The new MMORPG Lost Ark has received a Battle Pass with the big summer update in Korea. It is still unclear whether Amazon Games will adopt this system for our version, but it is conceivable. Therefore, we at MeinMMO took a look at the Pass.
What is a Battle Pass? The Battle Pass, also known as a season pass, is an increasingly common business model. It works quite simply: you can level up the pass by completing tasks in the game within a certain timeframe. This timeframe usually extends over several weeks or even months.
How does the Battle Pass work in Lost Ark? Here, too, you need to complete tasks to increase your progress in the Pass. Noteworthy rewards are available every five levels until your Pass reaches the maximum level of 30.
The tasks largely revolve around things you are already doing when you actively play the game, including:
Complete a raid
Do a dungeon
Kill seven bosses
If you choose the free Pass, you essentially receive rewards for normal tasks. A good deal.
Lost Ark features a system in which the Battle Pass comes in three different versions. There is a free version, a premium version of the Pass for about 20 euros, and a super premium Pass for about 50 euros.
It is possible to upgrade the Pass with real money only at the end. So if you level up your Battle Pass to level 30 in the free version and then spend money, you will receive all the rewards from the premium or super premium version retrospectively.
In this stream clip from Saintone, you can see the new mount, which is also available in the free version of the Pass:
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What’s in the Pass? To answer the most important question directly: No, the Pass is definitely not pay-to-win. We will reveal what exactly is included.
What’s included in the free version:
One million silver
The panther from the linked video, available in black or white
A whole lot of upgrade materials
A legendary card package
What’s included in the €20 premium Pass:
Everything from the free Pass
Even more (really much more) upgrade materials
An item to increase your affinity with an NPC
An exclusive pet
A T3 jewel box
What’s included in the €50 super premium Pass:
Everything from the premium Pass
An exclusive background for character selection
One more affinity item
500 blue crystals (one of the real money currencies)
What does the community say about it? The community seems to receive the Pass positively overall. Especially the free and also the premium version are well received by players. However, in the summer update, there were some changes in the upgrade system. Now, you need a lot more materials, but less gold than before.
It is still unclear how much the upgrade materials in the premium Pass are actually worth. Nevertheless, the mood is generally good.
However, the super premium Pass is not as well received. It costs about twice as much and only offers purely cosmetic content. What might sound good here, as there are no gameplay advantages for more money, is not well received by Korean players.
There is great perplexity about why one should pay so much money for purely cosmetic content. There is a palpable desire for more content for the super premium variant.
As the user Xibbas writes (via reddit): ” It looks like the free Pass also gets a lot of upgrade materials. The €20 more gives you even more materials […] the €50 Pass, on the other hand, only provides you with a limited costume and a background..”
What do you think of the Battle Passes? Which version would you buy? And how would you feel if a Battle Pass was also introduced here? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
The superhero MMO DC Universe Online will receive the new Episode 41 in August. This will bring a few new contents, but mainly focus on the overhaul of old content. The aim is to make the game more interesting, especially for users without a subscription and newcomers.
What are the highlights of the update? Episode 41 will significantly change DC Universe. The biggest innovations are:
A new headquarters will be introduced, a social hub where heroes and villains can meet, and which will be “tidier” than the previous hubs.
Old content will be adjusted so that it can scale with difficulty in the future and always provide meaningful rewards. The so-called Combat Rating Relevancy will be removed, which prevents players with a too high item level from receiving loot in old areas.
A completely new system will be introduced: the Allies. These are allies like Cyborg or Flash, who will accompany you in battle and can be leveled up by you.
A group search tool will be introduced for old episodes and current events.
Is there something for veterans as well? Yes, with Episode 41 new rewards will be introduced that veterans can earn through the new content “Save The Universe”.
In “Save The Universe”, old content will be highlighted for a certain time, fully adjusted to the current level, and equipped with a new currency. The content will be released in both a normal and an elite version.
As part of Episode 41, the contents of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman will be featured.
Free2Play players will greatly benefit from the update
What changes for players without a subscription? The biggest change is access to all episodes. Until now, players without a subscription could test new episodes for a short time, but could never play them permanently. That will change now.
Another innovation is the daily login rewards, which will now also be available for free players. Those who log in every day will be able to earn rewards worth about 20 dollars. Premium members, on the other hand, will receive additional rewards.
The new daily login rewards in DC Universe.
Additionally, the following changes will be made for free players:
Increase the maximum money from 2,000 to 50,000 dollars
7 additional inventory slots
Full access to the housing system and the utility belt (a bonus item for trinkets)
The Promethium Lockboxes, which contain random loot and can only be opened with a special key, will be completely removed
The developers have stated that their goal for DC Universe is that players should never feel forced to take out a subscription. However, those who play regularly should feel “silly” for not taking one, as the offer is so good.
What changes for subscription players? Those who subscribe will also benefit from new features, including:
Additional login rewards worth at least 60 dollars
7 additional inventory slots (28 total with the subscription)
8 additional bank slots (32 total with the subscription)
7 additional shared bank slots (7 total with the subscription)
In addition, subscription users will continue to receive the old rewards, including 10 additional character slots, some real money currency for the shop, and a 10% discount at the marketplace. However, there is no real gameplay advantage, such as additional XP or better equipment.
DC Universe plans further updates in the coming months
What happens with DCUO after Episode 41? The Episode 42 is planned for the fourth quarter of 2021. This should again be a “traditional” episode with more content for veterans. In addition, three events have already been announced:
The autumn event
Wonder Woman’s 80th
A winter event around Christmas
For the first quarter of 2022, another 3 events are also planned. Furthermore, Episode 43 and a special version for the PS5 are set to be released in 2022.
This is how DC Universe will continue.
DC Universe Online is one of the most important games from the developer Daybreak. At the end of 2020, the company revealed how many players log into their games each month. Almost 420,000 players are said to log into the MMORPG every month. This puts it well ahead of other titles such as Everquest, Dungeons & Dragons Online, or Lord of the Rings Online:
The upcoming Viking game Tribes of Midgard has recently revealed the first information about the gameplay and the content of the first season “The Wolf Saga”. Find out here what crazy ideas the developers have come up with for events and rune upgrades – one of them encourages you to carry less.
Wait, do I really have to be naked? You “don’t have to,” but in the first season of Tribes of Midgard, there is a bonus for each empty armor slot of your character. At least with the corresponding “Rune” – one of the systems to keep the survival RPG exciting. The developers shared this in new game information, which included new gameplay shown in the video.
What we already know about the gameplay: In a recently released new video, Community Manager Sydnee McLeod finally talks about more gameplay features of the upcoming survival MMO Tribes of Midgard. The game is said to have two basic modes:
Saga Mode: A session-based game mode where you specifically team up with a group of friends for a few hours of fun; in this mode, there are saga quests and exclusive season loot.
Survival Mode: A kind of sandbox MMO mode where you build a village with friends, explore the world, and fend off attacks from monsters and giants.
Moreover, it seems that how warmly you dress might matter after all, as the developers frequently mentioned in their blog that the eternal Fimbulwinter is approaching, and it will get cold. How does that fit with the nakedness bonus?
What we know about the classes: There will be 8 classes available at launch, but only two will be immediately accessible. The rest must be unlocked.
One of the two starting classes is the Ranger, a ranged fighter. Through a complex skill tree, you can further develop your hero.
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Nakedness Runes and Rooster Event – How Wild Tribes of Midgard Will Be
This is how the runes work: You can upgrade your heroes by equipping them with gear. But there are also runes that provide additional bonuses.
One rune lets you deal more damage to giants, while another rune prevents you from losing all “souls” when you die. These souls are important for strengthening the world tree sapling, among other things. Furthermore, this indicates that you will likely have to face a significant loss upon death.
Especially amusing is the already mentioned rune that gives you bonuses for each empty armor slot. This means in the final interpretation that you will become an absolutely fearsome berserker when you charge into battle naked!
According to the community manager, in Saga mode, you will receive a random selection of runes at the start of each session.
This is what the events are about: In Saga mode, you will fight particularly powerful bosses with friends, and the first of them is initially chained in a cave. However, to find and defeat him, you must complete events in the world. All of which are quite original, especially the event with the three Ragnarok roosters.
For it has been foretold that the crowing of the three legendary roosters Gullinkambi, Fjalar, and a third nameless rooster is the first sign of the impending twilight of the gods. But what if you silence the three rascals beforehand?
Other events revolve around victims of kidnapping by dark elves or a meeting with a legendary stag. So if you enjoy Nordic mythology, you’re in for a treat here.
In addition to the regular gameplay, there will be regularly special seasons that are time-limited. While a season is running, various additional features will be available. As an example, in the first season “The Wolf Saga,” these include:
New classes
Exclusive loot
Special saga bosses
Cute little pets
These things are all exclusive to the current season, so if you miss one, you might never be able to obtain a certain item afterward.
When does it start? The first season “Wolf Saga” starts at launch on July 27, 2021. In September, there will be a mid-season update, and in November, season 2 will continue. This season will also have a mid-season update two months later in January 2022. It should therefore change something in the game every 2 months.
Tribes of Midgard will be available on July 27, 2021, for PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, and PS5. If you can’t wait that long and want to start Viking survival right now, you should check out the game Valheim. It offers a huge world to explore.
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A little riddle mount caused frustration among players of World of Warcraft. Blizzard is now explaining it, but also changing how you can farm it.
In World of Warcraft, there are now quite a few secrets and processes that are not clearly explained by the game. Among them are also some mounts, where players think they know the exact solution – but that is not always the case. Therefore, Blizzard has now provided clarification regarding the mount “Maelie”.
What kind of mount is this? It is about the mount Maelie. This is a new mount that players can find on Korthia when they look out for the little horse with the same name for several days. You must find Maelie six times on different days to receive the item “Reins of the Wanderer”, which then unlocks the mount.
Maelie can be found, if it is present, every day at a different spawn point. Usually a little off the paths or well hidden among roots or bushes.
What did Blizzard explain? Contrary to what was claimed in many guides, Blizzard has now clarified that Maelie is not found in Korthia every day. This had frustrated players – especially since the NPC (“Tiny Bell”) prompts players every day in Korthia to go look for Maelie. Even on those days when you cannot find the escaped hoofed animal at all.
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Blizzard changes riddle, increases spawn rate: Apparently, there were too many tickets with complaints or discussions from players. Because Blizzard stated in a blue post that it has raised the spawn rate for Maelie. In doing so, Blizzard also deviates from its usual silence regarding smaller and larger riddles. It is stated in the official forum:
As a general rule, we do not comment on spawn rates or drop rates, but I would like to confirm here that Maelie is not expected to be found in Korthia every day.
However, we will raise her spawn rate with a hotfix and change it so that Tiny Bell does not ask you to find Maelie when she is not present at all.
These changes should go live within the next two days.
This should make it somewhat easier for all players to find Maelie and add her to their mount collection.
Have you collected Maelie yet? Did you even know that this mount exists?
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In Destiny 2, you can get a shotgun during the Solstice of Heroes 2021 for a minute and solve a riddle about a hidden cat. We show you what secret lies deep beneath the European Aerial Zone.
This secret is about: The event “Solstice of Heroes” runs until August 3rd in Destiny 2. Only during this period can you enter the area European Aerial Zone. Here, you fight against bosses, collect Solstice chests, and you can also find a little secret: a cat.
The cat, more specifically the cat statue, has been hiding deep beneath the Shattered City and has been posing riddles to Guardians since 2019. If you find the petrified house cat, you will unlock a legendary shotgun and an event triumph. MeinMMO shows you the location (also in the video) and reveals which weapon you will receive for your discovery.
Here’s how to find the cat: Finding the cat, claiming the triumph, and grabbing the weapon takes you only a minute if you know where to look:
Start the event activity “European Aerial Zone” (EAZ) in the Tower.
Directly when the round starts, you spawn on some floating rocks, your goal is straight ahead and to the left.
You will see a long crack in the ground just before the actual arena on the left side.
Jump into the spot where a tree lies across.
Let yourself fall one level down and look straight ahead, you will see a drainage pipe.
In the tunnel, keep left, you will see a teleporter – do not use it!
Continue exploring the dark room, on the wall you will see the cat statue, which you can interact with:
It says hello briefly and unlocks the triumph “Solstice Catnip”
Now use the teleporter and kindly help your team complete the run in the EAZ.
Here you will find the direct way to the hidden cat in the European Aerial Zone in Esoterickk’s video:
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Where is the shotgun? You will receive the promised shotgun as soon as you redeem the triumph “Solstice Catnip”. You get it when you interact with the cat in the EAZ. Then check the triumphs menu under “Season of the Splicer” and select Solstice on the far right. And voila, the shotgun will wander into your inventory – this only works once.
The legendary Void shotgun is called the Retold Tale. The weapon has a 65 rate of fire, precision frame, and high range. Important: it is not a slug shotgun like the exotic Chaperone, but a weapon with spread.
With the Retold Tale, you can further increase the rate of fire with a magazine perk
This confuses players: The Retold Tale actually belongs to the weapon arsenal of the Dreaming City. With Season 13, the weapon has been overhauled and has received new perks and an endless infusion cap.
It’s somewhat strange for Bungie to give the Guardians a weapon from the Dreaming City, especially since the Solstice has also received a new shotgun as an event weapon: Windrose is also a 65 precision shotgun for the energy slot.
However, an explanation for the “Dreaming City” weapon in the EAZ can be quickly found: There are cat statues hiding in the Dreaming City as well. However, these are smaller and want a gift from the Guardians, not the other way around.
More hidden animals in Destiny 2: Bungie has it with hidden animals – in every DLC location you can search for cute animals as secrets and be rewarded with triumphs and small lore entries as well as loot:
Have you already visited the cat and collected your shotgun as a reward? Has the hidden statue haunted your dreams for 2 years and now you can finally sleep peacefully, or do you still think it has something to do with the 15th wish of the Dreaming City? Let us know in the comments.
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The well-known YouTube streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm has now offered to save Call of Duty: Warzone . The team from Raven has abandoned the shooter and is acting aimlessly anyway, but he knows the solution. He just needs a whiteboard and a marker, and he could solve all the problems of the game and make Activision Blizzard millions of dollars.
The 39-year-old Guy Beahm was in his previous life, before he became a character on Twitch and now on YouTube, a developer for Call of Duty and designed maps for the shooter. He still feels connected to Call of Duty, even though he struggles with the game from time to time.
Now DrDisrespect explains how he could save the battle royale shooter with his brilliance and mustachioed charm if only he were allowed to.
“I just need a meeting and a whiteboard to save Warzone”
This is what DrDisrespect says: He was again killed in CoD: Warzone by a player using the “Dead Silence” ability, making him unheard when he eliminated him.
Now the two-meter man built up to one of his popular rants in a video and explained: It is clear that the team from Raven has failed with Call of Duty: Warzone. They are just clueless and have already given up.
But for him and his Champions Club (his fans), saving Call of Duty: Warzone is a piece of cake. Because they are creative on a whole different level:
“I just need a meeting – that’s all I need. A big whiteboard behind me and a marker. It’s clear, it’s completely clear that they are clueless! They don’t know what they are doing, and they have given up. It just takes a few changes that are very easy to implement:
No one wants “Dead Silence” in that damn game. That would be the first thing I would write on the whiteboard!”
DrDisrespect
Subsequently, DrDisrespect then stated that he would bring Raven “millions of new players” back and thereby generate millions of dollars for the company.
What’s up with “Dead Silence”? It is known that DrDisrespect pays a lot of attention to sounds in shooters to orient himself by them. It is important for him to hear where the next enemy is coming from or from which direction he is being shot at.
“Dead Silence” temporarily suppresses the footstep sounds in Call of Duty: Warzone. This is an unforgivable error for DrDisrespect; after all, it contradicts his own playstyle, which is heavily based on hearing threats and reacting to them.
On July 9, the new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online (SOLO) was released. We at MeinMMO were able to play the Alpha and Beta and have compiled information and tips on leveling.
How does leveling work? Leveling in Swords of Legends is very linear:
You follow a main story that gradually leads you through the various areas where you can find side quests and further tasks suitable for your level.
In between, there are individual phases where you need to do a bit of grinding because your story quest only continues after reaching a certain level.
However, the story and quests are identical for each of the six classes, with the exception of some special training quests in specially designed areas for each class. Aside from that, there is only one area per level range where you can be active.
What is the max level? SOLO uses an interesting system where you first need to reach level “Scholar 36” and then complete an advancement quest. After that, you have reached the current maximum level “Student 1”.
In China, there was already an expansion that allows you to reach “Student 36” and then you get another advancement quest that takes you to a new level, which will probably be translated as something like “Master 1”.
How long does it take to reach max level? In the Alpha, we at MeinMMO needed about 16 hours of gameplay to reach Student 1. Depending on how closely you read quest texts and follow the story, leveling will take between 10 and 25 hours.
To reach the maximum level as quickly as possible, we provide you with some tips in this article.
Note: This article was first published on May 20 and was updated on July 9 for the release of Swords of Legends.
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Always complete all quests you can find
Why should you complete all quests? Besides the main quest that guides you through all areas, there are also side quests in each area and starting from a certain level, daily tasks (marked with a green question mark on the map).
You should pay attention to accepting and completing as many quests as possible while leveling. Because during the leveling process, it can happen that you lack a few experience points to continue the main story.
Then you will be frustrated that you didn’t complete the low-level quests beforehand.
Between levels 35 and 36, it can also happen that even with all quests completed, you may still lack a few experience points. Then the next tip will help you.
Use bounties, dungeons, and other tricks to get through the grind
For some levels, you will inevitably have to break out of the classic rhythm of quests, as there are simply no new quests available for you to complete. For exactly these phases, we have 3 tips for you.
Complete dungeons: The easiest method to gather experience points is by completing the dungeon “Cool Path” on the “Practice” level. It is designed for players from level 22 and can be accessed in the “Weichuan Highlands” area.
You can bring NPC companions along in the interface under “Enter Instance” alongside other players. You start with one and get a second NPC along the way. With them, you can blitz through the dungeon.
While at level 23 the enemies still give XP, you will later gain a bit more than 10,000 experience points for completing the dungeon starting from level 32.
The interface for entering a dungeon.
Defeat bounties: Another effective method to gather additional experience points is by daily completing bounties. You unlock the bounties through “Cultivation,” which we will go into in more detail later.
Bounties can be defeated starting from level 20, making them particularly suitable for grinding between levels 23 and 25. But you can still complete them easily later on.
Complete biographies: For those who enjoy stories and don’t want to rush to max level, they can use the biographies for leveling. These are special story quests that tell many background stories.
For their completion, there are relatively few experience points, but you will learn more about the game world.
What is cultivation? Cultivation is a kind of tutorial for the various contents of the game. Through this interface, you receive tutorials on:
dungeons
interface content like friend lists or alliances
life skills like bounty hunting, the Emerald Lantern, or fishing
biographies
PvP, mini games, and housing
Cultivations are essential to learn the various contents. Additionally, you must complete them initially in a fixed order, while later on, weekly events are added, and several tasks can be completed in parallel.
For each completed cultivation, you also receive rewards that you can collect in the respective interface:
During cultivations, you are given various tasks that introduce you to the different contents of the MMORPG.
Use your companions
In SOLO, there is a companion system that allows you to summon NPC helpers to your side. This works especially well in practice dungeons, through which, as mentioned in the tip above, you can level up quickly, but they also assist you in the open world.
In the leveling areas, you can summon them by using the “Summon” ability. This is found above your right action bar. There, you can select a companion and then press “Start Attack”. This will have them follow you in the open world and attack the same targets you are fighting.
To rise to Student 1, you need to fill the XP bar again
To reach the max level Student 1, you must fill your XP bar completely at level 36 to get the advancement quest. Again, you will have to resort to the various grind methods once you have completed the story quest at level 35.
Here too, the “Cool Wind” dungeon is recommended again, as there is no new dungeon available between level 22 and Student 1.
Bonus tip: You need max level for most content in the game
Why is leveling so important? The leveling phase in Swords of Legends Online is almost comparable to a huge tutorial. Most cool contents are only available at Student 1, including:
New endgame areas and the finale of the current story
While we do not recommend rushing completely through the leveling process, the MMORPG will definitely become more exciting once you have reached the highest level. This should be feasible for some during the beta.
For a long time, players could find a quirky emote in the Fallout 76 shop that had a broken name and no icon, but it did have an animation. That was not planned. Nevertheless, many used it. Now it is gone.
What kind of emote is it? In the Fallout 76 shop, the emote was simply called “RomanCandleCelebration”, which translates to “Roman Candle Celebration”. However, the emote itself apparently did not work as intended.
When players used it, they pulled out a long stick and lit it with a lighter – but without a flame. They then held the stick in the air and twitched it a few times as if a small explosion should be visible there.
Apparently, it is supposed to be a firework, just without the fireworks. No sparks, no colors, and no explosions, just the character waving a stick around.
Some players compared the emote to sad wizards or unsuccessful students who weren’t accepted into Harry Potter’s magic school. Although the emote didn’t work, it did entertain some of the users.
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Can I still get the emote? No, “RomanCandleCelebration” has now been removed from the Atomic Shop of Fallout 76. With the new major update “Steel Reign” from July 7, the emote disappeared.
That players were able to get the emote was not planned at all. Due to an error, it was available for purchase, according to some users on reddit since February (via reddit.com).
A community manager from Fallout 76 confirmed that this was not at all planned – they wanted to ensure that the emote was taken out of the shop again (via reddit.com). Nevertheless, it was available until July.
New update removes emote but brings new content
What’s in the update: With “Steel Reign”, the story of the Steel Brotherhood in Appalachia continues, one of the best-known factions in the entire Fallout universe. The update was announced earlier and promised to be unusually dark for Fallout.
Along with the new story, several new features have come to the game that players have been waiting for quite some time:
you can craft your own legendary items with special components
the popular power armors are now also available in a legendary variant – players have been asking for this since release
legendary weapons, armor and power armors can receive new attributes
a new merchant with special offers for your gold bars has appeared
the limit for caps, gold bars, and legendary scrips has been increased
In addition, there is a new game board (Battle Pass) for Season 5 on which you can level up without limit for the first time. You can find the complete patch notes on the official website (via bethesda.net).
Over the years, Fallout 76 has continued to improve, and with many updates, new stories and features have been added to the game. Many players still enjoy playing and support each other when help is needed. Especially newcomers are always warmly welcomed. This is one of the reasons why Fallout 76 remains one of the best survival games for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in 2021.
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The GO Fest 2021 in Pokémon GO is approaching, and more information is coming out. Now the new Hyperbonus and more content for the event are known.
This is the Hyperbonus for GO Fest 2021: As last year, there will also be multiple global challenges at GO Fest 2021 that all trainers with a ticket to the event must complete together. Every hour there will be a new challenge that unlocks a bonus for the next hour.
If all 24 challenges of the GO Fest are successfully completed, the new “Hyperbonus” will be unlocked. It consists of several parts that will be active after the GO Fest and bring special content. The Hyperbonus 2021 looks like this:
Hyperbonus, Part 1: Time
Activated after 8 completed challenges
Runs from Friday, July 23 at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, August 3, at 8:00 PM
Content: Pokémon from different eras will appear more frequently because the “flow of time is disturbed.”
Hyperbonus, Part 2: Time
Unlocked after 16 successful challenges
Runs from Friday, August 6 at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, August 17 at 8:00 PM
Pokémon from different locations will appear because “space is being curved.”
Hyperbonus, Part 3: ???
Unlocked after 24 successful challenges
Runs from Friday, August 20 (10:00 AM) to Tuesday, August 31 (8:00 PM)
There will be “strange events” – more is not known.
The descriptions of the bonuses are still quite open – further information will likely be provided soon. The themes of “space” and “time” can give clues to the main Pokémon games: The legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia are responsible for time and space. Together with Giratina, they make up the “Dimension Trio,” created by Arceus. Arceus, however, is still completely absent in Pokémon GO.
Whether these monsters are directly related to the Hyperbonus is still speculation.
Pokémon with special attacks and more bonuses known
In addition to the Hyperbonus, the developers announced additional bonuses. These include Pokémon with special attacks, costumed monsters, special spawns in raids, and cosmetics. You can find the overview here.
Bonuses for all trainers
These monsters will appear in raids for all trainers:
Galar-Ponyta, Galar-Zigzagoon with Meloetta hat, and Krabby will appear in Level 1 raids (can all be Shiny)
Galar-Grimer, Hitmontop, and Kabuto will appear in Level 3 raid battles
These costumed monsters will appear for all trainers:
Pikachu with Meloetta hat (can be Shiny)
These Pokémon will receive special attacks for all trainers:
If you evolve your Kirlia during the event period on Saturday or Sunday, you will receive Gardevoir with Synchronoise.
If you evolve your Vibrava during the event period on Saturday or Sunday, you will receive Flygon with Earth Power.
These bonuses are also coming: Between Friday, July 16, 2021 (10:00 PM) and Monday, July 19 (8:00 AM), every trainer can conduct a special trade six times. In addition, there will be a free GO Fest shirt in the shop.
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In addition to the previously mentioned bonuses, there are also spawns and bonuses that are only applicable to ticket holders for the GO Fest.
Different Pokémon with additional special attacks can appear.
Star-Pikachu knows Thief, Rocker-Pikachu knows Star Strike. You can choose one of the two in the course of the special research for GO Fest 2021. The Pikachu variant you choose can appear in a snapshot after the special research on Saturday.
Trainers who choose Star-Pikachu will receive an iconic pose.
Trainers who choose Rocker-Pikachu will receive a rock pose.
Gardevoir and Flygon with Meloetta hat may appear and must be selected during the special research. Both have their respective Community Day attack. They may also appear in snapshots after the research.
After completing the research, there will be a Meloetta shirt for your avatar.
The Pokémon GO Fest 2021 is probably the biggest event of the year in the game. But overall, there is a lot happening this month. Here you can find all events in Pokémon GO in July 2021.
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Many shooter fans are eager for new information about the upcoming Battlefield 2042. If you are also excited for fresh details about the latest installment of the popular shooter series, then you should not miss the “EA Play Live” event 2021. Here are all the important dates.
Many are eagerly waiting for this: Recently, DICE spilled the beans and finally introduced the new multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042. After a spectacular cinematic trailer, first gameplay was also revealed at the E3 2021 gaming expo. Now we already have a first impression of what to expect from the latest installment of the iconic shooter series.
However, even though numerous details about Battlefield 2042 are already known – many fans want more and are practically craving fresh details. Luckily, they won’t have to wait much longer.
Battlefield 2042 at EA Play Live – Don’t miss these 2 dates
Where can you find new information? In the course of or in the lead-up to EA Play Live. This is an in-house, annual event of the publisher Electronic Arts, where traditionally the newest titles and content of the company are presented.
This event is expected to be quite exciting for everyone interested in the new Battlefield 2042. Because very soon, there are 2 dates coming up.
These are the 2 must-attend dates for Battlefield fans:
one on July 8 at 7:00 PM German time. Here, in the run-up to the main event, there will be a live stream on the topic “The Future of the FPS Genre,” where there will be an extensive discussion about Battlefield 2042. Guests will include Oskar Gabrielson, the General Manager of DICE, and Christian Grass, the General Manager of DICE LA.
and the other on July 22 at 7:00 PM German time. Here, after a brief pre-show, the main event of EA Play Live 2021 will take place – also as a live stream. In the 40-minute show, the new Battlefield 2042 is expected to be one of the highlights.
Where can you watch these streams? You can find the streams on the respective days on the corresponding page of EA.
EA Play Live 2021 – The Schedule
However, Battlefield 2042 is not the only game that will be closely examined during EA Play 2021. There will be a total of 4 streams leading up to the main event, where numerous exciting details about other games like Apex Legends, Madden 22, and some cool indie titles are expected.
The 4 streams leading up to EA Play:
“The Future of the FPS Genre” – July 8, 2021, at 7:00 PM German time. Here we expect news about Apex Legends, Battlefield 2042, and possibly more first-person shooters.
“EA Originals <3 Independent Studios" – July 13, 2021, at 7:00 PM German time. The focus will be clearly on indie games and developers.
“Madden NFL 22 – Full Access: Scouting” – July 20, 2021, at 1:00 AM German time. This will cover the development of the franchise mode and also present the new scouting feature.
“More EA SPORTS!” – July 20, 2021, at 7:00 PM German time. While no concrete details have been revealed for this stream, it is safe to assume that it will revolve around the sports games FIFA 22 and NHL 22 – perhaps there will also be news about new titles from Codemasters.
When is the main event of EA Play Live 2021? The main event of EA Play Live will take place this year on July 22. The pre-show will start at 7:00 PM German time, shortly followed by the big main show.
What can we expect at EA Play Live 2021? The main program will last 40 minutes and will specifically focus on games that will be released soon, including Battlefield 2042, Lost in Random, and more – including some surprises. The highlights of the previous streams are supposed to be summarized during the pre-show.
By the way, as was already known in advance, there will be no news about a new Mass Effect or Dragon Age.
What about you? What do you think of the new Battlefield 2042 so far? Already a must-buy? Or are you eagerly waiting for more information to decide? Or even only based on the first reviews after release? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts with other readers of MeinMMO.
Call of Duty is coming to Germany and bringing zombies. Next week, Season 4 will bring the zombie map ‘Mauer der Toten’ to Black Ops Cold War and tells a zombie story set around the Iron Curtain in Berlin.
Update July 8: ‘Mauer der Toten’ will be available on July 15. Call of Duty presents a 2-minute trailer to get you in the mood:
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Original Report:What’s happening with CoD? Next week on Thursday, July 15, the new mid-season update for Season 4 might go live and bring new content for Cold War and Battle Royale Warzone. The date is not confirmed, but at least part of the content is already known. Developer Treyarch indirectly confirmed the new zombie map ‘Mauer der Toten’ for the mid-season.
This is a large survival map for the zombie mode. You must grill undead and solve Easter eggs and quests on the side. Since the current timeline of Call of Duty is set in the 1980s, the backstory allows for a visit to the Berlin Wall during the DDR regime. And this is exactly what CoD apparently wants to offer its players. There’s already a short video teaser for this:
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When is the new zombie map coming? The information from developer Treyarch is “Season 4” and “July”. Therefore, a release with the mid-season update is currently likely, which usually appears quite precisely in the middle of a season. This would be July 15 – next Thursday. Some observant viewers claim to have also seen July 15 on teaser images for ‘Mauer der Toten’.
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What can I expect on ‘Mauer der Toten’? Like the other two survival maps in the zombie mode ‘Die Maschine’ and ‘Firebase Z’, the new map offers you a large, zombie-infested area that unleashes hordes of the undead on you and tells a story. With each wave, the zombies get stronger – hitting harder and taking more damage.
Through hidden puzzles, you will learn more about the background of the zombie attack and strengthen your weapons and gear to cope with the nasty zombies. This time, it’s set just around the corner – the story takes place in East Berlin and includes parts of the former Berlin Wall. The video teaser also shows scenes in a subway tunnel and a border checkpoint, which might also pull in the western part of the city into the mess.
In previous zombie modes of Call of Duty, the perk allowed you to carry one more weapon. And this time, the perk soda will likely give you another weapon. The label shows three pistols side by side in the middle of the can and generally many firearms firing in all directions.
What’s the information about the wonder weapon? The developers also published blueprints for possible wonder weapons on Twitter:
The device in the left picture is called CRBR-S and seems to be a customizable wonder weapon. The weapon could possibly be reconfigured into different versions. There are speculations that you can use the wonder weapon to launch projectiles from zombies. In an earlier leak, this weapon was called ‘Mega-Barrel’.
The right picture shows the ‘LT 53 Kazimir Prototype’. The descriptions on the blueprint suggest it is a portal device that opens a gateway to the ‘Dark Aether’. Some might remember the ‘Gersh Device’ – that was a grenade in previous zombie modes that created a small singularity, sucked in zombies, and randomly teleported players across the map. However, it could also be the case that the device is only part of the story.
A deeper insight into the speculations along with the leaks can be found with the English YouTuber ‘Matterz’ (via YouTube).
More specific information and a complete trailer for ‘Mauer der Toten’ are coming soon. The developers emphasized in an English blog post that the release of the trailer will not take long (via callofduty.com).
The zombie excursion to Berlin is an exciting change for German fans. You shouldn’t expect to recognize a street, but a German location can definitely be motivating.
The new MMORPG Crowfall launched this week, but the launch apparently attracted hardly any players. And this despite a relatively large number of supporters investing money into the game beforehand.
What kind of game is it? Crowfall is a new MMORPG strongly focused on PvP. It started its development back in 2015 with a successful Kickstarter campaign and gathered more and more supporters over the years to help bring the game to launch.
The official launch took place on July 6, 2021, at 1:00 PM. The servers were reset for the launch. This means: Even backers who had been able to play during the testing phases of the game had to or could start from scratch again. A large release hype around Crowfall did not materialize.
Apparently few players on the servers after the launch
Update: On July 9, Crowfall’s team commented on the numbers. A first response came through the official Crowfall channel on Twitter, which addressed the question of whether the numbers were correct. The answer was: “We are taking it slow and steady. Our focus is on the quality of the experience we deliver while driving growth. Thank you” (via Twitter).
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Creative Director J Todd Coleman also commented more specifically via Twitter. To the question of whether the numbers regarding the player peak were accurate, he replied: “Not really. Registered emails cannot play (we are not F2P)” (via Twitter).
According to Coleman, the peak was about 20% of the active player base, he explained further: “Which means that more than 25% of our backers have already played during peak time (more if you include non-peak hours).”
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In the meantime, the bot in Discord has been adjusted. It now uses the paid accounts as a reference size, which according to the bot is currently about 90,229.
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Here are the numbers: In the MMORPG subreddit, user “Lewpac22” shared a screenshot that showed the current player counts on the Crowfall servers. At the time of the screenshot, there were 3,139 concurrent players in Crowfall.
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These figures were read by a bot, which is continuously updated in the Crowfall community Discord. As of the current status (July 8, 6:45 PM), the numbers are even slightly lower: 2,433 concurrent players are counted there. Considering the daily trend, player counts are sometimes even lower.
Especially in context, these are very low numbers – particularly regarding the backers who originally supported the game financially. As of 2018, Crowfall officially announced reaching the mark of 50,000 supporters through Kickstarter and their own shop (via Crowfall.com). Even if all currently active players belong to this group, that would be only 4.87% of the 50,000 supporters.
In addition, the bot reports that the current number of players corresponds to only 0.45% of the 489,350 registered users who have created an account as a “Crow” to be active in the forum.
What are the problems? Even before the release, there was criticism regarding the PvP MMORPG Crowfall. Among other things, optimization, the interface, and the tutorial were criticized. The latter was important as it should explain a specific system in Crowfall: The game features multiple running campaigns. Only the “Eternal Kingdoms” form an existing social space. A closer look at the difficulties with Crowfall can be found here.
In the reddit post, a user explains: “I am a backer. Didn’t even bother to download the game. I’ve somehow lost all interest. It just doesn’t look like what I imagined. An MMO without a persistent shared world just doesn’t look like an MMO to me. The Eternal Kingdoms don’t really count” (via reddit.com).
Other users comment that they also expected something different from the game – or simply did not notice that it was coming out now.
With a spotlight, EA aims to prepare for the upcoming EA Play on July 22. Four developers of different shooters will discuss the “Future of FPS” in the stream, sharing their ideas and insights and even revealing some details about the upcoming Battlefield 2042.
Here are the facts: Two of the developers from Battlefield 2042 presented some information about Battlefield 2042 today, on July 8. There were also a few interesting facts about the development of the shooter and some features:
Players can combine things like tornadoes with wingsuits to catapult themselves across the battlefield.
The development of Battlefield 2042 has already taken three years so far.
Three different game modes will be playable at release.
Hazard Zone will be a mode for squads and a “contemporary mode, not a classic Battle Royale.”
More information specifically about Hazard Zone will be available in the fall.
Some popular maps from the past will return in Battlefield 2042. This is about the “love letter to veterans.”
Developing a new map for Battlefield 2042 takes between 6 and 12 months – especially the balancing for so many players takes time. On MeinMMO you can find more about the 7 starting maps of Battlefield 2042.
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Some of the info was already known beforehand but might have been overlooked by some interested parties. If you want to learn more about Battlefield 2042, definitely tune in to the EA Play on July 22, 2021.
One important topic of the discussion was also the “future of shooters” and how the genre should develop. With new technology and ideas, shooters might evolve in ways you are not used to. Some of the developers had interesting approaches to this.
Who is speaking here? The ideas and insights into the development and future come from renowned staff members of several studios and games. The discussion included:
Vince Zampella, founder of Respawn (Apex Legends)
Chad Grenier, Game Director of Apex Legends
Christian Grass, General Manager of Ripple Effect Studios (formerly DICE L.A.)
This is what the future of shooters looks like: Many statements from the developers about the future are rather general. The developers are confident that many great opportunities are ahead, but Vince Zampella for instance says he doesn’t even know yet what will be possible.
Christian Grass, on the other hand, has a very concrete idea of what shooters should achieve in the future. He wants shooters to become more social and compares them to traditional sports:
Look at traditional sports. You can go outside, just kick or throw a ball around, watch on TV or in the stadium […] It will be more than just the game.
And I think we are just at the beginning. We can turn it into something social. A world where you hang out – not just for competition, but to simply ‘be’ with your friends. I think there’s a great potential in that.
Christian Grass
Oskar Gabrielson sees the future more on the technical side. With cloud computing, it should be possible to create strong visual effects for visually striking games: “That’s still a few years away, but then you’ll be able to see pretty cool shooters.”
When can I play Battlefield 2042? The new shooter will be released on October 22, 2021, for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. You will still have to wait a while, but at least you can look forward to more info during the EA Play on July 22.
In League of Legends, the so-called queue dodging is widespread. Players leave the queue to gain an advantage. However, Riot Games is now taking action against this, banning players for up to 12 hours and deducting league points.
What is queue dodging? This method involves simply leaving the game before it even starts, for example by closing the client or disconnecting the internet.
This usually happens in champion selection, and players leave because they didn’t get their desired position or champion. Some players also leave when their team seems weaker than the opponents.
Queue dodging is especially common in ranked and ARAM (All Random All Mid) modes. In the latter, champions are assigned randomly, and not everyone is satisfied with their champion. However, the developers are addressing this in the upcoming update.
Severe penalties of up to 12 hours and 10 LP
What is Riot Games doing against queue dodging? With the upcoming patch 11.15 expected to be released on July 21, tougher penalties will be imposed on players who repeatedly leave a queue within 12 hours.
The following penalties will apply in normal and ranked matches:
Level
Queue Lock
LP Deduction (Ranked only)
1
6 minutes
-3 LP
2
30 minutes
-10 LP
3 (new)
720 minutes (12 hours)
-10 LP
The penalties for ARAM will also be adjusted:
Level
Queue Lock
1
15 minutes
2
30 minutes
3 (new)
720 minutes (12 hours)
The developer BarackProbama explains in a blog post that queue dodging fundamentally worsens the player experience. Queues become longer and the selected radius of teammates and opponents increases, which affects the quality of matches.
The changes are primarily aimed at players who regularly exit a queue. While there are not many of them, they disproportionately ruin many matches (via LoL).
In Diamond+, 33% of all games are interrupted by queue dodging
How common is this method? According to Riot Games, only 42% of all ranked matches in the highest leagues – from Diamond 1 and above – start without issues. 1% of all players are interrupted by a login error with the champions, 24% end during the ready-check, and in a full 33% of matches, there is an intentional queue dodge.
Statistics of queue dodges by Riot Games.
However, only about 1.6% of all players who are ranked from Diamond 1 and above leave the queue 3 times or more per day. This 1.6% of players are the target of the new change.
Are further changes planned? Yes, but they will be implemented later in the game:
On the one hand, champion selection will receive a reporting function to report players who intentionally attempt to ruin the game.
On the other hand, work is being done to ensure better distribution when filling roles. Each player can specify a primary and secondary role. So far, matchmaking has only considered the number of players who need to play their secondary role on both teams. In the future, the exact same positions must be filled by the players in their secondary role.
What do you think about the changes to queue dodging? Are they just right, going too far, or maybe not far enough?
In LoL, there is currently also discussion about the new champion Akshan alongside queue dodging. Many especially consider one ability to be far too strong:
How strong will the players of FC Bayern be in FIFA 22? We look at the predictions and tell you what ratings Neuer, Lewandowski, Müller and Co. might receive in the next FIFA installment.
Last year, the ratings of the Bayern players negatively surprised many FUT players to some extent. They were in many cases significantly lower than one would have expected. This was especially curious because FC Bayern managed to win the Champions League in 2020 and many players performed at top levels.
That’s why we are particularly excited this time and are already looking at the predictions for the ratings of FC Bayern.
What are rating predictions? Before the official player ratings of FIFA 22 are known, the community tries to estimate how strong the players might become in the new FIFA installment. For this, the performances of the players in the last season are reviewed and predictions are made.
Forecast for the ratings of Bayern players in FIFA 22
Where do the predictions come from? The predictions for these FIFA 22 ratings come from realsport101.
These are the predictions: We first show you the player rating from FIFA 21 and then the predicted value for FIFA 22. This way you can see the possible development.
Manuel Neuer: 89 -> 89
Robert Lewandowski: 91 -> 92
Thomas Müller: 86 -> 88
Joshua Kimmich: 88 -> 89
Leon Goretzka: 84 -> 86
Kingsley Coman: 84 -> 84
Alphonso Davies: 81 -> 82
Dayot Upamecano: 79 -> 81
Niklas Süle: 84 -> 82
Serge Gnabry: 85 -> 85
Leroy Sané: 85 -> 85
Lucas Hernandez: 82 -> 82
Benjamin Pavard: 81 -> 79
Marc Roca: 77 -> 74
Sven Ulreich: 79 -> 76
Omar Richards: 70 -> 73
Corentin Tolisso: 80 -> 78
Bouna Sarr: 77 -> 75
Jamal Musiala: 61 -> 73
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting: 75 -> 73
It is important to keep in mind that these are merely predictions from the FUT community. The official player values in the finished game may differ significantly from these assessments.
What do you think about the ratings? Tell us in the comments!
If you are interested in these FIFA 22 ratings, you can see which Bundesliga players urgently need to be improved here:
On reddit, a PC gamer surprisingly realized that he had been using the wrong setting for years. The particularly annoying thing is that he only noticed this mistake after 4 years of gaming. Now, reddit is having a laugh about his error.
What happened? Without realizing it, the thread starter had probably been gaming for almost 4 years on an integrated graphics chip instead of his dedicated graphics card, even though he had a graphics card installed in his computer. This was because he had kept his HDMI cable connected to the wrong port for years.
In a later comment, he explains that he has an AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, 16GB RAM, and a GTX 1050 Ti installed in his gaming PC. Red Dead Redemption 2 ran quite well with “FPS Boosting Mod” on the integrated graphics chip, without him ever questioning why he had such low FPS.
So he has a graphics card installed in his computer, but the 1050 Ti has probably been quite bored for the last 4 years. He himself writes quite perplexedly: “I’ve been playing on the integrated graphics [of my CPU] since 2017 and had no idea.”
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Some processors have an integrated graphics chip (APUs). These chips are mainly used in office computers, as such processors do not need a dedicated graphics card. With some APUs, it is even possible to game at low to medium settings.
When did he notice the mistake? He never noticed the issue, as his games seemed to work perfectly fine.
But a few days ago, he came across a thread on reddit. Here, a user complained that he suddenly had abysmal framerates. One user pointed out to him that he likely plugged his HDMI cable into the motherboard instead of the graphics card.
At that point, the PC gamer probably had a suspicion and had to think about his own PC. Because he writes:
So I plugged the HDMI into the GPU and holy crap, I have never felt so stupid in my life.
His comment in the subreddit “buildapc” has caused great amusement. Besides the laughter and mockery, there are also some users who can definitely relate to the mistake.
Where does the problem come from? Many motherboards offer various built-in HDMI ports. If you use a processor with an integrated graphics chip, you can plug your HDMI cable directly into the motherboard and get a display.
However, dedicated graphics cards have their own HDMI and DisplayPort connections. Once you install a graphics card on your motherboard, you need to connect your cable to one of the graphics card’s ports; otherwise, you won’t get a display, or you will continue using the chip on your motherboard.
About a month ago, the new MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis appeared in the Microsoft Store and on Steam. With Sega as the developer and Microsoft as the publisher, the game has a lot of potential – but how does it look a month after release? We at MeinMMO take a look at the game.
How many people are currently playing PSO2: New Genesis? Phantasy Star Online 2 was released in 2020 in the West and built a small community on Steam. However, with the release of New Genesis, the player count rose significantly but is now slowly declining. Although player numbers are falling, PSO2 has almost doubled its player base with New Genesis.
While the average player count in January 2021 was still around 5,200, it surged to up to 17,580 in June due to the release. Currently, the player numbers on Steam range between 7,000 to 10,000 active players per day.
It is important to note that the mentioned numbers refer only to players on Steam. However, the game is also offered outside of Steam, and unfortunately, we do not have those numbers. The general picture presented by the development should, however, largely correspond with the Steam numbers.
Why are player numbers declining? According to the community, New Genesis offers cool classes and has fun movement mechanics that make the gameplay enjoyable. However, there is a lack of content. After playing PSO2:NG for 20 to 30 hours, you have really seen almost everything New Genesis has to offer.
We must assume that many players enjoyed their time with the game and have now already played through the available content. Currently, there is a significant content gap in the endgame, which the developers promise to fill, yet have not been able to do so so far.
The content that the existing PSO2 offers has likely been completed by many players, given the age of the game. Player numbers are definitely decreasing because players simply have little to nothing to do at the end.
What do players say about it? There is much discussion about the game on Reddit, where we find some interesting points of view reflecting player opinions. The comments often underline what we have already inferred from the numbers.
One user, killerkonnat (via reddit), writes: ‘The game was released 3 to 5 months too early. The gameplay is nice, but it offers ridiculously little content.’
This opinion is echoed by user DanishJohn (via reddit): ‘The content schedule for the game is quite slow. I would suggest coming back in two years when they have new stuff made and then continue playing. You really don’t have to worry about not catching up with current players.’
A_Crow_in_Moonlight even refers to the game as alpha (via reddit): “Honestly, it feels like an alpha. The game looks beautiful, the combat is decent, and there are many interesting systems to build upon… and that’s it. […]. Right now, everything feels like placeholder content. NGS can be a fun game, but at the moment it’s not a game you can invest dozens or hundreds of hours into.’
Conclusion after one month
After listening to the feedback on Reddit and analyzing the player numbers, as well as considering the previous content of the game, the following conclusion can be drawn.
Pro
The movement system feels great
Graphically, there has been significant improvement, even for the old PSO2
Fighting has become more dynamic
The open world is a meaningful addition
The shop offers some quality of life adjustments but is not pay-to-win
Contra
Launched with very little content
Also hasn’t been able to deliver new content quickly enough
The overall system of having both games in one launcher can be confusing for new players
Even though combat and graphics have improved over PSO2, there are still some areas for further enhancement
In conclusion, we can say that PSO2: New Genesis is not in a great position a month after release. Player numbers are dwindling and are likely to continue falling unless new content for the game arrives in a timely manner.
Nonetheless, the game is not bad; it currently offers too little to keep a potential player engaged for long. We at MeinMMO will of course continue to keep an eye on the game for you.
What is PSO2:NG? New Genesis is not exactly a new game. Phantasy Star Online 2 was released in Japan in 2012 and in the West in 2020. However, with New Genesis, completely new content has been released that functions independently.
Both games, however, run through the same launcher and when you create a character, you can choose whether to play PSO2 or New Genesis. You can even transfer your character back and forth later, but only the appearance will remain, not the attributes and equipment.
In this video from TheLazyPeon, you can see the first impressions of PSO2:NG:
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How does New Genesis play? A lot has changed with the major update. Previously, you would only meet players in dedicated hub areas to then go together into instances, but New Genesis is a true open world where you can meet other players. The game has thus become more of an MMORPG.
Another highlight of the game is the incredible freedom in movement. You can perform normal jumps, double jumps, and even wall jumps, and then glide down slowly. With a little practice, you can almost fly over the map.
As for combat, New Genesis features an action combat system that has been further improved compared to PSO2. You must actively aim and attack your opponents with the mouse buttons. In New Genesis, you can experience this with six different classes:
Hunter, a melee fighter who relies on his sword and can take a hit
Fighter, a melee fighter who focuses more on damage than on defense
Ranger, a ranged fighter who can support teammates in battle
Gunner, a ranged fighter with two pistols and a lot of mobility
Force, best compared to an elemental mage
Techer, a ranged fighter with long range, who supports his teammates
New Genesis does not include the classes Braver, Bouncer, or Summoner that exist in PSO2, these can still only be played in PSO2.
What do you think of New Genesis? Have you played it yet? How do you assess the current situation? Feel free to leave us a comment.
In Rainbow Six Siege you can now buy Outbreak Packs. These old event cosmetics from 2018 cause a lot of frustration among players who complain about greed.
This is ‘new’: You can now open ‘Outbreak Packs’ in the team-based tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege and unlock 50 rare cosmetics. But wait, the Outbreak Packs aren’t that new – they were already available in 2018.
This ‘innovation’ is not well received by many players for two reasons:
Ubisoft is accused of greed
Making the rare items available again hurts the veterans who were active in 2018
What is different now? In 2018, the Outbreak Packs were introduced along with a cool zombie mode. Here, players could cooperatively face the undead threat, which felt quite similar to Left4Dead. On top of that, players earned the Outbreak Packs and unlocked event loot – even the rare Elite Skins.
But now, in 2021, there’s no zombie mode. Only the packs with the event items are in the game. If you want the (again) limited-time loot, you’ll have to raid your R6 account this time.
The Outbreak Packs also contain the “Black Viper” Elite Skin for Ash
Players find Outbreak Packs “greedy”
That there are cosmetics only this way is not a developer’s mistake. The zombie mode is not supposed to return. It is intended that players get the 50 items from the Outbreak Collection through the shop – randomly. By the way, you only get 1 item per pack. So, if you want everything and didn’t play in 2018, you’ll need 50 packs.
A single Outbreak Pack costs 300 R6 Credits
600 Credits correspond to €4.99.
Alternatively, an Outbreak Pack can be bought for 12,500 Renown. This corresponds to more than 10 hours of pure gameplay – the amount of Renown depends on your performance.
This is how players react: Primarily, players complain that the developers just want to cash in quickly. The term “Cash Grab” is frequently mentioned under the official announcement tweet from Rainbow Six Siege. The US site Game Rant even titles “Rainbow Six Siege: The Return of the Outbreak Packs Triggers a Controversy in the Community Over ‘Greed'” (via gamerant.com).
The former pro Niclas ‘Pengu’ Mouritzen is one of the best players and hits the nail on the head for many when he says things like: “Wait, so the old skins are back, which can be bought for real money, but without a game mode? The old content loses its value because the skins were so ‘rare’, PLUS it’s just a money grab?”.
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What this means is that the cosmetics from 2018 now lose significant rarity. Anyone who ran around with an Elite Skin “Black Viper” for Ash showed they were part of the OG Outbreak event. Now, anyone who runs around with it could just have bought 50 Outbreak Packs.
Would this be the ideal solution? Players are puzzled as to why Rainbow Six Siege does not simply bring back the entire Outbreak mode. The creepy zombies would also fit perfectly to the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction coming out in September 2021.
The latest installment in the series is a co-op shooter that takes place after a mysterious parasite outbreak. The whole game is supposed to draw on the PvE mode Outbreak from Siege and build on that idea. Our MeinMMO author and Rainbow Six expert Benedict Grothaus demands that the new Rainbow Six: Extraction needs 3 things from Siege to be really good.
What do you think of the return of the Outbreak Packs in R6? Do you hate FOMO – that feeling of missing out – and are you happy that you can now get the event loot from 2018? Or do you agree with the upset players: Zombie items without a zombie mode are a no-go? Let us know in the comments.
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With the C58 came a new assault rifle in Season 4 to Call of Duty: Warzone and like many representatives of the popular weapon class, the C58 is considered very strong. The assault rifle is a kind of “Cold War” version of the CR-56 AMAX and MeinMMO shows you why you should definitely try the rifle.
What kind of weapon is this? The C58 strongly resembles the Austrian weapon Assault Rifle 58 (StG 58) and would thus be the predecessor of the StG 77 (AUG) in the Austrian Armed Forces. The technological basis comes from the FN FAL, which is also present in the game as a single-shot assault rifle (via Wikipedia).
In Warzone, the assault rifle even comes with the characteristic wooden stock and belongs to the long-range assault rifles with a rather lower rate of fire. Handling and values reminisce of the CR-56 AMAX – the strong assault rifle was particularly popular in Season 3, but lost some of its appeal after a nerf.
Now the C58 presents itself as a strong alternative in Warzone, bringing the highest damage of all meta assault rifles specialized for range. MeinMMO shows you the value comparison, tested setups and why the weapon is among the best.
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The C58 is basically the AMAX from Cold War
What makes the C58 strong in Warzone? The story is quickly told: The C58 is stable and deals strong damage. In Warzone, there are often large distances between you and your opponent – every Warzone player should have an automatic favorite weapon with controllable recoil at range.
And the C58 could be such a favorite weapon. Although the reticle wobbles a bit more than with the very stable competitors Krig 6 or the popular FARA 83, with a bit of practice you can land simple hits. The strong bullet velocity also helps. With a maximum value of 1,155 meters/second, it is a good deal above the similar AMAX and rather on the level of the FARA or XM4.
In terms of damage, the C58 surpasses all the alternatives mentioned here. Among the assault rifles, the C58 is only surpassed by the AK-47 from Cold War and the FFAR 1 – both weapons are complicated companions at range. Damage, stability, bullet velocity – exactly what you want from a long-range weapon in Warzone, and the C58 delivers.
Damage comparison with long-range competition – torso hits / without attachments. Source: truegamedata.com
What can the C58 not do well? The biggest disadvantage of the C58 is its rate of fire. With 553 rounds/minute, it is very low, and every missed bullet increases the time-to-kill by already more than 0.1 seconds. This brings the C58 additional disadvantages in close combat, where a bullet can easily miss. The C58 is therefore somewhat limited in its area of operation. Competitors like the FARA (790 rounds/minute) or XM4 (721 rounds/minute) tend to forgive missed shots more.
What area of use is recommended? Due to its values, the C58 is somewhat one-dimensional and specialized. Therefore, we recommend using it as a long-range all-rounder, which you should only rarely use in close combat.
CoD Warzone: C58 Setup for Easy Hits at Long Range
What does a strong setup of the C58 look like? The assault rifle already performs well with a standard long-range setup, but due to the very vertical recoil, you can skip the “Field Agent Grip.” Use the free space to boost your ADS speed or increase important mobility with a stock – the C58 can do that.
Warzone C58 Setup
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 18.5″ Special Ops
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Ammunition: 45-Round Drum
Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
Barrel and muzzle increase the bullet velocity to the maximum and provide you with range, sound suppression and recoil control. However, you lose some ADS speed, which you can make up for with the grip.
For secure hits, use the large 3x Axial Arms optic. With this optic, the visual recoil is very low, and hits can be accurately placed. The 45-round magazine reduces the ADS penalty compared to the largest magazine, which holds 55 rounds. However, since your damage per bullet is extremely high, you don’t necessarily need the very large magazine.
What else can I try? If the C58 feels a bit too wobbly in this form, swap the grip for the under-barrel “Field Agent Grip.” This will give you even more control.
If you prefer to focus on mobility, you can swap the Special Ops barrel for the Ranger variant. This will lose you some control and range, but you’ll be faster in sight. If movement while aiming or sideways movement is more important to you, then go for a stock instead of the grip (SAS Combat Stock or Looting Stock).
Currently, there are also many recommendations for the “Royal & Kross 4x” optic. The larger zoom further reduces usability in close combat, but the optic helps with recoil. If you want to see some recoil gameplay with the Axial Arms 3x and Royal & Kross 4x optics, we’ll embed a video from the YouTuber “JustLawlyTTV” here:
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The Warzone is richer by a strong assault rifle and brings with it a strong AMAX replacement with the C58. If you had a great time with the strong assault rifle from CoD MW in Season 3, the C58 will make you happy now as well.
If you want to check out more meta alternatives of the Warzone, visit our list of the best weapons of Warzone. We keep the list regularly updated and inform you about current changes to the weapon meta.
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In Destiny 2, the Solstice of Heroes event is running and rewards you with really cool armor. We explain what tasks await you in 2021, how to quickly generate Elemental Orbs and open Solstice Packages, and what the armor glow is all about.
The Solstice of Heroes 2021 started in Season 14 in Destiny 2. During the event, you level up a ragged armor set until it shines bright. To show off your final armor, however, you will need to do quite a bit of grinding and work.
MeinMMO reveals the tasks you can expect for all 3 upgrade levels and how to complete all steps as quickly as possible. You can return to this guide whenever you unlock new tasks. In the end, we have tips that have proven effective in past Solstice events.
If you need general information about the Solstice event and the European Air Zone, you will find it here:
This is how the event armor works: Visit Eva Levante in the Tower; she will initially give you a helmet. Now quickly complete a run in the European Air Zone (EAZ). You will then receive a complete Solstice set and can start grinding.
Your goal during the event is to continually upgrade the armor. This increases its rarity level, improves its stats, and also changes its appearance. Be sure to visit the statue of heroes in the Tower for this.
At this statue, you level up the event armors after completing all tasks.
Upgrading the Solstice set occurs in three stages:
The blue Renewed set
The legendary Majestic set
The Resplendent set and free armor glow
You have this long to do it: The summer event started with the reset on July 6 and ends on August 3.
You have just over a month until the Solstice of Heroes ends. During this time, you must level up the Renewed set and the Majestic set. To unlock the Resplendent set, you also have time beyond the event’s end; the tasks do not expire.
Buy and unlock Focus Glow in Destiny 2
Explaining the armor glow: The Solstice armor can shine brightly. You must either purchase this effect (Void, Arc, Solar, and Stasis) or earn the glow in neutral white.
Starting with the Majestic set, you can purchase universal armor ornaments with elemental glow effects in the Eververse.
This costs 6,000 Glimmer (earnable currency) or 1,500 Silver (real money currency).
According to your focus, the armor will then automatically glow in the elemental color. The glow is strongest when supers are charged.
Those who diligently level the event armor walk through Destiny in splendid attire.
If you complete the hardest challenges and level the armor to the Resplendent set, you will automatically receive a white glow effect for your Resplendent armor. You don’t need to spend anything; just master the tough tasks.
Will you only receive one Solstice armor? No! If you are looking for gear with high stats, you can draw random rolls from the boxes. The chance for armors notably increases after completing the upgrade, by the way.
If you accidentally dismantle the event armor, don’t worry: Visit Eva in the Tower and click in her inventory on the right – here you will receive the Solstice armor again.
The tasks for the 3 armor sets are nearly identical for all classes. It may just happen that a Hunter needs Arc kills, for example, while the Titan needs Solar kills. Once you have completed all the tasks for a set, return to the Tower and meditate at the large statue of heroes. You will then receive the next armor set.
Do I have to wear the complete set all the time? No! You only need to equip the armor piece for which you currently want to complete tasks. If an armor piece is finished or does not provide a task for the current activity, equip an exotic or your regular armor with mods.
Renewed Set (blue)
Complete the European Air Zone (start the event activity in the Tower)
Collect Elemental Orbs (200) – use your special weapon or abilities of your class, and you will see small orbs appear in the matching element after a kill
Use 20 finishers to defeat damaged enemies
Complete a playlist activity – a strike, Gambit, or Crucible match
Collect 50 Elemental Orbs in Strikes, Crucible, or Gambit matches – Hunter: Stasis or Solar, Titan: Stasis or Arc, Warlock: Stasis or Void
Complete 2 public events
Defeat 30 enemy Guardians in Gambit or in the Crucible
Complete a patrol
Create 50 Orbs of Power – By getting quick kills with Masterwork weapons or your super, you will create Orbs of Power (previously Orbs of Light)
Run through 3 lost sectors
Collect 50 elemental orbs in patrols – patrols refer to everywhere in Destiny 2; these can be patrols or public events, for example. Hunter: Void, Titan: Solar, Warlock: Arc
These tasks should not take you long. If you cleverly combine the tasks – using the appropriate element and completing events and patrols simultaneously – you can easily finish in an evening. Just play the activities stated, and where your required foes are waiting. This way you will automatically complete all patrol tasks on the side.
Tips for the Solstice Packages: Collecting the 10 Solstice Packages in the EAZ is really easy in 2021. Because the objects are now permanently shown on the map.
You can see the boxes in the European Air Zone now permanently, even through walls.
Finding the required 150 key fragments will take longer. But fortunately, you will also receive key fragments outside the European Air Zone. Grab bounties from Eva or complete the other armor tasks.
Final tip: Open the packages immediately when you can. Due to a bug, many Guardians find Solstice Packages disappearing from their inventory.
Majestic Set (purple)
Defeat 5 mini-bosses in the European Air Zone before the boss appears – you have 5 minutes for this, and the kills of your two teammates count as well
Defeat enemies in the EAZ (200)
Collect 200 Elemental Orbs – Arc, Void, Solar, or Stasis
Collect 50 Elemental Orbs of the appropriate element in the EAZ – Hunter (Solar), Titan (Arc), Warlock (Void)
Achieve 100 quick kills – this means 100 double or multi-kills, whether through your weapons or abilities
Receive 20 Empowerment buffs: Check which elemental day is currently in the EAZ (Prism day counts for all elements) – then equip the appropriate focus/subclass and the corresponding elemental weapon and collect Elemental Orbs. Watch out for the Prismatic Taken in the EAZ – they immediately give you the full Empowerment buff.
Complete Altars of Sorrows (Moon) or the seasonal Override activity (H.E.L.M.) – Altars provide 5% per wave, and Override provides 30% per run
Complete Blind Well (Dreaming City) or Taken Hunts – In Blind Well, you can quickly farm ability kills; however, in Taken Hunts, you can often and quickly complete the activity through bait resets.
Collect 50 Solstice Key Fragments – you will also do this during activities, EAZ, and event bounties
Achieve 50 melee kills – Hunter (Arc), Titan (Solar), Warlock (Void) important: You do not need to perform charged melee, just hit with the appropriate focus.
Complete Europa events or the Battleground activity – Public events provide 20% and Battlegrounds 34%
Collect 100 Elemental Orbs in Strikes, Gambit, or Crucible – Hunter (Arc or Stasis), Titan (Void or Stasis), Warlock (Solar or Stasis)
Complete 3 Nightfalls, Glory-ranked matches (PvP), or matches in the Trials of Osiris – If you don’t feel like PvP, choose the lowest Nightfall difficulty and will automatically have teammates.
To fully upgrade the Majestic set, a significant grind is ahead. These tasks may take the longest, but they are not really hard. You just need to pay attention to set the appropriate elements for focus and weapons. Compared to last year, the tasks go much quicker.
Once you have the Majestic set, you can equip armor glow.
Resplendent Set and White Glow
This is now different: The tasks for the Resplendent set are shared across all characters. So you do not have to complete a raid with all 3 characters – one completion is enough to gain the glow for all armors. Players also report that already completed tasks are retroactive. On your 2nd and 3rd characters, the tasks are automatically marked as completed when you later obtain the set.
The final upgrade does not give you a new armor piece but unlocks the white glow.
Complete a raid – any raid, the final boss must fall. The boss kill is all that is needed – with Riven, for example, you do not have to play the heart phase for the task.
Complete a dungeon – complete the Pit of Heresy, the Shattered Throne or Prophecy solo or in a team
Defeat 15 Guardians in the Trials or Competitive (Glory PvP) or 15 Champions (PvE)
Each armor piece has only one task, which leads you into the endgame. Only equip the item for which you are currently fulfilling the task. You can also play the activity normally and switch the armor just before completion. Don’t forget that you have unlimited time for the 5 tasks, even if the Solstice is already over.
5 Tips for the Solstice of Heroes 2021 in Destiny 2
Since veterans are not playing the Solstice for the first time, here are some tried and tested tips.
This is how to speed up with the 2nd (and 3rd) character: If you have completely upgraded a armor set with one character, your next character levels up twice as fast. Visit Eva in the Tower and unlock “Accelerators”. You do this every time you have completed all tasks of a set.
With the Accelerators, it goes faster.
When you play your third character, it goes three times as fast thanks to the Accelerators. So if you want the Solstice armor for Titan, Hunter, and Warlock, you save a lot of time. This feature has been long desired by Guardians and was thought to be a bug last year.
Forgot what you need to do? You can inspect your gear piece. Directly under the name – still above the elemental display – are the quests. If you navigate in the menu over a Solstice armor piece, you see the counter for the current task.
Find a fireteam: Ideally, go out with the same class. That way, you all have the same tasks and elements – If your friends list is on summer vacation, you can quickly find helpful Guardians through LFG tools. The official companion app is currently bustling with efforts to find teammates.
Which task should you tackle first: Start with the most grind-intensive tasks first. Along the way, you will complete many other, smaller tasks. If you think about the right combos before an activity, you can significantly reduce the grind.
What do you think about the grind during the Solstice of Heroes 2021? Did Bungie adjust the right screws and make the event more attractive and accessible? Or are you not up for all the tasks? Feel free to let us know in the comments if you have more tips for other Guardians.
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