In Pokémon GO you will encounter the 5-star bosses Kapu-Riki, Kapu-Fala, Kapu-Toro, and Kapu-Kime in May 2022. In addition, there are Mega Raids with Latias and Latios. We will show you the dates for the boss changes and the raid hours in the overview.
What do you see here? In May 2022, you can participate in many new boss battles and raid hours. In the overview, we show you all the bosses known so far.
We will update the article if Niantic announces new bosses. Here you will find the counter guides for the respective bosses. Today, on May 18, 2022, you will meet Kapu-Kime.
What else is happening in Pokémon GO? For the first time, you will find legendary Mega Raids in Pokémon GO. Starting with Mega-Latios and Mega-Latias. Niantic had previously revised the Mega Raids, allowing for different ways to access Mega Evolutions and triggering them more pleasantly.
How do you like the outlook on the bosses and raid hours in May 2022? Do you already have a favorite?
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Blood types are incredibly important in the new survival game V Rising and give you special abilities. Which ones do you find the best?
This is how blood types work: Since you take on the role of a vampire in the new survival game V Rising, it only makes sense that you need to feed on the blood of your victims. However, blood not only serves as food but also grants you special abilities and effects.
Various NPCs in the game are found in different locations and have different blood types to offer. As hungry vampires, it is then your task to find these NPCs and relieve them of a few liters of their lifeblood.
There are 6 blood types in total:
Creature blood makes you faster and more resilient
Worker blood increases the amount of resources you receive
Rogue blood increases your critical hit chance and your speed
Warrior blood makes you stronger and reduces weapon ability cooldowns
Barbarian blood enhances your self-healing and attack
Scholar blood increases your magic power and makes you a better mage
The blood types also come in various “purities”. The purer the blood of your victims, the stronger the buff effect you receive from drinking it.
This is how you can vote: In the survey tool below, you can cast your vote for your favorite blood type. Keep in mind that you can only choose one and the choice cannot be undone.
Then fill your glasses and let us know: Which blood types do you think are the best in V Rising? Do you stick to one blood type and do not change it or do you keep trying to drink the right blood for the situation? Tell us in the comments.
Have fun voting!
If you are unsure whether you should start playing V Rising, we have something for you:
There are numerous online role-playing games on the market, each promoting its own concepts and ideas to win over players. Therefore, the choice is not easy, which is why we present the best MMORPGs in 2022 to assist you in making your decision.
Anyone choosing an online role-playing game must be aware that these games are time-consuming, and it takes significant effort to succeed. So think carefully before committing to an MMO!
To ensure that this commitment does not lead to frustration and disappointment, we have compiled a selection of special online role-playing games, presenting their strengths and weaknesses. This way, you can see which game is suitable for which type of player.
How was the selection made? We focused on several factors for this list. First, we wanted to select games that are still alive and receive regular new content. Then, we ensured that various genres and settings are included, such as theme park MMORPGs, sandbox games, fantasy scenarios, and sci-fi settings.
Update: We updated this article on January 11, 2022. New World was added, and SOLO was removed. The article was reupdated on May 25, 2022. Lost Ark replaced TERA.
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World of Warcraft – The Complete Package
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: November 23, 2004 | Model: Pay2Play with subscription and item shop for cosmetics and boosters | Combat System: Tab targeting
Pro
Beginner-friendly
Gigantic repository of content thanks to now 8 addons
Regularly new content
Large community
Complex, epic story
Contra
In some places, the age is noticeable
Some fans criticize the casualization of the gameplay
Reasons to play WoW
WoW is ideal for: Fans of classic MMORPGs who also value a large community and a rich backstory behind their game. WoW is and remains the largest PC MMORPG for an indefinite time, which continues to guarantee a high quality of new content.
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Everything you need to know about the MMORPG World of Warcraft – in 3 minutes
It is also the “most complete” MMORPG, appealing to almost every type of player and allowing them to spend countless hours in it. Whether as a PvP player in battlegrounds, as a collector of companion pets, or as a group player in raids or dungeons.
WoW also appeals to casual players because it can be consumed in smaller bites.
Is there a catch? One should have a sympathy for a timeless, cartoonish graphic style and the conventional, less action-oriented tab-targeting combat system.
And for some players, the current version of WoW is too simplistic. For such players, WoW Classic would be attractive, existing as its own MMORPG since August 2019. Also, the current content drought is taking a toll on many players.
What is WoW?World of Warcraft has been on the market since 2004 and is more beautiful than ever after eight expansions. The old-fashioned comic graphics have been significantly enhanced since the expansion Warlords of Draenor and with the current expansion Shadowlands, you can noticeably see that WoW does not show its age at all, especially in the new areas.
If “eight expansions” scare you – don’t worry, they are all automatically included in the latest expansion “Shadowlands“.
Anyone wanting to recapture the feeling of the past can also start playing WoW Classic since 2019.
What is WoW Classic? WoW Classic features its own servers, which are roughly at the state of 2004. The idea behind it is that players wanted to experience the old feeling of the past. Classic is mainly aimed at players who cannot get into the new expansions and features of WoW.
By now, you can even purchase the first expansion, The Burning Crusade, in WoW Classic and thus return to the time of the first expansion.
Anyone paying for a WoW subscription can play both Classic and the current retail version at the same time.
This is what World of Warcraft looks like.
The Features of WoW
Getting into WoW is easy: Not only has the graphics improved, but with Shadowlands, starting World of Warcraft has never been easier. Players who boost their character to level 50 will receive a detailed tutorial before starting, so they can understand their class right away. After that, the last 10 levels must be completed on their own.
This is ideal for complete newcomers and returning players. Thanks to the radically reduced skills and talents, you always have an overview of your abilities and can easily and comfortably build a meaningful skill rotation.
All of this comes at the cost of complexity, and compared to previous WoW versions, Shadowlands has become greatly simplified. Not everyone may like this, but the gameplay is certainly fun, even if the static tab-target system of World of Warcraft may seem outdated to some now. However, the latest new class Demon Hunter plays dynamically nonetheless.
Moreover, World of Warcraft, thanks to its long existence and Blizzard’s high update frequency, now offers an enormous amount of content. The old content is still available, and those who wish can spend months exploring Azeroth.
Here’s how to get WoW: Those who want to play World of Warcraft, however, must pay 13 Euros monthly. But a free trial account is available up to level 20.
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In Pokémon GO starts on May 25, 2022, the “Alola to Alola” event to conclude the season. We from MeinMMO have taken a look at what spawns and bonuses you can expect and show you all the info about the bonus special research.
What kind of event is it? The Alola season is coming to an end, and for a grand finale, Pokémon GO is hosting the “Alola to Alola” event. Of course, it revolves around the Alola Pokémon and the guardians of the four Alola islands.
Furthermore, there will be some bonuses as well as the bonus special research, where you can choose from four different research tasks, rounding off the event.
When does the event take place? The “Alola to Alola” event starts on May 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time and runs until the end of the month, on May 31, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
All spawns and Shinies for the “Alola to Alola” event
During the event to conclude the Alola season, you can encounter numerous Alola Pokémon in the wild, as well as in raids and from eggs, which have accompanied you in the game over the past three months.
With a little luck, you might even snag one or another shiny specimen. All Pokémon that have a chance to be shiny are marked with a (*).
Wild spawns: Keep an eye out for the following Pokémon in the wild:
Alolan Rattata*
Grimer*
Rowlet
Litten
Popplio
Pikipek
Cosmoem*
With a bit of luck, you might also encounter:
Alolan Meowth*
Alolan Exeggutor*
Pokémon from eggs: On the occasion of the “Alola to Alola” event, Niantic has also adjusted the contents of the 7-km eggs. You get these by opening gifts from your friends. Look forward to the following Pokémon:
Alolan Rattata*
Wailmer
Blacephalon
Kommo-o
Alolan Meowth*
Alolan Muk*
Alolan Sandshrew*
Alolan Vulpix*
Alolan Diglett*
Furfrou*
Raid bosses for the “Alola to Alola” event: In the raids, everything revolves around the Pokémon of the Alola region. Join the Level 5 raids against the guardians of the Alola islands, among others. You will also encounter the following monsters:
The bonus special research for the “Alola to Alola” event
What kind of research is this? During the Alola season, Pokémon GO has unlocked special research for each of the four Alola islands. If you complete all of these by the end of the season, on June 1, 2022, you will receive a bonus special research as part of the concluding event.
This again revolves around the islands Mele-Mele, Akala, Ula-Ula, and Poni. This way, you can choose from one of the four different research tasks. Each has different rewards, so keep that in mind when making your choice. Below we have listed all the contents that are hidden behind them.
This special research focuses on time with friends. It will revolve around “shared moments” like sending gifts or taking snapshots. You can expect the following rewards:
2x Snubbull
1x Incense
4x Lucky Eggs
1x encounter with Alolan Raichu*
1x cheerleading-style hat for your avatar
Rewards for the special research for Mele-Mele Island
Special research for Akala Island
With the special research for Akala Island, you will receive tasks around “exciting adventures”. According to Niantic, you will need to cover a certain number of kilometers and spin PokéStops. As a reward, you will receive:
1x Incense
2x incubators
1x super incubator
1x encounter with Alolan Marowak*
1x hula-style hat for your avatar
Rewards for the special research for Akala Island
Special research for Ula-Ula Island
You can showcase your catching skills and throwing skills with the special research for Ula-Ula Island. You will need to make certain throws and catch a certain number of monsters. You can look forward to the following rewards:
1x Glacier Lure Module
1x Magnetic Lure Module
4x Incense
1x encounter with Alolan Vulpix*
1x flamenco-style hat for your avatar
Rewards for the special research for Ula-Ula Island
Special research for Poni Island
The special research for Poni Island revolves around battling. Look forward to PvP battles and defeat the bosses of Team GO Rocket. In return, you will receive:
Are there other ways to obtain the special research? Yes, those who have not yet completed the four previous special researches can also secure the bonus special research with the help of a ticket.
You can get this for about 4.99 euros in the in-game shop. Also, trainers who have unlocked the free bonus special research will have the opportunity to secure additional rewards with the help of the ticket.
What do you think of the concluding event of the Alola season? Which special research will you choose? And will you buy an additional ticket? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has a release date. With an unusual presentation, they showed the release date – and first characters.
When will the game be released? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released on October 28, 2022. The developers officially announced this.
However, the way of the reveal was unusual: Instead of a typical gameplay or cinematic trailer, they sent a huge cargo ship into the port of Long Beach and filmed the whole thing.
Several graphics were placed on the ship, some on the containers it was transporting.
The crazy action, including the release date, was then shown by the Call of Duty team in a video:
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CoD: Modern Warfare 2 introduces its main characters
This is what to see: In the video, several well-known and one new face can be seen. These are 5 operators who will likely take on the lead roles in the new CoD: Modern Warfare 2.
The “Task Force 141” consists of:
Simon “Ghost” Riley
Captain John Price
Kile “Gaz” Garrick
John “Soap” MacTavish
Alejandro Vargas
All five characters can be seen here in a tweet from developer Infinity Ward.
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What is already known about MW2? Besides the now-known release date and characters, there is hardly any official information about the game so far. What is certain is that it will be a continuation of CoD MW 2019 – and that Infinity Ward is once again leading the development of the game.
There is also supposed to be a connection to Warzone again, as has been the case with the last CoD titles.
League of Legends has announced its latest champion: Bel’Veth, the Empress of the Void. She apparently aims to live up to that name. In addition to classic Void abilities that allow her to zip around, she also has the ability to attack faster. Infinitely fast even, if you let her.
Who is the champion? Bel’Veth was already teased with a trailer in advance. She hails from the Void and in the story of Runeterra, the world behind LoL, she devours entire cities to shape her own world.
In League of Legends, she is a fighter who feels at home in the jungle. She benefits from killing monsters and champions and comes with some particularly useful abilities to enable dangerous “ganks”:
Death in Lavender (passive) – Increases attack speed for killing monsters and champions. After using an ability, her attack speed is increased for 2 attacks.
Void Surge (Q) – Bel’Veth sprints in one of four directions, dealing damage to all targets she crosses. Each direction has separate cooldowns.
Death from Above (W) – Enemies in an area take damage and are knocked up. Hit enemies reduce the cooldown of Void Tide.
Royal Maelstrom (E) – Bel’Veth channels a storm that hits enemies with the lowest health around her. She gains damage reduction and lifesteal.
Ultimate: Endless Banquet (R) – Every second attack against the same target deals true damage. Killing champions and epic monsters grants Void Corals. Bel’Veth can consume the corals to activate her “True Form”, which grants increased health, speed, attack speed, and range.
You can also find the abilities on the official LoL blog. In the video, you can see Bel’Veth’s abilities in action:
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LoL: Trailer shows the new jungle champion Bel’Veth in gameplay – mobile and deadly
Where does the attack speed come from? Bel’Veth’s passive ability can theoretically stack infinitely. This means that with enough time, she will eventually have infinitely high attack speed.
The entire character revolves around the speed of her attacks. The cooldown of the Q is thus reduced, and the frequency of hits in her E is increased. Accordingly, it makes sense that her passive contributes to this kit.
Bel’Veth does not gain attack speed through leveling up, and her attacks and hit effects deal less damage. This means she is more or less reliant on her passive. However, there are still factors at play here that we do not yet fully understand.
We still do not know exactly how the skill stacks and how much attack speed she really gains per stack, or if the value only increases slowly after a certain point.
In any case, you can assume that Bel’Veth becomes stronger throughout a match and that you shouldn’t take too much time. However, it will also likely be nearly impossible for good players to ever bring her to “infinite attack speed”.
Then again, Bel’Veth apparently poses a great danger, as her story trailer shows:
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LoL: Scary trailer presents new champion Bel’Veth – “I devour your world”
How difficult it will ultimately be to play Bel’Veth and how strong she really becomes will be revealed when she finally launches. She is set to arrive alongside patch 12.11 on June 8 or 9, 2022.
Nevertheless, the position remains incredibly important, as the jungler can decide the outcome of victory and defeat. If you help your lanes or can carry the team yourself, victory is assured. If your opponent is stronger or you can’t balance your teammates, you lose. One tip helps you:
Destiny 2 sends the Guardians to the Moon today, as the old Leviathan from Calus has arrived to mark the start of Season 17. While the Vanguard relocates the H.E.L.M. operations center to orbit around the Moon, MeinMMO tells you what activities are included in the first week of the season.
This week: A giant “World-Eater” has arrived in the Sol system of Destiny 2. Once it was the magnificent ship of the Cabal Emperor Calus, but now the Moon Pyramid follows the call of the Leviathan. Therefore, this evening not only must the Guardians face their evil spirits. Crow, Caiatl, and Commander Zavala are also plagued by old memories they still regret.
Alongside new weapons and armor, the Guardians will become “Reapers” and attempt to master their Solar sense between nightmare and opulence to possibly uncover the secret of the “Crown of Sorrow.”
The Guardians have proven themselves on Cabal battlefields and beaten their way through the ranks of the Cabal to finally face the Champion of the Empress in the “final test.” But he throws seeking Solar balls around and uses his Cabal Bubble for protection.
Playlist Strikes have these modifiers:
Arc Burn
Stasis Burn
Iron
The burn modifier accompanies you all week; the others change daily.
New Nightfall weapons in Season 17: In the first week of this season, you can pick up a sniper rifle.
Synthetic Neuro – 72 kinetic sniper rifle
The “Season of the Haunted” also brings new Nightfall weapons to the rotation. Bungie is bringing back two well-known, older weapons from retirement, which will be available in the coming weeks.
In the raid of “The Oath of the Apprentice,” you should survive this week’s challenge “Basic Information”. So if you have picked up a symbol for the obelisk, you must not exceed the buff “Increased Knowledge.”
As a reward for the challenge in the raid encounter of the “Caretaker” on Grandmaster, this week there is a chance for a master version of the submachine gun “Submission,” the grenade launcher “Reprieve,” the linear fusion rifle “Catastrophic,” or the pulse rifle “Deceitful.” But keep in mind that hard and normal mode share the loot.
In the Glass Chamber, the Atheon Challenge called “Ensemble-Refrain” takes place. Note that each teleported player may only shoot one oracle per round.
As a reward, in the Challenge Mode the time-lost weapon “Corrective Measure.” A machine gun that was buffed in Season 17.
The weapon will then definitely come with 2 perks per slot. But always keep in mind that hard and normal mode share the loot.
Weekly Activities
With Season 17, new activities have also come into play. Explore the Leviathan and face the nightmares. Or wield the scythe and defend yourself against hordes of foes.
These activities await players in the “Season of the Haunted.”
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
“The Ghosts”
The Guardians have discovered traces of a ghost indicating Sagira. Can the dead ghost of Osiris help unravel the mystery of Savathun? But to unveil the memory, you first need to find him.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Dynamic Control
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venjhas this week the 3rd Ascendant Challenge for you. You find Petra and her quest offer at the location “Divalian Mist” in the Dreaming City. The city of the Awoken enters the second stage of corruption.
Sources for Pinnacle Loot in Season 17 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new Season of the Haunted, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,570. Thus, the power level at the start of the new Season 17 has increased by +10 power levels compared to the previous Season 16. However, all players will also be raised to a base power level of 1,510 at the start, and there are many sources to quickly level up.
Season 17 is all about Solar 3.0.
This Pinnacle Loot raises your power level above 1,560:
Finish 3 Vanguard operations strikes with matching focus (+1)
Hawthorne’s clan assignment (+1)
Glimmer Highlights in the Eververse
In the new Season 17, you will mainly discover the new Solar 3.0 ornaments. So check directly with Tess what she has new for you in her offer. How about the “Pack Leader Command” ornament for the exotic shotgun “Lord of Wolves”?
Ornament “Pack Leader Command” for the exotic shotgun “Lord of Wolves”
Exotic Ghost Shell “Radiant Cycle Shell”
Exotic Ghost Shell “Simulation Shell”
Exotic Ship “VG-17 Flying Fortress”
Exotic Sparrow “No Room”
Legendary Emote “Abrupt Laid”
Legendary Emote “All Cheese”
Shader “Purple Abyss”
If you find Destiny 2 interesting, take a look here as well:
What will you look at first in the new “Season of the Haunted”? Will you immediately craft a new Solar 3.0 build, or will you dive straight into the seasonal content to grab the new weapons? Let us know in the comments.
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In Fortnite, a notorious yet predominantly powerful weapon combination is back. With the Railgun and Recon Scanner, you can instill fear and terror in your opponents.
There’s a short-term change in the loot pool in Fortnite: The Kippwelt weapons, which had just returned to the game, are saying goodbye.
Instead, you can now find the well-known “Railgun” and “Recon Scanner” on the island. And you should really look for them – because this combination packs a punch.
What makes the Railgun and Recon Scanner so dangerous?
These are the weapons: The “Railgun” is a weapon that has a reputation for being quite powerful, not just in Fortnite. There are also versions of “Railguns” in games like GTA Online or Quake that can cause significant damage. When it first appeared in Fortnite, it was immediately among the best weapons back then.
The Railgun is categorized as a sniper rifle because it works wonderfully at long distances and uses heavy ammunition. However, it packs significantly more punch than “normal” sniper rifles: it shoots straight through walls.
There is a short “charging phase” when you pull the trigger, but that can also be utilized. For those few seconds, it shows precisely with a laser where the shot will land. This helps immensely with aiming – especially since the weapon always shoots straight, the bullet does not drop.
While opponents can see the laser as well, escaping is still incredibly difficult.
Particularly interesting is the Railgun in Fortnite’s “Zero Build” mode. In this mode, you cannot simply build upwards to escape the Railgun, you must somehow evade on the ground.
And the second new, old weapon will likely cause even more chaos here.
This is the Recon Scanner: The Recon Scanner functions like a grenade launcher but does not cause damage. Instead, it shoots out a probe that marks your enemies in a fairly large area.
In Battle Royale, where stealth can be crucial, this is quite useful.
The Scanner is likely to have interesting effects in the new no-building environment as well. Here, players often hide in large bushes to stealthily move through the round. This will likely become more difficult thanks to constant scans.
And lastly, there’s the combination of both weapons: even if you hide in buildings, the Scanner can detect you and show opponents where you are located. If they also have a Railgun, you are not even safe behind the walls of your supposedly secure hideout.
Where can I find the weapons? There is no guaranteed location for the weapons; they spawn randomly on the map and appear in crates. Both weapons are associated with the “IO” – possibly, you have a better chance of finding the weapons in IO crates.
However, this will only become clear in the coming days. You shouldn’t have too much trouble finding both weapons in Battle Royale. And it can be worth the effort: until May 31, you can complete objectives with the Rail Gun that will earn you some serious XP.
Nihilego, Ultra Beasts, Ultra Research Team – What is that?
Both the Ultra Beasts and the Ultra Research Team are closely tied to the Alola region in the main Pokémon games.
The Ultra Beasts first appeared in the seventh generation of games, in Pokémon “Sun” and “Moon”. The Ultra Research Team followed in the sequels, Pokémon “Ultra Sun” and “Ultra Moon”.
These are Ultra Beasts: This group of monsters is a special category of Pokémon that do not fall into the “standard, legendary, or mythical” categories. However, they are similarly powerful as legendary Pokémon.
In the main games, these Pokémon come from the “Ultra Dimension” and invade the Alola region through portals. The aggressive monsters are the counterparts to the guardians Kapu-Fala, Kapu-Riki, Kapu-Toro, and Kapu-Kime, which recently appeared in Pokémon GO.
Nihilego, the parasitic jellyfish Pokémon, is the first Ultra Beast players encounter in the main games. This seems to be repeating in Pokémon GO. However, one should not be deceived here: The jellyfish-like Pokémon is of the Poison/Rock type.
When does Nihilego appear in Pokémon GO? So far, one can only speculate as there is no official date or mechanism for how these Ultra Beasts will appear in the game.
However, it is likely that Nihilego may be the currently secret 5-star boss at the GO Fest. This also aligns with the fact that at the GO Fest, among other things, the Unknown “U” and “B” will appear, which could stand for Ultra Beast.
What other Ultra Beasts are there? In total, there are 11 Ultra Beasts in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon:
Nihilego
Buzzwole
Pheromosa
Celesteela
Kartana
Guzzlord
Blacephalon
Stakataka
Nihelgo
Agoyon
and its evolution Venomicon
These monsters can also be caught in the games, but it’s quite challenging with “normal” Poké Balls. Instead, one must use the special “Ultra Ball”. Whether this will also appear in Pokémon GO is completely open.
How do you imagine the Ultra Beasts in Pokémon GO? Do you expect them to appear in raids – or do you wish for a different approach? Tell us in the comments!
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Even weeks after release, there is still interest in Elden Ring. The latest Soulsborne game even fascinates the richest man in the world: Elon Musk. He now talks about his experience and shows how he plays.
Who is the man? Elon Musk is the CEO of, among others, Tesla and the founder of SpaceX and other tech-oriented companies. According to Forbes.com, Musk, with a net worth of $291 billion (about €204 billion), is the richest man in the world, ahead of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos with $171 billion.
Musk is known as the “Meme Lord”, he often displays a casual attitude and presents himself more or less “normally” on Twitter. He is also apparently a gamer, which has been known even before Elden Ring:
This is what Musk says about Elden Ring: Previously, Elon Musk revealed which class he is currently playing in Elden Ring. In a new tweet from May 23, he also disclosed on Twitter what he thinks of the game: “Elden Ring, when viewed in its entirety, is the most beautiful art I’ve ever seen.”
It’s not only the visuals that matter, but surely the work as a whole. Elden Ring as well as other FromSoftware games are known for showcasing questionable morals and are full of NPCs with tragic stories.
Here you find everything you need to know about Elden Ring in 2 minutes:
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Everything you need to know about Elden Ring – in 2 minutes
Musk is at level 111: “Do you even sleep?”
During the conversation, Musk also shows a picture of the build he is currently playing. He apparently focuses on a Power Mage with a katana and has already reached level 111. Leveling in Elden Ring can be exhausting and takes a lot of time.
Some Twitter users are asking where the billionaire actually finds the time to play so much. Some ask if he even sleeps or if clones or interns play for him. User @elgrandgordo summarizes:
I’m impressed that the richest and most astonishing person plays video games. Where do you find the free time, as busy as you are?
So far, Musk has not responded to this question, and we can only speculate when and how he finds time to play. After all, the multi-billionaire is also a young father. Besides Musk, other well-known names have also commented on Elden Ring – including the former head of Nintendo:
Destiny 2 starts today with the new Season 17 of the Witch Queen expansion. But before it begins, players face a short server downtime. MeinMMO tells you how long it will take and when you can start the new “Season of the Haunted” today.
This is what you need to know today: For players in Destiny 2, Season 17 begins today in the latest expansion “The Witch Queen”.
The “Season of the Haunted” will bring an old acquaintance back to Destiny 2.
Nightmares from the past awaken once again and must be fought.
The Vanguard is mobilizing, moving the operations center H.E.L.M. into orbit around the Moon.
But you’ll have to wait a little longer today, as Destiny 2 has planned a short downtime before the start of Season 17.
To know exactly when you can play today and what changes are coming to the game, MeinMMO will guide you through the Update 4.1.0. This article will be updated accordingly so you are always informed.
Update history for Update 4.1.0. 19:30: The servers are back online. MeinMMO wishes you a lot of fun in the new Season 17. 19:25: The servers are busy. Players are being sent to the waiting queue. 19:05: Update 4.1.0. is here. The download size is 6.1 GB on PC. 19:00: Bungie has released the official patch notes. You can find them further down this article. 17:45: Destiny 2 took the servers offline 1 hour earlier than originally planned. Players were removed from all activities at 17:45.
Season 17 is ready to go – just a few hours left!
Maintenance on 24.05. – All Times and Server Downtime
These times are important today:
At 17:00 German time, maintenance work will start in the background on all platforms.
From 17:45 the servers will be offline. You will be kicked from all activities, and the downtime will begin.
At around 19:00 the servers are supposed to go back online, and Update 4.1.0 will be rolled out for all platforms. Once you’ve loaded the update, you should be able to log in again.
Maintenance work is scheduled to end at 20:00.
Keep in mind that the mentioned times are not set in stone and there may be delays.
It is important: Even if you have loaded the update, there may be connection issues until the end of maintenance around 20:00. You may also experience waiting queues during login. Furthermore, keep in mind that third-party applications and the official Companion app may not be accessible correctly.
What changes with Update 4.1.0 in the new Season 17
This is what today’s hotfix brings: Today’s update mainly introduces new seasonal content to Destiny 2. So don’t be surprised if you have a significantly lower power level after the Update 4.1.0, as the new power level of 1570 applies.
Additionally, there are still a few changes that are on Bungie’s to-do list for the launch of the new Season 17.
Here is a small preview of the patch notes:
Players will soon receive 3 instead of just one Strange Coin when they open the reward chest in the “Trials of Eternity”.
The damage of the Scorn Snipers will be adjusted to that of other fighter types, thus reduced. The projectile spread has also been increased to reduce the frequency of being hit.
The hard cap in Season 17 is 1570, increasing by only 10 power levels.
An optional character power boost is available, bringing players against silver to power level 1510.
Sometimes erroneous information is displayed on the Bungie name change screen after players have changed your name on Bungie.net.
If you experience problems in the game, it is recommended to report them directly through the official Bungie help forum to notify the developers.
What’s in the patch notes? The comprehensive list of all changes from Update 4.1.0 is published by Bungie in the form of patch notes. MeinMMO links you to the latest change log here:
Are you already excited about the new Season 17? What are you most looking forward to? Or have you decided to wait and see what the new update will bring? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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In V Rising (Steam) you can choose between PvE and several PvP modes. Depending on the server, the difficulty varies. Some players find the PvP modes particularly unfair and are annoyed, while others celebrate just that.
What modes are available in V Rising? There are exactly 4 different modes you can choose from before connecting to a server:
PvE (recommended for 1–4 players)
PvP (recommended for 3–4 players)
PvP+ (recommended for 4 players)
Duo-PvP (recommended for 1–2 players)
The majority praise the PvP mode; however, there are also voices saying that PvP can be annoying as a solo player and that especially newcomers have no chance.
So, can you no longer start the Steam hit now and are you too late? MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus has answered this question in detail:
Players noted in a reddit thread that the repair costs of equipment are way too high when you die – especially when you are at higher levels. The creator thinks this makes you lose half a day of farming.
Moreover, he believes it would be appropriate if durability were not affected at all or if there could at least be a repair bench where you can repair your equipment for free.
Also, the user idogadol agrees with the thread creator and says: ‘I completely agree. I win most of the fights on the PvP-Duo server I’m playing on. But when I die, it’s harsh. If I have to use all those valuable resources to repair my equipment (via reddit).’
sosl0w also thinks that ‘it shouldn’t be this way’ and complains that he has died twice and all his gear is in the yellow zone (via reddit).
Additionally, some players write in Steam reviews that PvP is only for people who have friends to play with. As a solo player, one has bad odds (via Steam).
Furthermore, they complain that stronger players attack and loot weaker ones in groups – newcomers have no chance (via Steam). This happens not only on normal PvP servers but also on PvP+ servers (via Steam).
Is this really a problem?
Not necessarily, as you have 2 options to avoid the difficulties mentioned.
Check the server settings carefully beforehand.
Start a private game.
Before joining a server, you can select “see detailed settings” on the right side of the window. You can then see how the equipment damage multiplier is set and whether you even get a 2-hour pup protection – meaning you cannot be attacked.
Under device settings, you will find the corresponding option “Durability loss upon death.”
If you can’t find a server you like, you can create your private game and customize all settings until they match your play style.
However, there are usually servers online that have the default settings and deduct 25% of your gear’s durability when you die in a PvP match. If you absolutely want to play with others but have no friends who also play the game, it could become a hindrance (via Steam).
What do other players think of this? They find exactly the challenge to be spot on. Reddit user Palin_Sees_Russia writes: “I think it’s good. It makes people think twice before going into PvP. Because the consequences of a defeat are so high, you don’t spam and you don’t fight every single person you see […] (via reddit).”
Furthermore, the combat system is often praised in the positive reviews of V Rising . Another fan writes: “This game is for those who want a survival game with a solid combat system that offers both: PvE and PvP (the latter is the best experience, I think) (via Steam).”
If you don’t feel like PvP or find it too hard, you can simply join in PvE mode and don’t have to worry about strength or weakness in that regard.
What do you think about PvP in V Rising? Have you been on servers and encountered the same problems or did you have other criticisms? Feel free to write it in the comments.
About a month ago, the new ultimate raid, Dragon War (Fatal), was released in Final Fantasy XIV, which is considered the hardest PvE content of the MMORPG to date. The best WoW guild, Echo, which secured the last World First, is now attempting it. Their first raid day was great, says MeinMMO author Irina Moritz.
The release of an ultimate raid in FFXIV has been a special event for years. The best players in the world gather to compete for the first kill of these incredibly difficult bosses, which are always hyped.
While FFXIV is usually not very popular on Twitch, it gets temporarily catapulted into the top 10 games with the most viewers thanks to the Ultimate streams. It’s a lot of fun to watch the raiders tackle the sometimes completely absurd mechanics and the breakneck speed of the encounters.
It’s especially amusing when the raiders come from WoW and don’t have much experience in FFXIV. Like the guild Echo, which won the last World First race in WoW.
Now the group led by Scripe (in the title image) is trying to tackle the new hardest raid in FFXIV completely blind.
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The new ultimate raid in FFXIV has a total of 7 phases and lasts almost 19 minutes. A really hard effort to maintain full concentration for that long.
“This is going to be really bad”
This is not the first encounter of Echo’s raiders with FFXIV. At the end of the Shadowbringers expansion, a team of 8 players completed the Eden raid series (epic) blind. They also tackled the new raid Pandaemonium (epic).
So they know how the jobs in FFXIV work and can execute their rotations. They are familiar with the “dance” that defines the mechanics of epic raids, which refers to the specific sequence of mechanics that involve multiple steps to resolve successfully. The established rhythm and movements during execution resemble a dance.
Based on this knowledge, the Echo group estimated that progression would not take particularly long. Within 10 days of 6 to 8 hours of raid time, they wanted to finish the fight, if not even faster.
The problem is that there is a huge gap between epic and ultimate raids.
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An additional drawback for the Echo group is that they have little experience in FFXIV. Many of the mechanics that appear in ultimate fights are based on attacks that have already been introduced in other instances.
This means that someone who has run Nidhogg (Ex), Thordan (Ex), or Bahamut (Fatal) countless times will simply grasp what’s happening on screen much faster. A very simple example of this is one of the very first mechanics in the fight:
In the first phase, you fight against 2 Knights of Thordan, both of whom have appeared in earlier fights.
One of them does targeted line-AoEs on random players, causing dark portals to appear at the edge of the arena.
Experienced FFXIV raiders know immediately:
The portals must not be close together, otherwise they will explode.
You must not approach the portals, or you will die and potentially take a few group members with you.
Both were mechanics that the Echo team had to uncover over several pulls. The same applied to the knock-back mechanic “Faith Unmoving”, which anyone who has been in the dungeon Basilica of the Holy can identify. Or the fire chain mechanic, which every experienced FFXIV raider will automatically break.
As a result, Echo took about 8 hours for the first phase of the fight. And that doesn’t even count as part of the actual fight, but is referred to as a “door boss”.
A “door boss” refers to fights in raids that are essentially a test one must pass to gain access to the “real” fight. These boss encounters are usually shorter and easier than the actual raid fight. In most cases, they only need to be cleared once per instance, as they are followed by a checkpoint.
But it is precisely this lack of knowledge from Echo that makes their stream of Ultimate progression so immensely entertaining. It leads to many sometimes completely absurd situations that experienced FFXIV raiders would never encounter, as for them the prog is never “really” and 100% blind.
The mechanics in the epic and ultimate FFXIV fights often consist of many combined “sub-mechanics”, which are mostly not unique. As described above, many of them occur in other areas of the MMORPG.
Ugly Microsoft Paint diagrams are, of course, a must when raiding.
It’s something I recognize from my own blind progressions in epic raids. These known elements from the fights immediately stand out. Too often it has happened that my raid group has seen a mechanic and immediately knew: “Ah, those are Shiva circles”, “Those are the towers from Bahamut Prime” or “Okay, those are dive bombs.”
The challenge is to decipher the new elements, implement them into a strategy, and execute them in a much faster and deadlier raid environment without the entire group collectively biting the dust.
That’s why I think it’s fantastic to watch Echo during their progression in Dragon War, as they really go in blind. The lack of prior knowledge leads them to come up with some completely strange strategies that make survival harder than it needs to be.
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Not only does it lead to extremely funny situations, but it also shows how an FFXIV raid would go if every single mechanic were completely new. Strategies or solutions that seem absurd to me make sense to the Echo group.
With so many different sub-mechanics that are all stacked on top of each other and going off at the same time, the WoW raiders draw incorrect conclusions from the results. For example, that the ice patches in the second phase of Thordan are soak damage that must be intercepted by several players.
It’s not too far-fetched a thought, but not something an FFXIV raider would suspect first, because these ice patches usually deal simple area damage and then become a DoT.
That’s why the channels of Echo, Scripe, and other members of the group will be my main entertainment on Twitch for the next few days. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the guys. How brutal the fight is, I’m experiencing firsthand alongside my Static.
However, there was trouble in the race for the Dragon War kill:
Survival games like the Steam hit V Rising require a lot of organization – “Inventory management” could almost be considered a field of study. To help you understand which items are worth an inventory slot from the start, we present to you the best starting items on MeinMMO.
Over time, you will craft strong armors, mix powerful sunscreen, and venture deeper into the vast world.
To make sure you know from the very beginning which items you need for your ascension and what they can bring you, here is a small shopping list for your tours through the world of V Rising.
A deeper look into the game is offered by our video on the topic:
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All info about the new vampire survival MMO ‘V Rising’ on Steam – in 2 minutes
Whetstones
What does it bring? The smithing material helps you improve your first weapons and tools. Additionally, you will use it to build the mills. At the beginning, you cannot craft these parts yourself and must loot them.
Even later, whetstones remain relevant – they are part of the recipe for scourge stones, and you will need a significant amount of those.
Where do I get it? Human enemies, especially soldiers, often carry a few whetstones around. They can also frequently be found in chests.
Grave Dust / Bones
What does it bring? You will be grateful for every pile of grave dust you collect at the start. The dust is also part of the recipe for scourge stones and is used when renovating your castle.
While bones can also be ground into grave dust, you need 75-100 bones for one unit of grave dust. Therefore, always take all the bones with you.
Where do I get it? Bones can be obtained from skeletons and dead animals, while grave dust, not surprisingly, can be found in cemeteries or from stronger skeleton enemies.
What does it bring? With paper, you research new items to craft. At the research table, you can exchange 50 paper for a random research item, and you need a considerable amount of paper to progress here. You will rarely find books with targeted research.
Scrolls are the next research material, and if you happen to come across any rolls, make sure to keep them for later.
Where do I get it? Paper is not far from humans. Defeat some human enemies and use their scraps for your research.
Copper
What does it bring? Copper advances you to the next level of weapon evolution and is the first important ore. You will need a lot of it to replace your first weapons, and you can find initial deposits on your early travels through the world, so take the stuff with you.
However, you must “upgrade” your first weapons to have enough power to mine the ores.
Later on, you will also need copper for larger containers, such as bookshelves. The shelves are a cost-effective alternative with ample storage space.
Where do I get it? You can find the brown copper deposits everywhere near cliffs or outcroppings. There is also a copper mine in the first area.
While the mine is full of enemies and will demand everything from you at the beginning – the yield is excellent.
In the first area, there is a packed copper mine.
Seeds
What does it bring? Of course – your castle needs to be spooky and exude an eerie atmosphere. But nothing beats a garden in a survival MMO.
In V Rising, planting in your home garden is quite straightforward – through the building menu, you place the plant, and it will grow until a hostile creature destroys the base.
Choose a suitable spot and take care of a nice garden with “blood roses” and “mourning lilies” – you will need both plants in abundance later.
Where do I get it? Whenever you harvest the respective plants, you also have a chance to get the seeds. Use your swords when harvesting bushes and plants for a little bonus. Seeds can also be found in chests.
Animal Hides / Coarse Thread
What does it bring? You need animal hides right at the start for your armor and also for the next stages of your protective gear. Additionally, coarse thread is important for the new armor.
Where do I get it? Animals like wolves or deer drop some animal hide every time you take them down. Coarse thread is more of a human thing and can be found in settlements, but also drops from defeated soldiers.
Unblemished Hearts
What does it bring? Unblemished hearts can be upgraded into “Improved Blood Essences” at the blood press and are thus an important crafting material that remains useful for a long time. This is how you improve your gear or build a servant’s sarcophagus with the large essences.
Since improved blood essences cannot be looted directly and can only be crafted later, you should not leave any unblemished heart behind.
Where do I get it? All figures with a heart also have a chance of dropping a heart. In most cases, these are blemished hearts that you can press into blood essences or use as emergency rations.
However, every now and then, good and innocent people lose an unblemished heart that you can demonically grin and pocket.
The new survival game V Rising was a huge surprise hit for the creators. The indie title delights tens of thousands of players on Steam, and new players continue to join. But is it even feasible to catch up? After all, the game is based on PvP. MeinMMO explains what you can expect.
What is V Rising? In V Rising, you play as a weakened vampire who builds their own castle and gradually strengthens their powers. The new survival game does many things right and captivates with a fresh gothic setting.
A special feature of the game is blood. As a vampire, you naturally need to drink blood to survive, and different blood types also give you unique advantages. Additionally, V Rising offers:
an active combat system with various weapons and spells
mounted combat on horseback
classic crafting and base-building with your own castle
different areas with various enemies and bosses
With 88% positive ratings on Steam, V Rising can certainly be considered quite successful. Over 150,000 players played simultaneously at peak times, and on average, the game maintains over 70,000 players (via steamcharts.com), and according to the developers, over 500,000 copies have already been sold.
Is it worth starting late? The short answer is: Yes, you can start V Rising at any time. However, there are a few peculiarities that you need to pay attention to.
An important feature in V Rising is the action combat, which also includes PvP. V Rising gives you the option to play on both PvP and PvE servers, and the experience differs significantly there – as do your chances of being able to join in easily.
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PvE is problem-free, PvP could be challenging
How easy is the entry? In principle, you start in V Rising with nothing but your bare hands and must always begin with a new character on a new server. There are special settings where you start with better equipment – however, the standard is level 0.
You will quickly reach a higher level and be able to defend yourself against your surroundings, gather materials, and create your own home. This way, you are initially protected from attacks.
However, you should only need a few hours to reach a somewhat secure status. Therefore, within a weekend, you should easily be able to establish a reasonably safe base:
stone walls that protect your castle and create rooms
workshops for crafting equipment
a coffin to have a respawn point after death
chests and containers for storing resources and potions
enough blood to keep your castle heart operating without it decaying
possibly some prisoners to supply you with strong blood or servants to protect the castle
Your walls can only be destroyed by other players using explosives and protect you from most enemies, especially in early areas. No enemies respawn in claimed territory, so if you have enough space, you can enjoy some peace. The biggest danger mostly lurks in doors that you do not close – then wolves, monsters, or humans can enter and destroy your interior.
For a small advantage, you can find all the resources and bosses of V Rising on the interactive map. Here are some more tips for starting:
What difficulties are there? In pure PvE, you will only compete with other players for rarer resources. The worst that can happen is a shortage of raw materials. This makes everything take a little longer, but you don’t experience any real hindrance.
You must defeat bosses for their blood – but they return the next day.
In PvP, however, the situation is a bit different. Higher-level players can easily kill you, and you generally lose everything except your equipment when you die. If you start later, you need to brace yourself for the local strong players to make life difficult for you.
That being said, an ascent is not impossible, but it is quite tricky. After all, you receive a “newbie protection” of 30 minutes during which you cannot be killed. We spoke with the German streamer CoRRoNa, who runs a PvP server for about 30 players. He told us:
On my server, there are always cases where people are picked off while farming by much stronger players, but many also help each other. The server is quite active in the Global Chat.
But there is also a small group of players who strongly enforce PvP and hunt down individual players in groups. However, I must say that despite a full server, you only occasionally encounter other players. Many joke about wanting to fight but not finding anyone.
Server selection in V Rising – PvP or PvE?
How does the entry work? V Rising relies on a server system. Through a browser, you can play on official and private servers. Private servers have an administrator and can change settings unexpectedly, restart, or reset.
Official servers offer the same conditions for everyone, but they tend to be quite full in V Rising. You might have difficulty finding a building spot here, and especially in the beginning, you will be punished if you don’t invest enough time.
Depending on the settings, up to 60 players share a world and must somehow get along – or conquer and secure their place in PvP. Clans usually take in up to 4 players, although this can vary depending on the server.
In the server browser, you can find more information on the settings of each server, as well as special features such as increased resource harvesting, reduced decay time for your castle, and more.
A click on “See detailed settings” reveals what awaits you on the server.
However, a note on this: the community is currently complaining about the server browser. It is said to be difficult to find suitable servers. During our test, we had no problems with this, but be prepared for not hitting luck immediately.
What modes are available? When playing online, you can choose from different modes:
PvE, recommended for groups of 1 to 4 players
PvP, recommended for groups of 2 to 4 players
PvP+, recommended for groups of 4 players
Duo-PvP, recommended for teams of 1-2 players
What should I choose? If you just want to explore the beautiful, eerie world of V Rising and engage in survival against humans and animals, you should play PvE. If you are interested in battling for dominance over the realm or enjoy competing against other players, try PvP.
By default, there are groups of up to 4 players in PvP. In PvP+, you are punished harder and lose more of your loot upon death. Duo-PvP is specifically designed for two-player teams.
Play casually on the local server
If you just want to experience V Rising, you can also play almost offline. Just start a private game, where only you and anyone you invite directly can play. You simply protect the local server with a password.
This way, you can play at your own pace. This has advantages but also disadvantages:
The advantage is that no one disturbs you and you can set the server as you want. All the power lies with you.
On the downside, the server only runs when you are playing on it. This means production and hunting by your servants only continue when you are playing. Simply producing a few things overnight won’t work – unless you leave the PC, game, and server running.
However, your castle will not decay while you are not playing.
With the right settings, you can balance out the disadvantages. However, you will lose a bit of the entry experience because faster production and more resources also affect the early stages.
Nevertheless, you will certainly get at least 40 hours of gameplay enjoyment before you have explored the entire map and researched all content. Ultimately, how you play is up to you. If you are hesitant to jump into V Rising, perhaps another one of the top survival games will appeal to you:
The anonymity in social networks enables many abuse cases, but the French justice system is reacting faster and punishing cyber harassment. In France, a man was sentenced to one year in prison after harassing and threatening the streamer Maghla.
Some people on the internet believe that they can do anything behind the anonymity of their screens. Over the years, the numbers of harassment and threats have increased and now pose a real problem.
Under the protection of a pseudonym that conceals their identity, unfortunately, there are some people who cross boundaries and become digital harassers.
In 2014, the French government took a first step against cyber harassment by adding Article 222-33-2 to the Penal Code. This law was subsequently amended in 2018 and states that cyber harassment is an aggravated/serious form of moral harassment.
A fixed prison sentence
The streamer Maghla filed a complaint against a 27-year-old man for harassment through an online communication service. The man had sent her countless messages and hoped that she would help him become a webcaster.
Furthermore, the man claimed to be in love with her and could also appear very threatening. During the trial, the man said: ‘I would have liked to meet this woman. I wish her no harm.’
A psychiatric assessment presented to the judges shows schizophrenic traits and highlights an impairment of the defendant’s judgment.
The French streamer Maghla
The court sentenced the man to a one-year prison term, of which he will spend 6 months in custody, a three-year restraining order against the victim, and a five-year ban on working as a streamer.
More and more cases of this kind are reaching the courts, but cyberbullying remains widespread. Nonetheless, it is encouraging and shows that anonymity on the internet is rightly not guaranteed when one breaks the law.
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The British-Indian entrepreneur Herman Narula has been the hope for fans of MMOs and MMORPGs since 2017, who wish for games with tens of thousands of simultaneous players again. Currently, Narula is working with his company Improbable on M-Squared. The new project is supposed to usher in the “metaverse” and can accommodate up to one billion people at its peak.
What is the hope for MMOs?
Before 2005, some MMOs were chaotic worlds with tens of thousands of players on a server, all coming together and interacting: massive siege battles or raids with several hundred players were possible.
The hope is that such “massive games” will return. But for that, the technical prerequisites must be created: Because currently, such “mass gatherings” would overwhelm the technology and a game would crash, bug, or become unplayable due to lag. EVE Online only manages its mass events because it drastically reduces the game speed.
Narula had a billion-dollar idea for “massive MMOs”
Why is Narula the hope for MMOs? Herman Narula is the son of a wealthy construction entrepreneur. He studied computer science at Cambridge and developed an idea there.
With the technology “SpatialOS,” it should be possible for small teams to simulate large gigantic worlds; a special server technology should make that possible. As early as 2017, he received a funding boost of 502 million US dollars for his newly founded company Improbable, which made Narula a multimillionaire overnight – the value of his company was already estimated at 1 billion dollars. Young companies that are valued this high are called “unicorns” because they are so damn rare.
In the following years, he continued to work on SpatialOS, trying to launch several MMOs with this technology. But all these plans largely failed; the MMOs simply did not work, did not find a large audience, or were already discontinued in development.
Currently, he has dedicated himself to a new project: the metaverse.
The latest project of Herman Narula:
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Wundertechnik lässt 10.000 Spieler an einem Ort kämpfen und feiern
This is now his new project: In a statement, Narula says he has worked on SpatialOS for years and all the “pain” from this “ridiculously dumb journey” is now flowing into the work of his new projects like M² and Morpheus. His focus is on the metaverse.
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M² is supposed to become a platform, where both massive battles and gigantic parties are possible. With the Morpheus technology, it will be possible to change existing worlds or create new worlds. The result of this technology has been compared by initial viewers to “Ready Player One.”
In an audio test of M², Narula is now showing how it looks and sounds when the sound is activated in his new project.
Here is the audiotest to see and hear:
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Improbable MSquared in the Crowd Audio Test
For his platform, he has big ambitions. When asked on Twitter how many people can fit in the game, whether they could bring over 500 players simultaneously into an MMORPG, he replied:
Our peak capacity is 1 billion: I assume we can significantly increase the user count, but to be honest, we do not really need that right now. We can handle about 15,000. But that is just a stress test with a few users.
MMO visionary now totally into the metaverse and Web3 fever
Will the hope for MMOs be fulfilled? It is hard to say. Narula seems to have given up on the idea of making MMOs for “playing” in recent years, instead dreaming of the metaverse as a gigantic marketplace full of microtransactions.
Narula believes that “Web3” will multiply the value of the most powerful companies in the world again.
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In Destiny 2, it will be fiery in Season 17 with Solar 3.0 when the former “World Eater” returns in the new “Season of the Haunted.” But what exactly is in the new Season 17, which starts tonight? Is it just recycling? Or can players expect more? MeinMMO has taken a look at what lies ahead in the coming three months.
The return of the World Eater “Leviathan” is likely no surprise for some players who have been following the story closely. We also suspected after the voice lines from the exotic mission Vox Obscura that a return of the former Cabal Emperor Calus was becoming increasingly likely.
In Season 17, the corrupted yet apparently abandoned Leviathan returns.
It confirms that the former emperor and father of Empress Caiatl is aligned with the Darkness.
By connecting the Leviathan with the Pyramid on the Moon, the Guardians must again gaze into the abyss to halt Calus’ schemes.
In the new trailer from Bungie for Season 17, we see the return of the imposing Leviathan. Furthermore, the “Season of the Haunted” also shows nightmares from Shadowkeep and new demons:
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Destiny 2 shows the new season in the crazy trailer – “You will become the exterminator of fear”
What is the Leviathan and who is Calus?
The Leviathan is a gigantic spaceship of the Cabal that once served as the personal pleasure craft of the exiled Emperor Calus and his loyalists. Calus himself always claimed that the Leviathan represents a mythical beast from “the dreams of the worms.” The ship is also referred to as the “World Eater” because it is so large that it can “devour planets” to process them into its favorite drink, a thick, purple “King’s wine” for Calus.
However, after Calus “gazed into the Void,” he was no longer the same. He is not only the father of Empress Caiatl, but also a narcissist who considers himself god-like and wants to be worshipped by all. He once encountered the Darkness and was apparently corrupted by it. Since then, he claims to know the “true truth” about the galaxy. Some time later, the Witch Queen seduced him with a powerful item, the “Crown of Sorrow“, to corrupt him. Now he is back, and the Guardians will likely learn more about his plans soon.
These are the contents of the “Season of the Haunted”
New Story: The Leviathan has appeared behind the Moon, and now the Pyramid of Darkness there is answering its call. It has changed and is overgrown with the plants of Darkness that some players already know from the exotic mission “Harbingers”. Now demons from long past, which one deeply regrets, manifest.
Guardians will experience the arrival of the Leviathan on the Moon in Season 17.
However, it is not just the Guardians who have to face their evil spirits. Crow, Caiatl, and Commander Zavala are also haunted by old memories.
And Commander Zavala must also confront a ghost from the past.
To better respond to the impending danger, the H.E.L.M. command center has also been moved into orbit around the Moon.
What does Calus plan? Has he truly become a disciple of the Darkness?
Players expect new nightmare hunts: In Shadowkeep, the Guardians already successfully banished the nightmares from the Moon. However, in the new seasonal activity, they must face them again and cleanse them with fire.
In the “Nightmare Containment” activity, players enter the abandoned halls of the corrupted Leviathan. This is likely an activity for up to 6 players.
The “Separation” activity also takes place on the Leviathan, but for this, you must fight through the labyrinthine underbelly of the Leviathan.
The next subclass 3.0 is Solar: Season 17 will ignite improved fire in the hearts of the Guardians. New customizable aspects and fragments will be introduced in the “Season of the Haunted”.
Ignite a healing power with your Warlock or face your annihilation in the rain with a shattered dawn.
Hunters have always been true gunmen. With Solar 3.0, they will shine even more with their skill and prowess.
And Titans will become siege engines with Solar 3.0 – powered by the wrath of immortal suns. A confrontation with them is like the end of everything.
These weapons and armors await you: With the return of Calus, some once very opulent weapons have found their way back into the game.
The exotic pistol and season pass weapon: “Unauthorized”These opulent Menagerie weapons are returning.An overview of the new seasonal weapons of Season 17.
“Unauthorized” – the season pass weapon of Season 17 with ornament is an exotic pistol.
New seasonal weapons:
Scout rifle, rocket launcher, glaive, and a new legendary trace rifle.
A Solar sense that likely represents a relic weapon similar to the Synaptic Spear from the last season.
As well as “Ghost Rider”-like armor sets that are meant to interpret the Solar 3.0 theme and, as already seen with Void 3.0, new Solar armor ornaments.
The armors with which your Guardian will become a glowing bulwark of fire and steel.The Solar armor ornament for the Eververse
Did Bungie just recycle old content here? At first glance, one might assume so. Both the exotic season weapon “Unauthorized” from Destiny 1 and the old weapons from the Menagerie are not new. They were already obtainable during the “Season of Opulence” and are essentially returning from the content vault.
The story of Destiny 2 is constantly evolving, making the narrative likely the interesting part of the coming three months. And the new “Season of the Haunted” will focus entirely on the fight within the Leviathan, which has been corrupted by Darkness.
It will certainly be interesting for veterans as well as new players to discover how incredibly large the Leviathan is and how the once opulent ship now appears dark, gloomy, and overrun with corruption.
Whether players will meet Calus again is still uncertain. One thing is for sure: he is still there and apparently has a concrete plan. Whether it is his own or that of the Darkness, the Guardians might uncover it soon, and perhaps the Crown of Sorrow will return.
When does the new Season 17 start? Interested players can start the “Season of the Haunted” tonight. It is planned that the Destiny 2 servers will be back online at 7 PM after a short downtime.
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What is your opinion on the new “Season of the Haunted”? Did Bungie capture your interest with the trailer and story content, and can’t you wait to meet Calus? Or are you not interested in the story, making Season 17 merely recycling 3.0 for you? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.
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The famous German Twitch streamer Simon “ungespielt” Wiefels, known as Unge, spoke in a past live stream about advertising for casino websites. He also mentioned a deal he received himself – it was said to be nearly 5 million euros.
What did Unge say about casino deals?The former YouTube streamer mentioned that casino websites send collaboration offers to “anyone who has even a slight reach and audience.”
It was the same for Unge, who claimed to have received an offer of nearly 5 million euros. However, he rejected it and wrote on Twitter that he would never do casino streams. He considers such things “absolute garbage”.
Unge compared gambling addiction to other addictions and does not think it is right to promote such things:
But if you promote such drugs and addictions for your viewers and fans, I just find it very dangerous. Because for me, it’s all on the same track: drug addiction or gambling addiction or whatever, it’s all absolute evil.
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Unge on casino deals from Twitch colleagues: “Humanly disappointed”
What did Unge say about the casino deals of other streamers? ungespielt went on to say that the prominent German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack, who gave valuable financial advice to Drachenlord, is said to have also received an offer of 12 million euros.
MontanaBlack is known for his penchant for casinos and had a fierce argument with Tanzverbot because of it:
Moreover, the larger Twitch streamers orangemorange and Scurrows have also started doing casino streams. Wiefels estimates that both probably received half a million or 1 million euros for it.
orangemorange has 509,000 followers
Scurrows has 169,900 followers
Both have a certain reach on the platform, and according to Unge, they owe it solely to their viewers. He also says:
If the guys promote such things, they have to be aware: they are trading the money for their viewers. And that is for the viewers who brought them where they are now – the ones who made them big.
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The viewers are what makes YouTubers and streamers – he finds it “very sad”. Furthermore, he says: “Humanly, I am disappointed by all streamers who enter into such deals.”
Here you can watch the complete video from Unge:
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Where does Unge see the problem? The streamers reach young people who should not be reached. Especially children, teenagers, or young adults are more easily influenced and might want to follow their idols, Wiefels stated. Additionally, viewers see that the streamers win and then want to try it out themselves.
He urged again at the end to stay away from casinos and not to click on any influencer links. If you don’t support it, there will be no more casino deals.
Casino deals are not only critically viewed in Germany
How is it abroad? There too there are repeatedly conflicts, discussions, and criticisms between streamers and viewers. The biggest Twitch streamer, xQc, is known for his gambling addiction and regularly plays on slot machines or in-game.
He claims that he does not want to be a role model and just wants to stream what he enjoys. However, his viewers complained that he was squandering their money for no reason. Recently, xQc sparked a huge debate again with a sponsorship from a casino website.
In Pokémon GO, on May 24, 2022, the next Spotlight Hour will take place. You will encounter the Water Pokémon Jurob. Here you will find everything about the start, the bonus, and Shiny Jurob.
What is this event about?The Spotlight Hour takes place every Tuesday in Pokémon GO. During this time, you will always find a specific Pokémon at every corner of the wilderness.
This week, Jurob is the Spotlight Pokémon. In addition to the increased spawns, there is a bonus this week that you can take advantage of.
Spotlight Hour with Jurob – Start Time, Bonuses, and Shiny
When does the Spotlight Hour start? Like every week, it starts at 6:00 PM. Then, Jurob will appear in the wilderness for an hour before it ends at 7:00 PM.
This bonus is available: In addition to the Jurob spawns, you can secure double Stardust today. It is worth catching as many Pokémon as possible to replenish your Stardust supply.
Using a Star Piece during this time will get you even more Stardust.
To get even more spawns, using incense might be worthwhile. This item attracts even more Jurob during the Spotlight Hour.
Is there a Shiny Jurob? Yes, you can catch the shiny version of Jurob. Shiny hunters should take the chance here.
This is what Shiny Jurob and Jugong look like
Is the Spotlight Hour with Jurob worth it today?
How strong is Jurob: Jurob itself is not particularly interesting, neither in the list of the best Water attackers in raids, nor in the PvP league.
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His evolution Jugong, on the other hand, has its place in trainer battles. If you need a Jugong for your PvP team, the Spotlight Hour is a good opportunity to collect the necessary candies.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? Even if you are well stocked with Jurob and Jugong, the Spotlight Hour is worth it, as Stardust is always useful.
You need Stardust, among other things, to power up your Pokémon, teach them another move, purify Shadow Pokémon, or trade monsters with friends. The event offers the ideal opportunity to grab a lot of it in a short time.
