For the new expansion to Destiny 2, there are many editions to choose from. However, we will show you the most expensive “Witch Queen” package that exists on the market and what exactly you can expect from it.
What is this package? This is the most expensive edition of Witch Queen. The Collector’s Edition (physical). This package contains many little items related to Witch Queen, such as the game itself and the expansion “Witch Queen” and is considered a collector’s item.
For this exclusive package, you will have to pay a proud €258.99 and can then call a copy your own.
Big package for big money
These are all the physical contents that await you
What is included? If the astronomical price does not scare you off and you are still interested, you can look forward to the following items:
Who is this edition worth it for? As many collectibles and some booklets with concepts are available, the edition is worth it for long-time fans who have not missed any expansion. Players who are really deep into the subject and can also get excited about physical items will be well served with this.
This edition is therefore highly sought after by collectors, as they can display the replica of the ghost perfectly in a showcase or a sideboard.
Can I buy another one? The demand was so great that no copy is officially for sale anymore. But don’t be discouraged. Since Witch Queen will be released on February 22, 2022, many players will likely sell the edition on Ebay. Either used or new and sealed.
However, make sure that you do not pay more than the price set by Bungie itself. Many are selling their copies at even higher prices just to make a profit.
What do you think of the expensive edition? Have you treated yourself to such a collectible? If not, how do you feel about it, would you spend that much money on such extras or not? Let us know!
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In Pokémon GO, the event “Stay on the Pokéball” for the GO Tour starts this week. We show you the new Pokémon and bonuses, as well as content that you should take advantage of for a week.
Update from February 18: Today marks the beginning of the big preparation event for the Johto Tour. It is accompanied by limited research and the new Hisuian Electrode.
What kind of event is this? Before the big GO Tour: Johto starts on February 26 Niantic is hosting a preparation event with you. During the week-long event, you’re supposed to collect many Poké Balls that you can use during the Johto Tour. The details of the event “GO Tour: Stay on the Pokéball” are now known.
In this overview, we show you the new Hisuian Electrode and the additional content that awaits you in the coming days.
GO Tour: Stay on the Pokéball
When does the event start? It starts on Friday, February 18, at 10:00 AM local time. The event will be active for a week and ends on Friday, February 25, at 8:00 PM local time.
The highlights in brief:
Hisuian Electrode will be released
Field research and limited research will replenish your stock of Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls
Your buddy Pokémon will bring you gifts with Poké Balls
There’s a Ball costume for your avatar available in the shop (see title image)
New Pokémon form: A few weeks ago, Hisuian Voltorb was unlocked in Pokémon GO. So far, it couldn’t evolve into Hisuian Electrode. This is now changing with the preparation event for the GO Tour, where Hisuian Electrode will make its debut. You can evolve Hisuian Voltorb into Hisuian Electrode with 50 candies.
Spawns in the wild: For the event, Niantic selected several Pokémon that will appear more frequently in the wild. We’ll list the spawns for you here. Pokémon marked with a star (*) can also be caught as Shiny.
Voltorb*
Hisuian Voltorb
Silicobra*
Marill*
Wailmer*
Monozyto
Tarnpignon
With some luck, you might encounter the following Pokémon:
With the event, you have a full 7 days to fill your inventory with balls. If you want to catch many Pokémon during the big Johto Tour, you should definitely take this opportunity. It is also advisable to sort out unnecessary items. This way, you will have more space for balls in your storage.
Do you already have a goal in mind for how many balls you want to bring to the Johto Tour, or are the two events now completely uninteresting for you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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Call of Duty would like to thank you for your patience after Season 2 was postponed by a few weeks. In Warzone and Vanguard, there will be a double XP weekend, a big cosmetic bundle, and tier skips for the battle pass.
How long does the event last? It starts on the evening of February 18 and will be online until Tuesday (February 22).
Double XP start: 02/18/22 – 7:00 PM
Double XP end: 02/22/22 – 7:00 PM
How do I get the bundle? You need to log in during the time the event is running. Then select the menu item “Shop” and look for the free bundle.
In total, you get 9 items – including an operator skin and 2 weapon skins.
However, keep in mind that you can only use the operator skin in Warzone if you also own Vanguard. The other items do not have this restriction.
You get a grim soldier in the bundle for free.
How do I get the tier skips? The same rule applies: log in during the event period.
Then go to your battle pass, and where it usually says “Buy tiers”, you can redeem the tokens.
If you want to save the tier skips for the next battle pass, that’s also possible: the tier skips do not expire when the next pass is due.
In total, you will receive even 11 tiers for free – the free cosmetic bundle also includes another tier. Overall, CoD estimates the value of the gifts to be around €20.
What do you think of this gesture? Will you check it out this weekend and grab some bonus XP? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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For 2022, Valheim has big plans with new features. The first update with content has already arrived – quite suddenly, as the developers themselves say. Actually, the patch is full of new things to discover, but the fans of the game are especially celebrating a new, actually self-evident feature that was previously missing.
On February 16, the first update was released on the Valheim test server, which added caves in the mountains among other things – and a small feature that has delighted fans.
What is this feature? It’s about a simple pause button. As seen in the official patch notes for the update, the first improvement listed is: “Pause feature in singleplayer.”
You can now simply pause Valheim when you are playing alone. This saves you food that would otherwise spoil and prevents you from being overwhelmed by NPCs while you are AFK.
However, you will now also have to explain to your parents or partners that online games can indeed be paused, at least sometimes.
On Reddit, the feature is being received very well. Simply going to the menu is enough to pause the game. Fans welcome the opportunity to now be able to step away from the PC without logging out safely. After all, it’s often the little things that excite the players of Valheim:
Update brings promised caves in the ice, new enemies and items
This is also included in the update: The big chunk of the PTR update consists of new caves in the mountains. In the cold biome, there are now several dungeons that you can explore, similar to the crypts in the swamp. There are also new enemies and items, such as:
Cultists, bats, and “Ulvar”, which translates to wolves
Jute, Fenring hair and claws as new materials including new components
A Fenring armor set
Flesh Rippers, a type of claw weapon
A new event
Currently, the event is also a point of discussion. Some Vikings are complaining that they are constantly torn apart by wolves that sometimes simply appear endlessly.
