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6 Tips for the Jungle Event in Pokémon GO – How to Make the Best Use of It

Franzi Korittke 1. October 2021 Reading time 6 minutes

In Pokémon GO the Jungle Event “Secrets of the Jungle” is currently running. We at MeinMMO have looked at what you should definitely do for this event and have compiled 6 useful tips for you.

What kind of event is this? Right now, the event “Secrets of the Jungle” is taking place in Pokémon GO this event is held to celebrate the release of the new Pokémon movie of the same name on Netflix. According to Niantic, the monsters you can currently catch in the game are the Pokémon related to the movie (via pokemongolive.com).

Until October 10, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time, you have the opportunity to take advantage of all the benefits of the Jungle Event. After that, it will be over again.

These 6 things you should do for the Jungle Event

During the Jungle Event, you can expect numerous Pokémon and bonuses again. Below we have compiled 6 tips on what things you should take advantage of during the event:

Start the Special Research “Searching for Zarude”

In line with the Jungle Event, there is a new special research. It is called “Searching for Zarude” and deals with the Dark-type Pokémon Zarude, which is available as a reward. Zarude is a mysterious monster of the Dark and Grass types. It is available in Pokémon GO for the first time.

To find and solve the research, you just need to click on the binoculars in your map view of the game. Under the “Special” overview, it is then listed along with all other special researches. What tasks and rewards await you in the “Searching for Zarude” we have summarized here for you.

Attention: However, the research is time-limited. If you want to have the new monster, you should start solving the tasks during the event. Once that happens, you will still have the opportunity to finish this special research afterwards.

Complete the quests with Geronimatz

In addition to a new special research, there are also 6 new field research tasks that you can get at the PokéStops. Two of these are particularly worthwhile, as you will receive the Normal- and Flying-type Pokémon Geronimatz as a reward.

This monster does not spawn in the wild and can only be obtained by hatching 10 km eggs or via the PvP reward starting from rank 16. It is therefore a bit rarer to find in the game. Since you can meet Geronimatz in its shiny form with some luck, these quests are really worthwhile.

Also remember that you can evolve Geronimatz into Washakwil. So if you don’t have a shiny specimen in your Pokédex yet, you should not miss this chance. You can recognize shiny Geronimatz by its brown body. In contrast, Washakwil has blue wings in its shiny form.

Participate in Raids

Not only in the wild and in the rewards can you encounter various Pokémon during the Jungle Event. You will also find new raid bosses in the raids at the moment. Here, Genesect should be particularly interesting for you.

This mysterious monster can be found for the first time in its Aqua Module form in level 5 raids. The Bug and Steel-type Pokémon can impress with particularly strong attack values, making it very suitable for raids. Thus, it belongs to the best Bug attackers in Pokémon GO.

This is definitely a reason to secure a strong specimen. Due to the different forms Genesect has, there is also a new entry in the Pokédex for Aqua Module. Shiny hunters, however, will not benefit from this, as a shiny version of this specimen is currently not available in the game.

The best counters against Genesect have been summarized here for you.

Defeat Jessie and James

After Jessie and James have not been found in the game for a longer time, they are now back for the Jungle Event. You can find them as usual in a Meowth balloon. You should definitely take advantage of this, as the two will not be around for long. You only have until October 15 at 10:00 AM local time to do so.

But why is it worth fighting against the two? Since you are facing two Team GO Rocket grunts with Jessie and James, this is also counted as such in the game. You can use this, for example, directly for completing your Geronimatz quest.

In addition, you can also collect your parts for the Rocket Radar faster this way. You need this to locate the Rocket bosses. Of course, after the two battles, you can also catch a Shadow Pokémon each time, and with a bit of luck, even one as a shiny. The two fight with the following teams:

Jessie	Scyther* Rattata Damhiplex
James	Pinsir* Sludge Sleima

Catching Pokémon

In line with the Jungle Event, you will encounter numerous Pokémon in the wild. And here you can also spot a few specimens that you should secure.

Larvitar: The Rock and Ground-type Pokémon can evolve into Despotar, which is among the best Rock attackers. So this is your chance to snag a strong Larvitar. With some luck, you might even encounter a shiny.

Explorer Pikachu: Another interesting monster is the Explorer Pikachu. The Electric-type Pokémon regularly dresses in various costumes, which also have their own entries in the Pokédex. Even though Pikachu in its explorer outfit is primarily intended for collecting, you should definitely secure a specimen for your Pokédex.

When it will be found in this disguise in the game again is not known. Of course, you can also catch this monster as a shiny with a bit of luck.

Pokémon through Photobombs: Also during the Jungle Event, there will be some surprises when taking photos. If you take a snapshot of a Pokémon, such as your buddy, it may happen that this picture gets crashed by Jessie and James.

This can happen up to 5 times a day. As a reward, you then have the opportunity to catch a Meowth or Woingenau. Both are also available in their shiny forms in the game. However, keep in mind that you must first catch your monster from the snapshot before you can get another one. However, there is no guarantee of a catch, so it can also flee.

More Shinies: In addition to Larvitar and Pikachu, there are other wild Pokémon that you can encounter in their shiny form. So if you haven’t caught one or another of the following monsters as shiny yet, then this is your opportunity to catch them:

Caterpie
Myrapla
Diglett
Dusselgurr
Kiesling
Lithomith

Trade Pokémon

Since there are again some wild monsters to catch during the Jungle Event, trading with friends is a good idea. Those who want as many lucky Pokémon for their Pokédex as possible may have the chance to receive missing specimens through this.

Even though the probability of a lucky trade is only about 5-6%, a trade could still be worthwhile. In total, you can trade up to 100 Pokémon per day in Pokémon GO. So if you’re eager for lucky Pokémon and need some from the current spawns, you should give it a try.

What do you definitely want to do during the Jungle Event? Are you going to secure Genesect and Zarude? Do you have any more tips for other trainers? And are you going to watch the new Pokémon movie? Please share your opinions and experiences here in the comments and exchange with other players on MeinMMO.

Are you not so into the Jungle Event? In the coming weeks, there will be a lot happening in Pokémon GO. We will show you which events to expect in October and which are worth it.

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Players use macabre trick to travel faster in New World

Alexander Leitsch 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

For the quests in New World, you sometimes have to cover long distances. While there is a fast travel system, many find it too impractical. Instead, they resort to another trick: dying.

What kind of trick is that? Players jump to their deaths or let themselves be killed by hostile creatures. After that, they can respawn at their placed tent (as long as it is within 500 meters) or in the nearest settlement.

This is especially a significant gain in terms of time. It is easier to respawn directly in the settlement than to have to run across the entire map to turn in a quest.

As many players are known to be interested in saving time and playing as efficiently as possible, this “fast travel” method has become popular. We at MeinMMO have already shared this trick with you in this beginner’s guide:

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Why is the trick so effective? There are several reasons for this:

Firstly, fast travel is only possible from settlement to settlement or travel point on the map. Those who want to travel from the road can only return to their inn or their house – and both have a cooldown (which can be reset with Azoth at the house with options).
Secondly, the penalty for dying is quite low. You lose some durability on your equipment (with the exception of gathering tools), which you can easily repair.
For the “official” fast travel, the currency Azoth is also required, which is also needed for crafting or resetting talents. Some say they need Azoth more than materials for repairs, which is why dying is even cheaper than fast travel for some from a “cost perspective”.

In this context, there is also a meme on reddit about New World:

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Why is this even necessary? The walking distances for quests in New World are sometimes really long. Often you walk several kilometers (and thus minutes), just to complete a quest and have to walk all the way back.

In general, quests in New World continue to be a point of contention. We at MeinMMO have already presented you with a really annoying quest and its solution:

One of the most annoying quests in New World comes at level 16 – Here’s how to solve it

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Diablo 2: Resurrected – 2 Builds for the Sorceress, explained quickly and easily

Benedict Grothaus 1. October 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

Diablo 2: Resurrected offers 7 classes with countless options to skill them. To help you keep track, MeinMMO presents 2 strong builds for the Sorceress in this guide.

What are these builds? The Sorceress is one of the most popular classes in Diablo 2 and is characterized by her diverse magical abilities. She is known for her high damage potential and her ability to control enemies.

MeinMMO presents 2 builds that play the Sorceress ideally: Blizzard and Lightning. Both are great for farming and have their own pros and cons:

For beginners and coop gameplay, the Blizzard build is better
For the absolute endgame, the Lightning build is stronger

In the individual sections, we will show you the pros and cons of each build and explain which skills you need and how to distribute your attributes best. There will also be tips for your gear, playstyle, and a gameplay video.

Blizzard Sorceress – The Perfect Build for Coop

Pro

does not require expensive gear
strong control through frost effects
can farm most spots well
ideal for possibly preparing other builds

Contra

less mobile, the main skill is stationary
virtually hopeless against enemies with cold immunity
ideally needs a team

These are the skills you need:

Warmth (Fire) – 1 point
Static Field (Lightning) – 1 point
Telekinesis (Lightning) – 1 point
Teleport (Lightning) – 1 point
Ice Armor – 1 point
Frost Nova – 1 point
Ice Blast – 20 points
Ice Spike – 20 points
Blizzard – 20 points
Glacial Spike – 20 points
Cold Mastery – Enough points to bring enemy resistance to -100%
Frost Sphere – All remaining points

Level Warmth and Ice Armor early, as these will help you during the leveling process. You deal damage in the early levels primarily with Ice Blast, so you should also invest points here early. Telekinesis and Teleport are useful tools that you will need for exploration. However, you only need Blizzard later.

How to allocate your attribute points:

Strength – Enough to wear the corresponding gear
Dexterity – Enough to achieve a 75% block chance (only with shield and only Hardcore)
Vitality – All remaining points go into Vitality
Energy – No points

Which items are important? For the Blizzard Sorceress, you should own and wear as many “+Skill” items as possible – especially those that give a bonus to cold skills. Otherwise, you are quite free in your choice of items. However, pay particular attention to the following properties:

+Skill
higher cast rate
resistances and recovery after being hit
higher chance of finding magical items – here you can find the best farming spots

The Tal Rasha set is a popular choice for most Sorceress builds and is also excellent for the Blizzard Sorceress. Especially if you want to play other builds like Lightning later, you will be ideally prepared with this set.

For your mercenary, the rune word “Insight” (Weapon) is useful. This grants an aura for mana regeneration and increases the chance of finding magical items. In our guide, we explain all rune words in Diablo 2 and how to build them. Just make sure to spell the words correctly:

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The best companion for a mercenary is one from Act 2 with defensive or offensive skills.

How do I play the build? When leveling, you primarily use Ice Blast and Glacial Spike. With Ice Blast, you deal a lot of damage and can freeze enemies for a long time, but the skill moves quite slowly. Glacial Spike reliably hits multiple targets, but freezes them for a shorter duration.

Once you start farming, your main damage will come from Blizzard. Use the ability on as many enemies as possible and keep them in the area for as long as you can. Kite them behind you and use Teleport when necessary.

In the video, you can watch the build and gameplay of the Lightning Sorceress by Diablo 2 expert dbrunski:

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Lightning Sorceress – The Build for Maximum Damage

Pro

the highest damage output in the game
very mobile
can farm nearly anywhere with the right setup
easy to play

Contra

only intended for endgame, a lot of farming necessary for gear
little variety, can become monotonous quickly

These are the skills you need:

Ice Armor (Cold) – 1 point
Warmth (Fire) – 1 point
Chain Lightning – 20 points
Nova – 20 points
Lightning – 20 points
Charged Bolt – 20 points
Lightning Mastery – 20 points
Static Field – 1 point
Telekinesis – 1 point
Teleport – 1 point

At the beginning, it is important to allocate points to Ice Armor and Warmth. These will significantly help you during leveling through protection and regeneration. You should also learn Teleport and Telekinesis as early as possible. Otherwise, Lightning will be your most important spell early in the game.

These attributes are important:

Strength – Enough to wear the corresponding gear
Dexterity – Enough to achieve a 75% block chance (only with shield and only Hardcore)
Vitality – All remaining points go into Vitality
Energy – No points

Which items are important? For the Lightning Sorceress, you should own and wear as many “+Skill” items as possible – especially those that give a bonus to lightning skills. Otherwise, you are quite free in your choice of items. However, pay particular attention to the following properties:

+Skill
higher cast rate
resistances and recovery after being hit

However, the rune word “Infinity” (Weapon) is particularly important for your mercenary. This grants your companion several lightning skills and also increases the chance of finding magical items. In our guide, we explain all rune words in Diablo 2 and how to build them.

The best companion for a mercenary is one from Act 2 with defensive skills.

How do I play the build? Your main spells will be Lightning and Chain Lightning. Lightning only hits a single target or targets in a line but deals more damage. Chain Lightning hits multiple targets consecutively but costs significantly more mana.

With Teleport, you can quickly move across the maps and look for monster groups. Then you can take them down with your lightning skills or let your mercenary do the work – especially if the resistances are too high.

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If you still have trouble with the rune words, you can find in our guide all rune upgrades and their properties. This will help you get the gear you need faster. Especially for newcomers, there are some rune words you should definitely remember:

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Since the Sorceress is versatile, the builds give you a lot of freedom to adjust your playstyle with certain items. Just remember to equip your mercenary well – he will help you tremendously, especially in solo play.

How do you like the builds? How do you play your Sorceress? Which items do you prefer in your builds? Feel free to leave us a comment and discuss with other fans.

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The hardest PvE mode of Destiny 2 is starting soon – Here’s what you need to know

Britta ♤ BeAngel 1. October 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Next week, Destiny 2 will once again launch the hardest PvE mode, the Grandmaster Nightfall. This will initiate the hunt for the coveted Nightfall Master weapons (Adept) and the associated Conqueror title. MeinMMO will tell you what requirements you need to meet and how to start the mode.

Starting October 5, 2021, Destiny 2 wants to see you sweating again in the endgame every week. With the next Weekly Reset, the most challenging PvE activity for all players will be unlocked again. Those who want to participate should not only have a lot of ambition but also meet the required minimum power level for the activity.

What is the Grandmaster Nightfall? The Grandmaster Nightfall on the Grandmaster difficulty is a particularly hard variant of the known Nightfall strikes. Only on this difficulty can you earn the exclusive Nightfall Master weapons and the prestigious title “Conqueror.”

To get these rewards, your fireteam has to take on the strongest enemies, numerous negative modifiers, relentless champions, and a powerful final boss. The Grandmaster mode forgives very few mistakes.

Are you ready for this challenge?

Here’s what you need:

The power level for the Grandmaster Nightfall is 1,370 in Season 15. The current Grandmaster Raid, for example, has a power level of 1360.
In the Grandmaster difficulty, the competitive mode is active, meaning your effective power is capped at 1,345. More power level will not provide you any advantages in this mode.
To even participate, you need to be at least level 1,345 (with artifact). The maximum regular power level of gear is 1,330 in Season 15.
In Grandmaster mode, more than 10 nasty modifiers ensure that your enemies deal more damage, more champions appear, and you cannot switch your loadout. Additionally, you can only break enemy shields with the matching element and more. You can always see which modifiers are active before starting the Grandmaster activity.
You also have limited revives available. If all revives are used up, it’s back to orbit. The Nightfall must then be restarted and replayed from the beginning. Additional revives can only be obtained by defeating champions, the toughest enemies in Destiny 2.
Matchmaking is disabled. An established and experienced fireteam is an advantage.

This also increases the difficulty:

In Season 15, it also includes that two of the toughest strikes are in rotation for the Grandmaster Nightfall: “The Corrupted” and “Proving Grounds”. Therefore, anyone daring to pursue the Conqueror title faces a serious challenge. If you and your fireteam prepare to take on the challenge, fight together, and die, then you deserve the utmost respect.

Here’s how you can participate in the activity: The Nightfall on Grandmaster difficulty can be started from October 5 through the Vanguard playlist on your map overview.

Changes in Season 15 for the Grandmaster Mode:

Bungie announced some new features for the Grandmaster Mode in the TWAB on September 30, to be added to the game at a later date, around December 2021.

There will be a Grandmaster “Catch-up Point” for the gilding. This will be available as long as you already have a Conqueror title that has not yet been gilded this season.
All Grandmaster Nightfalls will only be selectable if the fireteam leader has not yet completed the gilding triumph for this strike during Season 15. This means you can play any available strike for a season to earn the gilded title.
Once the “Conqueror” title is gilded, this option will no longer be available.

The rewards awaiting you are: On one hand, you will receive the prestigious Conqueror title if you manage to successfully complete all Nightfall strikes on Grandmaster. Additionally, the currently active Nightfall weapons can drop as Master versions (Adept). On top of that, you will randomly receive enhancement cores and prisms, ascendant shards, exotics, and normal loot drops.

The specific Nightfall weapons that can drop for you as Master versions (Adept) after completing the Grandmaster Nightfall grant additional stat bonuses when upgraded to Masterwork and only fit the Master weapon mods correspondingly. You can only obtain these special mods through the Trials of Osiris or by completing Grandmaster Nightfalls as random drops.

You can earn these weapons in Grandmaster Nightfalls:

The Palindrome, hand cannon
The Swarm, machine gun
Shadow Price, auto rifle
The Hot Head, rocket launcher. This can drop with, for example, “Explosive Light” and may be meta in the upcoming season.
The Comedian, shotgun
Disunity SR4, scout rifle
Uzume RR4, sniper rifle
PLUG ONE.1, fusion rifle

The base stats and perk pool of the Nightfall weapons are identical for both the normal and Master versions.

Bungie has finally added the missing Master mods to the loot pool of the Grandmaster Nightfalls in Season 15, which could only be dropped in the Trials of Osiris until now.

New in the loot pool are:

Master Impact
Master Charge Time
Master Blast Radius
Master Projectile Velocity

Is there a recipe for success? Unfortunately not. Each Grandmaster Nightfall is different, so the recommendation is for players to plan the fight carefully in advance and coordinate with their team on mods and weapons. A well-coordinated fireteam is certainly an advantage but not a must. If you are already playing the Nightfall on Grandmaster, you already have a good foundation that can be excellently utilized and expanded upon in Grandmaster.

Otherwise, it’s important to conserve special and power ammo to quickly dispose of certain targets if necessary. Keep your teammates alive with supers and also combine complementary armor mods together. This way, you’ll quickly have your abilities back and can strongly counter the enemies. Elemental sources might be a real option this season.

What do you think? Are you ready for the hardest PvE mode of Destiny 2? Do you want to prove yourself again and become a “Conqueror” and gild the title? Or do you find the activity too hard? Let us know in the comments.

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New World: Change starting area – How to play together?

Patrick Freese 1. October 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Do you want to play in New World with your friends? Sometimes different starting areas can get in the way. We will show you how to change starting areas and level up with your friends.

What is the problem? The starting areas in New World are randomly assigned to each player after the tutorial. If you don’t stop in time, you will initially be stuck in an area finishing its quests. We will show you when and how you can change your starting area.

For this, you have two options. Once directly after the tutorial and once right after choosing a faction.

How to play with friends in the same starting area

How it works: After creating your character, you must first complete the tutorial. After that, you will be on a beach with many shipwrecks. However, there are many beaches where you can spawn randomly. Even if you and a friend created your characters at the same time, you might spawn at different beaches.

Now you can run along the beach for minutes trying to catch up with your friends. The problem, however, is the quests that are tied to your starting area. But there is a trick for that.

As soon as you have completed the tutorial of New World and spawn on the beach, you should talk to an NPC
Complete the first quest there where you introduce yourself and receive shoes as a reward
But you should not accept the next quest
Do not click on “What makes Aeternum so special?”, but choose “Leave”

New-World-erste-NPC-Quest-abgeben-Startgebiet — You can complete and hand in the “Who are you” quest, but you should not accept the second quest.

New-World-Startgebiet-Quest-nicht-annehmen — You can complete and hand in the “Who are you” quest, but you should not accept the second quest.

Now you can simply go to other camps/towers on the beach and accept the quest there. Choose a camp where your friends are playing.

2nd option, if you have already accepted the quest

This additional chance exists: After you have chosen a faction, you must not accept the mission from the quest giver. On the map, you will see the quest markers at the faction NPCs in the settlements of other areas.

Then choose an area where you want to play together with your friends.

At the very latest, you will level up together when you search for the old man. Because then everyone follows a quest line.

Tip: Remember to join the same faction as your friends. This way you can join the war together. Still undecided on which faction you should choose?

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With our tips, you should now be able to play together with your friends, unless you have already leveled further before.

We have a few more tips for you that you should definitely use for your adventures:

Do you find it annoying that you have to “choose” the starting areas together in this way, or is it just a small hurdle that doesn’t really bother you? Let us know your opinion on this here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with the community.

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New World is a mega hit as an MMORPG – Why this must annoy Blizzard, EA and Sony

Schuhmann 1. October 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

The new MMORPG New World from Amazon is already a huge hit on Steam. Our author Schuhmann believes that the time for such an MMORPG hit has been ripe for 5 years. But the big studios in the West like Blizzard, Sony, and EA have missed their chance.

What kind of hit is New World? The success of New World is currently undeniable:

On Steam, New World reached a peak of 758,543 simultaneous players on the night of September 30 – that’s extremely high for a “Buy2Play” title. It is currently the fifth biggest game of all time on Steam.
On Twitch, New World is clearly number 1. In the last 7 days, 36 million hours of “New World” have already been watched – that’s double the hours of Diablo 2 Resurrected and three times that of FIFA 22. Even GTA Online and LoL have been significantly overtaken by New World.
Economically, New World is a hit. Economic websites are already reporting on the coup Amazon has managed here. After 2 failures, it seems Amazon has now finally arrived in gaming.

For 5 years, there has been a trend towards mass, spectacle, and Twitch

Why was this to be expected? In the last 5 years, there has been a major shift in gaming towards multiplayer games:

In 2016, games like H1Z1, ARK: Survival Evolved, Conan Exiles, or PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds became significantly more successful and larger on Twitch than their technical quality would have suggested.
In 2018, Fortnite was the biggest game in the world. It created a virtual place where mainly teenagers gathered, similar to earlier times in a youth club.
In 2020, when hardly any new games were released, small games like “Among Us” or older games like “GTA 5 Online” as role-play or the “Survival-MMO” Rust suddenly experienced a huge surge.

In the last 5 years, it has become clear that the trend in games is moving towards “social interaction” and towards Twitch as a major spectacle.

At the same time, since 2015, there have been no major new Western MMORPGs released.

The MMORPGs that were released earlier moved towards “single-player RPGs” that can also be played online. The Elder Scrolls Online became more of a “Skyrim Online” than a classic “MMORPG”. Star Wars: The Old Republic, in its latest expansions, has almost completely turned into a single-player MMORPG. Even WoW has focused on small groups and doing more alone.

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This could be concluded: The trend has been clear since 2016 that there was a large player base longing to experience a “virtual world” together in a large group and to engage with the game when they were not playing: They would then watch YouTube videos, see Twitch streams, or discuss it in forums or on social media.

The time was ripe for a successful MMORPG that returns to “mass” and “spectacle”, rather than a “single-player” experience disguised as multiplayer.

That’s why the big studios should be annoyed: Actually, all the “big players” in the West had a game in the works to break into this gap.

But ultimately all major publishers missed their chance.

This is why it went wrong for Blizzard

This was the chance for Blizzard: Blizzard had been developing a new “MMORPG” called Titan since 2007.

The game was supposed to be a class-based shooter where players would develop their character and give them strong abilities. Additionally, Titan was also supposed to support “non-combat” abilities.

The idea was for Titan to take place in a “sci-fi version of Earth” where players would go about a normal job during the day and fight at night.

This is why the chance went wrong: Blizzard discontinued work on Titan in 2014. They couldn’t balance the abilities. According to chief developer Jeff Kaplan, the game simply wasn’t fun.

From the remnants of Titan, Blizzard later developed Overwatch.

This is why it went wrong for Sony

This was the chance for Sony: A studio from Sony, “Sony Online Entertainment”, developed the new MMORPG Everquest Next from 2009 to 2016. It was supposed to be released for PS4 and PC.

Everquest Next was not supposed to be a sequel to the MMORPG series Everquest, but set in a parallel world with its own approaches.

Features of Everquest Next included, that it was to support a special AI system, to keep the narrative fresh. Additionally, the environment was meant to be destructible, and players would have the option to build and expand the world.

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This went wrong: Sony parted ways with the studio Sony Online Entertainment. They continued as “Daybreak” and achieved a hit with H1Z1. It was quickly decided to discontinue the development of “Everquest Next” – supposedly the game simply wasn’t fun.

Other stakeholders in the project said: “They could have made it”. But evidently, the development of Everquest Next was an investment that could no longer be managed without Sony’s support.

This is why it went wrong for EA

This was the chance for EA: The studio BioWare developed the online shooter “Anthem” for EA from 2012 to 2019, which launched in 2019 with great attention for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Anthem was “the game where everyone is Iron Man”. It was praised for its strong gameplay loop and atmospheric world.

While Anthem was not an MMORPG, it had a similar “push” hype in 2019 as New World did in 2021.

This went wrong: The development of BioWare was rocky. Ultimately, the team was able to finish Anthem, but had no energy left to further develop it after release. Just resolving the many issues in the game would have required an effort that EA and BioWare apparently no longer could or wanted to make.

Although BioWare had concepts for how to fundamentally rework Anthem with a skeleton team, EA did not implement these ideas.

Instead, they discontinued the development of the shooter.

Titan, Everquest Next, and Anthem would have been 3 games that all had the chance to benefit from the changing needs of MMO players in the last 5 years. But in the end, none of the Western studios seriously tried to leverage this new desire for “community” and “spectacle” in the MMORPG space.

New World has now shown that the time is ripe for such a game.

In 2018, we contemplated in a large article what a “successful new MMORPG” should look like, today we know it:

It is time for a new MMORPG, but the era of WoW killers is over

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New World is allegedly now destroying even more 2000-euro graphics cards

Benedikt Schlotmann 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG New World has officially launched. Now there are complaints again about supposedly broken graphics cards. This time, not just one manufacturer is said to be affected.

With the release of New World, the first problems are also surfacing. At launch, the servers of New World were completely overloaded and many users could not play. A problem that has since become smaller.

Now, some players are complaining that their hardware has been damaged. There were already complaints during the New World Beta that it had broken several graphics cards.

Now there are new discussions about broken or at least very hot graphics cards. Unlike the beta, this time not just EVGA graphics cards are said to be affected.

High-end graphics cards are said to become hot and loud – despite FPS limit

What are these complaints? The online magazine VideoCardz.com reported on Twitter about several user emails complaining that their graphics card no longer works after playing New World. However, VideoCardz does not name the affected graphics cards or the number.

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The German magazine Winfuture also explains that it itself has been affected by the problems (via winfuture.de). Winfuture states, “Despite various safety mechanisms, both in New World and in the graphics card driver, the problem remains the same.”

Despite a frame limiter in the main menu, the graphics card is said to continue to become very hot in the main menu. Winfuture explains that it has also installed the current Nvidia software. By the way, our colleagues from GameStar have reproduced the problem and cannot exceed 60 FPS with a limiter (via GameStar.de).

PCGamer also reports that the graphics card reaches almost 100% utilization while playing New World (via PCGamer.com). Especially when you want to play with all details.

There are also users on reddit who complain about a broken graphics card. One player, who complains about his broken RTX 3080 Ti, did not have an FPS limit activated (via reddit.com).

What problems have there been so far? During the New World Beta, there were already problems with broken graphics cards. However, EVGA had commented on this, pointing to a manufacturing defect in the RTX-3090 graphics cards. Subsequently, EVGA also explained what happens to the broken graphics cards:

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This is how you can prevent problems in New World

The most important and best tip is to limit the FPS in the game or through the graphics card software. Especially if you have very powerful hardware, you should use the limiter in the game.

Otherwise, you should regularly check the temperature of your graphics card with a free program like Hardware Monitor. According to various reports, the roaring graphics card fans are hard to ignore.

In our optimal graphics settings for New World, we also recommend that you definitely use an FPS limit. Once you have set it, you can test how hot your graphics card actually gets while gaming and adjust it if necessary.

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Battlefield 2042 finally reveals how to stop cheaters – The great plague of CoD Warzone

Tarek Zehrer 1. October 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In large multiplayer games, there is always a major topic: the cheating problem. Until now, it was uncertain how Battlefield 2042 and EA would handle it. Now, an extensive blog post has finally revealed how they intend to tackle the issue.

Where does the information come from? Developers DICE and publisher EA have extensively addressed the issue of cheaters, general rules, and the handling of toxic behavior in their official dev blog for Battlefield 2042.

It involves various things:

Basic rules for player interaction under the motto “Positive play”
For this, a specific “Battlefield Community Charter” has been issued, a kind of statement with the key points regarding interaction with cheaters and other rule violations
Ways to report rule violations

We summarize the key points from the blog post and the Battlefield Community Charter for you.

No mercy for cheaters in Battlefield 2042 – Is it handled differently than in CoD Warzone?

This is how Battlefield 2042 aims to ensure fair play: To create a good atmosphere, EA has established some principles. They appeal to players to cooperate and not to negatively influence other players.

To ensure this, you should report relevant violations. Here is the list of things you can report directly:

Abusive text chat
Abusive voice chat
Cheating/Exploiting exploits
Gameplay sabotage
Offensive player name
Harassment

EA has presented a detailed guide on how to report violations in its blog post: ea.com

This is how they want to act against cheaters: Battlefield 2042 relies on the Easy Anti-Cheat software from Epic Games. This is already used for other EA games like Apex Legends or Star Wars: Squadrons.

Interestingly, however, what threatens cheaters if they are caught. The blog post states:

There are no warnings and no temporary bans when it comes to cheating. If you don’t adhere to the rules, you’re out.
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There are some principles:

Due to the crossplay feature, any penalties apply to all platforms.
A ban takes effect immediately, meaning players are kicked off the servers right away.
Punishments can also be imposed on other EA services.
Depending on the severity of your offense, you could also be penalized in other EA games.

This is how they want to consistently put an end to cheaters. Whether this issue can be handled better than in other shooters like CoD Warzone remains to be seen.

What is the problem in CoD Warzone? Cheaters have been wreaking havoc in Warzone for ages. There are always numerous incidents involving aim bots, wall hacks, and other crazy cheat variants. Hackers continually find new methods to gain an unfair advantage.

Here is just a small selection of incidents from the last few months:

While the developers consistently try to get the situation under control, they have only had moderate success so far. But other shooters are also affected: EA’s Apex Legends is repeatedly struggling with cheaters and hackers.

Whether Battlefield 2042 will perform better remains to be seen.

A chance to test it all out will come next week. The Open Beta for Battlefield 2042 will take place, and the anti-cheat measures will also be active there, unlike in the beta for CoD Vanguard.

When exactly does the Open Beta start? First, there will be a preload and an early access phase. This will last two days, after which all players can participate in the Open Beta.

The preload starts on October 5
The early access phase runs on October 6 and 7
On October 8, the beta opens its doors for all players
The Open Beta ends on October 10

If you want to play the beta on PC, you can check with us what hardware you need: Battlefield 2042 shows the system requirements of the Open Beta – Requires a lot of storage space

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CoD Warzone: Roadmap for Season 6 shows destroyed Verdansk, Halloween event and 5 new weapons

Maik Schneider 1. October 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

The roadmap for the upcoming Season 6 of Call of Duty: Warzone is online. The last season in the old Verdansk is approaching and brings, among other things, extensive map changes and nostalgia in the Gulag. MeinMMO goes through the roadmap with you.

What’s going on? Call of Duty: Warzone is on the verge of a turning point. With the release of CoD: Vanguard, the battle royale is getting a fresh engine and completely new map. However, before that, the developers are still rampaging a bit on the old map Verdansk and bringing some map changes in the last joint season with Black Ops Cold War. The roadmap shows:

Extensive map changes Stadium and Downtown
Bunker areas below the city
A new, old Gulag
5 new weapons in Season 6
The event “The Haunting”

MeinMMO goes through the new announcement with you so that you immediately know what to expect in the next season. We are embedding the new roadmap for Season 6 here:

Warzone: Season 6 – Roadmap shows broken Verdansk

When does Season 6 start? On Thursday, October 7th, the new season kicks off. There is currently no exact time. However, based on experience, the new season usually starts at 6 AM our time.

What happens to the map? As the impressive cinematic trailer has already shown, a good part of Verdansk is blown up. In old bunker facilities from World War II under the city, explosions have occurred that cause the stadium and parts of the area “Downtown” to lie in ruins.

Entire buildings have collapsed, a large crater runs through half the map – since the launch of Verdansk ’84, this is the biggest adjustment on the map in the Cold War. This will likely make the last weeks in the city a bit more varied.

cod warzone season 6 2021 map adjustment downtown — The view towards Downtown is characterized by devastation.

cod warzone season 6 2021 map adjustment crater — The view towards Downtown is characterized by devastation.

What are these bunkers? The German World War II bunkers are a reference to CoD: Vanguard. The new CoD is set in World War II and will again closely cooperate with Warzone – just like Modern Warfare and Cold War before. The developers write in the blog about the roadmap:

“After Adler discovered the existence of these relics from a bygone era, he drilled through the surface to place seismic charges to trigger a larger explosion. Their mysterious nature hints at what will come after the launch of Vanguard…”

The bunkers will be partially walkable again in Season 6, just like in the earlier, modern version of Verdansk. Whether you’ll need codes again to get into the bunkers is still unclear. It’s also uncertain whether you will find particularly strong loot again. However, the bunkers are supposed to become part of the playable area again.

What’s going on with the Gulag? Not only do the bunkers likely evoke nostalgic feelings in some veterans – the Gulag should also achieve that. With Season 6, a Shower Gulag is returning. According to the description, the new version is only inspired by the very first Gulag of Warzone, but in the pictures, the duel arena already resembles the first Gulag – perhaps a bit battered. You can find more nostalgia in our little time travel to the release.

What new weapons does Season 6 bring? As always, with the new season comes a few fresh weapons, and throughout Season 6, a total of 5 new toys will be added to the game – 3 of them at launch:

.410 Ironhide – Shotgun: At release, Battle Pass Level 15
Grav – Assault Rifle: At release, Battle Pass Level 31
LAPA – Submachine Gun: Coming at the event on October 19th
Combat Axe – Melee: At release, available as a bundle or through a challenge
Sickle and Hammer – Melee: Coming later in Season 6

These are likely also the last weapons to be released in the “Cold War” era.

What is this event? “The Haunting” starts on October 19th and is a Halloween event. There’s not much officially known about it yet, but the blog states: “Ready for battle in a real horror movie nightmare?”.

In Year 1 of Warzone, the Halloween event was the highlight, along with the reveal of Cold War in the battle royale. Last year, there were night modes, zombie soldiers, and truly nasty jump scares over the loot boxes on the map. For me, it was one of the best events I have ever played. Even though there was a certain skepticism about the loot boxes for weeks afterwards.

Cold War with 3 new maps and a large zombie map

What’s coming for Cold War? The last season in Cold War brings another gift for fans of the zombie mode. With “Forsaken”, another round-based map is coming and concludes the major zombie story of Cold War. The background of the current story will then be continued in Vanguard.

This is what the roadmap for Cold War shows:

Last zombie map “Forsaken”
New perk for zombies
Wonder weapons for zombies
Hand cannon and ARC-XD for zombies
3 maps for multiplayer

If you want to see for yourself the info about Warzone and Cold War in Season 6, then check out the English blog of the CoD developers (via callofduty.com). We will embed the gameplay trailer for the new season here:

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Warzone is taking a final round together with Cold War and bringing a few decent changes for Season 6. How the map adjustments will affect the game remains to be seen. But the path of destruction through the entire downtown area really makes an impression.

After Season 6, it will move towards the “merger” with Vanguard. New map, new engine, and anti-cheat are the key terms here. However, the details about it are still not very clear. If you want to read about how Warzone might change with Vanguard, then check it out here: CoD Warzone gets the Vanguard graphics – what does this mean for us players?

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One of the most annoying quests in New World comes with level 16 – Here’s how to solve it

Alexander Leitsch 1. October 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Those following the main quest in New World (Steam) will stumble upon the quest “The Weakness of the Ego” around level 16 to 18. This quest is extremely annoying, and that’s why we at MeinMMO provide tips on how to complete it as easily as possible.

What kind of quest is it? “The Weakness of the Ego” is part of the main storyline and intended for players level 18. However, you can accept it earlier and theoretically complete it at a lower level.

Basically, the quest sounds relatively simple. You only need to find certain materials:

But that is not as easy as it sounds on paper.

High gathering skill needed for quest

What makes the quest so annoying? Water is obviously not a problem. But collecting the plants is extremely annoying.

On the one hand, you need gathering skill level 30 for Rivercress. This means you have to run around the world trying to find herbs, hemp, or berries. Because all other plants require at least level 30 or higher. And these plants are currently sought after by dozens of players.

On the other hand, the two special plants Bluecap and Rivercress are quite rare. Right now, so many players are looking for these plants that they are hardly found on full servers. Anyone who is also in the wrong area will not even be able to find Bluecap.

This is how the author felt about the quest: It took me about an hour to gather for the quest and led to many embarrassed moments. Because time and again, another player came by and snatched the plants away from me at the last moment. Without an external map, I would have probably given up on the task.

Why is the quest so important? Through the main story, you will also get to the Azoth Staff around level 18. With it, you can seal a breach of corruption, which will become important for world events later.

You should definitely complete the quest.

The quest “The Weakness of the Ego” requires a lot of patience

The fastest alternative is to simply buy the materials at the auction house. However, if you want to solve the quest yourself, here are some tips.

This is how to complete the quest: First, you need to improve your gathering rank, and you can do this even before you have accepted the quest.

In theory, this is easiest done in the Windcircle area at the fast travel point, which the main story also leads you to automatically. There, tons of hemp plants grow, and if you harvest all in the vicinity, you will quickly reach the rank.

In practice, however, dozens of players are trying to do exactly the same thing as you, and the hemp in that area is extremely contested.

That’s why we recommend harvesting the hemp plants around the city First Light and the associated Fort. This is where you will pass just before the quest “The Weakness of the Ego” anyway. Harvest all the plants twice and you’ve completed an annoying aspect.

In the second step, you then need to harvest Bluecap and Rivercress:

Rivercress can always be found near water and especially in the Windcircle and Everfall areas
Bluecap can only be found (!) in the Windcircle area

Again, it’s a good idea to harvest directly around the fast travel point for both plants, as both plants grow there. But as mentioned, many other players are also gathering, leading to frustration when plants are constantly stolen from your nose.

Therefore, we recommend simply collecting Bluecap and Rivercress when you walk back towards the fast travel point from First Light. At the transition to the Windcircle area, there are plenty of these plants, and you also save travel costs:

Once you have completed the quest, you will be one big step closer to the Azoth Staff.

How did you find the quest “The Weakness of the Ego”? Did it annoy you as much or were you able to complete it without any issues?

You can find all our guides to New World in this overview:

New World Guides: All tips, tricks, and builds in one overview

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Pokémon GO: Jungle Event brings 6 new quests – You should use these 2

Franzi Korittke 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on October 1, 2021, the Jungle Event “Secrets of the Jungle” starts in Pokémon GO. On this occasion, there are 6 new Field Research quests. We have looked at these and show you which ones are worth it the most.

What kind of tasks are these? As with other events in the past, there will be special Field Research tasks related to the event during the Jungle Event. You will receive these at the PokéStops.

When does the Jungle Event take place? The Jungle Event “Secrets of the Jungle” starts today, October 1, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time and lasts until October 10, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time. During this time, you have the opportunity to secure the new quests.

These are the new quests for the Jungle Event

On the occasion of the Jungle Event, there are again 6 new Field Research tasks in Pokémon GO. You get these by spinning the PokéStops. With the help of LeekDuck’s overview, we have looked at which tasks and rewards await you and summarized them for you below (via LeekDuck/reddit):

Field Research Tasks	Reward
Catch 10 different species of Pokémon	Geronimatz*
Use 5 Berries while catching Pokémon	Owei* or Lithomith*
Take a snapshot of your buddy	4 Himmihberries or 2 Sananas
Land 5 Curveballs	Digda* or Dusselgurr*
Defeat 5 Team GO Rocket members	Geronimatz*
Hatch 2 Eggs	Ohrdoch*

All Pokémon that you can also encounter in their shiny form with a bit of luck are marked with a (*) for you.

These quests are particularly worthwhile

Among the new Field Research tasks, the two quests with Geronimatz could be particularly interesting. The Normal and Flying type Pokémon may not shine with particularly strong stats, but it is somewhat rarer to find in the game.

In the wild, it normally does not appear, so you can only find it by hatching 10 km eggs or in PvP rewards from rank 16. And its evolution, Washakwil, is also only obtainable in the game by evolving Geronimatz or through a trade with another trainer.

Furthermore, Geronimatz is also available as Shiny in the game. You recognize it by its brown body. Its evolution, Washakwil, also differs significantly from the normal form in its shiny form due to the blue wings. So anyone still needing a specimen for their Pokédex should definitely take advantage of these tasks.

What do you think of the new quests for the Jungle Event? Which ones do you definitely not want to miss? And what rewards would you like to see in future research tasks? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here at MeinMMO.

On the occasion of the Jungle Event, there is also a new research task. We have looked at the tasks and rewards for the special research “Search for Zarude” and summarized them for you.

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Little streamers fear that Twitch will become ‘Pay2Win’ – big streamer is happy

Schuhmann 1. October 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Twitch is currently testing a new feature: Those who pay can promote their streamer’s channel and recommend it to other viewers. This is a nightmare for small streamers, who fear that this will only make the big streamers bigger. The streamer Sodapoppin uses the feature to mock: He will boost his channel like crazy, small streamers will suffer because of it. But he doesn’t care – they don’t interest anyone anyway.

What is this new feature? Currently, Twitch is testing a new feature on a small number of streamer channels:

The feature is aimed at the viewers of selected streamers
Viewers can “promote” the channel and thereby recommend it to other viewers: It costs $0.99 to recommend the channel to 1000 other users – and $2.97 to display the channel to 3000 others. These promoted channels would then be preferentially shown to new viewers.
The money that the viewer spends for the boost apparently goes to Twitch.

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Apparently, this idea is a revival of “Boost the Stream”; a community challenge that Twitch tried out in late 2020. At that time, “small streamers” were supposed to have the chance to get their channel discovered by more people.

Now, however, it is no longer a “community challenge” but simply costs money.

“The rich get richer” – “Pay2Win” feature

This is the reaction: This feature is primarily viewed critically by “smaller streamers”. A Twitter user says (via twitter).

“Who do you think will benefit the most from such a boost – the streamer with 2 viewers or the one with 10,000?”
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This seems to be seen as a big problem by some. The “big streamers” have particularly many engaged fans: There is a high probability that they will recommend and boost “their streamer” further, making him shown to even more people. This could completely obscure “small streamers” on Twitch and they may not be able to stand out at all.

A Twitter user says: (via twitter)

“This feels like a ‘the rich get richer’ feature that is being marketed as a ‘we help small streamers’ feature.

On reddit, people are discussing that it is a “Pay2Win” feature, you would pay for someone to succeed.

Twitch is criticized for not promoting the “discoverability” of new good streamers – but instead just “selling” the system now. A reddit user asks:

“Why fix discoverability – when you can just sell it?”

In the worst case, streamers could specifically ask their fans to boost their channel. In principle, this is like “legal view-botting” – other fans would pay bots to push their streamer, now it could be done legally.

Especially the fans of female streamers are accused of being “simps”, doing everything to please their female streamer. Such a system could particularly target these fans, who then spend money to make sure everyone can see their female streamer.

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Big streamer mocks: “Stay small and screw you, nerds!”

This is how a big streamer reacts: Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris (3.1 million followers, 47,000 viewers on average) mocks the new system and says:

“No one cares about small streamers, that’s why they don’t get viewers. I will boost my channel like crazy to stay on top. Stay small and screw you, nerds!”
Sodapoppin

Sodapoppin is known as a mocker and troll. Therefore, this is probably not meant seriously, but it highlights the problem.

What would prevent a savvy streamer like Sodapoppin or the streamer Amouranth from using this system to boost their own channel via two accounts and thereby dominate Twitch even more than they already do?

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What happens next? Currently, the “feature” is just a test that is already receiving devastating reactions.

It seems pretty certain that this new feature from Twitch will not go live as it is. Twitch has repeatedly launched trial balloons in the past and quickly shot them down when the reactions were too harsh.

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WoW explains the changes, promises new, sexy demon for warlocks (female)

Cortyn 1. October 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Blizzard has finally addressed the numerous changes in World of Warcraft. They are also promising something for Warlocks: the Incubus.

Since the huge sexism scandal at Blizzard has come into the spotlight, a lot is changing – especially in World of Warcraft. The developers have broadly begun to tidy up the old content and remove inappropriate references and double entendres. Some depictions of women have also been altered or completely replaced. Now Blizzard has explained why they are doing this.

The main points at a glance:

World of Warcraft is meant to be inclusive and welcoming to all players
Minor updates may seem insignificant, but they are important to the team
Goofy jokes and double entendres will still be part of WoW
The character customization (Transmog, etc.) will not change
Warlocks will get a male succubus – the Incubus

What has happened? In the official WoW forum, Blizzard has now addressed the many changes that have already been made on the PTR of Patch 9.1.5 after weeks of silence. Although they do not go into individual changes, they explain what the overall purpose is. Despite the changes seeming minimal and being a small part of the game, they are important for the team – because WoW should also represent what the developers stand for. They state:

In the course of the past few weeks, our artists and writers across the WoW team have adjusted a small amount of old quests, assets, names, and dialogues that we considered outdated and inconsistent with our values as a team. These updates are a relatively small part of a comprehensive, company-wide effort to improve the WoW team and Blizzard as a whole, but they are important to us as developers. […]
In a game that has thousands of artistic elements and a word count in the millions, we realize that these updates only comprise a very small part. Nevertheless, we believe these changes are worthwhile. World of Warcraft evolves over time, and every day new players from all walks of life and from every corner of the world come to our in-game content and experience it for the first time. As a team, we want them to experience the world as a reflection of our talent and principles.
Goofy jokes and occasional adult references are part of WoW and likely always will be. Still, we want to consider whether certain elements in this world are welcoming for all players. In summary, we want our jokes to be inclusive and not disparaging.

What happens to revealing clothing? Some players have feared that Blizzard would remove many of the old, revealing armor pieces (often referred to as “Slutmog”) during a “wave of censorship”. However, that is not the case, as the developers do not want to restrict players’ freedom of self-expression. They state:

We also want players to be able to express themselves through their characters; therefore, we plan to change nothing regarding the existing appearances of players [Transmog]. Instead, we want to offer a wide variety of options for players to represent themselves. This work is happening in parallel with our development of new content and features. You will see more of this soon in Patch 9.1.5 and future updates – and where applicable, also in WoW Classic.

New demon coming for Warlocks: A particularly nice announcement for Warlocks, as they can look forward to a new demon. The Succubus can be retired in the future and swapped for a handsome Incubus. At least that’s the plan of the developers:

An example of the improvements after Patch 9.1.5 is the creation of an Incubus demon, which we can introduce as an addition and place anywhere there are currently Succubus models. We also plan to bring the Incubus as a glyph option for Warlocks when they summon that kind of demon.

What is an Incubus? Simplified, it is the male counterpart to the Warlock’s Succubus, thus a male demon who is distinctly easy on the eyes. For many years, players have wished for these demons as an alternative to the female Succubus. During Cataclysm, it was stated in an interview that a male variant was being considered – but it never came to fruition. Now Blizzard is obviously serious after many years and is introducing this demon in the future.

However, there is no exact date for this yet, only that the Incubus is supposed to come “sometime after Patch 9.1.5”.

Are you excited about a new demon for your Warlocks? What do you think about Blizzard’s reasoning for all the adjustments?

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ESO is showing the upcoming DLC Deadlands in the stream today – And there’s a free horse

Jürgen Horn 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In The Elder Scrolls Online you can watch the year-end stream tonight. It will showcase the upcoming new DLC area Deadlands and there will also be new information about events, including the collaboration with the metal band Trivium. Viewers can also look forward to a cute pony mount.

What kind of stream is this? The year-end stream from Zenimax for ESO provides a behind-the-scenes look at the new story DLC Deadlands, which will soon conclude the story around the gates of Oblivion. Various developers from ESO will chat about the upcoming content and present plans for the future of the game.

Who is participating? The stream will feature well-known figures from the developer Zenimax, including Creative Director Rich Lambert, Zone Lead Tom Murphy, and Senior Content Designer Janet Priblo.

Deadlands, Information from the Developers and More Heavy Metal

What will be shown in the stream? In addition to the mandatory analysis of the Deadlands DLC by the present developers, new information about future activities and events in the game will be revealed. This includes the current partnership with the heavy metal band Trivium, which has already delighted fans with the Metal Challenges.

Immediately after the year-end stream, the community managers Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom Rich will be available for a special Q&A stream after the show. This will primarily focus on the upcoming Update 32, the patch for the base game.

When does it start? The year-end stream of ESO starts tonight, on October 1, 2021, at 10:00 PM CEST.

There will also be a post-show on October 5, 2021, at 7:00 PM CEST that will further discuss the topics from the stream.

Where can you watch the stream? You can watch the stream at 10:00 PM on the German Twitch channel of Bethesda.

I just want the pony, how do I get it? As mentioned at the beginning, you will receive a cute pony mount as a Twitch drop when you watch the stream live. Simply link your ESO account with Twitch and watch the stream. At some point, the new mount “nibenese pony” and a loot box will land for free.

You can already start the story of the new DLC Deadlands now: In ESO you can play the first content from the grand finale of Blackwood for free now.

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Pokémon GO: “Search for Zarude” – New Special Research – All Rewards

Patrick Freese 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The new limited-time special research “Search for Zarude” in Pokémon GO brings you items, Pokémon encounters, Stardust, and experience points. We show you all tasks and rewards here at MeinMMO.

What kind of research is this? In Pokémon GO, we celebrate the new movie with the event “Secrets of the Jungle”. Part of this event is the new special research with Zarude, where you will receive an encounter with Zarude as one of the rewards.

We show you every task and every reward of the new special research here. That way, you are well informed about what to expect.

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Task	Reward
Catch 7 different species of Pokémon	1 Sun Stone
Catch 7 Pokémon	Encounter with Digda
Take three snapshots of wild ground Pokémon	15 Poké Balls

Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the rewards, you will also receive 250 Stardust, 10 Nanab Berries, and an encounter with Rotomurf.

Search for Zarude 2/5

Task	Reward
Land 5 great throws consecutively	5 Sanan Berries
Catch 10 Bug Pokémon	Encounter with Lithomith
Take three snapshots of wild Bug Pokémon	10 Ultra Balls

Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the rewards, you will also receive 250 Stardust, 10 Himmih Berries, and an encounter with Wadribie.

Search for Zarude 3/5

Task	Reward
Use 20 berries to catch Pokémon	Encounter with Kinoso in sun form
Catch 30 Grass or Bug Pokémon	Encounter with Giflor
Take three snapshots of wild Grass Pokémon	10 Ultra Balls

Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the rewards, you will also receive 500 Stardust, 10 Sanan Berries, and an encounter with Blanas.

Search for Zarude 4/5

Task	Reward
Defeat 6 Rocket Grunts	Encounter with Ariados
Catch 15 Pokémon with weather boost	Encounter with Smettbo
Take three snapshots of wild Flying Pokémon	10 Hyper Balls

Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the rewards, you will also receive 500 Stardust, 1 Knursp and an encounter with Geronimatz.

Search for Zarude 5/5

Task	Reward
Already completed	1,000 experience points
Already completed	1,000 experience points
Already completed	1,000 experience points

Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and collect the rewards, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, 10 Zarude candies, and an encounter with Zarude.

What do you think of the special research and its rewards? Do you think it is good content with an appropriate level of difficulty, or would you have preferred different tasks and rewards in the special research? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.

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FIFA 22: Problems with Ones-to-Watch-Packs – This is what EA says about the pre-order bonus

Max Handwerk 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Pre-order customers of the Ultimate Edition in FIFA 22 are supposed to receive a Ones-to-Watch pack today. However, the cards that are actually supposed to be included are currently not in there.

Update, 18:36: Joel Doonan from the EA team shared a post that was highlighted again on Twitter by the Direct Communication channel (via Twitter). According to this, it may be that the OTW packs also cannot be opened shortly after the start of the OTW event to prevent the packs from being opened too early again. If errors occur, users are asked to please hold on a little longer.

Update, 16:35: EA announced via the “Help” channel that the issues at the event start tonight (7:00 PM) should be resolved. At that time, users should be able to open their packs safely.

Here is the continuation of the original article.

What’s happening in FIFA 22? Today is the official FIFA 22 release: After the early access, players of the Standard Edition can now start the game.

Furthermore, the Ones-to-Watch event starts today. This is especially exciting for pre-order customers of the Ultimate Edition, as they are supposed to receive one of the special OTW players as a pre-order bonus.

This is the problem: This bonus can be used through an “OTW pack”, which some players apparently have already found in their accounts. However, the corresponding event will not start until tonight at 7 PM. The cards that everyone expects in that pack are therefore not yet in the game.

Accordingly, players who have already opened their pack have received not an OTW player, but some other cards instead. EA is now addressing this via Twitter.

Wrong packs will be replaced in the coming days

This is what EA says: The “Direct Communication” channel announced on Twitter that the issue is known and they are currently working on a solution.

OTW Pre-Order Player Packs were unintentionally released before OTW player items were included in FIFA 22.
OTW Pre-Order Packs cannot currently be opened while we investigate the issue. Players who opened their pack before the OTW release will receive a new OTW pack in the coming days.
FIFA Direct Communication (via Twitter)

Players who still find their pack in the shop now but cannot open it will likely be able to open their bonus starting at 7 PM. This is when the event starts.

When the players who have already received a wrong card will get their pack is still not exactly known, aside from “in the next days”. Examples like broken Weekend League rewards in the past have shown that such corrections can indeed take a few days. We will keep you updated on this.

There was also bad news from the FIFA competition: The PES successor “eFootball” has been released, but is currently receiving anything but good reviews.

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Blizzard changes the legendary sex paradise of Illidan in WoW – Adds men

Cortyn 1. October 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The “Den of Mortal Delights” is experiencing what many places in World of Warcraft are going through after Blizzard was involved in a sexism scandal. Women are being removed, but a lot of men are being added.

Update: In the meantime, Blizzard has commented on all the changes and explained why this is happening.

Original report: For several weeks now, World of Warcraft has been implementing numerous changes in Azeroth. Most notably, the representation of women is being changed. An image was replaced with fruit, and recently, women have been added alongside men in Karazhan, so there are now prostitutes of both genders there.

Now the Black Temple has also been overhauled – the private harem of Illidan and his followers is now also filled with men.

What happened? In the latest version of Patch 9.1.5 on the PTR, further changes to old content were made. This time, it affected the Black Temple, a raid from the first expansion “The Burning Crusade”. In the Den of Mortal Delights, there are now not only exclusively female blood elves and humans but also a whole lot of men.

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What kind of place is this? The Den of Mortal Delights is an area in the Black Temple. Here, previously, mostly semi-naked women and questionable demons like succubi and Shivarra lounged around. The place was basically a harem for Illidan and his Illidari, the trainee and trained demon hunters.

Apparently, after all the hard training, there had to be some relaxation.

This is how the community reacts: Unlike many other changes, the community’s feedback here isn’t overwhelmingly negative. There are many voices that find it more logical now. After all, Illidan and his Illidari, as we learned at least since Legion, also included numerous women. So why shouldn’t they be able to enjoy themselves there? As Rambo_One2 writes in the WoW subreddit:

I actually like this better. It doesn’t remove women, it adds men. Equality shouldn’t mean that genders shouldn’t matter anymore and nothing ambiguous should ever happen; it should mean that there is equal representation of men and women.

Flaming_Scotsman also has a rather mild view towards these changes:

While I don’t agree with all the changes they are making … I don’t see a problem here.

At least from a story perspective, the presence of men in the Den of Mortal Delights makes sense.

What do you think of these adjustments? Is it better if both genders are represented there? Or was the “all-female” section better?

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New World Guide: How to Become a Professional Fisherman

Mark Sellner 1. October 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

The new MMORPG New World offers countless opportunities for battles as well as other content, such as fishing. It becomes clear that fishing in New World is more than just a pastime when it comes to the coveted, rare fish. We at MeinMMO show you how to catch them and become a professional angler.

How does fishing work in New World? Fishing in the new MMORPG is a life skill, like most other things you can do in the meantime. It falls into the same category as harvesting vegetables or mining ore. Overall, you can level fishing up to 200 levels.

It follows the same pattern: The more you fish, the better you become at it. Of course, you also need the right tools, in this case, a rod and preferably bait, although this is not necessarily required.

Once equipped and having found a suitable spot, you can cast your line and wait for a fish to bite. You then need to reel it in. The rarer the fish, the more it will resist. A good tip is to stop reeling just before the resistance of the fish reaches the red zone.

If the fish shows no resistance at all, it could be a treasure chest that you definitely want to reel in.

Where can you fish? You can fish anywhere there are so-called hotspots. These come in three different tiers and each contains rarer and larger fish than the previous level.

The higher your fishing skill level is, the more of these will be displayed on the map and compass. You can also find the locations on the New World resource map.

Basically, New World differentiates between two types of waters: saltwater and freshwater. There are significant differences between possible fish and bait that you should use.

Moreover, with an increasing fishing level, you can cast your rod further, which increases your chance of catching rare fish. So, at fishing level 15, you get a bonus of 0.75 meters to your casting range.

This equipment makes fishing successful

What types of fishing rods are there? Just like the tools of other life skills, there are fishing rods in New World in 5 different versions, each requiring different materials. You can craft all fishing rods at a campfire of your choice.

For the first rod made of simple wood, you only need a piece of young wood and a rope, and you are ready to go. The series concludes with the ironwood rod, which requires a total of 15 ironwood planks, 3 tough leather, and 2 linen.

Furthermore, you can equip your rods with various bonus abilities during crafting. For this, you need either specific resources or luck to get the exact ability you want.

These bonus abilities of your rod come in three levels of effectiveness. For example, the bonus “Lucky Day” in the first level gives you a 30% increased chance of catching rare fish during the day, while in the third level it is already a hefty 75%.

Other bonuses improve your casting distance or provide specific bonuses for salt or freshwater. It is indeed possible to customize your rod exactly to your liking. In general, you get the best gear in New World through the crafting system.

List of all bonus abilities for fishing rods

Daytime Colossus – Increases the chance during the day of catching larger fish by up to 250%
Freshwater Colossus – Increases the chance of catching larger fish in freshwater by up to 250%
Freshwater Brawn – Increases the strength of your fishing rod in freshwater by up to 20%
Lucky Day – Improves the chance of catching rare fish during the day by up to 75%
Lucky Night – Improves the chance of catching rare fish at night by up to 75%
Moon’s Reach – Increases the casting distance at night by up to 15%
Nighttime Colossus – Increases the chance at night of catching larger fish by up to 250%
Saltwater Colossus – Improves the probability of catching large fish in saltwater by up to 250%
Saltwater Brawn – Increases the strength of your fishing rod in saltwater by up to 20%
Sturdy – Improves the durability of your rod by up to 50%
Sun’s Reach – Increases your casting distance during the day by up to 15%

What baits are there? To fish effectively, you need bait. Although you technically do not need bait to fish in New World, the key here is “effectively”. Baits give you significant advantages for certain types of fish.

If you are a level 5 cook, you can prepare a cheese bait that improves the chance of catching rare fish in saltwater by 47%. If you are not a cook, you can search certain bushes and plants to obtain firefly bait. This increases the chance of catching rare fish in freshwater by a whopping 85%.

Basically, New World distinguishes between baits that attract rare fish and those that attract larger fish. In any case, small tidbits on your hook are worthwhile. The oyster bait improves your chance of large fish in freshwater by an incredible 500% – it’s definitely worth it.

List of all baits in New World and how to obtain them

Cheese Bait – Craftable from Cooking Level 5 – Increases the chance of rare fish in saltwater by 47%
Nightcrawler Bait – Bycatch from flint when harvested during the day – Increases the chance of rare fish in saltwater by 70%
Firefly Bait – Bycatch from flint when harvested at night – Increases the chance of rare fish in saltwater by 85%
Bread Bait – Craftable from Cooking Level 5 – Increases the chance of rare fish in freshwater by 47%
Termite Bait – Obtainable when harvesting wood from bushes – Increases the chance of rare fish in freshwater by 70%
Firefly Bait – Obtainable when harvesting briar plants – Increases the chance of rare fish in freshwater by 85%
Fish Bait – Craftable from fish – Increases the chance of larger fish in saltwater by 150%
Snail Bait – Recyclable from caught snails – Increases the chance of larger fish in saltwater by 300%
Eel Bait – Recyclable from electric eels – Increases the chance of larger fish in saltwater by 500%
Meat Bait – Craftable with raw meat – Increases the chance of larger fish in freshwater by 150%
Shellfish Bait – Recyclable from shellfish – Increases the chance of larger fish in freshwater by 300%
Oyster Bait – Recyclable from oysters – Increases the chance of larger fish in freshwater by 500%

What else is there? In fact, there is even an armor set that supports you while fishing. The set of the vengeful fisherman provides significant bonuses for your rod.

If you equip the entire set, you receive the following bonuses:

+100 Focus
+9% Casting Range
+200% Chance of Larger Fish
+60% Chance of Rare Fish

If you have no desire to fish at all, you are probably not reading this article. Still, I give you a tip. If you receive a quest to catch specific fish, you can also simply buy them at the trading post. It actually works.

Are you looking forward to fishing in New World and seeking larger and rarer fish? Are you pursuing a different life skill instead? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

And when you’ve had enough of fishing and would rather fight, but still don’t know which weapon to take into the battle. All 11 weapons of New World ranked – from unpopular to popular.

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Razer presents hardware for gamers who want to stream easily

Benedikt Schlotmann 30. September 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Razer expands its streaming range with two new devices. With this, the manufacturer aims to reach users who want to enter the world of Twitch and co.

Streamers like Ninja earns a lot of money with Twitch and can afford a nice life for themselves and their family. For this reason, many hope for their own career as a streamer on Twitch or YouTube and are looking for suitable hardware.

Now Razer has introduced two devices that are specifically aimed at people who want to start streaming. The devices are a full-HD webcam and a capture card. Both are designed to be easy to use and are priced at around 100 Euros.

With Webcam and Capture Card, Razer Targets Beginners

What kind of devices are these?

The Kiyo X USB is a webcam with full HD resolution, capable of streaming either at 1080p 30FPS or 720p 60FPS. For professional streamers, Razer had introduced the Kiyo Pro.
The Razer Ripsaw X is a capture card that allows you to record videos. The device relies on HDMI and is compatible with all common cameras.

Razer deliberately keeps the entry barrier low. The manufacturer emphasizes that both the webcam and the capture card work with plug-and-play and require no additional software.

If you want to use software, you can use Razer’s Synapse software. With the software suite, you can make adjustments to the camera.

The Kiyo X also receives the free Razer Virtual Ring Light software. With this software, you should be able to optimize lighting for video calls and streams. The software uses the PC monitor. However, the software is not yet available.

The Ripsaw X should be usable with all common software suites for streamers. So, if you have already committed to streaming software, you should be able to use the streaming card without any issues.

How much do the devices cost? The Razer Kiyo X is available for €89.99, while the Razer Ripsaw X is available for €139.99. The devices will be available from September 30 at various retailers and directly from Razer.

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Competitors Also Offer Hardware for Beginners

Other manufacturers also already offer hardware for streamers in the 100-Euro range. For example, the manufacturer AVerMedia offers its “Live Gamer” capture card, which costs around €80 and targets users who want to stream in full HD.

The C920 from Logitech is a good camera in the mid-price range, in case you do not like the Kiyo X USB. The camera uses a fixed clamp mount and delivers its own software, with which you can adjust resolution, color tone, and other settings. The image impresses with good detail accuracy but struggles in low light.

Further tips for your future Twitch or YouTube career can be found here with us at MeinMMO. Here we explain what you need besides hardware to become a successful streamer:

Twitch Guide with Professional Tips: How do I actually become a streamer?

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PS Plus brings one of the best new shooters from Steam to PS5 in October 2021

Benedict Grothaus 30. September 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Sony has officially confirmed the lineup for PS Plus in October 2021. Included is Hell Let Loose, a new hyper-realistic shooter that has already achieved great success on PC.

These are the PS Plus games for October 2021: With an active subscription to PS Plus, you will receive three new games for free again in October. As previouslyrevealed by a leak, there is a new shooter in the list: Hell Let Loose. In October you can look forward to the following games:

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 in the popular fighting series (PS4)

Thanks to backward compatibility, PGA Tour 2K21 and Mortal Kombat can also be played on PS5. All 3 games are great for cooperative rounds, with Hell Let Loose standing out. Many fans on PlayStation hoped for the shooter.

Hell Let Loose – Super on Steam, now also on PS5

What is Hell Let Loose? In Hell Let Loose, you play as a soldier in World War II on maps that recreate famous battlefields from that era. The standout feature is the realism: uniforms and weapons correspond to historical models. Physics, as well as features like ballistics and recoil, are designed to feel as realistic as possible.

Hell Let Loose offers two game modes and battles with up to 100 players (50v50). You can choose from up to 14 classes, including engineers, snipers, or tank crews. The new World War shooter has already been very well received on Steam.

After a short beta phase, Hell Let Loose will officially release on October 5 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. With PS Plus, you can access the shooter for free.

When will the games be available? The new offers for PS Plus will be available from October 5 and last until November 1. The games themselves are practically free, but you need a paid PS Plus subscription. It costs about €60 per year.

You actually have until October 4 to download the games from September:

PS Plus: These are the 3 new games in September 2021 for PS4 and PS5

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