Lost Ark will receive a new update today, February 17. This patch brings several bug fixes and the completely new server region EU West. There will be maintenance work and a server down for several hours.
Update 11:00 AM: The servers are back online earlier than planned.
What does the patch bring? Mainly bug fixes. The shop is supposed to get better stability, a problem with emoticons, and a bug with UI scaling have been fixed.
How long will the maintenance take? The servers will go down at 8:59 AM and maintenance will begin. The server downtime is expected to take about three hours.
Players should be able to log back in by 12:00 PM at the latest. However, the last maintenance work was always completed 20 to 60 minutes earlier. You should keep an eye on this in light of the long queues. We will keep you updated in our live ticker.
The new patch brings the following bug fixes and adjustments:
Fixed an issue where Royal Crystal refunds can get stuck pending when using the currency Exchange.
Made improvements to store connection and Product Inventory issues.
Fixed an issue where Procyon’s compass schedule could show an incorrect time for Adventure Islands.
Fixed an issue where dyeing the Northern Lawmaker skin on any Warrior sub-class would prevent the skin from displaying properly.
Fixed an issue where emoticons would be displayed as text when two players with different language settings were chatting.
Fixed an issue with DX11 where the UI Scale becomes offset for after changing from native resolutions while in Full Screen.
Fixed an issue where players were getting booted from the game while playing in the Central Europe region.
Implemented the groundwork for a new region to host servers in Europe, called “Europe West.” While you will be able to see this region selection tab after the maintenance is complete, these servers will not be available to players immediately.
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In Lost Ark, you can not only dodge attacks from bosses but also block them. This is done through the counter-attack that every class has, even the bard.
The bosses in Lost Ark have heavy attacks that you can block. The boss signals that it will perform an attack on you by glowing or by marking an area on the ground in blue. Sometimes, timely dodging is possible; in some cases, however, you are mercilessly at the mercy of the boss’s blow. At this point, a counter-attack is useful.
Bosses await you in dungeons and the game world itself. World bosses do not directly belong to the story but are an optional bonus in Lost Ark. Players looking to be richly rewarded engage in sometimes challenging fights.
Effective countering is a must in the endgame
What are counter-attacks? Those who block at the right moment fend off the boss’s attack and can also deal extra damage for several seconds. This brings him down faster. The player takes no damage but deals damage to the opponent.
It is important to stand in front of the boss when countering.
How do you find the right attack? The counter-attack of your class does not directly carry the name “Block” or “Counter”. A look at the description reveals which of the abilities is suitable for blocking. You will find “Counter: Yes” under the orange tags.
For the shadow hunter, for example, it is Rising Claw
Is blocking essential to defeat bosses? Not really. Initially, counter-attacks only serve to defeat the boss faster. Players from Korea, where Lost Ark was already released in 2018, point out in a reddit post that successful raids in the endgame depend on how well the attacker uses his counter-attacks.
When precision matters, blocking often decides victory or defeat.
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Thanks to the counter-attacks, the fight against a boss becomes significantly easier for you. Especially in the endgame, precision becomes increasingly important to avoid dying and to defeat the opponent in as little time as possible.
Have you already used the attacks, or is this topic still completely new to you? Feel free to leave a comment under the article!
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Swords of Legends Online (SOLO) is an Asia MMORPG that was released in the West in summer 2021. However, it never really took off. In March, the MMORPG plans to re-establish itself with a major expansion, new regions, and Free2Play.
Update February 16: The new update 2.0 and the transition to Free2Play have been postponed. The adjustments originally scheduled for February 24 have been moved to March 3. The release in Russia is also supposed to take place on that day.
What is happening with SOLO? With the new expansion “The Firestone Legacy”, the MMORPG will become Free2Play. Everyone can create an account and dive into the game world. There will be no restrictions.
Those who have previously purchased Swords of Legends will receive exclusive cosmetic rewards as a reward. Furthermore, it is stated that no Pay2Win elements will be added to the shop in the future. The SOLO shop is considered extremely fair.
With the expansion, several new contents will also be introduced, including:
The new classes Fox Mage and Warrior
A new max level, for which you can climb up 37 more levels, to level “Sage”
Additional character slots
5 new areas – Changfu Garden, Langquan Bridge, and Sword Peaks of Taihua Mountain, as well as the two areas Paradise of Snowing Blossoms and Changhe Mountains, where the new classes will level up
The new story chapters 11 and 12
5 new dungeons and 2 raids
New maps for 3v3 and 10v10 arena PvP
A race with flying mounts
When will the update be released? Patch 2.0 and the transition to Free2Play are scheduled for March 3.
How much does the expansion cost? Nothing at all, the content will be released completely free of charge.
Recently, we at MeinMMO conducted an interview with a hardcore fan of Swords of Legends. He explained to us why this expansion is so important:
What makes the Fox Mage special? The Fox Mage relies on the power of thorns and blossoms and can either deal damage to enemies or take on the role of a healer.
The Fox Mage also comes with a new body type, which Gameforge refers to as “girl”. This adds a class to SOLO that appears rather childlike.
Another new feature for Swords of Legends will be the release in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This is supposed to take place simultaneously with the expansion’s release. Russian players will not find any Russian texts at launch, but these are supposed to be added in the course of the second quarter of 2022.
How Swords of Legends, along with other MMORPGs, performed shortly after the release will be revealed in this article:
On February 15, the new expansion Legacy of the Sith was released. It brought SWTOR a new max level, new story content, and numerous gameplay improvements. However, many fans of the MMORPG are currently quite dissatisfied with the expansion. We reveal what the problems are.
What do the players say? Those browsing through the SWTOR subreddit will find numerous negative threads. 10 out of the 15 threads with the most upvotes on the subreddit criticize the expansion. There are various aspects that players are currently unhappy about.
Some feel that the scope of the story is too small. It only lasts a few hours. Others are bothered by gameplay changes from the expansion, such as adjustments to the UI or the new loot and equipment system. Several new bugs and technical issues have also made their way into the game.
The criticism has reached a point where several players are even wishing for a reset to the state of Onslaught, the previous expansion.
What bothers the players about the story? The new story introduced with Legacy of the Sith only takes two to four hours of gameplay. In our own test, we needed just under three hours. Many have already completed it entirely, even though the release was less than 24 hours ago.
It has been criticized that almost a year has passed since the last small story patch 6.3 and more than two years since the last “major” expansion. The scope is therefore considered far too small. On reddit, Erastopic writes:
I think that the majority of TOR players play it for the story, and rewarding these players after 2 years of waiting with a 2-hour short story that could have been a story update for Onslaught is at best an insult.
If this is the new standard of expansions regarding content, it’s time to stop calling them that.
He is not alone in his criticism. Even with Onslaught, the previous expansion, there was criticism regarding the length of the story. Back then, there were about six hours of new content.
Additionally, many play SWTOR as a kind of single-player RPG, where they can also meet other players. For them, the story is the main focus.
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SWTOR: Legacy of the Sith – New trailer reveals details about the MMORPG story
Gameplay improvements are rather perceived as degradation
What bothers the players aside from the scope? With Legacy of the Sith, some general changes were made to the game that have been heavily criticized. The new UI is where it all begins:
The appearance of many windows in the UI (such as the character view or the bank) has been revamped and now looks more minimalist. However, some criticize it as a “mobile interface.”
The skill boxes from the character window are now said to not match the boxes in the cast bar.
In the revised character creation, there are issues with the correct icons and character positioning.
There are significant FPS drops during character creation.
Those interested can even read a detailed thread just about the problems with the UI here (via reddit).
This is what the new character creation looks like.
One of the core features of the new expansion was the abolition of random loot. This also came with a general overhaul of equipment. However, both have received criticism. The user lildende69 writes about this (via reddit):
The gear system is completely outdated. You can’t even min-max anymore, because there are no item modifications and no set bonuses. The gear system is also totally awful and the worst gear system in the history of SWTOR.
Overall, the update is said to have introduced new bugs, lags, and FPS issues into the game that many users did not have before the release. The criticism is also so harsh because the expansion was specifically delayed by two months to resolve issues from the test server that are still alleged to remain in the game (via reddit).
lildende69 therefore demands: “This game needs to revert to the old expansion 6.0 because 7.0 is completely broken.”
Are there any positive changes? Yes! The adjustment that players now have access to all advanced classes, even if they chose a different story at the start, has received much praise. The only restriction is that you must distinguish between force classes and soldier classes.
Specifically, this means: While you could previously only play the story of the Imperial Agent as a Sniper or Saboteur, you can now access all 8 advanced soldier classes and carry two pistols with you.
All 8 soldier classes now have access to the story of the Imperial Agent.
Some also find the criticism of the new gear system exaggerated. After all, you can now improve your equipment by completing tasks daily. The user Ramzabeo writes about this (via reddit):
This gear path may be more complicated, but it gives people a reason to do daily areas, to PvP and to do more than one operation. They are trying to get people to interact with other players. Because if you want to have the best equipment now, you have to do ops. Isn’t that what an MMO should be?
And I want to add: Even if you don’t get this gear, what exactly do you lose? PvP is the only thing I could see as a problem, and the developers have limited the rating to 326, which anyone can achieve. Where is the problem?
In general, some perceive the adjustments as a step back towards more MMO content and away from pure single-player gameplay. The user Baron_Blackfox praises this in a lengthy post (via reddit).
Around loot and the new equipment, there are also positive voices who find the changes beneficial. However, the limited scope of the story and adjustments to the UI are criticized by almost all players.
What do you think of the new expansion so far? Have you played Legacy of the Sith and made your own experience? Are you satisfied or rather disappointed? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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Although Twitch streamer xQc repeatedly made it clear that he has no interest in Lost Ark, he gets asked about it time and again. He recently expressed his annoyance as to why he believes the hype around the MMORPG on Twitch will quickly fade away.
Why does this topic annoy him so much? xQc usually streams gameplay from the role-playing server in GTA Online. However, the big hype on Twitch revolves around the new MMORPG Lost Ark, which celebrated its free-to-play release on February 11.
If you don’t know him: Féliz “xQc” Lengyel is a Canadian Twitch streamer. He initially started his career as an Overwatch pro but had to end it early due to lack of impulse control and related outbursts of anger. However, his angry demeanor seems to bother his followers little. Rather, he has become one of the biggest Twitch streamers. He has over 9.9 million followers, and on average, around 100,000 people watch him while streaming (via twitchmetrics). Recently, he was trolled by his fans for spending too much time on the GTA role-playing server.
xQc’s fans asked the top streamer if he would take a look at the game and why he, as one of the biggest Twitch streamers, wouldn’t just join the trend.
This increasingly annoys him, and he emphasizes that he will not play Lost Ark. That is no longer his kind of game and too “grindy”. However, the questions do not seem to stop, and some of his viewers are even trolling him with it.
This has led the hot-tempered streamer to make an angry statement about Lost Ark.
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“Can’t wait for your Lost Ark streamers to give up…”
During a live stream, a donor wrote to annoy xQc that he had fallen behind the competition because he does not play Lost Ark.
This did not go down well with the streamer, who shot back:
I can’t wait for all of your Lost Ark streamers, who are so dedicated to grinding, to struggle and hold on… and then all give up the game and streaming for the next six months.
He himself does not believe that Lost Ark can maintain the hype on Twitch in the coming months. Once the Twitch drops disappear, many streamers will have no reason to continue playing.
When another donor suggested that Lost Ark is simply “too complex and vast” for him, he became very clear: “Complex? Dude, it’s a damn, freaking, Korean top-down MMO with pay-to-win.”
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Moreover, he is annoyed about players who always have to defend their games. “What is this nonsense of apologists for a crappy trash game going on here?”
His opinion on the MMORPG is now very clear to everyone. Whether this keeps his viewers from prodding him with the Lost Ark stick remains rather unlikely.
The success of Lost Ark is certainly undeniable. In the first week, the servers had massive problems, especially in Europe.
Streamers who are usually known for other games also benefit from it. One example is the WoW streamer Asmongold, who broke his previous viewer records with the MMORPG.
The release of Elden Ring is approaching, and we are slowly learning more about the new game from FromSoftware. Now we also know the 10 classes you can choose from at the beginning. Fans already have a strange favorite.
Where does the leak come from? A user has posted an image of the 10 classes in the subreddit for Elden Ring. It looks very much like it comes from the official strategy guide.
The original post has since been removed, but the image is still visible. It shows the 5 already known classes, along with the remaining ones that have not yet been officially confirmed.
Here you can see the reddit post and the image:
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However, these have only recently been officially confirmed by the official Twitter account of Elden Ring. Here is a list of the classes:
Vagabond
Warrior
Hero
Bandit
Astrologer
Prophet
Samurai
Prisoner
Confessor
Wretch
Keep in mind that the image from reddit is a leak and that the stats shown may differ from those in the final game.
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Everything you need to know about Elden Ring – in 2 minutes
Fans love the quirkiest class – reminiscent of the legendary Dark Souls predecessor
This is what fans say about the new classes: In the Elden Ring community, two favorites quickly emerge: the Confessor and the Prisoner class.
However, the Prisoner looks quite odd with his round helmet, as aside from that, he wears simple, tattered clothing.
Why is the Prisoner so popular? He is a quite obvious reference to a character from Berserk, the Japanese manga:
This served FromSoftware as inspiration for their stories in many ways for Dark Souls, as well as for Elden Ring.
The Prisoner, with his iron mask and his backstory, is a clear reference for fans to the character Griffith. They share the same background story.
The Prisoner is considered a former noble who was captured and forced to wear this mask.
If one were to make a list of clear references made repeatedly to Berserk, it would be quite long.
Griffith himself was also forced to wear such a mask and also used a similar rapier weapon. His character is in turn based on the well-known character – The Man in the Iron Mask – from the 1998 film of the same name.
What do players like about the Confessor? The Confessor primarily impresses with the look of the dark cloak. Furthermore, players hope that the Confessor possesses summoning spells.
This is already hinted at in his backstory. The Confessor is a spy of the church and specializes in covert missions. The church traditionally stands for miracle abilities in FromSoftware’s games, which are now referred to as summons in Elden Ring.
In FIFA 22 the new TOTW 22 is now available. Find out here which players made it into the Team of the Week this time.
What is the TOTW? Every week, the “Team of the Week” features the best players from real football equipped with enhanced Inform cards in FIFA 22. These cards have better ratings and typically generate a few more coins on the transfer market.
Additionally, special cards, such as the OTW cards, can receive upgrades with the TOTW.
How do you get TOTW cards? You can pull TOTW cards from packs, which requires a lot of luck. Alternatively, you can find the Inform cards on the FUT transfer market, but they cost a lot of money.
We show you how to get the necessary coins with our trading tips.
The TOTW 22 in FIFA 22 – All Inform Players
This is the TOTW 22: The strongest Inform card in the new Team of the Week 22 has been earned by Raheem Sterling with an overall rating of 90. The card boasts very high pace along with strong shooting and dribbling stats. Decent cards are also awarded to De Ligt (86), Reus (86), Visca (86), Fekir (86), and Mitrovic (86).
The featured player this week is Zaccagni from Lazio Rome, who receives a significant upgrade from 77 to 84.
TOTW 22 Starting XI:
GK: Maignan (84)
CB: De Ligt (86)
RB: Trippier (86)
LB: Bensebaini (82)
CAM: Reus (86)
CM: Ward-Prowse (86)
RM: Visca (86)
CAM: Fekir (86)
LF: Sterling (90)
ST: Mitrovic (86)
LF: Coutinho (84)
TOTW 22 Bench:
GK: Rulli (83)
CB: Hübner (81)
DM: Ndombele (86)
ST: Haller (83)
ST: De Tomas (82)
ST: Gameiro (81)
LF: Zaccagni (84)
CB: Beukema (77)
LM: Singh (70)
LF: Holtmann (79)
LF: McConville (75)
ST: Hardie (74)
The Bundesliga in the TOTW 22
Marco Reus had a strong game against Union Berlin and scored 2 goals. For this, he now receives his first Inform card in FUT 22, which has solid overall stats. The only area that could be better is the pace.
Benjamin Hübner from Hoffenheim also receives his first TOTW card. However, this is not really recommended. With a speed of 52, it should be hard to catch opposing strikers.
Ramy Bensebaini earns a solid LB card this week, which is more suited for beginner teams. The card has a good pace rating and solid defensive stats.
Gerrit Holtmann impressed with a strong performance against FC Bayern. However, his new card is unlikely to be found in many teams. Aside from his high pace, the winger has little attractive stats to offer.
In addition to the TOTW, you can currently acquire Future Stars cards in FIFA 22. Furthermore, Future Stars tokens are hidden in FUT, which you can exchange for rewards. We will show you where exactly to find the tokens here.
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In League of Legends, the new Patch 12.4 went live today, Wednesday, February 16th. The update mainly introduces the new, rather mean LoL champion Renata Glasc. Riot Games is also taking initial steps to curb the “Supporter Top-Lane” strategy, which many find frustrating.
What kind of new champion is this? Today, the new champion Renata Glasc has been launched: She is a supporter. But unlike most supporters in LoL, who are sweet, squeaky, and nice, Renata Glasc is a grumpy and cynical capitalist.
Her meanest trick is “Hostile Takeover”; she can pit enemies against each other.
The gameplay concept of the new champion and especially her background have already been extensively celebrated before the release. Players see her as a welcome addition to LoL, an “older, muscular lady” – something that has been missing so far. And the idea of mowing down one’s own team also seems to appeal to many.
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What is this strategy that is annoying? In the last patch, a new meta especially established itself on the top lane, playing supporter Janna with the summoner spell Smite. The champion was rarely seen on the top lane but roamed around the lanes and was also found in the jungle.
Normally, a champion in LoL cannot simply neglect their lane, as they would miss out on too much gold and fall behind. However, with supporter items that grant passive gold and new mechanics, this strategy has now become possible.
Pros like Alphari complained about this strategy – for real top laners, who are used to playing tanks, it was inconceivable to now choose such an “improper strategy” and mess around as a supporter.
Strategy Oversteps Boundaries of What Constitutes a ‘Healthy Measure’
This is how Riot Games wants to curb it: With today’s patch, Riot Games is taking action against the strategy. It is said to “overstep the healthy measure”; something they want to observe in early game incursions.
They also announced that they will take stronger measures against this playstyle in future patches. It is stated: “The problem definitely requires a concrete solution.”
Initially, there are these changes:
GOLD VALUE BOUNTIES: Gold value bounties (i.e., bounties for CS) are now based on the number of gold-earning items for supporters in each team, rather than assuming that each team has one of these items.
OBJECTIVE BOUNTIES: Enemy gold leads now lead to significantly less frequent activated objective bounties when your team has at least two gold-earning items.
TRIBUTE/LOOT (PASSIVE) – PENALTY FOR FARMING MINIONS: You receive less gold for excessive (4 minions per minute) ⇒ (2 minions per minute until minute 5; thereafter 4 minions per minute) minion kills. This gold penalty is now also tightened during the first 5 minutes of the game. (Everything else unchanged)
You can read the full list of all changes with all nerfs and buffs in the sources.
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On February 28, End of Dragons, the new expansion for the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 will be released. However, many features sounded rather unimpressive to MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch. Just before the release, the Jade-Bots were announced. They are really making him excited.
Much of the new expansion of Guild Wars 2 sounds like a “more of the same”. There are new areas, a new story, new elite specializations, and new world events. The only real novelty on paper so far was: fishing.
Personally, that was too little for me. Every expansion of Guild Wars 2 had a real highlight. In Heart of Thorns, it was the gliders, which gave the MMORPG a whole new verticality, and with Path of Fire the mounts, which are the best that the genre has to offer.
Fishing is okay, but there are clearly better systems in the genre. Additionally, fishing is basically only connected to crafting and the achievement system. And it’s not really an innovative feature either.
My colleague Mark Sellner was even so disappointed that he complained about it in an article:
But luckily, ArenaNet has now announced the Jade-Bots. The little helpers bring me cool side effects and can be improved over time. It’s a feature that finally generates a bit of hype for End of Dragons.
Who is speaking here? Alexander Leitsch has been playing Guild Wars 2 intensively for years and has logged more than 8,000 hours since the release. He has played every story, seen every raid, collected over 35,000 achievement points, and has even been a shoutcaster in PvP. He also invested over 10,000 hours in the predecessor, Guild Wars 1.
Useful companions and finally a task for jewelers
The Jade-Bots are cute robots that come with various useful functions. To use them, you need an energy core. This is displayed in a new tab in the hero menu and can be crafted by jewelers and even sold at the trading post. That alone is good news:
The jeweler has been the weakest and least interesting profession in the game so far. Like the scribe, it can only be leveled up to level 400. The other seven professions have already unlocked level 500 and can craft ascended items. Finally, he has something to do!
Since the energy core is tradeable, it can also be acquired by players who do not own the expansion. This is important to ensure that there is no gameplay advantage for buyers of End of Dragons.
The energy core has various levels from 1 to 10. However, you also need to level the corresponding mastery to improve your energy core. For a core of levels 9 and 10, you need the highest mastery.
The energy core brings various bonuses and increases your vitality depending on the level of the energy core and the mastery.
For example, you get a boost when gliding, higher speed when riding, or your Jade-Bot will revive you when you have died. The companion even carries its own waypoint that you can place freely.
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Guild Wars 2 introduces new companions that can even revive you
Besides the energy core, each Jade-Bot has two equipment slots:
The “Sensor Array” serves to give you a bonus. This includes additional metal or wood when gathering, but also converting unwanted materials into currencies. This is similar to items like Mauldrey or the ascended star.
The second slot deals with so-called “Service Chips”. These improve the effects of your Jade-Bot. For example, the cooldown on the reviving ability is reduced, or you glide a bit higher with the boost.
Furthermore, at certain locations in the world, you can take control of your Jade-Bot using a console and fly around like a drone. A cool idea.
And the best part is: The Bots only appear when they are actually being used. This prevents dozens of companions from suddenly flying around, as was the case previously with animal companions and mini pets on the ground. Here, ArenaNet really thought it through.
While I have previously been quite skeptical of End of Dragons and its innovations, the Jade-Bots are really making me excited. What do you think of the new feature? Does it have the potential to be the best innovation of the expansion?
For those who want to learn more about the general contents of the expansion, here is everything important:
The Bot is unlocked through a story mission, so you won’t miss it at the start of End of Dragons.
Like with a drone, you can fly through the world and interact with things (image via YouTube).
A companion for leveling, exploring, and loving
For me, the Jade-Bots are the big highlight because they offer many possibilities:
I have a new task in crafting and leveling the masteries
I can unlock various boosters and bonuses
I have to make decisions for my playstyle, such as whether I need a boost for my mount or prefer to set my own waypoint in the open world
Additionally, the drone version has immense potential, such as for hidden achievements or puzzles that I can only solve by utilizing the drone version in between. For example, one could open a locked door by having the Jade-Bot find a secret switch. The possibilities here are virtually endless.
And the best part is: The Bots only appear when they are actually being used. This prevents dozens of companions from suddenly flying around, as was the case previously with animal companions and mini pets on the ground. Here, ArenaNet really thought it through.
While I have previously been quite skeptical of End of Dragons and its innovations, the Jade-Bots are really making me excited. What do you think of the new feature? Does it have the potential to be the best innovation of the expansion?
For those who want to learn more about the general contents of the expansion, here is everything important:
Traders can provide you with all sorts of useful items in Dying Light 2. However, they often ask for hefty prices or rare items in exchange. One player has now discovered how to save properly – although it doesn’t look entirely legal.
What kind of trick is this? In itself, the trick is quite simple: You select an item you want to buy and move the cursor over it. Then you switch the tab to another category without moving the cursor.
This way, you have selected a cheaper item, for example, some component. Hold down the button/key to buy and switch back to the item you want just before the transaction.
The base price in money will still be deducted from you, but exchange items like trophies will not. This is shown by reddit user pyryii97 in his short clip where he tried the trick with blueprints:
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How do I save time with this? The blueprints that pyryii97 bought actually require trophies from infected. As seen in the video, he doesn’t have these, but still gets the blueprints. You need blueprints to upgrade your items and tools, for example, the extremely useful grappling hook.
The trophies are rare, sometimes random drops from enemies. It can take many hours to farm the corresponding items for upgrading a blueprint. One user jokingly commented under the post: ‘You mean, I don’t have to farm 25,000 zombies for fully upgraded blueprints? WOWEE!’
While money remains an issue, as other users point out, the time savings are very welcome. Nobody has time for the grind, so this trick comes in handy – even if it probably isn’t entirely allowed.
“Trick” is apparently a bug – But is it also forbidden?
The trick is apparently a bug that is being exploited. Such a thing is called an “exploit” and is looked down upon by players in most online games, often even punished with bans by the developers.
We cannot guarantee that there is no penalty for exploiting game mechanics in Dying Light 2. If you want to be completely sure, you should avoid using this trick. However, Dying Light 2 is a very different type of game than, for example, Call of Duty.
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Everything you need to know about the new survival game Dying Light 2 – with gameplay
In general, exploiting bugs in single-player games and games without competitive elements is not punished. Bugs are simply removed later, and corresponding exploits will no longer work. Players have already found other tricks of this kind, such as how to open locks without lockpicks – although it’s unclear if this is actually a bug.
The developers themselves come from a time when cheat codes and console commands were common, and these could even be found in popular magazines. They have included a secret developer room where there are unfair items available, which some players already see as cheating:
The Pokémon GO Tour: Johto in February 2022 is approaching. You can participate in the event with or without a ticket. We will show you the differences, what advantages ticket buyers have, and whether the purchase is worth it.
In February, the big Pokémon GO Tour with the theme “Johto” starts. This is a one-day event for which trainers can purchase a ticket. However, the ticket is not mandatory to participate. It simply unlocks additional content and bonuses.
We will show you here in the overview which content you will get if you do not buy a ticket. This includes the comparison to the content that ticket buyers receive. This way, you can easily find out if a purchase is worth it for your needs.
What content does the Johto Tour bring without a ticket?
What kind of event is this?The Pokémon GO Tour: Johto When does it take place? On February 26 from 09:00 to 21:00 local time How much does the ticket cost? If you buy a ticket, you have to pay about 11.99 €. Every ticket buyer can choose between the Silver or Gold Edition. What bonuses are there? With Ticket – All Pokémon from the Johto region will appear in the wild, in raids, and as rewards from research. They will be attracted by incense and hatch from eggs. – All Johto Pokémon will also appear as Shiny – Additionally, there is a special research with Celebi and later a masterpiece research. – Unown in the letters G, O, T, U, R, and J are available – even as Shiny – Special collector medals – Free bundle in the shop – Eggs hatch four times faster – Double candy from hatching eggs – Extra candies when you catch Johto Pokémon – Up to nine free raid passes by spinning photo discs at gyms – Exclusive in-game medal – Surprise during snapshots – Special stickers Without Ticket – Some Pokémon from the Johto region will appear in the wild, in raids, and hatch from 7 km eggs – also as Shiny – Pokémon like Pichu, Pii, Fluffeluff, and Togepi hatch from 2 km eggs – A timed research on trainer battles
The bonuses without a ticket in detail:
If you do not buy a ticket, you can participate in a scaled-down version of the Johto Tour. Some bonuses you will receive only partially, others not at all. We will take a closer look at the bonuses that every player receives without a ticket.
Pokémon from the Johto region will appear in the wild, in raids, and hatch from 7 km eggs. In raids, this also includes Entei, Suicune, Raikou, Lugia, and Ho-Oh. Lugia you catch during the event knows the special move Air Slash. Ho-Oh you catch during the event knows the special move Sacred Fire.
Additionally, the regional Pokémon Heracross and Corsola will appear globally in raid battles
From the 2 km eggs hatch Pichu, Pii, Fluffeluff, Togepi, Ralts, Swablu, Electabuzz, and Magby
You can perform 6 special trades during the event
During the event, 5 habitats will rotate – all of them will offer different Pokémon
The event will be musically accompanied by music from the Pokémon composer Junichi Masuda
You can solve a timed research focused on trainer battles
The strong Eevee bonus is available to you until 23:00 local time – the bonus ensures that the evolutions of Espeon and Umbreon have no kilometer requirement
You will forfeit the exclusive event special research without a ticket, which guarantees you a Shiny Gyarados and the mysterious Pokémon Celebi. Only by completing this special research will you receive the exclusive masterpiece research.
Additionally, you will miss out on bonuses for egg hatching speed, more candies through hatching, and for catching Johto Pokémon, stickers from stops, an in-game medal, the free bundle with 3 remote raid passes, and the 9 additional free raid passes.
Based on the comparisons of the bonuses of the event, you can now easily decide whether you want to play the event with a ticket, or whether a purchase is not worth it for you.
What have you decided regarding the ticket for the Johto Tour? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments how you voted and why you decided for or against it, or why you are still undecided.
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You want to play Lost Ark, but you don’t have the right hardware for it? MeinMMO introduces you to the cheapest PC if you want to play the MMO hit.
What is Lost Ark? Lost Ark is currently the most successful MMORPG on Steam. The gameplay is very similar to Diablo III, but it offers you a true MMORPG experience with dungeons, raids, and PvP elements.
Lost Ark is a huge success on Steam with over 1 million players simultaneously. Due to this great success, many users want to start playing the MMORPG Lost Ark.
Where can you play Lost Ark? Currently, you can only play Lost Ark on PC. So if you only have a smartphone or play only on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, you cannot enjoy it yet.
MeinMMO presents in this article how much money you need to spend if you want to buy a PC for Lost Ark.
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The cheapest PC for Lost Ark currently costs around 500 euros
What are the system requirements for Lost Ark? MeinMMO has already introduced you to the system requirements of Lost Ark. The hurdle is lower with an Intel i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / AMD HD6850 than with other MMORPGs.
What is the cheapest PC for Lost Ark? Depending on the offer, the cheapest PC that can run Lost Ark smoothly costs around 500 euros. For 500 to 600 euros, you can already get a computer with Ryzen 5 5600G and, ideally, even 16 GB of RAM.
The following PCs are already fully equipped and offer you both a hard drive and a pre-installed Windows 10/11. The second model is currently 15 euros more expensive but is more future-proof with 16 GB RAM than the model with only 8 GB.
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With the Ryzen 5 5600G, you can play Lost Ark smoothly on medium settings at around 40 FPS in Full HD. High settings are also possible, where you still reach nearly 40 FPS. You cannot play on full settings with the Ryzen 5 5600G; the Vega-7 graphics unit is too weak for that.
You can also see how the game looks on a Ryzen 5 5600G in a YouTube video.
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The YouTube video shows how Lost Ark runs on a Ryzen 5 5600G.
Is it worth building the PC yourself? At this current time, with high hardware prices, you are often better off buying a pre-built PC. Furthermore, when it comes to the motherboard, you need to make sure that the motherboard supports Ryzen 5000 or at least has an update available.
The price for a Windows license can fluctuate quite a bit, depending on whether you buy a key directly from Microsoft or from a third-party vendor.
To compare, we have listed the prices for the hardware that you currently (as of February 16, 2022) would have to pay:
Older hardware, such as the Ryzen 5 2400G, is available cheaper when used, but you need to keep in mind that you cannot officially install Windows 11 on it. Therefore, you should check the supported processors directly from Microsoft before purchasing a processor.
Do I need a graphics card for Lost Ark? In the entry-level range, computers mainly rely on a special combo solution. These are processors (CPUs) that also provide a graphics chip.
A separate graphics card is therefore not installed; instead, an additional chip on the CPU is used. AMD refers to these processors as APUs, and you can recognize these processors by the “G” in the processor title. So you don’t need a “real” graphics card if you want to play games like Lost Ark.
Especially for older games, performance on such a processor with a graphics chip is still quite good. You can find more games that also have low hardware requirements in the following article directly on MeinMMO:
More alternatives if you don’t want to invest much money in new hardware
For example, you can try streaming services if you want to play Lost Ark. Here you pay a monthly fee and don’t need special hardware to play Lost Ark. However, there are still a few restrictions you need to consider.
Alternatively, you can also hope for the Steam Deck. This is a handheld device from Valve, on which you can play Steam games. The Steam Deck is like a mobile gaming PC. However, there are also a few restrictions and questions regarding Lost Ark just before the release of the Steam Deck:
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The well-known streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa is known on Twitch for her openness and revealing content. She rarely shies away from anything and often has a fitting quote ready. This is also demonstrated by the Twitch streamer in her latest video, where she verbally annihilates a bunch of her Twitch colleagues.
Who is Amouranth?
Amouranth started to become particularly known after she began her “Hot Tub” streams. While doing so, she sits in a pool and writes names on her body or the banana she occasionally sits on.
What happened? Amouranth released a video on YouTube, in which she gives Twitch colleagues Asmongold, HasanAbi, and Ninja a good verbal bashing.
Amouranth in the street fight against her Twitch colleagues
What is the video about? Siragusa has created a ranking of who she could defeat in a street fight or not. From 100% winning to 100% losing, there are various subcategories. She then sorts the given streamers into the ranking and has a few wicked remarks on her lips.
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This is what Amouranth says about Ninja: When she moves Ninja into the “100% win” category, she says:
I would win 100% because Ninja doesn’t play with women. He would just leave the arena. I don’t even have to try. I would just stand there and his [Ninja’s] wife would sue me.
No question, I would lose 100%. And not because he is much bigger than me or probably much stronger, but because I am a woman and he would probably cheat on me.
With that, Amouranth touched on an old drama involving Dr Disrespect, as he reportedly cheated on his wife with 4 other women (via YouTube).
This is what Amouranth says about Asmongold:
I think I would give him a good beating. Asmongold plays WoW all day, and I respect the effort, but his grind doesn’t really give him time for fitness. Compared to me, I stream fitness daily (…)
Asmongold is one of the biggest MMORPG players on Twitch and streams an average of 10 hours daily.
I think I would give Hasan a good beating. Not that I think I would actually be able to beat up Hasan. But I think that because Hasan is a simp and he would probably enjoy it if I did.
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A simp refers to people who obsessively engage with someone they find attractive, whether virtually or in real life.
Amouranth included a clip that showed emails from HasanAbi. In the clip, you could briefly see HasanAbi’s emails, which included OnlyFans emails from Amouranth.
Siragusa ranked several other streamers, but the above-mentioned Twitch colleagues were the highlights of the video.
With Season 2, 2 new weapons came to Call of Duty: Warzone, and especially the new assault rifle KG M40 stands out with its buttery smooth gameplay. MeinMMO shows you advantages, disadvantages, and a tested setup.
Season 2 brought a lot of weapon changes, new content, and 2 fresh guns to Call of Duty: Warzone – possibly a good time for you to switch your favorite rifle again.
If you mainly play Vanguard Royale, we now want to recommend the new KG M40 to you. The weapon is extremely stable, allows for a variety of setups and rocks even in regular Battle Royale.
MeinMMO gives you an overview of the weapon and presents a tested setup.
CoD Warzone: KG M40 setup is a precision tool
What does a strong setup look like? One of the advantages of the new assault rifle KG M40: you can easily create your own setups and almost always get a usable weapon out of it.
Only one attachment is essential: the perk “Tight Grip”.
The weapon is already very stable in its base version and plays wonderfully. This leaves you plenty of room for attachment experiments to suit your playstyle.
If you’re not a fan of experiments, then go with the setup of the Warzone YouTuber “P4wnyhof”:
CoD Warzone: KG M40 Setup
Muzzle: Recoil Booster
Barrel: Reisdorf 720mm Shrouded
Optic: SVT-40 PU Scope
Stock: Krausnich V12
Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
Magazine: 8mm Klauser 60 Round Drum
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk: Tight Grip
Perk 2: Fully Loaded
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Muzzle: Recoil Booster
Barrel: Reisdorf 720mm Shrouded
Optic: SVT-40 PU Scope
Stock: Krausnich V12
Underbarrel: M1940 Hand Stop
Magazine: 8mm Klauser 60 Round Drum
Ammunition: Lengthened
Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
Perk: Tight Grip
Perk 2: Fully Loaded
What makes the KG M40 so good? Particularly strong is the very low visual recoil of the KG M40. If you equip “Tight Grip”, the sight hardly moves while firing.
This allows you to attach very large sights to the assault rifle and you still hit your target even at high zoom levels. That’s why the large “3x to 6x” scope is worth it.
Additionally, there’s the relaxed horizontal recoil. The KG M40 hardly jumps left to right while firing, but has a very predictable recoil pattern that drifts slightly to the right.
Where does the KG M40 not perform so well? In terms of damage, the assault rifle cannot keep up with stable alternatives from CoD MW or Cold War.
It’s a weapon where almost every shot hits – but such guns also exist in the old CoD titles. And they sometimes have better time-to-kill rates in Warzone.
Looking at Vanguard Royale alone, the situation is different. With its low recoil and high chance of hitting your shots, it belongs to the top tier selection.
If you want to see gameplay of the KG M40 setup, we embed the video from Warzone YouTuber “P4wnyhof” here:
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Update 8:15 PM: The servers are now live and the new expansion can be played. However, some report being stuck on the loading screen.
What is the problem? Since 1:00 PM, the servers of Star Wars: The Old Republic are down. During the maintenance, the new expansion Legacy of the Sith will be deployed.
The start of the expansion was originally planned for 7:00 PM. However, it has now been postponed indefinitely.
When will it start? This is still unknown. The developers only communicated via Twitter that there are issues and no specific timeframe can be stated. Further information will be provided through social media.
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In Destiny 2, a deceptive Witch Queen has managed to convince both returning players and newcomers. For those who are still unsure, MeinMMO checks it out and reveals what the space shooter has to offer.
Many gamers have followed the recent releases of Destiny 2 with interest. The trailers for the upcoming expansion are indeed impressive, and Savathun herself is an interesting opponent with potential for cunning twists.
Is it worth starting fresh or returning now? Not all players are convinced by Destiny 2, and one often reads negative opinions from bitter players. Nevertheless, Destiny 2 continues to be a massive success, as shown by the now over a million pre-orders.
Savathun awaits the players – and no one knows what she has planned for the past 7 years.
A few years ago, Destiny was not the best game on the market. However, a lot has changed since Destiny 1. The studio has never let go of its fate project and has continuously put great passion into its development. Destiny 2 is now considered one of the best loot adventure shooters in the industry, and the reasons for that are simple.
The gunplay in Destiny 2 is unique. Each weapon feels and sounds different.
Destiny 2 has a number of incredible storylines that continue to evolve and change, including unexpected surprises. Expansions and seasons regularly bring fresh wind into the game.
The shooter has a beautifully designed world that can be explored alone or with friends (cross-platform).
Buy or play Free-to-Play?
Free-to-Play via New Light is a good first entry into the game. Bungie has reworked the introductory mission for Witch Queen. Compared to previous years, getting into the game has never been easier than it is now. The first mission is a boot camp where Bungie teaches new players their skills.
In the meantime, players can look around and start exploring the massive world. This way, they can quickly find out if they like the gameplay style of Destiny 2 or not.
In the free version, playlists such as Crucible (PvP), Strikes (PvE), and Gambit (PvPvE) can be tried out. Even a legacy raid from Destiny 1 is accessible for free.
Challenging opponents for brave Guardians.
This is what the paid versions contain: However, anyone looking for a good story should consider a purchase. Through Free-to-Play, players miss some of the best stories of Destiny 2 as well as many seasonal content and inspiring feats.
Specific exotics are also only accessible through the paid DLCs and seasons. Purchasing then offers the possibility to obtain better and faster equipment. At the same time, players gain access to higher-level content in all challenges and available raids.
Unique Gameplay and Weapons
This has never changed in Destiny: The unique and excellent gunplay and gameplay in Destiny has always been a highlight of the game.
In Destiny 2, every gun is slightly different, and you can feel it in the gameplay with the weapon handling and the detailed design.
Weapon designs are unique, including sound and sights.
Weapons come equipped with one of various masterwork benefits. They can drop with different perks. Armor can also be farmed with different stats, such as intellect or strength, allowing players to search for rolls that fit their playstyle. Until now, this was mostly random with weapons.
In Witch Queen, everyone gets their Godroll: With the new weapon crafting in Witch Queen, it becomes more personal. This means players are now able to shape their personal weapon Godroll. This will require some grind, but in the end, every player knows what they get for their efforts in-game.
Players who enjoy challenges can also earn special weapons and armor. This includes the time-lost raid weapons or the master weapons from PvE/PvP activities as well as improved armor from the dungeon.
Dark places to find and discover.
Crossplay – everyone can join
Many activities have a player search, but overall it is more fun to have a fixed team to go with. Being able to coordinate is also useful in more challenging difficulties and makes it easier.
You can find, invite or make new friends thanks to crossplay – the system is called “Bungie Friends”.
Destiny 2 offers fireteam finders on Bungie.net and via the official companion app.
Cross-platform text and voice chat is also available.
The missions in Destiny 2 are worth seeing.
Of course, you can also play Destiny 2 solo: Anyone who wants can easily play Destiny 2 solo. However, you’re never alone for long. Players find other guardians for specific activities through the automatic player search and progress that way.
There are also specific quests, missions, and challenges for which you need a team, such as raids or dungeons.
Especially in team play, Destiny 2 tends to play a little bit of space magic. Sometimes you fight solo in PvP against another guardian, and after a little chat, you end up gaming together every night. Others meet guardians in the large game world who then become good friends. The clans in Destiny 2 are also a point of contact for players who want to join a team.
The new location of Savathun’s Throne World
What makes Witch Queen better?
In recent months, Bungie has changed a lot that will shape the future of the game. They have learned from the last expansion. Savathun will therefore be a new caliber of foes in Witch Queen, compared to Eramis in Beyond Light. Players will also be able to discover and use some new things.
In addition to new equipment, a new weapon type is introduced: the glaive.
Along with the champions, Savathun brings a new army: the “Radiant Brood”. She will use the Light as a super weapon, just like the players.
All Light abilities will receive an overhaul, in Witch Queen, players will start with Void 3.0. Solar and Arc will follow by the end of the Witch Queen year.
Bungie brings more gunplay. Good weapons will become more important. Players can forge their own Godrolls.
It will be dark and mysterious, as the new Throne World offers not only a new location but also the “Deep Sight Resonance” ability.
New puzzles and secrets will be revealed. In Witch Queen, players will discover what Savathun has meticulously planned for the last 7 years.
Every three months there will be a new raid or a new dungeon.
With Witch Queen, several outstanding engine updates are also coming into the game, as Nate Hawbaker, Technical Art Lead, revealed at a press event to MeinMMO.
New players should dive into the story now
Bungie itself has called the expansion Witch Queen the optimal time to start into Destiny 2. Because now, the actual story of the game is picking up speed. After Witch Queen, players can expect two more expansions: Lightfall and The Final Shape. Anyone who wants to know what the Traveler is and what it means with Light and Darkness should dive in right now.
For new players, Witch Queen is also an ideal starting point. Bungie has summarized relevant story parts in various trailers and better supports new players to understand the world starting February 22. The Witch Queen campaign, starting February 22, is also meant to provide a good entry point for all future events.
Learn more details about Witch Queen and the new content here:
What would you tell an interested player today if they asked you about diving into Destiny 2: Witch Queen? What do you think about the community? Space magic or just a black hole in the universe? Do you think Destiny 2 can still inspire new lights? Please leave us your opinion in the comments.
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Once you have done that, you will receive the spray. To get the pickaxe and the wrap, you need to place in the top 10 of 20 different matches.
To receive the emote, you must vote for one of the creative maps listed on the registered Epic Games page. Choose one and submit your choice. Additionally, you must play one of the listed modes. After that, you will also receive the emote.
When does this end? Epic Games marks the date from February 14 to February 21, 2022, at 5:59 AM on their page. So, you don’t have much time left.
How can I achieve this fastest? There are no shortcuts in this task, so you need to get into the official modes of Fortnite. However, it is advisable to choose the team mode, as you have a higher chance of surviving to the end due to the teams.
Hiding and adapting to the storm could also be a good tactic for surviving long in solo or duo matches.
What do you think of the event? Do you find it cool and will you participate? Or is this not for you? Let us know!
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The developers behind World of Warcraft want to relieve player frustration. Rare event mounts will likely become easier to obtain in the future.
In World of Warcraft, there are several hundred mounts. Some can be obtained from vendors, while others are rare drops from certain enemies. However, the most frustrating category consists of mounts that drop from specific enemies, which are only available for a few days each year, like the X-45 Heartbreaker rocket from the Valentine’s event. Blizzard acknowledges this frustration – and aims to change it.
What is the problem with the mount? The X-45 Heartbreaker (formerly “Pink Love Rocket”) is one of the rarest mounts in the game. This is due not only to the low drop rate but also to the fact that the mount can only be farmed during 2 weeks each year – specifically during the Valentine’s event.
The mount can only be obtained by characters above level 50.
The reward chest containing the mount can only be earned once per character each day.
The drop chance for the mount is 0.03% – meaning a chance of 1 in 3333.
The result of these figures is that many players now have several hundreds or even thousands of visits to the event boss and still do not possess the rocket.
The X-45 Heartbreaker – some are trying it countless times.
Moreover, the task is not only monotonous but also requires a significant time investment. Anyone visiting the event boss on 20, 30, or even all 50 characters of their account day after day must plan for 2-4 hours of playtime – and that daily.
What should change? There are no concrete changes yet. However, WoW developer Chimes has expressed his thoughts on the issue in the official WoW forum and shared his own experiences:
Yes, it’s no fun. I have done the event several dozen times a day on my characters over the past years and would probably do it again this year if I didn’t have so much real-life stuff to do.
Currently, if you want to maximize your chances of getting the mount, it’s in your best interest to do the event every day on as many characters as possible. While this is mathematically correct, it’s not a pleasant experience.
We hear your frustration, and the good news is that we are currently discussing this issue in the team and looking for possible solutions for holiday events in general. The bad news is that even if we implement changes, they will not arrive in time for this year’s “Love is in the Air” event.
It seems clear: developers want to find ways to mitigate mount frustration in the future. Possible solutions proposed by the community include:
A generally higher drop rate of 3% or more.
The mount as a purchasable reward for event tokens.
A “Bad Luck Protection” that gradually increases the drop chance.
Which of these solutions will come – or whether it will ultimately be something entirely different – remains to be seen.
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Not everyone is happy: However, there are negative voices in response to the announcement. Some players are already upset that they have farmed the mount for years and are worried that it will soon be practically “thrown out”. They feel robbed of their accomplishments – a devaluation of such a rare mount would occur.
Of course, this is not live yet, and it will likely not happen before the next major patch.
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In Lost Ark there is a debate that female characters are almost exclusively designed to be sexy. Top streamer Asmongold sees hypocrisy here, as according to him, male heroes are also total models. His own “Giga-Chad” character is the best example.
Furthermore, the animations of the female characters while running look quite silly.
Moreover, it is criticized that all the male characters are fully clothed and their armors actually look like armor and not just hotpants and tight tops.
This, however, is vehemently contradicted by the famous streamer Asmongold.
“My hero is a giant, 2-meter tall Giga-Chad!”
This is what Asmongold says: Asmongold, who himself eagerly plays and streams Lost Ark, has a problem with the debate about too much sexualization and objectification in Lost Ark. According to him, the male heroes are equally affected. In a slightly angry speech in his stream, he says:
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I find it strange that it is somehow perfectly fine and not even questioned that my character looks like a Mr. Olympia. He is a gigantic bodybuilder with a perfect head of hair. He is a giant 2-meter tall Giga-Chad.
At the moment a female character has more than D-cup breasts, people say: “Oh my god, can we stop with the objectification?” Hey, keep your mouth shut!
His hero, according to Asmongold, is just as exaggerated a conglomerate of displayed [male] attractiveness attributes as the female characters in the game. Therefore, this whole debate about too much sexiness and objectification is hypocritical.
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What does Asmongold think about it? Asmongold has no problem with the fact that his hero is basically an ideal image of displayed masculinity. He himself could look like that if he trained enough.
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Rather, he explained in another stream that he cannot imagine embodying a female character in the game. He would rather have a visual representation of himself in the game, even if this requires some work in the gym.
So much for Asmongold’s opinion on the whole debate about sexualization and objectification in Lost Ark. What is your opinion on the topic? Let us know in the comments.
All of Europe is playing Lost Ark. All of Europe? No! 2 unyielding countries inhabited by judges continue to resist the MMORPG. And right now, while Lost Ark is the hottest game on Steam.
What about Lost Ark?
Since February 8, Lost Ark has been playable for pre-order customers and since February 11 in the Free2Play version. Despite ongoing server problems, the game is a huge success.
In Europe, the game is so popular that the servers are completely overloaded and new ones need to be set up. Only in 2 countries are fans not allowed to play.
Where is Lost Ark banned? In Belgium and the Netherlands, Lost Ark is officially banned. This has been known since November 2021. This is particularly hard for gamers in these countries now.
Because Lost Ark is one of the biggest releases of recent times and obviously incredibly popular. Almost the entire editorial team at MeinMMO is playing the new MMORPG. Tough luck for the players of our neighboring countries, as a law is getting in the way.
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Belgium and the Netherlands without the new top MMORPG
Why is Lost Ark banned there? Belgium and the Netherlands have stricter laws regarding gambling. Since 2017, the law has also applied to loot boxes in video games, as was the case in the case of Overwatch and Battlefront II.
As a consequence, developers and publishers had to either change their model and largely refrain from loot boxes, or prevent the release in these countries. This is what has happened with Lost Ark.
No specific statement exists on which content the release fails. In the Lost Ark shop, there are jewel boxes and card packs that contain random items, which could be the reason.
For certain items, there is even a warning at the bottom of the screen in the shop.
The same has already happened to Bless Unleashed in 2021. Here too, the loot box rule spoiled the fun for fans. Whether anything will change regarding the system, at least in Belgium and the Netherlands, we cannot say at this time.
Lost Ark is actually free to play, but it is accompanied by a cash shop and premium content that grant certain advantages. Paying players, for example, have less cooldown on certain spells or need to pay less silver for some services. There is also a discussion about the unpopular login queues:
