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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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:
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:
Canadian Félix “xQc” Lengyel started his professional career in Blizzard’s Overwatch. Now he is the most viewed Twitch streamer in the world, but he has his problems with the Steam hit Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In a new Twitch clip, xQc proves to be the worst team member that one could have in CS:GO. Over 4 million people have watched the clip.
What kind of situation is this?
xQc is actually an experienced shooter player. But he gained that experience in games like Overwatch, which catered to all players, not just professional gamers. The game CS:GO (2012) is considered a tough e-sport shooter with an unusual gameplay style.
xQc is in a Twitch stream with a teammate in a match; they are both discussing their tactics over voice chat. Everything goes wrong for xQc, but he stays calm and doesn’t show how badly he’s performing.
xQc is a full professional, but every now and then he messes up and has to face the consequences:
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Every action by xQc harms teammates – In the end, he kills one
How does xQc make himself look like a noob? Right away, 3 actions go wrong for the star streamer:
He wants to throw a Molotov cocktail at the enemy, but misses his aim; the molly bounces off and puts his own teammate in a tight spot. However, xQc denies having thrown the molly when asked.
When the teammate asks him to throw his Molotov cocktail now, xQc instead throws a flashbang – once again hitting his own teammate, but he shows no signs of it.
While the teammate complains that “he’s blind”, xQc goes on the attack, but shoots his own teammate in the head – just seconds before he himself gets killed. The teammate wonders why the enemies can blind and kill him so accurately.
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The comedy arises from the fact that his teammate attributes everything that happens to him to a superior opponent, while in reality, it is all the result of xQc’s mistakes.
The viewer and xQc know this – only the teammate does not, and remains unaware of it.
Even in the seconds after the clip ends, his teammate is still completely astonished at how extremely good the opponents were – they must have apparently been “real sweaters”.
xQc still shows no signs of it, just smiles at the situation and nervously chews on his fingers.
V Rising has conquered Steam and Twitch at release. Even now, tens of thousands are regularly playing the new vampire survival game. MeinMMO spoke with one of the players who invested a lot of time in V Rising.
Who is the player? mrdrpinhead is one of the first players to have achieved everything in V Rising. Shortly after the release, we reported on how he completed V Rising in 5 days with 9 hours of playtime per day. To “complete” the game, here’s what it includes:
the maximum equipment level of 85
all 9 servants with an equipment level of 83
the possession of all soul shards available on a (PvP) server
We asked mrdrpinhead some questions about how exactly he managed this and what difficulties he faced in his achievement. He also gives some tips for newcomers.
In our video, you’ll find everything you need to know about V Rising in 2 minutes:
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“Incredible for an early access game”
MeinMMO: Why did you choose V Rising and why do you play so much in such a short time?
mrdrpinhead: I had no idea that V Rising was coming out soon. When I saw a Twitch streamer playing it, I was immediately interested. I played so much because I really enjoyed the game and there’s just so much content!
MeinMMO: What do you think is the best feature of V Rising?
mrdrpinhead: It’s hard to name just one feature because the developers made so many good decisions. For an early access game, V Rising is really incredibly well made. But personally, I love how unique the spells are and the categories they fall into.
MeinMMO: How often were you killed by other players?
mrdrpinhead: When I started, I wasn’t killed by other players at all. I only started dying when I reached the endgame and started raiding other players. Since I leveled up very quickly, I was far ahead of other players, but I was also friendly to newcomers.
Later, I formed a clan with another endgame player, Erees, who was actually faster than me with the end bosses. When he saw that I was directly following him, we joined forces. At the start of our journey, we both went solo.
MeinMMO: How much progress have you lost through dying or being raided?
mrdrpinhead: I didn’t die until I reached the end, and when I was there, I was in a clan with Erees. We had so many equipment sets that we would have had to die over 100 times to really lose progress. Unfortunately, no one tried to raid Erees and me. Everyone was either friendly towards us or deterred by our 9 servants at level 83.
Only one weapon for victory – How do you get so good?
MeinMMO: What build did you use for leveling and later for the bosses?
mrdrpinhead: I played the entire game with the crossbow and with a “kiting” strategy. My spells were chaos bolt, blood bolt, and as ultimate the unstable spider. My travel skill was the chaos veil.
mrdrpinhead: I played solo on my solo/duo server until I reached the last 3 bosses. Only then did I meet Erees, who was the first to acquire all 3 soul shards.
MeinMMO: How long do you think it would take you on a PvE server?
mrdrpinhead: With everything I know now, I think I would be done in about 24-48 hours.
MeinMMO: Tips for beginners?
mrdrpinhead: Focus on having fun! I started because I was curious and the game turned out to be one of the best 20 investments I ever made!
MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers!
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Stunlock Studios, the developers behind V Rising, already have plans for the future. They promise larger updates that will take longer but will also bring more content. No more small hotfixes with just a few improvements.
Another area is already visible in the east of the map, though it’s still uncertain what lies there. Possibly a new boss, a new tier of materials, and maybe even a new blood type will come there. But it’s still unclear when that will be.
If you’ve finished with V Rising, you might find alternatives in our list until the first big update appears:
In Final Fantasy XIV, a new content patch was released on June 7 that brought a number of new quests. However, many players’ focus was on a certain NPC that they would soon be able to undress.
This is the NPC in question: Ameliance Leveilleur is an NPC who first appeared on the stage of FFXIV with the Endwalker expansion. She is the mother of the two main NPCs, twins Alphinaud and Alisaie, who have accompanied the player character since its first moment in the MMORPG.
Together with the twins, players have experienced countless adventures and faced dangers. As the main threat of the story has been temporarily eliminated in Endwalker, things are now a bit calmer in the game, and Ameliance has decided to take on a small project.
However, she needs a skilled craftsman for this, and the Warriors of Light are eager to assist her.
These are Wish Deliveries: In Wish Deliveries, players bring high-quality collectible items to a specific NPC, which they can exchange for reputation, EXP, and crafter currency. Starting with patch 6.15, Ameliance is also one of these NPCs.
“I will deliver new siblings to Alphi and Alisaie”
This is what players say: Ameliance is a character that quickly became popular among players. Unlike her gruff and strict husband, Fourchenault, she is kind-hearted and does not let him dictate terms to her.
While her husband disinherits his children, she welcomes the twins and the player character into her house and has actually always supported them financially in the past. Accordingly, many players were very pleased that she is now available as an NPC for wish deliveries.
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“Your marriage ends in 24 hours,” posted 24 hours before the servers come back online after the update maintenance (left: Ameliance, right: Fourchenault).
On Twitter and Reddit, FFXIV players shared their excitement for the update and the fact that they can now bring “Mommy” Ameliance everything her NPC heart desires. Fourchenault takes on the role of the jealous husband, who must watch as his wife is bombarded with gifts.
The official Twitter post promoting Ameliance as a delivery NPC received over 3,400 upvotes and comments expressing excitement for “the Mommy”:
“I will deliver new siblings to Alphi and Alisaie.” – @TrueVileblood
“Only 2 more days until everyone can wear their 2B stockings.” – @FFStudentLoans
“Yoshida will regret this decision.” – @saiyan_dave
This is what’s behind it: The crux of the delivery NPCs is that players were able to change their clothes once they reached maximum reputation (at least some of them). The selection of clothes for the NPCs was mostly unrestricted.
Basically, anything was possible as long as players had the items in their inventory, and the NPC matched the appropriate gender and race.
Accordingly, some NPCs quickly had almost all their clothing stripped off at the players’ request:
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The NPC Kurenai (right) normally wears a red dress…
The announcement of Ameliance as a delivery NPC will undoubtedly lead to her being stripped by a portion of the player base as soon as it becomes possible, even if it may take a few months.
Because wish deliveries have a weekly cap on items that can be submitted. Therefore, it will take some time before players can reach the highest reputation level with Ameliance to be able to undress her.
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A modder shows how Ameliance could look after the wish deliveries.
Actually, the update has even more content…
This content is also new: The wish deliveries to Ameliance are just one part of the update (via official site), which includes several quest lines:
The popular NPC Alpha receives his own quest line called “Omega (Epilogue)”, which starts with the quest “A Heartless Hypothesis” in Alt-Sharlayan (X: 10.9, Y: 14.3). However, players must first complete the Omega raid.
NPC Tataru starts her own manufacturing operation and needs help. Her starting quest is called “Prosperity That Connects the World” and starts in Alt-Sharlayan (X: 11.8, Y: 9.8).
The popular detective Hildibrand is finally back and once again spreads chaos in FFXIV. You can find his starting quest in Radz-at-Han (X: 12.3, Y: 10.7), called “What Shines and Has Manners?” You must first complete the previous Hildi quests.
The Arakasa people receive their own quest line, starting with the quest “The Rampaging Hippos of Thavnair” in Thavnair (X: 25.3, Y: 31.2).
In addition, ninjas and black mages receive balance adjustments in PvP and the new mode Crystalline Conflict:
Ninjas can no longer sprint invisibly because the “Hide” effect from Shukuchi has been removed. The healing effect of Meisui has also been reduced by 2,000 HP.
The 2 charges of Paradox and the movement speed debuff from Nightshade have been removed for black mages. The additional effect of Apokatastasis of Soul Resonance has been reduced back to 10%. This means that the devs have reversed some of the black mage’s crazy buffs from the last patch.
There are also new mounts and companions as well as furniture for players’ houses, and in FFXIV the “Gold Saucer” event is currently active, where you can earn more MGP for cosmetic items.
While some members of the community are looking forward to the wish deliveries at Ameliance, others are watching a group of WoW raiders tackle the hardest raid in FFXIV:
A company has introduced a unique keyboard. Here, you can assemble all the parts you want. However, this comes with a disadvantage.
Keyboards are among the devices that are most frequently customized. There are keyboards in different sizes, various key switches for gaming keyboards, and also keycaps in many variations.
A company has now introduced a keyboard that you can assemble like Lego. Here, you screw all the parts onto the mainboard yourself and insert the keys. However, the price starts at 250 euros and additional upgrades come at a significant extra cost.
Company offers modular keyboard for 250 euros
Who has introduced what? The company Work Louder offers keyboards that you can fully customize. The keyboard consists of a total of 3 main keyboards that you can arrange and insert on the mainboard yourself.
The set consists of a plate for the main part of the keyboard, as well as a nano pad and a loop pad. These individual sections can then be equipped with different keys or buttons, depending on what you want to do with the keyboard later.
Two views of the new keyboard from “Work Louder”
You can also buy additional keys or buttons through the shop, which you can also mount on one of the three keyboards. For the starter set of the base keyboard and the board, Work Louder charges around 250 euros.
If you want the whole package, including all three keyboards and additional keys, it will cost 400 US dollars (about 380 euros). This is quite a bit of money for customization.
Not a real product for gamers, but rather aimed at creative individuals
Who is the keyboard actually aimed at? Primarily, Work Louder targets creators and developers. The manufacturer offers some keys and buttons that are more work-oriented. For example, there are keys with a paintbrush or other symbols that you might recognize from Photoshop.
The layout of the keyboard may also be unusual for gamers. The keys are, unlike standard keyboards, not recessed but lie straight in line. The space bar is noticeably smaller, and keys like CTRL, Shift, or the Tab key are also smaller.
However, many of these keys are of course also suitable for apps and games, allowing you to program corresponding macros. While the product does not specifically target gamers, Work Louder has stated that you can adjust the RGB lighting.
Are you looking for a ‘real’ gaming keyboard for your desk? Then check it out here. Here we present the best keyboards you can currently buy:
Throughout the story of Diablo Immortal, you have to solve a puzzle where you light up 9 lamps at the same time. We will show you the solution on MeinMMO with an image. Additionally, a note on how to reset the lamps if you have lit one incorrectly.
The story of Diablo Immortal takes you through the entire world of the game and does not shy away from minor logic puzzles. They don’t take as long as the XP walls, but they can be an obstacle.
In one of the puzzles, you have to light up 9 lamps at the same time. However, the lamps not only ignite, they also extinguish each other.
The solution to the quest “Lost Runes” in Zoltan’s Library can be found here:
1. Lamp: Top left
2. Lamp: Bottom right
3. Lamp: Middle
4. Lamp: Top right
5. Lamp: Bottom right
We have also illustrated the solution for you in an image:
This is what the solution to the lamp puzzle looks like in the image.
If you have ignited the wrong lamp, you can reset the lamps at the altar next to the puzzle. However, you can also leave the quest area and come back later.
Diablo Immortal is a full-fledged Diablo on smartphones for iOS and Android. Additionally, a version for PC is available in the Battle.net Launcher.
As usual in Diablo, you fight your way through hordes of demons with one of 6 classes, while foregoing the usual courtesies. Everything revolves around loot, equipment upgrades, and demonic exorcisms.
If you have questions or would like a specific guide, feel free to leave us a comment. We will answer every question, if possible, and help you in your adventure in Sanctuary.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Pokémon GO you can participate in the Spotlight Hour with Nasgnet today, June 7, 2022. We will show you when the event starts, what bonuses are available, and whether you can get Nasgnet as a Shiny.
This event is about: The Spotlight Hour takes place weekly, always on Tuesday evenings. During this hour, a specific Pokémon is in focus and appears more frequently.
The first Spotlight Hour in June features the monster Nasgnet. It belongs to the Rock-type Pokémon and comes with a candy bonus.
Spotlight Hour with Nasgnet – Start, Bonuses & Shiny
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As usual, the Spotlight Hour starts today at 6:00 PM. At this time, numerous Nasgnet will appear for 60 minutes, until 7:00 PM when it ends.
What bonuses are available? During the Nasgnet Hour, you will receive double the amount of Catch Candies. This applies not only to Nasgnet but also to any other Pokémon you catch. Accordingly, you can also earn double candies from Raid bosses or Meltan from the Mystery Box during this time.
Is there a Shiny Nasgnet? Yes, the Shiny Nasgnet is available in Pokémon GO. However, you need a lot of luck to encounter it.
How strong is Nasgnet: Nasgnet itself is not particularly interesting in Raids or PvP. However, its evolution Voluminas has at least a place in the Super and Hyper League – it ranks in the upper midfield of the best Pokémon there.
For whom is the Spotlight Hour worth it? In terms of stats, neither Nasgnet nor Voluminas are really standout Pokémon. Therefore, this hour is more for collectors who want to test their Shiny luck.
However, the candy bonus is very interesting. Especially if you want to obtain strong monsters in Raids, you can benefit from the double candies.
In addition to the Spotlight Hour, the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO also begins today. Here you can find out everything about the event.
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The MMORPG Lost Ark has a problem with bots. This should be no surprise to anyone who has spent more than an hour in the game. But it’s not just the bots that are a problem, but also the players who profit from them. For them, there are now severe penalties, as confirmed by Amazon.
For some time now, publisher Amazon has been combating automated characters and wants to tackle the problem from both sides. Community manager Roxx commented on the issue in the forum, stating that not only the bots need to be punished, but also those who buy the gold from these dubious sellers.
Currently, several million gold are in the hands of bots on practically every server and are being offered for real money. This massively disrupts the in-game economy, and many fans are taking advantage of these offers. This will now be punished so harshly that a ban might even be better for some players.
Why Lost Ark is so successful at all is revealed in our video:
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The 5 Reasons for the Incredible Success of Lost Ark
High debts for wrongdoing
How are the buyers punished? In order to keep the economy in Lost Ark alive, not only bots, but also buyers must be punished severely. The extent of this was also explained by Roxx in the forum.
Buyers or users of RMT (Real Money Trading – purchases of in-game items or gold with real money) can expect two types of punishments:
Permanent ban
Temporary ban
So far, so familiar, but especially with the temporary ban, there is a special twist. In many MMORPGs, there is a long attempt to trace what happened to the purchased gold, and then everything noticeable is reset piece by piece.
However, this also affects users who had nothing to do with RMT and only sold items that were then purchased with RMT gold. Lost Ark approaches this differently and punishes only the buyers. After a temporary ban, the developers remove the gold from your account, even if it puts you in the negative.
You can see Roxx’s statement here:
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Why is this worse than a ban? If you create a new account, you can relatively quickly get back to where you were before and start accumulating gold. However, if your gold balance goes negative, you can basically no longer pay or buy anything with gold.
This means you can’t buy items anymore, and you also cannot improve your equipment. You are stuck at your current gear score until you have paid off your debts. Depending on how much gold was purchased, this could take weeks or months.
Community thinks the penalties are too weak
What do the fans say? At least in the forum and on reddit, the players of Lost Ark largely agree that the penalties are still too weak. Many are calling for a physical ban for users of RMT. In such a process, the MAC and the IP address of the user are blocked. This also prevents creating a new account with the same device and router.
Others believe that the economy is already so broken that RMT users shouldn’t be punished at all. The prices for many items have already risen so much due to massive inflation caused by bots that casual players have to resort to RMT to keep up.
What do you think of the penalties? Do you consider a ban worse than a pile of debts? Or do you think that RMT buyers shouldn’t be punished at all? What path do you personally consider appropriate? Feel free to tell us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has discovered Diablo Immortal and can’t stop playing it. He himself calls his behavior “damn ridiculous” and is even looking into therapy options for “microtransactions in mobile games”.
Who is the streamer?
With 10.1 million followers, 14,000 average viewers, and 4,100 subscribers, shroud is one of the most successful and largest streamers on Twitch.
He was previously a successful professional player of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the e-sports team Cloud9. However, the streamer has turned his back on e-sports and now plays various games such as Valorant, World of Warcraft, or Lost Ark.
Lost Ark has apparently been replaced by Blizzard’s latest MMORPG: Diablo Immortal. He also can’t stop playing that and has already invested a lot of money, even though he completely agrees with the Pay2Win accusations.
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The Criticism and Accusations Against Diablo Immortal
Also, Twitch streamer Asmongold criticized Diablo Immortal and spent over 320 euros to demonstrate how great the advantage of paying players is over non-paying players. In a tweet, he also showed in-game how much the drop from a dungeon differs between Pay2Win and Free2Play:
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What did shroud say? In past streams, the streamer emphasized how addicted he is to Diablo Immortal: “Listen, I’m on the side of everyone else. The only difference is that I have a problem and I can’t stop paying (via Twitch).”
Shroud also believes that the mobile MMORPG is Pay2Win, yet he just can’t stop playing it. “Damn, they got me. They got me. But I agree with you on the thoughts about the game. I agree with you, but I damn can’t stop.”
“There must be a therapy for something like microtransactions in mobile games, that must be a thing, right?” He asked his viewers before he fell silent for a long time and then chuckled. The stream was titled “I WILL NOT OPEN IMMORTAL.”
Furthermore, shroud compared Diablo Immortal with Lost Ark and could take something positive from it: “One thing I like is that there is no limit. I can continuously spend money.”
The Twitch clip of shroud about Lost Ark and Diablo Immortal:
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Shroud continued: “It really pissed me off in Lost Ark where I was forced to stop and I just couldn’t spend more money. That annoyed me. It’s my money, let me spend as much of it as I want, please.”
What money limit does Lost Ark have? The MMORPG allowed players to spend only 400$ (approximately 374.43€) per day. That was probably too strict for shroud.
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a new chapter with High Isle (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) set to release in Summer 2022, bringing areas from the homeland of the Bretons. Unlike previous years, we will discover completely new areas instead of encountering old content from the single-player games.
Update: The article was last updated on June 7 with new information about the expansion following its release.
What does ESO offer in 2022? Throughout 2022, ESO will receive 3 new DLCs and the major expansion High Isle, which is set to launch in June. The focus of the year will be on the Breton people.
The High Isle expansion brings:
A new area in the Systres Archipelago with High Isle and Amenos, where you can expect new volcanic vents as world events
In the third quarter of the year, another dungeon DLC is expected to be released. At the end of the year, a story DLC will come that will conclude the entire story of “Legacy of the Bretons.” Exact details about the two DLCs are not yet available, though the final DLC typically always brings a new area.
Is ESO Free2Play?
No, to play ESO you need at least one chapter, either Tamriel Unlimited (the base game) or the expansions Morrowind, Summerset, Elsweyr, Greymoor, Blackwood, or now High Isle. Additionally, there is the optional subscription ESO+, which allows you to unlock smaller DLCs and some in-game bonuses.
High Isle brings new map and a card game
What is High Isle about? The entire year of 2022 is dedicated to the Bretons and is therefore called “Legacy of the Bretons.” In the expansion, you will explore a part of Nim that has never been seen in any previous Elder Scrolls game. No return to Skyrim, Oblivion, or other old chapters.
The High Isle is a tropical atoll surrounded by impressive white cliffs and features several medieval castles as well as dense primeval forests. The new map is divided into the two regions of High Isle and Amenos and will offer quite a bit of visual variety.
Some parts are said to feel a bit like a vacation paradise, such as on the beach directly opposite the Summer Isles. It will also offer extensive areas, such as the sunflower field. Overall, a lot should look very realistic.
Additionally, you can expect a completely new world event with the volcanic vents. These will initially be small lava flows but can lead to a type of eruption.
What happens in the story? The story in the area revolves around a shady knight order that threatens the peace and security of High Isle. The leader of the order is an aspiring prince. He uses a mysterious power to seize an ancient legacy.
Overall, there will be much about political scheming and alliances. The two great houses Duforts and Manarts are competing with each other. The Druids also play an important role in Breton culture.
At the start, you will receive a message from Lady Arabella asking for your help in battling the order. There is already information about this character in hidden books, but she has not yet appeared in the game itself.
The entire story of High Isle will be told over the three DLCs and the expansion. The grand climax will happen again in the 4th quarter with the final update.
A first prologue is already available in the game.
Which characters are returning? In the livestream, the developers revealed which old characters will return in the story. These include: Jarkan, Captain Za’ji, and Caska.
The expansion will introduce a new gaming system. The Tales of Glory is a tavern game where you can compete against both NPCs and other players.
The focus is on various cards and decks that you can collect and create yourself. These cards are to represent famous events or personalities from the ESO universe.
Rewards include new achievements, collectibles, and even a leaderboard for the card game.
With Blackwood, the companion system was introduced. These are NPCs that you can unlock, train, and equip according to your wishes. They take a place in your group and can assist you in the open world, as well as in dungeons and trials. However, they are disabled in PvP.
With High Isle, two new companions will be released: Isobel and Spark. Both will have their own quest line, unique personalities, and a set of skills.
Spark is a Khajiit who tends to get into trouble.
Isobel is somewhat the opposite of Spark. She is not as chaotic, comes from a good house, but is not a typical noble.
Spark and Isobel – the new companions from High Isle.
New rewards, antiquities, and more
Together with the expansion, there will be numerous new rewards, new antiquities, and new collectibles that you can earn.
Additionally, at the end of the livestream, an elf was shown as a new assistant, a new two-player mount, and an underwater house. In the future, titles and achievements will also apply account-wide.
New sets and new Mythic Items have not been specifically announced, but they have been an important part of new expansions in recent years. It is highly likely that High Isle will also hold innovations in this area.
Does High Isle bring a new class?
With the expansion High Isle, there will be no new class. There is also no rework like with the vampires in Greymoor planned. New classes are, however, a sought-after feature in the community. The last class was the Necromancer in 2019.
More details about the content and features of the expansion will be added in the coming days and weeks in this article.
Purchase and pre-order High Isle
You can pre-order High Isle in the ESO Store, on Steam, in the Microsoft Store, and in the PS Store. The following versions can be purchased:
The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: High Isle – €69.99
The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: High Isle CE – €89.99
The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Upgrade – €39.99
The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Upgrade CE – €54.99
All versions include the new expansion, with both collections also containing all 5 previous expansions.
The rewards for pre-ordering High Isle.
These rewards are available for pre-order: Those who pre-order the new expansion will receive the following bonuses:
Frostbark Wapiti as a mount
Frostbark Fawn as a companion
Outfit of the Abekae Freebooter as a costume
Puppy of the Knights of Flames as a companion
1× Box of the Dark Knights
3× High Isle treasure maps
2× Scrolls of Learning
The Frostbark Wapiti mount is only available if you pre-order by April 4.
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The head of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, calls a newly announced cryptocurrency “Fortnite Token” a scam and warns nine times on Twitter about the coin. He announces that his company will take legal action to remove the currency from the market. He sees the project as a copyright violation. However, the developers of the cryptocurrency say it’s a “fan project”.
What kind of currency is this?
The Fortnite Token appeared at the end of 2021 and clearly tried to latch onto the popularity of the online shooter Fortnite.
It promoted itself with the large “F” that stands for Fortnite.
Despite trying to associate with such a big brand, “Fortnite Token” has barely gained attention so far.
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Sweeney: There is no cryptocurrency for Fortnite – It’s all a scam
This is how Epic Games reacted now: The head of Epic Games posted on Twitter on Monday evening under several posts about Fortnite Token: “That’s a scam”. The people behind the project are fraudsters – anyone participating in the project should know they are being scammed.
Sweeney quickly posted his warning under various posts from the Twitter account “Fortnite Token”. In total, he warned about “scams” nine times.
There is no Fortnite cryptocurrency. Any Twitter account promoting this is fraudulent. Epic’s lawyers are already on it. It is also a shame for crypto exchanges to even allow such things.
Sweeney makes it clear: You cannot simply use our name.
This is how Sweeney sees it: He says soberly: “That’s just not how copyrights work”.
Sweeney is considered a tech visionary and often attacks monopolies, thus he is involved in a war with Steam, Apple, and Google.
Sweeney does not completely reject such tokens; it just seems to bother him that someone uses his “Fortnite” brand to operate such things:
When new technologies emerge, some use them for good purposes, and others use them for bad purposes. However, it would be terribly shortsighted to ban an entire technology field for this reason.
Tim Sweeney
There has been trouble with cryptocurrencies in Fortnite before:
Pokémon GO is getting an expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game and is celebrating it with an event. Here you will find everything about the contents.
When does the event start? The so-called “Crossover Event with the Pokémon Trading Card Game” starts on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM.
It will run for two weeks – until Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
What is in the event? The event not only brings the debut of two new monsters in Pokémon GO, but also the return of Shiny Meltan, changed spawns, and a lot of collector tasks.
Here we show you in detail what you can expect.
Reißlaus and Tectass appear in Pokémon GO
This is Reißlaus and Tectass: Reißlaus is a Water and Bug-type Pokémon. It comes from the seventh generation of games.
Tectass, on the other hand, is the evolution of Reißlaus and retains the same types as its first stage. However, it won’t be easy to obtain: You need 400 Reißlaus candies to evolve Tectass.
Reißlaus and Tectass debut
Is there another debut? More or less, because there is a new costume Pikachu. This time the Electric-type monster appears with a Pokémon Trading Card Game cap.
Shiny Meltan is available
This is Meltan:Meltan is a special monster in Pokémon GO, because you can only get it through the Mystery Box. You receive that by transferring a monster from Pokémon GO to “Pokémon HOME” or to “Let’s GO” players on the Switch.
Meltan will be catchable as Shiny
The Mystery Box, however, is equipped with a countdown timer so that you always have to wait a little until you can open the next one. The timer is supposed to be reduced during the event.
Meltan is a popular monster because its evolution, Melmetal, is very strong in PvP. It’s worth it to catch a Meltan. Especially during the event, you should open one or the other Mystery Box, because Meltan is available as a shiny variant with luck. These are always time-limited.
Mewtwo returns and brings new spawns
The most exciting raids: The raids will be adjusted during the event and will feature, among other things, Reißlaus – you can also encounter that in the wild.
Especially interesting is Mewtwo. The legendary monster is one of the absolute best attackers in the game and will be available for two weeks.
Between June 16 and June 23, Mewtwo comes with the charged attack Shadow Ball.
Between June 23 and July 1, it will instead use Psychic.
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Pokémon GO: The strongest attackers of all types in the video
These monsters you can encounter in the wild: Changed spawns also appear in the wild. We show you all monsters, those marked with an asterisk* can be shiny.
Bellsprout*
Weepinbell
Charmander*
Charmeleon
Squirtle*
Wartortle
Alolan Rattata*
Pikachu with Trading Card Cap*
Slowpoke*
Magikarp*
Eevee*
Spinarak*
Natu*
Drifloon*
Numel*
Bidoof*
Duskull*
Reißlaus
Rare spawns:
Onix*
Chansey*
Snorlax*
Dragonite
Slaking
Additionally, the regional Pokémon Lunatone and Solrock will appear worldwide.
Numerous collector tasks: During the event, you will receive a total of nine different collector challenges, which are supposed to vary in difficulty. These will earn you EXP, a lure module, and an incubator.
In addition, you should encounter Bulbasaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Meltan there. So, there seems to be a way to meet Meltan outside of the Mystery Box.
What does field research bring? In the field research tasks, you will mainly encounter Kanto monsters and Reißlaus. These appear:
Embers Adrift is a new MMORPG currently in closed beta. The special feature of the game is its pure PvE focus. In a State of the Game, new details about fast travel, areas, and extended testing times were shared.
What kind of game is this? Embers Adrift is a sandbox MMORPG where you should experience adventures your way. You explore an open world where only NPCs can become your problem. Because there is no PvP at all in the current state of the game.
Embers Adrift relies on a specialization system for classes. At first, you choose from Defender (Tank), Striker (DD), and Supporter (Healer). At level 6, you then choose a second specialization and create a special class – from Defender and Supporter comes the Knight, from Defender and Striker the Juggernaut. This results in 9 different combinations, with the second specialization being changeable.
Overall, the MMORPG claims to rely on a “Holy Trinity+”. This consists of Tank, Healer, DD, and Crowd Control.
The focus is generally on group content. There are dungeons, raids, and challenges in the open world. Those who want to adventure alone can do so, but will miss out on some things. Even part of the story is said to take place in group instances.
Embers Adrift does without larger quest hubs and boring farming tasks. All quests in the game are said to tell a story and provide larger rewards at the end.
Crafting is said to play an important role.
There are some elements that are intended to provide more immersion, including the absence of a minimap, unnecessary tooltips, and a reduced interface.
In general, Embers Adrift advertises that players should experience adventures with friends that they would later tell around a campfire.
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PvE MMORPG Embers Adrift shows 4 minutes of gameplay footage
Does Embers Adrift really completely do without PvP? For now, yes. However, the developers are considering bringing a duel feature. The focus would then be on passing the time while waiting. Arenas or even PvP in the open world are not planned.
The crafting system has been revamped and is now supposed to make all materials useful, regardless of what level you are.
New bank slots have been introduced, which can be purchased with in-game currency.
New armors and weapons have been created.
Emotes have been implemented.
New skills for levels 20 to 30 have been added.
In May, a fast travel system was introduced, because the areas in the game are so huge. Each area gets a monolith that you must unlock first. Once unlocked, you can travel from one monolith to another. Currently, traveling is still free, but there is still discussion about it.
Also, in February, they began increasing the beta times. Initially, you could only play on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, but since June, the beta now runs from Friday at 8 PM to Tuesday at 8 PM. Additionally, in early March, the NDA of the beta was lifted.
We have included new gameplay by YouTuber SuperBitsandBob, who has already spent several hours in Embers Adrift:
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Where is the game currently standing? Embers Adrift is currently in a closed beta. According to the developers, almost all areas planned for launch should be finished. The dungeons are also reportedly complete.
In crafting, skills, and animations, they are currently working on fine-tuning. Additionally, there were initial stress tests for the servers, including an event where all players gathered in one place to fight against monsters.
How can I participate in the beta? Those who want to play the beta must currently purchase a package that costs 50 euros. This includes:
Access to the beta
A special title
A sword skin
One day early access to the release
One month of gameplay
How is Embers Adrift funded? Embers Adrift has no initial costs – you do not need to purchase a code for the game. However, it relies on a monthly subscription like WoW or FFXIV. In return, there is no in-game shop.
What do you think about Embers Adrift? Is this MMORPG interesting to you, or do the group focus and the rather weak graphics put you off? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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The assault rifle NZ-41 was a force in Call of Duty: Warzone shortly after the release of CoD: Vanguard. But it received a heavy nerf and vanished into obscurity. Now it is back and brings you a laser rifle with high damage – with the right setup.
The NZ-41 is an exciting assault rifle in Call of Duty: Warzone with special properties. The longer you fire in automatic mode, the harder the handling becomes – the recoil increases. At least that should be the case.
Because after a buff of the NZ-41, there is no longer talk of “recoil” in the usual sense. The assault rifle is extremely stable, offers high damage, and Warzone expert “JGOD” even calls the NZ-41 “the best weapon for range currently”.
How you can build the laser yourself at home, we will show you on MeinMMO.
CoD Warzone: NZ-41 Setup – No Recoil, No Mercy
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: LOR Mk1 Burst
Optic: SVT-40 PU Scope
Stock: Orbweaver E Pack
Underbarrel: m1940 Hand Stop
Magazine: 6.5mm Sakura 50 Round Mags
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Hatched Grip
Perk 1: Brace
Perk 2: Fully Loaded
Add-ons in English
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: LOR Mk1 Burst
Optic: SVT-40 PU Scope 3-6X
Stock: Orbweaver E Pack
Underbarrel: m1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 6.5mm Sakura 50 Round Mags
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Hatched Grip
Perk 1: Brace
Perk 2: Fully Loaded
To unleash the full potential of the NZ-41, you need the burst barrel. It ensures that the weapon fires in a 3-shot mode. But you can also switch the firing mode to “Automatic,” and here lies the hidden power.
The burst barrel in automatic firing mode is very stable and delivers high damage. With chest shots, you are approximately on the level of the StG 44, which is also considered very strong.
However, the NZ-41 boasts a significant advantage: Only one hit on the neck hitbox or the head significantly reduces the time-to-kill. Additionally, the time-to-kill does not increase when you hit weak hitboxes, such as extremities or the stomach.
How extremely stable the assault rifle currently is, you can check out in the English video by JGOD. The Warzone expert shows a relaxed 180-meter kill on Rebirth Island (at 2:20 min):
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After the buff, the NZ-41 ranks at the top of the weapon meta and is very easy to handle. A nerf may be coming soon, as the damage values along with the almost non-existent recoil are really very strong.
A new toy and the solution to Venari’s death can be easily obtained in World of Warcraft. We will tell you how.
The supposed death of Ve’nari in Patch 9.2.5 sparked many theories. Now, the most likely one has proven to be true and provides all players with a new, cool toy. For this, you only need to solve a very small puzzle that many of you probably have already “unconsciously” completed.
What kind of puzzle is it? Just a few days ago, we reported that players in Patch 9.2.5 might be on the trail of a puzzle. After all, Ve’nari has left her location in the Maw and her corpse is in Zereth Mortis near the Creation Catalyst. Engineers have uncovered that something about Ve’nari’s death is not right – and now there is proof of that.
More and more players are receiving a letter from Ve’nari, in which she admits: Her death was faked. All her plans have come to fruition and she now has the opportunity to travel the cosmos.
Only a shade remains of Ve’nari.
How do you get the toy “Stored Wisdom Device”? To get Ve’nari’s toy, you need to do very little – the steps of the “puzzle” that have been found so far were already a complete guide. You need to do the following:
After completing the Covenant campaign, visit Ve’nari in the Maw. She should now be a translucent purple hologram. Speak to her and choose her dialog option.
Then travel to Zereth Mortis to the Creation Catalyst. There, Ve’nari’s corpse lies directly at the machine. Click on the corpse and select the dialog option here as well.
Now wait about 5 days. After that, you will receive a letter from Ve’nari and the toy “Stored Wisdom Device” will be delivered to you directly.
What can the toy do? As the name suggests, the toy contains Ve’nari’s collected knowledge and teachings. When used, it summons a small portal-like object, like the ones you know from Ve’nari. Several dialog options are available to you. You can have the 7 rules of Ve’nari recited to you again or grill her with a question to which she then has a – more or less – appropriate answer.
What happens now with Ve’nari? The letter and the toy make it relatively clear that Ve’nari has not completely disappeared from World of Warcraft. She wanders the cosmos and is very likely to appear again. At the latest when WoW ventures into cosmic regions again and addresses the conflict between Light and Void as a theme, we can expect a return of Ve’nari.
The community expresses disappointment: That the toy is not hidden behind a long puzzle, but only consists of two short dialogs and a letter, disappoints some players. Many had hoped that Blizzard had hidden one of its famously infamous huge “secrets” here, whose solution involves many steps and keeps the player community guessing for a long time. The fact that this is not the case is seen by some as wasted potential.
Thus, the “puzzle” remains significantly more accessible and allows all players to quickly find out what happened to Ve’nari – because she was not simply forgotten by the developers.
Have you already obtained the toy? What do you think of it and would you have preferred a longer puzzle?
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