For GTA Online, there is a new “GTA+” membership available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. You can subscribe for €6 a month and unlock strong content. We will show you what this is.
This is the subscription: On March 25, the team at Rockstar Games introduced the new subscription membership “GTA+” for GTA Online. This is the first subscription model available for the 9-year-old game.
For €6 a month, players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S can secure the subscription and unlock new content every month. We will show you the details here.
GTA+ in March/April with Money, Cars, and Property Gifts
When will it be available? Starting March 29, you can purchase the GTA+ subscription in the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. You can cancel the subscription at any time. Rockstar Games announces each month which content will be included.
What’s included? Every month, with the membership, you will receive 500,000 GTA Dollars in your Maze Bank account. You can also secure properties and unlock gameplay updates. The subscription will be completed with discounts exclusive to members, GTA Dollars, and RP bonuses, and other content.
These contents are available from March 29 to April 27 with GTA+:
500,000 GTA Dollars in the Maze Bank account
Car: Principe Deveste Eight with an upgrade from Hao’s Special Works – The upgrade is available exclusively before it becomes available to all players (even without a subscription). Additionally, the designs “Orange HSW-Trip” and “HSW-CMYK-Glitch”
You can acquire the La Mesa auto shop for free via Maze Bank Forclosures
The membership fee for the LS Car Meet is waived. You will receive a credit of 50,000 GTA Dollars
What do you think about the option to play GTA Online with a subscription model? Do you like that you can unlock special content, and are you willing to accept this offer, or are you bothered that certain content is unlocked even before the “normal players” get access?
Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with the community.
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On March 24, a major update was released for Lost Ark. It not only brought a new event to the game but also a lot of gifts. These are currently helping players so much that they are just celebrating the update. We, at MeinMMO, summarize the details.
What is the current situation in Lost Ark? The latest patch for Lost Ark actually brought hardly any fundamental changes and yet the entire community is celebrating it. Because in addition to free skins and a new event, there are tons of gifts addressing a major issue of the MMORPG.
One of the biggest topics in the community was the so-called dead zone when upgrading gear. This issue really exploded when the Argos raid came to our western version, bringing a requirement of 1,370 Gearscore.
Many players complained that Free2Play fans could hardly reach this Gearscore in such a short time, and thus the game could become somewhat Pay2Win. Since players can buy upgrade materials for real money, many fans believe that Argos can only be accessed by spending real cash.
The reason for this is the “dead zone” between Gearscore 1,340 and 1,370. Here, you cannot farm new gear but must continue to upgrade old items with low chances. However, often the required materials are lacking because they are often tied to daily and weekly tasks.
5 reasons why the MMORPG is successful despite ongoing Pay2Win accusations can be found here in the video:
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The 5 Reasons for the Incredible Success of Lost Ark
The patch addresses almost all issues
What does the patch bring? Unlike what was announced last week, the new patch for Lost Ark does not only bring free skins. Instead, Amazon decided to give away a whole bunch of free upgrade materials. For many, this was even enough to escape the annoying dead zone.
“The only thing missing now is a roadmap – and that has been announced”
What do the fans say? Currently, reddit is full of positive comments about the Lost Ark update. Whether players show each other that they’ve finally cracked Gearscore 1,370 or pose with their new skins. The mood among fans is good at the moment, and the new event is contributing to this.
But it wouldn’t be an MMORPG community if a few people didn’t have something to complain about. The main complaint is still the missing roadmap. After a roadmap accidentally landed on the internet and we confirmed it was incorrect, there was a long silence.
Then Amazon announced it would work on a new roadmap for the MMORPG together with Smilegate, keeping better track of fan progress. This new roadmap is supposed to be released “soon,” but is still yet to materialize. This is almost the only point that players currently have to complain about.
The mood is still great: On reddit a thread is currently discussing the new update. Although the community is celebrating it, we still want to give you a brief overview of the mood:
Dysleixclol writes: “The sheer amount of materials injected into the game today is incredible. I guess I won’t have any silver left tomorrow.” [Upgrading costs silver in addition to materials, but silver was never the problem.]
JustJamesanity writes: “I almost don’t care about the free stuff and events; the measures against bots are a massive step forward. It makes me so happy, it feels like I’m on opium.”
Even RyZum is happy: “New ways to get upgrade materials, easy casual raids, PvP coins, and the Grand Prix. Plus so many materials given away. That definitely makes my life easier.”
Strawhat-Dude sums it up: “It’s going to be a great day. Awesome update!”
What do you personally think about the update in Lost Ark? Do you think it was as good as the general opinion states, or are you more negative about it? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
5 new Hearthstone cards will drive you to despair. They are really strong and bring fresh wind into Blizzard’s card game.
The next expansion for Hearthstone was announced a few days ago. The add-on named “Journey to the Sunken City” brings as usual a whopping 135 new cards and heralds the Hearthstone year 2022. Gradually, the developers are releasing various new cards via different content creators – and some of them will drive you up the wall again.
Pirate decks are going to be really nasty and can even steal the key cards from your deck. We show which cool, new, and also really nasty cards have been revealed.
Pirate Captain steals cards from your hand
Pirate Admiral Sharkfin is a new, legendary minion for Rogues. She is a pirate, has solid stats of 8 / 8 and costs 8 mana. Her battle cry states: “Plunder the enemy if you have summoned 8 other pirates in this game!”
This “plundering” occurs in the form of 3 different options from which you can choose:
Take their supplies! – You take 5 cards from your opponent’s deck.
Take their gold! – You take 2 cards from your opponent’s hand.
Take their ship! – You gain control over the enemy minion with the highest attack.
With this, Pirate Admiral Sharkfin can deal quite a bit of damage to the opponent and steal many of the enemy’s key cards. Anyone playing against Rogues should henceforth expect that they will simply pinch your most important cards.
Queen Azshara brings her relics
Another highlight for everyone who enjoys playing spell decks is Queen Azshara. The leader of the Naga is a Hearthstone 5/5 minion for 5 mana and belongs to the tribe of the Naga. Her battle cry states: “Choose an ancient relic if you have cast 3 spells while holding this card.”
There are a total of 4 relics to choose from, all of which are pretty powerful and can almost single-handedly decide the game. The relics are:
Tide Ring: A spell. After you cast a spell, this card becomes a copy of it that costs 1 mana.
Xal’atath: A weapon for 2 mana with 0 / 5 and the effect: After you cast a spell, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero and reduce durability by 1.
Horn of the Ancients: A spell for 3 mana. Adds a random Colossal minion to your hand. It costs 1 mana.
Golganneth’s Tide Stone: A spell for 1 mana. Shuffle 5 random spells into your deck. Set their costs to 1 mana. Draw 2 cards.
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With her low costs, Azshara can already influence the game very early, so that her relics can unfold their effect in the mid to late game.
Warriors rely on plenty of randomness
Warriors receive a pretty powerful spell in their arsenal, but it comes with a high randomness factor. “The Fires of Zin-Azshari” is a spell for 2 mana that replaces all minions in your own deck with minions that cost at least 5 mana or more. The costs of these minions are then reduced to 5 mana.
In plain language, this means that the warrior ends up with a deck full of strong to very strong minions, without them necessarily fitting well together. However, the spell is likely to be particularly popular with penny pinchers who want to try out many cards without spending much money on Hearthstone. Because you can be sure that the deck plays differently each time after you shuffle your minions with this spell.
Shaman spells become jack-of-all-trades
Over the past year, spell shamans have gained popularity. This trend will likely only increase with the new add-on. The elemental “Azshara’s Radiance” brings many combined benefits. It is an elemental for 3 mana and has solid stats of 3 / 4.
However, its three effects are really strong and all active at once:
Fire spell damage +2.
Your nature spells cost 1 mana less.
You gain 3 armor after you have cast a frost spell.
Azshara’s Radiance can thus be perfectly combined with almost all spells from the shaman’s repertoire. Whether the shaman needs armor, wants to deal more damage, or wants to save a few mana crystals, Azshara’s Radiance provides all of that at once.
Priests receive a legendary minion that costs 0 mana
Anyone who thought that priests are already far too mana efficient will be covering their hands in front of their faces at the sight of Naga Priestess Valishj. The legendary naga minion has stats of only 1 / 1 and costs 0, but has a strong effect. As a battle cry, she refreshes the player’s mana crystals – one crystal for each spell played in that turn.
Since priests have many spells with low costs and can further reduce their costs, it is quite possible that the priest will play several dozen cards’ worth in a single turn.
Whether Valishj can stand out against all the other cards remains to be seen. But in one of the upcoming expansions, there will surely be a use for her when players create exciting decks with her.
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When will it be playable? The new cards will be playable with the release of the expansion “Journey to the Sunken City” and can then also be drawn from card packs or crafted with arcane dust. The release is scheduled for April 12, 2022 – in about 3 weeks.
Once all cards are known, we will, as usual, list them all on MeinMMO so that you can prepare for them.
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A reliable leaker of Genshin Impact has revealed which heroes will be featured alongside Venti and Ayato Kamisato in the banners. He also reported on the upcoming weapon banners. MeinMMO shows you the leaks.
Which character banners are coming? It was officially announced that in Patch 2.6 of Genshin Impact the 5-star heroes Ayato Kamisato and Venti will return to the game. However, the 4-star heroes were not known until now.
Leaker Blank has predominantly reported correctly about upcoming content in the game in the past. According to him, these 4-star characters will be included in the banners of Ayato and Venti:
Yun Jin – Wields a spear as a weapon and is of the Geo element.
Saccharose – Wields a catalyst as a weapon and is of the Anemo element.
Xiangling – Wields a spear as a weapon and is of the Pyro element.
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Which weapon banner is supposed to appear? In line with Ayato and Venti, their 5-star signature weapons are likely to come to the gacha banner: the bow Last Breath and the sword Haran Geppaku Futsu (via reddit).
Additionally, these 4-star weapons are to be included in the banner:
Bow: Rusty Bow
Sword: Flute
Catalyst: Land Streak Notes
Spear: Dragon’s Bane
Claymore: Sacrificial Greatsword
When do the banners come? The banners will be available as soon as Patch 2.6 is released. That will be on March 30, around 4 to 5 AM our time.
Why are the characters useful? While both Saccharose and Xiangling are useful in many teams and are often taken to the end-game dungeon, Yun Jin has not been in the game long and fulfills more of a niche role.
Venti is considered one of the best characters in the game, and the new Hydro hero Ayato Kamisato is already highly praised by fans. Some say he will be just as useful as the 4-star Hydro user Xingqiu.
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Genshin Impact: 12 powerful characters that will improve any team
What makes Venti so useful?
With his special ability, Venti can draw enemy masses into a vortex, which both regularly confuses and damages them.
Additionally, he can reliably generate elemental energy particles with his elemental skill to recharge his or other characters’ special abilities.
Equipped with the artifact set “Green Shadow,” Venti reduces enemies’ resistance to elemental attacks based on the element that has been swirled.
What makes Saccharose so useful?
Saccharose can pull enemies together with her special ability and keep them close, while other characters can deal damage to multiple enemies more easily.
She provides a damage boost to other team members with her talents and constellations.
Equipped with the artifact set “Green Shadow,” she reduces enemies’ resistance to elemental attacks based on the element that has been swirled.
Saccharose can wield the catalyst “Of the Feats of the Dragonslayers,” which increases the attack of the switched character by at least 24%.
What makes Xiangling so useful?
Xiangling is primarily used for her special ability. Her Fire Wheel remains on the field and circles around the active character, even when she is switched out. It deals high damage.
The Fire Wheel can capture buffs that typically apply only within a certain radius or field. If you stand in a buff field when triggering the Fire Wheel, it takes the buff and retains it even if you leave the field. This allows for strong combos with characters like Bennett, Saccharose, or Kazuha.
What makes Yun Jin so useful?
Yun Jin fulfills a niche role in certain teams: she buffs the normal attacks of other team members with her special ability. The higher Yun Jin’s defense, the greater the buff for the group.
Her elemental skill can also deal significant damage if used perfectly. When triggered at the right moment, Yun Jin executes a counter that deals the maximum possible damage to enemies.
Since Yun Jin has only been available in Genshin Impact since Patch 2.4, many players have not yet unlocked all her constellations. It may be worth pulling for more Yun Jins as her constellations further enhance her abilities.
All three characters are therefore worth pulling and can actively support your team.
