Riot has introduced a new champion for League of Legends. The new bot laner Nilah focuses on speed and various buffs. However, her greatest strength comes when she plays with others on the team.
Who is the champion? We already introduced Nilah in her short trailer. She is a follower of an order that employs demons for its purposes. She utilizes abilities based on water.
Riot has presented Nilah as a skirmisher for the bot lane. When she is on the lane, both she and her teammate benefit from it. Nilah has several passive abilities that also apply to allies.
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LoL: Trailer shows new champion Nilah – Is so mobile that you can’t escape
Nilah is a mobile fighter who supports others
What makes her so interesting? Her passive ability “Endless Joy” supports others who are nearby. When Nilah kills a minion, she and the nearest allied champion receive 50% of the experience that would normally be lost through sharing with nearby allies.
Additionally, Nilah benefits from healing and shields cast by other players. If you are on the same lane with Nilah and use a shield, her presence enhances the ability.
Otherwise, Nilah relies on melee attacks and her ability “Shadow Surge.” This makes her very mobile, as she can quickly jump to her targets and enhance this attack as well. This makes her a nimble and unpredictable opponent.
What other abilities does she have?
Formless Blade (Q)
Passive: Attacks and ability damage against champions ignore a portion of their armor and heal Nilah for a portion of the damage dealt. This effect scales with critical strike chance and can “overheal,” resulting in a shield for Nilah.
Active: Nilah strikes in a line, dealing damage to all enemies hit. If she hits an enemy, Nilah’s attack range and attack speed increase for several seconds. Additionally, her attacks deal area-of-effect damage in a cone and additional damage.
Joyful Veil (W): Nilah envelops herself in mist, temporarily increasing her movement speed, reducing incoming magic damage, and evading all incoming basic attacks. If she touches an allied champion, they are also wrapped in the mist and gain the same bonuses for half the duration.
Shadow Surge (E): Nilah jumps to a target unit and deals damage to all enemies hit. She can hold 2 charges of “Shadow Surge” at once. If Nilah casts “Formless Blade” (Q) during “Shadow Surge,” she creates a wave behind her that deals damage and activates Nilah’s empowered attacks.
Apotheosis (Ultimate Ability – R): Nilah whirls her weapon in an area around her, dealing damage and pulling enemies into the center with a final burst. She heals herself for a portion of the damage dealt and converts excess healing into a shield. Healing and shields scale with critical strike chance and are shared with nearby allies.
What do you think about Nilah and her abilities? Will you play her at the start of the new update or are you not interested in her?
The new Season 4 of Call of Duty: Warzone is live and brings a lot of new content and changes to the game. Included is even a new map: Fortune’s Keep, the size of Rebirth Island. But there’s a lot going on with the weapons as well. We show you the highlights of the patch notes on MeinMMO.
The next season of Call of Duty: Warzone is live and brings a new map to the game after over 6 months. But there’s still a lot of new experiences to be had:
New map: Fortune’s Keep
Map rotation
Caldera adjustments
Fresh battle pass with 100 tiers
LMG “UGM-8” / SMG “Marco 5”
Contract: Black Market Supply Run
In-match event: Cash Extraction
Live event: Mercenaries of Fortune
Equipment: EMP grenade
Cash loot mode: Golden Plunder
Armoured SUV
Balance adjustments
The patch notes for update 1.59 are online and MeinMMO shows you an overview of the highlights and information about the update. If you want to take a look at the English patch notes yourself, you can find them at developer Raven Software (via ravensoftware.com).
We have embedded the trailer for Season 4 here:
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CoD Warzone finally shows more of the new map in Season 4 – Trailer and images of Fortune’s Keep
CoD Warzone: Update 1.59 – Patch Notes
When is the update coming? The patch went live in the afternoon as a pre-load, and you can download it at any time.
How big is the update? You need over 20 GB for the season package. Here are the sizes on the individual platforms:
PlayStation 5: 21.3 GB
PlayStation 4: 21.3 GB
Xbox One Series: 27.2 GB
Xbox One: 27.2 GB
PC: 23.0 GB
PC: 26.1 GB (with CoD MW 2019)
What about CoD: Vanguard? For the current premium title of Call of Duty, season 4 started one day earlier. You can find the patch notes at developer Sledgehammer Games (via sledgehammergames.com).
We have embedded the roadmap for Season 4 here:
CoD Warzone: Update 1.59 – Content Season 4
The focus of Season 4 is the new map Fortune’s Keep and generous changes to the Caldera map.
On the new map, a fresh contract, i.e., an in-match mission, a new in-match event, and a new grenade will also start. These contents are initially only available on Fortune’s Keep.
For all maps, the following are added:
Vehicle with turret
EMP grenade
ATMs to loot
Portable “Redeploy Balloon”
Additionally, new lootable perks are available to you. This time, very strong perks are included:
New loot perks
Ghost
Combat Scout
Cold Blooded
Eager
Furthermore, you will find a new cash loot mode in the rotation, new weapons, and a fresh battle pass.
Additionally, a live event is online: “Mercenaries on Treasure Hunt.” Here you can earn cosmetics. In the article about the roadmap, we go into more detail about the new content:
Now let’s talk about the adjustments in balancing. The list of weapon changes is again very long. We will list the weapons that have been changed and show whether it represents a nerf or a buff for us.
Open the spoiler box if you want to take a look at the long list:
Balance Season 4
AK-47 (CW) – Nerf
AS44 (VG) – Buff
BAR (VG) – Buff
Cooper Carbine (VG) – Buff/Nerf
Itra Burst (VG) – Buff
KG M40 (VG) – Buff
FFAR 1 (CW) – Buff
NZ-41 (VG) – Nerf
StG 44 (VG) – Nerf
Vargo 52 (CW) – Buff
Volkssturmgewehr – Buff
All rocket launchers – Buff
Whitley (VG) – Buff
DP 27 (VG) – Buff
Bren (VG) – Buff
Type 11 (VG) – Buff
MG42 (VG) – Buff
M1 Garand (VG) – Buff
SVT-40 (VG) – Buff
Crossbow (MW) – Buff
R1 Shadowhunter (CW) – Buff
All melee weapons – Buff
Armaguerra 43 (VG) – Buff/Nerf
H4 Blixen (VG) – Nerf
MAC-10 (CW) – Buff
Owen Gun (VG) – Nerf
PPSh-41 (VG) – Buff
Sten (VG) – Buff
Type 100 (VG) – Nerf
Welgun (VG) – Nerf
Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle (VG) – Buff
Three-Line Rifle – Buff
AUG (CW) – Buff
Other interesting changes have occurred with the “aggressive” sniper weapons. If bullets hit you, you won’t flinch as much anymore. The developers compare this in the patch notes to the Kar 98k and the Swiss sniper.
There have also been changes to equipment, mechanics, and perks:
Snapshot grenade – Nerf
Shot sales – Nerf
Timer outside the map – Buff
Combat Pro – Buff
Refill – Nerf
Additionally, there were some general adjustments to certain attachments. You can find the complete English list at the developers of Raven Software (via ravensoftware.com).
Here we also embed the playlist for the coming weeks:
Many weapons of the current weapon meta have been adjusted. Once the initial tests and analyses have been conducted, we will update our list of the best weapons in Warzone. A lot is likely to change there.
Feel free to leave us a comment with your initial thoughts on the new season.
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In Pokémon GO three live events for the GO Fest 2022 will take place in the coming weeks, including in Berlin. You will be able to encounter more Ultra Beasts. We from MeinMMO will show you where to find which monster.
What kind of event is it? In early June, the big GO Fest 2022 took place in Pokémon GO, where you could participate from anywhere in the world. Now there will also be three live events in Berlin, Seattle, and Sapporo.
In addition to numerous spawns and bonuses, which ticket holders will enjoy on site, Niantic has now also announced new Ultra Beasts and other features. We will show you where to encounter which beast and what else to expect at the live event in Berlin.
What are Ultra Beasts? Ultra Beasts are mysterious Pokémon. They originate from another dimension and come into the known world of Pokémon GO through Ultra Wormholes.
When does the GO Fest take place in Berlin? The GO Fest in Berlin will take place over the weekend from July 1 to July 3 in Britzer Garten. To participate, you can purchase a ticket for one of the event days.
