The monitor manufacturer has introduced its first gaming headsets with the AOC GH200 and the GH300. MeinMMO was able to test the GH300 and explains who could benefit from the 50-Euro headset.
Summary:
The AOC GH300 is a wired headset that you connect to your system via USB. The microphone is detachable.
The headset costs 54 Euros and is therefore positioned in the entry-level price range.
In the test, the headphones deliver good ergonomics and sound. However, the microphone is disappointing.
What headset is it about? The AOC GH300 is a wired gaming headset with a detachable microphone. Beside the GH200, it is the first gaming headset from the well-known monitor manufacturer AOC.
This is how we tested: We tested the gaming headset extensively for about 4 weeks on the computer and the PlayStation. During this time, we primarily played games, talked to people, and listened to music.
Features and Technical Details:
Design
Over-Ear/Closed
Connection Type
Wired (USB-A)
Frequencies
20 Hz – 20 kHz
Compatibility
PC, XBOX, and PlayStation
Weight
365 grams
Included Accessories
Headset, detachable microphone, quick start guide
Price (RRP)
54.99 Euros
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AOC GH300 in Detail
In the following section, we will introduce you to the gaming headset in detail. We will cover the following aspects:
Included Accessories
Design and Build
Processing
Software
After that, we will explain how the headset performs in practice. Here we will look at audio and voice quality.
Included Accessories
What accessories are included? The included accessories are quite minimal. In the black packaging with red accents, you will find the headset and a manual. The cable with control elements is permanently attached to the headset and cannot be removed.
By the way, the packaging states that the microphone is detachable. With a twisting motion and a lot of force, you can remove the microphone from the headset.
Design and Build
How does the headset look? When taking the gaming headset out of the black box, the first impression is quite positive.
Because AOC opts for a simple appearance with the GH300. The metal frame of the headset is red, the cushions are in black-gray, and the seam is in red. Apart from red and black, no other colors are used for the headset.
The headset also features subtle RGB lighting on the ear cups. However, this lighting can be turned off if you want to forgo the illumination.
The cable is permanently attached to the headset and provides control for various functions. Here we can adjust the RGB lighting, increase or decrease the sound, or completely mute the audio.
The AOC GH300: Left the front view, right the detailed view without microphone.
The headset is also connected to a regular USB port (USB-A) to the PC or console. For this reason, you cannot use the headset on your smartphone. The slightly cheaper GH200 uses a jack connection.
How is the device sitting? The AOC GH300 is an over-ear headset: this means that the headset is completely worn over the ears, and the ears sit inside the ear cushions. According to the manufacturer, the microphone is detachable but can also be bent back, so it is not in the way when you want to drink or eat something.
Transducers of the Headset
AOC uses 50 mm neodymium drivers in its gaming headset with a frequency range of 20 Hz – 20 kHz. This is typical for the price range of 50 Euros.
Such transducers are also used in other headsets of the same price class. For example, the Logitech G332 also uses 50 mm drivers, and the Roccat Elo X Stereo also employs 50 mm drivers for sound.
Processing
What we like: The headset appears well-made. The ear cups are attached to a sturdy metal bracket, and the head padding on the bracket is neatly and properly sewn. Overall, the headset gives a high-quality impression.
What we don’t like: The control (remote control unit) on the cable feels very cheap compared to the rest of the headset. The overall control seems bulky and is made of plastic, giving us no impression of durability. All buttons are quite audible. However, this is also the only limitation of an otherwise high-quality headset.
The remote control unit is large and bulky and seems low quality.
Software
What we like about the software: You make the headset settings through the AOC Audio Center. A few simple settings, such as adjusting the RGB lighting of the headset, can be configured, or you can mute the microphone.
What is less successful: The AOC Audio Center is not really attractive and reminds us more of times when Windows XP or Windows 7 was still in use.
The software also only offers preset equalizer settings; you cannot personally configure them. The equalizer settings range from okay to very artificial.
Functional but not particularly attractive: The AOC Audio Center
On the next page, we will show you how the AOC GH300 performs in the practical test. We will cover comfort, sound quality, and the microphone. Finally, you can read in our conclusion how good AOC’s first offering is and what alternatives are currently available on the market.
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The new special research “Find Your Voice” with Meloetta in Pokémon GO is active. You can find all tasks and rewards in the overview. What do players who already have Meloetta receive?
What kind of research is this? A new special research with Meloetta started on September 21 with the Fashion Week 2021. In the research “Find Your Voice”, some trainers can catch Meloetta for the first time. Players who already have one in their collection will instead receive candies.
We will show you all quests and rewards in the overview.
All steps of the special research “Find Your Voice” in Pokémon GO
Find Your Voice (1/6)
Take a snapshot of your buddy
Reward: 1,000 experience points
Catch 30 normal type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with Charmian
Evolve 15 Pokémon
Reward: 30 Poké Balls
Level reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will additionally receive an encounter with Eevee, 1,000 experience points, and 1,000 stardust.
Level reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will additionally receive an encounter with Swablu, 1,000 experience points, and 1,000 stardust.
Find Your Voice (3/6)
Win 3 gym battles
Reward: Encounter with Panpyro
Battle in 3 raids
Reward: 3 Max Potions
Defeat 3 Team Rocket grunts
Reward: 2 Premium Raid Passes
Level reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will additionally receive an encounter with Hariyama, 1,000 experience points, and 1,000 stardust.
Find Your Voice (4/6)
Earn 20,000 stardust
Reward: Encounter with Palimpalim
Catch 30 different species of Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with Krakeelo
Spin 3 PokéStops
Reward: Encounter with Zubat
Level reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will additionally receive an encounter with Meloetta, 2,000 experience points, and 2,000 stardust. If you have already caught a Meloetta during the research from GO Fest 2021, you will instead receive 20 Meloetta candies.
How do you like the new research with Meloetta? Do you think these are good tasks or are they still too easy for you? Share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with the community on the subject.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation against Activision Blizzard. They want to determine whether the company has effectively and thoroughly communicated the difficult internal conditions to investors. This includes summoning high-ranking executives from Activision Blizzard (WoW, Call of Duty, Diablo 3), including the company’s CEO Bobby Kotick.
What is going on?
A California state agency filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard in July, after investigating the company for 2 years. The agency accused Blizzard of having a culture of sexism, where women were paid less than men and were subjected to sexual harassment.
The lawsuit grew into a scandal that harmed the company’s stock value and reputation.
Now, the SEC has initiated an investigation: apparently, they want to get to the bottom of the matter. For the SEC, it is crucial whether the internal problems were communicated to investors quickly and completely. As a publicly traded company, Activision Blizzard is required to be transparent: anyone investing money in the company must be informed about matters that could affect the company’s value.
Experts discuss the situation at Blizzard in a video, including MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski.
Subpoenas against high-ranking executives at Activision Blizzard
This is what is currently known about the proceedings: The Wall Street Journal reports that the SEC has launched a comprehensive investigation against Activision Blizzard. They have summoned several high-ranking executives from Activision Blizzard, including CEO Bobby Kotick.
It is said that the SEC also demands the handing over of various documents, including six personnel files of former employees and records about how Kotick handled various complaints about sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard.
Apparently, the investigation mainly focuses on determining whether Activision Blizzard properly and timely communicated the complaints regarding
How has Blizzard communicated the information? In Activision Blizzard’s Q2/2021 quarterly report, there is a passage in the “Company Outlook” that mentions potential difficulties in the coming months. Here, the lawsuit is mentioned. It states that if Activision Blizzard suffers from a prolonged period of negative attention, this could significantly reduce productivity and have further negative impacts. They are monitoring all aspects of the business for such effects.
The quarterly report was released on August 3.
However, the question could be whether Activision Blizzard should have reported to investors earlier that an investigation by the agency against the company was underway and how serious some of the accusations are. Because of this investigation, the management level of Activision Blizzard has apparently already taken action.
For instance, Blizzard responded to allegations of sexual harassment in 2020 and fired a key developer at WoW. The Game Director of WoW was apparently dismissed for an incident that occurred many years ago. However, the reasons for the dismissal remained confidential in 2020 and only became clear in the aftermath of the lawsuit.
This seems to be the critical point of the investigation: Should Activision Blizzard have informed investors much earlier that internal complaints were ongoing and even an investigation was underway – and not just when the scandal was already in the news?
Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack left the company in the aftermath of the scandal.
What consequences could Blizzard face? The SEC has several ways to take action against a company if the investigation reveals that “abusive behavior exists.” The Commission can bring the case before a federal court or an administrative court.
Possible consequences include:
An injunction preventing further violations of laws or regulations
fines can be imposed
illegal profits may be ordered to be returned
a person can be barred from working as an executive in a company
individuals could face fines or prison sentences
In 2013, the SEC imposed a penalty of approximately 13 billion USD on the bank “JP Morgan Chase”. The bank was accused of being involved in illegal activities during the financial crisis.
Blizzard says: Important changes have already been made
This is what those involved say: Blizzard states that they have already made several important changes to alter internal processes and behavioral guidelines to ensure that there is no place for discrimination, harassment, or inequality of any kind at Activision Blizzard.
The SEC confirms to the Wall Street Journal that it has initiated investigations. Activision Blizzard is cooperating with the SEC, it is stated. The proceedings focus on the extent to which the company has disclosed matters concerning employees and other related topics.
We have intensively dealt with the topic on MeinMMO and shed light on the backgrounds and implications of the sexism scandal:
Just before the release of New World, we would like to take another look back at the beta and recall the best and funniest moments that the last testing phase of the MMORPG provided us.
What is it about? In the beta of Amazon’s new MMORPG, some cool stuff and nonsense happened, and the nice thing is: thanks to Twitch, a lot of it was captured on video.
We at MeinMMO want to present some of the funniest moments to you here so you can remember what makes New World so great before next week's release.
Don't worry, if you haven't yet gotten into New World, we will of course explain what is shown in the clips and why it is so absurd or funny. Without further ado, let's get started.
“Stealth is real”
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What is happening here? Okay, it's not Twitch, but still a remarkably beautiful moment that proves that you can really hide when things get too much for you. In the clip, we see a player being chased by a Syndicate player. This is part of the game’s open-world PvP.
As the poor fellow is only level 14, his only option seems to be to run away. He chooses the steep path down the mountain and squeezes past as many line-of-sight obstructions as possible. As soon as he momentarily loses sight of his enemy, he lies flat on the ground in a bush.
The enemy player does not notice him and runs off in another direction, as he suspects the clever fox is somewhere else entirely. Thus, the protagonist of the video escapes the unfair fight alive.
Why is it so beautiful? Most MMORPGs emphasize that you can easily and quickly identify your opponents, especially in PvP. New World does this too, but only in the open terrain. That you can simply run away from a fight if you want to is a nice alternative to the often unfair scuffles.
And let's be honest, who doesn't chuckle to themselves when they lie in a bush watching their enemy desperately searching for them?
The Role of Invulnerability
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What is happening here? You can see how a player dodges through a great axe attack. That alone isn't particularly special, but a small detail in the video amazes the community. It's about a so-called i-frame at the end of the dodge roll and how one can use it to their advantage.
An i-frame refers to a few frames at the end of an animation where the animation has already finished, but the skill is still active. The dodge roll makes you invulnerable for a short time. Thanks to the i-frame, you remain invulnerable for a few milliseconds after the roll.
The player in the video uses this i-frame to perform another dodge roll, which makes him invulnerable throughout the entire duration of the actually widespread great axe skill. Thus, he completely avoids damage from the entire ability.
Why is it so beautiful? It is noticeable that the dodge roll lasts longer than it should. By chaining multiple rolls together, you can become invulnerable for much longer than originally possible.
Even the streamer who notices this is visibly shocked and amused, trying to laughingly explain the phenomenon to his viewers. Definitely one of the most beautiful moments of the beta.
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What is happening here? The clip here represents a problem that has really annoyed many fans of New World – namely the hit detection with fleeing opponents.
If you have played one of the betas, then you have certainly experienced it at least once. You chase an opponent, are finally close enough, swing your weapon, and miss. It happens regularly in New World that you swing right through fleeing enemies without hitting them.
In the clip from streamer Yakousou, the poor pursuer experiences this multiple times, and his opponent can ultimately escape, even though he should have been hit multiple times.
Why is this frustrating? Amazon clearly needs to work on hit detection. From our personal feeling, these issues occurred much more often in the first beta than in the last beta, but the bugs have certainly not completely disappeared, as the clip proves.
Without this bug, the fleeing rogue would have been severely outmatched and would have likely been looking at the grass from below in just a few seconds, but the swing into empty space saved his life. He can probably hardly believe his luck.
New World’s Creed?
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What is happening here? In the clip from streamer Prydatv, you can observe a wonderful situation that could just as well have taken place in Assassin's Creed.
The player is in PvP mode and fighting against several nasty foes from the opposing side. As a mage, he is helpless against the two melee fighters rushing towards him and chooses his last resort, jumping to his death. Or does he?
In true Ezio fashion, the magical assassin can cling to the edge below him in mid-air, saving his life while his two pursuers leap to their doom, falling past the gasping acrobat.
Why is it beautiful? The clip wonderfully illustrates how a true assassin’s weapon is missing in the MMORPG, but the playstyle can still work wonderfully.
That the streamer can still hold onto the edge in mid-air proves how well movement works in New World and how much freedom you have when it comes to traversing the world. There is so much potential for more funny clips, and we are excited.
What is happening here? You can see how the streamer BagginsTV gathers a massive horde of wild boars to a certain point and then kills them all. This works because the spawn rates for monsters have been significantly increased compared to the first beta.
In the first beta, there was some frustration regarding the long wait for certain monsters to appear because they had to respawn. To address this, the spawn rate was increased, allowing for the mass farming you see in the clip.
Thanks to the Life Staff, the solo player does not have to fear dying, as the Life Staff provides regeneration and heals you when you hit an opponent. Armed with an axe, the player hits multiple enemies at once and is thus nearly at full health despite all the foes around him.
Why is it so beautiful? That it works is actually absurd. But already in our best builds for beginners, we reported that the Life Staff is a super good secondary weapon because it can keep you alive and is absolutely effective.
In this video, the principle is taken to the extreme, as the player, even at level 44, is hardly taking any damage despite having a massive number of enemies on him. This way, he can farm leisurely while explaining to his viewers that Amazon hopefully doesn't change the spawn rates.
What do you think about the clips, and do you perhaps have more exciting footage for us that absolutely needs to go on this list? Which one did you like the most? Feel free to write it to us in the comments; we are looking forward to it.
Blizzard tries once again to balance the Warlock in Hearthstone . At least on paper, the nerfs look good.
Although the last Hearthstone expansion “United in Stormwind” was released quite a while ago, the balance still seems to be a “mixed bag”. Many players simply no longer want to deal with the current meta and are turning their backs on the game. The Warlock is particularly annoying. That’s what is now going under the knife – once again. But will this finally be enough?
What is the problem? Although Warlocks don’t have an extremely high win rate with their Quest deck, other players find the matchup against Warlocks extremely boring. After just a few turns, they have completed their Quest and are essentially only playing “their own game,” without really interacting with the opponent.
What is being changed exactly? The Warlock’s Quest will be nerfed. It will be more difficult to complete, and in one game mode it will even be completely banned. We have all the adjustments for you in detail.
The Nerfs for the Warlock
The Quest “Demon Seed” and “Establish Connection” will be harder to fulfill. For the first quest step, the Warlock now needs to take 8 damage (instead of 6), and for the second step also 8 damage (instead of 7). The final step remains unchanged. This should ensure that one or two more turns pass before the Quest is completed. Additionally, the Quest will be completely banned in the Wild game mode and can no longer be included in decks.
The Rune-Embellished Mithril Rod will become more expensive, with mana costs increasing from 3 to 4. This ensures that the Warlock can only play it later, thus delaying the benefits from the reduced mana costs.
The Nerfs for the Priest
The legendary minion “Thoughtstealer Illucia” has been revamped. Her effect no longer exchanges hands and deck with the opponent, but instead replaces the Priest’s hand with a copy of the opponent’s hand until the end of the turn. With this, the developers aim to counteract an unplanned playstyle where Illucia was played very early in the game to effectively skip the opponent’s turn.
The Nerfs for the Shaman
The Shaman spell “Flame Torrent” will become more expensive, as it was too strong. The mana costs increase from 1 to 2, effectively doubling it. For a card that has the potential to clear the entire board, that’s a more appropriate price.
The final quest step “Tame the Flames” will be slightly harder to complete. Instead of 3 overloaded cards, the Shaman will now need to play 3 overloaded cards to access Stormcaller Bru’kan.
The Nerfs for the Demon Hunter
The minion “Wrathbound Slayer” was a bit too strong. Its mana costs are therefore increased from 7 mana to 8 mana. This makes it a bit harder to play them in the same turn that the Demon Hunter has drawn many cards.
Besides the significant nerfs, there are also a whole range of improvements in the patch. In particular, Hunters, Mages, and Warriors benefit from substantial buffs that could favor a few new deck types.
The Leatherworking set, a weapon for Hunters, will have its costs halved. They will decrease from 2 mana to 1 mana.
The “Selective Breeder” will become tougher. Its health points will increase from 1 to 3, allowing it to survive on the battlefield significantly longer.
The Mage spell “Firewalker” will become cheaper. The mana costs will decrease from 2 to 1, making it more attractive to boost the damage of the hero power.
The legendary Mage minion Mordresh Fireeye will be adjusted as well. Its stats will shrink from 10/10 to 8/8, but its mana costs will also drop from 10 to 8. This way, Mordresh can still be played in the turn after the last required hero power was used.
The Warrior’s Stormwind Freebooter has been slightly improved. Her health points increase from 3 to 4.
The Anchorer of the Stonebreaker gets the same treatment. His health points will be increased by 1, going from 5 to 6.
And the Bloodsail Deckhand of the Warrior also receives a health boost. Its health points increase from 1 to 2.
What do you think of the changes? Sensible buffs and nerfs? Or does Blizzard have no idea what they are doing?
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In Pokémon GO the tasks 6/16, 7/16, and 8/16 of the special research “Misunderstood Mischief” with Hoopa are now available for the Fashion Week. We show you the quests and rewards for the new chapters.
What is it about? The special research with Hoopa consists of a total of 16 chapters. However, these have not all been unlocked directly, but will be released gradually. In line with the start of the Fashion Week, Niantic opens chapters 6 and 7. Chapter 8 consists of the usual “Waiting”.
In this overview we show you what is now known about the Hoopa special research.
Misunderstood Mischief 6/16
Claim reward – 720 Stardust
Stage reward: 720 experience points.
Misunderstood Mischief 7/16
Take a snapshot of your buddy
Reward: Encounter with Coiffwaff
Catch a Coiffwaff
Reward: A Fast TM
Earn a heart with your buddy
Reward: A Charge TM
Stage reward: If you complete all three of these tasks, you will encounter Picochilla, receive an Unova Stone, and also get 15 candies for Coiffwaff. The candies are important if you want to apply the new form-changing feature to Coiffwaff.
Misunderstood Mischief 8/16
“Professor Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details.”
This is the usual text that is displayed before Niantic unlocks more tasks. As a reward for this chapter, you can again expect 720 Stardust and 720 experience points.
The new chapter 7 in the special research with Hoopa is quite easy. Essentially, you only need to take a single snapshot and catch the Coiffwaff that appears as a reward. With the snapshot, you will already earn a heart with your buddy. With the three tasks, you should be done in just a few moments.
How do you like the new chapters of the research? Would you have preferred something harder?
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Bungie has occasionally caused broken Exotics that turned Destiny 2 upside down. Now another dilemma threatens. We at MeinMMO will show you which Exotic could cause chaos this time.
Which Exotic is being referred to? The notorious toxic Exotic “Necrotic Grip.” With these gloves, opponents can be poisoned. The injected poison drains the opponent’s health bar. If the opponent dies from the poison, a shockwave of poison is released, poisoning every surrounding enemy as well. We are talking about an infinite cycle of poisoning.
With this combo, Warlocks become toxic demolitionists
Due to small changes to the Exotic, these gloves are now real killers in Season 15. However, you need to pay attention to a few things to unleash their full potential.
What do I need to do? You select the bottom tree from the Dawnblade super and then use the gloves. As YouTuber Ehroar demonstrates in this video, the spawning enemies have no chance. Every burning and poisoned enemy bites the dust in seconds.
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Due to all the burning effects combined with the poison and the subsequent death of the opponent, a complete annihilation parade occurs. Enemies explode, spread poison, and those enemies then explode as well. This is an infinite cycle that can continue on its own. This applies to melee attacks and grenades.
The crazy thing about this is that the super is also affected. So, if the effect of the melee or the grenades is not enough for you, ignite your Dawnblade and let enemies suffer in the poison and from the explosions.
Nerf should come: This discovery is definitely worth a look, but one should not ignore the fact that it will likely be patched sometime during Season 15. It can be inferred that this is not an intended feature like with the Thorn, but rather a bug that has slipped in.
Many suspect that Bungie has changed not only the description but also the effect of the intrinsic perk. Definitely, Bungie should take a look at this and perhaps weigh whether to keep the effect or generally remove it, as they have not commented on it so far.
What do you think about such bugs? Do you believe Bungie meant for this? Or do you think it happened by accident, and now Warlocks are enjoying the sight of the explosions? Let us know if you have tried this combo as well.
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In Pokémon GO, the Fashion Week started today, on September 21. We show you all the special Pokémon, new shinies, and bonuses that are active during the event. This way, you are well provided for the duration.
What kind of event is this? The Fashion Week is a recurring event in Pokémon GO that takes place once a year. What makes it special is that Pokémon can be caught in costumes. Some monsters dress up specifically for this occasion and can be found during the event in the wild, eggs, research, or raids.
We will show you all the information you need to know about this year’s Fashion Week.
Fashion Week 2021 in September
When does it start? Today, on Tuesday, September 21, the Fashion Week started at 10:00 AM local time. The event will run for a week and ends on Tuesday, December 28, at 8:00 PM local time.
New Pokémon: Coifwaff celebrates its release during the Fashion Week. It belongs to the “Normal” type and comes from Generation 6. The special thing is that Coifwaff also introduces a new feature, the transformation mechanic, in Pokémon GO. You will learn more about this further down in the article.
Pokémon with costumes: Smettbo, Sniebel, and Elezeba are wearing stylish costumes in Pokémon GO for the first time. However, you will also encounter Kussilla, Kirlia, Sheinux, and Glibunkel in costumes, which already appeared in costumes during the last Fashion Week.
Special shinies: With luck, you can find shiny Smettbo, Sniebel, Kussilla, Kirlia, Sheinux, Glibunkel, or Elezeba – all in costumes. After the Fashion Week, you can continue to encounter shiny Elezeba without a costume. However, Elezeba will remain rare in the wild.
Special Trainer encounters: During the event, according to Niantic, “fashion-conscious trainers” will appear repeatedly with even “more fashion-conscious Pokémon.” You can battle them.
Raids: You will encounter the following costumed bosses during the Fashion event in raids:
Level 1
Sniebel Sheinux
Level 3
Smettbo Kirlia
Level 5
No costumed bosses here
Mega
No costumed bosses here
Pokémon from 7 km eggs: Alola Meowth, Galar Meowth, Kussilla, and Sheinux in fashionable costumes.
Special research with Hoopa: Yes, you heard right. The special research with Hoopa, “Misunderstood Mischief,” finally continues for the Fashion Week 2021.
Special research: Complete the special research to earn a meeting with Meloetta and its beautiful singing. If you participated in Pokémon GO Fest 2021, you will receive Meloetta candy instead for completing this new special research.
Time-limited research: Complete the time-limited research to have a chance to encounter stylish event Pokémon! You can also earn an exclusive Coiffwaff wig as a reward. Good news for trainers who couldn’t complete the research during the event: The Coiffwaff wig will be available in the shop after the event starting Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 10:00 PM CEST (1 PM PDT). Starting Monday, September 20, 2021, at 10:00 PM CEST (1 PM PDT), avatar items for the Fashion Week, like Hoopa bracelets, will be available in the shop!
In the shop: In line with the event, you will find fashionable avatar items in the Pokémon GO shop.
New Transformation Mechanic
What is special: The event unlocks a new mechanic that can now be applied for the first time at Coiffwaff. This involves transformation. With Coiffwaff, you change the cut of its fur.
Coiffwaff appears in its shaggy form
Select Coiffwaff in your collection and tap on Change Form
You can now choose a cut
Changing costs 25 Coiffwaff candies and 10,000 stardust
Everything you need to know about the mechanic and the cut forms of Coiffwaff:
Which of the event contents from the Fashion Week 2021 in Pokémon GO are you most looking forward to? Write us your event motivation here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with the community on the topic.
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An important point in any MMORPG is the number of active players. We at MeinMMO have therefore looked at which MMORPGs had the most players on Steam in September.
How was the list created? MeinMMO looked at a specific value of the games on Steam for the list: the “Peak-Players” value on steamcharts. This value reflects how many players of the MMORPG were online at the same time at most over the last 24 hours.
If the peak value of players is 1,500, it means that a maximum of 1,500 people were logged into the game simultaneously in the last 24 hours. We believe this value provides the best basis for such a top list.
What else should be noted? We only refer to the Steam player numbers here. All MMORPGs on this list also have their own launcher and partially console versions. Unfortunately, we cannot view the numbers from the game-specific launchers and thus cannot consider them.
The Steam numbers are still a good indicator to determine how lively an MMORPG currently is. All exact numbers come from steamcharts.com. However, keep in mind that the actual player count may be much higher for some titles.
These are the results
Which MMORPGs perform well? We would like to briefly introduce you to ranks 10 to 4 in a list before we delve deeper into the top three spots.
In this video, “TheLazyPeon” shows you his first impressions of the new ESO expansion
Focus of the MMORPG: Story and world exploration
Player count: 24,849
Player count trend: Mostly increasing in 2021
Business model: Buy2Play and optional subscription
Mein-MMO user rating: 8 out of 10
What kind of game is this? Since April 2014, you can experience the world of The Elder Scrolls online together with others. Since then, the MMORPG has been continually expanded and recently brought a whole bunch of new content with the addon Blackwood .
In PvE, you can expect an exciting story, challenging raids, and a lovingly designed world with areas that you may already know from other Elder Scrolls titles, but also completely new locations. In PvP, on the other hand, you can look forward to exciting battles in various modes and with different player counts.
Where can you play? In addition to Steam, the MMORPG is also available in a standalone launcher, as well as on Mac, PS4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X/S, and also Google Stadia. Except for the Switch, the title is practically available everywhere.
PC, Mac, and Stadia fans can even play together. However, the consoles still have their own servers, so complete crossplay is unfortunately not yet possible.
The YouTuber “Entenburg” tells you in 10 minutes what Bless Unleashed is about
Focus of the MMORPG: Open-world and PvP
Player count: 30,246
Player count trend: Decreasing, but this is also due to the recent release
Business model: Free2Play with real money shop
Mein-MMO user rating: 4.8 out of 10
What kind of game is this? Bless Unleashed was released in March 2020, but only for consoles. However, it is not a simple remake of Bless Online, whose name still seems to boil the blood of many MMORPG fans. .
However, Bless Unleashed is from a new studio and is a new game; only some assets from Bless Online are reused, and indeed, Bless Unleashed is received much better by the MMO community.
Since August 6, you can also play the MMORPG on PC and Steam. You get some adjustments, but basically, it’s a console port that is by no means poorly done.
Starting at level 30, there is open-world PvP, so any other player can simply attack you, and you cannot turn off this feature unless you are willing to pay about €2.50 to get a one-hour exemption. Although Bless Unleashed seems to focus on PvP content, this is a significant point of criticism for the community.
Where can you play? You can play Bless Unleashed on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as on Xbox One and Series X/S. There is no crossplay, and each version of the title has its own servers and plays for itself.
What kind of game is this? Final Fantasy has experimented with MMORPGs with the 14th installment of the series. What initially started off not very successfully was then canceled and reborn under the name “A Realm Reborn”. Since the restart over 7 years ago, the MMORPG has been running smoothly and receives new content regularly.
On November 23, the next major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, Endwalker, will arrive and bring many new contents, including two new jobs for your character.
The special thing about Final Fantasy XIV is that you only need one character to play all classes. Here, classes are called jobs, and you can have as many as you want. You just need to level them separately.
Gameplay-wise, Final Fantasy XIV offers you everything you could hope for from an MMORPG. PvE content with exciting stories, player housing, raids, and dungeons of varying difficulty levels, as well as various PvP content, offer something for every player to enjoy.
In addition to the major expansions like Endwalker or the recently released Shadowbringers, the game is also continuously updated with new content every 3 to 4 months.
Where can you play? Final Fantasy XIV is available through Steam, as well as in its own launcher, and for Mac, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Unfortunately, the title is currently unavailable on Xbox consoles.
There is also a crossplay feature included. However, this only works if you and your friends are on the same data center. If you want to start playing FFXIV now, it’s better to ask your friends which server they are playing on.
Business model: Free2Play with the opportunity to earn money
Mein-MMO user rating: Not available
What kind of game is this? MIR4 is, by name, an MMORPG with many players; however, we have some issues incorporating the game into the standard ranking. Nevertheless, it has many people actively involved, which is why we mention it here as a bonus placement.
MIR4 was originally released for Android and iOS and has now been ported to PC, but you can still clearly see from the PC version that it was designed for mobile devices. The game also offers the option to automate all significant tasks and thus play entirely on auto-play.
The MMORPG consistently receives negative reviews from both players and the press. Even the reviews marked as positive are often written very sarcastically and negatively.
However, the game offers you the opportunity to convert the in-game currency Darksteel into the cryptocurrency Draco and thus earn real money by having the MMORPG simply run by itself. Many users utilize it for that purpose.
These were the 10 MMORPGs with the most players on Steam in September 2021. What do you think of this list? Are there games on here that you play yourself, or are there any that you would like to see here? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In Destiny 2, Xur sells really strong items. Especially one weapon is a must-buy that is currently dominating PvP. – be quick.
So hurry to Xur: The vendor offers a weapon you shouldn’t miss that is currently among the best you can equip in PvP. However, it is not one of his Exotics, but a legendary gun that is currently being praised.
You have time until September 21st at 6:59 PM. Then, as every Tuesday, the new Weekly Reset occurs, and Xur disappears until the weekend, bringing fresh inventory.
What is a God-Roll? In Destiny 2, weapons or armor are referred to as a God-Roll when they have the perfect combination of perks and stats for a situation. These are the items you hunt for and then have the best possible example.
Grab the most important ingredient from Xur and dominate in PvP
This is the must-buy: The vendor offers you the legendary fusion rifle “The Most Important Ingredient” at a good price. The weapon with Arc damage is one of the most precise representatives of its kind and was buffed significantly in Season 15.
Currently, this is one of the best PvP weapons in all of Destiny 2 – if you have the right roll. And that’s exactly what Xur offers you ready to take.
These are the perks of the fusion rifle:
Red Dot Micro: The additional zoom gives the weapon more range than fusion rifles without a sight (Plug One.1)
Particle Repeater: Increases stability or Projection Fuse for more range
Under Pressure: More stability and precision with low ammo in the magazine – since you spawn with 2 shots, the perk is always active.
Tap It: When you fire a shot, stability and precision are increased – this is also active with every burst.
Masterwork: Stability
Buy now and enjoy: The most important ingredient from Xur.
This is how strong the weapon is: Even experts like Fallout rave about the fusion rifle that comes with a roll they have been hunting for ages (via YouTube). Aztecross is surprised that the most important ingredient can kill in PvP with one shot at 23-25 meters (Via YouTube).
In the currently ongoing Trials (Trials of Osiris), the Most Important Ingredient directly takes 6th place among the deadliest weapons:
A proud 1.4 million kills are attributed to the fusion rifle – that makes up 2% (via Trialsreport.com).
Places 3 and 4 also clock in with “only” 1.4 million kills (The Darkness and The Tale of a Dead Man).
This means that the weapon is just narrowly behind the top 3 (Vex Mythoclast, The Messenger and Pickaxe), as places 3 and 4 also only account for 1.4 million kills.
Meta weapons like Lorentz Driver and Felwinter’s Lie are narrowly in 7th and 8th place.
The only fusion rifle that can compete with The Most Important Ingredient is the Exotic Vex Mythoclast. But that is currently a completely different matter.
Make sure to get these items too: Xur is being generous this time and has strong weapons and armor for every class and playstyle. So spend your shards wisely – who knows when the noodle face will have such a great inventory again.
Geomag Stabilizers for Warlocks with 67 stat points
The two Exo armors have great stats, but unfortunately, the individual distribution is somewhat unfavorable. However, as a Masterwork, they have a proud +79 without using a single mod.
Xur’s inventory until September 21st.
Which legendary weapons are useful? Did you buy The Most Important Ingredient, yes? Good, then you’ve done the most important part. But these weapons are also really well-rolled:
Dark Promise (140 Hand Cannon) with High-Caliber Rounds, Snapshot Sights, and Hermetic is ideal for PvP and a 9/10 roll for the Crucible.
Steel Sybil Z-14 (Sword) is not a Falling Guillotine, but the combo of Relentless Strikes + Whirlwind Blade is a God-Roll for swords when it comes to PvE. Because you quickly build up bonus damage and even get ammo back for it.
Last Dollar (120 Hand Cannon) was, a few seasons ago, the sole reason why people played Gambit. With Lawless + Dragonfly, the roll is good for PvE, but lags far behind a proper Fate Bringer – if you don’t raid, you still score.
Don’t miss out on these legendary armors:
Hunter: The gloves with +21 mobility should not be missing from any collection, as assassins benefit greatly from this value (62 total stats). The helm comes with +23 recovery, unusual for Hunters, but a good investment (63 total stats).
Warlocks: The gloves with +19 resilience and +16 strength look interesting if you’re building melee builds (62 total stats).
Titan: The chest piece comes with +23 recovery and +21 intellect, should be picked up (+60 total stats). The boots have a proud +26 intellect and +15 resilience and +16 recovery (63 total stats).
Have you thrown your legendary shards in front of Xur and secured the strong rolls? What do you think about the vendor selling a monster like The Most Important Ingredient to just anyone – could this threaten the PvP balance? Let us know in the comments.
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Imane “Pokimane” Anys is the largest streamer on Twitch by followers. Recently, she reached one of the highest ranks in the shooter Valorant and is now even giving tips on how to follow in her footsteps. However, some people are not happy about her success.
Who is Pokimane? With over 8.2 million followers, Pokimane plays at the top on Twitch. Just behind the current Twitch star xQc, she ranks 7th and operates the largest channel of all female streamers on Twitch (via sullygnome.com).
She is known primarily as a friendly, nice variety streamer who showcases all kinds of games on her stream. Recently, that has mostly been Riot’s shooter Valorant, where she often incorporates “Just Chatting” segments.
What has she achieved? On September 18, Pokimane tweeted that she finally reached one of the highest ranks in Valorant: Immortal. This rank is currently reserved for the top 0.5% of players worldwide (via esportstales.com):
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Before that, she earned the Diamond rank three seasons in a row, which corresponds to the top 1.5% of players. Above them are only the Radiants, the best 500 players in the world.
Pokimane herself encourages her viewers to follow in her footsteps. She says: “If a shooter noob like me can do it, then anyone can” (via Twitter.com).
She also gives some tips on how to play Valorant better. Aim training and mastering different roles are particularly important:
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These are the reactions: Many responses on Twitter are positive, congratulating Pokimane or calling her a kind of idol and role model for others. However, under the tweet, other, less pleasant discussions also erupted.
Twitter user @e3dsok claims that reaching higher ranks is easy – it just takes time: “Many players have low ranks but play better than those with high ranks. Why? Because they don’t care. They just play with friends.”
@grusomeee is even more cynical and asks: “Are they now giving out good ranks for free?”
@swaggydfromny starts a whole debate and even becomes insulting: “I’ve seen enough of you to know that you’re literally a bronze/silver player who is just being carried by pros.”
Trolls have made life difficult for the streamer before – so much so that she temporarily withdrew from Twitter and even partially from Twitch. However, Pokimane has not interacted with these people on Twitter nor responded.
This is how the streamer responds: At the moment, she seems not to want to deal with it: “It takes all my willpower not to discuss with people who want to discredit me, but whatever. I am so happy!”
Meanwhile, other streamers known as good shooter players fail in Valorant and even become rude:
In The Elder Scrolls Online a player has been buying and hoarding cheese for months. His goal: to gather a million of the stinky delicacies. Now he has succeeded and is considered a hero of the community. Read the whole story here on MeinMMO.
Who is it about and what did he do? The reddit user PauliusPub has invested a lot of time and money in ESO to achieve an epic goal: the accumulation and hoarding of 1,000,000 pieces of cheese! He proudly posted it on reddit, with the title “It is finally done! I have just collected a million pieces of cheese!”
How long did it take and what did it cost? According to the user, the epic quest for dairy products has cost him about 9 months of his life and over 10 million gold pieces. One ought to indulge every now and then.
A Million Chees – But Why?
Why did he do it? When asked why on all Aedra and Daedra he collected so much cheese, the user simply replied: “Honestly, I don’t remember my original idea about it, but I thought it would be funny.”
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What do the fans say? The thread on reddit about the cheesy campaign has apparently struck a chord with the ESO community, as it has already received (as of September 20, 2021) over 1,800 upvotes and 153 comments. Most of them praise the endurance and determination of the competent cheese merchant and commend him for his heroic deed.
Some of the praises are as follows (Warning, cheesy puns ahead):
Ralkan28: “A true hero of Nirn. May the prophets, Aedra, Daedra, and all other supernatural beings praise your name!”
Akagi_An: “You are the creamiest of the cheese merchants!”
Velvetdelirium: “Did you seriously spend 10 million JUST on cheese? Wow, you, sir, are a true champion of Sheogorath!”
What’s the deal with cheese and ESO? The last comment refers to a particularly popular NPC in ESO (and other Elder Scrolls games), the mad Daedric god Sheogorath. He resides in a region of the realm of oblivion, the Shivering Isles, which contains a place called the “cheese merchant’s corner.”
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For cheese is a delicacy for the god of madness and his insane rants about the dairy product are legendary. It’s likely that the brave reddit user wanted to curry favor with the mad god.
Equally famous as Sheogorath and found in pretty much every Elder Scrolls game is this whimsical NPC: M’aiq the Liar. You can now invite him to your house.
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In a video clip, a cheater from Call of Duty: Warzone is seen looking frustrated. He was killed despite his cheats… by another cheater. The community mocks both parties.
What is the problem? Cheating has long been a part of shooters and also of Call of Duty: Warzone. This is annoying for non-cheating players. But also for the cheaters themselves (via Dexerto.com).
In the clip, a streamer wanted to show his viewers some action using a wallhack. But his plan was thwarted by a fellow cheater.
“In this game, everyone cheats”
The clip shows: On reddit, DingDingDongDotJPG shares a video of a streamer. The streamer calls himself HackingFredward and streamed his Warzone gameplay on the live streaming platform Facebook Gaming.
At the beginning of the video, the streamer explains that he doesn’t want to bore his viewers, but wants to provide them with action. But his match didn’t last long. Shortly after he was discovered, he was already on the ground and out.
When he watches the killcam from his opponent’s perspective, he notices why he died so quickly.
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This is how the streamer reacts: “Oh, he’s cheating, bro. Come on. You could see the walls.” In disbelief, the streamer shakes his head and sums it up: “Everyone cheats in this game. Holy Shit.”
This is what the viewers say: On reddit, DingDingDongDotJPG explains that the streamer has apparently been banned several times, but then plays with other accounts while cheating.
Regarding the clip, Its_All_Me notes that the cheats make it really easy for players. “Interesting that the enemy is yellow when out of sight and then turns red when in sight. Incredible how cheats make this game easy for people. No wonder my KD has dropped by 0.10 over the last year due to the increase in cheaters.”
User MadAshx asks: “What, no honor among clowns?” A reference to “No honor among thieves” – a phrase suggesting that criminals also rob and cheat each other.
Many others mock that the cheater in the stream is annoyed to have been taken out by another cheater.
What do you think of the clip? Do you think it’s good that the cheater is taken out with his own weapons or can you no longer laugh about it because you encounter so many cheaters yourself? Please share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
The upcoming Call of Duty: Vanguard has been extensively played in the beta, and the time it takes to kill (TTK) is being controversially discussed. There is disagreement among experts. Some professionals believe that the TTK is the fastest, while streamers like XQc argue the opposite. Find out everything about the topic on MeinMMO.
What is the TTK? The term TTK stands for “Time to Kill”. This refers to the time in a shooter it takes, on average, to take down an opponent. Games with high TTK, like Apex Legends, often require tactical gameplay, as you rarely take down opponents in one go. Conversely, games with low TTK are likely to demand aggressive, dynamic gameplay, as you quickly eliminate enemies if you shoot faster than they do.
It applies:
The lower the TTK, the faster and more action-packed the game – Every mistake is fatal
The higher the TTK, the slower and more tactical the game – Mistakes can be compensated, and you may even escape from opponents
In the Vanguard Beta, players were able to get a sense of the TTK in Vanguard, and no matter how one assesses it, it is not what many players want.
TTK is definitely a problem
What does JGOD say? The streamer and CoD expert JGOD has looked at the TTK in the multiplayer of Vanguard and is not satisfied with it. According to him, the TTK is far too low and resembles the TTK of the notorious multiplayer mode of Modern Warfare from 2019.
This means you die very quickly, and thus you can hardly afford to make mistakes. A burst of fire and you’re down. However, according to JGOD, this does not lead to dynamic gameplay, but rather to too much camping.
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Because the time to return from sprinting to firing position would be “ridiculously low”. Therefore, it makes much more sense to just sit somewhere and already have an optimal firing angle, into which an opponent would likely stray soon.
Dynamic “run and gun” gameplay would be rather rare, as one is largely defenseless while sprinting. For JGOD, it would be better if the developers increased the TTK by adding more hit points to the operators and adjusting the weapons. However, he considers it unlikely that such changes will happen.
What does XqC say? Curiously, the streamer XQc sees it completely differently. He also played the Vanguard Beta over the weekend, but he found the TTK far too long. In a situation where XQc is even camping and expecting opponents, an enemy runs in front of him, and he can barely take him down with great difficulty. Then the next opponent comes, and even he takes a few bullets before he takes out the streamer with his Thompson gun.
This frustrates XQc, as he thought he had landed enough hits:
How can it be that I hit him eight times and he doesn’t fall? What is this? Compared to other CoD games, people here are so damn “tanky”. This is broken, the TTK is crap! That’s why players here will soon all run around with damn drum magazines. Then they just keep their finger on the trigger. This is bullshit! It promotes sloppy and stupid gameplay!
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For XQc, the TTK, which he considers too high, is a reason why the meta will likely shift toward wild running types with drum magazines – like the Thompson gun – where everyone just runs around shooting wildly.
How high is the TTK in Vanguard actually? The opinions of players and professionals appear to diverge, but an analysis by YouTuber and expert TheXclusiveAce shows that the TTK in Vanguard is around 300 milliseconds.
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In Modern Warfare, it was 196, and in Cold War, it was 322. Thus, according to this statistic, the TTK is definitely higher than in Modern Warfare and somewhat lower than in Cold War, where it was already perceived as very high.
Of course, the info on CoD Vanguard is based on the alpha and beta, and a lot could change before the release in November.
Unhappy fans file a lawsuit against Genshin Impact because the abilities of two specific characters do not work together. MeinMMO describes what exactly is going on and how it came to this.
Which characters and skills are involved? It concerns the skills of characters named Raiden Shogun and Beidou. Raiden Shogun was introduced in September as a new character in Genshin Impact, and her skill descriptions were not clear for many players.
Everyone assumed that Raiden Shogun and Beidou would complement each other well with their special abilities. Beta testers also leaked earlier that both special abilities would work together. However, after the release of Raiden Shogun, this was no longer the case.
It is about the ability “Thunder Shield” within Beidou’s special ability.
The ability “Thunder Shield” states: “Creates a chain lightning when hitting with normal attacks and heavy strikes, bouncing between enemies (…)”. If you switch to another character after using this ability, the chain lightning remains and deals additional damage when you hit with attacks.
It is about the ability “Musou Isshin” within Raiden Shogun’s special ability.
Also, the description of Raiden Shogun’s special ability speaks of: “In this state, Shogun Raiden attacks with a katana and deals electro damage with normal attacks, heavy strikes (…)”. Furthermore, the skill states that this damage is considered special ability damage.
Together with the original constellation description “Reduces (…), when normal attacks, heavy strikes (…) hit opponents. (…)” many assumed that the ability works with Beidou. The phrasing was the same as with Beidou’s ability.
This constellation description was adjusted after the release of Raiden Shogun to: “Reduces (…), when attacks with special ability damage from Shogun Raiden hit opponents. (…)” to clear up the confusion.
Upset about this change and that the characters do not work together, at least two fans file a lawsuit against miHoYo, the creators of Genshin Impact. In a forum post, one of them states that he has filed a lawsuit against miHoYo and also shows a screenshot of an online court portal (via NGA.CN).
The second user also posts in the official Chinese miHoYo forum a complaint about the two characters along with a photo of his username next to a lawyer’s license (via bbs.mihoyo).
What does the Community Say? The community is also not pleased with the whole matter. Genshin Impact itself has also further explained Raiden Shogun’s ability in the official forum (via HoYoLAB). Among them are dissatisfied players:
WHY doesn’t Beidou’s special ability trigger on her (Raiden Shogun’s) special ability? This is the dumbest thing you have ever done. I really hope you fix this.
Orion63
damiJESUS demands:
Hello Mihoyo, can people who wanted to play Raiden and Beidou together get a refund? Thanks
Also, user Ophelia_Dusk shares the opinion:
Really??? You release an Electro supporter + battery (Raiden Shogun) and the main off-field Electro DPS (Beidou), who would benefit from it is not compatible??? Absolute s*** show from mihoyo. Fix this.
Why is this a big problem? Money and Gacha. Many assumed based on the original description and the leaks that Beidou and Raiden Shogun would definitely complement each other well. Only for this reason would they have pulled on Raiden Shogun’s banner.
Due to the fact that you might have to spend over 200 euros on a banner to pull for the right character, many are cautious with their precious primogems. Primogems are the in-game currency for pulling on banners, which you also receive for free through events and quests in the game. For when the primogems run out, many reach into their wallets for very specific character combinations.
So it is also with Raiden Shogun. These players particularly feel cheated and fooled by Genshin Impact.
What do you think about the whole thing? Did the Genshin Impact players among you also initially think that the two would harmonize? Feel free to write it in the comments.
The battle royale shooter “Fortnite” has caused a lot of change with the new Season 8. Since the quest system has also been revised, MeinMMO presents the 3 best tips on how to quickly earn your XP to complete your Battle Pass.
What happened to the quest system? In the seasons before Season 8, the quests were straightforward. Every Thursday, you received a new set of quests which you could complete throughout the week until the next quest reset on Thursday.
However, now that the stamp cards govern the quest system, the familiar progression is filled with obstacles for some players. We will show you which 3 tips will definitely help you level up.
1. Complete all stamp cards and daily tasks
The quests no longer come in the simple “do this and do that” design, but there is a complete quest page with the respective stamp cards.
What are stamp cards? Stamp cards are a reintroduced form of XP acquisition. In Chapter 2 Season 2, there were stamp cards as well, but in a smaller form. Back then, stamp cards were completed incidentally by fishing or eliminating multiple opponents with an assault rifle.
What’s new now? Epic Games scrapped the old quest system and introduced the new and revised stamp card system. There, you can select a stamp card in a separate tab and the corresponding NPC is automatically marked on your map.
This is what the new stamp card system looks like
Then go to the NPC during a match, let them guide you, complete the tasks, and you’re done with the stamp card. After completing a task, you will automatically be provided with a new task – until all 5 tasks of the stamp card are completed.
Important to note: Try to complete the tasks as much as possible in a team of friends. With the new season, Epic reintroduced group tasks. This means that in a squad of 4 players, each can take on a quest.
By completing in a squad, everyone receives the progress and XP credited. So, in a battle royale round, you can ideally complete four stamp cards in the shortest time.
2. Don’t forget the creative mode
The creative mode in Fortnite is a separate platform to have fun. There, you can play modes created by content creators and unwind with your friends from the stressful battle royale.
But why is this so important? You only get XP by simply entering a creative world. Provided, you stay there for at least 15 minutes. Epic rewards you if you take a few minutes to play these modes.
You can spend your time on such an island and earn XP while doing so
You can use this XP-gaining method five times a day. There is still an indirect cooldown; otherwise, many players would simply doze off in their created world and wait for the XP to rain down.
So don’t forget, if you don’t feel like the battle royale mode anymore, just do something else in the meantime and leave your character in the creative mode lobby. Then you won’t miss anything.
3. Impostors mode is an XP goldmine
The Impostors mode, added in Season 7, is a real XP goldmine. The mode is not as sweaty as the battle royale mode, but fun and can be played well in a team.
Who is the guilty one?
How can I farm XP there? If you are an agent, complete as many tasks as you can. However, note that you should survive as long as possible to also benefit from the time bonus. If you get caught by a traitor, it would be advantageous not to rage quit but to stay in the lobby. Leaving the lobby early risks losing XP.
As a traitor, you should stretch the match as much as possible and then win. Ideally, you can earn a whopping 17,000 points per round, which is quite impressive for little effort.
In battle royale mode, open many chests, eliminate many players, and immediately pick up items
Discover remaining undiscovered locations
Complete bounties to unlock gold and XP
Complete regular NPC tasks on the side
Did you like this guide? What do you think of the new quest system? Do you find it unclear and bad? Or do you think that such a system should have come much earlier? Let us know in the comments!
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The Twitch streamer Asmongold also comments on the “woman to fruit” incident in World of Warcraft. He is disappointed and upset.
With Patch 9.1.5, Blizzard is making a lot of changes to World of Warcraft. Not all of them only affect gameplay, as some also change artistic aspects of the game. The latest outrage is the change of 2 portraits that are being altered. While one of them could at least roughly pass as “HD version”, the second image replaces a woman with fruit.
Even the big Twitch streamer Asmongold has something to say about it and has a clear opinion. For him, it is something that is done for “people with mental illnesses”.
This is the controversial change in WoW: In Patch 9.1.5, some images in World of Warcraft are being changed that show depictions of women. A lady in a red coat with a deep neckline is dressed significantly more modestly. Elsewhere, the image of a scantily clad, reclining woman is completely replaced – specifically by an image of a fruit platter. This had already provoked significant criticism in the WoW community.
Who is Asmongold? Asmongold was for a long time the biggest streamer for World of Warcraft and still has a large community that is very interested in WoW, even though he is currently primarily playing Final Fantasy XIV, “until Blizzard gets its act together”.
He therefore repeatedly addresses changes to WoW and statements from the developers.
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You are no longer playing a fantasy game, but a vehicle for ideals and moral goals
What did Asmongold say? A lot. He spent nearly 20 minutes discussing the topic in his stream and had much to say. He explained why he finds these changes “pathetic”, why he sees them as bad, and why exactly such things lead to a very strange image of sexuality.
The way they solve the problem with women is by removing the women from the game. […] But why am I so sad about it? Let me explain:
If you see such changes in a game, then you are no longer playing a fantasy game. You are playing a game that is a vehicle for the ideals and moral goals of the people who created the game. You are no longer playing a fantasy game. There is no longer a willing suspension of disbelief.
With this, Asmongold refers to the fact that players like to dive into a fantasy world and enjoy it. However, this is no longer possible once the ideals and views from the real world are too strongly transferred into the fantasy work, leading to a break in immersion, and one constantly has to think of real incidents.
He then further states that hardly anyone cared about such things being changed in the game. People want the employees to be treated fairly; it was not about images in the game. He explains this angrily:
The individual in the picture is not real. She is not being sexually exploited. That is not a problem. Nobody cares about it, except for a few people with mental illnesses, probably on Twitter. […] And the fact that the game is being changed in a way to satisfy these people takes us further away from a fantasy world.
Later, Asmongold goes on to express his fear that a kind of vicious circle is developing here. Now there are people at Blizzard who have to find such “mistakes”. The problem here is that these employees must find mistakes repeatedly to justify their job. Therefore, these adjustments will extend to more and more details until at some point there is a completely sterile world that has nothing to do with a fantasy game.
[…] They are essentially saying: Not covering up is bad in itself. Because by removing something from the game retroactively, they are actually saying that bringing it into the game originally was bad or that something has changed since then, making wearing clothing in this way [as shown in the image] unacceptable. […]
You know what they should have done? They should have left this image as it was and added another one of a guy who isn’t wearing a top. They should have done that. That’s what Final Fantasy does, and everyone finds that okay.
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Kokomi Sangonomiya will be the latest character in Genshin Impact. A new trailer for her has been released, providing a first taste of Kokomi’s story. What we know about her so far is summarized for you by MeinMMO in this article.
Update from September 20: In line with her release tomorrow, another trailer for her has been released (via YouTube).
Who is Kokomi Sangonomiya? Kokomi is, despite her young age, the “Divine Priestess” of Watatsumi Island, which belongs to Inazuma. She is also the ruler of this island. Furthermore, she leads the army that fights against the forces of Sara Kujou.
Kokomi possesses excellent strategic abilities and insight into military affairs. She is also responsible for foreign policy interests and is the representative for her nation. Her achievements have earned her respect and recognition among the residents of Watatsumi.
In contrast to others, she presents herself as a strong, gentle, and humorous ruler. However, she has a strong fear when facing others, has to engage socially, or give a speech. Kokomi prefers to retreat and quietly read books by Yae that deal with military strategies.
When can you obtain Kokomi? Kokomi will be available on September 21 in the new banner, replacing Raiden Shogun. Kokomi will be available in the banner for three weeks. Just before her release, the trailer was released by Genshin Impact:
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What we already know about the powerful healer Kokomi
What can Kokomi do? Kokomi Sangonomiya is a powerful healer and focuses her elemental and special abilities on exactly this talent. These are her skills and characteristics:
Kokomi possesses the divine Hydro Vision
She is a 5-star character
Her weapon is the catalyst
Attack:
Normal Attack: Performs up to three attacks that deal Hydro damage
Heavy Strike: She uses a certain amount of stamina to summon a school of fish, dealing area Hydro damage
Elemental Skill, “Kurage’s Oath”: Summons a “Bake-Kurage,” a jellyfish that has the following properties:
Heals team members at certain intervals. Healing is based on Kokomi’s maximum HP
Deals Hydro damage to surrounding enemies
Kokomi receives the “Wet” status
Special Ability, “Nereid’s Ascension”: Kokomi deals Hydro damage to surrounding enemies and envelops them in the “Ceremonial Garment.”
“Ceremonial Garment”:
Kokomi’s normal attacks, heavy strikes, and the damage from “Bake-Kurage” are increased. The damage increase is based on her maximum HP
When Kokomi strikes with her normal attacks and heavy strikes, she restores HP to all team members. HP restoration is based on Kokomi’s maximum HP
Increases Kokomi’s resistance to interruptions
Allows her to walk on water
The effect ends when Kokomi leaves the field
Her Japanese voice acting by MIMORI Suzuko is also very well known. She voices many main characters in anime, including Sora from Digimon, Fiore from Fairy Tail, and Umi Sonoda from Love Live!.
What do you think of Kokomi Sangonomiya? Would she be the perfect healer for your team, or do you prefer characters like Sayu and Barbara? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Blizzard, the studio behind World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo, has been embroiled in a scandal for some time. This could affect future sales as many fans now doubt whether they should still support the gaming studio. One of the heads of Diablo 2 Resurrected has a clear message for everyone who is hesitating.
This is what Blizzard says: In an interview with Axios (via Axios), Design Director Rob Gallerani spoke about the remaster of Diablo 2 and the difficulties of the past weeks. Specifically, it is about fans who are unsure whether they should buy Diablo 2.
Many are looking forward to the remaster, but the sexism scandal currently overshadows the release. Gallerani says: ‘It was really concerning to hear all these things and we really want to support our colleagues and staff.’
Addressing the fans, he says they should now do ‘what feels right.’
So those who do not want to buy Diablo 2 should apparently not do so. However, the dialogue with the community is important: ‘We have heard a lot of really positive things, but I don’t think that will ever go away. We will always have to ask.’
What is the scandal about? In July 2021, Activision Blizzard was sued by a California agency for allegedly fostering a so-called ‘frat boy culture’ – roughly: strongly sexist behavior, especially towards women.
Ultimately, Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack even resigned from his position. Instead of him, there is now a new duo at the top. We’ve summarized more about the scandal for you here:
Diablo 2 Resurrected – The first new game since the scandal
What is Diablo 2 Resurrected? Diablo 2 Resurrected, the remaster from the renowned studio Vicarious Visions, is the updated version of the 21-year-old ARPG classic. The main feature of the remaster is the new, modern graphics, for which even the cutscenes have been revamped.
The revamped cinematic from Act One in Diablo 2.
Resurrected will include all content that has been released since 2000 – including the expansion Lord of Destruction and all 7 classes. The spirit of the game is meant to be preserved.
Therefore, the team has changed as little as possible, although Resurrected will not be exactly as you remember it. Some bugs have been fixed, and there are even discussions about new features:
Diablo 2 remains extremely popular among fans and is still actively played even after 21 years. It is considered a milestone in the ARPG/Hack’n’Slash genre and serves as the direct inspiration for more recent hits such as Path of Exile.
When is Diablo 2 coming out? The release for Resurrected is scheduled for September 23, 2021. The launch is set for 5:00 PM CEST. For the first time, Diablo 2 with Resurrected will be released not only on PC but also on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
In League of Legends , players who go AFK in the middle of a match and no longer participate in the action are a nuisance. Riot Games has finally had enough of this and is imposing even stricter penalties against AFK players and leavers in LoL. Those who leave matches too often will be banned for up to 14 days.
What is the problem with AFK players?
In LoL, you can’t simply “forfeit.” Although there is an option to “surrender” after 20 minutes, it requires a vote. Many matches in LoL are decided after just a few minutes. Some players, seeing that they are losing, simply go “AFK” and do nothing until the match ends. Others just leave the game – the so-called “leavers.”
When players do this, it is even more frustrating for the rest of their team to play, as they are outnumbered and have no chance of winning. Riot Games states, “AFKs and leavers are the biggest disruptive factor” in LoL.
According to Riot Games, 9% of all players “regularly go AFK” or leave a match prematurely. Riot Games is now imposing stricter penalties against these players.
So-called “rage quits” are frowned upon in LoL, but they still happen, as seen with Twitch streamer Ninja:
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Those who waste the time of others will have their time wasted by LoL as punishment
Here is how LoL has punished AFK players so far: Until now, LoL’s penalty for AFK players was a “queue” delay. AFK players must wait for a short time before they can sign up for new games.
This was intended as a kind of “hurdle in the road.” This penalty remains in effect over several games, so it must be served. One cannot simply stop playing LoL for 5 days and then have it removed.
The idea was: If players waste others’ time, they will realize how foolish their own behavior is in wasting others’ time and will stop.
Riot Games states: For most players, the punishment works quite well, but 9% of players worldwide would continuously go AFK, and for these, a stricter penalty is needed.
This is the new punishment: If a player overdoes the AFK behavior, they can now be banned for several days. Up to punishment level 3, players will receive a delay of 5 to 15 minutes before they can join the next 5 games. So these are still the old penalties.
However, the new penalties also include bans from 1 day (Tier 4) to up to 14 days (Tier 7).
The new penalty chart in LoL.
Riot Games states: Players will no longer just be “slowed down” but will be temporarily removed from the player base.
Furthermore, Riot Games aims to look into the root causes of going AFK and leaving. They are considering giving players more opportunities to turn the match around when they are behind.
While some players even use going AFK to help their team:
