In the new MMORPG Lost Ark there is the feature of the Adventure Folio. It is a kind of checklist that you can work through while exploring the areas. MeinMMO author Irina Moritz is so excited about it that she wishes for it in other MMORPGs.
What kind of feature is this? You unlock the Adventure Folio within the first hours of Lost Ark. It consists of checklists that are different for each “main area”.
You work through tasks that relate to various aspects of Lost Ark:
Progress of the story and in certain quests
Mastering dungeons
Victories over world bosses
Collecting hidden items
Killing rare monsters
Crafting food
With each completed item, your progress increases by a few percent, and every 10% there are cool rewards. These can be feathers for resurrection, status boosters, various currencies, and other items.
It is a feature that became a little highlight for me in my progress in the Russian version of Lost Ark. And the Western release reminded me of how much fun I had with it.
The failed Astellia also had such a feature, and in some other MMORPGs there are systems that are similar in their fundamentals to the Adventure Folio, but there can certainly be more of that. It’s something that other MMORPGs can take as a model from Lost Ark.
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Combining the Pleasant with the Useful
I am generally a fan of systems that show me a steady progress in something that is worthwhile in the end. It is one of the reasons why I enjoy simply leveling classes.
It is even better when the tasks in the progress system are as varied as in the Adventure Folio in Lost Ark. From the moment I unlocked it in the game, I was “hooked”.
I immediately knew I would spend hours trying to reach 100% in every area… or at least I would try to get as far as possible.
The system is so simple: It combines the exploration of the world and its lore with the enjoyable feeling of making good progress with every little discovery. And that already happens at very low levels.
With all the question marks, bars, and percentages, my fingers just itch. And the world bosses are the icing on the cake.
It starts with you getting smaller rewards like healing potions, feathers for resurrection, or gifts for NPCs. And later it goes over to boost potions for status values, engraving books, or even skill potions that give you additional points for your tripod skill builds.
Additionally, there are small lore snippets from the descriptions of the items and in the book that reveal more about the world and its history. Right at the beginning, the fragments of the Regulus statue tell a cool little story about a master sculptor who (apparently) goes insane and foretells the coming invasion of demons.
And while the first percentages in the book are quickly reached, you have to work for the higher levels. I often caught myself staying longer in an area because I wanted to get the last few percent until the next reward.
For me, it was a very cool change in the pacing of many modern MMORPGs, which always rush to the endgame. However, it also contributed to the endgame and did not feel like a waste of time.
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Another effect that the books had on me was that they sparked my curiosity. Every time I entered a new zone, my first action was to open the Adventure Folio.
There I could see roughly what to expect in the respective area:
What dungeons are there?
What lore items can I collect?
Is there something I should look out for?
And most importantly: What big bosses can you defeat in this area?
You could see immediately: Aha, there are items hidden all around, but I have to find them myself (or cheat and read a guide, because, damn, that speed puzzle in Yudia is annoying).
At this point, some of you might say: “But Irina, you can be curious and explore without all these hints.” And you would be right. However, I am a burned child.
Too often in games, I have searched the map and found excitement equivalent to a dry bun. It felt like a complete waste of time and was frustrating. It simply feels good to know that there is indeed something to discover and that the discovery is worthwhile.
For me, the Adventure Folio is a very simple example of how to make seemingly boring content interesting and relevant to players. The feature also does not completely drown in grind, as is often the case with achievements.
Most tasks are short and crisp. They can either be completed quickly or you automatically pick them up while progressing through the areas.
The rewards apply to all characters on a server, and you do not have to grind anew for each individual character.
Everyone benefits: both players who are more casual and hardcore raiders.
Therefore, I believe that it is a system that would enrich every MMORPG.
Of course, other games should not adopt the feature 1 to 1. This would not work for many. But I would greatly welcome similar systems adapted to the gameplay, and especially improvements to the feature.
What do you think about the feature of the Adventure Folio? Do you also enjoy checking off the tasks, or do you find it boring? How could the system be improved? Let us know in the comments.
On February 11, the new MMORPG Lost Ark was released in its Free2Play version for everyone who wants to try it out. There are quite a lot of these players, which is why the game still struggles with server issues. This is supposed to change now.
Update 10:05 AM: Surprisingly, the servers of Lost Ark are already back online for EU players. Via Twitter, the team announced that the servers are now back online. So hurry up and log in quickly while the other players wait for the start at 11:00 AM.
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When will the servers go offline? As Amazon announced on the official Lost Ark website, the servers will go offline today, February 13, at 8 AM our time.
The downtime affects all European servers equally, and you cannot log in to the game in the meantime.
How long will they stay offline? The maintenance is scheduled for approximately 3 hours. So if everything goes well, you should be able to return to the world of Arkesia by 11 AM.
We will keep you updated in the live ticker about when the servers will return and if there will be further delays.
The last planned server maintenance for Lost Ark was scheduled for 4 hours but lasted over 10 hours, leading to some negative reviews on Steam.
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Why are the servers going down? Since Lost Ark was released, the new MMORPG has been struggling with long queue times and server issues. During prime time on February 12, over 1.3 million people were playing the action game simultaneously.
This did lead to some servers having to be completely closed for new players. Specifically, the Asta server, where many German players gather, has been affected by long queue times.
Some fans have to wait up to 6 hours just to log in. This is only possible if you already have a character on the Asta server. New players were completely denied access until the evening of February 12.
To address this situation, Amazon is working with Smilegate to increase server capacity. However, they haven’t shared how exactly this will work.
Will the queues be gone? No, probably not. In the blog post, the publishers emphasize that during the downtime, they only want to lay the groundwork for further updates and increased server capacity.
Therefore, we do not expect that you will be able to continue playing at 11 AM without queues, even though that would be desirable.
What do you think about the maintenance? Do you feel annoyed that there is another server downtime, or are you more pleased that Amazon is trying to address the long queue times? Do you think they should add more servers like they did with New World? Feel free to leave us a comment here at MeinMMO.
Players of Call of Duty Warzone have long been demanding an important feature on consoles that PC players can already use. The team now finally explains why it doesn’t exist and won’t be implemented for now.
This is new: On February 11, the team of Call of Duty published a larger blog post that also revolves around Warzone. In it, they mention improvements expected in Season 2. This includes that players can now equip gas masks while aiming, without the animation interrupting the aiming.
The team also addresses one of the most requested features: the FOV slider for consoles. However, they say what the community does not want to hear.
Too much performance issue – players find the decision terrible
This is stated in the blog (via callofduty.com): “In addition to performance improvements on all platforms, we have heard the community’s wishes for Warzone loud and clear. The Field of View (FOV) sliders on consoles are one of them. Adding FOV on console in Warzone leads to significant performance drops for console players on the old generation. Our goal is to ensure that Warzone performs well on all platforms, therefore we are currently not planning to implement an FOV slider on consoles.”
What is that anyway?With the FOV slider, you adjust how large the field of view should be for you. With an adjustable value, you can set the field of view to be larger, allowing you to see enemies at the edge that would not be visible with the default setting. PC players already have this feature in Warzone and thus have advantages in some situations.
This is how the size of the field of view (60, 80, 100, 120) influences the view in your game
Players with a new console cannot understand it
This is what the players say: On Twitter, players are quite dissatisfied with the team’s statement.
“This is a terrible decision. The argument is that performance should be equal across all platforms, but consoles can’t even display textures at this time. How can one justify this with performance when there’s a huge difference between Old Gen and Next Gen and then Next Gen and PC?” writes McfishMr on Twitter
User CurtyM90 writes: “So there is literally no reason or benefit to own a Next-Gen console. This is an embarrassing attitude. The new generation can handle the FOV slider and so it should get it. It’s that simple” (via Twitter)
“How about you adjust the field of view and reduce it on the PC? FOV to 80? Or remove crossplay with PC. Because when console players compete against PC players with a much larger FOV, it feels like we are wearing blinders and simply cannot see. It is not a fair fight,” explains dbheynow on Twitter.
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In the comments on Twitter , many players are discussing that having the FOV slider on PC gives them an advantage over console players. They understand that the old console generations cannot keep up. However, the fact that new consoles like the PS5 or Xbox Series X have to do without such content is deemed unfair.
How do you like the team’s explanation regarding the FOV slider? Do you find it acceptable to forgo the feature for this reason, or do you wish for a solution from the developers so that you can use the slider on the new consoles? Perhaps you also support the opinion that PC players in crossplay with consoles should only use the default setting for FOV.
Share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players about it.
Dying Light 2 stages its game world as a place where resources are scarce and everyone fights for their survival. However, while playing, you will notice little of this. MeinMMO author Tarek explains why survival is totally relaxed and why he likes it that way.
The setting of Dying Light 2 takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus turned people into zombies, and the last remnants of civilization fight for survival.
The remaining humans have split into different factions and now fight for the remaining, scarce resources.
This is what we are told in the game, and superficially, Dying Light 2 appears to be a genuine survival game. This is also evident from a look at the mechanics.
How much survival is in Dying Light 2? Looking at the gameplay components reinforces the impression that Dying Light 2 truly wants to be a survival game:
There is an extensive crafting system for tools, medicine, various boosters, weapons, and weapon mods.
You can gather various materials from scrap, flowers to feathers, from which you can craft items.
Weapons have a durability limit and can break.
At first glance, it seems that this makes the game significantly more challenging. However, a closer look and a few hours of gameplay show: Surviving in Dying Light 2 is quite easy.
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Resource scarcity, but every trash can contains loot
This is why survival is so relaxed: Many mechanics are related to Dying Light 2’s crafting system. The items are very useful in combat and can make you significantly stronger. The more you can craft, the easier it becomes to survive.
Ultimately, you can find almost everything you need in the game world at every corner. Nearly every trash can contains some useful crafting material, leading to virtually unlimited resources.
The cheapest resource, parts (“Scrap”), is not only extremely common, but it is also one of the most important materials and is needed for nearly every crafting item.
If you have a bow, you can craft arrows from scrap and thus have unlimited ammunition. Bows are also unbreakable, so you have a weapon that can be used indefinitely.
Containers are constantly reset, so you can actually find loot at any time in any part of the game world, even if you looted the spot just half an hour ago.
In addition, there is the offer from the merchants, which is regularly replenished, so you basically just have to hop from dealer to dealer to stock up on your materials.
For example, during a quest line, I could visit an NPC who is also a merchant. After each quest, I could pick up my reward there, sell the items I found on the quest, and loot a newly stocked offer.
This way, I could replenish my materials for little money each time, so I had more than enough supplies ready when crafting.
Due to the equipment you can find at every corner, you also have a permanent money source and don’t really have to worry about your finances.
Here you can see the various crafting materials and blueprints.
There is something to collect at every corner.
Aside from the gameplay, you don’t get the impression that people are generally struggling for food. You see satisfied, well-nourished people everywhere pursuing their hobbies, dancing, or listening to the storyteller.
It doesn’t seem like food and drink are a problem, even if the issue of water scarcity is repeatedly mentioned. There is even beer, and you can find valuable strong drinks throughout the game world. The story also changes little about this impression, so there is a certain contradiction at play.
The survival mechanics of Dying Light 2 come across more as “survival light” and it seems as if this is exactly what was intended. The game doesn’t want to pull you into a permanent resource gathering loop.
This is why it’s the right decision: The focus of Dying Light 2 is more on the transition between day and night and the resulting loot runs.
At night, zombies leave their nests in the houses and stroll the streets. Additionally, dangerous variants venture outside.
However, you can enter GRE buildings to loot valuable equipment and inhibitors. The survival struggle in Dying Light 2 takes place more by sneaking through hordes of zombies and can quickly become quite critical if you’re overrun by a dozen zombies inside these buildings.
So it’s more the fights and the parkour system that make up the survival aspect than resource management and collecting frenzy. Additionally, if you set the difficulty to hard, these fights become significantly more challenging and adrenaline-pumping.
Thus, it is indeed correct that Dying Light 2 keeps its other mechanics so “relaxed”. Collecting resources and gear is very easy and takes little time, which you can then spend on other things like exploring the game world or nighttime prowls.
This creates a very pleasant flow and keeps it motivating to continue playing the game. This sets Dying Light 2 apart from many other survival games, which I rarely get attached to.
Conclusion: Dying Light 2 is mainly seen as a survival game due to its staging and surface. At its core, it is more of an RPG with some survival mechanics, but there is no real resource management or other classic survival elements.
For me, this is perfectly fine, and Dying Light 2 is a successful mix of action-adventure, RPG, and survival game. The individual elements have been mostly balanced well.
Only the grind that eventually shows up can be a bit annoying. However, it is manageable and not a real negative point. Due to the fun parkour and combat system, Dying Light 2 simply has a flow that is incredibly motivating. Therefore, it’s not problematic if you have to gather a bit longer sometimes.
Tarek Zehrer
Freelance author at MeinMMO
But what do you think about it? Would you have wished for a more challenging survival game? Or do you find it sufficient in this form?
Recently, there was finally an update regarding a new GTA installment , and now Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has spoken out. He explained why one shouldn’t look too much at the predecessor GTA 5 and GTA Online when it comes to a new title.
Who is speaking? Strauss Zelnick is the CEO of Take-Two, the parent company of the GTA developer Rockstar. He spoke to the portal gamesindustry.biz on various topics – including the upcoming installment of the GTA series.
Zelnick, however, is not afraid of such “cannibalization”. One must be “fresh” and “always ready to provide consumers with what they want. The moment you try to protect the past, you become irrelevant.”
Apparently, one does not have to take GTA 5 or Online into account after the long years of waiting for GTA 6 – especially since a release date is still not officially known at this point: “I am excited that Rockstar is working on the next version of Grand Theft Auto,” Zelnick said: “I have no doubt it will be great, and the past shows that the Grand Theft Auto catalog will continue to be successful.”
Speaking of the GTA catalog: Zelnick also addressed the release of the GTA remakes. Financially, it went well, but the games had significant quality issues: “I think we were all a bit disappointed at first about the quality,” Zelnick said: “We are very grateful that most of these issues have been addressed. But there is still more to do.”
No GTA 6 for almost 9 years
In fact, Zelnick explained back in November 2021 why it is good to delay the release of big games. The long waiting times build more and more anticipation, especially for major franchises like GTA or Red Dead Redemption, which is important.
It’s a bit like the James Bond film series: One also knows that there won’t be a new release in the next two or three months after a release. However, if a title is bad, it carries more weight.
The original release of GTA V was nearly 9 years ago. The game was first released on September 17, 2013, for PS3 and Xbox 360, and then continued in various versions on different consoles. It seems that this phase regarding GTA has been long enough.
The blog post that reignited interest in GTA VI stated: “With every new project we undertake, our aim is always to go well beyond what we have delivered so far – and we are excited to confirm that active development for the next installment of the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series is in full swing. We look forward to sharing more as soon as we are ready.”
Dying Light 2 offers many hours of content. But if you have already seen everything that interests you or if the parkour system does not appeal to you, you might be looking for something else. You are in luck because in May the next survival title for PC, Sons of the Forest, is coming out.
Here you will delve into the island’s mysteries and a strange society. Along the way, you will encounter various inhabitants of the questionable island paradise, such as cannibals or mutants.
You will likely follow a story, much like the first part, which may even have multiple endings. As it seems, Sons of the Forest can also be played cooperatively, just like its predecessor. More details will follow.
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Sons of the Forest – Survival with PvE and Crafting
What makes the game special? The Forest already relied heavily on various elements:
A story with multiple endings
exciting boss fights against special monsters
ammunition scarcity making survival tougher
pretty disgusting enemies
base building to defend against attacking cannibals and mutants
Additionally, a woman with many arms was seen, apparently a mutant. Whether she will be a cooperative AI or a playable character in co-op is still unknown. However, this feature is new and has potential.
Who is Sons of the Forest for? Anyone who has played the first part should also take a look at Sons of the Forest. If you don’t know The Forest, it’s worth a glance if you generally enjoy horror survival games.
The Forest involves themes like distorted humans and violence. Thus, the second part is also aimed primarily at adults and is not suitable for children or families. If you are looking for adult entertainment and don’t find anything in our list of games for ages 18 and up, check out The Forest and Sons of the Forest.
While the mechanics are generally more geared towards experienced survival players, the game’s focus is on story. Newcomers to the genre or crossover players from horror games or story shooters will enjoy it here as well. If you want to “train” beforehand, you can find 5 survival games that are ideal for beginners here.
Stop! Are you really done with Dying Light 2 and seen everything?
When is Sons of the Forest being released? The release for Sons of the Forest is planned for May 20, 2022. Currently, the only known platform is PC. Versions for PlayStation and Xbox are not planned yet.
The Forest was released a full 4 years after the PS4 release, mainly because an indie studio stands behind the top title. If you want to play Sons of the Forest on PS5 (or PS6), you might have to wait a bit.
If you’re currently not in the mood (anymore) for Dying Light 2 and feel Sons of the Forest is taking too long, you should keep an eye on two more titles.
Pioner combines survival with MMORPG in a setting reminiscent of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The focus is on PvE and the story revolves around an island in a post-apocalyptic Soviet Union. The game is expected to come out “early 2022,” so by April. However, information is still lacking.
In V Rising you are a vampire and have your own castle, from which you venture out to collect blood. With that, you will become stronger and are meant to become the “next Dracula.” V Rising focuses on an action combat system similar to ARPGs with magic, weapons, and mounted combat in both PvE and PvP. The game is expected to launch or start a beta sometime in 2022. A specific date is missing.
The new MMORPG Lost Ark was released on February 11th for free for all players. After some initial difficulties and a slightly delayed launch, the player numbers are regularly breaking records.
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On February 12th at 9 PM, Lost Ark attracted over 1.3 million concurrent players in the MMORPG. And that was just through Steam. There has only been one other title on the platform that has been able to achieve this.
Following PUBG with 3.3 million concurrent players, Lost Ark now ranks directly behind it, currently with 1.325 million concurrent fans. It has now also surpassed Dota 2 and CSGO, which are now behind the MMORPG.
Lost Ark is the first MMORPG to exceed the one million player mark on Steam. However, this unfortunately shows in the waiting queues. Currently, the servers are absolutely full, and new players are having a hard time starting at all.
As a note: The player numbers also include data from players who are in a queue. Here, the game time already starts counting, even if you can’t really play.
What happened before Lost Ark? After serious technical problems on launch day, the game could not go live until several hours after the planned release.
Although the server launch for us was already in the middle of the night, around 1 AM, Lost Ark attracted an incredible 984,000 concurrent players. This was already about 70,000 more than the biggest MMORPG competitor, New World, had achieved at its peak. However, it should be mentioned that New World had to be purchased while Lost Ark can be played for free.
But the number could not reach that magical million yesterday. About an hour after the release, player numbers began to decline again. Nevertheless, Lost Ark already achieved about 5 times more players than the developer expected.
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Is this the first MMORPG that could achieve this? No, but it is the first that has achieved it in a verifiable and recognizable way on the Steam platform. According to its own statements, the Asia MMORPG MIR 4 reached over a million concurrent gamers, but not solely through Steam, rather spread across all platforms.
This is also conceivable for the other major MMORPGs, but there are no exact numbers for FFXIV and WoW.
Successful on Twitch: Lost Ark is breaking records, not just on Steam. The game is also taking off on Twitch. Already twice, on February 8th and February 11th, the category Lost Ark attracted over a million viewers.
Also, on February 12th at 9 PM, Lost Ark was again the biggest category on Twitch with over 600,000 viewers.
At 9 PM, Lost Ark could excite 1,325,305 concurrent players.
How is the game received? On Steam, the game is doing quite well. From the 96% positive ratings before the launch and all the problems on February 11th, it is now a bit removed from that. With 18,739 reviews, Lost Ark currently holds the “Mostly Positive” stamp, and 73% of the ratings are positive.
Many negative reviews, however, refer to the ongoing server issues, waiting queues, and shop crashes occurring in-game. A major point of criticism is also that servers are sometimes locked for new players, preventing them from playing with their friends.
Do you think Lost Ark will continue to rise, or will this MMORPG soon fall off in your opinion? How many players do you think will remain loyal to Lost Ark and continue to roam through the world of Arkesia, even after the initial hype? Feel free to leave us your comments at MeinMMO.
Lost Ark is an MMORPG, but it uses a typical hack and slash control scheme. You move with the mouse and also perform normal attacks using it. At the start, you choose a method of control. We at MeinMMO reveal how you can change it later on.
How do you change the control in Lost Ark? Basically, you always have to move with one mouse button and pick up items while using the other mouse button to attack. This cannot be changed.
Once you have decided on a variant at the beginning, either attack with right-click or attack with left-click, you can change the setting at any time in the hotkeys. However, the option is somewhat hidden:
First, press Escape and then select “Settings”.
Then navigate to “Hotkeys” on the right side and then “Basic Control”.
There, in the fourth option, you have a checkmark for “Attack with Right-Click”. Depending on whether you have activated this checkmark or not, the control changes.
However, you cannot directly change the mouse buttons, which has already led to some confusion.
This box determines how your mouse buttons function.
What other settings can be made? Basically, you can remap many keys, including:
Attack with the keyboard
Automatic movement
The various skills
The hotkeys for using items
The basic menu navigation
However, options such as hiding the UI (always “ALT+X”), showing loot names (always “ALT”), and interacting via keyboard (always “G” and “H”) cannot be changed.
How do you even fight in Lost Ark? You move with mouse clicks (either right or left) through the game world. With the other mouse button, you perform a basic attack. This attack can also be executed using the keyboard (by default the “C” key).
Already in the tutorial, you receive a handful of abilities that you can use with the keys “Q, W, E, R, A, S” or any other configuration of your choice. Potions and items are assigned to the keys “F1” and the numbers 1-9.
Slicing through hordes of monsters and kiting plays an important role in Lost Ark’s combat system.
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark has finally been released on Steam. It’s known that such an MMORPG is best played with friends, but how does that work in Lost Ark? Channels as well as character-specific friend lists and guilds make it difficult. We at MeinMMO have all the information.
Update from February 12: This article was originally published in November 2021 for the beta. We have updated it from the beta to the current live version and adjusted the relevant information.
How do friends work in Lost Ark? To add friends in Lost Ark, you first need to be aware that friend lists in the new MMORPG are unique for each character. The only exception to this is the squad friend list.
To add someone to your squad friend list, you must first be “normally” friends with one of their characters.
This is atypical for newer MMORPGs and thus takes some getting used to. This means that each of your characters has its own friend list. The same goes for your friends’ characters.
So, if you have one of your friend’s characters on your list, you do not automatically have their others in your friend list unless you are friends in the squad. By the way, this also applies to guilds.
If you create a new character, you have to start over with guilds, friends, and group searches. Your own guild is not automatically available on your other characters. You have to invite yourself or submit a request to join.
How do you add friends? You can easily add friends in Lost Ark through the user interface in the friends menu. To do this, click on Community at the bottom of the menu and select Friends there.
In the Add tab, you now type in the character name of the friend you want to add and send them a request. If they accept it, they will appear as a friend in your list in the future, and you can see their online status and invite them to groups through the menu.
Once they accept your request, you can send them a squad friend list request so that you can see all their characters online in the list.
How do you play with friends? Just because you are playing Lost Ark on the same server does not mean that you automatically play together. Each region and city is divided into different channels.
You can see these channels at the top right corner of the screen. There are different numbers of channels for each zone, which can also vary depending on the current number of players.
When you enter a zone, you land in a random channel. Your group is not prioritized, so it may be that you cannot see your teammates at all.
This is how you add friends and invite them directly to your group
Switching Channels – But How?
How do you switch channels? There are two ways to do this, both of which work similarly but have a certain trick to them.
Click on your channel at the top right, then a drop-down menu will open, and you can select any channel. By clicking on it, you switch to the selected channel.
This is done through a short loading screen and is only possible if you are not in combat. If the preferred channel is red, it may indicate that it is full and you cannot switch.
Additionally, you can only switch your channel every 30 seconds.
But what to do if your friend is on a channel that is full? There is a way for that.
If you are currently not in combat, hold down CTRL and right-click on your group member. You must be in a group, and your teammate must be on a different channel.
Now you can select “Enter Player’s Channel.” Again, there will be a short loading screen, and you will arrive. With this option, you can even switch to supposedly full channels to play with your friends and defeat world bosses.
Through the drop-down menu at the top right, you can switch channels
Finding Friends
How do you find friends in Lost Ark? A good way to find players is through the guild browser. You can access it through the community interface or by using the shortcut Alt+U.
Here, you will see every guild on your server that is not full. You can then submit a guild request through this interface, which will be answered by the leader or an officer of the chosen guild.
Keep in mind that you also only have your guild on one character. This allows you to join a different guild with each character but takes up some guild slots if you want all your characters to be in the same guild.
How do you create a guild? You can also do this through the interface by pressing Alt+U. If you have not joined a guild yet, a window will open, and you can create a guild for 2,000 silver.
You can then invite people as usual, and you can also be found in the guild browser and receive requests to join.
Are you already playing Lost Ark with friends or are you more of a solo player in this new MMORPG? Do you know any other tricks to play with friends? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The upcoming game Harry Potter: Magic Awakened will be released in Germany and the rest of the world this year after a successful launch in China. Find out everything that is currently known about the game and where you can finally get it.
What is Harry Potter: Magic Awakened? This is a game that mixes elements of MMOs and collectible card games like Hearthstone. You play – 10 years after the end of the last book – a student starting as a first-year at Hogwarts.
You can customize your character freely and even participate in the ritual that assigns you to your house. Later, you will become involved in a mysterious plot concerning a missing student.
By the way, Magic Awakened is being developed by NetEase, who have also worked on Diablo Immortal.
What are the features? In the game, you explore Hogwarts, speak with residents (including official characters from the books) and engage in duels casting spells at each other. This happens by collecting spells in the form of cards. There are reportedly over 80 available at launch.
These include classics like “Expelliarmus” or “Wingardium Leviosa”. You can also combine the cards to utilize special effects.
But the game is not only about card usage; positioning your characters is also important, which resembles a turn-based strategy game.
Other features include:
PvP duels in the duel club with 1vs1 or 2vs2 matchups
An alchemy system where you brew powerful potions
Fight against legendary magical creatures, like the “Hippogriff” or the “Hungarian Horntail”
A Quidditch mini-game where you zoom around with your broom and try to score points
A cute comic graphic style, as well as the official music from the films. The game is being developed under the official license.
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After success in China, the global release is coming soon
When will the game be released? Harry Potter: Magic Awakened was already released in fall 2021 in China and other Asian countries. It was apparently very successful and even exceeded expectations. Over 22 million USD in revenue was recorded in the first week (via GameWorldObserver). The game immediately shot to the top of the charts in China and also performed well in other Asian countries.
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Therefore, it is now 2022 time to aim for a global release. The developers have not specified an exact date, but there is an option for pre-registration. Therefore, the release should not take too long.
What is the deal with pre-registration? There is already an official page for Magic Awakened (also in German), where you can register for the game. There are also milestones listed that will unlock additional content.
500,000 registrations have already been reached, which gives you a special broom model. Further milestones will be reached at 1, 2, and 5 million registered players.
On which platforms will the game be released? Magic Awakened will be released for mobile platforms. So far, the game has only been officially announced for Android operating systems. However, an announcement for iOS is expected soon.
What do you think about the idea of a mobile card game MMO in the Harry Potter universe? Let us know in the comments. After all, things otherwise look bleak for the HP setting after Wizards Unite’s unfortunate demise.
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The Kickstarter MMORPG TitanReach struggled with funding issues since Early Access. Now the game has been officially declared dead by the lead programmer. In his last post, he shared the original future plans for the MMORPG, so he could “watch the world burn.”
This was TitanReach: The MMORPG by Square Root Studios was a classic open-world action game. It offered its players the usual selection of features of theme park MMOs with content such as:
Quests and world bosses
PvE in dungeons and raids
Open PvP in certain zones
A story revolving around powerful titans
Professions like fishing and blacksmithing
However, there were no classes. The twist of the game was that while there are many skills, you could only use 5 of them in combat. This was supposed to provide a unique tactical component.
The secret source of funding was “very generous” and promised to fully finance the project. However, it seems that this did not materialize.
This is what one of the co-founders says: In a post on the official Discord of the game, the co-founder of the studio, √Unravel, addressed the community of the game. He wrote that the development studio is completely shutting down and TitanReach is now irretrievably dead.
He thanked the community for their support but also justified himself for the project’s failure.
[…] The journey has not been easy. No one tells you that building such cool projects as this requires much more than just love for it. A shy solo programmer was thrown into the deep end and had to deal with the company, the community, management, public and private drama, finances, and everything that didn’t feel like game development. […]
He also announced that the Discord server will be shut down in the next 7 days. The Twitter account of TitanReach no longer exists. The last update post on the official site is dated July 2021.
The official subreddit also seems to no longer exist. In r/MMORPG, the user Luna_EclipseRS, who allegedly was one of the moderators, stated that he was removed from the subreddit. Following this, it was set to “private” and could no longer be read.
The news from Unravel was not over yet.
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The last post reveals failed future plans with NFTs and crypto
This is what the head says as well: In another post on Discord, one of the two co-founders of the development studio spoke about the plans he and the team had for the future. It was all about NFTs and cryptocurrencies.
The players were not aware of these plans until the last moment, and Unravel probably anticipated that this news would not be well received by many of them. He begins his post with:
Before I leave you, I want to share with you the plans we had for the future. Just so I can watch the world burn on my way out.
In the longer post, he then explains that the developers had a “great advisor on blockchain technology.” According to Unravel, nobody would be forced to use TitanReach’s NFTs and Crypto. You could create a free account and play the game without any interaction with the features.
The plan was that it would be possible to convert any item in the game into an NFT for a “small amount of in-game gold.” It was supposed to be much better than the existing “junk that plagues the NFT and crypto market,” according to Unravel.
It is now dead, but I honestly believe that we found a great setup to implement NFTs and crypto without compromising integrity.[…] Pay2Earn is something that I personally, and most of you probably don’t care about. But with this setup, we would have attracted more players into the ecosystem.
However, this will no longer happen. The reasons for the sudden death of TitanReach have not been disclosed by the developer. They are “private in nature.” Some users on Reddit speculate that the mysterious investor may have changed their mind.
You can find a whole bunch of crazy Easter eggs in Dying Light 2. One of them is the famous Force Choke of Darth Vader from Star Wars. But before you can become the actual Sith Lord, you need to go through a long quest for evil rubber ducks and a tribute to the shooter classic DOOM. Find out here on MeinMMO how to achieve all of this.
One of them is the legendary “Force Choke”. Those who know Star Wars probably know that this refers to the “trick” of Sith Lord Darth Vader. He can simply choke annoying individuals with the power of his thoughts and thus strangle them from a distance.
And you can learn this cool ability in Dying Light 2 to hold and choke your enemies with the Force. But mastering this trick requires a long and arduous journey to the dark side.
How to find all the evil rubber ducks
Huh? Why rubber ducks? Yes, you are indeed supposed to find rubber ducks scattered throughout the city. However, the ducks are evil and have glowing red eyes. When you collect them, you hear dreadful demonic grunting in the background.
So we are dealing with particularly malicious rubber ducks! You can find the grim bathtub companions from hell at the following locations in the city. However, you must first complete the story mission “Broadcast”.
Houndfield: Go to the Houndfield district in the northwest. There is a heavily contaminated area where you can reach the duck with a daring jump. So pack enough immunity boosters.
Wharf: In the north, by the docks, there is a sunken police car. An evil rubber duck was probably last arrested inside, as it is still in the vehicle. You can reach it by swimming.
Observatory west of the Garrison District: Find the Mount Lucid Observatory west of the Garrison District. The evil duck is in the tower next to the entrance. However, you need the grappling hook to get up there.
Lower Dam Ayre: This duck is actually just sitting on a post on a skull at the docks. As mentioned, they are EVIL ducks. Since the environment is full of poison, you should glide there.
VNC Tower: You should collect this duck last, as the following secret DOOM level is just in the basement of the VNC Tower. Take the elevator to the very top. There you will find a blue ramp. Rope down from there to swing into the room directly below. There is a safe in there that you open with the combination 6-6-6 (obviously, right?). Inside waits the last of the evil ducks.
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What do I do now with the unholy ducks? Then immediately take the elevator down to the basement of the VNC Tower. There you will find a flooded section that you should bravely swim through. At the end, you can enter a creepy room. There are 5 altars of evil on which you will place the grim ducks. Afterwards, you need to connect the cables in the shape of a pentagram.
If all of this has happened, a shotgun will appear in the middle of the room and you can enter the secret DOOM level.
What? DOOM? Yes, it gets even more absurd because you now enter a pixelated level where you have to forgo all your previous abilities. You can’t even jump. But that wasn’t the case in DOOM either, as this level is clearly inspired by the shooter ancestor.
For this, you get a double-barreled shotgun and with it, you can blow away a lot of zombies.
At the end of the level, you can even expect a thank-you letter from the developers, in which they thank the Doom devs for the inspiration.
Yes, nice, but where is my Force Choke now? While you run through the DOOM level and blow away zombies, you need to collect crystals. In the green area, there is a blueprint book that’s hard to see due to the pixel graphics, located directly under one of the crystals.
How do I craft the Choke? With the blueprint, you can craft the choke as a “weapon” called Dead Force using 369 scrap parts. This can be used 16 times and causes your enemies to float breathlessly before you for a while. You can then simply smash them with your weapons.
In the red area of the level, you can also find a blueprint with an Easter egg: The sword of Link from Zelda!
Some EU servers of Lost Ark were closed due to overcrowding, but were briefly reopened. We will show you how the developers are now handling the servers.
What is the problem with the servers? Shortly before the Free2Play release of Lost Ark on Steam, the developers locked some servers. The team communicated with the players that some servers would not be open for character creation for the time being. Among them was the “German” server Asta. This angered many players who wanted to start there in the Free2Play version.
On the night of February 12, the team announced that some servers are now reopened. This includes Asta.
Amazon says: Servers are open, but we are watching closely
This is what the team says: In the forum post, Roxx from the Lost Ark team writes:
“We will cautiously lift the character creation limits on the servers to allow new players to join servers where they could not play before. However, we are closely monitoring the server populations and wait times in the queues, so these character creation limits may be reinstated if the queues begin to grow. Please note that the list of servers with account limits can frequently change, and that you will need to restart your client to access a server with a newly lifted limit. We remain committed to keeping wait times low and hope this helps some players join their friends on more servers.”
How does it work? From our own experience, we know that the developers keep an eye on the queues and really close servers for new characters when the queues are too long.
Which servers are open? Right now (as of February 12 at 14:28) the “German” server Asta is closed. The problem is that the servers are currently very dynamically opened and closed. The official overview page of Lost Ark’s server status provides different information than the in-game server overview itself. We recommend checking the server overview in the game and relying on that.
In the following screenshots, you will see that within an hour, the availability of Nineveh changed from “Closed” to “Open”.
Lost Ark Server Overview 14:28
Lost Ark Server 13:27 (asta is closed in this case as well – but is not shown because a character is already on it)
The German server Asta and other servers were open for a while, but then locked again for character creation. The servers are therefore opened sporadically and then closed again.
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This is what you need to do: If you want to secure a spot on Asta, you should always check the server status in the game. We have observed that the server was closed for new character creation around 04:00 AM. However, the server status changes rapidly, so check regularly.
If your desired server is currently closed, just check back regularly on the server overview. But it is best to use the overview in the game, as it updates more reliably.
It is quite possible that you will catch the right time and can quickly create a character. Keep in mind that after a limit is lifted, you will need to restart your client once to then create a character on the respective server.
On which server are you playing?
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Horde and Alliance, soon together in World of Warcraft – most of you would want that without hesitation. You have made it clear.
The identification with one’s own faction and loyalty to it is an important pillar of World of Warcraft, both for Alliance players and Horde supporters. Or… maybe not? We conducted a survey about the upcoming “Cross Faction Play” feature and you participated in large numbers.
The result: The vast majority is already willing to allow cooperation with the enemy.
What is Cross-Faction Play? A new feature announced for patch 9.2.5. Horde and Alliance will then be able to adventure together in groups, as long as it involves “closed” content – meaning dungeons, raids, or PvP battles. Friends will be able to play together across faction lines.
The result of our survey was quite clear:
Survey status: 02/07/2022, 11:30 AM.
More than 40% want the feature as standard
A full 42% of participants, which corresponds to 392 votes, are of the clear opinion that collaboration between Horde and Alliance is long overdue. Such a feature should not just be an option, but the standard. Many are excited that more players will be available for group searching, making it easier for Alliance players to join raids.
Others are simply happy that they can play with their loved ones in the future, like Pjer Kretschmar, who writes on Facebook:
My wife is Horde, I am Alliance. Finally it’s going to happen again!
Aymen Jedir feels similarly:
I love this feature and can finally play with a colleague again.
Niklas Gareis even sees this as the logical next step for the story.
Honestly, it’s about time. The concept of ‘Alliance versus Horde’ is played out and as we have to face the dangers outside of Azeroth, namely Void, Light, Legion, Death, and so on, I believe it’s time to not be Alliance or Horde anymore, but a Child of Azeroth. I find this development good.
Teaming up with the enemy – more than 75% would be ready for that.
More than a third want at least the option
Somewhat fewer players, namely 35% (326 votes) find the feature perfectly fine as long as it remains optional. This is how it is also intended by the developers. Because through automatic player assignment, you always end up in a group with players from the same faction.
Only those who manually look for teammates and actively decide to can form mixed groups of Horde and Alliance or join such groups. Ultimately, the decision always lies with the leader of the respective group.
Sui Enferum wrote about this on Facebook:
This is the only right thing. From the story perspective, it makes perfect sense. Everything else would be nonsensical. Just because a few isolated players are having a mid-life crisis, apparently, it can be made optional.
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However, not everyone welcomes the upcoming feature, nearly 23% (212 votes) are clearly against the plans and believe it will harm the game. That Horde and Alliance are different factions should also be evident in gameplay, and communal play should not be possible. For some, this seems to be a step that signals the end of WoW.
Sinophax writes:
And this is how WoW goes completely to the dogs… One realizes that they really don’t know anymore what to bring next. They should end the game with dignity. It hurts to see what has become of the once-great game.
LikeADwarf formulates this a little more precisely:
I personally (caution, subjective) think that the factions are part of an MMORPG and especially WoW.
Other MMORPGs I’ve played that didn’t have a faction system always felt a bit strange to me. I like belonging to a faction and fighting against other factions. Identification is a big aspect and one of the points that make WoW so great.
Did you expect such a clear result?
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In Pokémon GO the Johto Tour 2022 will start soon. We at MeinMMO have compiled all the information about the ticket, the spawns, the golden and silver editions, and all known bonuses for you.
What is the “Pokémon GO Tour: Johto”? The Pokémon GO Tour: Johto is a special one-day event that takes place in February. It lasts a full 12 hours and is the grand finale of the current season, the Season of Origins.
As the event name suggests, it revolves around the Johto region and the Pokémon associated with it. Last year, a similar event took place focusing on the Kanto region, where all the missing shiny Pokémon from Kanto made their debut in the game.
During the Johto Tour, you can also look forward to many new shinies. Additionally, there will be special spawns and bonuses. Below, we have summarized all the information about the Johto event for you (via pokemongolive.com).
When is the Johto Tour taking place?The Pokémon GO Tour: Johto starts on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 09:00 local time. You will have 12 hours to use all the benefits until it ends at 21:00 local time.
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Pokémon GO Tour Johto 2022: Ticket and Prices
Who can participate in the event? In principle, any trainer from all over the world can participate in the Pokémon GO Tour Johto. However, not all event content is available for free. Those who want to take full advantage of the day can purchase a ticket, which unlocks additional features.
Where can you get the ticket? The ticket for the Johto Tour has been available in the in-game shop since December. To buy it, simply open the shop in the game and look for the category “Global Events” below the boxes. The corresponding ticket for the Johto Tour is listed there, and you just need to complete your purchase.
How much does the event ticket for the Johto Tour cost? The ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto costs a one-time fee of nearly 12 euros in the in-game shop.
What content can you expect with the ticket purchase? The event ticket for the Johto Tour grants you special spawns on that day. There is a distinction between the silver and gold editions, which you can choose just before the event starts. Additionally, you can expect numerous bonuses and an exclusive special research.
If you purchase your ticket by February 10, 2022, you will also receive a free limited-time research for the month of February, which will also provide numerous items, Pokémon encounters, stardust, and experience points.
All Spawns and Bonuses for the Johto Tour Without a Ticket
You can of course participate in the entire Johto Tour without purchasing a ticket. So regardless of whether you have a ticket or not, you can look forward to the following special features during the entire event:
a limited-time research on trainer battles
a limited-time research on encounters with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune
Pokémon in the Wild and from Eggs for the Johto Tour 2022
For all trainers, the content of the eggs and the wild spawns will be adjusted during the Johto Tour. You can look forward to Pokémon in the wild and in 7-km eggs that were discovered first in the Johto region. Which monsters you can expect from the 7-km eggs is not yet known. The following Pokémon can be caught in the wild during the event:
Golbat
Duflor
Quaputzi
Flegmon
Onix
Chaneira
Seemon
Sichlor
Evoli
Porygon
In the 2-km eggs, you will find the following Pokémon:
Pichu
Pii
Fluffeluff
Togepi
Rabautz
Elekid
Magby
Kussilla
The Raid Bosses for the Johto Tour 2022
In addition to the wild spawns and the contents of the 2- and 7-km eggs, the raid bosses will also be adjusted during the Johto event. You can look forward to the following Pokémon on February 26, 2022, between 09:00 and 21:30 local time:
Raid
Pokémon
Level-1-Raids
not yet known
Level-3-Raids
not yet known
Level-5-Raids
Raikou Entei Suicune Lugia Ho-Oh
Mega-Raids
Mega-Ampharos
Additionally, regional Pokémon like Corasonn have also been announced for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto in the raids. However, which monster will be found in which raid tier has not yet been announced.
Corasonn normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
The Gold and Silver Editions
Those who secure a ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto can look forward to further spawns. You will need to decide between the gold and silver edition before the event starts. Both include different exclusive spawns that you can attract by using incense.
Gold Edition: In the gold edition, you can find Webarak, Skorgla, Teddiursa, and Mantax. Additionally, you have a higher shiny chance with Webarak, Fluffeluff, Natu, Sonnkern, Traunfugil, Woingenau, Skorgla, Pottrott, Teddiursa, Quiekel, Mantax, and Ho-Oh.
Silver Edition: The silver edition brings you exclusive Pokémon Ledyba, Botogel, Panzaeron, and Phanpy through the incense. Your shiny chances are also increased with Ledyba, Pii, Mogelbaum, Yanma, Tannza, Botogel, Panzaeron, Hunduster, Phanpy, Miltank, Larvitar, and Lugia.
Both Editions: In both editions, you can also more frequently encounter shiny versions of Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Budew.
Furthermore, additional monsters from the Johto region will spawn in the wild and can be found in raids and eggs. All Pokémon from the Johto Tour are also available in their shiny forms, including Unown G, O, T, U, R, J.
Everything you need to know about the gold and silver editions and what to consider when making your choice is explained in our related article:
All Bonuses with a Ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto 2022
In addition to numerous spawns from the gold and silver editions, ticket holders can also look forward to a variety of bonuses that we have summarized for you below:
an exclusive special research
The reward is an encounter with Celebi, which will know an event attack if the research is completed during the event
after completing the special research, you will gain access to a masterwork research
hourly collector challenges
collector challenges for different themes: Gold, Silver, Special, Evolution, Raid
eggs can hatch four times faster
double candy for hatching
extra candy when catching Johto region monsters
9 free raid passes at gyms
event stickers
exclusive in-game medal for the event
free event box in the in-game shop with 3 remote raid passes
What do you think of the spawns, raid bosses, and bonuses for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto? Will you buy a ticket or do you prefer to play for free on that day? And which monster would you like to secure as shiny? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO and discuss it with other trainers.
In FIFA 22 there was briefly a bug that allowed multiple Division Rivals rewards. Some players exploited this to cash in massive amounts of rewards. They are now being punished for it.
This is the exploit in question: In FIFA Ultimate Team, players can collect their Division Rivals rewards every Thursday. These consist of packs, coins, and FUT Champions points, which can be used to obtain new players or qualify for the Weekend League.
These rewards could be claimed multiple times on February 11. Whenever players restarted their FIFA 22 Web App, they expected new rewards. This way, it was theoretically possible to claim the rewards as often as desired. Some fans could not resist the temptation to exploit the bug extensively.
They collected the rewards multiple times, earning millions of coins and dozens of packs with new players. EA is now imposing harsh penalties on these players.
This is what EA says: In a tweet on the official “FIFA Direct Communication” account, the devs announced that the bug was fixed on the same day, February 11. However, they also managed to identify the accounts that massively exploited the bug.
“Normal” users of the exploit were banned from FIFA 22 Online for 7 days.
Players who exploited the bug extensively lost access to the FIFA 22 transfer market permanently. Thus, their FIFA Ultimate Team account is basically dead.
On the transfer market, players can buy or sell new items or football stars to assemble their dream teams and earn coins. A ban removes players’ access to all these features.
“They don’t care about the 7 days, they’re sitting on millions of coins”
These are the reactions: While some players welcome the penalties for exploiters, for others it is not enough. In their tweet, EA does not provide a precise definition of what they mean by “massive exploitation.”
Consequently, some fans suspect that people who only used the exploit 5 to 10 times will get away with just a 7-day ban and can keep all their rewards.
“Bro, they don’t care about the 7 days, they made millions of coins.”
Even the exclusion from the transfer market is, according to some players, not a particularly harsh penalty. The Twitter user @reevetard argues that these players spent their massive amounts of coins long before the ban.
They knew exactly that the exploit would lead to a ban and spent the coins to quickly buy the desired players on the transfer market, according to @reevetard.
And what do you say? Do you think the penalties are justified, or should the exploiters be punished more harshly? Let us know in the comments.
Are you looking for MMOs that are dark, grim, brutal, and eerie? Then take a look at our list of various online games from different genres that are anything but colorful, cheerful, and hopeful.
How was the selection made? Our list of dark MMOs has first been divided into genres. We present a MMORPG, action RPG, survival MMO, shooter MMO, and PvP game, each with a particularly dark and grim theme. However, since our editorial team at MeinMMO found the selection challenging, we will also mention a few alternatives alongside the showcase game of each genre that are equally dark.
Dark Survival Games – Conan Exiles
Release: 08.05.2018 | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S| Developer: Funcom |Model: Buy-To-Play
What kind of game is this?Conan Exiles is a grim survival game set in the merciless world of Conan the Barbarian. You’ll discover just how dark the setting is from the start. Your character is nailed to a cross in the desert and left there to die miserably. Then Conan himself comes by, tears you down from the cross, and leaves again. Survival is up to you!
Conan Exiles is a classic survival game where you start naked in the desert and need to find food and shelter quickly. Then you must progress and craft better items. Meanwhile, you’ll explore the dark wasteland (or the new map, Siptah) and its sinister secrets.
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What are the dark elements? Conan Exiles clearly targets adults and does not shy away from themes such as nudity or slavery. To survive, you must be ruthless as the NPC inhabitants of the land can be enslaved and subjugated. There are no “good guys” in this world.
When combat occurs, things literally get out of hand and blood sprays in large amounts. Additionally, there’s (optional) complete nudity, and Conan Exiles is one of the few games where the penis size can be freely adjusted.
Since Conan Exiles takes place in the dark Conan universe, which is also influenced by the creepy Cthulhu myths, horrifying things await in the ancient caverns and ruins scattered across the map. Those without any scruples can become priests of unspeakable cosmic monstrosities and summon their avatars to devastate the buildings of their pitiful enemies.
So, if you enjoy fighting and the screams of your victims like Conan does, you’re in the right place with Conan Exiles.
What alternatives are there? In terms of darkness and grimness, Conan Exiles clearly leads in this genre. However, another dark survival game is Rust. Here, nasty PvP is at the center. If you prefer survival in a zombie apocalypse, then DayZ might be more your style.
Dark MMORPGs – Secret World Legends
Release: 03.07.2012 | Platform: PC | Developer: Funcom |Model: Free-To-Play
What kind of game is this?The Secret World is an unusual MMORPG. It doesn’t take place in a fantasy or future world, but in our present. But of course, not everything is as it seems, as sinister forces operate in the background, and behind seemingly normal things lie monsters, dark magic, and ancient evil powers.
Your heroes are agents of one of three organizations dealing with the supernatural. In the game, you solve various quests, many of which are extremely complex puzzles reminiscent of a Dan Brown novel.
The Secret World was revamped in 2017 and re-released as the free-to-play title Secret World Legends. Although this did not bring the desired success, Secret World remains a must-try for anyone who enjoys dark stories in MMORPGs.
Attention: Recently, reviews on Steam have pointed out that the game runs unstably and crashes frequently. It is also no longer actively developed by the developers. Moreover, the MMO experience is now tarnished, as the game has very few active players. So you’ll be playing more of a single-player game in MMO clothing. Luckily, most content can be easily solved alone. However, if you haven’t played it yet and it runs well for you, you should still try it due to the story and atmosphere.
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What are the dark elements? Darkness and horror are central elements of The Secret World. The game creates a subtle atmosphere of horror from the first moment with its dark settings and great music. At first everything seems normal, but then you suddenly discover a terrible secret or learn the truth behind a seemingly harmless person.
Additionally, there are recurring pieces from horror pop culture. You will encounter a clear homage to Stephen King, whose eerie stories are inspired by events in the game. Or you will investigate the chilling occurrences at an inconspicuous private school.
There are also epic horror moments, such as the fight against monsters that seem to have sprung straight from the Cthulhu mythos.
What alternatives are there? A game with the setting of Secret World is hard to find, but there are still MMORPGs that are darker and more oppressive. One of them is New World, the new MMORPG from Amazon.
It revolves around a newly discovered island that is dominated by a dark power slowly corrupting the colonists. If you prefer a rough world where hardcore PvP reigns, you might find happiness in Mortal Online 2.
Grim Shooters – Warframe
Release: 25.03.2013 | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch | Developer: Digital Extremes |Model: Free-To-Play
What kind of game is this?Warframe is a looter-shooter set in a distant future of our solar system. After a supposed golden age, society fell apart, and humanity is plagued by degenerate clones, completely morally bereft traders, and a horrific alien threat.
In this dark future, the Tenno suddenly come into play. They are your characters. The Tenno are the ancient warrior class of the golden age, who mysteriously reappear. With their superior firepower, ninja skills, and supernatural powers, the Tenno clear away the dangers of the solar system and cause a lot of havoc.
Warframe is primarily a PvE game where you embark on missions alone or with friends. You’ll sabotage enemy ships, complete events in an open world, or even engage in epic battles with ships in space.
All these activities earn you massive loot, making your Tenno increasingly powerful.
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What are the dark elements? The whole universe of Warframe is dark, degenerate, and run-down. Ruins of the golden time stand amidst dirt, grime, and debris. Your enemies are disgusting clones created by faulty apparatuses and correspondingly look broken.
The servants of the Corpus corporation are soulless hordes of minions, and the disgusting mutant monsters are another class of their own. Because everything in their territories seems to have some sort of life.
Even the ancient structures of the past are eerie and repulsive with their glaring sterility.
Additionally, there’s a very distinct style that characterizes the Warframe universe. Rounded, organic-looking shapes dominate, especially the Warframes themselves. These “combat suits” are particularly elaborate and sometimes truly bizarre in design.
Equally wonderfully bizarre and dark: You can install a sort of parasite in your ship that then develops a mouth and devours things you no longer need.
If that’s still not dark enough for you, you can delve into the story episodes to confront the eerie secrets behind the Warframes themselves or their enemies.
What alternatives are there? A similar, although not quite as dark sci-fi setting is offered by the shooter Destiny 2. Here, the many enemy factions are particularly relevant, as their design and environments often end up being quite dark.
A different setting is provided by The Division 2. There, civilization has collapsed after a pandemic, and your agents try to restore a minimum of order in the devastated streets of Washington and New York.
Dark Action RPGs – Diablo 3
Release: 15.05.2012 | Platform: PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch | Developer: Blizzard |Model: Buy-To-Play
What kind of game is this?Diablo 3 is a classic of the genre and a feast for anyone who enjoys slaughtering hordes of demons in a dark fantasy world. In Diablo, hell literally breaks loose as countless gruesome demons crawl, stomp, and flutter out of hellish abysses into the world above, terrorizing the inhabitants.
But your heroes have something against that, and in the best action RPG fashion, you click these creatures dead in record time. The hunt for loot plays a significant role because monsters regularly drop better equipment that you can further enhance.
With better equipment, you can then face even worse creatures and loot even better gear.
If that’s not challenging enough, you can try special difficulty levels. Or you can participate in the regularly occurring seasons, where you can unlock special rewards.
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What are the dark elements? The world of Diablo is a dark, gloomy place. You explore eerie, gothic ruins, derelict alleys in dark cities, and hellish regions filled with fire, smoke, and the cries of tortured souls.
Additionally, there’s a dark story about combating the literal lords of hell. The design of the monsters, which are often quite disgusting, and the great horror atmosphere make Diablo 3 a huge delight for all A-RPG fans who enjoy dark settings.
What alternatives are there? The gameplay-similar predecessor Diablo 2 is now available as a remastered version and caters to the same cravings as its successor. If you’re looking for something more complex, you can try Path of Exile. This A-RPG is also wonderfully dark but offers a much more complex gameplay experience.
Creepy PvP Games – Dead by Daylight
Release: 14.06.2016 | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S | Developer: Behaviour Interactive |Model: Buy-To-Play
What kind of game is this?Dead by Daylight is a creepy and brutal asymmetrical PvP game. Here, one player takes on the role of an seemingly overpowering psychokiller who chases a group of relatively defenseless humans through a dark map. The killer’s goal is to catch and kill the “survivors” or impale them on meat hooks, where they slowly die.
The survivors must repair generators to open the exit and temporarily escape the nightmare. To do this, they can use some useful skills, or they simply throw down pallets and try to delay the killer long enough to achieve their objectives.
Some survivors can also stun or blind the killer. But they can only truly get rid of him when they manage to escape.
New content is regularly added to the game, including new killers and survivors. The killers are usually the highlight, as they often originate from well-known horror franchises, including Jason, Freddy Krueger, or the Chainsaw Hillbilly.
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What are the dark elements? The question is rather, where is Dead by Daylight NOT dark. Because the game literally takes place in a bizarre nightmare world ruled by a demonic power called “Entity”. This force drives the killers to commit even more gruesome murders while the survivors stumble from one deadly scenario to the next. And the killers are always on their heels.
The killers’ methods are anything but gentle. The poor survivors are caught in bear traps, tortured with electric shocks, shredded by chainsaws, and deliciously impaled on butcher hooks.
Meanwhile, the survivors can frantically hide from the killer in closets or panic and run around while a crazy psychopath chases them with a chainsaw.
If you enjoy a dark cat-and-mouse game, then you’re in the right place.
What alternatives are there? Another dark game with a PvP focus is Hunt: Showdown. Here, you hunt a gruesome monster in a dark Western scenario, but once the beast is defeated, players can steal the loot from each other.
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CoD Warzone is no longer just a disaster according to the players. The developers are also speaking frankly now, admitting their mistakes and explaining them. However, they also have solutions, which likely point to the second part.
What have the developers said? In a call with journalists and influencers, three top developers at Activision discussed the current problems in CoD Warzone, their causes, and also possible solutions. The developers were evidently Pat Kelly (Co-Head at Infinity Ward), Josh Bridge (Game Director at Activision), and Eric Biesmann from Raven Software.
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According to the site CharlieIntel and industry insider Tom Henderson, the developers have apparently admitted that they have messed up Warzone:
“We messed it up. We broke it. We are not happy with it. No more excuses.”
Warzone has turned from a streamlined BR add-on into a bloated monster
What are the problems with Warzone? The developers had no excuses but explained where the problems in Warzone come from.
Because the game – according to the developers – was initially intended as a “just” battle royale add-on for Modern Warfare from 2019. Similar to how it might have been with Blackout for the previous Black Ops 4.
But then Warzone became so successful that they wanted to continue it at all costs, which led to the introduction of weapons and operators from Cold War. This already inflated Warzone considerably, and when Vanguard also dropped its assets in Warzone, the game was, according to the developers, so massively “bloated” that it could barely be maintained properly and bugs fixed.
Furthermore, the game had reached a state where no one knew what it was actually supposed to be due to the massive mix of currently three very different CoD games. Pat Kelly said: “It no longer felt like Modern Warfare, but also not like Black Ops.”
The ongoing issues are also the reason why they couldn’t properly prepare the new Pacific map and why Season 2 had to be postponed. They simply lacked the time to develop technically flawless content in this bloated mess.
This statement from the developers is already remarkable since until now, Activision has praised Warzone as the link and melting pot of all CoD games. This very “feature” is apparently now the biggest problem of the game according to the developers.
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How the problems are supposed to be solved: The developers were not only in the call to lament about the currently broken Warzone. Rather, there is supposed to be a solution for the mess.
They want to communicate more closely with the community in the future and react more quickly to serious problems. Furthermore, they are “determined to solve the problems of the game.”
However, since the successor Warzone 2 for 2022 has recently been confirmed, the final solution will likely indeed lie in a completely redesigned Warzone, which is expected to launch alongside the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2022.
So it remains to be seen if the developers will have a concept from the beginning for how this new Warzone can develop healthily without repeating the mistakes of the past.
The MMORPG streamer Asmongold is one of the largest on Twitch and YouTube in the gaming space. He is now breaking his previous viewer record, even though he can only wait for Lost Ark, which he cannot play yet.
Who is Asmongold? The streamer is one of the largest on Twitch and YouTube in the gaming genre worldwide. On Twitch, he has over 2.6 million followers, and his YouTube channel has 961,000 subscribers.
He mainly deals with MMORPGs and became known through the game World of Warcraft, which he has actively played since 2006. For some time now, he has also been active in Final Fantasy XIV and fell in love with the story of the game.
He often reacts to the opinions of other genre colleagues and frequently takes critical stances on current topics. For example, he believes that only VR can save the MMORPG genre.
The big comeback is getting even bigger: Asmongold had temporarily withdrawn from Twitch after a tragic accident in which his mother was injured and later passed away. In November 2021, the streamer took a break on his main account.
On February 8, he returned with a stream of Lost Ark and delivered the most successful stream in his history, showcasing a game he showed on his channel for the first time.
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How did he achieve the new record? On February 11, Lost Ark was supposed to be available for everyone. The game was to be accessible not only to pre-order customers but also opened to Free2Play fans.
However, there were some server issues, which caused curious players to wait several hours for the game’s launch. Asmongold spent that waiting time watching videos about Lost Ark and repeatedly tried to start the MMORPG in vain.
Since everyone else couldn’t play either, over 426,000 viewers gathered simultaneously in the stream of the MMORPG all-rounder. This greatly surpassed his previous record of 285,726 viewers.
Those who want to catch up on the moments of the stream can do so on YouTube:
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He also contributes to the game’s success: Even before the release, Lost Ark was the largest game on Twitch. Over 1.2 million people watched the game on February 8. Again, when waiting for the release on February 11, over a million viewers gathered in the Lost Ark category on Twitch.
Thus, the MMORPG was not only once again the largest game on the platform, but also managed to surpass the Just Chatting category and was for a short time the biggest category on Twitch.
With over 400,000 viewers alone at Asmongold, it can be said that the streamer contributed significantly to this.
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What happened next? When the waiting times were over and the servers finally went live, the viewers of Lost Ark and Asmongold also dropped rapidly. About 3 hours after the launch, however, there were still 211,816 viewers watching the streamer play the game now as he could actually do.
The Lost Ark category dropped to 620,730 viewers in the same time, but remains the most successful category on the streaming platform. This is also due to the fact that Amazon is currently distributing exciting Twitch drops as part of an event.
This is Lost Ark: It is an MMORPG played from an isometric perspective that can be downloaded for free. At launch, there are 15 different classes to choose from.
It is often compared to games like Diablo and offers dungeons, raids, shipbuilding and navigation, housing, and various PvP elements. You control using a mouse and keyboard or optionally with a controller. The game is fully localized in Germany and even has German voice actors.
What do you think of Lost Ark? Have you played the game or rather watched Asmongold struggle to play it? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO. We are already excited to hear your opinions on the new MMORPG.
Star Wars: The Old Republic was released in 2011 and has since received many updates and expansions. We at MeinMMO want to summarize the most important sections of the story so that you can dive perfectly into the new expansion in 2022.
SWTOR is still a popular MMORPG on the market more than 10 years later. However, the story can be quite overwhelming for new players, as well as for returnees. Therefore, we want to introduce you to the most important key points and characters again in more detail.
The Backstory
In 3,963 BBY, that is, 3,963 years before the Battle of Yavin, in which Luke Skywalker destroyed the first Death Star with his rocket, the Mandalorian Wars took place. Mandalorians and the Republic fought each other. However, all of this was orchestrated by the Sith Darth Vitiate, also known as Valkorion or Tenebrae.
But the two Jedi Revan and Malak managed to defeat the Mandalorians and the Sith Empire. However, Valkorion was able to interfere with the thoughts of the two Jedi and sow discord. From Revan came Darth Revan. This ended in a Jedi Civil War that almost wiped out the entire Order.
However, Revan was found by Jedi after a battle and his memory was wiped. Thus, Revan found his way back to the light side of the Force. But in his fight against evil, he was captured by a Sith and held captive for decades in a fortress.
The Emperor Valkorion.
In 3,681 BBY, the Great Galactic War followed. Valkorion managed to unite the Sith and gather them on the planet Dromund Kaas. From there, they unexpectedly attacked the Republic and the still weakened Jedi.
However, the war dragged on for a long time, and after 28 years, there was still no victor. Valkorion then developed a sneaky plan. Darth Baras met with representatives of the Republic on Alderaan to negotiate a peace treaty.
At the same time, the Sith Darth Malgus attacked the capital of the Republic – Coruscant – in a surprise attack. This attack forced the Republic to sign the treaty with the Sith and cede many systems to them.
This happened 10 years before the events of SWTOR, leading to a period of Cold War.
The Base Game of SWTOR
The story of SWTOR begins in 3,643 BBY, more than 300 years after the Mandalorian Wars. The Jedi Order is still recovering from the attacks as the Sith devise new plans to overthrow the Republic.
The exact story unfolds slightly differently, depending on which class you have created. However, the Republic and the Empire are constantly trying to undermine each other behind the scenes:
As a Jedi Knight, you will encounter a Sith in the story who attacked the planet Tython and its inhabitants.
As a Jedi Consular, your story revolves around an artifact of the dark side that has been stolen.
As a Sith Warrior, you have to eliminate another Sith, your direct rival.
As an Imperial Agent, you infiltrate a Hutt base.
After your first missions, you enter the capital of your respective faction – Coruscant or Dromund Kaas. There you will face various challenges.
As a member of the Republic or the Empire, you can experience the story of SWTOR.
The Republic, for instance, has built a special weapon designed to protect a planet from attacks. But the plans were stolen by a thieves’ guild. It turns out that the action was orchestrated by Eli Tarnis, a hidden Sith Lord. The Jedi defeat Tarnis, but his father, Darth Angral, then declares war on the Republic.
The Sith, in turn, experience the awakening of a dark power that they cannot control, which cost the lives of a group of arrogant Sith. Additionally, intrigues and power struggles began within the Dark Council. The Emperor, Valkorion, disappeared after a confrontation with a Jedi, and Darth Malgus took command after his triumph on Coruscant.
Throughout time and story, there are repeated clashes between Sith and Jedi, Empire and Republic. On the desert planet Tatooine, a race took place for a powerful artifact that the Sith wanted to control and the Jedi wished to destroy.
A tragic event occurs for the Republic, as the Queen of Alderaan and her son died. A struggle for succession occurs on the planet, which several houses claimed.
Meanwhile, Darth Angral planned several attacks on the Republic. In one of these attacks, however, Darth Angral was killed by the Jedi. Consequently, the peace treaty from Coruscant was dissolved, leading to all-out war.
Darth Angral wants to avenge his son.
During the wars, Jedi Master Oteg is visited by a mysterious force spirit. It informs him that a powerful Jedi is located in the Maw and is being held captive by the Emperor.
It turns out that it was Revan, the hero of the Mandalorian Wars. The Jedi free him, and he decides to obliterate the Sith Empire forever. To do this, he assembled his own fleet. Moreover, with his mental connection, Revan managed to confuse the Emperor and divert him from his war plans.
However, Revan’s fleet fell into an ambush by Darth Malgus, who defeated Revan. Revan himself then disappears in a flash of light.
The war continued, with a new enemy drawing attention. Darth Ikoral, a Sith Lord who attacked both the Republic and the Empire. Both factions then tried to attack Darth Ikoral, and they succeeded in destroying his ship, the Red Reaper, and killing the Sith himself.
Darth Ikoral during a holo-transmission.
Darth Malgus seized control of the Empire. The Emperor had been missing for years, and the involvement of Revan led to Valkorion not giving any sign of life. The “New Empire” under Malgus aimed to finally end the disputes among the Sith Lords. He then captured the Emperor’s space station and claimed it for himself.
However, many of Malgus’ supporters died in an attack on Fort Barrow, including his lieutenant Darth Severin. Subsequently, Sith and Jedi allied to defeat the traitor Malgus.
However, the Empire emerged from this battle greatly weakened. Although they could dominate large stretches of the war against the Republic, the loss of Malgus and his forces was a significant setback.
At the same time, a vengeful scientist unleashed the Rakghoul plague, a virus that led to a quarantine on some planets. Neither the Empire nor the Republic initially understood the role the scientists and the plague played.
Rise of the Hutt Cartel
In the expansion, the story revolves around the Hutts, who want to take advantage of the weakened situation of the Empire. Toborro, the new leader of the Hutts, planned a campaign across various systems to expand the influence of the Hutts. A particularly strong energy source on the planet Makeb would help.
However, it spiraled out of control, and the Republic intervened, promising support to the world. After a battle on the planet, the Republic emerged victorious, and other Hutts rebelled against Toborro. An alliance forms between Hutts and the Republic.
Meanwhile, the Dread Masters continued to spread. The scientists built an army on the desert planet Darvannis. At this time, everyone believed that the Dread Masters were working for the Hutts. But that was not the case.
Toborro the Hutt wanted to exploit the Empire’s weakness.
Forged Alliances
The Dread War was a brief interlude where the Empire and Republic fought against the Dread Masters together over time. The Dread Masters worked for a small group of insane Sith Lords who wanted to plunge the entire galaxy into chaos.
Afterward, the Empire and Republic refocused on their war. Independently, they attacked the planets with their respective academies. The Sith attacked Tython, while the Jedi targeted Korriban.
On the ocean world Manaan, there was an incident involving a Selkath scientist. Meanwhile, one also encounters the members of Revan’s Order. These followers are very radical and are part of both the Republic and the Empire.
During a battle for the Temple of the Ancients, Revan intervenes in the proceedings, having been reborn after his defeat by Darth Malgus.
Revan in SWTOR.
Shadows of Revan
This expansion revolves around Revan, who had amassed a hidden fleet on the planet Rishi. The fanatical Revanites aimed to finally destroy Valkorion, the Emperor. Revan knew that he was still alive but without a physical body.
To make Valkorion vulnerable again, they planned a huge catastrophe that would equally destroy both the Empire and the Republic. However, they managed to prevent this plan and avert the catastrophe.
However, Valkorion reemerged after remaining silent for such a long time.
Knights of the Fallen Empire / Knights of the Eternal Throne
The Republic and the Empire then joined forces once again to stop the Sith Emperor, who had obliterated all life on the planet Ziost shortly after his return. Under the leadership of Darth Marr, the trail of the Emperor was followed into Wild Space.
There, however, they encountered Prince Arcann of the Eternal Empire. He was the son of Valkorion. Arcann captured Marr, and Valkorion attempted to sway Marr’s troops to his side. However, the Emperor was attacked by the player and seemingly killed. Darth Marr also died in the battle.
The troops from the Republic and Empire managed to escape, but the Eternal Empire, now under Arcann’s rule, reigned with an iron fist. Neither the weakened Empire nor the Republic could do anything against it. As a player, you were a prisoner of Arcann.
Arcann from the game’s cinematic.
All hope seemed lost until the player managed to escape from prison and took command of the Alliance, a coalition of members from the Empire and Republic. However, Valkorion influenced some members of the Alliance, hindering the campaign against the Eternal Empire.
After Arcann was defeated, his sister Vaylin, who was even more tyrannical than he, took over. After a hard-earned victory over Vaylin, the player traveled to the home world of the Eternal Empire – Zakuul – and took control of the fleets.
However, the bodiless Valkorion then attacked the player and attempted to break his will. But he failed and appeared to be finally defeated.
Onslaught
However, the influence of the Alliance was only short-lived. Without a common enemy, tensions arose again among the members of the Republic and the Empire. Meanwhile, a shady order secretly took over the communication means of the Alliance and destroyed a significant part of it.
The player had to decide whether to support the Republic or the Empire with the Alliance.
Meanwhile, Darth Malgus returned and won a battle against the Republic on Corellia. Whether he is loyal to the Empire from now on or is pursuing his own agenda again was not entirely clear.
However, there was no time to address Malgus, as the members of the Alliance, influenced by Valkorion, sensed his presence again. A battle ensued against three versions of the Emperor simultaneously. The players are supported by the spirit of Revan.
The Legacy of the Sith
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SWTOR: Legacy of the Sith – New trailer reveals details about the MMORPG story
Before the new expansion Legacy of the Sith, we find ourselves at an interesting point. The Alliance is weakened by the latest acts; the Sith occupy the ocean planet Manaan, and the Republic is trying to free the planet from occupation.
Meanwhile, Darth Malgus is searching for ancient relics. What exactly he is up to, however, remains unclear.
The story of SWTOR continues with the new expansion, set to be released on February 15. You can find all the information about the story and contents of the expansion here:
