Rockstar Games has officially commented on the next installment of the GTA series (Did someone say GTA 6?). In a blog post, they discuss the development of the game.
Where is the information coming from? In a blog post, Rockstar Games talks about the current development of Grand Theft Auto V, GTA Online, and what fans can expect in the near future.
The probably most important part of the blog post for many in the community revolves around a new installment of the series. Everyone is hoping for a Grand Theft Auto VI, so GTA 6.
“GTA VI” not named, but suspected
This is what Rockstar Games explains: In the blog post (via rockstargames.com), it states:
“Given the unprecedented longevity of GTA V, we know that many of you have been asking us for a new installment in the “Grand Theft Auto” series. With every new project we undertake, it’s always our aim to go well beyond what we’ve delivered so far – and we are pleased to confirm that the active development for the next installment of the “Grand Theft Auto” series is in full swing. We look forward to sharing more as soon as we are ready. So please stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for official details.”
Is there a release date for GTA 6? No, that is not known yet and not foreseeable. The active development is good news for fans. However, deriving a release timeframe or even a date from this would be mere speculation.
Insider Jason Schreier has already given an initial assessment on the release of GTA 6. And it may not be as far off as many believe.
What do we still know about GTA 6? So far, news regarding a new installment of the GTA series has been quite thin. Fans have been thinking that the game is already in development. However, that has not been officially confirmed. The last official words came from Strauss Zelnick, the head of the publisher Take-Two. He mentioned that one should let a game series rest for a while so that the release feels like a major event. What Zelnick also said about delaying games.
The publisher has also secured patents for improved open world a few years ago. These relate to the calculation and generation of objects in an open world, and NPCs and traffic could also benefit from this.
For all fans of the GTA series, we have a special treat:
What is speculated about the setting? There are numerous rumors regarding the setting of GTA 6. Alleged leaks suggest that GTA VI will return to Vice City. Just recently, the remake of the Miami classic was released and players love the setting with 80s music on the beach. Others suspect that the newest installment of Grand Theft Auto will head to South America and participate in a Narcos setting.
Finally, you can unlock The Rock in Fortnite. The tasks for The Foundation are known and we will show you how to solve them.
In Fortnite, you can finally unlock the outfit for The Rock. It is called “The Foundation” and comes with some cosmetics like a glider or a pickaxe. But you have to unlock this stuff first.
We will show you the tasks for the skin and what you should do.
All Tasks for The Foundation
Outfit The Foundation – Visit the Mighty Monument, Sanctuary, and an Outpost
Emoticon “Countenance of the Foundation”: Search 3 chests or ammo boxes at Covert Cavern
Spray “The True Foundation”: Use 4 Shield Potions in a single match
Pickaxe “Plasma Spike of the Foundation”: Deal 100 melee damage to opponents
Hit opponents with your pickaxe for this
Cloak “Foundation Cloak”: Hit an opponent with a sniper rifle while crouched
Paint “Fundamental”: Travel 1,000 meters with a character you have recruited.
You can use Jonesy or Brainiac, both of whom spawn at The Joneses POI. Pay them the fee and then simply travel 1,000 meters – The hired NPCs will follow you
Emote “Aim and Fire”: Help in eliminating Gunnar.
Visit Covert Cavern and go into the camp. Try to defeat Gunnar, preferably with several players. A tough battle awaits you.
Style “The Foundation (Elite Fighter)”: Use common or uncommon weapons to deal headshot damage to players.
Style “The Foundation (Tactical)”: Use shotguns or submachine guns to deal damage to opponents from above.
Glider “Jet Glider”: Land at a Seven Outpost and finish the match in the top 10.
Style “The Foundation (Combat)”: Complete all other tasks
The tasks are not particularly difficult and can be quickly completed in group modes and a few normal matches. Will you unlock the new outfit and use it?
It won’t be long and Destiny 2 players will download the content of the new expansion to their hard drives. But before that, a longer downtime and a download await. MeinMMO summarizes the information and times you need to know for the launch.
When does Witch Queen officially start? The new expansion Witch Queen will be released worldwide at the same time. For Germany, that is February 22, 2022 at 18:00 CET. However, before you can explore the new content and Savathun’s Throne World, you must first download the expansion.
Witch Queen is the most pre-ordered expansion in the history of Destiny 2
To help you plan optimally, Bungie has already announced the scheduled times for the downtime before the launch and the official preload times.
When does the preload start? The preload for Witch Queen is expected to be available on February 22 at 04:00 CET on all platforms. Bungie announced this in the current “This Week at Bungie”-blog (TWaB). How much storage will be required is not yet known.
Additionally, a longer downtime for Destiny 2 will take place beforehand. Bungie currently plans for just over 14 hours, which you should also take into account.
These times are important for the start of Witch Queen
To prepare for the launch of The Witch Queen on February 22, Destiny 2 will first be completely shut down.
On Tuesday, February 22, the servers will be taken offline at 03:45 CET. You will not be able to log in, and some services on Bungie.net will also be unavailable.
From 04:00 CET on February 22, the preview version for Witch Queen and the update 4.0.0.1 will be available on all platforms.
It is planned that the Destiny 2 servers will be back online on February 22 at 18:00 CET. If everything goes well, you will be able to play the update 4.0.0.1 on all platforms and regions afterwards. The new expansion will go live then.
At 19:00 CET on February 22, the maintenance of Destiny 2 is expected to be completed.
Bungie only plans for “small queues”: This year, one might assume that due to the many players wanting to play the DLC at launch, there may be longer wait times when logging in.
However, despite the fact that Destiny 2 “The Witch Queen”, the most pre-ordered expansion in the history of Destiny 2, Bungie is actually only planning for “small queues”. Whether that all will work out will have to be seen on February 22.
On which platforms does Witch Queen release? Destiny 2 releases the new expansion on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia.
Do you think Destiny 2 has planned well and the queue lengths will be limited despite a million players at the launch of Witch Queen? Or do you think players should expect very long wait times when logging in this year? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
By the way: What you can still do in Destiny 2 before the preload has already been summarized for you by MeinMMO in this article:
Dying Light 2 is not on the index in Germany, but a cut version of the game was created. However, it is not used everywhere. Anyone who buys the digital version via Steam, Epic, or the official store still gets the uncut version – even in Germany.
What happened? Dying Light 2 was released in two different versions:
The uncut version is valid worldwide and is extremely bloody.
The cut version basically exists only because the first part of the series ended up on the index here. Without cuts, the USK likely would not have granted approval.
However, at release, some players noticed that they indeed own the uncut version, even though they purchased it in Germany. But why is that, and where can the cut variant still be found?
What does the developer say? The developer Techland stated to GameStar that the sale is not due to a technical error, but rather intentional:
Yes, we have already confirmed that, and nothing has changed – the digital versions on PC are uncut because there is no official ban in Germany. The console versions are cut.
So if you buy a digital version in Germany via Steam, Epic, or Techland’s store, you get Dying Light 2 as uncut, with lots of blood and violence.
Players on PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch, however, are out of luck. They still only receive the cut version. Here, a possible alternative is to buy the game abroad. However, note that players of the cut and uncut versions cannot play together.
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Everything you need to know about the new survival game Dying Light 2 – with gameplay
Anyone playing Dying Light on PC has to be careful not to start the game too often. Otherwise, it can happen that you get simply locked out for 24 hours.
Will Uncut stay Uncut? This question cannot be answered at this moment. There is always a chance that Dying Light 2 might end up on the index later or may need to be cut.
What do you think about Techland’s move? Do you think it’s good that there is now an uncut version in Germany? Or does the back-and-forth bother you even more?
Today, on February 4th, the official release of Dying Light 2 is here. To celebrate the launch, we at MeinMMO are giving you some tips that can help you get familiar with the mechanics.
Dying Light 2 is quite an extensive game that combines elements from various genres. The game can be described as an open-world RPG with survival mechanics. Therefore, there are several things to keep in mind, especially during your first steps.
That’s why we want to provide you with some helpful tips that can assist you while surviving in the zombie apocalypse. Currently, these are mainly designed for beginners, but we will gradually expand this article with more tips.
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8 Tips for Dying Light 2
Our selection refers to different aspects of the game. In Dying Light 2, the various mechanics are interconnected.
The parkour system is closely linked to the combat system, but it is also crucial for movement. Equipment, in turn, is important for survival in combat, but it also influences your playstyle.
Additionally, useful tools like throwing knives, grenades, or Molotovs can be crafted by you and used for various tactics.
Not every fight needs to be fought
That’s why you shouldn’t engage in every fight: In Dying Light 2, zombies, bandits, and other threats are constantly after you. Especially zombies can be found almost around every corner.
You can hardly do anything else but run through the streets and take down every zombie. However, this is not something you should necessarily do, as there are some points that argue against it:
Regular zombies yield very few experience points
They drop very little loot
You wear out your equipment without really benefiting from it
If you want good loot, you should rather look in other places. Especially abandoned GRE vehicles and containers often contain useful equipment and items.
Besides, you should focus on the stronger enemies. Special zombie variants often carry loot. Human enemies also frequently have equipment and other items with them.
It’s hardly worth taking down every pathetic standard zombie.
This quickly leads to picking up cool or strong weapons. They might break, after all. However, over the course of the game, I’ve realized: Hoarding weapons is not worth it. You level up faster and find new and stronger weapons before you can even destroy your hoarded items.
Before you know it, the once strong, rare weapon is one to two levels too low and suddenly can’t keep up with the regular weapon you found. Therefore, the rule is: Use what you find! Don’t hold back and put your strongest weapons directly into your quick selection.
What about clothes? In Dying Light 2, you find clothing sets in addition to weapons. In total, there are four different categories:
Brawler – For melee fighters with one-handed weapons
Medic – For all-rounders focused on parkour and healing
Ranger – For ranged fighters with bows and crossbows
Tank – For melee fighters with two-handed weapons who want to endure more
You will find pieces of these four categories from the beginning. However, at the start, it is not worth building specific builds or sets. By the time you have a ranged weapon, you’ll have progressed quite far in the game. Moreover, you level up and loot faster than you can truly utilize your sets for long.
So don’t hesitate and sell everything that doesn’t match your level. This also leads us to our next point.
Hoarding weapons quickly leads to a full inventory, so save space.
Save your money – you will need it later
That’s why you should save: It’s simply not worth buying equipment at the beginning of the game. You find more than enough on your missions and strolls through the city.
In the later stages of the game, the offers from various traders get better but also significantly more expensive. Therefore, it is wise to have some financial backup.
If you have trouble finding valuable and strong loot, we already have a guide for hidden safes that can contain strong equipment:
What you need to keep in mind: At night, the game world becomes immensely more dangerous. A large portion of the zombies “sleep” during the day in buildings. However, at night, they swarm the streets.
Then some of the more dangerous specimens are present, and screamers are everywhere. As soon as they see you, they alert all zombies in the vicinity, and suddenly the whole block is after you.
How does such a hunt work? If you are spotted by screamers, a bar will be displayed, which fills up during the chase as you draw attention from more zombies.
Moreover, there are four stages. With each stage, more and more dangerous zombies join the hunt for you. To escape a hunt, you must either get far enough away from the mob to break line of sight for long enough or seek a safe zone where UV lights are present. Once you are under the protection of the UV lights, the mob will lose interest in you.
Otherwise, keep as far away from the streets as possible and stay on the rooftops when you’re just on the move. However, if you enter buildings, you need to pay attention to further things:
Always keep an eye on your immunity indicator. Without UV light, you will transform into a zombie after a certain time and thus be “dead”.
If it gets tight, there are two life-saving items: immunity boosters and UV mushrooms. They increase your immunity for a certain period.
So always have enough of them in your inventory.
Stealth can be very useful in buildings. Because although most zombies are now playing outside, there are still enough of them inside ready to devour you.
So proceed cautiously and try not to alert the entire mob.
A final note: Be careful when using grenades and any other items that create a lot of noise. Explosions attract particularly fast zombies that can also pursue you onto the rooftops.
Use your tools for distraction
What you should keep in mind: Dying Light 2 offers you not only offensive tools for aggressive approaches. There are also numerous other items that expand your tactical options.
For instance, you can distract zombies and living enemies with various bait and other items. The following distraction options are available:
Gold coins – To distract single enemies.
Noisemakers – To distract human enemies and zombies
Meat bait – Attracts zombies to the location where you place it.
Depending on the situation, you can use these items to lure zombies to you or distract them from a specific location.
For example, you can grab valuable loot that is guarded by a horde of zombies or create confusion in bandit camps. Moreover, you can even unleash zombies on bandits.
Be sparing with upgrades and weapon mods
What are upgrades? Thanks to the crafting system in Dying Light 2, you can upgrade your tools and weapon mods if you have the corresponding materials. The upgrades then improve the properties of the respective items.
That’s why you should wait: With each upgrade level, the requirements increase, and you need to invest more money and rarer materials. Especially at the beginning, this is quite expensive.
Later in the game, you reach the necessary items more quickly and can also make money faster. So, wait with your upgrades.
You may also find items that already meet higher upgrade levels with some luck at traders and while exploring the game world.
Here you can take a look at the various menus.
Unlock fast travel points
What you should keep in mind: Dying Light 2 offers a fast travel feature, although it is not unlocked at the beginning of the game.
If you want to use the feature, you need to find the subway stations in the game world and activate their power to turn them into safe houses and fast travel points.
To do this, you need to activate a different number of generators while solving smaller and simple climbing puzzles.
What you should keep in mind: In Dying Light 2, you shouldn’t rely only on your weapons and items. Your parkour and climbing skills are also particularly important.
You can use them not only for movement but also in combat. With the right skills, you can perform acrobatic attacks, use your environment to your advantage, and become a true whirlwind.
As you progress through the game, you unlock abilities that allow you to push enemies off rooftops, set traps, or simply confuse them. So take a close look at your surroundings and consider how you can use them to your advantage.
The combat system may seem simple, but as you progress further in the game, more opportunities will open up for you.
Do you find the tips helpful? Have you made any useful discoveries that you want to share with others? Feel free to let us know!
In this country, Dying Light 2 is only available in the cut version, but you can easily obtain the uncut version. But which one did you purchase? Take part in our survey: Cut or Uncut?
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In Fortnite there are already many emotes that rotate daily through the item shop. However, some are so rare that they haven’t seen the light of day in years. We will show you the rarest emotes that haven’t made it to the item shop in ages.
What kind of items are these? These are emotes, known as gestures, that players can buy in battle passes or the item shop for V-Bucks. They allow players to communicate dances or feelings to other players without directly talking to them through a headset.
3 emotes that haven’t returned in years
In our list, we will not go through all emotes but only the rarest ones that haven’t returned to the item shop in ages, which are as follows:
Tidy
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What is this emote? Even players without Fortnite experience should know these moves. They come from Snoop Dogg from the song “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” Your skin stands still and moves its arm as if it is wiping something off.
How old is the emote? This dance was last seen in the item shop 1131 days ago (as of 03.02.22). To summarize in years, that’s more than 3 years. So if you see someone with this emote, they are an OG player.
How much does the emote cost? This emote has the rarity “Rare” and thus costs 500 V-Bucks.
Fresh
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What is this emote? Who doesn’t know Carlton from the series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”? This dance was performed by Carlton himself and found its way into Fortnite on the battlefield. After issues regarding copyright initiated by Carltons actor himself, this skin disappeared and never returned. The reason for its disappearance is unclear, but it could be related to the copyright dispute.
How old is the emote? This dance was last seen in the item shop 1140 days ago (as of 03.02.22). To summarize in years, that’s more than 3 years. Here too, owning this gesture is considered OG.
How much does the emote cost? This emote has the rarity “Epic” and thus costs 800 V-Bucks.
Rambunctious
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What is this emote? This gesture also comes from the “Will Smith” series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This dance was performed by Will Smith and shows wild and crazy movements.
How old is the emote? This dance was last seen in the item shop 1149 days ago (as of 03.02.22). To summarize in years, that’s more than 3 years. Here too, owning this gesture is considered OG.
How much does the emote cost? This emote has the rarity “Rare” and thus costs 500 V-Bucks.
Many of these gestures haven’t appeared in ages, yet they could stroll back into the item shop at any time. So don’t lose hope; Epic has already brought back the rarest skins in the past.
What do you think of the gestures in Fortnite? Do you find them cool, and do you even own any of these legendary OG emotes? Let us know in the comments what you think and whether you’re also OG.
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With a change, Nvidia sought to make graphics cards uninteresting for miners. Now, a miner has explained that the restriction is unimportant for most users.
What kind of restriction is this? Nvidia had announced a few months ago that it wanted to make graphics cards uninteresting for miners. For this, they first adjusted the software and then the chip of the graphics card. This way, the performance in mining decreased. However, the first restriction was cracked by miners.
Nvidia had introduced a special mining graphics card for miners to provide them with an alternative. Now, a miner has commented on the situation and explained what miners think about it.
Miners consider Nvidia’s measures against miners to be “pointless”
Who is speaking? The narrating miner claims to have around 95 graphics cards installed in his mining rig, most of which are RTX-3000 GPUs. He earns about 4500 USD per month with Ethereum, a cryptocurrency, which is around 4000 Euros after deducting electricity costs.
“Yes, I consider LHR to be pointless,” he explains, adding that this restriction presents absolutely no obstacle for miners.
Another miner explains that while the yield with the modified cards is lower, it wouldn’t stop any miner.
If you have the choice, miners will of course opt for non-LHR cards, but the fact that a card is LHR will not stop them from buying it.
Additionally, greedy scalpers are also a major problem for miners, as they buy everything that comes their way to extract money from every graphics card. Many miners ultimately don’t care whether they buy a regular graphics card or a mining graphics card, as all are hardly available. The prices are all high in the end:
Many people, miners and scalpers, are still buying cards at the same prices as before. I bought the LHR cards because the scalpers took everything and there was no great selection.
AMD tries to make graphics cards uninteresting for miners with low video memory
The direct competitor of Nvidia had another idea to make graphics cards unattractive for miners. AMD introduced its RX 6500 XT as hope for gamers. AMD deliberately limited the graphics card’s video memory to 4 GB. That’s so little that it’s hardly profitable for miners to gather cryptocurrencies with such a graphics card.
Nevertheless, AMD disappointed many users and testers with its RX 6500 XT. Despite the idea of making the graphics card uninteresting for miners, the small Radeon graphics card particularly fails due to its weak performance. For many gamers, 4 GB of video memory may simply be too little in 2022.
You can read a detailed report on the situation and the tests here on MeinMMO:
With the new expansion End of Dragons, Guild Wars 2 receives some new areas, including the city of New Kaineng. In the predecessor, Guild Wars Factions, it was the capital of the area. Now, details about Kaineng have finally been shared, and many players are quite taken with the city.
What kind of city is this? The center of Kaineng in Guild Wars 1 was a city with tall, rather ugly buildings and slums right at its doorstep. This gave Kaineng a unique atmosphere because one was not wandering in a rich, colorful area of the world but also saw the darker sides of civilization.
Many were correspondingly eager to see Kaineng implemented in the new expansion End of Dragons – this time in Guild Wars 2.
New Kaineng has been rebuilt a bit further south after a tidal wave and has undergone some changes due to technological advancement. The city is now much more colorful, intertwined with water, and planted with trees. At the same time, there are still some tall buildings, and the Jade technology gives the city a cyberpunk flair.
User Chris_7941 also shares this view, who described the city in the trailer as a kind of “Venice in Cyberpunk” (via reddit).
You can get an initial impression from this trailer:
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Power outages and aggressive robots keep the city on edge
What can be seen in the trailer? In the first few seconds, the harbor of Kaineng is shown. Even here, some styles collide:
You can see some buildings that have a typical Asian look. They are tall, have many small windows, and intricately decorated roofs.
However, technology is already evident on the buildings. Flying platforms, pipes with flowing green jade, and a massive gray wall.
In the next images, the first trees can be seen, and you ride one of the new skiffs through the canals of the city. Again, you see different images of traditional lanterns and street vendors, but also robots wandering or flying through the streets.
Some buildings can also be entered from the inside and reached all the way to the top, as the trailer shows. This was one of the major hopes of players from Guild Wars 1.
The appearance of the residents of Kaineng also receives a lot of praise in the comments. User skirtsan writes on reddit: “The citizens look so beautiful! I’m totally into their designs and outfits!”
Especially this elegant outfit from the character in the forefront was also wished for in reddit for their own characters.
Is everything fine in the city? However, starting around the 30-second mark, the image of the city changes somewhat. The lights flicker, and there seem to be problems with the power supply.
Jade robots run amok, and battles break out in the streets.
While the main cities in most MMORPGs are rather quiet places to relax and craft, it seems that New Kaineng also regularly experiences events and fights. Many players on reddit find that good.
When will there be more about Kaineng? Already today, on February 4, the developers will hold a livestream to present Kaineng and the new Jade technology in more detail. You can tune in to the official Twitch channel of Guild Wars 2 starting at 9:00 PM.
From February 28, you can then explore New Kaineng yourself. That’s when the expansion End of Dragons launches. Incidentally, the developers had accidentally leaked the release date beforehand, which was very curious:
One of the biggest Twitch streamers of Call of Duty: Warzone now has the inscription of the developers Raven Software on his butt. We show you how this offensive artwork came to be on MeinMMO.
The Twitch streamer “Swagg” made his breakthrough with Call of Duty: Warzone and still loves playing the free battle royale.
A change from the major Pacific update in December 2021 was not well received by him and parts of the community, and Swagg promised that he would get “Raven Software” tattooed on his butt if the adjustment was reverted.
Butt Tattoo adorned the Twitter account of the developers
The Twitch streamer Swagg is one of the biggest names in Call of Duty: Warzone. With nearly 2 million subscribers on Twitch and just over 1.4 million hours of watch time, he ranks 3rd among Warzone streamers in January 2022 (via sullygnome.com).
Swagg is more of a gameplay streamer who impresses with his skills. The 25-year-old also enjoys laughing and is not shy about making silly remarks.
This has now backfired. In early January, Swagg commented on a tweet regarding an update from Warzone, demanding the retraction of a controversial change.
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Swagg wrote: ‘I will tattoo Raven Software on my right cheek if you reverse the loadout change.’ Said and done – a few hours after the update, Swagg already had the inscription on his butt:
Community celebrates action, but there is also criticism
If you look at various tweets on the subject, there are many positive reactions. Many users did not expect the CoD developers to engage so thoroughly.
While there are always demands for even more changes, the general mood on the subject is very positive.
However, there is also criticism. One of the biggest female streamers of Warzone, Kalei, wrote that she was not allowed to participate as a captain in an official Warzone tournament because she had spread “oversexualized tweets.”
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On her Twitter account, there are indeed some tweets that would qualify for such an assessment. However, Kalei does not find it appropriate for the official Twitter account of Raven Software to show parts of a butt as a profile picture. She receives much support for this, but also backlash.
The Twitter account of Raven Software has since reverted to its old profile picture and Swagg is recovering from his visit to the tattoo artist. In the first stream after the incident, he talks about his pain while sitting but regrets nothing.
He jokes that Raven could now “copyright” his butt and that the photo of the tattoo would surely make a profitable NFT.
The boosting ban in World of Warcraft is not as clear-cut as players would like it to be. Blizzard explains what is allowed – and what is not.
A few days ago, Blizzard updated its End User License Agreement (EULA) regarding World of Warcraft and banned boosting communities. Many players celebrated this as a victory against the annoying spam in the trade chat. However, it left some people confused. What is now exactly allowed? What is prohibited? In the official forum, Blizzard has now clarified what is actually still allowed – and what is not.
What is the problem? Boosting is an extremely broad area in World of Warcraft, as the term boosting is not precisely defined. The latest rules against advertising boosting offers are therefore a bit vague for many, and players wanted more information in the official forum about what is still allowed in what ways – and what is not.
What has been clarified? In the official WoW forum, Community Manager Kaivax responded to the question and clarified some details. He said:
To provide a bit more clarity on where exactly the boundaries of the new regulations lie, we would like to explain this part a bit.
The advertisement of gameplay activities should be made by the WoW character who also intends to participate in those gameplay activities. That means there should be no advertising beyond the boundaries of the realm and no advertising by third parties.
And as before, the only place where one is allowed to advertise activities “for gold” is the trade channel. Advertising such offers in other chat channels or the group finder makes the player a target for sanctions against their account.
CM Kaivax in the official forum
This has provided a bit more clarity from Blizzard. Advertising one’s own boosting group – such as the run of one’s guild – in the trade channel is still allowed, as long as it is done on one’s own server and with the character that is supposed to participate in the activity.
Why is boosting not completely banned? Some players wonder why boosting is not banned in any form. While Blizzard provides no answer to this, the reason is likely quite obvious: boosting is somewhat difficult to define and essentially something that has been happening since the game’s Vanilla days.
After all, who doesn’t remember the friendly level 50 hero from their guild who helped out in the Deadmines and carried the group through when the tank dropped out? Who hasn’t requested the help of a higher-level character for an annoying elite quest?
Even these cases in the low-level area would technically be “boosting” if one were to define the rules too narrowly – and that would spell the end for an important social component of the game.
What do you think? Would you have wished for even stricter rules against boosting? Or do you find the current rules too strict?
An insane kill against a griefer in GTA Online has the community buzzing with excitement. With a car, the player defeats an armed jet and can hardly believe his performance.
What kind of kill is this? On reddit, a user shows an unusual kill against a griefer who has it out for him with a fighter jet. And although the chased player is in a car, he wins the duel.
The creator states that the chances of achieving something like this are incredibly unlikely. The comments are filled with praise.
Players crown the killer as a “Legend”
How does the kill unfold? At the beginning of the video, the creator “Aggressive_Finding_7” drives his Toreado over the airport of Los Santos. Apparently, there’s an event ongoing that rewards players for achieving the highest speed with a ground vehicle.
In the left corner above the minimap, it can be seen that a player has disappeared from the radar. Our killer zooms across the airfield with his Toreado and flips over awkwardly. The car’s built-in boost then catapults him into the air. Then, you hear the alarm triggering; apparently, homing missiles were fired at the player in the car. Then, shots from a minigun are heard, and a jet can be heard getting closer.
Apparently, the pilot wanted to shoot down the ground vehicle from above and does not expect the spontaneous flying maneuver. Thus, he can no longer evade with the jet and crashes into the flying car, damaging the plane so much that it explodes.
The car, however, remains intact and lands on its wheels on the airfield. An insane stunt – albeit unintentional.
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This is how players react: On reddit, the video is huge, with over 7,300 upvotes and more than 200 comments on the clip. Among them, a lot of praise for the player who managed to take out the jet pilot in this way.
“Strong, he even disappeared from the radar, lol. I bet you got some very friendly messages afterwards.”
“The fact that he wasn’t on the radar suggests that he was trying to get revenge on you. Because after your kill, it means you had already taken him out. So he must have been damn confused when a car flew directly at him.”
With this kill, the user rightfully causes a lot of buzz in the community. Even if a good portion of luck was involved, it’s a cool clip. Have you ever pulled off such crazy stunts and accidentally taken out other players?
Feel free to share your experiences with griefers in GTA Online.
In FIFA 22 there are new Division Rivals Rewards every week. We show you all weekly rewards for your division and rank, and clarify when the rewards come.
Update, February 4, 2022: EA has adjusted the rewards for Division Rivals and we have updated this post accordingly. There is now only one rank per division, and more wins are required for the different bonuses.
In addition, a new pack appears in the rewards, which is only called “Pack”. We do not yet know what rewards this “Pack” contains. You can find out more about the current changes in Division Rivals here:
This is how Division Rivals works in FIFA 22: In FIFA 22, the Rivals have been restructured. There is now a ladder system where you have to work your way up. All players start in Division 10 and must work their way up. The highest league is the new “Elite League” for the absolute best players in FUT.
Each division consists of several ranks. The more you win, the faster you climb through the ranks and divisions.
A win moves players one step forward
Losses push players one step back – unless you are at one of several “checkpoints”
A draw means staying in your current position
If you win twice in a row, it starts a “winning streak”. Then you earn extra steps for your wins as long as the streak lasts.
The Division Rivals are now also tied to the season model in FUT. This means: At the end of a season, progress is reset. However, there are milestone rewards that you can receive up to three times per season.
In addition to the milestones, there are also the usual weekly rewards in Rivals, although these have also been restructured. We show you all weekly rewards from Division Rivals here.
Do you want to see the reward for your rank directly? Jump through the directory here:
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FIFA 22 Division Rivals Rewards – Day and Time
When do the Division Rivals rewards come? In FIFA 22, you will receive your Division Rivals rewards immediately every Thursday at 09:00 in the morning. This is indicated by a timer in the current Rivals competition.
This is also when the new competition starts. Now you can work to improve your ranks and get better rewards.
Now 4 wins are necessary to get the weekly bonus.
What rewards are available? Basically, the rewards are divided into different packs, coins, and FUT Champions points.
In the packs, you can pull good players with luck. There are tradable packs and untradeable ones.
How the rewards in FIFA 22 look for each rank and division, we show you in the following list.
No Division Rivals Rewards via Companion & Web App for now
What’s going on? As EA announced via the “Direct Communication” channel on Twitter, redeeming Division Rivals rewards through the Companion App and Web App is temporarily disabled. Therefore, you will need to check in the game itself when you want to collect your rewards. We will keep you updated as soon as there is news here.
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For the weekly rewards of Division Rivals, there are two different reward types.
To receive the normal weekly bonuses, you must win a certain number of matches per week. The rewards are then received based on the respective division and ranks.
In addition, there are bonus rewards – an upgrade of the rewards that you can receive by winning additional matches.
These rewards are available: Here we show you all Rivals rewards sorted by division and rank. We also include the bonus rewards.
Option 3: 1 Jumbo Rare Player Pack (untradeable), 1 Jumbo Premium Gold Player (untradeable), 750 Champs points, 35,000 coins
Elite Division
Weekly bonus
Option 1: 1x 3 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 1 Prime Gold Player Pack, 1 Mega Pack, 1,000 Champs points
Option 2: 1x 3 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 2 Prime Gold Player Packs (untradeable), 2 Mega Packs (untradeable), 1,000 Champs points
Option 3: 1x 3 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 1 Prime Gold Player Pack (untradeable), 1 Mega Pack (untradeable), 1,000 Champs points, 20,000 coins
Bonus upgrade
Option 1: 1x 5 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 1 Jumbo Rare Player Pack, 1 Rare Player Pack, 1 Two Rare Gold Player Pack, 1,000 Champs points
Option 2: 1x 5 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 2 Jumbo Rare Player Packs (untradeable), 2 Rare Player Packs (untradeable), 2 Two Rare Gold Player Packs (untradeable), 1,000 Champs points
Option 3: 1x 5 Player Choice from the TOTW (untradeable), 1 Jumbo Rare Player Pack (untradeable), 1 Rare Player Pack (untradeable), 1 Two Rare Gold Player Pack (untradeable), 1,000 Champs points, 40,000 coins
The SF-MMO Star Citizen has now announced that it will no longer specify exact dates for when future features are expected to be completed. This is because “passionate fans” often see these announcements and timelines as promises, whereas they are merely assumptions. Developer CIG now wants to announce only what they are currently working on, in the next 3 months.
Release dates for when the MMO or the single-player campaign would be finished have not been mentioned in a long time. However, a large roadmap has been published, detailing when future features and parts of the game are likely to be completed – the timeline extends over the next 2 to 3 years.
Now they no longer want to share these dates, but just think from quarter to quarter. They state: they will not show what they are working on in the upcoming patches, but will only talk about the current patch in the next quarter.
“Very loud fans” constantly make noise and are distracting
Why are they doing this? Star Citizen says:
The public roadmap was a mistake, as is now evident after 6 quarters.
The roadmap had placed too much focus on features that were likely still being shuffled around – the development of Star Citizen is highly dynamic and constantly evolving.
This is how thin the release view looks now – it only goes until mid-2022 instead of late 2023.
No matter how much it has been assured that the dates are just assumptions and not promises, many of the “most passionate fans” have taken them as promises – even if it is acknowledged that many fans understood that the dates are just flexible assumptions.
These passionate people have then made “constant noise” whenever a feature was postponed – this has been a distraction for CIG and the community and has also disrupted fans who are waiting on the sidelines and observing the open development.
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A user made a meme in which Star Citizen shoots the roadmap and then blames the community for it.
Sorry if we prevented people from spending more money
What is the reaction? The reaction to this announcement has been quite harsh. Fans are reacting with cynical comments:
A user says: “My apologies to CIG for feeling frustrated after 10 years and for distracting people from spending even more money.”
“Does CIG really believe they have delivered anything? In 2012, Star Citizen was a space exploration game with 185 systems – in 2022, we have one system with prison clothing and coffee.”
A user says: With all due respect, the tone of the statement sounds off. This is the first time that CIG’s PR takes an aggressive, negative stance towards the community.
Even though Star Citizen is often critically scrutinized from the outside, it is clear that the game is indeed being significantly developed. Even if certainly not at the pace many players desire:
For months, rumors and various leaks about Ayato Kamisato circulated in the community, but now he finally has an official face. Genshin Impact has now announced the new character, who will probably join the game in Patch 2.6.
Who is Ayato Kamisato? Ayato Kamisato is the leader of the Kamisato Clan, which also includes his younger sister Ayaka Kamisato. While she takes care of the clan’s appearance and representation, Ayato works behind the scenes.
He handles the organizational and political tasks of the clan. Ayato does not really enjoy his role and sees it simply as his duty as the head.
Up until now, players have not seen a glimpse of Ayato Kamisato, but that is now history, as Genshin Impact has finally announced him:
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Just like his little sister, Ayato Kamisato wields a one-handed weapon. However, he does not use the Cryo element, but Hydro to attack enemies. What rarity the character will have and what his skills will look like is not yet officially known. However, there are already some leaks that reveal a bit more.
Leaks about Ayato Kamisato
Please note that leaks can always turn out to be false or differ from the official release.
Ayato Kamisato is said to be a 5-star character and will be available in the first banner of Patch 2.6. Additionally, an artifact set is supposed to be released specifically for him (via reddit).
These are the skills he is said to possess (via reddit):
You collect “Posture” stacks with the 2nd and 4th normal attack, with a maximum of 4 stacks.
If you hold Ayato’s heavy attack, he performs a slash forward and uses the “Posture” stacks.
Depending on how many stacks you consume, the slash will change. Its size, damage, and whether it takes on the Hydro attribute will be determined by that.
Ayato’s skill rotation is said to apply Hydro to enemies about three times and reliably leave them with the “wet” status.
The elemental skill “Shuumatsu Art – Cicada Shell” leaves behind an “empty shell” that attracts and distracts enemies. Additionally, it grants you 2 “Posture” stacks. The shell does not attack or deal damage to enemies, but generates elemental particles when attacked by enemies.
What do the fans say? Players express their excitement for the head of the Kamisato Clan. Within minutes, he made it to Twitter trends and is gathering likes and retweets.
This is not surprising, as fans have been waiting for months for a face or more information about him, as it has been known for a long time that Ayaka has an older brother. Players wanted to see him and have him as a playable character in Genshin Impact.
Since it became known that Ayaka has a brother who could potentially be played, there are players saving for him. Recently, he excited fans with a cameo appearance in Itto’s trailer, where his voice could be briefly heard.
These are the replies under the official Twitter post:
dish says goodbye: ‘Hello Ayato, goodbye my Original Resin.’
Sweet Memory summarizes some tweets quite well: ‘Ayato’s Hydro[-application] is so strong, he is already applying the wet status to everyone.’
Tenha already knows: ‘Time for C6 and R5.’ This means he wants to unlock all constellations and raise his weapon to maximum refinement. This can potentially cost up to 2,000 Euros or more.
elly raves: Ayato Kamisato is not just a Genshin character. He is a cultural reset, he is art, a lifestyle, the air you breathe, an escape from the cruel world, the first gift you open on Christmas, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve ever wanted.
Many other fans flood the replies with heart-filled images or other admiration. Only a few write that they would rather save for other characters.
How about you? Has Ayato Kamisato also enchanted you or are you among those who are waiting for a completely different hero? Feel free to share in the comments.
Last January, Korea received the big update that upgrades Lost Ark from DirectX 9 to version 11. This not only makes the game a bit more beautiful, but it also runs smoother. It is now confirmed that we will receive the update directly at launch on February 8.
In addition to a video about the voices behind the characters of Lost Ark, the most exciting announcement for European fans was shared at the end: The big update that upgrades Lost Ark from DirectX 9 to version 11 will be available at launch in the West.
Although the update itself was only announced in December for Korea and activated in January, we can expect to play with better performance and prettier graphics right at launch.
What does the update change? That clearly depends on the content you are currently playing.
In the open world and regular areas, the changes are hardly noticeable. Here, you should only perceive minimal graphical improvements, and performance should improve by only 5 to 10 FPS.
In the large battles or in raids, the improvements are supposed to be significant. Especially in these scenarios, you can experience noticeably better graphics and gain up to 40 more frames per second on screen. This makes a huge difference when playing an action MMORPG.
DirectX 11 primarily improves performance in areas where it previously couldn’t keep up with the “normal” areas.
You can see the adjustments for yourself in this video, but be careful – story spoilers.
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What do the fans say? Although the “Legends of Lost Ark” event was actually at the forefront of the stream yesterday, the DirectX 11 update received significantly more attention on reddit. A thread about it received 986 upvotes and 210 comments within 14 hours (via reddit).
Almost all of these are positive; however, there is one issue that bothers many long-time fans of Lost Ark. Even though the Russian version of the MMORPG has been running since 2020, the West receives the DirectX 11 update earlier than their version of Lost Ark.
A large part of the voices in the comments remains positive and is looking forward to the announcement.
Sewerskewed writes: ‘This is some hype! A month ago we had no idea what was coming, and now it looks like everyone is getting what they wished for.’
Ajynn is also excited: ‘Oh my God, this is wonderful! The benchmarks are incredible when it comes to performance. Lost Ark is one of the best-optimized games you will ever play.’
Deflimun is also excited: ‘This is fantastic news. I would say we are getting the best version of the game that we could have received at launch.’
What do you think of the patch? Are you excited to experience Lost Ark in DirectX 11, or do you think that this patch won’t make a big difference? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The Twitch streamer Verloren regularly shows Minecraft on his channel. A few months ago, he received a donation of $1,200, which seemed strange to him. He reported it to Twitch support. They reversed the donation and permanently banned his account from future donations. Verloren cannot understand this and took his story public.
What exactly happened?
Verloren received a donation of $1,200 in bits. Bits are a currency on Twitch that viewers can buy to support their favorite streamers.
The curious thing about the donation was that it was sent while the streamer was offline. Usually, donations are made during a livestream, as many donors enjoy the streamer’s reaction.
Out of caution, Verloren reported the donation to Twitch support. He had a bad experience back in 2020 with a donor who had reversed all his money.
The support team responded and reversed the donation immediately. However, they also banned Verloren’s entire account as a precaution. He complained and got his account back within an hour, along with the ability to earn money. The only catch was that there was no longer a ranking for donations and gifted subs in the stream.
After that, Verloren contacted support again, hoping they could resolve the ranking display issue. However, support then banned Verloren from all future donations in bits.
Verloren shared the entire story with screenshots of the conversations with Twitch support on Twitter.
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How is the story being reacted to? The support team from Twitch, mentioned during the Twitter thread, has not yet responded to Verloren’s allegations.
However, there are several reactions from the community gathering on Twitter and also on reddit, which see Twitch’s decision as a huge problem:
surfordiebear writes, for example, on reddit: “This will only lead to streamers not reporting activities they consider fraudulent. Interesting move by Twitch.”
Also, MrTastix sees a problem here: “When you ask for honesty and then ‘reward’ people by punishing them, you’re not showing that they should stop lying, but that they better not get caught” (via reddit).
Some users are now advising Verloren to switch to YouTube Gaming (via Twitter). In their eyes, that would be the only right step to show Twitch that they cannot treat their streamers this way.
The 5 biggest Twitch bans that caused a lot of commotion
Verloren is a small streamer and relies on bits
Who is Verloren anyway? Verloren has been active on Twitch since 2016 and belongs to the “smaller” streamers. On average, he has 90 viewers, peaking at 5,673 viewers in the last 365 days.
His focus is on Minecraft, where he has spent over 1,000 hours livestreaming. He also showed Star Trek Fleet Command and Raid: Shadow Legends, but both only for a few hours.
Why are such bans a problem, especially for small streamers? Streamers with a small community often rely on receiving donations.
Those with few viewers do not matter for advertising deals and have a small circle of people who can subscribe. However, the few viewers are happy to donate extra money in addition to their subscriptions.
That is why the ranking is so important, which Verloren had asked about in another ticket to Twitch support. These whales, who invest a lot, like to see themselves at the top of such rankings.
Any kind of bans on Twitch are a problem for streamers. Recently, a female streamer demanded sick days to cover a loss of income:
In a recent financial report for Q4 2021, Activision Blizzard celebrates its diverse successes in games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, or Diablo II Resurrected. However, the cheering reports do not match the bare numbers, as Blizzard alone loses 2 million players compared to the last quarter.
What number are we talking about?
The number is called “MAU”, the monthly active users.
This number is heavily skewed in favor of the company: If a person logs into any game for even one second in a month, that person counts as “one active user.” If a person logs into two different games, they are counted as “two users.”
Activision Blizzard determines the quarterly numbers by counting the monthly active users and then dividing by the number of months in the quarter.
How is the number developing at Blizzard? The number has developed poorly since 2018:
In Q3 2018, Blizzard still had 38 million active users.
In Q4 2020, there were only 29 million users left.
In Q3 2021, there were still 26 million users.
Now the number has fallen to 24 million users in Q4 2021.
Blizzard has lost two million active players in three months and five million players in the last year.
Blizzard is missing 5 million users compared to the previous year – at entire Activision Blizzard it’s even 26 million less.
Blizzard Celebrates Its Games with Success Reports
So here are the success reports from Blizzard: The actual reports that Blizzard puts out do not match these numbers. They are exclusively success reports.
It says:
WoW had the strongest engagement in a decade in a year without a new expansion. This is credited to the combination of WoW and WoW Classic, which drives the numbers up.
Hearthstone has grown compared to the previous year because new content is always being added.
Diablo II Resurrected is Blizzard’s most successful remaster, measured from the release in September to the end of 2021.
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Where are all the players being lost? Blizzard does not reveal this, but it can be assumed that WoW is in a relatively poor state and players are quitting or at least pausing until the next expansion, 10.0.
Overwatch has fallen into a deep slumber, with little happening for years while waiting for Overwatch 2.
Diablo II Resurrected faced so many issues in the online mode at launch that its success surely wasn’t fantastic either.
Additionally, the huge sexism scandal has loomed over the company for months like a heavy shadow.
After the last financial report in November 2021, the stock fell by several percentage points because the potential hits Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 were delayed. Meanwhile, the situation at Activision Blizzard is completely different:
Tomorrow is finally the release of Dying Light 2: Stay Human. At launch, the developers have announced a hefty Day-1 patch that aims to fix over 1000 bugs. MeinMMO summarizes for you what will be improved at launch.
That’s why you shouldn’t play until tomorrow: By now, it is known that some players have already received the survival game and can start playing.
But what exactly is going to be fixed at launch? According to the developers, the update is supposed to contain over 1,000 fixes. There are no exact patch notes yet, but Techland has now given a small insight into this.
Update, February 4, 10:53: We have expanded the article with the patch notes.
Day-1 Patch for Dying Light 2 focuses mainly on stability
This is supposed to be included in the Day-1 Patch: The Day-1 patch addresses numerous issues in the game. These include some more severe bugs that can block progress, or technical issues like frame rate drops and overall stability.
How large is the download? The size of the patch is about 2.5 GB, which is manageable. However, the download size may vary depending on the platform.
The statement says:
As with almost all modern games, our journey as developers does not end when we distribute copies to critics or on the day of release. We will support Dying Light 2 with new content for at least five years, and every step of the way we will actively listen to the community and carefully work to fix any bugs that are discovered while players experience our most ambitious game yet.
For those who are wondering: Yes, streamers and media were able to play Dying Light 2 weeks before release. We at MeinMMO also had the opportunity to do so. We initially received an early version, which was then patched to the standard version this week. However, this was no different from the version that is currently circulating.
The developers also addressed this. They stated that even the version being delivered now is already significantly better than the one testers received 2 weeks ago, even without the Day-1 patch.
Note: This statement also matches my experiences with the early version, which has since been patched from beta to the normal version.
By the way: The developers have already confirmed in advance that the serious fast travel bug that blocked story progression is also supposed to be fixed. How Dying Light 2 plays otherwise, you’ll find out in my preview report:
Dying Light 2 will be released tomorrow and receives positive ratings before release, but also criticism
Dying Light 2 has been received so far: On Metacritic, Dying Light 2 achieved a solid meta score of 79 on PC. The reviews especially praise the parkour system, but also the story and combat system.
However, there are also testers who were less impressed by the story and found the technical state of the game to be a negative aspect. How this will look after the Day-1 patch remains to be seen.
Recently, the community was also upset by a recently introduced feature. Because just before release, Dying Light 2 introduced the unpopular Denuvo anti-piracy protection.
This has caused problems in numerous games in the past. It is said to slow down PCs and even reduce the lifespan of SSDs.
If you’re also interested in what happens after release: The developers have already published a roadmap for their content plan until June. Overall, Dying Light 2 is supposed to receive support for over 5 years:
Currently, some trainers are speculating on social media about the introduction of Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon GO this summer. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at what has happened and show you the reason for these rumors.
What is it about? For some time now, trainers in Pokémon GO have been hoping for a release of the Mega Evolution of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Now, new rumors are circulating on social media, with trainers hoping for a debut this summer. We show you the reason for this assumption.
Here’s why trainers are hoping for a debut of Mega Mewtwo
On February 3, 2022, Niantic announced that there will be a collaboration between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon trading card game starting this summer (via pokemongolive.com). However, many details are still not known. This gives the community on various social media platforms reason to start initial speculation.
Currently, Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Company are remaining very tight-lipped about the contents of their planned partnership. It has only been announced that the special trading cards will be expansion packs and that they will be designed in the typical style of the app. Additionally, the collaboration is slated for this summer.
Curious trainers can catch a first glimpse in the following image (via pokemongolive.com):
First image of the new design
Here, we see a first image of the planned packaging design in Pokémon GO style. In addition to a PokéStop and Professor Willow, it features various Pokémon such as Pikachu, Larvitar, and Gyarados. However, one of these monsters stands out and gives many trainers reason for speculation: Mewtwo.
What trainers suspect
The collaboration between the trading card game and Niantic is not the first of its kind. In 2021, TCG card fans were pleased with a special card featuring Professor Willow.
However, even in Pokémon GO, the holders of this card did not go home empty-handed and received a small reward. The card was equipped with a special promo code that unlocked a special research in the game. This allowed an encounter with the mysterious Pokémon Meltan.
Therefore, trainers are also hoping for some special features in this year’s collaboration again. In particular, the return of Mewtwo and a debut of its Mega Evolution are the focus of some players. One reason for this is its prominent depiction on the packaging design preview. Mewtwo is prominently featured there.
Voices for Mega Mewtwo: Some even suspect that behind this lies its Mega Evolution Mega Mewtwo V. Comments on reddit suggesting this can be found (via reddit.com):
kevinnc: “TCG rumors […] say that the “highlighted” Pokémon will be Mewtwo V. Launching Mega Mewtwo in June to accompany it? That would make sense.”
CharlieHAcks: “Maybe you need to buy a pack to get an EX raid invitation”
Summerclaw: “If the cards are scanned, maybe you’ll get a free Mewtwo”
Voices against Mega Mewtwo: However, not all trainers are convinced by this theory. Some believe that Niantic will take their time with a release of Mega Mewtwo. User bi-cycle is also convinced and writes: “They have always released the weaker Megas first. I would be shocked if Mewtwo was released before Medicham.” (via reddit.com).
Other reddit users therefore assume that, similar to last year’s trading card, there will be some bonuses or a special research.
Whether Niantic will actually bring Mega Mewtwo into the game or the legendary monster simply returns in its normal form during this time remains to be seen. If there are any new updates, you’ll find out here on MeinMMO.
What do you think of the announced collaboration between Pokémon GO and the trading card game? Will you buy one of these expansion packs? And what do you suspect as a special feature in the game? Feel free to share your thoughts here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
The new TWaB from Destiny 2 has been released and Bungie goes through this in detail about how you will get your forged weapons soon. We at MeinMMO summarize all the important details for you.
What is the new Forge? The Forge will be a new place where you will have the opportunity to forge your own God Rolls. Many variations will be possible to give your gun your own touch. This workshop will appear with Witch Queen on February 22, 2022.
How you will be able to Forge
Bungie calls the place where the Forge is located “The Enclave”. As you venture through the first missions, you will become familiar with this new location. At or on the Enclave is the new Forge where you will be shaping your God Rolls.
Three Guardians, ready to forge
Is there a tutorial? In the first mission of Witch Queen, accessible to all players, you will discover a new ability called “Deep Sight” and then get acquainted with the Enclave. At this point in the mission, you will forge your first glaive.
For crafting the glaive, the first materials will be provided to you. Despite the supplied resources, Bungie will guide you and explain how to obtain the individual materials.
The forging can begin!
Are all crafting options already unlocked? You will initially receive a small starter aid in the form of already learned weapons and archetypes. This list will be expanded in the future by Bungie.
However, to forge your weapons, you need to find the corresponding weapon patterns. You will be able to obtain these as rewards from quests, completing triumphs, or other unspecified objectives. After you have learned such a pattern, you can immediately start forging the weapon.
How do I get traits for weapons? You must learn perks over the course of your gameplay, and you will do this in the form of random loot equipped with the ability “Deep Sight Resonance”. These weapons are marked with a red frame on the icon to make them recognizable.
The red frame on the weapons indicates the additional feature
So, if you have obtained such a weapon, you only need to feed it. If you have found an auto rifle with Kill Clip that also has the ability “Deep Sight Resonance”, you simply need to complete the associated task to complete the resonance.
Once you have done that, you can extract the essence of the perk and transfer it to another weapon. Not every perk will be able to connect with every weapon. However, Bungie has ensured a wide selection.
The completed Deep Sight Resonance
Can I still “masterwork” my weapon? You will not only be able to turn your weapon into a masterwork, but also the associated perks. As Bungie has already mentioned, it should be noticeable that you are also the master of your firearm.
If you use your weapon for an extended period and kill enemies with it, you will level up not only yourself but also your gun. Once you reach a high weapon level, you will have the opportunity to further improve your perks.
These improved perks give you a small bonus to the selected perks. Whether modifications such as the damage from the Vorpal weapon are increased or the overall weapon stats benefit from it is not yet known.
Memories – Activity Tracker and Ornaments
You will not only be able to choose perks freely, but also unlock several cosmetic items throughout your Guardian career in Witch Queen. Ornaments and trackers that fit activities will adorn your weapon.
Is this purple cluster a memory? One does not know.
If you play Gambit extensively, you will earn these items over time. However, these cosmetic details can only be applied when your weapon has reached the highest level.
Not only legendary weapons can be forged. The exotic SMG “Osteo Striga” and three class-specific exo-glaives can also be built in the Enclave workshop if you have obtained their weapon patterns. However, the crafting of exo-parts differs from legendary items.
What is different? For the exotics, it will be more about fine-tuning. You will have the opportunity to customize them to your play style. The magazine and the barrel are adjustable, but the rest of the exotic weapon remains unchanged. Thus, the character of the gun remains the same.
If you want an SMG for medium or long distances, you can customize that. However, if you want a hand-sized lawnmower for short distances, that can be arranged as well.
Bungie has revealed a lot with this and you won’t have to wait long for Witch Queen. Did this short but detailed insight suffice for you and are you now even more excited than before? Or have you lost interest as some of your expectations have evaporated? Let us know!
