Lemnis Gate is likely one of the most innovative and unusual shooters of recent times. The multiplayer title will be released on September 28 and will even be included in the Xbox Game Pass. MeinMMO shows you why the shooter is so unusual and what to expect.
What kind of game is this? At first glance, Lemnis Gate is a first-person shooter with PvP. But essentially, it is also a tactical multiplayer game with turn-based gameplay. The shooter mixes familiar elements from typical PvP and first-person shooters and adds several factors that result in a very unusual game.
The maps resemble conventional multiplayer shooters and you can move freely on them, but there is an essential difference: Matches take place in rounds and time can be rewound by 25 seconds. This sounds confusing at first glance, and indeed it is. However, this approach is fascinating.
In a gameplay overview, Lemnis Gate is explained in more detail:
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How is it supposed to work? If the trailer left you as confused as it did me during my first viewing, let’s try to break it down logically here:
Players compete against each other in time loops that last 25 seconds.
In these 25 seconds, players can do whatever comes to mind.
When a time loop ends, the next one starts immediately. That is the round mechanics of Lemnis Gate.
What’s particularly interesting: Rounds are fought with a maximum of two players per team.
But there are many more players in the video? Not quite. Each operator of your team is you, but from the previous round. You control a different character each round and have to move them like game pieces strategically across the field.
So it is essentially a combination of chess and PvP shooter. Tactical thinking and anticipating the opponent’s moves are necessary if you want to win.
This is what happens when your round is over: When your turn ends, it’s your opponent’s turn. You can observe the situation with a reconnaissance drone while your opponent reacts to your moves.
With the drone, you can also mark things and prepare specific tactics for the next round.
And what if I die? Once you die, the affected operator is in ghost mode. You can move as if you were still alive and perform normal actions.
If the opponent who eliminated you dies, you come back to life and the actions you performed during ghost mode are effectively executed retroactively.
You always have to keep in mind that the present influences the past. If an operator is killed, the actions of that respective round never happened. If you kill an opponent who killed one of your other operators, his victim comes back to life. This may sound confusing at first, but it is definitely an interesting time mechanic.
Here are some screenshots from the PlayStation blog about Lemnis Gate. (via blog.de.playstation.com)
Lemnis Gate offers various modes and operators
What’s included: The tactical shooter starts with several modes that are already familiar from other shooters. Due to the unique concept, however, the classics are likely to feel new.
In general, you have the option to play 1vs1, 2vs2, or locally. The following modes are available:
Search and Destroy
Domination
Acquire XM
Deathmatch
There will also be ranked games for the competitive players among you. A total of 11 maps are played, which differ significantly in visuals and design. From nested space bases to rocky areas, there is a large selection. (via lemnisgategame.com)
Additionally, there are 7 operators that differ in their gameplay:
When exactly does Lemnis Gate come out? The shooter will be available from September 28.
On which platforms will the game be released? Lemnis Gate will be available on PC (Steam), PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. Upon release, the game will also be in the Xbox Game Pass.
What do you think of Lemnis Gate? Do you find the concept exciting? Or do such complicated mechanics not suit your taste? Discuss with us in the comments.
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The sniper rifle Kar 98k is the most popular weapon in Call of Duty: Warzone and offers a significant advantage for players with a controller. We will show you which advantage that is and which sniper rocks for mouse and keyboard on MeinMMO.
What’s it about? Loadouts in Call of Duty: Warzone usually consist of weapons from the following categories:
Sniper rifle and sniper support
All-rounder and close combat weapon
And while 3 of these categories are subject to constant changes and meta adjustments, the class of sniper rifles remains stable for a long time – the Kar 98k from Modern Warfare dominates the field of aggressive sniper rifles.
Currently, the Kar is even considered the most popular weapon in Warzone (via wzranked.com as of 09/27/21) and if you ask the expert Anthony “TrueGameData” Zachman, it will remain so; at least for controller players. Because the Warzone data specialist has discovered that the aim assist of the Kar is much stronger than that of its direct competitor Swiss K31.
Kar 98k is the first choice for controller players
Why should controller players choose the Kar? The Kar 98k from CoD MW offers a much stronger rotational aim assist than the Swiss K31. The “aim rotation” activates whenever you move with the left stick of the controller and an opponent runs through your crosshairs.
The rotational assist then actively intervenes in your control and follows the opponent for a fraction of a second. Together with the “aim slowdown”, the “aim rotation” forms the two mechanics of aim assist in Warzone. Find out here how to use aim assist to snipe better with the controller.
You can see the advantage of the Kar 98k with aim rotation in the video by TrueGameData. We have set the timestamp to 2:43 minutes. TrueGameData compares the values of both weapons here and then shows the difference in aim rotation. (6:35 minutes).
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Why the Swiss with mouse and keyboard? In the video, the expert also shows why the Swiss K31 has the edge aside from aim assist and is therefore the best choice for mouse players:
Harder hits to the chest, abdomen, and neck
Much better reload speed
Faster to aim
Higher movement speeds
Especially the faster reloading is a strong argument for the Swiss sniper. With the Kar 98k, you load one bullet at a time into the weapon with the large sight. The Swiss has a magazine clip and you directly push the 5 rounds back into the magazine.
How does aim assist work in Warzone?The two mechanics of aim assist in Warzone:
Aim slowdown: If the crosshair is near the target, the sensitivity of aiming is reduced. This creates a kind of stickiness effect, and it feels as if the crosshair sticks a little near the opponent – Applies to hip fire and aim down sights (ADS)
Aim rotation: When you move, your character rotates with the opponent. This assistance only works when you move! Sometimes you turn a little sideways when an opponent runs through the crosshair – Also active in hip fire and ADS
What setups does TrueGameData recommend? Among the aggressive sniper weapons, the Swiss and the Kar 98k are considered to be standard in CoD: Warzone. TrueGameData shows setups for both weapons that minimize your aiming time. We show you his recommendations:
The weapon meta of Warzone is coming together more and more, and the decision of which weapon works best for you depends increasingly on your preferences and play styles. Sometimes a bonus in aim assist can make all the difference, but in the end, your gameplay feeling should decide.
If you are looking for strong alternatives for your loadouts, check out our list of the best weapons in Warzone. We keep the article regularly updated and show which meta adjustments there are in the current season.
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For FIFA 22, the TOTW 2 (Team of the Week) is scheduled for next Wednesday. At MeinMMO, you can find out which players might be included in the new Team of the Week.Benzema, Ben Yedder, and Zakaria have good chances.
This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday is TOTW time in FIFA Ultimate Team. This team includes players who have excelled in the past football week. These players receive improved Inform special cards that are available in FUT for one week.
These are TOTW Predictions: In the TOTW Predictions, we present forecasts for the new TOTW from the FUT community. The performances of the players are closely examined, and predictions are made.
However, it is important to note that the predictions are not a guarantee for the final Team of the Week 2.
When is the TOTW 2 coming? The Team of the Week 2 will be released on Wednesday, September 29 at 19:00 in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. It will be available even before the official release of FIFA 22 .
The possible Bundesliga players in the TOTW 2
These Bundesliga players could be included:
This could be how Zakaria’s first TOTW card looks like.
In the top match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund, Gladbach’s Denis Zakaria scored the decisive goal for a final score of 1:0. Good conditions to be part of the new TOTW 2.
Christoper Nkunku had an outstanding game in RB Leipzig’s 6:0 victory against Hertha BSC. At the final whistle, the Frenchman was able to record 2 goals and an assist.
What do you think of the predictions for the TOTW 2? Which player should definitely be included in the new Team of the Week? Let us know in the comments!
And if you are looking for a strong Bundesliga squad to start in FUT 22, we can help you out here:
Anyone who chooses a chrome paint job for their car in GTA Online must factor in a significant disadvantage. The car dazzles. And just how much is demonstrated by a player in a clip on reddit, which tens of thousands are celebrating.
This is the chrome problem: A player shows a clip of his online session in GTA 5 on reddit. He drives a car through the streets of Los Santos, which has a chrome paint job. The problem quickly becomes apparent.
The paint job reflects the sun directly into the player’s eyes. The users on reddit are thoroughly amused by it.
“I see no problem. Actually, I can’t see anything anymore”
This is the situation: On reddit, zeezaheer sarcastically writes “Get chrome, they said. It’ll be fun, they said” and shows the clip. In GTA Online, you have various tuning options for your cars. Besides engine upgrades, there is also a wide selection of different paint jobs available. Everything from metallic to matte is included. Among these is a chrome paint job that makes cars shine brilliantly.
What many see as an opportunity to show off can quickly become annoying in certain situations.
For when the player has the sun behind him and it shines on the car’s trunk, the problem becomes evident. In the chase camera, the sun appears on the car as a large, bright circle and dazzles the camera.
Over 360 people have already commented on the clip, which has received over 11,800 upvotes on reddit. The reactions are brilliant.
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How do you like the clip? Have you had similar experiences with the paint jobs in GTA Online and have you already tried the “chrome” paint job?
Maybe you noticed that the player in the clip is quite wealthy with his 100 million GTA dollars. There are several ways in GTA Online to make a lot of money. We show you 13 ways to quickly earn a lot of money in GTA Online.
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The most coveted monsters in Pokémon GO are Shinys. To fill the Pokédex with them, some players want to catch as many of these shimmering specimens as possible. However, a trainer reports an incident where he did not get the Pokémon he actually wanted to catch. We looked into what happened and will show you.
What kind of incident is it? With a bit of luck, trainers in Pokémon GO have the chance to encounter a shimmering Pokémon. A trainer named DaRk_ViVi reported such an encounter on reddit (via reddit.com). However, this encounter did not go as he expected.
He received a Drowzee in his daily spawn, which appeared to him in its shiny form after opening.
However, after successfully catching it, the surprise happened: The once shiny Drowzee transformed into a shiny Ditto.
What is a daily spawn? A daily spawn is a Pokémon that appears when the game is opened for the first time and is different for each trainer. It is thus like a personal Pokémon. Unlike other monsters, it does not run away after a short time but remains in that spot all day until it is caught.
What kind of Pokémon is Ditto? Ditto is a monster that can change its appearance and thus hides behind other Pokémon in the game. With the change of seasons, trainers in Pokémon GO also have the opportunity to encounter a shiny Ditto in the wild for the first time.
Ditto as Shiny (left) and normal (right)
Thus, Ditto can now also hide behind monsters that already exist in their shiny form in the game and thus become a shiny itself. However, according to Niantic’s information, this should only happen if the Pokémon to be caught is not a shiny specimen (via twitter.com).
If you encounter a shiny Drowzee like trainer DaRk_ViVi, then it normally should not transform into a Ditto. But how could this happen? Trainers on reddit have also thought about this and are trying to find reasons for this incident.
This is the community’s speculation
After DaRk_ViVi raised awareness about his incident on the reddit platform, other trainers also reported similar experiences. For instance, effrightscorp reported an encounter with a shiny Teddiursa, which subsequently turned into a shiny Ditto (via reddit.com). He also had the Pokémon from the daily spawn.
For this reason, many reddit users agree that it has to be related to daily spawns. Some suspect that Niantic forgot to adjust this list to the shiny conditions for Ditto:
BKoldcuts (via reddit.com): “Maybe the daily spawn is a special case that they did not consider when checking whether the appearance can be shiny? That is the only possibility that comes to my mind.”
seaprincesshnb (via reddit.com): “Yes, I bet they did not apply the logic to the daily spawn. This pool is different, and it seems like a list that they would ‘forget’ to update with certain rules.”
snek_nz (via reddit.com): “I mean, I personally would not be mad. But that is absolutely not what Niantic indicated would happen. I thought that was the reason why Ditto was switched to non-shiny Pokémon at all.”
Whether Pokémon GO actually forgot to adjust the daily spawns in connection with Ditto is not known. As soon as Niantic comments on how these encounters will be handled in the future, you will find out about it here on MeinMMO.
What do you think about DaRk_ViVi’s encounter? Would you have been happy with a shiny Ditto or would you be sad that your original shiny is no longer there? And would you like it if shiny monsters could also turn into a Ditto in the future? Feel free to share your opinion with us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
The former LoL pro Yilang “Doublelift” Peng believes that a role in League of Legends has terrible effects on the players’ condition: Only psychopaths enjoy playing on the top lane. Doublelift explains why this is the case in a Twitch clip.
This is Doublelift:
The 28-year-old American has shaped the US LoL scene like few others. He has played as a botlaner since 2011 and has been an 8-time champion in the LCS, most recently in the summer of 2020.
After his retirement from professional LoL, he is even more active as a streamer on Twitch than before. He now has 1.6 million followers on Twitch. When he streams, nearly 15,000 people watch him.
Doublelift has always been known for his blunt, bold statements. He now explains why only psychopaths thrive on the top lane in LoL.
“Mid lane is Mickey Mouse cupcake” compared to top lane
“The most disgusting role in the entire damn game”
Why is the top lane so hard? Doublelift agrees with Tyler1’s statement:
“The top lane is the most disgusting and relentless role in the entire damn game. If someone catches you on the top lane, you are screwed for the rest of the game. If the enemy jungler wants you to not participate, you cannot participate. If your opponent takes the counter-pick, you can’t breathe for the entire game and get terrorized all the time.
The top lane is by far the most devastating role for your mind – and it’s not even close.”
Doublelift, 8-time LCS champion
Doublelift explains that half of the crap that happens to you on the top lane results from the enemy junglers and mid laners or from the “pick priority” or because the supporter roams to the top lane.
Top lane, like the AD carry, is a role that only psychopaths would enjoy. Both roles are incredibly mentally hard – mid lane, on the other hand, is “broken”, meaning it’s easy to play.
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Do others see it this way? Yes, top laners constantly complain about how thankless their role is (via reddit). Typically, on the top lane, rather “stationary, defensive champs” are played who largely stay on their lane. When the game goes against them, they retreat to their own tower and try to farm mobs under the tower. This is a playstyle that no one really likes.
It’s difficult to set your own accents from the top lane because you are heavily influenced by what the opponents do: Often, top laners feel like they’re sitting there on display and the enemy mid laner or jungler are just waiting for them to go two steps too far from their own tower to jump out of hiding and ambush them.
If top laners get ganked at the start of a game and initially fall behind in gold and level to the other players, they often become easy prey who can do nothing in the rest of the game and constantly die because they have to fill a “front role” in every team fight.
Top laners constantly complain about how hard they have it, especially compared to the mid laners who can leave their lane and “roam” around the map to set their own accents (via reddit).
The ADC has a similarly “restricted role” and little decision-making power during the laning phase, the first 15 minutes of a game, he also has to stay on his lane, while junglers, mid laners, and even the supporter have the opportunity to become active and set accents.
This dependence of roles on what the opponent does seems to burden many over time, as Doublelift believes.
How bad it can be as a top laner was noticed by a pro player at the 2019 World Championship:
A leak reveals the free games for PS4 and PS5 from the subscription service PS Plus in October 2021. According to the leak, there are supposed to be two games that promise brutal and bloody action on the PlayStation. But how accurate is all of this? Find out everything about the leaks here on MeinMMO.
What are the leaks about? Actually, the new games from Sony’s subscription service PS Plus are a secret until the new month begins. Nevertheless, leaks about the new PS Plus games have become a tradition and as in September, the new games from the subscription service have already been leaked this time.
How reliable is this leak? The source for the leak is again the French site Dealabs.com, a deal site where users can post various offers themselves (via Dealabs.com). The site has accurately predicted new PS Plus games in the past. However, there is once again the possibility that it could be a fake and completely different games will come to the subscription in October.
One of the most brutal beat ’em ups and World War carnage in the PS Plus subscription in October 2021
According to the leak, the following games are supposed to be available in October at no additional cost:
Hell let Loose (PS5)
Mortal Kombat X (PS4)
PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4)
What is Hell let Loose?Hell let Loose takes place in World War II. Features include massive battles with 100 players (50 per side) and a focus on realistic conditions.
It features detailed replicas of the weapons, uniforms, and vehicles that each faction used in battle during the war. Additionally, various roles such as officer, medic, or sniper are available for you to choose from.
Realistic factors like ballistics and recoil play an important role and are based on real weapons. It gets pretty bloody, and soldiers are literally torn apart by brutal artillery fire and grenade explosions.
What else is coming? With Mortal Kombat X, a brutal fighting game awaits you, which has long been known for presenting almost absurdly bloody violence. So, if you enjoy intense brawls where the loser meets a spectacular demise amid a bloody frenzy, this is the game for you.
With PGA Tour 2K21, on the other hand, you get a game where no one is guaranteed to get harmed. Because it’s a golf simulation that has already received very good ratings from fans on Steam.
With Overwatch 2, players will have to adapt. Bastion and Sombra are being completely changed and significantly overhauled.
At Blizzard, several games are currently in development, and one of them is Overwatch 2. The reboot of the hero shooter not only brings comprehensive PvE elements but also the overhaul of many existing heroes. While some characters need only a few adjustments, two heroes are being drastically revamped: Sombra and Bastion.
New abilities, new design, and hopefully more fun.
What is changing about Bastion? With Overwatch 2, Bastion is undergoing a significant overhaul. He will not only lose his self-healing but will also receive a new ultimate that can bring widespread destruction.
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The self-healing is completely removed. Bastion can no longer repair himself.
Instead, Bastion has a new secondary firing action (right-click) during Configuration: Recon. He fires large bullets that bounce off surfaces, stick to enemy heroes, and explode after a short delay, pushing enemies back.
The spread of the weapon during Configuration: Recon has been completely removed. The rate of fire has been drastically reduced. This is intended to make Bastion feel like a “pseudo-sniper” in this form.
Bastion can now move at reduced speed during Configuration: Sentry. However, the transformation now has a cooldown, so it cannot be used permanently – but he has infinite ammunition.
The old ultimate is gone. Instead, Bastion transforms into an “Artillery Form” and can fire 3 powerful projectiles across the entire map. After a short time, the shells will hit and deal high damage.
All these changes should make Bastion a more versatile fighter, who does not just function as a “one-trick pony” and needs multiple heroes to support him.
What is changing about Sombra? The hacker Sombra is also being revamped. Her hacks are especially in focus here, as Sombra’s crowd control (CC) abilities are being weakened – something many heroes face in Overwatch 2.
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Hacking now has a drastically reduced cooldown – only about 4 seconds.
Hacking now consists of two different components:
The first component works as you already know – the opponent’s abilities are disabled, but only for one second.
The second component displays hacked enemies through walls for the entire team. This effect lasts significantly longer.
Sombra now deals 50% more damage to targets she has hacked.
Sombra’s ultimate no longer removes all shields. Instead, the attack now inflicts 40% of the targets’ current health points as damage and applies the hacking effect.
Sombra can now hack while she is invisible. During the hack, she briefly becomes visible, but then disappears again immediately.
Overall, Sombra is also meant to become more versatile and have more damage potential, without being able to disable the entire enemy team for several seconds.
If you want more news about Overwatch, you will find it here:
When do the changes go live? For most players, these changes will only go live with the launch of Overwatch 2 – however, there is still no exact date for that. Some changes will already be visible in the Overwatch League – such as the new format, as soon all teams in Overwatch will play with only 5 players instead of 6.
It is likely that there will be a whole series of further reworks in Overwatch 2, as the game’s balance is heavily being revised.
What do you think of the two reworks? Are you excited about the new versions of Bastion and Sombra? Or do the changes not sound that exciting?
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Everyone has to start somewhere in a game and might not know what they might regret later. MeinMMO author Lena wants to share 5 beginner tips that she wishes she had known at the beginning of Genshin Impact.
In Genshin Impact, thousands of new adventurers start their journey in Teyvat, the world of the game, every day. They set off to save their sibling. They are lovingly supported by companion Paimon and are taught in the tutorial how to play the game.
A huge world full of new things, dangers, and mechanics awaits you in Genshin Impact, of which you as a beginner have no idea. The game doesn’t really explain the truly relevant things further, gives you a nudge, and you’re already in the midst of it.
I want to give you 5 tips that I really wish I had known beforehand as a beginner. Because I had no idea, I did many things that I now regret. And you can avoid those.
Who is speaking here? MeinMMO author Lena, who has been addicted to the game since August 2020 and made many mistakes as a beginner that she wants to help you avoid with these tips. She has already invested about 600 hours in Genshin Impact and explored all of Teyvat.
Are you a beginner and want to know what to pay attention to in order to be well-prepared later? Then you are in the right place. Are you already an advanced player and want to indulge in nostalgia and your “mistakes”? Then you are also in the right place.
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Artifacts don’t really matter at first
What are artifacts? Artifacts can be compared to equipment like shoes, pants, or headgear in other games. A character can and should be equipped with five artifacts as they determine how strong your character is later.
Why are artifacts not that important at the beginning? You will find many artifacts in chests at the beginning and receive some from bosses. They are enough to accompany you until Adventure Rank 45 (AR 45). Just make sure to complete artifact sets to gain a small bonus. More is not necessary.
What’s special about Adventure Rank 45? After Adventure Rank 45, you are guaranteed to receive at least one 5-star artifact in a sphere. That’s what you’re aiming for, and you want to have as many good artifacts as possible from them.
How do artifacts work? Each artifact belongs to a specific type, which in turn can have certain stats.
The artifacts and their possible stats
Slot 1: Flower, always has health points (HP) as the main stat; you can’t get anything else on it.
Slot 2: Feather, always has attack (ATK) as the main stat; nothing else can be obtained on it either.
Slot 3: Hourglass, can have the following stats as main stats:
HP %
ATK %
Defense % (DEF %)
Elemental Mastery, determines the damage caused by elemental reactions
Energy Recharge %
Slot 4: Cup, can have the following stats as main stats:
HP %
ATK %
DEF %
Elemental Mastery
Elemental Damage Bonus, gives the corresponding element a damage bonus
Physical Damage Bonus, neutral base attacks and heavy hits deal more damage
Slot 5: Crown
HP %
ATK %
DEF %
Elemental Mastery
Critical Hit Rate (CRT), determines how often you can land critical hits
Critical Damage (CD), determines how high the damage of the critical hit is
Healing Bonus %, determines how much more HP a healing skill restores
Every main stat of the hourglass, cup, and crown has a certain probability of being on the artifact (via Genshin Impact Wiki). So, it is possible that you might have to farm for the right artifact for weeks or months.
Additionally, each artifact has up to four sub-stats. Any artifact type can receive anything as a sub-stat that it can also have as a main stat, except for Elemental Damage Bonus and Physical Damage Bonus.
You level the stats and thus the artifacts themselves by sacrificing other artifacts for them or through the items “Wondrous Essence” and “Wondrous Salve.” You obtain both items through quests or in the Housing of Genshin Impact.
A literally typical example of an artifact.
Where do you get artifacts? You get artifacts from the so-called spheres. These are the dungeons in Genshin Impact. You can find spheres all over the map and can recognize them by the diamond with the circle inside. You can comfortably teleport to each sphere you have discovered.
Moreover, bosses can also drop artifacts. This includes two artifact sets that you cannot get in spheres: “Gladiator’s Finale” and “Wanderer’s Troupe” (via Honey Impact).
When is an artifact “good”? That’s not so easy to answer, as different stats are important for different characters. Basically, I keep artifacts whose sub-stats I particularly like. These include CRT, CD, ATK %, Elemental Mastery, and Energy Recharge. Many characters benefit from these stats, and it can never hurt to set them aside.
The artifact can become good
It is a good artifact
With main stats, I generally keep everything I don’t already have in multiple copies, but even then, I have a hard time getting rid of anything with potential. At first, I didn’t pay attention to this and simply used everything rigorously for leveling when I thought I had a great artifact. Better to wait patiently and level when possible rather than wasting valuable artifacts.
One last tip: When deciding on characters, it’s best to choose a specific path. Try not to mix builds. For example, take Diluc, who is a Pyro DPS. You want a lot of ATK, CRT, CD, and Pyro Damage on him. Don’t also have HP % as a main stat. This would only waste damage potential.
What are “Ley Line Outcrops”? The yellow Ley Line Outcrop (available from AR 12) gives you Mora, the currency of Teyvat, and the blue one (available from AR 8) gives you experience point cards. Mora and XP cards are used to level up your characters. Nothing happens without them.
When you pull up your map, you can recognize Ley Line Outcrops by a kind of cloud in a circle. In Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma, you can find two of them each. One blue and one yellow. The enemies vary depending on the area, but not the rewards.
The rewards increase based on your world and adventure level (via Genshin Impact Wiki). Unfortunately, I completely ignored this at the beginning and rushed straight to the bosses. I didn’t realize how valuable Mora and XP cards would become throughout the game.
My tip: Treat yourself to the Ley Line Outcrops, especially at the beginning. There isn’t much else meaningful to do with the resin yet, and Mora and XP cards are never bad, no matter how little you get at first. It’s better than leaving the resin lying around. What is resin? I’ll explain that to you in the next section.
Ley Line Outcrops on the map
Ley Line Outcrops in the overworld
Resin! Resin! Resin! – Use it or collect it
What is resin? Resin is used to loot bosses, weekly bosses, spheres, and Ley Line Outcrops. So, you need resin whenever you want to progress in the game. At first, it seems like you have enough with the daily 160 resin. But the further you progress, the more you will notice that resin becomes scarcer than you initially assumed.
If you want to fully level a character, you may need to defeat a boss about 20 times to obtain the material required for your character. For example, Amber needs 46 Flickering Flower Seeds as material, which only drop from the Flickering Tree. You usually get 2-3 of such materials per run. A boss consumes 40 resin.
What is fragile resin? The item “fragile resin” is very valuable. It restores 60 resin. So, don’t use it too generously at the beginning and save it to farm artifacts diligently starting from Adventure Rank 45.
How do you get fragile resin? You can obtain resin through the adventure pass, events, quests, and by leveling up your adventure rank.
What is “enriched resin”? Enriched resin can be crafted at the alchemy table for 40 resin. This resin makes farming Ley Line Outcrops and spheres more efficient, as it counts for two runs when you use it. So, you get double loot for one run. However, you cannot use it for bosses.
My tip: Make sure not to make the same mistake I did and craft enriched resin when you want to take down bosses that day. I also craft enriched resin whenever I don’t have time to do spheres. This way, the 160 resin available daily is used wisely and not wasted.
That’s why Adventure Rank 45 is so relevant for artifacts. Before that, you’re essentially wasting your resin on artifacts that you will end up swapping out 98% of the time.
Important and valuable items, especially in the endgame.
Leveling Characters’ Talents
What do characters’ talents provide? One thing you might not pay attention to initially is the characters’ talents and that they can even be leveled up. The basic attack, elemental, and special abilities can be leveled up using additional materials, making them significantly stronger.
All talents can be raised to level 10. If you pull a character twice, you unlock constellations that give your character additional abilities and bonuses. Constellation 3 and 5 increase the talent level of the elemental and special abilities of all characters by three levels. The maximum level of these talents is currently 13.
Where do you get the necessary materials? The necessary materials for talent upgrade can be obtained in spheres, just like artifacts. However, there is a special rule regarding this. Some materials are only available on certain days of the week. I recommend the free tool Seelie.inmagi (via Seelie.inmagi), which helps you keep track of them.
Starting from talent level 7, you must also defeat weekly bosses, as they drop unique items that you need additionally for the talent upgrades. Talent Level 10 even requires a special item: the “Crown of Wisdom.” It is among the rarest items in Genshin Impact and you can only obtain it through special events or quests.
My tip: Make sure to read the talents thoroughly. Most characters benefit especially from their elemental and special abilities. Level 6 is a good average for all three talent tiers. However, if a skill is particularly important, it might be worth leveling it up to level 8 or higher.
Kill everything you encounter
Don’t run away: One thing Genshin Impact has taught me is that you should never run away from enemies. They drop valuable materials for you. You need them to level up characters, talents, and weapons.
The more you collect daily on the side, the better it is for you later. Additionally, enemies drop rarer materials the higher your world level is, as the monster levels also increase with it.
Who is Bennett?Bennett is one of the best characters in the game. With his support and buff capabilities, he is currently unique and a valuable addition to any team. He has been around since the release of Genshin Impact, providing decent healing and a strong attack boost.
Why is Bennett’s 6th constellation tricky? Unbeknownst to me, I quickly had the luck to unlock Bennett’s 6th constellation, only to later find out what it really meant: You can no longer perform neutral physical attacks when standing in Bennett’s special ability.
Because his constellation grants the character Pyro power, which means your attacks then belong to the fire type. You don’t want this on certain characters like Razor.
Of course, it can also be useful if you play Bennett in a pure Pyro team. It additionally increases the Pyro damage of characters with one-handed, two-handed, and polearm weapons standing in Bennett’s special ability by 15%.
Just be aware that certain team combinations won’t work as well once you activate this constellation. It limits your Bennett.
Think carefully beforehand about whether you want to unlock Bennett’s 6th constellation. There’s no going back afterward.
Of course, I just want to help you with these tips and not dictate how to play. When I look at my resin management at the start, I still want to hit myself today. Now in the endgame, I regret that I managed it as if it were as common as sand.
Are you beginners and have these tips helped you, or are you already advanced players and also knew nothing about these things at the beginning? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
By the way, we also have an article about 7 beginner tips. It covers more information that can be very useful for you as a beginner.
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Destiny 2 has allegedly been secretly revealing which weapons will dominate in the future for a year. Players now believe that they already know the meta of the next expansion.
What’s coming: At the beginning of 2022, Destiny 2 will release the expansion “Witch Queen”. Even now, months beforehand, the Guardians want to have figured out which weapon category will really take off and dominate the meta.
Behind closed doors, Bungie continually determines which guns will be the boss killers of tomorrow. However, players now claim to have cracked the code and are prophesying rocket launchers as the winners – how did they come to this conclusion?
This is how Bungie determines the meta: At the beginning of a new chapter, meaning with a new season, Bungie releases extensive balance changes and introduces a new seasonal artifact. This contains modifications, or mods, that can turn a weapon category into a boss killer overnight.
Without the weapons supported by the artifact, it is usually difficult to survive in the endgame. Bungie also determines how you fight the annoying champion enemies. This enforced meta is not to everyone’s liking, but it brings variety to the loadouts every few months.
What does meta mean? The term is usually used as an abbreviation for “most effective tactics available.” Hence, the most effective tactics at disposal. If something is meta, then according to the current patch, it belongs to the strongest weapons or skills that have significantly more advantages than disadvantages – thus, many informed players use the meta.
Put on your tin foil hats – Which weapons are expected to be meta in “Witch Queen”?
This code has been cracked by players: Bungie is said to always reveal in the previous season which weapons will be heavily favored in the next artifact. According to the codebreakers (via reddit), the quest weapon of the previous season determines the meta of the next season.
All year long, the Destiny developer has followed this pattern: A quest weapon for everyone that then performs strongly in the next season. Here’s how that went with quest weapons in detail for 2021:
Season 13 brought the grenade launcher “Plunderer’s Salvo” at the beginning of 2021. One season later, Breach and Clear was the hottest mod in the game. Grenade launchers were meta, with exotics like Anarchy stronger than ever.
Season 14 brought the fusion rifle “Dismantle”. In the current season 15, fusion rifles are the strongest boss killers, melting even raid final bosses in seconds.
This all actually started at the end of 2020 with season 12 and the quest sniper “Venerated”. Although sniper rifles were not directly meta due to a mod, there was much general support for the precise weapons in the artifact.
Hegemony will be available in Season 15 for everyone at Shaxx, the Vagabond, and Zavala.
Which weapon is expected to be strong in 2020? If Bungie follows the pattern, we would expect rocket launchers to be the top tier in the next season. Because currently, you can earn the quest rocket launcher Hegemony.
Season 16 will start in Destiny 2 on February 22, 2022, along with the “Witch Queen” expansion. The ongoing Season of the Lost will thus last six months – the longest season ever.
How likely is the prediction?
There are concerns: Clearly, a trend can be recognized here, and it already makes some sense. However, it could just as easily be coincidences.
A conclusion that would make Sherlock Holmes envious followed as an answer:
Because last season there was a very good fusion rifle [as a quest reward]. Just like last season we had a grenade launcher mod and before that [the season] a good grenade launcher came.
What do you think – are you already farming for rocket launcher god rolls? We recommend acquiring Hegemony either way. A strong alternative is also Hitzkopf from the Nightfall and Heze-Rache from the “Glass Chamber” raid. Would you enjoy such an explosive meta?
The idea that Bungie rewards dedicated players who are present season after season with strong weapons that can then be used in the future is something we want to believe. Because the meta is indeed largely determined by the seasonal artifact. If a large portion of the Guardians were to lack the appropriate weapon, anger would be inevitable.
Also on MeinMMO, you have already speculated about this: Our reader D1vet asked at the beginning of September: “Why is a rocket launcher being introduced as a ritual weapon in the season when fusion rifles and linear fusion rifles will be pushed with the mod?”
A conclusion that would make Sherlock Holmes envious followed as an answer:
Because last season there was a very good fusion rifle [as a quest reward]. Just like last season we had a grenade launcher mod and before that [the season] a good grenade launcher came.
What do you think – are you already farming for rocket launcher god rolls? We recommend acquiring Hegemony either way. A strong alternative is also Hitzkopf from the Nightfall and Heze-Rache from the “Glass Chamber” raid. Would you enjoy such an explosive meta?
The developers of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout are celebrating: They have made it into the Guinness Book of Records 2022. Their game is the “most downloaded PS Plus game” of all time. This puts it ahead of major shooters like Call of Duty or Destiny 2.
What record is that?
PS Plus is Sony’s paid service that allows you to use the online features of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Every month, Sony also offers “free downloadable games”: These games can be downloaded for free by subscribers for one month and then kept forever.
This is what the developers say: In a blog post, they highlight how successful their game is:
They were nominated for a BAFTA award
There is a separate documentary from ESPN
And now they have made it into the “Guinness Book of World Records”
Mediatonic thanks the fans for the honor of standing alongside sports legends, great human achievements, and the dog/cat duo that can ride a scooter extremely fast.
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Which games has Fall Guys beaten? Already at the end of August 2020, Sony announced that Fall Guys has won this title. However, Sony did not disclose exact numbers.
In April 2020, Sony released an infographic stating that the most successful games in the Plus offering at that time were:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered
Sonic Forces
Shadow of the Colossus
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
Destiny 2
If you don’t have PS Plus but still want to play online, we have created this list on MeinMMO:
Just a few days after the release, the grey market for Diablo 2: Resurrected is already running on eBay. Rune words and items are already being offered: The best ones cost more than 100 € and that in the softcore area.
In the history of Diablo 2, there have been many highly sought-after items and rune words that were traded in the game. Many were also “duped” or “scammed.”
Over and over, items in Diablo 2 were traded for “real money” over markets like eBay. On reddit, a user recounted that he earned nearly 5000 $ through Diablo 2 and eBay in the early days of Diablo 2 in about 3 months (via reddit).
129.90 € for a powerful hat in Diablo 2
What can you find on eBay now? Diablo 2 Resurrected was released only on September 23, 2021. But even now, after just a few days, the first items are appearing on eBay:
The most valuable item is the “Harlequin Crest” Shako. A unique head item that grants life, mana, and skill bonus points. It especially has a high value in “Magic Find,” making it attractive for players looking to hunt for loot.
The item was sold on September 25 for 129.90 €.
The item is listed on eBay for 129 Euros and had already been sold once on September 25. The seller allegedly has more of such items available.
On the English-speaking eBay, a user wants 250 $ (around 213 €) for the “Ber Rune”: This has always been considered the most valuable rune in Diablo 2, because it is used in various powerful rune words.
It is noteworthy that the items are all still being offered for the “softcore” area in Diablo 2.
Is that legal? No, trading items for real money has been as old as Diablo 2, but it has always been frowned upon. Therefore, such transactions take place in secret.
The seller of the “Shaco” writes, for example: “Don’t say anything in-game. I will drop the ordered items for you.”
Such trading always requires a little trust as well. Because as old as real money trading are the scammers who will rip you off.
The extent to which the hunt for items in Diablo 2 can take place was experienced by a Twitch streamer who was looking for the “Holy Grail”:
The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 plans significant changes to the matchmaking of the “World vs. World” system. The changes were to be tested in a beta that started on Friday. The beta was initially supposed to last a week, but very soon the experiment was over: the beta was canceled prematurely. The issues were too great.
This was the plan for the beta:
The beta was to run from September 24 to October 1.
The idea was to change the “World vs. World” of Guild Wars 2: a new matchmaking system was to be introduced to sort players, guilds, and even alliances into new teams.
With the changes, ArenaNet wanted to address the changed server population. The idea was that fairer teams would emerge; at least until October 1, when the beta was supposed to end and return to the original state.
This went wrong: However, the beta did not last until October 1, but ended on the same day it started. ArenaNet canceled the experiment on Friday evening.
ArenaNet stated that they encountered a variety of problems and therefore decided to revert to the old system.
Shortly after the beta started, ArenaNet admitted on Twitter that “players are being matched into the wrong match-ups”.
They are looking into the problem. However, shortly thereafter, the message came that the beta was canceled and the system would be reset.
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Immediately after the beta started, it was already known: There were problems.
Players are disappointed but understanding
Here are the reactions: Players are largely disappointed with the change. A lot of mockery is directed at ArenaNet, since they have been working on this change for 4 years. It is said in the official forum post that things should first be tested internally before being released.
However, there are also some who defend ArenaNet: Here users say that this is why it is called a “beta TEST”, and one must expect that things go wrong. Furthermore, they appreciate that ArenaNet ended the experiment quickly rather than allowing WvW to be broken over the weekend.
Our author Mark addresses the new expansion of Guild Wars 2 in an opinion piece:
The Halloween Event 2021 starts in Pokémon GO in October. But what is happening there and what bonuses can you expect? We will show you an overview here with the information we know so far.
What is it about? Every year, Pokémon GO celebrates an event in the game during Halloween time. Traditionally, spooky Pokémon of Ghost or Dark type are in focus. They constitute a large part of the event’s content.
So far, there are few details about the Halloween Event 2021, but Niantic has announced new information for October.
What happens at Halloween in Pokémon GO? Facts and rumors
What is known? We know for sure that Pokémon GO will start a Halloween Event in 2021. Niantic has officially confirmed this. Below, we present the information that has already been confirmed:
When does the event take place? The Halloween Event 2021 starts in Pokémon GO on Friday, October 15. It will be active for more than two weeks and ends, fittingly for the end of the month, on Sunday, October 31.
Spawns in the wild: It is known that costumed Pokémon will appear in the wild. Which costumes they will wear and which Pokémon have been selected to wear the costumes is still unclear.
Special research: The developers will provide all participating players with a new special research. While the rewards are not yet known, it is clear that the research is “all in the spirit of Halloween.”
In the latest blog post, it is stated that more details about the event should follow soon (via nianticlabs.com). However, data miners have already provided more information about the event content.
What do leaks show? Data miners have thoroughly searched the code of Pokémon GO and found exciting changes for the Halloween Event.
In the mentioned special research, Professor Willow talks to the trainers about a discovery in the forest. He would have come across an unusual tree while researching and then discovered that it was a Trombork. The Pokémon was surrounded by small Paragoni. These two new Pokémon will probably make their debut at the Halloween Event:
In 2020, there were candy bonuses, Gengar and Zobiris in costumes, the debut of Galar-Makabaja, Kryppuk (also as Shiny), Darkrai raids, research, and more.
In 2019, Makabaja returned to the game, first Darkrai raids appeared, candy bonuses, a special research, and new crypto Pokémon.
In 2018, there were candy bonuses, the first special research with Kryppuk, and the first Giratina raids.
In 2017, Zobiris, Banette, and other ghost Pokémon from the Hoenn region appeared for the first time, along with Pikachu in costumes, candy bonuses, and a Mimigma hat for trainers.
In 2016, there were candy bonuses, and ghost Pokémon from the 1st generation appeared more frequently.
Based on this history, one can assume that Niantic will also unlock a candy bonus for Halloween in 2021.
How do you like the outlook for the Halloween Event 2021 in Pokémon GO so far? Are you excited about the new Pokémon and the special research, and do you perhaps even have specific wishes for the event? Then share your thoughts with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with the community.
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold has been active in Final Fantasy XIV for several months and discusses the game from the perspective of a long-time WoW veteran. He believes that FFXIV has evolved the formula of WoW.
The frequency of his streams has decreased since then, but he still comes back to the MMORPG from Square Enix time and again. In one such stream, he draws a comparison between FFXIV, WoW, and EverQuest.
This is what Asmongold said: In the stream, Asmongold noted that Final Fantasy XIV is a kind of “evolution” of WoW. It has evolved the MMORPG formula in the way that WoW did back then with EverQuest.
Final Fantasy has basically done what WoW did with EverQuest. […] WoW took all the annoying, time-wasting mechanics in EverQuest and removed them. And now Final Fantasy has taken all the annoying, time-wasting mechanics out of WoW and has removed them as well.
It has thus identified part of the gameplay mechanics as “problematic”, just as WoW did with EverQuest, and adjusted them accordingly.
FFXIV director says: Players have too little time
What’s behind this: Asmongold is right with his observation regarding time. Years ago, the director of FFXIV, Naoki Yoshida, commented that time is one of the most important resources for players that developers have to compete for.
The head of the MMORPG stated that players today have too little time. Therefore, he sees not only other MMORPGs as his competition, but also TV series, movies, and other forms of entertainment, Yoshida said.
The modern gamers are very busy – they need to split their limited time among the various types of entertainment that they consume besides gaming.
Naoki Yoshida
According to Yoshida, the lack of time is one of the main reasons why new MMORPGs have so many problems establishing themselves in the market. The content of FFXIV is therefore designed to “respect the players’ time”. It often comes in small, easily digestible chunks like dailies or dungeons, which help players with little time to keep up and not fall too far behind. Otherwise, it would only lead to frustration.
Of course, there is also content that requires a lot of grind, such as the “Relic” weapons, which differ in each expansion. But even this grind can be paced by the players as they see fit.
Some burn through it in a short time,
others take their time and farm over several weeks or even months.
In the end, however, they all receive their rewards, provided they complete the necessary tasks of course.
What do you think of Yoshida’s philosophy? Does his assessment regarding time resonate with you? How do you prefer to play your MMORPGs: slowly and steadily or do you prefer higher speed? Let us know in the comments.
Another major content creator from WoW has also started with FFXIV, and his first impression of it is rather mixed:
The revamped goalkeepers are one of the innovations that are noticeably present in FIFA 22. But not all players are happy about the suddenly improved keepers.
What’s going on in FIFA 22?
The game hasn’t really been officially released yet; it officially kicks off on October 1st. However, the Early Access is already available, which EA Play members can use for ten hours each.
This time-limited gaming phase was already enough to spark a big discussion point in the FIFA community.
No wonder: it doesn’t take long to notice that something has changed with the goalkeepers compared to previous years. Usually, everyone in one of their first games will quickly think: “Uff – how did he save that?”
What’s new: For FIFA 22, both the goalkeeper AI has been revamped and numerous new animations for the keepers have been added. Accordingly, the goalkeepers behave differently than before. And: You can see movements and saves from them that you haven’t seen before.
A strange deflection of the ball, a reliable dive into the corner of the goal, a lightning-fast block with the foot: The keepers master numerous actions with which they prevent goals that would have been a sure score in previous games.
On the other hand, there are situations where you see a new animation, yet the goalkeeper still gets beaten. For example, when the keeper is struck powerfully and the ball somehow rolls into the net. Or when both teams are scrambling in the box and the ball somehow rolls into the goal rather than into the hands of the goalkeeper.
However: Overall, one can at least observe in this early phase that the goalkeepers are a significantly stronger factor in preventing goals than in the past. And this is currently sparking large discussions among the players.
Overcoming the goalkeepers is more difficult in FIFA 22
“75-rated goalkeeper plays like Prime Moment Casillas”
This is what the community says: When you look around in the FIFA subreddit, there are some posts that deal with the goalkeepers in FIFA 22. However, there are differing evaluations of the new keepers.
Some players are happy that the keepers in FIFA 22 reliably prevent goals. They felt the goalkeepers in previous years were too weak and appreciate the improvement.
Others consider the goalkeepers nearly overpowered and are frustrated that numerous attacks do not lead to scoring. They find it unrealistic how strong the goalkeepers are at preventing goals.
Accordingly, there are currently two camps discussing the keepers in the community – and whether the performance of the goalkeepers should remain as it is.
“I’m confused, I thought we all wanted better goalkeepers because they’ve been bad for years? This is the first year I think the goalkeepers are actually good. Normally they are useless, whether they are TOTY or not. Hopefully they won’t be nerfed,” writes a user (via reddit).
“My 81-rated goalkeeper shouldn’t be able to make some of the saves I’ve seen from him,” is one of the replies (via reddit).
“After the terrible performances that the goalkeepers have shown in previous FIFA titles, they are finally playing like real goalkeepers. If you keep complaining about it, they will be nerfed and we’re back to square one,” wrote a user (via reddit), which sparked discussion in the comments.
“I would agree if a 75-rated goalkeeper didn’t play like Prime Moments Casillas,” someone countered (via reddit).
“Did the keepers need to be improved compared to last year? Yes. Are the goalkeepers way too overpowering in certain situations now? Yes. I really don’t understand why people can’t grasp that we need a middle ground” (via reddit).
In detail, there is also talk about chances that would be nearly impossible for goalkeepers to pull off in real life – but can be done in FIFA 22. For instance, when a striker faces the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation, strikes the ball hard, and yet the goal is still denied by a lightning-fast reflex.
It will be interesting to see how the situations develop in the coming days. After all, previous FIFA titles have repeatedly had mechanics that allowed players to reliably defeat the keepers. Just think of the ball roll, which allowed players to simply round the keepers in the past. It’s possible that players will find tricks again this year to reliably score goals – but currently, the keepers are keeping the goal tight.
Overall, this discussion also falls into a thematic field that has concerned the community for years: the contrast between gameplay and realistic football, and to what extent FIFA manages to implement that. Recently, however, an e-sports player even criticized the game’s realism:
At an event, Nintendo announced that it is producing a new Mario movie. Actor Chris Pratt is slated to play Mario. The internet was full of head-shaking and complaints about this casting. For many of us in Europe, the excitement is hard to understand. Why does the internet hate Chris Pratt so much?
This was the reaction on the internet to Chris Pratt as Mario: The reaction was largely negative online. There are many comments on Twitter suggesting that people do not agree with casting Chris Pratt as Mario.
A well-known gaming YouTuber had a laughing fit alone at the idea of Pratt voicing Mario. This was intensified by the fact that Pratt was introduced at the announcement with the words, “Mario will talk a lot in the movie” and “He’s so cool.”
Especially on Twitter, there are many tweets with several tens of thousands of likes expressing annoyance about the casting:
One tweet says: “You survived two recessions and a pandemic just to now have to endure Chris Pratt as Mario” (via twitter).
One tweet even calls for fans to pressure a studio so hard that they are forced to change the film – just like the internet did with “Sonic” (via twitter)
Another tweet shows Chris Pratt as Mario and people pointing at him saying: “I’m so done with that guy.”
This is not the first time Chris Pratt has faced so much backlash online. In 2020, there was already the campaign “Worst Chris in Hollywood”: It was noted that there were now many actors named Chris: Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Chris Pratt (Starlord) all starred in Marvel films. Additionally, there was Chris Pine (Captain Kirk).
However, among the 4 Chrises, it was said that Chris Pratt was clearly the “worst.”
“Hollywood’s last desperate attempt to create a star”
What is the internet’s problem with Chris Pratt? According to Kotaku, there are several things that bother people online about Chris Pratt (via kotaku):
He’s simply in “too many films” – Chris Pratt is said to be “Hollywood’s last desperate attempt to create a classic film star,” according to Kotaku. Between 2015 and 2019, Pratt starred in 9 films. He played a central role as Starlord in Marvel films and had a similar role as an action star in the “Jurassic World” films. Those were “sympathetic protagonists in action films with clear weaknesses and cool quotes.”
However, he also played roles that many feel just did not suit him, such as a ripped special ops soldier in “Zero Dark Thirty” or a star in a sci-fi romance with Jennifer Lawrence. Some online feel Chris Pratt is simply everywhere now.
Additionally, Chris Pratt is a member of a church that is considered “anti-LGBTQ” (via twitter). This caused an uproar in 2019. While Pratt countered this view and was defended by many colleagues.
Thirdly, Chris Pratt is so much “not Italian” and seems simply unsuitable for the role of Mario. Moreover, the actual voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, would be available and involved in the film in some way.
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The TV series Arcane is set in the universe of League of Legends and initially revolves around the story of the two sisters Vi and Jinx. The series premieres on November 7 on Netflix and features a new story trailer.
This is what Arcane is about: The animated series based on LoL is set in the past according to its timeline and tells the origin stories of several LoL characters. The shining, advanced city of Piltover is considered the melting pot of art, craftsmanship, and trade in Valoran. It is a cultural center where the brightest inventors and most talented craftsmen come together.
However, wealth also has its downsides, and the downside of Piltover is Zhaun, a district that lies beneath the city. With the invention of Hextech, the balance between the two cities threatens to tip. Now anyone can harness the power of magic regardless of talent.
The central focus of Arcane is on the two sisters Vi and Jinx, who both grew up in the slums of Zhaun. The TV series tells their origin story, but other champions from Piltover and Zhaun also appear in it. These include Caitlyn, Jayce, and Victor, for example.
You can watch the new stylish trailer here:
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The co-creator of Arcane, Alex Yee, states that the series is a story of dualities. It shows how the characters are divided between the two parts of the city and how their values change accordingly. Each of them has their own merits but also flaws and vices.
You can be the hero in your own story, but in someone else’s story, you are the villain.
Alex Yee
When does the series start? The premiere of Arcane has been set for November 7. The series will be divided into three narrative arcs, which will be released over three weeks. The second part will be released on November 13 and the third on November 20.
You can expect that the series will start a few hours after the end of League’s 2021 World Championship, which takes place on November 6.
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Fans are thrilled – “We have been asking for this for years”
These are the reactions so far: Like with the previous trailer for Arcane, many fans are excited. On the official YouTube channel of League of Legends, the new trailer has garnered over 3 million views and nearly 150,000 likes since its release yesterday. The number of thumbs down is just over 1,000.
In the official LoL subreddit, the thread about the trailer (via reddit) has an impressive 16,000 upvotes and over 1,200 comments filled with enthusiasm and anticipation:
TheDarkRyze wrote: “The drawings and animations are absolutely stunning.” (1379 Upvotes)
ScapegoatSkunk said: “[…] It looks like something that will attract both League fans and non-fans. It looks fantastic.” (777 Upvotes)
Rekken and Yu said: “We have been asking for this for years. Finally. It’s here.” (3200 Upvotes)
JasonParadise wrote: “These animations! I’m so hyped. The lore of Runeterra is my favorite part of League of Legends and this feels like a massive expansion of it.” (6800 Upvotes)
Who is involved in the production? The Netflix series is produced by the French animation studio Fortiche Productions. Longtime LoL fans will perk up at that name.
After all, the studio has created several stunning cinematics for LoL that have accumulated millions of views on YouTube, such as the KD/A video for the song POP/STARS or the video Jinxed.
The series was fully financed by Riot, as this gave the developer complete control over it. According to Jarred Kennedy, the Head of IP Business at Riot, this was necessary to ensure the required creative supervision.
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September 2021 is dominated by two major releases: the classic remaster Diablo 2 Resurrected and the MMO New World. In our MeinMMO Podcast, we talk about what makes these two games and their story special.
This is our topic: At the end of September, two big multiplayer games will be released that many gaming fans are looking forward to.
The first is the remaster Diablo 2 Resurrected, which revitalizes a popular action RPG classic. In it, you fight against hordes of demons that have infested the world and are terrorizing and tormenting humanity. Your task is to defeat the three Prime Evils, Baal, Mephisto, and Diablo, and put an end to their conquest of Sanctuary.
The second is the MMO New World, developed by Amazon Games. You awaken on a mysterious island where everything revolves around a magical mineral called Azoth. It grants islanders special powers, influences them, and even makes death not as permanent as it usually is.
In the current podcast episode, we discuss the two new releases in detail and their stories. We also share our expert opinion on both games and you are kindly invited to join the discussion. What do you think of the new games? Let us know in the comments.
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In League of Legends, the new champion Vex arrives with patch 11.9. The grumpy mage is too strong at launch and gets nerfed shortly after the release with a hotfix.
This is the new mage:
Vex is a Yordle mage designed as “emo”. Everything annoys her in some way. She can’t stand hyperactive champions bouncing around her.
Her abilities are designed to counter “agile champions” and eliminate them quickly. Vex herself is also agile, which is unusual for a mage. She fights in melee and can jump across the map.
It was speculated in advance that her ultimate could be too strong, as it can be activated multiple times in a row. However, in live play, it was more her passive and her Q that caused a lot of trouble: Vex seemed easy to play, but dealt a lot of damage, especially in the mid and late game.
How strong Vex was at the start: In the first 24 hours after release, Vex had a win rate of 50.67%. That doesn’t sound like much, but normally champions in LoL start with low win rates because everyone wants to try them, including players who aren’t good at that type of champion.
In the hands of real midlane experts, like Korean world champion Rookie, Vex turns into a killing machine.
Rookie played Vex in a stream and dominated the lane against Katarina. He said he could literally play Vex with just one hand (via twitter).
Videos circulated quickly on Reddit showing how the mage was achieving kills non-stop and leaping across the map with her ultimate in a rage.
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These are the nerfs: Vex’s power level was evidently a problem that manifested not only in spectacular videos or forum discussions, but also reflected in solid data used by Riot Games for balancing.
On Saturday, September 25, less than 24 hours after Vex’s release, the first nerf came:
The passive damage bonus of Vex was significantly reduced, from 30 -180 (and 25% bonus to ability power) to 30 -140 (and 20% bonus to AP).
The base damage of ability Q was decreased in mid and late game.
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