In FIFA 22 the TOTW 36 is now available. Who made it into the Team of the Week this time, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
When will TOTW 36 be released? The new Team of the Week will be available starting Wednesday evening, May 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team.
Which players receive TOTS cards? A TOTW card is given to players who have impressed with strong performances in real football during the past week.
These special black cards have improved stats and can also fetch higher prices on the transfer market.
These players are in TOTW 36
The best players in the new TOTW 36: Although numerous top cards are currently being released in FUT with the TOTS event, the new TOTW 36 surprises with a few strong cards, thanks to their strong stats are nearly at TOTS level.
For instance, Son (92), Robertson (91), and Di Maria (90) receive decent inform cards, which should at least be significantly cheaper than the TOTS variants.
The Mid-Season of Season 3 of Call of Duty: Warzone is live, and the patch notes are known. The changes are extensive, affecting almost every aspect of the battle royale. Raven Software aims to provide more counters, better movement, and more playtime in matches. Highlights and info about update 1.58 can be found on MeinMMO.
Call of Duty: Warzone has survived the attack of the giant monsters and enters the next phase: Mid-Season 3 is live. And there are a lot of changes to the game – in terms of content and balance adjustments.
The developers at Raven Software explain the changes in the patch notes and show 3 pillars on which the innovations and adjustments are based:
More counters – Mechanics are meant to have corresponding counter gameplay
More movement – You should progress faster, and movement techniques will be expanded
More playtime – The time you spend watching in matches should be reduced
The considerations behind the adjustments are aimed at spicing up sometimes slow mid-games. For this purpose, a fast travel system is coming to the island of Caldera, as well as new tokens for reviving and a speed buff.
We will list the details and info about the update here in an overview.
CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 3 – Info about Update 1.58
When does the update come? The Mid-Season 3 is already live in Warzone.
How large is the update? It’s manageable. You usually need just over 5 GB for the update.
PlayStation 5:
5.2 GB
PlayStation 4:
5.2 GB
Xbox One Series X / S:
5.4 GB
Xbox One:
5.4 GB
PC:
5.7 GB (Warzone only)
6.6 GB (with CoD MW)
What about Vanguard? The Mid-Season went online in Vanguard earlier. You can find the English patch notes at the developer Sledgehammer Games (sledgehammergames.com).
CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 3 – Content
Even before the release of the patch notes, some of the new features were known:
What has been shown for the first time, however, is the new squad interface. You can now see much more information about your team members’ equipment at a glance:
Season 3 will become truly exciting only under the next headline. Because the balance adjustments are extensive and do not end with the weapons.
Massive adjustments in weapon balance, changes in player numbers on Caldera, nerf of the strong stims – Mid-Season 3 is full of major adjustments, and we list the most important ones for you here:
150 instead of 100 base health on Rebirth Island
120 instead of 150 players on Caldera
6 more lootable perks
Loadout markers are now part of the ground loot (Caldera)
Higher movement speed when downed
Nerf for the stims
Higher spawn rate of revival tokens (Caldera)
3,000 instead of 4,000 cash for revival
You only lose 50% cash on death (previously 80%)
4 hits for a kill with the weapon shaft
Slide camera fixed when sliding down stairs
Armor trucks have been weakened, sabotage contract removed from solo
New ground loot – gray and green weapons have one more attachment each
The adjustments have the potential to shake up the gameplay feel of Warzone a bit. Added to this are the balance changes to the weapons.
We will list the adjusted weapons for you with our assessment of whether the weapon has been nerfed or buffed:
AK-47 (CW) – Buff
AS44 – Buff
BAR – Strong buff
Cooper Carbine – Buff
C58 – Nerf
CR-56 AMAX – Strong nerf
FARA 83 – Nerf
Nikita AVG – Buff
Itra Burst – Buff
NZ-41 – Buff
Vargo 52 – Buff
Volkssturmgewehr – Buff
XM4 – Nerf
SVT-40 – Buff
M1916 – Buff
M1 Garand – Buff
HDR – Nerf
Pelington – Nerf
ZRG – Nerf
Kar 98k (MW) – Nerf
Three-Line Rifle – Buff
Dragunov – Buff
Rytec AMR – Strong buff
M82 – Strong buff
Type 99 – Buff
Gorenko – Buff
Kar 98k (VG) – Buff
Milano – Nerf
LAPA – Nerf
OTs 9 – Nerf
Armaguerra 43 – Buff
Owen Gun – Nerf
AUG (MW) – Nerf
Welgun – Nerf
UGR – Buff
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And again, Warzone brings a mega package with innovations in gameplay and adjustments to many weapons. Since the start of Season 2, the battle royale has been stepping on the gas and maintaining an unusual pace.
Additionally, in Season 3, there was the big event with Godzilla and King Kong.
We would love to know your thoughts on this – about Season 3 and the overall situation of Warzone. Feel free to leave us a comment with your opinion.
For technology, you can spend a lot of money, especially as a tech enthusiast. However, Twitch streamer Mizkif recently came across a setup that left him speechless.
Who is it about? Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo was still working as a cameraman for the controversial Twitch streamer Ice Poseidon in 2018. Today, the 27-year-old is one of the biggest streamers on the platform. Mizkif recently made headlines after he rejected a pretty lucrative deal.
The streamer has over 2 million followers on Twitch. He streams in categories such as Just Chatting, but has also recently shown games like Mario Kart or Counter Strike.
In one of his latest streams, Mizkif watched various videos from viewers who conducted small tours of their rooms and showed their PC setups.
A viewer caught Mizkif’s attention with a $500 donation – because he really wanted Mizkif to check out his setup.
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Check out the brilliant Collector’s Edition of the NVIDIA TITAN Xp in Star Wars style in the video
Cameras, Monitors, PCs, and Lights – “Why?”
Mizkif engaged with the viewer, who claimed to have the best room of all. He asked on Twitter: “Who has setups better than mine? I’m waiting.”
Mizkif felt challenged. He doubted that any viewer could have a better setup than him. So, he watched the video.
This is what the viewer shows: The video features a kind of production room filled with unusual lighting and a lot of technology. The viewer points out various tech toys, but also really expensive devices that he uses for his streams.
You can see how that looks here in the video:
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Among other things, the viewer speaks of four Red-V-Raptor camera production kits, each costing over $30,000. Additionally, there are numerous monitors and a total of four PCs with two 3090 and two 3090Ti graphics cards, which are not exactly cheap either.
Additional cameras from Sony, lighting, and more complete the picture. Among other things, there is also decoration that the viewer particularly highlights: various collectibles in the background, as well as so-called “Nano Leaf” lighting, which is arranged in a detailed manner to illuminate the setting.
Furthermore, the viewer points out a cloud-like ceiling, pandas riding doves, and a moon in the background, which is meant to give a little “Japanese Forest vibe” – along with cherry blossoms and leaves on the wall.
Additionally, the name “SniperPanda” is visible again and again – that’s what the viewer calls himself.
This is how Mizkif reacts: The room of “SniperPanda” definitely caught Mizkif off guard. He repeatedly looks in disbelief at what is being shown to him: “Why the hell do you have leaves and trees in your room?”, he asks. The sheer number of cameras shocks the streamer: “What the hell do you want to do? Do you want to film heads, shoulders, knees, and toes? What is the point?”
The viewer has more cameras than Mizkif’s entire production company, the streamer claims: “I didn’t know cameras could grow. He harvests those cameras,” Mizkif comments on the camera garden. The many monitors also confuse him: “What is the reason? Why do you need a TV on the floor?”
For the streamer, the room seems to have too much of everything somehow:
I would always prefer my setup. Instead of these antennas, soundboard, keyboard. That’s wasting money. I don’t want to be rude. Do your thing. But that looks like so much work. I just find that it’s not necessary. You have more cameras than the entire production of OTK. What’s that good for?
For Mizkif, all this technology is pointless: “That’s probably worth half a million dollars,” the streamer estimates. In his view, it’s not needed: “Is that better? No. But man, you have a lot of tech. If you ever have a garage sale, let me know.
Also, the comments mainly express confusion about why one would need such a large amount of high-end technology at all.
What is the setup good for? Mizkif is still searching in his stream for the viewer, to find out who he actually is. The viewer turns out to be “Neon Sniper Panda” – a streamer who is also active on Twitch.
He also counts more than a million followers on the platform, but his viewer numbers are in a significantly lower range. In his production room, he primarily produces a podcast – among other things, with other streamers, but also with e-girls.
“I always say, other people have streams, we have productions,” he commented on his setup at the start of the video. On Twitter, he also reacted to Mizkif’s criticism:
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The MMORPG “Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen” brings hope to all players longing for the old MMORPGs like Everquest, where PvE against gigantic bosses was the focus in group play. In May 2022, MeinMMO takes a look at the state of the PvE MMORPG.
This is the idea of Pantheon: The crowdfunding MMORPG aims to deliberately bring back an “old-fashioned” feeling with some new systems: The “Oldschool MMORPG” is supposed to be far from the dungeons of a modern WoW, where players simply rush through like a horde of crazed goblins while shouting “OGOGOG” and hammering the key for the “I deal as much damage to as many enemies as possible” skill.
The idea for the game originated in 2014, when it was launched with a crowdfunding campaign.
Here are 10 minutes of gameplay from Pantheon, the MMORPG hope for PvE fans
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Here are 10 minutes of gameplay from the alpha of Pantheon, the MMORPG hope for PvE fans
Key ideas of Pantheon include:
A climbing system that allows players to explore the world vertically
A perception system that enables players to discover secrets in the world
A high level of difficulty. The developers state: There is no easy mode; you need friends for everything. Dungeons cannot be rushed in 5 minutes with AE damage; everyone must fulfill their role; otherwise, you simply won’t progress.
For years, Pantheon was the baby of Brad McQuaid, a key developer of Everquest, and the mind behind the MMORPG Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. However, McQuaid passed away in 2019. Since then, Pantheon has become quieter.
Pantheon hires 4 new developers, is in the midst of development
Where does the game stand today? In a newsletter from May 2022, the team reports on its progress. Visionary Realms has now onboarded 4 new employees, primarily for animation and graphics. The rest of the team is currently working on the zone Wild’s End.
A “roadmap to Alpha” shows that while the team is making regular progress, there is still a lot of work ahead. Only a few rudimentary steps, such as “NPC Combat Awareness” and “Asset Streaming,” have been completed.
The team is currently working on key systems such as class development, reworking the network system, or crafting systems.
Many other, more supplementary areas such as factions, the perception system, or things like swimming and climbing have not yet been started.
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Alpha is supposed to start in 2022 – but that doesn’t seem certain
Is there a schedule for when it can be played? It seems that Pantheon will remain in a “pre-alpha” state for the foreseeable future.
In December 2021, it was announced, that they would spend 2022 preparing the game for an alpha and conducting it within the year – but whether this will actually happen seems questionable.
Crowdfunding MMORPGs like Pantheon are notorious for repeatedly and often drastically shifting their schedules: This has also happened to Pantheon’s “colleagues” like Crowfall, Chronicles of Elyria, Camelot Unchained, or Ashes of Creation.
For Pantheon, it was crucial in May that they have – as promised – hired new developers who are already working on the project.
In any case, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen remains an interesting project for MMORPG fans. However, whether it will really enter alpha in 2022 seems questionable. The moment when it will be “truly playable” is still far off even 8 years after its announcement.
This seems to be the crux of crowdfunding MMORPGs: They go public early with fantastically sounding concepts to raise money and excite fans. But by that time, they only have the ideas on paper and sketches; it takes a good decade or more until they can be admired with keyboard and mouse.
For hardened MMORPG veterans, Pantheon is one of the absolute hopefuls:
We are currently looking for a (Junior) Video Editor for our Munich office
Our video team reaches hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic gamers every day with its YouTube channel and Twitch channel. We are looking to further expand this area and need your active support.
That’s why we are looking for a Video Editor (Junior) (m/f/d) to strengthen our video content team starting July 1, 2022.
As a valuable team member of one of Germany’s largest video game websites, you will play a crucial role in advancing the channels further and help determine the direction we develop – and of course, the direction you take.
As a Junior Editor, you will be part of a creative, versatile, talented, and ambitious team that aims to inform and entertain gamers with videos and live content every day.
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You research, write, and create video contributions for our YouTube channel
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You can combine your fascination for video games and your creativity in your tasks
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You have experience in the video field (editorial video experience, your own video channels) or have already worked editorially in the text area
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After just one week, the new survival game V Rising is celebrating huge success. Tens of thousands of players, a million copies sold. Now the development team is fulfilling a major wish of the fans by introducing a new feature, just via a hotfix.
What is this feature? It’s about offline play. With the new hotfix, you now have the option to play without an internet connection. Among other places, on reddit, there were often requests for an offline mode; it is one of the most requested features.
The excitement was somewhat dampened at release. On the one hand, there were complaints about the game’s time mechanics as well as the online requirement. V Rising could only be played if there was an internet connection.
For players with unstable connections or temporary internet outages, playing was not possible. This was changed with a hotfix on May 25. Now V Rising can also be played offline.
In the video, you will learn everything you need to know about V Rising in 2 minutes:
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All info about the new vampire survival MMO ‘V Rising’ on Steam – in 2 minutes
Playing V Rising offline – Here’s how
How do I play offline? To start the offline mode, you unfortunately still need an internet connection first to connect to Steam. Follow these steps:
start Steam
switch Steam to offline mode (Steam → Go Offline …)
disconnect your internet connection
After that, you can start V Rising regularly, but without needing an internet connection. Additionally, you can have a LAN mode this way. If you want to play locally with friends, you can join a shared server with the “-lan” parameter on your server and by checking the “LAN Server” box.
Unlike in a simple private game, you will not be thrown out of the game in offline mode due to fluctuating or lost connections. If you foresee issues with the network, you can simply go offline and continue playing safely.
In solo play, you are also not exposed to nasty players. Many fans find PvP to be too unfair, which is why solo servers or offline games are a good way to get to know V Rising.
What else is in the hotfix? With the patch, the developers also fix some bugs and introduce the option to send server-wide messages. In addition, there are some new admin commands. You can find the full patch notes on Steam.
Even though V Rising has been playable for a week, you don’t need to worry about getting started. Other players may be many hours ahead of you, but in most cases, you won’t have a significant disadvantage:
Are you eager to finally buy a PS5? Today, you might have the opportunity to do so at GameStop after a long time. MeinMMO presents all the important information you need.
Update May 25, 4:23 PM: It seems that this may have been it. However, since there have been no PS5 drops at GameStop for a year, it is still difficult to assess whether a few more allocations or returns might be released. We are, of course, keeping an eye on that for you!
It is still extremely difficult to get a PS5. The last few months have often been marked by longer dry spells regarding PS5 drops and sales actions.
Moreover, some retailers completely exited the online business with the coveted console last year and focused entirely on brick-and-mortar sales. GameStop is one of them.
Thus, the PlayStation 5 could only be purchased from the company as part of local sales events, where a lot of luck was also needed since the allocations were usually very limited.
After over a year, GameStop is selling the PS5 online again
But now the big surprise: On the occasion of the Days of Play, GameStop is actually selling the PS5 online again for the first time in over a year!
Didn’t get a PS5? If you didn’t get a PS5, check our ticker. Here we keep you updated daily and explain how to best get a PS5 and show you drops around the coveted console.
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In World of Warcraft, the streamer “Nalipls” has undergone a horror trip. One of her moderators (29) allegedly mutated into a crazy stalker after a meeting at BlizzCon 2019, forging and distributing naked photos of her, as well as harassing her permanently. The behavior became increasingly protective over the years. Blizzard wanted to protect her. Ultimately, the FBI got involved.
Trigger Warning:The post describes a frightening and threatening situation related to harassment and stalking that Twitch streamer Nalipls encountered. This may be unsettling or distressing for some readers.
This is what the streamer says: On January 27, 2022, Twitch streamer “Nalipls” posted on Twitter, describing that she has been harassed and threatened by a former moderator of her Twitch channel for 2 years.
The person had been a member of her community and a moderator of her stream for a long time (via twitlonger).
After a personal meeting at BlizzCon, the moderator becomes a stalker
But trouble began when she first saw him at BlizzCon 2019, where she signed autographs. After this meeting, his behavior became “concerning.” He wanted more and more attention from her, donated more money, and wanted to talk to her privately on Discord.
When she made it clear that she was already in a relationship, he tried to visit her in Canada. Additionally, he began to publish “inappropriate comments” about her photos. Apparently, he used several accounts for this, as the Twitch streamer writes.
Man forges naked photos of the streamer and sends them to everyone
This is how it escalated: The situation apparently escalated when she confronted him about his increasingly bizarre behavior. Now he allegedly threatened to commit suicide – Nali alerted the police.
When the police officers determined that the man was fine, she cut off contact with him and revoked his mod privileges.
“He completely lost it now. He started harassing me and my moderators with numerous fake accounts on Twitter, Twitch, and in WoW […] It was at that point when he started photoshopping my face onto the bodies of naked women and paid others to do the same. He then took these photos and sent them to my friends and followers. At that time, I also had to go to the emergency room due to stress-induced heart problems.”
Nali says that she even had to stop streaming in February 2021. Her heart problems worsened continuously. The harassment became more and more severe.
Under each of her posts, the man packed countless naked images. Every time one of his accounts was banned, he simply created a new one. He must have hundreds of accounts, suspects the Twitch streamer.
Ultimately, Nali even obtained a restraining order against him, but because he lived in the USA and she in Canada, this proved to be difficult and costly. Despite a GoFundMe campaign, Nali had to pay $4,000 out of her own pocket.
Ultimately, Nali’s legal costs became overwhelming and for the procedure, she would also have to provide her address, which she didn’t want to do. Ultimately, the lawyer of the stalker made her an offer of $2,000: If she lifted her restraining order, then the man would also stop harassing her. She signed the out-of-court settlement, which she regrets today – the man simply continued and now had her address because she had to provide it for the restraining order.
Stress brings streamer to the intensive care unit
The stress increasingly affected Nali’s health. She had sleep problems and went into therapy:
“In August 2021, I became very ill with heart problems. I almost died. […] I spent a week in a Canadian intensive care unit. I had to completely withdraw from the situation. I was told that any stress could lead to a recurrence of the problems.”
Nali withdrew from the public eye, from WoW, and from Twitter, focusing on her studies.
As Nali describes, it was primarily her partner, Borngood, who kept her afloat during that time. But now the stalker began to harass him and his family as well – as Nali had gone offline, she was now out of his reach.
When she started back with WoW after her break, the situation escalated to the next level. She says: Now the stalker even started paying people to create “deepfake porn videos” of her.
His messages had also become increasingly threatening. He had already written to her boyfriend Borngood that he should get a “coffin for Nalipls,” it would be an “event at a convention that would make the news.”
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This is how it ended: According to a statement from the California District Attorney’s office, the man was arrested on May 24: He is a 29-year-old former airport police officer. He is accused of stalking a professional online player in a multi-year harassment campaign.
The statement states that FBI agents apprehended the man and he is scheduled to appear in court for the first time in Santa Ana on the same day.
The report recounts the story:
In November 2019, the victim traveled to Anaheim to attend “BlizzCon,” an annual gaming convention focused on various video game franchises, including “World of Warcraft.” The victim met the accused personally at a meet-and-greet with fans at the Anaheim Convention Center.
After the convention, the accused allegedly asked the victim if she wanted to be his “Valentine.” When she replied, she politely told him that she had a boyfriend.
The FBI searched the man’s apartment in March 2022 and found “many photoshop-altered naked images” of the streamer, as well as evidence that he owned email addresses from which the streamer received harassing messages.
According to the district attorney’s office, the man is accused of continuing to stalk the victim despite a restraining order in February 2021 and despite an agreement to stop the harassment.
It is said, however, that these are currently only allegations against the man of having committed a crime. Every accused person is presumed innocent until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The man is charged with stalking. If convicted, he faces up to 5 years in federal prison, the district attorney’s office reports. The FBI is investigating the matter.
As the US site Polygon reports, WoW developer Blizzard also banned the man multiple times from WoW and even from the Battle.net platform. Blizzard is said to have even hired its own security force to protect the Twitch streamer at events.
Stalkers seem to be becoming an increasingly big problem for influencers:
When Destiny 2 launched into Season 17 yesterday, it literally set the house ablaze. Players were able to try out the new subclass focus Solar 3.0 for the first time, and it really shines across all three classes. MeinMMO joined in and gives you an overview.
For three years, the subclasses Void, Solar, and Arc remained unchanged in Destiny 2. Only with Witch Queen, when Bungie released Void 3.0, did things change.
In Season 17, the “Season of the Haunted”, everything revolves around the ability Solar 3.0, which is supposed to melt your face off, as Kevin Janes, Sandbox Discipline Lead at Bungie, put it. So say goodbye to your eyebrows.
Titans can now literally “burn the world”. They unleash the power of the Sun’s Wrath with the enhanced Hammer. Confronting a Solar 3.0 Titan feels like the end of everything.
The Hunter scores with radiant weapon damage and generates a few improvised Solar bombs with the Light of the Traveler if anything wants to crawl away.
The Warlocks become Archangel-Pyromancers, triggering chain detonations and throwing lava grenades while applying healing patches to their fireteam.
Warlocks are likely flicking one of the deadliest sparks with Solar 3.0.
All new Solar 3.0 aspects at a glance
Hunter
HUNTER ASPECT “Gunpowder Gamble”
Defeat targets with abilities, Solar debuffs, or Solar weapons to charge an improvised Solar explosive. Throw a solar explosive that can be launched to create an ignition.
HUNTER ASPECT “Take Them Down”
Your Solar Supers are enhanced. Golden Gun – Deadshot has increased duration, Golden Gun – Marksman has increased damage resistance and duration, and Blade Barrage fires more projectiles. While you are radiant, final hits with the equipped throwing knife fully refund your melee energy.
HUNTER ASPECT “On Your Mark”
Precision final blows grant you and nearby allies increased weapon handling and reload speed for a short duration. Stacks 3 times. Activating your class ability grants immediate maximum stacks of “On Your Marks”.
Titan
TITAN ASPECT “Consecration”
Activate your charged melee ability while gliding to launch a wave of solar energy forward that damages and scorches targets in front of you while you jump into the air. Activate your charged melee again in the air to slam down and create a second larger wave of harmful solar energy. If the wave hits a scorched target, they ignite.
TITAN ASPECT “Roaring Flames”
Final blows with solar abilities or ignitions increase the damage of your solar abilities. Stacks 3 times.
TITAN ASPECT “Sol Invictus”
Final blows with solar abilities, impacts with Hammer of Sol, and defeating scorched targets create sunspots. Your abilities recharge faster and your super consumes slower while standing in a sunspot. Sunspots scorch and deal damage to targets inside. Entering a sunspot applies restoration.
Warlock
WARLOCK ASPECT “The Heat Rises”
You can fire weapons, melee, and throw grenades while gliding. Consumes grenade. Final blows in the air increase the duration of Heat Rises and grant melee energy.
WARLOCK ASPECT “Icarus Dash”
Dodge quickly in the air. While Heat Rises is active, you have an extra dodge.
WARLOCK ASPECT “Touch of Flame”
Healing, solar, firebolt, and fusion grenades have enhanced functionality. Healing grenade has improved healing and restoration, solar grenade increases duration and fires lava clumps, firebolt grenade increases target-seeking radius and amount, and fusion grenade explodes twice.
Players have received several options through the new Solar 3.0 aspects to create burning good builds and test them against the enemies of humanity and other guardians.
Additionally, there is a variety of new Ember Fragments, such as Ember of Eruption or Ember of Torches. Bungie also has four unknown fragments in the game, which will likely be revealed only after the release of the new dungeon “Duality”.
What the best options will ultimately be is already being discussed on reddit.
I can’t emphasize enough how damn cool the gameplay loop looks, putting a foe down with the [Hunter] grenade and then igniting them with the knife. […]
Bungie has brought Solar in Destiny 2 to an uncomfortable yet engaging level. In the latest Bungie Insight, the developer also gave a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Solar 3.0. We have linked the video for you here:
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Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted in the Developer Insight
New movement for all three classes: In addition to the hot new abilities, the movement of all three classes has also changed with Solar 3.0.
The Hunter tumbles in the air to make his teammates shine.
The Titan makes a sliding uppercut to then slam his two Solar hammers down for fiery AoE damage.
And the Warlock probably “snaps” one of the deadliest sparks in the game from their fingers.
All information in Destiny 2 for the new Season 17 can be found here:
Old raid becomes a patrol area: Guardians can currently try out their new abilities on the returned Leviathan. While NewLight players wander around in awe, Destiny veterans are already quite familiar with the area.
Bungie has refurbished the “Leviathan raid”, which was old and vaulted, for the “Season of the Haunted” along with Circus, Throne Room, Underbelly, and pleasure gardens. It has become a large, overgrown patrol area that can be explored. However, not much of the former glory is left, as the Egregora plants of darkness have spread everywhere.
What do you think of the new Solar 3.0 abilities in Destiny 2? Which class did you start with and which aspect do you like best? What do you think? Which class will become the strongest damage dealer with Solar 3.0 in Season 17? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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Cotton yarn and cotton are occasionally needed in V Rising recipes. Especially when you want to craft better gear, cotton yarn will come in handy. We at MeinMMO show you how to get your hands on it.
Where can you find cotton? To craft cotton yarn, you first need cotton. You can primarily find it in the Dunley Farmlands.
You can only harvest cotton if you possess merciless copper weapons. You get these by looting or researching the recipe for them.
Note that you receive the garlic debuff as soon as you come near a settlement or a cotton field. It weakens you and you take more damage. Over time, the debuff becomes increasingly dangerous as it stacks.
First, you need to locate and defeat Beatrice, the seamstress in the village of Dawnbreak in the eastern Dunley Farmlands. Alternatively, you can track her blood trail at the Blood Altar to find her.
She is at level 38 and not particularly hard to defeat, as she spends most of her time fleeing and does not deal damage to you. However, local patrols can cause trouble.
Beatrice will provide you with the necessary know-how for the loom and cotton yarn. You will then need to place your cotton in the loom to craft the desired cotton yarn.
How much cotton do you need? It’s best to stock up on cotton, as you need 20 pieces to craft 1 cotton yarn. However, you can reduce the cost to 15 cotton if you place a sewing floor covering.
So you need a lot of cotton to produce enough cotton yarn. You don’t have to always go to the settlements and slaughter the hard-working people, as you can also grow your own cotton.
How do you grow cotton? Every time you harvest cotton, you have a chance to obtain corresponding seeds. You can then plant these at your base and diligently harvest them after they grow.
Netflix announced today, May 25, 2022, that the streaming service is getting 4 new games. Three of these games are available today, and these are not the first games on the platform. But how do you even play games on Netflix?
Which games are being added to Netflix? Netflix is adding three new games to its selection today, May 25, 2022. These games are Dragon Up, Moonlighter, and Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt. On May 31, 2022, the release of the fourth game, Exploding Kittens, will follow.
Requirements for Playing Netflix Games
Do I need a Netflix subscription to play? To play a game on Netflix, an active subscription to the streaming service is required. You play the games through your Netflix account and Netflix profile.
As with series and movies, the Netflix games can also be downloaded and played on different devices with the same account. The games cannot be downloaded with the kids’ profiles.
If you reach the device limit and receive the related notification from Netflix, you must log out of an unused device to free up a slot.
Since an active Netflix subscription is necessary to play, the included games do not contain ads or additional costs in the form of in-app purchases.
On which devices can I play Netflix games? The games that Netflix has in its repertoire can only be played on mobile devices with iOS or Android systems.
Netflix games cannot be played on a TV, laptop, or PC. The same goes for game consoles with the Netflix app. This means that playing Netflix games on, for example, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One is not possible.
The following types of mobile devices support Netflix games:
How do I install Netflix games on my device? To play a Netflix game, you need to install the Netflix app on a compatible device and log in with your active Netflix subscription.
Then, select the “Games” section in the Netflix app. You should find it at the bottom of your screen in the left corner. The “Games” section is located directly next to the “Home” tab.
If you discover an interesting game in the “Games” section, click on it. A presentation of the respective game will then open with trailers, a description, and various images.
You can now either share this game via “Share” at the right edge of the screen with your friends through WhatsApp, Instagram, or similar services, or download it using the “Download Game” button.
If you click on “Download Game,” the “Google Play” store will open on Android devices with the game’s store page. There you will see the age rating, the number of downloads, and ratings, as well as the “Install” button, which you can use to install the game on your device.
On iOS devices, the installation works similarly, with the difference that the App Store opens and you need to click on “Get” or the cloud symbol.
You can find the Netflix games in the tab we highlighted in red named “Games”
In addition to a growing selection of mobile games, Netflix also offers other exciting content for gamers. While RPG fans can already look forward to the second season of The Witcher, we still have to wait for a second season of Arcane.
The series based on the successful title League of Legends received extremely positive feedback from viewers, which is why fans of the series were concerned in April about a second season when Netflix announced it would significantly reduce the budget for animated series.
In V Rising, you play as a vampire, essentially becoming the monster that you typically fight against in other games. This comes with certain peculiarities – namely, that you are indeed quite evil. Some players apparently do not like this.
What are prisoners in V Rising? In the new survival hit on Steam, you have the ability to capture humans. You can simply charm them and then lock them in a small cell, where they can barely stand, perhaps still sit.
The goal is to drain their blood as needed. In V Rising, there are 6 different blood types with special effects and various qualities. If you find a human with 100% pure blood, you will want to “milk” them as much as possible. You can simply lock them up and draw blood.
Prisoners lose health when bloodletting and gain “Misery.” Misery increases the damage they receive when drained. To ensure they serve as a blood supply for as long as possible, you need to provide your prisoners with food and keep their misery low. So, treat them “well.”
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“Give us a kitchen to prepare meals”
What is the problem? Unlike your vampiric servants, prisoners need food. Currently, you can only provide your prisoners with 4 items:
Rats for healing
Fat fish for stronger healing
Rainbow trout to reduce misery
Wise fish for strong healing and also reducing misery
As you can imagine, life as a prisoner is accordingly not particularly pleasant. Additionally, villagers with certain blood types (Workers and Scholars) are often just unfortunate souls begging for mercy.
The reddit user AngryMobster thinks this is a bit too cruel. He has captured a Scholar with 100% pure blood and wishes he could treat her better:
I understand that it’s part of the vampire lore to treat humans like cattle. But my playthrough became so much better once I found the 100%-Scholar. […] So, of course, I want to treat my prisoner better. Not just keep her alive, but well enough that she stays in my service.
He jokingly refers to her as his “waifu,” meaning “wife.” Many people jumped on this, but his point is actually quite different.
We also have an involuntary blood donor. The blood can be easily stored in bottles.
This is the player’s idea: AngryMobster suggests creating meals in a kitchen. This would also justify a dining hall, which should actually be present in every castle.
The meals could increase loyalty. And once that reaches the maximum, prisoners could simply roam around the castle. As a bonus, it would then be possible to drink directly from them, not just drain their blood.
The system would also prevent the need to go fishing. Some players seem to be bothered by having to use this feature, because fish and trout are usually obtained from lakes. However, it is tedious to have to find exactly these 3 types.
The post has gathered over 224 upvotes within a day. For the subreddit of V Rising, this is an unusually large amount. What do you think about the idea?
Despite the fact that prisoners in V Rising are in a pretty rough situation, their blood is extremely important for the game. We want to know from you: Which blood type do you prefer to drink?
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In Pokémon GO the “Alola to Alola” event has started today and brings you new event quests as well as a collector challenge. We at MeinMMO have looked at what tasks await you and we tell you how to best solve the collector challenge.
What tasks are involved? On the occasion of the current “Alola to Alola” event concluding the Alola season, Niantic has unlocked a new collector challenge for you as well as 5 special event field researches.
Where you can get the tasks, what you need to keep in mind when solving them, and what rewards await you have been summarized for you below.
When is the “Alola to Alola” event running? The event concluding the Alola season runs from May 25, 2022 at 10:00 AM local time until May 31, 2022 at 8:00 PM local time.
The collector challenge for the “Alola to Alola” event
Just in time for the start of the “Alola to Alola” event, the new collector challenge has been made available to you in the game. You can find it in the “Today” view, which you can access by clicking on the binoculars in the game. You have until the end of the event to complete the task.
However, do not forget to collect the reward before the event ends, otherwise it will expire. You need to collect the following Pokémon to complete the challenge:
Manguspektor
Trompeck
Arboretoss
Miezunder
Marikeck
Tragosso
Alolan Rattata
Tukanon
Reward: If you collect all the Pokémon, you will receive 15,000 experience points (XP), 15 Ultra Balls, and an encounter with Wuffels.
You must collect these monsters
How you can solve the collector challenge
For the majority of the Pokémon you need for the collector challenge, you will find that you cannot find them in the wild or in raids. These monsters are also marked with a special symbol in the overview.
These Pokémon are actually evolutions. Only Alolan Rattata and Tragosso can thus be caught in the wild.
This is what you need to keep in mind: In order to complete the task, you must develop the original forms (Mangunior, Peppeck, Bauz, Flamiau, and Robball) accordingly. Once you have done that, the respective monster will be counted as collected in the challenge and will be checked off in the overview.
You can currently find the pre-evolutions of the sought-after Pokémon more frequently in the wild. However, you can also find these monsters in the new event field researches.
These are the 5 new quests for the “Alola to Alola” event
Besides the collector challenge, you can also receive new field researches during the event in Pokémon GO. You will receive the tasks as usual by spinning the photo disc at PokéStops.
Once you have “spun” the tasks, you will find them in the “Field” view of the game. You will again have unlimited time to solve them. The following tasks and rewards are available:
Task
Reward
Use 7 berries to catch Pokémon
7 Ultra Balls
Send 3 gifts to friends
5 Poké Balls
Send 3 gifts with stickers to friends
3 Nanab Berries
Make 7 Power-Ups on Pokémon
Encounter with Bauz or Flamiau or Robball
Walk 1 km
Encounter with Peppeck or Mangunior
Especially the tasks “Make 7 Power-Ups on Pokémon” and “Walk 1 km” can help you when solving the collector challenge.
What do you think about the new quests and the collector challenge for the “Alola to Alola” event? Feel free to write your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
V Rising offers you different ways to play thanks to many skills. You can deal damage, support with healing, or keep enemies in check as a tank. Here you can find a tank build. MeinMMO shows you skills, equipment, playstyle, and why tanking as a vampire is really fun.
What kind of build is this? We show you a strong tank build that focuses on the shield skills of V Rising and on physical attacks.
This gives you a very mobile tank that heals itself, attracts the attention of enemies, and can parry strong attacks.
How do I play the build? With the shield build, you are always at the front line, trying to block as many attacks as possible with your shields and deal damage with your physical attacks.
Every parried attack causes damage or distraction for the opponent. The ability “Wall of the Damned” is perfect for this. Almost every direct hit on your shield creates a skeletal warrior that deals damage and attracts attention.
With the right timing and the attack patterns of the enemies in mind, you can often create 2 or 3 skeletons that cause action on the battlefield. This is particularly helpful solo, as not all enemies rush at you. But even in a group, you relieve your team members of some work.
The more enemies, the more damage your barrier abilities deal to opponents who want to harm you. Or worse – your scrolls.
Your travel ability “Blood Veil” and the blood type “Barbarian” ensure regular healing. When you use the “Blood Veil,” the next hit on an enemy returns 5% health and is even a critical hit.
With Barbarian Blood, you also gain some life steal, and every hit with the primary attack gives you back health. If you have really good blood, there is also a chance for even more healing and a buff to your movement speed.
Axe and scythe are excellent for this playstyle. Both weapons have a weapon ability that allows you to hit slightly distant enemies like summoners or mages who are hesitant to approach you or tend to stand still for a few seconds to attack.
Whether axe or scythe depends on your preferences: the axe offers you a dash attack as a secondary skill, a sort of jump forward that also works well for escaping. The scythe has a 360° attack that knocks back enemies.
It is similar with your second magical ability and the ultimate – choose according to your preferences.
With the “Spectral Guardian,” you are briefly almost invulnerable, and the “Merciless Strike” stuns enemies and can also be a good escape.
The choice is difficult for the second barrier. Hits either fire ice projectiles (Frost Barrier) or set enemies on fire (Chaos Barrier).
Be aware that with this build you completely rely on your physical abilities. Damage for you comes from the strikes and abilities with scythe or axe – abilities based on spell power are less effective.
Personal Conclusion: Tanking in V Rising is Wild
Why is tanking fun in V Rising? I like to play the tank. Whether in MOBAs like SMITE or in hero shooters like Overwatch – I find the constant balancing between aggression and restraint very satisfying.
Especially when you manage to gain an advantage for your team.
Often, tanks deal little damage, and the class is rather thankless when it comes to selecting an MVP of the game. Not so in V Rising.
You still have high damage, emphasize movement speed, and have nearly impenetrable shields. Such shield abilities often reduce your movement speed in other games. Not so in V Rising.
Despite the shield, you maintain full speed, which, along with the active combat system, allows for extremely fun tanking. The travel abilities additionally ensure that you can quickly dodge and even heal yourself.
This high mobility and the required timing when using shield and travel abilities give you excellent opportunities for your tank gameplay.
It takes practice, but once you get it right, you feel strong, important, and sometimes even invincible. Quite different from many other titles with the tank role.
Maik Schneider Freelance author at MeinMMO
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At the end of the Alola season, you will receive a bonus special research in Pokémon GO, where you can choose from four different themes. We at MeinMMO looked at what tasks you need to solve and what rewards you will receive.
What kind of research is it? In Pokémon GO, the Alola season has been running since March 1, 2022, during which you have received a total of four different special researches related to the islands of the Alola region:
Now the current season is coming to an end, and there will be a closing event in Pokémon GO called “Alola to Alola”. Those who have completed the four provided special researches in the last weeks or secure a corresponding ticket in the in-game shop will receive a bonus special research.
In this research, the islands Mele-Mele, Akala, Ula-Ula, and Poni will be addressed again, so you can choose one of the islands within the research. You must always complete the first task, regardless of your island choice.
Alola to Alola 1/4
Task
Reward
Catch 1 Pokémon
Encounter with Rowlet
Catch 4 Pokémon
Encounter with Litten
Catch 7 Pokémon
Encounter with Piplup
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,000 XP, 500 Stardust, and 15 Poké Balls.
Alola to Alola 2/4
On this table, you need to decide which of the following islands will be featured in the further course of the quests, otherwise, no further tasks will be added for you. By clicking on the individual islands, you will go directly to the task overview:
Depending on your choice, the respective tasks and rewards will differ from here. What awaits you on the 3rd and 4th tables of the individual islands has been summarized for you below.
Mele-Mele Island
If you have chosen Mele-Mele Island, you can expect the following tasks about your friends and buddy:
Alola to Alola – Mele-Mele Island 3/4
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Land 3 great throws
15 Ultra Balls
Send 5 gifts to friends
1 Snorlax
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,500 XP, 1,500 Stardust, and 3 silver Razz Berries.
Alola to Alola – Mele-Mele Island 4/4
Task
Reward
Send 15 gifts to friends
1 Snorlax
Take 5 snapshots of wild Pokémon
15 Hyper Balls
Trade 3 Pokémon
1 Star Piece
Earn 10 hearts with your buddy
3 golden Razz Berries
Find a new friend
1 Lure Module
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive an encounter with Alola Raichu, 4 Lucky Eggs, and a hat in the Choreograph Cheerleading style for your avatar.
Akala Island
If you have chosen Akala Island, you will find quests related to exploring your surroundings below:
Alola to Alola – Akala Island 3/4
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Land 3 great throws
15 Ultra Balls
Walk 2 km
1 Incense
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,500 XP, 1,500 Stardust, and 3 silver Razz Berries.
Alola to Alola – Akala Island 4/4
Task
Reward
Walk 7 km
1 Incense
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
15 Hyper Balls
Complete 3 field researches
1 Star Piece
Take 5 snapshots of wild Pokémon
3 golden Razz Berries
Hatch 3 eggs
1 Super Incubator
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive an encounter with Alola Marowak, 2 Incubators, and a hat in the Choreograph Hula style for your avatar.
On Ula-Ula Island, everything revolves around catching and throwing. So look forward to the following tasks and rewards:
Alola to Alola – Ula-Ula Island 3/4
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Land 3 great throws
15 Ultra Balls
Catch 5 different types of Pokémon
1 Lure Module
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,500 XP, 1,500 Stardust, and 3 silver Razz Berries.
Alola to Alola – Ula-Ula Island 4/4
Task
Reward
Catch 30 Pokémon
1 Glacier Lure Module
Land 10 Curveball throws
15 Hyper Balls
Use 15 Berries to catch Pokémon
1 Star Piece
Land 5 great throws in a row
3 golden Razz Berries
Catch 15 different types of Pokémon
1 Magnetic Lure Module
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive an encounter with Alola Vulpix, 4 Incense, and a hat in the Choreograph Flamenco style for your avatar.
Poni Island
On Poni Island, you can prove your battle skills in the GO Battle League and in fights against Team GO Rocket:
Alola to Alola – Poni Island 3/4
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Land 3 great throws
15 Ultra Balls
Defeat 2 Grunts from Team GO Rocket
1 Rocket Radar
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,500 XP, 1,500 Stardust, and 3 silver Razz Berries.
Alola to Alola – Poni Island 4/4
Task
Reward
Participate in 10 battles in the GO Battle League
1 Rocket Radar
Defeat 4 Grunts from Team GO Rocket
15 Hyper Balls
Make 10 Power-Ups to Pokémon
1 Star Piece
Defeat a boss from Team GO Rocket
3 golden Razz Berries
Win 3 battles in the GO Battle League
1 Premium Battle Pass
Stage reward: If you complete all tasks on this table, you will also receive an encounter with Alola Exeggutor, 3 Star Pieces, and a hat in the Choreograph Buyo style for your avatar.
What do you think of the bonus special research? Which of the islands will you choose? Let us know in the comments.
However, not all features of the PS5 are immediately visible or known to everyone. Some are cleverly hidden, while others have simply been forgotten. MeinMMO presents you with 6 features that you should know about if you play on a PS5.
Stream PS5 games to your phone or other devices
What is this feature? You want to play on your PS5, but another family member wants to watch a series on the TV or prefers to play on the Switch? Thanks to PS Remote, you can also stream your games from the PS5 to your phone. However, a fast internet connection is required.
How to use the feature: First, you need to activate “Remote Play” in the settings of your PS5. Next, you need to install the app on your PC or your phone. In the next step, just follow the instructions of the app and connect your PS5 to your other device. You can also connect your PS5 controller to your phone or PC via Bluetooth.
Sony itself recommends a speed of 5 Mbit/s, but for better quality, it should be at least 15 Mbit/s.
What is this feature? You’re playing a new game like Elden Ring, but you don’t want to be spoiled? If you want to block screenshots or other content on your home screen that you don’t want to see, you can enable the spoiler function.
How to use the feature: Go to settings and then to Saved Data and Game/App Settings. Here you select the option “Warn before game spoilers”. You can then also set how much should be blocked:
Either only content that has been marked as spoilers by the developers is blocked.
Or you block all content that you haven’t seen yet.
What is this feature? You’re currently playing a tough match or just want to enjoy the story? Then turn off the annoying notifications. This includes hints about games, invitations, or trophies that you are currently collecting.
How to use the feature: Go to Settings and then to Notifications. Here you can deactivate the function “Allow Popup Notifications”. You can also refine what notifications you want to see.
Customize Control Center
What is this feature? The Control Center is something you encounter most often on the PS5. Did you know that you can also configure the menu and adapt it to your own needs?
How to use the feature: When you navigate through the individual elements of the menu with the controller, you can press the option button on the controller. Then you can select from a list which elements should be displayed and how they should be arranged. You can also hide things that you don’t use anyway.
You can also set whether you want to display specific things while gaming. This includes challenges or activities.
Download games from a PC or phone
What is this feature? You’re on the go but have discovered a great deal in the PS Store that you want to buy and play right away? Thanks to this feature, you can tell your console to start the download while you’re away.
How to use the feature: If you bought a game through the PlayStation app, you can download the game directly to the PS5. Select your profile in the app, click on the game library, and select the game you want to install. Then click on “Download to PS5”.
For this to work, the PS5 must be in rest mode. If it is completely turned off, it will download the game as soon as you turn on the console.
Use 3D audio without a gaming headset
What is this feature? The PS5 relies on a special audio feature, namely 3D audio. This is supposed to make the sound and music sound even more realistic and better. Officially, you need a headset that supports the function. But you can also test 3D audio experimentally without a headset. At the PS5 release the function was completely missing on TVs.
How to use the feature: Go to settings on the PS5 and then select Sound. Here you can activate 3D audio in the audio output. After that, the PS5 will ask you to calibrate the system. This can be quite uncomfortable for a short time. If you are not convinced by 3D audio afterwards, you can simply turn the function off again.
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If you’re still looking for the perfect TV for your PS5, you’ll also find it on MeinMMO: In our buying guide, we present the best TVs and explain what you need to consider when buying a TV for the PS5:
Streamers have often complained in the past about allegedly unfair bans. Twitch recently stated in an interview that they want to become more transparent. MeinMMO reports what lies behind it.
Hession is the Vice President of Trust and Safety at the livestream platform. She announced that the platform wants to provide streamers with more details on the reasons for their bans.
She also stated: “We are looking at how we can incorporate more details for people so they understand [why they were banned] – like the video itself. That’s something we are definitely working on.”
What does that mean? Since Twitch already has the feature to create clips, the platform could include a clip in the details of the ban and precisely describe what led to the ban in that excerpt. Streamers could then better understand what led to the ban and adjust their behavior.
Twitch has banned several streamers over the years. In our video, you can see 5 who have caused a lot of buzz:
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The 5 biggest Twitch bans that caused a lot of commotion
How does the notification of the ban currently look?
Twitch currently sends an email to the streamer as soon as they receive a ban. Usually, these 3 things are explained:
Reason for the ban, with a bullet point from the guidelines and examples thereof.
How does that work? Angela Hession also pointed out in the interview that Twitch recently introduced a better reporting system. It allows viewers to specify more precisely why they want to report the streamer and for what reasons.
Where do viewers find the reporting system? Below each livestream, there are three small dots. When you click on them, you can choose between “Report livestream” and “Report something else”.
After that, you have several options to choose the reason for both options. Additionally, under “Report livestream”, you can select a reason and provide some text regarding that.
Under “Report something else”, viewers also find the option “Behavior outside of Twitch”. So if inappropriate content is produced by streamers on Twitter or other platforms that affects the livestreams, that can also be flagged.
Hession assured in closing that “it is their intention to ensure that their community feels safe.”
Season 3 celebrates halftime for Call of Duty: Warzone. A big mid-season update on the evening of May 25 brings massive changes to the battle royale: a new perk, the fast travel system for Caldera, and much more. Get a first overview on MeinMMO.
Season 3 is already halfway through and brings new content and changes to the free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone with a big mid-season update. And the update is substantial.
Here’s an overview:
Many quality-of-life adjustments
Fast travel system on Caldera
Blue perk “Serpentine”
New tokens
High-loot zones
Collectible speed boost
Field upgrade “Radar Jammer”
“Champion of Caldera” Solo
New submachine gun H4 Blixen
Changes on Rebirth Island
The first blog post about the update already shows extensive changes to the game, and more is expected to come. Warzone pro “IcemanIsaac” refers to the update as “perhaps the best update of Warzone so far” (via twitter.com).
We provide all the information about the update and what is known so far in a quick overview on MeinMMO.
CoD Warzone: Mid-Season 3 – Update Info
When does the update come? Mid-Season 3 starts in Warzone on May 25 at 6 PM.
How big is the update? There is currently no information on that. However, especially the fast travel system looks very storage-intensive. An update between 5 and 15 GB is possible, maybe even larger.
Is there a preload? In the last updates, preloads were rather irregular and sometimes not available at all. It cannot be said for sure if you can download the update early.
The developers from Raven Software have already mentioned many details in the first blog post about mid-season 3, but emphasize that these are not all the changes yet.
What is already known, we show you here:
Fast travel system on Caldera
Almost every point of interest on Caldera will have access to the new fast travel system. The tunnel system will have 14 entrances where you can drive across the island with mine vehicles. Approach one of these vehicles to see where it takes you.
We will link the map with the various destination points of the individual stations here:
Blue perk “Serpentine”
The new perk is also available in CoD: Vanguard and reduces incoming damage while running. Bullets, explosive attacks, and fire cause 20% less damage to you. If you hit an opponent with the perk, you will receive a special hitmarker when the damage is reduced.
New tokens
The self-revive token gets a visit from family. The valuable bonuses “Gulag Token” and “Redeploy Token” are coming to the game and give you more options during respawn.
While the Gulag Token brings you back into the 1vs1 duel a second time, the Redeploy Token brings you back into the match directly after a death. Both tokens only last as long as the Gulag is open and yield cash if you have them in your inventory until then.
High-loot zones
These zones are meant to create new, attractive drop zones. Right at the start of the match, there are marked zones on Caldera that are equipped with particularly good loot.
A look might be worth it. However, do not expect it to be quiet here.
Similar to the field upgrades “Trophy System” and “P.D.S.”, you throw this device on the ground in front of you, and all nearby enemies will have a broken mini-map and cannot use killstreaks.
“Champion of Caldera” Solo
In the new solo mode, you can go full throttle from the first minute and will not be able to rest again – the circle keeps closing, and you should always be in motion.
You start with 149 players directly with your loadout and find more cash than usual. The earned coins can be spent at an upgraded buy station that offers you enhanced reconnaissance drones and even the hefty specialist bonus.
To further support an aggressive playstyle, each kill will restore health, equipment, and ammunition.
New submachine gun H4 Blixen
The blog compares the new SMG to the powerful Owen Gun: The Blixen should have slightly more range but a lower fire rate. The vertical recoil is lower, but the recoil pattern can be tricky.
After the first descriptions, the Blixen could be a strong sniper support with high damage but also significant recoil concerns.
However, the challenge sounds unfortunately like something for multiplayer: Get 3 kills while sliding in 15 different matches.
Changes on Rebirth Island
There will be further adjustments on the small island map; however, there are currently no real details on that. The blog focuses more on the story developing on Rebirth.
However, a new in-match event was already announced: Occupation Scans. When the event is active, you have to lie on the ground. All operators who are not touching the ground will be visible to enemies on the large map and mini-map.
In addition to all the adjustments to gameplay and the new content, many smaller changes are apparently coming to Warzone that will change the gameplay feel on a smaller scale.
However, the details will only be revealed with the official patch notes. As a teaser, Raven Software is already announcing a new “Squad HUD”. With this, you might be able to get more information about your team members’ equipment.
As soon as we have more information and the patch notes are released, you will find everything on MeinMMO.
Warzone is ramping up and also shows with mid-season 3 that it is not neglecting the current Warzone, even though the successor is announced for this year.
In the survival MMO V Rising on Steam, leather is one of the most important resources, especially in the early hours of the game. This guide will show you how to craft leather.
In V Rising, you start as a pitiful, weak vampire. To ascend quickly to the new Dracula, you need the right resources. Leather is one of the most crucial, especially at the beginning of the game, as you need it for your armor.
With leather, your journey as a vampire truly begins. With each level of equipment, new bosses are added through the Blood Altar, and each drained “V-Blood” provides new skills and crafting options.
Although some developers may disagree, some of the funniest or wittiest things you can do in video games come from bugs. Games like Skyrim have shown us that bugs can create very interesting and comedic situations, but there are titles that take it even further.
Over time, some of these bugs become trademarks of games, and when I think of this type of bug, it is impossible for me not to think of Quake’s “strafing-jumping”.
Originating from a programming error, this bug not only changed the behavior of its players in online games, but also caused disagreements between the gaming community and its creators id Software.
But what is this random mechanic and why is it important? Today we take a closer look at the bug that shaped an entire generation of players and the most popular PC game genre, and whose effects can still be felt decades later in current and popular titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or even Apex Legends.
If you watch the video, you will notice that Quake players at a high level do something very strange:
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When it comes to moving around the map, they do this by jumping. Although it may seem like there’s nothing more to it, there are explanations and a history behind the advantages of moving this way.
They are not just simple jumps. It is a technique with its own evolution and background studies: strafing-jumping.
This movement technique is not just about moving forward while jumping randomly. Strafing-jumping is a way to exceed the maximum movement speed of characters by utilizing three factors:
Missing friction while jumping
Diagonal movement
Camera control
It is a complicated technique where people have explored the mathematical backgrounds that give those who master it an impressive advantage over other players.
And you know what? id Software did not design it, but it is a programming error. An error that became a crucial advantage in competition with others and that other first-person shooters later adopted.
This random mechanic originated even before the release of Quake. However, the technique, as the name “strafing-jumping” suggests, requires jumps to perform. In the years before the 3D shooter Quake, there was nothing like this in first-person shooters. The mouse wasn’t even used for camera rotation.
This is where the predecessor of “jumping” comes into play: “strafing-running”. The technique was discovered in 1993 in games like Pathways into Darkness (by the way, developed by Bungie) and the first Doom. Players realized that by moving diagonally they could move faster.
The developers reacted only slowly or not at all. In the case of Doom, the legendary developer John Romero admitted that he only learned about the “strafing-running” error and its consequences a year after its release.
John Romero worked on titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. Source: YouTube
Later, the bug was accepted as a feature, and developers of new maps and mods began to accommodate this mechanic. From that point on, players had to know that “strafing-running” was possible in order to handle challenges in the game.
With the release of Quake in 1996, it didn’t take long for first-person shooter fans to find a way to replicate this type of technique in the new game.
“If we could achieve extreme speeds beyond what is allowed in Doom through diagonal movements, who’s to say we can’t do the same here?” was a logical consideration. And a popular game has a large number of fans who engage with the mechanics to give the movement more gameplay depth.
While strafing-jumping was initially done rather by eye, a discussion began about why it worked the way it worked and how it could be optimized.
On paper, the perfect execution, taking into account movement vectors, angles, and a variety of factors – is as precise as it is complicated to ensure optimal execution.
But the perfect execution exists only in theory. It is nearly impossible and also a bit impractical to apply the calculations to the game. So there’s no way to get it right 100%. And yet, the technique has become an important cornerstone in the multiplayer shooter community.
The authorities at developer id Software even argued with the community over this bug and wanted to remove it.
John Carmack, then chief programmer at id Software, said: “Strafing-jumping is a bug. The fact that people have worked hard to exploit it does not justify its existence […] when I play online, I enjoy it more when I have to run and dodge rather than jump. That’s my personal preference, and it counts for a lot”.
Even today, remnants of the mechanics can still be found in games:
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If you look at the source code of Quake 3, you can see that they actually tried to fix the bug for the third game in the series. But the result was far from satisfactory.
Ironically, when Quake Live was released, the originally free version of Quake 3, players noticed quite a big change.
In Quake Live, while it still requires some knowledge of how strafing-jumping works, developer id Software ensured that the speed of running and jumping no longer increases as significantly as it did in the earlier version.
The North American studio is aware of its heritage and knows that strafing-jumping is part of its history. They did not want to completely reinstate the “bug” and instead offered an alternative for those who did not master this technique.
In the end, id Software, despite Carmack’s complaints, accepted that a small programming error is part of the history of one of its most important games instead of swimming against the tide and perfecting their game purely on a technical level.
This did not happen in a small studio bubble. Titles that used the same engine as Quake, such as the first Call of Duty or Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, were also affected by strafing-jumping, leading to all sorts of unintended strategies in their online games.
On the other hand, there were also games that used engines derived from Quake. Works like Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, or even Titanfall 2 and Apex Legends had to implement measures to limit players’ maximum speed to control the power of this technique.
Nevertheless, it is something that was never really corrected, and even today you can see remnants of what was once the star mechanic of competitive shooters.
This article originally appeared on the gaming site 3DJuegos, our partner. 3DJuegos belongs, like MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro, to the Webedia network. We translated it into German.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
