Black Desert Level Guide 2022: How to level up quickly from 1 to 61

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 6 minutes

For those looking to quickly access the strongest skills in Black Desert Online or dive into PvP, you should level your character quickly to 56 or even higher. We will show you the best way to achieve this in 2022.

Why should you level up quickly in Black Desert? At level 56, you unlock powerful “Awakening” skills or the “Succession” skills introduced in 2019. This is when your character reaches its full potential, and you’ll need these skills to progress in endgame and PvP.

We have expanded the guide a bit because at level 58 there is an additional chest with equipment, and you can level from 58 to 61 using a special method. Level 61 is considered the “soft cap”.

However, we particularly advise beginners to stay away from this method. You should take your time to explore the game and level up with quests. Although this may not be as exciting as pure grinding, it will familiarize you with the game and the various activities.

The article was originally published in 2020 and updated on January 5, 2022.
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The first goal is level 56 to access stronger skills.

What else can I do to level up faster? To reach level ups even faster, various buffs will help you:

  • The server buff: +100% EXP [received for the Olivia server]
  • [Combat fame] Faster and Stronger V: +100% combat EXP [received when reaching level 15]
  • Scroll: Combat EXP: +100% combat EXP [available in the real money shop]
  • Golden Bell: +100% combat EXP [depends on the channel you are in]
  • Strong Experience Elixir: +15% combat EXP
  • Infinity Magic Crystal – Experience: +10% combat EXP [Item for the helmet, can be crafted via the Dark Spirit’s greed]
  • [Tent] Mercenary Experience: +10% combat EXP
  • Guild XP Boost: 10% combat EXP
  • Pets: 0-25% EXP
  • Title: 0-12% EXP

How did the guide come about? The guide is based on personal experience and some tips from Florian aka RisingSun, the first European to reach level 66.

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For fast leveling, there are 2 ways: Alone or getting help from a strong friend.

The fastest way: Power-Leveling

What is Powerleveling? To really get to level 61 quickly, you need a well-equipped and strong teammate and go into a group with them. They will pull you through tough areas, and you’ll passively gain EXP.

Depending on how many buffs you use, you can reach level 60 in just a few hours. However, you won’t receive loot from enemies that are 5 levels or more above you.

Where is the fastest place to powerlevel? For levels 1-55, you level fastest at the Sausan Garrison northeast of Heidel or Polly’s Forest in the south of Kamasylvia.

From level 55+ the Mirumok Ruins are a good leveling spot.

Polly's Forest BDO
Polly’s Forest, a beautiful area, but actually intended for high-level characters.

Leveling the fastest alone: Here’s how

If you want to venture out alone and level without a partner, you can still reach level 56 and beyond in just a few hours. We will show you which areas to visit and in what order.

Compared to our old guide, we have slightly reduced the number of areas to minimize time wasted on travel. Within the first hour, you should easily reach level 30.

Level 1-15: “Tutorial” to Rotnose

When you start with a new character in the game, it makes sense to play the quests up to Rotnose. With the server buff and an active scroll, you can already reach level 15. You also receive inventory expansions, which are useful later.

After that, however, you should skip quests and focus on pure grinding against enemies. This is significantly faster in terms of XP.

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Rotnose, the first boss you should defeat following the quests.

Level 15-19: Altar Goblin

The first area where you can level is named Altar Goblin and is located south of Rotnose. There you will find many goblins in one spot, allowing you to progress quickly.

Level 19-26: Swamp Naga

The second area, Swamp Naga, is located directly south of Altar Goblin. There you will encounter monsters that stand closely together in the middle of the swamp, making them easy to defeat quickly and effectively.

Level 26-35: Khuruto/Khurut Cave

After you leave the swamp behind, head west, past the Orc camp and through Delphe Castle. In Khuruto, you will find several camps where many enemies gather in one spot.

Additionally, you can head to a cave for a change. In the Khurut Cave, many enemies are waiting for you, which you can quickly take down one after the other.

Black Desert Khurut Cave
Khuruto and the later cave are a good way to achieve many levels.

Level 35-40: Abandoned Land

If leveling in the cave becomes boring, you can look forward to a little variety. Between levels 35 and 40, you level up in the abandoned land located northwest of the city of Calpheon and southwest of Khuruto.

Level 40-45: Marni Path

After reaching level 40, continue south, through the city of Calpheon into the Marni Path. There, some not-so-strong enemies are waiting for you, which you can quickly take down.

Level 45-50: Eelmen’s Camp

Southwest of the cave path is the camp of the Eelmen, where you will level up to level 50. Keep in mind that at level 50, open PvP combat begins. You’ll also be prompted by a short quest that you need to activate at the Black Spirit before reaching level 50.

“Automatic” Leveling from Level 50

From level 50, there is also the option to level up “automatically”. Through the training of the Black Spirit, you can purchase training manuals for 1,000,000 silver per hour in the cities from NPC Jamey Drucker.

Using these, you can start training at a scarecrow and earn experience points regularly. This trick was also used by RisingSun to reach level 66.

The training dummy: Good for earning EXP while being AFK.

Level 50-56: Helm’s Post

After reaching level 50, you take the farthest journey yet. Helm’s Post is located northeast of the city of Heidel and is very popular with players because Asula accessories can drop there.

Here you can theoretically continue from level 53 to the Sausan Garrison or simply keep leveling.

Level 56-58: Cadry Ruins

Further west of the Sausan Garrison are the Cadry Ruins. This is a possible spot to level from 56 to 58. Alternatives are the Crescent Shrine and Gahaz Bandit Hideout, which are both significantly farther away.

Level 58-61: Chenga Tome and Quests

For levels 58 to 61, there is a special trick that was revealed to us by RisingSun. First, you need an item that you can acquire by following a quest line given to you by the Black Spirit at level 53 (Adventurer’s Tome).

A detailed guide to the quest line can be found in English on the gaming site Grumpygreen.

After obtaining the item, you will complete a lot of quests, preferably in the order shown in the picture that RisingSun sent us:

BDO Quests Level 58-61
This is how you level the fastest from 58 to 61. According to the overview, this should take 4-5 hours.

This video by YouTuber “Der Schnauzer” also shows you how to level from 60 to 61 in just under an hour.

Level 61 and then?

In Black Desert, there is no maximum level. Theoretically, you can continue playing endlessly. However, the EXP required to go from one level to the next doubles, making each stage quite laborious.

The first players reached level 66 back in 2019, the first Western player only in January 2020. The leveling challenges will never run out, as long as you have the desire to pursue them. However, from level 63, you will receive only minimal benefits for your attributes and no more rewards or skills.

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Player with over 8,000 hours explains what makes PvP in the MMORPG ESO good and what does not

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 9 minutes

PvP in MMORPGs is often a double-edged sword and not every player can handle it. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch spoke with player and Twitch streamer Pain In The Axe, who has spent thousands of hours in the PvP of The Elder Scrolls Online. He reveals what PvP in ESO does well, where its weaknesses lie, and why he had hopes for New World that were not fulfilled.

Who did we talk to? Pain In The Axe has been playing ESO for nearly 7 years, primarily in PvP. In June 2019, he also started creating videos and live streams about the MMORPG, showcasing some self-created PvP builds and creating his own PvP community.

On his main character, he has over 3,000 hours of playtime, and overall he has spent more than 365 days being completely online.

In 2021, he briefly switched to New World because he initially liked the PvP system there. But after a few weeks, he returned to ESO and created videos about it again.

We talked to him about the positive and negative aspects of PvP in ESO and also why New World couldn’t keep him engaged in the long term.

The biggest highlight is the combat system

MeinMMO: You have spent numerous hours in ESO’s PvP. What exactly do you like about it?

Pain In The Axe: The best part is undoubtedly the combat system in ESO, as it is so fluid and responsive. There are no cast times for abilities; everything happens immediately, and the combos in this game are much better because everything can happen in less than a second.

If you have the right timing, if you’re playing well and know your combos and mechanics, you can unleash an incredible amount of burst or healing to stay alive. There are so many nuances in ESO’s PvP solely because of the combat system.

I also like that if you’re a good player, you can fight even when outnumbered and even win. There’s no “Oh, I can’t win because I’m alone”, instead, you can actually do it. If you play well and at the highest level, you can do incredible things.

I think it’s one of the best things about the PvP system: those who play well will achieve good results.

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In ESO there are various PvP contents, including battlegrounds, the Imperial City, and large battles in Cyrodiil

MeinMMO: Where exactly do you engage in PvP? There are certainly different scenarios and content.

Pain In The Axe: In general, I either play solo or in small scale in Cyrodiil or on battlegrounds. Nowadays, I mainly play solo because I enjoy the challenge of being alone and fighting against as many people as possible to test my skills.

In battlegrounds, I can’t play alone of course, but I really enjoy battlegrounds because they incorporate the team aspect. You have to play with a team, stick together, and really pay attention to what each individual is doing to succeed. That’s a lot of fun.

However, it also requires a lot of coordination. Even if you are not directly communicating with teammates, many people can simply read what you are doing by observing. So you should keep an eye on your team. Maybe you can do something to support, and together you create that big burst effect or the gigantic healing, or the defensive rotation you need when under pressure.

And I like that the performance in the battlegrounds is very solid. That’s why I usually end up there much more often.

Performance problems and MMR are problematic

MeinMMO: So you’re not often in Cyrodiil?

Pain In The Axe: No, I need to enjoy Cyrodiil in moderation. There’s a period when it’s really fun and works well, and then it’s simply incredibly good.

But when everyone comes home from work and plays, you just can’t do the things that are so great in PvP. The combat system doesn’t work in such a scenario anymore. So, unfortunately, you have to forgo Cyrodiil during those times. And that’s really sad because that’s a large part of the day when you simply can’t do it.

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In Cyrodiil you can fight with siege weapons and other players over fortresses.

MeinMMO: Where do you see the biggest problems in ESO’s PvP?

Pain In The Axe: For me, it’s the mid-game in PvP. It’s really hard for a new player to get into the game because there’s a huge skill gap. If you look at the lower levels in PvP, it’s probably the best form of PvP because all the players are coming together who are still learning.

But the MMR system is so strange because MMR is not based on your actual performance, so how good you are. It’s more about how much time you spend in the battlegrounds.

Let’s say you’re a new player entering. You learn the battlegrounds with low MMR, and you have fun because people are on the same level. After a few rounds, however, you enter a higher MMR, and suddenly you’re fighting against players like me or other endgame PvP masters, and you get crushed. You wonder what the hell just happened? What’s going on here?

There are no good battlegrounds with mid-level MMR, and it doesn’t take any skill to reach endgame MMR. That’s why many players are frustrated and give up. If you really want to achieve endgame PvP, there’s a huge mountain to climb instead of going over many smaller ones.

What is the MMR system? Matchmaking Rating is a number value that is not visible to players and serves to assess the strength of players in PvP. The rating usually changes when you win or lose matches, allowing you to rank up or down.

MeinMMO: Yes, I remember such a moment myself. The opponents suddenly became much tougher from one match to the next.

Pain In The Axe: That’s exactly what happens to many, and it’s frustrating because I really want PvP to grow. You were probably thrown into a battleground with experienced PvP colleagues. And if you only played about 50 runes, then it just takes a while to reach that level. Someone who suddenly gets thrown into such a match won’t understand how to defend themselves against the strong players.

It needs to go back and forth, depending on how good you are and how you perform. Only then can people learn and improve because they won’t learn anything when they fight against someone who has been doing it for seven years, as he has already developed so far that it’s not fair. They won’t even understand what is happening to them.

And when everyone is competitive and wants to win, you can’t exploit that. You can’t just form lobbies and let another team win because, firstly, the lobbies are random from the start, and secondly, everyone is going to want the gold. So no one is going to give up voluntarily because they want to earn gold.

More about ESO on MeinMMO:

MeinMMO: Do you want to convey anything to our readers regarding PvP?

Pain In The Axe: I’ve thrown a lot of words into the room. I’ve addressed many issues, about when we’ll get new content and how things stand with performance. Those are the most critical questions related to PvP.

I hope I was able to convey how much fun PvP is in ESO and how much potential it has. It’s really fantastic. When everything works, it is the best PvP game I have ever played.

MeinMMO: Thank you for your time!

Not only in PvP could ESO use some fresh winds. MeinMMO author Melli has compiled a list of contents that the MMORPG urgently needs in 2022:

9 things that the MMORPG ESO urgently needs to bring in 2022

That’s why the MMR system needs a strong overhaul.

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New World was supposed to become an alternative, but disappointed

MeinMMO: In 2021, you also devoted yourself to New World to play the PvP there and perhaps find an alternative to ESO. What attracted you to the PvP there and where did it fail?

Pain In The Axe: Well, I first liked that there was open PvP everywhere in the world. That sounded really cool. You could walk around, develop your account, and experience PvP action in between. You even had an advantage as a PvP player because you could gain experience faster.

But unfortunately, the MMORPG didn’t offer much in endgame. Once you reached level 60, there was no more incentive for PvP in the open world. The only form that existed for me were the wars. And unfortunately, they were laggy and chaotic. Tactics, strategies, coordination—they all unfortunately didn’t exist.

Everyone stacked at one point, and it was just random when damage hit and when it didn’t. That was really boring and frustrating because nothing worked. And they kept saying it would get better. But then they introduced the cursed gauntlets, and they had a passive effect that caused more problems.

That was the bug that made me uninstall the game. The grind in the game’s endgame wasn’t fun either. Just running 24 hours a day on elite mobs is extremely boring, and you need a huge group every time. It was just monotonous and boring.

MeinMMO: The combat system of New World is based on a similar system as ESO. How did you like that? After all, you spent a quick 388 hours in it.

Pain In The Axe: The combat system was good, though not as good as in ESO. I liked the idea of New World and also the overall presentation, and we need good competition in PvP.

New World right at launch was a lot of fun for me; it was a good experience. Many players, a lot of action. Unfortunately, the endgame wasn’t polished and interesting enough to keep people around. And there was also guild drama on our server with high taxes and so on.

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The wars in New World did not convince Pain In The Axe, also due to bugs and performance problems.

MeinMMO: There are certainly other PvP games like Mortal Online or Albion Online. What do you think of such games?

Pain In The Axe: To be honest, I haven’t played those games intensively. I’m a fan of Old School RuneScape and still play it aside from ESO. I haven’t given these titles much attention yet, but maybe I should do that.

I’m just very focused on ESO, especially since the last patch was really good with the new sets and “Quality of Life” adjustments.

The perfect PvP MMORPG needs incentives and good rewards

MeinMMO: What should the perfect PvP MMORPG look like for you? What content should it definitely have?

Pain In The Axe: It would need good incentives to keep players coming back and experiencing the content over and over. It must reward the players, perhaps by being one of the best money makers in the game. It also needs regular content drops to refresh old content and bring new concepts into the game.

For ESO, honestly, the best thing would be to revamp the battlegrounds and the Imperial City because those are two zones where there are no performance problems. They can’t use the excuse that performance hinders their implementation.

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The Imperial City is a mix of PvE and PvP.

ESO lacks fresh content, incentives, and communication with the players

MeinMMO: What else should ESO do to become a really good PvP MMORPG?

Pain In The Axe: They should not focus so much on Cyrodiil because that will become a long-term issue. We have been battling with a content drought for 3 years now, and we are very frustrated. It’s time to focus on things that work, like new battleground maps, new Battle Royale game modes, new rewards, and perhaps a special skill line for PvP.

We just need something substantial to engage us while they continue to work on performance. They can’t just say they can’t do anything until performance is right. We don’t know when that will be. We don’t even know if they will ever succeed.

They don’t communicate very well about what they are working on, but they need to do something in the meantime, like a small compromise. For example, continue to work on performance but at the same time add something small and new.

I would probably change something immediately. Something they could quickly fix is probably to remove some of the AP rewards for empty fortresses to create an incentive to fight more than just running to an empty fortress and killing guards. Because that’s what so many people do right now, and it somehow takes the charm out of PvP. Reduce it a bit because no one should be getting 6,000 AP for an empty castle.

MeinMMO: What would be the most important aspect that ESO should change?

Pain In The Axe: Incentives, that’s what we need, real incentives. When you do battlegrounds, let’s say you do three battlegrounds per hour and you win all three. You should earn the most gold per hour in the game because it’s actually very hard to win all three.

And when everyone is competitive and wants to win, you can’t exploit that. You can’t just form lobbies and let another team win because, firstly, the lobbies are random from the start, and secondly, everyone is going to want the gold. So no one is going to give up voluntarily because they want to earn gold.

More about ESO on MeinMMO:

MeinMMO: Do you want to convey anything to our readers regarding PvP?

Pain In The Axe: I’ve thrown a lot of words into the room. I’ve addressed many issues, about when we’ll get new content and how things stand with performance. Those are the most critical questions related to PvP.

I hope I was able to convey how much fun PvP is in ESO and how much potential it has. It’s really fantastic. When everything works, it is the best PvP game I have ever played.

MeinMMO: Thank you for your time!

Not only in PvP could ESO use some fresh winds. MeinMMO author Melli has compiled a list of contents that the MMORPG urgently needs in 2022:

9 things that the MMORPG ESO urgently needs to bring in 2022

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Genshin Impact: The best build options for Xiao that you can play

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 6 minutes

Xiao is the latest character in Genshin Impact that has received a rerun banner. We will tell you how to deal a lot of damage with the popular Anemo DPS.

This is Xiao: Even though Xiao looks like a young man, one should not be fooled by his appearance. The enlightened adept is actually several thousand years old and is the last of the 5 Yaksha warriors who protected Liyue from demons. 

Xiao is a quiet and reserved character. However, he is also very direct and gets straight to the point. He takes his duties towards Liyue and his contract with Rex Lapis very seriously. 

In battle, Xiao uses spears as weapons and his element is Anemo. 

Xiao – A selfish Anemo DPS

Xiao is a pure Anemo DPS. He has no abilities that could support the group, but his damage output and mobility are quite high.

In our guide, we show you what equipment you need for a killer Xiao, what alternatives there are, and which characters synergize best with him.

In this guide, we have compiled recommendations from various sources such as YouTube, game8, keqingmains.com, or Genshin.gg.

The Xiao rerun banner runs until January 25, 2022

What you need to know about Xiao

The normal 6-step combo of Xiao is very fast and thanks to the wide AoE damage of each hit, it can easily dispatch smaller groups of enemies. Moreover, his charged attack’s damage scaling is quite high considering how quickly it can be executed. 

Unlike other characters in Genshin Impact, Xiao takes no damage when executing a jump attack, regardless of how high he jumps. 

Xiao’s specialty: Double Wind Wheel is an excellent skill, whether it’s about raw damage or mobility. When you have just obtained Xiao, the double wind wheel has 2 charges that you can use consecutively. 

This allows Xiao to dash across the battlefield and deal Anemo damage to all targets in his path. It can also be performed in the air, which can be very useful during exploration. 

Xiao’s ultimate ability: Spirit’s Banquet is a double-edged sword. Xiao dons his Yaksha mask, which transforms his attacks into Anemo damage and allows him to jump much higher. It also increases the radius of his AoEs and amplifies his attack damage.  

The Anemo damage cannot be overridden by other elements. At the same time, Xiao continuously loses his HP as long as his specialty is active. The effect of the ability ends when Xiao leaves the battlefield.

You can watch what Xiao’s abilities look like in action here:  

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Xiao’s talents: When it comes to talents, Xiao is one of the most expensive characters to level up. All three of his passive talents are very useful and provide him with a significant damage boost. 

Therefore, it is advisable to prioritize leveling all 3 talents to level 6 first. After that, you can focus on his normal attack and work it up to level 9 or even 10. His specialty does not get much better after level 7, and his elemental skill is already close to optimal at level 6.

Xiao’s constellation: The first level of Xiao’s constellation directly offers a comparatively cheap and strong option for increasing damage. It grants the specialty Double Wind Wheel a third charge that you can use in combat. 

However, to maximize Xiao’s potential, one cannot skip level 6 of his constellation. It grants Xiao’s ultimate ability a new effect. Whenever you have the specialty active and hit 2 or more enemies with an attack, you receive a free charge for your Double Wind Wheel. 

The right weapons for Xiao

Xiao uses a spear as his weapon in battle. Here we show you the best weapons for the character and also present alternatives that are less rare and do not require spending real money. 

The weapons in this list are all at refinement level 1. You can still further upgrade and improve them to maximize damage with Xiao. 

In general, the rule for Xiao is that he deals the most damage with fall attacks. Accordingly, you should try

Therefore, weapons with charge rate, ATK %, or CRIT are more suitable for him than pure physical damage. 

Best weapon: The top weapon for Xiao is his signature weapon Primordial Jade Winged Spear. This legendary spear increases your critical hit chance by +4.8% and boosts your damage for 6 seconds by 3.2%. 

The damage boost increases with each hit and can accumulate up to 12%. The base attack value of the spear is 48. 

This is what the Primordial Jade Winged Spear looks like

Best Free2Play alternative: If you don’t want to throw money into the gacha machine in hopes of getting the legendary spear, your best alternative is the Favonius Lance. You receive it early on during the main quest for free, but for additional copies, you will need some luck in the gacha.

As a craftable option, the Prototype Starglitter is also recommended. The spear increases damage by up to 16% every time Xiao uses his Double Wind Wheel. The spear can be relatively easily crafted at the blacksmith. You will need

  • Raw Northern Polearm
  • 50 chunks of Crystal
  • 50 chunks of White Iron

Further alternatives (conditionally Free2Play suitable):

If you possess the following spears, they will also work well for a Xiao build:

  • Blackcliff Polearm (currently in the in-game shop)
  • Dueling Spear (from the Battle Pass)
  • Millelith Polearm
  • White Tassel (3-star option)
  • Polearm (3-star option)

The right artifacts for Xiao

The damage output of Xiao revolves around his fall attacks during his specialty. Since these deal Anemo damage and no 4-piece set bonus helps fall attacks, the best artifact combination for Xiao consists of two sets, each with 2 pieces:

  • 2 pieces from the “Green Shadow” set: +15% Anemo damage bonus
  • 2 pieces either:
    • from the “Gladiator’s Finale” set: +18% ATK
    • or from the “Shimena’s Memory” set: +18% ATK

This set combination influences every aspect of Xiao’s abilities and is the best choice if you want to maximize his skills. 

The 2 pieces from “Gladiator’s Finale” and “Shimena’s Memory” have the same stat effect. However, you might have already obtained the appropriate Gladiator set while playing, whereas for the perfect Shimena piece you can farm more purposefully.

The priority for the individual pieces should be distributed as follows:

  • ATK % on the Hourglass
  • Anemo damage on the Chalice
  • CRIT or CRITICAL RATE on the Helm

For the other attributes, CRIT, CRITICAL RATE, ATK %, and charge rate are optimal. Acceptable attributes are elemental mastery and ATK. 

You should aim to have about double the CRITICAL RATE with Xiao as compared to CRIT. With an Anemo battery like Sucrose, you only need about 120 – 130 % charge rate to regularly utilize Xiao’s strong specialty.

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    Green Shadow
  • Gladiator’s Finale
  • Memory of Shimenawa
Combine 2 of these sets with 2 pieces each and you have a strong Xiao build

These alternatives are available: If you lack good pieces from the “Green Shadow” set, you can resort to a nearly equally good alternative:

  • 2 pieces from the set “Memory of Shimenawa”: +18% ATK
  • 2 pieces from the set “Gladiator’s Finale”: +18% ATK

Unfortunately, the 4-piece bonuses of both sets do not influence Xiao’s fall attacks, which are very important for his damage output. Therefore, it is better to combine the two bonuses from the 2-piece sets than to rely on a 4-piece set. 

More guides to Genshin Impact on MeinMMO can be found here:

How to play Xiao correctly – His best team

The YouTuber Zy0x introduced the character Xiao in his video. Towards the end of the video, you can see how much damage Xiao can deal (the video is linked at minute 21:38):

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These characters harmonize with Xiao: If you have decided to include Xiao in your group, he will undoubtedly be your main DPS. However, he is a very selfish DD who wants to stay on the battlefield for as long as possible to deal a lot of damage.

You should assemble the rest of the group with characters that can support Xiao in his damage escalation:

  • Anemo characters like Jean, Venti, or Sucrose work well as “Anemo batteries” that provide Xiao with energy. An additional Anemo character in the group also grants you the “Impetuous Winds” buff.
  • Characters that can heal or shield Xiao to reduce his HP loss and increase his uptime on the battlefield are also very strong. Zhongli – who will also have his rerun soon –, Bennett, and Jean are particularly good options.
  • Jean can function as both a healer and an “Anemo battery” and is therefore a fantastic choice.

What do you think about this? Have you already obtained and tried Xiao? What combinations and equipment do you think are best for him? Give us your feedback in the comments. 

All further information about the new update 2.4 can be found here:

Genshin Impact: Everything about update 2.4 – leaks, release, banners, characters

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Pokémon GO brings new event with Bulbasaur – This is the “Community Day Classic”

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In Pokémon GO announced a new event for January 2022 with the Community Day Classic. Long-term trainers may find this familiar.

What kind of event is this? The Community Day Classic is somewhat of a time travel: Pokémon GO is relaunching the Community Day with Bulbasaur from 2018 in January 2022.

When does the event take place? The Community Day Classic featuring Bulbasaur takes place on Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 14:00 to 17:00.

So it is an additional Community Day in January. After all, on January 16, the regular C-Day with Seemops also takes place.

Extra Community Day brings Bulbasaur and several bonuses

What bonuses are there? The Community Day Classic brings you, as usual, plenty of spawns of the event monster. However, it is oriented towards the “old” times and only lasts 3 hours instead of the now usual 6 hours.

But that is still plenty of time to catch Bulbasaur and enough candies for the evolutions Ivysaur and Venusaur. Furthermore, the Shiny version will also still be available.

Pokemon GO Bulbasaur Shiny
The Bulbasaur family and its Shiny versions

It is to be expected that the Shiny rate is increased as usual for C-Days – this is not officially announced, however.

Following bonuses are included:

  • The special charged attack “Flower Statue” for Venusaur if you evolve it from Ivysaur during the event or up to two hours afterward.
  • Triple catch XP
  • Incense lasts three hours
  • Module also lasts three hours
  • There will be snapshot surprises
  • Moreover, there will be a special research for one Euro in the shop, focusing on Bulbasaur.
  • In the shop, you will find the familiar free box with 30 Ultra Balls
  • Additionally, there is a Community Day box in the shop for 1280 coins, containing 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Lucky Eggs, 5 Star Pieces, and a Premium Raid Pass.

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What does the community say about the event: In the Pokémon GO subreddit “The Silph Road”, the announcement of the Classic event is well received.

  • “As someone who missed the original Bulbasaur CD, even though I have been playing on and off for almost 6 years, this is a fantastic idea,” says user “NitronicFury” (via reddit).
  • “THIS is how to do repeat Community Days. Not like Charmander, but in the same month as another Community Day. I don’t know how much I’ll play, but it’s a great idea for new players or those who missed the first CD,” says “krispyboiz” (via reddit).
  • “I really like the idea of repeating Community Days. Hopefully, these days will continue even after the season of origin,” says user overchargext (via reddit).

In fact, there has been a case before where a Pokémon was again the focus of a Community Day – namely in the case of Charmander, which then appeared with an alternative attack. Above all, it is now praised that a repetition of old content is not done instead of new C-Days, but as an extra event.

What do you think of the new event? Will you participate? Let us know in the comments! And here you can find all other events in January 2022 from Pokémon GO.

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Thanks to Halo Infinite, another shooter is growing on PS4 and PS5 – What’s going on?

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Splitgate started its open beta in August 2021 and has been running on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox since then. In November, there was a surge of new players – reportedly thanks to a shooter that is actually competition: Halo Infinite.

What kind of shooter is this? Splitgate was released in Early Access on Steam in May 2019 and gained real momentum in August 2021. The shooter reached over 67,000 simultaneous players on Steam alone, and together with Xbox and PlayStation, it is said to have reached over 200,000. More than the servers could handle.

In Splitgate, you play in arenas at high speed, similar to classic Quake or Unreal Tournament. The twist is that you can create portals and jump wildly across the map.

The style is heavily reminiscent of the popular Halo series, and Splitgate has even been subtitled: “Halo meets Portal”. The game gained so much popularity in a short time, that the developers had to scrap the release date.

What’s the status of Splitgate? The hype around Splitgate on Steam has since cooled down, and on average, about 2,000 players are still active (via steamcharts.com). The reviews on the PC platform remain “very positive“.

However, the numbers on PlayStation are said to have increased since November 2021, as revealed by CEO Ian Proulx (via TheLoadout.com). And this is supposedly not a coincidence, as he suggests: The release of Halo Infinite is to blame for that.

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In the 2021 recap, the successes of Splitgate are shown again in the video.

“Halo Infinite and Splitgate help each other”

How does Halo Infinite help Splitgate? The latest installment of Halo is only available on PC and Xbox. Accordingly, PlayStation players who want to play an arena shooter are unable to join in.

However, since Halo and Splitgate are quite similar, PS gamers at least have an alternative. They seem to be taking advantage of it, as reflected in the player count according to the CEO.

By the way, a PS5 optimized version of Splitgate is also expected to be released in 2022 – likely thanks to the $100 million that suddenly came as a financial boost. However, no specific date has been disclosed yet. Either way, projects like Splitgate demonstrate that indie projects can do a lot right:

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How does Splitgate help Halo Infinite? Since generally more people are interested in arena shooters, Splitgate is supposed to serve as an entry point into the genre. The CEO says:

I truly believe that Halo Infinite and Splitgate will help each other in the long run. There is so much noise and so many battle royales right now – and [these two games] are bringing people into the arena shooter genre. There are plenty of kids who have never played Quake or Unreal Tournament […] Bringing them in contact with that is good for the genre as a whole.

Ian Proulx on TheLoadout.com

However, the interest in Halo Infinite and Splitgate is certainly also due to the fact that other major shooter titles in 2021 were rather disappointing for many fans. For that reason, both games also appear in our list of alternatives:

Disappointed with CoD Vanguard and Battlefield 2042? Here are 4 shooters we recommend!

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CES 2022: Thanks to Ryzen 6000 I finally have a reason to buy a new gaming laptop

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AMD has introduced a lot of new products at CES 2022. A highlight is certainly the new mobile processors. MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann is sure: Now there’s a reason to buy a gaming laptop.

This is my current situation: When I play and work, I feel most comfortable on my desktop PC. But I also occasionally take my notebook with me when I want to work on the go or play a game.

So far, I have been working and gaming on a now 6-year-old notebook. With a maximum resolution of 1366×768, this device has long ceased to meet my requirements, and the dedicated graphics card can manage modern titles at best with medium settings. But until now, I had no reason to get a new notebook.

This is what has happened now: AMD has presented its latest generation of mobile processors, Ryzen 6000 Mobile, at CES 2022. This is the next generation after Ryzen 4000 Mobile and brings a lot of improvements.

This way, AMD is primarily addressing several weaknesses of the old generation and providing plenty of reasons to invest money now.

AMD adds important improvements for the future with Ryzen 6000

What improvements are these? Anyone looking at the overall performance of the new Ryzen processors may initially be disappointed, as performance increases only slightly compared to the previous generation. The improvement is an average of 10 percent more performance.

However, there are a lot of important improvements in the new processors. With Ryzen 6000 Mobile, laptops get several important upgrades:

  • With USB 4, AMD supports the next step for USB devices
  • Additionally, support for PCIe 4.0 is coming to notebooks
  • As a third upgrade, support for DDR5 is added

Furthermore, AMD is now finally implementing the new graphics generation RDNA2 in mobile processors instead of Vega. This means more performance if one wants to game on the go than with the previous generation.

Another improvement is better energy efficiency. This means that in the future I can watch movies or series on my notebook longer before the battery gives up. Especially since, like me, you often take the train and have to fight for every available power outlet.

Ryzen 6000 Mobile offers all the important features for the future.

There is hardly any reason left to wait to buy a notebook

That’s why the upgrade is so important: For me and everyone who will buy a notebook in the future, Ryzen 6000 means one thing above all: All important functions like USB 4, DDR5, and so on are included from the release, and I don’t have to miss anything.

  • USB 4 is supposed to deliver a maximum data rate of 40 Gbit/s. This would double the data rate compared to USB 3.2 (20 Gbit/s).
  • DDR5 is expected to have a positive effect on performance, especially when a multitude of processes (threads) need to be handled. How much DDR5 affects performance can be read by you at GameStar.
  • The transition from PCIe 3.0 to PCIe 4.0 also theoretically means a doubling of the data transfer rate (16 Gbit/s vs 32 GB/s at 16x).

All three points speak for a much better performance in the long run than the previous generation.

For people like me, who only want to invest in hardware long-term every few years, this comes in handy. Because for several years, things like USB 4 or DDR5 will remain state-of-the-art and will not become outdated right away – until new technology is on the horizon again.

Those who, like me, have been waiting to buy a gaming notebook now have no reason to wait any longer.

The first notebooks with Ryzen 6000 Mobile will be released in 2022

Which devices have already been presented? AMD has already introduced several notebooks during its keynote that will be delivered with the new processor.

  • The newly introduced ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022) is equipped with the new Ryzen 9 6900S combined with a Radeon RX 6800S as a graphics card. With 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a larger trackpad than the predecessor, Asus has significantly revamped its model. Prices start at 1899 euros.
  • The Alienware M17 R6 Ryzen Edition is significantly bulkier than the sleek Zephyrus G14 with its 17 inches and weighs just over 3 kg, making it not a lightweight. In its top configuration, you get the device with Ryzen 9 6980HX and Radeon RX 6850M XT. Prices start at 1599 US dollars for the base model.

An important development can be seen in both devices: At the CES 2021, nearly all notebooks were equipped with RTX 3000, in 2022, there are significantly more gaming notebooks that also rely on an AMD graphics card.

Where previously notebooks with Intel and Nvidia prevailed and from 2021 the first competitive notebooks with AMD and Nvidia appeared, this could become an exciting development for future notebook buyers. Because buyers will have significantly more choices and options when purchasing a notebook. Additionally, competition is known to stimulate business and is always beneficial for consumers.

When are the first devices expected to be released? AMD stated that the first gaming notebooks with Ryzen 6000 will be available in spring 2022. In the best case, we could therefore purchase the first notebooks with the new AMD processor as early as March or April.

If you are looking for tips and tricks for buying a future gaming notebook, you should check out the overview on MeinMMO. Because here you will find everything you need to know about buying a gaming notebook:

What should you consider when buying a gaming laptop?

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EVE Online gets a crossover with the best series of all time

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The creators of EVE Online and BBC Studios have announced a collaboration. The sci-fi MMO will soon be visited by one of the most famous and best series on the planet: Doctor Who.

If you have to ask what kind of series Doctor Who is, please go immediately to your basement and watch all the seasons in one go. Or at least the new ones from 2005 to today, which are somewhat easier to digest.

Seriously, Doctor Who is the best series of all time and has even entered the Guinness World Records as the longest-running series. For me, it represents a piece of youth and nostalgia. Every minute of the show is worth it! Or… well, you are reading the summary below.

Now the well-known space MMO EVE Online is starting a crossover with Doctor Who and bringing another opportunity to explore the already huge universe with an area specially designed for the event. The event runs from January 13 to February 1, 2022.

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The trailer for the crossover event.

Daleks and Time Lord Artifacts in EVE Online

In the “Interstellar Convergence”, you should uncover mysteries by following clues and completing tasks. There are new corners of the universe to explore and thematic items to collect.

For this, you will receive rewards that you can take back to New Eden, into the world of EVE Online. A login campaign will give you skill points and Doctor Who-styled items. However, at the center of the event is a great war.

With special artifacts, you prepare for the fight against the Doctor’s and the Time Lords’ greatest enemies: the Daleks!

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What are Daleks?

Members of this warrior race may look like upside-down garbage bins with coffee cup lids, toilet plungers, and curling irons in their armor, but they are responsible for the extermination of countless beings.

Inside the almost indestructible tanks are genetically modified mutants that have essentially been bred to exterminate all non-Daleks. And you now have to ensure that they do not do exactly that. A flying saucer of theirs was already seen in the trailer. It looks quirky, but it’s very dangerous.

To give you a bit of a feel for what the Daleks and Doctor Who are about, here’s a little history lesson:

A Piece of Childhood and Youth in EVE Online

Doctor Who first aired in 1963 on the British channel BBC and follows the adventures of the Doctor. Yes, just the Doctor, not Doctor Who. This human-like alien can travel through time and space – with his faithful spaceship, the Tardis.

He visits various places and times, meets friends and enemies, and simply has adventures.

The franchise includes over 39 seasons of the series, several films, books, and more. Doctor Who is considered the longest-running series of all time. There are even museum exhibitions dedicated to Doctor Who and video games.

For me, Doctor Who means that a good part of my past has found its way into EVE Online. Although I only started with the revamped series from 2005, I have devoured everything about the Doctor that I could find afterward. Back then, I was 12 or 13 years old.

The series captivated me for years, and (almost) every year in December there was a Christmas special for the current season. My highlight of the year for the past 16 years. It’s almost impossible to summarize the story “briefly”. It would fill books, and it already has. But I will still give you a few bullet points:

  • The Doctor is a “Time Lord” who can travel through time with his spaceship (the TARDIS).
  • The sonic screwdriver is the Doctor’s universal tool and more useful than any weapon you can imagine. It can … almost do anything.
  • His Tardis always looks like a British police box from the 1920s. And it is bigger inside than it is outside. Why, I don’t want to spoil.
  • The Doctor takes companions with him to not forget how to make moral decisions. He is ancient, and one tends to forget such things.
  • The entire story revolves around a huge, technically endless war between Time Lords and Daleks and explains why the Doctor always travels around. By the way, the event takes place before this war.

The series explores the concept of time and space and connects them with adventures. For any fan of science fiction, it’s an absolute must, even if it’s just for the crazy space music in the intro:

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Is it worth a look? In Doctor Who? Definitely! In EVE Online? Absolutely! Will I do it? Probably not. EVE Online is incredibly complex, and unfortunately, I lack the time to give the game the attention it deserves.

But anyone looking for a new game to play should definitely check out the event. And even if it’s just to finally take the plunge into Doctor Who or EVE. Getting into the MMO has actually become easier now:

One of the hardest but best space MMOs is now making it easier to get started – Here’s what’s changing in EVE Online

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While you can’t get a PS5, a celebrity gets 1000 pieces – But for a good cause

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Even today, it is still not easy to get a PlayStation 5. Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, however, apparently got his hands on a true mountain of consoles – and used it to bring joy to children.

Who is it about? Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most famous players in basketball. He left his mark on the American NBA for years.

Besides his basketball career, “Shaq” is also active in other fields, including releasing several music albums, acting in various films, or appearing in the wrestling ring. He also invested in the esports team NRG.

He recently appeared on the podcast “The GaryVee Audio Experience” (via Apple Podcasts) and spoke with host Gary Vaynerchuk about various topics – including Christmas and the topic of gifts.

This is how the PS5 donation came about: O’Neal shares in the podcast about his parents, who always had little but taught him how important it is to give back: “They taught me how important it is to help people in need.”

Above all, he wants to ensure that children receive “good gifts” at Christmas, says O’Neal. In the past, he has repeatedly drawn attention to charity actions where he organized toys and similar items.

So it was this year as well: He talks about having contacted a friend and “ordered about 1000 Switches and 1000 PS5s. I went to Walmart and bought bicycles. And yesterday, at this little elementary school in McDonough, Georgia, the children cried, the children were happy. And that is what it’s all about.”

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PS5 still hard to get

This is the PS5 situation: Getting 1,000 PS5 consoles (or even Switches, by the way) is likely to be an absolute exception. Shaquille O’Neal can probably rely on contacts and a lot of money in case to organize the charity action.

However, in normal PS5 everyday life, it still looks different.

Although the PS5 is now more than a year old, it is still hard to come by. Numerous retailers do get shipments of the console, but they are regularly sold out within a very short time.

If you are still looking for a PS5, you might find it here: The MeinMMO ticker for PS5 is constantly updated and provides hints on where you might be able to get the console.

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 04.01. – The Start of the Witch Queen Year

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Destiny 2 is getting closer to the release of the latest DLC. The Dawning ended today and Guardians in the Destiny universe are once again turning to the final challenges in the “Trials of Eternity”. There are rumors that the seasonal quest may continue. Otherwise, you can expect the following challenges this week.

This week: The “Trials of Eternity” remain the only event in the game, as Eva’s Dawning 2021 is over and Bungie is clearing away the Christmas decorations. Now there is more time for interested players during the 30th anniversary to get the special rewards from the loot chests, such as Xur’s comet-like ship.

Many assumed that the anniversary event would disappear with the release of the new expansion “The Witch Queen” on February 22, 2022. This is not the case. Joe Blackburn, Game Director of Destiny 2, tweeted that this event will “not be going anywhere in the foreseeable future”.

Otherwise, players are completing many challenges in this long Season 15 that they have never gotten around to. However, it is rumored that we might finally see movement in the seasonal quest regarding Mara Sov and Savathun this week. A new Destiny 2 cutscene sparked discussions on Twitter in this regard. Will we see something new here this week?

Anyone looking to try out unusually effective builds should let their Titan be touched by “a worm” and test this combination on Destiny 2 bosses:

The “Shattered Realm” offers shattered dreams.

The key information about activities from 04.01. to 11.01.

The Nightfall: The Devil’s Lair is the strike this week:

  • Lake of Shadows, in the European Dead Zone
    • This week you can find out how Bungie’s recent changes to this strike’s final boss affect the strike in “Lake of Shadows”.
  • These Nightfall weapons are currently available:
    • The Palindrome, Void Hand Cannon (Master)
    • The Swarm, Arc Machine Gun (Master)
  • Playlist Strikes have the following modifiers:
    • Void Singe
    • Solar Thermal Exchange
    • Hot Step
    • The modifier for Singe accompanies you throughout the week, while the others change daily.
  • Weekly Bonus this week:
    • This week you can expect a boost to the Bonus Vanguard ranks with Commander Zavala.

This is happening in the Raid “Vault of Glass“:

  • In the Vault of Glass, the Atheon Challenge called “Convergence Refrain” is taking place. Note that each teleported player may only shoot one Oracle per round.
  • As a reward, a time-lost weapon is waiting in the Challenge Mode of the Raid. This week it is the Void Machine Gun “Corrective Measure.” The weapon also comes with guaranteed 2 perks per slot. But always keep in mind that Hard and Normal modes share loot.
  • This week the armor focus in the Raid is: Resilience

Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:

  • Private Match
  • Rumble
  • Control
  • Elimination
  • Glory Survival
  • Glory Survival: Freelance
  • Conflict

Ascendant Challenge:

  • Petra Venj has this week’s 1st Ascendant Challenge “Ouroborea” for you. You can find Petra and her quest offering in Rheasilvia. Savathun’s Curse is in full effect and the Taken corruption touches every corner of the Dreaming City.

Seasonal Activity – Shattered Realm:

  • In the Shattered Realm of the Ascendant Realm, you must head into the Tangled Shore this week. The area “Shattered Dreams” awaits you if you want to discover the mysteries and find anchors.

Sources for Top Loot in Season 15 of Destiny 2

This is the new max level: In the Season of the Lost, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,330. This makes the power level only +10 higher compared to the previous Season 14.

So you’re not busy with the tedious levels, but can jump straight into the endgame.

This top loot (Pinnacle Gear) brings you over 1,320:

  • Reach at least 100,000 points in Nightfall: Devil’s Lair (+2)
  • Omen Mission “Fallen Moon” (+2)
  • Dungeon “Sog der Habsucht” (+2)
  • Sign Mission “Glykon” (+2)
  • Raid “Vault of Glass” (+2)
  • Imperium Hunt: The Technocrat (+2)
  • “Trials of Eternity”: Reach at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
  • In the Shattered Realm, defeat 4 Champions (+1)
  • Simulation: Exo Challenge (+2)
  • Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
  • Complete 3 Crucible matches (+1)
  • Complete 3 Strikes with the relevant focus (+1)
  • Hawthorn’s Clan Quest (+1)
  • Trials of Osiris, 7 wins (+2)
  • Trials of Osiris, 50 rounds won (+2)

Glitter Highlights in the Eververse

At Tess in the Eververse, there are again some cosmetic items on offer to complete your collection. This week you can snag the “Bad-Spiderman Dance” and execute its move in Destiny 2. How this embarrassing yet cool emote in Destiny 2 came to be will be revealed here:

Technically, you can even get it for free as it costs exactly 700 Glitter Dust. That’s the amount that Bungie gifts you this week and last week over the Eververse.

Don’t forget your Glitter Dust gift: If you’re short on Glitter Dust, you should check the Eververse right after the Weekly Reset. Bungie has been giving you Glitter Dust for the fifth week already. You just need to collect it from Tess and then you can shop for cosmetics.

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This is what you can get for Glitter Dust this week at Tess:

  • A weapon ornament for the Withering Collector “Cedar and Ash”
  • The exotic ship “Nemean Gale”
  • Exotic Sparrow “Swift Street Rocket”
  • The legendary teleport effect “Only the Best of the Best”
  • Exotic emote “Grim Scene”
  • Legendary emote “Slow Dance”
  • Exotic Ghost Shell “Hard Light Shell”
  • Legendary Ghost Projection “Spider Projection”
  • and as shader “Shard of Desire”

Did you get your desired weapon during the Dawning? And how was your Glitter Dust haul? Was it worth it for you in 2021? What is on your Destiny 2 To-Do list after the Dawning?

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Destiny 2: Maintenance on January 4th – All Patch Notes and Info

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The Destiny 2 support is back from the break, and you can expect the first downtime of the year on January 4, 2022, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. You will continue to receive the most important times and information on MeinMMO.

What you need to know today: After a quiet time for Bungie support over Christmas and New Year, things are getting back to normal. We are expecting the first downtime of the new year 2022. As always, we will keep you updated.

To ensure you know exactly when you can play and what changes are happening in the game, MeinMMO will guide you through the maintenance work and update this article as soon as something changes or Bungie releases further information about a hotfix and adjustments.

Maintenance on 01/04 – All times and server downtime

These times are important today:

  • At 2:00 PM German time, the maintenance work will start on all platforms.
  • From 2:45 PM, the servers will be offline. You will be kicked from all activities and the downtime will begin.
  • It is expected that the servers will be back online around 5:00 PM, and the update will roll out worldwide.
  • If a download is in progress, you can play Destiny 2 again once it is downloaded (and copied).
  • The maintenance work is expected to end at 6:00 PM as planned.
Update history:
– 2:45 PM: The servers went offline exactly at 2:45 PM.
– 5:00 PM: Destiny players can log in again. The maintenance work officially ends at 6:00 PM. So expect some “hitches”.
– 6:00 PM: Destiny 2 is back online. The maintenance work is completed and no download is necessary. The reset takes place as usual and you can log in again as normal.

It is important: Even if you have loaded the update, there may be connection problems until the planned end of the maintenance work around 6:00 PM. You may need to expect queues at login. Also, please keep in mind that third-party applications and the official companion app may not be reachable properly.

The Bungie support is back and we expect the first update.

What changes with the Update in Season 15

This is what the hotfix today brings: Bungie has not disclosed any details about the update in advance. Officially, Bungie has not said anything about it. Therefore, we can only assume that maybe some known issues have been addressed.

  • The menus in the game have been loading very slowly since Christmas, causing players to wait a long time before quest menus, weapon details, and other information in the game open.
  • In the “Trials of Eternity,” there are repeated crashes and black screens. This issue occurs more frequently on consoles but can also happen sometimes on PC, preventing players from completing the activity.
  • Xur continues to blink after you have raised your reputation rank with him to level 16.
  • Failsafe seems to have boot issues, as she has been absent more frequently lately and could not always be addressed.

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Patch Notes for the Update in Destiny 2

What’s included in the patch notes? Bungie publishes the comprehensive list of all changes in the form of patch notes.

Traditionally, the information is released together with the update itself, but that has not been the case so far. However, as soon as Bungie provides further information online, we will add the link here.

Update 01/05/2022: Bungie has not yet provided any patch notes for the maintenance work. But DIM, the Destiny Item Manager, provided the info that Bungie has resolved an API issue some time ago which caused players to lose armor items. You can read more about it on the DIM GitHub page.

Are you glad that Bungie is now resuming the old maintenance rhythm? Or do you think the last two weeks without maintenance work were more pleasant? And don’t forget: Today is also the last day to bake and deliver cookies, as the event officially ends on January 4, 2022.

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Diablo 3: Trick now easily brings you the powerful Soul Shards

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In Season 25 of Diablo 3, the Soul Shards play an important role. With a trick, you can now easily and quickly farm many of them. We will show you here how it works.

What is it about? The Soul Shards are the main seasonal theme of Season 25 in Diablo 3. You can socket them into helmets or weapons. With the resource “Embers of the Hellforger”, you can upgrade each shard three times, unleashing their true powers. However, luck also plays a significant role in how the shards are rolled. So it’s important to farm many shards to get the strongest combination.

Diablo expert Raxxanterax shared a guide with the community that makes farming the shards really easy. This uses the current “Darkness in Tristram” event.

Farm Infinite Soul Shards in “Darkness in Tristram”

Why does this work? The basis of the trick is the “Darkness in Tristram” event, which brings you optical and gameplay nostalgia. In Act 1, you will find a portal that takes you back to the “old” Diablo. With old graphics and controls (optional), as well as old bosses. You will find them all in a multi-level dungeon.

The bosses inside reliably drop the shards, and if you follow a specific path, you’ll quickly have many shards together.

The event runs until February 1, 2022. So you still have plenty of time to use the trick and make farming easier. We are embedding the video from Raxxanterax here and showing you the written explanation below.

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This is what you need to do:

  • Start a seasonal game, preferably on Torment 16 (Below that, high drops are not guaranteed)
  • Choose a strong character that does well on Torment 16
  • Start Act 1 and teleport to the waypoint “The Ancient Ruins”
  • Run down and enter the portal to “Tristram”
  • Once there, run northeast to the entrance of the “Labyrinth” dungeon
  • Your targets are the Butcher on level 2 and Leoric on level 3
  • The Butcher always hides in a room on level 2 that has two door entrances
  • Find this room and kill the Butcher, he should drop all 7 Soul Shards for you – In the next picture, we will show you the room and the loot
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The Butcher’s room – You can recognize his hiding place by the two double doors
  • After you kill the Butcher, find the entrance to level 3
  • Enter level 3 and run northwest, where you should find the entrance to Leoric
  • Kill the Skeleton King – Now you should be rewarded again with all seven Soul Shards
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After killing the Skeleton King, there are 7 more shards

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What’s next? Now you can teleport to the city and recycle the shards you don’t need at the blacksmith. This will provide you with gems.

After that, you can leave the game and start again on T16, starting the run from the beginning. This way, you earn about 14 Soul Shards in less than 5 minutes.

You can repeat this method as many times as you like to earn your gems and Soul Shards.

You can also use the event to secure two cool pets:

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Diablo 3: Darkness in Tristram – Butcher and Calf as Pet
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The opportunity to farm these two companions is available every year anew. It works whenever the event with the old Tristram is active.

Whoever has already earned the Calf and the Mini-Butcher cannot farm them again. Will you use the trick to farm many Soul Shards now, or do you already have enough of everything and don’t need it anymore?

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New MMORPG will be released in January – Comes with an interesting combat system

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The new MMORPG Broken Ranks now officially has a release date. It will be released on January 25th. The game has already impressed with its interesting combat system and promises of varied dungeons and raids in trailers. We at MeinMMO summarize all the important information for you.

What kind of game is this? Broken Ranks is a new free-to-play MMORPG in an isometric perspective, similar to Lost Ark. You will navigate through a landscape that looks like a painting and does not offer as much depth as classic 3D MMORPGs. The game will be released only for PC.

Also unique is the combat system, as it is turn-based. Once you attack a monster in the open world, you are taken to a separate combat screen. There, you have 10 seconds each round to select a skill and a form of defense.

The same combat system applies to enemies in dungeons, bosses, or players in PvP.

Broken Ranks aims to offer the following gameplay content:

  • A non-linear, darkly told story
  • 7 different classes
  • Group content such as dungeons and raids
  • Guilds
  • PvP content, which takes place in special areas
  • Crafting and trading between players

The game is being developed by a Polish indie studio, and you can view the first gameplay from the beta in this video from YouTuber MadMaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMD789Le9Yw

Broken Ranks reveals details about the release, preload, and the shop

When exactly will Broken Ranks be released? As announced today in the official Discord for the MMORPG, the release will take place on January 25th at 5:00 PM German time.

The preload for the game will start on January 18th at 5:00 PM as well. You only need to register on the official website (via BrokenRanks).

Will Broken Ranks be released in German? Yes, the MMORPG will also receive a German, Russian, and Portuguese localization in addition to Polish and English.

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How is the game funded? Broken Ranks will be a free-to-play MMORPG and relies on a shop for funding. There you can purchase the currency Platinum for real money. Platinum is tradable, so you can also gift this currency to other players or exchange it for gold or equipment.

In the shop itself, there will mainly be cosmetic items. You can find more details here: New Old School MMORPG Broken Ranks launches in early 2022, promises: No Pay2Win, everything will be obtainable in-game.

Who is Broken Ranks worth it for? Broken Ranks is a dark MMORPG with a unique setting. The game world and the combat system may not appeal to everyone.

However, anyone who enjoys turn-based combat, the graphics, and the isometric perspective should definitely give the game a try. We at MeinMMO will take a closer look at Broken Ranks after the release and also write a small report about it.

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1 TB hard drive for gaming 2022 – Too little or more than enough?

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Whether PS5, Xbox, or gaming PC: Every gamer has a mass storage device installed to install games and more. But is 1 TB adequate for gaming in 2022?

If you want to play games, you have to install them on a storage medium. Here, users can now choose between traditional hard drives (HDDs) and a Solid State Drive (SSD).

HDDs are significantly cheaper than SSDs, but they are also slower and more prone to damage from shocks and movements.

But how much storage space do you actually need in 2022 if you want to play modern games? Is 1 TB still enough today, or do we need more storage?

Colloquially, we refer to both an HDD and an SSD as hard drives. Technically, however, only magnetic storage media (HDDs) are meant by a hard drive.

If you want to play state-of-the-art titles and MMOs, you need a lot of space

Which games are large? In particular, many modern games and MMOs require a lot of space. Here are 5 games that many users are currently playing and require considerable storage:

  • CoD: Modern Warfare & Warzone requires nearly 200 GB of storage in total. However, if you only want to fight in Warzone, the game shrinks to around 90 GB.
  • The new co-op shooter Back 4 Blood requires around 40 GB on your computer.
  • The MMORPG New World requires about 50 GB of disk space.
  • For Final Fantasy XIV Online, you need 80 GB of free storage space with the new expansion.
  • Destiny 2 is also quite large at 105 GB.
Apex Legends requires more than 80 GB of storage and seems to get bigger with every update.

Textures in particular require a lot of space on your hard drive

Why are games so large today? Textures, videos, and audio files require a lot of space when you want to install games. In particular, textures are taking up more and more space because gamers want their game to look stunning.

However, this is noticeable in storage hunger: High-resolution textures, clothing that moves with every breeze, or hairstyles where you can count every hair. Then there are special features like ray tracing. But this requires space on physically limited mass storage.

As if that wasn’t enough, some games now offer high-resolution texture packs. Because your graphics card shouldn’t get bored, and even the last rock must look sharp. This makes games visually better, but the storage demands also increase.

Games like Justice: Online look fantastic thanks to ray tracing.

Why don’t you just delete games? Many gamers likely know the problem: Games can be uninstalled in a few moments, but downloading them again can take several hours depending on the connection.

Therefore, there are many users who keep games installed even when they are not playing. Because some simply don’t want to download dozens of gigabytes of data again and wait days.

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1 TB of storage space could become tight in the long run

Basically, it depends on what kind of gamer you are. If you have two or three favorite games that you mainly play, then your hard drive won’t fill up quickly. Even when games get a bit larger or receive regular big updates like Call of Duty: Warzone or Apex: Legend. For example, a large update for CoD: Warzone became a problem for console players because the game simply became too big.

However, if you want to play significantly more games or just enjoy trying out new things, it makes sense to buy a mass storage device with 2 TB directly. Otherwise, you’ll have to regularly delete games.

If you record video material while gaming or use other programs with high storage needs, 1 TB will also likely be tight.

A combination of HDD and SSD has become established among many users. A small SSD for the operating system and basic programs, and an HDD for games and data. However, the SSD for Windows should also not be too small. Because many games store save files, screenshots, or settings in the documents folder on the Windows partition.

Why it’s especially worth it to buy an SSD now

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CoD Warzone: How do I change my name and why doesn’t it always work?

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

In Call of Duty: Warzone you can change your Activision ID and your Name. We from MeinMMO show you 2 methods in this guide and explain why names cannot be changed too often.

Nick, Username, Pseudonym – a large part of players on the internet use some sort of nickname online. This is the first business card you hand out to strangers and it can have a significant impact.

If you are tired of your old name, you will find all the important information here to change your display name and your Activision ID in Call of Duty: Warzone.

CoD Warzone: Change name with “Token”

Which name is displayed in the game? While you create a name for your characters in Battle.net games like World of Warcraft that is visible in-game, Warzone usually displays parts of your Activision ID as your display name.

Through the Acti-ID, other players can find you (also in crossplay), but it is not the same ID used to log in to Activision services.

The ID usually consists of your display name followed by a hash and several digits.

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What’s the deal with the “Tokens”? Activision does not allow you to change your Acti-ID 10 times a week. In fact, it can only be done a few times a year.

Every 6 months, Activision distributes so-called tokens and you need a token to change your name. The deadlines for receiving tokens are:

  • March 1
  • September 1

In the name change menu, you can see how many tokens you currently have. You can hold a maximum of 2 tokens.

How can I change my display name? You have 2 options: In-game in the account settings and on the official Call of Duty website:

Warzone: Change name in-game

  • Warzone: Change name – In-game
    • Go to settings
    • Select the far-right tab “Account”
    • Go to the subsection “Activision Account”
    • Press “Change Display Name”

Enter your new name and press confirm. But be careful: Warzone will not ask you for further confirmation. So check your entries carefully for errors.

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CoD Warzone: Change name on the website

  • Warzone: Change name – Website
    • Visit “callofduty.com” and log in
    • Hover your mouse over your current Activision ID in the top right
    • Select the option “Basic Info” or in the general settings “Basic Information”
    • Here you change data about your name, your address, and at the bottom, also your Activision ID
    • Click on “Edit” and enter the code Activision sends you
    • Even after editing, you must confirm your identity again and enter your account password again

We have tested both methods and found that for the second confirmation on the website, it is not enough to log in with your PlayStation or Xbox account. At this point, you need the password for your Activision account. Even if it is offered differently.

cod warzone name change website - settings

More guides and info about Warzone:

Once you have adjusted your name, you can see how your display name and Activision ID look in-game through the Activision account options. This ensures that everything is correct.

If you have further questions about mechanics or want guides on a specific topic in Warzone, do not hesitate to leave us a corresponding comment on MeinMMO.

You can find our most important guide here: CoD Warzone: The best weapons with setups – Continuously updated

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Final Fantasy XIV: Patch 6.05 brings new epic raids – Patch notes in English

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 6 minutes

On January 4, patch 6.05 of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker went live. It brings the epic raid battles of Pandæmonium, the new dungeon Euphoratron, as well as further adjustments and new items. You can find the highlights of the patch notes and server status information on our site MeinMMO.

What kind of patch is this? 6.05 is one of the interim patches announced for the time after the release of the new expansion Endwalker. While the epic Pandemonium raid provides gameplay content for hardcore players, the casual community also benefits.

The treasure hunt dungeon Euphoratron offers new cosmetic items like companions and a glamour outfit. Additionally, there have been a series of balance adjustments for the jobs, new recipes for crafters, and fixes for known issues. We give you an overview of the most important changes.

When do the servers go online? The servers have been online again since 11:00 AM German time.

Details on Patch 6.05 – Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)

How to unlock the content:

  • Location: Labyrinthos X: 8.4 / Y: 27.4
  • NPC: Nemjiji
  • Quest name: In the Heart of the High Watcher
  • Requirements: Completion of the normal mode of Aphodelos

Upon completing a raid battle, the players of the group receive the following drops:

  • Asphodelos chests: When an Asphodelos chest is used, an equipment item for the job or class being played at that time is issued. Furthermore, weapons can be directly looted from treasure chests in “Asphodelos – Fourth Circle (epic)”.
  • Upgrade materials Skyward Polish, Skyward Fabric, and Skyward Solvent, which can upgrade the equipment exchanged for Allagan Stones of Astronomy from item level 590 to 600.
  • Parts of the Asphodelos mythos awarded as a reward for the individual levels of the raid “Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)” can be exchanged for equipment items with Mylenie in Labyrinthos (X:8.3 Y:27.6) or Djole in Radz-at-Han (X:10.3 Y:9.6).

The raid equipment has the same design as the outfits from the normal mode, with the difference that the parts from the epic mode can be colored.

ffxiv endwalker raid gear

For the epic Pandæmonium raid, the following restrictions apply:

  • Minimum level 90
  • No duplicate jobs
  • Minimum item level:
    • Asphodelos – First Circle (epic): min. 570
    • Asphodelos – Second Circle (epic): min. 575
    • Asphodelos – Third Circle (epic): min. 580
    • Asphodelos – Fourth Circle (epic): min. 580
  • Time limit: Asphodelos 1 to 3 – 90 minutes, Aphodelos 4 – 120 minutes

If there are group members who have already completed the phase, fewer treasure chests will appear. Additionally, these players do not have a right to equipment items and parts of the Asphodelos mythos from the treasure chests.

  • If 1 to 4 players have completed the level, only 1 treasure chest will appear. If there are 5 or more players, none will appear.
  • Progress resets weekly on Tuesday at 5:00 PM (Earth time).

These are the new Allagan stones: Characters at level 90 can now also collect Allagan stones of Astronomy. Each week, a character can collect a maximum of 450 stones, with a total cap of no more than 2,000.

The stones can be exchanged with the NPC Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han (X:10.9 Y:10.4) for new equipment items with item level 590.

ffxiv endwalker new armor raid
New Stone Armor

Initially, 1,000 stones were required for a weapon. This amount has been reduced to 500.

The Allagan stones of Astronomy can be obtained in all daily random contents, provided you enter with a level 90 job and in level 90 dungeons.

Treasure maps dungeon Euphoratron

The new dungeon is the Endwalker version of the Channels of Uznair and Lyhe Ghia. In it, a group of up to 8 players can try their luck and make their way to the deepest level. Access to the dungeon opens randomly upon using Ophiotauros leather treasure maps, which you can obtain through gathering classes by harvesting level 90 gathering points.

As a reward, there are always new cosmetic items like companions, furniture for your housing, and rare materials for a new outfit. Additionally, a lot of Gil will be awarded as a reward.

Job balance changes

The following jobs have received adjustments in patch 6.05:

  • The Monk will no longer be penalized for missing the target with a set of skills:
    • Fist of the Destroyer, Earth Shatter, Fourfold Judgment, and Shadow of the Destroyer grant the corresponding chakras despite the miss.
    • Elixir Field, Ignition, and Phoenix Dance grant Moon and Sun Nadi.
  • Dragoon received buffs for the attacks Twin Wyrm (from 370 to 420), Geiskogul (from 250 to 260), and Nastrond (from 350 to 360).
  • Samurai received buffs for the range of its abilities Higanbana, Kaeshi Higanbana, Midare Setsugekka, and Kaeshi Setsugekka to 6 Yalm.
  • Ninja received a series of buffs and adjustments:
    • Dancing Raiju was buffed (from 400 to 560), the duration of 15 seconds was removed.
    • Howling Raiju was also buffed (from 400 to 560), the range was reduced to 3 Yalm, the condition changed to “Can only be executed during Raiju Blitz”.
    • Phantom Kamaitachi can now be cast without the stack Double Self, the increase of the Ninki gauge has been set to 10.
    • The duration of Double Self is no longer tied to the status Kamaitachi-ready. Instead, the effect now lasts 45 seconds.
  • Reaper was lightly nerfed. The healing potential from the skill Arcane Emblem was reduced from 100 to 50.
  • Dancer received a category change from Talent to Weapon Skill for the abilities Simple Finale, Complex Finale, and Tillana.
  • Summoner gets a buff for the skills Source of Fire (from 430 to 520) and Sign of Purification (from 180 to 240).
  • Scholar can now deploy its fairy at a greater distance of 30 Yalm.

No changes were made to the remaining jobs.

Miscellaneous

  • New master recipes for crafters have been added
  • New mounts and companions have been added.
  • New items have been added that can be exchanged for MGP.
  • New furnishing items have been added.
  • New music rolls for the orchestrion have been added.
  • New highwild can be hunted.
  • New training targets have been added to the Stone Puppet Training.
  • New achievements and titles have been added.
  • In the group finder, the condition “Content completed (reward for this week not yet received)” can now be selected.
  • New music tracks have been added.

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Near and Distant Future

What comes next: With 6.05, the last patch with a fixed release date is released. By the end of January, the Halloween event Alleschutzheiligen is expected to be rescheduled.

If the development team continues its usual release cycle for patches, players can expect patch 6.1 around mid-spring. This will likely include the following content:

  • New story quests that start a new fresh storyline after completing Endwalker.
  • New trial content and the EX version of the final boss of Endwalker.
  • New 24-player raid of Eorzea’s myths.
  • The casual content Sanctuary Island, which is a kind of “Stardew Valley” mode of FFXIV.
  • Major changes in PvP.

Currently, FFXIV is still facing a sales stop because the game is struggling with full servers and long queues:

Final Fantasy XIV suspends sales because it is simply too popular

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12 new coop games with release 2022 that are particularly exciting

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 16 minutes

The year 2022 is set to be a grand year for games. But which titles are particularly interesting for co-op fans? We at MeinMMO have selected 12 titles that you should definitely keep an eye on.

In this list, we take a look at the co-op games that are set to be released in 2022. We deliberately leave out MMOs and MMORPGs and focus only on the co-op aspect of each game.

Since the games have not been released yet and we cannot say how good they actually are, this list is based on the personal assessments of the author Mark Sellner, who has been following the games for quite some time and has played some of their predecessors.

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Monster Hunter Rise

Developer/Publisher: Capcom | Release: January 12, 2022 | Model: Buy2Play | Platforms: PC, Switch | Number of Players: 1 to 4

This is Monster Hunter Rise: Monster Hunter Rise is the sixth installment of the main series Monster Hunter and was already released in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. The game returns to a more Asian setting, following Monster Hunter World, but does not change much otherwise.

Alone or optionally with your friends, you embark on a hunt for monsters. Of course, there will again be new variants of the nasty beasts waiting for you, and a new story can also be expected in Rise.

However, Monster Hunter remains true to its gameplay loop. You kill monsters to loot them and craft better equipment to kill stronger monsters and repeat the process. It sounds simple, but it works well and is fun.

In the process, you access a variety of weapons and can specialize in several of them. There is enough long-term motivation for the endgame in Monster Hunter Rise.

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This is how co-op works: Co-op essentially works the same as normal gameplay. You can hunt and slay monsters either alone or with up to three other players. The monsters scale in strength, so you are never underchallenged by the beast of your choice.

Unfortunately, there is no crossplay or cross-save feature. You cannot carry over your save from Switch nor play with your Switch friends.

What do we expect? Monster Hunter stays true to itself with Rise and relies on tried-and-true features.

  • Enhanced graphics in the PC version with the Asian setting of Rise
  • New monsters and new variants of familiar monsters
  • A cleverly refined gameplay loop that always motivates you to play
  • Many and diverse weapons
  • Fast-paced action gameplay in battles against monsters

When can you play? You can already play on Switch, or test the free demo of Monster Hunter Rise on Steam. The official release of the PC version is then on January 12. So you don’t have to wait much longer.

Rainbow Six: Extraction

Developer/Publisher: Ubisoft | Release: January 20, 2022 | Model: Buy2Play | Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna | Number of Players: 3

This is Rainbow Six: Extraction: In the new Tom Clancy adventure Rainbow Six: Extraction, you actually don’t have to play against other agents and special forces. Nevertheless, you can see some familiar faces again.

Extraction relies on the characters from Rainbow Six: Siege and starts with 18 of them at launch. All of them possess different abilities and equipment, just like you are already familiar with from Siege.

Once you have selected a hero, you dive directly into the mission. There are various missions with constantly varying objectives based on the mission type. However, they all have one thing in common: it’s against dangerous NPCs, and you don’t want to lose your character.

You can try to rescue him on a rescue mission afterward, but if you don’t succeed, he’s lost. So, there is a kind of permadeath system in Extraction, which is meant to add extra excitement.

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This is how co-op works: The entire game is designed around the co-op aspect. Together with two other players, you face the dangers of the mysterious aliens. While you can also play the game alone, you will then have NPC companions. So you are never truly alone.

In a group of up to three, you will try to wipe out the slimy enemies and rescue your captured friends. Or maybe blow up the whole facility.

A summary of most features and game modes has also been prepared for you.

What do we expect? As you are already used to from Rainbow Six: Siege, you can look forward to exciting action.

  • Partially destructible environments
  • Various weapons that feel similar to those in Siege
  • 18 well-known operators at launch and more to come
  • Various game modes, all with a PvE focus
  • Generally higher difficulty
  • Permadeath system adds to the thrilling atmosphere

When can you play? The adventure in Extraction begins on January 20, 2022, on all platforms. Then you can start playing. You can carry your progress across all consoles, and crossplay between all listed consoles should also be possible.

Dying Light 2

Developer/Publisher: Techland | Release: February 4, 2022 | Model: Buy2Play | Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X | Number of Players: 1 to 4

This is Dying Light 2: Dying Light 2 takes us back to the zombie-infested world of the first installment, but is otherwise detached from the story of the first game and takes place several years after the events of Dying Light.

The game places great emphasis on its story and wants to tell a gripping tale in which characters and your choices play a key role.

Dying Light 2 offers more of the gameplay that you are already familiar with. Fast-paced parkour action combined with quick melee combat and handcrafted weapons. Firearms, on the other hand, are said to be even rarer than they were in the first part.

The titular mechanic of the horror game means that you have to pay significantly better attention to your surroundings at night than during the day. The transition between day and night is an essential part of the game. At night, it becomes significantly more dangerous than during the day.

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This is how co-op works: The co-op feature of Dying Light 2 is limited to a drop-in co-op, where you can invite friends to your campaign or join your friends’ story.

The host retains the story progress, while other players only gain experience and loot. Because the entire game world can change based on your decisions, it’s particularly important that you check out other save files and play with friends.

You can do all this with up to four players, but solo, duo, or trio modes are also possible. Whether the second installment will also have a separate multiplayer mode is currently unknown. However, the co-op feature benefits from the fact that you can play Dying Light 2 on almost any PC.

Note: Since Dying Light 2 was not approved by the USK for those under 18 in Germany, it will only be released in a censored version here. You can only play with German friends if you have the German version of the game.

What do we expect? In terms of features, Dying Light 2 is well-equipped.

  • Free parkour system that invites exploration of the world
  • Crafting system that allows you to create the strongest weapons yourself
  • Engaging story with strong characters
  • Decisions that can change the game world
  • Horror and survival elements
  • Fast-paced melee combat in first person

When can you play? Dying Light 2 will be released worldwide on all platforms at the same time: on February 4, 2022. The game was originally supposed to be released in 2021 but was postponed.

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LoL developers released a hit in 2019 – the boss now promises new content for decades

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

Teamfight Tactics is the auto battler of League of Legends. The game was released in 2019 and gained significant popularity towards the end of 2021. The lead designer of TFT reflected on 2021 in a video and provided intriguing insights for the future.

Where does TFT stand right now? Teamfight Tactics struggled at the beginning of 2021 with a rather weak Set 4 and later with a mediocre Set 5. The mechanics did not resonate well with many players, and randomness played an overly significant role, even aside from the selection of champions.

This changed with the current Set 6, which garnered many positive reactions:

  • The set appears more balanced and has a reduced focus on randomness.
  • The first promotional tournament received good viewership numbers despite the low prize pool.
  • The set brought back the major streamers William “Scarra” Li and Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang.
  • In general, TFT also gained traction on Twitch, surpassing the mark of 140,000 simultaneous viewers for the first time since its release in July 2019 in November 2021, even though the World Championship 2021 already took place in October (via Sullygnome).

Content-wise, the game has also significantly improved. In early 2021, the Hyper Roll was released. This is a type of turbo mode where matches last only 15 minutes, and everything generally runs much faster. Shortly thereafter, a special spectator mode for tournaments was implemented.

Towards the end of the year, the mode Double Up was launched in beta. Here, players team up in pairs and can help each other with champions and items. However, if one player is eliminated, the match ends for both.

What does the head of the game say about TFT? Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer is the lead developer of TFT and regularly shares matches and insights into the future on his YouTube channel.

In his extensive year-in-review, he reveals that TFT grew in player and developer numbers in 2021 and is set to receive content for the next decades (the relevant part starts from 1:12:10).

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TFT is set to receive a kind of 2.0 version, with solid plans for the next 3 years

What new features are planned? As Mortdog reveals in the video, the developers are working on a kind of 2.0 version of TFT. This is not supposed to be a new game, but rather an evolution of TFT:

I remember Meddler [Note: Andrei van Roon, the Vice President of League of Legends] said: “We need to find a TFT 2.0.” I believe this year has strongly pushed us in this direction in many ways. Early next year, there will be some announcements that, in my opinion, will show what we are talking about.

According to Mortdog, there is already a concrete plan for the next three years and for several new sets. TFT is expected to continue for years, even decades, even if they could only implement half of their plans.

Additionally, the developers have increased the size of the team:

We have more people. We have a leadership team, new engineers, new artists, new designers. It feels like we will continue to rise in 2022.

For 2022, the release of Set 6.5 is planned for February and the release of Set 7. One of these sets will include the character Silco from the series Arcane. There will also be several tournaments per set and a World Championship, which already had a prize pool of 250,000 dollars in 2021.

Mortdog also emphasized in his video that he reads daily complaints from players who wish for better balance, bug fixes, or a better mobile version. He sees a lot of potential to make TFT even better in the coming years.

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What do you think about Teamfight Tactics? Have you played it in recent weeks or did you drop out at some point? What do you like and what bothers you about the game? Feel free to share it in the comments.

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The 7 Best Anime MMORPGs of 2022

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 7 minutes

We have compiled a list of the 7 best Anime MMORPGs currently available on the market in 2022.

Are you no longer drawn to the graphic style of the big AAA MMORPGs? Is anime and its associated art style your passion? Then it might be time to try one of the many anime MMORPGs.

However, many of these games are truly worth it, while others just lure you in with empty promises, scant clothing, and exaggeratedly large breasts? We present 7 Anime MMORPGs that are worth taking a longer look at for fans of the genre.

Update: On January 4, 2022, the list was updated for the new year. The article originally dates back to 2017.

Genshin Impact

Setting: Fantastical anime world | Developer: miHoYo | Platform: Android, iOS, PC, PS4 | Release Date: 09/28/2020 | Model: Free2Play

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Every year, there are a few surprise hits that appear “out of nowhere” and take the gaming landscape by storm. In the autumn of 2020, it was probably Genshin Impact.

The game not only features impressive anime graphics that regularly amaze everyone at how a game on a smartphone can look so good, but it also excels in gameplay.

Once the coop mode is unlocked, Genshin Impact can also be played with friends. You not only fight the same enemies but also unleash interesting combos of different elements that would not be possible alone. So it’s definitely worth it and fun to be out with friends.

Not to mention that everyone loves the pretty waifus and cool husbandos…

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However, Genshin Impact is also based on a gacha system where you can only get the best heroes if you are very lucky or spend a lot of real money to bolster your luck. However, for most players, this should hardly be a limitation and many enjoy the game without spending much money.

Genshin Impact is regularly improved and expanded since its release. The story continues to evolve, and new features such as housing or even dates with characters were added later. It’s a game that receives a lot of new content every few months.

However: Genshin Impact is not a pure MMORPG but is largely more of a single-player title with optional multiplayer mode. It combines a lot of good from both worlds, but it is not considered a traditional MMORPG.

Where can I download the game? You can download Genshin Impact from the respective store of your platform (PC, iOS, Android). For PC, simply visit the official website.

Blade & Soul

Setting: Asian martial arts | Developer: NCSoft | Platform: PC | Release Date: 01/19/2016 (Europe) | Model: Free2Play

Blade and Soul

If you are into Asian settings with dramatic stories and female villains whose appearance actually belongs in a pin-up calendar, then you will be happy with Blade & Soul. Even if the graphics are no longer fresh, they are still far above what you would otherwise expect from “anime MMORPGs.” But the visuals are by no means the only thing the game has to offer.

Especially the action-packed combo combat system provides plenty of excitement, whether in PvE or PvP scenarios. The game is still being developed and expanded with new updates. Features like guild PvP have been introduced, and the ongoing story surrounding the embodiment of evil is continuously intertwined, providing new challenges for the players every few months.

A major highlight in 2021 was the revamp of the engine, which significantly improved the graphics of the MMORPG.

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The wide range of content is also due to Blade & Soul having been available only in Asia for a long time. The Western version has since caught up significantly and is now almost on par with the original.

Is Blade & Soul for you? This is what the Kung-Fu MMORPG offers.

Where can I download the game? You can get the MMORPG for free on the official Blade & Soul website.

Tree of Savior

Setting: Picturesque cuddly fantasy | Developer: IMCGAMES Co. | Platform: PC | Release Date: 03/26/2016 (Europe) | Model: Free2Play

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Tree of Savior has been available on Steam for a while, and opinions are divided about this MMORPG. While many players cannot get into the picturesque cuddly graphics and the long grinding, others swear by the beautiful atmosphere and the light hack & slash feeling that arises while traversing the countless dungeons.

If you enjoy slaying enemies, calming goddesses, and plenty of large googly eyes, Tree of Savior should keep you entertained for a long time. As is usual in this genre, there is also a cash shop that makes your time in the game easier and unlocks certain bonuses like faster leveling or a larger inventory.

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The English version of Tree of Savior can be tried for free by anyone interested on Steam.

Where can I download the game? You can get Tree of Savior for free on the game’s Steam page.

Elsword Online

Setting: Anime fantasy | Developer: KOG Games | Platform: PC | Release Date: 12/27/2007 | Model: Free2Play

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If you’ve had enough of conventional MMORPGs and are looking for something different and action-packed, then Elsword Online is a great choice. Although Elsword is an anime MMORPG, it is played as a side-scroller with 3D graphics.

The game’s story is continued in small comic sequences, and the increasing difficulty and the near-endless potential to constantly improve your character provides many hours of fun.

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But Elsword has even more to offer. If you want, you can also try your hand at PvP and prove that your combos are much better than those of the enemies. This doesn’t only work in “1 against 1” but also group fights where tactics, planning, and quick reactions can turn around even a seemingly lost battle.

Thanks to the timeless manga graphics, this game still remains a real eye-catcher even after years.

Where can I download the game? You can get Elsword Online through the official website, where you can download it for free.

Aura Kingdom

Setting: Medieval anime fantasy | Developer: X-Legend | Platform: PC | Release Date: July 2014 | Model: Free2Play

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Fans of larger game worlds in a complete anime/manga style are well advised to check out Aura Kingdom. The graphic style immediately reminds you of well-known series like “Sword Art Online” or similar representatives of the genre, and the game world is filled with many elements already seen in larger AAA MMORPGs. Besides the traditional “questing, killing, looting,” Aura Kingdom also has professions and mini-games like a trading card system with over 300 different cards.

While Aura Kingdom lacks a bit in dungeons and thus in challenging content, its interesting story makes up for this shortcoming.

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If desired, players can also try their hand at professions and access resources for other players that could be valuable— or build up their own stock and ultimately turn them into weapons and armor.

Where can I download the game? You can get Aura Kingdom on the official website or on the Steam platform.

Closers

Setting: Present | Developer: Naddic Games | Platform: PC | Release Date: 02/06/2018 (EU-Steam) | Model: Free2Play

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Closers is an action anime MMO that presents a (for anime) typical base story: The Earth is being overrun by creatures from a foreign dimension and needs defenders to stand in the way of these beings. Regularly, new characters are added, providing a new perspective on the story and introducing fresh gameplay mechanics.

If you don’t want to deal with other players, you don’t have to. You can experience the episodic story of the characters completely alone if desired and learn more about the game and its background story.

However, if the rather weak NPC enemies are too easy for you, you can dive into PvP battles with full vigor. Thanks to the combat system reminiscent of beat ’em up games and the ability to execute combos and powerful special attacks, dynamic skirmishes with a variety of options arise. This is also complemented by a comprehensive skill system, as each character has individually expandable abilities, weapons, and armor— no two characters are alike.

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Closers also benefits from its colorful manga visuals, with the relatively simple graphics still appearing convincing and coherent.

Where can I download the game? You can get the anime MMORPG Closers for free on the Steam page of the game.

SoulWorker

Setting: Post-apocalyptic | Developer: Lion Games Co., Ltd. | Platform: PC | Release Date: 02/26/2018 (EU-Steam) | Model: Free2Play

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SoulWorker falls into the same category as Closers. 15 years ago, the world was plagued by dark creatures, and only a few people survived this apocalypse. Equipped with supernatural powers, the SoulWorkers are humanity’s last hope.

Players take on the role of such a SoulWorker, but they must first discover and unleash their powers. Depending on the chosen character (currently 4 classes), there are different abilities. Many contents can also be completed with a group of 4 players whose skills complement each other— creating cool combinations and a special fireworks effect.

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Although the focus of SoulWorker is clearly on the PvE aspect with over 100 dungeons, there’s something for PvP fans to do – in a massive battle (an open PvP area), players can unleash their anime skills against each other.

Where can I download the game? You can get the MMORPG for free on the SoulWorker Steam page.

Which of the anime MMORPGs do you particularly like? Which ones have you played or would like to try? Is there a game missing from the list? Feel free to write it in the comments!

In another list, we have compiled 13 Free2Play MMORPGs, even if they are not necessarily anime.

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New MMORPG makes you a pirate in the 18th century – Comes with 156 factions and 760 cities

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 4 minutes

The new MMORPG Rulers of the Sea promises a lot on paper. The historical MMO wants to take you into the year 1750 and let you do almost everything there. We at MeinMMO summarize.

What is Rulers of the Sea? The MMORPG takes nothing less as motivation than to give you the whole world as a playground. Set in the year 1750, this historical MMO seeks not only fun but also knowledge that you will need to influence the game world.

For this to work, you will not just level up in Rulers of the Sea. It’s, as with much in the game, much more complicated. You play not only one character but a whole family. Each member of your family can take on different jobs/careers, which are roughly the classes of the MMORPG.

So far, there are 40 of these jobs, ranging from the nasty pirate to the cunning spy to the lawyer who can defend the pirates in court. But to become a lawyer, the game first sends you to school.

When you level up, you essentially unlock a new course at the university. You must then actually attend this and pass a test to progress. These courses are supposed to provide you with real knowledge about the 18th-century world.

What features are included? Rulers of the Sea has a whole range of ideas targeting hardcore players:

  • The entire world as an open game world
  • Over 40 jobs from shipbuilder to lawyer
  • 156 different factions and over 760 cities
  • Realistic day-night cycle
  • Historical setting that also aims to impart knowledge
  • A legal system where you can even end up in jail
  • Water and land battles over territories that can belong to players
  • The ability to play multiple characters within a family
  • Become a commander of your own crew, which you could even sell

Here you can watch the first trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4ItDy074w

The world of the 18th century as an open-world sandbox

How does the game world work? A highlight of Rulers of the Sea is the game world, which encompasses the entire Earth and even takes time zones into account. The day-night cycle in the game adapts to the real world.

So when it is dark in Germany for us, it is also dark in in-game Germany, but not in in-game America. This should encourage players to join a nation in the game that is close to their own. Thus, the developers want to portray the various cultures of the world in the game.

For this to work properly, you can choose one of 156 factions in Rulers of the Sea, which divide the 760 cities among themselves. With a bit of luck, you might even start in your hometown in 1750.

Why is this important? The individual factions and cultures play a role not only because of the different times of day but also because there is no global economy in Rulers of the Sea. Similar to the beginning of the MMORPG New World, each city has its own economic system.

Since the cities are sometimes several hours apart by ship, it is essential that players take care to keep their own economy running. Or to specifically sabotage it if you want to earn your money as a trader in other regions.

Rulers of the Sea wants to give you the opportunity to play whatever you want.

The whaling should also be one of the possible jobs

The community is impressed, but there is a catch

What do fans say? Rulers of the Sea promises a lot but has not been able to show much yet. The game is currently still in a very early development phase, which does not make the team’s approach any less impressive.

  • User Khairinoa writes (via YouTube): “This is something I have always dreamed of in gaming. It sounds like a huge project. I would really like to see actual gameplay before I give financial support.”
  • Mrsparkle001 is also impressed but skeptical: “This looks incredibly good. I hope it can meet its ambitions. There have been many games with lofty goals that they never managed to achieve.”
  • Similarly, Bestevaer says: “What an extremely brilliant concept. I’m really looking forward to seeing where it ultimately leads.”

When is the game coming out? This is currently hard to say. In their roadmap, the developers have indicated the release for the fourth quarter of 2023, but so far this remains uncertain.

The game started in 2016 as a one-man project and only gained real momentum in 2019. However, the game has not yet been able to secure a major sponsor, which may make it difficult to implement the ambitious goals of Rulers of the Sea. However, we are curious and will keep you updated.

More about new MMORPGs on MeinMMO

What do you think of Rulers of the Sea? Do you think the developers have set their goals too high, or do you consider the project realistic? Would you want to play such a historical MMORPG at all, or does the idea of having to go back to school for a level-up not appeal to you? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

A game with a somewhat different approach is Toram Online, which launched with over 500 billion character combinations.

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5 Reasons why the hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov is bigger than ever in January 2022

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 5 minutes

Escape from Tarkov is a nasty hardcore shooter without mercy. This typically attracts shooter nerds and extremely seasoned streamers. However, since the end of 2019, the shooter has been conquering the streaming platform Twitch around the turn of the year, and MeinMMO is trying to explain the phenomenon.

This is the situation:

  • Escape from Tarkov focuses on hardcore PvP action and explains very little to its players. At the beginning, every bullet you take can mean death, and almost everything you have stays where it is.
  • The shooter has been in development for over 5 years and remains a relatively small title on Twitch for most of the year.
  • However, for the third consecutive year, Tarkov experiences a boom around the turn of the year, conquering Twitch and making its most engaged streamer the number 1 on the streaming platform. We are asking ourselves: Why?

1. Reason – A Unique Approach So Far

Escape from Tarkov can be compared to a good, versatile tool. You are glad to have found it and can do things you are proud of. But you have to write your own story.

No one comes along and proposes a project or gives you a manual. Only your own drive moves you forward.

Tarkov does have a background story and tells a story on its maps and missions. But a main story with self-sacrificing characters and a tearful happy ending? Forget it.

The shooter throws you onto a map, gives you a target location, and if you die on the way … you lose everything from your inventory.

You only receive rudimentary information about what is happening around you:

  • There is no display of how many bullets are left in your magazine.
  • If you start a co-op game with friends, they have no special marking. They look like enemies.
  • No one in the game tells you where the target location is that you need to reach in the match.
  • Every shot can be deadly or injure you so badly that you cannot move far.

Aside from reaching the target location, looting is in the foreground. Weapons, money, keys, armor, crafting materials – especially at the start, you fill your inventory with stuff, and experienced players are pleased to find your fresh corpse with full pockets.

Playing passively, taking aggressive action, good communication, stealth maneuvers – every situation demands an individual solution and should be planned in advance. Additionally, there is the danger that your opponents might be trying the same.

Since you can lose everything at any time, a special kind of mental stress arises – the “Gear Fear.” Starting with your starting inventory in the shooter, the first hours in the game are characterized by ongoing stress.

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If you complete the mission and also take a valuable haul back to your hideout, the game rewards you, and the feeling of completing the mission is unparalleled.

In the further course of the game, collection and gameplay missions for the in-game traders become important, as well as the expansion of your hideout. Additionally, you explore other maps with tougher opponents – including NPCs and real players with high-end equipment.

If you’re looking for a few tips to get started in the hardcore shooter, check it out here:

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2. Reason – Major Equipment Wipe in December

Escape from Tarkov relies on a wipe system that regularly resets players’ progress. Collected gear, completed missions, saved rubles – everything disappears, and only the starting inventory with some weapons, a bit of gear, and money remains.

In 2021, there were 2 wipes – one at the end of June and another on December 12.

At first glance, it sounds paradoxical. It’s so hard to keep your stuff together, and then it’s good when everything is gone? Yes, that’s exactly how it is.

Starting fresh with Tarkov is also something special – for regular players and new/returning players.

Escape from Tarkov Boss Arena
There are even NPC bosses on the maps with special properties and loot.

For returnees and beginners, “Gear Fear” kicks in. Tarkov is exciting, exhausting, absolutely unfair … and yet so attractive, fun, and rewarding.

For veterans who go through another wipe cycle, there’s a lot of fresh meat and usually new content.

Established PMCs (the player characters in Tarkov) rampage shortly after a wipe across the maps and snack every beginner who takes longer than 10 seconds to loot a corpse.

The time around wipes is often the most exciting of the entire Tarkov year. Also, because gameplay before wipes is somewhat dulled with special offers or events.

The beginner map after a wipe is the map “Customs.” A detailed guide including beginner routes can be found here:

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3. Reason – Twitch Drops and Strong Emotions

Many popular streamers are expressive personalities. They openly show their feelings in front of thousands of viewers, and we get excited, rejoice over a victory, but also smile at an epic fail.

Tarkov teases out these emotions from its players. Streamers curse the game, celebrate every extraction, and due to the high difficulty and ongoing pressure in the match, watching is rarely boring.

In addition, there are Twitch Drops, where you can secure special items from December 29 to January 8, 2022. You can run Tarkov for up to 20 hours a day and receive up to 7 items daily.

In the latest Twitch Drops, every streamer can also participate and benefit from the developer gifts.

4. Reason – 25% Off on All Editions

Escape from Tarkov has been on sale since the end of December, and the discount is currently still ongoing (January 4, 2022).

You get the different game versions for 25% off, and the cheapest variant starts at €26.24 (via escapefromtarkov.com).

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The versions differ in terms of starting equipment. The more expensive the package, the better you are already equipped for a start, having weapons, equipment, and a bit of money.

The starting inventory, by the way, returns after every wipe. However, you can also reset your account without a wipe and re-enter with your starting inventory at any time.

5. Reason – The Major Shooters Struggle with Issues

At the end of 2021, there is also another important reason for Tarkov’s strength – the weakness of 2 other major shooters.

Battlefield and Call of Duty are among the largest players on the shooter market, and both franchises are not doing well at the end of 2021:

CoD: Vanguard and Warzone are currently plagued by many bugs, and the release of Battlefield 2042 did not go as smoothly as hoped for many players.

Since the hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov has already been able to establish a significant recognition, its boom was particularly strong this year due to the weaknesses of the competition.

More games, more variety:

Tarkov is a fascinating phenomenon that, by the way, is still theoretically in its beta phase. For the third consecutive year, the quirky shooter celebrates great successes around the turn of the year and emerges from this phase stronger each time.

Even the major shooters have already been impressed by the small title: With “Hazard Zone,” Battlefield 2042 has brought a mode that strongly resembles Tarkov, and CoD 2022 could, according to initial leaks, also bring a similar game mode.

It will be exciting to see where the journey for the interesting shooter goes. Until then, let’s continue cursing while losing a few inventories – due to gunfire from unclear directions.

Feel free to share your experiences with Escape from Tarkov and what you think is the reason for the hardcore shooter achieving such popularity year after year.

If you are looking for more games with a unique approach, we recommend the following list: 7 unique MMOs and multiplayer games that have no real alternatives

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