Diablo Immortal: Season 2 Battle Pass is online – Price, Content and Cosmetics

Diablo: Immortal is officially in its 2nd Season and has released a new Battle Pass. On MeinMMO you will find all information about the new pass including an overview of contents and prices.

How does the Battle Pass work in Diablo Immortal? The Battle Pass works, as often seen in service games:

  • Battle Pass with 40 levels
    • Free path with some content
    • Premium path with more valuable content
    • Boost pass with level-ups and extra content

The complete overview with all contents and prices of the different passes can be found on MeinMMO. You can find the patch notes for the Season 2 update here.

The Battle Pass also includes Legendary Gems. More about the controversial items can be found in the video:

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Diablo Immortal: What are legendary gems? Facts and locations in 3 minutes

Diablo Immortal: Battle Pass Season 2 – Price & Content

How much does the Battle Pass cost? Every player levels up the pass while playing and receives corresponding rewards. If you spend money, there are more items:

  • Standard pass: 0,- Euro
  • Empowered pass: 4.99 €
  • Collector pass: 14.99 €

Below you will find an overview of the contents.

What does the free pass offer? On the free path you will receive the following items:

  • 8 x 500 Hilt
  • 26 x 150 Hilt
  • 14 x 150 scrap
  • 9 x Rare emblems
  • 4 x Normal gems
  • 3 x Reforging stones
  • 1 x Magical dust
  • 1 x Spell
  • 1 x Legendary item
  • 1 x Legendary emblem
  • 1 x Mysterious reforging stone
  • 1 x Legendary 1-star gem: Seled’s Weakening
  • 1 x Legendary 2-star gem: Zealous Fang

The free path is an excellent source for Hilt, the most important currency for Free2Play players. Other than that, there is a lot of scrap (for the blacksmith) and occasionally there are small highlights, like a Legendary gem or emblems. The good rewards come every 5 levels.

Additionally, with each ascent, you receive a respectable amount of experience points, which help with leveling up quickly.

What does the Empowered Pass offer? For 5,- € you unlock something more at each level. This includes cosmetics – a weapon skin right at the beginning and an armor skin at the end of the pass.

We will embed an image here where you can admire the style of the Season 2 cosmetics:

diablo immortal battle pass season 2 cosmetics

You receive all rewards from the free pass and additionally the following items:

  • Weapon skin at level 1
  • Armor skin at level 40
  • 2 x Legendary 2-star gem: Zealous Fang
  • 3 x Legendary 1-star gem: Seled’s Weakening
  • 55 x Scoria (Reliquary of Hell)
  • 10 x Normal gems
  • 12 x Normal emblems
  • 36 x Challenger keys (Tomb of Fahir)
  • 2 x Legendary emblem
  • 2 x Chat emojis

What does the Collector Pass offer? For 15,- € you receive all rewards from the free path, the items from the Empowered Pass, and additionally the following bonuses:

  • 14 level jumps
  • Portal cosmetic
  • Avatar frame

With the Collector Pass, you directly gain a lot of items and experience points in your account.

How long do I have for the Battle Pass? The Season 2 pass runs until August 4 and a total of 28 days.

Is it worth it? Unlike in other games, such as CoD: Warzone, you do not receive premium currencies from the pass to refinance it. This is a decisive disadvantage of the Battle Pass in Diablo Immortal.

However, the premium path at 5 euros is relatively cheap. Competitors often charge 10,- euros. If you play a lot, this path can definitely be worthwhile. If you are unsure, wait until the end and decide shortly before the end of the pass whether your earned levels are worth the 5,- euros.

With the Collector Pass, it depends on whether you really want the two extra cosmetics and/or the fast progress. Otherwise, it is better to stay away from it.

If you want to read more about Diablo Immortal, we recommend the opinion article by MeinMMO colleague Benedict Grothaus: I want Diablo 4 to be like Diablo Immortal

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Season 18 of Destiny 2 may finally bring one of the most wicked NPCs to the forefront

Season 17 in Destiny 2 was story-wise concluded this week. Players experienced the last cutscene and witnessed the final story fragments. The next chapter will likely follow with the start of Season 18. However, Bungie has already left some hints pointing to a season featuring the most ruthless NPC in the loot shooter: the Drifter.

What is happening in Destiny 2 right now? In week 7 of Season 17, the end of the story finally took place. The Guardians discovered Calus’s location and followed him, aiming to put an end to his machinations with the Darkness – but without success. Calus is gone, but the threat is not defeated.

The next events of the story are likely hidden until Season 18. However, Bungie has left some clues about what might come next and why a cunning little rat could be at the center of it all.

The Drifter in the spotlight of Season 18?

What points to a Drifter season? If you have read the lore, you will notice that the Drifter and Eris are currently quite busy. They are working together to figure out what the Egregore spores and their fungi are all about. The Drifter even claims that they scream when you fry them.

Destiny 2 gambit drifter title
The cold gaze of the Drifter

The story’s end of Season 17 last revealed a radio message from Eris. In this message, she wants to continue her investigations in the Moon Pyramid. However, this message is not directed at you, but addressed to the Drifter. He is the one referred to when Eris uses the term “rat.”

Eris has been using this name for the Drifter for a long time now. Mainly because this designation suits his character well.

But it’s not just this that points to the ruthless Gambit leader. Since Beyond Light, the Drifter has not had a spotlight appearance in Destiny 2, despite clearly being the character with the most experience with the Darkness.

He could provide the Guardians with further insights into the Darkness in Season 18 with his casual sayings and help them understand it better. Perhaps even the modified red-eyed ghost of the Drifter will assist you in taking down Calus and the Witness.

What could Season 18 look like? No one knows for sure yet, but if the Drifter is in the spotlight, some weapons from the first Drifter season could reappear from the vault.

Minor adjustments for Gambit or even the return of old maps or implementation of new ones could bring fresh air in the particle mode. Ultimately, even the mere appearance of the unscrupulous lightbearer would bring joy to many Guardians.

Despite the fact that the Drifter has had the most trouble dealing with the Darkness and its beings on an icy planet, Bungie has yet to give him much attention.

Perhaps it’s time for the Drifter to finally bring a bit of light to his dark history and for the Guardians to find out what his past looks like.

What do you think about the idea that Bungie might dedicate a second season to the Drifter? Do you think it’s cool and would you celebrate it? Or would you prefer to have Ikora in the spotlight instead? Let us know!

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Source(s):
  1. Forbes

She used to stream Overwatch on Twitch, today she earns much more money with NFTs: “99% of NFTs are scams”

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

In the comments, many users express negative opinions about it:

  • @XhyliFPS: “Yes, her statement struck me as somehow odd, good for her, I guess?”
  • @VegetaSasukeo: “She got greedy. She follows trends. First, she jumped on the OW train for years, then when she saw the collectible card openings, she jumped on that train to make quick money, then onto NFTs. I wonder how she can sleep at night knowing she has profited from both these trends and these people.”
  • @syrasmineoce: “Oh. I always thought she was cool (I wasn’t that involved in the Overwatch scene), but now I guess not. How terrible.”

How did Fran respond? Subsequently, Fran explained on Twitter what she meant by the statement “NFTs are scams.” Namely, that most of these NFT projects do not last very long and lose value over time.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

In the comments, many users express negative opinions about it:

  • @XhyliFPS: “Yes, her statement struck me as somehow odd, good for her, I guess?”
  • @VegetaSasukeo: “She got greedy. She follows trends. First, she jumped on the OW train for years, then when she saw the collectible card openings, she jumped on that train to make quick money, then onto NFTs. I wonder how she can sleep at night knowing she has profited from both these trends and these people.”
  • @syrasmineoce: “Oh. I always thought she was cool (I wasn’t that involved in the Overwatch scene), but now I guess not. How terrible.”

How did Fran respond? Subsequently, Fran explained on Twitter what she meant by the statement “NFTs are scams.” Namely, that most of these NFT projects do not last very long and lose value over time.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

In the comments, many users express negative opinions about it:

  • @XhyliFPS: “Yes, her statement struck me as somehow odd, good for her, I guess?”
  • @VegetaSasukeo: “She got greedy. She follows trends. First, she jumped on the OW train for years, then when she saw the collectible card openings, she jumped on that train to make quick money, then onto NFTs. I wonder how she can sleep at night knowing she has profited from both these trends and these people.”
  • @syrasmineoce: “Oh. I always thought she was cool (I wasn’t that involved in the Overwatch scene), but now I guess not. How terrible.”

How did Fran respond? Subsequently, Fran explained on Twitter what she meant by the statement “NFTs are scams.” Namely, that most of these NFT projects do not last very long and lose value over time.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

In the comments, many users express negative opinions about it:

  • @XhyliFPS: “Yes, her statement struck me as somehow odd, good for her, I guess?”
  • @VegetaSasukeo: “She got greedy. She follows trends. First, she jumped on the OW train for years, then when she saw the collectible card openings, she jumped on that train to make quick money, then onto NFTs. I wonder how she can sleep at night knowing she has profited from both these trends and these people.”
  • @syrasmineoce: “Oh. I always thought she was cool (I wasn’t that involved in the Overwatch scene), but now I guess not. How terrible.”

