After the beta of Battlefield 2042 left many players disappointed, industry insider Tom Henderson weighs in with some explosive information. His revelations indicate that the shooter apparently has massive problems in the development process.
Where does the information come from? It comes from industry insider Tom Henderson, who is known for his leaks and information about games like Battlefield 2042, CoD Vanguard, and other titles.
Many of his revelations turn out to be correct shortly afterward. For example, he leaked the setting and some multiplayer modes of Battlefield 2042 in advance. Henderson often gets his information from within the developer’s close circle.
Now, Henderson has published an article (via gamingintel.com) discussing the development and problems of Battlefield 2042. MeinMMO summarizes the information for you.
Note: These are unofficial information. Therefore, treat them with caution.
Battlefield 2042 Beta not months old at all? Massive stability issues
The focus of the revelations: The reason for the article is the poor technical condition of the open beta of Battlefield 2042. Even before the release, EA spoke defensively about the test version and referred to it as a “months-old build” of the game. (via answers.ea.com)
This was already suspicious according to Henderson:
“Not only did we receive a contradictory statement from EA saying ‘polished and improved.’ We also got the perfect justification story for the bugs, glitches, and performance issues before the beta even went live.”
A direct source at DICE contradicts this narrative. It is not possible to identify this person as they remained anonymous. According to Henderson, he has been in contact with this person for months. Henderson’s source at developer DICE refutes the portrayal and claims that the build is absolutely not several months old.
Another source at DICE apparently confirmed this information as well. Additionally, the delay of the open beta from the end of September to early October had no impact on the playable version.
The information also reveals that DICE apparently has massive stability issues. This is also the reason why there was hardly any gameplay to see before the beta’s release: DICE simply had no playable build to present.
What was the problem in the beta? During the testing phase, numerous issues appeared in Battlefield 2042. There were many technical errors and flaws that affected almost every area of the game.
Major development problems and CoD Modern Warfare as a template
What is supposedly going wrong? Both sources from Henderson confirm that numerous problems stem from the management. Some of the leading project managers were apparently reassigned from Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to Battlefield 2042.
These senior managers are allegedly not particularly motivated for the project and only distribute instructions like “do X, Y, and Z.”
One of these individuals was even referred to as a mere “yes-man.” Since then, things have been “pretty awful.”
The management is said to be deaf to the problems that are passed on to them, leading to further issues.
In the creative area, these project leaders have allegedly taken CoD Modern Warfare 2019 as a model, which would likely be the reason for the newly introduced specialists that strongly resemble operators.
It is currently unclear to what extent Battlefield 2042 is actually oriented towards CoD Modern Warfare, but according to Henderson’s sources, this was apparently one of the few sources of inspiration.
The course of the open beta has now caused unrest at DICE. According to Henderson, some DICE developers have been fearing for their jobs for some time:
“One of the biggest fears arising from the Battlefield 2042 beta is that some hardworking DICE developers fear for their jobs. From what I know, there is already unrest in the studio, and some developers have reached out to close friends in other studios.”
So far, no employee from management has commented. However, the insider information, if proven true, casts a poor light on the development of Battlefield 2042.
What happens next with Battlefield 2042? According to official sources, the shooter is set to be released on November 19, 2021. However, there are numerous players who wish for a delay of several months to give DICE enough time to fix the bugs.
Currently, it is difficult to assess how the situation will develop. It seems best to wait for the coming weeks before the release. Perhaps EA or DICE will comment on the matter.
So far, the publisher and developer have been quite silent on the official channels. As always, we will keep you updated if there are any news.
The PvP in New World has the reputation that a higher level automatically leads to a victory. However, a player at level 40 proves that one can win against the very strong. He defeated a player at level 60 and has published a video of it.
What can be seen in the video? The player Kryptik fought at level 40 against an enemy player at level 60 – and won. He used the rapier and musket, which were not even leveled to the maximum level. His opponent fought with a heavy war hammer and an axe.
Particularly exciting about the fight is that the player had previously announced the victory on reddit. There it was stated in a thread that it was impossible for players under level 40 to defeat enemies at max level.
Kryptik denied this and claimed that he would manage to deal with a player at level 60.
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How did the victory happen? Kryptik skillfully uses his dodge rolls in the fight to evade the heavy attacks from the hammer.
Additionally, he uses a strong combo from the riposte of the rapier followed by the trap from the rifle. Then he switches back to the rapier and the backstab as long as the enemy is stunned.
However, the attacker appears somewhat awkward and predictable in the fight. However, this does not diminish Kryptik’s performance.
How do the players react?On reddit and under the YouTube video, Kryptik is celebrated for his fight. Especially for the combo with the rapier and the trap, as well as for the generally foresighted gameplay:
The user redditingatwork praises: “Respect for your knowledge. I couldn’t do that. You would tear me apart, haha!”
Nippys4 especially highlights the combo: “That was a masterpiece. Especially the combination of stun, the trap, and the 180-degree backstab was damn strong.”
On YouTube, the user jmafia comments: “Posting this video as a response to the dumb, cynical comment must have felt so good!”
What do you think of the short clip? And how do you see the balancing in PvP? Feel free to write it in the comments.
However, in the PvP wars, there is currently an unfair method to eliminate players. Instead of fighting them, they are reported and banned:
In a few days it will be time, and the Halloween event will start in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO have looked at which Pokémon and bonuses you can expect for this event.
What kind of event is it? On the occasion of Halloween, a Halloween event takes place in Pokémon GO every year. This year it consists of two parts: Spooky Company and Scary Companions.
When does the Halloween event take place? The event runs from October 15, 2021, at 10:00 AM to October 31, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time. The two parts take place at the following times:
Spooky Company: October 15, 2021, at 10:00 AM to October 22, 2021, at 10:00 AM
Scary Companions: October 22, 2021, at 10:00 AM to October 31, 2021, at 8:00 PM
These are the bonuses for the Halloween event
As with every event in Pokémon GO, you can also expect numerous bonuses for the Halloween event. We have summarized them for you below:
Complete event period:
double candy for sending
double catch candy
double hatch candy
guaranteed XL candies while walking with your buddy
special research “What is hidden behind the mask”
time-limited research associated with the Halloween Cup of the GO Battle League
next part of the special research on Hoopa “Misunderstood Prank”
collector challenge
special raid weekend from October 30, 10:00 AM to October 31, 8:00 PM
event field research tasks
These are the Pokémon for the Halloween event
In addition to a variety of bonuses, you can also look forward to numerous Pokémon during the Halloween event. We have listed for you below when and where you can encounter which monsters and which Pokémon will make their debut in the game.
All monsters marked with an (*) can also be encountered in their shiny form with a bit of luck.
New Pokémon for the Halloween event
In addition to the usual costumed monsters, there will also be a debut of the following Pokémon for the Halloween event:
Galarian Weezing
You can evolve this monster from Galarian Slowpoke starting from October 15, 2021, at 10:00 AM. To do this, you need to take it as your buddy Pokémon and catch 30 psychic-type Pokémon.
Galarian Weezing
Irrbis and Pumpdjinn
The two monsters will celebrate their debut in the second part of the Halloween event. Irrbis is a Pokémon of the Ghost and Plant types. The pumpkin-like monster can evolve into Pumpdjinn.
This will be the first time there will be a new size mechanic. This means that they will have different sizes from S to XL. Accordingly, the monsters will also be visually represented in the different sizes.
Size mechanic from S to XL for Irrbis
Paragoni and Trombork
Two more monsters that will celebrate their debut in the second part of the Halloween event are Paragoni and Trombork. The Ghost and Plant-type Pokémon Trombork is the evolution of Paragoni. You cannot find Trombork in the wild during the event, but you can only evolve it.
Paragoni and Trombork
Spooky Company
During the first part of the Halloween event, you can encounter the following monsters:
What do you think of the Pokémon and bonuses for the Halloween event? Which monster are you particularly looking forward to? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
In Pokémon GO, the first world champion is to be sought. We have looked into what this is all about and show you how you can qualify.
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Call of Duty: Warzone has changed a lot with its weapons in recent months and regularly tweaks something if a weapon turns out to be too strong or too popular. This gives newcomers in the meta chances to shine – we present 3 of these newcomers in Season 6.
Where do the meta assessments come from? As after every season start or major balance updates for Call of Duty: Warzone, the data experts of the battle royale are busy providing us quickly with the latest information on the weapon meta.
Leading the way are the number jugglers Anthony “TrueGameData” Zachman and James “JGOD” Godoy. Both have released new videos about the weapon meta after the start of Season 6 and also discuss 3 weapons that have not been part of the meta so far. MeinMMO introduces you to the new weapons with setups – you can find the corresponding videos below in the sources.
AK-74u – “The better Bullfrog”
What makes the AK-74u strong? For TrueGameData, the AK-74u is one of the big winners of the recent weapon weeks in Warzone. He considers the Russian submachine gun to be one of the best submachine guns with longer range at the moment, and he finds the AK better than the very popular Bullfrog.
If you are currently relying on the Bullfrog, you should take a look at the AK-74u now. In terms of mobility and range, the Bullfrog and AK are very similar, both play quite similarly. However, the AK offers you better damage and has less recoil.
TTK comparison: Close combat/chest shots
Bullfrog: 639 milliseconds
AK-74u: 603 milliseconds
Without attachments, the Bullfrog goes into the second damage area at about 13 meters, and the AK-74u at about 14 meters.
Where does the AK-74u have weaknesses? Due to the large standard magazines of the Bullfrog, you save the ammunition attachment on the submachine gun. This makes the Bullfrog a bit more flexible, and you can, for example, increase the range and bullet speed with a barrel. Overall, the Bullfrog and AK-74u are then on equal footing in terms of range.
In 2 values, the AK-74u loses against the Bullfrog, and you have to assess for yourself what better damage and less recoil are worth to you:
ADS and bullet speed with meta setup
Time to aim Bullfrog: 255 milliseconds
Time to aim AK-74u: 291 milliseconds
Bullet speed Bullfrog: 567 m/s
Bullet speed AK-74u: 420 m/s
Warzone: AK-74u Setup
GRU Muzzle Brake
Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
Stock: KGB Skeletal Stock
Underbarrel: Patrol Grip
Magazine: Spetsnaz 50 Round Drum
FiNN LMG – When recoil doesn’t matter
What makes the FiNN LMG strong? The light machine gun from CoD MW rocks a very specific value in Warzone: Recoil. The FiNN is more stable than any other weapon in the game and especially with the “Longshot Advantage” barrel, it’s a laser.
After the nerf of the very stable Stoner 83, the FiNN is even strong enough to land in JGOD’s top-10 loadouts of Season 6. Sometimes, excellent recoil is enough to be able to play at the top.
If you’re currently looking for an alternative to the Stoner 83, then try the FiNN LMG. This thing is really extremely stable and deviates hardly from the target point. With the “Longshot Advantage” barrel and the Monolithic Suppressor, you can even set the rest of your setup completely to “Time to Aim” and still hit without problems.
With the “Contrary” barrels, you increase your fire rate and specialize in medium range up to 40, 50 meters. This significantly increases the damage but makes the FiNN harder to control.
TTK comparison: Long range/chest shots
FiNN Normal: 762 milliseconds
FiNN Contrary: 542 milliseconds
PKM: 640 milliseconds
RPD: 736 milliseconds
Bruen: 638 milliseconds
Values without open-bolt delay
Where does the FiNN LMG have weaknesses? The FiNN LMG is a typical LMG and comes with all the usual disadvantages:
Low movement speed
Poor mobility
Slow aim speed
Takes a long time to reload
Additionally, the FiNN has a small peculiarity: Headshots do not give you extra damage. Also, hits to the stomach and extremities are slightly weaker.
What makes the AUG from CoD MW strong? Clearly: Its conversion to 5.56 bullets. This gives the AUG-MP from CoD MW a significant kick in damage and range, placing it in the top league of submachine guns in Warzone.
You combine good damage with a high aiming speed, and the AUG-MP can compete with the strongest automatic weapons. Only the MP5 from CoD MW deals even more damage:
TTK comparison: Close combat/chest shots
AUG 5.56: 542 milliseconds
MP5 CoD MW: 526 milliseconds
MP5 Cold War: 562 milliseconds
OTs 9: 561 milliseconds
Additionally, the AUG-MP has strong range, allowing it to maintain damage up to 15 meters. The damage competition cannot keep up and is at the latest at 10 meters in the second damage area. The damage per magazine with the large 60 round 5.56 magazine is also impressive.
Another advantage of the AUG: It doesn’t matter where your hits land – even hits on the toe deal damage equivalent to that of a chest hit.
Where does the AUG have weaknesses? Like nearly all weapons from CoD MW, the AUG-MP lags behind its Cold War competitors in terms of mobility. Your time to aim is strong, but in terms of movement speed and strafing while aiming, the Cold War alternatives are better.
Furthermore, the second damage area is poor, and the TTK goes straight up to 723 milliseconds when the enemy is just a meter too far away.
The weapon meta in Warzone is constantly expanding, making your feel with a weapon increasingly important. Shoot your way through the arsenal of the battle royale and find your favorites – there are hardly any weapons left that are so poor that you have a significant disadvantage against your enemies.
If you want to see more alternatives and setups for strong weapons, visit our list of the best weapons in Warzone. We constantly update the list and keep you informed about changes in the meta.
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Back 4 Blood is finally live – but the trolls are also on board. Some report that some have paid money just to annoy others.
Those who have already peeked into the Early Access of Back 4 Blood in the last 4 days didn’t have only nice experiences. This was not only due to smaller bugs and occasionally questionable balancing but mainly due to trolling teammates.
Because those who search for like-minded people via Quick Match often find questionable individuals who apparently have only one thing in mind: to ruin the fun for other players.
What is the problem? Back 4 Blood is a game that is heavily focused on cooperation and teamwork. There is simply no place for selfish players in this zombie shooter, as one can hardly survive alone. Nevertheless, some players seem to have made it their mission to troll as much as possible.
The main issue here is that there is no function to exclude a player from the ongoing match. The ability to “kick” or vote for that is simply missing.
What is so absurd about it? Particularly strange is that these trolls apparently spent €90 for Back 4 Blood just to annoy other players. Because in the last 4 days, one could only play if they owned at least the Deluxe Edition and thus could participate in the Early Access.
For some trolls, money seems to be no obstacle to becoming quite unpopular.
What are the consequences? Trolls can “capture” games. For example, if they do not enter the safe room at the end of a match and instead barricade themselves somewhere on the map, then the round simply does not end. The only option for the rest of the team is to return to the troll and take them out themselves. However, this does not work on the easiest difficulty – because there is no “Friendly Fire” there.
This leads to scenes where the troll is simply teabagging somewhere on the map while the rest have no fun anymore:
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In such cases, nothing helps but patiently waiting for the troll to finally make it to the safe room or to lose interest and leave the game voluntarily before the rest of the team does.
What can be done about it? Basically, very little, at least in the ongoing match. The best temporary solution is probably to set the game to private in the lobby (in Fort Hope) so that no “randoms” can join the game. Then invite only players directly from your friends list with whom you want to play and of whom you know that they will not betray you.
In case of doubt, you can also start your match with only 2 or 3 players and fill the rest with bots. Even though the bots are not the best in Back 4 Blood, a bot is still better than a troll who constantly teases the team and wastes their time.
It is to be expected that the developers will subsequently introduce a system to exclude unwanted teammates from a match. However, there is also the danger that the system will be overly used to kick players for even minor mistakes – a concern of players who remember that from Left 4 Dead.
More updates regarding Back 4 Blood can be found here:
Alternative solutions could include gradually limiting the map through a “swarm” once the first team member is in the safe room – this already happens in the PvP mode or during certain boss fights in the campaign. Then the rest of the team would have to hurry to avoid being automatically killed.
Have you also experienced such trolls in Back 4 Blood? Or have you fortunately been spared from such troublemakers so far?
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Fnatic has just experienced double misfortune at the World Championship of League of Legends. Player Upset has returned to Germany and must withdraw from the tournament. Additionally, they have received a strong fourth team in their preliminary group. Progression to the knockout stage now seems rather unlikely.
What is happening at Fnatic? The AD Carry Elias “Upset” Lipp (featured image) has returned to Germany due to an “urgent family matter,” as the team Fnatic announced (via Twitter). He will not be able to participate in the tournament for the time being.
As a substitute, the also German player Louis “Bean” Schmitz will take over the role of AD Carry. He will debut for Fnatic directly at the World Championship in a match against Hanwha Life Esports.
Who is Bean? Bean primarily played for Fnatic Rising in the NLC – a league for teams from the UK, Ireland, and the Scandinavian countries. According to the website DotEsports, there has only been one training day with the main team so far (via DotEsports.com).
Although Bean is considered a talent and reached 1st place in the rankings in EU West in 2020 (via Twitter), he has not yet been able to prove himself in major tournaments.
Strong new group member and the first defeat
Why did they draw a tough lot? The group of Fnatic seemed manageable at first glance:
With Royal Never Give Up, they face only the third strongest team from China. However, they are still considered the favorites of the group.
PSG Talon, on the other hand, is seen as a “solvable” task.
However, each group received an additional team from the so-called Play-Ins. LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports were considered favorites and quite challenging tasks. The team Hanwha Life Esports was drawn into Fnatic’s group and defeated the European team immediately.
How did the first match go? On October 11, the first games of the group stage were played. Hanwha Life Esports and Fnatic faced each other directly.
Already after 4 minutes, Fnatic secured First Blood and a first lead in gold.
After about 7 minutes, HLE equalized in kills, catching up to their competitor in gold.
About at minute 12, a fight in the bot lane went horribly wrong. Hanwha Life Esports secured 2 kills and a lead in gold that Fnatic never equaled again.
After 31 minutes, the match ended with 25 to 5 kills for Hanwha Life Esports.
You can watch the complete match here:
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What’s next for Fnatic? Today, on October 12, Fnatic faces the favorite of the group: Royal Never Give Up. If they can achieve a victory here, there are still good chances of progressing.
In the group stage, there will be a “round robin” format. In total, there will be 6 games. A first defeat does not mean elimination, but it makes it harder for Fnatic.
Who the favorites and stars of this World Championship are has been summarized by MeinMMO editor Schuhmann here:
Those who have reached the endgame of New World are on the hunt for the best equipment. Legendary weapons play an important role here. Currently, there are 133 of them, and in this guide, we will reveal how you can obtain these weapons.
What is special about legendary weapons? The legendary weapons are the strongest you can obtain in the game. However, they differ slightly from classic weapons, as their values and effects are completely fixed and offer no room for change. You can only insert one gem according to your wishes.
There are currently 133 legendary weapons in the game, each with its own name. Their distribution is as follows:
6 legendary battle axes
6 legendary spears
8 legendary shields
9 legendary muskets
10 legendary axes
11 legendary bows
11 legendary fire staffs
11 legendary life staffs
12 legendary rapiers
14 legendary swords
15 legendary hammers
31 legendary ice gauntlets
How to obtain legendary weapons? Currently, there are 3 different ways to acquire legendaries:
Some can be crafted
Some are bound to legendary weapon quests
Most you obtain through drop luck from bosses or chests
In the following, we will introduce you to the various weapons and reveal how you can obtain them. In addition to legendary weapons, there are also legendary armor, accessories, and even fishing gear.
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Getting legendary weapons through crafting – 19 weapons
How to obtain the recipes? For some weapons, you know the recipe right from the start, such as the Immaculate Grandmaster’s Spear. You only need to find the required materials.
Other weapons, on the other hand, require an item, such as “Shattered Swords” for the legendary sword “Whispers of the Wood.” Once you find this item, you automatically know the recipe at the respective crafting station.
Whispers of the Wood (Sword): This legendary weapon is aimed primarily at players who want to use their sword offensively. You need the weapon smith at level 195 and a forge at level 5. Additionally, the following materials are required:
14x Asmodeum
8x Rune Leather
3x Glittering Ebony
1x Etched Handguard (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Shattered Swords (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Cinnabar
2x Glimmerhide
Dark Sky (Battle Axe): This legendary weapon is aimed at players who want to use the battle axe offensively. To craft it, you need the weapon smith at level 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Rune Leather
5x Glittering Ebony
1x Empowered Counterbalance (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Ancient Bearing (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Tolvium
2x Scarhide
Musket of the Unseen Power (Musket): This legendary musket increases headshot damage and is thereby ideal for accurate shooters. You need the engineer at level 200, a workshop at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Rune Leather
5x Glittering Ebony
1x Intricate Firearm Lock (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Fragmented Musket (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Tolvium
2x Glimmerhide
Warpwood (Bow): This legendary bow especially enhances your damage over time. To craft it, you need the engineer at level 200, a workshop at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Phoenix Weave
5x Rune Leather
1x Enchanted Bow String (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Splintered Bow (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Wildwood
2x Blasenstoff
Axe of the Abyss (Axe): This axe is ideal if you want to deal a lot of damage while also taking damage from enemies. The passive effect “Keen Berserk” grants you a 14% increased crit chance when your health falls below 66% (typo in the screenshot) in berserker mode.
To craft it, you need the engineer at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
14x Asmodeum
8x Rune Leather
3x Glittering Ebony
1x Embossed Wrapping (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Broken Hatchet (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Glimmerhide
2x Glimmerhide
Voidbringer’s Rapier (Rapier): This legendary rapier increases your damage through bleeding and gives you health in return. To craft it, you need the weapon smith at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
14x Asmodeum
8x Rune Leather
3x Glittering Ebony
1x Etched Handguard (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Serpentine Handguard (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Cinnabar
2x Glimmerhide
Yul’kithir (War Hammer): This legendary hammer is aimed at players who want to deal a lot of damage with the weapon. To craft it, you need the weapon smith at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Rune Leather
5x Glittering Ebony
1x Empowered Counterbalance (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Scaling Powder (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Tolvium
2x Scarhide
Stonerend (War Hammer): This legendary hammer brings a lot of utility. You push enemies back and reduce your cooldowns.
To craft it, you need the weapon smith at 186, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Rune Leather
5x Glittering Ebony
1x Empowered Counterbalance (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Cinnabar
2x Scarhide
Soulforged Spear (Spear):This legendary spear is ideal if you want to deal a lot of direct damage. To craft it, you need the engineer at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Glittering Ebony
5x Rune Leather
1x Embossed Wrapping (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Withered Bough (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Tolvium
2x Glimmerhide
Immaculate Grandmaster’s Spear (Spear): This legendary spear is ideal if you want to reset your cooldowns quickly. It also has two useful passive effects. To craft it, you need the engineer at 186, a forge at level 5 and the following materials:
20x Asmodeum
15x Glittering Ebony
5x Rune Leather
1x Geprägter Umschlag (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Cinnabar
2x Scarhide
Meteor Trail (Fire Staff): This fire staff is suitable for players who like to use abilities and are a bit wasteful with mana. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 200, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Fire Essence
15x Glittering Ebony
5x Rune Stone
1x Fire Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Petrified Fire (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Wildwood
2x Blasenstoff
Rage (Fire Staff): This fire staff is suitable for players who like to use the AoE ability Meteor Shower. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 186, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Fire Essence
15x Glittering Ebony
5x Asmodeum
1x Fire Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Wildwood
2x Glimmerhide
Windsinger (Life Staff): The life staff Windsinger brings some useful bonuses for healers. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 190, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Life Essence
15x Glittering Ebony
5x Orichalcum Bars
1x Life Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Tovium
2x Wildwood
Crystalline Curse (Ice Gauntlets): These legendary ice gauntlets are ideal if you want to deal more damage with the help of Ice Storm. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 200, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Water Essence
15x Rune Leather
5x Rune Stones
1x Ice Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
1x Eternal Ice (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
4x Wildwood
2x Blasenstoff
Frost Fair’ys Gift (Ice Gauntlets): These legendary ice gauntlets are ideal if you want to deal damage and be wasteful with mana. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 192, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Water Essence
15x Rune Leather
5x Asmodeum
1x Ice Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Thorns (random drop from strong creatures and chests of level 58+)
2x Scale Cloth
Master Cryomancer’s Gauntlet (Ice Gauntlets): These legendary ice gauntlets are ideal if you want to deal damage in the open world and gain health in the process. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 187, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Water Essence
15x Rune Leather
5x Asmodeum
1x Ice Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Wildwood
2x Glimmerhide
Glacial Rage (Ice Gauntlets): These legendary ice gauntlets are ideal when you are in dungeons with Angry Earth as enemies. To craft it, you need the arcana at level 197, an arcanum archive at level 5, and the following materials:
20x Water Essence
15x Rune Leather
5x Asmodeum
1x Ice Crystal Core (random drop from humanoids of level 45+)
4x Thorns
2x Blasenstoff
Shield of Suppression (Shield): This shield is suitable for both offensive and defensive shield bearers. To craft it, you need the weapon smith at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
14x Asmodeum
8x Glittering Ebony
3x Rune Leather
1x Platinum Bar
1x Crest of Fortitude
4x Light Scale Skin
2x Glimmerhide
Gilded Defense (Shield): This legendary shield increases your movement speed while blocking and in the braced position, making it an interesting weapon for tanks. To craft it, you need the weapon smith at 200, a forge at level 5, and the following materials:
14x Asmodeum
8x Glittering Ebony
3x Rune Leather
1x Platinum Bar
1x Emblem of Fortitude
4x Light Scale Skin
2x Glimmerhide
Getting legendary weapons through quests – 6 weapons
Cutlass Keys Slicer (Sword): This legendary sword is ideal for you if you want to play offensively. It provides additional damage for light and heavy attacks, as well as a bonus after the spinning blade.
To obtain the weapon, you must complete the quest “The Eternal Pool.” This is a quest line that begins with the NPC Madilon Langlais. He is located in the Brackwater area.
You can accept the first quest in the line at level 56, while you need level 60 for the last quest. During the quests, you must defeat elite enemies in the area, among other tasks.
Regent’s Bow (Bow): This legendary bow provides very specific bonuses. You gain health points after a kill and an increased chance of rare loot from mobs.
To obtain the bow, you must complete the quest “The Queen is Dead.” You need to defeat 3 bosses located in Brackwater. This quest is part of a series that begins with the NPC Katring Sanders in Brackwater.
Spirit of Oblivion (Rapier): This legendary rapier is ideal if you want to survive longer in combat. You restore health and gain additional stamina when you defeat an enemy. Only the bonus for rare items from mobs and chests does not fit perfectly with this.
To obtain the rapier, you must complete the quest “Blight Resistance.” You need to defeat the boss Ranger Hearth in Bruchberg among other tasks. The quest line begins with the NPC Leyson Reese in Bruchberg, who stands relatively in the middle of the map.
Lifebreaker (War Hammer): This legendary hammer is particularly strong when used against Angry Earth type enemies. The hammer provides bonus damage.
To obtain the hammer, you must complete the quest “Anguine Anguish.” This is a quest line that begins with the NPC Percy Ellwood in Edenhain. You need to be level 60 by the end and defeat the final boss in the expedition “Garden of Genesis” among other tasks.
Vengeance Blast (Musket): This legendary musket offers you lifesteal and also a reduced cooldown on abilities. To obtain it, you need to complete the quest Baetylus Headpiece.
This is a quest line that starts with the NPC Leyson Reese and requires at least level 58. Your task includes defeating the final boss in the expedition “Lazarus Instrumentarium.” Reese stands in the Bruchberg area relatively in the middle of the map.
Rimelash (Ice Gauntlets): This legendary ice gauntlet offers a good mix of damage and utility in the form of reduced cooldowns and additional mana gain.
To obtain this weapon, you must complete the quest “Hand of Hoarfrost.” This is a quest line that begins with the NPC Eintou Madaki in Bruchberg. Here, you must collect various materials, so that in the end you can craft the weapon with the NPC.
The quest requires you to be level 60 and have reached weapon level 20 with the ice gauntlets.
Getting legendary weapons from random drops – The remaining weapons
How to obtain the remaining legendary weapons? At this time, we are not 100% certain. However, it is established that legendary weapons can drop from the highest dungeon “Garden of Genesis.” You have a chance when you defeat bosses and open chests.
The following weapons from the expedition are currently confirmed, although it is unclear if they are only available in the Garden of Genesis:
Angry Earth Exterminator (Spear): This weapon is ideal if you want to deal a lot of damage to members of the Angry Earth faction.
Creeping Recurve (Bow): This legendary bow increases your damage over time and provides an additional nature effect.
Edenil (Axe): This legendary axe also deals more damage to enemies from the Angry Earth faction and is thus suited for the expedition, but less suitable for PvP content.
More weapons are likely available in the PvE arena against the Spriggan or from reward chests after defeating elite bosses in endgame areas.
As soon as we have exact details, we will update the guide accordingly.
A list of all legendary weapons, armors, and other legendary items can be found on the New World Database website (via NWDB.info).
What do you think of the legendary weapons in New World? Do you find the concept with fixed values interesting, or do you fear that your first legendary could be a dud? Or have you already found legendary weapons and can add to our guide? Feel free to write it in the comments!
All our guides to New World can be found in this overview:
With the Steam Deck, Valve has introduced a mobile PC where you can play all games. But how much do you actually have to spend on Valve’s Steam Deck? MeinMMO presents the prices for you.
What is the Steam Deck? With the Steam Deck, Valve has introduced a handheld console that aims to offer you the functions of a gaming PC in the form of a console. You shouldn’t have to make the usual compromises, like with the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Instead, you can install whatever you want on the device.
You will find this in our article: In our article, we discuss what the Steam Deck costs and what price tiers there are. We also address whether the higher price for an expensive model could be worth it for you.
Note: If you have already pre-ordered the Steam Deck, a fee of 4 euros will be added to the price of the console.
The prices for the Steam Deck start slightly above the Nintendo Switch
How much do I have to pay at least? The starting price for the Steam Deck is 419 euros. For this money, you get the Steam Deck and a carrying case. At 419 euros, the Steam Deck is above the Nintendo Switch, which currently costs around 300 euros (Switch) or 360 euros (OLED). However, the differences between the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch are considerably more extensive than just a simple price difference.
What do I get for a higher price? For 549 euros, you already get the Steam Deck with 256 GB of storage. That’s four times as much as the entry-level model and the storage is supposed to be faster as well. You also get an exclusive Steam community profile bundle.
If you’re willing to pay 679 euros, you get the Steam Deck with 512 GB of storage and anti-glare, etched glass, which the other models do not offer. You also receive a virtual keyboard with an exclusive design.
Is the higher price worth it? The biggest difference is definitely the storage space available to you when you’re willing to pay more.
Generally, you can also expand the storage later with a memory card. However, if you already know that 64 GB of storage won’t be enough for you, you should go for the larger model right away. Because the internal storage is still faster than a memory card.
The exclusive Steam community profile bundle and the virtual keyboard with design do not provide you with any gameplay or technical advantages. If you pay more, you only benefit from the larger and faster storage. We cannot judge the advantage of the anti-glare and etched glass strongly enough yet, as Valve has not shown enough so far.
Steam Deck: All official prices (in euros)
Price
Steam Deck Features
419 euros
64 GB eMMC storage Carrying case
549 euros
256 GB NVMe SSD Carrying case Exclusive Steam community profile bundle
679 euros
512 GB NVMe SSD Anti-glare, etched glass Carrying case Exclusive Steam community profile bundle Virtual keyboard with exclusive design
In general, you should be clear on how much storage space you really need. In the end, it depends on how many games you want to install on the handheld. Modern games tend to take up a lot of storage space.
For example, the latest update of Call of Duty: Warzone on PC requires 40 GB of storage.
Valve’s official offer
What can I play on the Steam Deck? Theoretically, you can install all your favorite games on the Steam Deck, and the more space you have, the more games you can install simultaneously. However, there are some restrictions for games. The Steam Deck does not officially run on Windows, but on Steam OS, which is based on Linux:
If you’re still unsure whether you really want to buy the Steam Deck, we present a few exciting alternatives here on MeinMMO.
These alternatives are already available for purchase or pre-order and come directly with the Windows operating system. If Steam OS doesn’t really convince you, perhaps such devices could.
Newcomers and part-time guardians often struggle to get into the topic of mods in Destiny 2. We at MeinMMO show you what changes the community suggests to make mods easier.
What are mods?Mods are effects that you can apply to certain weapons and any armor. With these effects, you benefit in combat from bonuses that make life easier in Destiny 2.
Sometimes there are mods that:
Spawn Seraph orbs with which you can destroy everything and everyone
Charge you with light – This allows you to deal more damage or benefit from bonuses
There is a wide array of mods that will gain importance later in Destiny 2. Nonetheless, many guardians do not understand how the system works, how to obtain them, and whether they are necessary.
Newcomers and part-time guardians are overwhelmed by the current mod system
Many newcomers and part-time guardians who only drop by on weekends are overwhelmed by the current mod system.
Therefore, a reddit post again points out how complicated this issue is. The reddit user “Bauns” outlines the problem with an example that relates to his friend.
This is the artifact and its associated mods from Season 15
Many players recognize the problem. Even guardians who have returned to Destiny 2 report difficulties. Most of the time, it is about wanting to recreate a specific build, but this is not possible because the respective mod has not been cataloged.
We at MeinMMO have highlighted the 3 most important points for you.
1. Champion mods should be passive
The community demands that with the artifact of the respective season, the champion mods should act passively. This means you wouldn’t have to waste mod slots on silly champion mods anymore but still have enough space to possibly include an intellect mod or another fast reload mod.
Such a change would allow you to be more flexible in terms of build design.
2. Banshee and Ada sell their mods sparingly
Another problem is the sale of mods. The NPCs that sell these mods are stingy and sell only 2 pieces per day. They often appear more than once in a week, which causes frustration for collectors and newcomers alike.
Therefore, players demand that these NPCs sell a complete set of 7 mods that rotate daily. This gives new players, as well as old veterans, the chance to get their last mods.
3. Offer more accessible currency to purchase mods
Mod components are a tricky subject. There are players who are swimming in them and others who have to dismantle every blue piece of gear to get one.
Bungie has not made it beginner-friendly. You obtain these mods by dismantling certain blue gear or completing Banshee’s bounties.
This is bothering a lot of people. Therefore, the community is also requesting a better-regulated solution or the complete removal of these annoying items. It would be better to acquire these mods through Glimmer or Legendary Shards.
A change like this would make no difference since you only buy these mods once in your Destiny 2 life and then they are also locked in your collection. Why the hassle?
Has Bungie commented on this? No, they have not commented on this. However, many guardians are frustrated as such a system discourages many newcomers who want to delve deeper into the subject. If guardians decide to participate in the endgame, there is no way around mods and specific builds.
What do you think about the mods? Did Bungie handle this well and are guardians just seeing ghosts here, or do you also believe that Bungie has not found a good solution?
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Today, on October 11, 2021, the next round of the Super League in Pokémon GO starts for the PvP battles. We at MeinMMO have looked at what kind of league this is and which monsters are best suited for use.
What kind of league is this? Anyone who wants to compete against other trainers in Pokémon GO can do so in the PvP battles of the GO Battle League. This goes through different leagues during a season, each with different requirements. These include the Super, Hyper, and Master Leagues.
In addition, other event-based leagues take place, such as the Mini Jungle Cup. From today, you have the opportunity to compete against each other again in the Super League.
When does the Super League run? The Super League starts today, on October 11, 2021, at 10:00 PM local time. It will run for two weeks and end on October 25, 2021, at 10:00 PM.
The 5 best attackers of the Super League
As with all other PvP battles, you can use 3 Pokémon per battle in the Super League again. However, the selection of monsters is limited. They must not exceed a CP of 1,500.
For this reason, you should consider the following thoughts regarding your team formation:
Which of your Pokémon under 1,500 CP are suitable for the Super League?
Do you have enough candies to level them up accordingly?
What moves do your monsters have, and do these need to be changed?
Which Pokémon are commonly used by other players in the Super League?
With the help of PvPoke’s overview, we looked at which monsters are best suited for use in the Super League (via pvpoke.com):
Medicham
Medicham, the fighting and psychic Pokémon, is the evolution of Meditie. Due to its strong stats in defense and stamina, it is considered by PvPoke to be best suited for use in the Super League. Additionally, it deals significant damage with its attacks. Use the following moves:
Counter
Icy Wind
Psychic
Because of its typing, Medicham has weaknesses against attacks from flying, ghost, and fairy types. So if you face a Medicham in battle, you should focus on counters of these types.
Medicham
Galarian Stunfisk
Galarian Stunfisk belongs to the ground and steel types. This monster also impresses with its stats according to PvPoke. Especially a long stamina can benefit Galarian Stunfisk. It also has solid defense. In the Super League, you should use the following moves:
Mud Shot
Stone Edge
Earthquake
If your opponent uses a Galarian Stunfisk, you should focus on attacks from fighting, fire, water, or ground types. It has a particular weakness against these.
Galarian Stunfisk
Azumarill
Azumarill also ranks among the 5 best Pokémon in the Super League according to PvPoke. It also has particularly long stamina. The water and fairy type Pokémon evolves from Marill. Due to its typing, it is weak to attacks from grass, electric, and poison types. If you want to use it in the PvP League, use the following moves:
Bubble
Icy Wind
Hydro Pump
Azumarill
Apoquallyp
Apoquallyp is the evolution of Quabbel and belongs to the water and ghost types. Besides solid defense, it also shines with long stamina. Furthermore, its attacks are quick. According to PvPoke, it is best suited for the Super League. Use the following attacks in battle:
Weight
Water Gun
Shadow Ball
As Apoquallyp belongs to the water and ghost types, it is particularly weak against grass, dark, electric, and ghost attacks.
Apoquallyp male (left) and female (right)
Altaria
In 5th position, the dragon and flying Pokémon ranks in the list of the best Pokémon for the Super League. This monster can particularly impress in its defense. It has a double weakness against ice attackers as well as attacks from rock, dragon, or fairy types. In battle, it is best to use the following counters:
Fire Spin
Sky Attack
Moonblast*
The charged attack Moonblast is an event attack. To teach your Altaria this, you will need an Elite Charged TM.
Altaria
Other monsters for the Super League
Do you prefer to use other monsters in the Super League? That’s not a problem because there are still other strong Pokémon. The following monsters provide you with good alternatives:
Bullterus with Catapult & Stone Edge + Flamethrower
Registeel with Target Shot & Focus Blast + Light Cannon
Crypto-Machamp with Counter & Cross Chop + Stone Edge
Zobiris with Dark Claw & Leech Life + Return
Swampert with Mud Shot & Hydro Cannon* + Mud Bomb
Which monsters do other trainers use?
Even though the monsters mentioned earlier rank among the top Pokémon for the Super League on PvPoke, they are not always relied upon. Experienced trainers often use completely different monsters in their teams or only use the listed Pokémon sporadically.
YouTuber JonkusPKMN also operates this way, presenting his 10 best teams for the Super League in his video:
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In the video, individual battles with these teams can be seen in a fast-forward version. As he himself writes in the comments under his post, he has tried all these monsters in battle and therefore knows that they work well.
Especially Zobiris and Galarian Stunfisk are relatively frequently used in his battles. He pays attention to balanced selection to cover as many types as possible. His teams look like this:
The results from The Silph Road for the Super League
The Silph Road is a global community made up of trainers, data miners, and Pokémon enthusiasts. They try to learn more about the game through statistics and analyses and provide their information to other trainers via their homepage.
The Pokémon in the Super League are also regularly recorded. Participating trainers list teams they encounter with their opponents. As of today (October 11, 2021), a total of 52 teams have been recorded (via silph.gg).
Looking at the overview, it is clear that Azumarill was encountered the most frequently. It has been found in 22 teams. Additionally, Galarian Stunfisk was discovered in a total of 16 opponent teams. Following are Irokex and Panzaeron, each with 7 usages.
What do you think of the Super League? Are you participating? And if yes, which team is your absolute favorite? Or are you not interested in the PvP League at all? Feel free to share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
Nintendo’s new console has launched. Some buyers have discovered a weird film on the display. Nintendo now explains why you should definitely not remove the film.
Now some users have noticed that there is a thin film on the surface and some buyers have already tried to remove this film. They probably assumed it was more packaging than meaningful protection.
But Nintendo now explains that you should definitely leave this film on the console. Because the film is there for your safety in case the console falls to the ground and the new display is at risk of breaking.
This is what the new Nintendo Switch OLED looks like in white.
Protective film protects you from damage to the OLED
What kind of film is this? The film on the OLED is an “anti-scattering adhesive film”. This is an innovation from Nintendo. The new OLED is made of glass, while the Switch and Switch Lite had a plastic screen.
What does the film do? Imagine you are on the go and your new gaming console slips from your hand. Glass has the disadvantage of breaking and then scattering its shards in all directions, which can be very dangerous.
The protective film cannot prevent the glass from breaking, but it should protect you from the glass shards flying in all directions and potentially hitting you. An additional effect is that the film also protects the display from scratches.
If you’re more interested in Nintendo, this might interest you:
What Nintendo says: In a statement to the online magazine IGN, Nintendo has made it clear that you should definitely keep the film on (via ign.com). In the statement, Nintendo writes:
As stated on page 2 of the document “Nintendo Switch OLED Health and Safety Information and Usage Guidelines”, please do not remove the “anti-scattering adhesive film” from the OLED screen of the console.
Nintendo also explains that you can attach another proper protective glass on top of the thin film. But please leave this film on the console and do not remove it, as doing so will deactivate the important safety function that the film provides.
What do you think? Have you already bought an OLED version and also encountered the thin film?
The last weeks and months have seen a lot of changes to the assault rifles in Call of Duty: Warzone. The reliable and very popular Krig 6 has been nerfed and the selection of strong assault rifles is very broad. MeinMMO wants to know from you: Which assault rifle do you actually play?
Season 6 is online and destroyed parts of downtown on the large map Verdansk. There have also been changes in the popular weapon class of assault rifles – the C58 and the EM2 have been nerfed and with the Grav, there is a completely new option in the arsenal.
But even apart from the content of the new season, there has been a lot going on in the last months of Warzone. The time-to-kill has gone up quite a bit, long-standing favorites like the FARA and the Krig have also received harsh nerfs, and many players have found a new favorite weapon to adapt to the changes.
The most popular weapon class in Warzone is the assault rifles. The all-round weapons perform very well at medium to long distances and also allow combat at shorter distances without being completely hopeless.
We want to know from you: Which assault rifle do you actually prefer? You have a vote in our survey and can choose from the complete arsenal of assault rifles in Warzone:
Choose your favorite rifle or just check out the results. If you are looking for more information about Season 6, you can find a selection of articles here:
We also like to hear your assessment of the current meta. Why did you choose a specific assault rifle? Many are also playing the sniper rifles right now – what are your experiences with the big guns?
Every anecdote can help another member of our shared community find a new favorite weapon. So share your tricks and discuss with us in the comments.
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If you win a car in GTA Online at the casino, you can be excited. But for this player, the dream of a new car burst just moments after winning. The community sympathizes with the player and offers important tips.
What kind of prize is that? The casino in GTA Online offers you various prizes: At the slot machines, you can win chips that can be exchanged for GTA dollars. One of the highlights in the casino is the lucky wheel, which you can spin for free once a day.
The prizes on the lucky wheel range from chips to GTA dollars to RP. On one single field, you can win the podium vehicle. A coveted prize among players, as it is rare and the podium vehicle changes every week. A player showed in a video how he received the rare prize. But then he encountered incredible bad luck.
Disconnect after casino win – What happens now?
This is shown in the clip: On reddit, Bitchemon shows a video of his lucky wheel encounter. The clip starts right with spinning the wheel, which then finally stops on the field for the podium vehicle. The character of the player cheers and raises their hands in the air.
But then the video stutters, a black screen appears. Then a message from GTA Online pops up. The connection to the game session was lost. After that, no new session could be started, and the player is sent to singleplayer.
So his prize was deleted before it could be saved. We embed the clip from reddit here:
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How does the community react? In just 21 hours, the post received over 18,000 upvotes and 370 comments. Many players in the comments can empathize with how awful the clip creator must feel now after losing such a rare prize.
Others write that they do not even remember that the car would be one of the prizes in the casino, as the chances of that are so low. Have you also had problems winning the car? Check this out:
A reddit user blackpauli gives an important tip to the player. He writes: “This has happened to me before. I sent the clip to Rockstar, and they paid me the prize of the won car in cash.”
This tip is hotly debated, as many players did not even know that this was possible. Many players had already lost important prizes from the lucky wheel due to server issues in the past.
Have you also had such problems at the casino of GTA Online or lost other important content due to server issues? Please share your opinion on this here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players.
Genshin Impact announces, alongside Gorou, the character named Arataki Itto surprisingly. MeinMMO reports on this.
Who is Arataki Itto? Itto has appeared several times in the latest leaks and had only been shown from behind until now. Now you get a face to the name:
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Itto is said to be as quick as the wind and as strong as thunder. Furthermore, Oni blood flows through his veins. Arataki Itto is an eternal rival of Sara Kujou and constantly seeks battles with her. He apparently wields a great sword and is definitely of the Geo attribute.
What are Oni? Oni are Yokai in Japanese mythology. Yokai are figures that can be compared to demons in appearance. They usually have horns and sharp claws. (via Wikipedia).
Even though he gives a rather creepy and strong impression, he is said to be gentle and nice to children. He is the first character to possess such strong and masculine traits. This seems to be well received by the community, as Itto has already gathered almost 60,000 retweets in one hour. Together with Gorou, he catapulted himself into Twitter trends – as quick as the wind.
Who is Gorou? Unlike Itto, Gorou has already appeared in the story of Inazuma. He is a loyal follower of Kokomi Sangonomiya and a good buddy of Kazuha Kaedehara.
According to Genshin Impact, he is supposed to possess beast-like battle intuition and a stubborn will. Gorou finds a way to victory – even in the most critical moments. He is said to be a very loyal companion.
Gorou wields a bow and is of the Geo element.
No further information about the two characters has been released so far. If that changes, we will keep you updated.
Since today, October 11, you can preload Patch 2.2 of Genshin Impact. This preload also always means that leakers are becoming active again.
A zombie shooter as a pure melee game? That works in Back 4 Blood – even if you look like you have a speedhack or are on drugs.
Back 4 Blood will be released on October 12, but some players are already exploring the early access in the zombie shooter and testing the various systems. Especially the deck system with its numerous cards allows for a lot of creativity and sometimes creates pretty crazy manifestations for bizarre playstyles. A deck from Reddit user “jochinhs” is currently making the rounds – as it turns him into a true melee berserker, making it seem as if he’s using a speedhack.
What are decks? Decks and the associated cards are basically the customization in Back 4 Blood. Each card grants its own bonus and ensures that you gradually become stronger throughout the levels. The decks can be freely adjusted and customized, allowing for many different combinations. For instance, one player might focus on healing, while another excels at blasting away with the shotgun – or completely goes berserk in melee combat.
What kind of deck is it? The deck consists of the following cards, all of which enhance melee combat:
Meth Head
Run Like Hell
Adrenaline Fueled
Mean Drunk
Face Your Fears
Brazen
Breakout
Battle Lust
Berserker
Fresh Bandage
Evasive Action
Slugger
Fleet of Foot
Marathon Runner
Body Armor
A deck that only needs a machete – and then you go berserk.
Note that the deck is not yet fully optimized. After all, not all players have unlocked all cards yet.
Why does it work so well? Many cards in this deck build on each other and effectively enhance one another. High synergies ensure that a steady stream of zombies is not a threat, but actually keeps the character alive continuously.
The main effects are an increase in melee damage and an extreme boost in melee speed. This stacks up even further the more zombies approach and are taken down. Combined with a massive self-healing and even temporary health points whenever a zombie dies nearby, almost any horde can be smashed to bits. At the same time, melee attacks consume less stamina and each kill regenerates part of the stamina – so hacking and slashing can go on endlessly as long as zombies keep coming, and you don’t swing into thin air too often.
Once the bonuses are stacked, even special zombies can be taken down with just a few hits – the Tallboy looks pretty foolish when he gets sliced down with a machete.
In the video shown here, jochinhs didn’t yet have self-healing from “Face Your Fears” and “Battle Lust” – otherwise, he would have probably had more health at the end of the video than at the beginning:
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However, the deck sacrifices the ability to sprint, but the normal movement speed is drastically increased. At the same time, the character is unskilled with most firearms. More than one person should not play such a deck in a team – unless you want to roll out as an absolute “meme squad”.
More about Back 4 Blood can be found here on MeinMMO:
The deck can also be played solidly at the highest difficulty level “Nightmare”, but here you should ideally have a character with healing abilities nearby – as normal infected can deal a lot of damage here. Not to mention the special zombies.
Have you tried any interesting builds in Back 4 Blood? Or do you have plans on which cards you will take into battle against the zombies?
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Maxim is one of the best-known German commentators of League of Legends. For about 8 years, he has been commentating tournaments, but after Worlds 2021, he plans to stop his full-time work. He cites a reduced connection to LoL and more time for his family as reasons.
Who is stopping with commentary?
Maxim “Maxim” Markow is a full-time commentator for League of Legends and runs a YouTube channel with 650,000 subscribers on the side.
His career started with ESL School Championships and the Dr Pepper Cup at gamescom 2013. He also created guide videos and patch overviews for LoL.
Later, he worked full-time as a shoutcaster for League of Legends and commented in German on the LEC and the World Championships. He continued to run both his YouTube and a Twitch channel.
However, Worlds 2021 is supposed to be his last major tournament, as he explained in a video.
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Connection to the game is lacking, and family becomes more important
Why is Maxim stopping? In his video, Maxim explains that there are several reasons why he is stopping shouting. One important reason is that he no longer “feels the game”:
Because I now comment much less […], I engage even less with LoL and also play less, I lack the connection. I have broken down my basic knowledge, and I don’t feel the game anymore.
Maxim further explains that he is not as passionate as he used to be. This makes him dissatisfied with his performance and the hype surrounding his persona.
Maxim expects no more surprises: As a second reason, Maxim mentions that he only has professional goals that currently seem out of reach:
Another point is, of course, that – and that’s again unprofessional of me – I have little hope of seeing anything new as a commentator. It’s a bit weird because LoL is constantly changing, but what I mean is that we have a different winner. […].
My personal dream was actually to stop last year if G2 Esports had won in 2019 and TSM would have won Worlds in 2020. That’s of course a meme, but then I would have seen everything. […].
These are basically the maximum professional goals I can have. And that hope has been taken from me.
Furthermore, the commentator explains that he is using the time to enjoy it with family.
This has often been lacking in recent years and is the actually most important reason why he is stopping casting.
“My whole life revolved around LoL”
How does Maxim describe his work? Shouting for LoL was more than just a dream for him. But for years, his whole world revolved only around LoL:
Life is super beautiful right now. I can’t even remember that I was in Berlin 5 days a week, casted a lot, and then spent the whole weekend cutting videos, and then basically was back in Berlin.
However, he has now gotten older and enjoys the time with family in Leipzig. That is “more valuable than all the fuss before”. Since he has already slowed down with LoL, his life is becoming more positive, and his resting heart rate has clearly relaxed.
Does Maxim leave a caster gap? Maxim is not worried about the future of the German LoL scene. He explains that there are now enough new commentators who can adequately replace him.
It makes him “super happy” that there are so many other shoutcasters who invest their time in LoL as intensely as he actually should have.
Is Maxim completely quitting commentary? No, he just won’t be casting full-time anymore.
For now, he will remain as a backup in case other commentators fall ill. Additionally, Maxim wants to continue commenting on special events.
At major tournaments like Worlds, however, he will likely only be heard this year.
Do you watch the German stream of League of Legends, or do you only watch in English? And if you watch the German stream, will you miss Maxim? Feel free to write it in the comments.
The Worlds 2021 had a small scandal. A player was banned during the tournament:
The Festival of the Lost, traditional Halloween event 2021 from Destiny 2, is approaching quickly. However, until now Bungie has revealed only minimal information for the community. This year there was no cool trailer beforehand and hardly any pictures of the announced armors or weapons. MeinMMO reveals everything that is known so far.
This event is about: The Festival of the Lost is the Destiny version of Halloween. The event takes place annually in the fall and has been celebrated every year since Destiny 1.
Players love the spooky event:
In the Tower, the meeting point of Destiny 2, atmospheric candles, pumpkins, and costumes ensure that everyone gets into the right spooky mood.
There are a lot of candies to earn, which can be exchanged for spooky cosmetics and weapons during the festivities.
In 2021, players were even allowed to choose the Festival armor set themselves.
This is the event period: The Festival of the Lost takes place from October 12 to November 2, 2021. Start and end are each together with the Weekly Reset, Tuesdays at 7:00 PM.
Spookily decorated – The SocialPlace of Destiny 2 for Halloween
Are there any participation requirements? No, the Festival of the Lost can be celebrated by all players. That means, whether you own every add-on and a season pass or are a Guardian with the Free-to-Play version Destiny 2: New Light – all rewards and activities are freely accessible.
This is your contact person: Eva Levante, the Space Grandma of Destiny 2, will be your contact person for all Festival Bounties again this year.
She provides you with quests and bounties
Eva distributes the “Festival of the Lost” event rewards
Visit her to receive items or exchange candies for rewards
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Players are wondering why Bungie has revealed something about the event so late:Last year there was already a cool trailer and concrete information beforehand. That made everyone curious about the Halloween event. However, 2021 is different. Players are wondering why Bungie is keeping quiet for so long.
There was also no proper roadmap for the Season of the Lost, and now the details of the event are missing in advance. Is there perhaps still a surprise waiting for us?
Players selected their Halloween Festival armor in 2021
Bungie had left the choice to the players. They could vote in March 2021 via a survey which of the two presented armor concept arts they liked more. The Dino setting won back then. This was then officially announced as a universal ornament for the Festival of the Lost 2021.
Concept art and the first photo of the Dino armors
This makes it especially exciting: Exactly because the players actively participated in the appearance of the new Halloween set in 2021, it is all the more exciting. The players only knew roughly how the armor would look this year. Bungie kept everything a secret until shortly before the event start on October 12 and only then showed pictures of the finished armors.
The concept art of the dinos has been implemented very accurately:
In the finished armors, one can see that many details have flowed into the finished armor design just as the first concept art had shown.
The Hunter is the sleek Velociraptor, agile, nimble, and fierce.
The Warlock is a Triceratops, which takes its enemies by the horns
The Titan gets the dangerous T-Rex. Any similarities with short-range melee attacks of the Titan and T-Rex arms are purely coincidental.
What will the armor ornaments cost?: Each set costs either 6,000 Glamour Dust or 1,500 Silver.
Then comes the official Halloween trailer: On October 12, 2021, at 7 PM, during the weekly reset, Bungie will show the trailer for the Festival of the Lost in-game.
Apart from the known details about the Festival of the Lost,
Event-specific Triumphs: The Festival of the Lost 2021 offers new Triumphs that can only be completed during the event and
Event-specific bounties: Eva’s bounties grant Glamour Dust, XP, Glimmer, and candies. The tasks follow the well-known schema of weekly, daily, and additional bounties.
Event-specific lore: A new book full of unforgettable characters and heroic deeds
will also change a bit during the Halloween event 2021.
The Haunted Forest is no longer the event activity: Since Mercury, along with the Infinite Forest, has been vaulted, it is no longer available for the event. Bungie has replaced the known Haunted Forest activity with “Haunted Sectors”.
Your task is to uncover all dark secrets:
An Exo and a Vex spirit have fused into something new
a Guardian on Nessus is being hunted because someone is after their spirit
and headless beings are lurking through the dark chasms of the Moon
These rewards the Halloween event 2021 brings
As always, you can earn rewards during the Festival of the Lost in the following ways.
From Eva and at the end of a Haunted Sector activity.
Additionally, you can treat yourself to numerous event items in the Eververse, including the Calaveras Ghost Shell or a cool Sparrow in spider design.
At Eva, you can also complete event-specific Triumphs that grant you various cosmetics.
This is the Festival weapon 2021:
This year, as a reward, there are not only reheated Halloween weapons like the automatic rifles “Spooky Story” and “Braytech Werewolf.” Bungie has reintroduced a pulse rifle called “Prehistoric Green” in a fancy Dino-shed look. It strongly resembles the Pulse Rifle “Tannen Green”.
This is also interesting: Destiny 2 celebrates in 2021 under the motto “Dia de los Muertos”. To this end, an event reward was presented in more detail in the This Week at Bungie Blog from October 7, 2021. The ghost shell “Calaveras” features a typical Dia de los Muertos design and was designed by artist Luis Yépez, also a Destiny 2 player.
I was contacted by people at Bungie who knew my Trixels Series, and they asked me if I would like to contribute something to the Festival of the Lost with my design work. I believe I didn’t hesitate for a second – OF COURSE I WANT TO DO THIS!
Luis Yépez
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is one of the most important holidays in Mexico. There, one commemorates the deceased and remembers them. Bungie emphasizes that diversity and representation are important not only in the world of Destiny 2 but also in the community.
One of the rewards at the Halloween event 2021: The Calaveras Ghost Shell
The Calaveras Ghost Shell will be available when the Festival of the Lost starts on October 12 at 7 PM. You can either purchase the ghost shell for silver or glamour dust. There will also be other cool cosmetics to grab, like a Sparrow, a ghost shell, and a new ship.
These festival masks can be earned at Eva in 2021:
Eramis Mask
Goose Moon Mask
Care Robot Mask
Taniks Mask
Pyramid Mask
Ada1 Mask
These festival masks are available for silver:
Penguin Mask
Shadow Titan Mask
Partner Mask
Spider Mask
For 1200 Glamour Dust, this week the Omnigoul Mask is also available in the Eververse.
All new festival masks at a glance
This year, it will definitely be exciting to see what the new Haunted Sectors have to offer the players. Overall, fresh wind has come into the event. How do you find the new pulse rifle with its dino look and the new cosmetics?
P.S.: 10 out of 10 space dentists recommend handing out candy instead of eating it.
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In Fortnite, Raptors caused trouble in Chapter 2 Season 6. Now, the Fortnite community is fed up and wants them removed. But what makes these beasts so annoying and unpopular?
What are Raptors? They are bloodthirsty predators that make your life hell when you encounter them. The Raptors were introduced in Chapter 2 Season 6 and always approach you in groups.
Now that they were gone for a while, many players enjoyed this peace. However, in Season 8, they are back, which is frustrating for many players.
Players hate them – “Please remove them from the game”
On reddit, a post by YongYenji is upvoted, asking for these creatures to disappear. The post contains a video showing how aggressive these creatures can be.
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Why are they so unpopular? Surprisingly, there are almost only negative aspects to these beasts:
They are very fast – relentlessly hunt you
Jump through structures as if they are made of cotton
Take a lot of damage
Deal a lot of damage
Attack very quickly
Approach you in groups
The only positive effect that can definitely be overlooked is the dropped meat piece that is dropped after killing a raptor. Is it worth it to engage with them just for that?
What do other players say? Players from the community point out to the player in the video that he could have built to escape the danger.
Others vent their frustration by making a suggestion:
They should have a nerf for speed and health. They are so damn annoying.
The fact is, however, that the beasts introduced by Epic Games in Fortnite are well designed. They correspond to what prehistoric creatures were like. They were, according to researchers, known for such behavior.
Despite the good implementation, they ruin the experience in Fortnite for many players, which is frustrating.
Good tactics against them? If Epic Games decides not to nerf them, you should have a tactic ready: Fortnite now has “Armored Walls” in the loot pool.
This new invention greatly strengthens your structures so they can withstand heavier fire. So if you see any lying around on the ground, pick them up and use them. That should be able to keep the Raptors occupied for a while.
Another method would be to make them your allies. This can easily be done by crafting a Hunter’s Cloak. You just need meat, which can be obtained from other animals. Then craft your own Hunter’s Cloak and you will be amazed: They will not notice you in their vicinity.
You can approach them without them attacking you, and taming them is also possible. This way, you have a loyal but deadly helper by your side. However, caution is still advised, as when you remove the cloak, your companion will see you as an enemy again.
What do you think about the Raptors in Fortnite? Do you also find them annoying and want them banned? Let us know in the comments what you think.
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As an introduction to the Patch 2.2 of Genshin Impact, the character Tartaglia will receive a banner for the third time on October 13. The additional fighters in the banner are very familiar to the community.
Tartaglia is the first character to receive a second rerun in Patch 2.2. He is likely getting the banner because he will be part of the upcoming story in the new update.
Who is Tartaglia? Tartaglia, also known as “the Count” or “Childe,” is one of the last Elves of the Fatui. He is combative and has already achieved several successes on the battlefield.
The Count is always on the lookout for new fights and challenges to strengthen his combat power – he will go to any lengths to achieve this. He even constantly lies to his little brother to maintain his facade as a loving toy seller.
These are Tartaglia’s abilities: Childe is a 5-star character who uses a bow as a weapon and possesses the Hydro element. With his elemental ability, he can switch between his bow and two blades. The blades deal damage faster and distribute the Hydro attribute to opponents.
Tartaglia’s special ability deals enormous area Hydro damage and is extremely useful in boss fights when you support him with the rest of the team.
This is Tartaglia’s banner: Together with Tartaglia, three other 4-star characters come – Ningguang, Yanfei, and Chongyun (via Twitter). Furthermore, a weapon banner has also been announced, which contains useful 5-star weapons for Tartaglia and Ningguang. There is also a limited 4-star weapon called “Akuoumaru” included (via Twitter).
What does the community say about Tartaglia’s banner? The community has noticed that Childe’s banner resembles another one that isn’t too far in the past: Ayaka’s banner. It had the exact same 4-star characters as Tartaglia’s upcoming banner:
If the whole banner is a rerun… lmao. Ah well, it’s simply not worthwhile for 4-star constellations since I pulled quite a few from Ayaka’s banner. Thank you [Genshin Impact] for helping me stay strong, I suppose…
Since most fans didn’t want to pull for Tartaglia anyway, and their only hope lay in the 4-star characters, most are sure that this banner will sell very poorly. Moreover, following this banner is Hu Tao’s. She is one of the strongest characters in Genshin Impact, and many want to have her, so they are saving their valuable wishes for her banner.
What do you think of Tartaglia’s banner? Will you pull for him or are you waiting for other characters? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
To win in Call of Duty: Warzone, many different tactics can be used, but there is no universally valid recipe to ensure you finish in first place. A streamer has now shown that sometimes it’s enough just to stand still – like a filing cabinet.
Accuracy, communication, and the best weapons – these are important ingredients for a victory in Call of Duty: Warzone. But creativity can also be the key to surviving the nearly 150 opponents in a match.
The Facebook streamer “ChadWick” has now proven this once again. The streamer enjoys sitting elegantly dressed in a suit during his streams and attempts various challenges to secure victories in Warzone in a unique way. His latest trick: ChadWick secures a victory completely without kills and damage – part of his plan was to behave like a filing cabinet.
Streamer wins without kills – His 6 steps to victory
What does that look like? To complete the challenge, ChadWick needed a total of 88 attempts. He uploaded a compilation of scenes from his attempts and a guide to replicate it on reddit, receiving much praise for his actions – even though his methods are quite controversial.
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How did he do it? On the one hand, the streamer showed a lot of endurance and didn’t let his mission be deterred despite the 87 failed attempts. On the other hand, ChadWick had a 5-point plan that he explains in detail in the video:
Step 1 – Find a Red Door
Through the random fast travel of Warzone, you can access powerful items, and one item that ChadWick has particularly set his sights on is the durable gas mask. With this mask, you can stay in the gas for about 24 seconds without taking damage. An important item to survive the finale later.
Step 2 – Avoid Conflicts
Avoid any fights, regardless of the cost. ChadWick sometimes throws money at his opponents’ feet to pay for his life. An important tool in this is also his riot shield. If shots are fired, you can protect your health from bullets with it.
Step 3 – Have a Plan
To survive the finale, ChadWick uses a somewhat … controversial tactic. When the circle closes completely in the finals, the streamer runs a short distance away from the last battle and tries to survive the remaining players without a fight using Stims, ammunition boxes, and revives.
When his health is almost at 0, he injects a stim. When the stims run out, he gets another load from an ammunition box. The revive can also be stretched a bit, giving him additional time. One must be lucky that the other players benefitting from the remaining circle go down first.
Step 4 – Adapt
Before it comes to the finale, you must first survive the entire match without shooting at an opponent. For this, ChadWick uses the riot shield and stands still in corners or edges where no opponent is expected. You must look like an “innocuous filing cabinet”.
If you position yourself in the right corners and remain completely still, opponents will find it hard to see you. Our eyes are accustomed to the movement of opponents, and even playing dead can work in Warzone if done correctly.
Step 5 – Finalize the Contract
In the end, it all comes down to executing the plan correctly and a bit of luck. Because the opponents near the circle have more time to use the remaining area to survive. ChadWick runs away from the circle and uses his stims and equipment to survive longer than the rest.
Step 6 – Warzone Victory
The streamer actually manages to secure the victory without kills in Warzone on his 88th attempt. After moving away from the circle, he spent about 1:23 minutes with his equipment in the gas and then received the relieving message: “Warzone Victory”.
Players Celebrate Challenge and Video
What do the players say about it? Although not everyone is a fan of the final tactic with the stims: The endurance, the edited video, and ChadWick’s suit lead to many positive comments in the thread on reddit. The streamer created the thread himself, responds, and thanks almost every commentator.
We show you a few examples:
LowKickMT: “No glitch, no cheats, 88 attempts. GG my sir.”
BadBillyMedia: “This is one of the best Warzone videos ever – congratulations on your victory. 0 damage: that was genius.”
CarlosG0619: “The man looks good while playing Warzone!”
ChadWick’s reply: “Suit + games = professional gamer. That’s science.”
If you want to check out the English streamer for yourself, we embed his streaming channel on Facebook here: ChadWickLive via Facebook.
With strong motivation and apparently the right tailor, you can achieve a lot in a Battle Royale. Warzone and other representatives of the genre reward creative play, even if ChadWick does not necessarily use the fairest method for victory with his stim trick. But after 88 attempts, he is entitled to it.
This is by the way not the challenge with his most failed attempts. The streamer is also working on his “Jeffrey Bezos” challenge. He wants to end a victory with 100,000 cash in his account. He is currently on attempt number 269.
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