Ultra Beast Schabelle at the GO Fest in Berlin
At the big GO Fest 2022, you had the opportunity to catch an Ultra Beast in Pokémon GO. Anego celebrated its debut in the special research on Sunday and in the Level 5 raids. Now Niantic is giving you another chance at more of these special monsters.
During the live events for GO Fest 2022, there will be three different Ultra Beasts, one for each location. You can encounter the following:
Schabelle in Berlin
Masskito in Seattle
Voltriant in Sapporo
You can see a first glimpse of the new Ultra Beasts in the current trailer for Pokémon GO:
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Can you get the Ultra Beasts without a ticket? For now, the three Ultra Beasts will only be available at the live events, and thus only for ticket holders. However, Niantic has already announced that they will become available for all players during the Season of GO.
How do you catch the Ultra Beasts? According to current information, the Ultra Beasts are to be caught using a special ball from the special research. Whether there will be other ways to secure specimens is not yet known.
What is this special ball? As a recent find by the Pokéminers has already shown, a new ball has been included in the game code. This Ultra Ball is designed to catch Ultra Beasts.
As confirmed by Pokémon GO in their blog, this will be made accessible to attendees of the live events for the first time. Thus, they will be able to catch the respective Ultra Beast with the Ultra Ball within the framework of a special research.
What kind of monster is Schabelle?
Schabelle is an Ultra Beast from the 7th generation of games, belonging to the Bug and Fighting types. You can recognize Schabelle by its white, long, slender body and the long antennae. It does not have a pre-evolution or evolution.
You can encounter this Ultra Beast for the first time during the GO Fest in Berlin in Pokémon GO. However, a shiny version will not be available for capture for the time being.
More spawns and bonuses for the live events for GO Fest
The encounters with the new Ultra Beasts are not expected to be the only highlight of the GO Fest. During the live events, you can also look forward to additional bonuses and cool Pokémon, which may even be shiny with a bit of luck.
Wild spawns: In addition to the already known spawns for the GO Fest in Berlin, you can expect the following Pokémon in the wild:
Snorlax with cowboy hat
Unown A, B, E, L, R, S, T, U
Bonuses for the live events: At all live events, you can look forward to the following bonuses:
Eggs hatch twice as fast
Surprises in snapshots
special event field research
event stickers that you can get at PokéStops and from gifts
confetti in the game
9 free raid passes
more encounters with Team GO Rocket balloons
2 mysterious parts after defeating Grunts
Additional bonuses for all live events include:
6 special trades per day
reduced stardust costs when trading during the event
What do you think of the release of the new Ultra Beasts? Did you secure a ticket for Berlin and are you looking forward to Schabelle? Or would you rather wait until it becomes available for all trainers? Please leave your opinion in the comments below on MeinMMO.
Amazon is currently facing strong criticism for not revealing anything about the upcoming June update in Lost Ark. It initially sounded like the update would be released in mid-June, but there is currently no communication. Now the community manager has stated that they themselves are being blocked.
What is the problem with the patch? For the month of June, a major update was announced in the roadmap. This is supposed to bring a Legion Raid, a Guardian Raid, and some other new features. Since the login rewards expired on schedule last Thursday with the weekly patch, many expected the update’s release then.
We have been blocked for several weeks, hence the uncertainty regarding the June update.
She does not specify who exactly is blocked or what this blockage looks like. It is possible that someone from Amazon is preventing the community team from communicating about the patch. However, there is also speculation on reddit that the problem does not lie with Amazon itself. After all, Amazon already mentioned in the June blog post that there are issues with unifying the Korean and Western versions.
What do players suspect? On reddit, user SyleSpawn, who claims to have management experience, states that he sees only two reasons why there might be a “blockage”:
Either the upcoming content is not compatible with our Western version of the MMORPG and it simply takes time to make the necessary adjustments.
Or there is a conflict at a high management level and someone does not want to provide something to the partner. This could indicate a conflict between Amazon and the Korean developer Smilegate.
Some even speculate that they view bots as a problem. These are a major annoyance, especially in the West, while in Korea, it is harder to create additional accounts due to verification. The reputation of Lost Ark could suffer worldwide due to the bot problem.
However, all of this is merely speculation, which is somewhat annoying to players in the forums. They desire a clear statement from Amazon regarding this situation. However, none has been provided so far.
When will the June patch be released? This is still completely open. The release tomorrow, June 23, seems unlikely. The usual information, trailers, and blog posts that are typically released in advance are missing. The earliest possible date would be June 30. Otherwise, the update will become a July patch.
Overall, the sentiment towards Lost Ark has noticeably changed. This is also reflected in the Steam reviews:
In WoW Classic, boosting may soon not be worth it anymore. Blizzard is implementing strong hurdles aimed at making boosting unattractive.
If you ask players of WoW Classic and Burning Crusade Classic what they find most annoying in the game right now, the answer quickly boils down to: boosting. On most servers, the trade channel is simply no longer usable, and low-level dungeon groups are becoming increasingly rare because hiring a boosting player is so cheap. Blizzard wants to put a stop to this.
What is boosting? Boosting in online games refers to superior players – whether through skill, higher levels, or better equipment – escorting inferior players through content to provide them with rewards. This can be powerful gear or simply a lot of experience points in a short amount of time.
In WoW Classic, boosting mainly involves accompanying players through dungeons so that the “smaller” characters can quickly gain a lot of experience points. Payment for such services is usually made in gold, but sometimes also illegally with real money.
With the Lich King, boosting will become more difficult.
What does Blizzard plan to do? In the official forum, Community Manager Kaivax revealed some details about the plans that will apply to Burning Crusade and therefore Wrath of the Lich King Classic in the future. Boosting is intended to be less attractive, so there will be some adjustments:
The behavior of creatures in dungeons will be adjusted so that it will be nearly impossible to endlessly slow them down or prevent them from ever reaching the player. Endless kiting should no longer be possible.
There will be significantly fewer experience points for the group if there is a large difference between the levels of the group members.
The adjustments are similar to those Blizzard has already experimented with in the Season of Mastery and has had good experiences with.
There is no exact date for the changes yet, but it is likely to happen before the pre-patch of Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
Is boosting actually allowed? In principle, yes. Both boosting itself and promoting such services – at least in the trade channel – are allowed. However, Blizzard is aware that the gold from these deals often flows into real-money transactions and that players feel disturbed by the constant boosting spam. Therefore, Blizzard wants to make boosting simply less attractive without banning it entirely. Because “carrying smaller players through dungeons” has always been part of World of Warcraft, although it was not utilized as much in the past as it is today.
What do you think of Blizzard’s efforts to limit boosting?
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Call of Duty: Warzone is launching its 4th unified Season with CoD: Vanguard. The Season brings a new map into play and significantly changes the large map Caldera. The key info about the content can be found here in the short overview.
The free Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone regularly brings new content into play through the live seasons, providing fresh excitement in the shooter.
Currently, Season 4 / 2022 is underway, which is all about new map features. There is a completely new map: Fortune’s Keep. It is said to be approximately the same size as Rebirth Island. There are also extensive changes to Caldera.
Warzone: Season 4 – Fortune’s Keep and Caldera Devastation
What are the highlights of the season? The map updates are the focus of Season 4:
New map: Fortune’s Keep
Map rotation will be introduced
Adjustments on Caldera
With Fortune’s Keep, Warzone gets a second small map, roughly the size of Rebirth Island, possibly slightly larger. Additionally, Warzone is introducing map rotation for the first time – both Rebirth and Fortune’s Keep will remain in the game.
The playlist for the coming weeks after the season start is already online:
Also, for fans of Caldera, Season 4 has new updates in store. There are many new micro-locations to fill the map, and the vegetation on the island is said to be reduced by 50%. More than a dozen of the known locations will also be adjusted.
With the new map rotation, Warzone fulfills a major player wish. After the announcement of Fortune’s Keep, many players feared that Rebirth would completely disappear.
In addition to the mentioned adjustments, you can also expect changes in the weapon meta. In the last seasons, the developers have always worked hard on this – we expect that again at the start of Season 4.
Dragonflight unsettles fans of World of Warcraft and major streamers. Does it really have to be that expensive? And isn’t it too early?
The next expansion of World of Warcraft has a rough release date and has already received a price tag. Later in the year 2022, players are supposed to go to the dragon islands – at least if they pay the rather high price of the expansion. Some streamers are also mocking this or expressing their concerns.
The biggest criticism is the worry that Dragonflight will be released in an unfinished state. Because Blizzard promising to release the expansion still in 2022 means that there can be at most a beta period of 6 months – and only if the beta starts in the next few days. After all, 2022 is already almost halfway done.
Many fear that Blizzard is heading straight into the next disaster and that fans will be presented with another “unfinished” expansion that will then have to be brought to a playable state with several patches.
Has WoW become more expensive? Here’s how prices have changed
Comparing the Euro amount players have to pay for the Dragonflight experience, there is definitely a noticeable price increase, especially in relation to the last addon, Shadowlands. The cheapest versions, namely the “Base Edition” of the last expansions, cost:
Battle for Azeroth – 44.99 €
Shadowlands – 39.99 €
Dragonflight – 49.99 €
In comparison to Battle for Azeroth, the price for the cheapest entry has risen by 5 €, whereas compared to Shadowlands, it has even increased by a significant 10 €. It is also important to note that the Base Edition of Battle for Azeroth included a character boost – something that was missing in both the Base Editions of Shadowlands and Dragonflight. So, in direct comparison to Shadowlands, the price has risen by a substantial 25 %.
Heroic Edition is 33 % more expensive
Similarly, the price has also changed for the other versions. Comparing the next version, the “Heroic Edition,” the following prices are observed. It should be noted that Battle for Azeroth did not have a “Heroic” or “Epic” version, but only a “Digital Deluxe” variant.
Battle for Azeroth – 59.99 € (Digital Deluxe)
Shadowlands – 54.99 €
Dragonflight – 69.99 €
The Heroic Edition has thus also become significantly more expensive. The increase from Shadowlands to Dragonflight is a whopping 33 %. However, it should also be mentioned that the transmog set from Shadowlands was available to players who did not purchase any of the special versions.
Epic Edition is another 15 € more expensive
Finally, looking at the most expensive digital variant, the Epic Edition. Again, it is important to note that it didn’t even exist in Battle for Azeroth, which is why the Digital Deluxe is listed for comparison here as well.
Battle for Azeroth – 59.99 € (Digital Deluxe)
Shadowlands – 74.99 €
Dragonflight – 89.99 €
The price difference for the most expensive version is significant. Compared to the Digital Deluxe of Battle for Azeroth, you pay a proud 50 % more – that is, 30 €. The comparison from Shadowlands to Dragonflight is a bit milder, here you only pay 15 € more, which is around 20 %.
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It is therefore not surprising that there is a lot of criticism regarding the new prices for World of Warcraft. Especially major streamers, such as Asmongold, are mocking the high price – which, by the way, is identical in Euro and Dollar.
Of course, Asmongold’s criticism of Diablo Immortal also plays into this. When he says, “that looks like 800 % additional value,” it is obvious that he does not like this pricing policy that Blizzard has displayed in the last months.
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The second major criticism is the targeted release date of Dragonflight. Although there is no specific date yet, Blizzard has already imposed the ultimatum of “by December 31, 2022” with the pre-order.
This means that Dragonflight will only have a relatively short beta phase of a maximum of 6 months and then must be finished.
Many immediately think of horror scenarios of unfinished features and wish that Blizzard would take its time. Many see the commitment to such an early date with concern.
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Everything you need to know about the new WoW expansion “Dragonflight” in 3 minutes
As a counterargument, it is often mentioned that Dragonflight likely does not need such a long beta phase – as the expansion has significantly fewer “new features” that need to be extensively tested. The biggest projects here are likely the reshaping of the talent system and dragon flying. Other features that usually consume a lot of development time (such as covenants, warfronts, islands, azerite armor) will not be present.
Not very helpful is also the fact that Blizzard showed almost no gameplay during the first presentation of Dragonflight. Apart from a few animations of the Dracthyr, there were mainly landscapes to admire. Even though Blizzard says that development has progressed well, players have seen very little of it so far.
Real reassurance can probably only come with the start of the beta, when players can see for themselves how good Dragonflight really looks – or how terrible. Until then, it would probably be wise to approach Dragonflight with healthy skepticism and to think carefully about a pre-order.
What do you think about all this?
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In September 2021, the new MMORPG New World was released. Over 900,000 players logged in simultaneously on the release weekend. However, the hype quickly faded. While the game receives regular updates, the initial excitement is still missing. What has changed and where does the game continue to have problems?
How did the release of New World go?
New World caused a massive hype at launch. The initially 63 EU servers were hopelessly overcrowded. There were hours-long queues. Additionally, over 120 new servers were opened in the first week to provide more players with a place.
At peak, the MMORPG had 913,634 concurrent players on the Sunday after release (via SteamDB). Many had high hopes for the game. However, the player count dropped rapidly. After just one month, the peak had halved.
Players criticized the uninspired quests and long leveling phases at release, the clunky combat system, and dozens of bugs that caused a lot of frustration. Hardcore players also complained within a few days about the lack of endgame content and long travel times.
Moreover, many players had entirely different expectations for New World. After the much-touted shift from PvP to PvE, many hoped for a theme park game. However, they were not impressed with the “survival aesthetic” and the lack of story.
Overall, New World seemed unfinished despite several delays. Many players felt that the MMORPG should have been given more time. However, almost 9 months have passed since the release, and there have been numerous updates. What is the current state of New World?
Major updates brought new dungeons, PvP arenas, and a clear equipment system
What is the biggest change to New World since the release? The biggest change was likely the equipment in endgame. Everything from gear score 500 was initially completely tied to crafting and random drops. The system behind the drops, the watermark system, was opaque. Somehow, a chance for loot was stacked in the background, and when a drop occurred, the chance was restacked. However, the game did not explain this.
Now, the system is very transparent:
Each equipment slot has its own expertise level. By increasing expertise, you can receive better drops from enemies. Additionally, a high expertise level must be reached for endgame equipment to fully unleash its potential. Between gear score 500 and 600, the equipment scales to a mean value between gear score and expertise. This is meant to prevent the simple purchase of power.
Expertise can be guaranteed increased through gypsum casts, dungeons, PvP battles, or crafting. Random drops still exist that can also increase expertise.
In March, the new dungeon Heart of Storms was released. Here, the main story is concluded, and there are challenging and varied boss fights. In July, the next dungeon Barnacles and Black Powder will also be released.
Everything you need to know about the New World endgame – in 2 minutes
What is new in PvP? At release, PvP was in a difficult state:
The wars could hardly be played due to bugs and lags
The Outpost Rush as an alternative was disabled for many weeks due to bugs
There were no incentives to engage in PvP in the open world
Meanwhile, the bugs have been fixed, and the wars function reasonably well. Additionally, rewards for PvP in the open world have been increased. In May, a new PvP currency was also introduced.
With Azoth Salt, you can earn various rewards whether you participate in wars, Outpost Rush, or fights in the open world. Primarily, however, it supports the 3v3 arenas, which were also introduced in May. With them, PvP can now be played in a controlled manner.
What else has changed? The list of patch notes is long, but we have summarized some highlights for you:
Is New World now a perfect MMORPG? No, not by a long shot. The developers have addressed many of the original criticisms, but New World still has many issues.
Especially the combat system suffers from delays in using abilities, animation issues, and bugs that occur with certain skills. Some of these bugs have existed for months.
The problems with the combat system adversely affect PvP. Many players avoid Outpost Rush or the arenas for this reason, as it is frustrating to lose a fight due to technical issues.
However, not everything is problem-free outside of the combat system:
Some perks are bugged – especially in PvP
Some enemies in dungeons can be exploited
There is a bug regarding the stamina needed for dodging
There are dozens of small bugs in the game, whether related to monsters, territories, or the UI in Outpost Rush
Are bugs the only problem? No. Especially hardcore players are eagerly awaiting new content that does not involve PvP. After all, New World has marketed itself as a game for PvE fans.
The strength of New World for many lay in its atmospheric world and crafting system. However, both have not received significant updates, in part because “core features” like PvP arenas were only implemented later. The MMORPG would have benefited from such features being available at the release.
The numbers are declining and no trend reversal is in sight
So how does it stand with New World? In the last 24 hours, 17,900 players were online concurrently at peak (via SteamDB). That is sufficient on Steam for 4th place among the most played MMORPGs – behind Lost Ark, FFXIV, and ESO. However, ESO and FFXIV have many of their players outside of Valve’s platform.
Although New World has fixed many launch errors, it still faces four major problems:
There are still too many bugs, and new bugs appear with every update.
The combat system remains suboptimal.
The MMORPG has a bad reputation, and currently, nothing is happening to improve that reputation.
A significant feature or unique selling point is missing to draw players and media attention back to New World. Everything New World has received so far are standard contents offered by other MMORPGs as well.
Is there anything positive? Yes, the communication and dedication of the developers are commendable. In recent months, more videos and blog posts have been released, providing insights into the ideas and future of the game.
There was also praise for the developers joining streams with Asmongold or other Twitch streamers to play the new dungeon. They also presented their gameplay on their own YouTube channel:
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Is it worth joining in June 2022? If you are looking for an MMORPG with an unusual and tactical action combat system and do not expect a classic theme park game like WoW, you should definitely check out New World.
Especially the atmosphere of the game world, the different ways to level up, and the dungeons are quite appealing. If you also do not mind grind and PvP in the endgame, you can find enjoyment here.
I myself have now spent over 600 hours in the game and have had many good experiences. I am particularly engaged by the game world, the constant carrot in front of me, and the fights, which differ significantly from the major MMORPGs like WoW or FFXIV.
However, New World still cannot compete with the strongest games in the genre – there are still too many bugs, too little content, and too few incentives to replay the old content. Whether there will ever be a turnaround is currently uncertain. Perhaps only an addon with a major marketing campaign could create a new hype.
What do you think of New World right now? What would the game need to get you to check it out again?
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The German content creator ohnePixel is known for focusing on skins in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in his videos on YouTube and in Twitch streams. He recently pointed out in a post on Twitter that an anonymous Steam account with some of the most valuable skins of the tactical shooter, worth over 2 million US dollars, has been hacked.
What was stolen? The German Twitch streamer ohnePixel posted on Twitter yesterday, June 21, that the Steam account of a CS:GO skin collector had been hacked. However, it is not known who is behind the stolen account, which is known under the alias ‘HFB’.
During the hack, skins of the tactical shooter worth over 2 million US dollars are said to have been sold or transferred.
According to ohnePixel, the collection is one of the most valuable inventories of all time. It reportedly includes some skins considered legendary. The following skins are cited by ohnePixel as examples of the stolen content:
Souvenir Dragon Lores
no-star Karambit
#1 Blue Gem Karambit
According to Dexerto, the #1 Blue Gem Karambit alone is worth 1.2 million euros. This shows how valuable skins in CS:GO still are today, which is likely partly due to the fact that the e-sport title is still among the top 10 free-to-play shooters of 2022.
Steam as a Savior in Distress?
What is Steam doing about the hack? During the Twitter thread, ohnePixel pointed out that approximately half of the skins were sold quickly, while the other half remains on the hacker’s account. Furthermore, ohnePixel offers to connect Steam with HFB to expedite the resolution of the incident.
The Twitter user @CrystalChrisYT meanwhile pointed out that Steam Support seems to be manually banning those who bought one of the stolen items.
As Twitter user @zipelCS noted in a tweet, the stolen items would apparently also disappear from the buyers’ inventories. He speculates that Steam is reverting the transactions.
Below are the Twitter threads from @ohnePixel, @CrystalChrisYT, and @zipel:
What is the significance of skins in CS:GO? In the tactical shooter, many players and collectors like the content creator ohnePixel place a high value on skins and are willing to spend significant amounts for their favorite skins. Just in April 2022, a player demonstrated how slim the chances are for rare items when he revealed what was in loot boxes totaling 200,000 €.
But while many CS:GO players are disappointed and do not receive rare skins, one of the biggest streamers in the world was unaware of just how lucky he was while opening loot boxes when he pulled extremely rare weapon skins.
The Demon Hunter is one of 6 classes in Diablo Immortal. With his crossbow, the ranged fighter excels in high single-target damage but also offers AoE skills. MeinMMO shows you a Demon Hunter build that allows solo players to successfully farm bounties, hidden caches, side quests, and elder portals.
What kind of class is the Demon Hunter? The Demon Hunter is a crossbow shooter who, with his abilities, is suitable for both solo players and group play, and is characterized by high mobility as well as damage against single targets.
Furthermore, the Demon Hunter is also suitable for beginners, as the skills of the ranged class are easy to understand and operate, even for newcomers to Diablo.
High mobility (can move while performing ranged attacks)
The multi-shot is a strong ability in all areas
Can use abilities with primary attacks
Contra
Low variety in builds
No group buffs
Suffers high damage
Lacks crowd control in PvP
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Who is this Demon Hunter build for?
What kind of build are we presenting? The build we present here is a Demon Hunter build for farming bounties, hidden caches, side quests, and elder portals.
The build is also suitable for solo players but assumes that you have already reached level 60 in Diablo Immortal. If you haven’t reached level 60 yet, you can read on MeinMMO how to quickly reach level 60 in Diablo Immortal.
What does the guide include? The guide provides information on the abilities, attributes, and equipment of a Demon Hunter.
Where does this build come from? The information on the Demon Hunter build comes from the theorycrafter “Dredscythe” on Maxroll.gg – a website where content creators and theorycrafters from the Diablo community come together to write strong builds and helpful guides through their expertise.
The distribution of attributes
What attributes are important for the Demon Hunter? For the Demon Hunter, you should use equipment with strength if you want to maximize damage. Strength is the most important primary attribute of the crossbow shooter, as it grants +0.3 additional damage per point.
Bravery increases armor penetration by +0.1, thus increasing the damage of critical hits. This is particularly beneficial if you have a high chance of critical hits. Increased vitality, in turn, means more health, which can be particularly advantageous in the endgame or PvP.
Willpower is currently of rather low significance, though according to theorycrafter Dredscythe, this may change in the future. Willpower increases potential by +0.1, thus increasing the duration of harmful effects your enemies suffer. Additionally, willpower raises your resistance by +0.1, reducing the duration of harmful effects that enemies inflict upon you.
The worst primary attribute of the Demon Hunter is intelligence. Intelligence only increases combat rating by +1 and does not provide any other bonuses.
Strength: +1 combat rating and +0.3 damage
Bravery: +1 combat rating, +0.1 armor, and +0.1 armor penetration
Vitality: +1 combat rating and +3 health
Willpower: +1 combat rating, +0.1 potential, and +0.1 resistance
Intelligence: +1 combat rating
If you want an overview of the other classes, we have a gameplay video of all 6 classes for you:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
The abilities
What are the best abilities of the Demon Hunter? The crossbow-firing Demon Hunter has a range of different attacks with high single-target damage as well as some AoE skills. We at MeinMMO show you the four abilities that have proven to be the most useful or strongest at the moment:
Multi-Shot
The multi-shot fires a volley of arrows that deals damage to all enemies in one direction.
Vengeance Rain
You fire a massive volley of arrows into the air that rains down for several seconds, dealing damage to all enemies in the area for the duration of the attack.
Daring Swing
You swing on a rope to a nearby location, dealing damage to enemies along the way. You are invulnerable during the execution of the ability.
Vengeance
When “Vengeance” is active, your primary attack fires additional shots for a certain number of seconds. Plus, your movement speed increases by 3% for each enemy nearby. This effect can stack up to 10 times.
Four of the Demon Hunter’s abilities with exemplary values of a character under level 60.
The equipment
What set do we recommend? To increase the damage of your crossbow shot, you should equip the War Vest of Shal’baas.
If you have two pieces of the set, the damage of the crossbow shot increases by 15%. With four pieces, primary attacks increase your attack speed by up to a maximum of 25%, and with six pieces of the set, your crossbow shots have a 5% chance to increase your attack speed for 10 seconds, with this effect occurring only once every 30 seconds.
On MeinMMO you can read in our Diablo Immortal Set Guide in detail where to find the items of the individual sets and what they can do.
What equipment should you use? For the 6 slots of legendary equipment, you should use the following items and ideally awaken them in exactly this order:
Off-Hand:The Devourer – The crossbow shot pierces enemies and also hits those behind them. As an awakened item, it additionally increases the damage of the crossbow shot by 10%.
Chest: Heart of Vengeance – The cooldown of the ability ‘Vengeance’ is reduced by 15% and in the awakened state by another 10%.
Head:Vision of the Lost – If you defeat enemies while the ability ‘Vengeance’ is active, each kill extends the duration by 0.2 seconds. The maximum extension is 2.4 seconds. If you awaken ‘the Vision of the Lost’, the cooldown of Vengeance is also reduced by 10%.
Legs:Coe’s Unrelenting Rage – When the ability ‘Vengeance’ is active, every second primary attack causes an additional rocket to be fired. If you awaken the leg armor, it also reduces the cooldown of ‘Vengeance’ by 10%.
Shoulders:Hailstone Shoulder Protection – The ability ‘Vengeance Rain’ is enhanced by this shoulder armor using frost, dealing damage to all enemies and chilling them. Additionally, the cooldown of Vengeance Rain is reduced by 10% when you awaken the shoulder protection.
Main Hand:Flame Woe – The multi-shot now shoots fire arrows that deal damage and burn your enemies. If you awaken Flame Woe, the cooldown of the multi-shot is additionally reduced by 10%.
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Turquoise: is better suited than Ruby, as damage is more important than health.
Sapphire is better than Aquamarine, as armor penetration (damage on critical hits) is more important than armor.
Citrine and Topaz are equal, as both potential and resistance are weak values for your build.
Which legendary gems should you start with? Legendary gems are one of your most important sources to significantly improve your equipment in Diablo Immortal. Here you can see which legendary gems are useful for the Demon Hunter.
Eye of the Berserker: The Eye of the Berserker is a gem that grants you a glass cannon effect. The gem increases both the damage you deal and the damage you take. However, since the Demon Hunter is a ranged class, you can minimize the damage taken through your movement and take advantage of the distance to your enemies with additional damage.
Endless Torments: The gem deals damage over time and can apply this effect with AoE attacks and the crossbow shot – which pierces enemies with ‘the Devourer’ and also hits foes behind them – to many enemies.
Ca’arsen’s Empowerment: Ca’arsen’s Empowerment is a gem that works significantly better for the Demon Hunter than for other classes, as the ranged fighter nearly continuously utilizes his crossbow tamer, and the gem increases the speed of primary attacks.
Fervent Fang: Each attack an enemy suffers from you increases the damage you deal by 0.8%. This gem is excellent for fighting single targets like bosses or elite foes, as the stronger the enemies are, and the longer the steam lasts, the more valuable ‘Fervent Fang’ becomes. The maximum value of damage increase is capped at 8%.
Lightning Core: When you move or shoot your crossbow shot, you charge yourself with electricity. Once you are fully charged, the next crossbow shot releases a chain lightning that causes high damage.
Power & Command: This gem boosts either the damage of your crossbow shot or your abilities. What is boosted switches regularly. Since the Demon Hunter acts simultaneously with the crossbow shot and abilities, you will always receive a bonus on one of the two attacks.
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Diablo Immortal: What are legendary gems? Facts and locations in 3 minutes
Which legendary gems are recommended for the long term?
Blood-soaked Jade: Increases the damage you deal and your movement speed.
Dripping Gall: This gem allows your enemies to be poisoned and subsequently take damage from the poisoning. Additionally, affected enemies are slowed. The abilities of ‘Dripping Gall’ are particularly recommended in combination with your crossbow shot and the ability ‘Vengeance’.
Petrified Flesh Shard: This gem has a chance to petrify a target, which can buy you critical time and keep you alive. Enemies can also be afflicted with a curse that causes an explosion when they are defeated.
Call of the Howler can deal damage to players that are far in front of your character and hit multiple enemies when they are grouped together.
Echoing Shadow creates a shadow clone of you that uses your attributes and skills.
Fortnite has promoted many things for Season 3. Better XP system, relaxed vibe, and cool new skins like the customizable action figure ‘Schnips’. Many were looking forward to the countless combo possibilities, but now all players are disappointed. Why?
What is Schnips? Schnips is part of the new Battle Pass of Season 3 Chapter 3 and is an action figure. Players can customize this skin over the weeks and unlock different styles, heads, arms, and much more.
When you unlock the skin for the first time, you can see many grayed-out fields on its Battle Pass page. Behind these wait new opportunities for you to customize the action figure to your liking.
Players have therefore hoped for many new heads and torsos to look cool, but leakers have now found out what fans can really expect from the data.
Reskins disappoint the community across the board
What information was found? Reddit user Livid-Respect5357 published a leak from leaker “Hypex”, showing what additional styles players can expect for Schnips.
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This post shows a new headgear, the rest are just reskins of existing body parts. So you won’t receive any new cosmetic content regarding Schnips until the end of Season 3.
In doing so, Livid-Respect5357 disappointingly titles their post “One of the biggest missed opportunities I’ve ever seen…”.
How are players reacting? Not only Livid is disappointed, but also everyone in the comments under their post. Many players cannot believe that Epic Games has wasted such potential. Those who know Toy Story understand the possibilities Epic Games could have had to provide the action figure with crazy combos.
Players are therefore commenting on reddit about their displeasure regarding how Epic designed the skin:
I was looking forward to a new torso, but no, we are stuck with three buff torsos in different colors – says DeadEndXD
I really thought we would get new, unique things for Schnips, but I believe they are just blatant reskins – writes i_only_land_onchard disappointed
This game always gets sooo close to something great and then completely ruins their chances. […] – says tideshark
It’s not even that it just changes color, it’s also that the parts are bad, why is the cool action figure not based on toys, but on garbage and olives? – adds Notwarioalt
The disappointment runs through to the end of the post. Players want to make it clear what opportunities Epic had and ultimately buried through reskins.
What do you think of Schnips, do you find the combo possibilities sufficient and appropriate or do you also think Epic Games should have put in more effort? Let us know in the comments what you think.
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Félix “xQc” Lengyel (26) opened loot boxes in the Steam hitCounter-Strike: Global Offensive and had incredible luck. He received several skins and a weapon worth several thousand euros. However, he did not immediately realize how valuable the items were.
What is the deal with loot boxes in CS:GO? Over the years, a trade in cosmetic weapon skins has developed in CS:GO, which players can find in loot boxes and can sell for absurdly high amounts on the marketplace.
The probability of getting good loot boxes in CS:GO is low. Often, you open one box after another and still do not get any special items.
Ultimately, buying and opening loot boxes is a kind of gambling: you can be very lucky and pull a special skin, but you can also just get “duds”.
Who is xQc? The Canadian streamer made a name for himself in 2016 as a professional player in Overwatch but now also streams CS:GO and other games. He is now one of the most successful Twitch streamers in the world, with 10.9 million followers.
This was the lucky streak: xQc opens old CS:GO weapon cases in a stream. These cases cost over €55 each, making them the most expensive loot boxes in CS:GO. The top skins from this box are:
AWP Lightning Strike
AK-47 Case Hardened
The probability of getting either of the two weapon skins is exceedingly low. In fact, xQc receives two of the rare AWP skins and one AK-47 skin worth over €950. An impressive record, considering that xQc had only opened eleven loot boxes at that point.
However, the streamer was not aware at first that he had just received absolute top skins. Accordingly, xQc reacted emotionlessly to the AWP “Lightning Strike”.
Here you see the moment when xQc gets the top skin:
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Streamer, who already earns the most money on Twitch, is also the luckiest
What else did xQc receive? Since his return to CS:GO, the streamer has been followed by loot luck. He received two very valuable knives in the last months.
Many knives in CS:GO can be sold for around €100. Some even for several thousand. Depending on the skin and color, the price can rise further.
When xQc opened a “Chroma 2” weapon case, he received the knife “Karambit Marble Fade” with the well-known “Fire and Ice” design. It was “Factory New” and “Stat Trak”. A combination that is incredibly rare and worth more than €1,900.
xQc recognized this lucky grab immediately. See his reaction again in the video:
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xQc’s reaction to the “Karambit Marble Fade” Source: YouTube
When xQc opens another loot box, he receives a Karambit knife in the “Crimson Web” design. The streamer seems initially disappointed and even comments on his loot as “garbage”.
However, the streamer was once again incredibly lucky. The depicted web of the skin was located centrally on the blade, which increased the price of the weapon by an additional 50%. The knife is therefore worth between €1,100 and €1,600.
