Since January 4th, players in Final Fantasy XIV can purchase a new piece of furniture for their houses and apartments: a pole dance pole. However, the joy over the item was dampened by disappointment.
This is the item in question: On January 4th, FFXIV Patch 6.05 was released, bringing a range of new content. In addition to the epic mode for the raid Pandaemonium and the treasure map dungeon Euphoratron, there were also a lot of new items. Among them: a pole dance pole.
It is a new piece of furniture that can be placed in the players’ lodgings. It is available at the Gold Saucer Casino and costs only 2,000 MGP, which can be collected quickly by anyone.
Here’s how players are reacting:On Reddit , the item was received with humor. The large thread on the topic with over 5,400 upvotes was titled “New MGP item. They really did it” and was filled with comments like:
“ERPers [erotic role players] have been buffed.” – BunnehCakez
“Now we just need massage tables, and the game is perfect.” – Armisae
“Now that they added the bunny boys, I’m all in.” – imchalk36
Accordingly, some players were looking forward to placing the item in their homes. However, this joy was dampened when overjoyed buyers noticed that it was not possible to interact with the pole.
The emote command /dance has no effect on it and only triggers the standard animations. The pole itself also seems to have no hitbox, so players can walk through it. This bad news understandably caused disappointment for some, as they were looking forward to extensive testing of the new piece of furniture.
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Why did Square Enix implement a pole dance pole and not let us dance? Are we here just to suffer?
The creativity of the FFXIV community knows no bounds, and some disappointed players quickly repurposed the piece of furniture. Since it cannot be used as a proper dance pole, in some households it had to serve as a makeshift substitute for the toilet pipe.
Even though the pole dance pole did not deliver its intended effect or only partially did so, it has still provided some laughs.
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Where does the item come from? The pole itself is not a new item. In the Shadowbringers expansion, there was an establishment in Eulmore where you can see dancers interacting with the poles. Both genders have their own move sets that are specifically designed for this.
Some players therefore suspect that the pole dance pole is a sign that these emotes might soon appear in the cash shop.
So far, data miners have not found any signs of such emotes in the code. However, there is no doubt that the purchase interest will be quite high.
If you are considering checking out FFXIV, you are currently out of luck:
With a Battle Pass, you can earn many items in the Battle Royale for about €10 per season.
The final reward from the current Battle Pass is a skin of the new operator “Francis”. With this skin, you can become partially or completely invisible.
“Awakened” skin partially or completely invisible
The broken cosmetic is the “Awakened” skin of Francis, which you receive at level 100 of the Battle Pass of Season 1.
That it is the final Battle Pass reward is doubly annoying:
The level 100 skin of the Battle Pass is played a lot every season
Since the skin is in the Battle Pass, there are suspicions of pay-to-win
We will embed a video with the broken skin here:
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The player in the video is lucky – the skin is visible in this case due to distortions in the image, and the mask of the skin is also recognizable. Thus, the “invisible skin” can still be dealt with. However, there are also reports that the skin can completely disappear.
The glitch is very inconsistent. Sometimes the mask is visible, sometimes not. For some, invisibility starts at a distance of about 30 meters, while others experience it at different distances.
As seen in the video, you can make the skin visible again by zooming in. This probably only applies if the zoom strength of the scope is high enough. Everything is very curious.
Will it stay that way? Although there are players who suspect a pay-to-win aspect behind the broken skin, it is certainly just a glitch.
Although there is currently no entry in the developers’ Trello board for Warzone regarding this, the issue is likely to disappear soon (via trello.com). In this board, the developers collect bugs they are working on.
The first reports of the invisible annoyance surfaced around the Christmas holidays in 2021. However, the developers were on vacation over the holidays, and presumably, the glitch is only still in the game because of that.
At that time, the business card of Francis with the title “Unseen” seems somewhat unfortunate:
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What do players say about it? On the discussion platform reddit, many threads on the topic have emerged in recent days.
Here and there, comments can be found that are quite upset about it. However, the discussions about the skin generally read rather indifferently. Many are not surprised but rather disappointed by the state that the Battle Royale Warzone is currently in.
st00d5 on reddit: ‘We have all had experiences with the invisible guy, because he is damn everywhere on the map.’
mjs90 on reddit: ‘I was only killed by him once or twice, but it is so broken. I had to watch the replay because I had absolutely no idea what happened lol.’
xD4N91x on reddit regarding the Francis business card: ‘If you want to tell me that this is not intentional, I will not believe you.’
Just last year, the developers’ break over Christmas and New Year caused an uproar in Warzone. Around the Christmas holidays, players discovered the enormously overpowered DMR 14.
The single-shot weapon took over the weapon meta in a few days and is still regarded today as a negative example when it comes to an imbalance in the meta in Warzone.
In GTA Online you can place a bounty on other players. If you’re unlucky, other players or strangers will put a bounty on you. We will show you how to place one and how to get rid of it.
What is a bounty? Bounties in GTA Online can be placed on all players who are not in Passive Mode. Various rewards can be set for the death of another player, which the killer then earns.
In this overview, we will show you the options available for bounties:
How can you place a bounty?
How can you earn a bounty?
How can you get rid of a bounty?
Placing a bounty in GTA Online
This is what you need to do: First, you need to be in a lobby of GTA Online that has other players. You cannot place bounties on NPCs, only on other players.
Open your smartphone in the game.
Navigate to your contacts.
The list is sorted alphabetically and shows players first, then NPC contacts.
Navigate to Lester and select the option “Place bounty”.
Then select the player from the list who is to receive the bounty.
Now choose the amount of the bounty – This can be an amount between $2,000 and $10,000. Lester keeps a fee of $1,000.
The bounty will now remain on the selected player for a full day in GTA Online (approximately 48 minutes in real life).
On the map, the player is highlighted by a symbol, making them attractive to other players in the lobby.
Follow these steps in GTA Online to distribute a bounty.
You need to keep in mind: Any player in the lobby can claim the bounty of the player. If you want to redeem a bounty placed by another player, you must kill them before anyone else does. If you acquire a bounty that you placed yourself, you incur a fee of $1,000 (the fee you pay to Lester for the bounty).
Players in Passive Mode in a public lobby cannot receive a bounty from other players.
If you steal enough cars from NPCs, you will receive a bounty from “Unknown” – this is assigned to you by the game itself and no other player.
Earn bounty rewards
How does that work? If you want to claim the bounty of another player, you just need to take them out. You can run them over with a car, shoot them, or kill them in any other way. The key is to be the killer. Then the money will be paid out to you directly.
It is important: A bounty can only be claimed by one player. Keep in mind that players with a bounty are alerted and know that the lobby is hunting them. So expect them to defend themselves.
On the map, players with a bounty are displayed with a large red skull.
This is what you need to do: To get rid of a bounty, you must stay alive for 24 in-game hours (about 48 minutes). You cannot wait in jobs or safe houses until the time is up, as the timer will be paused in these cases. When you are back outside, the timer continues to run.
If you manage to stay alive for that long outside, you will receive the bounty yourself. The first time you survive a bounty, you will achieve an accomplishment.
In this beginner’s guide, we show you tips and tricks for PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds). New players can easily get into the game.
The popular battle royale shooter “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” has now completed its early access phase on PC and is available in full version.
For gamers among you who are just starting with PUBG or still looking for a tip or two, we summarize the most important things here in the beginner’s guide.
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What is PUBG actually? Weapons and Armor
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or short “PUBG” is a battle royale shooter. With up to 100 players, you start together on a map and fight for survival. But only the last survivor wins.
Players fight together on the map for weapons like shotguns, assault rifles, or sniper rifles. You collect upgrades for weapons like magazines, scopes, or silencers. Some weapons are exclusive and limited to a specific map.
To prevent everyone from hiding in their small rooms with weapons, there is a safe zone. All players who are outside of this zone take more damage over time. This forces the server population to restrict their location to the safe zone. In the section “Blue and Red Zone,” we will go into more detail.
At the start, the zone is still huge, but it shrinks over the course of a match. Those who want to survive here need not only good aiming but also strong nerves.
First Person or Third Person? A Matter of Taste
When you start PUBG, you first choose whether you want to play alone or with one or more teammates. Your next decision determines whether you play on a FPP (First Person Perspective) or TPP (Third Person Perspective) server.
What you choose depends on your taste. In your match, however, everyone plays with the same view, so there are no advantages or disadvantages.
To illustrate the difference, we show you two comparison images here.
As a first-person player, you play in the perspective known from shooters like CS:GO.
The third-person perspective offers a view over the shoulder, providing significant insight into the surroundings.
Map – Erangel or Miramar?
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, you can play on two different maps.
Erangel is the first map of PUBG. It features an island, many green areas and fields, and popular locations like the school, where many players often gather for bloody battles.
The Erangel Map of PUBG
Miramar, the second map of PUBG, is a desert-style map. It has little grass but more sand and brown tones. You can also find a small island there, as well as western-style weapons.
The Miramar Map
Lobby and Airplane – Interactive Map, Where to Go?
Once you have selected your perspective and team option, it’s time to wait in the lobby. All players who have been selected for this match gather there. A total of 100 players can fit in one match.
In the lobby, you can hop around, try out weapons, and shoot at other players. However, you are all invulnerable during this time. You will quickly notice the voice chat. You can turn it off in the sound options of the menu if other players annoy you.
The available options are easy to explain. If you click on “Team Only” in the voice channel, you can only hear the voice chat of your teammates. If you click on “No One,” everything is silent.
Once the 60 seconds of waiting time have passed, it’s time for each participant to board the airplane. Now press the M key to bring up your map.
Now you will see from which direction the airplane is flying over the map, and what route it has ahead. This changes with every match to bring variety to the game. Now press the jump button (PC standard: F, controller standard: B) to jump out of the airplane.
To descend quickly, press and hold the forward key. But where is the loot? Where are the vehicles to quickly get from A to B?
Best Landing Points – Interactive Maps
To navigate well on the maps, interactive maps are recommended. These are available for Erangel and Miramar.
You can set the flight direction of your airplane there and see at which spots you can land to quickly find a vehicle. We show you how the two maps work and what you can find there:
Opinions on the best landing spots in PUBG vary widely within the community. Some players prefer remote locations, away from the large player masses. Those players collect their gear outside the crowd and then slowly but surely approach the safe zone. By then, several other players will have already eliminated each other, significantly reducing the total number of match participants from 100.
Good Warm-Up Practice with Many Players:
Other players prefer to land right in the thick of it, starting at hotspots and going straight “into the action.” Loot a weapon and let’s go! This method is particularly suitable for your first 5-10 matches of the day. You warm up, get immediate enemy contact. PUBG pros especially like this method in the early rounds to train their aiming and warm up.
First Weapon and Let’s Go
You have glided to a position with your parachute and landed. But what now?
Did you notice that many players flew to this position? Quickly find a weapon. You don’t have much time to sort through things. Use the first weapon you find, reload it, and get ready to encounter an opponent around every corner or door.
Searching in houses? Close the door behind you. Opponents then do not know whether a player has already been in the house and looted there. This is a good way to surprise opponents.
If the door is open, it’s clear: someone has already been here. Then you and other players know to be wary in that area.
In an ideal starter gear, you have a weapon for short distances, like a shotgun. For longer distances, an assault rifle, and additionally a pistol and a few grenades and bandages. Additionally, a backpack and some armor. A sniper rifle is better for longer distances than an assault rifle; however, the chance of finding a sniper right at the start of the game is low.
The blue zone is a huge enemy that wants to take your life. Over time, the zone consumes more and more space on the map and inflicts more damage if you enter it (or haven’t managed to travel to the safe zone quickly enough). The blue zone drives players together in the safe zone and ensures that you continue moving toward a point on the map.
To utilize this zone to your advantage, you must understand it. YouTuber Fugglet explains the most important information about the blue zone in a video.
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After jumping out of the airplane, you have about two minutes until the first blue zone appears.
Zone 1: Takes about five minutes to expand. Within the zone, you can survive four minutes and ten seconds (initial situation for the next zones always with full health and no healing items)
Zone 2: Fully expands in two minutes and 20 seconds. Players can survive two minutes and 46 seconds in it.
Zone 3: Is fully expanded after one minute and 30 seconds. You survive two minutes and 5 seconds in it.
Zone 4: Only needs one minute to expand. In the zone, you survive one minute and 40 seconds.
Zone 5: Takes 40 seconds to expand. You survive for 34 seconds in it.
Zone 6: Is fully expanded after 30 seconds. You only survive 20 seconds in it.
Zone 7: Is also fully expanded after 30 seconds. Here you only have 15 seconds to survive.
Zone 8: Is almost completely expanded. You can live only 10 seconds within it.
The Red Zone – Not as Deadly Inside Houses
After the first matches, you will notice that red zones also appear. From many other situations, we already know: Red = Dangerous. Instinctively, you want to escape.
However, in PUBG, the red zone is not “that” deadly as one might assume. It lasts for about half a minute and bombs the selected area of the map. If you move openly in it, you take a high risk. A hit from a bomb means death.
Protection from the bombs can be found in houses. Somehow the explosives manage not to destroy the buildings in PUBG. You can then use the loud explosions to your advantage when moving within a building. Other players’ footsteps can be easily drowned out.
On the next page, we summarize important tips that you can refer to during a PUBG match on a cheat sheet.
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In Fortnite, the Winterfest event is currently ongoing. However, the end of the Fortnite Christmas season is just around the corner – and with it, the chance to snag gifts is running out.
Until when does Winterfest run? The Fortnite Winterfest runs until January 6 at 3:00 PM. This means there is still exactly one day left to collect the Winterfest bonuses.
What are the bonuses? The most important bonus consists of 14 gifts that you can pick up during the event in the “Winterfest Lodge”. You just need to open the corresponding tab through the main menu. In the lodge, you’ll meet Sgt. Winter and two large gift mountains.
Important: Even though there was initially one gift per day, you don’t have to worry if you weren’t logged in for a day. If you go online in Fortnite now, you can simply open all remaining gifts that are still left.
Among them are highlights like the Winter-Skali skin, the outfit “Chrisabelle”, and a stylish Matrix glider. It might be worth checking back in if you haven’t opened all the gifts yet. According to the official announcement from Epic Games, late collection is still possible until the end of Winterfest.
Where is the last gift in Fortnite?
Players searching for the last gift: There has been some confusion for a few days due to the in-game indicator that one more, 15th gift can be opened – even though all other gifts have already been opened.
On Twitter, the “Fortnite Status” channel already reported back in late 2021 and emphasized that they were working on the error. This happened directly following the severe server outages in Fortnite.
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However, it is not entirely clear whether it is only a visual bug to be fixed or if a new gift will actually appear. The official announcement of the event originally talked about 14 gifts that players have also been able to collect.
As the end of the event is imminent and so far no 15th gift has appeared, it becomes increasingly unlikely that another package will show up.
What else can be done? In the last hours of Winterfest, you still have the opportunity to quickly complete the Winterfest challenges and collect some rewards. There are also the glider “Snowmando-Board”, the “Ice-Lama” as a back accessory, and you can earn XP.
Additionally, you can still encounter Sgt. Winter and his entourage on the map, who are out and about in trucks and quads. Tip: Try riding on the winter truck for a few rounds and surprise your opponents.
In Destiny 2, New Light players who are playing for the first time are currently facing a tough start. The free anniversary activity “Dares of Eternity” was supposed to be a fun game show activity with a horse. However, new players are currently experiencing hell at a competitive level with nasty champions.
In fact, the “Dares of Eternity” promise new players free content, funny Xur comments, and an impossible horse. However, what sounds fun is currently a really frustrating first experience for new players in Destiny 2.
What kind of task is this? Right after the game starts, Bungie automatically brings its “New Lights” into the anniversary activity “Dares of Eternity” after the introduction mission. There, with a light level of 1100, not only are they underpowered. They also face off against the strongest opponents in Destiny 2 without legendary gear and are almost hopeless.
The event activity has a minimum power level of 1150. New players start at 1100, so they are essentially playing at a competitive level.
The activity includes champions of all kinds that can only be properly defeated with appropriate mods.
Players had to fight for up to an hour at times, which is very frustrating.
New Light players are on a competitive level in the “Dares of Eternity”.
It is understandable that this is not a good start for new players if they have such a bad experience right away. With a power level around 1100, you are almost a “one-shot” to nearly all NPCs.
The activity has now been running for almost a month, and Bungie has not made any changes to the entry point for new players since then. Was it perhaps overlooked that New Light players at power level 1100 do not have champion mods yet?
Players report negative entry experiences
More and more New Light players are now reporting their negative entry experiences, and even experienced Destiny 2 players, such as Hajoamine, show on reddit how devastating the “Dares of Eternity” can be when you are just starting out:
Frustrated, [a friend] told me that it actually took almost an hour to finish the activity. He told me that nobody inside knew what to do, they failed at all other encounters, and spent over 30 minutes defeating the final boss. Sounds super fun, right? […] At first, I didn’t believe him. But when I joined him for another run, everyone except me was level 1 [season rank].
Additionally, this also affects the gameplay experience of more experienced Destiny 2 players. So reports iamthedayman21 on reddit:
I played last night and got paired with a couple of level ones on my team. I was the only one getting buffs and destroying crystals. I was also the only one disarming mines in the next section. It was hellishly frustrating!
The matchmaking brings many underpowered players into the activity.
That’s why the activity isn’t simply canceled: Experienced players might now argue that you don’t have to play this activity, but rather can.
However, New Light players are often not aware of this fact at the beginning of the game. Many assume they must play through this automatically started activity. So they battle through the entire activity 50 levels underpowered and without champion mods. “It feels to them like a ‘Xur kidnapping you’ vibe.”
We have forwarded this issue to the team for investigation. Hopefully, we can make the first interaction with the fantastic horse more positive for new lights.
writes Bungie’s community manager cozmo23 on reddit
Update January 6, 2022
Bungie is calling for help and rewards you for it: After many players have pointed out the situation, Bungie has reacted again and is calling on you to help the New Light players. A fix for the problem is in the “pipeline”, but not within this week.
That’s why the developer is asking for your support. Some players have called this “Operation: Save the New Lights” and your efforts will be rewarded with an emblem, as dmg04 announced on Twitter.
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In the meantime, Bungie has introduced the “Circumflex Diagnosis” emblem. It is the thanks if you have supported or still want to support New Light players in the activity.
As a thank you for your help to New Light players.
How do you receive the thank you emblem? Just grab a few white or blue low-level items from the collection and complete the activity by January 18, 2022 to receive the special “Circumflex Diagnosis” emblem. Distribution will occur at a later time.
Players do not want to be forced into activities: Players are now hoping that Bungie will redesign the entry into the event soon. Especially so that the start is less frustrating for new players. In general, no one should be forced into an activity where they have no chance of winning, as players repeatedly emphasize on reddit. The entry should be regulated by power level, and the game should automatically recognize when someone does not yet meet the necessary light level.
Did you know that the “Dares of Eternity” are so extremely frustrating for New Light players? What have your experiences been? Have you encountered many season rank 1 players in the Dares? Will you be paying attention to this in the future and help newcomers?
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New World has had a problem with bots since its release. Nearly 3 months later, the gathering bots are close to reaching level 60. Many players find this frustrating and sad. They even hold sarcastic “parties” when new milestones are achieved.
What is going on with the bots? Shortly after the release, the first bots were found in New World. They usually follow the same paths to gather materials such as ores or plants. Also popular is the fishing bot, which stands in the same spot for hours, catching fish from the water.
However, more than 3 months have passed since the release, and some bots have still not been banned. One of them has been fishing 24 hours a day in the same spot on the Olympus server for weeks. He is close to reaching level 60, as user Shibe_King reveals on reddit.
He has encountered the bot multiple times in the past weeks and has taken screenshots of its level achievements. Two days ago, he reached level 55 just by fishing. His thread received over 1,800 upvotes.
Another user without a screenshot reports that there are already fishing bots on his server that have reached level 60 (via reddit).
Players fight against bots, disappointed with Amazon
How do players feel about the bots’ levels? In the thread, players react differently to this “success.” Some players report that they have reported this bot dozens of times. They are disappointed with Amazon because it has not been banned.
Still others approach the bot situation only with sarcasm. User Donler reports that they threw a “birthday party” for a bot when it reached level 40. They are already planning the next celebration for a hemp gathering bot, which is currently at level 36 (via reddit).
Players kill or hinder bots: Since October, we have been reporting on MeinMMO about how players have found creative ways to disrupt the bots in their work:
Is Amazon doing anything? Yes, because according to the developers, bots are banned regularly. At the end of November, over 7,700 accounts were banned within a few days.
But that doesn’t seem to be enough to get the complete bot issues under control.
What do you think about the bot problems in New World? Do you regularly run into the same bots or have many of them already been banned for you? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
For 2022, new endgame content, weapons, and other innovations are planned in New World. The developers provided a first look at this here:
In Genshin Impact you now get new skins for four of the female characters. You can choose whether you prefer to play with the original skin or the new one. However, it’s different in China; here, the originals have to go – because they are too naked.
Which characters are affected? The four female characters are Jean, Amber, Rosaria, and Mona. Apart from Amber, these characters are among the more popular in Genshin Impact, which is why the changes are causing quite a stir in the community.
The changes for Jean and Amber are already being released in China today, with Patch 2.4, while the new outfits for Rosaria and Mona will have to wait until Patch 2.5.
It is still unclear whether more characters will experience such changes; so far, only these four have been announced and affected.
What do the new skins look like? The outfits of the characters have only been slightly adjusted, yet many fans in the community see more in it than just a minor change of clothes.
Primarily, the changes aim to show less skin than before. This especially affects the characters’ decolletés, which have now been closed higher. Other changes are rather minimal.
On the left, you find the new skins; on the right, the original version
Why were the skins changed? There is no official statement from the developer on this. Since the changes are optional for the rest of the world and mandatory only in China, it is assumed that the outfits were considered too revealing for Chinese players.
Additionally, Chinese players receive compensation for the fact that their favorite characters now look different. However, there are no such rewards for players in the rest of the world; they only receive the new optional outfits.
Commotion in the community – Desexualization or censorship?
How do fans react? The initial reactions of the community to these new outfits couldn’t be more varied, yet they lead to much discussion within the fanbase. These discussions go far beyond opinions like “I think it’s good” or “I don’t think it’s good”.
A major point raised in the community is the issue of censorship by China. While many fans are glad that the four female characters are no longer so strongly sexualized, others believe that the game is thus experiencing censorship.
There is also criticism that these changes only affect female characters and that there are simply no new skins for the male characters in the game. Overall, most fans feel somewhat slighted at some point.
The viewpoints
To give you a rough overview of the discussion in the community, we would like to let each of the opinions have their say:
Kazuha_no_neko says (via Twitter): “Why are there only skins for women? The developers only give out new outfits for female characters and call it fan service. Where are the skins for men? Where are Xiangqui, Diluc, Chongyun, Venti, or Kazuha?!”
Commomula writes (via Twitter): “I understand that people want skins for the male characters too. But these new outfits are not just skins. They are there to comply with the new regulations from China so that the game can continue to be marketed successfully there. That’s the only reason these changes had to be made, and only Chinese players are getting compensation. […] This is censorship, and censorship is always bad.”
oatslices says (via Twitter): “Maybe an unusual opinion, but I like the new outfits of the characters and I am glad that they are much less sexualized.”
Finally, there are also a handful of people who simply find the changes visually appealing (via hoyolab.com): “They all look like they fit better to their character. I think that’s great, thanks to the developers for that.”
What do you think? Are these changes interesting to you at all, or are you simply happy about the alternative skin as a gift? Which standpoint of the community can you most closely take, and what do you say to the accusation of censorship? Feel free to write to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Being dizzy from nasty strikers in FIFA 22 can be really frustrating. No wonder one is always looking for new ways to stop the opposing attackers. Apparently, the community is now looking for, well, rather brutal means to put the opposing OP cards in their place.
The pain with strong cards: Who doesn’t know it? Just when you’ve put together a fresh new team in Ultimate Team to shake up the Division Rivals, the shock hits in the first game: The newly purchased center-backs prove not to be an insurmountable defensive wall.
On the contrary: The opponent tricks around with their Mbappés, Ronaldos, or Neymars, slips past the defender, and nails the ball uncontrollably into the upper corner. After 30 minutes, it’s 0:3, and you just want it to end somehow – because the opposing OP cards are just impossible to deal with.
Of course, this doesn’t happen all the time, but often enough. And a user in the FIFA subreddit seems to have had enough. “bcsoccerfan” asked (via reddit): “Does anyone know how to injure the opponent’s players? Because it would be much easier in Division Rivals if I could just injure the best players of the opponent so I don’t have to worry about them.”
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“That’s such a toxic way to think and play. I love it. Upvote”
This is how the post is received: The unusual question seems to have struck a nerve in the FIFA subreddit, as it has (as of now) over 2,300 upvotes and more than 170 comments, garnering unusually much attention for the topic.
Many users first amuse themselves at the question itself – because of course, it would be massively unfair to simply injure opposing players. However, every football fan whose favorite team has been humiliated by clearly superior opposing players will at least understand the thought process of whether one could risk a red card to take out the top dribbler of the opposing team.
That’s why there are several comments along the lines of user “Legendary_God177,” who simply writes: “That’s such a toxic way to think and play. I love it. Upvote” (via reddit).
But can you injure opponents? Besides the amused comments, there are some that seriously engage with the question. A proper, well-timed blood tackle against overpowered meta players like Mbappé, Kimpembe, and their colleagues – is that an option?
At least in Division Rivals and FUT Champions, that’s not currently feasible. There’s no real way to consistently injure opponents. Sure, you can repeatedly tackle the opponent and occasionally a small cross appears above the player indicating that there’s an injury – but in most cases, you can’t force a substitution.
It’s a bit different in offline modes like career or kick-off. There it can actually happen that players get injured and need to be substituted. In career mode, it can even lead to long absences. But in the serious PvP modes of Ultimate Team, that’s not currently directly possible.
That would be mean, right? At least user AssociationFun1845 thinks so: “That’s the reason why players can’t seriously injure each other and are forced to be substituted. I love the idea, but unfortunately it wouldn’t work, as the best players would be taken out within 2 minutes by two-footed tackles” (via reddit).
It’s actually assumed that such a function would be exploited pretty quickly – and in the end, only seven players or so would be left on the field because one team was dismantled and the other received endless red cards.
Is there an example? Does the topic of “unfair play” seem familiar to you in virtual football? Then you might think of the good old “This is Football 2002”. Because in this now 20-year-old game for the PS2, there were actually some nasty tricks. For instance, one could try to deceive the referee with dives and provoke cards for the opponent.
You can see what the game looked like in this video by YouTuber FNG (via YouTube):
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And yes, the blood tackle was indeed present in that game. A tap on the R2 button led to a jumping, two-footed tackle, like you often see in heated local derbies when one team is down 0:13 and has finally had enough. This actually led to injuries for opponents pretty reliably – but it also often resulted in a sending off. It was fun nonetheless.
Paragon levels allow you to continue leveling even after reaching the maximum character level in Diablo 3. But who currently has the highest Paragon level in Diablo 3?
This is the current record: The highest Paragon level worldwide is said to be 20,000. The Chinese player Edey is currently the only player in the world with this level. He achieved this record in November 2021.
His official profile is only accessible in Chinese and has been unreachable for some time. However, a screenshot of his achievement was shared in a forum and discussed.
The highest level in Europe is held by the player Devil with 16,544 (as of January 5, 2022).
Is there a maximum Paragon level? According to the screenshot and statements, there are no experience points after Paragon 20,000. It is said to be impossible to level up further. However, very few will probably even reach that far.
How long does it take? The player himself has not specified how long he played in total. However, according to some comments, the journey from 10,000 to 20,000 is said to have taken over 6,000 hours.
The experience required for Paragon levels increases exponentially with each level. While it starts faster, it takes longer at the end. So there are likely still a few hundred more hours needed. According to the Paragon calculator from Maxroll.GG, the entire journey from 0 to 20,000 should roughly take 400 days with ideal setups and 16 hours of playtime per day.
Did he achieve this honestly? The discussion about high Paragon levels has been around for some time. As early as 2021, players complained that Paragon 20,000 could be achieved through cheats or exploits (via reddit.com).
Previously, many in the community were sure that Paragon levels beyond 10,000 could not be reached without cheats. However, Edey is said to have played fairly, at least there are no reports yet that he has been banned.
The time investment in such a record is immense. Anyone who wants to attempt it must fully dedicate themselves to Diablo 3. With that, you can boast, but you might miss out on some worthwhile games with the invested time:
Cheaters are one of the biggest problems in Call of Duty and especially the free Battle Royale CoD: Warzone suffers from cheating players. Now the publisher Activision is taking on a major cheat provider and has sued “EngineOwning”.
Here’s what it’s about:
Call of Duty: Warzone is a free “Battle Royale” shooter and has been struggling with cheaters in the game for some time.
Cheat providers develop and distribute programs that allow players to gain an unfair advantage over their competitors. This violates the terms of use and copyright of Call of Duty.
One of the most well-known providers of such programs in Germany is EngineOwning. Activision has now filed a lawsuit against the cheat provider in the USA.
Activision seeks all profits or $2,500 per cheater
On January 4, 2022, Activision filed a lawsuit against the cheat provider EngineOwning in a California court in the USA. You can view the complete complaint here (via documentcloud.com).
The complaint explains on 21 pages how Call of Duty generates profits, what impact cheats have on the series’ games, and to what extent possible legal violations have occurred.
Activision claims to have lost millions of dollars in revenue, which has led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for EngineOwning. The court is now expected to determine the respective amounts.
The plaintiffs assume that EngineOwning operates from Germany and at least 5 individuals with German residence are partially named and listed in the complaint.
On what basis is the lawsuit based? Since cheating and fraud in video games are not legally prohibited, the accusation is based on copyright violations and breaches of the terms of use.
How much is Activision suing the cheat provider for? In the text, there are 2 bases for a possible calculation of damages:
Activision seeks all profits from the distribution of the programs
Activision seeks $2,500 (approximately €2,200) per sold product in the jurisdiction
Furthermore, it states that Activision estimates at least “thousands of players” residing in the USA who use or have used cheat programs from EngineOwning. Even with “only” 2,000 users (the minimum value of “thousands”), that would amount to $5 million (approximately €4.2 million).
Additionally, Activision wants all information regarding sales from EngineOwning in the USA, as well as all copies of the distributed cheat programs.
However, EngineOwning has not yet commented on this on its official channels. We from MeinMMO have requested a statement but have not received a response yet.
If the provider goes offline, cheat programs for Battlefield, Halo, or Splitgate would likely be affected as well.
However, it remains to be seen whether the accusation is also lawful. The presumption of innocence applies until conviction.
Blizzard sued a bot provider from Germany a few years ago:
In recent days, two of the biggest German gaming streamers on Twitch have dealt with the Corona vaccine and opponents of this vaccine. The streamer Trymacs wished a Happy New Year to all vaccinated people in a New Year’s tweet. MontanaBlack criticized an anti-vaxxer during his stream. One video can still be found online – the other one is no longer available.
What did MontanaBlack say earlier? MontanaBlack’s opinion on the topic of Corona fluctuates. Like many Germans over the past two years, the 33-year-old apparently went through various phases of opinion formation:
At the end of 2020, he criticized details of the lockdown at that time. He was upset that flower shops in his hometown Buxtehude had to close, while flower sales in supermarkets continued. He was bothered that he could no longer go to his favorite restaurant and couldn’t travel freely.
On the other hand, MontanaBlack demanded at the end of 2020 a “harsh lockdown, dude, – 4 or 5 weeks of everything shutdown”. Germany was still too lenient regarding the measures.
As the website Watson reports, he then held the opinion that he did not want to be forced to get vaccinated. Even in September 2021, he told fans he was not vaccinated (via watson).
MontanaBlack from vaccine skeptic to triple vaccinated
What does he say now? On December 24, MontanaBlack stated, according to Watson, in a contribution from SternTV: He and his family are double vaccinated and boosted. However, he said he remains neutral on the topic.
He also declined to participate in a “government campaign” even though he was offered a five-figure sum in euros, allegedly €50,000.
In a live stream on Twitch, he recently criticized an anti-vaxxer:
If you are anyone who believes that you are getting a chip implanted with the vaccine, with which the state monitors you, then just get lost and please don’t come back. No one will miss you.
MontanaBlack
He continued, saying he did not want to insult anyone who cannot get vaccinated for health reasons. He also understands if someone is afraid of needles. But anti-vaxxers are “just garbage”; they should not continue to support him and should stop watching his streams.
In December, he had already stated that he was fed up with “any idiotic conspiracy theorists ruining the next 5 years of his life” because Corona is expected to last that long.
What are the reactions? On Twitter, it seems MontanaBlack has alienated some of his followers:
One user said he was “immensely disappointed in MontanaBlack” – saying he would “spit in the faces of his viewers and people”.
Another user talked about “division and incitement against the unvaccinated”.
However, some users support MontanaBlack. They say: “Just get vaccinated and stop whining.”
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On Twitter, users bring up the topic “Corona” – but MontanaBlack himself remains silent on it.
MontanaBlack seems to distance himself from the issue
This stands out in MontanaBlack’s statements:
Research shows that while there were Twitch clips from Sunday in which MontanaBlack criticized anti-vaxxers, they are now all no longer accessible. They seem to be the only current clips that are no longer accessible.
Additionally, there are no current tweets from MontanaBlack regarding the topic of Corona.
It is apparently a topic on which MontanaBlack does not want to publicly position himself as clearly as others. This also fits with the decision not to participate in a vaccination campaign by the federal government.
This is Trymacs (center), the second biggest German gaming streamer.
Trymacs celebrates criticism of anti-vaxxers, enjoys provocation
What did Trymacs do? On January 1, streamer Trymacs created a tweet: “I wish all vaccinated people a Happy New Year!”
These are the reactions:
For the most part, there is great approval for the tweet. However, there is also criticism.
One user says vaccinated people are “ultra stupid people”. Because there is no country where a high vaccination rate led to lower incidence.
Another user accuses Trymacs of “discriminating against the unvaccinated”. Racism would upset everyone, but discrimination against the unvaccinated is okay. This shows “how far we have come” – Trymacs needs to “show some humanity”.
Criticism of the unvaccinated is equated with racism.
Trymacs enjoys the provocation
This was the idea behind it: As Trymacs explained in a YouTube video, it was a deliberate action to “trigger anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists”.
He was pleased in a video that his tweet was shared in Telegram groups and discussed extensively.
However, he feels sorry for people who cannot get vaccinated for health reasons – he did not intend to provoke them with his tweet, but rather “anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists”.
This stands out in the statement: Trymacs apparently thoroughly enjoys the backlash and revels in the excitement in a large YouTube video.
This is pretty much the opposite of how MontanaBlack handles the issue.
More interesting articles about German Twitch streamers:
Politics discovers gaming influencers – But there are still some issues
This is what it’s about: An interesting detail of the discussion is that politics apparently wanted to “buy” a statement from MontanaBlack with the invitation to the vaccination campaign. It has also been recognized in Berlin how much influence the gaming streamer has on the German-speaking youth.
A Twitter user said after the Bundestag election that the FDP is only so strong with young people because they follow liberal millionaires on Twitch who have criticized the Greens and are commenting for their own wallets. He meant, among others, MontanaBlack and Trymacs (via twitter).
However, MontanaBlack allegedly did not want to be co-opted for a government campaign “Pro Vaccination” despite a lot of money. He has probably done well, as the influencer campaign was subsequently criticized as “bland” and “not helpful” (via wuv).
It is clear that there are different approaches among the major German gaming influencers on Twitch regarding their stance on the issue of “anti-vaxxers”:
MontanaBlack appears to view the Corona situation with nuance, strives to remain “neutral” – does not want to bend himself and deliberately does not want to upset fans by engaging too offensively in the topic.
Trymacs, on the other hand, seems to have no problem making an aggressive statement about it – and enjoys the reactions.
The next new champion in LoL (League of Legends) is named Zeri. She is an ADC and hails from the region of Zaun. Riot accidentally released the data. But from what we know so far about Zeri, she fits perfectly into the next season of Arcane on Netflix.
This is how the reveal went: On January 4, Riot Games suddenly published the champion page for Zeri out of nowhere. This likely happened unintentionally, as the page is now offline and shows an error when accessed (via leagueoflegends.com). Nevertheless, the information was secured, and we now know some details about Zeri.
We will show you here what we know about the new champion of LoL.
Who is Zeri in LoL?
This is how she is introduced: On the champion website, Riot Games wrote about Zeri (via Polygon.com):
She is a headstrong and temperamental young woman
Her origin is from the region of Zaun
In her hand, she carries a self-built weapon
Zeri charges herself and her weapon with electrical magic
Character-wise, Zeri is emotional and can empathize well with others
She follows the motto: If you support the community, it will support you
As of now, we don’t know anything about Zeri’s release in LoL or her attacks.
What does Zeri look like? On the champion page, Riot Games also released the splash art of Zeri. It has already been shared on many social media channels. It shows an electrically charged Zeri holding her weapon in her right hand. We embed this splash art here as a tweet:
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This is why Zeri fits perfectly with the Netflix series Arcane
Where does Zeri come from? Some LoL fans might find Zeri’s appearance quite familiar. In the card game for LoL, Legends of Runeterra, there is a card called “Practical Perfectionist.” It features “Kay,” who hails from the region of Zaun and is connected to Ekko.
But there is another connection that is widely appreciated in the LoL community. On reddit, Lunariz writes about his theory (via reddit.com): “Zeri (League), Kay (LoR), and Neon (Valorant) are all the same character, just from different universes. We’re going full Multiverse.”
A picture comparison is provided by the tweet from zephyairies:
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This is also known: We know that Zeri comes from the region of Zaun. This region is also the focus in the Netflix series of LoL, Arcane, alongside Piltover. Zeri’s only relative known to us at the moment is Ekko. In the first season of Arcane, Ekko played an important role. It’s quite possible that Ekko has contact with her and Zeri might get an important appearance in the second season of Arcane.
Now the players from the community around the LoL universe are waiting for the official presentation of Zeri with her attacks, skins, and more background. Everything fits the champion announcement from September 2021. There, Riot Games spoke of a kinetic shooter as an AD carry, who is always on the move and sparks fly. “A champion that increases the game pace and gives you the feeling of playing a shooter. Furthermore, we wanted to experiment with more unique concepts for regular attacks.”
This describes Zeri quite well and already tells a bit about her kit. Are you excited about Zeri?
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MeinMMO explains what PS VR 2 is and why you should keep an eye on the new hardware.
PlayStation VR2 is supposed to significantly improve on the previous model and provide new features
What is PS VR anyway? PlayStation VR (short: PS VR) is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony for the PS4. Players who put on the headset can immerse themselves more deeply in the game world. This is because a virtual space is created in the brain that our eyes perceive as realistic. Certain VR games can only be played with such a headset on PlayStation.
What has been announced now? Sony has now presented PlayStation VR2 (short: PS VR2) at CES 2022. Sony has completely redeveloped the VR system, and the new device is supposed to fully utilize the PS5 hardware. With 3D audio and haptic feedback with the DualSense controller, two important cornerstones for immersion in games on the PS5 have also been laid. Immersion means that you can dive better and deeper into a game.
In addition, Sony has developed new controllers for PS VR, called PS VR2 Sense controllers. The new VR system offers the potential for higher visual quality, including resolutions of up to 4K and support for HDR output.
Sony also stated that PS VR2 will use something called “foveated rendering,” which tracks the user’s view to dynamically adjust which game elements are rendered with the highest quality. This can improve performance, as anything that players are not currently looking at does not have to be processed.
What improvements are there? Sony presented some improvements (via blog.playstation.com):
Visual precision: PS VR2 offers 4K HDR, a 110-degree field of view, and improved rendering of the peripheral vision area (foveated rendering). The device offers a resolution of 2000 x 2040 pixels and a frame rate of 90/120Hz.
Headset-based controller tracking: With the inside-out tracking feature, “PS VR2” tracks players and controllers via cameras integrated into the VR headset. Movements and gaze directions are represented in the game without needing an external camera. This was still the case with PS VR, and you had to buy an additional camera.
New sensory features: The PS VR2 Sense technology combines eye tracking, headset feedback, 3D audio, and the innovative PS VR2 Sense controller to provide players with a strong sense of immersion. Headset feedback is a new sensory feature that enhances the feeling of actions within the game. Sony aims to transfer some features we also know from the DualSense controller to PS VR2.
Eye tracking: With eye tracking, PS VR2 recognizes eye movements, allowing a simple gaze in a certain direction to create additional interactions for the character. For example, if you look at a character in the game, the game will recognize this, and you will be addressed by the person. This is intended to make conversations feel more natural.
How much will PS VR2 cost? A price has not yet been announced. The predecessor device, PS VR, started at 399.99 euros without the PlayStation camera in 2016. Later, Sony lowered the price to 299.99 euros. It is likely that PS VR2 will also cost between 300 to 400 euros.
When will PS VR2 be released? Sony did not mention a release date. However, Sony stated that the device is expected to launch sometime in 2022. The next important release for the PS5 is the colorful side plates, which are supposed to be available starting January 2022:
What kind of game is this? Sony also announced the first game with the new VR system, which you can only play exclusively with PS VR2.
This is “Horizon: Call of the Mountain,” which takes place in the same universe as the previous Horizon games featuring protagonist Aloy.
Not much is known about it yet; we will have to wait for the upcoming “State of Play” from Sony, where more information about the game will likely be presented. Perhaps more “PS VR” games will be revealed in the future. Many users are still waiting for an MMORPG with VR elements, for which Sony at least secured the naming rights.
So far, you can watch a tiny teaser for the game directly on YouTube:
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The very short presentation of “Horizon: Call of the Mountain”
What do you think? Are you excited about PlayStation VR2 and the exclusive title, or do you not care about the announcement? Let us know in the comments!
Buy PS5: If you haven’t gotten a PS5 console yet and really want to buy one, check out our up-to-date PS5 ticker here on MeinMMO. Here you will find tips and tricks on how to best buy a PS5, and we will also tell you about all the drops where you can buy a PS5.
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark is coming to the West on February 11th. The developers as well as publisher Amazon expect many new players. However, these players are now wondering whether the game will also be available for PS5 and Xbox? We at MeinMMO clarify.
On which platforms will Lost Ark be released? Since Lost Ark is not a completely new game, but a title that has been successful in Korea for four years, the consoles for the MMORPG will not change.
This means that Lost Ark will initially only be released on PC in the West. Unlike the Korean or Russian versions of the game, which each have their own launchers, Lost Ark will be available in Europe and America exclusively through Steam.
A Steam account is therefore mandatory to be able to play Amazon’s new MMORPG. You do not need an Amazon account, which was still mandatory for all players during the beta.
On PC, Lost Ark will be released on February 11th as a Free2Play title. Pre-orders of the Founder’s Packs can already start exploring the world of Arkesia from the 8th.
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Everything you need to know about the MMORPG Lost Ark – in 2 minutes
Still play with a controller: Although Lost Ark is not being released for PS5 or Xbox Series, you can easily play the new MMORPG with any controller on PC. Lost Ark supports gamepad controls and can be played completely with a controller, more or less well.
If it’s all about the pure gaming experience, you can simply plug in your PS5 controller on PC and play Lost Ark; that’s no problem.
Is a console port coming?
Will Lost Ark come for PS5? A future release for consoles is rather unlikely, but not impossible. If a mobile or console version were planned, it likely would have already been implemented in Korea.
However, since this is not the case, we currently do not expect to receive a console version of Lost Ark in the near future. Whether for PS5 or Xbox Series.
What does the community say? The desire for a PS5 or Xbox version of Lost Ark is not particularly loud at the moment. There are some threads on reddit about this topic, but none of them have particularly many upvotes and many are several years old (via reddit).
Most seem to be fine with the fact that Lost Ark offers full controller support, while a few players are still eagerly waiting for a console release. More frequently requested, however, is a mobile version of Lost Ark, which is also not currently planned.
What PC do you need to play? The system requirements for Lost Ark are remarkably low, so you can play the game on almost any relatively current PC. A high-end PC with one of the currently scarce graphics cards is therefore not at all necessary.
You can already play Lost Ark with an Intel i3 or an AMD Ryzen 3, 8 GB RAM, and a GTX 460. Even on the best settings, you only need a GTX 1060 and a Ryzen 5. So it is very likely that even an old PC can still run the game without problems.
What do you think about it? Would you like to see Lost Ark on consoles, or is the controller support enough for you? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Trainers in Pokémon GO do not have to worry about annoying ads in the game so far. However, a recent finding has raised concerns among some players. We show you what information has been discovered and why this data has caused so much discussion in the community.
What is it about? At regular intervals, the PokeMiners, a group of data miners, scour the game code of Pokémon GO for new information. They subsequently make their findings available to other trainers via social networks.
In doing so, they often discover new monsters or planned features in Pokémon GO before a release, such as the Mega Evolution of the first Rock Pokémon. However, their current finding has raised concerns in the community.
What have the PokeMiners found? The PokeMiners shared their current finding through their Twitter account. They show, in addition to new colorful icons and a picture with flames, several placeholders of different sizes. These refer to “Google Mobile Ads,” i.e., ads from Google.
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So far, Pokémon GO has been a free game, which, in contrast to many others, has abstained from in-game advertising. Only those who want to participate in special events need to purchase corresponding paid tickets in the in-game shop.
The current finding, however, suggests the introduction of advertising space in the game due to the shown placeholders. This is not far-fetched, as many games earn good money through additional ads.
This topic is now causing considerable discussion on social networks. Many trainers are completely against ads and even announce on reddit that they will leave the game in that case (via reddit.com):
TheRealHankWolfman: “I really hope we don’t get ads in the game. Ads lead to delays in mobile games almost all the time, and Niantic makes more than enough money to not need ads in the game.”
BargainLawyer: “Forced ads, and I will never touch the game again.”
magicjam3: “If that happens, I will transfer my Pokémon to Home and uninstall it.”
Teban54: “The only place I might be okay with it (edit: by that I mean where ads might fit) is during non-skippable animations like evolutions. But even then, I still think it’s a terrible idea.”
This could bring ads for trainers
BorisDirk sees something positive in the introduction of ads in Pokémon GO. He could imagine earning coins for watching the ad videos, in addition to or instead of earning them in gyms (via reddit.com).
The current coin system in gyms is frequently criticized by trainers, and many players have long been hoping for an alternative solution. Especially trainers in rural areas often have problems gaining their daily coins due to a lack of or remotely located gyms.
How you can currently earn coins in the game has been summarized in our following guide:
And krispyboiz could also get used to ads in the game, provided it improves the quality in the game, gives more free items, and makes event tickets cheaper. Overall, he remains skeptical about the whole thing (via reddit.com)
However, it is currently unknown if, when, and in what form Niantic will introduce ads in the game in the future. Whether this will lead to possible delays, as some trainers fear, remains to be seen.
Since the information comes from the PokeMiners’ findings, these should always be viewed with healthy skepticism. They are not official data, which means Pokémon GO can decide to change the content at any time. Should Niantic comment on the introduction of ads, you will of course hear about it from us on MeinMMO.
What do you think of the PokeMiners’ findings? Do you think there will be ads in the game in the future? And would ads bother you, or don’t you mind at all? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
In January, there will be two Community Days for the first time. We have looked into what to expect for the Community Day Classic with Bulbasaur and when it takes place .
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Astellia was one of the few MMORPGs that was released in 2019. It promised an old-school gaming experience and offered classic content like dungeons, world bosses, and crafting. However, the game did not fulfill some promises and brought too little innovation. It was then discontinued in 2021. However, in 2022 it was sold to a new company.
Itoxi now has the rights to distribute Astellia internationally and theoretically bring it back to us. Currently, there is only a Korean version of Astellia Royale, a free-to-play version affected by the acquisition. There will be a character transfer on January 13.
Is Astellia really returning? This has not been confirmed by Itoxi yet. However, the company is very active regarding online games and has already brought the MMORPG Pristontale (PC, Release 2001), the dancing game Audition Online (PC, 2007), and several mobile games, including Riders of Icarus M, to the West.
A return as a mobile game would be possible, as Astellia is supposed to receive an autoplay system for the future.
How Astellia looked can be seen in the video from YouTuber TheLazyPeon:
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Astellia was a solid MMORPG, but received little attention
What did Astellia fail at? Astellia received little attention at launch. This was partly due to it being announced shortly after the closure of Bless Online. Trust in Asian MMORPGs was lost for a while.
In addition, while Astellia wanted to rely on traditional values, it did not bring any real innovations or changes. The only thing that made the MMORPG special were the Astels, small magical companions that could take on the role of tanks, healers, or DPS. However, many of them were designed to be so cute that they did not resonate well with every player.
Other points of criticism included the very linear story and the rather boring gameplay. At the time of release, Astellia simply could not keep up with modern MMORPGs.
Additionally, some players were disappointed that promises made by the developer were not kept, including the complete removal of the gender locks. This was only implemented for 2 out of 5 classes.
Is a return of Astellia worth it? Astellia reached a peak of 250 concurrent players on Steam in 2021. Moreover, there was an external client that could be downloaded without Steam. The MMORPG had a few fans in the West, although not a large number. Here on MeinMMO, some readers mourned the death of Astellia.
With an upgrade to Unreal Engine 4, fulfilling some old promises, and slightly smoother gameplay, a return of Astellia could theoretically win back a small number of players. However, a great success is unlikely due to the lack of innovations.
What do you think about the return of Astellia? Would you wish for it, or should the MMORPG remain dead?
For 2023, a new and very interesting MMORPG has been announced that will take you into the world of the 18th century:
Here you will find the best talents in FIFA 21 Career Mode. We show you affordable players with great potential for all positions.
This is how the list is created: Basically, we looked at players who are at most 23 years old. This way they still have enough time to develop. The exception is the list of talents under 1 million: Here, older players who are still worth it can also be included.
Additionally, we searched for talents that can show potential in the high 80s. Exceptions here are only players who start very low (around the 60s), but can make big leaps in a short time.
In this list, you will find talents for all positions:
Moreover, you will find an overview of affordable talents as well as a comprehensive overview of the best talents. With the table of contents, you can jump directly to the section you need.
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FIFA 21: The best goalkeeper talents with potential
Talented GKs for Career Mode: You need the goalkeeper talents to guarantee your team a strong backup. Without a good keeper, you risk many goals conceded.
To prevent this, you should shape strong GK talents into world-class keepers. Who is suitable for this?
Donnarumma is the absolute top talent in goal
Gianluigi Donnarumma is, as usual from previous years, back again, and the goalkeeper is already very strong with an 85 rating at 21 years. His potential is at 95, but that comes at a cost.
Luis Maximiano comes with a potential of 88 to your club and can raise his 78 rating by 10 points. But he is also not exactly cheap.
A. Lunin currently plays for Real Madrid and can strive from a 75 rating towards 87.
M. Vandevoordt is a young keeper at 18 years with a 68 rating. Accordingly, he is quite affordable. However, his potential is a strong 87 – a small investment that can really pay off!
More GK talents for FIFA 21 Career can be found in the list.
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In this list, all GK talents under 23 years who can reach at least an 81 rating are included. A closer look can be found in the overview of the best goalkeeper talents in FIFA 21. There you will find not only the absolute top talents but also some affordable alternatives that can keep your goal clean. Depending on which club you have, they are a good addition to your team.
Center Backs: Best CB Talents in FIFA 21
Strong talents for CB: The center defense is there to prevent goals. They must be equipped for every type of offensive player. To find strong CB talents in your career, we have compiled the overview.
Matthijs de Ligt has found a place at Juventus Turin (or in FIFA: Piemonte Calcio) and is already very strong with his 85 rating. He can potentially go up to 92.
Dayot Upamecano plays here for RB Leipzig and has a 79 rating. His potential is a strong 90.
Edmond Tapsoba starts at a rating of 78 and will cost you about 29 million if you want to sign him. His potential is 88.
Bright Arrey-Mbi is one of the cheapest CB talents and will cost you under 1 million. The defender can tap into a potential in the area of 86.
List of the best CB talents
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FIFA 21: The best talents in midfield with potential – CM, CAM, CDM
Best talents for CM, CAM, CDM: In the center, there are several roles that your talents can fill. There is the offensive CAM position, the defensive CDM, and the classic box-to-box role in the form of CM. Really strong talents here are:
Jadon Sancho: The Dortmund player is actually at home on the wings but can also excel in the center. Especially his tricks as a 5-star skiller are useful here.
Kai Havertz: Chelsea’s top talent is expensive, but his potential of 93 is not to be ignored. Offensively, he is versatile.
Francisco Trincao has only a rating of 78 but can reach up to 91. He is also deployable on the wings.
Sandro Tonali is more of the defensive option. The Italian has a potential of 91.
List of the best talents for CM, CAM, and CDM
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Strong talents on LM, RM, LF, RF: The wingers are extremely important for quick attacks on the flanks but must also be able to hold defensively. They are often fast and agile dribblers.
Sancho is a strong option on the wing – from the start
However, the big stars are also expensive. That’s why you will find here some strong talents which you can develop into wing stars in Career Mode. Who are the best wing talents?
Kylian Mbappé is also at the top among wingers. No wonder, as he is extremely fast and one of the 5-star skillers.
Vinicius Jr plays for Real Madrid and can increase his 80 rating to 93. It’s worth it!
Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund is also particularly cunning and has a potential of 93.
Trincao is under contract with FC Barcelona but could be a real asset for your club. His potential is 91.
List of the best wing talents in FIFA 21
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This list includes all young players on LF, RF, RM and LM who are under 21 years old and have a potential of more than 87 points. If you are looking for a closer look, you will find here the overview of all strong and affordable wing talents in FIFA 21.
FIFA 21: Strong talents in attack – ST, CF
Striker talents at ST and CF: These talents are responsible for putting attacks into the opponent’s goal. There are a lot of forwards to develop in Career Mode. Who belongs to them?
Kylian Mbappé is unsurprisingly the top talent in attack. The Frenchman has a potential of 95.
Joao Félix plays for Portugal and can significantly improve his 81 rating. The young striker has a potential of 93.
Kai Havertz has just moved to Chelsea and is mainly home at CAM. However, it might be worthwhile to retrain him as a striker with his potential of 93.
Erling Haaland is the striking tank of Borussia Dortmund and can also score goals for your club. His potential is at 92.
In the following list, you will find even more promising strikers for your career.
List of the best ST, CF talents in FIFA 20
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If you need a closer look at the best striker talents in FIFA 21, you will find here our detailed overview of the attackers with the best potential.
FIFA 21: Best talents RB, LB, RWB, LWB
The strongest talents at LB and RB: Your outside players in a four-man defense – all players at RB, LB, LWB and RWB – have the task of intercepting the opponent as well as pushing forward themselves. Accordingly, they must be versatile. Here you will find some good talents for your career:
Trent Alexander-Arnold is at the forefront among young full-backs and already has an 87 base rating. Accordingly, he is also quite expensive – but a potential of 92 is also not to be neglected.
Cucurella has a potential of 89 and starts with a base rating of 81. He costs around 50 to 60 million, which is also not really cheap.
Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich is no longer a secret. The speedy defender starts with an 81 rating and has a potential of 89.
Nuno Mendes is a good choice if you have little budget. He costs around 5 million and brings a potential of 87.
List of the best talents at LB, RB, RWB, LWB
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Thus, the Frenchman still belongs to the definition of the best talents and has potential for improvement. Here you will find the 20 talents with the greatest potential in the overview. You can sort and search the table as you wish.
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While stars like Mbappé are already absolute top players at the beginning of their careers, this list offers some players that you can develop. The 17-year-old Ansu Fati, for example – one of the most promising talents in football – starts with a rating of 76 but can make a jump of 14 points up.
However, the absolute top talents are not necessarily cheap. Therefore, you will find here some affordable alternatives.
Affordable talents under 1 million market value
These are the affordable talents: Among the talents with the highest potential, there are some players who are already real stars. However, they are hardly affordable for small clubs at the start of their careers.
That’s why it can be particularly worthwhile to get weaker talents at the start that can make a big leap.
Here is the list of talents that have a market value of at most one million but still have great potential.
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Scouting the affordable talents is especially worth it when you have little money. They will quickly become good options for your team but can also be profitably resold.
This is how potential works in FIFA 21 Career Mode
Affordable talents help in Career: If you want to succeed in the Career Mode, you should get the most performance from your players for as little money as possible. Talents can help with this. These are young players who are at the beginning of their careers and have a lot of potential for improvement.
What is potential? The potential represents the value that players can achieve throughout their careers. Players with high potential will become stronger over the years than those who only have low potential.
The most worthwhile are players who start with low ratings but are capable of making huge leaps. These can be acquired cheaply but developed into real stars over the years.
The solution to the Leatherface problem is not to remove the masks, but to create a better reporting system.
Gojir4R1sing comments on this:
Let everyone know that Behaviour ended racism today with 6,000 Shimmering Shards.
The majority of comments addressing the masks are rather negative, with only a few positive voices about this decision – at least in the subreddit.
A while ago, we reported on an incident and posed the question of whether this particular cosmetic in Dead by Daylight can be considered racist. At that time, it was only about the usage of the mask and the case seemed clear – apparently the incidents have increased in recent months.
What do you think about this approach? Is it the right choice to remove these masks? Or should the problem have been addressed differently?
Acripplednan69 agrees with this sentiment:
The solution to the Leatherface problem is not to remove the masks, but to create a better reporting system.
Gojir4R1sing comments on this:
Let everyone know that Behaviour ended racism today with 6,000 Shimmering Shards.
The majority of comments addressing the masks are rather negative, with only a few positive voices about this decision – at least in the subreddit.
A while ago, we reported on an incident and posed the question of whether this particular cosmetic in Dead by Daylight can be considered racist. At that time, it was only about the usage of the mask and the case seemed clear – apparently the incidents have increased in recent months.
What do you think about this approach? Is it the right choice to remove these masks? Or should the problem have been addressed differently?
Anyone who has ever played the Cannibal will at least receive 6,000 Shimmering Shards as compensation, which can be used to unlock some cosmetic rewards in the shop.
More news about Dead by Daylight can be found here:
The community is dissatisfied: The announcement has been received negatively by the community. While many understand that the targeted use of the masks is a problem when, for instance, dark-skinned characters are specifically hunted or corresponding streamers are harassed, many feel that removal is the wrong decision.
As Flint124 writes:
You heard it here, folks.
Behaviour would rather remove the only free, non-prestige cosmetic available for any licensed killer rather than finally implement a functioning reporting system.
Acripplednan69 agrees with this sentiment:
The solution to the Leatherface problem is not to remove the masks, but to create a better reporting system.
Gojir4R1sing comments on this:
Let everyone know that Behaviour ended racism today with 6,000 Shimmering Shards.
The majority of comments addressing the masks are rather negative, with only a few positive voices about this decision – at least in the subreddit.
A while ago, we reported on an incident and posed the question of whether this particular cosmetic in Dead by Daylight can be considered racist. At that time, it was only about the usage of the mask and the case seemed clear – apparently the incidents have increased in recent months.
What do you think about this approach? Is it the right choice to remove these masks? Or should the problem have been addressed differently?
In Dead by Daylight a few of the most popular cosmetics are being removed. Leatherface is losing his face masks. The reason: racism.
Just yesterday we reported on what Dead by Daylight plans to bring in the coming months in terms of meaningful changes. Now, a second blog post revealed even more details, and one change is causing quite a stir. The killer “Leatherface” is losing 4 cosmetic items. The reason for this seems to be that some players chose them for racist motives.
What are these cosmetic items? The skins in question are literally “skins,” as they are masks that the killer Leatherface can pull over his face – just like he does in the movie “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
In addition to his standard mask, he can unlock skin masks in four different colors. To do this, he has to hang up the standard survivors (Meg, Jake, Dwight, and Claudette) enough times in the basement to unlock their respective skin color as a mask.
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Why is this being changed now? In the latest “Developer Update,” it states:
Members of the community have shared their experiences with people who specifically targeted and harassed them because some of these masks were used. These reports saddened us, and we condemn this behavior unreservedly. We do not feel good about having these masks in the game when they are used as a tool to sow hatred. For this reason, we will remove the unlockable faces of the Cannibal [Leatherface] in the upcoming Mid-Chapter Update.
The four unlockable masks in the colors of the survivors will thus be removed from the game.
Anyone who has ever played the Cannibal will at least receive 6,000 Shimmering Shards as compensation, which can be used to unlock some cosmetic rewards in the shop.
More news about Dead by Daylight can be found here:
The community is dissatisfied: The announcement has been received negatively by the community. While many understand that the targeted use of the masks is a problem when, for instance, dark-skinned characters are specifically hunted or corresponding streamers are harassed, many feel that removal is the wrong decision.
As Flint124 writes:
You heard it here, folks.
Behaviour would rather remove the only free, non-prestige cosmetic available for any licensed killer rather than finally implement a functioning reporting system.
Acripplednan69 agrees with this sentiment:
The solution to the Leatherface problem is not to remove the masks, but to create a better reporting system.
Gojir4R1sing comments on this:
Let everyone know that Behaviour ended racism today with 6,000 Shimmering Shards.
The majority of comments addressing the masks are rather negative, with only a few positive voices about this decision – at least in the subreddit.
A while ago, we reported on an incident and posed the question of whether this particular cosmetic in Dead by Daylight can be considered racist. At that time, it was only about the usage of the mask and the case seemed clear – apparently the incidents have increased in recent months.
What do you think about this approach? Is it the right choice to remove these masks? Or should the problem have been addressed differently?
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In Pokémon GO today, on January 5th, the last raid hour with Kyurem takes place for now. We will show you which counters you should use and which Pokémon will be featured next week.
What kind of event is this? Every Wednesday evening, a so-called raid hour starts in Pokémon GO. For 60 minutes, certain legendary Pokémon that are the focus of the event will appear in most gyms in the game.
Today, Wednesday, Kyurem is the star of the event and will appear in many gyms. Here, we will show you the most important counters to the boss as well as its shiny form.
Raid Hour with Kyurem – Time, Counters, and Shiny
When does the raid hour start? As always, the event starts at 6:00 PM local time. Beforehand, you can already see the dark eggs appearing in the gyms, indicating that a legendary raid will occur at those locations. The event should end around 7:00 PM.
Which counters are good?
Pokémon
Attacks
(Shadow) Metagross
Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
(Shadow) Machamp
Counter and Dynamic Punch
Terrakion
Smack Down and Sacred Sword
Lucario
Counter and Aura Sphere
(Shadow) Hariyama
Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Shadow) Dragonite
Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
(Shadow) Tyranitar
Smack Down and Stone Edge
(Shadow) Salamence
Dragon Tail and Outrage
Metagross
Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Shadow) Gardevoir
Charm and Dazzling Gleam
Which Mega Evolutions are good? If you want to strengthen your team with a Mega Evolution, the following Pokémon are suitable:
Mega Gyarados with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Dragon Claw
Mega Lopunny with High Jump Kick and Focus Blast
If you don’t have enough of the listed Pokémon to form a counter team, we will show you here on MeinMMO more counters against Kyurem:
Can you catch Shiny Kyurem? Yes, if you are lucky, after the raid battle against Kyurem you may encounter its shiny form and can catch it. The following graphic shows you the comparison between the normal and shiny forms:
On the left side, you see the bright, normal form, on the right side the darker shiny form
What’s next for the raid hours? Until Friday, January 7th, Kyurem will be featured as a fighter in level 5 raids. After that, it will be replaced by Heatran. Heatran belongs to the Fire and Steel types and comes from the fourth generation of games. It has already been a raid boss in gyms many times. In January, you will have only one raid hour with Heatran before it is replaced by other Pokémon.
