World of Warcraft in cutting-edge graphics. For many, a long-held dream – this Orgrimmar shows how fantastic it could look.
Even though World of Warcraft has a comic style with a more or less timeless graphic that has aged better over the years than many other games, not everyone likes it. Some players sincerely wish that Blizzard would someday release a “World of Warcraft 2.0.” The focus should mainly be on improving the graphics and bringing them up to date with the latest technology.
Some fans are already working on such a project – like AXCEL, who shows impressive pictures of a possible Orgrimmar on his YouTube channel.
What does the video show? It features the implementation of part of Orgrimmar in Unreal Engine 5. The original WoW graphics are hardly recognizable anymore, as it now has a very realistic graphic style with numerous effects. Complex shadows, fog and smoke effects, and drastically improved character models that resemble those from a next-gen title rather than World of Warcraft.
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What’s impressive is that AXCEL is handling the project entirely on his own, having built and implemented what is shown all by himself. This alone inspires dreams about what would be possible with a team of several dozen developers, should Blizzard ever decide to do so.
What kind of place is this? Orgrimmar is the capital of the Horde and the Orcs in World of Warcraft and is located in Durotar. Surrounded by massive rock walls, the city is naturally protected, with only three gates providing access. The main gate, which Horde players first enter when starting as Orcs, is shown in this video.
AXCEL is by far not the only one taking on such projects. There are always ideas to implement World of Warcraft in various Unreal Engines and give it a modern touch.
We have introduced more ideas for an “HD” variant of WoW here:
The community is usually divided on such videos. Many welcome the creativity and the “what if” scenario of such fan projects, while others believe that such a drastically changed graphic would not fit World of Warcraft, as the charm of the comic look would be lost.
What do you think of this video? An impressive performance that is worth seeing? Or is it something completely different, but surely not World of Warcraft?
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A Polish coach in League of Legends has now been banned for a year. The Pole Konrad “Kominek” Szewczak apparently incriminated himself through tweets and screenshots he presented in a YouTube interview. Riot Games banned him for ELO boosting, win trading, account sharing, and poor behavior. His team subsequently called him an “aberrant and criminal” – and they kicked him out.
Who is it about?
The Polish coach Kominek was previously known as Kaseko and played for several amateur teams as a support player during his active time.
In January 2022, he obtained a position as head coach at Maroon Belles, a newly founded team in the 2nd league of the “Ultraliga”: that is the Polish league in LoL.
Riot Games has now banned the coach for a year, effectively giving him a professional prohibition.
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Coach incriminates himself in YouTube video
How did Riot catch him? It’s a bit bizarre. Riot Games states that during an interview on YouTube the coach shared various screenshots and tweets, which allowed Riot Games to conduct a detailed analysis and find “indisputable” evidence of how horribly the coach behaved in the game.
This is how the team reacts: The coach’s team, Maroon Bells, writes on Twitter:
Unfortunately, it has turned out that among the colors of Maroon Bells was hiding a criminal, an aberrant, a bandit.
Konrad “Kaseko” Szewzcack has committed unforgivable crimes against Riot Games and had to be dismissed from his role as head coach of our team.
Maroon Bells
The probably biggest scandal regarding the ban of a world-class coach involved the coach cvMax: he allegedly choked a player. However, LoL fans in South Korea intensely advocated for his acquittal:
Some of the Mokoko Seeds in the new MMORPG Lost Ark are extremely well hidden. Already in the first area, Prideholm, two of them are almost meanly concealed. We at MeinMMO show you how to find them.
How many Mokoko Seeds are there in Prideholm? In total, you can find 9 out of 1,209 Mokoko Seeds on the very first map of Lost Ark. Of these, 7 are hidden in the city and two of them particularly sneaky in the Cathedral of Prideholm.
Once you have completed the first story, meaning you walk out of the Cathedral and pick up your horse, you can start collecting the seeds. You should do this, as you are practically right in front of two of them.
We have a map of all the Mokoko Seeds in Prideholm right here above for you. For a more detailed explanation of the respective locations, you just need to scroll further down.
All 9 Seeds in Prideholm
How do you find the seeds in the Cathedral? If you are still in front of it, you can turn around and walk back into the Cathedral. This is a place you probably won’t visit again.
Now run along the left wall of the Cathedral until you get to the second-to-last wall section. Here you can simply walk through the wall. There is no particular path or anything waiting for you, you are literally groping in the dark.
Walk a few steps straight, then down, and finally left. There you will find the two Mokoko Seeds and can collect them. The other seeds in Prideholm are not hidden quite as meanly anymore.
Just walk through the wall and follow the invisible path
The other seven are easier to find
What comes next? As you walk out of the Cathedral and follow the main story or just the path to the right, you come to a viewpoint in front of a tree. There you will also find the next Mokoko Seed rather noticeably.
Just a few steps further and similarly obviously comes the next one. Follow the path down the stairs to the large statue in the middle of the square. On the right side of its backside, you can then take the next seed.
These two seeds are among the easier finds
Then it gets a bit meaner: Not very well hidden, but also not as obvious as these two contemporaries, are the next seeds. They are also located on the same level of Prideholm.
If you are at the statue at the position of the second screenshot, go to the right past the three bushes towards Nerias Tavern. On the right side next to the door to the pub, you will find the next Mokoko Seed hidden in a corner.
Now run across the entire square again to the NPC Gaiglock. He is marked with a golden star on a coat of arms on the map. Between him and the stairs going up to the Cathedral, you will find the second Mokoko Seed, hidden between the tree and the stairs.
The noticeably green glow only appears for the seeds once you have found them
The last 3 are further south: Now follow the stairs down, which are south of you and east of the teleporter. Halfway to the bard Siera, you should stop, because you don’t need to go all the way down to the lowest floor of Prideholm yet.
Follow the path to the right until you see the traveling Kadin just before the stairs going up to the taverns, who is standing in front of a large tree. Then run alongside the left side of the tree. Between him and the house, you will find the next Mokoko Seed. However, it is outside your field of vision and therefore not visible.
But when you stand in front of it, the game shows you that you can press G to collect the seed. Then you do that accordingly. The last two seeds in Prideholm are then very easy to collect. Just follow the long path down south to the two farms of Prideholm.
Here you can collect one Mokoko Seed in the middle of each of the two fields on the left and right.
The seeds on the fields practically jump out at you, while the lower one is harder to find
Now you have found all the Mokoko Seeds in Prideholm. If you want to know how to use the interactive map from Papunika to find all seeds more easily, we will also show you how it works.
Do you want more such articles? Are there certain areas in Lost Ark for which you urgently need guides for the Mokoko Seeds? Or have you already found all the seeds, and if so, which ones did you find particularly tricky? Feel free to write it down in the comments here on MeinMMO.
In Pokémon GO trainers notice a change that suddenly makes their free daily box much stronger. However, there is uncertainty whether this is really intended by Niantic.
What is this box? Every day you can pick up a free box in the Pokémon GO shop. It contains a few items like Poké Balls that are supposed to help you on your adventures.
Why should you wait to open it? Trainers report that the contents of the boxes change. What is inside early in the morning changes for the better throughout the day. They share screenshots and report how much better the contents have become.
Free box with Knursp and Upgrades?
This is what the players say: On reddit, players report that their free boxes have unexpectedly been upgraded. Player Asleep_Fee_8535 writes that for three consecutive days the following scenario occurred: “I look at it [the box] in the morning, it has normal stuff. Look again later and it’s got 3 Knursp and 4 upgrades in it.” As proof, the trainer shows a screenshot on reddit:
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With a Knursp you directly boost the mood of your buddy Pokémon, which means its hunger depletes less quickly – plus, you enhance the amount of hearts that can be earned with the buddy per day
Some players comment on the post on reddit and agree that they can observe similar upgrades. While the box changes for some of them as well, they do not always contain the desired Knursp.
“Don’t get too excited. My box changes to Ultra Balls, Potions, and Upgrades,” explains WHRocks
“Same here. A boring box in the morning and 4 Upgrades and 3 Knursp in the late afternoon. Let’s hope they don’t fix this, lol.”
“I tried this yesterday,” writes scrapnmama. “Mine changed from 3 Poké Balls and a Hyper Potion to 5 Ultra Balls, 2 Super Potions, 5 Hyper Potions, and 2 Nanab Berries.”
A specific time for when the contents change has not yet been identified by trainers. It is suspected to occur in the late afternoon in the local time.
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Is this intentional? That is the big question that trainers are now asking. A bug in the game or intentional? Since there has been no announcement from Niantic regarding a change of this kind, it is assumed that it is either a test or a bug.
Try it out yourself and leave your free box until the afternoon. It’s best to take a screenshot of it in the morning and then, after the change in the afternoon, let us know in the comments what items you received.
Lost Ark will receive the new server region EU-West with the patch on February 17. New servers are to be opened there in the future. However, MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch does not believe that this step will solve the current problems.
Lost Ark is struggling with long queues. Basically, since the launch, the rule has been: Anyone logging in after 6 PM has to deal with thousands of players ahead of them. On large servers like Zinnervale, Kadan, Trixion, or the unofficial German server Asta, the chance of getting online before midnight is virtually zero.
Therefore, Amazon is bringing a completely new server region: EU-West. Around 19 servers can probably be opened there before EU-West also hits its limits. The region is supposed to come into play today, February 17, albeit initially without available servers.
Although the introduction of a new region is a sensible decision, it will likely change little about the current queues.
Who is speaking here? Alex is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has experienced countless releases and queues with new MMORPGs. While Lost Ark does not impress him as much as other games, he would still like to spend more time in the world of Arkesia, which, however, is difficult due to overloaded servers.
Who wants to start over from scratch now?
The big problem is that EU-West will run completely independently from the existing EU servers. Joint dungeons or raids with players from other servers will not be possible.
What I find even more annoying is the fact that my entire account starts again at level 0. Because any overall account level or any progress I made in the last 10 days will be lost.
I have spent about 25 of my nearly 52 play hours in queues. I would like to play more, but I can’t. It’s frustrating. However, the new region is not a solution. Some members in my guild already have over 120 play hours. They will not leave the Asta server.
I have also started a second new character on another server and wanted to redeem my pre-order package there. So I would start on the new server without the 100 Euro package.
For me, EU-West is therefore not an option, as I would not only lose my current progress but would also start with less than I did at release.
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I also see it as problematic when the hype around Lost Ark diminishes somewhat. Because the servers within Europe could theoretically be merged, just as Amazon is currently doing repeatedly with New World.
However, the servers of EU-West will likely not be integrated into the other region, as the account level alone presents too great a hurdle. There is a theoretical risk that EU-West could eventually die out completely, even though the EU servers from the current cluster are still very popular.
New players have a refuge, but hardly any queue users will switch
The servers in EU-West are interesting for players who want to start completely new now or who are playing as complete solo players. They are not tied to the current server structure and can therefore easily avoid queues.
But will that really be many?
Anyone who is even somewhat rooted in the current server cluster will not switch to EU-West. Those who regularly find themselves in the longest queues on Asta or Zinnervale do so because they are connected to the server or their guild there. Otherwise, they could have switched to one of the newer and smaller EU servers long ago. There, only 3,000 instead of 20,000 players wait during prime time.
However, the new servers for EU-Central did not lead to a reduction in queues on the largest servers. EU-West will likely not do that either.
What do you think about the new server cluster? Does it prompt you to switch or will you queue up again?
If you want to get a glimpse of the future, you can find information on the upcoming classes here:
One of the most annoying “cheats” of Dead by Daylight will soon be fixed. Many cheaters will now need to find new ways …
The next patch for Dead by Daylight is currently on the PTB. Not only is the upcoming Ringu killer “Onryo” playable there, but further adjustments are also on the way. One of them addresses a problem that has long been a thorn in the side of the community. This is a “quasi-cheat” that has simply not been penalized until now.
What kind of “cheat” is this? Through various types of file manipulation, it was possible to enlarge the field of view in Dead by Daylight. Players were able to see not only more to the left and right than was actually intended by the game, but they could also look over obstacles such as cars or hay bales that were not supposed to be visible.
With a “Stretched Resolution”, one could see much further.
What will change now? In the upcoming patch, the resolution of Dead by Daylight is fixed to a maximum of 16:9. This value cannot be increased, not even through adjustments in various files, as was previously the case.
As a result, the field of view for killers and survivors will always be exactly as intended by the developers. There is one exception for a few killer perks that increase the field of view by a few degrees – but that is an intentional part of the game.
Who benefited from this cheat? While some killers could also benefit from this cheating, the greatest advantage was for survivors, who could see much more of the killer than was actually intended.
Thanks to the adjustment of the field of view, it was possible to look over obstacles where this was never intended. For the killer, it was nearly impossible to win a “mind game” – because the survivor always had clear sight.
The benefit was simply greater for survivors in the 3rd-person view than for killers, who are limited to 1st-person.
More news about Dead by Daylight can be found here:
When does the change come? It goes live with the release of version 5.6.0 and the DLC “Sadako Rising” – on March 8, 2022. Anyone who has so far only been able to win by exploiting such a cheat has a few weeks left to finally become a decent player.
In the future, all players on both sides will have to do without this “stretched resolution” – which should increase fairness for all players.
What do you think of this adjustment? Good that it is finally being implemented? Or should Dead by Daylight allow larger fields of view?
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The Twitch streamer Liam plays the old “Nintendo 64” game Super Mario 64 almost daily on his channel. He tries to complete the game as quickly as possible at 100% – he is doing a speedrun. However, at the end of a promising run, he makes a mistake that costs him dearly. MeinMMO shows you the last thrilling seconds and explains what is behind the complicated speedrun.
What makes the speedrun so complicated?
Liam plays a category of the Super Mario 64 (SM 64) speedrun that allows glitches and tricks.
The category is called “120 Star” and requires the speedrunner to collect all 120 stars of the game – thus completing SM 64 at 100%. The current world record in this category is 1 hour 37 minutes and 53 seconds.
The speedrun involves some tricky tricks that require a lot of practice and can fail at any time.
The streamer usually has no breaks, as SM 64 is very hectic and fast. It is a 3D jump-and-run and requires full attention and concentration almost every second. Cutscenes to catch your breath can be counted on one hand.
What cost Liam the world record? In the last battle against Bowser, Mario must throw his arch-enemy against spiky bombs at the edge of the field. You have to grab Bowser by his tail and spin around to gain momentum and throw him properly against a bomb.
A small trick is applied where you dash directly to Bowser when he flies back onto the platform after being recently hit by a bomb. This allows the player to skip an attack cycle from Bowser, grab him by the tail again, and throw him against a bomb.
The player must accomplish this three times for Bowser to finally give up. The speedrunner succeeded twice but failed miserably on the third attempt by throwing Bowser next to the bomb.
Liam tried to save the fail and went quickly and too close to Bowser on his attempt to grab his tail again. As a result, Bowser knocked Mario off the cliff.
“Why was Bowser at the corner of the damn map? Oh my God. I have never seen him stop there in my entire damn life,” Liam cursed as he frustratingly ended the speedrun.
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What new world record could Liam have achieved? Liam could have achieved a time of 1:37:36. That would have been an improvement of 17 seconds. At the level of speedruns, that is a huge time savings and would have surely secured him the throne for a longer time.
Nevertheless, Liam would have only improved his own world record, which he has held for 3 months. Behind him is the speedrunner batora with a time of 1:38:21, so there’s plenty of distance.
The trickiest tricks of the Super Mario 64 speedrun
What tricky tricks are there? To give you a little insight into the speedrun of Super Mario 64, we show you a few of the trickiest tricks of the run that Liam has to master to deliver a successful run.
BLJ (Backwards Long Jumps) – Mario can execute a long jump forward. In the speedrun, you can use the trick to build up speed and move quickly backward to glitch through doors or walls. You need to press the required buttons so fast that you perform the jump repeatedly and backwards. YouTuber Gred MacD gives you an insight.
Bomb Clip – Here you use an enemy called Bomb-omb that you need to grab. After that, you should jump quickly and accurately so that you land in the right place and can pick up the enemy at the right time. Then, you also have to navigate to the goal where you want to glitch through. Correct and quick combinations of various buttons and the joystick are necessary. YouTuber Drogie’s N64 Videos gives you an insight.
Cannonless – In one level of the game, a star is hidden behind a wall that you usually have to destroy with a shot from the cannon. However, if you run against the wall at the correct angle, you can also collect the star without destroying it. It’s a very precise trick for which many follow a fixed setup to make collecting the star more reliable. YouTuber Deyrenkenin gives you an insight into the setup, but Liam simply runs toward the wall at the correct angle and collects the star in his speedrun (via Twitch, at 2:53:36).
There are more tricky tricks and passages such as the Lakitu Bounce, Owlless or collecting the red coins in the desert level of the game. A summary of all the important aspects of the “SM 64” speedrun can be found in the official Google Doc.
Some of the mentioned tricks are used often during the speedrun and can fail at any time if the player is not fully focused – so it’s really nerve-wracking.
It’s worth checking out a “SM 64” speedrun if you like the old classic or Mario games. Such a speedrun can sometimes be more exciting than a movie or series.
What do you think of speedruns? Have you ever followed one on Twitch or are you more of a fan of normal playthroughs? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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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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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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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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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.
