Call of Duty: Vanguard and the Battle Royale Warzone have presented their first joint roadmap, showing the plans from October 28 to the start of Season 1 on December 2. MeinMMO provides you with an overview of the most important dates.
The new Call of Duty: Vanguard will be released on November 5 and is entering the final phase before the release. The creators of the new World War CoD have presented a roadmap outlining the plan from now until the start of Season 1.
Also included is the schedule for the release of the new Warzone map named “Caldera.” We will show you the complete schedule with details.
CoD Vanguard & Warzone: Roadmap until Season 1
October 28 – Preload start for PlayStation and Xbox
November 2 – Preload start for PC
The preload for all pre-orders is online, and you can already pull the large data package onto your hard drives. More about download sizes and important times can be found here:
Additionally, the new anti-cheat system “RICOCHET” will begin its work in Vanguard. Part of the anti-cheat is also a PC driver, which will only go online later and will be introduced in Warzone first. More about the anti-cheat can be found here:
Right after the release, there will be no ongoing live season in Vanguard, but a kind of pre-season. In Season 0, there will still be a small content highlight – on November 17, Shipment arrives in the game. A small map with a lot of chaos and a lot of experience points.
A new Shipment incarnation.
November 18 – Operation Flashback in Warzone
Warzone is preparing for the farewell to Verdansk and is starting an event with Vanguard. With Operation Flashback, a nostalgic mode goes online that aims to celebrate the successes of the first 18 months of Warzone. There will be an exclusive emblem and special calling card to unlock – more details are not yet known.
November 24 – Secrets of the Pacific
Shortly before switching to the Vanguard engine, Warzone and the new Call of Duty are launching a joint event with the first reference to the new Pacific map from Warzone. You can unlock exclusive event cosmetics in both games and gain information about the new map.
November 30 and December 1 – Last Hours of Verdansk
In the last two days in Verdansk, we will witness what is happening in Verdansk in preparation for the new “Caldera” map. However, there are currently no details available. What we know about the events and playlists of Warzone in November can be found here:
Warzone will completely switch to the new “Caldera” map. Rebirth Island, by the way, remains in the game. All buyers of Vanguard can also start the new Warzone map a day earlier. Additionally, the first Battle Pass of the new CoD generation will go online, including 2 new weapons.
For Vanguard, there are new multiplayer maps, 3 operators, fresh zombie content, and many new missions and challenges with unlockable rewards.
Thus, the schedule for the entire November and the start of the season for Vanguard and the revamped Warzone is clear.
Are you looking forward to the release of Vanguard, or are you more excited about the start of the new Warzone map? Does CoD maybe leave you cold because the series is now relevant through Warzone? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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The beta for the new MMORPG Lost Ark is just around the corner. In line with this, a veteran of the Korean version speaks up on Reddit. He wants to provide an absolutely honest opinion and says we should be excited – but not too much. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What is happening with Lost Ark? On November 4th, the closed beta for the new MMORPG starts. For many, this is the first chance to try the game. Therefore, many fans are full of excitement and are already praising Lost Ark to the skies.
However, a Reddit user is now warning these people and trying to temper the excitement a bit. Lost Ark is great, but it also has many flaws, he emphasizes. The user creates the thread to give people a 100% honest insight into the MMO and to warn them of a nasty surprise.
According to luckystart1, the thread creator, one could ruin Lost Ark by expecting a perfect game. Because it is not. Nevertheless, Lost Ark is a title that one can have a lot of fun with.
What does the veteran say? Thread creator luckystart1 says that he has been playing Lost Ark since the closed beta in Korea and has thus been involved in the MMORPG for over 3 years.
Since excessive expectations often lead straight to disappointments, he summarizes a list of pros and cons and then explains these points in more detail. In doing so, he particularly focuses on the pay-to-win mechanics of the game.
He describes the negative points in great detail so that every player can be clear whether Lost Ark is something for them or not. He himself says that the only reason for his post is that he wants players to enjoy Lost Ark without false expectations.
We summarize his pro and con list for you (via Reddit):
Pro
More action than you can imagine
Spectacular story with lots of variety
Easy to start and suitable for beginners
Good soundtrack
Plenty of diverse content
You really don’t have to spend money
Developers respond quickly
Contra
Too many pieces of content that are not good
Time pressure
Pay-to-lose
Too hard in many places
Balancing problems
UI not clear
Little help from the game
“Lost Ark is actually pay-to-lose”
What does he say about pay-to-win? Often players get nothing from buying certain advantages for money. And even worse, they might even have disadvantages from it. He admits that the economy is out of the equation.
“There are skins and other items that are only available in the shop for a short time. If you buy them for real money, they will be worth 20 times more months later. That is certainly a pay-to-win aspect if you are after gold,” writes luckystart1 in his explanation.
Why is it pay-to-lose? Here, luckystart1 gets specific and explains why players actually have a disadvantage if they invest too much money in Lost Ark. Fans who spend a small amount stay ahead of those who invest nothing at all.
Players who invest a lot of money into the free-to-play game, in his view, have simply lost a lot of money. Because money or better equipment does not automatically make you a good player in Lost Ark.
“The endgame of Lost Ark is simply incredibly difficult in many places. There are mechanics where a single mistake can kill you or even your entire group. It simply does nothing for you to get up again from a real money item. Not only is it impossible in many contents, but it also doesn’t make you better.
If you don’t understand the boss, you stand up and die again. Here you are just throwing your money out the window. It does nothing for you.”
If you pump money into the game, you are weaker: Luckystart1 further explains that not only is it of little use to quickly buy up to the maximum gear score, but you even become weaker with it.
The maximum gear score in Lost Ark changes often, and items are rapidly improved and newer, better items are added so that it feels like you are burning your money if you invest it in better equipment. Because this equipment will be worth very little just a few weeks later, according to luckystart1.
“At the beginning of the game, a new player took about three months to reach a gear score of 1450. Nowadays, it only takes them a week, if that. If you spent a lot of money back then to get to 1450, you will regret it now.”
Furthermore, the user explains that you not only miss out on many fun quests if you push through them with money, but also end up being numerically worse off. Because you cannot buy runes or skill points with real money. You can only achieve these through invested time.
If you have two players with the same gear score, one of whom has spent a lot of money to get there and the other has not spent a cent, the latter likely has the better character. Even if he had to put in more time.
Start video
Lost Ark: Trailer shows you gameplay for the Closed Beta
“There is simply too much content”
What is the problem with too much content? It feels odd to see “too much content” on the negative side of an MMORPG. Just recently, MMORPGs like SOLO and New World were struggling to provide enough content in the endgame.
But luckystart1 precisely explains what his problem with the content in Lost Ark is. He also emphasizes that Smilegate is working very actively to improve the game and regularly removes content that no longer meets the new standard.
He makes it clear that the sheer amount of content in Lost Ark becomes a problem: “If 30% of the content in an MMORPG is boring, that might be a gameplay time of 30 hours in other MMOs. But in Lost Ark, those 30% is at least 300 hours and more.”
Problem with one’s own expectations: He further elaborates that the quality of the content in Lost Ark is at an extremely high level. Many areas, dungeons, and raids are simply bursting with innovation and variety. A large part of the game offers absolutely brilliant content, he writes.
But exactly because of this immense quality, poorer and more boring content stands out even more. Lost Ark is therefore caught between varied and innovative bosses and boring fetch quests in the field.
What are fetch quests? Fetch quests are tasks that have become standard in MMORPGs and are simply meant to keep you occupied. Quests like “Kill 15 wild boars” or “Bring 7 pelts” would be considered fetch quests.
“But that should not discourage anyone. More than 90% of the raids are fun, more than 70% of the dungeons are fun. But more than 50% of the normal side quests are just not fun. And that is a lot of gameplay time,” writes luckystart in his thread.
He adds, “No one should expect to have a super great time in Lost Ark from the start. The game takes a while to get going and definitely has a big hole in the middle of the leveling process. Nevertheless, it is worth staying engaged.”
“Lost Ark is still a really good game”
What does he say in the end? He concludes his remarks by reiterating that Lost Ark is a really good game, even though he only touches on the negative aspects of the game in his thread.
He does this, according to his own statements, only to clear up overly high expectations. Every player should get a realistic view of Lost Ark and be able to enjoy it for themselves.
Despite the mentioned problems, a large part of the MMORPG is simply fun and feels good. The team behind Smilegate regularly provides new content, listens to its community, and improves balancing issues.
“My incredible experiences with Lost Ark simply cannot be put into words. Experience it yourself and enjoy it. Lost Ark is a really good game.” With these words, he closes his thread.
What other problems does he mention? Less important points that luckystart1 still addresses include balancing and Smilegate’s behavior. He says that the developers listen too much to the community and thus make repeated wrong adjustments.
Nevertheless, Smilegate should be praised for making regular updates and doing their best to make Lost Ark a game that appeals to everyone.
He also addresses balancing problems, which occur less in PvP but rather in PvE. It should be significantly more difficult to get through the story with support classes. Also, not all classes are equally good or equally hard in the endgame.
He advises trying as many classes as possible in the beta and then focusing on one at the release.
How does the community react? His thread receives over 290 comments, and most fans express gratitude for these insights. He also receives a lot of support from others who have already been able to play Lost Ark.
Many compare the MMORPG in the comments with New World and make fun of Amazon’s game, hoping to have more fun with Lost Ark. Overall, however, the thread has a positive and grateful tone.
What do you think of luckystart1’s statements? Have you played Lost Ark yourself and do you confirm his experiences or do you have completely different things to say? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
New World brings the new patch 1.0.5 on November 4. This focuses on Talers, Azoth costs, and important bug fixes in the combat system. The server downtime comes at an inconvenient time for European players. We at MeinMMO summarize the most important changes and include the full patch notes for the new update.
What are the highlights of the update? With patch 1.0.5, there are some adjustments to Talers, the in-game currency, and Azoth costs:
The rewards for the main quest have been adjusted so that players at lower levels receive fewer Talers, while those at higher levels receive more. Overall, the total number of Talers remains the same.
Taler costs for crafting have been reduced by 20% to 50% depending on rank.
The Taler cost for reallocating attributes has been reduced by 60%.
Using repair kits no longer costs Talers.
Taler rewards for the losing team in the Outpost Rush have been reduced.
The Azoth costs for reallocating weapon mastery have been reduced by 75%.
In addition to these adjustments, there were also a few important bug fixes. An item duplication issue was resolved, and some passive effects were adjusted in scaling. Additionally, some spells like “Ice Storm” and “Gravitational Well” are now supposed to hit more consistently.
Moreover, there were three interesting general adjustments:
You can no longer carry the same weapon type in both weapon slots.
New players can only interact with the trading post after they have completed the corresponding quest.
The bug that caused “0%” to be displayed in languages other than English for some bonuses has also been fixed.
When will the patch be released? The patch 1.0.5 will be released on November 4 at 3:00 PM German time. This will include maintenance that is expected to last 3 hours. The server will be down until approximately 6:00 PM. This is rather inconvenient for European players.
We know that many of you have seen the annoying messages from players spamming the chat, and we continue to work on solutions to the problem. We have noticed that many selling Talers create new characters and transfer money to other accounts. To combat this, we have:
Locked many of the reported accounts. Thank you for your reports of players spamming the chat.
Implemented restrictions to prevent trading between players and transferring currency between characters below level 10 or whose account is less than 72 hours old. When you log in after your account is at least 72 hours old, you can trade and transfer currency once you reach level 10.
Shifted Taler rewards within the main storyline from early to later quests. The total amount of Talers available to earn remains the same, they are just given in somewhat later quests.
The use of the trading post is restricted for new players until they accept the quest “Introduction to the Trading Post” in their first settlement.
We will closely monitor how this affects bots and the state of the game and make further changes if necessary.
Exploits
A bug has been fixed that allowed players to duplicate items using storage sheds and crafting stations.
We have fixed the bug introduced by disabling trading that caused gold in area projects to double, and ensured that it will not happen again if we need to disable trading in the future.
Combat
Life Staff: Protective Sphere
We have removed the small hitbox that occurred with the pass-through of every hit of the base version of the Protective Sphere.
The hitbox is now triggered only upon impact with enemies or objects, not through the pass-through of the Guard upgrade.
Cost for reallocating attributes has been reduced by 60%.
Azoth costs for reallocating weapon mastery have been reduced by 75%.
Taler costs for chiseling have been reduced by 20 to 50% depending on rank.
To encourage competition in the Outpost Rush, we have slightly reduced the Taler and Azoth rewards for the losing team.
We have prioritized the war conflict progress indicators on the map and faction board when an invasion is imminent, as you can still earn war conflict for your faction.
Equipping identical weapons: Players can no longer equip the same weapon type in both weapon slots. We want different weapon types in individual weapon slots to make combat more versatile. This change also fixes bugs that could occur when switching between weapons of the same type.
Scaling of passive effects: Bugs have been fixed that caused scaling passive effects such as “Bloodlust” (Greataxe), “Unforeseen Comes Often” (Hatchet), and “Outnumbered” (Warhammer) that scale with the number of nearby enemies to not be applied correctly.
Consistency of spell hits: Bugs have been fixed that caused multiple spells such as “Ice Storm” and “Gravitational Well” to not hit consistently.
Toughness (item effect): A bug has been fixed that caused this effect to reduce all damage, not just that from critical hits.
PvP marking: A bug has been fixed that allowed PvP and PvE players to heal each other.
Outpost Rush
A bug has been fixed that allowed players to leave the starting fort before the match started.
In Outpost Rush, multiple players can no longer interact with the altar. This prevents players from obtaining multiple summoning markers for 500 Azoth each.
A bug has been fixed that caused the nameplates of summoned allies to look like those of enemies.
A bug has been fixed that caused the War Bread (the food bonus in Outpost Rush) to be twice as effective as intended.
The tooltip for War Bread and Monster Slayer Stew has been updated to correctly describe the bonuses provided by these foods.
A bug has been fixed that caused players to get stuck in a teleportation loop when teleporting out of Outpost Rush while using “/unstuck” at the same time.
General Bug Fixes
A bug has been fixed that prevented some players from participating in Outpost Rush because they had an open group invitation.
Using repair kits no longer requires Talers.
A bug has been fixed that caused players to occasionally use the wrong consumable when using consumables from the inventory screen.
Various bugs have been fixed that caused the invasion status to be displayed before the invasion was declared.
The missing English text for the compensation for property tax displayed when logging in has been added.
A bug has been fixed that allowed magic weapons to cancel their primary attacks due to weapon switching or targeting spells, thereby increasing the fire rate faster than intended.
A bug has been fixed that caused the Ice Gauntlet upgrade “Pillar Dodge” to only work immediately after placing the ice pillar.
A bug has been fixed that caused players to lose their house when they went offline during maintenance. In a future update, we will compensate players affected by this issue. The exact details of this compensation will be provided in the update notes.
A bug has been fixed that caused AI enemies to duplicate in the quest “Groaning Beam” and spawn multiple times.
A bug has been fixed that allowed players to start a server transfer in the tutorial.
A bug has been fixed that caused the trading post to be unresponsive or delayed.
Server performance has been improved when a large number of players gather in settlements.
A bug has been fixed that caused certain area influences to not be detected correctly when many players completed PvP missions simultaneously.
A bug has been fixed that caused some players to display <uninitialized> as their title.
A bug has been fixed that caused players to get stuck while fishing due to lag.
The UI notification when landing in a hot area while fishing has been corrected.
A translation bug has been fixed that caused crafting bonuses for tools to be displayed as 0% in languages other than English.
The time in Europe has been corrected in accordance with the transition from summer to winter time.
A bug has been fixed that capped the armor value of drop rewards at 589.
Speculative Bug Fixes
The bugs listed below are to be considered provisional. Our goal is to implement these changes into the game and see if the bugs have been fixed or persist, so that we can continue to work on them as necessary and fix them in an upcoming update.
We have made a change that helps us investigate the “timeout while the server was rendering the world” bug, and have introduced a fix to reduce the occurrence of this bug while we continue to investigate it.
New World has now been on the market for nearly 6 weeks. We have taken a closer look at the MMO and its development one month after its release:
In Pokémon GO, Terrakion has returned to raids. In our guide, we show you the best counters, the maximum CP, and the moves of the legendary Pokémon.
How long is Terrakion available? The legendary Pokémon is back in raids alongside Virizion and Cobalion. From November 5, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time until November 16 at 10:00 AM local time, the three bosses will remain in level-5 raids.
We updated this counter guide for you on November 4, 2021, adjusting the counters against Virizion and the information about this Pokémon.
The best counters against Terrakion
Which types are effective? Terrakion is of the rock and fighting types and has a total of 7 weaknesses, including psychic, steel, water, fighting, grass, fairy, and ground.
The best counter is Mewtwo
Use these Pokémon: You can therefore take a wide range of counters. We have compiled the 10 best counters below using the overview from Pokebattler (via pokebattler.com). Especially their shadow variants are particularly strong.
Mewtwo with Confusion and Psyshock
Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Gallade with Confusion and Psychic
Gardevoir with Confusion and Psychic
Alakazam with Confusion and Psychic
Exeggutor with Confusion and Psychic
Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Tangrowth with Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
Metagross is strong against Terrakion
However, the following Pokémon also provide good alternatives against Terrakion:
(Shadow) Chandelure with Razor Leaf and Solar Beam
Hoopa with Confusion and Psychic
Zarude with Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
Meistagriff with Counter and Dynamic Punch
(Shadow) Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Mega Evolutions: Your Mega Evolutions can also be useful against Terrakion. Use the following Pokémon:
Mega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Mega Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Solar Beam
How many players are needed? You can defeat Terrakion with just two players. However, you either need a weather bonus or you can only attack with the absolute top counters.
It is significantly easier with three players. It is sufficient if you are at level 25.
All important information about Terrakion
Is there a Shiny version of Terrakion? Yes, you can encounter a shiny Terrakion with some luck. It is easily distinguishable from the normal form by its yellow-brown body and red horns.
Terrakion normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
What is 100% IV? If you want a Terrakion with 100% IV, you need a specimen with 2,113 CP from the raids. With a weather bonus, it can reach even 2,641 CP.
What moves does Terrakion learn? The rock moves are particularly impressive. The rest is not too interesting:
Fast Moves: Smack Down (Rock), Zen Headbutt (Psychic)
Charged Moves: Rock Slide (Rock), Close Combat (Fighting), Earthquake (Ground)
How good is Terrakion? The legendary Pokémon is among the best attackers and is well-suited as a fighter against the Team Rocket Grunts and Leaders. However, as a fighting attacker, Terrakion is not particularly useful due to its moves.
It is definitely worth having a Terrakion on your team. With a bit of luck, it can also be a Shiny, making it exciting for Shiny hunters as well. A complete analysis of its usability can be found in our article about Terrakion.
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Lost Ark is one of the most anticipated MMORPGs set to release in the West in 2021/2022. After the first alpha test, many are now eagerly awaiting the beta for the game. For this, we at MeinMMO have compiled all the important information.
Start and Duration – When does the beta for Lost Ark start?
From November 4th at 17:00 to November 11th, 2021 at 20:59, the first closed beta for Lost Ark is set to take place. It will be fully available in German.
Previously, there was already a technical alpha that took place from June 11 to June 16.
How can you participate in the closed beta of Lost Ark?
You can already register for a beta test on the official website of Lost Ark for a beta test. However, testers will be invited in waves which will be sent out between November 4 and 9. Additionally, all players who pre-order a founder’s package will have guaranteed access.
By the way, anyone who had a key for the technical alpha will not automatically receive a key for the beta, as revealed by Amazon in the FAQ.
Where can the client be downloaded?
The beta for Lost Ark will take place via Steam. A preload has been available since November 3.
Can the closed beta be streamed or is there an NDA?
The test will be completely public. You are allowed to talk about it and also stream live on Twitch or record videos for YouTube. This was different during the alpha in June.
What can be tested in the closed beta?
There is already some information about what will be included in the upcoming closed beta. It mainly concerns what has changed compared to the alpha: – The Striker will be unlocked as a new class – There is a new, general prologue – The max level has been raised from 50 to 55 – All content from Rohendel including the main story and chaos dungeons are included – The content of the Phantom Palace including the dungeons are included – The Shadespire Tower with a total of 50 floors has been added – The shop will be adjusted for the West and all items in it should also be obtainable through in-game currency.
We also know that the progress from the alpha will not carry over to the beta. So you will have to start over.
Shouldn’t the beta have started earlier?
After the end of the technical alpha in June 2021, there were rumors for a long time that the beta of the MMORPG would start in July. However, this did not come true.
Will there be an open beta?
No. The developer Roxx revealed on the Lost Ark forum that only the technical alpha from June, the closed beta, and then the release are planned. Additionally, there will be a wipe of characters after the beta.
Statement regarding the beta from the Lost Ark Forum.
This article was last updated on November 3, 2021. We added a sentence about the invitation in waves that was shared in a tweet.
The official reason cited includes the many adjustments the developers want to make for the Western version. These include:
Localization
Bug fixes
Server structure
MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch also assumes that they want to avoid a direct confrontation with New World. The release of the latter was recently postponed to September 28, 2021, leaving little room for Lost Ark’s release:
Lost Ark is actually Free2Play, but you can purchase founder packages in advance that give you special cosmetic content, early access, and access to the beta:
Bronze Bundle (15 Euro)
Guaranteed access to the beta
Three days early access before release
Exclusive Pioneer pet
30 days Crystal Aura
Pioneer title
Silver Bundle (25 Euro)
Guaranteed access to the beta
Three days early access before release
1,000 Royal Crystals
Exclusive pet
30 days Crystal Aura
Pioneer title
Silver Supply Box
Gold Bundle (50 Euro)
Guaranteed access to the beta
Three days early access before release
4,000 Royal Crystals
Exclusive Pioneer pet
30 days Crystal Aura
Pioneer title
Gold Supply Box
Exclusive Avatar
Additional character slot
Platinum Bundle (100 Euro)
Guaranteed access to the beta
Three days early access before release
7,000 Royal Crystals
Exclusive Pioneer pet
30 days Crystal Aura
Pioneer title
Platinum Supply Box
Exclusive Avatar
Additional character slot
Exclusive Pioneer mount
Platinum Welcome Chest
The alpha of Lost Ark received really good reviews on Steam, even though it was actually under NDA:
A long time has passed, but finally Caitlyn has received an update in League of Legends after about 10 years. This mainly revolves around the in-game representation of the character.
What kind of character is this? Caitlyn was released with the first season in 2011 (via LoL-Wiki). She is a sharpshooter and is especially strong at long distances, but doesn’t take much damage.
Although she has been revised repeatedly since then, her animations and in-game graphics have remained untouched for nearly 4000 days.
Now Riot Games has swung the update hammer and revised Caitlyn’s visual representation. A video was also released for this:
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What exactly was changed? Her standard design has been significantly revamped, according to leaked images, and barely resembles the original design:
The wide-brimmed purple cylinder of the ADC is no longer visible
Her petticoat seems to have been removed from the design.
The character’s dress has also been slightly shortened.
Her leather straps have been removed and replaced with black stockings.
Here you can see all of Caitlyn’s skins:
Arcade Caitlyn
Arcane Caitlyn
Arctic Warfare Caitlyn
Headhunter Caitlyn
Lunar Wraith Caitlyn
Officer Caitlyn
Pool Party Caitlyn
Resistance Caitlyn
Safari Caitlyn
Caitlyn
Sheriff Caitlyn
In addition to the visual changes, her voice lines have also been overhauled. (via YouTube.com)
When will the update for Caitlyn come? The visual overhaul is coming on November 17 with patch 11.22. However, if you want to preview her in the game now, you can also test the patch on the PBE servers.
Shortly before that, the Netflix series based on LoL: Arcane will premiere. It starts on November 13.
What is currently happening in LoL? The biggest esports event of League of Legends, the Worlds 2021, is currently taking place. The finals will be held on November 6, with three of the four teams remaining in the semifinals coming from South Korea.
The teams from Europe and the USA have crashed, which has led to some discussions. Allegedly, a new “super team” is now supposed to emerge in Europe .
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A producer of New World, Katy Kaszynski, spoke at a developer conference at the end of October 2021 about the current state of the MMO, where Amazon wants to take the game and how feedback from fans is handled. Some players wish for mounts and other PvP where they can completely loot the opponent.
This is what New World says about mounts: According to producer Katy Kaszynski, New World is really supposed to be a “new MMO”. It is a difficult genre because they did not want to be “like any other game.”
As an example of a typical wish from MMO players, Kazynski mentions mounts. They are not allowed in New World for a strange reason:
“It’s not that we are against mounts in the game. What we want is an immersive experience, and we felt that the Port Stones, for example, fit better into our story than mounts did.”
Furthermore, Amazon is mainly concerned with immersion, players should feel like they are fully immersed in the world and be given the sensation of being able to do something in the world.
“We are listening to the people. We know that mounts are something that some people really want. And it’s not just mounts – there are other things that people are interested in seeing – and that’s not off the table either. In an MMO, nothing is ever off the table. But it won’t be coming anytime soon.”
Katy Kaszynski, Senior Producer of New World
Mounts are a recurring topic in New World that divides opinions. Back in 2020, our editor-in-chief Leya called for:
This is what New World says about “Full-Loot-PvP”: The producer says that they are listening to the fan base, but they are trying to understand what people really want: What do players want when they demand mounts?
In Full-Loot-PvP, you can steal all the equipment from your opponent if you defeat them in PvP.
But the question is: What do people expect who wish for “Full-Loot-PvP”? When talking to the PvP fans, some simply said “griefing,” but others said they just wanted to go out and experience something and see what happens.
They listened to the people and asked themselves: What kind of design can they give them that fits New World? They then came across the “Faction Control Points” as a solution.
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The producer spoke at a developer conference in Brighton.
According to the producer, they cannot always give the fans exactly what they want, but they strive to find solutions that harmoniously align with the vision the team has for New World.
Meanwhile, players already have specific ideas on how New World could compensate for the missing mounts:
The new TOTW 7 is now available in FIFA 22. You can find out which players receive new Inform cards here.
When will TOTW 7 be released? The TOTW is available now, on November 3, 2021, at 7:00 PM in FUT. It will remain there for one week.
What is TOTW? The Team of the Week features players every week who have excelled in football based on their real-life performances. They receive a so-called “Inform” card with improved values in FIFA 22. This not only makes them stronger in the game, but also increases their value on the transfer market.
Alternatively, you can buy the cards on the transfer market, but you’ll need quite a few coins for the best players. Additionally, TOTW players can appear as red special cards in the Weekend League rewards.
We will show you which cards are available this time.
FIFA 22: The complete TOTW 7 – Featuring Marquinhos & Vinicius Jr.
The new Team of the Week 7
Who has the best cards in TOTW 7? Looking only at the overall ratings, Marquinhos has the best card in TOTW 7 with an 88. This one is expected to be quite expensive, as the Brazilian is currently regarded as one of the best defenders in the game. Behind him is Carrasco with an 86, whose card can impress with pace and dribbling.
Otherwise, there are four cards that have made jumps in rating thanks to their upgrades.
The first player is Vinicius Jr.. His first TOTW card was already quite popular, but also expensive. His new 85 card is likely to be even more valuable.
Tavernier is the “Featured” player this week – and makes a jump of 7 points. In FIFA 21, the defender was very popular, and the new TOTW card is likely to gain sympathy as well. At least, if you can fit him in your team: As an Englishman, he has several options, but there are few linking options in the Scottish league.
A comparable card has been given to James from Chelsea FC. He has similar values to Tavernier, but has the advantage of playing in the Premier League.
Milano’s Correa makes a leap of 3 points to 84. This makes him an exciting striker for Serie A – even if there are currently alternatives like Rulebreakers Arnautovic. However, this upgrade is interesting for all who own Correa’s OTW card. It will also increase.
Who is included from the Bundesliga? The new TOTW features a total of 3 Bundesliga cards.
Arnold from Wolfsburg received an 84 card.
Grifo is featured with an 82 card from the Freiburg roster in TOTW 7.
Skov from TSG Hoffenheim is included with an 81 card.
However, none of the three cards stands out too strongly.
Streamer Rachell Valkyrae Hofsetter (29) has become the largest gaming streamer in the world on YouTube with Among Us. After promoting a line of skincare products two weeks ago that aimed to protect buyers from the blue light of monitors, she is now unwell.
She appeared as a “co-owner” of the brand and gave interviews in which she stated that the products fit a modern lifestyle, where one sits in front of monitors for hours and still looks healthy.
Shortly after, she was harshly criticized for the deal. It was not scientifically proven that blue light had harmful effects on the skin. The streamer was accused of promoting snake oil and not having done proper research. For days, the topic was trending on social media.
This is what the streamer says now: After a longer break, Valkyrae was back on YouTube on November 2. She says that she has suffered greatly from the oppressive situation in the past few days. Valkyrae explains that at one point she even thought her entire career was over in an instant.
She says she suffers from trauma and is now undergoing therapy:
“I was very depressed. I have depression. I felt really bad; I think I’ve retained mental damage from the whole thing. I’m sure of that. I was really lucky that I wasn’t sued, but I’m still in a really bad state. I know it’s only been two weeks, and I’ll get better, but it was a big mistake, and it put me in a really bad situation. I need to give myself time now.”
Valkyrae
This is how it turned out for her: As the streamer says, the brand RFLCT closed its doors on October 30. The products were pulled from more than 400 stores. For Valkyrae, it was a “clean break.” She says:
“I’m not perfect, and I’ve made many mistakes. I was incredibly naive and learned a lot. I will be much more cautious in everything I do from now on. That’s for sure. I am naive, impulsive, and too trusting.”
Valkyrae
Valkyrae says it’s crazy to find out how naive and stupid one can be. She no longer trusts herself. It just doesn’t work anymore.
She had to start streaming again, even if it might be too soon, to fulfill her contract with YouTube and fight against her own fears.
How does she seem when she says that? Valkyrae laughs several times while stating that she is traumatized, carrying mental scars, and going to therapy. One can suspect that she is under immense tension at that moment, which then releases. It doesn’t seem like she is joking or taking it lightly.
The segment starts around 14 minutes:
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Valkyrae immediately gets teased in her first stream
This is how sensitively her friends handle the situation: In her first stream, Valkyrae was with her friend and Nintendo streamer Mizkif. She had previously expressed concerns about starting again. She said that while Mizkif is a good friend, he does everything for content and knows no boundaries.
The streamer took only a few minutes before teasing Valkyrae about her advertising deal by pretending to hold the product up to the camera, which startled Valkyrae quite a bit.
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Shortly after, there was another action. Valkyrae told the others they were too “greedy” in “Mario Party Stars” and played too “aggressively,” after which she had to listen to the next hint about her supposed greed.
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Mizkif belongs to the generation of successors of “Ice Poseidon” and would probably sell his own grandmother for a good gag. That might not have been such a good choice for a comeback into the streaming business.
In a new trailer, Battlefield 2042 has finally revealed moving gameplay for its major Portal mode. Here we see the map remakes from well-known classics for the first time, which excites fans. MeinMMO summarizes the trailer and the reactions for you.
It is a kind of community-based mode that provides players with numerous tools, such as developer tools, to create their own modes.
Interested players can have fun on all seven new maps of Battlefield 2042. Adding to this is probably the most interesting aspect of Battlefield Portal: the mode brings numerous contents from Battlefield classics into the latest installment of the series:
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlefield 3
In addition to weapons, classes, gadgets, vehicles, and aircraft, Portal also brings two map classics per installment in a new guise to Battlefield 2042. The latest trailer now gives a first glimpse of the new old maps. Here you can watch it:
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Battlefield Portal “brings back 20 years of memories”
This is shown in the trailer: The scenes consist solely of gameplay and introduce the six map remakes from the Battlefield classics.
Battlefield 1942:
El Alamein
Battle of the Bulge
Bad Company 2:
Valparaiso
Arica Harbor
Battlefield 3:
Caspian Border
Noshahr Canals
Especially classics like El Alamein, a massive desert map, or Valparaiso from Bad Company 2 generate huge anticipation among players.
Here is how fans are reacting to the trailer: The comments are almost exclusively filled with enthusiastic voices. They praise both the gameplay and the presented maps. TBAG [Epic Gaming] states: “This is the type of Battlefield gameplay trailer I expect. It looks fantastic.”
Numerous players report waves of nostalgia. iamjohnnycos comments: “This brings me back 20 years in my memories. I can’t wait!”
There is plenty of praise for the remakes themselves. BottomFragger writes about Noshahr Canals, a map from Battlefield 3: “It just looks beautiful!”
Battlefield Portal “one of the smartest moves by DICE”?
Why could Battlefield Portal become the most important mode? Many players hold this view. DooM49 states: “The mode we’ve all been waiting for!” to which Richard Beard responds: “Yeah man, I’m only going to play this mode.”
The reason for this could be the criticism of the specialists in All-Out Warfare. They replace the previously typical Battlefield class model with a system that resembles operators from CoD Warzone more closely.
Battlefield Portal allows players to play their beloved classes from previous installments and to avoid unpopular innovations. Moreover, more content from other Battlefield parts is expected to follow after release.
For this reason, many see this mode as a clever idea, as The Doctor comments: “Battlefield Portal is literally one of the smartest moves they [DICE] have ever made.” Because of Portal, Battlefield 2042 can make nearly every kind of Battlefield fan happy.
In the 20-year history of the series, the player base has significantly increased, and tastes within the community differ in many respects.
While veterans miss earlier titles like Battlefield 1942, there are players who have become accustomed to the faster and more action-packed gameplay of Battlefield 3.
Portal offers players a way to realize their own visions of Battlefield, which is why some players believe the mode could go on “forever.”
When is Battlefield 2042 coming out? The shooter will be released on November 19, 2021. On November 12, players can already start into an early access phase if they have pre-ordered the Gold or Ultimate Edition or have an EA Play subscription.
On which platforms will Battlefield 2042 be released? The game will be available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, and PS4.
We now also know the size of the download on PS5 and when the preload starts.
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Genshin Impact sent the new 4-star character Thoma to the battlefield. How you can perfectly utilize his potential as a Pyro Shielder can be found here in the build on MeinMMO.
How and when do you get Thoma? Thoma is included as a 4-star character in the event banner of Hu Tao from November 2nd to 23rd. Afterward, you can obtain him anytime in the Wanderlust banner or with a low chance in other event banners.
Thoma has been the first new male 4-star character since the release of Genshin Impact and has been receiving a lot of attention since his announcement.
We at MeinMMO show you in these builds how to best equip the Pyro Shielder and which talents and constellations you should particularly pay attention to.
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Genshin Impact shows new character Thoma in the video – Perfect support for Hu Tao
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An Overview of Thoma’s Abilities
What attacks and abilities does Thoma have? Thoma deals normal physical damage with your standard attacks, heavy strikes, and falling attacks.
His elemental skill “Flaming Blessing” deals Pyro area damage and creates a shield for the entire team. The shield protects the active character from enemy attacks. Its duration depends on how high Thoma’s maximum hit points (HP) are.
If the shield is not destroyed by attacks, it will dissipate by itself after 8 seconds.
Thoma’s special ability “Red Ooyoroi” deals Pyro area damage to enemies upon activation and envelops the active character with “Burning Ooyoroi”. When using standard attacks, Pyro waves are released that deal Pyro area damage.
Additionally, you receive a small shield with standard attacks that functions just like the one from his elemental skill. This shield can be obtained approximately every 2 seconds. The duration of the shield again depends on Thoma’s maximum HP or lasts 8 seconds if it is not destroyed by enemies.
Heavy strikes and falling attacks do not activate the Pyro waves and the shield.
Thoma’s special ability cannot snapshot. This means he does not retain the damage bonus from effects such as Bennett’s field when he leaves the field or it stops taking effect.
Thoma does not reach Zhongli’s shield due to the higher cooldown and shield duration, but unlike his rival, he has the ability to create new shields with his special ability. If you synchronize both abilities of Thoma, he can keep his shield up almost constantly.
If a character takes damage while under Thoma’s special ability’s shield, they are still not knocked back by enemy attacks.
Thoma’s Passive Talents
What passive talents does Thoma have? Thoma possesses 3 passive abilities, 2 of which enhance his special and elemental abilities.
“Layered Armor”: Increases shield efficiency for 6 seconds by 5% when a shield from Thoma is refreshed or obtained. You can trigger this effect every 0.3 seconds, stacking up to five times.
“Flame Attack”: The Pyro waves of the special ability deal 2.2% more damage based on Thoma’s max HP.
“Fishing Pro”: If you do not yet have the useful spear “The Fang”, Fishing Pro could help you. With a 20% chance, you receive double fish when fishing in Inazuma.
The Most Useful Constellations of the Pyro Fighter
What do the constellations bring? Constellations unlock new abilities and/or stats for characters. This list shows you the most important constellations of Thoma and what bonuses they provide.
1st Constellation (C1) “Comrades’ Duty”: When an active character other than Thoma is protected by his shield, it reduces the cooldown of Thoma’s elemental and special abilities by 3 seconds (20 seconds cooldown).
4th Constellation (C4) “Long-Term Planning”: When Thoma has used his special ability, he restores 15 points of elemental energy.
6th Constellation (C6) “Burning Heart”: When the shield from the elemental or special ability is obtained or updated, standard attacks, heavy strikes, or falling attacks deal 15% more damage for 6 seconds. This effect applies to all party members.
Thoma’s constellations are useful, but not as overpowered as those of other characters. A C0 Thoma can already provide tremendous support. However, if you have saved enough primogems, the constellations help maintain his shields more consistently.
Moreover, his C6 can boost the damage of the main DPS when you switch to him immediately after using Thoma’s elemental and/or special ability.
Useful Weapons for Thoma
What weapons can bring out the best in Thoma? It all depends on how you want to build Thoma. If you want to play Thoma purely as a shielder support, weapons with HP or recharge rate as the second stat are recommended, as his shields depend on max HP.
Additionally, his special ability has high energy costs of 80, which means you want to provide him with ample recharge rate to have it available again soon.
If you also want to dealsome damage, you can use weapons like the “Homa Spear” or the spear “Wavebreaker Fin”.
Prototype Starglitter
Black Tassel
The Fang
All Free2Play options can be easily upgraded to refinement level 5.
There are differing opinions on which weapon is the best for Thoma. This time, especially the Free2Play weapons are recommended. The spear “The Fang” is a great choice for the Pyro fighter.
Not only does it provide a solid recharge rate bonus, but it also increases the damage of his special ability and adds critical hit rate. All you need to do to level up the spear to its max level is to fish. Thoma’s passive ability also makes this even easier.
An alternative to this is the spear “Black Tassel”, which gives you HP as a sub-stat. It is the only spear with this property and increases the damage absorption of Thoma’s shields. Its effect is irrelevant.
If you don’t feel like fishing, you can also go for the “Prototype Starglitter”. It gives you recharge rate and increases the damage of normal and heavy attacks. You can easily craft this spear at the blacksmith.
These Non-Free2Play Alternatives you have: Given the recharge rate as a second stat, Skyward Spine, Grasscutter’s Wave, and the Favonius Lance can be worthwhile. Especially the Favonius Lance can help you create valuable elemental particles, allowing Thoma’s special ability to recharge faster.
Especially if you want to go on the offense, Grasscutter’s Wave can be beneficial with its effect. It increases your attack by 28% of the percentage points over 100% recharge rate.
Furthermore, the “Homa Spear” strengthens your critical damage (CD) and increases your HP by 20% through its effect. This, in turn, benefits the duration of the shields. Additionally, your attack increases based on max HP if your HP is under 50%.
“Wavebreaker Fin” is a new 4-star spear, which you can obtain in the event banner of Patch 2.2. It gives you attack and enhances the damage of special abilities depending on the total energy costs in your team. The higher the energy costs of the party, the greater your damage.
You can forego recharge rate with the weapon if you get enough from the artifacts.
Suitable Artifacts for Thoma
Which artifacts are worthwhile for Thoma? You can successfully play several artifact combinations on Thoma. If you want to boost the special ability of the spear fighter, the artifact set “Emblem of Severed Fate” is recommended.
2-Piece Set Bonus: Increases recharge rate by 20%.
4-Piece Set Bonus: Increases damage dealt by special abilities based on 25% of recharge rate. A bonus of up to 75% is possible this way.
You can also equip the support set “Old Court Ritual” on Thoma, supporting not only him but also other team members.
2-Piece Set Bonus: Increases damage dealt by special abilities by 20%.
4-Piece Set Bonus: After using special abilities, the attack of all party members is increased by 20% for 12 seconds. This effect is not stackable.
The artifact set “Tenacity of the Millelith” can also be used in a 2-piece combination with “Emblem of Severed Fate” or “Old Court Ritual”. It increases your HP by 20%.
Together with “Old Court Ritual”, you enhance the shield’s damage absorption and the damage of the Pyro waves. If you combine the Fate set with the Millelith set, you increase the shield’s damage absorption and can recharge the special ability faster.
Emblem of Severed Fate
Tenacity of the Millelith
Old Court Ritual
Suitable artifact sets.
What stats are important to note? Thoma requires around 180% recharge rate due to the 80 points of elemental energy cost for his special ability, so that you can comfortably use it repeatedly without long waiting times.
If you do not want to use a weapon with recharge rate or do not have one, you can use recharge rate as the main stat on the sands. If you have enough recharge rate, you can also opt for an HP or attack sand.
For the goblet, HP or Pyro damage as the main stat is recommended to either bolster the shield or the damage.
The crown can be assigned critical damage (CD), critical hit rate (CH), or HP depending on how you want to play Thoma. Choose CD and CH if you tend toward dealing damage, and HP if you want to increase the shield’s damage absorption.
The sub-stats of the artifacts behave similarly: HP, recharge rate, attack, CD, and CH can be beneficial. However, it is also worthwhile to invest in elemental mastery so that the elemental reactions caused by Thoma deal a bit more damage. However, keep your focus especially on HP and recharge rate.
These artifacts sound tempting, but are rather less worthwhile: The artifact set “Reverse Meteor” sounds appropriate, but its effects only apply to the character who equipped it.
Increases shield efficiency by 35%.
Increases damage from normal and heavy attacks while the shield is active by an additional 40%.
Since Thoma only occasionally deals Pyro area damage, it hardly makes sense to use the set “Burning Pyro Witch”, even though it increases Pyro damage by 15% and enhances elemental reactions in the 4-piece set. The Pyro waves from “Red Ooyoroi” are considered special ability damage.
Sets like “Old Court Ritual”, “Tenacity of the Millelith”, or “Emblem of Severed Fate” are therefore more suitable for Thoma than these two.
Which teams does Thoma fit into? Thoma fits into teams that can benefit from a shielder. These include main DPS like Hu Tao or Xiao. Additionally, he can trigger useful reactions with his Pyro waves and other elemental characters such as Cryo, Hydro, and Electro.
Hu Tao and Thoma make an optimal team.
Hu Tao Team: Hu Tao must consistently stay in the low HP range, which makes playing Thoma with her worthwhile. Additionally, both trigger the Pyro team bonus, which gives you 25% more attack for all characters. The entire team consists of:
Hu Tao: Main DPS of the team.
Thoma: Protects the team and especially Hu Tao.
Xingqiu: Triggers vaporize reactions with his abilities.
Sucrose: Can trigger swirl reactions while equipped with the artifact set “Viridescent Venerer”, reducing resistance of the swirled element by 40%. She also provides crowd-control.
You can also replace Sucrose with Venti, Jean, Sayu, or Kazuha.
Xiao Team:
Xiao: Main DPS of the team. He continuously loses HP during his special ability, so he can benefit from a protective shield.
Thoma
Venti: Acts as a battery for Xiao, collecting elemental particles for him, and provides crowd-control. He can also wear the artifact set “Viridescent Venerer” to reduce enemies’ resistance.
Xiangling: Triggers the Pyro team bonus and can additionally support Xiao with her special ability.
Venti can be replaced by Sucrose, Kazuha, Jean, or Sayu.
Yoimiya Team:
Yoimiya: Main DPS of the team. As Yoimiya constantly uses normal attacks, she can optimally utilize Thoma’s special ability. Additionally, as an archer with low defense, she benefits from a protective shield. Together, they trigger the Pyro team bonus.
Thoma
Fischl/Beidou: Fischl or Beidou can switch with Yoimiya while her elemental ability is on cooldown. They can also deal off-field damage and trigger useful overloaded reactions.
Raiden Shogun: Helps regenerate special abilities and deals additional off-field damage.
You can also replace Raiden with an Anemo character like Sayu, Jean, or Kazuha.
What do you think of these builds for Thoma? Do you have any more suggestions for him and will you use him in your team? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The online shooterFortnite is already 4 years old and you may be wondering if you should check it out as a newcomer or jump back in as an old pro. We at MeinMMO will show you if the battle royale shooter is worth it for you and what makes Fortnite in 2021.
What is Fortnite? Many players know Fortnite as a battle royale shooter. But what some players may not know is that there is also a PvE content called “Save the World”. In this mode, it is your task to build fortresses to withstand hordes of zombies in order to save the last remnants of humanity from a mysterious storm.
The primary goal in battle royale is to emerge as the best among 100 opponents. You achieve this by jumping from the Battle Bus, daring to land on the big island, hoarding weapons, and pumping yourself full of shield potions.
In battles, you can build cover or entire complexes of buildings thanks to the building system, thus outsmarting and defeating your opponents.
What has happened in Fortnite in 2021
The battle royale mode does not offer a direct story in this sense. You can jump in and out at any time without missing anything.
How is the mood right now? Currently, Season 8 of Chapter 2 is underway. Players were upset at the start:
Epic Games altered the quest and XP system so much that many players struggled to level up their battle pass at all.
Following this, many players complained after the live event of Season 7 about how the map still receives hardly any changes. Many players from Chapter 1 are used to such constant changes on the map.
An old rival has arrived and is causing chaos again
As things slowly turn for the better now, many players are curious about what will happen after the invasion. The Cube Queen, who is now hovering at the center of the map, is known for annihilating realities. Perhaps a second black hole could soon herald Chapter 3.
New items in Fortnite’s loadout
What does a loadout look like today? Fortnite is known for setting the meta each season. Weapons are always taken out of the vault or put back in. This creates variety in each season. Now, favorites like the notorious assault rifle or the pump still dominate Fortnite, but quite a bit has changed since Chapter 1. You can equip your loadout with new items such as:
Fish
Fireflies (fire grenades)
Meat
Gas canisters
Fishing rods or the harpooner
Tires
Fruit or vegetables
There are also vehicles, like the motorboat or cars. With them, you can move faster and can, if necessary, even run over some players with them.
Is Fortnite worth it for me? If you are unsure whether you should get started, now would be the right time.
Currently, Epic Games is implementing everything that players have criticized:
The XP system is now in top condition, allowing you to easily earn the additional styles.
The current weapons are represented in a wide selection. Players can also decide themselves, thanks to a new selection system, which weapons will come into the current season next.
The map offers a large-scale change that players have long wished for.
Vehicles let you travel quickly from A to B.
Fight in bot lobbies until you have established your skill.
Fortnite is known for its building feature. This has led many players to be reluctant to start a round at all.
Nevertheless, you can have fun with the battle royale shooter even without being a building freak. Many items offer a good counter against building. Apart from that, with some practice, even a simple wall can serve as cover, helping you achieve victory.
What do you think of Fortnite? Will you try a round? Let us know in the comments what you think!
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The new killer in Dead by Daylight has been leaked. We show you what we already know about the mysterious lady.
Dead by Daylight is mainly known in the community for two things: Curious bugs with damn funny effects and leaks that reveal too much about the future of the game in advance. Both have been increasing again in recent weeks and now there are first hints of new killers.
One of them is being intentionally teased piece by piece, while the other seems to have been leaked by employees.
What is being teased? For several days now, Dead by Daylight has been hiding small hints in the code of the website. The Twitter account “DBD-Leaks” has already found the following hints:
alet
ckch
blae
When put in the correct order, it results in “The Black Vale”.
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“The Black Vale” is a secret organization that appears in several story texts of Dead by Daylight. It is a cult of people in black robes who try to elevate humanity to the next level of being in several realities. They are mentioned, for example, in the background story of Elodie Rakoto. They were also significantly involved in the creation of Victor and Charlotte, the killer “The Twins”.
In addition, an image of the new killer has also been leaked. This apparently is a woman who, for Dead by Daylight standards, still looks quite good. Only her arms give the impression that you might not want to shake her hand.
What else has been leaked? In addition, a few upcoming assets have also been leaked – various objects that will be placed in the game. These belong to a map that will probably only appear with chapter 23 – that would be the next chapter and is presumably planned for February 2022. The assets suggest that chapter 23 is a collaboration with the franchise “The Conjuring”, known in German as “Die Heimsuchung”.
This is a relatively new horror franchise that has already seen many film adaptations since 2013 – the “Annabelle” films and also “The Nun” belong to this universe.
Who the killer and survivor might be here is still unknown. Whether the second leak turns out to be accurate, we will probably only find out at the beginning of 2022.
More news about Dead by Daylight can be found here on MeinMMO:
The community is excited: The Reddit community of Dead by Daylight has a somewhat “difficult” past when it comes to attractive killers. After all, the K-Pop killer “Trickster” was declared a sex symbol right after his announcement and was inspiration for numerous fan artworks that one might not want to see too closely.
It is to be expected that the new killer will trigger a similar hype – where one might want to avoid corresponding subreddits for a while.
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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online you can join up to 5 guilds. At first glance, that sounds like a lot. However, certain conditions lead many players to perceive this number as too low. Among them is MeinMMO author MiezeMelli.
For many MMORPG players, this may sound strange at first. But ESO is a bit different from its genre colleagues in some aspects. This significantly affects trading, for example. But first, a little about my current guilds:
My own community guild “The Magical Miezmuschel”
My raid guild “Wings for Victory”
My 1st trading guild “Nirn Traders”
My 2nd trading guild “Ork Mania”
Other community guild “Arkay’s Blessing”
What you’ll definitely notice first: I have 2 trading guilds. As I mentioned, trading in ESO works a bit differently than many are used to from other MMORPGs. And that brings me to one of my main points:
ESO has no central auction house
Unlike some other MMORPGs, ESO does not have a central auction house. To trade, players must join a guild. This guild must then acquire a merchant. To do this, the guild must bid on the desired merchant each week.
Only the guild with the highest bid can then sell items through this merchant for 1 week. This means that merchants at central locations are especially sought after and thus particularly expensive. Therefore, only trading guilds with strong capital and turnover can prevail.
The guild merchant Razgugul in Gramfeste (Deshaan). This is one of the more popular trading locations.
This results in some trading guilds acquiring their permanent merchants for quite some time. If a player wants to join one of the stronger trading guilds, they naturally have to be worth it for the guild. This leads to minimum revenues or donations that must be made weekly.
This may pose a problem for trading newcomers. It’s advisable to start with a smaller guild instead.
Another fact also represents a limitation for trading.
You can offer only 30 items per guild.
Each guild can only offer 30 items at a time. At first, this doesn’t sound like a lot. But if you earn gold primarily due to the quantity of relatively cheap items, it becomes more difficult.
Since you are obviously not logged in all the time, there are always periods where these slots remain unused. It would be good if there was at least the option for sales items to “fill in”.
Guilds usually specialize in only a part of the game
Most guilds do not offer every activity that can be done in ESO. They usually specialize in a small area. Personally, I’ve found that it’s usually less useful to ask in a trading guild for replacements for raids and such.
On the flip side, not every strong player is necessarily an asset to a trading guild. This specialization thus makes sense in a way. The actual issue is that there are more guild types and activities than there are guild slots.
And even if every guild type were represented: What about those who need a 2nd trading guild? What if a player runs raids in different guilds? Or if someone doesn’t want to part with their 1st guild, even though hardly anyone is actively playing there?
If we take a look at the guild search, we find there are many differences.
In the guild search alone, there are 7 categories, 11 subcategories (activities), and still 3 different playstyles that can be selected in the search. One would instinctively think that there should be at least 7 guild slots.
These are the 7 categories:
Trading
Group PvE
Roleplay
Socializing
PvP
Quests
Crafting
At the same time, you can also select up to 11 activities:
Trading
PvP
Dungeons
Trials
Homes
Quests
Roleplay
Crafting
Fishing
Legal System
Antiquities
When it comes to playstyle, you still choose between:
Casual
Normal
Hardcore
Personally, some categories are of course also uninteresting. At the same time, I also miss some activities. I think, for example, that housing could establish itself as its own category, and I would be interested in such a guild.
I must say that I often would like to have a 3rd trading guild. I sell both individual expensive items and many cheap items. After a few years of playing, my bank space is more than utilized. Depending on how diligent I am in doing craft dailies, I often don’t know where to put all the stuff.
But I still have a need for guild slots for group PvE. I have been in several raid groups now and in the past, for which I don’t have a slot in their guild. The contact could only be maintained because someone else had to be removed from the full friends list.
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But often it’s just about keeping in touch with a few people when one guild had to make space for another. Every player then has to weigh which guilds they are most active in. Unfortunately, the limitation affects not only the guilds but also the friends list.
In ESO, you can have up to 100 friends. Anyone who has used social media for a long time will know: 100 slots are not much. My friends list has been full for many years, and I had to start prioritizing based on activity in the game. I find that really unfortunate.
Especially since ESO places so much value on community, I find this limitation somewhat paradoxical. Because, as in real life, you get to know more and more people over time. And even though the game has been online for over 7 years now, the number of slots has never been increased. It’s about time!
What do you think about guilds? Have you ever been in a situation where you had to choose one guild over another? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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With a cinematic trailer, Call of Duty: Warzone concludes the story of the last shared season with Black Ops Cold War. MeinMMO shows you the trailer, explains the background, and what the fans say about it.
Black Ops Cold War introduced the setting of the Cold War into Call of Duty for the first time and told a story about secret agents, brainwashing, and the demonic Perseus. However, with the end of the solo campaign, the story of Cold War did not end.
With each live season, the CoD creators advanced the story a little further, which ultimately led to the destruction of large parts of the city of Verdansk. Now Warzone & Cold War showcased the last cinematic trailer of the shared live seasons and clarify who Perseus is. But the story is not quite at an end yet.
We embed the cinematic trailer for you here:
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CoD Cold War & Warzone: Trailer concludes story of Season 6 – Finale of Adler and Stitch
In the video, the two opponents Adler and Stitch face each other. The two have a long history and have been fighting against each other for many years.
For Stitch, it has been a personal story from the start. When they were younger, Adler destroyed one of Stitch’s eyes during an interrogation – this humiliation he could never forget.
For Adler, it also became personal. Stitch captured him, brainwashed him, and made Adler work against his team. This all ended with the destruction of Verdansk, for which Adler is largely blamed.
As in the solo campaign of Cold War, it remains Adler’s goal to eliminate Perseus. However, in the video, Stitch tells Adler that Perseus is not a person, but an idea. Over time, there have been different people who were Perseus – and currently it is Stitch. The Perseus that Adler hunted for many years is already dead and died in 1983.
The cinematic ends with a black screen and a shot can be heard.
What happened during the season stories?
The season story starts in January 1984, at a time when Stitch has already taken on the role of Perseus.
Season 1
Stitch uses the dangerous nerve gas Nova-6 to set a trap for Adler and capture him. This also introduces the production site of Nova-6, and Rebirth Island becomes part of the Warzone.
Season 2
Woods ventures into the jungle of Laos to follow a lead on Adler. The location brings a map for Cold War, and nearby is also the second zombie map “Firebase Z” from Cold War.
Season 3
Stitch’s crew obtains the data on “the numbers” at Mount Jamantau. With the data, Stitch has access to brainwashing techniques and simultaneously strains the relationships between the Soviet Union and the USA, as they blow up the mountain. Adler is influenced by the numbers and then freed by Woods.
Season 4
Stitch causes satellites to crash to acquire a piece of transmission technology. The programmed Adler assists and steals a circuit board from one of the satellites. Satellites also came down in Warzone, impacting gameplay slightly.
Season 5
With the stolen numbers technology and transmission technology, Stitch’s team gained the ability to control soldiers without having to program them for long. Friends can thus quickly become enemies. The transmission stations of the transmissions can also be found in Warzone.
Season 6
Adler plants seismic bombs under Verdansk in a brainwashing frenzy, and with a timer, half the city explodes. This resulted in the most extensive map change in Warzone since the transition to Verdansk ’84.
If you want to watch the cutscenes of the season again all at once, you can find the English versions in the video here:
Today, on November 3rd, 2021, the last raid hour with the Dark-type Pokémon Darkrai takes place in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO show you the best counters against this legendary monster and tell you if the short event is worth it.
What kind of event is it? Every Wednesday there is a one-hour raid hour in Pokémon GO. During this time, level 5 raids with legendary monsters appear in almost all gyms. As it was last week, Darkrai will also be the raid boss today, November 3rd, 2021.
Raid Hour with Darkrai – Start and Counters
When does the raid hour start? The raid hour starts as usual at 6:00 PM local time. You will already see the dark eggs above the gyms that announce the raids. After the start, you have 60 minutes to face Darkrai until the short event ends again at 7:00 PM local time.
Which counters should you use? Darkrai is a Dark-type Pokémon, which makes it particularly weak against Fighting, Bug, and Fairy type attacks. Take advantage of this weakness and use appropriate attackers against the legendary monster. The best counters have been summarized for you with the help of the overview from Pokebattler below (via pokebattler.com):
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow) Machamp
Counter + Dynamic Punch
Conkeldurr
Counter + Dynamic Punch
(Shadow) Hariyama
Counter + Dynamic Punch
Lucario
Counter + Aura Sphere
Scizor
Counter + Bullet Punch
(Shadow) Granbull
Charm + Play Rough
(Shadow) Pinsir
Bug Bite + X-Scissor
Zacian
Quick Attack + Play Rough
(Shadow) Gardevoir
Charm + Dazzling Gleam
(Shadow) Scyther
Fury Cutter + X-Scissor
Use these Mega Evolutions: In addition to the previously mentioned monsters, your Mega Evolutions also serve as suitable counters against Darkrai:
Mega Beedrill: Bug Bite + X-Scissor
Mega Lopunny: Low Kick + Focus Blast
Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin + Fire Blast
Further good counters against Darkrai can be found in our counter guide:
How many trainers do you need? With the most effective attackers and a high player level, you can defeat the raid boss with just three players. However, we recommend bringing one or two more trainers. With a group of 5-6 players, the raid becomes a little easier, and you should definitely succeed.
Is the raid hour worth it?
Is there a shiny version of Darkrai? Yes, with a bit of luck, you may encounter a shiny specimen. You can recognize it by its purple body.
Normal Darkrai (left) and Shiny Darkrai (right)
Should one participate in the raid hour? Darkrai can be particularly impressive with high attack and stamina values, making it one of the best Dark-type attackers in Pokémon GO. If you still need a strong specimen, you should take advantage of the raid hour today. Even shiny hunters will get their chance during the short event.
What do the next days bring in Pokémon GO? After today’s raid hour, you have until November 5th, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time to battle against Darkrai. After that, the legendary Dark-type Pokémon will no longer be found in the game for the time being.
It will be replaced on Friday directly by three legendary raid bosses: Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. You can encounter them in level 5 raids until November 16th. Additionally, the Festival of Light begins on Friday, bringing you Dedenne. We looked into why trainers love the new Pokémon Dedenne so much.
Will you participate in the raid hour today? Or have you already caught a strong specimen and will skip today? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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Before the release of CoD Vanguard on November 5th, Sledgehammer Games listed numerous changes since the beta in a blog post. Now, another new feature has been quietly added to this list, showing that players can be even quieter.
After the Vanguard beta caused mixed feelings in the community, developer Sledgehammer Games reacted. In a comprehensive blog post, summarized by MeinMMO, they presented a variety of changes for the release. It was clear: Almost all adjustments benefit aggressive players.
Now, without major announcements, this blog post (via Sledgehammer Games) has been discreetly expanded with another point. This change could make a significant impact by the time of release.
Field Equipment Works Like Two Strong Perks
What is it about? Dead Silence, a field equipment from Modern Warfare and Warzone, is back in CoD: Vanguard. Now it is stronger than ever.
Dead Silence, like the perk Ninja, makes player movements quieter. But unlike Ninja, Dead Silence is not a perk and therefore not active all the time.
After it was already announced that the perk Ninja is making a return, some players thought: Why should I choose Dead Silence now? Why not just choose Ninja and take a different field equipment?
The developers’ solution: Vanguard now not only has Dead Silence and Ninja in the selection, but Dead Silence has also been enhanced with the functionality of the perk Ghost. So, Dead Silence now functions like both Ninja and Ghost, two of the traditionally strongest and most important perks in CoD.
Higher Loadout Flexibility
Why this is more important than the late and discreet addition in Sledgehammer Games’ blog suggests, is shown by a look at the professional scene. Because for many CoD veterans, a ‘Call of Duty’ game is only good if Ninja or Dead Silence is present and working well.
Now both are available, once as a perk and once as field equipment. Not only that: Dead Silence is better than ever. This makes loadouts much more flexible and the perk balance more even.
This change will change the meta: Since Ghost and Ninja are blue perks, it was thought: Players must decide whether they want to be permanently quieter with Ninja, or remain undetected on the mini-map with Ghost.
With the changes to Dead Silence, players now get both the effect of Ghost and Ninja. But only for a limited time.
What does that mean? Dead Silence is a field equipment, therefore its abilities are time-limited and have a cooldown. During this limited time, however, you have the effects of two of the strongest perks at once, both of which are blue.
This means you can equip another blue perk. Effectively, for the limited time of the field equipment, you have the effect of 5 perks:
Ninja
Ghost
Your blue perk
Your red perk
Your yellow perk
Additionally, Dead Silence could still increase your movement speed and your field-of-view, as currently seen in Warzone and CoD MW.
This is particularly exciting because blue perks are probably the strongest perks in the game. Ghost, Ninja, and Ballistic Vest were among the most important perks in Black Ops Cold War for almost all loadouts. In Vanguard, the equivalent perks are now all blue:
Strong perks are now more relevant: Since one can forgo Ninja or Ghost, the strong other perks in Tier 1 become much more attractive. The perk Reinforced reduces damage from explosives and helps with regeneration, while Survival Training makes you immune to gas and gives you more resistance to flash effects.
The newly announced perk Dauntless could also land in Tier 1. With this perk, you do not lose speed when shot.
What are the implications? All these perks make aggressive, so-called ‘Run&Gun’ gameplay easier. At the same time, campers will have a harder time as they can rely less on sound cues and the mini-map.
Aggressive players can now create even more aggressive loadouts that either take less damage from explosions or better resist gas and stun effects.
Additionally, they can now use Dead Silence to flank opponents quickly and unnoticed, or to escape to a new position after a multi-kill.
Many Fans Are Excited
Online, many players are very happy about this change. Especially the higher flexibility in loadouts is being praised.
In the Reddit post about this discovery (via Reddit), users express their enthusiasm for the new possibilities:
HOONIGAN- says: “This definitely allows for a nice additional flexibility in class setups.”
Fukaro writes: “In my opinion, it’s the best compromise. You can take Ninja when you want to move quietly, or you can duck/aim/use Dead Silence when you want to utilize another benefit.”
Kemmons writes: “This is very good for Search & Destroy. I can use Ninja and save Dead Silence for the rounds when the enemies call in a UAV.”
What do you think? Do you think this is a good solution for loadout variety and perk balance? Or do you think it makes aggression too strong? Let us know in the comments.
Since yesterday, the Iron Banner event has been active in Destiny 2 and there’s literally hot news. In yesterday’s update, Bungie overhauled the Iron Banner armor for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks, giving them a fiery-cool armor glow.
In the past seasons, the Iron Banner event has increasingly become the norm for Destiny 2 players. Bungie had long only brought back old, revamped armors and weapons. This did not allow for a connection to the prestige of old Iron Banner times. Thus, it was refreshing for players to realize after the first rounds of Iron Banner that their newly earned armor is now literally burning for the Iron Banner.
The change came with the last update: After it was released, Bungie’s community manager confirmed the fiery armor glow of the “Iron Forerunner” armor on Twitter.
A pesky little bug prevented the Iron Forerunner sets from glowing with a bright flame during the first Iron Banner event of the season.
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That’s why the armor is so cool: The community finds the new armor glow really fiery. And that can be taken literally. This armor burns for the Iron Banner. Hot flames erupt from your chest.
The armor is meant to give players a new incentive to play the Iron Banner.
You don’t have to make the Iron Forerunner armor a masterpiece for it to burn.
There are good rolls of the hot armor to pick up as top gear from Lord Saladin.
The red flames strongly connect to the established aesthetic that the Iron Banner had in Destiny 1.
The current season armor from the Iron Banner combined with other armors.
The players are excited too: An armor that glows like the Trials armor or the Solstice armor is already cool and very popular. But this armor has a realistic flame effect, and that makes it really hot. Player metal-4-life on reddit agrees:
Man, I hope this isn’t just for the banner week, it looks so cool!
The player Charles tweets a photo of the new set and thanks the community manager of Bungie for his now complete hot look.
To get the new glow, you merely need to complete the bounties from Lord Saladin and earn Iron Banner tokens. Afterwards, you can exchange the tokens for weapons and the new “Iron Forerunner” armor pieces from Lord Saladin in the Tower. You need a bit of luck with him until you have the complete set.
Lord Saladin’s tasks consist, as always, of 1 quest “For the Upcoming War” and 4 bounties.
Step 1: Defeat 30 enemies, capture 10 zones, and achieve 15 energy weapon kills
Step 3: Defeat 100 Guardians, capture 10 zones, and make 10 ability kills
Step 4: Defeat 15 Guardians with the Super, capture 10 zones, and make 15 pistol kills
Step 5: Return to Lord Saladin
@MinimalCloth reminds on Twitter how cool the burning Iron Banner armor is.
Bungie wants to see your fiery armor: If you’re also burning for the new armor, you have a chance to be featured in Bungie’s upcoming TWAB. All you need to do is upload a screenshot of your burning armor and reply to the tweet from dmg04. You have until Thursday for that.
That’s the catch: Unfortunately, the armor glow is not permanent. The community manager also shared this on Twitter. Your armor only glows during the Iron Banner week. However, players have already requested that the new fiery armor glow should be permanent.
Can the armor be used as an ornament? The new Iron Banner armors can, thanks to transmog, also be converted into ornaments. For this, you need synthetic fabric straps. Ada-1 offers corresponding bounties in the Tower, which you can also complete in the Iron Banner. Per class and season, you can convert up to 10 armor pieces.
However, there are still some issues: A few players have reported problems when converting armor pieces. Apparently, it doesn’t always work correctly as an ornament. The issue is similar to that of the Solstice armor. It also didn’t function properly with transmog. Bungie will need to improve this.
Have you already been able to snag some of the new armor pieces? What do you think of the fiery look, and should Bungie reverse its decision to activate the burning only during the Iron Banner week?
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