In Lost Ark on March 10th, the first major content update was released with a new raid in it. However, players are not happy about it and feel the release is much too early. The team from Amazon has now commented on the criticism in the forum and seems surprised by the many discussions.
However, the update receives a lot of criticism from players. Those who want to play the Argos raid need a gear score of at least 1,370 and even 1,400 for the final phase. However, most players have not yet reached that.
They criticize that the update is only intended for “whales,” meaning players who invest a lot of real money. Because with real money, the required gear score can already be reached.
However, Amazon staff appear surprised by the criticism. Clearly, no one expected that this update would receive backlash.
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“We thought it would be a goal for players to work towards”
What are the players saying? Currently, there are numerous threads and discussions about the new update. Many of them criticize the new raid. The user ghill6486 writes, for example, on reddit:
For anyone looking for an answer to the question of why people are so upset: Because players like me, who have invested 200 hours in the game, cannot do the raid because they do not have the required gear. We do not have the gear points because we do not pay.
In the other version of the game (KR/RU), there are more ways to obtain materials, which makes it easier to gear up. We have no compensation for that, so the only people with access to the new content (literally less than 1% of the player population) are whales.
Other players with 300 hours of gameplay or more agree with him. Anyone who wants to play at the top now has to convert real money into gold and buy materials to upgrade their equipment.
What does Amazon say? In a forum post, community manager Shadow_Fox explained:
We actually did not think that people would be angry.
We knew it was something new that not everyone could use immediately. That’s why the roadmap is being adjusted. But we thought it would be a fun goal for players to work towards.
The team is collecting feedback and re-evaluating the planning of future events.
This re-evaluation of the release plans has already begun, as we learned from MeinMMO last week. The release of a roadmap was actually planned, but was taken offline at the last minute.
Can all players understand the criticism? No. In the forum, there was even a discussion with community manager Seawolf, in which the user Kenna asked why the roadmap and future updates depend on the players’ progress.
That’s a good question. As far as I understand, players feel forced to grind hard or spend money when new content is released that is far ahead of their own progress, for example, in gear score. They do not want to feel left behind.
On reddit, some users also point out that with a lot of grinding from the start, one could already reach the gear score by next week or the week after that. However, it already requires more than 400 hours of gameplay, which corresponds to about 12 hours a day since the release.
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How do you see the criticism? Can you understand that many players are angry or do you think the discussion is exaggerated because players will reach the required gear score sooner or later? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
For the future, the developers have already announced that they would like to address some Western criticisms, including the gender lock:
In the MMORPG Black Desert, there are potions that replenish your health points or mana when used. Particularly interesting are the Infinite Potions, potions that never run out.
What kind of potions are these?
Ornette’s Spirit Essence restores 250 health points when used and even 45% more if you are immobilized. The potion has a recharge time of 2 seconds.
Odore’s Spirit Essence, on the other hand, restores 325 mana points or Will Power or Spirit Power, depending on which resource your class uses. The potion has a recharge time of 6 seconds.
How to craft the potions? You need to gather 5 special items for each potion. You usually obtain these through pure grinding of monsters, though you may also need to visit merchants in some cases.
In general, you should be prepared to invest a lot of time and have an AP value of 240 for certain areas.
In this guide, we will reveal exactly what you need to do. For the screenshots of the maps, we used the somethinglovely page for assistance. It is significantly more detailed than the in-game map.
Gayak’s Courage Stone (Merchant + Grinding/Selling)
Musical Spirit’s Sound Stone (Merchant + Daily Quests)
You need to arrange these in your inventory as shown in this image. Once done, you will receive the endless HP potion.
Sherekhan’s Panacea
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “Sherekhan Necropolis” area and have a chance to drop the item. The following enemies count for this:
Garud
Belcadas
Lateh (Only at night)
Nybrica (Only at night)
In this area, you will also receive Garmoth’s Scale (which is needed for this potion) and Dragon Scale Fossils (needed for the mana potion).
However, you should have at least 210 AP here.
Ron’s Tintinnabulum
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “The Ronarios Forest” area and have a chance to drop the item. The following enemies count for this:
Forest Ronaros Guardian
Forest Ronaros Catcher
In this area, you will also receive Rumbling Earth Shards (needed for the mana potion).
However, you should have at least 240 AP here.
Ash Halfmoon Kagtunak
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “Blood Wolf Settlement” area and have a chance to drop the item. The following enemies count for this:
Kagtum Executioner
Kagtum Guard
In this area, you will also receive Garmoth’s Scale (which is needed for this potion).
However, you should have at least 190 AP here.
Gayak’s Courage Stone
For this item, you need to visit the NPC “Merindora”, located in the east of Grana. You first need to complete a quest to gain knowledge for her.
Then you go to Camira, the node manager of the Sherekhan Necropolis. There, you can exchange 30 Garmoth’s Scales for the corresponding item. You will receive the scales from 2 of the 3 grind spots for the other items of the potion.
MerindoraCamira
Musical Spirit’s Sound Stone
For this item, you go again to Merindora from Item 4. You must also have completed the quest beforehand.
Then you go to Moyamo, the node manager of Okiara River. There, you can exchange 300 Peridot Leaves for the final item. You receive Peridot Leaves as rewards for daily quests in Kamaslyvia.
MerindoraMoyamo
Odore’s Spirit Essence – Mana Potion
For this potion, you need the 5 items:
Valtarra’s Clairvoyance (Grinding)
Markthanan’s Gland (Grinding)
Narc’s Crimson Tear (Grinding)
Krogdalo’s Protection Stone (Merchant + Grinding/Selling)
Night Crow’s Dawn Stone (Merchant + Daily Quests)
You need to arrange these in your inventory as shown in this image. Once done, you will receive the endless mana potion.
Valtarra’s Clairvoyance
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “Navarn Steppe” area and then skin them with the Tanning Knife. The following enemies count for this:
Ferric
Ferrina
Belladonna Elephant
Baby Belladonna Elephant
Important is that you use a character that already has a high skill in this area.
You should also have at least 210 AP here.
Markthanan’s Gland
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “Tshira Ruins” area and have a chance to drop the item. The following enemies count for this:
Leaf Keeper
Vine Keeper
Grove Keepers
In this area, you will also receive Garmoth’s Scale (needed for the HP potion).
You should have at least 140 AP here.
Narc’s Crimson Tear
For this item, you need to kill enemies in the “Manshaum Forest” area and have a chance to drop the item. The following enemies count for this:
Manshaum Shaman
In this area, you will also receive Rumbling Earth Shards (needed for this potion).
You should have at least 240 AP here.
Krogdalo’s Protection Stone
For this item, you need to visit the NPC “Merindora”, located in the east of Grana. You first need to complete a quest to gain knowledge for her.
Then you go to the node manager of Krogdalo’s Trace. There, you can exchange 100 Rumbling Earth Shards for the corresponding item. You receive the shards from mobs in Kamaslyvia and in the marketplace.
MerindoraKrogdalon
Night Crow’s Dawn Stone
For this item, you go again to Merindora from Item 4. You must also have completed the quest beforehand.
Then you go to the node manager of Garmoth’s Nest. There, you can exchange 100 Dragon Scale Fossils for the final item. You receive Dragon Scale Fossils as rewards from monsters or in the marketplace.
MerindoraGarmoth’s Nest
Once you have completed these tasks, you will possess both potions. You can then use them to experience the new content that Black Desert is set to receive in 2021:
The Destiny 2 community is great. All cool people who enjoy playing Destiny 2. But it’s also exactly the place where the most complaints about the game arise. Even when it comes to improvements. MeinMMO spoke with Bungie and wondered: Why is that the case, how can it be improved, and how does the developer handle it?
It is known that gamers sometimes have quite drastic opinions – sometimes justified, sometimes not – and this is no different in Destiny 2. The community is in agreement in some cases when it comes to problems in the game.
But then there are those curious situations when players are simply never satisfied.
Regular updates bring improvements but are hated.
If there are no regular updates, that is also criticized.
Challenges are too easy. If they become more challenging, then it’s again too hard.
Leveling is too tedious and takes time. If Bungie supports players with 1,520 loot, that is the next point of criticism.
Everyone has a bad day – even in Destiny 2.
You always need something to complain about: Can you even satisfy Destiny 2 players? Or does the community just always need something to complain about to be happy?
In principle, I am very much in favor of addressing problems. Destiny 2 is a big game, and its players are clever in figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Players who are only cheerful, easygoing, and compliant are a bad sign to me.
How loud and annoying the community can be is evident to anyone who browses the forums at Bungie, Twitter, or Reddit. Toxic comments, insults, hatred towards changes, and blatant accusations are frequently encountered there.
This kind of feedback from “negative gamers” personally robs me of the joy of playing. Especially since it is pointless when forum posts only report about a “trash witch” in the activity “source”. Often, I have looked online for information about my own problems in the game or searched in the Bungie forums for others who might already have a solution. However, what I have found far too often there was simply the impulse to close my browser and shake my head over so much hatred.
Even if there are problems, one should remain polite: Of course, the weapon drops in the source weren’t optimal, the weapon crafting is too restrictive, and the exotic glaives are not as good as players expected after the first presentation.
But does that automatically justify being rude? Personally, I don’t think so. Not even when the displeasure about a problem is really great. Why? Because it helps no one.
This is Bungie’s response: We asked Blake Battle, Project Lead at Bungie, in an interview: “How reactive can you be as a developer to complaints, and how difficult is it to address everything the community throws at you?”
Well, it’s impossible. It’s very hard, but we are definitely trying to respond. And I think you saw that last week.
We know that many of us enjoy the game since its release, even outside of work, and pay attention and listen to things. […] I think there will always be a player who just wants items to be really hard to get and have their loot be unique. And then there will be players who are unhappy when the best exotics aren’t in their inbox after logging in.
We are always trying to create the best experience for everyone.
Blake Battle, Project Lead at Bungie
Destiny 2 is not perfect: I wouldn’t expect 100% perfection from a live-service game. Destiny 2 definitely has annoying bugs and issues that often frustrate players. What game doesn’t?
That it can be done differently is demonstrated by the Destiny 2 player and Reddit user bjyu9824. He simply asks to fix the bug quickly so he can master his exotic weapon “Osteo Striga” and Bungie has responded to help him and all other players with the same problem.
We will fix this in tomorrow’s hotfix, so there shouldn’t be a problem next week. We will also add a one-time purchase of 2 Ascendant alloys for the price of one, which you can pick up whenever you want.
“Hippy” aka Liana Ruppert, Community Manager at Bungie (via reddit)
Maybe it’s true that you get more attention when you communicate a problem calmly and constructively without being rude. And generally keeping to the common rules of respectful interaction.
At least that would be the right way for me to deal with a problem. Instead, you experience that even a 15-minute downtime twice a week is enough to upset players and insult developers.
One must keep in mind that you only see a small segment of a complete community. The majority do not speak up, making the problem and hatred in forums even more dominant. Many refrain from commenting because they don’t want to put themselves through that, and I can understand that.
It’s not all negative: Bugs and issues are always annoying, no question about it. But isn’t it even more annoying when a developer doesn’t respond to criticism of the game at all? I had the impression that Bungie’s support has improved in recent seasons.
They have always been open to honest and constructive criticism from their community, and after the launch of Witch Queen, they asked whether players had questions or problems.
Apparently, I am not the only one who has noticed this.
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Players are also satisfied with Bungie’s support on reddit.
Annoying when players are simply never satisfied
I now believe that, although Bungie is one of the most responsive and proactive developers, it hardly makes a difference that bugs are now fixed more quickly, especially when it comes to resolving player issues. Even improvement requests that have already been implemented do not help improve the gaming experience for the “perpetual complainers”.
Through third parties, the option has been released for players to save loadouts.
Armor with high stats is available again in Season 16 through the season pass.
Bungie provided compensation for the purchase bug regarding Ascendant alloys.
Annoying blue engrams have a lower drop rate when players have exceeded the soft cap of 1500.
Some solutions take longer to get a response.
A change may not always come immediately, and certainly, there are still other problems that remain. These include the issues in PvP and Gambit, the lagging menu load times in the tower, or that the Loreley Splendor Helm of the Titan consumes ability energy upon death. But these are bugs and problems that Bungie is already aware of and have thus been marked for processing.
A downtime also has its advantages: Personally, that’s enough for me, and I gladly accept 15 minutes on Tuesdays and a few hours of downtime on Thursdays if it means I have a few fewer problems afterward.
Admittedly, sometimes it doesn’t always run smoothly. Especially when fixing an issue causes new problems, like with the recent name change that was reopened. But since I don’t know the technical details, I won’t judge the reasons here.
Every developer has a team consisting of people like you and me. Things are organized, delegated, and sometimes something goes wrong. However, it must be apparent to me as a player that efforts are being made to improve as a developer.
Sure, I would also like to have 1,000 vault spaces and think that weapon crafting has further exacerbated this issue, as I cannot and don’t want to dismantle resonant weapons. But solutions must come from Bungie, in whatever form.
However, if players ultimately receive a Destiny 2 where casual gamers as well as elite players get their money’s worth, I am willing to accompany that process of finding solutions. Long-time players know that Bungie sometimes has good ideas that just need a little refinement.
That is also why I will never belong to the negative gamers, but believe that together we can achieve much more without a small bug, a missing item, or a longer downtime ruining the fun of playing.
These topics are currently also interesting in Destiny 2:
What do you think? Are you among those players who immediately go after the developer when something goes wrong? Or do you strive to communicate problems quickly and normally, so that others can express themselves and focus on constructive criticism or error correction?
Do toxic comments in the community perhaps deter you from being active? Or do 15 minutes of downtime instantly drive you to the brink of madness? Let us know.
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MeinMMO author Marko Jevtic has Battlefield 2042 long defended. The game has many serious and major bugs, but at its core, he saw a fundamentally solid shooter that just needs a bit of polish. However, he is now firmly convinced that there is nothing left to save here. And not just because the game has problems.
I have never seen such a huge disaster in gaming as Battlefield 2042. Anthem, Lawbreakers, Battleborn, Crucible, Hyperscape – these shooter flops were terrible, their failure predictable. But Battlefield 2042 takes the crown.
At release, I really liked the game. I defended Battlefield 2042, recommended it cautiously, and most importantly, I simply enjoyed playing it. I thought the foundation was good; it just needed polishing, like Battlefield 4 back in the day.
But after almost 6 months, I no longer believe that the game can ever realize its potential. On the contrary: After 6 months of poor decisions, PR disasters, and insufficient or even missing updates, I doubt that anything can still be saved here.
All efforts by the developers, no matter how good and well-intentioned, will come to nothing. Because not only does the game have fundamental problems that cannot simply be smoothed over; the trust of the players has completely disappeared, taking the players off the servers with it. It is particularly important to note that the trust has been lost in such an unbelievable way that Battlefield 2042 can hardly be evaluated as a game anymore.
Battlefield 2042 does not play as horrifically as it is made out to be
When the trailer for Battlefield 2042 came out, I was immediately excited: It showed things that make Battlefield and the community particularly special; things like C4 vehicles, Rendezooks, weather disasters of gigantic proportions. It was as if DICE wanted to show: We know the fans very well and will deliver exactly what they want.
When the game was finally playable, not much of these promises was to be seen. The problems of Battlefield 2042 are well known: The maps are far too large and terribly boring, the specialists do not feel like Battlefield, and the whimsical lines of the characters clash in a ridiculous way with the serious tone that the “nail-on-the-chalkboard” soundtrack wants to convey.
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The tones and titles from the soundtrack promise a suffocating climate apocalypse, while the characters in the game crack dumb jokes like bad Marvel characters.
And yet I liked the game. In the first weeks after release, I put in many hours and had a lot of fun. I felt like one of the few people who actually enjoyed playing the game.
Even if I stand more or less alone with the opinion, I like the specialists. They may not have felt “like Battlefield”, but they played well. The name was actually misleading: None of the specialists had a solidified role that enforced a specific playstyle.
Instead, the specialists are designed to be used very flexibly. For example, the healer Falck can be played passively and heal her teammates from a distance or be extremely aggressive with her self-healing.
In my games, I also felt that other players took their roles more seriously thanks to the specialists. It seemed to me that the Falcks and Angels from Battlefield 2042 revived me more often than the medics in the old Battlefield titles.
The plus system with the replaceable weapon attachments at any time is still brilliant, as it further emphasized the focus on flexibility. Battlefield purists may not have liked these changes, but I had a blast with this level of possible improvisation.
I shook my head at “Santa Boris”, but I still enjoyed playing the game at that time.
And when I played with my colleagues from the editorial team, Tarek, Maik, and Benedict, we had incredibly fun rounds where all these game systems harmonized almost perfectly. Yes, the game has always had huge, fundamental problems. No, the maps have never been good as a whole. But I still had a lot of fun because even a bad Battlefield can still be a good shooter.
This is why I also placed Battlefield 2042 on the list of the 15 best online shooters in 2022. Some MeinMMO colleagues were against it – the mood around the game was simply too bad just a few weeks after the release, the problems too obvious. But I thought that some ideas in the game really work well and that the developers did really good work in parts.
However, what has happened since then made me reconsider this spot on the leaderboard. The shooter does not appear in the ranking anymore. And this is only partly due to the game itself.
The months after release were so embarrassing that one cannot recover from it
For months, the player numbers of Battlefield 2042 have been sinking to a tragic level. Every bad decision was followed by a disastrous communication, and the stories surrounding the game became increasingly bizarre. Here is a small, incomplete selection:
And although players have sometimes shelled out €100 for 4 seasons in a year, this service game is still in “Season 0” after almost 6 months. The GaaS model works so poorly in Battlefield 2042 that the in-game shop hasn’t even sold a single item.
The first months of Battlefield 2042 were an incredibly embarrassing chain of events, decisions, and stories. Regardless of how good the game may be in and of itself or how much more polish it could have – this presentation was so disastrously and embarrassingly bad on all levels that one cannot recover from it.
No change, no update, no change of heart will be able to straighten out Battlefield 2042 again. Because by now it is not even the gameplay that has broken the game. It is the embarrassing performances surrounding the game, which have been surpassed with unbelievable regularity repeatedly over months, that have sunk the game.
When Battlefield 2042, for example, slipped from one incomprehensible PR disaster to another for weeks, the official Twitter account promoted a unlockable “Tactical Beanie” for the most annoying specialist in the game.
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The few players still playing Battlefield 2042 are now just mocking in the in-game chat. About the massive bugs, the ridiculous skins, the missing content, the annoying lines of the specialists, and the thoughtless statements from pitiful developers.
Rarely has a game been so clearly marked by the fact that a stock portfolio is where the heart should be. Unfortunately, the game has not even managed to sell skins. Battlefield 2042 is hardly a game anymore; it is a slapstick comedy.
No decision in the world will ensure that one can view the shooter primarily as a shooter again instead of as a chain of embarrassing messes. This cart cannot be pulled out of the mud anymore, no matter what is done. Only a complete restart can help.
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InOnline shooters weapons are almost more important than your characters. And some games have particularly crazy weapons that are more than just simple pistols, shotguns, and assault rifles. So if you want to know what kinds of crazy guns you’ll get handed in various games, don’t miss our list of the craziest cannons in online shooters.
How was it chosen? In our list of various crazy and wacky weapons from online shooters, we focused mainly on weapons that may not be particularly effective, but are at least quite bizarre.
This ranges from funny sound effects, like a howling rocket launcher to crazy designs like the portable sailing ship cannon, to a totally silly thing from Borderlands that literally drives you crazy. We also focused on online and MMO shooters.
The weapon fires explosive projectiles that become stronger depending on how many enemies you have previously defeated. Additionally, the weapon ensures that you receive a buff when you take damage from the explosion. So the weapon is very strong when you are hurt. However, it is especially disgusting and morally ambiguous!
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What makes it so crazy? The crazy thing about the “Parasite” is that it doesn’t shoot regular grenades. Instead, the weapon’s description states:
“Worm’s Hunger: This weapon fires Hive Worms that explode upon impact.”
Yes, you read that right, the weapon has apparently weaponized the disgusting Hive Worm larvae from Destiny and downgraded them to ammunition. When reloading the weapon, your Guardian even reaches into their pocket, pulls out a writhing worm larva, and ruthlessly stuffs it into the weapon’s magazine.
Shortly thereafter, the little worm sails through the air and bursts in a disgusting yellow explosion amidst your enemies.
How do you get this crazy gun? As mentioned, you only get the weapon after finishing the Witch Queen campaign. And then you first need to master a questline that also continues the story of the Witch Queen. Only then will you receive the exotic weapon with its disgusting ammunition at the end.
MeinMMO author Maik Schneider has cleaned the dust from the fan of his PS5 for the first time and shows you step by step and with pictures how you can easily do it yourself – without jeopardizing the warranty.
As soon as the PS5 stands still for a while, a lot of dirt accumulates in the console. Because besides its function as a high-tech gaming platform, the PS5 is also an excellent dust collector.
The implementation of the cleaning is at your own risk! We accept no liability for damages.
Cleaning the PS5: What you need
Besides your dirty console, you need a specific screwdriver. Otherwise, you can also rely on your own solutions for the cleaning materials:
Torx screwdriver – size T8 or T9
Vacuum cleaner with standard caliber 2.8 cm
Attachment set for vacuum cleaner with cleaning accessories
For the screwdrivers, I got a whole set and paid just over €10. But you can also buy just a single device or a bit – you can find them on Amazon from €5.
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When it comes to the attachment set for the vacuum cleaner, it’s important to check beforehand whether the parts fit your vacuum cleaner. For the common caliber of 2.8 cm, you will find a suitable set here:
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If you choose a set yourself, make sure that the attachments have holes that allow you to regulate the suction power. My vacuum cleaner only has one strength, and I didn’t want to mess around with the full suction power in my PS5.
A set with Torx tools and attachments for my vacuum cleaner – now we can get started.
Cleaning the PS5: Step-by-Step Guide
Turn off your PlayStation completely (rest mode is not enough), unplug all cables, and find a lint-free surface for cleaning.
First, remove your stand. You can also vacuum it a little while you’re at it.
Then comes the most difficult step, if you are not familiar with the procedure: removing the side plates. I had to watch a few guides until I found a suitable noob description.
Lift the plate at the PlayStation symbol slightly with one hand and slide the plate down with the other hand.
Lift the edge a good bit and pull the plate down at the same time.
I needed a few tries and noticed that the side plates are quite flexible. But still, be careful.
Remember the side with the PlayStation symbol as “top”. That’s the thin, upper, left side. Rotate the console and repeat the process with the other side plate – this time at the thin, right side on top.
Now you can admire your work from the last months: fine dust.
From the outside, the PS5 looks fresh – but inside, dust is stepping around.
If you want to clean the interior of the side plates, you have to scrub correctly. However, I’m focusing on removing dust from the fan here.
You can now get the vacuum cleaner out for the first time. Use an attachment with a small brush and remove the initial dust from the surfaces and the ventilation grilles on both sides.
Before you can remove the screwed ventilation grilles, you need to take off the strips with the ventilation slots.
The ventilation slots made of plastic are firmly seated but can be removed without tools.
The slots can be released without tools: Carefully lift the parts from the middle until the holder comes loose. You can do this on both sides and clean the slots as well.
The plastic grilles, however, sit quite tight.
Now lay your PS5 with the drives facing up. This is the side where more metal plates are installed. Here you either have just the cover for the SSD hard drive or additionally a larger metal plate for the disc drive.
The metal plates protect the drive and hard drive.
Now grab the Torx T8 or T9 screwdriver and remove the 4 screws from the casing.
Arrange the screws so that you know again later which screw belongs in which hole. The screws have different lengths.
The screws are of different lengths and need their own hole.
Now carefully take the fan out of the housing and pay attention to the cable connection. However, the cables give you enough play to turn the fan and place it on the screw holes.
The most satisfying part: Get rid of the dust!
Now the fan can be wonderfully cleaned. Use the small attachment brushes with the vacuum cleaner or take cotton swabs to reach every last groove.
It’s important to use lint-free cleaning tools. Otherwise, more troublesome stuff will end up in the console than was inside before.
After cleaning, move the fan a bit to the side and take a look at the exposed interior. Here you can also clean very carefully and remove all visible dust.
The visible interior can also be carefully cleaned.
With that, you have completed the cleaning and freed your fan from annoying dust. Put the parts back together:
Insert fan
Put grilles on
Tighten screws
Mount ventilation slots
Put on side plates
When reassembling, I had trouble mounting the side plates again because I didn’t insert the ventilation slots correctly.
First, attach the slots on the sides at the corresponding holes and press them down in the middle until the parts snap into place. After that, the side plates can be easily put back on – press, slide up, done!
In World of Warcraft the best guilds in the world are currently competing for the “World First Kills.” They are trying to defeat the bosses in the new raid Mausoleum of the First before anyone else. One guild almost missed the success against one of the bosses.
Which boss is it? Lihuvim is one of the 11 bosses in the new raid of Patch 9.2 and is approached by most guilds as the 6th in line. The automa has various mechanics, such as:
additional enemies (“Adds”) that must be killed
“Bombs” that are spread throughout the room and can instantly kill player characters
abilities that can push players back and thus force them into dangerous areas
The entire fight requires extremely high concentration, as one mistake can wipe the whole group. Additionally, a good amount of damage is necessary, as otherwise, space will eventually run out. You can find the strongest damage classes in the DPS ranking.
This is the bitter defeat: In the current World First Race of Shadowlands, the famous EU guild Method is participating. They attempted Lihuvim yesterday, on March 12, and narrowly missed the kill – with 0.0%:
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The boss had about 16,000 health points left, which corresponds to a few spells or weapon swings that unfortunately didn’t come. In the clip, both the casters and the shown player can be seen facepalming in despair.
Method had several such attempts but none as close. As of today (March 13), they were able to defeat Lihuvim and move on to Halondrus. Halondrus is considered “the wall” in the World First Race and was even nerfed live during the event via hotfix.
Lihuvim also troubled the best German guild
The best German guild Aversion also fought against Lihuvim today and just barely obtained the kill. The performance of the guild was similarly close to Method, however, their remaining DPS points were enough to bring down the boss.
Aversion has thus risen to world rank 8. So far, only 8 guilds worldwide have been able to defeat Lihuvim. You can watch Aversion’s progress live on the guild’s Twitch channel.
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Everything you need to know about the MMORPG World of Warcraft – in 3 minutes
The World First Race is currently making World of Warcraft the biggest trend on Twitch. Tens of thousands of fans are watching the top guilds tackle the currently toughest bosses of the expansion – and the last ones.
Because after Patch 9.2, Shadowlands ends. The story continues a bit after the raid, but a “big update” will not come until the next expansion. The ending of the jailer, the final boss in the mausoleum, leaves a bitter taste for some players. MyMMO demon Cortyn found the ending cinematic quite fitting:
Many users are considering installing Windows 10 on the Steam Deck. A tech expert has now tried this on YouTube and strongly advises against it. The performance is significantly worse on Windows.
What is the Steam Deck? In June 2021, Valve introduced the Steam Deck, a handheld console. With it, Valve aims to provide a mobile gaming PC, as you can install and play anything you want on the device.
Valve had already stated in advance that you could also install Windows 10 on the Steam Deck and has now provided the appropriate drivers for Windows 10.
Why should you even install Windows? Initially, the operating system Steam OS is installed on the Steam Deck. This is based on Linux and brings some peculiarities compared to Windows. However, the problem is that many multiplayer games do not work on the Steam Deck. Additionally, Linux is not compatible with anti-cheat software.
With Windows, users could also use other launchers like GOG, EA Origin, or Epic. The Xbox Game Pass is also a reason why many people are tempted to install Windows. A well-known tech YouTuber has now tested Windows on the Steam Deck.
Windows on the Steam Deck is not very intuitive and delivers weak performance
Who tested the Steam Deck? Linus Sebastian from Linus Tech Tips tested both Steam OS and Windows on two devices. Together with his team, he conducted several tests. You can find the official tests of the Steam Deck, including the test of Linux, summarized on our site.
Linus wanted to find out in his video how well Windows runs on the Steam Deck and whether games have a better performance there. We have embedded the entire video from Linus about the Steam Deck here for you:
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How do games perform under Windows? The performance on the Steam Deck with Windows is sometimes abysmal. While you get stable 30 FPS in Hitman 3 under Steam OS, there are only 19 FPS under Windows. The situation is similar for Doom Eternal: Under Steam OS, the game easily achieves 60 FPS, under Windows, it’s only 47 FPS.
What is the reason for the weak performance? Linus explains in his video that many performance issues must stem from poor optimization of the Steam Deck for Windows. Normally, the same hardware should deliver the same performance under both Linux and Windows.
What other problems are there? The Steam Deck also does not offer a “Back to Desktop” button, like other handhelds with Windows do. It’s therefore not easy to terminate a program or quickly switch to the task manager using built-in tools. There are still numerous bugs, such as the inability to change the screen brightness through Windows settings.
“We would not recommend Windows for Steam Deck at this time”
Linus gives a clear conclusion in his video: At this time, the Steam Deck with Windows is not recommended. You can download all the important drivers for GPU, WLAN, and Bluetooth from the official website and then install Windows, but the performance is far from perfect, and many functions, such as the touch control, work only intermittently.
By the way, there is still no official audio driver for the jack and USB-C ports, but one is expected to be released later.
Steam OS feels much smoother and “more polished”. The games run better, and Valve has also adapted all menus to the Steam Deck. It feels more intuitive and smoother than the controls under Windows. However, this is probably not surprising to most users.
If you want to buy the Steam Deck but your favorite games do not run under Steam OS, you should be patient.
Alternatives to the Steam Deck? If you have no time or just no patience and want to get started now, you might want to look at various alternatives to the Steam Deck. MeinMMO presents the best alternatives to the Steam Deck in detail:
With Witch Queen came many new weapons to the world of Destiny 2. We have created a quiz for you where you can see the silhouettes of some new weapons and guess which weapons they are. Do you know them all?
The Destiny franchise is known for its excellent gunplay. It simply feels great to shoot nasty aliens in the face. A big part of that is due to the many unique weapons.
Some weapons could be straight out of a Western, others seem inspired by fantasy epics. But there are also crazy sci-fi guns available to the Guardians.
In the current Season 16, there are 108 unique exotic weapons in Destiny 2 alone. According to the database there are now 1,046 different weapons available. Also in the current season, there are new and unique weapons to be obtained:
How does the quiz work? You will initially only see the shadow of the weapon. It is now up to you to assign a name to the outline. If you click once on the shadow image, the solution along with the name will appear.
We have chosen 10 famous weapons. These weapons are either part of a quest or can be obtained openly in the game world. We decided to mix exotics and legendary weapons so that there is a larger and more diverse selection to guess from.
Be honest with yourself and have fun guessing!
Which weapon is hiding here?
And what does your result look like? Were you able to guess all the weapons or are the weapons too new and not yet etched in your memory? Let us know in the comments if you also own all the weapons we have listed for you!
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While the best guilds in the world compete for the first kill in the latest raid of World of Warcraft, Blizzard is tuning one of the bosses. The tough nut that everyone is struggling with is being nerfed, and that not only brings joy.
Which boss is it about? Halondrus is one of the 11 bosses from the Mausoleum of the First of Patch 9.2 in World of Warcraft. The automaton reminiscent of a Protoss from StarCraft fights with lasers and earthquakes.
The boss is considered a tough nut in the raid, as he has both high damage requirements and is mechanically challenging. Constantly dodging and proper positioning is required.
The best guilds in the world are currently struggling with Halondrus, some with over 200 attempts on “the wall,” as he has been dubbed (via wowprogress). Now there has been a nerf, in the middle of the World First Race.
What has changed? Several mechanics of Halondrus as well as his health points are said to have been adjusted:
the health points have been reduced by 10% to 80 million
Crushing Prism is less likely to hit players at range
Planet Cracker Beam no longer appears at random positions
The patch was implemented through a hotfix, so it is effective immediately. As the guilds had only reached about 35% so far, the nerf will likely not lead to an immediate kill. Nevertheless, it should help to progress faster. However, not everyone is happy about it.
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World First Race is underway – Halondrus is “the wall” for top guilds
The nerf comes in the middle of the World First Race. Such things have happened before, but they always generate controversy. The timing of the nerf is poorly chosen according to some fans. On one hand, it is generally bad to introduce a hotfix in the middle of the race. On the other hand, it is simply unfair.
There has been a race for First Kills for years between Echo/Method (Europe) and Limit or Liquid (North America). However, the nerf came at a time when Europe had just stopped, while America had just started.
This would give Liquid an advantage as they start directly against a weaker boss and might secure a First Kill. This way, they reach the next boss sooner and gain experience there. There has already been criticism because of this.
Either way, the race generates a lot of attention. Tens of thousands of viewers are captivated by the guilds and their gameplay. The World First Race even causes World of Warcraft to be among the most popular games on Twitch and pushes competitors like Lost Ark aside – despite its age:
Elden Ring is considered, like any other game from developer FromSoftware, to be particularly challenging, and many players have already struggled with it. A Twitch streamer has now shown that you can complete the game in half an hour.
What is Elden Ring? Elden Ring is an action RPG in the style of Demon‘s Souls and Dark Souls. So you get a brutally difficult RPG with a lot of depth and a dark story. The game is played from a third-person perspective. You choose a class and your appearance and then explore a large game world.
While many users are still debating whether Elden Ring needs an “Easy Mode”, a Twitch streamer has now completed the game in just 37 minutes. How he did that can be read in our article.
How fast is that? He explains that his speedrun is currently the fastest run in Elden Ring. However, the leaderboards from speedrun.com, one of the largest speedrunning communities in the world, are still missing. The leaderboards will be released on March 18, 2022 (via speedrun.com).
Twitch streamer completes Elden Ring in 37 minutes
What did he do? The streamer Distortion2 initially chose the Samurai class. This way, you get one of the best 3 weapons right at the beginning and it makes it significantly easier. The starting katana inflicts high bleed damage, making the fights easier and shorter.
This is how the Twitch streamer proceeded:
Right at the start, he jumps over a cliff and cleverly avoids the first boss, which you usually have to defeat as a tutorial. He dies in the jump but is revived elsewhere, thus saving himself the boss.
Then he runs through the Limgrave area and gets his mount from Melina. This way, he is significantly faster and can save a lot of time.
He reaches the Vulcan region after 18 minutes and the decayed Farum Azula after 24 minutes. In the 32nd minute, he arrives in the city of Leyndell. In the last minute, he defeats the final boss.
For his speedrun, he uses some tricks. He climbs over plant vines and rock formations that “normal” players probably wouldn’t use.
You can watch the entire speedrun video directly on YouTube. However, be aware that the video is full of spoilers. Those who want to explore Elden Ring on their own should not watch the video:
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What is his next goal? Next, the streamer Distortion2 wants to achieve a speedrun of Elden Ring under 30 minutes. Currently, he can be seen daily on Twitch trying to beat his own record (via Twitch.com).
As of now (March 13, 2022), he has managed to improve his speedrun to 36 minutes and 20 seconds (via youtube.com).
Subsequently, the speedrunner “LilAggy” was able to beat this record. This runner completed the game in 59 minutes and 38 seconds. How “LilAggy” did this and how to complete Elden Ring in 1 hour can be read here on MeinMMO:
An indie developer has used their patch notes on Steam for rather strange propaganda. Among bug fixes and features, there is a political message regarding medical masks. Within a few hours, the game loses almost all its good reviews.
Which game is it about? In Domina, you play the manager of gladiators. You train fighters for different disciplines in ancient Rome and let them compete for glory and the favor of politicians. Domina opts for a charming retro style in pixel look.
Domina is developed by the indie studio Dolphin Barn Incorporated. They keep pulling pranks in their patch notes. However, their latest “stunt” has caused overwhelmingly negative feedback.
What has Domina done? In the patch notes for the beta update v1.3.18 from March 9th, there is a reference to the masks. They must still be worn in many countries around the world due to the ongoing Corona pandemic. Domina now advises:
TAKE THE DAMN MASKS OFF – Next time in the store, try showing your face to a woman. Be confident, without fear of the LIES – You might find a girlfriend. Women like confidence. Women don’t like guys who hide their faces out of fear. What are you afraid of? Getting shut down? Grow up.
This paragraph in the patch notes has caused enormous backlash. The game, which previously had over 84% positive reviews, plummeted to just 16% overnight on March 12th, and the trend is declining. The rating has dropped from “very positive” to “mostly negative”.
So the players react: In the negative reviews recently, there is almost exclusively reference to the statement about the masks. The players warn against supporting a developer who “writes anti-mask slogans in the patch notes”.
Even the well-known Austrian streamer Pia “Shurjoka” Scholz voices her opinion on Twitter. She writes:
I’m returning your game. Just came here to tell you that.
Do you know what women like the most? Guys who are respectful and care about other people, especially the vulnerable. Telling others in your damn patch notes to take off the masks during a pandemic is disgusting. Get lost.
The developers also responded on Twitter, saying: “Never take them off! It’s good! It’s good!”
Dolphin Barn has previously hidden questionable messages in their patch notes. In May 2021 for instance about weak men who can no longer grow potatoes, about succubus breasts, and about porn consumption. While the developers have often stirred controversy with these, apparently the wink here was easier to recognize, and the reviews remained good. Now, however, a line seems to have been crossed.
Domina has temporarily lost its hidden gem status with this action. It likely could have remained successful for a while longer. Indie games generally receive a good amount of initial praise on Steam and can excite players there:
This week, the MMORPGs revolved around Lost Ark and WoW. Both games recently received major updates. Additionally, there was some controversy surrounding EVE Online. We at MeinMMO summarize all the important news of the week.
Guild Wars 2 announced a nerf for the major meta-event of the new expansion End of Dragons. Among other things, you will now be able to obtain the Siege Turtle through other means (via GW2).
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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For Community Day with Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew, you can currently purchase the €1 ticket “Sand and Snow” in Pokémon GO. This grants you access to a special research event around the C-Day. We at MeinMMO have looked into what tasks and rewards await you.
What kind of ticket is this? On the occasion of today, March 13, 2022, the Community Day with Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew takes place, there will be a special research event. However, you can only receive this by purchasing an event ticket named “Sand and Snow”.
With the start of the event at 11:00 AM local time, the associated research will be automatically unlocked. Since Sandshrew and its Alolan form are in the spotlight today, the special research also revolves around these two monsters.
What tasks and rewards exactly await you, and whether the ticket is worth it, we have summarized in the following overview.
Where can you get the ticket? The event ticket is already available in your in-game shop. You can find it under the category “Worldwide Events”, which is located below the boxes. The ticket is titled “Sand and Snow” and costs about €1.
Ticket for Community Day with Sandshrew – The Research
Where do we get this information? Due to the time difference, the Community Day with Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew has already begun in other countries. For this reason, the tasks related to the special research “Sand and Snow” are already available there.
With the help of the overview from Leekduck, we have summarized all known information for you:
Sandshrew Research for C-Day 1/4
Task
Reward
Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon
15 Poké Balls
Catch 15 Sandshrew
Encounter with Sandshrew
Land 5 great throws
20 Sandshrew candies
Stage Reward: If you have completed and redeemed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 2,000 Stardust, an incubator, and an encounter with Alolan Sandshrew.
Sandshrew Research for C-Day 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Sandshrew
30 Sandshrew candies
Send 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Alolan Sandshrew
Evolve 3 Sandshrew
10 Silver Pinap Berries
Stage Reward: If you have completed and redeemed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 1,500 experience points (XP), a smoke, and an encounter with Sandshrew.
Sandshrew Research for C-Day 3/4
Task
Reward
Land 3 great curveball throws
50 Sandshrew candies
Evolve one Sandshrew
1 Lucky Egg
Send 10 Pokémon
15 Ultra Balls
Stage Reward: If you have completed and redeemed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 2,500 experience points (XP), a Rocket Radar, and 15 Hyper Balls.
Stage Reward: If you have completed and redeemed all three tasks, you will additionally receive 3,000 Stardust, 2 Rare Candies, and an encounter with Alolan Sandamer.
Is buying the event ticket for Sandshrew worth it?
What you need to consider: Comparing the ticket price of nearly €1 with the rewards from the research, it quickly becomes apparent that their value is significantly higher than the purchase price of the special research. For the regular purchase of the individual items in the in-game shop, you would need to spend the following costs:
A Lucky Egg costs 100 coins, which is about €1
An incubator costs 150 coins, which is about €1.50
A Rocket Radar costs 200 coins, which is about €2
A smoke costs 40 coins, which is about 40 cents
In addition, you will receive further rewards, such as experience points (XP), Stardust, berries, balls, and Rare Candies.
Who should buy the ticket? Trainers who were already planning to purchase these items soon in the in-game shop should prefer to go for the event ticket. It is cheaper and also offers greater value. Additionally, the tasks are easy to complete and require little time. So, for those who are playing actively today, they should be able to complete them quickly.
However, those who are not interested in the items and do not need the additional candies can save the purchase price and, of course, participate in Community Day without a ticket.
What do you think of the tasks and rewards of the special research for Sandshrew? Will you purchase the event ticket? Or would you rather participate in Community Day for free? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
The MMORPG Lost Ark has stubbornly stayed in the top 5 of the Steam charts for over a month. Why it is so successful, you’ll find out in the new episode of the MeinMMO podcast.
Since then, the game has remained in the top 5 of the Steam games with the most concurrent players, and over 500,000 players log into the world of Arkesia daily.
This stands in contrast to other new MMOs, which have lost a significant number of players after just a few weeks:
The MMO New World lost over half of its players after a month
The MMORPG Elyon changed its payment model from Pay2Play to Free2Play even before release, but that didn’t help either.
Now it seems that with Lost Ark, this “curse” of new MMOs has been broken. Although player numbers are slowly declining, it still belongs to the largest games on Steam.
Alexander Leitsch, Gerd Schuhmann, and Mark Sellner discuss the reasons for this in the new episode of the podcast.
Another hit that was released in February is the action RPG Elden Ring. If you want to jump into the challenging game as a newcomer, we’ll tell you, what to expect there.
Here’s how you can contribute: You can actively participate in the improvement of the podcast. If you have feedback such as suggestions or criticism, or just want to submit a cool topic proposal that urgently needs to be discussed, then feel free to visit our Discord server.
Alternatively, you can also directly send an email to [email protected] and share your thoughts with us. Let us know your opinion in the comments.
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On Pokémon GO, on Sunday, March 13, 2022, a Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew will take place. We from MeinMMO will show you what bonuses await you for this event and how to make the most of the day.
What is the Community Day? Once a month, Pokémon GO holds a special one-day event called Community Day. On this day, a specific Pokémon is highlighted.
This Sunday it will be time again for the Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew. These two Pokémon, one of the Ground type and the other of the Ice and Steel types, will spawn in the wild throughout the day and will also be available in their shiny forms.
In addition, you can expect some bonuses on this day as well. We have looked into what you can look forward to for C-Day.
Community Day in March 2022 – Start, Bonuses, and Live Events
What? The Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew When? Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time Pokémon of the Day: Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew will spawn more frequently in the wild Exclusive Attack (up to 2 hours after the event): – Night Slash when evolving Sandshrew to Sandslash – Dark Claw when evolving Alolan Sandshrew to Alolan Sandslash Bonuses: – 4x hatching speed for eggs – Incense & Lure Modules last 3 hours – Surprise after snapshots – Event sticker when spinning at PokéStops, opening gifts, or in the shop
As with every Community Day, you will have 6 hours this Sunday to catch Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew and take advantage of the event bonuses. To attract even more specimens, you can of course use incense and lure modules again. However, keep in mind that Niantic has “nerfed” the incense.
What does the in-game shop have in store for C-Day? Of course, you can discover some special items related to the Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew in the in-game shop. Here’s what it has to offer:
An event ticket with the special research “Sand and Snow” for about 1 Euro
A Community Day box with 50 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators, 5 Lucky Eggs, and a Charged TM
Community Day Meetups: If you don’t want to celebrate Community Day alone, you can also participate in one of the live events called “Community Day Meetups.” These take place in over 20 cities worldwide.
There are also 8 venues in Germany, such as Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, and Düsseldorf. How you can participate in a live event and where the Community Day Meetups will take place has been explained in our related article:
How to make the most of the C-Day with Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew
Prepare: Before the actual Community Day starts, you should prepare for the event. Especially trainers who want to play the whole day should have enough space in their Pokémon storage. So sort through your Pokémon now to make space.
Also, you should start gathering a stock of balls. We recommend collecting at least 350 balls so that you don’t have to restock immediately. How to get balls in Pokémon GO can be read in our related article.
Worthwhile items: If you want to catch a lot of Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew during Community Day, you should focus on incense and lure modules instead of just balls. These will help you attract more specimens. For farming candies, Sananaberries are also useful.
Due to the egg bonus that will be available during the event, it’s also advisable to have a corresponding stock of incubators. In particular, eggs with higher distances, such as 7 km, 10 km, or 12 km eggs, are great for hatching on this day. Eggs will hatch four times faster than usual.
Items for the Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew
Tip: Don’t forget to stock your incubators right before the event ends. This way, you can still benefit from the reduced hatch distance for these eggs even after the Community Day.
Is the Community Day with Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew worth it?
What Pokémon are Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew? Sandshrew is a Ground-type Pokémon from the first generation of games. It can evolve into Sandslash with the help of 50 candies. The mouse Pokémon also has an Alolan form: Alolan Sandshrew.
This form is of the Ice and Steel types and can evolve into an Alolan Form of Sandslash. Appropriately, during the Alola season, you will encounter both forms during Community Day.
Are there shiny Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew? Yes, both shiny Sandshrew and shiny Alolan Sandshrew can be caught during Community Day. On these days, the shiny chance is generally increased, so you will surely encounter one or more shiny specimens.
You can recognize shiny Sandshrew by its green body. For Alolan Sandshrew, you should instead look for a blue belly, which differentiates the shiny form from the normal one. The differences can again be seen in the picture.
Sandshrew, Sandslash, Alolan Sandshrew and Alolan Sandslash normal (left) and shiny (right)
How strong are Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew? Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew as well as Sandslash and Alolan Sandslash are not particularly strong. Their stats in attack, endurance, and defense are solid but not sufficient to play a role in raids.
Also, in the PvP league, you should rather look at other candidates. Only in the Ultra League can Alolan Sandslash score some points and is a possible alternative to other Ice-type Pokémon like Walrein or Articuno (via pvpoke.com).
Who is the Community Day worth it for? The event offers a perfect opportunity to hatch eggs on a larger scale, for which you would otherwise have to walk a long distance. So if you still have a few 12 km eggs from the Rocket bosses in your storage, you should take this chance to use them.
Additionally, shiny hunters will get their money’s worth that day. After all, both Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew can be found in their shiny forms. However, those looking for a strong attacker for raids will not find what they are looking for at Community Day.
What do you think of the Community Day featuring Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew? Will you take advantage of the event? And will you perhaps visit one of the live events? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
There are dozens of survival games on the market and more are in the works. It can be easy to lose track. MeinMMO helps you find the one that suits you from the biggest titles currently available.
It was important to us that the games have an active player community. Therefore, we limited our selection to games with many players, especially on Steam. This way, you can play with others if you wish.
To keep the mix diverse, we didn’t only select the biggest games, but also included a few hidden gems. So even veterans might discover a title they weren’t aware of.
For the quiz, we have prepared 11 questions for you, from which you should select answers based on your personal preferences. In the end, you will receive one or more games as a result. Have fun!
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If you don’t like the result, you can restart the quiz by refreshing the page. If there’s nothing that suits you, you might have better luck in the future.
Blizzard, the creators of World of Warcraft, are currently working on a survival game as well. It seems to be much further along than it sounds, but a release date is still pending.
Also interesting is Nightingale with its unique setting. If you enjoy Victorian style and teamwork, this title might become particularly exciting for you. The game is expected to enter its first tests in 2022.
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See the trailer for the new survival MMO Nightingale, reminiscent of Valheim
Throughout the year, more survival games will be released which will be interesting for genre fans – and for those who want to become fans. Dying Light 2 was released in February as a major title, but even more are in development:
After his switch from Twitch to YouTube, streamer Dr Disrespect had a tough time. He had to work harder on YouTube, but his current numbers vindicate him. Find out here on MeinMMO how successful the Doc has become on YouTube.
Who is Dr Disrespect? Until 2020, Dr Disrespect was one of the most well-known streamers on Twitch. He particularly impressed in shooters like PUBG, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends with his skills and his legendary outbursts.
Dr Disrespect represents an art figure, a role as a toxic macho gamer that he embodies. As “the Doc”, he is known for his rather rough, loud appearance and his choleric nature. He often loudly expresses his frustrations about his favorite games, which he often angrily kicks off the platform. Nevertheless, he always comes back.
Since the Doc did not want to give up his activities as a streamer, he reluctantly switched to the YouTube platform, where he has been active for 2 years now.
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More viewers than on Twitch – Despite difficulties and obstacles
How is he doing now on YouTube? Since 2020, the Doc has been active on YouTube, and recently in a tweet from the analytics site Stream Hatchet, the numbers of the Doc’s YouTube activities were analyzed.
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The statistical report focuses on the monthly hours in which viewers watch his channel. The numbers are from the time between February 2021 and February 2022.
On average, the Doc was watched for 1.9 million hours per month. The peak value was 2.69 million, and the lowest value was still 1.03 million hours.
Additionally, the report showed that his viewer count had increased by more than 48% compared to his first year on YouTube.
Also interesting: The Doc has a higher peak number of concurrent viewers on YouTube compared to Twitch. This peaked at only 388,000 viewers on Twitch, while the record on YouTube was 500,000.
I have to call my team, […] ask what today’s algorithm is, create thumbnails, set keywords, and hashtags, and still I get buried under Roblox and Minecraft. We are being pushed somewhere deep into this wannabe community of livestream infrastructure.
Dr Disrespect on the difficulties of YouTube.
On Twitch, on the other hand, streamers no longer have to put in any effort. It is enough if they simply watch series live and let viewers participate in this. This reference relates to the controversial “React genre”, which various top streamers also view critically.
The Doc seems to be celebrating great success on YouTube despite the fierce competition and extra work. Therefore, he also praises himself on Twitter in response to the tweet from Stream Hatchet: “Powerful, athletic, handsome … I am the complete package.”
FIFA 22 Ultimate Team can be quite challenging with Rivals and Weekend League. The “Silver Lounge” offered a relaxed alternative – but that’s no longer the case, say some players.
What mode is it about? The “Silver Lounge” is actually not a competitive game mode like Division Rivals or Weekend League, but takes place within Live Friendlies. Here, you can only compete with silver players.
However, one can definitely score rewards for Silver Lounge players. There are always tasks that require goals and victories in the Silver Lounge and can earn the user packs or special cards. This includes the “Silver Stars”, which provide one card each week.
Above all, the Silver Lounge is a way to play with “unusual” players. Players who would be too weak in the Weekend League. Accordingly, in the Silver Lounge, one encounters teams that one would not meet in the proverbial forest of meta teams in competitive modes.
However, some players are criticizing the development of the Silver Lounge. The reason: An event that was not that long ago.
Do silver meta cards ruin the Silver Lounge?
What is the problem? Recently there was a special “Silver Stars” event where many strong silver cards could be obtained at once, instead of just once a week. Through SBCs or tasks, one could obtain very special cards. These included:
A 74-rated version of Kevin de Bruyne with very strong stats for a silver card
Wylan Cyprien received a card with 74 overall, but all stats above 80 – thus as a silver card, he even belongs to the infamous “Gullit Gang”, which consists of well-rounded top cards.
Paul Pogba with his 5-star skills was also there.
Other strong cards were available for Reinier from Dortmund, defender Leitsch, Lukas Podolski, forward Elanga, Marco Reus, and more.
Suddenly, crazy silver cards appeared
In short: Many silver players emerged who deserve the label “meta player” – with high stats that set them apart from the “normal” silver cards.
On the one hand, it was a cool, varied event idea. But now there is a problem with the cards.
What players say: In the FIFA subreddit, you can follow several discussions concerning these cards.
Right from the start of the event, there were comments like this one: User “LaLigaDan” wrote: “Looks like my Silver team is completely Premier League after this promo,” to which another replied: “Looks like that’s the case for everyone. This will be a boring mode in the future” (via reddit).
Now there are voices that sound exactly like this concern:
User “NoChillGuy17” writes: “EA has ruined Silver Stars for this FIFA.” Silver Stars was a relaxed mode, with very few special cards, with a lot of variation in teams. “Now it’s just become FUT Champs 2.0. Everyone has the same group of 7 or 8 players who just spam their Elasticos and Ball Roll Scoops while playing on 10 depth and hitting long balls” (via reddit).
Another wrote: “I never understood why people liked this promo. Imagine collecting Silver Stars to get the best team, and then EA ignores that and releases these cards. One of the worst promos ever in FIFA” (via reddit).
User “Hyperactive” sees it a bit differently: “I mean, the creativity may have decreased in the teams, but if everyone has these teams, then it’s still a balanced game, right?” (via reddit).
The general problem exists in FIFA, and especially in Ultimate Team, but it is not new. Namely, that ordinary cards are overshadowed by special versions that are hardly beatable unless you use them yourself.
What do you think about this topic? Do you play in the Silver Lounge? And what do you generally think about special cards in FIFA? Let us know in the comments!
In almost allMMOs you can buy items for real money in the cash shop. Usually they are microtransactions with low individual value, but in some cases thousands or even millions of real euros have flowed. Here on MeinMMO, find out what the most expensive real money items in MMO history were.
How was the selection made? In our listing of insanely expensive real money items, which are not even NFTs, we have first listed the most expensive items to date that actually changed owners for real money. The order goes here from the “cheapest” item on our top list to the most expensive item to date.
However, the MMORPG Entropia, notorious for its horrendous item prices, occupies several places in the top selection, so we organized the items by the games in which they appear and only prominently featured the most expensive item of each game.
We have converted the dollar values of the original transactions to euros at the current exchange rate (as of March 10, 2022).
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Place 8 – Revenant Supercarrier from Eve Online – $9,000
What kind of game is this? Eve Online is a massive MMORPG in which you can act completely freely. You have a huge, open sandbox universe where you can do whatever you want. The entire economy is in the hands of players and thanks to a sophisticated real money exchange system, all items in the game have a real monetary value.
This is what a Revenant looks like.
What kind of item is this? In 2013, a substantial purchase occurred in Eve Online when a player acquired a massive Revenant-class supercarrier. The price at that time was approximately $9,500, which today corresponds to an amount of about €8,500.
Ships like this are powerful fighting machines that can be dangerous even to small fleets. Therefore, they are valuable objects in the game, whose presence can decide battles.
What happened to the item? However, the player was not too happy with his hefty Revenant supercarrier in the end. Because shortly after his purchase, one of the most powerful battles in Eve Online took place, in which the freshly bought Revenant tragically met its end in the laser storm.
What kind of game is this? World of Warcraft is an enormously successful MMORPG that has been around since 2004 and still delights many players. At its peak in 2007, there was a player named Zeuzo who had a particularly coveted hero.
The purchase involved a rogue (symbol image).
What kind of item is this? In fact, Zeuzo had an extremely powerful character with his rogue. He owned, among other things, the highly coveted Twin Blades of Azzinoth, an item that hardly anyone had in the game at that time.
Thus, his account was worth a lot of money and another player eventually acquired Zeuzo’s account for a hefty $9,500. That would be about €8,600 today.
What happened next? The deal went through and the new owner got to enjoy his new account for a few days. However, as account trading is not allowed by the developers at Blizzard, things did not end well.
The developers eventually banned the account, and all the invested money was lost. As far as is known, there was never a refund for the unfortunate buyer.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
