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GTA 6: What rumors say about release, announcement and setting

Patrick Freese 16. November 2021 Reading time 8 minutes

The fan community is eagerly awaiting the release of GTA 6. After GTA V, there should be a GTA VI, right? We take a look at the rumors and leaks that have emerged so far and what they say about the game.

Update November 16, 2021: We have updated the article with an official statement from Strauss Zelnick, a confusing message from Netflix, and new patents related to open world.

What is GTA 6 anyway? It has not been officially announced by Rockstar Games, but fans refer to the next installment of the GTA series as GTA 6. It is supposed to be the successor to the current GTA 5, which was released in September 2013.

Since its release, the current installment of the series has been successful. Shortly after the Casino release in GTA Online Grand Theft Auto V celebrated a player number record in 2019. The interest in the franchise is clearly there. This was also evident in December 2020, when the update featuring the Cayo Perico Heist was released and attracted thousands of players again. Rockstar Games also set a new player record for GTA Online in the fourth quarter of 2020 (via altchar.com). It’s only logical that Rockstar Games is planning a successor. But what will it be?

What will it be? The next installment of Grand Theft Auto
When is the release? This is not known yet – presumably not until at least 2022
On which platforms will it be released? Speculation places it on PS4, Xbox One, and the new PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as well as PC.

What are the latest relevant news about GTA 6?

November 15, 2021: The head of publisher Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, spoke about the release of major games. He says it is better to let a game series rest for some time, so that the release feels like a big event. He believes this applies to the “most valuable franchises,” including Grand Theft Auto.

Zelnick discussed this during the “Jeffries Virtual Global Interactive Entertainment Conference.” He compares GTA to the James Bond series and says that titles are intentionally kept on hold to increase demand for the title, making it a special event.

If he has seen a Bond movie, he knows that no new James Bond film is coming out in the next month or two. More about this:

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April 14, 2021: Netflix talks about GTA 6 and confuses the gaming community. The tweet came from Netflix France and appeared out of nowhere. They tweeted, “Essentially, GTA 6 is coming soon.” No context, no explanation – nothing.

Immediately, users on Twitter asked what “soon” meant. The Twitter account replied, “between today and the end of the world. Let’s wait and see.” These cryptic tweets caused a stir in the community.

January 20, 2021: Two patents that publisher Take-Two acquired indicate a better and more realistic open world for GTA 6. The patents date back to 2017 and 2019. One is for a “system and method for virtual navigation in a game world” and the other is a patent on how players can actively change an open world. Read more here about the two patents for a better open world in GTA 6.

When is the release of GTA 6? Why not 2021?

After Red Dead Redemption 2 has been available since 2018 and has also had its PC release, fans believed GTA 6 should be the next big announcement.

When could the release be? Analyst Michael Pachter stated in 2017 in an interview with Gaming Bolt that GTA 6 would likely be announced in 2020 at the earliest and released in 2021. For him, a release in 2022 would be more realistic. In the interview, he speculated:

I say it will come out in 2022. Remember, Red Dead Redemption 2 was released eight years after the first one. That GTA 6 is supposed to come out before 2021 sounds ridiculous. And Rockstar … the only announcements they made more than a year before launch were because the launch itself was postponed. So in the best case, GTA 6 will be announced in 2020 with a release for 2021.

An anonymous source told Inside Gaming (via YouTube) that a release is planned for 2021/2022.

Meanwhile, 2021 is almost over. An announcement this year would be surprising. So we expect a release not before 2022. And that would still be optimistic if announcement and release were to happen in the same year.

GTA 6 announcement leaked in Casino?

In the Casino Heist of GTA Online, released in December 2019, fans claim to have found another hint regarding a possible release date for GTA 6.

In a hallway of the casino, you can find the words “Service” and “Casino 510”. However, they are arranged in such a way that the spelling of “Service” could suggest “Vice”[City] and the 510 could allude to the date of May 10 or October 5 (depending on formatting). At least that is the interpretation of the fans on Reddit, who see this as an Easter egg for a GTA 6 announcement date.

What Trevor’s spokesperson says about the release date of GTA 6

Who is speaking? Steven Ogg is the voice actor who provided the voice for the character Trevor in GTA 5. He appeared at a Q&A session at the Brazil Games Show 2019 and stated that GTA 6 is “coming soon.”

He added: “Video games are usually developed in seven to eight years. Do the math yourself.” (via talkesport)

So let’s do the math: Release of GTA 5 in 2013, adding seven to eight years, we land at 2020 / 2021.

Where can I watch the official trailer for GTA 6?

Are there leaks? In the past, it has been evident that Rockstar Games’ trailers typically do not leak. They usually do not appear on any boards on the internet before their scheduled release and then get shared.

What have we learned? It has been shown that Rockstar announces when there will be an announcement. Before the big trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games announced when it would come out.

They did so in 2013 for GTA 5 (via RockstarGames.com). Also for Red Dead Redemption 2, they announced beforehand when trailers were on the horizon. We expect a similar approach for GTA 6. Once a trailer is uploaded or announced, you can definitely read about it here at Mein-MMO.de.

GTA 6 on PS4? What platforms?

What is speculated: In the community, it is assumed that GTA 6 will have a similar release to GTA 5. It may support the old generation and will most likely be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

In a job description from Rockstar on Monster.co.uk, they are looking for someone to create “next-gen worlds for exciting upcoming projects.” This would certainly fit the next-gen approach.

Location of GTA 6 – Where does it take place – what does the map show?

Many rumors are swirling that GTA 6 is supposedly going to be set in a beach environment. Similar to South Florida, for example.

New “hint” from Casino update in 2019

In early December 2019, GTA Online showcased the first teaser for the then-unreleased Casino Heist update. In this teaser video, you can see the casino and the head of all heists: Lester.

But that’s not all. For a brief moment, a world map highlighting South America is displayed.

For some fans, this is a hint from Rockstar Games that the rumor about “Project Americas” is true. Because “Project Americas” is supposed to be the working title of GTA 6 according to some rumors. The core of the leak is that Project Americas is supposed to lead back to Vice City and another South American city.

Leak from 2018 with Vice City and Female Protagonist

In a larger “insider report” from the YouTube channel “Inside Gaming” (via YouTube), it is stated that GTA 6 is supposed to take place in two locations. Once in an area like Vice City and also in South America.

It also states that the main character this time will be a female. Whether there will be other protagonists that you can switch between like in GTA 5 is not known.

However, this leak also states that there will be a male protagonist and that GTA 6 would not be released for PS4 and Xbox One. More about this can be read here:

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What does Rockstar Games say about the next GTA?

The former president of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, started the rumors for the next title in the GTA series back in 2013. In an interview with Develop he stated:

We don’t know yet what GTA 6 will be like, but we have some ideas. We have ideas for about 45 years of what we want to do. We will choose the right ones from that. First comes the idea. Where will it take place is the first question. That then defines the missions; you do different things in LA compared to New York or Miami. […]

It is clear that Rockstar Games is working on a GTA 6. And they have probably been doing so for several years. They likely have a number of ideas as well. We are looking forward to when the developers will officially release more information about it.

What do you hope for GTA 6? Please let us know your favorite setting and other wishes in the comments.

Who should still play GTA Online in 2021? We have analyzed this for you and show who should start in Los Santos now.

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Leak from 2019 – Rio de Janeiro?

In July 2019, a leak surfaced on reddit. The post has since been deleted. It was reported that the second city next to Vice City is visually inspired by Rio de Janeiro.

It was also mentioned that the Netflix series “Narcos” likely had a significant influence on the story. In the campaign, you supposedly play as a drug smuggler. Starting as a small-time smuggler, you work your way up to play with the “big boys.”

Allegedly, the game is supposed to take place in multiple major cities, which many fan favorites, like Vice City and Liberty City, that they know from the GTA series.

However, this leak also states that there will be a male protagonist and that GTA 6 would not be released for PS4 and Xbox One. More about this can be read here:

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What does Rockstar Games say about the next GTA?

The former president of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, started the rumors for the next title in the GTA series back in 2013. In an interview with Develop he stated:

We don’t know yet what GTA 6 will be like, but we have some ideas. We have ideas for about 45 years of what we want to do. We will choose the right ones from that. First comes the idea. Where will it take place is the first question. That then defines the missions; you do different things in LA compared to New York or Miami. […]

It is clear that Rockstar Games is working on a GTA 6. And they have probably been doing so for several years. They likely have a number of ideas as well. We are looking forward to when the developers will officially release more information about it.

What do you hope for GTA 6? Please let us know your favorite setting and other wishes in the comments.

Who should still play GTA Online in 2021? We have analyzed this for you and show who should start in Los Santos now.

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New MMORPG lets players decide everything, says: ‘The community is always right’

Mark Sellner 16. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The new free-to-play MMORPG Scars of Honor (PC) aims to put the community at the center of development. The developers at Beast Burst Entertainment also promise to become the first “true” free MMORPG. What is known so far is shared by us from MeinMMO here.

What is Scars of Honor? The game will be a classic open-world MMORPG that focuses on interactions between players. The following content is planned by the developers to be available at launch:

This article was originally published on June 28, 2021. The developers have now revealed more information in a reddit post about housing, professions, and classes. We have added this information.

2 factions, 8 races, and 10 classes
Procedurally generated dungeons and raids with ever-new mechanics and content
Player housing, where everyone has their own address
Crafting system, where your profession is tied to your house so that players can contact you when they need something
Guild wars, arenas, and open-world PvP
Bounty hunting mechanics that allow you to put bounties on other players
No items that provide a gameplay advantage for real money

Why is this so exciting? Scars of Honor is currently still in a very early development phase, and that is good for you. The developers emphasize repeatedly how much they value community feedback. They themselves are MMORPG players and are tired of the empty phrases from other titles.

Every new update and new mechanic is presented and discussed in the forum and on Discord. The developers promise that every suggestion will be read. So you already have the opportunity to shape basic game mechanics without any cost.

For example, players requested open-world PvP in the forum, which the developers initially had not planned. Now there will also be open-world PvP in the game. To take revenge on players who are simply too strong for you, you can put bounties on those who killed you. Other players will then actually receive your gold for hunting and killing the nasty player.

In this video, the developers explain more about the content and motivations behind the game:

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The community as the center of development

What approach do the developers pursue? In an interview with YouTuber imPansy, the CEO of Beast Burst Entertainment explains why the community is so important to the team (via YouTube). He himself has been an MMORPG player for 15 years and knows from personal experience how annoying it is when developers ignore player feedback.

But not only in the development of new mechanics and game content, but also in the game itself, the focus is on the interaction between players. “You play the [MMORPG] to experience cool things together with many people.”

As a solo player, Scars of Honor will probably not be your game. Most things in the game can only be done with multiple people. As the developers recently confirmed on reddit (via reddit).

In order for this interaction to run smoothly, Scars of Honor will completely refrain from all pay-to-win content. Every player should be able to play completely for free and have no disadvantages compared to other players. To guarantee this, the developers want to publish the game themselves at all costs and thus not let themselves be influenced in the monetization.

What does interaction in the game look like? Since we have not yet seen finished gameplay scenes, we have to rely on the statements of the developers here. According to them, there will be three main aspects in the game:

PvP: There will mainly be guild wars in addition to open-world PvP and arenas. You will be able to conquer nodes in the world as a guild and must then defend your castle against attacking guilds. If you dare, you can even hold multiple castles simultaneously.
PvE: In procedurally generated dungeons and raids, you will have to play together in a group to master the ever-new mechanics and enemy types of the generated dungeons. Whether there will be a holy trinity is still unknown.
Professions: If fighting is not for you, you can dedicate yourself to one of the professions in the game and then sell your products to other players. This should happen in your house. You will buy a shop, with a real address in a specific city, and run it.

When is the game coming out? Scars of Honor is still in its infancy. So far there has only been a single alpha test, which had no content other than walking and chatting. Two more alpha tests will follow, and then two beta phases before release.

If you want to be part of the next tests, you can create a supporter account and thereby gain access (via Scars of Honor). The supporter account can currently be purchased for €9.99 (16.011).

There is still a lot to do for the eight-person team behind Scars of Honor. Therefore, a release in 2022 sounds rather unlikely.

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WoW: When will Patch 9.2 be released?

Cortyn 16. November 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Players of World of Warcraft are eagerly awaiting Patch 9.2. But when will the update be released? Let’s take a look at what information is already available.

The next chapter of the World of Warcraft saga has been announced. Patch 9.2 “Eternity’s End” was presented in a developer video. While many exact details are still missing, there is quite a bit of information about the upcoming content.

However, one question is burning in the hearts of players, as content drought has been ongoing for a while in the Shadowlands: When will Patch 9.2 be released?

What is the official date? There is no official release date for Patch 9.2 “Eternity’s End” yet. At this point in time, Blizzard has not commented on when the update will go live.

How can one test the patch already? This will be possible once the PTR for the patch has started. You can then easily install and test the update from the Battle.net launcher and give your feedback to the developers. Once the PTR is live, we will keep track of that here.

What is a realistic date? If we speculate a little and consider the other patches released for World of Warcraft, the duration on the PTR is likely to be about 3 months. However, since Patch 9.2 will be the final patch of Shadowlands, it could very well be that the development time is a bit longer.

If we estimate a release within 3 to 4 months, then the patch is likely to be released no earlier than February 16, 2022, and no later than March 16, 2022.

As soon as there are more details available and it’s more accurately assessable when the patch will be released, we will update this article with the latest information, especially when Blizzard announces a specific date for the long-awaited patch.

Are you looking forward to Patch 9.2? Or would you rather wait for the next expansion, which will eventually bring the update 10.0 at some distant point in the future?

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Fortnite: Patch Notes for Patch 18.40 – All new content from the update

Christos Tsogos 16. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite, the servers will go down today, November 16, on all platforms (PC/Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The downtime will be used to roll out the new Update 18.40. All changes will be reported here on MeinMMO in a timely manner.

What will happen today in Fortnite? Epic Games will take the servers down. The invasion of the Killer Cubes is still in full swing, and the Queen could finally join the battle. She has been hovering over the structure of the purple cubes for quite some time.

To ensure you don’t miss out, we at MeinMMO will update this article for you. This way, you will always be up to date.

Update 11:03 AM: The servers are back online, and you can log in again. The update size on PS5 is 2.615 GB. After downloading, you can log back in.

Fortnite servers go into downtime – when and for how long?

Downtime in the morning: The servers will be taken down at 10 AM our time to roll out Update 18.40. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes beforehand, so you won’t be able to play from 09:30 AM.

When can you play again? The servers will be offline for some time, and playing will not be possible. The downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. This is supported by the updates of recent weeks.

Of course, such work can always cause technical issues and delays. If there are any complications, we will report on them.

When will the patch notes come? As usual, Epic Games is likely not to publish patch notes regarding the update. Therefore, the community is forced to go on a treasure hunt to identify changes.

However, if there are significant changes, we will also update this article for you.

What new content does Update 18.40 bring?

What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? We cannot be sure about the changes yet, but leaks and dataminers have often proven to be reliable sources in the past. The following changes might occur:

Chapter 3 has been confirmed

There has been much discussion about the start of Chapter 3. When, how, and which map will appear. Hypex has now announced and confirmed the release of Chapter 3. Everything you need to know about the live event and the new map can be found here:

Chapter 3 start date in Fortnite revealed – Sooner than expected

Naruto crossover with skins and weapons comes to Fortnite

Shiina, a well-known leaker in the Fortnite scene, reveals that the Naruto crossover will be available immediately after the server downtime.

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New skins, items, and styles

Meanwhile, Hypex posted the new skins that are currently known. More skins may still be added.

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At first glance, you will be overwhelmed by Naruto items. Otherwise, there is another skin pack with familiar skins that have been altered and a new “Save the World” package.

AFK Detection System

Leakers have already discovered in advance that Epic is working on redesigning the creative mode for XP farming.

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So you will no longer be able to XP farm there, but you will have to actively play community-created maps to earn your XP.

The pyramid of the Cube Queen is being built

The Cube Queen has been hovering over the alien life form’s structure for weeks. These purple cubes are now forming into a pyramid.

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Perhaps a live event is slowly approaching, in which a battle awaits you.

New locker UI

Epic has given the locker a new look; now you can select categories to better refine your search.

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What do you think about the possible changes? Let us know in the comments whether you are truly excited about the Fortnite x Naruto crossover.

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Bethesda announces release window for Elder Scrolls 6 – You won’t like this at all

Schuhmann 15. November 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In a long interview, Bethesda’s Design Director, Todd Howard, has now given an outlook on when the release of The Elder Scrolls 6 could be. He mentions a possible timeframe of ’15 to 17 years’ after the release of Skyrim, which would place the release period for the new Elder Scrolls between 2026 and 2028.

What is the source of this information? The website GQ-Magazine has published a major special on the Xbox and its head, Phil Spencer. One of the accompanying interviewees was Todd Howard, the Design Director at Bethesda.

Howard Estimates Elder Scrolls 6 Release Between 2026 and 2028

What does Bethesda say about the release of The Elder Scrolls VI? In the article, there is a statement related to Howard’s comments:

Elder Scrolls VI, if you want to do the math, will likely be released around 15 to 17 years after Skyrim.

Since Skyrim was released in 2011, we are talking about a release period between 2026 and 2028.

This is significantly later than the ‘optimistic estimates’ from fans and gaming sites that were looking at 2024. Some had adjusted their expectations to ‘at the earliest 2026’ based on earlier statements from Spencer. Apparently, it could even take longer.

The statement is not a direct quote from Howard, but it is clearly associated with him in the article. The ‘calculation’ is that Starfield will be released in 2022 and that the team is apparently planning 4-6 years of development time for The Elder Scrolls 6, the next project.

The Elder Scrolls Exclusively for PC and Xbox

What does Phil Spencer say about Elder Scrolls 6? The head of Xbox says that Bethesda’s next game, Starfield, is set to be released in 2022. The game will be exclusively released for PC and Xbox. The same is seen by Phil Spencer for The Elder Scrolls 6 as well.

They want to utilize all features of the Xbox: Xbox Live, Game Pass, Cloud Gaming, friend lists, and save states.

Microsoft bought Bethesda in 2020 for 7.5 billion US dollars.

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What else does Howard say about The Elder Scrolls 6? Not much more. According to Howard, the technology of Starfield is meant to develop the technology and next-gen features for The Elder Scrolls 6.

The internal expectations for The Elder Scrolls VI are high; after all, Skyrim was a ‘game for a decade.’ It would drive one crazy to feel that they now have to outdo Skyrim with Elder Scrolls VI.

However, players should be able to enjoy it for a long time. Bethesda wonders: How do you create a game when you go in with the idea that ‘people must play it for a decade’?

From the perspective of MMO players, it’s important:

What happens to ESO when The Elder Scrolls 6 comes out?

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7 months after release, Outriders is finally good in the endgame

Tarek Zehrer 15. November 2021 Reading time 6 minutes

With the “New Horizon” update, Outriders receives its first brand-new content. We at MeinMMO have already tested the content and reveal what you need to know and how the loot shooter stands seven months after release.

What is New Horizon? The first major update to Outriders not only overhauls the endgame but also brings fresh content and other changes.

Here’s what to expect:

4 new expeditions
Endgame 2.0 with changes to the expedition system
Merchant Thiago has been revamped
A transmog system that allows you to customize your appearance freely
Balance changes

Previously, the loot was radically changed to save the game.

When will the update be released? The update is free and available to all players from November 16. But does it make the game better? MeinMMO author Tarek Zehrer had the chance to play the content in advance and summarizes his impressions for you.

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The endgame finally gets the much-needed refresh

What exactly was played? During the play event, I was allowed to try the four expeditions together with some other journalists and content creators.

In this context, we were able to get at least a brief impression and play for about four hours. During this time, we could examine all the changes.

The most important adjustment: The expeditions in the endgame no longer have a timer.

How was it before? Previously, the reward at the end of an expedition depended on how quickly you completed the mission.

This led to the consequence that build diversity was greatly restricted and DPS was automatically the most important factor in the endgame.
The more damage, the faster you completed a mission, and the higher the probability of legendary loot.
This not only caused monotony but also wasted Outriders’ potential with the 4 classes and their possible builds.

Fans have been demanding this change for months, and with New Horizon, it has finally come to pass. And you can feel it directly while playing. Finally, you don’t have to rush through missions anymore. Especially while playing the new expedition, it was a blessing.

The new areas are very interesting and diverse. We had time to examine them carefully and play at our own pace. They also differ from one another and offer a lot of variety.

There are numerous open areas as well as narrower sections in the new expeditions. In total, there are four brand new missions:

Molten Depths
The Marshal’s Complex
The Wellspring
City of Nomads

Like the previous expeditions, these will also take you to different locations on the planet Enoch. While the Molten Depths leads you into a spider-infested cave, the City of Nomads takes you to an old desert town of the planet’s natives.

Each of the expeditions confronts you with different enemy types and several bosses. If you know the previous expeditions, you shouldn’t expect any huge surprises.

Here you can see some images of the new expeditions:

Nevertheless, I liked them well, and there are even some new enemy types. Thus, there is at least for a while fresh content for the endgame, including some new weapons. A few new enemy variants are also included.

Without the timer, the expeditions play out much more relaxed and allow for more experimentation with your gear. For me, this was a long-overdue and important change. Additionally, there are further innovations with the update.

Transmog and overhaul of the merchant further spice up the endgame

What is transmog? The second biggest innovation of the update is the transmog system. With it, you can optically adjust your gear without changing its stats.

The system is free of additional costs. You won’t need to spend any materials for it, and there are no microtransactions or anything like that.

Through your in-game gear, you can access the new transmog library and see which gear pieces you have already found. This is the only requirement to adjust your gear.

For example, you can make your Trickster look like a Devastator or Technomancer.

What is changing with the merchant? Thiago, the merchant in your camp who is the only NPC selling legendary gear, has also been overhauled.

You can now reroll his offer if you invest Drop-Pods accordingly. Thus, you have the chance to obtain desired legendary gear through his offerings.

Additionally, you can buy a random legendary item in his shop. However, all of this costs Drop-Pods, the in-game currency you receive through expeditions.

It is currently hard to say how exactly the balance changes will affect players. According to the developers, players should primarily feel more powerful, and the play session was unfortunately too short to verify that more accurately.

What about new weapons and armor? In our play session, there were already a few new epic weapons to see. However, we do not know details about them yet. It is also not known whether new perks will be added to the game with the update.

Outriders is now a large, complete package

Is it worth it now? After the rocky start of Outriders, New Horizon is something like a conclusion to the release phase. Even though it took seven months: I think the developers at People Can Fly wanted to release the game in this state all along.

With the update and the changes that have already been made in recent months, Outriders now feels complete to me. This also includes the fact that there are no serious bugs and glitches anymore.

The endgame is still not comparable to live-service games like Destiny 2 or other titles, but Outriders doesn’t want that and never wanted to.

If you’re now in the mood for some farming tours, you can look forward to a much more relaxed and motivating experience in the expeditions. The most important thing for me is that Outriders can finally unleash its biggest strengths: its really good classes and the associated build options.

Whether it is worth it for you depends of course on your preferences. But Outriders now offers a good package:

A campaign that you can spend 15-25 hours on, experiencing a cheesy but entertaining story and just enjoying good loot shooter action.
On top of that, there is the endgame system with a total of 19 expeditions that can finally be played without stress.

The price-performance ratio is quite good here, as Outriders offers considerable volume and is free of microtransactions.

So, if you want to play a good loot shooter that is now mostly free of bugs, you can confidently get Outriders or revisit it if it had too many errors before.

Especially since there will also be a proper large expansion named Worldslayer next year. However, unfortunately, no further information is known yet.

What do you think about it? Will you give Outriders another chance with the update? Or is the time for you gone?

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Outriders is indeed getting more content: Bringing free update tomorrow and showing DLC for 2022

Tarek Zehrer 15. November 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

After a long silence, Outriders is back with a free update. New Horizon will be released soon and will shake up the endgame. Additionally, the expansion “Worldslayer” has been teased. You can find all information about it here on MeinMMO.

What has happened recently in Outriders? For several months, not much has happened. After a radical change to the legendary loot drops, things have been pretty quiet. The developers have used the time to make minor adjustments, fix bugs and glitches, and work on balancing.

The loot shooter is now back and has two major announcements. Soon a large update with new content will come, and a new expansion has been announced for next year.

When is the update coming? It will be available tomorrow, on November 16, and is completely free. We summarize the information from the developer broadcast for you, but you can also watch it here:

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New Horizon brings fresh expeditions and reshapes the endgame

What kind of update is this? It’s called New Horizon, brings new content, and also revamps the endgame of Outriders.

Players can look forward to 4 new expeditions.
Overall, the expeditions are revised with Endgame 2.0.
The vendor Thiago will finally be useful.
You can finally choose how you want to look with a new transmog system.
There will be some balance changes that primarily strengthen players.

What is changing with expeditions? The annoying timer that counted your time has been removed. The quality of your rewards is therefore no longer dependent on how quickly you complete an expedition.

This was one of the biggest points of criticism from the community regarding endgame content. The countdown negatively affected gameplay, caused stress, and heavily restricted build choices to pure DPS builds.

Thus, they have long wished for the timer to be abolished. Overall, the update seems to be one that is primarily based on the desires of the community. Players have long wished for Thiago to finally sell meaningful gear.

With the update, you can now reset his offerings or buy random legendary items from him.

In our preview report, you can find out more about the content of New Horizon and how the update affects the endgame.

Outriders receives the “Worldslayer” expansion but remains tight-lipped

What kind of DLC is this? In the broadcast, a proper expansion for Outriders was announced for the first time. Worldslayer will likely deliver new story content, at least that’s what can be inferred from the teaser trailer. A variant of the player character is seen kneeling over a corpse.

Suddenly, a mysterious woman appears, who strongly resembles one of the villains from the main story. She probably also possesses supernatural powers like our Outrider.

When is the expansion coming? So far, it is only clear that Worldslayer is set to be released in 2022. When exactly, we will find out at a later time.

What do you think of the news? Are you looking forward to new content? Or is Outriders done for you?

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ESO: 5 things to prepare for the next XP event to level up as quickly as possible

MiezeMelli 15. November 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there are recurring events where you receive a bonus on the experience gained. We at MeinMMO show you the best ways to prepare for such events, so you can quickly gain XP.

Which events give you the event buff? The next time you will receive an experience bonus is during the New Year’s Festival in ESO. Like other XP events, the New Year’s Festival repeats annually. Here is a list of the XP events in ESO:

New Year’s Festival (in December for New Year)
April Fool’s Festival (in spring on April 1st)
Anniversary Event (on the anniversary: April 14 each year)
Witches’ Festival (around Halloween)

How can I best prepare for the XP events? Of course, there are periods when there is no event with experience bonus. This is the ideal time to prepare for the next XP event. For some activities, like crafting master writs, it is even necessary.

Here we present you with a list of the 5 most important preparations for the next XP event.

1. Daily Reward – Log in to the game every day

There is a daily login reward every day. This includes many scrolls that give you an experience bonus. Moreover, these can be combined with the XP buff from the event. So collect as many as possible and save them for the next XP event.

2. Go fishing for perfect roe

When filleting the caught fish, you have a chance to get the item “perfect roe”. You need this material to make the drink “Psijik Ambrosia.” With it, you receive a 50% experience bonus that can be combined with the event bonuses. By the way, you can get the recipe for it in the Guild Store or from crafting dailies. More about that later in the next point.

3. Complete your daily crafting quests

The crafting dailies not only bring good gold and valuable materials but can also yield a master writ upon quest completion, provided you have maxed out the first passive ability of the respective skill line with skill points.

And these are important in light of the XP event. You can also get a recipe fragment for Psijik Ambrosia from the provisioning dailies. If you collect all 7 fragments, you can combine them. The drink gives you a 50% experience bonus.

4. Get the recipe for Aetherial Ambrosia & Aetherial Dust

For writ vouchers or in the Guild Store, you can acquire the recipe “Aetherial Ambrosia.” This drink provides you with a 100% experience bonus and can be combined with the XP buff from events. You need aetherial dust for its preparation. You can find this, as well as the recipe, at the writ voucher merchant or in the guild stores.

5. Save your master writs for the next event

Master writs give a lot of experience points and are relatively easy to do in a short time. However, to ensure you have writs when there’s extra experience available, you need to accumulate some. Just save all the master writs you get from daily crafting quests and store them safely.

If your bank eventually overflows, you can place additional storage chests in your home and put the writs there. You can obtain the storage chests for crowns as well as for writ vouchers. The writ vouchers are a reward for the master writs and the currency with which you can purchase items from the writ voucher merchant.

Bonus Tip: Craft gear with the “Learning” trait

With the “Learning” trait, you receive a bonus on the experience you gain from slain enemies. This means that you only get this XP bonus in combat. Nevertheless, you can also effectively level up your character or champion point level with it.

It makes a difference whether and how far you have upgraded the equipment. Overall, you can increase your experience gained from armor by up to 77% and from weapons by up to 9%. In total, an XP bonus of up to 86% in combat is possible.

Conveniently, this XP bonus can be combined both with the XP buff from an event and with scrolls or potions. You can thus utilize everything simultaneously.

Here you get an overview of the percentage bonus experience depending on the quality or upgrade level of armor and weapons. Jewelry cannot be crafted with the “Learning” trait.

Quality	Bonus XP: Complete Armor	Bonus XP: Complete Weapons
Normal (white)	49 %	5 %
Fine (green)	56 %	6 %
Superior (blue)	63 %	7 %
Epic (purple)	70 %	8 %
Legendary (gold)	77 %	9 %

Each piece of armor provides the same bonus XP. For weapons, it’s a bit different. While it ultimately balances out, one should still know this. One-handed weapons give exactly half the bonus XP as two-handed weapons, so that it ultimately evens out again.

Quality	Bonus XP: Per Armor Piece	Bonus XP: Per Weapon (Two-handed)	Bonus XP: Per Weapon (One-handed)
Normal (white)	7.0 %	5.0 %	2.5 %
Fine (green)	8.0 %	6.0 %	3.0 %
Superior (blue)	9.0 %	7.0 %	3.5 %
Epic (purple)	10.0 %	8.0 %	4.0 %
Legendary (gold)	11.0 %	9.0 %	4.5 %

Be sure to save your level gear. You can either use the Arsenal system or on PC, also free add-ons like these:

You should wear this gear set during the event while grinding or when doing a daily random dungeon. Also, remember to activate the XP buff from the event and use a potion or scroll beforehand!

Do you know our ESO Event Ticker? It’s a post about all events in ESO that we update regularly. This way, you’re always up to date and won’t miss anything.

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Do I really need CoD Vanguard if I only play Warzone?

Maik Schneider 15. November 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

The Battle Royale Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard merge with the start of Season 1 on December 2nd. Warzone receives the Vanguard graphics and a lot of content through the latest CoD release. But should you buy the full-priced title if you only play Warzone? MeinMMO provides you with decision-making assistance.

Call of Duty: Warzone expands in early December. On December 2nd, there will be a new map, fresh graphics, and the anti-cheat system “RICOCHET”. All these innovations are connected to CoD: Vanguard, which has been on the market since November 5th.

With Vanguard, you have certain advantages for Warzone, but is it worth buying the new CoD if you only play Warzone? We will list the advantages for you and how Warzone benefits from Vanguard, even if you do not own the new CoD. Then we will draw a conclusion on who it might be worth it for.

Here you can go directly to the arguments for and against a purchase

What does Warzone bring with Vanguard?

One thing in advance: When it comes to gameplay-relevant content, you will not have any disadvantages. All the content that will come into the game over the next months via live seasons is available to you in full and free of charge. However, there are a few advantages that you can secure for Warzone with the new CoD:

Leveling weapons
Training battles
One day earlier Caldera
Operator
Exclusive cosmetic bundles
Zombie camos

Leveling weapons: You can already level the almost 40 new weapons from Warzone in Vanguard. However, it is currently considered very exhausting to progress with the weapon leveling. It remains to be seen whether this will go faster in Warzone after the release of the Pacific update. So far, however, multiplayer has been regarded as the best method to level up Warzone weapons. Plunder works fairly well too.

Training battles: In the Battle Royale, you do not have continuous fights like in multiplayer and especially newcomers should train as much as possible with the weapon. If you want to improve in Warzone or are brand new to the CoD universe, then multiplayer CoD Vanguard is better suited for battle training.

Early Access to Caldera: You can still exploit a mini-advantage with gameplay content: All owners of Vanguard can play the new Warzone map Caldera on December 2nd. For non-buyers, the new Warzone will only be online from December 3rd, 24 hours later.

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Operator: You can only use the base operators if you unlock them in Vanguard. With the new CoD, you can also level the characters and you receive cosmetics for the operators. How limited you are with the operator skins is not yet fully clarified. However, if it goes as it did last year with Cold War, the operators will not be available to you.

As an example with Cold War: If you did not buy the game and activated the seasonal combat pack with an operator skin, you could not use that skin.

Zombie camos: For many generations, you could earn skins for certain weapons in CoD through weapon challenges, so-called “camos”. The challenges are usually tailored to multiplayer and add color to the weapon game.

With Cold War, the zombie mode received its own zombie camo collection and Vanguard also has these camos again. Without the zombie mode, you cannot unlock the camos for Warzone.

Cosmetic bundles: This point is rather negligible. However, there are a few cosmetic bundles in Cold War and Modern Warfare that you can only purchase through the shop in multiplayer. Included is a very dark skin that can give you advantages in the dark.

All info about the switch to Vanguard on December 2nd can be found here:

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What does Warzone bring without Vanguard?

It can be described like this: If you play Warzone without Vanguard, you have everything necessary for a complete gaming experience. Vanguard gives you the extra on top. But even without the new CoD, you fully benefit from the gameplay innovations and later, free expansions:

Live seasons & battle pass
40 new weapons
New map Caldera
Fresh game modes & events
Anti-cheat “RICOCHET”
The new graphics

Live seasons & battle pass: Vanguard starts its first live season on December 2nd and takes Warzone along with it. Instead of starting at Season 7, Warzone goes back to Season 1 and the two CoDs then go together until Season 6. Warzone content and the battle pass of a new season are fully available to you in the battle royale.

New weapons: As soon as you can play the Pacific update of Warzone, the almost 40 new weapons will be in the game. There are even already 2 new weapons through the battle pass.

Pacific island Caldera: The new map comes for all Warzone players and the old map Verdansk will temporarily disappear completely. By the way, Rebirth Island also remains part of Warzone.

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Game modes & events: Through the seasons and playlist updates, variations of the normal “Battle Royale” mode will come into the game from time to time, and large team deathmatches in Warzone style and live events will also be available again. All of this is also available without Vanguard.

At launch, for example, a “Vanguard Royale” is announced, in which only Vanguard weapons are allowed and you can try out the new planes and anti-air trucks.

Anti-cheat “RICOCHET”: With this new system, CoD improves its security infrastructure for Vanguard and Warzone. So you benefit from the measures, even without Vanguard. The anti-cheat driver, which is part of “RICOCHET”, actually comes first to Warzone. You can find more info about it here:

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New graphics: Warzone is merging with Vanguard and is receiving significantly more from the new CoD than from its predecessor Cold War. Because the battle royale completely adopts Vanguard’s graphics engine and thus becomes, while not a new game, a different game. However, here too, you do not need Vanguard to play the “new” Warzone.

Movement, graphics, equipment – all details are not yet clarified, but the gameplay foundation is changing radically and so far it is still not clear how your loadouts will look at the end of the year. You can find a thought game about it here:

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Do I need Vanguard for Warzone?

Vanguard gives you several advantages in Warzone, but do you need the paid CoD for the battle royale: No, absolutely not.

If you are a fan of the multiplayer, then the battle royale Warzone is an extremely strong extension of the CoD experience. It offers you a completely different application of the same techniques you know from the multiplayer mode and thus a thrilling option for all players of Vanguard.

However, if you are more of a friend of the battle royale, then Vanguard is practically a nice addition – for which you still have to pay full price to be able to just jump in. All important content is also coming to Warzone without the new CoD.

Pro

Leveling weapons in multiplayer
Practicing battles in Warzone graphics
More cosmetics
Early access for Caldera

Contra

No gameplay-relevant extra content
Full price is too much for a “bonus”

Vanguard also offers an action-packed campaign and a co-op mode with loads of zombies. If you are excited about these contents as well, Vanguard is definitely worth considering and the multiplayer has also become strong this year.

However, if you primarily only play Battle Royale Warzone in PvP mode, then Vanguard is probably not worth it for you. The multiplayer mode is the core of Vanguard and if you cannot say for sure that you will play it extensively, save your money or spend it on new cosmetics as soon as the Pacific update goes live.

What you can expect from the multiplayer mode can be found here: Why every CoD fan should try Vanguard, even if they don’t like the setting

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Amar is the largest German Twitch streamer for Fortnite and ranks No. 3 worldwide – What does he do?

Christos Tsogos 15. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In the German Fortnite scene, there are many well-known streamers, among them one leading in November 2021: Amar Al-Naimi. Known everywhere simply as Amar. Who he is and what makes him so special, we show you here at MeinMMO.

Who is Amar? The name of the leading German Twitch streamer for Fortnite is Amar Al-Naimi. He is 27 years old and comes from Hamburg. Amar is known as an influencer, streamer, host, caster, and entertainer.

On Twitch, he has 1.2 million followers and ranks 3rd worldwide in Fortnite. Among German-speaking streamers, he has a substantial lead, ranking 1st in the last 7 days.

He is currently ahead with 280,000 watched hours compared to well-known Twitch streamers like Ninja or Fortnite professionals like Benjyfishy, although he has also been streaming Fortnite significantly longer than the prominent competition. On average, Amar has around 6000 viewers.

Amar also analyzes the gameplay of Fortnite professionals

What does Amar do? He mainly streams Fortnite. In his streams, he typically discusses his own matches or tournament analyses. He scrutinizes tournaments of pro gamers. He comments on them with his own personal touch. He always keeps things fresh as he lively hosts his streams and videos.

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Amar analyzes on YouTube. the game of winning trios in Fortnite.

From time to time, he also collaborates with other personalities like Trymacs. Together, they created a gaming show called “Teammates.” It was structured like “Schlag den Star.”

Here, Amar and Trymacs competed against well-known influencers like unsympathischTV or MontanaBlack. This show was a huge success.

What did Amar do before? In 2016, he started as a professional player in Call of Duty. There, he participated in many tournaments. He was part of the team “iMPacT” and won the German championship in Munich in 2017.

After his victory, however, he set aside professional gaming and chose to moderate events or tournaments instead.

What makes him special? If you watch his stream or YouTube videos, you’ll notice how much fun Amar has. His humorous style and his dynamic hosting add excitement to the tournaments.

He streams and supplies YouTube daily with his entertaining videos. Watching him gives you a sense of belonging. You don’t have to be a Fortnite pro to enjoy watching. Everyone is welcome, and everyone is warmly received.

His commentary elevates the excitement, creating the feeling that you are right in the middle of the action.

How successful is he with Fortnite? In the last three days, he has streamed a total of 30 hours for Fortnite, which includes 244,991 watched hours of stream material. He gains the most viewers in his Fortnite streams, averaging 7,172 viewers. During peak times, he also attracts 16,166 viewers at once.

Amar has a watch time of 280,271 hours in the last 7 days. And this for only 41 streamed hours. This places him 3rd worldwide in the “Fortnite” category on Twitch.

Did you already know Amar? If so, do you follow him daily on Twitch or YouTube? Let us know in the comments what you think of the former CoD pro.

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WoW launches “Season of Mastery”, a Classic+ with Hardcore mode – What changes?

Cortyn 15. November 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

The Season of Mastery begins in World of Warcraft Classic. We will tell you what to expect and how the game experience will differ.

For many players, World of Warcraft Classic was a welcome change, but the joy quickly faded. Too monotonous, too restrictive, or simply boring was the gameplay for many who longed for innovations or tougher challenges.

Blizzard has listened to these players and is now launching the “Season of Mastery.” These are basically “fresh” realms for WoW Classic, which come with a whole host of adjustments.

When exactly does it start? The start for the Season of Mastery is set for 12:00 AM on the night of November 16th to 17th – so already tomorrow night. Anyone planning to jump in right at the beginning might want to chill some energy drinks.

What do you need to play? Basically nothing but an active WoW subscription. The Season of Mastery and access to these realms are included in the regular WoW subscription.

How will the phases’ release proceed? Basically quite similar to the normal Classic launch – but significantly accelerated. A new phase is supposed to begin roughly every 2 months, so that all content will be available after one year. However, some phases will run a little differently, with PvP battlegrounds being available right from the start. The sequence is as follows.

Phase 1: Molten Core, Onyxia, Maraudon, PvP Honor System and Battlegrounds
Phase 2: World Bosses Azuregos and Kazzak
Phase 3: Blackwing Lair, Darkmoon Faire (and thus the card sets)
Phase 4: Zul’Gurub, Nightmare Dragons (World Bosses)
Phase 5: Ahn’Qiraj and the War Efforts
Phase 6: Scourge Invasions and Naxxramas

There are no specific dates yet for the start of the phases.

All changes in the “Season of Mastery”

In addition to the accelerated release of content, there are also numerous adjustments to the game. Many innovations from the “modern” World of Warcraft have been adopted, annoying quirks removed, and bosses made tougher. Here are the most important key points.

Summoning Stones: In front of dungeons and raids, you will find summoning stones that have been enhanced in functionality. They can now be used to summon other group members, thereby shortening their travel time.

More experience points: A buff ensures that dungeon and elite quests provide 40% more experience points, making them significantly more lucrative.

More honor: The calculation of weekly honor points has been adjusted. Players collect honor at almost double the speed, allowing targeted goals to be achieved more quickly.

More crafting materials: Some particularly sought-after crafting materials drop more frequently during the Season of Mastery. For instance, black lotus can be found as a bonus drop in almost all high-level herbs. Plaguebloom has more spawn points, and important resources like Elemental Fire, Elemental Earth, and Elemental Air can be farmed more easily and reliably.

Boss reworks: Many bosses in Molten Core (and probably other content) have become tougher or gained additional abilities. All known changes to the first raid “Molten Core” are presented here. This is intended to make fights more exciting and require coordinated teams.

No debuff limit anymore: In WoW Classic, there was a debuff limit of 16 slots. More negative effects could not be active on an enemy. This is removed in the Season of Mastery. Therefore, some specializations, like Shadow Priests or Affliction Warlocks, can unleash their full potential and no longer deprive other classes of their debuff slots.

World buffs are weaker: The especially popular world buffs, such as the “Battle Standard of the Dragon Slayer” and all similar effects, can no longer be used in raids and are disabled there. The effects vary by class, but especially Warriors and Rogues are affected and thus come closer to other DPS classes.

Pickpocketing is nerfed: For Rogues, it was very lucrative to constantly roam the Blackrock Depths and accumulate a lot of items through pickpocketing. This will no longer be necessary, as after too much theft, the Rogue receives a debuff that causes future pickpocketing to yield only “fluff” for 30 minutes.

Mages have it harder when trying to boost: The “Mage boosting” was a significant issue in Classic, especially in certain dungeons. In the Season of Mastery, this is made harder as many creatures can become immune to slow effects and blow away Solo Mages’ life lights very quickly.

Hardcore mode for particularly ambitious players

Even though there is no “perma-death” in the Season of Mastery – just as in the entire World of Warcraft – the developers have nevertheless included an NPC available to those players who want to achieve such a feat.

In hardcore mode, it’s about playing WoW without your character ever dying. If your character has never died, you can visit an NPC (Undercity, Apothecary or Ironforge, Hall of Explorers). This grants you the buff “Soul of Iron” (Eiserne Seele). A sign that you have not died yet.

If you die – no matter how and why – you lose this buff forever and cannot obtain it again with this character. Instead, you then have a debuff, the “Tarnished Soul” (Tarnished Soul), which reduces your character’s stats by 1%.

However, you can choose to remove or reactivate this debuff (e.g., as a recognition feature that you tried), when you visit the NPC again.

Will you give WoW Classic a chance in the Season of Mastery? Or is that not for you?

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Weapon Attachments in Battlefield 2042: How to Modify Your Weapons in All-Out Warfare and Portal

Marko Jevtic 15. November 2021 Reading time 7 minutes

In Battlefield 2042 you can modify your weapons by selecting weapon attachments. However, the method for doing so differs between game modes. MeinMMO tells you how to customize your weapons everywhere.

What do I need weapon attachments for? Weapon attachments help you customize your weapon to suit your needs. Especially scopes are important for facilitating aiming – particularly at distance.

Other attachments such as grenade launchers, laser pointers, or suppressors are also available. They often come with advantages and disadvantages that you need to weigh. The underbarrel flashlight, for example, can blind enemies in a firefight, but mainly reveals your position in darkness.

How many weapon attachments can I use? Weapon attachments are divided into four categories: Sight, Ammo, Underbarrel, and Barrel. You can use one attachment per each of these categories. This means you can have a maximum of 4 attachments on your weapons at the same time. However, you can bring 3 attachments from each category into a match for selection.

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Unlocking Weapon Attachments

How do I unlock weapon attachments in All-Out Warfare? Most weapon attachments are unlocked through kills with the respective weapon. You need 360 kills to unlock most weapon attachments for each weapon.

In only a few exceptions do you need to get specific kills to unlock an attachment. One example is the LCMG underbarrel 40-MM-AP. To unlock this, you need to get 50 kills with the LCMG’s underbarrel grenade launcher.

You can check which weapon attachments are available and how to unlock them in the Collection menu. You can access this in the main menu of any game mode.

However, note that you only unlock weapon attachments for the weapons with which you gather these kills. For example, kills with the currently best weapon, the DM7, only unlock weapon attachments for the DM7, not for other weapons.

How do I unlock weapon attachments in Battlefield Portal? For weapons from Battlefield 2042, it applies: All attachments that you have unlocked in All-Out Warfare are available in Battlefield Portal – and vice versa.

55 of the 77 weapons in Battlefield Portal are from older Battlefield games. These games are Battlefield 3, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 1942. All available weapon attachments in Battlefield Portal are unlocked from the start for these weapons.

However, note that not all weapons from the old games can be modified with weapon attachments. The weapons also do not guarantee a selection for each weapon attachment category.

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How to Modify Your Weapons in All-Out Warfare

Where do I adjust my weapon attachments in All-Out Warfare? For the weapon attachments in All-Out Warfare, you need to keep in mind two things:

You have a choice of a maximum of 3 weapon attachments per category that you can swap out at any time in a game. This is called the “Plus Menu.”
You can customize which weapon attachments are available to you in the Plus Menu in another menu.

We explain how both work and how you can customize it in the game.

What is the Plus Menu? The Plus Menu is a new feature in Battlefield 2042. It is functionally similar to the weapon attachment options from the Crysis games.

Players can modify their weapon attachments at any time during a match. Changing weapon attachments takes a few seconds – when changing the ammo type, a reload animation is also included. This allows you a lot of flexibility in a game. You can respond quickly to new game situations.

The Plus Menu is very important in All-Out Warfare.

An example of this is that you equip your weapon for close combat in a moment to storm a building. You choose in the Plus Menu a sight with 1x zoom, a suppressor, and a magazine with a lot of ammo. Once the building is captured, you want to shoot enemies in the distance from the roof: you then select a sight with high zoom level, high-caliber ammo, and a grip for less recoil.

The Plus Menu is therefore a very important element of the game that you should use frequently.

How does the Plus Menu work? As long as you are alive and not in a vehicle, you can use the Plus Menu. Here’s how it works:

PC: Hold down the T key. Change the attachment with a left click. You can also press 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the keyboard.
Playstation: Hold L1 down. Change the attachment with X, Square, Circle, or Triangle.
Xbox: Hold LB down. Change the appropriate attachment with A, X, B, or Y.

How do I change my selection in the Plus Menu? You change your weapon attachment selection for each weapon outside of a match in the ‘Collection’ menu. You can find this at the top of the screen in the main menu of All-Out Warfare.

Also, during a match, you can adjust this selection in a menu. However, this can only be done at the beginning of each match and before a respawn. You have access to this menu in the map screen, where you select your spawn point. Here’s how it works:

Select the category that contains the weapon you want to adjust.

PC: Click the left mouse button on the weapon category at the bottom of the screen.
Playstation: Press Square, then move the selection to the weapon category. Then press X.
Xbox: Press X, then move the selection to the weapon category. Then press A.

Select the weapon you want to adjust and go into the customization menu. Press:

PC: Right-click on the desired weapon.
Playstation: Move the selection to the desired weapon. Then press Square.
Xbox: Move the selection to the desired weapon. Then press X.

Select the weapon attachment category you want to adjust.

PC: Click the left mouse button on the weapon attachment category.
Playstation: Move the selection to the weapon attachment category. Then press X.
Xbox: Move the selection to the weapon attachment category. Then press A.

Select a position on the cross where you want to place your new weapon attachment. The position closest to the center of the cross is the default configuration for this attachment category.

Activate “Add” if the position is empty, or “Replace” if you want to swap an attachment.

PC: Left-click on the desired position on the cross.
Playstation: Move the selection to the desired position on the cross. Then press X.
Xbox: Move the selection to the desired position on the cross. Then press A.

Equip the desired weapon attachment. Select a new attachment from the list at the bottom of the screen.

Confirm your selection.

You have now adjusted the Plus Menu and can leave the customization menu.

How to Modify Your Weapons in Battlefield Portal

Where do I adjust my weapon attachments in Battlefield Portal? In Battlefield Portal, you can also equip and remove weapon attachments. However, the method for doing this is not obvious or intuitive.

Unlike in the main game, you do not have the so-called Plus Menu available in Battlefield Portal. Instead of being able to customize weapons in the middle of the game, as in All-Out Warfare, you need to do it in a different menu in Battlefield Portal.

The customization menu in Battlefield Portal is available at the start of each match and before each respawn. In this menu, you can also select your class, weapons, and equipment. This corresponds to the method used in the older Battlefield games.

How do I adjust my weapon attachments in Battlefield Portal? To customize your weapon attachments in Battlefield Portal, you need to be in the map view. You see this at the beginning of the match and before each respawn. To adjust your weapon attachments, follow these steps:

Select the category that contains the weapon you want to adjust.

PC: Click the left mouse button on the weapon category at the bottom of the screen.
Playstation: Press Square, then move the selection to the weapon category. Then press X.
Xbox: Press X, then move the selection to the weapon category. Then press A.

2. Select the weapon you want to adjust and go into the customization menu. Press:

PC: Right-click on the desired weapon.
Playstation: Move the selection to the desired weapon. Then press Square.
Xbox: Move the selection to the desired weapon. Then press X.

3. Select the weapon attachment category you want to adjust.

PC: Click the left mouse button on the weapon attachment category.
Playstation: Move the selection to the weapon attachment category. Then press X.
Xbox: Move the selection to the weapon attachment category. Then press A.

4. Activate “Edit Position.”

PC: Right-click on the desired weapon attachment.
Playstation: Move the selection to the desired weapon attachment. Then press Square.
Xbox: Move the selection to the desired weapon attachment. Then press X.

5. Move the weapon attachment you want to equip into the first position on the cross (the position closest to the center of the cross).

6. Confirm your selection.

You have now equipped the weapon attachment and can leave the customization menu.

This cumbersome method is currently the only way to customize your weapons in Battlefield Portal. If this changes in the future, we will update this article.

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Pokémon GO: Counter Guide Cresselia – The Best Attackers 2021

Noah Struthoff 15. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Starting tomorrow, Cresselia will reign over the gyms in Pokémon GO. We will show you the best counters, what you need to know, and how to defeat the Pokémon.

When is Cresselia in raids? From November 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time, Cresselia will dominate Level 5 raids again. You have the opportunity to challenge the legendary Pokémon until December 1, 2021, at 10:00 AM.

We will tell you how to best defeat the monster and show you everything you need to know about Cresselia.

We updated this counter guide on November 15, 2021, and summarized the best attackers for you.

The best counters against Cresselia

Cresselia is a legendary Psychic-type Pokémon. Its weaknesses are Ghost, Dark, and Bug types.

Since Ghost, Dark, and Bug-type Pokémon are effective, you can rely on many of the best attackers in Pokémon GO. With the help of the overview from Pokebattler, we show you the best counters against Cresselia (via pokebattler.com):

Pokémon	Moveset
(Shadow) Snorlax	Body Slam and Crunch
(Shadow) Mewtwo	Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball*
(Shadow) Chandelure	Hex and Shadow Ball
(Shadow) Houndoom	Fire Spin and Snarl
(Shadow) Scyther	Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
(Shadow) Banette	Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
(Shadow) Tyranitar	Bite and Crunch
Darkrai	Snarl and Shadow Ball
(Shadow) Pinsir	Bug Bite and X-Scissor
Hoopa	Astonish and Shadow Ball

(*) Mewtwo’s Charged Attack Shadow Ball is a special event attack. Therefore, you can only learn it with a Charged TM. Shadow Pokémon also have the Charged Attack Frustration, which can only be changed during certain events.

Other alternatives against Cresselia

If you don’t have any of these Pokémon on your team, you can also rely on other alternatives. The following monsters are also suitable against Cresselia:

(Shadow) Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
Giratina Origin Forme with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
(Shadow) Absol with Snarl and Foul Play
Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
(Shadow) Drifblim with Charge Beam and Shadow Ball

Mega Evolutions

If you have access to Mega Evolutions, you should use the following attackers against Cresselia:

Mega-Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
Mega-Houndoom with Snarl and Crunch
Mega-Absol with Snarl and Foul Play
Mega-Gyarados with Bite and Crunch
Mega-Scizor with Bug Bite and X-Scissor

What you need to know about Cresselia

How many trainers do you need? To defeat Cresselia, you should have at least three people and the best counters. We recommend having one or two additional trainers for a more relaxed gameplay experience. That way, defeating Cresselia should not be a problem for you.

What about the shiny? Cresselia is also available in its shiny form in the game. In a legendary raid, the chance of getting a shiny is about 1 in 20. So if you raid more actively, you have good chances of getting a shiny Cresselia.

These are Cresselia’s stats:

Max CP: 2857
Attack: 152
Defense: 258
HP: 260

How strong is it? Cresselia is not a good attacker. Its stats are very bad for a legendary Pokémon. It is much more of a Pokémon for defense. However, this is not possible in Pokémon GO, as you cannot place legendary Pokémon in gyms.

In the PvP League, however, Cresselia is an interesting Pokémon. Especially in the Ultra and Great League, it can shine according to PvPoke and is among the top (via pvpoke.com).

100 % IV Cresselia: In raids, you should look for a Cresselia with 1633 CP. This is one with 100 % IV. In windy weather, Cresselia is boosted and can reach a maximum of 2041 CP in raids.

Cresselia’s moves:

Fast Moves: Psycho Cut (Psychic), Confusion (Psychic)
Charged Moves: Future Sight (Psychic), Moonblast (Fairy), Aurora Beam (Ice) and the event move Grass Knot (Grass)

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New World disables player-to-player trading again – Item Duplication is to blame

Alexander Leitsch 15. November 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In New World, players can no longer trade with each other or use the trading post. The reason for this is an item duplication bug that allows players to multiply items. It is still unknown how long the coin transfer will remain disabled.

Update November 16: Tonight, a patch will be deployed that aims to reactivate the coin transfer.

What has been disabled? The developers have published a forum post today announcing the disabling of all “coin transfers”.

This includes sending gold, trading directly between players, depositing into the guild treasury, and using the trading post.

These features will remain disabled until the item duplication bug is fixed. When exactly this will happen is still unclear. It is likely that these features will return with the upcoming patch 1.0.6.

Community Manager Tosch wrote a post on the topic and announced penalties for players who exploit the bug:

We are aware of a possible duplication exploit that has spread in the forums and social media. While we investigate the exploit, we have temporarily disabled all forms of asset transfers between players (e.g., sending currencies, guild treasuries, trading posts, player-to-player trading). Any player who has engaged in exploiting this will be penalized accordingly.
Once the duplication exploit has been investigated and we are ready to reactivate asset transfers, we will update this post.
Thank you for your understanding.
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What exactly was this item duplication? In this item duplication, specific items were duplicated while housing. They were simply moved around with some tricks. In the end, one had two items of that kind in the inventory.

The bug was said to be quite simple and easy to exploit. However, it existed for several days before Amazon responded and banned trading.

Is this the first bug of its kind? No, there has already been an item duplication and even a gold duplication caused by the transfer between servers.

So far, the penalties for players who have exploited such a bug have been relatively low. Permanent bans have been rare. This has drawn criticism from the community. One user in the forum even claimed that only the dumb cheaters have been caught, not those who are laundering their gold properly:

New World permanently bans gold cheaters, but apparently only the dumb ones

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Lost Ark: These are the most popular classes of the beta – Which ones did you play?

Mark Sellner 15. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The beta of the new MMORPG Lost Ark has been over for several days now. Now there are statistics showing which classes were played the most in the beta and are thus the most popular. We at MeinMMO summarize it.

Where do the information come from? During the Lost Ark beta, players had the opportunity to see how many people were currently playing their preferred class during character creation.

The site LostArkive.com has processed this information and created clear graphics from which we can now read which class was the most popular.

How many classes are there? Although there are currently 21 classes in Lost Ark, at least in the Korean version, the game will only launch in Europe with 15 confirmed classes.

However, there are ongoing rumors that Lost Ark wants to surprise at launch with a 16th class, the Sorceress. Recently, the official Twitter account of Lost Ark posted a teaser about this but deleted it after only 8 minutes. Currently, however, only 15 classes are confirmed.

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The Assassins at the Top Instead of Hidden in the Dark

What are the most popular classes? The Assassins seem to be very well received by players with their demon powers and blades. In 1st place is the Shadow Hunter, preferred by 11% of the fans.

The Deathblade, which also belongs to the Assassins, comes in a close 3rd place, with 9.77% of created characters.

In between, in second place sneaks the first Mage. With a large gap ahead of her classmate, the Bard, the Summoner reaches 2nd place among the most popular character classes with 10.49%.

In 4th place sneaks the Gunslinger, who is the only one of the Ranged Classes allowed to be this far up. 9.30% of players chose a Gunslinger, while the other ranged classes are sitting in 12th, 11th, and 10th places.

Similarly, the Gunlancer, who ranked 14th, was almost the least popular character. However, his warrior friends, the Berserker and the Paladin, take 5th and 6th places and are among the most popular classes.

This is the distribution: We at MeinMMO summarize the list for you and complement it with the percentage points (via lostarkive.com).

1. Shadow Hunter – 11.02 %
2. Summoner – 10.49 %
3. Deathblade – 9.77 %
4. Gunslinger – 9.30 %
5. Berserker – 8.88 %
6. Paladin – 8.69 %
7. Monk – 7.50 %
8. Bard – 6.40 %
9. Soulfist – 5.64 %
10. Artillerist – 4.20 %
11. Sharpshooter – 4.11 %
12. Artillerist – 3.86 %
13. Scrapper – 3.55 %
14. Gunlancer – 3.36 %
15. War Dancer – 3.00 %

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The Mage Loses Among the Basic Classes

Which basic classes were the most popular? Although most ranged classes are placed at the lower ranks, the gunner was overall the most popular basic class. A total of 21.50% of players chose one of the shooting characters.

Hot on their heels were the Warriors, with a total of 20.90% of fans opting for them. The Assassins come in at 20.80%, which is not surprising given how popular the Shadow Hunter and Deathblade were.

In 4th place are the Martial Artists, who impressed 19.80% of players. Leading the pack is the Monk, who was playable in Europe for the first time in the beta. It is quite possible that the Martial Artists will drop further when the game is released.

At the bottom, the Mages remain, with only 16.90% of players opting for them. This was mainly due to the Summoner, as the Bard was not played much. However, if Lost Ark surprises with the Sorceress at release, this could look very different.

What did you play?

Which class was it? While the beta numbers refer to the entire EU, we now want to know from you which classes you played in the beta.

You may choose three classes, as many players used the beta to try out different characters.

Have you already decided on a class for the release? Will you stick with the same class you played in the beta? And have you perhaps played more than three different classes in the beta? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO, we look forward to your comments.

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Destiny 2 will soon generate more Super Energy even without Catalysts – Here’s what Bungie has planned

Britta ♤ BeAngel 15. November 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Finally, there is good news regarding the missing catalysts for some popular exotics in Destiny 2. Bungie intends to bring them back in the near future. But not only that. The developer is considering a solution that would allow all exotics to generate super energy soon, even without a catalyst.

Exotics in Destiny 2 are special weapons with unique properties. If they have a catalyst, they become even stronger. However, currently not all available catalysts can be earned, and not all exotics have one.

For this reason, Bungie is considering the return of missing catalysts and will also seek alternative ways. Exotics without a catalyst are expected to generate orbs of power and thus super energy in the near future.

Currently, there are three categories of catalysts in Destiny 2:

Catalysts that exist and can be earned.
Catalysts that exist and cannot be earned.
Exotics that do not yet have a catalyst.

Available catalysts are not earnable: Especially catalysts that cannot be earned are a recurring topic. Players can buy exo-weapons at the tower kiosk, but for some, the existing catalyst remains inaccessible.

This mainly concerns the catalysts from old, no longer accessible exotic quests that have moved into the content vault . For example, the “Whisper” mission for the exotic exo-sniper, “Zero Hour” for the exotic “Perfected Outbreak” or those from seasonal activities. The latter includes “Legal Heir”, the exotic machine gun with a shield.

Bungie intends to change this soon: In the DCP podcast, Chris Proctor, Weapons Feature Lead at Bungie, gave players hope. He announced that these currently unavailable catalysts will be added to the general activities pool with “The Witch Queen” in February 2022, just as it has been done with other catalysts in the past.

The intention of “The Witch Queen” is for all currently inaccessible catalysts to go there.

Catalysts can drop anywhere: This adjustment will make it possible for “All-Purpose Exotics” catalysts to drop in all activities in Destiny 2. For example, in the Crucible, in Nightfall strikes, or in legendary lost sectors.

On one hand, this is good news. On the other hand, this news will also disappoint some players who were hoping for a reunion of the “Whisper” mission in “The Witch Queen”, After the confirmed buff for the Whisper, the exo-sniper, this was quite a plausible option.

However, if the catalyst ends up in the normal activities pool, it will be reworked and a completion of the exotic mission will no longer be necessary. The same would then apply to “Perfected Outbreak”, the exotic pulse rifle with SIVA nanites, and “The Fourth Horseman”, the exotic shotgun.

Destiny 2 aims to make missing catalysts less significant

For the third category, catalysts that do not yet exist, Bungie has a completely new approach in mind. For example, the exotic bow “Le Monarque” was extremely effective against overload champions, which is why many Guardians played it.

However, since it does not have a catalyst, it cannot generate orbs of power. A significant drawback that had to be accepted. Bungie now intends to change this and make missing catalysts less significant.

Here you can find all masterwork catalysts currently available in the game:

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Will every Exotic soon be able to generate orbs without a catalyst? In the TWaB (via Bungie.net), Bungie states that they do not like when players express the desire for a catalyst solely to generate orbs and thus super energy. Catalysts should be more than just that.

Bungie explained:

We do not like that the desire for exotic catalysts is largely determined by the orbs of power they generate. That is why we are working on allowing players to circumvent this restriction.

Thus, future catalysts will focus more on the exotic properties that a masterwork upgrade for an exotic weapon offers.

These catalysts could be available soon: Recently, it was revealed that images for the catalysts of the Xenophage, Divinity, and Monte Carlo have been uploaded to the database by Bungie. Even the required number of kills to complete the catalyst is already visible. For the Xenophage, the exotic machine gun, it is for example 400 kills (via light.gg). However, when the catalysts will finally be added to the game is currently unknown.

What do you think about the announcement that perhaps soon no catalysts will be needed for Exotics to generate orbs of power and thus super energy? Is this a sensible change? Which Exotic do you think definitely still needs a catalyst?

Thus, future catalysts will focus more on the exotic properties that a masterwork upgrade for an exotic weapon offers.

These catalysts could be available soon: Recently, it was revealed that images for the catalysts of the Xenophage, Divinity, and Monte Carlo have been uploaded to the database by Bungie. Even the required number of kills to complete the catalyst is already visible. For the Xenophage, the exotic machine gun, it is for example 400 kills (via light.gg). However, when the catalysts will finally be added to the game is currently unknown.

What do you think about the announcement that perhaps soon no catalysts will be needed for Exotics to generate orbs of power and thus super energy? Is this a sensible change? Which Exotic do you think definitely still needs a catalyst?

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Developer says one of the biggest problems of Battlefield 2042 is already being addressed

Marko Jevtic 15. November 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Since Battlefield 2042 has been playable in Early Access, there have been many discussions about a frustrating issue: The assault rifles in the game are way too weak. Now, the lead game designer at DICE has promised improvements on Twitter.

What is the problem? Some weapons in Battlefield 2042 are very imprecise. Especially the assault rifles have much more spread on the first shot than in the beta or in any other Battlefield.

This exaggerated spread is intentional. It is meant to prevent assault rifles, in particular, from being too accurate at distance. Some players suspect that this mechanic was introduced as a reaction to beta feedback. There, players found the available assault rifles to be too strong at range when fired in short bursts.

This mechanic is called Bloom. Especially because the maps in Battlefield 2042 are so large and expansive, players often shoot at distant enemies. Thanks to Bloom, assault rifles are useless in these situations. Thus, assault rifle users die frustratingly in Battlefield 2042.

Lead game designer promises improvement

What happened? Players are very frustrated with this mechanic. On Twitter, Battlefield player @Engoa97 complained about this issue. This tweet was directed at a developer active on Twitter:

“The weapons have way too much spread right now. I want the shots to land where I aim. I would love to know what design decisions were made here …”

How are the developers reacting? The developer addressed is the lead game designer at DICE, Florian Le Bihan. He saw this tweet and responded. His reply was as follows:

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We are already looking at the weapons and planning a few changes regarding the spread. I cannot provide a date or specific changes yet.

Developer also addresses similar issues in Battlefield Portal

What is the problem? Florian Le Bihan was also mentioned on Twitter regarding a similar problem in Battlefield Portal: The weapons from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 have too much spread.

All 77 weapons in Battlefield Portal come from three older games in the Battlefield series, namely:

Battlefield 3
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 1942

These weapons should all be implemented to function exactly like in these Battlefield classics. However, fans quickly noticed that the weapons from Bad Company 2 do not behave as they are used to.

How is the developer reacting? Florian Le Bihan was presented with video comparisons indicating that something is wrong – and was convinced. The developer also promises improvements here:

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Thank you, there seems to be a specific problem when the spread of the portal weapons comes from a sprint. That is why the spread is much higher than intended when shooting straight after sprinting using iron sights. We are looking into it.

SMGs are currently the better assault rifles

How do I work around the problem in the meantime? The high spread seems to specifically affect the assault rifles that were also available in the beta. The submachine guns (English: SMGs) have apparently largely been spared from these measures. Therefore, SMGs are currently the better assault rifles.

A detailed explanation of this assessment and concrete recommendations for the best SMGs can be found in this article:

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Are you playing the game despite these issues? If so, do you use other weapons in the meantime? Or do you set the game aside until the spread is actually fixed? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments.

However, the best weapon in the game right now is neither an assault rifle nor an SMG. Which one it is, and why it is so good, we will explain to you in the article:

The currently best weapon in Battlefield 2042 – How to use it and what makes it strong

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Pokémon GO: Sinnoh Event has started – All bonuses and Shinys

Franzi Korittke 15. November 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Today, on November 16, 2021, the Sinnoh event has started in Pokémon GO. It brings you many bonuses and Pokémon again. Of course, cool Shinies will also be available. We from MeinMMO have looked at what to expect at the event and show you.

What kind of event is this? To celebrate the release of “Pokémon Brilliant Diamond” and “Pokémon Shining Pearl” for the Nintendo Switch, Pokémon GO is also celebrating a thematically appropriate Sinnoh event. As you know from past events, there will again be many Pokémon and bonuses.

When does the event take place? The Sinnoh event starts on November 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time. You will have until Sunday, November 21, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time, to take advantage of all the event benefits. There will be two different event parts:

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from November 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM until November 18, 2021, at 10:00 AM
Pokémon Shining Pearl from November 18, 2021, at 10:00 AM until November 21, 2021, at 8:00 PM

All bonuses for the Sinnoh event

You can expect plenty of bonuses for the Sinnoh event. It all revolves around the three starter Pokémon of the Sinnoh region: Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup. Additionally, hatching eggs will play a central role during the event. We show you what specific bonuses you can expect:

Collector’s Challenge (Reward: 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust & a meeting with Snivy)
New Field Research Tasks
- Part 1: Meeting with Gible*, Turtwig with Lucia Hat*, Chimchar with Lucia Hat*, Piplup with Lucia Hat*, Burmy (Sandy Cloak)*, Burmy (Trash Cloak)* or Shielder
- Part 2: Meeting with Turtwig with Lucius Hat*, Chimchar with Lucius Hat*, Piplup with Lucius Hat*, Burmy (Plant Cloak)*, Burmy (Trash Cloak)*, Larvitar* or Shieldon*

Eggs hatch twice as fast (normal incubator)
Eggs hatch three times as fast (Super incubator)

New event stickers
New avatar items (paid):
- Turtwig Costume
- Chimchar Costume
- Piplup Costume
New avatar items (free):
- Sinnoh Hat
- Sinnoh Top Set
- Sinnoh Pants
- Sinnoh Shoes
- Sinnoh Backpack
- Sinnoh Skirt
- Sinnoh Boots

Event Box with 20 Poké Balls and 1 Sinnoh Stone
Super Box with 2 Incubators, 3 Super Incubators and 1 Lure Module for 300 Poké Coins

All spawns and shinies

In addition to the numerous bonuses, there will also be some Pokémon to catch. You will encounter various costumed monsters and spawns in both parts of the event. Among them, there is also one or the other Shiny that you can catch with a bit of luck.

Which monsters will be available in their shiny form we have marked with a (*). All spawns and when you can find them are summarized below.

Costumed Pokémon

During the Sinnoh event, the three starter Pokémon Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup have dressed up for you. You can find them either accompanied by a Lucius Hat or a Lucia Hat. Furthermore, all costumed monsters are also available in their shiny form.

Pokémon from 7-km eggs

Additionally, the monsters from the 7-km eggs are a special feature during the Sinnoh event. As deduced from the bonuses, there is a special focus on hatching eggs during the event period. Therefore, not only is the hatch time shortened, but the 7-km eggs are also worthwhile this time.

This is mainly due to Riolu, the pre-evolution of Lucario, which is usually very hard to obtain. Lucario is among the strongest fighting attackers in Pokémon GO and is thus a very sought-after monster.

Many international trainers are also looking forward to Mime Jr. Its evolution, Mr. Mime, belongs to the regional monsters and is therefore rare for them. Furthermore, all baby Pokémon are also available as Shiny. You can look forward to these monsters in the 7-km eggs throughout the entire event:

Budew*
Shinx*
Whimsicott*
Mime Jr.*
Riolu*

Spawns and Shinies in Part 1: “Pokémon Brilliant Diamond”

The spawns and raid bosses will differ in Part 1 and Part 2. All monsters you can encounter until November 18, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time are summarized below:

Wild Pokémon:

Stunky*
Corphish*
Skitty*
Stonjourner*
Bidoof*
Spheal*
Stunky*
Chewtle
Turtwig with Lucius Hat
Chimchar with Lucius Hat
Piplup with Lucius Hat

With a bit of luck, you may also encounter the following wild Pokémon:

Scyther*
Larvitar*
Burmy* in Plant Cloak
Inkay*

Pokémon in Raids:

Raids	Pokémon
Level-1 Raids	Shieldon* Drifloon* Bronzor* Kirlia*
Level-3 Raids	Tyranitar Lapras* Obstagoon Toxicroak Gallade
Level-5 Raids	Cresselia*
Mega Raids	Mega-Lapras*

Spawns and Shinies in Part 2: “Pokémon Shining Pearl”

With the start of the second part of the event on November 18, 2021, the spawns will change. You will encounter different monsters in the wild and in raids. We have summarized what they are below:

Wild Pokémon:

Pinsir*
Drifloon*
Houndour*
Seel*
Bidoof*
Spheal*
Stunky*
Charmander*
Turtwig with Lucia Hat
Chimchar with Lucia Hat
Piplup with Lucia Hat

In the wild, you might also encounter the following specimens with a bit of luck:

Slowpoke*
Gible*
Inkay*
Burmy* in Sandy Cloak

Pokémon in Raids:

Raids	Pokémon
Level-1 Raids	Shielder* Drifloon* Bronzor*
Level-3 Raids	Dragonite Lapras* Obstagoon Toxicroak Gallade
Level-5 Raids	Cresselia*
Mega Raids	Mega-Lapras*

What do you think of the spawns and bonuses for the Sinnoh event? Will you actively hatch Pokémon during this time? And which monster are you particularly looking forward to? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.

There will also be a lot going on during the spotlight hour in the coming weeks. What monsters and bonuses will be available during the spotlight hour in November we have summarized for you.

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Asmongold about WoW Raids: “Waiting for the dumbest player”

Cortyn 15. November 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Asmongold talks about raiding in World of Warcraft and why he no longer enjoys it. There is no incentive.

Although raids in World of Warcraft are among the best content, this content is often only experienced by a fraction of the player base. After all, active raiding requires time and a reliable group, unless you venture into the LFR, which requires hardly any skill.

However, not everyone enjoys the raids – including the Twitch streamer Asmongold, who has recently found quite drastic words about raiding in World of Warcraft.

Who is speaking? Asmongold was a passionate WoW player for many years and the biggest streamer of the game overall, but has distanced himself more and more from it in recent months. Nowadays, he plays other MMOs like Final Fantasy XIV or New World. However, he still occasionally talks about World of Warcraft when questions arise in the chat or the developers release something new.

What has Asmongold said? Asmongold now seems quite jaded towards raiding. The thought of raiding again does not bring him joy. He now reduces this content to few words:

Raiding is still fun? I wouldn’t agree, raiding is not fun at all. Raiding is mostly just waiting for the dumbest player in the group to understand [the boss], while simultaneously making sure not to accidentally make a mistake yourself.

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An experience that many players have probably had. After all, bosses in the harder versions of the raids (heroic and mythic) are often designed in such a way that a single death in a group of 10 players can already result in the fight not being successfully completed.

Additionally, there is another Twitch clip in which Asmongold explains that over the years he simply lost his joy for raiding:

Furthermore: I would look forward to raiding much more if there was a goal. Because what is the goal of raiding? The goal of raiding is simply to finish the raid and then you get nothing. It doesn’t really help you and when the [next] patch comes out, everything is replaced. All the work you put in is basically erased.
One of the big things for me was in Burning Crusade or Classic WoW. I wanted to raid and the crazy thing was that I wanted to visit Naxxramas to get gear for Burning Crusade.

Some people note that Asmongold contradicts himself a bit. Because raiding as preparation for the upcoming patch is basically the same as raiding for the next expansion.

For many players, however, raids are an end in themselves – a game content that is simply fun, even if the items received eventually become useless and are replaced. Many simply enjoy the challenges of boss fights or the collaborative effort towards a goal.

Do you share Asmongold’s opinion on raiding? Or do you enjoy raiding?

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Call of Duty: Vanguard is only half as relevant at release as Modern Warfare – Where is the hype?

Maik Schneider 15. November 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

The new Call of Duty: Vanguard has become a solid CoD. However, interest in the latest installment of the shooter series is lower than it has been in years. In Germany, the shooter achieves, according to Google Trends, less than half the relevance of Modern Warfare (2019). MeinMMO embarks on a quest to find out why.

What kind of CoD is Vanguard? The new Call of Duty uses the familiar setting of “World War II” and comes with a campaign for solo players, PvP action in multiplayer mode, and PvE slaughter in zombie mode.

When it comes to technology, Vanguard relies on a polished graphic engine from Modern Warfare, the CoD from 2019, and plays quite similarly. At launch, the most important mode, the multiplayer, offers a large amount of content and enjoyable gameplay.

Nevertheless, the release attracted little interest, largely due to self-inflicted “problems”. The CoD series is no longer the same as it was three years ago.

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Everything you need to know about the new Call of Duty: Vanguard – in 2 minutes

The hype for Vanguard is missing at release

Is interest really so low? A strong indicator of interest in a game is Google Trends. With this tool, you can check how many search queries there have been in connection with a particular game or series. Let’s take a look at the “trends” of the last 5 years for the keyword “game series – Call of Duty”:

We have color-coded the CoD releases of the last few years. The highest interest in the last 5 years was drawn by CoD WWII from 2017 and Modern Warfare from 2019. The scale ends with the new Vanguard in second to last place and Black Ops 4 from 2018 with the lowest volume at release.

After the release of Black Ops 4, the CoD series was considered a problem franchise at publisher Activision. Sales were below expectations, and there were even layoffs that could be related to the poor performance (via venturebeat.com).

Currently, interest in Vanguard looks similarly low, at least in terms of Google Trends.

Also, the first sales figures show this picture, and Vanguard sells around 40% less in the UK compared to last year’s Cold War at release. This could be the worst start of a CoD in 14 years. Nevertheless, Vanguard was the second largest release in 2021 in the UK behind FIFA 22 and debuted at number 1 in the sales charts (via vgc.com).

Google Trends reflects the search interest in a topic and its related cluster. It can be used as a parameter to assess how high the interest in a topic is: it shows its relevance.

A self-inflicted “royal” problem

Why is Vanguard performing relatively poorly? There are several reasons for this:

The setting was rated significantly worse than in the last two years
With Battlefield 2042, a hyped competitor is also releasing in November

However, there is one thing that affects the premium title the most: Call of Duty: Warzone. Let us again refer to the graph from Google Trends:

The free battle royale has given the CoD series a significant boost. Along with the live seasons introduced with Modern Warfare 2019, Call of Duty suddenly remained relevant throughout the year. The volume is therefore higher year-round, instead of being concentrated on the releases at the end of the year.

Especially the first 6 months of Warzone were a big hit, and in April 2021, the battle royale reported 100 million players.

In the latest quarterly report “Quarter 3” from Activision Blizzard, there are even mentions of 119 million monthly active players across the entire CoD franchise including CoD Mobile (via activision.com). The growth in numbers compared to the previous year is mainly attributed to the mobile offshoot.

Thus, Call of Duty has evolved since 2019 into a title that is no longer relevant only briefly after a major release. CoD is now a topic throughout the year and therein lies the risk for annual premium titles.

Instead of just picking up the full CoD dose once a year and spending money on the premium title in November, CoD now caters to its audience year-round. If someone wants their ration of CoD, they start Warzone and no longer feel the strong desire for a full-priced title at release.

Does Vanguard still have a chance?

The big hype for the release of CoD 2021 is missing, but this is not necessarily a bad sign for Vanguard. Here, we still need to wait for the significant Pacific update of the still popular Warzone and the upcoming Christmas business.

Call of Duty is no longer a sprint franchise due to Warzone and CoD Mobile – it’s more of a marathon now. This has already been evident from the sales of Vanguard’s predecessor, Cold War. The Black Ops from 2020 managed to deliver the best premium sales in a third quarter compared to all premium titles prior to the release of Warzone.

The officials at Activision Blizzard point out in the quarterly report that they observe a high conversion of free-to-play players switching from the free Warzone to a paid title.

CoD stands at a crossroads. Cold War had significantly higher interest at release than Vanguard, despite Warzone, and it remains to be seen whether Vanguard is indeed rejected by many players or if Cold War was simply not yet part of this “Warzone spiral”.

However, it is certain: The release hype for Vanguard was absent, and sales were significantly below those of the previous year in some cases. Nevertheless, the new World War CoD has good chances for commercial success – because it has become a strong CoD that still needs some breathing room.

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