In Forza Horizon 5, you need a lot of money to get powerful cars. However, to get that, many hours of grind are needed. Not all players enjoy this, so they have found a creative solution. By using an exploit, they earn money without actually playing the game.
What is Forza Horizon 5? Forza Horizon 5 was released on November 9 and is an open-world racing game. In the 5th installment, it takes you to Mexico, where you can explore the largest and most diverse open world in the Horizon series.
You can experience the story in solo mode or race against other players on numerous different tracks. There’s also a quirky battle royale mode, a stunning graphics, and over 500 licensed cars.
Players use Xbox controllers and rubber bands for automatic grinding
What’s the deal with the grind? To earn particularly powerful cars, a lot of money is necessary. This can be earned in races. However, before a costly Ferrari or Porsche is in the garage, you have to spend many hours in the game grinding.
Since there are a lot of cars available, the grind takes a considerable amount of time. Many players actually enjoy this, and it forms part of the long-term motivation in Forza.
However, other players just want to enjoy driving their favorite cars and have no desire to grind for long hours with lesser vehicles to eventually obtain their dream car. To reach their goals without frustration, they have come up with a creative exploit idea.
How do the exploiters go about it? To bypass the annoying grind, players use a creative trick. They obtain a heavy car with good handling, visit the extra large Goliath race track, and then use a rubber band with an Xbox controller along with the in-game driving assistant to basically race on autopilot.
Through the rubber band, the car keeps accelerating, and the driving assistant takes care of the rest. If this exploit is executed correctly, the car earns money on its own through the Goliath race while the “player” can attend to other tasks. For example, cleaning the house, cooking, or going to work.
Is this forbidden? The rubber band trick is certainly not in line with the developers’ intentions as it bypasses a fundamental game mechanic. However, it is also not a classic software exploit that takes advantage of a faulty game mechanic for unfair advantages. The developers cannot prove it, and therefore it’s hard to ban anyone who uses such tricks.
Such “rubber band” tricks are also common in other games, for example, to remain AFK for extended periods in games like GTA Online or New World. If you use a rubber band on the controller to make the game character continuously run against a wall, you can step away from the game for an hour without being kicked from the server, possibly landing in a queue.
The rubber band exploit trick is not new in Forza Horizon 5, but it is likely very effective. On the other hand, the question arises whether you are doing yourself a favor by bypassing the grind and missing the feeling of having actually earned the expensive car.
What do you think? Do you find grinding for valuable in-game items acceptable because you earn something with hard work, or does the repetitive completion of the same tasks in games annoy you? Let us know in the comments!
Another glitch in Battlefield 2042 led a player into a secret room. There, he saw mysterious things that raise questions about the game’s development process. You can read more about this in our article:
Just before the rooftop of the skyscraper, the driver turns the hovercraft horizontally, drives towards the side of the building – and takes off.
What follows initially seems like a substitute for Sundance’s wingsuit, but then proves to be something deadlier. The player skillfully and precisely controls the flying hovercraft over a surprisingly long distance directly towards a helicopter.
The helicopter explodes, killing all occupants. Meanwhile, the hovercraft not only takes no damage, the collision doesn’t even interrupt the vehicle’s repair. Thus, the hovercraft is the better – albeit significantly impractical – rocket.
What do fans say about these bugs? Whether and when these bugs will be fixed in a patch is unclear. However, fans hope that DICE will leave this bug in the game:
That’s one of those glitches that should stay in the game because they are so funny. (HExLHF on reddit)
“Don’t fix that, make it a feature” (florentinomain00f on reddit)
“They better not patch that…” (EPICBOSS84 on reddit)
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The Battlefield games have always been associated with vehicles. This also applies to Battlefield 2042 – but not in the way you think. An unspectacular vehicle currently overshadows tanks, attack helicopters, and military jets. MeinMMO tells you why hovercrafts are even too good for gravity.
The LCAA hovercraft is one of 14 vehicles at the launch of Battlefield 2042. Alongside the selection of tanks, attack helicopters, and jets, this amphibious vehicle seems almost insignificant.
But you shouldn’t underestimate the hovercraft, even if it looks like a Jeep in a life ring with a propeller on its back. Because the hovercraft is a dominant force on the servers. And not just in the way the developers intended.
Even in the first days of Early Access, the hovercraft proved to be a tremendous threat. It has many strengths and very few weaknesses. And this is true in both the most conventional and the most unimaginable situations in the game.
Hovercrafts have many strengths, few weaknesses
What are the strengths of the hovercraft? The hovercraft has many strengths, especially in mobility. That’s why some players say that the hovercraft is the “strongest vehicle in the game” (Szozoo via reddit).
The game describes the LCAA hovercraft as a vehicle suitable for “soldier extermination.” The hovercraft indeed possesses a lot of firepower. Up to 4 people can sit in a hovercraft. Besides the driver, there are also 3 weapon stations:
One passenger has standard access to a strong and precise minigun. With hovercraft kills, you can unlock a grenade or rocket launcher for this position. These can replace the minigun.
On the 2 sides of the vehicle, up to 2 other passengers have access to a light machine gun each.
The speed and width of the hovercraft are well-suited for running over enemies. Especially at control points that are open and spacious, a hovercraft can mow down many enemies at once. Also in places like the sand dunes on the map Hourglass, where snipers often lie in wait, a hovercraft can rack up many kills.
The high speed is also a major strength for other reasons:
A coordinated squad can quickly move from one control point to the next. This can prevent or delay a capture.
The maneuverability and speed of the hovercraft make it hard for enemies to land their hits on the vehicle.
If you do get hit, you can quickly get to safety and repair the vehicle.
What are the weaknesses of the hovercraft? The hovercraft has not only few weaknesses – the few existing weaknesses are not as pronounced as one might think.
While the hovercraft is far from being as robust as tanks, they can still endure a lot. It takes 2-3 hits from a rocket launcher or tank to completely destroy an intact hovercraft. This is not only surprisingly much – at the high speed of the hovercraft, it is hard to land those hits with the slow rockets at all.
Although the hovercraft looks like half a rubber dinghy, it also takes no damage from regular bullets – even if you fire at the rubber part.
Bizarre physics creates quirky moments
As if the hovercraft weren’t strong enough with the intended gameplay, players quickly discovered bizarre bugs affecting the vehicle. Hovercrafts can completely ignore the laws of gravity. They give the term “All-Terrain Vehicle” a whole new meaning.
Hovercrafts climb walls like Spider-Man: On the very first day of Early Access, a fan discovered on reddit that hovercrafts can stick to walls like Spider-Man. This way, they can ascend even the tallest buildings in the game in surprisingly quirky ways.
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This trick is easily replicable and can be applied in various ways on many objects. Not only is this bizarre, but also effective: You can surprise camping snipers on a roof. With the firepower of the hovercraft, the vehicle’s soldier extermination can be almost demonstrated without risk.
Hovercrafts fly through the air like rockets: Not only do walls seem to be no problem for hovercrafts. Also on reddit, user Sir_Shiny posted a clip of him flying through the air with the hovercraft.
This clip starts with a hovercraft sticking to the wall, but then surprises in double fashion:
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Just before the rooftop of the skyscraper, the driver turns the hovercraft horizontally, drives towards the side of the building – and takes off.
What follows initially seems like a substitute for Sundance’s wingsuit, but then proves to be something deadlier. The player skillfully and precisely controls the flying hovercraft over a surprisingly long distance directly towards a helicopter.
The helicopter explodes, killing all occupants. Meanwhile, the hovercraft not only takes no damage, the collision doesn’t even interrupt the vehicle’s repair. Thus, the hovercraft is the better – albeit significantly impractical – rocket.
What do fans say about these bugs? Whether and when these bugs will be fixed in a patch is unclear. However, fans hope that DICE will leave this bug in the game:
That’s one of those glitches that should stay in the game because they are so funny. (HExLHF on reddit)
“Don’t fix that, make it a feature” (florentinomain00f on reddit)
“They better not patch that…” (EPICBOSS84 on reddit)
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Everything you need to know about the new Battlefield 2042 – in 2 minutes
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MMORPGs are multiplayer titles. And what do you need for a multiplayer? Right, many players. We at MeinMMO are looking at which MMORPGs have the most players in November 2021.
How was the list created? For the list, we took a look at the average number of players of the MMORPGs in the last 30 days. For this, we use the website Steamcharts, which tracks, evaluates, and prepares these numbers.
In most cases, however, this number does not reflect the exact value of players. Many MMORPGs use their own clients in addition to Steam, the numbers of which we cannot see. The total numbers will therefore be higher for many of the games than the mentioned Steam figures.
Nevertheless, the list gives a good guideline for which games are currently being played and popular, and what changes occurred compared to the previous month October.
Player count: 16,228 average players in the last 30 days
Player counts trend: Declining in 2021
Business model: Buy2Play and optional subscription
Developer: ZeniMax
What kind of game is this? The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has been around for 7 years and allows its fans to experience the worlds of Elder Scrolls together with others.
The game is continuously expanded during its lifetime and receives large expansions and smaller DLCs. Just recently, the DLC Deadlands was released as the last expansion of 2021.
In addition to these expansions and DLCs, ESO repeatedly offers exciting events and content that you might not be used to. One event, for example, featured a challenge where you had to be as ‘Heavy Metal’ as possible.
If you’re out in ESO, you can expect exciting stories and tricky raids in PvE, in a world that invites exploration and consists of both familiar areas from other Elder Scrolls titles and completely new locations.
For PvP enthusiasts, the MMORPG offers thrilling battles in various modes and with different numbers of players, although PvP is rather a smaller part of the game.
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Who is it interesting for? The Elder Scrolls Online is aimed at players who:
Like to lose themselves in a world and explore places
Want to explore in first-person as well
Prefer quests and tasks over the often usual grind
Prioritize PvE over PvP
Can deal with technical issues
ESO is a good alternative to story and world-centric MMORPGs like Guild Wars 2 or FFXIV, but those looking for a grinder like Black Desert or Metin might not find it enjoyable.
Where can you play outside of Steam? ESO is available on many platforms and offers almost everyone a way to join in. In addition to the PC, you can also play ESO on PS4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series, as well as through Google Stadia.
Place 2 – Final Fantasy XIV
Focus of the MMORPG: Theme park, story and raids
Player count: 26,788 average players in the last 30 days
Player counts trend: Strongly rising in 2021
Business model: Base game Free2Play, subscription and Buy2Play for expansions
Developer: Square Enix
What kind of game is this? In 2010, Final Fantasy XIV originally launched but quickly shut down due to heavy criticism. The developers took three years and re-released the game under the name ‘A Realm Reborn’.
Since 2013, the MMORPG has been one of the most popular representatives of the genre and impresses with its strong focus on its emotional story. In the endgame, you can expect tons of exciting PvE content such as challenging raids and encounters.
For this, you only need a single character in FFXIV, because the classes are called jobs, and those who have plenty of time can level each of them on the same character.
The combat system is based on tab targeting, which feels rather sluggish at first but significantly improves the more skills you unlock.
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Who is it interesting for? FFXIV is primarily aimed at players who:
Can focus on the story and want to experience a gripping narrative
Prefer tab-targeting over action combat, which can feel too fast
Seek a challenge in PvE endgame
Can immerse themselves in the initially rather strange setting
Don’t necessarily need many PvP modes
You also notice the age of the game primarily in its user interface. Many things are unnecessarily clunky or complicated. If you are looking for a top-modern, clean interface and want to jump around wildly, FFXIV is not for you.
Where can you play outside of Steam? You can also use your own launcher on PC if you don’t want to play through Steam. The game is also available for MacOS. You can also play on PS4 and PS5, but an Xbox release is still pending.
The MMORPG also offers crossplay between platforms if you play on the same data center as your friends.
Place 1 – New World
Focus of the MMORPG: Crafting, exploration and PvP
Player count: 253,146 average players in the last 30 days
Player count trend: Declining
Business model: Buy2Play
Developer: Amazon Games
What kind of game is this? New World has only been around since September 28, 2021, and was able to attract almost a million people simultaneously to the MMORPG at release. This secured the game a top position on Steam at launch.
Unlike many other games on this list, New World was released exclusively on Steam. The player numbers here are therefore more accurate than for the other representatives on the list.
New World was originally intended to be a pure PvP game but has changed its direction during development and is now an MMORPG with survival aspects, such as a strong focus on crafting.
While PvE awaits you with dungeons, bosses, and an open world, a focus of New World remains PvP. Open-world PvP is optional, but duels between players are also possible.
The core of the PvP consists of territory wars, where 50 players from each side face off against each other. The PvP mode “Outpost Rush” is also a central point in New World’s endgame.
The combat system is very streamlined compared to other MMORPGs. You must actively aim and dodge and have access to only three different skills. There are no classes; you switch skills by equipping a different weapon.
Here, English YouTuber “TheLazyPeon” shares his first impressions of New World
Who is it interesting for? New World is aimed at players who:
Enjoy collecting and crafting and have no problem that it is a central gameplay element
Are looking for a new combat system for an MMORPG
Don’t want to be tied to classes and like to experiment
Prefer exciting PvP battles over regular PvE content
However, those who prefer to follow a linear story and are not keen on PvP may find New World only partially enjoyable. Many bugs and occasionally tedious side quests make the game unattractive for PvE fans.
Where can you play outside of Steam? New World has not yet appeared on other platforms or consoles. Whether it will ever do so is also not known. Currently, you can only travel through New World on Steam.
What kind of game is this? Already in our lists in September and October, MIR4 received this bonus rank. Although they call themselves an MMORPG and could also make it with an average of 64,584 players to rank 2 on this list, the game has many problems.
What is your opinion on Back 4 Blood? Are you still having fun with the coop shooter? Or are you waiting for Nightmare to become a bit more manageable?
However, solutions are being worked on to fix the spawn bugs. This is currently a high priority for Turtle Rock.
Why is there no quick hotfix? Time and again, players call for an “immediate hotfix” to fix the bugs. It is mentioned that this is not so easy. On the one hand, Turtle Rock is a relatively small development studio. On the other hand, every patch must first undergo certification with Microsoft and Sony, which can take a few days. Since Back 4 Blood relies on crossplay, all platforms must be on the same page.
So it simply takes a long time before even a small patch can be released, even if the developers had already found a solution after a day.
Developers should play “Nightmare” live
From all the criticism, one demand has become increasingly loud: The developers should stream their game and play on the “Nightmare” difficulty themselves. This request has been simmering for weeks and did not subside when it was confirmed in the Turtle Rock Discord that the developers had mastered the game on the hardest difficulty. According to their own statements, they approached it “slowly and carefully and made sure not to exchange unnecessary damage among the players”.
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The statement has made many players even more incredulous. Because the small percentage of players who have completed “Nightmare” report that this was only possible through speed-running. Something that is also going to be nerfed in the future.
Who is Nightmare actually for? At the same time, the difficulty of Nightmare was discussed and who it is actually intended for.
The Nightmare difficulty is for players who have spent hundreds of hours [in Back 4 Blood] and then venture in. It is basically our “endgame”. It is really hard and very dynamic. So we will always find things that can be improved.
This means that the Nightmare mode is not for players who may have just completed Veteran. It is supposed to be an “endgame” mode and correspondingly difficult. Nevertheless, bugs that lead to unfair situations – such as the massive spawn of special infected – will be eliminated. There are also issues where burning zombies still cause damage after their death or the “Blighted” zombies cause more damage upon death than intended.
Once these bugs are fixed, Nightmare might feel a little more manageable.
The atmosphere in Back 4 Blood remains tense. Even if the November update brought some sensible changes, some annoying bugs still persist and are likely to be addressed with the next major patch in December.
What is your opinion on Back 4 Blood? Are you still having fun with the coop shooter? Or are you waiting for Nightmare to become a bit more manageable?
The players of Back 4 Blood are angry at the developers. They have explained themselves – and made things even worse.
For just over a month, the cooperative zombie shooter “Back 4 Blood” has been on the market, but there is unrest in the community. The reason is a new patch that nerfed melee combat and made the hardest difficulty even harder.
In a stream, the developers addressed the biggest changes of the patch and explained themselves – but this only led to more criticism and disbelief.
What kind of stream was that? On Twitch, the developers from Turtle Rock took half an hour to answer the most urgent questions from the community and address the biggest hot topics in the game’s subreddit. You can watch the entire stream here if you want to hear all the details:
However, we have summarized the most important points for you here.
Melee was way too strong: The melee cards were significantly nerfed in the last patch, which made many players angry. Melee combat was an important component of successful teams. The developers are aware of this, but still wanted to make changes. A melee fighter with the right cards could completely hold a door on their own – not just against normal zombies, but also against the special zombies, who were permanently stuck in a “stumbling” animation.
Every play style should have a counter, and if melee fighters can just beat up Tallboys endlessly without taking damage, then that is bad for the whole game and needed to be adjusted.
The intent behind Tallboys and other large creatures is that no player should be able to permanently stun them with a few cards and master every challenge in the game alone. It is a cooperative game.
Why are there still bugs? Another major topic was the emergence of bugs in the game, especially the increased spawn rate of special zombies. The fact that these continue to be buggy even after the first major patch bothers many and diminishes the gaming experience.
The developers state that it is simply not possible to test every eventuality in advance. The development team and the test players are only a few people. Compared to the live version of the game, where up to 50,000 matches are played per hour, that is simply too little data. If the developers themselves had to play 50,000 matches to accurately check every eventuality, it would likely take many years.
A large part of the precise analyses can therefore only be done once a patch is live, to also identify smaller problems.
This is illustrated by this short clip in the Back 4 Blood subreddit – the team is essentially annihilated in the saferoom.
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Why is this all so bad? Even though the developers say that the spawns generally work well in most cases, and these “special zombie masses” are quite a rare phenomenon, many players remain upset. The problem is, it doesn’t matter in most cases whether the spawn works correctly 99% of the time. If just one wave is buggy and throws 3, 4, or even 5 Tallboys at the players, this likely ends with a death on “Nightmare” and “Veteran” difficulty.
This is particularly frustrating in Back 4 Blood, because there is only one opportunity to continue the run with a “Continue”. A single buggy spawn can ruin the whole run. This is doubly frustrating on Nightmare, where players sometimes have to manage 4 or 5 cards in a row to unlock the next entry point.
However, solutions are being worked on to fix the spawn bugs. This is currently a high priority for Turtle Rock.
Why is there no quick hotfix? Time and again, players call for an “immediate hotfix” to fix the bugs. It is mentioned that this is not so easy. On the one hand, Turtle Rock is a relatively small development studio. On the other hand, every patch must first undergo certification with Microsoft and Sony, which can take a few days. Since Back 4 Blood relies on crossplay, all platforms must be on the same page.
So it simply takes a long time before even a small patch can be released, even if the developers had already found a solution after a day.
Developers should play “Nightmare” live
From all the criticism, one demand has become increasingly loud: The developers should stream their game and play on the “Nightmare” difficulty themselves. This request has been simmering for weeks and did not subside when it was confirmed in the Turtle Rock Discord that the developers had mastered the game on the hardest difficulty. According to their own statements, they approached it “slowly and carefully and made sure not to exchange unnecessary damage among the players”.
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The statement has made many players even more incredulous. Because the small percentage of players who have completed “Nightmare” report that this was only possible through speed-running. Something that is also going to be nerfed in the future.
Who is Nightmare actually for? At the same time, the difficulty of Nightmare was discussed and who it is actually intended for.
The Nightmare difficulty is for players who have spent hundreds of hours [in Back 4 Blood] and then venture in. It is basically our “endgame”. It is really hard and very dynamic. So we will always find things that can be improved.
This means that the Nightmare mode is not for players who may have just completed Veteran. It is supposed to be an “endgame” mode and correspondingly difficult. Nevertheless, bugs that lead to unfair situations – such as the massive spawn of special infected – will be eliminated. There are also issues where burning zombies still cause damage after their death or the “Blighted” zombies cause more damage upon death than intended.
Once these bugs are fixed, Nightmare might feel a little more manageable.
The atmosphere in Back 4 Blood remains tense. Even if the November update brought some sensible changes, some annoying bugs still persist and are likely to be addressed with the next major patch in December.
What is your opinion on Back 4 Blood? Are you still having fun with the coop shooter? Or are you waiting for Nightmare to become a bit more manageable?
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If you want to collect items and monsters diligently in Pokémon GO, you will need enough space in your storage. Niantic is now looking to increase these capacities for trainers. We at MeinMMO have looked into what the new limits will be and are sharing what the community thinks about the change.
What kind of spaces are we talking about? To catch monsters or collect items in Pokémon GO, you need free spaces in your Pokémon storage or item bag. However, some trainers are reaching their limits.
Both storages are not unlimited but have been capped by Niantic. So far, you could hold up to 4,500 Pokémon and 3,500 items in your bag. However, these capacities are set to be increased twice.
This is how much space you will get for monsters and items
As Niantic announced via their Twitter account on the night of November 16, the space for Pokémon and items will be increased. This increase will take place before the Community Day with Sheinux on November 21, 2021. Therefore, you can expand your space to a maximum of 5,000 Pokémon and 4,000 items.
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Another increase will occur before the planned Community Day in December. This time, Niantic will raise the limit again by 500 spaces each, so you will be able to expand your storages to 5,500 Pokémon and 4,500 items.
How can you increase your spaces? To take advantage of the new limit, you must expand your item bag or Pokémon storage accordingly. However, this will cost you some coins. You will need to spend 200 PokéCoins for every additional 50 spaces.
To do this, go to your in-game shop and scroll down. Between the lure modules and stickers, you will find the “Upgrades” category, where an extension for the item bag and Pokémon storage will be displayed. By clicking on the corresponding icon, you can confirm your purchase, and your space will be increased.
Item bag and Pokémon storage extensions
What does the community say about the increase in spaces
The news about the increase in spaces for items and monsters has sparked very different reactions on social media.
Joy over the increase: Some trainers have already maximized their limit in the past, which is why they are happy about an increase.
For example, Cai83 writes: “I just bought my last upgrade to maximize my storage for maybe a day before the new limits come. At least I know what I will spend my coins on in the foreseeable future!” (via reddit.com).
Teban54 is also happy about the new limits: “I was worried that we wouldn’t get a storage increase for the rest of the year because the candy bonuses for the November CD really sounded like they wanted us to get rid of everything. Nice.” (via reddit.com).
The trainer jostler57, however, catches himself hoarding and writes: “It’s still not going to be enough. Every time I catch myself hoarding more and more, and about a month after the new limit is released, I’m already at capacity.” (via reddit.com).
Criticism from trainers
Other trainers find the new increases somewhat unnecessary and would have preferred other bonuses from Niantic. Especially the coins that need to be paid for 50 new spaces are too expensive for some trainers.
Kidtendo writes: “I wish they would just give players 100 Pokémon and 100 items for free after playing for a few years or earning a certain number of medals.” (via reddit.com).
BazF91 calculates in the comments how much the new expansions will cost and writes: “Each upgrade of 50 costs 200 coins. They plan to upgrade each storage by 1000. 2000/50 = 40 purchases 40 * 200 = 8000 coins. Hopefully, there will be some deals!” (via reddit.com).
The trainer destinofiquenoite also wishes that Niantic had celebrated this news with a short-term, cheaper offer for the expansions (via reddit.com).
Trainers speculate about reasons
While some trainers are excited about the expansion, and others wish for a special offer in the shop, there are also early speculations about the reasons for this increase. Some players suspect that Niantic is adjusting this limit not just for fun but that trainers will likely need more space in the future.
Therefore, it is plausible that many trainers would welcome a release of new monsters.
For instance, deadtoddler420 writes: “Generation 7 will surely come soon” (via reddit.com).
And logosprim also believes: “They last did this with the release of a new generation and haven’t done it since.” (via reddit.com).
A new generation is also suspected by aznknight613 who additionally speculates about why items are increased: “I can imagine that more hats are coming. But I suspect this might be in preparation for the release of a wave of Gen 7 Pokémon. Item storage seems to be a bigger deal, considering that it will increase three times in one year after not being increased for 2 years. Maybe a simpler way to obtain XL special candies is planned?” (via reddit.com).
What the real reasons for the expansion of storage space for monsters and items are, and whether Pokémon GO has special offers planned for the purchase of expansions, is not yet known. If Niantic comments on this, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
What do you think about the increase in your Pokémon and item storage? Will you take advantage of this or do you not need that much space? Do you think there will be new monsters in the game soon? Feel free to share your opinion on this in the comments on MeinMMO.
Some players of Genshin Impact view the new characters very positively, finding them exciting and varied. MeinMMO tells you what fans love about the weaker characters and the game.
Normally, most heroes in Genshin Impact work on the same principle:
The attack must be high
the critical damage should be at 180% or higher
the value of critical hit rate should ideally be at 1/3 of the critical damage
The vast majority of characters benefit from these stats, and that’s why some players are celebrating the new characters in a reddit thread, as the trend with them is shifting in another direction (via reddit).
“The new heroes seem weaker but are exciting”
Reddit user RavenShadow7 opened a thread discussing how exciting he finds the new characters. He pulled Kokomi just because she couldn’t crit. It was something new, different, and with the new artifact set, she will only get better.
Moreover, Gorou and Itto are also bringing some excitement to the game with the second new artifact set. The two benefit from defense and, unusually, not from attack. The higher their defense, the more damage or buffs they distribute.
RavenShadow7 sees this as a shift for the Geo element and hopes it will be strengthened now.
He also sees a trend towards 4-star supports. For example, Thoma as support for Hu Tao and Sara for Raiden Shogun is a useful niche. Thoma works perfectly with Hu Tao because, due to his long internal cooldown with the pyro waves of his shield, he doesn’t steal any hydro reactions from her.
Gorou seems to only support the Geo element as a new 4-star character, helping heroes like Itto. RavenShadow7 is fascinated by characters like Kokomi, who simply function completely differently from the rest.
He also hopes that this will make Bennett less necessary. Currently, he is almost considered essential to strengthen team members.
This is what other players say under the post: RavenShadow receives some support, as Mekazuaquaness says:
I like that Gorou makes me use older Geo characters that I normally don’t use. I just want it to be fun and strong at the same time. The Kokomi artifact set will make Kokomi more fun to use as she can convert healing to damage and will be easier to build. Off-field healers, like Qiqi and Barbara, could also benefit from the artifact set.
The good thing is: While some supports seem weaker at the moment, it’s very easy to add a future character or a new artifact set to make them really good or potentially even the best character for the task. (…) I really hope that we will get more unique characters like Kokomi. It’s a nice change to not just focus on crit substats everywhere. (…)
However, there are also some discussions and criticisms:
It’s not exciting. New characters don’t seem useful or worth pulling. They are too niche. Gorou is only good for Albedo and Itto, while Sara is good for Raiden. Kokomi’s inability to crit is a bad design choice.
Overall, however, players are ready for innovation if it is effectively and efficiently integrated into Genshin Impact. For example, Kokomi came a bit too early and lacked suitable equipment, which will now be added in patch 2.3.
Players want more positivity in the “Genshin Impact” community
Many players are annoyed that there is constant complaining about Genshin Impact. Reddit user Defora opened an “Anti-Complaint” thread, encouraging people to report or mention positive things about the game (via reddit).
He mentions the beautiful scenery and the ability to immerse himself in it. He also praises the characters and style of the game. Additionally, Defora likes the PvE system and the ability to take time for gearing his characters.
In the thread, there are 659 comments, which are mostly positive and rave about Genshin Impact:
FakeEpistemologist praises, like hundreds of others, the music: “The music. As a musician, I am absolutely thrilled with the musical direction. Not only the quality but also the respect for the various cultures. For a game that is basically a mobile game, it didn’t have to be that good. I can’t stop praising how much effort they put into the music.”
Rough-Inevitable-805 writes: “What makes me love Genshin Impact is the open-world gameplay and the beautiful scenery. I don’t mind grinding for artifacts because when I get a good one, I feel totally happy.”
Ireliaplaceable loves all aspects of Genshin: “It is one of the best games I have ever played. The music is top-notch, the gameplay is fun, the environment is expansive, the character design is undoubtedly the BEST, and the story and lore are fantastic. Not to forget, it’s the best game when you have an 8-hour job every day.”
Players continue to praise the various small interactions and dialogues between the characters. The little details in the regions and the characters themselves are also frequently mentioned.
Defora’s thread provides a welcome change for those of you who want to take away some positivity about and around Genshin Impact instead of the usual negative criticism.
What positive things can you think of about the game and the new characters? Do you perhaps have an opinion that others usually only view critically? Feel free to share it with us in the comments.
What is considered impolite can actually help in Battlefield 2042 to bypass an annoying bug. Because when you shoot at enemies or friends lying on the ground, you can indicate to them a problem that they may not recognize themselves.
Why should I shoot at downed enemies? Since Battlefield 2042 launched in early access on November 12, there have been several issues with the game. This started with server issues at release and numerous bugs that were found afterwards.
One of these bugs is the “redeploy bug.” This prevents players from re-entering the game or being revived – sometimes only one of the two. After being taken out, they lie helpless on the ground and can do nothing.
Medics cannot revive them, and in the worst case, they cannot even re-enter the game. However, as the affected player, you may not notice this. As an opponent, you can help by giving a seemingly helpless enemy the finishing blow. Normally, this is not possible.
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In this specific case, you can actually kill opponents according to some users on reddit. And even if that doesn’t work, you indicate that the enemy apparently has a problem they do not recognize. This way, they can react, making the game a bit fairer.
Isn’t there another way? Since Battlefield 2042 does not allow text chat with the opposing team, you cannot verbally indicate to opposing players their condition. Moreover, a few shots are much faster than written text.
However, this does not even apply only to opponents. Your allies can also be alerted to problems with a few shots.
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Shoot at your friends – It helps them!
Why should I shoot at friends? The “redeploy bug” can also occur in your own team. Especially for medics, this is annoying because they cannot revive teammates and thus earn points.
Especially as a medic, you should therefore alert allies with a few shots from your pistol that they cannot be revived. This way, you won’t have to go without support for an unnecessarily long time.
By the way: It can even happen that you spawn without a team marker – meaning that you are displayed as an enemy in your own team.
If your friends shoot at you while you are still alive, it is a good sign. Then also use the redeploy function. It will kill you, but it is currently the only known workaround for this issue.
The bug does not occur necessarily frequently, but at least not always – unlike the annoying spread of automatic weapons and especially assault rifles. This currently makes the game quite uncomfortable with some weapons. At least improvement is in sight here:
For 10 years, “Project TL” (formerly: Lineage Eternal) has been in development. The game is finally set to be released in 2022, with a release also planned for Europe. The MMORPG is expected to become an action role-playing game and resembles titles like Lost Ark or Diablo 4 due to its isometric perspective.
What kind of game is this?
Lineage is the largest MMORPG series in South Korea. It is similar to what WoW is for us. “Project TL” is set to be the third part of the series after Lineage 1 and 2 and will be a full-featured MMORPG with an isometric perspective.
The game has undergone a significant development. It was originally announced in 2011 as “Lineage Eternal,” a hybrid title for PC and mobile. The game was long considered to be the great future hope of struggling NCSoft. However, because mobile games from the Lineage series generated a lot of money for NCSoft, the pressure to release Lineage Eternal quickly diminished.
Lineage Eternal was already quite advanced in 2017 and was on the brink of a worldwide release, but was then pulled back at the last moment. The “gimmick” of the game was that you controlled a group of multiple characters and could switch between the characters. “Lineage Eternal” was perceived as very grindy.
“Project TL” has been fundamentally revised and further developed since 2017, receiving new leadership, a new engine, and a new team. Little is known about this “new version,” Project TL. Only a trailer has been released, which is already a few years old. Since then, there have been ongoing discussions about extensive internal testing.
Worldwide simultaneous release planned for the second half of 2022
Here’s what NCSoft says now: After years of silence, there was now a clear statement about Project TL in NCSoft’s financial report:
For new games from NC, including Project TL, we aim for a simultaneous worldwide release. Although it is well known that NC’s flagship is an MMORPG, we are trying to develop various genres and series to expand our global customer base. We aim to become a global multi-platform company that publishes Mobile, PC, and console players in the long term.
NCSoft’s CFO Hong
They plan the worldwide simultaneous release for Project TL for the second half of 2022.
Project TL is also set to be released for PS5, Xbox Series X
What does this mean? These are statements that NCSoft has repeatedly made: They want to develop every new game they make for PC also for “consoles,” meaning Xbox and PlayStation, because they want to enter the global market.
Additionally, games are supposed to be released simultaneously in South Korea, the USA, and Europe.
Is there an exact date? NCSoft does not provide a specific date. However, there is a leak from the service “Geforce Now” that indicates the release of Project TL for July 21, 2022. This could be a placeholder date.
What does this mean for Diablo 4?? It is an absurd situation: Fans of hack-and-slash games have been waiting for a long time for new entries in the genre, as the extremely popular Diablo 3 received only one expansion and was treated rather dismissively.
Now it seems that 2022 will be the year of the “action MMORPG” in the style of Diablo. Because alongside Project TL, Lost Ark is also sure to be released in 2022. Additionally, Path of Exile 2 is gearing up.
The release of Diablo 4 is still years away. Blizzard recently pushed it back further; it will not be released in 2022. It is quite possible that fans of the isometric perspective will have already found a new favorite by the time Diablo 4 is released.
However, Lost Ark and Project TL are rather “classic MMORPGs,” albeit with an action focus and the isometric perspective that is unusual for us.
Three major AAA MMORPGs were actually planned for 2021, including Project TL. In the end, only one really made it to be released in the intended timeframe:
Yesterday, on November 15, the multiplayer of Halo Infinite’s was unexpectedly released. Now all PC and Xbox players can try out the multiplayer. Twitch streamer Shroud and YouTube streamer DrDisrespect have already shared their opinions, which are quite different.
Originally, the multiplayer was set to be officially released with the campaign on December 8. Apparently, 343 Industries was confident enough to start almost a month earlier.
Since November 15, the free-to-play multiplayer is available. And many players have already taken advantage of that. While the title launched as the most successful Xbox game on Steam (via. Twitter), shooter experts like Twitch streamer Shroud and YouTube streamer DrDisrespect have also played it.
Different impressions have emerged, especially DrDisrespect surprises with a turnaround.
Shroud is not interested in the multiplayer – “Not fun for me”
This is what Shroud says about Halo Infinite: The excitement of the streamer regarding Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is limited. When asked by a fan, he simply states that he is not having fun with it. (via. Twitch)
“Is Halo Infinite fun for me? Um, not really,” Shroud said. “It’s about what I expected, to be honest. It’s Halo. […] But it’s cool that it’s free,” he added. He had previously expressed that Halo feels outdated and needs modernization.
Instead, Shroud revealed what he is actually looking forward to in Halo Infinite: “I’m more interested in the campaign. I just want to play the campaign and then see if there are any cool custom maps [for the multiplayer] or something like that.”
So he does not have a concluded opinion yet, but there doesn’t seem to be much interest for now. DrDisrespect, on the other hand, sees it differently, even though he was very critical of Halo Infinite beforehand.
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DrDisrespect, on the other hand, “won’t stop playing”
This is what DrDisrespect says about Halo Infinite: Unlike Shroud, the streamer seems to be completely thrilled with Halo Infinite’s multiplayer. He states: “A solid handshake on Halo Infinite, the game plays so well, […].” (via Twitter)
He praises the “classic” Halo feel in all multiplayer battles: “I’m sitting here wanting to play again. Every time I finish [a game], I want to go straight back to the lobby to play again,” he continued.
“The ranking grind, the battle rifle, the map designs – I love them all. […] There are a few things I complain about, a few maps that I don’t like that much, but those are really minor complaints. Those are things that can be fixed.”
However, he does have a bigger critique: “When I shoot at someone, we shoot at each other and I don’t feel the effects. You don’t notice it, and suddenly your shields drop to 20% and you’re dead.”
He believes that you should definitely feel it when you have barely any life left. Overall, however, he now has high hopes for Halo Infinite.
This is particularly interesting as DrDisrespect had previously expressed criticism regarding Halo Infinite. He was concerned that the multiplayer would have problems without a battle royale mode. (via charlieintel.com). Fairly, he emphasized the potential of Halo Infinite back then.
What to know about Halo Infinite? Halo Infinite is the successor to Halo 5: Guardians and takes a different approach than previous Halo games. First of all, the campaign and multiplayer were developed separately.
While the multiplayer was released as a free-to-play game, the classic story campaign will only come on December 8 and will be a full-priced game.
In Call of Duty: Warzone starts with the merger with CoD Vanguard a new, strong anti-cheat tool called Ricochet. According to the developers, it is even capable of permanently banning cheaters in all existing and future CoD games.
What is Ricochet? Under this term, CoD understands the new anti-cheat technology. On October 14, the developers introduced the long-anticipated anti-cheat tool. The new system is supposed to improve the security infrastructure of Warzone and CoD: Vanguard. Especially Warzone was heavily afflicted by cheaters in 2021, leading to the departure of many top streamers.
Cheaters could be banned forever in CoD games
What can Ricochet do? Ricochet consists of several components, some of which have already been implemented with the launch of Vanguard. There are already optimized server-side analysis tools, improved investigation processes, and increased account security. However, the most important new feature will come later, namely the kernel driver on the PC itself.
This is a small driver that is deeply embedded in the system of the computer and without which the new CoD games will no longer run. The kernel driver monitors whether suspicious programs influence CoD games, and takes appropriate measures if such a thing occurs.
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A ban is expected to follow promptly. According to a new blog post from the developers (via CoD homepage), the ban could also be permanent for repeat offenders. This will not only affect Warzone but also Vanguard, Cold War, and every other existing CoD game. Even future Call of Duty titles will be affected by the ban, according to the developers.
By the way, anyone trying to conceal their identity or the nature of their hardware (to outsmart the kernel driver) is also expected to be banned.
How will that work? Since the kernel driver of Ricochet is deeply integrated into the system, it knows all the details of your hardware. In the event of a ban, you cannot simply create a new account and continue cheating. Ricochet would immediately detect this measure. Therefore, the developers have also equated the deliberate obfuscation of hardware information with cheating.
When will Ricochet be released? When CoD Vanguard merges with Warzone on December 2, 2021, and introduces the new Pacific map, the kernel driver of Ricochet should also come into play. However, it will initially be available only for Warzone and later for Vanguard’s multiplayer.
The developers’ hope is that this will finally put an end to the rampant cheating in Battle Royale. However, it remains to be seen whether the new system will work and deliver on its promises.
The Community Day with Shinx is just around the corner in Pokémon GO and surprisingly, the developers announce more bonuses for the event. The trainers are excited and say: We would like to have this for all future Community Days.
What is it about? The big Community Day in November for Pokémon GO starts this weekend. The spotlight is on Shinx, the Electric Pokémon from the fourth generation. The bonuses were already known, and trainers were prepared, but unexpectedly on November 15th, the developers announced additional bonuses.
You will receive free raid passes and also save Stardust when trading Pokémon. We will show you the bonuses in detail and how the community reacts.
New Bonuses for Community Day with Shinx
What’s new? On reddit Teban54 showed that there is a new announcement for the C-Day in November. Niantic states in the announcement: “Since November is the last regular Community Day before the annual Mega Community Day in December, additional bonuses are active.” Niantic presented the announcement in the official blog post for the event.
The additional bonuses are:
Receive up to three free raid passes from gyms during the event and up to two hours after the event
Trades made during the event and up to two hours afterward require 25% less Stardust
Additionally, the known bonuses include:
Triple candy for sending Pokémon
Four times the chance to receive an XL candy when you send Pokémon
Distance to hatch eggs reduced to a quarter
Incense and Lure Modules last for three hours
Free box in the shop with 30 Ultra Balls
Box for 1280 PokéCoins in the shop, containing 50 Ultra Balls, four Incense, 4 Star Pieces, and a Charged TM
When does it start? The Community Day with Shinx runs on Sunday, November 21st, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
This is what trainers say about it: On reddit, the reaction to the new bonuses is very positive. Trainers are happy that Niantic is taking this extra step to improve the event.
“The amount of extra bonuses is great. I hope they keep this trend for future C-Days,” writes Crabominibble2
“The extra raid passes are interesting. I wonder if a special raid weekend could take place,” writes ace2390
“I wish they were remote raid passes,” explains ChucksNorris243
“It’s a shame that the [trading] distance wasn’t increased,” comments mattrogina
How do you like the additional bonuses for the upcoming Community Day? Does it motivate you to play even more, or do you still find the C-Day with Shinx not exciting enough? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
Rekkles is considered one of the greatest European talents in League of Legends. For 5 years, he participated in World Championships, always aiming to win them. After a disastrous 2021 season, he is now moving to the French LFL.
Where is Rekkles moving to? As the organization Karmine Corp has announced, Martin “Rekkles” Larsson (25 years old) is joining them for the next 2 years. The transfer fee is said to have been more than one million US dollars, and Rekkles is expected to receive one million dollars in salary over the two years.
Karmine Corp plays in the French LFL league. It is basically situated directly below the LEC, along with some other regional leagues. The winners of the various regions then compete in a special tournament for the title EU Masters. Karmine Corp most recently won this title.
How did Rekkles’ career unfold? Rekkles was for many years the great European talent in the bot lane and aimed to win the World Championship for a long time:
He already played for the first teams in LoL in 2012. These were Playing Ducks and later the second team of Fnatic.
After stints with Copenhagen Wolves and Alliance, he permanently joined Fnatic in 2015.
With this team, he participated in the Worlds in 2015 and achieved a respectable 3rd/4th place.
In the following years, Fnatic always qualified for the World Championship and even secured second place in 2018. However, they lost in the final to the Chinese team Invictus Gaming.
G2 Esports experiences a disastrous season, nearly parts ways with the whole team
What happened in 2021? G2 Esports was the dominant team in the European LEC in recent years. They were strong internationally but not strong enough. In 2019, they finished in 2nd place and in 2020, they only ranked 3rd/4th.
Therefore, Rekkles was bought for the 2021 season. But his playstyle did not fit with the rest of the team.
G2 Esports was always seen as a chaotic team. They took many risks and did things that no other team would expect.
However, Rekkles is considered a calmer and more focused player. He prefers to farm a lot to dominate in the endgame rather than play aggressively early. This simply did not mesh.
G2 Esports won nothing in 2021. In the Spring Playoffs, they only placed 3rd, and in the Summer Playoffs, even 4th. As a result, they missed the qualification for the Worlds.
Caps (mid laner, left in the image) and Rekkles played together at Fnatic for several years. At G2 Esports, the collaboration did not work out.
G2 Esports completely rebuilds itself in 2022: For the new season, G2 Esports is not only parting ways with Rekkles but also with top laner Martin “Wunder” Hansen, support Mihael “Mikyx” Mehl, and head coach Fabian „GrabbZ“ Lohmann.
The new bot laner is expected to be the Spaniard Victor “Flakked” Lirola. The supporter is likely to be the player Raphaël “Targamas” Crabbé.
2 other stars return to Europe
While the “super team” G2 Esports completely reestablishes itself, Vitality is said to be building a team of veterans who had switched from Europe to America in the meantime.
Players Perkz and Alphari are said to be joining Vitality. The team also includes the jungler Selfmade, who was strong with Fnatic for many years.
The fan community is eagerly awaiting the release of GTA 6. After GTA V, there should be a GTA VI, right? We take a look at the rumors and leaks that have emerged so far and what they say about the game.
Update November 16, 2021: We have updated the article with an official statement from Strauss Zelnick, a confusing message from Netflix, and new patents related to open world.
What is GTA 6 anyway? It has not been officially announced by Rockstar Games, but fans refer to the next installment of the GTA series as GTA 6. It is supposed to be the successor to the current GTA 5, which was released in September 2013.
Since its release, the current installment of the series has been successful. Shortly after the Casino release in GTA Online Grand Theft Auto V celebrated a player number record in 2019. The interest in the franchise is clearly there. This was also evident in December 2020, when the update featuring the Cayo Perico Heist was released and attracted thousands of players again. Rockstar Games also set a new player record for GTA Online in the fourth quarter of 2020 (via altchar.com). It’s only logical that Rockstar Games is planning a successor. But what will it be?
What will it be? The next installment of Grand Theft Auto When is the release? This is not known yet – presumably not until at least 2022 On which platforms will it be released? Speculation places it on PS4, Xbox One, and the new PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as well as PC.
What are the latest relevant news about GTA 6?
November 15, 2021: The head of publisher Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, spoke about the release of major games. He says it is better to let a game series rest for some time, so that the release feels like a big event. He believes this applies to the “most valuable franchises,” including Grand Theft Auto.
Zelnick discussed this during the “Jeffries Virtual Global Interactive Entertainment Conference.” He compares GTA to the James Bond series and says that titles are intentionally kept on hold to increase demand for the title, making it a special event.
If he has seen a Bond movie, he knows that no new James Bond film is coming out in the next month or two. More about this:
Immediately, users on Twitter asked what “soon” meant. The Twitter account replied, “between today and the end of the world. Let’s wait and see.” These cryptic tweets caused a stir in the community.
January 20, 2021: Two patents that publisher Take-Two acquired indicate a better and more realistic open world for GTA 6. The patents date back to 2017 and 2019. One is for a “system and method for virtual navigation in a game world” and the other is a patent on how players can actively change an open world. Read more here about the two patents for a better open world in GTA 6.
When is the release of GTA 6? Why not 2021?
After Red Dead Redemption 2 has been available since 2018 and has also had its PC release, fans believed GTA 6 should be the next big announcement.
When could the release be? Analyst Michael Pachter stated in 2017 in an interview with Gaming Bolt that GTA 6 would likely be announced in 2020 at the earliest and released in 2021. For him, a release in 2022 would be more realistic. In the interview, he speculated:
I say it will come out in 2022. Remember, Red Dead Redemption 2 was released eight years after the first one. That GTA 6 is supposed to come out before 2021 sounds ridiculous. And Rockstar … the only announcements they made more than a year before launch were because the launch itself was postponed. So in the best case, GTA 6 will be announced in 2020 with a release for 2021.
An anonymous source told Inside Gaming (via YouTube) that a release is planned for 2021/2022.
Meanwhile, 2021 is almost over. An announcement this year would be surprising. So we expect a release not before 2022. And that would still be optimistic if announcement and release were to happen in the same year.
GTA 6 announcement leaked in Casino?
In the Casino Heist of GTA Online, released in December 2019, fans claim to have found another hint regarding a possible release date for GTA 6.
In a hallway of the casino, you can find the words “Service” and “Casino 510”. However, they are arranged in such a way that the spelling of “Service” could suggest “Vice”[City] and the 510 could allude to the date of May 10 or October 5 (depending on formatting). At least that is the interpretation of the fans on Reddit, who see this as an Easter egg for a GTA 6 announcement date.
What Trevor’s spokesperson says about the release date of GTA 6
Who is speaking? Steven Ogg is the voice actor who provided the voice for the character Trevor in GTA 5. He appeared at a Q&A session at the Brazil Games Show 2019 and stated that GTA 6 is “coming soon.”
He added: “Video games are usually developed in seven to eight years. Do the math yourself.” (via talkesport)
So let’s do the math: Release of GTA 5 in 2013, adding seven to eight years, we land at 2020 / 2021.
Where can I watch the official trailer for GTA 6?
Are there leaks? In the past, it has been evident that Rockstar Games’ trailers typically do not leak. They usually do not appear on any boards on the internet before their scheduled release and then get shared.
What have we learned? It has been shown that Rockstar announces when there will be an announcement. Before the big trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games announced when it would come out.
They did so in 2013 for GTA 5 (via RockstarGames.com). Also for Red Dead Redemption 2, they announced beforehand when trailers were on the horizon. We expect a similar approach for GTA 6. Once a trailer is uploaded or announced, you can definitely read about it here at Mein-MMO.de.
GTA 6 on PS4? What platforms?
What is speculated: In the community, it is assumed that GTA 6 will have a similar release to GTA 5. It may support the old generation and will most likely be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
In a job description from Rockstar on Monster.co.uk, they are looking for someone to create “next-gen worlds for exciting upcoming projects.” This would certainly fit the next-gen approach.
Location of GTA 6 – Where does it take place – what does the map show?
Many rumors are swirling that GTA 6 is supposedly going to be set in a beach environment. Similar to South Florida, for example.
New “hint” from Casino update in 2019
In early December 2019, GTA Online showcased the first teaser for the then-unreleased Casino Heist update. In this teaser video, you can see the casino and the head of all heists: Lester.
But that’s not all. For a brief moment, a world map highlighting South America is displayed.
Does this frame show the setting of GTA 6?
For some fans, this is a hint from Rockstar Games that the rumor about “Project Americas” is true. Because “Project Americas” is supposed to be the working title of GTA 6 according to some rumors. The core of the leak is that Project Americas is supposed to lead back to Vice City and another South American city.
Leak from 2018 with Vice City and Female Protagonist
In a larger “insider report” from the YouTube channel “Inside Gaming” (via YouTube), it is stated that GTA 6 is supposed to take place in two locations. Once in an area like Vice City and also in South America.
It also states that the main character this time will be a female. Whether there will be other protagonists that you can switch between like in GTA 5 is not known.
However, this leak also states that there will be a male protagonist and that GTA 6 would not be released for PS4 and Xbox One. More about this can be read here:
The former president of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, started the rumors for the next title in the GTA series back in 2013. In an interview with Develop he stated:
We don’t know yet what GTA 6 will be like, but we have some ideas. We have ideas for about 45 years of what we want to do. We will choose the right ones from that. First comes the idea. Where will it take place is the first question. That then defines the missions; you do different things in LA compared to New York or Miami. […]
It is clear that Rockstar Games is working on a GTA 6. And they have probably been doing so for several years. They likely have a number of ideas as well. We are looking forward to when the developers will officially release more information about it.
What do you hope for GTA 6? Please let us know your favorite setting and other wishes in the comments.
In July 2019, a leak surfaced on reddit. The post has since been deleted. It was reported that the second city next to Vice City is visually inspired by Rio de Janeiro.
It was also mentioned that the Netflix series “Narcos” likely had a significant influence on the story. In the campaign, you supposedly play as a drug smuggler. Starting as a small-time smuggler, you work your way up to play with the “big boys.”
Allegedly, the game is supposed to take place in multiple major cities, which many fan favorites, like Vice City and Liberty City, that they know from the GTA series.
However, this leak also states that there will be a male protagonist and that GTA 6 would not be released for PS4 and Xbox One. More about this can be read here:
The former president of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, started the rumors for the next title in the GTA series back in 2013. In an interview with Develop he stated:
We don’t know yet what GTA 6 will be like, but we have some ideas. We have ideas for about 45 years of what we want to do. We will choose the right ones from that. First comes the idea. Where will it take place is the first question. That then defines the missions; you do different things in LA compared to New York or Miami. […]
It is clear that Rockstar Games is working on a GTA 6. And they have probably been doing so for several years. They likely have a number of ideas as well. We are looking forward to when the developers will officially release more information about it.
What do you hope for GTA 6? Please let us know your favorite setting and other wishes in the comments.
The new free-to-play MMORPG Scars of Honor (PC) aims to put the community at the center of development. The developers at Beast Burst Entertainment also promise to become the first “true” free MMORPG. What is known so far is shared by us from MeinMMO here.
What is Scars of Honor? The game will be a classic open-world MMORPG that focuses on interactions between players. The following content is planned by the developers to be available at launch:
This article was originally published on June 28, 2021. The developers have now revealed more information in a reddit post about housing, professions, and classes. We have added this information.
2 factions, 8 races, and 10 classes
Procedurally generated dungeons and raids with ever-new mechanics and content
Player housing, where everyone has their own address
Crafting system, where your profession is tied to your house so that players can contact you when they need something
Guild wars, arenas, and open-world PvP
Bounty hunting mechanics that allow you to put bounties on other players
No items that provide a gameplay advantage for real money
Why is this so exciting? Scars of Honor is currently still in a very early development phase, and that is good for you. The developers emphasize repeatedly how much they value community feedback. They themselves are MMORPG players and are tired of the empty phrases from other titles.
Every new update and new mechanic is presented and discussed in the forum and on Discord. The developers promise that every suggestion will be read. So you already have the opportunity to shape basic game mechanics without any cost.
For example, players requested open-world PvP in the forum, which the developers initially had not planned. Now there will also be open-world PvP in the game. To take revenge on players who are simply too strong for you, you can put bounties on those who killed you. Other players will then actually receive your gold for hunting and killing the nasty player.
In this video, the developers explain more about the content and motivations behind the game:
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What approach do the developers pursue? In an interview with YouTuber imPansy, the CEO of Beast Burst Entertainment explains why the community is so important to the team (via YouTube). He himself has been an MMORPG player for 15 years and knows from personal experience how annoying it is when developers ignore player feedback.
But not only in the development of new mechanics and game content, but also in the game itself, the focus is on the interaction between players. “You play the [MMORPG] to experience cool things together with many people.”
As a solo player, Scars of Honor will probably not be your game. Most things in the game can only be done with multiple people. As the developers recently confirmed on reddit (via reddit).
In order for this interaction to run smoothly, Scars of Honor will completely refrain from all pay-to-win content. Every player should be able to play completely for free and have no disadvantages compared to other players. To guarantee this, the developers want to publish the game themselves at all costs and thus not let themselves be influenced in the monetization.
What does interaction in the game look like? Since we have not yet seen finished gameplay scenes, we have to rely on the statements of the developers here. According to them, there will be three main aspects in the game:
PvP: There will mainly be guild wars in addition to open-world PvP and arenas. You will be able to conquer nodes in the world as a guild and must then defend your castle against attacking guilds. If you dare, you can even hold multiple castles simultaneously.
PvE: In procedurally generated dungeons and raids, you will have to play together in a group to master the ever-new mechanics and enemy types of the generated dungeons. Whether there will be a holy trinity is still unknown.
Professions: If fighting is not for you, you can dedicate yourself to one of the professions in the game and then sell your products to other players. This should happen in your house. You will buy a shop, with a real address in a specific city, and run it.
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When is the game coming out? Scars of Honor is still in its infancy. So far there has only been a single alpha test, which had no content other than walking and chatting. Two more alpha tests will follow, and then two beta phases before release.
If you want to be part of the next tests, you can create a supporter account and thereby gain access (via Scars of Honor). The supporter account can currently be purchased for €9.99 (16.011).
There is still a lot to do for the eight-person team behind Scars of Honor. Therefore, a release in 2022 sounds rather unlikely.
Players of World of Warcraft are eagerly awaiting Patch 9.2. But when will the update be released? Let’s take a look at what information is already available.
The next chapter of the World of Warcraft saga has been announced. Patch 9.2 “Eternity’s End” was presented in a developer video. While many exact details are still missing, there is quite a bit of information about the upcoming content.
However, one question is burning in the hearts of players, as content drought has been ongoing for a while in the Shadowlands: When will Patch 9.2 be released?
What is the official date? There is no official release date for Patch 9.2 “Eternity’s End” yet. At this point in time, Blizzard has not commented on when the update will go live.
How can one test the patch already? This will be possible once the PTR for the patch has started. You can then easily install and test the update from the Battle.net launcher and give your feedback to the developers. Once the PTR is live, we will keep track of that here.
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What is a realistic date? If we speculate a little and consider the other patches released for World of Warcraft, the duration on the PTR is likely to be about 3 months. However, since Patch 9.2 will be the final patch of Shadowlands, it could very well be that the development time is a bit longer.
If we estimate a release within 3 to 4 months, then the patch is likely to be released no earlier than February 16, 2022, and no later than March 16, 2022.
As soon as there are more details available and it’s more accurately assessable when the patch will be released, we will update this article with the latest information, especially when Blizzard announces a specific date for the long-awaited patch.
Are you looking forward to Patch 9.2? Or would you rather wait for the next expansion, which will eventually bring the update 10.0 at some distant point in the future?
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In Fortnite, the servers will go down today, November 16, on all platforms (PC/Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The downtime will be used to roll out the new Update 18.40. All changes will be reported here on MeinMMO in a timely manner.
What will happen today in Fortnite? Epic Games will take the servers down. The invasion of the Killer Cubes is still in full swing, and the Queen could finally join the battle. She has been hovering over the structure of the purple cubes for quite some time.
To ensure you don’t miss out, we at MeinMMO will update this article for you. This way, you will always be up to date.
Update 11:03 AM: The servers are back online, and you can log in again. The update size on PS5 is 2.615 GB. After downloading, you can log back in.
Fortnite servers go into downtime – when and for how long?
Downtime in the morning: The servers will be taken down at 10 AM our time to roll out Update 18.40. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes beforehand, so you won’t be able to play from 09:30 AM.
When can you play again? The servers will be offline for some time, and playing will not be possible. The downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. This is supported by the updates of recent weeks.
Of course, such work can always cause technical issues and delays. If there are any complications, we will report on them.
When will the patch notes come? As usual, Epic Games is likely not to publish patch notes regarding the update. Therefore, the community is forced to go on a treasure hunt to identify changes.
However, if there are significant changes, we will also update this article for you.
What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? We cannot be sure about the changes yet, but leaks and dataminers have often proven to be reliable sources in the past. The following changes might occur:
Chapter 3 has been confirmed
There has been much discussion about the start of Chapter 3. When, how, and which map will appear. Hypex has now announced and confirmed the release of Chapter 3. Everything you need to know about the live event and the new map can be found here:
At first glance, you will be overwhelmed by Naruto items. Otherwise, there is another skin pack with familiar skins that have been altered and a new “Save the World” package.
AFK Detection System
Leakers have already discovered in advance that Epic is working on redesigning the creative mode for XP farming.
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In a long interview, Bethesda’s Design Director, Todd Howard, has now given an outlook on when the release of The Elder Scrolls 6 could be. He mentions a possible timeframe of ’15 to 17 years’ after the release of Skyrim, which would place the release period for the new Elder Scrolls between 2026 and 2028.
What is the source of this information? The website GQ-Magazine has published a major special on the Xbox and its head, Phil Spencer. One of the accompanying interviewees was Todd Howard, the Design Director at Bethesda.
Howard Estimates Elder Scrolls 6 Release Between 2026 and 2028
What does Bethesda say about the release of The Elder Scrolls VI? In the article, there is a statement related to Howard’s comments:
Elder Scrolls VI, if you want to do the math, will likely be released around 15 to 17 years after Skyrim.
Since Skyrim was released in 2011, we are talking about a release period between 2026 and 2028.
This is significantly later than the ‘optimistic estimates’ from fans and gaming sites that were looking at 2024. Some had adjusted their expectations to ‘at the earliest 2026’ based on earlier statements from Spencer. Apparently, it could even take longer.
The statement is not a direct quote from Howard, but it is clearly associated with him in the article. The ‘calculation’ is that Starfield will be released in 2022 and that the team is apparently planning 4-6 years of development time for The Elder Scrolls 6, the next project.
What else does Howard say about The Elder Scrolls 6? Not much more. According to Howard, the technology of Starfield is meant to develop the technology and next-gen features for The Elder Scrolls 6.
The internal expectations for The Elder Scrolls VI are high; after all, Skyrim was a ‘game for a decade.’ It would drive one crazy to feel that they now have to outdo Skyrim with Elder Scrolls VI.
However, players should be able to enjoy it for a long time. Bethesda wonders: How do you create a game when you go in with the idea that ‘people must play it for a decade’?
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Genre: Action RPG and Loot Shooter | Developer: People Can Fly | Platform: PC, PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S | Release: 01.04.2021
With the “New Horizon” update, Outriders receives its first brand-new content. We at MeinMMO have already tested the content and reveal what you need to know and how the loot shooter stands seven months after release.
What is New Horizon? The first major update to Outriders not only overhauls the endgame but also brings fresh content and other changes.
When will the update be released? The update is free and available to all players from November 16. But does it make the game better? MeinMMO author Tarek Zehrer had the chance to play the content in advance and summarizes his impressions for you.
Here you can watch the trailer:
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What exactly was played? During the play event, I was allowed to try the four expeditions together with some other journalists and content creators.
In this context, we were able to get at least a brief impression and play for about four hours. During this time, we could examine all the changes.
The most important adjustment: The expeditions in the endgame no longer have a timer.
How was it before? Previously, the reward at the end of an expedition depended on how quickly you completed the mission.
This led to the consequence that build diversity was greatly restricted and DPS was automatically the most important factor in the endgame.
The more damage, the faster you completed a mission, and the higher the probability of legendary loot.
This not only caused monotony but also wasted Outriders’ potential with the 4 classes and their possible builds.
Fans have been demanding this change for months, and with New Horizon, it has finally come to pass. And you can feel it directly while playing. Finally, you don’t have to rush through missions anymore. Especially while playing the new expedition, it was a blessing.
The new areas are very interesting and diverse. We had time to examine them carefully and play at our own pace. They also differ from one another and offer a lot of variety.
There are numerous open areas as well as narrower sections in the new expeditions. In total, there are four brand new missions:
Molten Depths
The Marshal’s Complex
The Wellspring
City of Nomads
Like the previous expeditions, these will also take you to different locations on the planet Enoch. While the Molten Depths leads you into a spider-infested cave, the City of Nomads takes you to an old desert town of the planet’s natives.
Each of the expeditions confronts you with different enemy types and several bosses. If you know the previous expeditions, you shouldn’t expect any huge surprises.
Here you can see some images of the new expeditions:
Nevertheless, I liked them well, and there are even some new enemy types. Thus, there is at least for a while fresh content for the endgame, including some new weapons. A few new enemy variants are also included.
Without the timer, the expeditions play out much more relaxed and allow for more experimentation with your gear. For me, this was a long-overdue and important change. Additionally, there are further innovations with the update.
Transmog and overhaul of the merchant further spice up the endgame
What is transmog? The second biggest innovation of the update isthe transmog system. With it, you can optically adjust your gear without changing its stats.
The system is free of additional costs. You won’t need to spend any materials for it, and there are no microtransactions or anything like that.
Through your in-game gear, you can access the new transmog library and see which gear pieces you have already found. This is the only requirement to adjust your gear.
For example, you can make your Trickster look like a Devastator or Technomancer.
What is changing with the merchant? Thiago, the merchant in your camp who is the only NPC selling legendary gear, has also been overhauled.
You can now reroll his offer if you invest Drop-Pods accordingly.Thus, you have the chance to obtain desired legendary gear through his offerings.
Additionally, you can buy a random legendary item in his shop. However, all of this costs Drop-Pods, the in-game currency you receive through expeditions.
It is currently hard to say how exactly the balance changes will affect players. According to the developers, players should primarily feel more powerful, and the play session was unfortunately too short to verify that more accurately.
What about new weapons and armor? In our play session, there were already a few new epic weapons to see. However, we do not know details about them yet. It is also not known whether new perks will be added to the game with the update.
Outriders is now a large, complete package
Is it worth it now? After the rocky start of Outriders, New Horizon is something like a conclusion to the release phase. Even though it took seven months: I think the developers at People Can Fly wanted to release the game in this state all along.
With the update and the changes that have already been made in recent months, Outriders now feels complete to me. This also includes the fact that there are no serious bugs and glitches anymore.
The endgame is still not comparable to live-service games like Destiny 2 or other titles, but Outriders doesn’t want that and never wanted to.
If you’re now in the mood for some farming tours, you can look forward to a much more relaxed and motivating experience in the expeditions. The most important thing for me is that Outriders can finally unleash its biggest strengths: its really good classes and the associated build options.
Whether it is worth it for you depends of course on your preferences. But Outriders now offers a good package:
A campaign that you can spend 15-25 hours on, experiencing a cheesy but entertaining story and just enjoying good loot shooter action.
On top of that, there is the endgame system with a total of 19 expeditions that can finally be played without stress.
The price-performance ratio is quite good here, as Outriders offers considerable volume and is free of microtransactions.
So, if you want to play a good loot shooter that is now mostly free of bugs, you can confidently get Outriders or revisit it if it had too many errors before.
After a long silence, Outriders is back with a free update. New Horizon will be released soon and will shake up the endgame. Additionally, the expansion “Worldslayer” has been teased. You can find all information about it here on MeinMMO.
What has happened recently in Outriders? For several months, not much has happened. After a radical change to the legendary loot drops, things have been pretty quiet. The developers have used the time to make minor adjustments, fix bugs and glitches, and work on balancing.
The loot shooter is now back and has two major announcements. Soon a large update with new content will come, and a new expansion has been announced for next year.
When is the update coming? It will be available tomorrow, on November 16, and is completely free. We summarize the information from the developer broadcast for you, but you can also watch it here:
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New Horizon brings fresh expeditions and reshapes the endgame
What kind of update is this? It’s called New Horizon, brings new content, and also revamps the endgame of Outriders.
Players can look forward to 4 new expeditions.
Overall, the expeditions are revised with Endgame 2.0.
The vendor Thiago will finally be useful.
You can finally choose how you want to look with a new transmog system.
There will be some balance changes that primarily strengthen players.
What is changing with expeditions? The annoying timer that counted your time has been removed. The quality of your rewards is therefore no longer dependent on how quickly you complete an expedition.
This was one of the biggest points of criticism from the community regarding endgame content. The countdown negatively affected gameplay, caused stress, and heavily restricted build choices to pure DPS builds.
Thus, they have long wished for the timer to be abolished. Overall, the update seems to be one that is primarily based on the desires of the community. Players have long wished for Thiago to finally sell meaningful gear.
With the update, you can now reset his offerings or buy random legendary items from him.
Outriders receives the “Worldslayer” expansion but remains tight-lipped
What kind of DLC is this? In the broadcast, a proper expansion for Outriders was announced for the first time. Worldslayer will likely deliver new story content, at least that’s what can be inferred from the teaser trailer. A variant of the player character is seen kneeling over a corpse.
Suddenly, a mysterious woman appears, who strongly resembles one of the villains from the main story. She probably also possesses supernatural powers like our Outrider.
When is the expansion coming? So far, it is only clear that Worldslayer is set to be released in 2022. When exactly, we will find out at a later time.
What do you think of the news? Are you looking forward to new content? Or is Outriders done for you?
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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there are recurring events where you receive a bonus on the experience gained. We at MeinMMO show you the best ways to prepare for such events, so you can quickly gain XP.
Which events give you the event buff? The next time you will receive an experience bonus is during the New Year’s Festival in ESO. Like other XP events, the New Year’s Festival repeats annually. Here is a list of the XP events in ESO:
How can I best prepare for the XP events? Of course, there are periods when there is no event with experience bonus. This is the ideal time to prepare for the next XP event. For some activities, like crafting master writs, it is even necessary.
Here we present you with a list of the 5 most important preparations for the next XP event.
1. Daily Reward – Log in to the game every day
There is a daily login reward every day. This includes many scrolls that give you an experience bonus. Moreover, these can be combined with the XP buff from the event. So collect as many as possible and save them for the next XP event.
2. Go fishing for perfect roe
When filleting the caught fish, you have a chance to get the item “perfect roe”. You need this material to make the drink “Psijik Ambrosia.” With it, you receive a 50% experience bonus that can be combined with the event bonuses. By the way, you can get the recipe for it in the Guild Store or from crafting dailies. More about that later in the next point.
3. Complete your daily crafting quests
The crafting dailies not only bring good gold and valuable materials but can also yield a master writ upon quest completion, provided you have maxed out the first passive ability of the respective skill line with skill points.
And these are important in light of the XP event. You can also get a recipe fragment for Psijik Ambrosia from the provisioning dailies. If you collect all 7 fragments, you can combine them. The drink gives you a 50% experience bonus.
4. Get the recipe for Aetherial Ambrosia & Aetherial Dust
For writ vouchers or in the Guild Store, you can acquire the recipe “Aetherial Ambrosia.” This drink provides you with a 100% experience bonus and can be combined with the XP buff from events. You need aetherial dust for its preparation. You can find this, as well as the recipe, at the writ voucher merchant or in the guild stores.
5. Save your master writs for the next event
Master writs give a lot of experience points and are relatively easy to do in a short time. However, to ensure you have writs when there’s extra experience available, you need to accumulate some. Just save all the master writs you get from daily crafting quests and store them safely.
If your bank eventually overflows, you can place additional storage chests in your home and put the writs there. You can obtain the storage chests for crowns as well as for writ vouchers. The writ vouchers are a reward for the master writs and the currency with which you can purchase items from the writ voucher merchant.
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With the “Learning” trait, you receive a bonus on the experience you gain from slain enemies. This means that you only get this XP bonus in combat. Nevertheless, you can also effectively level up your character or champion point level with it.
It makes a difference whether and how far you have upgraded the equipment. Overall, you can increase your experience gained from armor by up to 77% and from weapons by up to 9%. In total, an XP bonus of up to 86% in combat is possible.
Conveniently, this XP bonus can be combined both with the XP buff from an event and with scrolls or potions. You can thus utilize everything simultaneously.
Here you get an overview of the percentage bonus experience depending on the quality or upgrade level of armor and weapons. Jewelry cannot be crafted with the “Learning” trait.
Quality
Bonus XP: Complete Armor
Bonus XP: Complete Weapons
Normal (white)
49 %
5 %
Fine (green)
56 %
6 %
Superior (blue)
63 %
7 %
Epic (purple)
70 %
8 %
Legendary (gold)
77 %
9 %
Each piece of armor provides the same bonus XP. For weapons, it’s a bit different. While it ultimately balances out, one should still know this. One-handed weapons give exactly half the bonus XP as two-handed weapons, so that it ultimately evens out again.
Quality
Bonus XP: Per Armor Piece
Bonus XP: Per Weapon (Two-handed)
Bonus XP: Per Weapon (One-handed)
Normal (white)
7.0 %
5.0 %
2.5 %
Fine (green)
8.0 %
6.0 %
3.0 %
Superior (blue)
9.0 %
7.0 %
3.5 %
Epic (purple)
10.0 %
8.0 %
4.0 %
Legendary (gold)
11.0 %
9.0 %
4.5 %
Be sure to save your level gear. You can either use the Arsenal system or on PC, also free add-ons like these:
You should wear this gear set during the event while grinding or when doing a daily random dungeon. Also, remember to activate the XP buff from the event and use a potion or scroll beforehand!
Do you know our ESO Event Ticker? It’s a post about all events in ESO that we update regularly. This way, you’re always up to date and won’t miss anything.
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