The new ranking mode of CoD Vanguard is now embroiled in a solid scandal. The player in 2nd place had technical issues in his stream for 3 seconds. During that time, his viewers briefly saw something unusual: solid wallhacks. MeinMMO tells you more.
Update: It is now also known how the player explained his wallhacks. You can find his reasoning and the latest developments in our follow-up news:
In the new ranking mode of CoD Vanguard, streamer pplehx is in 2nd place. This honor was bestowed upon him because he could read situations very well and had a good instinct for where the opponents are.
He was so good at it that after particularly impressive kills through walls he said, ‘Oh my God, I’m cheating, no joke’ (via Twitter).
Ranking mode is actually for the best players – But a cheater is at the very top
On Twitch, pplehx plays the WWII shooter and is experiencing some technical issues. His video lags for 3 seconds, and the player complains in the stream that his game “keeps crashing”.
His viewers could clearly see during those 3 seconds why pplehx is so good at CoD Vanguard: This brief stutter clearly revealed his wallhacks.
The streamer apparently doesn’t notice immediately – likely also due to a loud burp.
Here is the clip on Twitter:
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This clip spread like wildfire through the CoD community. The cheater was already suspicious to other players, but with this evidence there are no more doubts.
After the community got wind of the cheats, pphlex immediately reacted. His Twitter and Twitch accounts have been deleted, and nothing has been heard from him since.
The player is currently still in 2nd place in the ranking mode. However, this probably won’t last long.
pplehx is still in 2nd place on the leaderboard – but it is known that he cheats
This situation is particularly frustrating because the ranking mode aims to attract the best players with highly competitive rules. In this competitive mode, the wheat should be separated from the chaff – instead, cheaters dominate the leaderboard.
This is the second news in a few weeks where a Vanguard pro has been caught with wallhacks. In the other case, the streamer even accidentally exposed himself:
What’s the current state of World of Warcraft? Streamer Bellular reveals details on player numbers – which look grim. But are they really?
The player numbers of World of Warcraft have been a big unknown for years. Official figures have not been released by Blizzard for a long time, so one can only speculate about the exact number of subscribers. However, savvy community sites have found other ways to at least get a rough feel for the state of the game through some other statistics.
The streamer and analyst Bellular refers to the numbers from the endgame content and explains why they look grim but are actually much better.
Who is Bellular? Bellular is a long-time streamer and YouTuber known for various reasons. Occasionally, he compiles a lot of information to create exciting lore theories or to take a look into the future of World of Warcraft. His content also includes discussing the development of MMORPGs – game mechanics, crises in companies, or player numbers. His analyses are usually quite extensive and based on multiple sources.
What did Bellular explain? In his latest video, Bellular compares some numbers related to the endgame activities of the current patch in World of Warcraft with different numbers from past patches and expansions.
One value here is the boss kills achieved after a certain time in the latest raid. This allows us to see how many groups managed to defeat the final boss “The Jailer” in the first four weeks after the raid opened and compare that with the final boss kills from the last raid, Sanctum of Domination. Interestingly, there is also a direct comparison with the numbers of players who have at least killed the first boss – this provides a direct comparison. For the first 4 weeks in normal mode, this means:
In the Sanctum of Domination, 18,675 groups killed the 1st boss and 11,474 of them the last – a whopping 61.44%.
In the Mausoleum of the First, 12,382 groups killed the 1st boss, but only 3,277 killed the final boss – a mere 26%.
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Even though the numbers seem grim at first glance, Bellular puts that into perspective and names a whole series of reasons why the state of World of Warcraft is not so bad.
One of the most important reasons is that the comparison of the final boss kills is not entirely fair. This is partly because the last 3 bosses of the Mausoleum of the First were only accessible with a week’s delay, but also because the raid essentially had “two final bosses” – as Anduin Wrynn, the 8th boss of the Mausoleum, was as complex and difficult as final bosses usually are.
The second fact, especially relevant in heroic mode, is the power gain within the patch. Players only gain really strong bonuses gradually, such as double Legendaries or the 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses of their tier sets. These are fundamentally much more powerful than the Domination Shards and have a greater impact on progress.
Another argument is that the Jailer does not drop a tier set item – and is thus simply uninteresting for many players. The tier set is among the best rewards available in the current patch, and the fact that the final boss cannot drop this reward makes him significantly less attractive. For comparison: Sylvanas could drop a legendary bow for hunters and very interesting daggers for rogues.
A drastic downward trend – but is this really a good comparison value?
The Jailer is also harder on heroic difficulty than the first bosses on mythic difficulty. Those wanting better loot preferred to try to defeat the first few bosses on mythic difficulty with their guild rather than banging their heads against the Jailer on heroic difficulty.
A final point is that the raid was simply too difficult at the beginning. Few other raids have been nerfed as often in such a short time as the Mausoleum of the First. Almost all bosses received minor or major nerfs. Some bosses, like the previously mentioned Anduin, were even nerfed 5 times in a row.
All these factors, weighted differently, lead Bellular to find the direct comparison between the Jailer and other final bosses unjustified. He believes it is better to compare the numbers with another boss – Anduin Wrynn. While this is also not 100% accurate, it is closer to the truth. Bellular compares the raid results from week 3 after release and pretends that Anduin was the final boss.
After 3 weeks, 9,447 groups had killed Sylvanas in the Sanctum of Domination and 8,851 groups had killed Anduin Wrynn in the Mausoleum of the First – both on normal difficulty. This is a difference of 6.31% and according to Bellular, makes it much clearer how many active players are still around in the endgame.
These values are also quite solid compared to previous expansions. In the patches of “Battle for Azeroth”, the respective final bosses were killed similarly often after week 3. Jaina in the Battle of Dazar’alor fell 9,692 times, Queen Azshara in the Eternal Palace 8,282 times, and N’Zoth in Ny’alotha only 4,064 times.
When applying similar standards to the heroic mode, the numbers are actually quite positive. In the first 3 weeks, only 1,195 groups defeated Sylvanas in heroic mode, while there were a whopping 2,567 groups for Anduin at the same time – an increase of nearly 115%.
For Bellular, it is clear: Patch 9.2 has done quite a few things right. While it is not perfect, it has helped slow down player loss and significantly mitigate the downward spiral of World of Warcraft – at least concerning the endgame.
That player numbers decrease over the course of an expansion is completely normal. The particularly large “drop” between Patch 9.0 and Patch 9.1 was catastrophic according to Bellular, but Patch 9.2 has done a good job of keeping existing players in World of Warcraft and he himself enjoys the patch. It is a good step in the right direction, giving hope for the next expansion.
Do you find Bellular’s analysis understandable and logical? Or is it just “smoke and mirrors” and World of Warcraft is really in bad shape right now?
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In the MMORPG Lost Ark there are login rewards, but only 25 per month. If you are online every day, you will end up empty-handed for a few days at the end of the month. Some players now feel punished for playing daily. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What are users upset about? A discussion has flared up in recent days both on reddit and in the Lost Ark forum. Players feel punished by Amazon and Smilegate for playing their favorite MMORPG daily. The background of this assumption is the daily login rewards, which are not quite as daily.
The reason for the uproar is actually quite quickly explained:
The daily login bonuses in Lost Ark work in events. For each event period, you can collect a total of 28 rewards over 25 days.
The current event runs until April 14. However, players who are online daily have already collected all rewards since April 4.
Since Lost Ark has only started its 3rd month of gameplay, players are now complaining about 10 days without rewards, while there were only 5 days in the previous month, claims the creator of the thread in the forum.
He and some other players feel actively punished by Amazon for their daily play and receive mixed feedback about their frustration.
The post of the angry user quickly gained traction in the Lost Ark forum. It currently has 723 likes and 316 replies. While some fans are outraged with him, others cannot understand the fuss at all. Amazon itself has also commented on the situation.
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The 5 Reasons for the Incredible Success of Lost Ark
The community reacts with support and mockery
What do the fans say? The issue caused a lot of stir in the community over the weekend. Some fans agree with the creator and complain about the update strategy that Amazon is employing here. Some players even accuse the publisher of secretly delaying the release of new content in this way.
Others do not go that far, but agree insofar as it is frustrating to log in without these rewards once you have gotten used to them. They demand that players receive daily rewards for logging in and that these should not be time-bound to events.
At least as many players agree that these accusations are overall rather exaggerated. They say it is spoiled and arrogant to complain about not receiving even more gifts than already being handed out.
The user cremefreshx receives some support in the forum for his comment: “It is not a punishment that you don’t get a reward for a few days. It has nothing to do with punishment at all.”
Amazon itself also comments: The post has now also been commented on by community manager Roxx herself. She is part of the Amazon team and is responsible for Lost Ark. She also seems to find the situation rather amusing, writing:
So.. that you don’t get any extra gifts anymore because you have already received all available extra gifts is considered active punishment? I just want to be clear about this.
Roxx is celebrated by some fans for the comment. It even receives 70 likes and is thus the highest-rated response under the original complaint. This response gets so much hype that it appears as a separate post on reddit and reignites the discussion.
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“He deserves to be laughed at”
How do fans react on reddit? The reddit thread with the screenshot of Roxx’ response has been liked over 8,300 times and commented on 845 times in the last 2 days. However, the reddit users seem to be much more united in their opinions than the fans in the forum.
Most commenters find it rather funny that one would even complain about not receiving gifts. One even compares the thread creator to a child who received only 4 out of the 5 gifts it wished for at Christmas.
What do the users say? Although most people on reddit agree on this issue, we do not want to withhold a few comments from the reddit thread:
IUSUZYSANA receives a lot of support for the comment: “Finally, a community manager who fights against all the nonsense, thank God.”
TheSpaceAlpaca writes a comment with 1,700 upvotes: “He deserves to be laughed at. Reddit has already seen some people who complain for no reason, but the forum reaches a whole different level.”
Fapple writes: “Man, I love Roxx for this. She carries the entire forum on her back. She is the real MVP.”
Renverseur can only shake his head: “How can one be upset that a free-to-play game doesn’t give me anything? I don’t understand.”
What do you think of the whole uproar surrounding the issue of daily rewards? Do you find the concerns justified, and are 12 days without login rewards simply too long? Or are you more on the side of the reddit users and cannot comprehend the outrage at all? What do you think of Roxx’s reaction? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Almost every game based on conflict and drama has a quintessential archvillain who pulls the strings in the background and is ultimately (hopefully) sent packing in the end. Along with the heroes, the villain carries a large part of the narrative, and when the final boss is well-designed, the gaming experience is often outstanding as well. These 3 villains are particularly noteworthy and have significantly shaped their games.
How were they chosen? The villains gathered here all come from MMOs or at least games with an online focus. Therefore, we have not included archvillains from pure single-player games, such as Sephiroth or Ganon, even though these villains are legendary video game antagonists.
Furthermore, each respective kingpin must stand out in a specific way from the pool of soulless villains that players forget about after the final fight.
The villain should particularly challenge the player, provide an outstanding narrative arc, or simply be very original. The order here in the article does not reflect a ranking and is purely arbitrary.
Also, be aware that the descriptions of the villains may contain spoilers. So read on at your own risk if you are not yet familiar with the respective games.
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Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Who is he? Handsome Jack is the main villain from the legendary loot shooter Borderlands 2. He appears in the game’s humorous trailer, where he spectacularly lures the heroes into a trap and blows them up.
Handsome Jack is a human and wears a kind of mask that bizarrely still makes his disfigured face look “handsome”.
Handsome Jack is the CEO of the fascistic Hyperion mega-corporation in Borderlands 2. He is thus a mix of a dictator and a business mogul. Most of the time in the game, he resides in his orbital high-tech fortress, literally above all the dirt and chaos on the planet Pandora.
In addition, he regularly shoots whole armies of soulless robotic enemies down to the planet at the feet of your pest control hero characters with a kind of cannon.
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What is his story? Handsome Jack’s extensive story is gradually revealed throughout the game. He was raised by his cruel grandmother and later took revenge on her by killing her. Following the events of the pre-sequel of Borderlands, he takes over the Hyperion corporation and plans to “cleanse” the chaotic and lawless planet Pandora and restore order.
Part of his plan includes mysterious alien artifacts and his daughter Angel, who can control machines as a Siren. For her own “safety,” he locks her in a control module and uses her powers to control Pandora’s communication system. Therefore, Jack often knows where the players are and can address and mock them at any time.
What makes him remarkable? Jack is a villain that players remember from the very first minute in Borderlands 2. He murders innocent civilians live on stream in his first message to the players and continues to mock the player characters.
For example, by proudly announcing that with his immense wealth, he bought a diamond pony and named it after us, namely “Arschgaul”!
This style is largely consistent with the villain, and he is often one step ahead of the players, thwarting their plans. Memorable are the scenes where he simply blows up the beloved pet of a previous Borderlands hero just before we can save it.
Or the murder of the Borderlands legend Roland, which deeply affects Tiny Tina, leading her to cope with her grief in a role-play within the game. This becomes the basis for the recently released game Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.
Even after his demise in the finale of Borderlands 2, Jack remains a figure of interest. There is even a DLC in Borderlands 3, in which Jack is responsible for hundreds of gamblers being trapped in a con artist casino for years, now completely insane.
Furthermore, an AI that considers itself Jack appears in the adventure Tales from the Borderlands. And even in Destiny 2, to whose main villain we will turn next, a similarly crazy character has recently been introduced into its game, which bears a resemblance to Handsome Jack.
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Since the introduction of the Zero Build mode in Fortnite, many players have returned to the “Battle Royale” shooter. Therefore, we present you three cool maps where you can have variety, fun, and most importantly, you don’t have to build.
What kind of maps are these? In such creative maps, you can test and practice your building and combat skills in often tight spaces. Usually, you’ll be thrown onto a map with many weapons and shield potions. Only those who are most accurate when aiming and shooting will win.
Creative Mode Maps in Fortnite – Where to Enter Map Codes?
With the twelve-digit codes, you can participate in various maps. First, learn how that works.
How to enter a code for Creative Mode in Fortnite?
Go into Creative Mode
Run to a portal with a terminal device
Hold down your interaction key; now you can enter the code
Zero Build – Map Codes
We have selected 3 maps here where you can play varied matches with your friends without building. The selection is based on player feedback and the author’s preferences.
RED VS BLUE RUMBLE – Map Code 6207-0778-2857
A small map with many cover spots
This map is small but offers enough variety for 20 players. You start your match with four different weapons and face off against an enemy team. If you can prove yourself and rack up many kills, you’ll receive gold coins.
With them, you can buy new weapons in your team base to kill players more efficiently. From SMGs to shotguns and assault rifles, there are many weapons you can buy and try out. Power-ups can also be picked up, giving you a speed boost.
OG Motel – Map Code 8766-8863-1171
A motel from Chapter 1
In this map, you can fight in a mode with up to eight players. Each player is on their own and can only sprint and shoot. After each kill, you receive a new gun until you’ve eliminated 30 players. The match ends as soon as one player achieves 30 kills.
The map is small but offers many intricate areas in the motel. You’ll mainly get legendary and exotic weapons to efficiently take out your opponents.
WOLVES VS CHICKENS – Map Code 8793-8645-9340
A map with a large green area
In this map, there are two teams – The Wolves and the Chickens. Both teams, with ten players each, can arm themselves and then fight on a medium-sized meadow with plenty of cover for victory.
Power-ups are also present here, and can give you an advantage in battle. Additionally, you get the chance to zoom around in shopping carts and golf carts. The map is cool designed and even features wandering wolves and chickens that can be killed.
A bonus you shouldn’t forget: In Fortnite, you can also earn XP for your Battle Pass in Creative Mode. However, you need to spend enough time in it and actively enjoy the mode.
What do you think about maps created by the community? Do you find them cool, and do you spend more time in Creative Mode, or do you stick to Battle Royale? Let us know in the comments!
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Fortnite can now earn you five cool items. In honor of the new mode “Zero Build”, Epic has set up a challenge. If you complete it, you will receive four sprays and a glider. We will show you how to get them.
What items are they? After completing the Zero Build challenges, you are guaranteed to receive four sprays. However, you must participate in the modes where building is prohibited.
Update, April 10: Day 5 of the challenges has begun. We have updated the tasks for you.
If you complete a daily bonus goal, you will receive an additional glider as a bonus. The items are as follows:
SMG Sloane – Spray design
Flying Focus – Spray design
Wild Shot – Spray design
Ready for Battle – Spray design
Turbo Booster – Glider
These are all spraysThis is the glider as a bonus rewardThese are all rewards from the Zero Build challenge
How to get all items from the challenge
Do I need to register for this? To participate in the challenges, you must log in with your account on Epic Games’ site. We link the site here. Once you have registered and your account is linked to your “Epic Games” account, you are ready for the challenges.
How do the challenges work? A new task appears daily that you must complete.
To complete a challenge, you first need to earn one point. To obtain this point, you must fulfill the task that Epic assigns you. The specific task that you need to complete is always found on the website where you registered.
Each task is only available for one day. After the time window expires, the previous day’s task changes, and you must complete something new to earn points. The old task will no longer count.
How do I receive the glider? To obtain the glider, you need more than just one earned point. In addition to the daily task, there is also a daily milestone. You must complete the daily milestone to earn the glider. On the first day, you need to achieve 30 kills to earn the glider.
What are the tasks? Not every task has been listed yet. However, we will update the post with the new tasks and the time frames in which they are active so you can stay informed. The following tasks are known so far:
Day 1: Earn one point per elimination – from April 6 – April 7
SMG Sloane – Spray design – 1 point
Turbo Booster – Glider – 30 points
Day 2: Earn one point for every second placement among the top seven – from April 7 – April 8
Flying Focus – Spray design – 1 point
Turbo Booster – Glider – 6 points
Day 3: Earn one point for every 6 storm phases survived – from April 8 – April 9
Wild Shot – Spray design – 1 point
Turbo Booster – Glider – 6 points
Day 4: Earn one point for placements among the top 10 – from April 9 – April 10
Ready for Battle – Spray design – 1 point
Turbo Booster – Glider – 8 points
Day 5: Earn one point for placements among the top 6 – from April 10 – April 11
When does the challenge end? The challenges also have a time frame. You have until April 11 at 6:01 AM. After that, you will no longer be able to complete tasks and will miss your opportunities.
What happens if you miss a day? If you miss a day and did not secure all sprays, do not worry. On the fourth day of the challenges, you will get the chance to earn all sprays with four earned points.
What do you think of the free items? Do you find them cool or are you only keen on the glider? Let us know!
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In Elden Ring there are over 300 weapons from various categories. In our quiz, you can prove that you are a true expert and recognize the best weapons in the game.
Like the Souls games, Elden Ring is known for its excellent combat system. In the latest game from FromSoftware, there are over 300 weapons of all possible categories in the game – from fist weapons to katanas to XXL pizza cutters.
But how many of them do you know? And how many can you recognize if you only see the silhouette of the weapon? You can test that in our quiz.
Do you know more than Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing?
How does the quiz work? You will initially only see the shadow of a weapon. Now you need to assign a name to the outline. If you click once on the shadow image, the solution along with the name will appear. We will also provide the English name of the weapons so there are no excuses!
We have chosen a selection of 10 weapons that are ranked in our weapon tier list in the outstanding S-tier. So these are truly the best weapons in the game.
Depending on how many weapons you recognized correctly, you can give yourself one of these titles:
0 – 1 correct answers: Beggar
2 – 3 correct answers: Transplanted
4 – 5 correct answers: Stained
6 – 7 correct answers: Fragment holder
8 – 9 correct answers: Celestial
10 correct answers: Elden Lord
Be honest with yourself and have fun with the quiz!
So, what does your result look like? What title have you earned? And what excuses have you found for why it didn’t go perfectly? Have you also already found all the weapons from the quiz? Let us know in the comments!
If you want to continue working on your Elden Ring knowledge, we have compiled a collection of our guides, tips, tricks, and recommendations for you:
One of the best guilds in the world in World of Warcraft comes from Germany. Aversion is consistently among the top 10 in the world. MeinMMO was able to ask the guild leader and the organization behind it some questions.
For many years now, the German guild Aversion has been actively participating in the raid scene and measuring itself against the best groups in the world. Currently, the guild is in 9th place worldwide (via wowprogress).
The vast majority of WoW players will never reach the level of these top guilds, but it also requires hard work. After our interview from 2018, we asked Aversion again: how does the best guild in Germany prepare for new raids?
The answers were provided by the guild leader and the organization itself, Nexxzz. In the conversation, we also chatted a bit about the new raid from patch 9.2 and what WoW may have in store for the future.
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“Many raid just for fun”
MeinMMO: Could you introduce yourself briefly? What is your role at Aversion?
Nexxzz: Hello everyone, I am Marco/Nexxzz, and I lead both the guild Aversion and the underlying e-sport organization. I have been leading the guild for 5 years and the organization for 2.
MeinMMO: How do you actually prepare for a raid and a race for the First Kills?
Nexxzz: We raid 1-2 times a week and prepare 4-5 characters per player – our schedule includes 2 Mythic runs per week. Furthermore, we play every PTR test and prepare intensively for the upcoming bosses with the help of these tests.
MeinMMO: How important has Twitch become for you, especially during events like the Race to World First?
Nexxzz: Twitch is of course the means to an end that allows us to present the Race so impressively. However, for the majority of our players, it is not that important, as many raid just for fun and would invest the time without Twitch as well.
MeinMMO: In 2018 you already told us that you raid for almost 4.5 hours a day. How much time should someone invest today if they want to join you?
Nexxzz: We are now raiding again for 4.5 hours each evening, but we raided significantly more in the first 3 weeks. The first 5 days we were in the raid for an average of 12 hours a day, and in the following days until the 4th ID, we also raided for an average of 6 hours.
MeinMMO: Do you like the current raid? What makes it better or worse thanprevious ones?
Nexxzz: The raid itself is very good and the bosses are a lot of fun, but the race simply takes too long, and we are currently quite exhausted since we have been raiding every night for 4 weeks and not able to do anything else. A 10-14 day race would be optimal for us.
MeinMMO: Is the difficulty of the bosses appropriate – especially in normal/heroic mode?
Nexxzz: I find the bosses for normal and heroic definitely fine – the only boss that was far too difficult was Anduin. Anduin was simplified about 5 times on heroic and was a good Mythic boss in its original form.
„Shadowlands is a 5/10“
MeinMMO: What is your assessment of Shadowlands in general as an expansion?
Nexxzz: Shadowlands had a lot of potential, and the raids themselves were good, but some systems were only properly addressed too late. All in all, Shadowlands is a 5/10 for me.
MeinMMO: What do you think: Which expansion will come after Shadowlands?
MeinMMO: Why do most pro guilds actually play Horde?
Nexxzz: Because over time, the majority of the raid community switched to the Horde side due to the racial bonuses. Nowadays these bonuses are irrelevant, but since most friends play on the Horde side, it has settled into that.
MeinMMO: Do you have a valuable tip for casual raids or raid leaders?
Nexxzz: Raiding is a team game and it’s not always about the problems of an individual, but about the big picture!
MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers!
With the Mausoleum of the First, Shadowlands slowly comes to an end. How exactly it will continue, we will learn on April 19. That is when the new addon will finally be presented.
However, Shadowlands is not over yet. There is still a Season 4 for Mythic dungeons, but no major content update is planned, and thus probably no further raid.
But this new season has a lot in store, bringing back 6 dungeons from the past. Great, thinks MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus. If only you had voted for the right dungeons:
In ARK: Survival Evolved, Element is one of the most important and rare resources. The production of Tek and farming Element are essential parts of the endgame. MeinMMO reveals how to obtain Element.
How do I get Element? To obtain Element in ARK: Survival Evolved, you generally need to have successfully completed at least one boss fight.
By defeating your first boss, you not only receive Element but also unlock the Tek-Replicator, which is required for crafting Element.
Once you have unlocked and built the Tek-Replicator, you can consider various ways to farm Element. In principle, you can receive Element as a reward or craft it as an end product from other resources.
MeinMMO explains the methods to obtain Element:
Element as a reward for defeating a boss
Element as an end product, crafted from Element dust
Element as a reward for successfully defending Element Nodes
Purchased from HLN-A for 2,000 Hexagons
Element as an end product, crafted from Element ore and other resources
Element as an end product, crafted from Element shards
ARK: Element – Defeating Bosses
Element through boss fights: When you successfully complete a boss fight, the defeated boss drops its inventory. You can take Element from this inventory.
What factors influence the selection of possible boss fights? In the method of farming Element through boss fights, we refer to maps and the associated bosses or boss arenas that were not part of a DLC and are playable without additional costs.
What factors influence the farming of Element through boss fights? How much Element a boss drops depends on the chosen difficulty level (Gamma, Beta, or Alpha) as well as the boss being fought.
Depending on the map being played, only certain bosses are available as opponents, and you might need to switch maps for a different boss.
List of bosses / arenas with Element
Broodmother Lysrix
Megapithecus
Dragon
Manticore
The Center Arena
Ragnarok Arena
Forsaken Oasis (Valguero Arena)
Crystal Wyvern Queen
Dinopithecus.
The Megapithecus is a formidable opponent
How much Element do I receive? For the standard bosses or boss arenas, the following values apply at different difficulty levels:
Element on Gamma: 20 to 85 per fight
Element on Beta: 56 to 255 per fight
Element on Alpha 148 to 520 per fight
Which bosses are worth it for Element?
The highest Element drop rates of a difficulty level are found in the arenas. On the maps The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero, it is possible to face multiple bosses at once. Accordingly, the rewards are high.
Where is the most Element available?
The most Element in fights against single bosses can be obtained from the Dragon and the Dinopithecus. However, they are already some of the larger challenges in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Where is Element easiest to obtain?
The easiest and least rewarding fight is against Broodmother Lysrix. However, this is not a problem for inexperienced solo players with the right preparation.
A good middle ground
A good middle ground is the fight against Megapithecus, Manticore, or Crystal Wyvern Queen. These encounters provide a “medium” amount of Element compared to the Dragon or Broodmother, but can be managed well with proper preparation.
Element from Element Nodes: On the Extinction map, you can defend so-called Element Nodes. You interact with the nodes, after which waves of creatures rush at you and the nodes. The hostile creatures attack you and the Element Nodes.
If you successfully defend the Element Nodes against all waves of enemies, you can occasionally receive Element as a reward.
However, unlike in the mentioned boss fights, it is not possible to farm Element by defending Element Nodes without additional costs. Extinction is a paid DLC.
ARK: Genesis – HLN-A as Element Seller
Can you buy Element? If you own the Genesis season pass, you can also buy Element from the constantly present companion robot HLN-A, referred to by many players as “Helena”.
HLN-A charges 2,000 Hexagons for 1x Element. You receive Hexagons for completing Genesis missions. Depending on the preset difficulty level, you receive more or less Hexagons per successfully completed mission.
Crafting Element from Element Dust
How do I craft Element? If you do not want to face boss fights multiple times and also do not wish to deal with Element Nodes, you can craft Element from selected resources in a Tek-Replicator or a Charge Node.
You can craft Element from the following resources:
Element dust
Element ore
Element shards
Crafting Element from Element Dust: With 1,000x Element dust, you can create 1x Unstable Element, which after a short waiting period turns into normal Element. This may seem little, but with efficient and sophisticated farming methods, it can yield permanent success.
This can be achieved through well-thought-out farming tours, as well as by eliminating Tek creatures. Particularly on the Extinction DLC map, farming Element dust is advisable. There, in addition to Tek dinosaurs, there are also the so-called Enforcers and other electronic creatures.
The metal-formed “creatures” drop Element dust when you harvest their carcasses. The same happens when you break down lanterns and similar objects on Extinction with creatures or tools. Here is a list of the creatures whose harvesting yields Element dust:
Tek-Stegosaurus
Tek-Quetzal
Tek-Parasaur
Tek-Rex
Tek-Raptor
Enforcer (only on Extinction)
Defense Unit (only on Extinction)
Attack Drone (only on Extinction)
The Enforcers exist only on the Extinction map
Producing Element on the Aberration Map
Crafting Element from Element Ore: Element ore is a resource that was introduced with the Aberration DLC. It can be found on the map of the same name as well as on the free-to-play map Crystal Isles.
If you combine Element ore with a series of other resources, you can produce finished Element in a Charge Node. The following resources together yield 1x Element:
8x Charge Storage
50x Ball of Frozen Gas
20x Element ore
20x Green Gem
10x Red Gem
15x Blue Gem
The “Crystal Isles” Element Hotspot
Crafting Element from Element Shards: Another popular and effective method is crafting Element from Element shards. From 100x Element shards, you can make 1x Element and vice versa.
Farming Element shards is possible in ARK: Genesis Part 1 and on the free Crystal Isles map. Farming on Crystal Isles is particularly effective since you can obtain Element shards by harvesting certain blue crystals in the snowstorm/biozone in the northeastern part of the map.
By harvesting the blue crystals, you obtain Element Shards
Element is available in ARK: Survival Evolved through many different methods. Which one works best for you depends on your playstyle and preferences.
Which method do you prefer? Do you prefer farming resources and then crafting Element or do you prefer fighting boss opponents? Do you have any other methods to obtain Element?
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With ArcheWorld, a new MMORPG is coming in 2022, which is based on the world of ArcheAge and developed by the same creators. However, this is a game featuring NFTs and cryptocurrencies. Even before its launch, character NFTs are available that cost up to 100,000 euros.
Update April 11: Apparently, these character NFTs are just images that simultaneously secure a house during the land rush. Initially, we assumed that these would be characters actually appearing in the game.
In addition, the characters are sold by players who collected them through mining. Thanks to our reader Hyrule for the tip.
What exactly can you buy? In the ArcheWorld store, you can currently purchase 2,625 character NFTs. These characters are images with pre-set attributes:
You will learn what attributes your character has, but you will not benefit from them.
You will receive a guaranteed spot for your house during the land rush. The building spots will thus be limited, similar to ArcheAge.
The characters vary in price and are paid for in KLAY. This cryptocurrency currently has a value of just over a dollar. The characters are sold on the website for 659 to 100,001 KLAY. Therefore, for the most expensive characters, you will pay around 98,500 euros.
The offer is valid until April 11 at 1:20 PM (via OpenSea).
This is what the character NFTs look like that you can currently purchase for ArcheWorld.
ArcheWorld is set to launch in 2022 but has no trailer and little information
What is particularly curious about this offer? So far, very little is known about ArcheWorld. It is being developed by XL Games, the creators of ArcheAge. The game aims to push the boundaries of MMORPGs, will only be released for PC, and will be Play2Earn. This means you should be able to earn money by playing.
So far, only the following things are known:
The world is said to be completely free of loading screens.
Players will be able to assemble their characters from various skill sets, likely similar to the specializations in ArcheAge. This somewhat contradicts the class selection with the NFTs.
You will secure houses, pets, mounts, vehicles, and equipment as NFTs and should then be able to trade using cryptocurrency.
The developers are relying on BORA as the cryptocurrency. In-game, you can earn the currency Archeum, which can then be exchanged for BORA.
Additionally, it is not entirely clear whether it will simply be a new version of ArcheAge 1, replacing the grandly announced ArcheAge 2, which was supposed to be released in 2022 in Unreal Engine 5, or even a third game in the universe. There are too many missing details, trailers, and insights into the gameplay.
When is ArcheWorld being released? The global release is supposed to happen in 2022. More details are not yet known.
What do you think about the development of ArcheWorld? Would you be willing to pay three-digit prices if it means getting a unique character? Or is the whole system just for speculators and not for players?
If you are looking for a new sandbox MMORPG and do not care much about graphics, you should keep an eye on Cinderstone Online:
YouTube is hosting a competition to find the next big talent. They are enticing with a prize of $100,000 – about €92,000. However, they are using Ali-A as an ambassador for the campaign, a figure who has gained notoriety for egregious clickbaiting in the shooter Fortnite .
What is this campaign about?
YouTube is looking for short videos in the “vertical” format 16:9 – the videos must not exceed 60 seconds. They are apparently aimed at the Instagram/TikTok generation
The videos should be based on “gaming content” – so things like montages or reactions. While it’s said that they can also be “Top 10 videos”, with a 60-second limitation, that seems like a rather strange suggestion. The videos must appear in English.
Aspiring stars have from April 9 to May 8, 2022, to apply; they must be at least 13 years old. A prize of $100,000 cash awaits. A “jury” made up of popular content creators will decide who gets the prize money (via uture).
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Is Ali-A still that bad? Apparently, Ali-A is not as bad as he was in 2018. This is likely due to the fact that he has not been as successful with these methods anymore.
In 2021, a video stated that Ali-A was on the path to irrelevance due to the declining success of Fortnite and his clickbait tactics (via youtube). Lately, the presentation of his videos has also been more normal and sensible than before.
They are likely realizing that TikTok’s short videos are attracting many young viewers, and they seem to want to counter this with “YouTube Shorts”.
Whether Ali-A is really the right person to promote the new YouTube format seems questionable. A few years ago, people were still calling for YouTube to ban him urgently. Now, YouTube seems to be presenting Ali-A as a role model for the “next generation”.
In Fortnite, there was another YouTuber who was somehow worse than Ali-A:
In New World, the free weekend runs until April 11, where all players with a Steam account can try out the MMORPG. More than 60 new servers have been opened for this. However, the great influx is absent and most servers barely reach double-digit player numbers.
How is the free weekend going? Not so well. While there is a slightly positive trend and a few hundred more players are online than in the previous weekends, the event has not brought about a significant turnaround:
The peak of concurrent players on Saturday was only 36,364 players (via SteamDB).
The developers from Amazon seem to have expected a larger surge. Over 60 new servers were opened for the event, but almost all of them are dead.
The trailer for the latest update Hearts of Madness:
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New World presents the largest update since release in the trailer – with new dungeon
New World seems to want to prevent server problems
What about the new servers? Currently, only two servers are able to record more than 20 concurrent players. These are the servers Eta I with nearly 60 players at peak and Phi IV with 40 players. Both belong to the South American region.
The European and American Free2Play servers usually don’t even reach double-digit numbers.
However, all Free2Play players can also visit the normal servers unless they are currently blocked for transfers. It is quite possible that the new western players have immediately gone to established servers.
Most Free2Play servers have 0 players (via NWDB.info).
Why were so many new servers opened? Amazon likely wanted to avoid a server chaos like at the release. At that time, the player numbers obviously exceeded the developers’ expectations:
New World regularly gets events and updates, but doesn’t attract new players
What is the current status of New World? New World has received a major update every month since November 2021. Highlights included the new weapon Unheilsstulpen, new opponents, the dungeon mutators, and recently the new dungeon Heart of Storms.
Although New World is developing well, bugs and issues still occur with new releases. The latest update also had to be postponed by more than 36 hours at short notice.
However, there is now a roadmap with a glimpse into the future. Planned are PvP arenas, leaderboards, new weapons, new dungeon mutators, and a new area. The next highlight will be an Easter event with killer rabbits, set to start on April 12.
How exactly New World has developed and whether it is worth starting, we will reveal here:
In a month, League of Legends will receive a new system: On May 11, Patch 12.9 will introduce the “Challenge System” to LoL. The challenges bring exactly the “Achievements” to the MOBA that have captivated people on Steam, consoles like PlayStation, and in MMORPGs.
When players achieve certain milestones or complete specific absurd challenges in LoL, they have “cracked” a “Challenge”.
At launch, LoL will offer over 300 challenges. Almost 2700 marks and over 100 titles are promised. The system is set to launch on May 11 with Patch 12.9.
Whoever grabs 40% of the champion damage in an ARAM is regarded as a “Solo Carry”
There are also “Diligence Challenges”: Whoever kills 75 epic monsters within 30 seconds of their spawn is “Always on Time”, earning 30 achievement points and a title.
So much to do.
Challenge System goes live on test server, coming to LoL in early May
What do you get from it? Such systems generally provide no real advantages, but are purely cosmetic.
These challenges are intended to give players the opportunity to compare themselves with others. It will then be displayed in-game how many percent of all players have completed a challenge.
Cosmetic titles will also help players show off their achievements in LoL.
When is the system coming to LoL? The “Challenge System” will be tested for a month on the test server. It is expected to go live on May 11 with Patch 12.9.
“always one achievement more than you!”
Completionists love this trick
Why is this system so popular? In MMORPGs like WoW, on Steam, or on PlayStation 4, such achievements have existed for a long time. They target “completionists” among gamers:
It encourages people to play “their favorite games” in a very specific way to unlock an achievement – giving players goals and extending, with minimal effort, their time and attachment to a game
Some players want to “absolutely” “complete” a game this way and are only happy when they have a PS5 game, for example, “done on Platinum”
Others use the systems to show that they “play a game right,” are a big fan, and fully experience every aspect of a game – unlike others who are only “after effectiveness”
Often there is a clear ranking system to compare with friends who has more points in achievements
So the question isn’t really why LoL is introducing this system now, but rather why they didn’t do it much sooner.
A particularly crazy challenge was achieved by Twitch streamer Tyler1; hopefully, this won’t come to LoL, otherwise, people will end up getting hurt:
The studio Improbable has been the biggest hope for players wanting to bring back the “Massive” in MMORPGs with its technology SpatialOS for 5 years. Now the developers present a new project: In the first trailer, M² (MSquared) appears close to the film “Ready Player One.” The technology is supposed to enable battles for over 10,000 players or massive parties.
Why is Improbable the biggest hope for MMORPG fans?
Improbable is a project of entrepreneur and multimillionaire Herman Narula: He designed a technology, SpatialOS, which is supposed to enable huge simulated worlds. With the technology, he aimed to elevate MMORPGs to a new level.
Initially, it was planned for other studios to use the technology to create gigantic worlds. However, there were failures with the first games. Since then, Improbable increasingly acts as a developer itself.
Battles for 10,000 players or massive parties – 1st trailer
This is the new thing: The project is called M² (MSquared). It aims to support both existing worlds and new projects with the Morpheus technology.
The idea apparently is to create a massive virtual space where more than 10,000 players can interact with each other. In initial comments, viewers compare the spectacle to Spielberg’s film “Ready Player One.”
According to the developers, companies can either present
“epic battles for over 10,000 players” or
“parties for thousands of fans with their favorite musicians”
.
Here is the first trailer for “MSquared”
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Wundertechnik lässt 10.000 Spieler an einem Ort kämpfen und feiern
Instead of MMORPGs, now the Metaverse
What is the idea behind it? Improbable is directing its technology not at players, but at companies and investors who are supposed to use its technology to promote their products.
In a statement, Improbable strongly believes in the “Metaverse” as the next step in technological development.
There was also a financial boost for the new project: Softbank is said to have injected $150 million, having also backed the $500 million investment (via frontofficesports).
The new technology is expected to enable huge concerts
How have the projects performed so far? In the last 5 years, there have mainly been failures with SpatialOS. Rather small indie MMOs have relied on the miraculous technology, but no game has really been able to establish itself:
A vision that many are striving for: Ready Player One.
The Metaverse must also be filled with content
What’s behind it: Although Improbable has been the big hope for MMORPG fans for over 5 years, it seems that no one has yet been found who can use the “miraculous technology” in a way that results in something truly relevant.
The new project from Improbable also appears to be just a toolkit that someone with a vision and a big budget needs to find in order to create something really great.
For MMORPG fans, this is a rather disappointing development: What Improbable shows in the trailer looks a lot like what has existed in Fortnite for years, albeit on a much larger scale. The idea of a “living, simulated world” becomes a concert stage.
The buzzword “Metaverse” seems to be driving many people with money crazy at the moment. But actually building this whole “Metaverse” story probably requires more than just the technology and a few hundred million dollars:
Fifakill is a known player and streamer of Call of Duty: Warzone. Throughout his career, he has participated in many tournaments and won some as well. However, he has now received a 3-day ban on Twitch. The reason is said to be the pixel art of a sausage.
Why was Fifakill banned?
On April 9 at around 9:00 PM, streamer Fifakill posted a tweet expressing his surprise at receiving a ban on Twitch. At that time, it was unclear what the reason was.
Both his community and some other streamers were surprised, including ShawnJ, who mentioned Twitch Support twice to raise awareness for the case (via Twitter).
After a little over an hour, Fifakill followed up with a second tweet. In it, he explained that the ban would last for 3 days. He now suspects the reason for the ban is the image of a “party sausage”. He posted this in the chat of another streamer. However, it is not officially known whether this image is indeed the reason for the Twitch ban.
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What are the reactions to this? Many consider the ban to be unjustified. The ban policy of Twitch has long been criticized because there are streamers who constantly push the boundaries and go beyond them.
On the other hand, there are bans like that of Fifakill, which appear to be triggered by a small pixel art in the chat. Even though the ban only lasts for three days, there are many comments on Twitter calling the action “ridiculous” and criticizing Twitch for not addressing “real problems” on the platform.
The biggest and most unusual bans on Twitch are covered again in this video:
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The 5 biggest Twitch bans that caused a lot of commotion
What is Fifakill doing during his break? The streamer wanted to take a bit more time for his family anyway. Some of his fans now wish him a good break and restful three days before he returns.
Streaming on Twitch is exhausting and encourages streamers to do more and more. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly common for streamers to take longer breaks:
Who is Fifakill anyway? Ethan “Fifakill” Pink is especially well-known in the Call of Duty: Warzone scene. He regularly wins tournaments and rakes in large prize money:
According to the website Esports Earnings, he earned $171,255 solely through prize money in 2021. He ranks 10th among the highest-earning esports players in Warzone (via Dexerto).
He secured the first place in 16 tournaments, including the World Series of Warzone in Trios and several Twitch Rivals.
Fifakill is also very active on Twitch. He has been live on Twitch for 27 of the last 30 days, showing Warzone each time for an average of 7 hours per day. During this time, an average of 2,000 people watched him, peaking at nearly 10,000 viewers.
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In Pokémon GO you can now buy a €1 ticket for the Community Day Classic featuring Mudkip, which unlocks a special research task for you. We at MeinMMO have looked at the tasks and rewards it includes and whether it is worth it.
The event ticket named “Community Day Classic featuring Mudkip” grants you access to a special task revolving around the Water Pokémon. We’ve summarized the specific tasks and rewards you can expect below.
How to get the ticket? The event ticket for Mudkip is available in the in-game shop for about €1. To purchase it, you just need to open the shop in Pokémon GO and scroll down to the section “Worldwide Events.” This is located below the boxes.
Ticket for “Community Day Classic featuring Mudkip” – The Research
How do we know the tasks? Even though the Community Day starts at 2:00 PM local time, it has already begun in other countries due to time differences. Trainers living there have therefore shared the tasks and rewards for the special research with Mudkip on social media.
We have summarized all tasks and rewards for you below, with the help of the overview from LeekDuck:
Mudkip Research for C-Day Classic 1/4
Task
Reward
Make 10 Power-Ups for Pokémon
15 Poké Balls
Catch 15 Mudkip
Encounter with Mudkip
Land 5 great throws
20 Mudkip candies
Stage Reward: If you have completed all tasks on this table, you will also receive 2,000 Stardust, one Incense, and a meeting with Mudkip.
Mudkip Research for C-Day Classic 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Mudkip
30 Mudkip candies
Send 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Marshstomp
Evolve 3 Mudkip
10 Nanab Berries
Stage Reward: If you have completed all tasks on this table, you will also receive 1,500 XP (experience points), one Incense, and a meeting with Mudkip.
Mudkip Research for C-Day Classic 3/4
Task
Reward
Land 3 excellent Curveball throws
50 Mudkip candies
Evolve a Marshstomp
1 Lucky Egg
Send 10 Pokémon
15 Ultra Balls
Stage Reward: If you have completed all tasks on this table, you will also receive 2,500 XP, one Rocket Radar, and 15 Hyper Balls.
Stage Reward: If you have completed all tasks on this table, you will also receive 3,000 Stardust, 2 Rare Candies, and an encounter with Swampert.
Is it worth buying the event ticket for Mudkip?
Things to note: If you compare the ticket price of just under €1 with the value of the individual items you get from the research, you will find that the ticket is much cheaper. This is what you would pay in the shop for the items:
A Rocket Radar costs 200 coins in the shop, which is about €2.
For two Incense, you pay 80 coins, which corresponds to about €0.80.
A Lucky Egg can be obtained for 80 coins, equating to €0.80.
In addition, you will receive further interesting rewards through the special research, such as balls, silver Nanab Berries, Stardust, experience points, and Rare Candies.
Who should buy this ticket? The ticket is definitely worth it for trainers who were planning to buy these items anyway. With the ticket price, you are much better off than if you were to obtain the items individually in the shop. Moreover, the tasks are quick and easy to solve.
If you have enough items and don’t necessarily need them, you can also save your money for the event ticket. You can still take advantage of all the other bonuses and spawns of the Community Day Classic featuring Mudkip.
Do you like the tasks for the special research with Mudkip? Which reward would you definitely like to secure? Or do you prefer to play today without a ticket? Feel free to write us your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
The Viennese startup Austrian Audio has released a headset and claims: The PG16 – Pro Gaming Headset offers everything a real gamer needs, whether on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox or Mac. We at MeinMMO took a closer look at the headset for three months.
What kind of headset is this? The headset states about itself that it delivers “high-quality pro sound for ambitious gaming.”
It is a closed and wired headset. It does not come with its own volume control on the headset itself; anyone who wants to adjust the sound must download the program “Spatial Sound Card L”, for which the license is included.
The ear cups are covered using the “over-ear” technique, utilizing a memory foam that conforms to the listener’s ears.
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This is how I tested the headset: The headset was released at the end of January 2022. We at MeinMMO had the opportunity to test the headset from the beginning of January. I used the headset in my daily life for about 3 months: I tested the PG16 while gaming, during calls, in team conferences, as a recording device in the podcast, and while listening to music. I used it on a PC.
I only sporadically used the included software “Spatial Sound L” during testing. Overall, the software seemed complicated, unwieldy, and error-prone to me. Furthermore, it can only be used on PC. Users on PS4, PS5, and Xbox do not have this luxury.
In the 90 days that I tested the Austrian Audio PG16, there were no technical problems with the device: For a while, one headphone was not working, but this could be resolved by unplugging and plugging the cable back into the headset. A classic case of “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
These are the positive sides of the headset: What must be emphasized about the headset is the comfort of the headphones. They sit excellently and even after several hours with the PG16 on my ears, I did not experience the pressure feeling or “hot ears” like with other headsets.
The headphones fit like a glove and after a few moments, you don’t even notice you’re wearing them.
The sound quality of the headset is perfectly fine, especially the bass and lows are well represented – right out of the box.
The microphone is a bit quiet and needs to be turned up in various programs if you don’t want to constantly hear that you’re too quiet and “barely understood.” After the right calibration, however, the quality is good, although hissing sounds come across a bit too sharp.
What are the negative sides of the headset? The headset is already positioned at a recommended retail price of €139, which is on the higher end for a headset. It seems almost minimalist, as there is neither a “mute” button nor a volume control directly on the microphone. Because the headset is already set quite loud out of the box, it was quite a shock when it was plugged in for the first time, and the singer virtually blew my ears off while watching YouTube.
The idea of “lifting the microphone up” and muting it as recommended by the developers with “tilt to mute” seems unfamiliar and also risky: If something goes wrong, you might best-case scenario transmit a cough live in voice chat, or in the worst case, something that could embarrass you to the bone and be brought up for years.
Something similar happened on Twitch in April 2022: A player went to the bathroom while playing Sea of Thieves without properly muting the headset. You can see the reaction here.
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Overall, the decision to rely on an external PC program does not seem to have the Austrian developers truly keeping gamers on PlayStation 5 or Xbox in mind. Ultimately, it is a PC headset.
Some critics view the “closed headset” as at most “semi-open” – it does not really isolate: When typing on a mechanical keyboard, the keystrokes can still be clearly heard despite the headset.
A criticism I did not have, but which comes from others, is that the cable of the headset is attached to the right ear cup, and therefore comes out from the “wrong side” for right-handed users; you have the cable in front of your belly if the PC is on the left. It is also criticized that the cable is too short at 1.4 meters (via cashy’s blog).
I could do nothing with the included sound program. Downloading with a physically included code works, but the program did not seem user-friendly, and the function that was promised to me with “surround sound” is not something I need.
The program usually costs €10, but a code is included in the packaging.
Good headset, too far from the gamer as a “gaming headset”
MeinMMO conclusion: The headset, with its minimalist equipment, is indeed a bit unconventional and certainly not designed with “the standard gamer” in mind.
As far as comfort is concerned, the PG16 is a top product.
Sound and audio quality require some tweaking.
You can tell that a developer who really understands sound quality is behind the headset, but gaming and the needs of gamers seem relatively foreign. However, with more experience and practical proximity, very strong headsets could soon come out of Vienna.
For whom is the headset recommended? Anyone who wants to use the headset for calls, music listening, or just for single-player game sounds can certainly recommend the Austrian Audio PG16. Also, anyone who can get the headset at a good price and wants to do something good for their ears should certainly go for it.
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For whom is the headset not recommended? Anyone who wants to shout instructions to teammates in the heat of battle and then quickly mute to eat a pizza is probably not an ideal choice for the headset. Because they might accidentally mute themselves and end up sharing their pizza crunching with their friends live.
This week, Lost Ark and Black Desert made major headlines. While Lost Ark provided a glimpse into the future, BDO released a large expansion. We have summarized all the important news of the week for you.
The highlights of the week:
Black Desert received a large Winter expansion. This includes new areas, a new class, a solo dungeon, and a new onboarding process that is particularly good for beginners. The player count is currently noticeably increasing, visible on Steam.
The discussion of the week: More and more MMORPGs are focusing on PvE or making changes that lean towards PvE. Is the PvP trend over? We discuss it in the podcast:
Expensive raids in WoW and free weekend in New World
These were the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. Tell us, what was your personal highlight? Or have we forgotten something important? Did you experience something exciting that you want to share with us? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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For a long time, there has been no MMORPG announcement where PvP and sandbox were not the focus. However, this trend is now changing drastically. All new announcements for existing and upcoming MMOs share a common thread that Alex, Schuhmann, and Leya discuss in the podcast.
If you look at the major MMO announcements of the last year, you quickly notice a pattern: PvP and a large sandbox were clearly at the forefront. Players were supposed to tell the story of their MMORPG through their interactions with each other:
Crowfall – also Crowfall was supposed to take faction wars and PvP in MMORPGs to a new level by resetting faction wars back to zero repeatedly. However, the concept and game failed shortly after its release.
Last Oasis – one of the many sandbox survival MMOs that promised ruthless PvP and quickly went under. The unique feature here were mobile bases, which you had to move through the world map like nomads.
These are just a few of the larger examples.
However, a new era is beginning. The new announcements for existing MMOs and upcoming games all share a common thread. With games like the existing Black Desert Online, or the new Palia and Crimson Desert, a change is coming our way.
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In Elden Ring there are many unwritten rules that parts of the community insist on. These also exist in PvE, but especially in PvP of the action RPG, some Souls fans get quite upset if one does not follow their code of honor. MeinMMO author Marko tells them: You haven’t understood the game at all.
If you’ve ever taken a peek into the online communities surrounding Elden Ring, you’ve surely stumbled upon countless discussions about the right way to play. And thus also about all sorts of wrong opinions:
Using magic means you are not playing correctly because that is cowardly. Defeating bosses only in co-op means you never really defeated them. And don’t even think about using a cheese strategy!
However, the worst opinion of all is what these people have about PvP invasions. The players who appear as nasty invaders in your game are supposed to behave honorably. If you, as a crimson villain, heal yourself or—God forbid—do not bow respectfully first, you are playing the game wrong. At least according to these people.
To them I say: If I invade your game and you insist on bowing, I am more than happy. Because then I can play the PvP mode in Elden Ring as it’s intended – that is, by coldly and disrespectfully taking you down.
PvP invasions are meant for you to play unfairly!
As players on reddit have already noted, with the great success of Elden Ring came a new trend: a subgroup of players who hate PvP invaders.
In Elden Ring, you can invade the worlds of other players with certain items. You then appear as a crimson phantom. Your goal is as direct and simple as it gets because you must kill the host of the other world.
Unlike in other FromSoftware games, as an invader you can only show up in the worlds of players who are in co-op. With the Lingering Finger Remedy item, you can allow invaders in your world as a solo player, but very few people use this option.
In our video, we briefly explain how this works:
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Everything you need to know about the multiplayer in Elden Ring
Many people online complain about invaders. They are ‘unfair’ and ruin the enjoyment of the game. The least invaders could do is fight ‘fair’. Here there are strictly defined behavior rules to follow:
Magic is frowned upon. You may only fight with melee weapons. But not with those that are too good, see point 1.
You must not heal yourself. If you get hit, well then you were just too bad and cannot recover with a completely common and normal mechanic.
You must not just start fighting! When encountering your opponent on the battlefield, it is good etiquette to bow first and politely wait for the opponent.
Those who follow these rules are pleasant invaders. It is said that you want to fight against this kind of player in PvP.
In PvP, I almost always fight alone against groups. Of course, I then use all tricks to win.
But I wonder: What is the point here? I invade your world unsolicited as a crimson invader. I am automatically outnumbered because I mostly encounter opposing teams. And then I’m also supposed to play politely?
Just to remind you: the NPC who teaches you about PvP invasions in Elden Ring most likely killed your maiden and mocks you for it. Moreover, this NPC worships a bloodthirsty sadist and child kidnappers.
Why should a player who imitates this NPC play fairly?
The whole fantasy and purpose behind invasions is that it is fun to be nasty. You are supposed to ruin the fun of a group of warriors. That is explicitly your task as an invader.
Those who want to play by the gentleman’s rules should use the Duelist’s Finger. This item is specifically designed for this purpose in the game: to have fair, balanced PvP duels with like-minded and equally skilled opponents who are also looking for such duels.
As an invader, it’s not my job to treat you fairly or respectfully. It’s my job to kill you, no matter how. And that’s exactly how I will play, because that’s exactly the kind of playstyle the game wants me to demonstrate.
Invasions in Elden Ring are meant to be unfair, just as “Don’t Starve” is meant to make you angry and in “Among Us” you have to lie and betray your friends: these emotions are an explicit part of the fun of the game and are completely calculated and intended.
Getting upset about invaders and calling them unfair party poopers is not insulting, it’s a compliment. Because it shows that I am playing the role exactly as envisioned by the developers.
So feel free to insult me, keep whining that I am unfair, and bow anytime again. It just makes it easier for me to slaughter you with my fun Blood Build – just as FromSoftware intends me to do.
Is it possible to play Elden Ring wrong? – Only if you dictate to others how they should play
This problem in PvP stands as a representative for a much larger problem in the Souls community. The elitist arrogance of a certain part of the fanbase. It is about people who think they understand the game better than the developers themselves; people who get angry when someone dares to play as a mage in co-op – in a game that includes mages and co-op.
My opinion on this is quite clear: Yes, you can play Elden Ring wrong. But only when you accuse other players of playing the game “wrong”.
Unfortunately, this type of player exists in the community in abundance. They at some point invented a holy code for FromSoftware games that they would love to impose on all players. It is the immortal two words that they believe every “true Souls fan” must follow: “git gud”.
“Git gud” is the most terrible, annoying, absolutely insufferable mentality with which you can play Elden Ring. This dreadful mantra is a distorted exaggeration and means something like “just play better”.
This motto has given countless potential Souls fans a false image of FromSoftware games, possibly driving them away forever. Because you do not have to react better than physically possible to be successful in Elden Ring.
Anyone who cleverly utilizes the countless mechanics in the game can succeed. And that’s what makes the games so good: the difficulty is high, but you can always win in some form. The game provides you with enough possibilities to do so.
Elden Ring does not dictate how I should play “honorably.” But parts of the community do.
The players from the “Git Gud” cult do not see it that way. They believe that quick reactions and ‘honorable’ melee combat are the only correct way to play Elden Ring. For completely inexplicable reasons, they believe they understand Elden Ring better than the developers themselves.
The following things that FromSoftware has painstakingly, intelligently, and cautiously implemented into the game are forbidden for this cult:
Invaders acting like devious villains – as intended by the story.
The majority of rewards in the open world are spells, ashes of war, and spirit ashes. If it were up to these purists, they would all be a complete waste of time for players and developers.
And then you read online how these ‘noble purists’ are grinding their teeth on bosses because their pure melee builds do not work flawlessly on every boss. Again and again they get beaten – because they are playing Elden Ring wrong, precisely because they do not want to play the game “wrong”.
The game and the entire design philosophy behind it tells players: exploit all these possibilities! Every unlocked spell is a clear hint with a fence post. Instead, certain players insist that this fence post may only be used for stupidly hitting.
In every mechanic and every bit of game design, there is so much work and so much thought put in that it is heretical not to use them. If you have issues in Elden Ring and feel that a boss or an invader is too unfair, that is your self-created problem.
If you also insist on bringing down other players so that your own misery feels worthwhile in some way, there is only one right answer: git gud.
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