In World of Warcraft, a major drama is brewing. The Sylvanas plot is heading toward a finale – and hardly anyone will be happy about it.
The player base of World of Warcraft is a colorful mixed bag. Especially regarding the story of the latest expansions, there are major differences of opinion in the community. This ranges from absolute “fanboys” who find every story development amazing, through a group with rather mixed feelings, to doomsayers who view every story decision of recent years as a disaster.
What will happen soon? In just a few days, the Raid “Sanctum of Domination” will open with 10 new bosses. Particularly heated: The final boss is Sylvanas Windrunner. She has already been quite controversial in the last expansions, but in Shadowlands, she became the open antagonist. After several encounters in Torghast and a multitude of cutscenes – recently in Ardenweald, the fight against Tyrande – it is finally time for a direct fight against the Banshee Queen.
Final fight has tension: The fight against Sylvanas is repeatedly touted as particularly important. After all, the end of the fight “will change the fate of the Shadowlands forever.” It can therefore be assumed that the outcome of the fight will have far-reaching consequences and will likely lead into the contents of the next patch.
Sylvanas has put Tyrande in chains – even if only for a short time.
Developers fuel the debate: The discussions beforehand are also being fueled by the developers. They have emphasized in interviews time and again that the upcoming cinematic will be controversial and spark many discussions in the community. The Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has even mentioned this in an interview with MeinMMO.
No matter how it ends, the community is dissatisfied
There are numerous possibilities for what could happen to Sylvanas at the end of the raid. But it is already clear: No matter what Blizzard plans, part of the community is going to be massively dissatisfied.
What if Sylvanas dies? Should Sylvanas simply die (which is rather unlikely), there will be an outcry that Blizzard has again “burned one of the last remaining Warcraft 3 characters.” For many players, Sylvanas has significant meaning. Even if some cannot stand her anymore, some associate Sylvanas with the Warcraft universe and do not want to say goodbye to the Banshee.
Sylvanas escapes and flees: The probably “most boring” and clichéd variant would be for Sylvanas to interrupt the fight with a hated “Enough!” and flee – into some other world of the Shadowlands or even another dimension. Hardly anyone would be satisfied with that.
Sylvanas waits in the Sanctum of Domination – the fight ends in a cinematic. This will provoke discussions.
Sylvanas becomes “good” again: Some also hope that Sylvanas will receive some form of “redemption arc,” very similar to Kerrigan in StarCraft. There are many parallels between the two characters, which is why some fans speculate that Sylvanas will turn back to the “good” side.
This will likely only be possible if she becomes untouchable and necessary for the cosmos as a whole – otherwise the remaining peoples of Azeroth will probably not rest until she is defeated.
There are a few hints at a change in Sylvanas. Her gaze was clearly doubtful when the Jailer forced Anduin into his new role. Also, the fact that she was unaware of Nathanos’ death undermines her trust in the Jailer.
Whichever of these variants – or any other – may occur, discussions about them will likely flood various social media platforms around Warcraft for several days. Anyone who enjoys a bit of drama and heated debates should keep their eyes peeled and perhaps prepare some popcorn.
We still have to be patient for a few days. Presumably, the first American guilds will complete the new raid “Sanctum of Domination” in normal mode on Tuesday evening and thereby unlock the cinematic.
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When does Season 23 of Diablo 3 end? The end of Season 23 will occur on July 18, 2021. So you have about 2 weeks left to complete your seasonal journey if you are playing a seasonal character.
On July 18, 2021, the ongoing Season 23 will end
When does Season 24 start for Diablo 3?
Is there an official start date for Season 24 yet? While Blizzard has now announced when Season 23 ends, there is currently no official release date for Season 24.
Over time, a clear, recurring pattern has emerged regarding the start of seasons, which already allows us to make a prediction for the start date of Season 24.
The pattern: A season in Diablo 3 typically lasts about 3 months. The exact period remains dynamic, but with few exceptions, the vast majority of seasons have adhered to the 3 months. It is also known that there is roughly one to two weeks between the end of an old season and the start of a new one. New seasons generally start on Fridays.
When could Season 24 start? This leads to two likely dates for the start of Season 24:
Friday, July 23 (almost a week after the end of S23)
Friday, July 30 (almost 2 weeks after the end of S23)
However, keep in mind that these are speculations based on past seasons. An official start date for Season 24 has not yet been announced.
For the Monk, there will be several changes in the new S24
What can we expect in Season 24 of Diablo 3?
Here you can find the most important aspects that will come new with Season 24 or change.
The big highlight – Ethereal Weapons: The season theme of S24 will be Ethereals, so-called Ethereal Weapons, with which they want to honor the legacy of Diablo 2.
These are a new type of weapon that will be obtainable during the upcoming seasonal journey. These weapons will have a powerful set of affixes, a legendary power of a class weapon, and a random passive ability of a class. Additionally, there will be unique icons, names, item types, and sounds that were originally found in Diablo II.
These killing instruments could become quite powerful in the new Season 24 and help you build strong characters with luck thanks to the legendary powers and passive abilities.
Other changes:
There will be changes to classes – only a few for the Wizard, but more for the Monk.
Changes to items are also planned, such as a buff for the Inna set or nerfs for the Crusader’s Valor set or the Masquerade of the Burning Carnival from the Necromancer.
After some back and forth, the new update for Call of Duty: Warzone, originally slated for June 30, is finally live. There was even an additional adjustment – a buff for a change.
What is the back and forth about? On the evening of June 30, the battle royale CoD Warzone received a new update that many players had been waiting for. The patch primarily aimed at balancing some weapons in Season 4 and was supposed to weaken one of the best weapons, the (for many too) dominant assault rifle FARA 83.
However, there were apparently issues with the update; just a few hours later, Raven Software pulled the patch and reverted everything to the state before the June 30 update. The changes were deactivated for the time being. The studio only cited “ongoing issues with the update” as the reason. At the same time, they announced that a fix was already in the works, but no specific date was given for the re-release.
Warzone update from June 30 is back – Another change included
The developers have now announced: By the evening of July 2, it was finally time. The developers announced via Twitter that they were releasing the update again.
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However, the re-release brought an additional change that was communicated later on Twitter:
There was a buff for the already strong and popular assault rifle XM4 from Black Ops Cold War.
Specifically, it is stated: The recoil behavior of the weapon has now been smoothed out.
The XM4 is already competing in Warzone with submachine guns, is ideal for sniper support, and is solid in long-range combat. Now it is likely to become a bit stronger. Soon you will find a detailed guide to the XM4 here on MeinMMO.
How has Call of Duty been for you since the last update? Do you think the nerfs to the 3 weapons – especially the FARA and the nail gun – are sufficient? Or do these firearms need further adjustments after the last patch? Is the XM4 buff noticeable for you? Let us know in the comments along with other readers of MeinMMO.
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In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
Outriders seems to be able to avoid this path, as colleague Paul Tassi from forbes.com sees it. After the last update for Outriders, he wrote:
“[…] the longer the game [Anthem] ran, the more it became clear that even ongoing improvements could not fundamentally save the concept at its core. And when it came time to decide whether Anthem deserved more work and investment, the answer for me (and EA) was no. It tried, it failed.”
In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
However, comparisons to other live-service games are repeatedly drawn, such as Destiny 2 or Bioware’s “dead” Anthem.
Can Outriders make the turnaround that Anthem failed to achieve?
Outriders seems to be able to avoid this path, as colleague Paul Tassi from forbes.com sees it. After the last update for Outriders, he wrote:
“[…] the longer the game [Anthem] ran, the more it became clear that even ongoing improvements could not fundamentally save the concept at its core. And when it came time to decide whether Anthem deserved more work and investment, the answer for me (and EA) was no. It tried, it failed.”
In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
Here, other players counter that Outriders is not a live-service game and therefore one should not expect much more.
However, comparisons to other live-service games are repeatedly drawn, such as Destiny 2 or Bioware’s “dead” Anthem.
Can Outriders make the turnaround that Anthem failed to achieve?
Outriders seems to be able to avoid this path, as colleague Paul Tassi from forbes.com sees it. After the last update for Outriders, he wrote:
“[…] the longer the game [Anthem] ran, the more it became clear that even ongoing improvements could not fundamentally save the concept at its core. And when it came time to decide whether Anthem deserved more work and investment, the answer for me (and EA) was no. It tried, it failed.”
In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
Here, other players counter that Outriders is not a live-service game and therefore one should not expect much more.
However, comparisons to other live-service games are repeatedly drawn, such as Destiny 2 or Bioware’s “dead” Anthem.
Can Outriders make the turnaround that Anthem failed to achieve?
Outriders seems to be able to avoid this path, as colleague Paul Tassi from forbes.com sees it. After the last update for Outriders, he wrote:
“[…] the longer the game [Anthem] ran, the more it became clear that even ongoing improvements could not fundamentally save the concept at its core. And when it came time to decide whether Anthem deserved more work and investment, the answer for me (and EA) was no. It tried, it failed.”
In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
Outriders faced numerous issues after its release. One of the biggest criticism points was the overly harsh grind for legendary loot. With the latest update, People Can Fly has now doubled the drop rates. Did it help? MeinMMO provides you with an overview of the current situation of the loot shooter.
So far, this is how it has gone for Outriders: The release on April 1, 2021, and the time afterward were anything but smooth. It all started promisingly with the free demo and successful sales numbers. For publisher Square Enix, Outriders is a success.
However, the loot shooter struggled at launch with significant matchmaking issues, and numerous bugs made life difficult for players.
At launch, numerous PlayStation users could not log into Outriders, and later similar issues occurred on Xbox consoles.
After an update, an armor bug followed that caused a lot of frustration in the endgame. Enemies suddenly dealt much more damage in the endgame, and there were even peculiar one-hit kills. Again, it took almost a month for People Can Fly to find a solution.
In general, players complained about issues in multiplayer, with many playing Outriders solo due to excessive lags in co-op.
What is meant by a live-service game? These are games like Fortnite, CoD Warzone, or Destiny 2 that are continuously expanded with content since their release. There are seasons, battle passes, and in-game shops that generate real money. Outriders offers none of this and is marketed as a “complete” game.
Has the update helped, and what does the state of Outriders look like now, three months after the release? We summarize the situation for you.
Has the latest update helped?
What is the mood after the latest patch? The changes to the legendary drop chances have generally been well received by players. Many Outriders now report their loot luck and that it is finally worth grinding in the endgame.
Especially in the subreddit for Outriders, the better mood can be observed. Whereas in the past few months there were mainly disappointed posts and much criticism of the developers, there is now significantly more positive feedback.
Phoenix Vanguard: “[…] my first run at level 14 with Silver Time yielded three legendaries. Was there something I wanted? Hell no. But they were all new. And most importantly: I immediately felt that my time was respected enough to keep playing. As if I had a REAL chance to get my set bonus. And after playing until 2 AM, I succeeded! I didn’t even notice how much time had passed; I actually had fun.” (via reddit)
C_Lana_Zepamo: “I can say the game runs better; the loading times are not as long as before (here on PS4). (via reddit)
Broad-Love7972: “It’s a great patch! My favorite so far.” (via reddit)
RobertoVerge: “I absolutely agree. After weeks of grinding for anything that even remotely approached a top-tier build, I now have what I need for a good pyro setup, and the game is so much fun now. It’s going in the right direction. (via reddit)
However, not everything is now peace, joy, and pancakes. Outriders still has some problems, as many players continue to make clear.
Outriders has a long way to go
What other issues are there? Even though the situation has finally stabilized since the release, players still have several points of criticism. Especially the endgame with its expeditions is heavily discussed.
How does it work? This is about completing certain missions within a time frame. The faster you are, the better the rewards at the end.
The problem is the time frame, which has annoyed many players since the release of Outriders. It favors builds that deal a lot of damage. Cooperative gameplay and the combination of different classes and playstyles fall by the wayside.
Moreover, this form of endgame is monotonous. Therefore, many Outriders wish for new endgame variants and generally more content.
For some, it is simply too late, and they have already lost interest in the game. Here are some of the critical voices:
Digitek50: “The endgame needs a lot more content, and we need something for which we can spend drop pods.” (via reddit)
chrisapete123: “No more DPS-based endgame; that’s trash. Design the endgame so that we need a tank, DPS, and healer.” (via reddit)
fireflyry: “It’s great that they are working on it and fixing problems, but for me, the time window is over. I jumped back in for maybe an hour to check out the changes and was bored again.” (via reddit)
Here, other players counter that Outriders is not a live-service game and therefore one should not expect much more.
However, comparisons to other live-service games are repeatedly drawn, such as Destiny 2 or Bioware’s “dead” Anthem.
Can Outriders make the turnaround that Anthem failed to achieve?
Outriders seems to be able to avoid this path, as colleague Paul Tassi from forbes.com sees it. After the last update for Outriders, he wrote:
“[…] the longer the game [Anthem] ran, the more it became clear that even ongoing improvements could not fundamentally save the concept at its core. And when it came time to decide whether Anthem deserved more work and investment, the answer for me (and EA) was no. It tried, it failed.”
In his opinion, Outriders’ situation is different:
“Outriders has not failed. And what this new patch and these recent changes to improve connection issues, damage mitigation and output, and various skills tell me is: Yes, I want further investments in this series, so DLC, an expansion, whatever.”
This also corresponds to the opinion of many players who still enjoy the core loot mechanics of Outriders.
Opinion: After a longer break, I returned to Outriders and indeed: Compared to before, the game now runs significantly smoother. Enemies don’t kill you so quickly and unpredictably with one hit, and you can react much better to the hordes of enemies. From a technical standpoint, there’s finally not much to complain about anymore.
Nonetheless: Outriders leaves me in a conflicted state. The shooter has a framework with its classes and loot mechanics that appealed to me from the beginning. Even the story, which many rated as mediocre, was enjoyable for me.
If the endgame around the expeditions weren’t so monotonous, the various technical issues wouldn’t bother me as much. But since the loot update, I have felt that the game is slowly moving in the right direction. However, one must not forget: It was supposed to look like this at launch, and Outriders took almost three months to fix the most severe issues. The crucial question is what happens next.
If future DLCs in the form of expansions and new endgame content do indeed follow, I will definitely play Outriders again. At the moment, however, there’s not much left for me personally, as the expeditions rush me through the game with their time constraints. I lose interest pretty quickly with such mechanics. That’s perfectly okay; the campaign offered plenty of gameplay hours.
Whether Outriders is worth it in the endgame depends on you as player types. If you enjoy the expeditions in this form and find such activities fun, it’s definitely worth checking back in. If you lost interest after the campaign, not much will change for you.
Nevertheless, Outriders could offer much more through its multiplayer aspect. Urgent improvements need to be made to the online mechanics. No voice chat in 2021? And that in a game with crossplay? Matchmaking, even though the player has been AFK in their camp for hours? No choice of challenge level in the expedition search? There needs to be improvements in many of these little things to make the game “well-rounded”.
Tarek Zehrer Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Is an expansion or directly Outriders 2 coming next?
What’s next for Outriders? Outriders and developer People Can Fly still have a lot of work ahead. Technical updates will certainly continue to come. But beyond that? Since the game was such a success for the publisher Square Enix, one can assume that they want to build on it.
Since May 19, we know that the publisher now sees Outriders as one of its next big franchises. (via eurogamer.net)
It is therefore quite likely that there will be DLC expansions. The developers had already confirmed this before the release of Outriders, should the shooter be a success.
At that time, it was also said that the DLCs would mainly be extensive expansions of the main story. So it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
However, it would not be surprising if Square Enix prefers to work directly on an Outriders 2 instead of focusing on DLCs. We will just have to wait and see.
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In a blog post, ArenaNet announced on July 2 a whole batch of information about the new expansion for Guild Wars 2. End of Dragons has been postponed to early 2022, but that is by no means all. We from MeinMMO have summarized all the information for you.
What was announced? Ahead of the big stream on July 27, some information about the expansion was published in a blog post (via Guild Wars 2). Additionally, there was a small glimpse of what else we can expect besides End of Dragons. ArenaNet announced the following:
The third expansion, End of Dragons, has been postponed from late 2021 to early 2022
Former Game Director Colin Johanson returns to ArenaNet and will co-lead the studio
A new position has been created to mediate between the community and developers. The community-renowned Josh “Grouch” Davis is returning for this purpose
The WvW alliance system is expected to come in 2021
The game will be ported to DirectX 11 to offer new graphical possibilities and finally be able to use multiple processors
The Twisted Marionette event, which should make parts of Living World 1 playable again, remains scheduled for 2021
The legendary armor bank will also keep its release in summer 2021
Why is this exciting?In short: The postponement of the End of Dragons expansion to 2022 had been suspected in the community for quite some time. Therefore, it is not particularly surprising that the delay was announced. However, it is exciting that two well-known faces are returning to ArenaNet.
End of Dragons has been postponed to 2022
After a large wave of layoffs, it is pleasant for the community to see that old veterans are returning. Colin Johanson was last involved in the second expansion, Path of Fire. The announcements regarding community engagement are also particularly interesting.
ArenaNet has often been criticized for inadequate communication between players and developers. Creating a whole position to address this criticism, and filling it with community favorite Josh Davis, sends a very positive signal to the player base.
Another major point of criticism for Guild Wars 2 is the now outdated engine. Currently, for example, it is only capable of utilizing a single processor core. With an update to DirectX 11, not only new graphical possibilities will be provided, but also multi-threading will be possible, meaning the use of multiple processor cores. This could lead to significant performance improvements for many players. However, ArenaNet has not yet provided a date for this.
The announcements in detail
What does the postponement of the expansion tell us? As mentioned at the beginning, this announcement comes as little surprise. Since the Icebrood Saga was in full swing at the time of announcement, it was clear that End of Dragons would not be released until at least 2021. The expansion brings a new region, new specializations, and new key features.
I consider a postponement to 2022 to be sensible in order to further develop the features. It is essential for ArenaNet that the launch of the expansion goes as smoothly as possible. A postponement is the optimal means to ensure that.
About the author: Mark Sellner aka finallyfallen has called Guild Wars 2 his main game for 7 years. With over 6,500 play hours on 19 characters, he feels at home especially in PvE and WvW. You can find him daily in-game under the name Vellocet.8206.
Why are the returnees so exciting? The return of former Game Director Colin Johanson is one of the most exciting announcements. Johanson has been working in the gaming industry since 1997 and was for years one of the main people responsible for the entire “Guild Wars” franchise. He left the studio in 2016 and worked at Amazon Game Studios. Now he is back and will take on the leadership of Guild Wars 2 together with JT.
The second returnee, Josh Davis, was the former Associate Global Brand Manager for Guild Wars 2. He left ArenaNet in 2016 and was previously significantly involved in the development of the sPvP mode. He also took care of the official PvP tournaments of Guild Wars 2 and commented on them. Even before he worked at ArenaNet, he was known and liked in the community as a PvP expert, and he hosted the podcast “State of the Game”.
Josh Davis will focus mainly on communication between the community and the development team and thus tackle a significant issue. ArenaNet is now known in the MMORPG industry for dubious decisions regarding communication with the community.
It paints an even more positive picture now, as it apparently values solving this problem. Josh Davis is an optimal fit for this role.
Josh Davis, here on the left in the picture (Source: Gamereactor)
When will the alliance system come? This question has been on the community’s mind for quite some time. Years ago, the alliance system for WvW was first announced, but then there was a long silence about the project.
ArenaNet now promises that the long-awaited WvW system will appear in 2021. We can expect more information already in August. So far, we know that ArenaNet wants to place special emphasis on community feedback. There will be several test phases for the alliance system, and the results of these test phases should have a clear impact on the system’s details.
The developers admit that they made some mistakes in communication with the player base and want to make amends in the future. This will likely be one of Josh Davis’s tasks, as he is perfectly suited for this community-connected PvP role.
What does DirectX 11 bring us? At the end of the blog post, it is announced that the engine of Guild Wars 2 will receive an upgrade to DirectX 11. This change can have many effects, especially on the performance of the game. If you play the game at maximum graphic settings, even a high-end PC cannot achieve 60 frames in large world boss battles.
This is partly because the current version of the Guild Wars 2 engine does not support multi-threading. This means that only one core of your processor can be addressed by the game. Modern high-end processors can have up to 16 cores. There is much unused potential in this area.
DirectX 11 will change that. In addition to the possibility of making the game graphically more beautiful, the multi-threading of DX11 will be of primary interest. Guild Wars 2 will then be able to address multiple processor cores and thus provide a significant performance boost for many players. However, you should not expect ray tracing.
What else is coming in 2021? Many events and quality-of-life updates for 2021 have also already been announced. These are still expected to appear in 2021. In particular, the Twisted Marionette event is referenced. This is expected to bring back some highlights of the unplayable Living World 1 into the game.
Additionally, the highly anticipated legendary armor bank is still scheduled to be released in 2021. With this significant quality-of-life update, you will be able to use your legendary items across all your characters simultaneously. The community is already showing interest in this in-game. The materials required for legendary items have significantly increased since the announcement of the armor bank.
What do you think of the announcement? Are you sad about the postponement or are you excited about the other information? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
In Pokémon GO, you currently find the ticket “Roasted Nuts” for 1 € in the shop for the Community Day with Floink. We will show you all quests and rewards here and whether the ticket is worth it for you.
What kind of special research is this? As you know from the last Community Days, there is again a ticket available for about 1 € (varies a few cents depending on the shop) in the shop. This will automatically unlock at 11:00 AM when the Community Day starts. You will receive a special research for this.
We will show you all tasks and rewards of “Roasted Nuts” for Floink in this overview. This way, you can quickly see if a purchase is worth it for you.
Where can you buy the ticket? Open Pokémon GO and go to the shop there. Below the boxes, you will find the category “Worldwide Events”. There you will also find the 1-€ ticket for Floink.
Ticket for Community Day with Floink – The Research
Where does the info come from? Due to the time difference, the Community Day with Floink is already active in other parts of the world. Trainers shared the tasks and rewards of the 1-€ ticket on reddit, among other places. In the following overview, we compile them for you (via Leekduck.com).
Floink Research for C-Day 1/4
Task
Reward
Use 10 power-ups on Pokémon
15 Pokéballs
Catch 15 Floink
Encounter with Floink
Land 5 good throws
20 Floink candies
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will also receive 2,000 stardust, 1x incense, and an encounter with Floink.
Floink Research for C-Day 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Floink
30 Floink candies
Send 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Teowth
Evolve 3 Floink
10 Silver Razz Berries
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will also receive 1,500 experience points, 1x incense, and an encounter with Floink.
Floink Research for C-Day 3/4
Task
Reward
Land 3 great Curveball throws
50 Floink candies
Evolve a Teowth
1 star piece
Send 10 Pokémon
15 Ultra Balls
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will also receive 2,500 experience points, 1x Rocket Radar, and 15 Hyper Balls.
Is the purchase of the ticket for Floink worth it?
You should consider: The ticket costs just under 1 € in the shop. When you compare the rewards with their shop prices, they exceed the purchase price of 1 €.
A Rocket Radar costs 200 coins, so about 2 €
A star piece costs 100 coins, so about 1 €
Two incense modules cost 80 coins, so about 80 cents
Additionally, there are rewards like stardust, balls, experience points, and rare candies
So, if you plan on buying a Rocket Radar or a star piece anyway, you get it cheaper or with greater value here in the ticket. The associated tasks are easy to complete and take very little time. You can then immediately use the incense modules during the Community Day.
If you are not interested in the rewards and do not need the additional candies for Floink, you can skip purchasing the ticket.
How do you like the content and rewards of the 1-€ ticket this time? Is this a purchase you would make again, or are you leaving the ticket in the shop and not buying it this time? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
In FIFA 21, the Festival of FUTball returns with new cards. This time, the summer event brings you the new Summer Stars cards, which feature extremely high ratings.
These cards became stronger as the player’s nation could win matches. This time, the event brings Summer Stars cards, which are not dynamic, but still quite strong. There are several cards that receive 99 ratings.
A loading screen announced the new event
We introduce you to the new cards and reveal which ones are particularly strong.
Here are the new Summer Stars – Team 1
These are the best cards in the team: The new Summer Stars team offers extreme values and includes Ronaldo (99) and Messi (99), two players with the maximum rating of 99. However, De Bruyne (98), Modric (97), Richarlison (96), and Isak (95) also receive incredibly strong cards with impressive stats.
RF: Messi (99)
ST: Ronaldo (99)
RF: De Bruyne (98)
ZM: Modric (97)
ST: Richarlison (96)
ZM: Locatelli (95)
IV: Laporte (95)
ST: Isak (95)
ZM: Phillips (94)
RAV: Dumfries (94)
LV: Spinazzola (93)
IV: Christensen (93)
TW: Bravo (92)
LM: Romero (91)
This is how you get the new cards: The new cards can either be pulled from FIFA packs with a big dose of luck, or you can buy the cards on the FUT transfer market. However, prices there should be quite high, especially for the extremely high ratings.
What do you think of the new cards? Let us know in the comments! Which cards in the next FIFA title definitely need better ratings, we reveal to you here:
Destiny 2 is visited by Xur today, July 2nd. As is tradition, he brings exotic weapons and armor. Where is the vendor hiding and does he have a mandatory purchase again? Additionally, the Destiny weekend also starts with the Trials.
What’s happening in Destiny 2: Okay, Germany is out of the Euros, so we’ll just play Destiny 2 again. Even in the midst of Season 14 of the action MMO, things are still exciting. Next week, the summer event “Solstice of Heroes” kicks off. At the same time, a big patch that disrupts weapon balance and meta is coming.
But the past week was also exciting with developer Bungie:
Whether it’s hot or cold, raining or snowing, Xur is coming by today and we at MeinMMO know what’s up. Is he bringing another mandatory purchase like the Warlock helm last week?
For those who want to know what the Guardians are currently using to shake up the game, here are the top 10 PvE weapons:
All info about Xur on July 2, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? Xur-time is Fridays at 7 PM. The vendor randomly selects a planet and sells his exotic offerings there. You can find Xur until the next Weekly Reset – that is, on July 6 – and can shop with him diligently.
What does Xur offer? Xur brings exotic weapons and armor for all characters. Which exotics those are is randomly determined each week. MeinMMO always takes a look at his inventory as soon as it’s available and provides you with the most important data.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s location: Xur is located at the Tower. Check the hangar near the stairs:
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from 02.07. to 06.07. – All exotics at a glance
Weapon: The Huckleberry – submachine gun for 29 Legendary Shards
Which map is active? As every weekend, the Trials of Osiris will lure you into the Crucible. The map will be “The Death Cliffs”:
Don’t forget: Be sure to get the endgame bounty from Saint-14. Even if you lose, by participating (or “dropping out”) you will still receive the loot for this week’s 3 victories. We will reveal which weapon or armor that is during the evening.
3 victories and endgame bounty: The Messenger (Pulse Rifle)
5 victories: Arms from the Trials set
7 victories: Shayura’s Wrath (Submachine Gun)
Flawless: Solas Scar as the Master version (Sword)
When do the Trials run? Today, July 2nd, the Trials start at 7:00 PM. Together with Xur, the PvP mode will then disappear until the Weekly Reset on Tuesday. Be sure to spend all earned tokens at Saint-14 – they will otherwise disappear.
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The streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris now explains what could ruin the new Twitch project, the “Offline TV” server for the survival MMO Rust, could be: people with few Twitch followers who are incredibly good at Rust. Nobody wants to see such an “Andy” take down a star streamer like Pokimane, believes Sodapoppin.
However, streamer Sodapoppin wishes that not too many strong players that no one knows are on the server. Because they would ruin all the fun. Nobody wants to see a strong, but unknown streamer kill a Twitch star.
No one wants to see a guy with 20 viewers kill Pokimane
This is what Sodapoppin says: In one of his Twitch streams, he states:
“I’m saying this bluntly: No one cares about any Andys with 20 viewers who are really good at Rust. And I fear the new server will be infected with Andys who are really good at Rust.”
Sodapoppin
Sodapoppin elaborates: Nobody wants to see an unknown but strong player kill someone like Pokimane and then flex. In contrast, if another big streamer like xQc kills the streamer Pokimane in Rust, that is hysterically funny, fantastic, and simply good content.
Ultimately, a Rust server with many good but unknown Rust players would be the same as a public Rust server.
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What is an Andy in the world of Twitch? An “Andy” refers to a streamer who wants to benefit from the popularity of big streamers. The name comes from the streamer “Iceposeidon“, who had several streamers with the first name “Andy” in his stream, benefiting from his fame and thus growing bigger themselves.
Here’s the background: This is certainly a logical and correct observation from Sodapoppin’s perspective, but this creates a “closed community” to which only the privileged have access.
Recently, it has been increasingly evident that the existing Twitch stars decide who can enter their club and who cannot. This has a strange aftertaste.
The manufacturer Marsback has introduced a special gaming mouse: It features a built-in fan. This is meant to help gamers with sweaty hands. However, the fan could also be quite loud.
Many gamers are likely familiar with the problem. You are playing your favorite shooter with your gaming equipment and have sweaty hands while gaming. As a result, the mouse slips out of your fingers or you lose your grip.
This is how the manufacturer wants to solve the “sweaty” problem: The manufacturer Marsback has now introduced a gaming mouse that aims to solve exactly this issue. To do this, the manufacturer has built a fan into the mouse, similar to the ones found in our PC cases. This fan is designed to ventilate your hand from the inside.
The mouse offers ventilation and a high-quality sensor
Overall, the presentation by Marsback sounds quite promising. The mentioned technical specifications of the new gaming mouse can indeed impress on paper:
Marsback relies on the Pixart 3389 as the sensor. The Pixart PMW 3389 was considered one of the best and most accurate mouse sensors in 2019 and is still regarded as a very good sensor today.
With a weight of 69 grams, the gaming mouse is very light and is likely to appeal to shooter players and users looking for a lightweight mouse.
Under the mouse buttons, they use tried-and-true Omron switches, which are said to withstand up to 50 million clicks.
Different views of the Zephyr Pro by Marsback
Additionally, it aims to provide adjustable RGB lighting and comprehensive software to include all essential functions. However, the fan could also pose a problem – at least this was the case with the previous model, the Zephyr.
The fan of the gaming mouse may cause problems and vibrations
As the mouse has not yet been released, we can say little about its quality. However, Marsback has previously introduced the Zephyr, a gaming mouse with a fan. And here, several testers reported problems:
People who tested the predecessor, the Zephyr, mainly complained that the fan produces a buzzing sound and that the mouse vibrates slightly in hand (via eandt.theiet.org).
One tester compared the noise level of the mouse at the highest setting to the regular humming of your gaming PC, which can be annoying but shouldn’t be overly disruptive (via Youtube.com).
If you are wearing a gaming headset or headphones while gaming, you might not notice the buzzing, but you will still feel the slight vibration.
In its product presentation and in an official graphic, Marsback explained that it intends to address these issues. Additionally, it aims to finally provide software, onboard storage, and plenty of additional features compared to the predecessor.
Whether this will actually work out remains to be seen once the mouse is available for purchase.
Zephyr Pro vs Zephyr in the official product presentation.
What are the current alternatives? If you are currently looking for a mouse and the presentation from Marsback does not convince you, there are currently some good alternatives:
A mouse with more buttons but also a higher weight would be Razer’s Basilisk V2. With Razer’s Viper, you also get a symmetrical, lightweight gaming mouse, which impressed us less with its build quality but quite a bit with its good clicks and high speed while gaming.
Another recommendation, if you are looking for a lightweight gaming mouse, is Roccat’s Burst Pro. The mouse buttons are quite loud, but you get a high-quality and hollow-free gaming mouse. You can read the entire review here on MeinMMO:
The former LoL pro and current Twitch streamer Zach “Sneaky” Scuderi has a bad opinion on the new patch 11.13 in League of Legends. A new item for tanks, “Chains of Exile” makes the life of the botlaner significantly harder. In the comments, many LoL players agree with the ex-pro: “ADCs are more useless than ever before.”
This is the situation:
Sneaky was for years the “franchise player” of Cloud9 and is one of the most famous US LoL players. He is ADC through and through: Sneaky plays ranged fighters that focus on attack damage. Before the 2020 season his career was abruptly ended, when Cloud9 traded him and replaced him with the Dane Zven. Since then, he has been a streamer. On Twitch, he has 1.7 million followers. When he streams, about 4000 people watch him.
With the new LoL update 11.13, a new item “Chains of Exile” has come into play. The new tank item now makes life very difficult for ADCs.
Sneaky curses the new item: It makes his ADC champion practically useless against opponents who use the item.
Item is the revenge for tanks against the agile marksmen
This is the new item in LoL: The item is called “Chains of Exile” – It provides 650 health and 20 ability haste.
The crucial aspect is the unique property “Vendetta,” which can be specifically used against an opponent, reducing the damage they deal to the item user by 30%. The effect builds up over 60 seconds and persists. The afflicted opponent also has 20% less tenacity.
The revenge of tanks against the ADCs.
This is how it is for Sneaky: In one game, 2 opposing tanks use the item against Sneaky. He feels useless with his ADC Draven: He deals 30% less damage to the opponents. In a direct 1v1, he stands no chance against Mordekaiser.
He calls patch 11.13 a disaster.
The segment starts at 1:13 minutes:
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The special properties of the “Cold War” MP5 in Call of Duty: Warzone allow the submachine gun to have a unique setup that reliably clears enemies and vehicles out of the way. MeinMMO presents the setup and provides information about the weapon.
Update January 3, 2022: We have reviewed the setup option in the article and can still recommend the attachment combination.
The MP5 from Cold War does not shine in Call of Duty: Warzone with range, but stands at the top when it comes to damage of automatic weapons. This makes it particularly interesting for players who are looking for a pure close-range weapon but are reluctant to resort to shotguns.
However, the “Cold War” MP5 can provide you with an additional advantage besides outstanding damage – easy vehicle kills. The YouTuber and CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” shows a suitable setup for that, and MeinMMO explains why you should definitely give the attachment combination a chance.
CoD Warzone: MP5 from Cold War – Setup with Vehicle Damage
What does the setup look like? As with almost all Warzone setups, you grab one of the strong silencers, a larger magazine, and an underbarrel for better control. The special thing about the setup is the barrel.
Muzzle (1): Agency Muzzle Brake
Muzzle (2): Silencer
Barrel: 10.1″ Ulan
Laser: SWAT 5mw Laser Sight
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Ammo: STANAG 50-Round Drum
With the Ulan barrel, you deal significantly more damage to vehicles. A buggy only needs about 25 shots and flies into the air – so you just have to shoot at the unstable vehicle for about 1.6 seconds and it explodes. The larger Rover takes a bit longer, but with the 50-round drum, you can also take out the family car with one magazine. A truck is in the red zone after the 50 shots. The weapon’s range hardly plays a role – you just need to land the hits.
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Why does this work so well for the MP5? The MP5 from Cold War is a pure close-range machine and eliminates enemies with chest shots in the first damage range in just 491 milliseconds. This close-combat focus allows for more freedom with the barrel attachments. Normally, we would rather recommend an increase in range or at least bullet speed, but with the MP5 from Cold War, the case is different.
Due to the very low base range of 9 meters, you can hardly increase the range because the bonuses are calculated proportionally. 10% more range is only 90 centimeters. Through the close-combat focus, you can also neglect bullet speed. At the short distances where the MP5 from Cold War excels, the low base value of 350 meters/second is more than sufficient.
Since neither range nor bullet speed bonuses are worth it, you can opt for the vehicle damage barrel without major disadvantages.
What else can I try with the setup? With the silencers, you should decide between the Agency Suppressor and the “Silencer.” The Agency Suppressor gives you some bullet speed and range but slightly hinders your aim down sights time. The “Silencer” improves your mobility but reduces the already low range to just over 7.50 meters.
The laser sight improves your hipfire and is not necessarily needed. Opt for the Tiger Team Spotlight or take a stock attachment if you prefer more mobility for your MP5 from Cold War.
You should play the vehicle damage MP5 together with a range assault rifle. In close quarters and at very short distances, there is no better submachine gun in Warzone. While there are a few weapons that can keep up with the damage, they come with very small magazines.
With the MP5 from Cold War, you have a pleasant 50 shots and even an effective means against vehicles that is not affected by trophy systems.
At some point, it is time to hang up the soccer shoes. We show you well-known soccer players who are ending their careers this year and thus will no longer be in FIFA 22.
Every year, soccer players end their careers and can look back on successful years. FIFA 21 is also slowly coming to an end, and we take a look at the players we probably won’t see in the new FIFA installment.
Lars and Sven Bender
This is Lars Bender: Lars Bender played for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga for 12 years and completed 256 games during this time. Unfortunately, however, the former national player lacks major titles in his collection.
This is Sven Bender: Before ending up at Leverkusen like his brother, Sven Bender spent a long time at Borussia Dortmund, where he was an important part of the championship teams of 2011 and 2012. He also reached the cup final with Dortmund and won the DFB-Pokal in 2012 and 2017.
Now the Bender twins are ending their careers together at Bayer Leverkusen and will thus be missing in the next FIFA installment. As a farewell, they received some really strong cards in FIFA 21.
Sami Khedira
This is Sami Khedira: The German World Champion of 2014 played for half a year at Hertha BSC Berlin before finally ending his career this summer. The midfielder played at VfB Stuttgart, Real Madrid, and Juventus Turin during his career and can boast several titles.
In FIFA 21, Khedira received a strong flashback card with an 86 rating. His gold card could only boast a rating of 81.
Wayne Rooney
This is Wayne Rooney: The English legend played proudly for 13 years at Manchester United before ending up at Derby County in the 2nd English league after a detour via MLS (USA). There, he worked as a player-coach in the last season and still played himself. However, the former top striker has now finally given up professional football. That’s a shame because cards like the 93 special card in FUT 21 will unfortunately no longer exist.
Lukasz Piszczek
This is Lukasz Piszczek: The Polish right-back played for Borussia Dortmund for 11 years and was able to collect several titles and become a club legend during this time. In 2021, Piszczek said goodbye to professional football with the DFB-Pokal victory and moved to LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój, where he now plays amateur football.
There was also a really strong card for Lukasz Piszczek in FUT 21.
In the long run, it is certainly possible that some of these players will return to FIFA – namely as an icon card. In FIFA 22, there are also some candidates who could receive an icon card. Here are our icon wishes:
The new expansion “United in Stormwind” brings Hearthstone fans a wish fulfilled. Real Shadow Priests.
Shadow Priests are one of the most iconic specializations from World of Warcraft. Not only have the “face-melters” often been feared, but they also had a very specific reputation: never using Holy spells, even if it would save their own group.
Exactly this concept is now also adopted in Hearthstone with the new expansion “United in Stormwind”.
What kind of expansion is this? The upcoming addon “United in Stormwind” is clearly aimed at Alliance players, after “Forged in the Barrens” was intended to appeal more to Horde fans. At the center of it is the great city of Stormwind, where all the Alliance races meet, plan adventures, spend drinking evenings at the tavern, or hold a little dance on the mailbox – simply because it’s tradition.
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What Shadow Priest will be coming? They can look forward to a very special card. Because Shadow Bishop Benedictus will be a new, legendary Priest card. The minion for 5 Mana with the stats of 5/6 has the additional effect: “Start of Game: Take Shadow Form if all spells in your deck are Shadow spells.”
Thus, the Priest is already capable of dealing 2 damage with his Hero Power from the very first turn. This, of course, comes at the expense of Holy spells, which can no longer be played in the deck, leading to drastically reduced healing options.
Benedictus is likely to usher in a new, aggressive Priest archetype.
What else is in United in Stormwind?
As usual, a whole lot. After all, there are expected to be 135 new cards, along with a series of new features. The most important ones include:
New keyword “Tradeable”: A new, interesting keyword that can appear on some cards. Cards with this keyword can be shuffled back into your deck from your hand. You pay 1 Mana and exchange the card for another, random card in your deck. This way you can replace a apparently bad hand with a good one without relying on many card draw mechanics.
Quest Lines: Also new are Quest lines. They work basically like regular Quests but consist of a total of 3 steps. Upon completing each step, you receive a reward that gets increasingly powerful. If you manage to complete the 3rd part of a Quest, then a powerful legendary minion awaits you at the end.
First cards from “United in Stormwind”
Along with the announcement, a first wave of cards was also presented. You can check out the first samples here:
When will United in Stormwind be released? The new expansion celebrates its worldwide release on August 3, 2021. So you still have a month until the new cards appear in the game.
What do you think of the new expansion? A cool concept with interesting new mechanics? Or is it just more of the already known and uninspired? Let us know your opinion in the comments!
A YouTuber has built a gaming PC with an “RTX 3080” graphics card. What’s special about the PC is not its huge size, but the fascinating magnetic cooling that he used inside the PC. Because it is hardly audible. And the YouTuber continues to work on it.
The YouTuber “DIY Perks” regularly showcases crazy products on his YouTube channel that he develops and builds himself. DIY stands for “Do it yourself” and means that you do everything yourself.
What has he built now? “DIY Perks has now built a huge gaming PC with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9 5950X, which is almost as big as the YouTuber himself.
But the specialty is not in the hardware used, but in the design of the cooling. The YouTuber himself calls his device the “world’s first breathing gaming PC.”
Gaming PC “breathes” thanks to magnetic mechanism
How exactly is the PC built? The gaming PC itself occupies only the upper third of the entire device. Here the YouTuber has installed the gaming hardware with water cooling and radiator at the top.
The remaining two thirds are used by the mechanical cooling, which he presents in detail in the video. You can watch the full video here:
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In a rectangular box, a glass plate stands vertically. The glass plate is pushed back and forth by magnets from left to right and back again.
In this way, the air is pushed out of the lower chamber and directed to the computer hardware. Here, the radiator responsible for water cooling is cooled. At the same time, the warm air is expelled on the other side.
The entire system is whisper-quiet. You cannot hear any noise or hum, but only see how the parts of the ventilation move. However, parts like the power supply are audible.
Here the YouTuber has already explained that he wants to swap more parts for magnets and later perform another noise test.
Does the cooling even work? An important test is whether the cooling not only looks good but also actually does its job of cooling the hardware.
For this, the YouTuber runs the Prime95 program on the computer. Prime95 conducts a computer stress test as a benchmark or calculates Mersenne prime numbers to put strain on the processor.
In the test, the YouTuber finds that the cooling actually works as it should. The processor reaches temperatures of around 60 degrees, and the graphics card hits 62 degrees. For such high-performance components, these are indeed very good values according to the YouTuber.
Good cooling is extremely important for your computer
For most of you, it might not be easy to replicate such a cooling system. Nevertheless, you should not underestimate proper cooling of your computer:
At high heat, the CPU reduces its operating speed (clock), which is referred to in technical terms as “Thermal Throttling.” This saves power but also decreases performance.
Poorly cooled hardware or hardware exposed to significant temperature fluctuations wears out faster and fails more often.
If you have good cooling, then performance does not decrease, and you can even get a bit more out of your hardware with overclocking programs. Comprehensive tips on how to properly cool your gaming PC can be found here on MeinMMO. In our article, we explain to you, how to properly cool your gaming PC and what to pay attention to
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For July 2021, there are changed field research tasks in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO have summarized the tasks for you and show you which are worth completing.
What’s new? In connection with the start of the month, Niantic often introduces new field research tasks or changes the rewards for certain tasks. You can receive these field research tasks by spinning the PokéStop.
All Field Research for July 2021
With the help of Leekduck’s overview, we have summarized the tasks for the month of July for you (via Leekduck/reddit). All Pokémon marked with a (*) can also be caught in their shiny variant with a bit of luck.
The field research tasks can be divided into several categories. These range from catching to throwing skills to battling in raids or the battle league. Your buddy and friends will also be involved in some tasks.
So there should be a suitable task for every trainer. For better clarity, we have listed the individual field research tasks in their respective categories.
Field Research Tasks Involving Catching
These tasks focus on catching a certain number or type of Pokémon. For the rewards, you will likely encounter less spectacular Pokémon, such as Jigglypuff. However, Dratini is interesting, as you can evolve it into Dragonite, a strong attacker.
Catch 5 Pokémon
Encounter with Jigglypuff*
Catch 7 Pokémon
Encounter with Magikarp*
Catch one Dragon-type Pokémon
Encounter with Dratini* or Bagon*
Catch 5 different species of Pokémon
Encounter with Wooper
Catch 5 Pokémon with weather boost
Encounter with Vulpix*, Swinub*, Hippopotas* or Snorunt*
Use 3 Razz Berries while catching Pokémon
Encounter with Pidove*
Field Research Tasks Involving Throwing
In the throwing category, you must demonstrate your skill. You need to hit your Pokémon particularly well when catching them to complete the tasks. Sometimes, you also need to achieve several great or excellent throws in a row.
Notably, the rewards in this category include Lileep and Anorith. These are needed for certain special research tasks. Another highlight is Pandir. In this month, it has color number 6. This Pokémon is currently not available outside of field research, so you should take the chance.
Kaumalat is usually considered one of the rare Pokémon in the game. Many trainers caught this Pokémon during the Community Day in June. Those who missed this day or are still looking for a strong Kaumalat have the opportunity to encounter it in field research.
Land 5 good throws
Encounter with Dunsparce*
Land 3 great throws
Encounter with Snubbull*, Lileep* or Anorith*
Land 3 great throws in a row
Encounter with Onix*
Land 5 great curveball throws in a row
Encounter with Pandir* (Number 6)
Land 3 excellent throws in a row
Encounter with Kaumalat*
Field Research Tasks Involving Battles
In the battle-related tasks, you must prove your skills in raid battles, the battle league, or against Team GO Rocket. An interesting reward is the Pokémon Machop. This can be evolved into Machamp, one of the strongest fighting Pokémon in the game. However, Amonitas and Kabuto are also worth it, as these Pokémon are quite rare in the wild.
Defeat a Team GO Rocket Boss
Encounter with Absol*
Battle in the GO Battle League
Encounter with Machop
Win a raid in under 60 seconds
Encounter with Alolan Exeggutor*
Win a level 3 raid or higher
Encounter with Amonitas* or Kabuto*
Win 5 raids
Encounter with Aerodactyl*
Field Research Tasks Involving Buddy/Friends
In this category, your friends and your buddy Pokémon are involved in task completion. You can encounter these Pokémon as a reward:
Earn 5 hearts with your buddy
Encounter with Snubbull
Earn 2 candies while walking with your buddy
Encounter with Swinub*
Earn 3 candies while walking with your buddy
Encounter with Flareon
Earn 5 candies while walking with your buddy
Encounter with Skorgla*
Send 3 gifts to friends
Encounter with Metapod or Kakuna
Trade one Pokémon
Encounter with Wurmple*
More Field Research Tasks
This category summarizes various tasks, ranging from evolving a Pokémon, hatching eggs, to spinning PokéStops. In the rewards, you will encounter many starter Pokémon.
Especially interesting for you will be Tanhel, whose evolution belongs to the best attackers in Pokémon GO. You will also encounter Eevee. It is also worth catching a strong one of this Pokémon, which you can evolve into one of the many variants. How to evolve Eevee, we have summarized for you.
Hatch an egg
Encounter with Mantyke
Hatch 2 eggs
Encounter with Tanhel* or Budew
Evolve a Pokémon
Encounter with Eevee*
Use 3 power-ups on Pokémon
Encounter with Bulbasaur*, Charmander* or Squirtle*
Use 5 power-ups on Pokémon
Encounter with Chikorita*, Cyndaquil* or Totodile*
Use 7 power-ups on Pokémon
Encounter with Treecko*, Torchic* or Mudkip*
Spin 3 PokéStops or gyms
Encounter with Chespin*
Spin 5 PokéStops or gyms
Encounter with Swablu* or Slakoth
Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon
Encounter with Bidoof*, Yanma* or Honchkrow*
Take 5 snapshots of a wild Normal-type Pokémon
Encounter with Bidoof*
Field Research Breakthrough in July 2021
With the start of July, not only did the field research tasks change. There are also new rewards for the field research breakthrough. If you complete a field research task for 7 days, your research breakthrough will be unlocked, and you can collect the reward.
In July, you will encounter the Pokémon Darumaka in the research breakthrough and also receive a remote raid pass. We have summarized everything you need to know about the new research breakthrough for you.
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What do you think of the field research tasks for the month of July? Which do you think is the most worthwhile? Feel free to discuss this topic with other trainers in the comments at MeinMMO!
In the coming weeks, more interesting events are awaiting you. We have taken a look at the upcoming July events 2021 and summarized all the important information for you.
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The huge gaming clan FaZe has fired its member FaZe Kay. Moreover, FaZe Jarvis, known for Fortnite , has been suspended. Two more members of the FaZe clan with millions of followers on YouTube have also been suspended: Nikan and Teeqo. All 4 had advertised the cryptocurrency “Save The Kids”, which quickly lost value. They were accused of promoting a “Pump and Dump” scam.
4 members of the FaZe clan promoted the cryptocurrency “Save The Kids” in early June. YouTuber SomeOrdinaryGamer accused them of encouraging their mostly young fans to invest in this crypto coin, even though it was actually a “Pump and Dump” scam. The influencers used their influence to knowingly or unknowingly promote a scam: as a result, people who trusted them lost a lot of money.
Now FaZe has responded to the shitstorm. FaZe Kaye has been fired. The other three are suspended indefinitely. FaZe distances itself from the behavior of its members.
“Ambassadors for Cryptocurrency”
This is what happened: In early June, some members of the FaZe clan acted as “ambassadors” for the cryptocurrency “Save The Kids”. They advertised on Twitter and in promo videos for the coin.
They promoted the launch, saying how excited they were for the currency’s launch and encouraging fans to get involved.
The members primarily emphasized what a great cause the coin was. A tiny portion of the revenue from “Save The Kids” was supposed to be used for charitable, child-friendly purposes.
When the coin launched, it briefly gained value but fell drastically after a few days, dropping below the entry value and staying down. Those who followed the advertising from the FaZe members lost a large portion of their money.
This is how the value of “Save The Kids” evolved – At the launch of the coin, the value skyrocketed (Pump); but rapidly fell (Dump) and stayed down. Source: coinmarketcap
Afterwards, allegations arose that the coin was a “Pump and Dump” scam:
Insiders bought large amounts of the currency cheaply before the coin launched
then advertised for the coin or commissioned advertisements
and offloaded their massive amounts for a high price when the coin was at a peak value
This way, the few insiders made a high profit, while unknowing buyers were left at a loss.
4 influencers with a total of 14 million subscribers on YouTube
These are the FaZe members in question:
FaZe Kaye has been with the clan since 2013. He has over 6 million subscribers on YouTube. His most successful videos are about challengers in Fortnite, where kids play for a lot of money. He also has typical influencer videos on his channel revolving around other YouTube content and amounts of money.
FaZe Kaye also appeared in a video for “Save The Kids”.
FaZe Teeq has 2.4 million subscribers. His content consists of the typical patterns of “Money, Influencers, Crazy Challenges” such as “I’m Unboxing My New $6000 PC” or “I Baked the Most Expensive Pizza in the World”; he also posts videos about Among Us.
FaZe Nikan has 1.4 million subscribers. His videos show him eating large amounts of fast food.
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What’s noteworthy: Of the 4 members being banned now, only FaZe Kaye commented on “Save The Kids” after the coin flopped. The other members made no statement. Nikan still has the tweets from early June where he promoted the coin.
Kaye apologized to the fans. He stated that there was no malicious intent behind his promotion of the coin. He is still new to the crypto business and makes mistakes.
However, fans accused him of having “sold them out for money”. It is assumed that the influencers were likely paid handsomely for their services as “ambassadors”.
In any case, they likely should have scrutinized more carefully what they were so proud to promote.
Anyone wanting to know more about the case and the exact details of how a “Pump and Dump” works to protect themselves: MeinMMO has reported extensively about the case.
Blizzard is experimenting with changes to the PvP battlegrounds in Burning Crusade Classic. Soon you will be able to beat your own faction.
Even though the launch of WoW: Burning Crusade Classic was a few weeks ago and went mostly smoothly, problems have emerged in hindsight. The imbalance of player distribution among factions has drastically increased on some realms. Long waiting times in PvP battlegrounds are the consequence. Blizzard is testing a solution for this: battles against your own faction.
What is the problem? On many realms, there are significantly more Horde players than Alliance players. This has led to extremely long waiting times in battlegrounds. Especially Horde players can sometimes wait up to an hour before receiving an invitation – not great prospects for those who see PvP as their main activity.
How does Blizzard want to solve this? Currently, the developers are testing a new system. Horde players can compete against other Horde players in PvP battlegrounds, and Alliance players can measure themselves against other Alliance groups. Whether these fights happen cannot be influenced and mainly depends on the other players who sign up.
The Alliance is dissatisfied – will everyone now just play Horde?
The system works like this:
First, an attempt is made to create a “normal” battle, that is, Horde against Alliance.
If this fails for a certain period of time, the matchmaking will instead find a group of players from the same faction and start a PvP battleground.
From a story perspective, this is seen as a “practice fight”, as one side receives masks and tabards from the opposing faction.
Honor and reputation gains work in these battles completely normally, as if you were really fighting against the other faction.
By the way, the Alterac Valley is excluded from this system; it is not applied there.
Is this permanent? No. For now, this is only a test phase that is supposed to be active for about 5 days, that is, until Wednesday of the current WoW week. Afterwards, Blizzard plans to evaluate the collected data and see how the system has affected waiting times and player behavior. So it’s not yet “set in stone” that this change will be a permanent adjustment.
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Alliance players are dissatisfied: In the official forum and the subreddit, the voices of most Horde members are pleased about the change. They are happy about shorter queues and therefore more PvP.
However, Alliance players see it differently. They are concerned about the identity of the two factions and fear that there will be no reason to play with the Alliance at all. The strong racial bonuses of the Horde have already led to more and more PvP fans switching to the Horde. If there are now fewer Alliance members needed for PvP, there are even fewer reasons to join the Alliance at all.
What do you think of this test? A good idea to reduce waiting times in PvP? Or a much too big change that breaks BC Classic?
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In July, Destiny 2 traditionally hosts the summer event “Solstice of Heroes.” Bungie has now officially presented the upcoming festival. What can Guardians expect this time for the summer highlight?
What is the Solstice of Heroes about? It is an annual, seasonal summer event. In 2021, it takes place during the ongoing Season 14. With the Solstice, Destiny 2 traditionally concludes its current year – in this case, Year 4. Bungie and the Guardians reflect together on past achievements and celebrate the heroic deeds.
There is once again a stylish event armor set for each of the 3 Guardian classes, as well as various event-specific cosmetics in the Eververse. These festivities embody the highlight of the summer for many Destiny players.
In the new trailer, you can get a taste of this year’s celebrations:
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When does the event take place? The Solstice of Heroes 2021 starts on July 6 and runs until August 3.
Who can participate? All Guardians can participate in this event – whether you are just playing the Free-to-Play version Destiny 2: New Light or have all the paid expansions.
Completely new players only need to escape from the Cosmodrome to unlock the Tower, as the event starts there.
What to expect at the Solstice 2021
How it starts: After the weekly reset on July 6, simply talk to Eva Levante in the Tower of the Last City. The nice Destiny grandma will once again be waiting by the Statue of Heroes with initial event armor pieces and will be the contact person for the event.
Eva Levante
The Statue of Heroes in the Tower
Once you have cleared the European Airzone (more on that shortly), you should meditate at the aforementioned Statue of Heroes. This will not only unlock bounties and additional “Solstice of Heroes” rewards with Eva, but also grant you the rest of the first Solstice armor set.
The grandma will also offer special rewards when you complete event-specific triumphs – including a cool exotic ghost shell.
The new exotic ghost shell
This is how the event runs: In 2021, Guardians will again go into the European Airzone. The EAZ is a special area on Earth and also a limited-time player search activity.
You can start it directly from the Tower plaza or through the Tower’s map view.
The activity as well as the area are only accessible during the Solstice.
The overwhelming majority of the event takes place there.
The location consists of numerous floating islands of various sizes and is filled with enemies and mini-bosses that must be defeated under time pressure. If you defeat the bosses, you will receive loot chests full of Solstice packages and Solstice key fragments at the end of the activity. The more bosses you defeat, the more chests you will receive.
A fight in the EAZ
A picturesque view of the EAZ
You use the key fragments to open Solstice packages. This way you earn armor pieces, weapons, materials, Solstice gear, and additional rolls of the new event weapon.
Additionally, the event mechanic “Elemental Empowerment” returns. Each day, a specific damage element is in focus. You should use focus and weapon damage types that correspond to the daily element to defeat enemies and generate elemental orbs. Collecting these orbs will “empower” you, granting temporary bonuses and effects that are unique to each element (these bonus effects may not be available in all pinnacle activities).
On so-called Prism Days, all elements are in focus, and the elemental empowerment corresponds to the focus you currently have equipped.
Event Rewards
Solstice Armors: The biggest highlight of the event for many will likely be the accompanying Solstice armor.
The new Solstice armors 2021
There is a set for each of the 3 Guardian classes and, as in previous years, three quality levels, which you can upgrade through fulfilling various objectives in different areas of the game. Each level unlocks a new appearance and new effects (armor glows) for your armor.
If you complete objectives for the event armor pieces, you will gain access to armor boosters from Eva. These increase progress for Solstice armor objectives during the event. This allows you to finish sets for additional characters faster. Great for those who play more than one character.
Event Weapon: As part of the Solstice 2021, you can earn an event weapon. There is a new Legendary shotgun – the “Windrose.” Once you have unlocked the weapon, you can earn additional rolls through Solstice packages.
the “Windrose”
The new event shotgun in action
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Eververse Rewards: As in the in-game shop, there will traditionally be numerous event-specific items available for purchase during the Solstice – including new universal ornaments for the event armors (for Silver AND Glimmer), new ships, or new sparrows. Here are some examples:
What do you think about the Solstice of Heroes 2021? Are you actively participating this year, or is there too little variety and new content compared to previous years? Is there any reward you are particularly looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!
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The open beta of Broken Ranks starts today, on July 2, 2021. The new old-school MMORPG from Poland impresses with classic gameplay, a stylish look, and a dark atmosphere. However, those who want to test it only have until Monday.
What is Broken Ranks? The new MMORPG comes from the Polish indie studio Whitemoon, which has previously gathered experience in the genre with “Pride of Taern.” Broken Ranks is even based on Pride of Taern.
You play as a survivor from the shattered realm of Taern and must now fight your way through the largely destroyed world. In the hand-drawn world, you move in isometric perspective (“viewed from above”) in real-time, but combat occurs in a turn-based manner.
In one turn, you have ten seconds to plan your actions. Visually, the battles remind a bit of classic J-RPGs like the older parts of Final Fantasy. You can choose from seven classes for your character, including classics like Barbarians and Rangers, but also more exotic classes such as Druids and Voodoo Shamans.
The content is also oriented towards “old-school.” You can play alone or with a group (with no specific size mentioned) and explore cities and ruins, defeat simple and powerful enemies, and get loot. PvP will also be possible.
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How can I play the beta? On Friday, July 2, 2021, at 21:00 German time, the open beta for Windows PCs will start. You can then play until Monday, July 5, also at 21:00.
You can find the download directly on the official website (via BrokenRanks.com). The open beta follows the closed beta from May, in which a few players were already able to get an impression, but is not under an NDA.
So you can both stream yourself and watch your favorite streamers if you don’t want to test Broken Ranks yourself. However, any content and characters you unlock will not carry over to the final game.
If you are worried about whether your PC can handle the beta, you should be at ease. The requirements are so low that a roughly eight-year-old PC should still be able to run the game:
Memory: 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
Processor: at least an i3 (i5 recommended)
Graphics card: integrated Intel HD graphics is sufficient
512 GB VRAM required (1 GB recommended)
Size: 5 GB
When exactly Broken Ranks will be released is still open. However, a version for macOS is already planned, and Broken Ranks is also set to come for iOS and Android with crossplay for all versions. Anyone who had an account for Pride of Taern can later transfer this to Broken Ranks.
