CoD Warzone goes crazy on April 1st – Players bounce around like ping pong balls

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Rebirth Island with loadout at start and specialist bonus

What’s different in Resurgence? Things also get crazy on the small map Rebirth Island. However, everything is a bit “sweatier” here. Because every player starts with insane bonuses.

Right after jumping off, a loadout crate drops, and you have the specialist bonus at your disposal.

However, your crates land directly with many other loadout crates, and everyone wants to grab their gear immediately. Absolute chaos right at the start.

The specialist bonus ensures that you have ALL perks available from the very beginning. Whether Ghost, Battle-Hardened, Overkill, or Cold-Blooded – every perk is at your disposal from the start.

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If you want to check out the exaggerated rules, the weapons from CoD MW might be worthwhile on Rebirth Island. The specialist bonus also gives you many weapon perks, and you don’t even need to use an attachment for it:

  • Fragile – Wounded: Health regeneration from enemies starts later
  • More Money: Extra experience points for kills
  • Recon: Shows nameplate from further away (hardly useful in Warzone)
  • Powerful: Hits with the weapon stock stun enemies
  • Full Metal Jacket: More damage on vehicles and more bullet penetration
  • Presence of Mind: Hold breath longer with large scopes
  • Dexterity: Reload 40 – 50 % faster

More about Warzone on MeinMMO:

How long the crazy modes will be in the game is still uncertain. However, you should definitely check it out today and take a closer look at the altered dynamics.

If you need weapon alternatives for your loadouts, check out our list of the best weapons. We also have a special with the best weapons for Rebirth Island.

Call of Duty: Warzone celebrates Fool’s Day on April 1st with crazy rules – no joke. Be sure to check in today if you want to experience the Battle Royale in a completely different way.

What’s going on? On April 1st, you should double-check all new information on the internet three times. Many content creators and even news pages engage in jokes and spread more or less cleverly untruths online.

A great day for jokesters, a tough day for news writers.

Even Call of Duty: Warzone joins in on the fun and brings utterly crazy rules into play with the game modes “Totally Normal BR” and “Totally Normal Rebirth Resurgence”.

Battle Royale without fall damage, but with bouncy players

What’s different in BR? When we read about the changes in the game this morning, we couldn’t believe it at first and jumped straight into a Battle Royale.

Already when jumping out of the airplane, it became clear: something is not right. You couldn’t open the parachute, and it was a quick descent to the ground.

After checking whether the controller was working correctly, we slammed onto the ground without dying. We totally fell for the April Fool’s joke.

Fall damage is completely disabled. Besides the pistol, you also have a rocket launcher at hand.

However, the rocket launcher deals very little damage. You and your enemies bounce around like bouncy balls when hit by the explosion.

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Rebirth Island with loadout at start and specialist bonus

What’s different in Resurgence? Things also get crazy on the small map Rebirth Island. However, everything is a bit “sweatier” here. Because every player starts with insane bonuses.

Right after jumping off, a loadout crate drops, and you have the specialist bonus at your disposal.

However, your crates land directly with many other loadout crates, and everyone wants to grab their gear immediately. Absolute chaos right at the start.

The specialist bonus ensures that you have ALL perks available from the very beginning. Whether Ghost, Battle-Hardened, Overkill, or Cold-Blooded – every perk is at your disposal from the start.

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If you want to check out the exaggerated rules, the weapons from CoD MW might be worthwhile on Rebirth Island. The specialist bonus also gives you many weapon perks, and you don’t even need to use an attachment for it:

  • Fragile – Wounded: Health regeneration from enemies starts later
  • More Money: Extra experience points for kills
  • Recon: Shows nameplate from further away (hardly useful in Warzone)
  • Powerful: Hits with the weapon stock stun enemies
  • Full Metal Jacket: More damage on vehicles and more bullet penetration
  • Presence of Mind: Hold breath longer with large scopes
  • Dexterity: Reload 40 – 50 % faster

More about Warzone on MeinMMO:

How long the crazy modes will be in the game is still uncertain. However, you should definitely check it out today and take a closer look at the altered dynamics.

If you need weapon alternatives for your loadouts, check out our list of the best weapons. We also have a special with the best weapons for Rebirth Island.

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Twitch streamer squeaks at new character in Genshin Impact – „So strong, so unbelievably cool“

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Ayato Kamisato is the latest character in Genshin Impact. There was a lot of hype around the gallant swordsman beforehand, but also many doubts about his strength in the game. Twitch streamer Tectone can’t get enough of Ayato. MeinMMO tells you why.

There was already a lot of hype around Ayato Kamisato, the newest 5-star character in Genshin Impact, even before anyone had seen his face. The anticipation was so high that a short audio clip of his voice drove fans into ecstasy.

When the developers finally showed the hydro swordsman with blue hair fans immediately fell in love. However, after the leaks beforehand, there were fears that Ayato is “style over substance” – meaning he looks good but doesn’t fight strongly.

Twitch streamer Tectone extensively tested Ayato after his release in Patch 2.6 and squeals with excitement.

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Twitch streamer says about Ayato: “I am so happy he lived up to the hype”

The Genshin Impact streamer Tectone tested Ayato at C0, which is the weakest possible form of Ayato. Like all other characters (with one exception), heroes in Genshin Impact become stronger when you acquire them multiple times through the gacha system.

With just one single copy of Ayato, Tectone first tested Ayato’s aesthetics and had – as expected – nothing to complain about. Especially the elemental skill of the swordsman fascinated him.

Ayato draws his sword and within seconds he makes several strikes that are so fast that a transparent “afterimage” of the character can be seen. These animations excite Tectone so much that he can’t close his mouth in awe:

This is unironically and clearly my favorite attack animation in the game, and you can just hold it down.

Watch here in the video how Tectone reacts to Ayato Kamisato:

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But this elemental skill not only looks cool. As Tectone excitedly points out, it also effortlessly takes out enemies.

The punching bag for the Twitch streamer’s tests is the poor samurai Masanori, whom Ayato crushes in mere seconds, especially with team-mates Yun Jin and Fischl.

That’s why Ayato is not just “so strong and so incredibly cool” for the streamer, he is also “one of the better C0 characters I have ever played.”

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In conclusion, the streamer summarizes: “I am so happy. Ayato lived up to my hype. I am excited and this was so damn cool. What do I care about the internal cooldown when I can destroy things so easily without any elemental interactions?”

Have you tried Ayato yet? If so, what do you think of the hydro swordsman? Or are you saving your primogems for another character? Let us know in the comments.

What comes after Ayato is already known. Recently, the developers introduced the next characters for Genshin Impact:

Genshin Impact shows 2 new characters – Are we getting strong supporters?

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Pokémon GO: Today the event ‘April, April 2022’ with Ditto is running – All surprises and content

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Today, April 1st, 2022, there is an April Fools’ event in Pokémon GO featuring Ditto. We from MeinMMO have looked into what this event is about and show you all the contents.

What kind of event is this? Today is April 1st, and of course, Pokémon GO is in the mood for jokes on this day. For this reason, Niantic is sending you into April with a special event today. The first hints about the prank event were already shown by a find from the PokeMiners.

However, all the contents are now officially known. Under the name “April, April 2022: A Ditto Disaster”, everything will revolve around the purple Transform Pokémon. What spawns and shinies await you during the event and what surprises you can look forward to, we’ve summarized for you below (via pokemongolive.com).

When does the event take place? The event has already started today, April 1st, 2022, at 00:00 local time. You have the whole day to take advantage of the event’s special features. It will end tonight at 23:59 local time.

All Event Surprises for the Ditto Disaster

Even though the Ditto event only extends over April 1st, you can look forward to one or two special features. The following surprises await you in “April, April 2022”:

  • The new special research “April, April 2022”, in which Professor Willow is not quite himself
  • New field research tasks where you need to catch Ditto
  • Ditto now hides behind new wild Pokémon
  • Mini-Event: “A Ditto-tastic Surprise”
  • New Ditto stickers at PokéStops, from gifts, and in the shop
This is what the new stickers look like

Mini-Event: A Ditto-tastic Surprise

Tonight, you can look forward to a special mini-event where, of course, Ditto will play a central role. For a period of 3 hours, the following Pokémon will spawn more frequently:

  • Rettan*
  • Nebulak*
  • Natu*
  • Gehweiher
  • Finneon
  • Lithomith*
  • Flauschling

Pokémon that you can also encounter in their shiny form are marked with a star (*).

When does a Ditto-tastic Surprise start? The mini-event runs on April 1st, 2022, from 17:00 to 20:00 local time. So you have plenty of time to snag a Ditto.

Which Pokémon can you find Ditto behind?

On the occasion of today’s Ditto disaster, the Transform Pokémon can now be found hiding behind other wild Pokémon. Starting today, you can experience a surprise after catching the following monsters:

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Knowing which monsters Ditto disguises itself as is important so that you can find it to complete the special research and field research tasks.

Is there a shiny Ditto? Yes, Ditto can also be caught in its shiny form. You recognize it by its blue body. Unlike other Pokémon, the shiny Ditto only reveals itself after being caught. Update: Warning! Due to a bug, shiny Pokémon might escape you!

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Ditto as shiny (left) and in its normal form (right)

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What do you think of today’s Ditto event? Will you try to get a shiny version of the Transform Pokémon today? Or do you find such an event rather boring and would have preferred other Pokémon? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.

In the coming days, a lot is happening in Pokémon GO. We will show you all events in April and which ones are particularly worthwhile.

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WoW: Even after 5 weeks, no one has solved this riddle in Zereth Mortis

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For weeks, players have had the little Pocopoc at their side in World of Warcraft. But no player has been able to uncover a secret from it. Can you do it?

Update 04/06/2022: Blizzard has hotfixed the missing items and they are now available. They actually forgot to implement them into the game after the PTR.

Original story: The Patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft has been live for over 5 weeks now, the World-First race is over, and the Covenant campaign is completed all the way to the last video with Sylvanas. But there is still a secret in Zereth Mortis that nobody has been able to solve – and it has to do with the little Automa Pocopoc.

What riddle is it about? In Zereth Mortis, much revolves around the ciphers of the First Ones and the little Automa Pocopoc, which you unlock relatively early. With the ciphers, you can then buy additional upgrades, which we explained in this guide to the ciphers. Most of them have a clear benefit in combat and exploring the area, but some are purely cosmetic in nature – like “Visial”. This is the last ability in the first column and allows you to make permanent visual changes to Pocopoc at a special console.

The problem: These changes mostly have to be unlocked first. And no one knows how to do that.

Pocopoc Console Cosmetics
Three Pocopoc cosmetics are unlocked – the rest are lost.

Community puzzles: At the beginning, a few visual adjustments for Pocopoc are directly available, namely the first three. For all other items, it says that “the items must be found first.” And that is the problem. There are absolutely no clues as to where these items are to be found, what additional requirements there are, or how they could be obtained.

Even after 5 weeks, no one – not even the very discerning “Secret Finding” community – has discovered any of these items.

Is the riddle unsolvable or just very well hidden?

What could be possible solutions? The community discusses the feature from time to time, and there are several approaches regarding what this feature could be about. The most common theories so far are:

  • Blizzard forgot the feature: The additional Pocopoc adjustments could not be tested on the PTR, and maybe they were never supposed to go live. Thus, the search seems unnecessary.
  • The feature is bugged: Blizzard planned to release the various cosmetics, and they are also in the game data – however, a bug is preventing them from being found.
  • You need the Pocopoc pet: Another theory is that you need Pocopoc as a pet. You can buy it from the Jiro for 500 ciphers. With this pet-Pocopoc, you then travel to specific locations and can only find the corresponding items this way.
  • Time-gating: The feature works as planned because the different cosmetics for Pocopoc can only be found after a certain amount of time has passed.


Especially the last variant seems rather strange, after all, you could already unlock the console for the Pocopoc cosmetics on day 1. Not having been able to find any of these cosmetics for more than 5 weeks would be odd design.

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What does Blizzard say? Some players have already contacted game masters via tickets to find out if the feature is simply bugged. The response of the game master to Reddit user “Mikeygames” was:

The good news is that there is no bug. But as with all other secrets in the game, we are not allowed to say more about it. Like many other elements in the game, it is up to the players to find these things.

At least one game master assures that the feature is working as intended.

Do you have any clues on how to unlock the Pocopoc improvements? Or are you just as puzzled as the rest of the community?

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Pokémon GO: Catching Ditto on April 1st – Where to find Transform Pokémon?

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In Pokémon GO there will be a prank event on April 1st, where you have to catch Transform Pokémon. We will show you where to find Ditto and how to complete the task.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO? Right at midnight on April 1st, the “April Fools” event 2022 started. If you check the map, you will find the Transform Pokémon Ditto in many places. However, not at first glance, because Ditto disguises itself as other Pokémon.

After a catch, an “Oh?” appears when the catch was a disguised Ditto. Then it transforms into its actual form. Here we show you an overview of all the current Ditto forms that the Transform Pokémon can take.

Catching Transform Pokémon – Here’s how

What kind of task is this? The quest “Catch Transform Pokémon” is a new field research that rewards you with an encounter with Ditto.

But even in the new special research for April 1st, you have to catch Transform Pokémon.

How does that work? Ditto is referred to as a Transform Pokémon. In the following overview, we show you the Pokémon behind which Ditto can hide.