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xQc receives the Karambit knife in the “Crimson Web” design Source: YouTube
After all these lucky grabs, there was still a surprise at the end. xQc received a Stat Trak AK-47 “Fire Serpent”. Because it was equipped with Stat Trak, its value was around €1,900.
Here the streamer was immediately happy:
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xQc keeps finding new ways to engage with his gambling addiction
What’s behind it: Although xQc had incredible luck with his loot boxes, one fact should not be forgotten: to get valuable items, you have to spend a lot of money beforehand. Especially the most expensive CS:GO boxes are not cheap at over €55.
He has also been heavily criticized by other streamers for his gambling streams: he was said to be setting a bad example for his young audience. xQc has repeatedly warned against gambling but then lost large sums.
When you look at his €55 spins on loot boxes, the question arises whether looting in CS:GO is not just another form of gambling, and whether xQc is falling back into his addiction. The positive impression that the large audience could get from gaming is problematic in any case.
That expenses usually exceed income and the probability of large wins is exceedingly low can quickly be forgotten during such a lucky streak
The new expansion WoW: Dragonflight offers several versions for purchase. But which one is worth it for you? We have explained it in detail.
Relatively unexpectedly, Blizzard suddenly started the pre-sale of the next expansion WoW: Dragonflight. Almost “in passing,” the developers also revealed a rough release date. For the various versions of the pre-sale, it is clear that Dragonflight is supposed to be released by December 31, 2022 at the latest.
This not only fuels anticipation but also puts players in a tough decision: Should you purchase Dragonflight in the pre-sale? And which of the versions is the right one? Is the Base Edition enough, or should you opt for the Heroic or even Epic variant? Or perhaps go for the especially deluxe Collector’s Edition?
To make your decision a bit easier, we’ll reveal what’s included in the individual versions and explain which one is the most worthwhile for you.
Buy WoW Dragonflight: What’s included in the versions?
What’s included in the Base Edition: Priced at €49.99, the Base Edition is significantly the cheapest offer, but it also comes with the least content. It contains:
The expansion Dragonflight
Access to the Dracthyr Summoners (new class/race), with the possibility that they will be playable before the release of Dragonflight
In the basic version there is a pet – but only if you pre-order.
What’s included in the Heroic Edition: At €69.99, the Heroic Edition is significantly more expensive, but it includes even more goodies. Included are:
All content from the Base Edition
A character boost for Dragonflight to level 60, so you have a character ready for the start of the new expansion.
The flying mount “Entwined Dreamweaver”
The battle pet “Murkastrasza”
The Heroic Edition offers even more – character boost, mount, and pets.
What’s included in the Epic Edition: The most luxurious variant is the Epic Edition, which costs a proud €89.99 and is therefore quite an investment. However, Blizzard also includes some additional content that is supposed to justify the price. These are:
All content from the Base Edition and Heroic Edition
Toy “Timewalker’s Hearthstone”
Head transmutation “Diadem of the Spellkeeper”
Back transmogrification “Wings of Awakening” in 5 different colors (black, red, blue, green, bronze) – these are wings for your character.
30 days of game time
All items from the Epic Edition – a lot of stuff for collectors.
Is there a pre-order bonus? Yes. Regardless of which version you buy, there is an additional bonus for pre-orderers, specifically the pet “Drakks”. This is a cute little humanoid dragon, basically a mini-version of a Dracthyr.
It is only available if you purchase Dragonflight during the pre-order phase – that is, up until the release. However, it is possible that Drakks can also be purchased separately later in the in-game shop if you miss this opportunity.
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Everything you need to know about the new WoW expansion “Dragonflight” in 3 minutes
Which edition of Dragonflight should you buy?
Which edition of the game you ultimately buy is primarily a question of budget. However, if you can dig deeper into your pockets, you may not necessarily want to do it – which is why we have some guidelines here to help you figure out which edition is the right one for you.
If you just want to play Dragonflight and don’t care about transmogs, toys, and mounts, then opt for the Base Edition for just under €50. There’s no rush, as the pre-sale only offers an additional pet and possibly earlier access to the Dracthyr.
If you collect mounts and/or want a character boost to level 60, you should go for the Heroic Edition. Just the character boost would normally cost a whopping €60, so you save quite a bit here. If you don’t need the boost, €20 for the dragon mount is the price you would otherwise pay in the shop for a comparable mount.
If you collect pets, mounts, and toys, you can confidently opt for the expensive Epic Edition for €90. Here, it is important to note that the Epic Edition also includes 30 days of game time, which you would eventually need to purchase one way or another.
Thus, if you deduct the €13 for game time, the upgrade from the Heroic to the Epic Edition actually only costs €7, and for that, you get 6 transmogrification items and a toy.
What about the Collector’s Edition?
Yes, there is one as well. It is physical and must be pre-ordered directly from the Blizzard shop. The contents are the same as the Epic Edition, but there are also physical goodies like an art book, a mouse pad, and pins. We have presented the exact contents of the Collector’s Edition here.
Will you pre-order Dragonflight? Or do you prefer to wait for the release and first reviews?
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In Pokémon GO you might soon be able to look forward to new monsters and balls, as they show current finds. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at what it is about and explain it to you.
What finds are we talking about? In Pokémon GO, the Pokéminers, a group of dataminers, regularly search the game code for new information. They eventually make this public on their homepage and social networks.
Now the Pokéminers have once again searched for changes and have come across new Pokémon, as well as a new ball and symbols in the game.
These are the new finds
The Ultra Ball: As Reddit user martycochrane reports in his post, the Pokéminers have come across new symbols and items in the game during their current search. For instance, you can see a new “epic” level 5 raid egg in the image in his post. Furthermore, new flower petals and grass, as well as game hints, have been added to the game.
However, particularly striking is a special blue-yellow ball in the upper left corner. This is called an “Ultra Ball,” which is better for catching Ultra Beasts. It is said to create a special effect that can also be seen in the Pokéminers’ graphic.
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Also in the anime and in the Pokémon games “Sun and Moon,” you can find this Ultra Ball. If you want to catch an Ultra Beast with it, this ball is about 5 times more effective than a normal Pokéball. However, it is slightly harder to catch other Pokémon with this ball, as the catch chance is only 0.1.
Additionally, the PokéMiners share on Twitter that this item has been added as an object in the game, but with access from level 100. However, this cannot currently be reached by trainers. Whether and when the item will be added to the game remains to be seen.
Two new Pokémon found
However, the find surrounding the Ultra Ball was not the only news that the Pokéminers discovered in the game code. They also found two new Pokémon from the 8th generation of games: Axantor and Ursaluna.
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Anyone who plays the main Pokémon series on the Nintendo Switch alongside Pokémon GO already knows these two monsters from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
What kind of Pokémon is Axantor? Axantor is a Bug and Rock-type Pokémon. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it evolves from Scyther using a Black Augite, a special item.
You can recognize Axantor by its large, brown, grasshopper-like body. It also prominently features the axes it carries as hands on both arms.
What kind of Pokémon is Ursaluna? The Ground and Normal-type Pokémon Ursaluna also comes from the 8th generation of games and can evolve from Teddiursa and Ursaring. It uses a peat block during a full moon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Ursaluna visually resembles a large bear with brownish fur. Its golden yellow round spot on its forehead appropriately resembles a full moon, fitting its name.
In the reddit community, the two finds are being received very well. Even though there was already the first Ultra Beast to catch at GO Fest 2022, many trainers are now hoping for more. You can read the following in the comments on reddit:
tkcom: “The first new ball since the Premier Ball in 2017.”
TheMadJAM: “Hopefully this is a sign for more.”
128thMic: “I wonder if this new ball will replace the balls in which Anego was caught, or if they will just be one-time items.”
ArcanineFan01: “It seems strange to introduce Ultra Balls now and not when Anego was in raids, but at least they added it.”
DarkKnightMcKenyan: “Finally a new ball, and it makes sense.”
Some trainers would also be happy about the new Pokémon and are already speculating in the comments about how to evolve them (via reddit.com):
KonoPez: “I wonder what evolution method they will use? Sinnoh Stone would make sense for them and Snieboss. I am sure that Salmagnis, Damythir, and Myriador will be long quests.”
electric_emu: “A Sinnoh Stone would make sense, but we hope that Niantic does not try to repeat the hassle of acquiring the peat block and waiting for the full moon for Ursaluna as in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.”
davebybab: “I was lucky to keep a lot of decent Scyther before Legends: Arceus, hopefully Axantor is useful.”
JRE47 is already thinking about the movesets and writes:
My initial thoughts
There are still many unknowns, but here is the good news:
Ursaluna will almost certainly have Shadow Claw (the only other fast moves it can learn are Stone Edge and Tackle), and it has some excellent charge moves. If it doesn’t come equipped with Hyper Beam and Air Slash, it looks good!
Axantor has a bit more potential to get stuck with poor fast moves (Air Slash & Smack Down), but if it gets Psycho Cut or even Quick Attack, it should be okay. As for the attack moves, we have Close Combat and all those. There’s potential here.
As always, the finds of the Pokéminers are not official information. Even if this data has mostly been confirmed in the past, Niantic can still change it or decide not to bring it into the game.
As soon as there is more information on a possible release, you will of course hear about it from us at MeinMMO.
What do you think of the new monsters and the Ultra Ball? Are you hoping they will be introduced into the game soon? Or would you have preferred other things? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other trainers on this topic.
The manufacturer Intel is currently demanding 600 million euros from the EU. Behind this is a billion-dollar fine that Intel had to pay back then. But now they suddenly want money back.
Intel and AMD are the largest manufacturers of processors that you can install in your gaming PC. On Amazon, AMD was at times significantly ahead of Intel in sales figures. Now Intel is demanding 600 million euros from the EU – this involves a dispute over a lawsuit between the EU and the US chip manufacturer.
What exactly did Intel do? The mentioned nasty practices go back a few years. Intel allegedly offered major PC manufacturers like HP or Dell a specific deal for years: If you only install our processors in your PCs, you will receive substantial discounts. Intel is said to have deliberately concealed these practices to make them less obvious.
The EU had sentenced the chip manufacturer Intel to a fine of 1.06 billion euros in a lengthy procedure, as such agreements distort competition and give rivals no chance.
Since 2009, Intel has been in a dispute with the European Court of Justice, arguing against the accusations. They claimed that all measures were lawful and should not have impaired competition. In 2017, the highest court of the European Union ordered a re-examination of the fine, and in January 2022, the fine was then lifted.
The fine has been lifted, now Intel wants interest on the penalty
Why does Intel now want 600 million euros? Intel had previously paid the fine to the EU, and after the latest decision in January 2022, they received the money back from the EU.
However, Intel now also wants interest on the money that the EU repaid. The EU was willing to pay 38 million euros to Intel, but the company believes they should receive 593 million euros. This is based on the interest rate of the European Central Bank. However, the EU does not agree to pay an additional sum to the chip manufacturer.
Against the decision to refund the billion-dollar fine to Intel, an appeal can still be filed. Therefore, the process and negotiations could still take a few more years at worst.
After all, they are arguing over a large sum of money. In comparison: In the first quarter of 2022, Intel Corporation achieved a revenue of about 18.35 billion US dollars and a net profit of around 8.1 billion US dollars.
Cooperations and agreements are always present in the hardware sector
Even today, you will always find shops or providers that position certain manufacturers or products more prominently. These often involve deals or long-term partnerships. However, since 2009, much has changed in the market, and AMD is now much better positioned than it was 10 years ago, making it difficult for any seller to simply exclude a product line from Intel or AMD from their assortment.
But one manufacturer took it too far: Nvidia introduced a partner program aimed at deliberately pushing AMD’s Radeon cards out of the market. After significant criticism, the program was pulled back:
The new PS Plus subscription is online. The standard subscription transforms into “PS Plus Essential” and every regular member of PlayStation Plus lands in this new service. Which games you can expect in the subscription for PS4 and PS5 and what services are provided, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
What happens with PS Plus? The subscription service from PlayStation is undergoing its biggest overhaul to date. The one-dimensional service is becoming a three-tier offering. Instead of just one service option, you can choose from three different levels:
The Essential subscription is like the standard subscription you already know. We gather all the details for you here on MeinMMO. For more information about the new PS Plus, check out our video:
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PS Plus Essential – Everything about games, prices, release
When does PS Plus Essential come out? The service went live on June 23, 2022.
What does PS Plus Essential bring? Basically, you get the familiar base package here. The most important contents are access to online multiplayer and two free games as part of the subscription:
What changes compared to before? At the moment, it looks like only the name will change with the Essential subscription.
Initially, there was information from PlayStation that there would only be two monthly games in total. However, the PS Plus website now mentions three games: two for PS4 and one for PS5 (via playstation.com).
Who gets into another PS Plus subscription? If you have subscribed to the streaming service “PS Now”, your remaining subscription time will convert into the “PS Plus Premium” subscription. This gives you a streaming package with classics from PS1, PS2, and PS3, as well as the contents of “PS Plus Extra” and some additional games on PS4 and PS5.
In the Extra package, you will find plenty of games for PS4 and PS5 in a sort of “Game Pass” that you can download at no additional cost.
Whoever has been exploring Destiny 2 in recent months knows that Bungie is currently wrapping up its grand saga of Light and Darkness. But what comes after the dramatic showdown? This week, Luke Smith, Bungie’s “mastermind,” has commented on this. MeinMMO brings you up to date on what Bungie is planning.
Destiny 2 has become a live service game with a series character and not only provides its guardians with regular content but also with a seasonal weekly narrative.
Players return week after week to the universe of the loot shooter to find out how the ongoing story continues and to empower their guardian for the final battle. A core concept that Bungie plans to further develop for its IPs in the future.
The upcoming expansion “Lightfall,” which is expected to start in early 2023, will once again advance players in this story narrative in a serial format.
And in the last officially announced expansion “The Final Shape,” which is planned for early 2024, Bungie announced that the saga of Light and Darkness will come to “a dramatic conclusion.”
But what happens after “…and beyond”?
With Witch Queen, Bungie has embarked on the journey towards the grand finale.
Is Destiny 2 officially coming to an end after “Final Shape”?
Even though Luke Smith did not directly address what comes next, Bungie’s “mastermind” and Executive Creative Director hinted at a future for the Destiny cosmos in a Game Maker’s Notebook podcast with Ted Price of Insomniac Games.
Luke Smith understands the issues of the guardians: In the podcast, it became clear that the Executive Creative Director is aware of the things that mar the experience of players in the current version of Destiny 2.
He knows, “that currently every player who plays the game feels that what they love could be better.” He especially talked about the current and future player experiences of new players who join through New Light, the Destiny 2 Free2Play version, and the gaming experience of veterans.
Although the content vault is practical for a massive live service game like Destiny 2 for Bungie as a developer, it is hated by many players because the system regularly swallows beloved locations and seasonal activities.
Furthermore, the story of Destiny 2 is so complex that new players who join via New Light cannot follow at all. They are thrown into the story midway and only gradually understand the universe, which frustrates them.
Especially on reddit and in the community, this “content understanding problem” is pervasive. Far too many new players feel in the current Destiny 2 regarding the story that “they arrive too late to the party,” describes Luke Smith this issue.
New guardians feel like they are “arriving too late to the party” in Destiny 2.
Thus, they have actively sought contact and feedback from their player community for years, which is indeed not always easy, but also look for solutions for upcoming content.
When we look at the two projects [Destiny 1 and Destiny 2] together, we are in the eighth year [and] a lot has happened in the last eight years. You can’t play everything. So how can we help people [in the future] catch up?
This is how Bungie wants to “get the engines running” again: Player support within DLCs and the game is something Bungie hasn’t done in the past at all and has only recently started to focus on more.
Therefore, the developer wants to take new paths after “The Final Shape” so that more players can grasp and understand future game worlds more easily.
I think when we look at this narrative arc that we call the “end of the light versus dark saga,” we will, so to speak, get the engines running again and welcome the [players] back. […] we will still have to figure out how we can pave the way for the [players] who return to the universe, and what Bungie can contribute to that.
Luke Smith explained in the podcast
In Destiny 2, Bungie will continue to build upon its special way of telling captivating, profound, and also epic stories in the upcoming seasons and next expansions.
The current Season 17 offers more story content than ever, revolving around “a meaningful experience.” This development had been announced by the Project Lead for “Lightfall,” Blake Battle, at the launch of Witch Queen in early 2022. He has also confirmed that the Lightfall expansion will include a legendary campaign.
The new DLC “Lightfall” will thus offer players the choice between the classic campaign for casual players and the legendary campaign for veterans.
Moreover, one can strongly assume that Bungie will maintain the story direction it has taken as a “weekly serial format.”
Destiny 2 is likely to evolve as a universe within “Destiny”
Luke Smith’s current personal work at Bungie has little to do directly with Destiny 2, as he revealed. There is a different leadership team planning the future of the space shooter.
He and his longtime production partner Mark Noseworthy are currently responsible for expanding the “Destiny” brand. Their mission for the future is therefore to “think about making Destiny a universe that […] persists and continues beyond a single MMO project.”
Bungie’s studio continues to grow: Currently has over 800 employees.
There will likely never be a Destiny 3: As Luke Smith explains, they have now “reached a point where a number of people have come to Destiny 2, to Bungie, to work on Destiny in the future.” This brings fresh ideas to the company.
He also addresses in the podcast what has become more evident since the introduction of the content vault:
I think Destiny 2 is Destiny. The design of Destiny 1 and 2.
Bungie believes in the concept of live service games, which Joe Blackburn, the current Game Director, is also pursuing resolutely. Thus, the content of Destiny 1 and 2 is slowly coming together.
Captivating TV stories like those of the “Star Wars” universe or “The Witcher” should similarly unfold the story of Destiny 2 in the future as Bungie seeks to establish its new gaming vision. However, what exactly is planned here, whether new IP or an altered Destiny universe, remains open.
At the end of the interview, Luke Smith also shared a personal vision for the future:
Sometimes resources are worth it. And sometimes you look back and think: “We couldn’t support this as well as we wanted to,” like with bringing back popular modes from Destiny 1. […] We get up and just keep going, we come back and we keep going. We will continue to try to learn and improve. I think it will be a highly competitive environment.
One will utilize a lot of opportunities for projects that people may enjoy. But Luke Smith is also sure that some people will be unhappy when projects or single-player games that were not live service games become so in the future.
I’m not saying that no one should hear this and say: “Luke said: Every single, you know, single-player game will become a service game. That’s not what I mean at all. What I’m saying is that there are many ways to create experiences that fans and potential fans will love. And I’m not afraid of a world where there are more service games. If anything, it’s going to be a challenge for them all to do better and find a better way. And in a way, where this entity may still have one.
he elaborates his “Luke Smith vision”
What do you think about Bungie’s plans for the future and the upcoming improvement of the New Light Free2Play player experience? Do you believe a reboot of the brand and the universe “Destiny” is possible? Or will you turn your back on the universe for good after the end of the light and darkness saga? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
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For weeks, several LoL teams have been competing in the German Strauss Prime League for first place. On June 21, Eintracht Spandau faced Schalke 04, the two remaining top teams. In a game that was balanced for the most part, the team of HandOfBlood managed to prevail in the end because they completely shut down the opposing AD-Carry.
Before the 7th matchday, there were still two teams tied for first place: Schalke 04 and Eintracht Spandau both had five wins and one loss. The winner would therefore take the sole lead in the standings.
More about the team of Eintracht Spandau can be found in this video:
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Eintracht Spandau doesn’t let an opponent into the game
How did the match go? The first 20 minutes were very balanced. Schalke 04 even gained a slight advantage, with about 4,000 gold ahead at minute 17. However, a risky tower dive in the bot lane and a lost team fight at minute 21 marked the turning point.
Eintracht Spandau managed to secure a Baron and had an advantage in gold and on the map from then on.
What was particularly noticeable in the game was the focus on the opposing AD-Carry TakeSet. He played Jinx and was supposed to deal significant damage. However, TakeSet was eliminated so quickly in every team fight that he ended the match with 0 kills and 0 assists. He was thus not involved in any of his team’s 8 kills.
The statistics at the end of the match.
What does the table look like now?
Eintracht Spandau leads the table with 6 wins and 1 loss
The second place is shared by three teams: Schalke 04, BiG, and SK Gaming Prime, each with 5 wins and 2 losses
In 5th place is Unicorns of Love: Sexy Edition with 4 wins and 3 losses
Place 6 is shared by MOUZ and E WIE EINFACH ESPORTS with 3 wins and 4 losses
GamerLegion and Wave Esports both have 2 wins and 5 losses
The last place is held by PENTA 1860 with 0 wins and 7 losses
On Thursday, June 23, the next matchday will take place. Matches of the league are held every Tuesday and Thursday. By July 28 at the latest, it will be clear which teams will qualify for the playoffs and then compete for participation in the EU Masters in the summer.
In League of Legends, the Summer Split started last weekend in many leagues. We summarize which champions are currently particularly strong, so they are either banned or played. At the top in all major leagues are mainly three champions.
Which champions are these? For this list, we looked at the four major leagues – LEC, LCS, LPL, and LCK. This resulted in three champions who were noted in almost all of the 113 matches by the professionals (via gol.gg):
Wukong – played 55 times, banned 54 times – 96.5% of all games played or banned
Lucian – played 22 times, banned 86 times – 95.6% of all games played or banned
Gwen – played 29 times, banned 74 times – 91.1% of all games played or banned
In 4th and 5th place are Viego and Ahri, who only reach around 80%. In the European LEC, they are only noted in 60% (Ahri) and 53% (Viego) of the games.
Just a few days ago, Riot introduced the new AD Carry. Check out Nilah in this video:
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LoL: Trailer shows new champion Nilah – Is so mobile that you can’t escape
Wukong experiences his great comeback in the jungle despite nerfs
What makes the champions so strong? Looking at the statistics, it stands out that Gwen has been one of the most popular champions all year long. Her invulnerability and good damage make her a real monster in 1v1 on the top lane.
A small surprise is only Swain. He was played 19 times in the Chinese LPL and banned 17 times (59% of all matches). He played no role in the Spring Split in China (0%) and at MSI (0%). He benefited from the latest updates.
Can I also play these champions in SoloQ? Yes, although there are restrictions.
Wukong is ranked 5th among junglers in all leagues with a win rate of 53.1% in the current patch. Looking at players with rank Platinum or higher, he is even ranked 3rd among all junglers.
Lucian has a win rate of 50.4% (rank 8 among all ADCs) at all ranks and reaches a win rate of 51.2% (rank 6) in Platinum+.
Gwen, on the other hand, is at the lowest win rate (45.3% – rank 50) among top laners from Iron rank. However, it rises sharply when looking at Master, Grandmaster, and Challenger. Gwen is a super strong champion, but not so easy to play. One should keep this in mind when going to the top lane with her.
What do you think about the three champions? Do you play them yourself or do you think they are overrated? Feel free to write it in the comments.
In the European LEC, there has been quite a bit of movement in the teams’ rosters during the off-season. Especially Vitality restructured itself:
In GTA Online there is currently a car offer that you definitely should not miss. You will save more than half a million GTA dollars and make your missions significantly easier.
What kind of car is it? The armored Karin Kuruma actually costs you a whopping 525,000 GTA dollars when purchased. However, right now you can get the ride for free at Southern San Andreas Super Autos. The reason for this is the current event week.
We will show you here what makes the car so good and how much time you have left to secure the offer.
Why is the Kuruma worth it?
What you need to know: The Kuruma is not particularly fast and cannot keep up with other armored vehicles like the Paragon R. But that is not so important, because you do not want to race with it, but complete missions and heists.
It is a five-door car – Your friends and heist colleagues will find plenty of room for transport. This is particularly interesting when you are playing with new players who do not yet own armored vehicles. Instead of being shot in unprotected cars, they find protection with you.
The armored Kuruma in GTA Online – Also available in pink
The armored Karin Kuruma is almost bulletproof. Hardly any bullet penetrates the vehicle interior. This allows you to stand directly in the line of fire of the enemies during missions and shoot from the car while being very well protected.
Due to its solid construction, which makes missions significantly easier for players, the Kuruma is among the best cars in GTA Online. Its features make the car very popular, which is why it is often used for making money.
How long does the offer last? You have until Wednesday, June 22, to secure the free armored Kuruma. When the new bonus week starts on June 23, the offer will expire. So you should hurry and make space in your garage so that you can accommodate the car.
Will you get the free Kuruma or do you prefer other armored cars in GTA Online? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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