The well-known Fortnite streamer Daequan Loco wanted to move into a gaming house with colleagues from the e-sports organization NRG. However, the project failed miserably due to poor internet. This resulted in a lack of content and concerned fans.
What happened?
The Fortnite streamer Daequan Loco (via youtube.com) has returned after a long absence to explain why the NRG eSports content house “Thoom House” was recently abandoned.
The house was founded in late summer 2021, but suddenly the members went silent.
The entire project is said to have failed for a single reason that we can painfully relate to in Germany: the lack of a fiber optic connection.
NRG is based in LA and hosts not only various e-sports teams but also cosplayers and streamers, all coming together under one roof.
E-sports team establishes streaming house that fails due to internet
What caused the project to fail? In this house, the NRG streamers were supposed to create and stream cool content together. However, this plan went terribly wrong. The internet in the NRG house is far too poor to support such a project even in the slightest.
The streamer Daequan Loco reported this upon his return after a long absence.
We arrive at this house, and they (the landlords) tell NRG and us that the internet is extremely fast, that it’s great, that it’s a smart house […]. Long story short: When we got there, it was not that good. We didn’t have a fiber optic connection. I don’t know what it was, probably DSL.
Daequan Loco in the stream on Monday
The streamer continues to talk about the wiring in the house. He mentions a DSL box that looked like an old video recorder. The internet on-site was antiquated, something he hadn’t seen in 15 years. Ironically: For us in Germany, slow internet is still part of everyday life, especially in rural areas, and only a few cities and municipalities can afford to expand the internet or become independent.
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In comparison: In the USA, currently about 17% of households are connected to the internet via fiber optics, while around 88% at least have a high-performance cable connection (via broadband.now). In Germany, only 5.4% of households have a fiber optic connection. At least, the average speed in Germany has increased from 60 to almost 98 Mbit/s. That’s about 12 MB download per second, while fiber optics can achieve speeds of up to 10 Gbits (1.25 GB per second) (via winfuture.de).
Similar to what is common here, Daequan would have had to convince the entire street, including neighbors, and cover the costs for laying the fiber optic cable. Daequan Loco also explains this in the stream:
We asked the owners if we could get fiber optics. They said that was possible, but we had to involve the entire street. We couldn’t do anything about the slow internet. I wanted to upload a video, and it said it would take 256 hours. We couldn’t even stream music.
The question of blame is clear for the streamer: NRG could not have done anything; the organizers were just as lied to as the streamers themselves. However, since the house had already been prepaid, NRG considered how to save the streaming house project.
One idea was to improve the internet using IRL streaming backpacks that get their network via radio. But besides the high cost of about €8,000 each, the capacity would still not be sufficient even with multiple backpacks.
In the end, the team pressed the off switch not just because of the bad internet, says streamer Daequan Loco. There were too many other problems to want to continue:
Showers only provided cold water for 4 months
The air conditioning in the house could not be controlled
The pool was broken
and various smaller problems with windows, furniture, and more.
For a smart home, the house was pretty dumb, the streamer concludes. Daequan and the other NRG streamers are now returning to regular content. After all, they were missing for a whole four months due to the failed streaming project.
After Sunset is the first game from the new developer Playstark. The game stands out with graphics reminiscent of Fortnite. However, this upcoming roguelite PvE shooter plays very similarly to a co-op hit on Steam, Risk of Rain 2. MeinMMO tells you more.
What is After Sunset? On Steam, the developers describe After Sunset as a rogue-lite shooter with a special mechanic where light and darkness play a significant role.
The colorful and cute monsters you fight are called Murkors. At the beginning of a level, these clumsy creatures awkwardly run around with swim rings on their heads. As the sun slowly sets in the level, these funny monsters gradually transform into dangerous foes.
You can see how the game looks in motion in the trailer:
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Gameplay in After Sunset strongly resembles Risk of Rain 2
This third-person shooter may initially look just like Fortnite, but apart from the camera perspective and the appearance of some items, there are not many overlaps. Instead, After Sunset’s gameplay strongly resembles another rogue-lite shooter: Risk of Rain 2.
How does “After Sunset” play? As in Risk of Rain 2, you select a character at the beginning of a run in the rogue-lite, each with its own weapons and abilities. You then play through several pre-made levels with randomly generated enemies and items.
Risk of Rain 2 was also a hit on Steam thanks to its co-op mode – this mode is expected to be added to “After Sunset” shortly after the early access launch.
Killed monsters and certain containers in “After Sunset” leave behind light, which you can use to receive random items from chests. The twist is that your strongest attacks (like a light grenade) also consume this light. So you must constantly decide between short-term powerful attacks and potentially long-term upgrades.
If you want to think long-term, the game also features a well-known mechanic: In a level, you can collect slime that you can store in machines. With this, you can buy upgrades in the main menu that permanently enhance your abilities. You can also unlock new items and weapons this way.
When can I play the game? After Sunset aims to enter early access soon, but there is no exact date yet. A demo of the game, called After Sunset: First Dawn, is already playable. This way, you can get an impression of how the gameplay feels in the beach level of the shooter.
How much does the game cost? The price of the PvE shooter is currently unknown. However, it is likely that the game will not be a free-to-play title, like comparable games.
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What do you think about After Sunset? Do you like rogue-lite shooters? And do you enjoy playing them in co-op? Let us know in the comments.
If you’re already looking for a great selection of fantastic co-op games, you’re in luck. Because the Game Pass currently has many great games that you can play together:
With a special camera technique, a YouTuber transforms the Western game Red Dead Redemption 2 into a magical miniature world. Viewers shower the creator with praise.
What did the YouTuber do? On his YouTube channel, creator Flurdeh showcases various videos that highlight the beauty of video games. In his “Tiny” format, he captures gameplay from games in such a way that it later appears in the video as if it were a miniature world.
His work on Red Dead Redemption 2 received a lot of attention from fans. We show it to you here in the article and the technique behind it.
You have never seen Red Dead Redemption 2 like this
This is shown in the video: The video begins with a view of a mill, as the “House Building Song” from the soundtrack of Red Dead Redemption 2 starts playing. Even in the first few seconds, the video radiates the Western atmosphere that cowboys love in RDR 2.
It follows a view of paths being traveled by carriages and ridden by horses. Additionally, cities from a bird’s eye view, workers carrying boards, and trains passing through the area can be seen. Due to the special recording technique, it looks as if someone filmed a stop-motion video in a miniature world.
We are embedding Flurdeh’s video here:
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What technique does the creator use? In an interview with PCGamesN, Kevin “Flurdeh” Hensen explains that he discovered the “Tilt Shift” technique as early as 2015. In this technique, a part of the image is focused, while the rest is rendered blurred. There are special tilt lenses for cameras that tilt the optical axis. This way, one can alter recordings as shown in the video.
Hensen explains: ‘A real tilt lens was too expensive for me. But around the same time, I started getting interested in virtual photography in games and tried to simulate that with screenshots. Initially, they didn’t look good, but over the years I kept experimenting with different techniques. Eventually, I started making videos again, and when I wanted to try it out again, I thought to myself: ‘Why not in video form?”
His tiny videos with tilt-shift were made by the YouTuber for RDR 2, The Witcher 3, Days Gone, Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 1, Skyrim, and many other titles.
Patch 2.4 of Genshin Impact is entering the 2nd banner phase this evening, January 25th, bringing familiar faces back into the game for 3 weeks: Zhongli and Ganyu. But is it worth spending your precious saved Primogems on them? MeinMMO reveals it to you.
Additionally, the Lantern Rite Festival starts today, welcoming you with several events. Through these, you will receive valuable additional Primogems.
The extra Primogems could benefit you if you are interested in Ganyu, Zhongli, or one of the future characters.
Zhongli is a great supporter with the strongest shield
Why is Zhongli worth it? Despite the nearly 50 characters in Genshin Impact, Zhongli is still considered the best support and especially the best shielder in the game.
Based on his own HP, he creates a shield that protects the active character of the team from damage. Zhongli’s shield is the best in Genshin so far due to its duration and strength.
If you already own Zhongli, his constellations can also be worth it. You unlock these as soon as you pull a copy of him. To deal more passive damage, Constellation 1 could already pay off, as it allows you to summon one more pillar with his elemental skill.
The 2nd constellation even grants all characters on the field a protective shield from Zhongli as soon as he uses his special ability. This makes him even more valuable in co-op.
Zhongli’s pillar can also be used to dodge or initiate falling attacks.
Ganyu is one of the best archers
Why is Ganyu worth it? The cryo archer deals high damage at long range. Whether you are a good shooter or not – with her fully charged shot, Ganyu will hit as several icicles will rain down from the targeted spot thereafter.
This ability also works well against multiple enemies at once. With her elemental skill, Ganyu can distract the enemies while continuing to fire arrows at them. Additionally, her special ability deals high area damage.
Ganyu is regarded as one of the strongest archers and certainly won’t disappoint you as a strong main DPS in the team. Her constellations further enhance her damage potential.
If you started playing after January 2021, this is your first chance to get this 5-star character. She is the character who has gone the longest without a rerun. So, it is uncertain when she will next appear in the game.
The 4-star characters in both rerun banners are also quite impressive
Who else is coming? In addition to the two 5-stars, as always, three 4-stars will be included that you can obtain from the banners. They can also be quite worthwhile.
The same 4-star characters apply for Ganyu and Zhongli.
Particularly, the 4-star character Xingqiu is one of the best sub-DPS in the game. With his Rain Swords, he can not only deal damage to enemies over time, but he also heals you when they disappear. Ganyu can continuously freeze enemies with him, preventing their advance or attack.
Beidou and Yanfei are also strong main DPS units, capable of dealing significant damage in certain teams. While Beidou needs a bit of help from other heroes, Yanfei can take down enemies with her strong pyro attacks on her own.
When is it better to save your Primogems? If you already have Ganyu and/or Zhongli and aren’t looking for constellations, it can definitely be worth saving. With Patch 2.5, Genshin Impact has already announced the character Yae Miko as a new playable figure.
Destiny 2 plans to offer more freedom in build compositions with Witch Queen. However, the gameplay already provides many creative opportunities for anyone who likes to experiment. YouTuber Marsix has compiled great exotic combos in a video. We will tell you what they are and why you should try them before Witch Queen.
Over time, it can get boring to always play the currently strongest meta build in Destiny 2. There are so many exotics and combinations with exotics that can drastically change playstyle, are incredibly efficient, and are also fun.
You can bomb your enemies away with the chaining of explosion damage
Make yourself invisible for an eternity and strike from ambush
Be so toxic that you can clear a raid encounter solo
In his current video, YouTuber Marsix presents the coolest and craziest build combos with exotics that you can currently use in the game. His suggestions significantly enhance even poor exotics.
The video is especially interesting for players who have not yet delved deeply into exotic builds and the possibilities in Destiny 2. It can serve as good inspiration on how to combine exotics, meaning two yellow items, effectively.
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The video shows the exotic combos in the game and explains the details
The exotic combinations for all three classes
We will introduce the builds for all three classes in more detail here and tell you which exotic armor pieces and weapons you need to combine.
Warlocks master the void and are masters of space magic
The exotic combos for the Warlock
“Necrotic Grip” + Exotic Hand Cannon “Dorn”
This build has long been a must-have for Warlocks. Combining the exotic “Necrotic Grip” and the exotic hand cannon “Dorn” makes you an effective mass killer and especially highly contagious. The spreading corruption is extremely toxic against smaller enemies.
“Fugitive” + Exotic Pulse Rifle “No Time to Explain”
With this exotic combination, you turn your Warlock into a walking turret. Thanks to “Fugitive,” you can turn your grenade into a small turret (arc soul) that supports you in battle.
If you also trigger the perk “Rewind” of the exotic weapon “No Time to Explain” 10 times, a small time portal opens up additionally. This gives you basically two effective turrets at the same time. Precision hits extend the duration of this time portal.
Titans love to hit hard and are the kings of the big shoulder pads
The exotic combos for the Titan
“Rift Plough” + Exotic Bow “Ticcus’s Prophecy”
An explosion is good, multiple explosions are better. With this combination, you can really make things blow up. A shot with the bow from the hip followed by a melee attack triggers two explosions simultaneously. At least in normal to medium challenges, this brings you massive area damage that blows things away.
“Actium War Rig” + Exotic Auto Rifle “Workhorse”
The Workhorse is named that for a reason. With it, you can hold down the trigger until the magazine is empty. Then you usually have to reload. But if you combine it with the exotic “Actium War Rig,” which constantly reloads part of the magazine from reserves, you can seemingly hold down the trigger indefinitely.
Hunters are masters of invisibility and act from the shadows
The exotic combos for the Hunter
“Oathkeeper” + Exotic Bow “Le Monarque”
The exotic void bow “Le Monarque” has long been considered one of the best bows in Destiny 2. It has proven very effective against the crazy overload champions in Season 15, provided you can always trigger its poison damage. If you can’t always manage that, you should definitely play it with the hunter exotic “Oathkeeper”.
Actually, the exotic is supposed to simply extend the duration for which you can hold a bow drawn. But with “Le Monarque,” it ensures that the poison arrow perk is always active. If you combine that with the mod “High-Energy Fire,” you can kill a Guardian in the Crucible with a single shot.
“Graviton Lance” + Exotic Hand Cannon “Rat King”
Do you want to run through all enemies without taking damage? Then just make yourself almost permanently invisible. Thanks to the exotic “Graviton Lance,” the duration of the invisibility effect can be doubled to about 12 seconds. At the same time, the exotic grants faster melee regeneration.
You get even more invisibility when you play the exotic hand cannon “Rat King” and crank your strength up to 100. Reload immediately after a kill, and you have time to wait for your melee charge to regenerate, allowing you to remain almost permanently invisible.
Before you try one of these builds in Destiny 2, we want to recommend our latest podcast to you. There, shooter fans can learn which releases to expect in early 2022. After a 2-click authentication, you can already listen to this:
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Why you should try the exotic builds before Witch Queen: Currently, we already know some details, but no one knows exactly what might change with Witch Queen regarding abilities and exotics.
Therefore, our recommendation is to simply try the combinations now, before Witch Queen is released on February 22, 2022. Perhaps you will even find the perfect build that you can use to start the new campaign, as long as nothing changes.
These topics are currently also interesting in Destiny 2:
Do you know all the exotic build combos, or was there something you didn’t know? Do you perhaps use other exotic builds that you absolutely want to recommend to other players? Or are you among the players who choose a fixed build at the beginning of a season and design their Guardian accordingly? Let us know in the comments.
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Justice Online is an MMORPG for PC that was launched in China in 2018. It impresses mainly with its strong graphics and action-packed combat. In 2022, the game is expected to be brought to the West by the developer NetEase.
What kind of game is this? Justice Online is the flagship MMORPG from NetEase, known mainly for Revelation Online and the development of Diablo Immortal. The world is based on a Wuxia novel and offers exciting “Martial Arts” battles.
Justice Online is mainly characterized by the following contents:
An extremely detailed character editor without gender lock
At least 8 different classes – 7 at launch and recently the class Hong Yin (via YouTube)
An action-packed combat system without fixed targets
A very deep story with many choices and cutscenes
Cool movement styles with air jumps and running on water
A detailed housing system with personal fields and animal breeding
Dungeons and raids in PvE
PvP in various arenas, possibly also in the open world
In basic features, Justice Online is reminiscent of Swords of Legends Online, which was released here in 2021. However, it focuses on a more dynamic combat system, a completely open game world, and more diverse biomes such as deserts or rocky islets with lava.
You can get a glimpse of the gameplay in this video by TheLazyPeon from 2019:
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When is the game coming to us? According to the website MMORPG.com, NetEase is planning the release of Justice Online for the fourth quarter of 2022 (i.e., October to December). A western and international release of the MMORPG is planned.
However, it is unclear how much of the current content will already be included in the western version. While the release for the international market is planned, there will be further updates for Justice Online in China.
How does the game finance itself? In China, it operates similarly to Swords of Legends, with an initially free version, for which you will later need to purchase playtime in hours.
How the payment model will look in the West is currently unknown.
Is the game Pay2Win? This accusation exists because you can directly purchase equipment items with real money. They are not stronger than the items you can obtain in the game itself, but they are a direct shortcut to the endgame.
However, it is not known whether this will also be the case in the western version.
Can you play Justice Online from Germany? Sort of. For a while, you could create an account for Justice Online with a phone number from the West and use the free time. However, NetEase now only accepts phone numbers from China.
If you can organize such a number through contacts, you can already try out the MMORPG. However, there is no English patch for the game.
What do you think of Justice Online? Are you interested or have the latest MMORPGs from Asia rather put you off?
Diablo 2: Resurrected will receive new runewords such as Pattern, Wisdom, or Mist with Patch 2.4. We will show you how they are assembled and what properties each new runeword has.
What is it about? The major Patch 2.4 is highly anticipated by the community surrounding Diablo 2: Resurrected. Among other things, the ladder will finally start, where you can compete with special ladder characters on the leaderboards. Additionally, there will be numerous buffs for the various classes and builds.
One of the highlights is the seven new runewords. In this overview, we show you everything we know about the new runewords.
20 % chance to cast level 12 Decrepify on hit 25 % chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova on strike Level 13-17 Cleansing Aura while equipped (varies) +1-2 to all skills +20 % increased attack speed +220-320 % increased damage (varies) -23 % to enemy poison resistance 0.3 % (0-29.7) Death Strike (based on character level) +25 % chance for open wounds Freezes target +3
23
Tal+Ort+Thul – Pattern
3
Claw
+30 % faster block rate +40-80 % increased damage (varies) 10 % bonus to attack rating Adds 17-62 fire damage Adds 1-50 lightning damage Adds 3-14 cold damage +75 poison damage over 5 seconds +6 to strength +6 to dexterity All resistances +15
63
Fal+Io+Ith+Eld+El+Hel – Unbending Will
6
Sword
18 % chance to cast level 18 Taunt on attack +3 to Barbarian Skills +20-30 % increased attack speed (varies) +300-350 % increased damage (varies) +9 to max damage +50 to attack rating +75 % damage to undead +50 to attack rating against undead 8-10 % life stolen per hit (varies) Prevents monster healing +10 to strength +10 to vitality Damage reduced by 8 +1 to light radius Requirements -20 %
64
Pul+Ith+Eld – Wisdom
3
Helm
+33 % piercing attack +15-25 % bonus to attack rating (varies) 4-8 % mana stolen per hit (varies) +30 % enhanced defense +10 energy 15 % slower stamina drain Cannot be frozen +5 mana per killed enemy 15 % of damage taken goes to mana
69
Zod+Ist+Lem+Lum+Io+Nef – Obsession
6
Staff
Indestructible 24 % chance to cast level 10 Weaken on hit +4 to all skills +65 % faster cast rate +60 % faster hit recovery Knockback +10 to vitality +10 to energy 15-25 % increased max life (varies) 15-30 % mana regenerated (varies) All resistances +60-70 (varies) 75 % more gold from monsters 30 % better chance of getting magic items
55
Nef+Pul+Vex – Flame
3
Helm
Level 4-8 of Fire Aura when equipped (varies) +3 to fire skills -10-15 % to enemy fire resistance (varies) +30 % enhanced defense +30 defense against missiles +50-75 to mana (varies) Halved freeze duration +5 % to max fire resistance Poison duration reduced by 50 %
67
Cham+Shael+Gul+Thul+Ith – Mist
5
Bow & Crossbow
Level 8-12 of Concentration Aura when equipped (varies) +3 to all skills 20 % increased attack speed +100 % piercing attack +325-375 % increased damage (varies) +9 to max damage 20 % bonus to attack rating Adds 3-14 cold damage All resistances +40 Freezes target +3 +24 to vitality All resistances +40
These are the new runes from Patch 2.4 in Diablo 2: Resurrected. As soon as we have further information, we will update the article for you.
Which of the new runewords are you most looking forward to in the new Patch 2.4, and which classes and builds will you use them with? Share your ideas for the use and discuss them in the comments with the community. Perhaps you will find a cool tip for the runewords that you want to try out yourself.
We briefly asked you before the end of the year which Community Day you liked best in 2021 in Pokémon GO. Over 1,600 readers participated. We will show you which C-Days were your absolute losers and which one you crowned as your favorite.
What is it about? In Pokémon GO, a special event takes place every month: the Community Day. A special monster is always in the spotlight, so you can catch it more often on that day. The shiny odds are also slightly higher than on other days.
Of course, there were again 12 different Community Days last year. For this reason, we wanted to know from you in the past weeks, which C-Day you liked best in 2021. You naturally participated actively in our survey, so we do not want to withhold the results from you.
Here are your tops and flops of the Community Days 2021
In our survey from December 28, 2021, you had the opportunity to vote for all Community Days from 2021 to see which one you liked best. The following options were available:
Community Day January with Machollo
Community Day February with Roselia
Community Day March with Dartiri
Community Day April with Serpifeu
Community Day May with Wablu
Community Day June with Kaumalat
Community Day July with Floink
Community Day August with Evoli
Community Day September with Ottaro
Community Day October with Zwirrlicht
Community Day November with Sheinux
Community Day December with all C-Day monsters from 2020 and 2021
A total of 1,609 people participated in our survey as of January 25, 2022, and voted for their favorite Community Day. Below, we have summarized all the tops and flops in the ranking.
Rank 12: Floink
Floink
Result: 0% (6 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? Floink is a Fire-type monster from the 5th generation and is one of the starter Pokémon in the Unova region. It can evolve into Flambirex through Ferkokel. Although Flambirex has solid attack power, there are better alternatives for use in raids.
Moreover, in the PvP league, Floink and its evolutions are rather uninteresting. This was likely the opinion of the participants in our survey, as they relegated Floink to the 12th and last place in our ranking with only 6 votes.
Rank 10: Serpifeu and Zwirrlicht
Serpifeu (left) and Zwirrlicht (right)
Result: 1% (11 votes)
What kind of Pokémon are these? The Grass-type Pokémon Serpifeu, just like Floink, comes from the 5th generation and takes the place of the Grass starter Pokémon there. It can evolve into Serpiroyal through Efoserp. Neither Serpifeu nor Efoserp are particularly strong, and Serpiroyal does not score high in attack either.
However, Serpiroyal is a suitable candidate for the Hyper League. Nonetheless, the votes for a better place were not enough, and Serpifeu only makes it to Rank 10, which it shares with the Ghost-type Pokémon Zwirrlicht.
Zwirrlicht is a monster from the 3rd generation, which can evolve into Zwirrfinst through Zwirrklop. However, the Ghost-type Pokémon are not particularly strong. Zwirrfinst can only score in defense. Its attack and defense stats are rather average. Thus, it is not suitable for use in raids and the GO battle league.
The Pokémon was obviously quite uninteresting during Community Day and, like Serpifeu, failed to convince trainers.
Rank 9: Wablu
Wablu
Result: 1% (13 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? Wablu is a Pokémon from the 3rd generation of the Normal and Flying types. It can evolve into Altaria using 400 Wablu candies. Both monsters have only solid defense and stamina values, making them rather unsuitable for use in raids.
However, Altaria can impress in the PvP battles of the Super League and is considered an excellent candidate there, according to PvPoke. Additionally, Altaria has a temporary Mega Evolution of the Dragon and Fairy type, which can also be useful in one battle or another.
Nevertheless, the Community Day with Wablu in May 2021 did not really impress you, so the monster only secures the 9th place in this ranking with just 13 votes.
Rank 8: Roselia
Roselia
Result: 1% (14 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? The Grass and Poison-type Pokémon Roselia also originates from the 3rd generation. It is the evolution of Knospi and can evolve into Roserade. Roselia is not particularly strong; however, Roserade can score properly in raids.
The monster has a strong attack, and its moves deal significant damage. Thus, it is one of the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO in both the Grass and Poison categories. Additionally, Roserade was able to learn two Event Moves, Kugelsaat and Meteorologe, during an evolution up to 2 hours after Community Day.
Although Roselia has a really strong evolution, it only made it to 8th place in our ranking.
Rank 7: Ottaro
Ottarodar
Result: 1% (17 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? Another starter Pokémon from the Unova region is Ottaro. The Water-type monster can evolve into Admurai through Zwottronin. Similar to Serpifeu and Floink, Ottaro and its evolutions cannot convince with their values.
Admurai has strong stamina, but its attack value is rather solid, and its defense value is only average. There are far better candidates for use in raids and the PvP league.
This was also evident in our survey, as Ottaro received only 17 votes from you, securing just 7th place in our ranking, just ahead of Roselia.
Rank 6: Dartiri
Dartiri
Result: 1% (22 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? Dartiri, a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon, comes from the 6th generation. It can evolve into Fiaro through Dartignis. The little bird isn’t particularly strong, and neither are its evolutions in raids.
However, it is a different story in the Hyper League of the PvP battles. There, Fiaro can score well and is one of the best candidates. The monster can also convince in the Super League.
Despite Fiaro being a really strong Pokémon in the GO battle league, the Community Day with Dartiri did not score well with you. Thus, the little monster only makes it to 6th place in our voting with just 22 votes.
Rank 5: Machollo
Machollo
Result: 5% (82 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? The Fighting-type Pokémon Machollo can evolve into Machomei through Maschok. The monster from the 1st generation may not have the best stats itself, but its final evolution, Machomei, has strong stamina and attack values.
This makes it one of the best fighting attackers in Pokémon GO. Machomei is also an excellent candidate in the GO battle league. For this reason, it is helpful to have one or two strong specimens in your Pokémon storage.
Despite its popularity among many trainers, it received only 82 votes in our survey for the best Community Day 2021, which is only enough for 5th place.
Rank 4: Sheinux
Sheinux
Result: 5% (83 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? The Electric-type Pokémon Sheinux comes from the 4th generation and can evolve into Luxtra through Luxio. In the wild, you cannot encounter Sheinux outside of events, but you can occasionally find it in raids or eggs. Thanks to the Community Day in November, you could hope for a strong specimen and also farm appropriate candies.
Although Sheinux itself is not particularly strong, its final evolution can score especially well in attack with a strong Electric move. This makes it one of the best Electric attackers in the game. However, it is less interesting in the GO battle league.
Furthermore, the Community Day provided you with bonuses such as triple candies when sending Pokémon, 3 free raid passes, and reduced stardust costs for trades. With just one vote more than Machollo, you placed Sheinux in your 4th place for the best C-Days 2021.
Rank 3: Evoli
Evoli
Result: 11% (175 votes)
What kind of Pokémon is that? Evoli is a Normal-type Pokémon. It comes from the 1st generation and has a total of 8 different evolutions. It can evolve into Aquana, Blitza, Flamara, Psiana, Nachtara, Folipurba, Glaziola, and Feelinara.
Unlike most other Community Days, the event with Evoli spanned two days, during which each of its evolutions could learn a special event move.
The stats of Evoli are not particularly strong, but some of its evolutions can score big. Psiana, Folipurba, Glaziola, and Feelinara stand out with high attack values and are among the stronger attackers in Pokémon GO.
Moreover, the evolutions of Evoli are suitable for the GO battle league. Nachtara can particularly impress in the Super and Hyper leagues. Feelinara is an excellent candidate in the Hyper and Master leagues.
That the Community Day with Evoli was worth it for some of you is evident from our survey. With more than double the votes of Sheinux, you placed Evoli at Rank 3 in our voting.
Which possibilities exist to evolve Evoli and which tricks you can use have been summarized in our accompanying guide:
Rank 2: C-Day with all monsters from 2020 and 2021
Result: 13% (204 votes)
What kind of Community Day is that? In December 2021, a very special two-day event took place, as unlike all other C-Days, this one featured a total of 25 Pokémon. All of them were available to be caught during Community Days in 2020 and 2021.
During this event, you could encounter Machollo, Roselia, Dartiri, Serpifeu, Wablu, Kaumalat, Floink, Evoli, Ottaro, Zwirrlicht, and Sheinux in the wild. Furthermore, in eggs and raids on the two days, you could find Glumanda, Hornliu, Abra, Nebulak, Rihorn, Karpador, Porygon, Elekid, Elektek, Magby, Magmar, Samurzel, Plinfa, and Knospi.
This Community Day thus primarily offered the opportunity to secure the monsters from the last two years whose events were missed. Additionally, it provided the chance to secure a strong specimen or gather candies.
For instance, Elektek, Plinfa, Karpador, and Rihorn feature strong evolutions that are among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. Moreover, during this weekend, you could enjoy various bonuses, such as double XP and Stardust, reduced egg hatch distance, or a limited-time research task.
This clearly convinced some trainers, as the Community Day in December received 204 votes from you. Thus, this event secures the 2nd place in our ranking.
What kind of Pokémon is that? The Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon Kaumalat comes from the 4th generation. It can evolve into Knakrack through Knarksel. Although Kaumalat can generally be found in the wild, it is one of the rarer Pokémon in the game.
Furthermore, Knakrack can impress with strong attack and good stamina, making it one of the best attackers in the game. Knakrack can also shine in the Master League.
For this reason, the Community Day in June provided some trainers the opportunity to finally secure a strong specimen and gather candies. Thus, it is not surprising that the Community Day in June with Kaumalat received by far the most votes and thus emerges as your winner from our survey.
For MeinMMO reader erzi222, this day was a very special highlight. As he told us in the comments, he particularly enjoyed that many people were out and about on this Community Day (via MeinMMO). Moreover, from his perspective, it was a great opportunity to get the Dragon Medal to platinum.
What do you think about the results of our Community Day survey? Did you expect Kaumalat to take first place? Or were you hoping for a different Pokémon? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
With The Smugglers, developer EON46 has announced a new co-op game for Steam. In it, you can either take on the role of smugglers who must steal and transport valuable items or protect them from criminals as law enforcers. MeinMMO introduces you to the game.
What is The Smugglers? The developers refer to the game on Steam as “the essence of co-op”. Players either work as smugglers against the law enforcers or as cops against the criminals.
The goal depends on the faction, involving stealing and smuggling goods, while the opposing team aims to prevent just that.
This is supposed to create a fun kind of cat-and-mouse game, where both sides take turns switching roles. Thus, the looting tour escalates into a battle between criminals and the law. Here you can check out the chaos in the trailer:
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What’s in the game: So far, the developers are holding back detailed information about the content. The Steam page only has a vague description of what the developers have in mind.
At least there is information about the processes in the game:
At the beginning of a round, you choose whether you stand with the smugglers or the law enforcers.
Both groups are then dropped onto a map.
The smugglers must collect as many valuable items as possible on this map.
The cops’ task is to prevent and stop them.
Each round consists of two phases in which players switch roles with the other team.
There are supposed to be different maps featuring different eras, and there are also mentions of over 100 weapons and vehicles. Here are some screenshots:
What kind of developer is that? EON46 is a rather unknown, small development studio. So far, the studio has released mostly unknown titles.
One of them is the turn-based tactics game “Pest Control” which unfortunately has too few reviews on Steam to be rated. Additionally, there are some mobile titles like Zombie Horde Attack or Tap Tap Hero. (via eon64.com) The game is published by G-DEVS.com, which is also relatively unknown.
When is The Smugglers supposed to be released? The release is currently only loosely set for the year 2022. So we do not know exactly when it is coming.
What will it cost? The price is currently unknown as well. Therefore, we do not know if the game is planned as a free-to-play title or will be a paid game.
What do you think of The Smugglers? Do you like such games? Or is this not for you? Do you know similar co-op titles?
Call of Duty: Warzone offers various weapons as well as vehicles. According to a player, they are too strong, as he achieved two dozen kills with an SUV and won a round. However, on reddit, his supposed secret weapon was quickly debunked.
What is the “secret weapon” all about? The Warzone player and reddit user Jamcowl was playing solo in the Warzone and had picked up a big SUV during the game. With this, he leisurely drove around the island map at the endgame, and whenever he saw enemies, he jumped out and took them out.
In the cover of his vehicle, he claims he received no hits while fighting the last 6 opponents and was able to change his position quickly.
In the end, he won the round with 24 kills. This made him suspicious, as 24 kills and a final victory are not exactly the norm?
Therefore, he posted the clip of the last minutes of his round online and claimed in the title, “The SUV is OP in Solos!”
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Secret weapon debunked “It’s not the SUV that’s OP, your enemies aren’t shooting back!”
What was the real reason for the strong win? However, many readers on reddit reacted differently than Jamcowl expected. Instead of agreeing with him, they pointed out that his opponents were definitely not worthy.
“It’s not the SUV that’s OP,” said one user. “Your enemies aren’t shooting back!”
Indeed, the enemies seem not to be very clever, and one opponent shot so poorly that even a Stormtrooper from Star Wars would have been ashamed. Even Jamcowl admits this:
Yes, I have no idea what my Big Game Bounty [one of the opponents had this feature] was doing. I exposed myself massively, but he still missed every shot and just kept shooting into the void. The whole game felt like a very weak bot lobby, but that was shockingly bad even for that.
Then a reddit user said the following wise words: “We all get a lobby like that sometimes. You did what you had to do and cooked them. GG!”
Jamcowl then left it at that and enjoyed his victory against the bot lobby. This is what one calls rounds in Warzone where extremely poor opponents participate, nearly resembling bots. However, there are no real bots in Warzone.
On Twitch, full-time streamers rely on subscriptions and donations from their viewers. Therefore, most streamers show gratitude when they receive money from their fans. However, it was quite different for Twitch streamer Chance “sodapoppin” Morris (27), who was not at all pleased with the kind message in a viewer’s donation.
He donated $5 to the streamer with the message: “I am so happy to see you happy, it has been a really long time. This is for both of you [sodapoppin and Veibae] and the chat.”
Sodapoppin reacted with just three statements and then continued with the game:
“Okay, first of all. Shut your damn mouth.”
“Second: Thank you for your money.”
“Third: Bitch, you don’t know me at all.”
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The chat responded with a flood of laughing emotes and referred to the donation as “cringe,” meaning second-hand embarrassment. They also labeled the donor as a “parasocial viewer,” which is not necessarily a compliment on Twitch.
Parasocial viewers are on the rise in Twitch streams
What is a parasocial viewer? Parasocial refers to those individuals who have a deep interest in another person, but that person does not feel the same way. The viewer may quickly assume that a Twitch streamer is their friend and that the streamer feels the same way as the viewer.
This can lead to an intrusive viewer who pressures the streamer to respond to them at all times, read their messages, or treat them as something special. Additionally, the viewer assumes they know how the streamer feels and thinks in certain situations.
For some time now, there have also been tweets from streamers on Twitter addressing the issue, trying to make it clear that they are really only live for entertainment and not friends to every viewer. Streamer Shurjoka has summarized the problem in a thread.
The clip by sodapoppin was also shared on reddit: It also discusses a parasocial viewer. Not only does the title imply this, but also some of the comments:
Nitramz: “I think it’s the ‘it’s been a really long time’ that was added that makes it a bit parasocial. As if the viewer knows that sodapoppin hasn’t been happy for a long time.”
dulpir3: “The person donated money to a multi-millionaire to express how happy they are that Soda, a content creator who plays a character for entertainment and whom they [the viewer] have never talked or chatted with in their life, is happy. Seems a bit strange and overly clingy.”
PleaseStopUs: “Donating to someone to express that you’re happy that others are happy is kind of weird. Imagine walking up to a stranger and giving them $5 because you see them in Starbucks.”
Others, however, recognize the donation as a nice gesture and see nothing wrong with it. The donor themselves has also spoken up and said regarding the accusations: “I’ve been watching the guy for over 5 years and tried to be nice. I’m sorry if it came off as weird. I just wanted to be nice (…)” (via reddit).
Under their comment, some people try to make it clear to them that they did nothing wrong and should not be ashamed. The streamer is rather the villain of the story, as they do not truly appreciate the money.
In Fortnite has had golden crowns that can be earned since the launch of Chapter 3. However, many do not know what they are for, how to earn them, and especially how to best keep them. We will show you everything you need to know on MeinMMO.
What are crowns? Crowns are new items that were implemented with Update 19.00 and the new Chapter 3 in Fortnite. You can only get them if you are good, and they are placed in your inventory when you prove yourself in a match.
If you have snagged a crown, you can prove yourself again in a match, and you will receive a free emote from Epic that you can flaunt to your friends.
New bonus mechanic for good players
What does the crown do for me? Crowns are used to increase your crown victories for the special emote “Crowning Achievement.” You will earn this immediately after you have snagged your first crown victory. So if you have snagged a crown and win a round with it, the number in your counter will increase.
This is what the crown looks like with few victories
This is what the crown looks like with many victories
The crowns change their appearance the more victories you have
However, that’s not all, if you have a crown in your inventory, every XP interaction gives you double the amount. So if you get 1,000 XP for a kill, you will get 2,000 XP with a crown. Thus, the crowns are also worthwhile if you are not after boasting.
How do I get a crown? You can only get crowns through two ways. Either you kill a player in a match who has a crown. You then pick it up and automatically receive it in your inventory. Or you win with an epic victory and safely receive a crown.
How can I lose them? Every death results in the immediate loss of the crown. So avoid carelessly fighting with your status symbol.
Many players also try to always find a good lobby by leaving the match when the Battle Bus is moving to search for suitable players. So if you are not satisfied with your players, leave the match before the bus takes off, or you will lose them.
How do I best keep them? If you are equipped with the new status symbol, careful play is a must.
Try to match in a match with other premium players. Pay attention to the bar that shows the name and skin icon.
If these players also have a royal symbol, it will be shown there. From experience, players with the rare headgear fight more cautiously and carefully than players without.
Also, make sure to keep your distance from other opponents during a new storm phase. Every time a new storm eye forms, your jewelry will blink, thus revealing your position.
What do you think of the new mechanic and how many crowns do you have? Let us know in the comments what you think!
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We present to you the best center-back talents in the career mode of FIFA 21. These young center-backs have great potential and are worthwhile for your defense.
That’s why center-back talents are worthwhile in FIFA 21: To keep your goal clean in the career, you need a solid defense that stands strong at the back and keeps the ball away from the goal.
And unless you have chosen an absolute top club, top defenders like Van Dijk, Ramos, or David Alaba are quite unrealistic, especially due to the high prices that these clubs demand.
That’s why we show you here center-back talents that have great potential and will become better with time. Your next defense chief could also be an absolute bargain.
But keep in mind that players in FIFA 21 have dynamic potential. The potential values are not fixed. Whether a talent can fully exploit or even exceed its potential also depends on how well you train the player and how they perform on the pitch.
The 10 best center-back talents with the greatest potential in FIFA 21 career mode
These are the 10 best center-back talents in FIFA 21: Here you can see the talents with the greatest potential in the center-back position. These players are also a maximum of 23 years old and can thus improve even more. Some are already superstars and correspondingly expensive.
Matthijs de Ligt is by no means a stranger anymore. The defender from Juventus Turin already has a strong rating of 85 and can reach an extremely strong 92. However, the 20-year-old is not cheap; his market value is a staggering 99 million.
Dayot Upamecano plays for RB Leipzig and starts with a rating of 81. However, his potential is enormous and stands at 90, which means costs of 37 million euros.
Rúben Dias is already 23 years old and has a strong rating of 85. However, it can still increase to 89. However, you need to invest 69.5 million euros.
Edmond Tapsoba can reach a rating of 88; however, he starts with 81. His market value: 48.5 million euros.
The Frenchman Jules Koundé starts with a rating of 82 and can improve to 88. He costs 44.5 million.
Joe Gomez already has a rating of 83, which can improve to 88. His costs: 49.5 million.
Joska Gvardiol has a rating of 73 with potential of 87. His market value: 6.3 million.
Éder Militão is at home in the center-back position but can also be deployed in the right-back position. His rating is 80 and his potential is 87. He costs 29.5 million euros.
Ibrahima Konaté is a talented center-back with a rating of 78. His potential is 87 and his price is 29.5 million euros.
Alessandro Bastoni can achieve a strong rating of 87, but it takes some time, as he starts with a rating of 78. The market value: 29.5 million euros.
Cheap, young center-backs in FIFA 21 career – under 10 million
Here you can find cheap center-back talents: If your club does not have the necessary money to afford an already established center-back talent, take a look at this lineup. These center-backs are relatively cheap and have very high potential:
Joska Gvardiol has a rating of 73 with potential of 87. His market value: 6.3 million.
Leonidas Stergiou costs 2.4 million euros and is not expensive. His rating is 67 and he can improve to 86.
Radu Dragusin starts with a strength of 65 and can improve to an impressive 85. His market value is 1.9 million.
Bright Arrey-Mbi is very cheap at 1.2 million euros and can reach a rating of 85.
Tanguy Nianzou starts with a rating of 71, which can develop towards 85. Cost: 4.1 million euros.
Jurrien Timber can achieve a rating of 85. He costs 7 million euros.
The German talent Armel Bella Kotchap costs 3.3 million and starts with a rating of 69. With some patience, he can reach a strong overall rating of 85.
All young center-back talents U20 with potential 84 or better
The best center-back talents under 20: In this list, we show you all center-back talents under 20 years with their respective market values. They have a potential of at least 84 points.
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If you are looking for the best center-back talents in FIFA 22, you will find them here:
The secretary of the Liyue Qixing, Ganyu, has joined as a new 5-star character in Genshin Impact in mid-January. MeinMMO presents you with the best build you can currently play. We also showcase some alternatives.
This is Ganyu: Ganyu is the secretary of the Liyue Qixing and is a follower of the Geo god Rex Lapis. She has made a contract with him and has served her god for many thousands of years.
The 5-star character fights with a bow and relies on the Cryo (Ice) element. In our Genshin Impact tier list, you will find Ganyu in the SS-tier, making her one of the strongest characters you can play in the action RPG.
How was our guide created? For this guide, we have looked at several important sites about Genshin Impact, such as Game8.co. We also examined various guides on YouTube and tried out the character Ganyu ourselves in the game, collecting and using the sets.
The guide to Ganyu was published on January 14, 2021. On January 25, 2022, we updated the guide to the latest version. For this, we updated two sets and also added characters that are really worthwhile in combination with Ganyu. With update 2.4, you will also have the chance to pull Ganyu from the wish again.
Overview of Ganyu’s abilities
What abilities does Ganyu have? Especially her burst and area damage can be enhanced, and in combination with other elements like Pyro (Fire) or Electro, she has no problem taking out large groups of enemies. But Ganyu also offers you interesting options that make her really strong:
With her charged shot, she can easily take out groups of many small enemies on her own. Here you play Ganyu as a damage dealer.
Her special ability is an Ice Lotus that she places on the field. This bloom explodes after a while, dealing ice damage in the vicinity. The bloom also remains active when Ganyu is no longer on the field.
In the next section, we will take a closer look at the abilities and show you how they work.
What you need to know about Ganyu
Ganyu’s bow works a bit differently than the other archers in the game. While characters like Amber or Fischl deal high elemental damage with a charged shot, Ganyu’s shots work differently. A fully charged Cryo shot from her deals Cryo area damage.
This is Ganyu’s special ability: The combat talent “Tracks of the Qilin” summons an Ice Lotus and provocatively draws the attacks of enemies to it. Thus, it is primarily a support ability and comparable to Amber’s combat talent “Explosive Puppet.” After a time, the Ice Lotus explodes, dealing Cryo area damage to enemies.
Ganyu’s combat talent “Tracks of the Qilin” in action.
This is Ganyu’s ultimate ability: Ganyu’s ultimate is “Raging Descent.” With this, you let icicles fall on the enemies in a specific area, dealing high Cryo damage.
Ganyu’s ultimate ability “Raging Descent” in action
Ganyu’s talents: In general, it makes sense to upgrade the talents and constellations of the characters as much as possible.
In combination with other characters, you should mainly improve “Heavenly Shooting Art” and her special ability “Tracks of the Qilin” as much as possible. If you want to level a talent to level 10, you will need a Crown of Wisdom, which you can obtain through events.
Ganyu’s constellation: In Ganyu’s constellation, the 1st level is important because here, with every heavy hit from the bow, the Cryo resistance of enemies is reduced by 15% for 6 seconds. Additionally, Ganyu generates 2 points of elemental energy with each hit.
For those who want to get the most potential out of Ganyu, the 6th level of the constellation, “Indulgence,” is important. Because after using the Ice Lotus, you do not need to charge your weapon for the next heavy hit. This allows you to attack significantly faster.
In our guide, we present the resources you need if you want to ascend Ganyu.
This is the weapon she fights with: Ganyu fights with a bow. We present you with the currently best weapon for the character, but also an alternative that free-to-play players can easily obtain. The presented weapons are at Refinement Level 1. This means the bonuses of the weapon can still increase if you refine the weapon further.
The best weapon for Ganyu: The best weapon for Ganyu is the legendary weapon “Amos’ Bow.” This weapon increases the damage of your normal and charged attacks by 18%. Additionally, the weapon increases the damage of your arrows the longer they travel to the enemy. The attribute of the weapon is Attack.
The best free-to-play alternative: The best alternative for players who do not want to spend money is “The Stringless.” This weapon increases the damage of elemental abilities and special abilities by 24%. This not only amplifies her heavy attacks but also her Ice Lotus.
“The Stringless” is a good 4-star weapon that free-to-play players can also obtain relatively easily.
Another alternative for free-to-play players: The Prototype Amber enhances attack and also has Attack as an attribute. Uniquely,
the weapon increases your attack by 36% with heavy hits on weak points for 10 seconds.
Additionally, your movement speed increases by 10% for 10 seconds.
The advantage: You can craft the Prototype Amber at the blacksmith Wagner in Mondstadt. For this, you need 50 pieces of white iron and crystal along with an “Unrefined North bow.”
Here, Ganyu’s passive talent “Hidden Bow” is also helpful: If you craft a bow with it, you get 15% of the ore you used back. If you have not crafted the weapon yet, definitely use Ganyu for the crafting.
You can craft the Prototype Amber at the blacksmith
The right artifacts for Ganyu
With Ganyu, you have four options when selecting artifacts:
Focus on Cryo damage
Enhance the burst and area damage of the character and their abilities
Alternatively, focus on an increased rate of critical hits. Critical hits are also the attribute that grows the most upon leveling Ganyu.
In addition, you can rely on a pure damage set.
For every playstyle, there is a set you should use to enhance the corresponding attribute. These sets are:
Wandering Reek: This set focuses entirely on Cryo damage. The set was newly added with update 1.2. You currently only obtain it in the dungeon “Vindagnyr’s Peak.” You must first unlock this with a quest series. But the bonuses are worth it:
2-piece bonus: Increases Cryo damage by 15%.
4-piece bonus: Increases critical hit chance against enemies affected by Cryo effects by 20%. Further increases critical hit chance against frozen enemies by an additional 20%.
Ancient Court Ritual: You can already obtain some set pieces when you increase your adventure rank. As a reward, you receive legendary pieces from the set. Alternatively, you can also get the set from the dungeon “Clear Water and Rocky Heights.” This is located in the far northwest of Liyue.
2-piece bonus: Increases damage caused by special abilities by 20%.
4-piece bonus: Increases the attack of all team members by 20% for 12 seconds after using a special ability. This effect cannot be stacked.
Wander Orchestrate: This set increases your elemental mastery and all reactions with other elements. If you equip all four pieces of the set, heavy attacks with a bow are increased by 35% (with golden items). This is particularly beneficial when combined with Ganyu’s charged attack.
2-piece bonus: Increases elemental mastery by 80 points
4-piece bonus: Increases damage dealt with heavy strikes when the character is holding a catalyst or a bow by 35%.
What is the best set combination for Ganyu?
Which set or combination is most worthwhile for you depends on how you like to play or want to play Ganyu. Therefore, there are a total of 3 options:
Focus on charged attacks: If you primarily play Ganyu as a damage dealer and mainly use the charged attack, you should rely on the Wander Orchestrate set. If you equip a full four-piece set, you can significantly enhance your attack. Additionally, this improves reactions with other elements.
Focus on supportive attacks: If you primarily focus on Ganyu’s Ice Bloom and her ultimate ability “Raging Descent,” then you should use the following combination:
2-piece set “Ancient Court Ritual”: Increases damage caused by special abilities by 20%
2-piece set “Wandering Reek”: Increases Cryo damage by 15%.
What to pay attention to with the artifacts: While the flower always offers health points and the feather always offers attack, the attributes may vary with the other items. Important artifact attributes you should pay attention to are:
Chalice: Cryo damage bonus
Headband: Critical damage or attack (in %).
Sundial: Attack or critical damage
You can find additional tips and tricks about artifacts in this guide, here on MeinMMO:
Where can you see Ganyu in action? The YouTuber Zy0x (currently 142,000 views as of January 14, 2021) has presented a strong Ganyu build in (English) video. Here you can also see how powerful Ganyu can be when played with the right set.
Starting from minute 13:10, you can see how much damage Ganyu deals in the Spiral Abyss.
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Zy0x shows on YouTube how to get the most out of Ganyu.
Which characters synergize particularly well with Ganyu: Especially certain characters are worth it if you want to have Ganyu in your team. Electro and Fire cause strong elemental reactions with Cryo:
The 5-star character Klee benefits from the elemental reaction “Melt.” This is especially powerful with Ganyu’s combat talent “Tracks of the Qilin,” as Klee can deal a lot of damage in a small radius this way. Free-to-play alternatives here would be Xiangling, who can also deal high area damage, or Bennett.
Razor and Fischl also benefit from Ganyu. The elemental reaction “Superconduct” increases damage, and through elemental mastery, you enhance the reaction with other elements.
With the new character Shenhe, you can also give it a try. Because through her elemental ability “Summon Spring Spirit,” allies gain the effect “Ice Shafts” and add additional Cryo damage. When normal, charged, elemental skills and elemental burst attacks deal Cryo damage to enemies, the damage dealt is increased based on Shenhe’s current attack.
Characters like Klee greatly benefit from the elemental reaction with Cryo.
What do you think? Have you already pulled Ganyu from the past wish and are playing her, or will you pull her from the upcoming wish in update 2.4? Or do you prefer to save your primogems for a different wish that is coming up?
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Chain Lightning in World of Warcraft is actually weak. However, with a few tricks, it can execute any player with a single hit.
In a game of the complexity and size of World of Warcraft, there are always bugs and exploits that players can take advantage of. However, few have found as many interesting combinations as player Rextroy. In his latest video, he found another combination of abilities that allowed him to kill enemies with a single blow. The reason: Shamans have a “boss ability” that is much stronger than expected.
What happened? WoW player Rextroy revealed a trick with the Shaman in his latest video. He can execute enemies instantly with his Chain Lightning. This is absurd since Chain Lightning usually deals very little damage and could never create a “one-hit”. Once again, however, stacking numerous effects and a peculiar boss ability ensures that Horde players are sent “instantly” to the ground.
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How does it work? The core of the combo is the PvP talent “Storm Circle”. According to the description, it fires an additional Chain Lightning bolt at the opponent when using “Stormstrike”, which can hit up to 3 enemies. However, what is not mentioned in the tooltip is that the attack is not the actual Chain Lightning of the Shaman, but a boss version from raids like the Throne of Thunder! This Chain Lightning bolt has the unique feature of becoming 50% stronger with each jump, causing the 3rd target to take significantly more damage.
This alone doesn’t deal enough damage, so Rextroy incorporates even more modifications. All other buffs that enhance Chain Lightning also affect this boss lightning strike:
125% bonus from the boss ability
The legendary “Chains of Devastation” provides a 50% bonus
Maelstrom weapon gives a 110% bonus
Stormcaller grants a 300% bonus
Since the bonuses affect each other, this results in a whopping increase of 2,735%!
Now Rextroy just needs to ensure that the Horde player is definitely the 3rd target of the Chain Lightning strike. For this, he uses the already infamous frogs once again.
All of this combined ensures that the enemy is often hit with 60,000 to 70,000 damage points and is thus completely eliminated from digital existence in nearly all cases.
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Is it allowed to use such exploits? Generally no. Anyone who exploits such exploits in PvP to gain an advantage must expect their account to be banned. However, in the case of Rextroy, he always informs the developers about the bugs and issues he finds. He then gets the “okay” from Blizzard and only publishes his video after the developers have already applied a hotfix. This ensures that other players cannot repeat the exploit.
What do you think of this combination? Interesting that such a thing can be found in the game? Or is it becoming embarrassing that there are still so many bugs in WoW?
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In December, the developers of Lost Ark announced the next, new class for the MMORPG. Now the Painter has joined the game in Korea, directly causing new player records. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What has happened in Lost Ark? On January 12, the new class was launched in Lost Ark. The Painter is not just a new sub-class for existing base classes, but brings a completely new base class with it.
The new base class is called Specialist and will be further fed with classes in the future. So far, however, the Specialist can only become a Painter. A type of weather mage has already been hinted at in a teaser.
How is the new class being received? Very well. As a base class, it even brings a new race with it, which resides on a new continent. Players in Korea have therefore received several new contents.
The hype around the new base class and the versatility of the Painter has even caused player numbers to soar. Smilegate announced that last week over 260,000 players were online at the same time – and that was just in South Korea.
How is the game developing? Since its release in Korea in 2018, Lost Ark has been continuously breaking new records and is therefore developing splendidly. Currently, the MMORPG is the most successful game of its kind in Korea, a country where MMORPGs are generally very popular.
It can thus claim the 2nd place among the most popular online games overall. Only League of Legends stands above Lost Ark in Korea.
Comparing the numbers from the week before the Painter release with the week after, the number of new players has increased by 144% and the number of returning fans has risen by 227%.
What can the new class do? The Painter works with two different ways of drawing. Whenever he switches between these methods, the skills of the new class change.
This allows the Painter to fluidly switch between damage and support, as he can deal considerable damage with the black ink while the white ink buffs his allies and himself.
Why is it so popular? In Lost Ark, there have only been two classes so far that are actually treated as support. These are the Bard and the Paladin. In a pool of 21 classes, the supporters have been relatively poorly represented.
This is one of the reasons why the Painter is currently so popular. Many fans are also looking forward to trying out a new base class. The Specialist and the relatively childlike character that comes with it is something that many fans in Korea can appreciate.
One cannot rely on chronological orders, as for the EU release we are receiving the Sorceress, which only entered the game in Korea in August. The Arcana, for example, will not be available in the EU version for now, although it has been in the game from the very beginning in Korea.
Since Amazon wants to loosen the gender lock a bit for us in the West, it is likely that we will initially get the female version of the Berserker, which was also announced at LOA ON, a trade fair specifically for Lost Ark. Whether and when the Painter will follow remains uncertain.
What do you think of the new class? Can you understand the rush on the Korean servers and would you also like to be there to try out the Painter immediately? Or are you less excited about the new Specialist base class and are happy with the 15 classes we are getting?
Rainbow Six: Extraction is becoming a bit of an insider tip among players. In the meantime, they are even comparing the quality of the co-op shooter to that of the Steam hit Ready or Not. Their argument: Both games offer great tactical gameplay – even if one has aliens.
In the online communities, there are many voices reporting very positively about the game. Fans see a lot of potential in the shooter and hope that Ubisoft will support the game in the long term.
On reddit, fans are now talking about how Extraction feels more like a ‘true’ Rainbow Six game than the PvE shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The favorable comparisons to the Steam hit Ready or Not are also noticeable.
What’s behind that?
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Rainbow Six: Extraction is a real tactical shooter – despite aliens
What is it about? On the Rainbow Six: Extraction subreddit, reddit user thatsnotwhatIneed argues that the co-op game is a real tactical shooter despite aliens (via reddit).
He compares it not only to SWAT 4 and old Rainbow Six games but also to the latest shooter phenomenon on Steam, Ready Or Not.
What is Ready Or Not? Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that was once ridiculed and has now continuously been one of the most popular games on Steam for months in Early Access.
Especially fans of the old Rainbow Six and SWAT games are thrilled about Ready Or Not and say: The game is “what Rainbow Six Siege should have been”
The argument of the reddit users: Despite aliens, Extraction is the tactical shooter we wanted to play.
Why do tactical fans love Rainbow Six: Extraction?
Why is the game well received? On reddit, fans like thatsnotwhatIneed say that the gameplay in Rainbow Six: Extraction reminds them of the best tactical shooters in gaming. It is very tactical and is “relentless and intense” like the hardcore gameplay from games like SWAT 4 or GTFO.
The gameplay in Rainbow Six: Extraction requires, in their eyes, a strategic approach, as they know and love it from the best tactical shooters:
You have to gather information with drones or scan grenades. Then you need to come up with tactics on how to clear an area with the team, whether you want to do that with stealth or a quick and aggressive attack before the enemies can raise the alarm.
There are different tasks you can solve with firepower or quietly. Surprise moments and ambushes are crucial for success, and open firefights with an alerted enemy can be very dangerous and can quickly overwhelm you.
He says that combines the game successfully with the most popular gameplay mechanics from Rainbow Six: Siege. Rainbow Six: Extraction is a good balance between the hardcore gameplay of the toughest tactical shooters and a casual PvP match from Siege.
In his words: The game “is like SWAT 4, old Rainbow Six terrorist hunts, and Ready or Not, only that you are always allowed to escalate deadly.”
What you need to know about Rainbow Six: Extraction before you start:
Other users like z7a7a7 agree with these statements in the comments: “I was addicted to the game after playing 3 or 4 matches. It’s amazing.”
The fact that in Rainbow Six: Extraction you fight aliens instead of criminals and terrorists is only mentioned casually by the user. The context and the nature of the enemy seem to be less important than the convincing gameplay that Extraction offers in their eyes.
Do you agree with this assessment? Have you tried the game yet? Do you think you can compare Rainbow Six Extraction to games like Ready or Not? Let us know in the comments.
If you enjoy Rainbow Six: Extraction or co-op games in general, you’re in luck right now. Because the Game Pass currently has a fantastic lineup of games for co-op fans:
They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
Many other fans echo this sentiment. They hope that dual-wielding in Elden Ring will be more useful through Power Stance than it was in previous FromSoftware games.
They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
At the Taipei Game Show 2022, developer FromSoftware presented its latest title Elden Ring. There, it was also revealed: The game has now officially achieved Gold status. In addition, there were new gameplay scenes showcasing a returning feature from Dark Souls 2. Fans are excited.
FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco took the opportunity to give insight into the current state of development at the show. It was revealed that Elden Ring has now reached Gold status.
What does Gold status mean? It means that Elden Ring is now ready for production. However, it does not mean that development is entirely complete. Work is still being done on the game in the background.
It was also announced that the action RPG will receive a Day-1 patch at release.
This should bring several improvements or fixes into the game.
Additionally, there was information about the gameplay duration. According to FromSoftware, it is expected to be around 30 hours if players focus solely on the main quest. However, the highlight of the show for many fans was the fresh gameplay scenes.
These showcased many elements such as stealth, riding the new horse, and the game world, as well as a popular feature returning from Dark Souls 2: “Power Stance.”
Here you can initially check out the edited scenes from the Taipei Game Show:
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Elden Ring shows Power Stance, a popular feature from Dark Souls 2
What is this feature? It was a new mechanic introduced in 2014 with the release of Dark Souls 2. That was 8 years ago, and since then, it has not appeared in any other game from FromSoftware. Now it is back.
Power Stance can only be used in combination with certain weapons. It is based on the character’s ability to wield different weapons in each hand.
While this is possible in every Dark Souls game, it had a special twist in the second part.
If you combine weapons of certain categories together and equip one from each, you can activate Power Stance with a button press.
Your character then wields both weapons together, has new moves available, and deals damage simultaneously with both.
In certain cases, you could even combine weapons of different categories.
This expanded the already large selection of weapons even further.
Even though Dark Souls 2 is not necessarily the most popular installment in the community, many players miss the Power Stance feature.
This is how it looks in Dark Souls 2:
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Players celebrate the return of the feature – “That looks damn badass!”
In the new gameplay, you can now see (03:37) how the character being controlled uses two whips to whip the enemies. It clearly employs the Power Stance mechanic.
The return is causing great anticipation among fans, as can be seen from enthusiastic comments on reddit and YouTube.
The scene with the double whip reminds some of the Netflix series based on the game series Castlevania and one of its main characters, Trevor Belmont:
User One-Sorbet-2333 states: “Did anyone see the whips in Power Stance at TGS? It looks damn badass!”
Many other fans echo this sentiment. They hope that dual-wielding in Elden Ring will be more useful through Power Stance than it was in previous FromSoftware games.
They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
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The German eSports organization ESL (Electronic Sports League) has been acquired in a surprising mega-deal by the company Savvy Gaming, which is backed by the powerful Public Investment Fund from Saudi Arabia.
What kind of deal was it? As recently announced, ESL has a new owner. The Swedish Modern Times Group, which previously owned ESL, sold the company for a hefty $1.05 billion to Savvy Gaming Group (SGG) – approximately €930 million (via Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger and SportsBusinessJournal).
This is led by former Activision-Blizzard vice president Brian Ward as CEO. SGG, on the other hand, has the estimated $320 billion PIF (Public Investment Fund) behind it.
What is ESL? ESL (Electronic Sports League) is the oldest eSports organization in the world that is still active. It was founded in 2000 by Ralf Reichert, who organized LAN parties and transformed his startup into a large company that hosts several major tournaments each year. Nevertheless, ESL is reported to have incurred larger financial losses recently (via GamesWirtschaft).
What is the PIF? The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is a sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. With an estimated total asset of over 320 billion US dollars, it is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world. The fund’s purpose is to secure the kingdom’s wealth away from oil. Therefore, the PIF is now also acting globally as a powerful investor.
Two major eSports organizers are now under Saudi control
What else has been bought? In addition to ESL, the eSports platform FaceIT was also acquired for around €441 million. This means that Savvy Gaming and thereby indirectly the Saudis hold two strong eSports organizers.
What implications could this have? For now, operations at ESL are said to continue as usual. Ralf Reichert, the founder and co-CEO of ESL, is also reported to have ceded his remaining shares valued at around €80 million. However, he will continue to serve as Executive Chairman at ESL in the future.
The website Kotaku fears that this purchase could also be used for the controversial “sportswashing” in the future. This refers to the practice of obscuring issues in the country with lavish sporting events.
For instance, Der Spiegel reports that Saudi Arabia is notorious for systematically buying up sporting events, which is sharply criticized internationally. The mentioned example was about a desert rally.
What are your thoughts and opinions on the purchase of ESL? Let us know in the comments below this article!
In Pokémon GO trainers have the opportunity to collect various medals. While some of them are relatively easy to achieve, two badges in particular frustrate many players. We at MeinMMO show you which ones they are and what change the community desires.
What is it about? Every trainer can collect different medals in Pokémon GO. These cover a wide range of areas, such as a complete Pokédex for a region, a certain number of trades, or catching specific monsters.
Each badge is divided into Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. To achieve these, a certain number of a specified goal must be met, such as catching 1,000 Pikachu for the Platinum medal “Pikachu Fan”.
However, some trainers are expressing particular difficulties with the two medals “Teenager” and “Angler” and are frustrated. We will tell you why.
Why are “Teenager” and “Angler” so difficult to achieve?
In the reddit community, there is currently a heated discussion about the two medals “Teenager” and “Angler”. The reason is the specific challenges that trainers must overcome to achieve these two badges in Gold or even Platinum.
Even though both medals involve catch tasks, they are quite unique. To achieve the “Teenager” badge, a certain number of tiny Rattata must be caught. The “Angler” medal, on the other hand, requires large Magikarp.
Besides the fact that it is generally quite difficult to catch the required tiny or large specimens, the game also requires a significant number to achieve each medal. For Gold, 300 must be collected, and for Platinum, even 1,000. Many trainers find this too challenging.
We have summarized the 6 most difficult medals in Pokémon GO in our special:
Even Cerborealis finds the challenge too difficult and writes on reddit that he believes the two badges are outdated. They were introduced at a time when Rattata and Magikarp could still be found more frequently in the game, making the task challenging but still solvable.
Since both monsters are now significantly rarer in the game during spotlight hours or specific events, catching them is additionally difficult, making the achievement of Gold and Platinum medals, according to Cerborealis, out of reach for some trainers (via reddit.com).
Many trainers agree in the comments. Among the statements found there:
nils_w: “Angler was always difficult, Magikarp was very biome-dependent. I have been playing since 2016 and I am halfway to Platinum for Rattata, but still 12 away from Gold for Magikarp.”
srozo: “I have also been playing since 2016, and I have 119 large Magikarp and 169 Rattata… caught 800 and 1500 respectively.”
lewisisb: “Even when they were available, XL/XS are just too rare.”
Bruceeb0y: “Level 50 with a total of 330,000 catches; caught 4,974 Magikarp, medal at 839/1,000; caught 6,594 Rattata, medal at 754/1,000.”
The only way to meet the required counts for Rattata and Magikarp and get closer to the medal goal, aside from catching, is trading the respective monsters. Even if they were not caught themselves, they are still counted for the medal by Niantic.
Possible solutions from the community
The reddit community agrees that Pokémon GO needs to make some changes regarding the two medals. One possibility, according to Cerborealis, is that the two badges should not be limited to Rattata and Magikarp but expanded to other monsters like Oddish, Lotad, or Barboach (via reddit.com).
The reddit user lewisisb, on the other hand, suggests that the medals should be adjusted so that all caught Rattata and Magikarp count towards the achievement, similar to what is done for Pikachu. This way, size would no longer have to be a consideration (via reddit.com).
It is currently unknown whether Pokémon GO will take up these suggestions and appropriately adjust the two medals in the future. If Niantic provides new information about it, you will find it here on MeinMMO.
Have you already reached Platinum for the two medals? Or are you also frustrated because you can’t get the respective monsters? What changes would you like to see for the two badges? Feel free to share your opinion and experiences here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
