Crazy Guardian runs every sector 100 times for exotic experiments

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, many Guardians pass the time with activities like Gambit or Strikes. Occasionally, they might also engage in a Raid. However, some Guardians do not settle for just that and delve deeper into the game’s matters. We at MeinMMO show you what players do to calculate Bungie’s secret drop chances.

What experiment took place? A Guardian named “LegionlessOnYT” took on the task of clearing every lost sector of Destiny 2 100 times. In total, that amounted to 1,600 runs that lasted 93 hours, as he elaborated in detail on reddit.

Many of you might think about how crazy one must be to endure something so exhausting. Indeed, it is crazy, but the results and insights drawn from it were definitely worth it.

As crazy as it sounds, no one would voluntarily conduct such an experiment. Nonetheless, the sacrifice of time gives us insights about whether there’s a certain system behind it or if everything relies solely on RNG.

Guardians want to understand the systems behind the exotic drop rate

Why all the effort? You probably know it – A new season has begun, and now you want to farm the new exotics from the forgotten sectors. For several seasons now, the new exo armors have only been waiting there – and that isn’t guaranteed either.

Sector after sector, you try to finally get the new exotic, and eventually, you give up because after 15 runs, that damned exotic still hasn’t dropped. In the best case, you receive an old exo, where even the stats are poorly distributed.

Precisely for this reason, a Guardian took on the task of finding out what the drop rate actually is in the legendary sectors.

This is one of the exotics that can be unlocked in Season 15.

What was discovered? After 1,600 runs, a total of 393 exotics dropped. The Guardian comes up with a chance of 24.56%. One might think that after every fourth run, an exo should drop, but that is not the case.

Since every Guardian’s “luck” varies, it might be possible that an exotic appears only after the 20th run, but then drops on the 21st and 22nd run as well. It is a statistic – no guarantee. Moreover, the Guardian lists the best sectors for farming.

Farm these lost sectors: The lost sectors were listed based on effort and ease:

  1. Veles Labyrinth (Cosmodrome)
  2. Star Light Chamber (Dreaming City)
  3. The Quarry (EDZ)
  4. Excavation Site XII (EDZ)
  5. Aphel’s Rest (Dreaming City)
  6. The Empty Tank (Shatterback Point)
  7. Hidden Void (Europa)
  8. Coast of Lost Wishes (Dreaming City)
  9. Scavenger’s Den (EDZ)
  10. Corruption (Europa)
  11. Exodus Garden (Cosmodrome)
  12. Bunker E15 (Europa)
  13. K1 Communion (Moon)
  14. K1 Crew Quarters (Moon)
  15. K1 Logistics (Moon)
  16. K1 Revelation (Moon)

You notice that all Moon sectors are at the end of the list. This is likely due to the fact that these are the hardest but also the most time-intensive sectors of all. Therefore, the expert advises against them and rather points to the sectors from the EDZ and the Cosmodrome.

If you want all the information regarding the experiment, we link you to the post here: Crazy experiment of a Guardian on reddit

How high the chances are for the best weapon in the game – of course an exotic – Guardians calculate here:

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Can you rely on it? That is entirely up to you. However, it appears that the drop rate is still based on luck. The experiment, conducted by the diligent Guardian, deserves respect nonetheless. Through his sacrifice, we could confirm that in the world of Destiny 2, much is based on luck, and you still have to pray to the RNG god to be blessed.

Still, many Guardians on reddit are enthusiastic about the Guardian’s diligence. They praise him with quotes like:

Fantastic analysis. Thank you! […] I agree with most of your listings of the lost sectors.

says reddit user ctranger

Therefore, this work was definitely worth it. Perhaps these collected insights by the self-sacrificing Guardian will help you understand how the entire sector system works.

If you are interested in more about Destiny 2:

What do you think of the experiment? Do you think such time sacrifices for the benefit of the Guardians are good, or is it too extreme for you? How long does it take you to gather all the new exotics of a season? Let us know in the comments what you think.

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New World Level Guide: This is how you can quickly reach level 20

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 4 minutes

How to level up fastest and most effectively in the new MMORPG New World has often been discussed. Reddit user extce has tackled this question and reveals how to reach level 20 the fastest.

Here’s what we show you: How do you actually level up the fastest in the new New World? This is a question many new players are asking. Based on the experiences from previous tests, this level guide is relevant for the release version. Reddit user extce has tackled the question and published a guide that shows you exactly what you need to do to reach level 20 as quickly as possible.

Who is this for? Such a guide is primarily aimed at players who want to quickly get to the endgame and those for whom the early game in MMORPGs is quite boring.

People who want to play competitively and win the race for the first places as a max-level character can, of course, fine-tune their plan as much as possible. But even if you notice while playing that leveling feels a bit slow, you can use this guide to assist you at several points.

A rough overview of leveling quickly to 60 can be found here:

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Getting to Level 20 as Fast as Possible – Here’s How

How does the guide work? The template from extce (via reddit) gives you a level range in which you should do certain things to get through these levels as quickly as possible. We adhere to this scheme, summarize and translate for you into German.

Levels 1 to 5:

  • Skip the tutorial using the menu. If you want a level for your sword, run to the opponent with a shield and kill it before you skip
  • Quickly gather 5 bushes and 5 flint, and craft each tool from flint once at a campfire
  • Otherwise, follow the main story
General Tip for Starting: Intentionally dying or drowning in water to return to the campfire usually goes faster than walking

Levels 5 to 10:

  • Collect plants whenever you see them so you can craft healing potions
  • Equip a second weapon as soon as you reach level 5. By canceling animations with the weapon switch, you can move faster
  • Be sure to pick up journal pages when you come across them. They give a good amount of experience
  • Make sure you have the following resources before entering the city; otherwise, you can also mine them during the truffle quest:
    • 40 stones
    • 24 raw leather
    • 1 flint
    • 45 wood
    • 90 iron ore (optional, used for iron tools)
  • Then continue following the main story
  • Feel free to take the tasks from the bulletin board, but only complete them if they’re on your path
  • Milk the cow to create light rations and maintain the food buff
  • Form a group in the wolf cave so the kills are shared, allowing you to complete the quest faster
  • Accept all 3 faction quests and complete the one closest to your position. Only complete the other two if they are on the main story path
  • Level up harvesting to level 30 while you’re on the way
  • Mine iron whenever you see it, as you need mining at level 10
New World Crafting
You should swing your pickaxe vigorously, as you need the life skill at level 10

Levels 10 to 20:

  • Gather 6 flower caps and 6 river crest as soon as you have harvesting at level 30. From these, craft 3 corruption tinctures and keep the remaining 3 raw materials for later, as they can also save time
  • If you did not start in Everfall, run to Everfall now to unlock it as a fast travel point and unlock all fast travel points along the way
  • Always take all side and faction quests when you enter a new city. However, only complete them if the main quest sends you past them, as this saves travel time
  • Spend your territory points for more experience, at least in Everfall and Windward
  • Prioritize faction quests, as they provide the best gear, but don’t take too large detours for them
General Tip: Elite zones and PvP are the fastest way to level your weapons, while corruption portals are the most efficient way to gather Azoth once you have the staff.
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The 3 factions in New World give you quests and good gear
  • Completing most side quests and the main quest up to the Amrhein excavation should bring you to about level 20. The expedition is already feasible at level 20 but very difficult. You will need a good group with a healer, tank, and 3 DPS players
  • Collect quests that take place in the Amrhein excavation and submit them, as they grant a lot of experience

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After Level 20: Levels 20 to 24 progress relatively slowly in the starting areas. A general tip we can give you is to accept all quests and keep the paths short by completing them with the city missions from the bulletin board.

Do not continue with the main story until level 24, as you can accept new side quests in the main story area starting at level 24, and will only have to run once then.

These are all the tips we can give you to reach level 20 as quickly as possible. Do you have any others? Or even suggestions for improving the guide? Feel free to write them in the comments.

Which weapons you use while leveling is up to you – Here are all 11 weapons from New World ranked – from unpopular to popular.

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Pokémon GO: The best attackers in the Mini Jungle Cup

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The Mini Jungle Cup is currently taking place in Pokémon GO‘s PvP league. We at MeinMMO have looked into what this cup is and show you which monsters you should best use.

How long does this cup run? The Mini Jungle Cup started on September 27, 2021, at 10:00 PM and lasts a total of two weeks. It will end on October 11, 2021, at 10:00 PM.

What is the Mini Jungle Cup? Trainers in Pokémon GO can regularly compete against each other in the PvP league. Normally, these battles take place in the Great, Ultra, or Master League.

Alongside the currently ongoing Master League, players can also participate in a very special cup: the Mini Jungle Cup. Unlike the Master League, this one mainly focuses on the small monsters of the game. This means that a certain CP limit may not be exceeded.

For the win, you receive triple Stardust, except when completing a set of battles.

These are the best attackers in the Mini Jungle Cup

What you should keep in mind: In the Mini Jungle Cup, you are only allowed to use certain Pokémon, so you should think ahead about which monsters you include in your team. Especially the respective strengths and weaknesses should be taken into consideration.

Here are the things you must consider when choosing your monsters:

  • The monsters must have a maximum CP of 500
  • It doesn’t matter whether they can evolve or not
  • The following types are allowed:
    • Normal
    • Grass
    • Electric
    • Poison
    • Ground
    • Flying
    • Bug
    • Dark
  • You may not use:
    • Pottrott
    • Farbeagle

You can use three Pokémon per battle. Ideally, you have leveled them up to the maximum of 500 CP. Since this cup is a very special battle league, you cannot orient yourself to the usual tier list for the different leagues.

Use these attackers

With the help of PvPoke’s overview, we have compiled the best attackers in the Mini Jungle Cup along with their respective movesets (via pvpoke.com):

PokémonMoveset
WaumbollCharm & Struggle + Seed Bombs
Galar-FlunschlikMud Shot & Stone Edge + Earthquake
AltariaFire Breath & Sky Attack + Moon Blast*
SchnuthelmWreck & Body Slam + Bug Buzz
PanzaeronAerial Ace & Brave Bird + Sky Attack
KnuddeluffCharm & Ice Beam + Cuddle
ChaneiraPound & Psychic + Hyper Beam
IrokexCounter & Sucker Punch + Boosting Hit
(Crypto-) PionskoraPoison Sting & Aqua Tail + Sludge Bomb/Poison Fang
QuiekelPowder Snow & Ice Storm + Body Slam
OnixRock Throw & Sand Tomb + Stone Edge*
StahlosDragon Tail & Crunch + Ram Boss
KapunoFire Breath & Body Slam + Crunch
PiccolenteWing Attack & Bubble Beam + Brave Bird

All attacks marked with a (*) are special event attacks. You can currently only learn them using an Elite Charge TM.

Which Pokémon are particularly worthwhile in the Mini Jungle Cup?

As already seen in the Element Cup in June 2021, Waumboll and Piccolente are again among the best attackers in the Mini Jungle Cup.

With Waumboll, this is mainly due to its combination of Grass and Fairy attacks. Trainers in the PvP league have had difficulties with Fairy attacks in the past. Additionally, Waumboll has strong defense and endurance.

Waumboll, Piccolente, Altaria und Knuddeluff

In contrast, Piccolente impresses with its fast charging attack Bubble Beam. This can quickly lure a shield or two from your opponent. Its Flying attacks are also very effective against Grass-type Pokémon. To defeat Piccolente, you should rely on Galar-Flunschlik.

Besides Piccolente, Altaria also presents itself as a strong attacker against Grass Pokémon. This monster is also of the Flying type and can impress with its charging attacks. However, this monster is particularly strong in defense.

Another interesting attacker is Knuddeluff. The Fairy and Normal-type Pokémon has only average defense, but it can particularly impress with its stamina. Since it has various Fairy attacks, it may also pose a challenge for some trainers. You can best defeat it with Poison attacks.

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What do you think of the Mini Jungle Cup? Will you participate? And which team will you use? Feel free to share your thoughts with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss this with other trainers.

In the coming weeks, a lot is going to happen in Pokémon GO. We have looked at which events await you in October and which are worth it.

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Twitch streamer shroud explains: This is why New World is not an MMO for casual players

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Shroud also adds that new players will always fall behind. Even after they reach max level, they won’t be able to keep up with other players:

There will often be new zones, new content, and new gear. You just reached max level and got your first good gear, and then you see ‘oh damn’, there’s already better stuff.

Shroud via Twitch.tv
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This compromise is what the streamer demands: According to shroud, the developers should implement a catch-up mechanism that allows casual gamers to save time. So far, nothing like this exists, which could also be a good thing.

“Time-saver packs” already exist in the gaming industry in abundance. However, they are usually sold for real money. They appear more often in single-player RPGs than in MMOs. This is also the case in Assassin’s Creed or Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Considering how popular New World is right now, there are surely casual gamers among the roughly 700,000 concurrent players. It remains to be seen how difficult it will actually be for these players to keep up.

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Michael “shroud” Grzesiek explained in one of his recent streams why New World is not suitable for casual gamers with little time. According to him, you need to bring more than an hour.

Amazon Game Studios’ New World was released yesterday and the launch was rather sluggish for many. The servers were consistently overloaded and some players spent hours in the queue.

Important hours that many players actually could not or did not want to spare. For these casual gamers, US streamer shroud has a special message: “Stay away!”

This is why shroud thinks certain players should stay away from New World

Some players, including shroud, have already spent dozens of hours on the new MMORPG New World. Shroud himself is completely hooked on the grind factor of the RPG and believes he has recognized what type of player this MMO is made for – or rather who it is not for:

I would recommend anyone who does not have the necessary time to stay away from the game. […] If you can only play this game for an hour a day, I don’t think you will ever reach the end.

Shroud via Twitch.tv

Shroud also adds that new players will always fall behind. Even after they reach max level, they won’t be able to keep up with other players:

There will often be new zones, new content, and new gear. You just reached max level and got your first good gear, and then you see ‘oh damn’, there’s already better stuff.

Shroud via Twitch.tv

This compromise is what the streamer demands: According to shroud, the developers should implement a catch-up mechanism that allows casual gamers to save time. So far, nothing like this exists, which could also be a good thing.

“Time-saver packs” already exist in the gaming industry in abundance. However, they are usually sold for real money. They appear more often in single-player RPGs than in MMOs. This is also the case in Assassin’s Creed or Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Considering how popular New World is right now, there are surely casual gamers among the roughly 700,000 concurrent players. It remains to be seen how difficult it will actually be for these players to keep up.

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This problem prevents playing: These worries only arise when it is actually successful and you manage to join a server. But don’t worry, the developers already have a solution: New World is struggling with full servers, soon offering free character transfers as a solution

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5 facts about CoD Warzone that only veterans know

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 4 minutes

Call of Duty: Warzone has been on the market for 1.5 years and has gone through quite a lot. The changes may not have been as pronounced as some players would have wished, but a lot has happened. MeinMMO would like to present you with 5 facts that were only a topic at release.

The release of Call of Duty: Warzone was already 1.5 years ago and the battle royale has been a hit from the start. But do you still remember how the release was communicated back then or which rifle was considered the first meta weapon? MeinMMO takes you on a little time travel back to the release.

About the author Maik Schneider: I have been following Warzone since day 1 for MeinMMO and for me it is finally the battle royale that fits me. When Warzone came out, I already knew all the weapons from Modern Warfare and for the first months there was nothing else on my PlayStation but Warzone.

Much has changed during this time – I now play a lot on PC, waiting for the new Warzone map and even played WoW in between. And Warzone has changed too.

AUG as the best weapon

What was going on? When we first published our article with the best weapons of Warzone, the submachine gun AUG from Modern Warfare was the OP weapon. With the 5.56 ammunition attachment, the weapon combined strong handling with a lot of damage and ruled as the best weapon for weeks after the release.

A few nerfs later, the AUG could no longer keep up with the stable alternatives when using assault rifle ammunition. Especially the Grau 5.56 then stood out and dominated almost the entire summer of 2020 in the meta.

Currently, the AUG-MP with the 5.56 rounds is considered a little insider tip for close combat (via YouTube).

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Our setup of the first best weapon in Warzone.

Secrecy until the last second

What was going on? The release of Warzone was an absolute mystery. For months there were leaks, speculations, rumors, and somehow also hype. Although no one knew if the free-to-play battle royale from CoD would actually come.

The leakers “Tom Henderson” (via Twitter) and “TheGamingRevolution” (via Twitter) were two of the key players who had long reported about the release of Warzone with Modern Warfare. Even we from MeinMMO had no idea until the last moment when something would happen.

Even bugs in Modern Warfare were interpreted as hints about the release. However, the developers explained to us that there was nothing to it. Only one day before the official release was there finally the first trailer for Warzone released.

Self-extending queues

What was going on? When Warzone finally went online, many CoD fans couldn’t wait to storm the servers. Accordingly, there were some problems at the start.

Unlike in New World, where German players like to line up in a queue, the newcomers in Warzone were a bit more impatient. And actually, there weren’t really server problems, just the search was a bit tricky. Because the match creation took a little longer, many players left the search and looked for a new game.

This led to matches not starting because players were always missing. As a result, other players had to wait longer, who then also left the game after a while. A queue vicious cycle that characterized the first hours after the release of Warzone.

Only trio and plunder as modes

What was going on? Today you can actually choose between 4 team sizes in battle royale: solo, duo, trio, and 4-player. But the release players of Warzone did not have that luxury. There were only trio and plunder – also as a trio.

Gradually, the different team sizes were added. The developers mentioned back then that the different team sizes would also need to be adjusted a bit for balancing. Some modes would therefore only come later. Especially the duo mode felt like forever waiting back then:

  • March 10 – Release with trios
  • March 17 – Solo mode
  • April 8 – 4-player are in the game
  • May 30 – Finally came duos

Extremely easy victories through revival

What was going on? To conclude our little time travel, we want to show you the original father of the cursed stim glitches. Because at the start of Warzone, it was incredibly easy to win if you knew this little trick.

You could simply revive each other in the gas. After a revival, you had enough health points left to calmly help your teammate up, and then ask for a helping hand yourself.

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The error disappeared very quickly from the game and was later replaced by the stim glitch. But with the original version of this bug, you didn’t even need the stim shoot. You just needed a certain lack of conscience.

More specials about Warzone:

Call of Duty: Warzone is about to undergo its biggest change and will receive a fresh map, anti-cheat, and even the polished engine of the new Call of Duty 2021 with the new Vanguard. It remains to be seen whether the revamped Warzone can evoke a similar feeling for us as at release. But I am very much looking forward to all the changes.

Feel free to share your experiences and stories in Warzone with us. How did you experience the first weeks in the game? What do you currently wish for Warzone?

If you want to get a first look at the new map, check it out here: CoD Warzone shows new map – Pacific island with upgrade to Vanguard graphics

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Pokémon GO: Last raid hour today with Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on September 29, the last Raid Hour featuring the Lake Trio Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf is taking place in Pokémon GO. We will show you how to find the worldwide raids and which counters you should use.

What kind of event is this? Every Wednesday evening, a so-called Raid Hour takes place in Pokémon GO. At almost all gyms, you can find Level 5 raids – that is, those with the legendary bosses.

Next Wednesday, Genesect will be the focus of this event, so today you have the last event hour of this kind with the Lake Trio before it disappears again.

The best counters against Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf

When does it start? The Raid Hour begins, as you know from previous events, around 6:00 PM and usually ends at 7:00 PM. Before it starts, the dark raid eggs appear at the gyms, indicating where the next raids will soon begin.

What are the best counters? Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf are Psychic type and are therefore weak to attacks from the Dark, Ghost, and Bug types. Here is a selection of the strongest attackers you can use in the raid against Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf.

  • Giratina (Altered Forme) with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
  • Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball
  • Snorunt with Icy Wind and Energy Ball
  • Mewtwo with Confusion or Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball
  • Absol with Icy Wind and Dark Pulse or Sucker Punch
  • Houndoom with Icy Wind and Sucker Punch
  • Dracovish with Bite and Dark Pulse
  • Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch
  • Gengar with Shadow Claw or Lick and Shadow Ball
  • Yveltal with Icy Wind and Dark Pulse
  • Pinsir with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
  • Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor

Not enough options? You can find more strong attackers against Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie here:

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Can you catch Shiny Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf? Yes, the shiny versions of the Lake Trio have been in the game for quite some time, and with a bit of luck, you can receive them after the raid as a catch reward.

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This is what the shiny forms of Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie look like

How to participate in worldwide raids?

This is how the raids are distributed: Currently, in Germany, you can only encounter Mesprit. Uxie and Azelf can be found through worldwide raids, known as remote raids. With this feature, trainers from all over the world can invite you to raids, and you can participate from your current location.

This is how you participate: To find worldwide raids, there are various methods, such as searching Twitter under the English hashtags for the Pokémon (keep in mind the time difference with other regions).

We have compiled an overview of resources to help you now find raids for Memesprit and Azelf in Pokémon GO.

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Are you joining the Raid Hour today, or have you done enough of these raids in the past few weeks and have no more need? Share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other players on this topic.

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The old Xur is now more important in Destiny 2 than it has been in years

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For 7 years, Xur has reliably delivered Exotics every Friday in Destiny 2. However, his inventory became increasingly irrelevant for active players who already own all Exotics. This changed in Season 15 and players are celebrating his comeback.

In the last week, themerchant Xur was highly visited, and for good reason. As soon as the offerings of the iconic NPC were known, players queued up to see him. In particular, a weapon he sold suddenly became as crucial for the PvP endgame in Destiny 2 as raid gear.

These inconspicuous changes are now important:

  • With the start of the Season 15, Destiny 2 has expanded Xur’s usually exotic offerings to include legendary armor and weapons.
  • These weapons have random perks and the armor has random stats – players should thoroughly search through all goods to see if there’s a God roll included.
  • A small change with a big impact that sensibly expands his otherwise exotic and long unchanged inventory.
  • Since then, Xur can offer players items each week that are no longer available from other sources.

And one of his new, actually old, additions shot directly into the hearts of the Guardians. Players are hoping this will become a regular occurrence.

This old weapon is: The legendary fusion rifle “The Most Important Ingredient” was brought by Xur on September 17 (and again this week). Xur offered a true 5 out of 5 God roll of the weapon. More about this special roll and what makes it so strong, here on MeinMMO: Destiny 2 strong God rolls for doing nothing

Xur delivers the 3rd deadliest weapon for the Trials

How good the weapon was that Xur had on offer, was shown by the statistics of the Trials of Osiris from September 25 to September 28:

  • With over 2 million kills, 3% of all kills, “The Most Important Ingredient” ranks 3rd on the list of deadliest weapons (via Trials report).
  • Only The Messenger, the pulse rifle from the Trials of Osiris, and the Vex Mythoclast from the raid could achieve more kills in the PvP endgame, ranking 2nd and 1st respectively.
  • Even in the week that Xur first brought the fusion rifle, “The Most Important Ingredient” was directly in the top 10 of the deadliest PvP weapons.
  • Of course, it’s important to keep in mind that some players also use other rolls of the fusion rifle, but the most popular option is clearly the Xur roll.
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The fusion rifle “The Most Important Ingredient”

The reason for its high popularity is quickly found: The weapon is incredibly strong in PvP due to the perks that Xur brought. With absurd range, stable one-shot kills can be achieved. Moreover, the meta of Season 15 favors fusion rifles. Even more importantly, however, is that “The Most Important Ingredient” was super easy to obtain. This is not comparable to the effort players put into obtaining the Vex Mythoclast.

This has not gone unnoticed by the players. Xur has long been a cult figure in Destiny 2, and many believe this update to his offerings was long overdue.

This is how players react to the “legendary” Xur: Guardians are thrilled that visiting Xur is finally worthwhile again. After all, he could have a new God roll each week. Bungie has succeeded in bringing excitement back to the dusty NPC. Some are already speculating every Wednesday about what Xur might have for the next Friday.

In summary, user LarryLevis expresses it well (via reddit): “I think it’s great that our tentacle-faced friend can offer meta rewards and that it gives us all a reason to look forward to his appearance again. Good job, Bungie!”

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Players can’t get enough of Xur’s changes

This is what Guardians wish for next: Players have even more ideas for the cult merchant in Destiny 2. After old, legendary weapons, Xur should also add unavailable shaders and emblems to his collection.

“It would be fantastic to let him sell unobtainable ornaments.” A proud 6,000 upvotes and over 500 comments were received on the discussion about this on reddit.

Players in Destiny 2 place great importance on the look of their characters. It’s no secret that in Destiny 2, fashion is the real endgame. This is also why the new fashion magazine “Threads of Light” from Bungie is immensely popular among players.

What do you think of Xur’s expanded offerings? Do you think it was long overdue, or do you not stop by at the cult merchant anymore? Did you miss any God rolls with him? – let us know in the comments.

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Does New World have monthly costs?

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New World comes without any monthly fees. We will show you what is optional to buy if you do want to spend money.

What costs are involved? Players are asking whether they need to pay a subscription fee every month for the MMO New World, or if there are no monthly costs.

Once you have purchased the game, you can play it anytime and there are no monthly fees. New World is a buy-to-play MMO. However, there are optional ways to spend money on the game.

What does it cost to play New World?

You need to pay: If you want to play New World, you must first purchase the game. You have the option to buy the Standard Edition or the Deluxe Edition.

  • The Standard Edition costs €40 and includes the base game
  • The Deluxe Edition costs €50 and offers additional content:
    • Forest Person armor design
    • Forest Person axe design:
    • Dog as a pet in your own house – Your house is unlocked from level 15 in the game.
    • Rock/Paper/Scissors emote set: Rock, Paper, Scissors – a nice pastime with friends or a way to make tough decisions.
    • Digital art book for New World: A collection of fantastic concept art from the production of New World.
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What happens next? After you have added either the Standard or Deluxe Edition of New World to your game library, there are no subscription costs. You can continue playing without spending any additional money.

This might surprise some MMO players, as games like World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV require a subscription beyond the trial period that you pay monthly.

It is possible that in the future, New World will have DLCs that cost extra. However, we will have to wait and see if these will actually be charged. Because games like GTA Online also do not have monthly costs and regularly provide free DLCs for all players.

But I want to buy something – what is there?

These are optional purchases in New World: Those who say they like to spend money and want to spend it on New World can turn to the in-game shop. But don’t worry – there is no pay-to-win.

If you want, you can buy the following content in the shop:

  • Emotes
  • Skins for armor and weapons
  • Furniture for your housing
  • New emblems for your company
  • New dyes

What luck coins are available and how much these and the contents like weapon skins cost, you can find out here:

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By the year 2022, the shop is expected to remain at least at this extent. Afterwards, it might be possible to also buy boosters in the New World shop.

This would allow beginners to accelerate their leveling process and catch up faster with friends who have been playing longer.

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How will you play New World? Do you plan to spend more money after purchasing the game and experiment with skins or emotes, or do you want to pay nothing more than the purchase price for the MMO? Share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other players.

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WoW: Crazy – First group completes ‘Mythic+29’ in time

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A new record has been set in World of Warcraft. The first group completed a “M+” dungeon – at the difficulty level +29!

As time goes on, players’ gear in World of Warcraft becomes increasingly better. Gradually, everyone gets their “Best in Slot” items at the highest possible item level. Therefore, more and more achievements are unlocked, and tougher dungeons are mastered. While many players are still struggling with Mythic+15 or Mythic+20, some players are really tearing it up. They are achieving this at dizzying Mythic+29!

What has been achieved? Plaguefall at level 29 with the affixes Fortified, Burst, and Storming. The group consisted of:

  • Protection Paladin (Itemlevel 254)
  • Restoration Shaman (Itemlevel 252)
  • Windwalker Monk (Itemlevel 254)
  • Subtlety Rogue (Itemlevel 252)
  • Frost Mage (Itemlevel 255)

In the end, the group had about 43 seconds left (via Raider.IO), allowing them to take their time with the final boss.

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Why is this so impressive? This is impressive for several reasons. Firstly, there are no valuable items left from the dungeon above level M+15 – 15 is the limit up to which rewards still increase. At 20, there is another teleport for the dungeon, but everything beyond that is purely for fun.

Much more impressive is the fact that damage and health points increase rapidly. Because the higher the key stone, the higher the damage dealt by enemies and their health points. It requires extremely good gear and skill at the highest level of play to even remotely complete a key stone beyond level 20 within the time limit.

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By the way – shortly afterwards, the group showed that they are by no means a flash in the pan. Just a few hours after completing Plaguefall, they completed another dungeon +29 – The Necrotic Wake.

What was the highest dungeon you have completed within the time limit? Have you even dared to attempt dungeons beyond “M+15”?

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Players are complaining that they cannot play Diablo 2 – Fix is coming

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The release of Diablo 2: Resurrected was somewhat rocky, but most issues seem to have been resolved by now. Only one stubborn problem remains: AVX support. This currently prevents some players from enjoying the remaster. Blizzard is responding.

What are the current problems? Currently, there are complaints from some fans that they cannot play Diablo 2 on PC. The game simply doesn’t start. This issue follows several other launch difficulties, such as:

Most of these problems have now been resolved, but some affected players still cannot start Diablo 2.

Where does the problem come from? The AVX technology has apparently been identified as the cause – a protocol that has been used in almost all processors since 2011. In the original requirements for Diablo 2 (from 2000), AVX was not a requirement.

By now, Blizzard states that all processors that do not support the technology fall below the minimum requirements. This is unfortunate because: during beta, everything worked, and it is now leading to poor ratings for the game. The team is now responding to the complaints.

At GameStar, Diablo 2 is mostly well-received – but some fans are having problems.

AVX fix is coming, but it could “affect all players”

Will the error be fixed? Right now, developers are working to fix the required AVX support for Diablo 2: Resurrected. According to community manager PezRadar (via Blizzard forums):

“The team believes they have a potential fix, but it goes beyond AVX. It could affect all users […] While CPUs without AVX fall below our minimum requirements, we want to ensure that as many people as possible can play. Setups without AVX worked in the beta. When we optimized the game, we accidentally added AVX as a requirement.”

What is AVX anyway? Advanced Vector Extensions, or AVX, roughly accelerates the processing of images, videos, and graphics by the CPU. Since 2011, nearly every new mainstream processor from both AMD and Intel uses this technology.

However, this will take a few more days. To ensure that players who are already playing are not affected, quality assurance will continue testing for a few more days. Those who have already bought Diablo 2 but prefer to wait for a final purchase until after the fix should contact customer support for a possible return.

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What’s the status of Diablo 2? The remaster does exactly what most fans expected: it brings new light to an old game but doesn’t change much – although there are indeed a few changes.

Some problems and new bugs are being fixed by patches, but most remains the same. Consequently, Diablo 2 also excites those players who can play it and can even attract some new fans. If you’re still unsure whether Diablo 2 is worth it for you, our checklist on MeinMMO will help you:

Diablo 2: Why should you play it? The quick check

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Tell us: How do you like the MMO New World after the first hours?

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For more than 24 hours, you can finally play New World. But how do you like the new MMO so far? Or have you only been standing in queues? We created a survey about this, and as always, you can share your experiences in the comments.

How did the release of New World go? The launch of New World varied greatly, depending on whether you got on a server early enough or had to wait long in queues.

Once on the server, the game ran very smoothly and had hardly any problems. Disconnects or crashes were rare. Some players were able to play from morning till night.

However, most players had to settle for a queue. On some servers, this consisted of over 10,000 players who lined up and had to wait a long time. Because of crashes in the queue, some players never made it onto the servers.

You can read how exactly the release day went in our live ticker for the release, which we are still keeping up to date.

Your opinion is requested!

How did the release go from your perspective? Were you able to play New World, and what is your impression of the new MMO so far? Are you satisfied with the game, or did you expect something different? Please share that in the comments.

You can also participate in this survey and give us a quick overview of your opinion.

This is how you can vote: In our survey tool, you can cast your vote and let us know what your first impression of New World is.

You can vote exactly once, and the choice cannot be undone.

We will analyze the survey and your comments in the coming days and present you with a reflection of our readers’ opinions.

MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch accompanied the entire release and spent the first hours in the game. You can read his opinion on the launch of New World here:

I suspected that the launch of New World would be bad, but I was still incredibly angry

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CoD Warzone: Trailer for Season 6 destroys half the map – Is being well received

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Call of Duty: Warzone has released an impressive cinematic trailer for the new Season 6. You can find out what new information is revealed by the trailer on MeinMMO.

Update October 7: The new Season 6 is live. You can find all information and the patch notes for update 1.43 here.

What’s going on? Call of Duty: Warzone is approaching the last season with Black Ops Cold War and has now begun the conclusion of the joint story. What started with the capture of Operator Adler now ends with the ceremonial reunification of the legendary “Black Ops” operators Woods, Mason, and Hudson.

To this end, the Warzone creators have now released a cinematic trailer. However, it not only concludes the story in 80s Verdansk but is also likely to have major impacts on the coming months in the game. For after the start of Season 6, Verdansk will probably never be the same as we know it:

6 Things the New Trailer Reveals – Release, Story, Vanguard

The Release of Season 6 is confirmed: The new trailer shows the exact start date of Season 6 – Thursday, October 7. This was also the previously suspected date, as the Battle Pass for Season 5 ends on this day. Season 6 likely starts at 6 AM our time.

Verdansk takes a full hit: As already hinted in the story of Modern Warfare and the teaser for the new Warzone map, Verdansk will be destroyed as part of Season 6. The trailer suggests that the entire downtown area, viewed from the stadium towards the south, will be destroyed.

There is still no detailed information about the map changes in Season 6, but it seems that Verdansk will undergo significant changes before its farewell. Here you can get an impression of how Warzone was at release.

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The destruction looks extensive in the trailer.

Viewers are keen on the destruction: The trailer is well received by viewers. Almost 12 hours after its release, more than 170,000 users had already clicked on the trailer on YouTube, and 16,390 gave it a thumbs up. In contrast, there are only 393 thumbs down.

The poster-boy of Season 6 is Mason: It was not so certain that Alex Mason would come as a playable operator for Cold War and Warzone. The story events of the seasons take place quite a while after those in the campaign, and Mason was supposed to raise his son in Alaska before being reactivated for the campaign of Black Ops II.

But after the trailer, it is clear that Mason will come into play with Season 6, and you will likely unlock the legendary operator through the Battle Pass. This would be the first “good” story character to appear in the course of the Cold War season as a showcase operator. Until now, it has always been nasty henchmen of the villain “Perseus,” who pulls the strings behind the scenes.

More info on Season 6 can be found here:

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Possible connection to Vanguard: The trailer begins with a scene in a German World War bunker. The Nazis apparently conquered the area around the fictional state of “Kastovia” and built facilities. More than this small hint about the World War setting of the new CoDs cannot be found so far.

The “Black Ops” team is reunited: The probably best scene for fans of the CoD series is the heroic advance of the 4 operators from Black Ops. The new companion Adler, who only joined the team with Cold War, is not necessarily a fan favorite yet. But seeing Mason, Hudson, and Woods together running through Verdansk was indeed a special moment.

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Cold War is entering its last season, and Warzone wants to say goodbye to Verdansk with a bang – in every sense of the word. It is still too early to say how significant the map changes will be. But at first glance, the destruction looks massive, and the last weeks in Verdansk are likely to look somewhat different.

We also look forward to hearing your opinion on the trailer. Is it time for Verdansk to disappear? Or would you have preferred regular adjustments to keep the map fresh?

If you want to read more about how Warzone will likely change with the new CoD: Vanguard, take a look here: CoD Warzone is getting the Vanguard graphics – What does this mean for us players?

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On the anniversary of Genshin Impact, there are poor reviews in the Google Play Store

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Genshin Impact turned one year old on September 28. Correspondingly, the community is giving poor ratings in the Google Play Store and is spamming just one sticker everywhere. MeinMMO reports to you what exactly is going on.

Happy Birthday, Genshin Impact! However, the birthday wasn’t very “happy,” as the community is completely disappointed. Many were still hoping for a special announcement or surprise from Genshin Impact, in addition to the rewards and events they had previously teased.

As we reported on MeinMMO, players are upset about the meager gifts for Genshin Impact’s first birthday. Many fans hoped: Something is coming! But nothing came.

Genshin Impact remained silent about additional rewards. Instead, they released a promotional video that was immediately bombarded with 43,000 dislikes:

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Google Play Store ratings dropped from 4.6 to 1.9 stars

What did the community do? For days, new angry posts have been made on social media, and now the community has started giving poor ratings in the Google Play Store. They want Genshin Impact to see how unhappy the fans are.

In Germany, the Google Play Store rating fell for a while from 4.6 to 1.9 stars. Meanwhile, some fans are trying to raise the ratings again because they find the reactions childish. Currently, the rating stands at 2.4 stars.

Additionally, reviewers report that 1-star ratings are being deleted.

  • 1.9 star rating on September 28 at 9:16 PM.
  • 2.4 star rating on September 29 at 9:58 AM.

Twitter user Ezeiko even posted a picture showing that the ratings dropped from 4.5 to 0.6 stars (via Twitter).

Also, the “Genshin Impact” streamer Enviosity addressed the Google Play Store reviews with his community. He humorously emphasized that ultimately everyone would return when the first important banner reruns featuring Ganyu and Hu Tao came (via YouTube).

What is the community writing in the reviews? The community mentions a past event in Liyue, where there were exactly the same login rewards as for the first birthday. Therefore, they are convinced that Genshin Impact is not making an effort and does not care about the anniversary.

The spelling has been adjusted in parts to make the comments more readable, but the content has not been changed.

Link321 writes in the Play Store:

@Genshin Impact: I have been playing Genshin for 1 year now. I really love the game (AR57), but see many complaints regarding the anniversary and all the crap you are doing. And the anniversary reward is really a joke! Sorry, many wished for a free 5* character. No matter which one and 3K Primogems – that’s really a reward. But 1x 10 pull? Your rating has really dropped “4.6-1.9”. Today – ON THE ANNIVERSARY DAY – please do something about it! 5* rating is SAFE.

via Google Play Store

Andreas Maisinger believes:

It is not about the amount of the reward, but about the lack of effort. What kind of anniversary is this? It is not even celebrated. No new content, no special banner, not even a little effort. A classic login event that was completed within 10 minutes. The web story was pretty cool, but that is not very time-consuming either. And the concerns that nothing would come had already been there a month ago. Simply weak.

via Google Play Store

Also, Erol Adabas says:

Flawed, expensive characters, rewards of any kind – ridiculous for a game that makes millions, even billions. No support, my 1 whale account AR55 got hacked, no reaction from support or Mihoyo. I started playing from scratch because I love the game. I started my 2nd account, I am now AR56, but now this anniversary is a slap in the face… this is not how you treat your players… enjoy the money you have made – thanks TO US…

via Google Play Store

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Qiqi sticker spam in the public Genshin Impact Discord

Who is Qiqi? Qiqi is a character from Genshin Impact who has a sticker in the game and Discord. The sticker features an expression of “oh great,” “uff,” or just “…”, implying silence.

This is what the public Discord of Genshin Impact looks like right now: In every chat in the “Teyvat” category, the one Qiqi sticker is currently being spammed. Occasionally, there is one or another message expressing criticism of the game or those spamming the sticker – nothing else.

The Discord users are only spamming one sticker in many chats.

The community is determined to show Genshin Impact that they are dissatisfied with the handling of the first anniversary. However, whether this will make any difference remains questionable. So far, Genshin Impact has not commented on this.

What do you think about the reaction? Do you find it understandable or are you satisfied with the rewards and events available since September 28? Feel free to write it in the comments.

Genshin Impact players suddenly receive rewards for the first birthday after uproar

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German streamer Trymacs has the best team in FIFA 22 – But it doesn’t help him

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“FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is Pay2Win,” many say. However, the Hamburg streamer Trymacs now impressively shows: Even the best team in the world can lose on the pitch. It comes down to the better skills.

The Twitch star Trymacs is pulling card packs in FIFA 22 like a world champion. Already in one of his first rounds of pack opening, he pulled R9 Ronaldo – one of the best players in the Ultimate Team mode. Just a few packs later, he even got Cristiano Ronaldo and many other strong players.

On paper, Trymacs actually has the best team in the world. However, on the freshly mowed digital pitch, things look different. Although the streamer won round after round against his colleague Rumathra, against another opponent, his hammer team couldn’t come out on top.

Luck in drawing, bad luck in the game: Trymacs loses despite super team against MontanaBlack

MontanaBlack versus Trymacs, who would probably win? Most would bet on Trymacs, who, in addition to his relatively high skill level (via YouTube.com), also boasts the literally best FUT team in the world.

Accordingly motivated and confident of victory, Trymacs entered the six-round match. And behold: Trymacs won – at least twice. In the remaining rounds, MontanaBlack wiped the floor of the locker room with Trymacs’ top players.

Here are the match results:

  • Round 1 – 3:2 for MontanaBlack
  • Round 2 – 2:1 for MontanaBlack
  • Round 3 – 2:0 for Trymacs
  • Round 4 – 4:1 for Trymacs
  • Round 5 – 2:1 for MontanaBlack
  • Round 6 – 1:0 for MontanaBlack

However, this defeat did not sit well with Trymacs, and the two streamers have already agreed to a live rematch. Who wins then, you are welcome to discuss in the comments.

It’s clear: Anyone who wants to spend money on card packs in FIFA 22 has no barriers. Perhaps the mockery and ridicule from supposedly real core gamers, who look down on sports game players. Or all those who reject the FUT system along with real money purchases.

The case of Trymacs against MontanaBlack shows, however: You don’t have to pump enormous amounts of real money into FIFA Ultimate Team to have a chance. Much more it comes down to the skill of the person behind the keyboard or the controller, despite top players.

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What do you think? Do good or bad player cards in FIFA Ultimate Team determine victory and defeat, or does it only depend on the player behind the team who wins? Share your opinion with us in the comments.

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Player removed from FIFA 22 after rape allegations – card price increases by 400%

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Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has been removed from FIFA 22 following serious allegations. However, some of his cards are still available on the transfer market – and are getting more expensive.

These are the allegations against the player: Defender Benjamin Mendy is accused of four counts of rape and another sexual assault. According to the latest information, a court trial is scheduled for January 24, 2022, with a further hearing set for November (via Sportschau).

Mendy has already been suspended by his club Manchester City last August. He has now also been removed from FIFA 22 by EA Sports. In a statement to Eurogamer, EA said: “Since Benjamin Mendy has been removed from the active squad of both Manchester City and the French national team, he has also been removed from the respective squad in FIFA 22 and banned from FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs and Ultimate Draft while he awaits his trial” (via Eurogamer).

Individual cards in FUT still available on the market

This is what happens to the player card in FIFA 22: In fact, Mendy is no longer found in the kickoff mode, now just days before the release of FIFA 22. However, he still appears in Ultimate Team at times. Because: Mendy’s removal from the packs only took place the day after the start of Early Access.

Accordingly, some players were still able to pull the defender from packs. Since already acquired cards have not been removed from the game, he can still be offered on the transfer market. And it is noticeable: The card has even become more expensive.

Mendy is being offered overpriced. Bids can be found at around 3,000 coins.

Looking at Mendy’s price development on the portal futbin, it can be seen that he initially cost around 600 to 800 coins on the FUT transfer market. Then the prices started to rise. Currently, Mendy is about 3,500 coins on futbin, and even more expensive versions can be found on the transfer market.

This means he is currently noticeably more expensive than other regular gold cards with comparable stats. These are generally in the range of 700 to 1,000 coins.

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Has this ever happened before? There have been instances in the past where players have been removed from FIFA due to real-life incidents. For example, Marco van Basten was removed from the game after a scandal in FIFA 20, which led to a spike in his price.

In FIFA 18, the card of player Alejandro Penaranda was removed after he died during a robbery. Here too, sudden developments occurred on the transfer market.

Back then, EA reacted by lowering the player’s price range to the point where selling was no longer “worth it”. However, the card of Adalberto Panaranda, who had a similar last name and apparently was confused by some players, then increased in value.

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Fortnite: Player bypasses enemy tank wall with a cruel trick

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A new item has taken hold in Fortnite and players are using it extensively. It is about the armored walls. We at MeinMMO show you a trick on how to crack the pesky walls.

What is new? In Chapter 2 Season 8, the armored wall was now added to the item pool. This armored wall can be applied to any self-built wall, just like a trap. Upgrading your wall to an armored wall creates an impenetrable and sturdy cover.

However, you cannot edit them, which means: if you build yourself in with armored walls, you are forced to tear down the wall. In the heat of battle, knocking down a wall with 2,500 health points can quickly seal your fate.

Player gets slowly roasted in the safe armored cube

In combat situations, unusual situations arise from time to time.

What happened? Two players faced each other in a 1 vs. 1. Since one player was possibly at a disadvantage, he built a safe refuge with the new armored walls.

After the player had built himself in, the other one considered how to break through this “bunker”. After refreshing his health and shield, the excluded player had a cunning idea.

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What did the player do? The Galaxy skin looked around in his environment to see if something useful was lying on the ground to crack this refuge. Shortly, the player decided to use a gasoline canister to help.

With the detonation of the canister, fire spread across the ground, making its way into the other player’s shelter. As a result, the player in the shelter did not have enough time to free himself and died painfully from burn damage.

How can you counter well? Ultimately, you should be clear that this wall is hard to break through. However, if someone builds up high and then barricades himself, you should consider tearing down the building. This will destroy the entire structure, including the armored walls, and your opponent will break their neck.

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Furthermore, you can make your environment your ally. Enemies who have built in near sharks can be alerted to the armored cube by provoking them. With a targeted jump from the shark, it breaks through the enemy’s cover and takes your opponent to the virtual afterlife.

Definitely, this new creation from “Epic Games” is a useful item that you can use to your advantage.

What do you think of the new invention? Have you built yourself in with it and perhaps sealed your own fate? Let us know in the comments what you think.

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I suspected that the launch of New World would be terrible, but I was still furious

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On September 28 at 8:00 AM, the servers of New World finally went online. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch was right in the middle of it and stood in queues for hours. He expected problems, but the way the queues were set up frustrated and angered him.

How did the release of New World go? The launch by Amazon went well for some, terribly for others, as you can read in our live ticker.

Those who managed to get onto one of the few EU servers directly at 8:00 AM probably experienced an interesting and perhaps even very fun release. Because the servers were very stable.

Only between 10:20 AM and 10:45 AM was there maintenance on almost all servers. Individual servers also had crashes, but spots were reserved for players who were already logged in. This allowed them to bypass the queues without any issues.

However, those who were not so lucky stood in queues. And sometimes for 10 hours or longer. Because Amazon only allowed a certain number of players on each server. And that extremely frustrated me.

Who is writing here? Alexander Leitsch is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has witnessed the launch of games like Aion, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge, or Black Desert and has sunk thousands of hours into these titles. But he has never been as frustrated as with New World.

Some players had the day of their lives, others just stared at queues

What was and is the problem with New World? When a new MMORPG is released, everyone expects server crashes or queues. This is completely normal, and that is exactly what I expected with New World. I fully assumed that I would play for only a few hours – if at all.

But Amazon uses a rather atypical system for their servers.

While most online games artificially create the queue so that not too many players flood into the starting areas at once and crash the servers, the servers of New World were actually full. Those in the queue had to wait until a player truly left the server.

Although there is no exact player number per server, it is estimated that there are around 2,000 players per server based on company sizes. Thus, the 63 EU servers at launch only offered space for about 126,000 players.

Given the fact that over 250,000 players were already online early in the morning, the long queues were almost pre-programmed. It was also to be expected that players who were early on a server would not leave it the entire day.

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There were queues of at least 2,000 players on almost all servers. At its peak, over 15,000 waited for a spot on the German “Server Utgard”.

“I was jealous of those who could already play”

What frustrated me so much? Basically, it was two things:

  • On the one hand, I hoped that Amazon would do better than other MMORPGs. After all, they delayed the release by 4 weeks specifically to address server and queue issues.
  • On the other hand, I could watch and listen to streamers and friends having the day of their lives in New World. At the same time, I had NO CHANCE to ever enter one of the servers. Because to get access at queue position 5,000, all 5,000 players before me would have had to log off.

Players who were online once could essentially play all day without major downtime or issues. That felt worse to me than if the servers had been offline all day.

Feel free to call it jealousy at this point, because that’s all it was. I was and am jealous of those who could play. They could finally experience the MMO I have been waiting for years and that I enjoyed so much during the beta. But that joy was denied to me.

I also heard a lot of anger from some colleagues who even planned to control a settlement with their company. The server was actually irrelevant to them, but they couldn’t play together anywhere. If they start together now, all settlements on all servers will already be taken.

In the end, the servers also led to New World receiving poor reviews on Steam:

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Server issues okay, but please with a warning

Did it have to go this way? Basically, I don’t want to blame Amazon because a surge as immense as the one New World experienced at launch is hard to handle.

I expected problems and downtime, but not that some could play all day while over half of the interested players were stuck in a queue all day.

I would have liked to see more open communication from the developers to be really prepared for this. Amazon could have:

  • Already explained their plans at launch, including regarding new server openings
  • Immediately clarified the cap so players wouldn’t get in line for position 10,000 in queue
  • Announced the now announced free server transfers before launch. So players could have queued on small servers and then switched to the large servers later. Also, the “subsequent increase of server capacity” is important information that came much too late.

These three aspects would have made my launch much more pleasant, although a bit of jealousy would probably still have remained.

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What else is there to criticize? I would have liked more servers right at launch. The hype surrounding New World was widely known. I myself reported on MeinMMO that due to this hype, Lost Ark would have been overshadowed by New World.

Of course, behind the decision of how many servers to launch with are many technical aspects we have no insight into and that are difficult to criticize. But Amazon took too long with statements about queues and new servers, which also led to frustration.

From my perspective, Amazon also could have spared themselves some trouble by not making the naming globally available. This led to players from other regions creating characters in Europe at launch just to secure their names.

How is New World itself? Since then, I have managed to play New World for several hours last night and this morning. And I am still convinced of the MMO. The entry was successful, and the first endgame is present. Much also depends on how Amazon delivers additional content after the release.

The criticism in this article is therefore not directed against the game itself, but against the way the servers functioned at launch.

If you want to get an overview of why New World is a suitable game, you can find our quick check here:

New World at launch: Why should one play it? The quick check

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Riot presents the next 2 new champions for LoL – causing many discussions

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Riot Games has given a first look at which 2 new champions will be coming to League of Legends in 2022. A marksman and a supporter are planned. The hints are still cryptic – it is speculated they might fit with the new Netflix series.

This is the situation:

  • LoL has a sophisticated system for introducing new champions. Initially, only vague hints about the direction the heroes will take are given. Just before the release, Riot Games always publishes more concrete hints, trailers, and ultimately the exact presentation with skills.
  • The first new champion, a marksman, is planned for “early 2022.” The second, a supporter, for “a few patches later.”
  • The 2 new champions were originally supposed to appear at an event in 2021. However, Riot realized that they did not fit well with the event and has now scheduled them for 2022 – players are speculating that a previously planned event could be related to the Netflix series “Arcane.”
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Marksman brings “shooter feel” to LoL

This is what Riot Games says about the first champion: The first new champ has many allusions to a hero that charges with lightning. This is about a kinetic marksman who is always in motion, pulsing with “sparkling conviction.” He plays “the game” at the speed of a machine gun.

Riot Games states that they want to vary the idea of how “auto-attacks” function in LoL with this character. Apparently, for this hero, auto-attacks will take on a special function, similar to Graves, Xayah, or Jhin.

Riot Games says they want to completely turn around the “actual idea” of what auto-attacks mean with him.

The hero is expected to appear “very early in 2022.”

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This image was published with the new marksman.

This is what Riot says about the 2nd new champ in LoL: It is apparently a supporter who focuses heavily on the themes of “money, technology, and power.” Riot states: “You can buy anything if you have enough cash.”

There are hints that the new hero can bribe his opponents to attack each other. The supporter apparently can also send people to their death.

The new supporter in LoL is said to be someone who makes calls from the background about how things are going.

The new hero is expected to come “a few patches after the marksman” in 2022.

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This image was published with the new supporter.

This is being discussed: On reddit, people immediately have ideas about what the heroes could be like and what role they might take later in LoL. One user believes the marksman could use a kind of “taser” to connect with the opponent and constantly deal damage, but he would need to chase them. This would be a champion without much burst damage, but with a lot of “sustained damage.”

For the supporter, there is a belief he could perhaps use the opposing champions or minions against their own allies and force them into specific actions. The new supporter is being compared to the champ “Winter Wyvern” in DOTA 2.

It is speculated that the new characters could originate from “Piltover” and thereby create a parallel to the new LoL Netflix series Arcane.

The latest heroine in LoL, Vex, was just released a few days ago and was reportedly too strong:

New emo smurf dominates LoL – After less than 24 hours, the 1st nerf is coming.

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Pokémon GO shows trainer his egg reward, then cruelly disappoints him

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One way to get monsters in Pokémon GO is by hatching eggs. However, a trainer has now reported a bug that left him terribly disappointed in the end. We at MeinMMO took a look at what happened and will show you.

What is it about? To catch monsters in Pokémon GO, you have various options. They spawn in the wild, you find them in raids, or you get them through rewards. Another way is to hatch eggs. Which Pokémon you can find in the respective eggs is summarized here for you.

To hatch them, you need to put them in an incubator and walk the required distance. However, you do not know in advance which monster will come out of the egg, and it usually remains a surprise.

However, this was different for the trainer Azazicc, who reported a game bug in the egg overview on reddit. He was already shown his egg reward before hatching, which ultimately led to a nasty disappointment. We will show you why.

From top attacker to a dud

This is what the bug looked like: As trainer Azazicc shows in his reddit post, he wanted to put a 10 km egg in the incubator. Unlike usual, he was not only shown the corresponding egg. A bug in the game caused his supposed egg reward to be displayed to him in advance. Accordingly, he saw a Flampion, which was supposed to hatch from this 10 km egg.

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At the time he created his post, Azazicc still believed he would receive Flampion and wrote: “I think I know what I’m gonna hatch from this egg.” He also explains in the comments that although he is not familiar with the game’s coding, it seems logical to him that Flampion is hiding behind the egg (via reddit.com).

The reddit community is also eagerly following along and asks for an update on whether Flampion really hatched from the egg. Adudewhosadudeforfun writes: “Please keep me updated on what it is. It would be really amazing if it were a Flampion.” (via reddit.com).

It’s not surprising that the community is so excited about this monster, as Flampion can evolve into Flampivian, which is among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. However, the joy of the post creator was short-lived and eventually resulted in bitter disappointment.

This is what hatched from the egg: As he has now announced, instead of the hoped-for Flampion, only an Ohrdoch hatched from the egg. This led to a nasty disappointment for Azazicc and other trainers in the reddit community. 20rzaugg summarizes the situation with the words “Damn bug” (via reddit.com).

This reaction is also not surprising. Compared to Flampion, Ohrdoch is rather a weak Pokémon and thus mainly suitable for the Pokédex. Azazicc can only hope to have better luck with hatching next time.

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What are your experiences with hatching eggs? Do you usually get the weaker Pokémon? And have you ever encountered the game bug where a monster was displayed to you before hatching? If so, what came out? Feel free to share your thoughts here on MeinMMO in the comments.

By the way, you can also get eggs in the weekly rewards. Which Pokémon are hidden in the Adventure Sync eggs is something we looked into and summarized for you.

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Amazon: The evolution of Alexa is a cute robot – Don’t trust it!

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Amazon has introduced a small robot that is supposed to offer Alexa in a mobile version. What can the presented Amazon Astro?

Robots are gradually making their way into the everyday lives of gamers. For example, Sony had presented a patent for a robot so that you won’t have to play alone on your PS5 in the future.

Now Amazon has introduced the Astro, a robot with the functions of Alexa. And the robot looks really cute and could convince many users right away.

However, you should not trust it more than necessary, as behind its cute face lies a watchdog.

The robot looks totally cute but is a nasty watchdog without teeth

The first impression is quite adorable, as its appearance is very friendly. Its winking face and funny beeping sounds make it a sympathetic everyday companion.

What can the robot actually do? The Astro offers you all the functions you might know from the Amazon Echo tablet. You can:

  • set reminders,
  • play music
  • or make calls

If you already own a device with Alexa, the functionality of Astro shouldn’t surprise you much. Except that Alexa can now roll around your home.

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Additionally, it functions as a kind of guard robot. It watches the house when you are not there and reports activities. It can also connect with your security cameras.

With the new subscription “Alexa Together”, it should also be possible to support family members in need of care from a distance. “Alexa Together” works like the previous Care Hub and is expected to cost $19.99 per month.

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The official Amazon video for the new Amazon Astro.

Astro observes all your actions

The robot uses a visual ID that allows it to distinguish all members of your household and responds, according to Amazon, to unauthorized actions.

That’s why you shouldn’t trust the robot: If Alexa felt untrustworthy to you before, then a robot with Alexa that constantly follows you might be even less convincing.

Imagine you just want to grab a beer from the fridge and you get ambushed by the robot because you violated the drinking ban or because you wanted to get your favorite snack for gaming.

Additionally, it is likely that all data is synchronized with Amazon servers, and we do not yet know which data will ultimately be transmitted. Even if the robot looks so cute, you should consider how much privacy you really want to share with the device. Otherwise, Amazon’s privacy policy in Europe still applies, which you can access directly at Amazon (via amazon.de)

Moreover, Astro can continuously track you everywhere and flood you with calls, messages, or reminders – even when you might want some peace and want to leave your electronic “companion” outside the door.

Just recently, a rampaging janitor robot, shredder or chopper in Destiny 2 was causing havoc and unsettling many users who just wanted to play.

The robot is only available in the USA at the beginning

How much does Amazon Astro cost? The price starts at $999. After a “launch phase,” the price is expected to rise to $1,450.

Anyone who wants to get the robot must be strong, as the robot is currently only available in the USA. Amazon states on the official product page: “Please note that this product can only be shipped to addresses in the 50 US states.”

When the robot will come to Germany is still unknown. However, all Alexa devices have previously arrived in Europe with a slight delay.

Amazon Echo: Who benefits from the Amazon devices?

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