Raid Hour with Giratina (Altered Form) – Start and Counters
When does the Raid Hour take place? Just as you know from previous events of this kind, the raid hour will also take place today from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. As always, you will see the dark eggs over the individual gyms beforehand, indicating where to find the legendary raids.
The best counters against Giratina (Altered Form): The legendary Pokémon Giratina is from Generation 4 and belongs to the Ghost and Dragon types. It thus has a weakness against attacks from the Dark, Ghost, Ice, Dragon, and Fairy types.
To defeat Giratina as quickly as possible, you should use these types. We have put together a selection of various counters that can help you defeat Giratina.
Pokémon
Moveset
Rayquaza
Dragon Tail + Outrage
(Shadow) Salamence
Dragon Tail + Outrage
Palkia
Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor
Garchomp
Dragon Tail + Outrage
Darkrai
Shadow Ball + Shadow Ball
Dragonite
Dragon Tail + Dragon Claw
(Shadow) Dragonair
Dragon Tail + Outrage
Dialga
Fire Fang + Draco Meteor
Zekrom
Fire Fang + Outrage
(Shadow) Snivy
Shadow Ball + Avalanche
Mega Evolutions: Mega Evolutions are also very effective against Giratina (Altered Form). If you want to use one, then use the following counters:
Mega Gengar with Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Mega Houndoom with Shadow Ball + Snarl
Mega Gyarados with Bite + Crunch
Here, on MeinMMO, we have summarized more good counters against Giratina (Altered Form):
How many trainers do you need? To defeat Giratina (Altered Form), just 3 trainers with a team of the most effective attackers are enough. However, we recommend having a few more trainers.
Is there a Shiny Giratina? Yes, you can already find Giratina (Altered Form) in its shiny form in the game for some time. You can clearly recognize it by its yellow body, white bones, and blue decorations on its neck and wings.
Giratina in the Altered Form – Left normal, right as Shiny
Who is it worth it for?
Giratina can appear in both Altered Form and Origin Form. It is currently available in Pokémon GO in its Altered Form.
With strong stats in defense and stamina, it is a good fighter in the Ultra and Master League. However, if you are playing raids, then Giratina in Altered Form is less important for you.
It is especially worth it for collectors and PvP players to have strong specimens of Giratina.
What’s next in Pokémon GO? There are still several events coming up in the game for October. Next Wednesday, a raid hour with Darkrai awaits you. In a few days, the second part of the big Halloween event will also start.
This glitch is used by the talented player: The glitch he uses is the “clipping glitch”. You have to place some item on the ground and then take a second item, which you shake wildly back and forth between the first item and the free space.
Make sure that the item’s mark changes between blue and red:
Blue indicates that the item can be placed.
Red indicates that something is in the way.
If you do it quickly enough, the item will only have a blue mark, and you can place it wherever you want. You can even place two pieces of furniture inside each other afterward.
The video shows you again how this and some other glitches work in practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTlebxCVWmA
Player Creates Detailed and Grandiose Dinosaurs
Who is behind it? The talented player is from China and calls himself 烤硬币3块半 (Google Translate translates this to 3 1/2 roasted coins) on the video platform bilibili (via bilibili). He publishes his gigantic creatures there and sometimes shows how he builds them.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Screenshot of the Tyrannosaurus Rex from his video (via bilibili).
This is what the artist created: The video has over half a million views and showcases the king of dinosaurs: the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Everyone knows this gigantic carnivore – whether from the movie Jurassic Park or a museum.
As a lower jaw, the creator has used the new fish tank for help and even humorously placed a chair inside. In the video, he sits on it and leaves the character Qiqi as dessert for the Rex.
Godzilla, Stegosaurus, and the Blue Dragon with the Icy Gaze
Many Pot of Transience tokens have gone into these creatures.
In addition to dinosaurs, such as the T-Rex or a Stegosaurus, the player also builds classic creatures from well-known series. Among them, the fearsome Godzilla or the blue dragon with icy gaze from the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!.
A certain nostalgia feeling comes up.
For those of you who can’t relate to creatures and anime, the artist even constructs machines:
Screenshot of Azhdaha from his video (via bilibili)
This is his most famous work: The video featuring the boss named Azhdaha from Genshin Impact has reached over 11 million views so far and is the most clicked on his bilibili channel.
What does he use for his dinos and other artworks? The Chinese player primarily uses the following materials quite frequently, which you can buy in the treasury in the housing system:
Palace stone, for larger structures – Price: 80 Pot of Transience tokens per piece
Sunset stone, for legs or tails – Price: 80 Pot of Transience tokens per piece
2 different types of adeptus amber, for eyes, horns, and spikes – Price: each 120 Pot of Transience tokens per piece
Craftable: Hilichurl Outpost Hut, for the body – Costs: 12x birch wood
Additionally, he uses a lot of other types of stone and wood in his builds, which usually cost between 40 and 80 Pot of Transience tokens. Except for the hut, you can only buy each of these items three times a day before you have to wait 24 hours for the shop to restock.
You can imagine how much patience, Pot of Transience tokens, time, and endurance this player must have invested in his works.
What do you think about these artworks? Have you explored the housing system of Genshin Impact, or does it bore you? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The unusual online role-playing game Book of Travels was released a week ago in Steam Early Access after being postponed in August. The developers refer to it as a TMORPG and take a completely different approach in many ways than genre representatives.
What is a TMORPG? The term TMORPG stands for ‘Tiny Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game’, which is the opposite of an MMORPG. There, the first ‘M’ stands for ‘massively’, meaning: large.
In the case of Book of Travels, the ‘tiny’, meaning: tiny, is the program. Only seven players can be on a server at one time. This is not a technical limitation, but a core component of the game concept.
After a postponement, Book of Travels has now been released on Steam and is well-received there, despite, or perhaps because of, the new concept.
Book of Travels literally goes new ways – What does it offer?
This is how it plays: In Book of Travels, your journey begins with the classic creation of your character. Its personal development is at the center of your upcoming journey. You also choose your starting point in the game world, but from there, the game does not assist you further.
Book of Travels does not hold your hand and actively requires that you discover quests, the game world, and mechanics on your own. You should always have paper and pencil ready since there is no quest log or diary. For some players, this has already become a downfall: they accepted multiple quests without knowing about the missing log (via youtube.com).
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There are missions in Book of Travels that force you to interact with other players. However, you cannot talk to them; gestures are how you communicate. Due to the limitation of seven players per server and the gigantic game world, it can be tricky to find a partner for a two-player mission, the community states.
However, the rarer you meet players, the more special it is when it does happen. This is reminiscent of a modern classic: In Journey you experience the entire adventure alone, but occasionally meet companions who make the beautiful, yet lifeless world seem a bit more hopeful.
What is the goal in Book of Travels? The only goal and at the same time the only limit that Book of Travels sets for you is the game world itself. As mentioned, it is very large and offers many different biomes, cities, villages, and sights.
Your goal is simply to travel this world, which can already take around 20 hours or more in the early access phase. In the future, more chapters with even more quests will be released, expanding the world and lore.
Book of Travels offers many different places to explore (Source: Steam Store)
Great atmosphere, many bugs: The first reviews of Book of Travels show this
Shortly after the launch of Book of Travels, most reviews were negative. By now, the ratio of positive to negative reviews has reversed, and the Steam ratings are at “Mostly Positive” (via Steam).
What is being criticized: One of the biggest criticisms, especially at launch, was bugs. Players criticize that the game is still unfinished, and the bugs are said to even cause save files to become corrupted. As a result, all invested time is “lost.”
Additionally, Book of Travels uses a day-night cycle that runs in real-time. This is irritating, as some events depend on the time. The user Cwispeydut gives a somewhat longer opinion on the game:
I currently cannot recommend BoT to anyone. It suffers from many bugs and the questing is too simplistic and unfinished. The first mission only sends you to some larger locations; the following quests with NPCs are all interchangeable.
Cwispeydut via Steam
What players praise: Some of the biggest plus points that players mention include the graphics and gameplay. The picturesque graphics remind one of paintings that players can directly explore themselves.
The game itself gives players the freedom to explore and how they want to play. There is no predefined story; instead, you essentially write your own – or collaboratively with others. Combat is not so much at the forefront; exploration and discovery are much more important goals.
The user Neilsteck praises:
Book of Travels offers a relaxed RPG experience with beautiful landscapes in a unique art style. It does not impose a story on the player; you write your own story — in theory. Book of Travels is in Early Access and has correspondingly many bugs.
Neilsteck via Steam
Since Book of Travels is still in Early Access and is an indie title, a certain development in the reviews should always be taken into account. However, the developers are apparently diligently sending out bug fixes and patches, which has helped the game quickly receive better reviews.
What do you think? Would you play Book of Travels? Are you fascinated by the art style and gameplay, or is this all not for you?
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In Pokémon GO exciting places in the real world are marked as PokéStops. These can be important buildings, parks, artworks, or signs. One stop is currently making the rounds in the Pokémon GO community. The Nightmare Pikachu.
Why is the stop making the rounds? In Pokémon GO, it is one of the main tasks to visit various PokéStops or gyms and spin their photo discs. This grants you items such as balls, potions, eggs, and sometimes a gift. This gift cannot be opened by yourself, only sent to friends.
Friends will then see the photo disc with an image of the stop when opening the gift. The image of a stop in Australia is titled “Nightmare Pikachu” and lives up to its name.
“Voldemort fused with Pikachu”
This is what the gift shows: On reddit, GlitchingNO posted a screenshot of a gift he received in Pokémon GO. The gift comes from Australia and shows a coin ride styled as Pikachu. However, this appearance is seen by many trainers as more “creepy” than “cute”.
The small Pikachu, which appears agile and sporty in the games of the franchise, looks somewhat “out of shape” in the screenshot.
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In the comments, many trainers joke about the appearance of Pikachu and say, “It will haunt you in your dreams.” User AngelDragongem writes, “Voldemort fused with Pikachu”
User BrowniesWithNoNuts mentions that this type of ride probably exists more often. When searching for “Pikachu Coin Ride” on Google, you can find more similar devices with this appearance.
Some other trainers say they have seen these pieces in real life and walked past them.
Have you also seen such quirky PokéStops that were particularly beautiful or ugly? Then let us know about it here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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In November, the latest installment of the big shooter series, Battlefield 2042, is set to be released. Compared to its predecessors, there will be some innovations. MeinMMO presents you the 5 biggest changes.
What is Battlefield 2042? Battlefield is considered to be one of the biggest shooter series alongside Call of Duty. The latest installment of the series is titled Battlefield 2042 and sets its location right there: in 2042. The setting will be accordingly futuristic, yet the sci-fi elements are limited.
It is more of a modern military shooter, comparable to Battlefield 3 or 4. There are some technical gimmicks like robot dogs, but not many more futuristic elements are to be expected.
For the first time, Battlefield divides its multiplayer into three large segments:
All-Out Warfare with classic modes like Conquest and 7 new maps
Battlefield Portal
Hazard Zone
As is typical for the series, there is destruction, large maps, and massive material battles with vehicles and aircraft. The newest installment of the series also gets some innovations, of which we present you 5 here.
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Battlefield 2042 focuses on specialists instead of classes
What are specialists? The specialists in Battlefield 2042 resemble the operators from CoD Warzone. They have “real” names and backstories, but they come with their own skills – unlike the operators from CoD. So far, 5 specialists have been introduced, and there should be 10 at launch.
In principle, they replace the traditional class system of the Battlefield series, in which players took on the role of “ordinary”, nameless soldiers who had a clear role distribution over the class system.
These are the 5 specialists introduced so far. (via ea.com)
How was it before? In earlier Battlefield games, a class not only determined your gadgets but also the weapon arsenal you could equip. For example, sniper rifles were exclusively reserved for scouts, while only medics had access to LMGs.
Battlefield 2042 completely breaks this principle in All-Out Warfare. Players can choose from different specialists, but their weapons and equipment are not subject to any restrictions. For example, you can select the scout specialist with a ghillie suit while also packing a rocket launcher and medkits. Only the special abilities of the specific specialists are reserved for the individual soldiers – you can choose the specialists as you like.
This change has not been well received by many Battlefield veterans, as they want the classes back. Interestingly, specialists in the new Hazard Zone mode are subject to stricter restrictions, making them practically like the old classes.
New mode Hazard Zone brings PvEvP action in battle royale style
What is Hazard Zone? It is something like Escape from Tarkov or Hunt: Showdown from Battlefield 2042. Similar to the mentioned examples, the new mode mixes PvP and PvE elements.
You will be dropped on a map in a 4-man squad and must search for data drives.
You then need to extract these.
While searching for these data drives, you will encounter human and AI enemies that will make your life difficult.
A round takes place in five different phases, from landing to final extraction.
Hazard Zone can be played on all 7 maps available in All-Out Warfare of Battlefield 2042:
Orbital
Hourglass
Kaleidoscope
Manifest
Discarded
Breakaway
Renewal
In Hazard Zone, you also choose from the new specialists. However, they are subject to stricter limitations and have predefined equipment. Additionally, there can only be one specialist per squad, so you cannot have two medics in a team.
On one map, up to 32 players can be active on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5, while on PS4 and Xbox One, a maximum of 24 players will be possible.
By collecting data drives, you earn “Dark Market Credits.” You can then use them to upgrade your character, enhance your equipment, and purchase “Tactical Upgrades” for the next round.
However, dying means losing these upgrades. You can find out what upgrades are available and what else is in Hazard Zone in our relevant special on the new mode.
Here you can watch the introduction trailer for Hazard Zone:
Weapons can be adjusted directly in matches
What is new? In previous Battlefield installments, you could only modify your equipment in the main menu or only before a spawn during a match, but Battlefield 2042 introduces a new plus menu.
This new menu allows you to modify your weapons at any time during a match. You can adapt your sights, attachments, grips, and magazines depending on the situation.
Are you in the open and need to fight at a distance? No problem, quickly attach a scope with higher zoom. Are you fighting in a building? Then you can quickly switch to a magazine for close combat.
This is what it looks like in the game:
Here are some images from the beta for Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield Portal is an editor mode with content from the classics
What is Battlefield Portal? The mode is being developed by Ripple Effect Studios (formerly DICE LA). Portal is referred to as a community-driven mode where players can access content and maps from three Battlefield classics and create their own game modes. At launch, these will be:
Battlefield 3 with the maps Noshar Canals and Caspian Border
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with Valparaiso and Arica Harbor
Battlefield 1942 with Al Alamein and Battle of the Bulge
Battlefield Portal brings some vehicles, weapons, tools, and even factions from these titles into Battlefield 2042.
Through the editor mode, these contents can be absurdly combined. For example, you could have dozens of soldiers from World War II battle against a squad of US troops from Battlefield 3, armed only with knives and defibrillators.
How should the mode work? According to EA, players in the Portal mode will have extensive tools to create custom game modes and make further adjustments.
Tools that were previously only available for developers will apparently also be at your disposal. However, you will not be able to change maps, only restrict their size based on your needs.
This is how crossplay works in Battlefield 2042: For the first time in Battlefield, players can play together via crossplay. Until now, there was a strict separation. Unfortunately, there are also hardware-related restrictions here.
PS4 and Xbox One players will not be able to play with PC, “Xbox Series,” and PS5 players. Therefore, there are two different groups for crossplay:
1st group: PS4 and Xbox One
2nd group: PC, Xbox Series, and PS5
Why is that? In Battlefield 2042, there are significant differences between the versions for PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and the older consoles Xbox One and PS4.
The older generation differs from the newer one as the hardware is significantly weaker. Consequently, players on this platform have to accept some differences. Therefore, the PS4 and Xbox One versions, for example, have significantly lower player counts and smaller maps.
The new consoles can handle battles with up to 128 players, while on Xbox One and PS4, only up to 64 players can compete. Everything you need to know about crossplay in Battlefield 2042 can be found in our summary.
When will Battlefield 2042 be released? The official release date is November 19, 2021. Then Battlefield 2021 is set to launch for PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, and PS4.
These are 5 of the biggest innovations in Battlefield 2042. Are there other things missing? What do you think about the new features and changes compared to the predecessors? Let us know your opinion.
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In a week, the games for PS Plus in November will be announced. Sony has already confirmed 3 VR titles that will be added as a bonus. Read here for rumors and speculation about which games they could be.
This has already been confirmed by Sony: To celebrate the five-year anniversary of PlayStation VR, Sony has announced that Plus members will receive three bonus VR games in November, in addition to the usual 3 for PS5 and PS4.
Therefore, owners of the VR headset will get a total of 6 games in the PS Plus offer next month. Sony has not yet announced which ones they will be.
Halloween at PS Plus?
These speculations exist: The rumors about new PS Plus games mainly revolve around the free VR titles offered as a bonus in November. On the official page, Sony published a list of the most popular VR games:
Rec Room
Beat Saber
PlayStation VR Worlds
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Some therefore suspect that one or more of these titles will be among the free VR games. After all, the campaign could serve to boost the sales of VR headsets.
Regarding the remaining games, there has been speculation that there could be a round of spooky Plus games fitting the season to capture the Halloween spirit. Names like Alien Isolation or Hunt: Showdown came up. The popular horror game Resident Evil 7 from the VR list would also fit into this pattern.
There were no leaks this time, which used to be quite common with PS Plus.
Resident Evil 7 has received a good score of 86 points on Metacritic
PS Plus in November 2021: Date and time
When will the games be announced? The new PS Plus games are usually announced on the last Wednesday of the respective month. You can expect the next announcement on October 27 at 5:30 PM.
When will the new Plus games be released? The release of the new Plus games takes place on the first Tuesday of the following month. This time, it would be November 2.
Keep in mind that there might be irregularities during both the announcement and the release, and both can be delayed.
More about Sony and PlayStation on MeinMMO can be found here:
These games are available for PS Plus in October: Currently, you can still grab the Plus titles for October 2021 for free.
Hell Let Loose – A hyper-realistic World War shooter (PS5)
PGA Tour 2K21 – A sports game for golf enthusiasts (PS4)
Mortal Kombat X – The second latest installment of the popular fighting series (PS4)
You can still download the games for free until November 1 if you have a PS Plus subscription. They remain in your library even after the subscription expires and can be played when you renew your subscription.
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The pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is currently handing out gold gifts and turning a pirate into a true gold millionaire. To receive the gold and doubloons, you need to hurry. We will show you the requirements.
Why is there a gift? The pirate game Sea of Thieves was released in 2018 and has now managed to surpass the mark of 25 million players. To celebrate this, the team is distributing gold and doubloons to the players.
However, to receive the gift, you need to log in soon, as the offer is only valid for a limited time. In addition, you can complete a small task and with a bit of luck, receive 25 million gold coins.
Secure your gold gift now
What do you need to do? If you log in to Sea of Thieves now, you will receive 25,000 gold and 25 doubloons. You don’t have to do anything other than start the game and enter a world, thus starting a session.
How long does the promotion last? You need to hurry if you want to secure the gift. The promotion ends on October 26 at 4:00 PM. So it’s best to log in right away to qualify for the gold.
This is what you need to do: The team of Sea of Thieves is giving one single player a whopping 25 million gold. This player will be randomly selected from all those who submit a treasure at a outpost during the event period.
So if you log in for the 25,000 gold and 25 doubloons anyway, why not quickly recover a treasure and submit it at one of the NPCs to qualify for the 25 million gold? Keep in mind that the million gift will only be distributed to a single player.
Are you participating in the event and securing the gold, the doubloons, and the chance at 25 million gold coins, or are you currently not playing Sea of Thieves and don’t plan to do so anytime soon? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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Destiny 2 breaks with old dungeon traditions and is being heavily criticized for it. As Bungie has now announced, the new dungeons will no longer be included in the standard versions of “The Witch Queen” or the Season Passes for Year 5.
Dungeons (or Strikes) are a popular 3-player activity in Destiny 2, established in past expansions like Forsaken and Shadowkeep. They have always been included and a fixed part of the expansion with which they launched – playable without additional costs. Only the Prophecy dungeon was a gift from Bungie to its players.
However, Bungie seems to have revised its offering concept and has removed the sale of Year 5 dungeons as an inclusive offer. In the future, these endgame contents will also be offered separately after the release of expansions.
This is what will change with upcoming expansions:
Those who purchase the standard versions of “The Witch Queen” plus the additional Season Passes for Year 5 will not be able to play the new dungeons.
Only in the exclusive Deluxe Edition of “The Witch Queen” including the additional Season Passes for Year 5 will the new dungeons be included.
Players can retroactively upgrade to the Deluxe Edition.
The Year 5 dungeons will later also be sold separately, similar to the dungeon in the “30 Years of Bungie” package.
This was shared by Chris Shannon (Cozmo), Lead Community Manager at Bungie, with the Destiny 2 community as follows on reddit:
Hello everyone. We have seen some discussions about the new dungeon content and wanted to clarify how they will be sold next year. If you purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition of The Witch Queen, you will receive the expansion, all four Season Passes for the next year, and the two dungeons. If you purchase the Standard Edition, you can still upgrade to the Deluxe Edition to receive the dungeons later. We will also offer you a separate way to purchase the dungeons in the future, but they will not be included in the Season Passes. We will publish more information as soon as this content goes live.
Chris Shannon (Cozmo), Lead Community Manager at Bungie
The Prophecy dungeon was a gift from Bungie to its players.
Were the revenues for the dungeons not enough?
It seems that the financing of dungeons is no longer solely through Eververse, Destiny 2’s real-money shop, now that Joe Blackburn is the Game Director at Bungie.
This makes players angry right now: It’s no wonder that the community is upset: combined with the ongoing aversion of players to the removal of important content, like the Tangled Shore including the Forsaken campaign, players are even more skeptical about the new monetization strategy for Destiny 2. And that is putting it mildly.
Cozmo, I hope you pass on the outrage of the community about this. It’s horrific. I know Bungie doesn’t care about us, but damn it. This is pure garbage. “Don’t worry guys, Eververse will finance events and so on…” Bungie shows that they only care about your wallet […]
Commented Radiolotek on reddit regarding Cozmo’s announcement
Even though the community is against it, Bungie’s decision seems to be set. Cozmo reaffirms this again on reddit:
It’s happening. I just wanted to make sure there are no ambiguities and everyone has the right information.
adds Chris Shannon (Cozmo), Lead Community Manager at Bungie
Bungie is committed to more and more regular endgame content drops.
Bungie is ensuring planning security with this
Why is Bungie doing this? Many players initially thought it was great during the presentation of “The Witch Queen” that Bungie wants to release more endgame content for Destiny 2 in Year 5. This fact has now been tagged with a price tag.
Bungie has committed to releasing more and more regular endgame content drops during the big reveal of “The Witch Queen.”
This current announcement is meant to give players an extra incentive to buy the Deluxe Edition of the new expansion “The Witch Queen” right away. It includes everything and makes later purchases unnecessary.
A higher sale of the Deluxe version also gives Bungie long-term planning security, which could mean more good content for Destiny 2 players.
This is the endgame content for 2022: For Year 5, in addition to campaign and activities, more endgame content than before is set to come to Destiny 2:
On one hand, a completely new raid for “The Witch Queen” will come in February 2022.
During Season 5, a legacy raid from the content vault will return.
There will be a total of 2 dungeons in Year 5. (No longer just one)
Additionally, Bungie wants to offer replacements for the Sunder and Omen missions, which are moving into the content vault.
What do you think of this announcement? Or did you expect this change after the separate offer of the “30 Years of Bungie” package?
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The scary Halloween event of Call of Duty: Warzone has started. You can get 9 Halloween items in a dark mode and snag a new submachine gun. MeinMMO shows you how to quickly complete the tasks and which tasks are active in Black Ops Cold War.
Under the terror of “Ghostface”, the killer from the Scream movies, the mode “Ghosts of Verdansk” has started in Call of Duty: Warzone. Instead of a Gulag, you turn into ghosts upon death, and while you are still alive, the Battle Royale terrorizes you with hallucinations and the familiar, nasty jump-scare boxes.
However, during the event, you can also grab some spooky cosmetics with a Halloween theme. If you complete all 9 tasks, you will additionally unlock the new submachine gun LAPA SMG. We show you all the tasks and how to complete them quickly.
More information about the event and update 1.44 can be found here:
The first task is quite simple – you should play the event mode “Ghosts of Verdansk”. However, the completion is a bit tricky, as you must finish the matches. If you leave the realm of Warzone ghosts early, the match does not count towards progress.
This task works fastest when you dive into the match either with a full team or solo and let yourself be taken out immediately. However, this is not recommended, as the other tasks are also related to the mode, and you will play one round or another anyway.
2. Task – Over My Dead Body
As a team, be in the top 10 of “Ghosts of Verdansk” 3 times
A total of 100 players are waiting for your death in the event playlist, and you must survive over 20 teams to complete the task. Thanks to the ghost mechanics, this is not so difficult. If you go down and become a ghost, you can play relatively passively and still get many opportunities to revive yourself.
To do this, you need to collect “soul fragments” from enemies, and each defeated opponent drops such a fragment. If you look at the map, you can often spot many of these fragments – even in the later stages of the match.
Play cautiously and stay in the match for a long time. If you go down, sneak around the map as a ghost and revive yourself without attacking enemies. This is a pretty easy way to make it into the top 10.
Green circle: Soul fragment / Red circle: enemy ghost
3. Task – Ghostly Realm
Eliminate 10 enemy ghosts
For this task, you must be “alive” because you cannot deal damage to other ghosts as a ghost. The best way to protect yourself from ghosts is to stay outside of a house and leave enough space between you and the nasty spectral foes.
A good way to lure ghosts for kills into a trap is the soul fragments in the later stages of a round. If you know that an enemy died in a room, one of the fragments will be displayed for ghosts on the map. These ghosts will try to grab the fragment. Be ready – they will come.
Another tip that unfortunately is often overlooked in many horror movies: Stay together. The ghosts can confuse you, but they are fairly weak. Together or in groups of three, you also have a chance against multiple ghosts.
4. Task – Life and Death
Eliminate 10 living operators while you are a living operator
What would a live event in a shooter be without a pure kill challenge? Here, you simply need to eliminate living opponents who are not yet ghosts. If you are playing in a team, you can use your ghost buddies to gather kills. As a ghost, you have a continuous reconnaissance drone, and you can see highlighted enemies.
Assist as a ghost in reconnaissance and let the “living” collect the kills. After that, as a ghost, you can grab the soul fragments of the fallen.
5. Task – Scared to Death
Eliminate 5 living operators while you are a ghost
This is likely to be the most difficult task of the entire event. As a ghost, you need to make melee kills and have no ranged damage – so you need to get close to the enemy and are not particularly sturdy yourself.
Use your “Spectral Strike” to confuse enemies and try to get behind the opponent. You will need 5 hits to take down an enemy with full armor. If another enemy comes around the corner, teleport away.
If you are sure there is no other enemy nearby, use teleport to attack: confuse the enemy, beam yourself behind them, and execute a finisher – this will take the enemy down instantly.
6. Task – Boo!
Enter as an operator again after being a ghost
For this task, you must either collect 3 of the soul fragments or eliminate an opponent with a finisher. Both will revive you and bring you back into the game as a living operator. By the way, finishers also work on enemies who have been downed and are lying on the ground.
7. Task – The Evil is Powerless Here
Visit 3 places with holy ground to reduce your fear
In the event mode, you have a kind of “fear-o-meter”. The higher the indicator rises, the more Warzone affects your gameplay. There are some nasty visual effects that can even take your sight for a moment. By visiting “holy ground”, you can slowly reduce your fear again. As long as the holy ground is active, ghosts cannot enter that area.
This is what the holy areas look like on the map.
Other actions that reduce your fear:
Eliminate opposing players or ghosts
Revive team members
Complete a task
8. Task – Who’s There?
Answer the phone 3 times
Across the map, you will find phones. If you hear a ringing, you need to find the devices – which is not always that easy. However, there are really many phones on the map, and you don’t have to worry about not finding the 3. Go to the phone and interact with it.
What should concern you are the effects of the phone call. On the other end is Ghostface, who has a typical line from the movies prepared and will raise your fear-o-meter. So far, we have not found any positive effects of a phone call – either nothing happens, or the fear indicator goes up.
9. Task – What Are You Afraid Of?
3 hallucinations with a full fear-o-meter
If you play a few rounds of “Ghosts of Verdansk”, you should complete this task on the side. Many actions in the game increase fear, and the indicator can rise rapidly.
The hallucinations during a full meter are quite brutal. Usually, it is an animation displayed during the match that obstructs your vision. It can even lead to “phantom shots” where you receive all the signs of being shot at, but no damage – very confusing.
Actions that increase your fear:
Damage from all sources
Camping
Seeing dead opponents or ghosts
Team members have been downed or killed
Those were all Warzone tasks for Halloween. If you want to read more about my experiences with the event, check here:
Also in the multiplayer and zombie mode of Black Ops Cold War, you can get 9 Halloween items, and in the end, the new MP will be unlocked. Here are the challenges at a glance:
Beautiful Spookiness
5 matches in multiplayer or zombies in the event playlist
Death Toll
200 kills on “Nuketown Halloween 24/7” or pumpkins in the zombie mode
None Comes Out Alive
Top 3 in Scream deathmatch or evacuation in Halloween Outbreak
Keep Your Distance!
30 kills in “Infected Halloween” or special and elite enemies in zombies
The Price of the Butcher
10 melee kills in multiplayer or butcher medals in zombies
Trick or Treat
Open 5 “Fear Crates” in multiplayer or zombie mode (red boxes)
Who’s Afraid of Ghosts?
50 kills with “Ghost” as a perk or zombies with activated “Ether Shroud”
Absolute Nightmare
3 times 3 kills without dying in multiplayer or massacre medals in zombies
Playing with Fire
5 kills from fire damage in multiplayer or fire damage multikill medals in zombies
Warzone & Cold War: All Rewards and Unlocking the MP
How do I get the new MP? To obtain the new LAPA SMG, you must complete all 9 tasks in one of the two games – Warzone OR Cold War. It is not enough to complete 5 tasks in Warzone and then 4 in Cold War. You need to do all 9 in Warzone or all 9 in Cold War.
If you fail to complete the tasks during the event, you can also unlock the new submachine gun after the event through another challenge.
Another option is the purchasable bundle in the CoD store. For 1,200 CoD points (a little over €10), you can instantly buy a blueprint for the weapon. However, the base weapon is not included – you level the weapon through use, but you do not yet have access to the attachments and can only use the unmodified blueprint.
The Halloween event is reminiscent of the event from the first year of Warzone but does quite a few things differently. Instead of zombies, ghosts are out and about, providing an interesting change in the nocturnal Verdansk.
Additionally, you can grab many cosmetics with just a few rounds and snag a new weapon. If you have any tips on how to get the individual rewards faster, please leave us a comment.
Streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (30) still has the most followers on Twitch thanks to Fortnite . However, in 2019 he switched to the platform Mixer. Now he explains why Microsoft’s streaming platform failed and how happily he experienced its end.
This is the situation:
Ninja went through the grind of a streamer, streaming countless hours a day for little return until he broke through on Twitch with Fortnite in the fall of 2017.
However, in 2019, Ninja surprisingly switched to Mixer, where he reached significantly fewer viewers than on Twitch. On July 23, 2020, Microsoft shut down Mixer, and Ninja returned to Twitch.
Mixer had so much potential, failed due to small details
What caused Mixer to fail? In an interview with the e-sports clan 100Thieves, Ninja says Mixer failed due to apparent small details and the immobility of the gigantic corporation Microsoft. Mixer had so much technical prowess. Ninja praises the advantages of the service:
The “Low Latency” mode was practically instant
There was no limit on the bit rate, the picture was incredibly clear
The hype zone was a brilliant idea – it switched to the most exciting moments of a Battle Royale
The streaming interactions were fantastic
Ninja says:
“They had so much potential: It was the small details, like keeping people on the platform. To create a username, you needed a Microsoft email account. Are you kidding me? And then they gave you a username like on an Xbox Live account. It was totally annoying; then you had to go into the account, completely exit the stream, and change your username so that you wouldn’t be SuperSquare 69.”
Ninja says his two brothers and his wife needed Microsoft’s help just to create an account. That’s just ridiculous.
According to Ninja, the first thing to settle is how to create an account on a platform. This was apparently a weakness of Mixer because Microsoft wanted to pull people into their ecosystem through Mixer.
Additionally, any improvement proposal or change for Mixer had to go through the machinery of the mega-corporation Microsoft, with countless hierarchies and approvals. Therefore, every proposal took forever to really lead to a change.
“Streamed twice as much as stipulated in the contract”
Did Ninja put in effort on Mixer? Ninja says he started on Mixer with full ambition:
Contractually, he only had to stream 150 hours a month.
In the first 6 months, he streamed 300 hours.
“I wanted to win. It wasn’t that I just signed the big deal and wanted to cash in. I streamed twice as much as agreed for six months straight, but it still didn’t work. And it wasn’t because I didn’t want to.”
Ninja said audience numbers on Mixer were simply different than before. Only in Fortnite did he still have high viewer counts, and only if he won constantly and everything was going great. Then he would occasionally have 10,000 viewers, which was huge for Mixer standards, but still tiny compared to his time on Twitch.
Ninja has a god as a lawyer who “takes care of him”
Why was he happy about the end? It’s known that Ninja signed a lucrative contract with Mixer for several years. Rumor has it that the contract was supposed to secure him $30 million for 3 to 4 years of streaming on Mixer . When the platform Mixer was dissolved, Ninja’s lawyers negotiated that he would receive the full contract sum that was still due to him:
Although Ninja was only with Mixer from August 2019 to July 2020, he is said to have received the full contract amount. Ninja confirms this himself.
According to rumors, he saved 2 to 3 years of work and cashed out $30 million all at once. The exact details of the contract remain open. Ninja simply states that he “got out a year early,” but doesn’t elaborate further. So perhaps he was only obligated to Mixer for two years exclusively.
When asked if he knew beforehand that he would receive the full contract sum or whether he had to spend a lot of time with his lawyers, Ninja smiles and says, “We have the best lawyers in the world.”
He learned of Mixer’s end about 72 hours before everyone else. But he had so much trust in his lawyers that he was sure they would “take care of them.” Ninja grins while calling his lawyer a god.
Ultimately, he says, they celebrated the end of Mixer. When someone tells you that you can get out of a deal early and still receive all the money, that’s certainly a reason for a celebration in the “Blevins” household.
Regarding how he experienced the end, Ninja says:
“It was a celebration of the moment, but hey. Oh my god – I switched platforms and had 100% good intentions. It was for the industry, it was of course lucrative and … I got out earlier.”
Ninja and his wife Jessica Blevins – They celebrated when it was confirmed that the contract was fully paid out with the end of Mixer.
What’s behind this: It is still unclear how much exactly Ninja received in one go with the end of Mixer. For neither the contract amount nor the duration of the exclusivity contract is known.
But when Ninja talks about the subject, he can hardly stop grinning.
He knows that he probably made the deal of his life: He received the full amount without having to spend the full time “in exile” away from Twitch.
The ultra-ambitious Ninja was frustrated by the low viewer numbers on Mixer and made every day on the platform a well-paid workday, but it still wore on his nerves and affected his ego.
Ultimately, Ninja celebrated the end of Mixer. Many other streamers who built a channel on Mixer still mourn the end of the platform to this day:
A major restructuring appears to be taking place at Blizzard. According to reports, over 20 employees have been laid off at the makers of World of Warcraft, while 20 others are facing disciplinary measures. At the same time, new positions are being created in other departments.
This is the situation:
Since July 2021, Activision Blizzard has been involved in a massive sexism scandal – the company has reportedly maintained a toxic “frat boy culture”
Since then, Blizzard has been working to combat internal issues and is gradually removing references to employees or sexual acts from the games
Now it has been revealed that 20 more employees have been laid off and 19 new hires have been made
What is happening at Blizzard right now? After the company appears to be “cleaning house”, according to a report by the Financial Times, 20 employees have left the company (behind a paywall, via TheVerge.com).
Disciplinary measures have been initiated against 20 more employees. These actions followed numerous other resignations. No names were mentioned. Even some executives have been laid off, but no one else from the board.
In an open letter, Fran Townsend, Chairperson for Internal Affairs, mentions that 19 additional positions have been created. These are located in the “Ethics & Compliance” team, which is the department for equality and corporate culture.
Fran Townsend, Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Blizzard
“No matter what position you hold – We will act on misconduct”
This is what Blizzard says: In an interview with the Financial Times, Townsend spoke about the measures that are now to be enforced at Blizzard. It states:
“It doesn’t matter what position you hold or what your job is. If you engage in any misconduct or are a team leader who tolerates a culture that does not align with our values, we will act.”
Townsend herself has previously been embroiled in controversy. As a former Executive Sponsor of the Women’s Network at Blizzard, she apparently defended the company. 3,000 employees demanded her resignation from this position, which she announced shortly thereafter.
What is the current status? Since the beginning of the scandal, numerous notable employees have left the company, apparently in connection with the allegations. Among them is also the former head of Blizzard, J. Allen Brack.
After Brack’s departure, a new leadership duo took charge of Blizzard: Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra are now responsible and represent an entirely new direction in terms of equality.
Additionally, Blizzard is currently removing numerous references from the games, such as McCree from Overwatch or suggestive jokes from World of Warcraft. However, this does not sit well with all fans. They see it as a sign that work is being done in the wrong places. Even MeinMMO demon Cortyn finds the current approach not entirely right:
On October 20, New World will deploy a new patch. The servers were already taken offline at 7:00 AM. We at MeinMMO will reveal how long the maintenance will last and how long the servers will be down. We will also keep you updated in this article if the maintenance is extended.
What is happening in New World? A new patch 1.0.3 is being deployed. This brings an important fix for the Azoth staff and finally the server transfers.
However, all servers in the EU, US-East, and Australia were taken offline for maintenance. Anyone wanting to play can initially enjoy themselves on the US-West server. The servers there are expected to go offline at 8:00 AM, giving you another hour of gameplay.
How long will the maintenance last? The maintenance is planned for 5 hours. The servers are expected to be back online around 12:00 PM. This was reported by Community Manager Luxendra in the New World forum.
However, in the last two updates, there were significant delays. On October 6, the maintenance lasted 3 hours longer than planned, and on October 13, it even lasted almost 6 hours longer.
We will continuously update this article if there is an extension of the maintenance.
What can I do in the meantime while the servers are offline? If you want to pass the time until the maintenance is over, we have put together some tips for you:
On NewWorld-Builder.com you can create your own builds and gather new information about the various weapons. Each skill tree is available in German.
Another problem is that it seems you do not receive new equipment through Torghast. Therefore, you either need heirlooms, or you must gear up through dungeons or the auction house.
Do the experiences match with other players? Yes, even on reddit, leveling through Torghast is criticized. User DanielMoore015 also notes that this feedback was given weeks ago, however Blizzard has not made any changes yet (via reddit). His thread received over 2,400 upvotes.
What are the alternatives for leveling? If you don’t want to do Torghast, you can also level your twinks in other ways:
You can play the campaigns as you did with your main character
You can use other tasks with the Threads of Fate
You can level through dungeons
However, if you want to get your first character to max level as quickly as possible, here are tips from the experts:
With Patch 9.1.5, World of Warcraft receives a new leveling option for Shadowlands. Instead of having to follow the entire story again, you can level through Torghast. Some players have now tested the leveling feature on the PTR and shared their conclusions.
One new feature is that Torghast can be used to level twinks. To do this, you must follow the Threads of Fate and not the main campaign of Shadowlands. Once you follow the Threads of Fate, you need to speak with the NPC Tal-Inara in Oribos. He will give you the quest “Torghast,” which you need to complete.
After that, you can bring your character to level 60 in Torghast by repeatedly running the Tower of the Damned.
But is it really worth it? The website WoWHead tested the feature on the PTR and summarized their experiences (via WoWHead).
Leveling in Torghast is slow and provides no equipment
How does leveling in Torghast work? In Torghast, there are 3 sources of experience points:
Killing monsters, which always give 30 experience points, regardless of whether they are normal or elite enemies
Completing puzzles or freeing prisoners, which grants 1% experience towards the next level
Defeating the boss on level 5, which grants 10% experience towards the next level
The values roughly apply for level 50. However, as you get closer to level 60, the percentages decrease. At level 59, completing Torghast only provides about 5% experience.
Additionally, there is a daily quest that requires you to complete 2 wings of Torghast. At level 50, it provides about 30% of the experience points, but significantly less at level 59.
Where is the issue with leveling? According to WoWHead, leveling in Torghast is not very enticing. On one hand, you experience the same content repeatedly, and on the other, the XP values are worse than in the campaign.
Another problem is that it seems you do not receive new equipment through Torghast. Therefore, you either need heirlooms, or you must gear up through dungeons or the auction house.
Do the experiences match with other players? Yes, even on reddit, leveling through Torghast is criticized. User DanielMoore015 also notes that this feedback was given weeks ago, however Blizzard has not made any changes yet (via reddit). His thread received over 2,400 upvotes.
What are the alternatives for leveling? If you don’t want to do Torghast, you can also level your twinks in other ways:
You can play the campaigns as you did with your main character
You can use other tasks with the Threads of Fate
You can level through dungeons
However, if you want to get your first character to max level as quickly as possible, here are tips from the experts:
The Worlds 2021 at League of Legends were not successful for the best player in China, Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang (24). His team FunPlus Phoenix was a strong favorite to win the LoL Worlds. However, they were eliminated in the group stage. In an interview, he sounded confident about victory.
This was the situation during the interview:
Doinb entered the Worlds 2021 with high expectations, having been chosen as the best player in China and was playing the best LoL of his life. His team FunPlus Phoenix, the world champion of 2019, was considered a contender to win the Worlds 2021.
However, he was drawn into the death group A at the Worlds 2021, where he had to face DWG Kia in his first match: His team, FunPlus Phoenix, lost the match; but then managed to win against Cloud 9 and stood at 1-1.
With one loss against tournament favorite DWG Kia and a win against Cloud 9 under his belt, Doinb gave an interview.
“We will not lose a single game from tomorrow on”
He said during the interview: In the interview with an e-sports site, Doinb said:
“We will not lose a single game from tomorrow on.”
Doinb
They analyzed the mistakes made in the loss against DWG Kia: FunPlus Phoenix had chosen too inflexible champions and would decide on champs in the future that would provide more advantages in the laning phase. There was also a need for a champion who could initiate fights.
Doinb was optimistic about the prospects for the LoL Worlds: The meta suited the team style perfectly. Champs like Ryze or Twisted Fate were ideal for the roaming playstyle that Doinb practices in the mid lane. Every player on the team had already participated in Worlds before and was experienced.
Moreover, they were in great form: In the scrims, they had a 70% win rate. Therefore, Doinb believed that from tomorrow on, they would not lose a single game.
Team loses 4 of the next 5 games after the interview
This is how it actually went: After the interview, FunPlus Phoenix played 5 more games at the LoL Worlds 2021:
The first against Rogue in the first half was won, bringing their record to 2-1
However, they lost all three games in the second half of the group stage: FunPlus Phoenix lost a second time against DWG Kia, and then against Cloud 9 and Rogue
In the end, they had to face Rogue in a tie-breaker to stay in the Worlds but lost that match as well
Doinb and FunPlus Phoenix had lost 4 of 5 games after the interview and were eliminated in the group stage.
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What was the problem? The Korean site Inven conducted an analysis of the failure. They believe the elimination had two reasons:
Top-laner Nuguri, a newcomer to FunPlus Phoenix, is considered one of the best top-laners in the world – but he needs a lot of support from the team, the jungler must help him, resources need to be directed to him. This was not the case at the Worlds, thus the exceptional talent became a weak point.
The jungler Tian, the star of Worlds 2019, was too predictable and easy to counter this year: He had only one truly good champion, Viego, who was heavily nerfed before the Worlds, and without Viego, Tian seemed lost. Ultimately, Tian became a victim of the jungler meta, which he could not adapt to.
According to Inven, only Doinb and his supporter “Crips” reached a good form, but they could not prevent the elimination in the group stage on their own.
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Ironically, it was Cloud 9, the absolute underdog, that emerged from the death group A.
In a video before the second half, Doinb had said: “To Cloud 9 I want to say: Sorry, but you will be going home soon. At least you’ll have a vacation then.”
Anyway, Doinb does not have a high opinion of US teams:
In the new event “Labyrinth Warrior” of Genshin Impact, you must enter the mystical Onmyou Chamber. If you conquer the chamber’s trials, the game rewards you with the 4-star character Xinyan and additional useful items.
How do you participate in the event? To participate in the Labyrinth Warrior event, you must reach Adventure Rank 30 and complete Chapter 2 of the Archon Quest titled “All-Minds Among the People”.
You can participate in the Labyrinth Warrior event starting October 21, 2021.
What exactly is this event? In the Labyrinth Warrior event, you must enter the mystical Onmyou Chamber with the little assistant named “Shiki Taishou”. This chamber receives new trial levels every three days, with a total of 5 levels by the end.
Shiki Taishou grants you the power of Talisman spells to assist you in the trials. You form two groups, one for combat and the other for support.
Finally, you must choose so-called “Shikifuda” that grant you specific buffs or increase the challenge in the dungeon. Want to learn more details? Visit the official Genshin Impact page, which has published more explanations about the event (via miHoYo).
4-star character Xinyan gifted, but is she worth it?
Who is Xinyan? Xinyan is the rocker girl from Liyue, who has been around since the beginning of Genshin Impact. She is popular among many characters and known for her rock music performances. Xinyan also enjoys playing her own compositions on the Crux of Beidou.
Why Xinyan can be worth it: Xinyan can deal solid physical damage to enemies as a main DPS, and her elemental skill also creates a shield that protects her teammates and can even deal damage.
If you already have Xinyan, her constellations could pay off. The 2nd constellation ensures that Xinyan always deals critical hits with her special ability, while the 4th constellation reduces the physical resistance of enemies by 15%.
More about her and her strengths can be seen in our tier list.
Xinyan deals the most damage with her special ability.
This is what the event also gives you: The Labyrinth Warrior event also grants you valuable primogems and one of the rarest items in Genshin Impact: the Crown of Wisdom. With it, you can maximize the talent level of a selected character.
Therefore, it is worth participating in the Labyrinth Warrior event and overcoming the various trials in the mystical Onmyou Chamber.
What do you think of the event? Will you grab Xinyan or are you not interested in her and are more after the other items? Let us know in the comments.
Today or tomorrow, there could be a long-awaited PS5 drop on Amazon. MeinMMO explains what you need to pay attention to.
The last PS5 sale on Amazon was on September 8, which is now over a month ago. However, this could change in the coming days. There are currently several indications that a large PS5 drop on Amazon is supposed to take place today or in the next few days.
We from MeinMMO present you with the most important information and tell you what you need to know and how you can prepare for the drop.
Important signs indicate a PS5 drop on Amazon
What indicates a PS5 drop? Some hints suggest a drop on Amazon. Because similar things happened before previous sales events:
For some PS5 offers on Amazon, you currently find the addition “Prime members have priority access to the PlayStation 5.” This usually appears shortly before major sales events the day before.
The last PS5 drop on Amazon is now 42 days old. This suggests that new consoles could be available soon.
The signs look good if you want to buy a PS5 on Amazon in the coming days. But you need to keep three things in mind if you want to improve your chances.
You should consider these 3 tips for the PS5 drop on Amazon
Things to keep in mind: If you are interested in a PS5 on Amazon, then you should definitely keep the following three things in mind to increase your chances of a successful purchase:
Prime members get priority when purchasing a PS5. Therefore, you should subscribe to Prime in advance. There is also a free 30-day trial. If you are successful in your purchase, remember to cancel the free trial period on time.
You should definitely add the PS5 to your wishlist on Amazon before the drop, as otherwise errors might occur during the purchase.
Additionally, you should save a payment method to ensure the purchase of a PS5 goes quickly and smoothly.
When could the sale start? So far, the PS5 sale on Amazon usually started in the early morning between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. If you don’t have a console yet, keep an eye out during this period.
In FIFA 22, a no-loss glitch in the Weekend League caused a stir. It is now clear how many players exploited it – and EA is responding with temporary bans for the cheaters.
What happened? During the past Weekend League, some players found a way to leave games without incurring a loss. This no-loss glitch was only available on Friday of the weekend and was quickly fixed, as “FIFA Direct Communication” announced on Twitter. However, it seems that the time was apparently enough for some players to exploit the glitch excessively.
This is what happens now: EA announced over the weekend that it wanted to identify players who exploited the issue – and it seems they have now reached a conclusion. In a new tweet, EA announced:
We have identified over 30,000 active accounts that have consistently exploited this problem and have banned them from FIFA 22 online for 7 days, so they cannot participate in this week’s FUT Champions Finals.
Additionally, EA refers to a code of conduct (via EA.com), which states how players should behave in games. One of the first points mentions that players should not exploit glitches that could harm other players.
Accordingly, many players had already expected that there would be bans after the weekend when the glitch was revealed.
Players Share Ban Message – Causes Some Confusion
This is what players are showing: In the FIFA subreddit and on Twitter, players are now discussing the wave of bans. Among other things, a user on reddit showcased how the notification about the ban looks in-game.
However, some players seem to have experienced confusion: There are reports of a 1,000-day ban. However, it is likely that this is merely a display error – after all, EA has already confirmed the 7 days in the tweet. We will keep you updated as soon as there is new information.
The notification mentions not only the current ban but also states that further rule violations could lead to permanent bans.
This is what the community says: Overall, the bans seem to be well-received at first. Many players are responding with humor: Since they cannot play the Division Rivals rewards or access the Champs qualification alongside the FUT Champs Finals, it will be a reward-poor week for the affected players.
Some players are now suggesting that they could use this time to provide some cool content in Ultimate Team:
“Imagine the troll level of EA if they actually released some hefty content during this time frame that banned players would miss,” suggests user MattiaKa (via reddit).
“I Didn’t Cheat” SBC – 11 Bronze players, 30 Chem for a red player pick rated 82+” comments user Retro1989 (via reddit).
User Jacobsnemesis is surprised that there are actually bans: “This is actually a bigger punishment than I thought. I expected that the cheaters would only receive a warning” (via reddit).
User Statcat2017, on the other hand, finds the punishment not that severe: “A bunch of bad players got the best rewards they will ever get. 7 days is peanuts, most of them will miss a WL they wouldn’t even qualify for.”
New World was released 3 weeks ago, and since then, hundreds of thousands of players have shared their experiences with the MMO. There has been a lot of praise, but also criticism. We at MeinMMO have looked at the current biggest problems that Amazon urgently needs to address.
What are these problems? In this article, we will primarily address issues that are already present in the game. These bugs and problems should be resolved as quickly as possible, as they lead to a negative player experience and often much frustration.
However, we consciously exclude the desire for new features, such as new weapons, a greater variety of enemies, or new endgame areas. These are also problems, but Amazon has a bit more time for those.
We have either experienced these problems ourselves or discussed them with players who have been confronted with these issues.
Although Amazon insists that they do not ban automatically, dozens of guilds report that up to 50 players have been banned, but after 24 hours they could resume playing normally.
Due to the fact that the number of players has shrunk so much, some guilds subsequently lost the wars. And those are an important part of the endgame.
In the fortress battles, which are so important in the endgame, there are currently many problems.
What does Amazon say? There is no explanation from support regarding the bans, as the unbanning usually happens before the tickets are processed.
We are still waiting for an official statement from Amazon regarding the false reports.
Bugs in the endgame that impede progress
What is the problem? If you are engaged in PvE in New World, you can admire the occasional bug, such as when dungeons suddenly crash, the map no longer displays quest markers, or mobs appear in a completely different location than indicated in the quest.
The errors become particularly problematic in the endgame. Currently, the Azoth Staff is bugged at level 5. Therefore, no Corrupted portals of level 55+ can be completed.
However, they are needed for some quests and good equipment. Additionally, you can only craft the keys for the high-level dungeons through them. The bug thus blocks important parts of the game.
What is the problem? The auction house of New World is considered extremely poor by many. Many important options are missing, such as the ability to display recently searched items and the ability to sort items for sale. Currently, they are simply listed alphabetically.
Additionally, the auction house occasionally resets unexpectedly. For example, it scrolls up when selling an item.
The sorting function is also criticized. For equipment, for example, you cannot filter by specific attributes, and for the sold items, you do not see the most recently sold items, but rather a random sorting.
Some even make fun of the fact that the large shipping company Amazon makes so many mistakes with something as “simple” as an auction house.
For weapons, one can filter by general armor value, but not by specific stats.
What does Amazon say? So far, there is no statement regarding the auction house in the game.
Intentional lags and glitches in wars
What is the problem? In addition to false reports, there are other methods to cheat in wars. For instance, large AoE effects are used to cause lags, making it impossible for the opposing faction to secure victory.
What does Amazon say? A fix for the AoE lags has been implemented, but it has only partially resolved the issue. There are still lags due to animations, but they have decreased because now only the latest AoE effect from some abilities causes damage. A solution that many do not appreciate.
The invulnerability glitch is said to have been fixed with the latest update. Whether that is true will be seen after maintenance.
The right progression for healers
What is the problem? Healers aiming to level their life staff must kill enemies for this. Because healing done does not grant weapon experience.
Moreover, pure healing also denies progress in quests and loot in the open world. If you heal a teammate in the group, you gain no progress.
You thus must actively kill an enemy, which many players believe is not the role of a healer.
What does Amazon say? There is currently no statement from the developers regarding the healer issue.
Healers play an important role in expeditions, large world events, and wars in PvP, but cannot level their life staff through healing.
Crazy and fluctuating spawn rates of mobs
What is the problem? The spawn rates of mobs vary greatly by area. There are places where enemies respawn so quickly that you can hardly loot the chest at that location.
On the other hand, there are many bosses and even general areas where the respawn rate is extremely low. You sometimes wait minutes for new enemies and even up to 10 minutes for a boss. This is especially frustrating when you also need to skin the creatures and people fight over that skin.
Overall, many consider the spawn rate to be too inconsistent.
What does Amazon say? Amazon has already worked on the spawn rates and has made bosses in the starting areas respawn faster. However, there is no concrete statement regarding the too rapid respawns.
Balance and purpose of factions
What is the problem? Factions play an important role in the wars for settlements. However, for many, it is not worth it to “boost” a weaker faction. When a new character is created, you can immediately see which faction dominates on the map and join that one. This offers bonuses in settlements and lower taxes.
Players are therefore calling for some kind of “underdog feature” to strengthen the weakest faction on the server so that it can play a role in the wars again.
In fact, many criticize that there are hardly any incentives for PvE players to join a faction at all. It makes no difference for the gaming experience, and the groups hardly differ in the lore.
What does Amazon say? Even before the release, Game Director Scot Lane told us in an interview that the balance of factions is being worked on. However, no solution has been presented yet.
What other problems are there? In the sub-reddit of New World players have gathered their biggest problems and pushed the most important ones to the top with upvotes. However, further down, there are still some additional criticisms, including:
bugs when switching weapons
too much loot, which slowly devalues prices in the auction house
the still missing server transfers
the desire for a feature to share quests
the annoying pop-up on the map that soon a war is coming
incorrect information on the map, such as the level of crafting stations
a function to save builds
a quest journal sorted by areas or with the ability to sort by oneself
the deactivated mode Outpost Rush, which some would like to play again, but which bugged characters and kept them trapped even after a round ended
How do you see the problems outlined here? What is the highest priority for you, and what would you add to this list? Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments.
Although New World has some issues, it is very well received by our readers. 66% rated the game positively in our survey. We have summarized your statements:
The MMO New World releases the new patch 1.0.3 today, on October 20. The focus this time is on hotfixes and server transfers. We at MeinMMO summarize the most important updates.
These are the highlights of the update: Patch 1.0.3 will finally implement server transfers. The feature will be activated when the “framework” surrounding the servers is ready. You will not be able to transfer immediately after the maintenance ends, but it will be possible sometime after that.
In addition to server transfers, there are several important bug fixes included in the update:
The Azoth Staves at rank 4 and rank 5 have finally been fixed. They have long held back progress in PvE as it was impossible to complete the portal events at levels 55 and 65.
The respawn timer for Boatswain Ambrose and other elite enemies has been adjusted.
Backend changes have been made to improve client performance during wars.
There should now be more information and explanations in the messages when players are kicked from the game.
Additionally, Amazon is giving players the titles “Stoiker*in” and the emote “Waiting” as compensation for the issues.
Which bugs have still not been fixed? Some, including the incorrect reporting of players or the annoying pop-ups on the world map when a war is imminent.
When will the update be released? The new patch 1.0.3 will be released on October 20 at 7:00 AM German time. Along with the update, the servers will be down for an estimated 5 hours.
Last parts of the server transfer framework implemented.
Improvements to the world selection user interface added.
Clearer notification texts added regarding information when a player is disconnected due to AFK or by Easy Anti-Cheat.
Clearer notification texts added regarding information when multiple discounts, such as territory calls and faction deductions, are present for land taxes.
Implementation of backend changes to assist the team in investigating issues with client performance during wars.
Respawn timer for Boatswain Ambrose and various other elite enemies in the world adjusted.
In the depths, players must now be in the arena to damage Thorpe.
From now on, an error message will appear when players attempt to buy their own items at the trading post.
Chest/loot change from update 1.0.2 reverted, which found too many refining reagents in chests.
The volume on the Amazon Games welcome screen adjusted.
Armor is now limited to 1 ability effect per piece.
General performance improvements for visual artifacts and graphics settings added.
Dyes will be removed from items when trading. A warning message will appear in-game regarding this.
The timer for “Time to declare war” will now also be visually paused to emphasize when an invasion is imminent, but the time has not yet been set. After invasions, the territory remains in a conflict status and war can still be declared.
Bug Fixes
General bug fixes
A bug with the R4 and R5 Azoth staves has been fixed: Now approach the high-level portals!
A bug has been fixed that caused the notification for discarding an event to persist.
A bug in the housing user interface has been fixed. The interface now correctly indicates that the land taxes are subject to the full price of the house and are not affected by the first-time buyer discount.
A bug with spawning in the early phase of the game has been fixed. The watchtower respawn point is replaced by the settlement after it has been discovered. The respawn for players no longer erroneously occurs at a watchtower after they have chosen a respawn in a settlement.
Various translation issues in the game have been corrected.
A bug has been fixed that prevented not all items for town projects from being consumed after the mission was completed.
A login bug has been fixed that prevented players from accessing their character.
A bug has been fixed where the arena key did not appear as loot as intended.
A bug has been fixed where bear armor in war was not colored correctly.
A bug has been fixed regarding pet placement. Pets placed in an otherwise empty house now remain there even when the player logs out, instead of returning to the player inventory.
Servers in AP Southeast now show the correct time zone in-game.
A bug with titles has been fixed: Player titles and achievements now appear as intended, and the achievements tab is correctly updated when a new achievement is earned.
A bug has been fixed that caused company invitations to persist after being declined/accepted.
A bug has been fixed that caused Rajah spawns to stack further – only one big cat at a time, please!
Speculative bug fixes
The bug fixes listed below are currently planned bug fixes and measures. The goal is to fully release these changes soon and see if any issues remain so that they can be further addressed and potentially fixed in a future update.
The team has been working on fixing the bug that caused wars and invasions to start earlier than planned.
The team has been working on fixing the bug where not all settlement stations would be upgraded as intended when town projects are completed.
Bug fix: Players will no longer get stuck when entering or leaving an instance. When a player reconnects and the character is dead, the respawn screen will open with available respawn options. Players currently stuck are requested to contact customer service to have their character freed.
“Last Minute” patch notes
A problem has been fixed that caused holding and dragging the client in windowed mode to trigger invulnerability constantly.
A problem has been fixed that caused taxes not to go into the treasury of the controlling company.
A problem has been fixed that caused the display for suspensions and bans to say “over a year ago”.
Issues with companies not receiving some of their territory taxes have been fixed.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Submachine guns are the little helpers in close combat of the Call of Duty: Warzone and should be included in almost every strong loadout. MeinMMO asked you which submachine guns you currently enjoy playing the most, and in this article, you will find the complete ranking with weapon setups for the top 5.
Submachine guns, or simply “SMGs”, bring mobility to your gameplay. Unlike the popular assault rifles, you aim faster, have a higher movement speed, and deal more damage in close combat. SMGs thus bring mobility to your gameplay and the opportunity to score in close quarters.
There was a time in Call of Duty: Warzone when submachine guns had no chance against the strong close combat assault rifles. But now, the mobile close combat fighters are firmly part of the weapon meta, and we wanted to know from you: Which ones do you actually use? The survey started on October 17 at 1 PM, and 1,209 readers responded (as of October 19, 1:30 PM). You can find the ranking here:
Submachine Guns in Season 6 – Positions 21 to 11
Position 21: ISO – 2 votes
Position 18: KSP 45 – 3 votes
Position 18: Nail gun – 3 votes
Position 18: Striker 45 – 3 votes
Position 17: Uzi – 6 votes
Position 16: P90 – 8 votes
Position 15: Fennek – 13 votes
Position 14: PP19 Bizon – 15 votes
Position 13: TEC-9 – 24 votes
Position 12: CX-9 – 29 votes
Position 11: LC10 – 30 votes
There are some submachine gun models that hardly hold up against the strong alternatives in Warzone. Some are too geared towards multiplayer mode, like the ISO. Also, SMGs with a fire burst that fires multiple rounds at once receive only a few votes (Striker/KSP).
The submachine gun was the hit in the first weeks after the release of Warzone and convinced with damage and control when you used the conversion to 5.56 rounds. It is precisely these rounds that make the AUG SMG strong again today and give you a pleasant time aiming and high damage. However, the AUG lags somewhat behind in movement speed.
Position 9: Milano 821 – 48 votes
The Milano had a very strong phase at the beginning of the year and had to endure a few nerfs. Back then, the SMG even competed with assault rifles. The SMG is not that powerful anymore now. However, its high range, good control, and slow fire rate make the Milano an SMG that is easy to use and delivers secure kills. Just don’t miss – due to the low fire rate, the time-to-kill increases significantly.
Position 8: MP7 – 66 votes
The MP7 has always been good in Warzone – especially hipfire setups provide strong performance. However, hipfire is not the usual playstyle in close quarters of the Battle Royale, and thus the MP7 flew under the radar for long. Now, the release weapon from CoD MW is considered part of the meta because the recoil goes almost straight up, enabling wonderfully easy control. Together with the FiNN LMG, you can build a loadout that has almost no recoil. However, its second damage range is weak.
Position 7: AK-74u – 86 votes
The Russian SMG solution has also freshly appeared in the meta and has been gaining more fans ever since. The weapon expert “TrueGameData” describes the AK-74u as the “better Bullfrog” because it offers a similar value package but comes with less recoil and provides slightly more damage. A deeper introduction and a small comparison with the Bullfrog can be found here.
Position 6: MP5 from Cold War – 104 votes
The first of the two MP5’s from Warzone ranks 5th. The version from Cold War represents high damage, high mobility, and low range. It is a beast in close combat and plays somewhat like that – the recoil is very noticeable. Therefore, you are very quick and can skip a barrel attachment if you manage with the low bullet speed. This allows for an interesting setup that reliably clears vehicles out of the way.
Submachine Guns Season 6 – Positions 5 to 1 with Setups
For the top 5, we also show you the currently most popular setup according to “WZRanked.com”. The statistics page evaluates a part of the player information from Warzone to determine the most played weapons including weapon setups. You can also take a look at the current meta there – how this “meta formula” works, we explain to you here:
The “old” MP5 is hardly absent from the meta. Even with Modern Warfare, the weapon was among the top guns and was also part of the weapons played during the world championships of the “Call of Duty: League”. In fact, the Warzone setup is quite similar to the WM setup. In our list of the best weapons of Warzone, we even place the MP5 from CoD MW at the top because the combination of damage, control, hipfire, and mobility is convincing. It offers the lowest time-to-kill of the submachine guns with 526 milliseconds for chest hits.
OTs 9 and the 5th place – the MP5 from CoD MW – are very similar. High damage meets low range with good control. However, the OTs 9 wins in mobility values and plays more lively, offering slightly less ammo and bullet speed than the MP5 from CoD MW. After a small OP phase after its release, the OTs has carved out its place in the meta and continues to play on top. Its time-to-kill is 561 milliseconds.
Warzone: OTs 9 Setup
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 8.1″ Special Operations
Stock: KGB Skeleton Stock
Magazine: Speznas 40-round
Grip: Snake Wrap
Position 3: PPSh-41 with 131 votes
The PPSh offers the highest range among your top 5 and positions itself as a strong secondary weapon to a sniper rifle. The time-to-kill is just below 600 milliseconds, but in duels, the open-bolt delay increases it by nearly 30 milliseconds.
Warzone: PPSh-41 Setup
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 15.7″ Special Operations
Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
Stock: Looter’s Stock
Magazine: 55-round magazine
Position 2: MAC-10 with 161 votes
The MAC-10 was very strong after its release and additionally came into focus, because it had a blueprint that caused more damage. However, even after a few nerfs and the patch of the blueprint, the MAC-10 remains one of the top submachine guns because it combines good range and control with a very high rate of fire. Your opponents will be literally shaken with hits. Like the PPSh, the MAC-10 also comes with an open-bolt delay of nearly 60 milliseconds. Without the delay, its time-to-kill is 608 milliseconds.
Warzone: MAC-10 Setup
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 5.9″ Special Operations
Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
Stock: Looter’s Stock
Magazine: STANAG 53-round Drum
Position 1: Bullfrog with 197 votes
The Bullfrog ranks first in the ranking and impresses with its large magazines and good mobility. Thanks to the large standard magazine, you can better adapt the SMG to your playstyle because you don’t need a magazine attachment. This results in advantages that the Bullfrog, however, buys with rather mediocre damage for an SMG – the time-to-kill for chest hits is 639 milliseconds.
If you compare the damage with other range SMGs like the MAC-10 and PPSh, the Bullfrog doesn’t fare too badly with its damage – as it has no open-bolt delay and earns its first place in the ranking thanks to its flexibility.
That was our ranking of all submachine guns in Warzone. Thank you to all readers who participated in the survey.
Interestingly, there is a tendency towards SMGs with range. The top 3 weapons do not belong to the SMGs with the best time-to-kill, but shine through high range and good control. Only in 4th and 5th place do the first SMGs with damage focus come, which provide little range but are stable enough to catch enemies even at medium distance.
