Data miners are currently very active in New World . They have found numerous new features on the PTR server, including weapons, dungeons, and areas. A new feature found is the dungeon finder. This feature does not exist yet and many view it critically.
What was found in the data mining? On the Aeternum Adventures page, all current info from the data miners on the PTR server has been collected. It includes for example:
The latest find, however, is about a group finder specifically intended for dungeons.
From the shown text snippets, it can already be concluded that one automatically registers for a dungeon and is let in when enough players have been found. Among other things, there are the following phrases:
– Estimated wait time – You will be removed from the queue if you leave the group. Are you sure? – Your group is already in the queue for another dungeon – You are already in the queue for the outpost storm
LFG tools are viewed controversially, said to have killed social interaction in WoW
How is the group finder received? In general, group finders or LFG tools are viewed very controversially in MMO communities. There are many supporters of the “old times” who claim that such tools have killed social interactions.
This means you no longer have to engage with other players and just teleport from dungeon to dungeon instead of looking for a guild and tackling challenges together.
MMO editor Benedict Grothaus also wrote in 2017 that LFG tools have made WoW easier, but less social:
What does the New World community think? In a Reddit thread, the new feature is being actively discussed, with many players being open to the change. User renihskcocffokcuf finds the current system of spamming in chat also not social (via reddit):
I am so tired of people arguing that the group finder destroys social interaction in MMOs. The amount of interaction I have in this game without a group finder is the same as in other games with a group finder.
But instead of just queuing up and doing what I want, I have to spam LFG and constantly scan the chat.
The post received over 250 upvotes and a lot of support in the comments.
However, there are also some negative comments. User theshined writes that LFG tools have ruined every MMORPG they have been implemented in.
What do you think? Would you like a group finder for New World or do you prefer to find players through chat or your company? Feel free to share in the comments and participate in this short survey:
We won’t have to wait long for the first new features from data mining. This week, the first major update with new features such as the weapon “Void Gauntlet” and new quests is set to be released. You can find all the details here:
One of the most discussed topics in the communities of Battlefield 2042 is that many weapons are too imprecise. MeinMMO has examined which weapons best circumvent this problem – and found surprising solutions. In fact, the SMGs seem to work in Battlefield 2042 like you would expect from assault rifles.
Why are assault rifles weak? Since the beta, the developers of Battlefield 2042 have changed the behavior of the assault rifles: When you start shooting with assault rifles, the first fired bullets are intentionally very imprecise.
The statement of the article that you should avoid assault rifles is therefore no longer correct. On the contrary: SMGs have also been adjusted, which means assault rifles have significant advantages at range.
This mechanic is called bloom. Assault rifles stabilize thanks to it only after a few moments of uninterrupted sustained fire – this should be avoided at range. Players are very frustrated by this mechanic. Especially due to the large, expansive maps in Battlefield 2042, you often feel this lack of precision from bloom.
Assault rifles are considered the strongest weapons and efficient all-rounders in many shooters. However, in Battlefield 2042, they behave differently than you are used to. Therefore, submachine guns are the better choice for anyone who enjoys using automatic weapons.
SMGs shoot more accurately and faster than assault rifles
Why are the SMGs strong? The bloom mechanic seems to particularly affect the assault rifles that were also playable in the beta. The SMGs (English: SMGs) have apparently been largely spared from these measures. Therefore, not only do the fans on reddit believe: The SMGs are currently the better assault rifles (via reddit).
For: Although their fully automatic fire has a higher rate of fire than that of assault rifles, the first SMG in the game is more accurate at range than the first assault rifle. However, they are not bad in close combat – quite the opposite. Even in Battlefield 2042, SMGs are a force in tight spaces.
As SMGs, they are also very easy to use. They allow you to miss a few bullets without necessarily losing the fight as a result.
What are the weaknesses of the SMGs? The SMGs are not as strong at distances as other weapons, which is particularly important to consider on the large maps. However, much more important than the damage is the precision: Even the weakest bullets that hit deal more damage than the strongest bullets that miss.
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Especially because of the long distances at which most battles in Battlefield 2042 take place, it is important to be able to hit accurately. Because there is no bloom, you can do this better with SMGs than with assault rifles – even though that directly contradicts the universally accepted shooter wisdom.
Which SMGs are the strongest? The first two SMGs are the most precise in the game. Therefore, they are the best choice. These weapons are:
PBX-45: Better rate of fire and handling
PP-29 (unlocked at level 18): More rounds in the magazine, slightly more range and precision
Both weapons are strong enough with their standard setups. However, they can be further customized to meet individual needs with additional weapon attachments.
You will unlock the PP-29 only after about 10-15 hours of gameplay, but the wait is worth it. Currently, this SMG is the best fully automatic weapon in the game.
DMRs and snipers dominate the maps but are harder to play
What are the strengths of DMRs and snipers? An even better choice than the SMGs are the semi-automatic DMRs (“designated marksman rifles”). Especially the DM7 and the SVK are worth mentioning. These weapons not only shine with their high precision, flexibility, and good damage: They have their greatest strengths exactly where the popular assault rifles are so weak.
For the same reason, sniper rifles are currently a good choice if you want to rely on just one precise shot.
What are the weaknesses of DMRs and snipers? The biggest problem with these weapons is that they are harder to play than the fully automatic SMGs. They require very high aim skills and can quickly become useless in the wrong hands. Even in close combat, these weapons are much worse – especially there, SMGs have their greatest strengths.
There is one exception with the assault rifles
Is there an assault rifle that can still be used? Although the starter SMGs have clear advantages over the assault rifles, there is one weapon that contradicts this trend: The SFAR-M GL.
The SFAR-M GL is based on the SCAR-H. The weapon is known for bundling a lot of firepower into a few bullets. This combination has had many fans in games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield 4.
Compared to other assault rifles, the SFAR-M GL has less bloom, thus hitting more reliably. However, the weapon has two other problems in Battlefield 2042:
It is only unlocked at level 27.
It only becomes really good with unlockable attachments.
Thus, the SFAR-M GL is a good alternative for assault rifle fans, but not immediately. It requires some patience and a lot of gameplay time before it can make a difference.
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What weapon category is your favorite in Battlefield 2042? Have you tried the SMGs yet? If so, what is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
If you want to unlock more weapons or attachments for your weapons, you first need to gain experience and level up. You can do this particularly quickly with some tricks:
Genshin Impact sometimes brings back existing 5-star characters in their Gacha banners. Participate in our survey and let us discover which characters you hope for the most.
In the current 2.2 patch of Genshin Impact Hu Tao is featured as a rerun character. Many players have wished for her return and are currently pulling diligently on her character event wish. According to the banner sales, her rerun is currently ranked 4th among all previous banners (via genshinlab).
For patch 2.3 a new feature has been announced, where Albedo and Eula will return together. Albedo will be available in the standard character event wish and Eula in an additional rerun banner.
Ganyu and Xiao are some characters that the community wishes to see back in the banners, but what about you? Do you feel the same way or do you wish for entirely different characters?
Here’s how you can vote: We at MeinMMO want to know which 5-star characters you wish for the most as a rerun. You can make your selection using the survey tool below.
You have 3 votes and can choose your top 3 of all 5-star characters, except for Hu Tao, Eula, and Albedo, as they are currently active or are set to appear officially in the near future.
Update November 16, 2021: The survey has ended.
This is how we came up with the survey: There is ongoing criticism of the banner system in Genshin Impact. Some players have to wait nearly a year for their desired character.
Especially if they didn’t have any Primogems ready, had to take a break, or didn’t have time to farm, they couldn’t participate in the character event wish and had to skip their favorite.
It can also happen that two banners follow one another and players want both characters, but due to a lack of Primogems, they must choose one and skip the other.
We are therefore curious about which characters you really wish to see back and where you missed the chance to get them.
So for which characters are you currently saving your Primogems and patiently waiting? Or was there a recent banner you were eagerly looking forward to? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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WoW demon Cortyn has given Patch 9.1.5 a chance – and it is surprisingly fun. But a bitter aftertaste remains.
Patch 9.1.5 of World of Warcraft has been live for about 10 days now. I actually thought beforehand that the patch wouldn’t interest me much. After all, I know the content well enough, have farmed Korthia often enough, and I’m quite fed up with Torghast.
Nevertheless, I logged back into WoW with Patch 9.1.5 – and much more often than in the days and weeks prior. In the last 10 days, I had a lot of fun leveling new characters, collecting glory with them, and simply experiencing a new class.
The number of glory levels one can earn “incidentally” seems almost ridiculous compared to the time before Patch 9.1.5. A visit to Torghast gave me 4 glory levels (and almost half a level of XP), every small bonus quest in the Shadowlands gives glory, and in the end, you also get the rest through the calling quests.
Freshly level 60, my glory was already at rank 70. The last 10 points came during the introductory quests in the Covenant sanctum and two to three rounds of PvP.
Everything goes faster and feels more rewarding – a clear plus of Patch 9.1.5.
In a fraction of the time, the character was ready to tackle Mythic+ or to find a group for the current raid. This was also possible because I can simply invest excess valor points from my main character into the twink to give it a more than solid starting gear at item level 207 to 210. That opens the gates to almost all kinds of content.
I want to be honest. For me, it was not a problem that you couldn’t easily switch covenants. I liked the permanence of the decision and the fact that you sometimes just had to make the best of it, even if that meant not having the right buff in a dungeon.
However, I also don’t mind that it is different now. Especially from the perspective of my transmog collection, the feature is a blessing. Collecting everything and being able to use everything is pretty cool. When my addon “ALL THE THINGS” shows me that over 40 templates have been unlocked every time I switch covenants, that makes me happy.
Everything goes so fast – What was done before?
But it is also clear: The bitter aftertaste that everything now goes so quickly and smoothly remains. When you remember how much time a character took to reach glory level 40, 50 or even 80 just a few weeks ago, it feels bad. It feels like wasted life time – at least when all the grind was done just before the patch.
I don’t think Patch 9.1.5 was the great savior that will pull Shadowlands out of the dirt and make it one of the best expansions of all time. But I do feel that Patch 9.1.5 was at least a clear “stop” to the downward trend of the last months.
It suddenly becomes fun to level twinks and deal with them. The glory levels tumbling across the screen is great. That bonus areas go quickly and are no longer an endless grind feels good. That Torghast actually brings something during the leveling phase that you can invest in meaningful items at level 60 is awesome.
I was quite skeptical at first whether Patch 9.1.5 could really bring motivation to log in again and play content that I actually know well enough. At least for me, Blizzard has succeeded – and the info that Patch 9.2 on the PTR is not as far away as feared makes me mildly optimistic.
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Patch 9.1.5 did not save Shadowlands. But it is a huge improvement over the state that prevailed just a few weeks ago. Now Blizzard just needs to carry these lessons into the future and not forget again with Patch 10.0 everything that has been painfully learned in recent months.
What is your opinion on Patch 9.1.5? A clear improvement of the current game? Or has everything just become much worse?
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Trainers have the opportunity to interact with each other in Pokémon GO by opening gifts. However, these are often opened thoughtlessly, leading to much discussion. Our MeinMMO author Franzi Korittke also finds this annoying and explains why.
What kind of gifts are we talking about? In Pokémon GO, you have the opportunity to befriend other players and send gifts to each other. If one of the two trainers opens their gift, the game considers it an interaction.
This kind of interaction is very beneficial for you, as it increases your friendship level or you can become Best Friends to Lucky Friends. Therefore, it’s important to play together regularly. But especially opening gifts often leads to conflicts among trainers.
Are there other ways to interact? Yes, in addition to gifts, battling each other or against a raid boss, as well as trading Pokémon, also increases your friendship level and provides for interaction.
That’s why gifts cause conflicts
Every trainer is happy to interact with their friends, increasing their chances of leveling up their friendship or even achieving Lucky Friends status. Therefore, sending and opening gifts is part of the daily routine for many players.
However, this often leads to discussions. The reason for this is the daily interaction. While it is possible to interact with other trainers as many times as you want each day, Niantic only counts the first action between two players as a so-called “daily interaction”.
If you’ve already played with another trainer on a given day, whether through a joint battle, a trade, or opening a package, any further interaction on that day will not increase your friends status.
For this reason, many trainers believe it would be wiser to save the gifts and open them the next day.
Gift from another trainer
Pay attention to daily interaction
I have been playing Pokémon GO daily for over 2 years, and I have experienced this situation countless times. I belong to the trainers who sometimes get annoyed by the thoughtless opening of gifts.
This is mainly because I have a variety of trainers on my friends list with whom I would love to interact daily. However, due to restrictions, such as the limit on opening gifts, it is not always that easy and requires good planning.
If I have already had an action with another trainer, I expect the other trainer to hold onto my gift until the next day. That way, the next daily interaction can take place. However, I continue to experience the opposite. I send a package to a friend and a few minutes later, they have opened it.
That’s why I find the thoughtless opening of packages annoying
But what’s so bad about the other person opening my package? Basically, it’s not a big deal that the package was opened—it can happen. And as long as no interaction has taken place that day, I’m actually happy because we level up our friendship.
However, this action becomes problematic from my perspective when we have already played together that day, and it happens not just with one, but multiple trainers.
This means that for me and the respective affected players, there will be a significantly larger effort for the following day, as ideally, there should be more joint play on that day.
What effort does this mean for me?
So to summarize: The gift that was intended for the following day has now been opened by my friend. Therefore, I either need a new gift the next day, I open this friend’s gift, or I perform another joint action with this player.
Open gift: If I decide to open their gift, I have to leave a package from another trainer unattended, as my limit will be reached too quickly.
Send new package: To send a new gift from my side, I need to collect additional packages the next day, so that I can provide these friends with gifts as planned.
Even if I’m lucky enough to have gyms and PokéStops nearby, especially players in rural areas can quickly reach their limits. This is because you can only have a maximum of 20 packages in the item bag at the same time. Only after they have been used up can you organize new ones.
Other alternatives: If neither of the alternatives is feasible, then the only option for a daily interaction is to battle together or trade. However, the distances to other trainers and the lack of coordination options within the game present particular difficulties.
This can quickly lead to no interaction taking place at all. For this reason, my request is:
Focus on the daily interaction first and then open your packages!
Franzi Korittke, MeinMMO author
Taking a look at the daily interaction status is worthwhile and helps avoid conflicts with other trainers.
Do you always pay attention to whether a daily interaction has already taken place before you open your friends’ packages? Or do you use other methods to level up your friendship with other trainers? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO and interact with other trainers.
Would you prefer to fight together with your friends in raids? Which raid bosses you will encounter in November in Level 5 raids, we have summarized for you in our special:
In conversations with other trainers and also with a view to social networks, it becomes clear to me time and again that many players do not even know how to recognize a daily interaction that has taken place. For this reason, we have summarized it for you below.
To recognize daily interaction, you first need to open your friends list in Pokémon GO. There, your friends will be listed according to your desired sorting. As you can see in the following image, the image of the respective avatar is displayed in a circular frame.
If a joint interaction has already taken place that day, a light blue glow will appear around this circle. If you haven’t had an action yet, there will be no glow present.
No interaction (left) and interaction that took place (right)
Why is it important to know this?
Daily interactions: On the one hand, this information helps you in your daily interactions with other trainers. It allows you to see at a glance whether an interaction has already taken place that day, and if so, you can save your gift for the following day. If team play is still required, you can open the gift without hesitation.
Friendship level up: But this knowledge is also helpful for the level ups. If you want to use a lucky egg to ensure a lot of XP, then a level up should work as well.
If the other trainer has just opened a package shortly before, it will still show “If you play together for 1 more day, you will…”. However, a level up is only possible the next day since only one action per day is counted. In the worst case, you might use your lucky egg too early, wasting that precious item.
Taking a look at the daily interaction status is worthwhile and helps avoid conflicts with other trainers.
Do you always pay attention to whether a daily interaction has already taken place before you open your friends’ packages? Or do you use other methods to level up your friendship with other trainers? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO and interact with other trainers.
Battlefield 2042 has been in Early Access since November 12, and fans are already playing diligently. Some even find hidden secrets, albeit rather unintentionally – like a player who ended up in a Russian medical station.
What kind of room is this? The reddit user YCarrott found a secret room on the map “Discarded,” one of the maps of Battlefield 2042. As he was flying with the Wingsuit from Sundance, he “landed” there by accident.
Instead of crashing into a wall, he glitched into the secret room. This room is evidently not normally accessible, but is still well-designed. There is a chair and a shelf there, as well as windows that allow a view outside.
The door apparently does not work. However, there is a sign next to the door with the Cyrillic inscription: “Медотсек.” Translated from Russian, this means: medical station.
Update: The player contacted us and informed us that he tried again to enter the room without a Wingsuit. He failed and suspects that it worked the first time because he was going too fast. The game likely couldn’t keep up, and he ended up through the wall into the room, instead of onto the building as intended.
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This could mean the secret room: Currently, there are only a few speculations and no real ideas about what the room could mean. However, players have been discussing for a while that Battlefield 2042 was supposed to be a Battle Royale.
The players think this fits. Because the new specialists replacing traditional classes align more with a game mode like Warzone in Call of Duty. The medical station would be a somewhat hidden room where healing items might be found.
Also, the size of the maps, which annoys some players, as well as the design, support this theory. Most maps are spacious with large, empty areas and scattered “hotspots” – populated cities or outposts. Just like one would expect from a Battle Royale.
Does Battlefield 2042 have a Battle Royale? Battlefield 2042 does not have a proper BR mode. The only thing that comes close is Hazard Zone. Here you play in squads against other players and NPCs to extract data from the area.
However, the gameplay is more reminiscent of Escape from Tarkov or Hunt: Showdown, as you collect money like in a roguelite and spend it on equipment in upcoming rounds. However, a “real” Battle Royale could possibly be created with Portal, the creative mode of the game. We explain all modes in our special:
Destiny 2 has developed a great story. However, understanding all the connections correctly is not easy. AndyEdition, the German Destiny 2 lore expert, tries to unravel all the puzzles in his videos. MeinMMO conducted an interview with him and talked about the current story in Season 15 and the future of Destiny 2.
The story of Destiny 2 has captivated many players over the years. From heartbreaking moments of betrayal to shadowy scenes of revenge, Guardians have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the story. The unstoppable forces of darkness against the immortal bearers of light. And right in the middle is Savathun, who holds all the strings. She is “The Witch Queen,” the main character in the new expansion that is set to release in February 2022.
The German lore expert AndyEdition is a good resource with his videos for players who want to know more about the story of Destiny 2 – without having to read everything themselves. He attempts to unravel the game, which is notorious for having a story that is hard to understand.
Who is AndyEdition, actually?
AndyEdition started uploading videos about the stories in Destiny on YouTube at the end of 2016.
His community grew rapidly, and it soon became clear that he could excite many fans with this.
He not only has interesting storytelling videos and his own theories about the story but also a special way of reporting on the most exciting things in the Destiny 2 universe.
MeinMMO spoke with him about the development of the current story and his personal intent for this special “shooter-adventure.”
Andy, how did you get into Destiny 2? What specifically drew you to it?
AndyEdition: “I was already a big Destiny 1 fan and played it since the beta. When Destiny 2 was announced, there was no doubt that I would play it from the first minute.”
Many players are fascinated by the Destiny story. Why do you think that is?
AndyEdition: “The developers have finally succeeded after so many years to weave the story with a red thread into the game. Guardians who listen to the dialogues in the game now also understand what is happening, without having to read the lore. The new season model, which has serialized characters since the season of the chosen and is told in a weekly episodic format, definitely contributes to this. It is almost like in the old days when there were no streaming services and we could only watch a new episode of our favorite series on TV each week. The current season also scores points by putting Savathun more into the foreground. She is the Witch Queen of the Hive and has been teased for years.”
Strong characters shape the stories of Destiny 2.
What is different about other games compared to Destiny? Is Bungie’s new storytelling approach really that unique?
AndyEdition: It seems to me that Bungie has taken the telltale formula and adapted and optimized it for the Destiny universe. The main story arc is presented in the game, and in the lore texts, you can get additional information or search for hidden clues. Since I don’t know of any game that allows players to experience the story in such a form, I would currently consider it – since the last three seasons – unique.
What is the “Telltale Formula”?? The Telltale formula describes the interplay between the decisions we make in a game and the resulting effects on the game’s progression. Decisions significantly influence the story and shape its ending. The focal points for this gradual emergence of a personal adventure are the conversations and many small individual sequences.
There are so many lore texts and mini-stories in Destiny 2. A huge universe of red threads that reconnect somewhere. How do you maintain an overview as a Destiny 2 lore expert?
AndyEdition: Honestly, not at all. I have to read things again and again when I research for a video. The Books of Sorrow, for instance, I have read at least ten times, and each time I interpret things differently. The lore texts are structured in such a way that you have to read them repeatedly.
If I can’t engage with Destiny for a while because my personal life, job, family, etc., doesn’t allow it, I always need a little refresher.
You had a period where you stopped making lore videos about Destiny 2, and the German Destiny 2 community really missed you during that time. Afterward, you asked your followers what they still wanted from you. Did you perhaps think about quitting the videos about Destiny 2?
AndyEdition: I must honestly admit that I often thought about quitting YouTube. In my current job, I have early and night shifts. That makes it difficult to find a routine to work on videos. A lore or story video takes a lot of time, which I can’t always find alongside my personal life. Spending every day off or my vacation solely working on videos won’t make me happy either.
On the other hand, I have also thought about quitting my job and making my living from YouTube and Twitch. However, since Destiny, especially in the German-speaking world, does not receive the attention that it does, for instance, in the English-speaking world, it would be a big risk that I am not ready to take at the moment.
The “Queen of Lies” has been manipulating the Guardians for 7 years.
Savathun is the Queen of Lies – “Don’t Trust Her!”
Let’s get to the current Destiny 2 story. What do you think as a lore expert: Should we trust Savathun? Where she speaks so trustworthily and clarifies everything more or less?
AndyEdition: Savathun is called the “Queen of Lies” for a reason. No, in my opinion, we should not trust her. I think she has her own goals. She actually has similar characteristics to Mara, the Queen of the Reef. Both want to intervene in the cosmic war between light and darkness, but neither would submit to a side. However, I think we can learn from Savathun if we read between the lines of her lies. She knows much more about the light and the darkness than the Tower and we Guardians know.
You recently published a video where you presented an interesting theory about light and darkness. How the Traveler chooses a Guardian and that Savathun might be after that. Tell us your assessment of Season 15. The best we’ve ever had?
AndyEdition: The Season of the Lost does a lot right. Trials of Osiris is more popular than ever, the Shattered Realm is one of the better PvE activities, if not the best we’ve had this year, and the story is picking up speed. The first weeks with Season 15 were very exciting and kept me glued to the screen for hours each week. Unfortunately, Season 15 is also being stretched, as the “Witch Queen” expansion has been postponed to next year. Thus, we have again 1-2 months without new content and additionally must wait for the finale of the seasonal story. This gives Season 15 a slight dampener, as does every season this year.
Story-wise, we now see how the big players take the stage, Savathun, Mara Sov – the Queen of the Reef, Xivu Arath, and the Entity. The story of Season 15 ties into Forsaken and so far has been the best expansion for Destiny 2, making everything we experience this season so exciting. This prompted me to rewatch all the sequences and read through the lore books we received back then. This led me to the theory of how Savathun could be chosen by the Traveler. If I’m right, we will soon have a different view of our Traveler.
What theory that is, AndyEdition reveals in this video:
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The community has greatly discussed the topic of Sagira. Do you believe she was also transformed and is now the reincarnated ghost of Savathun? A certain resemblance cannot be denied.
AndyEdition: Honestly, I haven’t really dealt with this question yet. Of course, Savathun could use her knowledge of necromancy, learned from Nokris in the Season of Arrival, to resurrect Sagira. There are also interesting statements about Sagira in the Destiny 1 Grimoire cards. For example, Lysander, the leader of a former faction that was banned from the Tower (the Concord), said that Osiris was resurrected by a faulty ghost. How this is interpreted now and whether it will play a role in conjunction with the current events remains to be seen.
Destiny 2 has told many great stories to this day:
I think you have also noticed Bungie’s big problem that entry for new players is not easy. Do you believe Destiny 2 players and fans, like you are one, can really fill the gap for Bungie in terms of the story? Or do you think Bungie needs to find a way to tell the story to new players from the beginning?
AndyEdition: With Beyond Light, the Cosmodrome, and the New Light quest, Bungie has managed to make the entry point for new players a bit easier. They must now also achieve this with the story; that little pop-up in the top right corner of the map is absolutely not enough to explain the story to new players. Bungie cannot rely on YouTubers like me, as not every new Guardian wants to catch up with the story through YouTube videos.
With this large universe they have created, it would be a wasted potential if they do not soon provide a rough summary of the previous events in the game. I would even celebrate if Bungie offered all campaigns as an extra download so that new players could experience the story themselves.
Here the question arises: Do you believe that players who start playing later have any chance of properly following the story? Do they even have to?
AndyEdition: Destiny has different types of players, and not everyone is interested in the stories in the game. You can also play the game without paying attention to the story. However, you miss a huge fascination of this franchise. I think Bungie has also realized this themselves by now, and that’s why they are now focusing heavily on the story and the individual characters.
We have already seen a major shift when we compare how the story was told at the release of Destiny 2 and how it is currently being done. However, as developers, one must not rest on one’s laurels and become complacent.
MeinMMO has also reported extensively on this topic:
Let’s move on to the currently most controversial character: Crow aka Uldren Sov. What is your opinion of him? Has he left his old character behind? Is he currently the only Guardian who still remembers all the details of his first mortal life?
AndyEdition: Crow has already experienced a lot in his short time as a Guardian. Just as he found his purpose as a servant of the Traveler, his past caught up with him, and he met Uldren Sov, his former self. Uldren’s devotion to Mara Sov never allowed him to reach his full potential, as he was only pursuing his sister’s goals.
He was only a puppet back then, and in my opinion, he still is today. He is most certainly a piece of Savathun’s grand plan, whether he wants to be or not. However, I believe that now that he knows the whole truth, he will find his own way sooner or later. That will be anything but easy for him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he dies a hero’s death one day and becomes a proper legend in the Destiny universe.
Maybe not the only Guardian. As far as I know, Shin Malphur, a Hunter, also remembers his backstory. Shin is also currently the only Guardian who uses the ghost of another deceased Guardian. He was chosen by his ghost without ever having died.
Uldren in the Forsaken key scene: cold and without compassion.
“We have technically died in Season 9!”
Bungie teased and confirmed a death with “Spoiler Alert.” They just didn’t reveal who it would hit. Tell us, who do you think is most likely and why?
AndyEdition: Whew, answering such a question is not so easy. Even though I love talking about theories, one can quickly get bogged down and go down completely the wrong path. After we saw the trailers for “The Witch Queen”, the logical answer would be: Savathun, she dies and is resurrected as a light bearer.
But it is rarely that simple in the Destiny universe, as Savathun keeps Osiris hidden, and the 14th Saint would do anything for his beloved Osiris, leaving much room for speculation here.
If we recall the Season of Dawn in Season 9 and the Corridors of Time, at our grave and the speech of the 14th Saint, it would even be theoretically possible for us Guardians to die. Back then, the symbol/logo of the Witch Queen was already seen when entering the Corridors of Time. I don’t believe it, but Bungie is always full of surprises.
Thank you very much for this insightful interview and the effort you always put into your videos. I wish you continued success. We hope that the Destiny 2 community will continue to receive interesting perspectives on the story through you and your videos.
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Around Destiny 2, there are always discussions about everything outside of lore. For instance, the game has its own fashion magazine called “Threads of Light.” However, this might be in jeopardy, as too many Guardians are complaining:
Battlefield itself is currently facing some issues. The release in early access did not go smoothly, server problems have plagued many players, but the game itself is not running smoothly either:
In Summer 2020, Twitch permanently banned streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm. Since then, there has been a public and detail-lacking dispute between the streamer and the streaming platform. In the meantime, Dr Disrespect streams on YouTube and claims: Thanks to the Twitch ban, he is intentionally ignored by major publishers like EA, for the release of Battlefield 2042.
Who is Dr Disrespect? Until June 2020, Dr Disrespect was one of the most popular streamers on Twitch. As a former developer for Call of Duty, he primarily plays shooters as a streamer.
“Dr Disrespect” is not just a name: The ‘Doc’ is a character full of personality, played by Guy Beahm, whom he almost never leaves. Iconic are the bright red glasses, the large vest, the thick mustache, a huge ego, and a short fuse.
What accusations does the streamer make? In a stream on YouTube, Dr Disrespect not only took shots at Twitch again in front of his audience. He also directly attacked major publishers in the industry, notably Activision and EA.
After Dr Disrespect was not invited to events for the release of Battlefield 2042, the streamer expressed anger and disappointment. He claims that EA has him on an unofficial ban list. This is responsible for his absence from the events:
It’s official, Champs: I’m on an EA ban list. I mean, that already tells you… Since the greasy ban of the purple snake, we have been harmed behind the scenes in so many ways, Champs. Not just the original contract [with Twitch].
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The ban from the “purple snake,” as the streamer refers to Twitch due to its logo color, is thus “crazy defamation” that has harmed him “in so many ways.” Among other things, it has destroyed his relationships with EA, which is why he was also unable to participate in the events for Battlefield 2042.
“EA, don’t be so pathetic.”
What are the backgrounds? In the past, Dr Disrespect was still a central part of the releases of the biggest shooter games on the market. Since the Twitch ban, he has had to watch from the outside.
Have you noticed that… I mean, there’s a reason why Activision doesn’t do a Call of Duty partner code or why we don’t work or have worked directly with Call of Duty. […] Everything we did with EA, the connections, the relationships we built over the years…
The streamer is particularly disappointed about the release of Battlefield 2042 in early access. His clearest words are directed at EA in front of his YouTube audience: “EA, don’t be so pathetic and scared to death, holy s**t. It’s embarrassing.”
The Doc is talking about a “shadow ban.” This is a ban that the affected person cannot see. Banned users are blocked,
Neither Twitch, Activision, nor EA have responded to these statements so far. Whether his relationship with these giants will improve, especially after these statements, remains to be seen.
In the video you can see everything you need to know about Battlefield 2042 in 2 minutes:
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Everything you need to know about the new Battlefield 2042 – in 2 minutes
Twitch bans one of its biggest stars – seemingly without reason
What happened? In Summer 2020, “The Doc” suddenly disappeared from Twitch. His fans have been wondering since then why he is no longer allowed to stream on the major platform, as there has never been any clarification. He himself says: “I can’t talk about it, but […] I know why. I’ve known the reason for months and let me just say this: There’s a reason why we’re suing the hell out of them” (via comicbook.com). Since August 2021, Dr Disrespect has been planning legal action against Twitch.
Even 1.5 years after the Twitch ban, there is still no public explanation as to why these measures were taken against the ‘Doc’. However, there have been numerous theories and vague hints:
The current ban was not Dr Disrespect’s first Twitch ban that made rounds. Already a year prior, in June 2019, the streamer was banned: He was streaming from a public restroom at E3.
The difference: After serving that sentence, Dr Disrespect was allowed to stream again on Twitch. It seems he has given up hope that this will repeat in the current situation.
Battlefield itself is currently facing some issues. The release in early access did not go smoothly, server problems have plagued many players, but the game itself is not running smoothly either:
Players of New World have been complaining for some time about their empty servers. This is not only difficult in itself, but also leads to further problems related to the game mechanics. Amazon is now responding.
What is the problem? In New World, players are currently missing on some servers, which is partly due to the free server transfers. This leads to issues such as a declining economy, but also much more serious difficulties.
As a result, crafting stations lose their ranks, and it becomes impossible to create truly powerful equipment – or even anything useful. Some players are therefore demanding that the problem be fixed immediately.
The Corruption regularly overruns the areas and causes ongoing conflicts even without wars.
How should the problem be fixed? Amazon is now considering merging servers through so-called “merges.” This involves combining two servers into one. All players on both servers can then play together.
However, since in New World, the guilds (or companies) divide the world and own territories, this is not so straightforward. Amazon now explains in a new blog post how this is supposed to work.
Server merges are not easy, but Amazon is working on it
How do the merges work? The basis for the mergers was already established before the game’s release. Only servers in the same “set” can be merged. That’s why you were only allowed to create one character per set.
The recommended languages are also the same there, which makes the interaction after the merge easier. For a server to qualify for a merger, factors like player count and engagement are considered.
Then a suitable partner candidate is visited. Amazon tries to take into account the distribution of factions and the general population here. However, this is not always guaranteed to work, the developers warn in advance.
The companies on the partner server retain their conquered territories. The companies from the server that is being merged receives a compensation of 50,000 coins. For example:
World X has too few players and is to be merged with World Y
Nothing changes on World Y – All companies retain what they have
Players from World X join World Y and keep their possessions, remaining in their companies
Companies from World X receive 50,000 coins as compensation to participate in wars over territories and regain their status
When a world is merged with another, there should be a message to all players along with a countdown.
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When will the merges take place? So far, there is no date for the merges. Amazon wants to test the entire function further, including on non-public test servers. On Monday afternoon (German time), there should also be a test on the PTR.
By the way, according to the blog post, Amazon is already working on region-crossing transfers. So at some point, it should be possible to switch between the EU and US. However, for now, the first major update of the MMO is coming:
League of Legends is known as a PvP game with the same map, but it has a deep and very interesting backstory. With the new Netflix series Arcane, interest in this story has significantly increased. We at MeinMMO would like to summarize the most important events for you.
What kind of article is this and where do the information come from? In this article, we want to summarize the major points of the story of LoL and Runeterra in general. This is only a rough overview, as the lore runs very deep.
We will first discuss the most significant events of the game world, then the contents of the new series Arcane and lastly the Hextech magic in general.
The information comes from the short stories of Riot Games themselves, but primarily from the book “The Realms of Runeterra,” which contains an accurate timeline of the world.
The history of Runeterra – From creation to today
It all began with the Watchers, who fought against reality
Where does the story begin? The story of LoL begins with nothingness. After nothingness, the Void was formed, a force of insatiable hunger that wants to consume everything. The Watchers lived in it, but they saw and heard nothing. They were not even aware of their own existence.
But then reality formed and brought forth light, which the Watchers were not pleased with.
In reality, the first creatures formed, such as Bard and Aurelion Sol. It was Aurelion Sol who created the first stars. These creatures lived in Targon, a beautiful city of silver and gold.
The Watchers observed the activities of these “Celestials” and devised plans to destroy the reality that was a thorn in their side. This led to the conflict between reality and the Void that still exists today.
The Watchers are depicted as giant eyes.
The creation of Runeterra: Runeterra is a planet that was not formed by chance. The Celestials, including Soraka, created the planet and filled it with life.
In this context, it is speculated that an army was intentionally bred on Runeterra to fight against the Watchers, although this is not mentioned in the official canon.
However, the Celestials lost the so-called World Runes, with which the planet was created, somewhere on Runeterra. This is said to be one of the reasons why magic is so powerful on the planet.
The Watchers, in turn, continuously tore holes in reality, which we now know as the so-called Void Rifts.
The division of the world: Runeterra is divided into different continents:
Valoran in the north
Shurima in the south
Ionia in the east
Oceanic in the general waters
Within these continents, there are various nations, which we will discuss in more detail throughout the history. These nations are not tied to a specific people, so for example, the small Yordles have a home in Bilgewater (Fizz), in Piltover (Heimerdinger), or in Ionia (Kennen).
In the here and now, there are 13 nations, most of which you can find on the world map. Only Bandle, the home of all Yordles, Ixtal, a nation in Shurima, and the Void are missing.
The current map of Runeterra.
The time before year 0 and many wild wars
The time reckoning of Runeterra is based on the calendar of the Noxian people. Thus, there are the years before and after Noxus, similar to our time before and after Christ.
The war of the three sisters: 9,000 years before Noxus, the war of the three sisters occurred, where Lissandra fought against Avarosa and Serylda. The war arose because the Watchers had influenced Lissandra.
However, Lissandra recognized her mistake and the three sisters together imprisoned the Watchers in the Howling Abyss in the Eternal Ice. The Howling Abyss is now the place where ARAM matches in LoL take place.
Lissandra was one of the first to be deceived by the Watchers.
The outbreak of the Void: 2,500 years before Noxus, a battle occurred between Icathia and Shurima, two ancient civilizations. The Icathians unleashed the Void in a last desperate action to win the war. However, their capital was destroyed, and their land was ravaged beyond recognition.
As a result of this action, several further problems followed, such as the collapse of the Shuriman Empire. The Ascended, who had actually fought for them, were perverted by their contact with the Void and turned away from the Empire.
Moreover, there was a betrayal by Xerath against the Shuriman Emperor Azir, who subsequently stole the Sun Disc from the Empire, which had given Shurima a special power.
The Rune Wars: A particularly significant event in the history of Runeterra was the destruction of the city of Helia, which tore a hole into the spirit world after a horrific accident. This place would henceforth be known as Shadow Isles. This happened 25 years before Noxus.
Through the fall of Helia, dangerous magical artifacts – the World Runes – ended up in the wrong hands. The Rune Wars commenced, during which the first brutal battle involved Ryze as the apprentice of the famous magician Tyrus. The images of this war burned into Ryze’s mind forever.
The entire world faced destruction, and chaos could only be averted because the two characters Mihira and Kilam climbed Mount Targon and were chosen by the aspects. In this way, Kayle and Morgana were created.
Ryze, in turn, began to collect all rune artifacts in the world and lock them away.
The magician Ryze experienced the Rune Wars.
The Rune Wars caused a lot of destruction in Runeterra. Various peoples of the Noxians locked themselves in an immortal bastion and survived the horrible events.
They united thereafter into one people: Noxus. Thus begins the year 0 of the calendar.
Noxus wants to unite the world under one banner
In the years following the Rune Wars, several new nations were founded, including Demacia. Demacia refers to itself as “refuge from magic”.
Noxus becomes the imperial power: In the subsequent years, Noxus aimed to unite the entire world of Runeterra under one banner and one nation. The supreme leader of the military for countless years was General Boram Darkwill, who was likely kept alive longer through necromancy than is usual for a human.
From the years 787 to 892, Noxus managed to conquer large parts of the continent Valoran. Subsequently, they attempted to attack the Demacian Empire, and General Sion succeeded in killing King Jarvan I of Demacia. For this success, Sion was honored with a special grave after his death.
Sion is one of the generals of Noxus.
After that, however, Demacia attacked Noxus and liberated more and more nations in Valoran. Boram Darkwill then resorted to dark magic to resurrect Sion. With him by their side, Noxus then managed to drive Demacia out of their own lands.
In the year 984, Noxus marched towards Ionia. However, General Swain, who had actually been dishonorably discharged from the Noxian military, managed to lead a rebellion against Boram Darkwill and murdered him from behind.
Swain then seized power and ended the siege of Ionia. This occurred in the year 989. We are currently around the year 997, in which the fallen king Viego returned.
Zhaun, Piltover and the events in Arcane
What is the deal with the nations in Arcane? Zhaun and Piltover are two separate city-states. According to the series, Piltover is located directly above Zhaun, whereas in other reports of the lore, they are next to each other. However, it is clear that they together control a passage between the continents Valoran in the north and Shurima in the south, making them an important hub in the trade of the world Runeterra.
Both cities live in strong competition with each other, as both produce talented inventors and also experiment a lot. However, in Zhaun, there were numerous accidents with Chems, making it a more dangerous place and fostering crime.
Piltover, on the other hand, is more respected in the world of Runeterra, which is why the academy is also located there, where the brightest minds of many nations are educated.
The academy in Piltover with Heimerdinger as its head is highly regarded.
When do the events of Arcane take place? We have not been able to determine a specific time frame yet, but we know that the characters from the series like Jayce, Caitlyn, and Vi were born around the years 960 to 970 after Noxus, which is about 25 to 30 years before the present.
In Act 2, the characters are already older. So we are likely quite close to the present.
The Hextech magic
The blue crystals from Arcane: In the story of Arcane, strange blue crystals play an important role. They are an important component of the Brackern, an ancient race of creatures made from crystals, of which Skarner is one.
The crystal contains its own personality and feelings, allowing Brackern to perceive the world differently and use magic. When a Brackern dies, the crystal waits for a new host but retains the experiences of the previous creature. Thus, a crystal constantly evolves.
Hextech magic arises from the crystals: During the Rune Wars, the Brackern fell asleep, hoping that the mortal races would annihilate each other with magic.
However, they were later unexpectedly awakened by their crystals when mortals attempted to steal the blue crystals and use them for their own magical purposes. Instead of mutually destroying each other, they emerged from the wars with stronger weapons and armor.
The Ferros family from Piltover, including Champion Camille, established a monopoly with these blue crystals, which they called Hex-Crystals.
They later succeeded in producing synthetic Hextech crystals through Chem-Tech, which were, however, very unstable. As Piltover rejected magic, they produced them in Zhaun, but took the profits back to their nation.
It was only with Jayce and Viktor that it was possible to stabilize the self-produced crystals enough that they could be used in tools or weapons. This is one of the reasons why some weapons are as powerful as Jayce’s hammer in the game League of Legends, and why so much magic is used.
LoL in the here and now
How does the story continue? The lore of League of Legends is constantly expanding, and even in the “current year” many conflicts are happening, such as the rebellion that Sylas is currently inciting.
However, this story and the many other ongoing events are not important to understand the previous content around the series Arcane. If this changes with the upcoming acts, we will accordingly expand the article.
However, it can be very interesting to take a closer look at the individual characters from the series. That’s exactly what we did in this article:
The series Arcane by Riot has made a huge impact. In the latest episode of the MeinMMO podcast, we talk about how the series is received and about the developer Riot.
Behind it is the studio Riot Games, which has developed into one of the most exciting game developers. Some speculate that Riot is the new Blizzard and currently implementing the things that made Blizzard great back in the day.
Alex, Leya, and Schuhmann delve into this thesis and explain why you should keep an eye on Riot.
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During the week of November 8 to 14, there were some positive news for fans of New World and WoW. Both provided insights into the new updates. Additionally, there were some interesting announcements. We at MeinMMO summarize all the important news for you.
The highlight of the week: New World finally receives its first major patch:
The discussion of the week: New World has struggled with many problems. However, the recent updates have brought improvements. Some players say now is a good time to return to the game:
The VR MMO Zenith gives a glimpse into what it’s like to live as a cook (via YouTube).
These were the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
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Although Battlefield 2042 officially releases on November 19, some players can already play the game in Early Access. This includes players who pre-ordered more expensive editions of the game. Therefore, we know the opinions of the most loyal Battlefield fans about the current state of the game before its release. MeinMMO has summarized the biggest criticism from players.
Those who follow the Battlefield communities on social media will recognize 6 main issues that fans have with Battlefield 2042. These include PC performance, maps, weapon accuracy, issues with revives, missing chat options, and lack of transparency in player statistics.
We explain what exactly is problematic about these aspects and how the developers have reacted so far.
Note that this is an unordered list and not a ranking.
1. PC players have major performance issues
What is the problem? At the start of Early Access, Battlefield 2042 is not just a technical disaster for the authors of MeinMMO. Even with the latest PC hardware, many players find it difficult to maintain a consistent FPS in the triple digits, even at low graphics settings. Curiously, even in the official trailer showing the game with ray tracing, there are noticeable frame rate drops (via YouTube).
On social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, or YouTube, many voices can be found complaining loudly about their performance in Battlefield 2042.
YouTuber Bigfry says: “DICE and EA should be ashamed of the state of Battlefield 2042.” (via YouTube)
reddit user Soulshot96, who owns an Nvidia RTX 3090, writes: “The performance on PC is completely unacceptable.” (via reddit)
@Kotton_Gamer writes on Twitter: “The FPS drops are so bad that it even changes your mouse sensitivity.” (via Twitter)
Is a solution being worked on? Neither DICE nor EA has officially commented on the performance issues so far. However, it can be assumed that the developers are aware of the problem and that future patches should address it.
What is the problem? In Battlefield 2042, battles with up to 128 players are possible for the first time in the franchise on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. This is twice as many as before. Accordingly, the typically large Battlefield maps in this game have become even larger.
Breakaway, the largest map in the game, is about as large as the battle royale map from Battlefield 5. It is also only about a third smaller than the Verdansk map from Call of Duty: Warzone.
From the first impressions, many fans believed that the maps, while impressive due to their massive dimensions, are too empty.
This impression has been confirmed for players like the German YouTuber m4xFPS for all 7 maps in the game. He argues that the maps are designed like maps for a battle royale: “There is a lot of terrain, boring terrain, […] a lot of running for next to nothing” (via YouTube).
Consequently, the maps are overall too empty and sprawling, leading to snipers being very strong and therefore very numerous. m4xFPS sometimes ends up taking his own life in the game for this reason, allowing him to respawn directly at a point instead of walking there, thus getting back into action faster. He therefore questions the decisions to inflate the game to such dimensions.
Is a solution being worked on? There is also no official statement from the developers here. It is clear, however, that this problem is related to map design and not technical issues. Therefore, a potential solution—if it comes—would need to be comprehensive and fundamentally change these maps. While this could happen, it is unlikely.
With the already announced new maps, which are set to be released in the future, EA and DICE could respond to the feedback and offer smaller maps that appear less empty.
3. The weapons are too imprecise
What is the problem? The assault rifles in Battlefield 2042 have much more recoil on the first shot than in the beta or any other Battlefield. The high recoil on the first shot means that every time you start shooting, your assault rifle fires very imprecisely. This is especially noticeable due to the large, sprawling maps in Battlefield 2042.
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The lack of precision on the first shot, combined with server issues, makes gunplay with automatic weapons feel very vague in many situations. It can feel like a gamble whether you hit or not.
Is a solution being worked on? The lead game designer at DICE, Florian Le Bihan, responded to a fan on Twitter. In this tweet, he says that the developers plan to adjust weapon precision. However, he has not announced anything specific (via Twitter)
In the meantime, we recommend our article on the currently best weapon in Battlefield 2042, which is not significantly affected by this problem:
What is the problem? In Battlefield 2042, it is sometimes impossible to revive fallen soldiers, even when it should be possible.
Players attempt to press the interaction button that is supposed to help revive the fallen teammate. However, the medic is never given the opportunity to initiate the revive. Thus, medics run around a player desperately trying to force the prompt while the teammate bleeds out.
This issue seems to occur whenever the fallen player touches a solid object, like a wall. This happens even in Battlefield Portal, where players have access to the defibrillator from previous games and do not rely on any prompts.
A display for fallen players to indicate whether medics are nearby and how far away they are is absent in Battlefield 2042. This feature existed in Battlefield V. Players thus see less frequently whether they can still be saved and give up before help can arrive (via reddit).
Is a solution being worked on? In the list of known issues that EA shared regarding Battlefield 2042, they do mention buggy revives, but seemingly not this specific issue (via EA). Again, it can be assumed that a future patch should address this issue, even without an official announcement.
5. There are too many statistics that cannot be viewed
What is the problem? A major topic on reddit has been the scoreboard. The scoreboard usually displays each player in a match, including important numbers from the respective match. These include:
The K/D ratio, meaning kills and deaths
Assists
Player rank
Score and placement
However, Battlefield 2042 handles this differently. Here, the scoreboard shows only the statistics of the individual squads on your team next to your own values, rather than the statistics of individual players. How little players think of this decision is explained in the following article:
Another issue is that you no longer have information about your overall statistics. Your K/D in Battlefield 2042, for example, cannot currently be seen anywhere.
Is a solution being worked on? The developers have explained this decision due to the increase in player numbers. They claim it is difficult to fit 128 players in a scoreboard. However, players do not accept this argument and suggest simply implementing a scrollable scoreboard. Yet it seems the developers do not want to change this decision.
The missing information regarding your account’s K/D seems to be getting added. A tweet from Aleksander Grøndal, the executive producer at DICE, suggests this:
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6. There are too few ways to communicate with other players
What is the problem? In Battlefield 2042, you can communicate with your party, squad, and team via text chat. However, the option to communicate with the entire server via global chat is missing. There is also no voice chat—unlike in the beta.
Is a solution being worked on? The developers have not yet commented on a global text chat. However, in a media event, they confirmed that they aim to add a voice chat “shortly after the release” on November 19 (via Washington Post).
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Would you add anything to this list? Do you think the game is already good despite the issues? Do you believe it will only be good when these problems are resolved? Or do you think no patch can make the game good? Feel free to let us know your opinion in the comments.
Battlefield Portal appears to be the game mode that truly excites fans. This was already the case before the release, as the corresponding website has been online for a while and even works for free. We explain why Portal is so popular and how the mode works.
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In Destiny 2 there are three classes, all of which find their place in the game. However, when it comes to end-game, one completely fails. MyMMO author Christos explains to you why the most popular class is actually selfish and why he wished it were different.
I have been playing Destiny since the first installment. I have accumulated over 3000 play hours in Destiny 2 alone. During that time, I spent my time with raids, the Nightfall, dungeons, or normal group activities.
So I have been observing this scene for quite a while, and one class particularly annoys me.
The Hunter is a selfish character, and everyone who plays him is too. But that is not your fault; it’s Bungie’s. Don’t get me wrong, the Hunter is arguably the coolest class in the game.
Hunters have the best movement and look particularly stylish. Many of their options even belong to the best and most popular classes in Destiny 2 – even though one of their specializations takes the last place.
With their long capes, the Hunter appears powerful and mysterious at the same time. However, the problem lies simply with their super abilities that they have at their disposal. These are completely tailored for their own use. Whether it’s the Golden Gun or the Stasis super. No matter the super – all focus on add-clear or DPS, not on the well-being of your teammates.
Sure, there are tanks, healers, and damage dealers in this form within Destiny 2, but does the Hunter have to stereotypically follow the path of the DD?
Even the new Stasis super has helped the Hunter very little.
A Brief Look at the Other Classes
Let’s take a look at the Warlock and Titan. Both seem primarily peculiar. Their movement is not optimal, and they often appear too sluggish or even slowing down.
However, when it comes to their abilities, they are superior to the Hunter. What do they have that the Hunter doesn’t?
They possess super abilities that are essential for your team. They can fill in for any situation. Whether you need a Chaos Reach or a Thunder Crash for massive damage, or a bubble and a well for healing or protection. The Titan and the Warlock can take on any role.
The Hunter, on the other hand, has no way to support his teammates. He can only make you invisible or provide orbs of light with his arrows, but unfortunately, that’s not enough. He neither offers a damage buff nor an overshield that is transferred to all team members.
We are not talking about a wise Warlock acting as a pure paladin of light who can heal you. Or a Titan with such a protective instinct that defies all adversities just to protect his beloved Guardians.
This is how protective Titans can act. Hunters lack that.
No, we are talking about a Hunter who, as described in the lore, is a wanderer. A solo player and not a team player. Bungie has implemented this well, but for this reason, the Hunter lovers have to deal with it now.
When looking at raid teams, everyone is welcome – except Hunters. They are not favored in raids, as their abilities do not offer advantages. Who needs a Golden Gun with heavenly Night Hawks nowadays when you can have a Titan with Thunder Crash that hits its target more often than the Hunter.
How often I messed up my shot as a Hunter in raids, because the slightest stutter knocked me off my shot path. Most of the time, I was then quiet and hopeful that no one would notice this embarrassing situation.
But I was also one of the Guardians who wanted to finish everything with their Hunters despite the disadvantages. Yet after endless hours as a Hunter in raids and other end-game activities, I decided to switch to the Warlock.
I have always wanted to be a helper and not the one dealing the most damage. I like the idea of offering support to each of my teammates. I have always wanted to be a supporter. Thanks to the healing grenades and the exotic “Boots of the Innovator”, I can help everyone, willingly or unwillingly.
That’s what it’s about in Destiny 2. Standing together against the darkness and not alone. However, I only realized that after years of active playing. Unfortunately, the Hunter did not offer me that.
I wish that Bungie changes something about the Hunter’s ultimates here. By that, I do not mean another bubble or well in the Hunter style, but rather think in different dimensions. The Hunter does not need to distribute healing.
He could provide anyone in his vicinity with enhanced sight using the Nightstalker super. With that, you could then see enemies through walls and gain an extended radar. Furthermore, you could introduce a super effect “Strength of the Pack,” which grants you an increased ability charge rate and deals more damage while grouping together.
However, the Hunter could also generate a stationary force field by slamming his Arc staff into the ground. This way, all enemy projectiles would bounce off, and players can shoot through it, just like with the Ursa tactic from the Titan.
There is a lot of creative room here to let one’s imagination run free. The Hunter has so much potential that is not fully utilized.
… but it shouldn’t
However, with the Hunter, only DPS, add control, or add clear is valued. Why shouldn’t a Hunter bring support to the team in his own way through supportive super abilities? There are no concrete plans for that.
However, there is a glimmer of hope.In the “Witch Queen” expansion, Bungie wants to reshape all light ultimates in the pattern of the Stasis supers. This way, you could mix your perks just like in Destiny 1. You can choose your aspects and freely combine them without following a preset pattern.
One of the most popular characters from Destiny 2 was also a Hunter – Cayde-6. Nevertheless, the class receives little love.
Whether Bungie takes the time to give the outdated abilities a new polish is unknown. But this would be the perfect opportunity. The development team is currently testing many features anyway, like in the Trials labs.
They want to get the best for the community. Refreshing the super abilities would not be wrong if they took a deeper look at their respective functions. This way, they could at least guarantee the Hunter some relevance for end-game content.
Enough from me, what do you think of the Hunter? Do you agree with me and want him to be adjusted? Or do you think he is best as he is now? Let us know in the comments.
Profane is a new sandbox MMORPG developed by a Brazilian indie studio. The developers talked about the topic of toxic community in a video and also addressed the comparison between games in general. They are particularly annoyed that many players immediately think of WoW when hearing MMORPG, even though WoW is not considered a true role-playing game in their eyes.
What does the CEO of Insane say? In the video, which is actually supposed to be about toxicity in MMORPGs, the developers of Profane talked about what makes the sandbox aspect particularly interesting.
The CEO of the studio, Diego Beltran, explains:
Most players have not had our experiences. They do not understand how great an open world can be. And sandbox players fail to make this understandable to other players. The special thing about role-playing games is that you take on a role and make tough decisions with it.
Beltran sees a problem mainly in the fact that many theme park MMORPGs are not true role-playing games. Since there are basically no choices to make, there is also no real role-playing aspect.
This particularly bothers him about WoW, the MMORPG that all other games in the genre are constantly compared to:
If you talk to young players today, they say: Oh, you are an MMORPG? Like World of Warcraft? NO, we are not. WoW is not an RPG at all…
What constitutes a real role-playing game for him? For Beltran, a role-playing game must involve making decisions and facing consequences. If you do not have to make a choice, you do not develop your character.
As an example, he mentions Minecraft. While you can play in Creative mode in a peaceful world, a true RPG only emerges in Hardcore mode, when you only have one life and want to fight the Elder Dragon. Then, a mistake can be the difference between life and death, which is why you immerse yourself much more in the character.
That is why he appreciates sandbox and hardcore games so much.
Should hardcore players stick together? However, Beltran sees a big mistake in the community of hardcore MMORPGs. They tell every player who does not feel comfortable right away: It’s not your game, move on.
However, according to the CEO, hardcore games are precisely reliant on these players. Instead of rejecting them, we should try to integrate them into the community, but also make it clear to them that they will not be guided by the game, but must seek their own adventure.
You can watch the complete statement in this video:
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Profane will be a new hardcore MMORPG with many freedoms
What MMORPG is Insane developing? Profane is an MMORPG that aims to put the maximum freedom of its players in the spotlight. You can be whatever you want. The MMO does away with classes and even levels.
You play in an open world with PvP and full loot
There is an action combat system
Instead of classes, there are skills that you can improve through frequent use
You can create everything from your own house to a own city
There will be different factions to fight for the control of various areas
There is a crafting system along with a player-driven economy
What happens upon death? Any player who belongs to a different faction than Profane can attack and kill you. Should you die, they can also loot your entire inventory.
However, players who are already skilled in crafting are expected to quickly regain equally good equipment. Progress such as experience in skills or crafting does not get lost.
What do you think about the statement from the CEO of Profane? And do you find the sandbox genre and a full loot system appealing? Feel free to share it with us in the comments.
For those who would like to dedicate themselves to a sandbox MMORPG now, here are some incentives:
In FIFA 22 the league SBCs are back, but they are not doing well. We show you why the FUT community is so disappointed.
What are League SBCs? The League SBCs are league-specific Squad Building Challenges, where cards from the respective leagues must be collected and submitted to receive certain rewards.
In earlier FIFA installments, these SBCs were extremely elaborate, and there was a separate SBC for each individual team in the respective league. After a long grind to complete all teams, players received, in addition to all the packs from the individual tasks, a strong and exclusive special card at the end.
So, all the hard work and the tedious collection could definitely be worth it. Here are examples of strong League SBC cards from the past years:
However, last year’s FIFA 21 changed that and the strong special cards were removed. In FIFA 22, the SBCs are now even worse according to fans, which is causing a lot of frustration in the community.
That’s why the new League SBCs are not well received
These are the new League SBCs: EA has simultaneously released the first three League SBCs in FUT 22. They are SBCs for the French Ligue 1, the Dutch Eredivisie, and the American MLS.
The SBCs are structured differently than in previous years and no longer require cards from all teams in the individual leagues. Each League SBC now offers only 4 tasks, where different cards from the respective leagues must be exchanged. Gold and silver players may also be needed here.
Rewards of the SBCs in FIFA 22 significantly worse than before
These are the problems with the new SBCs: The biggest problems with the new League SBCs are the packs that can be received as rewards. These are mostly untradeable, which means you cannot generate coins from them. This can be quite frustrating if, for example, you pull a strong card from a typically good Mega Pack, but it doesn’t fit into your team.
But in addition to untradeable packs, FUT players are also disappointed by the renewed absence of special cards. These were what made the League SBC unique. In FIFA 22, this aspect is missing again.
Additionally, players are disappointed not to be able to complete SBCs for each individual team anymore. In FIFA 21, there were still 18 SBCs for the Eredivisie, which meant more packs and more chances for good cards. In FIFA 22, there are now only 4.
The only positive aspect for many is that the SBCs are repeatable again. This means that throughout the FUT season, players have the opportunity to earn relatively strong packs multiple times, even if they are untradeable.
What the community says: On reddit, the new League SBCs are being discussed extensively, and frustration is clearly dominating. FIFA fans say among other things:
takedagreek: “A real shame. Some of my favorite players were League SBC players like Promes or Lacazette. It was really fun to prepare for the long grind. This is very disappointing.”
Master0fDesaster: “That was the only thing I was looking forward to since the end of FIFA 21. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.”
Ponyville FC: “I miss the League special cards.”
cappo40: “I have to admit, I am disappointed. I enjoyed building the individual teams, even if there was one team that was too expensive.”
However, there are also positive voices:
oreohsehun: “The SBCs are still good and better than last year. I prefer this type of SBC to having to submit every single team.”
t0ddp23: “A 4-part SBC with a repeatable Mega Pack is quite interesting. It seems you could just grind it.”
What is your opinion on the new League SBCs? Will you complete them? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
If you’re looking for tips to get better at FIFA 22, check this out:
New World provides you with exciting PvE challenges through Expeditions, Elite Arenas, and other content. However, in the final stage of the main quest, you will face the so-called Source Guardian, which can be very frustrating. We at MeinMMO will show you in this guide how to best deal with him.
Who is the Source Guardian? In one of the last main missions “A selfless Nature” in New World, you must defeat a mutated creature named “Source Guardian” to achieve an important goal and complete the mission.
Why do players struggle with this monster? Normally, you can handle the opponents you need to defeat for the main quests without any problems alone. However, the Source Guardian is so strong that it is impossible to manage him solo without resorting to unconventional tricks.
Furthermore, the boss itself is bugged, making the fight even more tedious. For instance, the monster sometimes starts running around at high speed, and its HP suddenly resets. The hitbox is also inconsistent, making life especially difficult for melee fighters.
A major problem is the lack of players who can assist you in this quest. Anyone who has not accepted the mission or has already completed it cannot reach the Mother Source, where the Source Guardian awaits you. Thus, you can only look for allies who are also sharing your progress.
How to defeat the Source Guardian with other players
Find a group: You can use the global chat in the game to find players who still need to defeat the Source Guardian or who simply want to help you. You generally need 5 to 10 companions and various roles to avoid difficulties.
Group setup
1 Tank – To maintain the boss’s aggro
1-2 Healers – To keep the group alive
At least 2 DPS, who deal enough damage
The boss has around 560,000 HP. The more DPS you can bring along, the faster you can defeat the boss.
What strategy makes sense? Your tank should naturally draw the aggro of the Source Guardian. The rest of the group can climb the rocks on the left and right of the gate and attack the boss from above with ranged weapons. The healers can also heal anyone from this position and are safe from attacks.
Players use tricks to defeat the Source Guardian solo
How does this trick work? Melee monsters in New World always seek physical contact with the player they want to attack. Accordingly, the Source Guardian always looks for the (shortest) way to you.
At the beginning of the entrance, there are 2 rocks that you can easily climb. With the height advantage gained, the boss starts to take a long route to reach the new position. If you now jump down again, he starts running the long way again.
You can thus keep the boss running back and forth without taking damage, dealing damage over time. However, you need a bit of patience and stamina, as the boss has a lot of HP.
The trick has been refined over time: Players have even discovered that the left rock at the entrance has a spot that the Source Guardian cannot reach, yet he does not lose aggro and his HP resets. Thus, they can calmly deal damage to the boss from this spot with a ranged weapon without taking damage themselves.
Here you can see a video of a player standing in this position and taking hardly any damage while his team deals damage from behind.
How is Amazon currently responding to this strategy? At the moment (as of November 2021), there has been no official statement from the developers regarding this tactic. There are differing opinions ranging from “bug abusing”, meaning consciously exploiting flaws, to “legitimate strategy”.
Proponents argue that the Source Guardian still has too many flaws, and even groups of 5 to 8 players can be defeated by the boss. Moreover, such a monster is far too strong outside an expedition, leading to great frustration, and unconventional tricks are joyfully used.
What do you think about this? Legitimate, or morally wrong? Share your opinion with us!
You can find all guides to New World in our overview:
Leveling can take a long time in Battlefield 2042. You need both experience points (“XP”) for your level and kills for your weapons. MeinMMO reveals how to farm easily and quickly.
Why do I need XP? In Battlefield 2042, you need to gather experience points (“XP”) to level up. With higher levels, you unlock more weapons and gadgets that you can use in matches.
With the weapons themselves, you still need to get kills to unlock attachments. You can then take the attachments into a loadout for matches and switch them ad hoc during rounds.
How do I get XP? Basically, you gain experience points by playing. Achieving objectives, reviving teammates, and killing enemies grants XP. You always level up by playing – if the servers let you.
However, kills are the most efficient since they simultaneously unlock attachments. And there is a trick that works particularly well for this.
Update November 20, 2021: As soon as you reach level 22 in Battlefield 2042, we recommend the following loadout in addition to the methods mentioned here for XP farming:
How to farm XP: Choose the Breakthrough mode in “All-Out Warfare”. Breakthrough is one of the 4 modes of Battlefield 2042 and a variation of the well-known Conquest. The map you play on doesn’t matter.
Pick a loadout that you want to play and then choose the specialist Sundance. Sundance has a special ability: a wingsuit, which allows you to cover long distances on the map. You can find out more about this in our guide:
Choose a high point on the map to start – like a skyscraper or a gunship if your team has one. Jump off and glide over the map, around the enemy line and behind them.
If you land in the flank, you can start mowing down enemies easily. This probably won’t work for long, but it’s good enough for a short time to get you some kills.
The YouTuber Average Ol’ Gaming shows how it looks:
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Why does this only work in Breakthrough? Unlike Conquest, you have a more concrete front in Breakthrough. This means: more enemies are in one spot and holding the position against your team.
This allows you to flank them without having immediate enemies behind you spawning elsewhere. Since snipers and DMRs are among the strongest weapons, it’s likely that you will find a bunch of campers that you can take out.
You also help your team because snipers are really good at stopping an advance. By taking them out, you get closer to victory.
XP farming with lobbies in Portal – But there’s a catch
the bots have no weapons and only one health point
Players then gather and mow down the bots. Such lobbies flood the Portal browser. The game is virtually overwhelmed with them.
Here’s why you should be careful: Most of these lobbies are already “full”. If you join, it’s likely that you spawn on the bot side – without weapons and without health points.
Many players then desperately try to switch teams, for example with the command /swapteam, which does not exist. They are at the mercy of the situation and die repeatedly. It’s a lucky draw if you catch a lobby where you can join the “winners”.
However, there are two more problems. First, the developers have already adjusted the XP for these farm lobbies. At the moment, they are even completely disabled. When they return, it’s pretty certain they will be in a weaker form.
Secondly, these lobbies block the creative modes for which Portal is intended. Portal is already the most popular feature of Battlefield 2042 because players can do all sorts of things here. However, it lacks capacity because everyone is only creating bot lobbies. The developers are already working on creating more space:
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If you still want to farm XP easily, just open a private game alone or in co-op. Here you can also play against easy bots and easily gather experience and kills without dying constantly.
The XP here has also been nerfed, but especially the kills needed for weapons can sometimes be gathered more quickly. And if you are just focused on leveling, mindlessly killing bots could turn out to be a good alternative.
After this feature was temporarily deactivated, solo and co-op play against bots can now be used again to farm XP.
XP farming through “PTFO”
What is PTFO? The abbreviation stands for “play the fucking objective”, roughly: Play the damn objective! It refers to the necessity to fulfill objectives for victory in Battlefield.
In the standard mode Conquest, this means capturing and holding areas and flags. As a reward for fulfilling these objectives, you earn experience, and it can be quite rewarding.
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How do I get XP? The easiest way is at the beginning of a match. Get yourself a fast vehicle like an airboat and quickly drive to the neutral areas. Capture them, and a big chunk of experience is guaranteed.
You can then continue speeding around the map and safely capture or defend more points with your vehicle. In “normal” playing, this is the best way to level up. However, you won’t get kills with weapons this way.
If you want to get even better, you should definitely pay attention to optimizing your performance. There are several tricks and settings that you should adjust:
GTA Online developer Rockstar wanted to release the GTA Definitive Edition to bring the games GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas in an updated form and to excite fans with the old titles in new form. However, they are definitely not satisfied with the end result, which currently cannot even be played by all players as it has been removed from the store and even from libraries. Read the full story here on MeinMMO.
What is the Definitive Edition? The GTA Definitive Edition includes the popular GTA classic games GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas in an updated form. According to Rockstar’s website, the Definitive Edition aims to make all fans happy with a modern remake:
Play the classics of the original Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which have been remastered with cross-generational enhancements – with brilliant new lighting and environmental improvements, high-resolution textures, increased draw distance, control and targeting mechanics reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto V, and much more to breathe new life into these beloved worlds with greater detail.
But these lofty words sound rather hollow when considering the state and the sentiment towards the Definitive Edition.
Mods are better than the Definitive Edition – players are upset
What are the problems with the Definitive Edition? The Definitive Edition unfortunately does not resonate well with the target audience. It is full of bugs, glitches, strange effects, and graphics that look worse than in mods.
On Twitter and Reddit, there are plenty of examples of how the Definitive Edition disappoints.
Users report that the rain in the game falls so hard that one can barely see anything and even experiences eye strain from it.
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What angers the fans the most? In addition, there is a graphic “enhancement” that many fans believe does not deserve the name. On Reddit, a user set up this comparison between the original, the Definitive Edition, and a fan-made graphics mod.
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Ironically, the mod version looks the best here, which frustrates fans even more, as Rockstar has repeatedly taken action against modders and their works in the past. Takedowns for copyright violations and lawsuits against modders have been filed, and many mods have been taken offline this way.
Furthermore, the original games are no longer available for purchase, only the Definitive Edition remains. This is an obvious sign for many fans that it is only about money for Rockstar and publisher Take-Two.
As the Definitive Edition now looks worse for many players than the modded versions, it frustrates the fans even more. Here are some quotes from Reddit:
pepsman: “They didn’t even try …”
xtrasmolpp “No man, that’s an emoji [referring to the picture from the Definitive Edition]”
TJ_McWeaksauce: “Looks like Animal Crossing: San Andreas”
4formsofMATTer: “I find it strange that developers do not hire modders. They clearly do a better job!”
Dusk_v731: “Do you remember the time when Rockstar was praised as one of the best studios? Everything they touched turned to gold, they always delivered something we wanted. What the hell happened to them?”
GTA Definitive Edition currently no longer available in the shop and even removed from game libraries
What is the situation in the shop? To all this frustration, it also comes that the PC version of the game cannot be played at all right now! It is no longer in the shop and those who had already purchased it cannot find it in the game library anymore. For it has also been removed from there.
What are the reasons? According to Rockstar, the game contains elements that should not have been in the game. Through Twitter, they apologized for the inconvenience:
The Rockstar Games Launcher is now online, but GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition cannot be played or purchased, as we are removing files that were accidentally included in these versions. We apologize for the interruption and hope to provide the correct versions soon.
What exactly is causing the problem has not been revealed. However, it appears to involve developer comments in the code and unlicensed music. The latter is likely the main issue, as a lot of songs for which licenses are no longer available are still in the game; they have only been disabled via script.
However, anyone who fiddles around in the game files can easily extract and play them, which definitely does not sit well with the rights holders.
It is therefore quite possible that the developers are currently removing these songs and the forgotten comments in the code, after which the GTA Definitive Edition will be made available again for all players.
Are you always on the hunt for the strongest weapons and current meta trends in Call of Duty: Warzone? Then MeinMMO shows you here the 3 weapons in Battle Royale, with which players achieve the most kills relative to their deaths. The “sweaty weapon list,” if you will.
You can select your weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone based on many criteria:
0 recoil
Full throttle damage
Movement at its limit
Just to name a few. If you want to get an idea of which weapons players have the best K/D ratio, then you can find your choice for the next match here. We will provide you with the most popular setups shortly.
The data comes from the Warzone statistics site “wzranked.com” and only represents a small portion of the total player base. As of November 11, 2021.
3rd Place: MG82 – 1.30 K/D
The range LMG MG82 is right on the edge of barely controllable and “No, thanks.” If you want to try your hand at this unforgiving beast, be prepared to fight not only against your opponent but also against your weapon.
However, the MG82 rewards your courage with a high fire rate, plenty of ammunition, and substantial damage. At range, your enemies will be on the ground within 516 milliseconds, and with the large magazines, you can theoretically eliminate 10 enemies in a row.
When you engage in a firefight, the open-bolt delay of nearly 70 milliseconds is added to the time-to-kill if you start firing at the same time.
Warzone: MG82 Setup
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 16.4″ Task Force
Sight: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Grip: Snake Wrap
2nd Place: OTs 9 – 1.32 K/D
The mid-season update of Season 4 brought this close-quarters beauty into the game, which was impressive from the start. Currently, the OTs 9 is the most popular submachine gun on “wzranked” and impresses with high damage, good control, and rapid mobility.
However, this brutal killer is very vulnerable at a distance. If your opponent is more than 10 meters away, that’s it for top damage, and the time-to-kill increases from 561 to 702 milliseconds.
Warzone: OTs 9 Setup
GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 8.1″ Task Force
Stock: KGB Skeletal Stock
Mag: Quick VDV 40-Round Mag
Grip: Snake Wrap
1st Place: EM2 – 1.40 K/D
The two most popular assault rifles on “wzranked” are the AK-47 from Cold War and the EM2. However, the EM2 far outpaces the AK-47 in terms of K/D – the AK only reaches 1.02.
What they have in common is controllable recoil with a slow fire rate. If a bullet goes astray, your time-to-kill and the chance of going down increase significantly.
What differentiates the EM2 from the AK is their damage distribution. While the AK hits hard at short range and offers a time-to-kill of 600 milliseconds, the EM2 takes it easier with 675 milliseconds. However, the AK enters the damage range at about 40 meters and then sits at 700 milliseconds, while the EM2 maintains its value with chest hits.
However you choose your weapons in Warzone – the main thing is that you have fun and get just the amount of kills you need for your peace of mind. And if it’s not enough, unleash your inner sweat, grab the MG82, and wreak havoc through the last days of Verdansk. Either you’ll feel better afterward or it’ll lead to uninstallation.
