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Developers reveal to us what makes Elyon better than TERA and other MMORPGs

Alexander Leitsch 7. July 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

The MMORPG Elyon is set to release in the fourth quarter of 2021 in the West. We at MeinMMO conducted an interview with the developer Bluehole (TERA, PUBG) and the publisher Kakao Games and discussed Elyon with them.

What kind of game is it? Elyon is an MMORPG focused on action-packed combat, dungeons, and PvP in an open world. Two factions fight for dominance in the endgame areas and in instanced realm battles.

Elyon was originally announced as Ascent: Infinite Realm and at that time focused on steampunk, a lot of PvE, and aerial battles.
In early 2020, a significant overhaul of the MMORPG was announced. The focus shifted towards more PvP and away from aerial combat.
At the end of 2020, Elyon officially launched in Korea, and the first beta in the West took place in May 2021.

While it positioned itself strongly in the gaming charts at launch, Elyon is now struggling with declining player numbers. Nevertheless, the release for the West is still planned.

We asked the developers where they see the strengths of the game and why they believe Elyon can succeed with us. For those wanting an overview of Elyon, here is our preview report:

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“There aren’t many MMORPGs that offer so much freedom to a character”

What makes Elyon special? A unique feature of Elyon is the skill system. Each skill in the game offers different versions that you can unlock and from which you can use one. Thus, the abilities gain an additional effect such as stun or dash, hit more targets, or change from a melee to a ranged attack.

In the skill system and generally in character development, Jim, the project manager at Kakao Games, sees a great strength:

Elyon offers a vast amount of character customization options, not just visually, but also functionally. There aren’t many MMORPGs that offer so much freedom to a character. That’s why I believe that people who enjoy developing metas will definitely enjoy the game – especially in a “realm vs. realm-setting”, where teamwork can propel you miles ahead.
Jim from Kakao Games in an interview with MeinMMO

Since Elyon is developed by the same company that created the MMORPG TERA, we obviously wanted to know where the developers see the advantages of the new game. Here, Sunwook, the director of Bluehole, mainly referred to character development:

TERA has a very sophisticated combat system, but there’s always a “best answer”, meaning players don’t have to constantly experiment with different builds. This can make combat feel a bit boring. In this regard, Elyon offers a more active and free combat system that doesn’t have fixed answers. Instead, it invites experimentation.
Another significant difference is that the main content in TERA is group dungeons, while Elyon focuses more on larger content involving many more players. Elyon does have dungeons, but they are just one of many different things that players can enjoy.
Sunwook from Bluehole in an interview with MeinMMO

How is the balance between the factions? Much of Elyon revolves around battles between the two factions. Some players have expressed concerns that imbalance between the factions could negatively affect the content. Sunwook has promised that in the West, attention will also be paid to maintaining balance:

We are considering balancing faction-based content by limiting the number of players who can participate in them. In situations where faction balance becomes a problem, such as in the open world, we have options like applying a balance buff for that specific situation.
Sunwook from Bluehole in an interview with MeinMMO

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Adjustments to the Marketplace and UI

How is Elyon adapting for the West? In the beta in May, it became clear that Elyon has some mechanics that are not well received by Western players. One of them was the 5% loss of experience points upon death. Sunwook explained to us:

This [XP loss] is meant to make players care more about not dying and focus on the fight. We believe that players can completely avoid dying if they focus on the game. And it will be easier through better equipment and customizing skills. It’s a mechanism for more immersive gameplay.
We also have a system that allows players to recover lost experience to reduce the stress it causes.
Sunwook from Bluehole in an interview with MeinMMO

However, there are also some things that the developers want to adjust for the upcoming beta in August and until the release of Elyon:

In terms of game content, there wasn’t a critical point that needed to be addressed, but there were a number of “quality of life” changes that people requested and that are either already being resolved in later builds of the game or being implemented by us.
For example, we will remove the time window on battlefields during CBT2 and add a function to scale and move the UI.
The biggest change will be on the marketplace, where we will introduce a min/max price limit system for EU/NA.
Jim from Kakao Games in an interview with MeinMMO

What about the Elyon shop?

We also addressed the topic of the cash shop. This is similarly set up in Korea as in Black Desert and offers items like:

Materials for upgrading equipment
Items that can prevent the destruction of equipment
Pets that help with looting and provide small buffs
Premium buffs such as more loot and more XP
Storage/inventory expansions

However, in the first beta in the West, the shop was disabled. When we inquired during the interview, we were referred to the closed beta in August:

What the cash shop will include exactly is a topic we cannot address at the moment. What I can say is that we will open the shop in closed beta 2. There, you will not only see which products are offered but also have the opportunity to try purchasing with free rubies – the paid currency.
We will write a post in the coming weeks that will provide more insights into the cash shop, and we look forward to your feedback.
Jim from Kakao Games in an interview with MeinMMO

The release version of Elyon is expected to lag only a few months behind

What’s next for Elyon in the West? The closed beta 2 has already been announced for August, but without a fixed date. A version playable there will roughly correspond to a version from June in Korea, with respect to game content and balance.

At release, we should receive a version that is as close as possible to the Korean one. Generally, the goal is a global version, as Jim explains:

Our goal is to work with a global build in terms of content. At launch, we will certainly be a little behind – maybe one or two months – but we want to catch up as quickly as possible.
Jim from Kakao Games in an interview with MeinMMO

Lastly, Jim revealed to us that Elyon will be available not only through Kakao Games but also on Steam (via Steam). There, the release date is listed as “Fall 2021”.

Elyon is one of many MMORPGs set to release in 2021. You can find all other highlights for 2021 here:

13 reasons why MMORPG fans can look forward to 2021

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WoW Video from the Raid: This is the final appearance of Garrosh Hellscream

Cortyn 7. July 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The former Orc chief Garrosh Hellscream makes a final appearance in World of Warcraft. See here what happens to him in the raid Sanctum of Domination.

Even though the most exciting aspect of the new WoW raid “Sanctum of Domination” is the fight against Sylvanas and the much-discussed cinematic, there is also a second, smaller cutscene that deals with another important character. We learn what happens to the soul of a well-known Orc: Garrosh Hellscream.

Spoiler warning: This article and video discuss a story element from the new raid “Sanctum of Domination”. If you don’t want to know how it ends, you should not continue reading.

Who is Garrosh Hellscream? Garrosh Hellscream was the son of Grom Hellscream, known by many from Warcraft III as one of the clan leaders of the Orcs. Garrosh first appeared in “The Burning Crusade” and was gradually built up as the Warchief of the Horde throughout the expansions. In Cataclysm, he took on this role and plunged the Alliance and Horde into a devastating war. He committed many cruel acts, such as dropping a mana bomb on a city.

During “Mists of Pandaria”, Garrosh becomes the antagonist, ultimately using the power of the Old Gods to fulfill his dream of a “true Horde”. In “Warlords of Draenor”, he then flees to Draenor, where he is ultimately killed by Thrall in a cinematic.

Where can Garrosh be found in the Sanctum of Domination? There, Garrosh is a rather passive part of the boss fight against Dormazain. He is mainly used to extract Anima from him.

At the end of the fight, however, Garrosh is freed, and this small cutscene in in-game graphics is played:

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What happens to Garrosh? After the fight, Garrosh takes one of the fallen weapons from Dormazain and delivers a brief monologue clarifying his motives and views. Translated, he says:

They said I must be held accountable for my crimes… make amends for my sins. But every choice I’ve made, I would proudly make again. I bow to no one. Not you, not the Jailer, and not that coward Thrall. FOR THE HORDE!

Garrosh then leaps forward with the weapon at Dormazain, destroying him—and himself at the same time. In the end, only a small pile of ash or Stygia remains.

Basically, Blizzard gives Garrosh a “final hurrah” here and makes it clear once again that Garrosh made his choices himself and would stand by them. He was not driven by the Old Gods and chose this path, which he would choose again at any time. Moreover, this is Garrosh’s first “honorable” and self-chosen death that many Orcs wish for.

What do you think of this final appearance of Garrosh Hellscream? A cool “second” exit? Or disappointing to see him go out like this?

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LoL: Players are annoyed because their favorite ghost serial killer is now a sexy E-Boy

Schuhmann 7. July 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Some players react confused to League of Legends : The summer event “Sentinels of Light” is coming up. But the new skin “Thresh Unbound” suddenly turns the ghostly monster with hooks and chains into a significantly more attractive version. But does that fit the character? The majority of players say: No!

This is the situation:

LoL is launching a summer event “Sentinels of Light”. It starts this week and part of it is the new champion Akshan, who sounds too strong for many players.
As part of the event, 5 new skins are coming to LoL.
The skin “Thresh Unbound” transforms the ghostly monster Thresh (skull as head, chains, hooks, green glow) into a contender for “Sexiest Man Alive”.

Summer event “Sentinels of Light” starts this week in LoL

What is going on in League of Legends? Riot Games has announced a summer event for LoL: “Sentinels of Light”. The event starts on July 8. Everything that happens in the event is meant to become part of the story of LoL. Therefore, all skins and cosmetics coming with the new event are supposed to impact the lore of LoL and the worlds of other games in the LoL universe.

“Sentinels of Light” is an order that protects the world from the undead forces of the “Shadow Isles”.

In the upcoming event:

Rengar, Pyke, and Graves will join the Sentinels of Light
The “Dark Side” will be reinforced by Miss Fortune and Thresh

In practical terms for LoL, it means new skins are coming for these 5 champions. Riot Games has already shown the skins.

This is the discussion around Thresh: With the new skins, the skin of “Unbound Thresh” seems somewhat confusing to some.

Because Thresh, the Chain Warden is actually an “undead monster” in LoL, who has a burning skull as his face. Thresh is portrayed in the lore of LoL as “cunning and ambitious, a restless spirit”.

In his new look, he proudly shows off a six-pack, walks around with an attractive face, and looks quite sexy.

This unsettles some fans.

Thresh represents the banality of evil – he must not be cool!

As one user on TikTok says: It makes no sense at all. Thresh is a creepy, obsessed, and narcissistic guy who meticulously ensures he gets what he deserves and who wants to take revenge on everyone for even the slightest injustice. Moreover, he is probably a serial killer. But the most important thing about him is: He is not cool. He is evil, but nothing special. The evil is banal.

This would essentially be a very normal guy who only becomes interesting because an interesting villain accidentally turned him into a monster.

If Thresh is now transformed into a “sexy e-boy”, that would be a betrayal of the character. Even if Thresh had the ability to project his appearance onto himself, something embarrassing would come out of it, since his soul is so petty, but the new skin makes Thresh appear as cool as he sees himself. That can’t be.

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Another user argues from a different angle: He thinks that if you take away Thresh’s cool glowing skull and cloak, you simply make him less sexy:

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Also on reddit, the skin is seen rather critically (via reddit). The lore contains a picture of Thresh before his transformation: He looked absolutely normal and inconspicuous. Why Riot depicts him this way now is incomprehensible to many.

The new skin seems like an insider joke from Riot Games: Players wish for more “love for the monsters”, more from Rek’Sai, Cho’Gath, Trundle, and Fiddlesticks, and instead, Riot Games makes one of the monsters like Thresh into a “sexy guy”.

Apparently, however, Thresh’s “ghost version” is so iconic and popular that the “sexy version” does not have many fans.

LoL is a huge game and fans frequently discuss the heroes and their look:

LoL teases new champion – players are disappointed with the always same “sexy guy model”

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How The Lion King Meets Alien Baby: Players Love the Cutest Emote of the Destiny Universe

Philipp Hansen 7. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, the Solstice event now allows you to lift Eliksni hatchlings like the little Simba from Disney’s “The Lion King”. The Guardians celebrate the nostalgia, but it’s not cheap.

The Guardians are all about the cute baby Fallen, who conquered all hearts right at the start of Season 14. The little rascal is now stealing the show in the new summer event.

Previously, Guardians could only admire the cute alien offspring from a distance – but that’s over now: You can now lift the little guys like the little lion Simba from the Disney hit “The Lion King” into the sky.

This is how you play The Lion King: The event Solstice of Heroes, which started on July 6, brought new content – also for the Eververse. Here you will find the new emote “Eliksni Hatchling” (eng. Eliksni Hatchling).

Like the monkey Rafiki at Disney, your Guardian raises the swaddled baby alien high so that everyone can admire the sprout. The space Simba honors the gesture with a sweet giggle – or whatever Eliksni hatchlings produce. By the way, Eliksni is what the aliens call themselves; humans disparagingly call them Fallen.

As one of the first US magazines, Polygon reported on the Eliksni babies, which you can now lift like Simba. Check out the new emote in action here:

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Bungie cleverly extracts silver with Alien Simba

How much does the new emote cost? The gesture “Eliksni Hatchling” costs 1,000 silver. That’s about €10 if you buy the premium currency in the store (it gets a bit cheaper depending on the bundle size).

The price of 1,000 silver corresponds to that of a whole season – but it’s completely normal for exotic emotes in Destiny 2.

Is Simba also available for Glimmer? Many cosmetics can also be bought with the earnable currency Glimmer in the Eververse. However, the Simba emote seems to be available only for silver in the store during the Solstice event. This is at least what dataminers are reporting on sites like TodayInDestiny.com.

But the predictions regarding event items are never 100% accurate – we cannot completely rule out the purchase option with Glimmer. At the latest next year for the Solstice, the emote should also be available for earnable currency, as is tradition.

If you don’t just want to cuddle with the cute Eliksni in-game, you can also do that in the real world:

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The Lion King meets the Guardians’ nostalgia nerf

This is how the Guardians rule: The already nostalgic Guardians are all about the combo of baby alien and Simba. Under the Twitter post, you can already see that many players shout “Shut up and take my dust” – a reference to a meme that celebrates willing spending of money.

When they are then informed that they will need silver for the purchase, the disappointment is great. Because many Guardians agree: They absolutely need to lift Eliksni hatchlings like Simba. But other users chime in with “the next paycheck will be blown on that” – hopefully, there’s still something left for living expenses after the 1,000 silver.

Of course, we also find numerous references to “The Lion King” under the post. Some Guardians even noticed that the info text of the emote pokes fun at the classic. It says in Destiny 2 “The Eternal Ether Cycle” – a clear reference to the earworm song “Circle of Life”, which makes the film so unforgettable.

Here you can indulge in nostalgia and listen to the song as well as see the iconic intro, at the end of which Simba is raised high:

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What do you think of the obsession with the Eliksni hatchlings? Just cute and sweet, or do you admire Bungie’s marketing more? Or are you not even reading this anymore because you’re continuously lifting the little space Simba over your head? Let us know in the comments.

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Pokémon GO: The new Pokédex is finally here, but it seems to be a bit forgetful

Max Handwerk 7. July 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, extensive changes have gone live that are being seen by more and more players. These include updates to the Pokédex and the map – but not everything is working yet.

What is changing in the Pokédex: After the improved Pokédex was first tested by some trainers, the new feature is now reaching for the birthday event more and more players. The update: You can now filter by different Pokémon categories in the Pokédex. For example, you can display the Crypto, Event, or Shiny Pokémon you have collected so far.

This way, you can better track which monsters you have already caught shiny variants of and which ones you might want to hunt again. However, the feature is not functioning as trainers had hoped.

What the community says: In the Pokémon GO subreddit, trainers noticed that the Pokédex still has its gaps. Because although players have already caught some Pokémon, these are forgotten in the Pokédex.

An example shows a trainer from the UK who is trying out the feature for the first time: “Everything is based only on what you have in the box when you get the Dex. For example, mine does not show a Bidiza in the perfect Dex that I caught during the last event and evolved yesterday. So it obviously never tracked anything, not even a few days ago” (via reddit).

Another writes: “The different Dexes confuse me. I know that “Erlöst”, “Event” and “Crypto” are not correct, but I’m pretty sure my “Shiny” Dex is okay” (via reddit)

Many players had hoped that the improved Pokédex would display more historical data. However, in many categories, it seems that already sent or evolved monsters are missing. Additionally, in some trainers, some categories still seem to be absent.

More changes to the map are live

What else has changed: In addition to the Pokédex, the dynamic sky has now gone live in more locations. This feature visually represents the weather in a more realistic way in the game and beautifies the game.

Moreover, an update to the map itself seems to have occurred: more up-to-date street data has been added. So it’s possible that you’re now seeing more or different streets than before.

While the sky feature is well-received in the community, there is still discussion about the streets. Here, it apparently involves outdated data, as some players noted in their neighborhood (via reddit).

Additionally, there are isolated trainers who are currently seeing a completely empty map and are unable to play properly (via reddit). However, these seem to be isolated cases.

How does the update look for you? Is your neighborhood now displayed better? And how does the Pokédex look for you? Tell us in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers!

What else is coming in Pokémon GO, find out here: All events in June in Pokémon GO.

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Destiny 2: Players expect a secret Exotic in Season 14 – could come today

Philipp Hansen 7. July 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

In Destiny 2, players are missing an Exotic. However, leaks indicate that it should be available on July 7th. A crossover, tradition, and a secret weapon Exo that was revealed too early are all said to be related in the season of Splicer.

What are the players missing? In Destiny 2, the Season 14, the season of Splicer, is running. The storytelling this time is top-notch, there are 2 new seasonal activities, and numerous new weapons invite experimentation. But one weapon is missed by the Guardians: Their 2nd seasonal Exotic.

Here, we explain why many Guardians see today’s July 7th as the deadline for the secret weapon. Three reasons suggest that we will expand our arsenal – but beware: Spoiler warning! We will look at leaks and speculations that are not yet live in the game.

Currently, many Guardians are still complaining about disconnects. More about the latest server issues of Destiny 2 here on MeinMMO.

Guardians miss new weapon Exotic

Reason 1 – the tradition: Since Bungie shifted to the current season model for Destiny 2 in 2019, there has always been one weapon Exotic available for free in the Season Pass and one Exo through seasonal activities.

In the current season, the exotic pistol Cryosthesia 77K awaits obediently in the Season Pass.
In Season 13, there were Ticuus’ Prophecy and Narrative of a Dead One
Season 12 offered Duality and Hawkmoon
Season 11 came with Witherhoard and Fallen’s Pledge and even additionally the Traveler’s Chosen
In Season 10 we had Tommy’s Matchbook and the Fourth Horseman
Season 9 was generous with Symmetry, the Devil’s Ruin and the additional Puzzle Reward Bastion
Season 8 started with Eriana’s Vow and Leviathan’s Breath

The Stasis pistol Cryosthesia 77K and Vex Mythoclast from the raid “Glass Chamber”

For tradition’s sake, Bungie must hide the 2nd Exo somewhere, right? Technically, there is even a 2nd Exotic – but that would be the raid weapon Vex Mythoclast. This Exotic doesn’t have much to do with seasonal content. It’s part of the freely accessible content from the Content Vault, which is not subject to any conditions.

Reason 2 – Did Bungie reveal it? Right at the beginning of the season, Guardians discovered strange oracles and occurrences in the lost sectors of the Shattered Isles. It was assumed that they were riddles for the catalyst of the Vex Mythoclast. But that was and still is not the case.

In the meantime, the mysterious events have been quietly patched out of the game. Many Guardians are sure that we will see this mystery again later in Season 14. Although the seasonal story is currently on hold, it is supposed to continue on August 10th with the “Epilogue” about Savathûn, the endless night, and the deeds of Vex-ghost Quria.

See the secret oracles in the Shattered Isles here:

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Currently, the summer event “Sundown of Heroes” 2021 is taking place. But today, on July 7th, the chances for a new Exotic are said to be quite high.

On July 7th, Destiny and Halo are supposed to celebrate a crossover birthday

Reason 3 – Bungie Day: Bungie, the studio behind Destiny, was founded in July 1991 and is celebrating its 30th birthday. The anniversary is supposed to be celebrated today, on July 7th – Bungie Day. Leaks reveal:

Destiny 2 is supposed to receive the iconic Magnum from Halo as a new weapon. This gun was really OP in the PvP battles of Halo Combat Evolved (2001) and some veterans still have nightmares from the headshots.
More content from Destiny 1 is supposed to be retrieved from the Content Vault.
With “many” Exotic quests and festive armor, Bungie celebrates Halo and the ancient game Marathon (1994) in Destiny 2.
The leak also mentions that there will be new content via a bundle in the shop.
However, keep in mind that the leaks have not been officially confirmed, even though the accuracy of other spoiled content has been very high: Huge leak reveals tons of details about the future of Destiny 2 – What’s true?

Players assume that the Halo Magnum is supposed to come to Destiny 2 as Exotic. If the old weapon were implemented 1 to 1 in Destiny, we would probably expect a pistol with strong zoom and incredibly high headshot damage. Since a new Halo installment is set to release this year, such a crossover would be great advertising.

Other Guardians, however, assume that Bungie is pushing the anniversary celebrations back a bit, as the Sundown event just started. They anticipate new information in this week’s blog post (in the night of Friday, July 9th).

What do you think, is there anything to the 2nd seasonal Exotic? Do you firmly believe that we will receive another weapon, possibly already today for Bungie Day? Or does Destiny break with tradition in Season 14? Let us know in the comments.

To celebrate Bungie Day, there is also a special item. Some shady dataminers have even sold this and Bungie had to issue a warning: Destiny 2 warns against scammers – selling a cosmetic item that you will soon receive for free

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WoW: Fate of the Shadowlands – The Sylvanas Cinematic

Cortyn 7. July 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

The great “Sylvanas drama” can begin. Check out the cinematic here that shows how the fate of the Shadowlands from World of Warcraft changes.

While we in Europe are still waiting for the weekly reset on Wednesday, players in America are already mastering the new raid in World of Warcraft. The Sanctum of Domination is available on normal and heroic difficulty – and the first guilds have already finished.

This is accompanied by the new cinematic that plays after the battle against Sylvanas Windrunner.

Spoiler warning! If you do not want to know what happens after the Sylvanas fight, do not continue reading. You have been warned.

When does the cinematic play? The cinematic plays after the last boss in the “Sanctum of Domination”, the final battle against Sylvanas Windrunner. She confronts the players as the last hurdle and defends Zovaal, the Jailer, while he tries to implement his plans.

Here you can watch the new video:

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This is what is seen in the cinematic: The cinematic shows Zovaal, the Jailer, achieving his goal. He extracts a sphere from the Arbiter and implants it into the hole in his chest. This gives him a new form and he becomes whole again.

He is so powerful that he captures all the great heroes of Azeroth with a single gesture and brings them under his control.

Sylvanas points out to Zovaal that now they have everything needed. But Zovaal explains that he will create a new reality in which “everyone will serve.” Sylvanas hears these words that change in her mind. They are no longer Zovaal’s words, but those of the Lich King. Sylvanas turns against Zovaal and attacks him – but he simply intercepts the shot.

Sylvanas declares that she will “never serve.” Zovaal only finds that “regrettable” and tells that Sylvanas has helped him restore something. He will now return this “favor.” He takes out a soul crystal, breaks it, and throws it at Sylvanas.

Sylvanas then weakens, falls to the ground, and her eyes begin to glow blue. Zovaal and Anduin step through a portal and disappear. Sylvanas loses consciousness and the heroes of Azeroth approach her threateningly – this is where the video ends.

What does the cinematic mean for Shadowlands? The Jailer has achieved his goal. He has reached the peak of power and that is just when Sylvanas turned away from him. She seems to have undergone a change of heart and turns against Zovaal. But what he has done to her is not entirely clear. Did he complete Sylvanas’ soul again? And what will the heroes now do with Sylvanas?

How did you like the cinematic? Are you satisfied with Sylvanas’ fate? Or is it all terrible what Blizzard has done to her?

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Promising war game has been in development for 9 years, finally available on Steam

Benedict Grothaus 6. July 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

Battle Cry of Freedom is a new realistic historical war game now available on Steam. The simulation was first announced in 2012 – so it has been in development for quite a while. However, the developers have a lot planned.

What kind of game is this? Battle Cry of Freedom is set in the 19th century, during the American Civil War. This war is also the backdrop for the war simulation.

You take on the role of a US soldier or a Confederate and fight on vast battlefields for victory. The realistic shooter can be played in both first-person and third-person – although “shooter” may not quite capture the genre.

Indie developer Flying Squirrel Games has been working on Battle Cry for Freedom since at least 2012. It was first announced back then. Now, the war game has its own page on Steam (via Steam).

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A little official gameplay from the developers’ pioneer.

What are the features? On the Steam page, the developer boasts various features – primarily massive matches. You should be able to come together with up to 300 players in one round. Additionally:

destructible and realistic environments
divisions: infantry, artillery, and specialists
various roles such as snipers, musicians with over 50 songs, gunners, and engineers
over 120 unique weapons, 70 types of ammunition, and 20 cannons
melee combat with fixed bayonets
14 different battlefields
realistic ballistics
dynamically changing times of day and weather
regiments (clans)

Uniforms, weapons, and environments are designed to be historically accurate and detailed. You can customize your soldiers as you like.

When and where will the game be released? Although the game already has a Steam page, the release is set for 2022. So far, the platform known is only PC.

Developers have experience with historical games

Flying Squirrel Games has previously worked on historical games. The developers are behind the DLC “Napoleonic Wars” for Mount & Blade: Warband. Since its release in April 2012, the DLC has accumulated 2,902 reviews on Steam, of which 89% are positive (“very positive”, via Steam).

Whether the wait of ten years by the time it releases will be worth it remains to be seen.

If you’re looking for new material until then, you might be interested in “Hell Let Loose.” While the shooter is set in World War II at a different time, it also focuses on detail and realism:

Hyper-realistic World War shooter is doing great on Steam and will be released soon

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 07/06 – Today with Solstice, hard raid and “new” weapons

Philipp Hansen 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The new week in Destiny 2 surprisingly offers many opportunities to shape the Guardian’s everyday life. Today, on July 6th, a visit to the Glass Chamber is worthwhile, the Festival of the Lost starts and new and rehashed loot is to be hunted. What does the fresh weekly reset offer in detail?

There’s a lot to do today: If you have successfully downloaded the new patch 3.2.1, there’s a lot going on in Destiny 2. The mid-season update brought with it the “Festival of the Lost“. So visit Eva Levante in the Tower and get to earning the radiant event armor and event weapon (see title image).

But also, Season 14 shows that it hasn’t spent all its ammo yet:

The sandbox has been significantly shaken up. In PvE, you’ll enjoy a buff for the Sleeper Simulant and in PvP, meta weapons like shotguns and 120 hand cannons have been nerfed – which weapons will dominate now? The important buffs and nerfs of update 3.2.1
There’s a lot to do in the raid “Glass Chamber”: Starting today, you can expect the new difficulty Grandmaster and it introduces time-warped weapons to Destiny 2.
A new challenge awaits you in the raid at the Gatekeeper: “Strangers in Time” requires you to kill Wyverns and Vex Minotaurs (Praetorians) in the portal at the same time. Shoot the Wyverns down first and give them the finishing blow in parallel or take them out with a super directly while the relic bearer deals with the Minotaur.
The dusty locations Moon and the Dreaming City receive a loot upgrade today: Destiny 2 brings you more weapons: 12 old guns are being buffed.

The seasonal story of Season 14 is taking a break for now. Only on August 10th will the events surrounding Savathûn and the endless night continue – as revealed by the roadmap. What other reasons does the new reset bring to log in?

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The most important information on activities from July 6th to July 13th.

In the Nightfall: The Trial by Fire you awaited

Fallen S.A.B.E.R – show the Great Shank who’s boss.

This week, the fusion rifle Plug One.1 is in the Nightfall loot pool. If you manage to get through the leaderboard, you can snag the better master version. Throughout the week, you’ll receive double loot in the Nightfall.

Playlist Strikes have the following modifiers:

Voidburn
Heavyweight
Blackout

The elemental burn remains the same throughout the week, the other modifiers rotate daily.

Crucible: Lord Shaxx offers these PvP modes:

Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Dynamics Control

Petra Venj is at the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The curse cycle restarts and Curse Week 1 is active. Additionally, you can prove yourself in the 5th Ascendant Challenge.

Sources for top loot in Season 14 of Destiny 2

This is the new max level: In the Season of the Splicer, the maximum power level of your gear rises to 1,320. That is a relatively small jump of only +10 (from the previous Season 13). This aims to reduce the annoying grind and if you were diligent in Season 13, you only need to play the top activities to push your level.

Here you will find top loot (Pinnacle Gear), which can bring you above 1,310:

Achieve at least 100,000 points as a team in the Nightfall: Trial by Fire (+2)
Simulation: Exo Challenge (+2)
Omen Mission (+2)
Prophecy Dungeon (+2)
Harbinger Mission (+2)
Trials of Osiris (up to +2)
Raid “Glass Chamber” (+2)
Imperium’s Hunt for Upgrade (+2)
Clearing Mission – with corrupted keycodes (+2)
Open 3 Conflux chests with keycodes in Override (+1)
Complete 8 bounties for the Servitor Splicer (+1)
Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
Complete 3 Crucible matches in Control (+1)
Complete 3 Strikes with appropriate focus (+1)
Hawthorne’s Clan Task

Eververse’s Glimmer Highlights

The Festival of the Lost brings summer-themed ghost shells

What does Tess have on offer?

The exotic ghost shell “Cabana Shell”
The exotic ghost shell “Archipelago Height”
The exotic Sparrow “Eira’s Grace”
The exotic emote “Capturing Rays”
The exotic ornament “Racing Lepus” for Jade Rabbit

How are you starting the new Destiny week? Are you looking forward to the return of the European Air Zone as part of the Festival of the Lost? Are you excited to farm the armor or have you moved on from this grind or would you rather sweat it out in the raid? Let us know in the comments.

We at MeinMMO will take a look at the event and provide you with tips.

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Rainbow Six: Professionals allegedly used exploit for years until one of the best players reported them

Benedict Grothaus 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The former pro Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen is one of the best players in the world in Rainbow Six Siege. Recently, he revealed that many pros have been exploiting a bug in the tactical shooter. A week later, Ubisoft announced that the flaw would be fixed.

This is the story:

Pros in Rainbow Six have allegedly exploited a bug for years that gave them an advantage.
No one was supposed to report the bug for fear it would then be fixed – it was just too useful.
A former pro has now reported the bug, and it should be removed in a few weeks.

“5 minutes of testing” ends years of bug

What kind of exploit is this? Due to a glitch, it is possible in Rainbow Six Siege to suppress the sound when preparing a fragmentation grenade or C4. Both explosives are typically instantly lethal.

Usually, a sound indicates that an opponent is deploying the corresponding gadget – like the characteristic clicking when the pin is pulled from a grenade. Sound plays an enormous role in Rainbow Six, as movements, reloading, or grenades indicate where opponents are and what they are doing.

By suppressing the noises, players were able to completely rob opponents of their reaction time and catch them off guard. According to Pengu, nearly every pro took advantage of this reproducible bug without reporting it. After all, it was a significant advantage.

However, after he ended his career himself and has not played for the well-known e-sports team G2 since March, he forwarded the bug to Ubisoft.

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This is what the bug looks like. Or rather: this is what it sounds like. Or … well, this is what it sounds like not.

What happens now: Ubisoft employee Eric Pope has now confirmed that the bug will be fixed in the upcoming update Y6S2.2 (Year 6, Season 2.2). The update will be released “sometime in the next few weeks” (via Twitter.com).

Pengu himself writes: “If you report a bug with a video of reproduction, it will be taken care of. A three-year-old bug will be fixed after five minutes of testing in a private game” (via Twitter.com).

Fairer matches in Rainbow Six without the bug?

At least among pros, the exploit is said to have been widespread. How many players were aware of it is hard to say. For most matches, the bug fix will likely have minimal impact – if any, then among the top-tier players.

However, E-sports may become somewhat more exciting because strong amateur teams that were unaware of the exploit now have slightly better chances against the pros.

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Sometimes, this tiny chance is enough to turn a match around. Amateurs and pros are currently competing against each other in the ongoing GSA League 2021, the e-sports tournament for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. There, newcomers are vying for a spot in the EU League, the professional sector of Rainbow Six.

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Pokémon GO shows Mega Mewtwo and Gen 7 starters – Trainers say: Don’t get your hopes up too early

Max Handwerk 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Currently, a birthday is being celebrated at Pokémon GO, and fittingly, there is a new artwork to admire. It features some exciting Pokémon. But is this a hint at a forthcoming release of the monsters?

What kind of artwork is this? Currently, the event for the fifth anniversary of Pokémon GO is taking place. Accordingly, there is much discussion on the Pokémon GO social media channels about the history of the game, while monsters like the anniversary Pikachu and Shiny Flampion are appearing on the map.

On Twitter, the official illustration for the 5th anniversary of Pokémon GO has now also been shared.

There are various contents visible that are already in the game or are expected to come. Among them are the Eevee evolution Feelinara, the upcoming GO Fest Pokémon Meloetta, and monsters like Viscora, Lucario, and of course Pikachu.

However, the image also shows some things that have not yet appeared or been announced in the game. You can see the illustration here:

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Mega Mewtwo X and new starters – But a nearby release is not guaranteed

These are the most exciting Pokémon in the image: A striking feature at the top center of the image is definitely Mega Mewtwo X. The rare legendary Pokémon Mewtwo has two Mega Evolutions in the main series: the Y and X versions.

The X version shown in the image currently has the highest attack value of all Pokémon and is likely to become a sought-after target in Pokémon GO. After all, Mewtwo is already one of the absolute top attackers in Pokémon GO – its Mega Evolution would take it to the next level.

In addition to Mega Mewtwo X, there are also three Pokémon that you should recognize if you have played the seventh generation of Pokémon. For the image features the starter monsters from the Sun/Moon games:

Bauz
Flamiau
Robball

Bauz is of the Grass & Flying type, Flamiau belongs to the Fire type, and Robball completes the trio as the Water starter.

Why one should wait with anticipation: Several trainers hope that due to the monsters in the birthday image, Mega Mewtwo and also the Gen-7 starters could soon arrive in the game. However, this is not certain, as some users in the Pokémon GO subreddit point out: “Before everyone loses their minds over Mega Mewtwo X, one should remember that both Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Lucario were on the poster for the 4th anniversary.”

Indeed, both Mega Lucario and the Y version of Mega Mewtwo are included in last year’s collage – and still have not made it into Pokémon GO. However, Generation 6 starters and generally Mega Evolutions are visible in the game that have already made it into Pokémon GO.

It is to be expected that eventually, all monsters in the image will be available in the game – but whether it will be sooner or later remains open for now.

For those who want to collect candies for a possible Mega Mewtwo, a chance will come soon: Mewtwo will replace Deoxys in raids and will also be encounterable at the GO Fest alongside other legendary bosses in raids. What else is happening this month can be seen in our event overview for July in Pokémon GO.

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Nintendo actually brings out “Switch Pro”, but it is weaker than expected

Benedikt Schlotmann 6. July 2021 Reading time 4 minutes

Nintendo has introduced its latest Switch model. However, the new OLED model is not necessarily what users expected from a “Nintendo Switch Pro“. MeinMMO presents the new model.

Many users had expected that the manufacturer would announce a new console this year. A new Switch model was among the hottest rumors of E3 2021. Now, the manufacturer has indeed introduced a new model, which is set to be released on October 8, 2021.

What did Nintendo introduce? The manufacturer has now officially introduced the Nintendo Switch OLED model (via Nintendo.com). The main focus is primarily on the new display rather than an increase in performance that some users had hoped for from the next Switch model.

MeinMMO presents the new console and explains the differences compared to the current Nintendo Switch, and why the initial feedback is lukewarm.

New “Switch Pro” offers plenty of detail improvements but no more power

With the OLED model, Nintendo is making some detail improvements to its console. Here are the most important changes:

What changes:

Instead of a 6.2-inch LED screen, the new model receives a 7-inch OLED screen. The resolution in handheld mode remains at 720p, as does the TV resolution of full HD (1080p).
The internal storage is increased from 32 GB to 64 GB. You can also add additional storage just like the previous model.
The OLED model gets an improved internal audio output.
The docking station also receives a LAN port for wired internet.

What does not change? The screen resolution remains at the old resolution. There is also officially no performance upgrade for the existing hardware.

Various views of the Nintendo Switch OLED model

What we still don’t know: We cannot yet say whether the battery life of the OLED model will be significantly longer or at least better than that of the old Nintendo Switch, as we currently lack benchmarks or usable facts.

What does the new Nintendo Switch look like? Officially, the Nintendo Switch OLED model comes in white and neon red/blue. You can watch the full presentation of the new model in the official YouTube video embedded here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mHq6Y7JSmg

The official trailer for the Nintendo Switch OLED model

When will the Nintendo Switch OLED model be released? The console will be officially released on October 8, 2021, and you can purchase it directly from Nintendo.

Nintendo Switch OLED model – Many users hoped for a “real” upgrade with more power

What did many users hope for? Many users had hoped that Nintendo would equip the latest model with significantly more power and a larger screen. We have also summarized the first reactions of the community on the Nintendo Switch OLED for you.

Some speculated on an even faster Nvidia graphics chip and even hoped that ray tracing or at least Nvidia’s DLSS technology would find its way onto the console. For example, the Japanese site Gamepedia speculated on a significantly improved model (via Gamepedia.jp).

Many hoped that Nintendo would introduce a Switch Pro as a meaningful upgrade either for its own console or as a new model. For many, a new Ethernet port or the OLED screen is not enough to justify purchasing the console – especially if they already own a model.

How users are reacting: For example, there is already a heated discussion about the new model on Reddit, and reactions are lukewarm (via reddit.com). There are now over 4,000 comments about the new console:

“Guys, this is just a Switch with an OLED screen and Ethernet port.”
“I eagerly waited to spend my hard-earned money on a Switch with better battery life and 4K. The likelihood that I will buy this is 0%.”
“A good thing for anyone who hasn’t bought a Switch yet (and is willing to spend a few extra dollars), less good for those who wanted a performance upgrade. On the other hand, it’s not like they ever promised one.”

However, there are also comments that take the presentation in stride. Nintendo has not officially promised a “Nintendo Switch Pro” or a possible “performance upgrade,” but only speculations from some users. Many see the OLED display as a sensible upgrade.

What do you think about the new model? Do you like the improvements of the Nintendo Switch or do you think the upgrades are too few?

If you already own a Nintendo Switch and are looking for good games: MeinMMO presents the best free games for the Nintendo Switch in detail and explains why they are worth it.

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Final Fantasy XIV: How to quickly and easily earn up to 1.8 million Gil

Matthis Dillmann 6. July 2021 Reading time 6 minutes

Anyone looking to top up their wallet before the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker or trying to save enough Gil for their own house will find a quick tip here to make money. With the Gourmet crafting, it’s not that complicated to achieve.

What is this about? This guide is aimed at players who own Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers and are looking for a way to earn money quickly. Maybe you returned because of the current great popularity of the game and now want to make some money.

In one afternoon, you can earn between 1.6 and 1.8 million Gil, depending on your luck and the number of your allowances. However, you will need the crafting profession of Gourmet at least level 79. With this, you can create the item “Coffee Cookie”. If you are at level 80, it becomes a bit easier.

What makes this method so special? The nice thing about this method is that you don’t have to compete with other players. You don’t have to worry about someone defeating a monster from which you need a special item, and you also don’t have to push through sellers at the market board.

Furthermore, you can use this method entirely by yourself, as you don’t need to form a group to tackle a dungeon or raid.

How to make Coffee Cookies and earn money – Here’s how

What are the requirements? First of all, you need to have the crafting profession of Gourmet at level 79 or 80. This unlocks the required recipe. Ideally, you also have the gathering profession Botanist at level 78 or higher. This allows you to collect the necessary ingredients yourself and save money.

Additionally, you need supply allowances to accept a crafting allowances quest. You receive 3 of these allowances every 12 hours, thus 6 per day. You can have a maximum of 100 of these allowances (called Leves in English) at the same time. Your current number can be seen in the supply menu, but you share this across all classes.

Where do I need to go now? If you meet the requirements, you can head to Crystarium in the region of Norvrandt. This is the first major city in the Shadowbringers expansion. Go to the area “The Canopy”. Walk or teleport with the Aetherytes to the point “Community Workshop”.

There you’ll find the NPC Eirikur, a Hrothgar who distributes the crafting allowances. The allowance of interest to you is in the category of crafting allowances under level 78 and is called “Really Gluttonous”. It’s important that you can submit 3x 3 cookies per allowance. After you submit the first 3, you will be asked if you want to submit more. Definitely do that!

You can even further increase your profit by only submitting HQ cookies. This gives you a 100% bonus on top. Although the reward per crafting allowance varies slightly, this way you will maximize your profit.

How much money can I make with this method in the long term? Since you receive 6 allowances per day, you can complete it a total of 180 times in a month. On average, you receive 3,000 Gil per allowance.

If you submit 9 cookies per allowance, you will receive 9,000 Gil. If the cookies are of high quality, your profit doubles to an average of 18,000 Gil.

However, you will only earn these amounts if you do not have to purchase ingredients and elemental crystals. You mainly need fire crystals for this. So it’s worth having a botanist.

With your 6 daily allowances, you can therefore average about 108,000 Gil per day with this method. If you have accumulated 100 allowances and do not use them otherwise, you can earn between 1.6 and 1.8 million Gil with the Coffee Cookies.

The ingredients for Coffee Cookies

What ingredients do I need for the cookies? The recipe for Coffee Cookies is relatively simple. For 3 Coffee Cookies, you need:

1x Highland Flour
- 5x Highland Wheat (turns into 3x Highland Flour) and 7x Fire Crystal
1x Coffee Bean
1x Garden Turnip Sugar
- 5x Garden Turnip (turns into 3 Garden Turnip Sugar) and 6x Fire Crystal
7x Fire Crystal and 7x Water Crystal

If you have saved 100 allowances – because you have not used them like me and thus reached the maximum – then you need for 900 cookies:

500 Highland Wheat
300 Coffee Beans
500 Garden Turnips
2100 Water Crystals
3400 Fire Crystals

However, you should expect that both the crafting of the 100 recipes and the submission of 900 cookies may take some time.

Is it difficult to make the cookies? Basically, anyone with a level 80 Gourmet and level 80 gear should be able to make the cookies without any issues. If you have a full set of Artisan’s Holy Gear for white crafting certificates, it shouldn’t be a problem. If you don’t have this yet, you should farm it and invest in the gear.

But even with the first full gear for level 80, you can achieve a high quality of cookies. You can buy the armor and tools of item level 430 in Crystarium. However, the accessories can only be found at the market board or crafted yourself. With the gear, you should be able to achieve a high quality with a bit of practice.

Gathering ingredients for Coffee Cookies

Where can I gather the ingredients? You can gather the ingredients in the Shadowbringers zones, specifically in Kholusia and Il Mheg. You can find the Highland Wheat in the south of the map in the area around Sea View. Just teleport to Werfting.

The Coffee Beans can also be found in Kholusia. Fly to the Gravel Fields in the northwest of the map or teleport to Tomra and head south. You unlock access to the northern part of Kholusia later in the Shadowbringers story. If you’re not that far yet, ask a friend to fly you to the Aetheryte.

Garden Turnips can be found in Il Mheg, near the Wool Path by the shore of the Great Mirror. The shortest way to get there is via the Aetheryte near Lydha Lran.

Fire Crystals and Water Crystals can actually be found in all areas in Shadowbringers. Both botanists and miners can gather these. Helpful skills are also “Earth’s Favor” and “Gift of Shards”. Alternatively, you can buy crystals at the market board – however, this reduces your profit.

Will this method work after the release of Endwalker? This question can be answered with a “Yes, but”. Yes, submitting Coffee Cookies should work unless an unannounced change is made.

However, it will be less profitable. Because experiences show that the rewards for these “Leves”, i.e., crafting allowances, are halved. Crafting will become easier. There will probably be an equally profitable method in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. We will keep you updated!

If you haven’t started playing Final Fantasy XIV yet, you can find out why now is a good time to start.

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New MMORPG is fed up with grinding, says “NPCs will never drop weapons or armor”

Mark Sellner 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In a newsletter from the developer City State Games, there was new information about the upcoming MMORPG Camelot Unchained. Besides some words about new areas, the most exciting statement is probably that NPCs will never drop equipment. We at MeinMMO explain this feature to you here.

What is Camelot Unchained? The Kickstarter MMORPG, announced in 2013, has set itself a goal: group-based gameplay and a lot of PvP. With this, the game was able to captivate many backers and raised over 2 million dollars. However, since then, players have been waiting for a finished version.

Nevertheless, Camelot Unchained is considered a dark horse for PvP players and boasts large battles and teamwork between players, which is emphasized greatly.

At the center of the game are the three warring realms around which the PvP action of the game is supposed to revolve. You can fight either as a Viking, Arthurian, or Tuatha Dé Dannan and also choose one of the different races. For the latter, you can for example play as a giant that keeps growing.

Furthermore, Camelot Unchained impresses with 29 planned classes and a true MMORPG veteran as team lead. Marc Jacobs is considered the mind behind MMORPGs like Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online.

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What’s new? In a newsletter, the developers have now released new information about how looting in the game is generally supposed to work. The newsletter clearly explains that the focus is placed on cooperation with other players, and this is also reflected in the loot.

This means that NPCs, meaning monsters and non-player enemies, will never drop equipment. There will be no way to obtain weapons or armor from such enemies.

Also, finished equipment will not be found in any chests or in the world. Much more, Camelot Unchained focuses on crafting and trading among players. Everything you can find are materials that you can then use to create equipment.

You can of course only craft the type of equipment you have specialized in. This aims to encourage you to ally with other players, trade, and help each other.

Why is this exciting? Camelot Unchained follows a very unusual path with this approach. In most MMORPGs, you get your equipment exactly from where Camelot does not want to give it to you.

As players, we are used to running dungeons and hunting monsters to get the equipment we want. The equipment principle of Camelot is thus the exact opposite of what we know.

Whether the concept will ultimately work, we can only speculate at this point. It is definitely an exciting idea that fits into the overall concept of the game. The fact that the potential and community are there for it to work has already been proven by the Kickstarter campaign.

When can I play this? This is currently very hard to say. Originally, the first beta was already announced for March 2016 but was then postponed to July 2018. Although the game was able to gain new investors after the beta, it did not meet the planned release in 2019. There is currently no new planned release date.

According to fan estimates, the studio is currently about five years behind the original schedule for the game.

What do you think of the concept in Camelot Unchained? Did you perhaps even support the campaign yourself? Are you looking forward to the game? Let us know in the comments.

So far, the mood in the community has been rather negative, as they first received a PvE game for their money.

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Pokémon GO: Anniversary event brings shiny Flampion – How strong will the Fire Pokémon be?

Franzi Korittke 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

Since today, July 6, 2021, the anniversary event for the 5th birthday is taking place in Pokémon GO. On this occasion, you will encounter Flampion more frequently in the wild. We show you how strong it will be.

What kind of Pokémon is Flampion? Flampion is a Fire-type Pokémon from Generation 5. You can recognize it by its round, red body. Flampion has been available in the game since the Lunar New Year event in January 2020. However, it has been one of the monsters you can’t encounter regularly in the wild since the beginning.

In addition to the normal form of Flampion, there is also a Galar form. This one belongs to the Ice-type Pokémon and can be recognized by its white color. Just like the normal form, this Flampion also has a round body. With the help of 50 candies, you can evolve both forms into Flampivian or Galar-Flampivian.

Is there a Shiny Flampion? On the occasion of the 5th birthday of Pokémon GO, you can also encounter a shiny Flampion during the anniversary event. This one differs from the normal variant by its pink body. Important: You won’t find Galar-Flampivian in shiny form.

How strong are Flampion and Flampivian?

Using the overview from PvPoke, we examined how strong Flampion and its evolution Flampivian will be in Pokémon GO (via pvpoke.com). In this context, we also show you whether these Pokémon are suitable for use in raids or the PvP league.

How strong will Flampion be?

Flampion itself is among the weaker Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As seen in the overview from PvPoke, the weak values in attack and defense are not enough to qualify as a candidate in the PvP league or in raids. Only the Element Cup is an exception.

For this, only Pokémon with a maximum CP of 500 and of the types Grass, Fire, or Water may be used. Due to its condition and the right moves, Flampion is among the best Fire attackers in the Element Cup.

How strong will Flampivian be?

Flampivian, on the other hand, has significantly better values. The evolution of Flampion is also a Fire-type Pokémon. In addition to the fast moves Fire Fang and Incinerate, it can also learn Tackle. It is somewhat more versatile with its charge moves.

You can teach Flampivian the Fire move Heat Wave, the Fighting move Focus Blast, the Psychic move Psychic, or the Rock move Rock Slide. Particularly in terms of attack and stamina, it can impress. However, its defense value is rather low.

With the right move combination, Flampivian can deal a lot of damage per second to the opponent – especially the moves Fire Fang and Heat Wave are suitable here.

However, due to its poor defense values, Flampivian is very susceptible to attacks from the opposing team.

Nevertheless, Flampivian is one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO and can definitely be used in raids and the PvP league. By the way: The Galar form of Flampivian can also impress with its attacks and values. For this reason, this monster ranks among the best Ice attackers.

Where can you find Flampion and Flampivian in Pokémon GO?

Basically, you can encounter Flampion in the wild. It is particularly supposed to be found in sunny and clear weather. Due to the current anniversary event for the 5th birthday of Pokémon GO, it spawns more frequently from July 6, 2021, at 10:00 AM to July 15, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time. You should take advantage of this opportunity to catch a strong specimen.

Additionally, this is your chance to collect as many candies as possible. You need these for developing and leveling up your Flampion. With a bit of luck, you might even encounter a shiny specimen. After the event, it will probably become a bit rarer in the game.

Alternatively, you can also defeat Flampion in a Level 1 raid. The Galar form of the Pokémon, on the other hand, can only be obtained from 7 km eggs, so it is not easy to find. However, at least you can gather candies for the Galar version with the spawns of the normal Flampion variant until you obtain it through a trade or egg.

Will you take advantage of the anniversary event to secure a strong Flampion? Or would you rather go hunting for shiny ones? What is your opinion on Flampion and its evolution? Please feel free to leave us a comment and exchange ideas here on MeinMMO with other players!

Are you still missing a Mewtwo in your collection? We took a look at where you can get Mewtwo and summarized the info for you.

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Fortnite: How to find the alien artifacts of week 5 – Locations on the map

Tarek Zehrer 6. July 2021 Reading time 2 minutes

With Season 7, new alien artifacts were introduced in Fortnite. MeinMMO shows you what you need the items for and where to find them in Week 5 of the season.

What are alien artifacts used for? Aliens are the big new theme of Season 7 in Fortnite. For example, one of the new skins in the Battle Pass is the alien Kymera.

The skin can be extensively customized. This includes head, hair, eyes, skin, and armor. However, it costs you many alien artifacts. They are either scattered across the island or can be found in cosmic chests.

When do the artifacts come? The new artifacts of Week 5 are not yet in the game and will be released on July 8.

Locations of the alien artifacts in Week 5

How to find the artifacts: The locations change each week. You can automatically collect them at the respective spot by walking through an artifact. You can see how many you have already collected in the lobby.

Here are the locations on the map:

Artifact 1 – Misty Meadows: The artifact is located directly under the top of the church tower. You will need to build your way up first.
Artifact 2 – Retail Row: You can easily find the artifact on the playground, behind the bus stop shelter.
Artifact 3 – Craggy Cliffs: The artifact is located directly on the top coastal strip. There is a campsite there, behind which lies the location towards the sea.
Artifact 4 – Pleasant Park: The location is directly in the center of the park. There is a pavilion under which you will find the artifact.
Artifact 5 – Believer Beach: At the edge of the village, south of the beach, you will find the artifact hidden under the roof of a house. You can recognize the house by an alien graffiti.

The artifacts are usually not hard to reach, but you may need to build your way to them or use your glider occasionally. In this video from EveryDay FN, you can also check the exact locations in gameplay:

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If you collect the item at the location, you will receive four alien artifacts. Thus, you receive a total of 20 pieces for all five locations. Again, the artifacts will only come to Fortnite on July 8.

Currently, there are rumors that the next update could arrive in Fortnite earlier than expected. We provide you with an overview of what is already known: Everything we know about the new Fortnite Update 17.20

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Magic: Legends had many ingredients to become the next MMO hit, but one was missing – now it is dead

Schuhmann 6. July 2021 Reading time 5 minutes

The new MMO Magic: Legends launched with a lot of hype and the best ingredients for an MMO hit, but it couldn’t establish itself. Even worse: The action MMO quickly fell into oblivion. Our author Schuhmann explains why.

Here is the development story of Magic Legends: The fresh game “Magic: Legends” was mentioned for the first time in 2017, then still as a “new MMORPG that would take place in the huge universe of Magic: The Gathering”.

Cryptic Studios officially presented the game at the end of 2019. It was still said: Magic: Legends will be a “real new MMORPG”. The anticipation for a new Western online RPG from a renowned studio set in a large, established fantasy world was high back then.

But shortly afterward, it became clear: The development of Magic: Legends had taken a turn towards action MMORPG. What was now shown resembled a “Mobile Game” or a “Diablo”-like more than a classic MMORPG. The developers said: The classic MMORPG perspective does not suit Magic, otherwise, you would constantly be staring at a summoned ice monster’s behind.

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Why the promised new Magic MMORPG is no longer an MMORPG

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In March 2021, a beta for Magic started that hardly interested anyone. Worse still: Those few who checked it out attributed some “potential” to the game, but also pointed out an emerging “Pay2Win” problem.

Only a few months later, in June 2021, the developers announced: The project will be discontinued.

The special thing is: Between the start of the beta and the end of the game, most players seemed to have already forgotten that “Magic: Legends” even existed. The game generated no traction and no attachment. It could not establish itself in the minds of MMO players.

How poorly interest in Magic: Legends developed can be seen in the “Google Trends” barometer: The game was only interesting worldwide for a tiny moment: When the beta was announced in March 2021. But the global search interest fell back to “almost dead” within 3 weeks.

Magic: Legends could not maintain the brief flare-up of interest: Just 3 weeks after the presentation of the beta, it was as if 95% of people had forgotten that the game even existed.

Only when the game is dead and buried do people start searching for it again.

magic-legends-google-interesse — The interest in Magic: Legends according to Google Trends.

New MMO Magic: Legends fails despite 3 strong starting conditions

These good ingredients for an MMO hit the game had: The game actually had the most important ingredients for a hit:

An experienced studio – Cryptic Studios have already proven with Neverwinter and Star Trek Online that they can develop “big licenses” into successful MMOs over the years
A perfect license – “Magic: The Gathering” is one of the most popular game worlds in fantasy. The “baseline interest” in such a brand is high
A strong publisher – Perfect World is firmly established in online gaming and successful internationally

The key art as an “anchor point” for MMO players

What was missing from the game? In the discussions after the end of Magic: Legends, it became clear that many either had never heard of the game or that they had already forgotten that Magic Legends exists.

Sure, one can now argue that the game lacked clear “What makes me unique” elements, that there are countless games in the “ISO-Diablo” look and that the game apparently reminded too much of “Mobile Games”, but the problems with Magic: Legends start even earlier.

The game lacked a clear key art: An image that immediately anchored itself in the players’ minds and made it clear: “This is the game with that one thing.”

Key art is usually “concept art” that is developed early in a game’s development phase: It is supposed to illustrate the gameplay of a game and capture the “soul” of the game. The key art serves to show developers what vision the game is pursuing and is used to promote a game externally.

When you look at the successful MMOs and also the unsuccessful MMOs of recent years that at least were talked about, it becomes clear that these games have typical “images” and an aesthetic that you immediately associate with the respective game. Even if these images can vary from player to player.

My images for the individual games are as follows:

In Destiny 2, it’s the look of the Guardians and the Traveler
In WoW, it’s the Orcs with their massive shoulder armor
In WildStar, the image of the Chua has become established
In Guild Wars 2, I always think of the animalists, the Charr

Even a rather unsuccessful game like Anthem sticks in players’ memories: Hardly anyone can forget the flying suits from Anthem, which already promise a varied gameplay full of action, aerial chases, and pure violence with their different shapes.

When you see the key art from Anthem, you immediately feel like going into one of the suits and take off:

In Magic: Legends, such a clear image is missing. Here, Cryptic Studios could never establish a clear “key art” that stuck in the minds of players.

When we searched for images on MeinMMO to present Magic: Legends, we repeatedly found the image of a woman looking determined and casting a spell: An impactful image, surely, but this image could also represent countless other MMOs. No one really associates it with Magic: Legends.

It is interchangeable and lacks an “anchor effect”.

The absence of such an anchor led to the fact that just 3 weeks after the beta started, very few remembered that the game even existed. Thus, no hype was created, and Cryptic Studios quickly abandoned the project.

Without key art, without an anchor, games quickly fade from memory.

A similar problem plagued the shooter “Battleborn” years ago: The shooter had numerous weird and quirky heroes but could never find that “one key art” that anchored itself with players. Therefore, players constantly confused Battleborn with Overwatch or Lawbreakers back then. That was a sure sign of impending doom.

And indeed, Battleborn was also a game that, despite outstanding ingredients, was discontinued far too early. Perhaps several MMOs with great potential have fallen by the wayside because they failed to find that one image that burned itself into the players’ minds.

Again and again, MMOs die early. But for them to be discontinued like Magic: Legends while still in beta is quite rare:

These 7 MMORPGs died the fastest

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Who does the most damage in WoW Patch 9.1? Simulation reveals your ranking

Benedict Grothaus 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

In the current patch 9.1, World of Warcraft gets a new raid, the “Sanctum of Domination”. Starting Wednesday, July 7, you can fight the new bosses, but there is already a first assessment of the strength of the 24 DPS specializations of each class. Where do Rogues, Warriors, Mages, and the other classes stand in the current damage ranking of WoW?

Here are the class strengths: Simulationcraft has published a new DPS ranking for World of Warcraft. The calculated performances for all classes in the new raid Sanctum of Domination can be seen there, which appears with patch 9.1 Chains of Domination.

The list includes all DPS specializations, some in variations such as specific covenants or chosen talents. We only list the strongest variant here. You can find the complete list on the official website (via Simulationcraft.org).

The ranking is:

Outlaw Rogue: 11,723 DPS
Fury Warrior: 11,225 DPS
Frost Mage: 11,144 DPS
Balance Druid: 11,122 DPS
Assassination Rogue: 11,050 DPS
Retribution Paladin: 10,994 DPS
Shadow Priest (Nekrolords): 10,948 DPS
Arcane Mage: 10,935 DPS
Subtlety Rogue: 10,833 DPS
Guardian Druid (with ‘Owlweaving’*): 10,705 DPS
Arms Warrior: 10,428 DPS
Enhancement Shaman: 10,267 DPS
Frost Death Knight: 10,193 DPS
Destruction Demon Hunter: 9,998 DPS
Unholy Death Knight: 9,994 DPS
Demonology Warlock: 9,976 DPS
Windwalker Monk: 9,848 DPS
Survival Hunter: 9,674 DPS
Fire Mage: 9,525 DPS
Elemental Shaman: 9,371 DPS
Affliction Warlock: 9,366 DPS
Destro Warlock: 9,344 DPS
Marksmanship Hunter: 9,157 DPS
Beast Mastery Hunter: 8,711 DPS

*’Owlweaving’ refers to a playstyle of the Guardian Druid, where he uses Convoke the Spirits (Covenant ability of the Night Fae) in Moonkin form with Balance affinity. This triggers different spells than in Cat form.

Where do the data come from? The ranking listed here comes from Simulationcraft, a well-known site for simulations related to World of Warcraft. The program behind it has calculated how strong the respective classes can be when played perfectly.

Simulationcraft has been popular among players for many years to have a benchmark to orient themselves. With the tool, especially progression-oriented raiders calculate how much more they can get out of their class with better play.

Simulationcraft along with Raidbots is one of two tools with which you can improve your DPS.

Simulations are not “real numbers”

What you need to be aware of: The numbers do not show “real values,” but purely calculated results. These are not necessarily realistic, as many factors are not considered:

Players are humans, thus prone to errors – these are ignored here
Some classes can take on special tasks, making them more valuable than their calculated DPS value indicates
The simulation accounts for the best available gear, which a large part of the players will not have
Simulationcraft does not take boss mechanics into account, it focuses on pure “patchwork” fights without movement, in which players deal damage constantly

Therefore, do not use the list as a final result and do not be frustrated if your performance lags behind the numbers. Deviating performance can have many reasons and does not necessarily reflect on you.

When will we see the first logs? On Wednesday, July 7, the Sanctum of Domination will open its gates for normal and heroic mode, a week later also for mythic. Many guilds and players will then upload their runs in so-called “logs”.

Logs reflect the actual performance of the players and do not rely on simulations like the list above. We will update our DPS list for World of Warcraft accordingly in the coming days as soon as reliable numbers are available.

Until then, you can already use the simulations to roughly estimate where your class will settle if you can fully “unleash” damage uninterruptedly. If you want to prepare for the raid, you should definitely check if your Legendaries are still the best and if they are in the optimal slot:

Which Legendary should I craft in WoW Shadowlands? Overview for all classes

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A new western MMORPG was released today, but hardly anyone noticed

Alexander Leitsch 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The new MMORPG Crowfall (PC) has been released. It has been in development since 2015 and was initially praised for its innovative ideas. But now, at release, there is no hype around the game at all.

What happened? On July 6 at 1:00 PM, Crowfall officially celebrated its release. Players start in a world that focuses primarily on PvP and crafting and features a colorful comic-style graphics. They all start from scratch, as the servers have been reset for the release.

However, anyone wanting to try the new MMORPG must purchase a version of the game, as it uses a buy-to-play model. Currently (July 6 at 1:15 PM), the shop is unreachable. Additionally, there is an optional subscription that offers benefits like extra bank slots.

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Crowfall has cool ideas but many problems

What is wrong with Crowfall? The new MMORPG drew attention at its announcement with some interesting ideas:

It was supposed to be an MMO that plays like a season of Game of Thrones that players can win.
Various worlds were created where different rules apply. Each world has an expiration date, and the achievements earned in that world are transferred to a social region – the Eternal Kingdoms.
In the Eternal Kingdoms, you can build a house, hire merchants, and display your achievements. Progress there is permanent.
The other worlds are to be constantly adjusted over time and in rules to provide replay value.

How big is the interest in Crowfall at the moment? Essentially, hardly anyone is interested in the game. According to Google Trends, interest peaked in 2016 when many still had high hopes for Crowfall. In the last 90 days, however, there has been almost no search activity for the new MMORPG. Only yesterday and today did the trend rise slightly:

Why is the hype missing? The crowdfunding campaign for Crowfall started back in early 2015. It has been more than 6 years since then, and many players who were originally excited about the MMORPG have since moved on.

The servers of Crowfall have been online for backers for many years, and innovations and updates have come very slowly, causing many to have already “finished” the MMORPG.

However, the game also struggles with many other problems:

Crowfall has been poorly optimized in many areas
The interface and map are unusual and cannot compete with modern MMORPGs
The tutorial does not explain the system with the different campaigns well

Additionally, Crowfall targets a PvP community. It thrives on PvP, battles for castles, and planned mass battles. However, it needs a solid community for that, and exactly this is currently lacking for Crowfall, which is why the game has been in a downward spiral for the last few years.

2021 is also a tough year because with Swords of Legends, Lost Ark, and New World, three new MMOs are coming out that are also competing for Crowfall’s player base.

Who might still find Crowfall interesting? The new MMORPG especially impresses with its large selection of races and the 11 classes, each offering 3 sub-classes. This provides a lot of variety and replay value.

PvP fans might also find what they are looking for, provided there are enough players for the castle battles. Whether this is the case will likely become clear in the coming weeks.

2021 is generally a strong year for MMORPG fans. You can find all the highlights here: 13 reasons why MMORPG fans can look forward to 2021.

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MMORPG Pantheon is facing Alpha after 7 years – This is how the PvE hope looks today

Mark Sellner 6. July 2021 Reading time 3 minutes

The MMORPG Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is considered by many fans to be the great PvE hope. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at how the game looks after 7 years in development and where it stands.

What is Pantheon Rise of the Fallen? The MMORPG aims to provide a true old-school experience while stepping in the footsteps of Everquest. According to the developers, they want to show how the MMORPG genre could have developed had there never been a World of Warcraft.

The team from Visionary Realms, which is behind the development, is not very large. They have been working on Pantheon for 7 years.

The focus of the game is on story-driven quests, dungeons, and raids that you should all experience as a group. Pantheon uses a tab-targeting combat system as well as the classic Holy Trinity of damage, tank, and healer.

Many innovations for Pantheon, but a release is still far away

What’s new? In a newsletter, the development team announced the latest information and the next big goal. They are continuing to work on the alpha roadmap to let the first players experience how Pantheon plays as soon as possible.

Until then, we might still have to be patient. Nevertheless, work is progressing at full speed, after the team received a financial boost at the beginning of the year.

Just in June, the monthly update brought the following new things into the game:

The monk class
The combo system has been revised
A new skill tree for the mage
Diverse UI changes
The AI of the opponents has been completed
Improvements in the game’s code
New animations
New enemies

How does Pantheon play? So far, we cannot provide much information about it, as we have not been able to play it ourselves yet. However, a video already shows us some gameplay material. As promised, there is classic MMORPG gameplay here, with the RPG in focus.

We also see diverse areas and many battles that already look quite decent for a pre-alpha status. Unfortunately, we did not see anything of the game’s story.

In this video, we see around 10 minutes of commented gameplay from Pantheon:

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Why is the game exciting? After the rise of the giant World of Warcraft, many MMORPGs have taken a similar direction. Thus, the developers rightly ask, “Where would the genre be today if it weren’t for WoW?”

This genre is often dismissed as an old-school MMORPG because it follows the “old school”, that is, everything prior to WoW. Pantheon Rise of the Fallen will definitely not be for every player, but it seems to hit exactly the niche that many players want to fill. We are eagerly watching how the development progresses.

When can I play this? So far, there are still no dates. The developers released an alpha roadmap some time ago, with tasks that still need to be completed before a playable version is released to the public, and this is continuously shrinking. Therefore, it is conceivable that we might be able to play an alpha version in 2021 or 2022. However, the game will not receive a final release anytime soon.

What do you think of the idea? Would you give Pantheon a chance? Were you not aware of the game, or are you already waiting for it? Feel free to leave us a comment!

Until then, we have 18 MMORPGs, which are set to appear at the earliest in 2021 for you.

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