Diablo Immortal is currently in Closed Beta. Numerous contents are being tested there – including the various game modes. However, you will only see the most interesting of these modes if you belong to the 3 best players in one of the 10 best guilds.
Here, 30 players fight against a single player who has ascended to a massive raid boss (the “Immortal”) and can send his opponents to the afterlife with a single strike.
If the Immortal dies, the 30 players are revived and fight in 10 teams of 3 players in the “Final Battle,” a kind of battle royale, for victory. The leader of the winning team then ascends as the new Immortal – until 30 players attack his throne again.
How does the mode work? In Diablo Immortal, there are essentially 2 factions:
Immortals, who currently represent the protectors of the world
Shadows, who constantly test and attack the Immortals
The Challenge of the Immortal is the climax of the great PvP activity around which everything in Diablo Immortal revolves. It begins once a certain number of “Dark Houses” have accumulated enough points through various activities.
These houses are somewhat like sub-guilds in the clan system of Diablo Immortal. If they progress far enough, the Rite of Exile takes place at a scheduled time. Here, the leaders of the 10 best houses select their 8 strongest fighters.
In 10 teams, the Shadows and Immortals then face off against each other. The 10 8v8 battles take place simultaneously and require the Shadows to escort an NPC through a level to destroy a heart at the end, while the Immortals try to prevent that.
If the Shadows complete more than half of these “payload” missions, the Challenge of the Immortal begins. In the current Closed Beta of Diablo Immortal, the first of these battles has now taken place – however, still against NPCs, as there were no Immortals yet. Consequently, the Immortal dies quite quickly. We have embedded the video of the winning team here for you:
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Why can’t everyone participate? The PvP in Diablo Immortal is purely optional. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to participate. However, it is a major feature of the rich endgame of Diablo Immortal. And even those who want to participate will probably never see these epic modes.
In the trials, it’s about finding the best of the best. Even if you belong to the 8 best players in one of the 10 strongest houses, your leader still has to select you as one of two companions allowed to fight in the challenge in a 3-man team.
However, the PvP also requires a lot of dedication. If the Immortal is not present at the agreed time to fight the 30 Shadows, he automatically loses his position.
Why all of this? The story behind the mode is the actual story of Diablo Immortal. To protect the world, the Immortals were created. But to ensure they are not possessed and corrupted by their power, they must constantly face trials.
That’s why the Shadows attack them time and again – to test whether they are still worthy of being the protectors of the world. If they pass, they remain at the top. If they lose, they get replaced.
Up to 500 Immortals can exist per server, but there can be unlimited Shadows, although only the best can challenge the Immortals.
This is annoying the testers right now: In the current tests, players are primarily annoyed that they have to wait constantly. Players must be present even before starting the Rite so that their team can start on time.
Subsequently, there are also queues to begin the Rite, and even after that, even if all players are present, they must wait 15 minutes to start the challenge – just to have another queue waiting for them right before the battle.
However, the testers are giving diligent feedback, and despite such problems that mainly affect only the best players, Diablo Immortal is currently being received well. Many even say, Immortal plays like Diablo 3 – only better.
The idea of guild battles and the need to help your house earn more points through activities like dungeons or raids strengthens the sense of community. Such communal grinds are usually known from MMORPGs like World of Warcraft (Classic).
Players can also constantly be found in the cities – quite different from Diablo 2 or 3, where you only see other people when you are in a group with them. Diablo Immortal seems to be making an effort to become a real MMO.
The developers are apparently working to tailor the systems exactly to this, as at least the PvP contents show. However, what the team will still do and improve before the release in 2022, we cannot say yet. Especially since Diablo Immortal now has to cope without its original lead producer:
Level 1 to 50: For this range, create 51 silver chains, 51 silver settings, and then 51 amulets with a cut damaged gemstone inside (regardless of whether diamond, topaz, opal, etc.).
You will need the following materials:
2,040 silver ore or 510 silver bars
51 cut damaged gemstones (Tier 2)
Level 50 to 100: For these levels, create 124 silver chains OR 124 silver bands, 124 silver settings, and then 124 amulets OR rings with normal gemstones inside (regardless of whether diamond, topaz, opal, etc.).
You will need the following materials:
4,960 silver ore or 1,240 silver bars
124 gemstones (Tier 3)
Level 100 to 150: For these levels, create 330 silver chains OR 330 silver bands OR 330 silver hooks, 330 silver settings, and then 330 amulets OR rings OR earrings with brilliant gemstones inside (regardless of whether diamond, topaz, opal, etc.).
You will need the following materials:
13,200 silver ore or 3,300 silver bars
330 gemstones (Tier 4)
Level 150 to 200: For these levels, create 681 silver chains OR 681 silver bands OR 681 silver hooks, 681 silver settings, and then 681 amulets OR rings OR earrings with flawless gemstones inside (regardless of whether diamond, topaz, opal, etc.).
You will need the following materials:
27,240 silver ore or 6,810 silver bars
681 gemstones (Tier T5)
Did our guide on jewel crafting help you? Do you have any additional tips on how to quickly get gemstones? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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Since the developers clarified that this also constitutes cheating in their eyes, however, supportive voices have become less frequent.
What do you think of players who resort to such tricks?
The “Stretched Resolution” is a controversial topic in Dead by Daylight. “Cheat!”, some say. “Looks prettier”, others claim.
In Dead by Daylight, minor disputes in the community are just part of the game. People either get upset about too strong killers, too strong survivors, or new bugs. However, one topic keeps coming back. The so-called “Stretched Resolution” is considered a clear cheat.
What is happening in Dead by Daylight? For months, one issue has repeatedly arisen in Dead by Daylight. There are images and recordings of players who apparently have a quite distorted screen resolution. Instead of playing in the usual 16:9 aspect ratio, the game is often shown in peculiar resolutions where the width contains exactly as many pixels as the height – that is, 1:1.
This is made possible by manipulating the game data – these options are not offered by the game itself.
Why is this problematic? The perspective in Dead by Daylight is extremely important as it determines the fairness of the game. What survivors and killers can see is extremely crucial for achieving a good balance. There are many objects in the game that are so tall that survivors cannot look over them – not even from a third-person perspective.
However, if you manipulate the game’s resolution, it becomes child’s play, as the following images show. It is possible to see the killer over objects and thereby always know exactly what they are doing and from which direction they will strike. Two examples illustrate this well. On the left is the image with normal resolution, on the right with “Stretched Resolution”. It is clearly visible that much more can be seen in the right images (Click to enlarge).
Normal resolution …
… and stretched resolution.
Here you can see very little of the killer …
… here significantly more.
Combining this knowledge with a somewhat experienced survivor, the chances for the killer decrease rapidly. Killers can also utilize this manipulation, although the advantage for survivors is significantly greater because killers are trapped in the first-person perspective.
What do the developers say about it? The developers of Dead by Daylight have already stated that such manipulation of the resolution is considered cheating – thus aligning with the opinion of a large part of the community.
Some streamers who have openly played with such manipulation have also been removed from the “Fog Whisperer” program. This is a collaboration with the developers of Dead by Daylight, where streamers are showcased, receive advance information about new content, or get codes to share with their community.
The developers clearly view this behavior as cheating.
Anyone caught manipulating in this way risks their account and thus the achievements and unlocks of many hours of gameplay. It is therefore strongly advised against manipulating the resolution.
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What do the supporters say? However, there are also sporadic players in the forum who defend this “Stretched Resolution”. They claim that the game just looks “nicer” when you can see more. It is also often said that it cannot possibly be cheating since then the developers would have effectively prevented the option.
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Usually, such comments receive many downvotes and reactions claiming that these are just excuses from typical cheaters who would diminish the enjoyment of Dead by Daylight for everyone.
Since the developers clarified that this also constitutes cheating in their eyes, however, supportive voices have become less frequent.
What do you think of players who resort to such tricks?
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In Pokémon GO there are parts 15 and 16 of Misunderstood Mischief starting from November 9. These are the last quests and rewards for the special research with Hoopa.
What are these tasks? In Pokémon GO, the Rocket event “A Long Shadow Returns” started on November 9. Along with this event, parts 15 and 16 of the special research “Misunderstood Mischief” with Hoopa have now been unlocked.
We will show you all tasks and rewards here in the overview.
Misunderstood Mischief 15/16
Task
Reward
Defeat 5 Rocket Grunts
1x Rocket Radar
Defeat 3 Rocket Leaders
1x Super Rocket- Radar
Defeat the Rocket Boss
1x Lucky Egg
Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect their rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Absol, two golden Razz Berries, and 40 Mega Houndoom Energy.
To easily solve the tasks, you just need to follow our guides:
Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect their rewards, you will additionally receive an encounter with Spiritomb, 20 Hoopa Candies, and a Star Piece.
With these two new quest chapters, the research “Misunderstood Mischief” with Hoopa comes to an end. For weeks, the quests and rewards were released only bit by bit. Fast trainers could not rush ahead and complete everything, but were artificially held back.
How did you like this special type of research? Did you think it was good that it was released only piece by piece, or do you prefer the entire research to be available from the start? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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Bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2021 in League of Legends kamen 3 von 4 Teams im Halbfinale aus Korea. Trotzdem soll die SoloQ in Europa eine bessere Erfahrung sein. Das sagt Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, einer der bekanntesten LoL-Spieler der Welt.
Die LoL Worlds 2021 fanden in Island statt. Alle internationalen Teams waren vor Ort und haben dementsprechend auch in der europäischen SoloQ gespielt, um sich fit zu halten.
Nun jedoch kehrten die Spieler in ihre Heimat zurück und Faker, der mit seinem Team T1 im Halbfinale ausschied, war wieder in Korea live und spielte seine ersten Ranked-Matches in der SoloQ. Und genau über die Matches dort regte er sich dann auf.
“8 oder 9 von 10 Spielen sind schon vorab verloren”
Was sagt Faker genau? Er zeigte im Stream eine Match-Historie mit etlichen Niederlagen, die vor allem dadurch entstanden sein sollen, dass Leute AFK gegangen sind. Die Spiele fanden allesamt im Challenger-Bereich statt.
Laut dem Twitter-Nutzer Gatamchun soll Faker folgendes im Stream gesagt haben:
Das Problem ist, die Qualität der SoloQ ist viel schwächer verglichen mit Europa. Hier sind 8 oder 9 von 10 Spielen schon verloren, bevor es losgeht.
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Ist die Qualität wirklich so schlecht? Im reddit wurde die Aussage von Faker heiß diskutiert (via reddit). Hier kommen die Nutzer aber vor allem zu dem Schluss, dass andere Spieler Faker bewusst sabotieren, weil sie seinen Namen kennen.
So soll er in seinen Streams von feindlichen Spielern geganked werden. Zudem gibt es laut den Nutzern im reddit eine Art “Wett-System”, bei dem die Leute bewusst auf Siege und Niederlagen von Faker wetten. Darum kommt es vor, dass Matches auch bewusst von Mitspielern sabotiert werden.
In Europa wiederum stand er nicht so sehr im Rampenlicht und hatte anscheinend eine deutlich bessere Erfahrung mit der SoloQ.
Korea und China sind trotzdem die stärksten Regionen
Wie stark sind die verschiedenen Regionen? Im Allgemeinen gelten Korea und China jedoch als die stärksten Regionen – auch in der SoloQ. Das ist immer wieder ein Diskussionspunkt bei den Teams aus Europa und Amerika.
Rund um das schwache Abschneiden der europäischen und amerikanischen Teams bei den Worlds 2021 erklärte der US-Coach Alfonso „mithy“ Rodríguez, dass beide Regionen im Nachteil seien, weil sie nur gegen sich selbst Trainingsmatches machen.
Die koreanischen und chinesischen Teams wiederum würden oft gegeneinander spielen und sich so auf ein viel höheres Level pushen. Er sieht einen großen Nachteil für die westlichen Regionen:
In our level guide to Vanguard we show you how to quickly reach max level. We provide you with information on quickly leveling up weapons and operators and how your player level increases rapidly.
What does the guide bring you? In Vanguard, there are three different types of experience points. By playing normally, you level up the types anyway, but there are tips on how to reach max levels faster.
Find out here how to accelerate leveling up weapons, your player rank, and operators.
What types of XP are there in Vanguard?
In Call of Duty: Vanguard, there are player XP, weapon XP, and operator XP. With all these experience points, you can level up in their respective category.
Operator XP: With this, you level up the 12 playable operators. With earned XP, you unlock skins, quips, finishing moves, highlight intros, and MVP highlights.
Weapon XP: When you play with a certain weapon, you earn XP for it. This unlocks attachments, kits, and customization options like camos, charms, stickers, and reticles. For some, you also need challenges to unlock the customizations.
Player XP: These experience points increase your level as a player. With this, you then unlock weapons, killstreaks, field upgrades, perks, lethals, and tacticals.
How to level up quickly? By using a weapon in your matches, you increase its level. In the quick search of multiplayer games in Vanguard you can set the player count in Compat Pacing. “Blitz” offers the opportunity to play with 16 to 46 players. Select Blitz to level the weapons, as there you have many targets to shoot at.
Kills in Search and Destroy provide more weapon XP than kills in Team Deathmatches, where eliminations happen fast.
Weapon challenges provide extra XP
There are also weapon challenges that boost your XP. Most of them you will probably complete anyway in the process.
How to level up quickly? To quickly earn XP for an operator, you should tackle their respective challenges. You find the challenges by selecting an operator and then clicking the hotkey for “Bio”.
In the new window, you will find the third tab “Challenges.” Select the tab and see which challenges are currently active for you. There you will also see how many XP they provide.
Depending on the difficulty, you can earn 500 to 2,500 XP per challenge
In the “Bio” tab, you will also find the operator’s favorite weapon. In Polina’s case, it’s the three-line rifle.
If you play with the favorite weapon and the matching operator, you earn double operator XP and additionally more weapon XP.
At level 3, you receive the first additional XP
When leveling up the operators, you will also find XP tokens at certain levels (check this in the bio under “Progress”). At various levels, you receive these XP tokens:
Operator Level 3: 1,500 XP
Operator Level 8: 2,000 XP
Operator Level 13: 2,500 XP
Operator Level 18: 3,000 XP
This is how you quickly level up and unlock operator customizations in Vanguard.
Quickly earn player XP and level up
You should increase your player level in Vanguard to unlock weapons, perks, and further upgrades with it.
In the main menu of multiplayer, Vanguard offers the tab “Challenges.” Tackle the challenges and work through them to earn many experience points. An example is the countermeasure challenges:
Use your XP tokens! In the battle pass, you unlock XP tokens at certain tiers that you can activate. Do this strategically and collect a lot of XP. However, keep in mind that they are only temporarily active, and you need to watch how long they last.
Join a clan. If you are part of a clan and play together with your teammates, you receive a 10% XP boost on weapon XP, operator XP, player XP, and clan XP.
Bonus for PlayStation: If you play Vanguard on PS4 or PS5, you receive various bonuses like XP boosts. There will also be monthly double XP events that are active for 24 hours. Additionally, events for 25% more weapon XP. You can take advantage of this if you play on PlayStation with your friends. These events will be announced separately.
Do you have any more tips for experience points? Write them to us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with the community.
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In Pokémon GO, a special Rocket event started on November 9, 2021, as part of the current Festival of Lights. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at what to expect and will reveal the bonuses available.
As announced by Niantic on their official Pokémon GO blog, a special Rocket event called “A Long Shadow Returns” has started (via pokemongolive.com). Of course, there will be numerous special features related to Team GO Rocket. We will show you what to expect.
When did “A Long Shadow Returns” start? The start of this event section with Team Rocket was on November 9, 2021, at 00:00 local time. However, it is still unknown how long the shadow will linger over the Festival of Lights. As soon as there is more information on this, you will find out here at MeinMMO.
These are the bonuses for the Rocket event
After a somewhat quiet few weeks for Team GO Rocket, they are returning to the Rocket event “A Long Shadow Returns” with a bang. Finally, you can look forward to the return of Giovanni.
Of course, he will bring you a new Shadow Pokémon. The other Rocket bosses Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff have also renewed their teams. We have summarized below which monsters you can expect and what bonuses you can look forward to.
These are the new Pokémon of the Rocket bosses
Giovanni: After several weeks of absence, Giovanni finally returns to Pokémon GO. He will now be using a new legendary Shadow Pokémon: Shadow Lugia. In recent days, there has been much speculation in the community about Giovanni’s return.
The reason for this was the discovery of a new Shadow Pokémon. Many players had wished for Lugia from the game series “Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness” for the Nintendo GameCube. However, Giovanni is returning with the normal, white version of Lugia.
Lugia
Additionally, his mission will also revolve around the mysterious Pokémon Hoopa. It has already been confirmed by Niantic that there will be a second special research involving Hoopa. However, it remains to be seen whether Giovanni will also play a role in this.
Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff: Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff have each sought out a new team. What that will be is still unknown at this time. As soon as there is initial information on this, we will provide you with updates.
A new Shiny
Not only have the Shadow Pokémon of the Rocket bosses changed, but starting tomorrow, you will also encounter a new Shiny in the game. This is the Dark and Flying Pokémon Skallyk.
Skallyk and Grypheldis normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
You can currently find this in the field research breakthrough for the month of November. According to Niantic, it will also be available in field research tasks starting tomorrow. With a bit of luck, you might encounter a shiny version of this bird-like Pokémon. You can recognize it by its pink head and brown plumage.
Bonuses for “A Long Shadow Returns”
In addition to a new Shiny and the changed Shadow Pokémon, there will naturally be one or two bonuses for you. We have summarized below what these bonuses will be:
Members of Team GO Rocket spawn more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons
Forget the Charged Attack Frustration by using a Charged TM
Especially regarding the forgetting of Frustration, several trainers have been waiting for this opportunity, as it has not been available for the past six months. Why this option is so important will be explained in our following article:
What other special features there will be for this event section is currently not known. Should new information arise, you will find out here, on MeinMMO.
What do you think of the Rocket event? Are you excited about Giovanni’s new Pokémon or did you wish for a different monster? Feel free to share your opinion with us on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers about it.
Call of Duty: Vanguard geht bei der Kampagne einen altbekannten Weg und liefert ein Feuerwerk aus trashiger Action und deftigen Klischees. Das wird von der Fachpresse häufig kritisiert. Aber genau deswegen macht das Ding auch MeinMMO-Redakteur Jürgen Horn so viel Spaß!
Wer schreibt hier? Jürgen Horn ist Redakteur und Shooter-Fan bei MeinMMO. Er steht auf gut inszenierte Storys, selbst wenn diese manchmal arg stumpf und klischeehaft daherkommen. Wenn so eine Story gut erzählt ist, ist das laut Jürgen egal, wie abgedroschen der Rest ist. Das trifft auch auf die Kampagne von CoD Vanguard zu, die Jürgen viel besser gefallen hat, als sie eigentlich sollte.
Das hat es mit der Kampagne auf sich: Schaut man sich die Reviews zu der Kampagne von CoD Vanguard an, so sind sich die meisten Autoren einig: Die Story ist nicht originell, vorhersehbar und voller Klischees. Das wird allgemein eher negativ wahrgenommen, wie ihr bei den Reviews auf GameStar (Plus-Artikel), GamePro oder Eurogamer nachlesen könnt.
Ich hingegen feiere die kurze und knackige Story aber gerade deswegen, weil sie so ist, wie sie ist.
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Launige Nazi-Schießbude voller Klischees
So ist die Story aufgebaut: Die Story beginnt damit, dass ich mit den Operators des Elite-Kommando-Team „Vanguard“ gegen Kriegsende einen Zug der Wehrmacht übernehmen soll. Ziel ist am Ende ein U-Boot-Bunker, in dem streng geheime Pläne um das Mysteriöse Projekt „Phoenix“ liegen sollen. Das Projekt soll wohl noch den für die Nazis verlorenen Krieg herumreißen und den Endsieg garantieren. Ehrensache, dass unser Team da was dagegen hat.
Am Ende einer rasanten Schleich- und Baller-Aktion geht die ganze Sache aber gehörig in die Binsen und mein ganzes Team wird von den Nazis gefangen genommen. In der Gefangenschaft entspinnt sich dann eine Rahmenhandlung, in der die Mitglieder von Vanguard nach und nach ihre persönliche Story zum Besten geben.
Zwischendurch gibt es immer wieder gut inszenierte Cut-Scenes, in denen die Pläne der Nazis immer konkretere Gestalt annehmen.
Darum sind Klischees hier cool: Der erste wichtige Charakter, der uns im Spiel begegnet, ist der hundsgemeine SS-General Freisinger, der sich einfach als der perfekte Nazi-Oberbösewicht präsentiert.
Er ist sadistisch, arrogant, rassistisch und fies. So prügelt er beispielsweise unseren ersten Protagonisten am Ende der Cut-Scene brutal mit einem Stuhl zu Tode.
Nazis sind einfach perfekte Bösewichte.
Ja, das ist ein Klischee, das man schon zigmal gesehen hat. Aber es ist ein cooles Klischee, denn Nazi-Schurken geben einfach sehr gute Bösewichte ab. Allein die Uniformen mit den Totenköpfen und Runen hätte sich auch kein Filmdesigner besser ausdenken können.
Dazu kommt später im Spiel noch Freisingers Adjutant Richter, der einen feigen, schleimigen und opportunistischen Speichellecker darstellt und einen guten Kontrapunkt zum eher stoischen Freisinger bietet.
Man hasst Freisinger und Richter schon ab der ersten Minute und freut sich schon auf das große Finale, in dem man dem jeweiligen Bösewicht endlich in seinen Fascho-Arsch treten kann.
Aber auch auf der Seite der Alliierten sind Klischees zuhauf vertreten und meistens passen sie meiner Meinung nach gut in das Gesamtwerk:
In der Story von Polina in Stalingrad trink die Protagonistin erst noch in einer rührseligen Szene Tee mit ihrer Familie, bevor sprichwörtlich ihre Welt zusammenbricht.
Der Australier Riggs und seine „Mates“ sind wilde Rüpel aus dem Outback, die bei jeder Gelegenheit mit ihrem schnöseligen britischen Major aneinandergeraten und am Ende auch noch dessen edlen Flachmann mit Brandy stibitzen.
Das heißblütige US-Pilotenass Wade bombt im Alleingang die halbe japanische Flotte weg und lernt dann nach einer Bruchlandung das harte Leben der Bodentruppen kennen.
Der einfache Sergeant Arthur übernimmt nach dem Tod seines Captains das Kommando über den Trupp und zieht die Mission durch.
All diese Inszenierungen gewinnen freilich keinen Preis für Originalität, denn man hat sie schon zigmal in Filmen wie „Das dreckige Dutzend“ oder “Inglorious Basterds“ gesehen. Aber gerade, weil man die Klischees und Versatzstücke so gut kennt, machen sie Spaß. Gerade so, wie das Lieblingsgericht beim Stamm-Restaurant, das man jedes Mal bestellt, da es einfach schmeckt.
Was sind die Highlights? Einige besondere Leckerbissen der Kampagne bringen mich an berühmte Schauplätze des Krieges. Die Helden des Spiels kämpfen nicht in irgendwelchen unbedeutenden Scharmützeln, sie sind maßgeblich an entscheidenden Szenarien des 2. Weltkriegs beteiligt:
Als Riggs mische ich an der Schlacht um El Alamein mit, der entscheidenden Panzerschlacht im Afrika-Feldzug.
Als Fliegerass Wade brechen wir der japanischen Kriegsmarine in der Schlacht um Midway das Genick.
Arthurs Mission in der Normandie ist kritisch für die Landung der Alliierten am D-Day.
Polinas Jagd auf den deutschen Oberbefehlshaber Steiner führt am Ende zum Sieg der Roten Armee in der Schlacht um Stalingrad.
Gerade das wilde Katz-und-Maus-Spiel am Ende von Polinas Mission ist mir in Erinnerung geblieben. Denn die gefürchtete Scharfschützin hat im Finale nur noch ein einfaches Messer und inmitten eines ruinierten Modehauses muss ich von Versteck zu Versteck huschen, um dem Obernazi am Ende das Messer zwischen die Rippen zu jagen.
All diese Schlachten und Szenarien sind großartig inszeniert und auch hier wissen wir freilich schon zu Beginn, wie es am Ende ausgeht. Aber das tut der großartigen Stimmung keinen Abbruch.
Als Fliegerass Wade muss man nach einer längeren Passage am Boden sich erstmal wieder einen Flieger verdienen.
Was war nicht so toll? Bei all dem Action-Feuerwerk bleibt freilich ein schaler Nachgeschmack, denn der 2. Weltkrieg ist trotz allem ein echter Konflikt gewesen, bei dem Millionen von Menschen ihr Leben verloren.
Außerdem kommen die Deutschen nicht gut weg, es handelt sich entweder um brutale Nazi-Sadisten oder um gesichtslose Befehlsempfänger, die stur in unser Gewehrfeuer rennen und reihenweise über den Haufen geschossen werden.
Mehr als Kanonenfutter stellen Wehrmacht und SS hier nicht dar. Gerade Szenen, in denen die Protagonisten besonders brutal vorgehen, beispielsweise mit Brandgranaten in Bunkern oder beim Einsatz von Flammenwerfern, stoßen einem die flotten Sprüche eher sauer auf.
Vanguard bleibt halt auch in solchen Szenen ein Action-Blockbuster und versucht erst gar nicht, ein nuanciertes Bild zu zeichnen.
Fazit: Eine Kampagne wie ein B-Movie, die sich nicht wirklich ernst nimmt
Ich habe von der Kampagne bin CoD Vanguard eigentlich nicht viel erwartet und wurde dafür sehr gut unterhalten. Die Story versucht erst gar nicht, ein tiefgründiges, vielschichtiges Portrait zu zeichnen und konzentriert sich lieber auf markige Szenen mit viel Krawumm und voller launiger Klischees.
Das ist mir sehr viel lieber als die düsteren Kriegsgeschichten, die unter anderem Battlefield V zeichnen wollte. Die mutierten am Ende trotzdem eher zum Action-Spektakel, obwohl sie eigentlich eine „ernste Story“ erzählen wollten.
Da hab ich lieber eine zünftige B-Movie-Story, die mit liebgewonnen Klischees spielt und einen am Ende zufrieden den Abspann anschauen lässt.
Jürgen Horn Redakteur bei MeinMMO
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In Destiny 2, every player usually looks forward to a golden, exotic engram. However, when one of these 5 Exotics drops, faces get long. They are currently the least popular Exotics. Without improvements, they will continue to gather dust in the vault.
Exotics in Destiny 2 are arguably the most interesting armor pieces and weapons. They change the way the game is played with a specific character or weapon.
Exotics offer unique and powerful benefits.
There are both exotic weapons and armor pieces.
For effective builds and optimal ability usage, Exotics are indispensable.
However, a few of them are currently in a sad state. Either Bungie has nerfed them into the ground, such as for the Titan “Ursa Furiosa,” or they were simply never very strong. However, if you take a closer look at the candidates, a few small changes could actually suffice to make them valuable again.
Mask of Bakris – Exotic Hunter Helmet
The exotic trait “Light Shift” replaces the Stasis-focused dodge ability with an additional, faster dive that is partially cloaked while in use. After the dive, Arc weapons deal increased damage for a short time to combatants, and you deal increased damage to any slowed or frozen combatants for a brief period.
The Exotic was released with the Beyond Light expansion. At that time, it was a strong choice, especially in PvP. However, Destiny 2 has changed since then. There was only one Stasis weapon, “Grasp of Salvation.” When Bungie added more Stasis weapons to the game, the Mask of Bakris was pushed aside.
Mask of Bakris – Exotic Hunter Helmet
This is what Bungie should change: To make the Mask of Bakris more valuable for players again, Bungie could add Stasis weapons for the exotic perk. This would also complement the currently strong meta with elemental sources. It encourages the use of weapons of the same element, which in turn promotes the subclass of the wearer. With “Source of Power” and “Elemental Armament,” that would be a practical thing.
Grasp of Salvation – Exotic Power Grenade Launcher
It literally sounded really cool what this grenade launcher can do. Its projectiles create Stasis crystals and freeze nearby targets. Nevertheless, this power grenade launcher is not an Exotic that you often see in Destiny 2.
While other Exotics are indispensable in raids and harder difficulty levels, the “Grasp of Salvation” is among the Exotics that players don’t store but dismantle right away. This shows how unimportant it currently is. It has actually been useful only for a quest and then for building creative ice piles or bridges.
Grasp of Salvation – Exotic Power Grenade Launcher
This is what Bungie should change: “Grasp of Salvation” would certainly become more interesting for players if it switched between the three known ice grenades. This way, it could not only create the typical Stasis grenade crystals but also utilize the Dome of the Dawn or the Cold Snap grenade.
In Destiny 2, there are now legendary Stasis weapons:
Actually, “Chromatic Fire,” from the Forsaken DLC, is not the worst exotic armor piece for a Warlock. When a Light focus is equipped, precision multikills with a kinetic weapon create an explosion corresponding to the element of the focus. This is basically the weapon perk “Nighthawk” on an armor piece. It functions quite well in normal playlist activities. Nevertheless, there would be two small changes that would make sense for “Chromatic Fire.”
Ornament for Chromatic Fire – Exotic Warlock Chestpiece
This is what Bungie should change: Currently, “Chromatic Fire” only works with Light classes. Since Stasis has now become firmly established as a focus, the Darkness class should also be considered for this Exotic. Secondly, the Exotic should also gain more significance in endgame content. At present, it is too weak for that. However, if Bungie were to add a stackable debuff for precision shots, it could trigger a stronger damage explosion, making it effective against champions and bosses.
Khepri’s Horn — Exotic Titan Helmet
The exotic Titan helmet “Khepri’s Horn” came into play with the “Curse of Osiris” expansion. However, Titans hardly ever use the horned headgear. This couldn’t change even with the increased resilience that the Exotic provides. Nor the fact that it adds solar energy to Titan barricades, which then recharge the barricade. To trigger this, solar kills are mandatory. Much too inflexible.
Ornament for Khepri’s Horn – Exotic Titan Helmet
This is what Bungie should change: It would make more sense if Bungie adjusted “Khepri’s Horn” and shifted it more towards the “Ice Avalanche Mantle”. For example, the Exotic could entirely remove the Titan barricade ability, as the Ice Avalanche Mantle does, and instead provide a powerful solar explosion ability. Additionally, the trigger for that could also be adjusted.
Skull of Dire Ahamkara – ExoticWarlock Helmet
There was a time when the Exotic “Skull of Dire Ahamkara” was a staple for every Warlock Void build. Those wearing the helmet had additional damage resistance while using Nova Bomb, and every kill with the Nova Bomb granted super energy. At times so much so that the super would almost be fully charged again after. Too much for Bungie, leading to a hard nerf. Since then, this once reliable Exotic has fallen into obscurity.
Skull of Dire Ahamkara – ExoticWarlock Helmet
This is what Bungie should change: Surely the Exotic was a bit too strong. Bungie’s primary aim for a few seasons has been for us to regenerate less super energy. However, they could polish up the “Skull of Dire Ahamkara”.
Every Warlock knows this. Despite aiming, a Nova Bomb often does what it wants and flies toward smaller enemies instead of the boss. By adding an adjustment that increases the accuracy of the Nova Bomb, it could possibly become a good option again. Additionally, the Nova mini-bombs could also target only the aimed enemy, which would be practical for boss fights.
These are currently a few funny topics in Destiny 2:
Those were just five examples of Exotics in Destiny 2 that could certainly use some help. While they are not all useless, they are often outdated. On December 7th, Bungie already announced extensive sandbox changes.Here, the Hunters are hit particularly hard. It remains to be seen whether more Exotics will lose their usefulness.
Which is the least popular Exotic in Destiny 2 for you? Is there an Exotic that you would never play? And if you could wish for a perk on an Exotic, what would it be?
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On Steam, you can currently test the MMORPG Gloria Victis for free. It is a sandbox game set in the medieval period, focusing on the conquest of fortresses. It is still in Early Access.
What kind of game is this? Gloria Victis is an indie MMORPG that focuses on realism, PvP, and fortress battles. In the game, you enjoy many freedoms but are not guided as much as in theme park games.
The MMORPG does not have classes. You progress through a skill system, with no “active skills”.
There is no magic. The focus is on realistic battles.
There are PvE content like quests and raids, but the focus is on PvP.
Crafting and the player-driven economy play an important role.
There is a shop with cosmetic content.
Since 2016, Gloria Victis has been in Early Access on Steam, priced at €19.99. There is currently no release date.
What is the free trial all about? Until November 15, you can participate in an event where Gloria Victis is completely free to play. You can try all the content of the MMORPG and play as much as you want.
A first look at Gloria Victis is provided by this video from YouTuber Black Tune:
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Gloria Victis is considered an MMORPG with a lot of potential that it cannot fully realize
How is Gloria Victis received? On Steam, the game has a 70% positive rating from 4,764 reviews. In the last 30 days, it has also been rated 70% positively.
In October, an average of 311 players played Gloria Victis, with a peak of 522 online at the same time.
What is praised about the MMORPG? Many see great potential in the combat system, free builds, and the battles.
Especially when many players fight in a massive battle for a fortress, the MMORPG is said to stand out positively. The battles are also said to place great importance on skill.
There is also praise for the loot system, which is said to feel very rewarding, and the fact that there is no pay-to-win. Additionally, there are weekly updates and regular insights into the ideas and concepts of the developers.
What is criticized? Criticism is primarily directed at the fact that Gloria Victis is said to have a lot of potential that is not being realized.
The skills are said to often display incorrect numbers, the combat system is said to have several bugs, and the textures are often very blurry.
There is also criticism that one cannot play alone because one constantly encounters larger enemy groups. The various nations that are fighting are also said to be unbalanced. Finally, there are complaints about a toxic community, as is often the case in PvP games.
This is what it looks like in Gloria Victis in-game.
Who is this MMORPG interesting for? Gloria Victis is aimed primarily at PvP and medieval fans who also do not place a strong emphasis on graphics. The MMORPG clearly shows that it is developed by a small team.
Additionally, you should be able to cope with open-world PvP, as this is a crucial aspect of the game and happens everywhere, except in some safe zones. Upon death, you lose your inventory, although it is said to take a long time for enemies to loot your items, so they are often left behind until you respawn. A certain tolerance for frustration is still important.
Gloria Victis is also not a classic theme park MMORPG. If you enjoy following quests and experiencing a story, you should rely on one of the MMORPGs we have presented to you here:
In FIFA 22, numerous gold cards have lost value again, and the transfer market is even lower than before. What has happened?
This is what is happening in FIFA 22: Many gold cards are unusually cheap on the transfer market in FIFA 22 compared to earlier. However, after last weekend, some cards have notably dropped in price again.
Here are some examples (based on PlayStation prices from futbin / As of: 08.11., 12:43 PM):
On Friday, the card of Presnel Kimpembe, one of the most popular defenders in the game, was 50,000 coins. On Sunday, it fell again to 43,000 coins, and now it’s only at 30,500.
The gold card of N’golo Kanté was still around 380,000 coins on Saturday. Today it costs 295,000 and is even below the value of his Flashback SBC.
Raphael Varane dropped from 204,000 on Saturday to 158,000 coins today.
Ousmane Dembélé cost 48,000 coins on Friday, but fell further over the weekend and is now only at 17,500 coins.
Heung-min Son cost 144,000 coins on Friday, now only 78,000 – his price has nearly halved.
There are currently many examples like this. And although a price drop after the last few weeks is not fundamentally surprising, there are already some very significant crashes here.
The reason for this seems to be a new pack in the FIFA 22 shop.
FIFA 22 allows players to preview the 50,000-coin pack
This is new: On Sunday, a “Rare Player Preview Pack” landed in the Ultimate Team shop. With preview packs, you can check what cards are exactly in them before purchasing. And the chances for good cards in this pack are not that bad; it belongs to the best packs in FIFA 22:
This is what the chances of the pack look like
Of course, top cards that bring coins are not guaranteed in this pack either. Even in our pack, which can be opened initially for free without spending coins, there was nothing in it that would justify the purchase:
If the pack looks like this, it can be returned
However, with the number of players who could try out this pack, there were likely some valuable cards. The cards from these packs then ended up on the transfer market – and seem to have created a surplus.
Is this good? The low market can currently be viewed from two perspectives.
On one hand, it is very useful that many cards are dropping in price. This allows players to afford players like Dembélé or Son with little coins after collecting some rewards.
On the other hand, it becomes very difficult to earn coins with cards from packs – after all, it is rare to make profits when most cards are so cheap. And then it will be hard to get the really expensive cards like Mbappé, Ronaldo, or strong icons. This was recently also criticized by YouTuber RunTheFUTMarket.
What do you think of the current transfer market? Do you like that the cards are so cheap? Or do you see this as a problem? Tell us in the comments!
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Blizzard loses another key employee. Caleb Arseneaux, the Production Director of Diablo Immortal, has announced that he will be leaving the company. And this right before the game launches.
Who is the Lead Producer? Caleb Arseneaux has been with Blizzard since August 2018, so just over 3 years. He entered the industry as a developer for the indie game Scribblenauts and then came to Blizzard via Disney.
Most recently, he served as Lead Producer for the development of the mobile game Diablo Immortal, which is currently being created in collaboration with NetEase.
On linked.in, Arseneaux shared that this is now his “last week” at Blizzard:
Oneal was along with Mike Ybarra the new leadership duo of Blizzard after the resignation of J. Allen Brack. She left the company after just 3 months in her new job.
The Game Director of Diablo Immortal, Wyatt Cheng, however, remains with Blizzard and continues to work on the game. So at least one pillar for development is still there.
In the podcast, MeinMMO addresses the question of whether Blizzard still has a future:
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What is the status of Diablo Immortal? Currently, Diablo Immortal is in Closed Beta, which is set to run for 3 months since October 29. However, only selected players from Canada and Australia, as well as the press, will participate, and later also from Asia.
In the beta, the Necromancer will be available as a new class to test, along with new PvP modes and some enhanced features. A controller support is now also available in the game. You can find more about it in our overview: Everything we know about the Closed Beta of Diablo Immortal
Although Immortal caused a lot of discontent upon its announcement among fans of the franchise, the Mobile ARPG is now being received quite well. The first testers say: Immortal plays like Diablo 3, only better.
The development will likely continue as before. Arseneaux describes the team as “passionate” and “talented”. However, it is currently difficult to say how much his departure will affect the production.
At the moment, it is mainly up to the beta testers to provide feedback and to the developers to implement it. Some of the experts and streamers have already pointed out issues like long wait times that need to be resolved before release.
When will the game be released? The release of the ARPG is planned for 2022 on Android and iOS. A PC version is currently not in planning; however, the game can be played through emulators like BlueStacks.
Officially, these are not supported, but also not forbidden. Currently, we count Diablo Immortal among our 8 most promising new MMOs and MMORPGs on MeinMMO.
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In Destiny 2, players discovered that a specific combo can now deal massive damage. However, this combo requires 2 Guardians. How it works and whether it is intended, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
Which weapons are involved? These are the exotic hand cannon “Dienstvergehen” and the exotic grenade launcher “Dürrensammler”. Both exotics fire projectiles wrapped in the “Besessenen” substance. A player recently found out that both weapons can deal significant damage in combination, but you need to be two to do it.
Two possessed weapons create an unexpected synergy
YouTuber Hynra demonstrated the combo in his YouTube video. There, he fires a bullet from the Dürrensammler at an enemy, then switches to the Dienstvergehen, resulting in 25% more damage.
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This also works against possessed enemies. Through this interplay, you can even deal 50% more damage to your opponents. However, this is only effective if you travel in pairs. Solo, this combo would be a real pain, as you would have to switch weapons after each shot.
How does the synergy work?
A colleague fires a possessed bullet at your chosen enemy.
After they are hit, you pull out your Dienstvergehen and fill your opponent with it.
The system thinks, due to the curse of the Dürrensammler, that your opponent is possessed.
This way, you benefit from the shots of your exotic hand cannon.
This indeed deals bonus damage to such enemies.
Bug or Intent? Players are not in agreement on this. If it is indeed an intentional feature, it would be a cool detail. Such a synergy between two weapons in this form is unique in Destiny 2 so far.
However, this also shows that players in Destiny 2 have not discovered everything yet. Many believe that this is just a bug. It is thought that Bungie’s system misinterprets the message, labeling the enemies as possessed.
Nevertheless, the combo still works, and it’s worth trying out.
What do you think of this interplay? Did you already know about it, or did you just find out? Let us know if you will try it out too.
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Furthermore, the community suspects that the developers do not care and label this issue as intended to silence the criticism. As a compromise, players occasionally suggest making Geo objects disappear as soon as the platforms or things move and not before.
What do you think about the “feature”? Do you find it fair, have you also had problems with it, or do you not care? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Players criticize a “bug” in Genshin Impact that affects the constructs of Geo characters. The developers, miHoYo, say it is intentional and not a bug in the game. MeinMMO reports for you what is going on.
Geo is one of the seven elements in Genshin Impact. While the other six elements can trigger effective reactions among each other, Geo can only crystallize and thus create crystals that provide a protective shield for the character who collects them.
Geo characters, such as
Zhongli
Albedo
Ningguang
Geo Traveler
can build Geo objects with their abilities that stay on the ground when they are swapped out and provide different effects.
For example, Albedo’s elemental skill creates a flower and thus a field that causes you additional damage. Ningguang can place a shield that blocks enemy projectiles and increases the Geo damage of characters passing through the shield.
What is the problem of the players? The Geo objects do not stay on non-moving platforms but disappear immediately. They cannot be placed there.
Since Geo characters cannot trigger strong reactions like Vaporization or Melting, they are considered weak in the community. They at least need their constructs to be useful.
Albedo’s elemental skill on a standard platform. In the platforms of the boss Oceanid, he cannot place them.
“This is not a bug, but an intended feature”
The players have been complaining for months: There are constantly reddit threads pointing out the problem of Geo characters and demanding a fix (via reddit). Not only are movable platforms the reason for the Geo objects disappearing, but also the hitboxes of some bosses (via reddit).
Especially the boss fight against the Oceanid stands out negatively to players, as the arena actually consists of many smaller platforms and does not move continuously (via reddit).
However, other users point out that the boss sinks some platforms during the fight, thus causing them to move. That would be the reason for the “bug”.
What do the developers say about this? miHoYo has responded to the criticism that reddit user Jonathanlw published in a thread (via reddit). The developers wrote in response:
Geo objects of characters, such as Zhongli, Traveler, Albedo, and Ningguang, etc., cannot be placed on the Oceanid arena. This is not a bug, but an intended feature. Remember that you can freeze the water on the arena, then you can place Geo objects on it since the ground is now stable.
This feedback does not please the players at all, leading to discontent in the comments of the reddit thread:
Furthermore, the community suspects that the developers do not care and label this issue as intended to silence the criticism. As a compromise, players occasionally suggest making Geo objects disappear as soon as the platforms or things move and not before.
What do you think about the “feature”? Do you find it fair, have you also had problems with it, or do you not care? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Call of Duty: Vanguard offers an unexpectedly strong advantage with the Perk “Forward Intel”. This Perk allows you to see exactly where your enemies spawn, providing the perfect opportunity to take them out without a fight. How this looks in the game, you can find out here on MeinMMO!
What kind of Perk is this? It is the Perk “Forward Intel” from the multiplayer mode of CoD Vanguard. On paper, this Perk doesn’t sound very spectacular. It increases the size of the displayed minimap and shows indicators for “enemy reinforcements”.
“Forward Intel” shows enemy spawns
What does this mean? At first glance, it doesn’t sound particularly exciting. But the Perk has a lot to offer. It shows exactly where an enemy has just spawned, with its own icon. With this Perk, you will no longer be surprised by freshly spawned enemies.
The spawn flip, the time when enemies spawn in different locations on the map during an ongoing game, can also be easily noticed.
How powerful is the Perk in the game? The famous CoD expert and streamer JGOD demonstrates how powerful the Perk and its advantages are in-game. He is known for his detailed analyses and statistics in CoD games, and he impressively shows in a video how powerful the Perk is in the hands of a top player.
Knowing the map very well, JGOD can almost predict where the freshly spawned enemies will run, determining their position in advance and easily eliminating them.
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The poor souls have no idea what is happening to them as JGOD takes them out from a distance or ambushes them at well-known chokepoints. For JGOD, the Perk is an absolute must and quite overpowered.
Especially since the Perk was not represented in this form in the Vanguard beta. There, it only showed a larger map.
But those who know the predecessor Cold War probably already know the powerful Perk, as it worked similarly there.
What do you think of the powerful Perk? Do you use it as effectively and lethally as JGOD? Or do you think the Perk is not that powerful and prefer to use other abilities in the game? Let us know in the comments.
If you also want to know about the OP weapon attachment, you can read about it in this article on MeinMMO.
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The launch of New World was more than bumpy, with queues, bugs, exploits, and issues in the economy. While player numbers continue to decline, there have been many positive threads about the development of the MMO in recent days. Even the streamer shroud praises the latest update.
What’s going on with New World right now? New World hit over 910,000 players at launch weekend, but has since lost a large portion of that. On Sunday, November 7, the new MMO had nearly 307,000 concurrent players (via SteamDB).
Additionally, Amazon is still hesitating to release a roadmap for the future of New World. However, that would provide some certainty and an outlook on when and how things will progress. That’s why we at MeinMMO find such a roadmap so important:
Due to these events and the declining player numbers, many are already predicting the death of New World.
However, on reddit and Twitch, there is now a larger number of players advising skeptics to give New World (another) try. They especially praise the latest patch and the current communication from Amazon.
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New World reveals a new cinematic trailer for gameplay
Patch 1.0.5 and the outlook for November create a positive atmosphere
Why should you “return” to New World? User Tummlerr created the thread “Come back to New World” over the weekend (via reddit). In it, he says:
The game is now much, much better than this sub would describe. Even those who complain the most about bugs have played more than 300 hours and written negative flame posts on one screen while killing mobs on the other.
The last patch was great. If you left the game, come back.
The thread received over 3,500 upvotes and thus remained high on the front page of the subreddit for a long time.
In the comments, many agree with the statements about the latest patch. With Update 1.0.5, important changes were made, including fixes for perks and passive effects, balance adjustments, and a reduction in the costs of gold and Azoth.
Also, the communication from Amazon, which has been evident in recent weeks, is well received by players. They have talked about bans, the first major patch in November, and player wishes like mounts.
I feel like they really turned the curve with the last patch. I mean, yes, it’s good. The updates are generally good. The November patch is going to be really good in a few weeks. It’s going to be incredible. […].
Once they finally fix all the bugs, they can start creating content.
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Is everything really good now? No, there are still some issues. In the reddit thread, some criticize that New World still offers too little variety. Especially the areas from level 30 to 50 are considered very exhausting and monotonous. Amazon has not changed anything about that so far.
In addition, there are still numerous bugs, including the display error with “0 %,” issues with various AoE abilities, and houses and items in houses that simply disappear.
Furthermore, Amazon has not announced any new content, only bug fixes and “quality of life” changes. Therefore, some see no reason to return to New World.
What do you think about New World right now? Are you still actively playing or are you done with the MMO for the time being? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Finally, the developers have allowed an add-on for the minimap. This indirectly solved a problem that some players had with New World:
Also, the communication from Amazon, which has been evident in recent weeks, is well received by players. They have talked about bans, the first major patch in November, and player wishes like mounts.
I feel like they really turned the curve with the last patch. I mean, yes, it’s good. The updates are generally good. The November patch is going to be really good in a few weeks. It’s going to be incredible. […].
Once they finally fix all the bugs, they can start creating content.
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Is everything really good now? No, there are still some issues. In the reddit thread, some criticize that New World still offers too little variety. Especially the areas from level 30 to 50 are considered very exhausting and monotonous. Amazon has not changed anything about that so far.
In addition, there are still numerous bugs, including the display error with “0 %,” issues with various AoE abilities, and houses and items in houses that simply disappear.
Furthermore, Amazon has not announced any new content, only bug fixes and “quality of life” changes. Therefore, some see no reason to return to New World.
What do you think about New World right now? Are you still actively playing or are you done with the MMO for the time being? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Finally, the developers have allowed an add-on for the minimap. This indirectly solved a problem that some players had with New World:
For FIFA 22, the TOTW 8 (Team of the Week) is scheduled for next Wednesday. At MeinMMO, you will find out which players might be included in the new Team of the Week. Neymar and Goretzka have good chances.
What is the Team of the Week? Every week, EA assembles a new TOTW. This team consists of 23 players who stood out with strong performances during the past football weekend.
For this, they receive a spot in the Team of the Week and improved Inform cards, which can be found for one week in packs .
These are TOTW Predictions: In the TOTW Predictions, we present forecasts for the new TOTW from the FUT community. The performances of the players are closely examined, and predictions are made.
However, it is important to note that the predictions do not guarantee the final Team of the Week 8.
Leon Goretzka already has a very strong Gold card and could receive an even better TOTW card this week. His strong performance in the 2-1 victory against SC Freiburg speaks for it.
In the 2-1 victory of RB Leipzig against Borussia Dortmund, Christopher Nkunku was clearly the Man of the Match. He had a really strong game and was able to score a goal and provide an assist. Good arguments for a place in the next TOTW.
What do you think of the predictions for TOTW 8? Which player should definitely be in the new Team of the Week? Let us know in the comments!
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Healers play an important role in New World once it comes to group content. You need healers for expeditions, world events, and of course in instanced PvP content. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch shows you a PvE and a PvP build that will welcome you with open arms in any group.
What are these builds? The two healer builds we present here are mainly designed for group content. While you can level up in the open world with them, you will take significantly longer than if you focus directly on damage.
I myself have already played the healer variant in PvE and have been recommended the PvP build.
The completed skill trees that you see embedded as images come from the website nwdb.info, which already has a tool for creating builds.
Who is speaking here? Alexander Leitsch is the MMORPG expert on MeinMMO. He has invested thousands of hours into games like Guild Wars 2, Black Desert, and ESO. In New World, he has already reached over 800 hours of gameplay and has been able to spend several hours in-game after the release.
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Life Staff and Ice Gauntlet – PvE (and optionally PvP)
Why is this combo played? The Life Staff is considered the ultimate healing weapon. Both the abilities and the various passive effects emphasize healing yourself or allies. Ideal, therefore, if you want to play as a healer in a group.
The Ice Gauntlet, on the other hand, serves to increase your party’s damage, slow down enemies, or make you invulnerable. It is only a supplement, as your primary playstyle focuses on the Life Staff.
The great thing about this build is that it is playable in both PvE and PvP. However, in PvP, the focus of your playstyle is more on utilizing the Ice Gauntlet and freezing enemies to keep them at bay. In this guide, we primarily describe the PvE playstyle.
How do I distribute the attributes? The focus of the build is on healing, so you invest your points in focus. Remaining points go into constitution for a bit more defense.
Which skills do I use with the Life Staff?
Blessed Ground
Beacon
Embrace of Light
Your first skill point is invested in the healer tree in the passive Absolution, so you have no mana costs on attacks. After that, you go into the Protector tree. There, you unlock the abilities Beacon and Embrace of Light.
Generally, you heal with the Life Staff by attacking enemies. This happens through the passive of Touch of Bliss from the healer tree. It is also important that you and your allies stand in the ability Blessed Ground, as they receive additional healing from all sources there.
Moreover, the passive ability Divine Blessing at the very end of the healer tree is important. This allows you to heal allies who are below 50% health even more effectively.
Which skills do I use with the Ice Gauntlet?
Ice Storm
Ice Spike
Ice Tomb
The Ice Gauntlet primarily serves to increase the damage of you and your group, and also offers a “panic skill” with the Ice Tomb, through which you can make yourself invulnerable and regenerate mana.
Through the ability Ice Storm combined with the passive Weakening Gale, your group’s damage against targets increases, as well as with Ice Spike and the passive Icy Shower, which reduces enemies’ defenses.
What does the equipment look like? In PvE, you primarily go for light or medium gear. Important for you is the diamond gem in the Life Staff, which increases your damage and healing as long as you have full health.
In PvP, however, you should opt for medium or even heavy armor to withstand more damage from enemies.
What does the rotation of skills look like? In general, you should stand such that your allies are between you and the enemy. You start with the Life Staff, which you mainly use.
At the start, it is important that you utilize your passive ability Intensification. To do this, you need to execute 3 strong attacks, which noticeably increases your healing. To maintain the 3 stacks, you need to land a strong attack every 10 seconds. Also, through the dodge roll, you passively increase your healing, so you should use that from time to time.
After that, you apply the ability Blessed Ground on your tank or in your group and use the ability Beacon. From then on, Beacon can be used permanently on cooldown.
Through the passive Revitalization, your cooldowns are reduced whenever you execute a light attack. Since you heal with light attacks too, your primary task is to attack.
If the health of your allies is running low, use the ability Embrace of Light and definitely roll out beforehand to ensure you have maximum healing.
What about the Ice Gauntlet? You primarily use it when your group is so stable that healing is not needed, but rather more damage is required. Here, especially Ice Storm is useful, as it increases your damage and that of your group.
Additionally, you have the ability Ice Tomb, through which you can make yourself invulnerable in case of emergency and regenerate mana.
Life Staff and Sword+Shield – PvP (and optionally Open World)
Why is this combo played? Even in PvP, the Life Staff is the perfect weapon for healing allies.
However, you will be more often in focus here. Enemy players will specifically target healers, or you might suddenly land directly in several AoE fields or a trap. For this, the Sword+Shield works well to increase your defense and also to fend off in melee.
This build is primarily designed for PvP content, but can also be used in the Open World, for example for duels or world events. For dungeons, however, we recommend the build presented above.
How do I distribute the attributes? You also focus primarily on the value focus with this build. As a supplement, you take constitution to increase your health points.
Which skills do I use with the Life Staff?
Blessed Ground
Protection Sphere
Beacon
In general, this healer build also allows you to heal allies through attacks and your abilities. Compared to the upper build, however, your healing power is somewhat lower to instead ensure your survival.
Thus, you skill the passive Defensive Light, through which you gain mana when you successfully block. Additionally, this time you take the Haste from the ability Beacon.
With the abilities, you swap Embrace of Light for Protection Sphere. This brings a buff, providing less incoming damage preventively instead of the healing from Embrace of Light.
Which skills do I use with Sword+Shield?
Shield Bash
Shield Charge
Defensive Stance
With the sword, you focus entirely on the Defender tree. Here you skill the abilities Shield Charge, Shield Bash, and Defensive Stance. Passive abilities also play an important role here to ensure your survival.
Thus you skill Robust Shield, which passively gives you 15% more armor, Elemental Resistance, which reduces damage from magic by 10%, and Valor, which automatically grants you 10% additional health points when holding a sword.
Defensive Stance is your most defensive skill, as it reduces incoming damage.
You only skill one passive ability in the Swordmaster tree. With Achilles’ Heel, you can slow enemies down when you need to flee from them.
What does the equipment look like? You go entirely for heavy armor to survive in the midst of the fray.
What does the rotation of skills look like? This is generally harder to say in PvP. However, it still holds that you should generally stand such that allies are between you and the enemy. Then you heal them passively through attacks.
In this build, you should also again stack your Intensification through heavy attacks, and through the dodge roll increase your outgoing healing.
If you are besieged by enemies, you are now equipped for melee. With Shield Bash, you can stun an enemy and regain stamina, and you can jump away with Shield Charge. Defensive Stance reduces incoming damage and can secure your survival. Additionally, there is the buff Reinforcement when you successfully block.
All our guides to New World can be found in this overview:
Some players cannot start the campaign in CoD Vanguard or it is locked. We will show you how you might be able to fix the error.
What is it about? If you are among the people whose campaign in Call of Duty Vanguard is locked and does not start, we will show you a few quick tips here that could resolve the issue.
Update from November 8: We have updated the article with two additional solutions. Players have found a trick with language packs that has helped many in the community.
Campaign not working? Use these solutions on PC
Check this first: There are some basic settings and tests that you should ensure before delving into deeper troubleshooting.
Is your internet connection working?
If your PC does not have a proper connection to the Vanguard servers, problems can occur anywhere. So first, check if other games and programs that need the internet are functioning correctly.
Restart your Battle.net software
One of the easiest solutions is to restart the Battle.net app. Next to your Windows clock in the taskbar, you will find the blue Battle.net icon. Right-click on it and select “Exit” to close the software.
Restart your PC
Although it’s almost a meme, restarting the PC has solved many issues. It’s worth trying.
Use the troubleshooting feature in Battle.net
If none of this helps, you can try the Repair feature in Battle.net. For that, click on the Vanguard icon in the game overview. Next to the blue “Play” button, you will find a gear icon. Click on it and then select “Scan and Repair”.
If you select this feature, the Battle.net software will check your installation and re-download any missing or corrupted files.
Community solutions that help
Did none of this help? The topic of the locked campaign is big in the community, and players are discussing it in Blizzard forums.
“Is the campaign of Call of Duty: Vanguard locked? I cannot play it, and I have all the game content installed. Reinstalling the game does not fix the issue. I can play multiplayer and zombie mode, just not the campaign. […]” writes NKNOW in the Blizzard forums.
Two players also write about how they were able to solve the issue.
Modify installation: In the Battle.net launcher, you can also select the option “Modify Installation” from the gear icon shown at the top of the image. There, under “Game Content,” the entry “Campaign” should also be listed. If that is not the case, then select the modification option next to it and check the box for Campaign.
This is how the modification option for the campaign should look
The trick with the language change: As you can see in the screenshot, you can also change the language when modifying the installation. Many players report that changing the language unlocked the campaign. Download a new language pack and either play in the new language or switch back to the old language afterward. According to Blizzard forums, this trick helps some players.
More tips from the community:
“Yes, I had the same problem. For some reason, you can start the game when it is only 50% downloaded. You have to exit the game and download the rest. That helped me anyway,” writes bob in the Blizzard forums.
“It works for me now. I deleted the game and reinstalled it. But this time I let the game run in the background in the main menu while Campaign 1 and Campaign 2 were downloading. It took longer, but it worked for me,” explains TuNeMG in the Blizzard forums.
When installing, make sure not to immediately click “Play” as soon as the button appears, but while the game is still downloading. Then the files for the campaign may still be missing. Wait until the download is completely finished before starting the game.
In the fan festival stream, new information about the Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy XIV was presented. We at MeinMMO will reveal everything about the release, the new jobs, and content to you.
Update from November 9: We have updated the article with new information from the 66th Producer’s Letter.
What does Endwalker offer? The new expansion is set to conclude the ongoing story of Final Fantasy XIV. However, the MMORPG will continue afterward, detached from Hydaelyn and Zodiark.
New content such as quests for collectors, NPC companions, and updates to housing
Male Viera as a new playable gender
New data centers in Oceania
Release of Endwalker
When does the expansion appear? The addon will be released on December 7, 2021. Pre-order players can play in early access starting December 3.
Initially, the expansion was supposed to be released on November 23. However, it was postponed by 2 weeks at short notice because director Yoshida wanted to ensure that the final quality checks were performed and everything was working properly. He issued an official statement with an apology:
PC players can test how well their PC is equipped for the Endwalker addon. In the official benchmark, you can try different settings, tweak the settings, and see how your PC performs under various conditions.
You also have the option to create a male Viera character. Male Viera are a novelty in Endwalker, as only the females have been playable so far.
Final Fantasy XIV has been available on PS5 since May 2021. It comes with various upgrades such as a 4K mode, faster loading times, and higher resolution of UI elements. Moreover, according to lead project manager Shoichi Matsuzawa, further graphical updates are planned for the future.
Players who already own the PS4 version receive a free upgrade. You can already play FFXIV on PS5, but only through backward compatibility.
This is the status of the Xbox version: The Xbox version of FFXIV was already confirmed by director Phil Spencer years ago. However, there has been no new information since then.
This is how you pre-order: The standard editions can already be pre-ordered. Pre-orders for the limited Collector’s Edition started on May 15 at 1:00 PM.
These are the pre-order bonuses:
Companion Palom
Menphina Earring
Early access to the Endwalker addon from November 19
These editions will be available: From Endwalker onwards, there will be no physical disks for FFXIV anymore, only digital downloads. So, you will not be able to buy a Blu-ray in the store. However, there will still be various editions. Here they are:
The Standard Edition includes the Endwalker addon
The Collector’s Box contains only the physical items from the Collector’s Edition. No in-game items, no in-game items. Players who buy Endwalker as a digital download and want the items from the physical Collector’s Edition can purchase this edition.
Digital Collector’s Edition includes the Endwalker addon and the in-game items Mount Arion, companion Porom, and Death Scythe
The pre-order bonuses are included with pre-ordering in all editions.
This is the Collector’s Edition: The contents of the CE of Endwalker are as follows:
With Endwalker, you will start your adventure in new areas. In the livestream, a number of areas have already been presented.
This is Thavnair: The city of Radz-at-Han is the capital on the island of Thavnair. This zone has a subtropical climate, and the job Dancer originally came from there. The areas are very colorful, and the architecture resembles that of India. As it is the home of the Dancers, there are statues depicting dancer heroes.
In the regions of Thavnair, you will encounter the wild tribe of the Arkasodara Matanga. These are elephant-like beings that live in Thavnair areas.
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This is Garlemald: The area of Garlemald is the capital of the empire that players have been fighting against since the release of FFXIV. The city is, however, completely destroyed and devastated. The player’s task is to find out what happened there and what Zenos and Fandaniel did to the inhabitants.
During the Endwalker press tour, MeinMMO author Irina Moritz was able to enter the area. As expected, total destruction reigned there. The area was overrun by monsters and non-beings, and only a few buildings and camps in the vicinity were not destroyed.
The city itself was completely devastated, and in its center, a huge red glowing tower rose high into the sky.
Screenshots of Garlemald from the Endwalker press tour.
This is Old Sharlayan: The city of scholars will be the new hub city, similar to the Crystarium in Shadowbringers. The members of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn are either originally from Sharlayan or were trained there.
One of the new areas of Old Sharlayan is called Labyrinthos, a mysterious place located underground. The sky inside is actually a dome illuminated by an artificial sun. You can have a look at it in the short trailer:
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This is Mare Lamentorum: This is an area on the moon that players will visit. Why there is gravity and oxygen on the moon, players will find out in the story. There, players will meet the new race of the Loporrits.
Although there is no specific information yet regarding the moon area Mare Lamentorum, director Yoshida revealed in an interview that players will not have to worry about oxygen or gravity there, as it will be the same as on the actual planet.
There is also a trailer for the area:
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This is the secret area: Additionally, the developers showed an artwork of a still secret new area. The name of this zone remains secret for now, as according to Yoshida it would be a significant spoiler.
It consists of several floating islands, where the ruins of a city are located. They are overgrown with plants and float far above the ground.
Some fans speculate that these are the ruins of the city of Amaurot, which could be admired in the Shadowbringers addon on the first shard world. The artwork would thus represent the actual remnants of the city on the source.
New Level Cap and Two New Jobs
The new expansion will raise the level cap from 80 to 90. At the same time, it will introduce two new jobs that you can utilize.
This is the Sage: The first will be the healer Sage:
He uses a new unique weapon called Noulith
With Endwalker, healers will be split into pure power healers and shield healers. The Sage will be a shield healer and will share this role with the Scholar
The starting level is 70
You do not need any class as a prerequisite
The starting quest that unlocks the job will be in the city of Limsa Lominsa
The core gameplay of the Sage is based on an interaction between healing and damage. When you attack, you can also heal at the same time, and when you give shields to your teammates, you gain the resource Addersting that you need for damage.
More detailed information about Sage gameplay and a dungeon run can be found in our preview from the Endwalker press tour:
This is the Reaper: The second job will be a melee fighter called Reaper.
He wields a scythe as a weapon
He is a melee fighter who draws his power from the world of darkness, the 13th shard of Hydaelyn
In battle, the Reaper can summon a non-being (avatar) to assist in combat
The starting level is 70
You do not need a class as a prerequisite
The Reaper is a classic melee fighter who, in addition to his normal base combo, also uses attacks from his avatar in combat. The highlight of the rotation is merging with the avatar during a brief burst phase, in which a lot of damage is dealt.
Detailed impressions and information about the gameplay of the Reaper can be found in our preview from the Endwalker press tour:
With Endwalker, there will be a number of new dungeons that are supposed to offer a mix of fantasy and sci-fi. There will be both leveling dungeons that lead up to level 90 and expert dungeons that can only be accessed starting from level 90.
In a trailer, you can get an impression of the look and feel of the new dungeons:
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Additionally, the new high-end raid Pandaemonium was introduced. It is designed for 8 players and will be available in normal and epic mode.
The normal mode will be released on December 21
The epic mode will be released on January 4
The artwork associated with it features a character who is already dead. Lahabrea was the villain from A Realm Reborn.
Due to the name and the artwork, fans speculate that in the raid, players will visit the “Underworld” of FFXIV and see old familiar characters again who died during the course of the story as a kind of final farewell.
During a developer stream, director Yoshida gave a brief insight into the first area of the raid:
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What will change: With the release of patch 6.1 of Endwalker, there will be major changes in the PvP of FFXIV. Primarily, the competitive 4v4 mode FEAST will be abolished. In its place, the new 5v5 mode Crystal Conflict will be introduced.
In this mode, two teams compete for the Tactical Crystal located in the center of the arena. The objective is to transport the crystal to the opposing team’s base while defending against them and also the obstacles on the battlefield.
The mode will also not have the usual role restrictions of Tank, healer, and DPS. Players will receive special PvP abilities that allow them to heal themselves, for example. The matchmaking will be skill-based.
Illustration of the course of a “Crystal Conflict” match and various arenas.
The rewards for Crystal Conflict will be structured similarly to those in FEAST by seasons, with ranking rewards divided into individual placements and Tiers. The winners receive titles, achievements, and other honors as rewards.
This is how the reward system will be overhauled: In general, the rewards in PvP will undergo a significant overhaul. Square Enix will introduce a kind of battle pass for general rewards, similar to those found in shooters.
This type of system will initially be referred to as “Series,” which will run over a longer period (for example, between two major patches). During a Series, players can earn EXP through participation in all PvP activities and “level up” their Series.
By leveling up, they will unlock new rewards and earn currency, which they can then exchange for further rewards. This includes cool equipment, mounts, and other items. Once a Series is complete, the level of all players will reset to 1, and leveling will begin anew.
New Features for Collectors, Housing, and More
For those who are not only interested in new areas and battles, some new features outside of that have already been announced. The following contents have been announced:
New side quests for crafters and gatherers
The role quests will be expanded into 5 categories: Healers, tanks, melee fighters, ranged fighters, and mages
The popular character Estinien will come as a new NPC companion
There will be an update for the casino Gold Saucer
Additionally, in addition to World Travel, a Center Travel System will allow players to travel freely between different Data Centers and visit their friends in the USA, Europe, and Japan.
Currently, it is still unknown when this option will be available. Due to the shortage of semiconductors and travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult for the development team to work on data centers in other countries.
Therefore, Yoshida wants to focus first on ensuring stable servers at the launch of Endwalker.
This is Island Sanctuary: With “Island Sanctuary” a completely new type of content is planned. It seems to be a kind of personal housing for players, where you will be able to raise animals and grow vegetables. It sounds a lot like a “Stardew Valley” or “Harvest Moon” mode for FFXIV.
This content is designed for solo gameplay, but director Yoshida said in an interview that you can invite your friends to your island and also visit other islands. The developers want to invest a lot of effort into this content, which is why it might not be released right at the launch of Endwalker, according to Yoshida.
Over time, you will also be able to expand the area, and new content for it will continue to be produced throughout the course of the addon.
Island Sanctuary brings the farmer life to FFXIV.
Many Adjustments to the Combat System
With Endwalker, several changes to the combat system are also planned, which were also announced in the live stream:
Old abilities will be revised and new skills will be added
Overall, the values in the game will be reduced (de-powering) so that HP and damage numbers do not inflate.
The calculation formulas will not be changed, but the numbers used in those formulas
Players should not become weaker as a result
Yoshida explained in the live stream that these adjustments are necessary for the future of FFXIV. The game should be supported for many more years.
Most jobs will receive new abilities that complement their skill kit and further strengthen them. However, some others will receive a complete overhaul. These jobs include:
Summoner, which will feel like a real summoner starting in Endwalker
Monk, which will gain a new resource and can now perform combos in the style of FFVI
Astrologian, which alongside White Mage will become the second power healer. The Nocturnal Sect will be removed, and he will not distribute shields anymore like before.
This is what the story of Endwalker revolves around
What is Endwalker about? The new expansion is set to conclude the 10-year main storyline. Players are to prevent the end of the world for the second time. Zenos yae Galvus and the Ascian Fandaniel are attempting to bring about the end days that destroyed Amaurot thousands of years ago.
The artwork for the expansion already shows a ship flying to the moon. There the antagonist Zodiark is imprisoned. The journey to the moon was also confirmed in the livestream, and it was promised that all open questions regarding the conflict between Hydaelyn and Zodiark would be answered.
You can watch the launch trailer for the addon here, which teases the story and some dungeons.
What happens after Endwalker? Although the story is set to conclude all open questions, that is not the end for Final Fantasy XIV. The following storyline with patch 6.1 will be new and different.
It is also completely detached from Hydaelyn and Zodiark. Director Yoshida stated in several interviews that he cannot reveal anything yet about the story. He also cannot say whether it will be shorter than the previous saga or will span several addons as well.
The development team will observe the reactions of players to the new content and will decide dynamically how to proceed with the story based on that.
If you haven’t ventured into Final Fantasy XIV yet, but the information about the expansion has piqued your curiosity, then we reveal everything important about getting started in the MMORPG:
