In the new Season 2 of Fortnite, new weapons have been added and some familiar weapons have been brought back to life. However, one of them is really something special. The Drum Shotgun is back, and it’s sure to cause chaos.
What kind of shotgun is this? The Drum Shotgun, known in German as “Trommelschrotflinte”, is a shotgun with a very large magazine that has returned in Chapter 3 Season 2.
The pump shotgun was vaulted in Season 10 Chapter 1 and hasn’t made a comeback since – until now. Fortnite has launched the new Season 2 along with it.
All Important Information about the Drum Shotgun
What can the weapon do? The weapon fires from a magazine of 12 rounds and does so fully automatically. Besides its high rate of fire, the weapon can also excel at medium range as well as in close combat. The weapon comes in the rarity grades: common, uncommon, and rare.
Depending on the grade, you will get a weapon with more damage and a higher reload speed.
Where can I find it? You can find the weapon all over the new map of Fortnite. From regular chests, supply drops on the ground, or at vending machines, to NPCs offering this weapon, there are many sources through which you can obtain the shotgun.
How strong is it? The weapon fires a magazine of 12 rounds fully automatically. These are fired with devastating speed. So if you are in a 1vs1, you just need to hold down the trigger. Your enemy will panic at the sound of the shots.
Appropriately, you can deal damage between 45 and 50 with the shotgun. Depending on the area of the shot, you can deal more damage with precision hits. This gun is great for quickly sending opponents to oblivion.
What do you think about the shotgun? Do you think it’s good that Epic integrates weapons from the past into new seasons more often? Let us know in the comments!
In Fortnite the servers are down today, March 20, on all platforms (PC/Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance will be used to upload the new update to the servers. We will let you know when it continues.
What is happening today in Fortnite? Since Epic has already indirectly announced through the Battle Pass that the 1st season will end soon, the appropriate maintenance has now been announced. This is to prepare for an update so that Season 2 in Chapter 3 can start.
The update will likely bring changes to the map, new weapons and vehicles. A new Battle Pass with many creative skins and the continuation of the story of the Seven and the IO. We will keep you updated on when the servers will be accessible again.
Update 20.03 – 14:40: Players are complaining about very long waiting times of up to an hour. However, if you are patient, you will be brought into the lobby after your wait and can start with Fortnite.
Update 20.03 – 13:49: You can now try to log in again. After the queues, you will have the opportunity to play. We will report again on any issues.
Update 20.03 – 12:54: Players could briefly take a look at the new season to log in, but now the servers are not accessible again.
Update 20.03 – 12:34: If you try to log in now you have a minimal chance of getting into the game after the queue. A certain amount of time is needed for your platform to connect to the servers.
Important times for the server downtimes today in Fortnite – When and how long is it offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The server maintenance was announced on Twitter and will start at 8 AM in Germany. 30 minutes before the start of the maintenance, matchmaking will be disabled.
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When can you play again? Since this is a major update, the servers will be unavailable for several hours. In the past, Epic has shown that the servers were usually accessible in the morning, allowing players to play at the start of the day.
Of course, there can also always be technical issues, bugs, and delays with such maintenance work. If such frustrating complications should arise, we will report to you as soon as possible here on MeinMMO.
When will the patch notes come? Epic Games has long stopped releasing patch notes. However, community members often search for and find changes quickly. If important changes do arise, we will also update this article for you.
For a new season, it is expected that at least some changes will be officially mentioned.
What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? There are no concrete statements from Epic Games regarding the content of the new update yet. However, leaks and data miners have proved to be reliable sources in the past. Players can usually look forward to the following with a new season:
New Battle Pass
New secret skin
New or returning weapons
Map changes
New vehicles – Trucks with guns and mobile drills
New items
Changes in the start menu
Possible adjustments to the locker and the “Battle Pass” system
New feature for sprinting faster and more aggressively
New crossovers
What do you think about the silence that Epic Games has maintained? Do you believe Fortnite will receive many amazing new contents? Let us know what you wish for!
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With a Warden in Minecraft , you should not mess around. The new mob is tougher than anything the game has offered so far.
Minecraft is currently testing the new Patch 1.19 Deep Dark with a snapshot. Although the powerful Warden is not yet included, we now know many more details about this mighty creature that will soon instill fear in the hearts of cave explorers. We will reveal what makes the Warden so terrifying – and why you should better take to your heels when you encounter him.
Where can you find the Warden? Wardens do not occur in Minecraft naturally at all. They do not simply appear at night or in certain locations. Instead, they must be summoned by new blocks, the “Sculk Shrieker.” Players want to avoid this as much as possible.
How do you summon the Warden? This will most commonly happen in the “Deep Dark” biome, the new biome in Patch 1.19. As the name suggests, it can only be found in the deepest depths. Here, one can find the eerie Sculk blocks and thus also the “Sculk Shrieker.”
The Sculk Shreeers warn – and announce doom.
Sculk Shrieker can emit a creepy, bone-chilling scream. This happens whenever a player directly steps on such a Shrieker or on a block that is connected to the Shrieker by new Sculk vines.
When a Shrieker screams, all players in direct proximity are afflicted with a “Darkness” effect that drastically limits visibility. At the same time, an internal “Alarm Level” increases by 1.
If the Alarm Level rises to 3 with a scream, the next Shrieker summons a fearsome Warden that rises from the ground and begins to patrol.
The Warden rises from the ground.
Shrieker blocks can be mined to prevent it from screaming again. However, the Alarm Level does not decrease as a result; it only automatically decreases by 1 every 10 minutes.
How does the Warden behave? Essentially, the Warden has one major disadvantage – he is blind. This means he will not immediately rush at you upon making eye contact. Instead, he has quite good hearing. He senses vibrations in the ground and hears various impacts, such as from arrows or other projectiles. The more you move and the more noise you create, the better the Warden can locate the position of different creatures.
If the Warden gets closer but cannot find his target, he can also sniff and thus determine the position more accurately.
The Warden when he “sniffs” his victims.
If a creature touches the Warden or he has tracked a player long enough, he will roar loudly and begin to charge at the player. In this state, the Warden has perfect pathfinding, just like other hostile mobs. It is time to flee.
Should you fight the Warden? Basically: No. The Warden is by far the most powerful monster in Minecraft, dealing the most damage. Triggering a Warden is akin to causing a “natural disaster,” and players are encouraged to flee from this creature.
This is quite possible, as the Warden despawns after a while if he does not find creatures in his immediate vicinity. He then “digs” himself into the ground and disappears – until he is summoned again by the Shrieker.
At normal difficulty, a single hit from the Warden inflicts a whopping 30 damage points – that’s 15 hearts. Even with optimal gear, it doesn’t take long for the Warden to dismantle a player. Additionally, he boasts an impressive 500 health points (so 250 hearts) and is thus extremely tough.
Killing the Warden is not lucrative, by the way. He drops only a very small number of experience points – at least according to the current state.
As of now, Wardens can also be used as a nasty trap. Because the necessary “Sculk Shrieker” can not only be found in the “Deep Dark” biome, but can also be bred at other places in the game world using a “Sculk Catalyst,” ensuring that sooner or later a Warden appears (as long as it is dark enough). However, caution should be exercised here, as such a Warden does not stop after the first player…
Keep in mind with this information that a lot could still change before the release of the Warden.
Are you looking forward to this new monstrous creature? Do you see the Warden as a challenge? Or will you always look for a way out when you trigger the Warden?
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12 years after the extensive changes to the payment model of the MMORPG, The Lord of the Rings Online is now largely free to play. By April, 5 expansions are expected to join the offer of free content. MeinMMO shows you what is changing.
This is the current model: Originally, HDRO was a buy-to-play MMO with a subscription model. You had to purchase it and sign up for a subscription. In November 2010, the developers took the step to make the base game free to play.
New content and expansions could then be earned instead of purchased. However, this could lead to quite a grind. Because you need to collect in-game currency to exchange it for paid content.
Starting in April, there will be extensive changes for the MMO’s 15th anniversary, and a large part of the content will finally be truly free.
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Lord of the Rings Online: The next expansion is here, 14 YEARS after release! Watch the launch trailer here again
HDRO makes many of its major expansions Free2Play with Update 33
This is changing: With Update 33, all content released between the launch of HDRO in 2007 and the expansion Helm’s Deep will be playable for free.
With this update, all quests, regions, instances, and expansions that were released between the original launch of LOTRO in 2007 and the release of Helm’s Deep – and including! – the release of Helm’s Deep will be available for free for everyone. Search, explore, and craft your way to level 95 as you please!
Here’s a quick overview of the “new” free content:
The High Elf class
Rune-keeper, Warden, and Beorning
The Shadows of Angmar (base game)
The Mines of Moria
The Siege of Mirkwood
The Rise of Isengard
The Riders of Rohan
Helm’s Deep
The package includes content that was released between 2007 and 2013 and is quite massive. This content should keep fans and interested players busy for many hours.
What else is coming? In addition to the F2P transition of numerous contents, Update 33 will also introduce a new area to the game: Yondershire. This is a swamp area in the north of Middle-earth, which is said to be inhabited by Hobbit hermits and troublemakers.
There you will also experience adventures related to the Hobbits and apparently meet Lotho Sackville-Baggins, who harasses the residents.
On April 13, the fortress Minas Morgul, known from the movies, is set to be introduced to the game. There, the level cap will be 130. Aside from that, there are plans for technical improvements, class balance, and fixing additional bugs and issues.
What do you think of the news? Will you check out HDRO now? Or are you less excited about the new free content?
In Fortnite Season 2 of Chapter 3 is running with Patch 20.00. We at MeinMMO summarize the patch notes for you in English.
What’s new: Early in the morning of March 20, the servers went offline for maintenance for Season 2 in Chapter 3. You can now download Patch 20.00 and experience some changes in the game. We will show you what has changed here.
Update March 20, 2022, 1:30 PM: We are continuously updating the patch notes with the official information from Epic Games. You will find all the info in the following text.
The new map of Season 2 has been leaked, and we took a closer look and found that it has hardly changed:
What we know: Epic Games has now officially released the patch notes, and we list them for you summarized and in detail.
Overshields
A new feature – The overshield
Building has been disabled in Fortnite by IO. To give you more protection, you receive an overshield over your normal shield and health points. This must be destroyed first before you can kill your opponent. Don’t worry, the overshield regenerates by itself when it reaches 0%.
As you and the Seven confront IO, you also gain new movement options. You can now sprint more aggressively to cling to all edges of buildings like in parkour.
Note that you cannot sprint aggressively forever – a sprint indicator shows you the remaining duration. Additionally, you can kick down any door while sprinting. So create cool moments.
New items – armored bus and turrets with gold bars
New turrets that can be chosen with bars
Epic allows you to choose which new items come to the game again. They have reintroduced the gold bar selection system. In this system, players will choose between a light or heavy turret.
New bus for driving and fighting
Additionally, players will have the choice to spend their gold bars on an armored bus. This will then be available in the Seven’s defenses when enough is donated.
New and returning weapons
Unreleased SMGWell-known rifle but with scopeThese are the two new weapons
Fortnite has now provided you with a new arsenal of weapons. You will receive a new SMG and the well-known impulse rifle, but with a scope.
Additional weapons have also been brought back, and they are as follows:
Thermal assault rifle
Drum shotgun
Revolver
Remote explosives
Thermal revolver
Storm scout sniper rifle
Impulse grenades
Additionally, the weapons from Season 1 have also been included. Thus players have a wide array of firearms to take into battle.
IO has taken POIs
The Imagined Order has taken many important POIs in Fortnite. They have turned the places and towns into camps and reinforced them with their troops. You can recognize the camps on the map by the large zeppelin symbols over the locations.
These camps include tanks, huge turrets, and above all, plenty of loot. If in the coming weeks the IO camps are taken over by the Seven, the existing equipment will be exchanged. Then you can expect armored battle buses and many cool weapons. If you feel like looting the zeppelins, you can pull yourself up with ziplines.
Ram device
This is the new item
Epic has invented a new item with which you can mount a ram device on your cars. With this, you can ram anything that comes in front of your hood.
Will there be a server down? Yes, as was to be expected, there was a multi-hour server down. After activation, players now struggle with queues.
The battle between the Seven and the IO continues
What content can players expect? In a new season, Epic is providing a large amount of new content. As the story also goes in a predetermined direction, you can expect the following content:
What do you think about the fact that the developers of Fortnite are keeping such a low profile and publishing nothing about the new season? Leave us your opinion in the comments.
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In Dying Light 2 inhibitors determine how long you survive in the dark. They are also related to your attributes. How exactly this works and where to find them is explained here in our guide on MeinMMO.
What exactly are inhibitors? These inhibitor inhibitors are among the most important items in the survival RPG. They have two important effects that make your character stronger as you progress in the game.
Inhibitors increase your immunity in the dark. This allows you to go looting longer at night.
Every third inhibitor also grants you a skill point, which you can use to increase your health or stamina.
These attributes determine which abilities you can activate.
Inhibitors are thus the central building block for making your character stronger and more resilient. You will also unlock abilities.
But how do you find them? What are the best places to look for inhibitors? We give you an overview.
Dying Light 2 distributes inhibitors throughout the city
In total, there are 126 inhibitor inhibitors that are spread across Old Villedor and the Central Loop. First, a few general tips you should keep in mind.
As soon as you are near an inhibitor, you will be notified. A display in the bottom left of your HUD shows you the distance to the inhibitor.
This gives you a direct hint about where you need to move. However, there are containers that can only be reached inside buildings and only at night.
So don’t get too distracted; you can also actively search for them.
At a certain point in the main story, you will also unlock the antennas in the city. If you activate them, you can uncover all question marks in the respective district, making all inhibitor containers visible.
How to find inhibitors: You usually find the inhibitors in special containers. These are hidden in various locations and also accessible through specific activities.
These include:
Story missions
GRE anomalies
Crates
Subway stations
GRE buildings
Aerial deliveries
Inhibitors in story missions
What you need to keep in mind: Throughout the main story of Dying Light 2, you will be guided to various important locations in the game world.
You will usually come across new inhibitor containers automatically. However, pay attention to the warning about inhibitors nearby. It’s easy to overlook that you are passing by a container on a mission.
Explore the mission areas thoroughly as soon as you receive a notification. Many of the mission areas are harder to access later, so you save yourself some work.
Most main quests bring you containers with three inhibitor inhibitors. It’s worth it, as there’s a guaranteed attribute point each time.
Inhibitors at GRE anomalies
What you need to keep in mind: Anomalies can only be found at night. These are usually special and particularly dangerous variants of zombies, a kind of mini-boss.
You have to defeat these, along with some other zombies, in a sort of arena battle. This will open a GRE container nearby, where you will find a container with two inhibitors and other useful items.
Many of the anomalies are particularly vulnerable to ranged attacks, so it can be useful to have a bow or crossbow on hand.
Inhibitors in crates
What you need to keep in mind: There are also individual inhibitor inhibitors that can be found in regular containers such as crates, safes, or other hiding spots.
These are also distributed across regular buildings throughout the map. The time of day is not critical here. During the day, it will be a bit more challenging, as zombies are inside the buildings.
However, this should not pose a major problem, especially as you progress in the game.
Inhibitors in subway stations
What you need to keep in mind: Subway stations also play an important role in the game, independent of inhibitors. If you reactivate the power there, you unlock a fast travel point in the game world.
In addition, there is an inhibitor container if you successfully reactivate all generators. They will only be displayed to you once the subway station is operational again.
So keep your eyes peeled; the inhibitor is usually located right by your storage there.
What you need to keep in mind: These locations are also spread across all districts and can be recognized by their quarantine symbol on the map.
You can only enter them at night, and you should still prepare well. While most zombies are active outside at night, GRE buildings are still well filled with biters.
In each GRE building, you can retrieve four inhibitor inhibitors. In total, there are three containers to find, of which the first two each yield one inhibitor, while the third contains 2.
So you get a guaranteed attribute point upon successful completion and a small bonus. In addition, there is plenty of loot to be found in the buildings.
Inhibitors in aerial deliveries
What you need to keep in mind: Some of you may have noticed the military support deliveries that can be found on rooftops throughout the game world.
While most of them contain loot and military technology, some of them also bring inhibitors. A separate guide with the locations is already in the works and will be linked here later.
In general, it is recommended to uncover the map as much as possible through antennas. This helps in the search for inhibitors and also lets you see if they are regular crates or, for example, GRE buildings.
If you see 4 inhibitors in one place close together, that’s a clear indication of a GRE building. This will save you search time and confusion when you are crossing the game world.
Do you have tips for searching for inhibitors? What sources would you recommend?
A criminal trio steals graphics cards in a “Mission Possible”. They actually get away with it initially, but make a big, obvious mistake when selling.
What happened? Employees of a warehouse in Russia stole about 20 graphics cards under a false pretense. However, the operation was only “moderately” thought out. They were able to easily transport the coveted hardware parts out of the warehouse, but were filmed while doing so.
It really blew up when they tried to sell the cards but demanded strange prices. A pawn shop owner became suspicious. We show you the video of the theft and the whole story here on MeinMMO.
They caught a buyer’s attention with their prices
Here’s how the operation went: Allegedly, three men were arrested in Russia after stealing 20 Nvidia RTX 3070 TI graphics cards from a warehouse. They managed to escape with the loot worth around €34,000 ($38,000), but were arrested after their attempted sales at pawn shops.
The three suspects reportedly worked at the Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk, Russia. Under the pretense of picking up an online order, they broke into the warehouse and transported the graphics cards in inconspicuous boxes on carts through the building. They parked the carts under a staircase and then retrieved the graphics cards from the boxes in their hiding spot.
With the hardware in tow, the two individuals then went to an open window and threw the loot outside. Below, the third member of the trio was waiting to catch the valuable Nvidia rain. Unfortunately, everything was filmed by the surveillance cameras. We embed the video here:
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What happened next? With their 20 graphics cards in hand, the thieves went to pawn shops and tried to turn their loot into cash. Due to the high prices for graphics cards caused by scarcity, a fat revenue was anticipated from the sales.
It is said (via Kotaku.com) that the RTX 3070 TI graphics cards in Russia cost about 200,000 Rubles (per graphics card), which is approximately €1,681. Here in Germany, an RTX 3070 Ti can be purchased, depending on the variant, starting from €829 (via Geizhals.de). The MSRP for the model is €649.
However, the trio only demanded about half the value of the graphics cards when selling at the pawn shops, which raised a flag for the pawn shop owner. It is said that he then contacted the police because he suspected the hardware was stolen. Shortly thereafter, the group of thieves was caught by the police.
It is unclear how many graphics cards the group could sell before they were arrested by the police.
The graphics card shortage has caused astronomical prices for the hardware in recent months. Many criminals saw their opportunity to make big deals. In China, thieves attempted a really big score and stole graphics cards worth €300,000 directly from a factory.
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At the start of Season 2 in Chapter 3, Fortnite did the unthinkable: The building mode has been completely disabled. Now it’s all about your skills with weapons and not about how quickly you can build cover. How long will this last?
This is new: A new Season 2 in Chapter 3 started in Fortnite on March 20. The developers’ team hasn’t said anything about the changes and new content. However, those who log in now will read in the news the notice: Building has been disabled.
We will show you here how long this will last and what we know about it.
Why can’t you build?
This is known: Data miner iFireMonkey (via Twitter.com) found in the game’s data hints that Epic Games has disabled building. This is likely related to a quest line that is important for the start of Season 2 in Chapter 3.
According to the data miner’s information, building is supposed to be disabled in Arena modes and normal game modes.
Then it will be back: As iFireMonkey writes, building is supposed to be disabled only in the first 9 days after the season starts. So, according to his overview, it should work again on March 29 or 30.
Why is Fortnite doing this? Apparently, Fortnite wants to deepen a story here and show the extent of a battle with the IO. But possibly, and this is pure speculation, this is also a test for something bigger.
Since its release, Fortnite has set itself apart from other battle royale games with its building mode, which was the USP. This attracted many players who loved exactly that. At the same time, others also avoided the game for that very reason. Perhaps Fortnite wants to establish itself more broadly in the future with a special mode that doesn’t allow building and thus become more accessible to the “mainstream”.
Would you like it if there were a permanent mode that completely dispenses with building, or is that such an integral part of Fortnite that it must not be absent forever?
The Finnish Twitch streamer TurunPug has concluded a Subathon in a very explosive way, celebrating a milestone by blowing up an old car.
Who is that?TurunPug is a Finnish streamer with around 23,000 followers. He operates in the “Just Chatting” category and usually streams more everyday activities.
According to his channel description, his name is Juuso, he is 30 years old, and he hails from the village of Turku in western Finland.
Recently, he started a Subathon, the end of which was celebrated with the explosion of a car.
What is a Subathon? The word is a mix of Sub, which is English for subscription, and marathon. Therefore, you can somewhat infer the meaning.
Streamers stay online during a Subathon as long as they receive new subscriptions.
Each new subscription on Twitch extends the duration of the stream.
Twitch streamer blows up his old car with 36 kilos of dynamite
When his Subathon reached its last milestone on March 19, TurunPug was tasked with blowing up an old Ford Fiesta.
This is how he did it: For the detonation, he used 36 kilos of dynamite, which completely destroyed the car in a massive explosion.
Since the stream is in Finnish, we don’t know any details about the operation. Where one might get that much dynamite in Finland should probably remain unanswered.
There is also a much longer video showing the preparations and how intense the explosion was that ripped the car apart.
You can find it on his Twitch channel, where the result is shown in a bit more detail. However, anyone who doesn’t speak Finnish will unfortunately likely understand nothing from the approximately 55-minute long video.
It is another of many crazy actions on the streaming platform. But what do you think of such things? Do you find it excessive, or do you love such spectacles?
There was also a spectacle with streamer Rickyexp, who recently caused sheer excitement with the end of a live broadcast.
In Fortnite you can soon dive back into the battle solo or with your friends. Epic has launched Season 2, and savvy dataminers have now discovered more info about the new map. We’ll show you more about it.
What is happening in Fortnite right now? All players are currently stuck on the loading screen due to the server downtime and are eagerly waiting to finally play Fortnite. Since the update file has already been released, savvy dataminers have begun exploring the new hidden contents.
In the process, the “new” map was discovered, which players will have to live with for several months until another season launch takes place. We have linked this and other leaks for you here:
In addition to black craters scattered wildly across the map, oval monuments have found their place in various locations. Whether these are IO bases or the zeppelins that were also shown in the Season 2 story trailer is still unknown. Upon closer inspection, however, no new POIs are visible.
Why are there hardly any changes? As IO and the Seven now face an inevitable conflict, ongoing changes could be conceivable. Given that the black craters suggest bombardments, weekly destruction of the POIs could be possible.
As Epic has shown in Chapter 2 Season 8, even slow changes can bring a lot of variety. There, a golden cube caused trouble and moved across the map daily to initiate the plan of the cube queen.
But don’t worry, as the familiar POIs like Tilted Towers or Daily Bugle are still intact and can be visited by players. So enjoy the integrity of the map while it lasts.
What do you think of the map? Do you like it and do you believe that Epic will gradually ruin the map? Let us know in the comments!
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The weekly overview for Pokémon GO shows the Shadow Jungle event, a spotlight hour, a raid hour, a new raid boss, a new PvP cup, and a special weekend.
What’s happening in Pokémon GO? The game is in the final hours of the Color Festival, which ends on March 20. However, there is no break in sight for the next few days. New Pokémon, an event, spotlight and raid hours, and changes in PvP are coming up.
We’ll show you in the weekly overview what is happening in the coming days.
March 22 – Shadow Jungle Event starts
What’s happening? The Shadow Jungle event brings Shiny Waumboll into the game. For collectors among you, this is a reason to definitely participate. Additionally, Imantis, Mantidea, and the legendary Pokémon Kapu-Fala will make their debut.
The event runs from March 22 to March 29 and also includes a special park weekend, which we will present to you later in the article.
At the same time, raids with Mega-Charizard-Y and Kapu-Fala will start.
What’s happening? As you know from previous Tuesdays, an evening spotlight hour runs from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This time, Mogelbaum will be in the spotlight during the event. For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of experience points during the event time.
What’s happening? In Pokémon GO’s trainer battles, the Super League will be activated on March 22.
Additionally, you will be able to participate in the Mini Jungle Cup starting then. This will run until March 29, after which the Hyper League and the Catch Cup will start.
What’s happening? Every Wednesday, a raid hour with a current level-5 boss runs in Pokémon GO. Next Wednesday, there will be raids with Kapu-Fala during this time.
For one hour, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, you will find raids with the new boss in nearly every gym.
What’s happening? As part of the Shadow Jungle event, Niantic announced a special weekend event for you. The spotlight weekend in parks.
The park weekend runs from Saturday, March 26 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, March 27 at 8:00 PM local time. During that time, you will find Waumboll more frequently in parks and also have the chance for Shiny-Waumboll.
Which of the events are you most looking forward to? Are you excited to catch the new Pokémon in the jungle event, or do you prefer to put your time into the spotlight hour with Mogelbaum to hopefully get a Shiny?
Let us know your opinion about the events here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
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The Spanish Twitch streamer Rickyexp is currently causing a lot of excitement in the Twitch community. He is being celebrated for how creatively and humorously he ended his stream. You have to see this.
Who is it about? The streamer Rickyexp had his first stream on Twitch just a few hours ago. The person is known as a moderator and editor for the Spanish streamer Ibai. Ibai regularly streams to hundreds of thousands of viewers (via Sullygnome.com), and as a result, his moderators and editors have also become somewhat known, with Rickyexp, for example, gaining tens of thousands of followers on Twitter.
Many were looking forward to Rickyexp’s first stream. And he demonstrated the skills he has already proven in video editing during his broadcast.
This clip from the end of the stream is going viral
This is how it went at the end: At the end of his stream, Rickyexp thanks his viewers, grabs the camera, and takes it in his hand. He then presses a button on his Stream Deck with a Minecraft symbol.
Suddenly, obsidian blocks fall from the sky against a free wall in his streaming room and build a nether portal. In Minecraft, these portals are used to travel between the overworld and the Nether. The portal builds up very loudly during the broadcast (warning to all headphone users) and is finally activated with a purple glow.
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Rickyexp enters the portal, and the loading screen that you would also see in Minecraft appears. Suddenly, you see from a first-person perspective how the streamer walks through a Minecraft world and positions the toolbar in a way that the viewers can see it well. Then he takes a sword in hand, looks to the side, and is taken out by a creeper that explodes right next to him. A typical and frustrating cause of death in Minecraft.
Then, in large letters, “Endstream” lights up in the stream.
This is how the video is received: Within 16 hours, over 114,000 people have already watched the clip on Twitch. On Twitter , Ricky also shared the clip, where it has already been viewed half a million times. Viewers are celebrating the clip and Rickyexp for his creativity. He is described as “crazy” and has shown the “most original” way to end his stream.
“The coolest thing I’ve seen on LSF in the last few months” [LSF stands for Livestreamfails, the subreddit with 1.4 million members where the clip was shared]
“This is how streaming should be. I think the possibilities of the medium are being wasted because it is seen as a live YouTube video player”
“The clip is really cool, but I don’t think Twitch is the best platform for this. Most people wouldn’t want to watch for hours. This kind of content is much better suited for YT or TikTok. Just look at Zach King on TikTok, that guy is huge there.”
“A rare case where someone is genuinely concerned about the quality of their streaming content”
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Others are saying that they now have high expectations for his future streams, and even though they do not speak Spanish, they are looking forward to what Rickyexp will come up with for his streams.
2022 is a good year for games, and this applies to fans of the shooter genre as well. Among the upcoming releases, we have selected three particularly promising shooters. Read here which shootouts you can look forward to the most this year.
How was the selection made? Our selection here on MeinMMO is based on games from renowned developers that promise original and high-quality content and focus on online play. Furthermore, we have considered a mix of genres, so that survival, co-op, and competitive shooters are included.
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Redfall
Genre: Co-op Shooter | Developer: Arkane | Publisher: Bethesda | Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: Summer 2022
What kind of game is this?Redfall is a quirky co-op shooter. The developer is Arkane, known for games like Dishonored. Since the game is published by Bethesda, it will also be available for free in Microsoft’s GamePass at release in Summer 2022.
In Redfall, you shoot your way through the namesake small town in Massachusetts. An experiment apparently went wrong, which unleashed vampires. They are also supported by a local cult. So you have regular, human enemies too.
As a classic co-op shooter, you play here in a team of up to 4 players and you blast your way through the vampires and their minions in the open world. Along the way, you find more loot and level up your heroes.
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What are the special features? A standout feature of Redfall seems to be the humor. The trailer for the game shows a quirky battle of the heroes against a master vampire and his entourage. Despite the dark premise, it is tackled with coarse humor.
Thus, the vampire who ends up in a smoothie is said to taste like “blood, dust, and strawberries.” Moreover, one of the heroines does not want to return to normality, as her student loan debts are waiting for her.
Another feature of Redfall is the playable heroes. Your avatars are not just placeholders; they have a name, a story, and unique abilities. The heroes we know are:
Devinder Crousley: A paranormal investigator with gadgets
Layla Ellison: A former biomedical technician with magical powers
Remi De La Roa: A military engineer with a robot as a pet
Jacob Boyer: A sniper who can turn invisible.
Redfall thus emphasizes supernatural abilities alongside shooting and weapons.
By the way, Redfall is said to follow a concept that is well-received by MMO fans: Looting and leveling!
Who should play it? Redfall is clearly aimed at fans of co-op shooters, loot shooters, and those who enjoy dark humor.
If you enjoy games like Destiny 2 or Borderlands and have no issue with vampires as opponents, then you should remember the release window of Redfall. The game is set to release in Summer and by September 2022 at the latest.
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This week, four new MMORPGs were introduced, which are set to launch with us in 2022. Additionally, there was an apology from the developer of Lost Ark, a roadmap from New World, and drama in EVE Online. We have summarized the most important news of the week for you.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen shared some details about its current development in a new producer letter (via MassivelyOP).
These were the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
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In Fortnite, everyone is waiting for the new Season 2, but Epic has already released the new story trailer. This shows a significant confrontation between IO and the Seven with intense vehicles and cool shooting scenes.
What is currently happening in Fortnite? Players are eagerly waiting for the new Season 2 of Chapter 3 in Fortnite. Epic has teased neither content nor other hints that could shed light on the new story of the battle royale shooter. Players and fans have been left in the dark until suddenly on the evening of March 19, server maintenance was announced.
Now many players are stuck in the download window and can hardly wait to fight on the changed map with many new features.
Resistance – This is the name of the new Season 2
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This is what the trailer shows: Many players speculated whether there would be a significant confrontation between the IO and the Seven. The new story trailer now confirms this.
The idyllic new map from Chapter 3 can be seen being marred by a huge drill emerging from the ground. Dozens of tanks emerge from it, ready for battle.
The island’s inhabitants will not give up without a fight and have also modified and upgraded their Battle Buses. These now include turrets and are quick on their wheels.
Many familiar and new skins rush into battle, taking out troops and even tanks with clever tricks.
The Foundation is also present and is ready to let his fists do the talking.
Additionally, Jonesy is seen pulling himself up with a rope, looking down at the new conflict in the distance. Sloane and many IO followers are also visible, marching in with zeppelins and airplanes.
Jonesy feels safe behind his cover, but it is disabled by Sloane with the push of a button. However, he does not need to fear, as Dr. Strange has arrived with another group of fighters.
Thus, two fronts collide, and the video ends with posing skins that are most likely the new Battle Pass skins.
Can you play Fortnite now? Unfortunately, not yet. The server maintenance is still ongoing. Epic certainly has to make some adjustments, and players are also busy downloading the new file. A maintenance time of 2 to 3 hours is possible. If you would like more information regarding the status of Fortnite, we have published an article for you that we will continuously update.
The shooter Battlefield 2042 had a rough start and has not yet recovered. The player numbers speak volumes. Learn everything about the issues of Battlefield 2042 in the MeinMMO-Podcast.
This is the topic: Now, almost 6 months after the release of Battlefield 2042, a lot would need to happen for the EA shooter to get back on track. Since the release, Battlefield 2042 has been marked by poor decisions, PR disasters, and lackluster or missing updates.
And the players have made this clear in their reviews.
A particularly big problem for the community has been the overly large maps and the specialists from the very beginning. The latter feel more like Call of Duty than like Battlefield for many. The large maps quickly lead to boredom. At the beginning of March, the developers finally revealed how they plan to save the bad maps.
On Steam, the multiplayer shooter now averages only 2,129 players (as of 18.03.2022). Directly at release in November 2021, there were still 51,299. On Twitch, Battlefield 2042 is limping along with only about 200 – 300 simultaneous viewers (as of 18.03.2022).
These are reasons why the MeinMMO editorial team finds it hard to believe that Battlefield 2042 can recover.
Leya, Schuhmann, and Marko are discussing the story behind the shooter in the podcast. Because the problems run deeper than you might think and are also related to personnel structures.
This is how you can contribute: You can actively participate in improving the podcast. If you have feedback such as suggestions or criticism, or simply want to submit a cool topic proposal that needs to be discussed, feel free to visit our Discord server.
Alternatively, you can also send an email directly to [email protected] and share your thoughts with us. Share your opinion in the comments.
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In Call of Duty: Warzone, the developers are still on the hunt for cheaters. They recently shared the results of a larger ban wave on Twitter, but the community is not entirely satisfied.
What’s going on in Warzone? From the beginning, cheaters have been rampant in the PC version of CoD Warzone. Using aimbots, they achieve inhuman headshots, while wallhacks allow them to see opponents through walls. These are advantages that make it difficult for “honest” players to win rounds and enjoy this battle royale.
The developers are constantly fighting to upgrade their game against cheaters. They use tools like Ricochet, which help identify and remove cheaters from the game.
Over 90,000 bans in one week
This is what the team says: On Twitter, the Call of Duty team published a tweet on March 19 stating: “#TeamRicochet Update: 90,000 accounts have been removed through wave bans this week. Have a nice Friday.”
On one hand, the ban of 90,000 accounts is a relatively large number. However, in relation to player counts, the community expresses dissatisfaction with it. @its_menieb writes, “One taken down, millions still to go.”
This is what players say: Many users state that these 90,000 people will simply create a new account and continue cheating in the PC version. After all, Warzone is free to play – those banned do not lose money but simply create the next account.
However, it is now harder to create a new account using the same PC that was banned, @tyronebiggum5 explains in the comments under the tweet. Currently, there is no software that can simulate a different PC.
For user @M_PaulCezanne on Twitter , the numbers are still too low. He writes, “90,000 per week? Looks like you need to ramp it up a bit more.”
As with any other ban wave, there are players who claim they were banned unjustly. They write that they played normally and didn’t use cheats or other prohibited tools but were still banned.
How is it going for you in Warzone? Do you feel that the developers need to crack down harder or are they already getting the issue under control? Share your experiences from your recent matches here on MeinMMO in the comments.
Competitive Online Card Games have been a popular genre since Hearthstone. But what else is out there besides Blizzard’s card game hit? We at MeinMMO have gathered a selection of alternatives to Hearthstone that we would like to present to you here. Enjoy!
How was the selection made? We have made a selection of popular card games that you can play online against other players. We ensured that the games do not simply copy Hearthstone, but each have a unique feature that sets them apart from Blizzard’s genre reference.
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Magic: The Gathering – Arena
Developer: Wizards of the Coast | Platform: PC, Android, iOS | Release date: September 27, 2018 | Model: Free2Play
What kind of game is this? Magic: The Gathering is the ancestor of all online card games. Even in the ’90s, Magic was played with real cards, and with Magic: The Gathering – Arena, there is now a popular digital version.
Those who know collectible card games will feel right at home here. The goal is to collect mana to summon fantasy creatures and spells and smash the life points of the opponent.
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What are the special features? If you’ve only played Hearthstone so far, you need to prepare for a more complex gameplay experience with Magic: The Gathering. The main difference lies in resource management.
Because while you get increasing mana every turn in Hearthstone and similar games, in Magic, you have to earn the valuable resources by playing “lands” and then tapping them for their energy.
Additionally, the individual lands are not suitable for every summon. Mana is color-coded, and if you want to summon a fire monster, you need to
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One of the character stats in GTA Online is “Shooting”. We will show you here what a high stat in Shooting provides and how you can level it up quickly.
What is it about? When you play a character in GTA Online, they have certain base skills regarding their stats. Right at the beginning, you can allocate some points to upgrade your character. The rest improves gradually while playing. The most important stats are:
In this article, we want to clarify questions about Shooting that many new and existing players have.
What is the “Shooting” skill used for and what does it bring?
This is what it’s good for: In general, the name of the skill already reveals that it’s about your proficiency with rifles, pistols, and other firearms. This affects reloading and also recoil. A higher Shooting skill provides you with:
Reduced recoil
Faster reloading
Increased shooting accuracy
Increased ammunition capacity
Since shooting is virtually constant in the world of GTA Online and you need to shoot again and again in the lucrative heists, it is essential to increase your Shooting stat. But how do you best go about it?
Leveling Shooting in GTA Online – Here’s how
Here’s how to level the stat: You can increase the Shooting stat by shooting at other players with your weapons. Headshots count, so you should aim well. You can also participate in shooting exercises at Ammu-Nations. A gold medal increases your skill by 3%, a silver medal increases your skill by 2%, and a bronze medal increases your skill by 1%.
Tip for leveling: Coordinate with another player who enters a barber shop. They should sit in the barber chair and look for suitable hairstyles in the menu. During this time, they are invulnerable. Then park a motorcycle in the door to the barber shop so that it remains open. Now stand in front of the door with a minigun or another rapidly firing weapon and shoot at the invulnerable player.
If you prefer to level the skill “playfully”, various survival playlists are available where you compete against other players. As long as you shoot at other opponents with your weapons, you can increase your skill. And it pays off due to the bonuses.
In Elden Ring, the first major problem associated with hackers has now occurred. Players report that they have been thrown into an endless death spiral by users of a nasty exploit. MeinMMO shows you how they managed to escape.
What is this exploit? According to reports from those affected, hackers can corrupt the save game of victims in the PvP of Elden Ring.
They invade the game world of the target, cause the game to crash, and once you log back in, your character falls into an endlessly repeating cycle of death.
Soul expert Mordecai captured this in a clip on Twitter:
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And every day the groundhog greets – But how do you escape the death cycle?
How can I defend against it? Ultimately, you are virtually powerless if a hacker targets you with this exploit.
However, you can prevent the problem by regularly making backups of your save files.
Here’s how to free yourself if it’s already too late: In the Elden Ring subreddit, the user Draiganedig presented some potential steps that can help you escape the death spiral.
Every time you reload the game after a fatal fall, you have an extremely short window of time before you fall to death again.
Right at that moment, you need to close the game using Alt-F4. This will give you more time to open the map when you start the game next time. It’s crucial that you close the game before your screen shows “You are dead”.
When you load your save, open your map as quickly as possible and press the corresponding key that shows you the list of all Sites of Grace and try to select a point and travel there as quickly as possible.
The time window is extremely short, so you will likely need several attempts.
This trick has already worked for some affected players and may help you escape the spiral with a bit of luck and skill. Currently, no other fix is known.
Are consoles affected as well? Currently, it doesn’t look like that. It seems unlikely that this exploit can also be used on consoles.
On PC, hackers and cheaters have significantly more tools at their disposal, while console players usually remain spared from such problems.
Since there are significant technical parallels to Elden Ring, as they use the same engine, the community has already feared in advance that similar problems could arise.
Publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware have initiated countermeasures, for example, Elden Ring is the first game to use the Easy Anti-Cheat tool.
However, that seems to help little against such issues so far.
Is there already a reaction? So far, no developer from the official side has commented on the issues. As soon as that happens, we will inform you.
Have you also been affected by the problem? What have your experiences been in the multiplayer of Elden Ring so far?
