The new MMORPG from Amazon offers many features and functionalities. Above all, New World wants to be an MMO with social aspects. One of those would be to change your name. Is that even possible in New World?
Can I change my name? The short answer is no. Currently, Amazon has not implemented a feature for changing names retrospectively. However, it is common in many MMORPGs to offer such an option.
It is therefore possible that New World will add the feature to fulfill a major wish of the fans. But we can’t say for sure at this point.
The only way to effectively choose a new name is currently to start anew, which is not necessarily a good solution.
Can names be reserved? This is only partially possible. Especially due to the long queues at the release of the game, some fans have asked their friends to reserve their names.
Unfortunately, this is also a problem in New World, as even after deleting a character, the name is blocked for 90 days, so no other player can use it.
So, if you want to have a different name on your current server, your only option right now is to delete your character and create a new character with the desired name.
In the forum, an Amazon employee confirmed that there is no option to change the name
Can I change my name during a server transfer? Unfortunately, that is not possible either. When you create a character, the name is globally blocked. This means that no player can have the same name as you, in any region or on any server.
This means that Amazon does not have to allow you to change your name when switching servers, because it cannot be taken. So, this rather desperate option for changing names is also off the table.
Do I really just have to wait? Currently, unfortunately, yes. It is quite possible that Amazon will soon introduce the option to change names. However, this has not yet been confirmed.
However, the developers at Amazon have been busy getting the server transfer to work, which has been live for only a few days.
So if you are dissatisfied with your character name but are already too far advanced in the world of New World to delete your character, your only option right now is to wait.
What do you think about this? Is changing a name an important point for you and something that should not be missing in the cash shop? Or can you overlook that New World currently does not offer you this option? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The new MMORPG New World has already caught attention due to one or two bugs. However, a new bug is so bizarre that it has caused quite a stir. But it’s not only funny; it’s also dangerous. We at MeinMMO summarize.
Update 11:40 AM: Amazon responded faster than expected to the new HTML bug and seems to have already fixed it. A developer writes in the forum: “We have deployed a fix that should prevent players from exploiting this bug”.
What happened in New World? A new bug is making waves in Amazon’s MMORPG. It’s not the first game error that causes a stir in the community, but certainly one of the funniest, at least at first glance.
Besides the new bug, there are also reports on reddit that an old bug has returned due to the last patch and is once again causing wars to be manipulated.
It seems possible again to become invulnerable by exploiting the window mode. If you move your window around exactly while your character is in the middle of a dodge roll, thus invulnerable, it remains so for a while.
This annoys many players, as it makes winning wars much easier. Players stand invulnerable at the points to be defended, thus holding their territory without actually being there.
However, the new bug could have far worse consequences than just lost wars, even if it seems pretty funny at first glance. There’s more to it than just funny sausages and nuts on players’ screens.
YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes explains and demonstrates the bug in the video:
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What’s going on with the new bug? YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes brings attention to the new error in a YouTube video. In response, another YouTuber named Callum Upton explains the technical side of the bug and why it’s not just funny.
Basically, it’s about the fact that simple HTML code can be inserted into the chat of New World. Users take advantage of the MMORPG’s ability to link certain items in chat.
With the mentioned HTML code, it’s possible to alter the linked items. For example, it’s particularly easy to significantly enlarge the displayed image of the item.
This leads to some servers’ chats currently being spammed with huge sausages and nuts almost non-stop. Also popular are massive yellow boxes with the content “no image found,” which can be created just as easily and can take on oversized dimensions.
“This bug is absolutely game-breaking”
The downside of the bug: So far, so funny, many may think. But it doesn’t stop at the big sausages and nuts. We do not want to explain exactly how to reproduce the bug at this point, but we want to draw attention to it nonetheless.
If one knows a bit more about HTML, the ability to use HTML codes in chat can be exploited in almost absurd ways. One variant that is already widely used is to manipulate the posted item so that it doesn’t exist in the game at all.
This leads to your game constantly attempting to fetch information that simply doesn’t exist. As a reaction, your game freezes and crashes. Upon the next start, Steam performs a file check again, which takes time.
To trigger this reaction, it is sufficient to hover your mouse over such a manipulated item. This is not only dangerous in the global chat but can also intentionally target people in whisper messages.
Suddenly the bug is much less funny and very disruptive. However, one can essentially circumvent it by disabling the entire chat. Then you have at least extricated yourself from the affair, but the bug remains dangerous.
If it grows too large, such images can even arise (via YouTube).
Why the bug can also be globally dangerous: Again, we do not want to elaborate on how exactly this bug can be exploited, as it could significantly affect the economy of individual servers.
Now, it will get a bit more technically complicated, but we will attempt to simplify the process behind it. There are certain quests that you do not have to submit anywhere and do not have to be anywhere to complete them.
When you complete these quests, your game sends a signal to the server that essentially says, “I’ve completed the quest,” and the server replies, “okay,” and grants you the reward.
However, it is currently possible to send exactly this signal through manipulated chat links. This results in you completing the quest every time you hover over the manipulated item and thus racking up coins and other rewards. And yes, it actually works.
How Amazon is responding: The bug has already been extensively discussed in the New World forum and reported to Amazon. A community manager from Amazon then responds and writes: “Yes, we are aware of this bug and we are currently working to find out how we can fix it. However, we cannot yet say when that will happen.”
It remains to be seen how and when Amazon will address this issue. YouTuber Callum Upton concludes his video by saying he offers Amazon his help at any time to solve the problems, as they are “absolutely game-breaking”.
The community is so stunned that they can only laugh
How is the community reacting? In the forum and on reddit, opinions are divided. Some players are angry that such errors are still happening and label them as amateur mistakes. Callum Upton also says in his video that the programmers need to “go back to programming school”.
Overall, there is disbelief that such errors are still present after over a month in the game. It’s unclear whether the chat bug is new or has only just been noticed.
Players who no longer want to be angry are making fun of the errors and laughing. The mood is therefore rather positive on reddit, albeit filled with gallows humor.
What are the players saying? On reddit, fans are mostly just laughing at the errors of New World (via reddit):
User Pepe2Sad simply writes: “Oh boy, here we go again”
136 likes user DopeDoge gets for the comment: “It has been 0 days since the last incident.” (via YouTube)
User ElDuderino2112 also takes it humorously: “Honestly? The 40 euros for a front-row seat to watch how completely broken this game is, is the best money I’ve ever spent.”
User Alkrun is cracking up: “Oh man, I didn’t realize it was actually because of that. That’s super funny and just as dumb. I really do like New World, but this is a great example of how to botch the launch of a game. It’s like they saw the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 and said, ‘Hold my beer!’”
What do you think of the bug in New World? Are you still angry or are you, like reddit, just laughing? Have you encountered the bug in the game? Feel free to tell us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
Call of Duty: Vanguard brings good news to its fans. The ranking mode, already popular in Cold War, is set to make its debut in the sequel, Vanguard. Here on MeinMMO, find out everything we know so far about this popular mode.
What is a ranking mode? For fans of competitive shooters, rankings are an essential part of the gameplay. Through successes in the game, players ascend in ranks and ranking divisions until they compete as top gamers in the highest league against worthy opponents.
So those who enjoy competition and measurable gameplay statistics love rankings, and since February 2021, CoD Cold War finally has such a mode. But what about Vanguard? According to the developers, a ranking mode is also to be implemented here, although not at release.
For more information about CoD Vanguard, check out this video here on MeinMMO.
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Release and content of Ranked Play in CoD Vanguard
When will the ranking come? In a tweet from the Cold War developers at Treyarch, the ranking mode for Call of Duty: Vanguard was indeed announced.
They intend to collaborate with the Vanguard studio Sledgehammer Games and implement a detailed Ranked mode for Vanguard sometime in 2022.
The developers did not specify exactly when in 2022 Ranked will arrive. Based on the timing of when Cold War got its Ranked mode, it could take approximately three months before the mode is introduced.
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How does Ranked work? The developers have yet to provide concrete information about Ranked Play, but it seems they are putting in particular effort with this mode. It is said to feature the following:
Skill divisions, probably from bronze upwards
Visible skill ratings instead of cryptic, invisible ratings
Rewards for achieving certain levels
The developers plan to provide more information at a later date.
What are the fans’ reactions? As expected, this news excites CoD fans. Rankings are simply very popular among competitive players. Fans expressed their enthusiasm on Twitter, sharing their anticipation for the new system, but there is also criticism.
I feel this will be the best ranking mode that CoD has ever seen, with so many different studios involved this way.
Okay, if you have a real ranking mode with all the bells and whistles, then let’s remove SBMM from public matches. There is absolutely NO reason to crank SBMM up as it has been over the last 2 years. I understand wanting to protect less experienced and new players, but come on, SBMM is garbage.
Lim Jahey
Due to SBMM, regular casual rounds without Ranked would also be very stressful, as the system assigns equal opponents to good players, forcing them to constantly “sweat”.
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The prices in the Mercenary mode of Hearthstone are outrageous. Blizzard is testing how brazen they can be with customers – at least that’s what card demon Cortyn from MeinMMO thinks.
I gave the Mercenary mode in Hearthstone a chance after some back and forth. In the first hours, I actually had a lot of fun. However, that was overshadowed because some hotfixes caused game mechanics to stop working and trolls had free rein.
Furthermore, I wanted to look at the prices for the Mercenary mode – so I took a look in the shop of the mode to assess whether an investment is worth it and if the prices are appropriate.
But what I saw in the shop made me angry and sad. Either we are currently Blizzard’s guinea pigs or they are no longer hesitating with the most shameless sales tactics.
The offers displayed in Hearthstone have been personalized for a while. This means that I see different offers in the shop than my friends and acquaintances. This also applies to the Mercenary mode.
My personal offers. Each player sees different ones.
A look at my shop leaves me astounded. Hearthstone is trying to sell me a single mercenary – namely Ragnaros – for a whopping 15 euros. Yes, you read that right. A single card for 15 euros.
Although that’s not even completely accurate. After all, a freshly purchased mercenary is not really “complete”. Without further coins for this mercenary, all his abilities are at level 1 and thus completely useless for both PvE and PvP. Bringing all abilities up to an acceptable level would require another nearly 1,000 coins.
When you calculate that crafting Ragnaros with coins would cost exactly 500 coins, it’s easy to figure out in your head that you would need to buy Ragnaros 3 times (if that were possible) for him to be operational. From Blizzard’s perspective, a well-equipped, legendary mercenary is therefore worth nearly 45 euros.
One. Single. Damn. Card.
45 euros.
And now here’s what bothers me so much about it: Blizzard is currently testing with these offers how far they can go with customers. They are not lightly pushing the boundaries, but rather asking themselves: How much can we charge for the smallest possible unit in the game?
The second offer makes it even worse
The Ragnaros offer alone is already outrageous. But right below, I get another offer.
2 random legendary mercenaries and 30 card packs for a total of 30 euros.
Just 30 packs for 30 euros are – according to current Hearthstone prices – already a good deal. The two additional legendary servants are a nice bonus.
Not to forget that one of the two could also be Ragnaros, whom you can buy separately for 15 euros.
No one who is really in their right mind and plans to spend money on Hearthstone would buy Ragnaros for 15 euros.
And I am convinced: Blizzard knows that too. The 15-euro Ragnaros is not there so that I buy it. It is there solely to make the offer below look much more tempting and better. So I think to myself:
„Wow, for double the money I get 2 legendary servants and another 30 packs, which surely contain enough coins to upgrade over a dozen servants and maybe get more epic and legendary servants? Then I should go for that.“
It almost worked for me. For a moment, I was really convinced that 2 legendary mercenaries and 30 card packs were a great deal.
But then I remembered again that Blizzard is currently showing massive incompetence in Hearthstone. Just a few days ago, they enabled trolling in the PvP of the Mercenary mode via hotfix and thus killed the mode – at least until there’s a hotfix for the hotfix.
No matter how I turn it, these two “offers” are a farce. The 15-euro Ragnaros is an outrage, and the enticing 30-pack bundle in contrast does not make it better, but rather worse.
We are all guinea pigs for whether this type of advertising works. You will fail with me.
At least this time.
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Fortnite is getting tougher and more ruthless, as certain tips and tricks can help you secure victory in the battle royale shooter. That’s why we at MeinMMO are showing you 6 clever tricks with which you can noticeably improve.
Where do these tips come from? These tips come from our freelance author Christos Tsogos. He has been playing Fortnite since Chapter 1 and knows what it takes.
After a long time as a noob, he engaged with the topic of how he could improve without much effort. Now, after 3000 hours of play and several seasons, he has come up with these tips.
These tips can be applied by anyone, and you will notice significant differences when you do.
1. Use specific structures to peek
This is what the trick with the roof looks like
This is what the trick with the stairs looks like
A trick that anyone can apply
Maybe you’re not good at editing or building to outsmart your opponents, but there is still a trick to give you visibility despite built cover.
All you need to do is build a stair or a roof. By then activating the edit mode, the stair or roof becomes invisible, allowing you to look at the battlefield. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work as well with walls or panels.
2. Crouching is key
Crouching is the key in certain situations
You have certainly noticed that Fortnite has good sound when it comes to footsteps. When you land in a building, you immediately notice if someone is in your house. Whether it’s a metal floor or the creaking of floorboards, you can hear where your enemy is. However, what many don’t know is that crouching makes you silent.
Try sneaking up on opponents, you will notice that they don’t expect you.
3. Fishing brings you many advantages
Fishing is a very useful hobby
Yes, fishing. A science in itself, as it requires a lot of time and effort. But what if I told you that you should definitely utilize it? Fishing offers countless benefits that are overlooked because it takes so long.
However, fish or shield fish are better stored in your inventory than old potions or medkits. With these sea creatures, you can heal faster and better in battle. They provide more health and shield when consumed and take less time to use. Moreover, you have a higher chance of getting rare weapons while fishing.
4. Stop aiming in close combat – shoot from the hip instead
In the heat of battle, one often starts to panic and make many mistakes due to stress. This may lead to wild building or simply shooting randomly at your surroundings. One important thing to keep in mind in a fight is that you should best fire from the hip in close combat.
Because if you don’t, you slow down when looking around. While you aim and possibly hit your opponent, another hyena can sneak up on you from behind. Therefore, keep your field of view as wide as possible and be agile.
5. Get resources quickly
A hard-working player dismantling
At the start of a match, the one with loot luck or the one with the most resources usually wins. So if you run out of materials at the beginning of a match, you need to know how to quickly get a lot of mats with little effort. I will now list the best sources for you:
Fences – Wood or Metal
Furniture from buildings – Good source of gold
Fish statues in Coral Castle – Drop massive amounts of stone
Trees or rocks
6. Retreat in hopeless fights
No one likes to retreat. It’s better to die proudly in battle than to win cowardly, but that’s nonsense. You should be able to assess yourself well. In certain situations, it’s not bad to retreat. Even better – you proceed tactically. So if you find yourself in a hopeless fight, retreat and come back at a better time.
Better chances of winning can often be achieved if you have retreated. Due to the elapsed time, other opponents could have gathered who have put an end to your foe.
However, it is advisable to only intervene in the fight when several are fighting. This way you have a lower chance of dying yourself, and you can eliminate one or another opponent.
What do you think of my tips? Do you have others that I haven’t mentioned? Let us know in the comments what you think or if I could help you.
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In FIFA 22 started on Friday, October 29, the event “Rulebreakers”. We will show you what is in the event and what types of cards you can expect.
When does Rulebreakers start? The Rulebreakers event in Ultimate Team starts as usual at 7:00 PM on Friday evening. It follows the RTTK event, in which dynamic cards related to real football were released.
These are Rulebreakers cards: We already know the “Rulebreakers” from FIFA 21. It featured players who “leave their old style of play behind” – in other words, they receive somewhat reworked values.
One such example was Harry Kane. The Englishman is usually known for his strong finishing, not for his pace. However, his Rulebreakers card received a 91 for speed, which effectively made him a different type of player.
In the Rulebreakers event, you can expect players who basically have the opposite of a real correlation to football. What kind of cards those are, we will show you here.
Rulebreakers Team 1 – With Haaland, Casemiro, David Silva and more
The Rulebreakers Team 1 in FIFA 22
This is Rulebreakers Team 1: The new event team has a few real highlights. Among other things, Haaland received a strong card: He loses a few points in shooting (with 87 still quite high), but receives boosts in pace, dribbling, passing, physics and even a point in defense.
Casemiro received a pace upgrade, as well as more points in all attributes except for physics. Antonio Rüdiger also gained more speed – that should please him after previous complaints. Fan favorite Dembélé also lost a bit of speed, but received a solid shooting upgrade.
In addition, more great cards like Alexander-Arnold, David Silva, Diaby or Arnautovic are included. However, the new Rulebreakers will likely not come cheaply given their strong values.
This is the SBC: In a new Squad Building Challenge, you can obtain one of two cards for Nkunku from the Bundesliga. One features the offensive player with high shooting stats, and the other with a passing upgrade.
You can choose from two versions
No Ultimate Scream again?
Now that the Rulebreakers event has started, it is to be expected that there will also be no Ultimate Scream event this year. This had been the typical Halloween event in FIFA until last year, but was replaced by Rulebreakers.
There are some Halloween cosmetics in the store and in Ultimate Team objectives. It is possible that these will remain the only Halloween content – after all, the spooky festival takes place this weekend.
Additionally, as usual, the Weekend League in FIFA 22 is scheduled for the weekend. It might be worth sinking a few free kicks into the opponent’s goal from time to time – you can find tips for free kicks in FIFA 22 here.
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Friday is at the doorstep again and everyone in Destiny 2 knows that with it, Xur will also make an appearance. What you can expect from the tentacle-faced vendor from a far-off place this week will be revealed here at MeinMMO.
What happened this week? Not much happened this week. The Halloween event is in the final round and all Guardians are still busy collecting candy for the masks.
A YouTuber also found out which weapon could be a new possible meta-breaker. This is a weapon that has lingered more in the shadows and hadn’t received much attention from the Guardians. But now that the gun is out of the bag, will you also get a contingency plan?
Do you possibly need help with the strike “the Corrupted”? MeinMMO author Britta recently wrote an article where a few strong Guardians quickly sent the possessed tech-witch “Sedia” to the afterlife.
All info about Xur on October 29, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? Xur will certainly arrive this time with the Sparrow “Thorny Menace” and will therefore arrive promptly at 7:00 PM in Destiny 2. He will have opened his camp until Tuesday, 02.11 for the weekly reset at 7:00 PM and looks forward to your visit.
Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend
Xur’s location: The shady vendor is located in the Tower.
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from 29.10. to 02.11. – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have on offer? As always, Xur has an exotic weapon and armor for all characters, so for Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. This is his current offer:
Weapon: Wings of Vigilance – Pulse rifle for 29 Legendary shards
Titan:Antaeus Guard – Leg armor for 23 Legendary shards
The Trials of Osiris on October 29. – Map, Weapons, and Info
Which map is up this week? This week, you can expect the map “Widow’s Court”.
A well-known and large map
You now get your loot in the Trials of Osiris not through three, five, and seven wins, but through:
7 victories
50 rounds
and the notorious flawless run
This is the reward for a flawless run: For a flawless Trials run, you will receive Shayura’s Wrath Adept.
If you have received your desired weapon, you can focus your trials engrams specifically on it. Additionally, you get enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Keep in mind that your reward increases even further once you have a full pass – even if you have lost one or two games.
When do the Trials start? The Trials will start as usual at the daily reset at 7:00 PM.
Hopefully, he can leave again on Tuesday. Last week, there were rumors that Xur was a ghost and was still standing on Nessus. Do you know more about this? Let us know in the comments.
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New World offers several professions that you can level up to level 200. In this guide, we at MeinMMO would like to explain to you how to level up the Weaponsmith particularly quickly and what special tricks you should pay attention to.
In the forge, you can also craft the spear and the axe, which belong to the Engineering profession and thus increase the skill there as well.
Besides weapons, the profession of Weaponsmith is also needed for sharpening stones and repair kits.
How to level up the Weaponsmith effectively? Purely crafting weapons will bring you progress, but it’s relatively slow and especially expensive. Effective and fast leveling is not possible this way.
Therefore, the basic rule is: Complete the town quests. You obtain the town quests at the boards in the cities, and for these, you are supposed to craft certain items, such as a bastion armor made from primitive iron.
It’s important that you need the raw materials, i.e., iron ore, fresh wood, and raw leather, but not the processed products like iron ingots or wooden planks.
The most effective method to level up the Weaponsmith is through the town quests.
For crafting these items, you will receive much more experience than for any weapon. At the same time, your character gains good experience when you complete the town quest afterward.
So, if you want to level up quickly and effectively, you need to accept as many town quests as possible.
What should I do if I can’t find town quests? Then you can also rely on sharpening stones besides weapons. They don’t cost ores, but stones, which are much easier to find.
Leveling Weaponsmith – Here’s How
From level 1 to 20: For the first levels, you only have the choice of town quests or iron weapons. The cheapest are rapier, sword, or shield. They consume the least resources. You will need to craft exactly 25 weapons if you want to level up from 1 to 20 this way. This will cost you the following raw materials:
175 iron ingots
50 building wood
25 raw leather
The raw materials will naturally decrease rapidly with each town quest.
Level 20 to 50: Starting from level 20, you can craft the first sharpening stone. If you want to level entirely using sharpening stones, you’ll need 228 of them, requiring the following raw materials:
228 stone blocks
228 death particles
228 fire particles
Alternatively, you can continue to do town quests and craft weapons.
Level 50 to 100: At this level, you have several options. You can keep leveling by sharpening stones, needing 2,396 of them.
Alternatively, at level 70, you unlock the Common Sharpening Stone. With this, you can also level up to level 100. You’ll need about 1,000 of them for levels 70 to 100:
1,000 stone bricks
1,000 death breath
1,000 fire breath
Additionally, you can continue crafting weapons. Count on about 400 steel weapons for that.
From level 50, new town quests are added that offer even better rewards and are still the most lucrative way.
Level 100 to 120: Here, we recommend focusing again on crafting weapons alongside town quests, as sharpening stones now give too few experience points. For these levels, you will need exactly 120 star metal weapons in the form of rapier, sword, or shield. This will cost:
1,080 star metal ingots
240 building wood
120 raw leather
Alternatively, you will need about 3,000 weak sharpening stones to master these levels.
Level 120 to 150: In this range, we recommend a healthy mix of star metal weapons, town quests, the old weak sharpening stones, and the newest item “Strong Sharpening Stone.” These require magnetite bricks, death essence, and fire essence.
Level 150 to 200: At these levels, a healthy mix of orichalcum weapons and town quests is advisable. The old sharpening stone gives too few experience points, and the new one is much too expensive in terms of materials. Alternatively, 38,320 weak sharpening stones work here.
If you only want to level with weapons, you will need exactly 685 orichalcum weapons. This would require the following raw materials:
6,850 orichalcum ingots
1,370 building wood
685 raw leather
Furthermore, from level 185, you can craft useful epic weapons with a fixed name. Here, it may be worthwhile to invest a bit more in raw materials to obtain a weapon that will benefit you further in the game.
More about New World and the topic of crafting can be found here:
Although the League of Legends Worlds are still ongoing, the transfer market is starting in the USA. In recent years, LoL teams like Cloud 9 and TSM have spent millions of US dollars on their best players. But they do not stay.
The mid laner Bjergsen played for TSM for 8 years before becoming coach in 2020. He is now a co-owner of the team. In 2021, he wants to play again. But not for TSM. Although Bjergsen is Danish, he has shaped LoL in the USA over the past years.
The supporter SwordArt moved to TSM before 2020 and received a contract worth 6 million US dollars for 2 years. He will also leave. SwordArt reached the Worlds finals with Team Suning in 2020.
This is what’s going on with Perkz: According to sources, Cloud9 currently plans to sell Perkz. This apparently happens at the request of the Croatian mid laner.
It is said that Perkz informed the team on October 25 that he would not return to Cloud9 in 2022 – he cites “family reasons” as the cause. The news reached Cloud9 just before they were eliminated from the Worlds against Gen G.
Perkz is said to be planning to build his own team in the off-season and is still looking for a team that can make this possible.
On Twitter, Perkz is already poking fun at the rumors of which EU team he is switching to by practically listing all the major EU teams in a tweet:
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Bjergsen wants to play again – but not for TSM despite “good offer”
This is what’s going on with Bjergsen: TSM has announced that they made the legendary mid laner Bjergsen an offer that apparently promised him a lot of money and the opportunity to build a team around him.
However, Bjergsen has declined the offer. TSM now aims to build a new team and focus on highly talented young players.
SwordArt made it to the Worlds finals in 2020, but TSM disappointed in 2021 and failed to qualify for the Worlds.
TSM is swimming in money, but has hardly any players left
What’s behind it: The movements at TSM are strange. TSM is swimming in money after a big deal with a crypto exchange. That they wanted to invest that money specifically in Bjergsen, who has not played professionally in LoL for a year and had previously not won any international titles, can likely only be explained with loyalty and the hope to excite the fans.
That Bjergsen declines this to move away from TSM is even more bizarre.
What is certainly exciting is where Perkz lands. The Croatian is considered incredibly ambitious and apparently wants to form his own super team after not succeeding at the Worlds so often. This could be an exciting project – the question is who will pay for it. TSM would actually be the best place for this, but if they are now focusing on “players with perspective”, that seems unlikely:
Twitch itself, however, claims that users will still be suggested only the content they usually like. A fan of Call of Duty would thus not be suggested streams of unrelated titles like Minecraft or similar.
What happens next? But for the moment it means: wait and see. The people in charge at Twitch will closely watch the response and feedback from viewers and streamers. Thus, the Boost feature could be off the table faster than it appeared.
But what do you think of the new Twitch feature? Would you help your favorite generate even more reach, even if it involves a payment? Let us know in the comments and discuss with us.
On September 30, 2021, Twitch announced the Boost feature. This is supposed to help streamers increase their reach. However, Twitch users view the new feature critically, as it turns Pay2Win into unfair competition.
What is this feature? For several days now, users can support their favorite streamer with money. “Hasn’t this been possible for a long time!” you might think? However, it’s no longer just possible to donate money in the form of bits or cash amounts. Monetary donations can flow directly into the streamer’s reach. This particularly annoys smaller streamers.
The new “Boost Channel” feature, which Twitch introduced on September 30, is now here and allows exactly that: money for reach, at least in theory. Because the feature suggests the boosted channel to a certain number of users. How many of them actually click on the channel and how many then even stay, no one can say.
Even big streamers have already expressed very negative views about the Boost feature, even though they would easily benefit from it.
Boosting is very expensive: Critics say this and more
The costs of boosting a streamer can vary widely. If a fan pays $0.99, the stream will be suggested to exactly 1,000 users. On the other side of the spectrum, viewers can pay up to $500 to promote their favorite streamer. In this case, the stream will be suggested to hundreds of thousands.
Low prices for relatively high reach.
Who can boost? Currently, the Boost feature is limited to the market in North America. Users in Europe currently do not have access to it.
Whether the feature will even be introduced in the rest of the world is questionable. Twitch is currently receiving criticism not only from regular users but also from big streamers.
For example, Twitch number one Felix “xQc” Lengyel commented on the feature and called it the worst idea Twitch has ever had:
This is just legal viewbotting. Twitch will say it isn’t, but that’s exactly what it is. (…) Users will leave the platform if this feature is implemented because they will no longer be suggested new content organically.
Twitch itself, however, claims that users will still be suggested only the content they usually like. A fan of Call of Duty would thus not be suggested streams of unrelated titles like Minecraft or similar.
What happens next? But for the moment it means: wait and see. The people in charge at Twitch will closely watch the response and feedback from viewers and streamers. Thus, the Boost feature could be off the table faster than it appeared.
But what do you think of the new Twitch feature? Would you help your favorite generate even more reach, even if it involves a payment? Let us know in the comments and discuss with us.
Yesterday, Blizzard announced a Closed Beta for Diablo Immortal . The catch: Only a few can participate worldwide. The Beta is only available on Android and only in Canada and Australia. However, not everyone is satisfied with this, as seen by the search queries: People are looking for Diablo Immortal Beta APK and VPN, and there is also interest in playing on PC.
Only players from Canada and Australia are allowed in the Closed Beta, along with selected influencers.
The Closed Beta is expected to last less than three months, but it is closed to Europeans. Next, players from South Korea, China, and Japan are to be allowed in.
Search queries for Diablo Immortal APK, VPN, and PC are rising
Here’s how search queries are changing: If you look at the search queries related to Diablo Immortal from the last 7 days, you can clearly see a trend that players want to get into the Beta, even if they are neither Canadian nor Australian.
Google Trends indicates the worldwide search interest in a topic cluster. It can be derived from which terms are particularly searched. From this, the actual search interest of the users can be inferred.
The search interest in “Diablo Immortal Beta APK” is high. Players prefer to download the data package here. However, the site Gosunoob warns: It states that at the moment there is no reliable source for the Diablo Immortal APK and that people might download corrupted data here.
Additionally, the search interest in “Diablo Immortal VPN” has increased: With these programs, it seems possible to bypass the regional lock of Diablo Immortal and pretend to register for the Beta from Canada or Australia through the official Blizzard site (via diabloimmortal).
According to US sites, it seems to be indeed possible to play the Beta already through services like NordVPN. In the past, MMORPG fans used similar methods to play online role-playing games like Lost Ark.
It is also interesting that the demand for “Diablo Immortal PC” is rising. Apparently, traditional Diablo players also want to see what Blizzard is doing with mobile. In previous Mobile MMORPGs, players used PC emulators to achieve this.
However, this is only partially true. Indeed, the interest in Diablo Immortal is, as expected, highest in China, South Korea, and Singapore. But Germany, Austria, Australia, and several countries in Eastern Europe follow closely.
Surprisingly, interest in Diablo Immortal is only about half as large in Germany as in China, but twice as high as in the USA.
It has been a few weeks since the beta of Call of Duty: Vanguard was released in September. Just before the official release, developer Sledgehammer Games has now listed many changes. MeinMMO explains what to expect on November 5.
These issues are expected to be resolved by release, along with many others. In the developers’ blog (via sledgehammergames.com), players can now find a comprehensive list of changes. MeinMMO explains the most important ones.
The Ninja Perk returns
This popular perk, which allows for quieter sprinting, has been added to Vanguard.Inconspicuous has been removed in its place. With the perk, players in the beta did not lose speed when shot. Instead, the Dauntless perk will incorporate the functions of Inconspicuous.
Stunning news
This has been changed about the sun: The lens flare effect has been reduced on all maps. In the beta, the sun was so bright that players were blinded and could not see enemies. This should no longer be a problem. As Sledgehammer Games states in the blog: “We nerfed the sun.”
Fewer obfuscating and distorting elements: In the beta, players complained that shooting made visibility difficult. Too much smoke from the muzzle and strong distorting heat effects frustrated players. These issues should not occur at release.
The developers have also removed the raindrop effects on the screen and improved the line of sight on the maps. HUD elements, such as names, should also no longer be visible at unwanted times.
Stealth becomes easier
Quieter players: One of the most important changes from the beta is the volume of footsteps. Crouched and running while aiming, players are now completely silent. The return of the Ninja perk at release will also help aggressive players stay undetected.
The overall sound mixing has also been improved, and minor audio bugs have been fixed.
Movement is more aggressive
Faster players: Many changes ensure that players can move faster on the maps:
Grenades are thrown faster.
Throwing grenades no longer slows the player down.
Players lose less speed when shot.
Weapons can be switched faster.
After sprinting, players can shoot again faster.
Spawns are less chaotic
The developers are talking about overall improvements for spawns. This especially concerns the patrol game mode. These adjustments were already made in the beta.
Melee weapons are being adjusted
Changed melee weapons: In the listed changes to weapons, melee weapons have been particularly affected. This has both positive and negative effects on these weapons:
Shotguns have become deadlier.
The range of submachine guns, shotguns, and pistols has been reduced.
The precision when firing from the hip has been adjusted for many weapons.
Adjustments to attachments: The developers do not provide many details here. Muzzle attachments, magazines, and stocks are said to have fewer disadvantages, while ammunition types have more.
Less frustration with killstreaks and field upgrades
There is also a list of changes for these game elements:
Spy planes and counter-spy planes from your own team are no longer visible in the sky; enemy ones are easier to hit and faster to destroy.
The minigun and grenade launcher, which can be unlocked through killstreaks, have swapped their costs.
The glide bomb is now easier to control.
The disruptor and the directional microphone now have a timer after which they are automatically destroyed.
The dog killstreak no longer has graphical glitches.
What do the changes mean? Aside from the annoying glitches that are no longer present, the trend is clear with these pre-release patch notes: Vanguard wants to make aggressive gameplay simpler and promote a ‘run and gun’ playstyle. The faster and quieter soldiers, along with the Ninja perk, provide a significantly faster gaming experience.
What do you think of these changes? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Tomorrow, on October 30, 2021, a Raid Weekend will start in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO have looked into what this event is about and will show you which counters work best against the Raid Bosses.
What is this event? As part of the currently ongoing Halloween event, there will be a special Raid Weekend starting tomorrow. During this, you will encounter Level 5 Raids and Mega Raids more frequently in the arenas.
Thus, during the event, you will encounter Darkrai in Level 5 Raids and Mega-Absol in Mega Raids.
Raid Weekend with Darkrai and Mega-Absol – Start and Counters
When does the Raid Weekend take place? The Raid Weekend starts on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time and runs until Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time.
As you are used to in Pokémon GO, the eggs will again show you over the arenas where a raid will start. The dark eggs represent a Level 5 Raid and the light eggs with colored decorations indicate a Mega Raid.
Darkrai and Mega-Absol
The best counters against Darkrai
In the Level 5 Raids, Darkrai will stand against you as a Raid Boss during the Raid Weekend. This legendary Pokémon of the Dark type comes from Generation 4. Due to its type, it is weak against Fighting, Bug, and Fairy type moves.
You should utilize this weakness and set the appropriate counters. We have compiled the best monsters against Darkrai with the help of Pokebattler (via pokebattler.com):
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-) Machamp
Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Crypto-) Hariyama
Counter and Dynamic Punch
Conkeldurr
Counter and Dynamic Punch
Lucario
Counter and Aura Sphere
(Crypto-) Granbull
Charm and Play Rough
(Crypto-) Pinsir
Bug Bite and X-Scissor
Zacian
Quick Attack and Play Rough
(Crypto-) Gardevoir
Charm and Dazzling Gleam
(Crypto-) Scizor
Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
Scyther
Counter and Night Slash
Mega Evolutions: Alternatively, you can rely on the following Mega Evolutions:
Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
Mega Lopunny with High Jump Kick and Focus Blast
Mega Charizard Y with Flame Burst and Fire Blast
Further effective counters can also be found in our counter guide to Darkrai:
In the Mega Raids, you will encounter the Dark-type Pokémon Mega-Absol. This is the temporary Mega Evolution of Absol. By defeating this Raid Boss, you will earn Mega Energy to trigger your own Mega Evolution.
Due to its type, Mega-Absol is also vulnerable to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy type moves. So again, use the appropriate attackers. Preferably, utilize the following counters (via pokebattler.com):
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-) Machamp
Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Crypto-) Hariyama
Counter and Dynamic Punch
Lucario
Counter and Aura Sphere
Conkeldurr
Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Crypto-) Gardevoir
Charm and Dazzling Gleam
(Crypto-) Granbull
Charm and Play Rough
(Crypto-) Pinsir
Bug Bite and X-Scissor
(Crypto-) Kapilz
Counter and Dynamic Punch
Zacian
Quick Attack and Play Rough
(Crypto-) Scizor
Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
If you do not have these counters, the following Pokémon are also suitable against Mega-Absol:
Scyther with Counter and Night Slash
(Crypto-) Ursaring with Counter and Play Rough
Torterra with Counter and Focus Blast
Togekiss with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
Mega Evolutions: You can also resort to your Mega Evolutions against Mega-Absol. The following are also the best options:
Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
Mega Lopunny with High Jump Kick and Focus Blast
Mega Charizard Y with Flame Burst and Fire Blast
Is the Raid Weekend worth it?
Are there Shiny Darkrai and Mega-Absol? Yes, with a bit of luck, you might encounter a shiny Darkrai or Absol after the raid. You can recognize Darkrai by its purple body. The shiny Absol, on the other hand, differs from its normal variant by its orange body.
Darkrai and Absol both as Shiny
A shiny Mega-Absol can only be developed from a shiny Absol with the collected Mega Energy. This is because after the raid, you can only encounter an Absol. The Mega Evolution is not available for catching.
According to PvPoke, Darkrai is less interesting in the PvP league (via pvpoke.com). Only in the Master League can it shine. But even here there are other candidates who are better.
Absol can also score less in the PvP league. Its stats show that it is mainly strong in attack. Its stamina and defense, on the other hand, are only average.
However, its temporary Mega Evolution, Mega-Absol, is somewhat better. This monster can primarily score by increasing its attack value. But it is also slightly stronger in defense than Absol.
Who should take advantage of the Raid Weekend?
If you are looking for a strong Dark-type attacker, you should definitely take advantage of the Raid Weekend. Darkrai should be interesting for most players. For trainers who still lack Darkrai in their Dex, it is also another chance to obtain a specimen.
But you should also participate in the Mega Raids. Even though Absol has somewhat weaker stats, you should secure a sufficient amount of Mega Energy for Absol’s Mega Evolution. After all, there is also a dedicated Pokédex entry for it.
Particularly worthwhile is the current candy bonus that is available during the Halloween event. You will receive double candy for catching and sending your Pokémon. Especially to level up Darkrai, a lot of candy is needed. This is your opportunity to farm some candy for the legendary Pokémon.
And shiny hunters will also benefit from both raids. Both Darkrai and Absol are available in their shiny form in the game.
What do you think of the upcoming Raid Weekend? Will you participate? Or are raids not your thing and would you prefer to skip this event? Feel free to let us know your opinion in the comments here and exchange ideas with other trainers on MeinMMO.
Destiny 2 has already confirmed that one of the big raids from Destiny 1 will return next year. Since then, players have speculated about which one it could be. In an interview, Joe Blackburn has now narrowed down the possible options further.
Especially the endgame is interesting for Destiny 2 players. It’s what will keep them occupied for a long time. Raids are the best part of that.
That’s why players want to know what they can look forward to in the coming year.
What we know so far: It is known that with “The Witch Queen”, among other contents, there will also be a completely new raid. Additionally, a known raid from the content vault will be brought back. However, it has remained unclear which of the old raids from Destiny 1 that will be.
After “The Vault of Glass” had its return in 2021, there are only three other candidates that could be considered.
Crota’s End, the raid from the expansion “The Dark Below” in 2014.
King’s Fall, from the expansion “The Taken King” in 2015
Which of these is the most likely? Considering the current story, it would be very fitting if the rest of Savathun’s family would also get involved. It would at least incorporate part of the past story into the current narrative.
What has Bungie revealed? Joe Blackburn, the current Game Director at Bungie, referred to the old raid as a “banger” and adds
How can we choose a raid that doesn’t sink the ship?
Joe Blackburn on the request for a hint about the next legacy raid
Destiny 2 plans to “deliver something as great as the return of the Vault of Glass. I think it’s safe to say that it will be one of the big raids that takes one out of the equation.”
The Dreadnaught of Oryx from Destiny 1
This gives two important hints:
The only raid with a ship would be King’s Fall. It plays on the Dreadnaught of Oryx.
Oryx dies in the King’s Fall raid, which “takes one out of the equation”.
The Oryx raid would fit very well into the story
It would also fit thematically: The Oryx raid fits very well with the current story. Savathun is not only the Witch Queen from the upcoming expansion. She is also the sister of Oryx, the Taken King, and Xivu Arath, the War God of the Hive. These three beings founded the Hive as we know it today. So there is plenty of reason to believe that Bungie will actually bring all three back together.
If it is confirmed that Oryx and thus “King’s Fall” is the next legacy raid that Bungie brings to Destiny 2, it would not be for the faint of heart.
What makes the Oryx raid so difficult? The King’s Fall raid is considered one of the hardest raids from Destiny 1. It has nine separate areas – some platforms and a lot of puzzles. It’s not just about shooting everything.
All four bosses and many of the mechanics require a high level of coordination from each player. And that’s just the normal mode. The raid also had a Hard Mode. Similar to the mode we now know as Grandmaster Raid.
How was it with the Vault of Glass? The Vault of Glass, the current legacy raid, returned to Destiny 2 in a similar manner. It was free for everyone and rewarded players at the Grandmaster difficulty level with the coveted time-lost weapons.
What do you think about Joe Blackburn’s statements? Are we actually going to see the Dreadnaught again? Or would you have preferred to have Crota’s End back as a raid?
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The new map of Call of Duty: Warzone is called “Caldera” and is an island in the Pacific. MeinMMO shows you new images of the island and the first reactions from players. Many are excited, but there are also a lot of questions about 2 specific features.
The new map is as large as Verdansk, but much more colorful, brighter, and has fewer buildings. The volcanic island named “Caldera” arrives on December 2nd to Warzone, and MeinMMO shows you the first reactions to the vacation paradise that will soon become a war zone.
Planes, water, jungle – Caldera is different from Verdansk.
Caldera resembles the competition
On the discussion platform Reddit, a large thread about the new map formed within hours with over 3,300 upvotes and more than 450 comments (via Reddit as of 29.10. at 11:50 AM). The mood in the thread is very positive and many players look forward to the release on December 2nd.
Apparently, the new map reminds many commentators of other shooters and they are pleased about the much more colorful look in the style of a sought-after travel destination:
4rmat writes: “Looks Fortnite-like.”
I_Shall_Be_Known thinks: “To be honest, it looks a bit like an Apex map. I’m excited.”
Round14 comments: “Looks like PUBG.”
LSainty adds: “This gives me open-world DayZ vibes. Can’t wait.”
tehcoma shouts in: “Battlefield Pacific maps!”
But not everyone sees it positively. Such comparisons also invite the negative aspects of competing maps to be transferred to the Warzone map, which also makes sense. Keevot writes: “It looks […] good, but very much like PUBG Sanhok. Visibility in the jungle is a tricky beast.”
Also, the matter with the planes is still not okay for everyone, and COD_Tropper says: “Planes seem a bit too Battlefield-like for a Battle Royale.”
There are many questions about 2 features
Comparing the reactions on Twitter, a somewhat more negative picture emerges. Under the tweet from developer Raven Software about the blog, the mood is more heated (via Twitter). Many players are asking about a feature that they have long wished for Warzone: a FoV slider for consoles.
This enlarges the visible field, and console players have long felt disadvantaged because of it. For Vanguard, there was an indirect confirmation, and a next-gen version for Vanguard is certain. For Warzone, there has been no confirmation yet – currently, it looks like Warzone will receive both: next-gen version and FoV slider on consoles.
Top left FoV 80 on console / Top right FoV 120 on PC – Source: Twitter
The second feature is swimming. In the engine of Modern Warfare from 2019, which is also used in Warzone, there is no swimming and consequently not in the Battle Royale. However, the new map seems predestined to take a dip in the cool water. Therefore, the question keeps popping up: “Will there be swimming mechanics?”
If swimming is introduced, there is also a specific wish. Rolteco writes on Reddit: “Hopefully it’s better than the swimming in Cold War. That’s a joke lmao.”
The new map has a lot of water – but can you also swim?
Generally positive impressions of the new map
When players directly express their opinions about the new map, most comments are positive. For example, SnooPuppers7659 writes on Reddit: “Just when I thought I wanted to stop, they pull me back in.”
Also, the most upvoted comment in the Reddit thread points out a change that is received very positively: “I like the lack of buildings.” TheStarWarsFan replies with: “Never again run 16 floors up to complete a bounty.”
Here too, there are dissenting voices who fear that the lack of verticality will lead to a lower replay value. -3055- explains that the many buildings in Verdansk allowed them to cope with Verdansk for over 1.5 years, while the Blackout map lost momentum after just 3 months. The great diversity of buildings made up the charm of Verdansk for the users.
The new map is generally received very well, and there have been many positive comments about Warzone in a long time.
Lastly, a comment from kikkeroku, who sums up the mood pretty well: “Looks promising. I can’t remember the last time I was really excited about Warzone.”
We also gladly read your thoughts on the new map and discuss with you in the comments. Do you also find Caldera positive or perhaps miss something?
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In our guide to a Creeper farm in Minecraft for version 1.17, we show you how to quickly farm a lot of gunpowder. Creepers will be farmed automatically while you stand and wait at an AFK spot.
What kind of farm is this? The materials for the Creeper farm are easy to obtain. You build the farm and an AFK spot, and then you can simply keep your Minecraft active while the farm automatically kills Creepers and collects the gunpowder in chests for you.
We tested the Creeper farm in version 1.17 of Minecraft and the Java version on PC.
Tutorial – How to build the Creeper farm in version 1.17
The beginning: Find a flat area that is far from caves. Ideally at a height of more than 60. You can often copy the farm on top of each other to increase your yield of gunpowder and Creepers. But keep in mind that your AFK spot should be about 120 blocks above the farm. So you will need space above as well.
First, build five of your building blocks, then move three blocks inwards, build two blocks side by side there, and then move three blocks in the opposite direction, so you are back on the original line where you placed five blocks side by side. Then build 13 blocks inwards. This is your outer wall. Mirror the whole thing to create a closed shape. It should look like this:
The foundation – the type of floor is random – the floor blocks at the head end do not matter
Now raise a second layer of the blocks you just placed.
Now go to the middle of the 13-block wall and place a carpet on the ground there. That will be where your cat sits. Do the same on the other side. Your cats need to love you so that they remain sitting on command. You can use food to ensure they obey you.
Then, place the other carpets in the middle of the base, spaced with two blocks between each. As you can see in the following graphic. Keep in mind, the blocks with the cats are an exception and only have a one-block gap.
Your carpet pattern
Now dig a 3x2x4 size hole in the middle of the farm between the walls that are two blocks thick. Three blocks side by side, two blocks wide, and 4 blocks deep. This is where your Creepers will fall.
The upper edges of this hole should be fitted with trapdoors that you can open downwards.
The hole in the middle with six opened trapdoors
It’s best to keep the trapdoors in hand because you will now use them to build a roof. For this, use the upper edge of your two-block high outer wall and clad the inside of your farm with the trapdoors.
This ensures that only Creepers spawn inside (the carpets help against spiders).
This is what the roof made of trapdoors should look like
You can cover the middle above the hole with trapdoors if you plan to build only one layer of this farm. If you want to build multiple layers, you can leave the hole open – as shown in the picture above.
Now jump into the hole in the middle and place both water sources on the bottom blocks on one side. The water flow will drive the Creepers to their doom. Make sure to choose a direction so that you can still build a storage area there.
Place your water sources here
From the water source, dig eight blocks with the flow. This path is two blocks high. At the eighth block, dig one block deeper so that the water source continues flowing, and then go about eight blocks further.
Place your campfires under the last two blocks of water and below them the two hoppers that are connected to the double chest.
This is how the hoppers, campfires, and chest should be placed so that the loot falls into the chest
Now you can line the room with glass or other stones. Glass is practical so you can see the Creepers and your trap in action. However, you will usually only see Creepers in the trap when you jump out of your AFK house and run into the trap.
This is how you can watch the Creepers if you are in the trap when more are pushed onto the fire
Now dig your way up from this room. This will be your way to loot the harvested gunpowder from the chests below in the future.
Now go up and cover the “roof” of your trap with the stone stairs. Place them on the outer wall and on the trapdoors. If you want to build multiple layers, skip the stairs at this point and instead place blocks like cobblestone that will form the floor of the next layer. The roof of stone stairs is intended for the last, highest layer.
The completed farm with roof
Now the farm is finished. You just need to stack your 120 scaffolding on top of each other and build a safe room with blocks at the top where you can stand AFK. Start building the scaffolding directly at the wall of the farm.
While you are in the room, Creepers will spawn in your trap, run into the hole in fear of the cats, and be washed onto the campfires where they burn.
The loot from gunpowder then falls into the hoppers and is directed into the chest because they are connected to the chest. You only need to go down to loot in your room.
How effective is it? In our test, the Creeper farm produced 170 to 200 gunpowder in 15 minutes. For this, we used a setup of 5 layers stacked on top of each other. So this simple construction is definitely worth it for farming. If you want, you can double it somewhere else.
Keep in mind that you need to stay in your AFK house for the Creepers to spawn in the farm.
New information is available regarding the Closed Beta of Diablo Immortal. However, those in this country wishing to participate will currently not be lucky during the closed beta.
When does the Closed Beta for Diablo Immortal start?
The Closed Beta for Diablo Immortal starts on October 29 at 02:00 Central European Time.
Who can participate?
As Blizzard announced, initially only selected participants from Canada and Australia can join the Closed Beta of the mobile Diablo. At a later date, users from South Korea, Japan and China will also be able to participate in the closed beta.
No further regions have been mentioned for now. Therefore, things do not look good here in terms of participation in the Closed Beta.
Furthermore, the Closed Beta is currently only accessible to users with Android devices. iOS users cannot participate either.
Until when does the Closed Beta run?
Currently, the Closed Beta is expected to run for “less than three months”.
When does Diablo Immortal come out?
Blizzard has not yet provided a specific date. Only the timeframe was mentioned: “We want to release Diablo Immortal in the first half of 2022” (via Blizzard). The release was postponed to summer.
Until then, players can test the new content from the Closed Beta – at least if they live in one of the participating regions.
Diablo Immortal: Closed Beta shows new class
This class is included: In the Closed Beta, players can try out the “Necromancer”. It belongs to the six playable classes that will be available at the release of the game in Diablo Immortal.
Necromancers rely on the undead to call for help. The dead can be used to poison enemies and thus reduce enemy hordes.
The Necromancer is part of the Closed Beta.
PvP and PvE content in the Closed Beta
PvP content: Diablo Immortal will offer the so-called “Cycle of Conflict,” where players gather in “Dark Houses” and compete against other houses.
A new feature is the “Challenge of the Immortal,” where 30 players (the Shadows) compete against one (Immortal).
PvE content: The Closed Beta will showcase the “Hell Reliquary.” There you will encounter bosses designed for groups of eight players, and there will be tasks changing weekly. Completion grants access to greater challenges with better rewards.
Additionally, there are various activities:
Bounties
Ancient Portals
Dungeons
With these activities, you can collect XP for your Battle Pass.
Diablo Immortal aims to offer complete controller support – however, this goal has not yet been fully achieved, according to the developers. The aim is to expand controller support in the future, but a timeline for this is not yet clear. However, the Closed Beta should provide a first look.
Players can then move their characters and use abilities with a controller.
However, controlling menus and similar functions is not possible. This must initially be done using the touchscreen.
The following controllers are supported:
Xbox One Wireless Bluetooth Controller
Xbox Series X/S Bluetooth Controller
Xbox Elite Controller Series 2
Xbox Adaptive Controller
Sony Dualshock 4
Razer Kishi
What else does the Closed Beta offer?
The Closed Beta offers the following features:
There is a new equipment system with set items for secondary equipment slots. If you have multiple set items, there are bonuses.
Those facing higher-level opponents or reaching high Paragon levels will receive better rewards.
The user interface of the Codex has been improved to be clearer in tutorials and objectives.
There will be optional in-game purchases. What players buy during the Closed Beta will be credited as currency in-game – progress from the Closed Beta will be wiped.
Important: The credit will be Diablo Immortal-specific currencies. The credit cannot be used as general Battle.net credit, but only in Diablo Immortal.
On September 22, 2009, the post-apocalyptic MMORPG Fallen Earth launched. In 2019, it was closed in a spectacular event, and the servers were shut down for the last time, or so it was thought. Now the game is back and does not want you to pay for it.
What happened to Fallen Earth? The post-apocalyptic MMORPG closed its servers in 2019 and ended its life cycle with a big event. At that time, a large monster fought against the players and flattened everything before the game was shut down.
On Twitter, the developers announced at that time that it would not be the end of Fallen Earth and that they were working on a version 2. So far, there have only been sparse information about it.
But now the CEO of the developers speaks up first via Twitter and then in the official forum, announcing that the old version of the game will be brought back. But different than you think.
The new version is not finished yet, but to make the wait more pleasant for the players, the developers have decided to restart the old servers. But not only that, as the version has been adjusted and improved.
What’s new in the old version? Originally, Fallen Earth was a Pay2Play MMORPG, which means it was a game where you had to pay monthly to continue playing. This changed in 2011, but there were still three different optional subscription models that offered advantages.
The developers emphasize that this classic version of Fallen Earth is simply there to have fun and to be able to play the game again. Therefore, all players will automatically have the benefits of the highest subscription tier. The game itself costs nothing, and there will not be an in-game shop.
Further changes are as follows:
The developers have worked a lot on the structure of the servers in the background. Because of this, carrying over progress from 2019 is no longer possible, and everyone has to start completely from scratch.
However, the new-old version is already running on Steam, where you can now play it.
There will not be any contents from the online shop for the time being, as it has been completely shut down, and the developer does not want you to spend money.
More details have not been disclosed by the forum post so far. There should be another post when the classic servers actually go live. That should happen “soon”.
The community celebrates the developer
How is the community reacting? Although the game has been shut down for two years, Fallen Earth still enjoys a relatively active community. They are very pleased with the announcement and about being able to play the game again.
Some, however, see this as a signal that the originally announced version 2 will now take longer to arrive than many originally thought. The general tone of the comments is rather positive.
What do the fans say? They are happy and celebrate Matt Scott, the CEO of the development studio for the post in the forum (via gamersfirst.com).
User Sara Werner writes: ‘Oh my God. I can’t wait to get back into the game.’
NysekZePope shows less enthusiasm: ‘It’s sad to see that I can’t play my character anymore or get my crafting kit, too bad. I will still play it.’
User Tripp is really excited: ‘I can’t wait for this great game to come back. I have thought about this game more over the years than about others. I can’t wait to jump back into my pink suit and meet in the next bar for some real old-school role-playing.’
Kuddleminski also can hardly believe it: ‘Thank you so much! I have missed this game a lot and can’t wait to experience new stories with all my friends.’
Many comments in the forum are just various expressions of joy. The community is very excited about the announcement. You can read plenty of comments like ‘yay’ or ‘omg’. The mood is very positive.
What is Fallen Earth about? Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic MMORPG with survival aspects. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth, where the remaining survivors do everything they can to survive.
It is necessary for you to collect items and be able to hold your own in battles. However, Fallen Earth is more MMORPG than survival game. The game is also appreciated by role-playing enthusiasts who love to immerse themselves fully in their character.
You have the best chances of survival if you join one of the factions in Fallen Earth and work together with other players to ensure everyone in the group survives in the Badlands. After all, together one is stronger.
What features can you expect? Fallen Earth is built around the following features:
1st-person and 3rd-person perspective
PvE and PvP battles
Mounts and battles on those mounts
Crafting
A stealth system that also considers sounds
A classless character system
Character development and customization options, both visually and gameplay-relevant
What do you think about the return of the game? Have you ever played Fallen Earth and will you start fresh on the classic servers? Or are you rather waiting for version 2 of the MMORPG? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The 26-year-old Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski is one of the best players of League of Legends in Europe. He is a jungler for the LoL team G2 and has been named MVP of the LEC twice. He analyzes Europe’s poor performance at Worlds 2021: One of the reasons he cites is the weakness of his team G2, which was the only one able to keep up with Korea. Additionally, wealthy US teams annoy him.
This is the situation:
The European team G2 reached the finals of the LoL Worlds in 2019, the most important tournament in League of Legends. In 2020, they made it to the semifinals. Before the 2021 season, they sold key player Perkz to the USA and could not qualify for Worlds without him.
The 3 European representatives were no match for the representatives from South Korea at LoL Worlds 2021: 2 teams were eliminated in the group stage, the third team in the quarterfinals.
Jankos stated in a livestream what the reasons for the poor performance of the Europeans are. He made it clear: There is not just one reason, but a whole range of causes.
European teams cannot compete with the USA in salaries
This is the role of the USA: Jankos believes a problem in Europe is that every year some of the best players in Europe are bought away by US teams because Europe does not have the financial means to compete with the USA. European teams are unable to pay comparable salaries.
“We have the problem that G2 was simply bad. And G2 was the team that could keep up with Korea the most. One can ask: Why is Europe worse than South Korea? But only G2 was better than the LCK – every other team was bad, to be honest.”
This is the attitude difference: Regarding the topic “these advantages do Koreans have”, Jankos can hardly contain himself. He says:
Koreans take the game “super seriously” and have “super strict” rules
Koreans play 24/7
They have a fantastic coaching staff
Additionally, Koreans would play “Best of Three” series and thus have many more competitive matches than Europeans:
“We have about 18 players in a season. They can play damn 60, 70 matches”.
The mistake of the fans: From Jankos’s perspective, LoL fans always make it easy for themselves and it ultimately comes down to “European players are just lazy”, but the actual causes are much more complex.
This is currently the final boss of LoL: DWG KIA, still undefeated.
Europe from the “One-Team-Region” to the “0-Team-Region”
This is being discussed: Jankos’s statements are extensively discussed on YouTube and Reddit. The one point that could be relatively easily changed seems clear to many: Making every competitive game in LoL a “Best-of-Three” series would more than double the games “on stage” under competitive conditions.
But it seems that western leagues reject this because they fear scaring away the “regular viewer” if the match no longer lasts 40 minutes, but instead two hours.
Other points made by Jankos are viewed more critically by Reddit users. It is said that “the USA buying players” cannot count as a reason since the Chinese are also buying excellent players from South Korea, yet they are still superior. It is a wonder that a country like South Korea can keep up with the much larger China. They have apparently optimized their system.
The problem is that Europe has been a “one-team” region for years; there was only G2. After DWG KIA broke them in 2020, Europe is now a “0-Team” region.
Showmaker is currently regarded as the best player in the world.
No good laners in Europe – only good skirmishers
A user on Reddit explains that the big difference at Worlds is the strength of the teams in the laning phase. In Korea, outstanding mid-laners like Showmaker, Chovy or BDD force all others to improve their lane game. Excellent players in Europe or China like Caps or Doinb are indeed good in team fights, but they are not outstanding laners. They are known for other strengths.
Especially in the top laners, this becomes noticeable: It is a major weakness in Europe. The best European top laners like Adam or Armut are hardly challenged regionally and are then completely exposed internationally.
Some feel that such a “We save the West” discussion is held every year. Normally, the discussion focuses on the USA – this year it has also hit Europe.
In FIFA 22 you can now get Kanté with a Flashback SBC. We will see if the “budget version” of Kanté is worth it.
What kind of card is this? Flashback cards usually remind us of the past times of top players who no longer have such good stats today. However, in Kanté’s case, it’s different: he actually gets a Flashback card with weaker stats than his Gold card.
There has already been a similar card for Cristiano Ronaldo, who was also available in a “budget flashback version” in FIFA 21.
Why is the Flashback card interesting? N’golo Kanté is one of the best players in FIFA 22. His regular CDM card is extremely popular as he is considered a player who is hard to overcome. However, the Gold card is very expensive, despite the low transfer market. Until yesterday, it cost over 400,000 coins (since the SBC release, even the Gold card has become cheaper, now at around 384,000 coins).
On the other hand, the SBC card can be obtained for fewer coins. According to current futbin solutions from the community, you can get Kanté’s Flashback card for 286,000 coins if you go in completely without SBC fodder. If you have a few untradeable players in your club, you can use them to further reduce the price.
So it is a cheaper way for players to get a Kanté card for their team. But is it worth it?
Flashback Kanté vs Gold Kanté
These are the two Kanté cards
Here’s how the cards differ: Basically, these are cards that are not too far apart in terms of stats. The overall rating differs by 3 points. Specifically, the difference is as follows:
Flashback Kanté is slightly faster than Gold Kanté. However, the four points don’t make much of a difference.
The shot stat is identical.
In passing, Gold Kanté has slight advantages.
In dribbling, Flashback is ahead by one point.
In the defensive area, the Gold card is stronger. Among other things, it has 8 points more in “Defensive Awareness” and 6 points more in standing tackles. Slide tackles are 4 points higher.
In terms of physique, Gold is also stronger. Particularly noticeable are 13 points more in the “Aggression” area.
An important further point is the work rates. Gold Kanté has a medium attacking rate and high defensive rate, while Flashback has both values set to “High”. This is not necessarily good, as it runs the risk that your Flashback Kanté will get too involved in the attack and then not be defensively present when you need him. And primarily, Kanté is meant to be a defensive player.
Overall, it can be said that even though Flashback Kanté is weaker than Standard Kanté, he is still an extremely strong CDM.
Is the card worth it? Here one has to weigh the options. Flashback Kanté will be an enhancement for many teams – but the SBC is not cheap. The price for the card is probably still okay, but it is not easy to obtain. However, if you have the opportunity to lower the price with untradeable players, you should consider it.
However, if you go into the SBC completely without untradeable players and have to spend nearly 300,000 coins, you should almost think about the Gold card again and possibly save up for it. It’s possible that it will fall further. And: The card can be sold if necessary – the SBC card cannot.