  • Rettan
  • Nebulak
  • Natu
  • Gehweiher
  • Finneon
  • Yorkleff
  • Lithomith
  • Flauschling

In the following graphic, we show you how the corresponding Pokémon look in the game. This way, you know which of the monsters you need to focus on.

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The current Ditto forms on April 1st in Pokémon GO

Is there a Shiny Ditto? Yes, since the season of mischief, you can also catch shiny Ditto in Pokémon GO.

What if you find one of the Pokémon in the graphic as Shiny? Can it transform into Ditto? No. If you find a shiny Yorkleff, it cannot transform into Ditto.

However, a normal Yorkleff can transform into Ditto, and if you’re lucky, that Ditto is a Shiny.

Update: Due to a bug, your Shinies could escape you now!

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What do you think about the Ditto event on April 1st? Do you think it’s good that Niantic doesn’t just fool you, but offers the chance for many Ditto, or do you see the event as a big joke and hoped for something better? Share your opinion about the event here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange with other trainers.

In April 2018, Niantic launched a prank event that totally confused all trainers

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Manufacturer shows a contact lens with the power of a PC – What can you do with it?

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The manufacturer Mojo Vision has presented a contact lens. The special thing about it is that it contains plenty of computing power with numerous functions. The company behind it explains that the development is far from finished.

Manufacturers want to improve people’s lives with cool gadgets. After a company presented a mouth headset that a villain could wear, another manufacturer has now introduced an exciting piece of technology.

The company Mojo Vision specializes in research and technology related to the human eye and aims to support it with new technology. They have now presented their “Mojo Lens”.

Contact lens offers extensive hardware with numerous functions

What kind of device is this? At first glance, the tiny piece only looks like a contact lens. However, inside the prototype, there is a lot of hardware features and technologies that are embedded directly into the lens. This controls things like the display, communication with other gadgets, or eye tracking. It contains a chip for power management, a tiny image sensor, and a microprocessor.

This contact lens is not a joke, as the team has been working on such devices for several years. For example, they have teamed up with major sports manufacturers like Adidas to develop such contact lenses specifically for sports and fitness (via cnet.com).

What can you actually do with it? Initially, Mojo Vision wanted to develop a medical device for people with visual impairments. The lens was supposed to help visually impaired people recognize street signs.

However, Mojo Vision has significantly expanded this approach. They are now also designing the contact lens for athletes, who are expected to benefit from it. Instead of constantly having to look at the fitness tracker or other devices, they will have important data or analyses directly in view. This means less distraction and a greater focus on training.

What else could you do with it? However, there could be many other areas where such a lens might be interesting. As stated in their product description, Mojo Vision writes:

Meet the Mojo Lens, an intelligent contact lens with an integrated display that provides you with timely information without disturbing your concentration. The Mojo Lens understands your real context and delivers relevant notifications and responses at eye level.

This is somewhat reminiscent of movies like “Minority Report,” where cameras and stores can identify individuals through an iris scan.

The idea of being able to see important data directly in your eye initially sounds exciting. However, it is still unclear how easy it will be to use such a lens and how straightforward it will ultimately be to read data from it.

The prototype is just the beginning – development is expected to take years

When can you buy the lens? The product itself, Mojo Vision explains, is far from finished, and the gadget needs to be thoroughly evaluated first. This concerns product safety and software development. After all, the devices should ultimately work flawlessly and truly help the user. Therefore, Mojo Vision states that it is still just a prototype and not yet a finished product:

We do not call it a product. We call it a prototype. The next year or so will consist of using what we learned from it because we now know how to build an intelligent contact lens with all elements. Now it’s about optimization. It’s about software development. It’s about developing experiences. It’s about safety testing. We really need to understand how it functions as a product for people with reduced vision, the first customer group we are interested in.

Steve Sinclair, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, via venturebeat.com

Other manufacturers are also developing exciting gadgets and technology to improve people’s lives or help them.

For example, one company presented a device that is supposed to take care of your most important gaming tool, your hand.

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Reviews for Steam game shift from “Very Positive” to “Extremely Negative” – After an announcement

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The Free2Play game “Storybook Brawls” (PC) had reviews of “very positive” on Steam until just a few days ago. People praised the title as “one of the best autobattlers.” However, the mood in the fairytale world changed completely in a short time, as a crypto exchange bought the developers and announced “ethical” plans.

What kind of game is it?

  • Storybook Brawl is an autobattler, which is a form of strategy games where you place characters on a field that then automatically attack opponents. The player has no influence on the actual fight.
  • The player’s task is to select which characters to send into the field and how to develop them further. The most successful autobattler is Teamfight Tactics.
  • In Storybook Brawls, you send figures from the world of fairy tales and legends into battle: vampires, elves, that kind of thing. Storybook Brawls was recently considered a very positively rated game on Steam.
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Completely ruined the Steam rating in 2 weeks

How have the reviews developed?

  • From June 18, 2021, to March 2022, the game received 1,977 reviews in German and English. 82% of those were positive. This corresponds to a rating of “extremely positive”.
  • From March 14 to March 29, the game received 593 reviews, of which only 10% are positive – meaning 90% are negative. This corresponds to a rating of “extremely negative”.

The game received such a slap that the “recent reviews” fell to “extremely negative” and the “All Reviews” are balanced.

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What in God’s name happened? Nothing in the game itself.

But outside the game, a crypto exchange took over the game’s developer and announced plans to make the game the “forerunner” of how to “ethically integrate crypto transactions into a game.”

They assure that it will be “ethical” and “fun for the players,” but the players have already expressed their enormous displeasure before anything has happened.

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This is what “successful” review bombing looks like.

On Steam, there are now reviews like:

  • “Was one of the best autobattlers, but crypto is a scam to take idiots’ money and it’s a shame this game was bought to further this agenda.”
  • “The developer was recently bought by a crypto exchange and they plan to use the game as a test vehicle for their NFT monetization. No thanks.”
  • Even players with 250 hours write: “Can’t continue playing the game and support a game that is moving towards blockchain/NFT.”

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This is what it’s about: NFT/blockchain is a red flag for many users. They see it as pollution or a scam.

Buying a game with the idea to promote it is met with a direct backlash. In the press release, the exchange had still advertised what good reviews “Storybook Brawls” has – now they are facing the backlash within just a few weeks.

NFT/blockchain currently have a serious image problem in gaming. This needs to be solved first before trying to profit from the good reputation of established games with such relatively harsh methods, otherwise, they will quickly drag these games down with their good reputation.

The crypto exchange behind the deal had already invested a lot of money in the LoL team TSM, which seemed to be a better strategy:

The largest LoL team in the world sells its name for $210 million to a crypto exchange – Riot says: No.

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Battlefield 2042 finally shows in detail how 2 of the huge maps are supposed to get better now

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

In a new blog post, the community lead of Battlefield 2042 talks about upcoming changes. After previously announcing what improvements are to be made, this time there is an insight into the details.

This is the state of Battlefield 2042:

  • The first major update of Battlefield 2042 in months received a lot of praise but was still mocked by fans. Previous statements were criticized, and missing improvements were pointed out.
  • The game’s maps remain under criticism for being too large. In early March, it was already stated that Battlefield 2042 wants to improve the maps.
  • The developers now talk in a new blog post about how exactly these improvements are supposed to look. The changes are to be based on the feedback gathered over the past weeks.

How will the maps be improved? What many fans dislike about the maps of Battlefield 2042 since release is their size. To make them more bearable, the key points on the maps will be repositioned.

This is intended to reduce the time it takes to reach them. Specifically, this concerns the maps Kaleidoscope and Renewal. The images show how flags and the like are moved closer together on the maps:

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The new points of Kaleidoscope.
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The new points of Renewal.
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The new cover on Kaleidoscope.
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The new cover on Renewal.
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Unused areas are to become more appealing.

To make traveling on foot safer, there will also be more blockades that break the line of sight. This gives you more cover and prevents you from being sniped from the other side of the map.

At the same time, the paths are to become slightly more visible, enabling you to better estimate where potential enemy fire might come from. Additionally, terrain that is normally not utilized should become more interesting.

Battlefield 2042 promises: We listen to the fans – but updates will take time

What else is changing? Since the developers stated that they cannot simply increase the number of available vehicles, some categories will be changed. This should allow for more transports with larger capacity, thus minimizing travel times. However, this implementation is still being tested.

At the same time, the number of attack vehicles and helicopters will be reduced. In matches with 128 players, you will only encounter 2 enemy tanks and attack helicopters instead of 3 as before. The cooldown will also be increased from 60 to 120 seconds.

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When will the changes arrive? Some of the changes are already planned for the next update, including adjustments to the vehicles. The remaining improvements will still appear during Season 1 in summer 2022.

Further improvements are to be worked on for the upcoming Season 2. Until then, there will also be a new way to provide feedback. However, there is not yet a specific date for either point. And whether the updates will come in time remains open – there is skepticism:

No matter what Battlefield 2042 does now – it’s too late

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A helper in Elden Ring can tame annoying wolves: “Damn, that’s a discovery!”

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The world of Elden Ring is full of secrets that are gradually being uncovered. Players have now discovered another mechanic – and it’s currently exciting the community.

In Elden Ring, you can summon various spirits using Ashes to aid you in combat. All you need is a summoning bell – and the corresponding Ash.

And one of these spirits is currently causing excitement in the community.

Attention: From here on, you will find light spoilers about a side quest in Elden Ring.

Player discovers hidden mechanic with spirit

This is the spirit in question: At the cabin of the slumbering wolf, you meet an NPC named Latenna. We don’t want to go into too much detail to avoid spoilers, but the archer has a very close bond with wolves, especially with her deceased wolf companion.

During the quest, you receive Latenna’s spirit Ash, who willingly joins you. You can now summon her in battles.

What makes this special: Latenna actually has the ability to remain in place and attack enemies from a distance.

But Reddit user neoPie shows in a post that this is not always the case:

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In a fight at the Caria manor, Latenna suddenly jumps up, dodges an enemy wolf attack, and begins attacking enemies with it.

By riding the giant wolf, Latenna becomes mobile and significantly intervenes in the fight – while still being subjected to some wolf attacks on the player.

In the end, Latenna is defeated along with her mount. However, the clip has sparked a lot of discussion on the Elden Ring subreddit.

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This is how the community reacts: As of now, the post has received over 28,000 upvotes and more than 1,600 comments, getting a lot of attention.

The mechanic surprises some players, who are now considering what else could be discovered:

  • “This is amazing, I wonder how many other secrets like this are in the game,” a user writes (via reddit).
  • “I exclusively used her in my last playthrough (she is amazing and has helped me secure some crucial victories), and I had no idea she could do that. Her coolness factor just went up a few more levels,” writes user Fatal-plus (via reddit).
  • “Damn, that’s quite a discovery,” is the current top comment (via reddit).

However, some players also emphasize that wolves of this size are only very limited in Elden Ring. Thus, this ability doesn’t bring an advantage everywhere – there are harsher examples, like the Mimic Tear.

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Nonetheless, some players are now hoping to find more interactions like this. And it wouldn’t be surprising: After all, players continuously uncover secrets in the gigantic world of Elden Ring.

Like when a player hit a door countless times to find a secret path behind it.

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Fans warn: A wrong click can cost you up to 8 hours of progress in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is the latest installment in the popular Borderlands franchise and comes with many innovations. Shortly after release, however, some players encounter an unpleasant bug that resets many hours of gameplay. Allegedly, all platforms are affected, including PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

What kind of bug is it? It concerns a problem with cloud saving. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands apparently saves progress in both a cloud and on the local console or PC.

If the two save points no longer match, a conflict occurs along with a message. When starting the game, you will then be asked whether you want to load the cloud save or the local one.

If you choose the wrong save file here, it is possible that all of your progress from the last session has been deleted. Gaming expert Paul Tassi from Forbes states that he fell from level 22 back to level 16.

The well-known Destiny streamer Gothalion mentions on Twitter that he lost 8 hours of progress. He didn’t receive any prompt asking which save file he wanted to take. His progress was simply reset.

Where does the bug come from? The ShiFT servers had major problems at the release of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and still seem to be overloaded. Through these servers run, among other things, the crossplay of Wonderlands as well as the connection to your account.

If there are connection problems, it may happen that no proper cloud saving is performed. Only the local backup file is then current, although issues can also arise here.

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Cloud issue likely affects PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

Who is affected? According to Tassi and numerous complaints on social media and Reddit, all versions of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands are affected. The problem apparently does not only lie with Epic (PC), but originates from the publisher’s side.

However, the reports are relatively rare. There do not seem to be too many affected individuals, or the rollback is so minor that it goes unnoticed. However, if you have the issue, it can end up being quite frustrating.

A larger problem is that some players are not asked at all. MeinMMO reader projectneo, for example, reports a rollback of 8 hours without the option to select a save file.

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How can I protect myself? If you are asked which save file you want to use, do not necessarily choose the newer one, but rather the local file. This should normally have saved the progress correctly. However, there is no guarantee!

You can also disable cloud backups in the settings, such as in the Epic Games Launcher. This should at least help prevent the issue. If your progress has already been lost, there is likely little you can do.

Tassi also advises to quit Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands more frequently to save manually more often outside of the automatic saving. Whether that helps, we have yet to verify. It seems that we will have to wait until the developers fix the issue.

There are currently also issues in the game’s coop mode. The multiplayer aspect of the Borderlands series is actually one of the most praised features, but Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands seems to have overlooked something here:

The splitscreen mode actually has a significant fun blocker

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Lost Ark disappoints its fans with new update – “Wow, this is useless”

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 4 minutes

The weekly update of Lost Ark took place on March 31 and drew greater attention on reddit. This isn’t because the patch provided a lot, but rather because of what it doesn’t deliver. We at MeinMMO summarize the discussion.

What did the Lost Ark update bring? The weekly update in the new MMORPG brought comparatively few contents and had a lot of downtime. However, the players of Lost Ark are rather annoyed by what the update did not bring.

The update essentially included the following points:

  • Due to a bug, players did not start as intended in ranked PvP at Silver rank, but at Bronze. This bug has now been fixed, and all players who have already played the mode received 250 MMR as a gift.
  • Additionally, a bug in the chat window was fixed that allowed for the execution of HTML code in the chat.
  • For the weekly combat item gifts, players can now choose which chest they receive, and are no longer dependent on luck.

You can find the complete patch notes for the update in the patch overview of the update.

Only a few hours after the update, the server had to be taken down again due to a bug. This pushed the already dismal mood on reddit to the limit.

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Daylight saving time annoys in Lost Ark

Why are fans disappointed? Many are not necessarily complaining about the content of the update itself, but rather about what is missing in the update. The changes in PvP and the chat bug are received well, but it seems that for the majority, this is not enough.

The ability to choose the weekly chest is met with much more approval, but the negative topics from fans overshadow this significantly. Particularly in focus is the still missing roadmap, which is not expected this week either, as a developer confirmed in the forum.

Moreover, people continue to be annoyed by the various inconveniences that the time shift in the game brought. In Lost Ark, many events still have wrong time indications and the incorrect clock in the game also causes frustration among players. Amazon stated in the patch announcement that they are aware of the bug and are working on a fix, but the weekly update does not address it.

This leads to many annoyed comments in the forums and on reddit, with one player even saying in a thread about the update: “Wow, this is worthless.”

This reddit meme receives much support from the community:

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The problem with the roadmap

What has happened here? Shortly after Lost Ark accidentally released a roadmap and later said that it was incorrect, a discussion started in the community that has yet to find an end. 

It primarily revolves around the fact that Lost Ark has provided new content too quickly for many users, which leads fans to feel pressured and even forced to invest real money.

The incorrect roadmap also mentioned that they wanted to release a lot more content within the next two months that required a high gear score. Amazon then retracted this roadmap and wanted to present a new one that better aligns with the progress of the players.

This update caused a stir on reddit:

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No roadmap again this week: While the servers were down during the update, an employee from Lost Ark confirmed in the forum that no roadmap would be released this week either. This upset fans of the MMORPG, who were already not completely satisfied with the patched content.

However, some fans are also turning the spotlight on themselves and noting that they are part of the reason why there is currently no new roadmap. In a thread on reddit, the user Taelonius writes:

Amazon does not want to release a roadmap for the same reason that you want one. They wish for flexibility and want to release their content when it suits them best, without having to listen to fixed dates of a roadmap.

Personally, I find this very understandable, because any form of a roadmap would currently turn into a shitstorm that could potentially rip a hole in the space-time continuum. 

It was a mistake for them to mention a roadmap at all, from which they now cannot escape, and I think we should all chill out. I would be happy if they completely scrapped the roadmap.

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This statement, while met with discomfort by many fans, also receives a lot of support.

Are the expectations too high?

What is the problem with the time zone? So far, Amazon and Smilegate have reacted extremely quickly to existing issues in the game. That a seemingly simple problem, like the incorrect time in the game, has persisted for so long is therefore met with great incomprehension.

A confirmation that the developers are already working on the problem is not enough for many. They wish to have the bug that has existed since Sunday removed from the game now. 

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However, many are overlooking that Amazon is also reacting very quickly to the chat bug. So when you look closer, the update primarily stirs unrest due to what it is not.

Because actually no one has any objections to the changes of the patch itself. Nevertheless, the mood on reddit remains rather subdued at present. There are many discussions about content that is not present and few discussions about topics that are actually already in the game.

It is a somewhat strange atmosphere that currently surrounds Lost Ark.

Additionally, there are many memes like this. A lot of them:

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What do you think about the update? Can you relate to the community’s frustration or do you think too much is being expected from the Lost Ark team? Do you find a roadmap for the MMORPG to be sensible? Feel free to tell us your opinions in the comments here at MeinMMO. We are already looking forward to your thoughts.

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Pokémon GO: Date for GO Fest 2022 announced – Also live on site again

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

The date for the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 is now officially set. Additionally, there will be live events taking place in individual cities. You can find all the information here.

When does the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 take place? The Pokémon GO Fest 2022 takes place on Saturday, June 4, 2022, and Sunday, June 5, 2022.

This date is again a global event in which all players can participate. It is expected that it will again be necessary to purchase a ticket for this – however, official information has not yet been provided.

Similarly unknown is what content the GO Fest 2022 will bring.

Live events on-site: After the global event, there will be three additional GO Fest dates taking place in 3 individual cities. These are:

  • Berlin, Germany: Friday, July 1, 2022, to Sunday, July 3, 2022
  • Seattle, USA: Friday, July 22, 2022, to Sunday, July 24, 2022:
  • Sapporo, Japan: Friday, August 5, 2022, to Sunday, August 7, 2022

There will also be a live event in Germany again. Whether it will be exactly the same event as the global version or whether there will be content differences is currently not known.

Additionally, there will be a concluding event on August 27.

What is the Pokémon GO Fest?

What the GO Fest is about: The Pokémon GO Fest is every year the biggest event in Pokémon GO. There is always something interesting on this weekend:

Pokemon GO Fest 2021
The GO Fest 2021 had a music theme and brought Meloetta

Moreover, there have been exciting spawns like appearing Unown, increased spawn rates, and much more. Some of the GO Fest bonuses could also always be obtained without a ticket.

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Back to the live event: With the announcement of the 3 live events, an old system is also returning. The last GO Fests were held as live events on-site in 2019 – after that, it was no longer possible due to the pandemic.

Subsequently, the global events were introduced, which recently defined the GO Fest. This component will remain this year as well.

Recently, Pokémon GO has also taken another direction that corresponds to the earlier game: Community Days are being shortened back to 3 hours. This was not particularly well received in the community.

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Lost Ark brings update today with changes to gifts and bug fixes – All patch notes

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 3 minutes

In Lost Ark the weekly update is scheduled for March 31. Although it is slightly smaller this week than last time, it again brings improvements in Quality-of-Life. We at MeinMMO will tell you everything you need to know.

Update 5:01 PM: Sooner than expected, the servers are back online after the hotfix restart at 4:30 PM and hopefully, they will remain online. We wish you good loot!

What’s in the update? This week, the weekly update of Lost Ark is a bit smaller than it was in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the patch brings some quality-of-life improvements and many bug fixes that bothered the players.

However, one of the currently most annoying bugs in the game will not be fixed with the update, namely the incorrect time. Since the time change on Sunday, most times and timers in the MMORPG have been completely messed up.

In the weekly update, Amazon states that they are aware of it and the team is working on it, but it cannot be fixed in the patch on March 31 yet. What has been fixed, however, is the following:

  • A bug has been fixed where players started in the Bronze ranked PvP area instead of in the Silver area as intended. Players who have already started the season will receive a boost of 250 MMR as compensation.
  • Also, a chat bug has been fixed that recently caused a lot of attention and little love.
  • With the weekly combat item gifts, chance no longer counts. Here you now get to choose which chest you want and no longer have to rely on your luck.

With the update, Amazon is primarily responding quickly to the bug in the chat, where players discovered that they can execute some lines of HTML code through the in-game chat. This bug has only appeared in the game a few days ago.

How long was the maintenance? The servers were shut down today at 9:00 AM German time and were expected to be offline for 5 hours. Surprisingly, the servers were already back online and ready after about 2.5 hours.

Additionally, we can currently assume that a small patch will follow the update again. The download should not be too large this time.

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Update on March 31 – The Patch Notes

  • Fixes the bug where players could start in the Bronze rank rather than the Silver rank (1500 MMR) in the competitive arena. For players who have already started their season in the competitive arena, a positive adjustment to their MMR will be made. The increase of 250 points will close the gap for those who started their season with 1250 MMR instead of the updated 1500 MMR. Players who are just starting their season will automatically start at 1500.
  • Fixes the bug where the OT timer does not show during PvP matches.
  • Fixes the issue where chat text was inappropriately altered or displayed outside the chat box.
  • Additionally, the [Weekly] combat item bundle will be improved so that players can now choose their desired combat item chests themselves instead of just receiving a random reward.
  • Please note that the team is aware that the server time in European countries observing Daylight Saving Time is displayed incorrectly.

What do you think of the update? Do you find the improvements meaningful? Have you noticed the bug in the chat yet? Has it bothered you so far that you couldn’t choose your rewards? Feel free to let us know your opinion in the comments here at MeinMMO. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Pokémon GO: How often can you trade? We tell you

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 4 minutes

In Pokémon GO, trainers have not only the opportunity to catch Pokémon, but can also trade them. How often you can do that and how trading works at all, we will show you here on MeinMMO.

What kind of function is that? Pokémon GO offers its players a variety of options. In addition to catching Pokémon or battles, another one is trading with friends. This gives you the chance to get a monster that is still missing from your collection.

How often you can trade with your friends, how much it costs, and how it works in general, we have summarized for you below.

The limit on trading

Trading in Pokémon GO is appreciated by many players, but it is not unlimited. Each trainer has up to 100 trade actions available daily. It doesn’t matter whether you perform these with a single friend or spread across several people. Once you reach the limit, that’s it for the day, and you will receive a corresponding message.

Additionally, Pokémon GO distinguishes between a “normal” trade and a special trade. A special trade includes special Pokémon, such as legendary, mythical, and shinies, as well as monsters that at least one of the trading partners has not yet registered in their PokéDex.

These trade actions are associated with special costs and are limited to one special trade per day.

What you should know about trading

Can all Pokémon be traded? No, mysterious Pokémon are an exception. These can only be traded occasionally, like Meltan and Darkrai. And you cannot trade Shadow Pokémon either.

How much does a trade cost? To perform a trade, you need to spend a certain amount of Stardust. The costs of the respective trade action depend on your friendship level and the type of trade. Depending on this, you will pay between 100 and 1,000,000 Stardust.

You can find the exact Stardust costs for a trade in our associated guide:

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How does trading work?

To be able to trade, you must first observe a few things before it can even begin:

  • You must be friends with the other trainer. 
  • You must have reached at least the first friendship level. 
  • For trading, your distance to each other must be a maximum of 100 meters, so a meeting is required.

Once you have fulfilled these criteria, you can get started. Click on your friends list to trade and select the profile of the friend you want to trade with. There you will see the button “Trade” in the bottom right corner. Click on it both.

After that, the trading screen will open, and you can select your desired Pokémon from your Pokémon bag. Pokémon that you cannot trade are greyed out and listed at the bottom of your list.

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This is how you can trade in Pokémon GO

Now you will see in the trading screen at the bottom left your monster that you want to send to your friend and at the top right, the Pokémon of the other trainer. Next to it, you will see the costs you have to pay for the trade. As soon as you both have confirmed your trade, it will be executed.

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What should you consider when trading?

Values of the Pokémon: When trading, the values of the respective Pokémon change. Especially if the other trainer has a lower level, the monster can also become worse. However, with a bit of luck, you may also receive a really strong specimen. So it’s a matter of chance, which is why you should never give away a 100 %-Pokémon.

Utilize high friendship level: When trading with other trainers, it is recommended to have a higher friendship level. As best friends, you will pay the least Stardust cost. Furthermore, at this level you have the chance for a Lucky Friend status and thus for a strong Pokémon from the Lucky Trade.

Lucky trade & lucky Pokémon: If you trade Pokémon regularly, you might get a lucky Pokémon with a bit of luck. This has a guaranteed strength of at least 80 %, so 2 stars. Additionally, they cost you less Stardust when powered up.

You can recognize these monsters by their golden shiny background. If you are lucky friends with a best friend, you will get a guaranteed lucky trade. In this case, the trading screen is already colored gold. We have summarized for you in a separate article how high your chances are for a lucky trade without lucky friend status.

Distance of the Pokémon: If you trade Pokémon that you caught in different locations, it can give you a special candy bonus. You will receive the following candies when trading:

Distance of PokémonCandies
less than 10 km1 candy
10 km to 100 km2 candies
more than 100 km3 candies and
1 XL candy*

(*) If you are trainer level 40 or higher, you will receive a guaranteed XL candy at a distance of over 100 kilometers. With a bit of luck, you might also get an XL candy as a reward when trading less than 100 kilometers.

By the way: I trade 100 Pokémon daily and explain to you why it can also be worthwhile for you.

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Pokémon GO: Special Research „April, April 2022” – All Rewards

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the special research “April, April 2022” is known with all tasks and rewards. We show you what is included and what gifts you will receive.

What is known? In Pokémon GO there will be an event on April 1st that unlocks a special research for you. Trainers from New Zealand have already compiled all quests and tasks. In the overview, we show you what to expect.

When does it start? The research will be available to you starting April 1st at midnight.

Research: April, April 2022 1/3

TaskReward
Catch 10 Pokémon25 Poké Balls
Catch 5 Pokémon of
Normal type		5 Potions
Land 5 great throws5 Nanab Berries

Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and redeem your rewards, you will also receive an additional 1,000 Stardust, 15 Ditto candies and 5 Razz Berries.

Research: April, April 2022 2/3

TaskReward
Catch 10 Pokémon15 Ultra Balls
Catch 3 of the
Transform Pokémon		5 Max Potions
Send 10 Pokémon5 Razz Berries

Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and redeem your rewards, you will also receive an additional 1,500 experience points, 15 Ditto candies and 1 Silver Razz Berry.

Among the Transform Pokémon is Ditto.

Research: April, April 2022 3/3

TaskReward
Already completed10 Ultra Balls
Already completed5 Max Potions
Already completed3,500 XP

Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and redeem your rewards, you will also receive an additional 3,000 Stardust, 15 Ditto candies and an encounter with Ditto.

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Even before the start of the event, data miners found hints that Ditto will become an important Pokémon for this year’s April 1st event. Also pay attention to the texts that Professor Willow speaks with you during the research. It’s very entertaining, as the Professor himself doesn’t even know what is real and what could be a Ditto.

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Indie developer breaks down live in tears as his game gets funded

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As fans support his game, this developer breaks down in tears – and calls his mother right away.

Life as an indie developer in the gaming industry is not always easy. Instead of having a steady employer, one is often on their own, like in the case of Marcus Clarke, who wants to fulfill his dream with the game “Overmorrow”. When his game is funded through Kickstarter during a live stream, he breaks down in tears – and first calls his mother.

Who is it about? The developer Marcus Clarke, who is better known online as “PixelManta,” has been working in game development for over a decade. He has contributed to titles such as Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Sonic and All-Star Racing Transformed, and several Warhammer video games. Some time ago, however, he distanced himself from other companies to create something of his own as an indie developer.

His first goal is the game “Overmorrow,” which he wanted to finance through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.

What happened next? As with many Kickstarter projects, the beginning was a bit sluggish. However, when Marcus Clarke decided to host a live stream, his viewers pointed out that he should take a look at his Kickstarter campaign. Suddenly, more or less, £11,500 of the targeted £15,000 was already funded.

Clarke is visibly excited and can hardly believe his luck – but the community keeps going. During the stream, more and more supporters appear, and within minutes the amount climbs to the targeted goal and beyond.

Overwhelmed with joy, Clarke starts to cry and becomes very emotional – so much so that he even feels sick and has to drink a glass of water first.

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What kind of game is Overmorrow? Like many indie games, Overmorrow tries to take a different approach. It is a highly stylized game where all details are represented by triangles – the whole world consists only of these shapes.

The crux of the game is the time limit of 30 in-game days. Players have this much time to uncover all the secrets of the island and complete many puzzles to experience the ending. If they fail to do so, the game save will be automatically deleted after the 30 in-game days.

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However, real time pressure does not arise, as a single day can last as long as you want. You will only be limited in your actions per day. You can manipulate the island through magic, such as making plants grow or directing firestorms. If your magic is used up for one day, you must sleep until the next day if you want to make more changes.

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There are no battles by the way. The game proceeds without such conflicts and is intended to be a “calm exploration game” that also confronts players with fears and worries – such as the nagging question of whether the few remaining days have been well utilized to progress as far as possible.

There is still no fixed release date for Overmorrow, but the game is expected to be released on PC in 2022, and – if the stretch goal is reached – a port for the Switch is likely to be on the way.

If you are interested in the game, you can still participate in the Kickstarter campaign now.

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LoL introduces new system ‘Challenges’ – Here’s what the challenges are about and what rewards are available

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

League of Legends introduces a new progress system with Season 12. The Challenges provide different tasks and bring you various achievements and rewards. There is even a ranking system. We from MeinMMO explain everything important to you.

Update: This article was originally published in November 2021 and was last updated on March 31, 2022.

What are the Challenges?

The Challenges are a new progress system that you can open via a new tab in the LoL client. There you will find various challenges that you can master and earn rewards from.

How do you unlock the Challenges?

Currently, the Challenges are only available on the PBE, but they are expected to be implemented in the game for Season 12. Then every player will have free access to the Challenges.

What rewards are there?

The challenges offer several rewards. Through the challenges, you can earn success points and climb a ranking. The more challenges you complete, the higher your rank. The scale goes from Iron to Challenger.

Your rank in the Challenges is displayed on the loading screen and in the friends list.

Additionally, there are new titles that you can earn.

When do the Challenges come to the game?

The release is planned for Patch 12.9 in May 2022.

LoL Challenges
This is what the Challenges currently look like.

6 Main Categories and over 300 Challenges

What do the Challenges look like exactly? At the start, there will be 6 categories where you can find Challenges.

  • Creativity: Here you need to make innovative plays and play different modes
  • Expertise: This is about defeating enemies
  • Teamwork & Strategy: Cooperation is especially important here
  • Veteran Status: Here you need to win with different items or different champions
  • Collection: Here you need to collect many champions, summoner icons, and co.
  • Legacy: Here there will be special achievements that are time-limited

Within these categories, there are over 300 challenges that you can complete.

These include getting Pentakills, having more CS than all other players, claiming dragon souls, or winning games without dying. The selection is huge.

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How are the rewards displayed on the loading screen? In the future, the loading screens will have three pages:

  • Page 1 – Game Information: Champion/Skin, Ranking Frame, First Strike Frame, Summoner Name, Title & Icon, Summoner Spell, Runes, and Honors
  • Page 2 – Champion Information: Champion Mastery and Eternals
  • Page 3 – Player Information: Rank, Challenge Crystal, Challenge Tokens

You can check how exactly the 3 pages look in this screenshot:

LoL Season 12 loading screen
This is what the new loading screen looks like, with 3 pages – The champions, the mastery (second player from the top left) and the new challenges (second player from the bottom left).

What do you think of the new challenges? Are they a reason for you to play even more and perhaps even aim for such achievements? Or do you find all the progress systems exaggerated by now?

With Season 10 in 2020, the Eternals system was introduced in the game. It is still active. We have summarized everything important here:

LoL introduces a major new progress system “Eternals” – Here’s what you need to know

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The MMORPG New World received the largest update since release in March – Here is what is included

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

The largest update so far for the MMORPG New World was released last night. After a bug initially delayed the release, it became available at 11:00 PM. The servers went offline, and two hours later the new content was playable. MeinMMO shows you what is included in “Heart of Madness”.

What content does the update provide? With “Heart of Madness”, the MMORPG New World continues the main story of the game. You are hunting the antagonist Isabella on her way to Shattered Mountain and face her in the new dungeon “Heart of the Stormwind” in a final showdown.

Additionally, “Heart of Madness” includes the new weapon Thunder Rifle. Besides the dangerous dungeon and the exciting weapon, new world results and NPCs can also be found in the open world of New World.

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New World presents the largest update since release in the trailer – with new dungeon

The new dungeon – “Heart of the Stormwind”

What we know about the new dungeon: The new dungeon is called “Heart of the Stormwind”. In the expedition of the new dungeon, you pursue the Stormwind into a corrupted version of reality and traverse the twisted capital of Duskheim.

Who is the new dungeon for? In addition to the recommended gear score of at least 550 to 570 by the developers, level 60 is required for “Heart of the Stormwind”. The dungeon is designed for five players.

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The Thunder Rifle: Explosive attacks or lead bullets

How does the new weapon work? The Thunder Rifle is a one-handed ranged weapon with high damage at close to medium range. You can choose between two playstyles. You determine this through the talent tree.

Since the Thunder Rifle scales with the stats “Strength” and “Intelligence”, it can be used by both melee fighters and mages. The choice between the two talent trees of the Thunder Rifle consists of the options “Containment” and “Chaos”.

  • The “Containment” prioritizes fights at short distances and focuses on shooting opponents from nearby positions with lead.
  • The “Chaos” talent tree is designed to maintain distance from opponents and create large explosive area-of-effect attacks.
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New encounters, the Loot Collector, and Stinky the Hunter

What else is new? Heart of Madness offers many new features that affect gameplay in the open world. MeinMMO summarizes some of the most exciting new content:

  • Panorama Wall Paintings: You can now receive panorama paintings for your houses. To do this, you need to interact with easels. Two of these easels can be found per area. If you lose your paintings, you can revisit the easel 24 hours later.
  • The Loot Collector Oracle Bone appears with different levels all over the map. When you encounter it, you have 45 seconds to kill it before it flees. If you succeed, you will always receive a named weapon. If you have already reached level 60, you will additionally receive Obsidian Gypsum and in areas above level 60 even 500 Shadow Fragments.
  • Stinky the Hunter can be found during the day in the swamps and can drop three named items for level 30 players (Stinky’s Keepsake, Stinky’s Precision Shooter, and Stinky’s Axe).
  • The Forgotten Yetis are located in the frozen desert of “Deep Gorge” and drop standard elite rewards of level 45.
  • New random encounters can be found in “Weaver’s Moor” and at the “Unstable Coast”.

You can find the complete patch notes on the “New World” page.

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There was a lot of back and forth about the release of New World. Initially, it was supposed to be delayed by just one day, then it was postponed indefinitely, and finally, the update was released last night.

Have you been able to play it despite the late hour of the release? And what are your first impressions of the new content like the dungeon and the Thunder Rifle?

After the second delay, there was great confusion about the release date, MeinMMO summarized some of the community reactions.

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LoL: What does OTP mean and who does it apply to?

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The abbreviation OTP is often heard in streams for League of Legends (LoL) and is also read in the game’s chat. But what does it actually mean? We show you the explanation of what is behind the “One Trick Pony” in LoL.

This is what the term means: When you hear the term “OTP” in connection with LoL or similar games, it usually refers to a “One Trick Pony.” That is a player who mainly plays the same character and does not try out other champions.

In the community, such players often spark heated discussions. Find out here why it is good to be a One Trick Pony and what disadvantages it brings.

The Advantages of One Trick Ponies in League of Legends

This is what they do well: As an OTP, you specialize in one champion and play, with rare exceptions, only that one. The advantage is that you learn and master your champion very well. If you repeatedly play Yasuo, you have to face various opponents and can try out these matchups and learn from them.

If you then play your One Trick Pony after hundreds of matches, the chance is high that you are superior in direct duels against an opposing player.

If your One Trick Champion is also strong on the current patch, you contribute an important part to winning the match. Ideally, you know all the tricks and mechanics of your hero and understand how to play against the various counters and possibly even win against them, even though the counters may seem superior on paper.

What it can look like when players win hard as “OTP,” you can see in the following video by LibraLoL. Incredible kills are shown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UA_4lqqwz4

The Disadvantages of One Trick Ponies

This is what they do poorly: Players usually put everything on one card. If their champion is banned in a match, they either have to switch to another champion or leave the lobby. The disadvantage is that other players then have to wait for a new lobby.

If the OTPs switch to another character, it often means that they do not master that champion at all. This depends a lot on the ELO in which the OTPs play. In the lower ranks, players do not think much about alternative heroes and “take what is there.”

In case of doubt, OTPs have no experience with other champions and thus find themselves significantly behind the opponent in direct duels on the lane.

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What do you think of One Trick Ponies in LoL? Do you think it’s good for players to focus on one champion and master it well, or are the disadvantages too great because they do not engage deeply with other champions?

Let us know your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other players.

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Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands distributes powerful weapons that no one can currently use

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

The search for powerful loot is one of the most important things in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. It’s unfortunate if it’s so powerful that no one can use it.

Just like in the Borderlands main series, the countless weapons that can be collected throughout the game are one of the main components of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.

Accordingly, players are always on the hunt for powerful, effect-laden, and preferably legendary weapons that can melt enemy bosses in seconds. However, they must also be at a high level – so that they can keep up in the endgame.

For the characters that can be created in Wonderlands, the current level cap is 40. This means that players can only use weapons that are at most level 40.

It’s unfortunate if suddenly players find weapons that exceed this limit. But that’s exactly the case right now.

Players find weapons above the level cap: “I want to cry”

This is the problem: In the Wonderlands subreddit, players are currently sharing items that are already beyond level 40. For example, user “MrCheedaCheese” found a cool shield named “Maced Wardu of Healing” with the text “He’s too dangerous to be left alive”.

Star Wars fans will have recognized the reference to Mace Windu immediately.

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The bitter part is, however, that the shield dropped at level 41. Therefore, it is not equippable: “Isn’t the cap 40? I feel cheated. I want to cry,” writes MrCheedaCheese in the corresponding post.

This item, however, is currently not an isolated case. Another user, for example, shows a powerful SMG at level 43 (via reddit), while another user snatched a shotgun at level 41 (via reddit).

Here too, logically, the weapons cannot be used.

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What’s going on? So far, there have been no official developer statements on whether this is a bug and if a fix is in the works. It’s possible that the weapons will remain unusable for the time being.

However, in previous Borderlands titles, level increases have often been provided, for instance, through a DLC or an update. It’s possible that this will also happen this time and that, for example, during the release of the first season pass, a level increase will occur.

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At least then one could use the weapons found now. It would be better if only weapons within the current level cap were found – then one wouldn’t have to be frustrated about finding a powerful weapon. As soon as there is news on this, we will keep you updated.

Unfortunately, this is not the only loot-related issue that can be found in Wonderlands. For example, there are problems with the loot menu in split-screen.

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