Otherwise, the update now brings full controller support, an update for the Steam Deck, and further improvements. You can find the complete patch notes on Steam.
What’s next? Once the caves have been implemented into the standard version of Valheim, the next update is already on the way. With the Mistlands, a new (and disgusting) biome is coming your way.
The developers are already working on the content of the new biome. There is currently no release date, but it shouldn’t take too long. We expect the caves to be available in spring 2022 and the Mistlands by the end of the summer.
Those who prefer to pass the time until the next major update with other games are also in luck this year. 2022 holds several exciting survival titles:
In GTA Online, you can currently get the nimble little car Weeny Issi for free. What else is happening this week in the crime MMO, we will show you on MeinMMO.
About this:
GTA Online has been exciting countless players for years, bringing fresh content and providing something new each week with “Weekly Updates”.
Every week, different bonuses are introduced into the game along with new rewards.
This week, until noon on February 24th, GTA is even giving you a car again – we’ll show you how to get the vehicle and what bonuses are also available.
GTA Online gives away the iconic Issi
The little speedster Weeny Issi is the GTA version of the modern “Mini” and has been in the game since release. Currently, you can get it for free, saving you 18,000 GTA-$ – worth it, even if the car does not rank among the fastest cars in GTA Online.
How to get the Weeny Issi for free:
Open the internet browser in the game on your mobile phone
Navigate to the “Southern San Andreas Super Autos” website
Scroll down until you spot the vehicle – you will already see the price “FREE”
Now choose a paint color and you can speed through the city with the little elephant roller skate.
Vespucci Job and Open-Wheel Races with great bonuses
What other bonuses are active? Not only the view from the digital smartphone is worth it this week. You can also grab the following bonuses:
The Vespucci Job: 3x GTA-$ and RP
Open-Wheel Races: 3x GTA-$ and RP
Time Trials: 2x GTA-$ and RP
Vehicle Trade Missions: +50% GTA-$ and RP
As Bodyguard and Employee: Double salaries
Lucky Wheel: Ocelot Penetrator (880,000 GTA-$)
Additionally, there are some discounts on vehicles and properties. This includes the modified versions of the little Weeny Issi, as well as 30% off the agency workshop and vehicle warehouses.
For more bonuses, browse the shops in the game and don’t forget to collect your monthly cash load on PlayStation .
A Japanese professional player has apparently made derogatory remarks about men of shorter stature. Although she apologized for the statement, her team has terminated their collaboration nonetheless. There is quite a bit of discussion surrounding her punishment.
Who is the pro gamer? Kana “Tanukana” Tani played the fighting game Tekken professionally. During her active time, she participated in several tournaments, where she mostly performed poorly, but also has some first or second places to her name (via Liquipedia).
Tanukana has appeared in Japanese daily newspapers like the Kobe Shimbun (via YouTube). She played for the Japanese esports team Cyclops Athlete Gaming from Osaka. Cyclops primarily employs teams in games like PUBG, Call of Duty, and Rainbow Six.
What did Tanukana say? According to Kotaku, Tanukana reportedly spoke about the height of men during one of her livestreams. The clip has since been deleted, but roughly she is said to have denied human rights to shorter men.
Those shorter than 1.70 meters are said to have no human rights and should undergo surgery for height increase, it is stated. The comment was classified as hate speech and caused a significant uproar.
After the slip-up, she was shortly thereafter fired by her team – likely also to preserve partnerships. Cyclops Athlete Gaming has major sponsors such as Red Bull and Alienware.
Team terminates the player – Community unsure if it was really meant that way
This is how Tanukana reacts: In a now-deleted tweet, the professional player addresses her statement (via PCGamer). She writes:
My remarks in the stream were unacceptable, and my lack of attention led to this. There is no excuse for having disappointed you on this matter. As a professional esports player and a member of society, I deeply regret and apologize for deceiving you.
However, her fans and other users are not even sure whether the statement was actually meant that way. For the words she used were not unambiguous.
Why is the ban so controversial? In the original, Tanukana speaks of jinken (人権). The Japanese word has two meanings:
On the one hand, it can be translated as “human rights.”
On the other hand, it refers to specific objects in games like Tekken that are considered necessary by professionals.
A discussion arose whether it could have possibly been a misinterpreted and too harshly judged statement by the player. In any case, Tanukana stands by her mistake.
The issue with languages, especially ambiguous words and the Japanese language, has come up before. A player was reportedly banned in the Battle Royale Apex Legends for a Japanese term:
Despite the negative mood, the team behind Battlefield 2042 continues to work on the game. An update is supposed to fix the biggest problems in one of the two main game modes. What it is about in detail, we will tell you here.
For weeks, Battlefield 2042 has been making negative headlines. Sometimes it’s reports that declining player numbers are reaching bizarre proportions; at other times, it’s the cheat providers who are giving up on the game because it’s not going well.
Apparently unfazed by this mood, the developers have now made extensive changes to the shooter. These adjustments are meant to create a better balance in Breakthrough, one of the two main game modes.
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Game mode was “neither balanced, nor exciting, nor fair for the opposing team”
In a post in their forumm, DICE presented changes to the game mode Breakthrough. There they say that the attacking team had too many tickets – so they were allowed to respawn too often before losing the game. This was especially a problem in the last sector of a Breakthrough match:
In recent weeks, we have been observing game results and found that the attacking team often started with the maximum number of reinforcements in the last sector, which is neither balanced, nor exciting, nor fair for the opposing team.
DICE developer Adam ‘PartWelsh’ Freeman in the EA Forum
This change is intended to create a more balanced and exciting gaming experience throughout the entire Breakthrough match, especially in the last sectors.
In servers with 128 players, the attacking team now starts with a slightly increased number of tickets but receives fewer tickets per sector.
In matches with 64 players, the attackers receive fewer tickets per sector, but also start with fewer initial tickets, “to close a larger gap in balancing.”
These adjustments are already in the game thanks to a backend update – you do not have to download a patch for this.
How precisely the tickets have changed varies depending on the map. You can find out the exact values here:
Whether these changes will be enough to convince players is debatable. EA and DICE promise improvements over the next months. But statements from an internal meeting leave players doubting that the game’s problems have been properly recognized:
Loading times annoy many users. Now a developer has explained that they are even too short for a certain feature. MeinMMO explains what this is about.
Every user who plays on PC or on the older console generation (PS4/Xbox One) is probably familiar with loading times. You stare at the screen for a few minutes and wait for the console or PC to load the data.
But some developers apparently find the loading times on the PS5 too short now. So short that some developers have intentionally extended the loading times.
Too short loading times leave no tips in the loading screen
What happened now? The developers of Horizon: Forbidden West have explained in a conversation with the magazine Engadgement that while the short loading times are great, a popular feature no longer works. How good Horizon: Forbidden West really is can be read on MeinMMO.
Until now, tips and tricks could always be displayed on the loading screen. This allowed players to prepare for certain opponents or display key combinations. According to internal tests, Guerrilla states that the tips are often liked and used by many users, which is why they wanted to keep them in.
But this is exactly where the PS5 ruined the developers’ plans. The PS5’s loading times are around 5 seconds, leaving no time for these tooltips. And according to developers, it happens so quickly that players can no longer read hints.
This is what the developers did: In the conversation, the developers from Guerrilla explained that they simply extended the loading times:
We had to implement a very simple feature that keeps the loading screen up long enough for players to read at least one hint while it loads.
Do I now have to accept longer loading times with the PS5? Before there are people complaining about the extended loading times: The developers explained at the same time that you can also disable the “feature.”
You can either go to the menu and disable the pause option in the menu or simply press the X button on the loading screen and it continues.
But if you ignore the tips, then you can’t complain if you die more often than you actually wanted.
What else is happening in next-gen? While short loading times are a problem for developers, there is at least a new feature that you must enable on the Xbox to make many multiplayer rounds much more enjoyable:
In FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, the next Bundesliga POTM (Player of the Month) is now known. It is: Thomas Müller. We show you his card and tell you whether you should get it.
What is a POTM card? “POTM” stands for “Player of the Month” – So Player of the Month. It is awarded once a month for different leagues.
This time, Thomas Müller from FC Bayern Munich prevailed in the voting against his competition from the Bundesliga and is now the Player of the Month for January.
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The new card is this expensive: To get POTM Müller, you must complete an SBC and submit cards worth about 60,000 coins.
This is the new POTM card of Thomas Müller
After Thomas Müller already received two Inform cards and a Flashback card in FUT 22, a new POTM card is now added, with a strong overall rating of 91. However, although the new card has the highest rating of all Thomas Müller cards on paper, there is one issue: the pace.
This is namely a meager 75 points. While you can use various Chemistry Styles to remedy this area, this POTM card will never get really fast. Here, the unfortunately no longer available Flashback card (with a pace value of 90) is ahead.
But aside from the pace, the card still has a lot to offer. Because POTM Müller has outstanding shooting values, is accurate in passing, and has strong dribbling stats. The advantages of the card are especially evident when compared to his last Inform card (89).
Here are the biggest jumps:
Pace: 71 -> 75
Shooting: 86 -> 88
Passing: 85 -> 87
Dribbling: 83 -> 87
Physical: 74 -> 77
Is the card worth it for your team? That depends. If you care about meta cards, then the new POTM card from Müller is probably not for your team. Unfortunately, the lack of speed cannot be compensated for, and in this area, other CAM cards are simply a bit better, with more pace.
But if you are looking for a decent CAM who can score goals, distribute balls reliably, and is also not too expensive, then you get exactly what you are looking for with Thomas Müller.
What do you think of the new POTM card? Would you have preferred another player? Let us know in the comments!
Otherwise, you can currently get an extremely strong card of Neymar in FIFA 22:
Lost Ark has laid the foundation for new EU servers with today’s update. The new region EU-West will launch tonight. Additionally, new compensation for all players has been announced.
What are these servers? On February 17 at 6:00 PM German time, the servers in the new region Europe West will be launched. This region was introduced this morning with a patch and operates completely independently from Europe Central, the current European servers.
On the new servers, you will start completely from scratch in terms of characters and account level. However, there are a few bonuses that we will discuss throughout the article.
The eight new servers are named:
Rethramis
Tortoyk
Moonkeep
Stonehearth
Shadespire
Tragon
Petrania
Punika
Currently, no server has been “claimed” by the German community.
The developers do not expect the queues to disappear completely with this change, but they hope they will at least reduce.
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Everything you need to know about Lost Ark’s endgame – in the video
With Palia a particularly interesting MMO is in development. It forgoes typical combat and focuses on content that is usually secondary, including crafting, housing, and relationships with NPCs. The developers have now revealed details about monetization.
What has Palia announced? The new MMO from former developers of Riot Games and Blizzard will be Free2Play. Everyone will be able to play it for free. There will also be no pre-order packages with early access.
To finance the MMORPG, a shop will be introduced that should adhere to the following rules:
Only cosmetic items will be sold – primarily clothing sets and outfits at the beginning
You will never be able to pay for something that you can also earn in-game
There will be no boosters or buffs – the developers want earned achievements to mean something
There will be no loot boxes with random items
There will be no rotations in the shop, everything will always be available
The developers commit to communicating decisions honestly and openly
The developers emphasize that they want to “win together with the players”. The team is committed to paying good salaries and benefits and therefore needs to make money with Palia. But they do not want to force players to pay for anything. The goal is to find players who “like to spend money”.
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Trailer for Palia, one of the most interesting upcoming MMOs
Palia wants to be a social MMO – Reminds of Animal Crossing
What exactly is Palia? Palia wants to be a social MMO where playing together with others is the focus. It relies on various activities that you can experience alone or together with other players:
There is housing with thousands of different items. Your friends should be able to come over and help you decorate.
Activities like fishing, cooking, chopping wood, or building your own farm are part of the core content. These will be accompanied by entertaining mini-games.
You should be able to explore the world and find hidden lore items.
You can constantly change the appearance of your character and give them cool outfits.
You can build friendships and relationships with NPCs in your surroundings.
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In Palia there will also be the option to fight against creatures from the environment in special hunting quests, but this is meant to be optional. It will rely on a system of various skills rather than classes.
If you wish, you can completely forgo fighting. There will be no PvP at all. Additionally, dungeons are planned for the future, although it is unclear whether combat or puzzles will take place in them. It could also possibly be a combination of both.
When will Palia be released? The closed alpha for the MMO is set to start in the first half of 2022. You can already register on the official website (via Palia). With a bit of luck, you will be selected for the tests and get to try out one of the interesting MMOs for the coming years.
However, there is still no concrete release date.
What do you think about Palia? Do you find the MMO just as exciting? Or do you always need combat, dungeons, and PvP? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
More about Palia, its content, and the developer studio can be found in this article:
In Lost Ark, many different collectible items await you. The total of 1,209 Mokoko Seeds present a particularly large challenge that is worth the effort. We at MeinMMO explain to you why this is the case.
What are Mokoko Seeds? The small, green seeds belong to the 8 different collectible items that you should find in Lost Ark. You can reach an overview of them by pressing Alt+L.
On most maps in Lost Ark, you will encounter these seeds. With a glance at the map (M), you can also see in the top right corner how many Mokoko Seeds are currently waiting for you in the section you’re in.
If you collect the seeds, you will eventually receive rewards for doing so. The more you collect, the more rewards you can call your own.
In total, there are currently 1,209 Mokoko Seeds that are hidden in the world of Lost Ark. Of these, 344 are distributed across islands, and all the others can be found on the main continents, in cities, and dungeons waiting for you in Arkesia.
The only exception is the continent Tortoyk, where the Mokokos come from. Here, there are no seeds to collect, but you can collect your rewards for your efforts.
Almost everywhere in the world you can find Mokoko Seeds
Where do you collect the rewards? Although you can already collect the first Mokoko Seeds in the very first city, Prideholm, it takes a while before you receive a reward for it. You first need to reach Mokoko Village, which is waiting for you on the second continent.
Once you reach Tortoyk, at around level 35, you can talk to Tomoka in the city. If you select the conversation option Mokoko Seeds with him, you can be generously rewarded.
On the continent Tortoyk in Mokoko Village, you can collect your rewards at the marked location
What rewards are there? You receive rewards based on how many Mokoko Seeds you have found in total. You don’t have to spend them to collect the rewards.
You receive an additional reward for every 50 Mokoko Seeds. This includes collectible cards, potions that increase your stats, as well as new crew members for your ship. Additionally, there are titles, transformations, skins, buildings for your island, and even two masterpieces that you can obtain here.
Furthermore, each individual seed you find grants you 180 squad experience, helping you to improve your account further.
For many Mokoko Seeds, there are also many gifts waiting for you
How to Find the Seeds
Where are the Mokoko Seeds hidden? Some of the small collectible items are cleverly hidden in places you would never visit or placed so that you simply walk past them.
It helps to search every nook and cranny of the map. However, if this is too tedious for you, the interactive map from Papunika can help you track down all the Mokoko Seeds. Of course, there is the risk that you might take away some of the fun from the game, but everyone has to decide that for themselves.
Help, I can’t get to these seeds: It should also be noted that you will encounter two Mokoko Seeds in the first zone of Lost Ark that you cannot collect yet. The reason for this is that they are hidden behind a vine wall that simply won’t budge.
During your adventures, you will come across some of those seeds. You will need specific songs in your repertoire to clear the way. Frequently, you will resort to Song of Minuet and Song of Resonance.
What do you think of the Mokoko Seeds? How many do you already own, and have you gathered the songs you need to collect many of the seeds? Or is hunting for such items not for you, and do you prefer to ignore it completely? Feel free to write us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
In February, the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 will receive its new expansion End of Dragons. MyMMO editor Alexander Leitsch was able to take a look at the new content together with the developers.
The Guild Wars franchise has accompanied me for over 16 years, more than half of my life. I have spent over 18,000 hours in the two MMOs combined. Therefore, I was very excited to be one of the press representatives allowed to play the new expansion End of Dragons.
In my session, I was able to sail on ships with the developers, do a little fishing, explore the first areas, complete some world events, and play the first attack mission in just two hours.
The impression of End of Dragons is positive, although at some points it feels a bit too colorful. With good graphics settings, it doesn’t look as garish as some trailers suggested, yet the colors still stand in stark contrast to the last expansion, Path of Fire.
The expansion primarily offers more of the familiar content and no groundbreaking innovations. Nevertheless, fans of Guild Wars and MMORPG fans in general should check out End of Dragons, as the showcased content immediately makes you crave more. I present you with 5 reasons and explain at the end how newcomers can best start with Guild Wars 2.
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Guild Wars 2: Everything you need to know about the new expansion End of Dragons in under 3 minutes
End of Dragons brings more of the best content: the huge world events
For me, the biggest fascination in Guild Wars 2 lies in the huge world events. Nothing feels quite as good in an MMORPG as defeating a huge boss with dozens of other players or influencing the development of the area by freeing a settlement from enemy hands and unlocking new vendors.
For End of Dragons, we were specifically introduced to an event in the Echo Forest. The entire area is a rather gloomy and almost spooky forest where we encounter the Jade Brotherhood. They are already known from Guild Wars 1, but back then they were more of a harmless street gang.
Now, they have decided to experiment with crazy technologies and combat us with huge jade robots and genetically manipulated animals.
Upon arriving at Fort Espenwald, we had to try to storm the fort known from Guild Wars as a group. A central role is played by the siege turtle, as was already the case in the predecessor.
The Fort Espenwald is now controlled by the Jade Brotherhood. As in Guild Wars 1, we must attack it with siege turtles.
We fought our way through several levels and had to defeat several champions, which would not have been possible without the help of dev tools given our group size of around 20 players. At the end of the event, a special boss awaited: a runaway machine threatening to blow up the entire area.
At the end of the fight, there were several loot chests, as is customary in the meta events. As with other events, it is always a special feeling when you master such a challenge together with a large group.
The developers also promised that there will be several more large events in End of Dragons.
The coolest mount ever is coming
However, the real highlight of the first meta event was the new mount. The siege turtle was needed to destroy shields or fight enemies on high towers. However, this task could only be performed by the second player, as the turtle is a two-player mount:
Player 1 controls the mount and can dodge attacks or even hover in the air. They also need to move a lot to charge the cannons on the turtle’s back.
Player 2, on the other hand, controls the huge siege weapons and has to deal with the destruction of the shields.
The turtle has additional features, including its speed. At first, it moves very slowly and leisurely, but over time it builds up good speed. However, it is so huge that its turning radius is enormous. Braking is also not easy.
The siege turtle is one of the coolest mounts ever.
Fishing is pure relaxation
Among the major new features of End of Dragons are sailing and fishing. Both are directly related, as ships are primarily used to travel to a body of water, find a fishing spot, and anchor there.
A ship, called a skiff in Guild Wars 2, can be used with up to five people. One of the players summons the ship, and the other four can sit on it and use emotes during the journey to provide a speed boost.
The fishing itself is a small mini-game. You cast the bait, wait for the spot where the bait is to start bubbling, and then reel in the line. While doing this, a small green bar moves from right to left. You must catch it at the right moment, which was relatively easy during the six fishing attempts on the test server.
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You can fish basically anywhere in Tyria, and you also don’t need a special fishing spot. However, it is particularly worthwhile to fish at these special spots in the waters. In total, there are said to be over 200 different fish species, each of which can only be found in specific locations. This applies to both the base game and the old expansions.
Obtaining a skiff is said to be about as complicated as unlocking a mount in the original version of Path of Fire. Back then, a heart had to be completed, and then the mount had to be purchased with gold.
I was also able to test this, although in the beginning only the Aurene weapons will be available. However, they make a solid impression in the animations.
The new legendary weapons at the start of End of Dragons.
Finally, group challenges again
At the end of the event, the developers led us into the first attack mission. The opponent there was Mai Trin, a pirate who players from Living World Season 1 might know. The instance is designed for 10 players and comes in two different difficulty levels: Normal and Challenge.
We played the boss only in normal mode, where he already had some challenging mechanics, including AoE attacks, a break bar, and regular phase changes, during which several phantoms suddenly appear, each with different mechanics.
In the middle of the fight, there is also an interesting phase change, which we do not want to spoil for you here.
Captain Mai Trin returns in the new expansion.
In general, the new attack missions are meant to serve as a bridge between casual players and raid fans.
The bosses are first introduced in the story. They are designed for solo players and can be easily defeated.
The normal mode is intended to encourage players to engage more deeply with the boss and its mechanics.
Those who want more challenge can then try the Challenge Mode. This is intended to feel like a “real raid boss” in terms of difficulty.
The developers first designed the hard version of the boss and then scaled it down to an easier level. You can find more detailed information here:
Personally, I really like the style of End of Dragons. It takes us back to Cantha, the Asian continent from Guild Wars 1. But it has evolved and now features an interesting mix of Steampunk and Asian aesthetics.
On one side, there is Shing Jea, a traditionally Chinese island where cherry blossom trees grow and everything seems colorful and peaceful.
On the other side, however, are the Jade Brotherhood and technological advancements. Robots, chemical fumes, mutated creatures, massive shields.
This contrast runs throughout the entire continent. Everywhere, jade plays an important role, such as in fuel. However, technological advancement also leads to problems and inequality in society. This has already been seen in the first videos of the Jade Sea and the Echo Forest.
These worlds will likely clash in the capital city of New Kaineng, although we do not know much about it yet.
Huge pipes and flying transports, but at the same time old Asian buildings – that’s the new Cantha.
Entry is also possible as a complete beginner
Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons primarily targets the veterans of the game and, of course, fans of Guild Wars Factions, as it goes to the old areas. However, newcomers can also start quite well with the expansion.
To experience the new content, you first need to purchase the expansion. This can be done either as a standalone for €29.99 or in the Standard Edition for €49.99. This includes the previous expansions Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire.
After that, the first task is to reach level 80. To do this, you can:
Explore areas and follow the story
Level up through professions
Run the old dungeons
Activate the booster included with the purchase of the expansion
However, the booster should only be an option if you really want to jump into the expansion directly with friends. On one hand, you will miss out on the beautiful world of Guild Wars 2, and on the other, you will start completely unprepared and without experience in content that can be quite overwhelming in the first hours.
While it is advisable to catch up on old story content, as this allows you to get to know your group’s characters better, you can generally start directly with level 80 in the content.
Further tips for a successful entry can be found in our beginner guide:
For those who start Lost Ark during primetime, the error 10027 and the message “Due to extreme server load, no connection could be established” will repeatedly pop up. But what does that mean exactly and what can be done about it?
When does the error occur? The error 10027 occurs whenever the Lost Ark servers are too overloaded. This usually happens during peak hours in Europe, around 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Many players want to log in at the same time during this period.
What can I do about it? There are two options:
First, you can restart the client and hope that the message does not appear next time. This actually works because players log off from time to time and people move up in the queue. You need to catch that short moment.
Alternatively, you can switch the server region, for example to America and the upcoming EU-West servers. However, you will not have access to your characters and account progress in a different region.
However, there is an obstacle with option two, as the error message itself prevents access to the server regions. We will explain further down how you can change the region without being online.
How to change the region in Lost Ark when you are offline
How can I change the region? If you cannot go online but want to play on American servers, you can also change the region offline. To do this, you need to find the XML file named “User Option”.
It is located in your Steam folder under Lost ArkEFGameConfig. Scroll down to the bottom and change the entry for “RegionID” to the desired region, i.e., “CE” (Central Europe), “EA” (East Coast), or “WA” (West Coast).
The German YouTuber DrDexxer shows you this step in a video:
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Since the error does not occur on American servers, you can play there without interruption. This trick will likely also work when the new EU-West servers come. We will then appropriately add the abbreviation.
We will keep you updated on current issues, maintenance, and queues through our live ticker:
The best counters against Rhyperior in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With these, you can defeat Rhyperior in raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Rhyperior? Rhyperior is a Pokémon from the first generation of Pokémon. It is a Rock and Ground type and can evolve into Rhyperior. You can find Rhyperior in level 3 raids in Pokémon GO.
We will show you here the best counters against Rhyperior and which types it is weak against (type effectiveness).
Defeat Rhyperior in Raids – With These Counters
Mega-Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Pump
Shadow Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Pump
Mega-Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Shadow Feraligatr with Water Gun and Hydro Pump
Shadow Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Mega-Venusaur with Vine Whip and Solar Beam
Shadow Torterra with Razor Leaf and Solar Beam
Shadow Tangrowth with Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
Zarude with Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
Shadow Exeggutor with Bullet Seed and Solar Beam
Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf
Shadow Venusaur with Vine Whip and Solar Beam
Kingler with Bubble and Crabhammer
Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Pump
Blastoise with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Shadow Shiftry with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
Shadow Sharpedo with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Shadow Sceptile with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
Shadow Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Pump
Feraligatr with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Weaknesses of Rhyperior: The Pokémon is of the Rock and Ground types and is weak against Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel, and Ice. Therefore, focus primarily on attacks and Pokémon of these types in raids to defeat Rhyperior.
Are there Shiny Rhyperior? Yes, you can encounter and catch Shiny Rhyperior in Pokémon GO. In the following graphic, we show you the entire Shiny family of the Pokémon:
Shiny Rhyhorn, Rhyperior, and Rhyperior in comparison
How many trainers are needed? If you have the top counter Pokémon and have already reached a rather high level (40+) in Pokémon GO, you can defeat Rhyperior alone. This should also work at lower levels. If you are still below level 30, you should rely on more trainers.
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As soon as Savathun, the main character from the latest DLC in Destiny 2, is free, she is already getting cheeky. Right after her escape, the Witch Queen takes over the Bungie Twitter account and announces that she is ready for a new form. The Guardians find it cool and engage in a literal exchange of words with the cheeky witch.
Who is the new Twitter queen? The latest expansion of Destiny 2 revolves around Savathun. She is one of the three Wyrm Gods and aims to understand the deepest secrets of the universe. She gains her power from the deception and confusion of those who try to understand her unfathomable plans. This also seems to apply to Twitter.
However, she now regrets her former pact with the Worm Gods. She wanted to be free again, and for that, she was willing to use any means, even a pact with her former enemies.
Until recently, Savathun was still trapped in a crystal.
On Tuesday, Destiny 2 held the finale of Season 15. In a new mission, the Guardians had to protect the two queens while Mara Sov removed the worm from Savathun. However, this did not go as planned, and unfortunately, the Witch Queen managed to escape. Shortly thereafter, Bungie’s Twitter messages changed. Savathun herself took over the official Bungie account and cheekily announced in a reply:
So many of you blinked at the ceiling! Should I have said ‘Watch out’?
Savathun is cunning and cheeky: It seems that nothing has changed about her cunning nature since the ‘Worm Exorcism.’ Savathun continues to hit the right spot with her sharp tongue and makes it clear that she should not be underestimated for a second. Anyway, the Witch Queen seems to have a ‘real lulu of a plan’.
The Guardian RogertheBackman takes it in humor and counters: ‘I would say about a third of us looked up…’ referencing the Titan class.
The community is enthusiastically involved: The community finds it great and seizes the opportunity for a direct exchange with the enemy – or friend?
The account Twitter-Gaming wanted to know if the exorcised queen was doing well. To which she replied: ‘Better than ever!’. In a later reply to stonesandsnakes, she further cheekily and somewhat disparagingly adds, about Osiris, whom she used as a vessel:
I left nothing valuable behind, just a few rags shaped like a man… but I’m sure you will put him back together.
Other players even made a bizarre offer to protect the worm-free queen, like the player TheNazgul.
However, the Witch Queen seems to have no interest in that and replies: ‘I have worked so hard to free myself from my worm. I’m looking for no replacement.’ and indirectly refers to the Guardian as a worm in her typically sardonic manner.
But the Witch Queen is not only cheeky, but apparently also thinks of herself as perfectly flawless, as she herself states: ‘Being flawless is only difficult if you have flaws yourself.’
Even now, the Witch Queen continues tweeting away and clearly enjoys challenging the Guardians. It almost seems like she is quite confident. Griffin Bennett, the social lead at Bungie, has already stated that they are working to get the studio’s Twitter account back.
If you want to ask her anything, you should quickly stop by Twitter and demand an audience with the eloquent queen.
The Witch Queen invites for tea on Twitter.
Is the Witch Queen sending secret messages on Twitter?
Besides the entertaining exchange, some Guardians in the raidsecret subreddit have noticed a few other details of this paracausal Twitter corruption. Not only messages are going through the account. The biography of the account has also been adjusted.
It is quite possible that we will receive more cryptic messages from a Witch Queen who enjoys her new freedom in every way until next Tuesday, and that she will give no answers easily. At least the Guardians now have a rough idea of what to expect. Or do they not, Savathun?
They all said you knew what would happen. How does it feel to be so clever?
Have you had the pleasure of engaging with the worm-free queen on Twitter? Or were you perhaps one of the Titans who looked up when Savathun made her escape? Let us know in the comments what you would like to tell Savathun.
By the way, Savathun is not the first beautiful lady in Destiny 2 who likes to tweet:
The big and well-known Twitch streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys posted a tweet with her bare face and a sarcastic message to her haters. She wanted to take the wind out of their sails, but the tweet only made things worse. MeinMMO reports what’s going on.
This is the backstory to the “Pokimane and JiDion” drama:
Pokimane was raided by streamer JiDion, but not with nice words as is usually the case, but with a hate message: “L+Ratio”. Pokimane’s chat was spammed with the message, which means loud booing.
The streamer and her colleagues were shocked by this. Fans and streamers caused such an uproar over the raid, that JiDion was permanently banned from Twitch after he had only been temporarily banned from the platform.
After the hate raid, JiDion and many of his viewers took Pokimane’s bare face as a profile picture to get back at her.
Even the huge streamer Ninja and his wife were involved in the whole scandal, as they claimed that Pokimane spread false information about Ninja and his support for JiDion. They threatened to sue Pokimane.
How did the tweet come about? Pokimane herself didn’t come up with the tweet, but her hate raider JiDion. The streamer actually met with him while the two were filmed by a camera. The two seem to have come to terms, and JiDion posted the video on February 16 on his YouTube channel.
While they were joking at the table and eating, JiDion had the idea that Pokimane should write this tweet. Just to show the haters: This is me, I stand by it, and this is how I look.
Haters took the picture as a profile picture to say: “This is Pokimane? Does she simp for herself? Look how ugly she looks without makeup!” The tweet was supposed to counter this statement.
However, the tweet had the opposite effect.
After Pokimane’s tweet, more haters emerged
Why were there more haters? For many readers, the tweet seemed completely out of context. They said Pokimane was pretentious and shouldn’t boast about her wealth, it was totally weird.
Others still insulted her bare face and claimed that she only earns money while wearing makeup and never streams without it. Pokimane should try streaming without makeup and see how consistently her good numbers hold up.
What does Pokimane say about the hate after the tweet? The Twitch streamer was surprised; she didn’t expect the number of haters, she says in a stream. It must be because the tweet went viral, and most people didn’t catch what the actual meaning and context were.
Furthermore, Pokimane addresses the haters who mock her bare face and says: “If you want to discredit the achievements of the woman you’re mocking for her bare face, screw you, and she says: You haven’t achieved anything in your life.”
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Streamer and friend Valkyrae speaks up: During a stream, Valkyrae saw the tweet from her friend Pokimane and supported it (via YouTube). “She is so hot for this,” tweeted Valkyrae right underneath and continued saying, “I mean, she’s not wrong.”
She was extremely upset about the reactions from the people who insulted Pokimane.
However, before she completely freaked out, she stopped herself: “I will chill…”
Others also spoke up under the photo tweet with positive feedback:
QuarterJade: “I live for this attitude.”
5up: “TELL THEM HOW IT IS!”
TL Nocturnal: “Yes, this is certified queen shit.”
Bella Poarch: “Can I get permission to kiss that face?”
It is definitely clear that hate raid sender JiDion and streamer Pokimane have made up and get along well. Whether the haters will soon leave the Twitch streamer alone is questionable. Pokimane has added plenty of fuel to the hate fire with her sarcastic tweet, but she also has some people backing her up.
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In Apex Legends, a Twitch streamer found himself in serious trouble and cried out desperately for help. This was misinterpreted, and suddenly the police were there. However, they responded quite nicely. Read the whole story here on MeinMMO.
Why was there such loud shouting? The Canadian streamer Vuzby was playing Apex Legends and streaming it live on Twitch. In the game on the newly redesigned Map Olympus in Season 12, he found himself in serious trouble. Vuzby apparently panicked and shouted loudly in the voice chat for help.
Help did come, but not in the way Vuzby probably expected. Suddenly, uniformed officers were knocking at his window, and shortly thereafter, a police patrol stood in his streaming room, looking over his shoulder at the camera.
Who is Vuzby?Vuzby is an emerging streamer from Canada. His preferred game is Apex Legends. Although he only has 3,898 followers (as of February 17, 2022), his clip of the police incident has already received over 100,000 views.
Why did the police come? The officers asked calmly and politely whether he was currently streaming and had possibly shouted for help loudly recently.
Vuzby then said that this could very well have been the case. He was doing it for “content” and had been quite startled when the police suddenly appeared.
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How did the situation end? The officers took it with amusement and explained to Vuzby that apparently, passersby had taken his desperate screams for a real threat and had subsequently informed the patrol. He was asked to please close the window so that this wouldn’t happen again.
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As a farewell, the officer looked into the camera and wished Vuzby many viewers in his stream. According to Vuzby, the officer even asked for his channel name. Perhaps there might be a future collaboration, Vuzby cheekily suggested at the end.
Thus, the situation ended unexpectedly well. As nice and friendly as this situation was handled, some confrontations between streamers and the police have ended tragically in the past.
Asmongold’s channel is currently one of the largest on Twitch, and he owes this to the new MMORPG Lost Ark. Now the streamer draws a first conclusion and compares the game among other things with Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft.
Who is the streamer?
Asmongold is known as the largest MMORPG streamer on Twitch. He gained fame primarily with World of Warcraft, but switched to Final Fantasy XIV and other MMOs some time ago.
What is this feature? In his video, Asmongold praises especially the combat system of Lost Ark. He compares it to that of Diablo 3. You play Lost Ark with an isometric perspective, so “diagonally from above” and in action combat.
Typically, you face larger groups of enemies and crush them with your powerful abilities. Less often, you also fight stronger bosses alone. Control is done with the mouse, and you activate abilities like in Diablo on the PC using the keys around WASD.
You usually have 8 different abilities available with which you can charge various special skills depending on your class. For an efficient fight, you need to chain the abilities together and use your “Ultimate” at the right moment.
What makes the combat so good? For the streamer, the combat system of Lost Ark is “phenomenal”. He praises that it attracts players and can keep them engaged at the same time because it is based on proven successful systems. Asmongold says:
The combat is the main factor that attracts many people […] and keeps them playing. Lost Ark feels to me like Diablo if Diablo were an MMO. […]
The experience you have here is formulaic to a certain extent and therefore better balanced.
There are many small opportunities to customize and improve your character, but only a few with really large effects – unlike in Path of Exile, as Asmongold says. You make quick progress and do not have to cope with only a few abilities for hours like in Diablo.
According to Asmongold, the entire system feels simply round. It is innovative, and you can operate it “instinctively”. That is precisely what makes it so gripping: You understand the system immediately and can get started right away. The video with his full opinion is embedded here:
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Lost Ark tries to be like Diablo and WoW, but does it better
In the video, Asmongold also discusses games like World of Warcraft or New World. The story and character customizations of Lost Ark are better than those of Shadowlands. Particularly, WoW disappointed many fans with the current expansion.
However, Lost Ark also tries to adapt the special features of games like WoW. Asmongold explains: WoW can be played in countless different ways:
Someone can log in and be a balding guy farming mounts. Or they can be Mythic raiders. Or they log in and are PvP players. Or they log in and are role-players. And these 4 ways of playing are just so radically different that their only commonality is the game they play.
Lost Ark tries to emulate this, for example, with the fortress system with housing. However, the most important factor for success is the player base. Fans could already see through the success of Lost Ark in Korea and Russia that the game works.
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Moreover, it is growing according to Asmongold. He says many gamers play MMOs to show off their achievements to others, and when a game grows, that is simply easier. It is already stronger than New World at the same time and will get even bigger.
In fact, much of the content that will come in the future is already known. For example, new classes are approaching that are already playable in Korea but are still missing in Europe:
Initially, EA planned not to release the upcoming DLC “My Wedding Stories” for The Sims 4 in Russia due to the homophobic laws there. However, after protests from the community, they seem to have reconsidered the situation, and now the DLC is set to be released in Russia after all. Read all the details here on MeinMMO!
What kind of DLC is this? A new DLC is planned for the popular life simulation game The Sims 4 by EA. It is called “My Wedding Stories” and focuses entirely on weddings. You can plan and execute weddings to your heart’s content, complete with huge cakes, elaborate ceremonies, and magnificent wedding dresses.
Isn’t it actually a lovely thing that should excite Sims players all over the world?
What is so problematic about it in Russia? The DLC allows – as has long been typical in The Sims – for weddings involving same-sex couples. The entire advertising campaign for the DLC even explicitly features the wedding of Cam(eron) and Dom(inique), a lesbian couple. They even adorn the cover of the DLC.
However, in Russia, a controversial law stands in the way of the grand wedding fun in The Sims 4. Since 2013, so-called “homosexual propaganda” has been prohibited there. This means that it is subject to penalty to show homosexuality positively in the presence of minors. The law has since caused much international uproar and protests from human rights movements (via Süddeutsche).
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EA explains change of course and postpones release of My Wedding Stories
This was EA’s initial reaction: Due to the difficult legal situation, the publisher EA initially decided not to release the DLC at all in Russia. While homosexual relationships are indeed possible in the base version of The Sims 4, the game had previously avoided classification in Russia because it is rated for adults only.
However, since the entire marketing for the upcoming wedding DLC revolves around the wedding of the two women, this was apparently too sensitive for EA at first, leading them to decide to scrap the DLC for Russia.
As a justification, EA stated back then that they considered the story of the two women so important that they didn’t want to cut it, and therefore preferred not to release the DLC in regions where love between same-sex individuals is problematic:
For “My Wedding Stories,” we were excited to introduce you to Dom and Cam. Their love story reflects the experiences of so many members of our community and our team.
During our development and storytelling process, we realized that the way we wanted to tell Cam and Dom’s story would not be something we could freely share around the world.
The ability to tell stories – whatever they may be – is at the core of our work at The Sims. Keeping Cam and Dom’s story to ourselves would mean compromising the values by which we live. We are committed to the freedom to be who you are, to love whom you love, and to tell the stories you want to tell.
What does this mean for you, our players? We are determined to uphold this commitment by highlighting and celebrating stories like Dom and Cam’s. That is why we have decided to forgo the release of “My Wedding Stories” wherever our narrative would be subject to changes due to laws.
Unfortunately, this means that members of the Sims community in Russia will not be able to purchase this DLC.
How did the community react? EA’s justification was not well received by various content creators. For instance, streamer Kayla stated via Twitter that EA’s decision makes a statement against the interests of homosexuals. According to Kayla, homosexuals in Russia must feel ignored and irrelevant. Therefore, she stated she would not cover the DLC in her streams until EA responds positively.
Other users on Twitter even called for a boycott of the DLC as long as EA maintains its decision and prevents the DLC in Russia.
This is the current situation: Recently, there has actually been a re-evaluation at EA. In a statement from February 16, it was suddenly revealed that they now intend to release the Wedding Stories in Russia after all. And indeed with the full program, including the wedding of Cam and Dom.
Last week, we published the update below regarding the announced My Wedding Stories gameplay pack. At the time, we believed that our team could not freely tell the story of the same-sex couple Cam and Dom in Russia, and since we wanted to stand up for their story, we decided not to release the pack there.
Since then, we have heard from our community about their wishes and feedback, ranging from support for our decision to sympathy for other members of the community. It is just as important for us to stand by our values, which includes a clear stance against homophobia, and to share such stories with those who wish for them the most and need them the most.
Against this backdrop, we have re-evaluated our options and recognized that we can do more than we originally thought, and we will now also be releasing The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories gameplay pack for our community in Russia – unchanged and with Dom and Cam.
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It seems that the massive push from fans for the release of the wedding DLC in Russia made a difference. However, the DLC “My Wedding Stories” will not be released as planned on the 17th, but a week later, on the 23rd of February 2022. One can only hope that The Sims 4 and the DLC do not fall victim to the laws in Russia after all.