How did Fran respond? Subsequently, Fran explained on Twitter what she meant by the statement “NFTs are scams.” Namely, that most of these NFT projects do not last very long and lose value over time.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

The former streamer Francine “Fran” Vo was known as a player of Overwatch on Twitch. However, there is a big NFT drama surrounding her that repeatedly causes negative reactions on Twitter.

Who is Fran? Fran was a Twitch streamer who gained fame primarily as an Overwatch player. Her channel has 251,597 followers (via Twitch).

However, she is no longer active on the platform. According to the Twitch schedule, Fran last streamed at the end of 2021.

Lately, she has become less of a topic in the community due to her Overwatch gameplay and more due to her statements regarding NFTs. She has repeatedly spoken about NFTs, leading to discussions under her statements. Find out what NFTs are here.

Here you can see a video about the first successful streamers on Twitch:

The NFT drama surrounding Fran

The entire NFT drama unfolded repeatedly following the same principle:

  • Fran published a statement about NFTs
  • Many negative reactions and discussions followed
  • Fran justified herself
  • Received criticism again

This post, for example, sparked discussions on January 22, 2022:

https://twitter.com/FRANA_OW/status/1485004413521518597

Tweet translation: “Do Overwatch fans who hate NFTs know that the number 1 NFT in trading volume at this moment is being made by people from the Overwatch team?”

This was not well received. Here, too, Fran tried to save the situation with a tweet, stating that the tweet intended to show the hypocrisy of OW fans who would harass OW people dealing with NFTs.

There were also predominantly negative reactions: The users @SFSEgo and @alka_seltzer799 responded, for example, with: “Okay, but did you think about the fact that we don’t like anyone dealing with NFTs?” and “Okay, now I’ll also harass the people in the Overwatch team dealing with NFTs. Thanks for the motivation!”

On January 25, 2022, Fran then published a long statement on TwitLonger. In this, she explained that she had no intention of pushing NFTs onto her fans.

Furthermore, she apologized for leaving streaming without any prior warning. She felt that while streaming, she owed something to her fans when they had given her money.

After several months, there were once again discussions about Fran’s NFTs

What reignited the discussions about Fran? After a few months during which the NFT drama became quieter, Fran spoke up on July 1, 2022, on reddit.

She published a statement explaining that she did not quit streaming because of NFTs and that trading NFTs had been a side hobby. She hoped for a greater understanding of her position through her explanations.

There was a passage that once again led to negative comments on Twitter. Among other things, Fran wrote:

[…] I would like to start by saying that I believe that 99 % of NFTs are scams and that I have never intentionally sold an NFT to a follower/viewer. As far as I know, since everything is anonymous (the listing, the sale, and the purchase of NFTs). However, the fact that NFTs are a scam does not mean that they are not profitable […].

franplayshalo via reddit

She further explained that she was now so good at NFT trading that she had made more money in three months with NFTs than in her entire 5-year Overwatch streaming career.

On Twitter, people reacted predominantly negatively again when user @NyanSox reposted a part of Fran’s text on the same day.

What did Twitter users say about Fran’s statement? User @NyanSox already writes as a title for the reblog that the excerpt seems strange to him.

Fran admits that NFTs are scams, that she hurts people, and that it is okay to hurt others because they should know better, and Fran profits from it.

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

In the comments, many users express negative opinions about it:

  • @XhyliFPS: “Yes, her statement struck me as somehow odd, good for her, I guess?”
  • @VegetaSasukeo: “She got greedy. She follows trends. First, she jumped on the OW train for years, then when she saw the collectible card openings, she jumped on that train to make quick money, then onto NFTs. I wonder how she can sleep at night knowing she has profited from both these trends and these people.”
  • @syrasmineoce: “Oh. I always thought she was cool (I wasn’t that involved in the Overwatch scene), but now I guess not. How terrible.”

How did Fran respond? Subsequently, Fran explained on Twitter what she meant by the statement “NFTs are scams.” Namely, that most of these NFT projects do not last very long and lose value over time.

It seems Fran is digging herself a hole when it comes to NFTs. Hardly does she provide a statement to improve her situation, and some use the words against her again.

How did Fran handle the negative reactions? In her statement on TwitLonger from January 25, she went into detail explaining what troubled her:

Streaming was not as easy for me as it may have appeared. I was harassed almost every single day since my franplayshalo days. It ranged from a creepy comment to images I absolutely did not want to see in my DMs […] The extreme loneliness and the unhealthy habits I developed through streaming caused a lot of damage. I won’t even start about the bullying. My entire self-esteem was dependent on likes and numbers. I wish I never had to experience that again.

@FRANA_OW via TwitLonger

Fran was generally not happy with her career as a streamer and had some issues beyond the entire NFT thing as well.

The NFT story is not the first time Fran has faced negative comments and hate. Although Fran won an Overwatch tournament with her team, she was still flamed.

What do you think about Fran’s NFT drama? Let us know in the comments.

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WoW wants to finally find a solution for the most annoying resource

The Cosmic Flux is currently frustrating many players. However, World of Warcraft promises to finally change that – and soon.

Leveling Twinks is currently quite easy in World of Warcraft. Blizzard has removed most of the grind from the game, so the 2nd or 3rd character can catch up relatively easily. Only one resource still poses problems: the Cosmic Flux. However, this will be addressed in the coming days.

What is the current problem? This can be easily pinpointed with one term: Cosmic Flux. This resource is primarily needed for two things in World of Warcraft:

  • Crafting legendary items at the maximum rank (291).
  • Converting items into tier-set pieces at the Creation Catalyst.

Especially converting items requires a solid amount of cosmic Flux. This means that secondary characters often have to farm the Flux for hours, while the main characters of the respective account often have several tens of thousands of Flux units saved up that they will never use again.

Converting items into tier-set pieces is considered essential in many areas, as tier-set bonuses significantly enhance characters. This means a lot of Flux is needed.

WoW Creation Catalyst 2
Here you can create tier-set pieces – and it consumes a lot of Cosmic Flux.

What does Blizzard want to change? In the official WoW forum, the developer Scariizard spoke up and explained that they want to “adjust the availability of cosmic Flux with the start of Season 4 or shortly thereafter.”

While the specific plans for how this might look are still being discussed, the goal is likely clear: Players should be able to obtain cosmic Flux more easily, which currently poses a significant nuisance and forces many characters into content they are not particularly interested in, so they can fully unfold their potential in raids, dungeons, or PvP.

What solution is most likely? If we look at how Blizzard has addressed the issue with other resources, there are basically two ways in which cosmic Flux could be made more accessible in the future:

  • The existing sources of cosmic Flux (dungeons, Torghast, treasures, etc.) will be drastically buffed, granting much more Cosmic Flux.
  • Characters can buy a new item and send Cosmic Flux to secondary characters.

Whether Blizzard opts for one of these two options or chooses a completely different path is still unclear.

When will the change happen? Season 4 starts on August 3, 2022, so in about 4 weeks. The change should take place then or shortly afterward, meaning all players must be patient for a while longer or farm the Flux traditionally in the meantime.

We have explained in our guide how to farm Flux most effectively.

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Source(s):
  1. wowhead.com

Genshin Impact: Everything about the Release of Patch 2.8 – Events, Banners, Characters

Patch 2.8 of Genshin Impact arrives on July 13. We at MeinMMO summarize everything about the upcoming content and leaks for you.

What official information do we have? Genshin Impact announced a new character on Twitter: Shikanoin Heizou and confirmed him in a livestream on July 2. He is a talented detective from Inazuma and is said to be quite small. Heizou wields a catalyst and is a melee fighter – the first of its kind in Genshin Impact.

Update: The article was originally published in June 2022 and was last updated by us on July 7. We have included current information from the developers’ livestream.

Are there already leaks about Patch 2.8? Yes, as the beta phase is already in full swing. However, we now not only have leaks but also precise information from the developers at miHoYo.

Check out the official trailer for Patch 2.8:

Start video
Genshin Impact: Trailer zu Patch 2.8

Leaks about the abilities of Anemo user Shikanoin Heizou

What can Heizou do? Heizou will be a 4-star character and will use a catalyst as a weapon (via Honey Impact).

  • Normal Attacks: Performs up to five forward strikes and kicks that deal Anemo damage.
  • Strong Attacks: Consumes a certain amount of stamina and executes a kick that deals Anemo damage.
  • Fall Attacks: Heizou damages all enemies in his path. When he lands, he causes Anemo area damage.

