A druid led the Horde to victory multiple times in WoW: Classic – but then got banned. Others thought he was AFK the whole time.
The Alterac Valley in World of Warcraft: Classic (and Burning Crusade Classic) is a popular place to farm honor. No other battleground offers as much honor, and matches go quickly if you stick to the “standard approach.” However, those who do not participate are often reported – and that can cost the victory.
What happened? In the WoW Classic subreddit, the druid player “Cheezeburger” reports that he was banned in World of Warcraft. He was reported too many times for inactivity, although that is not true. Instead, he claims to have played very strategically, defending his boss in the bunker and earning many victories, which his teammates hardly found out about.
When everyone rushes forward, a druid runs back
What was his strategy? Right after the start of the match, all players usually rush forward. Alterac Valley is mostly a “race” to see who can take down the enemy boss in the opposing base first. True PvP rarely occurs, as it is often just a PvE race.
However, the Horde druid Cheezeburger belongs to the players who defend their boss to give their teammates a bit more time at the front. He enters his bunker, buffs all bosses with thorns and the Mark of the Wild, and then waits for 2-3 minutes in stealth until the enemies approach.
During that time, he was often reported as “AFK” – after all, he is sitting there almost motionless in the bunker, but that’s part of the strategy.
Assassin-Druid holds back the entire raid alone
He waits until the Alliance storms the bunker and the boss fight begins. Once the tank has built up enough aggro, Cheezeburger appears and hits the tank with “Cyclone.” This temporarily removes the tank from the fight, allowing the boss to go berserk and take out several DPS players. While chaos ensues and the tank comes out of the cyclone, Cheezeburger is likely to kill him with a stealth attack – after all, the healers are busy handling the panic in the group.
The end result is that too many players in the group die, and without a tank, the Alliance has to regroup to start the fight anew. Usually, this provided enough time for the Horde to win their own fight against the Alliance’s bunker boss.
Now, after leading the Horde to victory with this strategy for a long time, he was banned by Blizzard for 8 days – presumably automated after too many AFK reports.
More news about WoW: Classic and Burning Crusade Classic can be found here:
What is Blizzard doing? Cheezeburger attempted to appeal the ban and submitted a ticket. However, according to his statement, Blizzard could not “comment on specific strategies” and they had “no access to data that could lead to the ban being lifted.”
Cheezeburger sees only one solution: he will likely have to record every one of his matches on video to have evidence.
What do you think about this matter? Is it okay to report players who do not follow the tactic of the “whole team”? Or should such behavior be punished? Does the automated ban system need to be reconsidered?
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The indie MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has once again been chosen as the “most awaited MMORPG” on mmorpg.com, even beating Lost Ark. An alpha is finally expected to start in 2022.
What kind of MMORPG is it?
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen was the big dream of developer Brad McQuaid, who made a name for himself with Everquest and Vanguard. However, he passed away in 2019.
Essentially, Pantheon aims to be a “real MMORPG” where you need a group for everything and must fight through dungeons instead of just rushing through hysterically laughing.
The MMORPG feels very “oldschool” and clearly takes inspiration from titles like Everquest – it is an MMORPG for MMORPG purists and enthusiasts.
Pantheon wins “most awaited MMORPG 2022” – Beats Lost Ark
What award did it win? The creators of the MMORPG are currently thrilled because they have won the award for “most awaited game” on mmorpg.com. They even beat out “Lost Ark”.
This is a somewhat surprising choice, as the release of Lost Ark for 2022 is already confirmed. Yet the release of Pantheon is still uncertain.
Winning such an award often means that an MMORPG has successfully inspired its core community to participate in the voting.
Where does Pantheon stand right now? In a blog post, the developer looks back at 2021: In January, they announced an investment that allowed them to hire new employees. Throughout the year, the team worked diligently on the MMORPG: There were “pre-alpha sessions” in April, June, and July.
For 2022, streams, more pre-alpha sessions, and events are planned. A start to the alpha is proposed as a significant milestone in development for 2022.
This is how it’s being discussed: In discussions about Pantheon and the award win, there are essentially two camps:
Some are incredibly enthusiastic about Pantheon and say that since they first heard about the MMORPG, they’ve been waiting for it, and for them, it is undoubtedly the “most awaited MMORPG”.
Others criticize the long development time and how little the game has to show for itself. When a game wins the award for “most awaited MMORPG” three times in a row, it is seen as an insult. The game is reportedly competing with Star Citizen for the title of “longest development”.
Two weeks after the start of Season 25 in Diablo 3, we look at the leaderboards. Which class is currently the best for solo pushing and which class is at the bottom ranks?
What’s happening in Diablo 3? On December 10, Season 25 started with the new Soul Shards that players can socket into their head and weapons. With the great powers of these shards, some builds of the seven classes in D3 become even stronger.
Now, two weeks after the launch, we look at the leaderboards of Season 25. Which classes are leading with best times and which class is at the bottom? This gives a good view of the current winners and losers.
Diablo 3: Leaderboards from Season 25 as of December 24
What are we showing here? We are showing you the current interim results of the leaderboards for Season 25 in Diablo 3. We are looking at the European leaderboards in softcore mode for solo players. The time is counted for the “Overall” category, which considers all sets.
Which builds are being played? In the list, we’ve linked each hero profile with which the record was set. Whether the builds with which the times were recorded are still applied is not guaranteed. By looking at the hero profile, you get an insight into which skills and items the characters are currently equipped with.
What stands out? The lineup in the leaderboard corresponds well to what the tier list of Season 25 predicted. Monks with the Inna’s set and Mystic Allies are currently a highlight and are at the top of the tier list in S-Tier. This is reflected in the rankings – monks complete a GR of level 150 in just under 5 minutes, while Crusaders take significantly longer with 13 minutes.
The WW set of the Barbarians is currently not able to keep up and will likely struggle to fight towards GR 150 with higher Paragon levels.
It is also noticeable that the ranking of the Demon Hunters has finally stabilized. Just shortly after the launch of the season, a huge exploit was discovered that ruined leaderboard fun for players. Players with the Demon Hunter class could exploit a feature of the GoD set to massively increase their damage. Thus, they were able to complete Greater Rifts of level 150 in just under a minute.
Blizzard has since deleted these entries from the leaderboard and ensured more fairness. However, this exploit was a negative highlight right at the start of the season that was widely discussed in the community. We at MeinMMO conducted an interview with Diablo expert Wudijo on the topic. He explained to us how the exploit roughly works, its consequences, and what consequences it should have.
2021 was supposed to be the year of Crowfall . The indie MMORPG flopped at launch in July and received little attention. However, by the end of the year, there is only good news for the players. The “best news”: The game has been sold. This is supposed to bring new hope for 2022.
This was the idea of Crowfall:
Crowfall was to become a PvP MMORPG where the world is reset regularly. This was intended to prevent the game experience from becoming stale due to one side of the conflict dominating the server. The game was described at its presentation in 2015 as “EVE Online meets Game of Thrones” – great intrigues and power plays in a fantasy world.
The development of Crowfall took more than 6 years. The developers took their time. Additional money came in because the team was able to sell the engine. A beta was postponed multiple times. The release, however, was finally on July 6, 2021.
When an MMORPG is released and no one notices – Has it really been released?
The people who played it saw potential in the game, but found it incredibly difficult to get into and were discouraged by the fact that not much was happening. It was also criticized that a Steam launch was missing and therefore many people didn’t even notice that the game was out.
Others said: The game lacks a “clear direction.” The developers failed to “read the market correctly” and developed a game that no one wants. Additionally, the timing of the release was poorly chosen, as alongside Crowfall, solid MMORPGs such as “Swords of Legends Online” and especially the monstrously successful New World were released.
Why is there hope at the end of the year? The Executive Producer of Crowfall, Gordon Walton, published a lengthy blog post to reflect on 2021 and provide an outlook for 2022. There is not a bad word to be read here; instead, there is an abundance of enthusiasm.
The main goal is to make Crowfall more accessible for 2022 – players should find it easier to navigate the game.
As a great hope for the future, Walton states that the studio “Monumental” has bought them just a few days ago. Now it is said that these are fantastic news, as it will bring new money into the coffers and enable the implementation of “exciting plans for Crowfall.”
The community manager also said in dialogue with the players that the news that Crowfall was sold was “fantastic.” She is very happy about it, and every player should be too.
How is this being discussed? Overall, Crowfall is a puzzle for many MMORPG fans because there is so much competence behind it, yet the game seems so inaccessible.
Overall, the purchase by Monumental is viewed positively, as the only alternative would have essentially been the closure of Crowfall due to lack of success. However, the buyer is now being critically observed: A mobile developer and indie studio without significant MMO experience buys an unsuccessful MMORPG – this also seems puzzling.
A reddit user says the chance to save Crowfall would be a Steam release combined with a major update – that could bring attention again. Many MMORPG fans probably simply did not have Crowfall on their radar.
We have extensively dealt with the situation surrounding Crowfall on MeinMMO:
Are you getting together with friends or family around the holidays or on New Year’s Eve and looking for games that you can enjoy together? Then the Nintendo Switch is a good choice – here you will find games for gaming professionals as well as newcomers.
Whether with family or friends: game nights can be a lot of fun. This applies both to the typical board game evening and to some fun rounds in front of the console.
It is only important to find titles that everyone can relate to. The Nintendo Switch offers quite a few titles that are ideal for mixed groups.
Here we present a few candidates from various directions.
What kind of games are these? In this list, we have mainly compiled games that are accessible to both children and parents who have had less to do with video games. They are primarily “friendly, accessible games” that can still be challenging. Some of them are suitable for game nights and designed to be played in a short time, while others may take several days to complete.
No ranking here, the games are listed in no particular order.
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The Classic: Mario Party Superstars
Genre: Party | Players: 1 – 4 | Released: 29.10.2021 | Cost (in Nintendo eShop): $59.99
What kind of game is this? Mario Party is one of the old classics on Nintendo consoles. The game principle is probably closest to that of a typical board game night: You move your characters from the Mario universe across a game board using dice to collect coins and stars.
These boards are not only lovingly designed but also spiced up with action spaces. Sometimes there’s an item, an alternate path on the game board opens up, you win or lose coins – and so on.
However, the highlights of a round are the mini-games. Here you compete in colorful competitions against your opponents. The game principle is usually quickly learned and not particularly complicated. And: If one game doesn’t suit you, maybe the next one will.
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In “Superstars”, the latest installment in the series, you can select from 5 game boards and over 100 mini-games from the past. So if you are a Mario Party veteran yourself, you might encounter some familiar games.
By the way: Alternatively, there is also “Super Mario Party” available on the Switch, which was released in 2018.
How many can play? 1 to 4 players can compete in a party game together. One controller is needed for each player, but it’s playable with individual Joy-Cons. Simultaneously, other controllers are also possible.
The Friendship Destroyer: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Genre: Racing Game | Players: 1 – 4 locally, 12 online | Released: 28.04.2017 | Cost (in Nintendo eShop): $59.99
What kind of game is this? Ah, Mario Kart. You can fall in love with this game even if you usually don’t have much to do with racing games. Colorfully designed racetracks, a variety of items, and a fantastic soundtrack ensure plenty of good mood.
At least until you’re ahead for two and a half rounds only to then get a blue shell to the face and be overtaken by pursuing rivals in the final meters. A classic that has already caused a lot of frustration.
But, once you understand the basics: In Mario Kart, you can choose different characters from the Mario universe, put them in a kart (or on a motorcycle) of your choice, and then start in single races, race series, or cups. On the track, you repeatedly drive through colorful item boxes that supply you with ammunition: Koopa shells, bananas, lightning bolts, and Bob-ombs are just a few of the items you can use to throw sand in your opponents’ gears.
In general, beginners can quickly find their way in Mario Kart as well. There are even aids like a kind of lane assist or automatic acceleration. You can also adjust slow speeds and simple opponent AI settings. It is one of the best games for children.
But the same applies here: real Mario Kart masters are hard to beat when you are just getting started on the race track.
How many people can play? Up to four players can compete against each other on one Switch.
The Culinary Stress Test: Overcooked
Genre: Cooking Game / Arcade | Players: 1 – 4 | Released: 27.07.2017 | Cost (in Nintendo eShop): $1.99 (until 06.01.2021, after that $19.99)
What makes the game special? Overcooked has a quite simple access: the entire control is dependent on just a few buttons, and the combination of running, sprinting, and the “action button” – meaning chopping, cooking, picking up, serving, and everything else – is quickly learned. This also applies to gaming beginners and the first recipes are easily mastered.
However, it doesn’t take long for the game to ramp up. Then the pressure in the kitchen becomes significant, and you have to complete multiple tasks at once. Here the true spirit of Overcooked reveals: suddenly you have to coordinate with each other, avoid bumping into each other, and make sure that the kitchen doesn’t catch fire. Good communication is essential.
The whole thing can be stressful, but it is also incredibly satisfying when you master a complicated level. Due to the absolutely essential teamwork, Overcooked is one of the best couch co-op games ever.
For starters, you can simply download the classic Overcooked for a little money on the Switch. However, there is also “Overcooked 2” or the complete collection “All You Can Eat” in the shop. They are more extensive but also a bit more expensive. However, the game principle is fun in all versions!
How many people can play? Up to four cooking enthusiasts can bump into each other in the kitchen at the same time.
Superhero Bash with Story: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
Genre: Action | Players: 1 – 4 | Released: 19.07.2019 | Cost (in Nintendo eShop): $59.99
What makes Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 special? If you are looking less for a party game and more for a story-driven game, then the third part of the Ultimate Alliance series might be for you. The game was released exclusively for the Switch and offers you a comprehensive field of Marvel superheroes.
The game starts with the Guardians of the Galaxy, but soon more favorites like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and Black Widow join. The story revolves around the “Black Order” – Thanos’ minions who are after the Infinity Stones. If you are a fan of the comics or movies, you will recognize a lot.
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After a brief introduction, you can swap your heroes at will and equip them with various abilities. Primarily you will be battling your way through colorful levels in a top-down perspective, similar to Diablo – only everything is significantly more colorful and pleasant. There is not really any loot, but you can access unique skills with all heroes that can also be combined.
Ultimate Alliance 3 is not a particularly difficult game, which newcomers will quickly find their way into. Sometimes the camera perspective can be somewhat disturbing, but overall, the gameplay runs smoothly on the big screen. If you are a Marvel fan or at least have a bit of a liking for superheroes, you can easily spend a few fun hours with friends or family here.
How many can play? A total of up to four players can join the superhero team and experience the entire story together.
On the next page, you will find even more Mario games and games for jumping around or winding down. Additionally, we will introduce you to a single-player game as a bonus that is more fun when played together.
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Irehon is a new action MMORPG that has been on Steam since last week. The Early Access launch is planned by the team at ReMouse Games for February 1. But what kind of game is it actually? We at MeinMMO summarize.
What is Irehon? Irehon aims to combine the worlds of survival games and MMORPGs. The game relies not only on hand-drawn graphics in a pixel-like look but also on a faction system.
Similar to the inspiration World of Warcraft, you are forced to join one of the two opposing factions. From this point on, there is also open-world PvP against players of the enemy faction.
These battles take place, as the name suggests, in the open world of Irehon, which the developers promote as “large.” It is full of enemies and dangers, and you start completely naked, as you are used to from survival games.
After that, you roam the world searching for resources to craft weapons and equipment so you can confront the dangers in Irehon.
The world of Irehon invites you to linger
What are the core features? Irehon also focuses on challenging PvE content such as raids and dungeons:
Action combat system where you must dodge skillfully
Exciting graphics in pixel style with hand-drawn elements
A large, open world full of dangers awaits you
Raid bosses and dungeons in PvE endgame
Faction wars and battles in PvP endgame
Crafting as a main aspect of character improvement
A classless system where you are what you wear
Early access in just two months
When can you play? Initial alpha tests have already taken place, which you could sign up for on the official Irehon Discord. According to the current status, the game is set to enter Early Access on February 1, 2022.
However, since the game has been on Steam since December 17, this date has already changed three times. From December 28, 2021, to January 31, 2022, and now to February first.
Currently, nothing is known about the business model of Irehon. So it remains to be seen. Although a comment suggests that it will likely be Free2Play, this has not been officially confirmed yet.
How is the community reacting? Well, so far not at all. Reviews of the initial playtests are hard to find, and the official Discord has relatively few members with 70. We at MeinMMO are of course keeping an eye on the game for you and will keep you updated.
What do you think of Irehon? Does the graphic style and gameplay appeal to you, or is it more something you could not warm up to? Feel free to tell us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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In Pokémon GO the New Year event starts in a few days. Niantic has now announced what the event will bring. We will show you all the bonuses and content, as well as costumed Pokémon that you can catch during the event.
What kind of event is this? To celebrate the transition to the new year 2022 with you, a party will take place in Pokémon GO. There will be costumes and fireworks. Additionally, event bonuses related to hatching eggs, a special research, a time-limited research, and avatar items.
In this overview, we show you all the event contents for the New Year’s event 2021/2022 in Pokémon GO.
New Year Event 2021 – Start, Shinies, Costumes, Bonuses
When does it start? The event starts on Friday, December 31st at 10:00 PM and runs until January 4th, 2022 at 8:00 PM. The times refer to local time.
New Research: The special research for the season of origin with Spark will continue. In addition, there will be a time-limited research to celebrate the new year, where you can catch Pokémon wearing costumes.
Map Changes: In the game, you will see fireworks. This will take place from December 31st at 11:00 PM until January 2nd at midnight.
Event Bonuses: The bonuses for the event revolve around hatching eggs. You will receive double hatching stardust and double hatching candy. Additionally, the distance required to hatch eggs is reduced by half.
Costumed Pokémon: For the New Year’s Eve party, Pokémon in Pokémon GO will dress up. New this year are Hoothoot with a New Year hat and Slaking with 2022 glasses. You can also find shiny Hoothoot – after the event, you will still find shiny Hoothoot, but without a costume.
In the following graphic, you can see the costumes of the Pokémon. The three white stars on the images mean that you can find these costumed Pokémon as shiny:
Pokémon in the Wild: In the wild, you will encounter the following Pokémon more frequently during the event:
Pikachu with New Year hat*
Jurob*
Slowpoke with 2020 glasses* (Yes, Slowpoke is wearing outdated glasses)
Hoothoot with New Year hat*
Damhirplex*
Wurmple with party hat*
Krakeelo
With luck, you may encounter Ibitak
Raids: The following raids will be active during the event:
Difficulty
Raid Bosses
1
Slowpoke with 2020 glasses* Hoothoot with New Year hat* Woingenau with party hat* Flunkifer*
3
Rattikarl with party hat* Nidorino with party hat* Machomei Gengar with party hat* Slaking with 2022 glasses
5
Kyurem*
Mega
Mega-Glalie*
Field Research: Exclusive event research rewards you with the following Pokémon encounters:
Slowpoke with 2020 glasses*
Hoothoot with New Year hat*
With luck, you may encounter:
Bulbasaur with party hat*
Charmander with party hat*
Squirtle with party hat*
Eggs: From the 7 km eggs you receive during the event, these Pokémon may hatch:
Avatar Items: If you want, you can get items in the shop during the event that decorate your avatar. In the following graphic, you can see what it looks like:
These are:
2022 glasses
New Year headband
New Year jacket set
New Year pants
New Year shoes
You will find these items available right from the start of the event and they will remain in the shop even after the event ends. New Year stickers can be obtained from gifts or at PokéStops. If you want, you can also buy the New Year stickers in the shop.
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The Xbox Game Pass is one of the best gifts you can give yourself or your loved ones this Christmas, thanks to a massive selection of great games. MeinMMO author Marko Jevtic recommends something from the subscription service for every type of player.
For me, Christmas means one thing above all: lots of free time. Accordingly, I always plan to play a few games during the holidays that I don’t have time for in my daily stress.
This year, the Xbox Game Pass will especially help me with that. Therefore, I want to recommend 8 games from the Game Pass that can fill your quiet hours during the Christmas days.
About the author Marko Jevtic: I am the shooter expert at MeinMMO, but in my private life, I play just about everything: Since my earliest childhood, I’ve played anything I find remotely interesting. The more mechanical depth and creativity a game offers, the more excited I am about it.
This love for video games manifests not only in my job at MeinMMO. I am also currently writing a dissertation on narratological aspects in video games. Therefore, I am professionally, academically, and privately interested not only in the best gameplay but also in the deepest and most exciting stories in gaming.
What is the Xbox Game Pass? The Xbox Game Pass can be understood as a kind of Netflix for games : Microsoft offers you a subscription that includes over 100 games for Xbox One as well as Xbox Series X|S and PC. This year alone, games worth over €5,000 have been added, including big titles from Microsoft like Halo Infinite right on launch day. The game offerings differ between PC and console.
All versions of the Game Pass can also be canceled monthly. Both the PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate also include a subscription for EA Play. This allows you to play selected games from EA.
How did I choose the games? Besides the fact that the games should be available on the Game Pass, I had 4 criteria that were very important to me when choosing:
The games must have personally excited me.
These games should be extensive, as you will have more time to play them through during the holidays than in daily life.
They must be playable on all devices – this includes the cloud, so you can also play the games through an Android or Apple device.
There should be something for every type of player.
If you already know the main selection, it was also important to me to recommend at least one alternative. This increases the chances that you will find something exciting.
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1. For the Couch Co-op: It Takes Two
Playable on: Xbox (requires Game Pass Ultimate for EA Play), PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:89 %
For me, It Takes Two is one of the best games of 2021. This co-op game is perfect right now when visiting family or your partner during the Christmas holidays. However, the title is meant to be taken literally: It Takes Two can only be played in co-op.
It Takes Two is extensive, and each player has their own fun mechanics in each of the many levels. This not only provides a lot of variety, but you also need to communicate with each other constantly. Only then can you solve the clever puzzles in the game and handle the action.
The whole thing is crowned by partially stunning graphics, clever puzzles, and a very good story with plenty of charm and humor. An absolute top recommendation in the Game Pass.
Alternative Recommendation: Unravel Two
Unravel Two is also a great co-op platformer. Here, too, players need to communicate a lot to complete the many jump-and-run segments. While Unravel Two is not as extensive as It Takes Two or packed with great ideas, it’s still a lot of fun. You will also need a subscription with EA Play for this game.
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:85 %
In Deep Rock Galactic, you play as heavy-drinking space dwarves who dig for valuable stones together. That’s already a damn good reason to try the game. However, the game with the dwarves is also a huge amount of fun content-wise. That’s why it’s one of the best co-op games in recent years.
For me, the best thing about this co-op shooter is the pacing: between intense waves where you have to shoot aliens, there are many completely quiet moments. In those, you can have pleasant conversations, discuss tactics, or reminisce – before it all starts again.
This way, you don’t always have to give commands in gamer language and make callouts – you can also just spend an evening together with occasional alien bugs. And frequently shout: Rock and Stone!
Alternative Recommendation: Sea of Thieves
The pirate simulator Sea of Thieves takes place on a vast open sea. There, you encounter skeletons, sea monsters, or other players, but above all, you spend time with your crew on a ship. Together, you can search for treasures, capsize boats, blast yourselves out of a cannon – or drink until you drop while you play and sing sea shanties together. It’s a hell of a lot of fun and a great evening filler.
3. For the Optimizers: Hades
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:93 %
Hades has won many awards, including many awards for Game of the Year 2020. Recently, it also became the first game ever to win a Hugo Award for literature (via Eurogamer). I also love this game: It’s the perfect mix of story, gameplay, music, and addictive factor.
As a roguelite, you always have to start again in Hades – whether after a death or after a victory. The individual abilities and level layouts in each run are randomly generated. Unlike most roguelites, however, the story of the game also develops further with each restart: so you always feel like you are making progress.
A successful run takes under half an hour with some practice. However, to get good at the game, you have to learn some lessons and unlock things. That’s what makes Hades as fun as few other games, which is why I can recommend it unconditionally here.
Alternative Recommendations: Slay the Spire & Monster Train
Because Hades is so popular, many may already know it, I will recommend 2 games here at once. While they are similar in many respects, they have their own great strengths. And since both are in the Game Pass, I also recommend playing both.
Both Slay the Spire and Monster Train are deck-building roguelites. You assemble a deck of cards over the course of a run, with which you create strategies. Both games place very little emphasis on story but are absolute strategic delights. You can really get into both games and play them almost endlessly.
4. For the Explorers: Hollow Knight
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:90 %
Hollow Knight is breathtakingly beautiful, incredibly atmospheric – and quite hard. A popular summary of the game is that it is a kind of Dark Souls as a Metroidvania. And while that’s quite accurate, the game is much more than just that.
Metroidvanias are probably my personal favorite genre. Hollow Knight is probably the best I have played from the genre. Incredibly clever gameplay and map design ensure that you always discover something exciting and important – no matter how far you stray from the planned path.
I can’t praise the graphics and atmosphere of Hollow Knight enough. It is also extensive – you should budget at least 50 hours. You must play this game.
Alternative Recommendation: Supraland
The Supraland, developed in Germany, is my Metroidvania secret tip. It is also an excellent puzzle game and often resembles Portal – both in content and quality.
5. For the Problem Solvers: Prey
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:82 %
The specialists from Arcane have developed one of the best games in the “immersive sim” genre with Prey. Every problem in the game – whether a closed door, an enemy, or a puzzle – has several possible solutions. Because every mechanic in the game is so versatile, it can be used in many clever ways.
As long as you’re creative enough, mechanically skilled enough, and have enough resources, you can solve a problem in multiple ways equally. For example, the first weapon in the game can freeze enemies – or build an improvised staircase so you can easily bypass the enemy.
The first half hour of the game is also one of the absolute best moments I have ever experienced in a game. After that, you can expect a great mix of survival horror and intelligent science fiction.
Alternative Recommendation: The Dishonored Games
Also grandiose ‘immersive sims’ and also by developer Arcane are the Dishonored games. In the role of a supernaturally gifted assassin, you can slaughter, sneak, and/or teleport through a steampunk world – just as you like. If you only have time for one game, Dishonored 2 is the best choice.
6. For the Looters: Outriders
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:74 %
Because Outriders divides the player community, I recommend it here. For me, it’s a great looter shooter with very good gameplay – MeinMMO colleague Tarek Zehrer has a similar opinion. The Game Pass provides the perfect excuse to test this game. Thanks to the latest fantastic update, there are also many reasons to get into it now.
The biggest strengths of the game are the 4 classes and the associated build possibilities. This makes the game incredibly fun in co-op. So if you can convince another Game Pass user to shoot with you, you will have a lot of fun with Outriders.
Alternative Recommendation: Minecraft Dungeons
If you find Outriders too dark in terms of story and atmosphere, Minecraft Dungeons is also a very good choice. It doesn’t have the gameplay depth of Outriders or Diablos, but especially in couch co-op, the game offers surprisingly entertaining looter action.
7. For the Drivers: Forza Horizon 5
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:92 %
I must admit that I’m not a car fan. The fact that I know the difference between a rim and a tire is already a surprise. When I play racing games, it’s only Burnout, Mario Kart, or F-Zero.
Forza Horizon 5 still grabbed me. This is not only because trying it out was risk-free thanks to Game Pass. The game has great graphics, and the gameplay is a perfect mix of arcade adrenaline rushes and realistic attention to detail. Additionally, the game knows how to motivate the player with constant rewards.
Alternative Recommendation: Snowrunner
Snowrunner is a very special “car game” because it’s not primarily about being fast. Instead, it’s about struggling through an unwelcoming landscape with huge vehicles. The game is remarkably comparable to Death Stranding, as in both games, movement itself is the challenge. This can require a lot of patience, but leads to unique feelings of success.
8. For the Diligent: Stardew Valley
Playable on: Xbox, PC, Cloud | Metacritic rating:90 %
At the beginning of this pandemic, MeinMMO demon Cortyn found refuge in Stardew Valley. For the once again difficult times around this Christmas, I recommend the game as well – but not just as a way to isolate from reality.
Stardew Valley is a sweet classic farming simulator. It’s therefore more comparable to Harvest Moon than with games for tractor enthusiasts. Accordingly, you slowly try to develop an old, rundown farm into an agricultural masterpiece. Along the way, you also build relationships with the villagers.
Those who enjoy putting things in order and structuring will have a lot – and a long time – of fun in Stardew Valley. The game also has multiplayer.
Alternative Recommendations: Minecraft & Terraria
My alternative recommendations should be familiar to everyone, but I want to mention them here again. Because if you haven’t played the games yet – or haven’t had serious time for them – this holiday season is a very good time. Minecraft and Terraria are not without reason among the most popular games of all time.
Terraria is in 2D perspective and comparatively places more emphasis on fighting and exploring dark depths. Minecraft plays in first-person perspective and emphasizes building itself more clearly. Both games can entertain for years – this holiday season could be the start of a lasting passion thanks to Game Pass.
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Even though there are many more games in the Game Pass that I like: These are the 8 games plus alternatives that I especially recommend for the holidays. There should be something for every type of player.
Is one of these games perhaps already a favorite of yours? Do you have any other recommendations? Do you perhaps feel that this list doesn’t quite resonate with you? Let me know in the comments. I am very happy about any new recommendation I receive – and every other that I can make.
If you’re also looking for the best single-player shooters for the holidays, I have a list for you:
In FIFA 22, the Winter Wildcards event progresses to the next round. We show you what to expect from the event today.
What’s happening in FIFA 22? The Winter Wildcards event has been running since Friday, December 17, and has brought alongside a first promo team numerous player SBCs and various tokens that you need to earn. So there’s a lot going on in Ultimate Team.
What happens today? On Thursday, December 23, the “Winter Wildcards Team 2” will be released at 7:00 PM and will then be in the Packs of FIFA 22. It will appear a day earlier than we are usually used to from FIFA events, which normally bring new content on Fridays.
What can we expect? Basically, the second team consists of 11 cards. The first “Wildcard” team was characterized by the fact that there is no specific aspect that is changed across the whole team, but each card can be individually altered. This applies to the second team as well.
This means: You can expect position changes on some cards, while others may receive boosts to skill moves or weak foot. Additionally, all cards will get boosts to the overall rating and certain individual stats.
Here is the Winter Wildcards Team 2
Which cards are included? The new team features some strong, improved cards. However, the highly anticipated Ibrahimovic is (for now) not included. The team includes:
The Winter Wildcards Team 2
Romain Alessandrini (86)
Lucas Moura (88)
Raheem Sterling (90 and 4 Star Weak Foot)
Martial (88 and 5 Star Weak Foot)
Eden Hazard (88)
Guendouzi (86 and 4 Star Weak Foot)
Morales (86)
Florenzi (85)
Collins (85)
Soyuncu (86)
Tierney (86)
Whether more cards will be added remains to be seen in the coming days.
What’s next? In addition to the event team, new objectives will surely go online again, which may bring special cards and rewards. Moreover, more tokens should be released, which can be obtained via SBC or objectives – after all, there should be a total of 24. From December 26, you can exchange your Wildcard tokens.
Justin Kan is a co-founder of the popular streaming service Twitch. In 2007, he broadcast his life live on “Justin.tv”. Now, he has launched a website focused on the new technology NFT, known for attracting scammers. Indeed, they hacked the Discord of his site and scammed unsuspecting customers.
Who is Justin Kan?
The 38-year-old is an American internet pioneer and entrepreneur who made a major breakthrough 14 years ago.
In 2007, at the age of 23, Justin Kan launched a live video feed featuring a camera mounted on his head, streaming his life. This real-life “Truman Show” lasted about 8 months.
From this idea, the video platform Justin.tv was created in 2007, named after him. From Justin.tv, the streaming platform Twitch emerged in 2011, which was purchased by Amazon in 2014 for $970 million. It is estimated that each of the 4 founders of Twitch earned around $120 million at that time. Kan’s fortune is currently estimated at $100 million (via celebritynetworth).
That was the idea of his new site: In December, Justin Kan launched the website “Fractal”, a marketplace for NFTs. In a blog post, he referred to it as the “Next Step in Gaming”, stating that NFTs could now generate “unimaginable value” for players and the ecosystem. (via medium)
Players would now truly own the value of their in-game items through NFTs.
Fractal was supposed to play an important role in this new world as a marketplace that would be an “open platform” for freely trading digital goods.
What Went Wrong? Scammers hacked Fractal’s Discord and left a message stating that they had 3,333 NFTs for sale.
As reported by a Twitch reporter, the scammers managed to sell almost all of these NFTs, 3,294.
This announcement was not from Fractal itself (via twitter).
However, these NFTs did not exist; it was all a scam. The link the scammers posted did not lead to Fractal but to “Fractai”.
People incurred losses of $150,000, about €132,000. There are many angry messages from scammed buyers demanding their money back.
One user stated: He lost all his money, which was exactly 1 Sol. That is now gone. He wants his Sol back – he is poor.
A Sol (SOL) is a cryptocurrency currently valued at €163.44.
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Company Thanks Hackers for the PR – Compensates Customers
This is how the company reacts: In a message to buyers, it states that 373 community members were scammed, and the hackers stole 800 Sol worth about $150,000.
It is indeed impressive that out of 100,000 community members, only about 0.3% fell for the scam.
Fractal reported early that it wanted to rectify the situation and later stated that it had replaced every Sol lost. The company even goes further and thanks the hacker, saying that he made the community “stronger.”
Moreover, they appeared on the website “Techcrunch” twice – so everything is great. It’s like “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
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Twitch Founder Complains About Stupid Gaming Press
This is how Kan reacts to the criticism: The gaming press in the U.S. – like many players – critically observes the current trend toward NFTs. Especially the site Kotaku continually mocks NFTs. For them, it’s almost logical that NFT buyers get scammed. The authors of gaming sites are particularly critical of the environmental impact of NFTs and enjoy when an NFT model turns out to be a scam.
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A post about the scam on his site, Kan bitterly comments: The reporters created nothing of value and now laugh at the victims of the hack. The press is a “bankrupt institution that interests no one anymore.” The gaming press is anyway irrelevant; people learn about new games through YouTube or Twitch.
Currently, some players are resisting “the future of gaming”, which Kan sees in NFTs:
The MMORPG New World (Steam) has closed almost three-quarters of its servers. From 485 servers, it is down to 135. The head of the game, Scot Lane, looks optimistically towards the future and says they are very satisfied with the current player participation. He expects great things ahead.
This is the situation:
The MMORPG New World was bursting at the seams upon its release in September 2021 on Steam. The rush was huge. The servers could only hold relatively few players, estimated at around 2000 – thus the few servers at launch quickly filled up. Players complained about the endless time they had to spend in the waiting queue.
However, after a few weeks, the player count decreased drastically. There wasn’t much to do in the MMORPG. Now players complained they were stuck on “dead” servers and could no longer enjoy the MMORPG. Soon came the large server consolidation.
What’s next for New World? In a message to the community from last night it says:
Players would like another server transfer – New World is still working on a persistent bug
The situation with the servers will be monitored and reevaluated in 2022
A few days ago, head developer Scot Lane gave a preview for 2022
Currently, they are satisfied with player participation and are pleased with how many hours players spend with New World per session
They are looking forward to the future and will focus primarily on bringing new content for the endgame, which will also include new rewards. They will take more time to get the balance right
In GTA Online there are many gifts for Christmas 2021. You will receive the Gallivanter Baller ST as a gift. Additionally, the Festive Care Package containing important items. The Överflöd Zeno is now available at Legendary Motorsports.
What kind of gifts are these? Every year at Christmas, there is the “Festive Surprise,” including in 2021. You will be rewarded for logging in and playing GTA Online. The GTA Online team has now announced what gifts you can expect:
Vehicle: Gallivanter Baller ST
Festive livery for the Baller ST
Festive livery for the unreleased Pfister Comet S2 Cabrio
Festive Care Package
Baseball Bat T-Shirt
Liveries for Bravado Banshee
The Baller ST will not be available at car dealerships in GTA Online until 2022.
We will show you an overview of when you need to log in for the gifts and on which days you can receive which content for free in GTA Online.
These gifts are available for Christmas 2021 in GTA Online
These are the gifts: The Gallivanter Baller ST with its festive livery draws attention on the streets:
This is how you qualify for the gifts
What do you need to do? Log in during this event week (until December 29, 2021), and secure your free Gallivanter Baller ST. You can order it for free at Legendary Motorsport. After that, the car will cost you 890,000 GTA dollars.
If you get the Baller ST this week, you will also receive the Christmas livery for free. Additionally, just by playing this week, you will unlock the Christmas livery for the unreleased Pfister Comet S2.
The Festive Care Package you will receive directly upon logging in. It includes:
A clownfish mask
A festive red T-shirt
A firework launcher
20 firework rockets
Full snacks
Full armor
25 sticky bombs
25 grenades
5 proximity mines
From previous years, it is known that armor, snacks, as well as bombs, grenades, and mines were refreshed every day. Perhaps this will be the case again this Christmas. Snow is now falling in GTA Online:
In GTA Online, it is tradition to give players gifts who play during the holidays. Usually, you just need to log in and you will secure the rewards. In recent years, these gifts have included cool or funny cars, armor, weapons, money, and more:
How do you like the gifts for this year’s Christmas in GTA Online? Will you log in daily for it? Let us know in the comments which gift you are most looking forward to and how you plan to use it.
Is this your first Christmas in Grand Theft Auto V and you are not sure whether you should participate? Why you should definitely play GTA Online for Christmas 2021, we show you here on MeinMMO. An important point is the snowfall that turns the streets of Los Santos into adventurous drift tracks.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite, the Winterfest 2021 is running, rewarding you with gifts. Here you can see the contents of all the gifts that YouTuber Ali-A opens for you in the video. This way you know what each gift contains.
What is it about? In Fortnite, the Winterfest 2021 has been running since December 16. It is active until January 6. During the event, you can visit the Winterfest Lodge and choose from 14 gifts. Every day, you can unwrap a new gift.
If you are specifically looking for skins or gliders, we show you here the contents of each gift. This way you know exactly what lies within and can unwrap your favorites first.
All Contents of the Gifts in Fortnite
What the YouTuber shows: In a video, Ali-A opens all the gifts waiting in the Winter Lodge. We embed the video here for you. Below, we list the contents of the gifts for you:
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Green gift with matrix letters: Legendary Glider Sentinel
Purple gift with yellow bow and snowflakes: Contrail Auroral Arc
Red gift with green bow and snowflakes: Emote Choice Knit
Large red gift with green bow and candy canes: Harvesting Tool Snowplower
Purple gift with blue bow and snowflakes: Harvesting Tool Holly Hatches
Purple gift with white bow and candy canes: Spray Bombastic Winterfest
Large golden gift with red bow and snowflakes: Emote It’s Perfect
White gift with blue bow and Christmas trees: Wrap Twinkly
Light blue gift with white bow and candy canes: Music Loot in the Mountains
Blue gift with purple bow and Christmas trees: Loading Screen You Better Watch Out!
Yellow gift with green bow and candy canes: Banner Icon
Silver gift with red bow and Christmas trees: Wrap Wooly
Large golden gift with red bow and candy canes: Chrisabelle
Frozen blue gift: Outfit Polar Peely (Winter Schali)
Normally, you can open one package per day. YouTuber Ali-A had community members make videos of them opening different gifts. This way, he was able to compile early what was behind each gift.
How to get Chrisabelle and Winter Schali?
To get the skin of Chrisabelle, you need to open 6 other gifts beforehand – The frozen gift with Winter Schali can only be opened once it has melted
Which of the gifts from Winterfest 2021 in Fortnite: Battle Royale do you like the most? Are you particularly looking forward to the two skins of Chrisabelle and Winter Schali, or have you set your eyes on one of the other contents? Let us know here in the comments on MeinMMO.
You have until January 6 to open your gifts. With the help of the overview, you can set the order for your gifts.
Between the holidays, many players enjoy their well-deserved vacation. If you are looking for a few cool co-op titles to play together with your friends during this time, MeinMMO has 3 exciting titles for you.
What is this list about? A multiplayer mode makes games better – that’s how many readers of MeinMMO will surely see it. But between endless PvP battles and lengthy MMORPG content, sometimes you wish for something shorter that you can complete relatively quickly.
For this, we present to you 3 strong co-op games that offer you an open world and whose main storyline you can complete in under 25 hours. All titles are available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, but without crossplay functionality.
The Division 2 – Story at every corner
What is the story about? The story behind The Division 2 shows a pandemic-stricken world with areas where the government has completely collapsed.
As part of the special unit “The Division,” you help to free the former capital of the USA, Washington D.C., from anarchistic forces, improve the lives of the residents, and thwart the plans of the mandatory villains.
To do this, you explore the rundown city with its many sights and slowly understand the story behind the city’s downfall and the immoral machinations of its former and current rulers.
The Division 2 tells its story not only through the fully dubbed dialogues and quest lines. Much also happens through environmental storytelling. Around every corner, in every small alley, the environment tells you a story and pulls you deeper into a world full of tragedies but also heroism.
A beautiful and large open world awaits you.
How does it play? The Division 2 is a third-person tactical shooter with a large open world and a lot of co-op involvement. Once you have completed the tutorial mission, you can play together immediately and make the area unsafe … or rather “safe again”.
You create your Division agent in a character editor, and that’s not the last RPG feature. You level up your agent through a level system and specialize your character with class-like “specialists” that can greatly influence your play style.
Additionally, there is an inventory system and loot. Lots of loot.
This way, you build fire-breathing tanks with explosive proximity mines, highly specialized snipers with homing flashbangs, or ruthless drone masters who terrorize enemies with their gadgets.
We embed a gameplay trailer so you can get a picture of the gameplay in the shooter:
How long do we need to complete it? According to “howlongtobeat,” players took an average of 24 hours to complete the main campaign (via howlongtobeat.com).
Is it worth continuing? The Division 2 is a large loot shooter and upon completing the campaign and reaching max level, many more contents are available. If you want more from The Division 2, you can continue the adventure for a long time.
Additionally, there is a large story DLC called “Warlords of New York,” which you will need to purchase separately. Here you even get a second open world with locations in New York.
Once you’ve seen everything, the motivation comes from perfecting your gear and the shared co-op experience with your friends. As a co-op highlight, there are 2 large and difficult raids, which however require 8 players.
Pro
Large open world with a lot of environmental storytelling
Beautiful graphics with a realistic style
Countless equipment combinations and build possibilities
Contra
Becomes tedious in the endgame
Loot management can be stressful
Borderlands 3 – The shooter on funny drugs
What is the story about? Wealth, honor, and madness – not necessarily in that order.
On the hunt for one of the legendary “vaults,” you fittingly travel as a vault hunter, blasting your way through the craziest enemies with the wildest weapons and meeting the most outrageous characters.
Not enough superlatives yet? Borderlands offers you one of the craziest stories, with the wildest characters and the most unnecessary violence. Okay, that’s enough, I realize it myself.
In Borderlands 3, you roam back and forth through the galaxy full of diverse planets, whose bloodthirsty inhabitants are also on the hunt for the “vaults.” In doing so, you get a lot of support from well-known Borderlands characters and countless silly remarks thrown at you.
A direct contrast to the serious story of The Division 2, which is more thought-provoking, while Borderlands urgently recommends thinking less about what you are currently doing.
You choose from the vault hunters Amara, FL4K, Zane, and Moze
How does it play? Borderlands 3 is a first-person shooter that also comes with RPG elements – including loot and a class system.
At the start, you choose one of 4 characters that essentially make up your classes. There is a beast master who sends his vicious creatures to attack enemies or also a siren who fires brainless foes out of the picture with her superhuman abilities.
The classes can further be specialized through skill trees that you develop over time along with your level.
If you’re in for a story filled with dark humor, crazy character builds, and a seemingly endless selection of weapons, let Borderlands 3 entice you.
Here we embed another gameplay trailer so you can convince yourself of the madness of Borderlands:
How long do we need to complete it? According to “howlongtobeat,” players took an average of 22 hours to complete the main campaign (via howlongtobeat.com).
Is it worth continuing? If you enjoy the offbeat humor, there is much more to discover in the vast world of Borderlands 3 beyond the main campaign. Additionally, the game now offers 4 story DLCs, each providing around 5 hours of main quests.
Once you’ve seen everything, motivation can quickly fade. While there are enthusiasts who will spend a long time perfecting their builds to tackle the toughest challenges in the game, those who haven’t had enough can also turn to Borderlands 2 or one of the other predecessors.
Pro
Crazy loot shooter with somewhat tasteless humor
Countless different weapons
Outrageous class system
Predecessors offer more days of Borderlands action
Contra
“Cel shading” graphics are not to everyone’s taste
The humor doesn’t resonate with everyone
The Forest – For brave forest rangers
What is the story about? After a plane crash, you find yourself on a green peninsula. You fight alongside your friends for survival and are looking for your son, who was abducted from the plane wreck.
Of the 3 suggestions here on the list, The Forest is the least story-driven and offers you no linear plot. Rather, it’s about exploring and the gradually rising awareness that something is wrong on this island.
On your journey across the island, you explore dark caves, find new tools, and secure your base against the horrors of the island that descend upon you at night.
As you go, you will gradually discover more hints about the background of these horrors and what the hell has happened to your son.
And suddenly they stand there …
How does it play? The Forest is a smaller survival title from the first-person perspective, but it wants to challenge you with many mechanics of the genre.
Hunger, thirst, cold, and illness make life difficult for you. Relatively quickly, you also receive the previously mentioned nightly visit from disturbing creatures who want to remove your laboriously constructed shelter from the neighborhood.
To counter this, you find helpful materials and items during your rounds on the island, which you can optionally transform into stylish log cabins or monster-destroying Molotov cocktails through the quite extensive crafting system.
At night, the atmosphere gets pretty dark and you are often at a disadvantage against the enemies. But if you don’t let the search for your boy distract you, The Forest is a dark masterpiece with a captivating and emotional story.
For a first impression, we recommend the launch trailer for the PS4:
How long do we need to complete it? According to “howlongtobeat,” players took an average of 15 hours to complete the main campaign (via howlongtobeat.com).
Is it worth continuing? Depending on how thoroughly you explored, there is little left to discover after the story ends. You can still gather many smaller hints about the backgrounds, but overall The Forest is finished after the story.
In keeping with Christmas, the biggest Twitch streamer, Félix “xQc” Lengyel (26), wanted to bring joy to his community. Viewers had the chance to post their Amazon wish lists in the chat during his livestream. xQc then randomly selected lists and gifted the respective person items that were on their Amazon wish list. Among the viewers was a streamer who was particularly happy about this.
A few days ago, Lengyel stated that he makes an insane amount of money. xQc’s viewers should no longer give him money, but rather support smaller streamers, as he has enough money. Furthermore, xQc mentioned that he wants to give back to his viewers more from now on.
xQc made no empty promises and had already started giving away gifts to his viewers just a few days later. They could post their Amazon lists in his chat, and he would randomly select some. Among them was a small streamer: anthemofthedead.
Who is anthemofthedead? Anthemofthedead is a small streamer with just over 700 followers on Twitch. She primarily plays Genshin Impact and the rhythm game “Osu!”. Additionally, she suffers from two diseases that cause her daily pain, she explains in a stream: fibromyalgia and polyarthralgia (via Twitch).
While medications help her manage the pain intermittently, she can barely walk properly due to her illnesses. At home, anthemofthedead can only move around with a cane, but outside, every path becomes a challenge, she explains.
That’s why she had long wanted to buy a wheelchair and was saving up for it.
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia causes (muscle) pain in various body regions, sleep disturbances, and increased fatigue (via Wikipedia). What is polyarthralgia? Polyarthralgia is not a disease in itself but a symptom. This symptom causes pain in multiple joints (via DocCheck Flexikon).
This is what xQc did: Accidentally, xQc noticed her Amazon wish list and purchased her a wheelchair costing approximately 425 euros. But that wasn’t enough, as there was also an ergonomic gaming chair on the wish list for 255 euros, which xQc gifted her as well.
Actually, Lengyel wanted to gift her an even better, more expensive wheelchair, but Amazon could not deliver it to her.
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Anthemofthedead tearfully explained in her stream how much the gesture meant to her and that she had been watching silently in his chat for over 2 years. Health and gestures like xQc’s are not to be taken for granted, the Twitch streamer continued.
She hopes that more acts of kindness like this occur in the Twitch community in the future and stated near the end of her stream: “Good things actually happen, I promise you.”
The New War is the latest expansion of Warframe. After the release on December 15, it quickly captivated the community. Now the Warframe developers promise that 2022 has more in store.
When the MeinMMO editorial team was allowed to take a deeper look at the latest Warframe expansion The New War in advance, we had the impression: It sounds like something akin to Warframe 2.0 will come after “The New War”. The latest announcements from Warframe developer Digital Extremes seemingly confirm this impression.
What do the developers say? In a post on the official Warframe forum, Director Steven Sinclair addressed a message to the community. This was not only a thank you to the fans at the end of the year but also a brief summary of the reactions to the latest expansion. In this entry, Steve Sinclair also gave a preview of the year 2022 for Warframe.
We did it. Thank you for making The New War our biggest story update ever. I’m so glad for your reactions and grateful for your patience and enthusiasm. […] If you have played the expansion, you know that many crazy things were in the lineup. […]
I have seen many statements along the lines of “I wish this gameplay would stay” and we share this view, so there will be a few more experiments that will bring variety to the game in ways that are not just quest-driven.
We dedicated our Update 31: The New War solely to the quest because it is so extensive, and we dedicate 2022 to what’s coming next: a year where we do only the right things for Warframe.
This statement is not a concrete roadmap for future plans, but a clear indication
What can Warframe players expect in 2022? This statement from the developer is quite vague in itself. However, players who have completed The New War should have a clear idea of what is meant. While this is not a roadmap in the classic sense, it is a clear indication of what could come.
We will avoid spoilers here, but even the marketing of The New War has already presented some unique storytelling methods and gameplay possibilities of the expansion. These include new playable perspectives and action-free classroom scenes.
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Warframe shows trailer for the expansion ‘The New War’ and a very special character
In 2022, Digital Extremes seems to want to continue in this direction. Given the very positive response to the latest expansion, this statement should delight Warframe fans.
The unofficial Warframe 2.0, which The New War has likely initiated, apparently continues to take shape. If you have not played the expansion yet and are curious, we recommend our overview:
In Destiny 2 a few power weapons are particularly strong during Season 15. A YouTuber has now made the direct comparison and, to the surprise of many players, achieved the most damage with a legendary PVP linear fusion rifle.
Exotic fusion and linear fusion rifles dominate the current chart of the most popular power weapons in Season 15. However, it is not always just exotic power weapons that provide the strongest option for Destiny 2 players. Sometimes, legendary weapons can also become true boss killers and thus a secret tip. Especially when they can deal additional damage through a seasonal mod such as ‘Particle Deconstruction.’
The YouTuber VeneroTV has now made the direct comparison and tested 5 popular power weapons in Season 15 for you. The result has surprised many players now. His rank 1 is a legendary power weapon that apparently can easily keep up with strong raid exotics in Season 15.
How was it tested? In the video by VeneroTV you can see the currently most popular weapons in a direct comparison and the damage they cause. For this, the maximum damage output of each weapon was tested on the first boss in the new dungeon ‘Sog der Habsucht’.
In VeneroTV’s ranking, the newly released exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn only takes 5th place. Then follows the raid exotic 1000 Voices in 4th place. In 3rd place is the exotic sniper rifle ‘Whisper of the Worm.’ In 2nd place, the exotic linear fusion rifle Sleeper Simulant ranks. In his test, rank 1 is held by the master version of the legendary Stasis linear fusion rifle Reed’s Lament, which he tested with the perks ‘Triple’ and ‘Vorpal Weapon.’
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What makes the weapon so good in Season 15? Compared to other legendary representatives of its kind, this Trials weapon has a really good perk pool and thus benefits not only from the seasonal mod ‘Particle Deconstruction.’ This mod alone gives the weapon more damage with each shot and stack. So at maximum stack, you will receive up to 40% more damage.
Each shot increases damage from Particle Deconstruction:
+ 8 %
+ 16 %
+ 24 %
+ 32 %
+ 40 %
‘Vorpal Weapon’ gives you, since the last update, 10% more damage with power weapons against bosses/minibosses. (15% on special weapons, 20% on primary weapons) Meanwhile, ‘Sharpshooter’ gives a 20 percent improvement in precision damage when you are near two or more allies. The weapon is thus more effective when you play in a team and hit accurately. The perk ‘Triple’ restores 1 round in the magazine when landing quick precision shots, allowing you to shoot longer.
Reed’s Lament is currently the only linear fusion rifle in Destiny 2 that can drop with the perks ‘Triple,’ ‘Vorpal Weapon’ or ‘Sharpshooter.’
The legendary Trials linear fusion rifle “Reed’s Lament.”
This is what the weapon stats of Reed’s Lament look like with the recommended perks.
All of this makes ‘Reed’s Lament’ a really strong linear fusion rifle that you can equip in Destiny 2 right now. Therefore, it is considered by some players to be the strongest legendary PvE DPS option.
Please note: However, the weapon is only the best option if you hit accurately in a stressful situation, because only then can you get the most out of the weapon.
This newly released exotic weapon might then become one of the best options in Season 16:
How to get the weapon ‘Reed’s Lament’ in Season 15 with the perk ‘Triple’
The linear fusion rifle ‘Reed’s Lament’ can only be obtained from the Trials of Osiris. To add it to your Trials loot pool, you first need to have obtained the weapon. For this, you need Trials engrams, which you can then decrypt at Master Rahool to get a chance for the weapon.
Once the weapon has dropped for you once, you can now focus all further Trials engrams on the linear fusion rifle at the 14th Saint. This gives you the opportunity to also receive other perk combos like ‘Triple’ and ‘Sharpshooter.’
How to get the Trials engrams: You receive Trials engrams by ranking up in the Trials of Osiris or as a reward at the end of a match once you have achieved seven wins on a passage. Through the seven wins, you also have the best option to earn Trials of Osiris engrams. Here, it does not matter whether you have been flawless or not. Once you win a match with the 7-win card, you also have a chance to get a Trials engram.
Reed’s Lament as a Master version: If you want to get the improved Master version of Reed’s Lament, you need a flawless Trials Pass that brings you to the Lighthouse. However, please note: The weapon is not available every week in the Trials of Osiris. Therefore, pay attention to the weekly rotation so you know when the linear fusion rifle can be played again. MeinMMO informs you every Friday in the Xur news whether the Trials are active and which weapon is available in that week.
Even though all of these are excellent exotic power weapons in Season 15 and Reed’s Lament is considered a recommendation, personal preferences and individual skills always play an equally important role. They should additionally be considered when selecting your power weapon.
If you handle another weapon better and especially hit more accurately, that can certainly be just as good and strong an option. Especially since the difference in damage between the two weapons is about the same, Reed’s Lament is currently the best legendary option compared to the exotic linear fusion rifle Sleeper Simulant.
Does this result surprise you? Which power weapon is your personal favorite in Season 15? Is there a weapon missing in the ranking? Let us know in the comments.
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The biggest MMORPG on Steam is not The Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV, or New World, but MIR4: an online role-playing game that many play just to earn money. Now it reaches a new dimension: The developers allow trading of characters. The most expensive characters sell for cryptocurrency worth more than €100,000.
It should be noted that Final Fantasy XIV, Black Desert, and ESO all have their own clients and run on consoles – so the Steam numbers do not represent “all players” who are playing the MMORPG at the same time.
What is the special twist of Mir4? The MMORPG MIR4 is not convincing due to great features, an exciting story, or a fantastic world. The special twist of the MMORPG is that it is a “Pay-to-earn” game. By playing, one can earn real money – albeit at a modest hourly wage.
Players can mine an ore in MIR4, smelt it, and exchange it for cryptocurrency, which they can then sell for real money.
Players can convert characters into NFTs, seal, and sell
This is now the latest gimmick: In a new update on November 21, the MMORPG introduced an NFT website for character trading:
Players can convert a character into an NFT and trade it on a website. To do this, a character must first be “minted” as an NFT. The character must be over level 60 and have more than 100,000 in Power Score.
If one wants to sell such an elite hero, they must “seal” them, making them unplayable for the creator of the character.
Whoever buys such a sealed character acquires their achievements as well – the gold on the character remains with the seller.
The hero costs 13,000 WEMIX, about 127,000 € at today’s exchange rate.
What do the characters cost? A Lancer at level 104 was sold on December 22 for the equivalent of 127,000 €. A Sorcerer at level 105 was sold on December 21 for the same amount.
It should be noted that the characters are traded in the currency “WEMIX”, which fluctuates in price. Currently, WEMIX is at 11.12 US dollars.
For those who find this too much: The “recommended characters” on the website are already available for modest €12,000 to €50,000.
They only cost a few tens of thousands of euros.
In MIR4, the NFT model seems to work significantly better than at Ubisoft:
First leaks about PS Plus in January 2022 claim that a really good co-op title is coming to PS Plus. MeinMMO introduces you to the game and explains what makes it so good.
Here’s what it’s about: If you subscribe to PS Plus on PlayStation, you get 3 free games as a bonus every month. Meanwhile, PS Plus for January 2022 is supposed to have been leaked. And the selection looks not only really worthwhile but also promises to deliver a really good co-op title.
If the leak is true, you can look forward to one of the best co-op titles of recent years. MeinMMO explains what “Deep Rock Galactic” is all about,
As a space dwarf, you diligently collect resources for your base
Alone or together, you dig your way through cave systems as a space dwarf searching for valuable resources. The caves are also randomly generated each time, so you must explore a new environment with every expedition. As a heavily drinking dwarf, you battle aliens and other creatures that want to prevent you from mining the resources in first-person perspective.
To do this, you need to choose the appropriate class with which you venture into the cave system:
With the Gunner, you focus entirely on firepower and eliminate your enemies
With the Navigator, you are the scout of the group and have various tools at hand.
With the Driller, you are the miner and can eat through walls to access valuable resources.
As an Engineer, you are a kind of supporter. You can set up various defensive positions like turrets to cover your teammates.
The game fully emphasizes the co-op aspect. While you can also play the game with AI, in co-op you can coordinate exactly who uses which class, for example. And “Deep Rock Galactic” is among the currently best co-op games you can play.
“The best co-op game on the market”
How is the game rated? There is also a lot of praise for the game otherwise. For example, the news magazine IGN writes in its review (via IGN.com): “Deep Rock Galactic is the best type of co-op game for four players. Exciting battles, great missions, and many upgrades make this game a winner.”
The game is very well received and gets a lot of praise. The cave systems look amazing and are completely destructible, and the game encourages exploration and collecting. The abilities of the dwarves synergize well, and the co-op mode is highly motivating. Added to this is a touch of rough (dwarf) humor and plenty of options to adjust the difficulty to your needs.
On Metacritic, the game receives an average rating of 85 out of 100 points (via metacritic.com).
How is the game received by users? And there is also a lot of praise in the community:
User 40_Onyx??? writes on Steam: “I’ll keep it short. The best co-op game on the market. And the best community. I don’t feel like I need friends to play 4-player co-op. Even without voice chat, communication in the game provides enough coordination to play as a team even on the hardest difficulty, which is rare.”
User D(e)adman writes on Steam: “If you enjoy wild shooting in a team and interconnected abilities of the individual classes, you’ve come to the right place. Awesome game!”
User taKen also writes on Steam: “For people who enjoy PvE shooters, it’s probably one of the best games out there. A game that is worth its price without question and constantly updated to a newer state. For once, a game with a very friendly and pleasant community.”
What do you think? Have you already played Deep Rock Galactic and can also recommend the game, or do you not understand the enthusiasm?
Are you looking for more co-op games for a nice evening or for you and your friends? Then take a look at our co-op list. Here we present the best co-op games of 2021:
Players are looking forward to the big Winter Update 2021 in GTA Online. Everything about the launch, gifts, bonuses, and more. The snow event 2021 has started.
What is the Winter Update? Every year around Christmas time, a big update starts in GTA Online with snow, gifts, and in-game bonuses. For players, this is always a highlight, as usually logging in is worth it just for the gifts. It snows on the map, and the streets of Los Santos become really slippery.
Update from December 23: The snowfall in GTA Online is now active. You can now log in to GTA Online, collect your first gifts, and skid across the icy streets. We have updated the article with all the new information available as of December 23.
When does the Winter Event in GTA Online start?
So far, Rockstar Games has not confirmed the Christmas event for 2021. However, it can be assumed that it will take place as it has in previous years.
When does it start? The snowfall in GTA Online began on December 23, 2021. It started in the morning. In line with the new bonus week, new content and initial gifts were added to the game.
The streets of Los Santos now look beautiful covered in snow
The gifts include:
A clownfish mask
A festive red T-shirt
A firework launcher
20 firework rockets
Full snacks
Full armor
25 sticky bombs
25 grenades
5 proximity mines
How long does the event last? In recent years, it snowed for a few days before and during Christmas. After the Christmas holidays, the snowfall stopped for a short while and returned for New Year’s Eve.
What does the Christmas event bring? In recent years, you could snag cool bonuses just by logging in.
For many players, a reason to try out their entire garage
Additionally, you usually receive full ammunition, snacks, firework rockets + launcher, and full armor on a daily basis. For the Christmas spirit, clothing, masks, and accessories should of course not be missing. The event is accompanied by bonuses that offer enhanced rewards in certain missions.
Moreover, it snows in Los Santos. Everywhere on the map, the streets and pathways are covered with snow, inviting action-packed drifts. So make sure to equip your vehicles with the right tires and get ready to drive more sideways than straight.
If you don’t like sliding through the streets in a car, your character can also pick up snow from the ground, shape it into a ball, and throw it at other players, NPCs, or cars.
What content are you looking forward to the most in GTA Online for Christmas 2021: the snowy streets for drifting or gifts like cars? Share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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