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3 exciting changes for Season 15 of Destiny 2 that you do not have on your radar

Sven Galitzki 4. August 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

With the upcoming Season 15, Destiny 2 will soon see a number of new features introduced, but some cool things may not be on the radar for some Guardians. Here’s what you might have missed.

When does Season 15 start? At the end of August, Season 15 will kick off in Destiny 2 – with the Weekly Reset on 24.08, the current Season 14 will end and the new season will begin.

What’s the deal with the changes? The new season traditionally brings various changes and new features. Many of these have already been announced, while some may have only been mentioned in passing or a long time ago. Therefore, not all the cool details have been retained in players’ memories.

Here we present three exciting things that some might not remember for the upcoming season. Additionally, another cool and almost forgotten feature might make its way into the game in Season 15, unless Bungie introduces another season before the next major expansion “Witch Queen”.

This is already confirmed for Season 15

Update for the Guardian’s Light classes: Since the introduction of Stasis with the Beyond Light expansion, many players have complained that the original Light subclasses of the individual Guardian classes, and especially their customization options, lag far behind the Stasis classes.

However, at the end of May, Bungie announced in its TWaB blog that they plan to address the balancing of Light subclasses in Season 15 while also continuing to work on Stasis. The goal is to give the Light classes across all areas of the game more significance based on player feedback.

The nature of the changes has now been communicated. Here you can find out more: Destiny 2 brings extensive class adjustments in Season 15 – Here’s what’s changing

Legendary Stasis weapons: As part of Season 15, new Stasis weapons will expand the Guardian’s arsenal, as the studio announced back in February 2021. For the first time, these will be legendary energy and power weapons utilizing the Stasis element. Until now, there have only been exotic representatives based on icy powers that cause Stasis damage.

By the way, this is just the first wave of legendary Stasis weapons, with more to follow.

Three-Peeking “Nerf”: Also, a pesky PvP phenomenon will finally be addressed in Season 15 – the so-called Three-Peeking or Third-Person-Peeking. This is a tactic that can be increasingly observed in the Crucible – especially in competitive modes like Trials.

Players use the Third-Person perspective of Destiny 2 to their advantage, to look around corners or to get a better overview without putting themselves in danger. For this, they use the sword, which is automatically wielded in the Third-Person view in Destiny 2, or perform an emote that is also displayed in 3rd-Person.

Therefore, in competitive PvP and in the Trials of Osiris, emotes will be disabled in Season 15, and it will no longer be possible to draw weapons held in Third-Person for which you have no ammunition. Bungie says this is a good start to address the issue. While this is a small change, it is greatly welcomed by the PvP community.

This might still come in Season 15

Dino armor: In March, Bungie came up with a special initiative: Players were asked to vote on how they would like to dress for the Festival of the Lost, Destiny’s Halloween celebration in 2021 – as monsters or as dinos? The vote clearly favored the dinos. For the Festival of the Lost 2021, there will thus be corresponding universal armor ornaments in a dino look. But what does this have to do with Season 15?

Well, the community currently strongly suspects that Season 15 could be extended until the Witch Queen expansion in 2022. There are currently no signs that Bungie will insert another (mini) season. This would mean that the spooky Festival of the Lost would also fall into Season 15 and let you roam around as Dino warriors.

Are you looking forward to the new Season 15 and its contents? Are you running out of steam with Destiny 2? Or have you long since put the game aside, and the new season with its many changes won’t change that? Let us know in the comments, as well as other readers of MeinMMO.

By the way, you can also look forward to crossplay as part of Season 15. Here are more details: Destiny 2 reveals what the new crossplay can do for PS4, PS5, Xbox, Stadia, and PC – And what it can’t

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CoD Warzone loses its biggest Twitch streamer – “Would rather play the damned Pokémon!”

Jürgen Horn 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In CoD Warzone streamer Nickmercs currently leads the rankings in streaming on Twitch. But the pro is fed up. He has lost all passion right now and would rather be playing just about anything else than Warzone.

Who is Nickmercs? Nick ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff is currently the biggest Twitch streamer for Warzone. In July 2021 alone, he was watched by his fans on Twitch for more than 2.5 million hours (via Sullygnome). He is also one of the highest-paid gamers.

Furthermore, Nickmercs created many popular guides and videos for Warzone: he is undoubtedly an authority in the game.

But currently, he is out of steam, announcing in a kind of farewell video that Warzone doesn’t excite him anymore.

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The fire for Warzone is out

These are Nickmercs’ reasons: Nickmercs addresses in his video that he is currently out of steam. He says:

I have no desire to play Warzone. I mean zero, nothing! I’d rather play that damn Pokémon! I’m serious, man. I just don’t want to play anymore. My fire for Warzone is extinguished. Not for gaming, but for Warzone. I am just burned out.

Are cheaters and hackers to blame? In another statement, Nickmercs laments that cheaters are ruining the game right now. He doesn’t explicitly mention this as a reason for his supposed retirement, but he clearly states:

Hacking has reached a point in Warzone where it’s just different for me. In my last four tournaments, I got “hacked out.” Hacking is totally crazy right now and I believe there are really a lot of players who hack. And nobody is doing anything about it. As if they don’t care. At least that’s how it seems to me.

Will Nickmercs ever play Warzone again? That’s hard to say, because Nickmercs could jump back into Warzone at any time. Preferably when the next CoD comes out at the end of 2021 and shakes things up again. He says:

There has never been a better time to stop playing CoD, you know? It’s August, there are still a few months until the next CoD comes out. You see that it’s currently the worst time to play Call of Duty in general.

So it is quite possible that Nickmercs will change his mind at the launch of the next CoD game. What we can expect in the big new CoD 2021 is revealed here.

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New shooter on Steam has a luxury problem: “We’re getting players faster than server capacity”

Patrick Freese 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The new shooter Splitgate is quite popular on Steam. And this success is currently becoming a curse for the team, as the developers simply cannot keep up with the servers. In the video, a developer explains the situation.

What kind of shooter is it? Splitgate is an old-school shooter that is currently taking off on Steam. In the game, players compete against each other in arenas. The gameplay is reminiscent of Halo, but is expanded with portals that allow you to teleport or shoot through.

Due to server issues related to the massive success of the shooter, the team has already postponed the official release date. Now the developers explain where the problems lie.

Too many players in too short a time – These are the problems developers face

This is how it has gone so far for Splitgate on Steam: At the beginning of August 2021, Splitgate already had over 53,000 concurrent players just on Steam. Combined across all platforms (the game is also available on Xbox and PlayStation), there were a whopping 100,000 concurrent players. This milestone was announced by the Splitgate team on July 31 via Twitter (via Twitter.com).

Splitgate concurrent players Steamdb — Concurrent players and Twitch viewers of Splitgate – Source: SteamDB.info

The servers couldn’t handle this large influx of players. Over the weekend, there were queues before matches that exceeded the 90-minute mark.

This is what the team says: In a TikTok video, developer Olly Freeman discusses the current server situation and compares it to opening a restaurant. He explains that they can’t simply “buy more tables” and solve the problem that way. Because that would mean they would also need to hire more servers and cooks. And cooks would then need more pans and more space in the kitchen to serve the new tables.

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On Twitter, the situation is explained in more detail (via Twitter.com):

“The growth rate of our player base is higher than the speed at which we can increase server capacity. We are working on a long-term solution to increase server capacity to well over 100,000 concurrent players, but that takes time. Thank you for your patience ♥”

What can players do about the long queues in Splitgate? If you want to play Splitgate but don’t want to wait too long, you can check out the shooter’s Discord server. The team keeps you updated on the current server status and how long the queues for matches are (via Discord.com).

Aside from the high queue times, Splitgate is definitely an online game we recommend in August 2021. The portals make the shooter unique. A mix of futuristic and also real weapons is included as you blast your way through the 20 different arenas. The game is fast and easy to understand.

Have you already played Splitgate and formed an opinion on the game (and its queues), or are you waiting for the server issues to settle down so you can start with normal wait times?

Share your thoughts on the topic here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players.

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CoD MW & Warzone: Unlock New Weapon CX-9 – This is what the Submachine Gun can do

Maik Schneider 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

For a long time, there have been rumors about the weapon, and now it is finally playable in public matches: the CX-9 submachine gun from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Battle Royale Warzone. We will show you how to unlock the weapon and what it can do on MeinMMO.

What is going on? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the CoD from 2019 and is actually at the end of its lifecycle. However, the developers still had a few weapons in store that were not playable in public matches and the Battle Royale Warzone:

Sykov pistol
CX-9
RAAL LMG

All 3 weapons are part of the survival mode of CoD MW and will gradually come to Warzone as well. The Sykov pistol came a while ago, and now the CX-9 submachine gun has made its way into the game. MeinMMO shows you how to get the weapon and whether it is as OP as one would expect at a release.

Unlock CX-9 – Here’s how to get the new SMG

How do I get the weapon? First off: The weapon comes from CoD MW, and you can only complete the unlock task in Modern Warfare or Warzone. You cannot unlock or use the weapon in Cold War. You can get the CX-9 submachine gun in 2 ways:

Get 2 long-range kills with a submachine gun in 5 different matches
Purchase the “Soap Operator Bundle” in the real-money shop

To get long-range kills, the enemy must be at least 30 meters away from you. The task is easiest in the normal multiplayer mode of CoD MW. Grab a SMG with low recoil, like the MP7, and make sure to maintain a certain distance between you and the enemy while getting your kills. It’s best to play the matches all the way through; otherwise, there might be issues with unlocking.

If you only play Warzone, dominate the Plunder mode with an SMG. Land at the location “Storage Town” and get your long-range kills. Once you have secured the two kills, you can leave the match, and the kills will still count.

Beware when purchasing the bundle: If you acquire the SMG for CoD Points in the shop, you will only receive the blueprint version. You level up the weapon upon usage but cannot modify the CX-9 yet. You have to unlock the base version through the task.

CX-9 receives a nerf before release – Not OP!

What can the SMG do? The CoD YouTuber and Warzone expert “JGOD” took a closer look at the CX-9 and found that the new SMG was nerfed and does not come into the game with the strong stats it had in survival mode. A good news for the meta in Warzone.

Nevertheless, he notes that the CX-9 has a certain strength as a well-controllable SMG with a high reload speed, a good range for the first damage area, and a high rate of fire:

Time-to-Kill chest: 588 milliseconds
Rate of fire: 1,020 rounds / minute
Range: 17 meters without attachments
Reload speed: 0.885 seconds with sleight of hand
Mobility compared to “Cold War” SMGs is rather average

The stats make the CX-9 a strong ally in close combat, especially in modes with larger teams. The weapon practically burns through your ammunition. However, the quick reload with sleight of hand makes you forget that almost – 0.885 seconds with sleight of hand is an impressive stat, and the weapon is extremely fast to be ready again.

JGOD also suggests a setup. The YouTuber particularly points out that the barrel with the integrated monolithic suppressor greatly affects your mobility. He sees the CX-9 as a pure submachine gun for use up to 15-20 meters with either sights or hip fire.

Warzone: JGOD’s CX-9 Setup

Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolithic)
Stock: CX-FR
Underbarrel: Merc Foregrip
Ammo: 50-round drums
Perk: Sleight of Hand

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Now the CX-9 has finally come to Warzone along with the popular operator Soap and the public matches in CoD MW. How the submachine gun performs in the meta will be shown in the coming days. The weapon has certain potential, but it will have a tough time with the current competition among SMGs.

You can find an overview of the current best submachine guns in Warzone here.

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Hardcore player builds pyramid in Minecraft from over 125,000 blocks

Cortyn 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

A Minecraft player takes it to extreme feats in hardcore mode. His pyramid consumes over 125,000 blocks of sandstone.

When one sets a construction project in Minecraft, one usually follows through – even if it becomes much larger than planned and consumes more resources than one can actually spare. But putting over 125,000 blocks into a single project is something that only a few would attempt – because that requires endurance and the courage to see it through in hardcore mode.

What did the player do? Evoker_1 built a massive pyramid measuring 256×256 blocks. He used sandstone as the material and quite a lot of it. The project consumed a proud 125,000 sandstone blocks.

The pyramid is so big that Evoker_1 even has a hard time capturing it all in one picture while flying around it with elytra:

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What is so special about it? The sheer amount of resources needed to build the outer wall of the pyramid is mind-boggling. 125,000 blocks are over 1950 stacks of sandstone – or over 54 times the entire inventory full of sandstone.

Besides the sheer size of the pyramid, it is also notable that Evoker_1 apparently accomplished this in a survival hardcore world. In that world, one only has access to the resources one has mined oneself. Additionally, the pyramid was built in a “hardcore” world. Here, the player has only one life – if he dies, he can no longer play in that world and it will be locked.

How do other players react: The community in the Minecraft subreddit is quite enthusiastic about the construction but has quite a few other points to note. Not only is the sheer number of sandstone blocks impressive, but so is the crowning touch of netherite blocks. After all, netherite is one of the rarest resources in the game and just the top of the pyramid requires a whopping 96 stacks of ancient debris.

