The official information about the Pokémon GO Community Day featuring Kaumalat in June 2021 is now available. Here you will find everything about the event.
When is the Community Day? The Community Day featuring Kaumalat will take place on Sunday, June 6, 2021. It will be held from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time. As usual, you will have six hours to catch numerous specimens of the Dragon Pokémon.
These bonuses come with the Community Day in June 2021
What bonuses are there? First and foremost, there will be plenty of Kaumalat spawns. Kaumalat will appear all over the game, and you can easily catch a lot of monsters. This is something special as Kaumalat was once known for its striking rarity.
Additionally, you can encounter the Shiny variant of Kaumalat with increased probability – a situation that did not please all trainers. We will show you what the family from Kaumalat and its evolutions Knarksel and Knakrack looks like here:
These bonuses are still part of the event: The Community Day featuring Kaumalat is essentially a must-attend event, as its evolution Knakrack is among the best monsters in the game. At the same time, the other bonuses are also useful:
If you evolve Knarksel into Knakrack during or up to two hours after the event, it will learn the strong move Earth Power. This was a move that many trainers had hoped for.
There are triple XP for every Pokémon you catch.
Incense will last for three hours during the event.
There will again be a Community Day box available in the shop for 1280 PokéCoins. It contains 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Incense, 5 Lucky Eggs, and a Charged TM.
Additionally, you can expect Kaumalat surprises in snapshots and a special research task surrounding the monster, which will cost one Euro.
Do you actually spend money on Pokémon GO? And if so, how much? This was the topic of a MeinMMO survey about the game – and here are the results.
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The pre-patch of WoW BC Classic is finally playable and many players are experimenting with the new races. Some have noticed that a previously unimplemented feature is already usable: cross-realm groups.
Update from May 21: Blizzard has now confirmed that the function is a bug (via WoW forums). A hotfix is on the way and according to some players, inviting from other realms is no longer working.
Original message – What is this feature? It is about cross-realm groups and group finding. These are conveniences that retail players are probably familiar with: with a glance at the tool and a click, you can join groups from all possible servers.
In Classic and Burning Crusade, this is actually not possible. Although with the pre-patch of BC Classic many realms have been merged, the interaction between different realms should not work.
Players have now discovered: There is no tool, but invitations and even dungeons with cross-realm functionality do work.
Here we could simply invite a friend. At the ending “-Everlook” you can see that it is a different realm.
In our test, it also worked flawlessly. Through an invite command, cross-realm groups worked perfectly. It is not quite clear whether this is the preparation of a feature or a bug.
Will this come as a proper feature? At BlizzCon 2021, Blizzard teased that BC Classic might receive a tool for group finding that functions similarly to the one from retail WoW (“LFG”; via wowhead.com).
So far, the feature has not been playable in the beta or on the PTR. Only with the pre-patch of BC on the live servers does a cross-realm invitation in groups work.
Whether and how the feature will be implemented is still open. A similar tool was already available in The Burning Crusade with patch 2.0.1. The proper LFG tool with cross-realm functionality only came with Wrath of the Lich King.
This is what players say: A small discussion has erupted in the community about whether a cross-realm function should come. There are voices both for and against.
Closed servers somehow belong to the classic feeling; after all, you shouldn’t act like a rude blockhead. Those who do will quickly find no groups if their name spreads. According to opponents, an LFG tool would lead to a decline in manners. On reddit, cross-realm would be a reason for many players to uninstall the game (via reddit.com).
Other players believe that this promotes social interaction. Already there are problems when characters appear as “boosted.” They then cannot find groups because no one wants them. With cross-realm groups, it is easier to connect and play better with others or even play with your friends (via wowhead.com).
When will BC Classic be released? We will likely learn with the release of Burning Crusade Classic how cross-realm features will come into the game. The expansion is set to release on June 2, 2021.
An LFG tool in the form of retail WoW would be a change that would differ significantly from the original TBC. It would also not be the only change compared to the past:
Riot Games has launched the LoL event “Pride 2021” to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. However, fans of League of Legends notice: Oops, in Turkey the event looks quite different. The event is supposed to celebrate gays, lesbians, queer people, transgender people, and other orientations, but in Turkey, it’s only about colors? In Russia, there is no mention of the event at all.
This is what the event is about: “Pride 2021” celebrates the “International Day Against Homo-, Bi-, Inter- and Transphobia” on May 17. Riot Games started celebrating this day in 2018 and supports the movement in 2021 with events in League of Legends and other games.
Riot Games says: The Pride event in LoL features symbols, homecoming animations, stickers, and even a guardian to support the LGBTQIA+ community in all their games.
In 2021, there is the “Rainbow Poro” symbol in LoL.
Especially the rainbow as a symbol of the Pride movement is in the foreground of the event.
The Pride event is in the sign of the rainbow.
In Turkey, “Pride” becomes “the beautifully colorful spring”
This is the controversy: A LoL player noticed that while the Turkish version of LoL brings the “Pride” event, it does not call it a “Pride” event. In Turkey, all references to “Pride” or the “LGBTQIA+” community have disappeared from the game.
There, the game is marketed as a “Color” event.
While the Pride aspect of the event is emphasized on Western sites, also in Japan and Korea, there is no mention of it on the Turkish site. Here, the event is sold as a “spring” event, where one should celebrate how beautiful the various colors of spring are. Here is a screenshot from the Turkish site:
On the Turkish site, all references to LGBTQIA+ are missing. It’s a color and spring event. (Translation via Google Translate)
When asked by the Turkish branch of Riot Games, the player only learned: “A lot of time was spent researching to localize the event.”
This is what Riot says now: In a statement to Dotesports, Riot Games explained:
“Our main priority was to ensure that players could experience the content in as many places as possible. To comply with local laws, we changed the labels for certain regions where we are releasing the event.
We hope that we will be able to celebrate the Pride event worldwide in the future.”
Riot Games
LGBTQIA+ is an umbrella term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people or people of other sexual orientations and forms of identities.
Where else is it still forbidden? According to research by MeinMMO, the event doesn’t even appear on the Russian League of Legends homepage. The news announcing the event is completely missing.
In Russia, there has been a law since 2013 that punishes any positive expression about homosexuality in the presence of children or through media.
In Turkey, references to LGBTQIA+ are only allowed “from 18” – They want to protect children
This is what it’s about: The BBC reported in December 2020 that a ministry in Turkey has decided that anything related to LGBTQ or the “rainbow” can only be distributed on pages that are for 18 years and older (via bbc).
They believe that the development of children could be endangered if they come into contact with these topics while they are still minors.
To avoid a ban on the event, Riot Games has therefore adapted or completely suspended the “Pride” event in regions where such laws exist.
A similar conflict occurred with Blizzard in 2016 when they portrayed the Overwatch heroine “Tracer” as lesbian. This worked in many places – but not in Russia:
Season 3 brought a new, important location to the map of Call Of Duty: Warzone – Verdansk ’84 with Nakatomi Plaza. There is a hidden vault with three vault compartments. MeinMMO shows you how to enter the vault and open the safes.
What is Nakatomi Plaza? The skyscraper was reintroduced with Season 3 and originates from the action movie classic Die Hard. Accordingly, two action heroes of the 80s, Rambo and John McClane, were introduced with Season 3.
As in the movie, there is a secret vault under Nakatomi Plaza that you can enter and where you can open three compartments. However, you will need the appropriate access cards.
Where can you find the secret room? It is located on the 31st floor of the building. However, you can only access it via the Battle Royale or Plunder mode of Warzone.
We will show you where you can find the three access cards on the map, how to find the vault, and what rewards await you.
The locations of the keycards
Which mode is best suited? Generally, the Plunder mode is better for the tasks. This mode offers a respawn, and the play area remains the same size throughout the round. However, the rewards are really strong and can also be very helpful in Battle Royale – such as the Specialist Token, which unlocks all perks.
Keycard 1 – Unfinished Business
Here’s how to find the first keycard: To find Key Card 1, you need to locate and complete an “Unfinished Business” contract. You can find this contract in the area near the tower.
This is basically a modified loot contract, and you need to open 3 marked loot crates near the tower. The last crate will drop Key Card 1.
Keycard 2 – Hostile Fire
Here’s how to find the second keycard: When you approach Nakatomi Plaza with a helicopter, the in-game mission “Hostile Fire” will be automatically activated. In this mission, you need to defuse several bombs on the roof of the skyscraper.
Once you’ve completed this, you will receive Keycard 2 after defusing the last bomb. You need to be the one who defuses the last bomb to receive the keycard.
Keycard 3 – Deal Gone Wrong
Here’s how to find the third keycard: To find the third keycard, you need to start the mission Deal Gone Wrong. The mission is located in a parking garage directly across from the entrance to Nakatomi Plaza.
Go to the lowest floor there.
There, you will find a white truck with an open door.
Look for the light of a spotlight shining from the cargo area.
In the cargo area, you will find a table with a radio.
As soon as you turn it on, the mission will activate.
Now you need to fight two waves of enemies. The last one will finally drop the keycard.
Finding the vault of Nakatomi Plaza
Here’s how to find the secret vault: The room is located on the 31st floor.
Search for the elevator shaft in the middle of the building.
Use the zipline to rappel into the 30th floor.
The 31st floor is not accessible via the elevator shaft.
Therefore, use the stairs to get there.
In a room on the outside, you will now find the vault. You will recognize it by a rounded metal door in front of which some screens are standing.
You can also watch the whole thing in a video by YouTuber Ulterior Cover:
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World of Warcraft is an MMORPG – but you can achieve a lot solo as well. Not everyone understands solo players. But how do you actually play?
World of Warcraft is one of the oldest and largest MMORPGs ever released on the market. Although the game was designed from its Vanilla version to allow solo players to achieve success, this trend has intensified. Nowadays, many players understand the MMORPG almost entirely as a solo experience.
Others, however, cannot comprehend how one can experience an MMORPG solo at all, as for them, interaction is at the center of the experience.
We want to find out how you feel about World of Warcraft through a survey. Do you see the MMORPG more as a group experience? Or has it become an interesting solo adventure for you?
What WoW Offers for Solo Players
Even if you are not at all interested in interacting with other players on your server, you can experience a lot in World of Warcraft. As older content becomes easier over time, almost everything can be experienced solo. This allows for a wide range of content:
Almost all old group content (old raids/dungeons) for the story or Transmog
Of course, not every player enjoys every type of content, and some may not connect with certain aspects at all – but this is no different with group content.
Basically, almost all solo content – with the exception of pet battles and the associated pet-battle dungeons – can also be played in a group. In addition, there are a variety of other activities, predominantly taking place in the endgame:
Current dungeons (from normal to Mythic+)
Current raids (from LFR to Mythic)
PvP in arenas and battlegrounds
Completing group quests
Trading (professions, auction house)
Interaction (guilds and chat channels)
Role-playing (very important for some!)
WoW solo or in a group? For some, solo playing is frowned upon.
All of this is meant to show that in World of Warcraft, there isn’t just “one right way” to play the game. Although WoW is an MMORPG, it also offers many content opportunities for which players simply do not need partners.
If you want to elaborate a bit more on your answer, feel free to leave a comment and explain how exactly you play WoW. Maybe your comment will even be featured in a future article!
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, you should build and destroy sandcastles. At least, that is how 2 challenges of week 10 of Season 6 go. We will show you where the sandcastles are located on the map.
What are these sandcastles? For the challenges of week 10, a few sandcastles have been set up at various beaches – these you should destroy.
In another task, however, you must first build them yourself. These sandcastles seem to exist only for the challenges and do not otherwise appear in the game.
For both tasks, you need to either build 3 sandcastles or destroy 3 of them. We will show you where they are located on the Season 6 map so that you can complete the task quickly.
Building Sandcastles – Here’s How
Where do you need to go? The sandcastles that you need to build this week are located at 2 different beaches. However, at each of these two beaches, you will find 3 sandcastles to build – so you can just choose a location for the task.
They are located at:
At the beach of Rainbow Rentals – southwest of Holly Hedges
At the beach north of Dirty Docks
At these locations you can build sandcastles
What do you need to do? You can recognize the sandcastles by their pale blue glow – however, they are not yet present. Just stand in front of the 3 sandcastles and interact with them to build them.
Once you have done this with all 3, the task counts as completed, and you can focus on the next task.
Destroying Sandcastles – Here’s How
Where do you need to go? For the next task, you should destroy 3 sandcastles. There are also 2 different beaches where you can complete the challenge, as 3 sandcastles are already located at each site. So choose the beach that is closer to you.
What do you need to do? The sandcastles that you need to destroy are already built and scattered on the beach. They have a faint blue glow.
Just stand in front of the 3 sandcastles and interact with them to destroy them. Once you have done this with all 3, the task counts as completed, and you can turn your attention to the next tasks of week 10.
If you have completed both tasks, you will be rewarded with experience points that you need for your Season 6 Battle Pass.
After all, there are a lot of cool skins that you can unlock. Since the season will not last much longer, you should hurry and complete and collect all challenges for the XP.
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In Call of Duty, every player is somehow an action hero. However, since the start of Mid-Season 3 in Warzone and Black Ops Cold War, well-known heroes from film and television are actually in the game – and they bring an event with which you can unlock many cosmetics. MeinMMO shows you tasks and rewards.
What’s it about? The Mid-Season of Season 3 of Call of Duty brought new content, many balance changes, and a significant dose of nostalgia. Two popular action heroes from the 80s are coming to the game in their prime and are now available as operators in CoD: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War – Rambo and John McClane from “Die Hard”. Here are the patch notes for the Mid-Season:
But even without spending money on the operators, you can grab some movie-worthy cosmetics. Currently, the event “80s Action Heroes” is running, inviting you to unlock thematic rewards through specific challenges. MeinMMO shows you the tasks, rewards, and details about the event.
Warzone: 80s Action Heroes – Tasks and Rewards
What do the tasks in Warzone look like? In total, there are 9 tasks, and each will yield a reward. Once you have completed all the tasks, you will also receive a weapon blueprint for the sniper rifle Pellington.
Earn a Starter Medal by being the first team to get a kill
Achieve 15 kills with explosive weapons or primary equipment
Collect 50 tokens in the event mode “Power Grab”
Reach the final circle 5 times in “Power Grab”
Eliminate 25 enemy agents during the public weapon trade event
Survive a jump from the roof of the Nakatomi building to the ground
Complete one of the three side missions in the Nakatomi building
Collect 3 Rambo prisoner tokens (at the new survival camps scattered across the map)
Achieve 3 kills with the new combat bow killstreak
The tasks are mostly self-explanatory, but the 5th with the “public weapon trade event” is somewhat unclear. You need to complete one of the side missions at the Nakatomi building – Deal Gone Wrong. Check out our guide – Warzone: Opening Safes in the Nakatomi Building – for the details.
Rewards in Warzone:
2 talismans
3 calling cards
2 emblems
2 stickers
For completion, a weapon blueprint for the Pellington
Cold War: 80s Action Heroes – Tasks and Rewards
What do the tasks in Cold War look like? In Cold War, you can also complete 9 tasks to collect a total of 10 rewards. The weapon blueprint for completion is for the tactical rifle DMR 14.
Complete 7 matches of an event mode in multiplayer or reach at least level 5 in zombie mode
Win 3 matches of an event mode in multiplayer or reach round 15 in zombie mode 3 times
Achieve 100 kills in event modes in multiplayer – “Slaughter” medals from zombie mode also count (eliminate 5 zombies quickly in a row)
Earn 25 “Bombastic!” medals with explosives in multiplayer or zombie mode (usually called popcorn medals)
Earn 25 “Become War Yourself” medals with automatic weapons in multiplayer or zombie mode – likely the Hunter medal: Eliminate at least 2 enemies per match that are marked by spy planes
Get 25 “Fire at Will” medals while using the Reaper (Shredded medal: 10 rapid kills in zombie mode or 2 rapid kills in multiplayer)
Earn 25 “Personal” medals with melee weapons in multiplayer – likely the “Up Close” medals with melee weapons
Get 10 times 3 kills without dying in multiplayer – “Field Rabbit” medals in zombie mode also count (20 zombie kills without damage)
Earn 10 “Crushed” medals with the tomahawk in multiplayer or zombie mode (one opponent in MP, 3 opponents quickly in zombies)
The tasks in Cold War are not quite as clear. While the event is running, the XP reward medals have different names, but the developers do not specify which medals are meant. In our research, we have clarified most of them. If anything changes, we will update that here in the article. Feel free to write to us in the comments if you have had other experiences.
Rewards in Cold War
2 calling cards
1 arcade game for the barracks
1 accessory (watch)
2 stickers
2 talismans
1 emblem
For completion, a weapon blueprint of the DMR 14
You have 14 days for the event and the unlocks – it ends on June 3 at 6 AM. So if you want to grab some of the goodies, you should get started quickly. Overall, the tasks are not too difficult or require much grind. A nice addition to what is overall a strong mid-season update.
Destiny 2 has received a new version of the legendary weapon Hung Jury SR4 in the Season of the Splicer. Is the Guardian favorite still as strong as it used to be and what does the new God-Roll look like?
About this cult weapon: Just before the start of the current Season 14, Bungie heavily pressed the nostalgia button and announced that Hung Jury SR4 is coming back. The legendary scout rifle is also known to many by its English name “Hung Jury”. It is one of the most famous weapons from Destiny 1 and was a staple part of many Guardians’ loadouts.
The popularity of Hung Jury is partly due to its cool appearance. The typical “Dead Orbit” look with its black and white designs was a fashion staple in Destiny.
On the other hand, the weapon was really strong in PvE. Thanks to good damage, powerful explosions, and the ability to automatically reload ammunition, Hung Jury earned a good reputation.
Guardians have been eagerly waiting since the announcement to see if Hung Jury will live up to its good reputation upon its return.
MeinMMO takes a look at the iconic returnee and tells you where to get the weapon and whether the scout still packs as much punch as in Destiny 1.
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How to get Hung Jury SR4 in Destiny 2 Season 14
Here’s howto obtain Hung Jury: In the Season of the Splicer, you can only earn Hung Jury through the Nightfall: The Ordeal. The weapon can drop randomly after the end boss of each strike.
However, you can give your drop luck a boost: The higher the difficulty of the ordeal, the more likely you are to receive Hung Jury. Some Guardians also swear by the Ghost mod “Prosperity (Vanguard)” to improve the chance – it certainly can’t hurt!
The 3 revamped classics from Destiny 1 can only be obtained in the Nightfall
However, keep in mind: Hung Jury is just one of 3 new Nightfall weapons in Season 14. All these weapons rotate and are available for one week before the next gun temporarily takes its place.
Hung Jury will be available as a reward until May 25, 2021.
From May 25 to June 1, the sniper rifle Uzume RR4 will be available.
From June 1 to June 8, the fusion rifle Plug One.1 will be available in the Nightfall.
Hung Jury will then be available again from June 8 to June 15.
What about the Master version? Like all weapons from the Nightfall, Hung Jury can also drop as a Master version. However, this is only possible on the truly challenging “Grandmaster” difficulty. These weapons gain access to exclusive mods and, as a leveled masterwork, provide a +3 to stats as well as a special skin (shader).
But don’t stress, the Grandmaster difficulty will only be available later in Season 14. Only then can you hunt Hung Jury in its final form. By the end of the season, the 3 Nightfall weapons from the previous Season 13 should also return to the loot pool.
Hung Jury is a 180 RPM scout rifle with kinetic damage. This allows it to shoot accurately by itself and has solid stats. The magazine, with a standard 16 shots, is average. However, the magic happens in the two perk slots.
Slot 1:
Reserve: Defeating enemies automatically reloads the magazine from reserves
Quickdraw: Precision hits increase stability and reload speed (stacks)
Moving Target: Aiming increases movement speed and aim assist
Heating Up: Kills improve stability, recoil, and precision
Bottomless Grief: Increases the magazine size – as the last living member of the team, kills reload the weapon
Surplus: Better stability, handling, and faster reload speed for each ability charged
Slot 2:
Explosive Payload: Rounds create a small explosion on impact
One for All: Hitting 3 enemies increases the weapon’s damage
Swashbuckler: Precision kills create a larger solar explosion and improve reload speed
Adrenaline Junkie: Grenade kills grant the weapon bonus damage and better handling
Aim Control: Aiming for a moment grants the first shot extra range and precision damage
Origin Serial: Kills grant energy for your abilities
This is the God-Roll of Hung Jury SR4
The good news is: no perk is really bad, every ability is usable on its own. But as a God-Roll, only 2 variants are suitable for PvE:
In Slot 1: Reserve or Quickdraw
In Slot 2: Swashbuckler or One for All
What about the explosion? Swashbuckler brings back memories of Destiny 1 and is significantly better than the previously known ability on legendary weapons, Vorpal. Swashbuckler is about as strong as Vorpal + Vorpal Spec mod.
On top of that, you’ll find the mod “Energy Accelerant” in the seasonal artifact, which further increases the damage of Swashbuckler. But beware, currently the mod is disabled due to a bug. We actually know Swashbuckler from the exotic weapon Pikass. Alternatively, Explosive Payload is also decent, but falls short against the easily triggered bonus damage from One for All.
Reserve has been buffed and finally reduces the annoying reload time without shrinking your ammo reserves. Quickdraw increases stability and speeds up reload time. Surplus is noteworthy, but usually one wants to use their strong abilities and not hoard.
Unfortunately, what we feared at MeinMMO before Season 14 has come true: Hung Jury doesn’t quite live up to the hype. The weapon is trying its best, but scout rifles are simply not as strong or necessary in the current sandbox of Destiny 2 as they were in the Destiny 1 days.
Hung Jury is quite good for a scout and can even utilize the exceptionally strong Warmind Cells as a kinetic weapon due to Swashbuckler. However, most of the time you don’t need the safe distance that scouts provide. Against champions in higher difficulties, Hung Jury can shine, but as a kinetic weapon it lacks damage against shields, and almost all scouts lack the damage to quickly kill adds at this level.
Experts say:
That’s why well-known pros like Datto say: “Hung Jury is not good” and “only worth it for nostalgics” (via YouTube).
Ehroar titles: “Hung Jury is literally just a scout with Swashbuckler” (via YouTube). The criticism isn’t directed at Hung Jury itself but at scout rifles in general.
Rick Kackis notes that due to Aim Control you have a situationally strong weapon in PvP, but in PvE the archetype Hung Jury hinders (via YouTube).
Have you fought your way through the Nightfall: The Ordeal and earned a roll of Hung Jury? What do you think of this returnee: for a scout rifle really strong, or would you have preferred to keep the weapon in nostalgic memory? Let us know in the comments.
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Over 4600 people participated in our survey about Pokémon GO and shared how much money they spend on the mobile game. We will show you the results, reasoning, and discussions here.
What is it about? Pokémon GO is essentially a free mobile game that anyone can download and start playing right away. Now, nearly 5 years after its release, we want to know how much money you have already spent in the game. Because even though the base game is free, there are many ways to invest.
You participated diligently in our survey and voted on how significant your expenses are.
How much money do you spend on Pokémon GO
This is the result: On May 20 at 12:43 PM, a total of 4,626 people participated in the survey and voted. You can find our survey on spending money in Pokémon GO here.
Each user was allowed to only cast one vote. Since you can’t see exactly how much money you have already invested in Pokémon GO, we asked the participants for a rough estimate. Here are the results:
Between €1 and €50 – 1,025 votes, about 22%
Nothing at all – 920 votes, about 20%
Between €100 and €300 – 775 votes, about 17%
Between €50 and €100 – 585 votes, about 13%
Between €300 and €500 – 400 votes, about 9%
Between €500 and €1,000 – 400 votes, about 9%
Between €1,000 and €2,000 – 274 votes, about 5%
More than €2,000 – 247 votes, about 5%
What do you spend money on in Pokémon GO?
These are the options: In Pokémon GO, you can buy tickets for events in the real world for real money, outside of Corona. You also have the option to invest your money in the in-game currency PokéCoins. With the coins, you can purchase items such as backpack or Pokémon storage expansions, balls, lucky eggs for more XP, and more.
You can earn coins in the game, but there is a daily limit. It goes faster if you invest money.
There are always smaller “1-€ events”. These can only be purchased for real money and not unlocked with coins. This gives you access to special research and associated rewards.
This is what you say about it: Here in the comments on MeinMMO, you shared your opinions.
Zavarius writes (via MeinMMO): “4x €25 since 2016. Items & Pokemon storage were the main reasons. They won’t get more from me… No matter how much they try to ‘manipulate’ the egg and catch rates of new Pokémon (catch rate deliberately reduced for these, confirmed).”
Hauhart writes (via MeinMMO): “Over €1000. Then came the PoGo Fest 2020 and since then, after that and other disasters, spent 0 cents, I won’t support this anymore.”
erzi222 writes (via MeinMMO): “I have invested about €2, but only because I had already earned something through the Google Play survey and could buy the PokéCoins for €11 (?). I won’t invest anything in an outfit like Niantic otherwise!”
Wolve in the Wall writes (via MeinMMO): “Honestly, I have no idea, but I would guess not more than €300 (since launch 2016). However, since the Go Fest 2020, I haven’t spent a single euro more, as I’m just massively disappointed by this scam. I haven’t even played since late 2020.”
In our Facebook group, 144 people commented on the survey (via Facebook.com):
Anja E. writes: “I spend about €50 per month on it. I love the game, and I am very happy to support Niantic with my money, even if not everything goes smoothly. For me, it’s a win-win situation. No one is forcing me. Just be tolerant and let everyone live as they see fit!”
Svenja P. writes: “Over the years, I spent maybe €200, of which 50% were financed with the Google survey app.”
Andreas H. writes: “About €30 to €40 per month, my girlfriend spends a bit less.”
Pascal Z. writes: “€100-300 per month goes for raiding and hatching.”
Tobias K. writes: “€0.00 and I’ve been playing since day one with breaks.”
Jan P. writes: “I buy 2,500 or 5,200 coins monthly, additionally, a free raid pass daily and the €0.99 ticket every month for Community Day. Ticket for the Kanto Tour €13. I estimate about €30 on average, still receiving 50 coins daily.”
What do you think about the results of our survey? Are you surprised, and would you have expected a different result in first place, or does it match what you had in mind?
The Elder Scrolls Online has various bugs, but some of them are so funny that they entertain players more than annoy them. One of them is the notorious loot box mount bug, which lets you ride on a loot box when opening it. Players still demand this bug as a real mount. But can you intentionally trigger the bug? We at MeinMMO tried it out.
What kind of bug is this? The loot box mount bug has been known in ESO for a while and continues to amuse players. Essentially, the following happens:
Players open the menu to open a loot box and the notorious Khajiit Pacrooti appears. The cat sits on a loot box and praises in flowery language what might be inside and how little the box costs. You should finally seize the opportunity!
When you open the box, you get the items and can either continue playing or open more loot boxes, which makes Pacrooti very happy.
In some cases, however, the animation with Pacrooti on the loot box replaces the player’s avatar after they have finished opening the loot box.
The result is that you literally wobble around sitting as Pacrooti on the loot box!
Players celebrate the bug and want their own loot box mount
How does the community react? Just like with the “mount running bug”, the players of ESO are not upset, but rather pleased. Because the bug looks just delightfully silly. Especially after a player posted an incredible Mario Kart-style video on reddit , where he wobbles around as Pacrooti on the loot box through a Gramstorm in Skyrim and gets knocked out by a wild boar at the end.
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In numerous comments, players are excited about this “bug” and demand “we want a loot box mount too!”.
This is how you can ride on loot boxes yourself: If you want to ride on a loot box yourself, we at MeinMMO have good news for you. Our ESO expert and streamer MiezeMelli (via YouTube.com) took the hints under the reddit video to heart and tried to reconstruct the bug. In the embedded video here, you will learn how to place Pacrooti as an item and later how to make him wobble around.
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As described above, this is how you can get your own Pacrooti loot box mount. With it, you can pass the time until the developers at ZeniMax might eventually relent and grant you a “real” loot box mount. It wouldn’t be surprising, given that silly hobbyhorses and soulless stones as pets have already made their way into the game.
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Fortnite has now launched its next crossover event. This time there is a collaboration with the NBA (National Basketball Association). Each NBA basketball team will get its own skin. This is likely to bring in a lot of money for developer Epic Games.
What is this crossover? The crossover is a collaboration between the F2P game Fortnite and the big NBA, the US basketball league.
NBA crossover is likely to bring in big bucks – experience shows it
Why is this event particularly worthwhile for Epic Games? While Fortnite is already a very successful game that brings in a lot of money, the idea of bringing NBA jerseys to Fortnite will boost that even further.
This is clearly evidenced by what was already earned during the NFL crossover: Such events with big partners generate significantly more revenue.
How much money did the NFL crossover make back then? Thanks to a lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple and a report from forbes.com, we know that the event likely brought in over 50 million US dollars – in just 2 months. (via forbes.com)
Only other events like Star Wars or Marvel come close to such dimensions, which, however, had several crossover events over a longer period.
What is the lawsuit about? Epic rebelled against Apple and Google in mid-2020. The creators of Fortnite introduced in an update direct purchase for V-Bucks, which allows bypassing app store fees. Apple and Google then responded by removing Fortnite from their app stores. Epic then sued both tech giants, attacking Apple with a video that appears to everyone logging into Fortnite.
That’s why the crossover is likely to be just as successful: As the NBA is similarly popular in the USA, Epic Games is likely to expect a profit in similar dimensions. The crossover could even be more successful, as the NBA is more internationally popular than the NFL.
The NFL is the higher-grossing league (via de.statistica.com), but basketball is significantly more popular internationally and ranks third according to mostpopularsports.net, behind cricket in second place and football in first place. (via mostpopularsports.net)
When does the crossover start? It has been ongoing since May 19.
This is what the NBA skins look like.
What exactly does the event bring?
Here’s what’s included: Since the NBA consists of 30 basketball teams, there will be 30 jersey variants accordingly. However, this does not mean that you have to purchase the 30 skins individually.
In the game itself, there are 6 different skin variants, male and female. You can then customize them to the jerseys of your desired team.
Additional to that, there will be emote packs, a back accessory, and special locker bundles. These were put together by individual NBA players and are available in the item shop. For more information about what else is included, you can find on the official Fortnite website. (via epicgames.com)
Sports skins are especially popular with power gamers
What’s special about the skins: In the past, “football skins” that operate on a similar principle were largely purchased by power gamers. Because you get a convertible skin in many variations, which you only have to buy once. From a “cost/benefit” perspective, sports skins are therefore attractive.
Lord Denathrius is the current final boss in WoW: Shadowlands. But he is being weakened. A deadly ability is now much weaker.
Although the relevance of the current raid “Castle Nathria” is slowly coming to an end with the onset of Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination, Blizzard is changing the final boss once again. A significant nerf ensures that Denathrius will likely be defeated by even more players soon.
What will be changed? After players are affected by the ability “Hand of Destruction”, they are immune to the effects of Crescendo for a brief moment. They cannot be knocked back by the spell.
Crescendo is an ability triggered in heroic and mythic mode when players kill one of Denathrius’ servants in phase 2. After a brief delay, an impact occurs for each player. Those who do not dodge take damage and are knocked back far.
What does this mean? Some impact. In heroic and mythic difficulty, Crescendo in combination with Hand of Destruction has been one of the main reasons for players leaving early. Players not only had to dodge Crescendo, but also perfectly time the killing of the Cabalists so it did not overlap with Hand of Destruction.
An overlap could lead to all players being pulled by Hand of Destruction to a spot where a projectile from Crescendo hits at the exact same time. This, in turn, knocks players in random directions – often sending them off the fight platform to their immediate death.
As this threat has now been drastically reduced, more players should experience this phase of the encounter and have more combat resurrections available for the later parts.
Or simply put: With one deadly combination of abilities less, the encounter should become significantly easier for many groups.
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What does this mean for players? For many guilds currently working on heroic or mythic Denathrius, this could provide the decisive impetus to finally take down the boss of Revendreth. This should encourage some guilds to put in a strong effort before Patch 9.1 to achieve the corresponding success.
Do you think the nerf is good and sensible? Or was the encounter already far too easy?
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With Odyssey, the PC version of the space game Elite Dangerous has received a new expansion. With it, you can engage in heated shooter battles on planetary surfaces. We’ll take a look at how the addon is received by players.
What does Odyssey offer? One could say that Odyssey turns Elite Dangerous into almost a new game. It is possible to land on planets, exit your ship, and explore the landscape on foot. Additionally, there are missions that you must complete on the planets.
These missions lead you to bases where you need to steal certain goods. Of course, you will encounter guardians along the way. This creates fast-paced and action-packed shooter battles.
Since when has the addon been available? Odyssey has been available to players since May 19. It is a paid expansion that you can acquire for 34.99 euros. Initially, it’s only for PC. The version for Xbox One and PS4 is expected in the fall.
What is the problem with Odyssey? The addon is currently dividing the community. So many new features have been added that the Odyssey version is incompatible with the previous Horizons version – unless owners of Odyssey switch to a Horizons mode and forgo the new features.
However, this division of the community is not expected to last. The developers have already indicated that they want to reunite all players with the release of the console version of the new addon.
How is the expansion received? Odyssey is currently struggling with some launch issues. Right at launch, players initially could not access the servers. However, when they finally could, there were reports of severe lags. There are also said to be ongoing issues with the Horizons mode. Currently, maintenance work on the servers seems to be happening continuously to address these problems.
Those who have managed to play report an impressive experience. Landings on the planets, exploration, and the shooter engagements feel very good. All that’s needed are optimizations to ensure everything runs smoothly. Here are some voices from the community:
OLD JOJO is thrilled (via Steam): “An excellent competitor for Star Citizen. Just needs optimization.”
CMDR_Rayven_Niunda writes (via reddit): “I’m impressed by how good the ‘On-Foot’ gameplay is, the handling, and the shooting, the use of tools. In my opinion, Elite Dangerous has always had the best ship mechanics. Although I didn’t expect the ‘On-Foot’ gameplay to be perfect, it exceeds my expectations.”
OZeT complains about performance (via Steam): “The performance is crap, I want a refund!”
AMDDesign has a specific point of criticism (via reddit): “The UI is terrible. I’m really not picky when it comes to UIs in games, I can handle most bizarre HUDs and menus, but man. Elite Dangerous surely has one of the most convoluted and chaotic UIs I’ve ever seen.”
In summary, it can be said that Odyssey still has a few issues that the developers are working on. When it runs smoothly, the shooter elements are a lot of fun.
Have you had a chance to try the Odyssey addon for Elite Dangerous? What do you think about it?
Since May 19, you can play the Pre-Patch of WoW BC Classic. Many players have had problems installing or updating addons since then. Here you can learn how to get new addons and use the WoWUp addon manager.
Why were updates not working? With the Pre-Patch, Blizzard introduced two separate versions of Classic: WoW Classic and Burning Crusade Classic. This also changed the folders in which the games are located.
Burning Crusade is now simply “Classic” and the original Classic has been renamed “Classic_era” in the folders. Your old addons are now in the wrong folder and do not work properly there.
You can still play both versions, but when installing addons, you need to make sure to use the correct version of the game and the correct folder:
Retail WoW is on version 9.0.5 and the folder is called “_retail_”
Burning Crusade is on version 2.5.1 and the folder is called “_classic_”
Classic is on version 1.13.7 and the folder is called “_classic_era_”
Some addon authors have not yet adapted to BC Classic and there are no new versions yet. Addon managers like WoWUp had to adjust as well. However, if you follow our guide, everything should work without any issues.
What are addons? With addons, you can make various mechanics in the game easier or acquire additional functions. They allow you to move your action bars freely, change enemy nameplates, or check your damage and that of the group. Addons are particularly popular in dungeons and raids to make certain boss mechanics easier to play.
Installing Addons for BC Classic with WoWUp
What is WoWUp? The new addon manager appeared shortly before Shadowlands and is now very popular. It is an alternative to the established Curse client, but does not work with the somewhat unpopular Overwolf in the community.
With WoWUp, you can install new addons and uninstall or update old ones. The manager retrieves data from both the Curse website and other websites and the authors themselves.
WoWUp provides you an overview of your addons. In the bottom right, you can update the manager if you already have it.
How to use WoWUp: At WoWUp.io, you will find the current version of the manager, 2.3.0. You absolutely need this version to manage your addons properly. Install WoWUp and let it scan your folders.
Normally, WoWUp should automatically find your WoW installation. However, you can also search manually via “Settings.” For new addons in BC Classic, follow these steps:
Select “Classic” in the dropdown at the top left – this stands for Burning Crusade
In the “Install Addons” tab, search for addons you want
Install the addons via the corresponding button
Under “My Addons,” you will find installed addons and the ability to update them
If you played the “old Classic” before BC Classic, you need to check the versions of your addons in WoWUp. If version 1.13.7 is still indicated for the addon, you should uninstall it and look for the corresponding output for version 2.5.1.
Installing Addons for BC Classic without WoWUp
If you prefer to install addons manually, you can also do this without a manager. You need to download the addons from their respective sources and then extract them into your addon folder. You can find it for BC Classic under the following path:
[…]World of Warcraft_classic_InterfaceAddOns
You can obtain addons from databases or from the providers themselves. Many authors upload their works directly to Github or distribute them through the Curse website. Just make sure that the version of the addon is correct. You can explicitly filter for addons for version 2.5.1 on Curse (via Curseforge.com).
Many players are currently looking for addons they want to install in BC Classic. The most sought-after addons are listed here for you.
Auction House Addons like Auctioneer
What do the addons do? With these addons, you can improve your handling in the auction house. In Classic and Burning Crusade, many of the quality changes in the auction house that Retail WoW already has are missing.
The addons allow you to manage your auctions, set them up and cancel them more easily, and provide a better overview. You can also scan the databases of all auctions and gain insight into prices, making it easier to filter.
These addons are available: Auctioneer is one of the most popular auction house addons, but according to our information, it does not have a current and fully functioning version for BC Classic. However, there are three alternatives that have received an update or a fix:
The addons also change the appearance of the auction house. Here: TSM.
Currently, there may still be issues with all addons. Some players report that other auctions are set at absurd prices in the auction house, which confuses the addons. When testing, we had the least problems with TradeSkillMaster.
You can find Auctionator, AuctionBuddy, and TSM on WoWUp as well. Auctioneer is currently only available through Curse (via Curseforge.com).
Questie – Addon for easier leveling
In BC Classic, you are not shown where to go for a quest. When you accept a task, you need to read the text to find out where it is exactly. However, you can bypass this with Questie.
Questie essentially takes on the role that the map has in Retail WoW today: The addon shows you where to find quest mobs or accept new quests. This makes leveling easier, especially if you don’t want to constantly search online for solutions or don’t know the quests from memory.
You can find Questie on WoWUp or directly via the website (via Github.com). In the official Questie Discord, you can also get help with the addon and chat with other users (via Discord.com).
Questie shows you where you have quests to complete.
Bagnon for better bags
With Bagnon, you can merge all your bags and organize your inventory more easily. Furthermore, the addon improves the overview of your bank and allows you to see what is there from anywhere.
Especially with many larger bags, the overview is greatly improved. But even on a new character with few bags, Bagnon is useful as it highlights important or useless items. This makes it easier to sort items.
Currently, there is no version of Bagnon for Burning Crusade, but the Classic version should work. However, you cannot download it via WoWUp. You can find Bagnon directly on Curse (via Curseforge.com).
Bagnon merges all bags and the keyring. With the command “/bagnon bank” you can see your bank from anywhere.
You can find countless other addons at WoWUp and Curse that you can already use. If your favorite addons have not received an update yet, you should check back frequently. Many authors are still working on new versions, and certainly, several more addons will be added by the release of BC Classic. BC Classic will be released on June 2. You can find more information about it in our special:
The Twitch streamer Trainwreck (30) is currently gambling on Twitch. A viewer asks him to stop, and he can hear quite a bit. Trainwreck explains to him that he has 7 million US dollars in cryptocurrency set aside even after the Bitcoin crisis.
This is the situation:
Trainwreck is something like “Twitch for advanced users”. He is a variety streamer with about 12,000 viewers, playing games like Among Us, Call of Duty: Warzone, Rust, or gambling. He is also known for his “Just Chatting” streams.
Trainwreck claims he had 15 million US dollars in cryptocurrencies and lost around 8 million dollars during the current crisis.
Now a viewer has advised him to stop gambling on Twitch – to which Trainwreck reacted irritably.
“I still have cool 6 or 7 million US dollars after the crypto drop”
This is what Trainwreck says: On May 19, Trainwreck played online slot machines on Twitch when a viewer asked him to “Stop Gambling” and to stop gambling. Trainwreck responded angrily:
Stop gambling? Why? Why should I do that? Can I be honest with you, you dickhead? Before the crash, I had 15 million dollars in crypto, now I still have cool 6 or 7 million. Fuck you, damn axe. I have more money in crypto than your whole family combined. Fuck you and let me gamble in peace.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck then explained that he is financially secure and does not want any interference in his financial situation. If he wants to gamble his money away, that is his right.
People who are not successful should not tell people like him what to do with their money.
He would be happy to show his bank statement to prove that he is financially secure.
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What does he mean by “drop in cryptocurrencies”? The cryptocurrency Bitcoin has seen enormous value increases in recent years but suffered some setbacks in the last few days:
First, tech pioneer Elon Musk tweeted that Bitcoin would no longer be accepted as payment at Tesla, because the energy required to create a Bitcoin is, too high. Musk publicly experienced environmental guilt.
Furthermore, China has distanced itself further from cryptocurrencies and warned against them.
As a result, cryptocurrencies briefly crashed. However, the downward trend has already stabilized somewhat. Over the years, the value increase in the most successful cryptocurrencies has been immense, amounting to several thousand percent.
Legendary is the story that on May 22, 2010, an early Bitcoin enthusiast ordered two pizzas and paid 10,000 Bitcoins for them. Today, those 10,000 Bitcoins would be worth 325.6 million euros.
Twitch streamers are into cryptocurrencies; many have made a lot of money
This is behind it: Trainwreck shows a certain irony: The same characteristics that can lead you to lose a lot of money in “online gambling” have enabled people like him to achieve enormous financial resources through risky investments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in recent years.
The completely irresponsible handling of money from a conservative perspective, by investing in a “fantasy currency,” has made Trainwreck and some others connected to gaming and technology wealthy in recent years.
They are now immune to financial advice from others.
The German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack is also heavily invested in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The example of Trainwreck also clearly shows that Twitch streamers should by no means serve as role models for excursions into virtual casinos. When a millionaire like Trainwreck gambles a few thousand US dollars, it’s a tiny part of his total fortune. If one of his viewers were to emulate him and gamble away the same amount, it would probably be a large portion of his wealth.
Here in Germany, we had the debate about “gambling on Twitch” as early as 2019 and 2020, when streamers like Knossi or MontanaBlack were enormously successful with it. The German Twitch streamers have largely stopped these casino streams due to new regulations.
In the English-speaking Twitch community, the debate about “gambling on Twitch” is just starting to pick up speed. Casino streams are trending and on the rise.
Trainwreck lost several million US dollars in market value overnight, but that’s nothing compared to the head of an MMORPG studio:
In Call of Duty: Warzone recently had a major tournament for $100,000. Many top players were invited by pro Nadeshot. But instead of an exciting tournament among the best Warzone players, there was a shooting gallery for hackers who ruined the fun for everyone. This causes a lot of frustration for the professionals, who are slowly ashamed of the game.
What happened at the tournament? Pro Nadeshot recently hosted a major tournament called “Nadeshot Warzone Invitational.” The prize pool is $100,000, and numerous professionals were invited. Even the well-known streamer Tfue announced his grand return to Warzone.
However, instead of exciting battles among the best players in the scene, there were many unpleasant frustrating moments. Because the matches were plagued by numerous hackers and cheaters. Even top players had little chance against wallhackers and aimbotters, and the whole event turned into a huge frustration. Unfortunately, it was not an option to just sink the cheaters in the sea. Just like at Nadeshot’s tournament, the participants of an event by pro Vikkstar faced similar issues.
Professionals are furious – “I regret promoting this sh** game!”
This is how the professionals react: After these disheartening experiences, the frustrated professionals are venting on Twitter and finding strong words about the state of the game.
Well-known Warzone player Bobby Poff writes on Twitter: “We had brazen aimbotters who ruined our day. I’m really ashamed that I ever promoted this sh** game!”
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And even the formerly known Fortnite pro Tfue, who grandly announced his return as a pro Warzone player, tweeted right after the tournament, “I’m quitting competitive Warzone!”.
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As for tournament organizer Vikkstar, there is only disappointment and exhaustion:
I encountered numerous brazen hackers in the competition today and was killed in the grand final by someone who had glitched under the map. I’m being honest with you, Call of Duty and Raven Software. This is getting really exhausting. I’m sure other professionals feel the same way.
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Cheaters have always been a huge problem for honest players in Call of Duty Warzone. Often, the hackers get away unscathed and ruin the fun for everyone. However, the developers seem to be gradually catching up. A pleasant example was recently seen in a match with top streamers like NICKMERCS and TimTheTatman. There, a cheater had a lot of fun cheating but was banned in the middle of the match after the streamers’ complaint!
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Today, on May 20, a new event week started in GTA Online. As usual, you will again get triple and double money rewards, strong discounts and a new vehicle on the podium in the casino. We will show you the changes.
What’s new? Every Thursday, a new event week starts in GTA Online. Then it changes which activity will reward you with triple money and RP rewards, where double rewards are available, and which content will be on offer.
Additionally, the podium vehicle at the Diamond Casino & Resort will change.
Event week today on 05.20.2021 – What’s new?
Here there are triple rewards: This week, the game mode Motor Wars is particularly lucrative. You will receive triple the amount of money and triple the amount of RP there. This is good for filling your account and leveling up.
Here there are double rewards: In missions for nightclub popularity and client jobs, you will earn double money and RP rewards. Combined with the additional bonuses, you can earn a lot of money here in the coming days.
Login bonuses: Just for logging into GTA Online this week, you will receive the following t-shirts for free:
Tale Of Us Stacked Logo Tee
White Solomun Logo Tee
Dixon Glitch Logo Tee
The Black Madonna We Believe Tee
What’s on offer?
There are discounts: An event week in GTA Online would be nothing without a large list of offers. In various areas of the online world, you can save now:
40% discount on
Blimp
Festival Bus
HVY Brickade
Dinka Jester
Pfister Neon
Ocelot Pariah
Ocelot Lynx
Överflöd Entity XF
Vapid Festival Bus
All nightclubs
30% discount on all nightclub renovations
Twitch Prime Discounts:
80% discount on Jugular and Enus Stafford
35% discount on Dinka Veto Modern
The podium vehicle Freecrawler
What’s new: You can now find the vehicle Freecrawler on the podium at the casino in GTA Online. It is an off-road vehicle in a rather unusual style.
The Freecrawler offers 4 doors and 4 seats and belongs to the SUV category in GTA Online. Usually, you would have to pay 597,000 GTA dollars if you want to buy it at Legendary Motorsport.
Top speed and acceleration are in the middle range and not particularly high. However, the Freecrawler scores with relatively good handling.
You can win the vehicle by spinning the lucky wheel. This can be done once a day for free and offers you a chance to win the car. With this method, it is said you always win the car in GTA Online.
What do you think about the current bonus week? Are there any contents that you definitely want to buy in the offer, or are you taking the opportunity to fill your accounts with the new money bonuses?
Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments how and if you plan to take advantage of the new event week of May 20.
On Steam, you can play the Free2Play MMORPG Therais Book. We at MeinMMO will tell you what the online role-playing game has to offer and how it is being received.
What is Therais Book? The MMORPG basically offers what you would expect from an online role-playing game:
An open world
Guilds
PvP
Quests
Pets that fight alongside you and improve
Rare items that you need to search for
Fights against boss monsters
You can download Therais Book as a Free2Play MMORPG for free via Steam. However, the game is still in the early access phase.
What is so special about the game? Therais Book is developed by a single person. The developer works on the game in their spare time but has a “real” job as well.
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The trailer gives you an insight into the MMORPG Therais Book.
A One-Man Team Develops an MMORPG
How does the developer manage it all alone? An MMORPG toolset for the Unity engine is used. Therefore, the developer does not have to program and create everything from scratch, but relies on a toolkit.
With this, they create the world, quests, and everything that goes with it.
How is the MMORPG being received? The general ratings are at 71% (based on 35 votes, as of May 20 at 9:30 AM). The 19 ratings from the last 30 days are at 68% (via Steam).
However, there are very few players online. The peak since release was 10 simultaneous active players (via SteamDB).
Therais Book is doing quite well, even if the number of players has been very low so far. Here are some opinions summarized for you:
Dog writes (via Steam): “I was quite fascinated when I found out that one person made this game. So I tried it without expecting much. But sheesh, this is a really impressive MMORPG.”
Sanctum elaborates (via Steam): “Fun and interesting early access game. There are some bugs with the sound effects, minimal content, and very little crafting, but it’s a solid start. A big thumbs up for the developer.”
BawassHoG explains (via Steam): “Great free game. There’s still little to do at the moment, but it has a nice concept.”
J Dub says (via Steam): “I played it for about 30 minutes. There’s understandably not much to do at the moment. But I like the commitment of a one-man developer and I’m curious to see what else comes from this project.”
omguembes is somewhat disappointed with the limited scope (via Steam): “At first glance, an interesting game. But after two hours, where I leveled up to level 11 and walked around, there’s nothing left to do. And there are a few glitches that need to be fixed.”
What do you think of Therais Book? Is it an MMORPG that you would consider checking out?
In Destiny 2, you should definitely utilize the Exotic Deathbringer. Thanks to the new catalyst from Season 14, the rocket launcher is one of the strongest options in PvE. How does this unusual weapon compare to the well-known meta weapons?
This is what the Exotic is about: The Exotic Deathbringer has been in the game since Shadowkeep (2019). The special thing about the rocket launcher is that it is actually more like a mortar. You fire high above your enemies, and the projectile splits into several homing rounds that slowly rain down from the sky and deal more damage depending on the distance traveled.
This is new now: Many players were not satisfied with the unusual gameplay of the Exotic. However, the new Exotic masterwork catalyst from Season 14 now makes it much easier to utilize, allowing the weapon to reach its full damage potential faster.
However, since you need quite a bit of space above your enemy and often cannot even see the enemy when you fire, need to hold the trigger down for a long time, and the mini Nova bombs sometimes seek other targets instead of the boss, we could only recommend it for enthusiasts.
This is why it’s so strong now: The new masterwork catalyst changes only one thing, but it leads to a whole chain of positive developments:
In-game description of the catalyst: ‘Accelerates the reaching of the full potential of Dark Descent.’
The Void spheres now need to cover less distance to deal high damage.
The reduced distance is massive: you now only need to fire a few meters above the enemy. Keep in mind, previously you couldn’t even see the enemy at the bottom of the screen if you wanted to deal the juicy extra damage (the numbers are yellow instead of white).
This also means that the 7 projectiles land more accurately on the enemy where they should. Previously, the distance could be slightly misjudged, and the targeting sometimes didn’t seem to work because the distance was a bit too great.
You can now see your enemies and still reach maximum damage easily
Find and level the catalyst for Deathbringer in the Season of the Splicer
How to get the catalyst: Finding the catalyst is the easy part. The upgrade item drops randomly after completing activities. Many Guardians report that they received it after the first strike or crucible match in Season 14. So check the description of Deathbringer to see if you already have the catalyst.
Remember: you can only obtain exotic catalysts for Exotics that you already own.
What is an exotic catalyst? Exotic weapons can unleash their full potential through so-called masterwork catalysts. Exotics have individual catalysts, short for the “catalyst,” that provide tailored bonuses for the weapon. However, not all exotic weapons can become masterworks yet – so Guardians are always excited when a new catalyst comes into the game. More info can be found here: All masterwork catalysts in Destiny 2 and how to obtain them
Quickly turn into a masterwork: To unlock the bonus from the catalyst and turn Deathbringer into a masterwork, you only need to defeat enemies with the rocket launcher. You should defeat a proud 400 enemies with the Exotic; only then will the catalyst be fully leveled (via light.gg).
You can do this in PvE alongside other activities; it will take a considerable amount of time. Or you can farm specifically:
Grinding goes particularly quickly in the raid ‘Last Wish’ from Forsaken.
Here, hordes of weak enemies await you; if you run out of ammo, you can quickly respawn and refill your power ammo and super at the raid banner before the door.
Hunters can accelerate the leveling process with the Arrow super and the exotic boots Orpheus Rigs.
Most Guardians already have the catalyst – now you should level it
Why rocket launchers are particularly worthwhile in Season 14
Thanks to the catalyst, Deathbringer is now the strongest exotic rocket launcher in terms of a single shot – and finally also easily usable for every Guardian. But the entire genre benefits tremendously from the mods from the seasonal artifact in the Season of the Splicer.
‘Explosion Radius’ charges you with Light on rocket launcher kills and costs only 1 energy.
‘Silver Bullet’ increases the damage of rocket launchers by 20% and allows faster reloads – the otherwise expensive mod costs only 1 energy in the artifact, and you can equip it multiple times in your armor to increase the effect (up to 3x).
‘Rocket Launcher Loader’ significantly reduces the reload time and costs only 1 energy.
‘War Spirit’s Grace’ causes War Spirit Cells to appear during Void explosions – including with Deathbringer – costing 3 energy.
‘Energy Accelerator’ increases the damage of legendary rocket launchers with the perk Chain Reaction and costs 2 energy.
You have now learned why Deathbringer is said to be so great thanks to the catalyst and how you can use mods to get even more from the weapon. But how does this Exotic compare to other heavyweights in PvE? This is exactly what the well-known Destiny expert Ehroar tested (via YouTube):
Here are the numbers:
Deathbringer deals 154,950 damage when all 7 Void spheres hit with full damage. If you receive no extra damage, all charges together deal 86,450 damage.
The second 7 spheres from Deathbringer still deal 112,500 damage after loading, and after 4 rockets (so 28 Void spheres) the damage is a strong 89,500 DPS.
The Complaint is an exotic sword and the most popular Exotic from Season 13. For good reason, the burst damage is very high and you have plenty of ammo. The full Complaints combo deals 189,750 damage, which corresponds to 81,750 DPS. Keep in mind that the Complaint was slightly nerfed in damage with Season 14.
Xenophage is probably the feel-good Exotic and is actually usable in every situation. However, the DPS value of the LMG is only 48,150.
Other legendary rocket launchers with good rolls deal about 80,000 to nearly 90,000 burst damage. The DPS value is around 60,000.
The Fourth Horseman achieves even higher DPS values than Deathbringer. However, the shotgun is mostly hardly practically useful since you have to be really close to the enemy, and the ammo runs out almost immediately.
Did you ever think that Deathbringer would be promoted by experts like this? Do you already have the catalyst in your inventory and are you now leveling it quickly to get a look at the new best Exotic rocket launcher?
Let us know your opinion and which weapons you always carry with you in PvE in the comments.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
On May 21, the Closed Beta for the new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online begins. We at MeinMMO are giving away 500 beta keys, which will work for both the first test in May and the second beta in June.
Update: We have gathered more than 500 comments. The giveaway is now over.
What is Swords of Legends? The new MMORPG takes you into an Asian world where you must fight against evil. You can choose from 6 different classes that can be used without gender lock.
Swords of Legends features an action-packed combat system that you can use in the open world, in dungeons and raids, and in PvP. You can also expect some interesting life skills that differ from traditional crafting in other MMORPGs. Through these, you can go on bounty hunts for world bosses or compete against other players in a card game.
A special highlight of Swords of Legends is the graphics, which look beautiful and are very detailed.
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What’s in store for you in the beta: The first beta runs from May 21 at 2:00 PM German time to May 25 in the morning. In this beta, you can try all the content of the game:
You can reach the max level
Experience 9 story chapters with numerous quests
Complete biographies that tell you interesting background stories
However, to participate in the beta, you need one of the coveted keys or must pre-order Swords of Legends (the cheapest package starts at €40).
However, things won’t run perfectly in this beta. The developers have already published a list of known issues, including some translation errors and voice acting that is still partially in Chinese. Upon release, Swords of Legends will be voiced in English and the text will be localized in German.
How do I get a key? We have already selected all 500 participants.
In this giveaway, the rule is: first come, first served. Once 500 correct comments have been submitted, we will end the raffle. The keys will then be sent out as quickly as possible. They are also automatically valid for the second test in June.
