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.
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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!
In February, the release of the Steam Deck by Valve is expected. But what are your expectations for the Steam Deck?
What is the Steam Deck? The Steam Deck will be released in February 2022 as one of the most interesting hardware innovations of the year 2022. While some have already pre-ordered the device, others are still skeptical about whether they will really purchase it.
With the release of the Steam Deck in February, the launch of the new device is getting closer, which many people are eagerly anticipating.
What do we want to know from you? We at MeinMMO want to ask you what you expect from Valve’s Steam Deck:
Are you enthusiasts who just want to try out new technology?
Are you hoping for an alternative to your gaming PC?
Are you looking for a way to comfortably play your Steam games on the go?
Do you prefer gaming on the couch instead of at your desk?
Or do you see the Steam Deck as the opportunity to finally shrink your pile of shame?
Do you also want to experiment and tinker with the Deck outside of gaming (e.g., installing Windows)?
Discuss with us in the comments and explain what you think of Valve’s Steam Deck. Have you already pre-ordered it, are you still skeptical, or are you simply waiting for the first tests before pre-ordering the handheld from Valve?
If you’re not sure, you’ll find exciting information in the following article about why and for whom Valve’s Steam Deck might be worthwhile.
Alternatives to the Steam Deck: If you’re looking for other exciting handheld PCs, check out the following list. Here we present a handful of exciting handheld consoles that you can already purchase and which also aim to be a mini-format gaming PC:
In the Strauss Prime League in League of Legends on February 3, there was perhaps the closest game in many years. Eintracht Spandau, the team of HandOfBlood, faced GamerLegion. They had won all 9 games up to that point. Eintracht Spandau was very close to a miracle, but in the end, they were just two auto-attacks away from victory.
What happened?
GamerLegion was the clear favorite in the match. After 9 wins in the first 9 games, they were on track to break the league record, which previously stood at 10 consecutive wins by MOUZ.
Eintracht Spandau, on the other hand, had a weak start and even suffered a heavy defeat in the Berlin Derby. Before the match, they stood at 4:5.
However, this round was very balanced throughout. HandOfBlood’s team was even in the gold lead at one point and secured an important Baron at the 35-minute mark.
After the Baron, they pushed into GamerLegion’s base, destroying two inhibitors. At the 37-minute mark, Pride then stormed into the enemy base and destroyed both Nexus towers. Suddenly, it seemed like Eintracht Spandau could win.
In a final fight for the Baron, Eintracht Spandau was once again in the lead. With the buff, they went into a 5v5 team fight in GamerLegion’s base. However, there was no clear focus – enemy or Nexus – which caused Eintracht Spandau to lose all 5 players in the end, but the Nexus still had just enough life for one or maybe two auto-attacks.
GamerLegion countered the won team fight and promptly ended the match due to the high resurrection times.
How close Eintracht Spandau was to victory can be seen in this clip:
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Players are frustrated, but there was also good news
How did the reactions to the match go? The players from Eintracht Spandau vented their frustration on Twitter. The top laner Pride described the game as a “sad loss” and jungler Obsess simply wrote, “What a shit show.”
Even the team’s coach, Christoph “nRated” Seitz shared his disappointment:
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Were there any good news? Yes. The team WAVE, which had lost all nine games until now, achieved a victory over EWI, a direct competitor of Eintracht Spandau. As a result, they did not fall behind the spots 3 to 6 in the Prime League despite being in 7th/8th place.
Additionally, the players of Eintracht Spandau are performing really well in the statistics. Top laner Pride is the player with the most solo kills in the league, while mid laner Special is the only one who has managed to get a quadra kill this season.
They also aim to compete long-term for the EU Masters, the largest European tournament behind the LEC.
Even now, the team regularly ensures that viewer records for the Strauss Prime League are broken. While in 2020 and 2021 peak viewership was between 14,000 and 16,000, records of over 50,000 live viewers have now been broken.
Also, on Twitter, the team regularly appears in the trends with their hashtag:
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This is not least due to the huge fan support that Eintracht Spandau receives. In many cities and regions, they have formed small “fan clubs,” such as the unofficial association in Lower Saxony and Bremen, Eintracht Spandau Section Brandenburg, or the Eintracht Spandau Ultras_Austria.
More about the founding and idea of the team can be found here:
In FIFA 22, season 4 has begun. This brings some changes to Ultimate Team, especially affecting the Division Rivals mode and its rewards.
What’s new in FUT? A new season has started in Ultimate Team. This means: There is a new season progress on which you can earn rewards. Additionally, at the start of season 4, the Future Stars event is taking place.
There are no changes this time regarding the Weekend League qualification, but there are innovations in the “Division Rivals” mode. We’ll show you those here.
More wins needed for rewards
Previously, you needed to collect 3 wins per week for weekly rewards. Then there was the usual rewards set on Thursday. You could enhance this if you achieved 7 wins – then you received the “bonus upgrade.”
From season 4 onwards, the numbers will change slightly:
For the regular weekly reward, you now need 4 wins.
For the bonus upgrade, 8 wins are necessary.
It will thus be slightly more difficult to get the rewards. However, this is not the only change.
No more ranks – only divisions.
If you look at the rank system in Rivals, you’ll notice a difference. The ladder with the divisions remains, but all the intermediate ranks within the divisions are gone.
Instead, you will now only find a single rank per division, where you receive rewards – always immediately upon promotion to that division.
There are no individual ranks per division anymore
The rest of the division now consists only of checkpoints that secure your progress, as well as points that have no function.
You can accelerate it as usual when you build a winning streak. Then you always get two jumps on the ladder per win, until you lose.
Since there are no ranks in the individual divisions anymore, the reward system has also changed. There are now only two reward options per division – the weekly bonus and the bonus upgrade. For both variants, you can still choose from three options.
You would always receive this reward in Division 10 – no matter where you are in the ladder of the respective division. Ascending to higher divisions will be more exciting, as the rewards are significantly better in the higher divisions.
Apex Legends is starting the 12th season soon, and the new heroine Mad Maggie has what it takes to change everything. The resistance fighter has a range of skills that could completely turn the established meta on its head. Players are mostly excited about this, except for a few …
Who is it about?Mad Maggie is a freedom fighter who has been condemned by the “Establishment” to die in the Apex games for the entertainment of the audience. But the wild fighter refuses to be defeated and comes into the game with a range of new abilities that could blow away several of the current top tactics in the upcoming Season 12.
What can Maggie actually do? We recently found out exactly what Maggie can do and how her skills work. For instance, Maggie can run even faster with shotguns, she detects injured opponents through cover and throws explosive rounds that make the whole team move even faster.
Her most dangerous ability might be the “Brawler Drill.” With it, she can attach a kind of explosive charge to surfaces. The drill then penetrates the surface and releases a flame charge behind it. This, in turn, is a severe counter to some of the most effective meta tactics in the game.
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Apex Legends: The skills of the new legend Mad Maggie – Drives opponents out of cover
How Mad Maggie blows up the meta in Season 12
What meta are we talking about? With Mad Maggie, a legend is especially hard countered. We’re talking about Gibraltar, affectionately called “Gibby.” The cozy tank can set up a large, impenetrable shield bubble.
This ability is essential for a number of effective tactics, which is why Gibby is practically a “must-pick” in every pro game. Entire teams could pull themselves back up and heal in the bubble when Gibby had set it up correctly.
However, when it became known that Maggie can penetrate cover, the community wondered if this also applies to Gibby’s shield. Some players were skeptical. Until Respawn recently released a trailer for Maggie’s skills and you can see exactly one scene where the brawler drill eats through a Gibby shield and grills poor Gibby (and his buddies) inside.
With her drill, Maggie can also effectively smoke out opponents hiding behind locked doors (also a popular tactic). And the fans of the defensive legend Rampart and her portable cover walls will have to adapt, as every cover will become a deadly trap when Maggie is on the move.
Players of “Gibby” are mostly taking it easy that there is now a counter against them. Better than a nerf!
Why do so many players like it anyway? Generally, the tone in the community is still positive. Because it was foreseeable that Respawn had to change something about the “Gibby meta”. A nerf to Gibby’s shield would have severely restricted the legend, and Gibby mains were already worried about the patch notes for Season 12 and the future of their beloved hero.
„Finally a Gibby bubble counter. But RIP Rampart’s walls. Or any walls.“
„The bubble counter was necessary in the late game of a competitive round. When 8 teams are left, just imagine getting a complete reset [the whole team heals up] when multiple Maggies are roaming around.“
After more than 2 weeks, Call of Duty: Warzone is bringing a new update and fulfilling a major request from many players: Loadout drop can now be purchased earlier in the regular Battle Royale again. A few bugs have also been fixed, and the new playlist has been introduced.