The whole endeavor is rewarded with a whopping 36,000 upvotes – a lot for the Minecraft subreddit. There are comments like:

“Damn, this whole world is fantastic! The fact that you did this in hardcore mode is the cherry on top.”
“I love that it all thematically fits the desert and then suddenly there’s an X-WING and an AT-AT, lmao.”
“I don’t know how you can muster the courage to use an elytra in hardcore mode.”

What do you think of this project? Simply impressive or a huge waste of time and resources?

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Pokémon GO: All Events in August 2021 and which are worthwhile

Patrick Freese 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In August, events like the Hyperbonus Part 2, the Community Day with Eevee, and 5 Spotlight Hours will start in Pokémon GO. We show you an overview of all events and which ones you should participate in.

What kind of events are these? Just before the month changes, the developers at Niantic announce what will happen next month. This is a first overview of the August events in Pokémon GO. Traditionally, the list expands with new event announcements in the following weeks.

We will regularly update this article here on MeinMMO as soon as there are new announcements from Niantic. You can always use it as a source for event information.

Last update on August 4th: Niantic has finally revealed the information about the 3rd Hyperbonus and announced that 7 new Pokémon will be introduced to the game. This includes Raffel and Wolly, which now have scheduled times for Spotlight Hours in August. Additionally, the legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta will be added to the game, which will also have their raid hours.

We have updated the dates accordingly in the overview.

August Events 2021 Overview

These events are starting: In the following table, we show you the exact timeframes and names of the events planned for August 2021. Below the table, we highlight events that are particularly worthwhile.

Timeframe	Event
August 1 to September 1	Research Breakthrough with Palimpalim
Until August 3	Hyperbonus Part 1
August 3	Spotlight Hour with Magnemite and Stardust
August 4	Raid Hour with Dialga
Until August 6	Dialga in Raids
Until August 6	Mega Raids with Mega Charizard X
August 6	Hyperbonus Part 2: Space
August 6 to August 20	Palkia in Level 5 Raids
August 6 to August 20	Mega Raids with Mega Ampharos
August 9 to August 23	PvP: Master League, Master League (Classic), and Premier Cup of the Hyper League are active
August 10	Spotlight Hour with Shalour (eastern sea) and XP
August 11	Raid Hour with Palkia
August 13 to August 16	Eevee Event with special moves
August 14	Com. Day with Eevee
August 15	Com. Day with Eevee
August 17	Spotlight Hour with Shalour (western sea) and Candies
August 18	Raid Hour with Palkia
August 20 to August 31	Hyperbonus Part 3 with 7 new Pokémon
August 20	New Raids with Zacian
August 20 to August 26	Mega Raids with Mega Bibor
August 23 to August 30	PvP: All three leagues are active
August 24	Spotlight Hour with Raffel and Candies
August 25	Raid Hour with Zacian
August 26	GO Battle Night from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM
August 26 to September 1	Mega Raids with Mega Pidgeot
August 30	Additional Raid Hour with Zamazenta
August 31	Spotlight Hour with Wolly and XP

Which events are particularly worthwhile in August?

Spotlight Hour with Magnemite: On August 3, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time, the Spotlight Hour with Magnemite takes place. Even if the Pokémon may not be very appealing to many of you, the bonus here is what makes it enticing. You will receive double the amount of Stardust for catching Pokémon.

If you play the hour effectively, you can easily replenish your Stardust supplies.

Hyperbonus Part 2: Starting from August 6, Hyperbonus Part 2 will commence. This brings Scaraborn Raids and Shiny Scaraborn to you. So, if you haven’t caught the regional Pokémon yet, you should definitely take advantage of the event with its raids. What to expect with the 2nd Hyperbonus in Pokémon GO.

Community Day with Eevee: The Community Day with Eevee begins on Friday, August 13, at half-past noon. From Friday, the evolutions of Eevee can already learn the special moves. Following that, there will be two days of Community Days, focusing on Eevee over the weekend.

For the shiny hunters, this is a good opportunity to catch more specimens for the shiny evolutions. For the Eevee event, trainers request a name trick reset.

Which of the events in August 2021 in Pokémon GO are you looking forward to the most? Are you targeting certain Spotlight Hours that you want to take full advantage of, or is your focus on the new raid boss?

Let us know your opinion on this here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other players about the upcoming events.

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WoW: Blizzard’s Head of Human Resources is Leaving – Following Shocking Allegations

Schuhmann 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The gaming publisher Activision Blizzard (WoW) is still grappling with the aftermath of a sexism lawsuit: The focus of the lawsuit and subsequent reports was repeatedly on the company’s Human Resources department. Now the head of this department, Jesse Meschuk, is leaving the company as further incidents come to light that report severe difficulties in his department.

What is known about Meschuk’s departure: Very little is known; it is only known that Meschuk has already left the company this week. Activision Blizzard made this announcement in connection with the resignation of Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack.

Meschuk was the head of the Human Resources department and held the rank of “Senior Vice President of HR,” so he was very high up in the hierarchy.

It appears that Meschuk has also withdrawn publicly: His Twitter account and LinkedIn page have been deleted.

Human Resources department of Blizzard in focus of the lawsuit

What were the allegations against the Human Resources department in the lawsuit? In the lawsuit of a state agency in California, the Human Resources department was repeatedly mentioned negatively. The lawsuit followed a two-year investigation with Blizzard’s knowledge.

It was stated:

Numerous complaints about discrimination, sexual harassment, or retaliation were filed with the Human Resources department, but these complaints remained without consequence.
An internal investigation found that employees felt “a significant lack of trust” towards the Human Resources department, which was “not held in high regard.”
The Human Resources department responded to complaints “dismissively” and did “not keep them confidential.”

“Broken Human Resources department”

This intensified the situation: After the filing of the lawsuit, further allegations surfaced in tweets and reports, which were not directly aimed at Meschuk but rather at the Human Resources department as a whole. It was repeatedly referred to as “broken.”

Employees spoke with the US site Axios and raised further allegations. It is said:

the Human Resources department even protected individuals who behaved abusively from consequences.
Those who complained were told: “This is not a fight you want to take on.”

“They behave like a brat”

Here are some illustrative cases: The site Axios quotes former Blizzard employee Nicki Broderick. Broderick recounts that she clashed with a manager who was considered untouchable:

The manager once stood over her desk and did not let her leave or reach for her phone.
When she complained, she was told: “That’s not harassment. He didn’t touch you.”
After the incident, Broderick’s career was, as she says, severely limited: She was not assigned new projects and was not considered for a promotion for three years.

In other cases, the Human Resources department told her she was “acting like a brat” or that Broderick should “suck it up” and return to her desk.

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Nicki Broderick started at Blizzard as an intern when she was 20 years old.

Another employee says she was physically attacked by a colleague, but this was questioned by the Human Resources department. She was told that they were surprised she was not crying or more hysterical.

Blizzard did not protect her but instead suggested she work from home or switch departments. When she complained again to the Human Resources department, she was told: “He really feels sorry and truly wants you to work at Blizzard. And he says you were really nice to him.”

“As if you’re just talking into the void”

Moreover, the Human Resources department was said to be poor at documenting discussions and showed no transparency. One employee stated it felt like you were just talking into the void. Furthermore, every report made to the Human Resources department was a double-edged sword. One employee said:

“They told everyone what you reported to them. Nothing said to the Human Resources department remained confidential.”

Why was the Human Resources department so inadequate? According to sources from Axios, it was a problem that at Activision Blizzard, the Human Resources department was apparently understaffed and that personnel there changed constantly. There was little consistency, resulting in a lack of trust in individual points of contact.

At Blizzard, the signs are pointing towards change. The sexism lawsuit has already significantly altered the personnel direction of the WoW developer:

These are the two new heads of Blizzard – what they have done so far

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Crazy bug turns players in the MMORPG ESO into giant skeletal dragons

Jürgen Horn 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In The Elder Scrolls Online the infamous “Transformation Bug” strikes again. This time, a player suddenly turned into a gigantic, undead skeletal dragon and entertained the community with the absurdity of the situation.

What kind of bug is that? In The Elder Scrolls Online, there is a curious bug that transforms players into different shapes when they perform certain actions in the Crown Store. The bug causes many laughs by turning players into dogs, cats, or loot box merchants.

However, the latest version of the bug surpasses all others, as a player truly became a gigantic, undead dragon!

Bug in the Crown Store transforms players into dragons

This is what the bug looks like in action: The ESO player and Reddit user Andrew_The_Man1 uploaded a video on Reddit (via reddit.com), where he slides through the capital city of the Wood Elves as a fat skeletal dragon. The bug forms do not have their own running animations, so they glide smoothly around.

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The video has, like nearly all incarnations of this bug, been celebrated frenetically by fans of The Elder Scrolls Online:

ComradeSnowball (via reddit.com): “See? The Necro needs a nerf!”
UnclassyEarthMuffin (via reddit.com): “This is really the best [version of the bug]. Everyone else turns into some animal. But this is really the best, Fus Doh Rah!”
Brofmars (via reddit.com): “Oh, that’s cool, I just turned into a mud crab.”

Interestingly, the player behind the current bug only recently started playing ESO, and the bug was a big surprise for him.

The bug has been occurring in various versions in The Elder Scrolls Online for a long time and is related to viewing items in the ESO Crown Store under certain circumstances. At the time of the news, there is a pet in the shop that features the dragon boss from the Dragon’s Bones DLC.

MyMMO author and ESO expert Melli has found out how it works and explains here how to transform into a cat or other pets in ESO. Have fun replicating it!

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CoD Warzone finally reveals the start date of Season 5 – Shows first trailer

Sven Galitzki 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Season 5 is starting soon for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and CoD Warzone. The exact date has now been officially revealed. Additionally, a cinematic trailer for the new season has been released to set the mood.

What’s happening in CoD right now? Season 5 is on the way for CoD Cold War and the Battle Royale Warzone. However, no official information was available about its start date – until now. Recently, the Call of Duty Twitter account finally revealed a solid date.

When does Season 5 start? Season 5 of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone starts on August 12.

https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1422603187672936449?s=20

Depending on the exact start time in the USA, the new season might actually begin for us early in the morning on August 13. As soon as there is a specific time, we will update this information as quickly as possible.

The first trailer for Season 5: In addition, they delivered the first trailer for Season 5 almost simultaneously with the tweet. This is a new cinematic traditionally shown in-game to introduce a new season and drive the story in Warzone step by step.

There’s already a first look at the new operator of the season and a new weapon in action. According to a leak, the name of the new female operator is Kitsune, and the new weapon is said to be the MP Tec-9. However, there hasn’t been any official information on this yet.

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What do we already know about Season 5? The new season has not been officially introduced yet, but this is expected to happen in the coming days since Season 5 starts on August 12. Everything we currently know and speculate about the upcoming season has already been summarized for you here: CoD Cold War & Warzone: Everything we know about Season 5 – Start, Leaks, Rumors

What about you? Are you excited for the new content and will you be there right at the start of the new Season 5? Do you think CoD Warzone is slowly running out of steam? Or have you put the battle royale aside long ago? Let us know in the comments along with other readers of MeinMMO.

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Pokémon GO: Bonuses for the 3rd Hyper Bonus Known – 7 New Pokémon Coming, Including Legendary

Patrick Freese 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The 3rd Hyperbonus in Pokémon GO has finally been announced with details. A total of 7 new Pokémon are being released, including the two Legendary ones Zacian and Zamazenta. Additionally, there are two event weeks and other bonuses. We show you all the information in the overview.

What kind of bonus is this? During the GO Fest 2021, players had some global tasks. Since all of them were completed, Niantic rewarded the trainers with a total of 3 Hyperbonus events. There has been a long silence regarding the third event, but since August 3rd it is finally clear how the event will take place in Pokémon GO.

You can expect 7 new Pokémon. These include the Legendary Zacian and Zamazenta, Raffel and its evolution Schlaraffel, Wolly and its evolution Zwollock, and also the Pokémon Legios. We will show you everything you need to know about the event here.

All Bonuses & Start Time of the 3rd Hyperbonus – 2 Raid Weeks Included

When is the start and end? The event for the 3rd Hyperbonus runs from Friday, August 20th at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, August 31st at 8:00 PM. The times refer to your local times.

Which Pokémon spawn in the wild? During the event, you will encounter Raffel and Wolly more frequently in the wild. They will be joined by Galar-Flampion, Unratütox, and with luck, you might even encounter Legios. You can get a first glimpse of the squirrel Raffel, the fluffy sheep Wolly, and Legios in the event trailer that we embed here. The two new Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta are also featured.

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7-km Eggs: If you receive 7-km eggs during the event, they can contain the following Pokémon: Galar-Mauzi, Galar-Ponita, Galar-Flegmon, Galar-Porenta, Galar-Zigzachs, Galar-Flampion, and Galar-Flunschlick.

How Raids are changing: During the event, there will be two raid weeks. The bosses in the battles will change, and you will have the chance to encounter Shiny Galar-Mauzi, Galar-Porenta, Galar-Smogmog, and Galar-Flunschlick. Further down in the article, we show you the raid overview.

Timed Research: During the event, a timed research will run in the Today overview. If you complete the tasks, you will encounter Pokémon from the Galar region.

Shop: At the start of the event on Friday, Galar uniforms for your avatars will be available in the Pokémon GO shop. You can get the Arena Challenger uniform for free. There will also be the Dragon or Dark uniform.

Raid Week 1

When does it run? The first raid week starts on Friday, August 20th at 10:00 AM. So it coincides with the event start. It will end on Thursday, August 26th at 10:00 AM local time.

These Pokémon appear in Raids:

Difficulty	Raid Boss
Level 1	Galar-Flegmon Galar-Porenta* Icognito U* Galar-Zigzachs*
Level 3	Galar-Smogmog* Lapras Legios
Legendary	Zacian
Mega	Mega-Bibor*

Pokémon marked with an asterisk (*) can also be encountered as Shiny

Raid Week 2

When does it run? The second raid week starts on Thursday, August 26th at 10:00 AM. It ends on Wednesday, September 1st at 10:00 AM local time.

These Pokémon appear in Raids:

Difficulty	Raid Boss
Level 1	Galar-Mauzi* Galar-Ponita* Icognito U* Galar-Flampion
Level 3	Relaxo* Galar-Flunschlick* Legios
Legendary	Zamazenta
Mega	Mega-Tauboss*

This ensures a lot of variety in the Raids of Pokémon GO, and you have the chance to catch the new Legendary Pokémon.

How do you like the event for the 3rd Hyperbonus in Pokémon GO? Are you satisfied with the bonuses or would you have preferred different spawns or legendary bosses? Do you think Niantic will find a way to bring Hoopa into the game together with the event, or will we have to wait longer for the release?

Share your opinion on the subject here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players about the event.

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2 new Warcraft games are being tested internally at Blizzard

Cortyn 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

New Warcraft games are coming from Blizzard. Two of them are currently being tested – but when will we see the first images?

Although Activision Blizzard is currently focused on the sexism and discrimination scandal, game development is not entirely at a standstill. In the latest “Earnings Call” for Q2 2021, there is a small announcement, as several Warcraft games are slowly coming to light.

What was said? Typically, the Earnings Call discusses the revenue of Activision Blizzard for the last quarter or year. However, it often also provides a look into the future and reveals a few details that are not announced through other channels.

It has long been known that Blizzard is working on several mobile titles for the Warcraft franchise. Now it has become known: Two of them are already in the “internal test phase”, indicating that an alpha or beta may not be too far away.

What kind of games are these? Exact details are still unknown. What is certain is that they are “mobile experiences”, meaning games for Android and iOS. Whether the two mentioned games will also be playable on PC or if that will only be possible through various emulators is also not yet known.

What type of games could these be? For years, there have been speculations about what Warcraft games Blizzard could be planning. Particularly likely would be various hero-collection games, where players can collect and level up popular characters like Sylvanas, Arthas, Jaina, or Uther. But a strategy spin-off in the style of an “auto-brawler” would also be conceivable.

In principle, there are many successful mobile titles that could appeal to a large player base with slight modifications and the beloved Warcraft flair.

When will there be more information about the games? That is still uncertain. However, the fact that the games are already being tested internally creates the possibility of potential leaks that may come to the public. Especially in the tense situation surrounding the sexism and discrimination scandal, it is conceivable that one or the other frustrated employee might let something slip.

If there are images or videos of one of the two Warcraft games, we will report on it from MeinMMO.

Is there more news? Yes, albeit little concrete. In the Earnings Call, Allen Adham, one of the co-founders of Blizzard, mentioned that “so many games as never before” are currently in development. This includes completely new franchises, that is, entirely new game universes that have not yet been revealed. Adham is currently responsible for Blizzard’s “Incubations Team”, which focuses on developing new game ideas and concepts and then creating rough prototypes.

At least for the coming years, this is likely to mean that more Blizzard games will be coming – at least if the company manages to overcome its current difficulties.

Would you be interested in a Warcraft mobile game? How should the game look to please you?

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Blizzard postpones release of Diablo Immortal to 2022 – Here are the reasons

Sven Galitzki 4. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The release of the mobile MMOARPG Diablo Immortal will no longer take place in 2021. The delay is due to changes in PvP and PvE, as well as controller support.

For everyone eagerly awaiting a proper Diablo for mobile platforms (iOS and Android), there is bad news. Blizzard actually planned to release the mobile installment Diablo Immortal still in 2021. However, as revealed during the earning calls for the second quarter of 2021, that will not happen. So when is the game supposed to come out?

When will Diablo Immortal be released? In the new development update on the official game page, the developers now mention a new release window. According to the current status, Diablo Immortal is expected to release in the first half of 2022.

The reasons for the delay of Diablo Immortal’s release

After the closed alpha, it seems there are still some areas in the game that the team is not entirely satisfied with and wants to continue working on based on tester feedback.

Here are the reasons: For example, changes in PvP, PvE, and controller support are cited. Here are the key communicated details:

The already promising battleground system in PvP has a good foundation, but it still needs further improvement. They plan to take a closer look at matchmaking, rankings, class balance, time to kill, and other important elements.
The endgame PvP “Cycle of Strife” will be further improved and optimized.
Players, according to Blizzard, desire longer-term goals and activities that enrich the social experience. Therefore, raids will be introduced in the PvE Helliquary system – as challenges for 8 players.
The bounty system will also become more significant and rewarding, and challenge rifts will provide new upgrade materials that can only be obtained there.
Higher paragon levels should become more worthwhile.
Top-tier equipment and legendary gear should become more exciting and desirable – especially after reaching the level cap.
Furthermore, there will be adjustments to the weekly XP cap, so that this mechanic will not be as harsh.
Diablo Immortal will also be playable with a controller to make it more accessible. However, there are still some challenges to overcome in the implementation.

However, all of these changes take time, which means that the originally targeted release in 2021 cannot be maintained. But according to Blizzard, the new release window should allow for substantial improvements to be made to the entire game.

What do you think of the reasons for the delay? And how do you generally view the mobile installment Diablo Immortal? Will you check out the game or do you only have eyes and ears for the upcoming Diablo 4? Let us know and other readers of MeinMMO in the comments.

By the way, if you are generally into hack & slash games: 10 new hack and slashes are coming in 2021, while you wait for Diablo 4

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Yesterday, the beta of New World ended – Huge hype, but also a lot of criticism

Mark Sellner 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Yesterday, the beta of New World ended. We want to summarize what happened during the testing phase and draw a final conclusion with you before the release on 28.09.2021.

This was the beta: On July 20th, the beta for Amazon’s new MMORPG started. All players who pre-ordered the game or were lucky in the key giveaway could participate. The beta servers will close their doors tomorrow, and you need to patiently wait for 28.09.2021, as that is when New World will be released.

The release date was adjusted due to another postponement of the game.

The beta had the full functionality of the game, even though it was not yet the final version of New World. The MMO has been postponed several times, but is now expected to offer the following key features at release:

A class system without classes, where you are what you wear
A crafting system that allows you to create the best gear yourself
Player housing in various areas
3 playable factions
Quests, events, and dungeons
PvP battles with up to 100 players in various modes
A story told in the open world

What happened in the beta? Unusually for a beta, it lands in the top 3 on Steam: Shortly after the beta began, New World attracted 187,726 players simultaneously, even surpassing GTA V.

At the beginning, most players probably did not play at all but spent their time in the sometimes hours of waiting queues. This was because the servers of New World were not equipped to handle the immense influx of players at first, but Amazon soon managed to get the problem under control.

A conclusion is also drawn by the YouTuber m4xfps in this video:

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But many bizarre things also happened in the beta of New World, causing quite a stir. Recently, even naked players ran around the world playing banjo, while other players used the beta to become so rich that rebellions against them were planned.

Not only in the game itself has a lot happened, but New World also received a lot of enthusiasm on Twitch, although it also faced quite a bit of criticism. The major MMORPG streamer Asmongold recently called the game “garbage” but still a “good game”. He was widely involved in the beta and helped another streamer regain her account after she was banned while milking a cow.

Despite the sometimes bizarre news, we can assume that the New World beta was a complete success for Amazon. This is evidenced not only by the player numbers on Steam but also by the general interest in the game on Twitch and also here with us at MeinMMO. The release of New World and whether the MMO is ready for it was recently discussed in more detail in our podcast.

The hype around New World and the anticipation for the MMO is as great for a new MMO as it was at the beginning of 2019, when the online shooter Anthem was released. Hopefully, things will turn out better for New World than they did for Anthem back then.

Your opinions are mixed

How satisfied are you? Shortly after the start of the beta, we asked you in a survey what you thought of the beta so far. The results were clear, as two-thirds of you voted “good” or “great!” This led to lengthy discussions in the comments, showing that not all players were satisfied with the beta.

A large portion of our users commented that the game could have benefited from a longer development time. Nevertheless, there is consensus: New World is fundamentally not a bad game. It will provide variety in the Western MMORPG market.

What is your conclusion? Tell us, what is your final verdict on the beta? Will you give New World a chance when it launches at the end of the month, or did the beta even make you hesitant? Do you already know which faction and weapons you want to play? What did you particularly like about PvP and PvE – and what not at all? Do you think the game will be successful or fade away? We look forward to your comments!

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Players of The Division 2 have been waiting for 5 months for the promised new content - This is the status

Schuhmann 4. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In The Division 2, there has largely been silence. The development of the online shooter was apparently mostly scaled back in 2020, but in March 2021, Ubisoft promised: It will continue after all. However, players have been waiting for news for 5 months, yet the brand “The Division” seems to be so important for Ubisoft.

This is how it went for the “The Division” brand in the last 5 years: Part 1 of “The Division” was released in March 2016 and was initially well received, but then sharply criticized. Although the shooter had atmosphere and a good campaign, it lacked substance in the endgame and polish. The Division 1 was characterized by bugs and exploits.

However, the team made a turnaround and was able to significantly improve The Division 1 over the years. Especially the DLCs were praised. They brought completely new ways to play The Division.

When it was recognized at Massive that The Division 1 was a commercial hit, work immediately began on “The Division 2” – which then was released in 2019.

Division 2 was initially received with enthusiasm, but the second part of the shooter series was also harshly criticized. However, unlike The Division 1, no major turnaround was achieved this time. Sales figures were weak – Ubisoft itself viewed the game as “too close to The Division 1” without significantly improving the fundamental concept.

Actually, the development of The Division was already completed with the 2020 expansion “The Warlords of New York”. Since nothing new was announced, it was thought that Massive would now focus on games like Avatar. But then it was said: New content is coming.

Pandemic and Free Promotion Apparently Saved The Division 2

This was the promise: In March 2021, Massive spoke up again. Now it was stated: March 2020 had suddenly become the peak of the game – it seems that during the beginning of the Corona pandemic and due to a clever promotional coup by Ubisoft, many players rediscovered The Division 2. Never had The Division 2 more players than in March 2020:

Players were promised that new content for The Division 2 was coming, led by experienced veterans and supported by Ubisoft Bucharest.
A “completely new game mode for The Division” would be introduced. And it would give agents new ways to progress.

New Update for The Division 2 Not Until End of 2021

This was the problem: However, it was also stated that they were still in the “very early phase of development” and that the update was “still several months away”. Players should expect it at the end of 2021.

Apparently, Massive had completely scaled back the development of new content for The Division 2 in 2020 and had just now started up again.

The Division 2 Practically Dead, While the Brand is So Important

This is now the situation: The brand “The Division” is in a strange situation. Because the “base game” may have had a boom in March 2020, it feels like nothing has happened in The Division 2 for months and it will probably still be some time before anything happens.

The originally weak sales figures of The Division 2 led to a halt in content planning, which players are now waiting out. After “The Warlords of New York” in March 2020, Massive had apparently actually scaled back the core work on The Division 2 for a long time and only ramped it back up in March 2021.

The brand “The Division” has become increasingly important for Ubisoft in recent years:

So a big Netflix movie with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain is planned
A Free2Play spin-off is planned: The Division Heartlands
And the new shooter XDefiant is inspired by The Division

Therefore, it is strategically important for Ubisoft and Massive that The Division 2 gets back on track. Whether they will succeed in waking up the sleeping game again is currently uncertain. A “The Division 3” is a long way off.

Many felt strongly reminded of The Division during the Corona pandemic, perhaps even too strongly:

The Division 2 and the Corona Virus: I have a strange feeling

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Viking takes 45 hours for a speedrun in Valheim because he plays the game ‘backwards’

Benedict Grothaus 3. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Speedrunner NickRawcliffe seems to have found great enjoyment in the survival MMO Valheim . He constantly seeks ways to master the game creatively. In his latest attempt, he completed Valheim… but backward.

What did the player do? NickRawcliffe is a speedrunner, who set the first world record for the fastest Valheim run (which has since been broken multiple times). Now he has sought a new challenge: mastering Valheim backward.

This means Rawcliffe kills the last boss Yagluth first and the first boss Eikthyr last. However, since this wouldn’t be much of a challenge with an existing character, he created a new character for this.

Why is this impressive? Actually, you need to defeat the first boss Eikthyr to craft your first pickaxe. This tool and the upgraded forms are needed repeatedly later on to progress further.

Generally, Valheim is structured so that you must defeat a boss to complete a “chapter” and then continue. You need specific items from them to unlock new resources and recipes.

How long did it take him? The “speed” run took a remarkable 45 hours, with more than half of that time spent just on summoning the third boss, the Bone Mass. He summarized his run in a handy 17-minute video:

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Because you can’t just go and fight the bosses; you must gather the appropriate materials beforehand: All bosses in Valheim and how to summon (and defeat) them.

27 hours for bone and a troll as a tool

How did NickRawcliffe manage it? In his video, Rawcliffe explains some of the tricks he used to find and defeat the bosses or to craft tools that he technically shouldn’t have:

for his first pickaxe, he used a troll with a club, which he lured to ore deposits so it would “mine” for him – Thus, he obtained equipment and tools made of bronze
He defeated the final boss Yagluth with a trick by hiding underground and attacking the boss through the ground
for Bone Mass, actually the third and one of the hardest bosses, he had to wander through swamps for a remarkable 27 hours to find rare chests that could even more rarely contain the bones needed to summon the boss
normally such bones are found in crypts – but you can only enter them once the second boss has been defeated (which comes after Bone Mass in this run)

He avoided glitches like the chair glitch to enter the crypts. He says: “It feels like cheating.” Other tricks, like exploiting the AI, are okay, though – only after the new adjustments have made the enemies slightly harder.

Okay, cool – But why?! Valheim has been available since February 2021 and has yet to receive a major content update. Players who remain loyal to the survival MMO are constantly looking for new ways to spend time in the game:

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In Fortnite, aliens are now abducting entire locations from the map

Max Handwerk 3. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The aliens in Fortnite apparently are no longer satisfied with just abducting players. Now the mothership has set its sights on Slurpy Swamp.

What’s going on in Fortnite: On August 3, 2021, the new Update 17.30 went live in Fortnite. This brought among other things the new weapon “Grab-O-Tron”, with which you can move objects around with a handy tractor beam. In addition, an item appeared that was not supposed to be released yet.

But that’s not all: With the new update, the mothership started to suck up Slurpy Swamp with a beam above the map. Apparently, the entire location is supposed to be abducted over the coming days – and it might not be the only one. This is pointed out in the official update info (via Epicgames.com).

However, already now the ongoing abduction of the location is noticeable.

Slurpy Swamp is floating towards the mothership

This is happening at Slurpy Swamp: The entire location has been captured by the mothership’s tractor beam. When you enter it, you’ll immediately notice: There’s reduced gravity here. So you can jump around wildly, just like inside the mothership.

The sight is quite crazy: Among other things, boulders, houses, trucks or boxes are currently floating upwards at Slurpy Swamp. Even the slurp juice that comes out of the pipes is flowing skyward.

Gameplay-wise, you can take advantage of this: You can jump from platform to platform and seek cover in unusual places.

What’s next? The update info mentions that the aliens are now implementing their grand plan: “The abduction of certain locations”. The fact that multiple POIs are being mentioned suggests that Slurpy will not be the last target.

However, the Slurp Factory will likely still have some business with the mothership: “Abducting an entire location doesn’t just happen overnight. So check back periodically during the week to see the progress of the abduction,” the announcement states.

This could be a first preparation for the big event this week. In a live event on Friday, Ariana Grande will perform in Fortnite. You can find all information about the live event here.

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These are the two new bosses of Blizzard – What they have done so far

Benedict Grothaus 3. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The (former) head of Blizzard, J. Allen Brack, has stepped down. In his place, two vice presidents are now following in his footsteps: Jennifer “Jen” Oneal and Mike Ybarra. Both are not long with Blizzard, but have many years of experience in game development.

Who are the two heads? On August 3, 2021, Blizzard announced that head J. Allen Brack was leaving the company. This means one of the last known figures of the “old” Blizzard has now also departed.

Following Brack are now the two vice presidents Jennifer Oneal and Mike Ybarra as the new heads of the company, as Blizzard confirmed in the announcement itself. Shortly before, Activision head Bobby Kotick also announced: People will be fired.

The two new heads have not been with Blizzard for long, but already have many years of experience in the industry and in game development.

Together over 46 years of experience in the gaming industry

Who is Jen Oneal? The former developer and studio head of Vicarious Visions has been with Blizzard since January 2021. However, her studio has been part of Activision since 2005. During her time in the industry, she worked on:

since 1998 as a tester
for the first time as a coordinator on Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (LucasArts; 1999)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 as producer
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure as producer
several Tony Hawk games as producer and Head of Studio
Destiny 2 together with Bungie

Jen Oneal came to Blizzard through Diablo. Her studio was supposed to assist Blizzard in developing Diablo 2: Resurrected and was integrated in January 2021. The idea was to connect the studio overall with the Diablo franchise, also with Diablo 4.

Oneal is also highly engaged in promoting women in the industry. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Young Women’s Leadership Initiative, and since 2017, she has been a member of the Women Presidents Organization (via Linkedin.com).

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Who is Mike Ybarra? Before his career at Blizzard, Mike Ybarra worked over 19 years at Microsoft and another 2 years at software developer Hewlett-Packard. At Microsoft, he was early on as a manager and worked on:

Age of Empires Online
Ryse: Son of Rome (Legendary Editions)
Sunset Overdrive
Quantum Break

Ybarra joined Blizzard in November 2019, so he has also only been with the company for nearly 2 years. There, he has so far also served as a manager and as executive vice president. As some players discovered, Ybarra even seems to enjoy playing WoW himself (via WoW forums).

With the two new heads, it seems a signal for openness is to be set and a new direction for the future indicated. The change follows the big sexism scandal that has been following Blizzard since July 22, 2021.

How Blizzard will develop under the new leadership remains to be seen. Both Oneal and Ybarra have extensive experience with inclusiveness and equality.

Blizzard’s biggest brand, World of Warcraft, is currently also wavering. Players are repeatedly dissatisfied with the content and recently more so with the payment system:

Players are asking: Why are we still paying a subscription for WoW?

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 03.08. – The last Iron Banner of Season 14 heats you up

Philipp Hansen 3. August 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, a new Weekly Reset is approaching. Today, on August 3rd, the last Iron Banner of Season 14 and for the first time, the legendary weapon “Destiny’s Call” in its final form are available in the game. What else the Action-MMO has to offer is revealed by MeinMMO.

This is happening in Destiny 2: The Solstice of Heroes 2021 is now over, if you managed to reach the majestic armor (purple), you can still earn the white glow even after the event. From today, Lord Saladin will visit the Tower. He brings the last Iron Banner event of Season 14.

Bungie has already announced that you will also be able to hunt for the current weapons in the next season and even a few new guns will enter the loot pool of the Iron Lords. So if you want to get leveled up, you shouldn’t miss the 4 pinnacle bounties.

The challenge “Out of the Way” is currently available in the Glass Chamber. Prevent the Templar boss from teleporting even once. At least one Guardian (usually the relic holder) will jump into the blue-red marked spots in the arena.
As a reward, there is a time-warped weapon in the Challenge Mode of the Raid. This week finally brings the Destiny’s Call. It will definitely come with explosive payload and fireflies – an explosive mix!
Throughout the week, you’ll receive a bonus on Crucible Glory. So if you want to quickly rank up with Lord Shaxx – for example for the seasonal challenges – you should head to PvP.

The most important information about activities from 03.08. to 10.08.

The Nightfall: The Fire Trial is waiting for the strike

Glassway – so beat the two Hydras on Europa.
You can also replay all previous Fire Trials on Pinnacle. Good for those still working on their Conqueror title.
The loot pool in the Nightfall has completely rotated. Accordingly, the fusion rifle Plug One.1 may be up for grabs.

Playlist Strikes have these modifiers:

Arc Burn
Grenadier
Iron

The elemental modifier will remain the same until the next Weekly Reset, the others rotate daily.

Crucible: These are the PvP playlists:

Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Mayhem
Iron Banner

Petra Venj can conveniently be found right at the spawn point of the Dreaming City. The whole zone has the 2nd curse week. You can prove yourselves in the 3rd Ascendant Challenge.

Sources for Pinnacle Loot in Season 14 of Destiny 2

This is the new max level: In the Season of the Splicer the maximum power level of your gear rises to 1,320. In Season 15, the level will only increase by +10, so if you’re diligent now, you’ll save yourself the grind in the future.

Here you can find Pinnacle Loot that can take you over 1,310:

Reach at least 100,000 points as a team in the Nightfall: Fire Trial (+2)
Simulation: Exo Challenge (+2)
Omen Mission (+2)
Prophecy Dungeon (+2)
Foreboding Mission (+2)
Trials of Osiris (up to +2)
Raid “The Glass Chamber” (+2)
Imperium’s Upgrade Hunt (+2)
Erasure Mission – with corrupted keycode (+2)
Iron Banner Bounties (+2)
Solstice Bounties at Eva in the Tower (+1)
Open 3 Conflux chests with keycodes in Override (+1)
Complete 8 Bounties for the Servitor Splicer (+1)
Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
Complete 3 Crucible matches in Control (+1)
Complete 3 Strikes with the appropriate focus (+1)
Hawthorne’s Clan Quest

Glory Dust Highlights of the Eververse

Here’s what’s on offer with Tess:

The exotic ship “Tachyon-4”
The exotic Sparrow “Cosmos Star”
The exotic Ghost shell “Canopus Shell”
The exotic emote “Read the Map”
The exotic ornament “Binary Function” for Duality
The seasonal chest armor for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks

Next week, the seasonal finale will finally start. From August 10th, the “Epilogue” of Season 14 begins, preparing us for the yet unnamed Season 15. If you want to prepare optimally, here is a practical guide:

7 things you should do before the start of the new Season 15 in Destiny 2

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FIFA 22: Pro Clubs becomes finally more personal – Stadium, Women, Player Skills

Max Handwerk 3. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

There is new information about the Pro Clubs mode in FIFA 22. You can find out what new features to expect this year here.

What kind of mode is this? In Pro Clubs mode, you can team up with other players in a club. Ideally, each player takes on a single player, resulting in matches with up to 11 against 11 players.

In recent years, Pro Clubs fans have wished for more comprehensive changes to the mode. EA Sports has now announced what is planned for this year.

This is new in Pro Clubs in FIFA 22

New possibilities in Pro Clubs: In FIFA 22, it will be possible for the first time to create female avatars in Pro Clubs mode. This allows men and women to play side by side in Pro Clubs mode. In the past, this was only possible in the Volta mode.

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In addition, you will finally have the chance to customize your club’s stadium in Pro Clubs. This includes changes to the stands, pitch patterns, chants, and choreographies – similar to what you already know from Ultimate Team.

Pro Clubs fans have long wished for this customization option.

More like a role-playing game: In Pro Clubs, you can improve your players based on a skill tree. This progression system has been overhauled for FIFA 22 and now resembles a role-playing game more. With the help of levels and skill points, you can improve your pros in the areas that are most needed on the field. For example, you can improve your strikers’ finishing, while midfielders might focus more on ball distribution.

There will also be special perks that you can unlock for your pros and teams. These will further enhance your players’ abilities and can grant them advantages depending on the game situation.

More and more is being revealed about FIFA 22. There is also new information about the gameplay itself. We will show you the 7 most exciting innovations in the gameplay of FIFA 22 here.

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Oops, Fortnite released an item too early in the update – This is what the Prop-ifier can do

Christos Tsogos 3. August 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Today there was a new update in Fortnite with version 17.30. With the update, the new item Prop-ifier sneaked into the game and was quickly disabled again. We show you where to find the item and what makes it special.

What happened today? Today, on August 3rd, update 17.30 was released in Fortnite. There was a usual server downtime. Epic Games announced one of the contents of the update in advance, which was the item Grab-itron. However, once the servers were back online, players found a surprise.

At NPCs on the map, the item Prop-ifier was for sale. But a few hours later, the Prop-ifier was removed. What the weapon can do and how to use it best, you can find out here.

The new Prop-ifier in Fortnite patch 17.30

What kind of item is this? The new item that was secretly added and then disabled is called Prop-ifier. With this item, you can transform into various objects, thereby gaining a playful advantage. Whether it’s a doghouse or a vase, the Prop-ifier offers all that and much more.

The Twitter account FortniteBRFeed highlighted the new weapon with a video. Just a few hours after it was revealed that the device had secretly made its way into Fortnite, it was removed again. At 14:57, the Twitter account of FortniteBRFeed pointed out that the Prop-ifier had been disabled and was not intended for release at that time.

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Unfortunately, it was not yet intended to use the item now

Where can one find the item? The good piece was sold for 600 gold and was offered by random NPCs. Since the item was offered randomly, there is no exact vendor location.

Here you can find the locations of the NPCs of this season

How can the Prop-ifier be used effectively?

The best way to use the new item would be defensively, attempting to disguise oneself in hopeless situations to avoid confrontation. Alternatively, one can camouflage and try a surprise attack to eliminate unsuspecting opponents.

Is there something to keep in mind? Since the item needs to recharge, you cannot spam the function and must wait for the next recharge. Another point to consider would be the space consumption. You occupy one item slot, which you could have filled with a good weapon or consumables.

Nevertheless, this is a good and useful item that will be versatile. What do you think of the new secret weapon that was suddenly removed again? Do you find it practical or rather a fun gimmick? Let us know.

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