There are a lot of (MMO)RPGs for iOS and Android that come with dynamic action gameplay like Diablo. But which action RPGs are worth it and are fun? We at MeinMMO have made a selection of the best games in the genre for mobile.
What are action-(MMO)RPGs? We understand this term to mean games with a dynamic combat system, that have RPG mechanics and a significant multiplayer component. In contrast to static games with tab-targeting, you can and should attack directly here, unleash skills with telegraphs as “skill shots” and actively dodge devastating attacks.
These 4 action MMORPGs for mobile you should have played
How did we choose? Our selection here is based on games of the genre explained above, that have been released on iOS and Android and have received at least 4 out of 5 stars in the app stores. Ideally, the games are also crossplay compatible with PC or consoles. After our top 4, we have included a promising action RPG that is expected to be released soon and will definitely be a hit.
What is it? The mobile version of Black Desert is heavily based on the PC and console version, but tells a slightly different story.
Here you will encounter some familiar NPCs, bosses, and the infamous Black Spirit makes a return. However, some systems, such as crafting, have been simplified. The selection of classes has also been reduced, but there are still 13. The famous character editor is also a real highlight in the mobile version.
Black Desert Mobile offers a beautiful world to explore and an action combat system that can also run in autoplay mode if desired. However, those who want to take control have that option any time.
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What are the core features? Black Desert relies on a lot of grind, exploring a vast game world, and PvP. This is already known from the PC and console version and translates well to mobile devices.
However, Black Desert Mobile offers features that are not present in the “big” version, including the camp. This is a kind of base where you build structures, store materials, and even start special missions.
Who should play it? Those who know Black Desert Online on PC or console will feel right at home here. The gameplay has been well adapted to smartphones, even if there are compromises in crafting and classes.
The autoplay is optional, but often practical during grinding. In a detailed post here on MeinMMO, the pay-to-win accusations surrounding Black Desert Mobile have also been addressed.
Pros
Beautiful graphics
Numerous classes
Camp feature
Detailed editor
Cons
Autoplay is not for everyone’s taste
Shop with pay-to-win elements
Not as complex as the PC or console version
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Arcane, the series based on League of Legends on Netflix, has received Act Two. This includes the release of episodes 4, 5, and 6. We at MeinMMO want to discuss the content with you and know how the episodes resonated with you.
What are these episodes about? Since November 13, fans of the series Arcane can watch the new episodes on Netflix. In this, we make a slight time leap and experience the further adventures of characters like Jinx, Vi, Silco, and Jayce.
It is precisely about these 3 episodes that we want to discuss with you here on MeinMMO and know in the comments what you found particularly cool or not so successful. Of course, you are allowed to spoil freely and speculate about what will happen in Act 3.
Anyone who has not yet engaged with the series can find a nearly spoiler-free assessment from our editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski on MeinMMO. She emphasizes that you do not have to have played LoL at all to understand the series:
Anyone who has not yet seen the new episodes should not proceed from here, as there will be spoilers, especially in the comments.
The Hextech magic excites, but Jinx lives in conflict
What is the focus of the new episodes? Episode 4 primarily revolves around Jayce’s rise in science. The Day of Progress is celebrated in Piltover, and he is to give a speech because his Hextech magic is on the verge of triggering a revolution.
On the other hand stands Jinx, who increasingly shows signs of pain and madness. She has made a name for herself with her quirky nature and special grenades.
A player in WoW Classic paid 600,000 gold for the rare mount Ashes of Al’ar in a GDKP raid, which equals about €9,570. How and why, we explain here at MeinMMO.
How is this massive sum generated? In WoW Classic, it is not legally possible to simply buy gold for real money. WoW Tokens, as you know them from WoW, do not exist in Classic.
However, gold is traded on the “black market” and often bought and sold illegally. Prices fluctuate depending on the server – here we are talking about the US server Whitemane. There, you would pay €9,570 for 600,000 gold.
If you were to farm the gold and play 14 hours a day, it would take about 155 days to collect the gold, as a fan calculated on Reddit. That’s a massive amount, but what do you spend the gold on?
What kind of mount is this? With Burning Crusade Classic, the MMORPG WoW Classic enters the next era. In The Burning Crusade, the current addon in WoW Classic, the instance Fortress of the Storms was also added in the Netherstorm of the shattered world.
In this instance, you can obtain the phoenix-like mount Ashes of Al’ar. It is still one of the most sought-after items from World of Warcraft. It drops with a tiny chance of 2% from the boss Kael’thas Sunstrider.
For many players, the phoenix is therefore a kind of holy grail of mounts. Even in normal World of Warcraft, only 31% of players have obtained the bird in the last 14 years, even fewer in WoW Classic (via wowhead.com).
The famous WoW streamer Asmongold farmed for 2 years for the mount and showed true joy when he finally got it. In this video, you can see the mount in the game:
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How did the player acquire the mount? The buyer of the mount participated in a so-called GDKP raid and bid the incredible sum of 600,000 gold on the winged mount, thereby acquiring it.
The other participants of the raid can therefore rejoice over a decent sum of gold; the raid was worthwhile for everyone.
What is GDKP? In World of Warcraft, there are many ways to distribute loot in instances fairly or less fairly. The principle of DKP, or “Dragon Kill Points”, has established itself in some guilds as it requires little organization.
For each boss kill in which party members are present, they receive a certain amount of points (DKP). They can then bid these points on an item that drops in the raid. This happens either in group chat or via whisper messages to the raid leader. The highest bidder receives the item.
In GDKP, it works the same way, except that bidding is done with gold, not with “Dragon Kill Points”.
What does the team gain from it? The collected gold from the sold items is split among all players at the end, with it being common for raid leaders and tanks to pocket a bit more gold. In some cases, there may even be a fee for the guild bank.
In the specific case of Ashes of Al’ar, each player should have taken home about 25,000 gold, which corresponds to a Euro value of €398.75 on the “black market”.
So it can be said that each of the participants got something from the highly coveted drop, and even if they could not get the bird, they left the Fortress of the Storms with a smile.
What do you think about it? Do you see a problem with the enormous sums? Or is it justified to spend that much gold on a single mount? Do you think the player painstakingly farmed all the gold or did he rather buy it? Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments here at MeinMMO.
What is GDKP? In World of Warcraft, there are many ways to distribute loot in instances fairly or less fairly. The principle of DKP, or “Dragon Kill Points”, has established itself in some guilds as it requires little organization.
For each boss kill in which party members are present, they receive a certain amount of points (DKP). They can then bid these points on an item that drops in the raid. This happens either in group chat or via whisper messages to the raid leader. The highest bidder receives the item.
In GDKP, it works the same way, except that bidding is done with gold, not with “Dragon Kill Points”.
What does the team gain from it? The collected gold from the sold items is split among all players at the end, with it being common for raid leaders and tanks to pocket a bit more gold. In some cases, there may even be a fee for the guild bank.
In the specific case of Ashes of Al’ar, each player should have taken home about 25,000 gold, which corresponds to a Euro value of €398.75 on the “black market”.
So it can be said that each of the participants got something from the highly coveted drop, and even if they could not get the bird, they left the Fortress of the Storms with a smile.
What do you think about it? Do you see a problem with the enormous sums? Or is it justified to spend that much gold on a single mount? Do you think the player painstakingly farmed all the gold or did he rather buy it? Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The announcement of Diablo Immortal is over 3 years ago and the game is still dismissed as a cheap mobile copy. Completely unjustly, says MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus – who was himself critical of the game until recently.
Almost everyone who has played Diablo Immortal is convinced that it is a really good game. The problem is that only a few can play it so far – especially here in Germany. Accordingly, many Diablo fans in the comments here, on YouTube or reddit have been critical of the game. Just like I was until recently.
As a “jack of all trades” I often get games at MeinMMO that I am asked to work on, which don’t fit anyone else. This is thanks to my tens of thousands of hours of experience in all sorts of genres and games (a true basement dweller).
This was also the case with Diablo Immortal and I cursed inwardly about it. Well, I like Diablo, but I’ve never enjoyed the endless grind. And mobile? Meh. I am a PC gamer through and through! And even the boss left Diablo Immortal before the release. Why would I want to do that?
But the more I write and read about Diablo Immortal now, the more I am interested in the game. And the less I can understand why it still receives so much mockery. Because that is absolutely unwarranted, even if I understand where the initial discontent comes from.
A catastrophic first impression
The launch of Diablo Immortal couldn’t have been worse. Some of you probably don’t even remember what actually happened back then – it’s been a few years now.
Traditionally, blockbuster titles are expected here: new WoW expansions, a new Warcraft or something similar.
On the other hand, particularly Diablo fans were waiting here for Diablo 4 – or any news about “their” franchise.
Diablo has always been a PC title and since Diablo 3 only interesting for console fans. Hardcore followers felt betrayed by a mobile title.
The announcement was capped when game director Wyatt Cheng countered the question about a PC port with: “Don’t you all have phones?” From then on, Diablo Immortal became the enemy image. And it has remained that way to this day – but undeservedly.
From “April Fool’s joke” to MMORPG
After BlizzCon 2018, things went quiet about Diablo Immortal. The game disappeared into obscurity and many – myself included – assumed that Blizzard was waiting for the storm to pass.
As Diablo Immortal is primarily developed in and for China, only a few pieces of information trickled over to the West. At least until the first major alpha at the end of 2020. Here, players were able to test for the first time on a larger scale and … were surprised at how much they liked it. Even colleagues at GameStar were astonished by the quality of the game:
Now, in 2021, more and more information about the game is coming, and since October, the closed beta is running in Canada and Australia. I also have access, but Immortal is quite hard to play due to the ping to the next server.
What I have seen of the game so far is extremely good. I am really convinced that the features of Diablo Immortal do more than just make it a mobile Diablo. It will be an MMO, maybe even an MMORPG.
Cities full of life, dungeons full of loot
Diablo Immortal relies on all features for multiplayer. From lively cities to taverns where you can drink with other players to guilds, PvP, and real dungeons.
In doing so, I am not talking about those lousy, randomly generated caves on random maps somewhere in the ice desert or greater rifts, but about real dungeons. In Immortal, it is possible to complete instances in a group.
In these, specific bosses await with loot, which, however, still seems to be random. There are level recommendations, group builds like tank and support, and different strategies for the mechanics in the dungeons.
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The “Cavern of Echoes” is one of the dungeons in the game.
According to current information, certain dungeons even have a kind of lockout – they can only be visited a limited number of times until the next reset. Just like what you expect from MMORPGs like World of Warcraft.
The loot is similar to what you already know from the series. Sets and legendary items with specific, random values that can roll more or less well. The hunt for the god roll therefore remains.
What speaks even more for a living, breathing MMO is the PvP. The PvP represents the king class of Diablo Immortal.
Rise to the god of an entire server
Diablo Immortal will have a proper guild system – the so-called “Dark Houses”. Players in these houses will be referred to as “Shadows”.
These shadows fight in the endless “Cycle of Strife” for dominance over the world. Literally, because those who establish themselves as the strongest house will become “Immortal” – one of the two factions in the game.
Immortals protect Sanctuary and receive special buffs. A maximum of 500 players can become “immortal” per server – compared to the unlimited number of shadows. The icing on the cake is the leader of the leading house.
Every week, he will become a raid boss, against whom 30 other players must compete, and who can simply oneshot the opponent. If he wins, he remains the god. If he loses, another player can secure the Eternal Crown and a new ruler will be established.
The fight for the “Eternal Crown” will be one of the major endgame activities.
The king is dead – long live the king!
The fight for this crown is the actual story of Diablo Immortal – it exists! Shadows and Immortals constantly fight for the protection of Sanctuary and to ensure that the immortals are not corrupted by their power, the shadows continuously “test” them.
In the game, this looks like the 10 houses with the most points send their 8 best fighters into battle to fight against 10 teams of immortals. This results in the Rite of Exile, a classic “payload” PvP mode.
If the shadows win at least half of these battles, the challenge of the immortal is called. Each leader of the houses selects his 2 best comrades-in-arms, so that 10 teams of 3 players each in the arena face the immortal, as described above.
If the immortal falls, the shadows are resurrected and then fight as 10 teams in a battle royale. The leader of the survivors becomes the new immortal. This event takes place every Sunday – even if only a few players will see it:
Through shadows and immortals, there are two factions that fight against each other. This happens dynamically, because if you are not strong enough (or if the immortal is not there on Sunday), other players take over leadership.
Depending on what you are, you have different activities:
Immortals get raids for 48 players,
while shadows are allowed to loot the vault of the immortals in smaller groups.
By the way: Players from the Dark Houses must work together to participate in the big endgame activities. To do this, they must complete various actions that contribute to the account. PvP is therefore a communal effort.
Even if you choose to avoid PvP, you can still benefit from it. PvP is optional, even if there are powerful bonuses as an immortal – such as an increased chance of magical items. The good thing is: The bonus apparently applies to the entire group. So you only need to know one of the 500 immortals on the server who can take you along.
Diablo as an MMO – Exactly what fans have wanted for years?
Fans have been demanding a Diablo MMO since at least Diablo 2, increasingly louder since Diablo 3. World of Warcraft has shown how to transform a franchise into a really good MMORPG, and now Diablo fans want that too.
In fact, Diablo Immortal is exactly what can fulfill this desire. Everything I see and hear about the game sounds promising. It apparently delivers exactly what a Diablo MMO should have:
social interactions in cities, not just in your own lobby
real guilds
PvP and PvE activities instead of “just mindless grinding”
Decent loot explosions should not be missing from a real Diablo.
“But this is mobile trash!”
Yes, Diablo Immortal is a mobile game. And I have been annoyed about it and have often wished lately that it would come out for PC. However, that is not planned for now.
After a conversation with my boss Leya precisely about this topic (and this article here), she explained to me that the future lies in mobile gaming. Sure: the mobile market is growing, and from a monetary perspective, a mobile MMO is the only right decision.
And yes, it’s probably true. Diablo Immortal is primarily aimed at the Asian market, where mobile gaming is already much more widespread than here. And with the revenue, the studio would have a better basis to finance new games.
Immortal must be a success if Blizzard wants to remain a name. Still, as a player, I wish it would come to PC. In the podcast, MeinMMO discusses whether Blizzard still has a future:
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But there is still a small consolation. Emulators like BlueStacks are not categorically banned. They are not officially supported, mainly because such things happen at your own risk. You can therefore also play Diablo Immortal on PC and with controller support, even very comfortably. A guide for the emulators can be found at the colleagues from GameStar.
That Diablo plays excellently with a controller has already been shown by Diablo 3 and Diablo 2: Resurrected. By now, I even think that it feels better with a gamepad.
This makes it a bit easier to bear that I am not getting a PC MMORPG from Diablo – and I am looking forward to finally testing and playing it properly.
Diablo Immortal is even on our list of the most promising MMOs and MMORPGs on MeinMMO:
In FIFA 22, on November 12th, the new event “Numbers Up” has been released. We summarize all known information and show you the new special cards.
When does Numbers Up start? The special cards of the new event “Numbers Up” have been available since November 12, 2021, at 7:00 PM, in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team.
What is Numbers Up? “Numbers Up” is the Adidas event in FIFA 22, which was announced a few weeks ago. The motto of the promo is “Don’t Stop Til You’re 99” – and the new special cards work according to this principle.
A total of 11 players, who are adidas ambassadors, will receive new special cards that are expected to receive regular upgrades on a single stat throughout the FUT season. The end is reached when this stat has reached 99.
The upgrades are based on which shoes the players are wearing in the game. There are 3 different shoes that boost 3 different values:
X-shoe – Boost for speed
PREDATOR shoe – Boost for ball control/dribbling
COPA shoe – Boost for passing value
The other values should not be neglected either and will also receive minor improvements.
When will the upgrades come? After the first upgrade with which the cards have been launched into the game, there will be two more upgrades:
The second upgrade boosts the players’ values at the end of December.
The third and final upgrade will only boost the values to 99 in April 2022.
All cards from the Numbers Up team
This is the team: The new Numbers Up team offers some really strong cards that can become very dangerous with the final 99 values. Especially exciting are the cards from Rice (87), Joao Felix (88), Diogo Jota (86), Reyna (85), and Ter Stegen (91).
Players with Bundesliga teams can also look forward to cards from Neuhaus (84) and Hummels (88). Unfortunately, these two candidates cannot receive a pace boost.
Here is the complete team:
CB: Hummels (88) – Passing boost
CDM: Rice (87) – Passing boost
CDM: Diawara (84) – Passing boost
ST: Joao Felix (88) – Speed boost
LW: Diogo Jota (86) – Speed boost
CAM: Reyna (85) – Speed boost
LB: Reguilon (84) – Speed boost
ST: Dembélé (84) – Speed boost
GK: Ter Stegen (91) – Ball control boost
CB: Eder Miltao (85) – Dribbling boost
CM: Neuhaus (84) – Dribbling boost
This event offers these additional contents: In addition to the new team, there are two more special cards that can be unlocked in FUT 22.
RF: Marco Asensio (85) – Dribbling boost
LF: Bergwijn (84) – Speed boost
Asensio (85) is available as SBC and Bergwijn (84) can be unlocked through weekly challenges.
What do you think of the new cards? Will you try to get one into your team? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
According to the official livestream from Genshin Impact, Patch 2.3 will be released on November 24. Many leaks have been confirmed, and new information has surfaced. MeinMMO summarizes what awaits you in the new patch.
Update from November 12: The official livestream has taken place and revealed some new information, which confirms the leaks. Here’s an overview of the new content:
3 redeemable codes for 300 Primogems and additional goodies:
Geo Fighter Arataki Itto – These are his abilities
Who is Arataki Itto? Itto is a strong, muscular, and vain fighter who belongs to the Oni race. His divine eye was confiscated in battle by Sara Kujou .
Oni are yokai in Japanese mythology. Yokai are figures that can be visually compared to demons. They usually have horns, sharp claws, and are depicted as creepy (via Wikipedia).
Even though he gives a frightening impression, he is kind to children and a peaceful person. He only seeks a fight with Sara every time. They are rivals. He also allegedly almost killed himself in a ramen-eating contest with Yae. This noodle soup contained fried tofu beans, to which Oni are allergic.
Arataki Itto is voiced by the English voice actor Max Mittelman and the Japanese singer Nishikawa Takanori.
What can Arataki Itto do? Itto wields a claymore and is a 5-star character of the Geo element.
With his normal attacks, he performs four consecutive strikes. The 2nd and 4th strikes generate stacks of “Superlative Superstrength”. When you activate Itto’s elemental skill or sprint, his combo with basic attacks is not interrupted.
Itto’s heavy strikes trigger the stacks of “Superlative Superstrength” and empower him to perform “Arataki Kesagiri” slashers without consuming stamina. If you have consumed all stacks, he performs an even stronger slasher to finish.
If you do not have any stacks of “Superlative Superstrength”, the Geo fighter performs a so-called “Saichimonji” slasher, which is weaker than the “Arataki Kesagiri” slasher.
With his elemental ability, he summons a small bull onto the battlefield – Ushi, who deals Geo damage to enemies. When Ushi lands hits, is hit, or leaves the field, he gives Itto a stack of “Superlative Superstrength” each time.
The bull is considered a Geo object and serves to attract the enemies’ attacks. Ushi flees from the field once his hit points (HP) reach 0 or his duration ends.
When Itto uses his special ability “Royal Descent: Behold, Itto the Evil!”, he transforms into the “Raging Oni King” form. In this form, he has the following abilities:
Summons a club – “Oni King’s Kanabou”, which he uses to attack.
Normal attacks, heavy hits, and plunge attacks now deal Geo damage. The effect cannot be overwritten.
The 1st and 3rd combo of normal attacks grant Itto stacks of “Superlative Superstrength” upon hits.
Physical and elemental resistance is lowered, but the attack speed of normal attacks is increased. Additionally, the attack is increased based on his defense.
Itto’s passive talents:
“Arataki Ichiban”: If Itto continuously attacks with “Arataki Kesagiri” slashers, he receives the following effects:
Each slasher increases the attack speed of the next.
Drastically increases his resistance to interruptions.
“Bloodline of the Crimson Oni”: Itto’s damage from “Arataki Kesagiri” slashers is increased based on his defense.
“Woodchuck Chucked”: You have a chance to obtain extra wood while chopping.
Archer Gorou – These are the abilities of the Geo Support
Who is Gorou? Gorou is a loyal follower of Kokomi. His appearance is modeled after a dog breed called Shiba Inu, which in Genshin Impact is also mixed with wolf attributes.
Gorou is voiced in English by Cory Yee and in Japanese by Tasuku Hatanaka.
What can Gorou do? He uses a bow as a weapon and possesses the Geo element. Additionally, Gorou is a 4-star support for Geo teams.
Gorou’s elemental ability “Inuzaka All-Round Defense” deals Geo area damage and creates a field called “General’s War-Banner”, which grants the following buffs:
1 Geo character in the team: Defense bonus.
2 Geo characters in the team add resistance against interruption.
3 Geo characters in the team add a Geo damage bonus.
Only one banner can exist on the field.
His special ability “Juuga: Forward Unto Victory” allows Gorou to deal Geo area damage upon activation and creates a field called “General’s Glory”. It provides the active character with the same buffs as the elemental ability and moves with the character.
Moreover, it intermittently generates a “Crystal Collapse” that triggers Geo area damage on an enemy.
Gorou’s passive talents:
“Heedless of the Wind and Weather”: When Gorou uses his special ability, all team members receive a defense boost.
“A Favor Repaid”: Gorou receives a damage bonus based on his defense for his elemental and special ability.
“Seeker of Shinies”: Features from Inazuma are displayed on the mini-map.
2 new artifact sets – Perfect for Geo and Kokomi
What are these artifact sets? The new sets are tailored for many Geo characters like Itto and Gorou. Additionally, there is an artifact set aimed at enhancing Kokomi. Both sets can be obtained in a new sphere on Seirai Island in Inazuma.
Artifact Set “Ocean-Hued Clam”:
2-piece effect: +15% healing bonus
4-piece effect: When the character equipped with the artifact set heals someone, a “Sea-Dyed Foam” will appear every 3.5 seconds, collecting the healed HP. It then explodes and deals 90% damage based on the restored HP. “Sea-Dyed Foam” can collect a maximum of 30000 HP. The damage calculation is similar to elemental reactions but cannot be affected by elemental mastery, character level, or reaction damage bonuses. The effect can be triggered even if the character equipped with it is not on the field.
Artifact Set “Husk of Opulent Dreams”:
2-piece effect: +30% defense
4-piece effect: The Geo damage of the active character grants you a stack of +6% defense and +6% Geo damage every 0.3 seconds, up to a maximum of 4 stacks. If the character equipped with the set is not on the field, they receive a stack every 3 seconds. If no new stacks are collected, the buff loses a stack every 6 seconds.
The 5-star claymore “Redhorn Stonethresher” is also a new piece of equipment and will be featured in one of the upcoming weapon banners.
The “Golden Wolflord” as the new Geo boss
The “Golden Wolflord” is the leader of the new monsters “Garm” and “Garm Puppies” and can inflict your team with the status “Corrosion”. This status reduces the HP of all team members every second. Active characters can become incapacitated, while inactive characters cannot drop below 15% of their HP.
The boss also possesses the Geo element. When it reaches a certain amount of HP, it summons helpers that provide it with protective shields. Additionally, the Wolflord loses Geo resistance over the course of the fight and gains attack.
The new boss “Golden Wolflord” will be located on Tsurumi Island in Inazuma.
The 5 new events in Update 2.3
Of course, there are plenty of events in Patch 2.3 again. We have put together a brief overview of the events for you.
“Shadows Amidst Snowstorms”: Sends you back to Dragonspine and includes quests for Albedo. You have challenges such as:
Complete a racetrack within a certain time while collecting coins,
a training area where you must melt ice with a Pyro character,
and a combat training against enemies.
The training area and combat training provide you with components to build snowmen and take them with you into the housing system.
The event also has a special reward for you: a sword called “Cinnabar Spindle” and its refinement material up to level 5.
“Bantan Sango Case Files: The Warrior Dog”: You must sneak past armed dogs to rescue animals and catch them with a special event item. After the event, you will receive not only Primogems and other goodies but also the event item.
You can use this to catch foxes or other wild animals in the overworld.
“Energy Amplifier Fruition”: In this event, you must go to certain locations and defeat the monsters there. Once you have cleared all areas of enemies, Act 2 opens up, sending you to a dungeon called “Deceitful Domain”.
There you can adjust the difficulty and decide which buffs and debuffs are activated. You can also tackle it in co-op.
“Misty Dungeon: Realm of Light”: You will be sent into your dungeon, where you can only use characters provided by the game. You cannot use your own.
You will be prompted to complete certain challenges in this dungeon.
“Marvelous Merchandise”: You need to find an NPC and bring him the material he requests from you. In exchange, you will receive certain boxes that contain various rewards for you.
“Marvelous Merchandise”
“Misty Dungeon: Realm of Light”
“Energy Amplifier Fruition”
“Bantan Sango Case Files: The Warrior Dog”
“Shadows Amidst Snowstorms”
All events and their rewards at a glance.
Leaks on Patch 2.3 summarized – Not discussed in the livestream
Attention: Leaks can always deviate from the official game or turn out to be false. If anything changes or is confirmed, we will report on it.
Itto’s Constellations
All constellations of Itto at a glance (via Honey Impact):
1st Constellation, “Stay a While and Listen Up”: When Itto uses his special ability, he gains 2 stacks of “Superlative Superstrength”. For each second he invokes his special ability, he gains one stack.
2nd Constellation, “Gather ‘Round, It’s a Brawl!”: Itto regenerates 6 elemental energy for each Geo character in the team and reduces the cooldown of his special ability by 1.5 seconds when he uses his special ability. Up to 4 seconds can be reduced this way, and 18 elemental energy can be gained.
4th Constellation, “Jailhouse Bread and Butter”: When Itto’s special ability stops taking effect, defense and attack are increased for all team members by 20% for 10 seconds.
5th Constellation, “10 Years of Hanamizaka Fam”: His special ability gets 3 levels added.
6th Constellation, “Arataki Itto, Present!”: His heavy hits deal 70% increased critical damage. Additionally, his “Arataki Kesagiri” slashers have a 50% chance not to consume stacks of “Superlative Superstrength”.
If you have Itto at maximum friendship, you can expect, as always, a namecard (via Twitter). Furthermore, the Twitter account genshinmains created an image giving you an overview of what materials Arataki Itto needs (via Twitter).
Gorou’s Constellations
All constellations of Gorou at a glance (via Honey Impact):
1st Constellation, “Rushing Hound: Swift as the Wind”: When characters other than Gorou himself deal Geo damage to enemies while in the field of the elemental or special ability, the cooldown of Gorou’s elemental ability is reduced by 2 seconds. This effect can be triggered every 10 seconds.
2nd Constellation, “Sitting Hound: Steady as a Clock”: If the active character in the field of Gorou’s special ability picks up an elemental shard from the crystallization effect, the duration of Gorou’s special ability is increased by one second. The ability can be increased by a maximum of 3 seconds.
3rd Constellation, “Mauling Hound: Fierce as Fire”: His elemental ability gets 3 levels added.
4th Constellation, “Lapping Hound: Warm as Water”: If you have 2 or more Geo characters in the team, Gorou’s special ability heals the active character within the field. Every 1.5 seconds, the character is healed based on 50% of Gorou’s defense.
5th Constellation, “Striking Hound: Thunderous Force”: His special ability gets 3 levels added.
6th Constellation, “Valiant Hound: Mountainous Fealty”: Depending on how many Geo characters you have in your team, the critical damage from Geo damage is increased for all team members. You gain a 10% increase for one character, 20% for two, and 40% for three.
If you have Gorou at maximum friendship, you can expect, as always, a namecard (via Twitter). Furthermore, the Twitter account genshinmains created an image giving you an overview of what materials Gorou needs (via Twitter).
Leaks for new weapons in Update 2.3
What new weapons will be released? Kate leaked two new weapons. One weapon is a claymore called “The Other Side”. The other weapon is said to belong to the series of “Moss Green Stone” (via Honey Impact) and “Primeval Jade Spear” (via Honey Impact) and is called “Primeval Jade Greatsword” (via Twitter).
Details about the 5-star signature weapon “Redhorn Stonethresher” of Itto are known (via reddit). Accordingly, it has the following stats at level 90 and refinement level 5:
Base attack: 542
Sub-stat: critical damage +88.2%
Effect: Defense is increased by 56%. Normal attacks and heavy hits are strengthened based on 80% of defense.
The item “Lingering Moment”, which allows you to hang pictures from hangout events on a wall in the housing system (via Twitter). A picture of it was posted by leaker BLANK (via Twitter). This item was previously officially announced by Genshin Impact, which we discussed in this article.
Itto has received buffs and debuffs (via Honey Impact):
Base HP decreased from 13703 to 12858.
Base attack increased from 191 to 227.
Base defense increased from 930 to 959.
His constellations have been strengthened and adjusted (via reddit).
Gorou generates 2 elemental particles with his elemental skill, and Itto with his 3 (via reddit).
We will keep you updated if new information about Update 2.3 arises.
What do you think of the previous leaks and information? Are you excited for 2.3? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Friday evening is back at the doorstep and everyone in Destiny 2 knows that with it, Xur will also make an appearance. What you can expect this week from the tentacle-faced merchant from a distant place, you will find out here at MeinMMO.
Meanwhile, Bungie released a list of upgrades intended to change many old and new Exotics. Bungie is finally taking care of the beloved former DPS monster “Whisper of the Worm” and polishing it nicely.
All information about Xur on November 11, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? Xur will arrive in Destiny 2 exactly at 6:00 PM. He will have set up his camp until Tuesday, November 16, until the weekly reset at 6:00 PM and is looking forward to your visit.
Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend
Xur’s location: Xur is located on the tree at the Guardian grave on Nessus.
Xur’s position on Nessus
Xur’s inventory from November 12 to November 16 – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have for sale? Like always, Xur has an exotic weapon and armor for all characters, so for Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. This is his current offer:
Weapon: Suros Regime – Auto rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Titan: Ashen Wake – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards
The Trials of Osiris on November 12. – Map, Weapons, and Info
Which map is on this week? Bungie announced this week’s Trials map in the TWAB blog post. It is the Endless Vale on Nessus.
A well-known and spacious map
What changes can you expect? Bungie observed the recent Trials and admitted that removing the Flawless pool did not bring about the successes they had hoped for. Hence, this system is returning along with the zone capture mechanic.
The zones on the map will, however, work differently this time. They will not cater to the winning team but will spawn randomly at designated locations. These will rotate throughout the match. Thus, no team will be disadvantaged, and everyone will have the same chances.
You will no longer receive your loot in the Trials of Osiris through three, five, and seven wins, but through:
7 wins
50 rounds
as well as the notorious flawless run
This is the reward for a flawless run: This time, you can expect the linear fusion rifle “Reed’s Regret” in adept in the heavy slot.
If you have obtained your desired weapon, you can focus your Trials engrams on it. On top of that, there are upgrade prisms and ascendant shards. Remember that your rewards will further increase once you have a complete pass – even if you have one or two losses.
When do the Trials start? The Trials start as usual at the daily reset at 6:00 PM.
What do you think of the revamped labs? Will you venture into battle again for glory, honor, and a few Trials engrams? Let us know!
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In World of Warcraft, there is a new level boost. For 60 euros, you can completely skip leveling and jump to level 60; behind this lies an extended level boost. Activision Blizzard has already made a lot of money from cash shops in the past.
Quasi “on the side”, while World of Warcraft presented the content of the upcoming patch 9.2, a new offer was also released in the game’s shop. The “level boost” has been updated and now allows players to skip almost all content from Shadowlands.
What kind of boost is this? For 60 €, you can now buy a boost in World of Warcraft that directly elevates a character to the current maximum level 60. This means you don’t have to level in the old world or the current areas of Shadowlands. Instead, you can jump right in at level 60 and skip the – for some players – boring leveling process.
This allows for direct entry into the endgame, meaning the covenant campaigns, Torghast, Korthia, or group activities like Mythic+, raids, or PvP.
Why is the boost coming now? That Blizzard sells boosts in World of Warcraft is nothing new. In earlier expansions, it has been possible to elevate a character directly to the current maximum level. Typically, this boost would only come with the last patch of the current expansion and not prior to that.
Why Blizzard is raising the boost so early this time is open to speculation. The community has two theories, both of which could be true at the same time:
WoW wants to make entry easier and enable a catch-up to the current endgame quickly.
The boost is intended to increase the revenue of World of Warcraft in the current quarter.
Is the boost worth it? Whether skipping the leveling phase is worth a hefty 60 € is something everyone will have to decide for themselves. Leveling a new character typically only takes a few evenings – those who have sufficient free time should save the money. For those who cannot muster the motivation to complete all the quests again, the boost could indeed be worthwhile.
However, keep in mind: Next week, WoW will celebrate its 17th birthday. Traditionally, there is a 17% XP boost that is active throughout the entire event. This greatly accelerates leveling and could provide enough incentive for many to level “by hand” instead.
More current news about World of Warcraft can be found here:
It is also important to know that the level boost does not work to unlock the legacy armors of allied races (such as Void Elves or Zandalari Trolls). You will only obtain these armors if you level the character without a boost.
Activision Blizzard fully relies on cash shop instead of new games
While new games at Blizzard, such as Overwatch 2 or Diablo IV, have been pushed back, microtransactions in games like Call of Duty: Warzone or indeed World of Warcraft are apparently becoming increasingly popular.
Are you going to take advantage of the level boost? Do you prefer to level the traditional way – or not at all if it’s not fun?
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The fashion magazine of Destiny 2 “Threads of Light” is a cool idea in itself. It was supposed to appreciate and promote the fashion awareness of players. However, this has now backfired significantly. The community finds the developer’s fashion sense simply atrocious after only two issues.
“Threads of Light” is the digital fashion magazine of Destiny 2. It released its second cover with new looks earlier this week. However, fashion and excellent taste are no joke for Destiny 2 players. Bungie had to learn this the hard way when the Guardians no longer wanted to share the developer’s sense of style.
Destiny 2 players criticize Bungie’s fashion choices: After the reveal of the latest cover stars, a storm of outrage broke out. This went so far that not only Bungie directly but also the featured players, Vanquish, Twisty, and Dawsonson, felt the full brunt of the community’s displeasure.
After the announcement of who graces the cover this issue, Destiny 2 player Ash asked on Twitter:
[…] It’s a fashion competition. Why on earth are players who look like they’ve just started the game and thrown on their highest light armor showcased in a FASHION magazine?
ToxicNipples then speculated about Bungie’s selection criteria:
So basically, you dress your Guardian like a clown and Bungie picks you? Caught!
The question of what criteria Bungie uses to select the winning looks has always been a topic of discussion. “Is there a shooting range where they throw all these submissions in and someone from Bungie just keeps shooting at screenshots?” asks KatNPP the developers.
Surely Bungie doesn’t make it easy for players to assemble cool looks. So far, participants have always tried to make the best of it, even if not all armors were well received in the community.
This taste in fashion has always been questionable
Players have long felt that Bungie doesn’t always hit the nail on the head regarding fashion. Surely, there are some really cool armors in the game, no question. But sometimes Bungie has interesting “taste deviations,” where players wonder what absurd idea led the developer to implement something like this.
These armors are very special:
The best examples of quirky armor designs in Destiny 2.
After so much complaining, Bungie had enough: After these comments, things got increasingly rude, and this did not sit well with the studio at all. An opinion is an opinion and should be able to be expressed. However, many comments were personal attacks against the winners and therefore disrespectful. Ultimately, Bungie community manager Griffin Bennet responded with his own tweet.
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He made it clear that the Destiny 2 community had gone too far. If the community continues to be so toxic and negative and unjustly attacks other players, it would be better to stop participating in the fashion magazine altogether.
Surely, “fashion is art. Taste is subjective.” But he also appealed for players to question their comments: “Imagine you come across in the responses and someone insults your art. Ridiculously inappropriate.”
The winners of the second issue “Threads of Light”
What was the community’s reaction? The wake-up call actually had an impact. Many commentators added to their statements or later apologized to the winners for their personal attacks. It was disrespectful to forget the time and personal effort the players put into their looks.
What does the future of Threads of Light look like? It was certainly a harsh statement to consider stopping the entire concept of the Destiny 2 fashion magazine due to such inappropriate comments. However, it is also understandable that Bungie hesitates to continue a project that attracts so much criticism. Who wants to participate in a contest where winning means being mocked by hundreds of Destiny 2 players?
At the moment, it seems that the developer is not considering giving up the magazine option anytime soon. “It has definitely improved since I made my comment. Great to see,” Griffin Bennet later added to his critique.
If this doesn’t deter you, you can of course continue to join the action and send your looks to Bungie. To participate, post a shot of your Guardian’s look on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #ThreadsOfLight. Don’t forget to tag @DestinyTheGame in your posting.
Let’s hope that the Destiny community takes something from this and becomes a bit more tactful in its criticism. Because many players enjoy showcasing their Guardians in this “true endgame of Destiny 2“. The community posts countless new looks daily. Alone in the r/DestinyFashion subreddit, you can see many new submissions for the magazine cover. And it should remain so in the future.
What is your opinion on the competition? Was the criticism justified, or do you say that is art and it is always in the eye of the beholder? Was Bungie’s reaction too harsh?
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Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone could soon be visited by Captain America and Indiana Jones. At least, if a leak is to be believed, which predicts the arrival of these two Disney heroes. MeinMMO editor Jürgen Horn hopes that the leak is true, as the two characters fit perfectly into the setting of Vanguard.
What kind of leak is this? The data miner ModenasHD is currently making waves by releasing two images that show the film heroes Captain America and Indiana Jones as artworks in CoD Vanguard.
There should also be a calling card featuring Captain America. Does that mean that the two heroes, each from franchises owned by Disney, will soon be visible in the multiplayer mode of Vanguard and thus also in the new Pacific Warzone?
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Partnership with Disney could bring Captain America and Indiana Jones into the game
How likely is it? The two posters, which show Cap in contemporary clothing and Indy bashing Nazis, are apparently not from the game, but fan artworks. The status of the calling card is still unclear. Is the leak ultimately a fake?
This contradicts a statement from top leaker Tom Henderson. He is considered highly informed and has predicted many significant events in CoD games, including the entire Warzone.
According to Henderson, there were indeed discussions between Activision and Disney in the summer of 2021: Indy and Captain America could therefore come into the game in the “near future”.
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Why would the two fit so well into the game? As strange as it may seem at first, I believe the two characters fit perfectly into the game. Vanguard portrays a very specific picture of World War II in the campaign.
The game moves away from serious war stories and shows much more of a classic war movie plot, bursting with clichés and tropes. Thus, Indy and Cap fit perfectly in, as in their respective films, Nazis are also the bitterly evil villains and faceless hordes of cannon fodder, solely there to be spectacularly beaten up and taken down by the heroes.
The main villain of the campaign, SS General Freisinger, even bears a certain resemblance to Red Skull, Captain America’s arch-nemesis. And Indy would fit perfectly into the maps in the North African desert.
Therefore, I sincerely hope that Henderson’s leak is indeed true and that I will soon field Cap or Indy as skin variants in Vanguard or Warzone. As a basis for Cap, I could well imagine the operator Wade, who comes from the same area as Steve Rogers aka Captain America.
MeinMMO demon Cortyn took a look at Arcane and is deeply moved – but also angry. Because Riot “just does” what other companies fail to do.
I never really could do anything with League of Legends. I completely missed the entry into the MOBA. Years later, when I wanted to give the game a chance, the champion “Vi” had just been released. After a friend and I were insulted multiple times in our first 3 games and were wished all sorts of accidents or presented very specific plans for our mothers’ evening arrangements, I never touched the game again – but started the launcher a few more times to listen to Vi’s cool soundtrack.
Sure, you somehow caught a glimpse of the various characters in LoL. The videos for the LoL World Championship, the songs from K/DA , and also the Jinx trailer. But that was it in terms of touchpoints.
When it was announced that a series about League of Legends would be on Netflix, I was skeptical. Series and films about video games have a bad reputation, even though Witcher managed to break that for me. Nevertheless, LoL always seemed colorful and outlandish to me. The characters all seemed so wildly mixed at first glance that they could never exist in the same world.
But I gave the series “Arcane” a chance because I am generally open to new things.
And what can I say? The series completely swept me away, even though it was only the first 3 episodes.
Nothing seemed rushed. The series takes its time to introduce the characters, allows enough room for world building, without breaking the mystique and getting lost in unnecessary details.
Added to that is the entire style of animation, which in this extent and level of detail is simply from another planet. Other developers might manage to create a teaser or trailer in this quality – but never an entire series.
But the most important point for me: Every single character acts logically comprehensible.
Anyone who cannot empathize with Powder is no human. No discussion.
In almost all other series (or even the story of games), there comes a point sooner or later where I have to roll my eyes. A moment where a character suddenly falls out of line and does something unconsidered or simply stupid to maneuver the story into a certain corner.
Arcane did not have that. I liked every character unconditionally and found all motives completely understandable.
The enforcer Greyson, who – slightly corrupt – makes a deal with the slums to prevent war.
Violet, who wants to prove herself and create a better world for Powder, but cannot really weigh risks and benefits well.
Powder, who lives in the shadow of her sister and keeps failing but does not give up.
Mel Medarda, who seeks the “next big thing” in the boredom of her limitless wealth to advance the city and simply experience some excitement.
Jayce, who strives to harness this power after a miraculous rescue by a magician.
I could continue the list forever. Every single character acts comprehensibly, authentically and – measured against what the series shows us – completely logically.
I cheered for the characters, empathized with them, and by the end of episode 3, I was somewhere between incredulous and thrilled, with tears in my eyes. Not only because the plot became increasingly oppressive and dramatic towards the end, but also because I knew: A piece of video game history is being written right now. This is a film adaptation at a level that simply has not existed before.
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Add to that, of course, the masterful release strategy. Instead of releasing one episode each week, Arcane drops 3 episodes at a time that each tell an entire act. This is much more satisfying than ending each week on a cliffhanger.
The “around it” is also grand. There are music videos with original scenes, and the entire soundtrack is now available. You can guess what has been playing on repeat for me for days.
You can find more news about Arcane in these articles:
I continued to think about the series for a long time afterward. About the characters, the plot, the structure, and the fact that one could understand all of this perfectly well without ever having played or seen LoL (properly).
But then the question inevitably came up: Why can’t others do that?
My first thought was: Why can League of Legends do what Warcraft cannot? Why is Riot able to create an absolutely fantastic series based on a game that doesn’t even need a story in its premise? How can a company that essentially created a “Our champions run in 3 lanes against your champions” game whip up such well thought-out and good story for a series, while my long-time favorite company hasn’t even managed to tell a story in the game in recent years that a newcomer can follow at least in part?
Anyone who does not consult all the sources in the Warcraft universe – books, cinematics, comics – has no chance of understanding the world in any way.
Even when comparing Arcane with the Warcraft movie, Blizzard’s implementation simply comes off poorly.
Don’t get me wrong, I liked the Warcraft movie for what it wanted to be. But in direct comparison to Arcane, it was simply a bad joke.
The Warcraft movie was “okay” – but loses against Arcane on every level.
For years I have been waiting for Blizzard to create something comparable for Warcraft, Diablo or Overwatch . A series where there is enough time to focus on details, fall in love with individual characters, and also tell a coherent, grand story.
Arcane is probably the best thing I have seen on Netflix so far. I am damn glad that I saw the first act and am looking forward to the rest of the episodes. I want to know what happens next, want to learn more about the characters and the world.
Why did League of Legends “just” whip up one of the best series, while World of Warcraft only managed to create an “okay” movie that didn’t really satisfy anyone?
I hope more big game developers will take the step to create a high-quality series. Because Arcane almost made me want to actually play League of Legends again to get to know all the characters. The interest in the universe has been awakened. The potential to gain new players with such series is huge – let alone what such a series can generate in terms of revenue.
I want more of that. Especially from Arcane. But maybe others will take a cue from how to create really strong video game series that will stay in memory for years.
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In the new MMORPG New World, you are not bound to classes and fixed attributes. You can freely distribute both skills and attribute points. But what to do if you have misallocated points? We at MeinMMO are here to help you.
How do weapon skills work in New World? If you use a weapon, you level it up. You gain experience for weapons involved in each kill.
This way, you level your weapons from level 1 to a maximum of level 20. For each level, you get one point that you can spend on a skill in one of the two skill trees for each weapon.
New World gives you many opportunities to experiment, as resetting and reallocating these points is free up to weapon level 11.
How can I respec a weapon? To reallocate the points you spent on a weapon, just follow this guide and respec:
Navigate to the weapon menu, optionally using the hotkey K
Select the weapon you want to respec
Under the two skill trees, you will find the button “Change values”
A pop-up will appear asking if you really want to respec
Confirm it with “Yes” and you can reallocate your earned points
Until weapon level 10, this is free. From level 11, you will pay an increasing amount of Azoth to respec the weapon skills.
Resetting points from level 11 is no longer free, but still very inexpensive
When can you respec? No specific level requirement is needed. Theoretically, you can redistribute the first point multiple times.
You can also do this almost anywhere in the world and at nearly any time. Only while a skill of yours is still on cooldown and in the middle of a fight is it not possible to reset the points.
Resetting attributes – Here’s how
How do attributes work in New World? For every level you rise in the new MMORPG, you receive attribute points. The higher you level up, the more points you can distribute for each level-up.
You can then choose to distribute these points to
Strength,
Dexterity,
Intelligence,
Focus
or Constitution
and thereby specialize further.
But what if you want to use a different weapon that suddenly requires different values? Then you need to reset your attribute points.
How can I respec attributes? Follow this guide to quickly and easily respec your attributes:
Open the attributes tab, optionally using the hotkey K
Then go down to the button “Change values”
A pop-up will appear that you must confirm with “Yes”
You can then redistribute all previously earned points
Respeccing attributes costs you Talers starting from level 21 and no Azoth
Unlike with weapons, resetting attributes is free, depending on how high your character is. It is free up to character level 20, and from level 21 it becomes expensive.
However, it only costs gold and no Azoth. The amount required for respec increases the more points you have already used in total.
When can you respec? Here too, you don’t need any level requirement. You can reset your attributes anytime as long as you are not in combat.
How often have you reset your points? Do you want to respec and have you refrained from it so far? Do you find the costs for respec justified? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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In a blog post, the developers introduced the first major update of New World. This brings many new content, a PTR server, and some “Quality of Life” changes that were already announced beforehand. We at MeinMMO summarize everything important for you.
Update November 12: As now confirmed in the forum, the major update will be released next week. However, there is no specific date yet.
We wanted to provide a brief status update for our weekly patch. At this time, we have decided to postpone the release to next week and instead release all changes along with the major November update planned for next week.
Another novelty is the test server (PTR), which will be introduced with the new patch. This is a separate client where future updates can be tested. All owners of New World will find access to the PTR in their game library in the future.
When will the patch be released? The patch will be released on the PTR starting November 10 at 21:00 German time.
There is still no concrete release date for the main game. However, the update has been announced as the first “major patch in November.” This suggests that the update will be released later this month.
What kind of new weapon is this? The Void Gauntlet is a magical weapon, comparable to the Ice Gauntlet. According to the official description, it is meant to represent a mix of DPS and support.
The weapon scales with the attributes Intelligence and Focus, making it useful in combination with the Life Staff or other magical weapons.
As usual, there will be two skill trees and three abilities for each tree:
The “Annihilation” tree focuses on maximizing damage in close combat and revolves around the Void Blade, a summoned blade of decaying void energy.
The Decay tree offers ranged healing and debuffs and revolves around the Sphere of Decay, a two-phase projectile that can weaken enemies and heal allies.
The abilities of the weapon were already found in the beta during data mining. So far, everything indicates that the leak has correctly predicted the abilities (via gyazo).
New World – This is how the new Void Gauntlet was teased.
What do we know about the new enemies? The Varangian Hunters come from the north and try to establish themselves in the areas of First Light, Kingscrest, and Everfall. New camps have been set up there by them.
Due to their location in beginner areas, even low-level players can challenge the new enemies. Correspondingly, there is a new quest that you can accept from Abigail Rose in the west of Everfall.
Additionally, new enemy models have been announced to replace some old foes. These models are: ragged swarm mages, beetles, the Lost shaman, the pirate alligator, the ancients’ fire mage, and improved corrupted workers.
This screenshot of the Varangian Hunters was already shared by New World.
What do the three new faction missions look like? The new missions were presented as follows:
Control Points – In these missions, you must take control of fortifications.
Intercept – Defeat enemy faction members and collect their tears.
War Camp Loot – Find hidden plans in the enemy war camp.
What do you think of the first major update? Are the changes so far appealing to you? And will you try the PTR to provide feedback to the developers?
Just recently, the developers commented on fan requests such as mounts or full loot:
In League of Legends, the owner and head of the largest LoL team Team SoloMid is currently under heavy criticism. Andy “Reginald” Dinh (29) has been leading TSM since 2009 and turned the team into a business power. But now criticism of his leadership methods is emerging.
This is Reginald’s career:
In 2009, Reginald founded the website Solomid.net together with his brother for League of Legends: Here, there were already early guides in the early phase of LoL.
From 2011, a professional team formed around the site. It was then called Team SoloMid (TSM). Reginald himself played in the midlane of the team.
Pro speaks out against Reginald, gets fired, continues
What sparked the criticism against Reginald? The trigger for the criticism against Reginald is a publicly held dispute with former professional player and TSM streamer, Doublelift. He is considered one of the most influential players in American League of Legends history. He was an 8-time LCS champion, 4 of those times with TSM.
Doublelift said in a stream that he hates TSM, mainly because of Reginald. He apparently felt mistreated and sidelined by Reginald.
Reginald then expressed criticism of Doublelift himself. He stated that while Doublelift is a great player, he is difficult to deal with. He can never make up his mind, hardly anyone likes to work with him, and Doublelift constantly flames people publicly when he doesn’t like something. Therefore, he will be let go.
Doublelift calls Reginald a “bully” who constantly tyrannizes his players
This is what Doublelift said about Reginald: After his dismissal, Doublelift really went off. Doublelift called Reginald a “bully”, a schoolyard thug who suppresses the weak:
“People don’t like working with him. He is like a bully who gets away with being a bad person because he is powerful, because people are afraid to confront him, and I am really fed up with it.”
Doublelift
Doublelift claims that Reginald lacks decency and respect for other people. Over time, he has made many LoL professionals who were at TSM cry.
“You’d be damn surprised if you knew how many of your favorite players in the LCS really had a breakdown because they were treated so badly – how harshly they were verbally attacked.”
Players find ancient evidence for Doublelift’s accusations
How was the criticism received? The community has intensely dealt with Doublelift’s accusations and has found some video clips in which Reginald has harassed a player in a way that matches Doublelift’s description.
But cvMax is also said to be overly ambitious and to have mistreated people working for him if they did not meet the expected performance:
The two most well-known clips are already 8 years old:
There is a scene from 2013 where Reginald annoys and provokes the then Top laner of TSM, Dyrus, until he explodes (via youtube).
In another scene from 2013, TSM is seen driving home from a defeat in a car. Reginald seems to blame the player Wildturtle for their defeat. However, he does not speak to Wildturtle but addresses the driver, while next to him WildTurtle silently endures everything (via youtube).
In a more recent example from 2020, jungler Akaadian explains that he has retained “post-traumatic stress syndrome” from his time at TSM because Reginald made such harsh criticisms of him that it shook his self-confidence. Akaadian played for the club in 2019 (via youtube).
There is currently a lot of criticism of Reginald for things he did in 2013.
This is how it’s being discussed: On reddit, this is a big topic. Users say they also see Doublelift critically but join in the criticism of Reginald. He has always been difficult since the early days of LoL – but over the years he has learned to hide it better. At some point, people forgot how bad he used to be – but apparently he hasn’t changed at all.
There is much, and sometimes ugly criticism of Reginald:
It is said that as a player he was already terrible. The worst professional LoL has ever had.
People are not fans of Reginald, but fans of TSM despite Reginald.
Especially the Dyrus video concerns many, as Dyrus is considered one of the most beloved and kindest LoL players of all time.
Of all people, the “victims” defend him
Are there also people defending Reginald? Surprisingly, it is the people who appeared in the videos from 8 years ago who are speaking out for Reginald.
Wildturtle says, for example, that he never perceived Reginald as such a “verbal abuser” but rather as a passionate owner who wants his players to perform. Reginald has apologized to him, and Wildturtle now considers him a good friend.
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Also, Dyrus mentioned that Reginald is extremely ambitious and that the line between personal and professional is often blurred. However, there were only a few outbursts, like the video from 8 years ago with the keyboard.
Many of the early eSports teams failed because they treated and paid their players terribly. Reginald was always different and did everything for it.
Today they are friends (via twitter). Dyrus urges people not to judge others solely on their worst moments.
What doesn’t sit well with Doublelift is again that former players are now defending their boss. He calls it “disgusting”; they shouldn’t be surprised if fewer people speak out against the people who abuse them.
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Reginald is extremely successful in LoL and has built a great organization over the years. His case reminds one of the Korean coach cvMax: He also worked incredibly successfully in LoL and formed two teams out of nothing that made it to Worlds.
But cvMax is also said to be overly ambitious and to have mistreated people working for him if they did not meet the expected performance:
Lineage 2M is an MMORPG for PC, Android, and iOS. The game celebrated huge successes in Korea and is among the top-grossing MMORPGs there. In December 2021, Lineage 2M will also come to us in the West. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch tried out the beta as part of Find Your Next Game.
What kind of game is this? Lineage is one of the most successful MMORPG franchises worldwide. The first part was released in 1998, is still being developed today, and is a cult classic in Korea. Lineage 2M was released in 2019 and primarily aimed to impress with beautiful 3D graphics.
You play a character from a third-person perspective and experience a story driven by quests:
There are 5 different races, but they are gender-locked.
You choose from 6 classes at the start, with multiple subclasses available later. You can also completely change your class as you progress through the game.
The world is completely open, and loading screens only appear when traveling from one location to another.
Thanks to the special technology, up to 10,000 players should be able to play together or against each other in PvP. However, we could not verify this in the test.
When will the game be released for us? On December 2nd, Lineage 2M will celebrate its release here in the West. You can play it on your smartphone or via the Purple program on PC. We tested the beta on PC and will give you a closer look at the MMORPG.
About the Author: Alexander Leitsch is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO and regularly plays new games. This year alone, there have already been impressions of New World, Bless Unleashed, and Swords of Legends Online.
From the Lineage series, he has already played the second part, which was released as a PC game in the West, as well as the mobile game Lineage M. He spent around 5 hours engaging with Lineage 2M.
A weak start, but graphics and sound can impress
Those starting with Lineage 2M will be immediately surprised by several negative points. Besides the fact that the different races are bound to a fixed gender, there is also no character editor. Visually, all players initially look the same.
Moreover, the game offers autoplay, even though there are clear limitations:
Your character can automatically walk to the quest location by clicking
Your character can automatically fight at the quest location
Your character automatically uses potions when health points drop too low
However, quests are not automatically accepted and turned in
Additionally, there are no XP for grinding mobs, only for quests. You will have to play yourself.
It is surprising that there are no real quest indicators. So, if you only read quest texts or look for markers on the map, you won’t get directly to the goal. However, by clicking on the quest, you immediately start moving, which leads to an indirect forced autoplay.
Furthermore, the MMORPG relies on the typical markers in the tutorial, where the entire game is darkened, and only the part that the game wants to explain right now is clickable. I fundamentally find this mechanic annoying.
Hiding all other content in the tutorial is a terribly bad habit of some MMORPGs.
The quests at the start are typical fetch and kill quests, as seen in almost all MMORPGs. Thanks to the autoplay, this brings a typical mobile character vibe that everyone knows from playing an autoplay MMORPG on their smartphone.
However, Lineage 2M already has good aspects right from the start and impresses with strong graphics, especially considering that it is primarily a mobile game.
The character’s movements are fluid, and the animations for attacks and skills fit the combat situation. Additionally, the attacks feel impactful at least at times, such as when projectiles from skills slightly knock back the enemy. Here, Lineage 2M has a lot to offer compared to other mobile games.
Even the sound exceeds my expectations. The combat sounds are fitting, and the music changes depending on the area. This provides variety. The sound effects of waterfalls or the sound of the sea in the cutscene with the ship are also well done.
The English voice-overs for the quests will not blow you away, but at least you can tell that professional voice actors were involved.
In the UI, it is clear that Lineage 2M is a mobile game. However, it offers a skills bar that allows for more skills than is typical in other mobile MMORPGs. That at least is a small consolation.
It is also odd that the PC version occasionally switches to a standby screen to save battery. This naturally seems quite bizarre:
If you don’t play for a while, you switch to power save mode, even on PC.
When it comes to fighting, I was mainly on autoplay. However, the game offers about 30 active and passive skills per main class. In the first 25 levels, fighting yourself was not necessary at all, which is a bit unfortunate.
But if you want to fight yourself, you can move with WASD or the left mouse button and perform an auto-attack with a right-click. You activate the skills using the keys 1-9 by default.
If you want to get a first glimpse of the gameplay, you can watch my first 50 minutes in the MMORPG in this video:
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Deep progression for players who survive the first hours
Lineage 2M offers many typical MMO systems. You level up, experience quests, can enter dungeons via a dungeon finder, and fight bosses in the open world. You will also encounter various PvP arenas, a global auction house, and a daily login reward, which is common in Korean MMORPGs.
Additionally, the MMORPG has a fairly simple crafting system. You break down old equipment to gain materials. You can then combine these, along with some gold, into a new item. There is no tree cutting or mining in this MMORPG.
However, those who spend more time with Lineage 2M will discover some interesting content.
There is a set system that grants you bonus stats when you combine certain pieces of armor and weapons. This at least excites the collector in me since I want to find the specific pieces to complete a set.
Another highlight is collecting and upgrading pets. You can earn chests in the game from which pets can come out. They have different passive effects and can also be improved when you collect multiple of them. Again, the collector in me is tickled.
The various pets have awakened the collector in me.
Another pleasant surprise was the class system. Because whoever chooses a class at the beginning can later change it if you have collected the right cards.
Class cards come in normal, rare, unique, epic, and legendary levels. The selection is large, as there are 26 different epic classes alone. As I understand it, the classes fundamentally belong to the respective main class and also use its abilities. However, the attributes are adjusted, and there is a slightly different playstyle.
If you happen to get a strong class card at the start, you can switch immediately. This happened to me in the video with a unique class, the Blade Muse.
You will also unlock some cards suitable for your class through progress in the game itself.
Dozens of classes with different attributes are available to you.
Really cool is the fact that Lineage 2M can really handle hundreds of players at one location. Although not that many players were active at the same time during the beta test, Korean videos on YouTube show that hundreds of players often appear for world bosses, giving a true MMO feel.
However, I view the equipment enhancement system negatively. There are special scrolls that improve the equipment. However, from a certain level, it can happen that the equipment is completely destroyed in the process.
I have already criticized this system in MMORPGs like Black Desert or Elyon and find it not good here in Lineage 2M either.
What about the shop? The shop could unfortunately not be tested in the beta.
In the Korean version, which I also installed, there are chests where you can find class cards and pets. This somewhat diminishes the collecting aspect. However, some chests can also be bought with in-game currency.
There are also XP boosters available in the shop.
I understand the hype around Lineage 2M in Korea, but it’s not my game
Pros
Cool class system with a lot of variety
Good graphics with fitting combat animations
Successful sound
Many interesting game systems that excite the collector in me
Hundreds of players possible at big world bosses and in PvP
Cons
Generic quests
Much autoplay that is even a bit forced
Equipment can be destroyed during enhancement
Possible Pay2Win in the shop
Lineage 2M appears in the first minutes as a classic mobile MMORPG with autoplay and little depth. However, those who engage with the game for longer will find some exciting systems, including the many different classes that can constantly be changed.
Moreover, the MMORPG awakens the collector in me. I can complete sets, collect pets, and of course try to unlock all classes. The game also impresses with strong graphics for smartphones and good sound.
Taking the positive aspects together, I can fully understand why this game is experiencing a hype in Korea. It simply outshines many other mobile MMORPGs and is also part of the Lineage universe, which is simply huge in Korea.
However, to this day, I cannot get used to autoplay and the destructible equipment. I do not understand why I should play an MMORPG that plays itself and forces me to grind more just because of “bad luck.” However, anyone looking for a new mobile game should definitely give Lineage 2M a chance in December.
Alexander Leitsch
MMORPG expert at MeinMMO
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Last week, the MMORPG Lost Ark conducted a beta test that random applicants and founders could participate in. How did you like it?
On November 4, Lost Ark started its Closed Beta, allowing many interested players to try out the MMORPG for the first time since the announcement. The beta keys were either given randomly through the participation registration, through drops on Twitch, through giveaways, or, if you were particularly excited about the MMORPG, through the founder packs.
There was also an alpha test, but it was brief and the number of participants was severely limited. However, a large number of fans were able to extensively test the game over a week, many of them for the first time.
What you could test: The content of the beta was numerous and widely distributed:
The complete campaign of Lost Ark up to level 50
All available classes in the EU version
With the Power Pass, you could also quickly reach the endgame of Lost Ark and try out the content yourself
So there was plenty to do in the week, and many fans invested several dozen hours of gameplay into the beta test.
Additionally, there were some changes compared to the alpha test. Now, all classes share the same prologue, which they must play through to become familiar with the gameplay mechanics of the MMORPG. Originally, each base class had its own backstory. These have now been merged into a single prologue.
What was your impression of the test?
How you can vote: You can cast your vote in the survey tool below. Each of you can vote exactly once, and the vote cannot be undone.
Then let us know: What are your impressions from the beta test? Was it your first time in Lost Ark or had you played it before (for example on Russian servers)? How did you find the changes in the European version? Which classes did you try out? Let us know in the comments.
When will Lost Ark be released? There is currently no exact release date. After the delay from autumn 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, Amazon has not yet commented on a date.
In Destiny 2 celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bungie soon. On this occasion, some old and new exotics will be modified or nerfed. We at MeinMMO will show you which weapons have been affected and which will benefit from these changes.
What kind of weapons are these? This is a broad mix of exotic weapons. A certain classic is being resurrected from its grave. The Wispern of the Wurm is getting a new coat of paint, which could potentially place it more prominently in the PvE meta.
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All 14 weapons with changes at a glance
When do these changes take effect? According to TWAB, the changes will go live on December 7. Until then, Bungie has left you a little preview, which we will list here.
Vex Mythoclast
The Raid Exotic – Vex Mythoclast
These are the changes for the Raid Exotic:
The aim assist value has been reduced to 25
The aim assist cone in linear fusion rifle mode has been reduced from 1.1 to 1.05
You now need 3 kills instead of 2 to generate a full charge
Roar of the Lion
Considered the worst Exotic in the game – Roar of the Lion
These are the changes for the grenade launcher:
You no longer need to hit multiple targets to reload faster – it is enough to deal damage to any target
The reload buff has been increased from 50% to 70%
The buff now lasts for 7 seconds
Arbalest
The Terror in the Crucible – The Arbalest
These are the changes for the linear fusion rifle:
Now has anti-barrier as an intrinsic perk
Sleeper Simulant
The Sleeper Simulant
These are the changes for the linear fusion rifle:
Magazine increased from 3 shots to 4 shots
6% more damage in PvE activities
Suros Regime
The Classic – The Suros Regime
These are the changes for the auto rifle:
The alternate fire mode receives 30+ in range
While aiming, you get a 3x increased zoom
Cryosthesia 77K
The Stasis Pistol – Cryosthesia 77K
These are the changes for the pistol:
The variable trigger has been removed – you no longer have to hold down the trigger to fire a stasis salvo
After a kill, you must reload to activate the stasis salvo
After firing a stasis shot, you automatically switch to the alternate fire mode – this no longer consumes an entire magazine
The stasis shot now creates an effect area – everyone in the vicinity will either be slowed or frozen upon direct hit
Leviathan’s Breath
The Bow in the Heavy Slot – Leviathan’s Breath
These are the changes for the bow:
The catalyst now allows you, in addition to the existing perk, to draw arrows faster
Wispern of the Wurm
The previous DPS monster – Wispern of the Wurm
These are the changes for the sniper:
The effect of the catalyst now activates faster – from 2.1 seconds to 1.2
With 3 precision hits, your bullets will now be returned according to the following pattern: 2 from your reserves and 1 from thin air
10% increased damage in PvE
D.A.R.C.I
The Supercomputer – D.A.R.C.I
These are the changes for the sniper:
Flinch, recoil, and accuracy degradation are reduced by 50% when the intrinsic perk is active
The intrinsic perk now has a 1-second delay before being deactivated
The overshield has been reduced from 75% to 25% damage reduction – Only applies in PvP
Lorentz Driver
The aim-bot in PvP – The Lorentz Driver
These are the changes for the linear fusion rifle:
You no longer gain ability energy when picking up surrounding telemetry
Chosen of the Traveler
The Innocent Pistol – Chosen of the Traveler
These are the changes for the pistol:
You now gain 10% ability energy per light charge
You only receive 2 light charges per Guardian kills
What do you think of the changes? Do you believe this will bring fresh air to Destiny 2? And what do you think of the change for the Wispern? Will that be enough for it to be viable again? Let us know!
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Genshin Impact will introduce a new mechanic in Patch 2.3. This mainly affects the character reruns and the gacha banner mechanics. MeinMMO reveals what’s behind it.
How does the gacha system work now? Normally, there were a maximum of 3 gacha banners per patch:
Wanderlust Banner (Standard Wish),
Weapon Event Wish,
and the Character Event Wish.
The Character Event Wish and Weapon Event Wish swap content every 3 weeks. New characters and weapons can appear, or previous characters and weapons get a rerun – meaning they appear again.
What is supposed to change? The official livestream in Genshin Impact reported that starting from Patch 2.3, a 4th banner should be added if the timing is right. The pages in the gacha system should then look like this:
Wanderlust Banner
Weapon Event Wish
Character Event Wish
Rerun Banner
The Rerun Banner is the new feature that should be released periodically. It remains unknown whether each time a character gets a rerun in the Character Event Wish, the Rerun Banner will introduce a 2nd rerun character.
In Patch 2.3, there will be 2 reruns: Albedo and Eula.
Typical view of the current banners
This is how the mechanics behind the new banner work
If you want to pull a character from the Character Event Wish, you build what is called a Pity. This means you are guaranteed to receive a 5-star hero after a maximum of 90 pulls. However, it can happen that you receive a character that is not advertised in the Character Event Wish.
Then you lose your 50/50 chance, but in the following pulls, you are guaranteed to get the advertised 5-star character from the Character Event Wish.
The Pity of the Character Event Wish is not shared with the others.
But the Rerun Banner will share the Pity with that of the Character Event Wish. You can, for instance, pull from the banner of the Character Event Wish to obtain the 4-star heroes from it and build your Pity.
If you notice that you are close to the 5-star character of the Character Event Wish, but you want the 5-star character from the Rerun Banner, you can switch there and take advantage of your increased chance.
However, it is still unclear whether you can only obtain the Rerun character or if you also have a 50/50 chance, as with the normal Character Event Wish.
This is what the banner overview would look like when a new banner is added with each character rerun:
1st page: Character Event Wish
2nd page: Rerun character, not included in the Character Event Wish
While some admire the change as an advantage to see previously released characters more often than is currently the case, others are concerned that they will have trouble saving their Primogems properly.
At present, heroes that were available in 2020 are only now getting their rerun, near the end of 2021. Thus, some players had to wait almost a year for a chance to obtain their favorite.
The chance that a character will appear in banners again more quickly is therefore significantly higher than without the additional Rerun Banner.
This is what the community says about it:
I think the new banner system is an improvement. With a completely separate banner focused only on reruns, this means there will be a rotation of limited 5-star characters every patch. This means you won’t have to wonder for 10 months or more whether a certain character will return.
Great, now even less time to save. It would have been better if there had been a banner for new characters and one for rerun characters that are available throughout the entire patch. 3 characters at the same time is too much. At least give us more Primogems.
Patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft was introduced – and there is a lot of criticism. The forums are overflowing with memes and negative headlines.
Yesterday, Blizzard presented the next major update of World of Warcraft. The Patch 9.2 titled “The End of Eternity” brings a whole series of changes that were introduced in the video or at least teased. This was accompanied by statements from the developers explaining the development process.
However, there is a lot of mockery and ridicule on the World of Warcraft subreddit. Numerous memes and discussions make it clear: Patch 9.2 is not to everyone’s taste, and what the developers say is even less so.
We would like to briefly present the main points of contention.
Zereth Mortis does not look alien enough
The new area “Zereth Mortis” was described by the developers as alien. Like something you have simply never seen before. Various things were described such as water that you can walk on or strange flying stones and trees. Even though these were just examples, all of this has already been seen in World of Warcraft. Nagrand consisted of flying rocks and trees, and water that you can walk on was already present in Bastion.
This leads to memes like this one:
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There is also a lot of support for a Reddit thread that has now received over 5,000 upvotes, titled “‘The Final Chapter’, ‘Tying Up Threads’, ‘3-Act Drama’ and other jokes you can tell yourself”.
The developers claimed in the video that with Patch 9.2, a story that has already been told in Warcraft III is coming to an end. They give the impression that it was already planned back in the days of Warcraft III to make the Jailer appear.
However, many players doubt that. For most, “Legion” was the expansion that concluded a story – namely that of the Burning Legion.
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Since the moment I started Warcraft III, I wanted to finally challenge the secret bad guy who was secretly behind the Lich King and whom we didn’t even know about. No, not Sargeras, but the guy who is even more secret and was so secret that even the story writers didn’t know him 20 years ago.
Much more drastically, kamsheen writes:
It makes me mad when people treat me like an idiot. It makes me even angrier when the people who try to do that are idiots themselves.
Old skeletons and new skins
Another point of criticism is the design of the creatures in Zereth Mortis. They are basically all just familiar beings using old “skeletons” that have been in the game for a long time. The actual textures may be new, but in some cases, they’re just recolors. This angers some players, as they expected completely new creatures that they do not already know.
However, players also note that it makes sense for Zereth Mortis to mainly feature familiar forms. After all, Zereth Mortis is the place where all the realms of the Shadowlands were created. The beings here are essentially the prototypes from which the realms of Shadowlands were later shaped. So it only makes sense and is logical that the creatures bear a strong resemblance to already known creatures.
Tier sets “requested by the developers”
Many appreciate the return of tier sets, but not what the developers say about it. According to the developers, “players have long wished for the return of tier sets. We as developers are also, which is why we are excited to bring them back in Patch 9.2.”
However, some players note that this cannot be true. After all, the tier sets were discontinued because they simply had no design ideas left after over 20 different variants of class sets.
On one hand, this is understandable, because after answering the question “What should a well-equipped mage in WoW look like” for the 20th time, the concept really becomes a bit more challenging. Yet, the developers now claiming that they have long been looking forward to the tier sets, when they were the ones who banished these sets from the game, is displeasing to many.
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What else is being criticized? A whole lot. The community is also upset about many smaller things and has written many topics:
The tier sets are not well-received. The first impression is that the sets are just upgraded versions of the Kyrian sets and do not match their concept art.
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The fact that no new dungeon is being introduced also bothers some players.
Many doubt that Patch 9.2 was really always planned as the last patch, even if Blizzard is now selling it that way.
The cipher system looks to many like the same time-gating that they did not like before.
Of course, this is – as is usual on Reddit – only the loud part of the player base. Whether this disappointment applies to the broader audience will likely become clearer in the coming weeks and months.
What do you think of Patch 9.2 and what has been revealed so far?
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In Call of Duty: Vanguard, Activision Blizzard has apologized for a detail in the game. Users in the Arab-speaking community noticed that pages of the Quran were lying on the ground of a zombie map. Some were smeared with blood. Activision Blizzard says: “That should not have happened.”
This sparked the discussion: An Arabic-speaking user shared 4 screenshots from Call of Duty: Vanguard on Twitter. When a player walks through Stalingrad on a zombie map, some pages of the Quran can be seen on the ground, partially smeared with blood. The Quran is the holy book of Islam.
The user says in Arabic: “Brothers, I see pages of the Quran on the ground of the zombie map and see that it should be removed as soon as possible if it is right.” (Translation by Google Translate).
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Activision Blizzard removes representation of the Quran
This is Activision Blizzard’s response: In a statement to Dexerto, Activision Blizzard apologized for the depiction. There had been a lack of sensitivity.
According to Activision Blizzard, the pages have now been removed.
“Call of Duty is meant for everyone. In the past week, content that was insensitive to the Muslim community was accidentally included. The content has now been removed from the game. It should never have appeared in the game in that way. We sincerely apologize. We will take immediate internal steps to ensure that this does not happen again in the future.”
Activision Blizzard
An apology was also published through an account directed at players of Call of Duty in the Middle East (via twitter).
This is the discussion: On Twitter, a user asked with interest why this is such a big issue.
A user then explains to him that for Muslims, the holy Quran is the word of the Creator. They are holy words that should not be desecrated by simply lying on the ground and being stepped on.
