In FIFA 22 there is once again a pack animation. If you want to see early on whether there is a walkout, you should pay attention to a few details. But you have to be pretty quick.
What is a walkout? A “walkout” refers to players in FIFA Ultimate Team who walk through the screen when opening a pack. This only happens for high-rated players with a rating over 86.
However, even before the player runs through the screen, one could recognize in the past, based on animation details, what type of player is in the pack.
Especially with the long animations, like in FIFA 21, one could early on see whether to just skip this part of the pack opening.
In FIFA 22, you can again pay attention to details to see what kind of card you can expect at the end of the animations. However, this is almost no longer necessary.
Short pack animation in FIFA 22 quickly shows what’s inside
Here’s how to recognize the card types: In FIFA 22, the animation for the packs is currently significantly shorter than before. There are no more goals or a tunnel you drive through to reach the card.
Instead, we directly see a pedestal with the empty card, which is then quickly filled with the information about nationality, position, club, player, and rating.
Differences mostly look like this:
A walkout (i.e., over 86) is recognizable by numerous flames shooting up from the pedestal. However, the player runs into the screen quickly anyway.
A walkout with a value over 88 also gets spotlights above the pedestal. This is a sign that can be recognized early on.
A player between 83 and 85 gets two flames on the sides of the pedestal.
Under 82, there are no flames on the pedestal.
If you want to take a look at the whole thing, you can, for example, see an overview of the animations in YouTuber Vizeh’s video:
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Community split on animation: If you look at the comments on YouTube or in the FIFA subreddit (via reddit), you’ll find mixed assessments of the new pack animation – already now, before the FIFA 22 release.
Some are happy about the significantly shortened pack animation. It is pointed out that lengthy pack animations simply prolong the opening process. Those who skip will not see the walkout animation in the end. However, thanks to the shorter animation, this is no longer a problem.
Others are annoyed that the animation is so short. The hype is lost, and the brief guessing about which player is waiting in a pack is gone. The slow revealing of nationality, position, and club built anticipation when a good player was actually in the pack. This has now been almost cut off.
Accordingly, it is no longer so urgently necessary to pay attention to hints regarding the walkouts. Because: The animation runs so quickly that you can see what’s inside pretty quickly anyway.
What do you think of the new animation? Would you have preferred it to be longer – or is the shorter version something for you? Tell us in the comments.
In Destiny 2 a new week begins in Season 15. You are to explore new secrets, find an upgrade for the new Exotic Agers Scepter, and Bungie has also announced changes for the Trials this weekend.
This week in Destiny 2: The ongoing Season 15, the Season of the Lostn, is turning one month old. Bungie is giving Guardians a fresh Masterwork Catalyst for the Exotic that was released just last week.
Additionally, the story involving Crow, Mara, and Savathûn continues – the long quest “Wayfinder’s Voyage” (53 steps) will not be completed this week either. MeinMMO will look into what Destiny 2 will offer you to log in this week.
Here’s how to get the new exotic catalyst: To give the new Exotic Agers Scepter its final form, you need to find the Masterwork Catalyst for the weapon. It has been in the game since September 21.
You will receive the Catalyst as a random drop after completing “Astral Alignment.” This is the seasonal activity in the Dreaming City. Once you have found the Catalyst, you need to level it up through 1,000 kills with Agers Scepter to unlock the new ability – precision final blows and destructible walls grant faster progress.
What can Agers Scepter do then? You sacrifice your Super energy to deal more damage with Agers Scepter’s beam and gain better slowing and freezing capabilities. Additionally, the magazine will be overcharged beyond its normal capacity. How strong the weapon will be remains to be seen in the coming days.
In front of boss Atheon, the challenge “Ensemble-Refrain” is on: In each of the 3 Oracle waves, each player may only destroy one Oracle.
As a reward, in the Challenge Mode you will receive the time-lost weapon “Corrective Measure.” The heavy machine gun will then guarantee 2 perks per slot.
Crucible – Here are the PvP playlists:
Custom Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory-Survival
Glory-Survival: Freelance
Conflict
This is new in the Trials: Bungie has significantly revamped the PvP mode Trials of Osiris, the Trials, and is celebrating great successes. This Friday brings 3 additional changes for the PvP mode:
You can no longer see how many opponents are in matchmaking. You can no longer avoid 3-player teams since the counter is hidden.
In the Trials Labs – an experimental playlist – a new mode is being tested. Here, you need to capture a zone quickly, which randomly changes its location in each round.
After a revival, you do not receive new special ammunition (green).
The last changes were not well received by some players. Will the experiments this week be less controversial? This is what Trials players are currently upset about:
Petra Venj stands directly next to the spawn of the Dreaming City. This means it is the 2nd curse week. The 3rd Ascendant Challenge must be mastered.
In the Dreaming City, the Atlas images of the 3rd week will now also be scattered. So keep your eyes peeled.
Sources for top loot in Season 15 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the Season of the Lost, the maximum Power level of your equipment is 1,330. This means the Power level has only increased by +10 compared to the previous Season 14. So you are not burdened with tedious levels but can jump straight into the endgame.
This top loot (Pinnacle Gear) will get you above 1,320:
Achieve at least 100,000 points as a team in the Dusk: Trial by Fire (+2)
The Exotic Hunter ornament “Queens Cobra” for Ophidia Spatha
The exotic Titan ornament “Jian” for One-Eyed Mask
Exotic Warlock ornament “Caduceus” for Ophidian Aspect
What do you plan to tackle first this week or does Destiny 2 not attract you at all right now? Let us know in the comments.
By the way, as of today’s reset, there are 154 days left until the next expansion “Witch Queen” (Hexenkönigin) for Destiny 2 finally releases on 22.02.2022. If you want to take a look into the future, you can find what you need right here on MeinMMO: The 11 most important things you need to know about the “Witch Queen” expansion
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You want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected on PS4 or PS5 and are looking for the right controller? MeinMMO introduces you to the best controllers you can find.
With Resurrected, Diablo 2 is playable for the first time on PlayStation, and of course, you need a controller for that. The controls may be unfamiliar for veterans, but it even solves a major problem of the PC version.
A good controller is a must for gaming on consoles. And if you want to play Diablo 2 on console for the first time, you might also be looking for the right controller for your battles against the forces of evil.
But which gamepad is best suited for whom? We introduce you to the best controllers and explain who they are best suited for.
You should note: If you buy a PS4 controller, you can generally use the PS4 controller on the PS5 as well. However, there is a limitation, as you cannot play next-gen games (PS5-exclusive titles) on the PS5 with the PS4 controller.
Scuf Impact
What kind of controller is this? Scuf primarily stands for customizable gaming controllers that you can almost completely adapt to your needs. On their own website, you can design your own controller according to your specifications (via scufgaming.com). Buyers have a wide range of options to choose from:
Color
Grip type such as rubberized grips
Finishing of the thumbsticks
Paddles
Basically, there are hardly any limits – except for the price: Because the base price is already 159 Euros and each additional customization such as extra buttons or different colors costs extra money. Those willing to pay a lot get a perfectly tailored gaming controller.
Nacon Asymmetric Wireless Controller
What kind of controller is this? If you’re playing on the PS4 and find the Xbox layout much more comfortable, then take a look at the Nacon PS4 Asymmetric Controller.
The Nacon PS4 Controller relies on a simple design that, however, resembles an Xbox controller the most: The two thumbsticks are not both on the front but one is on the left side, while the D-pad is located directly in front.
For the controller, you pay an average of between 50 and 60 Euros, which is about the same as for the official DualShock 4 controller of the PlayStation 4.
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Razer Raiju Tournament Edition
What kind of controller is this? Razer offers you a high-quality controller for the PlayStation 4 and PC here. The controller can be used both via cable and Bluetooth. For the thumbsticks, Razer uses mechanical switches that are supposed to be more durable and precise than normal buttons.
Add to that customizable multifunction buttons and a mobile app, with which you can set some functions of the controller. If you’re worried about latency, you can easily switch back and forth between wired and Bluetooth connections.
An alternative would be the Razer Raiju Ultimate, which offers a few more functions and additional RGB lighting. However, the controller is currently sold out everywhere.
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FUSION Pro Wireless
What kind of controller is this? If you are looking for a gaming controller whose design is heavily based on the official DualShock controller but offers a few nice extra features, then you should take a look at the FUSION Pro Wireless. MeinMMO was able to thoroughly test the FUSION Pro Wireless.
We particularly liked the high-quality finish, the robust design, and the long connection cable for the controller. The additional paddle module is also a nice idea, even though the attachment didn’t completely convince us. It’s also a pity that the headset does not work in wireless mode.
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Additional accessories for your console: If you are looking for more accessories for your PS4 or PS5, such as a good gaming headset, then check our buying guide. Here we introduce you to good gaming headsets, headphones, and microphones:
The South Korean company NCSoft is a leading developer of online role-playing games worldwide. Here in the West, they are primarily known for the MMORPGs Guild Wars 2, Blade & Soul, and WildStar. In South Korea, however, they operate Lineage, which is something like the “Korean WoW” – but the MMORPG studio is now in a crisis, as the CEO admits.
This is how the crisis manifests itself: The stock value of NCSoft has dropped by nearly 29% in one month. The company now has a market value of about 10.2 billion US dollars. At its peak, in February 2021, it was still 18 billion US dollars.
What is the reason for the crisis? The main reason for the crisis can probably be attributed to the release of the mobile MMORPG “Blade & Soul 2.” Since the launch of the title, NCSoft’s stock has dropped by 20%.
Blade & Soul is a popular PC MMORPG, especially in South Korea. It is firmly embedded in the gaming culture and has many fans.
The successor game launched extremely successfully and had already broken a player record before its release. The full focus of the public was on Blade & Soul 2, but the game fell apart under scrutiny and received poor reviews.
The game for mobile and PC was accused of being extremely aggressively monetized. Many viewed it as a blatant case of Pay2Win:
There was a battle pass that was appealing to players
Already on September 1, NCSoft had to backtrack: They deactivated many boosts, reversed content from the battle pass, and distributed gifts as compensation. However, the damage seems to have been done.
In addition to Blade & Soul 2, there are other negative influences:
There is a controversial change in Lineage. It seems that they have alienated the core players who spend a lot of money, as they favored the “less paying players” in an update (via pulsenews).
Additionally, with “Odin: Valhalla Rising”, there is strong competition in the mobile sector.
This is the new development: In a letter, the CEO of NCSoft, Kim Toek-Jin, has now addressed his employees. It states:
The external reaction to NCSoft is very cold and the criticism continues to rain down on us.
In some ways, we as a company are in a crisis – I can see and hear that.
The CEO says he takes responsibility for the situation and is ready to make unpleasant decisions. Employees are invited to express their feelings about the situation and share their ideas on how to address the problem.
This is what’s behind it: About 5 years ago, NCSoft was heading straight for a crisis. Their own PC MMORPGs like Aion, Lineage 1 and 2, and Blade & Soul were slowly aging, and new sources of revenue were needed.
With “Lineage M,” a mobile version of Lineage 1, NCSoft reinvented itself overnight in 2017. In a short time, the new mobile game generated more revenue for NCSoft than all PC titles combined.
The mobile revenues became huge starting from the second quarter of 2017.
Quickly, it was announced that more mobile titles would be coming – even a Blade & Soul 2 as a mobile game was quickly in discussion. It was finally finished after a long time and looked like a sure hit at the start. But apparently, they have overshot the mark with monetization.
Although Asian players, especially on mobile, are known to be open to microtransactions – it seems they wouldn’t go along with everything.
In Pokémon GO, the Fashion Week started with the task that you should defeat Fashion Challengers. See here what kind of opponents they are and with which Pokémon they attack.
What is it about? With the new Fashion Week event, a new type of opponent has entered the game, the Fashion Challengers. These are NPC opponents, similar to Team GO Rocket. However, the new opponents attack with fashionable Pokémon.
In this overview, we show you how to complete the task with the Fashion Challengers and which attackers they bring along.
Finding Fashion Challengers / Completing Tasks
Where can you find them? You can find the Fashion Challengers at PokéStops during the event. Just like with the Rocket Grunts, you can find and battle them at the stops.
This is what an encounter in the game looks like, as seen in the following screenshot:
Task: Fight Against Fashion Challengers – How to Defeat Them?
What challengers are there?
Quirky Challenger
Slick Challenger
Eccentric Challenger
Cool Challenger
Sassy Challenger
Rugged Challenger
Which Pokémon do they fight with? All Fashion Challengers have a Coiffwaff in their team. This is the new Pokémon that can take on different forms. And this is also special about the trainers, as each has a different form of Coiffwaff in their team.
The battles against the Fashion Challengers are not really demanding. Start with a fighting Pokémon like Lucario or Machoke to easily defeat Coiffwaff. The remaining Pokémon are not really challenging; just use type counters against them and you should win easily.
As a reward, you will receive Poké Balls, Stardust, and various types of berries.
How do you like the new challengers in Pokémon GO? Do you think it’s a good idea to bring some variety to NPC battles, or would you have preferred a greater challenge? Let us know your opinion about the new opponents here in the comments on MeinMMO.
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Almost every person sitting at a desk has the mouse in their hand. But why is it called a mouse?
Why do we call the device that we use daily for work or gaming a “mouse”? Modern devices have little in common with the rodent’s appearance, even though the term has become indispensable in the world of gaming mice.
The mouse was actually invented by Douglas Engelbart, but it only became widely accessible thanks to Apple on their second attempt. The name actually comes from the inventor’s team.
Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse
Who was Douglas Engelbart? Douglas Engelbart was a computer engineer and a significant pioneer for the PC. In 1963/1964, he developed several experimental display devices intended to be used as input devices instead of a keyboard. His first design from 1963 used rolling wheels. This was based on a planimeter, a measuring device invented around 1800.
Engelbart developed the first mouse together with his chief engineer, Bill English. In a patent application, the device was still described as an “X-Y position indicator for a display system.” There was no mention of a mouse at this point.
This is what Engelbart’s mouse looks like in replica: Earlier, the cable came out from the back, where we now have our palm.
Where does the term “mouse” come from? When Engelbart, the inventor of the mouse, was asked about it, he explained in an interview that no one remembers who actually came up with the name. The mouse got its name because of its appearance:
No one can remember. It just looked like a mouse with a tail, and we all called it that.
Earlier, the mouse looked different. The cable used to come out of the back of the mouse, where we place our palm today. Now, the cable is attached to the front of every mouse. For this reason, the term probably seems less intuitive to us than it did for Engelbart’s team.
You can actually watch a video clip of Engelbart demonstrating the mouse in 1968. Here you can see how he uses the mouse, and the mouse cursor moves across the screen.
The mouse introduced by Engelbart initially received little attention, as there were no graphical user interfaces at the time. People working on computers relied on keyboard input.
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The Computer History Museum in California has also gathered many more pictures and information about the development of the mouse (via computerhistory.org).
Fun Fact: The cursor, or the pointer that we see on the screen, was called “Bug” by Engelbart’s group, like “insect.” This was because the cursor resembled a crawling insect. The term, however, did not catch on, and today it often refers to errors in a program.
The path to a mass-market mouse
Where was the mouse first used? The mouse was first used in the Xerox Alto in 1973, as this computer finally provided a graphical interface. However, the device could not establish itself because the mouse cost $400 at the time and the interface for the computer was $300.
Who made the mouse mass-market? Apple licensed the rights from Xerox for its own product and developed a ball mouse together with an engineering firm. The first computer with this ball mouse was “Lisa.” However, due to its high price, “Lisa” was a failure for Apple.
The successor model, the Macintosh, was successful and required the mouse as a device for the graphical interface.
Modern mice now come in bright colors and RGB lighting
The mouse has evolved significantly over the years, and many manufacturers now offer high-precision input devices for computers. After Apple, companies like Microsoft and the Swiss company Logitech followed, whose G502 Hero Lightspeed you see in the title image.
Nowadays, you can purchase mice in various variations, colors, and with numerous features:
The weight also plays an important role in today’s mice.
The shape of the mouse has also changed. Nowadays, there are ergonomic mice that are designed to be particularly comfortable for either right- or left-handed users. Additionally, you can also find ambidextrous mice that are suitable for all types of players. This raises the question of how to hold your gaming mouse “correctly.”
The combat system of the new MMORPG New World is a major point that is regularly discussed by the community. Whether one is satisfied with it or not is up to each individual, but with these tips and tricks, you will definitely get better at it.
What are these tips? In this article, we want to share a few tips and tricks that focus exclusively on the combat system of New World. Some of them you may already know, others may be new to you, but all of them are very useful.
Perhaps one or two tips will sneak into this list that are also useful outside of combat, but the focus should be on helping you crush your opponents more easily.
Why these tips? The combat system of New World has some hidden nuances that are not immediately recognizable. If you have played the betas in the past, some things will surely be familiar to you, but especially for new players, these aids are very useful.
If you are new to New World, these tips and tricks will definitely help you master combat better, and even if you are already a beta veteran, we might still have a tip for you that you didn’t know yet. So it’s worth continuing to read.
What is it? When you swing a melee weapon for a light or heavy hit, there is a short time after the attack before you can strike again. You can interrupt this “cooldown” between your attacks by using an ability.
How does it work? Hit an opponent, then immediately use an ability and hit them again. This way, you can bypass the small delay between your attacks and deal more damage per second in a prolonged fight.
What does it achieve? Not only can you deal more damage over time, but you can also create unpredictable maneuvers in PvP. After your strike, your enemy assumes that much more time must pass before you can deal the next heavy blow. However, that’s not the case with this trick.
2. Switching weapons makes you faster
What is it? Switching weapons also allows you to interrupt an animation and thus perform a new action faster. This is particularly effective with the dodge roll that you can perform while wearing light and medium armor.
How does it work? When you perform a dodge roll forward, your character has a brief delay when getting up. In English, this is referred to as the “Stagger Step”. So you cannot move for a short time when getting up from the roll.
However, if you switch your weapon or sheathe it at the end of your dodge roll, you interrupt the animation and the annoying Stagger Step disappears. You can then immediately continue running and follow up with the next dodge roll.
What does it achieve? This trick actually helps not only in combat but also in the normal environment, as you can move considerably faster when you interrupt this Stagger Step.
Of course, this is also sensible in combat, as you are not tied to a position for as long as you would be when dodging normally. However, you should be cautious about coordinating your weapon switch effectively, as an interrupted Stagger Step is of little use with a weapon that has all abilities on cooldown.
Dodging plays a major role in many of the tricks
3. Guaranteed critical hits
What is it? A critical hit deals more damage. This is the case in almost all MMOs and is also true in New World. Your general chance of critical hits can be increased through attributes and various values in the game.
However, two ways lead to guaranteed critical hits, regardless of your attributes. One is for ranged weapons, and the other is for melee weapons. Therefore, there is always a way to hit your opponent especially hard.
How does it work? First, let’s look at ranged weapons, because here the trick is actually quite simple – A headshot on your opponent always automatically results in a critical hit. So our tip here is to always aim for the heads.
With melee weapons, it’s a bit more complicated, and strikes only deal critical hits when you catch your enemy from behind. Additionally, another tip can be provided that revolves around stuns in the game.
If you stun an opponent, the next strike on them will break their stun. You can therefore stun your enemy to circle around them and then hit them critically from behind.
What does it achieve? Now the answer is quite simple and short – more damage. Additionally, if you focus on applying these tricks more often, you automatically concentrate more on your opponent’s movements, which could also benefit you in other areas.
4. Never consume all your stamina
What is it? If you consume all your stamina in New World and reach 0, a phase of stamina regeneration begins. Then, you cannot use any stamina again until it is full.
However, if you do not reach the value of 0, you can still use your stamina, and it regenerates even faster than if it had been completely depleted beforehand.
Without stamina, you can hardly escape the heavy hammer
How does it work? As an example, let’s take the dodge roll of light armor. It consumes exactly 50 stamina out of the 100 you have. If you perform two dodge rolls back-to-back, your stamina is empty, and you must wait for a while before you can dodge again.
However, if you wait just one second before engaging in the second roll, you have 51 stamina before the jump and 1 stamina afterward. The difference is significant. Not only does your stamina regenerate faster, but if things get critical, you can even execute 3 dodge rolls in a row in this way.
You can always dodge as long as you still have stamina, even if it’s just one point. By waiting just about one second before the second dodge, you can source a third roll from your stamina reserve.
What does it achieve? Faster stamina regeneration helps you move quickly through the world and allows you to act more flexibly in combat. If the situation arises where you must urgently escape, the third dodge roll is a great ace up your sleeve.
5. Riding the axe in close combat
What is it? Admittedly, the name is a bit misleading, and it also works with other weapons. Furthermore, you are not really riding on the axe, but with the axe, but that’s splitting hairs.
If you perform a light attack with a melee weapon immediately after a dodge roll, you can increase your weapon’s range and even surf a few meters over the ground until you reach your target. This is especially a good extension of mobility for heavy weapons.
The heavy war axe looks extremely dangerous, especially when it surfs toward you
How does it work? The trick only works with melee weapons and only when you can target an opponent. Without an enemy in immediate proximity, this tip is of no use to you.
You must target your enemy, “dodge toward them,” and initiate a light attack on your opponent during your dodge roll. This light attack is then executed as soon as you come out of the dodge roll. This results in seemingly overcoming the remaining distance to the opponent while surfing along the ground.
The range at which this trick works depends on the weapon you are using. It is particularly effective with the great hammer and the war axe, while the hatchet and rapier have little to no significant effect.
What does it achieve? This trick is especially helpful for heavy weapons, like the hammer and the war axe, as it grants you valuable mobility, which is otherwise scarce with large weapons.
This way, you can bridge several meters and have no drawback from this approach. So what are you waiting for? Grab your axe and surf away.
What is it? Anyone who has played the musket can surely remember the annoying reloading. There are several tricks that work well with the musket, making your life easier and can even lead to more damage.
Most of them deal with interrupting certain animations, as was the case with the dodge rolls and weapon switch tricks. But we will explain this in more detail here.
How does it work? The first trick deals with the ability “Tactical Reloading.” If you have learned this passive skill, your musket automatically reloads when you dodge. That’s already pretty cool, but it’s not quite a trick yet.
The trick becomes apparent when you know that you can interrupt dodging with simple aiming in order to shoot again immediately. And it gets even better: if you simply hold down the aiming button, you automatically interrupt the dodging.
You can press the right mouse button to aim, then shoot without releasing the right mouse button, and then dodge. If you don’t press in any direction, you automatically dodge backward and stay more or less on target. You can easily land two headshots in quick succession this way.
With the trick, you can catch the nasty opponent before they reach you
Things get a bit more complicated, as the trick also works if you have not yet learned the tactical reloading skill; it just makes it a bit trickier. You can also interrupt the normal reloading animation by switching weapons.
So if you shoot, switch your weapon, attack with your other weapon, and then switch back, your musket is ready to fire again. If you can combine this knowledge with tactical reloading, it gets really wild.
A possible combination could look like this: You shoot with the musket, use the aiming trick from tactical reloading to shoot again immediately, switch your weapon to throw a spear in your opponent’s face, switch back to the musket and shoot again.
There’s a little bonus trick that works for both the musket and the bow. If you fire these weapons from the hip, i.e., without aiming with the right-click, you will move slower for a short time afterward. Dodging removes this status for both weapons.
What does it achieve? The ability to skillfully interrupt these reloading animations opens up completely new ideas for combos and can be extremely beneficial in a build that relies heavily on ranged combat. The otherwise slow musket can therefore do much more damage before your opponent reaches you.
It might be a bit challenging to get used to the sequence of required clicks and differs from your normal intuition in combat, but it can definitely be worth it.
What is it? Once again, the dodge roll plays a central role (sorry, I had to). By interrupting an animation and dodging, you receive a temporary bonus to your attack speed.
It is still unclear whether this trick was a bug in the beta or if it is intentionally functioning this way.
How does it work? After you have executed a light attack with the staff or the ice glove, you move slower. The same phenomenon occurs with the bow and the musket. Your behavior should now be similar: you need to roll.
This causes you to return to normal speed with the bow and musket. However, for magic weapons, it results in a significant increase in your ability to quickly perform light attacks for a short time.
This does not work with melee weapons or heavy attacks. However, with the combination of medium armor and the dodge roll, you get a nice boost to your damage per second due to this trick.
What does it achieve? By increasing the rate of fire, your damage per second logically improves. You can use this effectively to take out slightly stronger opponents before they reach you.
Additionally, you can quickly heat up other players in PvP with this. However, it is still unclear whether this is just a bug that could be fixed soon.
These were our tricks for fighting in New World. Do you have any additional tips and tricks that may have been overlooked? Did you already know our tricks? And if not, which ones were new to you? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In Pokémon GO today, on September 21, the Spotlight Hour with Eneco is taking place. It is accompanied by a candy bonus that you should take advantage of. We show you all the information about the one-hour event today.
What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday in Pokémon GO, an event of this kind takes place. The “Spotlight Hour” features one species in the spotlight for 60 minutes. Almost everywhere in the wild, you will only find this one species and can catch many monsters.
Today, Eneco is in the spotlight. Eneco belongs to the third generation and is of the normal type. A candy bonus is active alongside the event, designed to make the event even more appealing.
Spotlight Hour on September 21 – Start, Contents, Bonuses
When does it start? As you might be familiar with from other events of this kind, the Spotlight Hour starts again at 6:00 PM local time. The event will be active for about one hour and should end around 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are there? Since Eneco is the selected event Pokémon, you will find it everywhere in the wild. If you light a incense, the incense will also attract the Pokémon.
Additionally, there is a bonus for your candies. During the Spotlight Hour, you will receive double the amount of candies for catching Pokémon. So if you complete raids during this time and catch the raid boss afterward, you will also receive double candies for that.
Can you catch Shiny Eneco? Yes, you can catch Shiny Eneco in Pokémon GO. Since May 2020, the shiny form of Eneco has been in the game. It looks only slightly different from its normal form. The differences are much more noticeable when evolving into Enekoro.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it today?
What you need to know: Eneco and Enekoro are not particularly strong. This is not a reason to participate in the event today. What’s much more interesting is the shiny variant. Although it has been in the game for 1.5 years, if anyone doesn’t have one in their collection yet, today would be a good opportunity.
Moreover, the Spotlight Hour today can also help you complete the first chapter of the special research with Meloetta. Because there, you need to catch 30 Pokémon of the “Normal” type and evolve 15 Pokémon. Since Eneco is of the Normal type and you will easily encounter 30 of them during the event, this task becomes significantly easier.
The candy bonus then provides you with some resources to evolve Eneco. This way, you can also quickly solve the second task.
By the way, this is already the second Spotlight Hour with Eneco. In September 2020, an event of this kind also took place. Next week, Meowth will be in the spotlight and bring another candy bonus. Are you participating in today’s event or skipping it this time? Share your thoughts with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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In The Elder Scrolls Online will soon see Update 32. This update will introduce extensive new features. One particularly interesting feature concerns the loot distribution from bosses, which promises to reduce frustration and randomness significantly.
What is this change in the upcoming update? In Autumn 2021, alongside the Deadlands DLC, the free Update 32 will also come, bringing several changes to ESO. An unassuming yet important change concerns the loot tables of the bosses.
Bossses will now specifically drop set items upon their death that you do not yet own. This is intended to reduce the frustrating grind for the last missing item in a collection.
No more endless grinding of sets
How does the new system work exactly? The innovation to the loot system is one of many entries for the upcoming Update 32 in the ESO forum.
The new system is described within: Whenever you defeat a boss in an arena, dungeon, trial, event, or world boss, the game checks the boss’s loot table and compares it to the set items you have already unlocked in your collection.
The loot that drops will be selected from the pool of items you do not have in your collection. This means you are guaranteed to receive an item that you still lack. The annoying grind of having to defeat the same boss multiple times to finally obtain the last missing item in a collection should be a thing of the past.
The loot tables of bosses will remain, and this system only applies to bosses. Trash mobs and the like will continue to drop random items.
If you have all the items that a boss can drop, the next loot drop will again be completely random. Therefore, if you want items with a specific trait, you either need to own everything and keep grinding, or use the transmutation system to change the traits of the items.
What do the fans say? In the fan community on reddit, the planned change to set drops is well received. Many players are celebrating the prospect of less stressful grinds:
Jakegh: ‘Wow! This is an unprecedented player-friendly change. This is what an MMO can do when it is not primarily funded by subscriptions, and it doesn’t matter if you log in every day as long as you buy new content. Bravo, Zenimax.’
GalerionTheAnnoyed: ‘[Endless] farming loot was a terrible core element in many MMOs, and this update removes it from set items. It’s remarkable!’
Rey_: ‘I am impressed with how many good changes have been introduced recently. This, the graphic/performance update, and even the introduction of “Endeavors.” Has something changed recently? Or is Zenimax trying to fix every complaint ever made about ESO? I’m just asking… Again, I am impressed! Zenimax deserves great credit for this.’
What’s not well received? Other fans find the change less appealing and fear for the in-game economy. For if missing set items can now be farmed effortlessly, there will be little reason to buy them expensively from other players through trade markets.
Those who have previously benefited from selling set items will soon need to seek another job, as prices are likely to drop significantly when demand for certain items decreases.
With the Endwalker addon, the jobs in Final Fantasy XIV receive new skills and are reworked. However, the Summoner will change the most, finally being implemented in the spirit of the old Final Fantasy games.
That’s why Summoners are important: There are few traditions that have been maintained in Final Fantasy games like summoning. In many parts of the series, they are at the center of events or play a very important role in the story. Parade examples include FFIV, where the protagonist Rydia is the only surviving Summoner, or FFX, which follows the journey of the medium Yuna.
For old FF nerds like me, it has always been a joy to get a new summon and use it for the first time. They were often really strong or could cripple enemies with status effects. The attacks were also often accompanied by fantastic videos and were a delight to watch.
I mean, just look at this:
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How cool is it to summon really huge beasts and laugh maniacally while they rain death and destruction down on your enemies?
How was the early Summoner in FFXIV? Accordingly, the original implementation of the Summoner in FFXIV was disappointing for me and many others. During the “A Realm Reborn” time, it was a kind of mix of pet and DoT job.
You could still summon and the pets fought alongside you in battle, but their appearance and abilities were quite lame compared to earlier FF games. They were stripped-down mini versions of the great summons that appeared in FFXIV.
This is what your summons, the Egi, look like in FFXIV. Minimally less impressive than their “big brothers” that you fight against.
Especially fans of the FF single-player classics and FFXI players were disappointed with the new Summoner, which felt more like a DoT job. “Garuda” was unfortunately referred to as a chicken by parts of the community, while “Titan” was called “Chicken Nugget” due to its appearance. For a long time, it simply lacked the boom and the cool feeling of having control over something truly powerful, as it was in the past.
This is how the Summoner evolved: With the release of new add-ons, the Summoner gradually gained more style and new abilities, bringing it closer to the traditional way of summoning. Thus, players could utilize the abilities of the great Bahamut, and in Shadowbringers, the Phoenix was even added.
However, between the phases when Bahamut and Phoenix were active, you still juggled your DoTs and Egis, waiting for the two cool summons to come around in the rotation again.
Right from watching, real goosebumps
This is how the Summoner will be in Endwalker:With Endwalker, the Summoner receives another overhaul so significant that some players even joke there are 3 new jobs in this addon. The DoTs, which were once a core mechanic of the job, will be completely removed. Instead, the focus will finally be entirely on the summons and their abilities.
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Of all the job introductions, the Summoner impressed me the most.
The trailer for the new job abilities shows the overhaul of the Summoner in detail. While the character still has his Carbuncle pet out initially, it really gets going after summoning Bahamut.
Bahamut provides the Summoner with three elemental buffs, which are displayed in the resource display in the lower left as colored gems. Each gem represents a summon and calls forth the respective beast that executes its super attack and then disappears. It’s just like in the old Final Fantasy games, and I got goosebumps just watching.
But that’s not where the summoning ends. The character now has the abilities of the summon for a certain period that he can use in battle, which also come with really huge animations. It feels like you truly have the power of Garuda, Titan, or Ifrit in your hands.
Wait! Are Summoners now evil? The lore and story fans among you may look a bit confused now. The summons are actually something bad in FFXIV. The game’s story revolves around preventing the summoning of the Eikons as much as possible because they consume the life energy of the world.
Great summons require high amounts of aether to maintain their form. This aether is drawn from the life energy of the planet, making the summons dangerous.
This would actually make the player character, who is suddenly juggling “real” summons, evil, right? No worries, the developers thought of that. During the stream about the job changes, Director Naoki Yoshida explained that these are not the summons of the Beast Tribes.
According to Yoshida, players summon the “gem forms” of Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan. They do not consume the life energy of the world but are maintained through the summoner’s aether. So you don’t have to worry about the lore.
Over the years, the Summoner, alongside the Astrologian, has been one of the jobs that has undergone the most complete overhauls. It felt as if the developers were searching for the identity of the job that did justice to its history within the FF series. They always work on a very strict schedule and cannot pull off changes of such magnitude as a job overhaul overnight. Therefore, I am glad that this search now seems to have borne fruit.
From what I have seen so far of the Endwalker overhaul, I think they have succeeded. Even though it will be a big adjustment for Summoner mains that the DoTs are now gone, the job can now fully focus on what is most important: the summons.
Even if the Summoner was by no means a useless job and even dominated the raiding group meta in Shadowbringers as a mage, it felt to me as if it was missing something. It was that feeling of commanding the immense power of something ancient, just like in the earlier FF games.
Therefore, the Summoner is one of the highlights of Endwalker for me, even though it is technically not a new job. What do you think of the changes? Share it in the comments.
The two new jobs from Endwalker, Reaper and Sage, as well as videos of all new abilities of other classes can be found in our article:
Diablo 2 Resurrected has received a completely revamped graphics update with the remaster. The characters have also been adjusted. One of the classes received a rather controversial change: the Amazon. Now, the development team at Blizzard comments on this.
What has changed? With the overhaul, all 7 classes of Diablo 2 received a new look, including the Amazon. She was once considered particularly “sexy,” and her beauty contrasted with her wild demeanor.
With Resurrected, she has lost much of that wild beauty. In the first images and in the game itself, the new Amazon in Diablo 2 Resurrected had a rather masculine face (see cover image).
Her features were harsher, and the “exotic beauty” from 21 years ago was hardly recognizable. The community had mixed reactions to this change, with some fans even comparing her to actor Willem Dafoe:
The current sexism scandal surrounding the studio does not help either. The decision was made because they wanted to move away from the “Victoria Secret” approach. However, the most important point is that they wanted to make it clear that the Amazon fights against the forces of Hell.
In Diablo 2, you fight against the Lords of Evil, and that is supposed to reflect in the characters as well. The team did not want the Amazon to look like she “just came from a nightclub.”
How does the Amazon look now?In a new class trailer, the face of the Amazon was shown differently, and now the Amazon looks somewhat more feminine again. This seems to be received quite positively, although the discussion about the Amazon does not subside.
On reddit, numerous fans are discussing whether the changes are good or not:
Some think they are good and do not understand why some still complain.
Others found the debate unnecessary from the start. Overall, it seems that the middle ground has been successfully found.
Whether there will be further changes and what her model finally looks like remains to be seen, and we will probably only know for sure at release.
When is Diablo 2 coming? On September 23 at 5:00 PM German time, Diablo 2 Resurrected will launch for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. However, due to the aforementioned sexism debate, many fans are unsure whether to purchase the remaster. Blizzard has already reacted to this:
In line with the start of Fashion Week 2021, Niantic has released costumed Pokémon in Pokémon GO. These include Butterfree, Sneasel, Cresselia, Kirlia, Luxio, Glameow, and Zebstrika. We show you how the Shinys look now that you can catch them.
What kind of Shinys are these? Right now, you can catch rare Shinys in Pokémon GO. They are special because they will only appear in this form during Fashion Week. Some Pokémon are wearing fashionable accessories and are available in their sparkling form. A combination of a costumed Shiny is what many trainers are currently looking for.
In this overview, we show you the costumed Shinys of the Fashion Week 2021.
Which costume Shinys are there?
You can meet these now: If you are lucky, you will encounter the sparkling costume forms of:
Butterfree
Sneasel
Cresselia
Kirlia
Luxio
Glameow
Zebstrika
We show you the new costume Shinys here first in the overview and then present you with screenshots from players who were lucky enough to find the new and old costume Shinys Pokémon.
The trainers’ finds: Since the start of Fashion Week 2021, trainers have been actively playing Pokémon GO and have already encountered some of the Shinys.
We show you here screenshots of the trainers from the community. This includes Pokémon that you could previously encounter at earlier events with costumes, but which are now also active – like Glameow.
Wilderness: In the wilderness, you will find costumed Butterfree, Kirlia, Glameow, and Zebstrika.
Eggs: In the 7 km eggs, you will find costumed Cresselia and Luxio. Please note that only the 7 km eggs that you received after the start of Fashion Week 2021 count.
Raids:
In the 1-star raids, you will find costumed Sneasel, Luxio, and Glameow
in the 3-star raids, you will find costumed Butterfree and Kirlia
Which of the costumed Shinys do you like best and have you already caught one? Please let us know about your experiences with the Fashion Week here on MeinMMO in the comments. Do you like the event or would you have wished for more?
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On October 1, 2021, the FIFA 22 release takes place. But even now, the early access and the web app release are coming up. Here we summarize all the news about the FIFA 22 release, pre-orders, and new features.
In this article, you will find all the info, leaks, and assessments regarding FIFA 22. When is FIFA 22 coming out, what information is known, what can we expect in the new game of the series? As more information about FIFA 22 becomes available, this article will be updated continuously.
Update, 09/21/2021: The early access and the start of the web app are just around the corner. You will now also find current information about it – as well as more info about the new features, pre-orders, release, and more.
Update, 09/17: In this article, you will now find more information about the ratings, as well as current info about the web app.
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FIFA 22 is coming on October 1 – Release Date
When is FIFA 22 coming out? FIFA 22 will officially be released on October 1, 2021. However, there are options to play it earlier.
Start of FIFA 22 Early Access
How to play FIFA 22 earlier: Currently, there are two options to play FIFA 22 early.
Play with EA Play: If you are an EA Play member, you will receive a 10-hour trial for FIFA 22. This will be available starting September 22.
Play with EA Play Pro: EA Play Pro is essentially the premium version of an EA Play subscription and costs more. However, it also provides access to deluxe versions of certain games, such as the Ultimate Edition of FIFA 22. This will also be available starting September 22 – and without a time limit. However, EA Play Pro is only available through Origin or the EA app, thus only for PC.
Pre-order the regular Ultimate Edition: With the pre-order of this version, you will receive a four-day early access, allowing you to play on September 27. More about this can be found below.
FIFA 22 Price and Pre-order – For PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X |S, Xbox One, PC
How much does FIFA 22 cost? The prices vary between platforms and versions. Here we summarize all prices. You can also pre-order FIFA 22 now. The respective links for pre-order can be found with each platform.
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The next-gen version brought graphical improvements, among other things. This time, there are new features
What about a FIFA 22 demo and early access?
Is there a demo for FIFA 22? In FIFA 21, EA Sports broke the usual patterns and did not release a demo. This decision was not well received by some players at that time. Again this year, there will be no demo.
Can you still play early? In FIFA 21, there were various ways to play the game early. The FIFA games are released in different editions, some of which grant early access. More about this can be found above in the “Release Date and Early Access” section.
FIFA 22: Reveal trailer shows new features for PS5 & Xbox Series X
What new features does FIFA 22 bring? FIFA 22 will showcase a whole range of new features. The new trailer from July 11, 2021 provided a glimpse into perhaps the biggest feature: The new “HyperMotion”.
This involves a whole load of new animations created based on motion capturing with real players. Over 4000 new animations are expected to find their way into the game, representing the largest animation overhaul in FIFA history. You can see the trailer here:
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In addition, further new features were introduced. For example, there is improved AI, revamped goalkeepers, and a new type of card called FUT Heroes. More about this can be found in this article:
What ratings are known? EA Sports has begun to release a whole series of ratings. Among other things, the top 100 are now known, which you can find in the FIFA 22 database: Link to the database (via EA Sports).
We already have some articles for you that delve deeper into the ratings. You can find them here:
This is known: The gameplay features known from the trailer have now been presented in more detail. It is now clear that Hypermotion will be noticeable on the field and that some changes in the game can be expected.
More precise insights on the subject can be found in these two articles:
Developer Sam Rivera explained in an interview how the gameplay is changing and how FIFA 22 is supposed to feel “fairer” this year. Here you can find the FIFA 22 interview with Sam Rivera.
Ultimate Team in FIFA 22 – The key new features
This is changing in FUT: In Ultimate Team, players can expect some changes. Among other things, the FUT Champions mode will be revamped and divided into Champions Play-Offs and the Finals. Additionally, the point system is being restructured: now, not just wins, but also losses and draws can earn you points.
Rewards for the Weekend League will now be given to you as soon as you finish your games. You no longer need to wait until the official reward day to receive them, but have the chance to get rewards faster.
The Division Rivals mode will also be adjusted. There will now be several seasons, linked to your rivals’ progress. At the start of each season, your progress will be reset to some extent, and you will need to fight your way up again.
In addition to the usual 10 divisions, there will also be an “Elite League” for the very best players in FUT.
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Volta mode in FIFA 22 will be fundamentally improved
This is new: The Volta mode has struggled somewhat in recent years to find players. This year, the mode is primarily designed as a fun mode – a place where you can just have a bit of fun.
On one hand, the gameplay will lean even more towards the classic FIFA Street titles. This will be ensured by features like special power shots or unique abilities that you can unlock for your players.
Additionally, Volta will be equipped with an arcade mode, offering party football games, including modes like dodgeball or football tennis.
Are there already leaks? Even before the official presentation, there were leaks. A leak in June showed the first images of the new menu as well as initial gameplay details, allegedly coming from the FIFA 22 Beta.
Among other things, new controls for player switching are said to be introduced. Additionally, the Weekend League qualification is supposedly being changed.
It is important to note that such leaks should always be taken with caution, as they are not official information about FIFA 22. Consequently, the final game could look quite different.
What songs are playing in FIFA 22? Every year, the soundtrack of the FIFA series is a major topic. There is currently no official announcement of which songs will be included this time. However, leakers are already claiming to know the potential song list of the new installment.
What are FUT Heroes? The heroes are a new type of card. They are similar to icons: they are players from the past who have made a name for themselves through special performances or moments.
This is the role of icons: The icons in FIFA 22 are among the best players you can get in Ultimate Team. They not only have strong values, but also offer advantages when building your squad – they can build chemistry with all players in the team.
Every year there are new icons in FIFA. Last year, for example, Beckham, Cantona, or Philipp Lahm were added. It is likely that there will also be new icons in FIFA 22.
Who will be on the cover of FIFA 22? In the last FIFA installment, Kylian Mbappé graced the cover of the football simulation. This is also the case in FIFA 22: Kylian Mbappé is again the cover star.
FIFA 22 Stadiums – Where can you play your matches?
Are there new stadiums in FIFA 22? Many fans wish to be able to play their matches in the stadium of their favorite club in FIFA 22. New stadiums are added to the list of venues in FIFA every year.
In FIFA 22, for example, the Estádio da Luz will be selectable. This has already been announced by EA Sports via their official Twitter channel.
What about licenses in FIFA 22? Good news has already come in the past year for Bundesliga fans: The partnership between EA and the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga has been extended by several years. The German Bundesliga will be fully licensed this year as usual.
A special case is the Italian Serie A. There, the clubs Juventus Turin and AS Roma can only be found under the names “Piemonte Calcio” and “Roma FC” in FIFA 21, as well as coming with fantasy logos and kits.
This fate is likely also to await the club Atalanta Bergamo in FIFA 22, which entered a partnership with competitor Pro Evolution Soccer. The SSC Napoli also entered into a partnership with PES, which is supposed to take effect starting in 2022/23. Thus, Napoli could still be included in FIFA 22 as usual.
MeinMMO will closely follow the current information on FIFA 22 in the coming weeks and months. This article will be updated as further information becomes available.
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The release of Diablo 2 Resurrected is still pending, but some players are already preparing for the launch by playing the 21-year-old original. This has a reason, as they want to be the first in the ‘World First Race’.
What kind of race is this? The professional guild Method, known from the MMORPG, has planned a ‘Race to World First’ in Diablo 2 Resurrected together with Twitch streamer MrLlamaSC.
It’s about being the first in the world to complete all 5 Acts of Resurrected, defeat all bosses, and then conquer all particularly challenging super bosses. Participants must work their way through from normal mode to nightmare mode and then to hell mode.
One of the participants is MrLlamaSC himself, a speedrunner and currently the largest Twitch streamer for Diablo 2 (via sullygnome.com). He caught attention back in May when he finally found the ‘Holy Grail’ after over 4 years.
How are people training? MrLlamaSC is currently playing through the old Diablo 2 together with some other streamers as quickly as possible. Since Resurrected does not change the content, the process in the remaster will be nearly identical, even though there are other changes.
This way, the streamer and his team memorize the best routes or use some tricks to be faster. For example, MrLlamaSC searches for a specific location with his sorceress because she can teleport. He then opens a portal to the town there, and his team members follow.
In one of the test runs, the team took less than 3 hours and 30 minutes for the challenge. If they manage it as quickly at the release of Resurrected, most ‘regular’ players will probably still be stuck in Act 2 at that time. We have embedded the full video here:
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WoW guild hosts ‘World First’ – When does it start?
When does Diablo 2 Resurrected start? The release of the remaster is on September 23 at 5:00 PM German time. You can then play Diablo 2 Resurrected on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch with up to 8 players in co-op (4 on Switch).
The World First Race will start at the same time, and you can follow it on the Twitch channel of Method. A pre-show will already start 3 hours prior. More info about the event can be found on the official website of the guild (via method.gg).
There won’t be crossplay at launch, but there will be cross-progression. Progress will be transferred between platforms if you play Resurrected on multiple consoles.
What’s next? Diablo 2 previously had the so-called ‘Ladder’, comparable to the seasons in the current Diablo 3. There, you create a new character each time, and it is likely that ‘World First’ races will occur more frequently there, in which you can also easily participate.
The content of Resurrected is actually completed. No new content is directly planned, but it is not excluded. The developers say it partly depends on how well Diablo 2 is received by you:
The 23-year-old American Turner “Tfue” Tenney is one of the biggest streamers worldwide on Twitch. He is an experienced and talented shooter player. After a slight victory in Call of Duty: Warzone, he says the game is simply too easy compared to other battle royale games like Apex Legends or Fortnite .
This is Tfue:
Tfue is the younger brother of a successful YouTuber, whom he has long surpassed. He started his career with videos on Destiny before he began with battle royale shooters like H1Z1, PUBG, and Fortnite, becoming one of the most successful streamers in the world.
In 2018, Tfue exploded on the Twitch scene because he appeared as an aggressive and extremely strong player in Fortnite. Unlike his rival, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Tfue even qualified for the World Championship – and he cussed like crazy. Everything was basically “dogshit”. With that, Tfue also distinguished himself from Ninja, who used to flame in Fortnite and acted kid-friendly.
At this point, Tfue is already far away from Fortnite. Recently, he has primarily played Apex Legends and CoD Warzone. Tfue has the second largest channel on Twitch when it comes to followers. However, when he streams, only about 15,000 viewers watch him on average, significantly less than during his Fortnite heyday.
Those who are bad at gaming have the most fun with CoD Warzone
This is what Tfue says about CoD Warzone: Tfue had just won a duo round in CoD Warzone when he ended the stream. He told his partner that they are simply “too big” for this easy game.
Speaking to the fans, Tfue said:
“I have come to the conclusion that CoD Warzone is just too damn easy. In fact, Warzone is the easiest battle royale game. If you are bad at video games, you are probably having the most fun playing it.”
Tfue added that Apex Legends is significantly harder. While Fortnite is easy in public games, it is very hard in the professional scene.
In CoD Warzone, Tfue is having such a good time also because he is not encountering any cheaters, as he himself points out in amazement.
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Why doesn’t he play Apex Legends then? Tfue currently refuses to play Apex Legends. The server issues are ruining the game for him. He says that until that is resolved, Apex Legends is dead to him.
What does Tfue mean by that? Tfue is a truly excellent shooter player, who repeatedly faced his limits in Fortnite because others acted more tactically clever than he did, forcing him into build matches or to play cautiously. That doesn’t suit Tfue.
Tfue is more of a “fast, fast, everything dead” player who relies on his superior aiming and movement. These skills contribute to a spectacular playstyle and 10.6 million followers on Twitch. But they also led to his being hopelessly eliminated at the Fortnite World Championship.
In Fortnite, the building aspect brings a lot of tactics into the game. In the professional scene, players also need to play tactically, manage their resources and paths, and rotate correctly.
Teamplay and the synergy of the different heroes are also crucial in Apex Legends.
Apparently, Tfue is also comparing playing in a public lobby in CoD Warzone against ranked games in Apex Legends and Fortnite.
Therefore, it is understandable that a player like Tfue finds CoD Warzone easy in public lobbies, under competitive conditions it would surely look different for him.
Tfue is a special type who grew up with his father in Florida. Dad Tfue holds very little regard for formal education and government:
Epic Games has had many collaborations in Fortnite. From Ferrari to Marvel, it’s all there. We at MeinMMO show you which collaboration is coming up and what is so crazy about it.
What is it about? Epic Games has collaborated with a brand again. This time, the luxury fashion brand “Balenciaga” is involved. They have now released skins and clothing in the Fortnite-x-Balenciaga look. The skins in the game have not increased in value, but the clothes from Balenciaga are impressive.
Fortnite enlists luxury label “Balenciaga” for collaboration
Through collaboration with a fashion brand, matching clothing items have hit the market. These clothes that Balenciaga sells in the name of Fortnite are not regular shirts, but particularly expensive luxury clothing.
This shirt costs 795€
However, one wonders whom Fortnite wants to reach with this. Perhaps the fashion brand Balenciaga is trying to expand its reach. Epic Games must still be aware that Fortnite players do not belong to the target group. Maybe they reach rich streamers who would buy it, but young Fortnite players?
Are there skins in Fortnite as well? Yes, there are, and they are not as expensive as the shirts and hats from the fashion brand, but they still have a stylish flair.
These are the Fortnite skins from Balenciaga
From the stylish Ramirez to the noble Rust Master, everything is included. They are adorned with fancy clothes and are made for everyday Fortnite use.
Have there been any other collaborations? Fortnite has had collaborations with other brands in the past. The best example here is the Ferrari collaboration.
Ferrari collaborated with Fortnite and introduced their new model “Ferrari 296GTB” into Fortnite. They automatically promoted their new model and used Fortnite as a platform for their advertising.
Of course, one can do that, but which target group did Ferrari want to reach here? Hardly any 12-18-year-old teenager can afford something so absurdly expensive. Unless you are a successful streamer, then the world looks different.
Is there anything to get in the shop? Of course, there is. Fortnite has also provided items for free-to-play players.
Shaddy Doggo will present you with two tasks on August 21, 2021. Upon successfully completing these tasks, you will gain access to two sprays.
These are the sprays
For more information about the collaboration of Fortnite x Balenciaga, you can find it on the Epic Games page.
What Balenciaga was thinking in this matter remains a mystery. The skins in Fortnite are definitely cool and worth a look, but purchasing this clothing for such a considerable amount is not an option for most players.
What do you think about such collaborations with other brands like Ferrari or Marvel? Do you find this cool and do you think it brings variety? Or is this intended as covert advertising? Let us know!
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The German YouTuber Gnu has become a victim of a thief: However, he did not break into her home but shamelessly stole her thumbnails and video content. Unfortunately, Gnu is not an exception, as many cases worldwide show.
What happened? The Spanish YouTuber Fredy (via YouTube.com) with over 4.5 million subscribers has been shamelessly using the thumbnails and content ideas of the German gaming YouTuber Gnu for several months. Among other things, he downloads her cover images, cuts out her face, and inserts his own visage.
German words simply remain in the thumbnail and are not translated. Gnu discovered this thanks to the YouTuber Mexify (via Twitter.com) and stated:
I have never seen something so shameless! A 4.5 million-subscriber YouTuber shamelessly uses all my thumbnails and slaps his face over them! Titles and co. are also copied. I spend 2 to 3 hours on my preview images, sometimes even several days! (…) We are no longer talking about inspiration.
Upon closer inspection, it also becomes clear: Fredy copies not only the thumbnails and titles but also the content itself. If Gnu plays a game where one impersonates a crazy plastic surgeon, Fredy does that too.
Here is the thumbnail from Gnu. (Source: YouTube.com)
Here is the thumbnail from Fredy. (Source: YouTube.com)
Stolen Thumbnails, Titles, and Content: This is Everyday Life on YouTube
Unfortunately, Gnu is not the first YouTuber whose content and thumbnails are copied. However, the most recent and prominent example may be a case from overseas. The American creator Mr. Beast is also a victim of free riders.
As a reminder: Mr. Beast is known for crazy competitions where the winners can earn millions. His repertoire also includes saving the world by planting 20 million trees (via YouTube.com).
Recently, the YouTuber showed that he has competition from Belarus. The channel “A4” uses the thumbnails, the titles, the content, and even the same camera angles as Mr. Beast – so far, there have been no consequences. At this point, we could show countless examples. However, what is more interesting is: How can creators defend themselves against this?
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If a creator encounters stolen content, there is only one way to report it effectively. He clicks on “Report”, selects that the video violates his copyright rights, and provides the URL of his own video. Additionally, a longer form must be filled out.
If YouTube acknowledges that the reported video contains stolen content, the creator can decide:
Either he activates advertisements and earns money from the video
Or the creator has it completely blocked.
Update: Gnu Explains the Current Situation
Update 23.9, 11:30 AM: In a recent video, Gnu talks about the measures she has taken and also criticizes the reaction of her own viewers. The Spanish YouTuber Fredy was urged by Gnu’s management to remove the thumbnails. However, he did not understand this due to the “language barrier” and merely painted over the thumbnails.
Accordingly, the case has been forwarded to YouTube, and further steps are currently pending.
As Gnu herself states in her video, Fredy’s behavior likely results in one or more strikes. Because not only her thumbnails were shamelessly copied, but also those of many other YouTubers around the world.
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However, Gnu also criticizes some of her own viewers: Some of them have apparently written offensive comments. However, as she says, it would be better if no one comments or interacts with the videos. Otherwise, Fredy would only benefit from it.
Have you ever been a victim of copyright infringement, be it on YouTube or elsewhere? What experience did you have with the relevant support, and could reporting the copied content help you? Share this with us in the comments.
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The Sanctum of Domination in World of Warcraft is being massively nerfed. We reveal to you what is changing in the latest WoW raid.
Some players have already grown tired of the raid “Sanctum of Domination”, but many guilds are still trying to defeat the bosses in heroic or mythic mode. Blizzard is now lending a helping hand to these players and ensuring that the last bosses of the WoW raid are significantly easier to handle. There are a whole range of nerfs for some of the last bosses, making them noticeably easier to defeat.
All nerfs in the Sanctum of Domination in detail
In total, 4 of the last 5 bosses in the Sanctum of Domination are receiving substantial nerfs, significantly reducing their difficulty. In the case of Kel’Thuzad, however, it is more of an adjustment. Certain parts of the fight have become easier, but the phase transition can no longer be delayed indefinitely to wait for all DPS cooldowns, as the damage from the blizzard increases over time.
Tormentor Raznal
The distance between the gaps in phase 2 on mythic difficulty has been reduced.
The damage of the Shadowsteel Chains has been reduced by 15% on mythic difficulty.
Fatebinder Roh-Kalo
The position of the runes has been adjusted on normal and heroic difficulty, so they require slightly less hectic rotations in counter-clockwise direction.
Players have 10 additional seconds in the Looking for Raid and on normal difficulty, and 5 additional seconds on heroic difficulty, to adjust their fate.
Kel’Thuzad
Kel’Thuzad’s health points have been reduced by 5% on mythic difficulty.
The health points of the Remnant of Kel’Thuzad have been reduced by 20% on mythic difficulty.
Unstoppable Abomination now has 20% fewer health points on mythic difficulty.
Soulreaver now has 20% fewer health points on mythic difficulty.
The initial damage of Frozen Destruction has been reduced by 40% on mythic difficulty.
The damage over time of Frozen Destruction has been reduced by 10% and the duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds on mythic difficulty.
The damage from Howling Blizzard is now stackable and increases over time on mythic difficulty.
Sylvanas Windrunner
Domination Arrows now have 15% fewer health points on mythic difficulty.
Dark Watchers have 15% fewer health points on mythic difficulty.
The base duration of Curse of Lethargy has been reduced from 6 seconds to 4 seconds on mythic difficulty.
The damage of the Sphere of Decay has been reduced by 10% on mythic difficulty.
The radius of Veil of Darkness in phase 2 of the fight has been reduced from 15 meters to 12 meters on mythic difficulty.
The damage of the following abilities has been reduced by 8% on mythic difficulty: Huntress’s Heartseeker, Banshee’s Heartseeker, and Banshee’s Blades.
A bug has been fixed that occasionally caused Ruin to deal no damage.
When do the changes go live? With the next realm restart, namely the weekly maintenance tomorrow, on 22.09.2021. When the realms are accessible again on Wednesday morning, all the nerfs should be active.
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Call of Duty: Vanguard has a massive problem with cheaters in the beta. There should be a new anti-cheat system at work for Vanguard. However, according to insider and CoD expert Tom Henderson, that is not yet the case. Read everything about it here on MeinMMO.
This is surprising because the developers had promised to introduce a really solid new anti-cheat mechanism with Vanguard. However, nothing seems to be in sight, and cheaters happily use their aimbots and other horrors to cheat. So is the new anti-cheat just hot air?
What does the expert say? CoD expert Tom Henderson contradicts this. In a tweet, he claims that he has learned from his sources that the beta of CoD Vanguard does not even contain the new anti-cheat mechanism.
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Rather, the old Warzone anti-cheat mechanism is still in use, which has long been compromised by hackers. So that is the reason why the nasty cheating is thriving so happily in the Vanguard beta.
Who is that anyway? Tom Henderson is a well-known expert and leaker who is very well connected in shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield. He regularly makes predictions and shares insider information that often turns out to be true. Among other things, Henderson anticipated Warzone long in advance. Nevertheless, his statements have not been officially confirmed and could therefore also be false.
Fans are skeptical about whether the new anti-cheat is any good
How do fans react to this news? Under Henderson’s tweet, enthusiasm is not exactly soaring. Some fans are wondering:
Why didn’t they implement it right away? What do they have to hide? Is the new anti-cheat technology perhaps not as strong as previously communicated?
The tweet from user JD reflects what many fans are currently thinking:
On the other hand, it could also be a plan by the developers not to reveal the new technology too soon to the “enemy.” After all, the cheaters would have weeks to hack the game and develop new cheats. By the time of release, the new anti-cheat would already be outdated.
However, various fans also believe that this will indeed be the case and that the new anti-cheat will also be destroyed by hackers in a short time.
Which games could be included in PS Plus for PS4 and PS5 in October 2021? Here are the rumors and hopes circulating in the PlayStation community.
September is slowly coming to an end, and discussions among PlayStation players begin about which games will be available for free in October through PS Plus subscription. Keen-eyed fans have noticed a peculiarity in the PSN. Currently, some players hope that a new shooter hit will be available for free on PS5.
Celeb Shooter is Hotly Discussed as a PS5 Game in PS Plus
This is the shooter in question: Some speculate that one of the next Plus games will be Hell Let Loose.
It is a tactical first-person shooter set in World War II. Matches are played with 50vs50 in Capture and Control modes. The game has already launched on Steam and is rated “very positive” (85%). It will also be available for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 5.
Interestingly, Hell Let Loose is currently available for pre-order on Xbox Series X/S, but not for PS5. There, only the beta of the game is found, and that 2 weeks before the release.
On Microsoft consoles, the beta was not available at all. Therefore, fans speculate that Sony may have made a deal with the developers to keep the beta exclusive to PS5 and then release Hell Let Loose as a Plus game directly.
Additionally, the game’s release on October 5 coincides with the estimated date when the new Plus games will be available for download in October.
Here is a video about Hell Let Loose
While the arguments may sound plausible, it remains speculation. Enjoy the information with caution.
What other free games for PS4/PS5 are being discussed for October?
What else is being hoped for? Besides Hell Let Loose, there are several other games that will also celebrate their release on October 5 and are considered potential Plus candidates by fans. These include:
Alan Wake Remastered: The beloved horror game from Remedy originally launched on Microsoft consoles and PC and is now making its debut on PlayStation.
Jett: The Far Shore: In this game, you take control of an aircraft with which you explore an ocean planet and uncover its secrets.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania has also been mentioned as a possibility, with its release taking place on October 1.
Furthermore, hopes continue to flicker that Sony might bring their hit Horizon: Zero Dawn as a PS Plus game, but there are no signs for that.
This is what a potential lineup currently looks like:
Free Game at PS Plus in October
Platform
Hell Let Loose
PS5
Alan Wake Remastered
PS4
Jett: The Far Shore
PS4
A trailer for Alan Wake Remastered
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PS Plus October 2021 Dates – When Are the Games Coming?
When will the new PS Plus games be announced? The announcement of the new games that Plus subscribers will receive for free always happens on the last Wednesday of the month. This means that you will find out on September 29 which PS Plus games will be available in October. The announcement usually takes place in the early evening, between 5 and 6 PM.
Is there a specific date and time when PS Plus games will be available for download? You can download the new games starting on the first Tuesday of each month. Therefore, you can expect to grab the new games from October 5. This usually happens around 12 PM.
Until then, you can still get the following games for PS Plus:
