PS Plus July 2021: Your 3 new monthly games are here now

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 4 minutes

Recently, the new PS Plus games for July 2021 were officially presented by Sony. Now the games are available for download in the PS Store. Members of PlayStation Plus can again look forward to 2 free titles for the PS4 and one for the PS5. Which monthly free games are included this time?

Here are the 3 new PS Plus games for July 2021: If you have subscribed to PlayStation Plus or plan to do so soon, you can look forward to the following lineup of monthly free games in July:

  • A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS5) – an action-adventure with stealth elements
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PS4) – a multiplayer first-person shooter
  • WWE 2K Battlegrounds (PS4) – a wrestling game

Depending on your platform, as a member, you can look forward to up to 3 new free games from PS Plus this time. The two PS4 games can also be enjoyed on PlayStation 5 via the backward compatibility feature without any problems.

When and where can you download the new PS Plus games? The 3 new free titles are available to subscribers immediately (July 6) for download in the PlayStation Store – at least on the console. In the web version of the PS Store, they are still pending.

A Plague Tale: Innocence

What is A Plague Tale: Innocence?  This highly praised single-player adventure game tells the story of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo. Both siblings struggle to survive the plague in France during one of the darkest hours of European history – hunted by soldiers of the Inquisition on their dramatic journey.

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You should check out A Plague Tale: Innocence if you want to experience a truly gripping and heartbreaking story, desire a diverse backdrop, love great musical accompaniment, and enjoy stealth elements; this adventure game won’t disappoint.

Link to download in the PS Store: A Plague Tale: Innocence – download for free with PS Plus (From July 06)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

What is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4? This is a multiplayer shooter played from a first-person perspective and essentially offers something for everyone who enjoys multiplayer battles or the “Call of Duty” series.

Action-packed, traditional multiplayer, its own battle royale mode Blackout, zombies – there’s really something for nearly every shooter fan. However, there is no single-player mode in Black Ops 4.

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You should check out Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 if you have even a slight interest in first-person shooters or the CoD series; you can’t go wrong with BLOPS 4 (for free).

Link to download in the PS Store: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – download for free with PS Plus (From July 06)

WWE 2K Battlegrounds

What is WWE 2K Battlegrounds? WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a fun arcade wrestling brawler where you can battle it out in interactive environments worldwide with all sorts of famous WWE superstars and legends in action-packed matches with special abilities and power-ups – in story mode, in online tournaments, or just chilling in local multiplayer with your friends on the couch.

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You should check out WWE 2K Battlegrounds if you are generally a passionate wrestling fan or enjoy quick arcade fighting action. You will be thoroughly entertained with WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Link to download in the PS Store: WWE 2K Battlegrounds – download for free with PS Plus (From July 06)

How to access the monthly PS Plus games

What you need for this: The only requirement is an active membership with PlayStation Plus, so a PS Plus subscription. For a 12-month subscription, you usually pay 59.99 €, but there are also many sales where you can get it cheaper. Keep in mind: the annual costs are higher for shorter membership durations.

As a subscriber, you then receive 2 selected free PS Plus games for the PlayStation 4 and one free title for the PS5 each month. The games are available as digital downloads in the PS Store for specific periods and do not cost you anything extra (aside from the regular subscription fees). Once you’ve added these games to your library, you can play them without restrictions as long as you have an active membership – even if it has expired in the meantime.

More information about PS Plus:

Here are more benefits of PlayStation Plus at a glance: Aside from the monthly games, subscribers also benefit from several additional advantages – including:

What about you? What do you think of the new PS Plus lineup for July 2021? Is there any title that particularly interests you or that you are especially looking forward to? Or does Sony’s current game selection leave you cold? Share your opinion with us and other users of MeinMMO in the comments.

Oh, and if you haven’t secured the current lineup of PlayStation Plus from June yet, you still have time until July 6 to do so.

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WoW: Crazy – Death Knight completes ‘Mythic+19’ alone

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A WoW player from the German realm Antonidas has set an insane record by completing a dungeon “Mythic+19” solo.

In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players consistently showcase impressive performances. Especially the tough “Mythic+” dungeons are popular to complete solo. While most might barely manage to finish a “Mythic+5” after investing considerable time and skill, there are a few players who know no limits. Such as the death knight Celalinda. He tackles “Mythic+19” solo.

What happened? The death knight Celalinda from the German server Antonidas ventured into the Halls of Atonement at a dizzying difficulty of Mythic +19. These dungeons are actually designed for well-coordinated groups of 5 players who know exactly what they are doing. The respective affixes were:

  • Fortified
  • Grievous
  • Swarming
  • Prideful

The affixes are generally considered relatively simple, as grievous and swarming have minimal effects if one moves correctly. However, the sheer strength of the enemies remains threatening, so most characters would die quickly.

What were the difficulties? Celalinda faced the greatest challenges with the second boss. The additional adds proved to be problematic, as they could deal massive spikes of damage in a short time. Here, the timing of interrupts and cooldowns had to be precisely accurate to survive the fight.

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Blood death knights possess massive self-healing capabilities and can handle many damage spikes independently, without relying on a healer – at least when they play almost perfectly.

How long did the run take? Overall, the run lasted precisely 4 hours and involved quite a few difficulties. The death knight had to die 9 times before taking down the final boss and successfully completing the dungeon.

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When was the video recorded? It was recorded during patch 9.0.5, over a week ago. This can, among other things, be recognized by the fact that the new media is still missing. However, Celalinda has an almost perfect item level of 229, which is hard to surpass. At least at the time of recording the video, as with patch 9.1 Chains of Domination, the maximum item level will soon increase significantly.

Repeating this feat will soon be quite challenging, as tomorrow (07.07.2021) the second season of Shadowlands begins. All dungeons will be significantly made tougher and the gathering of the best possible gear starts again.

What do you think about this achievement? Impressive or just not a big deal as a blood death knight?

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Player numbers for CS:GO drop on Steam by 17% in a month – Probably due to a new feature

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

Counter Strike: Global Offensive is one of the largest multiplayer games on Steam and attracts many players. However, in June, several thousand players dropped out. The loss of player numbers appears to be related to the introduction of a new feature. MeinMMO summarizes what this is about.

What is unusual about this? For several years, CS:GO has attracted hundreds of thousands of players every month, despite the game being released in 2012 and thus being almost a decade old. It is normal for player numbers to fluctuate over such a long period.

However, in June 2021, there was a drop of 17%. According to the Steam charts, CS:GO lost around 110,000 average active players in this month compared to May. The number fell from 659,888 average active players to 549,347.

Although there was already a drop of around 9% in May, the decrease in June was significantly higher. A trend could therefore be emerging. Such a high drop was last seen in April 2018, when CS:GO lost around 18% in one month.

(via steamcharts.com)

This is the possible reason: The exact reasons for the decline in player numbers are unclear, but observers attribute the cause to a change regarding the Prime status of CS:GO. Because now it costs players something.

Players now have to pay for ranked modes

What is behind this? Since June 4th, players now have to pay 15 euros for their Prime status in CS:GO. The Prime status brings several advantages:

  • Ranked matches
  • Skill groups
  • EXP for your profile
  • Prime souvenir items
  • Weekly graffiti and weapon cases
  • Item drops

Players who had previously played CS:GO diligently were given time until June 17th to upgrade their profile to Prime status. Those who did not do this by that date lost all their experience points and their skill group. However, those who had already earned their Prime status were able to retain it. (via support.steampowered.com)

What remains for non-Prime players? They still have access to the content of CS:GO, but without the features mentioned above. Additionally, the Unranked mode has been introduced, which makes the Competitive, Wingman, and Danger Zone modes available to non-Prime players.

Consequently, there are no ranked matches, also no skill groups, and no EXP to collect. However, skill-based matchmaking still exists.

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Prime as protection against cheaters, spammers, and smurfers

What is the purpose of Prime? Since December 2018, CS:GO has been free for everyone to play. Before that, players had to pay a one-time fee. Free-to-play players had access to all game content from that point on, but Prime players received special matchmaking and rewards.

It was also practical for verifying accounts and linking them to a phone number to filter out cheater, spammer, and smurf accounts. However, when CS:GO became free-to-play, Valve introduced a way to achieve Prime status through collecting experience points and missions.

This remaining method was often seen by players as a reason why there were still cheaters in CS:GO. Therefore, the new payment hurdle is now said to act as protection against cheaters, according to Valve (counter-strike.net).

We have already reported on the reactions to these changes, and thousands of players welcomed this change. However, it is likely that this is also the reason for the exodus of so many players.

What do you think? Have you dropped out for similar reasons? Or do you not see any special reason in the fluctuations? Discuss with us in the comments.

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„Call of Duty“ star escapes from LoL: „The worst people in gaming“

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YouTuber Jack “CouRage” Dunlop is mainly known for his videos on Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite. However, he often indulges in the MOBA League of Legends. But he doesn’t stick around for long. His latest attempt to enjoy League of Legends ended in anger and rage. He calls the “Silver Community” in LoL the “worst people in gaming”.

This is CouRage:

  • The now 27-year-old American Jack “CouRage” Dunlop started his career as an intern for Major League Gaming, moved to Activision Blizzard, and became known in his early 20s as a host and commentator for the professional league of “Call of Duty”. In 2018, he began his career as a professional streamer, became friends with Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and fully launched into Fortnite on Twitch.
  • Now, “CouRage” is a big streamer on YouTube. He has over 3 million subscribers there. He is part of the esports clan “100 Thieves” and has been particularly involved with Call of Duty: Warzone in recent months. He is well-established in the streaming scene and has friends among many large Twitch stars like TimTheTatman, DrLupo, DrDisrespect, and Ninja from his Fortnite days.
  • But his secret passion apparently lies with League of Legends, even though he doesn’t make videos about it.

“The worst people in gaming”

This is what CouRage says about LoL: His videos do not make it clear that CouRage plays so much LoL. Because he does not show the game live. In a tweet, he says now (via twitter):

“Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to announce that I have uninstalled LoL for the 28th time in 10.5 years.

Once again, it’s the terrible Silver Community that drives me to quit. Truly the worst people in gaming.

I’m sorry I haven’t uploaded any content for a while. I was addicted.”

CouRage

YouTuber trapped in the ELO hell of LoL

What exactly is he complaining about? CouRage complains about the so-called “ELO hell”: a state in which you have team members who are terribly bad but always blame others.

CouRage says: In 3 matches, he had 3 top laners who played 0/8, 0/14, and 0/14: So they didn’t get any kills but died extremely often. Other lanes also performed terribly in these 3 rounds.

The worst part is that these people showed no interest in improving their game. They were just “deadweight”.

It doesn’t help to simply turn off the chat, the people would still “intentionally feed”: throw themselves at the opponents on purpose.

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This is how it is discussed: Many have understanding for CouRage’s experience. One says he was stuck in “Silver” for years. The higher up, it’s still toxic and bad, but at least in a different way.

Other Twitter users say: LoL is really toxic, and many struggle with how the game affects their mental health over time.

While Call of Duty is also considered “toxic”, LoL seems to be bad in a different way. This is reflected in the subreddits about the games: AI says: 8 online games have even worse subreddits than LoL

The ELO hell: No escape

This is what lies behind it: What CouRage describes here is known as “ELO hell”: a state where you get such bad team members that it’s impossible to win with them, and thus you don’t rank up and remain stuck forever.

Much psychology and selective perception play a role: Because, in reality, one can assume that the opponent’s team also has such extremely bad players who drag their team down to lose. But it feels like you only have such losers on your own team and don’t perceive the weaknesses of the opponent team as severely.

The ELO hell is characterized by a terrible tone in communication, where everyone blames each other for losing again. Those who “flame too hard” others are at risk of seeing them “tilt” and intentionally sabotage the game.

An experience that many LoL players should be familiar with, whether now in “Silver” or in other ranks.

LoL: Trapped in ELO hell – 5 ADC players that drive you insane

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New MMORPG SOLO presents roadmap for 2021 – Here’s what to expect after release

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 3 minutes

The publisher Gameforge presented the roadmap for its new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online in a livestream. In addition to a concrete content plan for 2021, there was also a preview into the further future. We at MeinMMO have summarized everything for you.

What was announced? In the livestream, the publisher Gameforge presented its plans for Swords of Legends Online. SOLO will be released on July 9 and is highly anticipated by many players. But what happens after the launch? You can look forward to the following content:

  • A summer event will start in July with various activities for PvE and PvP players
  • The first season of the Battle Pass will also start
  • The first raid, Xuanjiu Jade Palace, will seemingly take place in July. In it, you will need to defeat six bosses and upgrade your equipment
  • In August, two more raids will follow: Waves in a Tempest and Horror of Huaixiu, each of which is expected to feature a new boss fight
  • Later in August or September, two more new raids will come: Ruins of Nuo and the Ice World promise more new bosses and new equipment
  • In September, the autumn event will start with appropriate activities as well as the second season of the Battle Pass
  • Additionally, the first hard mode will be introduced in September, so the raid Xuanjiu Jade Palace will appear in a more difficult version
  • A new class will come, but probably not in the first half of the year
  • At the end of the year, there will be new dungeons, both visually and older ones with new difficulty levels
  • More events and hard modes for the existing raids will be introduced, but Gameforge has not yet provided a timeline

All mentioned content refers to gameplay elements that are already present in the Chinese version of the game, so they only need to be adapted for the western market. Therefore, we assume that SOLO will manage to adhere to this roadmap.

How do the Battle Passes work? This is probably the most exciting question when reading such an announcement. Gameforge explains that there will be two versions of the passes, similar to Riot’s shooter Valorant. One version will be free and playable by everyone, while the other version will cost real money.

All content of the paid pass is supposed to be purely cosmetic or obtainable in other ways as well. The publisher had set out to remove all pay-to-win aspects of the game for the western market, and from what we know so far, Gameforge is keeping that promise.

An insight into the passes in SOLO

What is the goal of the roadmap? Apart from the events and passes, all announcements of the roadmap are directed at players who have reached the maximum level. More raids, more bosses, tougher bosses. Gameforge clearly aims to continuously provide the existing active players with new content.

One can say that if you start with SOLO at launch, you probably won’t encounter a content drought in the first few months, and that is quite good. However, how long the publisher can maintain this frequency of new content is something we cannot say yet. 

At the latest, when the western version catches up with the Chinese one, we will have to wait. Since Gameforge announced that it will be “significantly faster” than the Chinese version in delivering new content, catching up will eventually be inevitable. But that’s just speculation and probably still quite, quite far away.

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To provide you with an insight into the first upcoming content, we have selected a video for you showing the first new raid Xuanjiu Jade Palace, so spoiler alert for the video.

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What do you think of the roadmap for Swords of Legends Online? Will you play the game at release? And can the announced content convince you to stay? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments!

If you want to know more about what is already in the game at launch, we at MeinMMO have everything you need to know about SOLO.

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A new sci-fi MMO with survival elements starts now in beta on Steam

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

From Korea comes the new survival MMO Dysterra for PC on Steam. An open beta starts tomorrow, but you will need to sign up and then be lucky. It’s worth a look especially for sci-fi fans and players who already enjoy Halo, Destiny, or Fallout 76.

  • Dysterra looks like a mix of Destiny, Halo, and Fallout and starts its beta tomorrow.
  • The focus of the game is on cooperative gameplay and teamwork.
  • The publisher behind Dysterra is Kakao Games (Elyon, formerly Black Desert).
  • The closed beta starts on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 4:00 AM German time and ends on July 20 at 4:59 PM.

What is Dysterra? The basis of the survival MMO by developer Reality MagiQ is quite similar to other representatives of the genre. You are to gather resources and food, build a protective home, and survive in general. Threats like temperature and radiation additionally impose challenges.

The peculiarity is the recurring “Terrafire” that was uncovered by people when they recklessly drilled towards the Earth’s core. An outbreak of fire destroys everything in the vicinity. Together with other players, you are supposed to reach checkpoints and prevent this.

It is played from a first-person perspective with futuristic weapons in a beautiful, realistic world of the future. Through crafting, you can create your own weapons. The focus is on cooperation with others to prevent the terrafire, gather food, and survive together in the dangerous world. PvP will also be possible, although the emphasis seems to lie more on PvE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKg3Mrnf94
The official trailer shows some of the gameplay content of Dysterra.

How do I sign up for the beta? To participate in the closed beta, you only need to sign up on the Steam page of Dysterra (via Steam). You will find a green button at the top with the inscription “Request Access”.

Click this button and, if you are lucky, you will be invited to the beta. You will receive a message via email if you are accepted. A corresponding message on the Steam page will indicate that you are on the waitlist.

If you have been invited, you will find the game “Dysterra Playtest” in your Steam library. You can then download and play it when the beta starts.

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Halo meets Fallout in space – When is Dysterra coming?

Visually, Dysterra is reminiscent of sci-fi shooters like Halo or Destiny, while the gameplay is likely much closer to the grand Halo saga. Space mages and strange abilities like in Destiny have not been seen so far.

Crafting, building, and surviving remind of Fallout 76 with individual components and quite a bit of improvisation. For example, you should be able to build a grill out of scrap metal to prepare the meat of hunted animals. There will also be turrets.

When will Dysterra be released? The exact official release date has not yet been announced. Dysterra is set to “officially release soon,” but no date has been provided yet. Kakao Games announced Dysterra back in May as one of four new MMOs for 2021. It should therefore be released sometime this year.

Among the four games presented was also the MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising for PC and mobile. It recently launched and had enormous success, reportedly earning over 11 million euros in two days. Success for Dysterra cannot be derived from this, but the beta will certainly provide more insight.

Will you test the sci-fi survival MMO?

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Everything we know about the new Fortnite update 17.20

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 2 minutes

The players in Fortnite are waiting for the new update 17.20 and are expecting a server downtime at any second. We are already taking a look at the highlights from the next patch.

When is the update coming? The new update 17.20 is rumored to come to Fortnite today, July 6, as speculated by the US site Dextero.com. Last time, Season 7 received new content and bug fixes two weeks ago, on June 22.

According to the source, the patch is expected to appear much earlier than anticipated – originally, July 13 was targeted. As of now (10:00 AM), the servers are accessible, and the game version remains 17.10. Should the patch indeed appear as anticipated, we will update this post on MeinMMO.

But whether the patch comes today or another time: Let’s take a look at the already known new POI location – that is, Point of Interest – and reveal where the alien invasion continues.

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New Content from Update 17.20 for Fortnite – New POI and LeBron James

What new features will there be in Battle Royale mode? In advance, we have identified 3 changes that are likely to be the highlights from the new update:

The alien invasion is gaining momentum: Troops are expected to move in the west of the island. Fortnite announced this itself on Twitter. It states, “We should be on high alert!” Will we see new abductions? After all, you can enter the UFOs: Here’s how you can get into the giant UFO and why the abduction is really worth it

What secrets does the UFO in the cave hold?

A new POI is set to invite you to explore. Epic teased an image of a UFO that’s stranded in a cave:

This skin is generating excitement: According to data miners, you will soon be able to own a new skin from basketball legend LeBron James (via Twitter). The price is expected to be around 1,500 V-Bucks (or 2,500 in a bundle) for the skin.

Source: Dextero

Additionally, there will already be a range of fixes that are likely to be included in update 17.20. On the official Trello, Epic developers reveal that they are tackling faulty controller mappings, and that soon you will be able to fish correctly from all vehicles. There will also be attempts to address some issues with opening the Cosmic Chests.

Do you already have an idea of where the UFO could be hiding, or are you looking forward to the alien troops that seem to be spreading across the Battle Royale map? Let us know in the comments.

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Pokémon GO: Research to Take Off – How to Solve the Special Research 2021

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The special research “Research for Takeoff” is back in Pokémon GO and offers you some quests to solve. We will show you how to complete the tasks and what rewards await you.

Update from July 6, 2021: Currently, a big event is celebrating the 5th anniversary in Pokémon GO. For this occasion, the “Research for Takeoff” returns to the game.

The tasks correspond to the previous versions of the quest. However, they are only available for trainers who have not completed the research in the past. You can find the guide here:

Special research “Research for Takeoff” – The Quests

There are a total of 6 stages in this special research that you need to complete. The quests are quite doable and should be finished fairly quickly.

Pokémon GO Willow Title
Professor Willow wants you to solve a special research

Stage 1 of 6

  • Make a new friendship
    • Reward: 5000 XP
  • Catch 3 Pokémon with weather boost
    • Reward: 5000 XP
  • Reward: 5000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: 2 lucky eggs, an encounter with a Dratini, 15,000 Stardust

How to easily close a friendship: If you can’t find new friends, you can simply delete an old friend and add them back. You will not lose your friendship status. This status would only be lost after several weeks.

Alternatively, you can check out our article on finding friends. There are plenty of opportunities to make new friends.

Stage 2 of 6

Dratini
You need to take a photo with Dratini
  • Earn a candy by walking with your buddy
    • Reward: 30 Dratini candies
  • Take a snapshot of Dratini
    • Reward: 30 Dratini candies
  • Evolve a Dratini
    • Reward: 10,000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: A raid pass, 15,000 Stardust, 2 lucky eggs

How to take a snapshot with Dratini: You can use the Dratini that you caught in stage 1 and take a photo in the game with your camera. This counts as a completed task.

Stage 3 of 6

Pokemon GO PvP is here
For stage 3, you need to battle each other in PvP
  • Use 10 power ups on Pokémon
    • Reward: 15,000 XP
  • Battle another trainer in the Super League
    • Reward: 15,000 XP
  • Battle in a raid
    • Reward: 15,000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: 2 lucky eggs, 15,000 XP, 2 star pieces

Stage 4 of 6

Starters
On stage 4, the starters of the 4th generation await you
  • Catch 5 Pokémon of different types
    • Reward: Encounter with a Panflam
  • Catch a legendary Pokémon in a research breakthrough or in a raid
    • Reward: Encounter with a Plinfa
  • Hatch 3 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Chelast

Reward for completing the stage: 2 lucky eggs, encounter with a shiny Eevee, 15,000 Stardust

Pokémon GO Eevee Shiny Family
You will actually get a guaranteed shiny Eevee

Stage 5 of 6

  • Take a snapshot of Eevee
    • Reward: 30,000 XP
  • Send 5 gifts to friends
    • Reward: 30,000 XP
  • Trade 3 Pokémon
    • Reward: 30,000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: Encounter with a Lapras, 30,000 XP, 2 lucky eggs

How to take a snapshot with Eevee: Just like with Dratini, you can use the shiny Eevee from the previous stage. Just take a picture of Eevee and the task is completed.

Stage 6 of 6

Dragoran
For the last stage, you need to evolve a Dragoran
  • Make a new friendship
    • Reward: 60 Dratini candies
  • Win a level 3 raid or higher
    • Reward: 60 Dratini candies
  • Evolve a Dragonir
    • Reward: 100,000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: 2 lucky eggs, 100,000 XP and 15,000 Stardust

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What does this special research show? This special research proves that there isn’t always a new Pokémon through the research. Here you get a guaranteed shiny and the chance for a good Dragoran.

Additionally, the amount of XP and Stardust that you receive is enormous. Especially for newcomers, this provides a good foundation.

Keep this tip in mind: If it fits, you should also activate a lucky egg or star piece for the rewards. This will increase the XP and Stardust. For the last stage, for example, you could earn 400,000 XP instead of just 200,000.

What else is going on in the game, you can find in our overview of all July events in Pokémon GO.

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We are giving away 5 full versions of the new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

Are you excited to play the new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online at release? Then join our giveaway and win a full version of the game.

This is Swords of Legends Online: The new MMORPG takes you into an Asian world threatened by dark forces. The combat system is action-oriented and dynamic. You can challenge large world bosses in the open game world or hack your way through raids and dungeons of the MMORPG. All of this is presented to you in very beautiful graphics.

To master all the challenges, you need to choose one of 6 different classes:

The classes each have 2 specializations, which you can switch freely outside of combat. Each class can also level up easily solo. In the endgame, each class is supposed to be useful in its own way, both in PvP and PvE.

More about Swords of Legends Online on MeinMMO can be found here:

Get the full version

This is what you can win: In collaboration with Gameforge, we are giving away codes for a total of 5 full versions of Swords of Legends Online. The codes contain the following:

  • 3x Standard Edition of Swords of Legends Online (€39.99): includes the full game
  • 2x Deluxe Edition of Swords of Legends Online (€59.99): includes the full game, Golden Weapon Skins, and a golden costume with hairstyle
  • solo golden outfit
  • solo golden outfit 2
  • solo golden weapons
This is what the bonus items of the Deluxe Edition look like

Here’s how to participate: To enter the giveaway, you first need a MeinMMO account. Sign up with us, make yourself comfortable, and write us a comment that answers the following question:

  • Which class or classes will you play in Swords of Legends Online?

Among all valid comments, we will raffle the prizes mentioned above. Please note that comments that do not answer the question will not be considered for the giveaway.

The giveaway ends on July 8th. The winners will subsequently receive emails with their codes at the email addresses used here at MeinMMO for account creation. Therefore, check your inboxes and also make sure to check your spam folder.

Meanwhile, all 5 winners have been drawn and emails have been sent. So check your inbox and spam folder again.

Attention: If you have received the code, please note that you must redeem it NOT on Steam, but in the Gameforge Launcher.

Terms and Conditions

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Employees of Webedia Gaming GmbH, the participating companies, and their relatives are excluded from participation. The participant in the giveaway is the person who owns the email address provided during registration for the giveaway.

Only one entry per participant is allowed. Webedia Gaming GmbH reserves the right to exclude participants from the giveaways without giving reasons if they intentionally violate the terms and conditions or attempt to influence the giveaway in an unfair manner. This especially applies to disruption, threats, and harassment of staff or other participants.

The provided data will be processed and used electronically in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) exclusively for the purposes of this giveaway. The notification of winners will occur promptly after the raffle via email using the details provided during registration. A cash payment, payment in goods, or exchange of prizes is not possible.

Prize payout may be subject to age verification. The prizes are non-transferable. The winner may accept necessary changes to the prize. Webedia Gaming GmbH reserves the right to change these terms and conditions without notice. The legal process is excluded.

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The 15 best multiplayer shooters 2021 for PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Multiplayer Online Shooters are also very popular in 2021 – whether on PC or consoles like PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S. We provide an overview of the best Online Shooter games of 2021 and explain what makes them so special.

There are countless Online Shooters. Some are great for quick play, while others are time-consuming and require significant effort and dedication to succeed.

Update from January 10, 2022: For 2022, we have created a new list with a more up-to-date selection. You can find it here:

The 15 best Multiplayer Shooters of 2022 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox

To make the choice of a suitable title easier for you, we at MeinMMO present a top list of 15 of the best Multiplayer Online Shooters, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. This way, you’ll see which game is suitable for which type of player.

The selection of the games was influenced by the author’s personal preferences as well as other factors such as ratings, expert opinions, the development of titles since release, player counts, and, for instance, user interest.

About the Author: Sven has been working at MeinMMO since 2018 and has been intensively overseeing the Shooter segment as an author and responsible expert. No other genre captures his heart more.

He grew up with titles like Doom, Quake, or Unreal Tournament, is also a Destiny fan from the start, and has spent an enormous amount of time in both parts of the franchise. Including thousands of hours in various “Call of Duty” offshoots, as well as the Division and Battlefield series.

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Warframe

What is Warframe? At Warframe, it’s a fast-paced free-to-play third-person co-op shooter from Digital Extremes. The game was released in 2013 and has been continuously expanded and improved in close cooperation with the community since then.

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What is it about? You play as futuristic space ninjas called “Tenno.” These warriors were awakened from cryosleep after centuries, and now the entire solar system is controlled by infected monsters, fascist clones, and greedy corporations. It’s time for you to clean up by shooting, jumping, and wielding swords!

WoW: The patch clogs the inventories and that annoys the players immensely

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Korthia in World of Warcraft has all sorts of items for you. But most of them serve one primary purpose: They clutter the inventory.

For about a week now, Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination of World of Warcraft has been active, and many players are currently roaming around in Korthia, the new, small area. However, there is quite a hassle that leads to frustration and has caused some annoyed sighs: because Korthia clutters your inventory like hardly any other place in the Shadowlands – or all of Azeroth.

What is the problem? Although Korthia is relatively small, there is a lot to discover. A large part of these discoveries consists of treasures and relics for the Archivist’s Codex. But there is also Anima and a number of gray items that give a small gold amount.

The problem: Each of these items comes in numerous versions, rarity levels, and with different names, none of which can stack. Anyone who spends half an hour in Korthia will probably have 30 – 40 inventory slots less free afterward.

While the gray items can still be sold easily, the relic fragments require a visit to the bank and for the Anima tokens, you even have to return to your Sanctum.

Those who do not start with a tidy inventory will be overwhelmed every few minutes trying to bring a bit of order to the chaos of tokens.

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Is the inventory full of junk again? This happens in Korthia about every 10 minutes.

Caps exacerbate the problem: Even more frustrating for players who are slowly reaching the limits of both currencies. Because only 12,000 relic fragments can be stored at the same time. If you already have 12,000, you cannot redeem any further tokens and must either stash them long-term in the inventory or sort them into the bank – a nuisance given the amount of items you get.

If you do not want that, you have to destroy the items individually – which takes time unless you use an addon.

How players are reacting: The topic is being actively discussed in the WoW subreddit. Most there seem to have little understanding of why there are so many different items. The user phucmaster writes about it:

I just wish there was a single type that is stackable. We don’t need 50 different items that contain Anima.

The user BringBackBoshi sees it a bit more drastically:

I just don’t like how the items have a “Use: Deposit Anima” effect. For what purpose? When you click it, it tells you that you can’t do that unless you are standing right next to the NPC. But at the NPC, you use the option to deposit everything at once anyway.

Who would have thought there was a part of the Azerite that we would actually miss?

More news on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:

An old problem, newly implemented: It is particularly absurd that the problem was already well known back then. Because even in the times of Legion, there were far too many tokens, back then for Artifact Power. An annoyance that had already caused player discontent and prompted Blizzard to a rather drastic measure in a patch: Artifact Power was still available in the next expansion (Battle for Azeroth), but it was simply granted directly.

With Shadowlands, they took a step back here and even intensified the problem by introducing several currencies with numerous different items.

What do you think about it? Do you have similar problems with a full inventory? Or do you not understand the fuss?

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New MMORPG Lost Ark responds to Pay2Win accusations

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitter account of Lost Ark confirmed on Saturday that the western version of the game is supposed to be free of Pay2Win. What exactly he explained has been summarized for you by MeinMMO.

What is it about? The “Diablo-killer” Lost Ark is supposed to be released in Europe and the USA this fall. Responsible for this in this country is Amazon Games Studio, which is supposed to adapt the game, already released in Korea and Russia, for the western market.

Like many games in the Korean market, Lost Ark offers many Pay2Win advantages there. These are tangible advantages you have in the game when you invest real money. However, this is supposed to be different in the European version of the game.

What does Lost Ark promise? Through Twitter, the publisher has now announced: “Although we can’t share details at the moment, we want to assure players that the western version of Lost Ark will provide a fair, fun, and great gaming experience, where in-game purchases will be completely optional.”

Following the announcement of the western version at this year’s Summer Game Fest, the publisher made similar promises. However, details are still not being revealed.

Later this month, Lost Ark is supposed to enter the beta phase, so it’s possible that we will learn more about the exact payment model soon. The whole thing is supposed to be financed through the in-game shop, and this without Pay2Win content. The base game will be released as a free-to-play title.

Here we have the original tweet for you:

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What do the players say? The community surrounding Lost Ark remains skeptical about the statements despite the tweet. The game is supposed to be released this fall, so there is actually no reason not to disclose details about the shop now, as these should be established at this point.

Moreover, a pre-order package promises a 30-day Crystal Aura, which brings various gameplay advantages. It is therefore quite conceivable that Lost Ark also wants to implement a kind of voluntary subscription model. But so far, this is all just speculation.

What is the Crystal Aura? The Crystal Aura is a time-limited buff for your account. It is to be assumed that it will not only be included in the pre-order box but also available for purchase in the game. Whether for real money or also for in-game currency is, of course, not yet confirmed. The Crystal Aura offers among other benefits:

  • Triport fee reduction
  • 50% discount on the steamer
  • More affinity interactions with NPCs per day
  • 10% more restoration of work energy
  • 50% reduced cooldown on the Song of Return
  • and various other benefits

You can read all benefits of the Crystal Aura at playlostark.com.

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What about you? How much trust do you have in Amazon’s statements? Will you also play the game with Pay-to-Win? Feel free to leave us a comment!

If you want to know how the item shop works in Korea, we have asked players for you: How Pay-to-Win is Lost Ark actually?

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Pokémon GO: The anniversary celebration for the 5th birthday starts today – All information about the event

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 3 minutes

Today, on July 6, 2021, the anniversary celebration for the 5th birthday of the game starts in Pokémon GO. We have looked at what is known so far about the event and summarized this information for you.

What kind of event is this? Pokémon GO is celebrating its 5th birthday these days. It was first made available for download in July 2016, and since then, millions of trainers worldwide have enjoyed PoGO. To celebrate the birthday properly, Niantic has announced an anniversary celebration (via pokemongolive.com).

When does the anniversary celebration start?

  • The event starts today, on July 6, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time and ends on July 15, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time.
  • You thus have over a week to take advantage of all event-related bonuses.
  • The anniversary celebration spans the period during which Pokémon GO was released 5 years ago in most parts of the world.

Update from July 5, 2021: Niantic has since shared more information about the bonuses and Pokémon you can expect for the anniversary celebration. We have added these details for you in the following section.

Pokémon GO Anniversary Celebration – Pokémon and Bonuses

These bonuses are available: As Niantic has now announced, you can look forward to the following bonuses for the anniversary celebration (via pokemongolive.com):

  • all lure modules (including Glacier, Rain, Magnet, and Moss modules) last for one hour during the event
  • there are special stickers from gifts and when spinning PokéStops
  • you can increase your inventory space to up to 3,500 starting from July 5, 2021, at 10 PM
  • additionally, the Special, Ultra, and Adventure Boxes in the in-game shop, also starting from July 5, 2021, at 10 PM, will contain various items

Which Pokémon are waiting for you?

Also, special Pokémon have been announced for this event by Niantic. You can encounter Flampion and the flying Pikachu with a balloon shaped like a 5 more frequently in the wild. Flampion is also available in its shiny variant in the game.

Furthermore, you can also encounter the flying Pikachu as well as Flampion, Igamaro, Fynx, and Froxy in Level 1 raids. Additionally, upon completing field research tasks or using lure modules, the following starter Pokémon will predominantly appear:

  • Bisasam*
  • Glumanda*
  • Schiggy*
  • Endivie
  • Feurigel
  • Karnimani
  • Geckarbor*
  • Flemmli*
  • Hydropi*
  • Chelast
  • Panflam
  • Plinfa
  • Serpifeu*
  • Floink*
  • Ottaro*
  • Igamaro
  • Fynx
  • Froxy

All monsters marked with a (*) can also be caught in the wild without a lure module. If you start the Mystery Box during the event period, you might encounter a shiny Meltan with some luck. We explain here how you can obtain the Mystery Box.

New Collector Challenge and Research Tasks for the Anniversary Celebration

In addition to the bonuses and Pokémon, you can also look forward to special field research tasks. Niantic has announced that trainers will receive special quests in field research daily. Additionally, a Collector Challenge will again be available to all players. As a reward, you will also encounter the flying Pikachu and receive Pokéballs and special candies.

Moreover, with the help of the Special Research “Research to Take Off”, trainers who missed this special task last year will have the chance to catch up now. This special research includes, in addition to Pokémon encounters, a lot of stardust and XP rewards.

More Special Features for the Anniversary Celebration in Pokémon GO

In the coming days, all trainers should be able to unlock the new sky (via pokemongolive.com). The sky was tested in the past days by some trainers and should now look even more real in Pokémon GO. Additionally, just like during the GO Fest 2020, there will be a colorful fireworks display in the game.

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How do you like the announced bonuses and Pokémon? Have you wished for other bonuses for the anniversary celebration? If so, which ones? Please share your opinion with us in the comments!

Also, there are only a few days left until the GO Fest. We have summarized all the information about the ticket, Pokémon, and bonuses at the Pokémon GO Fest 2021 for you.

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Vikings complain: The new monsters in Valheim are too aggressive – Will they be nerfed

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

A patch at the end of June changed the AI of enemies in Valheim . Monsters were supposed to become more aggressive – and they did. Too aggressive for the taste of many players. Now the belligerent monsters are getting a nerf again.

Why were monsters too aggressive? The patch from June 23, 2021, made enemies more aggressive. The idea was to give monsters a greater focus on player-built structures (via GameStar.de).

This means: Enemies were supposed to be more likely to attack your base and destroy houses, huts, or palisades. This step was probably taken because players often lured enemies into traps or exploited their AI to shoot at them from high towers.

Since the update, that was no longer possible. However, the enemies developed a somewhat unhealthy focus on buildings. At times, they completely ignored players, even when standing right next to them:

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It went so far that supposedly you could even use campfires to distract enemies from yourself, as they count as buildings (via Eurogamer.net). Some enemies even froze when trying to reach certain building parts, even though an easily defeat-able player stood in front of them.

As building is one of the favorite pastimes of many Vikings, many were of course not particularly happy about the new destructiveness of the monsters. The developers have noticed this as well.

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What has been changed? With a new update from July 1, the AI of enemies has been adjusted again. Specifically, it says:

“Monsters should always focus on creatures (including players) when they have a clear path and only attack structures of low priority (such as walls) when they want to reach a player” (via Steam).

On Twitter, players reacted rather humorously. Some even found it amusing that enemies completely ignored them, even during larger attacks. The user @DickerMannFilme writes:

“‘FIGHT ME, YOU COWARDS,’ Erik shouted in their direction, but he was ignored in favor of the stone wall they were beating instead” (via Twitter.com).

More about Valheim on MeinMMO:

Valheim adjusts the balance – When will new content come?

While the current patches mainly fix existing issues or polish the mechanics, the developers are already working on new content in the background. After the huge success of Valheim, the first major update “Hearth & Home” is already on the starting blocks.

“Hearth & Home” is expected to be released between July and September and brings a host of new building components and recipes. Especially for players who enjoy building houses and cities or focusing on the crafting aspect, there will be new content.

New biomes, meanwhile, are still pending. Next up are the rather nasty mist lands, of which it’s still unknown when they will appear. A new boss will also appear there, which many of you probably will not like.

As long as you wait for new content, you can soon occupy yourself with a new game that is likely to be similarly interesting. Tribes of Midgard will officially release on July 27 on PC, PlayStation 4, and PS5 and will be a survival RPG, a kind of mix between Valheim and Diablo.

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  2. Twitter

Patch 9.1 of WoW would be really good if it had been released 3 months ago

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

Cortyn has extensively played Patch 9.1 and finds: This is a really good WoW update – unfortunately, it’s too late.

Even though there is a lot of complaining going on about World of Warcraft: I think that Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination is quite well done. The currently available content is enjoyable to me. I have unlocked the “Chest of Countless Things” in Torghast with four characters, am playing the assaults in the Maw, and meanwhile I am waiting in Korthia for the one rare mob that I still need for today. Tazavesh is ready to go, and Sylvi wants to hand out a beatdown in the Sanctum of Domination.

Or in other words: I currently have plenty to do in WoW.

The only problem I have is the timing of the patch’s release, as it comes many months too late. This has become a well-known issue and is probably clear to anyone who has been following World of Warcraft to some extent. But the fact that this long content drought has worn down the community can still be noticed now.

Whether in the official forums or in the World of Warcraft subreddit – a lot of criticism is being voiced. The content is said to be boring, there is so little to do each day, there are annoying bugs, and somehow it’s all just the same as before, only everything is much smaller.

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Sylvanas’ story is nearing a climax – but how will that resonate with the players?

It’s exhausting to deal with this. I’ve turned my back on some chat channels and have also said goodbye to several Discord servers where negativity prevails.

It’s exhausting when you enjoy something, but there are one or two people everywhere trying to convince you that it can’t possibly be enjoyable.

Yes, Korthia is not a fully independent area, but just a somewhat larger subsection of the Maw. However, Korthia is quite packed with numerous rare enemies, hidden treasures, and a lot of toys.

Blizzard seems to have learned from the disappointing N’Zoth areas of Patch 8.3. The treasures are more interesting, there are plenty of mounts, and a few little surprises.

Especially cool: There is even almost a second dimensional layer (the Rift), where more treasures and toys can be found. The Rift even covers the entire “old” Maw and holds a few more surprises.

That’s enough for me for the moment. It’s not as abundant as Mechagon and Nazjatar in one patch – but it’s something new. New goals to work on and plenty of cosmetic stuff that I want.

Flying comes too late – Does anyone still need that?

Anyone who knows me knows that I generally don’t consider flying to be that important. I still believe that most areas reveal their beauty primarily when experienced from the ground.

Nonetheless, I can enjoy flying. It’s a nice bonus, but it also takes away a bit of the tranquility. Flying makes you faster and more efficient, but also more rushed. At the same time, I’m glad because I can complete many tasks faster and thus have more time for other things.

But not this time. There is very little that will draw me back to the old areas.

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Flying in Revendreth, Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, and Bastion – does anyone still need that?

I have already completed all the world quests dozens of times and have collected enough anima to buy the rewards I wanted. It would be hard to motivate me to farm anima for days again when I can get it on the side in Korthia without much effort. I have also collected all the Paragon rewards except for one item from the Kyrian. There is simply no reason to continue doing world quests – even for a collection freak like me.

For leveling twinks, flying is quite nice, of course. But to be honest: I’ve already rushed through all the classes I want to play in the Shadowlands. We had enough time for that.

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Too little, too late – But I like it!

If Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination had come a few months ago, it would have been a really good and fulfilling update for Shadowlands. Now it’s just a small appetizer that, while on par with the previous (very good) Shadowlands experience, cannot satisfy hunger for long. Already after less than a week, the first players reach the point where they no longer need to farm certain creatures because everything of value has already been looted.

I can only hope that Tazavesh, the Sanctum of Domination, and the Adamant Vault keep me motivated long enough. The World First race will surely be interesting again and excite fans all over the world. Currently, it’s hard not to be pulled down by the negativity in parts of the community.

I am having fun, but it’s difficult to “play against the bad mood”.

All I can do is hope that the Sylvanas drama that awaits us tomorrow doesn’t make everything even worse.

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LoL: Star player needs medical cap certificate, finds it “really embarrassing” from the US league

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

22-year-old Luka “Perkz” Perković is regarded as one of the best European players in League of Legends. However, the mid laner earns his money in the USA: There are now issues with the US league of LoL, the LCS.

This is the situation regarding Perkz:

  • Perkz has won the European LoL league 9 times and is considered one of the best players Europe has ever produced. Before the season, however, he moved to the USA, to Cloud9. Allegedly, the US team paid several million US dollars for him.
  • Perkz recently underwent LASIK eye surgery and could no longer play LoL properly on stage: The bright light was difficult for him – as his eyes suddenly became sensitive. The US league refused for weeks to dim the lights to help him.
  • He is now explaining how long it took to get permission just to wear a cap.

“Finally, I am free”

This is what Perkz says: On stage after a LoL match, Perkz explained how happy he is to finally be allowed to wear a cap. He found it hard to adapt to playing on stage: the lights are very bright and his eyes sensitive after surgery.

Riot did not want to grant him the favor of dimming the lights in the last 3 weeks. But now he has a certificate and can finally wear a cap. He feels wonderful and completely unleashed now.

The last weeks he felt insecure on stage, but now he can “smurf” every game and is finally free.

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On stage, he sounds quite friendly and approachable, but in a now-deleted tweet, he called the league’s behavior “really embarrassing,” that he had to bring a certificate just to be allowed to play with a cap.

In Europe or internationally, he never had such problems.

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In a tweet, Perkz called the league’s behavior “totally embarrassing.” Source: Dotesports

This is how the league reacts: The head of the league seems to find the situation embarrassing. He says: The light has actually been the same everywhere since 2012, which is why they became complacent. Perkz’s complaint also took a long time to reach the right places.

They apologize to Perkz for this issue.

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This is how people react: Overall, people do not understand why a problem lingers for weeks that can be solved by “putting on a hat.”

This is taken as further evidence that there are indeed many things going wrong in the US league.

An expert explains why the USA is so bad in LoL despite having a lot of money: Riot is to blame

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Pokémon GO: Nature Park Fulfills Many Trainers’ Dreams – Meet Pokémon in the Real World

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 2 minutes

As of July 17, 2021, fans of Pokémon GO can now meet the little monsters not only in the digital world: In Japan, the Pokémon fun is soon becoming even more real with Pokémon Wonder. We have summarized what the nature park “Pokémon Wonder” is all about and gathered all the information for you.

What is Pokémon Wonder? Pokémon Wonder is a new attraction at “Yomiuriland” in Inagi City. This is an amusement park in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. As the name of the attraction suggests, it is all about the theme of Pokémon.

However, unlike other attractions in amusement parks, Pokémon Wonder is not a ride. As announced by The Pokémon Company according to Inven Global, the focus is on exploring nature in connection with Pokémon (via invenglobal.com).

This attraction spans an area of 48,000 m², which is approximately the size of 7 football fields. The park is located in the midst of a natural area that has allegedly remained untouched for more than 20 years. Visitors can look for Pokémon among the bamboo thickets and grassy fields.

Pokémon Wonder – What to Expect

Many trainers of Pokémon GO would surely love to encounter a “real” Pokémon once. Although Pokémon GO attempts to achieve this with the help of a real visual representation, it is still no comparison to the real experience. Pokémon Wonder aims to create that: Out of the digital world and into nature.

Visitors at Pokémon Wonder have the opportunity to book a 90-minute tour of the natural area as a group of six. With the help of clues, they can embark on a search for Pokémon. As seen in an official video about Pokémon Wonder, the individual Pokémon are said to be handcrafted.

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As reported by the online magazine Kotaku, the monsters are said to perfectly adapt to their surroundings based on their appearance (via kotaku.com). Some of them are made of leaves and acorns. Other Pokémon, like Bautz, are carved from camphor wood. This makes them not so easy to find.

This offers visitors a real Pokémon experience. In addition, the tour aims to foster a special connection to nature. Attention should also be paid to the beauty of nature while searching. Before the visitors start their tour, they receive a brief orientation. Afterwards, they can prove themselves as Pokémon researchers.

When Does Pokémon Wonder Open? Pokémon Wonder is set to open in Japan on July 17, 2021. You can visit it until April 3, 2022. So if you are in Japan during that time, you should consider whether this experience is for you.

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What is your opinion on Pokémon Wonder? Do you find this idea cool or do you prefer the digital version? Would you like such a leisure opportunity in Germany as well? Feel free to leave us a comment here on MeinMMO and exchange thoughts with other trainers.

However, in Germany, several events are still awaiting you in the coming weeks. We have summarized which events are taking place in July 2021 in Pokémon GO.

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Dr Disrespect has a high-end PC that hardly anyone can afford

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

The former Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect owns a high-end gaming PC that costs a lot of money. MeinMMO presents the gaming PC and explains why you don’t need to spend that much money on your gaming PC.

The controversial and former Twitch streamer Dr. Disrespect owns a high-end gaming PC that he uses for his streams and games.

He first introduced his new gaming PC on Twitter. It is a computer developed together with the boutique manufacturer “DigitalStorm”.

“DigitalStorm” manufactures high-quality and high-priced gaming PCs and also uses some proprietary components, such as the cooling system or casing.

But how much would the gaming PC actually cost? We at MeinMMO have looked into it and calculated the theoretical costs of the gaming PC. The price for the gaming PC is significantly higher than the price an average player would pay for their PC. Because you would have to shell out around 10,000 euros for the PC.

Update June 6, 2021: We have revised the article. We have replaced the dollar prices with euro prices and adjusted the prices to current conditions (June 6, 2021). We have also added a note about the latest build and elaborated on that.

Disrespect’s gaming PC is a boutique PC with high-end hardware

Where does the information come from? Dr. Disrespect himself does not state an official price for the gaming PC.

Instead, one has to take a detour via an official tweet that Dr. Disrespect published at one point. Here, the hardware in detail was presented that is installed in the computer:

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Dr Disrespect has since upgraded his build. Instead of two RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards, there is now a GeForce RTX 3090 in his gaming PC (via essentiallyesports.com). But this is not a source that Dr Disrespect has officially confirmed.

What hardware is in the gaming PC? Based on the Twitter video and other sites, one gets the following hardware configuration:

  • AMD Threadripper 3990X
  • Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA EATX sTRX4
  • GeForce RTX 3090, 24 GB
  • 8x 32 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V (Digital Storm Performance Series)
  • 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVME
  • 14x Corsair ML140 PRO RGB

You would have to pay around 10,000 euros for Disrespect’s gaming PC

How much would the hardware cost? By adding up the current costs of the PC components, one gets a general estimate of how much one would have to pay for the gaming PC. We at MeinMMO have looked up the current prices (as of June 6, 2021) that you can find at Geizhals.de (via Geizhals.de). The prices are based on the best possible offer and may therefore change at any time.

However, you should note that we cannot include certain components. This mainly includes components that DigitalStorm has developed or installed itself. This includes, for example, the casing and the water cooling.

ComponentPrice (in euros)
AMD Threadripper 3990X3999.99
Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA EATX sTRX4898.99
Nvidia GeForce GTX 3090From 1899.00
8x 32 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V156.00 (1248)
2x Samsung 970 Evo 2TB NVME290.00 (580)
14x Corsair ML140 PRO RGB34.99 (489)
Total price:9,114.98

How much would the hardware together cost? In total, you would pay 9,114.98 euros for the installed hardware.

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Most gamers among you probably won’t need such hardware

That’s why you shouldn’t spend so much money: Very few of you will really need so much high-end hardware. Because with the Ryzen 9 5950X, you already get a current high-end processor from AMD for which you pay significantly less, around 400 euros, than for the Threadripper. For many gamers, AMD’s mid-range processor, the Ryzen 5 5600 (X), is likely sufficient.

Moreover, you theoretically don’t need a GeForce RTX 3090 if you want to game properly: a GeForce RTX 3080 is a recommended graphics card if you want to game in 4K but don’t want to pay a premium for the performance.

256 GB of RAM is way too much for most of you gamers. Many mid-range motherboards also support a maximum of 128 GB. A minimum of 16 GB of RAM is recommended, 32 GB of RAM is currently future-proof. 32 GB is recommended for players who like to multitask, do resource-intensive image processing, or use virtual machines.

If you haven’t been able to buy new hardware so far because it was way too expensive for you, but you still want to play good games, we have a few recommendations for you:

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Bigger WoW streamer plays FFXIV for the first time, but his community makes it hard for him

Mark Sellner Mark Sellner Reading time 3 minutes

The streamer Asmongold is one of the largest World of Warcraft streamers on Twitch. Over the weekend, he tried Final Fantasy 14 for the first time, with over 200,000 viewers watching him. However, this made the game difficult for him. We at MeinMMO explain the situation.

What happened? The WoW streamer Asmongold, like many other players, is currently looking for an alternative to World of Warcraft. Over the weekend, he tried Final Fantasy 14 live on Twitch, garnering over 210,000 viewers.

But this was not only positive for him. Hundreds of his fans attempted, with varying success, to stream-snipe the streamer. Already from level 2, he was surrounded by many of his fans, and at times he couldn’t see his own character.

What is stream-sniping? Stream-sniping refers to the tactic of attempting to intercept a streamer live in the game. One tries to predict where the streamer will be next and then waits there.

What other problems arose? The visibility of his own character was by no means the only issue. He took a long time to level up as he couldn’t complete various quests as quickly as he was accustomed to.

For instance, he took over 10 minutes to complete a quest where he only needed to kill three bugs. Unfortunately, the players following him killed these much more quickly, meaning Asmongold did not receive credit for the quest progress.

Asmongold at level 2 in the open world, surrounded by hundreds of fans.

Initially, the streamer took this humorously, but he became increasingly annoyed. There were also particular issues with map transitions. Often, when he wanted to enter a new zone, so many of his fans would go through the portal with him that he was left with the error message “The selected instance is full.” He sometimes took minutes to change maps.

What did Asmongold do about it? After a while, the streamer managed to hide personal information like his name in the game. After a few hours and several map transitions, the crowd around Asmongold steadily grew smaller. 

He also repeatedly expressed during the stream that people should please stop following him all the time. By the end of his 10-hour stream, he reached character level 20, had temporarily over 210,000 viewers, and gained over 7,000 subscriptions on Twitch. A successful first excursion into a new game for the streamer, which he had incredibly much fun with.

In this tweet, he thanks for the stream:

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Who is Asmongold? On Twitch, Asmongold is one of the biggest WoW streamers. With over 2.1 million followers, 46,000 average viewers, and more than 21,000 subscribers (via Twitchstats), he also ranks in the top 100 on Twitch outside of WoW.

He is known for critically assessing his favorite game World of Warcraft and has repeatedly pointed out issues with Blizzard’s MMORPG giant, but an alternative MMORPG has yet to be seen on his channel to this extent.

With his foray into Final Fantasy 14, he has also managed to make quite an impact on Steam, as the player counts are currently breaking all records.

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New cheats in Destiny 2 are so nasty that even aimbots seem harmless

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, new cheats ensure that you are no longer safe from Titans anywhere on the map. Watch how the hackers make a streamer speechless and defenseless in the Trials with their mischief.

The Destiny streamer Luckyy 10P is known for dealing with cheaters in the Trials and showcasing the highlights, if you can call them that. But what he and his guardians encountered from cheaters in Season 14 is on a whole new level of nasty compared to known aimbots or other basic hacks.

This is how the match against the hackers goes:

  • Even in the first round, it becomes clear quickly: the enemy team is not playing fair. Infinite ammunition and aimbots grant the cheaters a swift victory.
  • But it doesn’t stop with dull aimbots for long: Just a few seconds later, a Warlock cheater appears in round 2. You can recognize him by the fact that he flies around the corner at full speed while endlessly firing his death laser.
  • When the cheaters then start wildly teabagging, it’s enough for the streamer and his gang: they play passively and even manage to win a round for themselves. But when a cheater dies in the following round, the cheaters turn up the heat.
  • In safety, Lucky’s and the whole team’s health points suddenly drop to 1. Moreover, they move as if in slow motion. One only hears “I got hit by something, no idea what it was.”
  • This happens a few times, and all of a sudden, the HP drops and the guardians move at a snail’s pace. The cheaters storm in and win the match without further resistance. Oh, and rude teabagging crowns the malicious action.

Check out the video here to see what cheats Lucky had to deal with. From minute 5, you can see the damage going through walls and how aimbots seem like something fair.

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What kind of cheat is this? One of the cheaters is a Titan who uses new hacks to spread his Titan Barricade across the entire map. This keeps Lucky and his team constantly in what is otherwise a defensive class ability.

The Titan Barricade cannot kill, but it reduces the life points to 1 and slows down enemies standing in it. Normally, the wall is small, and no one is foolish enough to stay in it forever. However, since the barricade is as large as the entire PvP map due to the hack, there is no escape – nasty.

“Cheaters are progressing in Destiny 2”

This is how players react: In the comments under the YouTube clip, some guardians take it with humor. They joke that cheaters in Destiny 2 are evolving and no longer just using hacks that have been known for a long time.

Others are amused that while Lucky is still struggling with words and is visibly confused by the cheats, his colleague dryly and analytically says: “That’s a Titan Barricade.” As if he sees that every day.

titan-barriere
The Titan’s barrier is actually meant to provide bullet protection

This frustrates the guardians: Many viewers do not understand how such people can cheat so openly, be filmed, and continue to exercise their terror reign of cheats in the Trials. Players shake their heads because Bungie does not seem to react here (or not visibly).

Others reference the prominent cheating incident from last week: Professional player Baken was caught cheating, but he “only” helped with aimbots and complained after his ban about how much more obvious cheaters cannot be caught. More on this interesting incident here on MeinMMO:

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Especially on the PC, cheaters plague the PvP and hardly anyone can enjoy a Trials weekend without encountering a cheater. Guardians have expressed this criticism ever since Destiny 2 moved to Steam (late 2019). Especially the competitive Trials mode, in which you must win 7 matches in a row, is said to be virtually infested with cheaters on PC.

Therefore, many are already dreading the transition to crossplay, which is set to fully come to Destiny 2 in 2021. Although players will have to explicitly agree if they want to team up with a PC player as console users in the Crucible, the fear of cheaters is palpable in the community.

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What do you think about the situation, is cheating in PvP getting worse? What nasty tricks have you had to deal with? Let us know in the comments if you will still give crossplay a chance – or if that’s only a good idea in PvE.

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