Guild Wars 2: All 54 Legendary Weapons and How to Obtain Them

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 11 minutes

The legendary weapons (Legendarys) in Guild Wars 2 are the strongest and most interesting weapons in the game. In this guide, we at MeinMMO reveal how you can obtain all three generations of Legendarys.

What are legendary weapons? The legendary weapons have the best stats in the game, along with the ascended weapons. However, they have two additional special features:

  • On one hand, each weapon has a unique skin with its own footprints
  • On the other hand, you can change the stats and sigils on the weapon at any time according to your wishes

How do you obtain legendary weapons? This varies greatly. Each weapon type has a legendary weapon in the base game for which you can either level crafting or pay a lot of gold in the trading post. The greatsword got a total of 4 skins.

Additionally, each legendary weapon has a skin tied to a special achievement that was introduced with the Heart of Thorns expansion.

In this guide, we present both options for obtaining legendary weapons, including those from the latest expansion End of Dragons.

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The 21 legendary weapons of the first generation – The Base Game

Which legendary weapons are there in Generation 1? In the first generation, there are these 21 Legendarys:

  • Lightning – Sword
  • The Predator – Rifle
  • The Beer Council – Mace
  • The Bifröst – Staff
  • The Minnesinger – Focus
  • The Moloch – Hammer
  • The Dreamer – Shortbow
  • The Flame Seeker’s Prophecy – Focus
  • Darkness – Greatsword
  • Sunrise – Greatsword
  • Infinity – Greatsword (Created from Darkness + Sunrise)
  • Forestfang – Axe
  • Howler – Warhorn
  • Kamohoali’i Kotaki – Spear
  • Blaster – Pistol
  • Kraitkin – Trident
  • Kudzu – Longbow
  • Meteorlogikus – Scepter
  • Rage – Harpoon Gun
  • Rodgort – Torch
  • Incinerator – Dagger

You can either craft these or buy them directly for gold from the trading post.

This is always the same in crafting the legendary weapons of Generation 1

In principle, you need the following four items for each legendary weapon:

  • The Precursor – a specific named exotic weapon
  • A gift of the weapon, whose materials always depend on the profession of the weapon (more on this with each weapon).
    • The corresponding professions of the weapons at level 400 (e.g. Hunter and Leatherworker for the bow)
  • The Gift of Mastery
  • The Gift of Destiny

You place these four items in the Mystic Forge, which you can find in Lion’s Arch, for example. After that, you will receive the legendary weapon there.

How do I get the Precursor? You can get the Precursor from random drops from enemies, by combining 4 rare or exotic weapons in the Mystic Forge (purely by chance) and in the trading post for gold.

Since Heart of Thorns, there is also a special achievement through which you can obtain each Precursor once. However, often crafting it at the end of the achievement is more expensive than buying it directly from the trading post. So, the quests are only worthwhile for people who really want it and enjoy chasing achievements.

What is the Gift of Mastery and how do I get it? You craft the Gift of Mastery in the Mystic Forge by combining the following four items:

  • 250 Obsidian Shards. You can get them at the following places:
    • For 2,100 Karma at Taktikerin Todesschreiter at the Balthazar Temple (the temple must be conquered)
    • From traders of Living World Season 3 or 4 for the currencies Unleashed Magic or Fleeting Magic
    • From bandit chests in the Silverwastes
    • In the guild hall for guild commendations
    • For 15 fractal relics and 24 silver in the Fractal lobby
  • 1 Bloodstone Shard
    • You get it for 200 Spirit Shards from Miyani, the NPC at the Mystic Forge
  • 1 Gift of Exploration
    • Explore the entire old world of Tyria (base game) once
  • 1x Gift of Battle
    • Through the corresponding reward path in WvW.
GW2 Reward Path Gift of Battle
The Gift of Battle can be obtained through the corresponding reward path in WvW.

What is the Gift of Destiny and how do I get it? You craft the Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge by merging the following 4 items:

  • 250 Ectoplasmic Balls
  • 77 Mystic Clover
  • 1 Gift of Power, consisting of:
    • 250 Terrible Fang
    • 250 Armored Scales
    • 250 Ancient Bones
    • 250 Terrible Claws
  • Gift of Magic, consisting of:
    • 250 Vials of Powerful Blood
    • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
    • 250 Elaborate Totems
    • 250 Powerful Poison Bags

The most annoying part about this gift is the 77 Mystic Clover. You need a lot of money and luck. This is because the clover is bound to you and cannot be traded. You can only obtain it in large quantities through the Mystic Forge by placing the following 4 items in it:

  • 1x Obsidian Shard
  • 1x Mystic Coin
  • 1x Ectoplasmic Ball
  • 6x Stone of Wisdom, which you can buy for spirit shards from Miyani at the Mystic Forge

However, you always have only a 33% chance for Clover. In the other 67% of cases, you usually just get materials back. Among other things, you also get the 250 T6 materials that you need anyway. So make sure to get the Clover first.

The 250 T6 materials in the form of Blood, Bones, etc. can be obtained most easily through Laurel or alternatively in the trading post. The Ectoplasmic Balls are also quite cheap in the trading post or alternatively for recycling yellow and exotic gear.

The Icy Rune Stones: For each legendary weapon, there is a special gift that you need to craft. But this gift always includes 100 Icy Rune Stones. You can obtain the Rune Stones in the area of Icecliff Summit, north of Hoelbrak. They cost 1 gold per piece.

Guild Wars 2 Icy Rune Stones
You can get the Icy Rune Stones from this merchant.

Lightning – Sword

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Shock Strike, Gift of Lightning, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Shock Strike
  • Gift of Lightning
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Air
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Gift of Lightning Strike
      • Craftsman at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 100 Charged Magnet Stones
      • 250 Gazeballs
      • 1 Gift of Ascalon
        • 500 Tears of Ascalon (Dungeon Tokens from the Catacombs of Ascalon)

The Predator – Rifle

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Hunter, Gift of the Predator, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Hunter
  • Gift of the Predator
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Ferocity
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks
    • Gift of Darkness
      • Leatherworker at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Orrian Truffles
      • 100 Onyx Magnet Stones
      • 1 Gift of Knowledge
        • 500 Knowledge Crystals (Dungeon Tokens from the Eternal Forge)

The Beer Council – Mace

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Energizer, Gift of the Beer Council, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Energizer
  • Gift of the Beer Council
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Energy
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Gift of Entertainment
      • Armorsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 5 Boxes Full of Fun
      • 250 Gazeballs
      • 1 Gift of Noblemen
        • 500 Beetletuns Seal (Dungeon Tokens from Caudecus Manor)

The Bifröst – Staff

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Legend, Gift of the Bifröst, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Legend
  • Gift of the Bifröst
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Obliteration
    • Gift of Energy
      • Crafter at 400
      • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
      • 250 Piles of Glowing Dust
      • 250 Piles of Radiant Dust
      • 250 Piles of Shining Dust
    • Gift of Color
      • Chef at 400
      • 100 Unidentified Colors
      • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
      • 100 Opal Orbs
      • 1 Gift of Zhaitan
        • 500 Shards of Zhaitan (Dungeon Tokens from the Ruins of Arah)

The Minnesinger – Focus

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Bard, Gift of the Minnesinger, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Bard
  • Gift of the Minnesinger
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Energy
    • Gift of Energy
      • Crafter at 400
      • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
      • 250 Piles of Glowing Dust
      • 250 Piles of Radiant Dust
      • 250 Piles of Shining Dust
    • Gift of Music
      • Jeweler 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Gazeballs
      • 100 Opal Orbs
      • 1 Gift of Noblemen
        • 500 Beetletuns Seal (Dungeon Tokens from Caudecus Manor)

The Moloch – Hammer

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Colossus, Gift of the Moloch, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Colossus
  • Gift of the Moloch
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Benevolence
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Potion with Mercury
      • Jeweler at 400
      • 250 Gold Doubloons
      • 150 Melted Magnet Stones
      • 250 Steel Bars
      • 1 Gift of the Smith
        • 500 Manifests of the Mysterium (Dungeon Tokens from Embrace of Sorrow)

The Dreamer – Shortbow

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Lover, Gift of the Dreamer, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Lover
  • Gift of the Dreamer
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Purity
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks

The Flame Seeker’s Prophecy – Focus

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items The Chosen, Gift of the Flame Seeker’s Prophecy, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor The Chosen
  • Gift of the Flame Seeker’s Prophecy
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Battle
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars

Darkness – Greatsword

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Twilight, Gift of Darkness, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Twilight
  • Gift of Darkness
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Blood
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Gift of Darkness
      • Armorsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 dried hardened leather patches
      • 100 Onyx magnet stones
      • 1 Gift of Ascalon
        • 500 Tears of Ascalon (Dungeon Tokens from Ascalon)

Forestfang – Axe

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Fang of Icefang, Gift of Forestfang, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Fang of Icefang
  • Gift of Forestfang
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Ice
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks
    • Vial with Liquid Flame
      • Chef at 400
      • 250 Ghost Chili
      • 100 Melted Magnet Stone
      • 100 Destroyer Magnet Stone
      • 1 Gift of Baelfire
        • 500 Flame Legion Charr carvings (Dungeon Tokens from the Flame Citadel)

Howler – Warhorn

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Carcharias, Gift of Howler, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Carcharias
  • Gift of Kamohoali’i Kotaki
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Precision
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks
    • Wolf Statue
      • Chef at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Terrible Fangs
      • 250 Dried Hardened Leather Patches
      • 1 Gift of Thorns
        • 500 Deadly Blooms (Dungeon Tokens from the Twilight Garden)

Kamohoali’i Kotaki – Spear

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Howl, Gift of Howler, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Howl
  • Gift of Howler
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Torment
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Wolf Statue
      • Jeweler at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Bloodstone Shards
      • 250 Dried Hardened Leather Patches
      • 1 Gift of Antagonism
        • 500 Shards of Zhaitan (Dungeon Tokens from Ruins of Arah)

Blaster – Pistol

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Chaos Pistol, Gift of Blaster, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Chaos Pistol
  • Gift of Blaster
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Obliteration
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks
    • Gift of Entertainment
      • Armorsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 5 Boxes Full of Fun
      • 250 Gazeballs
      • 1 Gift of Noblemen
        • 500 Beetletuns Seal (Caudecus Manor)

Kraitkin – Trident

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Poison, Gift of Kraitkin, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Poison
  • Gift of Kraitkin
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Poison
    • Gift of Energy
      • Crafter at 400
      • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
      • 250 Piles of Glowing Dust
      • 250 Piles of Radiant Dust
      • 250 Piles of Shining Dust
    • Aalstatue
      • Jeweler at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Armored Scales
      • 250 Dried Hardened Leather Patches
      • 1 Gift of the Smith
        • 500 Manifests of the Mysterium (Dungeon Tokens from Embrace of Sorrow)

Kudzu – Longbow

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Leaf of Kudzu, Gift of Kudzu, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Leaf of Kudzu
  • Gift of Kudzu
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Agility
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks
    • Gift of Nature
      • Leatherworker at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Omnomberry
      • 250 Dried Hardened Leather Patches
      • 1 Gift of Thorns
        • 500 Deadly Blooms (Dungeon Tokens from the Twilight Garden)

Meteorlogikus – Scepter

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Storm, Gift of Meteorlogikus, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Storm
  • Gift of Meteorlogikus
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Air
    • Gift of Energy
      • Crafter at 400
      • 250 Piles of Crystalline Dust
      • 250 Piles of Glowing Dust
      • 250 Piles of Radiant Dust
      • 250 Piles of Shining Dust
    • Gift of Weather
      • Armorsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Hardened Leather Pieces
      • 100 Charged Magnet Stone
      • 1 Gift of Knowledge
        • 500 Knowledge Crystals (Eternal Forge)

Rage – Harpoon Gun

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Rage, Gift of Rage, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Rage
  • Gift of Rage
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Strength
    • Gift of Wood
      • Hunter at 400
      • 250 Ancient Wood Planks
      • 250 Old Wood Planks
      • 250 Hard Wood Planks
      • 250 Deposited Wood Planks

Rodgort – Torch

These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Rodgort’s Flame, Gift of Rodgort, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

  • Precursor Rodgort’s Flame
  • Gift of Rodgort
    • 100 Icy Rune Stones
    • Superior Sigil of Strength
    • Gift of Metal
      • Weaponsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 Mithril Bars
      • 250 Darksteel Bars
      • 250 Platinum Bars
    • Gift of Light
      • Armorsmith at 400
      • 250 Orichalcum Bars
      • 250 dried hardened leather patches
      • 100 Charged Magnet Stones
      • 1 Gift of Ascalon
        • 500 Tears of Ascalon (Dungeon Tokens from Ascalon)

    Sunrise – Greatsword

    These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Dawn, Gift of Sunrise, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

    • Precursor Dawn
    • Gift of Sunrise
      • 100 Icy Rune Stones
      • Superior Sigil of Strength
      • Gift of Metal
        • Weaponsmith at 400
        • 250 Orichalcum Bars
        • 250 Mithril Bars
        • 250 Darksteel Bars
        • 250 Platinum Bars
      • Gift of Light
        • Armorsmith at 400
        • 250 Orichalcum Bars
        • 250 dried hardened leather patches
        • 100 Charged Magnet Stones
        • 1 Gift of Ascalon
          • 500 Tears of Ascalon (Dungeon Tokens from Ascalon)

    Incinerator – Dagger

    These materials are required: You need to combine the 4 items Spark, Gift of Incinerator, Gift of Mastery, and Gift of Destiny in the Mystic Forge.

    • Precursor Spark
    • Gift of Incinerator
      • 100 Icy Rune Stones
      • Superior Sigil of Fire
      • Gift of Metal
        • Weaponsmith at 400
        • 250 Orichalcum Bars
        • 250 Mithril Bars
        • 250 Darksteel Bars
        • 250 Platinum Bars
      • Vial with Liquid Flame
        • Chef at 400
        • 250 Ghost Chili
        • 100 Melted Magnet Stones
        • 100 Destroyer Magnet Stones
        • 1 Gift of Baelfire
          • 500 Flame Legion Charr carvings (Dungeon Tokens from the Flame Citadel)

    Exception: Infinity – Greatsword, created from Darkness and Sunrise

    These materials are required: Infinity is an exception among the legendary weapons. For it, you forge the two greatswords Darkness and Sunrise together. You will need the following items:

    • Darkness
    • Sunrise
    • 5 Piles of Crystalline Dust
    • 10 Stones of Wisdom

    You combine the four items in the Mystic Forge to then obtain Infinity.

    The second page continues with the weapons from Heart of Thorns.

    For more general guides to Guild Wars 2, you can find them here: Guild Wars 2: All Guides, Beginner Tips, and Builds in Overview.

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Dead by Daylight: Mean pig killer goes “afk”, takes everyone out

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A killer in Dead by Daylight can kill everyone if he simply stops playing. The survivors had no chance of winning.

Dead by Daylight is at its core an exciting horror game, but occasionally matches take such absurd turns that you can’t help but shake your head with a grin. This recently happened in a game where all 4 survivors died simultaneously – without the killer moving. The players had no chance against the Pig.

What happened? In the Dead by Daylight subreddit, player NaNiBy posted a short clip showing the infamous end for him and his teammates. They are up against Amanda Young from the SAW series – better known as the “Pig”. All 4 survivors have an inverted bear trap on their heads and the timer is ominously close to running out. Yet, no one is able to remove their bear trap – because the Pig has positioned itself right in front of the saving box and is waiting there so that no one can search the box, as if it were afk.

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The cruel end: All 4 survivors die simultaneously from the bear traps – something that is extremely rare.

How does this work? The inverted bear trap from the killer “Pig” has several components. Its primary purpose is to slow down the game and prevent survivors from working on generators – death from this trap is supposed to happen only rarely. When placed on the head, the trap does nothing at first. Only when the next generator is completely repaired does the trap activate and a timer begins to run.

The survivors must now search multiple boxes, as only one of them contains the key that allows them to remove the trap.

The survivors do not know, however, which box contains their key – as this is determined randomly each time. The killer does not know this either. So if the killer wants to employ such a “tactic,” he simply has to guess and choose a box.

What is the likelihood of this happening? Quite low. The probability that the key for all survivors is in the same box is already low. But the chance that not only all keys are in the same box, but that the killer also guesses correctly and blocks the exact right box, is even smaller – it is about 0.39%.

In addition, the killer must also use a very rare addon for this strategy so that all survivors start with a bear trap on their heads.

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Community reacts enthusiastically: This clip is well received in the DbD community. More than 8,700 upvotes in less than 24 hours is quite rare in this subreddit. The comments are mostly amused.

As solin88 writes:

“That’s remarkably ‘in character’ for Amanda. No game, just victims.”

The player whiplash308 comments amusingly:

“Damn, a skill problem with you four, you were clearly outplayed by the killer. /s”

Have you also had such an encounter with a Pig in Dead by Daylight? Or are you glad to have been spared from such strategies so far?

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New Action MMORPG released in 2021 on Steam – Has lost more than 97% of its players

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

The MMORPG Elyon will be released on October 20 on Steam and has been seen as the successor to TERA . After all, the same development studio worked on it. However, while over 15,000 players logged in simultaneously at launch, today it barely reaches the mark of 400 – and thus fewer than TERA itself. Moreover, there is now bad news beyond the player counts.

What kind of game is this? Elyon is a Free2Play MMORPG that immerses you in a steampunk world. Here, you can choose from now 7 different classes to complete quests and explore the world.