This is the situation:
The free Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone switched its main map from Verdansk to Caldera in early December 2021
With the so-called “Pacific update”, the availability of loadouts changed, allowing players to bring their own equipment into the game
The loadout could only be purchased later—now you can buy your equipment earlier in the regular Battle Royale again
CoD Warzone: Update 03.02. – Patch Notes
When will the update come out? The update is already online and can be downloaded at any time.
How big is the update? It was just a small patch, and you have to download little. On consoles, this happens automatically upon logging in.
What has changed? The patch notes show only 3 points in total:
Loadout drops can now be purchased at the buy stations at any time. This applies only to Battle Royale—Vanguard Royale has its own rules
Other collision bugs on the Caldera map removed
Problem with the tier skips of the Battle Pass removed, where the game could freeze
Those were all the changes of the new update. If you want to take a look at the concise English patch notes yourself, you can find them here (via ravensoftware.com).
Loadout change led to unwanted dynamics
Why was the change revoked? Due to the adjustment, it was only possible to bring your own equipment into the game later in the match. Prior to this, players had to be satisfied with the regular ground loot.
This was frustrating on one hand because the weapons and equipment on the ground were sometimes very poor. There were only a few guns that played well.
On the other hand, the pace in the “Early Game” was lost, meaning the initial phase of the match. Before Caldera, your own loadout drove the first minutes: start the mission, collect money, grab loadout.
This motivation was lost, and you had to wait until the end of the first circle to get the free loadout. Only then could you get the drop at the buy station.
Now, at least in the regular Battle Royale, everything is back to how it was before the Pacific update regarding loadout drops. However, the change still applies in Vanguard Royale.
Warzone has postponed Season 2 to further work on improvements in the game. So far, not much has been visible, but the adjustments to the loadout should still please many fans.
Let’s see what the developers plan to do to get the free Battle Royale back on track. What we at MeinMMO already know about Season 2 can be found here:
Destiny 2 provided an outlook on Season 16 and the changes to the legendary weapon pool in the latest “This Week at Bungie” blog. In addition to old forge treasures, “Origin Traits” are being introduced. MeinMMO showcases the new seasonal ritual weapon and all the changes to weapons and exotics at the start of the new Season 16.
This week, the new blog post (TWaB) from Bungie is a bit more comprehensive, revealing a lot of new details about the upcoming Season 16 and the new expansion Witch Queen. This included an outlook on the seasonal ritual weapon, new weapons, and the new origin traits on weapons.
Weapons receive origin traits: Players will receive 42 new legendary and returning Trials, Iron Banner, and Nightfall weapons with the new expansion. Each of these weapons will have a so-called origin trait. These new “trait perks” will be determined by their source in a third perk column.
There will be a total of 14 origin traits in Season 16, indicating that Bungie is targeting more than just the core activities. You will likely see traits that come from new seasonal content, new dungeons, and probably also from raids. Therefore, there will be plenty of room for expanding and experimenting with Guardians’ weapons in future seasons.
Here are a few examples of such traits and their sources:
Weapons from the Trials of Osiris receive the trait: “Serenity”. Gain increased reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last living member of your fireteam or running solo.
Weapons from Nightfalls receive the trait: “Stunning Recovery” Stunning a champion partially reloads your magazine, triggers health regeneration, and improves regeneration for a short time.
Weapons from the Crucible receive the trait: “A Quiet Moment”. Grants increased reload speed when you haven’t dealt or received damage for 4 seconds.
Traits can also be selected
If it makes sense due to their source activity, Guardians can also obtain multiple such origin traits on their weapon. These can then be selected as needed.
Nightfall weapons can choose between Nightfall and Vanguard properties.
Trials weapons can choose between Trials and Crucible properties.
The ritual weapon of a season can choose between properties Gambit, Vanguard, and Crucible since it can be obtained from any of these activities.
Weapon sunsetting in the light version: Unfortunately, the traits only apply to new weapon drops and will not be applied to weapons already earned. So you cannot rely on your full vault.
More precisely, this adjustment from Bungie feels like weapon sunsetting in the light version. For Guardians, a Nightfall weapon earned in the upcoming Season 16 will thus have more utility than one earned before Witch Queen. Basically, all God Rolls that players have been using for over a year are no longer viable for the future. You will craft new weapons in the enclave and gradually replace your old arsenal.
Every season brings additional traits into play: Furthermore, Bungie plans to introduce about three new traits in each subsequent season after Season 16. For example, one for Season 17, one for the raid or dungeon, and one for the respective seasonal event.
Chaperon will soon no longer be a terror in PvP
As announced some time ago, a few exotics will be revised with Witch Queen. This includes the exotic shotguns “Chaperon” and “Duality”. Bungie hopes to end their “reign of terror” in PvP. The hipfire of “The Story of a Dead Man” was still a bit too dominant for the developer.
However, there are also improvements, which will make some exotics absurdly strong with Witch Queen.
These are the adjustments for the exotic weapons in detail:
Exotic weapons that use primary ammo and submachine guns will receive a buff. They will deal a substantial 40% increased damage in PvE against all opponents with red health bars.
With this change, the exotic representatives of primary weapons in the kinetic slot will become strong options. Weapons like “Huckleberry,” “Graviton Lance,” “Workhorse,” or “Le Monarque” should definitely benefit from this. These weapons are also strong against champions in Season 16. But “Dorn” or “Pikass” will also be incredibly strong against the mob in PvE.
Pikass also benefits from the PvE buff
Will the Vex Mythoclast also become a beast then? However, for those who were looking forward to the Raid Exotic “Vex Mythoclast” also being stronger because of this, you will be disappointed. As Bungie’s community manager dmg04 stated on Twitter, this specific weapon is excluded because it already received the buff in Season 14, and Bungie will not double it.
Nevertheless, players find the changes great. The player swagyp36 writes:
These are the changes to the exotic shotguns:
With the shotgun “Chaperon,” you will no longer be able to greet from a distance in Season 16. The passive range buff of the exotic is reduced from 2m to 0.5m.
Similarly, the “Duality” will see its passive range in slug mode reduced from 1.25m to 0.5m. A small consolation: the damage buff from “On Black Wings” will no longer be removed when reloading.
In addition, Bungie is also adjusting these exotics with Witch Queen:
The progression of the perk “Greedy Beast” from the former raid exotic “Tarrabah” will no longer be completely reset when switching weapons but will only be halved. Additionally, its perk “Bottomless Grasp” will be slightly increased.
“Fallen Figure” receives a compensation. The damage from transmutation orbs will be increased by 66% in PvE and by 30% against players. Also, kills with transmutation orbs will count towards armor mod for orb generation.
The “Lumina” is also used much too rarely. Therefore, Bungie is adjusting the range (from 44 to 59) and base stability (from 46 to 56) of the exotic hand cannon.
The current exotic of Season 15 “Ager’s Scepter” apparently was not yet as developed as hoped. Problems in activities have been fixed. The effect can no longer be used while suppressed or trapped in stasis. Also, super regeneration will not activate as long as you are still using the effect from the weapon’s catalyst.
The exotic scout rifle “The Story of a Dead Man” receives a reduced hipfire rate from the catalyst from 150 to 130.
A nerf from the hip for “The Story of a Dead Man”
The two linear fusion rifles “Arbalest” and “Lorentz Driver” will receive increased flinch when fired.
The exotic pistol “Forerunner” from the “Eternity’s Trials” will gain more when picking up special ammo. From two to three and from four to five with a looter mod.
New world pool for weapons revives old forge treasures
Big changes are also coming to the old weapon world pool. Bungie will release a total of 12 new weapons styled after Year 1 weaponsmiths in Season 16. However, these will be old forges and not the weapons from the Black Armory.
Each of the forges will return three weapons from Suros, Omolon, Häkke, and Veist.
A small selection of these forged weapons has already been shown by Bungie.
Suros “Maestro-46” – Void Sniper Rifle
Suros “Annual Skating” – Solar Hand Cannon
Veist “Valakadyn” – Solar Auto Rifle
Omolon “Agrona” – Void Auto Rifle
Häkke “Somerled-D” – Solar Shotgun
Häkke “Land Trust” or “Telemachus-C” – Kinetic Scout Rifle
A few examples of forged weapons from legendary engrams
Each forge will also have a unique identity and an origin trait that reflects the particular nature of this forge.
Suros stands for consistency Origin Trait: “Suros Synergy”: Reloading grants this weapon bonus handling and reduces incoming flinch for a short time.
Häkke stands for great damage Origin Trait: “Häkke Breach Armaments”: This weapon causes increased damage against vehicles, turrets (including stasis turrets), barricades, and stasis crystals.
Omolon stands for a lot of “weird stuff” Origin Trait: “Omolon Fluid Dynamics”: This weapon increases reload speed and stability for the top half of the magazine.
Veist stands for almost endless firing Origin Trait: “Veist Stinger” Chance to damage to partially refill this weapon’s magazine.
The forged weapon arsenal is to be steadily expanded: Since not all weapons are available at once, Bungie aims to add new forged weapons each season in the Witch Queen year. Whether the weapons from the Black Armory will also be included is possible but not very likely at first.
In addition, there will be one weapon each for the Vanguard, Gambit, and the Crucible.
Vanguard shotgun
Gambit Häkke High-Impact Auto Rifle (Herod-C)
Crucible hand cannon
Vanguard shotgun, Crucible hand cannon, and Gambit auto rifle
This is the new ritual weapon from Season 16
Bungie has also already shown the seasonal ritual weapon. It is a shotgun called “The Reckless Endangerment.” This weapon will be introduced in Season 16 and features the new perk “Steady Hands,” which will provide a massive handling boost.
The ritual weapon from Season 16: “The Reckless Endangerment” – shotgun
Ritual weapons remain multifunctional and solid: Bungie also explained in the blog post why previous top weapons were too strong. The “Widow’s Bite” or “The Summit” were weapons that were nearly always meta in their area. However, they had to be grind hard to obtain.
For example, the Widow’s Bite became a must-have weapon in PvE. Other top weapons like “The Summit” and “Not Forgotten” became so strong in PvP that no other weapon in this class could compete with them. This ultimately led to everyone only playing these weapons.
On the other hand, ritual weapons have been solid type of weapons since Season 12 that can be obtained without much effort. Players can use them in PvE and PvP because Bungie has integrated appropriate perk options for switching. This makes them ideal starter weapons without surpassing the legendary weapons from the top activities.
Overall, players receive ritual weapons well, and Bungie intends to maintain this in the future.
Global weapon adjustments
With the launch of the new “Witch Queen” expansion, there will also be some global adjustments. These include adjustments to special ammo in the Crucible and a “glitch fix.”
The kill tracker is now available on all legendary weapons. It is no longer necessary to masterwork a weapon for this.
Weapon modifiers, such as backup magazine or major spec, can also be applied for free.
You will soon receive less special ammo from killed enemies in the Crucible (only one shot). It does not matter how much ammo the opponent had loaded, as long as they did not have any special ammo at all.
Bungie will also address the “quick-swap glitch,” where players sprint, switch weapons, and aim to simulate the perk “Fixer Draw.” This animation cancel will no longer be possible with the start of Season 16.
The hand cannon “Lumina” needs more attention
Changes to weapon archetypes:
The damage of High-Impact fusion rifles receives a buff in PvE.
The damage of stun and shock grenades will be reduced by 25%.
Pulse rifles will soon deal 10% more damage to enemies with red health bars.
The aim assist for sniper rifles will be adjusted.
After the new weapons in the last trailer have already sparked community discussion, the TWaB definitely provides plenty to talk about for the Guardians. Of course, we want to know from you what you think about the changes, adjustments, and innovations? Are you satisfied with the return of the old forge weapons? What do you like most and what annoys you the most?
This week, Bungie’s creative director also revealed details about the new campaign of Witch Queen in an interview that is sure to whet appetites for more:
Many players of Call of Duty: Warzone are relying on the new weapons from CoD: Vanguard after their integration. However, meta classics are slowly climbing back up the popularity scale, and we want to present you 5 strong alternatives here on MeinMMO.
The LMG Bren and the submachine gun MP40 dominate the current Season 1 of Call of Duty: Warzone. But the weapon meta is not as narrow as it seems at first glance.
Many firearms can keep up, and if you’re not playing Vanguard Royale, you should also keep an eye on the old classics. Here, you will find 5 strong meta classics with tested setups.
EM2 – Infinite range still sought after
Why can the weapon keep up? The EM2 dominated the weapon selection in Warzone before the transition to the Vanguard content and impresses with a simple concept: solid performance in all areas.
The EM2 offers decent damage, is well controllable with some practice, has a consistent time-to-kill at chest shots at range, and, as a “Cold War” weapon, is also pleasantly mobile.
Grau 5.56 – When sights & iron sights determine the meta
Why can the weapon keep up? Ah yes, the Grau. This assault rifle was the first weapon in the still young Warzone that had a long meta phase in the summer after its release. Everyone played it.
And, what can be said – the Grau can still do it. The clean metal sight saves you an attachment slot that is often used with the perk “Fully Loaded”.
Moreover, the weapon is very stable and, due to its relatively low fire rate and the 60-round magazines, provides a long sustained fire. Even in terms of damage, the Grau is currently doing quite well again. However, as a weapon from CoD MW, there are better options in terms of movement among the “Cold War” weapons.
Warzone: Grau Setup
Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel: FSS 26.4″ Archangel
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
Ammunition: 60 Round Mags
Perk: Fully Loaded
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Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel: FSS 26.4″ Archangel
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
Ammunition: 60 Round Mags
Perk: Fully Loaded
AK-47 (CW) – Still hits like a truck
Why can the weapon keep up? The LMG Bren is currently so popular because it is very easy to play and deals a lot of damage. The only disadvantage is the poor movement of the LMG.
You can get the damage of the Bren with the AK-47 from Cold War – however, without the mobility drawbacks. True, the AK is a bit harder to handle, but it still packs a punch.
Warzone: AK-47 (CW) Setup
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 20″ Spetsnaz RPK Barrel
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Grip
Magazine: 45 Rnd
Attachments in English
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 20″ Spetsnaz RPK Barrel
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Grip
Magazine: 45 Rnd
XM4 – Sometimes you don’t need recoil
Why can the weapon keep up? The XM4 is somewhat of an AK-47 light. This assault rifle delivers less damage than its Russian counterpart, but it plays very easily.
The recoil is negligible, making the XM4 a stable alternative that can compete at the very top.
Warzone: XM4 Setup
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 13.5″ Task Force
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Magazine: STANAG 60 Rounds
Attachments in English
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 25.8″ Task Force
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Magazine: 40 Rounds
OTs 9 – Faster than the competition
Why can the weapon keep up? The OTs 9 and the MAC-10 have been the most popular submachine guns from Cold War for a long time. And since the weapons from CoD 2020 are considered particularly mobile, they can still deliver today.
The OTs 9 does not offer the versatility of a MAC-10 or Welgun, which can also be helpful as sniper support. The OTs is a purebred SMG for the shortest distances, with high damage and mobility – even in the Vanguard era.
Bren and MP40 are not easily dethroned – but their players are not unbeatable. Even the classics still hit hard and are not impressed by the 10 attachments of the new weapons.
Feel free to let us know in the comments which old weapons are still in high demand for you. For even more alternatives with suitable setups, check out our list of the best Warzone weapons.
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Where does the information come from? Directly from Blizzard’s financial report for the 4th quarter of the 2021 fiscal year. This was published yesterday evening, on February 3, 2022.
What was said exactly? In the financial report there is a line that – translated into English – says:
Blizzard plans substantial new content for the Warcraft franchise in 2022, including new experiences for World of Warcraft and Hearthstone and will ensure that completely new Warcraft mobile content reaches players’ hands for the first time.
This clearly confirms that Blizzard is planning a Warcraft mobile game for this year, which you will soon be able to play on your smartphones.
WoW as a mobile game? Probably not … but what then?
Is the release really in 2022? Whether the release is actually slated for this year is questionable. The text is not very clearly worded, so it could also mean that Warcraft Mobile might only enter alpha or beta testing in 2022. However, it seems clear that something is planned for this year in some way.
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What kind of game could this be? That remains the big question. Not all games are suitable for mobile, and those waiting for a port of World of Warcraft will probably be disappointed.
A genre already established in the mobile market with popular Blizzard heroes would certainly be possible, such as a hero-collecting game or a mobile strategy game.
But there is still no concrete information. So, we will have to wait and see if Blizzard gives us more information in the coming weeks and months or if we have to wait for a spontaneous reveal.
What do you think of a Warcraft Mobile? Are you excited for a new title from the Warcraft universe? Or do you just not care for mobile games?
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