You need to be patient with the update: Patch 1.57 comes with about 40 GB on all platforms.
Live Seasons in Warzone: The free battle royale regularly brings new seasons with fresh content at no additional cost.
However, the details of the content and the season update are always released just before the launch. If there are new updates, we will adjust the article accordingly.
What is the highlight of the season? On May 11, the “Operation: Monarch” starts. The limited-time event introduces a special game mode to Warzone, featuring the movie monsters Godzilla and King Kong walking on Caldera.
You are to destroy a specific vehicle on the map and will receive an armored truck in return
Lootable perks
You can now find a selection of non-meta perks in crates. Only one lootable perk is active at a time, which works in conjunction with your loadout perks
Besides that, the developers have confirmed that some changes to the weapon meta are coming:
Additionally, improvements to audio and new balancing for aim assist for controllers are on the way. At least the audio adjustments are expected to come in Season 3.
We are embedding the cinematic trailer of Season 3 here:
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CoD Warzone: Action-packed trailer announces Season 3 – Fans find clues about movie monsters
Which weapons come with the Battle Pass? Right at the start of the season, you will find 2 weapons to unlock in the Battle Pass:
M1916 – DMR with 2-shot kills in multiplayer
Similar weapons are considered weak in Warzone
Nikita AVT – Assault rifle with the highest fire rate in its class in Vanguard
Sounds like a sniper support with exciting attachments
What happens later in the season? Throughout the season, 2 more weapons will be added to the game: the melee weapon “Sledgehammer” and the submachine gun “H4 Bixen”.
The Caldera map is also expected to change further. The underground will become a combat zone and underground areas will open up for players. A teaser says, “The surface is no longer safe”.
How these further changes will look is still not known.
Sony has officially revealed the new games for PS Plus in May 2022. In the new month, you get the best-selling PlayStation game in Europe for your PS4 and PS5. Additionally, there are 2 indie games that follow similar recipes but are quite different. MeinMMO presents the titles to you.
Which games are available in May with PS Plus? As always, you can download 3 games at no additional cost with a PS Plus subscription. With a click, you will go to the game presentation in the article:
With FIFA 22, the best-selling PlayStation game of 2021 in Europe is included (via playstation.com). In addition, you will find the indie adventures Tribes of Midgard (which has a co-op mode) and Curse of the Dead Gods.
When are the games available? The PS Plus games will be available to you as always from the first Tuesday of the month – this time it is May 3, 2022.
Until the new games are online, you can still secure the subscription games from April:
What kind of game is this? FIFA is the world’s most well-known sports simulation and is coming to PS Plus with its current title for the first time in May.
Year after year, the latest version of the soccer game sells exceptionally well in Europe and consistently ranks at the top of the sales charts. There are hardly any bigger premium games available.
FIFA 22 offers you various modes in which you can live out your own football dreams:
Direct duels against friends
Building a team using card packs (Ultimate Team)
Control individual players or play 11vs11 in Pro Clubs
Create your own team in career/management mode
Insane matches in Volta mode
Check here for pro tips for your FIFA career or watch our video on the topic:
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FIFA 22: 10 helpful tips that will improve your gameplay
PS Plus May 2022: Tribes of Midgard – Giants vs. Co-op Vikings
What kind of game is this? Tribes of Midgard is a survival roguelite RPG in which you and your tribe build a village and protect it from boss giants that want to take you down. This can be experienced solo, but also with up to 10 players in co-op.
You gather resources together, expand your village, craft tools, loot weapons, level up your characters, and lose everything again as soon as the challenges in the game become too great. With each run, you collect progress that allows you to become a little stronger next time.
There is a story mode with special challenges, but also a survival mode that lets you play until the giants overwhelm you.
All of this comes in a Viking setting with colorful graphics. For a first impression, we embed the launch trailer here:
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PS Plus May 2022: Curse of the Dead Gods – Roguelite without mercy
What kind of game is this? The second indie title in the lineup is Curse of the Dead Gods. Here, too, you encounter roguelite elements.
As a lonely warrior, you fight your way through randomly generated temples, deal with nasty monsters and a large arsenal of deadly weapons.
The further you progress, the more the game wants to kill you. Curses, darkness, and traps make your life difficult.
With each run, you collect progress that helps you on future excursions into the dark world of Curse of the Dead Gods to advance even further into the cursed temples.
If you want to check out a test of the game, head to the colleagues at GamePro (via GamePro.de), but a short insight into the game is also offered by the launch trailer:
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We are interested in your opinion about the new games from PS Plus in May 2022. Do you like what you see? Or is this month another total failure for you? What do you think about the very first FIFA in PS Plus? Feel free to leave us a comment on the topic.
The famous Warhammer 40,000 universe will soon expand with Necromunda: Ash Wastes. The new game is quite expensive at $300, which not every fan appreciates. However, find out why it might still be worth it and what the new tabletop game offers here at MeinMMO.
What kind of game is this? Necromunda is a spin-off of the popular Warhammer 40K series. Unlike in Warhammer 40,000, where armies of Space Marines, space orks, and murderous aliens face off, Necromunda is about small skirmishes between gangs. They reside in the gigantic city complexes on the inhospitable world of Necromunda.
The first version of this game was released in 1995 and was an immediate hit with Warhammer 40K fans. The series was eventually discontinued, but in 2017 a now out-of-print re-release was made. Recently, “Necromunda: Ash Wastes” was announced as a new version of Necromunda.
This time, however, the gangs fight outside the city as well. New units such as vehicles and mounts are introduced. Additionally, the already known gangs are joined by the tough nomad clans of the Ash Wastes.
What is Warhammer 40,000? Warhammer 40,000 (or 40K) is a popular miniature tabletop system from the manufacturer Games Workshop in the UK. Since 1987, you can lead armies of miniatures in the merciless 41st millennium. Warhammer 40K is characterized primarily by its impressive figures and the grim, often exaggeratedly ironic setting in which there are virtually no “good” guys and constant war prevails.
Exorbitantly priced miniatures, but ideal for hobbyists
What does it all cost? Necromunda: Ash Wastes will be available for pre-order starting on Sunday, May 1, 2022. However, the price is hefty; $299 has been confirmed by Polygon retailers for the base game box.
This is nearly double what is currently being offered for the out-of-print predecessor box from 2017 on eBay.
Who is this ideal for? For the money, you get the following contents from the box:
2 complete gangs, House Orlock and the new nomads. 10 figures are on foot. In addition, the Orlocks have 2 quad vehicles and the nomads have 4 riders on strange bugs.
Several terrain pieces that are fully customizable.
A rulebook, unit cards, dice, and templates
Marker tokens and a game mat
Especially the new miniatures and terrain pieces are the highlights of the package. As usual, they are extremely detailed and even in the age of affordably priced 3D printers, the figures of Warhammer have no equal. Each figure looks unique and can be customized. There are interchangeable heads with different glasses, hairstyles, and even epic mustaches!
The same goes for the terrain pieces, which can be combined individually, giving every player the chance to create a truly unique set.
Since tabletop players often tend to invest a lot of time and creativity into the appearance of their armies and terrains, the new Necromunda set is, despite the high price, an attractive offer for many.
How do fans react? Looking at the community, it quickly becomes clear that many want the new set. Especially the miniatures have been well-received since the first announcement on reddit, although the price is considered too high:
“I think it looks really incredible, but I’m just as excited [about the set] as I am shocked by the price.”
$300 is, according to reddit, too much money for many players. However, there are alternatives. Some users suggest simply sharing the price with a friend. After all, you need 2 players for a game of Necromunda, and if each pays $150 and shares the terrain, it becomes affordable again.
Other fans suggest just buying the miniatures and terrain once they become available separately. The 10 figures per gang are said to cost $47 each, with the package of figures or riding insects also costing $47 each.
And many players feel they don’t need the vehicles and mounts at all (for now). Then the old rules from previous editions of Necromunda would suffice to play, and one could get away with a set of cool figures relatively cheap.
On Twitch, the streaming group OTK led by Mizkif hosts the quiz show “Schooled”. There has now been a scandal in the finale of season 2 over $50,000: One player had cheated by looking up questions on his smartphone. He confessed, but only after being caught by clever internet detectives on reddit.
How does the show work?
The show works such that a series of content creators are invited to the Twitch stream of Mizkif.
In the show, they then answer questions from a school subject. Classic “general school knowledge” is tested. More and more people are eliminated from the show one by one.
In the end, the winner of the finale can take home a large prize.
How did the finale go this time? In the finale of season 2 of “OKT Schooled”, 2 content creators from the gaming side faced off:
Phil “EE” Visu – He is a commentator for SMASH, the quirky fighting game from Nintendo. He has been involved with the smash scene since 2009, previously as a player.
Emily “ExtraEmily” Xuechun Zhang, a Twitch streamer with about 900 viewers on average. She prefers to show Mario on Twitch.
The final question was who wrote “The Social Contract”. EE answered correctly with “Jean Rousseau” and claimed the $50,000 prize:
ExtraEmily looked a bit disappointed into the camera, as she could have thought of that, instead of guessing “Karl Marx”.
Mizkif shouted: EE clearly won, there can be no doubt about it.
EE jumped, danced, and was overjoyed. He thanked his “motherfucking” father for taking the time to learn history with “his boy”. He would call him right away – a touching scene.
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What was the scandal? After EE’s victory, some people on reddit had gathered evidence showing that EE apparently looked up some questions on his smartphone. The reflection of the phone was visible in his glasses (reddit).
In his glasses, the eagle eyes of reddit users spotted the cheating. Source: Dexerto
After doubts about his victory arose, EE confessed on Twitter that he had actually cheated in the quiz show. He said he had “given in to temptation”. He felt “salty” because he felt mistreated during the tournament.
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Host Mizkif, on the other hand, is apparently “not angry, but just very, very disappointed”: He spontaneously announced in the Twitch chat that he would stop doing the show. He wants to create a good show, but it cannot go on like this (via dexerto).
The “loser” of the finale, ExtraEmily, will now receive the prize.
This is what it’s all about: In such a show where streamers participate “from home”, it’s very likely that cheating occurs through Google. That’s the crux of any virtual quiz show. Even in private settings, there’s always the suspicion that “someone is googling the answers”.
When amounts of money like this are at stake, the temptation is even greater:
Call of Duty regularly brings new content to its free battle royale Warzone through a live season system. With the release of the roadmap, it is now clear in detail what to expect in Season 3.
MeinMMO breaks down the information for Season 3 and guides you through the roadmap and the new content. With a click, you can jump to the corresponding sections in the article:
When is Season 3 coming? The season has been live since April 27 at 6 PM.
How large will the update be? The update is huge: About 40 GB will be needed on all platforms:
PlayStation 5: 43.2 GB
PlayStation 4: 43.2 GB
Xbox Series X/S: 40.9 GB
Xbox One: 40.9 GB
PC: 38.3 GB – Warzone only
PC: 98.3 GB – with CoD MW
However, after the update, the required hard drive space for Warzone decreases.
We embed the cinematic trailer for the new season here:
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CoD Warzone: Action-packed trailer announces Season 3 – Fans find clues about movie monsters
Season 3 Content: Operation Monarch, Map Changes, Weapons
Season 3 is called “Classified Arms” and is fully focused on the monster migration. In an event starting on May 11, Godzilla and King Kong will attack Caldera. The whole thing will take place as part of a limited-time event mode.
We embed the trailer for the event here:
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It is still unclear what the event is about. But so far, everything suggests that the monsters will actually invade Caldera, and you will need to grab large weapons to deal with the threat.
However, the map does not change only when the event starts. Right at the beginning of the season, some areas of Caldera will already change:
Map Changes – Dig Site, Peak, Runway, Lagoon
With the new season, Caldera gets a brand new location: Dig Site. In the west of the island between Ruins and Mine, huge bones rise from the ground. It is a kind of excavation site for skeletons of giant monsters that will soon haunt the island.
Additionally, 3 other locations will receive a comprehensive overhaul. The volcanic peak Peak will be rebuilt, the buildings rearranged, and the color scheme will change.
The location Runway in the northeast will also receive new and thus more buildings. Overall, the area will be clearer after the reconstruction of this airfield, as much of the jungle in the area will disappear.
Furthermore, adjustments will be made to the location Lagoon in the west. Here, new ships have docked for you to explore.
PeakRunwayDig Site
New Gulag
Also, at the start of the season, a new gulag arrives. The gulag map Hold is a symmetrical battlefield in the belly of a ship, with a large area in the middle and protected corridors on the sides.
Later in the season, new underground areas on Caldera will also be opened. So far, there are few details, but an official teaser gives a small hint about the adjustments:
Later in the season, 2 more weapons will come into play:
Sledgehammer – Melee weapon with considerable punch
H4 Bixen – Submachine gun, currently without details
CoD Warzone: Season 3 with new Battle Pass
What does the Battle Pass offer? There will once again be a Battle Pass with 100 tiers for 1,000 CoD Points. It is full of cosmetics, CoD Points, and bonuses that you can unlock through playtime.
However, some items from the Battle Pass can also be acquired for free, such as the new weapons and generally gameplay-related content.
Overall, you can collect progress for the pass in four CoDs: CoD MW, Cold War, Vanguard, and Warzone share the Battle Pass. However, most of the content is primarily for Warzone and Vanguard.
Whether the pass is worth it for you, you can read here:
This is in the Battle Pass: Most items are purely cosmetic and provide you with skins, stickers, or business cards. However, new weapons and gear can also be found in the pass.
If you play a lot of CoD, the Battle Pass is a fair deal: You will receive a total of 1,300 CoD Points back if you reach a very high tier.
Additionally, there are other goodies, including the following:
2 new weapons for Warzone
A new operator
Legendary rewards at the end of the pass
Many operator skins with missions for even more skins
Cosmetics like business cards, emblems, sprays, and talismans
Vehicle items like battle cries or skins
XP tokens for an experience points boost
10% experience boost on the battle pass
We embed the action trailer for the Battle Pass of Season 3 here:
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CoD Warzone shows in the trailer for the Battle Pass your fight against King Kong and Godzilla
Who is the poster boy / poster girl of Season 3? If you buy the Battle Pass, you will receive the operator Mateo Hernandez. He is part of S.O.T.F. Harpy and likes to fire with his LMG.
Mateo is available as a new operator with the Battle Pass.
CoD Warzone: Playlist for the upcoming weeks
The playlists for the upcoming weeks are already known, and we will embed the image with the info here:
We also want to know what you hope for in the new season. Is there perhaps a bug that has been bothering you for ages, or do you have ideas for cool map changes? We enjoy discussing with you in the comments.
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Twitch Drops for the Beta of Overwatch 2 are available today, April 27, from selected streamers. We will show you how to get the keys and which channels are suitable.
What is being given away? If you watch Overwatch 2 on Twitch for four hours, you will be rewarded with access to the beta. Blizzard is using the Valorant model here. We will show you how this works and which channels you can watch.
This is how you can still participate in the beta even if you have not received an email from Blizzard.
Preparation for Beta Access
System Requirements:
Minimum
Recommended
Operating System
Windows® 7 /8 / 10 64-bit (latest service pack)
Windows 10 64-bit (latest service pack)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650
Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD Ryzen™ 5
GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600 series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD R9 380
RAM
6 GB
8 GB
Hard Drive
50 GB space
50 GB space
Internet
Broadband
Broadband
Drive
Not required
Not required
Resolution
At least 1024 x 768
Things you need to do beforehand: Before you start setting up your accounts, you should clarify whether Overwatch 2 will run on your PC at all. Compare the system requirements with your setup. Does everything fit? Then let’s go:
If you do not have a Battle.net account yet, you should create one. This works on the Battle.Net website in just a few steps and is very easy.
In addition, you need a Twitch account. Don’t have one yet? Then create one on Twitch.TV.
This is how you earn access: For guaranteed access, you need to watch one of the selected Twitch streams for a total of four hours starting from April 27 at 7:00 PM. You have until 3:00 AM on Thursday, April 28, to complete the four hours. Within these eight hours, there is guaranteed access, after that no more.
It is important that you do not have to watch the same streamer for four hours. The time will be credited to your account and can be split across different streamers.
Streamer List with Twitch Drops: We show you a selection of participating streamers in the following table:
The complete list of participating streamers can be found on the Overwatch website
Join in the Quick Guide:
You have a Battle.net account and a Twitch account, and you have linked them
From 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 27, you must watch Overwatch 2 for a total of 4 hours on one of the channels from the streamer list
You have until 3:00 AM on April 28 to watch the 4 hours
You do not have to watch for 4 hours with one streamer, but can split it however you like
After 4 hours, you will receive a message from Twitch that explains that you have been unlocked for the beta
Now restart your Battle.net client, select Overwatch from the game overview and then select “Technical Beta of Overwatch 2” from the game version dropdown menu
You can now download and play Overwatch 2
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Overwatch 2: 5 heroes that dominate the matches the most in the beta
In the new part of Overwatch, a lot has changed. Heroes received reworks, abilities function differently, and some screws were turned on the balance. We have looked around and checked which characters are currently performing particularly well and why you should play them.
Fortnite regained popularity with the implementation of the “No-Build Mode”. This allowed even unskilled builders to enjoy the colorful Battle Royale and have fun. It looks no different on Twitch, but what about Ninja? Could he also benefit from the new Fortnite hype?
Who is Ninja? Ninja, also known as Richard Tyler Blevins, is a former esports athlete and well-known streamer on Twitch. In 2018, he had his breakthrough with the “Battle Royale” shooter Fortnite. Since then, he participated in various tournaments and catapulted himself to one of the most followed streamers on Twitch with 17.6 million followers (as of April 27).
This is Ninja.
As the hype around Fortnite faded, Ninja slowly disappeared from the “Battle Royale” shooter. From then on, he switched to the lesser-known streaming platform “Mixer” and streamed games like League of Legends.
When Mixer went under, Ninja was back on Twitch. Since the launch of Chapter 3 in Season 2, where building was disabled, Tyler has returned to Fortnite and formed an opinion on the refreshed BR shooter. Since then, he has been playing and streaming almost exclusively Fortnite, but has the new hype around Fortnite also supported Ninja and given him more viewers?
Here are the facts about Ninja
Where do we get the facts from? We use the analytical tool “sullygnome.com“. On this site, you can compare various streamers from Twitch and check how many viewers tuned in over a specified period. Additionally, it shows which games were played for how long. This way, you can easily trace the gains/losses of the respective streamer.
Has Ninja benefited from the new hype?
No gain, but fun: Comparing the numbers on sullygnome shows no gain. You can even see that the viewer numbers fluctuate and decrease. On April 22, there were an average of 13,107 viewers, on April 25 there were 8,287 viewers. During his last stream on April 26, Ninja had 13,385 viewers on average.
There is a noticeable decline in interest in Ninja. When building was disabled on March 20, Ninja had 25,375 viewers, from then on his viewers rose and fell.
Ultimately, only fun matters: Despite this, Ninja has fun in his streams and viewer counts do not really interest him. Fortnite is his passion, and you can tell that in his streams.
Since the sweaty building was separated from the main modes, Tyler has finally been able to enjoy relaxed gaming again and can immerse himself in the colorful BR shooter once more.
What do you think about this? Do you think it’s cool that Ninja stays loyal to Fortnite and continues to stream despite declining viewer numbers? Or should Tyler play other games instead? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!
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PuffPals Island Skies is a new Kickstarter project that has already raised over 1 million euros. It reminds of a mix between the cult games Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, or Stardew Valley. MeinMMO introduces you to this charming project.
Genre: RPG, Simulation Game | Developer: Fluffnest | Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS | Alpha Release: 2023 | Early Access: 2024 | Final Release: 2025
What kind of game is this? In PuffPals Island Skies, you find yourself on a construct of floating islands, each hosting different biomes, creatures, and buildings. Everything is presented in a sweet cartoon graphic style, reminiscent of the Nintendo game Animal Crossing.
On the islands, you can build your own little farm, grow and harvest various plants. However, you are not alone on the floating construct; many different little creatures also call it home.
Additionally, you can explore the colorful islands, collect various items, decorate your house, and even play together in multiplayer.
Here you can watch the trailer for PuffPals Island Skies:
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PuffPals Island Skies in the Trailer
Quests, Goals, and Cute Button-eyed Animals
What can you do in the game? As is typical in cute simulation games, you simply live on the islands and gather money to further expand your house and farm, similar to Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon.
The aspect of Animal Crossing is especially evident in the creatures, the PuffPals. You can talk to them, fulfill quests for them, and play mini-games with them. All of this helps deepen your friendship with each respective PuffPal until you eventually become their best friends.
The animals do not just come in ordinary animal shapes but can also look like fruits or vegetables. All PuffPals have unique personalities, so you won’t always be having the same conversations with them.
Some of the PuffPals at a glance.
Furthermore, you can not only make PuffPals your friends but also engage in these activities:
Fishing
Cooking
Arcade Games
Collecting artifacts, mushrooms, special stones, and more
Many Customization Options – For You and Your House
How far does customization go? You can completely design both your character and your house. How much you can decorate your own farm is currently still unknown.
What does it look like for your character? You can choose from various options, adjust your hairstyle, eye color, and skin tone. Furthermore, there is a wide variety of clothing that allows you to present yourself individually.
How can you design your house? The design of the house takes place similarly to Animal Crossing or The Sims. You have the option to freely choose the facade as well as the interior.
You can place the furniture and decorations in the rooms of your house at will.
Some customization options were shown in the trailer.
How is the Kickstarter project going?
Great! So far, almost 1.1 million euros have been raised and the campaign will run until May 5. If you’re interested, you still have time to support the project as well (via Kickstarter.com).
If you invest 29 euros, you even get an alpha access to the game. The testing phase is set to start in 2023. However, the alpha access is limited to PC users only.
Moreover, exciting goals such as the Nintendo Switch release or multiplayer have already been unlocked. So you can also explore the world of PuffPals Island Skies with other people.
The next goals include the feature that you can manage your own shop and that the community can come up with a unique biome for a flying island. However, these features will only be available after the final release in 2025.
If everything goes according to the plan of the developers from Fluffnest, PuffPals Island Skies will be released in 2025 as a purely digital version for the Nintendo Switch, for the PC on Steam, as well as on Android and iOS.
What do you think about the game? Does the setting appeal to you, or are cute simulation games not really your thing? Will you perhaps support the project? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
With Season 3 / 2022, a total of 4 new weapons are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone, including an assault rifle and a submachine gun. We show you how to get the weapons and what they can do on MeinMMO.
What new weapons are there in Season 3? From May 25, Season 3 will run in Call of Duty: Warzone and there will be new weapons for the free battle royale:
How you secure the weapons and what is known so far about the new toys can be found on MeinMMO. We embed the trailer for Season 3 here:
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CoD Warzone: Action-packed trailer announces Season 3 – Fans find clues about movie monsters
Please note: The new weapons often also come as purchasable cosmetic bundles in the real money shop. If you get the weapon through a bundle, only the attachments of the weapon blueprint will be available to you. However, you must unlock the base weapon through a challenge or the Battle Pass.
CoD Warzone: Unlock DMR M1916
How do I unlock the weapon? The M1916 is part of the Battle Pass. You will receive the weapon at level 15.
What kind of weapon is this? The semi-automatic weapon offers high damage, a fast rate of fire and range, but has a strong visual recoil.
However, due to strong “re-centering,” the DMR quickly returns to its starting position, allowing for accurate follow-up shots. The M1916 also offers an attachment for automatic fire.
In Warzone, weapons of this kind are considered rather weak. Apart from the nasty phase with the OP-DMR 14, single-fire weapons like the M1916 usually remain in the locker.
CoD Warzone: Unlock Assault Rifle Nikita AVT
How do I unlock the weapon? The Nikita AVT is part of the Battle Pass. You will receive the weapon at level 31.
What kind of weapon is this? The Nikita offers significantly more potential than the new DMR. The assault rifle has the highest rate of fire among the Vanguard assault rifles and can handle close combat as well as long range, according to the CoD blog.
However, the high rate of fire is offset by considerable recoil. A strong kick at the start of sustained fire results in a jagged recoil pattern.
As a result, long-range use in Warzone is rather unlikely. Predictable and clear recoil patterns are essential here. As sniper support or close-combat assault rifle, the Nikita should have chances.
CoD Warzone: Unlock Melee Weapon Sledgehammer
How do I unlock the weapon? Achieve a multi-kill with melee weapons in 15 different matches.
What kind of weapon is this? In the multiplayer of CoD: Vanguard, you can knock down opponents with one hit.
In Warzone, such weapons are rarely helpful. Here, only fast melee weapons with a quick strike rate and high movement speed will get you ahead.
How do I unlock the weapon? Get 3 kills while sliding in 15 different matches.
What kind of weapon is this? The MP is compared to the powerful Owen Gun in the blog. According to initial descriptions, the Blixen could be a strong sniper support with high damage, but also with corresponding recoil resistance.
A small hotfix patch for Elden Ring brings few, minor adjustments. The most important one concerns Malenia. The hardest boss in the game is now no longer almost unbeatable. MeinMMO tells you more.
Patch 1.04 of Elden Ring has greatly improved some aspects and removed a few annoyances from the game. However, one thing was added that was probably not intended.
Malenia is regarded as one of the hardest bosses in the Souls history, also because she can heal herself with hits. However, with the patch, she also healed herself when she did not hit you with her attacks. This made her almost unbeatable.
Elden Ring Patch 1.04.1 – All Patch Notes in German
What does the new patch bring? The hotfix patch 1.04.1 reverses this unintended buff for Malenia. Thus, the blade of Miquella is still very difficult, but no longer unfair.
But also aside from Malenia, there are other changes in the game. We list them here for you:
A bug was fixed that incorrectly adjusted the effect duration of the Sky-Blue Secret Tear downwards
A bug concerning Malenia, Blade of Miquella, was fixed, which caused her HP not to heal correctly in online multiplayer mode
A bug was fixed that caused some bosses to die at unintended times
A bug was fixed that caused the final boss in the game to not function correctly under certain circumstances
Some text errors were fixed
The patch is now available on all platforms and is only a few megabytes in size – 20.8 MB on Steam.
If you still need help with Malenia: A YouTuber recently discovered a build that he calls “crazy” and “broken OP”. The damage values of the weapons in this build will drop your jaw. With it, he can destroy even Malenia in a few seconds – and all with a simple combo:
The once thought dead and heavily criticized survival game DayZ is experiencing a resurgence on Steam. Now, the zombie classic boasts not only new content but also a fresh record in player numbers.
What are the current player numbers? DayZ has currently overcome its poor player counts and can showcase an average of 28,291 concurrently active players on Steam over the last 30 days (via SteamCharts.com)
The zombie classic hit a high on April 24, 2022. On that day, 58,240 players played the 9-year-old survival title concurrently, setting a new record. The previous peak was reached by DayZ in January 2022 with just under 53,000 concurrent players.
The player numbers of DayZ via SteamCharts (as of April 27, 2022)
Massive Criticism: “DayZ is measured in bugs per minute”
Why was DayZ considered dead? The survival classic DayZ has not always been doing as well as it currently is. After the peak player count in December 2013, player numbers declined for years.
DayZ hit its lowest point in August 2018, when only an average of 1,600 players played concurrently on Steam. The peak player count at that time was 3,300 concurrent players.
Even when DayZ was released as a full version in December 2018 and left alpha status, it only saw a minimal increase. Until June 2019, DayZ had an average of under 10,000 players.
In addition to the poor player numbers, Steam reviews from December 2019 clearly illustrate the state at that time and explain why the player numbers were so low.
The release month of the official full version still stands as the worst DayZ month in terms of Steam reviews, with almost 2,000 negative reviews. MeinMMO shows you a selection of the reviews from December 2019:
invisibler7x via Steam: “Despite 1.0, and precisely because of the full release yesterday, I have to advise everyone against this game.”
Stesch via Steam: “It’s outrageous what is being sold to us as ‘release’. As others have already written, you best measure DayZ in BpM – bugs per minute!”
Battlerabbit via Steam: “So for me, DayZ was actually dead for a long time, and I was surprised that it actually got a bigger update.”
Update 1.17: New weapons and items made from bones
This is new in DayZ: With version 1.17, DayZ received a new update on April 19, 2022. This brings new weapons and new craftable items, as well as the in-game event for Walpurgis Night running until May 09.
Additionally, a new sensitivity setting has been added to the settings of DayZ. MeinMMO shows you a selection of the new content:
New weapons: CR-550 Savanna rifle, Longhorn pistol, P1 pistol
Craftable spear (bone and stone head variants)
Craftable bone knife
New cooking utensils: cleaver, meat tenderizer, kitchen timer, craftable fire pit stand
Broom can be ignited and used as a torch
New improvised items: improvised clothing from rags, improvised belt from ropes, improvised gas mask filter
Gas mask filters can now be refilled with charcoal tablets
To this day, DayZ is a big name among survival games and is considered a co-founder of the genre. However, the original creator of the zombie classic, Dean Hall, has long taken a different path.
With his development studio RocketWerkZ, the New Zealander launched a completely new survival game called Icarus in 2021. MeinMMO reveals who Icarus is worth it for.
In the new ultimate raid of Final Fantasy XIV, players have to watch as one of the most popular characters in the MMORPG dies over and over again. Fans refer to it as “emotional area damage.”
Attention: Spoilers for the story of FFXIV and the new raid Dragon War (Fatal) follow.
This is what happens in the raid: With patch 6.11 released on April 26, FFXIV kicked off the race for the first kill of the new raid Dragon War (Fatal). This is the new hardest PvE content ever, where the strongest raiding teams will struggle.
The raid takes the events of the Heavensward expansion, which revolves around the war between the dragons and the nation of Ishgard. In the first part of the battle, players face off against the knights of King Thordan on the roof of the grand cathedral of Ishgard.
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The Japanese streamer Haruglory showcased the moment in his stream.
In the original story of Heavensward, this battle was a pivotal event. Haurchefant Greystone, one of the most beloved characters in FFXIV, was killed by one of the knights in a cutscene. He sacrificed himself to save the player character’s life.
Raiders now have to see this death at every pull of the first phase of the raid. Haurchefant appears to protect the group, only to be pierced by a magical spear and die, just like in the story.
It doesn’t matter whether the raiders successfully complete this phase or wipe. Haurchefant is doomed to die a thousand deaths.
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These are the reactions: Haurchefant’s death caused many tears in the community during the story of Heavensward. Accordingly, many players were horrified that they would have to watch their beloved character die over and over again in the raid without being able to do anything about it.
Especially on Twitter, there were many reactions to this “mechanic”:
“Damn, the new ultimate [raid] causes emotional area damage” – @rhinoceroseosei
Some users found this feature of the new raid funny because it targets the community’s feelings. The developers know exactly how popular Haurchefant is and have specifically relied on his repeated death causing the appropriate reactions.
“A smile better suits a hero.”
How popular the character is: Haurchefant was voted third in the big Famitsu survey of the most popular FFXIV characters (via siliconera). In the large Nico survey of the most popular Final Fantasy characters of all time, he ranked 13th, above popular characters like Squall Leonhart (FFVIII) and Terra Branford (FFVI) (via siliconera).
One of the shrines in honor of Haurchefant.
At official fan festivals of FFXIV, players built small shrines for the character, leaving flowers, fan art, personal messages, and all sorts of things. His signature quote “A smile better suits a hero” has been repeated by fans countless times.
The reasons for his popularity are not least his positive nature, deep friendship, and support towards the player character. After the end of A Realm Reborn, he offers players refuge and protection from pursuers.
In the end, he heroically sacrifices himself to save the player character and asks not to be sad. This left a strong impression on many FFXIV players, which still evokes emotional reactions years after the release of Heavensward.
Apart from the raid, players are also facing challenges in the newly revamped PvP, where issues arise.
The streamer Beddle told her viewers about her stalker, who did everything to find out where she lived. Her real-life Twitch streams attracted the stalker’s attention.
Who is the streamer?
Beddle is considered one of the smaller streamers on the Twitch platform and usually captivates around 200 viewers with her broadcasts. However, at peak times, over 1,600 people were watching.
Furthermore, Beddle is an official Twitch partner and has over 19,000 followers.
Mainly, the streamer is in the Just Chatting category and chats with her audience. This was also the case in a past stream, where she spoke about her creepy stalker – don’t worry, Beddle is doing well and has moved.
What did Beddle report? She talked about her past IRL streams. In one stream, she had apparently had a bit to drink and was walking through the streets. Street signs and license plates were visible during the stream.
There were street signs everywhere, someone was following the signs and sent me a private message: “I know where you live.” I didn’t reply to that, and he sent me [another private message where he described] how he followed other streamers in the same way.
Beddle
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But that wasn’t all the creepy stalker revealed to her. Because if a streamer did not want to show which floor they lived on, the stalker employed a trick: He counted the steps the streamer took down to find out exactly that.
Streamer Valkyrae also spoke about various incidents of stalkers and other disgusting things she had to face as an internet celebrity. A stalker created hundreds of accounts and kept messaging her on Twitter, which she repeatedly blocked.
The streamer SweetAnita even had a stalker who followed her smiling with a kitchen knife, stalked her to her home, and waited for her in front of her house.
Once you reveal anything about yourself and even share details about your place of residence, you run the risk of people making it their mission to leak addresses and other information – especially when you are a well-known personality on the internet.
The new South Korean action MMORPG “Throne and Liberty” will be released for PlayStation 5. This has now been revealed in an interview with the developers at NCSoft. A release is officially planned for 2022. “Throne and Liberty” has been in development for 12 years and looks spectacular in the first trailers.
What kind of game is this?
Throne and Liberty is the continuation of the MMORPG series “Lineage”. In South Korea, Lineage is what “World of Warcraft” is in the West: Simply huge. It is a series of games that everyone knows there and that almost everyone has played at some point.
The MMORPG “Throne and Liberty” was announced back in 2011 and has been revised several times. It was previously called “Lineage Eternal”, later “Project TL”. The development is said to have cost more than 75 million euros. The game was a hopeful prospect for NCSoft for years but was repeatedly postponed. NCSoft’s communication has been disastrous over the years.
The “latest version” of the MMORPG is an action MMORPG; the focus is on boss fights with dozens of players and castle sieges. However, due to the chaotic development, relatively little is known about this “latest version” of the MMORPG.
The trailer generated a lot of attention:
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New MMORPG Hope from Korea Finally Shows a Lot of Gameplay in New Trailer
Journalists see gameplay of Throne and Liberty on PS5
The information is now new: It has been known since 2018 that NCSoft plans to bring its new PC games to “consoles” as well. Thus, Throne and Liberty was also announced as a “console release”. Until now, however, there have been no concrete statements about which platforms exactly the game would come to – besides the PC, which in South Korea is the dominant platform together with mobile.
In a long interview with the Korean site Inven, NCSoft has now announced a change in strategy, aiming to communicate more openly and turn more towards the West (via inven).
As confirmation of a port of Throne and Liberty to PlayStation 5, an image was published on Inven showing how Throne and Liberty runs on a PlayStation 5.
According to Inven, during the interview, the game was first seen on the PS5.
The image confirms the release of Throne and Liberty for PlayStation 5 – Source: inven
When is the release? The release of Throne and Liberty is still planned for 2022. There is no detailed information about the process yet.
More details are expected to be revealed in the summer. The game is also supposedly going to have public tests. How the game will be distributed, whether as a purchase title or a free-to-play MMORPG, still seems unclear.
Throne and Liberty has been a hopeful prospect for MMORPG fans for many years:
In 2022, Destiny 2 will once again host the Olympics and send Guardians into a unique class battle. Until recently, however, the event garnered little interest from players. But after a fresh weapon leak, that has changed dramatically. We tell you what rewards await you in 2022 during the competition and why it’s worth it.
When the Guardian Games start in Destiny 2 next week, there will be prizes, rewards, respect, and honor on the line. Since many Guardians are already familiar with the event, interest in the supposedly new content has been limited so far.
But Bungie apparently has another trick up its sleeve and is introducing a new “carrot” with the Guardian Games that players will want to chase. Thanks to its unique origin perk, it even has the potential to become the strongest Void SMG in Destiny 2.
On May 3rd, the Guardian Games 2022 in Destiny 2 will start.
We have compiled the known information and leaks regarding the weapons and armors of the Guardian Games 2022 for you. However, please note: While the findings come directly from the game data and the likelihood is high that it will be implemented this way, these are still unofficially confirmed information.
What are the Guardian Games? The Guardian Games are a free event in which the different classes from Destiny 2 compete against each other – a kind of Olympic competition between Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks. During the event, Bungie assigns Guardians specific tasks and distributes medals for their completion to see which class comes out on top. The winning team earns bragging rights for a year, as well as a commemorative statue that will be displayed in the Tower throughout the year.
Where does the info come from? The well-known Destiny 2 dataminer Ginsor released the new weapon of the Guardian Games along with its properties on his Twitter account. The information apparently made its way into the game with the update 4.0.0.6 from Bungie.
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The leak shows the new weapon of the Guardian Games 2022: “The Title”
Probably “The Title” is the better “Sweet Business”: The Void submachine gun “The Title” with aggressive frame only has a 750 RPM. However, after the recently announced zoom adjustments, this could soon be the better choice for SMGs.
Nevertheless, it is primarily its unique origin perk “Classy Contender” that caught the attention of Guardians. It could make the new Void SMG “The Title,” combined with Void 3.0, probably a better “Sweet Business”.
The origin perk “Classy Contender” causes kills with this weapon to grant you class ability energy.
Also, the remaining traits and perks of the weapon ensure that it could be highly adaptable and thus suitable for almost any situation. As long as the perk information from the leak remains unchanged, the following attributes would be compared:
Sweet Business
The Title
Impact
15
22
Range
45
50
Stability
50
38
Handling
73
62
Reload Speed
38
31
Rate of Fire
900
750
Magazine
37
27
The comparison between Sweet Business and the Rat King
1st Perk Column: Perpetual Motion, Dynamic Sway Reduction, Hip-Fire Grip, Steady Hands, Stats for All, Danger Zone, and Grave Robber.
How do you get the new submachine gun? The SMG “The Title” can only be obtained during the Guardian Games 2022. Once the event ends, the weapon will no longer be available.
If nothing changes in the old competition system of the games, you will probably have to redeem gold and platinum medals again and hope for your Godroll luck. The more packages you can redeem, the higher your chances.
“The Title” – Can it really outclass “Sweet Business”?
Radiant Armors of the Guardian Games 2022
New Armor Sets: In addition to the new SMG, there will also be an armor set for each class as well as a unique class emblem that will need to be worn during the games. The class item will probably be obtained once again from the event’s point of contact, Spaceomi Eva Levante, while the armors will come in bundles through the Eververse – both for Glimmer and for Silver.
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This is what the new ornamentations of the Guardian Games 2022 look like.
In 2022, the Olympics in Destiny will likely also be sponsored: Resourceful Guardians, like the player “The Ringmaster,” have discovered logos from various weapon foundries on the armors. This could indicate that in 2022, the various classes will be sponsored by Omolon, Veist, and Co. Just like in a real sports event.
When does the event start? The class competitions of the Guardian Games, also known as “Guardian Games,” begin on May 3rd and run until May 24th. The competition extends over almost 3 weeks of Season 16. The closing ceremony, which crowns the class winners, will take place shortly before the season ends.
Who actually won the Guardian Games 2021?
In 2021, it was indeed the Hunters who were the triumphing class, while in 2020, the Titans were able to take the lead.
In 2021, the Hunters won and have been bragging about it for a year now.
Hunters in Destiny 2 have therefore been claiming for a year now that this competition is largely pointless, as it is a well-known fact that Hunters are the best class in Destiny 2 and that absolutely no one would dispute that. The Warlocks, however, see it differently in 2022 and prepare to attack the title of “Best Class in the Game” with Void 3.0, while the Titans are still cool chilling in their “Gambit Bubble”.
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What do you think of the new submachine gun and the event in general and the new rewards for 2022? Are you definitely on board and giving your all for your Guardian class, or does the competition leave you completely cold? Let us and other readers from MeinMMO know in the comments.
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Call of Duty: Warzone continues to work on its anti-cheat system RICOCHET. The developers are testing new tools and analysis techniques to catch cheaters. Additionally, they allow some cheaters to continue playing, so you can humiliates them hard.
With the introduction of the new map Caldera in Call of Duty: Warzone at the end of 2021, a new anti-cheat system was also introduced: RICOCHET. This was urgently needed – the free battle royale was practically infested.
And even though the new system is not perfect and cannot identify all cheaters by any means: It is already showing effects, and with each passing day, with each new piece of information about cheat programs, the system is working better and better.
Cheaters are not just banned. RICOCHET has some interesting features where the cheaters remain in the game but have no chance of harming you.
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Damage Shield and Cloaking – Tools of Humiliation
What are these features? The #TeamRICOCHET of Warzone does not reveal all its cards. Any information about how the anti-cheat system works could help circumvent the measures.