Elemental Skill:

  • Press: Deals Anemo damage with a fist strike.
  • Hold: Deals Anemo damage. You gather energy to deal higher damage per stack (“Declension”).
  • Declension: You can stack up to 4 stacks. Once you reach the maximum stacks, the next fist strike will be even stronger. Declension lasts for 60 seconds.
  • Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Special Ability:

  • You unleash an exploding kick in the air, dealing Anemo area damage and drawing nearby enemies and items in.
  • If the kick hits an enemy affected by Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, they will be marked with “Wind Pattern Iris.”
  • Wind Pattern Iris explodes shortly after and deals area damage with the element the enemy was affected by.
  • A maximum of 4 enemies can be marked with Wind Pattern Iris from a single kick.
  • An enemy cannot be affected by multiple Wind Pattern Iris and multiple elements simultaneously.
  • Cooldown: 12 seconds
  • Energy Cost: 40

You can view gameplay and animations of Heizou in the reddit post:

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Constellations:

  • 1st Constellation: When Shikanoin Heizou is switched in, his speed for normal attacks increases by 15% for 5 seconds. He also gains a stack of Declension. The effect can be triggered once every 10 seconds.
  • 2nd Constellation: When you trigger the kick of the special ability, it pulls nearby enemies in even stronger and the suction effect lasts 1 second longer.
  • 3rd Constellation: The talent level of the elemental skill increases by 3.
  • 4th Constellation: When you cast Wind Pattern Iris on enemies with the kick of the special ability and the iris explodes, you regenerate 9 elemental energy. Each additional explosion from one kick returns 1.5 elemental energy. In total, you can recover 13.5 elemental energy with one use of the special ability.
  • 5th Constellation: The talent level of the special ability increases by 3.
  • 6th Constellation: Each stack of Declension increases the critical rate of the fist strike by 4%. When you execute a strong fist strike with 4 stacks, its critical damage is increased by 32%.

Passive Talents:

  • “Pre-Existing Guilt”: Reduces your stamina consumption for all team members by 20% when sprinting. The effect cannot be stacked with other similar effects.
  • “Paradoxical Practice”: When Heizou triggers a swirl while on the field, he gains a stack of Declension. The effect can be triggered once every 0.1 seconds.
  • “Penetrative Reasoning”: When the elemental skill hits an enemy, the elemental mastery of all team members except Heizou himself is increased by 80 points for 10 seconds.

If you want to prepare for Heizou’s release, here are the leaked materials needed for his upgrades:

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Other leaks related to Heizou:

  • Profile picture and splash art (via reddit).
  • Special dish – it increases the attack of all team members by 66-95 for 300 seconds. In coop, this only applies to your own characters (via reddit).

Upcoming Banners in Patch 2.8

Which character banners will appear? The 5-star characters Klee, Kazuha, and Yoimiya will receive reruns in Patch 2.8. Also, Shikanoin Heizou as a 4-star character will get a banner.

Additionally, the Tapestry of Golden Flames banner is returning. This banner increases your chance of obtaining the 5-star character Yoimiya.

What weapon banners are expected to appear? It is still unclear. Currently, there is only a leak of a new one-handed weapon that is supposed to be called “This is a sword” (via reddit). However, it is unknown whether it will be a 4-star event weapon or a gacha weapon.

What should the sword be able to do? It reportedly has a base attack of 541 at level 90 and has attack % as a sub-stat. The weapon’s effect enables you to trigger a “Hewing Gale” every 8 seconds when normal attacks, strong attacks, or fall attacks hit the enemy. This then causes the Hewing Gale to deal area damage based on 180% of the attack. Additionally, it increases your attack by 15% for 8 seconds (via reddit).

You can view how the sword looks in action here:

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Events that are coming in Patch 2.8

These events will take place in Patch 2.8:

  • “A Summer Sea Sojourn”: Similar to Patch 1.6, the event sends you to summer islands where you can explore and collect event currency. For 2,000 pieces of this currency, you can redeem 1x the character Fischl as a gift. This was confirmed by the developer in the livestream.
  • Additionally, there is a new outfit for Fischl as well as one for Diluc. There are rumors that Diluc’s skin will include a scroll.
  • The Hidden Strife event takes you to a place where “the Traveler and Paimon notice something from the past that could pose a danger”.
  • There will be a hangout event for the new character Heizou.
  • Furthermore, you can re-enter the Golden Apple Archipelago map through events, which has been revamped by the developers.

Other leaks related to Patch 2.8

What other leaks are there?

  • Levels 11 and 12 of the Spiral Abyss (via reddit).
  • The same dropped items, like enemy drops, will now be stacked and no longer lie scattered around (via reddit).
  • On PC, you can set 45 FPS (via reddit).
  • New furniture for the housing system (via reddit). They mainly resemble the character Klee.
  • There will be new quests in your adventurer’s license book (via reddit).
  • More story and background information for Diluc and Kazuha (via reddit).
  • You can choose whether to uninstall past quest resources, like audio files (via reddit). However, you can reinstall them after uninstallation, the decision is not permanent. This allows you to save storage space.
  • In the “further future”, Nahida and Amber are said to be the next heroines to receive a skin. These two skins are supposed to feature butterflies.

The Switch version of Genshin Impact is still in development, said a spokesperson from miHoYo: Genshin Impact on Nintendo Switch – What we know about the release so far

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Pokémon GO: Developers explain to us why the problems of rural players are not so easy to solve

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

In Pokémon GO there is ongoing criticism from players in rural areas that they cannot use the game in the same way that players in cities can. We at MeinMMO spoke with Philip Marz from Niantic, and he explained how this issue should be addressed.

What is the issue? Trainers in Pokémon GO have not only the chance to catch Pokémon but can also participate in raids, secure tasks at PokéStops, occupy gyms, and battle against other trainers as well as Team GO Rocket.

However, especially players in villages feel disadvantaged in some of these functionalities compared to players in (large) cities. This is mainly due to the fact that there are often only a few PokéStops and gyms in rural areas.

To do a raid or to earn coins in the gym, such players often have to travel to larger cities. For this reason, those affected have been calling for solutions for a long time.

What Niantic says about the issue of village players

Recently, discussions on social media about the disadvantage of village players in Pokémon GO flared up again, as the research day held in June was only successful for trainers who live at the right location.

Players in rural areas could only secure a few event tasks due to a lack of PokéStops, resulting in significantly fewer chances for a shiny.

For the GO Fest in Berlin, we met with Philip Marz, Head of Regional Marketing Pokémon GO (EMEA), and asked him how Niantic is addressing this issue.

“That would deviate from the core of the game ambition”

What solutions might trainers envision? One idea from the community that could contribute to solving the problem is to establish additional PokéStops in areas that currently have few of these points. At least, this would be conceivable for certain events by some players.

Such an approach was also suggested by the reddit user 000666777888 following the research day (via reddit.com): “They could add additional temporary stops so that every cell, no matter how large it should be, suddenly has at least x stops. They add these temporary stops during GO Fest events and the like.”

What does Niantic say about this proposal? According to Philip Marz, it is not an option for Niantic. As he explained in our interview, it is an essential part of Niantic’s ambition that PokéStops and gyms have a solid connection to an interesting object in the real world. Therefore, it contradicts their vision to simply expand the game board and place additional stops.

Specifically, he expresses himself as follows:

We are, of course, aware of the challenge of player experience in places that are not in a metropolitan area and are actively working on solutions to address this specific issue. For us, it is fundamentally important that these waypoints in the game always have a connection to the real world. This means that if there are these waypoints, whether a PokéStop or a gym, it is also very, very important that they are connected to something, let’s say for the public, an interesting element that really exists.

This is basically the ambition, and that makes it so difficult to simply say, “We are now making a broader game board,” because that would deviate from the core of the game ambition.

However, we are actively working on it, and you can look forward to a possibility very soon. Even for those fans who live or play in remote areas, there will also be an opportunity to make their gaming experience more diverse and appealing. I can’t say anything about that yet, but we are aware of the challenge and are actively working on it.

says Philip Marz from Pokémon GO about this

Thus, the criticism from village players has been heard by Niantic, and according to Marz, active work is being done on a solution. This means these trainers should soon be able to benefit from a better gaming experience. However, he could not yet reveal what the solution will look like. Affected individuals will have to be patient a bit longer.

What does Niantic say about Ex-Raids, Kecleon, and Giovanni?

In addition to the criticism from village players, we also confronted Philip Marz in the interview with further issues from the community. We wanted to know from him if trainers can still expect a return of Ex-Raids in 2022, when Kecleon will finally come into the game, and if Giovanni will be found more frequently in the future.

Return of Ex-Raids: Before the start of the Corona pandemic, Ex-Raids were regularly held in Pokémon GO. These were special raids that required an invitation to participate.

At a time set by Niantic, you could participate in an Ex-Raid gym against an exclusive raid boss. However, due to contact restrictions, Ex-Raids were temporarily put on hold. Many trainers now wish for a return, which is why we asked Philip Marz if it will happen in 2022.

We are, of course, aware that it was a very special experience. Not only the experience of gathering at these locations in the real world during these events, but also the Pokémon that were featured there. We are very aware of that. As for the exact planning and implementation, I can’t say anything today.

says Philip Marz about that

Kecleon: Many players painfully miss Kecleon, a Normal-type Pokémon from Generation 3. The reason is the completion of the Hoenn region PokéDex and the related Platinum Medal. To achieve this, all Pokémon from this region must be caught.

Kecleon

Although Kecleon is not yet found in the game, it has a placeholder in the PokéDex. Therefore, for the 135 monsters needed to obtain the Hoenn Platinum Medal, currently only 134 can be caught. That’s why we wanted to know from Philip Marz when Kecleon will come into the game.

We cannot say anything about that at this time either. But again, it’s about content. We want to ensure that we bring highly exclusive content that is very much in demand in the community and creates great excitement and emotions at the right time. And when that right time is, we will find out together.

explains Philip Marz

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

Just like with the Ex-Raids, players must continue to hope that this “right moment” will not take too long to arrive.

Encountering Giovanni more frequently

As some trainers repeatedly point out on social media, encounters with Giovanni have become increasingly rare in recent months. While at first you could meet the Rocket boss monthly, it is now more like once a quarter.

For this reason, we asked Philip Marz whether we can expect to encounter Giovanni more frequently in the future:

Some time ago, we introduced what we call Seasons in Pokémon GO, where we try to carry out this narrative consistently, both in marketing and in the live ops that go along with it or vice versa. This naturally conditions the contents that we see in the game. And there are now different contents defined first.

This means that currently we are on the topic of Season of GO. […] everything revolves around the GO Fest, Summer of GO, we have the 166th anniversary. But of course, the available content will always be given its due space to be in focus.

When that will occur in this specific case, I can’t say, to be honest. However, it is also important for us to find the right balance and address the various interests of the community. Some naturally want to challenge the leaders or the bosses, while others enjoy doing other things, and we always have to try to say okay, when do we bring which content, at what time, for which target group?

And you know how diverse the game has become, fortunately. And for us, it is always a challenge to meet that demand. That is definitely something we are working on, and something one can look forward to soon.

is the detailed response from Philip Marz

Thus, Pokémon GO is currently focusing more on the respective contents of the corresponding seasons. So fans of Giovanni can only hope that he will soon be a stronger part of the seasons again.

For the battle weekend during the anniversary event, you can definitely look forward to an encounter with Giovanni and Shadow Latios.

Do you mainly play in the village? And have you also experienced issues with too few stops and gyms? What solutions would you wish from Niantic? And do you believe we can still hope for Ex-Raids or Kecleon in 2022? Feel free to share your opinions here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Trainers of Pokémon GO have been requesting a chat in the game for years. 6 years after the release, players will finally be able to chat with each other. We show you what Campfire is all about.

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Twitch streamer uncovers two brazen cheaters live in LoL – They are immediately expelled from their e-sports team

The Twitch streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp experienced a match live in League of Legends that didn’t seem right to him. Therefore, he scoured the statistics afterwards and found that his jungler and the opposing supporter were collaborating. The e-sports organization Team Ambition, where both players were active, reacted immediately.

What did Tyler1 notice?

  • In one match, the jungler on Tyler1’s team had a weak performance. After 15 minutes, he was 0/5/0 and wasn’t even seen on the top lane where the Twitch streamer needed support – even though he obviously masters every position in the game.
  • Already within the match, Tyler1 had the suspicion that something was not right. So, he scoured through the match history of the players and came across a clear inconsistency.
  • The opposing supporter Chocovanille had consistently played with the player R5 Jungle in a match over the past few weeks. However, they could not register as a team since there is only a SoloQ from the rank Master onward.
  • R5 Jungle was either in a team with Chocovanille and won the games or ended up on the opposing team and lost seemingly intentionally.
  • The curious part: Chocovanille was apparently officially R5 Jungle’s coach.

How obvious the two have executed the joint registration is shown in Tyler1’s clip:

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Queue-sniping between player and coach

What exactly is the trick? Chocovanille and R5 Jungle registered for a ranked game at the same time and only played when they landed in the same match. The goal was apparently to boost Chocovanille’s ranking, as R5 Jungle deliberately lost when he ended up on the opposing team.

This cooperation is referred to as boosting and is not allowed in LoL.

What is curious about the boosting action?

  • On one hand, Chocovanille proudly celebrated her rise to rank Master on Twitter. Many fans now perceive this as very bold, especially now that the cheating has come to light. Tyler1 even showed this tweet live on stream. In the meantime, the account has been set to private.
  • On the other hand, Chocovanille was still the coach for the Team Ambition Sussy, the youth team of Team Ambition, until the livestream. There, she coached among others the jungler Anti, who is supposedly behind the account R5 Jungle.

Chocovanille was apparently boosted by the jungler she herself trained.

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How did the esports organization react? A few hours after the stream, there was a reaction. Luis “Rey” Lagunes, Head of Staff at Team Ambition, announced on Twitter that the two were expelled from the team.

Team Ambition does not support such behavior and it violates the integrity of the organization.

Although Team Ambition is just an amateur team, it was fighting in the qualifiers for a spot in the LCS Proving Grounds, where the training teams from CLG, Cloud9, or TSM also play.

So far, there has been no statement from Chocovanille and Anti. Both have set their Twitter accounts to private, and Chocovanille even changed her account name to avoid being easily found.

While it’s possible to cheat in the queue in LoL with tricks, the MOBA is otherwise nearly free of hackers and cheaters. How is that?

LoL has no hackers compared to other PvP games – But what is the reason for that?

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PvP shooter on Steam goes viral 2 years after release – now everyone wants to play in their childhood room again

Did you also find it interesting as a child to imagine what it would be like to spend the night in a gigantic toy store and do whatever you want? Or did you want to see your childhood room from the perspective of your action figures? A 2-year-old shooter on Steam is going viral right now because it makes that possible!

Which game is it about? Hypercharge: Unboxed is a shooter that brings you back to various places from your childhood as an action figure. One example is a toy store, another is a child’s room.

The shooter allows cooperative play in teams or PvP and is developed by a small studio called Digital Cybercherries, which consists of only five employees.

Hypercharge: Unboxed was already released in 2020 on Steam but received new attention on Twitter in recent days. A post about the game even gained over 360,000 “likes”.

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Hypercharge: Unboxed – Steam Release Trailer

From the Toy Store to the Child’s Room

What is the game about? In Hypercharge: Unboxed, you take on the role – or rather the plastic – of a toy action figure. You can even visually customize it in different ways and create your own toy hero in a sense.

With the action figure you embody, you then dive into various toy battles. One of them you experience in online as well as local offline coop. There you play with up to four players against the AI and protect your mission objective: the Hypercore.

In the process, you earn XP and unlock skins to customize your action figure and weapon. You also earn turrets, traps, and walls that you use to build your defensive position on one of 10 different maps.

The maps are various places where you can find toys. These include not only a toy store and a child’s room but also a family’s garden and the kitchen where the child once again left its action figures lying around.

Hypercharge Unboxed Garden Map
The garden behind the house is also a map in Hypercharge: Unboxed

Nostalgia and Childhood Memories in a Shooter

What makes Hypercharge: Unboxed special? When we look at the reviews of Hypercharge: Unboxed on Steam, it seems that the shooter becomes a special experience precisely for that reason, as it looks in the trailer.

Anyone who enjoyed playing with action figures as a child, liked the “Toy Story” movies, or enjoyed going to toy stores with their parents might appreciate the design of Hypercharge.

Overall, the shooter impresses with the nostalgic feeling of childhood memories and the associated charm of toy stores and messy children’s rooms.

The game feels like a trip to the past. But instead of a single-player experience, you dive into action-packed multiplayer or co-op battles with your friends.

“Feels like a nearly perfect game that definitely captures the fun of childhood”

What do the players say? Hypercharge: Unboxed has only 1,908 reviews on Steam as of July 5, 2022, but 91% of them are positive. This is reflected in the players’ comments:

  • mossiprose via Steam: “It’s great. I enjoy it every time I play. My kids like it too. It’s fun.”
  • Mercenary542 via Steam: “Pretty nice little game. Reminds me of games like the ‘Green Plastic Army Men’ series by 3DO.”
  • Bats via Steam: “I played the demo and was so impressed that I had to buy the game! So much heart has been put into this game. The graphics are unbelievable and evoke a lot of nostalgic memories of playing with action figures as a child.”
  • Prof. Blowhole via Steam: “A fun game to play with friends when feeling nostalgic about childhood. It really gives you the feeling of being a toy shooting at other toys.”
  • Taycat via Steam: “Hypercharge feels like a nearly perfect game that definitely captures the fun of childhood when playing with toys and action figures.”

360,000 Likes in Under a Day

How great is the interest in the shooter on Twitter? In a thread on Twitter discussing Hypercharge: Unboxed and the developers, numerous positive impressions can be read. This thread gained nearly 360,000 “likes” and 43,000 retweets just 20 hours after it was posted (via twitter.com).

Twitter user MyNameIsLukeSR also shared a compilation of the developers with various clips of the shooter under the thread and garnered 7,800 “likes”.

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Is the game also coming to consoles? Currently, Hypercharge: Unboxed is only available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as on the Nintendo Switch.

The developers are already working on an Xbox version. Following that, a PlayStation version is expected, but a date or exact timeline is not known.

Do you think Hypercharge: Unboxed looks interesting, or is it not for you?

If you are currently looking for a new shooter, feel free to check out our list of the best shooters of 2022.

The 15 best multiplayer shooters of 2022 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox

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Blizzard brings BlizzCon back – as a large fair and not just digitally

The years without BlizzCon will soon be over. The big trade fair from Blizzard will likely return and once again attract you to America.

There are now quite a few large gaming conventions – but hardly any has had as loyal fans in recent years as BlizzCon. Due to the Covid pandemic, BlizzCon was canceled in recent years and it was even uncertain whether it would ever return. But now there is relief: The big convention for all Blizzard fans will likely return next year.

What was said? In an interview with the LA Times, Mike Ybarra from Blizzard spoke about the plans for BlizzCon. He said:

We previously announced that we would pause BlizzCon while we consider a new edition, with which we will return to a live event and that allows us to celebrate the community. We recently hired a new BlizzCon head, April McKee, who is working hard on this plan. We aim to bring BlizzCon back in 2023.

This makes it quite clear: Next year, all Blizzard fans can probably expect a new edition of BlizzCon.

What is BlizzCon? For many, BlizzCon is primarily a major promotional event where Blizzard talks about planned and current games. Major stage shows present cinematics and trailers and unveil new games.

For real fans who are more deeply interested in their games or the whole surrounding, BlizzCon is also always an opportunity to learn more details. There are often “Q&A” sessions with developers or extensive interviews, for example, with voice actors. For others, BlizzCon is an occasion to find like-minded people and hold a guild meeting.

What happened to BlizzCon? Due to the Covid pandemic and the resulting contact restrictions, BlizzCon has been canceled in recent times. Temporarily, it was replaced by a “BlizzConline”, a purely online version of BlizzCon, but already in 2022, the decision was made against such an event – there was simply too little to show and they wanted to take more time and focus resources primarily on game development before organizing another event.

In recent years, however, BlizzCon has somewhat fallen from grace. This was mainly because many felt that there were hardly any major new announcements. In addition, there were certain mishaps, such as the botched announcement of Diablo Immortal with the now-infamous phrase “Don’t you guys have phones?”

At that time, Blizzard had significantly alienated its predominantly PC-affine community and was even booed – a first at BlizzCon.

Is there already a date for BlizzCon 2023? No, not yet. Traditionally, BlizzCon has always taken place at the end of October or the beginning of November during the years of the live event. If Blizzard wants to adhere to this schedule again, we would have to wait over a year until BlizzCon 2023. But that also gives the developers a bit more time to perhaps prepare some gaming highlights…

Are you looking forward to the return of BlizzCon? Or do you think that a gaming convention of a single developer is outdated or simply out of date?

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Diablo Immortal has its 1st content update – Here are the patch notes

Today, on July 7th, the 1st update for Diablo Immortal has finally been released. After more than a month, there are new contents in the game. MeinMMO tells you what’s included in the latest patch.

When does the update come? Since 3:00 AM server time on July 7th, the update has been active. So you can start testing the new contents right away. The maintenance for the patch took place the day before.

If you played yesterday, you don’t need to download another update. Otherwise, the download size is approximately 450 MB, although some players report that they had to download the entire game again (around 12 GB).

With the new raid boss Vitaath, one of the new contents was already playable ahead of time. However, the update brings even more new contents.

The 1st update includes numerous changes and bug fixes. However, one of the biggest criticisms has not been addressed: the legendary gems. In the video, we reveal how they work and where to find them:

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Diablo Immortal: What are legendary gems? Facts and locations in 3 minutes

Diablo Immortal: Patch Notes for the 1st Update

These are the new contents: With the reset at 3:00 AM, a new battle pass has been activated. This again offers 40 levels with rewards and subsequently for each additional level a chest with the slowly dwindling Hilt. Rewards include:

  • Scrap and magical dust
  • legendary equipment
  • the legendary gems ‘Fervent Fang’ (2 stars) and ‘Seled’s Weakening’ (1 star)
  • rare and legendary emblems
  • Scoria
  • Hilt
  • normal gems
  • Spells
  • Candidate keys
  • Cosmetics
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The battle pass offers, as before, a free path and a paid upgraded path. Cosmetics like the new Blood Oath set and the associated weapons are available for the upgrade for €4.99. The portal skin, a portrait frame, and 14 levels of ascent cost €14.99.

The only new content besides Vitaath is a weekend event that takes place from July 15th to July 18th at 3:00 AM server time each day. The ‘Hungry Moon’ is a world event where you should collect moon shards.

You can exchange the shards for blessings. For 7 blessings, you get a random reward, and with ‘enough blessings’, the moon is said to bestow its ‘favor’ upon you. What exactly this entails, we do not know yet.

These changes exist: In addition to the new contents, there are some adjustments to existing content. Among other things, monks and wizards receive a buff. Both were on the tier list of Diablo Immortal at the lower ranks so far.

For monks, the damage of Exploding Hand is increased, as well as some legendaries adjusted that revolve around this spell. The wizard receives improvements to Arcane Wind, the legendary Syldra’s Teeth, and Blitznova.

Gameplay from all classes can be seen here in the video:

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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay

Additionally, several bugs have been fixed. One of the most important changes is the adjustment of spawn rates in Zoltun Kul’s Library and Mount Zavain. Both locations have been popular farming spots so far, but were also criticized for AFK farmers and bots.

Furthermore, several minor bugs in the general gameplay, conflict cycle, battlegrounds, and the UI have been fixed. You can find more details in the official patch notes and regarding the hotfixes for the PC beta.

What comes next? In the outlook, the developers reveal that more changes are coming. What exactly remains under wraps. Only one new piece of information is available: The next update will be released at the end of the month (July) and is expected to include class switching:

Diablo Immortal: Can you switch classes at any time – Is it really that easy?

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  1. Blizzard

7 Tips for Strong Passwords and Why You Need Them

You constantly need passwords on your PC, your Xbox, PS5, or for banking. MeinMMO gives you some tips and explains why strong passwords are important.

Why do I need a strong password? With passwords, you protect your account or your data, and usually, you don’t want someone else to have access or to shop with your bank account.

The stronger your password, the harder it is for thieves or hackers to guess it. And they use some nasty tricks to get your code. A long, strong, and complex password makes it all the more difficult for such people to access your data.

Therefore, here are some tips and advice on what you should consider for your future passwords.

1. Do not use personal information

If you want a strong password, then avoid using personal information. This includes

  • Names of family, friends, or pets
  • Birthdays
  • Your personal address or place of birth
  • Numbers like phone numbers or anniversaries

This makes you vulnerable, as such information is often available online. If you secure your Facebook account with your birthday or your partner’s name, you shouldn’t be surprised if your account is suddenly used by someone else.

2. Do not use the same password for different accounts

The more passwords you use in everyday life, the more you need to remember. Many think it’s easier to protect different accounts with the same password. However, thieves can exploit this convenience.

Because in the dark web, you can buy databases that contain login data and passwords. If your password has been leaked there and you use it for different accounts, then hackers have it easier to access your data. It’s best to use different passwords.

3. Avoid “real” words

Words are easy to remember since we use them constantly in our language. But hackers can take advantage of this too. There are dictionaries that hackers can quickly use to check and crack passwords. If you use a single word for your password, it makes it easier for attackers.

It’s best to use fragments of words or interchange single letters with numbers. Such small adjustments can make a big difference.

4. Use long passwords

Passwords with just 3 letters can be cracked in seconds and do not protect your data at all.

The longer the password, the longer it takes for hackers to figure it out. In a “brute-force attack,” a computer program tries all possible combinations of letters, numbers, and symbols as quickly as possible to crack the password. The longer and more extensive your password, the longer it takes. Passwords with 3 letters can be cracked within a second.

5. Use crazy letter combinations

Long passwords that contain random words and phrases are really strong. They are also harder to crack if the letter combinations cannot be found in a dictionary or your password is grammatically incorrect.

Ideally, you mix numbers, symbols, and both uppercase and lowercase letters to create a particularly strong password.

These combinations can also be very memorable in some cases. If you have a favorite sentence, take the first letters of each word in the correct capitalization along with punctuation. Since you can remember the sentence, it makes it easier to remember the combination of the password as well.

6. Change passwords regularly

Constantly changing your password sounds like work, and probably very few of you want to keep remembering new passwords. However, depending on what data or access you secure with the password, it’s safer to occasionally change a password—especially if you notice you’ve already used the password elsewhere.

7. Try out password managers

Password managers can make your life a bit easier. You create a master password, with which you then secure and automatically use all other passwords. Four well-known managers that are currently recommended are:

  • Keepass (Open Source, desktop version only)
  • LastPass (free and paid, about 2.90 euros per month)
  • Chrome Password Manager (free)
  • NordPass (free and paid; support for 2FA and security keys)

However, password managers are such a vast topic that a further article should follow in the future, which deals specifically with such managers.

What do you think of the tips? Do you consider them self-evident, or can they not be repeated often enough? Discuss with each other in the comments and share if you have any further interesting tips.

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Guild in Final Fantasy XIV is known for erotic roleplay – Advertises with large billboards for new event

The guild Rain Nightclub operates a nightclub in Final Fantasy XIV, where erotic roleplay (ERP) is conducted. On July 9, the guild is hosting an event called “Summer Bash.” Huge billboards in California and Texas were even rented to promote this event. However, the campaign backfired.

What kind of event is this? In this event, players meet at a beach on the Balmung server to celebrate traveling between data centers, which has recently become possible. The event itself is not focused on ERP and is supposed to be family-friendly.

Still, the advertising in the real world has faced a lot of misunderstanding, even though some players praise the billboards for their design. Others, however, find several things that they perceive as problematic about the campaign.

Final Fantasy XIV advertisement 2
The image of a second billboard, next to the one in the title image.

Billboards might violate the rights of Square Enix

What are the players upset about? On Reddit, Twitter, and in the guild’s Discord, four main points are criticized:

  • The billboards display the official logos of Final Fantasy and Square Enix. From some perspectives, this could already violate the developer’s rights, as a direct connection is made between the advertisement for the event and the game.
  • It is also problematic that mods were apparently used to create the poses and outfits for the characters. However, these mods are prohibited in Final Fantasy XIV, and people have already been banned for such actions.
  • Additionally, the logos of Discord, Twitch, and even three Twitch channels are promoted, some of which reportedly knew nothing about the campaign.
  • Some players fear that the beach event could devolve into erotic roleplay, as the guild is known for this.

User Aoi summarizes the situation on Twitter: The organizer apparently spent thousands of euros on advertising, only to be banned in FFXIV and possibly even sued:

https://twitter.com/aoidaffodil/status/1544363951085027329

Aoi even fears that this action could cause widespread damage to the entire RP community. Square Enix might get the idea to prohibit clubs, modding for screenshots, and ERP based on the billboards. However, other players note that he may be going a bit too far with this concern.

What do the organizers say? On Twitter, DJ Potate, one of the Twitch streamers of the event, stated that he was not informed about the billboards and only brought the images online with his tweet. However, he has since deleted the tweets.

Also, Lily, a former member of the Rain Nightclub, emphasizes that the guild members were not informed about the action (via Twitter).

In the Discord, those responsible are said to have reacted harshly to critics and insulted them, as this screenshot shows:

https://twitter.com/gransonsgf/status/1544380635221037060

What does Square Enix say? So far, there has been no statement from the developers. It is also unclear whether the event will take place after the billboards.

What do you think about the billboards? Do you think the idea is good but just poorly executed, or are you not in favor of real-life advertising for in-game events? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

In Korea, MMORPG fans occasionally rent huge LED walls to protest in front of the developer studios. In one case, it was about bugs in the game:

Fans protest with a large LED wall against bugs in an MMORPG and are successful

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  1. MMORPG.org.pl

ESO brings small changes to the combat with the next update that could have a big impact

The Elder Scrolls Online will receive the next DLC in August. In Lost Depths, players can explore two new dungeons as usual. At the same time, Update 35 will be released, which is supposed to bring changes to the combat system. Although these changes may sound minor, they could have significant impacts.

What will change in combat? In essence, only two things will be adjusted:

  • The damage from light and heavy attacks will no longer scale with attributes.
  • The combat effects that increase your damage will last longer, so you won’t have to renew them constantly and can make room for other abilities in your rotation.

However, although these changes may sound minor, they could have significant impacts.

Damage spikes should become smaller and rotations easier

What is behind the changes to the combat system? The focus is on adjustments to ability weaving. This involves executing multiple actions within one action.

The light attack has a long animation, for example. If you interrupt this action with a weapon switch, you can use a skill faster without waiting for the complete animation of the attack to finish. This massively increases DPS.

However, since not everyone masters weaving, a large gap arises between top players and average players. The developers want to reduce this gap by standardizing the damage of light and heavy attacks. It will no longer scale with attributes.

Along with this, adjustments to sets, passive abilities, and classes will be made to compensate for this loss of damage. According to the developers, about 15% to 20% of the damage from the best players currently comes solely from light attacks.

You can watch the launch trailer of the High Isle expansion here:

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The latest ESO expansion High Isle is here – Shows exciting battle with powerful knight in the launch trailer

Furthermore, combat effects will have their duration extended, especially damage over time, damage enhancements, and impairments. Some effects will be adjusted to ensure they do not become too powerful with increased duration.

As early as the beginning of 2022, there were already changes to the combat system, which were not well received by MeinMMO author Melli:

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New update coming in August, brings dungeons and changes to PvP

What is included in Lost Depths and Update 35? In the new DLC, you will gain access to two dungeons that are supposed to advance the entire story of High Isle and the legacy of the Bretons:

  • In the Earthroot Enclave, you will enter the spiritual refuge of the druids, who have been attacked by the Fire Song Circle.
  • In the Kenarth’s Depths, you will explore a part of the Abecean Sea where ships keep disappearing without a trace.
  • For Lost Depths, you will need to spend crowns or have an active ESO subscription.

Update 35 will be released for all players, regardless of the ESO content you own. While this update does not bring new content, it does include some adjustments:

  • New mini-events for battlegrounds will be introduced, such as a weekend with bonus alliance points. Additionally, experience gain in PvP is to be generally improved.
  • The balance will be adjusted.
  • The combat system will have the weaving and combat effects revamped.

What could change in the balance? It is currently unknown what exactly will be changed in the balance. However, players are expecting a nerf for the Oak Soul Ring, which is currently destroying PvP.

Many hope that only the PvP aspect will be addressed. Because in PvE, the item does quite well and is perfect for solo players. However, some fear that the item will become so weak overall that it will lose its significance even in PvE.

When will the DLC and Update 35 be released? The release of Lost Depths will take place on August 22 for PC and Mac and on September 9 for Xbox and PlayStation.

What do you think of the upcoming DLC and especially the combat changes? Are they well received by you?

However, many praise ESO for its active combat system. Here you can find out which are the best action MMORPGs:

The 7 best MMORPGs with action combat systems

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Source(s):
  1. ESO

YouTuber ignites Pikachu fireworks in his apartment – The fire department arrives live on stream

Twitch and YouTube are indeed a special place. Content creators continually come up with astonishing scenarios to provide their viewers with a show. Not all of these are a good idea or even safe. This was also noticed by the YouTube streamer iShowSpeed.

What happened? On July 4th, there was a major holiday in the USA with Independence Day, which is something quite special for many Americans. The 4th of July is often associated with large parades or spectacular fireworks (via sueddeutsche.de). Similar plans were made by the YouTube streamer iShowSpeed.

But instead of a well-organized firework display that adhered to safety measures, he opted for a smaller version in the middle of his apartment. This soon proved to be a bad idea.

The firework, a small Pikachu on an orange base, was placed on a cardboard box on his bed and lit live in front of about 38,000 viewers.

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This was really dangerous: While Pikachu was sparking from its head, mind you in a manner clearly too large for an apartment, iShowSpeed began to panic. The YouTuber jumped up from his chair, yelled loudly, and ran away.

The shower of sparks increased in intensity. Sparks were now not only shooting from the skull and ears of Pikachu but also from its arms, which were directed to the side. Additionally, it started to spin on the orange base, further spreading its glowing remains around the room.

The right arm of Pikachu came to a stop aimed at a large cardboard box. This was next to the Pikachu on the YouTuber’s bed and was marked with a danger sign. It apparently contained more fireworks.

iShowSpeed recognizes the danger, and for a split second, you see him grab the sparking Pikachu and disappear from the frame with it.

A while later, the fire department arrived and entered the room. The livestream was still running at that point but was ended without comment by iShowSpeed a few seconds later.

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How is the YouTuber doing after the incident? It is reported on Twitter that the involved persons are “okay” (@JakeSucky via twitter.com).

iShowSpeed himself only wrote on Twitter “Guys, pray for me”. Unfortunately, he did not provide a more specific reason for the alarming statement or further details.

Who is iShowSpeed? iShowSpeed is a major streamer who primarily showcases gaming content in his live broadcasts on YouTube and has gained tremendous reach in recent months.

Only in April 2022, the controversial streamer caused a scandal when he was banned for an extremely sexist and hateful appearance in the tactical shooter Valorant.

However, he is not the first streamer to use pyrotechnics in their apartment: A German streamer also regularly utilizes impressive effects in small spaces. The 15-year-old Crossmauz uses a plethora of light effects and even a flamethrower in his apartment.

German Twitch streamer hosts a party in a children’s room – Goes viral with a flamethrower and his own disco

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Two unusual champions are currently dominating in LoL and a supporter is to blame for that

In the bot lane of League of Legends , a ranged champion with attack damage (AD-Carry) is usually employed. However, the highest win rates are currently held by a mage and a supporter, who are taking the position of the AD-Carry. The players have identified the champion Senna as the villain.

What kind of duo is this? In the current patch 12.12, Tahm Kench has a win rate of 56.52% in the bot lane, and Seraphine has a win rate of 54.49% – when looking at games in the Platinum league or higher (via u.gg).

This makes them not only the strongest champions in the bot lane but also ranks 1 and 2 of the highest win rates in the game overall. Currently, Volibear in the jungle ranks 3rd with 54.18%.

What makes these champions special? Both benefit immensely from their supporter Senna.

Senna’s goal is to gather as many stacks of black souls as possible and poke the opponents with damage from afar. She is not played as a traditional support, but later builds AD items. This technique is referred to as “Fasting Senna” and was very popular even in 2020.

  • Tahm Kench can farm many minions in the shared matchup and thus quickly develop into a strong tank. In general, he can absorb a lot of damage in fights in the bot lane and has CC. This ensures that the combo can stay in the bot lane for a long time and gather many souls.
  • Seraphine, on the other hand, focuses fully on magic in runes and items. Her great strength lies in the CC, with which she can control enemies, and her damage at range through “Q” and “E”. Together with Senna, she can generate an immense amount of poke, and playing against them is accordingly annoying, as both Seraphine and Senna also have healing in tow.

Currently, the “Star Guardian” event is running in LoL. This video gives insight:

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LoL: The popular Star Guardian event is back – Teaser reveals release date

Seraphine and Tahm Kench received nerfs and are still really strong

What is Riot Games doing about this? Not enough, say the players. Seraphine received a nerf with patch 12.12. Her scaling with AP in the notes and the duration of CC have been reduced. Tahm Kench was also weakened. His health and damage from the passive were toned down.

At the same time, however, Riot Games gave Senna a small buff. Her health points increased by 30, and the damage of her Q was slightly reduced in the early game but slightly increased in the late game.

However, Senna is exactly the problem that many players have pointed out (via reddit). While the supporter herself has a lower win rate, when combined with Seraphine or Tahm Kench, it skyrockets. Senna is often paired with real AD-Carrys, while the other two champions are almost exclusively used with Senna.

How can you counter this? With more poke. Those who want to defeat Tahm Kench and Senna in the early game need a supporter in the bot lane with high damage like Ashe, Seraphine, or Karma, and a carry with a lot of poke in the early game, like Ezreal or Ziggs.

Another hope could be the upcoming patch 12.13, which is expected to be released on July 13. However, there are currently no nerfs for the three mentioned champions on the test server.

In patch 12.13, however, a new AD-Carry will be released:

LoL introduces Nilah, a mobile new champion, but her strengths lie elsewhere – Here are her skills

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WoW Quiz: Are you an expert in World of Warcraft? Prove your knowledge

Many consider themselves true WoW experts. But do you really have what it takes? You can find out in our quiz.

Blizzard is currently trying to excite some players again for World of Warcraft. This is not only because the beta of Wrath of the Lich King Classic is currently running, but also in Retail WoW, a lot is happening. The next expansion Dragonflight is already available for pre-order and the beta should start within the next few weeks.

This is enticing many old veterans back and a few newcomers suddenly feel drawn to Azeroth. Well, perhaps this is also because Blizzard is currently giving away the Epic Edition of Shadowlands to selected players, making it particularly easy for them to enter World of Warcraft.

We have taken the departure mood at World of Warcraft as an opportunity to present you with a quiz that puts your skills and knowledge about World of Warcraft to the test.

If you want to refresh or deepen your knowledge about World of Warcraft beforehand, then we have a series of interesting articles here:

This is how the quiz works: You will be presented with a series of 15 questions, to which 4 possible answers will be presented. Only one of the 4 answers is correct. The questions cover many different topics around World of Warcraft. Sometimes it’s about expertise concerning the story, sometimes about small details in the game world or even about more exciting stories from the community that can sometimes reach far back in the past. If you dare, then let’s get started:

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Not satisfied with the result? Then just try again and improve your score. We won’t tell anyone. Promise.

How many points did you score? Were you able to answer all the questions easily? Or were some trickier than you thought?

Do you really know all the places in World of Warcraft? Then this quiz is made for WoW travelers

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Pokémon GO brings 9 new field research tasks to the anniversary event – Are they worth it?

With the start of the anniversary event in Pokémon GO, you can secure 9 new field research tasks. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at what these tasks are, what rewards await you, and whether they are worth it.

What kind of research is this? In Pokémon GO, the anniversary event is currently being celebrated for the 6th birthday of Pokémon GO. On this occasion, Niantic has unlocked new field research tasks for you.

You will receive these by spinning the photo disc at PokéStops. Like with the field research from July 2022, the quests will be displayed in the “Field” view of the game, which you can access by clicking on the binoculars. There you can see what you need to do and can finally redeem your rewards at this point.

As you are used to from these tasks, you will have unlimited time to complete them again. So you can also finish them after the event ends.

How long does the anniversary event run? The anniversary event started on July 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time and runs until July 12, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time. You can find the event tasks at the PokéStops until then.

9 new quests for the anniversary event

With the start of the anniversary event, you can currently find 9 new research tasks in Pokémon GO. The tasks are very diverse and range from catching and throwing to spinning PokéStops and interacting with your buddy.

The rewards mainly revolve around encounters with the starter Pokémon from the first seven game generations. Using the overview from LeekDuck, we have summarized all tasks and rewards for you below:

TaskReward
Spin 6 PokéStops
or gyms
Encounter with
Bulbasaur* or
Charmander* or
Squirtle*
Use 6 berries
when catching
Pokémon
Encounter with
Chikorita* or
Cyndaquil* or
Totodile*
Catch 6
different types
of Pokémon
Encounter with
Treecko* or
Torchic* or
Mudkip*
Earn 6 hearts
with your
buddy
Encounter with
Grotle* or
Monferno* or
Piplup*
Land 6
curveball throws
Encounter with
Snivy* or
Tepig* or
Oshawott*
Send 6
gifts
with stickers
Encounter with
Litten or
Fynx or
Froxy
Take 6
snapshots
of wild Pokémon
Encounter with
Rowlet or
Litten or
Popplio
Catch 6 Pokémon25 Mega Energy for
Mega Venusaur or
Mega Charizard or
Mega Blastoise
Land 6 nice throws10 Poké Balls or
5 Great Balls or
2 Ultra Balls
Pokémon that you can also catch in their shiny form are marked with (*)

Are the new field researches worth it?

What should you keep in mind? The encounters with Pokémon consist in all cases of starter Pokémon. These usually appear relatively frequently in the game and can thus be found regularly.

However, some of these monsters have strong evolutions that you should not overlook. Additionally, you can often catch somewhat better specimens from field researches. However, behind the rewards are always three different monsters. Which one you get is random.

Which monsters are worth it? So if you are still looking for one or another candidate to use in raids or the GO Battle League, you should especially look out for the following monsters:

What do you think of the field researches for the anniversary event? Will you secure the starter Pokémon from the rewards? Or were you hoping for other Pokémon? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO and discuss it with other trainers.

On the occasion of the 6th birthday, new artwork for Pokémon GO has been created. This image shows 6 new Pokémon and thus causes a lot of speculation among trainers. We will show you what it’s all about.

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Wolfenstein makers want to land the next big shooter hit in 2023 – What is behind the co-op game Redfall?

The development studio Bethesda released new information about the co-op shooter Redfall. The game is set to release in 2023 and will be the next big co-op hit from the publisher. MeinMMO has summarized for you what is behind Redfall.

What kind of game will Redfall be? Redfall will be a co-op shooter with a story in an open world. You will play as one of 4 heroes and fight in a team against vampires on an island. The release of the game is scheduled for 2023.

On their website, publisher Bethesda published more information about their upcoming shooter. Redfall is being developed by Arkane Studios, who have previously worked on titles such as Wolfenstein: Young Blood or Dishonored.

They address a total of 8 aspects that define Redfall:

  • The heroes
  • Solo and team play
  • The location Redfall
  • The vampires
  • Other enemies
  • The open world
  • The weapons
  • The stealth gameplay

Here you can see a gameplay trailer for Redfall:

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Redfall in the gameplay trailer

Redfall: All information on gameplay and release

When will Redfall be released? Originally, the release of the game was scheduled for summer 2022. However, on May 12, 2022, Bethesda announced that the game would not be released until 2023. Redfall is set to be released in 2023 for Xbox and PC.

What is the goal of the game? The goal of Redfall is to free the island from vampire rule by hunting down the bloodsuckers. Additionally, players must uncover the secret behind the emergence of the vampires. You will play a story in an open world.

Who are the heroes of Redfall? There will be a total of 4 heroes with different backgrounds and traits:

  • Layla Ellison: studied biomedical engineering and possesses telekinetic abilities
  • Jacob Boyer: former sniper, has a vampire eye and a ghost raven
  • Remi De La Rosa: an experienced engineer, has a small robot named Bribón
  • Devinder Crousley: cryptid hunter and inventor, has his own homemade weapons

The abilities of the individual characters can be improved within the game to make the heroes stronger.

Here you can see a gameplay trailer showcasing the 4 heroes:

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New gameplay trailer introduces the 4 playable heroes of the cooperative shooter Redfall and shows what they can do

Can you play Redfall solo? Redfall can be played both alone and in a team. Solo, any of the hero characters can be selected to explore the game world.

The advantage of team play is that players can utilize specific team strategies and strengths that would not be possible alone. However, the story can be fully completed solo.

What do we know about the location Redfall? Redfall was originally a quiet place. However, due to the vampires, it has declined, and the game world is becoming a dark apocalypse.

The vampires have taken over the city, their followers control the island, and the people are fighting for their survival.

What do the vampires in Redfall look like? The vampires in Redfall are the result of failed scientific experiments. They possess special powers (the so-called psi abilities) and have their own hierarchy system.

The vampires are depicted as predatory-like monsters and must be defeated with increasingly complex strategies as they rise in rank.

A creepy vampire with bloodlust, source: YouTube

What other enemies are there? In addition to the vampires, there are also their followers, the cultists. They have bases within the game world and are ready to shoot at the player if he is discovered.

What will the open world in Redfall be like? Redfall is expected to offer a large open world with many elements to explore. In addition to the missions within the story, players have the opportunity to reclaim individual neighborhoods from the enemies.

What will the weapons look like? There will be many different weapons with various characteristics. Players can find and upgrade their equipment in the game world to create the perfect loadout.

The range will include military sniper rifles as well as special vampire weapons, such as stake throwers or a UV beam.

What will the gameplay in Redfall be like? In addition to shooter gameplay, it will involve clever planning and strategy. Stealth gameplay, or tactical sneaking, will also be important in Redfall.

Here you can find an opinion on the Redfall trailer from MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus.

What do you think about the upcoming shooter Redfall? Feel free to write it in the comments.

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Fortnite: Patch Notes for Patch 21.20 – All important information in English

In Fortnite today, on July 6th, the servers are down on all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work is used to upload the new update 21.20 to the servers. Preliminary patch notes for the update can be found here.

What is happening today in Fortnite? This time you can expect a patch. The servers will be taken offline for maintenance and the new patch 21.20.

The patch brings new skins, wild weapons, and possibly changes to the map. To make sure you don’t miss anything, we at MeinMMO will update this article regularly throughout the day.

Update 1 PM: Fortnite can be restarted again. The update file is available for download and is 3.566 GB on the PS5.

We have also listed the patch notes for the Battle Royale for you.

Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long is it offline?

This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to go down around 10:00 AM our time to install update 21.20. The matchmaking will already be disabled 30 minutes prior, so you won’t be able to search for new rounds starting from 9:30 AM.

When can you play again? The servers are usually offline for several hours during such maintenance and playing is not possible. The downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. This has been shown by the updates of the past weeks.

During such maintenance, there can also always be technical issues, bugs, and delays. If such complications arise, we will report them to you here immediately.

When will the patch notes be released? Epic Games has not been publishing patch notes for a while now. However, community members usually find the changes quickly. If there are still important changes, we will also update this article for you.

You can watch a current trailer for the game here:

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What new content does update 21.20 bring?

What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? The update is out, along with the official patch notes for patch 21.20. Here’s what you can expect:

Indiana Jones and Shuffled Shrines

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An ancient temple awaits you

After downloading, you have the opportunity to unlock Indiana Jones. All listed tasks can be found in the quest tab of Fortnite. Additionally, a new POI has appeared. Shuffled Shrines is located west of The Joneses. So get ready to discover something new.

New Weapon: Chargable Submachine Gun

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This is the new gun

The new submachine gun can be charged while firing to rain a volley of bullets down on your opponents. You can find the new weapon on the ground, in saplings, or in chests.

With the introduction of the new weapon, the Combat SMG has been vaulted.

The Port-a-Fort is back!

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The well-known gadget – The Port-a-Fort

The Port-a-Fort has been unvaulted and lets you build a tower in seconds. This nice device can be found anywhere on the map and is even available in the “No-Build” mode.

Chainsaw Launcher is still available

The Chainsaw Launcher week is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a launcher anymore. The probability of finding one on the ground or in chests has been minimized. However, you can still find them in known locations like Logjam.

Competitive Notes

  • The Chargable Submachine Gun is not available in competitive game modes.
  • The Combat SMG has been vaulted for competitive modes.
  • The Port-a-Fort is not available in competitive game modes.
  • If you missed it: Last week we removed characters and wildlife from competitive modes to improve server performance.

Bug Fixes

  • A bug was fixed where the icon of reality saplings sometimes appeared in the wrong location on the map for players.

If concrete information regarding the new changes is published, we will list and document them for you here.

What do you think of the changes so far? Are you satisfied with the update? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.

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Destiny 2: Hidden value causes you to miss everything – Forces Bungie to make corrections

Season 17 has brought a hidden change for players in Destiny 2, which has changed the way this game is played. Now, Guardians are restricted by a hidden weapon value, and MeinMMO tells you what it is all about and why Bungie had to make adjustments.

Before Season 17, players could hop around like a wild space rabbit or glide and still hit their shots accurately from the air as well as from the hip.

Since May, however, precision killing with this technique has become significantly harder in Bungie’s co-op shooter due to a hidden value on weapons and exotics. At times, Guardians aren’t getting any kills at all. This weapon value is particularly noticeable when jumping or shooting from the hip.

What hidden weapon value is it about? The reason for this is the new “Airborne Effectiveness” (AE) of weapons.

Those who enjoyed a lofty playstyle must pay attention to this hidden value of their guns and exotics, excluding swords, since Season 17 and possibly increase it so that they can act and hit accurately from the air.

  • A successful use in the air can no longer simply be achieved by equipping a mod, such as “Icarus Grip”.
  • If you enjoy equipping the exotic boots “St0mp-EE5” as a Hunter, you are only reducing the “Airborne Effectiveness” of each of your weapons by -50.
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In order for hits from the air to succeed again, Guardians should pay more attention to the hidden value “Airborne Effectiveness” starting from Season 17, as Bungie explained. It calculates the precision of your primary weapon projectiles and grants you a small or large correction ranging from 0 to 100 using a more precise aim assist cone in the air.

  • The precision of your primary weapon projectiles will be calculated more accurately with a high value. 100 means no penalties for accuracy in the air and the same aim assist.
  • In turn, with a low value, you will receive less and less aim assist in the air.
  • In combination with the “Bloom mechanic” in Destiny 2, weapons with low airborne effectiveness will not win duels in the air unless you can aim absolutely perfectly.
This is how the new value affects your precision aim assist cone in the air.
What is the Bloom effect? In shooters, the Bloom effect refers to the radius around the shot direction that opens or contracts like a flower based on actions. Therefore, if you do not aim, you have a larger reticle, making hits less accurate. Aiming reduces this effect. With a large Bloom radius of the reticle, bullets can randomly fly in slightly different directions. If there were no Bloom effect, every shot would land with 100% certainty in the same spot.

Airborne effectiveness in Destiny 2 is almost a science

Bungie has repeatedly tried to explain the effect more clearly, including in a “This Week at Bungie” blog post. Here, they went into detail about this quite unique behavior of the aim assist cone in the air and said:

You will need to aim precisely to land shots [from the air or from the hip] if you do not design your builds for being in the air.

said the developer in the This-Week-at-Bungie blog

However, even experienced, precise players struggled significantly with this and noticed that something was not quite right, and kills from the air became almost impossible.

Where can you see the airborne effectiveness value of a weapon? Bungie currently does not offer an option in the game to view this value. So, if you want to know what it looks like for your favorite weapon, you have to rely on external third-party sources. It is not known if this will change.

“Airborne Effectiveness” was not well received

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For Hunters who like to go airborne, these are tough changes.

Despite all the explanations from Bungie, the hidden feature was not well received. Even the many explanations from the developer did not help to make this option more understandable for the Guardians in its first form. When the changes went live, it gradually became clear that “Airborne Effectiveness” just did not work as intended.

Many videos could be found showing how terrible this value can actually be. Guardians simply could not hit anything from the air, no matter how precise they were.

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Players show how inaccurate precision can be with the hidden value.

Even the well-known YouTuber and content creator Aztecross went so far as to say in one of his videos that he despises the new airborne effectiveness in Season 17 and that it urgently needs a correction.

This is how Bungie plans to make adjustments: Bungie had to realize this as well, and Chris Proctor, Bungie’s Senior Design Lead, announced last week the long-overdue buffs for airborne effectiveness among other changes. These should soon provide improved airborne precision and aim assist.

  • The airborne precision penalty will be reduced by 20–40% at low “airborne effectiveness,” depending on the weapon type.
    • For auto rifles, pulse rifles, scout rifles, and submachine guns, that’s -40%, for bows -30%, and for sidearms -20%.
  • Additionally, the penalty for aim assist and magnetism will be reduced so that you can finally hit again.

Bungie is also helping out a bit with the exotics and increasing the base values for the hidden weapon value “Airborne Effectiveness”.

  • The sniper rifle “Whisper of the Worm” increases from 9 to 20.
  • The auto rifle SUROS Regime from 23 to 31.
  • And the auto rifle Monte Carlo from 21 to 29 and the hand cannon Lumina from 22 to 27.

When can players test the changes in the game: Currently, these adjustments are only announced. Bungie initially left it open in their weekly blog post when players can test the changes in airborne effectiveness. They currently plan for these to go live about a month before the start of Season 18, which would be in August.

The Guardians therefore have to keep their feet on the ground of reality until then and accept that their shots in the air do not always have their full potential.

How about you? Did you even notice this hidden value for weapons in Season 17, or are you still shooting just as well? Do you believe the changes will make a difference or is that not far enough for you yet? Feel free to discuss with the community here in the comments on MeinMMO.

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