Destinywas released in 2014 and only a few weeks after the launch, players found a way to kill the then-raid boss Atheon with a cheap trick. For years, it became a hobby of the Guardians to outsmart the big alien bosses and kill them from safe spots. However, in the new raid of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, one boss is now turning the tables.
Spoiler Alert: The text contains a short video of the boss from the new raid in “Destiny 2: Witch Queen”.
How did players trick the bosses in Destiny? There is a long history of how players in Destiny exploit bugs in the game or use certain game mechanics to ruthlessly kill and showcase the “strongest raid bosses” of their time:
Poor Skolas appeared in the hype around the Gjallarhorn and was simply “gjallarhorned” away.
For other raid bosses, completely exaggerated synergy effects in the game were used to achieve huge damage numbers.
Even in the original Nightfall strikes in Destiny, Twitch streamers like Nexxoss exploited so-called “safe spots” to solo kill bosses while they couldn’t retaliate.
Because “exploit”, the use of game bugs, sounded somewhat negative and like “cheating”, it became common in Destiny to call something a “cheese”. It sounded much friendlier.
Over the years, cheesing became a national sport in Destiny. Besides the utterly silly play with a ball in the tower and posting “I already knew all of this” under guides on MeinMMO, Guardians loved nothing more in their free time than to cheese bosses.
What’s different now? The newest boss in Destiny 2 is relatively unusual: While previous bosses were mainly bulky, monstrous, and staring at weapons and could be easily outsmarted, the new boss is slim and delicate.
A clip has caused a lot of stir. A player in Destiny 2 wanted to cleverly hide from the raid boss “Ruhlk”: He picked a safe spot behind a pillar.
But this boss is not stupid. He obviously recognizes the trick and simply walks “outside the boundaries of the game world” past him and kicks the player into the eternal hunting grounds.
In this case, the boss “cheesed” the player instead of the other way around.
Players are certainly excited about the change: The new boss is something completely different and has already generated many memes in the community. Even the player who was outsmarted can’t stop laughing.
Speaking of “cheese”, one weapon is inextricably linked to it:
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online will receive Update 33 with the DLC Ascending Tide on March 15, 2022. This update will bring several combat changes to the game. MeinMMO author MiezeMelli is critical of the changes. You can find out why in this article.
The new DLC Ascending Tide (Update 33) will be available to play on PC/Mac and Stadia starting March 14, and on Xbox and PlayStation starting March 29.
With the next update, all abilities using the higher offensive resources, both Magicka and Spell Power, as well as Stamina and Weapon Power, will scale. You can learn more about the planned changes in our article about the combat changes in ESO Update 33 Ascending Tide.
The developers’ main argument for these changes is to support various playstyles. They hope this will provide players with more options in build choices.
However, I see it sadly moving in another direction, as the attributes of Magicka and Stamina seem to be losing significance more and more.
Hybridization of item sets reduces set diversity
Already with the Update 32 Deadlands, the developers began the hybridization of item sets. Here, they started to break the specialization of the attributes of Magicka and Stamina. Extensive changes were made to the sets.
The change is supposed to provide players with more freedom of choice. However, this alteration also diminishes the unique characteristics of many sets and makes individual sets almost identical. In that sense, the number of possibilities is not increased but simply generalized.
The developers want to ensure that each set becomes interesting for different playstyles, thus promoting diversity. But in my gameplay experience, I have unfortunately seen the opposite.
Moreover, the item sets are also an important part of ESO’s content. With this adjustment, content that has been added to the MMORPG over the years is essentially being taken out of the game. This does not align with my view of diversity or freedom.
Fighting in ESO is gradually being completely overhauled
With the Update 29 Flames of Ambition, ESO underwent a significant change: the revision of the Champion Point system. Since then, the lines between Magicka classes and Stamina classes have blurred more and more. With the new Champion Points, you play as a Magicka DD with daggers in the ESO meta, instead of a flame staff on the front bar.
This already felt odd for many endgame players and for me as well, since previously, daggers, or generally the two-weapon skill line, were used by Stamina DDs to deal physical damage. However, there has been a phase in the past where Magicka DDs played with two swords on the front bar.
Nevertheless, the dagger meta changes an important detail in combat, as a Magicka DD is forced into melee. This is not necessary with a destruction staff, as you can hit from a higher distance with light attacks.
With the upcoming update, all abilities and thereby their strength should scale simply with the highest offensive value, whether that is Magicka or Stamina.
This is how a developer explains this change of course:
This means that every ability that previously scaled exclusively with Spell Power and maximum Magicka will now dynamically scale with Weapon Power and maximum Stamina, and vice versa. Thus, we want to maintain the identity of many playstyles by strengthening ability costs as a limiting factor in terms of how regularly you can use your abilities. However, you should worry less about how powerful this ability is depending on which attribute path you have chosen.
I unfortunately have to disagree, because if the attributes of Magicka and Stamina no longer matter, then there will be no Stamina characters and Magicka characters. These identities are essentially halved.
The combat system loses interesting complexity
For me, the complex combat system and specialization with corresponding set and skill choices have always been very appealing. The merging of the different buffs for Magicka classes and Stamina classes will likely make it relatively simple to coordinate groups.
To me, ESO thus loses an interesting challenge for the player. I think it’s great when the challenging content challenges me as a player. Additionally, a group is also encouraged to truly engage with its members and their characters.
Besides the social aspect that brings a group closer together, I find it fantastic when a group is faced with a tricky task. Through joint considerations (I like to call it “theory crafting”), on how to set up the group and what tasks each individual takes on, a stronger cohesion is automatically generated.
Of course, this will not completely disappear with the upcoming change. However, it will also no longer be necessary to engage with the playstyle of one’s group members in the previous way. Ultimately, this is only beneficial in casual random groups.
But especially in such a family-oriented game with strong community cohesion, I find it regrettable that with this step, communication within a group becomes less relevant. After all, ESO is an MMORPG, and for me, it is all about playing together.
I also fear that this will not be the last step in this direction.
Changes once again primarily affect endgame
The developers argue that with the adjustment, they want to offer players more freedom in the selection of item sets and abilities. However, the problem with this idea is that, in principle, there has never been any restriction on the selection since release.
Restrictions only exist to some extent due to the prevailing ESO meta. And only in the endgame does this truly become relevant. Generally, you can choose a race, class, and skills independently of one another. For solo content, this is sufficient in any case.
The strength of abilities only becomes really relevant in group content. Even if you want to complete veteran dungeons with hard mode, you do not have to strictly adhere to the meta. Highly optimized characters or groups usually only exist in truly challenging end content.
By that, I mean the ESO raids or trials. And actually only when it comes to the most challenging raid achievements: the triples or trifectas. For these achievements, the raid group must complete a veteran raid with hard mode within a given time frame without a group member dying.
The restrictions due to the differing strength of abilities truly only affect a very small portion of the community. And this restriction on the selection of item sets and abilities will never be able to be lifted.
There will always be certain combinations that are stronger than others. And exactly this trial and optimization is a motivation to tackle the end content and compete with other players.
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The majority of the community is therefore not really affected by the differing strength of various playstyles. The solo content has often become far too easy for experienced players since the scaling with One Tamriel has been implemented with the open world.
Some players even forgo their Champion Points and armor while questing to make it a bit more challenging.
ESO is changing the combat system too massively
The combat system of ESO has always been a significant plus for many players and was decisive for some in choosing this MMORPG. For me personally, it has always been an important foundation in ESO.
The adjustments of the last year are increasingly leading to the abolition of the attributes of Magicka and Stamina and their associated characteristics. For me, ESO is changing exactly what I have loved about the MMORPG for years.
Particularly with the intention to no longer scale the strength of abilities with either of the two attributes, Magicka or Stamina, this already clearly shows the intention to gradually unify the two attributes.
Therefore, I fear that I might eventually stop enjoying the game if this development continues. Having passionately played ESO for such a long time, this is somewhat disheartening.
What are your thoughts on the hybridization and the planned combat changes? Have you been playing ESO for a long time, or did you just start and haven’t noticed the changes much? One feature that every type of player can look forward to is the upcoming card game in ESO.
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Elite Dangerous presented a committed 10-year plan at release. However, for console players on PlayStation and Xbox, the dream of the perfect space adventure ends – the developers explain that there will be no new content on consoles.
This is what it’s about:
At the end of 2014, Elite Dangerous launched and immediately planned for 10 years of operation
Players could experience many freedoms in the space simulation and were confident they would receive new content for years
However, for consoles, support is largely ending because the game has had significant problems since the last expansion
Elite Dangerous since Odyssey broken and divided
What’s going wrong with Elite Dangerous? The latest expansion Odyssey has brought several issues to the space adventure.
The paid expansion was full of bugs and many players thought at release that the addon came to market too early, in an unfinished state. That was in May 2021.
For consoles, it didn’t even make it – Odyssey was delayed by months and has not yet been released for PlayStation and Xbox.
Not only that: The developers decided at that time to separate the player bases. The previous addon Horizons became free and represented, after the Odyssey release, what could be considered the base version of the game.
However, Horizons and Odyssey players could not play with each other – not even on PC (via gamestar.de).
Since then, the developers have been working on two game codes: Elite Dangerous before and after the Odyssey release. However, the issues of the Odyssey expansion are still not fully under control.
How do the developers plan to improve things? Now there’s going to be a cut. In a statement, the CEO of Elite developer Frontier Developments, David Braben, explains what comes next (via elitedangerous.com).
He explains that they are currently working on two versions, which apparently hinders the development progress of the game.
They now want to fully concentrate on one version, the Odyssey version. The release of Odyssey on consoles has been completely cancelled in this context.
The CEO hints at how much he cares about the game and that the developers did not make the decision lightly. But there will be no new content for the Horizons version from now on.
The game is still operational on consoles in its current state, but only critical updates will be provided.
This is meant to give the developers enough space to continue the story of Elite Dangerous.
It is still unclear how things will proceed for Horizons players on PC. Because this version was also part of the “old code” and new content seems currently only planned for Odyssey buyers.
What will happen to the progress? Currently, there is no way for console players to transfer their entire save file with all their earned progress to PC.
However, a one-time transfer of assets can be requested. To do this, you must have purchased Elite Dangerous on both platforms and contact support:
PC players are generally pleased that the developers want to put a greater focus on one version. However, they are somewhat disappointed about the sudden action and sympathize with their console colleagues.
Among console players, frustration prevails. Many lament the hundreds or even thousands of hours they have invested and suggest that Elite Dangerous is out for them.
Here are a few comments:
@JohnLocke1979 on Twitter: “I feel very sorry for console players. But I’m glad there are companies that have the guts to admit that you can’t do both and want to focus on one thing.”
@Number_elEvan on Twitter: “Over 1000 hours on console, only to be told that we are clearly second-class and should not expect anything new from the game.”
@sel_dieu on Twitter: “This is a joke, right? And as compensation, there’s nothing? Not even the transfer to PC?”
However, the mood is rarely aggressive. Elite Dangerous has always been a very engaged project and has been running for many years. But at least for one version of the game, there is now hope again.
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The YouTuber and streamer Bellular critiques the WoW story. He considers the writers incompetent – and sees them as a danger to the Warcraft franchise.
The latest cinematic from World of Warcraft takes place after the battle against the Jailer. At least this chapter concerning this antagonist ends here, although there are still a few more story chapters and cinematics featuring other characters to come.
For many content creators, this is the right time to take stock of the Shadowlands and Blizzard’s storytelling of recent years. Bellular also assesses the situation – especially with the final cinematic of the Jailer.
Who is Bellular? Bellular has been following World of Warcraft (and other MMORPGs) for many years. He regularly presents analyses regarding the game’s story, but often also provides insights into the popularity of features and draws conclusions about player counts. In one of his latest videos, he examines the storytelling of Battle for Azeroth and the Shadowlands.
“Zovaal is a parasitic villain”
Bellular begins the video right away with the statement that Zovaal – the Jailer – is a parasitic villain. This means he only functions because he utilizes already existing story elements, and the lore of the past 20 years has been reframed in a new context so that it all makes sense that Zovaal is the evil mastermind behind most incidents in the Warcraft cosmos.
A lot of the lore here is actually really cool and could have worked really well, but it was told so terribly in the game that the reality of the storytelling has killed any chance that this lore might work.
In his view, Blizzard is not that bad at inventing stories – but the way it is told in the game is simply poor. Players find it hard to access, and to Bellular, it seems that the developers have such a huge construct in mind that they cannot articulate in appropriate story content in the game.
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One of Bellular’s biggest criticisms is the lack of “build-up” for the Jailer. He is insufficiently integrated into the story, and essentially there is simply too little interaction with him to either understand or truly fear him.
Especially bitter: Bellular has counted all voice lines of the Jailer and finds just 37 lines between Patch 9.0 and Patch 9.1. This means the Jailer has far less spoken text than, for example, other, much less important side characters that players meet in the Shadowlands.
Therefore, Bellular does not believe that Shadowlands should really consist of only 3 content units, even if Blizzard has been saying for a while that this was always the plan. Bellular sees it differently:
Between Patch 9.0 and Patch 9.1, Zovaal had roughly 37 lines of dialogue, most of which were very short. It is never the truth that this was what they planned from the start. Because if this is really ‘incredible drama in 3 acts’ as they planned, then they should not have jobs anymore. Because no one would deliver such poor work.
So I’m being mild here and saying: They lie when they claim that Shadowlands went exactly as planned. They just may not be allowed to tell the truth, because that’s how Blizzard operates.
Within the WoW community, many players believe that this “3-act story” from Blizzard is a flat-out lie. Many justify this with the fact that some storylines completely run into the sand and built-up characters suddenly play no role anymore – like Ve’nari. Many expected new storylines here, after Ve’nari played a relatively large role in Patch 9.0 and 9.1, but ultimately that did not come to pass.
The developers are slowly but surely killing Warcraft
Normally, Bellular strives for fairly neutral analyses, but in this video, a lot of his own opinion flows in – and a lot of emotion as well. One of his most striking sentences is:
This must have literally been written by donkeys with an IQ of 2, because [the story] doesn’t hold up against even the simplest tests. […]
I have never seen such lousy storytelling in all the years I have observed various media.
At the end, however, Bellular becomes serious again and explains how this style of storytelling harms the Warcraft universe and its fanbase in the long run. Because if the story continues to be told like this, Bellular believes it will damage and destroy the emotional connection of players to Warcraft in the long term:
All I know is that the end result is: They are killing Warcraft. They are not killing World of Warcraft – they are killing Warcraft. If I were Mike Ybarra, if I were any senior person at Activision, I would see this as an existential threat to the value that can be provided to shareholders.
Because this is cutting the emotional connections that people have with Warcraft. And these emotional connections can be monetized. These emotional connections brought them a subscription fee every month and additional microtransactions in the shop. The financial damage being done here is very real. […] This cannot go on like this.
Do you share Bellular’s opinion? Are you also so disappointed with the WoW story of recent years? Or do you see it completely differently and find the story’s progression good?
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In FIFA 22, there are player cards that are influenced by real-life matches. This can lead to better stats and great price increases. Or, conversely, a significant crash – as in the case of an expensive PSG card.
This card is about: In Ultimate Team, there are so-called “Road-to-the-Final” cards, whose stats can improve if the real team of the card progresses in the Champions League.
A card like this was also given to Paris center-back Presnel Kimpembe. He is already feared as a completely normal card in FUT, because he plays significantly better than his stats suggest. Accordingly, the special card was quite valuable, which also had a potential for upgrades if Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) progressed in the Champions League.
And it looked really good. The star-studded squad around Neymar and Messi won the first leg against Real Madrid 1-0 and also led 1-0 in the second leg.
The price of Kimpembe shot up: On PlayStation, the defender cost over 1.4 million coins at one point.
Kimpembe was really expensive
But then came Karim Benzema.
Benzema destroys PSG hopes and Kimpembe’s price
This is how the match went: Mbappé scored the opening goal in the 39th minute for PSG, making it look like Paris would progress. During halftime, some FIFA fans were already excited that their Kimpembe would thus become stronger.
However, between the 61st and 78th minute, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema turned the tide completely and scored three goals against PSG. As a result, PSG was eliminated early from the Champions League once again – despite stars like Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé.
This is how it affected FIFA: On the portal futbin, you can clearly see where the game turned upside down in Kimpembe’s price development: The card of the center-back makes a sudden break and promptly plummeted from 1.4 million to about 700,000 coins. Still a lot – but significantly less than before.
Those who bought Kimpembe before or even during the first half were left in a tough spot. Hundreds of thousands of coins – simply gone.
This was also commented on by the FIFA reddit community.
This is what the community says: In a post on reddit that received over 1,300 upvotes, players discuss the harsh crash. Such severe price swings are not necessarily common even on the strange transfer market in FIFA 22.
“I packed him and played a bit with him, but I didn’t like him. I thought I would hold onto him just to see if he rises in price due to the hype; my plan was to sell him just before kickoff,” user “LondonNoodles” states: “Then I watched the first 20 minutes with Mbappe’s goal and he rose to 1.5 million, and I thought: ‘Okay, even in the unlikely event they lose, he will still be over 1 million, so it’s worth the risk.’ I watched a movie with my girlfriend, then I checked futbin on my phone and saw him at 700k…” (via reddit).
“I pulled him from packs and sold him for 1.25 million. I watched the game, and after Real Madrid’s equalizer, I was glad I sold him,” it went better for “demwatermelons” (via reddit).
“F… Never count on PSG to win anything. FIFA players can only see green links that do not exist in real matches. Actually, all players at PSG should have red links, to be precise.” comments user “MasterofDisaster_BG” (via reddit) about the possibly not so fitting chemistry of the real PSG team.
By the way, the situation was different for players who had Gareth Bale as a RTTF card. Before the match, he was worth about 240,000 coins and now costs 390,000.
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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Twitch ban causes great losses, but it goes on
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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“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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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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