In Pokémon GO there is currently a nasty bug that costs you many experience points. Niantic even warns against using lucky eggs.
What bug is it? It affects the XP you gain from friendship level-ups. You level up with friends, but do not receive any XP. Normally, depending on the friendship level, there are up to 100,000 XP for level-ups, with a lucky egg up to 200,000 XP.
It is unclear whether every player is affected or just a small selection. It is certain that some trainers do not receive any XP for friendship level-ups.
Niantic compensates affected players
This is what the developer writes on Twitter: Niantic states that for now, you should not use lucky eggs during friendship level-ups. The lucky egg is currently useless since you do not gain any XP during the level-up. Other actions with lucky eggs are not at risk, however. So if you use eggs during a raid hour to collect experience, you can do that without worries.
Furthermore, the developers recommend that you contact support (via Niantic) if you are affected by the bug. Trainers on Twitter and Reddit report that they were compensated with raid passes among other things.
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Here, the developers warn against using lucky eggs
Can the bug be circumvented somehow? There is no real solution to this. We recommend that you simply refrain from making friendship level-ups for now. Gather your hyper and best friends first and only level up with them when the bug is fixed.
So pay close attention not to send your friend a gift right before leveling up or to not open your friend’s last gift.
This is why the bug is so nasty: Leveling up with friends is the best way to quickly gain experience points in Pokémon GO. With no other method can you gain XP so effectively. Now you have to do without these experience points, so you level up significantly slower.
When can the bug be fixed? That is still completely open. There have already been some bugs in the game that could only be fixed after months. Currently, Niantic has removed the rocket balloons from the game, as there was a bug with them. This was already a week ago, and a bug fix has not yet been announced.
Depending on how complex this bug with friendship level-ups is, we will have to be patient a bit longer.
Soon there is an event coming up where you definitely do not need a friendship level. There, you will need to take out your camera and go on the hunt for Shiny Fletchling. We will show you the details here:
The Korean MMORPG Elyon is set to come to the West in 2021. Developer Bluehole (TERA, PUBG) and publisher Kakao Games have now held an AMA addressing community questions. Many answers sounded like a mix of TERA and Black Desert.
A particular interest was on what makes the MMORPG special and how it plans to differentiate itself from other games in the genre. The developers mainly pointed to the dynamic combat system and possibilities for customizing skills:
It’s the way it feels satisfying to control your character, and the extensive skill customization system. Unlike other MMORPGs, the controls in Elyon do not feel sluggish, but rather quite fast and dynamic as you fight through the game. This means that the key to overcoming difficult battles in Elyon lies in enhancing your skills.
Jeroen, Community Manager at Kakao Games
The skill system is particularly interesting. It depends both on the class and the skill trees, as well as the equipment. This allows players to create a unique build.
What is the game focused on? Generally, it quickly becomes clear from the AMA that the MMORPG focuses on PvP. Thus, there are:
Fights in the open world, ensuring that “essential gameplay areas do not become stressful”
Special areas for Realm-vs-Realm battles
A leaderboard for the best PvP players
The developers also emphasized that they are particularly looking forward to the war between the two factions in the endgame and which players and guilds will position themselves at the top of the leaderboards.
If you want a summary of the entire AMA in German, you can find it in a community forum (via Elyonforum.de).
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What does character development look like? In character creation, you can choose from 4 different races and 6 classes, which is a pleasant surprise. Because the Slayer, the sixth class in the game, was released only after its launch in Korea but is set to be included at launch here.
You can level these classes up to level 50 and unlock various skills:
You learn skills over time
Some passive and active skills are unlocked through a skill tree, which has an interesting feature. You can move freely within the trees, but there must always be a connection, and you can never go back down
Other skills are obtained only when you install certain sockets into the equipment.
This system allows players to use the same class but interpret it in entirely different ways.
In terms of equipment, Elyon generally offers a mix of Black Desert and Path of Exile. There are equipment pieces of various rarities that can be upgraded. However, during the upgrade, there’s a risk that the equipment could break, which can be frustrating.
Additionally, there is a socket system with different colors and special effects. This system influences the skills as described above. Red sockets, for example, provide attack attributes and new damage skills, while yellow sockets unlock new on-hit effects.
What gameplay elements are there? During the AMA, there were recurring questions about the crafting system. The developers explained that such a system exists and plays a role in the economy:
Yes, there is a crafting system. You can sell crafted items to other players, and you can earn gold through the crafting system. This way, you can see that it is indeed connected to the economy.
Part of the crafting system will be fishing, which is connected to a mini-game. Through fishing, you can catch fish that are important for potions and obtain materials that can be used for equipment.
In addition to the PvP content already presented, there are also various PvE dungeons for 5 players. However, these are said to be relatively easy—a criticism voiced by players during the AMA. But this criticism wasn’t addressed specifically.
Furthermore, the following things about Elyon were revealed:
PvP, upgrades, and shop sound like Black Desert – PvE and factions like TERA
Where are the similarities with BDO? Black Desert is currently the most successful Korean MMORPG in the West. It is particularly characterized by its action-packed combat system, PvP, and its crafting and economy system.
The new MMORPG Elyon seems to strike a similar chord, highlighting combat and PvP content as its specialties.
There are noticeable similarities in the equipment upgrading, which can both break or be downgraded in both cases.
Both games offer a crafting system that influences the economy.
The monetization is very similar since BDO’s shop also brushes against pay-to-win.
Additionally, a very similar graphic style could attract fans of Black Desert.
Somewhat unclear is the influence of the economy and crafting in Elyon. These could prove to be significantly less impactful than in Black Desert, thus taking away an interesting aspect of the sandbox MMORPG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZwEH7b2cu8
A video on PvP gameplay from YouTuber AngeloAtheross.
How does it remind of TERA? Unlike Black Desert, Elyon has:
A fixed max level
Dungeons for PvE fans
Targeted PvP arenas
A major difference in PvP is that there are two factions that battle in the open world. Not every player can gank you.
With these features, it is quite similar to TERA, which is not surprising since both Elyon and TERA share the same developer.
Why is this exciting? Ganking in the open world is often viewed as a negative aspect of Black Desert. Elyon would be an evolution of the game in this regard and also concerning the skills and PvE dungeons.
If the economy ends up being as interesting as in BDO, Elyon could appeal to a target audience that lies between TERA, the MMORPG with a strong PvE focus, and the sandbox fans of Black Desert. However, PvP still needs to be appreciated.
What do you think about the upcoming MMORPG Elyon? Will you buy access or will you wait for reports about it?
Twitch attracts millions of viewers worldwide. Therefore, we take a look at the biggest streamers on the platform and list the personalities with the most followers.
This is shown here: Followers are one of the benchmarks by which a streamer’s success can be measured. We show you the streamers who have the most followers worldwide. In addition, we provide insight into the other metrics of the streamers (via sullygnome).
However, keep in mind that viewer numbers often paint a different picture. Just because someone has many followers doesn’t mean they have a lot of viewers – or vice versa.
Rank 5: auronplay – 8.12 million followers
Who is auronplay? Raúl “auronplay” Álvarez Genes is one of the biggest streamers for Spanish-speaking viewers. He is from Spain, but also streams for South American audiences. However, the streamer is also known on YouTube – there he has a proud 27.7 million subscribers and on his second channel another 11 million subscribers.
On Twitch, auronplay has primarily been in the “Just Chatting” category in the last 90 days. Among his most popular games are GTA 5, Rust, and Among Us.
What has he made headlines for? The Spanish streamer quickly reacts to current trends in the gaming world. He has been a pioneer in the Spanish community for games like Rust or Among Us. At one point, auronplay was even one of the biggest streamers worldwide in terms of viewer numbers.
How successful is auronplay? Not only in followers, but also in viewer numbers, auronplay is strong:
In the last 90 days, an average of almost 94,000 people were watching simultaneously – at peak there were even 283,000 viewers
During this time, auronplay collected almost 27 million views and his content was watched for over 20 million hours
auronplay was live for a total of 214 hours in the last 90 days – that’s an average of 2.3 hours per day
What is his most popular clip? In this clip, the streamer is just taking off a costume he wore for his stream:
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EA has announced the TOTS event (Team of the Season) in FIFA 21. The big promo starts first with the Community TOTS, which fans can vote on.
Today, April 16 at 7:00 PM, EA Sports officially announced the Team of the Season event for FUT 21 via Twitter. The event traditionally starts with the Community TOTS, which can be voted on by the FUT community.
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What is the Team of the Season anyway? For many FUT players, the Team of the Season (TOTS) is the biggest and most important event in FIFA Ultimate Team. Hundreds of players receive significantly upgraded blue special cards during the TOTS period, with ratings in the 90s being common.
When does the TOTS event start? EA has not yet announced a specific start date for the TOTS event. However, if it follows the pattern of previous years, the first TOTS should appear next Friday, April 23. We will keep you updated here at MeinMMO.
These players are up for selection for the Community TOTS
What is the Community TOTS? In the Community TOTS, the focus is on players who have consistently performed well in real football throughout the season, but have not received more than one performance-based special card (such as TOTW or Headliners) in FUT.
It is important that, during the voting, a maximum of 4 players can come from the same league.
These players are available for selection: You can vote for numerous players from various leagues and clubs. Big names like Wan-Bissaka, Alaba, Can, Digne, Bailey, and Moise Kean are also included.
Here are all the players eligible from the Bundesliga or 2nd League:
How did you decide? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.
A strong card for your Bundesliga team could be the new Player-of-the-Month card from Kostic. We have compiled all the important information about the new card for the left wing:
Today, on April 16, you can find Xur in Destiny 2. We will look at which exotic weapons and armor the mysterious yet friendly noodle face brings you. You will also find everything about the current Trials of Osiris and why there should be plenty of action soon.
This is how Destiny 2 wants to provide action: Season 13 of Destiny 2 has currently reached a content low. However, until fresh content arrives in May, not all resources have been spent. Starting from April 20, there is an event: the Guardian Games 2021.
The special thing about the event is that the 3 Guardian classes face each other in direct competition. Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters compete against each other for glory and loot, instead of uniting against aliens. Depending on your class’s performance, the rewards change. Imagine it like the Olympic Games, including medals and award ceremonies.
In the coming weeks, Bungie intends to heat things up by having you duel with your allies. To gain an advantage in the new event playlist, you will find on MeinMMO a strong build for each class in Destiny 2.
The Guardian Games naturally start just when Xur bids farewell. Before that happens, let’s take a look at the exotics of the iconic NPC.
All information about Xur on April 16, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? At exactly 7:00 PM is Xur-Time on Fridays. The merchant settles down on a random planet. You will find Xur there until the Weekly Reset on Tuesday, April 20, at 7:00 PM.
What does Xur have for sale? Xur sells you exotic weapons and armor. The items change every week. With a bit of luck, he will sell exactly the exotic that is missing from your collection or armor with perfect stats.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s location: You find Xur in the Tower. Check all the way back in the hangar:
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from April 16 to April 20 – All Exotics at a glance
Weapon: The Jade Rabbit – Scout rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Titan: Ashen Wake – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +6
Resilience: +9
Recovery: +17
Discipline: +6
Intellect: +13
Strength: +9
Total: 60
Hunter:Fatebringer – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Which map is active? The endgame PvP mode Trials of Osiris is played weekly on only one map. This time the close map “The Cauldron” is active.
The Cauldron
Remember that with Saint-14’s endgame bounty, you will only receive loot for this week’s 3 wins just for participating (or “dying”). Along with the current map, we will list all the loot of the week here.
Flawless: Igneous Hammer (Hand cannon) in the Master version
When do the Trials run? The Trials begin today, April 16, at 7:00 PM and end with the Weekly Reset on April 20 at 7:00 PM. Immediately after that, the Guardian Games will start.
Remember that with Saint-14’s endgame bounty, you will only receive loot for this week’s 3 wins just for participating (or “dying”). Along with the current map, we will list all the loot of the week here.
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The Bundesliga POTM in FIFA 21 is known. Frankfurt’s Filip Kostić has secured the award for the month of March – and the card is not difficult to obtain.
This is the POTM: POTM stands for “Player of the Month”, which is the player of the month. This award is always awarded retroactively for the past month. For his performances in the Bundesliga, Filip Kostić earned the special card this time, which you can get from now on.
Strong POTM card requires two SBCs from you
The new Kostić card impresses with offensive values
This is what makes the card special: After Kostić already has two improved TOTW cards, the Player of the Month card takes it up a notch. Kostić now has a really good pace value as well as strong stats in terms of dribbling, shooting, passing, and physicality. Only the defensive stats are below the 80 mark.
Thus, Kostić has a fairly balanced, offensively strong card, which only has one real weakness: In terms of skills, Kostić has only three stars, and the weak foot offers only two stars. This makes the Frankfurt player not quite as flexible and does not belong to the absolute meta players in FIFA 21. However, the card is remarkably inexpensive.
How to get POTM Kostić: To obtain the Kostić card, you must complete a total of two partial SBCs. The first one is particularly easy: Here you need to submit a team with a total rating of 80, which also achieves 80 chemistry and includes a Bundesliga player.
The second team requires a TOTW player from you, as well as an 83 rating and a chemistry of 75. This one is a bit more difficult but still manageable.
On the site futbin, initial solutions from the community come in at around 50,000 coins (via futbin.com). This only applies if you really have to buy all players anew and have absolutely no SBC fodder left in your club. Once you can use a few players from your club, the SBC will quickly become cheaper. Therefore, Kostić will likely turn out to be much cheaper for most players.
This, in turn, can be a good deal, as most players with a rating of 88 are likely to be more expensive than what you spend on the SBC. And if you are looking for a fast winger for the Bundesliga, you might be right here.
The 15 World Tiers of Outriders not only affect the difficulty of the game, but they also influence your loot yield. MeinMMO shows you how to farm and level them up effectively.
This is how the World Tiers work: There are a total of 15 different tiers. These tiers affect the overall difficulty of the game. The higher you rise, the greater the challenge.
At the same time, there are also some advantages waiting for you. The likelihood of better loot increases with each tier. Additionally, there is a reward for each unlocked rank. At World Tier 12, there is even one of three legendary weapons that you can definitely obtain.
In this guide, we present you with a few methods on how to farm and level up World Tiers while progressing toward the endgame.
How to level World Tiers and where you can do it
How to level your World Tier? The principle is simple: Kill enemies. This not only increases your character level but also the World Tiers.
Below your normal EXP display, you will find a second level bar showing your progress in the World Tiers.
However, you can also lose EXP for your World Tier if you bite the dust.
This automatically balances the difficulty for you.
If you’re making good progress, you will gradually go up one tier at a time.
If you die too often, you will stay at the respective tier until you improve or find better equipment.
If you want to increase your World Tier, you should find places in the game where you can eliminate as many easy enemies as possible without putting yourself in too much danger. MeinMMO presents you with some locations where this works particularly well.
Keep in mind that these are just examples. Outriders offers numerous options for farming loot and World Tiers. Here, it also depends on your preferences and own approach.
In this guide, we have chosen a particularly simple and early available method, but also one that is unlocked later in the game during the campaign and may be a bit more difficult.
Chapter 2 – Main Mission: “Reach the Other Riverbank”
Select the story point “Reach the Other Riverbank” in Chapter 2, which takes you to the First City. During this section, you will encounter numerous enemies that are easy to kill.
You will not encounter strong elite or boss enemies that make things difficult. So carve your way through the hordes until you get to the end and then start all over again.
Pros
Plenty of enemies that are easy to kill
No difficult elite or boss enemies
Available early in the game
Cons
Since there are no elite enemies, this spot doesn’t yield much loot.
Forest Enclave – Side Mission: “Hunted and Hunter”
You will find the side mission in the forest, not far from an intermediary camp called “Crystal Camp”. Like all the other missions, this one can also be repeated if you have already completed it.
Compared to the previous method, the difficulty level here is higher. You will face several waves of enemies, including a boss fight.
This method is not only lucrative for leveling the World Tier, but you should also find some useful loot.
Pros
More lucrative due to the boss fight, especially if you want to farm loot alongside it.
Efficient way to level the World Tier and equip yourself at the same time
Cons
Higher difficulty
Hunting Missions
Hunting missions are generally among the best sources of loot before the endgame. This also applies to experience points.
Some are quite easy to complete, and the rewards come in the form of epic items. There’s even a trick to speed up farming.
If you play a hunting mission and kill the beast at the end, you should not complete the mission normally. Instead, return to the point where you accepted the mission and cancel it. Now you simply restart it, and the game starts all over again.
Which hunting mission is the best? During the storyline, you will come to the quarry. There, at the camp “Gate to the Outpost”, you will find the hunting mission “Bigjaw”. Here, you have virtually no travel times.
It gets even easier. After you’ve killed everything, return to the lobby. This has the same effect, but there’s a catch: To level up in World Tier, you need to leave the fight. However, if you return to the lobby, that doesn’t happen. Thus, you cannot level up; your EXP bar simply remains filled.
The best way is therefore a combination of both. As long as you still need experience points, return to the lobby after killing the beast. Once your EXP bar is full, complete the mission as described above.
What do you think of the methods? Do you have any other methods for farming World Tiers? Feel free to share them with us in the comments.
Call of Duty: Warzone has a new pistol – Sykov. The handgun has a barrel with fully automatic fire and can hold up to 80 rounds in the magazine. MeinMMO shows you how to unlock it, which setup to use, and why it’s directly OP.
Update May 27: The Sykov has been nerfed twice and does less damage with the combo of magazine drum, Akimbo, and auto barrel, and has significantly less mobility. The damage remains severe, but handling is now much worse.
The Sykov has been in the game for a long time but is now available as a full weapon in Call of Duty: Warzone. Until now, you could get it through the Survival mode of Modern Warfare and try it out there. From the start, the pistol gave the impression that it was too powerful for Battle Royale. This is mainly due to:
The fully automatic barrel with a high rate of fire
The massive 80-round drum
The Sykov as Akimbo with 2 weapons in hand
Now it is in the game, and according to the first reactions, the analysts are right: The Sykov is exaggeratedly strong, has an incredibly low time-to-kill potential, and is now definitely the best secondary weapon in the game. MeinMMO shows you a setup, value comparison, and how to get the gun.
CoD Warzone: Unlocking Sykov
How do I get the weapon? You need to complete a challenge in the game: Kill 4 enemies with pistols in 5 different matches.
The fastest way to do this is in the multiplayer mode of Modern Warfare. The weapon is still part of the old CoD and cannot be unlocked or used in Cold War. If you only play the free2play Warzone, start a Plunder match for this. Grab a pistol and go hunting.
However, keep in mind that you should always finish the matches. If you get your kills and then leave the match early, there is a risk that your progress will not be counted.
You can do it faster with a purchasable bundle in the cash shop. For 2,400 CoD Points, you can get the “Sparks Operator Bundle” for the Sykov release in the shop. The blueprint for the pistol already has the barrel for fully automatic fire. However, you still need to unlock the weapon the regular way to unlock all attachments.
Problems with unlocking the weapon and Akimbo: According to player reports, there are difficulties in the progress registration of the weapon. Some issues have already been resolved by the developers (via Twitter), but unlocking Akimbo still has problems. A suggested solution is to use the Sykov with the perk “More Coins” to unlock the Akimbo modification instead of another pistol.
Why is the Sykov exaggeratedly strong?
The time-to-kill of the new pistol is absolutely top-notch. Once you have unlocked the automatic barrel (Sorokin 140mm Auto), this thing can even compete with the large primary weapons, and as Akimbo version, you can take down your enemies without having to shove them in the trash first.
The automatic Sykov comes very close to the TTK value of the FFAR, and as an Akimbo variant, it simply outperforms all automatics in the game. The numbers:
FFAR TTK: 467 milliseconds
Sykov Auto TTK: 482 milliseconds
Sykov Auto Akimbo TTK: 241 milliseconds
With the Akimbo variant, you cannot aim down sights anymore and lose some precision, and as full-auto, you do not get extra damage on headshots. But even if half of your shots go astray, you are still on par with the FFAR. Plus, there are the huge monster magazines that hold up to 80 rounds per weapon. So together, you have 160 bullets at your disposal.
And the Sykov is just a pistol. You can pack it as a secondary weapon in your loadout and still bring the strong perk “Ghost”. While the recoil is quite significant, it is negligible compared to the weapon’s advantages. We will also include a short gameplay clip featuring the Sykov:
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CoD Warzone: Sykov Setup for vicious close-combat mayhem
Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Barrel: Sorokin 140mm Auto
Laser: 5mW Laser
Ammunition: 80-round drum
Perk: Akimbo
If the Sykov remains in its current state, it is likely to become one of the best close-combat weapons in Warzone. Along with the new sniper, ZRG 20mm, which is considered the new best long-range sniper, two new meta weapons have now been introduced within a short period. The new Season 3 is also starting soon, with further balance changes expected and at least 2 new shooting weapons anticipated.
There is considerable movement in the weapon gameplay of the Battle Royale, and the meta carousel is starting to turn. Check MeineMMO regularly to stay up to date.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale there have been a few changes, mainly concerning weapon balance. The bows now seem to be quite powerful. We will show you why you should fear the bows.
This is what is happening in Fortnite: The start of Season 6 brought some new weapons into the game and now you can even craft prehistoric weapons yourself. However, apparently Epic was not completely satisfied with the weapon balance yet, because they made some changes and buffs to a few guns. Already with Update 16.10 some weapons were adjusted.
Now, it seems that mainly the bows have benefited from a buff after Epic made the adjustments. Are they now too strong?
Bows are stronger than before
This change has been made to the bows: The bows in Fortnite now deal more damage than before and the shot speed has been increased. According to data miner FireMonkey, the base damage on a headshot is multiplied by 2.5X – previously it was 2.0X (via Twitter). This is how it affects the bows:
Makeshift Bow: previously 104 damage / now 130 damage
Prehistoric Bow: previously 130 damage / now 162.5 damage
Mechanical Bow: previously 170 damage / now 212.5 damage
The Makeshift Bow can be transformed into a Prehistoric or Mechanical Bow with the appropriate materials. You can benefit from the higher damage immediately. With a Mechanical Bow, you can now take out an opponent with a headshot, even if they have full health and shield.
Especially the Mechanical Bow becomes dangerous with this change, as it can kill you with a single shot. Additionally, you can further upgrade the Prehistoric Bow and the Mechanical Bow with materials, like crafting a Stink Bow from the prehistoric version – so you not only have high damage, but also additional aspects that make them even harder to counter.
You can also equip the Mechanical Bow with explosive arrows
Epic brings further changes to weapon balance
What other changes has Fortnite made? In a tweet, Fortnite Status announced that they have made a few changes to the game (via Twitter). These changes mainly affect the weapons in the game. Here’s what is different now:
The amount of crafting materials has been doubled – you will find them more frequently
Improvement in assault rifle and revolver accuracy
Increased damage on bow headshots and speed
Recycler trash bombs now fly faster
Prehistoric Pistol: Damage and fire rate increased
Improvements for all submachine guns
Spawn rate of common weapons, prehistoric weapons, and makeshift weapons has been evenly distributed
Finding a prehistoric weapon is now just as likely as finding a common weapon
If you want powerful weapons but don’t want to craft extensively, you should look for special chests. These guarantee you good weapons without much effort. However, since they are not easy to find, we will show you our guide on the locations of the bunker chests on the map.
What do you think about these changes? Were they necessary or are the bows now too strong?
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For League of Legends (LoL), the new champion Gwen has been announced. Armed with a large pair of scissors, she storms the map and is supposed to function primarily in the top lane. Players compare her playstyle to Irelia..
What’s new? Developer Riot Game presents Gwen, the gifted seamstress, in the new spotlight. She was originally a small doll that was then brought to life. The large scissors that she fights with come from her creator.
LoL introduces Gwen as a champion for the top lane. She masters abilities for CC, can reduce incoming damage, and hit multiple opponents simultaneously in AOE.
Gwen’s abilities in the spotlight
Here we briefly introduce the abilities that Gwen masters in LoL:
Passive “Thousand Cuts”: Attacks and certain abilities attempt damage that is dependent on the maximum health of the opponent. If she hits an opponent, she receives a portion of the damage dealt as health back.
Q “Snip-Snap”: In a cone in front of you, you deal damage to all hit enemies with two snips. The last snip deals more damage. Enemies in the center of the cone take true damage, and the passive ability “Thousand Cuts” applies.
For every normal attack you hit, Q collects up to four additional charges. If you use Q when you have charges, these will be used to execute additional snips during the attack.
W “Hallowed Mist”: Summons a mist field around Gwen that grants increased armor and magic resistance. Opponents from outside cannot target Gwen in it. If opponents are in the mist, they can target Gwen. Towers always hit them.
After placing it, you can use W again to reposition the mist. If Gwen walks out of the mist, it is automatically repositioned once.
E “Scissors Jump”: Enhances Gwen’s attacks for a few seconds upon usage. These attacks have increased range, speed, and damage.
R (Ultimate ability) “Needlework”: When you use the ability for the first time, you fire a needle that slows the hit opponent and deals damage. If you hit with an attack or ability shortly after, you can reuse the ultimate. This can happen up to 3 times. Each time, the attack fires more needles and deals more damage.
Additionally, all hit opponents are marked with “Thousand Cuts”.
The new champion is introduced to you in the League of Legends YouTube video:
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Where will Gwen be played? From her kit, Gwen is well-suited for the top lane. With her shield and slows, she can effectively protect herself against ganks. Due to her passive ability, she gains sustain so she doesn’t have to teleport back to heal as often. Whether this will remain her only role will still be seen.
What players say about the presentation
This comparison comes up: In the comments on YouTube and also on reddit, players feel reminded of Irelia. Irelia has been in League of Legends since 2010 and was considered a solid pick in the top lane for many years.
On reddit, user tyler980908 writes, “[her kit] feels very old school League”. User Slashari emphasizes that it’s like “the old Irelia”.
Irelia from League of Legends
Especially Gwen’s ultimate ability makes players nostalgic. Irelia used to hurl her blades at opponents with her ultimate. This somewhat resembles Gwen’s thrown needles. Additionally, the slowing effects and playing on the top lane. Irelia has since been reworked, which is why the emphasis is on the “old” Irelia.
How do you like Gwen’s introduction? Is this a champion you want to play in LoL? And if so, in the top lane or do you have other ideas on how to use her as a jungler? Let us know your opinion here in the comments on MeinMMO.
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The streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel is allowed to play again on the popular “No Pixel” server in GTA 5 and apparently wants to do everything differently this time than before his ban. Instead of exploding immediately when something goes wrong, he is now keeping his cool.
Why is xQc considered a Twitch villain? The 25-year-old Canadian is a talented player, but his temperament often gets in the way: he is a pretty bad loser. As soon as things don’t go well and he is frustrated in any way, he gets extremely upset, becomes snappy, and loses control. Afterwards, he often feels sorry for it:
As an eSports player, it early ruined his career. His team in Overwatch, Dallas Fuel, suspended him multiple times and ultimately kicked him out in 2018, after the league had temporarily suspended him for the second time. He was accused of making “anti-gay comments”. xQc said back then: he was just a child of the Twitch chat, which practically raised him.
As a streamer, fans love it when xQc loses control and goes all out. In recent months, xQc has become the most popular streamer on Twitch: he has particularly great success with role-playing projects like those in Rust or GTA 5. As everyone was playing nicely together in Rust, xQc showed up with his “Team Rocket” and decided to engage in PvP. His fans enjoy being on the side of the “bad boy” who doesn’t follow any rules. A true outlaw, indeed.
xQc just has never been good at losing
It was like this all the time: In GTA “No Pixel” some streamers play as police officers, some as burger flippers and xQc, of course, as a criminal.
Every time xQc felt like he was suffering some injustice in GTA 5, he became snappy again, got extremely upset about the streamers embodying the cops, and was on the verge of a rampage.
So he has already been banned from the “No Pixel” server in GTA 5 three times:
Last time, at the beginning of April, he had heated up his fans with his flames so much that they went off and pressured the developers of the server in their streams.
With this temperament, xQc has become a star on Twitch.
This is now different: The last ban from No Pixel apparently hit xQc hard. He anticipated being permanently banned and never being allowed to be the villain on No Pixel again.
This seems to have affected him and made him rethink.
In a new stream, he actually experienced a clearly recognizable injustice. xQc was robbing a bank when a cop caught him and immediately emptied his submachine gun on him. There was no role-play involved – a real cop would obviously never behave like that.
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The “old” xQc would have immediately freaked out and flamed hard, inciting his fans and staging an uprising. The new xQc, however, just flinches slightly, pulls himself together, and emphasizes that he will not say anything.
Afterwards, he urged his fans to “stay calm” and not go into the other’s chat and get upset over others.
“I lost – Who cares?”
He suffered a defeat. That’s okay! That happens all the time. He actually said he didn’t care while his pulse rose from 120 to 140.
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Farming sets is a part of the experience for many players of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). We present to you the popular set Mother’s Sorrow.
What do sets do in ESO? Sets grant you bonuses depending on how many and which items you possess and use from them. This works essentially like in other MMORPGs.
It is important to search for complete sets to receive the full bonus. These sets then affect your build. Depending on which direction you develop your character in ESO, you search for suitable item sets.
Magicka Templars like to wear the set Mother’s Sorrow.
A good set for Magicka builds
What is Mother’s Sorrow? The set is considered light armor and is particularly suitable for new players who want to try out DPS Magicka builds. The set is often worn by Magicka Templars. It is popular, among other things, because it improves with passive skills that increase your critical damage.
You receive the following bonuses depending on how many items of the set you wear:
2 items of the set – Grants 1,096 maximum Magicka
3 items of the set – Grants 657 critical Magic hits
4 items of the set – Grants 657 critical Magic hits
5 items of the set – Grants 1,528 critical Magic hits
As a weapon, you should acquire a fire staff with the “Infused” trait, but “Precise” works as well.
There are certainly better-suited individual builds than Mother’s Sorrow, yet it is worth farming the items. They can be sold very well and thus bring you plenty of gold.
The set Mother’s Sorrow is well-suited for Magicka builds.
Where can you find Mother’s Sorrow? The set is a so-called zone drop, a regional set. This means you can only find it in a specific area of the game world. That area is Deshaan in southern Morrowind. If you are out there, you can find the set from bosses, in dungeons, in the open world, and in chests.
Items for waist and feet are obtained from bosses and in vaults in Three Ways Mine, Lady Llarels’ Hideout, Blade’s Ear Cave, Corpse Garden, Taleon’s Cliff, Underbhanuall
Items for head, torso, legs, and weapons drop from bosses visible on the map of Deshaan, including Druitularg’s Ritual Altar, Grove of Abomination, Caravan Mound, Short Horns Hillock, Mabrigash Burial Circle, Devastated Thorn Patch
Items for shoulders, hands, and weapons drop from bosses in the public dungeon “The Forgotten Crypts”
Rings and necklaces can be found in chests in Deshaan, including chests that appear in the zone as well as those that appear after completing a dark anchor or at the dolmens of Earth Scent, Lagomere, and Siltreen.
You can also buy the Mother’s Sorrow items, including the fire staff (infused) as a weapon, but it can cost you a lot of money.
The set possesses the Argonian style, which fits thematically very well with the upcoming ESO expansion Blackwood. After all, you are there at the border between Cyrodiil and Black Marsh and encounter many Argonians. However, you should not just farm the set to look good. The stats are crucial and whether it fits your build.
Which sets do you prefer in the MMORPG ESO? Let us know in the comments.
Builds also play an important role in ESO’s PvP. However, the community is debating one question: Does ESO neglect PvP?
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The MMORPG Swords of Legends Online is getting 6 different classes at launch here in the West. In this article, we from MeinMMO will introduce you to the Summoner and we have once again received exclusive gameplay material.
What kind of class is this? The Summoner offers you two different skill paths that you can freely switch between outside of combat:
With Fury of Nature, you specialize in ranged DPS. You use nature to summon spirits that you can then unleash on your enemies. Additionally, you work with various companions, such as a fox-like creature or the Goldfeather, a bird. Alongside these summons, there are also various nature spells that you can use.
With Nüwa’s Blessing, your Summoner transforms into a healer. Here too, the spiritual energy of nature plays an important role. In addition to classic healing spells, there is the healing fairy Molou that you can summon. This one also has abilities that support your allies.
You can watch how these abilities look in combat in this YouTube video. The gameplay has been exclusively provided to us by the western publisher Gameforge:
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You can watch the official gameplay in the YouTube video here.
The Story of the Summoner: As the abilities already suggest, Summoners live in harmony with nature. The Summoners belong to a clan of the goddess Nüwa, who stayed in the world to spread her word.
However, not only the Summoners pray, but also travelers from all over the world worship the goddess, who in turn sees the Sky Mountain Ridge in the game as a kind of pilgrimage site. The priests who greet you there are the Summoners.
Who should take a look at Swords of Legends Online? This is an MMORPG for players who want to experience a traditional Chinese story and are eager for PvE, quests, dungeons, and raids.
I personally have already played Swords of Legends Online in Taiwanese and was particularly impressed by the gameplay and the visuals. A little highlight is also that you can fly through the world while standing on a sword.
The upcoming patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft is already playable on the public test realm. The bag list for the new raid is already found on the PTR, in which Sylvanas Windrunner is the final boss. Among her loot, there is a trinket that alludes to a famous scene from BfA and hides a dark secret.
What is this item? It is the trinket “Old Warrior’s Soul”. This strength trinket increases the bearer’s attack speed in combat and allows them to heal injured allies in battle at the cost of their own health points.
The soul drops from Sylvanas Windrunner in the Sanctum of Domination, the new raid in the upcoming patch 9.1. However, it is not just any trinket, but also a clue to the past.
What does this soul mean? The icon of the soul shows the head of an Orc. This, along with the name, suggests a famous character whose soul Sylvanas is carrying: Highlord Saurfang.
This is also indicated by the fact that Saurfang received a cinematic titled Old Warrior in BfA. Sylvanas and Saurfang faced off in a duel at the end of the Battle for Azeroth, from which the banshee emerged victorious:
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Together, this means that Sylvanas has apparently stolen Saurfang’s soul to use it for herself – Just like Arthas, who imprisoned Sylvanas’s own soul in his runeblade Frostmourne back then. Arthas is considered the greatest villain in WoW history.
This could also mean for the soul: It is not entirely certain that Sylvanas has actually enslaved Saurfang’s soul and is using it for herself. Some players speculate that she simply holds onto the soul “like a keepsake” (via wowhead).
Since all souls have been going to the Maw since the machinery of death was disrupted in Shadowlands, Saurfang would have faced a terrible fate there. It is possible that Sylvanas rescued the soul in a moment of kindness and is now keeping it safe so it does not fall into the hands of the Jailer.
Either way, some players are now tired of Sylvanas and her eternal schemes. They fear that Blizzard will continue to spin her story and she will never face justice for her crimes.
Although she serves as the final boss in the Sanctum of Domination, many players are sure that she will not receive her just punishment there, but will undergo some kind of redemption:
The streamer Ludwig Ahgren was on air for 31 days with a marathon stream. With the Twitch stream, he earned over 1.3 million US dollars, and his channel grew by about one million new followers. Nevertheless, he says: He will never do such a marathon stream again.
The stream ended on Tuesday, April 13, only because Ludwig eventually introduced a “hard limit” and said: After 31 days, it would definitely be over. And indeed, the stream was kept alive by fans for the full 31 days with subscriptions.
In the end, the stream was an event that viewers proudly said: “I was there when Twitch history was made.”
Ludwig watched Ninja and Drake 3 years ago and wanted to do “something cool” like that
This is the marathon stream in numbers:
Ludwig’s stream was on air for a total of 726 hours, during which he got his 8 hours of sleep each day and had 3 meals. He emphasized this. He even says he “never trained more regularly” than in the last month.
He earned approximately 1.32 million US dollars during this time, according to fan estimates, and gained nearly a million followers on Twitch, as the statistics show. This significantly increased the reach of his channel: Ludwig’s Twitch channel grew from about 1.5 million to now 2.67 million followers.
The stream in which Drake and Ninja played Fortnite together in front of 600,000 people is considered a “historical moment” when gaming entered the mainstream.
How am I supposed to top something that happened magically?
Will he do something like this again? The Twitch streamer makes it clear that there will never be another marathon stream like this with him.
“The reason I will never do something like this again is simple. It’s the same reason why you shouldn’t make a sequel to a movie like Hangover. The sequel will never be as good as the original.
How the hell am I supposed to top something that happened magically, just like that – where a 24-hour stream suddenly lasts a month and breaks records? Should I just say, I’ll do the same thing again? Screw that!”
Ludwig Ahgren
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The winners of the stream are mods, the tax office, and Twitch
How much did Ludwig end up earning from the stream? Ludwig earned about 1.3 million US dollars before all deductions, as his fans have meticulously documented in a tracker:
A large portion of the money goes to Twitch, which takes 35% of the subscriptions. Ludwig is annoyed that he is still under an “old contract” that guarantees such a high percentage to Twitch. Now, with a new better status, he could possibly reduce Twitch’s share further.
$167,000 goes to the mod team that managed his stream. The money is shared among 17 moderators. For one mod, the stream was a big relief: he can finally pay his credit card bill that he has been carrying for years.
$10,000 goes to Ludwig’s roommate, Slime, who has temporarily managed the stream.
You need to subtract $52,000; that money went into subscriptions that Ludwig treated himself to keep the stream alive.
A hefty $233,000 goes to charity – for each subscription that came in on the last day, Ludwig donated $5 to a children’s hospital or an animal protection project. Ludwig is into charity: he once spent $43,000 to play for an hour with Shroud.
After all deductions, Ludwig will be left with about $248,420 from the $1.3 million in revenue, his fans calculated. That’s still a strong hourly wage of $342 per hour – about 4 times what a doctor earns on average per hour in the USA.
He could have made even more money with the stream. However, Ludwig temporarily stopped the hype:
A player of the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) has reached the maximum level 130 by baking cakes. The community celebrates him as a true hobbit (Source cover image: Moviepilot, Pixabay).
How did the player reach the maximum level? In the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online, you also gain experience points when you craft. So if you basically just create items, you can also become a high-level hero this way. It is not even necessary to explore the world and defeat monsters.
The LotRO fan Cookingwithsim Pie-Runner apparently set out to become the best baker in Middle-earth and therefore simply baked cakes. By doing so, he gained so much EXP that he even reached the maximum level of 130.
Many LotRO players observed the cake baker as he reached the maximum level.
With Cake to Maximum Level in LotRO
How long did it take him? The player stood at the oven for eight months. Cake after cake provided him with the necessary experience points to level up.
Players from near and far flocked to his oven to watch him level up and reach level 130. The players were fascinated that he could get so far and is basically not a fighter at all. This shows how role-playing-oriented the community is.
How does the community react to this achievement? Cookingwithsim Pie-Runner is celebrated as a hero. The player embodies a hobbit and does this people proud with his achievement. After all, hobbits in the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien are known to love to eat and also cook and bake well. A hobbit who reaches maximum level in the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online just by baking fits perfectly into this world.
We summarize a few voices from the community for you:
JmBento writes (via reddit): “I think Tolkien would have been even happier if a player had reached this level by telling stories…”
Illier1 asked in amazement (via reddit): “What on earth did he do with all those cakes?”
wearallhumans has the answer (via reddit): “He is a hobbit. Next question?”
starsheep99 sums it up (via reddit): “Now that’s what I call a hobbit move.”
offenburg slightly twists the subtitle of Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit (via reddit): “To the oven and back again. The story of a hobbit.”
The achievement of Cookingwithsim Pie-Runner shows how versatile the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online can be. Players can basically do what they want in the world and achieve a lot with it.
What do you think about a player reaching maximum level just by baking cakes? Have you ever tried something similar?
Moonlight Sculptor is the new sandbox MMORPG from XL Games, the creators of ArcheAge. Starting today, you can register for early access. We will show you what the MMORPG has to offer.
This is Moonlight Sculptor: The MMORPG will be released worldwide for iOS and Android starting in May 2021, while it has already been released in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. The developers now plan to launch in 157 countries – including Germany.
The mobile MMORPG features classic classes like Alchemist, Archer, Mage, Paladin, or Warrior, but also includes the Sculptor class, which is the namesake of the game. You can engage in PvP tasks online or farm XP offline. Therefore, you are not required to use the online aspects permanently.
The MMORPG features an anime-style aesthetic and already impresses in the trailer with large landscapes and strong graphics.
Sign up now and secure free rewards
This is the trailer: To give you an impression of the new MMORPG, we embed the corresponding trailer for the game here:
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This is what the new MMORPG “Moonlight Sculptor” by XL Games looks like in the YouTube video.
This is what makes the MMORPG special: Especially the Sculptor class is interesting. XL Games reveals that you cannot choose this class, but can only decide against all other classes. As a result, you will become the Sculptor later on.
In the trailer, you can see the Sculptor training before he jumps towards the big boss with a small weapon at the end. It remains to be seen what abilities the class will have at the launch of the game.
This is how you can register: Currently, you can only register for early access via the Google Play Store (via Google Play Store). The activation for the Apple App Store will follow soon.
These rewards await you: You will be rewarded here if you register early. The more registrations there are, the better the rewards:
100,000 registrations: 100,000 gold and ten teleportation scrolls
200,000 registrations: three blessed armor enchantment scrolls and three blessed weapon enchantment scrolls
300,000 registrations: three buddy eggs and one premium buddy food (valid for 3 days)
400,000 registrations: 500,000 gold
500,000 registrations: 200 red butterflies
If you are interested in more about MMOs and MMORPGs, this may also appeal to you:
These are the developers: XL Games is well-known in the MMORPG scene. They have already produced ArcheAge and the Buy2Play variant ArcheAge: Unchained. Both games are quite popular among MMORPG fans and rank among the best sailing MMOs in our opinion.
ArcheAge stands out primarily because of its vast selection of classes you can choose from. This also speaks for Moonlight Sculptor, as the Sculptor class is a hallmark there.
Are you looking for more exciting MMOs or MMORPGs coming out in 2021? Then check this out:
Destiny 2 is celebrating the Olympic Space Games. You are to prove in competition that your class is the best in the universe. As a reward, there is an Exotic weapon and numerous cosmetics in the event – oh, and a year of lasting glory.
What is this event about? The Guardian Games (eng. Guardian Games) replace the well-known spring event from Destiny 1. They are inspired by the Olympic Games from our real world and took place for the first time in 2020. Here are the most important details:
The 3 Guardian classes compete against each other in a sporting competition. This time, your opponents are not alien turtles, but other players.
Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters will compete daily for gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Depending on how well each class performs, the new loot will change and the winner will be honored for a whole year.
The Tower and the loot are fully geared towards “sport” and always show the leading class.
New armor, cosmetics, and even an exotic weapon and its catalyst are waiting for all players.
Some changes from last year and new modes are meant to ensure that the competitions remain fair for everyone and exciting throughout the event duration.
Last year, Titans dominated the competition – can Warlocks and Hunters now take revenge for the humiliation they suffered? MeinMMO will show you in this article the most important mechanics such as “Laurels” and how you can win medals for your favorite class. Of course, we will also show you the event loot for which you endure all this.
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To get into the mood, here is the new trailer that presents the Space Olympics in a typical Bungie fashion:
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Guardian Games 2021 – All about the event in Destiny 2
When will the Guardian Games 2021 take place?
The Guardian Games will start on April 20 at 7:00 PM. The event will run until May 11, lasting 3 weeks. A closing ceremony will also take place from May 7 to May 11.
Who can participate in the Guardian Games?
Every player of Destiny 2 can participate in the Guardian Games 2021 completely free of charge. You do not need the Beyond Light expansion or the current Season Pass of the Season of the Chosen.
How do I start the event?
Visit Eva Levante in the Tower. She is your contact person for the entire Guardian Games 2021. From her, you will receive a special class item – you must wear the item to earn points for your class.
How does this fit into the story of Destiny 2?
Fun dueling between Guardians doesn’t quite fit into the serious apocalyptic scenarios that are the order of the day in Destiny 2, does it? But this time, Commander Zavala is celebrating the retirement of weapons with the sporting competitions that we “negotiated” with Empress Caiatl in Season 13.
So you play in the event and earn points
How does the competition work? First, you must equip the class item from Eva Levante. Warlocks strap on the new armlet, Titans their new banner, and Hunters the competition cloak. With the item, you can complete event bounties and collect medals, as well as turn them in.
The class item changes its color daily – the first place holder wears the item in gold, the second in silver, and the third in bronze. By the way, you must equip the new items – those from last year are disqualified.
The class items for Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters
What you need to know about medals: You can collect medals every day – you store them in the new “medal box”. This way, you won’t waste inventory slots.
If you have earned the coveted medals for your achievements, you must turn them in at a podium in the Tower. Only submitted medals count for your class, so don’t sit on them for too long. Each medal is worth a different amount:
Bronze: 1 point
Silver: 2 points
Gold: 5 points
Platinum: 15 points: these medals are new. You can only earn them in the Nightfall or competitive PvP and Trials of Osiris.
The weighting is a bit different this year, which MeinMMO will explain in its own article shortly.
This is how you see the status live: Depending on how high your class flag is flown in the Tower, you can tell which position you currently hold in the competition.
Warlocks are represented in yellow/gold in the event, Hunters in blue, and Titans in red. You can see live at the podium in the Tower which class has currently scored the most medals:
The Titans (red) are the current leaders in the picture
Laurels and medals in Destiny 2
You’re probably wondering how to obtain medals. It varies, you can do it through bounties and triumphs. This is where the so-called “Laurels” come into play. For a gold medal in the strike, for example, you need 100 Laurels. If you only manage to generate 50 Laurels, that would grant you silver in our example, and 20 Laurels would earn you bronze.
You generate Laurels through ability kills during the Guardian Games: that is through Supers, grenades, and charged melee attacks.
Imagine the Laurels as particles in Gambit that you must collect.
If you do not collect the Laurels, they will decay – Laurels do not go to the post office.
You can get Laurels from all classes. However, if you pick up Laurels generated by the same class as your own, you will receive bonus Laurels.
What are Candidate Cards? This year, new are Candidate Cards. You receive them from Eva in the Tower in exchange for Laurels. You can only have one Candidate Card at a time, which gives you special tasks for PvP, Gambit, or Strike. Alternatively, you can earn valuable platinum medals by completing extra-challenging tasks.
If you complete such a tough challenge, you will earn the “Allstar Status”. This brings you, for example, a platinum glow at the weekly podium ceremony.
This is the event activity: During the Guardian Games, there is a special strike playlist. Here you will be teamed up with Guardians of your class. This makes it easier to hunt for Laurels. However, there is a catch.
In the playlist, there are positive and negative modifiers that depend on how your class performed the previous day. This rewards diligent Guardians, while the other classes are given good opportunities to catch up.
These are the positive modifiers:
Gold: Health, shields, and recovery are increased. Kinetic weapons deal more damage.
Silver: Melee abilities charge faster. Increased elemental damage through Guardian sources. More heavy ammunition available.
Bronze: Grenade abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster. Increased elemental damage through Guardian sources.
Here are the negative modifiers:
Class
Modifier 1
Modifier 2
Titans
Take more melee damage
Take significantly more melee damage
Warlocks
Take more damage in the air
Take significantly more damage in the air
Hunters
Radar is disabled.
No radar and enemies do not flinch
The class in first place from the previous day receives both negative modifiers. The second place class only has to deal with the first column’s challenges. If your class finished in last place, you are completely spared.
Sporty loot: The event rewards
By submitting medals, bounties, and triumphs, you will receive event packages. Inside, you will find new cosmetics. Additionally, you can earn the event weapon through a quest and earn a Sparrow and badges.
This is the weapon Exotic: This year, you can earn the heavy machine gun “Heir Apparent” once again. The weapon has not been available since the Guardian Games 2020 – you now have a new chance.
The Cabal MG with Olympic skin
If you managed to obtain Heir Apparent last year, you will be excited to unlock the corresponding catalyst. The item is brand new and enhances the Exotic. The catalyst is intended to strengthen the shield function of the MG so that you can finally stomp across the battlefield like a proper Cabal colossus.
These are the new cosmetics: As announced, you will receive a new Sparrow. In addition, there are plenty of new items in the Eververse that you can use to spruce up your Guardian. This includes emotes, universal ornaments, and many cosmetics that all remind of sporting events.
It is currently unknown whether all items in the event packages are available for medals or if some are only obtainable with silver or even with real currency.
What do you think about competing against your fellow players in sporting competition? Are you already looking forward to showing everyone that Titans will win again this year, or will 2021 be the year of the Hunters or the Warlocks? Share your opinion and your predictions about the winner in the comments.
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This week, you can get 5 free games at Epic Games. They are especially aimed at fans of adventure games and can be downloaded right now.
What games are they? Currently, Epic is offering these PC full versions for download:
Deponia: The Complete Journey – This adventure is the highlight of the week and includes 3 games: Deponia, Chaos on Deponia, and Goodbye Deponia
The Pillars of the Earth – A point & click game based on the novel by Ken Follett
The First Tree – An adventure where you travel as a fox
You can easily secure the games by logging in to Epic and visiting the respective game’s page. There you will find the big blue button “Get it”, where “Buy” would usually be. You have now added it to your game library for free.
How long are the games available? The 5 titles have been available since Thursday, April 15 at 5:00 PM. You now have a week – until Thursday, April 22 at 4:59 PM – to unlock them permanently for free.
What kind of game is Deponia? Deponia is a point & click adventure from the German studio Daedalic Entertainment. You experience adventures on a landfill and must solve various puzzles and mini-games to progress.
The game is especially characterized by its loving visuals, great sound, and fantastic voice acting. The first part was released in 2012, and the last one in 2013. Overall, the collection is said to offer about 40 hours of fun.
Our colleagues from GameStar tested the game and gave it a rating of 85 (via GameStar).
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What other games are there? The Pillars of the Earth is also a game by Daedalic. It is about, just like in the book and film, the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England. The game is based on real events and tells an exciting story.
Our colleagues from GameStar even called it more of an audio play than a classic adventure in their review. It received a score of 74 (via GameStar).
The last title in the series is The First Tree, an adventure where you take on the role of a fox and embark on a quest to find your family. This game is especially characterized by its emotional storytelling.
In Pokémon GO, a long-lost Pokémon from Generation 3 may soon appear. At least, trainers have found a small hint that could point to the release of Kecleon.
Here’s what it’s about: Pokémon GO has announced Friendship Day and, fittingly, released an image featuring Pokémon that will appear there. This image is currently under discussion, as some trainers recognize a Kecleon – a creature that has never appeared in Pokémon GO before.
The hint is small and not recognized by every trainer as evidence for Kecleon, yet it still sparks discussions. It mainly shows that players are eager to finally catch Kecleon.
Is that a tree or Kecleon?
This is the hint: We are including the image section for Friendship Day here. Kecleon is supposed to be camouflaged behind Tangela in the tree:
Behind Tangela, the tree somewhat resembles Kecleon
One needs a bit of imagination, but the tree behind Tangela somewhat resembles the head of Kecleon. Especially the eye of the Pokémon could be seen there.
Why does this fit Kecleon? This Pokémon is special because it can camouflage itself. This allows it to merge with the background – only its red stripe on its belly is always visible during camouflage.
In this picture, Kecleon could have camouflaged itself as a tree, and we only recognize the rough outlines of the creature. The red stripe would disappear behind Tangela.
What speaks against it? Unfortunately quite a lot. On reddit, a user shared the original image (via reddit), which Niantic has only enhanced with Pokémon. This dark spot on the tree was also found there, even though there were no Pokémon in the picture.
It seems to be an unfortunate coincidence, and it is not Kecleon that we may recognize in the background. However, one can also be mistaken here, and Niantic may have intentionally chosen this image.
This shows the speculation: The discussion surrounding Kecleon is large. After all, the first Pokémon from Generation 3 arrived in the game as early as the end of 2017. The only one missing now is Kecleon, so no player’s PokéDex is complete.
People are clutching at straws when it comes to Kecleon’s release and are anticipating a suitable event at any time. It remains exciting around the Pokémon. Perhaps it will happen on Friendship Day, April 24.
Another event brings a new Shiny into the game that can only be caught in a special way:
