In Pokémon GO, you will encounter Alolan Marowak for your field research breakthroughs in April 2022. We will show you how strong the Pokémon is.
The events for the month of April have been announced in Pokémon GO. This includes information on whom you will meet in the research breakthrough. In April, you will encounter Alolan Marowak as a special encounter.
These are its strengths: Alolan Marowak is a Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon. Its strongest movesets in PvP battles include Fire Spin and Shadow Ball. It performs fairly well in the Super League, but it is not among the top attackers. It also performs well in certain smaller cups. However, the Pokémon has limited use in the Ultra and Master Leagues.
In PvE, i.e., in raids, Alolan Marowak is not a great help.
So it is worthwhile to secure a few strong specimens if you are looking for good attackers for the smaller leagues in PvP. Other than that, it is not really special.
Can you catch Alolan Marowak as Shiny? Yes, with some luck you might encounter the Pokémon in its Shiny form. We will show you what it looks like in the following graphic:
How do you achieve a research breakthrough? In Pokémon GO, you can earn a research stamp every day by completing a field research task. If you do this seven times and collect seven stamps, you will automatically receive a research breakthrough that you can redeem.
As a reward, you will receive XP, stardust, items, and a reward with a selected Pokémon. The Pokémon chosen changes every month.
After the release of an incorrect roadmap and an update that caused a lot of trouble, Lost Ark now addresses the biggest issues once again. In a blog post, the developers discuss what needs to be fixed, what it looks like, and what the new roadmap is supposed to bring.
What’s in the roadmap? In a new blog post, the developers promise to introduce new classes, raids, and continents for Lost Ark in the roadmap for April and May.
This information is important for fans because there was already a roadmap, which, however, contained incorrect information. Back then, a wrong version was released, and since then players have been waiting for new info.
When will the roadmap come? There is still no date for the release, but they are working on the “finalization”. However, since there was much criticism regarding the last roadmap, because too much content was coming too quickly, they want to prioritize “quality and accuracy over speed” this time.
The blog post also addresses the biggest problems the developers have identified in the game. It follows the disappointing update from March 31, in order to address some of the criticisms.
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The 5 Reasons for the Incredible Success of Lost Ark
“Trusted” Accounts Against Bots
What is the problem with bots? Lost Ark has been suffering from a flood of bots shortly after the release in the West. The bots farm important materials for upgrades and devalue them. Honest players complain that it is hardly possible to get gold this way. They also warn that new players would quit immediately.
Lost Ark has already banned over a million accounts and calls this “just the first step” in the fight against the bots. There is even a new system against bots, which relies on its own system from Steam, the “trusted” accounts.
This divides players into two categories, more or less. Those who engage in the Steam community or have spent money on Lost Ark receive the “trusted” status. Accounts without this status have certain restrictions, including:
Prohibition from sending trade requests to other players – but receiving them is still possible
Gifts and messages with item attachments can no longer be sent
Crystals cannot be exchanged for gold.
However, the system is not yet fully developed.
This is what Lost Ark is doing now: The developers have noticed that the number of bots has decreased after the changes. However, they want to continue to observe how things develop and refine the measures.
They also want to take the community’s feedback into account and incorporate it. A major problem is that Free2Play players are also partially affected by the anti-bot rules.
More Materials, New Skins, and Competitive Season 1
What else is in the blog post: Another one of the issues discussed are the materials for item upgrades through the so-called “Honing”. These are needed to raise items to a higher level.
The system has been criticized for a while because, among other things, a lot of grind is required and upgrades can fail. However, activities like PvP, Grand Prix, and the event Guardian Raid are now supposed to provide players with more materials.
Skins are also a big topic in the community, which is being addressed once again. These are supposed to be provided faster because they are less available compared to other regions of the world. However, they also want to gather feedback here and still need to put work into the new classes.
In the first competitive season of the Proving Grounds, there is a change to the MMR. New players start at the silver rank, and veterans who have already played before receive a fade of 250 MMR to slightly raise their ranking. The developers are also relying on more feedback here.
How do you like the changes? What are you looking forward to the most?
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WoW demon Cortyn celebrates a new trinket. It has quite interesting effects – and frustrates healers and raid leaders.
Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End of World of Warcraft was well received among my friends and acquaintances. This also led to our old raid group being excited again and daring to venture into the Sanctum of Domination. After a few sessions (and some much-needed Anduin nerfs), we finally managed to defeat the Jailer. And, because the loot gods decided so, I directly received a trinket from the Jailer, the “Scars of Fraternal Strife”.
I love this trinket.
The Scars of Fraternal Strife are a classic “kiss/curse” item. It provides a positive bonus, but you have to accept a penalty. It somewhat resembles the corruption effects from Battle for Azeroth, but is significantly more controllable.
The trinket essentially has 5 different levels that it goes through. The tooltip is not particularly helpful, as it only says:
Equip: Affixes a Rune of Domination to you, granting you power … at a certain price. Use: Adds another one. (30 seconds cooldown).
I can affix up to 5 runes to my Draenei, each having different effects. The runes always follow a fixed order:
1st Rune: Your haste is increased by 81. 10% of the damage taken echoes 3 seconds later and is inflicted again.
2nd Rune: Your versatility is increased by 81. All healing received is reduced by 5%.
3rd Rune: Your critical strike rating is increased by 81. You bleed for 857 damage every 2 seconds.
4th Rune: Your mastery is increased by 81. Your spells and abilities reduce your movement speed by 2% for 15 seconds, stackable up to 10 times.
If you build the trinket up to the 4th rune, you have a bonus of 81 to all secondary stats, while permanently bleeding, being slowed by 20%, taking less healing, and receiving damage multiple times.
But it gets really cool when you add the 5th rune. Then all other effects are consumed, and instead, a new buff is added for 30 seconds:
The Last Rune: Your haste, your critical strike rating, your mastery, and your versatility are increased by 163. When the Last Rune fades, you explode for 16160 damage.
Many complain about the trinket – but that makes half the fun.
A second berserk, but with downsides
For me, this final rune is somewhat like a personal second berserk that I can activate multiple times in combat. Because 163 to all secondary stats means – depending on the attribute – 3% to 6%, which is a drastic damage increase. Additionally, the explosion effect of the rune can also critically hit and can deal up to 28,000 damage to enemies in the vicinity.
Of course, there are downsides to this. For one, my healer either yells at me for taking so much damage all the time, or my raid leader asks why I am avoiding area effects in “RP walk” when the 20% slow is active again. As a priest, you are already so mobile that you would almost have to pay property tax.
Furthermore, after running through all the runes, only the 1st rune is active, and I have to gradually rebuild the others. This means that for a while the trinket “only” grants 81 haste and nothing else – much less than other trinkets that usually still have close to 100 intellect as a bonus.
But honestly? The runes are incredibly fun. Not only because they drive my healer crazy – almost as much as my deadly faith jumps – but also because they bring a pretty tactical element.
I often have to weigh: Do I really want to activate the final rune now to have my “glorious 30 seconds”? Or would I rather have 4 runes active throughout the fight and thereby retain all attributes at a solid value? When exactly does the next burst phase come, so I can use the explosion at the end of the final rune to deal a lot of AoE damage?
The Scars of Fraternal Strife are fantastic. An exciting trinket that I wish there were many more of.
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Lost Ark released a video on April 1st showcasing how the MMORPG could look through a VR headset. Although this likely will never happen, MeinMMO author Mark Sellner says: “Damn, this is exactly what Lost Ark needs.”
What kind of video is this? I want to crush all hopes right from the start because the well-made video is actually an April Fool’s joke by Smilegate. The video features a trailer that presents a VR version of Lost Ark. Like most April Fool’s jokes, the trailer has been well-received by the community.
Who is writing here? Mark Sellner is an MMORPG author at MeinMMO and fell in love with Lost Ark many years ago. Since the game was released in Europe, he has spent over 400 hours in it and nothing has bothered him until now.
One can see from the trailer that the developers invested a lot of work in the construction of the video. It not only shows a new perspective for the MMORPG, but also the menus and animations have been adapted and displayed for the VR gimmick.
Furthermore, the clip shows you how some of the most impressive scenes in Lost Ark would feel if you could view them from a first-person perspective. This perspective is exactly what Lost Ark needs. Regardless of whether it’s with VR or not, this virtual reality experience is not that important to me.
You can watch the entire video here:
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Lost Ark is working on a VR version for the MMORPG – Check out the crazy trailer here
How breathtakingly immersive the world looks in first-person has completely captivated me, and now I sit here wanting a first-person mod for the game. And that’s despite the fact that the perspective of Lost Ark has never bothered me.
Why would this be good? A major criticism from many who have tried Lost Ark is the unfamiliar isometric perspective of the MMORPG. My colleague Alexander Leitsch already mentioned in the podcast that he simply couldn’t immerse himself in the game.
He is not alone in this opinion, which quickly becomes clear when you browse the forums and reddit for Lost Ark. For all these players, the first-person perspective would be the opposite extreme. The video only takes a few seconds to completely immerse me in the world.
Even if I’m not one of the players who has any kind of problem with the isometric perspective, I am impressed by the scenes from the video. Seeing Luterra Castle from the first-person perspective is insane, and I wish I could experience more of Lost Ark this way.
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In this podcast episode, Alexander Leitsch explains, among other things, why the isometric perspective is a problem for him.
Please don’t take me too seriously
What are the problems? Of course, a permanent first-person or VR version of the game is not easily achievable and certainly not what Lost Ark actually needs. Especially the battles in Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids would likely be more of a hindrance than a help from this perspective. Many of the mechanics would hardly be playable from this viewpoint.
But not only in battles would visibility suffer significantly. As much as I want to explore the glorious cities and calm areas in first-person, I find them annoying in the regular open world. Lost Ark is simply too hectic for that. Even though streamer Asmongold says that VR is the future of the genre.
What could Lost Ark really need? What I actually wish for since I saw the fabulous video from Smilegate is an expansion of Lost Ark’s photo mode. It already exists in the game and allows you to change not only the perspective but also the surroundings partially.
This allows you to completely hide characters, names, and other players and capture your avatar in angles that normal gameplay does not provide. And that’s a shame because now I know from the video that there could be so much more.
Give me new features for the photo mode: The existing restrictions in the photo mode can be quickly summarized. I cannot move while experimenting with the various perspectives. Additionally, running is also severely limited when I zoom in close to my character without the photo mode.
What I actually wish for, thanks to this video, is the ability to move in photo mode. This way, you could experience exciting cities like Vern, Luterra, and Stern’s Origin in all their glory. This would allow you to immerse yourself more in the world of Arkesia than the MMORPG sometimes manages in the isometric perspective.
What do you think of the idea? Would you like something similar? Or do you have no desire to view the world of Arkesia from another perspective? What do you generally think of the video? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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You can defeat enemies in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands with powerful weapons and magic or just with bread. Bread is good too.
Just like the Borderlands main games, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands features a wide-ranging loot system that can fill your backpack with various weapons. It really has everything: cool weapons, powerful weapons, stylish weapons, silly weapons – or even all at once.
A freshly baked specimen from the latter category: the Bread Cannon. Or rather: “Lil K’s Bread Slicer”.
This weapon was found by a reddit user and shared in the Wonderlands subreddit. But what sounds like a silly gimmick is actually a usable weapon that you might want to seek out.
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What can the weapon do? Basically, the Breadslicer always shoots 3 saw blades (sometimes with elemental damage), which can bounce off walls. That’s already a pretty hefty property that makes the Breadslicer really powerful.
When you activate the weapon’s alternative mode, it shoots the aforementioned exploding baguettes.
What that can look like, you can see here in a video by “AwesomeNoobster” on YouTube:
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Depending on the level at which you find the weapon, it can deal considerable damage. User “jochinhs” (via reddit) in the comments even writes: “This is one of my two main weapons. And: After using it for more than, I would say, fifteen hours, I am now just learning that it has an under-barrel mode.”
In short: Apparently, the saw blades were enough to shoot hostile goblins to pieces. But there are also some fans of the weapon:
“I have one with the enchantment ‘Increase Gun Damage on Spell Cast’ and it melts mobs at close range,” writes a user (via reddit).
“Yes, the relentless barrage of saw blades is cool, but a damn EXPLODING BREAD is much cooler,” finds user MrShiroo (via reddit).
“It’s fun. The bread-alt-fire is very deadly, but the flight curve is very steep,” says user variantkin (via reddit).
Where can you find the Bread Cannon? As of now, the weapon is considered a random world drop – it can appear anywhere in the Wonderlands. However, some players have already found its locations:
Some players found it at the end of the Chaos Chambers, which is the endgame of Wonderlands, as a reward for their efforts.
One got the weapon from the early boss “Zomboss”.
Additionally, the Breadslicer is also said to appear in vending machines.
So keep your eyes peeled while roaming through the Wonderlands. Don’t let the powerful saw blade-baguette combination pass you by.
Especially in split-screen mode, you should pay close attention to what you’re actually picking up. Because in the reduced view in the menu, loot is only partially displayed – which is really annoying in the Wonderlands split-screen mode.
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Today there is no visit from Xur in Destiny 2, even if he would play an April Fool’s joke. But that of course will not be the case. So you can count on the vendor and expect him as usual in the Destiny universe. Even if his sales are getting worse, we’ll tell you what’s in his inventory.
Even if Xur’s business isn’t going well right now, he will of course be there for you on April 1. He immediately rejected the suggestion from the Vanguard that Amanda Holiday should take over his business. He believes that you still prefer flashy exotics with poor armor stats at a bargain price over old Sparrows.
But before we tell you what he is selling this weekend, a look back at last week.
In return, a clever player discovered a detail that no one had noticed about Stasis before. A Stasis Fragment grants you a massive stats boost that works really well in the game and strengthens your abilities.
At Bungie, they are currently dealing with the YouTube strikes against Destiny 2 content creators, as apparently the culprits revealed themselves in an email. The developer has filed a lawsuit and even criticized Google and YouTube.
All info about Xur on April 1, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? Even in April, Xur will not be tired. His items are really bad, and no one wants to visit him because of that, but he has no choice. Like every Friday, he arrives promptly at 7:00 PM. After that, you can shop with him again until Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Where is Xur? This is his lair for the weekend
Xur’s position: Xur remains mysterious. He appears on time, but no one knows exactly where. His strange maps and routes are secret.
This weekend he has landed on Nessus and awaits you in the Guardian’s grave on the tree.
Check out Xur on Nessus: Guardian’s grave on the tree
Xur’s inventory from April 1 – 5 – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have for sale? Xur sells an exotic weapon and armor for all classes every week, so for Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. We’ll also update you later on exactly what he has in stock.
Weapon: Tractor Cannon – Void Shotgun for 29 Legendary Shards
Note: Bungie informs about the issue with the low armor stats Unfortunately, there is still no update on the poor armor stats. As Bungie announced on Saturday, March 5, the issue that some merchant armors display low overall stats is still under investigation. Once details about a fix are available, players will be informed. Bungie also noted that this does not mean that Xur will have the highest stat rolls every week after the issue is resolved. They should, however, be higher than 48. (via Twitter)
This week, the maximum that Xur offers you is 48 overall value.
Titan: Helm of Saint-14 – Void Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +2
Resilience: +11
Recovery: +11
Discipline: +6
Intellect: +12
Strength: +6
Overall: 48
Hunter: Oryx’s Revenge – Arc Armguards for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +7
Resilience: +10
Recovery: +7
Discipline: +6
Intellect: +6
Strength: +10
Overall: 46
Warlock: Contraverse Hold – Void Armguards for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +6
Resilience: +6
Recovery: +12
Discipline: +12
Intellect: +6
Strength: +6
Overall: 48
Rare Armor:Xur has the “Old-Apocalypse Set” as a legendary armor set.
Xur’s offer at a glance: April 1-5
As always, check out Nexxoss Gaming’s video, as he shows you the stats in detail and surely has a recommendation or two:
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Xur always has with him: You will always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards with Xur, as well as the weekly quest for an exotic code.
Additionally, since Witch Queen, he offers you a unique roll for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions every week. Currently, he has these two weapons available every week.
The exotic hand cannon “Fallen Moon” – with the perk “Hip Fire Grip”
The exotic scout rifle “Tale of a Dead Man” – with the perk “Outlaw”
What the weapons cost: The cost for these two Exotics is 1 Ascendant Shard, 1 Exotic Code, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards.
Trials of Osiris from April 1 – 5 – Map, Weapons, and Info
Will you solo the Trials?
On this Friday, April 1, the experimental Trials are returning. So grab a Passage from the Saint-14 in the Tower Hangar and get the top loot and a flawless run to the Lighthouse, and participate in the Trials labs when the conquest zones return.
Which map is this week? Every weekend you only play on a designated map. This weekend it is Midtown.
This weekend you fight in the Trials in Midtown.
If you’re interested in playing the Trials in a team, we recommend the callout maps via Warmind. This way, you can describe to your fireteam where the enemies are located on the map, which is useful information for the whole team.
This is how you get your loot: The Trials of Osiris have a ranking system. Your top loot reward from the PvP matches is currently for:
Seven wins
50 rounds
as well as the notorious flawless run that leads you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run: Each week there’s also a special weapon that you can earn at the Lighthouse for your flawless run, that is, 7 wins. It also has the Trials origin perk, and you can earn it by next Tuesday at 7 PM.
Get the master version of Reed’s Regret in the Trials.
All Trials weapons have a Trials origin perk: “Speed Loader” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last remaining member of your fireteam or fight alone.
If you have received your desired weapon, you can focus your Trials engrams at Saint-14 for your desired weapon. Additionally, there are enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Remember that your reward increases even more once you have a full Passage – even if you lost one or two games.
When do the Trials start? The Trials (Trials of Osiris) start this Friday at the daily reset at 7:00 PM.
Will you take the opportunity and tackle the Trials? Perhaps to earn the title “Flawless”. After all, this weekend you also get double bonus Trials rank points for the Trials of Osiris.
Alternatively, you can also complete the Crucible title, as it will not be available for long.
Final Fantasy XIV will receive its next major patch 6.1 on April 12. It starts the next storyline that concluded with Endwalker, introduces a 24-man raid, and fundamentally overhauls PvP. A cool trailer is included as a bonus.
This is included in patch 6.1: With update 6.1, FFXIV begins a new major chapter, which as usual brings a whole range of new content. These contents were presented in the producer’s letter (Live Letter).
Players can primarily look forward to the continuation of the story. After the grand narrative concerning the two deities Hydaelyn and Zodiark concluded in the expansion Endwalker, player characters embark on a completely new adventure.
Additionally, there will be the following new content as usual:
New 24-man raid revolving around the 12 deities of Eorzea
Furthermore, there will be a whole range of smaller adjustments and updates, such as business cards, new hairstyles, mounts, and outfits, cross-data center travel, and balance adjustments for combat jobs.
The patch will release on April 12, but will be divided into several smaller patches. This means that not all content will be released immediately on the 12th, but will be rolled out over the following weeks. You can watch the official German trailer here:
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Final Fantasy XIV shows new trailer for the start of the next adventure
New Raid Makes Gods Enemies
Here’s what it’s about in “Myths of the Realm”: The new 24-man raid from FFXIV revolves around the 12 gods of the inhabitants of Eorzea and the truth behind them. These gods serve as patrons of cities and arts, but their origin and creation story remain a mystery.
According to the current interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, the raid serves as a kind of “epilogue” for the story of Endwalker. It will address themes and questions that were not fully covered there.
In the producer stream, Naoki Yoshida showed the entrance to the raid instance.
The first part of the raid is named “Aglaia,” which means “brilliance” or “splendor” in Greek. This continues the overall theme of Endwalker, which revolves around Greek mythology.
Fans therefore suspect that the raid will cover the history of the Convocation of 14, who ruled over the planet before the world’s split. Similar to what the 8-man raid Pandaemonium does. There are still a number of members of the Convocation who have yet to appear in the story despite their importance.
The trailer also features individual bosses of the raid. Among them, you can recognize the gods Azeyma, Rhalgr, or Nald-Thal. It is therefore likely that throughout the three raid sections, players could fight all 12 gods.
Overhaul of PvP – New Modes and a Season Pass
This is Crystalline Conflict: The new PvP mode was announced even before the release of the Endwalker expansion. It completely replaces the competitive FEAST and brings fresh air to FFXIV’s PvP with its new reward system.
In the new mode, two teams of 5 players compete against each other in special arenas. A match lasts 5 minutes. The goal is to move a large crystal from the center of the arena to the opposing team’s base.
To do this, at least one player must be standing in the crystal’s hitbox. However, the speed of the crystal does not depend on how many players are standing in the circle. It remains constant.
However, if an opposing player is standing in the circle, the crystal will not move. It’s a sort of reverse tug-of-war, just with more violence.
Demonstration of one of the new PvP arenas.
When reaching certain checkpoints, the crystal becomes chained and cannot be moved for a while. During this time, the teams must defend their positions or try to fend off the attackers.
On the battlefield, teams must not only pay attention to their opponents but also to their surroundings. There will be traps and monsters that will make their lives difficult. But there will also be shortcuts and boosts that can be used to ambush the opposing team from behind.
This is how competitive PvP works: For hardcore PvPers, there will be a ranking system they can climb to earn cosmetic rewards. It is divided into 5 tiers:
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
These tiers themselves are subdivided into several sub-levels, referred to as “Rising Stars.” So, for instance, you would advance from Bronze 2 to Bronze 1, to Silver 3 and so on. However, it is impossible to drop back from Silver to Bronze after losses.
What’s also changing: PvP abilities will be fundamentally reworked with 6.1. The limit break, which was previously shared by all players in a group, will now be available individually for each player and can be used freely by them.
To reduce dependence on healers, non-healer jobs will receive abilities that can regenerate their HP or significantly increase their defense (according to tooltips up to 90%). Healers will also receive their own PvP-specific attack spells to defend themselves.
With each new major patch, roughly every 4 months, there will be a pass for which players can earn EXP in PvP. The EXP can be gathered in all PvP activities; it doesn’t have to be specifically Crystalline Conflict.
Upon reaching certain levels, players receive rewards such as cosmetic items, emotes, and special tokens that they can exchange for other items.
Players need not worry about missing out on anything. Tokens can be used to obtain rewards from previous seasons as well.
On March 31, 2022, the German Video Game Award was presented. The award for “Studio of the Year” went to the Regensburg development studio CipSoft. Its CEO, Stephan Vogler, emphasized in his acceptance speech that we are currently not living in carefree days. Therefore, the studio decided to donate the prize money of €50,000 to help people who fled from Ukraine.
Why was CipSoft awarded? When the federal government and the Federal Association of the German Games Industry presented the German Video Game Award on Thursday evening, March 31, 2022, the Regensburg development studio CipSoft caused a stir.
CipSoft received the award for “Studio of the Year” during the event. The Bavarian Minister for Digital Affairs, Judith Gerlach, presented the award to CipSoft CEOs Stephan Vogler and Benjamin Zuckerer and emphasized in her speech the social responsibility of the studio.
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“We decided to donate €50,000 to help refugees from Ukraine”
Why is CipSoft donating €50,000? Stephan Vogler himself made clear shortly after receiving the award why the studio was attributed social responsibility.
“Unfortunately, we do not live in carefree times, and therefore we decided to donate €50,000 to help refugees from Ukraine.”
Stephan Vogler, CEO of CipSoft, after receiving the award as “Studio of the Year”
In his acceptance speech, the CEO of CipSoft pointed out that we are currently not experiencing carefree days. He took this opportunity to explain that the Regensburg development studio donates the prize money of €50,000. The money is intended to help people who have fled from Ukraine.
The independent development studio CipSoft, based in Regensburg, is known for having developed Tibia, one of the first MMORPGs ever. The game has been online since 1997.
We once conducted a major interview with the creators of the MMORPG on MeinMMO:
Trainers in Pokémon GO are upset because their Shinies are escaping them. Apparently, Niantic forgot to program a Ditto quest correctly. This shouldn’t happen.
What’s happening in Pokémon GO? Today, on April 1st, a Ditto event is taking place in Pokémon GO. The chances of encountering the Transform Pokémon are higher, and there is a special research task along with particular field research. Some trainers are reporting that there is a bug during the event.
Here’s the problem: On reddit and Twitter, trainers are reporting that their Shiny Pokémon are transforming into Ditto. A mechanic that shouldn’t actually work. Niantic made it very clear: If you catch a Shiny, it can never transform into Ditto. However, if you catch a normal Pokémon that can transform into Ditto, you might receive a Shiny Ditto.
But that’s exactly what’s happening now. MeinMMO reader Mel drew our attention to a clip on Twitter. In the clip, a caught Shiny Lithomith transforms into a normal Ditto. We embed the clip for you here:
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Another trainer shows a video on reddit. There, a Shiny Nebulak is found that then transforms into a Ditto.
In the comments, other trainers point out that this shouldn’t happen and that it seems to be a mistake by Niantic.
When does this happen? According to previous reports from trainers, this occurs when you get an encounter with a Pokémon that can transform into Ditto from a field research task. Just like in the examples with Nebulak and Lithomith. The issue apparently doesn’t occur with wild catches.
Apparently, this mechanic is unintentional, as it is not Niantic’s goal to take your rare Shinies away from you. How the affected players will be compensated is still unclear. Comments on reddit suggest that Niantic simply forgot to program the quest with Ditto so that players wouldn’t lose their Shinies.
Destiny 2 has delivered strong PvE content with Witch Queen. But beyond that, especially the Crucible, the PvP, is a frequently played activity that promises players great prestige, especially if they manage to secure the titles “Unbroken” or “Flawless.” Bungie is now removing one of the two titles, so you have the last chance to secure it in Witch Queen.
Especially the PvP players have long been waiting in Destiny 2 for Bungie to finally refresh the content for the Crucible. Hardly any new content has been allocated to the mode.
No wonder that the latest announcement in the current “This Week at Bungie” blog has given players hope that Bungie is finally taking the first steps to bring fresh air to its PvP arenas.
What has Bungie announced? For the release of Season 19, Bungie is planning adjustments on how players can earn Glory in the Crucible. Nothing concrete is known about this yet, but they still want to hint at the future direction.
Which playlists will future earn Glory points?
How will players earn Glory?
What is required to become “Legendary” from Season 19?
Why is this announcement coming so early? Basically, Season 19 is still very far away, considering that Destiny 2 is currently in Season 16. However, there is a reason for this early announcement.
The title “Unbroken” requires, in addition to other requirements, that one must reach Legendary in the competitive playlist in three seasons. Only then is one truly “Unbroken,” which is why only about 6% of players (via bray.tech) have been able to earn it at all.
Those who are “Unbroken” have thus cracked the maximum limit of 5000 Glory points in at least three seasons and belong to the upper echelon of the Crucible.
These tasks must be completed if you want to be “Unbroken”.
Now or never: For all players who still want to obtain the “Unbroken” seal and thus the title, now is also the last time to start grinding. Once Season 19 begins, the triumphs will be removed from the game. The title can then only be equipped as a legacy title, but only if it has been earned by then.
Will the prestigious PvP title soon be easier? Especially since the current time investment for the “Unbroken” seal is so high, Bungie wants to revise it. No other title in Destiny 2 requires it to be earned over multiple seasons.
A new title will be available from Season 19: “Unbroken” is set to be replaced by a similarly challenging Crucible seal that can be achieved with less required time investment. However, this may also involve a significant loss of prestige for this PvP title.
Bungie also emphasized that they are aware of how much the PvP players are waiting for innovations in their favorite mode. They want to publish more details on changes before Season 17 starts.
What does the future of the Iron Banner look like when Lord Saladin now serves the Cabal?
One detail in TWaB was particularly striking: In the announcement, MeinMMO noted that Bungie emphasized the word “howl” in the original TWaB to refer to the future of PvP. And in Destiny 2, there is only one place where the wolves howl: the Iron Banner of Lord Saladin.
The word “howl” is italicized in TWaB.
So it could well be that you can expect adjustments to the PvP event Iron Banner in the future. Especially since Lord Saladin is currently not fully available due to the current events, some players are wondering what will happen to this mode now.
What do you think? Are we expecting changes in the Iron Banner soon? Especially as Lord Saladin is now causing mischief in Caiatl’s War Council and prefers to command war beasts rather than wolves, the future of the Iron Banner is indeed open.
Do you think Glory will soon perhaps only be available in the Iron Banner? Feel free to share your speculations in the comments.
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The powerful Boon Totem in Dead by Daylight is being adjusted. Not surprisingly, many players – even survivors – are dissatisfied with it.
The balance in Dead by Daylight is a quite complicated matter. Constantly new perks and changes lead to certain abilities being really strong while others are hardly used. Especially the introduction of Boon Totems sparked a lot of criticism from survivors.
What are Boon Totems? Boon Totems are a special category of perks for survivors. Dull totems can be transformed into blue “Boon Totems” that provide special buffs for all nearby survivors. This can suppress their own aura, give a small speed bonus, or grant a new ability, such as being able to heal oneself.
What was the problem? The Boon Totem “Circle of Healing” not only allows survivors to heal themselves but also accelerates this ability – all without a med-kit. This leads survivors to repeatedly run to the corresponding place to quickly heal completely there. The killer has no choice but to either accept this or to repeatedly stomp the Boon Totem.
Boon Totems still cause trouble. Are they too strong?
What will change? The strength of the Boon Totem will be significantly weakened. Instead of providing a healing speed increase of 65% / 70% / 75%, the perk now only grants a boost of 40% / 45% / 50%. While that sounds minimal on paper, it makes a difference of several seconds in the game. For comparison:
If a survivor heals themselves, it will now take 21.3 seconds instead of 18.3 seconds after the change.
If a survivor heals another, it takes 10.6 seconds in the aura of the totem instead of the previous 9.1 seconds.
Particularly noteworthy here is also the change to “Hemorrhage”. The former bleeding effect will now cause ongoing healing to reset each second, as long as a survivor isn’t healing themselves. This should combine well with the extended healing time at the totem.
What does the community think: In the community, the change to the Circle of Healing is received mixed. While nearly all players welcome that there is a nerf – a Reddit post with over 5,700 upvotes is at 93% approval – many believe that Behaviour is nerfing the wrong aspect. According to some players, it is not the healing speed that is the problem, but the fact that a single survivor can provide such a massive advantage for the entire team that the killer cannot permanently get rid of. Since only survivors can permanently destroy totems, the killer cannot prevent the blessing of totems.
Therefore, the players’ demand is: killers should be able to permanently destroy Boon Totems by fully stomping on totems. Only then would the perk be balanced in some way, as it can always be renewed otherwise. If multiple survivors bring this perk, there is almost always a healing zone in the game that survivors can also see from a distance.
What do you think of the change to the Circle of Healing? A good thing? Or a one-sided nerf that is too strong for the killers?
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Heart of Madness is the largest patch that New World has received so far. It brings a new dungeon, a new weapon, and several general improvements. And the fans really appreciate it.
What does the update bring? The largest update for the MMORPG New World is finally here. It brings a whole bunch of improvements and a new dungeon that is aimed at endgame players. The update was released after several delays on March 31.
In the new dungeon Heart of the Stormwind, the story finally comes to a big showdown with the antagonist Isabella, who naturally offers decent loot for the MMORPG’s endgame.
The highlights of the new update are, in addition to the dungeon:
The new weapon “Thunder Rifle,” which is effective at medium to close range and scales with Intelligence.
Some quality-of-life improvements and adjustments.
New World presents the largest update since release in the trailer – with new dungeon
What does the update unintentionally bring? Not uncommon for New World, but still worth mentioning, the update also introduces new bugs to the MMORPG. This time, however, they are mostly limited to slowly loading textures or strange-looking running animations.
Some players report larger issues with lags, especially in combat. However, we could not observe this in our own tests so far. The texture problem also occurred only in a few areas during direct testing.
You can see one of these bugs here:
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Nevertheless, fans were prepared for such or worse incidents. There were already warnings on reddit before the patch. One player even said, “Remember to take your items out of the market; it will crash again anyway.”
The mood in the community following the update is very positive, especially since there are far fewer bugs than many feared, along with really good new features.
“This is by far the best update”
How are the fans reacting? The update is being very well received by the community on reddit. Especially the new weapon is a big highlight for many. With it, thanks to a kind of grappling hook, players can pull themselves towards enemies, leading to all kinds of mischief. And players love it.
But the dungeon is also very well received by fans. It seems to be fun, challenging, and very rewarding. One player wrote on reddit that he was able to drop almost a completely new, better armor from the Heart of the Stormwind in one day.
Overall, there is hardly any negative feedback about the update; only the aforementioned lags in combat are complained about by some players. However, people believe that this will be fixed soon. The update seems to be a success for the developers and a hope for the community.
Outside of active players, however, the update has not really reached yet; at least there has only been a very slight change in the number of active players (via Steamcharts).
Here you can see what you can do with the Thunder Rifle:
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What are the players saying? Regarding the general mood in the reddit threads about New World, it is currently very positive. Therefore, we would like to let some fans speak at this point.
Jacob_Kemp writes (via reddit): “This is by far the best update. So many quality-of-life changes, a brilliant dungeon, and a new weapon where the sound team has really rocked it. But have you also experienced more lags since the patch?”
Also suu-whoops via (reddit): “If you haven’t done the new dungeon yet, get in there immediately! It is absolutely beautiful and the most beautiful dungeon I have ever seen in an MMO. It is so much fun and still challenging. […] I’ve been playing the patch for 5 hours and I love it so far. I hope we don’t find any major bugs.”
Lito-1 is also excited and finds much support (via reddit): “I tip my hat to Amazon! What a great patch. The new dungeon offers really good loot, has encouraging mechanics, and is visually stunning. […] If this is a glimpse into the future of New World, the future will be great.”
What do you think of the update in New World so far? Have you played it yet or do you want to take another look at the MMORPG? What features do you wish for future updates and what would it take for you to truly return actively to Aeternum? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here at MeinMMO.
In Pokémon GO you can regularly battle the members of Team GO Rocket. A recent find has revealed 8 new Shadow Pokémon, including a new legendary one. We at MeinMMO will show you the monsters and tell you what the community says about these finds.
What Pokémon are we talking about? When you face the members of Team GO Rocket, you’ll notice that they possess completely different monsters than you can normally catch. These are called Shadow Pokémon. You can recognize them by their purple smoke and red eyes.
Both the Grunts of Team GO Rocket and the bosses Arlo, Sierra, Cliff, and Giovanni use such monsters in their battles. After winning a battle, you can even catch one of the Shadow Pokémon.
Now the PokeMiners have found a total of eight new Shadow Pokémon, and one of them seems to be Giovanni’s next legendary monster. We will show you on MeinMMO which Shadow Pokémon you can expect from Team GO Rocket soon.
Who are the PokeMiners? The PokeMiners are a group of data miners. They regularly search the game’s source code for new information and make their findings publicly available to other trainers. This way, planned changes such as new features or Pokémon can already be known before a release.
However, these are not official insights from Niantic, so this data can be changed or deleted in the game at any time.
These are the findings on the 8 new Shadow Pokémon
As the reddit user martycochrane shows in his recent post, the PokeMiners have stumbled upon 8 new Shadow Pokémon in their latest search of the game code. The image shows the Shadow variants of Snubbull, Girafarig, Camaub with its evolution Camerupt, Shinx with its evolutions Luxio and Luxray, as well as the legendary Pokémon Latias.
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When could these Shadow Pokémon come to the game? On Sunday, April 3, 2022, a Rocket event will start in Pokémon GO. While there aren’t any further details yet, it would be a good time to update the current teams of Team GO Rocket and introduce new monsters.
Especially the legendary Pokémon Latias would suggest a new team from Giovanni. Among the members of Team GO Rocket, Giovanni is the only one who uses legendary monsters. Since November, he has been battling with Psychic and Flying-type Pokémon Lugia. Therefore, it is quite possible that there will soon be a new legendary Shadow Pokémon available from him.
What do trainers say about these findings? Part of the reddit community finds the new Shadow Pokémon rather uninteresting. This is mainly because there are better candidates among most types that are more suitable for use in the GO Battle League and Raid battles.
And concerning Giovanni’s legendary Shadow Pokémon, many hoped for a different successor to Lugia. Comments found under the post include (via reddit.com):
windmill09: ‘super unconvincing’
Snipe508: ‘Shinx is the only one on this list that matters to me. I won’t use my additional radar for a Latios.’
KaygusizM: ‘I would prefer Shadow Heatran without any doubt over the Latios twins.’
Positive feedback from trainers
However, there are also positive comments indicating that some trainers are looking forward to the new Shadows. Some also hope that their other favorites might soon debut as Shadows (via reddit.com):
TehWildMan_: ‘Shadow LATIAS??? Nice.’
AtomicGhost02: ‘Snubbull…my favorite…I will save you.’
bekir_efe_tr: ‘Shiny Shadow Luxray… OMG!’
RandomHabit89: ‘Shadow Shinx? The hunt for a perfect Shadow Shinx begins. I’ll start again with the Rockets when this goes live.’
TheCookieNation: ‘Perhaps Shadow Latios will come soon… and maybe even Kyogre / Groudon for the GO Fest?’
HeroSqirrel: ‘Latias is one of the few legendaries I still need (along with Latios and Kyogre), getting the Shadow version before the regular one would be quite amusing.’
cheesburg_not_found: ‘I’m looking forward to Latias. Maybe that means Latios will come soon?’
What do you think of the findings on the new Shadow Pokémon? Would you be happy about Shadow Latias as Lugia’s successor in Giovanni’s team? Or would you prefer other Pokémon in Team GO Rocket? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players.
The streaming service Twitch has launched a controversial new feature live, but quickly removed it. Viewers can spend money on the latest idea to showcase content from their favorite streamer to other viewers, making them ‘bigger.’ The feature was already controversial as ‘Pay2Win.’ Now it turns out that it is also far too easy to abuse.
What is this feature?
The feature is called ‘Boost’: The idea back in December 2020 was that viewers could earn special points through challenges to unlock rewards: as a reward, they could ‘boost’ a streamer’s channel. Then the channel was promoted, recommended to more people, and displayed on their homepage.
The feature was heavily criticized in October 2021
Large streamers have a lot of viewers and hardcore fans – so there are many who could potentially spend money to make their favorite ‘even bigger’
Large streamers also have a lot of money themselves – for them, it could be appealing to invest money in the system to continue growing. For ‘purists,’ this would probably be a form of ‘cheating,’ distorting ‘natural competition’
Ultimately, such a boost serves mainly to make the ‘big streamer’ even bigger – while small streamers become even more ‘invisible’ on Twitch. In the eyes of many, this was a pure ‘Pay2Win’ scheme that Twitch wanted to use to encourage people to spend more money. The platform had made it worse.
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What went wrong this time? The new feature ‘Boost Train’ was supposed to promote a channel when viewers donated subscriptions or used the currency Bits to unlock rewards.
It went quite well for a while until a user noticed that naked breasts of women were being shown on their homepage.
Apparently, someone had gone live with a channel showing porn on Twitch and used the ‘Boost Train’ to display the channel to as many people as possible. Zach Bussey explains this (cover photo, via twitter).
Feature exploited or deliberately sabotaged in protest
What is the problem? Normally, when someone goes live with such ‘porn channels,’ they are found and deleted relatively quickly by Twitch moderation before they can cause much damage. Channels take a while to grow on Twitch: even fraudulent channels.
However, if this growth is accelerated with the fertilizer of ‘money,’ it is a problem.
There is also suspicion that trolls are deliberately running such advertising “in protest” against the Pay2Win feature to show Twitch what a ridiculous idea this is.
This is how Twitch reacts: They have temporarily deactivated the feature. Oops.
This is not the first brilliant idea from Twitch that has been ruined by porn:
The German Computer Game Award 2022 (DCP) was awarded: One of the most popular game influencers, HandOfBlood, was named Player of the Year. The 29-year-old is mainly known as a Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He has built a large and loyal following with entertaining gameplay, creative formats, character portrayal, and his e-sports team in LoL, Eintracht Spandau.
Why was he awarded? The 29-year-old Berliner Maximilian Knabe, better known as HandOfBlood or just Hänno, was awarded “Player of the Year” at the German Computer Game Award (DCP) 2022.
What qualities prompted the DCP to award him? Maximilian Knabe stands out, according to the DCP, particularly because he embodies the following qualities:
What makes HandOfBlood special? Hänno is someone who seems to be liked by everyone. In his lets-plays, he focuses on entertainment. Funny costumes and quirky characters give the content a special touch.
He manages to fascinate and engage hundreds of thousands of viewers without polarizing through scandals or provocations like other German streamers sometimes do. He appears approachable, reasonable, and down-to-earth. He is evidently someone who keeps his ego in check and often presents himself with self-irony, not taking himself too seriously.
So, after the announcement that he received the award as “Player of the Year”, Hänno “corrected” the title of the award to “Team of the Year” on Twitter. A gesture intended to show that his team also deserves recognition for the achievement.
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Eintracht Spandau and Instinct3 – Not just gamers, but entrepreneurs
How is Hänno still active? The 29-year-old operates, among other things, the influencer agency “Instinct3”. He also founded the e-sports team Eintracht Spandau, a team in League of Legends.
With Eintracht Spandau, Hänno primarily convinces through cross-platform storytelling. This is innovatively staged and contributes significantly to the popularity of the livestreams of the games. The derby against BiG became a spectacle.
In FIFA 22 no event has been announced for this evening yet. However, it is possible that some content may appear in FUT – at least that’s what leakers say.
What is going on in FIFA 22 right now? The FUT Fantasy Event is currently ongoing in FIFA 22, with its second team still in packs. Additionally, RTTF cards are also still in the packs, which were recently added as a mini-release.
However, both card groups will disappear from the packs tonight at 7:00 PM.
Normally, they would now be replaced by other event cards. Because a Friday without a new promo in FIFA 22 has become quite rare.
However, if you take a look in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, there is no loading screen announcing a new event or any promo cards for this evening. Even with the leaks that have been very accurate lately, there are currently no hints on promo teams.
Nevertheless, there could be some kind of event tonight.
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Leaks mention SBCs and heroes in FIFA 22
What do the leaks say? The Twitter account “Fut Sheriff” has made a name for itself regarding leaks in FIFA 22. Fut Sheriff currently knows nothing about a promo team – but about other content.
Note: If you want to avoid possible spoilers and prefer to be surprised by content, do not read further here.
Among other things, several Showdown SBCs are said to be making their way to Ultimate Team soon. They are known from the past: Here, two players are selected whose teams will soon play against each other in real life. The winning card then gets a significant boost to its stats.
Fut Sheriff mentions, for example, an SBC between Barcelona and Sevilla, or also Villarreal against Bayern (via Twitter).
Furthermore, FUT Sheriff mentions that new card variants will be introduced: FUT Hero Captain and FUT Captain.
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This could be, among other things, upgraded versions of the current FUT Heroes – but this is pure speculation.
Whether, when, and in what form these contents will find their way to FUT is currently also completely open. These are leaks, not official information.
FUT Heroes are known players from the past who have not quite reached the Icon status. They were very popular at the start in FIFA 22 but have since been overtaken by other cards. A new version could make them interesting again.
In general, many popular cards have been overshadowed by special cards – precisely because there are so many events. This is especially true for the Gold cards in Ultimate Team. However, a few Gold cards still hold their own – we will show you here.
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Forget construction and racing simulations. Away with shooters and MMOs. Clear some space in your PS5 shed, because the Lawn Mowing Simulator is celebrating its release.
Lawn what? For pretty much every activity, there is a simulator game that takes you by the hand as realistically as possible. You can find bus driving simulators, auto mechanic simulators, and of course the Powerwash Simulator, which even comes with a co-op mode.
So is anyone surprised that there is a simulation for operating lawn mowers? Exactly, no one. The Lawn Mowing Sim has only been available on PC and Xbox, but now you can also get started on PS4 and PS5. We will show you what to expect.
~ 70 points on Metacritic – What can the Lawn Mowing Simulator do?
Here’s what to expect: Sharpen your blades and fill the tank. After installation, you can play around in a small tutorial. Choose one of the vehicles, drive it off the trailer, and trundle over to the lawn. A customer specifies how short the grass should be cut. Set the mower to the appropriate height and then you’re almost ready to go.
Let’s go – Get the cart off the trailer and prepare for the job
Before the ride begins, check the lawn for obstacles. Balls, sticks, stones – everything that is in the way must go. And then the actual work begins, and you … mow the lawn. This is exciting with the first contours, where you avoid bushes. Depending on the size of the lawn, it can get quite monotonous in between. Just like in real life.
To keep it from getting too boring, there are always flowers or other obstacles on the green area that belong to the garden and should stay there. You then mow around them.
It quickly becomes clear that every garden is different, and you must constantly adapt to the areas and contours. In the trailer, you can get a glimpse of the mower’s work.
What is complex about it? You don’t just jump on the mower and take off, but you also have to set the cutting height correctly. After all, the grass shouldn’t be too long or too short. You can’t just stomp over the lawn at 15 km/h with the pedal to the metal; you have to adjust your speed. If you drive too fast, you won’t cut the grass cleanly. If you go downhill at full speed, the engine will overheat.
Oh, and anyone who unintentionally uproots Uschi Müller’s flowers will have to face penalties.
Who is it worth it for? In the Lawn Mowing Simulator, you will be waiting in vain for action. This is a game to unwind. You can watch movies and series or make phone calls in the meantime. It’s a great “side game”.
What does it cost? In the PS Store, the Lawn Mowing Simulator costs €19.99. If you have a PS Plus subscription, you will pay €15.99 for the game. The offer is valid until April 15, 2022.
What are the reviews like? The PC version of the game has a Metascore of 69 on Metacritic, while the Xbox version has a Metascore of 72 points (via Metacritic.com).
Reviewers praise how much you can relax and unwind with the game. Ideal for listening to podcasts or music in the background. It is emphasized that it is a niche game and does not hide it. Not everyone will like it.
Light criticism is directed at the business aspect of the game, which does not delve very deeply into the subject of wage labor. The focus here is on mowing.
After the release of Destiny 2: Witch Queen, many Guardians are playing with the newly revamped Void 3.0 Super. In the process, the once-popular Stasis Ultimate is being neglected and forgotten. However, a rework of a fragment of Stasis gives you another reason to play with Ice.
Which Stasis fragment is it? It is the fragment “Whispers of Hedrons”. This fragment received a “nerf” as it previously granted you a temporary damage buff. You only had to freeze an enemy to achieve this. Bungie considered it too powerful and subsequently changed the fragment.
Now you gain improved stability and aim assist when freezing. Additionally, your mobility, resilience, and recovery are significantly increased. Many players expected the term “significantly” to imply a buff of 30 points to the stats, but Bungie gave you much more than that, so this should not be ignored.
Invisible, but Massive Stat Boost
How was the stat bonus tested? This was discovered by the player “Fermi” from Destiny 2. He conducted a comparison where he extensively tested the fragment again. He examined the regeneration times of the individual abilities with his Guardian. In doing so, he found out how it is when he:
had 100 points in the respective stat
had 40 points with the active fragment
had 30 points with the active fragment
He recorded this test and made it available on YouTube. We have embedded the video here:
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It can be seen that the active fragment does not provide the usual 30 points stat boost, but a whopping 60 points. This massive boost seems to have gone unnoticed by anyone else apart from him.
What does this mean for builds? Despite the many nerfs in the past, Stasis is still a powerful tool for Guardians. Receiving such a high bonus just by freezing enemies is amazing. This allows for the creation of strong builds with Stasis, temporarily raising all character stats to 100 points.
Slowing down enemies and having high regeneration times is especially helpful in endgame activities like raids and nightfalls. This allows you to survive longer and better control the battle.
However, Guardians often overlook such changes, especially since they did not expect such a massive boost. Since Bungie usually does not visually indicate such adjustments, they are neglected by Guardians as well. Players want to see what changes and have exact numbers in front of them. But thanks to eager players who tackle such tests, the broader community ends up learning about them.
What do you think about such changes that Bungie does not describe in detail? Would you prefer if Bungie names the adjustments in detail next time? Let us know!
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It is official: E3 is dead. At least for 2022, there will be no digital or physical fair. Reactions are mixed, but a potential successor is already ready and itching to go: Geoff Keighley and his trailer show, which breaks down the next gaming year into easily digestible bites.
This is the state of E3:
Original plans were to hold an in-person E3 in Los Angeles, as the fair was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and only took place digitally in 2021.
However, in January 2022, these plans were scrapped. Instead, there were discussions about a digital event.
The organizers kept quiet on this until now, when the confirmation of the cancellation followed.
No exact reason has been given so far.
Rumors suggest that the E3 organizers plan a major comeback in 2023.
Will typical game presentations and “cringy” showcases perhaps be completely absent? Probably not, as a possible replacement is already positioning itself: The Summer Game Fest in the form of gaming journalist and host Geoff Keighley.
He seems to have already said goodbye to E3 in its current form. At least he says that events like E3 need to evolve in the future:
There is no bigger fan than me of an event like E3, which represents the industry. I have been to every E3 for 25 years. As the industry has evolved, so too must the way the industry gathers.
I will always fight for what I believe is right for games – and I don’t plan on stopping.
Is Keighley positioning his event as a “successor”?
E3 2022 is dead, long live the Summer Game Fest?
After the demise of E3 2022, many developers and publishers are left wondering where to present their games in the summer.
Only a few hours after the revelation comes Keighley’s tweet, in which he expresses his excitement for the Summer Game Fest and essentially announces exactly what would otherwise be open due to the absence of E3.
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There are expected to be multiple events and a kickoff live show, where announcements, news, and first glimpses of new games will be presented. More information is to follow.
The timing is probably not a coincidence. Currently, it is unknown whether major publishers like Nintendo or Microsoft are planning their own events. The Summer Game Fest is therefore the only officially confirmed alternative to E3, taking place in June around the usual E3 timeframe.
In August, the Gamescom follows, the next major summer event related to gaming. It will take place from August 24 to August 28, in both digital and physical formats.
However, reactions to Keighley’s tweet are not overflowing with joy. Rather, they are skeptical. Keighley has a tough standing with many gamers.
Why is Keighley controversial? The journalist is known for his well-connected networks throughout the gaming industry. He has contacts to developers, publishers, and pretty much all key figures in the industry.
However, Keighley has also made negative headlines in the past, as he openly accepted sponsorships as a gaming journalist and marketed various products quite openly.
For instance, an advertisement for tortilla chips and a soft drink has remained in the minds of gamers, as shown in the reactions:
Players scent “conspiracy” – Did Keighley “kill” E3?
Now fans have a somewhat joking theory that Keighley has “disposed” of E3 out of revenge. Because in 2021 he wanted to participate in the digital E3 with the Summer Game Fest as a co-stream. This was not allowed by the organizer ESA.
Not half an hour after it became clear that E3 was canceled, his tweet about the Summer Game Fest followed. For numerous commentators, the case is clear: “The man who killed E3 has created a new one to take its place. It was a conspiracy all along to claim the E3 title of the games fair in the middle of the year.” – YHVH via Twitter.
Those who do not accuse him of the “murder” of E3 at least wonder about the timing. For some, it looks like unabashed schadenfreude.
But not everyone is saddened by the demise of E3. Some believe that the Summer Game Fest is indeed the better event. Many are looking forward to it and hope that this time there will be more events than in 2021.
When is the Summer Game Fest? Currently, it is only known that it will take place in June. No exact date has been announced yet.
But what do you think about it? Are you disappointed that E3 is canceled? Or are you among those who can do without it? Do you see the Summer Game Fest as a good replacement?
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On March 31, the winners of the DCP were announced, including multiplayer titles like Hunt: Showdown and Albion Online. The winners shared a prize pool of 800,000 €.
This is the DCP: For over 10 years, talented German developers have been awarded cash prizes at the major award ceremony of the German Computer Game Award for their work in gaming.
Nominees included games and demos from German developer studios, which were awarded various cash amounts. On March 31, the winners of the individual categories were announced in Munich.
For the non-monetary award for the best player of the year, however, the community decided. On the official DCP page, you could vote for your favorite.
All winners at a glance
Best German Game (awarded 100,000 euros for the winning game and 30,000 euros for the two other nominees)