However, despite the good combat system and some fresh ideas with the skills, Elyon could not establish itself. Following the news of the past weeks and the current player numbers, it seems likely that the MMORPG could be shut down in 2022.

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Elyon struggles with criticism and weak player counts

How was the launch of Elyon? Even before the release, there was criticism of the MMORPG. On one hand, the shop offered some strong bonuses, including XP scrolls, attribute boxes, and two buffs that provide bonuses like higher drop rates.

On the other hand, the MMORPG felt soulless. We at MeinMMO also criticized this in our preview report:

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At launch, the MMORPG recorded “only” 15,500 simultaneous players, placing it far behind New World, which had just been released a few weeks earlier. That game hit over 900,000 simultaneous players on Steam at its peak.

The reviews were also more negative. Only 48% of reviews on Steam were positive at release.

Where does Elyon stand today? Elyon has received several updates in recent months, including the new class Archer (via YouTube), a Battle Pass, and new events for the Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day.

However, the changes did not bring about a turnaround. In the last 24 hours, only 428 players were online at peak times. That is only about 2.6% of the players who were there at launch. The developers are already responding by merging the two European servers into one.

Elyon Player Numbers March 2022
The player numbers of Elyon from release to today. In January, there was a brief spike when the new class Archer was released (via SteamDB).

Moreover, they have now communicated that support for the Spanish language will be disabled. This applies to both news on the website and translations in-game (via Elyon). However, support for German, French, and English will be maintained for now.

Elyon could die as early as 2022

What does the future of the game look like? Elyon has been running a bit longer in Korea, but it has not achieved great success there either. Already four months after release, the MMORPG fell out of the top 50 of the online gaming charts and merged all servers into one in July 2021.

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Meanwhile, TERA, an MMORPG from the same developer, has more players on Steam (via SteamDB). However, TERA was released 11 years ago and has its own clients for the EU and NA versions. Thus, the total player count of TERA is likely significantly higher than that of Elyon.

We expected Elyon to face problems upon release. It is no coincidence that the game made it to the list of MMOs that we expect to die in 2022:

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Pokémon GO shows image with new Pokémon from Gen 7 – Are they coming soon?

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For a few days now, you can find new monsters from the seventh generation in the Alola season of Pokémon GO. Niantic shared an image featuring additional Pokémon that are not yet released. Players believe that these creatures are coming next.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO right now?

  • On March 1, 2022, Niantic began with the release of new Pokémon from the Alola region (Generation 7)
  • As we’ve seen with the releases of other generations, not all new Pokémon come to the game at once, but are released gradually.
  • On March 2, the Pokémon GO team shared an image featuring unreleased Pokémon. The community believes these are next on the release schedule.

We show you here the Pokémon in question.

Release of Gen 7 – What’s Coming Next?

This is what Niantic says: In a tweet, the Pokémon GO team writes: “Alola, Trainers. More Pokémon, found for the first time in the Alola region, are now appearing in the world of Pokémon GO. We can only guess what types of Pokémon will appear in the Alola season and beyond!”

They also shared the following graphic:

Pokémon GO Alola Unreleased Tweet
Can you recognize the new Pokémon from the Alola region?

What can be recognized? The graphic shows many Pokémon from the Alola region, including the shadows of two Trainers. Among them are Alola Pokémon like Exeggutor, which can already be caught in Pokémon GO. But also unreleased Pokémon like Crabrawler can be seen in the image.

You can see:

  • Rowlet (Already released)
  • Litten (Already released)
  • Kahili (Already released)
  • Scorbunny (Already released)
  • Alolan Exeggutor (Already released)
  • Minior (Already released)
  • Curelei (Already released)
  • Sandyghast (Unreleased)
  • Shiny Fish (Unreleased)
  • Crabrawler (Unreleased)
  • Lusardin (Unreleased)
  • Gufa (Unreleased)
  • Solgaleo (Unreleased)
  • Lunala (Unreleased)

On reddit and Twitter, Trainers speculate about an imminent release of some of these Pokémon. Reddit user 2kNoob11 suspects that Shiny Fish might appear in the announced Color Festival in the game: “Shiny Fish is very colorful.”

The Color Festival starts on March 15 in Pokémon GO. In our overview of all March events, you can find out what else is happening in the coming weeks.

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Do you have any favorites from the seventh generation that you want to see soon in Pokémon GO? Niantic has already announced that we will likely find more new Pokémon during the Alola season. With the upcoming events, there are many opportunities to release exciting Pokémon.

5 already released monsters from Gen. 7 that you should catch now

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An absolutely ridiculous weapon in Elden Ring slices your enemies as if they were pizza

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Sometimes it is not enough to just kill your opponents. You also have to look good while doing it. In Elden Ring, you do this best with a pizza cutter. Well, probably more like a hellish pizza cutter, but the shape is unmistakable.

What kind of weapon is this? Ghiza’s Wheel is a colossal weapon in Elden Ring that scales with strength and dexterity. The weapon is shaped like a pizza cutter: you hold it by the long shaft and at the top is a blade with teeth – similar to Whirligig Saw from Bloodborne.

The blade at the top can be made to spin with the right attacks, making it a kind of circular saw – or rather a pizza cutter. It may look a bit silly, but it’s extremely useful.

To wield it, you need 28 strength and 18 dexterity, which is why the rag is especially suitable for strength builds. Despite its rather poor scaling (D each), Ghiza’s Wheel is still worth it because of its special effect.

How strong is Ghiza’s Wheel? The weapon’s attacks already deal significant damage. However, if you activate the saw function, you can build up a bleed on the opponent that grows almost endlessly.

This ability makes Ghiza’s Wheel especially useful against large enemies like dragons, which you would otherwise have to chew through for a long time. The wheel can’t kill bosses in 2 hits, but it can take out annoying enemies quite easily.

If you want to use the pizza cutter but have chosen the wrong attributes, you can simply redistribute them. In the guide, we explain to you how to find Larval Tears and redistribute attribute points.

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How to Obtain Ghiza’s Wheel

To get the weapon, you basically just need to get to Volcano Manor. The path there is, however, strenuous and demands a lot from you. If you are not kidnapped, you will receive an invitation as follows:

  • talk to an NPC east of the fire at Scenic Isle in Liurnia of the Lake
  • accept the quest and go to the bandit at Broilpawn Shack, just northwest
  • either buy the amulet from the bandit or kill him – for that, you will also receive additional, unique weapons
  • bring back the amulet and you will receive an invitation, but you first have to “prove” yourself
  • get the first half of the Dectus Medallion at Fort Haight in the east of Limgrave
  • the second half is located at Fort Faroth far to the east of Caelid
  • there are extremely strong enemies here – if you’re having trouble, get help or use magic
  • bring the complete medallion to the Grand Lift of Dectus far to the north of Liurnia
  • talk behind the door with the NPC who gave you the quest earlier and who is waiting for you there

You will then be teleported to the manor, where you simply have to follow the stairs up to the dining hall. There you will find a corpse. Loot it, and you will be attacked by a phantom: Inquisitor Ghiza. Kill him, and you will receive his wheel as a reward.

The YouTuber RageGamingVideos shows you in a video how the whole procedure works and how the weapon plays:

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With Ghiza’s Wheel, you now have a powerful weapon in hand that has already helped many players with particularly annoying bosses. Plus, the pizza cutter looks amusing and can certainly cause confusion in PvP – even if it may not be suitable for particularly sneaky tactics:

A villain takes out 3 players alone in Elden Ring, deceiving them sneakily

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MontanaBlack shows how much he has to pay to the tax office as a rich Twitch streamer

Sayumi (Lena) Sayumi (Lena) Reading time 2 minutes

Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris is one of the most successful German streamers on Twitch. According to this, he has a correspondingly high monthly income and has stated himself that he earns more money than he could wish for. The streamer has now shown how much money he had to pay to the tax office.

MontanaBlack and his history:

  • The streamer is one of the most watched in Germany: Over 33,000 viewers on average follow his streams. Additionally, he was among the most-subscribed Twitch streamers in Germany with 44,177 subscribers at one point. Currently, he has 13,743 subs (as of 04.03.22 / 9:45 AM).
  • MontanaBlack earns additional income through 4 YouTube channels that post highlights from his streams.
  • A past hacker attack on Twitch revealed how much the biggest streamers actually earn. Among them was also MontanaBlack, who made over $2.39 million in a period of about 2 years. External donations were not included in this calculation.
  • Now the Twitch streamer shared on Twitter how much money he had to fork over to the tax office: A proud 968,890.51 euros. He only wrote “Ouch” about it.
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Fans recommend him to leave the country

What do his fans say about it? Under MontanaBlack’s Twitter post, various responses accumulated. From jokes to accusations against the 34-year-old:

  • TheViice can’t believe it: “What kind of ouch? That’s such a luxury problem. You should be more grateful that you can earn so much money instead of wanting more and more.”
  • Elias doesn’t understand: “I don’t get how one would rather forgo this money than unregister from this country and live somewhere else. Pure comfort zone to stay here.”
  • Geko jokes: “Brother, I don’t even know how to pronounce the number.”
  • Alex undercover accuses him: “Says a lot about a person’s character when he complains about taxes, but earns so much only because the state has paid for several detoxifications and withdrawals for him. All of this during times of Corona and threats of a nuclear war … the bubble is real.”

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However, the fans are not the first to come up with the idea that the streamer would have more benefits living in another country.

MontanaBlack himself has already thought about moving to Malta in the past to escape the high taxes and the gambling ban on Twitch.

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Streamer collects donations – Banned by Twitch for moving a box

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The Twitch streamer Lisa “STPeach” Vannatta (28) raised donations for a good cause. During the stream, she was frequently pointed out by her viewers about a box that was prominently in the picture. The shifting of this box earned her a ban from Twitch.

Who is the streamer?

  • STPeach, also known as Lisa Peachy, has recently been streaming mainly in the Just Chatting category. When she plays, she chooses games like Dark Souls or League of Legends.
  • The streamer has an average of 1,000 viewers during her broadcasts and has over 1 million followers on Twitch.
  • Additionally, she operates an Instagram account with 1.8 million followers and a TikTok account with 707,600 followers and 6.9 million likes. She also has a YouTube channel, where she uploads VLOGs very infrequently.
  • Recently, STPeach raised over $10,000 in a livestream for children and families in need, which, however, led to her ban.
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Twitch streamer STPeach moves box and violates guidelines

Why was the streamer banned? In the donation stream, STPeach wore a rather revealing outfit, which suggested what it might look like from behind.

In her stream, there was a blue, eye-catching box that viewers repeatedly referenced. Whether this happened intentionally, as they wanted a view of the entire outfit from all angles, is unclear.

However, at some point, STPeach stood up and pushed the box out of the frame (via Livestreamfails.com). “Okay, I’m just going to move the box since everyone is talking about it,” she said, while being seen from behind and revealing her entire backside.

By doing exactly that, the streamer violated Twitch’s guidelines, which do not allow overly revealing outfits. She earned herself a ban.

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This is how STPeach reacted to the ban: “Banned from Twitch. Next time I will make sure to bring a hot tub. At least the kids get their $10,000,” she tweeted.

With this, she is referencing the hot tub category on Twitch, where streamers regularly present themselves in revealing outfits, in bikinis. Previously, female streamers have complained about Twitch’s double standards.

How long STPeach was banned from Twitch is unknown, but it was not a permanent ban. It could only be a matter of a few hours or days before the streamer can go live again.

Update from March 4: STPeach was unbanned after one day and can continue her Twitch streams as usual.

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WoW Classic: First indications of “Wrath of the Lich King” discovered

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The probably best WoW-addon of all time is coming back – if some fans have their say. “Wrath of the Lich King Class” has surfaced first hints.

World of Warcraft being launched again as a “Classic” variant was the big dream of many players, and Blizzard has fulfilled numerous wishes with it. Shortly after, when “Burning Crusade Classic” was also launched, even more fans were happy. The next step on this path seems to be obvious: the expansion Wrath of the Lich King.

First hints in the game data now make it clear: The expansion is probably coming.

What was discovered? In the latest PTR for “Burning Crusade Classic,” some game data was mined by data miners at wowhead . This data has a suspicious name, as each has the addition “Wrath” – the common abbreviation for the expansion “Wrath of the Lich King.” At wowhead, it is assumed that these are merely the data for the menu buttons that were displayed in blue in WotLK.

Arthas in new splendor – once again in “WotLK Classic”?

How likely is that? Very. Many players consider Wrath of the Lich King to be the best of the “old” expansions. This is not only due to the solid class design but also to the great story, the new class “Death Knight,” and a reunion with the archvillain Arthas. When Wrath of the Lich King was released, World of Warcraft was at the peak of its success – at least in terms of player numbers. A staggering 12 million players were gaming World of Warcraft back then.

More about World of Warcraft and WoW Classic can be found here:

However, with WotLK also began many things that were later viewed negatively by the community. For example, the Group Finder was introduced, which heralded the “social demise” for many players and gradually made guild structures less important.

How many expansions WoW will still bring as a “Classic” variant remains to be seen. At least the Lich King fans are likely to be pleased – even if many did not enjoy that with the new cinematic in Retail, as Arthas meets his end once again:

New cinematic “End of a King” shows what happens to Arthas and Anduin

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German streamers and rappers use Twitch to raise “more than 100,000 €” against war

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The German Twitch streamer Jens “Knossi” Knossala teamed up with the rappers Capital Bra, Kontra K, and Kalazh44. In the spontaneous live broadcast, the 4 stars promoted a donation page where money is raised for emergency aid in Ukraine. Knossi himself says: over 100,000 euros were raised.

That was the stream:

  • On March 1st, Capital Bra started a donation stream on Twitch. He was joined by his rapper colleagues Kalazh44 and Kontra K.
  • Spontaneously, the German Twitch star Knossi joined in, shortly after his 5th ban on the platform.
  • The stream lasted nearly two and a half hours. At its peak, over 30,000 people watched (via sullygnome).

How much money was raised? In a tweet from Knossi, it is mentioned that over 100,000 euros in donations for Ukraine were raised that evening, and “probably significantly more.”

The exact amount at the end is not 100% verifiable. Even the four streamers can only estimate, as they promoted the donation platform Betterplace.org during the stream.

Here, a fundraising campaign for emergency aid in Ukraine was set up. However, many donations are anonymous and not only come from viewers of the stream. The goal of Knossi and Co. was the mark of 750,000 euros. By now, over a million has been raised.

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:

  • Ukraine live blog (via Zeit)
  • War in Ukraine: Belarusian troops reportedly invade Ukraine (via nzz)
  • Solidarity with Ukraine (via Foreign Office)

Important note: If you are struggling with dark thoughts due to the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, from the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling, where you can also use chat. It is free and nationwide.

Reach on Twitch raises awareness of the war and generates donations

Capital Bra is often active on Twitch. There, he frequently showcases role-playing sessions in GTA V Online or simply chats with his viewers. He is apparently now using this to draw attention to the conflict in Eastern Europe.

The 3 rappers all have Ukrainian roots or relatives or another connection to Ukraine and are well-known in Germany. They are using their action to mobilize people on Twitch who otherwise have little to do with the topic.

Capital Bra and Kontra K even released a joint song against the war on March 2nd:

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Knossi used his immense reach on Twitch to appeal to his community: come to Capi’s stream. He directed all his fans to the ongoing donation stream there to draw more attention.

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The war in Ukraine also polarizes in gaming and even prompts entire development studios and publishers to take a stand. It is a recurring topic where gaming streamers and figures worldwide struggle with themselves.

The conflict between entertainment and addressing the war is also observed among many German entertainers. Notable figures such as Nils Bomhoff from the RocketBeans or the YouTuber Hand Of Blood have already commented on this:

To distract or not? How German gaming streamers react to the invasion of Ukraine

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Lost Ark brings a new patch today with substantial nerfs and 6 hours of server downtime

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 4 minutes

Today, on March 3rd, the next update for Lost Ark is being released. As announced, there is a nerf for some Abyss Dungeons and Guardian Raids. However, the maintenance is taking surprisingly long.

What are the highlights of the update? The focus of the patch is on the nerfs to several dungeons and raids from Tier 1 and Tier 2. The developers explain the nerfs by stating that other regions initially had no access to Tier 3 and therefore had more time to learn the mechanics.

Additionally, there are a number of general adjustments and bug fixes, including:

  • Various display errors with combat effects or the in-game clock
  • Bug fixes related to matchmaking
  • A problem where the Abyss trader was missing in Rothun has been resolved

How long will the server be down? Maintenance will begin at 7:00 AM German time and will last a full six hours. The servers are expected to go back online around 1:00 PM.

We will keep you updated in this news if there are any extensions or an earlier server start.

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Lost Ark Patch Notes from March 4

Abyss Dungeon

The Ancient Elveria

Origin of the Necromancer

  • The forgiveness of the player during the orb section has been improved while trying to defeat Sigmund in Phase 2 of Origin of the Necromancer.
  • The graphic effects of the color of Sigmund’s shockwave have been improved to make them clearer for the player.

Palace of the Phantom

Hall of the Twisted Warlord

  • The attack pattern of the Phantom Legion King and the debuff “Phantom Slash” applied to the character have been changed.
  • The attack pattern of the summon of the Sword of Illusion of the Phantom Legion King has been updated.
    • The swords follow the players; if a player gets two stacks, they take damage, and if they reach three stacks, they die.

Hildebrandt Palace

  • The damage required for the stagger section when Ephernia appears in Phase 3 of Hildebrandt Palace has been reduced.
  • The range of the effect of the Phantom Energy of the meteor mechanic in Phase 3 has been increased.
  • The attack pattern of the second meteor mechanic has changed from a circle to a frontal attack during Phase 3.

Gateway to Paradise

Sea of Apathy

  • The pre-warning time for the omen attack in Phase 2 of Sea of Apathy has been extended.
  • The Apathy attack from Guardian Akam in Phase 2 of Sea of Apathy has changed from an extinction mechanic to a high-damage attack.

Guardian Raids

Vertus

  • The stun debuff applied when players are hit by the tail swing attack has been removed.
  • The damage of several attacks has been reduced.
    • Jumping out of the ice
    • Snapping players and spewing ice fire

Nacrasena

  • The damage of several attacks has been reduced.
    • Tail attack after slamming the tail on the ground
    • Emerging from the ground
    • Lightning projectiles

Fire Fox Yoho

  • The duration of the fire ground attack from Fire Fox Yoho has been shortened.
  • HP of Fire Fox Yoho has been reduced.
  • Effect of the skill “Burning Soul” has been reduced.
  • The damage of several attacks has been reduced.
    • Foxfire throw
    • Forward jump and claw attack
    • Jumping and claw attack

Tytalos

  • The duration of Tytalos’ attack Circle of Crumbling Rocks has been shortened.
  • Tytalos’ attack that collects sand energy and explodes has changed from an extinction mechanic to a high-damage attack.
  • The damage of several attacks has been reduced.
    • Earth explosions

Achates

  • The summoning pattern of Guardian Achates has been changed to always summon four guardian statues.
  • The damage required to apply weak point on Achates has been lowered.
  • To keep Achates a challenge in the Guardian raid trials, there will be no changes there – more on this in a future update!

Lava Chromanium

  • The damage of the “Lava Eruption” attack from Lava Chromanium has been reduced when it becomes berserk.

Levanos

  • The damage required to apply weak point on Levanos has been lowered.
    • * A weak point is a mechanic where players destroy a part of the opponent (e.g., shields, armor, wings, etc.) or target a specific area with abilities and combat items marked with the keyword “Destruction”.

Alberhastic

  • The beneficial effect of Alberhastic granted upon acquiring the Heat Sphere has been reduced.
  • The extinction mechanic has changed to a high-damage attack.

General Innovations and Bug Fixes

  • A problem was fixed that caused the setting “Display combat effects – includes buff effects from group members” to not display some debuffs affecting group members.
  • A problem was fixed where the clock at the top left of the game displayed the wrong time zone due to daylight saving time.
  • An update has been added to prevent players from being kicked from the server during login. We will continue to monitor data, feedback, and reports to ensure this issue is resolved.
  • A bug fix was made to address issues with matchmaking. We will continue to monitor data, feedback, and reports to ensure this issue is resolved.
  • A problem was fixed that prevented an object from being interacted with during the relationship quest line “Niniveh’s Aura of Chaos”.
  • A problem was fixed where the Abyss trader was missing in Rothun.
  • A problem was fixed where it was indicated that the weekly combat item package could be claimed 10 times. This has been corrected to the purchase limit of once per week.

What do you think of the new patch? Do the changes appeal to you?

For March, the developers have also announced the first major content patch:

Lost Ark announces first content update for the West – Promises completely new raid experience

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The villain single-handedly takes out 3 players in Elden Ring, deceitfully fools them

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

Since the Dark Souls series, multiplayer has been a favorite among the long-established Soulsborne community. Thus, many fans are now celebrating the clip of a player who managed to deceive an entire group in PvP in Elden Ring thanks to a nasty trick.

The multiplayer of Elden Ring offers both co-op and PvP. Especially the latter stands out compared to other games.

  • Here there are no different modes, no proper player searches or leaderboards. Overall, PvP functions just like in Dark Souls.
  • You can invade the world of other players and must take out the host.
  • During this, you take on the form of a red phantom.
  • However, the host can also call co-op players for help. In the worst case, the invading player has to face an entire group alone.

Such was the case for reddit user BobbyBuckets_69. However, the player applied a sneaky trick that is well-known among PvP experts.

Since he was outnumbered, Bobby opted for a passive playstyle:

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The actual fight lasted not even 15 seconds. Here’s how the attacker proceeded:

  • Instead of going offensively and directly against his opponents, he hid in a hard-to-see spot and simply waited.
  • He also used a ring for camouflage that made the red form of the invader disappear. Thus, he looked like a host or an NPC.
  • Then he sat for 15 minutes on a wooden beam, a few meters above an elevator.

Clearly, the player knew exactly where his group wanted to go. So he made himself comfortable in the darkness and just waited until his target unknowingly walked into the elevator, accompanied by his two co-op players.

Now the assassin’s hour had come. He jumped down from the beam onto the players, used the Ash of War ability of his Colossal Sword, and dismantled the completely taken by surprise group in no time.

In such maneuvers, it’s crucial to be able to estimate the fall damage in Elden Ring to avoid anything going wrong during a jump.

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Players praise “long-lasting” PvP, but some find the clip “frightening”

This is how the players react: In the comments, players celebrate how Bobby misled his victims. They also ask about the ring that made his red phantom aura disappear.

You can actually buy it from the Twin Maiden NPC at the Table of Grace for 1,000 runes. Another variant makes you look like a co-op player.

Otherwise, many players express interest in the PvP of Elden Ring. However, some have concerns about the difficulty. SolarClipZ writes: “PvP sounds fun in this game, but the game is so damn big and I take my time for it, so I don’t really have time to try it out.”

Numerous other community members respond by saying that the PvP modes of earlier FromSoftware games have stubborn fans anyway. Even several years after the release, you can still find an active PvP community in Dark Souls – when the servers are not taken offline due to hacking issues.

They narrate similar stories where they themselves fell victim to such attacks or started such actions themselves.

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However, there are indeed some players who are put off by PvP. Especially as a newcomer, the game is challenging enough without needing to bring in PvP experts with hundreds of hours of experience in Dark Souls to stomp you into the ground.

But what do you think about it? Have you tried PvP in Elden Ring? What are your experiences? Or do you belong to those who prefer to refrain and focus on solo or co-op sessions?

Also interesting: Thanks to Lost Ark and Elden Ring, Twitch has a new biggest channel – But is that okay?

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Anyone who loved Fallout 3 should definitely check out Fallout 76 in 2022

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 5 minutes

Fallout 76 recently released its new roadmap. As part of this, Bethesda exclusively invited MeinMMO to a “round table” with Design Director Mark Tucker. We were able to ask the head some questions about the upcoming updates.

What’s coming in Fallout 76 in 2022? On February 21, Fallout 76 published a roadmap for 2022. According to it, 4 major updates are scheduled to be released throughout the year:

  • Invaders from Beyond will arrive in spring with a new seasonal event centered around aliens
  • Test of Strength in summer with new public events
  • Expeditions: The Pitt in autumn, a new version of the Fallout 3 DLC
  • Nuka-World on Tour in winter with a new boss in Appalachia

The Pitt is expected to be particularly exciting. Fans have been asking for a map expansion almost since the release of Fallout 76. In our conversation, Mark Tucker answered several questions about the upcoming updates and especially about The Pitt.

Who is speaking? Mark Tucker (featured image) has been a professional game designer since 2001 and has been the Design Director for Fallout 76 since 2018. Previously, he worked in various studios on games like DOOM (2016) and Crimson Alliance.

He has also gained experience at the well-known studio NCSoft (Aion, Blade & Soul), particularly with the free-to-play MMORPG Dungeon Runners.

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The first teaser for The Pitt from 2021.

The Pitt – DLC from Fallout 3 comes to Fallout 76

What is The Pitt? In Expeditions: The Pitt, the update for Fallout 76, you can explore the ruins of Pittsburgh. For the first time, it takes you outside of Appalachia into a new region. You will travel there to complete missions and explore.

The Pitt is intended to be a noticeably different place, completely unlike what you know from Appalachia. Tucker explains:

The goal is to truly feel like you’re outside of Appalachia. The Pitt is a very hostile place in terms of atmosphere and with its unique, deadly creatures. You will see things like that there. […] The first time you are there, you will feel like “you’re not in Kansas anymore,” to use the metaphor from The Wizard of Oz.

According to Tucker, you will also encounter new enemies like Trogs and NPCs with their own factions. The people there will have their own accent, and even a hydrant designed exclusively for Pittsburgh has been created.

What does this have to do with Fallout 3? The Pitt was originally a DLC for Fallout 3. There, the ruins of Pittsburgh were occupied by raiders. Almost everything is destroyed or burning; the city resembles a grim apocalypse more than something livable.

Exciting for fans of Fallout 3 is that Fallout 76 takes place chronologically before the events of Fallout 3. This means you can explore a version of The Pitt that is younger and potentially not as destroyed.

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This is what The Pitt looked like back in Fallout 3.

The Trogs, exclusive to The Pitt and possibly mutated humans from a plague, appear here for the first time. You will discover how the survivors deal with this new threat and how Pittsburgh became the place you know from Fallout 3.

Tucker was unable to reveal specific details about the NPCs and missions, but there will be old and new factions, with a similar story arc to the Brotherhood of Steel in 2021. Here, Fallout 76 already provided the opportunity to explore the origins of the legendary faction:

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“The Pitt is a stepping stone for the coming years”

When asked which content for 2022 would have the greatest impact on the game, Tucker clearly stated: The Pitt. And not just for this year, but for many years to come:

I hope that the expedition to The Pitt will have a large impact on Fallout 76. We are looking forward to it and will try new things. Returning there will hopefully be a great experience for people who already know the Fallout 3 DLC. But it’s also a new feature on which we want to build to explore other interesting areas of the Fallout universe. Some of these you have never seen before.

I hope that The Pitt will already have a significant impact this year, but the feature is really more of a stepping stone for the coming years – both for our game and Fallout as a whole.

The history of Fallout offers many possible locations to explore that are still open. Although Tucker promises new areas, there are still no details about them.

However, Tucker made it clear that The Pitt is not an expansion of the map, as one might have expected. They had to consider the multiplayer aspect, which is why the Fallout 3 DLC couldn’t simply be brought back again. He says specifically:

Don’t expect it to be a new map with its own card. You will complete quests there, which we call “missions”, and these mission areas are really very large. But there will be very specific tasks that you can help people with, both in Appalachia and in The Pitt. You can complete the missions over and over, but there are various ones with a lot of variation.

Nevertheless, The Pitt is supposed to be “a real Fallout experience.” You can explore large areas, find terminals and notes, or interact with NPCs who all have their own stories.

However, Appalachia is supposed to remain the “main map”, which will continue to be developed. There are already many plans for it, some of which are already live.

Fallout 76 Roadmap 2022 English
The complete roadmap for 2022.

Aliens in March, more events throughout the year

Invaders From Beyond launched on March 1, 2022. The update brings a new seasonal event where aliens attack all of Appalachia. Unlike popular events like Fasnacht, you will find random encounters everywhere.

Tucker explained in the interview that the aliens are far from friendly. So don’t expect an interesting companion. However, there will be rewards such as a new weapon with crazy effects and decorations for your C.A.M.P. Some designs you may already know, while others are completely new.

The whole year will be marked by events. In summer, a wave of new public events is expected – quests that anyone in the area can join. This has been a major wish of the community, Tucker explains.

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After The Pitt, a completely new boss will come into play, about which we do not yet have details. All of this is supposed to work both solo and in groups.

All in all, it looks like 2022 will be an exciting year for Fallout 76 – especially since it prepares for the upcoming years. Fans of the survival genre can look forward to a steady flow of new content and even a bunch of new games to accompany them:

7 new survival games to look forward to in 2022

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Destiny 2: Patch Notes for Update 4.0.0.2 – All Times and Info

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

Destiny 2 is launching, and maintenance is scheduled again. So, you can expect downtime today, on March 3rd, on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. What the hotfix 4.0.0.2 will bring, we will show you here on MeinMMO.

What you need to know today: Bungie has announced the hotfix 4.0.0.2 for this Thursday, March 3, 2022, in the afternoon.

To ensure you know exactly when you can play and what changes occur in the game, MeinMMO will guide you through hotfix 4.0.0.2 and keep this article updated with fresh information.

Update 18:45: A download is now available. On PS5, the download is 367.8 MB. The file needs to be copied. Once you finish the download, you can log in without any issues. We will link you to the patch notes if they are released. Have fun!

We have linked the patch notes for you in the lower part of the post.

Maintenance on March 3rd – All Times and Server Downtime

These times are important today:

  • At 13:00 German time, maintenance begins on all platforms
  • From 16:45, the servers will go offline. You will be kicked from all activities – the downtime begins
  • Around 18:00, the servers are expected to come back online, right in time for the reset
  • Maintenance is expected to end at 19:00

It is important: Even if you have downloaded the update, you may experience connection issues until the maintenance ends around 20:00. You might have to expect queues during login.

Also, keep in mind that third-party applications and the official companion app may not be accessible correctly.

Do you already have access to the new sector on the helm?

What changes with Update 4.0.0.2 in Season 16

This is what the hotfix brings today: Joe Blackburn had already communicated via Twitter in advance that Bungie wants to make some changes before the new Day-One Raid.

This is what is currently on Bungie’s hotfix list:

  • Adjustments of glaives combined with invisibility are planned
  • Some adjustments to Titans have also been mentioned

If you notice any issues in the game, it is recommended to report them directly via the official Bungie Help Forum to bring it to their attention.

Patch Notes for the Update in Destiny 2

What’s in the patch notes?

  • Grave Robber has been re-enabled for glaives
  • A problem has been fixed where melee kills with glaives were not counted as glaive kills
  • Sealed Ahamkara grips no longer charge your glaive with projectile kills

The comprehensive list of all changes from hotfix 4.0.0.2 will be published by Bungie in the form of patch notes. Traditionally, the information appears together or shortly after the update itself. We will then embed the complete change log for you here:

To keep you entertained during the server downtime:

The new raid is about to start, and Bungie is taking away some precious hours for your preparations. The fun begins on March 5th at 7 PM.

Do you think it is fair, or should Bungie release smaller updates more frequently to keep things fresh? Let us know in the comments!

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Battlefield 2042 apparently acknowledges what fans have been saying since release: 128 players are too much for a map

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According to the latest information on upcoming updates for Battlefield 2042, it seems that the highly promoted feature of 128 players per match is not functioning as well as expected. Fans saw this coming.

In the latest blog post from the developers, DICE has commented on upcoming changes and provided an in-depth insight. The main topic is the maps of Battlefield 2042, the criticism from the players, and how they plan to address the feedback.

  • A large part of the criticism focuses on the long travel distances. Fans have already criticized Battlefield 2042 as a running simulator.
  • Additionally, infantry soldiers find little cover and are often shot from a distance in open spaces.
  • DICE aims to resolve all these issues by reducing the player count in Breakthrough from 128 players to 64.

This brings us to one of the main criticisms of Battlefield 2042. Since the release, numerous players believe that the new 128-player matches are a significant problem.

The maps in Battlefield 2042 are incredibly large. But is that a good thing?

Blog post shows: 128 players bring many problems

This is the criticism behind it: Many players believe that the new maps of Battlefield 2042 are far too large. The reason for this is the 128-player matches with 64 soldiers per team.

This feature forced DICE to significantly enlarge the maps. This resulted in the 9 maps that are now known from the game which now have to deal with the negative criticism.

Another indication is the Rush mode that Battlefield 2042 temporarily introduced.

  • There, a maximum of 64 players could compete on the new, but smaller maps.
  • The mode was instantly the most popular in Battlefield 2042 and there were actual fan uprisings when DICE removed it.
  • Consequently, it was quickly brought back into the game.

Players agreed: The new maps work much better with smaller teams and less area. Although not everything was perfect, as the smaller parts of the maps were designed for larger matches.

Even former DICE employees spoke about this. They were involved in the development of Battlefield 3 and tested matches with 128 and 256 players 8 years ago.

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Back then, it was concluded: The maps are getting too large, the travel distances too long, the matches too chaotic. Almost a decade later, Battlefield 2042 came with this feature, and DICE has not really commented on whether player numbers would change or whether the criticism is being acknowledged.

Nonetheless, we can now see: The changes to the maps and especially the reduction in player numbers are a pretty clear sign that they at least want to recognize the weaknesses of the feature and take countermeasures.

But how do you see it all? Do you consider the improvements to be the right step? Or should DICE take other measures instead?

Recently, Battlefield 2042 caused upset with another announcement: Battlefield 2042 delays Season 1 until summer, reveals details about the next update

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Cyberpunk 2077: Polish studio stops sales to Russia – This is what they say

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Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, there have been increasing sanctions against Russia. Now gaming studios are also getting involved – including the Polish developer CD Projekt Red, the creators of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. They have halted sales to Russia and Belarus and say they want to change something in people.

What is being stopped? To take a stand on the war in Ukraine, the Polish CD Projekt Red is halting all physical deliveries and digital sales in Russia and Belarus. This includes, among other things:

  • digital sales of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3
  • replenishing physical stocks of titles from the studio
  • any games distributed via the studio’s own platform GOG.com

After FIFA 22 already eliminated Russia from eSports, CD Projekt Red is now taking another drastic step. The studio itself states that while this also affects uninvolved fans, they hope to initiate a “change of heart”.

This is what CD Projekt Red says: In a statement on Twitter, the studio discusses the motivation behind the action. It states:

The entire CD Projekt group stands firmly behind the people in Ukraine. While we are not a political entity that can directly influence state affairs and do not wish to be, we believe that commercial companies, when they stand together, have the power to inspire a global shift in sentiment among ordinary people.

We know that players in Russia and Belarus, individuals who have nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine, are also affected by this decision. But with this action, we hope to further unite the global community to speak out against what is happening in the heart of Europe.

In addition to the embargo, CD Projekt Red donates 1 million Polish Zloty to humanitarian aid in Ukraine (approximately 208,000 Euros). They do not want to remain “indifferent”, as stated in the corresponding tweet.

Our expertise at MeinMMO relates to gaming. For those who want to delve deeper into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we recommend consulting official sites or news magazines:

  • Ukraine Live Blog (via Zeit)
  • War in Ukraine: Belarusian troops reportedly invade Ukraine (via nzz)
  • Solidarity with Ukraine (via Foreign Office)

Important note: If you are troubled by dark thoughts because of the current situation: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, with 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.

War in Ukraine also affects gaming

The effects of the war are also directly felt by many studios and even in video games. For example, the well-known Belarusian developer Wargaming fired a creative director after he supported the war.

Particularly hard hit is Escape from Tarkov. The hardcore shooter has an extremely realistic in-game market. After the crash of the Ruble, the economy in the game collapsed. This mainly affected weapons in the game that come from Russia.

Gamers themselves are also increasingly taking a stand on the conflict. In several communities, there have been protests in the game to make a statement against the war and to advocate for peace:

ESO: Hundreds of players from the MMORPG protest in a PvP area for peace in the real world

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New dungeon set so strong that it could completely replace a class in ESO

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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there will be a new DLC “Legacy of the Bretons” on March 14. With Update 33, two new dungeons and accordingly new item sets will enter the game. One set is particularly strong, we will reveal more in this article.

Which dungeon set is this about? Here we are talking about the item set “Tide Turner”, which will come with the upcoming Update 33 Legacy of the Bretons. You can find this item set in the new dungeon Gram of the Shipwright (Shornhelm).

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Effects of the item set “Tide Turner”

Here you can see the total bonuses that come with the new set.

Effects of the item set “Tide Turner” from the Dungeon Gram of the Shipwright:

  • (2 items) Grants 1136 maximum health
  • (3 items) Grants 1032 maximum stamina
  • (4 items) Grants 1136 maximum health
  • (5 items) When you block, you gain flowing water for 10 seconds, causing your next heavy attack to deal 2965 magic damage to up to 6 enemies in a 10-meter line and apply Major Vulnerability to them for 10 seconds, increasing the damage they take by 10%. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds and scales with your maximum health.
ESO - Gram of the Shipwright

For whom is the set interesting? As you just read, the set applies the debuff “Major Vulnerability” to the enemy. The set is particularly interesting for support roles like tank or healer. But you can also use it as a DPS if you don’t have a necromancer or someone with the set in the group.

“Major Vulnerability” – Debuff makes necromancers strong

Since the release of the necromancer class with Elsweyr, this class has been seen numerous times. Also at endgame, necromancers are always in demand. But what makes them so strong? It’s the debuff “Major Vulnerability”, as this debuff increases damage to the enemy target.

The necromancer achieves this debuff through its ultimate ability. Here you get the full details about the Pestilent Colossus. By the way, it doesn’t matter how you modify your ability after reaching Level IV for the debuff:

You unleash a pestilent flesh colossus to pulverize your enemies in the vicinity. The colossus strikes the ground three times for 3 seconds, dealing 6965, 7314, and 7680 plague damage with the first, second, and third strikes respectively. When damage is dealt, this affects hit enemies with Major Vulnerability for 12 seconds, increasing the damage they take by 10%.

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While the necromancer class itself is not weak, its unique feature has indeed been the debuff it delivers with its ultimate ability. If groups can receive the debuff in the future through the announced item set, it is not unlikely that the necromancer will become less interesting for a while.

Where can you get the new set “Tide Turner”?

You can obtain the item set from the new dungeon “Gram of the Shipwright”. The new dungeon will release with the next Update 33 Legacy of the Bretons on March 14 for PC / Mac and Stadia, and on March 29 for Xbox and PlayStation.

You can find it on the map in the east of Shornhelm. You can also get there via group search.

Have you checked out the new item sets yet? What is your opinion on the new set effect? Is it good or do you find it too overpowered that it could replace a whole class?

Have you heard about the ESO in-game events? If you want to get all the numerous rewards from the events, you will definitely benefit from our ESO Event Ticker. There we will keep you informed about upcoming and ongoing events.

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Genshin Impact shows new banners – One of the strongest characters returns

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Patch 2.5 of Genshin Impact is entering the last 3 weeks soon and new banners are coming. This time, the Gacha banners could really pay off for you, as they bring back some strong characters that can be very useful to you. MeinMMO reveals who you can summon soon.

Every 6 weeks, new patches are released in Genshin Impact, each with two phases containing different, new Gacha banners. Each phase lasts for 3 weeks.

Which character banners can you expect this time? This time there will be 2 character banners at the same time. Both banners are reruns and bring back the strong, popular character Raiden Shogun and healer Kokomi (via Twitter).

Additionally, these 4-star characters are in both banners:

  • Bennett (Pyro)
  • Xinyan (Pyro)
  • Sara Kujou (Electro)
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What weapon banner can you expect this time? Alongside the reruns of the characters, the 5-star signature weapons of Raiden Shogun and Kokomi are coming: The spear Grasscutter’s Light and the catalyst Everlasting Moonglow (via Twitter).

Additionally, the following 4-star weapons are included:

  • Mouun’s Moon (Bow)
  • Dragonspine Spear (Polearm)
  • Ritual of Sacrifice (Catalyst)
  • Favonius Lance (Polearm)
  • Akuoumaru (Claymore)

When are the banners coming? On March 8th at 6 PM, the current banners will disappear and will be replaced by the new ones at 7 PM. From then on, you can summon on the Gacha banners for three weeks, until March 29th.

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Why are the character banners particularly worthwhile this time?

The Electro user Raiden Shogun is one of the strongest and most useful characters in the game. The current monsters in the endgame dungeon generate hardly any energy particles, and Raiden Shogun compensates for the energy supply through her abilities.

Moreover, more and more characters with high energy costs are being added to Genshin Impact, which require a lot of elemental energy particles; Raiden Shogun addresses this issue.

She not only supports the team’s special abilities with her own special ability, but she can also deal significant damage.

If you already own Raiden Shogun, it can still be worthwhile to pull for her. Her constellations continue to enhance her. Especially the 2nd constellation greatly increases her damage numbers as it allows her to ignore 60% of enemies’ defense when she uses her special ability.

She is a real all-rounder when it comes to support and damage. You can find a detailed guide to Raiden Shogun here:

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These characters are also worthwhile: Additionally, the powerful supporter Bennett, sub-DPS Sara Kujou, and healer Kokomi are definitely worth it.

Bennett and Sara Kujou boost your team members with an attack buff. Furthermore, Bennett can heal your team and reliably collect Pyro energy particles with his elemental ability.

Kokomi was so hated at her release that her voice actress was bullied, but she is now among the top picks in the endgame dungeon. With the new artifact set introduced in Patch 2.3, the Hydro healer became stronger and can now deal reliable damage while healing.

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It is definitely worthwhile to summon on the banners if you need more constellations or do not yet own Raiden Shogun.

Will you pull on the Gacha banners or are you saving for someone else? In the comments, Raiden Shogun and Kazuha were mainly mentioned when we asked. Has that changed or did you weaken for Yae Miko? Let us know.

Genshin Impact: Everything on Patch 2.6 – Leaks, Release, Banners, Characters

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Intel improves little thing on CPU that hardly anyone noticed

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Every CPU comes with a cooler, but they’ve never really been good at Intel. However, with the 12th generation, Intel has revamped its coolers.

Those who buy a processor (CPU) today usually receive a cooler from the manufacturer, known as a stock cooler.

AMD revamped its coolers with the launch of its Ryzen processors. The coolers do a great job and at a pleasant noise level, as long as you don’t want to overclock the processors. AMD even dominated Intel on Amazon with the Ryzen processors for a while.

Intel had a different experience until now. The parts were difficult to install, cooling performance was rather mediocre, and the coolers made unpleasant noises. But with the latest generation of processors, Intel has finally revamped its stock coolers. And the results are surprisingly positive. At least that is what several testers report.

New design, but does it cool better?

What stands out first? First of all, it is noticeable that Intel has revised the design of its cooling. The coolers appear more delicate at first glance and are not as bulky anymore. Additionally, the new coolers come with subtle RGB lighting.

Since Intel is using a new and larger socket with its 12th generation, you cannot use your old stock coolers with the 12th generation anymore.

How is the cooling performance? The new stock cooler makes a significant leap forward in cooling, explains the expert Linus from Linus Tech Tips (via YouTube.com).

An improvement of 2 degrees may initially sound minor, but it is a significant improvement for a processor. If temperatures get too high, the CPU performance is throttled.

The noise level has also significantly improved. This is demonstrated by the YouTuber “Tech Yes City” in his video about CPU coolers. Here you can listen to the noise level of the new fan yourself.

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What else can we expect from Intel in 2022?

Intel has introduced its new high-end graphics cards under the brand name “Arc”: Intel plans to release new graphics cards in spring 2022 and has presented a comprehensive release plan for the coming years. However, there is still little new information about the graphics cards.

Some even hoped that Intel could soon provide graphics cards for under 300 euros. However, many have become skeptical, as many graphics cards cost more than double the suggested retail price (SRP) at their actual release. After the launch of the RTX 3080, many graphics cards ended up on eBay at outrageous prices.

Another question is whether Intel can even establish itself with its new graphics cards. Nvidia and AMD have dominated the graphics card market for years.

In the CPU market, Intel still retains the strongest presence. However, AMD is catching up with its Ryzen processors. For example, an expert tested which processor is the fastest for gamers in 2021:

AMD or Intel: Expert tests which gaming processor is the fastest in 2021

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A theme park MMORPG from 2021 is now Free2Play on Steam – Is it worth getting into now?

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In July 2021, the MMORPG Swords of Legends Online was released on Steam and in the Gameforge client. Previously, it had to be purchased once before you could play it. However, that has changed since today, March 3rd. At the same time, a major expansion with three new classes and a new level cap has been released.

What kind of game is it? Swords of Legends is an Asia MMORPG that places great importance on a traditional Chinese story. You experience a classic battle of “Good versus Evil.” You will level up one of 9 different classes.

Once you reach the max level, you have the choice of content such as:

  • Dungeons and raids in multiple difficulty levels
  • various life skills
  • housing
  • PvP in arenas or large battles on a special PvP map

We from MeinMMO have played Swords of Legends for 80 hours in the beta and were very satisfied with the game. However, the MMORPG did not achieve a major breakthrough.

Where were the issues? Criticism was mainly directed at the monotonous leveling phase and the fact that you had to reach max level first for the interesting content. Just a month after release player numbers on Steam dropped rapidly.

However, the switch to Free2Play and the new expansion are now supposed to give the MMORPG another push.

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New expansion brings 5 new areas, new classes, dungeons, and raids

What’s included in the new update? The expansion will bring several new contents, including:

  • The new classes Fox Mage and two Warrior classes: one male and one adapted female version
  • A new max level, for which you can climb another 37 levels, up to level “Wise 1”
  • 3 additional and free character slots
  • 5 new areas – Changfu Garden, Langquan Bridge, and Sword Peak of Taihua Mountain, as well as the two areas “Paradise of Snowing Blossoms” and “Changhe Mountains,” where the new classes level up
  • The new story chapters 11 and 12
  • 5 new dungeons and 2 raids
  • New maps for 3v3 and 10v10 arena PvP
  • A race with flying mounts

What makes the new classes special? The Fox Mage relies on the power of thorns and blossoms and can either deal damage to enemies or take on the role of a healer. The Fox Mage also comes with a new body type, which Gameforge refers to as “girl.” This introduces a class in SOLO that appears more childish.

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The two Warrior classes, Crystal Warrior and Spirit Warrior, focus on powerful sword attacks, both against single enemies and in AoE. They come, like the Spear Master and the Berserker before, with the 2 specializations Tank and Damage Dealer.

  • Male Warriors will continue to be played as large men and play the class Crystal Warrior.
  • In the female version, the Warriors only have access to the body type “girl” and are referred to as Spirit Warrior.
  • The Crystal Warrior is significantly harder to play than its girl-like counterpart.

What does the expansion cost? Nothing. The update has been applied for free. With the switch to Free2Play, you don’t have to pay anything else either.

Moreover, the shop is extremely fair. There is no Pay2Win and not even Pay2Convenience like boosters or additional bank slots. However, some nice costumes and mounts are behind the paywall.

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SOLO targets fans of Asia games and good dungeons

What makes SOLO special? Swords of Legends is an MMORPG with a strong Asia flair. The world, the story, and the characters are heavily influenced by Chinese culture, and you must enjoy that if you want to delve deep into SOLO.

In the endgame, the MMORPG focuses strongly on instances. In dungeons and raids, you grind your gear upwards and constantly face new challenges and difficulty levels. At the highest difficulty, it can take a few days before the instances are completed for the first time. This will appeal especially to fans of FFXIV.

However, SOLO has a more active combat system than Final Fantasy XIV, and you need to aim and skillfully dodge boss attacks. If you’re craving more dynamics, you’ll find it here.

With the new expansion, Swords of Legends also addresses the boring leveling phase. Overall, everything goes much faster, and the two new classes also start in their own areas with new story content and some variety. With the new classes, it takes only about 5 to 10 hours to reach max level.

Pro
  • Beautiful Asia flair
  • Active combat system
  • Fair gear system
  • A strong housing system
  • Regular updates and now a major expansion
  • Fair shop
Contra
  • Little variety in the endgame – either instances or PvP
  • No German voiceovers
  • Occasional long loading times
  • Currently few players

Who is it worth joining now? If you are looking for a new MMORPG, have no problem with an Asia setting and a somewhat tedious story, you should check out Swords of Legends. There is plenty to do, many different classes to choose from, and you can delve deep into dungeons and raids.

However, one must have a certain fondness for grinding and should not be discouraged by the boring start.

If you can’t get into a strong Asia setting and a lot of grinding, you should rather focus on one of the other MMORPGs, such as Guild Wars 2, which just recently received a strong new expansion:

New “Guild Wars 2” expansion is flooded with praise

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Destiny 2: New Raid “Oath of the Scholar” starts – All times, information and rules for Day One

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This weekend, the new Witch Queen raid “The Oath of the Student” will start in Destiny 2. MeinMMO provides you with the most important information about the new raid and the rules for all Worlds First Hunters.

The latest raid from Bungie will be called “The Oath of the Student” and players already have a concrete start date for the raid. Especially for World’s First Hunters, precise times are important information.

Here are the important raid times and information:

  • On Saturday, March 5, 2022, the new raid will go online.
  • The raid race will begin at 7 PM.
  • Players should reach 1,530 Power to have a chance in every encounter.
  • The name of the raid is “The Oath of the Student” and it will continue the story campaign around “The Witch Queen”, as Bungie has communicated.

In the swamps of Savathûn’s Throne World lies a sunken pyramid. Enter with your fireteam and confront an ancient danger trapped within…

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There, players will discover what lies within the pyramid and what the mockery and worm larvae have to do with it. Currently, Guardians are still leveling up to reach the minimum level of 1,530 by the start of the raid.

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The race begins.

The World Championship of Destiny 2 PvE Elite

Once the raid starts, the best teams of the Destiny 2 community will once again set out to complete it first. The World’s First race has long been a sort of small world championship for the Destiny 2 PvE elite.

The first 24 hours, the raid will also be in a so-called competitive mode, making the challenge even tougher. The rules for this are as follows:

  • In competitive mode, the power of participating players will be reduced by 20 levels below the recommended power of the raid for 24 hours.
  • The artifact power is activated but only provides players with advantages up to the cap of 1,530 power for competitive mode.
The winner will be awarded this raid belt as a reward.

Bungie has also already announced that some equipment items will be disabled in the raid for the duration of the competitive mode due to general issues.

Weapons

  • IKELOS_SMG_V1.0.2 – Legendary submachine gun
  • Imperial Needle – Legendary bow
  • Grand Overture – Exotic machine gun
  • Wardcliff Coil – Exotic rocket launcher

Armor & Mods

  • Worm God’s Caress – Exotic Titan armament
  • Wanderer’s Greaves – Exotic Titan leg armor
  • Suppressing Glaive – Artifact armor mod

Note: This list could still extend until Saturday if more items are found that could impair fair play.

These raid rules have been set by Bungie for Day One

As a reward, the winning team will be awarded a glorious champion belt, a unique emblem, a pin, and recognition from Bungie for outstanding performance.

However, there are also rules to be observed:

  • The first team to complete all encounters, loot the final chest, and return to orbit will be awarded the title of World First.
  • The six fireteam members present after completing the final encounter will be declared winners and will receive raid World First title belts.
  • Bungie will monitor how players progress in each encounter to ensure a fair race among all participants at all times.

These are the requirements for participation: If you want to participate in the race on March 5, you should possess the new expansion “The Witch Queen”.

All tips and information on MeinMMO for the Day One raid:

Will you participate in the competition and try the raid? After all, it’s about time a German team could perhaps snag the belt. Or are you not interested in this competition at all and would rather wait until the excitement passes before playing the new raid?

If you are looking for preparation tips, we have put together 7 tips for you:

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