In League of Legends the German professional player Elias “Upset” Lipp has the best stats in the LEC regarding the ratio of kills, deaths and assists. The 22-year-old experienced a crisis during the LoL Worlds 2021 and had to leave his team early.
These are the strong stats:
The Spring Split of the LEC 2022 is halfway through. The first 4 out of 8 weeks are over, and each team has already completed 9 matches. Upset’s team, Fnatic, is in a strong second place with a record of 6-3. Only the still undefeated Rogue are stronger.
Fnatic’s ADC, Upset, has the best KDA in the league with 18.8. He has 36 kills and 39 assists, having only died 4 times, despite his team losing 3 times already. The next best professional in the stats, the ADC of Rogue, has more kills than Upset but has also died twice as often.
Upset’s outstanding stats are primarily due to the fact that he rarely dies. The gold difference also indicates how disciplined Upset plays. He is ranked second in the league in this regard. Only the midlaner of Rogue, Larssen, has earned more gold on average after 10 minutes than his counterpart.
Is this an exception? No, it is not. Upset is experiencing an incredibly strong phase in League of Legends. Already at the LEC 2021 playoffs he dominated the competition at the age of 21 and achieved the best KDA in the playoffs.
Back then, it was said he had a “wife buff,” as he had just married shortly before his run. It is often said that LoL professionals perform particularly well when they have a wife supporting them.
Fans even suggested to the Korean top player Faker to get a girlfriend if he wants to win the 4th world championship title.
Outstanding stats for Upset at the KDA. Source: Oracleselixir
Wife received death threats after dispute with teammates
What was the crisis? Upset’s current strength demonstrates that he does not let drama distract him. During the Worlds 2021, he had to leave the championship in Iceland for personal reasons. His team lost 5 games without their key player and was eliminated.
Following the world championship, a teammate of Upset, the young Frenchman Adam, became furious with Upset, accusing him of abandoning his team to attend to his “lonely wife.” Upset denied this allegation. The discussion led to attacks that apparently affected Upset at the time.
But only a few weeks later, in the new season, Upset seems to be in top form, rarely dying and excelling in the highly exposed role of ADC:
The head of Lost Ark at Smilegate answered questions in an interview on the Twitch channel Crown. He was also asked why the MMORPG was delayed and if New World was a reason for that.
What kind of interview was it? The Twitch channel Crown is launching an Arkweek for the launch of Lost Ark, during which the new MMORPG will be the focus for the entire week.
In an event for the start of Arkweek, the head of Lost Ark was also interviewed and casually placed on a throne. One of the first questions from the moderators was why the MMORPG was actually delayed.
What does he say about it? He primarily emphasizes that Lost Ark was not delayed because of New World. The game from Amazon was no indicator for the progress of Lost Ark.
The game had to be released later because the localization of content from T2 and T3 took longer than planned. Additionally, he wanted to have T3 and Legion Raids in the game as soon as possible.
To make that happen, he made a personal request to Amazon to see these contents implemented. This request was seemingly answered positively, as we are now launching with T3 content.
And the first Legion Raids are expected to follow in a month. Nevertheless, all these reasons have led to the MMORPG needing to be delayed and not being able to meet the original release date.
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New video about Lost Ark shows what makes the free MMORPG special
What does he expect from the launch?
What does the head say further? He also reaffirms his expectation that he anticipates about 200,000 concurrent players at launch. Everything beyond that would be a personal win for him.
A LOA ON, an event at the end of the year that is very relevant in Korea, should not happen for the West for the time being. That should only happen when the game in our version has caught up with the Korean version and both are on the same level, which would be his biggest goal.
What does he advise new players? He emphasizes that everyone should play the game at their own pace to get the most enjoyment out of Lost Ark. New content won’t disappear and can be played at any time.
When asked what he would say to people who claim his game is Pay2Win, he states that Free2Play players should not expect any hurdles.
What do you think of his statements? Are you looking forward to Lost Ark or have you even played it already? Do you personally feel pressure to complete the available content quickly, or do you play, as the head recommends, at your own speed? Feel free to let us know in the comments at MeinMMO.
The new MMORPG Lost Ark is almost here, and many people are still wondering if the game will remain exciting for them in the long run. We from MeinMMO take a look at the endgame and tell you what is particularly worth it there.
How can you get to the endgame the fastest? In Lost Ark, the leveling process usually doesn’t take too long. You quickly reach the soft cap of level 50, but getting to level 60 takes a bit longer. However, this is hardly relevant for many endgame contents.
The fastest way to reach this is by playing through the normal story campaign and completing some side quests and events along the way. You won’t need much more to reach level 50. The last 10 levels to 60 will be quite a grind.
Why should you enjoy it the first time? Take your time with your first character and explore everything you want to explore. There are no deviations in the story and leveling process of Lost Ark.
If you create a new character, you will experience exactly the same thing again. Having multiple characters is important for the endgame and sometimes even essential. You will rush through the story enough to reach level 50.
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Activity 1 – Chaos Dungeons
What should you do first? You should complete the first quest series in the new level 50 area as quickly as possible to unlock the first important endgame activity, which is particularly worthwhile, namely the Chaos Dungeons.
What are Chaos Dungeons? Chaos Dungeons are the first of three particularly important endgame activities and the first opportunity to improve your gear score. In the dungeons, you will face waves of enemies that you must defeat.
There you will receive randomly generated loot. So it is rather tedious to improve your gear score this way, but it is the first chance you have to maximize it.
You can complete these dungeons twice a day per character. So if you want to spend a lot of time in the dungeons, it is already worthwhile to have more than one character over level 50.
