Halo Infinite delays content to prevent team burnout – But players have 0 understanding

Marko Jevtic Marko Jevtic Reading time 3 minutes

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.

lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

  • “This has become a running gag.”
  • “What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
  • “Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
  • “There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.

lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

  • “This has become a running gag.”
  • “What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
  • “Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
  • “There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

After a strong start, Halo Infinite has increasingly struggled with problems. The long-awaited roadmap for 2022 is not well received by players. The developers are postponing long-awaited features like co-op to prevent team burnout. However, fans are not satisfied with the explanation.

Halo Infinite is the flagship shooter for Microsoft and Xbox, but after a strong start, the game is losing more and more gamers. In particular, lack of content is often criticized as a major downside of the game.

After 6 months of Season 1, Season 2 of Halo Infinite will be released on May 3rd. It is called “Lone Wolves” and will bring new cosmetics, 2 new maps, and 4 new game modes.

You can see it live in action in this trailer:

Roadmap for 2022 Angers Fans

What else is to come? With the announcement of Season 2, developer 343 Industries also shared a roadmap for 2022. This lists several things that players are urgently asking for:

  • Season 2 with new modes and maps
  • Season 3 on November 8, also with new modes and maps
  • New items
  • New story developments
  • The Forge, allowing players to create their own maps and modes
  • The long-awaited campaign co-op

Here is the roadmap for 2022 in a picture.

Halo Infinite Season 2 Road Map
The 2022 roadmap for Halo Infinite (Image from halowaypoint.com)

What exactly annoys the fans? Although many important changes and innovations have been announced, fans have noticed something.

Not only is Season 2 again 6 months long, which even journalists like Paul Tassi see as a major problem (via Twitter). Players are particularly upset that the Forge and co-op have been postponed again, this time to an indefinite date.

Developers Want to “Stay Healthy”, Players Demand More Content

How do the developers explain the delay? The developers explain this delay in a blog post due to health concerns. In the gaming industry, “crunch” has been a significant and widespread problem for years.

Developers are indirectly or directly forced to work too many overtime hours, leading to severe burnout. Their health and personal relationships suffer greatly under these circumstances – it has even led to the death of developers.

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To avoid crunch, 343 Industries wants to take things “slower now to stay healthy and be able to work faster later” (via halowaypoint.com). That’s why popular features like co-op and the Forge have been postponed once again and indefinitely.

How do players react? Even though some fans show understanding, this explanation does not convince all players. In a reddit post regarding the roadmap, many negative comments can be found, complaining about the developers and mourning the progression of the Halo franchise.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.

lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

  • “This has become a running gag.”
  • “What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
  • “Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
  • “There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

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New MMORPG permanently bans hackers in beta – players discuss: Is that allowed?  

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

The new sandbox MMORPG Fractured has started its beta. In it, a guild has deliberately used hacks for the game and gained unfair advantages. Members of this guild have now been permanently banned, even for the finished MMORPG. This step is being discussed in the community.

What exactly happened?

  • On April 6, Fractured entered closed beta. The beta is intended to find bugs and make developers aware of exploits and issues.
  • A hardcore guild that has been very active in the MMORPG found a memory hack that allowed them to unlock over 200 talent points. The game actually only offers 60 per character.
  • Instead of reporting this bug, they exploited it to gain advantages in PvP during the beta. The head of Fractured responded and had the players permanently banned.
  • This action has now sparked discussions: Are beta testers who should discover bugs in the game allowed to be banned?

Errors must be reported and not exploited

What does the head say exactly? In a statement from Jacopo Pietro Gallelli, the head of Fractured, it is stated that the beta should be used to uncover bugs and hacks. This is an important part of the beta.

However, these bugs should then be reported to the developers and not used for personal gain. Those who do not do this may face bans of days or even permanent bans.

Fractured Discord
Statement from the head of Fractured (via Discord).

How are the players reacting? Differently. A majority in the MMORPG subreddit supports the decision of the developers. For instance, the user firey21 states:

I think the developers did the right thing. The purpose of the beta is to test and find problems to report them… not to exploit them. Why should we keep people in a beta who do not report problems when there are others waiting to uncover issues?

Others say that not every bug or exploit needs to be reported, but those who gain access to the memory of a game with external tools and do not report it would use such hacks even in the later release state of the game. Therefore, a ban is justified.

However, there are also opposing opinions. Some users in the subreddit see the developers as responsible for fixing the discovered issues. Just because a player does not report them, they should not be banned. If there is to be a ban, then for the beta, but not for the finished MMORPG.

It is currently unclear whether the guild actually reported the bug. According to their own statement, they claim this already happened in 2020 during an alpha, but the developers supposedly did not respond since then. This part has not yet been commented on by the head.

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Guild wishes for more PvP and complains about PvE players

What kind of guild is this? The hackers and exploiters are said to be quite well known in Fractured. They are upset about the direction the MMORPG is taking:

  • They are hardcore PvP players who would like to see more PvP in Fractured. PvE carebears are ruining the game.
  • However, the developers decided that in the current human world, players who have disabled PvP can be attacked but keep their gear. Those who attack PvE players without cause will receive a debuff and may end up in jail upon death, losing all their gear.

The guild is said to have already complained loudly about this in the official Discord and also in the in-game chat.

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What do you think about the developers’ decision? Do you find the ban justifiable or are you more on the side of the players? And what do you think of Fractured in general? Does the MMORPG seem promising?

For those who have not yet delved deeply into Fractured, here is a list of all features and special characteristics:

New sandbox MMORPG Fractured offers a unique world for every type of player

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Because Netflix has big problems, LoL fans are worried about season 2 of Arcane – Now Riot responds

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 2 minutes

The streaming service Netflix is currently facing significant problems, which is why the service has announced that it will be canceling or not continuing some animated series. Fans of the LoL series Arcane are particularly concerned about this. However, Riot, the developer of League of Legends, has now commented on the situation.

What is the situation? Netflix recently released its financial report for the first quarter of 2022. This highlighted issues faced by the streaming service that it must respond to.

  • Netflix had planned an increase of 2.5 million subscribers for the first three months of 2022, but lost about 200,000 during this period.
  • April 20 is highlighted as the worst day in Netflix’s history, considering the stock values.
  • In response, Netflix decided to significantly cut the budget for animated series. This affects both ongoing series and planned titles.
  • Even the head of Netflix Animation and his team were fired, as reported by The Wrap (via thewrap.com).

All these factors led fans of the LoL series to fear they might never see the second season of Arcane. However, Riot has alleviated those fears.

Now the developer speaks out

What does Riot say? The “League of Legends” developer Riot Games has commented on this matter to the English website Dexerto and reassured fans. A spokesperson from Riot confirmed that the second season of Arcane is in full production and will continue to be.

This is primarily because Riot is producing the series independently, and Netflix is only responsible for providing the content on the platform. Therefore, Arcane remains unaffected by the changes, and Riot and the French studio Fortiche continue to work on season 2 of the successful series.

A release date or even a timeframe is still far off. Fans will therefore have to wait a while before they can once again see Jinx, Vi, Victor, and co. over their shoulders.

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Arcane is a mega hit

How is the series doing? Recently, Arcane won big at the Annie Awards. These take place in Hollywood and are a type of Oscar for animated films and series. The show from Riot managed to scoop up 9 wins, including for best writing, best character design, and best animated series.

To not let this success stand alone, Riot is currently planning more movies and series beyond Arcane. However, more detailed information is not yet available. This fits into the studio’s plan to further expand the “League of Legends” universe. Several single-player games in this setting have already been released, and even a large MMORPG is planned.

One month after release, it’s clear: Arcane is one of the best series of all time

What do you think of the series? Have you seen Arcane or do you want to watch it? What do you think about Netflix making these cuts to animated series? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

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Destiny 2: Guardians want a 4-year-old feature back – “I would love it if they could implement such things more often”

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny 2, Guardians have earned, discovered, and unlocked many things. However, one thing has imprinted itself in the memory so vividly that Guardians cannot forget it. Do you remember the secret content from the Destiny universe?

What are secret missions? These secret missions are missions that are not immediately obvious. They must first be activated under certain circumstances, such as interacting with a specific mechanic or participating in an event.

In such content and missions, Guardians are thrown in without prior knowledge or objectives and must prove their skills. If the Guardians succeed in these secret contents, they are rewarded with amazing loot. This includes ships or an Exo weapon.

Players want to discover hidden content

The problem, however, is that Bungie has not released such content to the same extent since the separation from Activision as it did in the early years of Destiny 1 and 2. Many Guardians reminisce about the time when the tension on the Moon IO was at its peak.

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The secret mission on IO is the prime example

A sudden portal to a mission appeared when one defeated a corrupted boss during a public event. Through this mission, one was sent on a parkour path with enemies, until finally facing three challenging bosses.

If you managed to complete everything in under 20 minutes, you received the exotic sniper “Whisper of the Worm“, which at the time was a must-have in the Guardians’ loadout.

Not only this mission, but also the Zero Hour activity on the Farm, which Mithrax assigned you to acquire the exotic pulse rifle “Perfected Outbreak“, was secret and eerie at the same time. Many Guardians still remember the maintenance bot “Trevor” in the Labyrinth.

What do players say about this? Guardians on reddit are reminiscing. They wish for more such content that gives them the feeling of not having explored everything already. Destiny 2 offers so much room for mysteries that can still be unveiled, yet everything seems to be superficially packaged at present.

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Reddit user and Guardian CaptFrost states the following: “I know that Bungie has to build hype around content, but I would love it if they could occasionally sneak in such things. Something that simply appears out of nowhere and can be discovered organically by players.”

Places like the sand-buried Mars city “Freehold” or larger parts of Earth provide enough room to sneak in secret missions. It’s yet to be seen whether Bungie could change this in the future, but the possibilities are open; they just need to be seized.

What do you think about these secret contents? Do you miss such missions or secret features that players can discover on their own? Let us know in the comments what you think!

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FFXIV let its toughest raiders starve for 2 years, brings the next ultimate challenge

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 4 minutes

In Final Fantasy XIV, Patch 6.11 went live today with the new hardest raid ever, Dragon’s War (Fatal). The update marks the start of the World-First race for the kill and is accompanied by a large community event.

What are these raids? The fatal or “ultimate” raids are considered by FFXIV to be the hardest type of PvE content. According to estimates from the Japanese statistics blog LuckyBancho, about 5% of all players manage to master these raids.

The fights are structured as a kind of boss rush, where teams of 8 raiders must fight against multiple intermediate bosses in succession to ultimately defeat the main opponent.

  • In Bahamut Ultimate, these bosses are Twintania and Nael deus Darnus
  • In Ultima, players fight against the primals Garuda, Ifrit, and Titan beforehand

To ensure that these raids remain a challenge even years after their release, they are the only content that cannot be “over-leveled”. All fatal raids must be mastered at the level and item level they were designed for.

Dragon’s War as the first ultimate raid after over 2 years

This is Dragon’s War: The new fatal raid is derived from the first expansion of FFXIV, Heavensward. It revolves around the millennial war between the nation of Ishgard and the dragons.

Screenshots have already shown individual knights of King Thordan in an arena above the cathedral of Ishgard, as well as the two dragons Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr. In the trailer for Patch 6.1, we also saw King Thordan himself at the end, performing the limit break with his knights.

Some screenshots of the raid reveal the first details about the enemies.

The raid was postponed to the great dismay of the hardcore community by over half a year. It was originally scheduled to release with Patch 5.5, at the end of Shadowbringers. However, according to director Yoshida, this was not possible without postponing the new expansion Endwalker and other important content.

Accordingly, hardcore raiders had to wait over two years for the new content. The last ultimate raid, Alexander, was released in November 2019.

To make the race for the World-First title fair, all FFXIV servers went online simultaneously after maintenance at 12:00 PM. The maintenance was also not ended early, as is often the case with MMORPGs, so that all raiders would have the same chances.

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What are the rewards? The ultimate raids differ from the “normal” raids that bring gear progression. As a reward for the kill, titles and stylish, shining weapons await, which are slightly stronger than the current strongest from the Savage raid with an additional materia slot.

However, they are mainly considered status symbols and signs that one has conquered the hardest content in the game. One does not farm the raids to get better gear, but to have nice glamours.

Data miners have already pulled the appearance of the new weapons from the update code. They are based on the weapons obtained from the extreme fight against King Thordan, but have many more visual effects:

You can check out the new ultimate weapons in an Imgur gallery here.
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Community organizes a streaming event

The World-First race is considered a major event in the community, followed by thousands on Twitch. With each raid release, FFXIV briefly ascended into the top 10 games on Twitch with the most viewers.

This is also the case for Thordan Ultimate, as the community around the MogTalk podcast organizes a streaming event again this time with casters and analysts who will accompany the race. Currently, on April 26 at 1:53 PM, FFXIV ranks 6th with 73,800 viewers, following GTA V and ahead of Dota 2, CoD Warzone, and Fortnite.

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As a special guest this time is streamer and YouTuber Preach, who recently commented on the race in WoW in February. Preach has been playing FFXIV intensively for several months and recently reached the endgame.

Who is participating in the race? Teams from around the world participate in the race. Since the servers go online simultaneously for everyone, everyone has the same chances of success.

The favorites of the race are the raid group “Thoughts per Second” from the Radiance guild on the Gilgamesh server. The group was the first to conquer Alexander Ultimate in the past and has since secured several World-First titles in the savage raids.

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The EU group Entropy, which achieved the World First in Ultima and placed third in the race of Pandaemonium, is also a strong candidate for victory.

However, it could also be like Ultimate Bahamut, where a Japanese raiding group unexpectedly seized first place.

The eSports team Liquid does not seem to be participating this time. Liquid bought the WoW guild Limit in January 2022 to enter the world racing of WoW and FFXIV.

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Elden: Ring: Player sends an army of 20 Mimic Tears into battle, even pulverizing bosses

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 2 minutes

In Elden Ring modders are also very active and remove barriers and limits that the game would otherwise set. YouTuber Games from Mars now demonstrates a mod that removes the limit for using Spirit Ashes. He uses the popular Mimic Tear.

What is the Mimic Tear? With this Spirit Ash, you can summon a doppelgänger of yourself for a small HP cost.

This is an exact copy of you, including equipment, talismans and spells that you have equipped yourself. We have a guide for the Mimic Tear, including its location.

Normally, you can summon a maximum of one spirit. But YouTuber Games from Mars shows how a group of 20 almost-naked doppelgängers stomps through the game.

You can check it out here:

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Doppelgänger-Truppe overruns everything – first naked and with a club, then also with spells

How are the doppelgängers equipped? The player chose the beggar class, thus the character is at level 1.

  • No equipment items are used, apart from the starter weapon, a small club. He at least upgrades it to +25 during the run, as the monsters in the later stages of the game simply have too many hit points for an unupgraded weapon.
  • From NPCs like Varré to larger bosses, the doppelgänger crew completely stomps through the Lands Between. One almost feels pity for some enemies, as they often don’t even get the chance to attack.
  • However, the end boss ends this. The second phase is too much for the 20 beggars. But when the player equips them with armor, things look different again.

Even the end boss cannot withstand a group of 20 level-1 doppelgängers with medium armor with his massive hit point pool.

In another video, he takes it to the extreme and equips them with a hammer spell:

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This also pushes the game to its limits and the FPS just stumble when 20 doppelgängers continuously fire spells at the same time.

In the video, he tests various spells and summons, and the chaos is simply perfect.

Of course, this is primarily a fun action, as only a few players are likely to be interested in playing like this.

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How the players react: In the comments under the videos, they celebrate the experiment. For instance, DarkNinja193 writes: “If FromSoftware ever made an MMO, the raid bosses would probably look like this.”

Alicia S thanks the YouTuber: “Thank you for sacrificing your PC for the memes.” Lamderem J is also concerned about the player’s PC: “Dude, your PC must be a monster device, but that is just abuse. PLEASE MORE OF IT!”

In addition to modders, there are also countless data miners in Elden Ring who uncover cut content. This can even include entire features: In Elden Ring, one could once extract NPCs’ darkest secrets with a drink.

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Twitch bans MMO streamer for hateful behavior against women – Takes ban back

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

Twitch has given MMO streamer Quintin ‘Quin69’ Crawford a two-week ban. The reason is a statement that can be seen as ‘hateful towards women.’ Quin69 is arguably the most important streamer of Path of Exile on the streaming platform but has repeatedly had issues with the ban rules. However, after Quin69 described his situation, Twitch apologized and lifted the ban.

Who is Quin69?

  • Quin69 is the biggest streamer of ‘Path of Exile’ and indeed an MMO junkie. The New Zealander also maintains a unique relationship with his community, where they passionately love and hate each other. He once had a special idea on how his viewers could ‘torture’ him.
  • Recently, he primarily plays League of Legends: It’s affecting him mentally – like virtually everyone who plays LoL.
  • Despite Quin69’s success, he repeatedly faces problems with Twitch’s rules: In January 2022, he received a ban for saying that women ask to be sexually harassed with their clothing. Shortly after, another ban came for showing NSFW content during a Media Share stream.
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What was he banned for now? Quin69 was banned for ‘hateful behavior towards women for 14 days.’

He showed a clip on Twitter for which he was banned on Twitch. Although the clip has since been deleted, there are recordings of it. He says in the clip:

The problem with women is that ‘nobody hits them in the face.’

Quin69 apparently has also seen this comedy routine and quoted it, but it went horribly wrong for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwhhK_zmE4

‘I’m not a crazy woman-hater; I’m just proposing a two-part hypothesis!’

This is what Quin69 says: He feels misunderstood. He admits that the call to hit women looks really bad without context.

From the context, it should be clear how he meant it. He is not a crazy woman-hater but has proposed a two-part hypothesis on why women tend to turn into ‘demonic Karens,’ terrible human beings:

It wasn’t meant to be sexist. It was meant as a meme, but also somehow true. Hopefully, this clears things up: I don’t hate women!

Quin69

So he believes that seen from the ‘context,’ his statement is clearly to be understood as a joke.

Users say: Looks even worse with context

How do others see this? Overall, people shake their heads at Quin69’s behavior. One user on reddit says: Quin is one of the few streamers where things actually get worse when you know the context of his statements.

Another adds: Quin69 simply doesn’t understand Twitch. Whether with or without context, the statement is harmful to him.

Yet another user kindly says that Quin69 should please try not to get banned by Twitch constantly. He is looking for a streamer to follow daily.

Twitch unbans streamer 11 days earlier than expected

Update 26.4.: Twitch has ended the ban after only 3 days and 7 hours. Originally, the ban was set for 14 days. Quin69 is even surprised by the sudden pardon.

According to a letter that the streamer shares, Twitch apologized to Quin69 and acknowledged ‘own mistakes.’

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Twitch is trying to fight against a misogynistic image:

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Quin69 says this is a reference to another scene of his. He had a dispute at a gas station between two men, commented with:

This is a classic case of ‘This guy hasn’t been hit in the face, OK. He needs a little negative reinforcement to learn from the experience.’

Quin69

What’s behind it: There is a standup routine by comedian ‘Bill Burr,’ in which he argues that women enjoy a certain immunity because it is socially forbidden to hit them. Therefore, they could scratch a man’s car and proudly stand beside their work because they know nothing will happen. While men who go too far must always expect to get hit in the face.

Burr explains that he has always learned lessons from the ‘beatings he took’ and adjusted his behavior. He urges women to hit each other once in a while to correct their behavior.

This is a controversial routine, where Burr often hints at how sensitive the topic is and relativizes his statements (via YouTube). Burr plays with the outraged reaction of his audience, which is one of his trademarks.

Quin69 apparently has also seen this comedy routine and quoted it, but it went horribly wrong for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwhhK_zmE4

‘I’m not a crazy woman-hater; I’m just proposing a two-part hypothesis!’

This is what Quin69 says: He feels misunderstood. He admits that the call to hit women looks really bad without context.

From the context, it should be clear how he meant it. He is not a crazy woman-hater but has proposed a two-part hypothesis on why women tend to turn into ‘demonic Karens,’ terrible human beings:

It wasn’t meant to be sexist. It was meant as a meme, but also somehow true. Hopefully, this clears things up: I don’t hate women!

Quin69

So he believes that seen from the ‘context,’ his statement is clearly to be understood as a joke.

Users say: Looks even worse with context

How do others see this? Overall, people shake their heads at Quin69’s behavior. One user on reddit says: Quin is one of the few streamers where things actually get worse when you know the context of his statements.

Another adds: Quin69 simply doesn’t understand Twitch. Whether with or without context, the statement is harmful to him.

Yet another user kindly says that Quin69 should please try not to get banned by Twitch constantly. He is looking for a streamer to follow daily.

Twitch unbans streamer 11 days earlier than expected

Update 26.4.: Twitch has ended the ban after only 3 days and 7 hours. Originally, the ban was set for 14 days. Quin69 is even surprised by the sudden pardon.

According to a letter that the streamer shares, Twitch apologized to Quin69 and acknowledged ‘own mistakes.’

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Twitch is trying to fight against a misogynistic image:

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Overwatch 2 relies on Valorant model, guarantees you beta access

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The PvP beta of Overwatch 2 is beginning. You can definitely participate, all you need to do is watch some Twitch. Blizzard is adopting the model that Riot’s shooter Valorant made a huge hit before its release.

For many years, there was silence around Overwatch 2. Fans were angry that Blizzard left the original Overwatch practically untouched while working on the sequel in the background. Now the waiting time is finally over, as the PvP beta of Overwatch 2 is set to begin, at least on PC.

However, not everyone interested will get an immediate opportunity to participate in the beta – at least that was the thought. Because Blizzard is bringing a way to guarantee entry into the Overwatch 2 beta if you watch the game long enough on Twitch.

How do you guarantee entry into the beta? Through Twitch drops, it will be possible to earn access to the beta. You need to watch streamers playing Overwatch 2 for a total of 4 hours between April 27th at 7:00 PM and April 28th at 3:00 AM. The action therefore has a very limited time window to secure a beta key.

Please note that you must link your Twitch account with your Battle.net account and have Twitch drops enabled.

Some of the streamers you can watch for access include:

A complete list of all available streamers can be found on the official website of Overwatch 2.

Once you have accumulated the 4 hours, you will receive guaranteed access to the PvP beta of Overwatch 2 through the drops.

This model may seem familiar to some shooter fans, as Valorant – which many see as a competitor to Overwatch – distributed its beta access through Twitch drops back then.

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Why is Blizzard doing this? The benefits of this approach are obvious. Anyone who wants beta access to Overwatch 2 must consume Overwatch 2 content on Twitch. This, in turn, keeps Overwatch 2 climbing the Twitch rankings and attracts more players to the shooter, who may also become interested in the beta.

This generates relatively much attention for a comparatively low effort. At the same time, it is, of course, a nice thing to be able to secure guaranteed beta access.

On which platforms is the beta? For now, only on PC. Although there are plans for beta tests on consoles later, that is not currently planned. So those who want to try Overwatch 2 soon should get familiar with the PC version.

What is new in Overwatch 2? With Overwatch 2, Blizzard is implementing some significant changes regarding gameplay and format. The team sizes are shrinking from 6 players to 5 players, which made many professional tanks upset upon announcement. The role of each player in the team is becoming even more important than before.

Many heroes are also receiving fundamental revamps, switching roles or getting adjusted abilities.

Will you be watching the streams to get into the Overwatch 2 beta? Or will you wait for the finished game instead?

In general, Blizzard already has more plans for Twitch and is also distributing bonuses in other games.

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CS:GO player opens loot boxes for 200,000 € – This is how low the chance of valuable items really is

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

CS:GO player MartinRGB shared a screenshot on Twitter showing his personal spending in the tactical shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. His statistics show just how low the chance of valuable content really is.

How did he illustrate the rarity of valuable items? CS:GO player MartinRGB has opened a total of 91,970 loot boxes (also known as cases) in CS:GO, according to a Twitter post.

Opening a loot box requires case keys, which must be purchased. A case key costs €2.25. This results in a total spending amount of over €200,000 for MartinRGB.

Since MartinRGB did not receive a skin that offset the spending after nearly 92,000 case openings, and according to his own statement, incurred a loss, he demonstrates how rare valuable items are.

What was in the boxes? In the nearly 92,000 boxes, 80.03% of the items MartinRGB received were blue. These are the most common and least exciting items. From the sought-after yellow items, MartinRGB received only 261 pieces.

The 261 yellow items correspond to 0.28% of the total loot boxes opened by MartinRGB. That sounds very low, but it is slightly above the calculated probability of 0.26%.

Overall, the player’s yield was very close to the theoretical probabilities of an item color.

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What do we see in the tweet? In the tweet’s image, you can see the statistics of the box openings. The first column in the image shows the color classification of the items sorted by ascending rarity or descending probability.

It is followed by the exact number of items of each color that MartinRGB received in the 91,970 boxes. The third column shows the percentage of a color in relation to the total number of opened boxes. The fourth column shows the theoretical probability of receiving an item of a particular color.

The comparison between the third and fourth columns shows whether MartinRGB exceeded the calculated probability of a color or not.

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The spending of MartinRGB in detail

“Although I have lost money, in the end it’s not a sad story”

What does MartinRGB say about his spending? In the comments of the post, a Twitter user asked MartinRGB how he managed to open 90,000 boxes and whether he did it all day.

MartinRGB explained that he started opening the boxes four years ago. He also noted that he does not regret opening the boxes and that it is not a sad story, even though he lost money.

If you are interested in more tactical shooters

In CS:GO, skins hold great value. Players sometimes pay outrageous amounts for the designs of knives and other weapons. 

A well-known example of the incredible sums that are sometimes paid in the shooter is the sale of an AK-47 skin last year. For the skin, approximately €124,000 was paid. 

Someone paid $150,000 for the most expensive skin in a 9-year-old game

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Leak reveals PS Plus games in May – For the first time, FIFA is apparently included

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

A leak has apparently revealed the games for PS Plus in May 2022 for PS5 and PS4. We show you the games and give an assessment of the leak.

Update, April 27: The new games in May are now officially known.

Which games does the leak show for May 2022? The leak shows the following 3 games:

  • FIFA 22 – PS4 / PS5
  • Curse of the Dead Gods – PS4
  • Tribes of Midgard – PS4

As it stands, it looks like a FIFA game will land in the PS Plus subscription for the first time (via dealabs.com).

How reliable is the leak? There is no certainty, but last month the site “dealabs.com” correctly predicted the games for April.

Additionally, the well-known and regularly well-informed Twitter account @nibellion shared the leak:

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1518878252068188163

PS Plus May 2022: FIFA, co-op Viking, and a brawler RPG

What kind of games are these? We will briefly introduce the games to you:

  • FIFA 22

With FIFA 22, you get the latest installment of the world’s most popular football simulation. You can play matches against friends, hunt for player cards in Ultimate Team, or even play 11vs11 in the “Pro Clubs” mode.

FIFA relies heavily on licenses and offers you the real names of most well-known football clubs and players. If you need some tips to get started, we will embed a suitable video here:

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  • Tribes of Midgard

Tribes of Midgard was released in July 2021 and is roughly a mix of Valheim and Diablo. The co-op game is based on Norse mythology, where you control a Viking.

You play a character that becomes stronger in game sessions but only has one life. You collect progress for the next attempt – a so-called “roguelite.”

The control works like in an action RPG with isometric perspective (“top-down”). With various classes, you try to achieve objectives in story mode or play a free game in survival mode. Special features of the game include:

We will embed the launch trailer of this Viking adventure here:

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  • Curse of the Dead Gods

Curse of the Dead Gods shares the isometric perspective and roguelite character with Tribes of Midgard. You fight your way through temples, regularly defeat bosses, and gain progress upon your death that you can take into the next run.

The game comes with dark comic graphics, offers you weapon combos, and relies on dodge rolls. Traps, the intensity of light in a room, or curses further put pressure on you.

The action RPG is often compared to “Hades” – a roguelite surprise hit from 2020. According to colleagues from GamePro, Curse of the Dead Gods doesn’t quite measure up, but is still a strong representative of its genre (via GamePro.de).

Here, too, we embed the launch trailer for an insight:

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When will the new PS Plus games come? If the leak is correct, we will likely know on Wednesday evening (April 27). The games will be available to you on May 3:

  • PS Plus: Games from Tuesday, May 3
    • Typically around 12:00 noon
  • Possible announcement: Wednesday, April 27
    • Reveal of the games often around 5:30 PM

What do you think of the games in May? Are you satisfied with the leak or do you hope that something will change?

As soon as the games are officially announced, you will find the info on MeinMMO. If you are still looking for a PS5, regularly check our ticker: Buy PS5 – Watch these retailers today

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Call of Duty loses 50 million players in a year – What is going so wrong?

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

The parent company of Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard, recently provided information about finances and player numbers in its first quarter report for 2022. It was noted that especially the games of Activision are suffering from a significant decrease in players – CoD lost 50 million players in a year. MeinMMO looks into what’s behind this.

Publisher and stock company Activision Blizzard has reported on revenues, profits, and player numbers in its latest financial report and had to accept some setbacks in key metrics over the past year.

The number of monthly active players for Activision’s titles fell to around 100 million. That’s around 50 million fewer than in March 2021:

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The MAUs are calculated differently by publishers. Source: businesswire.com

The so-called “MAUs” (Monthly Active Users) represent an average value and do not differentiate between game and platform for Activision’s titles. A player can therefore be counted more than once in the statistics.

However, since Blizzard and King are listed separately and Activision itself hardly distributes other major games, the numbers can almost completely be attributed to Call of Duty. This means that the largest shooter franchise has lost about 30% of its active players in the past year.

What reasons does Activision give? The publisher remains rather vague in identifying the causes and cites the following reasons for the decline:

A statement also cites the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason, which on one hand reduces customers’ purchasing power and at the same time hinders content development.

Why did player numbers decline? CoD: Mobile is very popular but apparently struggles with signs of saturation. That Activision could not reach new players here seems to be the biggest surprise.

For the sales of CoD: Vanguard, this trend was already evident, similar to the free battle royale Warzone.

Vanguard struggled with reservations about the setting since the emergence of the first leaks. World War II did not convince many players, there was no real hype, and the overall innovations to the shooter were too meager.

Sales fell by 40% in the UK compared to its predecessor Cold War (via gamesindustry.biz) – and Cold War had already sold worse than the CoD hit Modern Warfare from 2019.

For Warzone and its players, it was also a disappointing year. Little content, hardly any changes, and even the new, large map Caldera did not bring the desired turnaround. Players even want the old map Verdansk back.

Additionally, there were major issues with cheaters and bugs in the games. Season 2 was even postponed to give developers two more weeks to fix the biggest problems:

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How does Call of Duty plan to stop the trend? Although the financial report mentions that the current games Vanguard and Warzone received substantial updates in the first quarter, Activision is looking forward:

  • The development of the new premium CoD is progressing well
    • The successor to CoD MW 2019 is planned – the most successful title in the series so far
  • Warzone: Mobile is coming
    • The battle royale is set to repeat the great success on mobile
  • Warzone 2 will be revealed later this year
    • The sequel to the battle royale will be built from the ground up, with many innovations
  • More staff for Activision
    • More and more people are being hired to create more content for all CoD titles

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Call of Duty has greatly benefited from rising player numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic but was unable to maintain the momentum and lost around 50 million players within a year.

We are also interested in your perspective from a player’s point of view: Has the content of Call of Duty been less appealing to you in the past year? What do you want from the world’s largest shooter franchise in the future?

Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts on the topic.

If you’d rather get updated on the current content of CoD, then check here: CoD Warzone: All info on Monster Season 3 / 2022 – Release, trailer & content

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Showcase project of NFT speculators loses around 3 million euros because investors fall for a silly trick

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

NFTs are unique digital collectibles. The most well-known NFTs are Bored Apes, which are now worth millions. Recently, some NFT owners were tricked out of millions of euros with a simple trick.

What kind of project is this? Bored and Mutant Apes are among the most well-known NFT projects. Users invest in small images of monkeys secured over the blockchain. Whoever buys such a monkey is invited to exclusive events and gatherings (via boredapeyachtclub.com).

However, the well-known NFT project has now been hacked, and numerous users have collectively lost millions of euros. They fell victim to a simple fraud scheme.

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Fraudsters hack Discord and Instagram account

What exactly happened? The fraudsters gained access to the official Instagram account and Discord of Bored Ape Yacht Club through unknown methods. Subsequently, the hackers posted a link on the official channels, through which one could supposedly secure their NFTs.

But instead of securing their NFTs, the digital monkeys were transferred to the fraudsters. The seemingly harmless link is said to have left former owners around 3 million euros poorer.

In the meantime, the official developers have also posted a statement. Here they warn all users not to click on any links and highlight the hack:

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In a statement, the developers explain what exactly has been lost. Overall, it amounts to 3 million US dollars, which is approximately 2.8 million euros:

We are still investigating. Roughly estimated, the losses from the fraud amount to 4 Bored Apes, 6 Mutant Apes, and 3 BAKC as well as various other NFTs with a total value of about 3 million dollars. We are actively working to contact the affected users.

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A monkey sells for over 300,000 US dollars

Why are the monkeys so famous? Bored and Mutant Apes belong to the major and well-known projects because stars also invest in this project. Well-known figures like NBA player Stephen Curry or musician Eminem have already invested six-figure dollar amounts in the monkey project (via businessinsider.com).

NFTs now play a big role in gaming

Many developers are now relying on NFTs in their games. For instance, a new MMORPG with NFTs has already raised over 40 million euros before release. This also shows that gamers are willing to invest money in such digital collectibles.

There are already games where “Play-2-Earn” plays a major role: People can earn money by grinding NFTs. In poorer countries, entire families support themselves through such systems.

This is not the first time that individuals have lost large amounts of money through fraud in NFTs. Many users had invested a lot of money in virtual NFT monkeys. However, the entire endeavor turned out to be a scam. The developers are said to have fled with the millions.

People invest fortunes in virtual NFT monkeys – developers scam them out of 2.3 million €

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Player defeats all bosses in Elden Ring with simple combo – “The perfect Bleed Build”

Marko Jevtic Marko Jevtic Reading time 3 minutes

A YouTuber has discovered a build in Elden Ring that is so OP that it’s hard to put into words. It’s a Bleed Build that takes down all bosses with just a simple attack combo, even without bleeding. MeinMMO gives you more information.

YouTuber RageGamingVideos uploaded a video about Elden Ring, which has a title that can raise eyebrows. “Crazy”, “broken OP” and “ridiculously high damage” is written in capital letters.

There are countless videos with these titles on YouTube, but RageGamingVideos claims that his featured build deserves those adjectives:

Don’t get me wrong, guys, I know that the title of the video causes eye rolls. But I honestly wouldn’t exaggerate so much if this build wasn’t worthy of it. And I think the first 58 seconds of the video deserve the label “broken”.

RageGamingVideos in the YouTube comments

In these first 58 seconds, the player can be seen killing a dragon, the final boss, and even the feared Malenia in just a few attacks. All with just a simple combo in a build he calls “the OP version of an OP build”.

Here you can see the video:

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“Does more damage than anything that isn’t a bug or exploit”

Although the build by the YouTuber is a Bleed Build, the strong bleeding effect is just an additional bonus to an incredibly strong foundation. Therefore, it differs significantly from our Blood Build, despite similarities.

What does the build use? The player uses the Scavenger’s Curved Sword, which has received a respectable A rating in our weapon tier list. He has one of these curved swords in each hand. However, since the weapon can only be found once in Gelmir (location), this exact build can only be used with an online trade or in New Game Plus.

He then gives these curved swords the Occult affinity, so they scale better with the Arcane attribute. For this, he uses the Ash of War Seppuku. You can get it on the mountaintop of the giants from an invisible scarab on the frozen lake.

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At level 123, he has the following attribute distribution:

  • Strength: 42
  • Mind: 15
  • Endurance: 13
  • Valor: 9
  • Dexterity: 17
  • Intelligence: 16
  • Faith: 15
  • Arcane: 80
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The build is rounded off by the following important elements:

  • Helmet: The White Mask
  • Armor: Black Feathered Chaussettes
  • Amulet 1: Claw Talisman
  • Amulet 2: Rotten Winged Sword Insignia
  • Amulet 3: Millicent’s Prosthesis
  • Amulet 4: Blood’s Jubilee
  • Invocation: Flame, Grant Me Strength
  • Flask of Wondrous Physick:
    • Crimson Burst Crystal Tear
    • Greenburst Crystal Tear

How does the build work? This build particularly buffs the jumping attacks of the dual curved swords, which you activate with L1 (Playstation) or LB (Xbox) while jumping. This simple combo is all you need for this build. Because with it, you make 4 quick attacks in succession, activating many strong buffs at the same time.

Since these buffs interact together, crazy values come out of it. The YouTuber calculated that all the buffs together increase your damage by a whopping 160%. Thus, the bleed damage is just the cherry on top, not the main feature.

Elden Ring OP Bleed Build Attack Value
Together, the two weapons deal 3210 base damage per attack (Image from YouTube)

According to RageGamingVideos, this combination “does more damage than anything in the game that isn’t a bug or exploit”. This simple combo may not be the “most exciting way” to play Elden Ring, but the results in the video speak for themselves.

This build discovery is particularly impressive as it comes shortly after Patch 1.04. Surprisingly, that didn’t touch Blood Builds, but buffed many other things:

Elden Ring: Update 1.04 brings many buffs for spells and weapons – What changes?

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All 6 endings in Elden Ring and how you can achieve them

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 5 minutes

In Elden Ring players are not only busy exploring the gigantic world, but also with the various endings that can be experienced. Therefore, we show you in this overview which ones exist, how to obtain them and what significance they have for the Lands Between.

How many endings are there? There are a total of six obtainable endings in Elden Ring. You can trigger them through quests and various items, which do require some effort. However, we warn you, if you want to discover all endings on your own, you might want to stop reading now, as we explain how to trigger these endings.

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All 6 endings explained and how to obtain them

What endings exist? In total, you can achieve the following six endings:

  • Age of Fracture
  • Age of Dusk
  • Blessing of Despair
  • Age of Order
  • Lord of the Frenzied Flame
  • Age of Stars

We explain how to attain these endings, what significance they hold and already refer to a spoiler warning here. If you want to figure out all the endings by yourself, you should stop reading now.

Age of Fracture

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The normal standard ending – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? To achieve the Age of Fracture, you must play the game without any influence from certain NPCs like the Three Fingers, the Dung Eater or Fia. This completion counts as a general ending and is required for a trophy.

What does the ending mean? You have proven yourself worthy, burned the great Erdtree and reassembled the Elden Ring. You are now the new Elden Lord and rule over the Lands Between.

Age of Dusk

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The Ending of Dusk – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? To achieve this ending, you need to complete Fia’s quest. Through this, you will receive the key item “Death Prince’s Rune”. With this rune, you are able to reassemble the broken Elden Ring and restore order. To trigger this ending, choose the option “Use Death Prince’s Rune” at the Erdtree.

What does the ending mean? The gods and demigods in the Lands Between lived without the consequence of death. Malekith, the Black Blade, alone had the power to decide over death, as he had bound the Rune of Death to his sword.

Now that your Tarnished embedded the Death Prince’s Rune into the Elden Ring, a natural cycle of life and death is created, making every being mortal. One might think this is a neutral ending.

Blessing of Despair

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The Ending of Despair – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? You need to complete the Dung Eater’s quest and give him the items “Seedbed Curse”. These are scattered throughout the Lands Between and must be given to the Dung Eater, below the capital Leyndell. Once you have given all the curses, you will receive the key item “Rune of the Cursed Curse.” With this, you can again reassemble the Elden Ring.

What does the ending mean? You infect the Elden Ring with the curse that the Dung Eater had to live with, ensuring that every being incurs this curse. Every human, god, and other beings in the Lands Between become deformed and live a regrettable existence. This ending is seen as one of the worse ones.

Age of Order

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The Ending of Order – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? To achieve this ending, you need to complete the Quest of the Golden Mask and Brother Corhyn. Upon completing the quest, you will receive the Rune of Perfect Order, which you can use at the great Erdtree.

What does the ending mean? After a pilgrimage of the Golden Mask, he realized that humanity in the Lands Between can only find order and peace by severing the influence of the gods. Thus, he created the Rune of Perfect Order to exclude the gods from the Lands Between during the restoration of the Elden Ring. This makes a peaceful life without chaos possible. This ending is considered one of the good ones.

Lord of the Frenzied Flame

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The Ending of the Frenzied Flame – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? To achieve the ending, you need to come into contact with the Three Fingers. Below the city of Leyndell is a hand with three fingers. If you open the stone doors of its tomb, you will be embraced by it and infected with “Madness”. If you take this step, you will be locked out of all other endings. We have a guide on how to reverse this condition. This ending is important for a trophy.

What does the ending mean? You succumb to the god of madness and envelop everything in his flames. Every being will be doomed to destruction. If Melina is still alive, she will swear revenge on you and will not rest until you are dead. This is truly a bad ending.

Age of Stars

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The Ending of Stars – (Image by fextralife)

How to obtain the ending? To achieve this ending, you need to complete Ranni’s quest and summon her at the Erdtree. She will take care of the rest and usher in the Age of Stars. This ending is important for a trophy.

What does the ending mean? In this ending, we help Ranni rise as a goddess. Instead of the Erdtree, the full moon becomes the center of the Lands Between. Additionally, the protagonist disappears with her and becomes her husband. Whether this is a good ending can be debated. Ranni has achieved her goals, but whether she was just a pawn of another deity remains unexcluded.

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Many endings and yet you have to decide what happens to the Lands Between and its inhabitants. But don’t worry, your choice is not final, because during a new run of the story you have the chance to try out the other endings.

What do you think of all the endings FromSoftware had to offer? Do you find the endings cool or was none of them for you? Let us know in the comments which ending you chose!

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Pokémon GO finally improves Mega Evolution – This is what changes for your monsters

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 3 minutes

The Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO is getting its long-awaited update. New features make Mega Evolution significantly more useful than before.

When is the change coming? As the developers announced in the current DevDiary, the new Mega Evolution update is already live in Australia and New Zealand. The worldwide release is supposed to follow “soon” – it shouldn’t be long before the changes take effect here with us as well.

The update involves significant changes in Mega Evolutions. Among other things, you’ll have easier access to Mega Pokémon and can look forward to additional bonuses.

We’ll show you what it looks like here.

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POGO Mega-Entwicklungen Trailer

What’s changing with Mega Evolutions

This is how Mega Evolutions will become more useful: The most important change is that you are no longer completely reliant on Mega Energy for Mega Evolutions. After the first Mega Evolution of a Pokémon, you can trigger the Mega Evolution for that Pokémon even without energy.

However, your Pokémon will need a certain recovery time after the Mega Evolution to perform another Mega Evolution without extra Mega Energy. This recovery phase can last several days.

You can shorten the recovery phase by using Mega Energy. However, the energy costs decrease in parallel to the cooldown: The less recovery time you have before the next evolution, the cheaper the costs will be.

In general, you will also gain easier access to Mega Energy, as most Mega Raids are supposed to become easier, so you can complete them with fewer trainers. This should be a great relief for everyone, who previously couldn’t gather enough trainers for Mega Raids.

Additionally, there is another feature: the “Mega Levels”.

Mega Levels make your Mega Pokémon even better

These are Mega Levels: When you Mega evolve your Pokémon, they level up in “Mega Level”. With each of these levels, bonuses for the Pokémon that it can use in its Mega form increase. As before, this includes the candy bonus for Pokémon that share a type with your Mega Pokémon, as well as the attack boost in raids. But there are also new bonuses:

  • The recovery phases between Mega Evolutions shorten with increasing Mega Level.
  • There are more XP for captured Pokémon that share a type with your Mega Pokémon.
  • Increased chance of XL Pokémon for captured Pokémon that share a type with your Mega Pokémon.

The Pokéminers have (via reddit) already compiled an overview of the upcoming Mega Levels. According to the data miners, there will be the “Base” level, the “High” level, and the “Max Level”.

  • The Base Level is unlocked with one Mega Evolution. The cooldown for the next free evolution lasts 7 days. The maximum energy for the evolution is supposed to be 41.
  • The High Level is unlocked with 7 Mega Evolutions of your Pokémon. The cooldown lasts 5 days. The maximum energy is then only 21.
  • The Max Level is obtained after 30 Mega Evolutions and brings a 3-day cooldown. The maximum energy for the evolution is supposed to be only 11.

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At the end of the trailer, Mega Kangaskhan was mentioned

What else is there? In the trailer for the new Mega Evolution, a new Mega Pokémon is also teased: Kangaskhan appears there at the end as a shadow. It is also emphasized that you can perform Mega Evolutions starting from the update even in waiting times, such as the raid lobby.

Additionally, the DevDiary hints at Mega forms of Latias and Latios at the end.

This corresponds to older findings that the first legendary Mega Evolutions could be coming soon.

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An important feature for gamers is finally coming to the PS5 – Can significantly improve frame rate

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Sony is diligently releasing new updates for the PS5. With the latest update, VRR is now coming to the PS5. The update is expected to be released later this week. On MeinMMO, you can find all the information about the upcoming PS5 update.

While many users are eagerly awaiting the possible announcement of a PS5 Pro, Sony is continuously adding new features and functions to its PS5. Just a few weeks ago, Sony stated that they want to bring an important feature for gaming to the PS5.

This is Variable Refresh Rate, abbreviated as VRR. What exactly it is and what it brings you, we explain here on MeinMMO.

VRR improves your frame rate on the PS5 and eliminates annoying glitches

What exactly is this update? With the new update, VRR will be activated on the PS5. This feature synchronizes your frame rate and the graphical representation of the PS5. As a result, disturbing graphic glitches as well as delays and stuttering are minimized. The gameplay thus feels much smoother for you, especially when playing at high frame rates.

When will the update be released? Sony explained in an official blog post that the update for the PS5 is expected to arrive this week (via blog.playstation.com).

How do you activate VRR on the PS5? Once you have installed the update, VRR will be automatically activated in supported games. However, you must ensure that your PS5 console is connected to a VRR-compatible TV or PC monitor. You can often tell that the TV or monitor supports HDMI 2.1.

The best gaming monitors for PS5 and Xbox Series X can be found in our buying guide here on MeinMMO.

Can you deactivate VRR on the PS5? If you experience issues with VRR, you can simply deactivate the feature under “Screen and Video” in the system settings. Additionally, you can also activate VRR in PS5 games that do not support it. This can improve the video quality in some games.

15 PS5 games support VRR on the PS5

Which games support VRR on the PS5? Sony has already released a list of games that will support VRR on the PS5 in the future. You can find the current list (as of April 26, 2022) directly here:

  • Astro’s Playroom
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Deathloop
  • Destiny 2
  • Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
  • DIRT 5
  • Godfall
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • Resident Evil Village
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
  • Tribes of Midgard

Best TV TVs for Xbox and PS5: If you want more tips and advice on TV screens, check out our buying guide for TV screens for next-gen.

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LoL disables champions in all modes worldwide because it breaks the game

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Riot Games has temporarily disabled the support champion “Bard” in all modes in League of Legends. “The wandering protector” could crash the entire game when interacting with the abilities of other champions. Riot Games took drastic measures and disabled the champ in all modes worldwide.

This is what Riot Games has done: The developers at Riot Games have disabled the support champion “Bard” in all game modes. Bard is not playable in ranked or in the popular mode “ARAM”.

As an explanation, it is stated that there are “in-game issues”. The deactivation occurred on Friday, April 22.

At the time the champion was disabled, it was unclear what the exact problem was. Riot remained silent on the matter.

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Mobility can crash the game

Why was he disabled? A YouTube video explains the problem:

  • There apparently are issues when Bard’s ability E interacts with a structure activated by abilities like Anivia’s W or Trundle’s E.
  • If Bard exits a structure created by Anivia or Trundle with his E, it crashes the game for all players. It freezes and then gets dropped.
  • The error clearly does not occur all the time, but in enough cases to justify disabling Bard.

Basically, one could deliberately end a game by crashing it if the match’s progress was not going as planned. YouTuber Vandiril calls the problem “literally game-breaking”:

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What comes next? Riot Games says they will bring Bard back into the game once they have found a solution for the game-breaking bug.

At the moment, there is still no schedule for when Bard will be playable again in LoL.

Does this happen often? With nearly 160 champs interacting with each other, issues with the champs occur repeatedly. Recently, we reported on MeinMMO about a bug with the champion Rek’Sai, who could take players down to 1 health point with a single hit. This error also originated from a mobility ability:

LoL: Players demand that Riot immediately disables a champ because he destroys the game

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Today you can all buy a PS5 directly from Sony

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Sony is the only retailer that has regularly offered PS5 consoles through its own shop “PlayStation Direct” in recent months. And on today, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, you once again have the chance to purchase one of the coveted consoles at factory sales. We will present you with all the important information for this.

Update: April 26, 12:38 PM: It can’t be true – there was a 24-hour countdown. There was a 30-minute waiting line. And for what? For nothing! NO PS5 consoles are being sold at PlayStation Direct. What a bad joke from Sony.

The shortage of PS5 consoles unfortunately remains enormous in 2022. Only Sony has had at least one Warehouse Sale through its own shop “PlayStation Direct” at least once a month since the beginning of the year. The last in-house sale of PS5 consoles in the Sony shop took place yesterday.

The catch: You could only buy a PS5 at Sony during these events if you previously received an email with a personalized link. Through this link, you then access the Sony shop and can purchase a PS5 and the corresponding accessories.

Previously, there would often be a public sale after the exclusive sale. However, this has been absent since the beginning of the year. Until today, when there is an open sale for everyone.

The most important information about the sale at PlayStation Direct

Where can you buy a PS5 today? On the official homepage of PlayStation Direct, you can already see the countdown for the opening of the waiting line.

When is the sale supposed to start? After the countdown ends today, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 12:30 PM, you will have 30 minutes to queue up. Subsequently, a lottery will determine who among all participants can buy a PS5.

Who can buy a PS5 directly from Sony? Today’s sale is open to everyone.

How can one pay? According to the official FAQ from Sony, there are currently only two payment methods (via direct.playstation.com). At this moment, you can pay at PlayStation Direct in Germany either with Visa or Mastercard. There are currently no other options. Invoice, direct debit, transfer, or PayPal are not accepted.

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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.

Buy PS5 – Make sure to watch these retailers from now on

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Pokémon GO: Community Day in May 2022 with Alolan Geodude and Stardust Bonus

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The last event has passed, and now Pokémon GO announces the next Community Day: In May 2022 you will be able to catch Alolan Geodude.

This is now known: Alolan Geodude will be the star of the Community Day in May 2022. This variant of the Pokémon is of the Rock and Electric type, just like its evolutions Alolan Graveler and Alolan Golem.

During the Community Day, Alolan Geodude will appear all over the game for the current “Alola Season”. You can also look forward to an increased shiny rate as usual.

We will show you all the important data regarding the timing and bonuses of the event here.

Community Day in May 2022 at Pokémon GO – All Info

When does the Community Day take place? The Community Day with Alolan Geodude runs on Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM local time.

Again, like the Velursi Community Day, a three-hour window will be used instead of six hours. This time, however, it will be played during lunchtime instead of in the afternoon.

The bonuses: In addition to the increased spawn and shiny rate for Alolan Geodude, the event brings several additional bonuses.

  • 3 times the Stardust for each catch
  • Double catch candy
  • Double chance for XL Geodude candy when you catch Alolan Geodude
  • 3 hours duration for Lures and Incense
  • Snapshot surprises
  • An additional special trade during the event and up to two hours afterward
  • During the event and up to hours later, trade actions will cost only half the Stardust

Special Bonus: There is also a bonus if you catch Pokémon at particularly crowded PokéStops with Lures. If enough Pokémon are caught, you will receive four times the amount of Stardust near that PokéStop instead of three times.

Special move: If you evolve an Alolan Golem during the event and up to two hours afterward, it will learn the new move “Waltz”.

The Pokémon recently impressed as a strong Electric attacker.

Pokémon GO Alolan Golem Shiny
You can also evolve a shiny Alolan Golem

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What does the shop offer? In the shop you will find, as usual for the event:

  • A free box with 30 Ultra Balls
  • A Community Day box for 975 coins with 1 Super Incubator, 1 Lucky Egg, 1 Charged TM, and 1 Star Piece
  • You can also buy the special research “A Rocky Path” for one Euro.
    • This ticket can now also be gifted to other players for the first time.
  • Event stickers will also be available in the shop.

What do you think about the next Community Day? Will you participate? Tell us in the comments! And find out what is happening now in April in Pokémon GO here.

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FIFA 22: Icon Swaps 3 is live – Brings perfect packs for TOTS & extremely strong rewards

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In FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, Icon Swaps 3 starts today. Here you will find everything about the new Icon Swap event and why this promo is particularly worthwhile for the upcoming TOTS event (Team of the Season).

When does Icon Swaps 3 start? Icon Swaps 3 starts today, on April 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team.

What is Icon Swaps 3? Icon Swaps gives FUT players the opportunity to earn coveted Icon cards by completing special tasks. It is not necessary to purchase the legends with coins or complete SBCs (Squad Building Challenges).

In Icon Swaps, you complete tasks and collect tokens to exchange them for packs or Icon cards.

Important: There are never enough tokens to get all rewards. Therefore, you need to weigh which ones you want to secure.

Here you can find more about FIFA 22 on MeinMMO

Why Icon Swaps 3 is particularly worthwhile for TOTS

With the upcoming start of the TOTS event in FUT 22, a plethora of extremely strong TOTS cards await FUT players in the coming weeks. However, obtaining the coveted TOTS players is not that easy, which is why it can be helpful to snag a few free packs.

And this is where Icon Swaps 3 comes into play, because in addition to the strong Icon cards that Icon Swaps 3 offers, the event series also always brings the popular x25-packs. These are excellently suited for FUT events, as they guarantee values over 80 and can contain strong event players with a bit of luck.

With Icon Swaps 3, there are even 4 strong pack variants available this time. You can earn them for a total of 11 tokens and hope for strong TOTS cards:

  • 1 token: 82+-x25-Pack
  • 2 tokens: 83+-x25-Pack
  • 3 tokens: 84+-x25-Pack
  • 5 tokens: 85+-x20-Pack

These rewards are offered by Icon Swaps 3 in FIFA 22

In total, there will again be 18 tokens for Icon Swaps 3. However, not all will be available at once. The first 9 tokens are available until May 23. From then on, you can earn another 9 tokens through tasks.

The rewards are so strong: With Icon Swaps 3, we are likely experiencing the strongest Icon Swaps yet. The choice is probably harder than ever. Because there are really strong players like Prime-Gullit, Moments-Matthäus, or Moment-Eto’o, who can be obtained completely without coins.

Additionally, there are strong Icon packs and player choices, such as the Icon Moments player choice for 16 tokens, where you can choose from 5 random Moments cards.

Here are the complete rewards:

  • 1 token: 82+-x25-Pack
  • 2 tokens: 83+-x25-Pack
  • 3 tokens: 84+-x25-Pack
  • 5 tokens: Edwin van der Sar Icon Moments
  • 5 tokens: 85+-x20-Pack
  • 6 tokens: Attack/Mid Icon Moments Pack (91+)
  • 7 tokens: Kenny Dalglish Icon Moments
  • 8 tokens: Roberto Carlos Icon Moments
  • 8 tokens: Icon Moments Pack (93+)
  • 9 tokens: George Best Icon Moments
  • 11 tokens: Icon Moments Player Choice (91+)
  • 11 tokens: Samuel Eto’o Icon Moments
  • 13 tokens: Icon Moments Pack (94+)
  • 14 tokens: Lothar Matthäus Icon Moments
  • 15 tokens: Icon Moments Player Choice (93+) (1 of 3)
  • 16 tokens: Icon Moments Player Choice (1 of 5)
  • 17 tokens: Attack/Mid Icon Moments Player Choice (93+)
  • 17 tokens: Ruud Gullit Prime Icon

What do you think about Icon Swaps 3? Are you earning an Icon or are you more interested in the packs? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

If you want to know how well the Bundesliga performs in the TOTW ranking of FIFA 22, then take a look here:

FIFA 22: All 18 Bundesliga clubs in the TOTW ranking – How close is that to the real table?

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