SteelSeries Rival 5 vs Logitech G502 Hero – Does the new Rival beat the best-selling mouse in the world?

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 14 minutes

MeinMMO has compared the SteelSeries Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero for you, revealing which mouse is best suited for which player.

The key points at a glance:

  • The SteelSeries Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero are both all-rounders for right-handers. This means that these mice are suitable for any genre.
  • Both mice are closely priced: The G502 Hero is currently available for 55 euros, while the Rival 5 is available for 65 euros.
  • While the G502 Hero feels overall better in hand during use, the lightweight design of the Rival 5 is a significant plus.

Here’s the deal: With the Rival 5, SteelSeries has introduced a gaming mouse that aims to play all genres: Battle Royale, FPS, MOBA, and MMOs – you should be able to play all games effortlessly with it.

Currently, Logitech’s successful G502 (Hero) holds the position of a strong all-rounder in the mouse market. SteelSeries deliberately showcased its new Rival 5 against the G502 during its introduction, emphasizing the low weight. The market for all-rounder mice seems particularly lucrative: According to Logitech, the G502 is the best-selling mouse in the world. A glance at Amazon appears to confirm this. Will SteelSeries manage to get a piece of the pie?

MeinMMO has now thoroughly compared both the G502 Hero and the Rival 5 in tests and has been able to use them extensively in practice. In our article, we present both mice to you and compare them with each other.

In the concluding verdict, we will explain which gaming mouse performed better in our tests.

Design

In this section, we will look at the design of the Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero. How do the mice look? We will examine the RGB lighting and explain whether the mice, for example, provide indicators (lights) for DPI settings.

SteelSeries Rival 5

This is what the Rival 5 looks like: The mouse from SteelSeries features a simple black design. Only the sniper button at thumb height stands out distinctly in light gray from the otherwise black mouse.

The SteelSeries Rival 5 offers extensive lighting. The mouse has a large and prominent logo on the lower half and also features two large light strips on the left and right edges. Additionally, the mouse wheel is illuminated. The entire lighting can be adjusted through the software.

When you change the DPI level using the DPI button, the lighting briefly switches to a clear color (yellow, red, purple, blue) to indicate the change. On the next mouse click, the color switches back to the set RGB lighting.

Two views of the SteelSeries Rival 5

Logitech G502 Hero

This is what the G502 Hero looks like: Logitech’s gaming mouse is also kept in a simple black design. With the G502 Special Edition and the G502 K/DA-Edition, there are now two other design variants, both of which are significantly more expensive than the black version.

In terms of RGB lighting, the G502 Hero is relatively understated. Only the small logo on the left side and an indicator are illuminated. This indicates with three lights which DPI level is currently set.

Conclusion on Design

This is our impression: Overall, the lighting on the Rival 5 is significantly more dominant than on the G502 Hero. The RGB lighting is elegantly designed and we find it appealing. The lighting never appears intrusive or disturbing, especially when playing in a dark room.

The design of the Rival 5 overall appears more modern and aggressive than that of the rather understated G502 Hero.

Winner: SteelSeries Rival 5

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Haptics, Buttons, and Technology

In this section, we will discuss the construction and technology of the two gaming mice. We will address the sensor, the buttons, and the processing, and finally compare the two devices with each other.

SteelSeries Rival 5

This is what the Rival 5 offers: On the top, there are two mouse buttons, a scroll wheel, and a DPI switch button. On the left side (thumb side), there is a large switch that protrudes directly above the “Back” and “Forward” buttons.

The toggle switch is useful when you need to quickly switch between weapons in a game. It is also well suited for general purposes, like adjusting volume or other additional functions. At the very front left, there is a sniper button, known as the sharpshooter button.

The thumb button is often referred to as the sniper button or sharpshooter button. It is used to temporarily decrease the mouse’s DPI value. This is particularly useful for FPS players to make headshots easier.

This is the technology behind the Rival 5: The Rival 5 uses the in-house “TrueMove Air” sensor. With a resolution of 18,000 DPI, an acceleration of 40G, and a polling rate of 1000 Hz per millisecond, the sensor easily keeps up with other mice. The switches under the buttons are rated for 80 million clicks.

Logitech G502 Hero

This is what the G502 Hero offers: On the top, there are two mouse buttons and a clickable scroll wheel with two buttons beneath it; one is the macro button, while the other is mechanical, allowing you to choose between a solid and “infinite” scrolling feel.

On the left side, there are two pairs of macro buttons – two single buttons that sit next to your index finger, and two lower side buttons that you can reach with your thumb. There is also a sniper button at the front left.

Logitech has numbered and labeled each button, which in practice doesn’t matter, as the numbers are neither illuminated nor tactile.

This is the technology behind the G502 Hero: Logitech installs its HERO sensor in the G502 Hero. With a resolution of 16,000 DPI, which has been increased to 25,600 with a software update, an acceleration of 40G, and a polling rate of 1000 Hz per millisecond, Logitech offers the currently best sensor from its own house.

Conclusion on Haptics and Technology

This is our impression: The surface of the Rival 5 is rougher and not as smooth as that of the G502 Hero. This provides a pleasant grip during gaming and while clicking the mouse buttons.

Logitech has opted for rubberized side surfaces to provide additional grip. In practice, these are non-slip, but we never missed such rubberization on the Rival 5. We find the rough surface of the Rival 5 to be better in practice than the smooth finish of the G502 Hero.

Both the Rival 5 and the G502 Hero can show fingerprints after an intense gaming session. The surfaces appear slightly greasy after the session, and fingerprints are noticeable on the black surface.

Winner: Tie

Weight

The Logitech G502 weighs 121 grams (wired version), while the SteelSeries Rival 5 comes in at 85 grams. In terms of size, the mice differ little, but the G502 Hero feels heavier and bulkier ergonomically.

In general, the Logitech G502 Hero also allows you to increase the weight with extra weights by up to 16 grams. However, I personally rarely take advantage of this option.

How significant is the difference? The weight difference is noticeable. As someone who admittedly enjoys playing with heavy and bulky mice like the Roccat Kone Aimo Remastered or the G502 Hero, I do notice the difference in practice.

Especially when gaming for several hours straight, the lower weight of the Rival 5 provides a pleasant relief for the wrist. This has the advantage that I can move the mouse over long distances without my hand hurting when I play for long periods in the claw grip or fingertip grip.

Those who manage with high DPI numbers and few small movements on the mousepad will likely feel the weight difference less than someone who pushes the mouse over long distances on the mousepad.

Winner: SteelSeries Rival 5

Here’s what you can find on the next page: On the next page, we will delve into more details of the Rival 5 and the G502 Hero. We will cover software, sliding properties, ergonomics, grip type, and the prices of the mice.

Furthermore, we will explain which mouse ultimately wins the duel. Finally, we will clarify which mouse is most suitable for which user.

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FIFA 22: The 5 most exciting summer transfers and what they mean for FUT

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 4 minutes

Many football stars changed clubs this summer. This will also be felt in FIFA 22 – especially in Ultimate Team.

Why are transfers important for Ultimate Team? The chemistry of an Ultimate Team club is determined by matching nationalities, leagues, and clubs. Consequently, it is crucial to sign players where these factors align.

Therefore, transfers in real football, especially those involving league changes, are particularly important for Ultimate Team. This creates new combination possibilities in FUT.

This year, there are a whole series of top transfers that will be exciting in FUT. We will look at the 5 most interesting ones here.

Lionel Messi

Why is the Messi transfer exciting? The fact that Lionel Messi actually changed clubs caught the football world off guard. After all, the exceptional footballer was an absolute icon at FC Barcelona, where he spent his entire career so far.

The multiple World Player of the Year has now moved to PSG this summer – where he will be part of perhaps the strongest team in FIFA 22. Because there he will now play alongside his former teammate Neymar and cover star Mbappé.

That the latter did not change clubs is also worth noting – because for a long time, it was said that Mbappé would go to Real Madrid. Instead, he is now forming a dream attack with Neymar and Messi. Mbappé himself has already shown his impressive stats,

With Messi, there is now another incredibly strong option in Ligue 1. However, the Spanish La Liga is losing one of its best players – and thus also FUT teams that focused on the Spanish league.

FIFA 22 Messi
The PSG attack is absolutely amazing

Cristiano Ronaldo

Why is the Ronaldo transfer exciting? Ronaldo is at least as much of an icon as Messi, as the two have battled for years for the title of the world’s best footballer. Accordingly, the CR7 transfer made headlines without end.

In FIFA, Ronaldo is among the best cards ever, and will be again in FIFA 22. After all, the superstar is still scoring goals at a rapid pace. This is unlikely to change at his new, old club, Manchester United, in England.

With his move to ManU, the Premier League gains an absolute star – and Premier League fans in FIFA 22 get another scoring machine that they can integrate into their teams. Ronaldo will be able to impress with skills, finishing, and likely also speed.

On the other hand, the Italian Serie A loses its probably biggest star and thus becomes weaker in Ultimate Team. For Serie A FUT fans, the transfer is particularly painful, as their strongest card in Ultimate Team leaves the league.

At least: Ronaldo was so expensive that he was never easy to acquire.

Jadon Sancho

Why is the Sancho transfer exciting? Manchester United is shaking up the FIFA meta this year, as the “Red Devils” also snatched Jadon Sancho.

The Englishman leaves BVB and thus also the Bundesliga. Thus, the German league loses one of the most skillful and fastest players to the English competition. This is also bitter for Bundesliga FUT fans, who will lose one of the best options on the flanks. It seems that Serge Gnabry is now the first alternative.

At ManU, a wonderful picture emerges – because Sancho will nicely feed Ronaldo with passes in FIFA 22. However, the Englishman will likely also become considerably more expensive. Traditionally, Premier League players are more expensive on the transfer market.

Jadon Sancho FIFA 22
Sancho was a good Bundesliga card, now he goes to the Premier League

Raphael Varane

Why is the Varane transfer exciting? One might think that Manchester United has orchestrated its transfers according to FIFA meta, as the French center-back is also moving to the Red Devils.

Varane was probably the most popular and most feared center-back in FIFA 21. The Frenchman reliably ensured that the opponent’s offense bit their teeth on the last line of defense. Great, if you had him. Bad luck if you played against him.

As a Frenchman, Varane can also score points with great links, allowing strong teammates to be integrated into the Premier League team. Sadly, LaLiga is again the loser, having to say goodbye to one of its best FUT cards.

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Romelu Lukaku

Why is the Lukaku transfer exciting? Another candidate for the Premier League, but not for ManU: Lukaku moves from the Italian Serie A to Chelsea.

Lukaku is more of the “powerful striker” type, although the Belgian can also be technically impressive. Only with speed was he often rated poorly in FIFA – if that changes next season, the Premier League will gain a really good attacker to choose from.

As a Belgian, he can also access a number of teammates who provide interesting links. Unfortunately, this is again bad for Serie A fans, who lose another striker star to another league.

What transfers were the most exciting for you this summer? Did more players change clubs that you are now planning for your Ultimate Team? Let us know in the comments!

Which players will ultimately become FUT favorites is likely to show shortly after the release of the game. You can find out everything about the release of FIFA 22 here.

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Destiny 2: Bungie proudly tells how everything went wrong before the launch and how they managed to pull it off

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For the 7th anniversary of the game series Destiny , the studio Bungie shares stories from its early days. During E3 2013, there was a catastrophic error, but they managed to cover it up somewhat. For Bungie, it was a sign of how Destiny would be successful in the following years: through stubbornness and preparation.

What went wrong back then?

  • At E3 2013, Bungie wanted to showcase a major gameplay presentation of Destiny 1. It was planned that then-writer Joe Staten and Jason Jones, one of the founders of Bungie, would deliver a meticulously rehearsed run through Destiny 1 live in front of millions. This was to happen during the Sony press conference, the largest press conference of E3.
  • However, a technician accidentally disconnected Jones’s monitor under the stage: he could no longer see what he was playing. An HDMI cable had broken.
  • It looked like the huge announcement of Destiny would become a complete flop because one of the presenters couldn’t see what he was playing. Even though they had run through the presentation dozens of times and everything worked during rehearsals, the premiere now threatened to fail.

About 2 minutes into the trailer, Jason Jones’s Guardian appears, who must play blind at that moment:

“A man down” as a secret code for the technicians

This is how Bungie saved the day: Already at 2:20 minutes into the now-legendary gameplay presentation, Joe Staten said: “Unfortunately, we have a man down.” This was a signal to the technicians at Bungie: “Something went wrong here, play the video.”

At this point, you can also hear Jones laughing a bit nervously and walking over to Staten, who greets him with “I knew you would make it.”

Bungie said: In the seconds that followed, the technicians managed to switch unnoticed to a recorded video, and from then on, a recording was running. Jones and Staten were just pretending to play Destiny. In reality, it was a playback.

According to Bungie, the switch from live to recording only appeared to the viewers as a “long loading screen.” Nobody noticed.

Hard work, preparation, and stubbornness as the formula for success

This is how Bungie sees the incident: For Bungie, this incident is a sign that “maybe not everything always goes according to the perfect plan, but hard work, preparation, and stubbornness would ultimately push the game series forward.”

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This is another perspective: What seems like “fun improvisation” here was not the only slip-up Bungie allowed in 2013. This was later revealed through insider reports.

The hero of the E3 presentation, Joe Staten, had written the story of Destiny 1. However, Bungie’s leadership was so dissatisfied with the story that they chopped it up just before release and reassembled the pieces, resulting in the story appearing arbitrary and nonsensical in many places.

The line “I don’t even have time to explain why I don’t have time to explain” has become legendary. Bungie had a character who played a larger role in the original version, reduced to a single scene as “The Stranger” in Destiny 1 because they had the character’s animations completed. Therefore, “The Stranger” appeared in a key scene of Destiny 1 and significantly advanced the plot.

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A legendary mysterious scene from Destiny 1.

Fans wondered where this character came from, who she was, and what role she would play in the future of Destiny. However, “The Stranger” didn’t play any role in Destiny for years, only in this one scene.

Even though the flying switch at E3 went unnoticed by anyone in the audience, everyone later noticed the story reboot.

The tendency for perfect plans to go awry continued later with Destiny 2. The comparatively low quality of the endgame in Destiny 2 had a reason that couldn’t be easily masked with a code word and a video playback:

A reboot likely determined the fate of Destiny 2

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GTA Online: Treasure Hunt with Shipwrecks Brings Money and Pirate Outfit – All Locations

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 7 minutes

In GTA Online, a treasure hunt with treasure chests has started. You are supposed to collect 7 pieces, then you will unlock an outfit. For each chest at shipwrecks, there is money. We show you the 30 locations of the treasure chests on the map.

What kind of treasure hunt is this? Since August 26, players have been reporting that they are finding treasure chests in GTA Online. Dataminers have already found out what they are connected to. When you collect seven, you unlock a special pirate outfit. However, you can only collect one chest per day. And apparently, this chest is in the same location for every player each day.

Update from September 12: The article has been updated with today’s location. You will find the shipwreck today in the north near Paleto Bay. This location has existed in the past. We have included a screenshot of the map and the location in the article below.

Those who collected these outfits from day 1 should have now found the seventh chest and complete their personal treasure hunt. If you have collected seven outfit pieces, the pirate costume will be unlocked for you automatically.

You will then find it automatically in your wardrobe under the outfits of the category “Special”.

Treasure Hunt for 7 outfit pieces – Locations of the shipwrecks

Where should you search? The Twitter channel Wildbrick142 shared a map with 30 locations of the outfit pieces on the map of GTA Online. However, you can only find one per day (a real day – not a day in the game) and the location is the same for every player. So if one of your friends has found a chest that day, yours will be there too.

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This is what the chests look like: If you want to participate in the treasure hunt yourself, you need to look out for small treasure chests. They are hardly noticeable in the game, so you should get close to the location. It’s easy to overlook them from the air in a helicopter.

GTA Online treasure chest
The image shows a treasure chest in GTA Online – Covered with some dirt, the wooden chest lies on the sand near the sea

If you are close to one of the treasure chests, you will hear in the game sounds resembling a glockenspiel. Additionally, your controller vibrates when you stand right next to one of the searched chests.

Look for the wooden boats that have washed up broken on the beach.

GTA Online shipwreck

What does the treasure hunt bring? You receive 20,000 GTA dollars for each chest you collect. In addition, you get RP to increase your level. As a conclusion, when you have found seven chests, you unlock this special pirate outfit. This takes at least seven days, as you can only collect one chest per day. However, you do not have to do this on seven consecutive days but can take as much time as you want.

If there are no additional GTA dollars for the completion, you will at least receive 140,000 GTA dollars.

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Where is the treasure chest today? September 12

Here you can find it: The location of the treasure chest to collect changes every (real) day.

The treasure chest is located quite in the north of the map, near the arcade hall in Paleto Bay. On the shore, there is an area that goes far into the water. There you will find on the north side the shipwreck and just a few meters beside it the sought chest.

  • GTA Online shipwreck September 3
  • GTA Online shipwreck September 3 map

Other locations

In the GTA Series video, all locations are clearly shown. Remember that you can only loot one chest per day.

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In the north of Paleto Bay

The location is by Paleto Bay. In the north of the map, near Paleto Bay, a piece of the sea leads straight inland. There you will find the boat and the treasure chest.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 11 ingame
  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 11 map

Swamp by the military airport

The location is south of the military airport. In the swamp area over there, you will find a dock leading into the shallow water. Right next to this dock lies the broken boat with the chest beside it.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt shipwreck September 9
  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 9 map

Southwest of the large airport LSIA

The location is very close to the runway of the Los Santos International Airport. On the shore, you will find the wrecked boat at the marked location. It is located between the large breakwaters, so pay close attention to it.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 8 ingame
  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 8 map

At the amusement park / under the pier

You will find the chest below the amusement park at the pier. So visit the pier and walk down to the beach to get between the many wooden pillars. Walk close to the water and pay attention to the bells you hear when you are near the chest. Right next to the broken boat is the chest.

  • GTA Online treasure chest September 6 ingame
  • GTA Online treasure chest September 6 map

Southwest of Paleto Bay

Here you need to travel far north on the map again. On the shore at a rock, you will find the chest in the water. Look closely or orient yourself by the vibration of your controller.

  • GTA Online treasure chest September 5 ingame
  • GTA Online treasure hunt September 5 map

North of Paleto Bay

The location of the treasure chest is at the northern tip of the map. So if you are not currently up there, a flight with a helicopter or plane is recommended to cover the long distance. The chest lies visibly in the sand next to the boat.

  • GTA Online treasure chest September 4 location
  • GTA Online treasure chest September 4 map

In the north at Paleto Bay

In the west at the military airport

Here you can find it:

Right near the military airport. At a rock near the water lies the chest on the sand.

  • GTA Online treasure chest found
  • GTA Online treasure chest location August 26

East of the military airport

Here you can find it:

The location is again near the military airport, but inland. Follow the river to the mark on the picture. There you will find the broken boat and beside it the chest.

  • GTA Online shipwreck location August 27
  • GTA Online shipwreck location 2 map

West at the stilts houses

By the water at the stilts houses in the west of the map. Far below the military airport. Right at the rocks, the boat wrecked and lost the chest there.

  • GTA Online treasure chest location August 28
  • GTA Online shipwreck map

In the east by the tracks

The location is in the north of the map. The marked point on the map will bring you very close to the chest. However, it lies in the water at a rock.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt location August 29
  • GTA Online treasure hunt location August 29 map

Power plant

In the east of the map, you will find a chest by the power plant. The rowboat is wrecked at the rock and the chest lies clearly visible on the shore.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt location August 30

Southeast of the military airport

The location is again near the military airport. Southeast of it, you can see an indentation in the world map where the water extends deeper into the land. The location is south of that.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt shipwreck August 31
  • GTA Online treasure hunt shipwreck August 31 map

At the pier

The shipwreck today can be found near the LSIA airport, right at the pier by the beach. The chest lies there quite conspicuously next to the boat and does not need to be searched hard for. For everyone who has been collecting the chest since day 1, this is now the seventh find. This unlocks the pirate outfit for you.

  • GTA Online treasure hunt shipwreck September 1
  • GTA Online treasure hunt shipwreck September 1 map

More treasure hunts in GTA Online for $ and weapons

What else is there? The world of GTA Online is full of treasure hunts. They reward you with money, a special hacker for the casino heist, a radio station, revolvers, or simply even more money.

Here at MeinMMO, you will find guides to the treasure hunts that you can solve. If you complete them all, many hundreds of thousands of GTA dollars, powerful weapons, and many levels are waiting for you.

More treasure hunts:

How do you like the treasure hunts in GTA Online? A nice change between all the heists and missions, or does the collecting annoy you? Would you prefer to gather all the chests in one day or do you find it exciting to search for the next location every day?

Let us know your opinion on this here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other players. If you prefer to fill your accounts in other ways, check out our 13 ways to earn a lot of money quickly in GTA Online in 2021.

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Another MMORPG delays its release, but many find it good

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In the week from September 6 to 12, New World is dominating with its beta. But there has also been movement in many other MMORPGs. We have summarized all the important news of the week for you from MeinMMO.

The highlight of the week: The Open Beta in New World is ongoing until September 13. There, anyone can try out the new MMO.

The uproar of the week: Elyon has postponed its release. The MMORPG was supposed to launch just one day after New World. Now it will come in October and will also be Free2Play. A change that many fans of the game, as well as outsiders, welcome.

The discussion of the week: Blizzard is currently under criticism, not only because of the sexism scandal in the company. Because they also cleverly manipulate their player numbers. We discussed this in the latest episode of the podcast:

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This week’s happenings in the major MMORPGs:

What happened in the smaller MMORPGs:

What happened with the MMORPGs in development:

This was the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments.

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Pokémon GO: Community Day in October with Swablu and these bonuses – All information

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

The Pokémon GO Community Day in October 2021 is well known. Zwirrlicht takes center stage and also brings a Stardust bonus.

When is the Community Day in October (date and time)? The Community Day with Zwirrlicht will take place on Saturday, October 9th. It will run from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time.

What is a Community Day? The Community Day occurs once a month in Pokémon GO and highlights a specific Pokémon. Additionally, the chance of encountering shiny versions of the respective Pokémon increases. There are also some accompanying bonuses.

And where can you find the Requiem Pokémon Zwirrlicht? It will appear all over the game and can be caught in large quantities. There is also a chance to get Zwirrlicht (Ghost type) in its shiny form.

Zwirrlicht Community Day with triple Stardust

These bonuses are available on Community Day: As usual, there will be a special move that you can teach your event Pokémon. For that, you need to evolve Zwirrlicht into Zwirrklop first. Zwirrklop can then be evolved into Zwirrfinst, who will learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball. You can find more about Zwirrfinst’s strengths here:

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You have up to two hours after the event to evolve including the move. However, to evolve Zwirrklop, you will need Sinnoh Stones. Don’t worry if you’re currently missing some: There will be a limited-time research where you can obtain Sinnoh Stones.

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This is what Shiny Zwirrlicht looks like

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Additionally, the following bonuses are available:

  • There is triple catch Stardust.
  • Incense lasts for three hours during the event.
  • Lures will also last three hours during the event.
  • 30 Ultra Balls will be available for free in the shop.
  • There will be snapshot surprises again.

There will also be Community Day content available in the shop.

  • You can purchase a Community Day Box with 50 Ultra Balls, 4 Incense, 4 Star Pieces, and a Premium Charged TM for 1,280 PokéCoins.
  • For 1 Euro, you can unlock the special research “Ghost Hour goes around” with Zwirrfinst.

Generally, the Community Day is likely to be interesting, especially because there is triple catch Stardust. You always need that! But there’s still a lot going on in Pokémon GO before the Community Day in October. Here you can find all events in September 2021 in Pokémon GO.

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WoW: Farming Legendaries will also be greatly simplified in Patch 9.1.5

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Farming legendary items can be annoying in World of Warcraft. The developers see it the same way – and improve every aspect of it!

Legendary items are an important part of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. After all, they make up a large part of the character’s strength and even allow for different playstyles, depending on the chosen item. However, farming legendary items has a few hurdles that annoy some players. Blizzard promises improvement with Patch 9.1.5 – and brings exactly what many have always wished for.

What is the problem? It takes quite a while for characters to create a legendary item with item level 262. This is because the necessary resource called Soul Ash is quite strictly limited. Each week, only a certain amount can be farmed, and then you have to wait until the weekly reset. This is annoying and means that new characters can only enjoy a strong legendary item after several weeks and are “forced” to visit Torghast every week.

What is Blizzard changing? With Patch 9.1.5, the developers completely lift the resource limitations. There will then be Soul Ash not only on the first visit each week to a wing of Torghast, but also in all subsequent visits. Each run grants the full amount of Soul Ash without deductions.

At the same time, the amount of Soul Ash received from Torghast, the Maw assaults, and the command table is “drastically increased”. The current values from the PTR are as follows:

SourceCurrent ValueValue in Patch 9.1.5
Tormenter of Torghast50100
Maw Assaults50 (each)100 (each)
Torghast 850170
Torghast 990230
Torghast 10120270
Torghast 11150310
Torghast 12180350
Total per week:5101000

Note that the “Total” amount per week of 1,000 only corresponds to the value if you play through all the content once. You can visit Torghast an unlimited number of times, so the value is ultimately infinitely high.

In plain terms, this means that you can start farming your Legendary as soon as you reach level 60 and – if you want – farm all resources for one (or multiple) legendary items at the highest level within a single day. The previous time-gating that required visiting Torghast repeatedly over nearly 4 weeks is therefore completely eliminated.

As a nice side effect, this also means that you can farm socket slots for your gear specifically and without a daily limit – because you can also buy those with Soul Ash.

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What else is changing? Another detail will also be adjusted. To build a Legendary, you first need the corresponding memory, which is available from different content – but always from a specific source. Blizzard increases the drop chance to a whopping 100%. So if you need a memory from the Theater of Pain, one visit to the dungeon is now enough to guarantee you receive it.

What do you think of these improvements? A good, meaningful change for newcomers and returnees? Or does it make everything much too easy?

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CoD Vanguard brings update to stop the crazy spawns in the beta

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The beta of Call of Duty: Vanguard excites some players, but many cannot cope with the crazy respawn system. It is so out of control that Sledgehammer Games has to intervene with an update.

What is the problem? The spawns in the beta of CoD Vanguard are a thorn in the players’ side. Often, masses of players spawn at the same place all at once, and opponents just need to hold their weapons on one spot to collect kills in rows.

Videos show that the testing phase is currently a dream for spawn campers and why this is so bad.

Spawn kills diminish fun in multiplayer

What does it look like? In the community of practically every shooter, spawn locations at some point become THE topic. Spawn locations are the places where killed players re-enter a game.

What it looks like in-game is shown in the video by 7AMoOoD.K AlAwadhi on YouTube. The video lasts just under three minutes and shows a “Hotel Royal Spawn Trap Location” – a place where players spawn and get trapped.

The clip makes it clear: opponents spawn in a pile at the same spot, and the other team is just waiting there with their weapons drawn to shoot down the new spawns. Clearly, this ruins the fun for the opponents caught there.

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The problem is that the game apparently does not recognize where a spawn point is currently “safe” and where it is being held by enemies.

An update for the Vanguard beta

What the developers say: On Twitter the Sledgehammer Games account explains that they are already working on a solution.

“We are aware of the spawn issues in Patrol and are taking corrective action on the spawn logic.

Thanks to everyone participating in the beta. Your feedback is an important part of our development process, so let us know!”

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Have you played the beta of CoD Vanguard and did you notice the spawn issues as well? Let us know your opinion about it here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with the community about the current test. Are there details that we should shed more light on?

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WoW: Nearly 70% want the Horde and Alliance to play together

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

What do you think of this result? Are you surprised by the distribution of votes? Or was it clear to you how the survey would turn out?

With Patch 9.1.5, such a change won’t come – but the update does have many other highlights.

Your opinion on World of Warcraft is clear. The faction pressure is outdated – at least that’s what nearly 70% think.

The war between Horde and Alliance – a fundamental pillar of Warcraft and thus also World of Warcraft, which has now existed in the game for nearly 16 years. But isn’t 16 years long enough of conflict? Shouldn’t players be able to experience adventures together and tackle dungeons, quests, and raids side by side?

That’s exactly what we wanted to know a few days ago from you, our readers on MeinMMO – and you participated in large numbers in the survey. More than 3,200 of you shared your opinions with us and explained how you feel about this matter. And the result is quite exciting – and shows once again how differently the player base of World of Warcraft views this.

WoW survey shared Horde Alliance result
The result was quite clear. (Screenshot date: 10.09.2021, 15:00)

37% want to cooperate, but only in certain areas

The largest group of you (37%) believes that Horde and Alliance should play together in World of Warcraft – but only in certain content. There must be restrictions on where cooperative play is possible and where it is excluded.

For example, it is mentioned a few times that cooperative play in instanced areas – such as dungeons or raids – should be possible. In the open world, however, many can live with the fact that this is not feasible.

As our reader Manuel writes:

I would be in favor of Cross-Faction play, but with restrictions such as:

Capital cities should remain as they have always been, since there are neutral cities
Quests that are only for the factions should remain for the respective faction
Those in War Mode cannot attack their own people
And story-related matters of course

Misterpanda writes about this:

I wouldn’t mind as long as it was limited to content that is the same for both sides, like dungeons and raids. In the single-player quest experience, the lore ‘Alliance vs Horde’ is much more important and too entrenched for example to suddenly quest with a Tauren in Stormwind. While I identify with my side, I would find it absolutely okay as a gameplay orientation to get groups faster in general dungeons & raids.

One in three wants no barriers

The next largest group – a solid 32% – finds the separation between Horde and Alliance completely unnecessary. Cooperative play should be possible everywhere and without any exceptions.

Ectheltawar says about this:

It may only be my personal opinion, but I have always found the very rigid faction wall annoying and can only see it positively when it finally disappears. […]

One would actually just have to ask what advantage the average WoW player has from the faction separation. Battlegrounds work without it and since we are primarily talking about the common tackling of raids and dungeons, which are anyway instanced, I see only advantages without significant disadvantages.

All together that makes about 70% who advocate cooperative play between Horde and Alliance at least in parts – a clear majority.

Only 25% are completely against it

Exactly one quarter of you (25%) have strict ideas and believe that Horde and Alliance should not play together. This would weaken the feeling of WoW and one of the foundational pillars of the game too much.

The user etmundi shares this view:

A clear no – never.

I already thought the decision for shared capitals was nonsense. Outside in the world or in the BGs, you bash each other’s skulls in, and afterwards stroll peacefully next to each other.

Indivion is also against it, but could at least come to terms with it under certain circumstances:

I’ll just say one thing, they are tearing down the pillar of the game. The game is called World of Warcraft and not World of Lovecraft.

I for my part want the conflict to continue. One forgets that every head of the Alliance as well as the Horde has people who would rather seek their revenge than extend a hand to the other faction.

If they at least make it logical, which I doubt, I’m at least willing to accept it. Otherwise, I’m completely against undermining the factions.

Opinions vary greatly, even within the community there are numerous differing views.

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Finally, it is quite interesting that the question alone is already extremely polarizing. Most feel loyal to one side or the other – only about 6% of you do not care whether Horde and Alliance can team up. Consequently, there are 94% who take a clear position on this and know exactly how things should proceed with Horde and Alliance.

What do you think of this result? Are you surprised by the distribution of votes? Or was it clear to you how the survey would turn out?

With Patch 9.1.5, such a change won’t come – but the update does have many other highlights.

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New MMORPG Elyon goes Free2Play – Delays Release Date

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 2 minutes

The upcoming MMORPG Elyon was originally set to release on September 29, but has now been unexpectedly postponed. In addition to a new release date, the game will also have a new business model, as it will change from Buy2Play to Free2Play. We from MeinMMO summarize.

What happened? In a tweet, the developers of Elyon announced that they will change the business model of the MMORPG. The game, which had to be purchased before, will now be Free2Play. To adjust the systems to the changes, the developers also need more time.

Thus, Elyon is now set to be released on October 20 at 4:00 PM, instead of the planned September 29.

Additionally, there will be a head start for buyers of a special version, which will begin on October 17 at 2:00 PM.

Why the delay? According to the developers, more time was needed to adjust the game systems to the new business model. However, the shop is not expected to be significantly affected, as confirmed by the studio on their website. They still do not intend to implement Pay2Win and are not planning to reconsider or revise this approach.

Furthermore, the developers emphasize that this also provides more time to incorporate certain quality-of-life improvements and fix more bugs that came to light during the closed beta.

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What happens with the pre-orderers? The various pre-order packages will remain largely unchanged for the time being. Instead of access to Elyon, players will now receive 2,000 Rubies, which is the real money currency of the MMORPG.

If players are not satisfied, they can contact support and request a refund of the purchase price. The developers promise that these requests will be approved and processed as quickly as possible.

All other items in the pre-order packages will remain the same. However, the head start for the different packages has been extended, allowing all packages to start playing 72 hours earlier, which was previously only included in the biggest package. So if you have pre-ordered Elyon, you can start on October 17, regardless of which package you bought.

The tweet with the developer’s information:

https://twitter.com/Elyon_thegame/status/1436253366590615585?s=09

What else is happening? To make all adjustments, all Elyon packages will be removed from the shop until September 28 and will only be available for sale online afterward. However, according to the developer, there will not be another beta.

There will be events and livestreams with the developers where they want to show you more of Elyon and invite you to see the current state of the game. However, you will not be able to play it until the release on October 20.

What do you think of the delay? Do you give Elyon a chance as a Free2Play title? Are you even happy about the delay and the resulting distance from the release of top competitor New World? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

In an interview, the developers explain to us, what makes Elyon better than TERA and other MMORPGs.

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Pokémon GO reveals mysterious Pokémon for Fashion Week – Who is coming?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the Fashion Week is starting soon. A special Pokémon release was teased by the developers on social media. Is Coiffwaff coming to Pokémon GO? All details about the Pokémon and the event are here.

What kind of event is this? The Fashion Week 2021 starts in September for Pokémon GO. The event will bring Pokémon that are stylishly dressed into the game. A “fluffy but fashionable friend” is supposed to be part of the event.

The developers hinted at which Pokémon will come with a silhouette. It is either a really good costume or the Pokémon Coiffwaff, the community suspects.

New Pokémon for the Fashion Week – Will it be Coiffwaff?

This is shown by Pokémon GO: Early in the morning of September 11, the Pokémon GO team shared an image for the Fashion Week on social media. Along with the question: Which costumed Pokémon will walk the runway at this year’s Fashion Week?

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Some trainers joke under the image on Twitter that it is probably just a Pikachu with a very fancy Coiffwaff costume. The joke arises because Pikachu often has to stand in for costumes.

But for others, it is very obvious that this must be Coiffwaff itself. We from MeinMMO have brightened the Twitter image for you and made a comparison with Coiffwaff.

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Left: The brightened photo from Twitter – Right: The original drawing for Coiffwaff

This makes it very likely that this fashionable Pokémon will be part of the Fashion Week. But who is that anyway?

This is Coiffwaff: The monster is part of the sixth generation of Pokémon. It belongs to the normal type and has no evolution. However, it can take on up to nine forms due to different haircuts. The unstyled standard form is called “Zottelform”.

The other forms are called:

  • Herzchenschnitt
  • Sternchenschnitt
  • Diamantenschnitt
  • Königinnenschnitt
  • Kabuki-Schnitt
  • Herrscherschnitt
  • Fräuleinschnitt
  • Damenschnitt
  • Kavaliersschnitt

In the YouTube video from Daki097 you can see all haircuts for Coiffwaff.

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Fashion Week 2021 – What do we know before the start?

When does the event run? The Fashion Week runs from Tuesday, September 21 at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, September 28 at 8:00 PM.

What will happen? The Pokémon GO team explains that “stylishly dressed Pokémon” will appear at the event and will bring their “fluffy but fashionable friend”. These stylish Pokémon will be catchable. In addition, new avatar items will be released.

Further details about this year’s fashion event are not yet known.

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In 2020, there was already a Fashion Week in Pokémon GO. The event brought Glibunkel with a turned cap, Sheinux with a top hat, and Kussilla with a bow.

How do you like the outlook for this year’s Fashion Week? Are you participating in the event or haven’t you found the convincing bonus yet?

See all events in September 2021 for Pokémon GO here. Maybe one of them appeals to you more.

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I have searched for years for the perfect headset – Now I have found it and it wasn’t that expensive

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 5 minutes

A good gaming headset accompanies you in the home office and while gaming. However, the search for the perfect gaming headset can take a long time, as MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann had to find out.

A gaming headset often accompanies you for half the day, whether during work or in your free time: If you are in the home office, you need it when talking to colleagues. When you want to game, you talk to friends or listen to the sound in the game.

Nevertheless, it can take a long time to find the perfect headset for your needs. I had to realize this. Because I have very specific needs when I buy and wear a headset:

  • It must not be too heavy.
  • The microphone is preferably detachable and hopefully people enjoy listening to me.
  • The headset is well made and does not give me the feeling that it is going to break just by looking at it.

These headsets I have tried: On my way to the perfect headset, I have surely tried close to a dozen. Here is an excerpt from my search:

  • The GSP 670 by Epos|Sennheiser impressed me with its sound, but the headset was too heavy for me in the long run and pressed on my ears.
  • The Roccat ELO 7.1 had a comfortable fit, but my buddies were not very enthusiastic about the microphone.
  • With Logitech’s G533, I was not convinced by the build quality, the device felt flimsy to me. The sound was decent but did not provide enough punch in shooters. Teammates found the microphone clear.

This is the headset I decided on: After a long search, I ultimately chose the Logitech G Pro X. The MSRP is 129.99 euros, but you can usually get the headset for 80 to 90 euros.

With the Logitech G Pro X, I not only got a detachable microphone but also some accessories. Weighing around 300 grams, the headset is definitely on the lighter side. I have now been using the device for over a year and am satisfied.

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My headset fits comfortably, sounds good, and I sound good

These are the advantages: For currently just under 100 euros, buyers receive a comprehensive package. In addition to the actual headset, several cables for PC and mobile devices are included. There are also interchangeable ear pads, a sound card from Logitech, and a transport bag. You rarely get so much accessories for the price.

Logitech focuses on a simple design for the headset, which I personally really like. Instead of offering various additional features or RGB lighting like the Logitech G935, Logitech has concentrated on the core functions of a headset. I wouldn’t see the RGB lighting on the headset while wearing it anyway and it would only impress my girlfriend’s cat.

The core of a good headset for me consists of three things:

  • A good sound, because I want to have fun while gaming and enjoy orchestral music.
  • Comfort, because I have to wear such a headset for hours at a time.
  • The microphone. Nothing is worse than complaining colleagues or friends who cannot understand you.

And in these three mentioned categories, Logitech’s G Pro X can really convince me. The sound is powerful and bass-heavy, which doesn’t bother me while gaming. From my own experience, I can only advise to definitely use the Logitech G Pro X with the included sound card, as the sound becomes richer and fuller.

Sound is generally somewhat subjective, but the device completely convinces me. When I play Apex Legends with friends, I can clearly locate enemies and can also distinguish how close they are to me.

Explosions sound powerful and in films or dialogue-heavy series, dialogues are clearly audible. Details can also be distinguished well from the sound, such as the small bell from Ganyu in Genshin Impact, which rings softly with each of her movements. As I move through Mondstadt, I hear conversations of the residents coming closer and then fading away.

Various views of the Logitech G Pro X

I can wear the headset for 5 or 6 hours straight without ever feeling the need to just rip it off my head. Nevertheless, the gaming headset feels massive and robust, although it is significantly lighter than the GSP 670 from EPOS|Sennheiser.

My friends understand me during evening multiplayer sessions and my colleagues do not get startled every time I speak my mind into the microphone. Above all, I can game and my girlfriend can watch her series in the background without making friends feel like I am sitting in a waiting room of an American hospital.

The headset itself is made of steel, aluminum, and “memory foam,” which is said to be particularly comfortable for the ears. The “memory foam” is found in both the headband and the ear cushions. The headset gives me a very high-quality impression and is well made.

These are the disadvantages: You do not get spare parts for everything. If you have worn out all your ear pads, you cannot buy replacement pads from Logitech. A few months ago, I lost the microphone and had to order a replacement part through eBay. Because Logitech only offers the main cable as a replacement.

Another disadvantage is the overwhelming software. Because in the G-Hub software, you can customize just about everything or choose from pre-made sets. I am now using a specific set and no longer change the settings.

Maybe not necessarily a disadvantage, but: You cannot fold the headset. So if you like to be on the go or want to take your favorite hardware like a mouse and headset on vacation, the size may be an issue.

The headset always takes up the same amount of space, but if you have little room, it may bother you. The manufacturer Razer solves this better, as with the Razer Kaira Pro you can rotate the ear cushions 90 degrees and thus store the headset practically.

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Whom can I recommend the headset to? I can recommend the Logitech G Pro X to you, especially if you are looking for a simple, well-crafted headset that scores with good ergonomics and a decent microphone. If you do not like wired headsets, then it is also worth looking at the wireless version, which costs about 40 euros more.

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If you instead wish for a headset with an aggressive appearance and RGB, with which you want to entertain your housemates, then this gaming headset may be less appealing to you.

Other good gaming headsets: Are you looking for a good gaming headset but the Logitech G Pro X did not convince you? Then check out our detailed purchasing advice on MeinMMO. Here we present the best gaming headsets that you can currently buy.

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A weapon is cursed in Destiny 2 – Even in Season 15, Telesto must be disabled

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

Yes, Telesto has Destiny 2 broken again. This time the Trials were at risk. However, the Exotic receives support from a mod in Season 15, which is now also disabled.

This Exotic is locked: Bungie had to do this in Season 15 as well: The exotic Fusion rifle Telesto was disabled on the night of September 11, 2021. The lock applies throughout the Crucible and in Gambit (via Twitter).

Why players can only laugh about the curse and why the new Trials were in danger is explained to you by MeinMMO.

This is the Telesto curse: No other weapon is as broken in the Destiny universe as Telesto. The Exotic causes bugs every season and has therefore frequently had to be disabled by Bungie .

The blame usually lies with the special projectiles of the weapon: Telesto fires small purple balls that act like sticky mines and explode later. The game doesn’t handle these things well:

  • The purple bombs are registered as enemies
  • You could gain unlimited ammo with them
  • Telesto bypassed raid mechanics
  • In the blind source, you could almost completely skip the activity
  • The Exo gave Guardians maximum buffs only when they shot at the projectiles themselves

Here we have summarized the entire cursed story of Telesto for you on MeinMMO:

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Telesto destroys the new Trials of Osiris

This is why the Trials were at risk: The new Trials of Osiris started on September 10 in Destiny 2 (Trials of Osiris). Bungie bragged about strong reworks and meaningful innovations that would finally make the PvP endgame attractive for everyone… but then Telesto came.

A new glitch with Telesto granted a considerable number of Orbs of Power every round. With this, one could either unleash the Super unnaturally often or supply themselves with strong buffs for “Charged with Light” builds. Especially for a competitive PvP mode, this is game-breaking.

This mod is locked: However, this time Telesto is not solely to blame for the mess. The new bug works in conjunction with the seasonal artifact mod “Thermal Clastic Bloom”. This mod has also been disabled now, completely.

With the mod, melee attacks with Solar and Stasis classes automatically grant an Orb. If you remember: Telesto projectiles are perceived by the game as enemies. So after a Telesto charge, there were just orbs raining down.

Every season the same: Telesto brings a purple bug into the game.

How quickly Bungie reacted: The new Telesto glitch from Season 15 made the rounds directly at the start of the Trials at 7:00 PM on September 10 (via YouTube). About 3 hours later, Bungie pulled the emergency brake and disabled Telesto and the mod.

This is really quick. In the past, Bungie needed weeks or even entire seasons for such measures. However, the current trend shows that the Destiny developer is intervening faster and more harshly when such errors destroy game balance: Destiny 2 locks 2 Exotics because raid bosses are melting and Hunters are once again dominating PvP.

Whether and when the lock will be lifted is still unclear. On September 16, Patch 3.3.0.2 is coming out – but this was already announced before the Telesto fiasco.

Bungie shouldn’t test anything and the Guardians still laugh

Although the current Season 15 is well received and player numbers speak volumes for Destiny 2, the criticism of Bungie is growing louder on one point: “Is Bungie not testing anything anymore?” is heard more and more frequently from the Guardians. Although this criticism is not new, the many locks in recent months raise this question.

This is how the community reacts: Yet somehow, Telesto enjoys largely unrestricted freedom here. Guardians have gotten used to the Exotic breaking something again. This has become a real running gag, and people are just waiting for the announcement of the lock. By the way, Telesto has had the nickname since Destiny 1: Telesto is da besto.

  • “I am so proud of Telesto,” writes Dthirds3 (via reddit). It continues here: “It let us wait for a whole four weeks and slept but then finally awoke in Season 15.”
  • throwaway07311999 says: “Days without Telesto incidents: 0. Our little rascal never disappoints us” (via reddit)

And also on MeinMMO, our reader jolux laughs: “Haha! Bungie has just done it again” and quotes Bungie’s Twitter announcement regarding the lock.

Also interesting:

What do you think, can you only laugh about Telesto and the locks or do you still complain? Deep down, you knew it was only a matter of time before the curse would strike again in Season 15. Let us know your opinion in the comments.

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The 5 most important gaming streamers who switched from Twitch to YouTube

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 8 minutes

In the last 2 years, YouTube has increased its offerings in live streaming in the area of “video games” and attracts top stars from the market leader Twitch with lucrative exclusive contracts. We at MeinMMO look at the 5 most important gaming streamers who made the leap from Twitch to YouTube. In most cases, they were convinced to switch platforms with a lot of money.

When did the trend start? In October 2019, a successful streamer, “dellor”, was banned from Twitch for pulling a keyboard over his head. When he got upset about the ban, the head of YouTube Gaming, Ryan Wyatt, appeared and invited dellor to stream on YouTube. Dellor switched and quickly became number 1 in YouTube’s then-minuscule live streaming section.

This made YouTube an overnight alternative to Twitch. Those who were banned from Twitch could find refuge at YouTube and continue. But it quickly became clear: Switching from Twitch to YouTube was financially worthwhile. Shortly after dellor, the first streamers voluntarily switched and signed lucrative exclusive contracts with YouTube Gaming.

Since then, Ryan Wyatt has been poaching streamers from Twitch. He lures them with multi-year contracts that – as rumored – pay streamers handsomely for their services. Although YouTube is a successful and important platform for “video on demand”, Wyatt is now working to enhance the live streaming offerings of the platform through acquisitions.

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Jack “CouRageJd” Dunlop switched in November 2019.

Number 5: Jack “CouRageJD” Dunlop

How successful was he on Twitch: CouRage became known as an employee and caster of a US league for Call of Duty before he worked as a full-time streamer. He made a name for himself as part of the “Fortnite” clique around Ninja. The blue-haired Twitch star regularly teamed up with 3 other Twitch streamers: Since Ninja had over 14 million followers on Twitch for the wedding, the viewership numbers of anyone streaming with Ninja skyrocketed.

In 2018, CouRage had an average of 6500 viewers, entertaining a total of 2.1 million followers.

How important was CouRage on Twitch: CouRage was more of a second-tier streamer who was still finding himself as a content creator. He was an entertainer focused on comedy and self-irony.

However, he was already well-connected with other streamers and often engaged in verbal battles with Ninja or DrDisrespect. CouRage was also one of the moderators for the Fortnite World Championship with his friend DrLupo. Additionally, he had contacts with the e-sports organization 100 Thieves.

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CouRage switched to YouTube because he wanted to escape the daily grind on Twitch.

Why did he switch? CouRageJD was the “first major streamer” to switch to YouTube. He announced his switch on November 5, 2019. Surely, money played a role, but in a statement, CouRageJD emphasized that he was tired of always chasing subscribers on Twitch. He felt like he was on a treadmill: As soon as he fell behind, he feared losing paying subscribers.

He hoped to achieve a quieter life from streaming on YouTube with the opportunity to try more. The platform switch also made sense as he already had a substantial presence on YouTube, which he would now continue to expand.

How successful is CouRage on YouTube: The career of “CouRageJD” has developed positively on YouTube. He now has 3.4 million subscribers on YouTube, significantly more than he had on Twitch at the time. His videos regularly achieve over 500,000 views.

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The video has over 270,000 views. CouRage reads mean tweets about himself.

CouRage is primarily a self-ironic streamer who frequently collaborates with other content creators. They tease each other, play pranks on one another, or enjoy each other’s misfortunes. CouRage is also a co-owner of the e-sports organization 100 Thieves.

It seems that the “video on demand” style suits CouRage better than live streaming on Twitch. With Call of Duty: Warzone, CouRage has also found a new game, following Fortnite, with which he is successful.

On the next page, we’ll continue with the most important gaming streamers who have switched to YouTube.

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New World: Poor performance in the beta – players complain about FPS drops

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 4 minutes

Since September 9, the open beta of New World has been running. However, the performance seems to be lacking. The community is complaining about low FPS, high input lag, and sound bugs.

What problems are there? In the New World community, people have been reporting performance issues since the start of the open beta. Even PC systems with the strongest graphics card models are struggling.

For fans, this is a big step back. Some explain that New World ran much better during its closed testing phase. We will show you here the voices from the community and tips for resolving the beta issues.

Lower FPS than in previous tests and sound bugs

How do the graphics problems manifest? On reddit , WardJeYx writes that this has been the worst experience in New World so far. “The closed beta was clearly better in terms of FPS and input lag. I don’t know what happened, but I am relieved that I’m not the only one.”

With his system, WardJeYx was able to play in the closed beta with 50 FPS. “Now I’m at 25 FPS with freezes and 180ms input lag. I hope it won’t be like this at release.”

In another thread on reddit , liquidbeansuc also reports a “very bad performance.” The community member explains how the issues manifest. The user plays with an I5-7300HK CPU and a GTX 1050 Ti graphics card.

“When I play on ‘Very High’ settings, I get about 20 FPS. On ‘Low’ settings, I reach about 40 FPS. There is no software active that limits my FPS. My graphics card is at 15% utilization, my CPU at 50% utilization. 2 threads are permanently at 100% utilization.” As a graphics card, liquidbeansuc uses an RTX 3090 and for CPU an i9-7980XE.

What could help? In the comments on reddit, the community advises adjusting shadow settings. “Shadows seem to be a problem. When I set all settings to ‘Very High’, I reach 70 FPS, 30 FPS in cities. If I change the shadows from ‘Very High’ to ‘High’, I reach 100 and 55 [FPS],” explains Nephiko on reddit.

These improved values without shadows are also confirmed by other users on reddit and they recommend reducing the shadow quality when graphics performance is inadequate.

Reducing the shadow quality has been a “trick” for years to squeeze more FPS out of a game. Players have used this since the early versions of Counter-Strike, as many can do without the shadows while playing.
However, in the case of New World, this is only a “quick fix”. Ideally, the game should perform well even with good shadow quality on appropriate hardware.

Better performance in New World – Use these settings

What does Amazon advise? On the Amazongames website, there are some troubleshooting suggestions in technical support. They address low FPS and general performance.

As quick solutions, the team suggests:

  • Switch from windowed mode or borderless window mode to full screen – or vice versa. That could increase the FPS.
  • Close any program (browser, etc.) that you don’t currently need but is active in the background.
  • Check if Windows or other games are currently downloading an update. Tasks that write to the hard drive can significantly reduce your computer’s performance.
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Is your power plan set to high performance?

If that doesn’t help, Amazon advises the following solutions:

  • Go into the game settings and select the “low” option under “Graphics”.
  • Open your PC’s power profile and set it to high performance. You can find it by pressing the “Windows key” + “R” and then typing “powercfg.cpl” and hitting enter.
  • Look for Windows updates and update your computer.
  • Load fewer applications at startup.
  • Check for the latest drivers for your graphics card.
  • Verify the game data for errors on Steam. To do this, open your Steam library, right-click on New World and click on Properties, select “Local Files” and then the option “Verify Integrity of Game Files …” – Note, this may result in a new download.
  • Scan your system for malware.
  • Reset your profile in the Catalyst Control Center (AMD) or Nvidia Control Panel to default.
  • Check if your system is overheating.

Audio problems? A simple trick can help with sound bugs

What is the problem? Occasionally, the sound in New World doesn’t work properly. The community reports this on reddit. But there is said to be a very simple trick that can help.

This is the solution: On reddit, TactfulRanger writes: “If your audio is bugging out, just open your inventory and close it again.” And it seems to work, as several voices in the thread thank him. One writes, “You are the best! I came here specifically to check if anyone has a solution.”

More about the open beta of New World

How is your performance in the open beta of New World? Are you satisfied or did you have problems that you perhaps solved through this article? Let us know your opinion on the subject here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with our community.

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New World starts open Beta – Which weapons will you play?

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

On September 9th, the MMO New World launched its open beta, where you can test the features of the game. One of the most important is the combat system. Which weapons did you like the most?

This is how the weapon system of New World works: The combat system of New World is quite different from classic MMORPGs like WoW or FFXIV. It is action-oriented, and you must position yourself correctly in combat, aim your attacks, and dodge opponents if you want to be victorious.

To stand against your enemies, you get to choose from a selection of 11 weapons, of which you can carry 2 at the same time. These weapons determine your playstyle and which abilities you can use in combat. Accordingly, they have a significant impact on how New World feels for you in combat.

Some weapon combinations are more suited for a defensive playstyle, while others can deal a lot of damage and play as a DD.

These are the weapons you can choose from: During the open beta, you can test the various weapons at will and decide which ones you like the most. The following weapon types are available:

  • Sword and Shield – Melee, more defensive
  • Rapier – Melee, high damage
  • War Axe – Melee, high damage
  • War Hammer – Melee, high CC
  • Axe – Melee and ranged, high damage
  • Spear – Melee and ranged, damage and CC
  • Bow – Ranged, high damage
  • Musketeer – Ranged, high damage
  • Fire Staff – Ranged with magic, high damage
  • Life Staff – Ranged with magic, damage and healing
  • Icy Staves – Ranged with magic, CC and support

So you can, for example, go into battle with a bow and a rapier, ambushing opponents from a distance and then going into melee. Or you can use the life staff to support yourself and your allies.

For more guides and information on New World, you can find them here:

This is how you can vote: In the survey tool below, you can indicate which weapons have been the most fun for you during the beta so far and which ones you will play after the release.

Since you can carry two weapons in New World, you can also select two of them in the survey. However, the choice cannot be undone.

Now tell us: Which weapons have you chosen? Why those weapons and not others? Did you have to experiment for a long time or did you know right away which ones you would play? Do you already know which builds you will use?

Write it in the comments and have fun testing the open beta.

New World fixes more than 100 bugs for the open beta and makes bosses stronger – Patch Notes

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Epic will force Apple to keep Fortnite on iOS – at least in one country

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

The dispute between the billion-dollar corporation Epic Games (Fortnite) and the trillion-dollar corporation Apple (iOS) continues. Now, Epic Games wants to use a new law in South Korea to make Fortnite playable again on iOS. On those smartphones running iOS, Fortnite has not been playable for about a year.

This is the situation:

  • Epic Games protested in August 2020 against Apple taking 30 % of the revenue from Fortnite in the App Store and circumvented the payment method in a nighttime operation. Apple then banned Fortnite from iOS.
  • Since then, there have been ongoing disputes between Epic Games and Apple: Epic Games accuses Apple of being greedy. They wanted so much of the profit from games on iOS that it hinders game development globally. Apple portrays Epic Games as deceitful scoundrels. They would only sue, to keep their struggling game relevant.
  • Now a new law in South Korea again provides room for an attack. Epic Games is gearing up for a strike.

New law in South Korea calls for opening of App Store and Google Play

What is this law in South Korea? The law forces Apple and Google to allow alternative payment methods in their stores. Should the tech giants refuse to comply with the law, fines of up to 3 % of their revenue in South Korea are threatened.

According to a report by The Verge, lobbyists in the USA are already working to circumvent the law. This would violate a trade agreement, as the law would attempt to influence the behavior of companies based in the USA.

More on the topic
What lies behind Fortnite 1984, the attack on Apple and #FreeFortnite
von Schuhmann

“We intend to re-release Fortnite in South Korea”

This is what Epic Games says: They state on Twitter:

“Epic has asked Apple to reinstate the Fortnite developer account. Epic intends to re-release Fortnite on iOS in South Korea and offer both our payment system and Apple’s in accordance with the new Korean law.”

The tweet has already reached over 20,000 likes within a few hours.

This is what is behind it: It is clearly another maneuver to exert constant pressure on Apple. Epic Games wants to force a decision in this case and continue to annoy Apple.

The new proposal would now be a compromise. Players would have the freedom to choose whether to buy their V-Coins from Apple or from Epic Games. Through price discounts, Epic Games could make it very easy for players to choose.

It can be assumed that Apple will not give in.

Apple declines

Update 21:03: The response from Apple is here. In a statement to The Verge, it is said that Epic Games will not be allowed back into the App Store until they “play by the rules that apply to everyone.”

The law in South Korea is not yet in effect. However, even if the law is enacted in South Korea, it will not have any effect on the policies at Apple, it says. Only if Epic agrees to the conditions of the App Store would they consider Epic Games’ request.

More details on the ongoing dispute between Apple and Epic Games can be read here:

Fortnite: Apple countersues – “Epic plays Robin Hood, just doesn’t want to pay anything”

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Destiny 2: Xur today – location and offer on 10.09.

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

Xur is visiting us again this time in Destiny 2 right in time for the daily reset on Friday, September 10. What he has in store for us this time and whether there is something useful among his goods, you will find out here at MeinMMO.

This weekend’s agenda: In Destiny 2, the revised Trials of Osiris are starting today. Bungie took a closer look at the Trials and made changes to the Trials that some Guardians might actually like.

Many Guardians were surely tired of jumping to their deaths just to get good loot from the Saint. That could change in the future.

Did you know that Destiny 2 is successful despite the not-so-popular seasonal model? Bungie’s plan is working, and the numbers speak for the action MMO.

Xur is bringing Exotics today – If you lack legendary firepower, we have a tip for you on how to easily get an unknown weapon that is definitely worth it:

More on the topic
An old, legendary weapon is stronger than many boss-killer exotics in Destiny 2
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All info about Xur on September 10, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

When does Xur arrive? Xur’s schedule always looks the same. The tentacle-faced black market dealer will await us every Friday at exactly 7:00 PM at a random location in the solar system. Xur disappears every Tuesday at the weekly reset at 7:00 PM.

Where is Xur? This is his location for the weekend

Xur’s location: Xur has arrived and is now in the “Twisted Cove” in the EDZ.

Xur’s location in the EDZ

Xur’s inventory from 09.10. to 14.09. – All Exotics at a glance

What does Xur have on offer? Xur always carries exotic weapons and armor for all characters – for Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. Every week there is a random offer, and the stats on the Exo armor are also rolled randomly. We will take a look at Xur’s current offer and provide the key data about the equipment, including the legendary items.

This is what he has for us this time:

Weapon:  Monte Carlo – Auto Rifle for 29 Legendary Shards

Titan:  Helmet of the 14th Saint – Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +2
  • Resilience: +19
  • Recovery: +11
  • Discipline: +6
  • Intellect: +17
  • Strength: +7
  • Total: 62

Hunter:  Fist of the Liar – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +9
  • Resilience: +9
  • Recovery: +12
  • Discipline: +7
  • Intellect: +12
  • Strength: +10
  • Total: 59

Warlock: Claws of Ahamkara – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +2
  • Resilience: +12
  • Recovery: +20
  • Discipline: +6
  • Intellect: +8
  • Strength: +15
  • Total: 63

Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards

Weekly quest for an Exotic Code

Xür offers these items this week

Legendary items: Xur is also now offering legendary items. As inflation has also hit him hard, he is forced to offer us Guardians old legendary armor and weapons in order to stay afloat.

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What about the Trials of Osiris on 09.10.?

This week we will fight for glory and honor on the map “Burnout”.

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This is the map Burnout

You will no longer get your loot through three, five, and seven wins, but through:

  • seven wins
  • 50 rounds
  • the notorious Flawless Run

What you get from the Saint for the first two conditions is uncertain. However, with a Flawless Run, you will be rewarded with a Shayura’s Wrath submachine gun.

More on the topic
The 10 most important changes of the new Trials in Destiny 2 that you are playing from today
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When do the Trials start? The Trials start exactly at 7:00 PM. With the revamped Trials of Osiris system, we hope the sweatiness of the rounds will hopefully decrease. If not, still keep a towel handy.

Are you looking forward to the revamped Trials? Or does the thought make your hair stand on end and you prefer to skip this stress? Let us know in the comments what you think about it.

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FIFA 22 shows all leagues – Serie A is a new partner

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 5 minutes

EA has finally announced all leagues from FIFA 22 as well as a partnership with the Italian Serie A. We show you which teams are included in the latest installment and what is changing with the licenses.

These licenses are offered in FIFA 22: EA Sports states that FIFA 22 will again feature numerous licensed teams from over 30 leagues. EA mentions the following numbers (via EA):

  • Over 17,000 players
  • More than 700 teams
  • 100 stadiums
  • Licenses for the Champions League, the Europa League, and the new Europa Conference League

Are there new leagues in FIFA 22? In FIFA 22, there will only be one completely new league, the Indian Super League. Also new is the men’s national team of Ukraine.

Everything about the FIFA 22 release can be found here.

Serie A now officially licensed in FIFA 22

This is new in FIFA 22: While FIFA 21 already featured most Serie A teams with full licensing, EA did not have a partnership with the league itself. This has now changed for FIFA 22.

For FIFA 22, this means that matches between Italian teams will receive a more authentic presentation and that there will be a monthly POTM card (Player of the Month) for Ultimate Team.

These teams are still missing: The new partnership with the Italian Serie A does not mean that all Serie A teams are fully licensed. As in FIFA 21, all clubs, including player names, are represented, but 4 major clubs do not have original club names, crests, or kits.

These are:

  • Juventus Turin (In FIFA: Piemonte Calcio)
  • AS Rom (Roma FC)
  • Atalanta Bergamo (Bergamo Calcio)
  • Lazio Rom (Latium)

List of all leagues in FIFA 22

Bundesliga (Germany)

  • 1. FC Köln
  • 1. FSV Mainz 05
  • Arminia Bielefeld
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • FC Augsburg
  • FC Bayern München
  • Frankfurt
  • Fürth
  • Hertha Berlin
  • Leverkusen
  • M’gladbach
  • RB Leipzig
  • SC Freiburg
  • TSG Hoffenheim
  • Union Berlin
  • VfB Stuttgart
  • VfL Bochum
  • VfL Wolfsburg

2. Bundesliga (Germany)

  • 1. FC Nürnberg
  • Düsseldorf
  • Dynamo Dresden
  • FC Erzgebirge Aue
  • FC Ingolstadt 04
  • FC Schalke 04
  • FC St. Pauli
  • Hamburger SV
  • Hannover 96
  • Heidenheim
  • Holstein Kiel
  • Karlsruher SC
  • Regensburg
  • Rostock
  • SC Paderborn 07
  • SV Darmstadt 98
  • SV Sandhausen
  • SV Werder Bremen

3. Liga (Germany)

  • 1. FC Magdeburg
  • 1860 München
  • B. Dortmund II
  • Braunschweig
  • FSV Zwickau
  • Hallescher FC
  • Kaiserslautern
  • MSV Duisburg
  • Saarbrücken
  • SC Freiburg II
  • SC Verl
  • SV Meppen
  • SV Waldhof
  • SVWW
  • TSV Havelse
  • Türkgücü
  • VfL Osnabrück
  • Viktoria Berlin
  • Viktoria Köln
  • Würzburg

Serie A (Italy)

  • Bergamo Calcio (not licensed – Atalanta Bergamo)
  • Bologna
  • Cagliari
  • Empoli
  • Fiorentina
  • Genoa
  • Hellas Verona
  • Inter
  • Latium (not licensed – Lazio Rom)
  • Milan
  • Napoli
  • Piemonte Calcio (not licensed – Juventus Turin)
  • Roma FC (not licensed – AS Rom)
  • Salernitana
  • Sampdoria
  • Sassuolo
  • Spezia
  • Torino
  • Udinese
  • Venezia

Premier League (England)

  • Arsenal
  • Aston Villa
  • Brentford
  • Brighton
  • Burnley
  • Chelsea
  • Crystal Palace
  • Everton
  • Leeds United
  • Leicester City
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester City
  • Manchester Utd
  • Newcastle Utd
  • Norwich
  • Southampton
  • Spurs
  • Watford
  • West Ham
  • Wolves

EFL Championship (England)

  • AFC Bournemouth
  • Barnsley
  • Birmingham City
  • Blackburn Rovers
  • Blackpool
  • Bristol City
  • Cardiff City
  • Coventry City
  • Derby County
  • Fulham
  • Huddersfield
  • Hull City
  • Luton Town
  • Middlesbrough
  • Millwall
  • Nott’m Forest
  • Peterborough
  • Preston
  • QPR
  • Reading
  • Sheffield Utd
  • Stoke City
  • Swansea City
  • West Brom

EFL League One (England)

  • Accrington
  • AFC Wimbledon
  • Bolton
  • Burton Albion
  • Cambridge Utd
  • Charlton Ath
  • Cheltenham Town
  • Crewe Alexandra
  • Doncaster
  • Fleetwood Town
  • Gillingham
  • Ipswich
  • Lincoln City
  • MK Dons
  • Morecambe
  • Oxford United
  • Plymouth Argyle
  • Portsmouth
  • Rotherham Utd
  • Sheffield Wed
  • Shrewsbury
  • Sunderland
  • Wigan Athletic
  • Wycombe

EFL League Two (England)

  • Barrow
  • Bradford City
  • Bristol Rovers
  • Carlisle United
  • Colchester
  • Crawley Town
  • Exeter City
  • Forest Green
  • Harrogate Town
  • Hartlepool
  • Leyton Orient
  • Mansfield Town
  • Newport County
  • Northampton
  • Oldham Athletic
  • Port Vale
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Scunthorpe Utd
  • Stevenage
  • Sutton United
  • Swindon Town
  • Tranmere Rovers
  • Walsall

LaLiga Santander (Spain)

  • Athletic Club
  • Atlético de Madrid
  • CA Osasuna
  • Cádiz CF
  • D. Alavés
  • Elche CF
  • FC Barcelona
  • Getafe CF
  • Granada CF
  • Levante UD
  • Rayo Vallecano
  • RC Celta
  • RCD Espanyol
  • RCD Mallorca
  • Real Betis
  • Real Madrid
  • Real Sociedad
  • Sevilla FC
  • Valencia CF
  • Villarreal CF

LaLiga Smartbank (Spain)

  • AD Alcorcón
  • Burgos CF
  • CD Leganés
  • CD Lugo
  • CD Mirandés
  • CD Tenerife
  • CF Fuenlabrada
  • FC Cartagena
  • Girona FC
  • Málaga CF
  • R. Oviedo
  • R. Sporting
  • R. Valladolid CF
  • R. Zaragoza
  • Real Sociedad B
  • SD Amorebieta
  • SD Eibar
  • SD Huesca
  • SD Ponferradina
  • UD Almería
  • UD Ibiza
  • UD Las Palmas

Süper Lig (Turkey)

  • Adana Demirspor
  • Alanyaspor
  • Altay SK
  • Antalyaspor
  • Başakşehir
  • Beşiktaş
  • Çaykur Rizespor
  • Fenerbahçe
  • Galatasaray
  • Gaziantep
  • Giresunspor
  • Göztepe
  • Hatayspor
  • Karagümrük SK
  • Kasımpaşa
  • Kayserispor
  • Konyaspor
  • Sivasspor
  • Trabzonspor
  • Yeni Malatyaspor

Ligue 1 (France)

  • Angers SCO
  • AS Monaco
  • AS Saint-Étienne
  • Bordeaux
  • Clermont Foot 63
  • ESTAC Troyes
  • FC Lorient
  • FC Metz
  • FC Nantes
  • LOSC Lille
  • Montpellier
  • OGC Nice
  • OL
  • OM
  • Paris SG
  • RC Lens
  • Stade Brestois 29
  • Stade de Reims
  • Stade Rennais FC
  • Strasbourg

Ligue 2 (France)

  • AC Ajaccio
  • AJ Auxerre
  • Amiens SC
  • AS Nancy Lorraine
  • Dijon FCO
  • En Avant Guingamp
  • FCSM
  • Grenoble Foot 38
  • Havre AC
  • Niort
  • Nîmes Olympique
  • Paris FC
  • Pau FC
  • Quevilly Rouen
  • Rodez AF
  • SC Bastia
  • SM Caen
  • Toulouse FC
  • USL Dunkerque
  • Valenciennes FC

Indian Super League (India)

  • ATK Mohun Bagan
  • Bengaluru FC
  • Chennaiyin FC
  • FC Goa
  • Hyderabad FC
  • Jamshedpur FC
  • Kerala Blasters
  • Mumbai City FC
  • NorthEast United
  • Odisha FC
  • SC East Bengal

Meiji J1 League (Japan)

  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • F.C. Tokyo
  • Gamba Osaka
  • H.Consa.Sapporo
  • Kashima Antlers
  • Kashiwa Reysol
  • Kawasaki Frontale
  • Nagoya Grampus
  • Oita Trinita
  • S-Hiroshima
  • Sagan Tosu
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Tokushima Vortis
  • Urawa Reds
  • Vegalta Sendai
  • Vissel Kobe
  • Yokohama F･M
  • Yokohama FC

K League 1 (South Korea)

  • Daegu FC
  • FC Seoul
  • Gangwon FC
  • GwangJu FC
  • Incheon United
  • Jeju United
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai
  • Pohang Steelers
  • Seongnam FC
  • Suwon FC
  • Suwon Samsung
  • Ulsan Hyundai

Liga BBVA MX (Mexico)

  • América
  • Atlas
  • Atlético de San Luis
  • CF Monterrey
  • Cruz Azul
  • FC Juárez
  • Guadalajara
  • León
  • Mazatlán FC
  • Necaxa
  • Pachuca
  • Puebla
  • Pumas
  • Querétaro
  • Santos Laguna
  • Tigres
  • Tijuana
  • Toluca

Eredivisie (Netherlands)

  • Ajax
  • AZ
  • FC Groningen
  • FC Twente
  • FC Utrecht
  • Feyenoord
  • Fortuna Sittard
  • Go Ahead Eagles
  • Heracles Almelo
  • N.E.C. Nijmegen
  • PEC Zwolle
  • PSV
  • RKC Waalwijk
  • SC Heerenveen
  • SC Cambuur
  • Sparta Rotterdam
  • Vitesse
  • Willem II

Eliteserien (Norway)

  • FK Bodø/Glimt
  • FK Haugesund
  • Kristiansund
  • Lillestrøm SK
  • Mjøndalen IF
  • Molde FK
  • Odds BK
  • Rosenborg BK
  • Sandefjord
  • Sarpsborg 08
  • SK Brann
  • Stabæk Fotball
  • Strømsgodset IF
  • Tromsø IL
  • Vålerenga Fotball
  • Viking FK

PKO Ekstraklasa (Poland)

  • Bruk-Bet
  • Cracovia
  • Górnik Łęczna 
  • Górnik Zabrze
  • Jagiellonia
  • Lech Poznań
  • Lechia Gdańsk
  • Legia Warszawa
  • Piast Gliwice
  • Pogoń Szczecin
  • Radomiak Radom
  • Raków
  • Stal Mielec
  • Śląsk Wrocław
  • Warta Poznań
  • Wisła Kraków
  • Wisła Płock
  • Zagłębie Lubin

Liga Portugal

  • Arouca
  • Belenenses SAD
  • Boavista FC
  • CD Tondela
  • Estoril Praia
  • FC Famalicão
  • FC Porto
  • FC Vizela
  • Gil Vicente
  • Marítimo
  • Moreirense FC
  • Paços Ferreira
  • Portimonense SC
  • Santa Clara
  • SC Braga
  • SL Benfica
  • Sporting CP
  • Vitória SC

SSE Airtricity Premier Division (Ireland)

  • Bohemian FC
  • Derry City
  • Drogheda United
  • Dundalk
  • Finn Harps
  • Longford Town
  • Shamrock Rovers
  • Sligo Rovers
  • St. Pats
  • Waterford FC

Liga I (Romania)

  • Academica
  • AFC Chindia
  • CFR Cluj
  • CS Mioveni
  • Farul Constanța
  • FC Argeș
  • FC Botoşani
  • FC Dinamo 1948
  • FC Rapid
  • FC U Craiova
  • FC Voluntari
  • FCSB
  • Gaz Metan
  • Sepsi OSK
  • Univ. Craiova
  • UTA Arad

MBS Pro League (Saudi Arabia)

  • Abha Club
  • Al Ahli
  • Al Batin
  • Al Faisaly
  • Al Fateh
  • Al Fayha
  • Al Hazem
  • Al Hilal
  • Al Ittihad
  • Al Nassr
  • Al Raed
  • Al Shabab
  • Al Taawoun
  • Al Tai
  • Damac FC
  • Ettifaq FC

Cinch Premiership (Scotland)

  • Aberdeen
  • Celtic
  • Dundee FC
  • Dundee United
  • Hearts
  • Hibernian
  • Livingston
  • Motherwell
  • Rangers
  • Ross County
  • St. Johnstone
  • St. Mirren

Allsvenskan (Sweden)

  • AIK
  • BK Häcken
  • Degerfors IF
  • Djurgårdens IF
  • Halmstads BK
  • Hammarby IF
  • IF Elfsborg
  • IFK Göteborg
  • IFK Norrköping
  • IK Sirius
  • Kalmar FF
  • Malmö FF
  • Mjällby AIF
  • Örebro SK
  • Östersunds FK
  • Varbergs BoIS

Credit Suisse Super League (Switzerland)

  • BSC Young Boys
  • FC Basel 1893
  • FC Lugano
  • FC Luzern
  • FC Sion
  • FC St. Gallen
  • FC Zürich
  • Grasshopper Club
  • Lausanne-Sport
  • Servette FC

MLS (USA and Canada)

  • Atlanta United
  • Austin FC
  • CF Montréal
  • Chicago Fire FC
  • Colorado Rapids
  • Columbus Crew
  • D.C. United
  • FC Cincinnati
  • FC Dallas
  • Houston Dynamo
  • Inter Miami CF
  • LA Galaxy
  • LAFC
  • Minnesota United
  • Nashville SC
  • New England
  • New York City FC
  • Orlando City
  • Philadelphia
  • Portland Timbers
  • Real Salt Lake
  • Red Bulls
  • SJ Earthquakes
  • Sounders FC
  • Sporting KC
  • Toronto FC
  • Whitecaps FC

Liga Professional De Futbol (Argentina)

  • Aldosivi
  • Argentinos Jrs.
  • Arsenal
  • Atlético Tucumán
  • Banfield
  • Boca Juniors
  • Central Córdoba
  • Colón
  • Defensa
  • Estudiantes
  • Gimnasia
  • Godoy Cruz
  • Huracán
  • Independiente
  • Lanús
  • Newell’s
  • Patronato
  • Platense
  • Racing Club
  • River Plate
  • Rosario Central
  • San Lorenzo
  • Sarmiento
  • Talleres
  • Unión
  • Vélez Sarsfield

A-League (Australia)

  • Adelaide United
  • Brisbane Roar
  • Central Coast
  • Macarthur FC
  • Melb. Victory
  • Melbourne City
  • Newcastle Jets
  • Perth Glory
  • Sydney FC
  • Well. Phoenix
  • Western United
  • WS Wanderers

Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga

  • Admira Wacker
  • Austria Klagenfurt
  • FK Austria Wien
  • LASK
  • RB Salzburg
  • SCR Altach
  • SK Rapid Wien
  • SK Sturm Graz
  • SV Ried
  • TSV Hartberg
  • Wolfsberger AC
  • WSG Tirol

1A Pro League (Belgium)

  • Cercle Brugge
  • Club Brugge
  • K Beerschot VA
  • KAA Gent
  • KAS Eupen
  • KRC Genk
  • KV Kortrijk
  • KV Mechelen
  • KV Oostende
  • OH Leuven
  • RFC Seraing
  • Royal Antwerp FC
  • RSC Anderlecht
  • Sint-Truiden
  • Sp. Charleroi
  • Standard Liège
  • Union SG
  • Zulte Waregem

Liga do Brasil (Brazil)

Note on the Brazilian league: FIFA does not have all licenses here. Therefore, players will enter the launch with generic names and will also not be available in FUT. Further information will be provided at a later date.

  • Athletico-PR
  • Atlético Mineiro
  • Atlético-GO
  • Bahia
  • Ceará SC
  • Chapecoense
  • Cuiabá
  • Fluminense
  • Fortaleza
  • Grêmio
  • Internacional
  • Juventude
  • Santos

CSL (China)

  • Beijing Guoan
  • Cangzhou Lions
  • Changchun Yatai
  • Chongqing LJ Ath
  • Dalian Pro
  • Guangzhou City
  • Guangzhou FC
  • Hebei FC
  • Henan Songshan
  • Qingdao FC
  • Shandong Taishan
  • Shanghai Port
  • Shanghai Shenhua
  • Shenzhen FC
  • Tianjin JMT
  • Wuhan FC

3F Superliga (Denmark)

  • Aalborg BK
  • Aarhus AGF
  • Brøndby IF
  • F.C. København
  • FC Midtjylland
  • FC Nordsjælland
  • Odense BK
  • Randers FC
  • Silkeborg IF
  • SønderjyskE
  • Vejle Boldklub
  • Viborg FF

Conmebol Libertadores (South America)

  • Always Ready
  • América de Cali
  • Argentinos Jrs.
  • Atl. Nacional
  • Atlético Mineiro (Generic Players)
  • Barcelona SC
  • Boca Juniors
  • Cerro Porteño
  • Defensa
  • Dep. La Guaira
  • Dep. Táchira
  • Flamengo (Generic Players)
  • Fluminense (Generic Players)
  • Independiente DV
  • Internacional (Generic Players)
  • Junior
  • LDU Quito
  • Nacional
  • Olimpia
  • Palmeiras (Generic Players)
  • Racing Club
  • Rentistas
  • River Plate
  • Santa Fe
  • Santos (Generic Players)
  • São Paulo (Generic Players)
  • Sporting Cristal
  • The Strongest
  • Uni. Católica
  • Unión La Calera
  • Universitario
  • Vélez Sarsfield

Conmebol Sudamericana

  • 12 de Octubre
  • Antofagasta
  • Aragua FC
  • Arsenal
  • Athletico-PR (Generic Players)
  • Atl. Palmaflor
  • Atlético-GO (Generic Players)
  • Aucas
  • Bahia (Generic Players)
  • Bolívar
  • C.A. Mannucci
  • Ceará SC (Generic Players)
  • Cerro Largo
  • Club Nacional
  • Cobresal
  • Corinthians (Generic Players)
  • CS Emelec
  • Deportes Tolima
  • Deportivo Cali
  • Deportivo Pasto
  • FBC Melgar
  • Fénix
  • Grêmio (Generic Players)
  • Guabirá
  • Guaireña
  • Guayaquil City
  • Huachipato FC
  • Independiente
  • La Equidad
  • Lanús
  • Libertad
  • Macará
  • Montevideo City Torque
  • Metropolitanos
  • Mineros
  • Nacional Potosí
  • Newell’s
  • Palestino
  • Peñarol
  • Puerto Cabello
  • RB Bragantino (Generic Players)
  • River Plate
  • Rosario Central
  • San Lorenzo
  • Sport Huancayo
  • Talleres
  • UTC
  • Wilstermann

Rest of the World and Special Teams

There are also more teams that cannot kick in any league but are still present. These include:

  • AC Monza
  • AEK Athens
  • Al Ain FC
  • Apoel FC
  • Benevento
  • Crotone
  • CSKA Moscow
  • Dinamo Zagreb
  • Dynamo Kyiv
  • Ferencvárosi TC
  • Hajduk Split
  • HJK Helsinki
  • Kaizer Chiefs
  • Lecce
  • Lokomotiv Moscow
  • Olympiacos CFP
  • Orlando Pirates
  • Panathinaikos
  • Parma
  • PAOK
  • Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Slavia Praha
  • Sparta Praha
  • Spartak Moscow
  • Viktoria Plzeň
  • Wrexham AFC
  • Soccer Aid
  • adidas All-Star
  • MLS All Stars

Men’s National Teams in FIFA 22

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil (Generic Players)
  • Canada
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • USA
  • Wales

Women’s National Teams in FIFA 22

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil (Generic Players)
  • Canada
  • China
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • USA

Is there also a women’s league? If you want to play women’s football, you still have to stick to the national team.

Are you looking forward to a specific league in FIFA 22? Let us know in the comments! We will tell you here what will change in FIFA 22:

16 exciting innovations in FIFA 22 that everyone should know about

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Steam Deck vs Nintendo Switch – Here are the 5 biggest differences

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 7 minutes

The Steam Deck is seen by some users as a competitor to the Nintendo Switch. MeinMMO presents you the differences and similarities of the consoles.

With the Steam Deck, Valve surprisingly introduced a handheld console. Many immediately stated, that the Steam Deck is the right Switch Pro, as it offers better hardware and more features.

But where do the similarities and differences between the two handheld consoles lie? MeinMMO presents you the similarities and differences of the consoles and looks at the end whether the Steam Deck really wants to be a competitor to the Switch.

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The technical specifications in comparison

In this section, we will look into the technical specifications of the two consoles. We compare what the consoles can offer on paper and where the differences lie.

Steam Deck

Valve relies on AMD for the Steam Deck. For the processor, they use AMD’s Zen 2, while the graphics card employs RDNA 2. Combined, this is paired with 16 GB LPDDR RAM. This is memory designed to consume particularly little power (LP stands for Low Power) and is mainly used in mobile devices like phones, consoles, and laptops.

For the display, Valve opts for a 7-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280×800. You can choose from three different storage sizes (64 Gb, 256 GB, and 512 GB) for the Steam Deck. Additionally, you can expand the storage.

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo uses Nvidia and its “Tegra X1” chip for its handheld console, which is responsible for both processing and graphics performance. Additionally, it comes with 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM.

For the display, Nintendo opts for 7 inches with LCD technology and a resolution of 1280×720. You get 64 GB of storage, but you can easily expand it with an additional memory card.

Differences between Switch and Steam Deck

In the technical comparison, the Steam Deck has the upper hand over the competition. The Steam Deck uses an AMD chip (Zen 2, RDNA 2), which we already know from the PlayStation 5, albeit with less power.

Another difference can be observed in the battery life. With the Steam Deck, you have a maximum of 2 hours under full load, while the Nintendo Switch lasts for at least 4.5 hours. However, it also depends on which games you are playing and how long the battery ultimately lasts.

The performance difference is not surprising, as the Nintendo Switch is now also 4 years old and Nintendo has not yet released a revised version with faster hardware. With the Nintendo Switch OLED, at least a model with an improved display has been introduced.

The specs at a glance:

Steam DeckNintendo Switch
ProcessorAMD Zen 2NVIDIA Tegra X1
Graphics ChipAMD RDNA 2 (8 CUs)NVIDIA Tegra X1
Performance (in TeraFlops)up to 1.6up to 1
RAM16 GB LPDDR5 RAM4 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Internal Storage64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 ×1)
256 GB NVMe-SSD (PCIe Gen 3 ×4)
512 GB NVMe-SSD (PCIe Gen 3 ×4)		64 GB
Display Size7 inches6.2 inches
7 inches in OLED version
Display TypeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 800
4K@120 Hz, 8K@60Hz (via USB-C)		1280 x 720
1920 x 1080 (via Dock)
Battery40 WHr4310 mAh
Battery Life2 to 8 hours4.5 to 9 hours
Size298 mm × 117 mm × 49 mm102 mm x 242 mm x 13.9 mm (with Joy-Cons)
thickest point (sticks) 28.4 mm
Weight669 grams320 grams
420 grams (with Joy-Cons)
Price419 Euro (64 GB)
549 Euro (256 GB)
679 Euro (512 GB)		359.99 Euro

Hardware and Software

In this section, we will address the differences in hardware and software:

  • How are the two consoles built and what functions do they offer.
  • What does the software of the consoles look like and what can you do with it.

Steam Deck

The Steam Deck is based on an open platform. Theoretically, any user can install whatever they want on their device. If you do not want Steam OS, which is based on Linux, you can easily install Windows as well. Valve itself states in its official announcement: “The Steam Deck is a PC on which you can install third-party software and operating systems.”

You can install games directly from the Steam Store and generally also from other providers like GoG and others.

In terms of design, the Steam Deck features fixed buttons and controllers. There is also supposed to be a docking station with additional features available at release, but nothing is known about it yet.

Nintendo Switch

If you want to use the Switch, you have a given framework. You must use the existing, pre-installed system. It is officially not allowed to install another operating system.

The Nintendo Switch uses so-called Joy-Cons, which are controllers that you can attach to the console, but you can also use without the console. The full-fledged Nintendo Switch offers you, unlike the Lite version, also a docking station that provides you with a higher resolution while gaming.

If you want to install games, you can either rely on physical Switch games via cartridge or purchase them from the in-house eShop. There are no other options.

Differences between Switch and Steam Deck

With the Nintendo Switch, you get a console that operates within a clear framework. With the Steam Deck, on the other hand, you get more of a mini-PC, which you theoretically do not have to use just for gaming.

This naturally has advantages and disadvantages regarding usability. The software of the Switch appears overall more accessible and tailored to a younger audience. With the Steam Deck, you have significantly more options available, which may not please everyone.

Steam Deck vs Nintendo Switch – What games are available?

What games do Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck offer in comparison? Can you play the same games on both devices, or does one of the consoles have an advantage over the competition? We present the differences and specialties here.

Steam Deck

With Valve’s console, you can access your entire Steam library. Which games run well on the console is still unknown.

Additionally, you can officially install Windows on the console alongside SteamOS and thereby use other game launchers.

Nintendo Switch

The Switch mainly offers you games that are exclusively tailored for the Nintendo Switch. These include titles like the Pokemon games, Zelda, or Animal Crossing. In addition, there are also ports of well-known games that you can also play on the Switch. Other games outside of Switch are not planned.

Differences between Switch and Steam Deck

The Switch mainly relies on exclusive games that you can only play on the Nintendo Switch. There are also no ports for other platforms. All games you can play on the Steam Deck are also available on the desktop PC.

You can play your Steam games on both PC and the Steam Deck.

Price

How much do the two handheld consoles, often seen in direct competition, actually cost? We present you the prices of the consoles and explain where the differences lie.

Steam Deck

This is the cost of the Steam Deck: The Steam Deck is available in three different price categories. The price depends on which configuration you choose. The current prices for pre-orders of the Steam Deck are:

  • 419 Euro (64 GB)
  • 549 Euro (256 GB)
  • 679 Euro (512 GB)

Valve’s head Gabe Newell recently explained that the price of the Steam Deck is “painful” for Valve. By the way, the current price does not include a docking station. If anything changes here, we will update the article for you.

Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch currently costs around 330 Euro. The price is quite stable and hardly fluctuates. The price includes not only the Nintendo Switch and the Joy-Cons but also the docking station.

The weaker Switch Lite is already available for 229 Euro, but you have to forgo the docking mode.

Differences between Switch and Steam Deck

In price comparison, the Steam Deck is significantly more expensive than the Nintendo Switch. However, for the higher price, you also receive faster and more modern hardware with the Steam Deck than with the Switch.

Currently, there are only two versions of the Nintendo Switch, and an OLED version is expected to arrive by the end of the year, which will be priced higher than the standard Switch version.

A possible Nintendo Switch Pro is being hotly debated, but Nintendo has not yet presented or announced anything in this direction:

More on the topic
Nintendo Switch Pro – Everything we know about Nintendo’s new console
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Target Audience: Who are the Switch and Steam Deck aimed at?

When comparing the Steam Deck and Switch, you also have to ask the question of who the consoles are actually aimed at. Especially when comparing the target audiences, the differences between the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch become clearly visible.

Steam Deck

Valve targets mobile gamers and wants to bring the gaming PC to the mobile device. Instead of sitting at the desktop PC, you can now sit on the couch or in bed and game from there.

Valve wants to appeal particularly to users with the open system who are willing to engage with the device.

Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch relies on a simple system without additional options, making it significantly more accessible. Many games that you can play on the Nintendo Switch are also aimed at a younger audience. With a price of around 300 Euro for the standard Switch, it targets a broad audience.

Differences between Switch and Steam Deck

Both Valve and Nintendo are targeting two different markets. While Valve primarily wants to appeal to PC gamers, Nintendo focuses more on a younger and generally broader audience.

Also regarding the offer of games and software, they are targeting significantly different user groups. While Steam offers every type of game, which is not necessarily suitable for children, the games on the Nintendo Switch are overall more family-friendly, and there are clear guidelines for release on Nintendo’s platform.

The Nintendo Switch targets a broad user base

Nintendo has been very successful with its Switch so far, while Valve still has to establish itself in the market. With its previous hardware like Steam Controller or Steam Machines, Valve has been relatively unsuccessful. In the end, the question will mainly be whether you prefer to game on a PC or rather enjoy the “console feeling.”

What do you think? Would you buy a Steam Deck or have you already presented it? Do you see the Switch and Steam Deck as competitors or are they consoles that do not need to fear mutual competition?

Steam Deck officially presented: All the info you need to know

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