The new killer “Dredge” is now wreaking havoc in Dead by Daylight. And he is probably the grossest killer that the horror game has had so far …
The latest patch 6.0.0 in Dead by Daylight is now live and brings a fresh chapter with it. The highlight of “Roots of Dread” is probably the new killer Dredge, the personified version of the creepy “monster in the closet” that waits for survivors with a disgusting body and plenty of terrible weapons. There are also numerous new perks, a new survivor, and a new map.
What kind of killer is this? The new killer Dredge (in German: “Die Dredsche”) is probably one of the creepiest killers ever. At its core, it is a black, undulating mass from which all sorts of creepy extremities protrude. Flesh pressed into various shapes, speckled with sharp bones and the skulls of those Dredge has already devoured. A claw-like arm with a sharp scythe that can cause heavy damage and drag victims into the black darkness of its body.
This is what the new killer “Dredge” can do
As befits the proverbial “monster in the closet,” Dredge can do exactly that: come out of closets and bring terror to survivors. This is particularly nasty if a survivor happens to be inside the respective closet, as they will be automatically grabbed. But the “Dredge” can do much more. It can leave a copy of itself behind and return to it by activating its ability, for example, to cut off survivors or bridge large distances.
At the same time, Dredge can teleport from closet to closet, allowing it to move relatively quickly across the map and track down survivors.
Another ability is the Nightfall. This is a passive ability that slowly fills up. Once the bar is full, the night falls and envelops survivors in darkness. They have drastically reduced visibility, and Dredge’s teleport ability is significantly faster during this time. Additionally, a killer instinct effect helps track nearby survivors. Nightfall lasts for a few seconds before the effect automatically ends and the cycle begins again.
Survivors can also lock closets once with a lock to briefly prevent the killer from appearing from that closet. Once a lock has been destroyed by the killer, it cannot be reused in that match.
At the same time, Dead by Daylight is working on another game where the disgusting killers have different tasks, namely in the dating sim “Hooked on You”:
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These are the 3 perks of killer Dredge
Like all killers, Dredge comes with 3 unique perks that can only be used by this creature at the start. As usual, these perks can be unlocked in a “teachable” version through the blood web and then learned by other killers later. The 3 perks of Dredge are:
Termination: 3 seconds after you injure a survivor in any way, Termination becomes active for 12 / 16 / 20 seconds. If a survivor quickly jumps over a pallet within your terror radius during this time, the pallet is immediately destroyed by the Entity after the jump and Termination is deactivated.
Revealed Darkness: When you search a locker, the auras of all survivors within an 8-meter radius of lockers are revealed to you for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds. Revealed Darkness has a cooldown of 30 seconds.
Septic Touch: Whenever a survivor performs a healing action within your terror radius, they suffer from “Blindness” and “Exhaustion.” The effects remain active for 6 / 8 / 10 additional seconds after the healing has been interrupted in any way.
In addition, the patch introduced a new killer perk that is available for all killers:
Shattered Hope: If you destroy a blessing totem with this perk, the auras of all survivors within the range of this blessing totem are revealed to you for 6 / 7 / 8 seconds.
More about Dead by Daylight can be found here on MeinMMO:
Haddie Kaur also brings 3 new perks, which only she can use at first, but later all survivors can learn. This is meant to bring fresh air into the gameplay of the survivors. The 3 new perks are:
Inner Focus: You see scratch marks of other survivors within 32 meters. Whenever another survivor within 32 meters takes damage, the killer’s aura is revealed to you for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds.
Manifestation of the Remains: After you have blinded the killer, they suffer from the state of Blindness for 20 / 25 / 30 seconds. If you search a chest for the first time per match, you are guaranteed to find a simple flashlight.
Overzealous: Blessing a totem activates Overzealous. Your repair speed on generators is then increased by 4% / 5% / 6%. If you take damage, Overzealous is deactivated.
Lockers can only be locked once, buying valuable seconds.
What does the new chapter cost? The new “Roots of Dread” chapter costs 7 euros on PC via Steam. As usual, you can also unlock the (unlicensed) killer and the survivor with blood shards without having to pay money.
What do you think of killer Dredge and survivor Haddie Kaur? Cool abilities and interesting perks? Or not exciting at all?
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Youna “CodeMiko” Kang won the award for “Best VTuber” at the Streamer Awards 2022 on Twitch. The VTuber came up with something very special for her last stream for her viewers and went naked. Twitch banned her for the action.
What is a VTuber? VTubers usually use an anime-style avatar to express their emotions and character. The avatar serves as a replacement for a normal facecam in the stream.
Who is the streamer?
The VTuber currently has around 895,000 followers, 2,800 average viewers, and 2,235 subscribers on Twitch. This makes her one of the top streamers on the platform.
CodeMiko mostly operates in the “Just Chatting” category and chats with her fans about all sorts of topics.
What are bits? A bit is the currency of Twitch that you can purchase for real money. 100 bits cost €1.47. For €11.75, viewers could, for example, force the VTuber avatar to vomit. The streamers then get a share of the bits used.
What happened then? CodeMiko titled her stream “CODEMIKO MIGHT GET BANNED TODAY”. She apparently knew she was acting outside the guidelines. And indeed, Twitch banned the streamer for the 4th time after the broadcast.
The VTuber heated things up on Twitter again when she posted “Perma???”. But Twitch colleague JustaMinx and TwitchSpy clarified in their responses that it was a temporary, 30-day ban.
Previously, CodeMiko received a ban because she used the word “Simp” in the livestream, which Twitch no longer allows on the platform.
What do Twitch’s guidelines say? Twitch does not allow sexually suggestive content from streamers. Nudity is, of course, included, and VTuber avatars are no exception.
Streamer unbanned after just one day – Streamer remains offline
Update 8.6., 10:47 AM: CodeMiko’s ban ended on June 7 at 22:03, as reported by the Twitter account “Streamerbans”. She was banned for just one day.
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CodeMiko reached out on Twitter a few hours after her ban was lifted and said that someone she considers family has fallen into a coma. They will turn off life support at dusk. The streamer needs time. The last few days have been hard.
One can now speculate whether the streamer intentionally aimed for a longer ban from Twitch with her behavior, as she wanted to take a break anyway.
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The Necromancer of Diablo Immortal is a class with a lot of damage that unleashes unholy summons on enemies. MeinMMO shows you a strong build with all the important elements: skills, attributes, and equipment.
In Diablo Immortal, it’s all about hunting for the best loot and optimizing your own build. So that you know what equipment and attributes to look for as a Necromancer, you will find here a strong build with all the essential information:
Attributes
Skills & Rotation
Legendary Equipment
Best Set
Gems
By the way, a class switch feature will come at a later date. You can watch all 6 classes with gameplay in our video:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
Diablo Immortal: Necromancer Build
What kind of class is this? The Necromancer, or in German Totenbeschwörer, is a very versatile class. Standard builds focus on damage, but the class is also a strong group support and can even take on tank roles thanks to its summons.
Although the summons are a significant part of the gameplay of the Necromancer, you are playing a class that maximizes damage from its primary attack. Your ultimate attack, which enhances the primary attacks, also spreads heavy damage across multiple enemies. Your corpse explosions also contribute significantly to the damage.
This build maximizes your damage potential with primary attacks and ensures that your strong “Area of Effect” skills deal damage to any enemy that gets too close.
In comparison to other classes, the Necromancer has less mobility and long cooldowns. You also need to pay close attention to the battlefield and your paths to fully exploit the damage potential with the enemies’ corpses.
Here you will find the most important attributes for your equipment ranked:
Intelligence – Increases damage
Persistence – Increases armor penetration and armor
Vitality – Gives you more life
Willpower – Increases potential and resistance
Strength – Does not provide bonuses to the Necro
For weapons and off-hand, you should choose the maximum damage first and then pay attention to the attributes.
Necro Build: Skills and Rotation
The following 4 skills deal the most damage with the build. However, keep in mind that most skills are additionally changed by legendary equipment:
Spirit Fire (Primary Attack)
Command Golem
Bone Wall
Corpse Explosion
Command Skeletons
Rotation: Summon the Golem and pull enemies together with your movements. Use the Bone Wall to crowd enemies further. Activate the Golem ability a second time and let the behemoth jump into the crowd. Keep sending corpses into the air – this ability has virtually no cooldown.
To target specific enemies, send your skeletons. They are very good for dealing strong single-target damage. If you don’t have an enemy you want to target specifically, send your skeletons into the fighting pile without a target.
During your rotation, continuously fire your primary attack at everything that the target-seeking function identifies as a worthwhile victim. Stop your primary attack only when you need to move or when gathering new groups of enemies.
For the 6 slots of legendary equipment, the following items provide you with great bonuses:
Weapon: Desolatoria
Bonus: “Command Golem” now summons a molten Golem that continuously burns nearby enemies, instead of forcing them to attack or stunning them.
Off-Weapon: Baleful Trinity
Bonus: Primary attack “Spirit Fire” jumps to another target, dealing 30% less damage with each additional target.
Head: Visitant’s Sign
Bonus: Duration of “Command Golem” increased by 30%.
Armor: Ever-Grasping Vestments
Bonus: “Bone Wall” now summons a line of skeleton soldiers that charge forward, dealing damage to enemies and pushing them back.
Shoulder: Rotspur
Bonus: “Corpse Explosion” no longer makes corpses explode, but instead causes them to contaminate the area, poisoning enemies for continuous damage.
Legs: Sacral Chausses
Bonus: Duration of “Bone Wall” increased by 30%.
Items in English
Weapon: Desolatoria
Off-Weapon: Baleful Trinity
Head: Visitant’s Sign
Armor: Ever-Grasping Vestments
Shoulder: Rotspur
Legs: Sacral Chausses
Necro Build: The Best Set with Location
The set “Shepherd’s Call to Wolves” is by far the best set for the Necromancer. It buffs all your summons and even allows you to enter a frenzy mode that greatly increases damage. Your primary attacks also receive a boost through crit chances:
Set Bonuses: Shepherd’s Call to Wolves
2-Piece Set: Your summons deal 15% more damage.
4-Piece Set: The critical hit chance is increased by 3% for each of your summoned creatures, up to a maximum of 18%.
6-Piece Set: Your summoned creatures enter a berserk state for 10 seconds each time one of them lands a critical hit. The berserk state increases their damage and attack speed by 100%. This effect can only occur once every 40 seconds.
The set pieces each have their own dungeon where you can grind for them:
Neck: Shepherd and Architect
Source: Tomb of Fahir / Hell II+
Ring I: Shepherd and Mother
Source: Breach of the Mad King / Hell IV+
Ring II: Shepherd and Father
Source: Forgotten Tower / Hell IV+
Hands: Shepherd and Zoologist
Source: The End of Destruction / Hell II+
Waist: Shepherd and Producer
Source: Kikuras’s Rapid / Hell I+
Feet: Shepherd and Leader
Source: Temple of Namari / Hell I+
In English, this set is called “Shepherd’s Call to Wolves”.
Necro Build: Normal and Legendary Gems
For the normal gems, the following ranking applies for this Necromancer build:
Blue Slot: Sapphire better than Aquamarine
Armor penetration is better than armor
Red Slot: Tourmaline better than Ruby
Damage is better than life
Yellow Slot: Citrine better than Topaz
Reducing resistance is better than receiving resistance
To specifically farm normal gems, the hidden hoards are suitable:
The best 1 or 2 star legendary gems for the build by strength can be found here.
Endless Torment
Strengthens critical hits
Companion’s Burden
Increases damage for each companion
Fervent Fang
Enemies take more damage after being hit
Eye of the Berserker
Deal higher damage but take more damage
Ca’arsen’s Strengthening
Attack speed of primary attack
Zodstone
Duration of ultimate extended
The best 5-star legendary gems for the build by strength can be found here:
Blood-Soaked Jade
More damage and movement speed – damage bonuses decrease at low health
Dripping Gall
Attacks can poison, poison spreads
Petrified Flesh Shard
Control loss effects apply explosive curse to enemies
Howl’s Call
Primary attack can summon a wolf
Echoing Shadow
Attacks can create a shadow clone that uses your abilities
Zwensons Phantasm
Defeated enemies summon a dark beast that attacks once
The legendary gems can be obtained from Elder Portals with legendary or rare emblems. They can also be purchased for platinum in the market and crafted with a random chance using runes.
With this build, you deal an outrageous amount of damage, especially to groups that take damage from all sides due to stacking effects.
Constantly, a summoned monster jumps into enemy groups and your poison effects tear through their ranks. Added to that is a painful primary attack that consistently provides AoE damage.
Since the new 3rd season of Fortnite has started, players are not only celebrating the relaxed atmosphere, but also new items. However, what is not being received well are the changes regarding XP gain and how it is being throttled again. We will give you a plausible reason why this might be.
Why are players in Fortnite so obsessed with XP? Every player in Fortnite not only seeks epic victories in ongoing battles, but also wants as much XP as possible for minimal effort. The collected XP is necessary to level up the new Battle Pass and unlock the coveted additional styles for some skins after reaching level 100.
To do this, players utilize the weekly and daily tasks that Epic Games provides for them. The problem in Season 3, however, is that the amount of experience points has been unjustifiably reduced, and fans of the Battle Royale now have to work harder for their skins.
Update June 8:Epic Games reacted to the loud feedback from the community and awarded them a short XP power boost and a permanent doubling of XP through achievements such as opening chests or getting kills with certain weapons. So stay tuned, more adjustments may happen.
Don’t know the new Season 3 yet? Then we have the season trailer for you:
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Less XP for more grind and for good reason
What is the probable reason for the grind? The new 3rd season in Chapter 3 has caused outrage despite the good atmosphere, as the obtainable XP has been cut. You will receive not only less XP from the provided quests but will also have to earn an additional 5,000 XP to level up.
However, when considering the duration of this season more closely, it becomes clear that Season 3 is roughly a month longer compared to Season 2 Chapter 3. Thus, to ensure that players do not complete the Battle Pass too quickly, an adjustment may have been necessary. This way, the fans of the BR shooter have more in the long run that makes logging in worthwhile.
Could it really be due to the extended season? Nobody knows for sure, as Epic Games has not released a statement regarding the changes. The reddit user Josh72112 has calculated the XP methods for previous seasons and stated that Season 3 offers one of the worst grinds that Chapter 3 currently has. He stated the following:
This change was by no means necessary, it almost seems as if you [Epic Games] are planning a longer season and therefore decided to increase the XP requirements without really weighing them (for example, you made this season 39% longer than the 7.5% more XP), theoretically this should work well, but in practice, weekend players have hardly any opportunity to progress, making the time required to complete the Battle Pass or reach level 200 a tedious obligation for most players who already had methods to gain XP, now have to exploit additional methods.
Additionally, Epic Games regularly throws various events with many quests into the BR shooter so that players have different opportunities to gain their precious XP.
Since the season is just at the beginning, fans are left with only waiting. In the past, Epic Games has often shown understanding and provided players with the desired amount of experience points through many quests.
What do you think about the current situation in Fortnite? Do you find it fair that Epic Games is cutting the XP due to the extended season, or is that outrageous? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!
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In Pokémon GO, there will be an additional raid hour on Friday. We at MeinMMO will tell you the reason for this short event, which monsters you can expect in the raids, and who can participate.
What is a raid hour? During the raid hour, Level 5 raids take place in almost all gyms for 60 minutes. This gives you the opportunity to complete several of them in succession. Normally, this short event occurs every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time.
However, on Friday, June 10, there will be an additional raid hour in the form of a replacement event.
Why is there a replacement event? On June 1, 2022, the raid hour with Kyogre was supposed to take place as usual. However, there were massive issues in the game in some time zones. Many trainers could not interact properly with the gyms and received “network errors.”
Those who managed to join a raid complained about numerous bugs, making it impossible for everyone to catch the desired monster due to the game crashing.
After the server issues were resolved, Niantic already announced a replacement event for the affected players. Below, we have summarized all the information about the replacement event for you.
All information about the replacement raid hour with Kyogre
When does the replacement raid hour take place? The replacement event takes place on Friday, June 10, 2022. You will again have the opportunity to face the raid boss of the Level 5 raids between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM local time.
Who can participate in the replacement raid hour? As Pokémon GO announced on the evening of June 7 via Twitter, the replacement event will only be available to the affected time zones. Therefore, the time zones GMT +14 to GMT +2 experienced issues during the raid hour last week, which is why only these will be compensated.
As Germany is currently in the GMT +2 time zone due to daylight saving time, you can benefit from the repetition of the raid hour.
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Which raid boss will be there? Normally, you currently encounter the legendary ground Pokémon Groudon in the Level 5 raids. However, since this raid hour is a replacement event, you will again have the chance to encounter the legendary water Pokémon Kyogre during this time.
How strong is it? It can score points mainly with high attack, stamina, and defense values. With its moveset of Waterfall and Surf, Kyogre also deals significant damage to opponents. Thus, it is one of the best water attackers in Pokémon GO.
Is there a Shiny Kyogre? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can encounter a shiny version. You can recognize it by its purple body.
Players lost their raid passes, now demand free replacements
What do the trainers say about the replacement raid hour with Kyogre? In social networks, there was already a lot of criticism immediately after the server issues. And this has not changed after the announcement of the details regarding the upcoming raid hour on Friday.
In this regard, the wasted raid passes play a central role, but also the exclusion of other time zones from this event is a big topic for some trainers. For example, on reddit, you can find the following comments:
Zekro: “Will we also get free raid passes?”.
TheRealHankWolfman: “For some reason, they excluded us, although we had issues during our raid hour.”
Matty8520: “I am in the GMT +2 time zone, but during the Kyogre raid hour, only one of the 30 invitations I sent had issues. So I assume that the problems were mostly resolved by then, and Niantic probably cited that as the reason. There may have still been issues until GMT +1, but honestly, Niantic should just hold a global raid hour.”
Whether Niantic will expand the event to other time zones and whether there will be additional raid passes as compensation remains to be seen. If there are new updates, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
What do you think of the replacement event due to the server issues? Would you have preferred a different compensation? And will you take part in the raid hour with Kyogre? Let us know in the comments.
Guild Wars 2 launched in 2012 with eight dungeons, each offering a story mode and three to four more challenging paths. However, since then, no new dungeons have been added, with the focus shifting to other types of instances. A surprising change on June 7 now raises hopes for new dungeons in the future.
What exactly has changed? The latest update has brought a major overhaul for the old dungeons from 2012. Previously, each dungeon had its own currency, and players wanting the special armor skins had to complete the respective dungeon. This has now changed:
There is now a new global dungeon currency called Anectodes of Dungeon Exploration. All old currencies will be converted into this.
You still need to complete at least one story and one research path to obtain the respective dungeon skins. However, unlocking the paths now applies account-wide and no longer per character.
At the end of each dungeon run, there is now an additional rare piece of equipment as a reward.
This change comes as a surprise to many and is somewhat bewildering. The dungeons have only been adjusted in very few points since 2012. Many players have been waiting for new dungeons for years, as many do not enjoy content for 10 players. And those players now have hope again.
Guild Wars 2: Everything you need to know about the new expansion End of Dragons in under 3 minutes
Guild Wars 2 focuses on various instances, but not classic dungeons
What are instances in general? Guild Wars 2 offers various instance types that are only updated irregularly:
Dungeons are traditionally designed for groups of 5 players. Their paths are somewhat longer and usually tell a small, self-contained story. There has been no new content here since 2012.
Fractals are also aimed at 5 players but are somewhat shorter and have a scaling system. They range in difficulty from 1 to 100, with a specific fractal awaiting on each level, repeating over time. Fractals are significantly harder than dungeons, especially at high levels. The last new fractal was released in September 2020.
Raids cater to groups of 10 players and are particularly challenging. They provide the greatest challenge and sometimes also additional challenge modes. The last new raid was released in June 2019.
Currently, the focus is on strike missions. These are instances for 10 players, where usually only one boss awaits the players. This boss fight is fairly easy on normal mode, but the new strike missions in End of Dragons also received a challenge mode that nearly resembles raids.
The Boneskinner is one of the bosses from the first strike missions in Guild Wars 2.
What supports the idea of new dungeons? Many players wonder why ArenaNet is making such a change to Guild Wars 2 right now. There was no real reason for it. On Reddit, speculation arises that dungeons might return with the new Living World.
User Hoojiwat, on the other hand, is already fantasizing about a dungeon in Raisu Palace being introduced with Living World Season 6.
However, some users are tempering this hype. Dreamtrain, for instance, writes that this change is likely made because the Steam release is imminent. This is intended to curb the chaos of the many currencies and make the game more understandable for newcomers.
Some are also criticizing that now only certain dungeons can be completed with simple paths while others are dying out. This would not be a good experience for new players either.
What else did the patch bring? In addition to the adjustments to dungeons, the patch mainly brought bug fixes, minor QoL adjustments, and the Dragon Roar event, which runs until June 28:
In the Dragon Roar, you can participate in various activities in Hoelbrak, including a race, the Moa race, the dragon arena, and the hologram rush. New rewards include dragon bone weapons, two new miniatures, and two new guild decorations.
The daily success categories of the individual Icebrood Saga episodes have been consolidated into a single category.
Fullscreen in windowed mode will now be applied to the next monitor instead of the primary monitor, which players have been asking for since 2012.
The raid training area has been moved to Lion’s Arch and no longer requires you to be in a squad.
What do you think of the changes? Do they make the dungeons more interesting for you, or are you concerned that only certain paths will be run now because all provide the same rewards? Feel free to share in the comments.
Overall, Guild Wars 2 is currently undergoing an interesting development. Recently, content was released that players have been waiting for since 2013:
Some are also criticizing that now only certain dungeons can be completed with simple paths while others are dying out. This would not be a good experience for new players either.
What else did the patch bring? In addition to the adjustments to dungeons, the patch mainly brought bug fixes, minor QoL adjustments, and the Dragon Roar event, which runs until June 28:
In the Dragon Roar, you can participate in various activities in Hoelbrak, including a race, the Moa race, the dragon arena, and the hologram rush. New rewards include dragon bone weapons, two new miniatures, and two new guild decorations.
The daily success categories of the individual Icebrood Saga episodes have been consolidated into a single category.
Fullscreen in windowed mode will now be applied to the next monitor instead of the primary monitor, which players have been asking for since 2012.
The raid training area has been moved to Lion’s Arch and no longer requires you to be in a squad.
What do you think of the changes? Do they make the dungeons more interesting for you, or are you concerned that only certain paths will be run now because all provide the same rewards? Feel free to share in the comments.
Overall, Guild Wars 2 is currently undergoing an interesting development. Recently, content was released that players have been waiting for since 2013:
Although there is loud criticism of Diablo Immortal, the new MMO seems to attract many players. One of them has now encountered a problem with one of the features: factions. Upon entering one, he was kicked out of the clan he had founded himself.
The user mrcaruthers writes on reddit that he founded a clan in Diablo Immortal for real money.
However, after he completed a quest, he was allegedly kicked out of his own guild without any warning.
How did the expulsion happen? The expulsion is related to the fact that the player joined the Shadows, one of the factions of Diablo Immortal. The quest to join the faction is available to players starting at level 43.
Since the Shadows are a special faction in the game, one must either leave their current clan or completely transform it into a Shadow clan.
Why should one become a Shadow at all? As a Shadow, you enjoy certain advantages like additional tasks and bonuses to character strength. However, you are no longer simply an adventurer, but rather an opponent of the ruling Immortals – other real players. You can learn more about the background in the story of Diablo Immortal.
mrcaruthers says he was not informed about this and that support was not helpful either. He was simply kicked out of the clan.
Blizzard’s response was: Since this involves in-game currency, a refund is not possible. This issue has now sparked a long discussion.
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Factions make clans confusing
What other players say: There is now a discussion in the thread about the game mechanics. There is actually a warning when you join the Shadows. This is a semi-permanent decision, and at least as a regular member, there is a notice that the entire clan must switch.
Some players suspect that this is not the case for clan leaders like mrcaruthers. The response from Blizzard also surprises some players, as it mentions gold.
Founding a clan still cost gold during the beta, a pure in-game currency. However, it now requires platinum. This can be earned in-game or purchased with real money, as in mrcaruthers’s case.
However, it has already happened that players were removed from their clan without warning or because they did not pay attention. Some suspect that many simply type “Okay” without reading the warning more closely. Others believe a clearer notice would be appropriate.
If you are considering joining the Shadows, you should definitely leave your clan first or ensure that everyone switches together.
Why does a clan actually cost real money? Clans are one of the MMO features of Diablo Immortal, highlighting the game’s focus on social aspects. Up to 100 like-minded players can come together to tackle dungeons, raids, or PvP together.
The payment model is already under criticism, particularly regarding the discussion about legendary gems in Diablo Immortal. However, there now seem to be problems with the game’s systems, which are said to be not transparent enough.
The post by mrcaruthers is currently one of the strongest in the subreddit of Diablo Immortal, with 880 upvotes and 320 comments (as of June 8th, 9:00 AM). However, another discussion is even more dominant: the one about Pay2Win and especially how annoyed players are with the complaints:
In League of Legends the dream of a European super team has burst. For Spring 2022, the French team Vitality bought some of the best players in Europe: They played with a team consisting of a Croatian, a Welshman, a Czech, a Pole, and a Greek. But that was only enough for 5th place in the LEC league. Now they need a Korean. Additionally, they bring in a fallen giant talent from China.
This was the idea of “Team Vitality”: The French team wanted to violently buy their way to the top of Europe. They dug deep into their pockets and gathered some of the biggest stars that Europe has to offer:
Already half a year earlier, they had acquired Selfmade, a Polish jungler, who was considered an absolute top player in Europe and played a year with Fnatic.
The team was supplemented by the Czech Carzzy (Bot) and the Greek Labrov (Support).
The message was clear: This is now the new power in Europe. They would smash all other teams. They bought a super team.
So it actually went: Not so well. The two “US re-imports” Perkz and Alphari had noticeably fallen out of shape in the USA and struggled to acclimate to Europe.
In general, observers agreed: They are indeed super players, but as a team, it’s not working. In a LoL team, not everyone can be the star; it must be clearly defined which lanes have priority and how to win.
The result was that the supposed super team only showed up in 5th place and was eliminated early in the playoffs.
The German team “Eintracht Spandau” wants to be the somewhat different LoL team:
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Team fires Selfmade, says: Super players, but it doesn’t fit
This is what they are doing now: Team Vitality breaks up the European core before the Summer Split 2022 in the LEC: Jungler Selfmade remains in the team, but apparently will no longer play a role. They are looking for a new team for him.
It is said that Selfmade is an incredibly talented player and also very popular in the team. But LoL is very complex and different playstyles must come together – if they don’t fit, changes need to be made.
They believe: Selfmade will surely shine in another team and promise to find him a team.
Instead of Selfmade, they have now signed Kang “Haru” Ming-seung for the jungle, a Korean. Additionally, Zhou “Bo” Yang-bo, a Chinese, as a substitute jungler.
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Who are the new imports? Haru is a 24-year-old Korean who had his big time 6 years ago at age 18: He became world champion with Samsung Galaxy in 2017, taking the title from Faker and T1.
But Haru did not have a very stable career: He bounced from team to team in Korea, not staying anywhere longer than a year.
Since June 2021, however, Haru has not played in Korea anymore, took a year off, then returned to the LoL business in Latin America and in the second European league with Team X7 Esports.
This seems to be a typical “Not good enough for the top teams in the LCK anymore, but I want to continue making money with LoL and it fits for the West” career.
The 20-year-old Chinese “Bo” is probably the more interesting transfer: Team Vitality formally brings him in as a “substitute player”.
But Bo was regarded as an absolute mega-talent for the jungle in China and managed to make it into the starting formation of FunPlus Phoenix, a top team in the LPL. However, he only played there for a short time.
Because BO was then banned due to a match-fixing scandal and apparently fell from grace. He has not played since May 2021.
Now Team Vitality may be getting one of the world’s greatest talents for the jungle in LoL, who is also only 20 years old. Bo could perhaps become a big star in Europe in a few years.
Ready or Not was announced in 2017, but for a long time it was a complete joke among insiders. However, since December 18, 2021, the game is in Early Access on Steam and has been celebrating great successes since then and is considered a spiritual successor to the beloved SWAT games. MeinMMO reveals to you, as part of FYNG Summer 2022, what makes the game so good.
Even though the name sounds like hide-and-seek among children, Ready or Not is anything but a tender-hearted shooter. In fact, behind this name lies a realistic police simulation in which you want to arrest criminals as part of a SWAT team. And that if possible in handcuffs rather than body bags.
Because although Ready or Not is a shooter, you should avoid wild shooting. If you break the strict operational rules of the SWAT and take out everything that crosses your sights, you will be punished by the game.
The game is still in Early Access, but it already has a lot of content for the price of €35.99 on Steam. That is also why the gameplay trailer is a full 8 minutes long, as it explains in detail the methods you can use to bring law and order to this completely corrupt version of America.
Especially from minute 2:30, the trailer makes it clear how different and unique Ready or Not plays:
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A whole game like the best level from CoD: Modern Warfare
The hardcore shooter thus strikes the same chord as SWAT 4, a game that made a small niche of shooter fans incredibly happy shortly after its release in 2005. Even ancient Rainbow Six games like Raven Shield or Rogue Spear are the clearer inspiration than franchise offshoots like Siege – not to mention the alien shooter Rainbow Six Extraction.
If you can’t imagine this because you missed these games or belong to the younger generation: Do you remember the best level in CoD: Modern Warfare (2019)? Where you as a special unit clear a house in pitch darkness with night vision scopes, which is simultaneously full of armed terrorists and innocent civilians?
Ready or Not is that level, expanded into a whole game. In a modern urban setting, you are a team of the best police officers, equipped with the latest military technology, and you have to make the right decision in extreme situations. Because situations escalate quickly and you can go down in a split second, the game is often more thrilling than the most intense horror games.
Seeing multiple opponents through the door camera is terrifyingThe shooter also excels in terms of atmosphere and graphicsReady or Not evokes the best moments from CoD Modern Warfare
Furthermore, all levels in the game have multiple missions to choose from, which vary in difficulty. Additionally, the distribution of enemies, civilians, and their behavior changes with each new attempt at a level.
Whether your mission is in a cluttered house, a school, or a nightclub: Your goal is to resolve each situation with as little bloodshed as possible. For this, you can sneak up on enemies, intimidate them by yelling, fire a warning shot into the air as a last warning, or incapacitate them with tasers. Only when all else fails should you shoot to kill.
To make that work, especially in the harder missions, you must assess the situation with your team in front of almost every door, devise a battle plan, and carry it out well-coordinated. You can do this either as a solo player with commands for your bot partners or in co-op with your friends.
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Some of these reviews say that Ready or Not is “what Rainbow Six Siege should have been.” Others go even further and say: “This is not what Rainbow Six could have been; this is better.” It is even said to be a kind of savior for fans of SWAT simulators, who have not received a truly new game of this kind since 2005.
But it wasn’t always so positive. In an alpha version, the game was considered “fraud,” which had taken €120 from gullible players to throw them a bad PvP shooter in the form of a CoD clone against great promises (via reddit). This reputation seems to have been shed by the game at the latest with its Early Access release now.
With commands to your bot colleagues, you can also play tactically soloYou can create complex loadouts for all 5 team members in advanceThe levels offer different types of missionsSome levels immediately evoke memories of SWAT 4
In addition to the gameplay, which is “simply a tactical delight” and “is fun with two or more players,” the Steam reviews also praise the continuous updates. Just a few days ago, a comprehensive update for June was announced (via Steam), in which primarily the AI opponents are to be made significantly smarter and more unpredictable.
The full release of Ready or Not is announced for around December 2022. Until then, more maps, weapons, as well as UI and gameplay improvements are to come. A PvP mode is also expected to be added.
Ready or Not fills a gap that benefits the market
Pros
Intense, realistic gameplay
One of the few modern ‘SWAT simulators’
Unnecessary violence is punished; tactical approaches rewarded
Fun co-op mode
Many loadout options
Cons
Still in Early Access
Very slow gameplay pace is not for everyone
German translation is unrefined and incomplete
Tutorial is somewhat hidden (‘Test Level’ in mission selection)
A tactical delight for fans of hardcore shooters
When I heard that Ready Or Not is supposed to be the spiritual successor to SWAT 4, my heart leaped. I played the Gold Edition of this classic for years, always trying to improve the same levels even better.
However, SWAT developer Irrational Games had a hit with Bioshock two years later, and the genre of realistic police simulation seemed to be dead, I thought.
Fortunately, Ready or Not shows me how poorly I can predict the future. Despite Early Access and a few related quirks, VOID Interactive offers me here a kind of unofficial remake of one of my favorite games.
With all the unique facets that every shooter fan should try at least once, this could also become your new favorite game. It doesn’t matter whether you prefer to play this intense simulation with adrenaline guarantee in co-op or solo.
Marko Jevtic
Freelance author and shooter expert at MeinMMO
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Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen is one of the best players in League of Legends and has played as a jungler for Fnatic, CLG, and currently Team Liquid. In a video, he explained why junglers often receive a lot of hate and toxic comments, regardless of whether they play well or not.
What exactly is the problem? LoL is considered a toxic game. If a match doesn’t go as planned or if one makes a mistake, it often leads to complaints and even insults in voice or text chat. We repeatedly report on MeinMMO cases where toxic behavior ruins the fun for players.
Pro player Broxah has now spoken about the issue of toxicity and how to deal with it in a video. As a professional, he also receives comments and remarks frequently. Junglers are often targets of such attacks. He himself has no hope that this behavior will improve anytime soon, and thus offers tips on how to cope.
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“Even if you play really well, people will criticize you”
What does Broxah say exactly? In his video, the pro explains that it doesn’t matter what league you are in, there will always be flames and toxic behavior:
This happens to all junglers. It doesn’t make a difference. Even if you play really well, people will criticize you. […]. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have achieved as a LoL player. No matter what ranking, the behavior of your teammates will never change.
One reason for the many flames directed at junglers is said to be the misunderstanding of teammates. They should actually be able to handle their lane (Top, Mid, Bot) on their own, but often fail and then blame the jungler:
Because the players on the lane don’t understand that it is their job to play well on their own in the matchup. Their task is not to be a little child whining, crying, and waiting for the babysitter while the jungler does everything for them.
From Broxah’s perspective, it is therefore important to learn how to deal with these issues.
What tips does he have? In general, Broxah recommends muting players who start flaming in the chat. Because even if you don’t react, you still keep reading the chat and start to get annoyed.
It is also important to stay positive and hope for the best. Once you start to get annoyed or respond with flames, you enter a spiral and stop focusing on the game itself.
The players who flame you and ruin your game, you will probably never see again. Is it really worth it to insult back and let them ruin your gaming experience? […]. In the end, when it comes to achieving a higher rank, every game is important. You can win a game by simply ignoring people [who flame].
In the video, Broxah even managed to win a game where he was flamed right from the start.
Similar tips regarding tilt were shared in 2020 by LoL pro Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, who has been playing for G2 Esports in LoL for years and also struggles with flames in SoloQ:
Do you really want to buy a PS5? This morning you might have the opportunity to do just that at Amazon. MeinMMO presents you with all the important information you need.
Even though the so-called “Prime Spoiler” – a known hint that has always reliably indicated a soon drop of the coveted console in the past (“Prime members have priority access to the PlayStation 5”) has not yet appeared on the product pages of the two bundles, the appearance of the new bundle with the Digital Edition could indeed be an indication that a drop could happen tomorrow.
When does the sale start on Amazon? It is expected that the PS5 consoles will be available on Amazon this Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – a typical day for dealer drops. The sale is expected to take place early in the morning, between 8:30 and 11:00 AM. You should therefore be near your computer, or at least have your phone within reach, especially in the morning, if you want to have a chance.
How can I increase my chances? Add the PS5 or the corresponding bundles to your Amazon wishlist now. Experience has shown that it is better to add the bundles from the wishlist to the cart. This usually leads to significantly fewer technical problems, as the product page is often overloaded due to the rush.
Prime has been a must for PS5 drops on Amazon
For the upcoming drop, you should be a Prime member. Although it is said that Prime members have “priority access,” the reality is that the offers are always gone so quickly that other people can’t buy at all. You can also try Amazon Prime for free for 30 days.
Didn’t get a PS5? If you didn’t get a PS5, be sure to check our ticker. Here we keep you updated daily and explain how you can best get a PS5 and show you drops related to the coveted console.
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Darth Vader himself is the current top reward in the new Battle Pass of Fortnite. However, the powerful Sith Lord seems to have misplaced his lightsaber.
This is the problem: Darth Vader is not to be trifled with. Anyone who has seen the epic scene in Rogue One knows: When Vader’s red lightsaber ignites, it’s over.
Instead of his iconic weapon, Darth Vader has been gifted another harvesting tool: The “Emblem of the Empire” is a kind of staff with the imperial emblem on top.
This may not be quite the “Death Star on a stick” that fans dreaded beforehand, but it’s close.
Not the first case: The fact that players speculated about what kind of axe Vader would carry is due to his Star Wars colleagues Kylo Ren, Rey, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
They all received skins in the past, but none were given a lightsaber as a harvesting tool. Obi-Wan, for instance, is currently running around in Fortnite with a knife that was seen for a few seconds in the new series.
The “Emblem of the Empire” – Much better than a lightsaber (?)
In any case, laughter is spreading among Fortnite and presumably also Vader fans.
Fan suggests laser spoon as a replacement, teammates like it
This is what fans are saying: In the Fortnite subreddit, many images and memes have appeared since the release of the new Season 3, making fun of Vader’s stick.
For instance, a player posted the scene from the big live event, in which Obi-Wan and Vader briefly clash their lightsabers – but naturally replaced both weapons with a knife and the Empire’s staff.
Currently, however, the following post is particularly popular:
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User “ReturnoftheSnek” suggests giving the dark lord at least a red lightsaber spoon to hold.
These little things were once included as a bonus in cereal boxes when Episode III – Revenge of the Sith hit theaters. And in the comments, some users even consider it a pretty good idea:
“I would love that unironically,” thinks user TonyThePapyrus (via reddit).
“That would have really been a very creative alternative,” says TheeDeputy (via reddit).
“Oh man, you just awakened a completely forgotten memory in me. I had one, the red one,” remembers swhipple (via reddit).
Of course, lightsabers come and go as actual weapons in the game, but only temporarily. There are still no laser weapons as permanent “harvesting tools”, despite all the Star Wars content.
In another post, players suspect that Epic is now deliberately joking with the players – because there is even “Vader’s lightsaber” as a small emote picture. Just not as a harvesting tool.
Fortnite: Season 3 in the gameplay trailer – brings new sawgun and old vehicle back
Nevertheless, it may be that we will see the lightsaber again soon. In the gameplay trailer for the new season, Vader is seen throwing it at enemies and using the Force to attack foes. It’s very likely that Vader will cause trouble as an AI boss on the map in the future.
At least, Vader can impress with his remaining cosmetics, like the “Imperial March,” which even features his iconic music.
Destiny 2 starts today in week three of Season 17and thus the current story will also receive a continuation.Players are once again exploring the past of the NPCs. MeinMMO is right in the middle and reports to you what is currently happening in the story and what activities await you this week.
This week: Currently, Bungie is setting standards with Season 17 – both positive and negative. Players are unhappy with the state of PvP as well as the new Solar 3.0 abilities. However, with the reset and today’s update, a few more bugs are expected to be fixed.
In addition, besides the regular activities this week, the seasonal story mission will also continue today. This means that players may once again visit the activity “Separation” on the Leviathan and face another nightmare. Initial leaks also suggest a cutscene with Zavala and his female nightmare Safiyah.
Will Zavala face his nightmare Safiyah this week?
What happened last week in the story? Last week, Crow had to endure further mockery and accusations from his nightmare and old ego Uldren Sov.
What was especially interesting here was the underlying message of Destiny 2. Instead of fighting these voices that tell you that you aren’t good enough, the game encourages you to try to accept them instead and therefore “transform” them. Pained nightmares become acceptable memories.
Thanks to his acceptance, Crow is now at peace with Uldren Sov. He even believes that he truly knows his purpose now. He wants to repay his debt from now on by continuing Cayde’s old patrols and being there for the Hunters. The application to Commander Zavala for the position of Hunter Vanguard seems to be just a formality. But whether the Guardians will like this in Destiny 2 remains to be seen. Especially since Ikora just had a visit from Cayde’s nightmare.
Key information about activities from June 7 to June 14.
Guardians of Nothing, in the former Prison of Elders
The objective is to find the “Mad Watcher.” He is a heavily modified Fallen Servitor that was used by Variks, the Loyal, to monitor the Prison of Elders. After the outbreak of the Scorn, he activated and now exhibits erratic behavior, which is why the Guardians must stop him.
This week’s Nightfall weapon: In the 3rd week of the “Season of the Haunted” you can pick up a fusion rifle.
The Nightfall offers you the fusion rifle Plug One.1 this week.
Additionally, you will also receive a boost to your Vanguard rank this week.
Playlist Strikes have these modifiers:
Arc Singe
Heavyweight
Iron
The singe modifier accompanies you throughout the week, while the others change daily.
In the “Oryx’s Vow” raid, the challenge “Quick Destruction” begins. To complete it, players must defeat all unstoppable champions simultaneously or within a few seconds.
As a reward for the challenge in the first section of the Grandmaster raid this week, there is a chance to receive a master version of the submachine gun “Suppression,” the fusion rifle “Redemption,” or the linear fusion rifle “Catastrophic.”
Weekly Activities
With Season 17, new activities have also been introduced to the game. Explore the Leviathan and face the nightmares or surprising boss opponents in the new patrol zone. Equip the Solar Sense there and defend yourself in the Nightmare Containment.
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
“The Deceit”
In the Witch Queen campaign mission, you search the dark corners of Savathun’s Throne World for another clue on how she stole the Light.
Crucible – Here are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory – Survival
Glory – Survival: Freelance
Singe
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venj stands at the top of the pavilion in the “The Shore” area in the Dreaming City. The curse cycle is starting anew and curse week 1 is active. Additionally, the 5th Ascendant Challenge is also active.
This is the new max level: In the new season of the Haunted, the maximum power level of your equipment is 1,570. Thus, the power level at the start of the new Season 17 has increased by +10 power levels compared to the previous Season 16. All players have also been raised to the baseline power level of 1,350. Those who want to level quickly can also play the Legendary Campaign of the Witch Queen expansion and reach 1,520 upon completion, as well as get a new exotic.
This top loot (Pinnacle Gear) raises your power level above 1,560:
Complete 3 Vanguard Operations Strikes with the proper focus (+1)
Hawthorn’s clan quest (+1)
Trials of Osiris (2+) (from June 10)
Glitter Dust Highlights in the Eververse
If you want the new armor ornaments for Solar 3.0, logging in this week is probably interesting. So check out Tess directly to see what she has new for you in stock and secure the ornament of the burning Solar 3.0 gauntlets – available for all three classes.
Solar 3.0 Ornament: “Shining Crusher” Gauntlet for Titans
Exotic Weapon Ornament for Parasite “Endless Hunger”
Legendary Weapon Ornament for Falconer “Healing for Broken Wings”
After this little preview, we want to know from you: How do you start your Destiny 2 week? Do you just do what you feel like, or do you follow a specific order? Feel free to leave us a comment.
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The release of Diablo Immortal is overshadowed by the omnipresent discussion about Pay2Win. Almost nowhere can you find information without at least a mention. The fans who like the game are slowly getting fed up.
More and more people shout “Pay2Win!” – and now there’s the echo. Fans on Reddit are annoyed by the constant complaining.
Those fans who prefer to spend their time playing rather than complaining seem to be waking up after the release weekend. They are picking up the discussion and are even taking it humorously at times.
One of the largest threads on Reddit is currently a meme that makes fun of the reaction when you actually like Diablo Immortal:
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Cynical comments come like: “Sorry, but I really enjoy the game. I played Diablo 1 and 2 in school, back in 2003. Diablo 3 since 2012, and now Immortal. And I manage to enjoy the game without microtransactions. Sorry.”
Others criticize that the Pay2Win discussion wouldn’t affect most players at all. Acceptable_Answer570 explains that the Battle Pass alone is “more than enough for the casual player.” It is available for free or as a premium version for €5. Those who play everything through in a very short time and then complain that there’s nothing to do are to blame themselves.
Generally, the Battle Pass and the gameplay are enough incentive for most players. They don’t need to pay anything. What matters more is simply being able to slice a few demons. That’s precisely the point. You can spend money in real life too, demons don’t kill themselves.
Here you can find all 6 classes at a glance – with gameplay:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
“I wanted builds and got a shitshow”
This is what fans are annoyed about regarding the discussion: Even on MeinMMO, there are some users who do not understand the discussion. The system had been known beforehand, and the shop is not even that intrusive. If someone just wants to play, they can do so. Our reader Tronic48 summarizes:
I don’t know what you all want. I think the game is great, will play it as long as it is fun for me, regardless of whether it’s P2W or not. I don’t care. And when the day comes when I’m no longer having fun, I’ll just stop and move on to the next game.
Particularly annoyed are those players who simply want to exchange thoughts about the game. While searching for builds and discussions about the game, they keep stumbling over complaints.
Those on Reddit find only a “shitshow” as TheoryOfSound bluntly complains. He doesn’t take the game too seriously, if he has to pay at some point, he’ll just stop. As long as it is a pastime for the couch.
Guides and more about Diablo Immortal can also be found on MeinMMO:
What exactly is the problem? The whole discussion arises, among other things, from the statement of Game Director Wyatt Cheng that no equipment will ever be available for purchase. Also in the interview about the future of Diablo Immortal he said that the best way to improve is always to play the game.
However, in the shop of the mobile game, indirect improvements for legendary gems and the jewels themselves can partially be purchased. For part of the community, this is already Pay2Win, as you get better stats for your character for money.
Cheng himself had to clarify his statement because of this:
For a long time, there has been silence about The Division: Heartland, but now new information about the F2P offshoot of the series has come to light. They present a bit more clearly what modes you can expect from the game.
What kind of game is this? In May 2021, The Division: Heartland was announced as one of several projects that are supposed to expand the Division universe. Heartland is supposed to be released as a free-to-play title and also stand on its own. Prior knowledge from previous offshoots is therefore not required.
At that time, players could sign up for a pre-test of the game on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Stadia. This is still possible today, but not much more information has surfaced since then.
A gameplay leak appeared shortly after the initial announcement and showed that the game would likely rely heavily on PvE – and two modes, Expedition and Storm.
This is where the new information comes into play: Apparently, the number of modes in Heartland has doubled since then.
Much PvE, but also PvP in The Division: Heartland
Here is the new info: The well-known gaming insider Tom Henderson has released new information about Heartland (via tryhardguides.com). According to his information, the game will feature a total of four modes instead of just two.
Storm
Storm is supposed to be the main mode where you land on the map Silver Creek and fight for survival together. You must look for loot, explore the surroundings, and survive – but both other players and AI will make your life difficult.
Additionally, a gas spreads across the map. But not like a classic battle royale circle from the outside in, but from multiple points on the map. This is to make matches differ more from one another. In the end, you aim to escape via helicopter.
Excursion
Excursion is the mode previously known as “Expedition” and acts almost like a tutorial mode for “Storm.” It plays out similarly to Storm, except that here you only face the AI, not real opponents.
Nightfall is the first of two currently unknown modes. This mode is also primarily focused on PvE, while at the same time you need to complete various objectives during the game.
Additionally, you do not escape via helicopter, but through an exit at the bottom of the map. However, this is only possible during the day and not at night. So if you aren’t out by sunset, you first have to survive the night against so-called “Vultures.”
Hunt
As for the second new mode, there is still hardly any information according to Henderson, but it is supposed to focus more on PvP than on PvE. This essentially completes the set of modes and gives everyone the opportunity to play Heartland against real or AI opponents as they prefer.
In addition to the new modes, Henderson also states that the game is supposed to be equipped with crossplay and is currently in an active testing phase. It is said to be close to completion. A release near the end of the year would be conceivable according to Henderson.
However, there is still a lot of time until then and official information has so far been scarce. If you are looking for a good shooter alternative: Here you can find the best online shooters of 2022.
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In Destiny 2, the second hotfix for Season 17 is coming. The servers will be taken offline today, June 7th, for Hotfix 4.1.0.2 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. MeinMMOwill accompany the server downtime and inform you when you cannot play.
Yesterday, Bungie also conducted emergency maintenance, which surprised many players. We will keep you updated and list what changes to expect in Destiny 2.
Update 7:10 PM: The hotfix is available for download and is 272.4 MB on PS5 After the download, you can log in again, but expect a queue. The patch notes have also been published and linked by us.
Maintenance on June 7th – All Times and Server Downtime
This time is important today: As always, the effective unavailability of the servers is only supposed to last 15 minutes. The time when you cannot play will remain very short.
This time is important today:
At 6:00 PM German time, maintenance will begin in the background on all platforms.
From 6:45 PM, the servers will go offline and you will be automatically kicked from all activities.
Around 7:00 PM, the servers are expected to come back online and Hotfix 4.1.0.2 will be rolled out for all platforms. However, you can log in to play again right now.
Officially, the maintenance for Hotfix 4.1.0.2 will end at 8:00 PM.
It is important: Even if you have downloaded the update, there may be connection issues until the maintenance ends around 8:00 PM. You may also have to deal with login queues. Also, be aware that third-party applications and the official Companion app may not be accessible correctly.
The Iron Banner struggled with bugs this weekend as well
What changes with Hotfix 4.1.0.2 in Season 17
What the hotfixbrings today: After Hotfix 4.1.0.2, guardians can expect the start of the revamped Iron Banner event. However, Bungie will likely address some bugs and issues first.
MeinMMO here lists some of the issues that Bungie is already aware of, as well as those our readers have pointed out:
The teleport did not work in the Iron Banner and kept sending you into a teleport loop
The Rift in the Iron Banner simply disappeared and was not respawned
Some players experience low frame rates when in their menus or in the navigator. This slows down menu interactions.
For more known issues, you can visit Bungie’s website.
If you notice any issues in the game, it is recommended to report them directly through the official Bungie Help forum to make the developers aware of them.
Patch Notes for Hotfix 4.1.0.2 in Destiny 2
What’s included in the patch notes? Bungie publishes the comprehensive list of all changes for Hotfix 4.1.0.2 in the form of patch notes. MeinMMO links the latest change log here.
If you notice any other issues in the game that hinder your gaming experience, feel free to leave a comment. Otherwise, let us know if you will be participating in the start of the Iron Banner event this evening.
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Diablo Immortal offers various activities for players to farm loot. One of these activities includes the Hidden Lairs. But what is it exactly and where can I find it? MeinMMO reveals the answer in this guide.
What is a Hidden Lair? In Diablo Immortal, you can discover small, hidden caves, which when completed, reward you with loot. These caves are called Hidden Lairs and are akin to small event dungeons that can appear at various locations in the zones.
At the end of each lair, a boss awaits, and the rewards include Normal Gems.
MeinMMO shows you maps of potential locations of the Hidden Lairs and additional information about the random dungeons.
If you want to see how the gameplay of each class in Diablo Immortal looks, check out our corresponding video on MeinMMO:
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
Diablo Immortal: Hidden Lairs – Locations with Maps
The maps of the areas with the marked locations of a Hidden Lair: In the following gallery, you can see the maps of the various areas of Sanctuary, with markings of places where a hidden lair may be found:
Dark Forest, Source: mapgenie.ioBilefen, Source: mapgenie.ioAshworld Cemetery, Source: mapgenie.ioShassar Sea, Source: mapgenie.ioZoltun Kulls Archive, Source: mapgenie.ioMaps of the areas with potential positions of the Hidden Lairs. Source: mapgenie.io
Notification indicates a Hidden Lair
How do I find the hidden lairs? When you approach a hidden lair, a message appears on your screen saying “A Hidden Lair has appeared in the area.” This message indicates that you can now find such a lair in the area you are currently traversing. To find it, you need to roam the area and try to locate the lair.
Additionally, an icon will be shown on the minimap when you are near a lair. This marks the entrance to a Hidden Lair.
You can recognize the entrance by its design. For example, you might notice a blue glow at a position. This serves as a hint for an entrance to a hidden lair.
You can also inspect the entrance when you move your mouse cursor over it and quickly determine that something special awaits you at that spot.
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Where can Hidden Lairs appear? A hidden lair appears at a set position. However, since there are numerous potential fixed positions, the location where a Hidden Lair appears is not always the same.
For example, in the Dark Forest, there are 9 different positions where a Hidden Lair can be. So if you receive the message that a hidden lair is nearby, you must check the positions where the lair can appear.
No Hidden Lair can appear in the areas of Westmark and Wortham. Here is a list of the areas where the small loot adventures currently (as of June 7, 2022) appear.
Why should I play Hidden Lairs? A Hidden Lair offers a quick way to obtain loot and rewards. However, this is only the case if you stumble upon a lair by chance. Actively seeking out Hidden Lairs is rarely worthwhile.
The small dungeons are a reliable source for Normal Gems and also grant decent experience points. However, they are often difficult to find.
Battlefield 2042 finally starts this week in Season 1, over 6 months after release. MeinMMO author Marko Jevtic got to test the new content and finds: it is going in the right direction, but too slowly. And the new map curiously has a lot of symbolic power.
Update: In the original version of this article, I quoted the developers saying that they identified “4 barriers.” After publication, I realized that they probably meant “areas” instead of “barriers,” and I misunderstood the developers. The content of this text has been adjusted accordingly.
On the evening of June 6, I was able to play the first season of Battlefield 2042 alongside other journalists and content creators. This finally starts on Thursday, June 9, after more than 6 months. And there could hardly be a heavier burden on this new content.
Because Battlefield 2042 has been in a real crisis since release. The developers at the preview event avoided words like “flop” or “failed,” but their carefully chosen phrases made it clear that they do not find the current state of the shooter to be good either. After some delay, Season 1 is supposed to change that.
Battlefield 2042 Season 1: “Zero Hour” brings map, specialist, and 2 new weapons
Season 1, titled “Zero Hour,” is DICE and EA’s biggest attempt yet to turn the tide. But is it enough to still save Battlefield 2042 contrary to my expectations? You can already decide in advance by watching the confident trailer for Season 1:
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Battlefield 2042 explained with Season 1 of the Crisis – Shows new weapons, map, and combat helicopter in the trailer
Key innovations in Zero Hour include:
2 new weapons: a versatile DMR & a crossbow
1 new map: Exposure, whose main feature is the verticality
2 new stealth helicopters
The new anti-vehicle specialist, Lis, and her TV-guided rocket
1 new gadget, the smoke grenade launcher
After I was able to play for about 2.5 hours in advance, I have to draw a divided conclusion. For although I had a lot of fun with the new content, the innovations are too few in total to fully convince me. The numerous adjustments in response to negative feedback paradoxically emphasize how many fundamental issues have already gone wrong.
DICE identifies 4 areas for improvement in Battlefield 2042
When I listened to the developers’ presentation of Zero Hour, I had a very sobering thought. For with all DICE’s explanations of how many fundamental errors in Battlefield 2042 will be adjusted, I noticed:
I have never experienced a live service game where the live service is primarily a complete overhaul of the game.
DICE started the presentation by clearly naming “4 areas” that need improvement:
the maps
the game modes
the core gameplay
content
They want to radically improve these areas but, according to their own statement, need time to do so.
The Battle Pass works with weekly challengesYou can unlock all gameplay content for freeThe new skins aim to depict more realistic soldiersImpressions from the Battle Pass for Season 1
This is how the game is gradually to be “unleashed” from the major feature of 128 players, so that the focus for future maps is instead solely on 64-player modes. Old maps will get more cover (starting with Kaleidoscope in August). The future new maps will also be designed to be smaller.
Construction site on a pile of rubble: New map with involuntary symbolism
The developers from DICE proudly stated that Exposure is the best map in Battlefield 2042 so far. And after I played it, I can easily agree, even if the bar was certainly not set high with the original maps.
Exposure excels mainly due to its high verticality. You fight through deep gorges up to the peaks, with almost labyrinthine lab complexes and the associated tunnels in the middle. This vertical “cake design” works very well, as it clearly separates areas for vehicles and close combat areas for infantry.
On the new map, you can also see how much better Battlefield 2042 plays when the map is smaller and has more cover. Debris piles everywhere caused by a landslide and construction vehicles, which are supposed to restore order to the crisis area.
Tunnels like this offer a way through the high mountainThe most intense close-quarters battles take place in the Command CenterThe new map has significantly more coverExposure takes place in the Canadian Rockies after a landslideImpressions of the new map “Exposure”
But as good as it plays, this image of a construction site on a pile of rubble will involuntarily become a symbolic image of Battlefield 2042 in June 2022. Battlefield 2042 feels like it needs to be completely reinvented in live service, to the point where I couldn’t shake the feeling while playing that I was more in an active construction site than a finished shooter.
The UI is partially completely different from when it launched, the design philosophy of the maps has turned 180 degrees, even the specialists are now completely silent at the end of the game following disastrous feedback (thankfully).
Yes, these are all changes for the better, and you can clearly see how much the developers are now putting in the effort to eventually realize the full potential of the shooter. But it is exactly in this transitional process that the game feels even more fleeting, hollow, and at times even soulless. It’s as if you are watching live as a patient is being hastily put back together by a surgeon on the operating table.
Battlefield 2042 is going in a good direction, but in too slow steps
The other innovations in the game follow the same principle: the new content is in itself good and clearly shows that the developers under new leadership likely understand what Battlefield 2042 needs. But there is far too little content to eliminate all the fundamental problems with the game.
Let’s take the new weapons as an example. The BSV-M is essentially the AS VAL, which you can already use in Battlefield Portal. However, it is very flexible and adaptable thanks to the attachment system in Battlefield 2042.
Standardly, this weapon is a semi-automatic DMR that can deliver quite a punch at medium distances. With a few adjustments to the attachments and switching the fire mode, it turns into an aggressive SMG with a high rate of fire in just a few seconds.
The new weapon excels due to the flexible attachment system
This is exactly the strength of the Plus system and a great showcase of the flexibility I have always appreciated in Battlefield 2042. But it’s only one truly new weapon. The crossbow is primarily a neat gimmick for players who enjoy that kind of gameplay. At least the explosive arrows can also damage vehicles.
Even the best new weapon will not improve the old maps, nor will it make the specialists fit better into the gameplay. This also applies to the new specialist Lis, who is supposed to curb the dominance of helicopters with a steerable rocket and automatic markings of enemy vehicles. Like all specialists in the game, she falls into the category: nice idea, but it doesn’t fit into the game.
And that’s how it went in my play session. I initially had fun with the new content, but after about 1.5 hours, I lost interest again. Especially when the bots were activated for my last rounds, I knew again why I felt that Battlefield had lost its appeal for me.
The players are mostly gone and prefer to play 6-year-old shooters. That’s why I’m even shooting at dumb bots with the latest weapons. And this unsatisfying feeling of having to fight against AI soldiers because the player community hardly exists is unfortunately the reality in Battlefield 2042 before the launch of Season 1.
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In the podcast, we discussed the situation of Battlefield 2042 in detail
The new content of the first season is good, especially the new map. But whether this is enough for real players to populate the servers instead of all these bots starting Thursday, I doubt. Also due to the generally catastrophic mood.
Season 1 of Battlefield 2042 with its new content will be released for free to all players on Thursday, June 9. The season will run for 12 weeks. If you want to get started, our weapon recommendation still applies:
Diablo Immortal has launched on mobile and PC. But will the action MMO also come to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X? We summarize all the information for you.
Since June 2, 2022, you can play the new action MMO Diablo Immortal on PC, iOS, and Android. The game aims to bring the typical hack-and-slash gameplay to mobile devices. So you can smash plenty of enemies and then collect loot.
However, on Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox, you currently have to forgo Diablo Immortal. MeinMMO explains what you need to know about a possible console version.
No console version is planned yet, but there are hints
Is Diablo Immortal coming to Switch, PS5, and Xbox? For those eagerly hoping for a console version after the release of Diablo Immortal, we must first disappoint you. According to Peiwen Yao (Executive Producer of Diablo Immortal), no console version is currently planned. In the interview with MeinMMO, he explains:
We are launching on mobile and PC, and the controller support is intended for these two platforms. At the moment, we have nothing to share about consoles.
Is the game not coming to consoles at all? The developers haven’t completely ruled it out. Franchise General Manager Rod Fergusson of Blizzard explained:
I would like to point out that supporting controllers and supporting consoles are very different things. Basically, I’m someone who never says never, but we have nothing to announce or discuss today.
What speaks for a console version? Currently, you can also play all major games in the Diablo series – Diablo 3 and Diablo 2: Resurrected – on consoles. Some believe it is likely that Diablo Immortal could also come to consoles. In the end, the developers want to base a release on the success of the game.
Additionally, Blizzard had surprised many gamers with the release on PC. Many had assumed that the new Diablo game could only be played on mobile. In a stream, Wyatt Cheng, the Game Director, also explained that Diablo Immortal will be a AAA game intended to be accessible to as many players as possible. It aims to be the biggest Diablo yet. This statement also indicates that a version for Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox is not out of the question.
However, we consider a soon release of Diablo Immortal for Switch, PS5, and Xbox to be very unlikely. The development focus is clearly on mobile devices, as shown by the current beta on PC.
Diablo Immortal is “Mobile First” and PC is still in beta
When could a console version come? Definitely not in 2022. At the earliest in 2023, and that’s not certain either. The developers had already stated before the release that the focus would remain on mobile devices: They want players on PC to have a better experience than with an emulator, and in development, Diablo Immortal is being developed for Mobile.
This is also evident in the current PC version. Although Diablo Immortal was released on June 2, you can initially only play an open beta on PC. This means many systems are still being tested, and there may be errors. Also, some comfort features that we know from real PC MMORPGs are missing in the hack-and-slash game.
What do you think? Would you be excited about Diablo Immortal on consoles? Or is the game (for now) enough for you on PC and mobile?
All the information you need to know about the release of Diablo Immortal can be found directly on MeinMMO in our info hub:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
The Game Director of Diablo Immortal, Wyatt Cheng, has become known for his quote “Don’t you guys have phones?” Now he is faced with another statement. Months before the release, he promised: In Diablo Immortal (PC, iOS, Android), one cannot obtain items for money. However, in the eyes of many, this is not true. Now he has to justify his statement.
That was the situation before the release:
In the months leading up to the release of Diablo Immortal, many Blizzard fans had reservations about the game: They believed it could be a mobile game with nasty Pay2Win mechanics for the Asian market.
Game Director Wyatt Cheng repeatedly contradicted this. He said: The team invested years of blood and sweat into the game. It hurts him that so much “misinformation” is circulating.
Cheng stated: Many accusations were fabricated. There is no way to obtain or upgrade equipment in Diablo Immortal if you invest money.
Here you can see a new area in Diablo Immortal:
Blizzard says: We only talked about equipment, not about gems
This is what he says now: Cheng is confronted with exactly this statement he made months ago in a Blue post on the Blizzard forum. A streamer asks: What has happened in the past 4 months? Don’t gems count as equipment?
Cheng responds:
I was quite open in many interviews (but apparently not in this post) that when I talked about equipment, I meant the items in the 12 item slots. In many interviews, I made it clear that you can upgrade gems and legendary gems with money. I’m sorry if that wasn’t clear.
Cheng further states: For the team, it remains important that one cannot buy any of the 12 equipment items or XP in Diablo Immortal.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
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Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
