In Halo Infinite, players desecrate the corpses of their victims because it is the norm.

Marko Jevtic Marko Jevtic Reading time 4 minutes

In Halo Infinitee continues an old tradition that dates back to the first Halo game: the “Tea-Bagging.” What is it exactly, and why is this toxic gesture considered commonplace in games like Halo or Splitgate? MeinMMO provides you with the answers.

Whether in Call of Duty, Battlefield or Halo – anyone who plays shooters online has surely seen this toxic gesture at some point. When an opponent is killed, the victorious player repeatedly crouches over the corpse of the opponent – preferably right above the head.

Experienced players garnish this gesture with melee attacks, shots at the corpse, spinning movements, or turn it into a team activity.

This is called “Tea-Bagging,” which metaphorically describes a vulgar act with a scrotum. Especially in Halo Infinite and comparable games like Splitgate, this actually toxic gesture is extremely popular. But why? And why do players from the communities take it so lightly?

The reasons lie in the rules of a subculture that has been established since the first Halo in 2001.

Toxic gesture is considered good form in the community – with grading notes

Why is Tea-Bagging associated with Halo? Tea-Bagging is an integral part of the Halo community, and it has been since the first part of the series. The first Halo in 2001 featured a unique characteristic: When you die, you can still see your own corpse for a few seconds.

When it moved to online lobbies with Halo 2 in 2004, and online shooters on consoles became a major phenomenon, Tea-Bagging also became a massive trend.

This trend permeated the entire culture surrounding Halo and console gaming. It was part toxic power demonstration; part cheeky gag at the opponents and teammates that everyone could laugh about.

The popular comedy series Red vs Blue by RoosterTeeth, created entirely within the engine of the Halo games, also used Tea-Bagging as a gag:

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How do players see it today? In Halo Infinite, Tea-Bagging remains a popular gesture, enriched with new gadgets like grappling hooks adding new facets. As it is now viewed more as a cheeky prank rather than a vile humiliation, players are searching for new forms of mockery – with moderate success (via Kotaku).

For Halo players, Tea-Bagging is thus mostly just harmless fun. The community, however, takes the form seriously:

You young *** all need to learn how to properly tea-bag. It makes me angrier than anything else in this game. I don’t even get mad when I get tea-bagged, I love it because it’s hilarious.

But when you tea-bag, I expect you to drag your *** across my face. None of this crappy crouch-spamming where you barely bend your knees 10 degrees. Get your butt down and bury your *** in my throat, with a few hits to boot.

Those old-timers know how to do it right, you young bucks have no idea.

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This post shows that there are humorously intended grading notes for this actually toxic gesture. It resembles etiquette courses:

Tea-Baggers in Halo receive private messages via Xbox, but instead of the expected toxic hate, they get tips on proper posture: “Please do your next tea-bag correctly, don’t go up and down, do it slowly and calmly. Make sure to really swipe those balls, we want to feel them. Have a good one!”

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Splitgate turns gesture into a game mode: What extent the culture of Tea-Bagging has in arena shooters is also shown by the competition from the game Splitgate. This F2P shooter, which is a conscious homage to Halo, celebrates Tea-Bagging almost.

In the stats menu, Splitgate players not only see their kills, deaths, and gameplay time – they also see how often they have tea-bagged someone. Players who have been tea-bagged hear the laughter of an audience like in a sitcom. And in the game mode “Teabag Confirmed,” your kills only count if you humiliate your victims sufficiently and correctly.

What is “Tea-Bagging”?

Why is it called “tea-bagging”? Literally, the term refers to the act of dunking a tea bag into a cup. But this is only figurative – in reality, this term describes something else.

During “tea-bagging,” the character’s scrotum is dunked on the face or into the mouth of the deceased opponent. That is why tea-baggers prefer to aim for the head of opponents. However, this does not mean that female characters must use a different technique – the rules of “tea-bagging” apply to all.

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Why is it so widespread? Nowadays, emotes are particularly used to mock opponents or bad teammates. In Fortnite, for instance, the dab or the orange-justice dance is popular, while in Destiny 2 an ear-cat dance drives players to madness.

However, emotes are a relatively new phenomenon in shooters. Therefore, players who wanted to be mocking had to resort to other means. And since the controls of most shooters are quite simple, the crouch button had to be repurposed. The fact that a vulgar image arises from a simple gesture has turned it into a toxic trend.

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What do you think about Tea-Bagging? Do you find it funny, or offensive? Are you perhaps a passionate tea-bagger yourself? How are your grading notes on tea-bagging? Let us know in the comments.

Why despite the popular community rites Halo Infinite isn’t currently in its most successful phase, you can find out in our article:

After a strong start, Halo Infinite continues to lose more players on Steam and Xbox – Why?

Why despite the popular community rites Halo Infinite isn’t currently in its most successful phase, you can find out in our article:

After a strong start, Halo Infinite continues to lose more players on Steam and Xbox – Why?

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Dying Light 2: Which faction should I choose and what does it bring me?

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

Dying Light 2 mixes survival elements with a large story campaign. There you will encounter several factions, of which especially two play a major role. You will repeatedly be faced with the choice: Peacekeepers or Survivors? MeinMMO introduces them to you and shows you how your decisions influence the game.

What factions are there in Dying Light 2? To be precise, there are three major factions, but you can only directly influence two of them with your decisions. While they are more or less “the good ones,” the third is strongly linked to the main antagonist of the story.

  • Survivors: Something like the freedom-loving hippie community in the more rural district of “Old Villedor.” They rely on peace through community and as much freedom as possible, so there are few rules to live by.
  • Peacekeepers (PK): This faction is more militarily organized and relies on order and discipline. They see themselves as law enforcers and want to rebuild the world according to old models.
  • Renegades: They are not as organized as the aforementioned factions, and you cannot ally with them or make decisions that directly affect them. So they play no real role here.

Throughout the story, you will work directly with the Survivors and the PK and also meet their leaders. They represent different ways of life and are essentially even “enemies,” living in a loose truce and repeatedly getting into conflict with each other. As a pilgrim, you are moving somewhere between the fronts and must continually decide which of the two groups you support.

Your decisions almost exclusively relate to the PK and Survivors. Both factions provide you with different advantages. What those are, you will find out here.

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Dying Light 2 separates decisions between story and gameplay

How does it work with the factions? Dying Light 2 takes an interesting step that is not common in every story-driven game with choices.

The survival RPG separates your faction decisions made in the story from those you must make while playing in the open world.

  • For example, you can choose against the PK at a certain point in the story, but conquer a certain district for exactly that faction.
  • One has an influence on the course of the story, while the decision for the district makes gameplay differences.

If you conquer a district for a certain faction, you can unlock further advantages with each new district, which differ depending on PK or Survivors.

These can be mobility aids that Survivors set up in the game world or additional weapons and traps that can be built by the PK.

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To unlock additional perks, you must activate water towers and power plants

This is how it works: For each conquered district, you receive another unlocked bonus from the respective faction. To conquer these districts or areas, you must find power plants or water towers.

You can thus choose anew for one of the factions with each district and decide whether the game world is dominated by one faction or whether you maintain a power balance and distribute districts evenly.

What is worth it the most? Regardless of which faction you prefer: You should firmly decide on one. Because the bonuses are unlocked linearly, like perks or skills. The more you receive from one faction, the stronger the bonuses become.

You should hand over all districts to one faction to gain the maximum benefit from the respective group. By the way, each of the groups has 7 perks.

Bonuses from Peacekeepers

The PK bonuses mainly consist of traps that can be useful to you in combat. Additionally, you receive a crossbow from them.

  • Car bombs are distributed in the city.
  • The PK sets up razor blade cannons.
  • They place electric traps in passageways.
  • The PK hangs up Molotov lanterns that you can activate with a knife throw.
  • You can unlock pendulum traps.
  • UV traps serve you in the fight against zombies, but also for replenishing your immunity.

Bonuses from Survivors

If you conquer districts for the Survivors, you mainly receive bonuses that aid your movement through the game world, in the form of airbags that can be used as trampolines or through other additional mobility aids.

These are the bonuses of the Survivor faction:

  • Additional zip lines in the game world.
  • Survivors distribute airbags that can launch you into the air with jumps.
  • Landing bags that can save you from falls.
  • If you die from a fall, you will be rescued by a Survivor.
  • Opens additional ventilation shafts, allowing you to stay in the air longer with your glider.
  • Increases the force with which airbags launch you into the air.
  • You can also come up with zip lines.
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Which faction should I choose? Well, that mainly depends on your playstyle. While the PK offers more combat-oriented bonuses, the focus of the Survivor bonuses is on the parkour system.

If you particularly value traps and want to take down as many enemies in a crazy and tactical way as possible, you will probably do well with the bonuses of the PK.

Overall, it can be concluded that you will spend most of your playtime moving through the city and flying or running over the rooftops. Here, the bonuses of the Survivors provide the greatest advantages.

The traps of the PK are nice but are extremely situation-dependent and can actually be of little use due to tools that players commonly carry anyway. Bombs also have the disadvantage of attracting zombies.

But how do you see it? Which faction did you choose and why? Share your experiences with us.

By the way: If you have trouble climbing, you can find tips for Dying Light 2 on how to prevent deaths during parkour and survive falls.

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The head of Lost Ark finally reveals how quickly we will get new classes

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 3 minutes

In an interview with the Twitch channel Crown, the head of Lost Ark was asked what the content plans for the European version of the MMORPG look like. And you should be excited.

What does he say about new content? A major aspect of the developers seems to be that they do not want to accidentally release new content too quickly. This is particularly exciting because fans had long suspected that we would have to wait what feels like an eternity for new classes.

According to that, there should be new content and new classes every 2 to 3 months. The focus will be on getting new Legion Raids into the Western version of the MMORPG as quickly as possible.

We should receive the Argos Raid in just a month, and only a month after Argos, the next Legion Raid, Valtan, should come. They want to keep an eye on how quickly fans progress through the new content. In any case, the endgame of our version will be fed quickly.

When will new classes be available? The German version of Lost Ark will launch on February 8 for pre-orderers and on February 11 as a free-to-play title. Initially, we will have 15 different classes to choose from, while there are already 22 classes in Korea with 2 more on the horizon.

However, while Korea receives new classes approximately every 5–6 months, our Western version should be much faster to keep up with the original version.

You should not have to wait longer than 3 months for new classes, as the Western version of Lost Ark will receive a new class every 2 to 3 months. 

What classes are coming next? First, we can expect the Summoner. Although it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, it seems the most likely. After all, the Summoner was still in the game during the beta and was later removed for the launch.

What happens next is pure speculation. Overall, our version is still missing the classes

  • Reaper
  • Scout
  • Lancemaster
  • Painter
  • Destroyer
  • Arcana
  • Summoner

Announced for the Korean version is a kind of weather mage as well as a female version of the Berserker. The greatsword-wielding lady is expected to enter Arkesia by the end of 2022 or early 2023 and be available to all.

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At some point, there should be only one version

What else does he say? His dream would be to have a global version of Lost Ark that receives all updates simultaneously. So it can be seen as an overarching plan to catch up with the Korean version of Lost Ark.

When that will happen or is planned, he did not reveal. However, the big Lost Ark event LOA ON is also supposed to be held internationally and not just in Korean.

He also responds to the question of how important feedback from Western players is by expressing that he appreciates the fanbase and regularly follows Reddit and YouTube. However, he does not let out how much this feedback influences the development of the MMORPG.

What’s also exciting? For new players, he advises playing the game at their own pace to get the best possible experience for themselves. Furthermore, no one should feel pressured to purchase anything. Lost Ark is also meant to be completely open to free-to-play players.

When asked whether it will eventually be possible to play ranked PvP with friends and not just alone, he gives no clear answer. They would monitor the PvP and are working on improving it. So it remains exciting.

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What do you think about this? What classes would you like to see next for our version of the MMORPG? Or are you satisfied with the 15 classes available at launch for now?

Are you also worried that too much new content will come too quickly, or is this exactly what you wanted to hear? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

By the way: Lost Ark was called “Möwe Online” at launch in Korea – and the reason for that might disturb you

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Lost Ark gives you two characters at level 50 if you play right

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Lost Ark have revealed today that you can get not just one, but two Power Passes. All you need for that is a character at level 50+ and the completion of the story.

How do I get more characters to level 50? You can get a boost directly to level 50 with acceptable gear for the first endgame content through the so-called Power Pass.

You get the first pass when you bring a character to level 50 and complete the story with them. You need to complete all quests that have an orange arrow as the quest marker. The last quest is named “Ealyn’s Gift”.

Once you have completed this quest, the first Power Pass will be unlocked on your account. You can use this when you have created a new character. In the character selection, you can then click on Power Pass.

As soon as you have boosted a character to level 50, you will automatically receive a second Power Pass. This is new and was only announced on the night of February 8th. That way, you can quickly have three characters at level 50.

Lost Ark Power Pass
In the character selection, you can activate the Power Pass.

Can I get more Power Passes? Yes. These are available to you after you have brought at least one character to level 50 and completed the story, in the in-game shop for real money. You can get only these two passes for free.

Note: Originally, it was stated in the patch notes for the release that you must not have skipped any cutscenes in order to get the pass. This is incorrect and has already been corrected by the developers.

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Automatic leveling is also possible with in-game currency

Are there other ways to boost characters? Yes, there are. Once you have a character above level 50, you will unlock a quest on your island. You can pick up this task near your main house, and it will lead you back to your island through several detours.

In the end, you will receive a small robot on the beach, where you can order the automatic leveling:

  • A boost to level 50 costs 600 gold and 8 hours of waiting time
  • After that, you can buy further boosts, which also cost gold and waiting time. This will skip further levels and story content.

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Lost Ark lets you automatically level characters and you don’t even have to spend real money

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WoW: Handsome Lucky Charm Bracelet Farming in 2022 – The Best Spots

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

In World of Warcraft, you need pretty “Lucky Charm Bracelets” for the Valentine’s event. We will tell you where you can farm them best.

The Valentine event “Love is in the Air” has started again in World of Warcraft. Many players are searching for the best farm spots to farm lucky charms, which can then be exchanged for great rewards. We will explain what the event offers and where you can get really good yields.

Farming Pretty Lucky Charms – Here’s How

To farm Pretty Lucky Charm Bracelets, you first need a special item, the “Lovely Charm Collector’s Kit.” You can obtain this from the event merchants in the main cities. Just look for the flying goblin “Qixi Q. Pido,” talk to him, and say that you want to have such a collector’s kit – then it will land in your inventory for free.

As long as you have the collector’s kit in your inventory, you can farm “Pretty Lucky Charms”. These drop from all enemies that give you experience points (or theoretically would, if you are already level 60).

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Get the collector’s kit, otherwise the charms won’t drop at all.

You can then combine 10 of these pretty lucky charms into a “Pretty Lucky Charm Bracelet” and exchange it with the event vendor for a “Love Token”.

With the Love Tokens, you can purchase the numerous rewards from the event. These include not only transmog but also mounts and toys.

Or to put it simply: You can farm pretty lucky charms to ultimately buy most of the event’s rewards.

But where is the best place to farm the lucky charms?

The Best Places to Farm “Pretty Lucky Charms” in 2022

First things first: There isn’t a single perfect spot for farming. This is mainly because the locations vary depending on your character level, Blizzard often nerfs the most efficient spots within hours, and other factors are at play that you cannot influence. A really good spot loses a lot of its usefulness when several players are farming here at the same time.

We therefore offer you a small selection of places that have proven to be efficient.

Torghast at Level 1

Yes, you read that right. The Tower of the Damned is particularly suitable for the Valentine’s event. Simply visit the tower and go into one of the currently available wings at level 1.

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In Torghast, you can collect the lucky charms without competition.

The list of benefits is huge:

  • No competition: In Torghast, no one will take your mobs.
  • Endless enemies: You can start Torghast infinitely and always have a source of enemies to farm.
  • Weak mobs: At level 1, the mobs in Torghast are designed for item level 130. Even a character newly at level 60 with only world quest equipment can take these enemies down with ease.
  • Anima powers and the Box of Infinite Things: The anima powers from Torghast and the bonuses from the Box of Infinite Things further increase your character’s power and speed. You will breeze through the enemies.
  • But be careful: Not all enemies in Torghast can drop lucky charms. Lesser creatures, like skeletons or maw rats, almost never leave behind a pretty lucky charm. The fewer of these creatures appear in your runs, the greater your yield will be.

Torghast is not “broken” as a farm spot but is extremely reliable. Without competition or the need to exert yourself particularly, you can farm a solid amount of lucky charms per hour here.

Ardenweald

You can find the second solid spot at level 60 in Ardenweald.

Simply travel to the coordinates 62 / 47. Here, you can look east from the road and see a permanent battlefield. The Tirnenn are constantly fighting against incoming enemies known as “Possessed Chargers.” These mobs spawn every second, and there is virtually no waiting time. As soon as a charger is defeated, a new one charges in.

WoW Farm Spot Lovely Charm Ardenweald
Here there is an endless flow of mobs – great for ranged classes.

This is particularly worthwhile for ranged classes, who don’t even need to move. Dot classes can simply apply spells to all enemies and grab the lucky charms – looting the corpses isn’t necessary and isn’t even possible since the mobs don’t leave any normal loot.

Since this spot is located in the open world and is now quite well known, there could be a lot of competition. However, the respawn here is usually so fast that it doesn’t matter much, even if three or four players are farming here. Only with an even larger number of players might it be worthwhile to switch to another spot.

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The Eye of Azshara (Broken Isles)

Warning: This spot is suitable only if your character is still at level 50. However, it is significantly more efficient than comparable spots at level 60.

Travel to the Broken Isles, the setting of the Legion expansion. Now fly south from Dalaran to the island “Eye of Azshara.” This specifically does not refer to the dungeon in Azsuna, but to the island that you can also fly to in the open world.

WoW Farm Spot Lovely Charm Azshara
A solid farm spot – but only until level 50.

On the island, there are some elite enemies, which shouldn’t pose a big threat to most characters. Tanks should have hardly any problems here.

The primary goal is to find the small “Salt Sea Droplets,” which bubble around in groups of 6 to 8. Each of them has a chance to drop a lucky charm.

Where do you farm the lucky charms? Do you have a tip you’d like to share with the community?

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Fortnite: Who or what is Genō?

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite there is a story that is told on the sidelines. Since the emergence of the underground organization “IO” and the appearance of the Foundation in Chapter 2 Season 6, the name Genō has been mentioned. This being holds something that the leader of the Seven wants. We will show you everything that is known about Genō.

What is Genō? To understand who Genō might be, you need to know who IO is. “Imagined Order”, also known as IO, is a background organization that stands against the Seven.

They want to use the power of the Zero Point to possess an inexhaustible amount of energy that allows them to travel through different timelines and parallel worlds. This way, they maintain control over everything and everyone.

In Chapter 2 Season 6, since the Foundation nearly beat up Jonesy, he promised to show him where Genō is located. He assured Jonesy that the Sisters would be there too. At that time, Jonesy was a defector from the IO and was fighting himself on the front of the Zero Point. Previously, he was an employee of the Imagined Order and surely knew about the internal hierarchy and their processes.

By Sisters, it is presumably meant two more followers of the Seven. Hypex, a well-known leaker from Fortnite, has released concepts for new skins. Four variants of skins were shown that resemble the appearance of the Seven.

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The two women on the right side could be the Sisters

If Genō is holding the Sisters, then this is an enemy of the Seven. This could mean that IO and Genō are in cahoots.

Another aspect supports that the mysterious person is working with IO. In the comic “Batman/Fortnite: Foundation”, it was mentioned that Genō possesses the Zero Point. So, connecting the fact that the Imagined Order and the mysterious being possess the Zero Point, one can assume that they are working together.

Since IO is the obvious organization that acts on the forefront, Genō could symbolize the leaders of the organization. They operate in the background and lead the organization from the shadows.

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However, these are still speculations and logical conclusions; it is not exactly clear who this Genō is. What is certain, however, is that Epic will gradually reveal the secrets that are still unresolved throughout Chapter 3.

What do you think about such posts regarding information around Fortnite? Do you think it’s great that Epic Games gives Fortnite such depth in terms of story? Let us know what you think!

If you want to know who the Seven are and what purpose they serve, you can find out here as well.

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Apex Legends is launching Season 12 soon – Everything about the release, game mode and legend

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In early February, the release of Season 12 of the Battle Royale hit Apex Legends is coming. It features a new legend, an additional game mode, and many adjustments to the gameplay, including a brand new mode called ‘Control’. You can find out all the details here on MeinMMO!

Update: On February 8, we updated this article with the latest information about Season 12.

When is the release of Season 12? Season 12 of the popular Battle Royale Apex Legends will start on February 8, 2022. The season is titled ‘Defiance’, which means ‘defiance’ or ‘resistance’. The title clearly refers to the rowdy anarcho-rebel Mad Maggie, who will join as a new legend.

The start of the season is expected around 7 p.m. our time.

What’s included in Season 12? You can look forward to the following features in Season 12:

  • New legend Mad Maggie
  • New game mode Control
  • The map Olympus returns with a few changes
  • Diverse gameplay fixes, including nerfs and buffs to weapons and legends
  • A brand new battle pass

More details on these points can be found in the following paragraphs.

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New game mode, Mad Maggie, and other gameplay changes

Who is the new legend? We now know that it will be Mad Maggie, especially since the fantastic trailer for the new legend was released. We learned about her during Season 8 when the hero Fuse, who hails from Australia, was introduced, as his archenemy Mad Maggie was already known.

The rowdy anarcho-warrior was also a host of a special event, where her harsh and loud remarks drove many players to the edge.

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By now, we also know that Maggie will be a very offensive character. She is particularly agile with shotguns and can throw an exploding ball as her ultimate, distributing speed boosters. However, her most-discussed skill is the ‘Ruckus Driller’, which has the potential to break the ‘Gibby Shield Meta’.

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What is the new game mode ‘Control’? For the first three weeks of Season 12, there will be a new mode called ‘Control’. It is a version of ‘Domination’, similar to what you know from games like Call of Duty.

You are supposed to capture and hold as many of the three capture points as possible to win after a certain time. There will be infinite respawns, and it will be a battle between 2 teams of 9 players.

With respawns, this mode should be good for newcomers and returning players, as it allows you to try everything out at your own pace.

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What new weapon is coming? So far, nothing has been announced about a new weapon. So it may be that there will be no additional gun this time.

However, there are new hop-ups, which are weapon upgrades. These include the “Kinetic Feeder” for the shotgun Peacekeeper and the sniper Triple Take. This upgrade allows the weapon to reload automatically while you slide around. Ideal for the fast, aggressive playstyle of Mad Maggie.

Will there be a new map? There will not be a complete new release here either. However, we know that the popular map Olympus from Season 7 will return. There will also be a few significant changes to the map. What these are is still unclear; however, fans are expecting widespread devastation, as can already be seen in the trailer for Mad Maggie.

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Olympus is coming back, but … differently.

What else is changing? As with every season, there will be changes to weapons and legends. It is already known that:

  • In the weeks after the release of Season 12, there will be three legends given away for free – ideal for all newcomers who do not yet have them!
  • The legend Crypto is currently the least popular. The developers announced a buff for him some time ago, which is supposed to make his drone more useful. More is now known about this. Crypto will now use the drone passively and can even stick it to objects. This makes Crypto more versatile and allows him to scout effectively without direct drone control.
  • The playstyle of Gibraltar is likely to change due to the counter with Maggie’s Ruckus Driller.
  • The trapper Caustic is getting an obvious nerf, as you can now destroy his gas canisters even after they have been triggered.
  • The popular weapons Longbow and Flatline will only be available in Season 12 through the replicator, no longer as ground loot.

By the way, you shouldn’t miss this: In the first 3 weeks of Season 12, Apex Legends is giving away heroes and goodies worth 32 Euros!

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Twitch streamer JustaMinx banned for accidentally letting out a derogatory insult

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The well-known Twitch streamer JustAMinx was banned from Twitch yesterday after pleading with the moderators of the site not to do so. She claimed it was not her, but her demons who had said the offensive term.

What happened?

  • JustAMinx is an Irish streamer who gained fame mainly through the Twitch show “Love or Host.”
  • Twitch did not ban Minx for the first time. During the first ban, it was for allegedly offensive statements. She said “Simp“, which refers to someone who gives excessive attention to another person.
  • Twitch is now invoking the ban hammer again. She allegedly used an extremely offensive term once more.

JustAMinx says “Cracker” and is banned for a week

This is why Minx was banned: The well-known Twitch streamer JustAMinx must take a forced break from Twitch. Twitch justifies the ban due to the apparently racist insults. In her stream, Minx repeatedly used the word “Cracker.” Cracker is generally considered an insult towards white people — by the way, Minx is white.

The current ban is already the second for Minx, which is based on derogatory remarks. In 2020, JustAMinx had to take time off because she was banned for the words “Simp” and “Incel.” Twitch had only recently added those to the list of bad words. The streamer uploaded a video on YouTube explaining why she was banned from Twitch.

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When is Minx back live? Her ban lasts for seven days, meaning JustAMinx will be back on Twitch on February 14.

Are there more banned streamers? For using the word Cracker, Twitch has already banned streamers before JustAMinx. The most well-known Cracker case is probably Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker’s. In one of his streams, the outspoken anti-capitalist discussed whether Cracker has a racist background or not. The mere open debate was enough for Twitch officials to issue a ban.

The second streamer who was banned for using the C-word is named Froste and is a member of the e-sports organization 100 Thieves. The justification for Froste’s ban in December 2021 was: “Hateful speech.”

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What is the origin of the word Cracker in a racist context?

Cracker or Cracka primarily refers to the poorer white rural population in the southern USA. The word is also characteristic of the early settlers in the US states of Florida and Georgia, who were maliciously referred to as Florida and Georgia Crackers back in the day.

However, which other origins may lie behind the C-word is somewhat unclear. Various sources provide different explanations as to why Cracker is racist or why it is not.

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Apex Legends: To celebrate the new season, we are giving away codes worth nearly 500 €

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Season 12 starts in Apex Legends. So you can jump right in and dive into the new content, we are giving away 5 codes with 11,500 Apex Coins each. Join in!

This is what’s currently happening in Apex Legends: Season 12 in Apex Legends does not bring a new weapon or map, but it changes a lot about the current meta gameplay. The main reason for this is the new legend Mad Maggie, who specifically counters the commonly used tactics and thus brings a fresh breeze to the game.

Additionally, there’s a new game mode called “Control,” which is not a battle royale but a kind of domination mode like Call of Duty. Since you have infinite respawns and freely selectable loadouts here, this mode is ideal for newcomers who are just starting with Apex Legends now. Season 12 releases on February 8 at approximately 7 PM.

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This is what you can win: In collaboration with EA Games, we are giving away 5 codes that can be redeemed for a lot of Apex Coins.

The value of each code is €99.99 and grants you a total of 11,500 coins upon redemption, which winners can spend freely. Such as for new skins, music packs, or badges. Or even for the new legend Mad Maggie, who costs 750 coins.

However, be aware that in the first few weeks after the season launch, there are a total of 3 legends available for free. So don’t spend coins on them!

The winners also decide which platform their codes should be for: Xbox, PlayStation, Origin, or Switch.

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This is how you can participate: To enter the giveaway, you first need a MeinMMO account. Log in with it and you will see a registration tool further down. Fill in the necessary fields and tada, you are in!

If the window below does not appear after logging in, you need to refresh the page or clear the cache.

Update: The giveaway has ended.

The winners will be contacted by us via email to the address used during registration to determine their desired platform for the codes and then send them.

The giveaway ends on February 12.

Good luck!

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A skill in Dying Light 2 is completely OP: „I have killed almost every boss with it“

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Dying Light 2 gives you the ability to distribute skill points and learn new abilities. One of them is very popular in the community – because it can overpower almost any enemy. Even bosses tremble at the special kick.

What is this skill? The Dropkick is one of the skills from the combat tree. You can unlock it relatively early with enough health points. The Dropkick is among our skills you should get early in Dying Light 2.

With the ability, you can perform a kick in the air while sprinting and jumping. Aiden hits the enemy with both feet and sends them flying back a good distance before he lands on the ground himself.

As a prerequisite, you must have learned the air kick and possess at least 180 health points. If you still need health points, you have to level up through inhibitors first. You can find inhibitors in key crates or the secret safes scattered throughout the world.

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Dropkicks are “a little broken”

What makes the skill so strong? Even though the Dropkick initially sounds like a “nice gadget”, it is actually one of the strongest abilities in the game. With the Dropkick, you can:

  • kick enemies off rooftops and thus send them to their death
  • kick enemies into spike traps and instantly kill them
  • cause good damage with the skill and push almost any enemy away from you

The skill works even without a weapon, making it an optimal “last resort”. The effect works against almost every enemy except the mutated Goliath zombies with heavy clubs. A user says on reddit that he has defeated almost every boss of the game with it.

Moreover, you do not just hit a single enemy. If your foes group up properly, you can even hit multiple at once – and push them off rooftops or into spike traps:

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Are there any downsides? Yes, you land on the ground after each Dropkick and are vulnerable to attacks. So if you already have low health points, you should think carefully about when to use a Dropkick and whom to show your soles to.

However, if utilized correctly, you can eliminate enemies before a fight in the open world and no longer face such a strong overpowering force against you. Just make sure to hit your target, otherwise, you’ll be totally defenseless for a short time.

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If you prefer to focus on other combat maneuvers or miss firearms in the game, you can make use of an Easter egg in the game. Because there are actually firearms in the game, or at least something similar. And at least one of them is just as powerful as the Dropkick:

One of the best weapons in Dying Light 2 is a totally ridiculous finger gun – Here’s how to get it

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LoL streamer suddenly gets permanently banned because Twitch considers his name inappropriate

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While a streamer League of Legends was playing, he was suddenly permanently banned by Twitch. The reason seems to be his inappropriate username, which Twitch sees as a violation of the guidelines. MeinMMO reports on who it is and what exactly happened.

Who is it about? It is about the LoL streamer “Doaenel”. He could captivate an average of 1,000 to 2,000 viewers with his streams. He currently has around 3,000 subscribers on Twitch.

He exclusively streamed League of Legends on the live streaming platform for 10 to 14 hours a day. Doaenel aims to become number 1 in the game – no matter the cost.

With poetic, motivating tweets and his match statistics, the streamer tries to push himself and show how well he is currently performing in LoL.

Doaenel refers to himself in his Twitter bio as the best Hecarim in the world. Hecarim is a playable character in the MOBA League of Legends.

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Twitch bans the streamer because of his name

Why did Doaenel receive his permanent ban? On February 6, Doaenel tweeted the reason for his sudden ban: his username. Twitch sees the name as “do anal”.

The streamer immediately stated that his name has nothing to do with that, and he has had it since he was 16 years old. The name consists of the following criteria:

  • The first 2 letters of the last name
  • The first vowel of the first name
  • The third letter of the middle name or the name of a parent, if there is no middle name
  • The last consonant of the last name
  • Adding the suffix “iel” or “el”

Doaenel intended to create an angelic name.

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In a YouTube video, he shared his story and how he got into Twitch.

Previously, Doaenel, according to his own statements, had already tried to get banned from Twitch; he swore wildly in streams and behaved badly. He was in a bad mental state, according to Doaenel. However, Twitch did not take any action and let him continue streaming.

However, there has already been a ban: In 2020, he sexually harassed a female streamer and asked her if she wanted to have sex with him. As a result, Doaenel received a temporary ban from Twitch.

It is unclear whether the increasing reach or previous streams are to blame for the current ban. Perhaps Twitch has only now noticed his username. There has been no official statement from the live streaming platform yet.

Doaenel seems determined to continue and will surely appeal to Twitch to contest the ban. “I promise you, I will keep fighting. I promised myself to keep fighting. And that’s exactly what I will do (…)” said Doaenel at the end of his video.

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Listen to me! Now is the perfect time to finally start with Apex Legends

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Apex Legends is one of the best free-to-play shooters on the market, but getting into the game is complicated and especially frustrating for beginners. However, after 3 years and the start of Season 12, Apex Legends finally offers the perfect opportunity for all interested newcomers to start with a lot of fun and success. Find out here on MeinMMO why this is the case!

What is Apex Legends? Apex Legends launched unexpectedly on February 4, 2019, and revolutionized the currently booming battle royale genre with a range of fresh ideas that have since been adopted by almost every other game in the genre.

At its core, Apex Legends is still a very fast-paced battle royale game where you participate in a kind of futuristic game show where you shoot each other. The team that remains at the end wins. To ensure that enough players meet, the play area shrinks regularly.

Who is writing here? Jürgen Horn is a long-time Apex player and has played in every season so far. Therefore, he knows the game well, but has always felt that getting into Apex is not particularly easy. However, with the upcoming features of Season 12, this should all improve.

Why has it not been easy to get into the game so far? However, Apex Legends has a very fast pace and even the excellent gunplay relies on the fact that you are well acquainted with the various weapons.

As a newcomer, you are at a severe disadvantage in combat against experienced players and have to “fight your way through” multiple times before you really know how to handle the weapons and the skills of your characters. Many newcomers end up losing the fun and uninstalling Apex Legends by then.

But Season 12 brings multiple reasons to give newcomers a promising start. This includes a new mode and a drastic break in the meta.

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That’s why Season 12 will be the perfect time to start with Apex

What kind of mode is this? With the start of Season 12, there is a new game mode called Control. This is basically the Domination mode known from CoD and similar games. You need to capture and hold up to three strategic points on the map. This earns you points, and the first to reach a certain limit wins.

Meanwhile, you receive unlimited respawns, can choose your characters anew each time, and weapons are set in a starting loadout from the beginning of the game.

This mode is ideally suited to calmly familiarize yourself with the game and gunplay as well as the various characters. Especially the respawns and fixed loadouts allow for a lot of personal experience and experimentation.

Also cool for newcomers: In the first weeks after the start of Season 12, Apex Legends is giving away three characters.

What’s the deal with the new meta? If you eventually end up in the battle royale or arena mode, you will encounter experienced players there; however, they will not be superior in every aspect at the start of Season 12. The developers have changed much of the established meta gameplay with the new legend ‘Mad Maggie’ and a few buffs and nerfs.

This means Maggie can counter a previously particularly effective tactic, and one of the best weapons is now significantly rarer in the game. This means that even the pros will have to reacquaint themselves with the game, and their advantage won’t be as great.

When does Season 12 start? Apex Legends will therefore be much friendlier to newcomers with Season 12, but when does it finally start? You won’t have to wait too long, as today, on February 8, at approximately 7 PM, you can start the download for the major Season 12 update.

The start in Apex Legends is worth it, as Apex Legends will remain the best battle royale in 2022.

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Lost Ark: Which class will you start with in the MMORPG?

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The new MMORPG Lost Ark launches this week and brings a whopping 15 classes right at release. Which will be the first one you level up?

After many years of waiting, Lost Ark launches today for the pre-order Founder’s Packs in the West and fans can dive straight into the adventures.

The MMORPG offers tons of content, thanks to its release in Korea, such as the Tier 3 content. You can therefore travel to additional continents and complete dungeons. But with which class will you do it first?

The 15 classes of the EU version are:

  • Pistol Lancer – A “tank-like” class that fights with a spear and a shield and can buff the group.
  • Berserker – A warrior who fights with a massive sword. In his Berserker form, he can deal massive damage.
  • Paladin – Paladins use a sword and a book in combat to cast holy magic on their opponents. They can also protect the group.
  • Magician – The mage class relies on elemental magic in battle, causing area attacks and sweeping opponents off the field.
  • Female Bard – The bard attacks her opponents with the power of her music and can buff and even heal allies. This makes her a strong supporter.
  • Deathblade – A fast melee class that can use either daggers or a longsword in battle.
  • Shadow Hunter – This assassin class relies on both normal physical weapons and the power of chaos that lives within her.
  • Death Shooter and Art Shooter – These two classes are essentially identical but have different genders. They can switch between pistols, shotguns, and a sniper rifle in combat to utilize different skill sets.
  • Sharpshooter – The classic archer can set traps in battle and also use his hunting falcon, which deals considerable damage.
  • Artillerist – The class with the really big cannons. The artillerist can use bazookas and flamethrowers in combat.
  • Spirit Fist – Similar to Dragon Ball, with Soul Fist you can unleash energy beams and balls in addition to normal physical attacks with your hands and feet.
  • Battle Monk and Warrior Dancer – A fast and acrobatic monk class with very high attack speed.
  • Scrapper – Scrapper specializes in melee combat and switches between two skill sets in battle, requiring the resources Ki and Shock.

The classes are “genderlocked”, which means there is only one gender per class. Thus, all mage classes are female and all warriors are male. The developer Smilegate has started to loosen this restriction. They are releasing new classes that feel almost identical to the existing ones, but have a different gender. Examples of such classes are Death Shooter (male) and Art Shooter (female).

Don’t know yet which class you will play? Then join our Personality Quiz for the classes of Lost Ark and find out which one suits you best. Alternatively, you can check our Tier List to see which classes are currently the strongest.

This is how the release will go: The servers of Lost Ark will go online today, on February 8, for the owners of the Founder’s Packs at 6:00 PM. Free2Play players will start a few days later on February 11.

All information about preload, download size, and launch in general can be found in our article:

Lost Ark: Today the preload starts – All info about download and start time

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Lost Ark shows patch notes for the release – brings 12 new raids and 27 new islands

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The MMORPG Lost Ark celebrates its release today, on February 8th. Accordingly, the patch notes for the launch have been published. In them, you can find all the differences compared to the beta in November 2021.

What has changed since the beta? Since the beta in November, there have been some new contents that made it into the game, including.

  • A new max level of 60
  • The expedition level is now called squad and has increased from 100 to 250
  • Three new continents have been added
  • 7 new abyss dungeons have been introduced
  • 12 new raids have been launched
  • The Tower of Destiny is available as a new activity
  • 27 new islands can now be explored by ship

However, there are also some adjustments regarding “quality of life”, including the improvement to DirectX 11, adjustments to the UI, and the fact that players can now add friends to their account-wide friends list. Previously, this was only possible with individual characters.

Additionally, there were some adjustments to the shop, which were not all explained in detail. We will likely only find out the specifics once the game is live. However, for chests that give random items, a precise chance for that item will now be displayed in the future.

New is that you can now receive a second power pass to level a new character faster.

When will it finally start? From February 8th at 6:00 PM, players who purchased one of the pre-order packages can dive into the world of Lost Ark.

Those who do not spend money up front will start on February 11th, also at 6:00 PM.

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Lost Ark – Patch Notes for Release

Gameplay Activity

User Experience

  • Thanks to player feedback on the new prologue during the closed beta, we’ve added an additional “Welcome Challenge”. This welcome challenge helps new players through a series of optional missions. The first missions assist and convey the gameplay mechanics and become increasingly complex as you progress further into the later areas of the game.
    • The welcome challenge becomes visible after you reach Prideholme with a new character.

Character and Squad Updates

  • The level cap has been raised from 55 in the closed beta to 60. Each level reached after 50 grants the player additional skill points.
  • The squad level cap has increased from 100 in the closed beta to 250. The squad was previously known as the “expedition level”.
  • The summoner has been removed, and the sorceress subclass has been added.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Three new continents added: Yorn, Feiton, Punika.
    • Corresponding field boss additions.
    • Chaos dungeons
      • Yorn: Earth, levels 1-4
      • Feiton: Shadow, levels 1-4
      • Punika: Star, levels 1 and 2
      • Punika: Moon, levels 1-3
      • Punika: Sun, levels 1-3
    • Yorn / Feiton / Punika chaos portals have been added
  • During the closed beta, players had access to the content up to the Palace of Phantoms. At launch, we also added the following abyss dungeons:
    • Arc of Arrogance [Road of Lament]
    • Arc of Arrogance [Pride-Saturated Furnace]
    • Gate to Paradise [Sea of Apathy]
    • Gate to Paradise [Silent Karkosa]
    • Gate to Paradise [Holy Ground of Alaric]
    • Well of Oreha [Eye of Aira]
    • Well of Oreha: Preveza of Oreha
  • New guardian raids added:
    • T3 Dark Legoros
    • T3 Helgaia
    • T3 Calventus
    • T3 Achates
    • T4 Helgaia of Frost
    • T4 Lava Chromanium
    • T4 Levanos
    • T4 Alberhastic
    • T5 Heavily Armored Nacrasena
    • T5 Igrexion
    • T5 Night Fox Yoho
    • T5 Velganos
  • We introduced the Shadow Peak Tower (floors 1 – 50) during the closed beta. At launch, we also added the Tower of Destiny 1-50. Each tower can be accessed from any major city.
  • Additional cube instances have been added:
    • Elite Cube (Normal)
    • Dimension Cube (Normal)

Island and Sea

  • During the closed beta, about 70 islands were accessible. We are introducing 3 more continents at launch (Yorn, Feiton, Punika) with 27 additional islands to discover and explore in the Procyon zone.
  • Co-op quests for the Yorn Road, Feiton Road, and Punika Road (marine regions) added.
  • Sea portals added:
    • Portal of Earth
    • Portal of Tenacity
    • Portal of Leadership
  • Additional ghost ships added:
    • Feiton Ghost Ship
    • Punika Ghost Ship

Planned Activities

Players can access 4 types of content via the Procyon’s Compass (the widget that shows active content) or via the calendar in the top left of the HUD. The activity times are based on the local time in the server’s region.

  • If you exit or leave the area while participating in these activities, the reward counter will not increase and you have another chance to earn a reward.
  • Field bosses, chaos portals, and ghost ships
    • Following the weekly schedule, the field boss, chaos portal, and ghost ship activities take place every hour between 10 AM and 5 AM the following day.
    • You can participate every hour, but you will not receive additional rewards once you have exhausted all opportunities to earn rewards. The limits are:
      • 1 reward per day for field boss and chaos portal activities. The possibility to earn rewards resets every morning at 11 AM CET (UTC + 1).
      • 1 weekly for the ghost ship. The opportunities to earn rewards reset on Wednesdays at 11 AM CET (UTC + 1).
  • Adventure Island
    • According to the schedule in the game’s calendar, the same adventure island will be unlocked 3 to 4 times a day.
    • On weekends, a total of 2 groups of adventure islands will appear in the game schedule. Example: Whispering Island / Lagoon Island / Snowpang Island x3 and Monte Island / Harmony Island / Island of Phantom Butterflies x3.
    • Adventure Island has two kinds of rewards
      • Permanent rewards: island tokens and skill runes, available once per squad.
      • Repeatable rewards: gold, silver, card packs, and pirate coins, available once daily per squad.

Fortress Content

  • With the knowledge chamber of the fortress, you can transfer progress you’ve already made with one character to another character of the same account.
    • You can use the knowledge chamber by completing the following steps:
      • Complete the fortress quest “First Steps”
      • Get a character to level 50
      • Complete North Vern’s main quest “Ealyn’s Gift”
      • Complete the quest “For Cynics, nothing is impossible!” offered by Adeline, the fortress’s maid
    • When you receive a knowledge transfer, you can only transfer knowledge for 1 continent at a time. Transfers occur in the order of the storyline, starting with North Vern.
    • Once the knowledge transfer has started, you cannot cancel it. You cannot complete it immediately.
    • Characters receiving a knowledge transfer cannot use a power pass.
    • The knowledge chamber will be available for North Vern up to Feiton.

Enhancement and Quality of Life

  • Improvements to support player safety, including reporting for messages and entity names.
  • The UI/UX menu interface has been updated.
  • The store interface has been redesigned and updated.
  • The ability to add an account as a friend has been added (similar to adding a squad) and show which character they are currently playing – friend lists are no longer bound to characters.
  • The ability for players to show themselves as AFK and send a message to other players attempting to interact with them has been added.
  • Integrated presets have been added, allowing players to create presets consisting of various function-specific settings (maps, skills, equipment, gems, and more).
  • DirectX11 support has been added as a default setting. A player can switch to DirectX9 mode if they feel their performance is affected. When you are in the game, press ESC to access the game menu, click on the gear icon for settings, and go to the “Video” tab. The DirectX 9/11 mode can be switched at the top of this settings screen.

New Features

  • We offer 15 playable classes.
    • In line with the release of the sorceress in Korea, we will also introduce the advanced class of the sorceress, which replaces the summoner from the closed beta.
    • The monk class has also been introduced since the closed beta.
  • The global chat has been added so players can communicate with others in different worlds of the same server region.
    • Each chat room can accommodate a maximum of 100 players.
    • Players can see the previous chat logs before entering the room and chat messages sent while logged out.
  • The Korean original version has been added as a DLC pack on Steam. Please note that this only pertains to spoken dialogues, allowing players to experience the original version of the game. Text options are restricted to English, French, German, or Spanish.
  • A complete list of new accessibility features can be found in our article on accessibility options.
    • For reading chat messages, text to speech (TTS) accessibility is available. Additional improvements have been made based on feedback from the closed beta. To utilize this feature, players must enable Windows Narrator outside of the game. When the “TTS” setting is enabled in-game, chat messages or typed text are read by the speaker.
    • For transcribing voice chats in a group or raid, speech-to-text (STT) accessibility is available. To use this feature, players must activate the setting under game settings >> community >> chat and participate in a party voice chat.
  • Room of Growth added, accessible after completing the North Vern world quest “Shadows of the Past of the Rift”. With this feature, you can experience and learn additional gameplay modes that Lost Ark has to offer, such as mounts, pets, crafting, engraving, dismantling, and refining.
  • Procyon’s Compass added. Adventurers find a menu accessible via a widget that displays active field bosses, ghost ships, chaos portals, and current adventure islands.
  • Adventure Island added – this is a new activity that leads users to islands that are only available at certain times. Upon arriving at the island, you receive a co-op quest and must face a boss to obtain various rewards.
  • Custom PvP matches and spectator mode have been added.

Adjustments to the Western Market

  • Focus on free-to-play
    • As we mentioned in previous patch notes, Amazon and Smilegate RPG have worked together to fine-tune the content. One example is that the “show more” fields in raids are now available for gold instead of crystal.
  • Moderation:
    • Mechanisms and notifications have been implemented to ensure player safety and keep Arkesia free from behaviors that violate our code of conduct.
  • Language filtering:
    • After the feedback we received in the closed beta, further improvements have been made to our language filter. We will continue to monitor this post and make adjustments as needed.
  • Currency Exchange
    • The currency exchange has been updated so that you can better understand what is traded and earned in auctions.
  • Power Pass/Adventurer Path
    • There are two ways to unlock the power pass for adventurers:
      • When the player completes the main quest (Ealyn’s Gift) from North Vern, a single Vern Power Pass Token will be provided via in-game mail.
      • After using the first power pass, a second power pass will be granted to players via in-game mail.
    • After two power passes are received, you will not be able to earn a third power pass this way.
    • Only two power passes can be purchased per game account.
    • The adventurer’s path can be started immediately after consuming the power pass with another character.
      • This feature compresses the level 10 – 50 section for an alternative character and is a story told by Beatrice.
      • It guides you through the basics and progression of your class and allows you to swiftly relive the content with this character.
      • Upon completing the adventurer path questline, your character will be equipped with the appropriate gear for the Vern contents.

Store

  • After the closed beta, we worked together with Smilegate RPG to fine-tune the products to suit the western market.
    • The entire store will open at the early access, including Marie’s Secret Shop, which has its own opening hours.
    • Crystalline Aura will be available at launch and is the exclusive premium service for western users.
      • This service allows adventurers to utilize a range of convenience features. These benefits differ from other countries and can be viewed in the shop list for each pioneer package.
      • At launch, the crystalline aura will be expanded with additional features.
  • Information on probabilities
    • Some products purchased with crystals or royal crystals that can be bought in the store include random rewards. The breakdown of probabilities for receiving these rewards will be available online on our chance page.
    • You can also access this link through the in-game shop.
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Destiny 2 is secretly building a huge bridge and no one knows what it is for

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny 2, many Guardians have been waiting for months for new story fragments about the “Worm Exorcism” of Savathûn. However, seemingly nothing has changed for weeks. But now clever Guardians have found out that Bungie is conducting secret construction work that may have something to do with the end of the season.

What is happening behind the scenes? Many Guardians are crossing their fingers and hoping each passing week that new story elements will finally appear. Savathûn, the petrified Witch Queen, is still on ice, and obviously not much else has happened.

At least that is what the Guardians thought, as Bungie has been building a narrow bridge to a tower in the Dreaming City for weeks. This construction went unnoticed by the Guardians so much that no one noticed the change. However, it could be seen in the activity “Astral Alignment”.

Does the bridge lead to the exorcism?

The reddit user TheTealMafia has compiled a photo collage documenting the stealthy construction.

Images compiled by reddit user TheTealMafia

After today’s reset, it was seen that the bridge has even been completely finished. The way to Savathûn is now open, as the well-known PvE player Esoterickk shows in a recent YouTube video:

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Anyone who knows Bungie knows that something is implemented into the game for a reason, without being useful in the future. Looking at the change, one can notice that the bridge is stealthily making its way to the demolished Awoken Tower.

This tower could soon be used as a ritual site for the exorcism, yet something so obvious has hardly gone unnoticed.

What are the Guardians doing instead? In Destiny 2, many Guardians have already given up hope of playing the final mission. Every weekly reset, they would go to Savathûn to possibly trigger a cutscene or mission and finally complete the longest season. This has not happened to this day, yet everyone is waiting for a cliffhanger that will finally propel the story forward.

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What could happen after the exorcism? Nobody can predict yet what the consequences will be for the Guardians when the Witch Queen is “freed” from her worm. However, looking at the trailers where Savathûn appears, it does not seem that the worm has been removed. She still possesses the bright green glowing eyes that the parasitic worms also have.

Osiris is also missing, and many Guardians, especially Saint-14, hope for a happy ending and the decisive return of the Vex fanatic. However, one can infer that there will be no good ending for either party; it remains to be seen what Savathûn has planned.

What do you think of the secret construction of the bridge? Do you find it shocking that Bungie has “hidden” something so obvious right before the eyes of the Guardians? Let us know in the comments!

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The studio behind Bayonetta and NieR: Automata wants to make live-service games now – Here’s what they say

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

The new CEO of Bayonetta and NieR developer PlatinumGames, Atsushi Inaba, spoke about how they want to approach future games. He also hinted that one of the new projects could be a live-service game.

What kind of studio is it? PlatinumGames is the studio behind some of the best action games, like Bayonetta and NieR: Automata.

Recently, Atsushi Inaba, co-founder of the studio, took on the role of CEO and gave an interview to the Japanese magazine Famitsu about his promotion and the plans for the future of the studio.

In it, he made several hints that the studio might move more towards live service in the future. Here are the key points.

What does live service mean? Live service, or “Games as a service,” means: A game is not finished at some point and you don’t just put the box on the shelf after playing it through. Instead, the title continues to evolve, with patches, expansions, updates, and DLCs. The game is “cared for” by the developer. Many such games combine this with multiplayer and MMO mechanics.
Such games often also have in-game shops to make such models profitable. Prominent examples include titles like Destiny, The Division, GTA: Online, and many others.

Developer of NieR and Bayonetta wants to develop “bigger and riskier” games

This is how it should continue at PlatinumGames: According to Inaba, the studio plans to apply the live-service model in future games. When asked how he wants to lead the studio now as CEO, Inaba stated that he wants to take more risks with bigger, unique titles.

He himself wishes that developers would make more games that players can “enjoy and love over a longer period of time,” unlike previous titles from the studio, such as Bayonetta or NieR.

In this context, he also mentioned “Project G. G.”, which is currently in development and has not yet been unveiled: “Oops, I almost revealed something important about where we are going,” Inaba hinted when asked about the design philosophy behind G. G.

The G.G. project is still in the testing phase, so I can’t say much about it, but when it comes to future game production, we want to focus on developing games that differ from the past. I want to focus on making games that can be enjoyed and loved over a long period of time.

Inaba also spoke about expansion plans in Tokyo and that he would like to increase the number of employees. Currently, about 300 employees work at PlatinumGames, and Inaba would like to see that number increase to over 500.

He has a very clear vision of what the studio’s games should look like:

[Former CEO Kenichi Sato] laid the foundation for the company, but I would like to return to the original ethos of PlatinumGames. If we are no longer able to create new gaming possibilities, there is no reason for us to exist, and if that happens, in my opinion, it would be better to dissolve the company, no matter how profitable it is.

So far, the studio has mainly done contract work rather than creating its own games. For example, the studio is currently working on Bayonetta 3 for Nintendo, as well as Babylon’s Fall for Square Enix.

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Will Project G. G. be Platinum Games’ first game of this kind?

This is what we know so far about the project: With Project G. G., the studio is working on a completely original project for the first time, led by Japanese director Hideki Kamiya. This represents a major step for the studio:

In the past, even when we wanted to develop our own IP, it was difficult to do so, and even if we could, it was only on a very small scale… we could only produce indie-class products. In the future, I want to eliminate all of that and make bigger games from our ideas and at least succeed in one regard.

So far, not much has been revealed about the game except for the working title. An official website has published a letter from director Kamiya describing the game.

It states that Project G. G. is supposed to differ completely from previous Platinum games. The game marks the conclusion of Kamiya’s superhero trilogy, which began with Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101. Otherwise, however, there is still no concrete information available.

In The Wonderful 101, players took on the role of a whole horde of superheroes to crush giant monsters. Project G. G. may go in a similar direction, although the first teaser looks significantly darker and more realistic than the anime style of the previous game.

Here you can watch the scene that shows a battle between a giant monster and a kind of giant human in a city:

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The statements of the new CEO could be interpreted as a hint that Project G. G. will be the studio’s first attempt to develop “bigger, riskier” games that are supported over a longer period.

However, this does not mean that they will no longer develop games like Bayonetta in the future. They simply want to expand their range. However, how future games will specifically look, he cannot yet reveal:

The projects we are planning for the future, however, will differ in structure. Considering the changes in the market over the next five years or so, I think this is absolutely necessary. I apologize for being so vague, but I think that’s all I can tell you at the moment.

However, it seems we might expect more games with online content in the future alongside the already announced Babylon’s Fall.

What do you think? Would you like to see such games from PlatinumGames? Or should the studio stick to what it has done so well in recent years?

Whether Babylon’s Fall will be a success remains to be seen. After the presentation at E3 2021, there was certainly some criticism from players.

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You can currently get one of the best SSDs for PS5 and your gaming PC at the best price on Amazon

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Are you looking for a good SSD for your new PS5 or gaming PC? Currently, you can get a really good SSD at the best price on Amazon. MeinMMO explains why this offer could be worthwhile for you.

Since September 2021, you can finally expand the storage of your PS5. But many users don’t know which SSD to buy or which SSD is best for their PS5.

At the current time (as of February 8, 2022), you can get an SSD for your PS5 or gaming PC at a really low price. MeinMMO presents the device to you and also explains for whom the SSD could be worthwhile.

The Crucial P5 Plus is one of the best SSDs for PS5 and PC

What kind of SSD is it? The SSD from manufacturer Crucial is one of the cheapest SSDs you can buy for your PS5 for storage expansion. The SSD supports all important specifications from Sony and offers you both the recommended write speed of 6600 Mb/s and support for PCIe-4.0. Crucial itself states on Amazon as well as on the official product page that the SSD is fully compatible with the PS5 (via crucial.com).

PCIe-4.0 is a specific interface that the PS5 supports and provides you with faster data rates than the older PCIe-3.0 interface.

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How is the SSD rated? Various testers have already been able to review the SSD:

  • Testers from PC Magazine state, for example, that you get a really good SSD for your PS5 for your money (via pc-magazin.de).
  • Testers from Cyberport add that the device offers high performance within the PS5 (via cyberport.de).
  • Testers from TechStage point out that the SSD offers enough performance for the PS5 (via techstage.de). However, those who frequently write a lot of data might be better off with the Samsung 980 Pro. This is unlikely to be a concern for PS5 players.
  • On Amazon itself, the Crucial P5 Plus has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on more than 600 reviews. Some buyers also praise its compatibility with the PS5. However, one user has had issues with the SSD’s firmware.

How much can you save? Currently, you can get the SSD for 129.99 Euros instead of 179.68 Euros, saving you 28% compared to the normal price on Amazon.

At Notebooksbilliger.de, you can currently get the 2-TB version of the Crucial P5 Plus at an absolute best price. Here, you pay 249.99 Euros for the device and thus less than at other providers.

You can’t currently get the SSD cheaper anywhere else. The price of 129.00 Euros is a really good offer; just about 14 days ago, the SSD was still around 5 Euros cheaper (via geizhals.de). However, if you are currently looking for a suitable memory upgrade, you should definitely take a look at the Crucial P5 Plus.

For the currently best alternative, the Samsung 980 PRO with 1 TB of storage, you currently pay at least 150 Euros on Amazon.

More tips for PS5 SSD: Are you looking for more tips for your PS5 or were you not convinced by the offers? Then check out our overview on MeinMMO. We also explain what you need to consider when installing an SSD and present you with recommended heatsinks for your SSD:

PS5: Which M.2 SSD is the best?

The SSD is worthwhile for both the PS5 and your gaming PC

For whom is the SSD worthwhile? If you are still looking for an SSD for your PS5, you should definitely take a look at this offer. Because for currently just under 130 Euros, you get a fast and powerful SSD with plenty of storage. If you want to get the maximum out of the storage device, you should additionally buy a heatsink for about 15 Euros. This is the biggest disadvantage of the Crucial P5 Plus: A heatsink is not included in the delivery.

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Do you not have a PS5 and want to buy the SSD for your gaming PC? Even here, the purchase can be worthwhile, but it is advisable that your motherboard supports the PCIe-4.0 interface. Only then can you benefit from the full performance of the SSD.

If you only have a motherboard with PCIe-3.0, the SSD may still be worthwhile, but you will not be able to utilize the full performance.

If you have not yet been able to get a PS5: With our up-to-date PS5 ticker on MeinMMO, we offer you a way to find a PS5 console.

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New MMORPG looks like WoW – In Unreal Engine and with NFTs

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

A new blockchain-based MMORPG called Ateron has been announced. The developers highlight the NFTs through which players can supposedly earn real money. However, the appearance and structure of the game world are quite striking as they resemble World of Warcraft.

What kind of game is this? Ateron aims to be a new, classic MMORPG. It relies on a Holy Trinity of tank, healer, and DPS, and offers various classes with “their own identity.” There are no major surprises in terms of gameplay and content either:

  • There is supposed to be an open world to explore
  • Dungeons and raids are an important part of PvE
  • There will be a crafting system
  • PvP takes place in special arenas

The unique aspect of the game is that you can earn the currency $ATRN. You can use it to buy certain NFT tokens or to vote for future updates of the game.

However, the most striking feature of Ateron is the graphics, which in the cinematics bear a strong resemblance to WoW.

Ateron recreates Stormwind and the courtyard of the princess in the trailer

Where does the game remind of WoW? So far, there have been two trailers for Ateron. In the first one, you can see some distinctive areas that strongly resemble WoW:

  • Stormwind, the capital of humans. You can see the streets and buildings, as well as the harbor.
  • A courtyard with melons and a barn that suspiciously looks like the courtyard of a princess, a pig from the Elwynn Forest.
  • A dungeon that takes place in a prison and strongly reminds of the dungeon “The Deadmines” from WoW.

However, this trailer was surprisingly deleted on the night of February 8. One reason for this could be the video by KiraTV, who pointed out Ateron, but especially its similarity to WoW.

You can still see the trailer in his video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhA37mPZBNw

Weak gameplay in the second trailer: In the trailer with real gameplay, there is still a certain similarity to WoW; however, the game does not look nearly as detailed and nice. The game is supposed to be developed in Unreal Engine 5, but it looks graphically rather weak.

The interface feels completely inconsistent and also uses a very unusual font. According to the developers, the game is currently in alpha and should become more beautiful by the release.

The first information about Ateron emerged in September 2021, when social media channels were created.

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Many ways to earn money, but do you want that?

Should you keep an eye on Ateron? If you like NFTs and want to earn money through an MMO, maybe. Because that’s the big promise of Ateron.

But good gameplay is likely not what the game will offer.

Here too, KiraTV provided a very good explanation. For years, MMORPGs have been in development that had larger teams and more money available than Ateron. However, even the biggest ones like Star Citizen or Ashes of Creation struggle with implementation. This makes it unlikely that Ateron will be the next big hit.

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Today, the new MMORPG Lost Ark launches on Steam. You can find all the important information about it here:

Lost Ark launches today: Why should you play it? The quick check

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What should I play in Lost Ark? These are the 5 best classes for beginners

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 2 minutes

Many of you are very excited about the new MMORPG Lost Ark. But as always with a new MMORPG, the question arises as to which classes are best suited for the start of the game. We at MeinMMO have summarized the 5 best classes for beginners.

Finding the right class: On February 11, Lost Ark launched in Germany. Since that day, you can enjoy the Free2Play MMORPG for free. Currently, 15 classes are waiting for you, which can feel overwhelming quickly.

We at MeinMMO have summarized 5 classes that are perfect for beginners and that newcomers to the action MMORPG should look at.

These five classes are:

  • The Berserker
  • The Warlancer
  • The Artillerist
  • The Shadowhunter
  • The Scrapper

How do classes and groups work in Lost Ark? Currently, there are 15 different classes in Europe. You select one of 5 base classes at the start, and at level 10, you can choose a subclass.

Regarding group dynamics, the game deviates slightly from the known MMORPG pattern. In Lost Ark, it currently works like this: you fill the 4-player group with a support character, namely a Paladin or a Bard, and three damage classes.

Some raids in Lost Ark are played with 8 players, meaning two groups. However, the dynamics do not change because of this. In the raid, you are thus playing with 6 pure damage dealers and 2 players who also provide support.

Update: We last updated the article on February 25, 2022. We had to remove the Summoner from our list as they are not available at launch in our version. Instead, we added and described the Shadowhunter in more detail. We also added links and changed some wording.

How do we rate the best classes for beginners? The best classes for newcomers and for diving into the game are rated based on the following criteria:

  • How important is knowledge about the opponents you fight?
  • Can the class forgive many mistakes?
  • Does the class manage to score in the endgame?
  • Is the basic mechanics of the class easy to understand?
  • Can you survive critical situations with the class?

With these critiques, we have looked at all the classes currently available in the European version and summarized them for you.

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Lost Ark delivers intense action with 15 classes – See here in the video what they look like

Where does the information come from? We researched opinions from the playing community on Reddit and YouTube, have already spent several hundred hours in Lost Ark ourselves, and talked to players who have spent far more hours in the MMORPG.

Why are the classes especially good for beginners? The classes we have chosen based on this pattern make it particularly easy for you to get started in Lost Ark. Even if you have never played a game of this type before, you can still achieve a lot and have a lot of fun with the listed classes.

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These classes are perfect for beginners

Which classes are coming next? We have compiled a wide selection of the best classes for beginners and thus cover many different playstyles. So you should definitely find something for yourself.

FIFA 22: Title Update 5 changes a single thing that is so important

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

FIFA 22 gets a new update. Title Update 5 is particularly noted for addressing just a single issue. Nevertheless, it could have a significant impact on gameplay.

Update, February 8, 2022: As announced via Twitter, the new Update 5 is now also available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X as well as Stadia.

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When will Title Update 5 be released? Title Update 5 was announced on February 1, 2022, via Twitter – initially as usual, only for PC. It is now available via Steam and Origin.

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FIFA 22 addresses annoying problem with Title Update 5

What’s included in the update? In fact, Title Update 5 only addresses a single issue. This is noticeable, as previous Title Updates were significantly more comprehensive.

Nevertheless, the update should be interesting for many players: According to the patch notes, one of the issues that has been bothering players for ages is being resolved. It states:

The following change has been made:
– The likelihood of a player retaining the ball after intercepting or blocking a ground pass has been increased.
– This change does not affect how often ground passes are intercepted and blocked; it only impacts the outcome of interceptions and blocks.

FIFA 22 Patch Notes (via EA Forums)

What does this mean for players? In the past, it was quite frustrating when the ball would simply bounce back to the opponent after one had just put in a lot of effort to intercept a pass. One had positioned their player just to secure the ball – only to lose it immediately.

This should now change. Accordingly, the first reactions in the FIFA subreddit are also positive:

  • “This is a good thing. I’m tired of winning the ball only for the striker to get it back before I can pass,” says user “trinibeast” (via reddit).
  • “This was so necessary. If I make a perfect tackle, my opponent shouldn’t be in a better position afterward. Even the TOTY defenders experienced this,” says user “Real_Jerry” (via reddit).
  • “This should be good (if implemented correctly). It’s ridiculous to intercept the pass five times in a row, and the ball is deflected to the attacker every time,” says user “real022” (via reddit).

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The issue has been criticized for a long time in the FIFA subreddit. The fact that this is now set to change could make concentrated interceptions of passes a more valuable option in defense. However, it should be noted that the update only speaks of ground passes for now. How it will affect high passes or tackles remains to be seen.

In addition to the new update, there are fresh contents in Ultimate Team: The Future Stars event is drawing closer to replace the TOTY. Right now, you can secure Future Stars tokens for rewards in FUT.

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