The streaming service Twitch has banned chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, one of the probably nicest people on Twitch. He dared to show how the disgraced streamer, DrDisrespect, plays chess. This is strictly forbidden according to the platform’s rules. However, after protests, the ban was somewhat eased.
Who is the grandmaster?
Hikaru Nakamura (34) is an American chess grandmaster. He achieved this title at the age of 15. Chess takes such matters very seriously: only those who meet strictly regulated conditions may call themselves grandmasters.
Nakamura is known for his abilities in blitz chess; he is also a feared online chess player. Since 2015, he has been on Twitch as “GMHikaru,” playing chess and discussing it in front of an average of about 9,200 viewers. He is openly friendly and approachable, without any airs of superiority.
Chess is a growing topic on Twitch: people like Hikaru Nakamura were pleased that jyoung streamers were enthusiastic about the game of kings and got their viewers interested in chess. The Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit” also contributed to the hype. Streamers like the “Botez Sisters” somehow managed to become “chess influencers.”
What did Nakamura do? Nakamura found it interesting that the two YouTube streamers DrLupo and DrDisrespect were playing chess against each other. He made a bit of fun of their so-called “Doctor” titles and streamed their match on his Twitch channel.
Both streamers originally built their careers on the platform but then switched to YouTube:
Nakamura thus streamed the match of the two on his channel.
Neither DrDisrespect nor DrLupo had much experience with chess beforehand, so it was a matter where the two made rather wild moves and exchanged banter with each other (via youtube). When DrDisrespect moved a bishop aside, he referred to it as “Slide Canceling,” a term from shooter terminology.
DrDisrespect ultimately checkmated DrLupo in 30 moves.
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DrDisrespect (black) contemplates his move after his bishop attack.
Nakamura violates the “DrDisrespect” rule
Why was he banned? Twitch does not allow anyone to be shown live who has been banned from the streaming platform.
This rule is now known as the “DrDisrespect” rule, as Twitch tightened the rule again after streamers began to interact with the banned DrDisrespect during their live streams about “Call of Duty.”
This is also now prohibited. Since September 2020, Twitch has required its streamers to make an effort to remove banned streamers from a “conversation, mute them, or otherwise restrict their interaction with the stream.”
Anyone who dares to speak with or even show a “banned streamer” can and will be punished by Twitch. It is said that they are guilty of “circumventing a ban.” Twitch knows no friends: this even affects the biggest streamers on the platform.
This became the grandmaster’s undoing.
Twitch issued him a 3-day ban. This is the first ban that such a friendly grandmaster has received there.
He is the “bad guy” on Twitch. Anyone who shows him gets into trouble.
Grandmaster says: Thought the matter was settled
Thisis what Nakamura says: He says the Doc tweeted that the matter with Twitch was resolved, but he must have been mistaken.
In fact, DrDisrespect merely stated that his lawsuit against the platform had been settled. Neither party admits to having made a mistake.
However, he remains banned, so he is regarded as the “bad guy” in the eyes of Twitch and cannot be shown.
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The “3-day ban” ended after 2 days – Twitch found it rather silly.
Twitch unbans grandmaster early after criticism
Update 25.3, 10:30 AM: There are three new developments regarding GMHikaru:
Twitch streamer Asmongold criticized Hikaru’s ban. Twitch applies double standards: Asmongold and others had extensively commented on the NFT scandal involving DrDisrespect or discussed the similarly banned streamer IcePoseidon: Nothing happened to them. Hikaru is being banned now for a “nuance.” This doesn’t seem fair (via dexerto).
Upon hearing of the ban, DrDisrespect promised to send the chess grandmaster a bottle of his bourbon. The sly bearded man immediately seized the opportunity for a promotional campaign.
Additionally, Twitch seems to have had a change of heart and found the whole thing rather silly: GMHikaru was already unbanned after two days, not after 3 days as announced.
The ban on DrDisrespect is one of the major gaming mysteries of recent years:
Diablo 2 Resurrected was supposed to finally bring the Ladder at the end of March. Fans eagerly awaited the beloved feature, but a whole series of serious and unforeseen problems with the Ladder make an early release impossible. What happened, how the developers plan to solve the issues, and when the Ladder will finally arrive, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
What is the Ladder?The Ladder is a leaderboard and a popular feature of the original Diablo 2. You create a new character in the Ladder, with the aim of reaching Level 99 as quickly as possible.
This involves a sort of race against other players in multiplayer mode. The Ladder character lasts only as long as the current Ladder season does. After that, the hero is not deleted but is considered a normal character. However, he retains his entire inventory, which was earned in the Ladder.
At the end of the Ladder season, a leaderboard is created. There, you will see who the fastest hero was.
A Ladder character also has access to special content. This includes new runewords that you can even craft yourself.
Ladder causes problems that were not found in PTR testing
When will the Ladder arrive? The Ladder is currently not in the game and is eagerly awaited by players. After all, it is an important element of long-term motivation. Since January 2022, the Ladder has been in use on the test server and it was expected to be released at the end of February. Meanwhile, the release has been pushed to the end of March, but now that will not happen either.
What went wrong? In a blog post from Blizzard, it was recently revealed that the Ladder will not arrive at the end of March. The developers apologized for this. However, there were severe issues with integrating the Ladder into the live game, which meant everything had to be aborted and reset. The problems were:
Large parts of the database were not correctly migrated.
The database lacked an index, which led to massive delays in the game. Adding the index later was successful, but everything needs to be tested again to ensure it works properly.
There were still problems with the databases from different regions.
All these problems were not noticed on the test server. According to the developers, this was due to the fact that test server environments in Diablo 2 are something completely new and therefore did not exist in the original game. Hence the numerous problems with database migration.
What happens next? Despite the problems, Blizzard remains optimistic. They have identified all the issues and are currently working on solutions.
However, this takes time, and therefore the next patch 2.4 will not arrive until April 14, 2022. The Ladder will come a bit later, on April 28.
What do you think about the further delay? Do you understand or is it getting frustrating for you with the problems in Diablo 2? Let us know in the comments.
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What kind of cup is this? The Mini Jungle Cup significantly limits the list of Pokémon you can use. Only monsters with a maximum of 500 CP can be used – so you’ll have to do without your standard top attackers.
Furthermore, only the following types are allowed to participate:
Normal
Plant
Electric
Poison
Ground
Flying
Bug
Dark
All monsters must correspond to at least one of these types. Therefore, your selection is limited. The following list shows which Pokémon are worth using.
Best Pokémon for the Mini Jungle Cup Overview
How is the list created? The following list was created using the website “PvPoke“. There, simulations based on PvP rankings can be created to see which monsters perform well.
We present the 10 best monsters in the ranking, including movesets.
Pokémon
Moveset
Waumboll
Charm, Vine Whip, Seed Bomb
Galar-Flunschlik
Mud Shot, Stone Edge, Earthquake
Altaria
Fire Blast, Sky Attack, Moonblast
Schnuthelm
Feint Attack, Body Slam, Bug Buzz
Knuddeluff
Charm, Ice Beam, Play Rough
Panzaeron
Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, Sky Attack
Irokex
Counter, Leech Seed, Charge Beam
Pionskora
Toxic Spikes, Water Gun, Mud Bomb
Quiekel
Powder Snow, Blizzard, Body Slam
Kapuno
Fire Blast, Body Slam, Crunch
The Joker: In addition to the top 10 monsters from the ranking, you should not underestimate the small duck monster “Piccolente”. It can deal a lot of damage in a short time with a combination of Wing Attack, Bubble Beam, and Brave Bird.
The little Piccolente is also very suitable
Thus, Piccolente is very well suited as an opening Pokémon in the Mini Jungle Cup. Especially as a counter to the popular Waumboll, it may be worth having a Piccolente on the team.
There is no “perfect” team for the Mini Jungle Cup. It’s best to see which Pokémon from the list fit with those you’ve caught so far and try to send a balanced team into the cup. You should especially pay attention to strengths and weaknesses in terms of types.
Here is a team suggestion:
A team for the Mini Jungle Cup
Piccolente
As mentioned above, Piccolente can deal quick damage against a variety of Pokémon and lure the opponent into using shields early. It also takes the top position in PvPoke when it comes to opening Pokémon. Starting with a Piccolente is a good choice. But be cautious if your opponent throws in a Kapuno, Onix, Knuddeluff, or Flunschlik.
Waumboll
Waumboll can withstand a lot of opposing attacks, but with its fast attacks, it can deal a lot of damage as well. It beats monsters like Kapuno or Galar-Flunschlik but has to watch out for Pionskora, Quiekel, and Piccolente.
Galar-Flunschlik
Galar-Flunschlik can win against monsters of various types and is basically the alternative to Waumboll: It is a good counter against Pionskora, Kapuno, and Piccolente. It can use its charge attacks very quickly, but it doesn’t deal as much damage with fast attacks.
You have until Tuesday, March 29, to enjoy yourself in the Mini Jungle Cup. A few matches over the weekend could be worthwhile. However, another weekend theme is currently causing discussions within the Pokémon GO community: The community days on the weekends are becoming shorter again.
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A small hotfix in World of Warcraft has big consequences. No one has to go to Torghast anymore. You can now buy resources in a different way.
Torghast in World of Warcraft is one of the content types that splits the player base. Some love going through the Tower of the Damned repeatedly and slicing through hordes of enemies with cool anima powers. Others find it monotonous and consider every visit to be “one too many.”
It’s only really annoying when one has to go to Torghast, for example to collect enough Soul Ash and Soul Globs to craft a new Legendary. This was the case until now – but that’s over.
What happened? The Enlightened faction in Zereth Mortis has a new item on offer, namely the “Bag of Explored Souls” for 3,000 Cosmic Flux. The bag was added via hotfix and can now be purchased by all players who have at least a friendly reputation. Those who have played the covenant campaign up to this point should have reached this reputation level quite easily.
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The bag contains 1,650 Soul Globs and 5,150 Soul Ash. That’s enough to fully upgrade a Legendary to rank 7 or to craft a new one at rank 7.
Since you can also get Cosmic Flux from many other activities – such as raids, dungeons, treasures, and quests in Zereth Mortis – you never have to visit Torghast again if you don’t want to.
Why is this important now? For a few days now, the last chapter of the covenant campaign is available in World of Warcraft, which also unlocks the double Legendary feature. However, to fully utilize this feature, it’s necessary for every character to possess enough Soul Ash and Soul Globs – which could potentially mean visits to Torghast again. This necessity is now eliminated for everyone who is fed up with Torghast.
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Some players report that the bag is not yet available on their realm – just be patient for a few hours if you can’t find it for sale yet. You should see and be able to buy the bag at the latest with the next realm restart.
Do you think this solution is good? Or is the price of 3,000 Cosmic Flux too high? Will you continue to go to Torghast?
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In an interview, PlayStation Studio Head Hermen Hulst revealed more about the future release strategy on the PS5. They aim to create special social connections between players, while also continuing to work on single-player experiences.
To achieve this, they are also seeking help from outside or acquiring new studios. Bungie and Haven have been acquired, and there are collaborations with other studios such as Firewalk.
In several interviews, the head of PlayStation Studios has now revealed more about the strategy, mentioning that single-player epics like “Horizon” remain important.
MMO plans on PS5 – 10 games by 2026
What is known so far? Sony has not revealed too much yet. However, one thing is certain: 10 live service games are set to be released by March 2026, which typically indicates a focus on multiplayer.
This year, a lot has already happened at Sony in this regard, and PlayStation Studio Head Herman Hulst has shared small details in a series of interviews (references can be found below in the sources).
It is already known that 3 studios are working on completely new games that will establish a new universe. 2 of the studios have already been fully acquired by Sony:
They want to give the studios as much freedom as possible and eliminate “distractions.” The small studios should fully focus on their games without being thrown off by financial concerns, for example.
Hulst emphasizes that it’s not about imposing any projects on the studios. They should rather tap into their full potential, with Sony as a partner in the background.
Which Sony-owned MMO projects would be interesting can be read here:
Why doesn’t Sony just develop it themselves? This is part of a diversification strategy from Sony. The Japanese company wants to broaden its approach, intensively serve more gaming target groups, and not just rest on its past hits.
Everything is always done with an eye on “talents,” meaning highly specialized employees and up-and-coming prospects.
A popular strategy among larger companies: They acquire smaller players, let them continue to operate independently, and ideally strengthen each other. If things don’t go well, integration follows.
Similar to what Microsoft did with Minecraft developer Mojang. To this day, the block designers are allowed to work independently, and the acquisition of the studio was nearly 8 years ago.
Clearly, Microsoft ultimately wants to profit financially from this. However, it is also very valuable to learn from the small partner.
Therefore, large corporations today have an interest in letting smaller companies continue to work in their familiar structures and not to let them sink within the giant corporation. They remain more flexible and can keep their flat hierarchies.
Ideally, the large partner manages to be inspired by the innovations and ideas of the smaller partners – whether in a game or in business processes.
However, there are also acquisitions that are clearly driven by profit intentions. Buy, build, cash in. But with Sony and Microsoft, these are clearly strategic acquisitions with long-term ambitions.
Singleplayer remains a big topic at Sony
PlayStation Studio Head Hulst also explains that single-player projects are not being written off:
Of course, we will continue to develop narrative single-player games like Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us, and Horizon Forbidden West. But it is true that we have invested a lot in live-service games because that is incredibly exciting for us. It allows us to create larger worlds. It allows us to truly establish special social connections between players.
Further studio acquisitions could also be part of the strategy. When asked, Hulst mentioned that they currently do not have any growth targets to share with the public.
But they are always looking to secure the best talents in the industry and deliver exciting and new experiences to players.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands releases on March 25, 2022, and comes with 6 classes. You told us which ones you want to try at launch. Here you can find the most popular classes ranked.
All six classes that are available at the release of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands were available for selection. You could vote twice – thanks to the “multiclass system,” it is possible to combine two classes during gameplay.
As of the current evaluation (March 24, 2022), a total of 2,267 people participated in the survey and cast votes. Now let’s take a look at how you voted.
Here is the ranking from the least popular to the most popular class.
Rank 6: Brr-Serker
The Brr-Serker class lands in sixth place in the ranking with 280 votes (9% of all votes).
Brr-Serkers initially follow a fairly straightforward tactic: freeze enemies with cryo damage, then shatter them with a devastating melee attack. Brr-Serkers do not have any companions.
The majority of the skill tree also contains abilities to quickly ramp up the class’s damage. While this is useful, the melee class apparently couldn’t convince you the most.
Rank 5: Killomant
The Killomant class ranks fifth in the ranking with 407 votes (13%).
The stealthy Killomants only made it to second to last place in your ranking with their sneaky approach from the shadows. They also come without companions – unless you count their large, spinning blade as a helpful friend.
The cloaking ability also failed to convince you to rank the Killomant class higher.
Rank 4: Grabspross
The Grabspross class ranks fourth in the ranking with 524 votes (17%).
The Grabspross narrowly missed the top 3 in your ranking. The dark mage managed to gather some votes, but was still narrowly pushed to 4th place.
Nonetheless, the Grabspross could be an exciting class: with the ability to transform health into damage and with a companion that spreads hellish magic, there could be interesting combinations as a multiclass.
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Rank 3: Klauenbringer
The Klauenbringer class ranks third with 525 votes (17%).
The Klauenbringer class managed to score one more vote than the Grabspross. Was the huge magical hammer of the class the decisive argument? In any case, the Klauenbringer not only brings a magical weapon but also a small wyvern companion that breathes fire.
Big hammer, small dragon – apparently that was enough argument for 3rd place.
Rank 2: Zauberschütze
The Zauberschütze class ranks second in the ranking with 653 votes (21%).
The Zauberschütze ascends to second place with their unique ability to equip two spells simultaneously. Additionally, they have the ability to turn enemies into harmless critters – which is also amusing.
MeinMMO author Maik Schneider was also lured by this and used the Zauberschütze as his main class in his test of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. He likely won’t be the only one.
Rank 1: Sporenhüter
The Sporenhüter class ranks first in the ranking with 677 votes (22%).
A focus on firearms including a magical bow, a poison-spitting mushroom companion, and the ability to unleash biting frost tornadoes on enemies – these apparently were enough arguments to elevate the Sporenhüter class to rank 1.
In the wider Wonderlands community, the Sporenhüter class has also emerged as a bit of a hidden favorite. Abilities like “Wrath of Nature,” which apply increased damage from all sources to enemies, are also enticing. Especially when you’re traveling through the Wonderlands in a group.
This is how the ranking stands at least currently – even before the game officially released. It will be exciting to see if the structure changes once the first crazy builds make the rounds.
Because those who know the Borderlands series know: There are truly crazy chain reactions you can create using abilities, weapon, and equipment effects.
With the start of the Shadow Jungle event, a new Special Research for the island of Akala is unlocked in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO have looked at all the tasks and rewards for you and summarized them.
What kind of research is it about? Currently, the Alola season is running in Pokémon GO, which will focus on the Alola region. As announced by Niantic, there will be a total of four Special Research tasks for the different Alola islands during this season.
If you complete all of these tasks in time before the end of the season, an additional research task will be unlocked for you. The following research tasks will be available:
Special Research for the island of Akala (available from March 22 at 10 AM local time)
Special Research for the island of Ula-Ula (available from April 12)
Special Research for the island of Boni (available from May 10)
Special Research at the end of the season (available from May 25)
After the island of Mele-Mele has already been featured in Pokémon GO in recent weeks, you can now find the Special Research for the island of Akala with the start of the Shadow Jungle event. The following overview shows you all the contents of the research (via leekduck.com):
An Akala Adventure 1/4
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Complete 3 field research tasks
Encounter with Pikachu
Catch 7 different types of Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Stage Reward: Once you have completed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 500 XP, 500 Stardust, and an encounter with Imantis.
An Akala Adventure 2/4
Task
Reward
Use 4 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Paras
Catch 2 Water-type Pokémon
Encounter with Barboach
Take 3 snapshots of Fire Pokémon
Encounter with Alolan Marowak
Stage Reward: Once you have completed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 500 XP, 500 Stardust, and a Charged TM.
An Akala Adventure 3/4
Task
Reward
Make 5 Power-Ups on Pokémon
7 Razz Berries
Walk 2 km
10 Poké Balls
Take 3 snapshots of wild Pokémon
10 Nanab Berries
Stage Reward: Once you have completed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 1,000 XP, 1,000 Stardust, and a Premium Raid Pass.
An Akala Adventure 4/4
Task
Reward
Send 5 gifts to friends
10 Ultra Balls
Catch 15 Pokémon
7 Razz Berries
Win a raid
Encounter with Alolan Diglett
Stage Reward: Once you have completed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 8,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, and 15 Ultra Balls.
As you are used to from other Special Research tasks, you have unlimited time to complete the tasks. However, it is worth using the upcoming weeks if you want to secure the additional research at the end of the season.
You can alternatively purchase this in-game for about €5 at the appropriate time. Starting April 12, 2022, the next Special Research for the Alola island Ula-Ula will be available to you.
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Many years and 8 add-ons after the release, WoW has a metric ton of important and unforgettable characters. Can you recognize them all just by their outlines?
The cult status of WoW has established itself in the years since the release, not only in the gaming community. Even people who generally have nothing to do with video games may have heard of the MMORPG giant. After all, there was even a South Park episode about the game.
Accordingly, the characters from WoW have a high recognizability, even for people who have never touched the game.
Legendary personalities such as Arthas, Tyrande, Medivh, Thrall, or Garrosh will also be known to people who are not WoW fans. And players of the MMORPG will certainly know them.
But how well? Although they have encountered these characters over the years in the game, is that enough to succeed in our flip quiz about WoW characters? Find out together with us and test your WoW knowledge.
This is how the quiz works: We have prepared 10 images for you below, showing the dark outlines of well-known characters from World of Warcraft. The task here is to guess these characters solely by the shape of the silhouette.
If you think you know the correct answer, click on the image or tap it if you’re on your smartphone. The image will flip and show you the correct answer. Hence the name of the quiz: “Flip Quiz”.
There is no point distribution for the answers, so your conscience is your only judge. Let us know in the comments how many characters you recognized correctly. Did you find the quiz difficult or super easy? Which MMORPG would you like to see such a quiz for?
Have fun guessing!
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark gets quite difficult at certain points relatively early on. But what actually happens when your character dies? We at MeinMMO explain it to you.
What happens when you die? If you perish in Lost Ark, your character lies dead on the ground and your pet mourns for you. But what actually happens in terms of gameplay? Dying in Lost Ark is not a big deal, but it can become quite expensive if it happens too often.
Once you are on the ground, you have 10 seconds to make a decision. That is, whether you want to use a Phoenix Feather to resurrect on the spot or restart at the last checkpoint.
Regardless of which option you choose, your equipment takes damage in the process. After several deaths, you are forced to repair your gear, otherwise, in the worst case, you will lose its stats and die even more often.
How do you repair your armor? Repairing your gear is necessary when the game gives you the corresponding hint in the upper right corner next to the minimap. However, repairs can be done at any time.
If an item is damaged, it lights up yellow on the portrait next to the minimap to let you know that you should take care of it soon. If it lights up red, it is broken and no longer provides bonuses.
To change that, you need to visit a blacksmith and select the option “Repair Gear”. You then have the choice of whether to only repair the currently equipped items, all in your inventory, or just specific ones. The repair itself will cost you silver, depending on the item level and condition of the item.
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If you have an active crystalline aura, you can also use your pet to repair gear. Simply click it with Ctrl+Right Click, select Tools, and then also click “Repair Gear”.
Where do you get Phoenix Feathers? The feathers are an account-wide currency, of which you always consume a single one when you are resurrected on the spot. You can obtain them from the real money shop or as rewards from rapport quests, side quests, and achievements.
Situations where your death works differently
When is it different? When you reach the endgame, your deaths work a little differently than before. The rule still applies that a Phoenix Feather resurrects you immediately and your gear gets damaged, but raids, for example, limit this function.
In Guardian Raids, you can return to life as a group only a total of 3 times. So, if 3 of your teammates die and then you, you must stay down until the boss is defeated or the raid group fails.
In such situations, you can use the observe function to at least watch another player defeat the boss for you. You then automatically get back up at the end of the raid without consuming one of the feathers or needing to interact yourself.
The situation is similar in Abyss Dungeons, except you are not allowed to get up at all. If you are dead here, you simply have to wait.
How is it in PvP? Here, what happens after your death heavily depends on the game mode. Phoenix feathers are excluded here, as they do not work in player matches. In team deathmatch and deathmatch mode, you can simply get back up after dying.
Here it’s all about getting as many kills as possible. In team elimination mode, however, you are eliminated as soon as you die. Then you have to wait and can watch your teammates.
In Pokémon GO there is a new promo code. It will give you a Lucky Egg, a Star Piece, and Poké Balls. Redeem it quickly before it expires.
What kind of code is this? New promo codes for Pokémon GO are regularly released. You can redeem the codes directly in the game on Android devices or use a website for iOS. We will show you the code here and help with the redemption.
You can redeem it immediately, and you should do so as long as you can. Since it is unclear how long the code will remain valid, speed is advantageous here.
What does the code give you? You will receive a Lucky Egg, a Star Piece, and 20 Poké Balls.
The method to redeem the codes depends on your smartphone. In Pokémon GO, the processes between iOS and Android are slightly different. While Android allows you to redeem codes directly in the game, iOS requires a workaround through an external website.
On Android devices: If you are playing with an Android device, you can simply redeem promo codes in the in-game shop. You just need to scroll down until you find the “Promos” field. There, enter the code, confirm, and the items should then appear in your bag.
On iOS devices: On iOS devices, entering in the shop is not possible, as the corresponding field does not exist at all. Instead, you need to visit Niantic’s rewards website. You can find the link here: Redeem promo code (via rewards.nianticlabs.com).
Here, you need to select your linked account and enter the code. If everything works, you should see a corresponding notification on the website. In the game, you can check in your journal whether the items have been credited to you through the code.
Currently, the best guilds in the world are fighting for the first kills in the latest raid of World of Warcraft. However, it is taking too long, at least for the teams. Because they now have to change hotels. The bosses just aren’t dying fast enough.
Only 2 guilds are currently facing the Jailer, the final boss: Echo and Team Liquid, formerly Limit.
However, one of the players from Liquid stated that they are taking too long. They need to leave their hotel – some players even need to leave the country.
Why do players need to change hotels? The raid leader, guild master, and co-owner of Liquid, Maximum, announced on Twitter that he and his team need to change hotels. The World First Race is simply taking too long.
Although he does not specify a concrete reason, it is likely that the bookings have simply expired. Since February, they have been showcasing the event and playing the bosses, and still, the content is not cleared.
Liquid is currently at 36.9% with the Jailer – Echo is at 30% (via warcraftlogs). However, both guilds are still likely a bit away from the kill. Traditionally, bosses become more difficult rather than easier towards the end of the fight.
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World First Race is Taking Too Long: “Our Tank Has to Go Back to Scotland”
Maximum further explains that one of their tanks has to fly back to Scotland. He does not elaborate on the exact reasons, but it is likely that having one of their key players only able to participate from abroad is a significant hindrance to their progress.
However, the situation gets even more bizarre: as the raid leader explains, the remaining players now have to change hotels. And the cheapest way to do so is to chauffeur them in a stretch limo with lobster.
Why is it taking so long? The Jailer is not the first boss to cause problems for the world’s best guilds. Halondrus, the 7th boss of the raid, alone took over 1,800 pulls before he was defeated.
The entire raid seems to be significantly harder than what players are used to from WoW or at least from Shadowlands. Many mechanics lead to an instant wipe, and a single mistake punishes at least one player with death.
The result is a plethora of nerfs, sometimes in the middle of progress and especially on ‘lower’ difficulties. The pros play all in Mythic mode, but most other guilds are attempting Normal or Heroic mode.
Moreover, bosses like Anduin are nerfed almost weekly, sometimes even more frequently. Nevertheless, they present significant hurdles for players to overcome. An ex-professional player stated that there is a system behind it. The new raid is intentionally made to be hard:
The Cycle: Frontier is currently in beta on Steam and seems to be popular with players. The German development studio Yager wants to take advantage of this.
Initially, the ongoing “Closed Beta 2” of the shooter “The Cycle: Frontier” was supposed to last only until April 4th. However, since some players have just found their way into the testing phase, it has now been extended until April 19th.
As the developers explained in a statement, they have nearly doubled the maximum number of simultaneously active players. This is also confirmed by a look at SteamCharts: After the first playtest in autumn 2021 reached a peak of 8,729 players, there are now already 15,764 players at once.
The game seems to have also been noticed on Twitch: “The Cycle: Frontier was among the top three trending games on the streaming platform Twitch on Sunday,” according to the developers’ statement. Therefore, they have now decided to expand the beta in order to gather even more feedback.
In “The Cycle: Frontier” you will be stranded on a distant planet where you must fight for your survival. There, you can collect loot and mine resources such as ore. Once collected, you must bring the items back to the ship as quickly as possible before you lose them again.
Moreover, death also results in the loss of your equipment. And danger lurks everywhere: Not only the local creatures want to take you down, but real players can make your life difficult as well. Because: The Cycle: Frontier continues to combine PvE and PvP.
For just over a week, the next-gen upgrade for GTA 5 Online has been available. However, looking at the ratings on Metacritic, it seems that the sentiment has not improved significantly.
What’s going on with GTA 5 Online? For several days now, players can play GTA Online on its third console generation. The over 8-year-old game has received a upgrade version for PS5 and Xbox Series X | S – and has faced mixed feelings since its recent release.
Shortly after the upgrade was launched, players debated whether it was a terrible or good upgrade. The criticism: while it does bring some better technology, with nicer graphics and faster controls, there is not much else to it.
Checking Metacritic reveals an even harsher picture: the user score is currently deep in the red.
Much Criticism on Metacritic
Metacritic collects reviews and ratings from various sources and compiles them into an average score.
The first score (from 0 to 100) is based on critics such as magazines. The second score, the “user score,” ranges from 0 to 10 and is based on user ratings.
And here a strong contrast emerges:
The Metascore for the PS5 version, based on 13 reviews, looks good at 82. However, the user score is stuck in the red at just 2.2.
For the Xbox Series X version, the critic score is 77, based on 5 reviews. But here too, the user score is just 2.2.
In short: users seem anything but enthusiastic about the upgrade version (via Metacritic).
Here, the criticism is also quite clear: apparently, players have simply grown tired of GTA 5 and are longing for something new. They expected more from the upgrade:
“Nothing new added. Don’t waste your money. Spend it on a new game and continue playing the PS4 version,” it says, for example.
“The same game with slightly better resolution and higher FPS count. This isn’t even a remaster, it’s more like a patch that you’re expected to pay for,” says another.
However, there are also voices defending the upgrade:
“There are probably only a handful of people who haven’t played this game yet, and if they haven’t, this is the best version to play on console. It looks great considering its age, and it plays better in performance RT mode than previous generations.”
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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