Tazavesh in World of Warcraft is getting heavily nerfed. The dungeon was way too difficult – the adjustments are quite drastic.
The current 3rd season of Shadowlands has been running for a few weeks now, but the developers are still not completely satisfied with the balance in the dungeons of World of Warcraft. Especially in the “Mythic+” area, the two new additions, the Tazavesh dungeons, are still causing some problems.
Specifically, the first part of the dungeon, the “Streets of Wonder”, is too difficult, and many groups fail the timer even on lower levels. Blizzard is now making adjustments – and even removing some mob groups.
What will be changed? The most important change is that the composition of several mob groups in Tazavesh has been altered. There are now fewer trash groups overall, and they have fewer enemies that hit particularly hard. Along with this, the necessary percentage required to complete the dungeon has been adjusted, making the goal easier to achieve.
It’s also particularly noteworthy that during the “trading phase”, where you need to figure out the password for the oasis, the player character can now use abilities. Previously, all other players had to protect him, and only select defensive or movement abilities were usable.
Significant nerfs to the oasis event.
What changes in detail? You can find the complete changes to the creatures in the Streets of Wonder here:
Armored Overseer has 20% less health.
Overloaded Elemental has 20% less health.
The express zone of the Elemental now remains active for 15 seconds (previously 10 seconds).
Carrying goods in the market area of the dungeon no longer prevents the use of abilities.
The Hyperlight Salvo of Experienced Spark Mage deals 20% less damage.
The maximum number of projectiles per Hyperlight Salvo of Experienced Spark Mage has been reduced.
The Hyperlight Bolt of Cartel Member now deals 20% less damage.
The Swift Blade of Cartel Assassin now deals 40% less damage.
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What impact do the changes have? Simply put: The dungeon will be significantly easier from Wednesday (04/06/2022). Fewer enemies need to be defeated, and the time limit should be noticeably easier to manage. Additionally, a number of “pain points” have been alleviated. It should now be less common for a Swift Blade to take out cloth-wearers with a single hit or for a Hyperlight Salvo to mean certain doom for a teammate if it gets through.
What do you think of the changes? A good thing, or was the dungeon already perfect as it was?
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The new horror co-op game from developer Vaulted Sky Games is showing strong viewer numbers on Twitch. Midnight Ghost Hunt even briefly outpaced the major genre competitor Dead by Daylight. MeinMMO gives you an insight into the launch of this co-op horror title.
What is Midnight Ghost Hunt? Midnight Ghost Hunt is a cooperative horror game developed by Vaulted Sky Games, available on Steam since March 31, 2022.
In the co-op game, you take on the roles of ghosts or hunters. As a ghost, you possess objects. As a hunter, you must successfully hunt the ghosts before midnight. Because at midnight, the ghosts turn the tables and the hunters become the hunted.
The gameplay is reminiscent of hide and seek. Unlike comparable genre representatives, it features a 4v4 format. This sets Midnight Ghost Hunt apart from Dead by Daylight or Friday the 13th, for example.
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Midnight Ghost Hunt on Twitch just ahead of PUBG and Dead by Daylight
The numbers on Twitch: Midnight Ghost Hunt had a particularly strong release on Twitch. On launch day, March 31, 2022, the co-op horror game reached a peak of 66,000 concurrent viewers. Within a week, the game amassed a remarkable 1.39 million watched hours across all channels (via SullyGnome.com).
Notably, at the peak viewer count, only 160 different channels were streaming Midnight Ghost Hunt. In comparison, the “Battle Royale” giant PUBG had 19,500 viewers at that time, spread across 1,100 channels (via SullyGnome.com).
PUBGs peak viewer count later on March 31 reached 25,700, which at least rose to 56,400 the following day (via SullyGnome.com). While PUBG’s viewer numbers fluctuated, Midnight Ghost Hunt showed a decline in viewer numbers just a few days after release.
By April 1, the peak value was “only” 50,100 and by April 2, it was 33,200 viewers. (via SullyGnome.com). Thus, the high release value currently seems to be stabilizing. The resulting average viewer count for the last seven days (of the release week) was 9,699, spread across an average of 77 Twitch channels (as of April 5, 2022, 11:50 AM – via TwitchTracker.com).
In Midnight Ghost Hunt, you can go ghost hunting in Ghostbusters style
How does it compare to genre competitors? One of the biggest genre competitors to Midnight Ghost Hunt is probably Dead by Daylight among horror co-op games.
The title from developer Behaviour Interactive had a day-specific peak of 38,100 viewers on March 31, the day of the “Midnight Ghost Hunt” release. However, at the time of the 66,000 “Midnight Ghost Hunt” viewers, the value of active viewers in Dead by Daylight dropped to 29,700 (via SullyGnome.com).
This, however, is not a bad value compared to the average viewer counts of Dead by Daylight. On average, the horror title has 28,400 viewers (as of April 5, 2022, 11:50 AM via TwitchTracker.com).
German Twitch streamer Dhalucard also played Midnight Ghost Hunt. He is known for regularly streaming Dead by Daylight as well. But also internationally famous streamers like xQcOW, forsen, and sodapoppin checked out this horror title.
In recent years, there have been several co-op games that attracted horror genre fans. In addition to numerous zombie or horror survival games, PvP titles especially have built their own fanbase.
Two strong representatives of the genre, besides the new Midnight Ghost Hunt, are especially the long-lasting Dead by Daylight and the now-defunct Friday the 13th.
Do you think Midnight Ghost Hunt can fill the gap left by the shutdown of the game featuring Jason Voorhees?
The streamer Asmongold is primarily known from WoW but has actively played and followed several other MMORPGs on Twitch in recent years. Especially in New World he was quite active at release. In a livestream, he logged back in after a long break and was shocked by the low player count. He also explained what New World does well and what it does poorly.
What was the stream about?
In March, Asmongold tried out the new dungeon from Heart of Madness on the test server with some developers and streamed it. Shortly after, he also showcased New World on his “real” account on Twitch.
However, upon logging in, Asmongold was shocked that hardly any players were present in the cities on his server. Overall, he expressed disappointment with the low player counts in New World.
During the stream, he stated that the MMORPG has an incredible amount of potential and he does not want it to die. After all, he has already spent over 900 hours in it.
Therefore, he explained what the major problems are and how he would fix them instead of Amazon.
New World needs less repetitive gameplay and new hype
What does Asmongold say about the problems of New World? The MMORPG streamer sees the “biggest problem” in the repetitive gameplay. You almost always hit the same mobs, constantly complete the same tasks, and crafting from level 120 to level 175 feels like real work.
They all thought crafting was great when they were level 24. Remember when I made all those videos back then and got so much hate for it? And that was because I was the only person who played the game far enough to recognize what was coming.
Additionally, he criticizes the issues surrounding territory battles. They provide too little incentive to really function as a core element in the endgame. Furthermore, there were too many bugs at launch.
He further criticizes the server problems and the chaos surrounding server transfers.
How would he solve the problems? Above all, the streamer would tackle three things:
The combat needs to be more dynamic and exciting.
There should be more and, above all, more varied endgame content.
The developers should complete their roadmap but refrain from releasing new content for now. Instead, they should hold back everything for a larger expansion to rekindle the interest of former and new players.
You can watch his statements in this video:
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Does Asmongold think everything about New World is bad? No. Right at the beginning, the streamer praises the beautiful and aesthetic game world, the music, and the “chill vibe” that the MMORPG emits.
He also likes the basic gathering and crafting system, even though he is annoyed by some details and the excessive grind.
He sees huge potential in the game and emphasizes in the video that he does not want New World to die. After all, he has invested so much time in the MMO for a reason. He really had fun at the beginning, even with the chest runs in large groups.
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However, New World is currently not a competitor to Lost Ark and Elden Ring. Both are “fundamentally better games” that New World “still” cannot compare to. Whether that will change in the future remains to be seen.
What do you think of New World and Asmongold’s arguments? Can you relate to his criticism and praise, or do you see it differently? Feel free to share in the comments.
What’s next for New World is shown in the developers’ latest roadmap:
About 2 months ago, Dying Light 2 was released, and the developers are still working diligently on the action-adventure. The next big update has now been announced, set to arrive at the end of April and brings a major feature that the community has been eagerly requesting: New Game+.
The zombie game Dying Light 2 is expected to receive ongoing development and content updates for a long time to come. The developers have announced up to 5 years of support, always considering the community’s wishes.
On the Dying Light 2 Discord channel, an announcement has been made that one of the biggest wishes will be fulfilled later this month – New Game+. What we already know about the update and how things will progress with Dying Light 2, we will show you on MeinMMO.
“One of the biggest updates so far” is coming in April
When is the update coming? There is no specific date yet, but the so-called “Patch 3” is expected to arrive at the end of the month for all platforms.
What’s included in the update? The developers are only talking about a few contents but provide a small outlook:
Whether further contents are planned can only be speculated at this time. However, since the developers are speaking of a major update, it’s quite possible that the list will get longer.
The complete patch notes will only be available with the release of “Patch 3”.
Why is “New Game+” so in demand? After the release, a New Game+ was among the biggest wishes of the players. In a “New Game+,” you restart the game but keep your character progress from a save file with a completed story.
The difficulty increases, and there are many players for whom Dying Light 2 thus offers a higher replay value.
Since the release, this feature has been one of the top requests from the community. At the time, the ragdoll physics of the zombies was at the top – this problem was already addressed in another update.
When Dying Light 2 gave away its first DLC, New Game+ continued to be a priority for the players. In addition, bug fixes, higher difficulty levels, and manual saving are among the biggest wishes.
Is New Game+ also important to you, or do you wish for something else from the developers? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion on the topic.
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The NFT game F1 Delta Time has been discontinued. In the previous years, it sold NFTs that cost several hundred thousand euros. Players who invested are now left without support and will receive compensation in a completely different game.
What kind of game is this? Delta Time was an officially licensed racing game from Formula 1. The game launched in 2019 as one of the first NFT games ever. Players could invest in racing cars to compete in a top-down perspective.
On March 15, 2022, Delta Time announced in a statement that it would cease operations on March 16. According to statements, they could not renew the license and therefore will not continue.
Thus, the game was essentially closed overnight, and players had only one day to respond. If you are not quite sure what NFTs and crypto gaming are all about, you can learn more in our special:
What are these NFTs? In 2019, Delta Time sold NFTs for 415.9 Ethereum, or over 102,000 euros at the time (via decrypt.io). However, prices continued to rise over the months and years.
In March 2021, a record price of over 262,000 euros was achieved for a single NFT according to racefans.net. However, the profit was donated to a fund for the fire disaster in Australia.
Compared to certain NFT stones that are worth much more, the cars were still relatively inexpensive. However, players hardly have anything left now, as the basis is missing.
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What happens to the NFTs? Essentially, all cars are still owned by the players. After all, the principle behind NFTs is that people actually own their digital items.
How the market around these vehicle NFTs develops remains to be seen. A complete loss of value for investors is possible. However, in the speculative NFT environment, further value increases are also possible – even if the vehicles can no longer be used.
Are players losing everything now? The operators of Delta Time promise players “replacement vehicles” for another game: REVV Racing. If players want to exchange their NFTs, there is an offer for that.
The compensation will be based on the original rarity and strength of the corresponding car from Delta Time.
These can be exchanged for a “Race Pass,” which allows players to trade or bet. In this way, they have the opportunity to receive REVV – an in-game cryptocurrency on the Polygon blockchain.
Players can exchange from April 30 to July 31, 2022. However, the prices at REVV Racing vary widely.
On the platform OpenSea.io, there are some offers for 100 trillion ETH (about 321 trillion euros), but these are unlikely to be serious. The top price for the otherwise most expensive cars is around 1,000 ETH (about 3.2 million euros). However, most offers are at 100 ETH or less.
Since 2021, NFTs and crypto gaming have been a growing trend that is often criticized. MeinMMO author Maik Schneider finds this unjust:
Whether building now needs changes to become popular again is in the eye of the beholder. Both modes have their pros and cons. But since Epic is now leaving it to players to choose how they want to play, players who never got along with building can finally thrive in the colorful BR shooter.
What do you think about Fortnite now having two main modes? Do you think it’s good that Epic wants to cater to everyone? Or does it undermine Fortnite’s hallmark? Let us know in the comments!
In Fortnite, Epic has now gotten serious and introduced the No-Build mode firmly into the Battle Royale shooter along with building. The community is divided on which mode is the best, but Tfue and Ninja have a clear opinion on it.
What happened to Fortnite? In Fortnite, after the release of Season 2 in Chapter 3, building stopped. The underground organization “Imagined Order” found a way to disable building, and players could not immerse themselves in build battles for weeks.
However, this didn’t concern many, as even old pros like Tfue and Ninja jumped back on the hype train and gave Fortnite another chance. Now that building has been reactivated, we show you how the pros and the community feel about it.
Building or Zero-Build? How the pros decide
What does Ninja think about it? Ninja appeared in Fortnite mainly sporadically. He occasionally streamed a few matches but without a real focus on it. However, when he learned that Fortnite had disabled the sweaty building, he wanted to test how the Battle Royale feels. He mentioned on Twitter that he finally had fun in Fortnite again after a long time (via Twitter).
Additionally, he conducted a survey on Twitter on March 25, with 242,974 users participating. He wanted to clarify what players were most interested in – building or no building.
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The result was clear, with 74.2% of the votes (as of April 4, 8:58 PM), the majority favored the No-Build mode.
What does Tfue say about it? Tfue was also considered one of the best players in Fortnite. He participated in many tournaments and showcased his skills in Battle Royale. However, he lost interest in Fortnite and started streaming other games.
With the change to the Zero-Build mode, he has also become eager to once again make an impact on the battlefield. Excited and driven by the new freshness of the shooter, he even participated in the Twitch Rivals.
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In this stream event, Fortnite was played without building. A total of $100,000 was up for grabs. In the end, even aim pro Tfue and his team won and placed first.
What does the community say about it? Opinions are divided despite the compromise that two separate modes now exist. Some players are happy that Epic offers fans alternatives to play, as they never got along with building.
Still, building is defended, and Twitter user JustmeRclol claims the problem lies elsewhere:
I will reveal the facts to you all: The problem was never and still isn’t building. The problem is that the “sweats” have a complete mode for themselves, also known as Arena, but prefer to play in public modes because they don’t want to improve their skills against players who are better than they are.
Whether building now needs changes to become popular again is in the eye of the beholder. Both modes have their pros and cons. But since Epic is now leaving it to players to choose how they want to play, players who never got along with building can finally thrive in the colorful BR shooter.
What do you think about Fortnite now having two main modes? Do you think it’s good that Epic wants to cater to everyone? Or does it undermine Fortnite’s hallmark? Let us know in the comments!
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The Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel currently entertains an average of 71,149 viewers with his live streams. He plays Fortnite, Mario Kart, or League of Legends. However, he broke his record not while playing an amazing game, but simply by staring at a well-known website.
How did xQc break his viewer record? xQc shared his screen during the stream and displayed a subreddit. For about 7 hours, the streamer stared at the subreddit along with his viewers.
At one point, he even reached 274,545 viewers, a new record for the streamer, as xQc’s previous record stood at 222,720 viewers.
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Why was the subreddit so interesting?
It’s about the subreddit r/place, which brought a fun feature back to life on April 1st. Reddit users were allowed to place one pixel on a canvas every 5 minutes, which was displayed in the subreddit throughout.
The event first took place in 2017 and since then, users have wanted the fun to return. More than 1 million Reddit users participated back then, and over 16 million pixels were placed.
Some streamers and communities teamed up for this year’s event to create various artworks. For example, small “Among Us” characters were spread everywhere, or nationalities were represented in the form of flags.
The action was so successful that it was extended multiple times and the available space on the canvas was increased.
On the night of April 5th, the spectacle ended, and countless pixels were placed on the 1,440 × 5,730 large canvas. You can view a complete timelapse of the event in this reddit post:
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xQc let his viewers pixel animals, anime, and butts
What did xQc do in the subreddit? While he watched what was happening in the subreddit, he also sent his viewers there to place pixels with him (via Twitch). He first innocently let a cow with a rainbow be pixelated while cheering on his viewers.
Then xQc proceeded to have viewers pixel anime characters before he had a “brilliant idea.” Lengyel had a larger area colored black to immortalize the first butt of a gaming character, who was still well-dressed in a pink, form-fitting suit.
Later in the stream, he chose another butt, that of 2B from NieR:Automata. This one was quite naked and was to be placed over a French flag. However, before the masterpiece could be finally placed, the subreddit mods intervened, and the butt was censored 2 times with large black areas.
You can see the streamer’s disappointment in this Twitch clip:
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This action from xQc caused a stir in the subreddit and on other platforms. Many deemed the chosen image inappropriate and complained that xQc was destroying existing works with his images.
However, the streamer only saw the fun behind it: “I enjoyed it. I think it’s funny. (…) I think it was fun for everyone, everyone could create something. (…) I thought it was just a canvas for fun, on a fun website.” He added that he did not want to offend or hurt anyone.
What about you? Did you also participate in the action on reddit and were you able to immortalize a small image? What do you think of the event? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
You can also watch the individual steps in the video by toxicBird, which you can find above. However, the player notes that there is a catch.
This is how status effects work in combat: You can use weapons and items with status effects against enemies. To do this, you need to land enough hits. How many that are depends on the resistances of the respective opponent. Some are more susceptible to frost, while others are to bleed or poison. In combat, you cannot see directly whether a status effect is active or not. Usually, you can tell by whether the opponent is taking continuous damage from poison or rot, or by bleeding and frost directly losing a chunk of health points.
What is the problem with the jars? Basically, status effects are considered powerful. Especially builds based on bleed are currently popular. However, there is a catch. While Malenia has low resistances to status effects, Elden Ring has some mechanics to prevent these from becoming too powerful: they build a tolerance.
With each status effect triggered, the resistance to it increases. So if you, for example, induce frost twice with a hit, the next activation will require two hits with a jar.
However, to counter the Waterfowl Dance, a status effect must be activated. Otherwise, the jar will deal damage, but Malenia will not be interrupted in her attack.
A frost jar is sufficient for the first two activations. To trigger another, you will then need two solid hits next time. You need to factor this in when you want to counter her attack.
How players react to the trick: Under the relevant post, players express their enthusiasm for the method.
Many are reminded of another game by the same developers: Sekiro. Because there, there was a boss fight with Lady Butterfly where similar tricks could be used.
Many also report that they are using not just jars against Malenia, but also throwing knives. These can also inflict status effects. Some suggest testing ranged weapons to see if they have similar effects with their arrows and bolts.
There is also another trick to evade the Waterfowl Dance: running. As soon as Malenia leaps into the air, you must run straight away from her. This way, she may leap toward you, but cannot hit you.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
You can also watch the individual steps in the video by toxicBird, which you can find above. However, the player notes that there is a catch.
This is how status effects work in combat: You can use weapons and items with status effects against enemies. To do this, you need to land enough hits. How many that are depends on the resistances of the respective opponent. Some are more susceptible to frost, while others are to bleed or poison. In combat, you cannot see directly whether a status effect is active or not. Usually, you can tell by whether the opponent is taking continuous damage from poison or rot, or by bleeding and frost directly losing a chunk of health points.
What is the problem with the jars? Basically, status effects are considered powerful. Especially builds based on bleed are currently popular. However, there is a catch. While Malenia has low resistances to status effects, Elden Ring has some mechanics to prevent these from becoming too powerful: they build a tolerance.
With each status effect triggered, the resistance to it increases. So if you, for example, induce frost twice with a hit, the next activation will require two hits with a jar.
However, to counter the Waterfowl Dance, a status effect must be activated. Otherwise, the jar will deal damage, but Malenia will not be interrupted in her attack.
A frost jar is sufficient for the first two activations. To trigger another, you will then need two solid hits next time. You need to factor this in when you want to counter her attack.
How players react to the trick: Under the relevant post, players express their enthusiasm for the method.
Many are reminded of another game by the same developers: Sekiro. Because there, there was a boss fight with Lady Butterfly where similar tricks could be used.
Many also report that they are using not just jars against Malenia, but also throwing knives. These can also inflict status effects. Some suggest testing ranged weapons to see if they have similar effects with their arrows and bolts.
There is also another trick to evade the Waterfowl Dance: running. As soon as Malenia leaps into the air, you must run straight away from her. This way, she may leap toward you, but cannot hit you.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
Malenia is considered by many players to be the worst boss in Elden Ring. Now, players are getting creative in the battle against her and even using jars as a counter to one of her nastiest attacks.
What kind of boss is she? Malenia is an optional boss in Elden Ring, but she is as strong and cinematic as the main bosses of the story. You will find her in the optional area “Miquella’s Haligtree,” at the very end of the dungeon.
Why is she so feared? One of the best Souls players in the world even considers Malenia “the hardest boss in a Souls game”. She has several attacks and mechanics that are quite nasty.
She can inflict status effects like bleed or scarlet rot.
Every hit she lands restores her health points.
She has attack combos that can lead to the immediate death of the victim in the worst case.
There is also a second phase where she gains more powerful attacks and completely restores her health points.
A particularly nasty attack is a special combo attack called the Waterfowl Dance. She launches into a flurry of blows in the air. She can strike three times in this combo, and if you get hit, it’s nearly impossible to dodge.
However, players are not easily discouraged and have discovered a creative countering option: jars.
Malenia’s combo attack can be interrupted with jars – status effects are the key
How does it work? The method was recently showcased in the Elden Ring subreddit. The user toxicBird posted a video on it:
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In this example, the player uses frost jars to interrupt Malenia’s Waterfowl Dance.
As soon as she starts attacking, he hits her with a jar, and she falls to the ground. This can stop the combo before it hits you.
The key here is Malenia’s low resistances. A single hit with a frost jar is enough to inflict the frost status and bring her down.
This also works with jars of other status types, such as bleed or rot.
To craft the appropriate jars, you need the right recipe book and the necessary materials.
Where can I find the required recipes? The book is located in the Caria Manor, in the northwest part of Liurnia of the Lakes.
From the Site of Grace on the upper floor, you need to take the elevator down.
Now run straight until you reach a transition where you need to jump down to the left.
You land on a roof from which you will also need to jump down.
At the bottom, turn left until you find an entrance. In this room, there’s an enemy and the recipe book.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
You can also watch the individual steps in the video by toxicBird, which you can find above. However, the player notes that there is a catch.
This is how status effects work in combat: You can use weapons and items with status effects against enemies. To do this, you need to land enough hits. How many that are depends on the resistances of the respective opponent. Some are more susceptible to frost, while others are to bleed or poison. In combat, you cannot see directly whether a status effect is active or not. Usually, you can tell by whether the opponent is taking continuous damage from poison or rot, or by bleeding and frost directly losing a chunk of health points.
What is the problem with the jars? Basically, status effects are considered powerful. Especially builds based on bleed are currently popular. However, there is a catch. While Malenia has low resistances to status effects, Elden Ring has some mechanics to prevent these from becoming too powerful: they build a tolerance.
With each status effect triggered, the resistance to it increases. So if you, for example, induce frost twice with a hit, the next activation will require two hits with a jar.
However, to counter the Waterfowl Dance, a status effect must be activated. Otherwise, the jar will deal damage, but Malenia will not be interrupted in her attack.
A frost jar is sufficient for the first two activations. To trigger another, you will then need two solid hits next time. You need to factor this in when you want to counter her attack.
How players react to the trick: Under the relevant post, players express their enthusiasm for the method.
Many are reminded of another game by the same developers: Sekiro. Because there, there was a boss fight with Lady Butterfly where similar tricks could be used.
Many also report that they are using not just jars against Malenia, but also throwing knives. These can also inflict status effects. Some suggest testing ranged weapons to see if they have similar effects with their arrows and bolts.
There is also another trick to evade the Waterfowl Dance: running. As soon as Malenia leaps into the air, you must run straight away from her. This way, she may leap toward you, but cannot hit you.
This trick also has its pitfalls. Malenia might be directly above you, and you won’t be able to run away from her. In the second boss phase, her attack pattern also changes, making it even harder to run away.
The ash of war Bloodhound Step is then a strong trick to dodge her. You get it when you defeat the Night Cavalry on Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow at night on the bridge near Rennie’s Tower.
What do you think of the method? Have you had difficulties with Malenia? How did you get past her? Feel free to share your experiences with us.
In Pokémon GO today, on April 5th, the Spotlight Hour with Skunktank is taking place. The bonus gives you double candy during the event. We will show you the start time, shinies, and bonuses.
What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday, the Spotlight Hour runs in Pokémon GO. For 60 minutes, a specific Pokémon is the focus and spawns significantly more frequently. There is also a bonus that should make the event even more appealing.
Today, the Pokémon Skunktank from the fourth generation is in focus and brings a candy bonus.
Spotlight Hour on April 5th with Skunktank – Contents
When does it start? The Spotlight Hour starts today at the usual time at 6:00 PM local time. It will be active for one hour and ends at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are there? During the event, Skunktank will appear almost everywhere in the wild. If you want to catch even more specimens, you can light a lure during the event, which will primarily attract Skunktank.
Additionally, there is a bonus that affects sending Pokémon. For each Pokémon sent, you will receive double the amount of candy.
Can you catch Shiny Skunktank? No, the shiny version of the Pokémon has not yet been activated in the game. So you cannot catch it today.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it today?
How strong will it be: Skunktank is not particularly strong and cannot really compete in this form. For 50 candies, you can evolve it into Skuntank. The evolution performs decently in the Great League and Ultra League, but it’s still not a “must-have”.
The Spotlight Hour today is primarily worth it to tidy up your collection and to earn the double candy.
Overall, the Spotlight Hour today is not particularly rewarding, but rather an opportunity to tidy up your Pokémon collection. We have for you the overview of all Spotlight Hours in April 2022 at Pokémon GO – There you can see what to expect in the coming weeks.
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In Fortnite, the servers are down today, April 5th, on all platforms (PC/Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance is being used to upload the new update 20.10 to the servers. Preliminary patch notes for the update can be found here.
What is happening in Fortnite today? A patch is expected again. Today, the servers are going down for maintenance and the new patch 20.10.
This brings new skins, wild weapons, and possibly changes to the map. To make sure you don’t miss anything, we at MeinMMO will regularly update this article throughout the day for you.
Update 12:00 PM: Once you have downloaded the update, with 3.681 GB on PS5, you can finally log in. We have now listed all the patch notes. These are available at the bottom of the post.
In the meantime, you can listen to our podcast about the rise and fall of Fortnite:
Important Times for Server Downtimes Today in Fortnite – When and How Long is it Offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to be shut down at 10:00 AM our time to install update 20.10. The matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior, so you won’t be able to search for new rounds from 09:30 AM.
When can you play again? The servers are usually offline for several hours during such maintenance, making it impossible to play. The downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. The updates of the past weeks have shown this.
Of course, technical problems, bugs, and delays can always occur during such maintenance. If such complications arise, we will report them to you immediately here.
When will the patch notes come? Epic Games has long stopped publishing patch notes or provides very little information. However, community members usually find the changes quickly. If there are any important changes, we will also update this article for you.
What New Content Does Update 20.10 Bring?
What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? There are currently no specific statements from Epic Games regarding the content of patch 20.10. However, leaks and dataminers have often proven to be reliable sources in the past. The changes are official:
Unlocking Additional Styles and New Cosmetic Items
If you have treated yourself to the Battle Pass, you will also gain access to bonus rewards during the season. This tab in the menu is always equipped with a timer that shows when you can unlock the additional styles. Now that update 20.10 has been rolled out, you can admire the new content.
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Epic has brought a weapon out of retirement again. With the heavy sniper, you now have three snipers to choose from to eliminate your opponents from a safe distance.
New Donation Campaign – MK7 or Combat Assault Rifle?
You can now choose to donate your gold at donation boards in all major locations on the map. You can choose either the MK7 with targeting sight or the Combat Assault Rifle. The item that reaches 100% first will be added to the loot pool immediately.
Balance Adjustments in the Game
Epic has also made some balance changes. These are as follows:
The damage of combat SMGs and submachine guns against players and structures has been reduced.
The headshot damage of combat SMGs has been decreased to be more in line with the submachine gun.
The damage of MK-7 assault rifles and combat assault rifles against players and structures has been reduced.
Titan tanks and cow catchers have been removed from competitive game modes.
Additionally, several issues have been fixed:
Wins are now correctly tracked in the career leaderboard tab.
A bug with the resistance missions has been fixed that prevented players from progressing in week 2.
A bug has been fixed where vehicles stuttered or drove unevenly when on flat terrain.
The fishing collection is now no longer reset between matches and saves progress as intended.
A bug has been fixed where last season’s missions appeared as tracked on the HUD when no other missions were being tracked.
Players can now use the ziplines between the wind turbines on Windmill Island.
To maintain optimal performance, Fortnite will now default to performance mode for certain legacy drivers and unsupported drivers.
Finally, Epic added competitive notes:
The heavy sniper rifle is not available in competitive game modes.
The winner of the vote between the MK-7 Assault Rifle and the Combat Assault Rifle will not be coming out of the vault for competitive game modes as soon as 100% is reached.
No battles will take place at The Daily Bugle in competitive game modes, but Hunt Master Saber has still changed his position.
Are you looking forward to the release of an update that will refresh the Fortnite experience with new content? Let us know!
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MeinMMO shows you the statistically 5 most popular weapons with the most used attachments in Call of Duty: Warzone. In addition, we present the assault rifle Vargo 52, which is currently considered the strongest assault rifle, but is not among the most popular weapons.
There can be debates about the best weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone. Many prefer their weapons to function like lasers without recoil. Others prioritize mobility and want to get on target quickly.
When it comes to data-based statistics, it looks different. They provide information with a certain, comprehensible foundation. Fortunately, there is “WZRanked”, one of the best tools for Warzone, to keep you updated on the current weapon meta.
MeinMMO shows you the top 5 of the current weapon charts in Battle Royale with a brief description. Also, the assault rifle Vargo 52 and why you should definitely try it out.
WZRanked (via wzranked.com) analyzes a data interface of Call of Duty and thus examines the selected loadout weapons of players who have shared their data. This way, the site can generate usage statistics to determine the most popular weapons, the chosen attachments, and the fairness of the meta.
Rank 5: Robot – 4.42 %
What kind of weapon is this? The Robot is a fast-firing assault rifle with low recoil. It shines with a very large initial damage range and loses damage only at long distances. The time-to-kill leaves something to be desired – but you reliably hit your enemies.
Warzone: Robot – Most Popular Attachments
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: ZAC 600mm BFA
Optic: G16 2.5x
Stock: Anastasia Padded
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 6.5mm Sakura 75 Round Drum
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk1: Tight Grip
Perk2: Fully Loaded
Attachments in English
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: ZAC 600mm BFA
Optic: G16 2.5x
Stock: Anastasia Padded
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 6.5mm Sakura 75 Round Drums
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk1: Tight Grip
Perk2: Fully Loaded
Rank 4: Swiss K31 – 5.62 %
What kind of weapon is this? The sniper rifle is among the top sniper rifles along with the Kar 98k from CoD MW. It has certain advantages over the Kar, for example in reloading and chest hit damage. However, controller players should still go for the Kar 98k.
Warzone: Swiss K31 – Most Popular Setup
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 24.9″ Combat Recon
Laser: SWAT 5mw Laser Sight
Underbarrel: Bruiser Grip
Rear Grip: Serpent Grip
Attachments in English
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 24.9″ Combat Recon
Laser: SWAT 5mw Laser Sight
Underbarrel: Bruiser Grip
Rear Grip: Serpent Grip
Rank 3: Kar 98k – 7.58 %
What kind of weapon is this? For a long time the most popular weapon, the Swiss and the Kar now share their users better. The biggest disadvantage of the Kar is that you have to load each bullet individually when using a sniper scope. An advantage is its stronger aim assist on the controller.
Warzone: Kar 98k CoD MW – Most Popular Setup
Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel: Singuard Custom 27.6″
Laser: Tac Laser
Optic: Sniper Scope
Stock: FTAC Sport Comb
Attachments in English
Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel: Singuard Custom 27.6″
Laser: Tac Laser
Optic: Sniper Scope
Stock: FTAC Sport Comb
Rank 2: Cooper Carbine – 7.76 %
What kind of weapon is this? The Cooper Carbine offers you very stable setups for range, but can also perform well as sniper support. However, submachine guns are reclaiming their place in close combat, so we recommend the carbine as a stable long-range option with a decent time-to-kill.
Warzone: Cooper Carbine – Most Popular Attachments
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: 22″ Cooper Custom
Optic: G16 2.5x
Stock: Cooper 45RS
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 9mm 60 Round Drums
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk1: Tight Grip
Perk2: Fully Loaded
Attachments in English
Muzzle: MX Silencer
Barrel: 22″ Cooper Custom
Optic: G16 2.5x
Stock: Cooper 45RS
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 9mm 60 Round Drums
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk1: Tight Grip
Perk2: Fully Loaded
Rank 1: MP40 – 9.27 %
What kind of weapon is this? The MP40 has firmly established itself at the top of the list after the release of Vanguard weapons in Warzone and does not let go. Despite some nerfs, the weapon remains strong and popular because it is easy to use and offers great mobility.
Warzone: MP40 – Most Popular Attachments
Muzzle: Recoil Booster
Barrel: VDD 189mm Short
Optic: Slate Reflector
Stock: Krausnick 33M Folding
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 45 Round Mags
Ammunition: Hollow Point
Rear Grip: Stippled Grip
Perk1: Brace
Perk2: Quick
Attachments in English
Muzzle: Recoil Booster
Barrel: VDD 189mm Short
Optic: Slate Reflector
Stock: Krausnick 33M Folding
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 45 Round Mags
Ammunition: Hollow Point
Rear Grip: Stippled Grip
Perk1: Brace
Perk2: Quick
Bonus: Vargo 52
What kind of weapon is this? The assault rifle surprisingly came from Cold War to Warzone and impresses with strong damage without bringing too much recoil. Currently, the Vargo is considered the strongest weapon on Caldera and Rebirth Island if you’re not specifically looking for a laser in an assault rifle.
After the introduction of the Vanguard weapons with their 10 attachments, the new guns have clearly taken over the weapon meta. Only the two mobile snipers from CoD MW and Cold War remain at the top.
We would like to know which weapons are currently popular among you. Do you agree with the list or do you have other favorites? Feel free to leave us a comment on the topic.
In an exclusive worldwide interview, MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski spoke with two leading developers about Diablo Immortal. Wyatt Cheng (Game Director) and Joe Grubb (Principal Game Designer)revealed among other things more about the length of the story campaign and how it will be structured.
The release of Diablo Immortal is expected to happen in the first half of 2022. In the last beta test phase, in which MeinMMO participated, the MMORPG was already very polished. Our impression after the tests was that mainly only fine-tuning is missing.
The release should therefore not take much longer. We took this opportunity to talk with Blizzard about Diablo Immortal in an interview.
The main story could be completed in under 10 hours if played linearly
When I asked Wyatt Cheng and Joe Grubb about the campaign length of Diablo Immortal, Game Director Cheng looked thoughtfully upwards and chewed on his answer for a while.
It was clear to see that he didn’t want to say anything wrong and that assessing the exact length wasn’t easy for him. Because the MMORPG doesn’t offer a linear experience in that sense.
Wyatt Cheng explained how the story campaign is structured: ‘Different people take different amounts of time. I hesitate with the answer because our story is structured with 8 zones. But you can’t just teleport to the zone, play the story, and be done.
The story in each area takes about 15 to 45 minutes. Or let’s say, about half an hour. But each of them has a level cap. The ‘Guts Marsh’ is for level 40-45. Once you reach level 40, you can experience the story there, which in turn continues the story of the previous zone and will be continued later.
Once you have completed the main story quest in this zone, you will find other activities such as Elder Rifts, bounties, or dungeons to gain enough EXP to reach the required level for the next zone.
If there were only the story without levels, you would probably be done in under 10 hours. But there is this whole other content that you can complete.’
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‘Immortal is the biggest and most ambitious Diablo yet’
Principal Game Designer Joe Grubb added that there will be more story content than just the campaign:
‘Immortal is the biggest and most ambitious Diablo yet. That’s why there’s not just the one quest line, but a lot of content around it as well. Also story-driven content like side quests with characters you help. It really depends on how much you want to engage. If you ignore all this content, it goes pretty fast. But if you want to experience Immortal fully, then it’s a significantly larger experience.’
In recent years at MeinMMO, I have learned that many of you care about German voice acting. That’s why I asked whether there would be one.
Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you here. It is not planned for the release.
Cheng explained to me that there will be a voice-over for the main story in English and a few languages, but not including German. However, there will be German subtitles for the English voice acting and German text in the user interface.
However, keep in mind that Diablo Immortal is a live-service game that is supposed to be continuously developed. In the future, there may be a possibility that a German voiceover will come.
Raiding in World of Warcraft is an expensive affair – at least at the world rank level. The pros have revealed how many millions of gold they have spent.
The race for the “World First Kill” of the Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones has been underway for a while. However, many of the pro guilds are now taking the time to farm gold properly again – for the next race and to pay off their debts. Because such a race costs millions of gold coins – in some cases even billions. We reveal what each guild has paid.
How much gold have the guilds spent? There are significant differences among them. Some of the most well-known – and successful – guilds have reported the following gold amounts they spent during the race in the Sepulcher of the First Ones:
Liquid: 723 million gold
SK Pieces: 680 million gold
Method: 480 million gold
BigDumbGaming (BDGG): 294 million gold
JiTianHong: 1100 million gold
Interestingly, many guilds have taken out gold debts and borrowed gold.
Not for the faint-hearted – only with a lot of gold can pro guilds manage this.
How much money would that be in real currency? The colleagues from wowhead have taken these gold values and converted them into real money. This can be done at least roughly, as there is a “WoW Token” in World of Warcraft, which allows players to exchange real money for gold or gold for game time. However, the prices for this WoW Token fluctuate continuously and there are significant differences between regions (EU, US, Asia). For example, gold is worth significantly less in the Asian region. Converted to euros at the respective gold rate for the region, this would amount for the pro guilds:
Liquid: €84,700
SK Pieces: €52,000
Method: €37,000
BDGG: €34,000
JiTianHong: €29,000
What is the money actually spent on? Gold serves several purposes in the World First race. After all, there are many things that can be paid for with gold:
PvP boosts to get strong items from the weekly reward chest
How do the guilds earn back the gold? Mainly through sell runs. After the Jailer has been defeated, most pro guilds sell their skills for a high amount of gold. Anyone who wants to be taken completely through the Sepulcher of the First Ones on heroic difficulty to collect achievements and loot pays a large amount of gold for it. Although the public advertising of such services across multiple realms has been banned, offering them in principle has not.
The wealth saved up will also likely be needed in the next expansion – because then the guilds will probably spend millions of gold again to be perfectly prepared for the next raid.
What do you think of such gold values? Absolutely insane what the guilds are managing? Should this play a role in the World First race? Is this just part of the WoW economy?
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In Diablo 3 Season 26 has started with buffs and nerfs. We show you the patch notes for patch 2.7.3.
What’s new? Blizzard has now officially confirmed when Season 26 will start for you. There are also the final patch notes for patch 2.7.3, which outline all the changes of the new chapter for you.
When does Season 26 begin? On April 15 at 5:00 PM CEST, Season 26 begins. Patch 2.7.3, however, is expected to be released on April 12. That is just a few days after the end of Season 25.
Season 26 changes endgame – Seasonal theme, Haedrig’s Gift and changes
The seasonal theme: Season 26 comes with the seasonal theme “the Echoing Nightmare” and for the first time introduces a new activity as a theme of a season. You can imagine the Echoing Nightmare as an event where waves of enemies spawn repeatedly in a confined space. As you progress, the enemies become stronger.
Cosmetic rewards: As you know from past seasons in Diablo 3, there are some old cosmetic rewards in Season 26 for players who couldn’t earn them during the actual season. There are also new cosmetic rewards. Both can be earned.
The old items originated from season 14. These are:
The boots and pants of the exclusive Conqueror set
A series of portrait frames
A flag
For completing Season 26, you will receive the portrait frame “Rakkis’ Remembrance” and the companion ‘Nibble Demon’.
The rewards from Season 14The new rewards in Season 26
Haedrig’s Gift: If you complete chapters 2, 3, and 4 in the Season Journey, you will receive Haedrig’s Gifts, which contain parts of class sets. After completing chapter 4, you will have a complete class set if you open all gifts with the same character.
These sets are available in Season 26 from Haedrig’s Gift:
This is what the class sets from Haedrig’s Gift in Season 26 look like.
Achievements in Season 26: In every season, there are a few selected achievements that you can complete. A few of them are needed to successfully complete the Season Journey. In S26, these are:
Greed (Gold Greed HC)
Speed Demon (Streamlined HC)
Mineral Collection (I Gotta Catch ‘Em All HC)
Simply Divine (Heart of a Lion HC)
Portal Mania (Dynasty HC)
On the next page, we will show you the patch notes for Season 26 in English.
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In Pokémon GO you have the chance to catch the Rocket Boss Giovanni’s Crypto-Latias for a few days now. We at MeinMMO looked at what kind of monster it is and whether it is worth catching.
What kind of Pokémon is it? In Pokémon GO you can currently meet members of Team GO Rocket more often. The reason for this is the current event “Rocket Team Outing”, which runs until April 7 at 11:59 PM.
In line with the start, bosses Arlo, Cliff, Sierra, and Giovanni have put together new teams. For this reason, you can now encounter the legendary Pokémon Latias in its corresponding Crypto form in battle against Giovanni and catch it afterwards.
But what kind of Pokémon is that and is it worth catching? We have summarized all the info for you below.
What kind of Pokémon is Latias?
Latias is a legendary Pokémon from the 3rd generation of games. Just like its counterpart Latios, it belongs to the Dragon and Psychic types. However, it has no pre-evolution or evolution.
Latias has already been found multiple times in Level 5 raids in the past. Now you can also meet it for the first time in its Crypto form with the great Rocket Boss Giovanni.
Is there a Shiny-Latias? Yes, Shiny-Latias is generally available in the game and has already been caught in the past. You can recognize it by its yellow-white body. However, in its Crypto form, it is currently not available in its shiny form.
Latias normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
How strong is Latias? The normal form of Latias can especially shine with a high defense value. But its attack and stamina are also solid. However, it plays a less interesting role in the PvP league (via pvpoke.com).
For use in raids, however, it is an option. It is among the top 10 Psychic attackers in Pokémon GO. However, there are also Pokémon that can perform even better, so you should prefer these in battle.
Is Crypto-Latias worth it?
Due to the Crypto form, which it will have after catching it from Giovanni, its attack value increases by 20%, but its defense also decreases simultaneously. This results in it taking damage faster in battle and not lasting as long.
Thus, this form is also unsuitable for the PvP league. Even though it can perform better in raids, it still doesn’t measure up to other Pokémon from the list of the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
Furthermore, you cannot get Crypto-Latias in its shiny form yet. So Shiny hunters will not benefit from Giovanni this time.
Should you catch Crypto-Latias? No, purely from its values and the fact that Crypto-Latias cannot be caught as Shiny, the new Pokémon from Giovanni is rather uninteresting. In addition, you only receive a single Super Rocket Radar, allowing you to defeat Giovanni only once.
So if you don’t particularly want Crypto-Latias to register it in your PokéDex, you should save your valuable Super Rocket Radar for another better legendary Crypto Pokémon in the future. Which monster will encounter you after Latias from Giovanni remains unknown for now.
How to get Crypto-Latias?
If you still want to secure a Crypto-Latias, you must first complete the new special research “Silent List”. This includes tasks around the members of Team GO Rocket as well as catching and purifying Crypto Pokémon.
As a reward on Task 4/6, you will finally receive a Super Rocket Radar. With this, you can track down the great Rocket Boss Giovanni. Once you have defeated him, you will have an encounter with Crypto-Latias.
What do you think of the new legendary Pokémon from Giovanni? Have you already secured Crypto-Latias? Or are you saving your Super Rocket Radar for another monster? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
You still play on the PlayStation 4 and want to know how to make the PS4 faster? MeinMMO presents you a handful of tips.
You still play on your PS4, but you feel that the console doesn’t run as fast and smoothly as it did at the beginning? MeinMMO presents you a series of tips.
We have sorted the tips for you by difficulty. First the easy ones, then the slightly more complicated tips.
Check if you have enough free storage space
Requirements: No special items needed | Time required: 10 minutes | Cost: none | Difficulty: Easy
One of the most common causes of declining performance on the PS4 is the lack of storage space on the hard drive. It is recommended to keep about 10% of your storage free to avoid performance issues. Game consoles need a certain part of the hard drive for virtual memory.
With the size of modern games and saved video recordings, available storage can quickly run out. Therefore, regularly check how many games you have installed and how much storage space you still have left.
If you want to check your storage space, go to the settings and then to “Storage” and then to the sub-point “System Storage”. The PS4 will take a moment and then you will see all your installed apps and games in a clear diagram.
In Elden Ring attributes and how you distribute your skill points for your build play a central role. Things can go wrong or plans can change. We’ll tell you how to reset them and what you need for that.
To receive a level-up and thus a skill point, you must first gather runes, which are both EXP and currency. You obtain them by killing enemies. The further you progress, the longer it takes to increase your attributes further.
They determine what qualities your character has and which equipment you can use. It’s all the more frustrating if, after many hours, you find that you have misallocated your points or want to try a different build.
That’s why we’re here to explain how you can reset your attributes in case of emergency, informally known as “Respec”.
Update, April 5: We have updated the article and added some details.
Here’s how you can redistribute your attributes in Elden Ring
To reset your skill points in Elden Ring, you must go to the second large area of the Lands Between, Liurnia, the Lake Land. In its center is also the second Legacy Dungeon, the Academy of Raya Lucaria, where the second main boss of the story awaits you.
This is Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon. If the name sounds familiar, you may have already encountered an important NPC, who you meet early in the game.
If you manage to defeat her, she will still be found in the room, but from now on she will be peaceful and can even be useful to you.
You can now select the option “Rebirth” with her – this is the function for resetting your attributes. However, that’s only possible if you have a Larval Tear in your inventory.
Early locations for Larval Tears in Elden Ring
At these locations, you can find the item: Currently, not all locations for Larval Tears are known. However, we will give you a few known examples.
Larval Tear on the south side of Lake Agheel
Travel to the Site of Grace “South Side” and turn around. Before you should now be a path, behind it a high rock wall.
Walk to the foot of the rock wall and climb upward at the nearest point.
There awaits a foe who still looks quite human. Defeat him.
Once you’ve taken him down, the thing transforms into a giant bear that you must eliminate.
If you’ve succeeded, the Larval Tear will land in your inventory.
Larval Tear at the Fallen Ruins
South of the Site of Grace “Fallen Ruins of Lake Land”, you will find a huge lobster monster.
When you kill it, it transforms into a Plant Sprout.
Defeat the sprout and you’ll have the next Larval Tear.
Larval Tear in the Village of the Albinaurics
You need to travel southwest from the Site of Grace “Madness on the Lake”. Cross the mist until you land in a cave.
There you will find the Village of the Albinaurics. Follow the upward path and defeat some enemies.
At the end of the path, you will find a coffin behind which the item is located.
Larval Tear in Siofra, at the Isolated Merchant
First, you need to find the entrance to Siofra. It is located in the Mistwood of Limgrave, not far from the foot of the huge tree there.
You must venture relatively deep into Siofra until you can find the isolated merchant there in a hidden area.
How often can you actually respec? This is possible as long as you have Larval Tears. Per game run, you can respec at least 16 times; at least, according to the location list on the Elden Ring Wiki Fextralife, no further locations are known.
However, it is very possible that more will be found.
This is how the attributes of Elden Ring work: Overall, there are 8 different attributes that you can level up. With each level-up, you can distribute a new point.
The attributes not only affect your stats but also which weapons, shields, spells, and summons you can use. Most weapons scale with attributes like Strength or Dexterity, while some also benefit from Intelligence, which is especially advantageous for spells.
Others scale with Faith and are more suitable for builds that rely on summons.
Here you can find all main attributes at a glance.
Vigor: Vitality influences your health points and affects fire resistance and poison immunity.
Mind: Mind influences FP (Mana) and focus-related resistance. Important for magic and sorcery builds.
Endurance: Increases your character’s stamina and also increases physical defense. Especially important for melee fighters as stamina enables dodging and blocking.
Strength: Required to wield heavy weapons. It also increases the attack power of strength-scaling weapons.
Dexterity: Required to wield advanced weapons. It also increases the attack power of weapons that scale with agility. Reduces casting time of spells, mitigates fall damage, and makes it harder to fall off your horse.
Intelligence: Increases the spell power of intelligence-scaling spells and improves magic resistance. Also increases how often you can use spells.
Faith: Required for casting summons. It also enhances summons that scale with faith.
Arcane: Affects death resistance and certain spells and summons.
There are also other ways to increase your attributes. Through talismans and Great Runes, you can also gain some additional points.
However, in both cases there is a catch. The talismans reduce your resistances like focus in exchange.
The Great Runes, on the other hand, only work if you have an active Rune Arc. These are items you can find in the world of Elden Ring. They increase your health points and ability points, and they also activate the effects of the Great Runes you equip.
Have you discovered more Larval Tears? Have you had to respec your character? Or do you prefer not to use such options? What builds do you want to try in Elden Ring? Feel free to share your plans with us in the comments.
The MMORPG Lost Ark made a big splash at release. But the game offers you more than just a fantastic start, as it has content ready for many more years. We at MeinMMO give you a preview of everything that awaits you in Lost Ark.
What is Lost Ark? The new free-to-play MMORPG Lost Ark just launched in early February in the West. It features action-packed combat in an isometric perspective, delivering a kind of Diablo experience. However, it blends this experience with true MMORPG elements like relationships with NPCs, housing, and life skills.
It launched on Steam with over 1.3 million concurrent players and exceeded even the developers’ and publishers’ expectations by a long shot. And not without reason, as even around 2 months after the release of Lost Ark, not a single player has reached the maximum level of 60.
After Amazon apologized and promised to adjust the roadmap for future content, we want to look further into the future than just a few months.
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Everything you need to know about Lost Ark’s endgame – in the video
Lost Ark has been running successfully in Korea since 2018 and brings many contents that we currently do not have in our version. Additionally, there is already a roadmap for most of the content that is slated for release in 2022 for the Korean version of the MMORPG.
While many of you already know what there is to do in Lost Ark, we want to discuss in this article what content awaits you in the upcoming months and years and why it should be your next game.
Who is speaking here? Mark Sellner is an MMORPG author at MeinMMO, having spent several thousand hours in various genre representatives. He has also been traveling in Lost Ark for 400 hours and looks forward to the content that lies ahead of us.
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A ton of new, crazy classes
What else can you play? Although Lost Ark already launched with 15 different classes, which is quite a large selection for an MMORPG, there are still over seven more waiting for you. Furthermore, teasers for two completely new classes and ideas for many others have been announced, as Game Director Gold River reported in an interview with MeinMMO.
In the roadmap for April and May, Amazon recently announced that the next classes to be introduced in the Western version of the RPG will be the Lance bearer and the Destroyer. Both classes are among the most popular classes in the MMORPG in Korea. There is no exact date yet, but the Lance bearer is expected to appear in April and the Destroyer in May.
What are these classes about? We would like to introduce you a little more to the next two classes so that you can gain insight into their mechanics and know what to look forward to soon.
The Lance bearer – High-speed to top DPS
What can the Lance bearer do? The Lance bearer is one of the subclasses of the martial artist and is the only one among them that wields a real weapon. And not just one: the new Lance bearer charges into battle with spear and glaive, offering her a high level of versatility.
Depending on which of the two weapons she currently has equipped, she focuses more on area damage or damage against single targets. With her identity ability, you can, similar to martial artists and death shooters, switch between the two weapons. This gives you access to a different palette of skills.
The Lance bearer relies on speed and agility. She forgives you many mistakes because she can get out of situations well. Her swiftness is already close to that of the Deathblade. Therefore, the Lance bearer is considered one of the fastest classes in the game and is also feared in PvP.
The Lance bearer is swift and armed to the teeth.
The Lance bearer is also one of the lighter classes in Lost Ark. You are well equipped for every situation, and if not, there is usually a quick way out again. You can still deal substantial damage. All of this has made the Lance bearer a long-time favorite among fans.
What are her advantages? Thanks to her speed, the Lance bearer shines primarily as a DPS character, even though she has buffs for her teammates in her repertoire. However, these often cannot compete with those of other classes, which is why you primarily bear the responsibility for damage in your group.
In the DPS area, the strengths of the Lance bearer lie in short burst phases, as she can deliver a lot of damage very quickly. Thanks to the two weapons she has access to, she can handle this well against both single targets and groups of enemies. This adaptability and her speed allow her to stand well not only in PvP but also in raids.
In this video, you can see what the Lance bearer is capable of:
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What can the Destroyer do? The Destroyer is a subclass of the Warrior and is one of the slowest classes in Lost Ark. He brings a massive war hammer to battle and literally pounds his enemies into the ground. He relies not only on a slow attack speed but also does not move particularly quickly. The Destroyer doesn’t need to due to his sheer force.
With his identity ability, he slowly charges energy, which you can see on the bottom of the screen. Once fully charged, the Destroyer can enter a kind of rage, which is considered one of the most feared attacks in PvP.
The mighty hammer of the Destroyer is as menacing as it looks.
During this ability, the Destroyer can only perform normal auto-hits. However, these are significantly enhanced and also faster than usual. As an added bonus, all enemies in your vicinity receive significant debuffs to attack and movement speed. Perfect for supporting your team or chasing down slow foes.
What are his advantages? The bulky warrior class is one of the strongest damage dealers in Lost Ark and lives up to its name. With his hefty hammer, you can literally annihilate your enemies and even sweep away normal mobs with a single hit.
His role is clearly assigned to the DPS classes, and he performs well in both PvE and PvP. However, the class truly shines in PvP, as his identity ability can put entire teams in precarious situations. Additionally, he can take a lot of hits and deliver substantial crowd control, making him a feared opponent in any PvP arena.
This video shows the Destroyer in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y7lJHhFZ9o
Five more classes will follow soon
What classes are coming next? In addition to the Destroyer and the Lance bearer, five more classes are waiting for you that will appear relatively quickly in our version. One of them even belongs to a completely new base class that does not currently exist in the West: the Specialist. This base class is modeled after a young girl and looks very childlike.
The other classes that await you in Lost Ark consist of:
The Scout – A subclass of the Shooter, who uses a combat drone and a submachine gun and can even transform into a kind of Iron Man.
The Reaper – This variation of the Assassin class dives into the fray with daggers and dark magic. She is even faster than her class colleagues.
The Summoner – She belongs to the Mage classes and was already playable in the beta. She defeats her opponents with temporary elemental summons with significant area damage.
The Arcanist – As a subclass of the Sorceress, she uses a deck of tarot cards as her weapon. She is powerful but very challenging, as her ability often depends on chance.
The Painter – As the first class of the new Specialists, the Painter wields a large brush in battle. She switches between black ink for damage and white ink for support abilities.
For the later future, two more classes have already been announced, but they do not exist in Korea yet. This includes a kind of weather mage, which is also supposed to belong to the Specialists. Additionally, a female version of the Berserker class is expected to come to the MMORPG at the end of 2022 or early 2023 to further lift the gender lock.
At this pace, Lost Ark would provide more content for at least 1.5 years, if not even longer. He also confirmed that the team still has ideas for numerous other classes. Lost Ark should hardly run out of steam that quickly.
But there is even more content than just new classes waiting for you in the MMORPG.
The best content is yet to come
What can you expect in terms of content? The endgame of Lost Ark is continuously being expanded, not only in Korea but also in the West. While we were already able to play the first Abyss Raid Argos in March, many more challenges are yet to come. Primarily those that make the game what it is.
Because not only new stories and continents can be expected but also numerous Guardian raids, dungeons, and really nasty boss enemies. The latter culminate in the so-called Legion Raids, which according to Gold River are among the best content in the entire MMORPG.
Legion Raids ramp up the difficulty
What exactly are Legion Raids? Admittedly, Lost Ark follows a strange naming convention with its endgame content. Between Abyssal, Guardian, and Legion Raids, one can get quite confused quickly. However, the Legion Raids are supposed to be the standout feature, according to the Game Director.
They not only increase the difficulty of the content but also augment the mechanical elements to a high standard, delivering the most spectacular battles in Lost Ark, which can stretch over an hour in 6 phases.
After the mistakenly published roadmap, Amazon also stated that they want to bring the first of these Legion Raids to the Western version of the MMORPG as soon as possible, as they would fundamentally change the experience of Lost Ark.
Valtan is the first Legion Raid we are supposed to get.
The Legion Raids get their name because you fight against the Legion Commanders known from the story, each leading their own army of demons. These bosses are particularly challenging to defeat and often split into several phases. Most of them will be tackled with two groups, meaning eight players.
They are characterized by requiring you to master complex mechanics and quick reactions to bring them down. They are the most difficult and, according to the developers, the best content available in Lost Ark. Of course, you will be well rewarded for this. Accordingly, they already belong to the endgame in Korea and are celebrated by fans.
When will Legion Raids arrive? When we can expect the first of the Legion Raids is still unclear. Amazon stated that they need to revise the roadmap regarding player speed. It is therefore conceivable that the first of these raids will take several weeks or even months to arrive.
However, most of you will probably need some time for this, as the first of these raids is accessible only from a gear score of 1,415. This is Valtan, whom you should already know from the story. You fight him for the first time in Luterra Castle shortly before Thirain becomes king.
The new version of Valtan, however, is far more challenging than the story boss who irritates you at level 28. Expect demanding mechanics and three phases you must master to bring down the Legion Commander.
The most recent of the Legion Raids, Abrelshud, is among the hardest content in the MMORPG and is even accessible only from a gear score of 1,470. Even a successful fight against this commander can last over 45 minutes.
In this video, you can see the complete fight against Abrelshud, which lasts 57 minutes:
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For 2022, Lost Ark has already announced the next two Legion Raids, at least in the Korean version. What they will look like is still unknown. So it remains exciting.
The great sea will get even bigger
What else belongs to the best content? In an interview with Gold River, the Game Director told us that aside from the Legion Raids, the islands are also among his absolute favorite content in Lost Ark. More of these are supposed to be added to the game in 2022, but what makes the islands so great?
While many contents in Lost Ark often repeat after a certain point, the over 100 islands in the MMORPG are all unique. They tell exciting, funny, and sad stories and even introduce new mechanics.
Mechanics that would not work on a large continent and therefore on a truly grand scale find their place on the islands. Thus, you will often be pleasantly surprised when stumbling across the various islands in the ocean.
But the many islands in Arkesia are not only for fun; they also offer you a wealth of loot and provide you with unique mounts, skins, and other items. Additionally, you collect the valuable island hearts that bring new rewards across accounts.
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In this MeinMMO podcast episode, Mark Sellner also talks about why the islands are a major highlight of the MMORPG.
What will the new islands bring? Smilegate is currently keeping this under wraps. However, we can assume that new stories and possibly new mechanics will await you once again. It is particularly exciting whether there will finally be tier 3 islands.
This is a frequently requested feature from the community, as all islands currently in our version are tier 2 in the game, which means in a gear score range between 802 and 1,100. Furthermore, the island quests provide players with tons of upgrade materials, which is exactly what tier 3 players are currently most wishing for.
If you already can’t get enough of the islands, you don’t have to worry about running out of content anytime soon. After all, the game director of Lost Ark loves the islands just as much as you do.
More fun for story and PvP fans – How does that fit together?
Story and PvP come together: After our version has already received new story content with the story of the Sideral Kadan, Lost Ark will really ramp up and even combine this with the PvP content of the game.
Don’t worry, story fans don’t have to constantly fight with other players, but a new continent holds an exciting twist. How this fits together and what you can expect will be shared without spoiling in this section.
New continents with more story
What continents are coming next? The story of Lost Ark is mostly told across the various continents. Currently, the story in Arkesia is far from complete, as a fan who speaks Korean reports that the developers of Lost Ark have indicated that we currently have only about 20% of the total story in the game (via reddit).
Korea itself is also not much further along in terms of the main story than we are. What awaits us next is the continent of South Vern, which naturally lies south of North Vern on the map. South Vern is part of the tier 3 content of the game and is accessible to you from a gear score of 1,340. The adventure in this region is also expected in April.
We certainly don’t want to spoil what the story in South Vern revolves around at this point. We can only say that the continent again stands out strongly, much like the previous ones, and sets its own setting to tell its story.
An initial glimpse shows the architecture of South Vern.
What is in store for the long term? In Korea, the new continent of Elgacia is set to arrive in 2022. Moreover, the continent of Voldaik is to be released in Korea later this year or early next year.
They are supposed to meaningfully continue the main story of Lost Ark, but much more is not yet known about the two continents. Whether the release of future islands will coincide with the continents is still a big question mark.
How does this fit with PvP? The most recent continent in Korea is called Rowen and is located in Northern Arkesia, left of Shushire. Rowen experiments with a system that you only know from islands and in a smaller framework: open-world PvP.
In icy Rowen, you can attack and kill other players without their consent. This is surprisingly well received in the Korean community, even though the PvP community there is still smaller than in the Western version. Additionally, Rowen brings some mechanics to prevent targeted camping and gang attacks, ensuring that no one has a disadvantage on the northern continent.
When Rowen will find its way to us is currently still uncertain. However, South Vern should be coming to the Western version of the MMORPG soon and continue the story of the lost Arks.
What can you expect in PvP? Currently, player versus player in Lost Ark is limited to duels among friends and three different arena modes that can be accessed normally in every city. However, this is not where it ends; Gold River announced this at LOA ON, a Lost Ark event in December.
We can expect exciting guild versus guild battles in the West, where you will compete as two guilds in a 20 vs. 20 format. The same rules apply as in duels with friends – combat items can be used, and healing potions will also work.
A siege battle mode, where a total of 96 players compete against each other on the battlefield, is also in development. In this mode, you and 47 other team members must capture certain points on a larger map. The longer you hold them, the more points you overall collect. After 20 minutes, the team with the most points wins the fight.
Speed and skill are also required in Lost Ark’s PvP, as this small clip shows:
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Battle Royale in the MMORPG: Gold River also announced a kind of battle royale mode in Lost Ark’s PvP at the event. In this mode, each player is assigned a random class with an equally random build and must survive with it.
You don’t play with your own character, allowing you an introduction to the endgame of other classes, while you can have fun fighting with others, who are likely also overwhelmed. However, we don’t yet know how this will work in detail.
For the Horde! .. or another faction. The exact names of the two announced factions are currently unknown. However, there will soon be two factions in Lost Ark that will fight against each other. Gold River has not gone into detail about this yet.
This mechanic could possibly be a sensible addition, especially for the continent of Rowen, to make open-world PvP fairer for everyone and to support weaker players at the same time.
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What else is there? In addition to the numerous major improvements and content that we have already announced, there will also be many smaller features that can and will significantly enhance the gaming experience.
One of them already exists in Korea, and fans in the West can hardly wait for it. Naturally, we’re talking about the direction indicator for various bosses. In Lost Ark, many attacks cause more damage when attacking from behind, from the front, or the side. However, it is often difficult to keep track.
The arrows will help you identify where the front and back of the boss are (via reddit).
This small quality-of-life feature will, upon request, equip the bosses with two large arrows that indicate to you at all times where the front and back of the enemy you are currently fighting are. In Korea, this small change is celebrated, and it will surely find great appeal among us here.
Additionally, you can expect the following smaller changes and additions:
More skins in the cash shop
Even more options for daily quests
Further expansion options for your own island
Many exciting events and mini-games in the style of Mario Party
Regular balance adjustments to keep the game fair
More user interface improvements
More Guardian Raids and Abyssal Dungeons
Existing raids and Abyssal Dungeons in multiple difficulty levels
Smaller stories revolving around known characters from the story
Lost Ark can accompany you for many hundreds of hours if you can handle the grind
After over 400 hours in Lost Ark, I am still having a great time every day. The emphasis is on the end of the previous sentence because if you really want to keep up, you need a lot of time.
Lost Ark is not an MMORPG that you can play well casually. Although it treats your time well and with respect, you need a lot of it to be able to compete. If you want to play the latest content, you will certainly need to invest 20 to 50 hours a month to keep your gear score current.
However, if you don’t mind that and have as much fun in this MMORPG as I do, you can expect content for the next years that will become better and more challenging with every update. Lost Ark has developed extremely well in the last 4 years in Korea, and we can assume that it will continue to improve in the coming years. In any case, I am looking forward to the further updates, and you might be as well.
Mark Sellner MMORPG author at MeinMMO
What do you think of the outlook on the changes and additions in Lost Ark? Will this MMORPG be your next game, or would you rather wait until the content is actually here? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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For some time now, the roadmap has been one of the biggest topics in the community surrounding the MMORPG Lost Ark. Now the developers are finally showing what awaits you in April and May. We at MeinMMO summarize.
But especially in the classes, there is a difference from the previously shown roadmap. Lost Ark is bringing a fan favorite as the first new class: the Lance Master, or as it will be called here, the Lance Bearer. In its place, the Arcana class, which was announced in the original timeline, must give way.
The Lance Bearer is expected to come to our version of Lost Ark sometime this month, April, and is the 5th advanced class of the martial artists. And the only one that wields a real weapon. She switches between a spear and a glaive, both of which have different abilities. The Lance Bearer has been highly requested by fans and is one of the most popular classes in Lost Ark. We have summarized more details about the classes in a large overview.
Here you can see the Lance Bearer in action:
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The new continent South Vern will be the second Tier 3 area in our version of Lost Ark. You can enter it at Gearscore 1,340. Queen Ealyn of North Vern suspects that something is wrong in the south of the continent and sends you and Knight Commander Avele to look into it.
New login rewards.
New in-game events.
Some new skins and other shop updates.
A Feiton Power Pass, which pushes a new character directly to Gearscore 960 as soon as you use it. However, this only works if one of your characters has already completed the Feiton story.
Various quality-of-life improvements affecting chat and cooperative gameplay.
It is expected that the new events in the game will provide some upgrade materials. Although this is not officially confirmed, the developers write in the introduction of the roadmap that horizontal progression should still be the focus. They also want to find easier ways for characters to reach the desired Gearscore areas.
This first image is a preview of the continent South Vern
The Destroyer follows in May
What awaits you in May? The second new class coming to our version of Lost Ark is the Destroyer. This advanced class of warriors was previously promised in the first roadmap and is now actually making its way to the West.
The Destroyer is slow and swings a large war hammer into battle. He continuously fills his identity ability to ultimately slow down and weaken all opponents in his vicinity, only to literally destroy them.
However, the team behind Lost Ark is a bit vague about the other announcements for May, especially regarding the new raids. But first, let’s go to what is definitely coming to the game in May:
Introduction of the Trial Guardian Raids – Each week, 3 different guardians will be the focus that you need to defeat. These three special bosses will also offer special loot and will be adjusted to your Gearscore. However, note that you can only kill each of the three once per account per week. Overall, this means 3 loot opportunities each week.
Even more quality-of-life improvements, including an overview of already completed daily and weekly tasks, some UI updates, and new features for the marketplace and auction house, as well as new hairstyles for your characters.
The ability to summon a random mount so you don’t have to decide on one of the many different options.
Here you can see the Destroyer in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlsS3AlQ5PY
What might await you in May? Amazon and Smilegate are still not completely sure about two special announcements for May. They pertain to the Guardian Raid Deskaluda (Gearscore 1,415) and the Legion Raid Valtan (Gearscore 1,415).
Thus, they announced the two bosses under condition. According to the publisher, players should be sufficiently prepared to face these bosses in May. If this is not the case, the two raid opponents will be postponed again. A statement that should be well received in the community.
Deskaluda is the Guardian Raid that you might expect in May
A look at the next roadmap
What comes next? Amazon emphasizes in the roadmap for the next two months that these are not all the contents waiting for you in Arkesia. They want to keep some surprises for the weekly updates, which will still occur every Thursday.
Another roadmap is expected to be released in June, once the contents of this announcement have been launched. Until then, Amazon wants to keep a close eye on player progress and analyze how the majority of fans continue to evolve in Arkesia, regarding both horizontal and vertical progression.
Furthermore, they want to collect player feedback to be even more flexible and responsive to fan wishes and events in the community.
What do you think of the roadmap for Lost Ark? Are you excited about the Lance Bearer or are you among those players who would have preferred the originally announced Arcana? What is your opinion on the two raids starting from 1,415? What do you think of the quality-of-life features? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The Twitch streamer Kilian “Tanzverbot” Heinrich was on April 2 at the boxing event “The Great Fight Night”, where German livestreamers competed against each other in a boxing match. However, during the event, there was also a confrontation outside the ring between Tanzverbot and a “fan” of his.
How did the confrontation arise? It is not entirely clear. According to Tanzverbot, he was asked by drunk people at the boxing event if he wanted to take a photo with them. The streamer declined.
He was then apparently heckled, kicked, and shoved by the “fans”. Tanzverbot reported this in a tweet two days later.
A “fan” recorded how he asked Heinrich for a photo, which he declined and turned away. The person then insulted Tanzverbot several times. At some point, Heinrich turned back and pushed the “fan”.
After that, the two continued to confront each other, and the escalation was captured on video by an outside person. You can see the video and the clip of the “fan” here on Twitter:
In the clip, you can see how the “fan” was cornered while Tanzverbot pushed him against the fence behind him. He shouted: “Treat me like a normal human (…).”
Additionally, both exchanged various insults before security intervened and separated them.
What does the community say about the situation? While Tanzverbot notes in his tweet that he is now being criticized, most respondents are people who agree with the streamer and understand his reaction:
Hey Stan says: “Dirty internet, as always. You took selfies everywhere for hours and were always nice to everyone, but that doesn’t mean you have to stand ready for every jerk when you’re being heckled. Just look at the bigger picture.”
sech probably wouldn’t have stayed so “calm”: “What I would have done to that guy if I were you”
Mupf05 says: “No one who can think rationally criticizes you now. I think everyone should understand that.”
Haptic supports Tanzverbot: “You did everything right, most people will agree with you.”
Of course, there were also a few people who argued that he shouldn’t stoop to the same “gutter language” and should have just called security directly. Others think it would have been better if Tanzverbot had just walked away from the situation and not let himself be provoked further.
In the end, it seems that no one was injured during the altercation, as security arrived in time.