What about you? Will you pull on Ayato’s or Venti’s banner? What do you think of the upcoming gacha banners in Genshin Impact? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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In a blog post, Fractured Online is looking for voluntary moderators and “Game Masters”. Players are expected to take on the role. There, they plan and organize events for the players, but they will not be paid for it anymore.
What exactly are the developers looking for? Fractured Online is an open-world MMORPG set to be released in 2022. In a blog post, the operators now announce that moderators and “Game Masters” are being sought for the game.
Players are intended for the role of moderator and “Game Master” who will then act as a link between the community and the staff. They are not permanent employees and must adhere to the rules just like other players.
This is essentially a kind of “intermediary” role. Players should intervene in disputes or conflicts. As “Game Masters”, they also have limited rights such as muting or banning other players.
Fractured Online explicitly seeks voluntary, unpaid personnel to take on the mentioned positions. For them, this is meant to be a stepping stone into the gaming industry. This is unusual because traditional “Game Masters” usually received payment for the work performed.
Update March 26: The article has been adjusted after publication. The original version stated that “Game Masters” used to perform the work of a formerly paid position. This is not correct and was removed. Additionally, the headline was adjusted based on community feedback, which we agreed with and softened a bit.
Have Game Masters been paid before? Here it is worth taking a look at former Blizzard “Game Master” Marcus Winterscheid. In an interview with MeinMMO, he spoke about the positives of working as a “Game Master” and reported on mostly open-ended contracts.
Furthermore, he told us that the “Game Master” is designed as a permanent employee. This is not the case with Fractured Online.
As a demon, your focus in Fractured Online is on PvP
The “bridge between the community and staff”
What is the workload for players? The responsibilities of a moderator and “Game Master” include, among other things:
Planning and organizing events for the players.
Answering questions about the game and technical issues.
Mediation between different parties in case of disputes and harassment.
Passing player feedback to the community managers
Reporting bugs and exploits
These positions are thus the first point of contact for support inquiries within the forums. There is plenty of room for significant workload, although it is not a full-time position.
The page does not disclose how much time exactly needs to be spent on work. It states in the description of the “ideal moderator and Game Master” that they spend “a good part of their time” helping their community.
How does the blog post describe the work? In the blog post from Fractured Online, the emphasis is on the voluntary nature of the work. It additionally highlights that moderators and “Game Masters” are regular players.
The blog post further states that moderators and “Game Masters” are bound by the terms of use and are liable for the time they are not active for Gamigo. It gives the impression that Gamigo consciously draws a dividing line between actual employees and the moderators as well as “Game Masters”.
We asked publisher Gamigo for a statement on the matter. As of now, a response is still pending and will be added to the article as soon as it is available.
Working in the gaming industry would surely be a dream for many players. Voluntary moderation is also not a concept that is entirely new. Many multiplayer games have similar roles.
For example, FFXIV has a mentoring system, where these players have a purely advisory function. They cannot ban anyone or send feedback directly to community managers.
Would you work unpaid to get into the gaming industry?
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Diablo 2: Resurrected receives numerous innovations with Patch 2.4 and the new Ladder. This includes new rune words as well as new recipes for the Horadric Cube. What these are and what they bring, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
What kind of patch is this? With the update, the Ladder will finally start, where you can compete with special Ladder characters in the leaderboards. There are also numerous buffs for the various classes and builds.
In addition to seven new rune words, there are also four new recipes for the Horadric Cube. We will show you what these recipes are and what you can craft with them.
New Horadric Recipes in Patch 2.4
What exactly is the Horadric Cube and what is it used for? Once you have this item in your possession, it remains permanently in your inventory and accompanies you on your journeys. You can use it to store additional items in your inventory and craft items.
Where can you find it? You will receive the Horadric Cube after completing Act 2. Once you have it, there are also several other quests that you can complete.
With the cube, you can create various categories of items. Whether potions, gems, runes, or magical items – with the right ingredients, you can craft all sorts of useful things.
Here are the four new recipes from the Ladder of Patch 2.4:
Required Items
Result
1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Set Item
Exceptional version of the set item
1 Lum Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Exceptional Set Item
Elite version of the set item
1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Set Armor
Exceptional version of the set armor
1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Exceptional Set Armor
How can I participate? First, you need to install your own client for the PTR server, as they run through Battle.net. There, you search for Diablo 2 and in the dropdown above the “Play” button, select the option: “Diablo II: Resurrected PTR”.
Many know the PS5 for its extremely short loading times. Now the first game has shown how short loading times can be on the gaming PC. This will surely please all of you who are frustrated by long loading times.
But on the computer, you initially don’t have any direct advantage from this technical progress of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. But that is supposed to change now, as some developers have shown in their latest game. Here, the loading times are somewhere between 2 and 4 seconds.
First game uses new technology of next-gen consoles on PC
What kind of game is it? Forspoken is a fantasy action role-playing game by Luminos Productions and is set to be released on October 11, 2022, for PC and PS5. The developers recently explained that their game supports Microsoft’s Direct Storage API (via videocardz.com). And it is this API that ensures the game loads significantly faster. You can watch the official video from the developers here:
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What technology is involved? It’s about “Direct Storage.” This is a special technology where certain tasks are handled by the graphics card instead of the processor.
The graphics card compresses and decompresses the data from the mass storage and can use the data directly without the need for the processor. This can significantly reduce loading times by limiting certain interfaces or CPU usage. The Xbox Series X is already using this technology, and Microsoft demonstrated how fast games can load on the Xbox Series X compared to the Xbox One.
Specifically: Your games load significantly faster – both at startup and in cutscenes and similar, as these can be calculated (rendered) much faster. Moreover, the processor will not be as heavily burdened.
Forspoken shows the potential of Direct Storage
What is exactly the advantage? The speed of the SSD in data transfer is influenced by the CPU. This also means that if your CPU is not fast enough, your performance will be limited. In technical jargon, this is called a “Bottleneck”.
The advantage of Direct Storage is that even if you have a slow processor (CPU), the CPU no longer limits the performance of your SSD. In “Forspoken,” the difference or improvement in loading times compared to without “Direct Storage” is between 15 and 30% (via Theverge.com). In numbers, we are talking about 0.5 to 0.7 seconds.
This also shows how much potential there still is in “Direct Storage” and how PC games could benefit from it.
Who can use the technology? Theoretically, DirectStorage can be used by any user, as Microsoft has integrated the technology into DirectX. Microsoft even stated that you can also use the best gaming feature with Windows 10 and that Direct Storage will not only be available for Windows 11.
However, for you to actually use it, game developers also need to implement the technology in their games. Microsoft even wrote in a detailed blog post:
As a game developer, you only need to implement DirectStorage once in your engine, and all applicable advantages will be automatically applied and scaled accordingly for the players.
While Direct Storage will also be available on Windows 10, you can only use some features with Windows 11. In addition to the new Start menu and many design adjustments, there are also new things that especially gamers can look forward to.
Fans of the Diablo series can look forward to the coming days, as Blizzard announces new details about Diablo 4. Additionally, Community Manager hints at new player tests.
When will there be news? The next developer update for Diablo IV is already on the horizon. These “Quarterly Updates” are expected to be released each quarter, and it was indeed time in the last week of March.
There are also teasers from the Community Manager that we are slowly reaching a point where testing is more important. We will show you the new information here in overview.
Next Quarterly Update for Diablo 4 brings art and videos
This is known: On Twitter, Community Manager Adam “PezRadar” Fletcher announced on March 22 that the new Quarterly Update will be released next week. So in the time from March 28 to April 3. The tweet states:
“I am looking forward to the blog post about the Quarterly Update of Diablo IV next week. The team delves into the environmental graphics. […]” They want to focus the update on the artistic aspects of D4. Additionally, there will be “a lot of eye candy and videos for you to watch.”
When will the tests come? On reddit, the announcement of the quarterly update was discussed, and there PezRadar also spoke up again. In the comments, he suggests that they are preparing for player tests:
We usually have some system updates in various blogs, but I also think we are reaching a point where it becomes harder to understand these things, and therefore harder to gather valuable feedback based on what people interpret.
We will continue to publish updates in these blogs, and they will constantly evolve until the release, but it may be better for people to experience and play them in tests to gather such feedback.
There will be plenty of time for that once we enter the testing phase. I am definitely looking forward to it 🙂
By stating that we are now reaching a point where tests with the players would be better, he raises hope in the community for soon-to-be playtests. Unfortunately, there is still no scheduled date for this, and it is unclear whether part of the next blog update will focus on the tests.
The community is now eagerly waiting for what new information Blizzard will share with the players in the next update. How beautifully dark the world and gameplay look now, and whether there will be new details about testing phases.
To reach item level 1,415 in Lost Ark, you need numerous materials. A user on reddit presents a simple trick to save costs and effort.
The user civocivocivo shows in a post on reddit an infographic on how to achieve item level 1,415 as cheaply as possible. The starting point is item level 1,370, which is the later Tier 3 area of the game.
Players are happy about the tip since they can finally progress. However, they need to overcome the so-called Dead Zone from 1,340 to 1,370 first. This only works with many materials because players must upgrade their gear and cannot farm new gear. This caused a lot of discussion in the forums and on reddit. With item level 1,415, thanks to the trick, you can reach it much faster – and especially cheaper.
How does the trick work? It uses the 1,370 gear, where you would normally improve everything to +15 to reach the desired item level. The weapon, chest piece, and pants cost the most materials, so civocivocivo only upgrades the chest piece and pants to +8 and the weapon to +11. Instead, he upgrades the cheapest part of the gear (helmet, gloves, shoes) to +17.
How much do I save? With this trick, you save over 20,000 destruction crystals, 5,000 guardian crystals, 500 honor leap stones, and almost 60,000 honor fragments. You also use less fusion material, silver, and gold. It’s worth it. Just for the 500 honor leap stones, you would need 20 days.
And what if the upgrade fails? The advantage is that the upgrade chance for expensive items is still nearly 100%, as it steadily declines after +7. Up to +6, it works 100%, but after that, the chance of success decreases by a few percentage points with each upgrade.
The calculations in the infographic assume that no item fails during the upgrading process. Therefore, the materials you lose if the upgrade doesn’t succeed are not taken into account. However, you avoid the most expensive failures if you apply the trick.
Community Reactions
Some users responded to the post and presented their own calculations for the upgrades.
jinyu1993 says: “This method only works well if Valtan is already in the game. Currently, activities end at 1400 when you use the method; there’s nothing yet for which you need a higher gear score. 17/17/13/12/12/11 is better.”
Note: Valtan is the next Legion Raid, but there is no release date yet.
archefayte asks: “What about gear transfer later? Will it be doable later if you need +15 for transferring?”
Many users are also asking for a similar trick to bypass Tier 1 and 2 as well as the early Tier 3. Unfortunately, there is currently (yet) none.
What do you think about the infographic? Will you do it the same way, or will you continue to upgrade everything to +15? What item level is your main character currently at, have you reached Tier 3 yet? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
PlayStation Plus “gives” you games every month as part of the paid subscription. Sony only reveals the new games for PS4 and PS5 shortly before the release. MeinMMO shows you the schedule and possible candidates for PS Plus April 2022.
Original message: What does the schedule look like? For PS Plus, there is a fixed date for the unlocking of the free games – the first Tuesday of the new month. All other information remains unclear beforehand:
PS Plus: Games available from Tuesday, April 5
Typically around 12 p.m.
Possible announcement: Wednesday, March 30
Announcement of the games often happens around 5:30 p.m.
The times and the date of the announcement are based on experience and may still change. The only certainty is actually the unlocking date on April 5.
In the following paragraphs, we would like to mention possible titles and inform about the contents of a subscription to PS Plus. You can secure the games from March until the new games are online:
Which games could come in April? Currently, there are no leaks for PS Plus in April 2022. However, we have looked around in the community, checked rumors, and list a few possible titles for you.
However, please keep in mind that this is not reliable information, but purely speculation and rumors that are circulating on the internet:
Cuphead for PS4 – Run&Gun action game focused on boss battles
The incredibly difficult action game can be experienced in co-op and shows no mercy. It is the most persistent rumor in the community.
Marvel’s Avengers for PS5 – Superhero MMO with popularity problems
The title promised a lot, but did not perform well at release. However, the game is a service game and is still being developed. A good way to generate more interest would be through PS Plus.
MLB: The Show 22 for PS4/PS5 – AAA-level baseball simulation
An earlier installment of MLB: The Show was once available with PS Plus, and the release of the latest game in the series coincides exactly with the PS Plus day. A possible hint at a free entry.
Everybody’s Golf for PS4 – Cute golf game with multiplayer
The title is also available in the Xbox Game Pass and there are currently speculations that the golf game is also a candidate for PS Plus.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure – PlayStation-exclusive 3D platformer
Sony’s own games often end up on PS Plus, and the release of the title was over 1.5 years ago. The platformer with co-op also counts as a candidate being considered.
As soon as we have new information or leaks appear, you will find more about it on MeinMMO.
A game that you can certainly get for the PS5 is GTA Online. The next-gen version came out in March and you currently get the action game for free with PS Plus:
What does PS Plus bring? Most multiplayer games can only be played online with friends if you have an active membership with PS Plus.
In addition, there are the monthly games and other “free” extras like skins, discounts, or bonus packages for selected games. You also have a selection of Sony games available.
Make sure to check the PS Store from time to time and check the PS Plus section so you don’t miss any bonuses for games that you find interesting.
The Twitch streamer shroud is currently very active in Lost Ark and is now also fighting the tough bosses. In the video, he kills one of them, but is deprived of his loot at the last second, by the MMORPG itself. We at MeinMMO explain the situation.
Who is shroud? shroud is a former professional player of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the successful team Cloud9. For some time now, he has been streaming on Twitch and playing other games such as Escape from Tarkov, New World, and Lost Ark.
Currently, shroud has almost 10 million followers on Twitch and 11,865 average viewers. He is thus one of the biggest streamers on the platform and regularly attracts attention.
What happened to him? Just before the server downtime of Lost Ark on March 24, shroud was still playing one of the tricky Abyssal Dungeons. These are among the most challenging content in Lost Ark and can only be completed 6 times per week per character, as they also provide extremely good loot.
However, shroud was cheated out of that very loot by the game itself when the servers went into maintenance mode. Just a few seconds before the boss would have been defeated. This is doubly frustrating because, although he did not receive the loot, the run counts as a “try.” Shroud cannot kill that exact boss again this week.
When he realizes what just happened, shroud looks very desperate. He keeps muttering “No, if only my ult had hit, nooo.” Then he breaks into desperate laughter and makes light of his own misfortune.
“Well, I tried” he says at the end, although he still appears visibly annoyed. You can see the clip here:
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How does his chat react? The users in his chat have a sort of premonition, as the server maintenance was planned and announced. Even before shroud gets kicked from the game himself, some of his viewers write that the servers are now down.
Subsequently, many of them utilize the meme “Press F to pay respects” initiated by Call of Duty and spam F in the chat. The shooter fans express something like, “My condolences, buddy, but it is funny after all.”
Afterward, his viewers join in on shroud’s desperate laughter, and the chat is full of comments like “HAHAH” and “lol.” However, some are also upset with him, writing comments like “You were so close!”
You did it to yourself: Some of his fans also enjoy his misfortune as he knew about the server maintenance and still went into the dungeon. One writes “You did it to yourself” while laughing. Even shroud himself takes it rather easy in the end, even though the missing loot obviously leaves a bitter taste.
Has something like this ever happened to you, and do you sympathize with the streamer? Or do you find the situation rather funny and also think that shroud is responsible for the missing loot? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments here on MeinMMO; we look forward to hearing from you.
The famous German streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris is known for his openness on Twitch. He has no problem farting into his microphone or talking about intimate topics. In a stream, MontanaBlack cleverly demonstrates how to bypass Twitch’s guidelines while still discussing sensitive subjects: One uses car analogies.
What experiences does MontanaBlack have with Twitch bans?
His longest ban lasted 33 days, after he chased women in Malta with grunting noises and observed another lady from a balcony with his camera.
What do Twitch’s guidelines say? The platform does not allow overly revealing outfits or any explicit sexual content in streams. Sexual content already includes re-enactments or obvious activities related to sex.
Twitch has now broadly formulated its guidelines regarding such topics and has created a list that contains examples that illustrate the exact prohibitions. It is prohibited to:
disseminate sexually explicit content
focus the camera on breasts, the genital area or the butt
simulate sexual acts or sexual stimulation
provide detailed descriptions of sexual acts
Previously, MontanaBlack had explicitly violated these rules with his insinuations in a stream. With the words “parking” and “backing up,” MontanaBlack now described his wild experiences in a way that allowed him to avoid a ban by Twitch.
Speaking of bans, another Twitch streamer did not take her ban very well:
As her daughter wishes for a cosplay wedding, the famous Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis is set to appear as a character from World of Warcraft. However, in a talk show, she pretends to be unaware of her character, and the costume might become an issue. Find out all about the story here on MeinMMO!
Who is it about? The renowned Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis (known among other things from Halloween and True Lies) recently appeared on the US late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live. There, she also talked about her youngest daughter Ruby’s upcoming wedding. She and her fiancée wish for a “cosplay wedding.”
Ruby and Cynthia will marry in our garden in May, and I will perform the ceremony. It is a cosplay wedding. That means you wear a costume. You dress up as something.
Each guest would be assigned a role. According to reports, Jamie Lee Curtis is set to appear as the character Jaina Proudmoore from World of Warcraft.
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How did she portray her role? However, in the show, the actress pretended that she had no idea what her daughter and future daughter-in-law had planned for her:
Ruby and Cynthia picked out my costume. Her name is Jaina Proudmoore. She is from…? Does anyone here know where she comes from? It’s a game? I don’t know, it’s a game. She is an admiral there.
Apparently, the actress seems to have no idea who she is portraying and doesn’t even know the name of the associated game.
However, that seems more like a cheeky deception and a trollish joke. Because Jamie Lee Curtis has appeared in cosplay several times before. This includes a undead cosplay in 2015 at BlizzCon and in 2016 she attended the premiere of the Warcraft film as a green orc shaman.
So it’s extremely unlikely that she doesn’t know what World of Warcraft is. Also, knowing Jaina’s title as Lord Admiral of Kul Tiras suggests that she knows exactly who she is supposed to portray.
These are the problems with the costume: So it seems unlikely that Jamie Lee Curtis would embarrass herself at the wedding and not know who or what she represents.
Another problem is more obvious. Since Jamie Lee Curtis does not want or cannot make the costume herself, she ordered it from a seamstress on the internet platform Etsy.
This person lives and works in Russia, and therefore it could become problematic to receive the costume in time for the wedding in May due to the current trade sanctions.
Another hint at Jamie Lee Curtis’s gaming affinity is her role in the upcoming Borderlands film. There she is set to play the role of the eccentric and cynical scientist Dr. Tannis.
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Groups in Lost Ark are useful for many game contents. But how can you leave them? We at MeinMMO will show you how to do that.
A multiplayer game like Lost Ark is much more fun in a group. For newcomers, it is also advisable to be in a group with experienced players.
A group consists of at least two and a maximum of four players, including you. It is displayed on the left side of the screen.
How do I leave a group? To leave a group, press Ctrl and right-click on your name in the group list on the left side of the screen. There you can choose “Leave group”.
If there are only two members in the group and you leave, you will dissolve it.
If you are the group leader and leave the group, another member will automatically be made leader. You can also select a specific person to make them the group leader. This is also done by Ctrl+Right-Click+Player Name.
Alternatively, you can type /leave or /leaveparty in the chat to exit the group.
How do I create a group? To add a player to the group, you need to hold down the Ctrl key and right-click on the character. Now you can send a group invitation. The player will receive an invitation in the lower right that they must confirm.
If you have already added someone as a friend, you can also right-click on that person in your friends list to invite them to the group.
Alternatively, you can also type /invite [character name] in the chat to invite someone.
Do you prefer to play in a group in Lost Ark, or do you prefer to play alone? Do you prefer to create groups with friends and chat on Discord, or are random players also acceptable to you? Have you completed raids or dungeons in a group? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
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The Community Day events in Pokémon GO will only be active for 3 hours starting in April. Niantic stated that players wanted this change. The Game Director explained the decision in more detail on Twitter, and the community isn’t quite buying the reasons.
This raised many questions in the community, which is why Michael Steranka addressed it again on Twitter and revealed more details about the decision
Players say they simply can’t believe the reasoning
We show you here what new statements there are from the developers and what discussions this leads to.
What led to the shorter C-Days?
What you need to know: Before the COVID-19 bonuses, Community Days in Pokémon GO already lasted only 3 hours. At the beginning of the pandemic, the event time was doubled. Players who started with Pokémon GO in the last 2 years do not know it differently.
These are the new details: After the interview with Michael Steranka was published, he explained, “One of the reasons that prompted us to reassess the format of Community Day was the requests from trainers to revert to three hours” and “less than 5% of players participate in a Community Day for longer than 3 hours”, trainers wanted more information on this. On Twitter, user JreSeawolf, who is well known in the community of TheSilphroad, speaks to Niantic and directly to Steranka as the voice of the community.
JreSeawolf thoroughly addresses all the mentioned concerns and states, among other things, that the “5%” data is being misinterpreted. “The 5% are probably the players who only want to play for 3 hours” (via Twitter.com). He asks the Pokémon GO team to reconsider this decision.
In response, Michael Steranka explains in several tweets:
Hey @JreSeawolf – thanks for the day and for the honest feedback on this article. There were a few things I mentioned in this interview that unfortunately did not make it into the final story, but I’m happy to share them here to provide full context:
One of the reasons that prompted us to rethink the format of Community Day was the request of the trainers to shorten it to 3 hours. After we received this feedback, we looked at our data and found that less than 5 percent of players participated in Community Days for longer than 3 hours.
This number drops to less than 2 percent for sessions of 4 hours or more. Furthermore, we were shocked when we compared the 6-hour Community Days with the 3-hour Community Day Classic and found the participations to be almost identical.
It became clear that while it is less convenient, if announced in time, trainers can plan for the 3-hour Community Days and participate just as often as with the 6-hour ones.
We really want to make this event as good as possible, and we are very much looking forward to creating a more focused experience where trainers can meet in the real world while still earning the same amount of rewards in half the time.
This is a test to see how things develop, but we hope that trainers will agree that these changes are for the best when they participate in the upcoming Community Day in April.
Also, I would love to meet up with you for a drink and chat a bit! But until then, I would like to have a call with you to discuss more about it if you’d like. Send me a DM if you’re interested.
“You don’t open up a fast food restaurant for only 20 minutes a day”
This is the problem for trainers: The reasoning behind the shortening of Community Day does not sit well with trainers. They cannot get past the logic.
In a reddit thread discussing Steranka’s recent tweets, user mason240 writes: “I think I need to state the obvious first. I don’t buy this and it makes no sense at all.” He refers to the statement that trainers supposedly requested the shorter Community Days. “Let’s say you always played the Community Days from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Why would it bother you if they run for 6 hours?”
Moreover, trainers keep in mind that the Community Day in April is currently just a test, along with the special circumstances of the test.
Past Community Days featured Sandan, Hoppspross, and Seemops. Pokémon that have been available in the game for a long time
The Community Day in April features Velursi, a brand new Pokémon that will debut at the event. Furthermore, evolving it requires 400 candies, which means many Pokémon need to be caught
Now trainers believe that these special circumstances will distort the test results and that the release of the new Pokémon will artificially inflate participation.
“This is a poorly designed test (that might even be intentional). Velursi is already a far more desirable CD candidate than the previous ones and a perfect FOMO machine [FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out]. The introduction of a brand new Pokémon family (for CDs for the very first time) – requiring 400 candies to evolve – will already lead many players to play the full 3 hours, even though they usually wouldn’t, in order to develop one or more Kosturso. A better test would be to play a 3-hour CD with a similar candidate as a basis, such as Kleinstein or Sleima,” writes Teban 54 on reddit.
User milo4206 shows with two brilliant examples why Niantic’s reasoning is so incomprehensible.
Example 1: Gym owner: “We found that only 5% of our members spend longer than an hour working out. Therefore, we will now open the gym for only one hour per day.”
Example 2: Fast food chain owner: “We found that only 5% of our customers spend longer than 20 minutes in the store, so we will only open our dining area for 20 minutes a day.”
What do you think about the changes to Community Days? Do you think it’s good to compress the event into a few hours so that you have the chance to meet more trainers, or do you think that the 6 hours for the event were appropriate? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments how you feel about the changes, and choose in our survey here in the article which format you prefer.
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Fortnite has conjured up some crazy vehicles from the curtains. This time, however, players can even drive the Battle Bus and annihilate their enemies with it. We will show you how strong they are and where you can find them.
What are Battle Buses? When you play Fortnite for the first time, a friendly bus driver will chauffeur you across the map in his flying bus. This bus is called the Battle Bus and has been consistently used since Chapter 1 to transport players across the map.
For many fans of the BR shooter, the bus is considered a trademark of Fortnite. And now, as the Seven and IO are at war, players can support the construction of armored buses with their gold. With these, they can drive across the map and blast their enemies with heavy artillery.
A fundraising campaign has ended, and the bus can now be picked up by any player, which is why we show you how strong it is and whether it can stand up to a tank.
Bus versus Tank – Who wins?
How strong is the armored bus? Reddit user leoisdoggo has posted a fight between the bus and a tank. This shows you just how strong the bus really is:
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As the driver, he drives through Tilted Towers to assess the situation. On the guns on the roof, his teammate is sitting. Both already spot a tank through audio visualization and immediately take aim.
User leoisdoggo uses a boost and rams the tank with full force. The tank remains unfazed and lands a huge shot on the bus. This explodes from the shot, and the bus can no longer be used.
Compared to the tank, the armored Battle Bus is a degraded form of a more mobile tank, with fewer health points but more speed.
The bus does well for ambushing enemies in open fields but poorly at taking damage. If building is reactivated, the bus will be able to hold its own better than the tank.
What can the bus do? The bus offers more space for passengers than regular vehicles. It can score with the following features:
Space for seven players including the driver
Equipped with a ramming mechanism
Two guns installed on the roof – cause more damage to vehicles
Gun above the driver fires slow projectiles, but of large caliber
Gun at the end of the bus fires fast projectiles of small caliber
Can even get a speed boost at the cost of high fuel consumption
Where can you find the bus? The first known bus is located in Sanctuary, in the Seven’s territory. More specimens will only appear in the further camps of the Seven when the necessary donation amount has been reached.
You can recognize the locations by the blue-marked spots on your map. These boundaries mark the territories of the respective factions.
What do you think of the modified buses? Do you find them better than tanks or do you prefer a strong tank? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Twitch has permanently banned the streamer Steven “Destiny” Bonnell II (33), as he reports. Destiny began his career in 2011 on Twitch as a streamer for StarCraft 2. Later, he became known as a prominent figure who often clashed with radical views. Destiny believes he was banned for his statement that transgender women should not compete against cis women in sports.
Who is Destiny?
Destiny began his career on Twitch in 2011. He left a job as a carpet cleaner to play StarCraft 2 on Twitch. Even back then, he was known for his rude and rough manner. He did not shy away from confrontation.
From 2016 onwards, Destiny increasingly became a streamer on Twitch who dealt with political and social issues. In 2020, he lost his partnership with Twitch when he said he would welcome it if “rednecks shot down idiotic protesters because they think they can burn down buildings.” This was interpreted as a “call to violence.”
Destiny has about 650,000 followers on Twitch and last streamed in front of about 2,850 viewers. Now he has faced a permanent ban, as he reports.
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“Hateful Conduct”
What was Destiny banned for? Destiny says he received a message from Twitch stating that he was banned for “hateful conduct.” The ban is permanent. However, he does not know the exact reason (via youtube).
He sees his statement that transgender women should not compete against cis women in sports as a plausible reason for his permanent removal.
Previously, people had discussed on Reddit that Destiny might have been banned for broadcasting a conversation with an Alt-Right speaker who was banned on Twitch.
It is prohibited on Twitch to promote individuals who have been banned from Twitch. For a such a violation, GMHikaru was banned for 3 days. However, this behavior would likely not have led to a permanent ban.
Twitch Introduces Rule to Better Protect Minorities
What kind of rule is that? Twitch introduced a new guideline against “Hateful Conduct and Harassment” on December 9, 2020, to better protect the “community.” The rule was intended to protect members of the LGBTQIA+ and BiPoC community, who are disproportionately attacked. This is not accepted, Twitch said.
In terms of “hateful conduct,” it specifically states among the things that are prohibited (via twitch):
Calls to oppress, separate, or exclude people, including political, economic, and social marginalization/separation based on protected characteristics, including age. However, we allow the discussion of certain topics like immigration policy, voting rights for non-citizens, and participation in professional sports, as long as the content does not directly aim to disparage a protected characteristic.
Excerpt from Twitch rules
Streamer Continues on YouTube
What happens now? Destiny will likely just continue on YouTube – as other streamers who have been banned from Twitch.
The only way he could return to Twitch is if Twitch grants an appeal against the ban.
But it might be that Twitch has consciously decided to forgo the controversial views of the streamer in the future. He seems to be balancing precisely on those fine lines that the team has set about what can be discussed on Twitch and what should be kept silent. Maybe he did that one too many times and lost the balance.
Update March 28, 12:00 PM: New details about Destiny’s ban have come to light. It is now assumed that he was banned for a statement:
Revolution in FIFA? A supposed insider has revealed that FIFA 22 will likely be the last installment of the football series with the old name. Apparently, we will soon have to brace ourselves for “EA Sports Football Club” or “EA Sports FC”.
What’s going on? Since 1993, the FIFA series has been delivering fresh football experiences for gaming fans every year.
One important unique selling point of the series has always been licenses. Players, clubs, stadiums – FIFA always had the most licenses and was able to outmaneuver its competition time and again.
But at least with the “FIFA license,” that could soon come to an end. Several months ago, publisher EA confirmed that they were considering a name change and according to a leak, the new name has already been decided: EA Sports Football Club.
FIFA wanted influence and money – and now likely wants to develop themselves
Why is there a change? Back then, EA hinted that the FIFA association wanted to double the price of the name license. From 500 million dollars to 1 billion dollars for 4 years.
And it’s not about player or team licenses, but solely about the fact that “FIFA” can appear on the game cover – and the World Championship.
Furthermore, the football association apparently wanted more influence over the game and to restrict how EA can monetize the football title. Keyword card packs.
EA was also not happy that the FIFA association was exploring possibilities to award the license to others, after they had built up the brand as a publisher for so long.
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What does the current leak say? The leak comes from the podcast “GrubbSnax” hosted by the regularly well-informed gaming journalist Jeff Grubb.
Grubb says that EA no longer considers the license necessary. The series is so well known and popular that players will return to the game even without the “FIFA” on the game cover. It is a purely financial decision.
He also hints that the FIFA association may now be looking for partners to establish its own FIFA game. However, there are no concrete details on that.
Whether it will be “EA Sports Football Club” or “EA Sports FC” – it would amount to a small revolution in the football series.
So far, the information is still sparse and it’s unclear how it will go on with all the other licenses if the FIFA association actually starts its own game.
In Elden Ring players organize mysterious and somewhat secret PvP tournaments that are set up like fight clubs. Learn here on MeinMMO what makes this hidden PvP subculture and how their fights proceed.
What are fight clubs? Those who know the legendary film Fight Club or the book it is based on understand that fight clubs are secret, unofficial associations where people massively beat each other up according to strict rules.
Essentially, it is an underground scene of people who enjoy brawling. Such a scene also exists in the open-world action RPG Elden Ring.
Honorable duels and strict rules
What are the rules of the fight clubs? According to GamesRadar, fight clubs have existed in previous Souls games from FromSoftware. Due to the peculiarities of PvP in these games, there are very specific rules.
One player is the host of the fight club and calls forth 2 gladiators and various referees through the summoning system.
Preparations for the fight follow, which often occur nonverbally due to the lack of voice chat in the game. Then, a fight to the death ensues. Magic is allowed but frowned upon. The use of healing potions is strictly forbidden. Anyone caught will be immediately blasted away by the host and his assistants using magic.
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The winner of the duel can then face a new opponent summoned by the host after a short break. The reward for this effort? Glory, honor, and respect!
Unlike the fight club from the movie, you are theoretically allowed to talk about it, even though the fight club scene is a special subculture within the game that is somewhat exclusive.
How to find fight clubs? In previous Souls games, there were specific locations where fight clubs met and held their fights. Players usually found them by chance. Thanks to the vast open world of Elden Ring, this has become even more challenging. However, good places that are slowly forming are:
The first grace site at the beginning of the game
Near the Boilprawn Shack in the center of Liurnia of the Lakes
Near the Smouldering Church in northern Limgrave
The main entrance of the Raya Lucaria Academy
Additionally, according to GamesRadar, there is a place where the developers themselves might have subtly thought about fight clubs: Mountaintops of the Giants.
This mountaintop is difficult to reach; you must first defeat the boss Morgott, storm the capital city of Lyndell, and reach the great lift of Rold. In doing so, you will ascend an icy plateau that stands far apart from the rest of the game world.
Up there, according to GamesRadar, is the ideal place to hold the venerable rituals and fights of the Elden Ring fight club far from the rest of the game.
Have you ever participated in fight clubs in Souls games? Let us know your experiences in the comments. It’s allowed to talk about it.
Like many MMOs, Destiny 2 thrives on the influence and content of the community. However, numerous well-known YouTubers are now receiving copyright strikes. Even Bungie’s channels are affected. MeinMMO tells you how the developer studio has reacted.
What is it about? Until now, content creators could use Destiny 2 videos without any problems. Videos from known YouTubers like Paul Tassi, My name is Byf, and Aztecross included not just gameplay but also cutscenes and campaign videos. This was always accepted by Bungie. But recently, many content creators are receiving copyright strikes for “Destiny 2” videos.
Update: March 25, 2022
Bungie reveals in its weekly blog post that the takedowns of the YouTube videos come from accounts posing as Bungie’s “IP protection service.”
CSC, a partner of Bungie, did not initiate the copyright strikes as was speculated on social media. Generally, all actions by CSC are monitored by Bungie, according to the blog.
Google confirmed to the developer studio that the accounts responsible for the fraudulent requests have been banned. Furthermore, those accounts no longer have access to Google products.
Bungie promises that the takedown of the content will be reversed. According to the developer studio, the error lay with Google. In addition to the removal of the strikes, they are working with Google on process improvements to avoid such errors in the future.
After the takedown of the videos sparked a huge discussion on Twitter, Bungie’s community manager @Cozmo already provided the first update via Twitter last Sunday: the developer has scheduled a meeting for today, Monday, to discuss the issue.
This strike hits content creators particularly hard.
Today, an initial statement followed in which Bungie addresses the copyright strikes. According to them, neither Bungie nor its partners are responsible for the takedowns. Additionally, Bungie’s own channels are also affected, which makes it even stranger.
Here you can see Bungie’s official statement regarding the copyright takedowns:
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Bungie emphasizes in the initial statement that the takedowns were not made at the request of the developer studio. This emphasis has a reason.
On the developer’s website, there is a section that defines the guidelines regarding the use of intellectual property and trademarks.
It not only allows the use of music, assets, and video materials for non-commercial content creation. There is even a special paragraph stating that Bungie does not request the takedown of content. The only exception is content created by the player that is less than twenty percent of the total. For example, official Bungie trailers uploaded to their YouTube channel for commercial purposes fall under removable content.
Below you can read the excerpt from Bungie’s “Intellectual Property and Trademarks” guidelines (as of March 21, 2022, last edited nine months ago)
Players can create videos with Destiny’s gameplay, which can then be uploaded to third-party services like YouTube. If a chosen video-on-demand service allows players to monetize content, we will generally not request takedowns if at least 20% of the video content is created by the player.
As of Monday, March 21, 2022, there is no further information available on this matter. It is not known who initiated the takedown of the content or why.
It is possible that YouTube took down the content without a takedown request being made. Bungie has announced in the statement that investigations into the incidents will follow, and they want to clarify it as quickly as possible.
The takedown is particularly catastrophic for content creators: A copyright strike or the overall takedown of a video is especially catastrophic for content creators. If YouTube starts taking down content related to video games in the future without developers requesting this, countless people will have to worry about their livelihoods.
What is a copyright strike? In what are called copyright strikes, videos are taken down due to copyright claims from third parties on YouTube. If you receive three copyright warnings, your account and all associated channels will be terminated. All videos uploaded to that account will be removed and you cannot create new channels. (via YouTube)
The situation raises many questions: Why were the contents taken down? Which entity is responsible for the takedown? But also outside the Destiny 2 cosmos, the situation raises questions and concerns. Because if it happens at Bungie, it might soon affect other games and their content creators.
Should I, as a content creator, be afraid of copyright strikes even though the developer studio has approved my content? All of these are examples of questions that may remain for some time after the situation is clarified. Would you as a YouTuber now be concerned about your livelihood?
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