On the LOA ON, alongside major gameplay adjustments, a significant update to DirectX 11 was announced, which is set to be released in Korea as early as January. This not only makes Lost Ark more beautiful but also runs it smoother.
What is LOA ON? This is a recurring event where the developer Smilegate talks about the future of the MMORPG. Among other things, this year even a new class was announced.
The expectations for the EU and America release were also a topic at the event. However, a major change was almost not mentioned, namely the update to DirectX 11, which is set to be released in Korea already in January.
What exactly is changing? Lost Ark still runs on the relatively older Unreal Engine 3, which is especially noticeable in the character models. In connection with the DirectX 9 graphics interface, there have been performance issues, especially in the elaborately staged raids.
Now Lost Ark is getting a complete update to the much newer DirectX 11. As a result, the game looks slightly better and runs even smoother than it did before.
How noticeable are the improvements? This strongly depends on the chosen scene, but especially in the raids, the update could be of great advantage. Graphic improvements are less noticeable than the performance optimization.
This better performance with DirectX 11 is, however, clearly noticeable in many scenes. While you get only 5 to 10 more frames per second in less demanding scenarios, in large battles, it can be 30 to 40 more frames. This makes a significant difference when playing the action MMORPG.
In this video, you can see the changes for yourself, but beware – story spoilers.
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When is DirectX 11 coming to us? Many hope that the update will be available at the release of the western version. Of course, Smilegate and Amazon would also have an interest in having DirectX 11 ready at launch.
However, this has not yet been confirmed. Currently, a timeframe shortly after the release is mentioned. In any case, you won’t have to wait too long for the big update.
How is the community reacting? Players are mostly looking forward to the update. The mood on Reddit and in the comments is positive, as especially the performance improvements are scoring points with players.
Some believe that the graphical improvements are hardly noticeable, and that primarily the colors have changed. A few players are even convinced that the DirectX 9 graphics look better.
However, players agree on the improved FPS. Many consider the update to be a sensible addition and an enhancement for the endgame.
Currently, more and more MMORPGs are taking the step to switch to DirectX 11. Even larger games like Guild Wars 2 are currently in the testing phase for this. What do you think about it? Do you find such an update sensible, or do you have a different opinion? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
In Star Citizen, a “Legatus Package” is regularly sold – with almost all digital ships available in the MMO. However, this massive SF epic still has no release date. The latest package is once again breaking price barriers – $40,000, more than €35,000, is what CIG wants for the package. The package was created at the request of fans, it was said in 2018.
What is included in the package?
The exact contents of “Legatus 2951” are currently unclear, but based on previous offers, it can be strongly suspected that almost all ships and upgrades available in Star Citizen will be included.
The predecessor package; Legatus Pack 2950 (a mere $36,500), included more than 150 ships along with all sorts of upgrades, items, and special services.
To purchase the package, one must first be a member of the “Chairman’s Club”. To join, one must have spent $1,000 in-game.
In December 2019, the “2949” Legatus Pack was priced at $35,000
The Legatus Pack 2950 then cost $36,500
The new package will cost $40,000
What does Star Citizen say about the package? When CIG first offered this package in 2018, they explained in an interview what it was all about:
The new package was offered at the request of the hardcore part of the community. The package was not created in a vacuum, but as a response to a demand.
They have “very passionate supporters” who do not see Star Citizen as a typical game, but perceive it as a dream project that they want to see come to fruition.
How is this being discussed? The general attitude on the Star Citizen Reddit ranges from biting cynicism to shoulder shrugging. There are statements such as:
“For that money, you could employ a developer for 6 to 8 months and feed them. Please think of the developers.”
“Hey, thanks. I didn’t even see that. I bought one for myself, my wife, and my dog!”
A user quotes a popular meme: “Shut up and take my … Wait, how much is that going to cost?!”
“There’s no ship included, it’s just the image of a ship pack!” – the comment refers to a current controversy that Star Citizen does not give away ships as a “giveaway,” but only wallpapers of ships.
Generally, the community sees these packages rather casually. The consensus is: you can only fly one ship anyway, and it is not necessary to acquire every ship in the game.
What’s the status of a release date? Bad. After Star Citizen repeatedly announced release dates that were then retracted, no official dates are being given anymore. A roadmap indicating when new content is supposed to be released currently extends until the end of 2023, but a release is not in sight.
At the moment, Star Citizen is playable in a test version, which is expanded approximately every 3 months with a new update.
The year 2021 saw a whole lot of completely new MMORPGs and some hefty expansions. Just before the end, we want to know from you: Which one was your personal highlight?
These are the MMORPGs and expansions: After a prolonged drought, a whole slew of new MMORPGs suddenly appeared in 2021. Especially spring and early summer were packed with beta tests, announcements, and releases.
But also at the end of the year, several new MMORPGs and expansions were released. Almost every player could find something for themselves, as the games came in all colors, shapes, and flavors:
Fans of Asian games could try Bless Unleashed, PSO2: New Genesis, or Elyon
Wuxia setting with cool fights and nice graphics was offered by Swords of Legends Online
For players who prefer Western MMORPGs, there were New World, Crowfall, and Wild Terra 2
Nostalgia was provided by WoW Burning Crusade Classic
Existing MMORPGs received new expansions like FFXIV: Endwalker and ESO: Blackwood
Before Burning Crusade, start “fresh” again? Thousands of players want to try that again.
There was really no shortage of MMORPG food in 2021. But was it any good? As has become “tradition” in MMOs, there were difficult launches plagued by server issues, and some fans or interested players closed the launcher angrily in the end.
And how was it for you? Participate in our survey and vote for your top MMORPG or expansion of 2021.
This is how you can vote: Your choice can be made as always in our fabulous survey tool below. Keep in mind that you can only give one vote here and the choice cannot be undone. So think carefully about which game deserves your vote.
Then one last time before 2021 is over: Which new MMORPG or expansion brought you the most joy in 2021? Did you try the new games or did they leave you completely cold? How did you perceive the year of MMORPGs in general? Write it to us in the comments.
We wish you happy holidays and a happy new year!
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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has gained a lot of content in recent years. In addition to new areas and quests, new features have also been added to the game. But which feature is the best among them and is best received by the community? We present to you the 5 best features of recent years.
What is meant by feature? This refers to new content that enhances the gaming experience in ESO. Excluded are quests and new areas. It is more about functional expansions.
Rank 5: Replies in the messaging system
A really small, but nice and absolutely overdue feature in ESO. Only with Update 31 Waking Flame did the reply option for messages come into play. This is not referring to the normal chat, but to the messaging inbox (#). Until now, players had to use add-ons for this function. However, this was only possible for PC players.
Rank 4: Duration on the action bar
Another small, but very overdue feature came with Update 30 Blackwood: Visible times for the duration of skills on the action bar. This change was also inspired by an add-on. To be precise, by the add-on “Action Duration Reminder“.
Nonetheless, this feature still needs improvement, as it doesn’t work optimally here and there. Nevertheless, this is an important step towards improving the game. Especially the so-called “Quality of Life” add-ons are popular among PC players and could be very well integrated into the base game.
On the action bar, the time in seconds is displayed, showing how long your skill is still active.
In the past, a trend has emerged that is very well received by the community. In addition to improving the game, this also creates a kind of equality among console players, who have no way to use additional add-ons, with PC users.
This point is strongly supported by both console and PC users.
Rank 3: Help with daily crafting quests
If you now take on the daily crafting quests, you can produce the required items much faster and without much checking. For PC users, there have long been add-ons like Dolgubon’s Lazy Writ Creator that automatically produce the items needed for the daily quests.
The feature has adopted some aspects. While the items are not produced automatically, the correct items are directly suggested to you, so that you only need to press “Craft” (R).
Rank 2: The Item Set Collection aka “the sticker book”
With the Update 28 Markarth, the set collection was introduced in 2020. This collection allows players to reconstruct collected equipment pieces or weapons, i.e. to craft them themselves. Once an item from an item set is bound, it can be found in the collection.
The costs depend on the completeness of an item set and vary between 75 to 25 transmutation crystals. Changing or transmuting an item consistently costs 50 transmutation crystals. Depending on the completeness of a set, it should be weighed what is cheaper.
What makes the set collection so special? Before the collection existed, players were more or less forced to keep everything somehow. Especially weapons that tend to be lost when needed while farming. Now it is enough to have added the items to the collection once, as they can be crafted again at any time.
This saves chaos in the bank and the storage chests and now finally provides plenty of space to store other items.
Who is the collection particularly useful for? For every player, whether beginner or veteran. Space in the inventory facilitates smooth gameplay in any situation and is independent of gaming experience.
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The Antiquities System was introduced with Update 26 Greymoor, one of the major chapters in the game. It is unique in its form and stands out from many other features.
This is what the interface looks like during excavation.
During surveying, a blue glowing menu opens.
What makes the Antiquities System so special? It can be considered a kind of mini-game in the MMORPG. There are two associated skill lines and a completely new type of items. These items are called “Mythic Items” and are particularly powerful in comparison. Furthermore, they already provide a larger bonus as a single piece.
Who is the collection particularly useful for? Actually for every player. Because in addition to housing items, there are also crafting styles and Mythic Items. Alongside the rewards, surveying and excavation themselves are also well received by many players and can be considered a kind of mini-game.
What makes the Antiquities System our number 1? Admittedly, it was quite difficult to decide between the Antiquities System and the Item Set Collection. What ultimately led to this result: The Antiquities System is the more comprehensive feature and receives new and relevant content through new Mythic Items in upcoming patches.
In the case of the Item Set Collection, new sets are also added, but it is rather a passive feature that does not receive the form of new content like the Antiquities System.
What are your favorites and what makes them so? Feel free to let us know in the comments. Do you already know our ESO Event Tracker? If not, be sure to check it out. We keep you updated on all events in ESO.
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In Pokémon GO is the last Community Day of this year now over. Before 2021 ends, we want to reflect on the year with you and hear from you which C-Day you liked best.
What is it about? In Pokémon GO, numerous events take place throughout the year. For example, in February 2021 you experienced a Kanto Tour and in July the huge Pokémon GO Fest. But of course, the monthly Community Day had to be included.
Now the year is almost over, and we want to look back with you on the past Community Days and know which one was the best for you in 2021.
Which Community Day did you like best?
Pokémon GO offered a total of 11 different Pokémon from January to November. In December, the grand conclusion regarding C-Days took place. This brought you, in addition to the 11 monsters you could catch this year, another 14 Pokémon from the Community Days of 2020.
But which of these events did you enjoy the most? Below, we have embedded a survey where you can vote anonymously for your favorite:
Of course, we would be happy if you let us know in the comments why you chose this Community Day.
What Community Days were there in 2021?
What is a Community Day? A Community Day is typically a one to a maximum of two-day event where a specific Pokémon is the focus. This spawns more frequently during the event times, and the shiny chance for this monster is also increased.
The Community Day takes place once a month. In addition to the mentioned Pokémon, it also brings you one or another bonus. This can be a shortened hatch distance, an XP or stardust bonus, or special trading bonuses. In 2021, the following monsters were the focus during the Community Days:
Machollo
In January, the Community Day in Pokémon GO was centered around the fighting Pokémon Machollo. You can evolve it into Machomei via Maschok, and it learned the event attack Counter during the event. Furthermore, Machollo rewarded you with triple stardust for catching Pokémon.
Machollo
Roselia
In February, you encountered Roselia for the C-Day. The plant and poison Pokémon evolves into Roserade, which learned the exclusive moves Bullet Seed and Weather Ball during the event. As a special bonus, the hatch distance for eggs was reduced to a quarter.
Roselia
Dartiri
Dartiri, a Normal and Flying type Pokémon, followed in March. The monster from Generation 6 can evolve into Fiaro via Dartignis. During the Community Day, Fiaro learned the special attack Incinerate. Additionally, it provided you with triple catch XP on that day.
Dartiri
Serpifeu
The plant Pokémon Serpifeu rewarded you with triple stardust during the Community Day in April when catching. Additionally, its final evolution, Serpiroyal, learned the event attack Flora Statue.
Serpifeu
Wablu
In May, during this event, you could encounter the Pokémon Wablu. The monster comes from Generation 3, is a Normal and Flying type, and evolves into Altaria. Altaria was able to learn the special move “Moonblast” on C-Day. Additionally, eggs hatched four times as fast on that day.
Wablu
Kaumalat
In June, the small Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon Kaumalat made its mark on the game. It provided you with triple XP when catching. If you evolved Kaumalat into Knakrack via Knarksel that day, the monster received the event attack Earth Power.
Kaumalat
Floink
For the Community Day in July, you could encounter the Fire pig Floink. It belongs alongside Serpifeu and Ottaro to the starter Pokémon of the Unova region. If you evolved it into Flambirex via Ferkokel during the event, the final evolution learned the special attack Heat Wave. Additionally, there was triple stardust when catching.
Floink
Evoli
In August, you had an encounter with Evoli. The Pokémon from the first generation is a Normal type and can have eight different evolutions. During the event, they could learn the following special attacks:
Aquana: Scald
Blitza: Thunder Cannon
Flamara: V-create
Psiana: Shadow Ball
Nachtara: Psychic
Folipurba: Bullet Seed
Glaziola: Aqua Ring
Feelinara: Psychic
Evoli
Unlike the other C-Days, this one lasted for a full two days. On both days, you enjoyed a four times faster egg hatching. For tricks on how to evolve Evoli, check out our associated article:
The Water Pokémon Ottaro was then at the center in September. If you evolved it into Admurai via Zwottronin, it learned the move Water Cannon. Additionally, there were triple XP for catching monsters.
Ottaro
Zwirrlicht
Just in time for Halloween season, the ghost Pokémon Zwirrlicht caused mischief. Its final evolution Zwirrfinst learned the special attack Shadow Ball on that day if you evolved it. Additionally, there was a free limited research task and triple stardust when catching.
Zwirrlicht
Sheinux
For the last regular Community Day in November 2021, Sheinux was in focus. The Electric Pokémon evolves into Luxtra via Luxio, which learned Psycho Fang that day.
In addition to a four times faster hatch time, this event brought you triple candies when sending, a four times higher chance for XL candies when sending, 3 free raid passes, and 25% lower stardust costs when trading.
Sheinox
Community Day December
The Community Day in December was meant to be the grand finale of the C-Days 2021. Therefore, it also took place over two days. In the wild, you could encounter all the monsters from the Community Days of 2021.
In addition, the C-Day Pokémon from 2020 were also found in raids and 2-km eggs: Glumanda, Hornliu, Abra, Nebulak, Rihorn, Karpador, Porygon, Elekid, Elektek, Magby, Magmar, Samurzel, Plinfa, and Knospi. Of course, all monsters could again learn their usual event attacks for this event.
Furthermore, this Community Day held numerous bonuses for you, such as double stardust and XP for catching, half hatch distance for eggs, reduced stardust costs for trading, an additional special trade per day, and a free limited research task.
How did you find the Community Days 2021? Which monsters and bonuses do you wish for the coming year? Feel free to share your opinions and experiences in the comments and let us know why you chose that one C-Day in our survey.
Valve released the bestsellers and most played games of 2021 on the PC platform Steam in December. Among the top 100 is a game that hasn’t really been released yet: Baldur’s Gate 3.
What kind of game is this? Baldur’s Gate 3 is an official offshoot of the world-famous role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons”. It is a tactical, turn-based role-playing game in isometric perspective.
You play as a hero in the “Forgotten Realms,” who has been implanted with the parasite of a dangerous illithid. What you do with this premise is up to you – in any case, you embark on the adventure in a group with NPCs or friends in co-op.
You have access to the classes of the role-playing game and the rules of Pen and Paper – including real dice rolls in digital form. The game is being developed by Larian Studios, who have already made a name for themselves with the Divinity series. The latest installment in the series, Divinity: Original Sin 2, is one of our best co-op games of 2021.
Where does Baldur’s Gate 3 rank on Steam? In the bestsellers of 2021 on Steam, Baldur’s Gate 3 ranks between 41st and 100th. The list is not ordered, so the exact position cannot be determined.
Despite this, Baldur’s Gate 3 hasn’t even been released yet. Early Access started on October 6, 2020, and the developers have repeatedly emphasized that the game is not finished. Only those who truly want to help with development should play early.
There is no concrete release date for Baldur’s Gate 3 yet. We at MeinMMO played Baldur’s Gate 3 right after the Early Access release:
These are the bestsellers: The bestsellers on Steam are made up of sales and in-game revenues, such as microtransactions. Since the list is not ordered, it is difficult to say which of the top 12 games are the strongest. The list looks as follows:
Especially exciting is Valheim, which was released in February. It is also one of the 10 games with the longest playtime (via Steam). Valheim is a small indie project from Sweden, whose success has absolutely overwhelmed the developers.
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The trailer for the first major update Hearth & Home.
Despite Valheim still being in development and receiving new content, it still captivates an average of over 20,000 players (via steamcharts.com). In September, Valheim received its first major update “Hearth & Home”.
Keep in mind that these player and sales numbers only refer to Steam and do not include other platforms like PlayStation and Xbox. However, some parts of the world have apparently had limited access to the platform’s services since December 24:
New World offers several professions that you can level up to level 200. In this guide, we at MeinMMO want to explain how you can level the Armorer particularly quickly and what special tricks you should pay attention to.
What does the Armorer do? The Armorer crafts the armors – head, hands, chest, legs, shoes.
You can craft heavy armor at a forge, while light and medium armor can be made at the tailoring station.
How to level the Armorer effectively? The Armorer is relatively straightforward in the leveling process. Unlike the Weapon Smith, there are no whetstones to exploit.
You focus on the pure crafting of armors, which is relatively expensive. As a supplement, you can take city quests to earn a few experience points cheaply.
You can find city quests on the boards in the cities, and for these, you need to craft specific items, such as a bulwark armor made from primitive iron.
It’s important that you sometimes need the raw materials, such as Iron Ore, Fresh Wood, and Raw Leather.
Such tasks can be found in city quests.
For crafting these items, you get much more experience than for any armor. At the same time, your character gains good experience when you complete the city quest afterwards.
So, if you want to level quickly and effectively, you should take as many city quests as possible.
Leveling Armorer – Here’s How
From level 1 to 50: For the first levels, you can choose between city quests or armors. The most economical are the Raw Leather Gloves, as they only require 4 Raw Leather and 4 Linen. Alternatively, you can craft the Linen Pants.
For a direct jump to level 50 with the gloves, you need:
496 Raw Leather
496 Linen
124 Iron Ingots
The required raw materials, of course, decrease with each city quest.
Level 50 to 100: From level 50 onwards, Satin items become the cheapest. Here, you should craft the best option of 384 Satin Trousers. These have the best price-performance ratio at this level. At all other levels, gloves are stronger.
For the full levels, you need:
1,920 Satin
1,152 Raw Leather
384 Iron Ingots
Alternatively, you can continue doing city quests and crafting armors.
Level 100 to 150: At this level, Silk Gloves are the most effective method. For the full levels, you need 725 gloves and the following materials:
Level 150 to 200: Here, it’s advisable to craft gloves made of treated silk. You will need 1,237 of these. That costs:
4,948 Treated Silk
4,948 Raw Leather
1,237 Iron Ingots
Additionally, from level 185 onwards, you can craft useful epic armors with specific names. It may be worthwhile to invest a bit more in raw materials to get an item that will help you in the game.
For more on New World and the topic of Crafting, you can find here:
Tales of Shadowland is a new MMORPG developed by a Brazilian indie studio. It will be Free2Play and is expected to enter Alpha in 2022. We at MeinMMO reveal what the game is about.
What kind of MMORPG is this? Tales of Shadowland will be a sandbox MMORPG in isometric view. The game is characterized by many freedoms:
There is a game world divided into different regions with varying biomes.
There are no classes or levels; instead, you will specifically train certain skills to improve in them.
However, there will be different races from which you can create your character, including humans, elves, dwarves, and orcs.
You will be able to tame your own mounts and pets in the open world. The accompanying trailer shows the player fighting alongside 3 animal companions. It seems possible to have multiple pets.
Players are supposed to be able to manage the economy and trade themselves.
There will be integration of blockchain and NFTs.
Visually and in terms of gameplay, it somewhat resembles Fractured, another sandbox MMORPG in development. However, there are no exact statements yet regarding gameplay content, such as whether the focus is on PvE or PvP. However, there are expected to be 100 maps and 15 dungeons before the release.
The developers promise a Free2Play model with no barriers. Pay2Win and paid DLCs or content are therefore excluded.
A glimpse into the game is provided by this trailer:
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When will Tales of Shadowland be released? According to the roadmap, Alpha 1 is expected to start in the first quarter of 2022. It will include gathering, crafting, taming pets and mounts, NPC interactions, 10 maps, and 2 dungeons.
Alpha 2 is expected to begin in Q3 2022, and the beta is scheduled for early 2023.
How do you get into the Alpha? By inviting friends. You can register on the official website for the game and then receive a link to send to other people (via Tales of Shadowland).
If at least 10 people register through the link, you will gain access to the beta. If 20 people register, you will gain access to the alpha. Those who invite 50 people will receive automatic access to the alpha for themselves and the 50 members of their “guild”.
There are currently no packages that you can purchase to join the alpha. However, a crowdfunding campaign is expected to launch in the first quarter, where such access may be available.
What do you think of the current information and the visuals from Tales of Shadowland? Does the concept appeal to you?
While many new MMOs have been announced for 2022 and 2023, several games were also discontinued in 2021. We have taken a look back at some of those:
The MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV can be played for free, but comes with some limitations. A player has managed to achieve the almost impossible in the trial version by completing the 200 levels of the dungeon “The Deep Dungeon: Palace of the Dead.” 99.6% of FF14 players never accomplish this. It shows how generous the free version of Final Fantasy XIV has become.
What has he accomplished?
In Final Fantasy XIV, the dungeon “Palace of the Dead” has been available since July 2016 – it is a dungeon with 200 levels that becomes increasingly difficult the deeper you go. The dungeon has its own rules, starting at level 1 and allowing players to progress within the dungeon. Equipment is also gained during the run.
The player Coron Zoawls managed to complete the dungeon solo as a machinist and master all 200 levels. He accomplished this on Christmas.
With this, he earned the title “Necromancer” – according to a website, only 0.4% of all players in Final Fantasy XIV hold this title (via ffxivcollect.com).
Performance shows how generous the “subscription” MMORPG FF14 is to free players
What isthe cool thing about this achievement? The player’s performance shows above all how much time can be spent in Final Fantasy XIV without paying a cent. Because in reality, FF14 is a “Pay2Play” MMORPG like World of Warcraft: You have to buy the base game and its expansions, plus pay a monthly subscription.
But the “Free Trial” of Final Fantasy XIV is now extraordinarily generous. As of 2020, the free “trial period” includes the entire base game “A Realm Reborn” and the expansion Heavensward, up to level 60 – without restrictions on playtime.
The player also says: The limitations that one has as a “freebie” had practically no impact on his run in the dungeon.
He says he took about 10 hours for his run. And adds: You need quite a bit of time, need to do research, increase your aether pool to 99/99, plan many attempts, and ultimately also need luck.
This is how it’s discussed: In the community, people are truly impressed by this achievement. Especially since many experienced players have failed to complete the dungeon. Because here it provides little advantage to go in with a heavy character. The dungeon has its own laws.
Our community manager Irina Moritz is a big FF14 enthusiast, thrilled that “her game” has finally made it into the mainstream:
Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris is one of the biggest and most popular Twitch streamers in the world. The 27-year-old has been on Twitch since 2012, starting with WoW, and has become one of the major trendsetters and stars of the streaming platform. His fans love him for his dry, offbeat humor. But now he talks about how his Twitch career was fueled by attention-deficit Adderall – and that is not funny at all.
Who is Sodapoppin?
For some purists, Sodapoppin is practically the essence of Twitch. Alongside hardcore gamers like shroud and Summit1g, Sodapoppin is inseparable from the platform. He is the “original type” of entertainer on Twitch, having reached cult status with his dry, offbeat humor. After a successful stream, he dominates the discussion on Twitch in forums like “Livestream Fails” all on his own.
Sodapoppin started his career as a WoW streamer, then switched to gambling streams and became a variety streamer. One of his major recent successes was in role-playing in GTA 5, where he fully immersed himself in his role as a restaurant owner, that the stress became too much for him and he quit everything.
Sodapoppin has now talked about his experiences with the attention drug Adderall.
Adderall is a medication prescribed for “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” (ADHD). It is a mixture of salts of dexamfetamine and amphetamine. It is abused as a “smart drug”: Adderall enhances concentration and keeps you awake. However, abusing the drug carries a variety of health risks, from seizures and tremors to muscle breakdown and kidney failure, as well as strokes, depression, and chronic psychoses.
At MeinMMO, our expertise is in video games, not in pharmacy. For more information about Adderall, you should consult a healthcare provider you trust.
This is what he says about the drug: In a stream on December 22, Sodapoppin said that in his early days, he drew all his energy from one thing: from Adderall. He built his life around Adderall, he explains.
I could get to a point where I needed no sleep and no food. Adderall drove me completely. Everything I did revolved around when I would get the next dose.
In retrospect, he says, it was the worst time of his life.
3 hours of streaming just rearranging the desktop icons
What made him stop?
Sodapoppin recalls a stream that was particularly bad:
I took Adderall while streaming, always, every day. And when you take it, you hyper-focus, that’s the biggest factor. I remember a really awful stream: I sat there rearranging my desktop icons for 3 hours. It was the worst stream I ever did. It was just bad. I had to stop.
At that time, he didn’t even feel like a normal person anymore.
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Indications show that Adderall is prevalent in the esports and gaming scene
Is Adderall common in gaming? It is rarely spoken about, but there are some indications that Adderall is quite prevalent among gamers, streamers, and professional esports athletes.
Both in Call of Duty and in Overwatch, professionals have explained that both scenes are on Adderall. One can probably assume that in esports titles like CS:GO and League of Legends, drug abuse is a major topic, although it is not publicly discussed.
The LoL streamer Tyler1 recently explained in a feature that he takes Adderall to combat his attention disorder. However, he emphasized that he doesn’t take it like Tic Tacs, but uses it as a medication.
Tyler1 also explained that he suffers from tics that are becoming worse. He can no longer stream if the headset is even slightly crooked. Such compulsive and anxiety disorders among esports players and streamers are being reported more frequently lately:
Underfed and dead tired, he took a new pill to get through the stream
How was he doing at that time? Not well at all. The already thin Sodapoppin continued to lose weight during the Adderall period.
The biggest problem with Adderall: I’m already a skinny guy and back then I was even thinner. And it completely kills your appetite. I just stopped eating.
So I was awake 24 hours a day, all the time. I didn’t sleep or eat at all. Even when I slept, it was just this mediocre Adderall nap, with garbage dreams, and I’d wake up underfed, really tired and had to go live, so I’d take another Adderall to get through the stream.
At that time, he didn’t even feel like a normal person anymore.
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Indications show that Adderall is prevalent in the esports and gaming scene
Is Adderall common in gaming? It is rarely spoken about, but there are some indications that Adderall is quite prevalent among gamers, streamers, and professional esports athletes.
Both in Call of Duty and in Overwatch, professionals have explained that both scenes are on Adderall. One can probably assume that in esports titles like CS:GO and League of Legends, drug abuse is a major topic, although it is not publicly discussed.
The LoL streamer Tyler1 recently explained in a feature that he takes Adderall to combat his attention disorder. However, he emphasized that he doesn’t take it like Tic Tacs, but uses it as a medication.
Tyler1 also explained that he suffers from tics that are becoming worse. He can no longer stream if the headset is even slightly crooked. Such compulsive and anxiety disorders among esports players and streamers are being reported more frequently lately:
Wargaming, the creators behind World of Tanks, are pulling out the big guns: They are demanding 670 million rubles in damages from a Russian citizen, which is slightly more than 8 million euros. The cheat creator allegedly sold “thousands of packages” with cheat and bot programs in games like World of Tanks or World of Warships. This has caused significant damage to Wargaming. The lawsuit is considered a precedent in Russia.
What is the lawsuit about?
As a Russian fan site for World of Tanks reports, a court in Moscow has opened a lawsuit against a resident of Yekaterinburg, a city with 1.3 million inhabitants east of the Ural Mountains (via wotexpress).
The man is accused of distributing bots and cheats that give users of the programs an unfair advantage over other players. The programs were allegedly sold through sites called “Cyber Tank” (World of Tanks) and “Cyber Ship” (World of Warships). The prices for the programs were said to be between 30 cents and 25 euros.
According to the Belarusian developer Wargaming, these bots would cause honest players to lose interest in the game.
Fully automated bot and program that shows vulnerabilities
What kind of programs are these? According to descriptions, they are typical cheat programs. One program marked the vulnerabilities of the opposing vehicle, thereby granting the cheater unfair advantages.
Another program is said to have taken full control of the vehicle in “autoplay mode,” allowing it to earn in-game currency and experience points without being logged in.
How is the procedure going so far? It is reported that the accused admitted his guilt fully during the investigation process but then retracted the confession in court.
The investigation was initiated by a special department, the “Bureau K” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Russia.
Today, on December 27, the court intends to examine the evidence in general and hear witnesses and victims. The accused has been ordered to remain available and apparently not leave the country.
The case is described as a “precedent in Russia.” Bringing someone to court for unfair interference in computer games has never occurred before.
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This is what Wargaming says: A lawyer from Wargaming states that they have obtained an expert opinion to assess the damage. The damage amounts to 670 million rubles, about 8 million euros.
According to Wargaming, creating and selling such programs is the same as theft or fraud and must therefore be covered by legal means.
In Russia, this is a new frontier, while in the USA such lawsuits against bot manufacturers are almost “normal.” Blizzard has fought and won a legendary battle against a German bot provider:
Lost sectors in Destiny 2 are the only place where you can earn Exotics specifically. A Sunbreaker Titan has now managed to complete a legendary Lost Sector in just 34 seconds for Platinum.
Since Beyond Light, new (as well as old) Exotics hide for Destiny 2 players in Lost Sectors. Depending on the active sector and the current difficulty level of the day, players are regularly on the hunt for Exotics they still miss or where they want differently distributed armor stats.
In the sectors, normal enemies and Champions are waiting.
Only those who complete one of the marked Lost Sectors solo have a chance at an Exotic.
This saves a lot of time when farming Exotics: However, since there is not always an Exotic from the loot chest at the end or the armor stats were simply bad, the sectors are farmed. Even experienced players need at least a few minutes for this. But now, Guardian CrispoKringle has cut the process down to 34 seconds and “hammered” his way to the chest of the legendary Lost Sector “Star Light Chamber” in the Dreaming City.
This melee build used by the player: He managed this quick run with the middle Solar tree of the “Sunbreaker” Titan. This allows him to throw his small melee hammer and pick it up again immediately, dealing immense damage to even stronger opponents. To move faster, he additionally uses the new sword “Half-Truths” from the “30 Years of Bungie” activity “Trials of Eternity”.
In the video, you can see the 34-second run of CrispoKringle:
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Middle Sunbreaker Titan with the melee throwing hammer
The exotic gauntlets Synthoceps
In addition, CrispoKringle combines in his build the mods “Melee Source Creator,” “Elemental Charge,” “Protective Light,” “Overload,” and “Life Source”
As weapons, he takes a shotgun with “Double Punch” for additional melee damage, a pulse rifle for unstoppable champions, and the new sword “Half-Truths” with the perk “Bold Blade”
This combo promises speed and damage for Solar Titans
Optimized for speed and damage: The Exotic grants him increased melee range and additionally increases melee damage when surrounded. Moreover, the buff can also stack with others, like that of the exotic shotgun ” tractor cannon” or elemental sources mods.
This build combo has long been a guarantee for high damage. With a very similar Titan build, Destiny 2 YouTuber Vendetta recently killed the boss in the new dungeon “Siphon of Greed” as a one-hit kill. Although with a little support from his two teammates.
“Bold Blade” brought sword surfing back: Thanks to the sword perk “Bold Blade”, the Titan is literally catapulted through the sector, saving him most of the time. However, it is still unclear whether this immense forward thrust was intentional by Bungie. So far, there has been no fix for it.
As long as this is still possible, players are still making use of this special form of movement. For example, on the Sparrow track in the dungeon “Siphon of Greed”. But not only the enormous speed boost of the sword has been discussed on reddit.
Why does the completion still count as Platinum?: Players were also surprised by how CrispoKringle was able to achieve a Platinum completion. In the video, you can see that he does not kill all the champions. He would have needed significantly more time for that.
For some reason, it could be a rare case that a champion does not need to be killed to obtain Platinum.
It seems that it is sufficient to take down the first two unstoppable champions to still achieve the Platinum completion of the activity and thus better chances at the loot. Additionally, there are also fewer champions in total because the sector was not played at Grandmaster. Not all champions had spawned yet.
What do you think about this? Is the sword perk deliberately so powerful in range, or is there a bug here? Will you maybe try the combo yourself? Or do you have other tips on how to complete Lost Sectors quickly and efficiently? Let us know.
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The Paladin Rextroy strikes again – this time in WoW Classic. Naked and seemingly afk, he lurks for his enemies, who meet a swift end.
In World of Warcraft Classic, the rules of the game world are a bit different. There aren’t as many opportunities to execute “one-hit combos” – but a few combinations do exist. The infamous Paladin Rextroy has made it his mission to find and exploit these mechanics to surprise a few unsuspecting players – and he can even do this as a virtually naked Paladin, equipped only with a weapon, helmet, and trinkets. And plenty of explosive toys.
What does Rextroy do? What he does best: Amusingly terrorizing other players. He seemingly sits afk and almost naked on some frequently visited road in the game world. On a PvP realm, a naked player from the opposing faction who is also afk is an easy target. It’s like a little “honor snack” just waiting to be quickly picked up.
However, Rextroy is not actually afk and is just waiting for this moment. As soon as he is attacked, he launches a combo that can knock many players completely off their feet. He can deal nearly 3,000 to 4,000 damage in a fraction of a second.
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What effects are used? Rextroy combines, as usual, a whole range of effects and explosive items that engineers or other professions can create:
Fire Helmet – A leatherworking helmet that has a “Use” effect and hurls a small fireball at the target.
Goblin Bomb Dispenser – A trinket that summons a small bomb that explodes on the next enemy.
Goblin Pioneer Charge – A consumable item that deals high damage.
Additionally, there’s a talent that Rextroy exploits for maximum efficiency:
Reckoning: After the Paladin has been critically hit, his next automatic attack hits multiple times. This buff can stack up to 5 times, allowing a single hit to strike 6 times.
Combined with “Seal of Command”, this results in so much damage that cloth wearers can almost be taken out by it alone.
What’s so nasty about it? Especially the spontaneous invisibility from the “Gnomish Cloaking Device” is nasty. Because it makes it look like Rextroy simply “phased out” to enter a battleground. So players would likely be surprised when Rextroy then pops out of invisibility seconds later and blasts the attacker away in a fireworks display of effects.
However: This is not a permanent, efficient farming method. The main reason is that invisibility alone has a one-hour cooldown. So the fun can only be executed once per hour and requires quite a bit of preparation and luck, as certain effects can be resisted.
So if you are out in Classic and see a seemingly defenseless, naked afk Paladin sitting on the road… it’s better to take a wide detour.
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You want more performance while gaming but don’t want to spend the money or effort to buy a new gaming PC? MeinMMO has some tips for you on how to properly upgrade your gaming PC.
Are you looking for ways to meaningfully upgrade your computer without having to buy a new one? Generally, you can easily swap out the following components in your computer:
RAM
Storage devices like SSDs or HDDs
Optical drives for DVDs and BluRays
Graphics cards
Processors
Fans and filters that are often built into the case
Since a computer is modular, unlike a console, you can swap out all parts as needed. For laptops, the options are somewhat limited, such as RAM, hard drives, and often optical drives.
We at MeinMMO have some ideas and tips for you on how to meaningfully upgrade your old gaming PC or computer. Additionally, we will explain when it might be more worthwhile to buy a new one instead of upgrading your old machine.
Install a new hard drive or SSD
If you still have an older PC or haven’t opened it in years, it might be worth installing a new hard drive or SSD. This is especially true if you’re running system data or important games on a slow HDD.
As of the current time (December 23, 2021), a 2 TB SSD costs about 150 Euros. A 2 TB HDD costs about a third (around 50 Euros), but you will have to forgo the high speed.
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Install additional RAM
RAM is necessary for many tasks on your computer. If you have too little RAM, the processor must access the swap file on the hard drive, which is significantly slower than RAM.
The more RAM you have in your computer, the more programs you can have running in the background or many tabs open simultaneously in your browser.
If you only have 4 – 8 GB of RAM, we strongly recommend increasing the RAM. 8 GB is no longer adequate for many games and even for Windows 10 and 11. You should have at least 16 GB installed, and even more future-proof would be 32 GB.
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Upgrade the processor
If you want to invest a bit more money, you can upgrade your processor. Here, prices are generally better than for graphics cards. However, you need to keep several things in mind, as you cannot simply replace your old processor with a new one.
In the worst case, depending on the age of your computer, you may also need a new motherboard and new RAM for a processor. If you currently have an Intel chip and want to switch to AMD (or vice versa), you will definitely need a new motherboard.
It should also be a significant upgrade to truly be worthwhile:
Upgrading from a Ryzen 3 to a Ryzen 5 or from a Core i3 to a Core i5 can mean a noticeable boost in performance.
The jump from an old generation to a new generation can also result in more performance.
Replacing an ancient processor with a more performant but still old model is almost never worth it.
You can also upgrade your graphics card. This is generally not a sensible recommendation, especially at a time when graphics cards are extremely expensive. However, you should consider a new graphics card if the GPU is too weak.
Currently, prices for graphics cards are very high, and our current recommendation is to wait until the prices return to a reasonable level before buying a new graphics card. MeinMMO has explained to you why you can barely buy a graphics card right now.
With a GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 6600 (XT), you already get powerful performance for Full HD at 144 Hz, with even some reserves for WQHD.
If you prefer to game at WQHD with 144 Hz, then it should already be an RX 6700 XT or an RTX 3070. The premium for the RTX 3070 Ti is only marginally worthwhile, as you are paying nearly 200 Euros for just a few percent more performance.
A used RTX 2070 or RX 5700 XT is really only worth it if you can get the graphics cards significantly below current graphics card prices.
In general, you should be clear about how much money you want to invest in an upgrade.
It’s best to compare with a computer that could replace yours. If the upgrade costs exceed the price of a ready-made PC by more than half, then a new purchase is likely to be more worthwhile for you in the long run. This is especially true at the current time when graphics cards have reached absolutely insane prices.
Here you should consider whether a new purchase might be more worthwhile in the long run. Especially since you can currently get newer graphics cards best through pre-built PCs.
In general, your computer hardware cannot keep up forever:
Newer games often require more performance and are more demanding on your hardware.
Additionally, you can only use or implement certain features with newer hardware.
Completely new hardware such as DDR5 is only available with a new purchase or a comprehensive upgrade.
Alternative to a PC upgrade: An alternative would be to bridge the current situation with a laptop instead of buying or upgrading a gaming PC. Here, you are not as stationary as with a desktop PC. However, you don’t necessarily pay less than for a powerful desktop PC. You can find all the pros and cons and what else you should consider when buying a laptop in the following article:
The German Twitch streamer Anastasia Rose held a Christmas stream on December 24th and received donations amounting to over 1 million bits from a single viewer, which is more than 10,000 euros. She couldn’t believe the donation and repeatedly shouted at the donor to stop. It was just too much.
Who is Anastasia Rose?
The streamer actually works as a nurse in an intensive care unit in Berlin, but several times a month she turns her garage into a DJ station and performs as a DJane. A local newspaper called her the “vorpommersche Girl on Fire” (via prignitzer.de). Besides her Twitch channel, Anastasia Rose also runs channels on YouTube (12,400 subscribers) and Instagram (46,000 followers).
During the Corona pandemic, Anastasia Rose discovered Twitch for herself, and since March 2020, she has been streaming and has gained 111,000 followers during that time. According to Twitchtracker, she is currently the streamer with the most subs in Germany, ahead of MontanaBlack and her music colleague Sinitica. “Subs” are paid subscriptions that enable viewers to support their favorites on Twitch financially.
What kind of record was that? On Christmas Eve, the streamer received several donations in the Twitch currency “bits” from the user GamblerHH. The donations ultimately totaled one million bits.
According to the streamer, this is a world record for the most bits from one person in a stream.
Warning, loud. The streamer can hardly fathom the donation.
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How many euros is that? It is not that easy to say because Twitch sells bits at different prices depending on the quantity:
If the donor had bought 40 times 25,000 bits, he would have paid 12,914.80 €.
If he had purchased 3,334 times the 300 bits, it would have been 10,468.76 € – that would likely be the cheapest rate.
What is the advantage of bits? Especially with large monetary donations, many streamers now flinch. In the past, these were often “fake donations” that were then reversed by the donor via Paypal, which is extremely frustrating for everyone involved.
A bit donation cannot be refunded.
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Streamer reacts somewhere between panic and disbelief
How did the streamer react to the donation? Anastasia Rose reacted slightly panicked and incredulous to the incoming bit donations. She repeatedly shouted that the donor should please stop. She wondered if there might be a mistake and overall seemed quite incredulous about what happened to her on Christmas Eve.
She even forgot to play music: “My music is empty,” she said at one point.
It happens repeatedly that even “relatively small” streamers experience a surprising windfall on Twitch, which can sometimes be life-changing:
A new “Dev Diary”, the developer diary about Pokémon GO has been released. It discusses the future of the game, particularly a section on bonuses that is currently a hot topic among players.
What is this Dev Diary about? In the developer diary on the Pokémon GO blog (via pokemongolive.com), various staff members from the Pokémon GO team discuss different aspects of the game. The main theme of the current diary is the seasons in the game.
For instance, Dan Thomas from the Game Design department writes about the ongoing “Season of Heritage”, which aims to spotlight various locations in the Pokémon world, such as during the “Dragon Spiral Descent” event. The remainder of the season is expected to focus on such locations, ultimately leading to the upcoming Johto Tour.
Experiences from the previous seasons should also influence the future. For example, during the Season of Mischief, there was a long-term Special Research around Hoopa, which could also become a topic in the future: “We learned a lot from that, and we are working hard to make the next Special Research, which spans an entire season, even better. In the meantime, we are trying a different approach with the Season of Heritage, which focuses more on the monthly rotating Limited Research and seasonal bonuses,” explains Thomas.
Bonuses are being addressed: The seasons are expected to be expanded in the future. This is also highlighted by Live Game Director Michael Steranka, who points out another aspect of the changing seasons: “For us, every new season is an opportunity to assess the current state of the game and derive changes and optimizations to improve it further,” says Steranka.
Now, they want to focus more in the upcoming seasons on “Niantic’s mission to encourage trainers to move outdoors, to explore their surroundings, and to engage socially with other trainers,” explains Steranka.
In this context, we are also reassessing some bonuses that were active in the last seasons. This includes the effectiveness of incense when standing still and the increased damage in remote raid battles. You may have noticed during the last Community Day events that we chose bonuses that encourage you to engage in social gameplay or local raids. Similarly, we want to encourage trainers all over the world with our seasonal bonuses to go outside and explore the world.
And especially this paragraph is currently being discussed in the community.
Trainers fear weakened incense & remote raid damage
What is the problem? In Pokémon GO, there have been various bonuses since 2020, that facilitate playing from home. Originally introduced due to the pandemic, many players now see these bonuses as a fundamental improvement to the game.
It is important to note that in the current developer diary, only a reevaluation of the bonuses is mentioned, and not explicitly a weakening or removal. Nevertheless, players in the Pokémon GO subreddit are now concerned about the incense effectiveness and the remote raid damage due to the wording. They are instead suggesting other solutions:
“Ugh, please not,” comments user Bogdwin (via reddit): “Don’t make incense less effective when standing still, but make it more effective when moving. Don’t reduce damage for remote raids, but add bonuses for physical presence at the raid, like extra damage or premium balls.”
“They want us to explore, then let us find Pokémon nearby. I would visit a new location if I could see there’s a Snorlax or something exciting there… Instead, I only see two Metapod, four Pidgey, and the starters/Pikachu being featured,” thinks a user (via reddit).
“Give me double candy for physical presence at raids (including XL candy) and I will be much more active,” agrees “brokeguydtd” (via reddit).
“Incense should spawn a rare monster (Dratini, Salamence, etc.) for every X km walked,” suggests user “mwm5062” (via reddit) .
Not the first bonus discussion: Already in summer 2021, there was a big discussion when some “home bonuses” were taken away.
After Niantic reduced the interaction radius with PokéStops and gyms from 80 meters back to 40 meters, various community members wrote an open letter that garnered much attention and demanded the reversal of the change. Successfully: In the end, the radius was increased again.
What do you think of the topic? Would a change in bonuses bother you, or would it not be a problem for you? Tell us in the comments!
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Every MMORPG veteran has probably heard of DKP – at least if they’ve ever seen a raid from the inside. Although the ancient system has largely become obsolete, it is still used in games like WoW Classic. But what exactly are DKP? MeinMMO explains.
What does DKP stand for? The abbreviation stands for “Dragon Kill Points” and they indicate a numerical value assigned to players in a raid group. DKP first emerged in the MMORPG Everquest in 1999.
The only raid bosses at that time were the two dragons Lady Vox and Lord Nagafen. The player Thott invented Dragon Kill Points for his guild Afterlife to make the loot distribution somewhat fair.
Trivia: Bill “Aftathott” Dyess founded the famous website Thottbot, which aimed to gather news for MMORPGs. The more or less official successor to the website is the famous WoW fansite wowhead, which was bought by Thottbot owner ZAM Network in 2007. The classic version of the site even features a Thottbot theme since 2019.
Where are they used? DKP are one of many different loot systems and they are mainly used in their original form by established guilds in raids. Since the system is quite complex to operate, random groups usually rely on simpler methods.
Accordingly, DKP mainly originate from the core area of MMORPG gamers who deal with the toughest challenges. Today, some guilds still use the system, especially in old-school games or remakes like WoW Classic.
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DKP as a loot system for guilds
How do DKP work? DKP are used to bid on loot items. For participating in a raid or a boss kill, players receive DKP with which they can then bid on items.
There are no fixed rules. The guild or guild leader determines how many points each player receives per participation and how many points an item costs. Depending on the approach, there are two common methods:
Fixed price: The item costs a certain amount of DKP and interested parties can pay that. If there are multiple interested parties, a roll or bid is conducted.
Bid: An item starts with a base value and players bid on it in chat or via silent bidding. The highest bid wins.
By the way, DKP can also be deducted by the raid leader, for example, in cases of excessive mistakes or bad behavior. This is intended to ensure a certain level of discipline.
What types of DKP are there? The standard system is often referred to as “eqDKP”. Over the years, however, the DKP system has continued to evolve. Nowadays, there are addons and websites for many MMORPGs that deal with exactly such loot systems – for example, Warcraft DKP.
At its core, these methods remain the same, but allow for adjustments such as separate points for attendance, kills, or participation as well as tracking purchases and the current equipment status of raiders.
A relatively new variant is the PerfectDKP or Gold-DKP (or GDKP). In this system, players bid directly with gold or the corresponding in-game currency. Whoever bids the most gold gets the item.
The total amount bid is then equally distributed among all participants, sometimes with a small “tax” for the guild. This system circumvents the excessive hoarding of points and ensures that everyone gains something from a kill – even without loot. It can lead to extremely absurd amounts:
What is the downside of DKP? Without a tool, DKP are cumbersome to manage. The guild officers must maintain lists and update them manually. Looking up who got which item or checking one’s own DKP can often be cumbersome.
Since DKP are usually awarded for participation and kills, newcomers to guilds always have a disadvantage. Although there are occasionally things like a “welcome bonus” for newcomers, this is not always the case.
Moreover, in a DKP system, anyone can bid on anything by default. So if you’ve been waiting for a weapon for months as a warrior, but a hunter has more DKP and wants it too or wants to troll you, you’re out of luck.
What systems are used today? DKP have primarily arisen out of the necessity of not having a better loot system available. Today, however, there are plenty of other methods that are often more user-friendly and simpler:
Priority X: Before the raid, each member lists X items in descending order of priority that they would like. The loot is then distributed according to these priorities. In case of a tie, rolls or similar methods are used to decide.
Suicide Kings: Players are entitled to loot according to a hierarchical list. If you receive an item, you move to the end of the list.
Loot Master/Loot Council: A single player or a “council” of officers determines which member receives the loot. The end of the loot master in WoW led to a major controversy.
Random 100: The loot is rolled. The highest roll wins.
Need before Greed: Players who urgently need an item are prioritized. In case of a tie, rolls determine the winner.
There are also frequently addons or websites for the more modern methods that manage the loot system. By the way, if you’re wondering which items are particularly worth bidding or rolling on, just look at the color of the name:
The Voidbent Armor (or in German Unheilsrüstung) is a legendary endgame armor in New World. It is suitable for both PvP and endgame farming. We reveal the stats available and how you can obtain them.
Toughness: Critical hits deal 4.8% less damage to you
Empowered: Debuffs, disease, exhaustion, and bleed effects fade 7.5% faster
Luck: 2.8% higher chance for rare loot
The attributes Toughness and Empowered are ideal for PvP and Luck makes the armor still useful for farming runs in PvE endgame.
Crafting Voidbent Armor – Here’s how
The light set:
To craft them, you will need:
Between 6 and 26 Phoenix Weave
Between 2 and 8 Rune Leather
1 Asmodeum
2 Ruinc Thread (drops from humanoids level 45+)
1 Voidbent Ingot (Legendary artifact that you can craft in a smelter from 1x Void Ore, 1x Void Essence, and 10x Energy Core – Void Ore is a rare drop when mining Orichalcum)
4x Glimmerhide
2x Bubble Cloth
The medium set:
To craft them, you will need:
Between 6 and 26 Rune Leather
Between 2 and 8 Phoenix Weave
1 Asmodeum
1 Voidbent Ingot (Legendary artifact that you can craft in a smelter from 1x Void Ore, 1x Void Essence, and 10x Energy Core – Void Ore is a rare drop when mining Orichalcum)
2 Infused Claws
4 Infused Fangs
2 Scarhide
The heavy set:
To craft them, you will need:
Between 6 and 20 Asmodeum
Between 2 and 4 Rune Leather
Between 1 and 4 Phoenix Weave
2 Infused Fur
1 Voidbent Ingot (Legendary artifact that you can craft in a smelter from 1x Void Ore, 1x Void Essence, and 10x Energy Core – Void Ore is a rare drop when mining Orichalcum)
4x Tolvium
2x Cinnabar
The Voidbent Armor is one of the best armors that you can craft in the game. You can find more about crafting in New World here:
For FIFA 22 the TOTW 15 (Team of the Week) is scheduled for next Wednesday. At MeinMMO, you will learn which players might be in the new Team of the Week.
This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday it’s time for the TOTW in FIFA Ultimate Team, and since some leagues are playing even over the Christmas holidays, there is no exception this week.
Players who have performed strongly in the past football week get included in the TOTW. These players then receive enhanced Inform special cards that are available for a week in Packs .
These are TOTW Predictions: The TOTW Predictions are predictions from the community. They try to guess which players could land in the Team of the Week.
They provide a good overview of who might be in the TOTW. Potential Inform players can be used to earn coins on the transfer market. You can learn how to do that in the Trading Tips.
However, it is important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 15 next Wednesday might look different than the predictions suggest.
The Prediction for Team of the Week 15 in Ultimate Team
The predictions for the next Team of the Week come from the FUT site fifaultimateteam.
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What about the Bundesliga in the new TOTW 15? Since the Bundesliga is currently on winter break, no games were played over the Christmas weekend, meaning there will be no Bundesliga players in the new TOTW 15.
If you are still looking for strong and affordable special cards for your team, then check this out:
Outside, the cold winter rages. But you don’t have to put up with the German temperatures, at least not on the screen. MeinMMO therefore recommends a Caribbean round in co-op with the building game “Tropico 6” as a change from the frosty climate.
Even going outside for just a moment in winter can become a real ordeal. Quickly taking the trash to the bin without immediately feeling frostbite can only happen when you’re well wrapped up – hat, scarf, gloves, long underwear.
But now quickly back into the warm abode. And then that moment when the biting cold gives way to the cozy climate in the apartment … wonderful.
Is there perhaps a game that brings a similar feeling to the screen? Preferably with Caribbean sounds and a dose of autocracy? Yes, there is. What a coincidence. And it can even be played in multiplayer? Well, excellent.
Welcome to Tropico.
Build your own island paradise in the middle of the Caribbean.
Tropico provides Caribbean vibes and catchy tunes
What is Tropico? The legendary building game is now in its 6th installment and has been making Caribbean gamers’ hearts beat in rhythm for over 20 years.
The latest installment in the series, Tropico 6, is very much based on old mechanics and plays essentially like part 1 – just bigger and with better handling.
In the game, it is your task to develop a scarcely populated island into an economic power that educates its residents obediently and does not let itself be pushed around by the great powers of this world.
A large part of the game revolves around building production chains and providing satisfied and trained workers. You need to keep 3 things in mind to stay in power:
Don’t be too deeply in debt
Don’t be too cheeky towards the great powers
Don’t be too harsh on your citizens
But no one is stopping you from testing the limits now and then. Especially the population proves to be a pliable plaything of your whims.
Even if the mob is raging outside – it’s temperate in the presidential palace.
If you’re having a good day and want freedom and prosperity for all Tropicans? Then offer them free housing and allow even the poor population to roam the island in cars.
Do you prefer to rule with an iron fist and take out your daily frustrations on the residents? No problem – a civilized island society can certainly manage for a while without rum.
As long as you always diligently manipulate the elections … I mean … win the elections fairly while maintaining a balanced account, only a great power can overthrow you. And a bit of world politics can easily be handled by an aspiring dictator.
More features of Tropico 6:
Caribbean sounds tempt you to constantly sway along
Each of the maximum 10,000 residents is unique, has a name and individual opinions, as well as needs
Detailed micro-management even in the economy – every dollar can be traced
You must complete tasks for great powers in order to advance in the ages and obtain new technologies
If you push the citizens too far, a rebellion may occur
Through various sources, you gather money for your fixed deposit account in Switzerland
The military can be indirectly controlled through attack or defense orders
You can “borrow” well-known landmarks
“What? Of course, the Statue of Liberty has always been here …”
In co-op, you build a paradise together – or annoy each other heavily
What can I do in co-op mode? The multiplayer mode of Tropico 6 is as simple as it is genius. Because you can play the game without restrictions, simply two players can join. A total of 4 people can be transported to the Caribbean at the same time.
Everyone gets their own piece of paradise and can work undisturbed on their vision of the perfect Caribbean utopia. Unless, of course, they are pestered by envious neighbors.
One island, two players – war or peace?
You can unleash troops on each other, establish trade blockades, aid rebels in their resurgence, and even seize the prized lands of your fellow players.
Nice neighbors, on the other hand, will provide some building assistance or send educated workers to you when the rum distillery is once again suffering from a skilled labor shortage.
To end the game, you set peaceful, military, and/or economic victory conditions before the round. If you just want eternal co-op building fun and to create a perfect island together, you can completely skip the victory conditions.
Personal conclusion: Tropico is a piece of vacation for home
Tropico is one of the best building and city simulation games for me, even in single-player. Experiencing the Caribbean adventure together on an island, however, is the crowning glory … of a mentally challenged dictator.
The depth of detail in the population and the economy, as well as the simple, beautiful construction of settlements and industrial areas makes me return to the island every few months. By now, I even take my girlfriend with me.
You can sink so deep into Tropico together – the Caribbean music is almost hypnotic. Since the game speed can be changed at any time, we are always ready for a quick chat or a brief discussion of the latest reprisals against the population.
Tropico 6 is the first part of the series that I can recommend to you in multiplayer. While it was already possible to create shared islands in the predecessor, the population limit was low, and you had to share the few residents as well.
Now you can jointly oppress up to 10,000 people and toast to a long, glorious reign. Best, of course, with rum from the Caribbean.
Maik Schneider Freelance author at MeinMMO
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
