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.
The entire procedure can be found here in video form
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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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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?
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:
In Pokémon GO you can buy the €1 ticket “Hopplahopp” for the Community Day with Hoppspross. We will show you which quests and rewards are included in the special research and whether the purchase is worth it.
What kind of research is this? As with every Community Day, you can buy a ticket for about one euro in the in-game shop (the price may vary by a few cents depending on the shop). The ticket unlocks research that fits perfectly with the Community Day event. We will show you all quests and rewards in this overview so you can easily decide whether a purchase is worth it for you.
Where can you get the ticket? Open Pokémon GO and visit the shop there. Above the boxes, you will find the category “Global Events”. Here you will find the ticket “Hopplahopp”.
Ticket for Community Day with Hoppspross – The Research
Where do the information come from? Due to the time difference, the Community Day with Hoppspross is already active in some regions. Trainers have published the research for the €1 ticket on reddit, among other places. In the following overview, we compile them for you (via Leekduck.com).
Hoppspross Research for C-Day 1/4
Task
Reward
Use 10 power-ups on Pokémon
15 Pokéballs
Catch 15 Hoppspross
Encounter with Hoppspross
Land 5 great throws
20 Hoppspross- candies
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 2,000 Stardust, a Star Piece, and an encounter with Hoppspross.
Hoppspross Research for C-Day 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Hoppspross
30 Hoppspross- candies
Trade 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Hubelupf
Evolve 3 Hoppspross
15 Razz Berries
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 1,500 XP, one Incense, and an encounter with Hoppspross.
Hoppspross Research for C-Day 3/4
Task
Reward
Land 3 great curveball throws
50 Hoppspross- candies
Evolve a Hubelupf
One Incense
Trade 10 Pokémon
15 Ultra Balls
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 2,500 XP, a Rocket Radar, and 15 Hyper Balls.
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 3,000 Stardust, 2 Rare Candies, and an encounter with Papungha.
You should keep in mind: The pure value of the items you receive through the rewards exceeds the purchase price of €1.
A Rocket Radar normally costs 200 coins, which is about €2
A single Star Piece costs 100 coins, which is about €1
In addition, there are Stardust, balls, berries, and XP
If you were already planning to buy these items, you can now obtain them cheaper with the €1 ticket for Hoppspross Community Day. So this purchase is worth it for you.
If you are not interested in the items and do not want extra candies for Hoppspross, then you can save the ticket.
What do you think of the ticket for the Community Day this time? Is this something you want to buy, or are you participating in the event for free? Please let us know your opinion in the comments on MeinMMO and discuss it with other trainers.
If you read the latest Destiny 2 TWaB blog post, you may have noticed the highlighted characters. The new community manager of Bungie cleverly slipped in a secret emblem there. We looked into what it’s about and will reveal how you can get the free badge.
Free badges are quite popular in Destiny 2. Every Guardian enjoys a free cosmetic, and Bungie constantly comes up with something creative to acquire the badges.
The badge codes can, for example, be hidden behind binary codes in trailers.
Sometimes you find code parts on several photos of weapons (via Twitter.com).
Who is behind the secret badge action? This time it was Bungie’s new, quirky community manager Liana Rupert, nicknamed “Hippy,” who hid the latest badge. She has been at Bungie since October 2021 and describes herself as having an unhealthy obsession with Destiny 2 and that jumping puzzles are the curse of her existence while she rocks the 1K.
In the text, only a few letters were put in bold, and the sentence points were linked. The links led to two forum posts by Senior Community Manager dmg04, who had posted the numbers “FOUR” and “SIX.” When you combined all the highlighted letters with the numbers, you got the following promo code:
PKH-JL6-L4R
This is what the new free badge “Web of Lies” looks like.
This was actually only noticed by a few attentive Guardians, like Destiny 2 player JayCar527, but he initially thought nothing of it:
I noticed the bold letters in the last paragraph and thought: “That’s odd, I wonder if something happened with the HTML when it was copied. Seems like someone noticed this.” I should have known better.
How to get the new badge
If you want to get the badge, you need to go to Bungie’s website to redeem the code. There you log in with your account details and then enter the code. After that, you just need to start Destiny 2 and go to your collection to admire and equip the new cosmetic named “Web of Lies.”
Here you can find more promo codes for free badges:
The badge features the logo of an old acquaintance: It is particularly interesting that we see the logo of the black market dealer Spider on the emblem. His imminent death in Destiny 2 has been predicted if the Shattered Coast disappears in the Content Vault.
But so far, nothing has happened. Currently, Guardians only know from the lore that Mara Sov commissioned Petra to assassinate Spider. However, he continues to sit cheerfully in the Shattered Coast, swirling with his eight arms, despite having had ominous conversations with the Drifter about an escape attempt. Could this be perhaps a last sign of life from him?
Did you notice it in the TWaB? What do you think of such riddle actions from Bungie? Do you believe that Spider is finally going to face his reckoning? Would you like to see more of this, or are you not particularly interested in such cosmetic badges? Please share your opinion in the comments.
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark was released on February 12 at 00:45, after severe launch issues. The MMORPG breaks some records and also scores on Twitch again. The game reached almost one million simultaneous players at launch.
When did Lost Ark launch? The head-start for all pre-order customers of Lost Ark took place on February 8 at 18:00. At that time, 532,000 players were playing the new MMORPG simultaneously, which was able to more than double Smilegate’s expectations.
Actually, Lost Ark was supposed to be released for all players on February 11 at 18:00 and also be free-to-play, but the launch was delayed by several issues to about 00:45 the following day.
How did the launch go? However, this does not seem to diminish the hype around Lost Ark, as the game continued to break records. While everyone was waiting for the launch and the resolution of the issues, over a million people were watching on Twitch and waiting together.
Thus, Lost Ark broke the viewer record of New World on Twitch for the second time.
When the game finally started, 984,111 players were playing Lost Ark simultaneously. That is about 50,000 more than New World had on its best day. Fairly, New World is a paid game that cannot be played for free.
Thus, the new MMO Lost Ark reaches 4th place on Steam in terms of most simultaneous players ever (via Steamcharts)
Only Dota 2, CSGO, and PUBG have ever gathered more simultaneous players on Steam than Lost Ark. But these were not the only successes that the MMORPG can boast.
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Everything you need to know about Lost Ark’s endgame – in the video
Already a bestseller again, but with a new package
What new package? Just one hour before the servers actually went live, the new packages were already available for purchase on Steam. The three different packages cost up to €64.99 and offer some quality-of-life content and cosmetic items.
Even before the game was launched and the servers were still offline, the Vanquisher Starter Package for €64.99 was already the top seller on Steam.
The other two packages for €34.99 and €19.99 could already claim 5th and 8th places in the best-selling games on Steam just 2 hours after release.
This way, the new starter packages replace the previous Founder’s Packs, which had also been able to hold positions in the top sellers. Thus, the free-to-play MMORPG is for the second time the best-selling game on Steam.
How does the community react? Not so well, as one might have expected. Up until the launch today, the MMORPG had reached a solid rating of 96% on Steam. This made it one of the best-rated games on the platform.
But the free-to-play launch today pulled the ratings down significantly. Among other things, the long downtime was responsible. The servers were supposed to be shut down at 14:00 and then go live for everyone at 18:00.
The shutdown at 14:00 worked, but the servers remained offline until after 0:00 and continued to experience technical issues thereafter. That should explain a large part of the now negative ratings.
Currently, Lost Ark has 8,193 ratings on Steam and still has 81% positive reviews.
Are you playing the game at release or are you still waiting to see how Lost Ark develops? Are you glad that the game was able to exceed its own expectations many times over, or do you not really understand the hype around the MMOARPG just yet? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments on MeinMMO.
On February 12, 2022, the Community Day with Hoppspross is running in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO have looked at what special features you can look forward to on this day and how to make the most of the event.
What kind of event is it: Every month a so-called Community Day is held in Pokémon GO. During this event, a specific Pokémon is highlighted and spawns more frequently. The Shiny rate is also increased during this time.
In February, the grass and flying Pokémon Hoppspross is the focus of the Community Day. You will also encounter its shiny form for the first time. In addition, you can expect some bonuses.
Community Day in February 2022 – Start time and bonuses
What? The Community Day with Hoppspross When? Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time Pokémon of the day: – Hoppspross can be found more frequently in the wild – Hoppspross and Hubelupf spawn in parks Exclusive move: Acrobatics, if you evolve Hoppspross into Papungha up to 2 hours after the event Bonuses: – 3x Stardust for catching Pokémon – Incense & Lures last 3 hours – up to 3 Raid Passes when spinning at gyms (up to 2 hours after the event) – additional XL candies when catching Hubelupf in parks – surprise for snapshots – special stickers when spinning at PokéStops or opening gifts
On Saturday, you will have the opportunity to catch Hoppspross for 6 hours and take advantage of all the event bonuses. Using Incense and Lures will attract additional Hoppspross, so playing from home is generally not a problem.
What can you expect in the in-game shop? As with every Community Day, you will again find some matching features in the in-game shop that you can purchase:
An event ticket with the special research “Hopplahopp” for 1 Euro
Community Day box with 50 Ultra Balls, 2 Super Incubators, 6 Star Pieces, and a charged TM for 1,280 PokéCoins
Event stickers
How to make the most of the Community Day with Hoppspross
What preparation should you make? The Community Day with Hoppspross lasts for 6 hours, during which you can catch the little monster. Therefore, you should already stock up on a decent supply of balls.
If you want to make the most of the event time, you should have at least 350 balls so that you don’t have to spin at PokéStops or gyms immediately again.
But storage space is also an important topic that you shouldn’t overlook. To avoid constantly sorting your Pokémon storage, we recommend cleaning it out beforehand. However, you may want to wait a bit longer before sending Pokémon; find out why in our corresponding article:
These items are worth it for the Community Day: Besides balls, there are more items that could be interesting for you during the C-Day. Thanks to the Stardust bonus, it’s worth catching as many Pokémon as possible on this day. This is best achieved by using Incense and Lures. Each attract additional specimens for 3 hours.
Thus, you only need 2 of each for the entire event. If you want to further expand your Stardust supply, you can also use Star Pieces. These will give you an additional 50% Stardust for 30 minutes.
Useful items for the Community Day with Hoppspross
Is the C-Day with Hoppspross worth it?
How strong is Hoppspross: Hoppspross is a grass and flying Pokémon from the 2nd generation of games. It can be evolved into Papungha through Hubelupf. All three monsters are not particularly strong and therefore do not play a role in raids and PvP battles. The new event move Acrobatics does not provide any advantage for Papungha either.
Is there a Shiny Hoppspross? Yes, during the Community Day in February, you can encounter the shiny form of Hoppspross for the first time. You can easily recognize it by its green body. Its shiny evolutions Hubelupf and Papungha can be identified by their pink and light pink appearance, respectively.
Hoppspross, Hubelupf and Papungha normal (top) and as Shiny (bottom)
Is the Community Day with Hoppspross worth it? The Community Day with Hoppspross is primarily worthwhile for Shiny hunters. They will definitely get their money’s worth on this day. However, if you are looking for a strong Pokémon for raids or PvP battles, you are unlikely to find it on this day.
Even though Hoppspross is generally less interesting for many trainers, it is still worth participating in this event. The reason for this is the Stardust bonus. With this, you can significantly increase your stock during the event. And the additional raid passes should also please some players.
What do you think of the Community Day with Hoppspross? Will you be collecting a lot of Stardust on that day? Or is the event not for you and would you prefer to skip it this time? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other trainers.
After some issues, the new MMORPG Lost Ark finally went live for everyone today. The Founder’s Packs have disappeared from the shop and been replaced by new Starter Packs. But be careful when you buy them.
What has changed? With the official launch of Lost Ark, the Founder’s Packs have disappeared from the shop. You can no longer get the pre-order packs and their contents from now on.
Now there are Starter Packs available for purchase in the shop. There are three different ones ranging from €19.99 to €64.99. However, what you actually get in these packs might differ from what you expect. The problem is a poorly written description of the contents.
What packs are available? Currently, there are 3 different Starter Packs in the shop:
The Apprentice Starter Pack for €19.99
The Explorer Starter Pack for €34.99
The Vanquisher Starter Pack for €64.99
The packs come with the following contents:
Apprentice Starter Pack:
30 days of Crystal Aura
Support Chest for new players
Explorer Starter Pack:
30 days of Crystal Aura
Animal Selection Box, from which you get a pet of your choice
Dyorika Warhorse, a mount
Character Expansion Slot
Support Chest for new players
Vanquisher Starter Pack:
2,100 Blue Crystals
30 days of Crystal Aura
Animal Selection Box, from which you get a pet of your choice
Dyorika Warhorse, a mount
Character Expansion Slot
Change Appearance of Characters
Legendary Relationship Gift Selection Chest
Support Chest for new players
One skin of your choice
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Everything you need to know about Lost Ark’s endgame – in the video
Is it worth buying multiple packs? Unlike the Founder’s Packs from the pre-orders, it is not worth buying multiple packs this time. The only items that can stack are the Crystal Aura and the pet. However, it’s not worth spending another €34.99 if you’ve already purchased the largest pack.
Beware of the most expensive pack
What is the problem? Steam currently lists the contents of the largest pack all individually. Unfortunately, it also lists all possible character skins that you can choose from the chests. This creates the expectation that all listed skins are included in the pack, which is not the case.
This is how the contents are listed on Steam, but you can only choose one Alar skin, not all.
From the listed Alar skins, you can only choose one, while the others remain blocked to you and are not part of the package. So be careful here, as €64.99 currently leads to disappointment among players.
Additionally, many of the contents of the pack are bound to the character with which you redeem it. So, special caution is advised this time.
The community is annoyed: On Steam, the Vanquisher pack is currently receiving many negative reviews. Some players are disappointed that they only received one skin and criticize the poor communication.
Other users complain that they bought the pack but have not yet received it. This is because the shop is not functioning smoothly on some servers and the packs are being distributed in phases. So you shouldn’t worry about not receiving the pack.
Have you purchased the new pack? What do you think about Steam communicating the contents so poorly? Or do you think the packs are too expensive or unnecessary anyway? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO. We are eager to hear your thoughts on the new MMORPG.
More and more famous names are speaking out on Twitter and Co. about Call of Duty Warzone. Activision has apparently given selected streamers and YouTubers an early look at Warzone 2. MeinMMO tells you what we already know.
The Battle Royale CoD Warzone seems to be getting a successor soon. At least that’s the information currently circulating in the CoD community on Twitter. Well-known streamers, YouTubers, and influencers have apparently been able to see Warzone 2 in advance.
The information that was apparently shown is supposed to be under embargo. Nevertheless, some information has already leaked out. MeinMMO summarizes it here for you.
Update: The embargo for the influencers has been lifted. This article has been accordingly updated. Further information was added here on 11.02. at 10 PM.
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CoD Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are set to come in 2022
After the embargo, CoD Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 were officially announced through the influencers. This was to be expected after the leaks. However, there are still very few concrete details aside from that.
The details announced by the influencers have now also been confirmed by the official Twitter account of Call of Duty:
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The successors to Modern Warfare and Warzone are being developed by Infinity Ward.
Both games will receive a new engine.
Both games do not have an official name yet, but are referred to by the influencers as Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.
Both games are being developed together from the ground up.
Warzone will be a “massive evolution of Battle Royale.”
A new sandbox mode is expected. This mode will apparently be similar to Escape from Tarkov (via Twitter)
Warzone 1 will not receive a FoV slider for consoles (via Twitter)
A ranked mode could also be coming with Warzone 2.
Statements from the developers suggest that at least Warzone 2 may also release on PS4 and Xbox One. The majority of Warzone players are still playing the Battle Royale on last-gen consoles. (via Twitter)
The management of Call of Duty has reportedly admitted that Warzone is currently in a catastrophic state. According to Tom Henderson, they allegedly stated verbatim (via Twitter):
We messed up. We broke it. We’re not happy with it. No excuses.
More specific details are not known at the current time. There is no logo or trailer for the announced games. The influencers have also not seen a logo or gameplay (via Twitter).
As soon as we receive more info, we will update this article.
What was known before the embargo can be read here:
Warzone 2 is expected to get FoV options for PS5 and Xbox
What is known? Activision has confirmed Warzone 2 in a call with influencers. The well-known insider Tom Henderson says this on Twitter.
More details about Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are circulating on social media. However, since these have not been officially confirmed yet, you should take all of them with caution:
Warzone 2 is said to have been “re-developed from scratch due to issues with the original Warzone.” These problems apparently stem from the integration with CoD Black Ops Cold War (via Twitter).
Consoles are expected to finally get FoV settings with Warzone 2, which are said to reach up to 120° FoV. The community is urgently wishing for this feature for the current Warzone. However, due to technical limitations, this can only be realized with a successor (via Twitter).
It is highly likely that Warzone 2 will also have a next-gen version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Warzone 2 is supposed to be released with CoD Modern Warfare 2. However, it is unclear whether this will happen upon the release of Modern Warfare 2, or like with Warzone 1, sometime after the release of the ‘main CoD’ (via Twitter). Therefore, it is currently uncertain whether the release of Warzone 2 will happen in 2022 or only in 2023.
There are unconfirmed hints that Infinity Ward might be responsible for Warzone 2. A tweet from the developer seems to respond positively to the reactions of the influencers (via Twitter).
It is noteworthy that influencers seem to be unanimous: What they have seen of Warzone 2 has apparently really excited them. For example, CharlieIntel writes on Twitter:
I have never been so excited and confident about the future of Call of Duty. Have a nice day everyone.
These are the infos we know at this time about Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 from leaks and announcements after the embargo. We will continue to update this article whenever we learn more.
If you are hyped now, you should know which weapons are currently the best on Caldera. We will tell you which ones they are:
In FIFA 22 Ultimate Team we are in the middle of the Future Stars event and today Team 2 with even more strong talents is being released. We will take a look at which young players have received new special cards.
When does Future Stars start?The Future Stars event started on Friday, February 4 at 19:00 with Team 1. Today, on February 11 at 19:00, the new cards from Team 2 are available.
What are Future Stars? The Future Stars event in Ultimate Team is about young talents who could one day become global superstars. These promising young players receive extremely improved special cards that aim to represent how strong the footballers could potentially become.
However, the condition for a spot in Future Stars is that the players are no older than 23 years, are not yet global superstars, and have not participated in any previous Future Stars event.
Future Stars Team 2 – Here are the new special cards
This is the team: In the second Future Stars team, there are again extremely strong special cards present. The card with the highest overall rating is Pedri from FC Barcelona with an impressive 93 CDM card. This card stands out especially with very high pace, passing, and dribbling stats.
But the cards of Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (92) and Amsterdam’s Gravenberch (92) also offer top values, for which one probably has to pay a lot of coins.
Additionally, players with Bundesliga teams can look forward to the new cards of Adams (87) and Lacroix (90).
The complete Future Stars Team 2:
CDM: Pedri (93) – FC Barcelona
CAM: Florian Wirtz (92) – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
CM: Ryan Gravenberch (92) – Ajax Amsterdam
CB: Maxence Lacroix (90) – VfL Wolfsburg
LM: Bryan Gil (89) – FC Valencia
ST: Patson Daka (88) – Leicester City
LF: Darwin Núñez (87) – Benfica Lisbon
ST: Raspadori. (87) – US Sassuolo Calcio
CM: Tyler Adams (87) – RB Leipzig
CM: Maxence Caqueret (87) – Olympique Lyon
LB: Juan Miranda (86) – Real Betis Sevilla
CB: Mohammed Salisu (86) – FC Southampton
CB: Roger Ibanez (86) – Roma FC/AS Roma
RB: Issa Kaboré (85) – ES Troyes AC
What do you think of the Future Stars event? Are you looking forward to the new cards? Let us know in the comments!
Why EA removed the icon card of Marc Overmars from FIFA, you can find out here:
Xur enjoys being the challenge master in Destiny 2, but he still opens his shop on Fridays for cheap Exotics. MeinMMO takes a look at the space shopping channel and reveals what bargains await you this week.
What happened in Destiny 2 this week?A huge bridge was built in Destiny 2 and no one noticed for a long time. We stopped by the location and know: The construction is now complete. Maybe this is a good sign for the upcoming Weekly Reset next week. Savathun surely can’t wait much longer, as she has to transform her mind into a massive throne world for the latest DLC of Destiny 2: Witch Queen.
All information about Xur on February 11, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When will Xur arrive? You should tune in at 6 PM, as that’s when Xur arrives. He has already redeemed the parking ticket for his quirky ship, as he does every Friday at the daily reset at 6 PM. He will stay until Tuesday at the weekly reset at 6 PM, giving you time to check out his offerings.
Where can you find Xur? This is his hideout for the weekend
Xur’s location: Xur is on Nessus, at the Guardian Grave near the large tree. Just look for the many parked Sparrows.
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Xur’s inventory from February 11 to February 15 – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have for sale? As always, Xur will have an exotic weapon and armor for all characters, including Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. We will check out his offerings for you and list the weapons and armor pieces at 6 PM. This week’s Exotic for the Warlock also has outstanding stats for recovery and intellect.
Weapon: Graviton Lance– Pulse Rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter:Lucky Raspberry – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +17
Resilience: +15
Recovery: +2
Discipline: +16
Intellect: +11
Strength: +2
Total: 63
Warlock: Winter’s Guile– Arm armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +2
Resilience: +2
Recovery: +27
Discipline: +2
Intellect: +26
Strength: +2
Total: 61
Rare Armor: As a legendary armor set, Xur has the “Lost Pacific set” available this weekend. It is the former Titan armor set that could be obtained from Sloane. So if that’s still missing in your collection, you can get it now and use it for transmog.
This is what Xur always has: You will always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards from Xur, as well as the weekly quest for an exotic code.
Xur’s offerings from February 11 – 15
As always, Nexxoss also shows you Xur’s offerings in detail:
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Trials of Osiris from February 11 – 15 – Map, Weapons and Info
This week you can still play Trials. Next week, the 14th Sacred will be replaced by Lord Saladin. So take the chance this weekend before the longer break.
Which map is up this week? This week, the battles take place on the Nessus map “Endless Vale”.
Trials map for this week: “Endless Vale”
How to get your loot: In the past, you could earn your loot in the Trials through three, five, and seven wins. This is different now. Now, rewards are given for:
Seven wins
50 rounds
and the notorious flawless run that takes you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run: Each week, a special weapon is available as a master version. Until next Tuesday, at 6 PM, you can earn the hand cannon “Igneous Hammer” as a master version.
Once you have received your desired weapon, you can focus your Trials engrams on it. On top of that, you’ll get enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Keep in mind that your rewards increase even more once you have a full pass – even if you’ve lost one or two games.
When do the Trials start? The Trials start as usual at the daily reset at 6:00 PM.
What have you been up to in Destiny 2 this week? Did you maybe pay a last visit to the Fanatic in the Tangled Shore before he dissipates, or are you farming materials for the new DLC? Let us know in the comments how your Destiny 2 week has been.
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Last night, on 10.02.2022, the streaming platform Twitch issued new rules regarding usernames and display names on its platform. Severe violations may lead to a permanent ban, while minor violations will result in a name reset.
Why are there these new rules? Twitch tweeted at 21:02 on Thursday evening that new rules for usernames have been created (via twitter).
It is said that the aim is to “reduce harassment” and ensure that Twitch becomes a more welcoming place.
What kind of names are prohibited? According to Twitch, usernames and display names are considered unacceptable if they imply the following:
Violations of the law, including terrorism and exploitation of children
Violence and threats
Hateful behavior
Harassment and sexual harassment
Unauthorized sharing of personal data
Identity theft
Glorification of natural disasters or violent crimes
Self-destructive behavior
References to recreational drugs, hard drugs, and drug abuse with exceptions for alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana
References to sexual acts, genitals, or sexual bodily fluids
A permanent ban from Twitch for these violations regarding names
For which names can you get banned? According to Twitch, you can be banned for names that constitute clear violations of general community guidelines or typically stand for malicious and deceitful behavior. This includes:
References to terrorism or terrorist organizations
References to grooming or exploitation of children
Threats, promotion of, or calls for violence against others in real life (with exceptions for references to video games or non-hateful historical violence)
Calls for injury or killing a group of people
Creation of a username that threatens others with violence
Hateful behavior, including derogatory comments and slurs referring to protected characteristics
Creation of a username that contains a hateful slur
Glorification, promotion, or endorsement of discrimination, vilification, division, exclusion, hatred, or disgust based on protected characteristics (more information can be found in our policy on hateful behavior)
Creation of a username referencing a hate group
Mocking, denying, or glorifying proven hate crimes or genocides
Harassment and sexual harassment of another person
Creation of a username that sexually degrades another person
Creation of a username that contains insults related to another person’s sexual practices
Creation of a username that includes a personal attack on or targeted insults against another person
Using the username to insult another person
Mocking streamers, community members, or their deceased friends and family members
Threatening or promoting suicide and self-harm
Glorifying methods of self-harm, including suicide and eating disorders
Encouraging another person to self-harm or commit suicide
Registering a username that threatens suicide
Unauthorized sharing of another person’s personal data:
IP addresses, email addresses
Mailing addresses, private addresses, private work, or school addresses
Your own or private phone numbers
Sensitive identification or financial information, such as account numbers or identification numbers
Identity theft of another person, company, or organization
Attempting to falsely claim to be an employee of Twitch
Creating an account with a nearly identical name to another Twitch user and attempting to impersonate that person
Attempting to act as a representative of a company or organization without permission (for more information about usernames that may constitute a legal violation regarding a trademark, please see our trademark policy.)
Glorifying natural disasters or violent crimes
Glorifying references to specific natural disasters that have resulted in fatalities, such as Hurricane Katrina
Glorifying individuals who are directly responsible for the murder or death of others, such as serial killers
Celebrating fatalities due to violence, including suicide and deadly governmental or police actions (see “Hateful behavior” for more information about our policies against the glorification of violence based on a protected characteristic)
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Reference to sexual orientation less severe for Twitch than suicide threat
What does Twitch consider less severe?
There is also a category under “perma-ban” where Twitch believes people acted “in good faith.” Here only a name reset is threatened.
This mainly concerns cases where display names fall into “sensitive categories”:
References to recreational drugs, hard drugs, and drug abuse (with exceptions for alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana)
Explicit references to recreational drugs or psychoactive substances like mescaline
Explicit references to hard drugs, including cocaine or heroin
Open glorification of the abuse of prescription or harmful drugs, including practices like inhalant abuse
References to pornography, sexually explicit and sexually suggestive content or behaviors
Creation of usernames that refer to explicit or implied sexual acts
Creation of usernames that indicate open sexual arousal
Creation of usernames that contain references to genitals or sexual bodily fluids
References to sexually transmitted infections and other types of sexually related traumas
Open references to sexual fetishes
The use of terms related to sexual orientation or disability in an offensive context or as a negative description (we remind you that the use of terms related to protected groups in an open, hateful, or derogatory manner will lead to a permanent ban, see “Hateful behavior” above)
Creation of names with terms related to autism or intellectual disability in a negative or derogatory context
Creation of names with terms related to sexual orientation such as “gay” in a negative or derogatory context
Traditionally, most bans on Twitch occur not because of names, but because of violations of the nudity rules. However, the bans there can sometimes also be significantly shorter than one might think:
In the MMORPG Lost Ark, character names were not released even after the character was deleted. Trolls took advantage of this to lock many popular names. Community Manager Roxx has now announced that action will be taken against this problem, at least partially.
This is the situation: In the 4chan forums, a user boasted that he created many characters and then deleted them to make well-known names inaccessible to other players. Because despite the deletion, the names remain locked and cannot be reused.
Many names of popular characters from movies, books, TV series, anime, and mythology were involved. In the corresponding thread, more were collected, which were then supposed to be intentionally deleted. Names of well-known streamers were also stolen.
The strange naming system has found only a few fans in the player base. In the official forums and on reddit, players expressed their displeasure, and Amazon has now made some concessions.
More information about Lost Ark on MeinMMO can be found here:
This will now change: In a forum post, Community Manager Roxx addressed the problem. The post stated that:
The names of characters at level 10 (starting level) that were deleted will be immediately available for use again
The names of characters at level 11 or higher will be released for reuse after 60 days.
While it is still possible for trolls to quickly level a character to level 11, the terrible system has now definitely been weakened. It now requires more effort to troll, and character names are no longer permanently lost.
When exactly the change will take effect was not mentioned by Roxx. However, it can be assumed that it will go online with the update that will take place on February 11 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
The update fixes various bugs in the game and marks the end of early access. From 6:00 PM, the servers will also be available for Free2Play players, but not all of them will be accessible.
All information about the available servers can be found in our article:
