. This way, Serbian or Turkish characters quickly become the correct letters.

Also, major developers and publishers no longer sell their software in Russia. Now the government is considering whether to legalize piracy.

Russia is considering legalizing piracy – After tech giants boycott them

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CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 4 is live with event modes for 4 weeks – Information on the update & patch notes

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Mid-Season 4 of Call of Duty: Warzone is live. We rummage through the patch notes with you and show the highlights of the new content, changes in balancing, and the key details of the update.

Call of Duty: Warzone features a live season system and regularly brings new, free content to the game. Usually through a season and a mid-season update.

At 6 PM on July 27, the Mid-Season 4 went live. Included are new game modes, fresh cosmetics, balance adjustments, and live events that will accompany you over the next four weeks.

MeinMMO summarizes the essential information from the patch notes. Here you can find a quick overview of Mid-Season 4 without too many details.

By the start of Mid-Season 4, there will also be a new zombie mode on Rebirth Island, and we will embed the trailer for you here:

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CoD Warzone: Trailer for the Zombie Mode “Rebirth of the Dead”

CoD Warzone: Update 1.60 – Update & Patch Notes

When will the update be released? The new update 1.60 is already live.

How large is the update? This depends on your platform. The developers provide the following sizes:

  • PS5: 4.6 GB
  • PS4: 4.6 GB
  • Xbox Series: 4.5 GB
  • Xbox One: 4.5 GB
  • PC: 5.8 GB
  • PC: 6.6 GB (with CoD MW) 

What about Vanguard? Mid-Season 4 has been live in Vanguard since Tuesday evening. You can find the English patch notes at developer Sledgehammer (via sledgehammergames.com).

CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 4 – Content & Playlist

What’s included in the update? Right at the start, the new zombie mode ‘Rebirth of the Dead’ goes live. Killed players do not respawn but return as zombies on the map and can fight for their “lives” again.

This operates quite similarly to the Halloween event 2020, when you could scare around the map as a zombie:

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The mode will stay in rotation for two weeks, and from August 11, the ‘Titanium Trails’ will go live, which are based on the popular Iron Trials modes.

Instead of ‘Iron’, there is now ‘Titanium’ because this is happening alongside a crossover: Warzone is teaming up with the Terminator.

In conjunction with this, two skin bundles themed around the Terminator will be released. Additionally, a live event will run where you can earn free cosmetics, such as business cards in the Terminator look:

cod warzone terminator card

Other new content:

  • In-Match Event: Cursed Chests Fortune’s Keep
    • Special chests with good loot will appear that spawn a zombie horde.
  • Portable Redeploy Balloon
    • You can loot such balloons and use them anywhere. However, they are not as strong as the stationary balloons.
  • Bombers on Caldera
    • The bombers are back in the game but will be closely monitored by the developers to see if the new aircraft fit in.
  • New Assault Rifle Vargo-S
    • The weapon has been preemptively declared a meta candidate due to the developer’s description: “This rifle trades firepower for improved accuracy and fire rate and excels in engagements at medium and long range”.

The playlist for the next four weeks will be embedded here:

cod warzone mid seaosn 4 2022 playlist

CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 4 – Balancing

As with the last major Warzone updates, a lot has also been adjusted to the weapons in Mid-Season 4. Additionally, Warzone now suggests “recommended weapons” for each weapon class.

Since the detailed patch notes would be too extensive, you can find the changed weapons with our assessment of whether the weapon has been buffed or nerfed in the following spoiler box:

Balancing Mid-Season 4 2022
  • BAR (VG) – Nerf
  • StG44 (VG) – Nerf
  • Cooper Carbine (VG) – Nerf
  • Itra Burst (VG) – Buff
  • NZ-41 (VG) – Nerf
  • Nikita AVT (VG) – Buff/Nerf
  • KG M40 (VG) – Nerf
  • CR-56 AMAX (MW) – Buff
  • Kilo 141 (MW) – Buff
  • FARA 83 (CW) – Buff
  • Krig 6 (CW) – Buff
  • M13 (MW) – Buff
  • Volkssturmgewehr (VG) – Buuf
  • Armaguerra 43 (VG) – Nerf
  • H4 Blixen (VG) – Nerf
  • Marco 5 (VG) – Nerf
  • UGR (CW) – Buff
  • Uzi (MW) – Buff
  • MP5 (CW) – Buff
  • Buff for nearly all shotguns
  • Kar98k (VG) – Buff
  • Three-Line Rifle (VG) – Nerf/Buff
  • Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle (VG) – Buff
  • M1 Garand (VG) – Buff
  • Crossbow CW + MW – Buff
  • Whitely (VG) – Buff
  • UGM-8 (VG) – Buff
  • CARV.2 (CW) – Buff
  • M16 (CW) – Buff

For the strong perk “Windend” (English Serpentine), a change is expected later. Here you can find out how to counter Windend.

If you want to take a look at the English patch notes yourself, you can find them at developer Raven Software (via ravensoftware.com).

More about Warzone on MeinMMO:

The Mid-Season 4 does not necessarily shine with a lot of new content but brings special game modes that will remain online for four weeks and have live events in tow.

A lot has changed with the weapons, which often brings a new dynamic to the matches. As soon as the first players have had their hands on them and formed an opinion on the changed weapons, we will revise our list of the best weapons in Warzone.

Until then, let us know your opinion on Mid-Season 4 and leave a comment.

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PS Plus: Games for August 2022 are known – All three titles are popular hits

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Today, the lineup of PS Plus games for August has been revealed. Sony is bringing three titles to its loyal subscribers for their library again next month, and this time they are real hits.

Which games are coming to PS Plus in August? In August 2022, there will again be three games for PS Plus subscribers:

  • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (PS4/ PS5)
  • Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PS4/ PS5)
  • Little Nightmares (PS4)

From when will the three games be available in PS Plus? The three games will be available in PS Plus starting August 2, 2022. Usually, the games go online around noon.

They continue to follow the concept that the new PS Plus titles are released on the first Tuesday of each month. Until then, don’t forget to add the current titles from the PS Store to your library:

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Remake of two legendary Skate games from PlayStation 1

What kind of game is this? Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 was released in 2020 and is the remastered version of the popular skate games Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. The two beloved titles were released in 1999 and 2000 for the PS1 and have since been very popular among skate fans.

In the games, you take on the role of the legendary skate pro and namesake of the series, Tony Hawk. With him and your skateboard, you perform insane tricks on different tracks.

It’s particularly important to display creativity and style when executing the stunts. However, you can also compete against your friends in local two-player mode.

How does Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 perform? The “Tony Hawk” games are not only popular among gaming veterans. The remastered version of the skating games released in 2020 was convincing and achieved a strong 89 rating on metacritic.

Users also seem to be enamored with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. Players rated the title 8.7 on Metacritic.

In the video, you can see how Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 was received in our colleagues’ review at GameStar.

Japanese RPG with Yakuza thug

What kind of game is this? In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, you embody Ichiban Kasuga, a thug from the criminal Japanese organization that the game is named after.

As Kasuga, you attempt to uncover the betrayal of his clan, which has been completely murdered while Ichiban served an 18-year prison sentence. Along the way, you receive support from a renegade police officer, a hostess, and a homeless former caregiver.

On your journey, you have access to 19 different jobs, ranging from bodyguard to musician, creating a dynamic role-playing experience.

How good is Yakuza: Like a Dragon? The Yakuza series is not only an established name in the gaming world, but the 2020 installment “Yakuza: Like A Dragon” was also well received.

On the PS4, the title has an 84 rating on metacritic. But the PS5 version of the RPG also holds a strong 86 score.

Atmospherically wrapped childhood fears

What kind of game is this? Little Nightmares tells the dark story of Six and impresses with an impressive atmosphere.

In the single-player adventure from Tarsier Studios, you must escape from an area that is as huge as it is mysterious. The game confronts you with a series of childhood fears.

How good is Little Nightmares? The third game in the August lineup doesn’t have to hide either. This atmospheric single-player experience boasts a solid score of 78 on metacritic.

The launch trailer for Little Nightmares

Leak predicted August games

What was that leak? The PS Plus games for August 2022 were leaked on Wednesday afternoon by the site Dealabs and shared by the gaming reporting Twitter account @Nibellion.

Dealabs is known for leaking the games for PS Plus and is considered quite reliable. Not only did the leak for August turn out to be true again, but the site was able to correctly predict all titles two days in advance for June.

What do you think of the PS Plus games in August 2022? Is there an interesting game for you, or do the titles leave you cold? Feel free to tell us here on MeinMMO in the comments.

If you are looking for a PS5 that matches the new PS Plus, regularly check our sales ticker on MeinMMO: Buy PS5 in the ticker – All news and offers

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Destiny 2: Bungie explains why they hardly talk to the fans – Unfortunately, they have very good reasons

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In Destiny 2, the developer Bungie has drastically limited communication with the fans. Developers rarely speak up on Reddit and Twitter anymore. Community Manager Dylan “dmg04” Garfner now explains on Reddit why they are speaking less: There have been death threats against the team, which are taken very seriously. Gafner himself and his family have also been threatened, and since then he has been taking antidepressants and is taking a longer break.

It was different before:

Even though there was always a lot of criticism of Destiny and Bungie, communication was a strength of the team. The longtime Community Manager DeeJ was often criticized for not saying much concrete and rambling, but the actual “makers” of the game repeatedly reached out to players via Twitter or Reddit and shared their thoughts on very specific, detailed aspects of the huge shooter:

Additionally, the company itself provided regular lengthy contributions, videos, blog posts, and live streams where the development process could be glimpsed.

Mastermind Luke Smith gave long interviews: Sometimes he talked himself into a corner (“throwing money at the monitor”), sometimes he gave interesting insights into how Destiny was created.

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Bungie Reduces Communication to the Bare Minimum

How is it now? Recently, there has been hardly any interesting “side information” about Destiny. It has been reduced to the bare minimum. Communication has been significantly restricted.

What has happened? The relationship between the community and the Destiny team has always been charged with tension. Players loved to tease developers, and every Destiny player’s hobby was to complain about Destiny: There is too little new content, too much old is recycled, the developers can’t do anything and have no idea. This has been the case since release.

Destiny now has 8 years of history behind it – and 8 years of trouble with the fans:

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Everything you need to know about Destiny 2 – in 2 minutes

But in recent months, there have been several serious incidents in Destiny:

Community Manager Explains Why They Speak Little with Fans

This is what Bungie says now: The Community Manager of Bungie, Dylan “dmg04” Garfner, has actually been in a longer rehab leave since June 20, seeking help from a doctor and a new therapist. He has started taking antidepressants, as he informed fans via Twitter.

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A user on Reddit recently noticed that much fewer Bungie employees are commenting and responding to players’ questions than before.

Dmg04 explains from vacation that this is very intentional:

Here’s the thing: The harassment we’ve talked about isn’t about rough responses on Twitter or vague comments. There have been real threats against our people and the studio. We take these threats seriously, which has led to less communication while we work as a team to implement safety and protective measures to prevent this from happening.

I want to make it clear that I appreciate how much the studio has personally helped me after severe harassment against me and my family. That is why I’m taking the time to deal with it. Just because you don’t see the serious harassment in a tweet doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Dmg04 says that once the new communication pathways are established, they will talk more with the fans again. Many developers continue to read the comments and discuss the feedback internally.

But apparently, communication with the fans has been significantly reduced.

What kind of harassment is being talked about? In a lawsuit, Bungie reported about direct threats against dmg04 and his family. One person wrote to him that they would move close to him, he is now “not safe anymore.”

Many Destiny 2 players on Reddit and also on MeinMMO have distanced themselves from these hate-filled messages to Bungie.

On MeinMMO it says:

  • “Ridiculous. As a developer, you want to be close to your players and get to feel why others don’t do it.”
  • “Anyone who sends a death threat to a developer over this needs a major update between their ears.”

The comments show that those who send hate messages to developers only represent a minority of the player base. But they apparently cause a lot of harm and disrupt the relationship between developers and players sustainably.

One of the most interesting bits of information that came up about Destiny was this little gem:

Destiny’s chief reveals: Originally, Glass Vault was not the 1st raid

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FIFA 23: The best thing about gameplay is the new super shots

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For FIFA 23, new gameplay elements were introduced. Besides Hypermotion and running animations, one thing stands out in particular: the new “Super Shot.”

This was introduced: On July 27, 2022, EA Sports presented various things that should change your gameplay for the release of FIFA 23. In the new gameplay trailer, “HyperMotion 2” played a major role – the revamped technology from FIFA 22, which is supposed to bring over 6,000 realistic animations to FIFA 23.

However, while you already know HyperMotion from the next-gen versions of FIFA 22, FIFA 23 includes a completely new feature. And this could have quite a significant impact on your matches in FIFA 23.

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FIFA 23: Gameplay trailer shows new features – What makes it different from FIFA 22?

Stay on target with the Power Shot – and score

This is the new feature: The “Power Shot” was described by the developers at a press presentation for FIFA 23 as a “skill-based shooting mechanic.” Here’s how it works:

  • You position yourself in a promising shooting position and aim precisely
  • You hold down the shoulder buttons of your controller (i.e., L1 and R1 or LB and RB)
  • Then you press Circle / B

Now a longer shooting animation begins, during which the camera even moves a bit closer to your player. Your player winds up and takes a powerful shot.

This is what it looks like:

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In the best case, this results in a very powerful shot that crashes into the corner of the opponent’s goal, passing all defenders. If you do everything just right, the keeper stands very little chance of reaching the ball.

In the worst case, however, your opponent may exploit the long animation of your shot to steal the ball from you or at least take down your attacker. Additionally, you truly need to aim accurately – otherwise, you’ll send the ball into the stands instead of the net.

How powerful is this? Definitely, the Power Shot feels like a mechanic to learn. It somewhat resembles the perfect timed finishing shots from previous installments that were nearly impossible to save – just with more power.

FIFA 23 Power Shot
With the Power Shot, you can score fierce goals

The Power Shot operates like a “High risk, high reward” calculation – it can be easily blocked if one reacts quickly but is hard to save when perfectly executed.

Even more new features for FIFA 23 can be found here.

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FIFA 23: Official Reveal Trailer

What else changes in gameplay?

HyperMotion: In general, the deep dive into FIFA 23 gameplay revealed numerous new insights. This included, among other things, HyperMotion 2: With motion data from two complete real football matches, numerous animations were collected to make the game more realistic.

This is quite detailed: There are even situations where players continue passes with their back instead of awkwardly twisting. Direct contact between players, such as during aerial duels, is also supposed to look more realistic.

Particularly regarding dribbling, HyperMotion 2 should make a noticeable impact. Quick direction changes and movements should be realistically employed, providing you with more options to vary your play.

Sprints: The pace will also be adjusted again. Now there are different speed types that your players will be categorized into.

  • For example, there are explosive attackers who are very fast in the first few meters but then taper off.
  • On the other hand, there are players who need a bit of a run-up but then can outpace their opponent.

This is intended to better balance the longstanding speed issue in FIFA 23. Additionally, players like Kylian Mbappé will have their own unique running styles, making them more similar to their real-life counterparts.

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Free Kicks: Changes are also being made to set pieces, as the first trailer for FIFA 23 briefly showed. In the new installment, you use the left stick to determine the direction in which you want to shoot, and with the right stick, you choose a point where your players should hit the ball. This results in different types of shots you can use to surprise your opponents.

FIFA 23 Free Kick
The free kicks now look different

On the other hand, players can now even lie behind the wall to block low shots. Also surprising!

In general, the shooting mechanics in FIFA 23 will be adjusted – numerous animations have been added to provide you with various shooting options. This aims to make the matches significantly different from one another.

Additionally, there are plenty of detail improvements. New skill moves are also included. One was already visible in the previous trailer and could be extremely powerful.

What do you think of the new mechanics in FIFA 23? Would you have wished for something different? Tell us in the comments!

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New autobattler on Steam costs only 3 € and excites players – ‘Such a small price for so much fun’

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

The gaming platform Steam offers a huge selection of various games. Some of them are real treasures for a small price. Currently, a roguelite autobattler for under 3 € is exciting its players. But what kind of game is it?

Which game are we talking about? Just King is a roguelite autobattler currently available for 2.46 € on Steam. However, even after the discount period, the game is still very cheap at just 3.29 €. That’s a stark contrast to other games.

Especially between Just King and “Ascent Free-Roaming VR Experience”, there are worlds apart. Ascent is the most expensive game on Steam at a price of 1,000 €.

“Great game. Insane value for the price.”

What makes Just King so special? Just King has a nearly cute retro graphic style, where the individual characters have huge googly eyes.

In addition, there is very simple control that can be learned quickly. You control the characters you play with the WASD keys and the mouse, with the battles occurring without special player actions.

What do players say about Just King? Just King receives a lot of positive words from players in the Steam reviews. Many of them highlight how much fun they have with such an inexpensive title. We at MeinMMO present you a small selection:

  • Birdovic via Steam: “The game has been out for 2 days now, and after spending 30 hours of my life with enjoyable gameplay, I can recommend it. […] Absolute recommendation: The best 2.50 € I have spent in years.”
  • Paleclaw via Steam: “Great game. Insane value for the price.”
  • MudeJoe via Steam: “Such a small price for so much fun. […] The gameplay is relaxed but not boring, and you can spend quite a few hours on it, at least much more than you could expect for 3€.”
  • DrWalt via Steam: “This game is amazing, great class system, great team building, great upgrade structure. […] Definitely recommend it.”
  • Hulk via Steam: “Really fun game and worth 3 €. It’s cheaper than a coffee – so get this game!”
  • Gamax999 via Steam: “The most fun […] autobattler I’ve played so far. The art style looks cool and I enjoy the gameplay. Definitely worth the price.”

Other inexpensive games also offer relatively much content for a fairly low price on Steam. Battle of the Bulge is, for example, a shooter for 8 €, which offers a campaign as well as cooperative and multiplayer modes.

Just King autobattler on Steam
The king and his followers in Just King

Wave combat with berserkers and bards

How does a round in Just King work? In Just King, you play a king and his followers. When the king dies, the game is over. To prevent this, you can have up to four heroes fight by his side. You choose them from a total of 17 different fighters.

You can combine the heroes you play freely and create synergies that help you in the battle against the waves of enemies.

Available to choose from are characters like goblins, paladins, or berserkers. However, the bard is also playable and strengthens your groups with his lovely sounds – which can quickly become annoying.

Just King heroes and items
This is what the heroes, items, and cards in Just King’s menu look like:

How are the cards in Just King structured? The three cards in Just King have different paths that you can take with your king and his followers. Along the way, you fight regular enemies, find treasures, and complete elite battles. Additionally, you can expect a boss fight at the end of each card.

What other options does Just King offer? In Just King, you can unlock new heroes between battles. Additionally, you can use the coins earned to buy things like healing powers, damage buffs, and armor.

Your heroes can also level up and learn new abilities, making them stronger.

What do you think about Just King? Does the autobattler sound interesting to you or do you think the title is not worth the 3 €?

Just recently, we presented another game for just under 3 € on MeinMMO. However, the special feature is that it challenges you to complete it as quickly as possible so that you can get a refund afterwards.

Strange game on Steam wants you to refund it – If you can manage

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Source(s):
  1. PCGamer.com

Valorant: Women’s team allegedly smuggled in a man – “Boyfriend cheat is activated”

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 3 minutes

The women’s team Fallacy is accused of cheating in a tournament in Valorant. Allegedly, a player’s boyfriend played on her account during the match. A Google Docs was published as evidence, comparing the game settings of the player and her boyfriend.

Who is Team Fallacy? Team Fallacy is a women’s team that plays Valorant professionally. The roster of Team Fallacy currently consists of the 4 players (via vlr.gg):

  • Cyn
  • ketarys
  • Kazler
  • mars

What is the Galorants Astral Clash event? In this event, teams composed solely of women compete against each other in Valorant.

The tournament took place from July 22 to July 24, 2022. The competition, where cheating allegedly occurred, was an LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier). This means that Team Fallacy secured a spot in the upcoming Astral Clash LAN tournament in California in the contested match.

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Payen allegedly played instead of mars

What is Team Fallacy accused of? Allegedly, the partner of a player played for his girlfriend in the tournament.

Who is the boyfriend that allegedly filled in? Mars’ boyfriend is known as a former TSM player: payen. TSM stands for Team SoloMid and is an e-sports organization with professional Valorant teams. Payen played for some time in the TSM Academy roster (via liquipedia.net).

It is suspected that payen filled in for mars and played for her on her account.

What is stated in the Google Docs document with the evidence? The document consists of eight pages of alleged evidence for the cheat. There are many screenshots and explanations of why mars’ boyfriend is said to have played for her.

For example, it refers to a specific 1v5 clip in another match, where mars’ team’s reaction would not have matched her win. Allegedly, this video was already faked.

Keybinds are also addressed, where mars would normally use “F” instead of “C” for her ultimate.

If you want to know more about the evidence, you can access the Google Docs here (via google.com).

Did mars cheat? Alleged evidence was gathered and published in the Google Docs. However, it cannot currently be said with certainty whether mars cheated or not.

So far, there have been no official statements from Riot Games or mars regarding the cheating allegations. Therefore, the allegations remain unconfirmed speculation.

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What does the community say about the allegations? Jake Lucky posted on his Twitter account on July 26, 2022 (via Twitter):

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Below the text, a video with gameplay can be seen. Subsequently, @JakeSucky posts screenshots from the document with the evidence and links the Docs.

The translated text in English reads: “In a recently released document, a female Valorant team called Team Fallacy was accused of using a member’s boyfriend during an Astral Clash event. It includes that the alleged boyfriend had this 1v4 clutch and this ace.”

Many believe that mars cheated and find the allegations problematic. @rinaeles fears: “If this is true, not only did they ruin this specific game, but an entire view of the female Valorant scene/tournaments in general. I thought the CSGS situation back then would have taught people something.”

Perhaps my user @rinaeles is referring to the incident of a CSGO tournament where cheaters won.

Some users comment amusingly about the accusations, such as @Leakdd2, who writes: “Boyfriend cheat activate” or @IIIIIIIIIIII, who simply comments “LOL”.

Why is the topic sensitive? The discussion suggests that women cannot play “well,” but that there must always be something suspicious when a woman performs well in a shooter.

The topic has come up more frequently in the past:

The constant debate over whether women are really good at games greatly annoys many good female players: For example, Twitch streamer Hafu was statistically the best in Teamfight Tactics and far superior to the “male experts,” but she had to hear that she was favored by the manufacturer just because she is a woman. For her, it clearly exemplifies that gaming is still dominated by men and that some have a problem with women.

The streamer Pokimane ranked in the top 0.5% in Valorant. But she heard that she was just boosted:

Twitch streamer reaches Rank Immortal in Valorant – Has to hear, “she was boosted”

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Source(s):
  1. dotesports.com
  2. twitter.com
  3. docs.google.com
  4. www.sportskeeda.com

GTA 6: Bigger than all predecessors and female main character? New insider report

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 2 minutes

Developer Rockstar Games is still holding back on official information about the new GTA 6. However, an insider report from well-informed gaming journalist Jason Schreier now reveals some details about the new action game.

What is new about GTA 6? In fact, Jason Schreier wrote an article on the US site “Bloomberg” about the new corporate philosophy and changes at GTA developer Rockstar Games (via bloomberg.com).

Almost in passing, Schreier also mentioned a few small, important details about GTA 6 that he claims to have learned from his sources:

  • There are 2 playable main characters
  • One of the two characters is female
  • The female character is a Latina
  • The character is said to be inspired by “Bonny & Clyde”
  • The working title of GTA 6 is “Project America”
  • The main map is inspired by Miami and its surroundings
  • After the release, additional cities are expected to be added to the game
  • You can enter many more buildings
  • The world is already “currently” large and is expected to grow further after release
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Caution Leak: Keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed insider report. Things may change with the official announcement from the developers.

However, journalist Jason Schreier is known to be well-connected and reliable. He enjoys a high reputation in the industry, and often it is said: If he publishes something from his insider news, there is something to it.

Schreier was also the one who seriously commented on the release of GTA 6 for the first time. In the end, however, these remain unconfirmed information and we have to wait for what Rockstar confirms or not.

Schreier’s statements also align with previous leaks. There has already been speculation that GTA 6 might bring multiple cities and content for over 500 hours (via screenrant.com).

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Currently, however, GTA Online is fully active and recently released its summer update – with new vehicles, significant changes to “Quality of Life” mechanics, and a nerf for the lousy flying scooter.

So feel free to leave a comment on the topic of GTA 6 or check out our article on the summer update: GTA Online: Major summer update is live – All content & Patch Notes

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HandOfBlood’s LoL team defeats their arch-rival in the derby, but it was about more than just the victory

Lydia Lydia Reading time 3 minutes

Since its founding in November 2021, Eintracht Spandau has been shaking up the German eSports scene. Now, the LoL team of popular gaming influencer Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe, aka Hänno, was able to secure an important victory against their rival – however, something else was at stake.

What is behind the derby?

What’s behind HandOfBlood’s team, we will show you in the video:

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Eintracht defeats rival in thrill derby

What a match it was! On July 26, 2022, the now fourth edition of the big city derby between Eintracht Spandau and their rivals from Berlin International Gaming took place. The two teams were relentless.

BIG got off to a strong start, even securing four drakes. But Eintracht managed to catch up, gained momentum, and ultimately took over the game. However, BIG did not easily concede defeat.

Several times, it looked like a defeat for the Berliners, but they fought their way back into the game continuously. The back-and-forth not only provided thrills and heart racing for the fans:

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Thrills in the derby lead to heart racing

That Eintracht was able to win the important derby was not least thanks to the performance of their AD Carry Kynetic. This now puts the team in 5th place in the overall ranking of the Prime League.

This is the highest league in the German-speaking region consisting of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The last game week of the current summer split ends this week. Afterwards, the six best teams will head into the playoffs, where they can compete for a spot in the European Masters.

You can also watch the entire game on the Twitch channel of Eintracht Spandau. There, the games are always commented on in an entertaining manner by the in-house streamer Broeki, in the best fan mile style.

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For Eintracht, it was about more

What was behind the derby: Eintracht and BIG skillfully stage their rivalry on social media. Häno is sometimes thrown through a table or knocked out by the opposing chairman Christian Lenz in his role as President Knabe:

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Hänno and Lenz get physical

For the ongoing summer split, both have come up with something special: If either team manages to beat the other twice without the rival winning during the split, the losing team leader must come over and cook for the winner.

For Hänno, this was not just about winning or making it to the playoffs and thus the chance to participate in the European Masters. Broeki put it this way on the team’s Twitch channel: “It’s about decency, it’s about honor!” (via Twitch)

After the victory, it is 1:1 between the teams in the summer split and 2:2 in the overall ranking. Hänno will not have to wield the cooking spoon – which is a pity, as he already had the appropriate pot.

Eintracht wants to take one from BIG

This is how they wanted to hit the rivals: Boerki even went a step further and announced a “hate crime” against the rivals from BIG. They are currently in 2nd place in the table (as of July 27, 2022) and would therefore have the entry to the European Masters secured.

With 12 wins and 5 losses each, BIG and the SK Gaming Prime team share the second place. In case of a tie, team names are usually listed in alphabetical order – a fact that Hänno also took advantage of by simply renaming his team.

With the win, SK still had the theoretical chance to push BIG down to 3rd place. Then the Berliners would have to battle it out with Eintracht in the playoffs for a spot in the Masters – and that’s exactly how EINS wants it.

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What happens next?

After their spectacular victory, Eintracht is pretty much guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Hänno had already announced during the founding of the team that they wanted to compete for the EU Masters long-term and declared that they aimed to win the Masters within two years.

It remains exciting to see whether they can finally fulfill this dream. However, their outstanding performance in the derby should give them some momentum.

While Eintracht Spandau is just starting to ramp up, a major career recently came to an end in the USA: Top laner Huni had to retire from the active roster due to injury and thereby caused quite a stir in his team.

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