Major developers and publishers no longer sell their software in Russia. The government is now considering whether it could legalize piracy.
The ongoing Ukraine conflict has compelled many publishers and developers to cease selling their products or services in Russia. Companies like Microsoft and Electronic Arts have strongly restricted their services in Russia.
However, the Russian government is now considering cleverly circumventing the sanctions. A new law has been introduced for this purpose.
A Russian law could legalize piracy under certain conditions
What kind of law is this? The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has proposed a potential new law titled “Priority Action Plan for Securing the Development of the Russian Economy under External Sanction Pressure.”
Which paragraph is being discussed? Currently, there is much discussion about a specific paragraph in this law. Specifically, it pertains to paragraph 6.7.3 in the proposals. This section sounds as if the Russian government wants to legalize software piracy in light of the sanctions:
Removal of liability for the use of software (SW) that is not licensed in the Russian Federation and belongs to a copyright holder from countries that have supported the sanctions.
What does this mean exactly? If the law is adopted in this form, anyone could pirate and use software for which there is no Russian alternative. It is important that the software must come from a country that supports the sanctions. Russian software and software from companies that do not sanction Russia remain protected.
Our expertise at MeinMMO relates to gaming. For those who want to learn more about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend checking official sites or news magazines:
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Should Russian companies be supported by the law?
Many companies and customers also rely on widely used operating systems like Microsoft Windows in Russia. Many depend on being able to continue using the software. If millions of people suddenly found themselves without a Windows license, it would pose a significant problem for many users. There is also no real Russian alternative to Windows that Russian users could fall back on.
However, it is questionable whether this law would truly solve the problem. Many products like Windows or other software still require a connection to a server. Therefore, anyone wanting to use software or update Windows will sooner or later need to connect to the servers.
And Microsoft would likely quickly inform users coming with an illegal copy and wanting updates that they have no right to use it.
Meanwhile, developer Bungie has also stopped selling Destiny 2 in Russia. In addition, Bungie is giving away an emblem to all players:
The hardcore action RPG Elden Ring features bosses that overwhelm many players. Yet there are players who fight the first boss at level 1 without wearing clothes or a shield. How this happens, you can see here on MeinMMO!
He deliberately went without clothes, left the shield behind, and happily marched to Margit at level 1, who is one of the mandatory bosses in the game. What follows is something the boss probably couldn’t have dreamed of in his wildest dreams.
“Defeated by a naked maiden without defense”
How did he do it? In the embedded video from reddit, you can see how Margit confidently approaches the player and attempts to stomp the naked maiden without a shield into the ground.
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But the character has no intention of simply being knocked out. Instead, she continually runs in circles around the boss and hits him on the backside with her sword whenever possible. This goes on for a while, and in the end, Margit falls to the ground in frustration and dies.
It is noticeable that besides the obviously high skill level of Tired_Shinobi, there is another secret to success. Apparently, no target lock is used.
This allows for a faster movement tempo around the boss, making it so his attacks do not hit.
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In the MeinMMO podcast, we discuss whether one can play Elden Ring incorrectly.
For the player does not use any defense methods at all. Neither shield nor dodging rolls are employed. It’s just dancing around the boss and hitting hard. Throughout the whole fight, the Befleckte never receives a single hit.
How the community reacts: The comments on reddit under the post are full of praise and respect. Users wrote:
“It won’t be long before we see people defeating all bosses as naked lvl1-beggars with bare fists.”
“So I am just bad at this game…”
“Defeated by a naked maiden without defense.”
“It’s crazy how trivial these bosses seem when watching and not playing. When I take the controller, I become a bundle of nerves.”
What do you think about this incredible feat? Let us know in the comments. If you want to become this good too, then first check out our useful tips for beginners. Maybe then you can achieve such heroic deeds.
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Veterans of World of Warcraft might still remember Nihilum and Kungen. The famous warrior and his guild were among the first greats in the MMORPG. Then, they suddenly disappeared from the scene. What are the former “stars” actually doing today?
Who are Kungen and Nihilum? The Swede Thomas Bengtsson “Kungen” Amèdèo was considered the best warrior in the world during Vanilla WoW and the first expansion Burning Crusade. He wrote some of the first and best class guides.
His knowledge of the game and his class was legendary. Even developers were occasionally amazed by Kungen’s profound expertise. Trivia: His name actually means “The King” in Swedish.
The warrior even received his own card in the World of Warcraft trading card game: Kungen the Thunderer:
The TCG card of Kungen.
Who is Nihilum? With the guild Nihilum he founded, Kungen entered the raids of World of Warcraft. Raids, or instances, are the “top tier” of PvE in the game. Here, (back then) up to 40 players face the toughest bosses for the best loot.
Nihilum was the first top guild in the world. They recorded “First Kills” on the final boss of Naxxramas, Kel’thuzad, as well as the old god C’Thun from Ahn’Qiraj. For C’Thun, they needed a whopping 113 days and were still the first.
Since then, they have repeatedly mixed it up in the race for World First Kills, at least until 2016. Then Nihilum announced that they would stop and no longer participate in the big raid events.
Kungen turned his back on WoW for a while, even played the now-defunct Wildstar for a while. However, he returned with the release of WoW Classic in 2019. Apparently, a permanent return was planned, but nothing came of it.
Nihilum ceases raid operations, Kungen plays New World
This is how things went with Kungen: After the guild’s withdrawal in 2016, the warrior king occasionally streamed on Twitch. However, he was so irregularly present that there was never a breakthrough. At times he was off the air for a whole year (via sullygnome).
Despite this, he had considerable potential. With roughly 2,000 viewers on average and up to 14,000 at peak, he would have had at least a good chance for a top position on Twitch. His fame apparently gave him an advantage for his reach when streaming.
When he streamed, he showed various games like World of Warcraft, Path of Exile, Fallout, or older RPGs and had roughly equal success with all. Essentially the ideal conditions for a variety streamer.
On YouTube, Kungen was also active again and uploaded videos until 2020. He initiated projects such as trying to defeat bosses in WoW Classic only with “green” gear and without the otherwise crucial buffs. This even worked up to the famous Ragnaros in Molten Core:
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Kungen himself said on Twitter in 2018 that a disease has been bothering him for a long time. He also stated that he has a bipolar disorder (via Twitter). He hints in his statement that these illnesses hinder a “stable life and stream”.
For many former pro gamers, Twitch is often the next station. xQc and shroud, for instance, also come from e-sports and previously played Overwatch or Counter-Strike. Both have shown an affinity for Twitch and used their fame.
What is Kungen doing today? On his Twitter channel, he repeatedly gave updates on what he is currently doing. For instance, at the end of 2021, he showed that he was checking out the remaster of Diablo II. The new MMORPG New World has also captivated him.
By the way, we have requested an interview with Kungen, but have not yet received a response.
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What happened to Nihilum? Parts of the guild had already merged earlier with the also well-known raid guild Ensidia. However, in 2010, many important members left the guild after a ban penalty for the exploit at the famous Lich King.
Kungen already made a kind of e-sports clan out of Nihilum in 2015. He teamed up with the Polish website Kinguin and gathered some of the best Hearthstone players in the world – including the German Adian “Lifecoach” Koy.
Both Kungen and his guild and organization vanished from the scene around 2016. There were almost no more public appearances and status updates on social media. Nihilum eventually faded into obscurity and is something entirely different today.
WoW guild becomes a Polish e-sports clan
What is Nihilum doing today? The original website of the guild still exists. However, it now redirects to the Polish e-sports clan Devils One. The clan originally emerged from Team Kinguin, which is probably also the connection to Nihilum.
Devils One has teams for Fortnite (incorrectly listed as Rainbow Six: Siege), League of Legends, and the racing simulation DV1 TRITON Racing, according to the website. The clan was also previously active in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
At least in LoL, the team is still active today. In 2019, they secured first place in the Polish Ultraliga, specifically against the Academy team of Rogue. Since then, the successes have been rather moderate and there has been a lot of fluctuation in the roster, but Devils One still participates in tournaments.
Is Nihilum still raiding? Since 2016, Nihilum has only competed at the world level once: in Warlords of Draenor. There they reached rank 21 in the Blackrock Foundry and even 15th place in the Hellfire Citadel.
After that, it became less frequent, although Nihilum continued raiding for a long time. In fact, the guild was active up until Battle for Azeroth, the expansion before the current Shadowlands. According to wowprogress, Nihilum still defeated N’zoth, the last boss in Ny’alotha.
However, the crew did not attempt heroic or mythic mode. They only defeated all bosses on “normal” and did not even visit the raids of Shadowlands – at least not as a guild.
However, there is a successor guild called “Nihilum Reborn”. This guild has at least completed 9 out of 10 bosses in the first Shadowlands raid, Castle Nathria, on heroic mode (via raider.io), with Kungen as tank. Since then, however, nothing has been seen here either.
Perhaps the guild will return after a break. However, this can only be speculated. Shadowlands has, despite a strong start, disappointed and driven away many players. Maybe the next expansion will bring new enthusiasm to Nihilum and other veterans:
Competitive games like Warzone, Fortnite, or CS:GO often attract cheaters and hackers. Even in the PvP of MMORPGs, this happens regularly. The MOBA League of Legends is, however, almost completely free of hackers. What is the reason for that?
How many hackers are there in LoL? Very few. On YouTube, there are some videos and montages from 2014 to 2018, where there were still some larger issues. But in the last three years, there has been hardly anything to find regarding hackers.
In the LoL community, the topic of hacks was discussed a few days ago (via reddit). There, players mention various reasons why hackers and scripters find it so difficult in LoL.
An aim bot is not enough to win the game
What do players attribute to the lack of hackers? One reason for the lack of hackers is seen by players in the fundamental gameplay of League of Legends. This is very much dependent on chance and teammates.
A bot or special hacks wouldn’t help much there, as they would only get you into a high Elo, where a player would also fail with special hacks due to not mastering other basics.
The user Helpless-Dane writes:
Having perfect aim in Counter Strike is a much bigger advantage than being able to kite or dodge perfectly in LoL.
Because if you’re a stupid AD Carry, you will die like a stupid AD Carry. Nothing really changes just because you can move well. If Nautilus catches you with a Flash > Hook, you will be hit. And scripting just gets you into an Elo where your stupidity and ignorance regarding your positioning will be your downfall.
Moreover, it is claimed that even these “perfect hacks” can be easily outsmarted by players. For example, if you jump behind the opponent with Malphite’s ultimate, the hack would dodge forward. However, the rest of the opposing team might be standing there and already the hacker is eliminated.
Even a wall hack wouldn’t have a big impact in LoL, as many champions can jump over walls or abilities can be fired over walls.
Do aim bots work? A well-known hack for a long time was an aim bot for the champion Xerath. He has many skill shots, where aiming is important, making him perfect for hacks.
But even that only works in the laning phase. At the latest in team fights, the script was overwhelmed, and the opposing team could quickly eliminate the player. Even though the Xerath was 8/0 in lane, he was not more than a “walking jungle camp” (via reddit).
Players with real skill would always prevail against bots, the players say. Especially in the endgame, where decisions must be made and teamwork is required, a hacker would be at a disadvantage due to his lack of skill.
Anyone who wants to see gameplay of Xerath can find a video from the German player Noway4u, who of course does not use a bot:
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Riot took strong action against hackers, directly banning the entire hardware
Do the developers have something to do with the few hackers? According to the community, yes. One aspect is said to be server-side development. The client only sends information about the positions of opponents when they are visible to oneself. This way, one cannot cheat regarding the fogged map.
In Season 4, there were also some scripts that reset the cooldown of the spell Flash repeatedly. This is now also prevented by server-side programming.
In general, there were many bans due to scripting in 2014 and 2015.
Hardware bans and lawsuits: If someone cheats in LoL, they are permanently banned. These bans apply not only to one account but to all accounts associated with the person.
Moreover, there is a direct hardware ban. This makes it difficult to create new accounts.
Additionally, Riot Games has already sued numerous cheat developers and sellers.
In 2017, they won a long-standing legal dispute and were awarded $10 million (via TechTimes).
In 2020, Riot Games and Bungie jointly sued a manufacturer (via MarksGray) and were awarded $2 million.
In 2022, there was another lawsuit against a cheat seller in Valorant (via Dexerto).
Is there also criticism of Riot Games? Yes, the anti-cheat system of Riot reads out which programs are running in the background. If a cheat program is found during this process, the game crashes immediately.
However, some players feel it is too strong an invasion of privacy, as all programs that are currently active on your PC can be seen. However, you agree to this in the Terms of Service.
Players cheat in the Flex Queue
Are there no cheaters in LoL? Yes, however, the cheating is “different” here. Through something called win trading, victories in the rankings are bought. Moreover, there are no restrictions in the Flex Queue for differences in rankings, allowing the strongest players to play with friends on freshly created accounts to boost them.
This, however, does not affect the quality in the Solo Queue or matches outside of ranked.
How often have you encountered hackers or cheaters in LoL? Or have you been completely spared from it? Feel free to write it in the comments.
A German player managed to hardly die in the Spring Split of the LEC – all without hacks:
If you want to get a little spooked in Lost Ark, keep an eye out for Ghost Ships. Once you successfully defeat them, a reward awaits.
What is a Ghost Ship? If you’ve had enough of island farming, you can look for a Ghost Ship (engl. Ghost Ship) on the sea. Ghost Ships are occupied by ghost pirates and make the sea of Arkesia unsafe.
To board them, you need to sail close to it and board it. After you have defeated several enemies with your character, the captain of the pirates, your final boss, will appear.
There are three different tiers:
Nightmare from level 460, located in front of Rohendel
Shadow from level 960, located in front of Feiton
Storm from level 1370, located in front of Punika
Eibern’s Wound, Unas tasks
Each ship appears in a 2-day rhythm and appears hourly on the respective days. While you can attack the ships as often as you like, you will only receive a reward once per week. This is not per character, but for the entire roster.
Eibern’s Wound is an exception, as you can only receive this ship through one of Unas’ tasks. It is named “Desolate Night Mist” and guides you to the Ghost Ship Eibern’s Wound. To unlock it, you must complete the story in Rohendel and reach reputation level 3 there.
What is the reward? Depending on which of the three ships you capture, you will receive upgrade materials from Tier 1 to Tier 3. Additionally, there are engraving recipes and the Akkan map.
Additionally, if you defeat the Nightmare Ghost Ship for the first time, you will receive two choice chests for navigation coins.
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How do I find the Ghost Ship? To locate a Ghost Ship, you use Procyon’s Compass. You can open it through a button under the mini-map. It shows you the exact times for the Ghost Ships, which are the same for all three tiers. Additionally, the appearance of the Ghost Ships is announced via events in the upper left corner.
When the time comes, look for the Ghost Ship on the world map that matches your item level. For example, if you are at GS 460, look for the ship in front of Rohendel.
Now you can set sail. But be careful: The waters in front of a Ghost Ship are stormy and will damage your own ship. It is worth distributing resistance points on the ship you want to use.
Have you dared to approach a Ghost Ship? Were you able to defeat the captain and get rich rewards? Did you distribute resistance points on your ship beforehand, or did you just set sail without a plan? Feel free to tell us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, Update 33 and the Ascending Tide dungeon pack finally launches the new narrative arc “The Legacy of the Bretons”. MeinMMO author Jürgen Horn was allowed to venture into one of the new dungeons with the developers at Zenimax and had some rather unpleasant experiences there!
What kind of dungeon is it? For our preview here, we ventured into the new dungeon “Gram of the Shipwright”. This is an old, decaying shipyard located in Rivenspire.
Together with the instance “Coral Wastes”, this dungeon is part of the DLC Ascending Tide. It will be released alongside Update 33 on March 14, 2022, for PC and on March 29 for consoles.
As always, the first dungeon DLC should lead into the new expansion High Isle.
Who played? Dungeon DLCs are always a reason for joy for me because, as usual, I meet familiar developers from Zenimax. Among them this time were Jeremy Sera (Lead Content Designer) and Mike Finnigan (Lead Encounter Designer), with whom I had already rocked numerous dungeons in such events.
The biannual dungeon runs with the devs are so much fun already because the developers present their work with passion and pride.
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What is this dungeon about? In the dungeon “Gram of the Shipwright”, we travel to an old, rotting shipyard. Proud ships of the “All-Flags-Navy” were once built there, but that was a long time ago.
Now everything is rotten and decaying. But here, the clever Khajiit pirate Za’ji is looking for blueprints to improve his ship “Perfect Pounce”. Or as my fellow players put it, “He wants to make the ‘Perfect Pounce’ even more perfect.”
By the way, some of you might recognize Za’ji from the final Elsweyr DLC Dragonguard. It was also about his ship there.
The shipyard was reportedly inspired by real medieval dry docks that were sometimes even built into the sea, according to the developers.
We fight our way through decaying shipyards.
How did the first boss go? After gaining access to the shipyard, we are greeted by undead and ghosts. If they don’t attack us, the ghosts seem to just carry on with the work they presumably did in life.
At the end of the first section, another ghost appears, but is rather unfriendly. It is the cruel foreman who hits hard and probably thinks we are lazy workers.
In any case, he insults us and accuses us of being work-shy. And we are costing him a fortune with our laziness!
However, the boss can be defeated with a bit of skill, even though our healer has to work hard. This is intentional, as according to the devs, this boss is the first “check” to see if the group is even worthy. “If the healer doesn’t pay attention here, it’s over,” says one of my fellow players.
The first boss is a tyrannical foreman.
What can you expect from the 2nd boss? After defeating the tyrannical slaver, the scenery changes. We briefly leave the shipyard and enter a grove that once supplied wood for the shipyard. Now everything is overgrown with plants again, and as a boss, we are faced with an angry spriggan. It summons wolves and bees, and the whole fight becomes really chaotic with the numerous adds.
It gets to the point where our tank desperately tries to taunt my dragon pet several times because he thinks it’s one of the bee adds. But luckily, he soon realizes his mistake, and we were eventually able to take down the plant monstrosity and its creatures.
In the end, we encounter pirates whose ships we can already glimpse here.
This is how disgusting the final fight will be: In the end, we go back to the actual shipyard and the lighthouse visible from afar. There, living enemies appear for the first time, and our companion Za’ji (who mysteriously disappears during each fight) wonders what the nasty sea elves of the “Dread Sails” are doing here. Do they want the blueprints for better ships too?
We mow down a group of sea elves, and in the end, we reach the platform in front of the lighthouse. There, a sea elf ship is sailing away with some unknown loot.
But the captain stays behind and mocks us. This is of course not acceptable, and we prepare for battle.
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While Za’ji immediately runs off and cheers for us from the wall, the captain conjures up disgusting undead from the depths of the sea. They then stagger across the playing field and vomit their souls out!
That alone is already disgusting and dangerous, because the vomit causes significant damage. But after the vomiting, the stuff remains in disgusting puddles on the ground, and anyone who steps in it takes additional damage.
In front of this lighthouse, the final battle takes place.
As the boss continues to fight cheerfully, the playing field becomes increasingly dangerous and our evasion options dwindle.
Therefore, we have to constantly knock down the vomit-zombies and exploit a mechanic of the boss. Because he regularly summons deadly waves that knock everything in their path down. But if we lure the waves in such a way that they wash away the disgusting vomit puddles, we make the battlefield navigable and clean again.
And so it continues: Beat the boss, dodge the vomit puddles, take down zombies, use the wave to clean up. After some time, we can finally take down the boss. Za’ji gets his plans, and we get a small insight into the true plans of our enemies in the upcoming expansion “High Isle”.
Conclusion: ESO dungeons are always an experience
Every 6 months, it’s that time again, and I am invited to the big dungeon crawl at Zenimax. And as always, it was a lot of fun. The dungeon is well made and varied. Especially the twist at the end, when the sea elves appear, brings a nice twist to the story.
But for me, the highlight is the cool NPCs. Here it’s the little Khajiit captain Za’ji and his decidedly larger first mate Coska. She is indeed a massive Senche’rath and the verbal battles between the cowardly Za’ji and the fiery Coska are a real highlight.
I am certainly looking forward to the release of Ascending Tide and the big expansion in the summer. The first DLCs are already generating a lot of anticipation.
Jürgen Horn Editor at MeinMMO
So much for my experience with the new dungeon “Gram of the Shipwright”. Besides this and another dungeon, there’s also Update 33, which brings among other things lower loading times, account-wide achievements, and an important change to the combat system. You can find out which one here: ESO: Update 33 Ascending Tide brings 3 major combat changes
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After the big German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack was suddenly offline for a long time, he first spoke more concretely about his situation upon his return. Apparently, it was not only about a painful operation but also about severe heartbreak. But since it became known that he is single again, he is receiving extremely strange offers. Read the whole story here on MeinMMO.
Who is Montana Black? MontanaBlack, whose real name is Marcel Eris, is the biggest German streamer on Twitch. He is also affectionately called “Monte” by his fans.
With streams of Call of Duty, FIFA, and Fortnite, he gained great success and became a prominent figure in the gaming scene.
What has happened to Monte? Monte was usually seen live often, but then he was suddenly gone. After two problematic actions regarding NFTs, he disappeared from Twitch and social media for a week.
Finally, the announcement of a Twitch break came. The streamer was said to have reached the “lowest point of his life.” The details of what exactly was going on were not explained at first.
Later, Monte provided an explanation, stating that he had been under anesthesia for hours after a complicated dental operation and that this had taken a heavy toll on him physically. But that was probably not all.
Monte receives dubious offers for new partners – “She likes Chicken Nuggets!”
What was the situation with the girlfriend? In a recent stream, Monte spoke about his relationship status. Attentive fans know that Monte had a girlfriend and seemed to be very fond of her. In a stream, he even once emphasized how much in love he was.
But in a recent stream, Monte finally revealed, under pressure from fans, that he is single again. Although Monte himself has never confirmed it, according to many fans’ theories, this might be one of the reasons for his absence and emotional situation.
What is the situation now? After MontanaBlack’s new relationship status became known, he received various offers via social media. Some of them are quite bizarre.
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One user even offered him his girlfriend via Twitter. Although she is only 15, “age is just a number.” The girl also likes to smoke (even something “green”). She even likes, as he writes, “Chicken Nuggets” along with Red Bull! As a result, even Monte could only respond with “Yeah Moin.”
Dr Disrespect was once one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. Then he was suddenly permanently banned, and no one really knew what was going on. Now the former Twitch star is back and announces the end of the dispute. However, it seems that it didn’t go as planned in his favor.
The exact reason was never disclosed. There were several speculations and hot rumors, but the matter was never clarified.
In early 2022, the Doc grandiosely announced in his annual plans that he would achieve a “reversal of the ban and hefty compensation” from Twitch (via Twitter). However, this did not work out.
This is what’s happening now: In his latest and probably final tweet on the subject, Dr Disrespect simply says: “I’m moving on,” below which he posts a picture of a signed note. On this note it says:
I have settled my legal dispute with Twitch. No party admits to any wrongdoing.
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For the Doc, this means that he will not see any of the compensations he aimed for. The ban remains valid, as there is no fault on Twitch’s part. Dr Disrespect will therefore not return.
Even though this is a neutral outcome, the streamer has essentially lost.
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What does the ban mean? Since his ban, Dr Disrespect has switched to YouTube and entertains his fans there. However, he doesn’t seem to be really satisfied. Working on Twitch is much easier than on YouTube, he says in one of his videos.
Due to the platform’s algorithm, even “children’s games” like Roblox are more important than him. Overall, he probably has fewer viewers than on Twitch, which also limits his reach. His income is not that great either. Although he is doing well, he is far from his former success.
He says he has lost many opportunities since his ban. He hints that he is blacklisted by some companies, and in general, it weighs heavily on him that he lost overnight what he had built up over the years on Twitch.
What is the Doc doing now? Already at the end of 2021, Dr Disrespect announced that he would establish his own AAA studio as a competitor to CoD and Apex Legends, Midnight Society. However, this is still in development and looking for developers. His plans for 2022 also include the following points:
Raise 100 million [dollars] for Midnight Society
Get into the bourbon business
Release a music album
The “Doc-Con ’22”
At least the last point regarding Twitch can now definitely be crossed off by the Doc. Generally, it seems that the streaming service is currently showing a certain toughness. Twitch is acting unusually rigorously:
In Pokémon GO the Color Festival will start in a few days. In addition to numerous spawns and bonuses, you can also look forward to a new Gen 7 Pokémon that will celebrate its debut in several forms. We at MeinMMO will show you which monster it is and what event content you can still look forward to.
What kind of event is this? The Color Festival focuses on the colorful world of Pokémon. For this reason, you will encounter many differently colored monsters throughout the event. There will also be some bonuses.
One Pokémon will also celebrate its Pokémon GO debut in its various forms: Choreogel. We will show you what to expect specifically at the Color Festival and where you can find Choreogel.
When does the Color Festival start? The Color Festival starts on March 15, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time. You will have until March 20, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time to take advantage of all the event’s features.
Choreogel celebrates its debut
Coinciding with the Color Festival, the Alola Pokémon Choreogel makes its debut in Pokémon GO (via pokemongolive.com). The monster has no pre-evolutions or evolutions but has four different forms: Flamenco Style, Cheerleading Style, Hula Style, and Buyo Style.
As you can see in the image below, their various colors are particularly striking, catching the eye immediately. It therefore fits perfectly with the theme of this event. Additionally, each of these forms belongs to a different type, making them even more diverse.
Choreogel in its various forms
With the start of the Color Festival, all variants of Choreogel will be available in the game, but you can only encounter them in certain regions. We will show you where to find them and what type the individual forms belong to:
Choreogel
Location
Flamenco Style (Fire & Flying)
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Cheerleading Style (Electric & Flying)
America
Hula Style (Psychic & Flying)
on African, Asian, Pacific & Caribbean islands
Buyo Style (Ghost & Flying)
Asia-Pacific
The respective forms can mainly be found in the wild of their respective regions. However, you can also keep an eye out for Choreogel during Field Research throughout the event. As Shiny, the birds are not yet available in Pokémon GO.
All spawns for the Color Festival
During the Color Festival, there will be more monsters besides Choreogel that you can find in the wild or in raids. We will show you which ones and have marked all those that you can also encounter in their shimmering form with an (*):
Of course, you won’t miss out on bonuses during the Color Festival either. So, you can look forward to the following features in Pokémon GO during the event period:
What do you think of the content of the upcoming Color Festival? Are you looking forward to the new Alola Pokémon? Or do you think it’s a pity that the individual forms only exist in certain regions? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
In FIFA 22 the FUT Birthday event is currently running. You can collect tokens to exchange here as well.
What is FUT Birthday? FUT Birthday is the regular birthday event in FIFA 22. It started on March 4, 2022, and brought cards with various stat, skill, and foot upgrades. You can find an overview of FUT Birthday here.
Like several events before, the Birthday brings a swapping component as well. In “FUT Birthday Swap” you can collect tokens that you can exchange for rewards. We will show you everything about it here.
FUT Birthday Tokens – Where are they hiding in Ultimate Team?
Where can I find the tokens? The tokens are hidden behind different elements of Ultimate Team. You can find them in:
In special SBCs
Behind objectives
As squad battle rewards
In Shop packs, there will also be one
And there is also a free token
FUT Birthday Token Tracker – These are known:
Important: Some of these tokens expire and are available for only a limited time. Therefore, we present you with a list of the currently known tokens, which is regularly updated.
Prokop (Top Matches SBC – Expires March 17)
Arib (FUT 16 SBC – Expires March 12)
Daushvili (UEFA Top Matches SBC – Expires March 15)
Sitek (FUT 15 SBC – Expires March 10)
Taki (FUT 14 SBC – Expires March 9)
Davies (FUT Birthday Tour Objectives – Expires March 18)
With the release of new characters, Genshin Impact keeps adding more and more possibilities to combine them in a team of 4 heroes. The game even features an option that allows players to save and load 4 fixed teams as presets whenever they want to switch. However, this is not enough for the players.
This is how team building works in Genshin Impact: You access the team building menu through the menu or a shortcut key that you can assign yourself.
After that, you will see a loading bar that takes about 3–4 seconds until you are thrown into the team building menu.
Then you select in the character overview which team members you want to take with you. You can also name the respective teams, but that’s about it.
In total, you can set up 4 groups of 4 heroes each and easily switch between them, but this is not enough for the players.
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Genshin Impact: 12 powerful characters that will improve any team
“It’s frustrating to only have 4 teams available!”
What do the players say? Reddit user Valllefor opened a thread where he criticized that 4 teams are not enough at all. He has to switch them several times a day and has been complaining about this in every developer survey since the release.
He received significant support from other players:
the1oftheRiver: ‘I have started asking about this in surveys too. There are a lot of team variations where 2 out of 4 teams have the same characters, but the teams are still totally different and used for various purposes. Being forced to swap several characters every time annoys me. (…)’
Significant-Garlich87 complains about the waiting time: ‘I hate having to wait for the loading bar when you go into the team building menu. (…)’
AhmedKiller2015 has another idea: ‘They should really assign some characters to a shortcut. When you explore and suddenly reach spots that require Cryo or Pyro or something, you shouldn’t have to switch a character in your team, but just have one on a shortcut that you can use only outside of combat.’
Monkey_D_Luffy_12 says: ‘We need at least 7 teams… at least now, before more characters are added.’
Moreover, there has been an additional request for artifact set presets. Many players switch their artifacts between individual characters.
However, it would be easier to save specific sets for certain heroes or at least to link certain set pieces together, allowing them to be selected and moved anytime.
Expanding the team slots would definitely make sense, as Ayato Kamisato, the 48th hero in Genshin Impact, will soon be released. This will introduce significantly more team combinations.
What do you think about the players’ criticism? Do you agree with them or have you not encountered the problem yet? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
The video game developer Bungie stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The Seattle-based studio is halting the sale of their shooter and only game Destiny 2 in Russia and Belarus. In addition, they are distributing the emblem Cоняшник for free to all players. The emblem is dedicated to the citizens of Ukraine and bears the symbol of the national flower of Ukraine, a sunflower.
This is what Bungie says: Bungie states that they stand with the people of Ukraine and with all those affected by the war.
According to reports, over two million Ukrainians are fleeing the invasion. Families and friends, homes and communities are being lost.
According to Bungie, they are able to provide humanitarian aid through the Bungie Foundation, and players have once again proven that they are the guardians of the world, having already donated $120,000 in just 48 hours.
Whatever amount their employees donate will be matched 1:1 by Bungie, effectively doubling it.
Sale of Destiny 2 content and Silver in Russia halted
This is what Bungie is doing: The developers say they are working with their partners to stop the sale of all Destiny 2 products in Russia and Belarus. Players in these regions can still play the Destiny 2 content they have already purchased, and download the Free2Play version, but they will no longer be able to purchase new content or acquire the in-game currency Silver.
Our expertise at MeinMMO relates to gaming. For those who want to learn more about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend referring to official sources or news magazines:
– Ukraine Live Blog (via Zeit) – War in Ukraine (via nzz) – Solidarity with Ukraine (via auswärtiges-amt)
Important note:If you are troubled by dark thoughts due to the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, you can contact the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling, where you can also use a chat. This is free and available nationwide.
This is the new emblem: Bungie says they are giving all Destiny 2 players the new emblem Cоняшник (sunflower) for free. The symbol represents the people of Ukraine in an impossible time.
The emblem featured the coat of arms of Ukraine, an impressionistic sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine, covering the peaceful land – a metaphor for hope and Bungie’s way of showing solidarity.
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How to get the emblem? Bungie will release a code in a few hours that will allow all players to receive the new emblem. We will then update this article on MeinMMO with the new code.
Update March 11, 1:47 AM: The code for the emblem is: JVG-VNT-GGG.
In recent days, we have repeatedly reported on MeinMMO about the fate of people in Ukraine:
Elden Ring is a brutal game that can push players to their limits. However, a YouTuber just flew through the game and finished it in less than an hour of playtime.
Elden Ring can be quite a challenging game, typical of Souls, that can consume a lot of time. Even individual bosses can easily take many, many minutes of gameplay.Sometimes even hours.
But while some players struggle against the first boss, Margit, and abandon side quests to later tear him apart with two hits, YouTuber LilAggy aimed primarily to speed run through Elden Ring. And he succeeded.
Just under an hour for Elden Ring – Here’s how the speedrun went
Here’s how fast it was: LilAggy is a speedrunner who primarily wanted to reach the end of the game quickly. Recently, player “niko bellic” managed to get from start to final boss in about 2.5 hours. LilAggy has now beaten that again and took only 59 minutes and 38 seconds of pure playtime (without loading screens) to get through.
You can see how it went here. But, of course: The video is full of spoilers. So it’s better to return to this article later if you want to explore and experience Elden Ring on your own.
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How does that work? Normally, you wouldn’t finish Elden Ring in such a time. LilAggy explains this clearly as well: He forced the game to spawn him in places where he shouldn’t be yet.
He also used a trick that ensured the boss “Godskin Noble” didn’t even start attacking him, but quietly let himself be sliced apart. This fight is also the reason LilAggy chose the “Samurai” class: with the starting katana, he could inflict bleed damage, which made the fight even shorter.
Later, he uses a skill of the axe “Icerind Hatchet” to flatten his enemies. This scales not with his stats but with the upgrade level of his weapon. Therefore, he can put all his points into health instead of worrying about other aspects of the game.
LilAggy is hardly interested in battles, incoming dragons and lava snails are mostly ignored.
However, he encounters some difficulties. He falls against one boss multiple times, after which he sadly sings “the run is dead”. Ultimately, he manages to reach the end of the game just under an hour.
He also says: “Under 50 minutes is definitely possible. I just must not die five times.”
In the comments, he also mentions the 2.5-hour run by Niko Bellic: “His run is much more impressive than this one, considering he went through without dying and fought many more bosses […]. This run is only much faster because the speedrun community has taken the effort to find glitches and put together an incredibly fast route for the run,” says LilAggy: “I wish I had suffered fewer deaths in this run; I can definitely do better, but under an hour is under an hour.”
Dying Light 2 has been well received by fans so far. However, some changes are rather unpopular – including one from the latest update on March 9, 2022. One of the strongest items was nerfed. The nerf was received so poorly that the developers now want to at least partially revert it.
What kind of nerf is this? With the major update 1.2.0 from March 9, numerous serious bugs were fixed. However, beside the changes noted in the patch notes, some secret adjustments also found their way into the game.
One of these concerns the Korek Charm. The charm is a weapon modification that increases the durability of the corresponding weapon. Before the adjustment, the charm restored 500 durability to the item.
Now it is only 300. Additionally, attaching it now costs 666 scraps. That is quite a lot, as players could carry a maximum of 999 scraps before the patch. Although the limit has now been raised to 9,999, the costs are still high.
This is what the item description looks like now.
What is so special about the item? Modifications are the only way to repair weapons in Dying Light 2. However, most mods only provide a few durability points and can only be applied once.
Weapons have a limited number of slots, so they can only be repaired with mods a limited number of times. The Korek Charm is significantly more efficient and can be applied to weapons an unlimited number of times. This makes it very popular among players to protect their favorite weapons.
Fans outraged – Not even the lead knew about the nerf
How the players are reacting: On the Dying Light subreddit, the nerf is currently one of the biggest topics. Fans understand that some adjustments are probably inevitable, but the costs are exorbitant.
Parts are continuously scarce, even though they can be found easily. Some are surprised how other players could even scrape together more than 900 parts. From imakelv it is said, “No wonder my parts are suddenly decreasing. Come on, we’ve been so supportive all the time, devs. Don’t do this to us now.”
Together with the Korek Charm, the nerfs to the also extremely useful grappling hook and changes to the chests in the sunken city are being discussed. The grappling hook, for example, now has a small cooldown and the chests can no longer be looted endlessly.
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Everything you need to know about the new survival game Dying Light 2 – with gameplay
What the developers are saying: On Discord, the developers are responding to player criticism. There, community manager Uncy says:
We hear you. You love the Korek Charm and want to keep using it. So we will be making some adjustments to the charm in the upcoming patches to make it more useful for players.
Interestingly, lead designer Tymon Smektala claims to have known nothing about the change. On Twitter, he says that the change was implemented without his knowledge.
He is now doing everything he can to have the nerf of the Korek Charm reverted or at least to make the item useful again. However, he also points out that the charm is not the “intended” way to repair, but rather an Easter egg.
The blueprint can be found in the same secret room as the completely absurd finger gun and other items:
Destiny 2 has announced maintenance for Thursday, March 10th. This also involves downtime on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. We will let you know when you cannot play today.
What you need to know today: Bungie announced via Twitter that server maintenance is once again scheduled. This is a moderately long maintenance that will not take much time.
So you know exactly when you can play today and what changes in the game, MeinMMO will update this article with fresh information.
Update 19:06: The update is here and is 268 MB on PS5. If you have downloaded the update, you can finally log in and start playing.
Bungie responded in a reddit thread and announced that they will address the issue with the Ascendant Alloys and will provide a good offer as compensation.
Maintenance on March 10th – All times and server downtime
These times are important today:
At 2:00 PM German time, maintenance will start on all platforms
From 3:45 PM, the servers will go offline. You will be kicked from all activities – the downtime begins
Around 6:00 PM, the servers are expected to go online again, with the daily reset. You can download the new hotfix then
By 7:00 PM, the maintenance is expected to be fully completed
It is important: Even if you have downloaded the update, you may experience connection issues until the maintenance is finished around 7:00 PM. You might have to expect queues upon login.
This is what the hotfix bringstoday: Bungie announced on Twitter that players will finally be able to change their Bungie name after downloading. This way, you can enter your desired name and get rid of the annoying numbers that have accompanied your nickname.
This is currently on Bungie’s hotfix list:
The “Reshape the Enigma” questline can get stuck for some players in the last step.
The “No Time for Explanations” time portal will continue to shoot at defeated enemies.
If you are experiencing any issues in the game, it is recommended to report them directly via the official Bungie Help Forum to bring attention to them.
What’s in the Patch Notes? The patch notes for today’s update will be released later. Traditionally, the information is published together or a little later after the update itself. As soon as we have them, we will link them here.
Bungie is currently actively collecting feedback on the latest expansion. Via Twitter, they regularly checked on the “well-being” of the Guardians. They hope players will express their wishes so the team can respond accordingly.
What do you think about finally being able to change your name? Have you been waiting for this or do you not care and haven’t noticed the numbers after your name? Let us know what you think!
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The Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 22 and its predecessors has faced criticism due to the packs. Recently in the Netherlands, a court ruling punishing the loot box practices has been overturned.
What ruling is it about? In 2020, the District Court of The Hague imposed a ruling against the packs in Ultimate Team. According to Dutch law, these must be classified as gambling, which would require a corresponding license that was not present in the case of FIFA 21.
At that time, a penalty of a total of 500,000 euros weekly was decided if the game was not appropriately adjusted – with a maximum penalty of 10 million euros.
EA announced at the time that it wanted to appeal. And now, nearly a year and a half later, the ruling has indeed been revised.
Court says: Gambling license now not necessary
This has now been decided: As officially announced by the “Raad van State”, the highest administrative court has now made a different decision than the District Court of The Hague.
The court decided that acquiring and opening the packs in FIFA is not a “standalone game”, but rather part of an overarching game that requires certain skills. The packs would rather add an element of chance to the whole.
Furthermore, from the court’s perspective, the majority of the packs would be earned through the game and are only conditionally tradable on a “black market”. Here, whole accounts are rather sold than individual packs or their contents.
The ruling stemmed from the FIFA 21 era
For these reasons, from the court’s perspective, the packs do not violate gambling laws and do not require a license. For this reason, the imposed penalty will also be lifted (via Raad van State).
What does EA say? EA stated to the portal Eurogamer that it is confirmed that FIFA or Ultimate Team cannot be classified as gambling under Dutch law: “At Electronic Arts, freedom of choice, fun, fairness, and value are our top priorities in game development. Our priority has always been to ensure that our players in the Netherlands and around the world have a positive experience” (via Eurogamer).
What is the problem with the packs? While it is indeed possible to obtain numerous packs through just playing FUT – something through Division Rivals rewards, the Weekend League, challenges, and SBCs – it is also possible to directly purchase them with real money.
However, you never know what to expect in the pack. It can always happen that you put money into a pack that contains players that are mostly useless and worthless. Top cards, meanwhile, are very, very rare. The exception is only the limited preview packs, which show you what’s inside before opening. FIFA 22 introduced this to be fairer.
The pack practice is continually criticized by players. Additionally, major YouTubers often open sheer masses of packs for thousands of euros to get great players.
These content creators may recoup that money through clicks – but “normal” players, who take this as an example, likely do not have that option.
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Dozens of partners are currently getting banned on Twitch. New reports of streamer bans are coming in by the second. MeinMMO is looking into what is currently happening at Twitch.
On the evening of March 10th around 6:20 PM German time, dozens of reports suddenly appeared at once. Almost all of the bans involve partners.
Currently, according to statistics, there are reportedly 219 bans. Our check found that these were always streamers from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Where does this wave of bans come from? There is currently no statement from Twitch or the streamers themselves regarding the ban wave. However, streamer and Twitch expert Zach Bussey mentions that this could relate to tax avoidance (via Twitter).
As TheGamer reported earlier, there were already complaints in February from streamers in the Middle East about missing payments. According to Bussey, many streamers have been using a service to circumvent 30% taxes, as their countries do not have a tax treaty with the USA.
Whether the bans are actually related to the missing payments is still only speculation. Twitch had previously restricted payments to Russian streamers. We also do not know how long the bans will actually last. Bussey suspects “temporary bans,” not permanent bans.
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The 5 biggest Twitch bans that caused a lot of commotion
Bans on Twitch – How did this happen?
This current wave of bans is one of the largest on Twitch. When bans occur, it usually affects individual streamers and often for more or less known reasons. Twitch does not comment on the bans, but in most cases, the streamers themselves know what is going on.
Streamer STPeach was banned for moving a box. She was actually in the middle of a fundraising stream, collecting $10,000 for children and families in need.
Bans on Twitch are always a hot topic. Many streamers have a large community that naturally wants to know what happened. There is often an outcry to “free” their favorite streamer.
However, the rules surrounding hot-tub streams and nudity are often a point of contention among viewers and streamers alike. Here, Twitch seems to often enforce the rules unevenly:
In the MMORPG EVE Online, a new Prospector pack was introduced on March 9. Players can buy it for 24.99 Euros. However, some see this pack as Pay2Win. The community is in an uproar, and a former member of the partner program addressed the developer CCP in an open letter.
What kind of package is this? For 24.99 Euros, players receive the following content:
30-day subscription
100 PLEX – The real money currency in EVE
A fully equipped Retriever
The Retriever is a mining ship that already comes fully equipped with skill books, modules, skill points, and ship insurance.
How is this Pay2Win? The Retriever is currently being criticized for two reasons. Firstly, beginners are given a ship right away that they would otherwise have to play for many hours to obtain. They lose touch with the costs and development systems in the game.
Secondly, the developers are indirectly interfering with the economy of EVE. The Retriever can be manufactured and sold by other players. However, if all newcomers already own such a ship, the resale value of the Retrievers will decrease.
There is currently a big discussion about this ship, the Retriever.
“The line is drawn at items that players create themselves”
What do players say on EVE’s reddit? In the currently largest threads on reddit, almost exclusively, the new shop item is being discussed. One is titled: “I hope none of you were building Retrievers” (via reddit).
Players are particularly disturbed by the interference in the economy. The protest against the ships is led by an active member of the CSM, the Council of Stellar Management, which consists of 10 players elected by the community to work closely with the developer CCP. They are supposed to analyze the situation in the game and the community to help the developers make the right decisions.
Deltaxi65 wrote on reddit:
I have always emphasized that the line on selling game objects is at those created by the players themselves. We tell them this over and over and over again.
The sale of upgraded ships, even to new players, is not right. Learning how to buy ships in the game, how to earn the money for the purchase, how to equip them, and so on, is a fundamental element of EVE, and if the game is dumbed down so much that players can circumvent this for $25, even if just once, it harms them in the long run.
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Deltaxi, known in the forum as Brisc Rubal, wrote an open letter that active and former members of the CSM participated in (via EVE Online Forum). In it, he writes, among other things:
“We cannot speak for all our colleagues, but we have not spoken to a single player who supports this sale, and we believe it is a serious misjudgment on the part of CCP management that the player base would accept such a sale. […].
We cannot in good faith tell any player that the line is reached here, as we have now experienced twice that CCP has willingly crossed a line that we were convinced was absolutely taboo. Players’ concerns that CCP will sell cruisers, battleships, aircraft carriers, dreads, and even supercarriers and Titan-equipped ships for real cash – concerns that some of us would have thought unfounded just yesterday – are now valid and should be addressed.
We urge you to listen to the players’ opinion and stop this sale immediately. Additionally, you should publicly affirm that monetization through the sale of customized ships […] is taboo for future monetization.
TL;DR – Please stop the sale and never do this again.
What do the developers say? So far, there has been no official statement from the developer CCP.
This action currently overshadows the good steps that CCP has initiated. They have announced a new patch with graphical revisions that has generally been well received by players (via EVE).
Additionally, the developers started the action “We stand together,” where players can donate their PLEX and CCP will double the donated value in real money.
If you need a break from fighting, you can peacefully gather ores, fish, or hunt in Lost Ark. We at MeinMMO explain to you how Life Skills work.
What are Life Skills? In Lost Ark, you can craft many items yourself, but you need materials for that. This is where Life Skills, or crafting skills, come into play. Ultimately, you can craft the new items on your island, which you can unlock only slightly later.
You will learn the following skills starting from level 24 through guide quests:
Logging: You fell trees with an axe. If a second person joins, the axe becomes a saw and the process goes much faster. Initially, you can only fell thinner trees; thicker ones require a higher skill level. Wood is essential for research and shipbuilding.
Mining: On some maps, you can find ores that you can mine with your pickaxe. Mining is important for research and shipbuilding.
Gathering: You gather herbs, flowers, and mushrooms. To collect mushrooms, you need gathering level 10. Important for crafting consumables and healing potions.
Fishing: Position yourself at a fishing spot, press B, and select the Pose Fishing skill from the Life Skills. When a fish bites, press the button again to reel in the catch. Fish are important for cooking.
Hunting: Switch to Life Skills and press the button for “Search” to mark your hunted target. Then press “Throw”. You can now obtain meat and fur from the animal. The meat is important for cooking.
Excavation: Activate the “Sonar” ability under Life Skills. You will automatically search for excavation points near you. With “Relic Search,” you will dig up an item. Important for ability stones and transfer materials.
Every time you perform one of the skills, you consume work energy, of which you have a maximum of 10,000 available. If you gather and mine diligently, you may need to wait until the work energy recharges. 4,320 points automatically regenerate each day. You do not need to be online for that.
For particularly diligent gatherers, you can buy potions in the shop that instantly replenish your work energy by a certain amount.
Gathered items do not go into your normal inventory but are stored separately so they do not take up space. With the resources, you can craft all sorts of items in your fortress. This resource storage is also account-wide. You also share the materials with all characters.
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Life Skills: The Basics
How do I get tools? You can buy the first tools from a merchant. He is probably right next to you when you accept the guide quest for crafting.
In total, tools are available in tiers 1 to 5. These are rarity levels represented by different colors in Lost Ark: Uncommon (Green), Rare (Blue), Epic (Purple), Legendary (Orange), and Relic (Red). From tier 2/Blue onward, you need to craft them yourself.
With each tier, the chance for rare materials increases while the loss of durability decreases. However, you will receive the first blue tools as a gift once you complete the guide quests for the respective profession.
How do I increase the skills? For practicing a craft, you automatically receive experience for the respective profession. For thicker trees, mushrooms, and rarer plants, you need a higher level in the skill to be able to collect them.
Additionally, the same effect applies as with better tools: The higher the tier, the higher your chance for rare materials. The tier applies account-wide, so you do not have to start from 0 with each of your characters.
Gathering flowers is worth it!
Why is crafting important?
What is worth crafting? Through crafting at your fortress, you can craft potions, which you otherwise have to buy with gold on the market. In Guardian Raids, in the Cube, and in the Tower, you can only use combat potions, not regular potions. You can easily craft these from gathered flowers at your fortress.
Wood is worth it to upgrade your fortress and craft ship materials there. You also need wood to craft the ship Astray.
Cooking is unlocked at fortress level 10. Then you can craft so-called feast dishes that buff you when used in combat. You consume them at your fortress, and the effect lasts for two hours. You can also grill your food. Grilled food can be taken into battle and used on-site.
Of course, you also need ingredients for cooking. You obtain these through fishing and hunting.
Additionally, by performing crafting activities, you occasionally receive World Tree Leaves or a ticket for the Platinum Field.
This is how Life Skills pay off
World Tree Leaves
When performing crafting activities, you will randomly receive so-called World Tree Leaves. You can exchange these with the NPC Chapman; you will receive a reward for every six leaves.
These rewards include a crafting skill XP potion, a title, the ability to transform into a rabbit (Yes, really! You can choose whether blue or pink!), and other rewards.
The Platinum Field
The Platinum Field is an area where you can find many ores, mushrooms, and plants. You have 15 minutes to collect as much as possible. During this time, you do not consume any work energy.
Additionally, the Platinum Field offers special resources. You need to collect these and bring them to the starting area. The problem is that you cannot fight while holding the items, and the area is full of monsters. If you manage to do this, you will unlock bonuses or restore all resources in the field.
Requirements for the Platinum Field are an item level of 250 and a ticket. You randomly receive tickets while performing Life Skills.
What do you think of the crafting skills in Lost Ark? Do you find them unnecessary, or are they a great addition to fighting? What skill level have you reached, and what tools do you use? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
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Only two hours since the new update for the MMORPG Lost Ark went live, but it is already causing so many errors that the servers are going offline again.
What happened with Lost Ark? Today, on March 10th, the first major content update for the western version of the MMORPG was released. This included not only a new story surrounding the character Kadan, but also the new Abyssal Raid Argos, in which you will participate as 8.
However, the update seemingly caused problems again in the Lost Ark client. There were matchmaking issues and bugs in the shop that apparently cannot be resolved in the live service.
Amazon takes down servers: To provide a solution for these problems, Amazon is now rebooting all servers of Lost Ark, as they announced on Twitter. They are expected to be offline for about an hour and will be shut down at 15:30 our time.
Update 4:30 PM: After the announced hour, the servers are still offline.
Update 4:35 PM: The servers are now online again, we wish you good loot!
We will keep you updated here when the servers come back and you can jump into the new patch again.
The community reacts annoyed: These problems are currently met with great incomprehension in the community. How a single patch can cause so much trouble is something many currently struggle to understand in the comment sections.
Furthermore, the calls for even more new skins are loud. And this despite Lost Ark just adding a whole series of new skins with today’s patch. The Omen Skins are very popular, but that seems to not be enough for some users.
What do you think about the update? Do you find the current server downtime annoying or understandable? Are you glad that Amazon reacted so quickly or would you have preferred to play the patch first before the servers go down again? Feel free to write it down for us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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