The streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel is known as a troublemaker on Twitch. Nevertheless, he is the biggest streamer in the world on the platform and repeatedly finds himself in quirky situations. Recently, he had a conversation on stream with the father of a fan who wouldn’t leave him alone.
In one of his recent streams, xQc dealt with a “stream sniper” in Fortnite who kept stalking him.
When the sniper’s father happened to be in the room, xQc addressed him directly – and decided to talk about the sniper’s behavior.
xQc talks to the dad: “Get him on the mic, man”
How did the situation come about? Since streamers like xQc usually broadcast their gaming sessions live, it’s quite easy to find them in relevant games. Viewers who exploit this are called “stream snipers.”
Such people often gain an advantage from knowing where the streamers are and secure a victory. Or, as in the case of xQc, they just want to be close to their stars and play with them.
While playing Fortnite, xQc kept getting interrupted by one of his fans. He didn’t give up and followed him through several rounds until the streamer finally confronted him. At this point, a second voice is heard, apparently belonging to the sniper’s father.
This is the conversation: xQc starts with words that probably everyone feared in school: “Is this your son? I would like to talk to you about his behavior online. That’s a bit strange.”
He directly complains to the father that the son is disturbing him while playing. It’s uncomfortable to be followed all the time. Even with the father’s assurance that the sniper is a “good boy,” xQc replies:
He may be a good boy, but he’s got it out for me, man. I’m trying to have fun, but he’s just got it out for me. He really makes it hard for me to play the game.
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The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the father explains that his son is a huge xQc fan. He even mentioned just before the session how much he admires the streamer:
I just talked to him earlier and told him that he surely wishes xQc was his father […] He spends more time with you than with me.
The son sounds a bit embarrassed by the conversation, but xQc seems genuinely touched and surprised by the revelation. From this perspective, he can apparently understand why someone would stalk him and want to play with him.
The stories on Twitch, however, do not always end well. In some cases, situations can escalate quite a bit. Even bans don’t help anymore, and those affected just vent their anger on other platforms:
With the Update 33 Ascending Tide, the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online received two new dungeons. This includes the dungeon Coralhorn. Here you will learn everything about the mechanics with tips from MeinMMO author MiezeMelli.
What kind of dungeon is this? The Coralhorn is located in the area Summerset, as you can immediately recognize from the environment upon entering. You will face not only the regular 3 bosses but also secret bosses that will give you bonuses for the normal boss fights.
This guide describes the mechanics in Veteran Hardmode (without secret boss advantages). The regular Veteran mode is significantly easier, and in normal difficulty, you can ignore many mechanics. So you can apply guides of this difficulty level to all other levels, but not vice versa.
In contrast to the other dungeon from Update 33: Gram of the Shipbuilder, you will need to run around quite a bit with the bosses and avoid many small AOEs.
Important vocabulary you should know for this guide
What is a synergy? A synergy can be activated with X (default assignment). This triggers a specific effect. Here, it’s the crystals that summon a secret boss or the flames that you can interact with using synergy. However, there are also abilities from allied players that you can synergize with. This often activates a positive effect on you or an additional negative effect on the opponent.
What is an execute? This refers to skills that deal particularly high damage when the target has low health.
What does spawnen mean? This term comes from English and means “to appear” or “to spawn.”
What does the term Cleave-Damage mean? This refers to damage that does not only hit the primary target but also additional targets nearby.
What does rezen mean? Reviving a player in the group with a soulstone.
What does Rez-Ulti mean? This term refers to the ultimate ability of the necromancer class. This ability revives all dead group members.
What is a taunt? This refers to a skill that taunts the opponent. This means that only the player who applied this skill will be attacked.
What does HM mean? HM stands for Hardmode.
What does stacking mean? This means that you and your group members stand at the same point. This allows you to receive important buffs safely that the healer or tank casts on you. The same applies for AOE healing.
What is a K.O. mechanic? As soon as this mechanic appears, the group will die. Therefore, you must absolutely prevent this.
What does dodgen mean? This is the English term for the dodge roll in ESO. By default, you activate it with a double-click on your movement keys W, A, S, and D. However, you can also adjust this control in the settings so that you only need to click once.
What does RNG mean? It stands for “Random Number Generator” and simply translates to: Random Number Generator.
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The secret bosses in the Coralhorn in ESO
As in other ESO dungeons, there are secret bosses here. They are not particularly difficult, but they provide specific advantages for the regular boss fights, making the combat easier. However, there are also achievements if you intentionally forego these advantages.
Summerset flashbacks in the Coralhorn.
Here is an overview of the secret bosses:
Sword Guardian: This boss spawns lightning fields around each player. So you should not stack and get consistent healing. After defeating the Sword Guardian, you will receive the buff “Sword Alliance.”
Staff Guardian: This boss spawns areas across most of the arena that will kill you when they explode. After defeating the Staff Guardian, you will receive the buff “Staff Alliance.”
Shield Guardian: This boss spawns duplicates of itself during the fight and barricades itself inside an ice shield. Here you need to defeat the duplicates before you can further damage the boss itself. After defeating the Shield Guardian, you will receive the buff “Shield Alliance.”
Here you can watch the Hardmodes without the secret bosses as a video. This gives a special achievement and makes the bosses more difficult, as you have no effects from the secret bosses to support you:
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For this boss, you should always stick together but not stack.
These are the mechanics of Maligalig:
Toxic Eruption: Every once in a while, multiple Yaghralarvenbreakers appear. If you have the aggro, meaning they are focused on you, they will chase you and explode at your location. You will recognize this by a red flower-like symbol appearing over your character. You must always avoid the explosions and react quickly, as they deal about 31,000 damage.
Surging Waters: At 70% and 30%, the boss floods the room with water. A vortex moves you in a circular motion across the room. In this phase, you need to defeat adds on the three outer platforms. Use the synergy: surging waters, to be launched out of the vortex. You should always use the synergy as a whole group at the same point.
Static Discharge: constant damage on the platforms that must be healed against.
Insatiable Vortex: Continuous damage within the vortex.
Wave of Maligalig: You must defeat this monster during the surging waters phase on each of the three platforms. At the same time, Yaghrascrapers and -spewers also spawn, but these will die as soon as the wave of Maligalig is defeated. The DDs should therefore focus fully on the wave. However, the tank should taunt all adds.
Tips: Play the mechanics carefully. Nightblades are well-suited for this boss due to their good self-healing and strong burst damage. You will need a lot of healing, so a strong healer is also advantageous. (This applies to all bosses)
The 2nd Boss Sarydil in the Coralhorn in ESO
For this boss, you should bring patience and concentration. A lot happens in a short time during the fight, and the boss jumps around constantly, with damage seemingly coming from everywhere.
These are the mechanics of Sarydil:
Opening: Sarydil jumps around the room and spreads many small ground effects. She needs to be interrupted as quickly as possible.
Cut: Autoattack with a chance to apply the dot “Gutted” to the target.
Targeted: Sarydil targets you, shoots at you, and leaves a small area at your position that causes damage. After the areas disappear, the daggers thrown remain.
Explosive Powder: Sarydil ignites all existing daggers in the room, causing them to explode in larger patches.
Dagger Storm: Sarydil throws burning daggers in a circular motion, which then stay on the ground for a short time.
Hail: New AOEs appear that you must avoid.
Smoke Bomb: Sarydil throws a smoke bomb on the ground and disappears. This is followed by one of two mechanics:
She summons her minions in waves. The add waves need to be defeated one after another.
She splits into duplicates. These need to be interrupted until the real Sarydil is found.
Storm Attack: Sarydil jumps on you.
Ignition: Heavy attack that should either be blocked or dodged.
Tip: A ranged interrupt skill is recommended for this boss.
The final boss Varallion in the Coralhorn in ESO
Be prepared for some unpleasant area effects with this boss.
Face Varallion and his griffins.
These are the mechanics of Varallion:
Tidal Force: Wide AOE areas will appear that you must avoid.
Blending Puddle: Two players are connected by a purple beam. Stay as close to each other as possible but avoid other mechanics as well. As soon as another player touches this beam, it will explode and both connected players will be affected.
Sea Sphere: A sphere of water spawns at the edge of the arena, slowly moving towards a player. You can tell if you are in the focus of the sphere by a flower-like red symbol above your character. You must either kill it quickly, or the player who is focused should quickly approach the sphere and dodge through it. This player should have full health, and a shield is also recommended. If it reaches the group another way, it will explode.
Blending Shadows: A dark animation appears under each player, turning into an area after a few seconds that will remain as AOE at the player’s position at that time. Try to place these areas at the edge and as close together as possible. You should not walk back into them.
Additionally, from about 90%, 80%, and 60% boss health, griffins will spawn multiple times. As DDs, you should direct all your damage to them. Because they are very unpleasant for the tank and cause additional mechanics. The boss also receives a 35% speed buff as long as one griffin is fighting him.
And here ESO has built in a lot of RNG, as which griffin spawns when is pure chance and actually makes a difference. The griffin Iliata is significantly more difficult than the other two griffins. The easiest is the griffin Mafremare.
Iliata: The griffin spawns a huge and many small lightning areas that you must avoid. The huge lightning area slowly tracks one player. Be careful not to get pushed into other AOE areas. The small lightning areas track each player and must be kited.
Ofallo: The griffin applies a strong healing debuff to the tank.
Mafremare: This griffin causes moving whirlwinds to appear that you must avoid. DDs can stand relatively relaxed directly near the boss without being hit by the whirlwinds.
At 30% boss health, the critical phase begins. The boss becomes invulnerable and the griffin “Kargaeda” with significantly more life than the previous griffins appears. This griffin always appears at 30%. Additionally, the following additional mechanics come into play:
Charged Cyclone: Small AOE areas will move outward in a line from the center. A total of 4 such “line arrangements” will appear, additionally rotating in a circle.
This final phase is particularly tricky, as the mechanics can overlap based on RNG principles.
As you can see, some mechanics overlap in the final phase of the boss.
Tip: As DD, save your ultimate abilities for the griffins and use single-target skills.
General achievements in the Coralhorn
These achievements exist in every difficulty mode:
How to achieve the “And another round” achievement
Travel 2 kilometers during the vortex at the 1st boss Maligalig. So rotate with the vortex often during the flood.
How to achieve the “Scout of the Rising Tide” achievement
Complete both the Coralhorn and the Gram of the Shipbuilder. The difficulty mode doesn’t matter.
How to achieve the “Conqueror of the Coralhorn” achievement
Complete the Coralhorn (including the 3 regular bosses). The difficulty level does not matter here either.
How to achieve the “Coral Accord” achievement
Collect all alliances, so defeat all secret bosses in the Coralhorn.
How to achieve the “Ship Sniffer” achievement
Uncover all secrets in the Coralhorn and in Gram of the Shipbuilder. This includes the achievements “Coral Accord” and “Last Blessing.” As a reward, you will receive a keepsake: Maormer Ocean Pearl.
Veterans’ achievements in the Coralhorn
For these achievements, you must enter the veteran mode. For some, hardmode is also required. This is stated in the achievement.
How to achieve the “Griffin Slayer” achievement
This achievement can be done in Veteran mode without hardmode. You will probably need multiple runs for this, as you must defeat a total of 50 griffins. You will likely not encounter that many griffins in a single run unless you frequently wipe.
How to achieve the “Yaghra Slayer” achievement
The same applies to this achievement, as you must also defeat a total of 200 Yaghra.
How to achieve the “Not the sharpest knife” achievement
Complete the 2nd boss Sarydil in hardmode. For this, you must use the synergy at the challenge banner.
How to achieve the “Crusty Cracker” achievement
Complete the 1st boss Maligalig in hardmode. For this, you must use the synergy at the challenge banner.
How to achieve the “Out of service” achievement
Find all prisoners and free them from the Coralhorn.
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How to achieve the “Cave Explorer of the Rising Tide” achievement
Complete both the Coralhorn and the Gram of the Shipbuilder in veteran mode.
How to achieve the “Conqueror of the Coralhorn” achievement
Defeat all 3 regular bosses in veteran mode (hardmode not necessary).
How to achieve the “Summerset Preservation Society” achievement
Defeat the 2nd boss Sarydil without any stone pillar breaking. Therefore, their exploding areas must not lie outside in the room by the pillars. Stay in the middle of the room.
How to achieve the “Low-Pressure Zone” achievement
Complete the 1st boss Maligalig and stay on a platform for no longer than 5 seconds.
How to achieve the “Challenger of the Coralhorn” achievement
Complete the following achievements:
Conqueror of the Coralhorn
Superior Lineage
Seabear
Cave Glider
How to achieve the “Superior Lineage” achievement
Complete the final boss Varallion in hardmode. For this, you must use the synergy at the challenge banner.
How to achieve the “Tentacle-free Triumph” achievement
Complete the final boss Varallion in hardmode without the buff from the secret bosses. For this, you must use the synergy at the challenge banner.
How to achieve the “Cave Glider” achievement
Defeat all 3 regular bosses in veteran mode (hardmode not necessary) within 25 minutes.
How to achieve the “Seabear” achievement
Defeat all 3 regular bosses in veteran mode (hardmode not necessary) without any group member dying.
How to achieve the “Supremacy on land, in the air, and at sea” achievement
This is the triple – Veteran HM, Speedrun, No Death. As a reward, you will receive the title: Coral Guardian.
How to achieve the “Outstanding Splash” achievement
Complete the final boss Varallion and destroy 2 or more sea spheres in combat within 5 seconds.
How to achieve the “Tentacle Basher” achievement
This achievement can be done in veteran mode without hardmode. You will probably need multiple runs for this as you must hit a total of 250 enemies with tentacles.
How to achieve the “Roller Collar” achievement
Collect 30 alchemical globules.
Have you checked out the Coralhorn? Do you like it, or are you not interested in fighting griffins anymore? Then take a look at our ESO Event Ticker. There might also be something else interesting to do in ESO right now.
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In Lost Ark you have the opportunity to join a guild. If you don’t like it there, you can leave it again. Here’s how.
Whether you play the MMORPG with friends or are out solo: It’s worth joining a guild. Through donations and guild quests, you will receive Sylmael Bloodstones, which you can exchange for upgrade materials with an NPC in the city.
Lost Ark: Guild Management
How do I join a guild? When you press Alt+U, the guild interface opens in Lost Ark. If you are not part of a guild, numerous guilds will now be displayed that you can join.
To do this, you send a request that the guild leader or another authorized member can accept. Then you are part of the guild.
If someone invites you directly to their guild, a notification will appear in the bottom right, just like a group invitation. You just need to accept it.
Under Alt+U, you can now see your guild members, weekly tasks, and more. In the bottom right of the guild window, you can also click on “Donate” and contribute 6,000 silver, 100 gold, or 1 Honor Badge to your guild. In return, you receive the Sylmael Bloodstones.
And how do I leave it again? If you find the other guild members unpleasant, if no one is online, or if you want to join another guild, you can leave it again.
This works in the guild window (Alt+U), by clicking the arrows in the top right, so you can see the “Manage” tab. If you open this, you will see the option “Leave Guild” in the bottom left.
Under “Leave Guild” you can leave.
How do I create a guild? You can also do this through the interface by pressing Alt+U. If you are not a member of a guild, you have the option to create your own in the window. This costs you 2,000 silver.
Now you can send invitations to your members and be found in the guild browser. If you receive a join request, you accept it under “Manage” in the guild window.
Have you already joined a guild in Lost Ark? Have you found the perfect guild? Are you playing together with friends, or did you find it through the guild browser? Perhaps you have already created your own guild.
Many players enjoy the disabled building in Fortnite. No more tedious hiding, but hardcore battles with strategy are now the order of the day for the BR shooter. Data miners have now discovered that the temporary mode could become permanent. We show you why.
What has happened in Fortnite? Since the release of Season 2 in Chapter 3, the most noticeable feature has been disabled – building. Players who have refined their building skills over the years can no longer build.
However, many fans feared that the No-Build mode would only be temporary. But data miners are now giving hope, as hints have been found suggesting that you will permanently receive a mode without building.
No-Build Mode Soon Permanent
The known leaker “Hypex” has posted hints on Twitter indicating that you will soon have the choice between two modes.
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Hypex lists two things that were dug up from the data of Fortnite:
Multiple No-Build modes have been discovered that can be selected and played anytime after building is activated.
Epic has revised most of the loading screen tips, which now offer the following sentence “In modes where building is activated…”
How is the news received by the community? Under Hypex’s tweet, mixed feelings arise. Some players are happy about it, like user I_am_Highstakes:
“I love the idea … people are just complaining because they can’t get easy wins against players who cannot build at all … it would be cool if the island was also a bit different when you can’t build … more cover in open areas for example.”
But not everyone is pleased. Twitter user ZBalance commented:
“Terrible decision. This will only greatly divide the player base and cause matchmaking queues to take longer. They should either stick with no building or keep building, which is the core mechanic of the game.”
This is a leak. Until Epic officially makes this decision, a lot could still change. However, looking at the current opinions in the community, it is clear that players are divided.
There are fears that the character of the colorful BR shooter will be lost, and that it can no longer stand out from other shooters. It remains to be seen what Epic Games decides and how the community will react to it. Nonetheless, the building mode will be reactivated during Season 2.
What do you think of the leak? Are you excited or are you also more divided? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!
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Follow the city wall until you reach the northeastern end. Here awaits the next challenge.
The “easiest” access is guarded by an intermediate boss
If you follow the path, you will come to the northeastern gate through which you can enter the capital. However, a tough opponent awaits there: The Dragon Tree Guardian.
Follow the city wall until you reach the northeastern end. Here awaits the next challenge.
The “easiest” access is guarded by an intermediate boss
If you follow the path, you will come to the northeastern gate through which you can enter the capital. However, a tough opponent awaits there: The Dragon Tree Guardian.
Follow the city wall until you reach the northeastern end. Here awaits the next challenge.
The “easiest” access is guarded by an intermediate boss
If you follow the path, you will come to the northeastern gate through which you can enter the capital. However, a tough opponent awaits there: The Dragon Tree Guardian.
Follow the city wall until you reach the northeastern end. Here awaits the next challenge.
The “easiest” access is guarded by an intermediate boss
If you follow the path, you will come to the northeastern gate through which you can enter the capital. However, a tough opponent awaits there: The Dragon Tree Guardian.
Leyndell, the Royal Capital, is one of the 6 major Legacy Dungeons of Elden Ring. Sooner or later, you will have to go there during the main story. MeinMMO explains how to get to the city and what you need to consider.
Where is Leyndell located? The Royal Capital is located directly beneath the towering Erd tree, in the center of the map.
It is an important part of the main story of Elden Ring, and if you follow the “regular” gameplay, you will most likely enter it for the first time after defeating some main bosses.
However, if you want to get there earlier, there are some things to keep in mind. First, here is a description of the best way to get there.
Note: We will only mention the absolute essentials to initially access the Legacy Dungeon. However, there are indeed various ways. We will focus here on the simplest one.
Entering Leyndell, the Royal Capital
Leyndell is located on the Altus Plateau, in the northern Interland. Here you can initially see the city on the map:
But how do you even get there?
First, you need to cross the two areas of Limgrave and the Lake Land of Liurnia.
Stay on the lake and ride north until you reach a gorge.
Enter the gorge and at its end you should find a lift.
You will have to fight your way up through some bats and dangerous vampire sirens.
At the end, a dangerous Magma Wyrm awaits you as a boss. You will already know this one if you have managed to get the powerful Moonveil Katana.
Once you reach the top, you can simply orient yourself towards the capital using the map. Along the way, you will encounter a giant dragon boss that will flee if you deal enough damage to it. However, you can also completely ignore it and ride past.
Here is the fastest way to the capital marked.
However, the main gate to the city is firmly locked, so you need to find another entrance.
Thus, you need to defeat, for example, the boss in Stormveil Castle and the Academy of Raya Lucaria, both of which are on the way to the capital.
Follow the city wall until you reach the northeastern end. Here awaits the next challenge.
The “easiest” access is guarded by an intermediate boss
If you follow the path, you will come to the northeastern gate through which you can enter the capital. However, a tough opponent awaits there: The Dragon Tree Guardian.
Anyone looking to buy a graphics card has surely come across LHR. But what is LHR, and is it important for me as a gamer? MeinMMO explains what it’s all about.
Graphics cards currently not only cost a lot of money, but can also be confusing with many abbreviations. One of them is LHR, which you can find on some graphics cards for a few months now. But what does LHR mean, and should it play a role in your purchasing decision?
MeinMMO explains what LHR is all about.
Currently, only Nvidia offers LHR graphics cards
What does “LHR” mean? LHR is an abbreviation that stands for Lite Hash Rate. LHR graphics cards are supposed to recognize when you are using the graphics card for cryptocurrency mining. The technology then reduces the hash rate of the graphics card by 50%, according to Nvidia.
Where can you find “LHR”? Currently, you can find LHR graphics cards only at Nvidia. Nvidia introduced the LHR technology to make its graphics cards less attractive to miners. The first card with LHR was the GeForce RTX 3060. AMD currently does not have any graphics cards with LHR, and AMD has also stated that it has no plans to implement such a crypto-restriction (via hardwareluxx.de).
Since May 2021, almost all RTX 3000 graphics cards have been switched to LHR. Currently, you can only get the following graphics cards with LHR:
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Graphics cards before this date are exempt. Also not equipped with LHR are all “Founders Editions” from Nvidia and the GeForce RTX 3090.
What does this mean in practice? If you primarily want to game with your graphics card, you don’t have to worry about whether you buy a graphics card with or without LHR. Because performance in games is not affected by it.
AMD’s graphics cards are said to be unattractive for miners due to low video memory
In early 2022, AMD introduced the RX 6500 XT as a hope for gamers. Since AMD deliberately limited the memory of the graphics card to 4 GB, it is so little that it is hardly profitable for miners to collect crypto currencies with such a graphics card. However, the problem is that 4 GB of video memory is also hardly sufficient for many modern top titles.
The graphics card, however, was not able to convince anyone. You can read a detailed report on the situation and the tests here on MeinMMO:
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for MMOs and multiplayer games to leave much to be desired in terms of quality and enjoyment. What are the biggest regrets you’ve faced and why?
No matter how hard we try, we cannot always protect ourselves from buying regrets 100%. Whether it’s a vacuum cleaner that gives up after 2 weeks, a book that’s completely uninteresting, or multiplayer games.
In the booming gaming industry, there are now games available like sand on the beach and they all want our money and attention. MMOs and multiplayer games particularly want this, as they thrive on long-term motivation.
Unfortunately, they cannot always provide this motivation. More often than not, we find ourselves disappointed, putting down the controller or turning off the PC because the new flashy MMO or multiplayer game has turned out to be a bad purchase.
Sometimes there are very clear warning signs with lousy multiplayer games. But unfortunately, not always.
While there are reviews from gaming magazines, YouTubers, and users on Steam or Metacritic, sometimes it happens that you end up with a particularly poor choice in a game.
This is especially frustrating when you were really looking forward to the game, and after purchase, you suddenly find that the highly anticipated game is a total flop.
Are you in the mood for a quiz? There are plenty here:
Where is the survey? This time we have not prepared a survey box with different options for you. Instead, you can freely share in the comments about which MMO and multiplayer regrets have particularly annoyed you.
What games were they? Why did you even buy them? Did regret about the purchase come immediately or was the disappointment a more gradual process over several weeks? Did you permanently say goodbye to the game or do you still check in occasionally to see if things have improved?
Let us know.
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With World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the MMORPG received a new, big feature: the Covenants. With these, you should improve your character and gain new abilities. They differ in application and strength. The question is: Which one should I choose? MeinMMO helps you with the decision.
Covenants are an important feature in Shadowlands and determine the performance of many classes. We will tell you which Covenant best suits your class.
Update from March 24, 2022:After new buffs and nerfs of the sets, we made minor adjustments to the list for the current patch 9.2. Please note that we recommend all the best Covenants along with the new set bonus for your class and the second, covenant-specific legendary. With these links, you can jump directly to the individual points in the text:
Everything you need to know about the MMORPG World of Warcraft – in 3 minutes
Which Covenant for which class?
First of all: The Covenants differ in strength for most classes only slightly. The effect is likely to only be a few percentages between the “best” and the “worst” Covenant for each class. Therefore, the choice of the mathematically best Covenant is truly relevant only for hardcore players.
The difference lies mainly in the playstyle, which can be altered by the respective new ability. In general, you should choose the Covenant that appeals to you the most. Story, aesthetics, and gameplay are usually just as important for enjoyment as performance. And with something that is fun, you usually fare better than if you force yourself to perform.
By clicking on the lists and specializations below, you will go directly to your best Covenant.
What to pay attention to: If you still want to orient yourself towards the “best” Covenant, here are many criteria, such as:
In which area do I want to be strong – dungeons, raids or PvP?
Am I playing tank, healer or DPS?
How does the Covenant ability alter my rotation, how does it change my playstyle?
Which soulbinds are particularly relevant or strong for me?
Depending on your gear, the “best Covenant” may change, and you should not expect to find a one-size-fits-all answer.
Nonetheless, the experts from Wowhead and specialists in the Discords of the individual classes have picked out some Covenants that are particularly strong for their respective classes. We provide you with an overview by Covenant.
What are Covenants even? The four Covenants represent the core feature of the latest expansion Shadowlands. They are the four factions that dominate the Shadowlands: Kyrians, Night Fae, Necrolords, and Venthyr.
Each Covenant has its own story, background, and a task in the land of the dead. The warlike Necrolords, for example, form the army, while the Venthyr ensure that the souls of the deceased atone for their sins before moving on.
For you as a player, the Covenants serve as a source for new abilities that they grant you when you join them. You can also form “soulbinds” with companions that further enhance you with passive abilities. In our special, you can read everything about the Covenants and their abilities and rewards.
In the current patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft, it is fairly easy to switch Covenants. Once you reach Renown level 80, any character on the account can easily switch to the corresponding Covenant and back. This makes the choice less binding.
Restoration Shamans (only for dungeons, otherwise Necrolords)
Retribution Paladins
Vengeance Demon Hunters
Brewmaster Monks
Windwalker Monks (alternatively: Necrolords for multi-target fights)
Fury Warriors (alternatively: Night Fae or Venthyr for single targets; for progress raiders: see Necrolords)
Subtlety Rogues (as a raid alternative to Venthyr)
Outlaw Rogues
Arcane Mages
The Kyrians enforce the law in the Shadowlands.
For almost all tank classes, the Covenant ability of the Kyrians is extremely useful and helps you stay alive or generate threat, binding enemies to you. Particularly, warriors are popular here because the Spear of Bastion holds enemies in one place.
For many DPS classes, Night Fae is the best Covenant. This applies to both Mythic Plus dungeons and raids. One reason for this is that with a soulbind, you can prevent your death every 10 minutes, which is extremely useful for some DPS classes and especially healers.
In pure damage, Night Fae also has the upper hand through their class abilities and bonuses, in part thanks to Niya, who is considered the strongest soulbind.
Moreover, their special signature ability, the Soul Shape, is extremely powerful. With it, you have the ability to use the Mage’s Blink ability with any class multiple times in a row. The mobility can save your life in many situations.
Fury Warriors, as soon as they wear 4 pieces of the set and only for the raid (the synergy strengthens the entire group, not just the warrior himself and is therefore overall more valuable)
The Necrolords can be found in the eerie Maldraxxus.
In Patch 9.2, Necrolords have become particularly interesting for melee fighters. The soulbind with Emeni can, for example, increase your primary attribute on demand.
DPS classes also benefit from an improved build of their resources or an enhancement for their already existing rotation. Additionally, some soulbinds and abilities can provide a strong buff for the entire group and thus a DPS gain for the raid. So, Necrolords offer a fairly easy entry without major changes.
The Venthyr make evil souls atone for their sins, and the evil Count Denathrius was their leader.
If you are interested in PvP, you should also take a closer look at the Venthyr – here the Venthyr are considered particularly strong together with the Kyrians. Especially the soulbind with Nadjia can provide you with some advantages.
Covenants are the biggest feature in Shadowlands, but much more changes with the new expansion. We have compiled some useful guides and overviews for Shadowlands:
With patch 9.2, the end of Shadowlands is reached. The expansion will only receive 2 content updates, which according to the director was planned from the beginning. The Mausoleum of the First forms the last raid, and the Jailer is the last boss of the addon. However, there are already speculations about what will happen next:
The MMORPG Lost Ark brings a new update on March 24 that brings massive compensation for the players. In addition, you can expect many new mechanics and bug fixes as well as a downtime. We at MeinMMO will tell you everything about the patch notes and server maintenance.
Update 15:35: Earlier than expected, the servers of Lost Ark are now online again and the patch has been applied. You need to download 1.6 GB to get started. We wish you good loot!
What’s included in the update? The weekly update is particularly large this week, and this is noticeable not only in the downtime. You can expect a lot of new content, compensation, and bug fixes. Most importantly, the following elements are included:
A new event with easier guardian raids for all players, thus Amazon reacts to the scarcity of upgrade materials.
Massive gifts for the players, including Pheons, legendary card packages, skins for characters and pets, new mounts, and upgrade materials of all tiers.
Bug fixes for the Arkesia Grand Prix event as well as for quests, voice chat, and translations.
How long will the maintenance last? The servers will go offline at 8:00 AM German time. Then the patch will be applied and the maintenance work will be carried out. This is expected to last 8 hours. The servers should be back online by 4 PM.
We will, of course, keep you updated on the current state of the servers.
We also assume that you will need to download a patch after the servers are back online, as the changes are quite extensive.
Enjoy guardian raids in a more relaxed manner! Relax, play, and receive reinforcement materials as rewards. The “Scale of Balance” will be used to adjust the character’s values to the guardian’s level, and the difficulty will adapt according to the number of participants in the raid.
Players can challenge Helgaia, Frost Helgaia, Lumerus, Ur’Nil, Vertus, Chromanium, Nacrasena, Dark Legoros, Ice Legoros, Calventus, and Levanos! This event, open to players with an item level of 250 or higher, will last for about a month.
The full range of reinforcement material chests Class 1, 2, and 3, metallurgy and tailoring books (to increase the reinforcement rate), and a Class 3 jewel chest will be available for purchase every week until the end of the event.
The Competitive Arena Season 1 begins after the interruption for the weekly update on March 24. Players can queue up for the “Team Deathmatch” mode and compete against each other for glory and rewards.
You can look forward to a gift full of fun cosmetics and useful materials. The gift includes:
New skin selection chest: Tier
Companion selection chest: Mokoko
Mount selection chest: Moko Board
Unified structure Lost Ark
Appearance change ticket
Pheons x132
Menelik’s folio x5
Legendary selection chest: card pack x2
The skins, pets, and mounts from the patch.
In addition to the above items, an extra gift for all those focusing on reinforcement! When opening each chest, players can choose between the options listed below.
5 Jumpstone selection chests
Harmony Jumpstone x50
Life Jumpstone x50
Honor Jumpstone x30
6 Guardian Stone selection chests
Guardian Stone Fragment x1000
Guardian Stone x1000
Guardian Stone Crystal x200
2 Destruction Stone selection chests
Destruction Stone Fragment x1000
Destruction Stone x1000
Destruction Stone Crystal x200
1 Selection chest: Special materials for reinforcement
K1 metallurgy book x2 & tailoring book x10
K2 metallurgy book x2 & tailoring book x10
2 Fusion material selection chests
Caldarr fusion material x50
Less Oreha fusion material x25
Adjustments for the Arkesia Grand Prix:
The weekly reward table now also includes metallurgy and tailoring books (to increase the reinforcement rate).
There are now more weekly reinforcement materials to ensure that players are rewarded for participation.
Destruction Stone Crystal (Bound) is now available in packs of 50 and can be redeemed up to 10 times.
Guardian Stone Crystal (Bound) is now available in packs of 150 and can be redeemed up to 10 times.
You can now earn more coins so that you can acquire the new items more easily and get the desired rewards. Chaos dungeons and guardian raids now grant 125 coins instead of 100 for the first two daily completions per character. For completing the Grand Prix itself daily, you can now earn up to 888 coins instead of 800.
New system to combat cheating and bots:
This update introduces a new system to prevent bots and fraudulent purchases. Players who have an active Steam account and meet the minimum purchase requirements to use Steam’s social systems should not notice anything at all.
Players who have not acquired this trusted status through Steam or Lost Ark have limited access to a few social and economic systems. Specifically, these players have a lower daily purchase limit on Steam than “trusted” players and cannot do the following:
Initiate trade between players (they can receive requests, however)
Send gifts in-game
Exchange royal crystals for gold
Send in-game mails with attachments
Further bug fixes:
New, clearer notification for failed purchases.
Localization and translations in the game have been revised and improved.
Fixed an issue where players could accept the quest “Off to the Races” without being level 50.
Resolved issues with voice chat in South America.
Fixed a bug that allowed adventure island rewards to be claimed only once during the weekend.
Fixed a bug with the world boss achievement. Players who have already earned this achievement will now see it marked as completed.
What do you think about the updates? Are you satisfied with the compensations and looking forward to the event? Are there still things that bother you in Lost Ark despite everything? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.
It is especially exciting to see if these compensations will reduce the discussion around the last content update, the Argos raid, since many felt that the new content came too quickly.
Recently, Halo Infinite has been quite quiet. The lack of content has repeatedly been a point of criticism. Now the famous Twitch streamer “Nickmercs” called the shooter a flop on Twitter and stated that a “Battle Royale” mode is missing. Other major content creators joined the thread. MeinMMO explains what the discussion was about.
This is the criticism: Nickmercs is considered one of the biggest content creators in the world. He is co-owner of the eSports organization “Faze Clan” as well as a highly influential YouTuber and Twitch streamer.
On Twitter, the American expressed his views on the state of Halo Infinite. He said the game is a flop and that the developers should have included a “Battle Royale” mode. This would generate more content and subsequently more viewers.
Overall, Nickmercs believes that Halo Infinite needs to adapt or it will die. In the comments, Nicholas Kolcheff, as the Twitch streamer is named, elaborates:
Every few weeks I wake up and hurt from laughing because they don’t have a “Battle Royale” mode.
@NICKMERCS via Twitter
You can see Nickmercs’s original tweet here:
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What is the problem with Halo Infinite? Halo Infinite is criticized for the lack of content. There are regular calls for new modes. This discussion can also be found in the comments of the current discussion.
The “Call of Duty” coach and former pro Jordan Kaplan from the “LA Thieves” criticizes, for instance, that it is exactly the same game as at release. He emphasizes that it is actually a good game. Opinions of this kind are not uncommon.
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In our podcast here, we discuss another shooter that is currently having major problems: Battlefield 2042
The reactions of other content creators in summary:
@DrDisrespect via Twitter: “People laughed when I said years ago during the Halo 1 days that a Halo “Battle Royale” would be amazing.”
@hitchariide via Twitter: “The foundation for a good game is there. It feels good. It plays well. I just need this “Battle Royale” mode for content and consistent updates for the arena.”
@JKap415 via Twitter: “The game is pretty much the same as it was at launch. It’s a shame because the core gameplay still feels so good.”
@charlieINTEL via Twitter: “People have their own view on the current state of Call of Duty, but the variety of game options has made it more relevant and prominent than before. Classic multiplayer, Battle Royale, Rebirth, Plunder, etc. – There is a lot to play. Halo has just become boring quickly and there was nothing else to it.”
The lobbies in Halo Infinite are empty. Only 2,285 players (as of March 24, 2022, 1:00 PM) are active on Steam.
Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 were seen as the big hopes of the shooter genre last year, yet both titles are struggling with numerous problems and loud criticism.
Players are demanding improvements, new content, and results. Still, many fans do not want to give up their favorite franchise. What would games like Battlefield 2042 and Halo Infinite need to do for you to play them again?
Is a well-implemented “Battle Royale” mode enough to bring the titles back to their former glory?
After first Vanguard had the problem, controller players in CoD Warzone are now also complaining about broken aim assist. This is very annoying, but fortunately, it seems to be already known what it is due to. Players are now hoping for a quick fix. Learn here on MeinMMO everything about the aim assist glitch in the Warzone.
What kind of glitch is this? The glitch with the aim assist occurred for the first time in CoD Vanguard. There, the aim assist was triggered for controllers even when opponents were not fully visible, for example, when they were moving behind walls.
This was bad because it was essentially a kind of implemented wallhack. Additionally, the assist sometimes bounced off much closer enemies to track enemies that were not visible at all. So, anyone who relied on the assist to get kills with the controller frequently struggled with bizarre deviations.
The glitch is not limited to Vanguard, where it has now been fixed in Season 2 Reloaded, but apparently also appears in CoD Warzone.
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Cause of the glitch known, developers hope for a quick solution
What is causing the glitch? According to the developers at Sledgehammer working on Vanguard, the glitch is related to the so-called “visibility line”. That is, the line that the game uses to determine the visibility of a game object.
The aim assist should only be triggered when this line is clear and unbroken. Apparently, this is not the case, and that is why these annoying glitches occur.
When can we expect a solution? According to a tweet from the developers at Raven Software – the guardians of Warzone – the experience from Sledgehammer is being used to address the aim assist glitch in Warzone as well.
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What do the users say? Naturally, the glitch and the still unresolved fix come at an unfortunate time. After all, there was recently a well-received Warzone update, and understandably, players are annoyed by such a glitch:
“Please fix your game. The new SMG has no gunshot sound when using the silencer, and the challenge ‘Mind Games’ does not work.”
“Guys! How is it possible that a AAA game from a multi-million dollar company like yours is permanently a construction site where you ‘find’ and fix problems that every casual player has known for months?”
“I’ve thought that many times. Just last night, I couldn’t play at all because it’s unplayable without aim assist. I thought it was just me. It happens at least twice a week.”
So let’s hope that the developers will improve soon and fix the error. What do you think? Do you use aim assist, and does the glitch annoy you as well? Let us know in the comments!
The latest WoW raid is quite tough. But according to a former pro raider, that’s intentional by Blizzard. You are supposed to enjoy the World First race for longer.
In World of Warcraft, the “World First Race” for the latest raid is currently taking place. The best guilds in the world are trying to defeat the Jailer on Mythic difficulty as the first. However, that it takes so long is purely intentional by Blizzard – at least that’s what Naguura claims. She was a raider at “World First” level for a long time and is now part of Team Liquid as a content creator.
In a interview with Dexerto, she explained that Blizzard intentionally designs bosses to be so difficult, so that the race for the first kill lasts a bit longer:
I believe one thing that not all viewers necessarily understand is that these teams have become so good at the World First Race that Blizzard is really trying hard to make the bosses more difficult, so that the race lasts a bit longer. […]
Because honestly, it would probably be a bit disappointing for the viewers if the last boss of a raid tier survives “only” 150 pulls when bosses in the past survived for months or caused 500 or 600 wipes. I believe part of that is because the teams today are simply much better, and therefore there are fewer wipes.
It should also be worth it for the professional guilds to have a longer race, as they have now turned it into their own event that attracts tens of thousands of fans on Twitch. Through streams, some of the pros earn money, and sponsors of the events provide additional income.
On the other hand, the time that professional players can take as their main profession is often limited. If such a race were to stretch over several months, it could lead to problems.
Blizzard itself does not promote the race for the World First Kill. They monitor the attempts, of course, and often apply hotfixes and bug fixes minute by minute or despawn a boss if something goes wrong, but they do not make a big event out of it.
Ragnaros had only 2-3 real mechanics back then. That was enough.
How has World of Warcraft changed? In fact, it is quite easy to verify how much the change in bosses and their mechanics in World of Warcraft has been. To do this, one only needs to compare the current raid end bosses and their mechanics with the raid bosses from earlier times. Where Ragnaros might have had three mechanics that kept players on their toes, fights against bosses like Anduin, Sylvanas, or Denathrius have a dozen or more abilities that almost all players must pay attention to and play correctly.
The tolerance for mistakes has also become smaller. With the exception of LFR (the simplest difficulty), many bosses have several “guaranteed kill abilities” that can kill players within seconds or even lead to the complete defeat of the group.
Among some players or observers, there is also the opinion that boss fights in World of Warcraft are not so difficult because there are addons like “Deadly Boss Mods” that help – which is also one of the most important addons for Shadowlands. And while such addons definitely help simplify the overview and coordination in boss fights, these addons do not “play by themselves,” as is often mistakenly assumed. The
However, the widespread use of such addons has led Blizzard to upgrade the boss mechanics. Often the reaction time to abilities is significantly shorter than it was a few years ago, effects occur more frequently, and multiple mechanics overlap.
Bosses like Anduin have many mechanics – and every player must know and understand them all.
Blizzard is introducing more and more mechanics while addon developers try to list these mechanics more clearly and communicate quick, clear instructions to the players.
Slowly but surely, however, the peak of the iceberg is likely being reached. Boss fights in World of Warcraft have become so complex that, in principle, one or more mechanics must be considered simultaneously at all times. At some point, the limit of what players can process with their attention at the same time is simply reached.
What do you think of the evolution of raids in World of Warcraft? Is it good that boss fights are becoming increasingly complex? Or is it now too exhausting?
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Those who are exploring Destiny 2 in Savathun’s Throne World, the new location from Witch Queen, can discover a lot of secrets. This includes the ominous green Rift, about which players have been guessing its purpose for a month. The solution to the riddle is quite simple, and we will reveal it to you.
Savathun’s Throne World is a mysterious place with much to discover. With the new ability of players, the Depthsight Resonance, players can uncover hidden paths and locations.
Access is gained through various so-called Depthsight nodes, which can be “uncovered.” The hidden puzzles are particularly popular among players, as they spark curiosity and invite immediate exploration.
You can follow the green traces of a Scorn executioner once a day.
In the Throne World, there are also Darkness rifts hidden that must be shot.
There are sweet, radiant moths that can be collected.
Occasionally, you will encounter white-glowing Inquisitor squads of the Radiant Brood.
And then there is this green Rift, which currently puzzles many players.
What is Depthsight? The Depthsight Resonance ability can be leveled up to level 3 at Fynch, the NPC vendor of the Throne World. Those who possess it can see into the past by using the Darkness. This reveals long-gone objects, such as chests or paths and platforms. Whenever players discover a black, smoky aura in Savathun’s Throne World, it is a Depthsight node. If you have the right Depthsight level, you can activate these nodes. You can also look into the past of weapons with the Depthsight ability and extract this for weapon crafting.
There is much to discover in Savathun’s Throne World.
What is the deal with the green Rift? One of these “Memory nodes” reveals, upon activation, only a green Rift, causing players to wonder what exactly needs to be done there. There is no chest after activation, no enemies appear, and there is also no path to follow. Instead, sometimes only a Scorn sword appears, or you stand in a green Rift.
The green Rift is not as exciting as you think
These special memory nodes in Savathun’s Throne World do not actually contain a real secret. Rather, they are small buff goodies that you can collect at the respective nodes. They help you quickly regain your abilities, ammunition, or even your Super.
This is what the green Rift looks like after uncovering it.
Depending on what you activate, there are various memory buffs that you can collect at these special Depthsight nodes in Savathun’s Throne World. They grant, depending on the buff, a hefty 85% increase in ability energy.
Memory of Catastrophe: Refills your Super
Memory of Fury: Grants you melee energy
Memory of Outbreaks: A boost for your grenade
Moreover, you can obtain additional benefits from the nodes that are not ability-related:
Memory of Precision: Refills your ammunition
Memory of Freedom: Enhances your jump height
Sometimes, you are simply granted a Scorn sword
Downside: Unfortunately, the duration of the buffs is very short, so you won’t benefit from them for long. Nevertheless, utilizing these special Depthsight nodes can be helpful in certain situations, so it is worth knowing how each buff can assist you.
Here you will find more about the Destiny 2 secrets in Savathun’s Throne World:
Did you already know what these Depthsight nodes are about, and have you already actively used them? Or are you just now getting wiser? What do you think about this option? Is something like this helpful, similar to the improved ability regeneration from Stasis on Europa? We’d love to hear your opinion and a comment.
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The Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands delights not only critics and players. Even the boss of Studio Gearbox is quite touched by the good review echoes that his latest game has conjured up.
What kind of game is this? Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands was released on March 25 and is a spin-off of the famous Borderlands series from developer Gearbox. However, this time it’s not about vault hunters, crazy psychos, and ruthless mega-corporations.
Rather, you play the protagonists of a Pen&Paper role-playing game led by the legendary and crazy character Tiny Tina. The game is named “Bunkers & Badasses” in reference to Dungeons & Dragons, and anyone who has played Borderlands 2 will surely recognize it.
Because back then, there was already a DLC called “Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep,” which took up this crazy theme. At that time, the wacky role-playing game was also Tina’s attempt to cope with the death of a loved one.
As the DLC was extremely popular, the idea of a replayed tabletop role-playing game became its own stand-alone spin-off.
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The new “Borderlands” is being received well
Who is Randy Pitchford? Randy Pitchford is the CEO of Studio Gearbox and overall a controversial figure in the gaming industry. He has been involved in scandals regarding fraud, his accidentally lost porn collection, and most recently an alleged assault on an employee.
What are the reactions? Pitchford is over the moon on Twitter about the success of “his” game. He first reacted to the excellent review from Game Informer on Twitter. They referred to it as “The best game from Gearbox Software,” to which Pitchford could only respond with the bold words “Holy Shit!”
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Later, he doubled down and further commented on the good reviews:
“I’m not really the type to get hung up on scores, but 9.5/10 … I’m not crying, you’re crying!”
Pitchford here self-deprecatingly plays on his image as a tough guy while admitting that such positive reviews bring him to tears.
The reactions under Pitchford’s tweet are mostly positive as well:
“These are happy tears we are shedding. Happy tears!”
“Congratulations to you and the team!”
“Hopefully, it opens more doors for spin-offs!”
“I know I haven’t played, but from what I’ve seen on YouTube: 9.9/10. Just the customization options! I’m already counting all the characters I want to rebuild and play!”
In League of Legends you can even get RP (Riot Points) for free. With the Microsoft Rewards system, you can secure free RP. We show you how to do it.
What’s new? For League of Legends, you can now receive “unlimited” Riot Points for free. This works with “Microsoft Rewards”, a rewards system for anyone with a Microsoft account.
Usually, you buy Riot Points in the shop for real money or receive them at events, in stores, or as gift cards from streamers. With Riot Points, you can buy skins, wards, icons, and more. Through Microsoft’s rewards system, you can earn points without spending money.
How to get free Riot Points
How it works: First, you need a Microsoft account. If you don’t have one yet, you can register on the linked page.
Then visit the Microsoft Rewards website (via rewards.microsoft.com). In the overview with the Riot Points, you can choose between two goals:
100 Riot Points cost you 1,500 points
650 Riot Points cost you 6,500 points
Set one of these as a goal. Then go back to the overview page with the points systems. Here you can now earn points with quizzes and other activities. You can then exchange them for Riot Points. The tasks usually only take a few minutes and are easy to solve.
Anyone who spends a little time there and fills their points account can use the earned Riot Points to unlock skins and other content for League of Legends for free. 650 RP equals a purchase price of 5 €. So you can really save money.
These are the prices in the League of Legends client if you want to buy RP for money
On Twitter, the League of Legends account confirmed that there is no limit to this. It’s said that you can receive unlimited RP.
Is it really “free”? You pay no money to collect the Riot Points through the rewards. However, Microsoft collects data about you and your search behavior when you use, for example, the Bing search engine to answer one of the questions in the quizzes.
You can also earn points when you shop in the store or play linked games. Will you use the system to earn points, or do you prefer to buy RP the regular way?
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On March 24, Lost Ark will introduce a major update that is finally supposed to provide a glimmer of hope against the bots. We at MeinMMO will explain how this works here.
Moreover, the update gives you a ton of materials to improve your equipment. With this, Amazon responds to the discussion regarding the dead zone in upgrading and attempts to ease it. Whether that will succeed remains to be seen.
However, the most exciting aspect of the new update is undoubtedly the new technical mechanism that Lost Ark uses to gain control over the desperate bot situation. They are relying on an old trick from Steam, which may not sit well with all players.
How does the anti-bot mechanism work? Currently, it is only possible for Western players to play Lost Ark if they have a Steam account. This is nothing new, but it is important to understand how Amazon intends to fight the bots.
This is necessary, as such scenes are currently a daily occurrence in the MMORPG:
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Because they are relying on the “Trusted” status of the Steam platform itself. Valve has been utilizing this mechanism on Steam for years and seems to be doing well with it. However, it mainly poses problems for players who want to play completely free-to-play.
To gain the “Trusted” status on Steam and thus be able to add friends independently, you must have spent at least €5 on Steam. This also only works if you manage the money through Steam; activating a game key is not possible.
Only after that do many features of Steam become available to you. Lost Ark is now adapting this system and thus brings drastic restrictions within Lost Ark itself if your Steam account does not have “Trusted” status.
In other words, this means that not only bots but also players who create a Steam account specifically for Lost Ark will have to play with these restrictions. Even secondary accounts are affected accordingly.
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No trading without money
What restrictions are there? If you have not spent more than €5 in total on your Steam account, you will have to forgo some things in Lost Ark. While Amazon names specific measures, other barriers remain less precisely defined.
For example, untrusted players will have a lower number of possible daily purchases than their “Trusted” counterparts. However, Amazon has not yet made clear which system this will affect.
The more specific measures are as follows:
It is not possible to initiate a trade between players. However, accepting requests from other players is still possible.
You cannot send gifts in-game.
The currency exchange between crystals and gold is not possible.
Restricted players cannot send letters with attachments.
Only limited access to the auction house is possible.
What other measures have been taken? Furthermore, Amazon states in the blog post about the latest update that Easy-Anti-Cheat will also receive a new version. This has been developed in collaboration with Smilegate RPG and is specifically designed to catch bots and cheaters more reliably.
Amazon also emphasizes that selling and buying gold for real money is prohibited and may lead to a potential ban. It seems that they want to achieve that the players themselves give bots fewer chances to act meaningfully in the game.
The publishers conclude the blog post by stating that they know this does not solve all problems and that they are still working on new solutions. They intend to continue fighting against bots and also against players involved in fraudulent purchases.
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In this podcast, the MeinMMO editorial team discusses how Lost Ark feels after 30, 60, and 120 hours.
Regular players are affected as well
How does it also affect non-bots? While many players have been using Steam for years in various multiplayer games, there are still fans of Lost Ark who are completely new to Valve’s gaming platform.
These players are now prevented from playing Lost Ark as a pure free-to-play game, as they must spend a minimum amount of money to unlock all features of the game. While this is annoying, it should only affect a smaller part of Lost Ark’s target audience.
Active players are also disturbed: Many active fans are even more frustrated that the restrictions for their so-called twink accounts naturally also apply. These are additional accounts of a single player that are usually used to help the main account progress further in the game.
Especially in the endgame, having multiple accounts in Lost Ark has always been a way to earn more gold and obtain additional upgrade materials. However, these twink accounts now also have to spend €5 to feed their main account further. This annoys some players in the forums.
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The community is optimistic
How do players react? The update is certainly being discussed vigorously on Reddit and in the forum. Many players are surprised that Amazon is taking this route, but the comments are hardly negative in nature.
While there are some sarcastic and annoyed comments primarily from players who feel robbed of their twink accounts, a large majority of the comments are positive and well-received. Generally, there seems to be satisfaction that Amazon is quickly addressing the current problems of Lost Ark and providing innovative solutions.
Furthermore, communication from Amazon with players is being very positively received. Fans appreciate that the publisher is trying new means and ways while still acknowledging that this may not be all that can be done. The general sentiment around the update is a good one.
What do the fans say? On Reddit, the discussion about the update is the strongest. We would like to give you a brief picture of it:
wolfmourne writes: “I never thought that this system could be used to fight bots. That’s really big.”
Less positively, pathy_cleric remarks: “Stealing a mechanic from Steam to fight bots is pretty cool. Side effects like innocent accounts dying in the crossfire are hardly worth noting.”
zendabbq adds: “It’s 5 dollars to buy any game on Steam. I don’t know, but anyone who is upset about this has bigger problems than an MMO. I think the changes are really good.”
For hovesp, the changes do not go far enough: “They should also ban untrusted accounts from the area chat. It’s a shame they haven’t done that.”
What do you think? What do you think of the update against the bots, and do you think Amazon hasn’t gone far enough? Or do you feel affected by the restrictions and therefore think that the publisher is overstepping? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The multiplayer of Elden Ring is always good for surprising encounters, both in coop and PvP. This was also the case for a couple who wanted to complete a dungeon together. They were visited by an apparent PvP enemy, but the meeting went quite differently than usual.
In Elden Ring, players can either deliberately or randomly challenge others in the game. One can invade the game world of other players as an intruder and attack them.
This also happened to the user TheCriticalGamer. However, he describes an encounter that turns out differently than one would expect.
Instead of attacking, the intruder behaved unusually peacefully. The meeting was even so friendly that the user wrote a thank you note on reddit.
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“You now live rent-free in my head.”
What exactly happened? According to TheCriticalGamer, he was just with his girlfriend in coop trying to finish a dungeon.
Eventually, they were visited by the intruder. But they quickly realized that something was weird. Instead of attacking as usual, the PvP player was suspiciously calm.
At first, they engaged in a sort of staring contest for 10 minutes:
You ambushed me and my girlfriend while we were on our way to a dungeon. When we tried to lure you into a trap, you made a casual greeting gesture for 10 minutes until I finally gave in and came out to follow you.
The experienced Souls player knows: In 99 out of 100 cases, this would be a troll attempt. But not in this case.
According to the player, the PvP player not only did not launch a single attack, but instead helped the couple through the dungeon up to the boss door.
The player himself was so surprised by the action that it probably stayed on his mind:
You then led us through the entire dungeon, solved all the puzzles, brought us to the boss entrance, and then left. I was so baffled that I couldn’t think of anything else for the rest of the day.
He further wishes the player all the best: “If you are out there, I wish you good luck, you glorious bastard. You now live rent-free in my head.”
This encounter seems to have left a lasting impression, according to the user’s words.
In the comments, players report similar experiences. While 90% of PvP invaders are hostile and often use nasty tactics, there are always players who stand out from the crowd.
This is where many also highlight the best aspect of multiplayer in games like Elden Ring. Every encounter is unique, and unexpected things can happen.
In the eyes of the players, this is a significant unique selling point compared to many other multiplayer games that always follow a set pattern.
But how do you see it? Have you also had such interesting encounters in the multiplayer of Elden Ring? Or do you avoid the online mode? Are you perhaps one of those invaders who like to behave unpredictably?
In Fortnite Chapter 3 has entered Season 2. Players have not only received new weapons and had building disabled, but new locations have also been integrated that can be explored on the map. To give you an advantage in battle, we show you the best landing spots in Season 2.
How did we come to this assessment? Our analysis of the best landing points on the map in Fortnite Season 2, Chapter 3 is based on our in-game experiences as well as research in the community on reddit and YouTube.
These landing spots should be visited at the start of the game
Where are the landing points? Here on the Season 2 map, you can already see our top landing spots. What exactly is so good about them and what you should consider there will be revealed in the following paragraphs.
This is the new map in Season 2
Tilted Towers
Where is the location? This legendary POI (Point of Interest) is located south of the largest lake on the new map. You recognize the location by the large apartment blocks that tower over the streets. Additionally, there is a clock tower in the small town.
The legendary location – Tilted Towers
What is so good about it? Tilted Towers is wild. You can expect not only many kills but also a lot of loot. Every block contains a variety of items, consumables, and chests. If looting every building drives you to the brink of madness, you can destroy every building with a tank.
As a result, the apartment blocks collapse, and the loot ends up in the foundation. You can then easily walk over all the items and determine your loadout. Additionally, you have many cars and several escape routes available if you are being hunted.
If you want to embark on a longer journey, you can visit a gas station nearby. Fill up your vehicle and get ready for a long round.
You also have the option to visit the airship hovering over Tilted. There, you’ll find plenty of crates and cannons that you can use as catapults. This way, you can launch yourself into the air and cover long distances.
Pro
Lots of loot
Many materials (when building is re-enabled)
Countless chests
Airship
Fishing is possible
Many escape options
Contra
High traffic of players landing there
Occupied by IO – bots fight against you
What should you still consider? Despite the massive loot, you should note that Tilted Towers is one of the most popular landing zones in Fortnite. Most players land there and thus compete for the right to loot the location first. Therefore, you should proceed carefully and thoughtfully since some sweaty players might land there too.
You’ll also have problems with the IO squad’s occupiers. They have taken over Tilted and defend the location with great firepower like tanks and strong weapons.
Shifty Shafts
Where is the location? The location is situated north of the largest lake in Fortnite. The mining facility borders the snowy area on the map.
The winding mines in Shifty Shafts
What is so good about it? In Shifty Shafts, you are not only surrounded by mines but also buried treasures. You can find many chests in the tunnels and gear up because of that. The mines protect you from enemy fire and can be used well for camping.
Additionally, the location is relatively central and allows you to reach other locations quickly. The river, which borders the mines to the west, can be used as an escape route. This way, you can face the sweaty city “Tilted Towers” with good equipment.
In a team, losses in Shifty are not dramatic, as a restart bus awaits you at the entrance. On top of that, there is a vending machine nearby where you can spend your gold bars to buy various goodies.
Pro
Many chests
Good hiding spots
Restart bus
Central location
Vending machine available
Lots of protection in the mines
Contra
Few escape options
Enemies can camp as well
No vehicles
What should you still consider? Not only you but also other players could be hiding in the mine shafts and lying in wait for you. Therefore, you must be on your guard and secure yourself with a melee weapon.
The location does not exactly have the best escape options. If you use the streets on foot, a group of players driving cars could run you over and loot you.
Large Gas Station next to Sanctuary
Where is the location? The location is situated west of Sanctuary and resembles a large rest stop with a diner. You can recognize it by many gas pumps, a workshop, and a large sign reading GAS.
The large gas station
What is so good about it? Perhaps not as many chests, but optimized for mobility, you can upgrade your vehicle with the workshop, cars, and gas pumps. With it, you can then travel to various POIs, eliminating every player or looting locations.
As Season 2 removed the Spider-Man web shooters from the game, the cars are once again among the best means of transport. You can choose between different vehicle classes and embark on your journey down the connected road.
Pro
Many cars
Gas pumps
Good connectivity
Almost central location
Optimal for solo
Contra
Few chests
Poor for teams, trios or duos
What should you still consider? You should be aware of the few chests. In solo, this location is suitable as there are enough chests for an optimal loadout. In teams or other modes with more players, the loot might not be sufficient.
If enemies attack you, be careful not to stand too close to the gas pumps. The explosion could severely hurt you and set everything in the vicinity on fire.
Airships
Where is the location? You can find the airships or zeppelins at almost every larger POI taken over by IO. They hover over the locations and are interconnected by ziplines. This way, players can ascend. The following locations include an airship:
Condo Canyon
Rocky Reels
Tilted Towers
Command Cavern
Coney Crossroads
The Daily Bugle
The airships – widely distributed on the new map
What is so good about it? The airships are mobile headquarters of the enemy IO faction. They not only contain large loot boxes but also many items to recharge your shield. Additionally, you have a higher position than the players below you. This gives you a better overview of the combat situation and allows you to ambush your opponents from behind.
The fans that keep the airship afloat can be used to escape with your glider. Ziplines can also be utilized to reach ground and airspace, enabling you to switch your surroundings quickly.
If enemies are chasing you, cannons are ready at the airship’s drive wheels. With them, you can shoot at distant foes or launch yourself. By shooting yourself into the air, you can cover long distances and avoid sticky situations.
Pro
Lots of loot
Good protection in the air
Many escape options
High ground
Contra
IO soldiers can deal significant damage
In a team, opponents can surround you
What should you still consider? Since the airships belong to the IO unit, soldiers also patrol them. With shotguns and SMGs, they can inflict significant damage on you. If an enemy also ventures into the airship, you’ll face many problems.
With the horizontal ziplines, it can also happen that you fail to reach the airship platform when climbing. This could lead to a painful and embarrassing death.
So much for our top landing spots in Fortnite: Do you have any ideas on where to snag good loot or gain other advantages over opponents in the game? Then let us know in the comments.
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Call of Duty: Warzone made extensive changes to the game in the Mid-Season of Season 2. Everything has been tweaked, almost everything in the game is now a bit different. And this has finally been well received by players.
Call of Duty: Warzone has been struggling with many bugs for months and has recently focused more on repairs rather than new content or adjustments.
With the Mid-Season of Season 2, that seems to have changed – there was a significant influx of new content and an important change in health points.
The reactions to this are finally positive again – MeinMMO creates a mood picture.
Season 2 Changes Reshape Warzone
Why is everything a bit different now? Warzone is essentially split into 2 maps, each bringing its own modes, and both have undergone significant changes.
On one side, there is Rebirth Island. The smaller map has been gathering fans for a while and received a facelift in the Mid-Season.
There are 2 new “Points of Interest” and minor adjustments throughout the map, such as new ladders and more options to reach higher areas. Additionally, new mechanics like the mobile buy station were introduced.
The new Rebirth Island.
Additionally, there is now a revised version of the solo experience on Rebirth Island, where you can utilize the typical “revival countdown” even without teammates.
On the large map Caldera, the gameplay has fundamentally changed. “Vanguard Royale” served as a test mode in recent months and has now been completely removed.
There is now only the normal Battle Royale, which has adopted some features from Vanguard Royale. Chief among them is the adjustment of health points to 150.
With the increased number of health points, the combat feeling changes, the time-to-kill is higher. This shakes up the weapon meta and alters the way battles unfold on Caldera.
Here see the trailer for the Mid-Season:
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CoD Warzone & Vanguard presents mid-season content – Watch the trailer here
Rebirth Island, Solo Mode, Health Points – 3 Hits
The Mid-Season update is overall surprisingly well received. The Warzone news account “ModernWarzone” started a poll on Twitter regarding the Mid-Season and received a clear tendency:
In the following paragraphs, we will take a closer look at the 3 highlights.
How are the changes on Rebirth Island received? There were concerns beforehand that the popular small map would be “over-adjusted”. Many players liked the old Rebirth Island.
However, the adjustments for better accessibility to higher areas and the new zones create a solid impression and represent a good expansion for many players.
The container ship has just docked.
This is what “Adventurous_Ad6435” writes on reddit: “Just finished gaming for today. I think they did a great job. Added a few features like the Redeploy Balloons and explosive barrels. Also, they’ve added some ladders to allow enemies to attack from multiple directions and prevent camping, which is already fantastic.”
But no Warzone update without issues: With the update, there were also some changes to the colors on the map, and not everyone is happy about that. There are positive voices here too, but the new “flair” doesn’t sit well with everyone.
In addition, some find the “Juggernaut event” on Rebirth Island stressful. You stand no chance when multiple armored suits maraud across the island in the last moments of the game.
There is also a problem with the buy stations that is causing frustration. Many players experience a short lag, a delay when activating the stations. In stressful situations, that is unmanageable.
What about the Solo Mode? The new solo mode on Rebirth Island also received many positive voices. After landing, a countdown of 15 seconds starts – if you survive that time, you get a free respawn.
@ModernWarzone writes about this on Twitter: “Rebirth Island Solo could be the best solo experience of Warzone so far. Great job with the Mid-Season update!”
There are also many counter-opinions under the tweet because the usual camper problem in solo modes persists. But due to the safe respawn until a certain point in the match, you don’t get kicked out of the game right away when an immobile opponent is waiting to take you out.
How are the changes to health points received? Here the developers played it safe. The adjustment was previously tested in Vanguard Royale, and there was even a community poll on the issue:
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Overall, finally a strong update with a lot of positive feedback. Warzone is on the right track, although still far from “perfect”.
If you see any errors or features regarding the Mid-Season that should be on the developers’ agenda, feel free to share your thoughts on the topic with us in the comments.
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The largest gaming company in the world is Tencent. The Chinese conglomerate is behind huge games like League of Legends, PUBG Mobile, or the mobile series “Clash of Clans.” With impressive business figures for 2021, it outshines Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo once again. 2021 was a “weak” year, as the Chinese party is causing trouble.
Who are the largest gaming companies in the world? Analyst Daniel Ahmad has compiled the revenues of the largest gaming companies in the world (via twitter):
They face very different problems than Western studios. The Chinese tech giant is constantly under the strict scrutiny of the Chinese Communist Party and resorts to – from our perspective – absurd measures to keep the political elite satisfied.
The Netflix series Arcane was a huge hit for LoL – and thus also for Tencent:
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Everything about Arcane is fantastic, except for the ending – Review
Tencent increases revenue by 9.9% – has a “weak year”
What is so special about Tencent’s figures? Tencent increased its revenue in 2021 by 9.9% compared to the previous year.
However, this is a setback for Tencent: It was the lowest growth for the company since going public in 2004.
In a statement to CNBC it states, to explain the “weak growth”:
“2021 was a challenging year during which we welcomed changes and took various measures to strengthen the long-term sustainability of the company, which had a slowing effect on our revenue growth.”
“Gaming as mental opium” raised alarm bells
What do they mean by that? What Tencent actually wants to say with flowery words: In 2021, the Communist Party of China had all tech companies in its sights, especially gaming. Therefore, it was difficult to grow as one usually would.
The political elite in China is reportedly concerned about the health of children, as they supposedly play too much and damage their eyes. Hence, they made it quite clear to companies like Tencent that they must find ways to limit gaming for teenagers; otherwise, they would face harsh consequences. They even called gaming “mental opium”.
Moreover, in recent months, China has implemented a “crackdown on tech” – tightening controls and regulations significantly. China suddenly expected its tech companies to engage more in the “well-being of the people”: Companies like Tencent and Alibaba suddenly donated 6.5 and 13 billion euros (via dw.com).
Tencent is a giant in mobile games and microtransactions
How does Tencent make so much money? Tencent primarily earns its money from “Free2Play” games, where microtransactions are offered. Growth primarily came from titles like PUBG Mobile, Brawl Stars and Clash of Clans.
They also highlight their “international investments.” Tencent is known for buying into Western studios – even in Germany. Currently, a quarter of their revenue comes from “overseas” – a figure they aim to increase to 50%.
They also praise League of Legends and the Netflix series Arcane.
If you look at the games Tencent owns, it’s dizzying.
Investments in new companies in the West are viewed positively, as they are “emerging studios with a promising future”
For 2022 and 2023, they believe they are well positioned, with games like the “LoL Fighting Game”, a brand around Path of Exile, or the German “Cycle Frontier.”
The emblematic animal of Tencent is the penguin
Tencent continues to grow and is also expanding away from China
What’s behind that: Tencent is balancing on a tightrope in China. They are economically highly successful but have to be careful not to provoke the party’s wrath. As soon as the party coughs and views gaming in any way as “harmful to the future of the Chinese people,” all alarms go off at Tencent.
Interestingly, Tencent seems to be strategically using the immense amounts of money they earn from mobile games in Asia to invest in emerging companies in the West. Thus, they are somewhat becoming independent of China.
Tencent is indeed a trailblazer in gaming with Riot Games: In e-sports and also in collaborations with other media, like with Netflix through the series Arcane, the studio is leading in this regard.
