In Eastern Europe, the police raided a warehouse filled with thousands of PS4 consoles. Until now, it was suspected that mining was involved, as cryptocurrencies are currently profitable. However, instead, there were fraudsters at work selling digital FIFA currency for FIFA 21.
This was the situation:
In Ukraine, the national police seized a warehouse with 3800 PS4 consoles.
The unknown owners had left the consoles running nonstop and had not paid a huge electricity bill. The illegal tapping of the power grid had drawn the authorities’ attention to the warehouse.
It was previously suspected that the PS4 consoles had been used to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Gamers, miners, and journalists were puzzled by the mining farm, as using PS4 consoles for mining is not very economical. Graphics cards are much better suited for this purpose. Nvidia had made mining significantly harder with RTX graphics cards. However, recent reports explain that the PS4 consoles likely had a completely different task.
3800 PS4 consoles automatically play FIFA 21 as a bot network
What has happened now? An unnamed source informed the Ukrainian website “Delo” that the PS4 consoles had not been collecting cryptocurrency but instead had automatically been playing FIFA 21 (via delo.ua).
The consoles collected player cards from FIFA Ultimate and resold them for coins.
Subsequently, either the coins or the accounts were sold for real money.
Each PS4 likely required PS Plus and a copy of FIFA 21. Therefore, this operation likely wasn’t very cheap.
For Electronic Arts, the company behind FIFA, FIFA Ultimate is an important source of revenue. According to Goal.com, Electronics Arts earned nearly 200 million USD from FIFA last year (via Goal.com).
What kind of currency is this? With the coins, you buy various players for your team in FIFA Ultimate, or packs that can contain player cards and other items like contracts or cosmetics. You can usually only collect these coins in-game by playing or trading – unlike the second FUT currency “FIFA Points”, which can also be purchased for real money.
However, there are always offers from coin sellers on the internet trying to sell coins to players. The fraudsters likely speculated on this point.
You should not buy FUT coins on the black market
The best players in Ultimate Team often cost several million FUT coins, which are very difficult to collect. Therefore, it is not surprising that gamers look for various ways to obtain the valuable in-game currency. There was even a story once, where an insider apparently tried to sell legendary players in FUT secretly.
That’s why you should steer clear: The publisher of FIFA, Electronic Arts, has once again pointed out that your account may be banned if you buy FUT coins illegally for your account.
So it’s best to stay away from various FUT coin offers, as you don’t know where the currency is coming from. Furthermore, there is a risk that you may no longer be able to play with your valuable account.
How to earn coins in FIFA 21 the fastest way, we explain to you here on MeinMMO. In our guide, we explain how to earn FUT coins quickly:
The trainers in Pokémon GO had the opportunity last weekend to catch a variety of rare and legendary Pokémon. Now it is time to sort them out to make room for new monsters. We show you why you should wait until tomorrow, July 20, 2021.
What is it about? On Saturday and Sunday, the GO Fest 2021 took place for trainers in Pokémon GO. On this occasion, players had the chance to encounter numerous rare and legendary Pokémon. Active trainers could catch several hundred monsters in a day.
However, the event is now over, and Pokémon storage in the game is full. Many trainers are currently sorting out their monsters and sending them away. However, you should wait to do that. We will show you why.
That’s why you should send your monsters tomorrow
Tomorrow, July 20, 2021, there will be an hour-long spotlight hour for all trainers in Pokémon GO. This begins at 6:00 PM local time and lasts for one hour. In addition to a specific Pokémon that will be in the spotlight during this time, there is a special bonus for the players.
This week, trainers will enjoy double candy for sending Pokémon. Therefore, you should actively take advantage of this bonus tomorrow to send your Pokémon from the GO Fest. Especially with rare or legendary monsters, it is usually difficult to get a lot of candy.
How to prepare for the spotlight hour
Since the spotlight hour, as the name says, only takes place for one hour, you do not have much time to sort and send. You might also want to catch one or another Pokémon during this time. For this reason, you should prepare for the spotlight hour tomorrow.
We have put together various tips for you that will help you with sorting and save time.
Use the tag function
Sort your Pokémon now so that you can quickly send them tomorrow. You can use the tag function in the game. This has been available for some time and allows trainers to sort their Pokémon according to their own criteria. We will show you how to use it for this purpose.
To use this function, first go to your Pokémon storage. In the upper left corner, you will find the term “Tags”. Clicking this will open the tag menu.
Using the large “+” in the lower left corner, you can create a new tag. This could be called “send away” for example. After you have created this tag, you can sort and evaluate your Pokémon as usual.
This is how you use tags in Pokémon GO
Attention: Instead of sending away the sorted out monsters, you assign them your tag. You can do this either through the respective menu in Pokémon. There you will find “Tag” in the 4th position. Alternatively, you can mark your monsters as usual in the main view and then click on “Tag”.
Both ways will display all available tags. There, select the one you have created for this purpose. In the end, you can also view all sorted out monsters under the respective tag in the corresponding “Tags” menu.
To send the Pokémon tomorrow, you just need to go to your tag at the beginning of the spotlight hour and mark a monster by holding it down longer. Then, the option “Select All” will appear in the upper right corner. When you click this, all Pokémon in this folder are selected and can be sent via the corresponding button.
Make sure before sending that you are in the correct folder. Because once sent, you cannot retrieve monsters.
Use search filters
To sort and evaluate your Pokémon quickly, you should also use one or the other search parameter in the game. We will show you how to filter by strength quickly.
Depending on how strong a monster can be in the game, it is divided into 0 to 4 stars. Four stars correspond to an IV of 100%. With the filter “0*, 1*, 2*” you can narrow down your monsters accordingly. Only Pokémon with 2 stars or less will be displayed.
You can then complement this search parameter with further filters. For example, if you input “& Kapuno”, only Kapunos with a maximum of 2 stars will be displayed. By placing a “!” immediately before a search criterion, it will not be included in the search. If you write “!shiny”, no shinies will appear in the search results.
Will you use the spotlight hour tomorrow to send Pokémon? Or have you already sorted and sent all your monsters? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments here on MeinMMO.
In Destiny 2, the Splicer season is running, but the new Season 15 is already on the starting blocks. For the next chapter to be a hit, Bungie should learn 10 lessons.
Currently, in Destiny 2, the Splicer season is in progress. This is already the 14th season of the action MMO, and the current chapter will accompany the Guardians for another month. On August 24, the yet unnamed new Season 15 will start.
Bungie has done a lot right this time and should carry these strengths into the new season. However, there are also mistakes that we Guardians definitely do not want to see again in the next chapter. Forbes has compiled a list of 10 lessons that Bungie should pay attention to, and we have adapted it extensively for MeinMMO.
1. Don’t half-heartedly reheat weapons
Where are the “new” weapons?
In Season 14, Bungie flaunted iconic weapons returning to the game. Unease, Fatebringer, and Vex Mythoclast were supposed to generate significant hype. However, most of the time, the weapons did not live up to their oversized, nostalgic memories.
Players already had God Rolls for these guns, but they went into the weapon retirement. Now they are expected to hunt for nearly identical weapons again. It’s no wonder that Guardians find this annoying.
Bungie wanted to do something different with the reintroduction of the “new” weapons in Destiny 2: new perks were intended to give the old firearms a new shine. But it quickly became apparent that the updated versions of the weapons from the Moon were weaker than before.
The rehashing went particularly badly for the weapons from the Dreaming City: the advertised favorites from Forsaken (2018) simply don’t drop for many players. A problem that Bungie has yet to solve (as of July 19).
Bungie shows itself how to do it better. The completely new Splicer weapons are all amazing and really good. The brought-back raid weapons are mostly strong as well, except for the Exotic Vex Mythoclast.
2. Please more of the strong seasonal story
Saint-14 is a hero for some, a monster for others.
What Bungie should definitely continue in Season 15 is the strong seasonal story of Season 14. For many Guardians, it was exciting to log in every week to see what new story-related events were happening in Destiny 2 instead of grinding the new Override mission.
So, Bungie, please keep it up. And who knows what the Guardians will be delivered for the announced epilogue starting August 10. A cool cinematic or impressive in-game event would perfectly round off the beautiful narrative.
3. Getting raids out of the content vault works
The Glass Vault from 2014 sends its regards.
One of the highlights of Season 14 was the return of the Glass Vault. The iconic raid from 2014 opened its doors for the first time in Destiny 2 and set record numbers for the action MMO of player counts.
Aside from the high difficulty of the first 24 hours, Guardians are very satisfied with the resurrected piece of Destiny history. It’s clear that Guardians are already calling for the King’s Fall and want to defeat Oryx in Destiny 2.
However, Bungie needs to improve the loot for the Hard Mode. Although the Time-Lost Weapons are cool, only being able to earn one weapon per week through a specific challenge is dragging. Moreover, the raids aren’t really more difficult; they just have a higher level – some fresh mechanics would have been nice here.
4. Stuff more enemies into seasonal activities
“Get out of the way, those are my Vex!”
The Splicer season brought the new Override activity into play. The setting is really cool (also in Erasure missions): You hack through digital Vex worlds and enjoy stylish 80’s cyber aesthetics and synthesizer pop. Additionally, the activity is for 6 Guardians and offers automatic player matching.
But in Override, you encounter far too few enemies. Guardians are not fighting against the foes, but over who gets the kill.
This is annoying for the loot missions, which even reward with top loot. Since you have to chase every kill, the tasks drag out. On the other hand, it’s frustrating because the previous Season 13 with the Battleground activity already showed how many enemies can be squeezed into tight spaces.
5. Umbral Engrams are okay, but it can be better
No room for Primus and Glimmer Engrams.
Destiny 2 brought back Umbral Engrams in 2021. The loot mechanic allows you to determine the weapons and armor yourself. However, Umbral Engrams were made unnecessarily complicated with the trials hammer, which was almost painful.
Now in Season 14, the system is already a bit more manageable. You need fewer resources and conversions than a few months ago. However, Umbral Engrams still clog the much too small inventory, and the constant trips to the H.E.L.M. are quite annoying.
On the next and final page, we will continue with things Bungie should consider for the next chapter.
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The newly released MMORPG Crowfall has received a new update. This means that player counts can no longer be retrieved. The sense and nonsense of this action is being debated in the community.
What happened in Crowfall? Recently, a small patch came to Crowfall that did not change much other than preventing certain bots from retrieving player counts. Previously, retrieving player counts was possible without any issues, including with a Discord bot named Malekai.
The bot previously delivered cheerful values about each realm of Crowfall, and players could see how well attended each server was. Now it only states that there are zero players in Crowfall, as the data for the bot is missing.
Should MMORPGs even state official player counts?
The timing was unfortunate: The blocking of the bot comes at an unfortunate time because Crowfall is in a crisis. After a long development period, the game had a rather subdued launch and initial player evaluations – through the mentioned bots – suggested that not even 5 percent of the original backers from the crowdfunding campaign were still around at release. However, this was denied by the game’s lead.
But now it is no longer possible for players to read the actual player counts, which, while not possible in almost all MMORPGs, is particularly hotly debated in Crowfall.
How do players view the development? Some users say that in a PvP-focused buy-to-play game like Crowfall, one would like to know beforehand whether there are enough players on the respective realms.
The population count is very important in a PvP game like this. Albion occasionally publishes its player counts. But it is even more important for Crowfall because you can’t even get into the game without paying. Imagine you pay 40 dollars for a PvP game, and when you log in, there is no one to PvP with. Besides, I would say it’s remarkable that the game was apparently released with the feature [readable player counts] and then removed it.
Other users argue that specific user counts are not a good idea and that it would be wise to obscure them:
As much as I like to use these numbers as a benchmark, I can only agree [that stating player counts is not a good idea]. It makes business sense not to disclose such numbers because nothing good will come of it. Players will just draw their own conclusions and spread fear, uncertainty, doubt, and hysteria accordingly.
What is Crowfall and how is the game doing? Crowfall is a western MMORPG with a PvP focus. You play in a campaign where you fight your way to the top of the leaderboard. But eventually, it ends and the undead consume everything. Then you can start a new campaign. There are also permanent achievements that you can immortalize in a so-called eternal kingdom.
Due to the long development time after a crowdfunding campaign, interest in the game has since waned a bit and player counts are only slowly rising again. However, how much the game will recover will likely not be easily known anymore due to the lack of support for the player count bot. How the mood after the launch of Crowfall is, you can find out here.
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Asmongold’s adventures in Final Fantasy XIV continue to entertain – notably when the streamer completely loses it.
Some habits are hard to shake for MMORPG players. This includes the frustration over a nearly failed boss kill. However, few streamers get as entertainingly worked up as Asmongold does. He failed at 0.1% of a boss’s remaining health points – and completely loses it.
Who is Asmongold? Asmongold is one of the most well-known streamers on Twitch. He was originally known as a “WoW streamer”, but in recent weeks he has been playing more Final Fantasy XIV. His – at least temporary – switch to Final Fantasy triggered a wave of viewers and new players, bringing many new viewers to Final Fantasy on Twitch.
What happened? Asmongold and his group were just mastering the raid “The Final Coil of Bahamut” and were fighting the boss Kaliya. Essentially, the boss fight was going well, and the group was able to take most of the boss’s health points – but not all.
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At 1% of the boss’s remaining HP, only 2 out of the 8 group members are left. Tense, Asmongold counts down Kaliya’s remaining health points, his expression tense. 0.9%, 0.4% – but it’s just not enough.
At 0.1% of the remaining health points, the boss casts his spell “Nerve Cloud”, killing the last two players. This doesn’t sit well with Asmongold, and he slips into a small rage, accompanied by clear verbal outbursts – just what makes it entertaining.
More about Final Fantasy XIV on MeinMMO can be found here:
More about Asmongold is sure to come soon: Moments like these are likely to be seen more frequently in the coming weeks, as Asmongold still has a lot of content ahead of him in Final Fantasy. He still has to get through Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers to finish the story – and in a few months, the next expansion “Endwalker” will also be coming, which will again bring with it many hours of story.
The frustration over a narrowly missed boss kill is something everyone can relate to. Because similarly, the WoW professionals from Echo reacted in the same way last night.
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A study has determined which 10 gaming streamers were the most successful on Twitch in 2021. The study considers the number of viewers, followers on Twitch and social media, and growth over the last 12 months. Topping the list is shroud, one of the returnees from Mixer. The most successful German gaming streamer is MontanaBlack at rank 35.
Where does the list come from? The list comes from GAME, the largest video game retailer in the UK – something like the “British GameStop”. They have about 250 stores.
How is the list created? For the list of the 10 most successful streamers of 2021, 4 criteria are important:
Followers on Twitch
How the number of followers has changed in the last 12 months
The number of Twitch views in the last 12 months
The number of followers on social media (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
The data refers to the past 12 months since June 2021.
The creators of the analysis say: Each of these criteria was checked for hundreds of streamers and then rated on a scale of 1-50.
For example, the streamer with the most Twitch followers, Ninja, receives 50 points. The one with the second most followers, Tfue, gets 49 points.
The 10 most successful streamers according to this list are:
The 10 most successful streamers of 2021.
Here are the Top 3: Rank 1 belongs to Michael “shroud” Grzesiek. He switched from Twitch to Mixer in October 2019 but returned to Twitch in 2020 when Mixer shut down.
Shroud is primarily in rank 1 because he scores excellently with Twitch followers (49) and Twitch views (47). He only scores moderately with social media (29). That fits him: “The human aimbot” focuses on gaming, he doesn’t care much for PR.
Rank 2 belongs to Turner “Tfue” Tenney, a streamer who has somewhat faded from the media spotlight since he moved away from Fortnite: He mainly plays COD: Warzone and Minecraft.
The US streamer has extremely high values for followers (49 points), strong viewer counts, and many fans on social media. Only the follower growth on Twitch costs him rank 1 – here he only gets 22 points.
Rubius at rank 3 symbolizes one of the Twitch trends of 2021: The Spaniards are coming. Rubius has excellent values for followers and social media. He is a star in Spain. With Ibai (rank 4) and auronplay (7), two other Spanish-speaking Twitch streamers are in the Top 10.
Rank 3 for Ninja. He has been playing a lot of LoL lately.
What’s up with Ninja, doesn’t he have the biggest Twitch channel? Ninja returned like shroud from Mixer in 2020 and is clearly number 1 on Twitch with followers, receiving the most points (50). Ninja is also huge on social media (499 points).
What about xQc, doesn’t he stream the most? The streamer xQc, who often ranks high on total numbers on Twitch, is only in 13th place on the list.
This is because he has hardly any points for “social media followers.” Unlike other streamers who maintain huge channels on Instagram and YouTube, xQc practically only uses Twitter and seems to have disadvantages in “overall marketing”.
His YouTube account has 1.6 million followers – shroud’s has nearly 7 million.
Summit1g and xQc are in 13th and 14th place. They lack presence on social media.
For summit1g, it’s even more extreme: He is in 15th place because he scores even fewer points on social media than xQc. Summit1g’s YouTube channel has only 700,000 subscribers.
The two are considered “constant senders” on Twitch – leaving social media apparently neglected.
Pokimane is losing viewers, but winning in the analysis.
Pokimane beats Amouranth among the biggest female streamers on Twitch 2021
Where is the highest woman? The biggest gaming streamer in the world in 2021 is Pokimane. She collects many points on social media and followers, landing her in 6th place.
Other female streamers who were popular on Twitch in 2021 still have a long way to go: Amoranth is in 23rd place. She has high growth, but the number of Twitch followers is still very low compared to Pokimane.
MontanaBlack is the most successful German streamer in 2021
MontanaBlack has decent values everywhere (21-24), only the growth of Twitch followers is lagging a bit (15).
For that, he would probably need to stream more or discover a new game again.
The most successful German Twitch streamer in 2021.
Who is the biggest rising star? That is the 17-year-old TommyInit. Although he has relatively small numbers for views, he is clearly on the rise as a Minecraft streamer: He gets 49 points for the biggest growth.
These are the 5 biggest games on Twitch: The biggest games have been in a slump phase in 2021, according to 7 different index forums, relatively old games like GTA 5, Apex Legends, Among Us, Valorant, and League of Legends.
He is already big on social media thanks to Minecraft.
The list disadvantages the “icons of Twitch”
Is the list really correct? Well, that’s debatable. What can certainly be criticized is the influence of “social media” on the list.
To be the “most successful Twitch streamer”, according to Game’s list, you also need large channels on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
This especially costs points for those who stand for Twitch, like xQc, summit1g, Sodapoppin, or Tyler1.
Sodapoppin is really a brand on Twitch. But he only gets 4 points for social media and lands in 38th place.
That the total number of followers accounts for a quarter of the points again favors streamers who were strong a few years ago, but have been less talked about in 2021, like Ninja or Tfue. The “biggest rising stars” of 2021, who weren’t known before, but made a name for themselves in the last 12 months, like Clix, Symfuhny, or Sykkuno, don’t get high scores and are far from the Top 10.
It’s also a bit strange that channels of companies and institutions are included in the list, like RiotGames (50 points for Twitch views), ESL_CSGO, or Fortnite (50 points for social media): They cannot be considered “streamers”.
Anyone who prefers German streamers on Twitch will find them in this list:
The GO Fest 2021 brought Meloetta to Pokémon GO. Through a special research, you can obtain it. Now, players have discovered a secret feature that perfectly fits the melody Pokémon after the event.
What is it about? Last weekend, the big GO Fest 2021 took place in Pokémon GO. For two days, there were plenty of bonuses and content for the many trainers participating from all over the world. This includes a special research that rewards trainers with the new melody Pokémon “Meloetta” from the 5th generation.
Only now, after the end of the event, it was noticed that Meloetta as a buddy affects the music in the game. Trainers praise the developers at Niantic for this idea.
Meloetta activates music from the GO Fest
How does it work? When you set Meloetta as your buddy in Pokémon GO, the music played during the GO Fest 2021 will start again. You change your buddy by clicking on the buddy next to your avatar image and then scrolling all the way down. Then select “Change buddy” and find your Meloetta.
If you now activate the music in the Pokémon GO settings, you will hear the soundtrack from the GO Fest again.
Players noticed this working like KuhaMaven on reddit (via reddit.com). Such effects were not known from buddy Pokémon before. This secret feature was also not communicated by the developers.
What players say: The discovery is well received in the trainer community. On reddit, user EmmatheBest writes (via reddit.com): “Okay, this is a great idea. Hats off to Niantic for coding this.”
Others write:
“That was a great idea. Even better than my 10/10/10 Meloetta” (via reddit.com).
“Thanks for sharing this. Brilliant! Meloetta has been one of my favorites for years and now I like it even more” (via reddit.com).
Many trainers report that they usually play Pokémon GO without music and that they wouldn’t have noticed this change without the reddit post. In some places, it is suspected that this could be a bug and that it was not planned to reactivate the GO Fest music in this context.
Do you play Pokémon GO with music and will you now take Meloetta as your buddy because of this find, or do you do like the other trainers and keep the music in Pokémon GO permanently disabled? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments how you deal with the music in Pokémon GO.
The joy of the professional players in World of Warcraft is always nice to see. But their frustration can also be extremely entertaining.
The race for the “World First Kill” of Sylvanas Windrunner in the Sanctum of Domination is in full swing and approaching the finish line. After all, some guilds have now reached Sylvanas and are trying to defeat the Banshee Queen.
The professional guild Echo thought for a moment they had secured the kill – only to be severely disappointed in the next moment. Because the fight doesn’t end where everyone expected it to.
What’s going on? In heroic mode, the fight against Sylvanas Windrunner ends at 50% health points. The players therefore assumed that this would also be the case in mythic mode. After all, the fight had already lasted over 10 minutes by that point, making it quite long.
With great effort, Echo managed to bring Sylvanas close to the (supposedly) magical threshold of 50%. They finally reached 49.7% health points when the raid was wiped.
This is what happens after 50%: For a brief moment, joy arises – but then comes the bitter realization that the fight isn’t over yet. The “complaining” is significant and almost as amusing to hear and see as the nerds screaming after a successful first kill. But see for yourself:
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The frustration and disbelief that the fight is still ongoing are clearly audible. Some even ask if this is a bug – when it seems to just be the value that Blizzard has set for the mythic mode.
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Will Sylvanas fall this week? That is questionable. The missing 5% of her health points is a lot of damage that Echo and other guilds still need to extract. It may well be that this is simply not possible yet and will only be the case next week – as then there will be more gear available, whether through raiding again or the weekly reward boxes. This could give the raids the necessary boost to defeat Sylvanas.
However, we might still experience the exciting fall of Echo – or another guild – bringing Sylvanas down to 45% before the end of the week. That would likely guarantee the first kill.
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Today, on July 18, 2021, the Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 2 starts! We will keep you updated here in the live ticker with current info on spawns, raids, the Ultra Bonus, and all other news related to the event!
What’s going on here? Welcome to the MeinMMO live ticker for Day 2 of the Pokémon GO Fest 2021! Just like last year, the event runs globally and it’s all about catching tons of monsters.
Today trainers are supposed to defeat legendary bosses in raids. We will keep you updated with the current bosses, counters, and all other information. You can find the general info overview for the GO Fest here.
In the Pokémon GO Facebook group, you can also share your impressions with us. But for now, we wish you lots of fun with the GO Fest 2021!
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 – Day 2, Sunday
6:00 PM: And… that’s it. The GO Fest 2021 has come to an end, celebrated with a new song in the background. We hope you had a successful event and caught some cool monsters!
We will conclude the live ticker here. Thank you for following along! All other information about Pokémon GO will be available here on MeinMMO in the coming days.
5:30 PM: By the way, if you’re wondering what the giant egg in Chicago was all about – here’s the answer:
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5:00 PM: One last raid hour starts again. It’s back to the “Thunder” area, with monsters like Rayquaza, Zekrom, or Kobalium.
4:45 PM: Slowly but surely, we are approaching the end of the GO Fest 2021. If you want more special spawns, you should throw a smoke now and see if anything cool appears.
The most important information about the GO Fest 2021 – Sunday:
4:00 PM: The second batch of bosses is forever done – only two left. It’s back to the Frost area. Make sure to pick up your remote raid passes. The free ones in the shop are only available until 6 PM.
3 passes are free in the shop
3:20 PM: While my girlfriend cheerfully ticks off her legendary collection list, I just had a legendary boss escape from me for the third time. You can tell: my concentration while throwing is fading after one and a half days of GO Fest. But a little more than two hours are still left!
3:01 PM: Let’s move on to the Lava hour. The fiery Pokémon are just waiting to be caught. Here’s the overview of the counters again:
2:45 PM: So many raids, so little time. Time is ticking, and the wind hour is over. Somehow, the checklist I neatly wrote down is still not complete. Well.
2:30 PM: Half an hour left, then the wind bosses are done for now and won’t appear anymore. Are you missing one? Then strike now.
2:00 PM: Half-time and restart are the order of the day, as we return to the wind hour. If you haven’t quite gotten started this morning, you can make up for it now.
1:30 PM: This hour can lure in exciting Pokémon. All the more bitter, when that Pokémon escapes. Tip: Adjust the circle to be as small as possible and wait until the monster has finished its attack. Then throw the ball – this gives you a good chance for strong throws that won’t be blocked.
1:00 PM: And now the Thunder hour is bringing some of the best attackers. These monsters are involved:
The Thunder Hour
12:40 PM: Despite the presumably many remote raids, the servers are holding up today. Last year, it was a bit different. Speaking of remote raids: To get Selfe and Tobutz, you need invitations from other regions, as they only appear in certain locations around the world. So don’t be surprised if you don’t see them in raids here anywhere.
12:15 PM: What are your favorites of this hour? Kyogre is a very good attacker that you should secure. And Palkia you haven’t run into often.
12:00 PM: And continue with the counterpart to the Lava hour – the Frost hour. These monsters are on board:
The monsters of the Frost hour
11:48 AM: If you are looking for the right counters, use our overview.
11:30 AM: Against Yveltal, rather Electric or Fairy monsters are recommended. Lavados can also be taken down well with Rock Pokémon.
11:15 AM: Generally, you can take down all these monsters with Water counters. However, there are exceptions where other counters are more effective.
11:00 AM: Enough wind, lava is now on. Accordingly, it will be fiery – with these monsters:
10:45 AM: Remember: If your raid team is too small, you can invite more trainers via remote raid. 3 free passes are available in the shop.
10:27 AM: During the wind hour, some strong monsters are on their way for raids, gyms, or PvP. These include Mewtwo, Cresselia, or Giratina. If you want to build strong teams, consider using these Pokémon:
10:07 AM: With that, the new special research “strange rings” has also started. The first step offers you a Lucky Egg. It can be worthwhile if you want extra XP from raids. You can also get 8 remote raid passes from the limited research.
10:05 AM: We are starting with the wind hour. The following monsters are featured in the raids:
10:00 AM: And thus, the second day of the GO Fest 2021 kicks off.
9:57 AM: Three minutes left. To give you a full overview of the bosses, we’ve summarized all the bosses for you here – including counters!
9:30 AM: We are steadily approaching the start of the big raid day. What are your favorites? Rayquaza, Dialga, Reshiram – or something else entirely? Let us know in the comments!
8:45 AM: By the way: If you are currently still taking snapshots before the event, you have the chance to get your event Pikachu again. This should work until 10:00 AM – afterward, other Pokémon might appear.
Snapshot with the band
8:30 AM: The rings are now visible in the game’s sky. Legendary raids are drawing closer!
Hoopa’s rings are in the sky
8:20 AM: The story will revolve around the mysterious Pokémon Hoopa, which appeared after the first day’s end on the loading screen. It is known for its space-bending rings that can act as portals. And through them, the legendary Pokémon are expected to appear today.
Hoopa is now at the top right of the screen
More special research for the GO Fest 2021
8:10 AM: On the second day, there will also be another small special research available for all trainers, even without a ticket. Pokémon GO announced this on Twitter. It is supposed to explain why the legendary monsters are suddenly everywhere.
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8:00 AM: Good morning! There are still two hours of preparation time, then the GO Fest, Day 2 starts. This time it’s all about legendary raids – but there’s already a lot to report!
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 – Saturday
7:00 PM: A quick note: With today’s tasks, the next Ultra Bonus “Space” has also been unlocked. Just the third section is missing!
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6:02 PM: We are saying goodbye for now! Tomorrow, we’ll continue with new energy. Have a nice evening!
6:00 PM: And that’s it! The clock strikes 6:00 PM and thus ends the first part of the GO Fest.
Eight hours with changing spawns are over. Hopefully, you caught some cool monsters! And tomorrow it continues seamlessly. The GO Fest Sunday tempts with legendary raids.
5:45 PM: The big performance at the close of Day 1: Meloetta awaits you at the end of the research. After that, you can still get more bonuses – for that, you’ll need new friendships. You can also find those in the Pokémon GO Facebook group – the link can be found above the ticker!
Meloetta in Pokémon GO
5:20 PM: A last time for today, the bonus has been reached. Now, there are XP for great throws again. With lucky eggs, you can double them again.
5:02 PM: How’s it going for you on the shiny front? For me, it’s been quite thin – but I’ve heard others had luck:
There were some Shinys around
5:00 PM: And the final stretch. One hour is still ahead and requires great throws from you. Good hits, win lots of XP – you know the game from the first round of Cave Habitat!
The collector’s task:
Zobiris
Zubat
Kiesling
Skorgla
Wattzapf
Trasla
Fleknoil
Tanhel
Flunschlik
Gelatini
4:22 PM: And there’s the bonus! Use Sananabeeren to double the 5 Extra Candies – then you can quickly accumulate some candies.
4:02 PM: The task once again consists of catching 16 million Pokémon. If that’s achieved, you’ll get 5 extra candies per catch! With Sananabeeren, you can further increase it.
4:00 PM: 6 hours of GO Fest are over – step goal is definitely achieved today! But back to the essentials: Pokémon are to be collected.
Karpador
Wailmer
Schallquap
Lampi
Barschwa
Kanivanha
Zapplardin
Marill
Mamolida
Wablu
3:35 PM: During the special research, snapshots need to be taken. If there are any problems, here’s the solution to the snapshot task!
3:14 PM: That went quick! So many stops have been spun that the bonus becomes active. As a reward, we’re allowed to… spin even more stops. But with that, there’s more XP!
3:03 PM: We now need to spin PokéStops again. Let’s see how long the community takes this time! As a bonus, more XP awaits at the Stop.
3:00 PM: And we’re moving on – back to the Desert Mountains! Here, these monsters are to be collected:
Fukano
Kleinstein (Alola)
Stollunior
Pionskora
Tuska
Knacklion
Panzaeron
Schilterus
Hippopotas
2:44 PM: I thought that monsters like Kapuno or Kaumalat would be hard to get. But it turns out, my personal nemesis today is Glibunkel for the collector’s task. Where are you, frog?!
2:30 PM: This took a bit, but the next bonus has been unlocked! There will be extra Stardust until 3:00 PM.
2:15 PM: How far are you with the research? Have you reached the next choice yet?
2:03 PM: Additionally, we need to feed berries again, 2,600,000 in total. As a bonus, there are again 500 bonus Stardust.
2:00 PM: Half-time, trainers! And back to the jungle. We remember, the collector’s task is:
Serpifeu
Rettan
Bummelz
Panflam
Tangela
Sichlor
Griffel
Igamaro
Glibunkel
Loturzel
1:30 PM: We see: The great throws are currently really worth it. Over 10,000 XP can be earned per throw – theoretically. It really hurts when the Pokémon breaks out of such throws…
This is how great throws can yield XP with lucky eggs
1:19 PM: And Kapuno is now also on the loose in the wild. This should be one of the most exciting hours of the day!
Now collect a lot of XP
1:17 PM: The bonus has been activated. Now you can pocket a lot of XP per throw – especially great throws are bringing in a lot right now. By the way, a lucky egg is also worthwhile right now!
1:05 PM: The new task meanwhile is to throw great throws. Pokémon GO wants to see 5.5 million from us. The reward: Quintuple catch XP for good, great, and excellent throws as well as curveballs. This is really good for leveling up!
1:00 PM: And the next hour has begun. We are entering the Cave Habitat. The following task awaits us.
Cave Habitat – Collector Task
Zobiris
Zubat
Kiesling
Skorgla
Wattzapf
Trasla
Fleknoil
Tanhel
Flunschlik
Gelatini
12:50 PM: We are approaching the end of the Water hour. A kind man with two smartphones just passed by me and explained: “That way, the shiny chance is double.”
Can’t argue with that! Have you had any luck with Shinys? Tell us in the comments.
12:20 PM: Especially with Pokémon like Karpador or Wailmer, the candy bonus can be worthwhile – after all, they need 400 for evolution.
12:05 PM: And the 10 million are cracked! From now on, there will be 5 Extra Candies for each catch until the end of the hour.
If you use Sananabeeren now, you can grab a lot of candies. This is also a good option for raids like with Mewtwo!
12:01 PM: Now it’s catching time because the global challenge asks for 10 million Pokémon caught worldwide. If successful, there will be 5 Extra Candies per catch – that’s worth it!
12:00 PM: New hour, new habitat! We are leaving the Desert Mountains and heading to the Seashore. Here, quite predictably, water Pokémon will be caught. And these also determine the collector task:
Habitat Seashore – Collector Task
Karpador
Wailmer
Schallquap
Lampi
Barschwa
Kanivanha
Zapplardin
Marill
Mamolida
Wablu
11:50 AM: It is worth mentioning positively: So far, the GO Fest 2021 is running quite smoothly. Last year, there were technical problems from time to time – let’s hope that the event continues smoothly throughout the day.
11:30 AM: While you are hunting through the habitats, there are also some raids to complete. Among other things, costumed Pokémon are included – and of course, Mewtwo is also on the move.
11:22 AM: The global challenge has been completed again! Bonus XP for stops is now active.
11:10 AM: Have you had any luck with cool spawns or Shinys? A few new ones, such as Ohrdoch, are on the move today!
New Shinys are available today
11:03 AM: And the global challenge is: Spin PokéStops and gyms, 2,600,000 of them. As a bonus, there are 500 additional XP for spun PokéStops.
11:00 AM: So, enough jungle! We are moving away from Kokowei, Loturzel, or Panflam and heading to the Desert Mountains. And accordingly, there’s a new collector task:
Habitat Desert Mountains – Collector Task
Fukano
Kleinstein (Alola)
Stollunior
Pionskora
Tuska
Knacklion
Panzaeron
Schilterus
Hippopotas
10:50 AM: The jungle habitat is still active for 10 more minutes. That also leaves ten minutes to collect extra Stardust. Also, don’t worry about the collector task if you’re still missing Pokémon: The jungle habitat will return at 2:00 PM.
10:34 AM: If you completed the first stage of the research, you can choose: Are you more of a rocker or a star-type today?
This is the choice you have to make
10:20 AM: And the first global challenge has already been completed. The 2 million berries were apparently no problem. Now, there’s extra Stardust for each catch – at least until the hour is up!
Sponsored gifts for the GO Fest 2021
10:10 AM: By the way: Sponsored gifts can reach you by balloon, filled with balls and similar items. You need to allow the option
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The adventure game Sky: Children of the Light is now available on the Nintendo Switch. MeinMMO author Irina Moritz thinks it is a little gem that friends of cooperative games should try out.
This is Sky: Sky: Children of the Light is a free open-world adventure game that was released in 2019 for iOS devices, later for Android, and now also for the Nintendo Switch. The game has a strong focus on exploration and especially social elements and interaction with other players you encounter in the world.
You play as a child exploring a kingdom in the sky. Once it was a great land where spirits lived peacefully in the clouds. But something happened and darkness came.
It is now up to you to find out what happened in the kingdom and awaken the spirits from their slumber. To do this, you travel from one area to another, experience the stories of the spirits, learn new emotes from them and can earn cosmetic items.
I played Sky: Children of the Light on the Nintendo Switch and spoke with Game Director Jenova Chen from Thatgamecompany about his game. Here are my experiences with it.
Jenova Chen, the director of Sky: Children of the Light
Just like Journey, yet completely different
This is the gameplay of Sky: When I logged into Sky for the first time, I experienced a kind of déjà vu. The cutscenes, the animations, and also some of the gameplay mechanics immediately reminded me of Journey, another popular game by Thatgamecompany.
The flying ability works similarly to Journey: You collect light fragments that allow you to fly higher and further
The story is partly told through murals and environmental storytelling
The spirits are all much larger than your own character, reminiscent of the ancestors in white from Journey
At the end of a level, you sit down with your fellow players in front of an altar and watch a cutscene together, just like in Journey
In a comparison video, you can directly see the similarities, but be careful, the video contains spoilers.
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The differences from Journey mainly lie in additional gameplay elements that Sky has to offer. You start in a small hub which is your home and explore the large world of the game from there. At the start of your journey, you receive a candle that never goes out. You can use it to light other candles or torches that are scattered throughout the world.
To progress in the world of Sky, you must seek out slumbering spirits and awaken them by touching them with your candle. Although it sounds simple, the search for the spirits can get tricky. They are often very well hidden or located in initially unreachable places.
To thoroughly search an area and find all the secrets and spirits, you need to play it multiple times after you have collected more light fragments and can fly higher. Of course, the more spirits you have found, the better.
The candles are needed for almost all interactions in Sky and are an important currency within the game. When you light red candles or burn evil plants on your way, you collect light fragments. Once you have collected enough, you receive an additional candle and can store them in large quantities.
And this is how my journey through Sky started.
Relationships must be nurtured
The most important function of the candles is that you can use them to get to know the spirits and other players better.
This is how friendships work in Sky: If you really like a spirit or fellow player, you can deepen your friendship with them by giving them your collected candles. The first friendship level only requires one candle, but the costs increase further as you want to become closer friends. Just like in real friendships, one has to invest more and work on a relationship.
In my conversation with Jenova Chen, the director of Sky: Children of the Light, he told me the following about the relationship system:
The biggest breakthrough that I would attribute to Sky is the answer to the question: How do we handle more than one person at the same time? You know, when you put eight people in a room, conversations tend to quickly turn for the worse.
I would say that the biggest feature we developed for Sky is the trust-building system. You can’t just talk to someone because they are sitting next to you. You have to earn their trust and consent for them to say: “I want to listen to you.”
And then you can talk and let the friendship develop over time. In most RPGs, you level up yourself, but in Sky you increase your relationships with other people. I think this makes the players behave more like they do in real life.
Jenova Chen
Expanding relationships allows you to acquire new cosmetic items
The enhancement of relationships in Sky gains its significance due to the fact that candles are not abundant. If you want to have them in large quantities, you either have to collect them painstakingly or lay down real money. Therefore, the selfless giving of candles to other players is a nice gesture, as it means giving up something of your own to bring joy to someone else.
Candles are needed to unlock new emotes, spells, and buffs for your character.
You can exchange 3 candles for a heart with every spirit in the game. It is the second currency in Sky needed for unlocking cosmetic content.
If you have built up your relationship with other players enough, you can initially hold their hands, give them a high five, and later even a hug. And at some point, you can also invest candles to chat with them directly. Initially, that is not possible. Basically, chatting in Sky is restricted and must be earned first.
Jenova told me during our interview:
The internet today is very toxic. It empowers all anonymous comments that say offensive things and they can get away with it without consequences. And so people who are cheeky and creative tend to say something really extreme. But if we actually want to simulate a real relationship, then there are consequences for you if you do that, right? People are socially held accountable. Let me give you an example.
Originally, when we launched Sky, people could leave small notes in the world, just a kind of text, little writings. And they often said something very inappropriate. […] But one day we said, what if we show the name of the graffiti artist? Who left these messages?
And then we observed how people would go online and try to delete the messages as quickly as possible because they did not want their friends to know they wrote that. And so Sky is like a combination of little designs that tries to hold people accountable for their social behavior.
Thus, you can quickly end a friendship in Sky if a fellow player suddenly fires out insults in the chat or tries to grief.
The cooperative system in Sky: But even if friendships and interaction in Sky play a central role, they are still not mandatory. If you want to explore the beautiful game alone, you are free to do so. Jenova said about this:
Sky has a very relaxed co-op mode. We tried that in the previous season. We forced the player to cooperate with more than two people. There was an uproar in the community because many people just want to be the lone wolf.
And so we learned that we cannot force people to cooperate and we must create alternatives. So Sky can be played completely solo. There is no way for someone to hold you hostage as a griefer. It is a kind of subtractive design, so things that lead people to potentially act selfishly, like a griefer. We are trying to minimize them.
I was unable to open this optional door alone because two candles need to be lit simultaneously. Luckily, Moff Moff was there to help me.
Generally, however, cooperation is encouraged, for example by allowing you to fly higher and further with a friend. It does not matter whether you befriend a stranger or bring one of your friends from another device into your session.
I experienced how well this works during my first gaming session when I became friends with a player named Moff Moff. We held hands for hours as we explored the different areas and discovered new secrets and spirits together, even though we never exchanged a single word during that time.
Together, we could reach areas in the game that I would not have been able to access alone. There was a locked door that required a second player or a flying upgrade located atop a tree. Alone, I did not have enough flying power to get there. But with Moff Moff by my side, it was no problem at all.
And when we uncovered a new secret together, there was a joyful high five, and later even a hug.
The friendship constellation that Moff Moff and I expanded
With Moff Moff, I experienced some of my most beautiful moments in Sky
When spending money to make others happy
This is the payment model of Sky: Sky: Children of the Light is a free game and relies on an in-game shop and adventure pass to generate revenue. Since Sky is fundamentally a service game, players are regularly offered new content in the form of seasonal events.
The events bring new content in the form of:
Additional quests
New spirits with their own shops
New gameplay systems like spells
Additional areas or changes to old areas
Limited-time cosmetic items that can be obtained through the pass
In addition, you can also purchase candles, which are used in the game for leveling relationships, in various quantities in the shop.
The developers pay close attention to ensuring that monetization feels fair to players. Jenova told me how he and his team went about it:
It is actually quite simple. Yes, we have experimented with many monetization models, and internally we have a moral compass. If I am a father and I take my child to this video game, and my child asks me to pay for this thing. Do I feel proud? Do I feel positive emotions when I make that payment, or do I feel like I’ve been manipulated?
If I feel that someone is manipulating my children, that is not honorable and respectful. So we always try to pay close attention to how it feels when you make a purchase. […].
In the in-game shop of Sky, you can purchase new items and buy candles
This is how players spend their money in Sky: At the same time, there is also a connection to the gameplay system of giving candles. Giving to others is supposed to make players feel good or to have made someone happy. According to Jenova, this is also reflected in the purchasing behavior of Sky’s players.
[…] We focused on giving the player the feeling of being generous and altruistic because we want people to be proud of their expenditures. A large part of the revenue in our game comes from the season pass. But what we know is that about half of the season pass has been given away. About half of our revenue comes from buying gifts for other people, as there are many people in Sky who come from countries that are not necessarily very wealthy. But they have friends in richer countries. So players have been very generous in helping each other. And that is something I am very proud of in our community. […]
Players also like to participate in charity events. Jenova told me that the community pushed him and his colleagues to start a fundraiser for COVID victims.
They asked us to make a donation for COVID. And we quickly put together a pack for players, it was literally just a few flowers. And the players generated over a million dollars for Doctors Without Borders.
Sky on the Switch
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The trailer for the Switch version of Sky: Children of the Light
The Switch release of Sky: Children of the Light made me very happy as a long-time fan of Thatgamecompany. Since I had not played the game on mobile platforms initially, it was the perfect opportunity for me to catch up on the omission.
Graphically, there is nothing to complain about Sky on the big screen. Although the game was originally developed for smartphones, it holds its own easily against other Switch games and looks beautiful thanks to the typical Thatgamecompany style. You can also choose whether to boost the graphics to 30 fps or prefer slightly weaker graphical performance at 60 fps.
Jenova Chen told me that several upgrades were made for the Switch version:
The graphics for the Switch are definitely much better. When we have to squeeze everything [effects and models] onto the mobile, it quickly gets too hot or doesn’t last long. But in docked mode on the Switch we have a pretty good-looking game.
We also upgraded the audio files so that we have surround sound on the Switch, which doesn’t make sense on a phone. We heavily optimized the game to make it run. It was a great technical challenge, but I am very satisfied with the results of our great development team.
Jenova Chen
The controls and user interface of Sky were also completely overhauled for the Switch. With the controller, the game plays like a normal adventure game, although the camera control can sometimes be clunky.
The only real downside for me was that the Switch version unfortunately does not offer couch co-op. This would fit perfectly with Sky. It would be nice if the developers could add this feature in the future.
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This is the new season: Shortly after the release of Sky on the Nintendo Switch, the latest season of the game started, revolving around the famous book “The Little Prince.”
Director Jenova Chen told me that this collaboration is particularly important to him and means a lot to him personally:
This is the first IP collaboration I have worked on in the 15 years of my career. But for me, The Little Prince holds a special place in my heart because it’s my favorite book. I wanted to take players on a journey into the world of The Little Prince and showcase the character inspired by the book.
We want players to befriend The Little Prince, hold hands with him, and play hide-and-seek. You can meet the adult characters or read The Little Prince’s comments, his philosophical discussions about life and adulthood. And truly create memories with him. We hope to leave an impression on all players.
The content of the season includes:
A new area called Vault of Knowledge
The Little Prince himself, with whom you can befriend
New spirit NPCs
Quests that follow the adventures of The Little Prince
Light upgrades for the players’ wings
I have not played the season yet, but I definitely plan to because The Little Prince is a truly beautiful book. I am curious to see how the story has been implemented in the quests and think that Sky with its friendship mechanics is the perfect game for this collaboration.
At the end of our conversation, Jenova said to me:
I hope that with the success of Sky, more people will be interested in making games that are not about fighting. That’s my biggest hope, to influence the industry so that more people make games for more gamers out there.
Garrosh Hellscream is quite popular in World of Warcraft , even though he was a warmonger like Sylvanas. But why do many like the racist orc?
During the new raid “Sanctum of Domination” in World of Warcraft, an interesting phenomenon occurred. Although the story actually revolves around Sylvanas and the end cinematic is being controversially discussed, there is an entirely different person who interests many more: Garrosh Hellscream.
We take a small look at it and try to understand why the community likes this orc so much.
Who is Garrosh Hellscream?
The whole story of Garrosh is quite long and extensive and would exceed the scope of this article, so a brief summary must suffice.
Players of the Horde first came into contact with Garrosh during the first expansion of World of Warcraft – The Burning Crusade. Garrosh was the son of Grommash Hellscream and remained behind in the shattered world. He grew up knowing that his father succumbed to the blood of a demon and brought shame to his species.
It was only through Thrall that Garrosh learned that Grommash had achieved great things. Thrall then took Garrosh under his wing and brought him along to most major events. This repeatedly led to initial confrontations with the Alliance, such as shortly before the assault on Ulduar.
With the start of the Cataclysm expansion, Garrosh became the new Warchief, as Thrall devoted himself to shamanism to help the tormented elements.
Garrosh Hellscream – for many players the last “true” Warchief.
The direction of the Horde changed. From an attempt at peaceful coexistence with minor frictions with the Alliance, it became an openly conducted expansionist war.
But Garrosh also rallied the Horde at other corners of the world. Ashenvale, Stonetalon Mountains, Azshara, Barrens – the Horde advanced everywhere, and even in Gilneas they invaded with the help of Sylvanas.
Garrosh was an open warmonger and wanted land for the Horde – and he made no secret of it. This continued in “Mists of Pandaria”, as Garrosh wanted to conquer Pandaria for the Horde and eliminate the Alliance in the process. He also used a mana bomb to destroy Theramore – a city governed by Jaina Proudmoore and which had peaceful relations with the Horde until that point. All hopes for peace were extinguished with this bomb.
In doing so, Garrosh also became increasingly radical. He often used the other Horde races for the “dirty work”. Anyone who did not agree with his view of the Horde had no place in the Horde.
All of this ultimately culminated in the Siege of Orgrimmar. For not only did the Alliance want to get rid of Garrosh, but also a rebellion within the Horde, led by Vol’jin.
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Even though Garrosh in his last moments of freedom even resorted to the dark powers of the Old God Y’Sharj, he remained true to his views: His pure Horde should rule, and what he did, he did for the good of the Horde.
Garrosh was captured and put on trial. However, with the help of a dragon, he could escape into the alternate timeline of “Warlords of Draenor”. He alters the course of time and prevents his father Grommash from drinking the demonic blood, brings new technologies to the Horde, and tries to overrun and conquer Azeroth again with these “pure” orcs of the Iron Horde.
In the end, Garrosh is confronted in Nagrand, leading to his final battle with Thrall, which is very emotional. Thrall wants to hold Garrosh accountable, but Garrosh still believes he is right – he only took over Thrall’s “broken” Horde and tried to build from the ruins what was best for the Horde. Garrosh is defeated as Thrall draws upon elemental powers. He dies, and his soul wanders into the Shadowlands.
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Even before the expansion “Shadowlands”, it became clear that Garrosh’s soul would appear again. In the film “Afterlife: Revendreth”, we see Garrosh. He is held captive there by the Venthyr, who want to free him from his sins and at the same time drain a lot of Anima from him.
In the truest sense, Garrosh is kept like a livestock in chains and is repeatedly drained of his Anima to nourish the Venthyr.
Players come into direct contact with Garrosh only in the latest raid Sanctum of Domination, in the fight against Dormazain. He tries to break Garrosh – but even that does not succeed.
One (probably) last in-game cinematic shows Garrosh after the battle. He still stands by all his actions and declares that he would do everything exactly the same way again. He will bow to no one – neither to the Jailer nor to Thrall. With a final “FOR THE HORDE”, he attacks, destroying Dormazain and himself in the process.
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The Core: Thrall versus Garrosh – Two Types of the Horde
At the center of this topic are the two different views of the Horde. One led by Thrall, which aims more for peaceful coexistence, and one under Garrosh, who thirsts for war and glory on the battlefield.
Many also believe that Garrosh finally gave meaning to “War” in Warcraft. The Horde and Alliance had cooperated too often, and a conflict was something players on both sides longed for. Garrosh fulfilled this wish.
Finally, there was a clear reason for the battles. PvP had meaning again in the story, and the plot picked up speed. From minor skirmishes, open hatred emerged between the parties. Peaceful characters like Jaina transformed, and it seemed that things were moving “forward” in Warcraft.
Under Thrall’s leadership, the Horde had become a “cuddle faction” for many. In Warcraft 3 and also the trailer for WoW, the Horde was still wild. The first impression many players had of the Horde was “These are the cool bad monsters” – Orcs, Trolls, Undead, Tauren. Not traditionally “good” fantasy creatures. However, the Horde under Thrall was not really evil but rather sought peace, which conflicted with this initial perception.
But why is Garrosh so much more popular with a large part of the players than Sylvanas? Why is it that Garrosh is allowed to drop a mana bomb on a city full of civilians and that’s seen as a grand act to initiate a war, but when Sylvanas burns a city of night elves, she is hated and blunt?
That’s probably only speculation, and the reasons are likely different for many players.
But it probably has to do with the personalities of the two characters.
Sylvanas likes to play 4D chess – a game that no one has really figured out to this day, perhaps not even herself.
Sylvanas was often a character who acted more from the background. She directed from the shadows, always doing her “own thing”, more or less good at tactics. Then she was thrust into the role of Warchief and transformed. From “acting secretly from the shadows” it became an open war with brutal efficiency, deception maneuvers, and psychological warfare.
Garrosh, on the other hand, is a rather “simple” character who fits the orc ideal. He wants to earn honor on the battlefield, follow in his father’s footsteps, and provide living space for his people. He doesn’t weave great intrigues. He slams the table and attacks – blunt and direct.
A simple character who just did what he wanted, whose motives are laid bare.
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Sylvanas has often been accused of playing “4D chess”, with no one really knowing what she wants. With Garrosh, it was exactly the opposite, as he loudly declared his intentions to the whole world.
Another circumstance is that Garrosh has comparatively little character development. While many major characters in Warcraft evolve over the years, changing their views and motivations, this was not the case for Garrosh.
Jaina went from being a peace-loving mage to vengeful, then wise.
Anduin transformed from a small, naive prince to a pacifist king who gradually realizes that war is sometimes unavoidable.
Sylvanas evolved from a broken ranger to the Banshee Queen, who first acted in the shadows, sought a place for her people, became a warmonger, and thinks on larger dimensions than “Horde and Alliance”.
Garrosh’s character development, on the other hand, has practically been completed since Wrath of the Lich King. Garrosh loves the Horde according to his ideals and hates the Alliance.
The only change is that he comes into a position of power and can finally express his wishes freely as Warchief. He follows through with that.
Many players are drawn to exactly that. Characters who hardly change and whose desires and identities are clear. Characters who have no significant inner conflicts, do not doubt, and do not develop. Characters that players know what they are getting into. Characters who will still be the same in 5 years as they were when they first met.
Characters like Garrosh Hellscream.
That may be one of many reasons why so many players wish for an orc who is not fundamentally different from Sylvanas and is anything but “objectively good”.
After all, Garrosh was a massive racist who placed his “true Horde” above all else and considered other races inferior. An orc who impaled residents of Orgrimmar who did not fully share his views on the city walls.
Those who opposed Garrosh were impaled at the gates – regardless of what race they belonged to.
Much of what Garrosh did recalls dark chapters of real history.
Of course, racism and war crimes in the context of an exciting video game world are something completely different than in reality. They are interesting elements that drive the plot, highlight moral dilemmas, and can often be educational – or simply thrilling.
Still, it’s astonishing that many remember something good about Garrosh, while Sylvanas – whose actions in many cases are comparable or even identical – only evokes an eye roll.
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Maybe WoW players will think this way about Sylvanas in a few years. About a Warchief who did not hesitate and simply burned down a city of the Alliance.
The Warcraft community tends to – like people in almost all areas – romanticize the past and perceive it as better than it was then. Therefore, it’s only a matter of time until players wish for a “real Warchief like Sylvanas” to return.
For now, however, Garrosh will likely still hold this position.
Why do you find Garrosh so much better than Sylvanas? What did the orc have that Sylvanas does not? Or do you see it differently?
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You want to venture into the vast world of online role-playing games but don’t want to be overwhelmed by the complexity of the game right away? Then you will find here 5 MMORPGs from different sub-genres that are particularly well-suited for beginners.
How did we choose? We focused our list of the most beginner-friendly MMORPGs on five categories. Therefore, you will find one game each from the following areas:
Science-Fiction setting
Subscription model
Free2Play model
Buy2Play model
Solo-friendly
You will find more information about the five games in the following paragraphs and what makes them recommendable in their category.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) – The best SciFi MMORPG
Developer/Publisher: BioWare/Electronic Arts | Release: December 20, 2011 | Model: Free-2-Play | Platform: PC | Download: SWTOR Homepage
What kind of game is this? Star Wars: The Old Republic is a classic MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe. You play as either a supporter of the Republic or the dark Sith Empire. Since the story takes place over 1,000 years before the movies, the developers had the freedom to expand and especially reference the two popular role-playing games “Knights of the Old Republic.” This is why characters like Revan and the mysterious Sith Emperor appear.
What are the highlights? SWTOR is the optimal game for fans of the SciFi epic Star Wars. At its release in 2011, the fully-voiced quests and sequences were revolutionary, and one felt more like being in another Star Wars RPG than in an online role-playing game.
The many NPC companions also contribute to this, who were unique for each character class. You can interact extensively with them and even start romantic relationships.
There are also cool mini-games in the game, such as the PvP mode Huttball or a mode where you pilot spaceships and engage in epic space battles.
What are the drawbacks? The gameplay and graphics of SWTOR may have been attractive at the time of release, but now the game shows its age.
Especially the gameplay, where you aim at opponents with tab-targeting and then knock them out by mashing various skill keys, is not very dynamic. Those expecting fast lightsaber battles will find mostly static animations where you continually grind down the opponent’s health points.
Moreover, you can only play the game for free with restrictions. If you want to experience everything, you eventually have to subscribe.
Why is it particularly good for beginners? Especially if you want to experience a cool Star Wars story, SWTOR is suitable as a beginner MMORPG. The gameplay is classic for an MMORPG and you quickly learn how the game works, and the tutorials and beginner areas are particularly well-suited to introduce new players.
By the time you encounter the first group instances, you will have gained enough experience to handle them easily. Once you are deeper into the game, you can try out the numerous addons and new campaigns. Recently, there was Onslaught, in which the war between the Republic and the Empire flared up again. SWTOR will continue soon with the upcoming addon “Legacy of the Sith“. Therefore, SWTOR is worth checking out in 2021.
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In this special edition of our MeinMMO Podcast, our MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch, Gerd Schuhmann, and MMO YouTuber Entenburg discuss the most promising MMORPGs in 2021 and beyond.
These are our topics: In this special, we talk in detail about the most promising MMORPGs of the coming months. In these 90 minutes, we cover the following games, all of which have been released or are set to be released in 2021:
Swords of Legends Online
New World
Diablo Immortal
Crowfall
Lost Ark
Elyon
In addition, we will provide a glimpse into other titles in development: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, Project TL, Ashes of Creation, and Crimson Desert. These MMOs are unlikely to be released before 2022, and some might not be available until 2023.
Here’s how you can contribute: You can actively participate in improving the podcast. If you have feedback such as suggestions or criticism, or simply want to submit a cool topic proposal that should be discussed, feel free to visit our Discord server.
Alternatively, you can also send an email directly to [email protected] and share your thoughts with us. Send us your opinion and discuss with us!
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In Pokémon GO, the GO Fest 2021 is currently happening. MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese is playing the event with the “GO Plus” gadget and notices that no one should really try to emulate him right now. At least not when it comes to catching.
What’s going on in Pokémon GO? Once a year, the mobile game hosts the big “GO Fest”. This year, the developers dated the event to July 17 and 18. Saturday focused on the theme of “catching” and changed the spawns of Pokémon so that many rare Pokémon appeared in the wild.
For this purpose, I activated my “GO Plus” again. This is a gadget that turns PokéStops and attempts to catch a Pokémon at the push of a button. This way, I could catch Pokémon even when I wasn’t in the mood to throw curveballs or stare at my phone. At least, that’s the theory. But the result was a huge disappointment for me.
What is the GO Plus? It’s a drop-shaped gadget that connects to the smartphone and Pokémon GO via Bluetooth. It has exactly one button. It can light up to indicate when Pokémon or Stops are nearby. The device also vibrates. You use it to – spin Stops to receive items – catch Pokémon
During important events in Pokémon GO, I probably won’t catch again with the GO Plus
But at the same time, I was still writing articles here at MeinMMO. I didn’t have the time to interrupt my writing every few seconds to catch Pokémon and then continue writing. That’s why I grabbed my GO Plus. All I had to do was press a button, and the device would try to catch a Pokémon for me.
This is what the GO Plus looks like – In red and white colors, it resembles a Pokéball. However, in a distinctly different form.
I hadn’t used the device in a while because I preferred to play the last events “myself”. But I gave the red and white plastic drop another chance. And so, I wrote an article while diligently pressing the button on the device.
This is how it turned out: When I took a short break to see how high my shiny yield was, I could hardly believe my eyes. A huge percentage of the wild Pokémon that the GO Plus tried to catch had fled. Out of the last 14 Pokémon encounters, just 10 fled. TEN!
Among them also a wild Tyranitar and the small Unown. Frustrated, I immediately disconnected my Bluetooth connection and preferred to take occasional breaks from writing, glance at my phone, and then catch an exciting Pokémon myself when available.
I didn’t want to lose any more Pokémon. It breaks my heart.
My diary in Pokémon GO – it shows how the last activities in the game went
Responsible for this poor catch rate is the function of the device. While spinning stops usually works without problems, catching Pokémon is just a lackluster attempt. As a trainer, I have the choice between Poké, Great, and Ultra Balls (the Ultra Ball has the highest catch chances, while the Poké Ball has the lowest) and I can increase my catch chances with berries. The GO Plus uses only Poké Balls and no berries.
As a trainer, you usually have multiple attempts to catch. If a Pokémon breaks out, you can often try to catch the same Pokémon multiple times with new balls. The GO Plus, on the other hand, throws only once. If the Pokémon breaks out, the device gives up, and there are no further chances to catch the wild Pokémon.
Many of my friends and fellow players reported to me that the Pokémon on the first day of the GO Fest were cool, but they usually wouldn’t stay in the ball without berries. And certainly not in Poké Balls. And for that reason, the GO Plus was not much help for me.
Sure, one could argue: “If you hadn’t used the GO Plus, you would’ve missed 4 Pokémon.” Yes, I would have. However, that doesn’t justify the completely outdated state of the GO Plus.
You are asked: Do you use gadgets like the GO Plus or the Pokéball Plus and unofficial alternatives, or do you just play “yourself” and not use such extensions at all?
I’m curious about your opinion in the comments. Feel free to discuss it with other readers there. My conclusion about the GO Plus in 2021 follows here:
Conclusion: The GO Plus simply feels old and poorly made
I bought the GO Plus early after the release of Pokémon GO to test it. Back then, it cost 30 euros and worked “okay” in the game. When on the go, you could easily catch a few Pokémon without looking at your phone. It also saved battery. It was always a help for spinning PokéStops while driving, cycling, or skating. But now, 5 years after the release of the game, the gadget simply feels unloved and outdated.
The development simply stagnated. If you tell a player today, “I only throw one Poké Ball at a Pokémon – if it breaks out, I leave the battle,” you would probably get laughed at. But that’s exactly how the GO Plus works. And that’s simply poor given the current state of Pokémon GO.
When do you use the gadget then? To spin stops and collect items while on the go – that usually works without problems. In the future, I will use it at events where the Pokémon don’t matter to me. Whether they flee or not would be irrelevant to me.
Patrick Freese Editor at MeinMMO
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The MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is steadily growing on Steam and has set a new record for the second time. For a short time, it even had more players than one of the all-time favorites: FFXIV overtook the loot shooter Destiny 2.
What kind of MMORPG is it? Final Fantasy is one of the most famous role-playing game series in the world with dozens of spin-offs, and even movies. With Final Fantasy XIV, the game has had an MMORPG for eight years that regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of players.
Similar to its competitor World of Warcraft, the MMORPG from Square Enix uses a subscription model. Final Fantasy XIV can be played on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, and PS5.
After a failed launch in 2010, Final Fantasy XIV was re-released worldwide in 2013 and has been growing since then. Enough to surpass Destiny 2 on Steam. For a short period, the MMORPG had nearly 2,000 more players than the loot shooter.
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This is how it looks now: The numbers for both games have fallen again as of July 18 at 1:00 PM. Final Fantasy is again about 11,000 current players behind Destiny 2 (via Steam). However, the peak numbers of the MMORPG are now almost catching up to Destiny 2.
Keep in mind that this is only about the numbers on Steam. Other sources like PlayStation, Xbox, or their own launchers are not taken into account.
Final Fantasy attracts thousands of new players
Where are all the players coming from? A large part of the new players is likely coming from WoW. There has been a certain dissatisfaction among parts of the community there for a while.
Whether the player numbers can hold remains to be seen. Final Fantasy and WoW differ greatly in many respects, and whether the MMORPG from Square Enix can retain the Warcraft fans in the long run is hard to say.
In Destiny 2 you should definitely try the Sleeper Simulant. After its buff, this exotic is now a real boss killer. Many Guardians are still confused, but damage comparisons to other top weapons show that it is meta.
This is what this exotic is about: The exotic linear fusion rifle Sleeper Simulant has been a well-known power weapon since Destiny 1. The futuristic gun is usually called Sleeper for short and fires a devastating laser beam after charging, which pierces and can bounce off targets.
The exotic has been gathering dust in Guardians’ vaults for years. Bungie wanted to change that in Season 14:
Right at the start of the Splicer season (May 11, 2021), all linear fusion rifles received a proper buff
The Update 3.2.1 finally brought the buff for Sleeper Simulant in July
MeinMMO is examining how strong the exotic is now in the sandbox after the update and why there is currently confusion among Guardians about the power of the power weapon?
The strength of Sleeper Simulant in Season 14 of Destiny 2
In short: The Sleeper Simulant is now a top weapon and definitely worth the exotic power slot.
Now the exotic is a proud 16.5% stronger than in the previous Season 13. The damage per shot is now indeed at the top for the Sleeper. No single weapon deals more damage when it comes to boss damage in a damage phase.
While the Sleeper got stronger, the Tale of a Dead Man received a nerf
That’s why it’s the perfect boss killer in the raid: Against powerful raid bosses, you usually only have a narrow window of time to deal burst damage as a team. Depending on the boss, that’s 20 to 30 seconds – then the boss becomes immune again, and the mechanics circus starts over, or you have defeated him. This also applies to many strike bosses at the top.
Exactly in that time, you have fired all your ammunition with the Sleeper. This is how you optimally use the short damage phase.
Important tips:
It is important, however, that you also have the exotic masterwork catalyst for the Sleeper. The upgrade ensures that you have a faster charge time (+75) and more ammunition as reserve (+3). Only then does the boss killer unleash its full potential.
Combine that whole thing in Season 14 with a grenade launcher, for example, to quickly charge with Light (“Explosion Radius” mod) and then deal 20% more damage continuously (“High-Energetic Fire” mod). On top of that, you weaken enemies for the whole team (“Breach and Clear” mod).
Also equip the appropriate mods on your armor: Especially linear fusion rifle loaders and more reserve ammunition for the exotic are worth their weight in gold.
Don’t forget the advantage that while the Sleeper deals the most damage on critical hits, it also performs significantly stronger on body shots compared to other linear fusion rifles. If you don’t hit precisely, it’s not that bad.
How good the Sleeper Simulant is now after its buff is still somewhat confusing among Guardians.
This is partly because some bosses in Destiny 2 are no longer bosses, but actually Majors (in Lost Sectors). Thus, in some cases, incorrect or old numbers were used for DPS comparisons, which make the Sleeper look worse. On the other hand, however, some real bosses have strange multipliers that suddenly make a weapon look significantly stronger: Kali in the Last Wish takes absurdly high damage from headshots, for example.
Also, our MeinMMO reader Zuko initially did not really believe in the new power of the Sleeper. But after his own tests, he was pleasantly surprised and even made an informative video about it.
Here you can see how the damage of the Sleeper Simulant compares to other top weapons in the power slot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3tUcz5PXEk
Damage compared to other top exotics
We are referring here to the current results from Season 14, found out by TheRealZukosan in the video above. Every exotic was tested, only with reload mods and maximum reserves (as well as a catalyst, if available).
Exotic
Damage (Shot)
Time
Sleeper Simulant
1,064,976 (16 shots)
26 sec
Xenophage
754,698 (34 shots)
29 sec
Whisper of the Worm
868,940 (23 shots)*
27 sec
One Thousand Voices
596,384 (8 shots)
20 sec
Eyes of Tomorrow
813,780 (10 shots) +65,000 **
36 sec
*Whisper with White Nail **Extra damage from each Adaptive Round
Can it get even better? Yes, but you’ll need more than one weapon. In Season 14, nothing in Destiny 2 surpasses the combo of Anarchy and slug shotguns. Some Guardians take this to the extreme: First 2 shots with the Anarchy exotic, then with two slug shotguns that alternately harass the boss – as soon as the Anarchy charges stop dealing tick damage, the next grenade comes.
But combinations of Witherhoard and another weapon can also make damage soar and are sometimes much more comfortable to play with than the Sleeper. Many Guardians also forgo maximum damage and instead use more comfortable weapons like Xenophage, which is perfectly fine.
Another option that makes bosses melt is to first empty a strong weapon with high DPS and little ammunition in a short time and then give the boss the rest with a super – here the Titan with the Harnisch der Sternschnuppe is a good choice. And you should always carry another exotic weapon with you:
Have you already dusted off the Sleeper Simulant since its buff and taken it on an outing? Can you confirm that the old exotic is now a real boss killer, or are you using completely different guns? Let us know in the comments.
In two updates, developer and publisher Ubisoft revealed that the cooperative shooter Rainbow Six: Extraction and the extreme sports MMO Riders Republic have been delayed. The original releases have been postponed, with Extraction being moved to next year.
What kind of games are these? Riders Republic is a new approach to MMOs, where 50 players engage in extreme sports together. In various disciplines such as skateboarding or paragliding, you compete against other players.
Rainbow Six: Extraction is a cooperative shooter and a spin-off of the popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. Together with other players, you try to stop an alien infection.
A variety of characters from Siege are available with special abilities that you must use as a team to navigate through the levels. Extraction is a spin-off of the “Outbreak” event mode from Siege and expands it with new features like “Missing in Action,” which means operators lost in battle must be rescued again.
When will Extraction and Riders Republic be released? Both games were actually supposed to be released in September 2021 but have now been postponed:
Riders Republic is now coming on October 28, 2021
Rainbow Six: Extraction will not be released until January 2022
Extraction shows new operator first, we postponed the next day
Why the delay? Ubisoft does not provide reasons for why both games are being released later. Interestingly, a new operator, Vigil, was even shown for Extraction just one day before the delay:
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However, the video received relatively little appreciation but much criticism in the comments over the operator’s ability. In Siege, Vigil can disrupt enemy cameras, becoming invisible to technology.
In Extraction, he also has this ability but can hide from the alien life forms. Some users took issue with the fact that he can suddenly “hack” biological life forms.
Ubisoft has already announced that the extra time will be used to properly polish both games. It is therefore quite possible that some of the criticism led to the postponement of Riders Republic and Rainbow Six: Extraction in order to further improve them.
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At least for Extraction, this is not the first delay. The game was actually supposed to be released under the name Quarantine back in early 2020, but was postponed due to two flops.
Apparently, Ubisoft wants to do everything right with Extraction from the start and not have to polish it later, as was the case with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Extraction can take some cues from the “big brother” Siege to ensure a successful release:
During the week of July 12 to 18, the summer lull in MMORPGs was clearly felt. The only exception is Final Fantasy XIV, which is currently experiencing a boom. We at MeinMMO have summarized all the news.
The discussion of the week: Last week, Crowfall was released, but only a few were interested in the launch. However, some players are now reporting that they do not find Crowfall so bad. What are your experiences with the game?
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These were the news of this 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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Today, on July 18, 2021, the second day of the GO Fest 2021 starts in Pokémon GO. It is all about legendary raids. We will show you which raid bosses to expect and which counters are best suited.
What can you expect on the 2nd event day? While the first event day revolved around the theme of catching, today, on the second day of Pokémon Go Fest 2021, legendary raids will be in focus. Of course, you can still catch the spawns from yesterday.
These legendary monsters are waiting for you
In total, Niantic has announced 37 legendary Pokémon for today, Sunday (via pokemongolive.com). Among them are three regional monsters that you can only obtain in their respective areas. Therefore, you will have to be invited by friends from abroad for Selfe and Tobutz. Also, remember to invite your foreign friends to Vesprit, as it is only available here.
When and which legendary Pokémon you can find in the raids, and which types you should use as counters, we have summarized for you:
Pokémon marked with a (*) in the counter guide are known as form changes and thus have different forms in the game. The counter guide refers to the Incarnate form but can also apply to the Therian form.
Which legendary Pokémon must not be missing from your collection today? Feel free to share your opinion on the raids in the comments on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other players about the GO Fest.
The Pokémon GO Fest 2021 starts today, on July 18, 2021, its second day. Here we briefly summarize the bonuses and content you can expect.
What is going on right now? The GO Fest 2021 has been in full swing since Saturday. After habitats were the focus yesterday, today marks the second day with hourly rotating legendary raids.
In the following overview, we show you what bonuses the second day brings in total.
This is the most important content: During the second day, all legendary Pokémon that have ever appeared in Pokémon GO will be available. They will visit the day’s level 5 raids in rotation. This is organized according to different time periods.
The Wind Hour runs from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. It brings:
Mewtwo
Ho-Oh
Latias
Latios
Regigigas
Giratina in its Altered Form
Cresselia
Virizion
Boreas in its Incarnate Form
The Lava Hour runs from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. It brings:
Moltres
Entei
Regirock
Groudon
Heatran
Reshiram
Terrakion
Landorus in its Incarnate Form
Yveltal
The Frost Hour runs from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. It brings:
Articuno
Suicune
Lugia
Regice
Kyogre
Palkia
Kyurem
Shaymin, Mesprit, and Uxie are also available in their usual regions
The Thunder Hour runs from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. It brings:
New Special Research: There will be a new special research that explains a bit why legendary raids suddenly appear everywhere. It revolves around the mysterious Pokémon Hoopa.
These bonuses are available with a ticket: To be able to participate in all the raids, raid passes are required. Ticket holders can receive them, among other ways, by spinning gyms and from limited research. All content with a ticket can be found here:
for each raid battle won, you will receive an additional 10,000 XP
up to 10 raid passes by spinning at the gym
up to 8 remote raid passes from limited research
free event box with 3 remote raid passes (available July 18, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
Snapshot Bonuses: If you take a snapshot on Sunday during the event after completing the Meloetta research, you can receive one of two event Pokémon. Which one you get depends on your choice during the research.