You can see a complete Chaos Dungeon here:
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How can you improve your gear score further? Once you have completed the quest line of the first level 50 continent, you can directly proceed to the next. For completing the quests on this continent, you will receive a complete gear set.
This gear already has a relatively high gear score and in most cases is an upgrade for your equipment. You will need this as well to face the next of the three particularly important endgame activities – the Guardian Raids.
What are Guardian Raids? To participate in Guardian Raids, you always need a certain gear score. This score is different for each Guardian Raid, and the various raids become correspondingly tougher.
In the Guardian Raids, which you conquer in a group of 4 players, you must defeat a specific boss. You have 20 minutes for this boss, and when he falls, there are good rewards. These are not random, like in the Chaos Dungeons, but somewhat predetermined in a pool.
Just like the Chaos Dungeons, you can complete two Guardian Raids per day per character. Again, having a second character in the endgame is beneficial.
You can see one of the Guardian Raids in this video:
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What are Void Dungeons? Unlike Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids, you can only do the particularly difficult Void Dungeons three times a week, no matter how many characters you have.
Void Dungeons are really difficult PvE content, where you have to battle your way through tough dungeons in a group while gradually learning the mechanics of the bosses.
It’s completely normal for you to fail more often than win at the beginning. The Void Dungeons are hard and require practice, but they also bring you the best rewards and a sense of triumph when you can conquer them.
You can see a clip from a Void Dungeon here:
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For all of these activities, there are also daily and weekly quests that you can easily take along while playing. These quests provide additional rewards on top of the already good rewards from the activities. Among other things, you can obtain rare emeralds from the quests that help you improve your gear score.
What else is there to do?
The PvP is fun but doesn’t yield much: Of course, you can also dive into PvP once you are level 50 and have reached the endgame. However, fighting against other players hardly advances your character, but it is a lot of fun.
You fight in PvP with normalized equipment, meaning that no one has an advantage due to better gear. You will then face each other in various game modes and fight for victory.
There are also daily and weekly quests for PvP, but besides those, the rewards in player-versus-player mode are scarce.
The Adventure Island: Events take place regularly on the Adventure Island, in which you can participate and thus earn a few rewards. These activities, which are usually more fun, can only be completed once a day.
Flirt for your life: Five times a day you can interact with certain NPCs and thus improve your relationship with them. Depending on the NPC, this varies. Some you must reveal your feelings to, others you will need to sing a song to. Others want gifts from you.
No matter what they want, you can give it to them up to 5 times a day and receive a better relationship with them in return. The better your relationship is, the more rewards they will give you.
Exploration is also worthwhile: At the beginning of Lost Ark, you receive your Adventure Journal. You can fill this step by step by visiting special places, defeating special bosses, and finding the hidden Mokoko seeds in the world.
As the book fills up, you will gradually receive more rewards. So it is definitely worth paying a little more attention to the world around you.
The Adventure Journal is waiting to be filled.
Reputation quests yield big rewards: Similar to the daily and weekly quests, you can expect reputation quests. You should always keep an eye on these special tasks as they provide you with many rewards when you level up your reputation.
You will find them in the same window as the weekly and daily tasks. The extra click here can give you a significant advantage.
What about life skills and housing? For life skills, like chopping wood, mining stones, or fishing, you only have limited energy. You start with a total of 10,000 energy for these activities.
However, you only recharge 4,320 of those points within 24 hours. If you want to farm as efficiently as possible, you should make sure to use at least 4,320 points each day so that you always start the new day with maximum possibilities.
It is similar with your island. You also have limited energy there to perform tasks or send your people on missions. Here you can consume about 1,500 a day, which then recharges in 24 hours.
For maximum yield, you should also take care of your island daily. Exciting loot awaits you here as well.
In Lost Ark’s housing, you can organize your own island.
PvE slaughter without dungeon: Once per day per character, you can also face the powerful field bosses. These are particularly strong enemies that simply appear somewhere in the world. However, you need several players to take them down. And a whole lot of time.
The rewards from the bosses are adjusted to the level of the area. So it is only somewhat beneficial to defeat a level 20 boss at level 60, but it is fun.
The ghost ship, a PvE event that you can do once a week, also brings fun, rewards, and slaughter.
Abyssal Dungeons and Legion Raids: The new content introduced in our version with the update to Tier 3 only comes at the end of the endgame, as you need a relatively high gear score to play them. Briefly described, the two modes are similar to what you already know from raids and dungeons – only harder and better.
What would you say, do you like the outlook on the endgame of Lost Ark or is there not really anything here that appeals to you? Have you perhaps already played the Russian version and have some suggestions on what else to do after reaching level 50? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Dying Light 2 is full of Easter eggs. Some of them are even really useful, like the secret weapons provided by a hidden NPC. They are inspired by the crazy Mantis Blades from Cyberpunk 2077.
Spoiler alert: Here you read information about Dying Light 2 that you might discover yourself. However, they are not relevant to the story.
What kind of weapon is that? In line with the totally ridiculous finger gun in Dying Light 2, you can also obtain special melee weapons in the game. The “Cyber Hands 2177” are actually just modified brass knuckles, but you can attach two long, sharp blades to your fists.
The weapon is based on a special weapon from Cyberpunk 2077. In the sci-fi adventure, you can enhance your body with implants, including so-called Mantis Blades. You can simply retract these hidden swords from your arms when needed and slice through enemies.
Both the name of the weapon in Dying Light 2 and its implementation are a nod to Cyberpunk 2077. The studios of both games are from Poland, and CD Projekt Red, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077, congratulated the Dying Light creators Techland upon release (via Twitter).
What makes the blades perhaps even more exciting is the fact that you can craft them – infinitely. You also get them from a unique NPC – from the Terminator himself. Or at least from someone inspired by him.
What you need to do: As soon as you are far enough in the story to enter the VNC Tower in the Central Loop, make your way to its roof. From there, jump down and use your glider or your flying broom to reach the roof with the military drop next door.
From there, head to the “Office Plaza”. There you will find a hidden NPC, the Liquidator. He is apparently already an Easter egg himself and a nod to the Terminator, as GameStar reader SeeBaerAD explains. A hint to this, besides his name: he is looking for a woman named Connor.
If you speak to the Liquidator, he disappears after the dialogue. However, he leaves behind the blueprint for the Cyber Hands 2177 at his fire. Pick it up and you can craft the blades for 379 parts (“Scrap”).
In the video by YouTuber Punish, you can see the entire path in moving images:
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I can’t find the NPC – What to do? Make sure you haven’t finished the main story yet. It’s best to seek out the Liquidator as soon as you can enter the VNC Tower.
According to some reports, the Liquidator is not supposed to appear anymore once you have “completed” the game. Alternatively, you can try joining a public game or a friend’s co-op session who hasn’t finished yet. Here we explain how to play Dying Light 2 in co-op.
How strong the blades actually are, we can’t say yet. You might have trouble against larger hordes of zombies, especially if your stamina hasn’t reached maximum yet. However, you can make it easier for yourself by expanding your combat style with a single, overly strong skill:
Lost Ark launched on Steam today. There were many issues with the download and long wait times. We now know that over 400,000 players were online at the same time. The trend is currently even rising.
How many players does Lost Ark have? According to an initial report from the analysis website SteamDB, Lost Ark currently has 467,545 concurrent players.
The MMORPG officially launched at 6:00 PM, but there were numerous issues with the download. In addition, new players are still flooding in, and the primetime in America will not be reached for several hours.
The player count will therefore increase. Additionally, currently only pre-order players can log in. Another peak could be reached on Friday when the Free2Play version is also released.
How do the numbers compare? New World reached over 700,000 concurrent players about three hours after release but did not have issues with downloads. However, there were very long wait times back then. New World peaked with over 900,000 players over the weekend.
However, the numbers at the head start are already significantly higher than the head of Lost Ark expected.
The director hoped for 200,000 concurrent players in the West
What did the director say? The Game Director of Lost Ark mentioned at a fair for the MMORPG in December that he wants to achieve 200,000 concurrent players for the western release. After the first three months, about 50,000 to 70,000 players should still be actively playing Lost Ark.
He emphasized that Smilegate plans to retain players long-term and continuously attract new players. Lost Ark should build its success and not just benefit from a short hype moment.
This short hype moment seems to have already occurred. Because not only on Steam, Lost Ark is already successful. It is also currently the most-watched game on Twitch:
Lost Ark is finally live, and the first players can test the western version of the MMORPG. We at MeinMMO took a closer look at the shop and reveal what exactly is in it.
Update February 8: We have updated the information about the shop in line with the release. We will be covering the release with a live ticker.
What’s in the shop? Lost Ark is a free-to-play MMORPG, primarily funded through the real-money shop in the game. This has been criticized because there was some pay-to-win in Korea. Now that the game is live, we can finally take a look at the western version.
The shop there offers the following contents:
2 armor skins
Various skins for mounts, companions, and ships
Items for housing
Tickets for expanding character slots, name changes, and appearance adjustments
The Crystalline Aura, a buff for 30 days that brings various bonuses, similar to ESO+
Phoenix Feathers, an item that allows you to resurrect. This does not work in raids.
Item bags that provide materials or upgrade items
Tickets that allow you to complete daily quests immediately
Pets that grant you stat bonuses and auto-loot
Depending on the definition, some of the mentioned contents fall under the banner of pay-to-win. The material bags directly provide materials for crafting or stones for upgrading equipment. The tickets for Unas Tasks, which allow you to complete daily quests immediately, or the pets also fall under this.
What’s particularly nasty is that the offers for material bags only last for 6 hours. After that, they automatically change, and other items can be purchased.
However, it’s important to distinguish between the currencies in the Lost Ark shop, one of which can also be exchanged for in-game gold.
This is what the shop with its two currencies looks like in Europe.
Lost Ark lets you buy almost everything for in-game currency
What currencies are available in the Lost Ark shop? There are two currencies in the shop:
Royal Crystals can only be purchased for real money
Blue Crystals can be exchanged for Royal Crystals or in-game currency
The Blue Crystals work similarly to the gems in Guild Wars 2. Player A can offer gold and buy Blue Crystals from Player B. Player B can, if no Blue Crystals are available, use Royal Crystals, thus indirectly buying gold from Player A with real money.
However, Player A will always receive the converted value in Blue Crystals. You cannot buy Royal Crystals directly from other players.
However, the currency exchange is currently disabled, so we can’t say exactly how much the items cost in in-game currency. However, we will include a screenshot from the Russian version of the game:
This is what the auction house looks like for exchanging gold for Blue Crystals.
What do the currencies mean exactly? Everything that is offered for Blue Crystals can also be bought with in-game currency.
However, exclusive items that are only available with Royal Crystals, and thus for real money, include items for adjusting the appearance of characters, additional character slots, and name changes, as well as mount skins.
Items like the Crystalline Aura, Phoenix Feathers, or material bags are available for Blue Crystals and thus indirectly also for in-game currency.
How does the Crystalline Aura work? For 30 days, you will receive several bonuses, including free fast travel, reduced times for crafting, research or from the Song of Return, Bifröst will get 2 additional slots and lower fees for overseas vessels.
It costs 420 Gems. There is also a package for 180 days, which currently costs 50 Euros.
How do the Pets work? The pets provide you with a bonus on a specific stat. However, you can re-roll these stats using Blue Crystals.
In addition, pets provide auto-loot and offer other small conveniences. However, these only last for 30 days before you must reactivate them with Blue Crystals.
How much does the Lost Ark shop cost?
With the release, there is now the opportunity to sell Royal Crystals in the shop. They cost:
1,000 – 9.99 Euros
2,200 – 19.99 Euros
5,750 – 49.99 Euros
12,000 – 99.99 Euros
Contents for Royal Crystals:
Character adjustments cost 900 Royal Crystals
One character slot costs 900 Royal Crystals
Name changes cost 1,800 Royal Crystals
Mounts cost 1,400 Royal Crystals, a special skin even costs 2,300
200 Blue Crystals can be obtained for 500 Royal Crystals; 3,600 Blue Crystals for 8,700 Royal Crystals (minimal discount)
Contents for Blue Crystals:
Crystalline Aura costs 420 Blue Crystals for 30 days
Housing decorations cost between 50 and 250 Blue Crystals
Ship skins cost between 365 and 410 Blue Crystals
100 tickets to complete daily quests cost 1,120 Blue Crystals
100x Phoenix Feathers for resurrection at the spot cost 820 Blue Crystals
The chests for materials cost between 18 and 199 Blue Crystals
What do you think about the Lost Ark shop? Do you find the contents acceptable, or do you see it as pay-to-win? Is the shop generally an interesting topic for you, or would you rather play free-to-play? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here at MeinMMO.
If you want to learn more about Lost Ark, you can find all the important information in this video:
The huge 4X strategy game Crusader Kings 3 is getting its first DLC today, on February 8, 2022. With Royal Court, new game mechanics are introduced that can entertain you even when you’re not playing – for instance, on Twitch.
What kind of game is this? Crusader Kings 3 is a strategy game from Paradox. The studio is known for its massive, sometimes overwhelming games with dozens of mechanics that all interlock.
You play various rulers in Europe, Asia, and Africa around the Mediterranean during the Crusades from the 9th to the 15th century. Through intrigues, wars, and diplomacy, you try to build your empire and write history as you see fit.
Crusader Kings 3 is considered extremely complex with mechanics such as religion, court intrigues, and succession, which can be quite opaque and can ruin your entire game save with a wrong decision.
By the way, Crusader Kings 3 is one of the favorite games of our editor-in-chief Gerd Schuhmann:
Why is Crusader Kings 3 interesting now? Today, on February 8, 2022, the first major DLC for Crusader Kings 3 is released. Royal Court focuses entirely on cultures and even adds a sort of role-playing component to the game. The DLC brings, for example:
Languages you can learn and even unlearn
A throne room with exhibited relics and the new “Splendor” mechanic
Judiciary in your own throne room
Same-sex marriages
Cultural mixing as a new feature along with cultural traditions for each people
To outsiders or beginners, the new content may sound even more confusing. But for at least one platform, all of this is ideal: for Twitch.
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New possibilities and completely different ways to play with Royal Court
That’s why Royal Court is interesting for Twitch: Crusader Kings 3 can also be played in multiplayer rounds. Here, several players play with or against each other.
The new features all have great conflict potential. If you do not speak the same language as other characters, it gives a natural penalty on their opinion of you, and cultures have the potential to stir up a conflict.
Moreover, the throne room and languages provide the opportunity for built-in role-playing. If streamers fully embody their characters – like in GTA Online – then Crusader Kings 3 promises interesting dialogues from now on.
It will be exciting to see who plans a murder plot against their fellow player or tries to assimilate their culture. Particularly amusing will be questions like: “Can someone teach me High German or Bavarian?” How it’s done right is shown, for example, by the preview event of Twitch streamer Shurjoka.
When does the DLC come out? Since 6:00 PM German time, you can purchase Royal Court for €29.99 on Steam. The game will also be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on March 29.
With just over 20,000 players simultaneously on Steam, Crusader Kings 3 is more of a niche title. Nevertheless, it’s worth a look – whether you play yourself or not. However, if you dare to enter the medieval world, here are some beginner tips for you:
Even before the release kicked off, the game was actively streamed on Twitch – and evidently found an interested audience. Because: before the clock struck 6:00 PM, over 753,000 viewers were already watching live (as of 5:59 PM, February 8).
This placed Lost Ark ahead of the Just Chatting category (about 600,000 viewers) and significantly ahead of other games like GTA Online (about 180,000), League of Legends (about 180,000) and Valorant (about 150,000).
Numbers continue to rise: At exactly 6:00 PM, Lost Ark even broke the 800,000 viewer mark, by 6:06 PM there were over 900,000, and the game hit the million at 6:15 PM. The trend is clearly rising on release night.
On Twitch, Lost Ark was in first place on release night (via Twitch)
What can you see in Lost Ark?
This is Lost Ark: Lost Ark is a free-to-play MMORPG from an isometric perspective. It fundamentally resembles games like Diablo and offers dungeons, raids, shipbuilding and sailing, housing and various PvP elements. It is controlled with a mouse and keyboard.
A total of 15 different classes are available at launch for you to choose from. The game is fully localized in Germany and even features a German voiceover.
In addition to the general interest in the game, the exciting Twitch Drops are likely playing a role in the high numbers on Twitch. Currently, the event “Legends of Lost Ark” is running, which can unlock various rewards for viewers. Among other things, there are chests with in-game currency, skin parts, and pets and mounts. The event will run throughout February.
If you were curious about what to expect in Destiny 2 with the Witch Queen, the latest ViDoc from Bungie has you covered. The first glimpses of the new DLC are promising and visually impressive. Here’s what you can play in the Destiny universe this week.
This is happening this week: Savathun continues to chill, and it looks like Destiny 2 players will have to wait longer, as the seasonal quest drags on. The first Guardians are even starting to worry about Savathun. So, you can keep an eye on the secret bridge building or catch up on the secrets of the seasonal quest in the ViDoc.
Don’t forget: This week, there’s again free Ascendant Shards in the Eververse, and you can pay one last visit to the Fanatic. The strike “The Hollowed Lair” makes its final appearance in Beyond Light before the game content rotates.
If you prefer PvP, you can either indulge in the Conflict mode this week or take on the Trials of Osiris over the weekend.
For those who missed the ViDoc: You can watch it again here and learn the secrets:
The Fanatic awaits you. You won’t have much longer to kill the Harbinger of Scorn in the Riven’s Cove, as he will soon, in February 2022, be moving to the Content Vault. So seize the opportunity and play him again on Grandmaster, and don’t forget: This week is his last time in the Nightfall rotation before he has to leave Destiny 2.
These Nightfall weapons are currently available:
The Comedian, Void Shotgun (Master)
Shadowprice, Arc Auto Rifle (Master)
Playlist Strikes have these modifiers:
Void Singe
Grounded
Brawler
The Singe modifier accompanies you all week, while the others change daily.
Weekly bonus this week:
Bonus rank points are available this week in all strike activities.
This time you’ll have a chance to prove yourself against Atheon in “Teamwork Refrain”: In each of the 3 Oracle phases, each player can only destroy one Oracle. As a reward, in Challenge Mode, the time-lost weapon “Corrective Measure” awaits – next season, a buff is coming for all SMGs, so secure yourself a strong example now.
As a reward, in the Challenge Mode the time-lost weapon “Corrective Measure” is guaranteed to come with 2 perks per slot.
This week’s raid gear focusing is: Resilience
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Conflict
Trials of Osiris
Ascendant Challenge:
Petra Venjcan conveniently be found right at the spawn point of the Dreaming City. The curse week number two is active across the whole zone. Additionally, you can prove yourself in the 6th Ascendant Challenge.
Sources for top loot in Season 15 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the Season of the Lost, the maximum power level of your gear is at 1,330. Thus the power level has only risen by +10 compared to the previous Season 14.
So you won’t be bothered with the annoying levels, but can dive straight into the endgame.
This top loot (Pinnacle Gear) gets you over 1,320:
Reach at least 100,000 points in the Nightfall: The Devil’s Lair (+2)
Don’t forget: Remember to collect your Glimmer gift this week in the Eververse. Additionally, of course, there’s also a new offer from Tess that you can discover this week.
The ornament “Pink Mist” for the Hand Cannon “Misbehavior”
This week you can also get the following for Glimmerfrom Tess:
Exotic Sparrow “Galvanic Fork”
The exotic ship “Arrow of Time”
The exotic ship “Hard Facts”
The shader “Chalco’s Glory”
Exotic Ghost Shell “Monstrous Shell”
Exotic Emote “Off We Go”
Exotic Emote “Drone Flight”
Legendary Ghost Projection “Trials of Osiris”
How was your week in Destiny 2? Did you enjoy the ViDoc, and what will you accomplish before Witch Queen? Let us know in the comments whether you prefer to chill or what your current activities in the game look like.
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The best counters against Kapilz in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With this, you can defeat Kapilz in raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Kapilz? Kapilz originates from the third generation of Pokémon and belongs to the Grass and Fighting types. Kapilz is the final evolution of Knilz. You will regularly encounter it in level 3 raids.
We show you here the best counters against Kapilz and against which types it is weak (type effectiveness).
Defeating Kapilz in raids – With these counters
Crypto Lavados with Wing Attack and Sky Attack
Crypto Ho-Oh with Hidden Power and Brave Bird
Mega-Tauboss with Air Slash and Brave Bird
Crypto Kramshef with Peck and Sky Attack
Lavados with Wing Attack and Sky Attack
Crypto Staraptor with Wing Attack and Brave Bird
Crypto Zapdos with Charge Beam and Air Slash
Rayquaza with Air Slash and Hurricane
Crypto Mewtu with Confusion and Psyshock
Ho-Oh with Hidden Power and Brave Bird
Mega-Glurak Y with Air Slash and Overheat
Yveltal with Air Slash and Hurricane
Kramshef with Peck and Sky Attack
Crypto Lugia with Extrasensory and Air Slash
Boreos with Air Slash and Hurricane
Washakwil with Air Slash and Brave Bird
Staraptor with Wing Attack and Brave Bird
Boreos (Therian Form) with Air Slash and Hurricane
Fasanob with Air Slash and Sky Attack
Crypto Sichlor with Air Slash and Aerial Ace
Weaknesses of Kapilz: The Pokémon belongs to the Grass and Fighting types and has weaknesses against Flying, Poison, Fire, Psychic, Ice and Fairy. Therefore, focus on types and attacks that exploit these weaknesses in raids to defeat Kapilz.
Is there a Shiny Kapilz? No, you cannot currently catch a Shiny Kapilz in Pokémon GO.
How many trainers are needed? If you have the top counter Pokémon and have already reached a fairly high level (40+) in Pokémon GO, you can defeat Kapilz alone. With lower levels, but strong counters, you should rely on more trainers.
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When it comes to the wishes of the player base of World of Warcraft, there are many ideas and suggestions that have accumulated over the years.
There are many suggestions and improvement ideas that players have brought up in World of Warcraft over the years. Some are often heatedly discussed, as rarely is every idea purely positive. One of these points is the idea of account-wide reputation. This would bring many benefits and make playing alternative characters easier. It is a desire that has been increasingly heard from the community in recent years. But is this really just a good idea?
What would account-wide reputation be? Account-wide reputation would essentially mean that players would only need to earn reputation with a faction on a single character. Once that character reaches the “Exalted” level, all other characters could also benefit from this reputation level and enjoy corresponding rewards and advantages.
What supports account-wide reputation? There are several arguments in favor of account-wide reputation. The most commonly cited argument is that farming reputation represents a significant barrier when a player has to play another character.
Those who have farmed all currently relevant reputation factions to exalted with their main character will think multiple times about whether this effort is justified for another character as well. Since farming reputation is generally associated with quite simple and often tedious grinds, this presents a massive hurdle.
This would not be a problem if the reputation factions were not tied to player power and only provided cosmetic rewards.
What speaks against account-wide reputation? However, there are also some peculiarities that speak against account-wide reputation, particularly in cases where players have to decide on a faction.
The best-known example would be the Aldor and the Scryers from Shattrath in The Burning Crusade. Players can only join one of the two factions and are hostile towards the other. Here there would need to be exceptions so that characters do not suddenly become popular or unpopular with both factions due to account-wide reputation.
Furthermore, there are also players who want a true fresh start with a new character and enjoy grinding reputation multiple times. This possibility would disappear if reputation were forced to be account-wide.
This is how the community discusses it: In the WoW subreddit, a post has surfaced again that revolves around the account-wide reputation.
Vitrudian sees a clear advantage in it to keep more players engaged in WoW:
I wish they had done this a long time ago. Remove the barriers that prevent players from wanting to play alternate characters. They could have retained so many more players.
Wheelywagon also wonders why this has not been worked on yet.
The real question is why this hasn’t been introduced into the game yet. Why hasn’t the absolute minimum been met and at least the increased reputation bonus [from Pandaria] been granted when a character is exalted.
The user malignantmind already has concrete plans:
Make it so that if one character is exalted, all other characters on the account are also exalted. If no character is exalted, then each has their individual reputation progress.
This ensures that they do not have to create account-wide limits for daily/weekly reputation farming and should resolve all issues, such as alternate characters not being able to return to loot bay just because one is farming the title “The Insane” on a character. It would probably make the title easier in the long run – but who cares about that anymore?
What do you think about account-wide reputation? What are good reasons for it? What speaks against it?
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Lost Ark is a complete and standalone MMORPG and aside from the perspective, it has little in common with Diablo. However, one endgame activity significantly changes that and it brings real enjoyment to MMORPG fans. MeinMMO author Mark Sellner has already played the endgame of Lost Ark for several hours and reports.
What is the Tower? In the endgame of Lost Ark, you can expect many different contents. Some of them can only be completed in groups, such as the Guardian Raids or Abyssal Dungeons, while others are meant for you alone.
Solo contents include, among others, the ranked Arena PvP and also the Tower. You can only conquer this alone and it somewhat lightens up the whole game. You will find it after completing Vern in every larger city. You don’t need to complete any extra quest to unlock it.
For in this tower, Lost Ark almost forgets all MMORPG elements that otherwise set it apart from other action games. There is no flirting with NPCs, no housing, no group elements and buffs. Here, you will simply take down monsters and demons by the various heads.
Who is writing here? Mark Sellner is an MMORPG author at MeinMMO and a total Lost Ark nerd. Since he first saw the game in 2014, he absorbs all information on it. He had the opportunity to test the endgame with a level 60 character during a press preview and spent over 50 hours there.
What is the Tower good for? However, as an MMORPG player, you should not completely ignore the Tower, as it brings you significant advantages in the further course of the game and is actually a must for every hero of Arkesia who wants to keep something of their status.
For you can take rewards with you from the Tower for every floor you complete. Every 5 floors, particularly tough opponents await you, who will bring even more loot.
The most important thing are the skill books that you can receive occasionally from the floors. With them, you can gain more skill points, even though you have already reached the maximum level.
If you still want optimization for your character but currently don’t feel like farming better gear, the Tower should be your first point of call.
So far, 2 different Towers are available for you
How does the Tower work? Basically, at the start, you will expect two versions of the Tower. Shadespire and Fatespire. You will begin with the former, which requires a gear score of 302.
Overall, you will fight your way through 50 floors and receive better rewards each time. Once you clear a floor, your health points will be replenished and the cooldowns of your skills reset. You have a time limit for each individual floor, which lies between 3 and 5 minutes.
However, the requirement for your gear score increases with each floor, making the Tower not only more difficult but even unapproachable. While you only need a score of 302 for the entry and floor 1, level 5 already requires a gear score of 340 from you.
Additionally, you are not allowed to use healing potions during the fights, and changing your equipment is also not permitted in the Tower. Once you have conquered all floors, the next Tower, Fatespire, awaits you.
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Why does it feel so different? In the Towers, Lost Ark plays like a completely different game. It refreshes and is fun. Moreover, the mechanically rather dull setup brings fresh air and variation to the MMORPG.
The individual floors of the Towers take place in very small arenas, so you do not have the opportunity to simply run away, as often happens in Lost Ark. Nevertheless, the stages boast partially surprising and exciting mechanics.
Why is this so good? One of the levels surprised with about 70 archers standing around the edge of the arena. Within seconds, my character became a walking ball of arrows, as they stuck into my Scrapper’s body.
While I initially found this amusing, I quickly became stressed because these archers hit really hard and I could see my health points melting away.
Before I enter the arena, health points are replenished and cooldowns reset
Everything about this Tower feels completely unlike Lost Ark and that is a positive aspect. You have variation within a game. No longer in the mood for Lost Ark? Then just play Lost Ark – or at least the Tower.
Especially since the MMORPG has often been compared to Diablo due to its perspective and action-packed combat system, it’s nice to see that they can hold their own in the main area of the action competitor. Even if Lost Ark otherwise has nothing to do with Diablo, this little homage in the form of the Tower is a welcome breath of fresh air in the game.
What hinders the fun? The only annoying thing is the relatively useless gear score lock of the Tower. With a level 50 character and gear score 302, I can clear the first four floors of the Tower in no time and without major difficulties.
However, you are no longer allowed into the 5th floor because the game requires a higher gear score from you. You would like to continue playing at this point and find out how far you can go and what challenges you can overcome. But first, you have to farm items again to try the next levels.
This message hinders my gaming fun
It would be such a great incentive if the gear score were just a recommendation. How good would it feel to clear a level that you shouldn’t be able to? But Lost Ark does not allow that at all, which is a big problem for the overall feel of the Tower.
What do you think of the Tower? Have you perhaps even played it yourself and had as much fun as I did? Or do you think a solo mechanic has no place in an MMORPG? What do you think about the fact that you actually have to conquer the Tower if you want to keep up at the end? Is it reasonable or rather disruptive? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
In Destiny 2, the new weapon crafting primarily means one thing: if you want the best weapon, you have to play a lot. MeinMMO has already had an exclusive look at the exact details and costs, revealing what to expect and why it’s still worth it.
When the Guardians begin crafting their personal wish weapons in Witch Queen on February 22, it will indeed be a lengthy and time-consuming endeavor. Players could see new details in the new ViDoc from Bungie.
Players must first find the appropriate weapon pattern.
Then, you need a “Deep Sight Resonance” weapon with the desired perk.
To extract the perk, you must play with the resonance weapon and complete the task.
Players need new materials to shape their weapon.
Only those who play the weapon extensively will receive a complete masterpiece from a fully shaped weapon, leveling it up in the process.
How costly it will be for you, what grind awaits, and which materials you will soon be able to earn in the new expansion Witch Queen, MeinMMO has already discovered exclusively in advance at Bungie.
The journey to the perfect weapon is a long one.
New materials need to be farmed: In addition to the known Ascendant Shards for armor, there will also be a special Ascendant currency for weapons: the so-called “Ascendant Alloy,” a type of Ascendant alloy. From what we know so far, it will also be limited to 10 pieces and can only be obtained in challenging activities.
Various other elemental materials and alloys will also be available:
“Neutral Element”
“Energetic Element”
“Adroit Element”
“Mutable Element”
“Ruinous Element”
“Resonant Alloy”
The costs for your wish weapon are high
Taking the seasonal legendary 540 RPM Pulse Rifle “Piece of Mind” from the upcoming “Season of the Risen” as an example. If we focus on the most expensive options when shaping the weapon, with upgraded perks, crafting this weapon at the “Sci-Fi Fantasy 3D Printer,” as Joe Blackburn calls the relic, would cost you:
Final costs to forge the weapon: = 5x “Resonant Alloy” + 10,000 Glimmer + 750x “Neutral Element”.
You will also need to get the same weapon repeatedly to extract all desired traits from the relic. Once players reach a certain level, they can, for example, gain +10 points to “Handling” or “Range”.
Players will thus need to engage intensively with weapon crafting.
The costs for the normal perk “Murderous Wind”Finalizing a weapon will also cost something
Forming an exotic weapon, such as the submachine gun “Osteo Striga,” costs even more. Here, you will again need to cover the costs for the perks and, of course, for forging the weapon itself. This will also cost you considerable materials.
7x “Resonant Alloy”
15,000 Glimmer
2,375 “Neutral Element”
1x “Ascendant Alloy”
70x “Ruinous Element”
The cost of forging an exotic weapon. (excluding the cost for the traits)
This example shows how much the costs for a “weapon of choice” would ultimately be. Please keep in mind that costs may change slightly before the release of Witch Queen.
What are “Improved Traits/ Perks”?
These perks or traits will have better abilities than the ones found on randomly dropped weapons. You can also use the material “Ascendant Alloy” to further enhance these traits.
Your first “shaped” weapon will be the Glaive: The Glaive is a projectile weapon, a shield, and a melee weapon in one, and will use special ammo. All necessary materials will initially be provided by Bungie, and players will also be guided through a quest to shape weapons.
You can read here how this first quest to unlock weapon crafting in the Enclave works:
The materials come from various activities: After that, you will have to earn all new materials for your crafting yourself. Sometimes you will receive them in general activities, but sometimes only from specific challenges. Essentially, they will come from the same activities you are currently playing: Raids, Dungeons, Strikes, and Trials of Osiris.
This will ensure that the Guardians have a lot to do for their wish weapon and that they will have to play for a long time. Whether the materials later will also be available for purchase is something we do not yet know.
However, even if the grind is high and the content will be extended, it could prove to be much more worthwhile than it was before Witch Queen.
The relic will empty your pockets on the way to your wish weapon.
That’s why weapon crafting will still be worth it
Of course, the costs are not to be underestimated. But this will not be just the price for an individual weapon. This change will indirectly also provide Guardians with more space in the vault. Joe Blackburn, Game Director of Bungie, has already hinted at this in an interview:
A side effect of a deterministic loot system is that players will no longer have to store hundreds of versions of the same weapon in their vaults. The outcome should be that players will be able to adapt relatively painlessly by creating a new roll when the meta changes regarding weapon archetypes or perks.
You can “reshape” your own wish weapon repeatedly and change it as you desire. Of course, this comes with costs and effort. But players will know exactly what they will get in the end starting February 22.
The chance for a God Roll will soon be 100%: Previously, a God Roll was purely luck. Players invested hours into an activity in the hope that the one weapon they wanted would drop. Whether it drops, no one knew, and many Guardians are still waiting for their wish weapon today.
Grinding activities will soon be more rewarding than ever.
Some Guardians have long wished they could work more purposefully towards their desired weapon instead of relying solely on luck. Bungie’s first step in this direction was the Umbral Decoder. Here, players could already significantly narrow down the weapon they would get. With the new weapon crafting, even more will soon be possible.
All craftable weapons will also have at least one origin trait. You can read here what that’s all about:
This could, despite high costs and a lot of grind, lead to significantly more engagement from Guardians when it comes to crafting their very own God Roll. Those who enjoy the Destiny 2 system and have no problem pursuing long-term goals in a game will definitely appreciate the system.
Here’s what to expect in Destiny 2 for Witch Queen:
This system, by the way, is not entirely new: This crafting principle that Bungie introduces with Witch Queen is not new. In other games, such as Warframe, players also know exactly what they will get for their grind in advance.
Bungie will also bring many more perks into the game in the coming seasons. Thus, new perks for the forge will continue to be added over time, increasing the variety.
What do you think? Do you find the costs for your own wish weapon reasonable? Is the extra effort in grinding acceptable to you when you know exactly what you’ll get in the end? Or do you think the costs are way too high and only reachable for heavy players? And do you believe that the imminent overflow of Guardian vaults will no longer be an issue in the future? Please leave us your opinion in the comments.
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Destiny 2 just released the ViDoc for Witch Queen. Despite the clear content, some Guardians among you may have overlooked a few important things. We at MeinMMO were able to analyze the ViDoc exclusively in advance and show you all the content that you might have missed.
This video is about: Today, on February 8th, Bungie released the ViDoc, the traditional video documentation, on Witch Queen. In it, the Destiny developer goes into detail about the upcoming expansion on February 22nd.
We see a mix of cutscenes related to the DLC’s story, and developers as well as other Bungie employees, like Joe Blackburn or Chris Proctor, present new mechanics.
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For the Warlock, that was the gauntlets “Osmiomancy”. The Warlock receives an additional Ice Grenade with improved tracking. However, another previously unknown Exotic was shown in the ViDoc.
These are the new shoes for the Warlock
What can they do? In the video, the leg armor was also shown in action, where the Warlock used a different Rift that no one had seen before. The Rift increases your damage and heals you at the same time.
It may be a season-specific Exotic, as a new charge of armors is added to the loot pool each season.
2. Gigantic World
How big is the world? What was shown in the ViDoc suggests a gigantic world. The Guardians fight through the winding areas of the Throne World followed by the gardens of the Witch Queen.
This is only a fraction of the world of Witch Queen
Additionally, the Guardians will also be able to explore the Bayou, a type of swamp, and finally the Palace of the Queen. However, this was only observed from a distance. How large the map is compared to other locations is still unknown, but it seems as big as the Dreaming City.
On this map, players can also expect a new strike, and they can choose between the “Classic Campaign” and the “Legendary Campaign”.
3. The Enclave is from the Darkness
What indicates this? When you take a closer look at the Enclave/New Forge in the ViDoc, you realize that neither the Hive nor other known enemies constructed this workshop. The colors and designs resemble those of the Darkness and its pyramid ships. The name “The Relic” also suggests something ancient, left behind.
Doesn’t that look like the Darkness? The dark rock formations
If you follow the quest to the forge, associated with the new ability “Deepsight”, it is quite likely that the Darkness built and hid this forge long ago. It was then inexplicably shut down and may now linger as a hidden remnant from the time in the Mars area.
We also have a post for you on how much the forge will cost, but it will still be worth it:
4. New Wing in the H.E.L.M. – A Lab against the Hive?
What was briefly shown? Bungie often showed small snippets of new content and places in the video. One of them was particularly interesting, namely a corridor that resembles that of the Tower.
A new lab for the Guardians?
In this corridor, small details can be seen, such as:
Water-filled cylinders with creatures in them.
Pipes and a gloomy atmosphere reminiscent of a secret laboratory
It is possible that in this snippet the new wing in the H.E.L.M. was already shown. This may serve to study the Hive, as well as certain experiments with the light-infused brood. And perhaps the Guardians will also receive their quests and tasks there.
5. Exorcism
Where is the exorcism of Savathûn? The ritual for Savathûn has been awaited for months, and yet a scene was shown in the ViDoc that looks very much like a ritual.
The exorcism in the Dreaming City
In this scene, Mara Sov, the 14th Guardian, and other individuals are in a building of the Awoken. The crystal of the Witch Queen is also present. This begins to glow brightly and ends with a scene change.
So far, no exorcism has taken place. But this scene shows an episode in Destiny 2 that has not yet been classified. Whether this was really the end of Season 15 and then abruptly transitions into a cliffhanger is uncertain.
6. Ikora carries something unknown – Remnant of Osiris?
Which scene is meant? In one scene, almost all NPCs like Lord Shaxx, Lord Saladin, and Zavala are in the Commander’s office, staring silently at Ikora. She moves slowly towards a door, with her back turned to the viewer.
Everyone is in Zavala’s office
During her movement, she holds something in her hands. This scene was not known before the ViDoc and certainly shows a scene after the exorcism.
Neither Osiris nor Mara Sov are present. Is this an indicator that the Witch Queen has deceived the Guardians and has disappeared? Maybe Osiris is really dead, and this was a small confirmation of that.
These were all “hidden” things that Bungie incorporated; do you have any things that we haven’t mentioned? Let us know in the comments and discuss with other Guardians here on MeinMMO how you found the ViDoc.
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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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You can find out more about automatic leveling here:
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).
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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!
