Since April 5, there is new loot for Lost Ark at Prime Gaming. This includes the premium buff Crystalline Aura and the rare Amethyst Shards, which you mainly get through Amazon Prime and Twitch Drops. The highlight, however, is a completely new mount skin.
What is currently available at Prime Gaming? You get a package of three different items:
Silver Battle Raptor – A completely new mount
Crystalline Aura – Duration 5 days
Amethyst Shards – 500 pieces
You can pick up the items by visiting Amazon Prime Gaming (via Amazon). The items are expected to remain active for 28 days before new loot comes to Prime Gaming.
We will explain below what these items are and how you can link your Lost Ark and Amazon accounts.
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What kind of mount is this? The Silver Battle Raptor is a new mount that is very well received on Reddit. It is described as “beautiful,” “awesome,” and “badass.”
This mount is not available in the game as of now, but only through Prime Gaming. However, it is possible that it may later also become available for Amethyst Shards.
What does the Crystalline Aura do? The aura grants you some useful bonuses for 5 days, including:
Fast travel will be free
Fee for overseas ships will be reduced by 50%
An additional attempt for daily relationship actions
Health point regeneration will be increased by 10%
Two additional Bifrost slots
Cooldown for the Song of Return will be reduced by 50%
Various waiting times at your own stronghold are reduced and the XP in the training area is increased
You temporarily receive the title Crystal Benefactor
30 days of this aura usually costs 450 crystals in the shop. This is alternatively around 5,000 gold in-game currency or about 11 euros in real money currency.
What are Amethyst Shards? Amethyst Shards are a currency that you can only obtain through achievements, Twitch Drops, or Prime Gaming. You can exchange them for Crystalline Aura, emotes, mounts, or companions.
You can now get Showdown Mario Götze in FIFA 22. We will show you here which requirements you need to meet for the card.
Where is the card available? The new Mario Götze card was released as part of the “Showdown Series”. This means: You can obtain the card through a Squad Building Challenge and do not have to draw it from packs or buy it on the transfer market.
The special feature of Showdown Mario Götze: As part of the Showdown Series, the Mario Götze card is tied to a real game: Namely the Conference League quarter-final between PSV Eindhoven and Leicester on Thursday evening, April 7, 2022.
If Götze’s club, PSV Eindhoven, wins this match, the card will receive an upgrade of +2 points. If the match ends in a draw, the card will get +1 point – just like its counterpart, Harvey Barnes from Leicester. There will be no upgrade if they lose.
But even without an upgrade, Götze already has strong stats: He excels in almost all offensive attributes, but does not contribute much defensively. The card also has 4 stars for weak foot and skill moves.
Götze is a strong dribbler and playmaker
The solution for Showdown Mario Götze is very simple
Getting Götze is that easy: Many squad-building challenges require a lot of cards from you, some of which are very expensive. But the Götze SBC comes with really very simple requirements.
At least 1 player from Germany
At least 1 TOTW player
84 team rating
60 team chemistry
You need to fill this formation with players
These stats can be quickly achieved in an SBC, as 60 team chemistry does not require too many links. The 84 team rating is also relatively easy for many players to achieve by using existing cards from their club that are not currently in use.
The majority of the SBC costs will likely come from the required TOTW card if you don’t have a suitable one at the moment. We recommend buying a TOTW card in the range of 84 or 85 if you want to do it cheaply. Many cards in this range cost between 22,000 and 25,000.
Some examples are as of the current status (April 5, 7:40 PM, via futbin):
Marko Livaja (84, 22K)
Arnaut Danjuma (54, 24K)
Gareth Bale (84, 25K)
Steven Bergwijn (85, 24K)
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Who is the card worth it for? Götze can of course fit well into Eredivisie teams, although they are unusual. However, due to his nationality, he is also a great option for creating hybrid teams in Bundesliga squads.
Of course, there is a risk that Götze will not get an upgrade if Eindhoven loses against Leicester. But if his team wins, you can secure a cheap 90-rated card here.
Destiny 2 has a short server downtime today, April 5th, to address known issues, as always. Hotfix 4.0.0.6 is ready to roll out. This also includes downtime on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. We will keep you updated on when the Destiny servers are unavailable today.
What you need to know today: The Destiny 2 player support is always working on known issues and regularly adding updates to the game to ensure that these issues do not continue to disrupt gameplay.
MeinMMO is tracking Hotfix 4.0.0.6 and will continuously update this article with fresh information.
Update 7:20 PM: If you have downloaded the update file, you will enter a queue and will be gradually allowed into the game. On PS5, you need to download 253.8 MB. We have added the patch notes.
Maintenance on April 5th – All Times and Server Downtime
These times are important today:
Maintenance will start at 6:00 PM German time on all platforms.
Servers will go offline at 6:45 PM. You will be kicked from activities as the downtime begins.
Servers are expected to be back online by 7:00 PM, with Hotfix 4.0.0.5 available.
Maintenance is expected to be fully completed by 8:00 PM.
Note: Due to the time change, not only the weekly reset but also the downtime will occur one hour later. So, if everything goes smoothly, you will not have to wait long before playing Destiny 2 again.
Once again, players are caught off guard by a server downtime
Changes with Hotfix 4.0.0.6 in Season 16
What the hotfix brings today: Bungie has already communicated a list of known issues to be fixed. Unfortunately, nothing is mentioned again about the poor armor values of NPCs .
However, Bungie did not reveal any details on what will be fixed today, April 5th. Only issues reported by the community are known.
These issues have also been reported by players:
The charging banners in the “Source” activity on Grandmaster and in the “Oath of the Student” raid don’t always work properly. Sometimes it takes a while for players to charge.
In the activity “Vox Obscura” on Grandmaster, there are bugs where players can fall through the map with the tank and have to start over.
The Raid Exotic “Eyes of Tomorrow” can, in some cases, track the weapon holder as a target and fire two homing rockets at them, causing them to die.
If you encounter any issues in the game, it is recommended to report them directly through the official Bungie Help Forum to bring attention to them.
To keep you entertained during the server downtime:
What’s in the patch notes? The patch notes for today’s update will be published later. As usual, the information usually appears together or just before the update itself. As soon as we have them, we will add the link here.
Fortunately, this is just a minor server downtime. What do you think about the frequent adjustments Bungie is making? Do you think it’s good or do you want to play without interruptions? Let us know!
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After several tests, Diablo Immortal is currently in the final stage of development. The MMO is expected to be released in the first half of 2022. But even now fans speculate about the mechanics of the game, leading to wild conjectures.
What items are we talking about? Legendary gems are among the best items in Diablo Immortal. They enhance your attributes and grant you special properties or abilities, similar to Diablo 3.
Each of these gems comes with different ranks and quality levels. The highest level is 5 stars, and the highest rank is 20. You can equip a total of 6 of them, one in each main slot of your gear.
Blizzard has already promised that casuals will have a fair chance in Diablo Immortal. Nevertheless, some players now suspect that it will take you 40 years or longer to fully upgrade the gems (via reddit).
However, the opportunities to obtain these gems were limited in the last test. The reddit user Desperate-Army3618 breaks down how long it should all take:
a guaranteed gem per week as well as a 25% daily chance for another
the user estimates an average of 12 gems per month
50 gems are required to increase a 5-star gem by one rank
that corresponds to 4.16 months
at 20 ranks, it takes a gem alone 83.33 months – or nearly 7 years
for 6 equipable gems, that amounts to 500 months – or nearly 42 years
Another user notes that you would first have to obtain these gems. The chance for a 5-star gem is said to be 5%. With this information, the duration could even be 165 years.
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No one knows yet how it will really be
Does it really take that long? Many players are now worried that they have no chance without paying. However, compared to other mobile games, they consider it likely that this is indeed intended.
The user teknofly explains, however, that some information was not taken into account. For example, there are limited events and sources like vendors from whom you can obtain the gems. Furthermore, it is still not clear what content will be changed.
In our recent interview with the heads of Diablo Immortal, they told us that lots of feedback from the beta is still to be implemented. Therefore, there will be many changes, probably including this – as the topic has been preoccupying the community for quite some time.
However, we have not received any new information regarding monetization. You can find the complete interview here:
Do I even need the items? According to user Chrisy_B, the gems at maximum rank are not necessary at all to participate in the endgame activities. Free2Play players are able to keep up without paying for upgrades.
All content, whether dungeons, raids or PvP, is also feasible through “regular grind”. Paragon levels and strong legendaries should not be underestimated.
How Diablo Immortal handles the whole situation in the end will only be decided at release or shortly before. There is still no date for this, but a very good estimate:
While much of the Destiny 2 campaign of the Witch Queen has already been completed by players and therefore not much is left to do for them, this week the PvE hardcore players are gathering for their endgame. However, MeinMMO will show you what other rituals are planned.
This week: This week is all about rituals. First, the Freelance mode returns for PvP. So if you want to go solo in the Trials, as a lone wolf, this is your chance.
Perfect for playing the Trials solo: Normally, you can only play the Trials of Osiris if you have a full team of three players. However, after the reset at 7 PM, the Solo playlist will be displayed as an additional search node on the Crucible’s Navigator page.
There’s also fresh air for the dusty PvEvP mode in Gambit. The Gambit Labs continue and bring “Invasion Reversal” after the Freelance mode. This will change the known routine and determine who receives invasions during the particle phase of the activity.
The Vagabond will turn everything upside down in Gambit this week.
This is what will change in Gambit: Labs: If a team reaches 25 and 75 particles in the bank, everything will be turned upside down and the opposing team will get an invasion. Bungie sweetens the test lab with double Gambit reputation gain.
And last but not least, the PvE endgame with Grandmaster starts after today’s weekly reset. While most players don’t have much left to do, this mode now attracts the PvE hardcore gamers into the Destiny universe. Here even a high power level doesn’t help, because the activity takes place in the so-called competitive mode.
What does competitive mode mean? The power level requirement is normally 1,600 but every player will be capped at a power level of 1,575. Anyone who completes all six strikes of this Season 16 and gilds their title is a true conqueror of PvE. It starts with the Fist of the Fallen and you will be rewarded with double loot for this.
Hashladun, the daughter of Crota, has designed the red Hive Bastion to utilize the energies of the Pyramid that lie buried in the abyss below. You are to drive her out of her refuge in the strike and thin the ranks of Oryx’s offspring.
Playlist strikes have these modifiers:
Arc Burn
Grenadier
Iron
The burning modifier will accompany you all week, while the others change daily.
These weapons can be obtained from Grandmasters: Every week, players can acquire certain weapons from the Grandmaster strikes. Currently, there are eight weapons in rotation in the loot pool. Two of these are available each week.
The Palindrome – 140 Hand Cannon
Plug-One.1 – Arc Fusion Rifle
Grandmaster Grandmasters: After the reset, the hardcore mode will start in the Grandmasters. You can then earn the current Grandmaster weapon as an improved Master version (Adept). However, to start this trial, you will need a power level of 1,575 and you will fight in competitive mode. This means you are a full 25 power levels below the Grandmaster power level of 1,600.
In the Glass Chamber, the challenge “Out of the Way” takes place this time. One of your teammates will be tasked with preventing the Templar from teleporting. The relic holder will stand on a glowing circle, the spot from where he teleports away.
As a reward, the Time-lost weapon “Destiny’s Bane” (Hand Cannon) awaits in challenge mode. The weapon will come guaranteed with 2 perks per slot. Keep in mind that hard and normal modes share the loot.
The armor focusing in the raid “Glass Chamber” this week: Intelligence
This week, the new raid in the Throne World enters the next round of challenges. Not all mechanics are known yet, however, the third challenge is called “Defense Failed”.
The raid challenge offers you the machine pistol, the fusion rifle, and helm or leg protection.
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
“The Arrival” – Repeatable Witch Queen campaign mission
This week you can once again play the first campaign mission on Grandmaster difficulty. You infiltrate the Cabal base on Mars and then investigate Savathun’s ship for clues about the Light.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Cauldron
Trials of Osiris (April 8th – April 12th / 7 PM)
Active bonus this week: This week there are multiple bonuses. On one hand, you earn bonus Vanguard ranks, even in the Grandmaster. On the other hand, when the Gambit Labs are active, the bonus for Gambit ranks is doubled.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venjhas this week the 2nd Ascendant Challenge for you. You can find Petra and her quest offer at the location “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. Here, Savathun is also meddling, as the curse begins to reclaim the holy city of the Awoken at stage 1.
Sources for top loot in Season 16 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new season of the Resurrected, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,560. This raises the power level at the start of the DLC by +230 power levels compared to the previous Season 15. However, all players will also be elevated to a base power level of 1,350 at the start, and there are plenty of sources to level up quickly.
How will you use the ritual week? Are you tempted by the Freelance in the Trials or would you rather stop by Gambit before tackling the Grandmaster Grandmaster? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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A spin-off of Rainbow Six Siege has been announced for iOS and Android with Rainbow Six Mobile. Here you will find all information about testing options and content.
What kind of game is this? Basically, Rainbow Six Mobile is oriented toward the great role model “Rainbow Six Siege.” The intense tactical shooter was released in 2015, but it remains one of the best online shooters of all time. Even now, it is still widely played and receives new content.
The new Rainbow Six Mobile will come with several elements that fans of the series should recognize:
Familiar, mobile-adapted maps from Siege will be included
There are ten operators – 5 attackers, 5 defenders
Tactical gameplay with various gadgets, destructible environments, and special abilities
However, the developers explain that there will also be differences: “We have invested a lot of effort ‘under the hood’ to adapt the Siege experience for mobile devices. This includes a completely new gameplay control system designed especially for mobile devices, as well as extensive optimization of the user interface and visual presentation in the game” (via Ubisoft).
There is no official release date yet, but initial tests have been announced.
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How you can test: In the announcement, the developers explain that the first of several live tests is set to start in the “coming weeks.” A specific date is not yet known.
However, you can already register on the official Ubisoft website to receive information and possibly be invited to the closed alpha.
This is possible with both Android and iOS devices.
Developers reassure Siege fans – Alternative instead of switching
This is what the developers say: The mobile team explains in the announcement that it consists of big Siege fans and that they want to implement the gaming experience as well as possible on mobile.
And even though they share the office in Montreal with the Siege colleagues, it is not the same team. The mobile team is independent and built from the ground up: “Siege fans have nothing to fear: The Siege developer team remains fully staffed and is working with full dedication on its own great game,” say the developers.
We don’t want you to stop playing on PC or console and switch to the mobile version. We know that nothing beats the adrenaline rush of a close match in Siege on the big screen or the precision of a mouse and keyboard. Since we can’t take our monitors everywhere, Rainbow Six Mobile will give you the chance to play your beloved game in short, easily accessible bursts, while also allowing millions of new players to enjoy the R6 experience.
The development team of Rainbow Six Mobile
Therefore, fans of the series should not worry about the “main game”: Currently, no resources are being drawn from it to invest in mobile development.
Bungie announced changes for the PvP mode in Destiny 2 in advance. However, not much was revealed, but a hint in the TWaB and a potential leak now suggest adjustments in the Iron Banner. We show you everything we know about it.
What did Bungie announce? In the new TWaB, Bungie announced that the Glory Rank reputation system will be revamped. Players will no longer have to go through the grueling grind, as for the rare seal “Unbroken”. Instead, the title will be removed in Season 19.
Players will then receive a seal that can be earned with less effort. More information will follow at a later time.
A small part in the TWaB, written in German as “heulen” in italics, indicates that the Iron Banner could also be affected by changes. Additionally, an alleged leak is circulating that hints at future changes in the Iron Banner.
Guardians who don’t want to be spoiled, even though the leak contains some inconsistencies alongside potential information, should avoid clicking on the following source link.
Update April 4: We updated the information on Bungie’s statement with new details.
Leak also hints at changes in the Iron Banner
What is this leak about? This leak was posted publicly on the page “pastebin.com“. It revealed not only changes for the Iron Banner but also bullet-point information about all Witch Queen seasons leading up to the “Lightfall” expansion.
What does the leak say about the Iron Banner? Season 17 is said to be a Siva season, according to the Pastebin leak.
In the meantime, he appoints Crow to represent him in leading the Iron Banner event and overseeing the Iron Temple. Furthermore, there are indications of a whole Iron Banner season.
Parallels to the end of the current Season 16: This fits well with the current information from Season 16, where Lord Saladin leaves his sword and his medallion for Crow in the H.E.L.M.
Lord Saladin left his sword and medallion for Crow.
In the battle against the Splicers, Saladin will find an ancient Warmind node with the help of Ana Bray. This will help assemble Rasputin back in his Exo shell so that he is operational again.
Along with the change of the new Iron Banner vendor, the reputation in the Iron PvP mode will also be increased more quickly. For players who enjoy collecting seals, a new seal for the Iron Banner will be introduced. This will be called “Iron Lord” and will require the same effort as the titles “Conqueror” or “Flawless”.
What does Bungie say about it? Officially, Bungie has not commented on this massive leak. However, we at MeinMMO have contacted Bungie, and on April 4th, they responded to us. They do not wish to comment on the leak.
What do you think of the leak and the potential upcoming changes? Do you like such adjustments, or would you prefer new maps and sandbox adjustments that shake up the current meta? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
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Anyone who spends a lot of time gaming on a PC needs a good gaming keyboard. We present to you the most interesting keyboards from Razer, Logitech, Roccat, and others. Additionally, we provide tips for the best mechanical and membrane keyboards, as well as for wireless and wired models.
What are the best gaming keyboards of 2022? Many well-known manufacturers are competing in 2022 to offer the best keyboards for gaming. But which keyboard is best suited for each user?
How did we compile our list? We conducted extensive research to compile the following list for you. Our own experiences from our editorial team have also influenced this list. Furthermore, we evaluated tests, practical reports, and user experiences with the keyboards to truly recommend the best keyboards for gaming.
The order is chosen arbitrarily. We made sure that the selection is generally suitable for MMOs, online shooters, MOBAs, and MMORPGs.
If possible, we will also present you with the corresponding tenkeyless versions for each keyboard.
This article was published on January 22, 2020, and is regularly updated. On April 5, 2022, we revised the article and added or swapped links. With the Corsair K70 RGB TKL, we added another keyboard to our purchasing guide.
Do you miss a keyboard? Then let us know in the comments and tell us why you miss it, and we will gladly take a look at your keyboard recommendation.
Introduction: The Best Gaming Keyboards Under 100 Euros
In the under 100 Euro range, you can find good gaming keyboards that already offer decent build quality and many additional features. If you’re looking for a solid keyboard and can forgo some special features like unique keys or high-quality design, you’ll find a few good options here.
In Pokémon GO takes place on April 23 the Community Day with Velursi. Niantic invites to “Meetups” around the world, where smaller local events will take place, where you can meet other trainers.
What’s new? On April 5, Niantic announced that they invite trainers worldwide to “Community Day Meetups” on April 23. The team explains that they enjoyed seeing trainers at the live events in March and want to continue this in April.
We show you here in the overview where the events take place.
C-Day Meetups on April 23 on the map – All locations
Do you need to register? No, you can visit the locations on April 23 without registration. On that day, the Community Day with Velursi in April. However, it is not mandatory to visit one of the locations to play the event. These are optional meetings where you can meet other players at a location.
The meetups run, as does the Community Day itself, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
These are the locations: On the overview map, you see several markers.
Yellow marker: Here, personal Community Day meetups take place from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Blue marker: Here you receive more items each time you spin a PokéStop
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Leipzig: Augustusplatz – MeetUp, Höfe am Brühl – Enhanced Stops
What else is happening? Niantic wants to set an example for sustainability. For every trainer who walks 5 kilometers with Velursi on Community Day, a tree will be planted (up to a limit of $100,000).
Are you going to travel to one of the cities for the Community Day to play with other trainers there, or is it not that important to you that you want to travel for it? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
In the game world of Elden Ring, there are mysterious things to discover at almost every corner. This includes the wizard towers, which only open when certain puzzles are solved. MeinMMO shows you how to discover the Converted Edge Tower.
Where is the Converted Edge Tower located?
You can find it in the northeast of the Lakes of Liurnia. The path there is not easy to recognize, even with careful study of the map.
The fastest way is to start from the Site of Grace at the Artist’s House and travel north. Stay along the western cliff and follow it until the bridge gate that leads to the Academy of Raya Lucaria. Continue traveling until you are just before the Dectus lift and turn right towards the east.
Here you can view the Converted Edge Tower on the map:
Here you see a possible route to the tower.
But upon arriving at the tower, the path is blocked. The door is obstructed by a magical seal.
If you interact with this door, you will receive the message: “You need to solve the puzzle to enter.” There are no further explanations at first glance. But how do you get inside?
Elden Ring – Solve the puzzle in the Converted Edge Tower
This is what you need to do: You can only open the door with the right gesture and the right mask. You need one of the 3 Glintstone Crowns from House Karolos, House Olivinus, or House Twinwise.
The easiest mask to find is the one from House Karolos. It is also found in the Academy of Raya Lucaria. Start the search from the Site of Grace in the Classroom.
Enter the courtyard, cross it while keeping left. You will pass by a door, but ignore it. Now turn left and follow the path until you find the corpse with the item.
The gesture is the “Scholarship” emote that you receive from the NPC Thops in the Church of Irith. To do this, you must give him the Glintstone Key from the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
However, you can miss him if you progress too far in the game. Therefore, you should bring the key to him as soon as possible after you find it.
The required key can be found on the rooftops of the Academy. This is the large Legacy Dungeon, at the center of Liurnia.
Once you have handed over the key, you will receive the Scholarship gesture. Here you can watch a video on how to find the key:
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A user explains that they were very lucky: Instead of their expensive hardware, only a few sockets had to suffer during a severe storm.
Most users have expensive hardware and electronics at home. This includes not only computers, notebooks, or gaming consoles but also other household appliances. And these devices are particularly sensitive to strong power fluctuations and can break down as well.
A user explained on Reddit that a storm had raged at their place. They were very lucky: Instead of their expensive hardware, only a few sockets had to suffer.
A cable for a few euros saves several thousand euros of hardware
What exactly happened? A user posted a picture and a sentence on Reddit: “Had a power surge last night, these [parts] saved me electronics worth 15,000 US dollars.”
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The picture shows two surge protector sockets. And these sockets probably saved their hardware. 15,000 US dollars are equivalent to 13,500 euros.
In a further post, they explained that there had been a severe storm. The sockets were completely burned out. The power indicator light was on, but the grounded and protected lights could no longer be turned on. The sockets also no longer supplied power to the connected devices.
Apart from the sockets, only “a stove, the air conditioning in the bedroom, and a digital clock” were said to be damaged. The rest would have been protected by the sockets.
Community debates how useful a surge protector really is
What are the reactions? There is a heated discussion about the post in the comments. Some users explain that such a surge protector has already saved their own electronics and advocate for such a power strip.
Others think that the investment of 10 euros doesn’t hurt anyone and in the best case, no lightning would strike their own apartment. In the worst case, one could protect several thousand euros with 100 euros. Therefore, one should not save in the wrong place.
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However, there are also users who consider the entire discussion nonsense. Because why should one invest money in such sockets if they have never had such problems?
Honest question: Where do you all live that you have to worry about surges?
In almost 30 years of my life, not a single electronic device has ever been damaged by a surge. I don’t even know if I’ve ever experienced a power surge. I have connected my PC to a (old, probably outdated) surge protector, but only to utilize the additional sockets. I have never really regarded it as protection.
What do you think? Do you consider such a socket a worthwhile investment or do you think it’s an unnecessary feature that you don’t need? Tell us in the comments!
Many users are also wondering if it can be a problem to completely cut off the computer’s power, for example, by turning off the power strip at the end of the day. MyMMO answers this question in a detailed article:
The MMORPG Black Desert Online releases the new expansion “Eternal Winter” on April 6th. This brings new areas and a new class. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch tested the expansion as part of Find Your Next Game. He is primarily impressed by the new dialogues, the new entry, and the solo dungeon. With this, Black Desert is moving more towards theme park and will be better for newcomers.
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Pearl Abyss | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release: March 3, 2016 (EU) | Model: Buy2Play
What’s in the new expansion? In “Eternal Winter”, players are transported to a new, mountainous region. There, four new monster zones await you, where you can grind properly. However, there are also some new mechanics that have not been present in Black Desert so far:
Erethea’s Limbo is a puzzle dungeon that can only be entered with a special key. This dungeon will be completed by each player alone and is supposed to be randomly generated to provide a lot of variety.
In Winter Tree Fossil, you’ll face hordes of enemies, but in two different difficulty levels, so newcomers can farm there quickly.
Murrowak’s Labyrinth is a true solo dungeon, which each player can enter and farm in on their own. However, there is only a limited number of instances per server, so not all players can gather there.
The grind is complemented by a new story, presented in very entertaining and fully voiced cutscenes. You can experience these optionally with your high-level character or right from level 1.
This means Black Desert now offers two entry options: the original story in the Ancient Stone Chamber or a direct entry into the new areas.
If that’s not enough, you can try the latest class Drakania. It also appears alongside the expansion and relies on a sword and lots of lightning magic.
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Black Desert Online: New Class Drakania Gameplay Trailer
When is the expansion released? It will be released on April 6th. Maintenance is expected to last from 10:00 to 14:00. After that, the expansion should be playable.
MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has already tried the new expansion on the test server and received an introduction to the new content from Community Manager Endlaive. For this test, he leveled the Drakania to level 1 through the Eternal Winter story and was able to also try the new class at level 62.
He summarizes his experiences here for you.
Who is speaking here? Alex is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has spent several thousand hours in Guild Wars 1, Guild Wars 2, and ESO. Additionally, he tries out every new MMORPG, whether it’s Asian games like Elyon and Lost Ark or indie titles like Crowfall and Broken Ranks.
He has also spent dozens of hours in Black Desert and leveled some classes beyond level 60. However, interest tends to wane slightly after each season. Will the new expansion change that?
Black Desert finally becomes more beginner-friendly and better for theme park fans
At first glance, the expansion Eternal Winter sounds like a continuation for hardcore players. New areas to grind, a new gear level that further increases the strength of existing gear, as well as a new class.
But behind this first impression lies more than I initially thought.
Because right at the start with my Drakania at level 1, the new dialogues stood out positively. Like in a classic theme park MMORPG, I experience a story told by NPC characters. The dialogues automatically jump back and forth between the characters and are even voiced in English.
The characters are very entertainingly written. The “Talkative Old Man” has a unique and stubborn view of the events in the Mountain of Eternal Winter. After all, we are the “powerful Dragon Slayers” – what should we be afraid of?
On the other side stands a doubtful woman and the clumsy Lando, who struggles to play the role of a classic NPC quest giver. Four times he takes a run for his monologue, because he either stumbles out of nervousness or is simply not satisfied with his speech.
Lando is our cuddly companion in the story, but he is not a good quest giver.
The dialogues also contain many references to already happened events in Black Desert itself, as well as to memes in the real world. I just say: “One does not simply walk into the Mountain of Winter”.
The dialogues, cutscenes, and story structure surprise me. Because Black Desert is actually a classic sandbox MMORPG and didn’t care much about quests upon release. They were more of a guide on where to grind next.
But Black Desert has been evolving more and more towards beginner-friendliness and theme park over the past few years. With the expansion, they have really capped it off.
By the way, if you start with a new character in Eternal Winter, you can later catch up on the other story quests from Calpheon, Heidel, and so on.
Many solo contents for players who don’t want to fight for grind spots
Also away from the story, the developers have done a lot to ensure that solo players and newcomers feel comfortable. In two of the new areas, there is an “Easy Mode” that you can enter with 250 AP (Attack Points in Gearscore). You should be able to reach that when playing one of the seasons and collecting all the rewards there. More on that later.
With Erethea’s Limbo, there is also a kind of puzzle dungeon, which, however, was not playable yet on the test server. Community Manager Endlaive revealed to us that the contents of the dungeon are randomly generated and materials for better gear wait as rewards. Additionally, the developers mentioned that this dungeon can be constantly expanded with new contents.
To access it, you need a “Forgotten Witches Token”. You can randomly drop this when killing monsters in the areas. A bit of grind is present here as well.
This is what the entrance area of the puzzle dungeon looks like.
The second solo dungeon revolves around farming monsters. However, in Murrowak’s Labyrinth, only 6 players can be active on the server at the same time. If anyone wants to farm in that area in addition, they have to either wait or switch servers. This is easy to do in Black Desert, as every character can be played on any server.
The special thing about the dungeon is that if all 6 players are active and have defeated many waves of monsters, there is a chance that a spider queen will appear. This will then be fought by exactly those 6 players together and promises better loot.
Black Desert has done a lot with the expansion Eternal Winter to attract new players and fans of MMORPGs that are not so sandbox-like. For this, there is now a story with entertaining dialogues, more solo and instanced content, as well as the Progression Pass for players who want to navigate along a guide.
At its core, Black Desert is still a sandbox game in which you have to grind a lot and can engage in many side activities such as sailing, crafting, trading, and even building entire economic chains through NPCs.
The critical points continue to be the PvP in the open world and the chance of equipment destruction during the upgrade process. Only limited adjustments have been made in these areas, such as more materials in the new pass or the season servers, where at least temporarily there is a PvP ban.
Nevertheless, due to its breathtaking graphics and action combat system, Black Desert remains one of the best offerings in the MMORPG genre.
The new expansion has certainly made me excited about the story and leveling a completely new character. However, I fear that I will exit again after some time, namely when the grind for equipment becomes real work.
Alexander Leitsch
MMORPG expert at MeinMMO
By the way, if you want to craft or just relax, you will find a small settlement in the new area with Eilton, where important NPCs like the bank are located.
The Progression Pass as a guide and important equipment source
Another adjustment is related to the Progression Pass. This has existed since the introduction of the seasons but has now been revised again. Essentially, it is a compendium of quests, tutorials, and achievements that you can achieve with a new character. These tasks include:
The completion of the main quest from various regions
The collecting and leveling of professions
The unlocking of mounts
The completion of game tips, such as how to improve gear, use buff food, or navigate menus
For each completed section, there is an individual reward, as well as a total reward for progress throughout the entire pass. So if you don’t know what to do in Black Desert, you can use this pass as a guide.
This pass contains dozens of tasks and rewards that every player can obtain.
Rewards include items that prevent equipment from being destroyed during upgrades, increase the chance of upgrades, as well as currencies and buff food.
Additionally, there has been a compendium of all quests for some time now, in which you can start the various main stories to follow.
New players and returnees also regularly receive the seasons. There you level a new character on a special server particularly quickly, receive further rewards, and PvP in the open world is disabled on this server.
After a season ends, the character will be transferred to a regular server. These seasons have made Black Desert much more beginner-friendly:
Those who have been playing Black Desert for a while will also have plenty to do in the new expansion. The big new reward is Labreska’s Helmet. This helmet can only be crafted if you already have a Griffon’s or Giant’s Helmet at the PEN level. This is currently the best equipment in the game.
However, you will have to supplement it with new materials from the expansion area to create a completely new helmet that will become the “Best in Slot” item.
If you want to grind less, you can acquire the new artifacts. These are two completely new equipment slots. The artifacts themselves don’t provide bonuses, but you can socket two new Infused Lightstones into each.
There are over 50 different Lightstones, which provide you with various bonuses. This is aimed at enhancing the diversity of builds, emphasized Endlaive.
A glimpse into the two new artifact slots.
The Drakania is the competitor of the Gardia and brings a storm of effects
The Drakania is the 24th class in the MMORPG and impresses mainly with its powerful effects. In essence, every class in Black Desert has a certain degree of a storm of effects, but the newest class really goes wild.
Every attack – even the classic hit with the left mouse button and the accompanying light sword swing – has lightning effects. Some combos are so massive that the Drakania jumps into the air and hurls a storm of lightning at the enemies.
This looks impressive, but also somewhat slow and cumbersome. Already in terms of attack speed, the Drakania reminded me a lot of the Gardia, which received a lot of criticism for being too slow at launch.
Every attack has huge lightning effects.
Endlaive explained to me during the run that the two classes even have another connection. Because the two classes are direct enemies and compete with each other:
The Gardia is the emissary of Labraska, the golden dragon who once protected the Mountains of Eternal Winter.
The Drakania, on the other hand, represents one of the other dragons, which is why the two classes are at odds.
However, anyone who wants to know everything about the Drakania and learn all abilities will have to wait a bit. At launch, she will only be released with her Succession Skills. The Awakening line will take a bit longer because the developers want to take their time with it. More about the class lore will be revealed through the Awakening Quest.
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Black Desert Online: Story Trailer for the new class Drakania
Black Desert is becoming more of a theme park game but remains a sandbox MMORPG with hurdles
Pro
Outstanding character editor
Many freedoms in the game
One of the best combat systems in the genre
Large selection of classes
Funny and graphically beautiful dialogues in the new expansion
The new areas finally bring variety through the snowy mountains
Contra
Complex mechanics and high effort to understand everything
Much grind and equipment that can be destroyed during upgrades
Many long travel paths
Some see the shop as pay-to-win
Black Desert has done a lot with the expansion Eternal Winter to attract new players and fans of MMORPGs that are not so sandbox-like. For this, there is now a story with entertaining dialogues, more solo and instanced content, as well as the Progression Pass for players who want to navigate along a guide.
At its core, Black Desert is still a sandbox game in which you have to grind a lot and can engage in many side activities such as sailing, crafting, trading, and even building entire economic chains through NPCs.
The critical points continue to be the PvP in the open world and the chance of equipment destruction during the upgrade process. Only limited adjustments have been made in these areas, such as more materials in the new pass or the season servers, where at least temporarily there is a PvP ban.
Nevertheless, due to its breathtaking graphics and action combat system, Black Desert remains one of the best offerings in the MMORPG genre.
The new expansion has certainly made me excited about the story and leveling a completely new character. However, I fear that I will exit again after some time, namely when the grind for equipment becomes real work.
Alexander Leitsch
MMORPG expert at MeinMMO
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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.
We are embedding a trailer for the upcoming horror hit here:
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New Steam game launches soon and shows trailer – Looks like a modern Ghostbusters with multiplayer
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.
