Pokémon GO: The 10 best Psychic-type attackers as a list – Raid guide

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 8 minutes

A list of the top 10 Psycho attackers in Pokémon GO is compiled for you in this raid guide. Here you will read on MeinMMO what makes each monster special and why their use is worthwhile.

To be perfectly prepared for the next raids, you should use the most effective counters. In battles against Fighting and Poison-type monsters, you should rely on Psycho Pokémon. Below, we have summarized the top 10 Psycho attackers for you.

You can find the strongest counters of other types in our overview of the best attackers in Pokémon GO.

The 10 best Psycho attackers in Pokémon GO

  1. Mewtwo with Confusion and Psychic
  2. Hoopa (Unbound) with Confusion and Psychic
  3. Latios with Zen Headbutt and Psychic
  4. Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psychic
  5. Hoopa (Bound) with Confusion and Psychic
  6. Meloetta with Confusion and Psyshock
  7. Espeon with Confusion and Psychic
  8. Latias with Zen Headbutt and Psychic
  9. Gardevoir & Gallade with Confusion and Psychic
  10. Alakazam with Confusion and Psychic

How was this ranking created? In the ranking, we included all Pokémon that you can obtain in the game through raids, hatching eggs, completing research tasks, evolving, or in the wild. Legendary and mythical Pokémon are also included.

The best Crypto-Psychic Pokémon and the best Mega-Psychic Pokémon can be found at the end of this article in a separate overview.

1. Mewtwo

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Mewtwo normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

Mewtwo is a legendary Psychic Pokémon from the first generation of games. Mewtwo impresses with one of the highest attack values in the game, and its stamina is also impressive. Only a few Psychic Pokémon can compete with it here.

One of them is Deoxys (Attack Form), which has the highest attack value. However, its defense and stamina are so poor that it is not even listed among the top 10.

With a moveset of Confusion and Psychic, Mewtwo also inflicts good damage on opponents and is relatively fast. You should definitely not miss a strong Mewtwo in your Psychic team. However, keep in mind that Psychic is an event attack that you can only obtain through a charged TM.

Moreover, Mewtwo serves as a true all-rounder in the game, as it can access a variety of other attacks besides its typical Psychic moves. Thus, it is also one of the best Ice attackers in Pokémon GO.

Is there a Shiny version of Mewtwo? Yes, you can catch Shiny Mewtwo with some luck. You recognize it by its green belly and tail. How to obtain Mewtwo is explained in our guide.

2. Hoopa (Unbound)

Hoopa (Unbound)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

The mysterious Pokémon Hoopa (Unbound) comes from the 6th generation. It is a Psychic and Dark type. Hoopa is a shape-shifter. It has an unbound and a bound form.

The unbound Hoopa has a slightly higher attack value than Mewtwo, but is slightly weaker in stamina and defense. With its moveset of Confusion and Psychic, it also does some damage to the opponent, but takes a bit longer than Mewtwo with Psychic.

Can Hoopa (Unbound) be caught as Shiny? No, the Shiny version of Hoopa (Unbound) is not yet available in Pokémon GO.

3. Latios

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Latios normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt and Psychic

Another strong Psycho attacker is the Dragon and Psychic Pokémon Latios. The legendary Pokémon hails from the 3rd generation and can occasionally be found in level 5 raids.

Latios also impresses with its high attack value, which is slightly lower than that of Mewtwo. However, its stamina and defense are better than Hoopa (Unbound), allowing it to withstand more damage in battle.

With Psychic, it has a strong charged attack that inflicts considerable damage on the opponent. However, with its fast attack Zen Headbutt, it takes a bit longer to charge Psychic. Moreover, Latios can also score as one of the best Dragon attackers.

Can Shiny Latios be caught? Yes, Latios is available in its Shiny form in the game. You can recognize it by its green body.

4. Metagross

Metagross normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt and Psychic

The Steel and Psychic Pokémon Metagross is the final evolution of Beldum. It comes from the 3rd generation of games.

Metagross also benefits from a high attack value, but can also score well with solid defense. Therefore, it can survive a bit longer in battle as well. With its moveset of Zen Headbutt and Psychic, it has a strong charged attack, similar to Latios, but it takes a bit of time to use it.

Can Shiny Metagross be caught? Shiny Metagross is already available in Pokémon GO, but it cannot be caught. To obtain it, you must catch Shiny Beldum and evolve it into Shiny Metagross.

Beldum can mainly be found in the wild during windy and snowy weather. It is also attracted by a magnetic lure. Alternatively, you can also look for it in field research or eggs. The shiny version of Metagross can be recognized by its silver body and yellow accents.

5. Hoopa (Bound)

Hoopa (Bound)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

In addition to the unbound form of the mysterious Pokémon Hoopa, there is the bound form. This one belongs to the Psychic and Ghost type. In contrast to its unbound form, the bound variant is slightly inferior in attack and defense.

However, with Confusion and Psychic, it also has a strong moveset that can inflict considerable damage on the opponent. If you own a strong Hoopa, then it makes sense to switch its form to “Unbound” due to its attack values.

Is there Shiny Hoopa (Bound)? No, the Shiny form of Hoopa (Bound) is also not available in the game yet.

6. Meloetta

Meloetta (Aria Form)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psyshock

Another mysterious Pokémon that makes the list of the 10 best Psycho attackers is Meloetta. It comes from the 5th generation and belongs to the Normal and Psychic types. So far, it has only been available in its Aria Form in the game.

Meloetta can score with its values in attack, stamina, and defense. It has a very fast moveset of Confusion and Psyshock, which also deals considerable damage. In battles, it can also withstand a decent amount due to its strong stats.

Is there Shiny Meloetta? No, unfortunately, Meloetta is not yet available in its Shiny form in the game.

7. Espeon

Espeon normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

Espeon is one of the eight evolutions of Eevee. The Psychic-type Pokémon comes from the 2nd generation of games. It excels mainly with a high attack value. In terms of stamina and defense, it is somewhat weaker than Hoopa (Bound).

With the attack combination of Confusion and Psychic, Espeon has a strong moveset that deals high damage.

Is there Shiny Espeon? Yes, to get Shiny Espeon, you first need to catch Shiny Eevee and then evolve it accordingly. You can regularly find it in the wild. You can recognize Shiny Espeon by its green body. What tricks are there for evolving Eevee, we explain in our guide:

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8. Latias

Latias normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt and Psychic

The counterpart to the legendary Pokémon Latios is Latias. It also belongs to the legendary Pokémon of the 3rd generation and is of Dragon and Psychic type. In contrast to Latios, it particularly excels in defense. In attack, however, it is somewhat weaker and ranks behind the other mentioned Psycho attackers.

With its moveset of Zen Headbutt and Psychic, it has a strong charged attack just like Latios, but it takes a bit longer to execute. Here, the attack combinations of other Psychic Pokémon are slightly better, which is why Latias overall only lands in 8th place.

Can Shiny Latias be caught? Yes, Latias is available in its Shiny form in the game. You can recognize it by its orange-yellow body.

9. Gardevoir & Gallade

Gallade and Gardevoir normal (left) and as Shinys (right)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

In 9th place in our ranking, there are two strong Psycho attackers: Gardevoir and Gallade. These two are the final evolutions of the Psychic Pokémon Shuppet.

While Gardevoir is of Psychic and Fairy type, Gallade is a Fighting and Psychic Pokémon. Both have exactly the same values and use the same moves, which is why we have listed them together.

They impress with a solid attack value. In defense and stamina, they also have solid stats. Like their competitors Hoopa and Espeon, Gardevoir and Gallade deal considerable damage to opponents with their moveset of Confusion and Psychic.

Can Shiny Gardevoir and Shiny Gallade be caught? The Shiny forms of Gardevoir and Gallade are already available in Pokémon GO, but they must be evolved accordingly. You must first catch a Shiny Shuppet.

You can occasionally find this in the wild and also in research tasks. However, keep in mind that only the male form of Shuppet can evolve into Gallade. For Gardevoir, the gender does not matter. You can recognize Shiny Gardevoir and Shiny Gallade by their blue bodies.

10. Alakazam

Alakazam normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

Best Moveset: Confusion and Psychic

Alakazam is the final evolution of Abra. The Pokémon from the 1st generation is of Psychic type. Alakazam can especially shine with a high attack value, which is even slightly better than that of Latios.

However, Alakazam is less impressive in stamina and defense. Thus, it is not as long-lasting in battle. With its moveset of Confusion and Psychic, it can deal considerable damage.

However, Psychic is an older attack that it can no longer learn. With its alternative Psychic charged attack Future Sight, it also deals considerable damage, but takes a while to charge.

Is there Shiny Alakazam? Yes, you can obtain the Shiny form of Alakazam by catching a Shiny Abra and evolving it into Shiny Alakazam. You can find Abra occasionally in the wild. You can recognize Shiny Alakazam by its pink upper body and the pink accents on its arms and legs.

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The best Crypto-Psychic attackers

  1. Crypto-Mewtwo with Confusion and Psych
  2. Crypto-Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psychic
  3. Crypto-Alakazam with Confusion and Psychic
  4. Crypto-Kangaskhan with Confusion and Psychic

Why are Crypto-Pokémon useful? Unlike other monsters, Crypto-Pokémon have a 20 percent attack bonus that does more damage to opponents. This can be really worthwhile in battle. However, Crypto-Pokémon are somewhat worse in defense and thus do not hold up long.

The best Mega-Psychic attackers

  1. Mega-Latios with Confusion and Psychic
  2. Mega-Gengar with Lick and Psychic

That’s why you should use Mega Evolutions: Some Pokémon have a temporary Mega Evolution that makes them even stronger. You can trigger this with corresponding Mega Energy. In battle, the attacks of their respective types will be boosted for your Pokémon as well as others’ Pokémon. This can give you a special advantage.

For this reason, you should rely on Mega-Latios as the Mega-Psychic attacker. This one is of Water and Psychic type. In addition to a solid attack value, it benefits from strong stamina and defense. Thus, it will last a bit longer in battle.

Alternatively, you can also go for Mega-Gengar with a moveset of Lick and Psychic. However, this Pokémon is of Ghost and Poison type, so it will not enhance your Psychic moves in battle. However, it has an enormous attack value.

Which Psychic Pokémon do you prefer to use in your team? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.

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  2. Gamepress
  3. Pokemon GO Hub

Fortnite: The theme of the new Season 2 strongly resembles the Ukraine war – This is how Epic avoids a PR nightmare

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite features a war theme in Chapter 3 Season 2. Given the war in Ukraine, the setting feels quite inappropriate right now. However, to avoid a looming PR disaster, Epic has come up with a simple and effective solution. Read everything about the story here on MeinMMO.

What is the problem with the theme of Season 2? In Chapter 3 Season 2 of Fortnite, there is a full-blown war. The nefarious organization “IO” invades the island with dark airships, tanks, and faceless troops, and even disables building.

Even the first scenes of the trailer, where menacing tanks roll through the vibrant vegetation, surely wouldn’t have raised much concern a few weeks ago. War and tanks have been a theme in countless shooters.

However, in light of the current war raging in Ukraine, images of invading troops and tanks now seem extremely inappropriate.

Additionally, there is the overall optics of the theme, as the dark forces of the invaders face a mismatched group of well-known Fortnite skins, who use various tricks and improvised weapons to fight the military might of the attackers.

This also unpleasantly reminds one of the resistance currently being offered to Russian troops in Ukraine by civilians and militias. Thus, the entire theme of Season 2 is quite controversial.

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This is the inadvertently controversial trailer for Season 2.

Epic’s solution is a large-scale donation of revenues

Why is Epic addressing this theme right now? The theme of Season 2 in Chapter 3 of Fortnite is supposed to represent the climax of the story about the conflict with the IO and the “Seven”. Thus, it was planned long in advance, when hardly anyone could have foreseen a war within Europe between Ukraine and Russia.

Therefore, Epic would have had to change and rewrite the entire theme in just a few weeks, which would have likely been difficult to implement in such a short time. They decided to start the season with minor changes and avoid the PR nightmare with a simple trick.

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What is Epic doing to ease the situation? First of all, they wisely refrained from announcing the season with its war setting in a big way. Thus, the season started rather abruptly on March 20, 2022.

Furthermore, the title was changed from “Reality War” to “Resistance.” The apparently planned slogan “War is Coming!” was also wisely scrapped.

But despite such cosmetic changes, the setting is still a war with tanks, and players quickly noticed this on reddit. One user wrote:

Jokes aside, I truly feel bad for the Fortnite development team, as they plan seasons almost a year in advance. And when the time finally comes, Eastern Europe is on fire and innocent people are being bombed.

User “ILiterallyExist” on reddit

Simultaneously with the start of Season 2, an official announcement from Epic Games was released. It stated that Epic Games intends to donate all revenue earned in the next two weeks to charities operating in Ukraine.

Our expertise at MeinMMO pertains to gaming. For those who want to learn more about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend consulting official sites or news magazines for information:

– Ukraine Live Blog (via Zeit)
– War against Ukraine (via Tagesschau)
– Solidarity with Ukraine (via Federal Foreign Office)

Important Note: If you are troubled by dark thoughts due to the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, you can contact the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling, where you can also use a chat. It is free of charge and nationally applicable.

This indeed covers all in-game microtransactions during a time when a large number of players typically spend money. Microsoft is also joining the initiative and plans to donate its net revenues from Fortnite on Xbox as well. The whole initiative is intended to last until April 3rd.

Since Epic regularly makes a lot of money from new seasons, a significant amount of funds is likely to be raised here.

Also worth reading: Here’s how the upcoming MMO Corepunk is continuing its development despite the war.

Simultaneously with the start of Season 2, an official announcement from Epic Games was released. It stated that Epic Games intends to donate all revenue earned in the next two weeks to charities operating in Ukraine.

Our expertise at MeinMMO pertains to gaming. For those who want to learn more about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend consulting official sites or news magazines for information:

– Ukraine Live Blog (via Zeit)
– War against Ukraine (via Tagesschau)
– Solidarity with Ukraine (via Federal Foreign Office)

Important Note: If you are troubled by dark thoughts due to the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, you can contact the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling, where you can also use a chat. It is free of charge and nationally applicable.

This indeed covers all in-game microtransactions during a time when a large number of players typically spend money. Microsoft is also joining the initiative and plans to donate its net revenues from Fortnite on Xbox as well. The whole initiative is intended to last until April 3rd.

Since Epic regularly makes a lot of money from new seasons, a significant amount of funds is likely to be raised here.

Also worth reading: Here’s how the upcoming MMO Corepunk is continuing its development despite the war.

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Source(s):
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  2. GameSpot

WoW: “World First” race is exciting like never before – Echo and Liquid in a duel

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The “World First” race in World of Warcraft is more exciting than ever. Two guilds are fighting for the lead – and they are incredibly close to each other.

The race for the First Kills in World of Warcraft is always an exciting event – and Patch 9.2, Eternity’s End, is no exception. The two best guilds in the world are currently in a neck-and-neck race to finally face the Jailer. Both professional guilds are only a few percentage points away from the final boss fight.

What’s going on in World of Warcraft right now? The “World First Race” is currently taking place in World of Warcraft. This is a recurring event that always occurs with the release of a new raid. The best guilds in the world try to defeat the current end boss – in this case, the Jailer – on the highest difficulty and ideally as the first guild worldwide. A real competition has emerged, which is now accompanied by live streams and commentary from casters.

The race also always generates increased interest in World of Warcraft – the streams often bring World of Warcraft to the top spots of the most-watched games on Twitch – currently, WoW is in 4th place, behind games like Elden Ring (via method. gg, as of: 21.03.2022, 1:00 PM).

What is the current status? The race is as exciting as it hasn’t been in a long time. This is mainly because the last 3 bosses of the raid could not be tested in advance. The professional guilds are therefore going into the final fights more or less “blind” and need to develop and refine tactics for themselves. While this is always the case to some extent, it is especially pronounced this time. The current top guilds with their respective kill counts:

  • 1. Echo – EU (9 / 11)
  • 2. Liquid – NA (9 / 11)
  • 3. SK Pieces – EU (8 /11)
  • 4. Skyline – Asia (8/11)
  • 5. Method – EU (8/11)
  • 6. BDGG – NA (7/11)
  • 7. Aster – Asia (1/11)

In general, it must be said that Liquid has so far claimed the most kills. It was only at the last defeated boss, the Lords of Dread, that Echo managed to pull ahead and snag the kill first.

The current obstacle is the second-to-last boss, Rygelon. He proves to be particularly tough and poses great problems for the guilds. The best pulls so far have been from Liquid with 4.3% of remaining health and from Echo with 5.5% of health.

Both guilds are thus close to the kill and should soon march through to the last boss; the Jailer.

WoW Rygelon Boss

Blizzard is continually pushing patches and nerfs: As usual in World of Warcraft, the race for the First Kills is closely monitored by Blizzard. It often happens that the developers spontaneously deploy a hotfix that weakens certain bosses or corrects faulty mechanics. This leads to constant changes in the encounters and fine balance adjustments when a boss is deemed “unkillable”.

More news about WoW and the World First Race can be found here:

Weekly reset could bring the decision: Especially the European guilds are currently increasingly under time pressure. The current “WoW week” is coming to an end. In the American realms, the weekly reset already takes place late Tuesday afternoon, while in Europe it is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

This time, this comes not only with additional loot from the weekly reward chest but also with the unlocking of the “double legendary” feature. This should bring most characters a power increase of 5% to 15%, depending on class and specialization. This boost could rapidly lead to a decision and ensure that the guilds plow through the last bosses much faster.

It remains exciting in the “World First Race” – only one boss separates the players from facing the Jailer.

If you want to watch the race live, here we have all relevant streams for the World First Race.

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A new method in Season 2 makes winning in Fortnite child’s play

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite, fans of the loot shooter receive a lot of fresh content after the new season release. This time, Epic has provided you with a new and huge vehicle, allowing you to easily and without any scratches snag a victory.

Which vehicle is being referred to? With the release of Season 2, many new contents were introduced, which have been listed in the patch notes. As The Seven are in conflict with IO, combat vehicles are also a necessity. Therefore, Epic has introduced tanks. A new brutal vehicle that not only offers immense protection but also has a concentrated destructive power.

Do you want to snag an epic victory, but find it increasingly difficult due to the disabled building? Then hop into a tank to ensure a secured win.

The tank destroys everything and everyone without remorse

What can the tank do? The tank has 2,500 hit points and can score with a big cannon as well as a rapidly firing gun on the tank. Additionally, we have embedded a video from YouTuber “Perfect Score,” showcasing the vehicle in action.

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The new combat vehicle has a slow speed, which it can counter with an integrated boost. So if your armored vehicle takes damage, keep an eye out for blowtorches. You can use these to regenerate the vehicle’s hit points.

Even in the modes Teams, Trios, or Duos, the vehicle can score, as there is room for up to 4 players. The driver steers and operates the large cannon, while the remaining team members can join on the tank. On the tank, one team member can operate the rapidly firing gun while the remaining players shoot with conventional weapons.

In front of buildings, the vehicle does not hold back, as you can flatten everything without resistance. Thus, you see that with this new vehicle, you have a mobile fortress before you, which can always bring a victory.

Where can I find the tanks? The tanks can be found at the IO and The Seven outposts. These are marked with airships on the new map. However, be aware that you should expect enemy fire when visiting an IO facility.

Computer-controlled opponents from IO occasionally roam around with the combat beast. So you must take them out first before you can get in.

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Can the tanks be countered? The new vehicle also has vulnerabilities. If you find yourself in a fight with this beast, pay attention to the following:

  • Shoot at the treads to destroy them – This makes it immobile
  • Try to get on the turret on the roof – With this you can fire at the same tank while your opponent is steering
    • This way, you can lure your opponent out of their hiding spot
  • Use remote-controlled explosives and plaster the vehicle with them – Then blow them up for maximum damage
  • Get on a zeppelin and fire down from above – Tanks cannot shoot that high

Now it’s up to you to reclaim the island to save the inhabitants. What do you think of the beast on tracks? Do you find it cool or too powerful? Let us know!

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Researchers Want to Prove What an Evil AI Can Do – It Designs 40,000 Chemical Weapons in 6 Hours

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

What happens when you give an AI the chance to come up with terrible things? Researchers tried it out and were shocked by the results.

An AI in a U.S. research lab was supposed to prevent bad and dangerous side effects in drug development. However, the researchers reversed the task and wanted to see what would happen if the AI was tasked with developing dangerous side effects.

The results surprised even the research team themselves, and they stated that this is a danger that should definitely be taken seriously.

AI “invents” 40,000 potential chemical weapons in 6 hours

What tasks does the AI have? Officially, the AI is supposed to check molecules using machine learning to see if these molecules are toxic. The algorithm only develops the molecules if they are not toxic to humans.

What did the researchers do? The researchers reversed the task: Instead of developing non-toxic molecules, the artificial intelligence was supposed to find toxic combinations. Within just six hours, the AI calculated 40,000 molecules that supposedly met the specified criteria, including many unknown substances alongside known nerve toxins.

However, the researchers still need to check the generated molecules to see if they are truly toxic. Nevertheless, the team was shocked at what such an AI is capable of and that this should be taken seriously as a potential threat. The team stated:

The reality is that this is not science fiction. We are just a very small company in a universe of many hundreds of companies that use AI software for drug discovery and de novo design. How many of them have even considered the possibilities of repurposing or misuse?

(Via nature.com)

Artificial Intelligence Already Plays an Important Role in Gaming

Artificial intelligence is also expected to improve in games. For example, Sony is currently developing an AI that aims to make artificial companions and your opponents smarter. This could make games where you need the support of AI players significantly easier.

However, not everything could become easier through AI: Raid bosses are considered a major challenge in MMOs, especially when they are freshly released. But over time, players learn all the mechanics and defeat the bosses with ease. Microsoft is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence that should prevent you from easily defeating every raid boss in the future:

Microsoft is working on a new AI that makes raid bosses in MMOs unbeatable

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  1. Nature.com

Diablo 3 refreshes the endgame in Season 26 with a new mode – This is ‘Echoing Nightmare’

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

The action RPG Diablo 3 will get a new endgame mode in the upcoming Season 26. In “Echoing Nightmare,” it will be about never-ending waves of monsters that you defeat to receive particularly good loot. Currently, the mode is available on the test server. Here on MeinMMO, you can find out more about it.

What kind of mode is this? Echoing Nightmare is a new endgame activity in Diablo 3. It will be added in the upcoming Season 26 and is intended to make the endgame a bit more dynamic. On the Diablo 3 test server, you can already play Echoing Nightmare now.

This is an activity that resembles Greater Rifts. The difference is that the monsters scale with your progress in the event. In plain terms, the new mode works as follows:

  • You need to find the item “Petrified Scream.” It’s the key to Echoing Nightmare, and you get it from Greater Rifts.
  • Once you have entered the new mode, absurd hordes of monsters will swarm over you.
  • Defeat these as quickly as possible to level up (Tiers).
  • At each level, the monsters become tougher.
  • The event ends when you die or a scale called “Overwhelmed” is full.
  • At the end, depending on your progress, there will be significant loot.

The mode will only be available to characters created for Season 26. You can see how all of this looks in action in this video:

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Loot, Release, and Feedback on Echoing Nightmare

What can be obtained? The loot from the event is impressive. So far, the following items can be looted:

  • Experience Points
  • Legendary Items
  • Blood Shards
  • Gems
  • Whisper of Attonement

So if you are well equipped and want to smash hordes of monsters, then you should enjoy the mode.

When will the mode be available? Echoing Nightmare will be part of the new Season 26. It is expected to start in mid-April 2022 and can already be played on the Diablo 3 test server.

What are the reactions? Initial feedback from the test server in the Diablo 3 forum is mixed. One player praises the mode for its intense gameplay and the removal of the worst bugs:

“More explosions. More interesting mobs. Not so easy to breeze through anymore. Attonement gems leveled to 125. Exploit removed. Not bad.”

Other players, however, feel that the new mode lacks originality and is essentially just an upgrade of Greater Rifts “without its own identity.”

However, since Blizzard is continuing to work on the new mode and also taking player feedback into account, much could change by the start of Season 26 in April. How do you like the new mode? Interesting or boring? Let us know in the comments.

Tier List for Season 26 – Best Builds and Best Classes

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League of Overwatch 2 starts soon: Blizzard still hasn’t found any sponsors after sexism scandal

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The major sexism scandal at Activision Blizzard had serious consequences for the studio in California in 2022. In May, the fifth season of Overwatch is set to start, and the e-sports league was supposed to make a strong comeback in 2022 with Overwatch 2 and without Corona. However, Blizzard apparently has major problems finding sponsors: None of the old sponsors want to renew their contracts, and negotiations with new ones are still ongoing.

This is the situation:

  • In the summer of 2021, a sexism scandal at Blizzard came to light. Women in the studio were reportedly treated poorly for years. Men had sexually harassed women; they were paid less and promoted less than men. Moreover, women were doing the work while some men used their time in the office to drink and sleep off their hangovers.
  • The sexism scandal had wide repercussions at Activision Blizzard. They fired the president of Blizzard, hired a new female leader, who then also left. Employees protested, demanding the head of the CEO of Activision Blizzard – who ultimately sold the company to Microsoft.
  • With some delays, Blizzard is now noticing another consequence of the scandal: The Overwatch League has not found any sponsors. The old ones are gone, and negotiations with new ones are still ongoing. The league was supposed to really kick off in 2022.
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New season of Overwatch is important for Blizzard

Why is the season in Overwatch so important? Season 5 of the Overwatch League is set to start in May 2022. There are several reasons why the season is important:

  • It is the first live season in North America since 2020. Actually, Overwatch is a “live game”. The teams belong to specific cities. The matches are supposed to be held live as a spectacle – Corona made this impossible for 2 years.
  • On the other hand, it is supposed to be the first season where Overwatch 2 is played, the new sequel of the game. Initial beta tests are ongoing.
  • The Overwatch League is a huge investment for the participating teams. After all, the teams had to buy into the league for several million US dollars. After the Corona years, it is important for the league to become a commercial success now. First, the hype around Fortnite was a problem, then Corona; now the league should really take off.
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Was for years the head of Overwatch: Jeff Kaplan. He is gone.

This is the problem: As reported by the Washington Post, Blizzard has not found any sponsors yet two months before the start of the season. Big names like Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, and State Farm have paused their advertising deals with the Overwatch League following the sexism scandal in the summer of 2021.

None of these sponsors plan to advertise with the league again, according to the companies’ responses to the Post’s inquiry. Comcast, the internet service provider of last season, has no plans to work with Blizzard either.

None of the companies explicitly state that it is due to the sexism scandal, but this assumption is compelling. So far, Blizzard has not listed any sponsors for the Overwatch League 2022.

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Blizzard says: Overwatch League should now usher in a “new era”

This is what Blizzard says: In response to the Post’s inquiry, Blizzard states that they are “still in talks with potential partners,” not only with old sponsors but also with new ones.

According to the head of Overwatch 2, players are already practicing with an early version of the sequel. They are receiving a lot of feedback. Everything is going better than ever before.

Season 5 is supposed to be the season with which the Overwatch League transitions into a “new era”.

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Overwatch League plagued by many problems

This is what’s behind it: If you believe the director of Overwatch 2, the signs at Blizzard are all pointing towards a new beginning. However, the news coming from Blizzard does not align with this:

  • With Jeff Kaplan, “The head” of Overwatch 2 has left.
  • For Overwatch 2, the development of the well-running part 1 was shelved for years.
  • Professionals are already complaining about Overwatch 2 because of the reduction from 6 players to 5 players per team, making “off-tanks” unemployed.
  • The long-time casters of the game are complaining that they have heard nothing from the league and are left in the dark.

But according to Blizzard, everything is apparently going super well.

Overwatch: Blizzard shows caster after 5 years the cold shoulder – “Frustrating”

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Player commits terrible sin in Elden Ring – Fans complain: “You monster”

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In Elden Ring features many spooky characters that can be attacked without hesitation. However, a player describes how he sent a friendly, almost holy NPC to the afterlife. Even he himself did not find it good.

Before you continue reading: a slight spoiler warning. This text mentions an NPC, the location where he can be found, and some dialogue lines – but nothing about the main plot. If you want to uncover such details completely by yourself, you should not continue reading here for now.

This NPC is about: The character is a huge, friendly turtle named “Miriel, Pastor of Vows”. Miriel can be found in the “Church of Vows” and is lovingly referred to by the community as “Turtle Pope” – because of the distinctive hat the turtle wears.

When you encounter Miriel, you meet a friendly figure who primarily lies around because the old legs can no longer keep up. Accordingly, Miriel is pleased that someone finally comes by. Then the turtle pastor finally has someone to talk to and can share his extensive knowledge.

Miriel Pastor of Vows
You can find Miriel in the “Church of Vows”

Here you can learn a lot of background about various important personalities from Elden Ring and learn more sorcery. The cozy turtle wants absolutely nothing bad for you.

Of course, there are still players who wanted to see what happens if you attack the honored reptile.

Player regrets the attack: “Don’t do it”

The player reports: Currently, a post by user “VG_Crimson” is attracting a lot of attention on the Elden Ring subreddit. The title: “I killed Turtle Pope so you don’t have to”. As of the current status (March 21, 12:00 PM), the post has over 33,000 upvotes and more than 1,000 comments (via reddit).

In the post, VG_Crimson describes how he attacked and defeated Miriel. Due to the decent health bar, this is a rather lengthy matter – and Miriel even comments on the whole thing.

“His skin is like stone, he cannot be injured or killed,” says the turtle after some attacks. Shortly afterwards, Miriel notes that one seems pretty determined to kill him – but he does not hold it against anyone.

The final blow causes Miriel to disappear – and a heartbreaking scream: “It is a sad scream, much higher than one would expect for his size,” says VG_Crimson, who wishes he hadn’t done it: “It was NG+ and I was morbidly curious. Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? Never. I did it so you don’t have to.”

What it can look like is also shown in a video on the “Prizzaa Gaming Channel” on YouTube:

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This is how it comes across to the community: The “Turtle Pope” apparently has a lot of fans in the Elden Ring community, as they are not happy about the death of the turtle.

  • “I will pray for you, but I doubt you will escape hell,” writes user “Torva messorem88” (via reddit).
  • “We know that the Turtle Pope goes to heaven. OP, however, has a ticket for another place,” writes user “Southern-Ad7052” (via reddit).
  • “You monster!!!” sums up user “WereFowl” briefly (via reddit).

A user writes that he feels like a tarnished just from reading the story – and they are not particularly popular in the Lands Between.

At the same time, some also write that at least Miriel “VG_Crimson” would probably forgive. So he has nothing to fear.

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In the world of Elden Ring, there are many secrets, puzzles, and little stories to discover. The “Turtle Pope” is just as much a part of it as a strange secret passage that a player recently uncovered.

The special thing: He had to hammer on a wall 50 times before the path opened up.

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DrDisrespect will build AAA studio – makes the dumbest beginner mistake for an NFT game

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Herschel “DrDisrespect” Beahm IV founded his own AAA studio called Midnight Society in December 2021. It was supposed to be a competitor to CoD Warzone and Apex Legends, but it is currently only regarded as a brazen thief, as the studio allegedly stole from a “Cyberpunk 2077” trailer. MeinMMO reports on what is going on.

Why is Midnight Society considered a thief? DrDisrespect’s own game studio is currently considered a thief because they displayed a well-known image as a background on their website.

The image on the homepage was taken from a 9-year-old trailer for the open-world action game Cyberpunk 2077, as the Twitter user inhuman showed:

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However, the theft turned out to be a simple mistake. The developers stated in the tweet that it had nothing to do with Cyberpunk at all. One of the web developers had uploaded an optimization that was supposed to change the background image in the video on the page. By mistake, the image from Cyberpunk 2077 was uploaded – so the wrong image.

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Difficult start for the AAA studio Midnight Society

Already beforehand, the studio had to take criticism because DrDisrespect uses NFTs to further develop his planned game.

How do NFTs work in DrDisrespect’s game? His fans can become “founders” by setting up a wallet on the homepage. They then receive a profile picture, a “Day Zero” patch for the future game, and NFTs. If the founders wish, they can further support the project by buying additional NFTs.

However, the game itself is supposed to be neither about NFTs nor about investing in them. Nevertheless, many of Doc’s fans are not thrilled and claim to have discovered his “true intentions”.

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This is what users say under the tweet from inhuman:

  • Angius wrote: “Hey, don’t worry, it’s an NFT game. Stolen images are expected.”
  • SamuraiKillR also comments: “An image stolen on an NFT website? Wow, who can believe it?”
  • Trash says: “Uff, it already looks bad and it hasn’t even started.”
  • A.E.M. is on the side of the studio: “If you judge a whole studio and its game for using OPTIONAL NFTs, I don’t think your problem lies with NFTs.”

Most Twitter users are not surprised and do not think it was a coincidence. Nevertheless, there are a few quiet voices suggesting that it often happens in the web area to use placeholder images to test functions. So it could be that this was the case here as well.

The mistake has already been corrected and the image has been removed from the website.

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Black Desert: First player worldwide reaches level 67 – Must grind for more than two years

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The MMORPG Black Desert has no maximum level, but the grind increases with each level. The first player has now reached level 67. However, it took him more than 26 months for the final level-up.

What is special about the leveling system? Up to level 62, you level up in Black Desert quite reasonably and also gain access to useful upgrades like new abilities.

However, starting at level 63, the required experience points double, and you only receive small stat adjustments to health and mana as a reward. Therefore, there is only a tiny fraction of players who continue to grind to set a new level record.

Who set the latest record? American player Breeya has managed to become the first player in the world to reach level 67. But the effort required was enormous.

Because Breeya was also the first Western player to reach level 66. Only one player from Taiwan was faster at that time. However, he reached this last milestone on January 12, 2020.

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26 months of grind for an extra level – Was everything legal?

How did he manage to level up? The most lucrative method for leveling up is said to be the PvP mode “Red Battlefield”. There, you earn about 0.002 to 0.003% experience per match at level 66.

The special thing about this way of leveling is that it cannot be boosted, but still brings the most experience points at this level.

The legal way would be to actively play tens of thousands of rounds in PvP and send your character to training dummies while sleeping and working. There, the character can then grind XP for gold costs AFK, which, however, brings ridiculously little at level 66.

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Breeya made the leap to level 66 live on stream and grinded with the help of friends in PvE.

What are players saying on reddit? On reddit, Breeya’s success is heavily debated. Many accuse him of only playing part of the PvP matches himself. Otherwise, he is said to use a bot, simply stand AFK in matches, or share his account with other players.

Because in some matches, he would actively chat, while in others, he just “stands in the woods and hides”.

However, there is no real evidence for these accusations. Some say on reddit that the developers would probably ban such a well-known player if he were obviously cheating.

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What’s next for the player? It is currently unclear whether Breeya will continue grinding towards level 68 or take a break from the adventure for now. Since the experience points double each time, this achievement may not be reached until 2026.

The only alternative would be to introduce new leveling mechanics. After all, grinding in PvE with active buffs used to be more lucrative than PvP.

A modification could happen with the new expansion. It is set to release in April and will bring 4 new areas:

MMORPG Black Desert teases expansion – Brings a new area with Viking theme

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WoW: Is this fair? Chinese guild gets loot without playing

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The Chinese WoW pro guild “Skyline” gets loot through a trick – and does so without really playing. This puts them at the forefront of the World First race.

If you want to have good loot in World of Warcraft, you have to play hard content and invest time. This is mandatory, at least if you want to participate in the “World First race” at the top. However, a guild from China has exploited a trick that allows them to get loads of loot – while they are actually doing something entirely different.

Chinese Guild Starts World First Race with Best Items

What happened? In the race for the World First kill of the Jailer, the focus of the reporting is on the “usual suspects”. These are mainly well-known guilds such as Echo, Liquid, Pieces, or Method. In recent days, however, the Asian guild “Skyline” has also made headlines. They are currently in 4th place in the World First race (via method.gg).

It was noted: They started with a significantly higher item level than other pro guilds. A difference of 2-4 item levels already makes a huge impact.

How did they achieve the higher item level? Apparently, many players exploited a tactic that allowed them to obtain solid loot from “Mythic+” dungeons without actually participating in the dungeons. For this, each raider needed a (or several) groups of 4 helpers. The raid player would start a dungeon with their helper group and then immediately leave the group. The 4 helpers would then complete the dungeon together. In the meantime, the raid player would find 4 more helpers to repeat the process – many times.

The result is that the raiders can later simply collect their loot from the mailbox while they are actually doing other things – like raiding. This saves time and allows for a steady influx of loot, even when they are doing entirely different activities.

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Raiders Exploit Mechanic That is Meant to Mitigate Unfair Behavior

Why does this mechanic even exist? The mechanic was actually created as a sort of protection against mean group leaders. In the past, it happened that some group leaders would kick a fellow player out of the group during or before the last boss – usually after some conflicts that occasionally arise in high-level mythic dungeons.

That is why Blizzard changed the system some time ago so that kicking a player (or leaving the group) still results in the player receiving loot at the end if the group completes the dungeon.

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Is this whole thing even allowed? That is probably difficult to say. Strictly speaking, there is no rule against this tactic, and it is in fact game mechanic that a player who leaves the dungeon still gets to participate in the loot if the group completes the dungeon. However, it is unlikely that Blizzard intended this approach. There hasn’t been any punishment for it so far – and whether there will be a rule change in the terms of service is also still questionable.

Especially since this isn’t too far from the so-called “split raids”, where one player is gifted equipment while the other players are compensated with gold.

What do you think of this method to get good loot? A legitimate tactic? Or does it equate to cheating and should be penalized?

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LoL shows innocent players that they are permanently banned – This is what Riot Games says

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Over the weekend, from March 18th to March 20th, a lot of players received a message when logging into the popular MOBA League of Legends that their account had been permanently banned. The ban caused slight panic in front of the home PC. Riot Games has now commented on the “mass bans” and somehow seems at a loss.

This is the discussion:

  • On Friday, one of the most important E-sports journalists for LoL, Jacob Wolf, reported: His account was permanently banned. He is very careful to be the best and friendliest player he can possibly be. After all, his job depends on the game. He can’t explain it at all (via twitter).
  • In the comments, it became clear that many other players feel the same way: Their accounts have also been banned without them having done anything wrong.
  • The support from Riot Games was flooded with inquiries about the bans. At first, they brusquely dismissed the questions, but then the tone changed.
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Riot Games initially brusquely dismisses complaints, then clarifies

This is what Riot Games says: The situation is a bit complicated.

The support from Riot Games received tweets from angry users in various languages who contacted Riot saying their account in LoL had been permanently banned over the entire weekend.

Initially, Riot Games consistently stated: They could not comment on the bans. They would not discuss any bans in support. That was not their issue.

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Initially, there was just a rejection from support.

Messages about the permanent ban were apparently a “system error” at Riot

However, in the night from Sunday to Monday, the developers’ response changed: According to Riot Games, a message was “erroneously” published stating that the account of players was permanently banned. However, this was just a “glitch”.

Hello! Thank you for contacting us. I understand that it must be very confusing that you suddenly see the ban message for your account. It could just be an optical issue. Try logging in again, and if you’re still banned, please submit a ticket.

Additionally, it is stated: One of Riot’s systems apparently displayed this message due to an error at Riot.

What can you do about the permanent ban in LoL? On reddit, there is now talk of a “ban glitch” – a visual error without real consequences.

A YouTuber has also dealt with the topic. The YouTuber Exil says:

  • Those who have been banned should just keep logging in until it works
  • Those who continue to have problems should check their account to see if there really is a ban against them (via support-lol)
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Some players apparently had quite a panic over the weekend thinking they would have to give up their favorite game. Understandable: Many players have invested a lot of money and time into their account in LoL.

A player received a “real ban” who wanted to try out a new tactic:

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Epic changes Fortnite radically with Season 2, removes building – Here’s how players react

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Fortnite starts Season 2 of Chapter 3 with a bang. Because the notorious building has been disabled here. This completely changes the gameplay and many fans even celebrate the new feature. However, there is also criticism of the matter. Learn all about the current mood in Fortnite here on MeinMMO.

What happened in Season 2? In Season 2 of Chapter 3, the developers at Epic turned Fortnite upside down. While past updates expanded the game with numerous features, this season removes something essential from the game.

Building, which has always been the hallmark of Fortnite, has been disabled. It is even woven into the current story, in which the sinister organization IO takes building away from players during an invasion.

Anyway, you can no longer build and create cover. Instead, you are now more mobile and have more shields. Heavily armed tanks are also available now.

This is received differently in the community.

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Players Celebrate the Change – “The Game is in the Best State it’s Ever Been”

What are the positive reactions? Many fans appreciate the changes, especially the removal of building. Because some players who actually liked Fortnite could never get accustomed to building.

Because this feature and its mastery separated good players from casuals, and many eventually stopped enjoying competing against so-called “sweats” who exploded into building frenzies at every shot.

We have summarized some responses from reddit here:

  • […] the no-build mode ensures that Fortnite reaches the best condition it has ever been in, for people who don’t like building, that was the main complaint. The game is in the best state it has ever been.
  • I personally like Fortnite, but a no-build mode would make it even better for me.
  • Finally. Building in Fortnite ruins the game for me.
  • This is the most aggressive game I have ever seen – it is very forward-looking and so much is pushed. I hope “No Building” stays as a side mode when “Building” returns.
  • Yes, this is great, and this comes from a “sweat”.

Other players on reddit are currently celebrating that many good Fortnite players are actually terrible shooters and without their beloved cover, they lose mercilessly against players who are good at shooters but have never built. By the way, Dr. Disrespect criticized this years ago. Fortnite makes kids, in his opinion, “soft and cowardly”.

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What is being criticized? However, not all players are happy with the changes. Building was, after all, the only thing that made Fortnite really special. Typical reactions read as follows:

  • For me, this is crazy. Building is the only thing that makes Fortnite unique. Without building, it’s a kind of boring cartoon shooter. Building is what makes Fortnite, in my opinion, a great game. The necessary skill and the way it [building] extends fights make Fortnite fun and interesting.
  • Tanks make no sense. They remove building to make shooting more balanced, and add tanks that throw the shooting out of balance even more than building ever did.
  • The only interesting thing about this game is building, why do you want it taken away?

But even among the critics, many find it interesting to play Fortnite without building. They would prefer an alternative game mode where it is disabled, and one where they can build to their heart’s content. The current way of playing without building could therefore also be a test phase to see how well this goes down with the community.

What do you think about the new way of playing Fortnite? Are you finally starting to play the game or has Epic just killed the uniqueness of the game? Let us know in the comments!

All info about the battle pass in Season 2 of Chapter 3 can be found here: Fortnite: Battle Pass of Chapter 3 Season 2 – All skins and contents

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Attention! In Pokémon GO, a nasty bug deletes your progress on a quest

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A trainer in Pokémon GO recently experienced an unpleasant surprise in the game. Part of his progress towards the “Masterwork Research: Apex” was reset. We at MeinMMO have looked into what happened and show you the community’s reactions.

What kind of task is it about? A large Johto Tour took place in Pokémon GO a few weeks ago. This initially provided ticket holders with a special research task around the mysterious Pokémon Celebi.

Those who solved this task could unlock another special research named “Masterwork Research: Apex”. This includes a total of four task boards, where you can encounter the two Apex versions of Ho-Oh and Lugia.

Unlike many other quests, the research tasks are somewhat more extensive and complicated, which means they also need to be worked on over the long term. However, one reddit user recently encountered an unpleasant surprise with one of these tasks. We show you what happened.

All tasks and rewards for the special research “Masterwork Research: Apex” have been summarized here.

Game resets progress on special research

As trainer therealidckw reports in his reddit post, he is currently working on the special research “Masterwork Research: Apex” and has already reached the second board. One of the tasks on this page requires you to earn a heart with your buddy for 30 consecutive days.

This means that you must play with your buddy, take pictures with him, battle him, or go on adventures together. According to therealidckw, he did all that, but the game suddenly reset his progress from 9 to 0. And this, despite there being daily interactions.

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Other trainers affected

Looking at the comments quickly reveals that therealidckw is not an isolated case. Other trainers are also reporting similar experiences (via reddit.com):

  • fiyahflash: “I lost 7 days, but without evidence to present to Niantic, I had to dismiss it as ‘I must have forgotten a day.'”
  • why_gaj: “This has happened to me three times already with this mission.”
  • gladvillain: “Yes, it happened to me too. I think my restart was after about 6 or 7 days. Terrible concept.”
  • YupKick: “Mine was reset at 16 days. Great game.”
  • ScooperDuper89: “I’m at 17 days now and nervous. I’ll take a screenshot as soon as possible.”
  • kingofthedesert: “There are other threads on this topic that receive the same responses: ‘You don’t remember forgetting to play,’ but the same happened to me recently, and I know I absolutely did not forget.”

Trainers’ speculations about the reasons for the reset

But what causes the progress to simply reset? This question has been posed by some trainers after this post. On one hand, they want to help those affected; on the other hand, some are afraid of encountering this problem themselves.

Moreover, there are initial ideas in the community about what might cause the progress to be reset. Several comments can be found under the post (via reddit.com):

  • scrapnmama: “I’m curious what triggered it. Did you all evolve a buddy Pokémon? Are you playing with the same phone type? Did you earn your heart at a specific time of day (time zones are surely a factor)? I have 16 hearts and empathize with all of you, but I also try to avoid what happened to you if possible.”
  • ChikaraNZ: “I remember in the past some people had the same problem. I believe it was speculated that the counter is set to 24 hours since the last heart, not necessarily the game’s reset times. So if you received a heart today at 6 PM but the next one is not until tomorrow at 7 PM, the counter would reset to zero days. To be safe, best to earn one heart in the morning and another in the evening every day.”
  • itsconnorbro: “Maybe you did it yesterday at 9 AM and today at 10 AM? Perhaps that mechanism uses a 24-hour window and not the date.”
  • mornaq: “It will inevitably reset randomly; it happened to me a few days ago too. No idea how they managed to break it and never fix it, but it happens all the time.”

A trainer disproves one of the theories

The theory about time intervals has been personally tested by trainer T-Money1738, who interacted with his buddy at two different times. He found that it worked, and no reset occurred.

He writes in the comments (via reddit.com): “I just earned a heart with my buddy at 12:13 PM. My last one was at 7 AM the day before. So I’m pretty sure it resets at midnight, just like you get a new research task at midnight.”

Thus, a precise cause is currently not to be found. What exactly causes the reset remains speculation for now. However, trainers can only hope that Niantic finds the error quickly and that this problem does not occur in the future.

What trainers demand

The trainers are annoyed by this bug and do not want to let it slide. For this reason, some of them already have a clear idea of how Niantic could solve the problem. The first players suggest a change to the task (via reddit.com):

  • Haroic: “I mean, they could just do a total of 30 days, just not consecutive.”
  • StevensDs-: “Or they could just make a ‘number X’ of hearts. If they want people to invest time and maybe money, then make it 500 hearts or so.”
  • Kailaylia: “Niantic should recognize this is a bug and just change it to 30 days, not necessarily in a row.”

Whether Niantic will address these suggestions and adjust the task accordingly remains to be seen for now. If there is new information on this, you will learn about it from us on MeinMMO.

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Are you also affected by such a bug in Pokémon GO? What do you think could be the reason the game resets progress despite regular interaction? Let us know in the comments and exchange views with other trainers here on MeinMMO.

In the coming days, a lot will happen in Pokémon GO. We have looked at which new monsters, raid bosses, and events await you this week.

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FIFA 22 TOTW 27: The Predictions for the new Team of the Week – With Son & Ben Yedder

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For FIFA 22 the TOTW 27 (Team of the Week) is scheduled for next Wednesday. At MeinMMO you can find out which players could be included in the new Team of the Week. 

This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday it’s time for the Team of the Week in FUT. The TOTW features players who have excelled with strong performances on real football pitches in the past football week.

These players then receive improved Inform special cards, which are available for one week in packs .

These are TOTW Predictions: The TOTW Predictions are forecasts from the community. They try to guess which players might land in the Team of the Week.

They provide a good overview of who could be in the TOTW. Potential Inform players can then be used to earn coins on the transfer market. How this works, you can find out in the Trading Tips.

However, it is important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 27 next Wednesday may look different from what the predictions suggest.

The Prediction for Team of the Week 27 in Ultimate Team

The predictions for the next Team of the Week come from the FUT site fifaultimateteam.

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Goalkeeper:

  • GK: Maximiano (Granada)

Defenders:

  • LB: Hernandez (FC Bayern Munich)
  • RB: Araujo (FC Barcelona)
  • CB: Goldson (Rangers)

Midfielders:

  • CM: Bennacer (AC Milan)
  • CM: Koke (Atletico Madrid)
  • CAM: Maxim (Gaziantep)

Forwards:

  • RW: Berardi (Sassuolo)
  • LW: Son (Tottenham Hotspur)
  • ST: Ben Yedder (AS Monaco)
  • ST: Aubameyang (FC Barcelona)

TOTW 27 Bench:

  • GK: Omlin (Montpellier)
  • CB: Kempf (Hertha BSC)
  • CB: Jae (Fenerbahce)
  • CAM: Paulinho (Bayer Leverkusen)
  • RM: Mor (Karagümrük SK)
  • LW: Thomas-Asante (Salford City)
  • ST: Guirassy (Rennes)
  • ST: Abraham (Roma)
  • ST: Ferreira (FC Dallas)
  • ST: Ighalo (Al Hilal)
  • ST: Giakoumakis (Celtic Glasgow)
  • ST: Pohjanpalo (Çaykur Rizespor)

What do you think of the predictions for TOTW 27? Do you think other players deserve it more? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

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LoL team of HandOfBlood loses the big Spring final – struggles with bad luck and mishaps

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 5 minutes

The grand final of the Spring Split 2022 in the highest German league in League of Legends took place on Sunday. The teams Eintracht Spandau and GamerLegion faced each other. Just a few weeks ago, Eintracht Spandau achieved a 3:0 victory against their competitor. However, in the grand final, GamerLegion turned the tables.

How did Eintracht Spandau’s season go? The entire Spring Split was a rollercoaster for the team led by HandOfBlood and his agency INSTINCT3:

  • To start, the team suffered 4 consecutive defeats. There were discussions because HandOfBlood, as president, declared the aim of competing for a title at the EU Masters in the future. This is the largest European tournament, just behind the LEC.
  • At halftime of the season, the team was in 8th place with 4 wins and 5 losses. However, they needed at least 6th place to at least qualify for the playoffs and have a chance to enter the EU Masters.
  • By the end of the season, Eintracht Spandau really ramped up. They managed to win 8 games in a row. They always relied on the same strategy. In the end, they secured 2nd place and thus a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs.
  • There, they met GamerLegion, the first placed team in the league, on March 8, against whom they had lost both matches in the regular season. However, the team wiped them off the map almost effortlessly with a 3:0.
  • Through the looser bracket, GamerLegion managed to fight their way to the final and got the rematch against Eintracht Spandau. And this match was already under a bad star before it even started, at least from the perspective of HandOfBlood and his team.
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GamerLegion dominated the first match right away

How did the first match go? GamerLegion was able to assemble a combo in the first draft that the analysts considered very dangerous and clearly stronger than the champions from Eintracht Spandau. They all gave the victory to GamerLegion.

And that’s exactly how it went. From the beginning, Eintracht Spandau had no chance. Although the major team fights were absent and at minute 15 the kill count was only 1:1, GamerLegion was able to earn a noticeable gold lead and two dragons through platinums and good farming.

At minute 22, the jungler D4nka won the team fight with a good Hecarim-ult and the supporter Visdom secured the kills on Kynetic and Prime with a Thresh hook and quickly eliminated the opposing bot lane. After that followed an uncoordinated action from the remaining players of Eintracht Spandau.

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After a short break, the team fight ended with 5:1 kills for GamerLegion. A Baron followed, as well as the dragon soul and the victory at minute 31.

How did the second match go? Eintracht Spandau had a better start this time and took a lead with 2:1 kills after a team fight in the bot lane. At minute 15, the kill count was 2:2 and 1:1 in dragons, but Spandau was slightly ahead with 2,000 gold.

However, at minute 19, Spandau played too aggressively and walked into a 4v5 team fight. Especially the mid laner ESCIK from GamerLegion performed a good flank with Ahri and secured two important kills. This pattern continued in the following minutes, where Eintracht Spandau kept seeking fights, but GamerLegion turned them around and emerged victorious.

The casters highlighted the problem with the top lane pick from Pride, who was playing Dr Mundo. Although he was tanky, he brought nothing else to the team. This pick should be the reason why some team fights were lost.

Until the end, Eintracht Spandau fought, and despite being down 18:23 in kills and fewer towers, they narrowly led in gold at minute 40. However, they made another wrong decision and secured a Baron while GamerLegion simply demolished the Berliner’s base and destroyed the Nexus before the team was able to return in time.

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GamerLegion, Eintracht Spandau and the dance around the Nexus

How did the third match go? The final match of the series offers a real nail-biting finale. Again, Eintracht Spandau dominated the start with two kills and a slight gold lead. But at minute 9, GamerLegion turned the tide.

Sacre divides the team of Spandau with the Rumble ultimate Equalizer and secures three kills and the Herald. In the following moments, GamerLegion won most team fights, but Spandau stayed ahead in gold. Especially Jinjo played an outstanding game on Jhin and had a statistic of 13/4/6 at minute 33, which is excellent for a bot laner.

And then it gets curious. At minute 39, GamerLegion is able to destroy the first inhibitor in the middle of Eintracht Spandau. After that, they keep running against the Nexus towers and an enemy team while being outnumbered. But Eintracht Spandau defends and lands their own jabs. They take the opposing inhibitor in the bot lane in a strong backdoor action from Pride. Later on, Pride continued to secure kills to prevent the assault on their base, as well as even a Nexus tower at minute 43.

GamerLegion takes an eternity to finish the game. It almost reminded of the league match between Gamer Legion and Spandau, where the team of HandOfBlood narrowly missed victory.

It took until minute 47 for Spandau’s suffering to end. However, GamerLegion can celebrate their title win.

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Eintracht Spandau struggled with injury and illness issues beforehand

What was going on with Eintracht Spandau? Even before the match, HandOfBlood’s LoL team had some issues:

  • The top laner Pride suffered a muscle strain in his leg a day before the final but was able to participate.
  • The bot laner Kynetic revealed that even the training matches did not go well.
  • For their own live stream of the grand final, influencers Johnny and Kalle Koschinsky dropped out, both had to cancel due to illness.

The players and officials expressed their disappointment on their Twitter channels. Nevertheless, the team celebrated their achievements throughout the season, a strong second place, and especially the reach they were able to build.

Both Pride and HandOfBlood promised that Eintracht would strike back at the upcoming EU Masters.

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The final set a new record: For the officials of the Prime League, the final was still a huge success despite GamerLegion’s dominance. At peak, 38,187 people were watching on Twitch, a new record for the channel.

Additionally, 35,271 viewers peaked for the event on Eintracht Spandau’s channel. This was the second-best value. However, the numbers remained consistently over 30,000 for several hours (via Sullygnome).

EU Masters begins in April and both teams are there

What exactly does the outcome of the match mean? GamerLegion is now officially the winner of the Spring Split 2022. They have secured the title and the trophy.

However, both GamerLegion and Eintracht Spandau are directly entering the main event of the EU Masters Spring 2022. Therefore, they do not have to play the first play-in phase. The German team qualified in 3rd place for that, the Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition.

The EU Masters start on April 4th and run until May 7th. A prize pool of 150,000 euros is waiting to be divided among the best teams.

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Who will the teams face at the EU Masters? Against the best teams from other European leagues. A title favorite is the French team Karmine Corp. They have the well-known AD carry Rekkles, who has played several times for Fnatic at the LoL Worlds.

Another strong team comes from Spain, Fnatic TQ. This is the second team of Fnatic, where talents and substitute players from the main team come into play. They dominated the Spanish league with 16:2 and also won the Upper Bracket in the playoffs against the team Barcelona eSports with 3:1.

In general, the European leagues below the LEC are currently enjoying great popularity. Why this is so, we have broken down here:

Popularity of LoL explodes in 2022 after a change in Europe

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Fortnite: Battle Pass of Chapter 3 Season 2 – All Skins and Content

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 5 minutes

A new Battle Pass has been released with Season 2 – Chapter 3 in Fortnite Here you will find all the skins, emotes, harvesting tools, and other content you can get in the new Battle Pass.

This is happening in Season 2: Many followers of the underground organization “IO” are spreading across the new map. They are setting up camps at known POIs and occupying them with heavy weaponry. The Seven are now trying to retake their island in battle.

If you want to see the patch notes for the new Season 2, we have summarized the most important information for you: Fortnite: Update 20.00 for Season 2 in Chapter 3 – Patch Notes

Structure of the Battle Pass: As usual, the Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks. The Pass for the new Season 2 of Chapter 3 will have the same system as in Season 1 before. So you have the opportunity to unlock your rewards with stars.

Can I immediately grab the last skin of the Battle Pass? It doesn’t work that fast. First, you would have to unlock all the previous pages. Many rewards often build on the previous reward through their style or theme.

The following pages can be obtained either by unlocking rewards or by leveling up.

  • For page 2, you need to redeem 4 rewards or reach level 10.
  • Page 3 requires 10 rewards or level 20.
  • For page 4 you need 17 rewards or level 30. 

This continues up to page 10. You can also watch the story trailer that we have summarized for you:

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All Rewards of the Battle Pass in Season 2

Is there finally a secret skin? Not this time, the additional skin in the Battle Pass is the Prowler from the Marvel universe.

The Prowler, a villain from the Marvel universe

This skin will likely receive additional styles and items that you can unlock over the weeks.

All content in the Battle Pass of Season 2

This overview shows you all items that you can unlock in the new Battle Pass. 

Battle Pass – Page 1

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 1

Requirements: Available with Battle Pass from the start

Contents: 

  • Tsuki 2.0 – first skin 
  • Loading screen “Tsuki’s Rebirth” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Eye of Agamotto” (3 stars)
  • Back accessory “Kata Pack” (5 stars) 
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Paint “Vengeance of 2.0” (4 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Glider “Kata-Tech Blade Wings” (6 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Omni Blade” (7 stars)
  • Emoticon “Cyber Kiss” (3 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 2

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 2

Requirements: 4 rewards or level 10 unlocked

Contents: 

  • Skin Gunnar (9 stars) 
  • Loading screen “Fighter Against the Unspeakable” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “If Looks…” (3 stars)
  • Back accessory “Labor Pack” (5 stars) 
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Emote “Mighty Move” (7 stars)
  • Glider “Chainsawer” (6 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Chainsmasher” (7 stars)
  • Paint “Gunnar’s Special Alloy” (4 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 3

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 3

Requirements: 10 rewards or level 20 unlocked

Contents: 

  • Skin Style Gunnar “Arctic Mission” (8 stars)
  • Skin Style Gunnar “Order’s Helm” (4 stars)
  • Loading screen “Before the Attack” (3 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Skin Style Tsuki 2.0 “Pearlescent” (8 stars) 
  • Emoticon “Gunnar’s Approval” (3 stars)
  • Music “Fit for Battle” (5 stars)
  • Emote “Motor Dumbbell” (7 stars)
  • Contrail “Hand Saw” (4 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 4

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 4

Requirements: 17 rewards or level 30 unlocked

Contents: 

  • Skin The Imagined (9 stars) 
  • Loading screen “Turning Point” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Big Guns” (3 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Back accessory “Imagined Wingspan” (5 stars)
  • Glider “Imagined Wingspan” (6 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “The Blade of the Imagined” (7 stars)
  • Skin Style Gunnar “Ultra Charge” (8 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 5

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 5

Requirements: 25 rewards or level 40 unlocked

Contents:

  • Skin Kiara K.O. (9 stars) 
  • Glider “Knockout Cruiser” (6 stars)
  • Loading screen “Rebels” (3 stars)
  • Back accessory “Fizzix” (5 stars) 
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Emoticon “On Target” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Well Equipped” (3 stars)
  • Emote “Segway Tour” (7 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Knockout Club” (7 stars)
  • Contrail “Captain Graffiti” (4 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 6

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 6

Requirements: 35 rewards or level 50 unlocked

Contents:

  • Skin Style Tsuki 2.0 “Iridium” (8 stars) 
  • Loading screen “Unlimited Imagination” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Imagined” (3 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Integrated emote Kiara K.O. “Vital” (7 stars)
  • Skin Style The Imagined “Elite Fighter” (8 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Music “I Just Want to Fight” (5 stars)
  • Paint “The Imagined Aura” (4 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 7

Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 7

Requirements: 47 rewards or level 60 unlocked

Contents:

  • Skin The Origin (9 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Loading screen “Armored Battle Bus” (3 stars)
  • Contrail “Cube Flight” (4 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Paint “Original Pattern” (4 stars)
  • Skin Style Kiara K.O. “Battle Gold” (8 stars) 
  • Back accessory “Cube Ether” (5 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Cube Scepter” (7 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 8

Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 8

Requirements: 60 rewards or level 70 unlocked

Contents:

  • Skin Erisa (9 stars)
  • Glider “Blade Whirl” (6 stars)
  • Loading screen “The Hunter Returns” (3 stars)
  • Back accessory “Love Lock” (5 stars) 
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars) Paint “Erisa’s Emblem” (4 stars)
  • Skin Style The Origin “Granite Gray” (8 stars)
  • Emoticon “!?” (3 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Guardian Daggers” (7 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 9

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 9

Requirements: 74 rewards or level 80 unlocked

Contents: 

  • Skin Style Erisa “Light Blue” (8 stars)
  • Loading screen “Lost Kingdom” (3 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Erisa on Guard” (3 stars)
  • Contrail “Fallen Daggers” (4 stars)
  • Emoticon “Stylish Heart” (3 stars)
  • Integrated Emote The Origin “Freed” (7 stars)
  • Music “Hymn of the Origin” (5 stars)
  • Emote “Dagger Dance” (7 stars)

Battle Pass – Page 10

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Battle Pass of Season 2 Chapter 3 – Page 10

Requirements: 89 rewards or level 90 unlocked

Contents: 

  • Skin Doctor Strange (9 stars)
  • Banner icon (2 stars)
  • Loading screen “Sorcerer Supreme” (3 stars)
  • Spray pattern “Tao Mandalas” (3 stars)
  • Back accessory “Book of Cagliostro” (5 stars) 
  • 100 V-Bucks (5 stars)
  • Emoticon “Book of Epic Victory” (3 stars)
  • Harvesting tool “Enchanted Curved Sabre” (7 stars)
  • Glider “Mandalore Disk” (6 stars)
  • Emote “Weapon Summon” (7 stars)

In addition to the Battle Pass pages, there will also be bonus rewards that you can unlock at higher levels. The Battle Pass thus offers a lot of new content to earn.

So, what do you think of the new Pass? Do you find the skins and styles original, or is there nothing for you this season? Let us know.

If you want to know why building has been disabled in Fortnite, you can find out everything here on MeinMMO.

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What happens if you run out of money in GTA Online?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The mechanic won’t want to help you anymore if you don’t pay him. So you won’t be able to request your vehicles anywhere in the wilderness because the mechanic simply won’t answer the phone.

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Car deliveries cost money in GTA Online

This is what happens as CEO/Biker Chief:

In businesses like bunkers, cocaine labs, or hemp farms, production will be stopped because you can’t pay for the team and the electricity anymore.

As long as you still have supplies, they will continue to be processed.

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Missions that are sent to your phone cannot be accepted anymore. Since these cost a few hundred dollars, you’re not eligible for them.

As an advanced player, it usually shouldn’t happen that you go completely broke. After all, GTA Online offers so many ways to make money that you can always earn something. However, beginners or players who buy something expensive like the Kosatka can easily reach the broke status.

Have you ever been really poor in GTA Online? How did you fight your way out of the hole?

There are various ways to earn money in Los Santos even without starting capital. Daily objectives, robbing stores, events in free-roam – all can get you a few thousand GTA dollars in a matter of moments, which you can reinvest. In our big special, we show you 13 ways to quickly earn a lot of money in GTA Online – even without capital.

No cash and no money left in the account in GTA Online? This has consequences for your apartment and your mechanic. See here what happens when you are broke.

What is the problem? In GTA Online, money rules. Those just starting out will notice that everything is quite expensive, and at the beginning, you need to carefully consider how and where to invest your money. However, even advanced players can find themselves with an account and wallet balance of 0 GTA-$ suddenly.

What happens to the daily costs for apartments, the mechanic, and your businesses? We will show you the disadvantages here.

Broke in GTA Online – Who pays for apartment, business?

This is what happens when you are broke: In case you suddenly have no money left in GTA Online, the developers have thought of something. After all, you pay daily (i.e., every 48 minutes in real life) additional costs for your apartment, wages for your mechanic, and costs for maintaining businesses like the cocaine lab, the hemp farm, or the bunker.

Your apartment will have the power turned off. You won’t be sitting in the dark, but you can’t use things like the TV or the radio anymore. Additionally, you can’t shower anymore because the water in your apartment will be shut off.

The mechanic won’t want to help you anymore if you don’t pay him. So you won’t be able to request your vehicles anywhere in the wilderness because the mechanic simply won’t answer the phone.

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Car deliveries cost money in GTA Online

This is what happens as CEO/Biker Chief:

In businesses like bunkers, cocaine labs, or hemp farms, production will be stopped because you can’t pay for the team and the electricity anymore.

As long as you still have supplies, they will continue to be processed.

More about GTA Online

Missions that are sent to your phone cannot be accepted anymore. Since these cost a few hundred dollars, you’re not eligible for them.

As an advanced player, it usually shouldn’t happen that you go completely broke. After all, GTA Online offers so many ways to make money that you can always earn something. However, beginners or players who buy something expensive like the Kosatka can easily reach the broke status.

Have you ever been really poor in GTA Online? How did you fight your way out of the hole?

There are various ways to earn money in Los Santos even without starting capital. Daily objectives, robbing stores, events in free-roam – all can get you a few thousand GTA dollars in a matter of moments, which you can reinvest. In our big special, we show you 13 ways to quickly earn a lot of money in GTA Online – even without capital.

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What are shields in Fortnite and how do they work?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Since building in Fortnite has been disabled, there are now overshields in Season 2. We will show you how they work.

Why are there shields? At the start of Season 2 in Chapter 3, Fortnite has disabled building. You currently cannot build huge structures to shield yourself from enemy fire. Instead, you will rely on your shields and health points.

For better defense, the developers have provided you with overshields. We will show you how they work so that you can make the most of them.

All information about the overshields

What’s new: Since you can’t build, you now have enhanced sprints and can climb and dash along various surfaces like in parkour. With the new overshields, you have more time before an opponent can take you down. You can see how the new actions look in the Season 2 story trailer.

This is how it works: The overshield is the first thing an opponent hits you with. Only after the overshield is completely depleted can your regular shield and health points be taken away.

The overshield points regenerate on their own over time. Even if they fall to 0, they will gradually build back up on their own after that.

The overshield has a maximum of 50 points, which recharge outside of combat.

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How long does the shield last? It is to be expected that the overshield will remain in the game for as long as building is disabled. Data miners have already dug through the code and found out how long building remains disabled in Fortnite.

Presumably, the shield will then be disabled again or will remain in the game for certain modes. How do you like playing with the overshield? Do you feel good about it and feel relatively safe without the building function?

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Elden Ring: Expert explains why you should stay at level 125 as a PvP player

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

In FromSoftware games, PvP has often been one of the most enduring features. However, the area is structured differently than in most online games. The Souls expert Oroboro has now explained in a video why level 125 is the ideal level for the PvP meta.

How does PvP work in Elden Ring? There are mainly two types of PvP:

  • Duels: You can place a symbol in the game world through which other players can summon you to their world. There you can then compete against the host.
  • Invasions: You can invade the worlds of other players as intruders. This is often quite chaotic and unpredictable, but has numerous lovers.
  • You can read details about the multiplayer of Elden Ring in our guide.

But no matter which type of PvP you play: Your level and equipment play an important role. Not all players can simply play PvP with all others; there are level limits.

In a new video, YouTuber Oroboro listed 3 reasons why PvP players should not level beyond 125 and that it is the ideal build meta.

Note: The video is about duels, not invasions. Also, the PvE area is completely excluded from this.

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Who is Oroboro? Oroboro has been around since the days of Dark Souls 1 and is considered a Souls expert in the community, especially in the PvP area. His YouTube channel has 241,000 subscribers, and his videos usually revolve around exciting and funny PvP experiences. He also shares his opinions on balancing and the meta.

Level 125 for Duels? Oroboro says: “It is perfectly balanced.”

What is meant by PvP meta? You cannot specifically play online with players who are too far above or below your level.

So, for example, if you have an extremely high level, you will automatically meet fewer players online. The online modes of Bloodborne and Dark Souls 1-3 worked according to the same principle. In each game, the community agreed on a certain level to stick to, thus mostly encountering an active online community.

Moreover, the level also significantly affects which builds are possible. Oroboro sees level 125 as ideal: “It is the perfectly balanced level where you can’t have too much of everything, but can still make important decisions when it comes to builds.”

However, quite a bit has changed compared to previous games from FromSoftware. For instance, strength has a much greater influence on health points.

According to Oroboro, there are 3 good reasons not to exceed 125. He has leveled multiple characters and experimented. Here is the summary:

1. At a certain point, damage just becomes too high

What does that mean? According to Oroboro, the overall damage in PvP is currently too high, and it only gets worse with every level increase. At a certain point, players can level everything and increasingly lose disadvantages.

  • Thus, you will find people in the heaviest armor, wielding two huge greatswords, yet moving as fast as players in light armor.
  • The same applies to spells and various other builds. Eventually, everything becomes so powerful that you can eliminate players with just 1-2 hits.
  • Basically, anyone can eventually skill everything if they level high enough.

At level 125, however, you can build a character that fills its respective area very well without becoming too powerful. This also supports build diversity in duels.

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2. Balance becomes too strong

What does that mean? Balance determines in Elden Ring how easily enemy attacks can stagger you.

  • The heavier your armor, the higher your balance, but the higher your carrying load as well.
  • However, if you level high enough, you can eventually offset this disadvantage and wear the heaviest armors.
  • This makes you in PvP like a train that rams everything without being stopped by counterattacks.

At level 125, on the other hand, you can increase your balance but must accept disadvantages in dodging and movement speed.

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3. Level 125 allows the right builds to be created

What does that mean? According to Oroboro, at 125, all disadvantages of too high or too low levels are mostly offset.

While you are still limited in your skill points, you can bring important base attributes like strength or mind to a usable level while still creating certain builds.

This way, you can easily increase strength to level 60, which is the ideal value, and additionally level dexterity and intelligence to create one of the most powerful builds in 1.03.

Based on his conclusions, he has also created some example builds that you can use as a reference. They cover various playstyles:

Here are the corresponding attributes in English
  • Vigor: Vitality affects your health points and influences fire resistance and poison immunity.
  • Mind: Mind affects FP (Mana) and focus-related resistance. Important for magic and sorcery builds.
  • Endurance: Increases your character’s stamina and also raises physical defense. Especially important for melee fighters, as stamina allows dodging and blocking.
  • Strength: Required to wield heavy weapons. It also increases the attack power of strength-scaling weapons.
  • Dexterity: Required to wield advanced weapons. It also increases the attack power of weapons that scale with finesse. Reduces casting time for spells, mitigates fall damage, and makes it harder to fall off a horse.
  • Intelligence: Increases the spell power of intelligence-scaling spells and improves magic resistance. Also increases how often you can use spells.
  • Faith: Required to perform summons. It also enhances summons that scale with faith.
  • Arcane: Affects death resistance and certain spells and summons.

Here’s a little tip: If you do not want to level a new character but still want to exceed 125, you can at least save a backup of your save file on PC.

This way, you can level your character and still have the option to have a save file just for PvP.

How do his viewers react? In the comments, a discussion has erupted due to the YouTuber’s analysis.

  • Some argue that 125 is too low a level because some weapons require more than two primary attributes to be used effectively.
  • It is also criticized that the endurance value in his builds is far too low, especially for mages and users of summons, since spells and summons consume not only FP but also stamina.
  • Others find the assessment very good and want to follow it.

It is certain that the topic is far from over and that other assessments will emerge in the future.

But what do you think of Oroboro’s arguments? Do they resonate with you? Or have you had other experiences?

If you are looking for weapons for your builds, we have here the Elden Ring Tier List – All 309 weapons ranked after patch 1.03

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