However, the security experts regularly provide progress updates. In these reports, the anti-cheaters have already introduced two interesting “mitigation” tools:
Damage Shield
Cloaking
What does the Damage Shield do? If a cheater receives a Damage Shield, the bullets from the cheater will no longer cause damage to rightful players. A wonderful state, which some players know how to take advantage of.
However, these are just two tools, and #TeamRICOCHET uses many more of these “mitigations”. There are also mixed forms, where cheaters see players first, and when they shoot at them, the enemies disappear:
Why does the anti-cheat do this? The security team reports that analyzing the data helps them to better understand cheaters. They want to learn more about the software processes on a cheater’s PC.
Instead of directly banning cheaters and thereby removing a valuable source of information directly from the game, they investigate the software interactions on the PCs of the caught cheaters and gather valuable data.
This, in turn, helps to catch other cheaters and make the Warzone a little safer. You can find more information about Warzone’s anti-cheat and the kernel driver’s work on the PC in our special about RICOCHET.
Cheaters remain a problem in Warzone and whether there will ever be a perfect anti-cheat system that directly detects cheaters based on the installed software remains to be seen.
Your player reports continue to be extremely helpful and valuable for the developers. So report every cheater you encounter.
What does Cloaking do? With Cloaking, cheaters are likely just as confused as they are with Damage Shield. Because cheaters affected by Cloaking cannot see or even hear anyone else.
From their perspective, the cheaters are completely alone on the map and have no chance of doing anything bad to anyone.
However, these are just two tools, and #TeamRICOCHET uses many more of these “mitigations”. There are also mixed forms, where cheaters see players first, and when they shoot at them, the enemies disappear:
Why does the anti-cheat do this? The security team reports that analyzing the data helps them to better understand cheaters. They want to learn more about the software processes on a cheater’s PC.
Instead of directly banning cheaters and thereby removing a valuable source of information directly from the game, they investigate the software interactions on the PCs of the caught cheaters and gather valuable data.
This, in turn, helps to catch other cheaters and make the Warzone a little safer. You can find more information about Warzone’s anti-cheat and the kernel driver’s work on the PC in our special about RICOCHET.
Cheaters remain a problem in Warzone and whether there will ever be a perfect anti-cheat system that directly detects cheaters based on the installed software remains to be seen.
Your player reports continue to be extremely helpful and valuable for the developers. So report every cheater you encounter.
Three classes have suffered serious nerfs in Hearthstone . Their strongest decks are now significantly weakened – or even unplayable.
The days following the release of the Hearthstone expansion “Journey to the Sunken City” were quite a wild ride. After a brief phase of experimentation, some extremely strong decks have emerged from the 135 new cards, which trample their enemies almost without chance.
Particularly outstanding have been the Warriors, who can complete their quest much faster with the new Pirates. Druids also dominate with their “Mana Cheats” and create some huge minions before they turn their deck into a treasure trove with Kazakusan. Lastly, a Priest has proven to be fatal, who was able to bring minions with a total value of 24/24 onto the battlefield by turn 3 – provided he has a bit of card luck.
All these combinations are now under threat in an effort to improve the balance a bit.
Big nerfs for Warriors, Druids, and Priests – What’s changing in Patch 23.0.3
The dragon “Kazakusan” has already been nerfed several times in the past, and now there is another change to its functionality. Instead of “If all minions in your deck are Dragons, create a new deck of treasures,” the Battlecry is changed to: “If you have played at least 4 other Dragons in this game, create a new deck of treasures.”
This change forces players to actually include Dragons in their deck. Previously, Kazakusan was mainly used to extend an already strong deck at the end without ever having used another Dragon.
Especially Druids are likely to suffer from this change, as Kazakusan was often played as the last minion – when the deck was already empty and its condition was thus always met.
The Druid spell “Miracle Growth” also receives a nerf. It was too easy for Druids to create a really powerful minion early in a match, which turned out to be a massive obstacle for many decks. The mana cost of the spell has been increased from 7 to 8. This should ensure that opponents have more time before Miracle Growth comes into play and as a result have more options to respond.
The quest “Storm the Docks” is the essential component of current Warrior-Pirate decks – and has been for several expansions. With the latest expansion, there are even more cheap Pirates, giving Warriors a faster quest completion than ever before.
That is exactly what is set to be slowed down. The final quest step before Warriors receive Captain Rokara has been extended. Instead of 2 Pirates, Warriors must now play 3 Pirates. Therefore, the requirement of the entire quest increases from 8 to 9 Pirates, which should also ensure that the quest will be completed a turn later.
Another nerf hits the Pirate “Pufferfish”, which is used in many Warrior and Demon Hunter decks. The Pirate deals 1 damage to all enemies each time the Warrior attacks and had a high health pool of 3 / 4, making it difficult to remove. Its health points have now been reduced to 3, making it die faster and less of a long-term threat.
The Priest spell “Switcheroo” receives an extremely hard nerf. Previously, the spell drew 2 minions and swapped their stats. This meant that the Priest could exchange the stats of a Murloc with 1 / 1 for those of a Dragon with 12 / 12 quite early. Now Switcheroo has been adjusted. It still draws 2 minions but only swaps their health points.
Moreover, Switcheroo has been banned in the wild game mode as it caused too many issues.
The final change concerns the legendary minion Kael’thas Sunstrider from the wild game mode. Previously, it caused every 3rd spell in a turn to cost 0 mana. In the future, the costs will only be reduced to 1 to prevent some “infinite” combos.
What do you think of these nerfs? Which class bothers you the most in Hearthstone right now, and where needs urgent adjustments?
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The Mega Evolutions and raids in Pokémon GO are being fundamentally reworked. Initial players are already using the new system and reporting on the changes.
What kind of update is this? The Mega Evolutions are being revised. Selected Pokémon in the game can now undergo an evolution that costs Mega Energy. This makes them really strong and provides bonuses for other Pokémon. However, the community has long been dissatisfied with the system, and Niantic confirmed after many leaks, that they are improving the Mega Evolutions.
In Australia and New Zealand, the new system is already active. We show you what the trainers are saying about it and how it works.
Here’s how the new Mega Evolutions work
What is known: User hurryupthecakes reports on reddit about his experiences with the recent Mega changes that he has already been able to test as a player from Australia/New Zealand.
– The initial Mega evolution costs for a species for which you have not yet performed a Mega evolution are 200 (100 for Pidgeot/Beedrill)
– The costs for the standard level are 40 (20 for Pidgeot and Beedrill), just like the current costs. The reduced costs for the higher levels are not yet available. Data mining shows that they drop to 20 (10)
– Once you have performed a Mega evolution for a species at least once, a Mega symbol appears on the Pokémon’s page that brings you to the Mega summary. There you can see how many evolutions you still need to level up and what cooldown you are currently in
– For each Pokémon species, you can only progress in the Mega level once a day. After the first time, a “Daily Limit Reached” message appears on the Mega summary page. You can still perform more Mega evolutions that day, but you won’t advance in Mega level
– The costs for the Mega evolutions are steadily reduced while you are in cooldown. My Beedrill, which got a Mega evolution yesterday, had reduced costs of 19/20. My Pidgeot with 4 days and 6 hours remaining has costs of 12/20. A friend’s Charizard is somewhere between 2 and 3 days and has costs of 9/40. These points suggest that during the cooldown, the costs drop from “Max” to “0”.
– If you perform Mega evolutions for the maximum energy costs daily, you need 6×40 + 23×20 energy to reach Max level. (700 energy in total, 350 for Beedrill and Pidgeot)
How does it work in raids? User ThisNico (via reddit.com) adds: “If you want to perform a Mega evolution on the preparation screen of a battle (like in a raid lobby or in the team selection against a Rocket leader), you need to already have the Pokémon in your team. Once that is the case, there is a Mega symbol you can press to enter the Mega evolution menu.”
ThisNico also points out a problem. Because if you already have an active Mega evolution, you cannot access the Mega evolution screen from a battle preparation. An error message appears then. “Changing that would be an important quality-of-life change that Niantic hopefully is aware of,” explains the trainer.
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Keep in mind that the system is currently in testing and is not yet available worldwide.
When is the new Mega update coming? Niantic explains in the blog post that it will be “soon” available to players worldwide. However, there is still no specific date.
On Amazon, a combination of gaming mouse and keyboard is among the absolute bestsellers. MeinMMO has tested the product for you.
Many users are looking for a fast and affordable mouse and keyboard for their gaming PC or game console. One of these combination offers comes from the manufacturer havit and costs only 35 euros. In our article, we explained, that thousands of users are buying the combination of mouse and keyboard:
The keyboard is a full-size device (with number pad) using membrane technology. It is therefore not a mechanical keyboard. The keys are illuminated, and there are additional media control keys.
The mouse is a device with 6 buttons. Two of them are located in the thumb area. According to the manufacturer, all of these are programmable, and the mouse offers a DPI level between 800 and 4800.
The overall reviews for the product are really good. With more than 7,000 ratings, the combination of mouse and keyboard stands at 4.4 out of 5 stars, which is an excellent value.
MeinMMO ordered the combo package and tested it for you. In the test, you can read how Mein-MMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann liked the product.
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How does it feel to play with a highly rated mouse and keyboard?
What is included in the delivery? In the black box from the manufacturer is a keyboard, a mouse, and a manual. The cables are permanently connected to the mouse and keyboard and cannot be removed.
The delivery includes: Mouse and keyboard come in a black box, including a manual (not shown).
How does typing and gaming feel on the affordable keyboard? The keyboard is incredibly loud and quickly gets on my nerves. This shows me the first compromise for the low price. The key presses sound hollow and loud. You can imagine it like tapping a finger on an empty plastic can. The keyboard is also significantly louder than mechanical keyboards. My Roccat Vulcan 121 or Logitech G Pro both produce a much quieter typing sound but also cost 80 euros more.
The havit keyboard from the side. The keys are slightly rounded, making typing comfortable.
With other membrane keyboards like the Corsair K55 RGB Pro or Roccat’s Magma, typing is noticeably quieter than with the havit model. Both Corsair and Roccat also offer software with which rudimentary settings can be adjusted. The havit keyboard does not offer any software; everything is controlled via the macro keys.
The key press feels soft and spongy; but I don’t expect anything different from a membrane keyboard. Since the keys rest on a rubber membrane, once I get used to the spongy feel, I type quickly and problem-free. In terms of accuracy, I’m just slightly below a mechanical keyboard; typing on the device is absolutely hassle-free.
On the left, the havit keyboard, on the right, a mechanical keyboard.
What I also like about the keyboard are the media and macro keys. They are easy to use intuitively. With the FN key, you can turn functions on and off. This works smoothly and quickly without additional software. For example, I can disable the Windows key while gaming.
In dim light, the illumination is sufficient. As long as there is no additional lighting in the room, the lighting of the havit keyboard is just barely sufficient.
The illumination of the keyboard is adequate but a bit too dim in dark rooms. It does not shine as bright and clear as in the product photos, no matter how you look at it.
Pros
very good and intuitive special and media keys (with FN)
very good macro keys (Explorer, Mail, and Browser)
decent and precise typing feel
lightweight
Cons
unaccustomed key press
very loud keys (for a membrane keyboard)
mediocre lighting
average build quality
no software
How does it feel to play with the affordable mouse? The mouse glides well over the mousepad. A small button on the mouse allows you to change the DPI. However, DPI can only be changed in increments of 400, which is already quite limited in daily use. How much DPI you really need with a gaming mouse can be read on MeinMMO.
I can’t adjust the mouse as precisely to my needs as I would like. I especially notice this when playing fast shooters. In Apex, I find aiming significantly more difficult than with a Razer Basilisk or Kone AIMO Remastered.
The gaming mouse from havit is black and has two side buttons in the thumb area.
Using the manufacturer’s official software, I can still adjust the DPI steps, but the 400-step increments remain. This is unfortunate, as I could even create macros with the software. In my opinion, the manufacturer is leaving potential on the table. With a better sensor, the havit mouse could become a real insider tip.
The software for the havit mouse is pretty and clear.
For current MMOs or MOBAs like LoL, I mainly miss more buttons on the gaming mouse; other players may also feel limited quickly. However, for a few rounds of the cozy Age of Empires, a turn-based game like Civilization VI, or a point-and-click adventure like Monkey Island, the mouse is basically sufficient.
The scroll wheel feels quite spongy. A thumb rest or grip tape on the sides is also missing, which would provide more support for my hand. Especially during heated battles, the mouse quickly feels slippery. However, the mouse has a successful ergonomic design and fits well in my hand without any annoying edges.
Pros
Comfortable mouse shape (ergonomics)
clear software with macros and other functions
suitable for casual games
Cons
Too few DPI settings are possible
soft and spongy scroll wheel
no thumb rest or grip tape on the sides
in chaotic and fast games, the sensor quickly reaches its limits
Conclusion: Solid hardware that shows its low price
How good is the keyboard? The membrane keyboard from havit is a fundamentally solid keyboard. But nothing more. It is good to type on, and the media control keys are intuitive. The keyboard is also very lightweight while still providing good stability on the desk. Typing on it feels no worse than on other membrane devices; for those who don’t need or want software, this is a solid device.
However, the biggest strength of a membrane keyboard, its low volume, is not present. In the test, it is significantly louder than my mechanical keyboards, and the sound quickly got on my nerves. If you choose a membrane keyboard only because you dislike the loud clicking of mechanics, you should definitely avoid the membrane keyboard from havit.
How good is the mouse? I have a similar assessment of the mouse. The mouse is solid and sufficient for casual games that do not require high precision. However, in fast shooters, I quickly notice that I lack finer sensor adjustments. Both the ergonomics and the software provide enough potential for a good mouse.
If havit were to install a better sensor in the future, their gaming mouse could become a real price-performance tip.
For just 10 euros more, you can already get significantly better hardware
What alternatives are there? If you really want a quiet membrane keyboard, then opt for the Roccat Magma that MeinMMO tested. This keyboard is indeed quiet and offers good illumination. A few keys can even be programmed. An alternative, also for under 50 euros, would be the Corsair K55 RGB. Razers Cynosa Lite can be bought for just 20 euros, but personally, I cannot really convince, as the lighting is far too weak.
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The Roccat Magma is a good membrane keyboard for under 50 euros.
Mechanical keyboards offer higher durability than membranes. You can already get decent mechanical keyboards for around 40 euros. From the same manufacturer, havit also offers a mechanical keyboard with blue switches. The blue switches feel especially nice when typing, but are also suitable for gaming.
A price-attractive full-fledged gaming alternative would also be the Sharkoon Skiller SGK30 with red switches. The red switches activate faster than the blue counterparts. The Sharkoon keyboard is a tip for anyone not willing to spend more than 50 euros on a keyboard but who does not want to miss out on good illumination or decent software.
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For gaming mice, you typically need to pay around 20 euros if you value a good sensor. With Steelseries Rival 3, Roccat Burst, or Razer DeathAdder Essential, you can already get three good gaming mice with a decent sensor for 20 euros, which offer you more precision than the affordable product from havit.
More gaming keyboards: Do you want to spend more money on a mouse and keyboard? Then take a look at the buying guide here on MeinMMO. Here you will find the best gaming keyboards if you want to invest more money. You will also find some tips if you don’t know what to look for when buying:
On April 19, the Closed Beta for Tower of Fantasy (PC, Android, iOS) started. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has already spent 15 hours playing the PC version and is quite impressed with the combat system, the open world, and the many quests. For him, it is already the MMORPG that Genshin Impact should have been.
Genshin Impact was the big surprise in service games in 2020. Due to the beautiful game world, the simple yet fun combat system and an interesting story, it captivated many players – including me.
However, after about 40 hours of gameplay, I quit, mainly because the multiplayer aspect was, in my opinion, poorly implemented. Playing together often felt more like a punishment than a reward, and I am someone who simply cannot play single-player games anymore. I understand that Genshin Impact shouldn’t be an MMORPG, but I would have liked it to be one.
That’s why I have been keeping an eye on Tower of Fantasy since early 2021. Visually and content-wise, there were many parallels on paper, such as the colorful open world full of things to discover. The Closed Beta allowed me to dive deeper into the game – and it was worth it.
For me, Tower of Fantasy has already made it clear within a few hours of gameplay that it is ahead. This is partly due to the combat system and the real MMORPG feeling, but also because I actually play my character – and not fixed heroes like in Genshin Impact.
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Lots of story and little multiplayer to start
Right off the bat: Tower of Fantasy is a free anime MMORPG with a colorful sci-fi world, an active combat system, and gacha elements for weapons and avatars. The game relies significantly on randomness for monetization, as you can earn some items only from chests for a currency that can be obtained in-game, but also with real money.
Those who had fun with Genshin Impact or are looking for a new anime MMORPG should definitely keep reading, as the game has already excited me in the first hours.
You can follow my first 60 minutes in Tower of Fantasy here:
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The introduction to Tower of Fantasy is filled with cutscenes and dialogues. I learn that I am on the planet Aida. There, people have built the Towers of Fantasy to extract a rare material – Omnium. However, a temporary rift occurred, destroying large parts of civilization. I now fight against the scientists who continue to cling to the technology.
Anyone who wants to dive deep into the story can do so here. There is, however, the option to skip many cutscenes and dialogues if you prefer to focus on gameplay. Even in the Closed Beta, most of it is equipped with proper English voice acting. It is currently unclear if a German localization will be available at release.
After the first steps in the tutorial, I get the chance to design my character. I can choose from two genders, different hairstyles, faces, and body proportions. The character editor isn’t as detailed as in Black Desert, but it’s sufficient to distinguish myself from other players.
The character editor is fine but doesn’t offer overly many options.
It is important that I do not choose a class, but only determine my appearance. I will learn abilities and combat styles later through the choice of weapons and Simulacra, avatars for my character that will be explained in more detail later.
I spend the first 20 levels almost entirely in single-player mode. I follow the story quests but also find numerous side quests in the open world. Around level 15, I also discover the daily tasks, which include the following:
Bounty hunts in the open world
Exploration tasks in the open world like special chests or locations that I should uncover
The Ruins, a solo dungeon
The chef for whom I just need to try three random dishes – which brings good experience points
However, I am already captivated by the cool open world and movement in these levels. I can sprint continuously, swim, climb, and have a jetpack to cross larger chasms. There are also mounts, including a cool motorcycle that I get right at the start.
Additionally, there are chests and materials everywhere in the world that I can collect. I enjoyed that in Genshin Impact as well.
Materials, chests, and bosses can be found everywhere in the world for you to discover.
Another highlight is the action-packed combat system, which may not offer too many abilities but contains several details that need to be mastered first.
Weapon switching, fights in the air, and perfect dodging
Tower of Fantasy focuses on an action-packed combat system, albeit with aim assist. I have an enemy firmly in my sights and attack them with my strikes – but I also hit nothing if I’m not close enough to them.
There are 19 different types of weapons in the game, including swords, spears, and bows, as well as firearms and a chakram, a futuristic ring that I can use to pummel enemies. In battle, I can equip three weapons simultaneously and switch between them at any time during combat.
In my current setup, I use a scythe for damage to multiple targets in melee combat, a spear for targeted damage to a single target, and a bow for ranged damage.
Each weapon has its own auto-attack (left mouse button), a skill (default on 1), a special effect when switching weapons, and an element that determines the damage type. At first glance, that may not sound like much, but since attacks can also be executed while jumping and in the air and I have to constantly dodge, a lot of dynamics come into play and special combos can be executed.
Dodging also has another interesting and important effect. If I perfectly dodge a hostile attack – timing is everything here – I create a dome in which all enemies are briefly frozen. My team members or other players in the open world also benefit from this. The game rewards good reading of enemies.
I froze this enemy in the dome because I perfectly dodged the jumping attack at the right time.
Overall, Tower of Fantasy feels much more action-packed than Genshin Impact, but not as fluid. Some animations are choppy and enemies sometimes behave a bit stiffly, which seems to allow for perfect dodging.
Personally, I find it more enjoyable than Genshin, but I can understand anyone who prefers the other combat system.
To improve in the game, I need to upgrade my weapons. This is done with the right materials. The nice thing about Tower of Fantasy is that I can click on any material in the interface and then see exactly where I can get it from. This makes targeted searching and farming much easier.
Additionally, I can also enchant my weapons with suitable enchantments, which brings new effects and more damage.
I can unlock new weapons through the gacha system. Here there are boxes that I can buy for a currency and from which a random weapon comes. However, some weapons can also be obtained through Simulacra. The Simulacra are characters whose play style I can learn. I also unlock these through a gacha system, similar to the characters in Genshin Impact.
Each Simulacra has its own story that I can actively play, can be provided with gifts, and has its own appearance and special animations for abilities. However, I can also disable the Simulacra visually, so I only benefit from the play style while still representing my character.
The first dungeons and encounters with other players
At level 20, I basically unlock multiplayer. Before that, I had only randomly encountered other players in the open world.
In the weekly activities, I first find the operations, similar to dungeons for three players. These are available for levels 20, 25, 31, 37, 43, 50, and 60. I can join them via a LFG request or an automatic queue.
In the interface, you will find daily tasks under “Recommended”, dungeons, and group content under “Select”, and PvP content under “Challenge”.
With each level, more group activities are added, including trials where I fight directly against tough bosses. Later, PvP will also be unlocked, including a 1v1 arena.
Admittedly, I have only completed three operations and a few solo dungeons so far. At least at the low levels between 20 and 27, they were quite easy. PvP is next on my agenda, and I will update this section as I dive deeper there.
By the way, anyone who fears spending all their time in dungeons can rest easy. You can
Continue following story quests where you take care of the Towers of Fantasy in the game
Complete side quests
Play the stories of the Simulacra
Explore all areas thoroughly
Chase achievements – so far, I have just completed 84 out of 2,600 possible achievements
There is plenty to do with achievements and many rewards to earn.
Another advantage of Tower of Fantasy is the crew system. I can join a guild, discuss in a chat there, and expand the guild by donating and completing special crew missions. This is fun and fosters cohesion.
I’ve mentioned it several times: Tower of Fantasy relies on randomness with the Simulacra and new weapons. You can buy openings of chests with the currency Gold Nucleus. This currency can be obtained from Dark Crystals. Dark Crystals can be earned in-game from chests, daily quests, and achievements, but can also be purchased directly for real money.
Compared to Genshin Impact, I get Dark Crystals significantly easier in Tower of Fantasy if I only play in-game. In the 15 hours, I was able to open about 20 weapon chests without any issues.
There is also a season pass for real money that contains upgrade materials and more openings for the gacha system.
The Battle Pass in the game.
What bothers me more than the obvious gacha system are the many shops. There is a Crystal Dust Store, a Weapon Store for upgrade materials, a Crew Store, and three others, the purposes of which I don’t know yet because I haven’t unlocked them.
This comes with several currencies, which I probably will only be able to comment on in more detail later in the game.
It is currently unclear to me how the gacha system for weapons and Simulacra affects PvP. It is possible that Pay2Win is present here.
Conclusion: After 15 hours, I’m having a lot of fun, but not everything is clear
Pros
Beautiful game world with a lot to discover
Many story contents and voiced cutscenes
Action-packed and fun combat system
Cool idea with the “perfect dodging” mechanic
Classic MMORPG with dungeons, guilds, and PvP
Cons
Gacha system for weapons and Simulacra
Opaque shops
Somewhat choppy animations during fights
Tower of Fantasy is what I would have wished for from Genshin Impact from the very beginning. I play an action-packed anime MMORPG where I can embark on adventures and beat enemies with friends, my guild, or even complete strangers.
The world is beautifully designed, offers much to discover, and many interesting means of movement. I didn’t expect it, but permanent sprinting and mounts make exploring significantly more varied and enjoyable.
Additionally, at every corner, there are enemies that I can smash at will. Here, Tower of Fantasy clearly plays to its strengths with the action-packed fights and the “perfect dodging”, although the animations could be a bit smoother.
Overall, Tower of Fantasy makes an excellent impression regarding the scope, such as dungeons and PvP, but also in general gameplay. However, there are points deducted for somewhat opaque shops and the gacha system. Criticism of these systems is absolutely justified, and it is entirely possible that Pay2Win prevails here.
However, I can say that after 15 hours, I had a lot of fun, and I will definitely continue playing Tower of Fantasy. For me, it has clearly surpassed Genshin Impact. Whether the game will remain enjoyable in the long term and deliver good, new content will only be revealed over time. However, since it is Free2Play, you have nothing to lose apart from a bit of time.
Alexander Leitsch
MMORPG expert at MeinMMO
When does Tower of Fantasy release? The MMORPG was released in late 2021 in China and is expected to come to the West in 2022. There is no specific release date yet. However, there are several other MMORPGs that are scheduled to release this year:
