You can not only buy a PS5, but also several accessories. This includes the DualSense Controller, the official controller of the PS5. If you don’t want the white controller, you can now pre-order other colors.
You can currently pre-order the PS5 controller here
What colors can be pre-ordered? Currently, you can pre-order the two new colors ‘Starlight Blue’ and ‘Nova Pink’. The controllers cost you 79.99 Euros per controller.
When will the controllers officially be available? The controllers are already scheduled to be released on January 14, 2022, which is just a few days away.
Where can you order the controllers? Currently, you can order the new colors from Amazon, MediaMarkt, and Saturn. The prices do not differ among the providers. Shipping costs may apply.
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Basically, you can connect your DualShock 4 to the PlayStation 5 using a microUSB cable to connect the controller to the PS5. You can then also use the controller via Bluetooth on the PS5. However, in this way, you can only play PS4 games on your PS5.
You can also use the PS5 controller that you likely have connected to the PS5 console.
However, if you want to play PS5 games, your PS4 controller will no longer work. There are also many games that utilize the features of the DualSense controller. Significant features include haptic feedback and adaptive triggers that aim to make gaming especially realistic.
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Call of Duty: Warzone spoke about upcoming balance changes. Increasing the Time-to-Kill had been discussed for a while. Now it is known what the developers are planning as the first major change, and MeinMMO author Maik Schneider believes this is the wrong direction.
After that, there was a major balance update that increased the Time-to-Kill of the best weapons. Then it went quiet on the topic.
Now there has been a new statement regarding the Time-to-Kill. There will be further increases, and initially, the overall ADS speed will be decreased for this purpose.
What is Time-to-Kill (TTK)? This value is often used in shooters and shows the time it takes to eliminate an opponent.
In Warzone, the Time-to-Kill is often specified for chest hits and indicates how much time it takes to deal 250 damage.
To calculate it, you need the damage of a weapon and the fire rate. Since players often start firing only when they are aimed in, the “time to aim” can also be accounted for in the Time-to-Kill.
Increasing the Time-to-Kill would benefit Warzone
As a long-time Warzone player, I have experienced all the crazy OP weapons and seen what an extremely low Time-to-Kill does to the battle royale.
And generally, I would say: Warzone has been much less fun when there were OP weapons with an extremely low Time-to-Kill.
During the phases when Warzone had a higher Time-to-Kill, battles played out differently. This could be experienced in the “Iron Trials” mode, where the base health was significantly higher than in standard mode.
But also shortly after the launch of the Caldera map in the Vanguard modes – the Vanguard weapons had not yet been specifically adapted to the Warzone values.
In such phases and game modes, the battles were more fun. My skills in the game made a greater difference. Battles would also end with a team escaping because the fights were not over in just a few seconds.
Instead of losing 2 team members right away in the first hail of bullets, everyone makes it behind cover. You can regroup, use tactics, flank, and provide suppressive fire. A completely new way to play Warzone.
Currently, it often feels like you can barely reach the next cover before the balanced laser setup of the fully automatic meta weapon crushes the cover change in its infancy.
This is why I wish for a general increase in the Time-to-Kill in Warzone. It would give more dimension to the battles – more room to shine with crazy movement techniques and outsmart opponents with tactical considerations.
But not every TTK increase is helpful
The way the general increase in the Time-to-Kill in Warzone is now supposed to be achieved, however, leaves a sour taste. The developers state on Twitter:
[…] we will reduce the base speed [of the weapons] to aim for all titles [CoD MW, Cold War, Vanguard]. This increases the Time-to-Kill somewhat, as aim-down sights times should be considered in the calculation of the actual TTK values.
Moreover, it will give us space to highlight the differences between the weapon classes.
So the increase in the Time-to-Kill is supposed to happen by reducing the aiming speed. We will then take longer to aim, and indeed this will slightly increase the Time-to-Kill.
But that often doesn’t feel like it, and it also affects the gameplay in other ways.
If an opponent catches you whom you didn’t see before, you won’t feel the increase in the Time-to-Kill. You only realize during gunfire that someone has you in their sights and … exactly: they are already aiming at you.
At this point, the TTK increase fails. The reaction window in such “fights” remains small, and there are still situations where you get “deleted”. Meaning you have no chance to react to the opponent before the Gulag calls.
Moreover, the decrease in aiming speed affects the gameplay in an area where I have always had a lot of fun in Warzone: the movement.
CoD weapons are already sensitive to small changes in aiming speed (ADS speed). Milliseconds make a difference in whether a weapon feels snappy, just okay, or like ketchup. A decrease in aiming speed also means that Warzone becomes less snappy.
Conclusion: TTK Increase – Yes, please. But the right way!
It is still unclear whether there will be further measures to increase the Time-to-Kill. But the approach now presented does not satisfy me:
The noticeable TTK does not really go up because the damage stays the same
Due to the longer aiming times, movement is lost
Because on the one hand, the change misses the mark a bit, and on the other hand, a system that feels good might be negatively affected by the adjustments.
I am in favor of an increase in the Time-to-Kill in Warzone. It doesn’t have to go up to 1 second right away. But from the current values of around 500 – 700 milliseconds (without aiming time), it could easily go up to 650 – 850 milliseconds.
However, this increase should come through damage values. And with over 100 weapons now, that could be quite a mountain of work.
We also look forward to your opinion on the topic in the comments. Do you feel the same way I do, or do you have a completely different opinion?
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Due to a glitch, this trainer’s Slugma appears in a completely different color than you know from Pokémon GO. However, the players in the community really like it. They are asking if it will stay like this permanently.
What is it about? In the Reddit of Pokémon GO, a trainer shared two screenshots of one of his Slugma. The user named Liidero suspects that he has caught the rarest specimen of this Pokémon. The images show Slugma, which should actually be red, almost completely dark. Only the eyes are glowing.
This special appearance of Slugma is well-received in the community. We will show you the pictures and reactions here.
“Cool, will this be forever?”
This is what Slugma looks like: Due to a bug in the game, Slugma already had the wrong colors at the catch screen. Even in the PokéDex, the unusual form was visible, which was likely caused by a bug.
We are embedding the two screenshots from trainer Liidero here (via reddit.com).
Slugma should actually appear in a bright red. The snail Pokémon is currently in focus of the community, as for the event “Mountains of Power”, Slugma is available for the first time as a Shiny. However, even the shiny form should not appear as dark as seen in the screenshots from Liidero. We show you how the Shinies look in the following graphic:
Slugma and its evolution Magcargo as normal and shiny version
This is how the players react: On Reddit, the unusual color of Slugma is surprisingly well received. Many joke and write things like “It seems to have been splashed with water” or “It looks like it was blown up with dynamite like in a cartoon”
Others, however, showed great interest in the form and wrote:
“Cool! Do you know if this stays permanently?”
“No kidding, that’s really cool”
“Man, they should really make such a [form], because it looks much cooler”
The question of whether the Pokémon will remain in the dark color permanently was negated by the trainer. When he once returned to the map and then looked back into his Pokémon collection, the Slugma had returned to its normal color. This suggests that it was really just a graphic glitch.
In our Shiny list for Pokémon GO we show you all shiny forms that can currently be caught in the game and their chances.
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2022 brings plenty of interesting changes for fans of MMORPGs again. We at MeinMMO present the new expansions and the completely new MMORPGs that our readers are looking forward to the most in 2022. One game is particularly in demand.
What is this about? In a survey, we wanted to know from our readers which new MMORPGs and expansions they are looking forward to the most in 2022. A total of 2,826 people participated, and each participant could cast up to three votes.
For the final ranking, we excluded “Another (Comment)” as very few comments were posted about it. Destiny 2 Witch Queen, WoW WotLK Classic, and Last Epoch were each mentioned once.
We present you in this list the ranking that our readers have established.
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Positions 14 to 6
Project Gorgon – 11 votes (0.27 %)
Chrono Odyssey – 18 votes (0.44 %)
Fractured – 37 votes (0.92 %)
Lineage W – 46 votes (1.14 %)
Broken Ranks – 77 votes (1.91 %)
Palia – 160 votes (3.97 %)
Corepunk – 167 votes (4.14 %)
Project TL – 218 votes (5.41 %)
Odin: Valhalla Rising – 265 votes (6.58 %)
Position 5 – The next chapter of ESO
New game or expansion? Expansion | Developer: Zenimax Online | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Stadia | Release date of the game: April 4, 2014 | Model: Buy2Play
Number of votes: 276 votes (6.85 %)
What kind of game is this?The Elder Scrolls Online is an MMORPG, but not a classic one. It focuses on many single-player content and allows you to have fun anywhere in the world of Tamriel, regardless of your level.
ESO impresses especially with its unique story and the setting of the game world. There are many iconic places that players are already familiar with from the “Elder Scrolls” games, as well as the well-known compass instead of a minimap.
The game offers:
regular updates, at least one each quarter
a really large game world
fully voiced quests and exciting stories
varied dungeons
server versus server PvP
Recently, the expansion Blackwood was released in summer, which was presented in detail by the YouTuber Entenburg.
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Everything you need to know about The Elder Scrolls Online – in 2 minutes
What happens in 2022? It is still not entirely clear. There will probably be 3 new DLCs and a large expansion in the summer. This year’s focus is on a classic “Elder Scrolls” intrigue.
In the first teaser video, you can already see that the Bretons play an important role. Exact details will be available only on January 27, when the big announcement event takes place. This may also be a reason why the expansion only made it to 5th place on this list.
For whom is this interesting? ESO is a feast for all solo players, fans of action-packed combat systems and of course nerds who simply love the world of “The Elder Scrolls.” With scaling, players can start directly with the latest content and thus play together with friends, regardless of when they started.
The action-packed combat system and the exploration of the vast game world provide a lot of fun.
This is only marred by the lack of MMO feeling and performance issues in certain areas. There is also some criticism from veterans, which we have summarized here:
The new MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss is set to enter Early Access on Steam in 2022. The game turns you into a BDSM vampire, necromancer, or succubus. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What is Shadow’s Kiss? This title is an MMORPG specifically aimed at an adult audience. This is not only due to the depictions of violence in the game but also to playable sex in the vampire MMO.
Shadow’s Kiss features a classless character system, where you can still specialize and improve. You enhance your self-created vampire in swordsmanship, necromancy, or the art of seduction. Your character development is up to you.
Besides the leveling system, progression in Shadow’s Kiss primarily occurs through finding better items, so a certain grind factor is also present. According to the developers, the MMORPG is quite playable solo, but most areas also have group content.
What features are there? However, the MMORPG offers much more than just gore and sex for adults – a whole range of features awaits you:
An extensive character editor where you can define not only your appearance but also your story and sexuality.
No Holy Trinity of classes, instead a classless character system, in which you can specialize further.
The ability to further develop your vampire and specialize even more. Here you can, among other things, become a necromancer or a lustful succubus.
Quest and loot system
Housing
PvE and PvP, dungeons, solo and group content in a turn-based combat system
The ability to control humans and delegate tasks to them to improve yourselves.
Playable sex scenes, where you can try BDSM among other things. Both as a dominant and submissive partner.
You can watch the first trailer for the game here – even if it’s a few years old and comes from the pre-alpha:
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According to leaks, this is planned for the first quarter of 2022, but this information has not yet been officially confirmed. There you can then buy the game and simply jump in like you are used to from other early access titles.
The community has mixed opinions
What do the players say? Many are a bit put off by the graphics of the MMORPG. For a game releasing in 2022, the graphics seem quite outdated to some users, and the animations are not smooth.
Furthermore, some users express skepticism about the funding of the MMORPG. Originally, Shadow’s Kiss started on Kickstarter and reached its target there within 36 hours, but set a very low budget goal of $25,000 for an MMORPG.
Others are convinced that the game doesn’t need great graphics to be good. They gladly support the game and look forward to when it’s finished. The approach seems to please many people, otherwise, the Kickstarter goal wouldn’t have been reached so quickly, fans write on reddit.
What do you think of the MMORPG for adults? Is the game something for you, or do you find Shadow’s Kiss’s approach not so good? Do you think an MMORPG could handle playable sex, or doesn’t that belong in the genre for you? Feel free to write us your thoughts in the comments here at MeinMMO.
In Destiny 2 is the longest season coming to an end soon and many players can hardly wait for the new expansion to start. Therefore, we show you 5 things you should complete in the loot shooter before facing the Witch Queen.
When does Witch Queen start?The new chapter will go live on February 22, 2022. Until then, you have some time to complete important things. To ensure a smooth start, we show you 5 things to do before the release.
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5 important things you should do
1. Earn all Synthetic Threads from Ada-1
What are Synthetic Threads? This currency allows you to wear armor unlocked in the collection as ornaments. Therefore, you won’t have to run around with ugly armor that has good stats, but can truly dress up your Guardian with your favorite ornaments.
Ada-1 in her new wardrobe
How do I earn them best? The Synthetic Threads are limited to 10 per class per season. To do this, you need to go to Ada-1 in the Tower, which is located in the old black weapons chamber base.
After a short interaction, she will offer you bounties that can be completed in various activities on the side.
Can’t I catch up in Witch Queen? Previous seasons have shown that missed Synthetic Threads do not carry over to new seasons. Therefore, it is to be expected that all missed threads will be lost at the start of the new DLC as well.
2. Make space in the Vault
The controversial topic in the Destiny 2 community: the Vault. Many despise it, yet it is an important part of the game. It’s even better if your storage has been tidied up by the start of the new expansion. So take your time, sort out all unnecessary armor and weapons, and ensure a less stressful looting experience.
3. Unlock ornaments for ritual weapons
What kind of weapon is this? It is the legendary rocket launcher “Hegemony”. You can obtain it during rank-ups in the Vanguard, Crucible, or Gambit.
Leveling up in Gambit feels like a torment
After unlocking, you have the opportunity to collect additional ornaments for this ritual weapon. However, these cannot be unlocked after Witch Queen. So if you want to complete your collection, you should chase these ornaments.
How do I get the new coatings? You just need to increase your rank in the core activities: Vanguard, Crucible, or Gambit.
You can do this either by persistently playing the modes or by waiting for the weekly reputation boost. This rotates each week and greatly facilitates leveling up certain activities.
4. Acquire Xûr’s ship
What kind of ship is that? The perhaps strangest ship in the Destiny 2 universe. With this flying meteorite, you can impress even the gods of the Cabal. However, the effort to obtain this gem is substantial. Therefore, the current drought of content is a good opportunity to grab the ship now.
The most unusual ship in the Destiny universe so far
How do I get it? You need to reach rank 16 with Xûr and have 7 treasure keys. You level up by succeeding in the Trials of Eternity. It’s recommended not to do this all at once. It can lead to excitement and frayed nerves.
Instead, take situations where a round of Trials makes sense from time to time. If you meet these requirements, you can go to Xûr’s treasury and open the ship’s chest. After that, you will receive the collectible.
5. Complete mods from past seasons
What will happen with Witch Queen? The notorious Content Vault will soon wreak havoc on Destiny 2 and scoop up some of your beloved content. This includes the chambers of Mara Sov, the Splicer Servitor, the Fallen and Awoken wings in the Helm, and much more.
New Stasis mods and source mods that you should still collect
To avoid missing important mods, you should grab all mods for your collection before that. These may not be obtainable for an unknown time after the release of the DLC.
Therefore, head to the old vendors in the H.E.L.M. and acquire the needed mods. These may prove useful in the upcoming endgame.
Until Witch Queen, there is still quite a way to go, but preparation is key for a smooth start to a new chapter. What do you think about the things we’ve listed? Do you have any other things in mind or have we helped you with this? Let us know in the comments what you think.
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We want to give you 9 tips to help you prepare meaningfully for End of Dragons.
The article was originally published in May 2021 and last updated on January 10, 2022.
Is it still worth starting Guild Wars 2 in 2022? Yes, because especially new players have a ton of content and stories to discover. With the always uniform level cap and the same item level, they can quickly catch up to veterans.
The most important tip to prepare for the upcoming expansion is to look at the previous content and especially the story. After all, we will also be heading out with our group of heroes again in End of Dragons, and it makes sense to know these characters beforehand.
Also, the reason for fighting dragons should be clarified beforehand.
While most veterans might have already checked this off, it’s particularly important for new players and returnees.
If you want to know how this visually stunning battle comes about, you should play the story of Guild Wars 2.
This is how the chronicle works: You experience the story of Guild Wars 2 in different phases, which you can follow in your chronicle in-game:
From level 1 to 80, you experience the so-called personal story. This is free for everyone.
Then it continues with Living World Season 2, which you must purchase separately.
Next comes the expansion Heart of Thorns, which you automatically own if you buy the latest expansion Path of Fire.
After that, it continues with Living World Season 3, which again costs extra money.
Next is the expansion Path of Fire.
Then comes Living World Season 4, also again with costs.
Finally, Living World Season 5 – also known as the Icebrood Saga – of which the last episode is currently free.
Secure a precursor for a new legendary
In May 2021, the developers launched a special event for newcomers and returnees. Episodes of the Living World were distributed for free through this. If you missed the event, you can unlock each episode for 200 gems (2.50 euros or in-game gold).
Additionally, new achievements were introduced in the game, which you can find in the “Side Stories” tab. New tasks are available for each episode. Anyone who completes all of these tasks receives a legendary amulet. Anyone who finishes at least 10 episodes gets a precursor for the new legendary weapons in End of Dragons.
So completing the tasks is already worthwhile before the release of the expansion.
In this tab, you will find the new achievements for the precursor and the legendary amulet.
Farm materials for legendaries
With the new roadmap for 2021, the developers of Guild Wars 2 have already revealed that new legendary weapons will come with End of Dragons. These are special skins that are very expensive and have a cool effect: You can constantly and arbitrarily change the stats.
Veterans can therefore already start farming certain materials that will be needed for legendaries in the past and likely still in the future, including:
Mystical coins (which are currently rising incredibly fast in price)
Obsidian shards for karma
Honor badges in WvW
Mystical lucky clovers
Ectoplasm orbs
T1-T6 materials of all kinds
Tips for farming mystical coins: Currently (on May 8), a mystical coin costs over 2.6 gold. It may therefore make sense to farm these coins yourself rather than buy them. You can obtain them through:
The daily login rewards (just log in briefly every day)
Through the daily success “Mystical Smith,” which can be completed irregularly
Through the daily fractal chests
Once a day when defeating the Ley-Line Anomaly
From daily automated tournaments in PvP
With a lot of luck from the Fluctuating Mass; the bags you can get from daily converters
Collect hero points
With hero points, you unlock new abilities and traits for your classes in Guild Wars 2. You can find these points in the open world and can interact with them or defeat certain tasks or enemies to earn them.
The hero points will become particularly interesting with End of Dragons, as each class will receive a new elite specialization and thus new abilities and traits.
The system of Guild Wars 2 is designed in such a way that you can already collect hundreds of points more than you can actually spend so far. So if you want to test the new specialization as soon as End of Dragons launches, you can already collect hero points in advance.
Even before the release of End of Dragons, you can already collect 404 hero points in advance on every class.
Generally farm gold
In addition to the legendary weapons, the new expansion will also bring new skins and possibly even new stat combinations for your equipment. And this will initially cost gold. Therefore, it makes sense to start the new expansion with a full wallet.
The mounts in Guild Wars 2 are a cool means of transportation, with each mount having its own function. Therefore, it is sometimes necessary to own each mount to experience certain content and explore areas.
The following 8 mounts are offered in Guild Wars 2:
What is special about the Skimmer? The Skimmer was revamped in 2020, so it can now be utilized underwater as well as above water. A new quest was introduced that you must complete first.
In Guild Wars 2, there are some useful items that I can only recommend to other players. These include account-wide inventory slots that are shared among all characters. You can only get these in the gem shop, where you can buy them for real money or exchange gold.
Other useful items include:
A copper-powered recycler – gem shop
Tarktun’s personal delivery portal, which also functions as a mobile merchant – reward for an achievement
Endless trading express, bank access express, or hair kits – very rare drops and easiest obtainable through the auction house
Various converters like Mauldrey, the shimmer of sentiment, or Herta – rewards for achievements
One of the merchant passes like the airship captain’s pass – gem shop
If you are interested in these items, you can find tips and guides in the wiki or from our colleagues at Guildnews.de.
Farm and store transmutation charges
The last tip is especially important for fashion fans. Since the equipment level remains constant, the appearance of characters plays an important role in endgame.
You can change your appearance at any time through the wardrobe, as long as you have enough transmutation charges. Since new skins will also come with the new expansion, you should farm these charges in advance:
The easiest way to get transmutation charges is through the login rewards
A good alternative for farming is exploring maps. For the full exploration of cities like Godslost or Lion’s Arch or the area Southsun Cove, you are guaranteed to get 5 pieces, otherwise, there is a chance for them
If you enjoy PvP and WvW, you can earn transmutation charges through many reward paths
In case of emergency, they can also be bought again through the shop by converting gold into gems
Play Guild Wars 1 Factions
If you want a first glimpse of the upcoming continent Cantha, you can already enter it in Guild Wars 1. Although there will be significant differences between the two versions – after all, over 250 years have passed – ArenaNet will likely include some Easter eggs for fans of the first part that will be better understood if you have already played Factions.
With these 9 tips, you should be well-equipped for the launch of End of Dragons. Do you have any other ideas or additions for preparing for the expansion? Then feel free to write them in the comments.
Although the survival game Rust (PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One) has been playable since 2013, it ranks among the most popular games on Steam. MeinMMO explains why it’s still worth getting into in 2022.
What is Rust? The game follows the classic survival approach: you start naked on the beach of an island, armed only with a rock, and you must survive. In doing so, you gather resources, craft armor and weapons, and build yourself a shelter.
In large camps, happily scattered across the map, you will find better equipment, explore different biomes and complexes, or fight against other players, who often pose the greatest threat. Rust is considered one of our best survival games for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation due to its many possibilities and active community.
However, Rust is considered a rough environment. You will receive little to no guidance, have to learn many things on your own, and most of it through pain. Almost all veterans say: if you want to play Rust, you have to be prepared to die.
In 2021, Rust had a major breakthrough thanks to a project on Twitch, featuring many prominent streamers. Due to the hype, the player numbers skyrocketed. Even in 2022, Rust is still the top survival game on Steam.
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What is the current state of Rust? According to the analysis site steamcharts, Rust frequently ranks among the top 10 games with the most players. Currently, the game sees over 80,000 players on average and over 150,000 at peak times.
Starting Rust in 2022 – Here’s what you need to know
How do I start best? The island is divided into harder and easier areas. In your first hours, especially avoid visiting mountains, and stay more in wooded areas. The sea has also become quite dangerous, not least because of the new sharks.
The most important tip beginners should heed is: do not give up. You will repeatedly face difficult situations that need to be overcome. Fans often say that Rust is frustrating for the first few dozen hours, but then becomes really addictive.
The great advantage of Rust for beginners is that most servers are regularly “wiped”. This means everything is reset, all progress is lost. This way, no player or clan can establish absolute domination in the long term.
If you are very attached to your base, this can be annoying. However, for equality of opportunity, this approach is a blessing. If you want to start anew, best time your start with a wipe and then explore Rust. Our beginner guides also help you with that:
For whom is getting started worthwhile? Anyone interested in the survival genre or who has already played survival games should definitely take a look at Rust. Despite its harshness, it is one of the best survival games for entering the genre.
Veterans probably already know Rust. If not, the game is an excellent alternative to frontrunners like ARK, Conan Exiles, and DayZ or newer games like Icarus.
Especially in 2022, Rust is a good entry point for preparing for the survival year. Because the coming months hold some new games, which are definitely worth a look into the genre:
Elden Ring will, like other titles from FromSoftware, offer an extensive character editor. A video leak now shows what options you have when creating your character. Of course, you can also create silly characters, as seen in Bloodborne or Dark Souls.
What kind of leak is this? The video was released on YouTube by user ER-SA. It shows the creation of a character with the new editor from Elden Ring. Although the version is unfinished and partially still buggy.
Nevertheless, it already gives a good impression of what will be possible with the editor. Besides typical things like gender and body measurements, you can extensively adjust facial details and colors.
Additionally, there is a small glimpse into the standard characters, and you can even see some of the classes you can choose from. For example, there will be a Soldier and a Champion class.
Here you can check it out:
https://youtu.be/vh_G4ARUSDw
However, keep in mind: This is an unfinished version of the editor. Many texts are still missing, and we do not know to what extent the possible editing options will function in the final version.
We will have to wait and see if any changes will be made by the release, aside from the missing texts and the remaining bugs.
In the video, the user directly follows an old tradition of FromSoftware games: creating absurd-looking characters.
Better models, but enough room for absurd creations
What is this tradition? Elden Ring offers, like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, multiplayer in the form of co-op and PvP. Accordingly, it is common to push the character editor to the max and create as ridiculous characters as possible for this purpose.
Online, you encounter numerous strange to grotesque figures, making you wonder from which dimension these monstrosities might have come.
Here you can check out some examples from Dark Souls 3, published by Reddit user Vethalos (via reddit). One of the characters has also been used for our title image:
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However, the cheat engine was used to manipulate the individual sliders in the editor and more drastically change facial features.
In the leak, such drastic changes are possible without tools. If these sliders in the Elden Ring editor are the same in the final game, then no cheat engine should be necessary.
We will have to wait and see what else will happen before the release. However, many commentators are already excited about the character creation.
Players are excited about more options and better models
What fans say about the leak: The feedback on the video is overwhelmingly positive. The better models of the character are especially praised. While it was common in earlier games for standard figures to look strange and rarely resemble “real” humans, this is different here.
At least user ARTEMISIA writes on YouTube: “This can’t be real? The standard characters actually look human!”
Many praise the significant progress compared to Dark Souls 3, especially regarding the details and portrayal of hair. Overall, there are significant improvements.
Some even find that the character editor of Elden Ring is superior to that from the Demon’s Souls remake for PS5: “I want to be honest: This looks just as good or even better than the ‘Demon’s Souls’ remake visually in character creation.”
Whether that is really the case is likely just a matter of taste. Here is a video with the character editor from the remake for comparison:
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What is meant by this? The remake is the spiritual predecessor of Dark Souls, released in 2007 and re-released in 2020 for PS5 as a visually elaborate remake.
This remake is graphically clearly superior to other FromSoftware titles and looks better in direct comparison, at least in terms of details and overall quality, than Elden Ring.
Overall, it can be concluded that the editor of Elden Ring is likely a significant improvement over its spiritual predecessors. But mentally prepare yourself to encounter many obscure figures online again.
The MOBA game DotA 2 is one of the largest competitive games on Steam, but it is a cooperative event that is currently impressing players. In the Aghanim’s Labyrinth mode, you can prove yourself against AI opponents with friends. It’s so much fun that many players wish for the mode to be permanent.
What is Aghanim’s Labyrinth? The game mode Aghanim’s Labyrinth first came to the MOBA DotA 2 in the summer of 2020. It was about up to 4 players fighting through AI opponents and tricky maps together.
At the end, they faced the titular magician Aghanim, whom they had to defeat. The mode last returned in December 2021, this time with more maps and opponents.
The core of the game mode, besides the cooperative fights, is the upgrading and customization of your chosen hero.
A round in the labyrinth lasts between 40 and 60 minutes. The game is compared by fans to a very popular indie roguelite – the mode is described as a slower “Hades” with co-op.
Players want a permanent co-op mode, ideally for the team deck
What are the reactions of the players? In a large thread on reddit, user “Season2WasBetter” raves about Aghanim’s Labyrinth.
He wanted to just play it briefly and had no great knowledge of MOBAs. But exactly because of that, the co-op mode captivated him, and he has been playing nothing else for weeks. Therefore, he recommends it to all players who are up for a fun PVE co-op experience.
He is not alone in this. In the thread, numerous players reported similarly enjoying Aghanim’s Labyrinth:
CritKillNick: “I love the fundamentals of MOBAs, it’s so much fun to play them, but I’m not good enough or don’t want to engage with competitive multiplayer, so it’s great to hear about PvE content. I will download it and try it out tonight.”
Pomerily: “I can’t touch regular Dota anymore, but I have to reinstall it over and over to play aghs lab, and I even end up buying a battle pass. A standalone game would be absolutely fantastic.”
Togedude: “I agree that it’s a lot of fun. There are definitely a few balance issues (which probably won’t be really addressed since it’s a one-time event), but if those are smoothed out and the game itself is expanded, it would be an amazingly good standalone game.”
DotA 2 is one of the largest and most lucrative PvP games on the market. Apparently, many fans are also keen on light-hearted co-op rounds instead of sweaty PvP battles.
What is it with the controller support? As can be seen from various posts on reddit, many players actually want their own version of Aghanim’s Labyrinth as a standalone game.
This desire is further fueled by the fact that coinciding with the current version of the labyrinth, controller support was also introduced as an experimental feature in DotA 2 for the first time. Rumors on reddit suggest that Valve might actually bring a standalone version of Aghanim’s Labyrinth to the upcoming Steam Deck.
No official confirmation has yet been given by the developers at Valve.
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Players like to add upcoming games to their Steam wishlist before release. This way, you can see which games players are most looking forward to in advance. At the beginning of 2022, a new game has now taken the top spot – for the first time in a year. The game also offers a lot for those who enjoy co-op.
What happened? Since the release of Cyberpunk 2077 in December 2020, one game has been dominant at the top of the Steam wishlist charts. Throughout 2021, the most anticipated title for Steam players was Dying Light 2.
At the beginning of 2022, however, the zombie game was dethroned after 12 months. While no specific numbers are mentioned, it is clear: Elden Ring is now the most wished-for game on Steam.
Dying Light 2 has dropped to 2nd place. Places 3 to 5 are taken by Party Animals, God of War, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Elden Ring features multiplayer with co-op and PvP
What kind of game is this? Elden Ring is the latest game from FromSoftware, the developers of the equally popular and notoriously challenging “Dark Souls” series. Their newest game also focuses on intense sword fighting and tough bosses. However, the world to explore this time is open-world. The story of Elden Ring also involves George R.R. Martin – the author of “Game of Thrones”.
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New trailer provides insight into the story of Elden Ring, the most anticipated RPG at present
What is available in multiplayer? Like most of FromSoftware’s recent games, Elden Ring also features multiplayer in the form of co-op and PvP battles. The co-op is notably easier to use than in previous FromSoftware games, with fewer restrictions.
This way, you can start the co-op much more easily than in the “Dark Souls” games, and explore almost the entire open world. Fights against the difficult bosses are also possible in co-op.
Thanks to the notoriously high difficulty of the Souls makers, this co-op mode can be very useful. You can team up with up to 2 other players to tackle the dungeons and bosses.
PvP fans will also find plenty to enjoy in Elden Ring. As in the “Dark Souls” games, players can initiate invasions – or fall victim to them. With invasions, you can invade the worlds of other players to challenge them to duels or ambush them.
Players can also join factions and groups, similar to guilds in classic MMOs. This way, players of Elden Ring can find each other more easily, share information, and play against or with each other more easily.
Elden Ring will be released on February 25, 2022. You will be able to play it on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X | S. Alone, in co-op, or against each other in PvP.
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Johnny Cash has also left the team of World of Warcraft. He worked on many features of the latest expansions.
In recent months, there have been only a few positive reports around Blizzard and specifically World of Warcraft. Even though Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End is slowly appearing on the horizon, there are still some negative news. Another one came a few hours ago, as another developer from Blizzard is leaving the company – and he was responsible for many popular features.
Who is it about? This refers to Johnny Cash. He was with Blizzard and the team around World of Warcraft for a full 12 years, most recently working as a Senior Game Designer on the MMORPG.
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In his farewell tweet, Cash describes the departure as the “hardest decision he has ever made”.
What was he responsible for? A whole lot. Even though most features were of course not developed by him alone, he was significantly responsible for numerous contents. These included:
The Pet Battle System (Cataclysm / Mists of Pandaria)
Garrisons (Warlords of Draenor)
Class Halls (Legion)
Artifact Weapons (Legion)
Questline for the Corrupted Ashbringer
Questline for Hati’s return
Furthermore, he was significantly responsible for the development of several zones, such as Talador (Warlords of Draenor), Argus (Legion), and Stormsong Valley (Battle for Azeroth), before he was ultimately appointed to lead the quest design team.
What Cash will do after Blizzard is still unclear, but he plans to reveal that in the coming days.
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What does this mean? It’s currently hard to predict. However, it seems likely that the release of the next expansion will suffer due to all the departures at Blizzard. In recent months, several prominent individuals in key positions around the WoW team have left. These are positions that now need to be filled again. Meanwhile, Blizzard is talking about a “brain drain,” where many clever developers are leaving. Whether they can all be replaced meaningfully remains to be seen with the next expansion.
Famous actors and singers like to dive into virtual worlds. These 5 celebrities even play MMOs.
For many gamers, a trip to their favorite MMO or shooter is like a vacation. There, they can leave the stress behind and relax with other players in online mode.
Even celebrities like to take a break like this and immerse themselves in the digital world. Perhaps you have even played with one of these celebrities? Not every star reveals their identity online.
Mila Kunis – Used voice chat once, but not anymore
Milena “Mila” Markiwna Kunis became famous for her role as Jackie in “That ’70s Show” and has since become a globally recognized actress.
She loves to play World of Warcraft and claims to be quite good at it. She even used voice programs, but another player immediately recognized her voice. Fortunately, that happened with one of her secondary characters, which she probably didn’t log in again for a while.
Since then, she prefers to avoid programs like Teamspeak.
In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she explained that she does not reveal her identity in the game, keeping her celebrity status a secret. Former guild members of Mila Kunis were unsure what occupation the mysterious guild member had. They guessed “architect” because she was often online at odd times. This was not due to any construction work but because Kunis was filming in different time zones.
In World of Warcraft, there is now an NPC that reminds players of Mila Kunis.
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Nearly five years after the activation of raids in Pokémon GO, Niantic is now seeking your help. Together, they want to improve the raid experience for trainers. We will show you the details and how you can contribute.
What happens during the raids? The developers of Pokémon GO, Niantic, have partnered with RIT Geo Games and Media Research Lab, a research center sponsored by Niantic. They focus on developing new geo-gaming technologies, exploring the design of geo-games, and researching the users of geo-games, their experiences, and the impact of geo-games on local and global cultures.
Together with the Pokémon GO community, the team now wants to improve the raid feature. They called for participation on reddit. Trainers have already made clear requests for improvements.
Interview for a gift – Here’s how you can help improve
How does it work? Jiangnan Xu from Niantic-RIT writes on reddit that the research team wants to interview players from Pokémon GO. They will discuss how players feel about the current raid experience and how raiding affects their gameplay in Pokémon GO. The interviews will be conducted via the Zoom program and recorded.
Participation is anonymous.
Those who participate will receive a promo code as a gift. This will get you 3 Super Incubators, 8 Incense, and 8 Lucky Eggs.
How can you participate? After just two days, the team had already gathered enough participants to fill the current dates. However, in the coming weeks, they plan to open more dates. Keep an eye on this thread on reddit, which will be updated accordingly.
This is what players say: In the comments on reddit, there are already several suggestions from players on how they think raids could be improved. Player reptilez lists five points (via reddit.com)
A “Ready” button in private raid groups (not in public groups, as the long lobby time helps players without social media)
Prepare a group invitation before entering the raid
The free daily pass should be valid for remote raids and regular raids
A dodge button to replace swiping to the side
Icons for switching Pokémon instead of the pop-up menu
These five points have received a lot of support in the community. Especially the “Ready” button to start raids faster is a request that has been made for years.
Do you have any further requests and suggestions on how to improve raids in Pokémon GO? Feel free to write them here in the comments on MeinMMO.
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Next Wednesday, we can expect the new TOTW 17 (Team of the Week) in FIFA 22 here on MeinMMO, where you can already learn which players might be included in the new Team of the Week.
This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday, it’s time for the TOTW in FIFA Ultimate Team. This team features players who have excelled with strong performances in the past football week. These players then receive enhanced Inform special cards, which are available in packs for one week.
This week again features players from the Bundesliga, as their winter break has finally ended.
These are TOTW Predictions: TOTW Predictions are forecasts from the community trying to guess which players might land in the Team of the Week.
They provide a good overview of who could be in the TOTW. Potential Inform players can then be used to earn coins on the transfer market. You can learn how to do that in the Trading Tips.
However, it’s important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 17 next Wednesday may look different from what the predictions suggest.
The Prediction for Team of the Week 17 in Ultimate Team
The predictions for the next Team of the Week come from the FUT site fifaultimateteam.
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In the 2:1 victory of Mönchengladbach against Bayern Munich, Matthias Ginter delivered an outstanding performance and defended exceptionally well against the record champions. Therefore, a new TOTW card seems realistic.
Mahmoud Dahoud of BVB had a strong game and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute for a 3:2 final score against Eintracht Frankfurt. An Inform card could certainly be possible.
RB Leipzig won 4:1 against Mainz 05 and Dominik Szoboszlai had an outstanding game. With one goal and one assist, he could have made it into the new TOTW 17.
David Raum from Hoffenheim scored one goal and provided another assist in the 3:1 victory against FC Augsburg. Whether he will receive a TOTW card will be revealed on Wednesday.
If you want to know what FIFA 22 needs to improve upon in the new year, check this out:
A killer in Dead by Daylight gets his voice back. With it come all the many offensive jokes that are making a return.
The killers in the horror game Dead by Daylight are not particularly talkative. Aside from grunting and moaning during stuns, you shouldn’t expect much. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Pinhead. He remained silent for months after his release. Now he is getting his voice back – and better than ever.
What was the problem? When Pinhead was released 4 months ago, the release was relatively peculiar. Although the killer was fully playable, all his voice lines were disabled shortly after – the killer remained silent. Whether using his abilities or stunning a palette, there were simply no sound effects for that.
At that time, players suspected that Behaviour did this because the voice lines were used for sexual innuendos and numerous memes. For instance, Pinhead always said during his teleportation (translated): “The box. You opened it. And I have come.”
And because the internet is the internet, “And I have come” became the basis for numerous jokes and memes.
However, Behaviour has never clarified why the voice lines were disabled. It is suspected that there were legal reasons.
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What has happened now? In the PTR for the upcoming patch 5.5.0, the voice lines of Pinhead have now been reactivated – and it gets even better. These are no longer the “old” voice lines from the previous patch, but the voice of the original Pinhead from the Hellraiser films. Apparently, Behaviour has now reached an agreement with the rights holder and is now using the voice of Doug Bradley.
Here are the new voice lines in the video:
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Community celebrates it: The return of the voice or rather the new voice of Pinhead is celebrated by most players. This also leads to all the memes from the past months being dug up and cheerfully posted up and down in the subreddit.
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Among the fans of League of Legends, there are ongoing discussions about which champions the developer Riot Games has given the most skins to, and which are less popular. On reddit, a player compared all champions and their skins. A champion from 2020 is the big winner in terms of skins.
What kind of statistic is this? The reddit user raikaria2 created a table listing all champions and their number of skins. He also classified them into 5 categories, depending on how many skins they have received on average since their release.
Some interesting results emerged.
A Champion from 2020 receives particularly many skins
Which champions receive particularly many skins? The leader in skins is Sett. Sett was released in January 2020, almost exactly two years ago. With Patch 12.2, he will receive his fifth skin – Firecracker Sett – later in January 2022.
On average, Sett gets a new skin every 4.8 months. This is the record value in the game.
The skins for Sett that are currently available and the upcoming Firecracker skin.
But Riot also particularly likes other champions:
Lux and Ezreal each have 16 different skins and thus the most in the game. On average, they receive a new skin every 8.3 months (8.8 months for Ezreal).
The champions Ahri (14 skins), Akali (14 skins), and Miss Fortune (15 skins) also offer a very large selection of skins.
One of the highest skin rates per month is held by Kai’Sa. She receives a skin every 5.8 months and already has 8, despite only being released in 2018.
It is somewhat surprising that some monster champions are among those with the most skins. Often, the community complains that only human champions receive skins. Kog’Maw and Renekton, for example, both have 12 skins.
The years 2009, 2015, and 2016 brought forth the least popular champions
Which champions are particularly unpopular? At the top of the unpopularity scale is likely Rell. Rell was released at the end of 2020 but has only a single skin. Even Gwen, Akshan, and Viego, all of whom were released in 2021, already have two skins. A third skin has even been announced for Viego.
However, there is also a strong contender: Taric. He was released in August 2009 and has only 5 skins. This means he only receives a new skin every 29.3 months. Let’s see if Rell can beat that.
Taric receives a new skin every 29 months and has as many as Sett.
Other major losers include:
Zilean – he came into the game in April 2009 and has 6 skins.
Sion – has been in the game since release and has only 7 skins.
Urgot – received 5 skins since his release in August 2010
It gets peculiar here with almost all champions from the years 2015 and 2016. Tham Kench, Kindred, Illaoi, Aurelion Sol, Taliyah, Kled, and Ivern all only have 3 or at most 4 skins. Only Jhin (7 skins) and Ekko (8 skins) escaped the great skin drought during this period.
With Rakan, Xayah, and Zoe (all three released in 2017 and already have 6 skins), the drought finally ended.
What do you think of this statistic? Are there any surprises for you, or were those exactly the champions that you expected to be popular? Feel free to write it in the comments.
The first new champion for 2022 has already been introduced. Here you can learn more about Zeri:
The final cards for the TOTY vote in FIFA 22 are now known. Here you will find out which goalkeepers and defenders you can vote for in the Team of the Year starting Monday.
What is the TOTY? The TOTY is the “Team of the Year” and consists of some of the best cards in Ultimate Team. Every year, players can choose a team made up of the best players in the world – and this will continue in FIFA 22.
It is still unclear when exactly the TOTY event will begin. As soon as the date is known, we will keep you updated here.
When can you vote? The voting for the TOTY starts on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 5:00 PM and runs until January 18, 2022, at 08:59 AM.
So far, the nominated TOTY attackers and TOTY midfielders have already been announced. Now we will also show you the defenders and goalkeepers who are in the running for the Team of the Year.
The 7 candidates for TOTY goalkeeper
Which goalkeepers are included? A total of seven goalkeepers are up for vote, with almost half of the players coming from the Premier League. With Ederson, Martinez, and Mendy, we see 3 candidates from the English top league. There are also two representatives from LaLiga, one from Serie A, and one from France.
There is completely no Bundesliga candidate this time.
Which defenders are included? In the defender selection, we also see many candidates from England, Spain, Italy, and France. However, there are also a few players from the Bundesliga on board: Davies and Hummels are included, as well as Christian Günter from SC Freiburg.
Kieran Trippier
Alphonso Davies
Mats Hummels
César Azpilicueta
Antonio Rüdiger
Jordi Alba
Milan Skriniar
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Reinildo
Joao Cancelo
Rúben Dias
Kyle Walker
Luke Shaw
Theo Hernández
Simon Kjaer
Marquinhos
Achraf Hakimi
Leonardo Bonucci
Giorgio Chiellini
David Alaba
Leonardo Spinazzola
Christian Günter
Jules Koundé
Jesús Navas
Cristian Romero
How to get TOTY cards? Once the TOTY event starts, the chosen players are expected to receive an extremely strong card, which will then land in the packs of FIFA 22.
The problem: To get a TOTY card from packs, you need an extreme amount of luck. Furthermore, the cards are usually so strong and rare that they are not easy to get on the transfer market and are damn expensive.
Which cards will ultimately be in the TOTY is still open. On Monday, January 10, the voting will start.
The path to the best loot in Destiny 2 is not easy and often quite long. This is also true for the dungeon “Sog der Habsucht”. Especially the Sparrow track and the Servitor encounter are challenging and time-consuming. However, players have already discovered two cheese glitches to help them with the loot.
The new dungeon “Sog der Habsucht” has been in the game for a month and brought entertaining variety as well as interesting loot, which we have listed for you below:
It’s no wonder that players are very eager to farm the new dungeon. However, for some players this has taken on a scale that Bungie did not intend and can no longer be considered a legitimate playstyle.
The “Servitor Encounter” is time-consuming.
What glitch have players discovered? Guardians have now released a video for the Destiny 2 community on YouTube that shows how to skip the entire Servitor encounter outside the map.
Here, a little skill, lots of mobility, and a sword are enough. Thanks to this combination, players save a significant amount of time in the Servitor encounter. However, since this is not a permitted game mechanic, we will not provide a detailed guide on the glitch.
Our guide reveals how to play the new dungeon in Destiny 2 correctly:
If you are invisible, the Sparrow track will be a piece of cake
This is by the way not the only way to make the dungeon “Sog der Habsucht” easier. Also in the Sparrow passage, you can make the mine race easier with a small trick. Especially if you like to play Void Hunter or have one with you.
How does the little invisibility trick work? As a Void Hunter, you have the charged melee attack in the form of a smoke bomb available through the super “Pathfinder.” If you throw this in front of you, you become invisible.
Interestingly, this effect lasts even when you get on your Sparrow, although it does not become invisible.
How well this currently works has been demonstrated by Destiny 2 player Alex D. in the top strike “Hollow Hideout.” He drives invisibly and completely undisturbed through the enemies, who only look around in confusion.
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This is how you cross long distances invisibly and undisturbed.
With some suitable exotics, the invisibility effect can also be improved, such as with the Exotic “Graviton Forfeit”. Additionally, your Hunter needs a 100 Strength for it to work optimally. This way, you always get your smoke bomb back in time and can become invisible again.
How strong this invisibility effect currently is has also been recently demonstrated by Esoterikk in a video with his Hunter.
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Thanks to the smoke grenade, you are almost permanently invisible.
The invisibility variant for activities in Destiny 2 is, however, unlike glitching under the maps, not a bypass of the game mechanics. With the right exotic and corresponding armor values, it is well playable. How much this can be considered overpowered will have to be seen.
A small change would prevent glitching: Unfortunately, there is still no function in Destiny 2 that prevents players from exploiting such glitches. In other games, when you leave the map or the area, you are automatically teleported back. That would already prevent players from using such shortcuts to find shortcuts.
What does Bungie say about the cheese? The developer has not yet commented on the rediscovery of the cheese for the Servitor phase. So there is no statement yet on whether and when players can expect a fix for it. However, it is very likely that now that the cheese has become known, Bungie will address the problem as quickly as possible in one of the upcoming hotfix updates.
What do you think about glitches and cheeses? Do you exploit them or is that a no-go for you? Have you ever discovered a glitch yourself?
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At CES, the world’s largest electronics trade show, many innovations are presented each year. This time, there is a huge monitor from Samsung. But why are so many gamers excited about it?
The Consumer Electronics Show, abbreviated as CES, is one of the most important trade fairs for consumer electronics. Here, various manufacturers often showcase innovations in the hardware sector.
AMD announced exciting innovations for new laptops with Ryzen 6000 Mobile .
Samsung also presented many innovations at CES 2022. Especially in the gaming monitor sector, there have been significant advancements. In the gaming field, Samsung is primarily known for its Odyssey series. On the occasion of CES 2022, Samsung introduced a special Odyssey monitor.
New Samsung Odyssey Ark focuses on extreme curvature
For gaming monitors, the curvature of the display is specified in R. Many monitors start with a curvature of 1800. The smaller the number, the stronger the curvature of the curve.
The new gaming monitor from Samsung has a curvature of 1000R, which is said to come closest to the human field of vision. With the T55, Samsung already has an extremely curved monitor in its range, but this display only offered 75 Hz. Now the manufacturer is expanding its portfolio with another monitor.
The 55-inch model is called Odyssey Ark and consists of a huge display panel. It can also be rotated 90 degrees. This is helpful, for example, when you have many windows open on your desktop, such as emails, an online call, or meeting notes.
For this reason, the monitor has a large stand so that it can also be rotated. Additionally, there is a remote control that you can place on your desk. This allows you to change the orientation of the windows or the screen resolution. At first glance, this seems quite intuitive.
With the Control Center, you can adjust various settings, such as the size of the windows on the display.
What does such curvature bring? The curvature of a curved monitor ensures that you can immerse yourself more deeply in the gaming experience. In technical terms, this is called immersion.
But aside from immersion, such curvature also has practical benefits. The bulge is based on the natural curvature of the human eye. This improves the viewing experience, as you no longer perceive content on your monitor in a distorted way. Additionally, the curvature of the display provides a wider field of view.
When will the gaming monitor be available and what will it cost? Samsung has stated that the monitor is expected to officially go on sale in the second quarter of 2022. Samsung has not yet disclosed a price, but we assume that the device is unlikely to be inexpensive. The Odyssey Neo G9 already costs over 2000 euros.
The monitor impresses gamers and YouTubers
What are the reactions? Most users and viewers are highly impressed by the monitor presented. The YouTuber “Booredatwork.com” was able to try out the monitor at CES 2022, and his viewers commented under the video that the device looks really good.
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One user comments: ‘Vertically positioned, the monitor reminds me of the control center of a spaceship.’
Another writes: ‘This [the monitor] will be an instant purchase if it doesn’t cost more than 2000 US dollars.’
However, many users fear that this could be exactly the issue with the monitor and that it might not turn out to be inexpensive. One writes: ‘The price is likely to be ridiculous [high].’
The online magazine Cnet is also impressed (via youtube.com)
The expensive Odyssey Neo G9 had already impressed users
However, both the newly introduced Odyssey Ark and the Neo G9 require correspondingly powerful hardware if you really want to make the most out of the device. Home office should work with any hardware – however, if you want to play games, you need a powerful graphics card like an RTX 2080 or RTX 3080.
More gaming monitors: You can find the best gaming monitors currently available for purchase in a list on MeinMMO as well. If you’re still looking for a suitable monitor for your gaming setup or your console, take a look at our buying guide:
