Final Fantasy XIV finally brings the male rabbits that many have missed so much

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

At the Fan Festival of Final Fantasy XIV, the male Viera were announced as a playable race for the Endwalker expansion. The female Hrothgar were also mentioned.

This is the male Viera: The rabbit race of the Viera first appeared in the Stormblood expansion in 2017 and became playable with Shadowbringers in 2019. However, until now, only the female representatives of the rabbits have been available as playable characters.

Now their male counterparts have also been announced as playable characters. The male Viera, according to lore, live very reclusive lives. They stay deep in the woods separately from the women and are regarded as the protectors of the jungle.

Only the very young male Viera remain in the villages until they grow up and leave the village. They return to the women only every 3 to 5 years when it’s time to procreate. You can watch a trailer for the male rabbits here:

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When will the male Viera be playable? The new playable gender will be available with the Endwalker expansion on November 23, 2021.

Why this is important: Although the announcement of the Viera and Hrothgar was a big surprise, it was received unfavorably at the time. Many players were upset that the two races had only one playable gender, thus having a gender lock.

Frustration was expressed on social media and forums, and the feedback was so overwhelming that the director of FFXIV, Naoki Yoshida, addressed the issue. He explained that adding new races is a very complex project.

Accordingly, it was impossible to implement the male Viera and female Hrothgar into the game during the Shadowbringers expansion.

This is what the community says: The surprising announcement of the male Viera has been celebrated by players in FFXIV. The official English tweet about it received over 15,000 upvotes, the most attention of any tweet related to the Fan Festival. Not even the announcement of the new job Reaper received as many upvotes.

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In the comments, the mood is generally positive. Players are glad that the developers listened to the criticism from Shadowbringers and implemented the community’s wishes. Many players were enthusiastic about the announcement on reddit as well. The thread there is smaller (via reddit), but it still has over 1,300 upvotes and more than 500 comments.

And what about the female Hrothgar? The announcement of the male Viera now leaves only one race with a gender lock: the Hrothgar. However, director Yoshida had a few words regarding them as well.

The female Hrothgar are in development, but they will not be available in time for the Endwalker release on November 23. It will take some time before they become playable. Yoshida did not reveal how long that will be.

Final Fantasy XIV brings new expansion Endwalker – release date and all information

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WoW: Item Spotlight – The Coin of Many Faces

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

This week we have an item from World of Warcraft in our “Item Spotlight” for you, which allows you to assume different roles. Basically the carnival costume of Azeroth.

With tens of thousands of items and nearly 700 toys, there are plenty of fun effects to discover in World of Warcraft. Most of them get boring pretty quickly, as the effects are almost always identical. Not so with the Mask of Many Faces. It should provide new results even after the hundredth use.

What is the Item Spotlight?
The Item Spotlight is a regularly recurring format on MeinMMO. Every few weeks we want to take a closer look at a special item from one of our supported games and clarify the most important questions. Where does the item come from? What use does it have? What is its story? We hope to point out some cool items that you may have overlooked.

What is the Coin of Many Faces? The “Coin of Many Faces” is a toy from World of Warcraft with a proud cooldown of 24 hours. The description is: “Transform into someone else.”

Exactly that is what the coin does. It transforms the appearance of your character into one of several hundred different characters. The transformation lasts exactly one hour.

But it’s not just the pure appearance that changes; other attributes of your character are also altered. If you type /joke in the chat, your character will tell a joke of the race it has transformed into. At the same time, this can lead to quite a bit of confusion, as the tooltip will show the new race for other players. If a human mage suddenly becomes a blood elf mage, that could seem rather strange.

Additionally, the transformation lasts beyond death, should you unfortunately perish in a dungeon or a battle.

However, the transformation has no impact on your faction or abilities. You remain a member of your faction (Horde or Alliance), and neither your abilities nor your racial abilities change. The effects are purely cosmetic with no gameplay advantages or disadvantages.

Especially cool: During the Hollow’s End, the cooldown of the coin is reduced from 24 hours to 60 minutes. You can then have the effect active permanently and immediately get a new one after the first transformation.

How do you get the Coin of Many Faces? The Coin of Many Faces can only be farmed during the Hollow’s End (October 18 to November 1). During this time, you need to go to Draenor and travel to Shadowmoon Valley (Warlords of Draenor). The coin drops on a small island west of Socrethar’s Wall. The highest drop chance is with Captain Bonechewer (4%). With other undead, the chance ranges between 1.3% and 2%.

WoW Many faces coin Farm Spot Map
Here you can farm the Coin of Many Faces – but only during the Hollow’s End.

The enemies present little threat to a well-equipped level 60 character and can be pulled in large numbers. On average, a coin drops every 15 to 30 minutes.

However, the coin is not bind on pickup. Since it drops relatively frequently during the Hollow’s End, many players sell it throughout the year on the auction house. Prices vary by realm and range from a few hundred gold pieces to five-digit amounts.

We have introduced more exciting items from WoW here:

A final tip: If you have gold on multiple realms, check the auction houses individually. Since the coin is a toy, it goes into your collection after use and is then available to all characters across all realms.

If you’re not in a hurry and are stingy, you can wait until the Hollow’s End in October and quickly farm the coin yourself. Everyone else can just buy it at the auction house.

Do you know of any other item that should definitely be highlighted more in the “Item Spotlight”?

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Pokémon GO: “Fluffy Cottonwings” for €1 – All Ticket Contents for Swablu

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In the shop of Pokémon GO you can now find the 1€ ticket for the Community Day with Swablu. We will show you all the quests and rewards that you unlock by purchasing it.

What kind of ticket is this? For the Community Days in Pokémon GO, the developers from Niantic offer you special tickets. The price varies slightly depending on the shop, but is around 1 Euro. With the ticket, you unlock a special research that fits perfectly with the Community Day.

In this overview, we show you all the quests and associated rewards that you unlock with the ticket purchase. This allows you to easily decide whether you want to invest the money or not.

Where can I get the ticket? Open Pokémon GO and visit the shop. Below the boxes, you will find the category “Global Events”. Here you will find the ticket “Fluffy Cotton Wings” for Swablu.

Ticket for Community Day with Swablu – the research

Where does the information come from? Due to the time difference, the Community Day with Swablu is already active in other parts of the world. Trainers published the research of the 1€ ticket, among others, on reddit. In the following overview, we compile them for you (via Leekduck.com).

Swablu research for C-Day 1/4

TaskReward
Use 10 Power-Ups
on Pokémon		15 Poké Balls
Catch 15 SwabluEncounter with
Swablu
Land 10 good throws10 Nanab Berries

Stage reward: For completing these three tasks, you will additionally receive 2,000 Stardust, 1 incense, and an encounter with Swablu.

Swablu research for C-Day 2/4

TaskReward
Catch 15 Swablu100 Swablu Candies
Send 10 Pokémon1,000 Stardust
Use 15 Nanab Berries when
catching Pokémon		15 Ultra Balls

Stage reward: For completing these three tasks, you will additionally receive 1,500 experience points, 1 incense, and an encounter with Swablu.

Swablu research for C-Day 3/4

TaskReward
Land 3 great curveball
throws		100 Swablu Candies
Evolve a Swablu1 Egg Incubator
Send 10 Pokémon100 Swablu Candies

Stage reward: For completing these three tasks, you will additionally receive 2,500 experience points, 1 Rocket Radar, and 15 Hyper Balls

Swablu research for C-Day 4/4

TaskReward
Already completed3 Silver Nanab Berries
Already completedEncounter with Swablu
Already completed3,500 XP

Stage reward: For completing these three tasks, you will additionally receive 3,000 Stardust, 3 Candy, and an encounter with Altaria.

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Is the purchase of the ticket worth it?

What you need to consider: The pure value of the items you receive through the rewards exceeds the purchase price of 1 €.

  • A Rocket Radar costs 200 coins, or about 2 €
  • An Egg Incubator costs 150 coins, or about 1.5 €

Additionally, you’ll receive 6,000 Stardust (minus the Power-Ups), Berries, experience points, and encounters with strong Swablu. If you were going to purchase the items anyway, then you can now get them cheaper with the ticket for 1 €.

If you’re not interested in the items, strong Swablu, and the candies as well as experience points and Stardust, you shouldn’t buy the ticket.

What do you think of this ticket for the Community Day? Is this something you want to buy, or are you playing the event for free? Please share your opinion in the comments on MeinMMO and discuss with other trainers.

For the Community Day in Pokémon GO, trainers wish for a buddy feature to return

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We talk about Blizzard and the many players they have lost

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

Fresh from production, we have the latest episode of the MeinMMO Podcast with this week’s news. It’s about Blizzard and the criticism aimed at the company, as well as other current topics.

Here are our topics: Players seem to be leaving Blizzard. According to an investor report, the developer has lost almost every third player, and it didn’t stop here this week. The biggest WoW streamer, Asmongold, has harshly criticized the MMORPG. 

NCsoft, the company behind MMORPGs like Guild Wars 2 and Lineage 2, shows with a graph why PC MMORPGs are dying. After the unfortunate launch of Outriders, developers and publishers have been accused of “poor communication,” to which an employee points out why he has reached his human limits.

Here are our topics of the week in a concise overview:

And of course, we also want to hear your voices. We not only present the news, but also provide our expert opinion and viewpoint on it. You are warmly invited to comment on it.

Participants include:

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In addition to the weekly review, there are also occasionally themed podcasts that deal with larger events or games. For example, we talked extensively about crime in online games.

Suggestions or criticism?

Here’s how you can contribute: You can actively participate in improving the podcast. If you have feedback such as suggestions or criticism, or simply want to submit a cool topic suggestion that should definitely be discussed, then feel free to visit our Discord server.

Alternatively, you can also directly send an email to [email protected] and share your thoughts with us. Write us your opinion and discuss with us!

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New job in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker looks like it’s from Bloodborne

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

With the new addon Endwalker, Final Fantasy XIV receives two new jobs. One of them is the melee fighter Reaper. 

This is the new job: In FFXIV, Reapers draw their power from the Void, the 13th shard of Hydaelyn. They wield a scythe in battle and can even summon a non-ascendant to assist them in combat. 

The Reaper attacks with quick strikes from their scythe and is a melee job. They wear armor with the affix “of the Maiming” and will share it with the Dragoon starting from Endwalker.

The new job actually comes from the antagonist Zenos yae Galvus, who will also wield a scythe in the new addon Endwalker. The exact mechanics behind the job are still unknown, but you can check it out in action:

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When will Reaper be playable? The new job will debut with the addon Endwalker on November 23. However, pre-orders will allow players to access it starting November 19.

How do I unlock the Reaper? The requirements to unlock the Reaper are owning the addon Endwalker and having at least one combat job at level 70. The Reaper will also start at level 70.

The starting quest for the Reaper is located in Ul’dah. Its name is still unknown.

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That’s why it looks like Bloodborne: The new job is definitely among the darker ones in FFXIV, alongside the Dark Knight. Accordingly, the appearance of the Reaper features a dark color scheme and a tattered look.

It heavily resembles the outfit of the Hunters from the action game Bloodborne. The cloak is dark and tattered, the hat obscures the face, and the job wields a scythe that is also available as a weapon in Bloodborne.

The Burial Blade is a special weapon used by a significant character in Bloodborne, and players can also acquire it if they are skilled enough.

As usual, Director Yoshida wore the Reaper’s armor as cosplay during the presentation of the new job. What do you think of the presentation of the new job from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker? Does it visually appeal to you and gameplay-wise, or is it not for you at all?

Share your opinion about the Reaper with us in the comments on MeinMMO.

You can find out more about the second new job, the Sage, here

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FIFA 21: Here is the strong Bundesliga TOTS you have chosen

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on May 14th, EA has released the Bundesliga TOTS (Team of the Season) in FIFA 21. MeinMMO shows you which players have received the strongest cards.

This is the Bundesliga TOTS: The Bundesliga TOTS (Team of the Season) is a compilation of the best players of the current Bundesliga season. These players were voted by the FIFA community and now receive greatly improved TOTS cards – as previously the Community-, Premier-League-, Saudi-, La-Liga- and Süper-Lig-TOTS as well.

This is the complete Bundesliga TOTS

These are the strongest cards: The Bundesliga TOTS is led by Robert Lewandowski (98), who receives an extremely strong card. He is followed by very strong cards from Sancho (96), Kimmich (96), Haaland (95) and Goretzka (95). But Neuer (95), Müller (94), Coman (93) and Hummels (93) also have TOTS cards with outstanding stats.

Bundesliga TOTS:

  • ST: Lewandowski (98)
  • RM: Sancho (96)
  • ZDM: Kimmich (96)
  • ST: Haaland (95)
  • ZDM: Goretzka (95)
  • TW: Neuer (95)
  • ZOM: Müller (94)
  • LM: Coman (93)
  • IV: Hummels (93)
  • ZDM: Sabitzer (92)
  • LV: Davies (91)
  • ST: André Silva (91)
  • IV: Lacroix (90)
  • LAV: Angelino (90)
  • RV: Baku (88)

How to get the new TOTS cards

You have these options: To get TOTS cards, there are several options:

  • You can achieve at least 11 wins in the Weekend League to receive TOTS Player Picks. If you achieve more wins, there are additional Player Picks.
  • You can buy TOTS cards on the transfer market, where prices are relatively high.
  • You can complete a TOTS SBC (Squad Building Challenge) and hope for a good return.

You can also obtain additional strong cards through Icon Swaps 3. An overview can be found here:

Icon Swaps 3 has such good rewards, players cannot decide

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Destiny 2: Xur today – location and offers on 14.05.

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

Destiny 2 will have its first visit from Xur in Season 14 on May 14th. MeinMMO provides you with everything about his hidden location and the exotic inventory of the mysterious vendor. Read here which map is active in the Trials and which rare weapons are available this week.

This is what’s happening in the MMO shooter: Season 14, the Season of the Splicer, finally kicked off this week in Destiny 2. This means for you, new gear is up for grabs and new activities are waiting to be tackled.

However, when Season 14 started on May 11, Guardians first had to deal with severe server issues. Most annoyances have been resolved now, and you can set out to save the Last City from a Darkness simulation.

The friendly vendor Xur also brings you the necessary exotics this week. However, one highly praised exotic weapon is currently weaker than intended. Let’s find out if Xur’s gifts are all in top shape.

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All information about Xur on May 15, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

When does Xur come? In Destiny 2, Xur arrives every Friday at 7:00 PM. The mysterious NPC then chooses a planet of his choice, where he hides until May 18 at 7:00 PM – until the next weekly reset. If you find Xur, he sells you his random exotics.

What’s Xur offering? Xur always brings exotic weapons and armors. Which exotics these are exactly, no one knows in advance. If the Nine are merciful to you, Xur might have the gun you are missing or your favorite exotic with strong stats. MeinMMO takes a close look at his inventory.

Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend

Xur’s Position: You can find Xur this time on Nessus. Visit him on the tree in the area “Guardian’s Grave”.

Xur’s Location

Xur’s Inventory from May 15th to May 18th – A Summary of All Exotics

Weapon: The Jade Rabbit – Scout rifle for 29 Legendary Shards

Titan: Mask of the Quiet One – Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +2
  • Resilience: +14
  • Recovery: +18
  • Discipline: +17
  • Intellect: +2
  • Strength: +11
  • Total: 64

Hunter: Ophidia Spathe – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +17
  • Resilience: +10
  • Recovery: +7
  • Discipline: 7
  • Intellect: +2
  • Strength: +20
  • Total: 63

Warlock: Skull of Dire Ahamkara – Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +14
  • Resilience: +17
  • Recovery: +3
  • Discipline: +8
  • Intellect: +17
  • Strength: +7
  • Total: 66

Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards

Weekly quest for an Exotic Code

As usual, Nexxoss Gaming will guide you through Xur’s exotic inventory:

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Trials of Osiris from May 14th – May 18th

Which map is active? The weekly recurring PvP mode Trials of Osiris always takes place on one map. This week, you will sweat on “Endless Vale”.

Remember that with the endgame bounty from Saint-14, you only receive loot for this week’s 3 wins just for participating (or “death running”). We will list what you can get for your wins and flawless runs throughout the evening.

  • 3 wins or endgame bounty: Shayura’s Wrath (Submachine Gun) – a new 600 RPM SMG with Void damage from Season 14 (via light.gg)
  • 5 wins: Eye of Sol (Sniper Rifle)
  • 7 wins: Chest armor from the Trials set
  • Flawless: The Messenger (Pulse Rifle) as a master version
Shayura’s Wrath

When do the Trials run? Today, on May 14th, the Trials will start at 7 PM, coinciding with Xur’s arrival. You have until the weekly reset on May 18th to grind and collect the loot. Also, spend all your Trials tokens as they will expire.

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WoW: Will Torghast be mandatory again in 9.1? Blizzard brings new rewards

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In the WoW tower Torghast there will soon be new rewards. Most players will want them, as they enhance your character.

Torghast remains a feature that divides players of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands . Some love the tower and its absurd mechanics that make characters nearly unstoppable. Others get bored after the second visit, as everything repeats and there are too few rewards that have little value. But that could change. New rewards in Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination could make Torghast almost mandatory.

What has been discovered? With Patch 9.1, players can extend their stay in Torghast a bit longer – at least if they are in floors 9 and higher. If you achieve a good rating there and have unlocked the appropriate bonus in the box of many things, you will gain access to the Adamant Vaults. These are a few particularly tough levels with a new final boss that can leave behind rewards. And they seem to be quite valuable.

Torghast offers significantly more in Patch 9.1.

What rewards are there? In one of the last updates, the placeholder reward was exchanged. There are initial reports from testers who have received the following items:

  • Codex of Untapped Soulbinding: When used, you receive a random medium, selected from your currently lowest ranked mediums up to a maximum item level of 252.
  • Spatial Realignment Apparatus mk2: Adds a socket to an item that currently doesn’t have one. Can be applied to helmets, necklaces, bracers, belts, and rings.

So far, the items in Patch 9.1 could only be earned through a new rep grind with a new faction in Korthia.

More about WoW: Shadowlands and Patch 9.1 can be found here:

What does this mean? Currently, it looks like players have an additional option to obtain these two items if they don’t feel like grinding rep again. Those who already enjoy spending time in Torghast can also snag some upgrades for their character.

However, how high the drop chance for these items is still unclear. Blizzard will likely tune it so that the items cannot be farmed intentionally, but are rather a nice bonus. Perhaps you can already get a few sockets while farming rep.

Those who are not keen on much Torghast will play only until they can upgrade the legendary items and then focus on the new rep. However, players who enjoy spending time in the tower are likely to be pleased with the new features.

Please keep in mind that this information comes from the test realm. Things can still change before the release of Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination.

Do you think it’s good if Torghast brings more rewards that also have a benefit for player power? Or is it rather annoying, and Torghast should be purely cosmetic?

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For Community Day, there is a ball problem in Pokémon GO that burdens rural players

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Players in Pokémon GO are reporting that there are currently few balls to be found. An important mechanic that especially village players loved is currently missed before the Community Day with Swablu.

What is it about? In Pokémon GO, there are currently complaints from players about a shortage of balls. Two topics are currently being hotly discussed on reddit that revolve around the problem. In this context, players express the desire for the function to return that buddy Pokémon bring balls.

Why such a feature is also important now for the Community Day with Swablu, you can find out here on MeinMMO.

Ball Shortage in Pokémon GO? Trainers say: Yes

What players are saying: On reddit, the topic of Pokéballs is currently THE discussion. One thread is titled “The shortage of Pokéballs is becoming extremely evident” (via reddit.com). There are over 419 comments on it. Many trainers agree and explain that they are missing the important items. This is what’s being discussed:

  • Despite opening gifts and spinning PokéStops, balls are scarce
  • Pokémon are hard to catch, which is why more balls are needed
  • Players in countries with lockdown almost never have balls

However, the topic is controversial. Trainers with access to multiple PokéStops say they can always fill their supplies quickly. It is suspected that trainers are catching more Pokémon during the current event and therefore are fundamentally slower in saving balls for events like the Community Day with Swablu.

Buddy Feature
Trainers demand that buddy Pokémon should bring balls again

It becomes clear, however, that more and more players in rural areas are complaining. They may have one PokéStop nearby or even none at all. The affected trainers have to travel long distances to spin a stop. Here, a wish arises that is currently being discussed in another thread on reddit:

“With the Swablu Community Day being held this weekend, there is an immense need for the reintroduction of buddy Pokémon that bring balls every hour” (via reddit.com).

This is the request: Here, user twolobster writes that he lives in a rural area in India, where strict lockdown is in place. He notes that he regularly experiences a shortage of Pokéballs. “Since I also play PvP, it was a nice gesture that legendaries were added to the reward pool; however, you need somewhere between 10 and 30 balls to catch one if you want to keep playing, which further depletes resources,” writes the topic creator.

He explains that Altaria is a Pokémon that requires 400 candies to evolve from Swablu. He says Niantic needs to bring back the buddy feature for this Community Day so that players stuck at home can have an easier time.

The solution was already there before

The buddy feature was also active during the Community Day with Samurzel (in May 2020). Regularly, your super buddy would run off and bring balls from stops. In the video by Cassie Rose, you can see what such a gift delivery from your buddy looked like:

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This way, players in rural areas were also supplied with balls and could catch many Pokémon during the Community Days. It was really good for village players. But the feature was then disabled again. Instead, trainers are supposed to receive balls more frequently through gifts and stop spins.

This is the problem: In rural areas, there are only a few stops or gyms that can provide you with balls. Additionally, you also need to have some luck when spinning a stop to get balls. With buddies, there were guaranteed balls, but those have been removed.

Moreover, at the current time, COVID-19 is still active, and there are strict restrictions depending on the region. Therefore, trainers wish to receive balls again through their buddy Pokémon.

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What is your situation with the Pokéball shortage? Do you notice it in your inventory or do you always have enough balls to participate comfortably in big catching events with the Community Day? Feel free to share whether you wish for the buddy feature to return, or if you are currently satisfied.

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Players are sure that Destiny 2 secretly shortchanges experience points

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, seasonal challenges are said to give 40 – 60 % less experience points than recently before. The Guardians are annoyed that the tasks in Season 14 promise significantly more experience and that the change to the XP happened secretly.

Destiny 2 just kicked off the new Season of the Splicer on May 11 to satisfy the content hunger of the Guardians. However, a new discovery regarding seasonal progress is now ruining the mood for some Guardians.

Is there now less EXP? One of the main sources of experience in Destiny 2 is the seasonal challenges. Week after week, up to 10 tasks from various areas are added, giving players a kind of guide through the season. Completing them yields large amounts of experience as well as the premium currency Glimmer as a reward.

However, this large amount of experience points is supposed to be 40 – 60 % lower than in the previous season.

On reddit, Guardians are calculating exactly how much experience they received from seasonal challenges just a few days ago and how stingy the new seasonal challenges of Season 14 are.

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Seasonal challenges promise “extra XP”

Players find this cheeky: The Guardians wonder if these changes to experience gain have been communicated by Bungie anywhere.

A glance at the patch notes of the new season reveals only: “A new XP bonus size system has been introduced for seasonal challenges.” (via Bungie.net). There is no mention of an XP reduction.

The seasonal challenges now promise a lot of experience. Here it says “extra XP” or even “2 times extra XP” – in the previous Season 13 it only said “+XP”.

The new description suggests a real downpour of experience points, while the actual amount is lower. This annoys the Guardians, making them feel cheated.

Season 14 seasonal challenge Destiny 2

Has Bungie commented on this? So far (May 14, 1 PM) we have not found any statement from developer Bungie or any of the community managers regarding the XP issue.

It could also be a bug that incorrectly reduces the accrued experience points.

This reminds us of 2017: Bungie had real problems with experience points or not enough of them back in 2017. At that time, the Destiny developers remorsefully said: “XP issues in Destiny 2 made us look like greedy fools.” At that time, the community referred to an EXP disaster and accused Bungie of deliberate manipulation.

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With EXP to Cosmetics and seasonal ranks

Why do you need experience? In Destiny 2, you do not need EXP directly to increase your character’s level. However, the experience benefits the seasonal artifact and the season pass.

  • In the season pass, there are 100 levels with rewards, including 2 new legendary weapons and the fresh Stasis exotic – which is only available to non-paying Guardians at level 35. Otherwise, you will find plenty of resources and stylish cosmetics here.
  • The seasonal artifact gives you access to powerful mods and even grants you a bonus to your power level – so you can better master endgame activities like the raid, at least in the current season.
  • Although EXP does not directly relate to your power level, that is, the power of your weapons and armor, you still feel a power increase through experience and earn new items faster through the artifact.

Since Guardians are naturally impatient, they are always looking for ways to maximize experience gain as quickly as possible. For many, part of the ritual in preparation for a new season is to hoard bounties and then bring the experience gained into the new season. And the perk that increases experience gains is already set for most.

12 % extra on the entire experience, a Guardian wouldn’t say no

What do you think, is it okay that seasonal challenges give less experience points? Or has Bungie really missed the mark with the new description?

On the other hand, the maximum power level this season has only increased by +10, so you don’t need too much support from the artifact. Some Guardians on reddit even say that you level the season pass in Destiny 2 too quickly and experience currently seems abundant – can you relate to that and wish for more grind? Let us know in the comments.

What is confirmed to be a bug is an underpowered weapon: The “new” super-exotic from Season 14 is way too weak – Why?

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  2. reddit

You are not crazy, a little gnome really laughs in Dead by Daylight

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In Dead by Daylight players can currently hear strange noises. This is not a bug, but a small event.

Those who have played Dead by Daylight in the last few days may have heard a small, nasty laugh that occurs during the endgame collapse. At first, some players thought it was a sound bug, but that is not the case. It is a small, more or less hidden event that offers an exclusive reward.

What is that laughter? The laughter can only be heard during the endgame collapse, that is, after all generators have been activated and at least one of the gates has been opened. The laugh sounds quite close, as if the source is right near the player, but that is misleading.

What do you have to do? The laughter signals that Gnome Chompski has appeared somewhere on the map. He is a small garden gnome with a red hat and a long beard. He can be found and then “crushed” by both survivors and the killer. If this is done, the laughter usually sounds again after a few seconds. Then the gnome has respawned elsewhere and another player can crush him again.

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What reward is there? If you crush the gnome as a survivor and then escape, you will receive the little garden gnome as a charm. Survivors can wear it on their belt. Killers, on the other hand, only need to crush the gnome (and probably let the survivors escape) to unlock the charm. They can use it to decorate their hooks.

More about Dead by Daylight can be found here:

Who is Gnome Chompski? Gnome Chompski (or “garden gnome”) is a recurring element in the Half-Life and Left 4 Dead series. Usually, the gnome is associated with some rather difficult achievements. In Left 4 Dead 2, players had to carry the gnome through an amusement park overrun by zombies. Over several maps, players had to carry the gnome with them. The problem: As long as the gnome was in their hands, no weapon could be used. So the player needed protection from their teammates.

As a little Easter egg, Gnome Chompski is now also available in Dead by Daylight. Get him while you have the chance.

The event is part of the new update that brought more story about Bill from Left 4 Dead.

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Fortnite blocks Twitch streamer from accessing the money trough – Due to a bad joke

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

The only 16-year-old Cody “Clix” Conrod is one of the biggest Twitch streamers of the online shooter Fortnite, but now there’s trouble with Epic Games: They have banned his lucrative Creator Code. The background is a bad joke.

This is Clix: The 16-year-old is today what Ninja was in 2018 and Tfue in 2019 for Fortnite: the face of the online shooter. When Clix is playing Fortnite, nearly 30,000 people watch him.

However, Clix has often caught attention for strange actions. For instance, he has developed a preference for betting real money in Fortnite and has already received a reprimand from Epic for it.

In addition, he was recently banned by Twitch because a pornographic image was visible on his PC during the stream.

Epic Games bans Clix’s Creator Code for Fortnite

This is now the new punishment: Epic Games has hit Clix where it really hurts: in the wallet. Because they have banned his Creator Code in Fortnite.

Normally, Clix receives 5% of all revenue from players who shop in the Cash Shop of Fortnite using his Creator Code. The streamer Ninja earned up to 5 million US dollars in a month with his code a few years ago. For Clix, this likely represents lucrative earnings.

This is what Clix did: Apparently, Clix had his code revoked because he told a tasteless joke on Twitter:

  • He invited a girl over
  • Then mixed laxatives into her drink
  • Moreover clogged the toilet so that her feces stayed in the toilet
  • Now he eats out of the bowl every day
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This is what Clix now says: The 16-year-old says he thought it would be clear as a joke. But he sees that he represents a company and shouldn’t have tweeted that.

He hopes now that he will get his code back.

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This is behind it: What makes the situation so serious from Epic’s perspective is certainly the “I secretly put something in a woman’s drink” aspect: This shows parallels to rapes, in which women in bars are deliberately sedated with so-called “date rape drugs” and then abused. Therefore, women have been advised for years not to leave their drinks unattended.

Clix may not even be aware of this, but with the joke he clearly crossed a line for Epic Games.

The incident reminds of an absurd tweet from a major Destiny streamer who jokingly announced to have sex with hamsters, who died during the process:

Major Twitch streamer for Destiny 2 gets reported, loses sponsor: “You pussies!”

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ESO CEO says: „None of us thought the MMORPG would still be so successful after 7 years“

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

That The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S) would be such a great success for so long, the team did not expect, according to Matt Firor from Zenimax Studios.

The long-term success of ESO was a surprise: The MMORPG ESO is a great success and continues to do very well even after seven years. According to Matt Firor, the team did not expect the game to be successful for so long, even though they hoped for it and certainly worked towards it. Firor states:

I think we all knew that ESO would still exist seven years after its launch. But none of us thought that the MMORPG would still be so successful after 7 years.

We managed to launch ESO in 2014 and to continuously develop the game over time to make it more accessible for the players. This has resulted in our later years, especially the last year, being more successful than most of the years before. In many ways, ESO is still growing, which we certainly did not expect.

The trailer for ESO: Blackwood reveals more about the new story.

ESO will run for a long time

How long will ESO continue to run? The MMORPG launched in April 2014 on PC and in the summer of 2015 on PS4 and Xbox One. With seven years, ESO is no longer the youngest online role-playing game, but there are significantly older genre representatives that are still active.

However, MMORPGs are occasionally discontinued, and the fans lose their second home because of this. Therefore, the question of how long ESO will run is interesting for the community. Regarding this, producer Matt Firor from Zenimax Studios has commented:

That is a question we keep asking ourselves. And, I think, the answer is quite simple. The community will tell us when the game starts to head towards its end. But that is not the case yet. We are still growing in many ways.

ESO is a global game. We have people from almost every country in the world that log in at some point. It is huge and played by a very, very diverse group of people. It’s not just “hardcore MMO fans”. … People will continue to play it, and we will continue to create content for them as long as they are there.

So as long as ESO has fans and is played with enjoyment, the servers will continue to run. That should be reassuring for the community. It will also continue after the Blackwood expansion.

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ESO is not really an MMO? Matt Firor mentioned another interesting thing, as he states that the team does not see ESO as an MMORPG at all. He explains that the development of the game began in 2007. At that time, the goal was to develop an MMO for the popular role-playing series The Elder Scrolls. However, over the years, the gaming market changed. When ESO was released in 2014, the developers no longer saw it as an MMO.

It simply had too little in common with the MMORPGs that were successful at that time. It was not World of Warcraft, Dark Age of Camelot, or Everquest. The gameplay differed too much from these titles. For example, there was no tab-targeting, quests were presented differently, and there was not too much grinding. Instead, ESO was meant to be an online game where players could experience adventures together.

Matt Firor explains:

We wanted to let many people online experience the fun elements of a fantasy game, but we did not want the baggage of older titles.

Do you play ESO and does Matt Firor’s statement about how long the MMORPG will last reassure you?

Would you like to dive into the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online? Blackwood is ideal for this, as the MMORPG finally gets a proper start – Here’s what the new tutorial looks like.

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WoW: A small change makes TBC Classic more enjoyable for all players

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

WoW Classic is getting its first expansion, The Burning Crusade, soon – basically for the second time. However, TBC Classic will not be exactly as it was 14 years ago. There will be some changes, and one of the newer ones is good for all players.

This is the change: The developers have announced that the distance of nameplates in TBC Classic will be increased. Instead of showing enemy nameplates only up to 20 meters away as before, it will now be up to 41 meters.

According to Blizzard, this feature should have been in the game earlier, but the developers encountered technical limits back then (via Blizzard). In the beta, you can smoothly adjust the distance between 0 and 41 meters with the following command:

  • /script C_CVar.SetCVar(‘nameplateMaxDistance’, XX)
  • XX is a number between 0 and 41 in meters

A similar command worked for a short time in WoW Classic but was disabled after a while. In TBC Classic, the feature is supposed to be implemented by default.

WoW TBC Classic Nameplates
Currently, you still have to get quite close to the enemies to see the nameplates. A beta patch should change that.

What does the change affect? Many players are used to recognizing or targeting enemies through their nameplates thanks to the new WoW or addons. But with just 20 meters, it is hard to see which enemy is in front of you. So the change helps:

  • while leveling, to locate quest mobs more easily
  • in PvE in dungeons and raids, to see enemies better
  • in PvP for better overview of the battlefield

Especially mages and hunters will be pleased. The two classes have the highest range in the game at 41 meters and can now also see the nameplates of the enemies they attack before getting significantly closer.

TBC Classic will not be the same as 14 years ago

What else is changing: Although TBC Classic is intended to be as close to the original as possible, there are some changes to the game compared to before. Most of these are mainly quality changes, but balancing is also being adjusted. Some of the most important differences include:

  • Paladins of both factions have access to seals that were normally reserved for Horde (Seal of Blood) and Alliance (Seal of Retribution)
  • Arena teams can now comprise double the number of players as the list they play in (e.g. four players in 2v2)
  • Drums leave a tinnitus debuff, preventing them from being used for two minutes

The discussion on whether TBC Classic should remain completely the same or receive changes has been occupying the community since the announcement. At least the nameplates are received largely positively (via reddit).

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When does TBC Classic come out? On June 2nd, you can once again cross through the Dark Portal and explore the shattered world. The pre-patch starts on May 19th. There you can even play the new races of Blood Elves and Draenei to prepare a character.

With TBC Classic, you can choose to continue playing your classic character up to level 70 or copy it so that it exists in both TBC and Classic. However, this will cost money. The costs have upset the community significantly and Blizzard has responded by reducing the costs by 50%.

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A little boy saves his terminally ill dog by selling his precious Pokémon cards

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

8-year-old Bryson Kliemann loves collecting Pokémon cards. He also has a little puppy that he cares for very much. However, when the dog fell ill with a deadly disease, the boy had no choice but to sell his cards to pay for the expensive treatment for the puppy. But things turned out better than expected.

What happened? The boy Bryson Kliemann from West Virginia has a loyal dog named Bruce. Although the 8-year-old boy has two older siblings, they only play together and not with him. Therefore, the dog is his only constant playmate. Besides the dog, Bryson also enjoys his steadily growing collection of Pokémon cards.

But then Bruce suddenly got sick, and the dreaded parvovirus (via Wikipedia) was diagnosed in the dog. This disease is especially dangerous for puppies and often leads to death.

Treatment is, however, possible but very expensive. The treatment to save the dog would cost around 700 US dollars. Bryson did not have that much money, and his family could not raise that sum either.

The title image of this article comes from the US news site Wcyb.

Boy Sells Pokémon Cards Out of Necessity, but the Community Supports Him

What did the boy do? In his time of need, Bryson remembered that Pokémon cards have experienced an absurd increase in value since 2020. There have been cases where cards and even unpackaged displays went for absurd prices:

Therefore, Bryson reluctantly decided to part with his cards to enable the life-saving treatment for his dog.

I know everyone likes Pokémon cards, so I decided to sell them.

The boy then set up an improvised stand by the roadside. A sign reading “Pokémon 4Sale” was meant to attract potential customers, while the boy stoically waited and managed to sell a few cards.

Mother Sets Up Online Campaign: Bryson’s mother decided to help her son and spread the word online. This led to a GoFundMe campaign, where only 800 US dollars were actually requested. In the end, more than double that amount was raised, and over 1,800 dollars ended up in the pot. With this, Bryson was able to save his beloved puppy, and there was still enough money left for further vaccinations and treatments for the dog.

Furthermore, the boy now does not have to sell all his cards. He now has both cards and the dog and can enjoy both. That selling valuable cards can also go horribly wrong is shown by another example. There, someone sent a valuable Pokémon card worth 60,000 dollars and the card then disappeared into the package limbo during shipping!

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Only 6% of you still swear allegiance to WoW Classic

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Only 6% of MeinMMO readers remain in World of Warcraft Classic. The rest are moving on or at least want to experience Outland as well.

For players of World of Warcraft Classic, a consequential decision is coming soon: They must weigh whether to transfer their character to an eternal Classic Era realm or continue into the Outland of Burning Crusade Classic. There is also the option to clone the character and play in both versions: an offer, the costs of which Blizzard has now drastically reduced, after there was much negative criticism of the price of $35.

However, in our survey it became clear: So many of you don’t want to play Classic anymore or at least want to juggle both.

WoW Classic Survey Result BC
The result of our Classic-BC survey. Status: 14.05.2021, 10:30 AM.

55% completely switch to Burning Crusade Classic

Of the over 2,100 participants in the survey, more than half decided to transition all characters exclusively to the era of Burning Crusade Classic. This seems to offer the greatest appeal for most players. After two years of Classic, the old game seems exhausted, and the new in the form of Burning Crusade is enticing.

However, it should be noted that back at the launch of Classic, many players said they hoped to be able to play Burning Crusade again on an official realm someday. That these players are now having their wish fulfilled and are therefore moving on immediately is not surprising.

wow burning crusade classic header
Many are already greedily glancing at Burning Crusade – the allure is great.

The second largest group in our survey stated that they no longer play WoW Classic at all – and thus probably won’t start again anytime soon. 27% of you (577 votes) have turned their backs on WoW Classic. However, there was someone in the comments who explained that they are only taking a temporary break – they want to return only with WotLK Classic.

We had already analyzed why players stopped with WoW Classic in more detail in a previous survey.

12% of players want to take advantage of the new character copy and have a foothold in both WoW Classic and Burning Crusade. These players enjoy both the original version of World of Warcraft (with minor improvements from Classic), while also wanting to dive into Outland again.

A minority is solely tied to WoW Classic

The smallest group of players in our survey wants to dedicate themselves completely to a Classic realm. Only 122 votes were cast for this option – that is just under 6% and thus a clear minority. Even if you exclude the group of players who no longer play and only consider the still-active players, this number rises to just over 7%.

More about WoW and Burning Crusade Classic can be found here:

Most want more than Classic

Most of you are either switching to Burning Crusade Classic or have already stopped. Only a small group wants to juggle both games and an even smaller group wants to focus entirely on Classic.

How this result and the change in mindset of many players comes about can likely only be answered individually. There can be many reasons for this, such as:

  • One wanted to experience Classic live only once, as they were not there back then.
  • Classic did not turn out to be the experience many players hoped for.
  • Classic was a nice game, but it could only captivate for a while.

However, it seems clear that the group of Classic enthusiasts who want to stay in Classic forever – at least among our readers – is only a small group.

Can you tell us why WoW Classic no longer appeals to you – or why you belong to the few who remain devoted to the game?

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Call of Duty: 2 Streamers Kill Each Other’s Careers

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Streamers Jeff Leach and NitroLukeDX have both lost their partnership with Facebook Gaming. They accused each other and threw dirt so much that the conflict escalated. The two streamers are associated with Call of Duty.

These are the two streamers:

  • Jeff Leach is a comedian and streamer. He is also a voice actor for the “Call of Duty” series and voiced “Ghost”. He showcases games like Hood or Call of Duty: Warzone on Facebook (31,600 likes).
  • Luke “NitroLukeDX” Pickering is also a streamer on Facebook (273,700 likes). There, he showcases games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He also runs a YouTube channel for kids where he plays Minecraft.

Until recently, both were partners at Facebook Gaming, the live streaming part of Facebook. They could earn good money with their streams there.

The two had collaborated in 2020, but then a dispute arose. Leach accused NitroLukeDX of collecting donations and not forwarding the money to the charities. NitroLukeDX then had a legal notice sent to him, and the matter apparently escalated from there.

Mutual Accusations in Public

This is how the dispute unfolded: NitroLukeDX publicly accused Leach on Twitter on May 7 of making sexist statements. He also tagged “Activision Blizzard,” one of Leach’s employers.

He shared a montage of many statements from Leach, in which he spoke negatively and sexistly about women. This triggered a backlash.

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Leach responded by saying that these statements were taken out of context. Leach also shot back and shared a tweet from a streamer showing a clip of NitroLukeDX making fun of the mother of one of his viewers. He hinted that he had slept with the mother.

This tweet also tagged Facebook Gaming, an important source of income for NitroLukeDX (via twitter).

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Facebook Gaming Kicks Both from the Partner Program

This is the outcome now: The result is not pleasant for both.

Leach has lost his job at Activision Blizzard as a voice actor. Additionally, three major sponsors have severed ties with him.

Facebook has also responded. In a statement, they said:

We expect Facebook Gaming partners to be role models for good behavior. Effective immediately, we have terminated our contract with Jeff Leach and revoked his partner status with Facebook Gaming. We have done the same with NitroLukeDX, based on his behavior in previous streams.

Facebook Gaming

The case of the two streamers is reminiscent of the current controversy surrounding former national football player Dennis Aogo. He had published an SMS message from his colleague at Sky, Jens Lehmann, in which he called him a “quota Black.” Shortly thereafter, Aogo himself got into trouble for using the term “gas chamber.”

Recent discussions about sexism have repeatedly heated the debate in gaming:

The German Twitch scene discovers Rust, immediately triggers a sexism debate

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Pokémon GO: It seems you will get a new way to catch regional Pokémon

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Dataminers have found a regional catch challenge in the code of Pokémon GO. Now there is hope that you will soon be able to catch more regional Pokémon in your area, even those that should not be there.

This is new: In the code of Pokémon GO, there are a few new texts that suggest changes. The “Regional Catch Challenge” particularly stands out. Trainers speculate that Niantic is planning to launch a new event with regional Pokémon.

We will show you here on MeinMMO what is known about the regional event and what else has been found in the code.

Regional Event in Pokémon GO?

Where does the information come from? On reddit, user martycochrane from PokeMiners wrote the post with the updates (via reddit.com). The PokeMiners have often pointed out changes in the code that were later actually integrated into the game. This dataminer group is considered trustworthy.

This was found: In the code, there is mention of a “Regional Catch Challenge” that is also intended to provide you with rewards.

RESOURCE ID: regional_catch_challenge_event_name
TEXT: Regional Catch Challenge RESOURCE ID: regional_catch_challenge_reward_event_name
TEXT: Regional Catch Challenge Rewards
RESOURCE ID: today_view_catch_competition
TEXT: Regional Catch Competition

Dataminers suspect that this challenge will be displayed in the “Today Overview” in the game. It is unclear how exactly the challenges will work, what tasks and rewards trainers will receive.

However, new rewards have been found in the code that may be related to the regional event.

RESOURCE ID: bonus_reward_100_catch_xp
TEXT: +100 Catch XP
RESOURCE ID: bonus_reward_200_catch_xp
TEXT: +200 Catch XP
RESOURCE ID: bonus_reward_3_catch_candy
TEXT: +3 Catch Candy

Dataminer Martycochrane sees these bonuses as quite generic. They could be applied to any event.

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What players suspect: In the comments, players express hope that the “Regional Catch Challenge” will provide opportunities to catch Pokémon from other regions.

“Giving us a chance to get regionals without having to travel/find someone who has traveled would be the best thing this game has ever added […],” writes Olli3popp (via reddit.com).

“It will be interesting to see this Regional Challenge. I wonder if they will introduce a regional event like they did for the regionals from Gen 1 but for Gen 2. Scyther and Kangaskhan are the only regional Pokémon that have Megas, AND Oricorio has a Galarian form. It would be interesting if they bring a regional event for Gen 2 and also include the Shinies […],” writes Flare_Blaze2 (via reddit.com)

User Maserati888 summarizes what the regional event will be for him in the best and worst case (via reddit.com):

  • “Worst case: Catch all the regional Pokémon from your region”
  • “Best/good case: Gives us a regional Pokémon that we do not yet have in the Pokédex. Or a new regional Shiny”

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What else was found?

Clothing in Flareon style: The developers of Pokémon GO have already stated that with the release of Flareon, the new Eevee evolution, there will also be avatar clothing available in the shop. From the code, it is now known that it will likely be two headpieces, a hoodie, and shoes.

Raid logging: With this feature, you can, if you want, save data from your last raid and send it to Niantic. This could be used to locate issues.

Friends from contacts: This change will soon allow you to add friends from your phone contacts directly as friends in Pokémon GO.

In addition, there are a few smaller changes that will not have a major impact on your gaming experience.

How do you like the changes and what do you wish for from the regional event? Please share your wishes and speculation with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.

In May 2021, many events are still planned in Pokémon GO – These are the ones we already know.

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Path of Exile causes anger with an expensive cursor pack: “This is simply ridiculous”

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Grinding Gear Games has upset some players of the popular action RPG Path of Exile (PoE). A mouse cursor pack for 9 Euros is heating up discussions.

What has been announced? The developer studio Grinding Gear Games has introduced a new in-game item in Path of Exile. This is the mouse cursor pack. It offers you five designs for the cursor in the game, allowing you to customize your mouse pointer.

You can purchase the mouse cursor pack for 100 in-game currency points, which is equivalent to 8.80 Euros.

Here you can view the new mouse cursors:

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Mouse cursors are making PoE fans angry

What is the purpose of the pack? On one hand, players can choose the cursor they like best and financially support the developers of PoE with a purchase. On the other hand, there is also a practical use. Because there are cursors included that offer enhanced contrast, making them better visible.

However, to ensure that this is not an advantage for paying customers, all players of the action RPGs find a free high-contrast mouse cursor in their accounts.

Nevertheless, it could be that one or another player prefers one of the paid mouse cursors.

How are players reacting to the pack? The mouse cursor pack has caused some criticism. We summarize a few voices from the community for you:

  • cosme7 explains (via reddit): “100 points is too much, GGG…”
  • Mobilerocks 121 provocatively asks (via reddit): “Is this a late April Fool’s joke?”
  • nevalopo thinks (via reddit): “Is a new interface design the next microtransaction?”
  • This_Mud8879 writes (via reddit): “Microtransactions for mouse cursors… That’s just ridiculous.”

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Why are the reactions like this? On one hand, players find the price for a pack of new mouse cursors too high. On the other hand, some are also concerned that this might lead to the popular app Yolomouse being banned.

sentimentalwhore comments (via reddit): “And tomorrow we might get news: Half of the players have been banned for using an app called Yolomouse!”

Yolomouse allows PoE players to visually modify their mouse cursor using a free app (via DragonRise) so that it becomes more visible.

However, since Grinding Gear Games is now selling more visible mouse cursors, it is conceivable that the tool could be banned in the future – at least that’s the fear of PoE fans.

What do you think about paying extra for new mouse cursor designs in Path of Exile? Do you also fear that Yolomouse will soon be prohibited?

MeinMMO recently spoke with the head of PoE. He says: ‘There are things in Path of Exile that 15-year-olds should not see’.

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Ninja finally reveals what he really earned with Fortnite back then, and it drives people crazy

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was in 2018 the biggest content creator of the hit game Fortnite, which broke all records at that time. Now he says: In a single month he earned 5 million US dollars just with the creator code for Fortnite.

This is what Ninja says: The statement comes almost casually while he plays Fortnite:

I believe the most I have made in a month with the creator code was 5 million.

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins

After his conversation partner is taken aback by the 5 million US dollars, Ninja adds: “I’m not joking.” The other streamer says that is more than his entire family and lineage have ever earned.

Ninja then explains: Recently, he told a guy who flamed him in LoL that if he wanted, he could buy his entire family tree. This reminds him of his legendary line to a Fortnite flamer: If he wanted, he could buy the homeless.

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Hearts made streamers rich back then

Is the information new? Yes, this was previously unknown.

Title image Hearts skin
Those who wanted the skin had to use a creator code in February 2019

This is the Fortnite creator code: Fortnite generates revenue through the cash shop. When a player spends money there, they can enter a “creator code”, and then the streamer to whom the code belongs receives 5% of the revenue. The code was introduced in October 2018.

The streamers and YouTubers have been trying for years to promote their code to the public.

Fortnite was especially incredibly successful in 2018 and 2019, generating billions in the cash shop. Ninja was by far the biggest streamer for the game at that time and constantly promoted the code. Now you can see how much that paid off.

“Life isn’t fair”

This is the reaction: Everyone actually knew that Ninja made a lot of money at that time. But the exact sum is still shocking people now.

  • The streamer whom Ninja tells this looks completely shaken by the number. He is speechless.
  • Jake Lucky, who runs an e-sports channel on YouTube, says: “Mother of Lord almighty”
  • Some people also think: It just shows that life isn’t fair.

An expression says: The devil shits on the biggest pile. In streaming it applies: Whoever is big has opportunities to get even bigger. Ninja had another really big payday after his wedding with Fortnite:

While Ninja and Shroud are cashing in, small mixer streamers are completely done

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Source(s):
  1. dexerto