A man allegedly stole 200 consoles, including PS5 and Nintendo Switch devices, and secretly sold them. The consoles were supposed to be shipped. The thief stole consoles worth 5.8 million yen (about 35,000 euros).
Now, another strange case has occurred. In Japan, a man did not simply steal one console but 200 pieces. Among them were, in addition to the PS5, also Nintendo Switch consoles and older models of the DS series. He then resold all these consoles.
Man allegedly sells dozens of PS5 consoles in secret
This is what happened: An allegedly 50-year-old man in Tokyo is said to have resold 200 PS5 consoles, Nintendo Switch devices, and corresponding games. At least, this is reported by the Japanese magazine Sankai.com.
The man is said to have worked for a company that delivers goods. But instead of delivering the load, he simply sold the consoles to various stores in Tokyo. He is said to have made a profit of around 3 million yen. This is about 23,000 euros.
After the sale, the person mainly spent time in internet cafes throughout Tokyo. Such internet cafes are much better equipped than those in Germany. In some of the cafes, you can sleep, take a shower, or get free drinks.
The Japanese police agency is reported to have arrested the man on “suspicion of embezzlement.” How and under what circumstances he was arrested is not known.
Gambled money on horse races
The suspected person stated after the arrest that he sold the entire load because he had financial problems. He explained, “I bet almost all the money on horse racing” (via kotaku.com).
This is not the first supplier who does not deliver a console and instead keeps or resells it. For example, an Amazon driver who was supposed to deliver a PS5 console simply repackaged the device and never delivered it. The robbed family then contacted Amazon directly with evidence:
In the Free2Play shooter Halo Infinite, reports from players and e-sport professionals indicate that the first cheaters are already at work. Among other things, aimbots are said to be in play to gain unfair advantages. Players are now concerned that things could get even worse in the future.
What is the situation in Halo Infinite? In the free multiplayer mode of Halo Infinite, players have discovered the first cheaters. For example, pro gamer CouRage shared his frustration via Twitter.
Quickly, other top players, including pros Clayster and kiffdog, came forward to report annoying cheaters plaguing them in their matches. Clayster summarized it as follows:
Just encountered a cheater in the FIESTA playlist in Halo… on Thanksgiving… some people really need to get their lives together.
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Halo Infinite is more popular than ever, but so are cheaters
What does cheating look like? On reddit, a player also shared a highly read post (3.7K upvotes, 1K comments, as of 27.11.2021). In it, he shows aimbot cheaters in action. The user wonders if it will only get worse soon, as the first aimbot cheaters are already roaming a good week after launch.
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What are the players’ reactions? Users in the comments are understandably upset about the cheaters and wonder why anyone would bother cheating in a simple playlist without ranks. It would be even worse if this happened later in ranked matches, with cheaters unfairly climbing to high ranks.
Halo Infinite is free-to-play in multiplayer mode and is currently at the top of the Free2Play charts. Therefore, there are concerns that even more cheaters will soon flood the game.
Additionally, some players complain that crossplay is to blame for everything. They argue that if console players kept to themselves, the cheaters, who primarily play on PC, would no longer bother them.
What are the developers doing? So far, nothing has been taken on by the developers. However, Halo Infinite has not fully launched yet, and it is possible that the developers will take further steps.
Players also hope that the reporting function for suspected cheaters will improve. Currently, the report button is not easy to find and opens an external browser window where users must manually enter the cheater’s information. Many players wish for an easier solution.
Cheaters, by the way, are not the only things frustrating players in Halo Infinite right now. A part of the community is currently very upset about the steep prices in the in-game shop and asks: ‘Are you kidding me?’
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In Pokémon GO there is a spotlight hour featuring Sableye today, November 27, 2021. We at MeinMMO have looked into what to expect from this short event and who should take advantage of it.
What is this spotlight hour about? As it was yesterday, there will also be a special spotlight hour today as part of the Hoopa event. This short, one-hour event usually takes place on Tuesdays, but Hoopa brings you more of these events this weekend with its antics.
Like every other spotlight hour, there will be a specific Pokémon in focus, which will appear more frequently. Today, it is Sableye.
Spotlight Hour with Sableye – Start, Shiny, and Strength
When does the spotlight hour start? Today, November 27, 2021, at 12:00 PM local time, the short event begins. As always, it lasts a full hour and ends at 1:00 PM local time.
What bonuses are there? Of course, you will encounter numerous Sableye spawning in the wild at every corner today. With the help of incense, you can also attract more specimens. However, today’s spotlight hour does not bring you a special bonus.
As with yesterday’s hour, you can still benefit from the general bonuses of the Hoopa event, which give you double experience points when catching and double candies when sending.
Is Sableye available as a Shiny? Yes, Sableye is available in its shiny form in the game. Look out for a yellow specimen.
Sableye normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
How strong is Sableye? The Dark and Ghost-type Pokémon comes from Generation 3 and has neither a pre-evolution nor a further evolution. While Sableye does not play a role in raids due to its rather average stats, it can shine in the Great League (via pvpoke.com).
Why you should take advantage of the spotlight hour today
Primarily, Sableye is interesting for trainers looking for a strong Dark and Ghost Pokémon for the Great League. But shiny hunters will also get a good deal today.
Thus, you get 750 Stardust for each Sableye caught. If you also use a Star Piece, it goes up to 1,125 Stardust. If it is also misty in your area, then the creature gets an additional weather bonus, and you can secure up to 1,406 Stardust per specimen.
Useful for Hoopa research: However, the spotlight hour with Sableye can be especially useful for some trainers today. Those who are still stuck on the special research “Misunderstood Antics” and thus need to catch Dark and Ghost Pokémon will definitely find what they need today.
Translation: “We are very confident that we now have a solution for the problem. Thank you again for the video!”.
When will the problem be solved? Le Bihan did not comment on when the solution will be implemented. In response to another Twitter user’s question about the timing of the problem resolution, the developer replied:
Hopefully the next update, but we still need to confirm that. I’m sure we’ll inform you as soon as we know for sure.
Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE, on Twitter
The next update for Battlefield 2042 is expected at the beginning of December. DICE says it will be the largest update since launch. Have you had problems with hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And has the last update improved your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.
Despite all the turmoil, the release of Battlefield 2042 was reportedly better than that of Battlefield V, according to DICE:
Translation: “We are very confident that we now have a solution for the problem. Thank you again for the video!”.
When will the problem be solved? Le Bihan did not comment on when the solution will be implemented. In response to another Twitter user’s question about the timing of the problem resolution, the developer replied:
Hopefully the next update, but we still need to confirm that. I’m sure we’ll inform you as soon as we know for sure.
Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE, on Twitter
The next update for Battlefield 2042 is expected at the beginning of December. DICE says it will be the largest update since launch. Have you had problems with hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And has the last update improved your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.
Despite all the turmoil, the release of Battlefield 2042 was reportedly better than that of Battlefield V, according to DICE:
Translation: “We are very confident that we now have a solution for the problem. Thank you again for the video!”.
When will the problem be solved? Le Bihan did not comment on when the solution will be implemented. In response to another Twitter user’s question about the timing of the problem resolution, the developer replied:
Hopefully the next update, but we still need to confirm that. I’m sure we’ll inform you as soon as we know for sure.
Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE, on Twitter
The next update for Battlefield 2042 is expected at the beginning of December. DICE says it will be the largest update since launch. Have you had problems with hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And has the last update improved your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.
Despite all the turmoil, the release of Battlefield 2042 was reportedly better than that of Battlefield V, according to DICE:
He rules out the internet connection: Not only does he have a very low ping – the match takes place against bots, so there should be no fluctuations caused by other players.
What was the goal of the video? JackFrags wanted to not only raise players’ awareness of the problem with the video. He says he hopes that the developers of Battlefield 2042 will see the video.
Since the problem is clearly identifiable and presented in a repeatable manner in the video, he hoped that the developers could recognize the cause of the problem.
With this hope, he seems to have been right. Because just a few hours after the video was put online, a developer from DICE contacted him.
Developer believes the problem will be solved thanks to the video
How are the developers reacting? Florian Le Bihan, the lead game designer at DICE, has replied to JackFrags on Twitter. In a first tweet, he praises the test and asks if it was recorded after the latest update (via Twitter).
After JackFrags confirms that the video was created after the patch, Le Bihan thanks him again and announces that he will look into it more closely.
About 10 hours later, he responds again with the following tweet:
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Translation: “We are very confident that we now have a solution for the problem. Thank you again for the video!”.
When will the problem be solved? Le Bihan did not comment on when the solution will be implemented. In response to another Twitter user’s question about the timing of the problem resolution, the developer replied:
Hopefully the next update, but we still need to confirm that. I’m sure we’ll inform you as soon as we know for sure.
Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE, on Twitter
The next update for Battlefield 2042 is expected at the beginning of December. DICE says it will be the largest update since launch. Have you had problems with hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And has the last update improved your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.
Despite all the turmoil, the release of Battlefield 2042 was reportedly better than that of Battlefield V, according to DICE:
Even after the first major patch, Battlefield 2042 is still struggling with some issues. YouTuber and Battlefield expert JackFrags has shown a significant annoyance in a video. His intention was to help the developers find the cause. Apparently, he succeeded.
The update from November 25, 2021, has fixed many major problems in Battlefield 2042. This includes adjustments to the overpowered hovercrafts as well as changes to the best and worst weapons.
Under very rare circumstances, we see that our servers do not correctly register hit markers. Although it is difficult to reproduce (thank you to everyone who submitted clips and screenshots), we are actively working on identifying the problem and finding solutions.
JackFrags, a well-known YouTuber in the Battlefield community, documented the issue in a video. This has apparently helped to identify the problem.
Video shows issue under repeatable circumstances
What is the problem? In Battlefield 2042, it can happen that your bullets do not deal damage, even though they hit the opponent. You can even see from blood splatter that the shots hit the opponent – but he takes no damage. The hit indicator in the crosshair, which is normally shown for hits, is also missing.
This problem affects hit registration (in English: Hit Registration, often abbreviated as HitReg). Numerous games before Battlefield 2042 have had similar difficulties, including Apex Legends.
With poor registration of supposed hits, it looks clear on your screen that you have hit your opponents – however, they take no damage. Your shots seem to disappear for no reason.
JackFrags documents this poor hit registration in his video. He calls it a “pretty big problem”:
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What can be seen in the video? JackFrags shows in his video how hit registration seems to sporadically not work.
In a breakthrough match against bots, he positions himself at a specific spot in the game: directly behind the pipes of a ventilation shaft at point C1 on the edge of a roof on the map Kaleidoscope. By the way, it is exactly the spot that players are currently using to unlock all attachments in one round.
From this position, he can shoot at the bots almost unopposed. Thus, he can test when and how the problem occurs. Because the position is safe and the circumstances are repeatable, he can observe the problem more closely.
What causes the problem? Although the video shows the problem in a repeatable context, JackFrags can only speculate about the causes. He suspects that it might have something to do with the number of players in a small space. He also considers the smoke effects as a potential culprit.
He rules out the internet connection: Not only does he have a very low ping – the match takes place against bots, so there should be no fluctuations caused by other players.
What was the goal of the video? JackFrags wanted to not only raise players’ awareness of the problem with the video. He says he hopes that the developers of Battlefield 2042 will see the video.
Since the problem is clearly identifiable and presented in a repeatable manner in the video, he hoped that the developers could recognize the cause of the problem.
With this hope, he seems to have been right. Because just a few hours after the video was put online, a developer from DICE contacted him.
Developer believes the problem will be solved thanks to the video
How are the developers reacting? Florian Le Bihan, the lead game designer at DICE, has replied to JackFrags on Twitter. In a first tweet, he praises the test and asks if it was recorded after the latest update (via Twitter).
After JackFrags confirms that the video was created after the patch, Le Bihan thanks him again and announces that he will look into it more closely.
About 10 hours later, he responds again with the following tweet:
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Translation: “We are very confident that we now have a solution for the problem. Thank you again for the video!”.
When will the problem be solved? Le Bihan did not comment on when the solution will be implemented. In response to another Twitter user’s question about the timing of the problem resolution, the developer replied:
Hopefully the next update, but we still need to confirm that. I’m sure we’ll inform you as soon as we know for sure.
Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE, on Twitter
The next update for Battlefield 2042 is expected at the beginning of December. DICE says it will be the largest update since launch. Have you had problems with hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And has the last update improved your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.
Despite all the turmoil, the release of Battlefield 2042 was reportedly better than that of Battlefield V, according to DICE:
In League of Legends there is a commotion about the European top team Fnatic. They signed the Frenchman Adam “Adam” Maanane (19) in 2021, who had a strong season and won the award for best rookie in Europe in 2021. However, at the Worlds 2021, there apparently was so much trouble with the German botlaner Upset that Adam has now left the team.
This was the situation at Fnatic:
2021 did not go well for Fnatic until drastic measures were taken to salvage the season. In May 2021, they signed the only 19-year-old Adam placed him in the top lane and moved the original top laner Bwipo to the jungle. Adam won the award for “Rookie of the Year in Summer 2021”.
Adam had a strong season and Fnatic managed to qualify for the Worlds. However, at the Worlds, botlaner Upset left before the first match . Without the German, Fnatic was eliminated 1-5.
Why is Adam gone? The Frenchman makes it clear on Twitter: His surprising departure from Fnatic is now solely his decision.
He was especially frustrated that Upset left the team without giving reasons. As far as Adam knows, Upset only left because his girlfriend was feeling alone and bad.
In the aftermath of the Worlds, Upset also allegedly tried to push him out of the team and instead sign the experienced top laner Alphari. Anyway, Upset is planning to change the entire top side of the map, which means mid laner Nisqy would also have to go.
When Adam heard that Fnatic wanted to replace him, it felt like betrayal to him. Adam says he sought a conversation with Upset, who made him feel that he would not meet his expectations.
Adam thinks he played a very important role in Fnatic’s success and is apparently now angry that as a rookie he has no say. In farewell, Adam explains that he has many good memories of Fnatic but will leave the team because he cannot endorse what has happened.
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What does Upset say? The German Elias “Upset” Lipp (21) comments on Adam’s accusations (via twitter). He feels misrepresented, he informed the coach Yamato about the reasons for his departure at the Worlds, but not the others. He did not want to make himself or his family vulnerable, as he knows how quickly things circulate on the internet and that some were just waiting to hurt others.
His wife would never ask him to leave the Worlds. When people say such things about his wife, it hurts him especially. People who attack his wife based on assumptions, without having insights, are the worst.
The claim that he only told his team before leaving that his wife was feeling bad is a blatant lie.
He informed the team of the deep pain he was feeling.
Regarding the matter with Alphari, Upset says: He is a former teammate and friend of his. Alphari asked to speak with Upset after the first contact with Fnatic. But the team makes the decision on who to sign. Fnatic only asked him for feedback.
Of course, he wants to surround himself with players that he believes form the best team. He is as transparent as possible about it.
Upset explicitly did not want to comment on the collaboration with Adam.
Just like Upset’s wife, the girlfriend of Fnatic player Bwipo also came under fire from fans during the LoL Worlds 2021:
It’s almost time again in Destiny 2 and Xur, the unknown and mysterious vendor, will reveal himself to you. What he will bring today, on November 26th, and where he is located, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
What happened this week in Destiny 2? Not much, Bungie is busy preparing for the 30th anniversary. The new ornaments are being polished, the Gjallarhorn is being placed in the dungeon, and hopefully, annoying bugs are being fixed, like the issue with FPS on PC.
Meanwhile, old Guardians are having trouble explaining the story of Destiny 2 to new Lights. The content vault is devouring the important content, that new players need to understand the story.
All info about Xur on November 26, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur arrive? Xur will arrive on time at 6:00 PM in Destiny 2. He will have set up camp until Tuesday, November 30th, at the weekly reset at 6:00 PM and is looking forward to your visit.
Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend
Xur’s location: He is located on Nessus at the Guardian grave on the tree.
Xur’s location on Nessus (Barge)
Xur’s inventory from 26.11. to 30.11. – All exotics at a glance
What does Xur have on offer? As always, Xur has an exotic weapon and armor for all characters, for Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. Here is his current offer:
Weapon: The Merciless – Fusion rifle for 29 legendary shards
Titan: One-Eyed Mask – Gauntlets for 23 legendary shards
The Trials of Osiris on 26.11. – Map, Weapons, and Info
Which map is in play this week? This week, the well-known map “Twilight Gap” is up.
This is how you get your loot: You will no longer receive your loot in the Trials of Osiris through three, five, and seven wins, but through:
Seven victories
50 rounds
as well as the infamous flawless run
This is the reward for a flawless run: This time, you can expect the sniper “Eye of Sol” and that also in the adept version.
Once you have received your desired weapon, you can focus your trials engrams specifically on it. Additionally, there are enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Keep in mind that your rewards will further increase once you have a full card – even if you lost one or two games.
When do the Trials start? The Trials start as usual at the daily reset at 6:00 PM.
What have you done this week to kill time until December 7th? Let us know in the comments!
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To get all the attachments for your weapons in Battlefield 2042, you need to level them up by using them and collecting kills. This is quite easy against bots – and particularly effective at a certain point, as players have discovered.
What kind of spot is this? The reddit user FrontAfter973 found a spot on the map Kaleidoscope where weapons can be easily leveled up. Leveling up is so easy that he could even “eat a sandwich” while doing it. You just need to follow a few steps:
play in solo/co-op mode against easy bots (“beginners”)
select the “Breakthrough” mode
choose the map Kaleidoscope – you will see in the bottom left which of the 7 maps is starting shortly
use Angel as your specialist and play the weapon you want to level up
The spot itself is near the spawn at point B and there, at the next elevator. Go to the top and turn left. You will find large pipes behind which you can hide and continuously farm bots.
It is important, however, that you play Angel. This way you can continuously refill your ammunition, and you will never run out. This is thanks to Angel’s special ability. You can find out more about it in our guide to all specialists in Battlefield 2042.
Can I unlock all attachments this way? Yes. You need around 400 kills with most weapons to unlock all attachments. You can even unlock them in a single round in this mode, as the player explains.
With the attachments, you can then customize the weapons in the plus menu, if you have selected the attachments beforehand. How this works exactly, we will reveal in the guide:
How far can I level up the weapons? Even though you can unlock all attachments, the usefulness of this spot is limited. Because you cannot earn badges or new tier levels this way.
The XP for the weapon stops counting in solo/co-op mode once you have roughly two-thirds of the experience bar for the weapon. Players report that some challenges – like dealing 60,000 damage with Boris – also work, but not all of them.
How do I progress further? If you want to continue leveling the weapons and your specialists, you can only rely on the classic All-Out Warfare or the new Hazard Zone. XP is currently disabled in Portal, as some players have exploited the settings for easy farming.
With a few tricks and the right approach, however, you can also easily gain experience points in regular PvP. In our guide on MeinMMO, we explain how this works exactly:
The Season of Mastery is WoW Classic, just as it should have been from the start – at least that’s what the MeinMMO demon Cortyn thinks.
For some days now, Blizzard has launched the Season of Mastery in World of Warcraft. This is a variation of the original ‘Classic’ idea, with some special rules. There are faster new content phases and certain design adjustments have been made.
Here are a few examples:
Black Lotus can now be found not only from a handful of spawn points per zone, but can rarely be found at all endgame herbs.
The DoT limit has been lifted, allowing warlocks and shadow priests to have a place in raid groups.
I know there are surely some purist players out there who only acknowledge World of Warcraft directly after the original release as the ‘real’ WoW and grind their teeth over every little change to that state.
Back then, there was a fierce resistance against any change, especially from a rather loud group that wanted to preserve their ‘pure’ World of Warcraft. However, reality quickly showed: Even if the game doesn’t change, the players themselves have long since changed.
There were no more battles in Alterac Valley where a few players fished peacefully, someone completed quests, and somehow there was another little mini-battle going on everywhere.
Raid bosses fell on the first attempt.
World buffs did not become a special bonus, but a permanent standard that had to be maintained.
World of Warcraft Classic was played ‘more efficiently’ without the game being really fun at that level.
At least that was the case for me. Even though I am currently holding back a bit with exuberant joy towards World of Warcraft – due to many, many things – I am enjoying the Season of Mastery much more than I thought.
The “Mage Boost” has been nerfed – rightly so.
The Season of Mastery simply fits my play style and my life circumstances much better. Just the fact that I no longer have to wait 30 minutes for the clumsy dwarf from Ironforge to finally arrive when forming a group for a visit to the Deadmines boosts my motivation. Summoning missing players at the meeting stones is a feature from the more modern WoW versions – but it significantly improves the game for me.
It ensures that my time in Azeroth is valued by the game. Yes, back then it was somewhat acceptable to wait an hour for the last sleepyhead who had to ‘just grab one more quest’ from the other side of the world and died 3 times in the process. Back then, the only thing that could suffer from that was the first two hours of class that I had to endure somewhat sleepily. Leisure time was still virtually limitless.
Today I simply no longer have the time. If I have to wait half an hour for someone today, I find it rude and can virtually see the remaining time of my weekend slipping through my fingers.
And no, I don’t mean that things must never happen more slowly and relaxed. They can. Games like Minecraft are slow and relaxing, and World of Warcraft is that in many respects too. But there is a difference between leisurely play and the waiting where simply nothing happens.
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The Season of Mastery feels like well-invested time. The changes make the game appealing to me, but at its core, it remains WoW Classic and thus a nice contrast to Shadowlands.
It is good that the idea of #NoChanges did not survive long. Because in the end, that has created the better game for me.
Can the Season of Mastery captivate me again like World of Warcraft did 17 years ago? No, definitely not. But it removes almost all the criticisms I had about the launch of ‘WoW Classic’ that made me log off shortly after reaching level 60 and buying my epic Nightsaber as a human.
The Season of Mastery is not the ‘WoW from back then’ – I am aware of that. But it plays out the way WoW from back then feels in my memories. And few changes were enough for that.
Are you playing the Season of Mastery? Or are you in normal Classic or BC Classic? Or could none of the ‘old’ WoW versions captivate you?
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In the MMORPG Runescape gold party hats have now appeared, which need to be farmed in a relatively elaborate way. These hats are actually completely useless, but they could become valuable in the future. Because 20 years ago, there were already such hats, which are now worth billions of gold.
What kind of hats are these?
The “gold party hats” in Runescape are cosmetic headgear distributed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Runescape. The hats are only available until January 3.
To obtain a party hat, players need 8 shards: To get these shards, players need mainly luck and time. The shards can be obtained by leveling combat, art, or gathering skills and in many other ways: One shard can be bought for about 30 million gold.
The item is useless in itself, but is seen as an exciting investment for the future, because such hats were already in the game in 2001. They are now worth billions of gold.
In 2001, many simply threw away their party hat – Today it would be worth billions of gold
What is the story behind the old hats? In 2001, party hats were already introduced in the game, which were distributed during a Christmas event.
As the developer Jagex explains, the hats were supposed to be “worthless and disposable”. There was no advantage to wearing such a hat. Many players destroyed their hats after the event. But since Jagex stopped giving out hats in 2002 and never did so again after that, the hats became coveted collectibles: They showed that someone had been playing Runescape for years.
Over the last 20 years, the hats have become rarer because people quit the MMORPG and took their hats with them to the digital grave. Currently, these hats are worth 2.1 billion gold and play a “crucial role in the economy of Runescape,” as Jagex says.
How many hours do players farm for the new hats? The players of Runescape are currently investing a lot of time in acquiring the individual shards. The time investment varies widely when reading the forum:
One says he has been picking locks for 2 hours and still hasn’t found a shard.
Another says he has already killed 2000 demons and found nothing.
A third reports that after 6 hours he got his “combat shard”. It seems it was worth it.
What’s behind it: It is quite unlikely that the new hats will actually become valuable because everyone expects it. The original hats are so valuable because only a few people thought that such items could become valuable and stored the hats somewhere. Today, it is known that such limited event items increase in value, so many will keep their hats – and they will then remain relatively worthless.
However, Jagex should be congratulated: The party hats are a good idea to keep players engaged with “old content that is already in the game” for hours.
How intensely Runescape is for its players is shown by such stories:
The two major AAA shooters of 2021 are CoD Vanguard and Battlefield 2042. However, both games could not fully convince and many fans were dissatisfied with them. But if you don’t get along with CoD and Battlefield this year, but still enjoy good shooters, then check out our list here on MeinMMO!
CoD Vanguard has better reviews, but here too many players complain about bugs, poor performance, and a boring Zombie mode.
Therefore, many players who were looking forward to good shooter action are disappointed and sad. What should they play? Don’t lose heart, dear friends of well-crafted shootouts, help is on the way!
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Top shooters you can play instead of Call of Duty and Battlefield
How was the selection made? The MeinMMO shooter team came together and discussed our favorite shooters. In doing so, we found not only well-known games but also a few hidden gems. In the following paragraphs, we will briefly introduce the games and explain why you should play them.
Halo Infinite – The Rebirth of a Legendary Franchise
Genre: Arena Shooter | Developer: 343 Industries | Platform: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: November 15, 2021 (Multiplayer), December 8, 2021 (Campaign) | Payment Model: Free2Play (Multiplayer)
What is it? Without Halo, shooters on consoles probably would not be as widespread as they are today. This legendary franchise has inspired countless games directly and indirectly. However, for a few years now, Halo has not been able to impress the masses as much as the original trilogy.
Halo Infinite is finally the long-awaited return to old strengths. Moreover, the multiplayer is free-to-play. Not only Xbox fans will enjoy it this time – PC players can also join through Steam or the Xbox App.
Halo is back!
What are the highlights?
Free-To-Play
Many game modes, from 4v4 Team Deathmatch to huge battles
A wide variety of weapons with many differences, from sniper rifles to plasma swords
Fun gadgets like grappling hooks or shields
Fantastic maps
High time-to-kill
Different strategies are required than in most shooters
Team play is automatically encouraged, solo actions are often punished
Who should play it? As an arena shooter, Halo differs significantly from CoD or Battlefield. There are no loadouts and a very slow time-to-kill. Due to the shield mechanic, headshots typically do not deal more damage than body shots – this also requires different strategies. These differences can provide the desired variety – or be off-putting.
For a detailed explanation of who might enjoy Halo Infinite, we recommend the article:
In the battle royale shooter Fortnite, Chapter 2 is coming to an end soon. That’s why Epic Games is hosting one last XP weekend, so you can complete your Battle Pass. We at MeinMMO will show you everything important about it.
What has Fortnite changed? In the past, Epic Games has presented players with more ways to earn XP. However, in recent seasons, there hasn’t been an XP event. Only players who were active in Fortnite daily could complete the Battle Pass and the additional skins 100%.
Many of you should be familiar with the XP weekends, where you earn double the amount of XP for the same achievements. If you are not familiar with them, we will explain what this means.
What is it? XP weekends are events that provide you with double experience points on the respective weekends. You get this for actions such as opening chests, fishing, kills, and much more.
These events are especially worthwhile if you are missing one or another level before a reward. Therefore, if you are still below level 100, you have the opportunity to give your level a boost.
Complete the repeatable stamp cards and be flooded with XPs
In addition, you will receive a reward of 225,000 XP for logging in again. Epic has moved the live event at the end forward by one day, so they are compensating you with this amount of XP.
How often does this event occur? You will only have the opportunity to benefit from this boost on the last weekend of Chapter 2:
November 27, 01:00 AM to November 29, 01:00 PM
You have a whole weekend to give your Battle Pass a boost. So don’t miss out.
How to use them correctly: Ideally, you should bring in 2 friends from your friends list and spread across the map to complete stamp cards. These can be completed independently thanks to team progress since everyone benefits from the completion of tasks.
By completing the stamp cards, you can earn a ton of XP. With kills or by harvesting immediate items, you also receive a generous bonus on top.
In Pokémon GO starts today, on November 26, an extra raid hour with Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. We show you the best counters for the special event.
Why are there extra raid hours? For the event around the unleashed Hoopa, Niantic came up with a few additional events. On the following dates in November, there will be a raid hour and a spotlight hour:
November 26: Raid hour with Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres
November 27: Raid hour with Heatran
November 28: Raid hour with Regirock, Regice, and Registeel
November 29: Raid hour with Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion
When does it start? Each of the raid hours runs from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. The spotlight hours, on the other hand, start daily at 12:00 PM and end at 1:00 PM. Here on MeinMMO, we show you every day what to expect at both daily events.
In the following overview, we show you the best counters against Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
Articuno Counter Guide
Shadow Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Rhyperior with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Rhydon with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Terrakion with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Gardevoir with Charm and Rock Wrecker
Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Shadow Steelix with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Shadow Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Aggron with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Gardevoir with Charm and Rock Wrecker
Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Alolan Golem with Rock Throw and Stone Edge
Flareon with Fire Fang and Rock Wrecker
Mega Ampharos with Volt Switch and Charged Beam
Zapdos Counter Guide
Shadow Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
Shadow Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Rhydon with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Ice Beam
Rhyperior with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
Shadow Snorunt with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Terrakion with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Galarian Flareon with Frost Breath and Avalanche
Mega Rayquaza with Powder Snow and Weather Ball
Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Glaceon with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Shadow Glaceon with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Snorunt with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Ice Beam
Moltres Counter Guide
Shadow Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Rhyperior with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Rhydon with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Terrakion with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Gardevoir with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Aggron with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Shadow Steelix with Smack Down and Stone Edge
Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Landorus with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Mega Ampharos with Volt Switch and Charged Beam
Gardevoir with Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker
Golem with Rock Throw and Stone Edge
Are Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres available as Shiny? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can encounter and catch these bosses as Shiny after the raid.
What’s happening in Pokémon GO?
New event: A new event has started in Pokémon GO around the Pokémon Hoopa. This time, however, with its unleashed form. Therefore, the extra raid hours and extra spotlight hours are also happening now. But the event brings more content that you can and should take advantage of. You can find all the content from the new Hoopa event here.
New Special Research: In line with the Hoopa event, the new Special Research “Unleashed Mischief” is running. Here on MeinMMO, we show you all the tasks and rewards related to the event. Additionally, there is a tip in the linked article on how to receive double rewards when you spend money.
What do you think about the extra raid and spotlight hours? Do you see this as a bonus at the end of the month or would you have preferred something else? Share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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The great German manga, anime and game event MAG is available again in 2021 as an online con. Play a specially developed MMO game and meet stars like Lara Loft, NinotakuTV and PietSmiet.
What is the MAG? The MAG is a community convention by fans for fans. It’s all about games, cosplay, anime, manga, and Asian pop culture. The MAG first started in 2019 in Erfurt and had 10,000 enthusiastic visitors. In 2021, the MAG returns as a purely digital event but still wants to offer you the typical con feeling.
When does it start? The MAG takes place from November 26 to 28, 2021. During this time, you can enjoy a live program with many stars and explore the event in a specially developed mini-MMO interactive space.
Battle of the Anime Girls for the MAG
What is this duel about? As mentioned, you will explore the convention landscape in a cute mini-MMO game with your avatar. But there is a secret plot behind it! Megan and Maggi, the two anime girls, are fighting for supremacy.
You can join one of the girls and earn points for your fighter. You can dye items in the world or buy merch packs in the online shop. Additionally, there is the MAG livestream on Twitch, where you can vote for Megan or Maggie.
You can see a trailer for the two girls here.
What does it bring? Depending on which girl wins, it will have an influence on the future of the MAG, according to the organizers.
Here you can go directly to the MEG-MMO, where you can explore the world and make your choice.
Who is coming? The MAG 2021 has won various internet stars who should provide you with a strong program of live streams. Among them are prominent stars, including Lara Loft, NinotakuTV, PietSmiet, and FisHc0p.
Exhibitors include developers like Capcom, publisher Kazé, and the well-known anime service Crunchyroll. You will find all this when you virtually explore the MAG world.
Disclaimer: The YouTuber network allyance belongs to Webedia, like GameStar, GamePro, and MeinMMO. We accompany the event to support our partners.
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Are you still looking for a good mouse for MMOs or shooters? Right now, thanks to Black Friday, you can get two top devices from Roccat and Logitech at Amazon and MediaMarkt.
Here’s the deal: Are you still searching for an excellent gaming mouse that will accompany you in future raids or battles? Then you should check out the offers at Amazon and MediaMarkt. Because you can currently get two really good gaming mice at a really good price:
The Roccat Kone AIMO Remastered is currently available for 35 Euros. That’s the best offer at this time.
The Logitech G502 Hero is currently available for 32 Euros. On average, the mouse costs around 45 Euros, and it has never been this cheap before (via geizhals.de)
Based on our experience, both mice are excellent gaming devices. So if you’re still looking for a mouse for your favorite game, we will introduce you to these devices in more detail.
Why the Roccat Kone AIMO Remastered is worth it
We from MeinMMO have extensively tested the Roccat Kone AIMO Remastered. In the test, we were particularly impressed by its excellent ergonomics and good build quality. The mouse fits comfortably in hand. With 8 buttons, you have plenty of options, which you can configure through the extensive software.
In general, some users have criticized it, and we can confirm that after over 2 years of active use of a Kone AIMO Remastered. If that bothers you or if you’re not a fan of a heavy gaming mouse, then the Roccat mouse is probably not for you.
A very lightweight gaming mouse from Roccat would be, for example, the Roccat Burst Pro, which MeinMMO has also tested. An alternative would also be the Razer DeathAdder V2, which is both lightweight and uses good tactile switches.
The Logitech G502 Hero is a true classic among gaming mice and is not without reason one of the best-selling devices. The mouse offers you 11 directly programmable buttons, and the mouse wheel gives you an option without scroll locking. Additionally, you can even increase its weight.
We from MeinMMO have extensively tested Logitech’s G502 and compared the successful gaming mouse with the SteelSeries Rival 5.
We found the ergonomics of the G502 to be comfortable, and the Logitech gaming mouse fits well in the right hand. Additionally, the slightly wider thumb rest means that the thumb rests directly on the mouse instead of on the mousepad. Thanks to its 11 programmable buttons, the mouse is also extremely flexible and usable in almost any genre. The weight system is a cool idea in principle, but in practice, we have almost never changed the weight.
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The mice didn’t convince you, but you’re still looking for exciting offers around Black Friday? Then we at MeinMMO also have some tips for you. In the following article, we present you with a handful of exciting offers that could be worth your while:
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In Destiny 2 players have been reporting on PCfor a few months now about unexplained frame drops and stuttering during gameplay. Even expensive, high-end GPUs cannot run the game anywhere with stable frame rates. Where do the problems come from and what can affected players do about it?
Bungie regularly makes changes “under the hood” of Destiny 2. This has included, for example, improved lighting in the European Dead Zone or on Nessus as well as more realistic fire effects during the mockery. But as good as these optimizations look, they seem to further worsen the FPS drop problem along with the introduction of BattleEye.
What problems are there? Players are increasingly reporting strange FPS drops. Even on top-of-the-line high-end PCs. While the frame rate remains consistently high in some areas, it drops noticeably sharply in others. And this, despite the fact that there really isn’t anything in these locations that could cause such poor performance. The VRAM usage remains constant and should actually still allow the game plenty of headroom.
Every single season in Destiny 2 has slowly caused the FPS to drop for some players. Most dropouts were reported by players in the season of the Splicer and most recently with the introduction of the anti-cheat system BattlEye.
Is BattlEye possibly to blame for the issues?
Is the anti-cheat system BattlEye to blame? BattlEye apparently has not only extended the loading times of Destiny 2. It also seems that Bungie already knew that the introduction of BattlEye in August 2021 would also lead to FPS drops. In a security update prior to the release of BattlEye, Bungie explicitly pointed out this possibility and potential problems.
I knew there would be a slight decline [in frames] because of Battleye, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
BattlEye as an anti-cheat solution does indeed require some additional system resources. Those who used to run Destiny 2 with high priority had to forgo that after the update. Battleye seems to block these DLL files, among other things, to save process priorities.
Background: To give the game more resources and improve its performance, some players have directly increased the priority of Destiny 2 in the task manager. This can be done with just a few clicks and is hence a simple performance optimization. Whether this still works after the introduction of BattlEye is unclear.
What does Bungie say about it? At the moment, there is no further information from Bungie on whether a fix for this is planned or not. However, the developer seems to be aware of the problem. So it’s not out of the question that Bungie is already working with BattlEye to fix Destiny 2’s FPS drops. We will continue to monitor this and should Bungie release a fix, we will update this article for you.
Since the season of the Splicer, reports from players have been increasing.
3 Tips that can help against FPS drops in Destiny 2
What could help? Affected players can currently only try to optimize their system in other ways to prevent frame drops in Destiny 2 from continuing.
Method 1: Adjust your video settings
Affected players recommend checking the windowed mode option in the settings of Destiny 2. Running the game in windowed mode has its advantages, but fullscreen mode can help maximize frames. In addition, reducing shadow quality is also helpful and can lead to an improvement in frame rate.
Method 2: Delete your temporary files
To fix Destiny 2 PC frame drops, a simple shader cache update fix can also help. Here you clean up the temporary files stored by DirectX on your hard drive. Afterwards, a custom reinstall of the graphics card driver is recommended. This tip is not only helpful for Destiny 2, but also works in other games.
Method 3: Close unnecessary programs and optimize Windows performance options
If you have other programs running alongside Destiny 2, it is recommended to minimize them. Some programs, such as an open browser with 30 tabs or a system monitor, consume a lot of system resources. This also leads to frame drops, stuttering, and game delays in Destiny 2. Therefore, end all unnecessary programs that may be running in the background when playing Destiny 2.
Afterwards, players can also optimize the Windows performance options for better Destiny 2 performance. This removes unnecessary animations, window shadows, and ensures that window contents are no longer displayed when moving.
There have also been technical issues in Destiny 2 recently:
If you are using an HDD to store Destiny 2, that can also reduce game performance. HDDs are usually slower than SSDs. To increase the FPS of Destiny 2 and improve the gaming experience, it is recommended to install or move the game to an SSD. This is quite easy to do via the Steam settings, moving the game files of Destiny 2 to a new Steam library folder.
Have you also noticed the drop in frame rate more frequently in recent months? Do you perhaps have further tips that could help affected players minimize their frame drops? Do you think that the release of BattlEye has also worsened performance?
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Log in quickly to GTA Online now to grab a cash gift. There are also hefty discounts on the Oppressor, Toreador, Deluxo, and other cool vehicles. We will show you all the bonuses and Black Friday discounts.
What gifts are there? By logging into GTA Online now, you secure half a million GTA dollars. Those who need an incentive to spend the cash can take advantage of the generous discounts that Rockstar Games is currently offering on vehicles and content.
But beware: The annoying Oppressor Mk II is also on sale. And that means the next few days will likely be an extra test of your patience.
Secure your cash gift quickly now
How does it work? To qualify, you just need to log into GTA Online once. Join a session and you’ve secured the cash. This is valid until next Thursday, December 2nd. Because then a new bonus week starts.
When will the money come? You will receive the money only after December 2nd. It may take up to 72 hours after your login (from December 2nd) for the money to be credited to your account. In the past, these bonuses were usually released faster.
What bonuses and offers are there?
Podium vehicle: Every Thursday, the vehicle prize you can win at the casino in GTA Online changes. This week, it’s worth spinning daily because the Grotti Visione supercar is up for grabs.
The Grotti Visione in GTA Online – Now you have a chance to win it once a day
Visually, the car resembles a mix between Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1. In GTA Online, the car normally costs 2,250,000 GTA dollars.
What bonuses are available? The highlight of the bonuses this week is the insane loot in the Cayo Perico heist – It’s worth grinding every day. Additionally, there are double cash and RP rewards for Super Yacht life missions, Overtime Rumble, and Kart Krash.
Do you already have specific content in mind that you want to buy during the big Black Friday sale? Highlights include the fast X80 Proto, the powerful Toreador, and the annoying Oppressor Mk II.
The flying motorcycles always cause frustration in GTA Online. Not only can they fly, but they are also heavily armed. Without the right counters, opponents are at the mercy of the flying bikes. If you finally want to get one of these, make your purchase now while it’s on sale. Besides the griefing potential, the bikes are excellent means of transportation on missions that send you over large parts of the map.
The shooter World War 3 looks like the Polish answer to Battlefield 2042 – but started back in 2018. Now the game is attempting a relaunch in Closed Beta. This catches the competitor from EA during a turbulent phase. This is also reflected in the ratings on Steam.
World War 3 has been in development since 2018. With a new version, the game has now launched on Steam and in Closed Beta. The relaunch began just a few days after a rocky start for Battlefield 2042 – inviting comparisons.
Who are the developers? World War 3 comes from the Polish developer The Farm 51. The studio drew attention to itself this July with the game Chernobylite. This S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-inspired survival game received generally positive reviews, scoring 75 on Metacritic (via Metacritic) and “very positive” feedback on Steam (via Steam).
World War 3 has been in development since 2018. Now the developers are trying a relaunch with a new version of the game.
How do I play the game? Since November 25, the game has been in Closed Beta Test (CBT). This is supposed to last until March 2022 (via My.Games). Everyone who owns World War 3 or buys it now on Steam can participate in the Closed Beta. The game is playable on PC and costs €12.99 on Steam (via Steam).
The Polish answer to Battlefield?
Even if the relaunch wasn’t so shortly after the release of Battlefield 2042, World War 3 would still remind players of Battlefield. With a modern war setting, large maps, many customizable weapons, and vehicles like tanks, the game is heavily inspired by DICE’s competition.
How does the game play? Up to 40 players can compete against each other in two game modes:
In the Tactical Operations mode, two teams of 20 players each must capture control points.
In the classic Team Deathmatch, teams of 10 players compete against each other. The goal here is to collect more kills than the opposing team.
But the Battlefield games are not the only inspiration for the game: The loadout menu visually and in content resembles that of Call of Duty. There is also a mechanic that can be compared to the killstreaks from CoD.
World War 3 is received better on Steam than Battlefield 2042
This is why World War 3 performs significantly better among Steam users despite an average overall rating compared to Battlefield 2042:
How do the ratings compare to Battlefield? World War 3 currently has 64% positive reviews (via Steam). In comparison: Battlefield 2042 only has 32% (via Steam). However, World War 3 has only about 15,000 reviews on Steam since 2018. In comparison: Over 50,000 Steam users have submitted a review for Battlefield 2042 in just one week.
The sheer volume of reviews is therefore not fully comparable, but a clear trend can be seen among fans. Especially since some players explicitly state that they find World War 3 better than Battlefield 2042 and point to the rocky release of the AAA shooter:
“Had a rough start, almost died back then, then reborn strongly. Veteran Alpha was a dream compared to the BF2042 Beta. If they keep it up, it could really become something.” (Walls # on Steam)
“The game has the potential to be a real Battlefield competitor!” (Ludwig958 on Steam)
“Please push the game and also take a look for yourselves. It can only be better than Battlefield right now!” (xxSnakeXx[GER] on Steam)
Whether the game can take advantage of the current situation of Battlefield 2042 remains to be seen. Are you looking for an alternative to Battlefield 2042? Will you try World War 3? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
Meanwhile, EA and DICE are working on the issues of Battlefield 2042:
New Signature Signings Cards: In addition to the traditional Best of TOTW, new special cards will be introduced this year. They are called ‘Signature Signings’ and celebrate important transfers in the football world.
Here are the new cards:
This is the Best of TOTW Team 1
This is the team: The first Best of TOTW is now available and can be found in packs. It features really strong cards like Mbappé, Salah (91), Son (90), or Suarez (89). But the Inform cards of Goretzka (88), Foden (86), and Hernandez (86) are also really exciting.
The team will remain until Saturday at 7:00 PM, along with the very strong TOTW 10 and the Signature Signings cards, in packs and will be replaced by the Best of TOTW Team 2.
What content does the event offer?
Traditionally, Black Friday revolves around special offers, and that is also the case in FIFA. There will be offers such as:
Lightning Rounds, special packs that are available worldwide in limited numbers and therefore only for a very short time.
Promo Packs, which are rarely available in the game.
Flash SBCs, which are Squad Building Challenges that are only available for a short time. There you can exchange teams for special rewards.
Special tasks that grant you rewards.
What do you think about Black Friday in FIFA 22? Are you looking forward to the event? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
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Not everyone celebrates the idea of a “Mass Effect” series. One of the former story writers from BioWare expresses his concerns.
A few days ago, it became known that Amazon is apparently in the final stages of securing a deal for a series based on the “Mass Effect” universe. Fans are excited about it, but there are also concerns. The idea of turning the games into a series makes one of the former story writers from BioWare “cringe”.
What was said? David Gaider spoke on Twitter about the plans for a “Mass Effect” series. Gaider was long one of the lead writers at BioWare, primarily responsible for Dragon Age at that time. In a tweet, he explained that the “possibility of an adaptation [into a series] makes him cringe a bit”.
The same thought applies to the possibility that Dragon Age could also eventually receive a series.
Why does Gaider think this way? Gaider elaborates further on what he means. From his perspective, the story of Mass Effect, concerning the games, is not easily adaptable into a series. This is mainly because Commander Shepard is essentially a “blank slate”.
Players shape their Shepard in the story – deciding whether he is a man or a woman or what decisions he makes. No matter how one might want to adapt this into a series – they will always run into people who have made completely different decisions for Shepard.
The entire game world and experience is tailored to each individual player through the many choices. It would be nearly impossible to satisfy long-term fans with a series focused on Shepard and his companions.
Mass Effect has many characters – at least, if one were to reference the games.
Mass Effect has to fulfill too many things at once
“Think about how MUCH the story depends on the companions. They are the cipher through which players receive most emotional experiences [in the game]. In themselves, the protagonists of Mass Effect and Dragon Age … well, they are quite boring. That won’t sell.”
He elaborates further:
Think about these companions. Think about how MUCH fans care about these characters. Now consider the fact that there is absolutely no way that a single story can treat them all equally. Think about the outcry of anger if companion X only gets a small cameo … or doesn’t appear at all.
However, Gaider also does not believe that the series is necessarily doomed to fail. He is excited that an adaptation is planned and simply hopes that Amazon will manage to avoid all the pitfalls and possible mistakes.
For the danger of turning the “Mass Effect” universe into just another mediocre sci-fi series, which in the end cannot excite either the fans of the game or new viewers, is enormously high.
In many ways, it would be wiser not just to simply adapt the story of the games. But consider this from the perspective of those making this TV series. They are not doing it just for the fans who already know the whole story and would be fine if it developed in another direction.
The much larger audience is those who know nothing about Mass Effect or Dragon Age.
In a way, the series has to answer the question: “What IS Mass Effect, anyway?” And that means they have to create something that is immediately recognizable as Mass Effect. That means reinterpreting something familiar in a way that fans don’t need and they will likely react negatively to it. Maybe. I guess we will see.
Do you share Gaider’s concerns? Or are you initially optimistic and believe that Mass Effect as a series can work – both for long-time fans and for a completely new target audience?
Other series have recently shown that game adaptations can be really good – like the worldwide success Arcane.
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A veterinary clinic was defrauded of over 600,000 euros by its own finance manager. The woman has a massive addiction problem and gambled everything away in a casino game. However, the game is just a casino simulation that doesn’t even payout real money. Read the whole bizarre and sad story here on MeinMMO!
Who stole from whom? Rachel Naomi Perry (49) was the finance manager at a veterinary clinic in Tasmania (Australia) from 2016 to 2019. During this time, she abused her position to steal a total of 940,000 Australian dollars (approximately 600,000 euros) through over 475 fraudulent transactions.
Gambling-addicted manager is glad she was finally caught
How did this come to light? Perry apparently managed to siphon off money unimpeded for three years because she seemed to be the only person responsible for the finances. It was only when another person became active in her area that “anomalies” in the accounting were noticed, revealing the full extent of her misdeeds.
She immediately lost her job and was charged in court with 25 counts of “computer-based fraud” and one count of fraud. Additionally, she is said to have stolen larger sums from her ex-husband and various other sources. The verdict, which is likely to result in a prison sentence, is expected to be handed down next week.
This is what the casino game looks like. You don’t get real money there. Source: ABC
Why did she do it? According to a psychologist’s report, Perry suffers from severe gambling addiction. This reportedly started in the 90s, and since then, the woman has repeatedly gambled away large sums in casinos.
However, she funneled the stolen money from the veterinary clinic into a casino game called Heart of Vegas. But this is not an online casino where you can win money. Rather, it is a casino simulator where you only win virtual coins that have no value outside the game.
According to her own statements, she didn’t care; she just played the casino game every day and sunk thousands of euros into it without ever seeing a cent in real money winnings. According to the Crown prosecutor, she was “in her own world” when she played the game.
When she was questioned by the police after her conviction, she stated that she knew she was doing something wrong. She was just waiting for someone to finally catch her and put an end to her actions.
In court, she pleaded guilty and is expected to receive therapy during her time in prison to manage her gambling addiction. However, she likely won’t be able to pay back the money to the veterinary clinic.
