According to reports from an Argentine site, the football simulation FIFA 22 may lose the rights to present Diego Maradona in the game. The Argentine star player is featured as an icon in FIFA 22 – but the legal situation has shifted.
Maradona’s iconic card comes in 3 variants, depicting him at different stages of his career. The cards have ratings of 91, 95, and 97. Thus, he is one of the best players in FIFA 22. For comparison: Lothar Matthäus only reaches 90, while Schweinsteiger stops at 91.
But now the question arises: Can EA even show Maradona in the game?
Maradona in FIFA 22. A 4th variant of the card is expected to be released later.
Difficult legal situation regarding Maradona
What is the problem? The Argentine site infobase explains the difficult legal situation. An Argentine court has now awarded the rights to the image of Diego Maradona to the company of lawyer Matías Morla.
However, EA seems to have reached an agreement with Maradona’s former manager and longtime friend, Stéfano Ceci, that Maradona can appear in FIFA. However, his rights apparently expired on February 1, 2021, at least that is the judgment of the Argentine court.
This means: EA has come to an agreement with someone who does not hold the rights to decide whether Maradona can appear in FIFA.
According to Infobase, the court ruling states that precautions have been taken to avoid violating copyright, but a final decision has yet to be made.
In any case, EA has been ordered to stop using the relevant brands immediately.
In Argentina, there is currently a legal dispute over the “legacy of Maradona”: Maradona’s daughters have filed a lawsuit. Maradona passed away in November 2020 from a heart attack.
Currently, Maradona is still available in FIFA 21 and 22. However, that could change. It is not yet known how EA will respond to the situation.
EA could soon have even more problems with player rights if this continues:
At the end of 2021, there are still some highlights on the agenda for MMORPG fans. In addition to the beta of Lost Ark, a new WoW patch was released this week. In 2021, the Endwalker expansion for FFXIV, the first major patch in New World, and the beta of Corepunk are still on the list. In this article, we summarize all the important MMORPG news of this week.
The highlight of the week: The closed beta for Lost Ark started on November 4:
The discussion of the week: Is the Lost Ark shop pay-to-win? There are some features that are viewed negatively by our community. Others see it as just pay-to-progress. What do you think of the Lost Ark shop?
FFXIV delays Endwalker by 2 weeks, New World brings hope with new patch
A new turn-based 2.5D MMORPG aims to launch in early 2022 (via MassivelyOP)
This was the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
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On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the final of the World Championship in League of Legends took place. The tournament favorites DWG KIA faced off against the Chinese team EDward Gaming. 4 million viewers watched the final of the LoL Worlds 2021 at peak: a new record. In the end, a Korean was named the best player, but he played for China.
What a match?
On Saturday, the final of the LoL Worlds 2021 took place. DWG KIA with Showmaker, Canyon, and Khan faced EDward Gaming. It was a Best-of-5 series, and you needed to win 3 games to become world champion.
DWG KIA was considered a strong favorite. They had shown hardly any weaknesses throughout the Worlds, only in the semifinals did they drop 2 games against T1 with Faker, winning everything else beforehand. 4 players of the team had already become world champions in 2020, only top laner Khan was still without a title. He had what was probably his last chance on Saturday. Afterward, conscription and career-ending awaited the 25-year-old Korean.
EDward Gaming surprisingly made it to the final. The Chinese team has good players – but internationally they have never had much success: from 2014 to 2018, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals 4 times and once in the group stage. They didn’t qualify for the Worlds at all in 2019 and 2020.
This is how the match went: DWG KIA and EDward Gaming delivered epic battles in the final. There were matches like game 4, where there were only 9 kills in total, and relatively wild games like game 2, when DWG KIA overwhelmed EDward Gaming with 20-3 kills.
Ultimately, everything was decided in match 5, a battle lasting 41 minutes. Here, EDward Gaming was ahead in the end: precisely because the Korean mid laner Scout was able to win his lane against the player typically considered the best in the world, Showmaker, on behalf of the Chinese.
In the last two games, Scout turned up with the champion Zoe and gave his team the victory. Scout was also voted the Finals MVP.
Here, the Korean casters were still in a really good mood.
Highest Viewer Numbers at a LoL Worlds
How many people were watching? According to information from Esport-Charts, 4 million viewers watched the final of the LoL Worlds 2021 at peak (via twitter). This is a new overall record. Previously, the record stood at 3.9 million when G2 faced T1 in 2019: the legendary game between Faker and Caps.
Somehow it wasn’t Showmaker’s day:
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This is how the world champions react: After the match, the supporter of EDward Gaming, Meiko, said they had broken the curse.
For years, fans had high expectations for EDward Gaming, but they always disappointed and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Meiko says: They have disappointed expectations so many times that fans had hardly any expectations for EDward Gaming in 2021. He is now happy to tell the fans: “From now on, you can have high expectations of EDG.”
This is how the match is discussed: Particularly impressive is the performance of EDward Gaming’s jungler, Jiejie: He managed to almost fully neutralize the nominally best jungler in the world, Canyon. Normally, Canyon is the player who decides such series for DWG KIA (via reddit).
Meiko, the supporter of EDward Gaming, also receives praise: He initiated the decisive team fights with perfect openings.
Ultimately, however, one is simply amazed that the true heir to Faker apparently is not Showmaker, but Scout – who previously was a substitute for Faker at T1.
The Worlds 2021 ended with an emotional speech:
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The bad news about Blizzard keeps coming. A sexism scandal is still overshadowing the studio. Now, two of the most important titles, Diablo IV and Overwatch 2, are being delayed, and the new co-head is leaving after 3 months. What does all this mean for the future of Blizzard? Find out in the podcast.
In the latest “Investor Earnings Call,” Blizzard revealed a few more details regarding the future of the company. It is now confirmed: Blizzard is delaying the release of Diablo IV and Overwatch 2. The games will no longer be released before 2023. After the next BlizzCon has already been canceled, this might not come as the biggest surprise.
New games are far from in sight. Hope now rests on Diablo Immortal, the mobile offshoot of Diablo.
Can Blizzard survive in the long run under these conditions? This question has been tackled by editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski and editorial director Gerd Schuhmann.
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The new series of League of Legends (LoL) has premiered on Netflix. MeinMMO’s editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski was able to watch the first 4 episodes of Arcane before the release. She strongly recommends you watch the series, even if you have nothing to do with LoL.
The history of video game adaptations is painful for fans of the medium. Adaptations of game franchises such as Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, or Sonic have left us burned and empty. Depending on which productions one wants to include, there are now well over 100. They are all poorly made or at best mediocre. There are only a few bright spots like Castlevania, which can be counted on one hand.
These numerous adaptations neither tell good stories nor do they do justice to the characters and worlds we have lost ourselves in. We hold our games close to our hearts and it hurts when cheap adaptations trample on them.
With League of Legends: Arcane , it is completely different. The series sets a new standard for video game adaptations.
Because Arcane is more than just a top-notch video game adaptation. I claim it’s the best animated series you can currently watch. Whether you know League of Legends or not. The series hits me as a former junkie of the game right in the fan heart. But Arcane also tells a gripping story, with complex characters in a divided world.
In the following, I want to convince you to give Arcane a chance and spend your time on the series. You don’t need to be afraid of spoilers. There won’t be any here.
A story about industrialization, told like Game of Thrones
Arcane inventively tells the story of industrialization and a two-class system. In Piltover, the economy thrives – through progress and a newly discovered technology. There is even a scientific chair in Piltover that wields the greatest power.
But there is a district in the undercity called Zhaun. Here lives the forgotten scum. Here is the working class that supplies Piltover with valuable goods. Criminal gangs have their way here. What thrives here is the black market.
Piltover and Zhaun are dependent on each other, but it’s the complete mirror image with an unfair distribution of wealth.
You dive into a steampunk world here, where you can almost hear the gears rattling and feel the steam on your skin. Whether we are in Piltover, where airships ascend to the sky, or whether we are in Zhaun, where industrial grime drips from the walls.
Arcane provides fertile ground for conflicts that tell stories of love, hate, envy, longing, and intrigue. At the center are the once-loving sisters Jinx and Vi, who are driven apart by a tragic fate. At least initially, one believes that the two are the absolute center of the story.
However, starting with the second episode, the storylines split and other characters from the League of Legends universe get space. Just like in Game of Thrones, their stories are interconnected. You can already see in the first episodes that everything is building towards a big, shared climax.
Just like in Game of Thrones, the characters are not simply good or evil. They are human with various facets. There are good reasons for the characters’ actions. This makes them relatable.
If that speaks to you, you will like Arcane. You don’t even have to have heard of the game League of Legends. What makes the series particularly strong: All characters are treated equally, whether they come from the game or not. They have memorable traits, a story, and strong personalities.
About the author: Leya has been addicted to League of Legends during her studies. For a period of 5 years, she played almost daily and accumulated over 1,000 hours in the MOBA. Of course, she was immediately curious about Arcane. But that’s not all. Leya loved dealing with stories since she was a child and constantly made up her own. She continues to absorb stories today, across all media. When she’s not gaming, she watches many movies and series and delves into the backgrounds and creation of those stories.
The production value is incredibly high
Each episode of Arcane lasts about 40 minutes, allowing for a depth of storytelling that many animated series lack. The standard for animated series is 10 to 20 minutes, with some exceptions.
You will not find any animated series currently produced at a higher visual quality. 2D and 3D animation are mixed here, giving the series a look that will always look good. The only animated production that has a comparable style is the touching Christmas movie Klaus (via Moviepilot).
There is play with perspective, light and shadow, with various color tones. The theme of contrast is important to the story and is always emphasized with the visuals. If you discover neon colors somewhere in the series, it’s a sign that the extravagant Jinx is not far away.
When I saw the high-quality trailers for the series, I feared that only the trailers would look exceptionally good. Because Riot, the studio behind League of Legends, has a long history of producing high-quality music videos and short films. Many fans out there have been shouting for years for a film or series.
For these productions, Riot Games has often worked with the French animation studio Fortiche. That is exactly the studio that produced the viral music video POP/STARS from the fictional K-Pop band K/DA. The band consists of characters from League of Legends. That’s the studio that is now producing Arcane.
The music video has now reached nearly 450 million (!) views on YouTube.
However, a complete series is not yet in the portfolio. Neither at Riot Games nor at Fortiche. After the first 4 episodes of Arcane, it looks like they have mastered it. My fears were unfounded.
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The viral music video POP/STARS by the virtual LoL band K/DA was produced by the same studio behind Arcane. The quality of the animations in the video is strikingly high.
Fans of League of Legends will often exclaim joyfully
Those who know the game League of Legends know that the story and world-building behind it make little to no sense. That’s in the nature of the game and genre.
What is LoL anyway? For 12 years, League of Legends has been free to play and belongs to the multiplayer online battle arena genre, short MOBA. The principle is simple. You repeatedly compete with five people against another team – also consisting of five. Your goal is to destroy the opposing team’s base. To do this, everyone on the team selects a character with unique abilities. Your character starts with almost nothing. Throughout the game, you earn gold, for example, by killing opponents or monsters. You exchange this for items in the shop that make your character more powerful.
New characters are continually introduced into the game, each with their own background story. However, that does not matter for the game itself. I am one of the players who enjoys reading the stories behind the characters. Here and there, there are overlaps, and somehow they all live in the same world – but that can’t be compared to a game where the story is in focus.
And that is what Arcane will finally give you! There is a coherent story that actually makes sense and brings the universe to life. In Arcane, the lore of some characters is changed, which is a good thing. To avoid spoilers, I will not go into detail on that.
But I assure you that the characters remain true to their core. They will be exactly the people you know and love (or hate) from the game. The changes are essential for the story to work.
The story works on its own. Still, I repeatedly found myself exclaiming joyfully when my fan heart was triggered. Every time a new character from League of Legends was recognizable. When suddenly a Poro was sitting in the corner. When Jinx winds up her toy monkey. There are so many moments.
Especially for fans of the game, I particularly recommend the series.
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After the first 4 episodes of Arcane, I want to dive deeper. I followed every storyline and twist with excitement. In some fight scenes, goosebumps even appeared. I want to know how the characters will develop and where their paths will take them.
I’m sure the series will remain at a high level until the end. In the next 3 weeks, 3 new episodes will be released together each time. The first 3 episodes are now available for you on Netflix. In total, we will have 9 episodes – and I can’t imagine that this will be the end if the series is a success.
The universe of League of Legends is gigantic and Arcane has only covered two regions so far. There is still plenty of room for growth, where we can dedicate ourselves to other characters and places.
You will not find a higher quality animated series or a better video game adaptation at this point.
Watch Arcane.
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Call of Duty: Vanguard is not just a pure PvP slaughter. In fact, you can shoot even more enemies in co-op mode and together with 3 friends, annihilate hordes of Nazi zombies. MeinMMO shows you 5 tips on how to stay alive.
The Second World War is the original setting of Call of Duty and with CoD: Vanguard, we go back to this fatal conflict. The Nazis are trying to turn the tide with supernatural forces just before the end of the war – an army of the dead rises.
The Special Force Vanguard cannot allow this, so you set out for Stalingrad to prevent armored Nazi zombies from overrunning Europe. We will show you what to pay attention to at the start with 5 tips.
1. Assemble your loadout thoughtfully
Before starting the first round, assemble a loadout. If you haven’t played Vanguard yet and want to try the zombie mode first, you will unlock loadout adjustments at account level. Under the menu point “Weapons” and then “Equipment,” you can find the loadouts and choose a weapon and a demonic ability.
Which weapon should I take? Shotguns are incredibly strong in the zombie mode. You deal a lot of damage and are specialized for close combat. If a few rude undead are getting too close for comfort, you always have enough kick in the barrel to clear the enemies out of the way.
Weapons in zombie mode: Shotguns
Level 4: Unicorn with rotating cylinder
Level 14: Combat shotgun
If you are still very new to the game, go for the Unicorn, the first shotgun. However, the best shotgun for zombie mode is unlocked only at level 14: Then switch directly to the combat shotgun.
Which ability should I take? Overall, you can choose from 4 active abilities, of which we recommend 2 for beginners:
Offensive: Fire Ring
Defensive: Aether Veil
Choose according to your preferences. The Fire Ring creates a zone that boosts your damage while you are standing in the zone. The Aether Veil hides you for 5 seconds, and no zombie can detect or pursue you. Damage or protection – you have the choice.
2. Upgrade your equipment, even if it’s expensive
In your command center in Stalingrad, there are several “workshops” where you can upgrade your combat power. We would especially like to recommend 2 specific upgrades for the first rounds:
Purchase with essence: Pack-a-Punch upgrade
Purchase with scrap: Armor
The first few rounds are hardly worth mentioning in terms of difficulty. You can breeze through the missions and already collect a respectable amount of materials. You get essence from kills or mission completions, while scrap mostly drops from enemies.
However, don’t spend your savings immediately, but quickly get weapon upgrades and armor. Both are extremely useful because your weapons become much better, and you can refill armor if you have taken a few hits.
If you get the Pack-a-Punch upgrade for a shotgun, not only does the damage increase, but the magazines are also significantly larger, and you reload several rounds at once.
Other equipment like grenades, perks, or killstreaks become increasingly important with higher round numbers, but at the beginning, focus on your weapons and the armor.
If you enjoy taking chances, try the Mystery Box and hope for weapons that already have a Pack-a-Punch upgrade. In higher rounds, the chance for stronger weapons with the box increases.
Pack-a-Punch boosts your offense.
Armor boosts your defense.
And the Mystery Box spits out random weapons.
3. Explore the Command Center
After you complete a mission, the area of your command center expands. Don’t jump directly into the next portal, but run around the area a bit, look for opportunities to interact, and watch for the demonic fountains.
After the first few portals, you will find these fountains in the unlocked areas and can pick up a free perk that grants passive bonuses:
Fiendish Fortitude – Increased health
Diabolical Damage – More critical damage
Venomous Vigor – Improved regeneration rate
Demonic Frenzy – Higher reload speed
Aethereal Haste – Faster movement speed
If you later collect more essence and want an upgrade, you can enhance the bonuses according to your playstyle. But you should always take the first perk immediately, as it costs nothing.
As you stroll through the center, keep an eye out for glowing crystals on the ground. These can be shot to give you resources.
A sip of demonic wickedness makes you stronger.
4. Use the sacrificial hearts wisely
A new currency in the zombie mode of Vanguard is the sacrificial hearts. You receive them upon completing missions and at the “Altar of Alliances” you forge demonic alliances and benefit from strong, passive bonuses:
Bloodlust: Melle attacks deal more damage and heal
Resurrectionist: Revive allies faster
Brain Rot: Chance that enemies become allies
Cryofreeze: Can slow down enemies
Death Blow: Kills with critical hits reload bullets
Ammo Gremlin: The unselected weapon regenerates ammunition
Dead Accurate: If you hit an enemy multiple times, the damage on that enemy increases
Splatterfest: Enemies killed with explosions can explode
Unholy Ground: Deal more damage while standing still
Cull the Weak: More damage to stunned or slowed enemies
Mother Lode: Chance that used equipment is not consumed
However, the “alliances” you are offered are always randomly selected. So, you can roughly make a plan of what kind of bonus you want, but no specific build. After each mission, the offer changes, and you get access to other and later stronger versions of the bonuses.
So choose wisely, and especially in the beginning, save your sacrificial hearts. Maybe it’s better to wait for a high-level bonus instead of buying the normal and weaker versions.
After each completed mission, you randomly get new options.
5. Stay calm!
In conclusion, we want to give you perhaps the most important tip in zombie mode: Stay calm and keep control.
The higher the rounds, the more chaotic the fights become, and if you can’t land the critical headshot at a crucial moment, you are out of the game. So instead of mindlessly spraying into the crowd – maybe use your “Aether Veil,” sneak behind the enemies, and take another lap around the map to get some peace.
Take your time, take an extra round if necessary, and always have a plan B ready. This could be a Monkey Bomb that distracts a horde and buys you time or simply an escape route to have room to breathe at any time. Don’t play reactively, but proactively.
The zombie mode of Vanguard is a unique co-op experience with a lot of rotten flesh and a demonic story. You experience how the zombies find their way into our world and with it the beginning of a story with which Call of Duty was able to build its own zombie community.
The first zombie experience of Vanguard, “The Beginning,” plays out differently than in previous installments and tries out a lot of new things. If you want to take a look at the round-based system of the predecessor Cold War, check out our guide to level “The Machine”: CoD Cold War: Beginner’s Guide for Zombies – How to succeed in your first rounds
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November brings us two shooter highlights with CoD: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042. But there is also something new for fans of MMORPGs and even strategy games. We from MeinMMO present you the most important MMOs and online games that might interest you in November.
How was this list created? In the list, you will find selected online games that you can experience together with friends or total strangers. All titles listed here either celebrate their release in November or receive such a large update that you should definitely take a look.
The list was compiled by MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch in collaboration with the entire editorial team. We present to you the individual games and their highlights in November in more detail.
Genre: Shooter | Developer: Sledgehammer Games | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: November 5, 2021 | Model: Buy-to-Play
What kind of game is this?Call of Duty: Vanguard is the latest installment in the shooter series, which will celebrate its release in November. The focus of the game is World War II.
Planned locations include the Western Front in France, the Eastern Front in Russia, and the Pacific Front. There, you can expect action-packed battles in the typical Call of Duty style.
Those who are only active in Call of Duty: Warzone can also look forward to this. Because the new shooter will bring adjustments to the Free2Play mode, including a polished graphics engine, a new map, and adjusted weapons.
The highlights of CoD: Vanguard
Visually, CoD: Vanguard makes a really good impression. But there are also some highlights off the battlefield:
As usual, the shooter offers 6v6 modes, as well as a 2vs2/3vs3 gunfight mode
The gunsmith feature from Modern Warfare will also return
Vanguard will receive numerous new weapons
The Warzone will be revamped and the content from Vanguard will be integrated into the Free2Play game
An overview of the info known so far about the shooter can be found in this video:
Who is CoD: Vanguard interesting for in November?
On November 5, Vanguard will be officially released, and fans of the series can go wild in the shooter. The nice thing is that especially at the beginning, there will be no weapon meta, and you can experiment and must.
Generally, the time around the release is always the best since everything is new and you can discover a lot. This is also true for fans of Warzone, who can expect some innovations.
CoD: Vanguard is aimed at multiplayer players who are keen on action-packed battles and the setting of World War II.
We from MeinMMO will closely accompany the release of CoD: Vanguard and keep you updated with guides.
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To start with Call of Duty: Vanguard, MeinMMO presents you the 3 best loadouts that you can use in your first hours of gameplay. With these classes, you will shine as an all-rounder, in close combat, or as a sniper.
Who are these loadouts for? This guide is for everyone who needs tips for their class setups in CoD Vanguard. To make it easier for beginners, the selection is limited to the tools that are unlocked by level 20. However, these loadouts are also a strong choice at the highest level.
What about weapon attachments? The recommendations for weapon attachments should be understood as long-term goals to improve the weapon with ascending levels. In the meantime, use the listed attachments that you already have, and choose the rest based on your preferences.
With one click, you can get to your desired loadout:
Update November 12: There are some OP weapons in Vanguard after release that you should check out. More information can be found in our list of the best weapons from Vanguard.
1. The Allrounder Setup
With this loadout, you are equipped for any situation in Vanguard. While you don’t dominate a specific niche, you are an important part of the team. With this loadout, your job is to capture and defend zones.
Primary Weapon: STG44
Weapon Attachments:
Muzzle: Accord Muzzle Brake
Barrel: VDD 760mm 05B
Optic: Slate Reflector
Stock: VDD 27 Precision
Underbarrel: M1930 Strife Angled
Magazine: –
Ammo Type: Subsonic
Grip: Grooved Grip
Perk: Vital
Kit: Fully Loaded
Why this weapon? The first assault rifle unlocked embodies the versatility aimed for with the loadout. The STG44 is controllable and has respectable damage values. It’s never the best weapon for extreme situations, but always a good choice. Vital is a must with the STG44 when unlocked.
A good alternative: Players with good aim should consider the ITRA Burst as an alternative. This burst fire rifle can kill enemies with just one shot even at greater distances, as long as they aim for the upper body and head. Even in hip fire, this weapon is better than one might think.
Secondary Weapon: Ratt
Why the Ratt? The Ratt is a surprisingly powerful secondary weapon. With its high damage and fast fire rate, it can easily take out enemies when there is not enough time to reload the STG44. The biggest downside of the Ratt is its small magazine, but you can still take out two enemies in a row without trouble.
Perks:
Blue: Enhanced
Red: Alert
Yellow: Sprint Speed
Why these perks? These perks help in capturing and then holding a strong position. With Sprint Speed, you can utilize tactical sprint longer and run faster while crouching. This makes it easier to aggressively approach enemies or quickly take cover.
Enhanced ensures that grenades do not immediately force you out of your captured position. With Alert, you have a kind of “sixth sense” since your screen edge pulses yellow, indicating if you are being looked at by an enemy. Since you know where the enemy is, you are better prepared for flanking enemies.
Equipment:
Primary: MK2 Frag Grenade
Tactical: Smoke Grenade
That’s why we recommend this equipment: The frag grenade is versatile with a large throwing range. It can put defensive enemies under pressure, temporarily block pathways for aggressive flankers, or smoke out snipers. The smoke grenade helps you to capture and defend points.
Field Equipment: Supply Box
Why Supply Box? Since you can hold your own against enemies at any distance, you will also burn through a lot of ammunition. The supply box helps refresh your magazines when your reserves run low. The supply box also gives you new smoke grenades, which can be immensely important. However, make sure to place the supply box far away from you: it will explode when shot.
Killstreaks:
Spotting (3 kills)
Glide Bomb (5 kills)
Bombardment (7 kills)
Why this selection? We recommend killstreaks for beginners that require fewer kills. This increases the likelihood that you will get them and help the team. Spotting is fantastic when you are flanked or defending your zone on patrol. Glide Bomb and Bombardment are used to kill enemies at an attack target or drive them away from there.
A good alternative: Players who feel more confident can replace Bombardment with Flame Naut. This is perfect for capturing and defending zones, as you can take much more damage and roast your opponents in rows with a powerful flamethrower.
2. The Submachine Gun Loadout for Close Combat
With this loadout, the motto is: Aggression and mobility – non-stop. Your job is to aggressively flank the enemy, dart around, and create chaos. The more enemies you can sneak up on, the better you’re doing your job.
Weapon: MP 40
Weapon Attachments:
Muzzle: Marauder Fire Muzzle Break
Barrel: VDD 189mm Short Barrel
Optic: Nydar Model 47
Stock: Krausnick 33M Folding Frame
Underbarrel: SMLE Pistol Grip
Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 32 Round Magazine
Ammo Type: Subsonic
Grip: Leather Grip
Perk: Steady or Steel Nerves
Kit: Fully Loaded
Why this weapon? The MP 40 is the first submachine gun available, and it is a monster. Because it is lethal in close combat and flexible enough to be strong at distances, the MP 40 is a good choice for almost any map.
Good alternatives: The M1928 is a strong alternative for those who need more ammunition and can handle greater recoil. The famous Tommy Gun comes standard with its iconic drum magazine holding 50 rounds. However, due to its high recoil, it is less flexible than the MP 40.
Owners of the Ultimate Edition can also use the Type 100 early thanks to the blueprint for the Thunder Skull. This weapon excels at greater distances than the MP 40 or M1928 due to its high precision and low recoil.
Secondary Weapon: Ratt
Why the Ratt? Even with the MP 40, the Ratt is a strong choice. Since the magazine of the MP 40 is smaller than other submachine guns, a good secondary weapon is even more important.
Perks:
Blue: Enhanced or Ninja
Red: Tracker
Yellow: Sprint Speed
Why these perks? The blue perk can be either Enhanced or Ninja. Enhanced is especially useful because it allows your health regeneration to start faster after taking explosive damage. Ninja makes you quieter and thus better than Infiltrator; however, you can also get the effect through Dead Silence. Choose based on your needs.
Tracker gives you lots of information about the position of your enemies. It is also excellent for staying a step ahead of campers.
Equipment:
Primary: MK2 Frag Grenade
Tactical: Stun Grenade No. 69
That’s why we recommend this equipment: The stun grenade is a potent weapon combined with your aggressiveness and the information from Tracker. This makes it easy to smoke out campers and snipers.
Field Equipment: Dead Silence
What makes Dead Silence good? As long as Dead Silence is active, you have the effect of the two strong blue perks Ninja and Ghost active. This allows you to use another blue perk if you want. You activate Dead Silence when, for example, you are flanking a sniper or when the enemy activates a spy plane.
Killstreaks:
Spotting (3 kills)
Glide Bomb (5 kills)
Bombardment (7 kills)
Why this selection? Here the same reasons apply as with the STG44 loadout: these killstreaks help the lone wolf and the entire team, are realistic to get, and are universally strong.
3. The Best Sniper Class for Beginners
“One Shot, One Kill”: Players who love to be precise and drive enemies to frustration thrive in the sniper role. This role has always been loved and feared in Call of Duty, and Vanguard is no exception. With this loadout, you will become a threat in every match as long as you hit.
Primary Weapon: Type 99
Weapon Attachments:
Muzzle: F8 Stabilizer
Barrel: Sakura 776MM
Optic: –
Stock: Warubachi Type 40
Underbarrel: Bayonet
Magazine: –
Ammo Type: Extended
Grip: Leather Grip
Perk: Focus
Kit: Hit Distance
What makes this weapon strong? Unfortunately, only one sniper rifle is available until level 20. However, that is not a problem at all, because the Type 99 is a strong choice.
As long as you use normal ammunition, you must hit the head or chest to kill. Thus, there is a risk that one shot may not be enough, but conversely, it boasts comparatively high mobility and a high rate of fire. The bayonet helps if you get forced into close combat.
An alternative before level 20: Without unlocked second options, a creative solution is needed, and that is the M1 Garand. While it is a DMR and not a sniper rifle, it is a good alternative for players who want to take on a sniper role but want to be able to defend themselves better in close combat during the first hours of gameplay.
Secondary Weapon: Ratt or Break Action
Why these weapons? Even in the third loadout, the Ratt is an excellent choice and can easily help in close combat. However, if you want to achieve deadly precision with your secondary weapon as well, you can live out cowboy fantasies with the revolver.
Perks:
Blue: Will to Survive
Red: Alert
Yellow: Demolition
Why these perks? Your enemies will try to make your life difficult with stun and gas grenades. Will to Survive helps out. Alert warns you of sneaking enemies, and with Demolition, you not only have two throwing knives available, but thanks to the displayed flight curve, you can hit with them more easily.
Equipment:
Primary: Throwing Knife
Tactical: Smoke Grenade
That’s why we recommend this equipment: The throwing knife can be used for clip-perfect kills with Demolition, but is primarily for quick defense against flankers suddenly standing behind you. The smoke grenade helps you take positions or escape safely when things get tricky.
Field Equipment: Supply Box
How the Supply Box helps: The supply box refreshes your ammunition reserves so that you can continue working on your killstreaks.
Killstreaks:
Spotting (3 kills)
Glide Bomb (5 kills)
Attack Dogs (10 kills)
Why this selection? Since you should play passively as a sniper, we can also take a higher killstreak here. The attack dogs hunt enemies for you while you can continue to take out enemies from your sniper nest.
How exactly the weapon meta in Vanguard will develop can’t be estimated so early. However, due to the versatility of the presented loadouts, they should still be strong options even in later seasons. Our suggestions can already be adjusted to personal needs.
What do your beginner loadouts look like? Have you significantly changed your classes with the larger selection? And what playstyle do you prefer? We look forward to your opinions.
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The next patch of World of Warcraft is closer than we thought. First information about Patch 9.2 has already been found.
In World of Warcraft, Patch 9.1.5 was just released, bringing numerous improvements to the gameplay. However, the update did not have a lot of new content, which is why many players are already eagerly looking at Patch 9.2.
It was suspected that initial signs of the patch were still far away. However, there is now good news: initial signs of the patch have already been discovered!
What has been discovered? The first encrypted files have already arrived on Blizzard’s Content Delivery Network (CDN). The information has been updated and elevated from Patch 9.1.5 to Patch 9.2. This is an initial indication that the patch may soon arrive in its first version on the PTR.
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When will Patch 9.2 be released? It is still too early to predict a reliable release date. However, considering that major patches are usually tested for 2 to 3 months, one could expect a release no earlier than February 2022. In the worst case, it could also be March or April 2022 – depending on how well the development is progressing.
Until then, WoW players will have to make do with the current content. There are indeed several smaller contents still upcoming, such as the Timewalking: Legion with the Mage Tower, WoW’s birthday event, and the Winter Veil festival – however, none of this is really “fresh” content and is unlikely to last long.
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Is anything coming after Patch 9.2? That is a good question. Usually, a WoW expansion consists of 3 major patches. However, the numerous delays may have led the developers to simply scrap Patch 9.3 or integrate parts of it into Update 9.2. Then Shadowlands could come to a conclusion faster – much like it happened with “Warlords of Draenor”.
At that time, the rushed ending was heavily criticized, but ultimately led to the very popular expansion “Legion.” Whether WoW can pull off this trick again or stick to the plans for Patch 9.3, we will likely find out in the coming months as well.
Because Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has promised that we will learn more about the conclusion of Shadowlands in “not so far off future”.
Are you looking forward to Patch 9.2 and excited about the story? Or are you just hoping that Shadowlands will come to an end soon?
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A new killer in Dead by Daylight gets first teasers. However, the community already knows who the killer will be.
Although Dead by Daylight just released the new survivor Mikaela Reid a few weeks ago, the next DLC is already on the horizon. More and more teasers are being released on Twitter and YouTube.
A first video now reveals the title of the upcoming DLC: ‘Portrait of a Murder’.
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Leak revealed much in advance: As unfortunately a sad tradition with Dead by Daylight, the content of the next update has already been leaked. Early images of the new killer – apparently a rather attractive woman with a dangerous claw-hand – are already circulating, as well as images of the new survivor.
The killer has a strong connection to crows, which also keep appearing in the teaser images. There also seems to be a connection to the organization ‘The Black Vale’. This is a secret cult in the story of Dead by Daylight that attempts to elevate humanity to the next level of being while performing occult rituals – in multiple dimensions.
The teaser was posted on Twitter with the addition “Ink dries faster than blood” – which could suggest that the chapter has something to do with images.
A leak had already shown this killer.
The title is ambiguous: For German horror fans, the ambiguity of the title may somewhat go unnoticed. Because ‘A Portrait of a Murder’ is ambiguous in the English language, especially in connection with the crow theme. It could be literally translated as ‘The Portrait of a Murder’, but also as ‘The Portrait of a Flock’ – as a ‘Murder of Crows’ is a ‘flock of crows’.
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What can the new killer do? This remains unknown. Neither have the three standalone perks of the lady been leaked, nor is there clarity about her ability. Due to the whole crow theme, it is to be expected that crows will be a certain part of her capability. After all, crows are present on every map of Dead by Daylight and thus an important, albeit often overlooked, gameplay element.
Crows react to movements of killers and survivors in Dead by Daylight and then fly away. This can be seen from a distance and reveals to attentive players where other characters are located.
As soon as the killer lady is playable on the PTB (Public Test Build), we will of course report on her abilities. This should be early next week.
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Call of Duty: Vanguard has not been on the market for long and slowly it is becoming clear which weapons and equipment are strong. One attachment, however, exaggerates a bit after the release and gives 3 weapons an advantage over the competition.
Which attachment is it? It is the attachment “Vital” from the “Perk” category. In Call of Duty: Vanguard, you can equip up to 10 attachments on your weapons, and with the Perk attachments you receive passive bonuses like faster reloading or increased flinch resistance when hit by enemy bullets.
Vital offers you an exciting property that turns out to be too strong after the release: The hit zone for headshots expands, and you also deal full headshot damage to the chest area.
Which weapons benefit from this? The attachment is only available for a handful of weapons, including some sniper rifles and marksman rifles. However, two assault rifles and a submachine gun also have the attachment in the lineup:
Assault rifle: StG 44
Assault rifle: Itra Burst
Submachine gun: Type 100
And here the problems start. Because while you have only moderate advantages with the long-range rifles, Vital gives you a significant advantage with these three weapons, which is currently “overpowered”.
With the OP attachment, you reduce your required shots for a kill just by hitting the chest, and especially the StG 44 stands out from the competitors in its weapon class. The StG is considered one of the strongest weapons after launch even without “Vital”.
Why is this so strong? On one hand, because the headshot multiplier in Vanguard is comparatively high. Players with a high headshot percentage have an optimal playground in Vanguard.
On the other hand, because chest hits are quite easy to achieve. This is the area most players aim for with their bullets and where they also land hits.
With all 3 weapons, you thus reduce the time-to-kill with just one chest hit and don’t even have to aim for the head. It doesn’t even matter how the other hits land, as long as one hits the chest:
TTK with a chest hit – First damage area
StG 44 without Vital: 4 shots / 300 milliseconds
StG 44 with Vital: 3 shots / 200 milliseconds
Type 100 without Vital: 5 shots / 320 milliseconds
Type 100 with Vital: 4 shots / 240 milliseconds
With the Type 100, the time-to-kill even drops to 160 milliseconds if you hit 3 bullets in the chest. Overall, this makes the SMG very strong and likely even the best weapon in its class. However, the Type 100 is more specialized for control and thus does not immediately outshine everything else in damage.
With the Itra Burst, you actually need to hit all 4 bullets from the burst for a kill. However, due to the “vital” chest hit, only 3 bullets from the burst are sufficient. While you do not reduce the time-to-kill, you increase the chance to send enemies directly back to spawn with the first burst.
If you want to see a quick analysis of the OP attachment, we embed the English video from CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” here:
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Will this stay the same? Especially the StG 44 stands out from its competition due to the advantages of “Vital” and is therefore too strong. It is very likely that adjustments will be made, and with the first balance patch, the “fun” could be over. Since you only unlock the attachment relatively late, you need to grind the weapon a bit to benefit from “Vital”.
In Diablo 3 players are currently testing the new patch 2.7.2 on the test servers (PTR). Initial testers are now showing how powerful the new soul shards are that you can install in weapons and head armor. Due to the drastic bonuses that the soul stones currently provide, the endgame dungeons are a piece of cake, according to the community.
What is the season theme of Season 25? Blizzard is introducing soul stones to Diablo 3 in Season 25. The new patch 2.7.2, which brings these changes, is currently being tested on the test servers. In total, there are seven soul stones, each of which can have three different versions and many different stats.
You can equip a maximum of two soul stones at the same time: one in the head armor and one in a weapon. How strong the bonuses are has become clear to some testers now. Players say: Speedruns in the highest levels of the endgame dungeons (Greater Rifts) will become the norm. Even though they are supposed to be “difficult.”
All soul stones from Season 25 and their bonuses
What you need to know: Each of the soul stones comes in different variants. In addition, there are stats that are also rolled randomly. So you do not receive a soul stone and have it in its only version, but you have to collect many of them to get a perfect one.
Each soul stone can be upgraded three times. At level 0, no bonuses are unlocked. At level 1, all bonuses are unlocked that would offer you flawless royal gems (all gems at once). Thus, one of the soul stones at level 1 in a weapon or head is already better than normal gems that you could socket in.
At level 2 and level 3, even stronger bonuses are added. You can upgrade the stones with Hellforge Embers. This resource drops for you in the game.
Reddit user gamingryan took the effort to screenshot the bonuses of the stones. In the gallery, we give you an insight into the soul stones (via reddit.com).
“Much more OP than Ethereals”
This is how the community reacts: On reddit, the new content of Season 25 in Diablo 3 is being discussed. It is particularly noticeable that the balancing does not yet meet the players’ expectations. Some bonuses would be very powerful, while others fall completely short.
“They are VERY poorly balanced. We will see how they change the numbers in the next updates,” writes patrincs.
“Honestly, I am looking forward to it. The random legendary powers on the Ethereals have made random affixes appealing to me. And I like that you give up something with each of the stones, but also get more power,” explains Reply_or_Not
“The shit is even more OP than Ethereal wtf. There may be massive changes before this goes live, but that is dumb. I think from now on GR 150 solo is the norm,” suspects taeyeon_loveofmylife.
piiees adds: “with these values, 4-player speedruns of the 150 rifts in 2 to 3 minutes will be the norm […]”
User piiees sums it up even more precisely: “Wow, each shard has multiple possible effects. I thought they would each have a fixed way to go, so this opens up a lot more theory-crafting possibilities. There are a lot of crazy potential buff combinations here. Especially the first combination of the “Dreg of Lies” for a supporter focusing on crit in their build. They can spread a 66% damage debuff to all enemies and thus make the whole team three times as tough (assuming that the buff is 100% active by critically hitting all enemies at least once every 5 seconds). […]”
Thus, many strong combinations arise with the new soul shards, which will greatly buff solo players and groups in the new Season 25. However, there remains the chance that Blizzard will tone down the values of the soul shards and the effects will not be as enormous.
On a positive note, you do not have to discard the soul shards at rank 3 if they are not rolled to your liking. You can treat them in Kanai’s Cube with the recipe for Caldesann’s Despair like a legendary gem of level 125 and improve your ancient gear.
What do you think of the new season theme from the first impression?
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With Intel’s latest processor “Alder Lake”, some games are currently crashing. The culprit is the software Denuvo, which is reportedly not compatible with the new processor. MeinMMO explains what it’s all about.
However, with each release, there are often bugs and problems, and Intel’s Alder Lake is no exception. By now, Intel itself has also confirmed that many games crash with the new CPU. The reason for this is indeed a peculiarity of Alder Lake.
New architecture of Alder Lake causes issues with games
What is special about Alder Lake? Intel is using a new architecture in its new Alder Lake processors. The processors consist of two types of computing cores:
Efficiency cores are used when you are on the desktop or using less demanding applications.
The performance cores are activated once you start games that require significant performance.
But these different cores are precisely what causes crashes in some games. The issue is a copy protection or anti-tamper software that does not work well with Alder Lake.
What is Denuvo? Denuvo is an anti-tamper software designed to prevent protected data from being altered. It is intended, among other things, to protect the actual copy protection from being cracked. Among gamers, there is discussion about the extent to which Denuvo affects system performance.
This is behind the crashes: Denuvo’s DRM software mistakenly assumes that the different cores are different computers. As soon as Denuvo detects that the game uses different cores, the game is forcibly shut down because Denuvo believes that two computers are using the same license key. This has been reported by testers from PCMag (via PCMag.com).
Here’s what you can do about the crashes: There are already tricks available that can help you work around the issues if you already own an Alder Lake CPU.
On one hand, you can enable the “Legacy Game Mode” in the BIOS. This disables the efficiency cores. This prevents different cores from being active in the game. However, this is not a permanent solution, as you will have to sacrifice performance. On some motherboards, the “Legacy Game Mode” will only be available with a new BIOS update.
For some users, upgrading the operating system from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has been helpful. Some games currently do not work under Windows 10 with Alder Lake.
Intel has already stated that it plans to address some issues with the upcoming Windows update in mid-November. If you don’t want to deal with such tricks, just wait for the next Windows update.
These games currently do not work with Intel’s latest processor
Intel has now published an official list of games that do not currently work (as of November 6, 2021) (via intel.com). We present the list here. Should anything change, we will update the list for you.
For better clarity, we have hidden the lists with the games in two spoilers.
Incompatible games under Windows 11
Anthem
Bravely Default 2
Fishing Sim World
Football Manager 2019
Football Manager Touch 2019
Football Manager 2020
Football Manager Touch 2020
Legend of Mana
Mortal Kombat 11
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2
Warhammer I
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Far Cry Primal
Fernbus Simulator
For Honor
Lost in Random
Madden 22
Maneater
Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit Remastered
Sea of Solitude
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Tourist Bus Simulator
Maneater
The following games are reported not to work with Windows 10. However, an upgrade to Windows 11 is expected to resolve these issues.
Incompatible games under Windows 10
Ace Combat 7
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Code Vein
eFootball 2021
F1 2019
Far Cry New Dawn
FIFA 19
FIFA 20
Football Manager 2021
Football Manager Touch 2021
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Just Cause 4
Life is Strange 2
Madden 21
Monopoly Plus
Need For Speed Heat
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shinobi Striker
Soulcalibur VI
Starlink
Team Sonic Racing
Total War Saga – Three Kingdoms
Train Sim World
Train Sim World 2
Wolfenstein Youngblood
What do you think? Have you already purchased a new Intel processor or would you rather wait until all the “teething problems” have been resolved? Let us know in the comments what you think about it.
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Call of Duty: Vanguard supports crossplay again, allowing for seamless gameplay between PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Series X/S. This means you can play Vanguard with all your friends, regardless of which platform they are playing on. MeinMMO shows you how to do it.
What is crossplay? Thanks to crossplay, you can play your games together with friends, regardless of the platform each person uses. So you can game as a PC player alongside those on Xbox or PlayStation – or vice versa.
Vanguard also supports crossplay as expected. Crossplay works here in all multiplayer modes and also in Zombies.
All about crossplay in CoD Vanguard
How to enable crossplay? Crossplay is already enabled by default. However, you can deactivate it in the settings or reactivate it there as well.
This is how you disable crossplay: Open the settings and go to the “Account & Network” section. Just above the first option, you can disable crossplay. This applies to all modes where crossplay would otherwise be active until you reactivate it.
With Vanguard, disabling it also works for the first time on PC and Xbox.
What are the downsides if I disable crossplay? If you disable crossplay, you can only play with friends who use the same platform. Matchmaking can also take longer this way. Without crossplay, lobbies are filled only with other players from the same online network (battle.net on PC, Playstation Network, or Xbox Network).
Cross-gen is always supported: This means that even without crossplay, PS4 and PS5 players can play together. This also applies to Xbox players on their last-gen or next-gen console.
You don’t have to take any special steps to play cross-gen with friends. Just use the party functions on PlayStation or Xbox as usual.
This is how you play with friends via crossplay: For this, you need an account at Activision (via callofduty.com). With this, you can invite your friends. Here’s how:
You need to open the social menu from the multiplayer or zombies menu.
PC players click on “Social” in the upper right corner of the screen or press F1.
PlayStation players reach the menu with Triangle.
Xbox players press the Y button.
Select the “Add Activision Friends” option.
Search for your friends from the desired network.
To find out your Activision ID, look for the “Activision Account” option at the bottom of the screen.
Then you can send the friend request. Your friend will see this request in their social menu.
Once you’re connected, you can invite each other and join your lobbies.
This is how cross-progression works in CoD Vanguard
As with the last “Call of Duty” games, Vanguard supports cross-progression, also known as cross-save. This means that your progress on one platform automatically applies to other versions of the game.
How exactly does cross-progression work? We explain this with the example of PlayStation 4: You have Vanguard on PS4 and are playing it well. In a few weeks, however, a PS5 will be under the Christmas tree.
You can then continue playing Vanguard on the PS5 with exactly the progress you earned on the PS4. All weapons, attachments, camos, and battle pass levels that you have unlocked are present on the PS5 just as they are on the PS4. Thanks to the next-gen upgrade, you do not have to buy Vanguard again completely for PS5.
Cross-progression works across all platforms: Even if you have Vanguard on both PC and a console, your progress remains. This applies even if you play the game on Xbox and PlayStation. No matter where you play – you always have your progress.
With the Prime Mini, manufacturer SteelSeries has launched a particularly small and lightweight mouse. Weighing only 61 grams, this little rodent has been tested by MeinMMO, revealing how good the device actually is.
The most important points at a glance:
The Prime Mini is a wired, right-handed gaming mouse.
The price for the gaming mouse is 69.99 euros.
In the test, the mouse proves to be a successful lightweight for people with small hands. Gamers with large hands may not be entirely happy.
Which gaming mouse is it? The SteelSeries Prime Mini is a small, lightweight gaming mouse from SteelSeries. The mouse is available in both wired and wireless variants. The Prime Mini is the smaller version of the standard SteelSeries Prime.
How did we test? We thoroughly tested the gaming mouse for 6 weeks on a Windows PC. During this time, we primarily played shooters like Apex Legends with the mouse. No issues arose during this period.
Features and technical details:
Sensor
TrueMove Pro
Resolution
Up to 18,000 DPI
Switches
Magnetic-Optical switches, 100 million clicks
Buttons
5
Design
Black mouse with adjustable RGB lighting on the scroll wheel
Gliding feet
3
Cable
2.08 m
Weight
61 grams
Price (MSRP)
79.99 euros / 149.99 euros (Wireless)
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SteelSeries Prime Mini in detail
In the following section, we present the gaming mouse in detail. We focus on the following aspects:
Package contents
Design and construction
Build quality
Software
Afterward, we will explain how the mouse performs in practice. We will discuss the weight, speed, and performance of the little rodent.
Package contents, design, and construction
What does the package include? Besides the mouse, there are USB cables for the mouse and a user manual included in the orange box.
The package contents of the SteelSeries Prime Mini
What does the gaming mouse look like? The mouse is kept in a simple black design and thus resembles other well-known representatives of the genre. Unlike other very lightweight mice, SteelSeries has omitted a hole or honeycomb pattern on the Prime Mini.
Otherwise, the manufacturer’s logo is on the mouse, and the scroll wheel is RGB-lit. The manufacturer has foregone any additional lighting on the Prime Mini. The mouse’s cable is detachable, but our mouse can only be used via cable. The detachable cable is practical for transport.
The SteelSeries Prime Mini from the front
How is the mouse held? The mouse is a right-handed mouse and can only be used by right-handed users. The thumb buttons are only located on the left side of the mouse and are not mirrored. The mouse is particularly aimed at fingertip and claw grip players. Palm grip gamers may find the mouse overall too small.
What we like: The mouse appears well-constructed and feels more premium than comparable competition. Razer’s Viper Mini also weighs 61 grams and is a pure right-handed mouse, but it does not feel as well made as the Prime Mini, and the cable is also non-detachable.
The build quality is overall successful. Shaking the mouse results in virtually no rattling, and despite its low weight, the mouse does not feel fragile.
Different views of the SteelSeries Prime Mini
Software
What we like: SteelSeries uses Engine software for its mouse. Through the software, all settings for the gaming mouse can be adjusted.
What is less successful: SteelSeries wants to offer a complete package for gamers with its Engine. You can not only control your gaming devices like mouse, keyboard, and headset, but you can also save streams and add your games to a library. If you only want to configure your mouse, you need at least three clicks. That is somewhat cumbersome, and we would have preferred one less click.
The software is very comprehensive and offers plenty of additional options beyond hardware
On the next page, we will explain how the Prime Mini performs in practice. We will look at weight, ergonomics, and handling. We will also discuss mouse buttons and scroll wheel.
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MeinMMO summarizes the 5 most important tips that beginners should consider when starting with CoD Vanguard. The high game speed and low time-to-kill even make seasoned CoD veterans sweat. With our tips, you’ll do better.
Who are these tips for? The following tips are primarily aimed at players for whom Vanguard may be their first Call of Duty, maybe even their first shooter. However, advanced players could also find information that helps them adapt more easily to the specific nuances of Vanguard.
Update November 12: There are some OP weapons in Vanguard that you should check out after the release. More information can be found in our list of the best weapons in Vanguard.
What does that mean? In CoD Vanguard, you are not rewarded for camping in a corner. Not only are the maps too open and offer many routes suitable for flanking – players are quick and often move silently. So it’s hard to even know when an opponent stumbles into your camping spot.
Camping players might occasionally kill an inattentive enemy, but they rarely help their team. Moreover, opponents move around the corner faster than a camper can kill them due to high mobility. The starting loadouts also provide strong opportunities to track down campers.
But the opposite is also true: Aggressive players are quick and often move silently, and can use fast gameplay to exploit the many flanking routes to surprise opponents. Especially on maps like Hotel Royale, where many smaller routes intersect, aggressive gameplay can lead to great success. It’s also a lot of fun.
Aggressive players also benefit from the peekers’ advantage. It works in such a way that the running player sees the camper first. Thus, the aggressive player benefits from a different representation of the game figures and the field of vision. More information on this can be found here:
This is what you need to do: Keep moving, help your team, and stay in the action! This makes the gaming experience much more enjoyable, and your teammates will thank you as well.
This is what you need to keep in mind:After sprinting, it always takes a few moments before you can shoot again. This so-called sprint-to-fire time varies depending on the weapon and its attachments. This time is even longer with the faster tactical sprint, which you activate by double-pressing the sprint button. So try to stop your sprint just before a suspected firefight (by aiming your weapon) to be able to shoot as quickly as possible.
2. Mobile Loadouts are Strong
This tip is a logical conclusion from the first one, but in the first hours of the game, it became clear: Mobile loadouts are strong.
Based on the first hours of gameplay, assault rifles are simply too slow to handle aggressive and nimble opponents and loadouts. By the time a player can aim after sprinting with an StG44, they have already been gunned down by a submachine gun.
Our recommendation: Focus primarily on submachine guns and loadouts that make you mobile, especially at the beginning.
Even the MP-40, the first submachine gun available, is a beast in close combat. Thus, it is the perfect complement to the aggressive gameplay that is required. With the right weapon attachments, which all unlock quickly, the MP-40 also proves to be a real all-rounder. With the right barrel, it’s even deadly at longer ranges, while other ammunition types can turn you into an agile close-combat monster.
Even at a low level, the MP-40 is an excellent weapon
Utilize the many options the gunsmith offers and the high flexibility it provides. You can fit up to 10 attachments on your weapons without compromise, equipping them however you like. But don’t forget to always keep an eye on the drawbacks of the attachments.
3. Use the Minimap, but not too much
The minimap is one of your most important tools in CoD Vanguard, but you have to be careful not to get distracted by it. The minimap not only tells you where your teammates are and where to find your mission objectives, it tells you under certain circumstances where the enemies are.
How do I see enemies on the map? With killstreaks (also called Killstreaks), you can make enemies visible on the map. If you have equipped the kill streak ‘Location’, you can use it after making 3 kills without dying. Then, enemies in your vicinity will be displayed on your minimap for a short time.
The killstreak “Spy Plane”, which is unlocked at level 21, requires 4 kills in a row and briefly shows the enemies for the entire team on the minimap.
The perk Radar also allows you to see enemies on the minimap who shoot without suppressors or subsonic ammunition.
The minimap in the top left offers immensely important information
Use this information to your advantage, but try not to become dependent on the minimap. If you play Vanguard and stare too much at the map, you might overlook enemies and be surprised by counters from reveal abilities.
How do I prevent appearing on the minimap? To avoid appearing on the enemy’s map, there are several things you can use. There’s the killstreak “Counter Spy Plane”, which makes the map unusable for enemy players for a limited time.
The perk Ghost always hides you from detections and spy planes as long as you keep moving. With suppressors and subsonic ammunition, you prevent being spotted by enemies using the perk Radar. And the Field Equipment Dead Silence gives you the effect of Ghost and makes your movements quieter. These means are therefore very powerful and should be a high priority in your loadout composition.
4. Pay attention to enemy sounds – and your own
Audio is immensely important: As in every shooter, it is important to pay attention to the sounds in Vanguard. Listening carefully can help determine whether opponents are nearby and where they are. Even if you can’t see them at all. Therefore, we recommend that when playing you use headphones and turn down the in-game music a bit.
These “audio wallhacks” give you huge advantages. They set you even further apart from those many CoD players who listen to loud music while gaming and thus miss all of your movements.
The opposite is also true: Always be aware of how much a potentially present enemy could hear from you when you want to flank. In Vanguard, there are several ways to completely or almost completely suppress your own sounds. These are:
Crouching while running
Moving while aiming down sights
The perk Ninja
The field equipment Dead Silence
With the weapon proficiency Unmarked after a kill
Use these tips to remain undetected and surprise your opponents repeatedly. If you want to improve in the audio area, check out our headset recommendations:
The perhaps most important tip that the least people listen to. If you are not a streamer or pro-gamer, nobody in the world cares about your stats. Whether it’s your K/D (Kill-Death Ratio, your average kills per life), your longest killstreak, or your best weapon. Even your friends’ numbers are not visible to you in Vanguard.
As long as you do not flaunt your stats unsolicited, only you know about them.
Why is this important? Not every player performs best or has the most fun with meta loadouts. So don’t hesitate to try new things or use suboptimal weapons. You can change your settings and try a crazy loadout without any real consequences if it doesn’t work. Maybe you’ll discover your new favorite weapon or improve your gameplay because you found a better mouse sensitivity.
The worst negative consequence of a failed experiment is poor performance in individual matches. In contrast, such experiments can lead to long-term success and longer gaming enjoyment.
Would you add anything to these tips? Did you encounter any major difficulties at the start of Vanguard with something specific? And how do you find the game shortly after release? Let us know in the comments.
In Fortnite, the mechs will soon be unleashed on the island, and apparently, players want that as well. However, many overlook that this creation by Epic Games is a hellish machine. We will show you why this is the case.
What are mechs? These “Transformers” are vehicles that accommodate 2 players. One player takes control of maneuvering while the other handles the guns. The driver can perform long jumps and stomp on nearby enemies or buildings.
The shooter, on the other hand, has two cannons at their disposal. This allows them to act at close or long range. With one cannon, they can fire quick and extremely dangerous shot shells like a shotgun. With the other cannon, they can launch many small rockets, reminiscent of a barrage, at a selected target. This can pierce through cover as if they are made of cotton.
An enticing and brutal device. Soon you will have the chance to step back into this hellish contraption and cause chaos.
You will doom yourselves by donating
What do players say about this? Many players want these things back because they are fun in creative mode. Others say they are enjoyable when used, but unfair when other “non-mech” players have to face them. Surprisingly, however, a large part of the community wants these things back, even though they annoyed many players in the past.
How do I get a mech? Data miners for Fortnite have discovered that in the elections that Shimpanski posts on the billboards, a very specific selection will soon take place. Through gold donations, you can vote for this device.
This monster is a mech
It wouldn’t be such a big deal if the community had rather opted for the Boogie Bombs in the last vote instead of the combat shotgun.
These quirky grenades would have been a great counter against these machines, as after a detonation, the enemy would be forced to dance. During this time, they wouldn’t have the opportunity to attack.
But instead, the combat shotgun was chosen, which, due to its annoying state, actually only deserves a place in the trash.
What is so terrible about the mechs? There are quite a few reasons, but before I start tormenting you with them, take a look at a reddit video from the user u/Leo9991. This funny yet disturbing clip will briefly take you into a world full of destructive mechs:
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Now that you could almost taste the despair, let me explain to you in detail why they are so terrible.
With this vehicle, all other vehicles become useless. Hypex, a well-known leaker, stated that Epic Games has modified the mechs so that they can now move quickly on water as well.
Of course, the B.I.E.S.T does not offer 4 seats for you and your team to zip around the map. However, just one of these monsters on your team is enough to gain a noticeable advantage over other players – without mechs.
These creatures are walking tanks with massive HP. No matter what you are shot with, your opponent has no chance anyway. Just the artillery of such a monster is reason enough to delete Fortnite completely from your hard drive.
No matter what distance you are at, the mech can kill you. If you try to push it, you will either be stomped or filled with bullets from the shotgun.
However, if you are far away, the mech can quickly reach you with its jumps or send its rockets your way. It effectively covers any distance effortlessly. If the elections are coming up soon, you can oppose the implementation unless you want to drive others crazy.
What do you think of this monster? Do you also find them cool and skinned every player back in Season 10 or do you never want to see them again? Let us know!
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The best weapons of Call of Duty: Vanguard at a glance. We show you which weapons are clearly recommended shortly after launch.
What kind of list is this? The latest Call of Duty takes place again during World War II and offers you an arsenal of nearly 40 weapons at release. The selection is vast, making the choice not so easy.
We have looked into which weapons are considered strong shortly after the launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard and incorporated our own experience to provide you with the best weapons after release. We will show you a weapon for close combat, an all-round assault rifle, and a powerful sniper rifle.
However, once players spend more time in Vanguard, the list can change quickly. But for the time shortly after the release, you will do well with our suggestions.
Update November 12: There are some OP weapons in Vanguard that you should check out after release. You can find more information in our list of the best weapons from Vanguard.
Assault Rifle: StG 44 – The weapon for all occasions
What makes the StG 44 strong? The StG is the first assault rifle available to you and is anything but weak. This German assault rifle shines with its high versatility and can assist you in almost all situations in the game. It offers good control, sufficient damage, and an extremely strong attachment.
What is the StG 44 not good at? Due to its versatility, the StG 44 loses effectiveness against specialists. You have little chance against sniper rifles at long range or SMGs in close combat. The StG 44 performs best when you shoot at enemies from the second line, while an ally with a submachine gun applies pressure in front of you.
Vanguard: StG 44 Setup
Muzzle: Accord Muzzle Brake
Barrel: VDD 760mm 05B
Optic: Slate Reflector
Stock: VDD 27 Precision
Underbarrel: M1930 Strife Angled
Magazine: –
Ammo Type: Subsonic
Grip: Grooved Grip
Perk: Vital
Kit: Fully Loaded
Pro
Available right from the start
High versatility
Good damage/control ratio
Contra
Struggles against specialists in close and long range
Submachine Gun: MP40 – High speed, high damage
What makes the MP40 strong? The MP40 also has the advantage of being available right from the start in multiplayer. The submachine gun offers you high damage, good control, and suitable range – just like in the Vanguard beta. With attachments, you can reduce the recoil so much that the MP40 can still get kills at medium distances.
What is the MP40 not good at? Especially while leveling the weapon, the small magazine is an issue, but you can enlarge it later. Make sure you have a ranged weapon in your loadout alongside the MP40 when you are on larger maps. Once the distances to the enemy increase, damage and control suffer.
Muzzle: Marauder Flash Suppressor
Barrel: VDD 189mm Short Barrel
Optic: –
Stock: Krausnick 33M Folding Stock
Underbarrel: SMLE Pistol Grip
Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 32 Round Magazine
Ammo Type: Extended
Grip: Leather Grip
Perk: Unmarked
Kit: Fully Loaded
Pro
Available right from the start
Strong damage with suitable range
Contra
Only fully effective in close combat
Small magazine when leveling
Sniper Rifle: Kar 98k – The optimal mix
What makes the Kar 98k strong? As in Battle Royale Warzone, the Kar 98k also clears the field in Vanguard. In multiplayer, you can take out enemies with a headshot or a hit to the chest. This sniper rifle offers the perfect compromise between speed and damage – the other two sniper rifles are either deadlier but very slow (three-line rifle) or faster but with low damage (Type 99).
What is the Kar 98k not good at? Although the Kar is fast compared to the three-line rifle: compared to an assault rifle, you will fall short when sprinting. With each meter that enemies close in, the Kar becomes less effective and the other weapons gain the advantage. However, you can always rely on your one-shot kills.
Muzzle: Scout Silencer
Barrel: Krausnick Sniper
Optic: –
Stock: Short Stock
Underbarrel: –
Magazine: –
Ammo Type: Subsonic
Grip: Leather Grip
Perk: Ice Cold
Kit: Steady Breath
Pro
One-shot kills to the chest and with headshots
Strong compromise between damage and mobility
Contra
The last sniper rifle to unlock
The closer enemies are, the weaker the sniper becomes
It remains to be seen which firearms will prevail in the weapon meta after a longer playtime. However, our 3 examples have a good chance of ranking at the top of their weapon classes. You can learn how to use the weapons in a loadout in our article: “CoD Vanguard: The 3 Best Loadouts at Launch – Allrounder, Close Combat, Sniper.”
Which weapons did you rely on in your first rounds? Do you have one in mind that you would recommend yourself? Or is there a setup that has worked really well for you? Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.
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The development of World of Warcraft is changing. The WoW chief promises once again: Now there are real, big changes.
No matter how you turn it, World of Warcraft is currently anything but at the peak of its popularity. Shadowlands has developed from a rather solid start into one of the least popular expansions ever within a few months and is at risk of falling behind “Battle for Azeroth”.
Although Patch 9.1.5 brought numerous improvements, those had been requested by players for over a year and, due to the long wait, didn’t receive the positive reception they could have.
Most find the game significantly better after the patch, but wonder why Blizzard keeps making the same mistakes instead of listening to feedback during the beta.
Game Director Ion Hazzikostas specifically addressed this topic in an interview with VentureBeat. He admits mistakes and also explains why it is so difficult to break away from old conventions. What was the perfect response back then might be absolute nonsense today.
The truth is that the way people play the game has changed. What was the right answer for the WoW player base and the game as a whole 15 years ago may no longer be the case today. There is a certain stubbornness, and we hold on to these earlier teachings, some of which are difficult to let go of when your training as a designer and developer of the team has led to these answers being ingrained in you.
With this, Ion Hazzikostas refers to several issues. One of the most prominent was probably the “Conduit Energy.” This was a necessary resource that players needed to switch their current media. Even during the Shadowlands beta, there was a lot of feedback that this only led to frustration and was not an interesting game element.
The community said: “Hey, we think that Conduit Energy will be this frustrating system and not the effects we hope for.” Our intention was similar to the respec costs in WoW Classic, to be a small obstacle that makes you think harder about your decision but never permanently excludes you from something. In practice, however, it became something that players were too bothered by. We heard this from them, and we should have changed our opinion earlier.
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World of Warcraft is not only made for raiders, PvP players, and streamers
Another point Hazzikostas raises is the difficulty of designing World of Warcraft. After all, the MMORPG is not developed for just one or two player groups, but for many different ones – it aims to be an MMORPG for everyone. However, this often leads to problems, as different groups have different perceptions. This was especially evident in the decision that players should not be able to change covenants freely.
What we hear from people who are high-end raiders or completed very high keys [Mythic+] is that the choice of a single covenant and the lack of ability to switch freely was frustrating. We understood that. It was not surprising to us. We knew that if that is your approach to the game, if you are a min-max player, then you always want to be optimal.
But as we said, the design team’s goal was to have a core RPG choice that feels like an important decision to take one path or the other and then experience a different story and different experience.
Over time, we then heard from those who initially liked this choice that this diversity of experience after months of gameplay – after they had seen all stories on twinks – these players also wanted to switch more easily. And that’s where we are now.
Since Patch 9.1.5, players can switch their covenant in World of Warcraft without problems. So you can easily switch between Venthyr, Necrolords, Night Fae, and Kyrians whenever you want or if there are specific advantages in a dungeon.
Hazzikostas also explained that it is not always correct to listen to the “especially visible” players. They are not always the mainstream of the player base.
[In some areas] it’s about observing the WoW player base’s mainstream, a large mass of players and how they develop. Observing how they play the game. What we hear from people who are not just content creators or high-end raiders or PvP players with a very specific playstyle. But one of the challenges in designing WoW is that there are dozens of different playstyles. Many are not as loud or prominently represented.
Something that players also like to forget. It is easy to forget in your own bubble, which consists only of players with the same interests, that there are also other groups. That there are role players who would never step into “Mythic+” or pet battle lovers who have nothing to do with PvE and PvP. That there are casual players who only do a handful of world quests every day and are happy with that.
Players were bored and frustrated with WoW – A change is now supposed to help.
World of Warcraft will change – A promise or a threat?
However, Hazzikostas emphasizes in the interview that Patch 9.1.5 is not a one-off event. It is the beginning of a change in philosophy that they want to carry into the future. They have listened to a lot of feedback and want to change many things in the future and also incorporate them into the basic design.
[…] Patch 9.1.5 is not a one-time thing. It reflects that we are changing many of the philosophies that drive our motivation to design WoW. Many of these things, such as the previously mentioned “Conduit Energy,” are offshoots of teachings we have taken from our predecessors, the founders and leaders of the team, regarding significant decisions about maintaining the meaning of players’ investment time in a character – this has led us to not be so twink-friendly regarding gameplay […]
According to Hazzikostas, Blizzard wants to ensure in the future that playing twinks is more enjoyable. He also mentions a few examples:
Patch 9.1.5 marks the beginning of a change towards more accessibility for alternate characters, more catch-up mechanics, more sensitivity, and respect for players’ time. We are looking at which activities are interesting once or twice, but may be less interesting if done repeatedly. So let’s make sure that they don’t have to do them more often. In contrast to that are the mechanics that belong to the core gameplay cycle, such as dungeons or PvP at max level. Things that players want to do without having to overcome so many hurdles along the way.
This approach motivates how we are going to tackle the next patch for Shadowlands [Patch 9.2], which we will talk about in the not-so-distant future.
All this sounds as if WoW players are finally going to get exactly what they have been demanding for months and years.
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The problem here is: WoW players are familiar with such statements, as they are repeated with every new expansion every two years. It is emphasized again and again that feedback will have a greater impact and that they want to listen more to the wishes of the players – only to be disappointed again.
However, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in its current form seems to have been a wake-up call for the developers. Because no matter how you turn it: The mood in the community has never been as negative as it was before the release of Patch 9.1.5. And even if Hazzikostas emphasizes that they always think about World of Warcraft in large cycles and already envision how the game will look in 5 or 10 years – if the MMORPG fails to engage players in the long term, it is questionable whether there will even be an expansion in 5 or even 10 years.
Nevertheless, one should not forget that World of Warcraft is still a giant in the MMORPG market and at least has a loyal core player base that continues to play even amidst criticism and dissatisfaction. World of Warcraft holds a certain special status and a whole group of players who are not really “gamers” but are exclusively players of World of Warcraft. For many, daily logging into WoW has become a ritual, a part of daily life.
It would be nice if World of Warcraft could retain more players in the coming years who do not belong to this group – simply because it has become a really good game again.
Let’s hope that happens.
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