In Genshin Impact, a new event called “Ritual of the Street Offering of the Three Worlds” has started. However, those who mainly rely on the combination of shield and damage won’t get far here.
What kind of event is this? The “Ritual of the Street Offering of the Three Worlds” takes you back to the beautiful, underground world of Enkanomiya. The event runs until the end of Version 2.5 – so you have plenty of time for the event.
Enkanomiya is shrouded in a strange darkness, and you must defend yourself against new enemies that come with new buffs and tactics. It’s worth it, because there are many rewards like Primogems or even a special weapon waiting for you.
Especially the new opponents may trouble you if you rely on the popular combination of shield and attack.
In the new event, healers suddenly become key figures in your party
Why are healers suddenly important? With the new event, Genshin Impact has introduced a new enemy type. They are called Shadowy Husk and come in various forms. When these enemies hit a character protected by a shield, it either heals their allies or distributes a strong shield to them.
Many players like to “hide” their damage dealers with low health behind shields. Because such “glass cannons” deal more damage than relying on items that provide health points.
However, this tactic only partially works in the new event. With every hit on your shields, you buff the enemies significantly. And suddenly, healers become really important, and it no longer counts to just deal a lot of damage. This will likely shake up the strategy of some users quite a bit.
You can also see how these enemies look in action in a YouTube video:
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What are the reactions? In the official subreddit of Genshin Impact, users are lively discussing the new event. Many users show their enthusiasm, as evidenced by the more than 11,000 upvotes on reddit (via reddit.com).
Why are many so satisfied? Looking at the users’ comments, many explain that the event is well-structured: the new event eliminates many annoying mechanics that have only disturbed other events:
No resources are locked behind time gates, allowing you to play the event at your leisure. In other events, you could only unlock a certain amount of event currency each day.
No boss has to be defeated a dozen times, as was the case with the New Year event.
There are no lengthy dialogues or quest givers sending you around for hours. Paimon may be annoying, but not more than usual.
Some users even claim that the current event is the best event in Genshin Impact so far. Whether that’s really true, everyone must decide for themselves. What is certain is that the developers behind Genshin Impact currently have a good knack for events. Because even during the last Lantern Festival, many users showed their enthusiasm:
Recoil is king in Call of Duty: Warzone and the value “Control” summarizes all types of recoil in the game. But how does “Control” work in Warzone and what types of recoil are there? MeinMMO clarifies.
This is what it’s about:
The free battle royale Call of Duty Warzone offers a large variety of weapons that differ from each other by numerous values
One of the most important values in the game: Control – it determines the recoil and weapons with low recoil usually win in Warzone
However, recoil consists of many values, which we will break down for you here
CoD Warzone: What is Control?
How is recoil composed? Each weapon has a basic recoil pattern that you can recognize when you fire the weapon at a wall without attachments.
Usually, the bullets go slightly in a specific direction, sometimes bullets jump out of the pattern. But everything is derived from this base pattern.
The recoil pattern can be modified through attachments.
However, chance sometimes plays a certain role and peculiarities of individual weapons in “visual recoil”. We explain the individual terms and influencing factors:
Recoil pattern
The basic recoil that determines how the weapon moves while firing if you do not counteract.
Vertical recoil
The general recoil upwards. The vertical deviations of a weapon can usually be controlled more easily.
Horizontal recoil
The general recoil to the side. This recoil is harder to control, and many weapons with strong horizontal deviations fail in Warzone.
Visual recoil
The recoil pattern rarely determines the actual feeling of recoil of a weapon. Often, it is the movements of the sights while firing that determine the feel of the weapon.
Many weapons have a stronger recoil at the beginning of sustained fire, which decreases after a few shots.
However, for some weapons, it’s the other way around – for the NZ-41 from Vanguard, recoil increases the longer you hold down the trigger.
Horizontal bounce
This type of recoil is often very unpleasant and can ruin good weapons.
This leads to small recoil jumps during sustained fire, causing the crosshair to jump left or right – sometimes even in both directions.
Re-Centering
This value applies to weapons with low rate of fire and single-shot weapons.
The Re-Centering determines how quickly a weapon returns to the point you aimed at after a shot.
Recoil deviation
This is the so-called “bloom effect”. A random value that causes your bullets to deviate from the point you aimed at.
Vanguard weapons are generally said to have no bloom effect in Warzone anymore (via ravensoftware.com). However, older weapons from CoD MW or Cold War still have this value.
Recoil Designations by the Developers in Patch Notes
Now we show you the English designations from the developers in the patch notes that have already occurred with a recoil change:
Unfortunately, the designations are not completely “standardized” and sometimes different designations for the same values appear in different patch notes.
We show you which ones we have already identified:
Recoil Adjustment / Recoil Behavior
A change in the basic recoil pattern.
Recoil Deviation
This is the recoil deviation, so the bloom effect.
Recoil increase, decrease / Recoil Magnitude
A multiplier for the individual strength of recoil after each shot.
Recoil Control
A multiplier for the reduction of recoil that can be found on attachments.
In Warzone, there is often much more behind the mechanics than it seems at first glance. Such small knowledge advantages can help you find the right weapon for you or to be a step ahead of other players.
In a completely surprising turn of events, the US team Cloud9 has dismissed their new coach Nick “LS” de Cesare in League of Legends. The strategy expert had radically restructured his team and changed the meta across all of LoL with some innovative ideas. The dismissal comes as a surprise – it occurred just hours before the start of a professional match.
What kind of coach is he?
Nick “LS” de Cesare is an unusual coach in LoL. He is actually a strategy expert, coming from card games, but made a name for himself as an analyst and content creator in LoL.
In recent years, LS spent time in South Korea, the mecca of e-sports. Then, however, he surprisingly took a position as head coach at Cloud9.
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How did it go for LS at Cloud9? Actually, it went exceptionally well. LS brought some radical new ideas to the USA:
He opted for a “10-man roster” to enable optimal training.
He replaced the team’s star, the Swede Zven, with a young Korean – compensating for the departure of star midlaner Perkz by moving top laner Fudge to the mid lane.
Cloud9 dismisses coach just hours before professional match
This is the dismissal: Just hours before the match against CLG, Cloud9 announced that LS had been dismissed. Max Waldo will be the new head coach. They thank LS for his work and wish him the best.
This is what LS says: He remains silent about the reasons but says it had nothing to do with his mental health. He is doing fabulous – in recent years LS has struggled with issues repeatedly. But in the new situation, he has a system of supporters and no difficulties.
According to LS, he also learned of his dismissal shortly before it happened. However, he believes he was able to provide insight into his ideas regarding gameplay and draft in the short time he was in the league.
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In Destiny 2 there are news for all PvP players that bring more variety to the Crucible. The popular Crucible map “Vostok” and “Eternity” have been rebuilt and are returning from the content vault to Witch Queen. But what makes the map “Vostok” especially popular among PvP players?
For a long time, PvP players had to hope for a breath of fresh air for the Crucible and be patient. Even though matches always feel different, the visual variety was lacking in the long run. Players know all maps inside and out by now. This was also the reason why many PvP players wished for some variety.
Bungie knows this, but has also explained that it is not easy to just bring back old maps (and modes). This has become a technically demanding matter for the developer. It requires that the old map is completely rebuilt in the new engine system – all done by hand.
Nevertheless, Bungie understands the players’ wishes and has therefore revised two old maps from the content vault for the launch of Witch Queen.
These two PvP maps are returning with Witch Queen.
Where does the information come from? Bungie had already announced some time ago the planned return of old PvP maps. But until now, it was not known which ones exactly would be. In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog on February 18, the developer has now been more specific and revealed the names of the two maps: “Vostok” and “Eternity”.
What is special about Vostok? Vostok is one of the few large long-range sniper maps in Destiny 2. Otherwise, the map offers everything from close-range encounters to sniping duels from a great distance. It allows players various tactical situational playstyles across the entire map, which has been well received.
Although there are many camping spots on the map that can be unpleasant, this is part of the strategy when playing Vostok. Players need to root campers out of their hiding spots and take control of the engagement with the right strategy.
What does the map look like? The map is based on an old fortress located on “Felwinter Peak”, the refuge of the Iron Lords. Those who take the time can even recognize the bridge from the Iron Temple, the former social space from Destiny 1. Additionally, the Vostok map is known to players from the Season 10 Exotic quest for “Fellwinter’s Lie”.
Players have suspected for some time that this popular map would return because Bungie inquired about it on reddit back in 2019. The community manager dmg04 wanted to know from players what they think about the map. He asked a number of detailed questions:
Which modes do you find most enjoyable on this map?
In which modes do you think this map is least enjoyable?
Have you encountered out-of-map exploits?
Did you have issues with spawn points? (Proximity to enemies, spawning across from your team, etc.)
The return to “Eternity” fits with “30 years of Bungie”
The map itself was released shortly after the launch of Destiny 2 and is also entirely dedicated to the sandy theme of The Nine.
The PvP map Eternity returns with Witch Queen.
What does the map look like? Large bright plains interrupted by polygonal structures and golden or steel spheres. However, no one knows exactly where the location in the cosmos is. Presumably, you are playing on this map far outside the orbit of the planet Neptune.
For those wanting more details on the new maps, they can visit the website Warmind.io. There, all PvP maps are listed as called “Callout Maps”.
What does the community think about this? Players like the return of maps. But they are also a bit disappointed that the two maps are not playable in Trials, as player jazzinyourfacepsn explains on reddit:
These are great news, I loved these maps! I am disappointed that [Bungie] decided to limit the Trials rotation to 7 maps (I believe, there are currently 11 maps). I think it would be great to see both Vostok and Eternity as Trials maps, even if it’s just for one weekend at the start of the season, and then back to the rotation of favorites.
What else is happening in the Crucible in the future?
After all, this was obviously just the beginning. PvP players can therefore remain hopeful. For the upcoming Season 17, it has already been confirmed by Joe Blackburn that a brand new Crucible map will follow – from one of the new locations that will come with Witch Queen. However, there have been no further details about this yet.
What’s coming in Season 18: In Season 18, another returning map from Destiny 1 will be coming to the Crucible. Here, there have been no hints or indications yet as to which map it might be. However, with the two now confirmed returning maps “Vostok” and “Eternity”, this selection can be further narrowed down.
These PvP maps are currently still in the content vault and are waiting for reactivation:
Meltdown
Solitude
Retribution
The Citadel
Emperor’s Respite
Equinox
Firebase Echo
Gambler’s Ruin
Legion’s Gulch
PvP players are also currently interested in Destiny 2:
For the future of the Crucible, Bungie is also working on other elements that are expected to find their way into the game this year. When exactly is still uncertain. We will stay on top of this for you. The latest statements from Bungie were as follows:
The PvP mode “Rift” from part 1 is set to come to Destiny 2. It revolves around a spark that you have to grab and throw into the enemy’s Rift.
Several brand new modes for PvP. However, they don’t want to spoil anything yet.
Which of the two PvP maps is your favorite? Did Bungie make a good choice, or were you hoping for another map? Let us know in the comments which map Bungie should also bring back in the future.
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The biggest German streamer on Twitch is Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris. On Saturday evening, February 19, he announced that he will not be streaming for the time being. He has reached the lowest point of his life and will need time to find himself again. He does not know when he will return to Twitch. The announcement was preceded by a scandal involving NFTs.
This is what MontanaBlack says: At 20:48 on February 19, 2022, the controversial streamer from Buxtehude posted a tweet:
“I’m checking in too.
Right now, I’m probably at the lowest point of my life, physically and mentally.
Some things have happened outside the internet, and [I] will need my time to get back to who I was: When or how, [I come back], I don’t know myself right now. Thank you”
MontanaBlack
What kind of things have happened? We do not want to speculate here about the private matters that occurred outside the internet.
What has happened on the internet is well known. In recent weeks, MontanaBlack has accepted advertising deals for various NFTs. He has received money to promote the controversial products on his Twitter channel by hosting giveaways.
Once, MontanaBlack promoted NFTs of apes, where an ape wore a Nazi uniform. MontanaBlack initially dismissed the outrage as exaggerated but later admitted a mistake and apologized for his initial downplaying.
Just a few days ago, MontanaBlack promoted an NFT that later faced allegations of being a fraud. He faced harsh criticism online for this. It was even said that MontanaBlack does not care about his fans; he only cares about money.
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MontanaBlack was not on Twitch last week, not on Twitter
What else stands out? It has been quiet around MontanaBlack for a while before the announcement last night. Actually, the streamer is on air several times a week, but last week he did not stream on a single day.
The last stream was on Sunday, February 13, when he had an average of 47,000 viewers. Since February 14, MontanaBlack has also not tweeted anything. Most recently, MontanaBlack had a conflict on Twitter with Elias Nerlich, an esports athlete and content creator (via twitter).
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After the scandal over NFTs, MontanaBlack has not been on the air anymore. However, he does not address these issues online in his tweet but emphasizes reasons “outside the internet”.
MontanaBlack’s statement that he has reached the “lowest point of his life” is also so distressing because the streamer’s past is known and not lacking in low points.
Update 23.2. MontanaBlack has now explained why he is taking a break:
Raids and big boss fights don’t have to be the endgame in Final Fantasy XIV. Many players also like to relax with other activities. We’ve summarized 5 of them for you here.
These activities are: FFXIV is known for offering additional content besides the “classic endgame” with raid bosses and gear progression that can be completed at level 90.
A whole range of activities are designed for players to relax, as they do not involve fights. On the contrary, you often cannot draw your sword, staff, or bow at all.
Instead, you can calmly gather and craft items or engage in other tasks that help you progress, for example, by assisting you in making money or offering rare rewards.
Crafting
This is how crafting works: FFXIV takes its crafters very seriously. Unlike many other MMORPGs, where life skills are often treated as secondary, crafters here are considered their own classes.
And accordingly, they have everything that normally comes with classes:
There is special crafter-specific gear that boosts the necessary stats
Crafters have their own materia and food necessary to craft recipes with very high levels
They have their own skills and can execute combos to increase the quality of their items
And of course, they also have their own “endgame” in the form of collectible pieces, i.e., particularly high-quality items that can be exchanged for in-game currency
Alchemist skills in FFXIVList of currently highest recipesEspecially high-quality items are rewarded at NPCs with in-game currency “bills”. These can then be exchanged for rewards.
There are a total of 8 crafter classes in FFXIV, specializing in different areas like blacksmithing, weaving, or alchemy. They function just like other jobs in FFXIV: You equip the appropriate weapon, and you’re good to go. Each of them can be leveled up to 90 to craft increasingly higher recipes.
The pleasant thing about crafting is that you can do it relaxed “on the side”. You sit somewhere in the corner or near the market board with your crafting utensils and leisurely work through the materials.
At the same time, you can purposefully work towards making money at the market board with the crafted items while relaxing watching a series on Netflix or Disney.
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Gathering
This is how gathering works: Collecting the materials needed for crafting is also an important matter in FFXIV. Gatherers are independent classes that can be leveled and equipped, each having their own rotation.
The foundation for this is simple: Grab a pickaxe or an axe and go out into the wild to look for and harvest natural resources. Each area has its own resources that can only be found there, which you need to harvest to level up the classes.
Gatherer skillsIn the gatherer’s notebook, you will find the list of all resources
The harvesting points for the resources do not have to be shared with anyone. You can choose a point at any time and harvest the materials as long as you want.
These materials can, for example, be used to level up your crafter classes or alternatively sold at the market board. Even if they cost little, substantial sums can add up due to the large quantities you gather.
Gathering is also a completely relaxed activity in FFXIV. You are invisible to the monsters in the zones and can peacefully circle between the individual harvesting points while sitting in Discord with your friends or maybe watching a stream.
Furnishing the House
This is the housing of FFXIV: While acquiring houses in FFXIV can be a nerve-wracking activity due to scarcity, their furnishing and maintenance is extremely relaxed.
After 10 years since the release, there is a huge amount of various types of furniture in the MMORPG for both interior design and gardens. Players therefore spend hours furnishing their virtual home according to their preferences.
In housing, FFXIV players can unleash their creativity.
Here too, you don’t have to hurry or fight. You can take your time looking at the individual items while placing them, trying different colors, or discussing the placement with your friends or guildmates.
One big problem, of course, is availability. Houses and apartments are very scarce and hard to come by. But aspiring interior designers can alternatively apply to guilds that have houses and, with the permission of the leaders, unleash their creativity there.
Eorzea Incognita
These are the vistas: For the explorers and wanderers among you, FFXIV has the activity Eorzea Incognita. It consists of a long list of viewpoints scattered throughout the world that you need to visit.
The points are marked with a glowing blue orb next to which you must perform an emote to receive an entry in the notebook you get from the NPC Naoh Gamduhia in New Gridania.
One of the vista markersThe logbook also contains lore information about the areas
In the notebook, you will also find clues about each viewpoint’s location and conditions. Not all places can simply be visited. In some cases, certain weather conditions must prevail to receive an entry in the book.
Generally, you can calmly move from one vista to another and gradually complete your book. The viewpoints are all located in the open world and not in dungeons, so you can actually leave your swords and bows at home.
As a reward, you will receive rare companions or new titles through achievements at the end.
This is the great voyage: What would an MMORPG be without fishing? This small side activity has become almost as much a part of the genre as raiding.
In FFXIV, besides “normal” fishing, which is very relaxed, there is the instanced content “Great Voyage”. To participate, players board a ship and embark on a one-hour journey through the open waters of Eorzea.
Along the way, they enjoy the beautiful scenery and can spend an hour completely relaxed fishing. You’ll be sailing on a ship with up to 24 other players, which travels different routes every day.
On such a ship, you will be on the great voyage
During the voyage, you earn a certain amount of points for each catch and can multiply these points under special circumstances and with some luck.
As a reward, you can earn a mount and various rare companions that you can either catch yourself or earn through achievements.
Bonus: Screenshots and Photo Mode
Such and even more beautiful screenshots can be created with the /gpose mode. This screenshot was edited a bit with Photoshop afterward
This is /gpose: Hardly any major game is released today without a photo mode. In Ghost of Tsushima, Demon’s Souls, or even the new MMORPG Lost Ark, players take the most beautiful screenshots and share them with their fellow players.
FFXIV also has such a mode, around which a large community has formed. With the simple chat command /gpose, you switch to photo view, where you can:
Rotate the perspective freely,
activate different filters,
perform emotes,
hide other players or NPCs,
add new light sources, and do many other things
The list of settings is long and is regularly expanded
Players take pictures of their characters, NPCs, or various landscapes in the game and participate in competitions organized by the community.
The /gpose is often also combined with projections, also called glamour, referring to the assembly of different stylish outfits for the player character.
It is no wonder that there is a saying among FFXIV players: Glamour is the true endgame.
The developers of WoW are bringing back armor sets designed for individual classes with update 9.2. The tier sets are a feature that players have missed since the successful WoW expansion Legion. The developers explain what they are thinking.
What is it with class sets and WoW?
Class sets or “tier sets” have been an important part of what made World of Warcraft for many years. The armor pieces were rewards from raids.
Each class had specially designed armors that granted a “set bonus” when players wore multiple pieces of that armor. The “set bonuses” were unique enhancements that determined the play style of a class and specialization.
The design of the armors has been legendary over the years, with individual armors shaping the look of a class.
Why did these tier sets disappear? There are various reasons why Blizzard stopped creating the classic tier sets for all classes after Legion. Already in “Battle for Azeroth”, the tier sets were abolished:
One reason is that tier sets practically forced players to raid – The alternative play option of just running Mythic+ dungeons was effectively blocked.
Tier sets also limited “build diversity”: Because of the sets, numerous armor slots of a hero were fixed, as those who wanted to play optimally had to take the set bonuses.
Furthermore, Blizzard stated that they did not want to see the “thirtieth presentation of a mage-specific set” – they simply seemed to be running out of ideas on how to create new variants of the sets.
But months ago, Blizzard announced that tier sets would return with patch 9.2.
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Thisis what Blizzard now says about the sets: The developers say in an interview with PcGamesN that they actually only want to listen to the players and fulfill their wishes. However, they want to do some things differently now:
“The class sets in Legion and before were extremely focused on what the idea of the class was. It didn’t feel like they had much to do with the content where you earned the armor. When we moved away from tier sets, we focused on the question: Okay, where does the armor actually come from?”
Lead Game Designer Morgan Day
Therefore, the armors in “Battle for Azeroth” then had the appearance of the Old Gods, even though the specific class had nothing to do with Old Gods.
Apparently, this new approach was also not the philosopher’s stone, as seen in the fans’ desire to reintroduce tier sets.
With the new class sets, Blizzard wants to take a new hybrid approach. The background from where the armor comes will be considered, but the tier set should also reflect the “power fantasy” of the class.
An old problem from before, that tier sets “forced” players into raids, will also be addressed in the new variant. While there will still be tier sets in the new raid “Mausoleum of the First”, they can also be earned through PvP and Mythic+ dungeons.
This is behind it: That Blizzard will bring back tier sets has been known for a while. However, it fits well into the current wave of “rethinking” taking place in WoW. In recent months, it has become clear that Blizzard is striving to regain lost trust and sympathy from fans, which is why they are questioning decisions that seemed unassailable just a few weeks ago.
There really was no reason to break with the established system of tier sets in the past – and there is really no reason to bring them back right now either.
Hazikostas’ statement that they did not want to see the thirtieth variation of a mage-specific set sounds like: “We were tired of having to come up with new ideas every few months” – perhaps the WoW team just needed a multi-year break from tier sets to recharge creatively.
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How good is a monitor for gaming that constantly appears in the bestsellers on Amazon? MeinMMO took a look at the best-selling monitor on Amazon.
What are these bestsellers? The retailer Amazon creates “bestseller” lists for various products and categories. These numbers are based on the most orders and are updated hourly by Amazon. Therefore, it is easy to determine which products are currently popular with potential customers.
Currently, a monitor from Samsung is highly regarded in the bestsellers. MeinMMO has looked at the device for you and explains whether it is worth it for gaming.
A Curved Monitor from Samsung is currently a bestseller on Amazon
What kind of device is this? The bestseller is the Samsung Curved Monitor C27F398FWR. It is a curved monitor.
“Curved” means that the display is slightly curved and not flat. This is supposed to better cover the user’s view and above all allow for a better immersion into the game. In the office, it should also help prevent eye fatigue, as the eyes do not have to switch back and forth as often.
Games that rely heavily on immersion, like shooters or racing games, can benefit from the curvature. Strategy games or hack-and-slash RPGs like Diablo or Lost Ark, where you look down on the action, benefit less from it.
Apart from the curvature, the monitor features a refresh rate of 60 Hz and a response time of 4 ms. The device also offers both an HDMI and a DisplayPort connection.
What is the current price of the monitor? Currently, you can get the monitor for about 180 euros. However, this is not currently the best price available.
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The monitor is only somewhat worthwhile for gamers – better alternatives cost only a little more
For monitors that you want to use for gaming, you should pay attention to a response time of 6 milliseconds or less. If the response times are higher, the image will become blurry or even distorted during fast movements. This blurriness is also referred to as “ghosting.” With a response time of 4 ms, the Samsung monitor offers the right speed.
The online magazine rtings.com tested the monitor more thoroughly and explained that the monitor is generally suitable for many tasks. However, the rigid stand and low brightness are weak points of the device. In the gaming category, the monitor received a score of 7.4 out of 10.
However, the biggest problem with the monitor is the refresh rate: this monitor has a rate of 60 Hz. If you’re looking for a monitor to use for fast shooters or action games, gaming monitors with at least 120 Hz are advisable. The 60 Hz may limit you in the long run, and you will not be able to fully utilize your hardware’s potential.
Is the device worthwhile for gamers? If you’re really looking for a device that you primarily want to use for gaming, then the Samsung monitor is only somewhat of a recommendation for you.
Even if you’re looking for a second monitor for your setup, it’s hardly worth it, as you can get better devices for just 10 euros more.
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On the one hand, the refresh rate of 165 Hz is significantly higher and much better suited for gaming. The two devices also offer significantly more connections for cables than the Samsung device. However, you will have to forego the curvature, which is also not a mandatory recommendation for gamers.
In addition, the stand of the Predator XB253QGP is significantly more flexible than that of the Samsung device. The IPS panel also offers much more vibrant and saturated colors than the VA panel of the Samsung monitor.
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In the new MMORPG Lost Ark there are some side stories and collectibles that are really well hidden. However, the “Secret of Your Majesty” in North Vern actually lures you into a trap. We at MeinMMO will show you the solution.
How do you solve the side story? As in many other hidden stories in Lost Ark, you also need to explore different locations in “The Secret of Your Majesty”. Overall, there are 3 locations to discover for this story.
In doing so, you will receive a buff in your bar that indicates how much time you have left to find the next puzzle piece. However, the developers have thought of something for this story to catch those of you who are not really paying attention.
Where do you find the first part? The first part is located in the Fesnar Highlands, a map in North Vern, which you reach after the city of Rania. From the only teleporter, walk up and then left over the big bridge.
Then keep to the eastern wall as you walk south. In the second “indentation” on the map, you will find the first part of “The Secret of Your Majesty” hidden behind an obelisk.
Here you find the first part of the story
How do you find the second part? From the location of the first clue, walk west, only slightly south you will spot a large sword stuck in the ground at the western end of the map section.
But beware, this is tricky. At this point, there are actually two books that fit the Secret of Your Majesty. However, only one of them allows you to pick up the third piece and complete the collection.
You must choose the lower of the two books; you will recognize that it is the correct one if your buff for the next puzzle piece is 29 minutes long. If it is only 9 minutes long, you have fallen into the trap and taken the wrong piece.
If you read the text carefully, the false upper book also states that you should continue searching for clues. But who reads all that? Our author Mark Sellner fell for the false book twice anyway.
Here you find the second part, but beware of the false trail
How do you find the third part? Now a small race against time begins, as the third piece of the collection is in the dungeon of the Balankar Mountains, that is, in the old Elveria. The level of difficulty you enter the dungeon on does not matter.
You only have 29 minutes to get through about half of the dungeon after you have picked up the second part of the story. After you lose Thar in the fight against the dragon, you continue alone on the bridge. Now continue with the dungeon quest until you must turn left in the long hallway.
The next part of the quest requires you to disguise yourself and put on a robe. But do not do that! Once you wear the robe, the buff disappears, and you can no longer pick up the third part of the story.
On the opposite side of the room where the robe is, there is a kind of balcony where elves and humans are being tortured by cultists. If you take out the robe wearers, you can discover a small stone at the western end of the balcony. Interact with it to complete “The Secret of Your Majesty”.
The third and final part is also fitted with a trap
Bonus Tip: If you want to avoid a repeat visit to the dungeon, take the robe after the side story and follow the quest. In the next room, decide not to kill the enemies, but to flee.
After you defeat the mini-boss, do not jump onto the next platform but turn around. In the hallway where the balcony is located, you can now walk to the right and not just to the left. In the dead end, you can simply walk through the wall and get 2 Mokoko Seeds.
What about you? Did you also fall for the wrong book in the story, or do you actually read the texts of the hidden stories so closely that this did not happen? Have you been able to solve the other side stories in North Vern, or are there other ones that cause problems here? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Online games with MMO or co-op mode are best played with friends or even a partner. However, some games require special skills or have rather hindering mechanics that can put a friendship or relationship to the test.
How did we select? The games shown here are all designed with mechanics that can quickly lead to disputes and frustration among players.
The criteria were primarily that the games are playable online and either require special abilities from all players or have particularly annoying and frustrating mechanics that can test a relationship. The order of the games is random and not based on a rating.
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What kind of game is this?DotA 2 is still a very popular classic in the MOBA genre. It evolved from a popular mod for Warcraft 3. In DotA 2, you choose one of dozens of heroes before the match. Each character has unique abilities and stats. Some heroes can take a lot of damage, others support their team, and others deal significant damage.
With your heroes, you form a five-player team and compete against an opposing team on a map with several paths (lanes). The goal is to destroy the enemy’s “Ancient”, a well-protected object in the enemy base. However, you must first fight your way through defenses.
You can only destroy defenses by escorting regularly spawning minion NPCs there while preventing the enemy players’ interference and advances.
Your heroes also level up when they defeat opponents. This, in turn, provides better stats and skills. Additionally, you need to collect gold to buy essential items. Only by doing so can you ultimately destroy the enemy Ancient and win after fierce fighting.
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Why is this game dangerous for relationships? The crux of DotA 2 is that the gameplay is very complex and deep. It is not for nothing that DotA 2 is among the top eSports games. To achieve success here, you need to invest a lot of time and energy in mastering a variety of tactics and methods.
If you play casually, you can make many mistakes. And that is a big problem if you want to play DotA 2 with your partner. If there is a significant difference in skill and game knowledge, there will necessarily be problems in gameplay.
Since DotA 2 forgives very few errors, many rounds will likely be lost if you play with an inexperienced teammate. Since rounds in DotA 2 can last 45 minutes or longer, this can quickly lead to frustration and anger.
After a joint evening of numerous failed rounds in DotA, where the ignorance of essential DotA tactics like “Last Hitting” was the clear culprit, it’s likely that the evening will not end harmoniously.
What should be considered? Games like DotA 2 or the slightly less complex LoL should only be played together if both players have roughly the same skill level and each player knows what they are doing.
If you’re looking for an easier entry into the genre and a smoother experience with your partner, you should play simpler MOBAs like Heroes of the Storm or the mobile version of LoL called Wild Rift.
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Microsoft is planning to buy Activision Blizzard (WoW, Call of Duty, Diablo 3): If the deal goes through, it would be the largest purchase in gaming history. As now made clear by a report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC, the purchase began just 3 days after a Wall Street Journal report had put CEO Bobby Kotick under great pressure. The report clarifies how incredibly fast the discussion about the massive merger actually proceeded.
As it has now been revealed, the head of Xbox began initiating the purchase of Activision Blizzard on November 19, immediately after the report about Kotick. He apparently entered through open doors. It took only 2 months until the official announcement of the acquisition offer, which was extremely fast.
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Activision Blizzard officially explains the timeline of the purchase
Where do the new information come from? The new information is highly official. The information comes from a letter to the shareholders of Activision Blizzard, in which they are urged to agree to the merger with Microsoft. There is a section on “the background of the merger” on page 30 (via sec.gov).
Here the exact sequence of the offer is summarized:
On November 19, Xbox head Phil Spencer and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick spoke about other topics when Spencer asked the CEO if he had time for a conversation with Microsoft’s head the next day. They wanted to discuss “strategic opportunities between Activision Blizzard and Microsoft”.
After that, everything proceeded at a daily pace, with various conversations and meetings taking place on all levels. Everything went remarkably smoothly.
At the end of November, a negotiation about the stock price took place: Activision Blizzard was able to negotiate with Microsoft from $80 to $95. Basically, however, from the beginning of the negotiations, everything indicated that both sides had a strong interest in making the deal happen.
The process also appears to be significantly accelerated.
What else is interesting? The report also contains a passage that on December 6, a person expressed their desire to partially or fully purchase the “business unit Blizzard”.
However, the board had doubts about the person’s ability to approve such a transaction. Additionally, they feared there might be disruptions, so the board decided not to engage in discussions with the potential buyer.
This makes the matter particularly noteworthy: Two months for a merger of this magnitude is extremely fast.
The timing of the offer coming just as CEO Kotick was under significant pressure is also striking. Kotick stated in an interview that the sexism scandal was not a decisive factor in the decision to sell Activision Blizzard.
As the website Kotaku notes, Bobby Kotick would receive about $410 million if the deal goes through when he liquidates his shares. Just a few weeks ago, it appeared that Bobby Kotick might be forced to step down under public and employee pressure. Apparently, the acquisition offer came at the ideal time.
In Kotick’s portrayal, the sale sounded quite different:
Since its release in Europe, there has been a large discussion about the payment system in Lost Ark. Actually, the MMORPG is completely Free2Play, but the shop offers various bonuses. So is it Pay2Win? MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus played for nearly 30 hours without paying a cent – this is his conclusion.
I was very critical of Lost Ark. Although I like Diablo and the game does remind me a lot of a Diablo MMO, I was not initially interested at all. It seemed too overloaded, too full, and too Asian – typical Asian MMOs are just not my taste.
When the MMORPG was released on February 11, I ignored it. Only when we started getting more reports about it here on MeinMMO and the game had completely conquered Steam as well as Twitch, did my interest awaken.
Curiosity eventually overcame me, and I thought: let’s see how good the game is. I don’t have to pay for that. And I also didn’t get one of the pre-order packages. Now I have invested about 30 hours and I am glad to have checked out Lost Ark.
There are always discussions about the Pay2Win factor of Lost Ark and even about whether paying players should have advantages. Therefore, I wanted to investigate the question: How far can I actually get if I stay stingy?
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30 hours without paying and I’m not even close to finished
First of all, I am amazed at how good Lost Ark actually feels. I am usually used to Free2Play games coming with half-baked quests and a somewhat cobbled-together gameplay. But Lost Ark has:
well-developed characters that are even dubbed in German
a story that doesn’t win any awards but at least doesn’t bore
With my 30 hours, I am far from the endgame, especially since I started over several times. I simply wanted to see the different classes. Things like the Artillerist or the Gunlancer are something I don’t know from other RPGs – and bards are definitely needed in every game. So I have 3 characters that I absolutely MUST check out.
Even without paying, I have unrestricted access to all classes and their abilities. There are also bonuses for logging in, little “carrots on a stick” to keep me entertained. Nice, although not necessarily essential.
I like to take my time leveling and exploring the world, which has a lot to discover in Lost Ark. The Mokoko seeds hidden everywhere alone drive me crazy and make me search every possible hiding place.
But the most important thing is: for the best content, I don’t have to pay so far, and hopefully I will never have to in the future.
The most important feature remains free and keeps me in the game
So far, I have not been able to get a picture of the endgame, and I don’t have to at all. I want to show you how much fun you can have without paying – and that is also possible without the many activities at max level.
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Because the best part of Lost Ark is the combat system. Gameplay-wise, it is an action RPG like Diablo or Path of Exile. And even if many of you don’t want to hear it: yes, Lost Ark is a Diablo MMO.
The chaining of abilities and defeating whole groups of enemies (“packs”) instead of individual enemies clearly speaks for Diablo and co. Even with the differences to Blizzard’s ARPG, the gameplay feels nearly identical: running around and smashing enemies in isometric perspective. Even MMO experts like Asmongold say, that Lost Ark takes the combat system from Diablo and improves it.
The controls are similar and therefore intuitive, and the most important thing: it is incredibly fun! Pulling a bunch of enemies together and literally blowing them up with the strongest ability is fantastic! And that works even during leveling and in the quite challenging story dungeons.
As with Diablo, I can imagine that I will drop by Lost Ark from time to time. Just to maltreat helpless enemies with my bard or my gunlancer with my deadly harp or smash them with my shield.
I will stay Free2Play – at least until the endgame
That’s why Free2Play is worth it: Everyone plays differently, but to see all the classes of Lost Ark, no one needs to pay anything. On the contrary, it can even be advantageous to start by playing for free.
I have a huge advantage over many others: a server switch doesn’t hurt me at all. Europe received the completely new region EU West shortly after release to cope with the huge influx.
The advantage here is that you won’t have to deal with long waiting times or none at all. The downside is that you will definitely have to start over. For me, that’s no problem, as I’ve invested nothing but time into my characters.
Leveling is already fun for me, discovering a new class is nice too, and as long as I don’t spend hours in the queue, I can progress faster. Unlike colleagues Alexander Leitsch and Mark Sellner, who are stuck in line on the “German server”, I can casually play on EU West and regret nothing. After all, I have (still) not paid.
By the way: Lost Ark has fascinated me so much that I regularly take over articles about it here at MeinMMO. While doing so, I can even try out exciting things or talk to interesting people like the famous lawyer Christian Solmecke. That makes working fun!
Why should I even pay? In the Lost Ark shop, there are cosmetics and various items that can advance your character. There are packs with cards that can become powerful sets, costumes, and materials.
However, the “crystalline aura” is particularly important. This is similar to the premium subscription of Lost Ark. The aura lasts for 30 days after purchase and offers:
All of this is still absolutely irrelevant for me as long as I am not in the endgame. Later, I might pay, but then I will know exactly whether it is worth it. After all, I have used this time for free.
If I conclude that I have to pay in the endgame, then I have no problem with that. I am happy to pay for good games, as they should also remain good and continue to develop. And for the future, several features are already on the plan, some of which we even already know:
Lost Ark is definitely worthwhile as a Free2Play game. No one has to pay if they don’t want to. Will you see everything? Maybe not, but even if it’s only 50 hours for free, you’ve had 50 great hours. After that, I think it’s fair to pay.
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New World has been on the market for almost 5 months now and has faced significant criticism. However, MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch is still online almost every day. He reveals what he likes about the MMORPG.
New World has many bugs. And yes, the player numbers of New World are plummeting. There are plenty of negative things to hang onto. But I have taken a liking to the game.
In 142 days, I have invested over 400 play hours in New World. That’s around three hours per day. I have only invested that much time in Guild Wars 2 or ESO in recent years. Both are among my absolute recommendations.
New World currently motivates me with three things:
The successful combat system.
The constant but easily achievable carrot in front of me. With little effort, I experience noticeable progress in my gear.
The hope that the big turnaround is yet to come.
I will explain here what exactly I enjoy about these points and where my hopes for the future lie.
Who is speaking? Alex is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has spent several thousand hours in Guild Wars 1, Guild Wars 2, and ESO. He also tries every new MMORPG, whether Asian games like Elyon and Bless Unleashed or indie titles like Crowfall and Broken Ranks. However, New World has particularly captivated him since the alpha.
New World has the second-best combat system of all MMORPGs
I love the fights in New World. The attacks have considerable weight and I constantly have to plan my steps in advance. Due to the long animations and the few abilities, I cannot spam a dull rotation that I eventually memorize.
I am constantly challenged, especially in PvP battles. There, I never feel like I am missing additional abilities; on the contrary. Six abilities, two different attack types, blocking and dodging are more than enough to keep me on my toes.
In general, I am a fan of having to dodge attacks and aim actively. I also enjoy being challenged in my reaction speed and the fact that I can combine completely different play styles with two weapons, such as melee and ranged combat.
Only Guild Wars 2 has a better combat system for me. Here, my dodging skills are even more challenged.
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Mindless grind distracts from everyday life and gives me a sense of achievement
The winter season is dark, Corona has taken my exercise and pub meetings, and everyday life has to be somehow endured. Distraction and feelings of happiness help me the most. And that is precisely what New World offers me like few other games.
While I slaughtered mobs alone in Black Desert, I do everything in groups in New World:
Almost daily I do a chest run with other people. I don’t need to know them; they are just there and walk with me.
I regularly participate in the PvP content Outpost Rush because there are good rewards available.
Now and then I run dungeons with my guild. They are not hard in normal mode, but provide useful loot.
The grind in New World is quite mindless. Open chests, kill mobs, and with a bit of luck, gain a competency increase. For several months now, you can also farm gypsum more purposefully to improve competency.
In about 60 to 90 minutes per day, I manage to increase my competency by 4 to 15 points. That may seem ridiculous considering the fact that you can collect a total of 2,500 competency points. But it is steady progress and “Honest Work,” as the meme so elegantly puts it.
With the new shadow shards, I can even regularly increase my effective gear score, at least on my chest and axe, both of which I have leveled beyond competency level 600. I have never received more rewards for so little effort in any MMORPG.
Thanks to the shards, I can easily improve my gear.
I am just having fun with the grind in New World right now:
I can shake off the stress of the day and mindlessly focus on a task
I gather good, noticeable progress
I watch live streams on Twitch or series on Netflix, which contributes to relaxation
I chat a little with the guild mates at the same time
Since my wife and daughter go to bed every evening around 9:00 PM, I have a good two hours to fully concentrate on myself. And I could hardly use that time better than with noticeable progress, a good series, and/or nice people online.
New World has so much potential that is unfortunately (still) not being utilized
New World has many good approaches. The combat system, crafting, the game world, and PvP all feel good at first. However, there are significant gaps in the details and especially in scope. Amazon needs to fill these gaps as quickly as possible.
But I still have hope that the lever will be switched throughout 2022. That the important, missing content will come. That player numbers will rise again.
Whether the turnaround will come will only be shown in time. But I can say with confidence: New World has brought me over 400 hours of fun for 40 euros. It was worth it all already.
What do you think of the current state of New World? Are you still actively playing or have you all moved on to Lost Ark?
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Lost Ark is still the main topic of conversation among MMORPGs. However, it also faces several issues, although not as severe as in New World. We at MeinMMO will tell you what has happened this week.
The highlight of the week:
Lost Ark is still popular on Steam. For over a week, it has reached more than a million concurrent players daily at peak times.
Dungeons & Dragons Online has released its roadmap for 2022 (via DDO).
The Lord of the Rings Online has released the new patch 32. This brought a new region, new housing content, and some balance changes (via LOTRO).
The tiny MMO Book of Travels has temporarily halted further development and will focus instead on revisions and bug fixes for the game (via MassivelyOP).
This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
With Dark Nemesis Infinite Quest, a new hack’n’slash mobile MMORPG has been announced (via MassivelyOP).
This was the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark is breaking player and viewer records on Steam and Twitch. How does the A-RPG play so far? You can find out in the latest episode of the MeinMMO podcast.
Since February 11, 2022, the highly anticipated “Diablo MMORPG” Lost Ark has finally been accessible to all Western players and is now being overrun daily by about a million active players. The high demand even forced the publisher Amazon to open a completely new data center for Europe.
In the MMO Lost Ark, you play from an isometric perspective, similar to the Blizzard game Diablo. However, it includes all the necessary MMORPG elements like raids, dungeons, housing and PvP in arenas with rankings. But what is so special about it?
In this episode, Alexander Leitsch, Mark Sellner, and Gerd Schuhmann will show you how the action MMORPG Lost Ark feels after 30, 60, and 120 hours of gameplay.
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The loot shooter Destiny 2 is releasing its 10th major expansion, namely Witch Queen. What you should know before purchasing and what to expect, you’ll find out here on MeinMMO.
What kind of DLC is this? It is the 10th expansion from Bungie for the loot shooter Destiny 2. The Witch Queen will be playable from February 22nd. Therefore, we list 5 things you must know before making your purchase.
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Everything you need to know about Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – in 2 minutes
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1. Everything about the release – Times, Download, Costs
When does the preload start? The preload for Witch Queen is expected to be available on all platforms starting February 22nd at 6:00 AM. Bungie announced this in the old “This Week at Bungie” blog (TWaB) .
Before that, a longer downtime for Destiny 2 is planned. Bungie currently estimates this to be around 14 hours.
From when to when is the downtime planned?
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the servers will go offline at 4:00 AM. You will no longer be able to log in, and some services on Bungie.net will also be unavailable.
Servers are expected to be back online at 6:00 PM on the same day.
How much GB will Witch Queen require? This is currently unknown and will only reveal itself in the preload for the respective platforms.
How much does Witch Queen cost? The new expansion can be purchased in four versions and includes the following content:
What is the setting like? You will again face the Hive as the main enemy. Savathûn, the Witch Queen and sister of Oryx, has stolen the Light. She has formed a new brood that turns familiar Hive classes into Light-bearer beasts.
Dark rituals of the Hive are being held
It is now up to the Guardians to figure out how the Witch Queen managed this. Players will gain access to the Throne World of the Hive Goddess and try to uncover secrets with newly acquired powers, uncovering secrets.
From the ancient castle of the Sovereign to the dank marshes, Guardians can freely roam in their world. However, the map is also divided underground. Dark catacombs await to be explored, but beware, behind every corner may hide an enemy waiting to feed on your Light.
3. Weapon crafting
What does the new weapon crafting bring? Are you also tired of the tedious farming of weapons and the endless praying to the RNG god? With the new expansion, this will come to an end, as you will be able to forge your own God Roll.
Guardians on their way to the new forge
With a wide range of weapons waiting to be adapted to your wishes, your creativity knows no bounds. You just need to provide the necessary materials and extract the modifications from old weapons. Once you have done that, you’ll gain the ability to customize your weapon as you wish, both the casing and the perks.
4. New raid – Into a sunken pyramid ship
How will the raid take place? Much is not known about the new raid. The enemy is said to be an ancient threat trapped within. Guardians must confront it and put an end to it. A team of 6 Guardians will venture into a pyramid ship sunken in the swamp to clean it up.
A first look at the pyramid ship in the Witch Queen raid.
The start date is also known, and Guardians will have the chance to participate in “Day One” on March 5th at 7 PM.
5. Adjustments to old light classes
What exactly will be adjusted? The light classes of each class still have simplified trees, which are divided into three types. With the “Beyond Light” expansion, Bungie added the Stasis class. With this, Guardians can also embellish their divine powers with their fragments and aspects. This allows you to adapt your bonuses to your playstyle and benefit from it at maximum level.
Bungie has confirmed that the Void focus is the one that is being renovated. Thus, you will launch with the version “Void 3.0”.
Further renovations will also take place in ongoing seasons. Thus, the Arc and Solar abilities will follow the example of Void 3.0. However, these will not be released until a later time in Witch Queen, starting with Solar.
What do you think of the contents included in the new DLC? Do you think it’s cool and are you ready to dive into the adventure, or are you not interested and letting Destiny 2 rest for now? Let us know!
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The streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp is a crazy guy. He showcases the MOBA League of Legends in his streams and has taken on a crazy challenge. He wanted to reach the rank “Challenger” in all five positions in the game. He took just over two years and over 6,000 matches to achieve this.
This was his goal:
Tyler1 was a strong bot laner for years. He was known in this role primarily as a “One Trick Pony” with Draven.
At the end of 2019, he set out to achieve the rank Challenger in this ADC position just before the end of the season. Only 300 players per region can obtain this rank. In a marathon stream that temporarily made him number 1 on Twitch, he narrowly missed this goal. But his ambition was sparked.
In early 2020, he climbed to Challenger in his bot lane position and then claimed that all junglers in the game were “trash”. He believed he could easily rank up as a jungler.
He then challenged himself to learn all the other four positions and play in the Challenger range on new accounts.
He has now succeeded. In a live stream on February 19, he won his last game to become Challenger as a supporter. Tyler1 has set an insane record.
Why is this special? Most players in the Challenger rank focus on one or two positions where they excel. From these positions, it is easier for them to control matches and win.
It is quite rare for a player to play variably in all positions, and even then, this person typically plays those positions on one account. However, Tyler1 played five different accounts from zero to Challenger, always choosing only one role per account.
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The third position was mid laner, and here he had success much faster. At the end of 2021, he reached the rank Challenger after about 900 games.
Since the start of Season 12 in January, Tyler1 has been ranked as a supporter. After just 450 games, he achieved the rank Challenger.
After over two years and 6,000 ranked games – and those matches do not include his already known position as bot laner – Tyler1 has mastered this crazy challenge.
How is his success received? Tyler1 was and still is mainly known for his meltdowns. This already earned him a permanent ban in LoL, which was lifted after 613 days. Since then, he has been active in the game again. It is not quite clear during his streams whether his behavior is just a role he plays ironically or if he is in the moment genuinely tilted.
He also has to constantly take jabs because he is very muscular but only 1.68 m tall.
However, everyone respects his performance in LoL. This is also reflected in the comments on reddit:
“Five years ago, I only saw Tyler1 as a toxic one-trick who could only play Draven. I don’t really follow him, but that was a crazy challenge and he proved everyone wrong. Only truly great players can become Challenger in all 5 roles.”
“The man has balls of steel, I must admit. Just the dedication he has shown for his goal is worthy of respect.”
“His predictions about the opposing jungler are truly insane. He often predicts every move the jungler will make correctly. Crazy.”
But not everything has gone smoothly for Tyler1 in recent weeks. Just a few days ago, he parted ways with his LoL team:
Amazon is planning a TV series based on the legendary role-playing series “Fallout”. According to a report from Variety magazine, actor Walton Goggins has now been signed for a key role. Goggins has made a name for himself over the years as an outstanding actor in series before rising to become a Hollywood villain.
What do we know about the series?
Production for the Fallout series is set to begin in 2022. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner are attached to the project as showrunners and executive producers. Two of the chief creatives from Westworld are also involved: John Nolan is set to direct the first episode.
Bethesda Softworks is involved in the project, with Todd Howard and Jason Altman serving as additional executive producers.
Now, Variety magazine has learned that Walton Goggins is the first actor to be signed on.
What roles is Walton Goggins known for? The U.S. actor with the distinctive face and high forehead hails from Alabama and often plays characters representative of the Southern United States.
He made his breakthrough in 2002 with the legendary series “The Shield” about a group of corrupt cops.
That was followed by “Justified”, a series about a trigger-happy U.S. Marshal – Goggins played his childhood friend, Boyd Crowder, who became a gangster boss in a small town and was known to blow things up when in doubt.
From 2012, Hollywood increasingly recognized Goggins as a “villain”: In Tarantino’s Django Unchained he played one of DiCaprio’s chief henchmen, in Tomb Raider he was the antagonist to Lara Croft, and in “Ant Man and the Wasp” he pursued Paul Rudd.
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Goggins plays a villain with a host of henchmen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Perhaps his most exciting role in a major film was given to him again by Tarantino: In Hateful Eight, Goggins portrayed a vile racist who was forced to team up with a Black bounty hunter.
What Goggins plays in Fallout: According to early reports, Goggins is said to play a character based on a ghoul. These are the deformed figures from the series that were exposed to radiation.
In the future, we will likely see more TV series based on games.
CoD Warzone introduces a new system in a blog post aimed at combating cheaters. The RICOCHET Anti-Cheat tool not only bans cheaters but also trolls them in some cases: It significantly reduces their damage, turning them into a laughing stock in CoD Warzone.
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This is what CoD Warzone says now: In a blog post on Friday, February 18, the team introduces a measure to learn more about cheaters while frustrating them at the same time: the Damage Shield (via callofduty).
The idea of this tool is: When the system detects that a cheater is tampering with the game in real-time, their damage is drastically reduced. This allows the team to gather further information about them.
The team states: They are careful to ensure that the “Damage Shield” is not mistakenly applied. They do not want to interfere in firefights between honest players under any circumstances.
The system is now “active” and being deployed “worldwide.”
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The results of this: How this looks in the game is shown by the well-known streamer TimTheTatman in a video: Tim is flying in a helicopter and is being shot at accurately, but Tim stays relaxed despite constant hits, as he takes almost no damage and explains:
“The kid’s cheating, he can’t deal any damage. This is really one of the funniest ways they troll cheaters.”
In the comments on the video, someone explains: If RICOCHET detects a silent aim cheat (you shoot at people without having to aim at them), a rapid-fire cheat, or a no-recoil cheat, it drastically reduces the cheater’s damage – similar to a shadow ban.
It looks like CoD Warzone has found a method to make honest players much more satisfied:
The crystalline aura in Lost Ark grants some useful bonuses, but only lasts for 30 days. You can purchase the aura for a relatively high amount of in-game currency or directly in a large package. However, it costs 50 Euros for six months. With a trick, however, you can get a much better deal.
What is this trick? Instead of buying the six months crystalline aura for 49.99 Euros, you should first obtain the level completion package. It costs 1,100 royal crystals, which equals about 11 Euros.
This package grants you 520 crystals for every 10 levels. So when you reach level 50 with a character, you will have earned a total of 2,400 crystals. The chests will also be paid out retroactively, so you can use all chests at level 50 right away.
For the 2,400 crystals, you can buy the crystalline aura for 5 months (2,100 crystals).
You will have 300 crystals left, but will need 420 for the sixth month of the aura. However, you can trade for these with in-game currency. 120 crystals cost about 270 gold.
Of course, you can also earn the crystalline aura completely through in-game currency. However, this becomes quite expensive over 6 months. So this trick is especially suitable for players willing to spend a little money in the Lost Ark shop.
What’s the catch? There are two catches to the offer.
On one hand, you can only purchase 1,000 royal crystals for 9.99 Euros. So you need to spend about 20 Euros to get the required crystals.
The other catch is that this package is only available once per account. So you can only apply the trick once.
YouTuber Shearly made us aware of the trick with his video. He also shows you the procedure in-game:
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Crystalline Aura brings free travel and more work points
What bonuses does the crystalline aura bring? The crystalline aura lasts for 30 days and provides various bonuses. The most useful are:
Free teleportation
Reduced fees for overseas ships
Shorter crafting times on the island
A health regeneration of +10 %
More XP per minute in the training ground on the island
You can find the complete bonuses in this screenshot:
This is the crystalline aura
Are you using the crystalline aura in Lost Ark? And did you know about this trick? Or do you know of any other tricks? Feel free to write them in the comments.
We wanted to know in a survey whether players who spend money in Lost Ark should be prioritized in the queue. And many of you are actually in favor:
