Large publisher announces 4 new AAA MMORPGs

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

The Chinese publisher Perfect World Games announced 4 new MMORPGs at a press conference. Among them is a successor to the well-known MMORPG Perfect World, which is said to receive a budget of 38 million euros.

What are these MMORPGs?

  • The highlight of the announcement is Perfect New World (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X). It is an action-oriented open-world MMORPG that is related to the still popular Perfect World (International).
  • Also coming to PC is World of Jade Dynasty. This MMORPG is said to be beautiful and support the latest graphics technologies. Although there are already some older videos of the game, they apparently do not reflect the current state of the game.
  • Perfect New World Mobile (iOS, Android, PC) is said to be a game set in the same universe as the newly announced PC and console versions. However, it is supposed to be standalone and will have its own PC client with crossplay.
  • With Jade Dynasty 2 (iOS, Android), a mobile game is coming that is based on the PC MMORPG Dynasty World. However, it considers itself rather a successor to Jade Dynasty, a game that was discontinued in 2018.

What kind of publisher is this? Perfect World Games is a developer studio and publisher from China. One of their own productions is Perfect World, an older MMORPG.

The Chinese company also owns the American studio Perfect World Entertainment. Their portfolio currently includes more than 10 MMORPGs, including Star Trek Online and Neverwinter. However, these are not directly involved in the development of games in China.

Why is the MMORPG Perfect World so interesting? Perfect World was released in 2008 and was for many players the entry into the genre or at least the entry into the Asian MMORPGs. The free-to-play game offered beautiful graphics and an interesting component with aerial combat. In addition, it impressed with an engaging story around Chinese culture.

New MMORPG gets 38 million euro budget, first released for PS5, Xbox Series X

What do we know about Perfect New World? The new AAA MMORPG is said to be the successor to Perfect World and is still relatively early in development. However, there are already some interesting details about the game:

  • The game world is said to be huge and have no loading screens
  • The story is supposed to be “richer” than in Perfect World
  • The combat system is described as dynamic and action-packed
  • The character editor is expected to be very detailed
  • A significant focus is to be on the graphics: Perfect New World is to support RTX and DLSS
  • The budget is 300 million yuan (about 38 million euros)
  • Perfect New World will be released first for PS5 and Xbox Series X, and only afterwards for PC

A global release is planned, although there is currently no date for it.

A first glimpse of the new Perfect New World is provided by the announcement that the YouTuber archosaur uploaded:

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What do we know about the mobile version? Even in the MMORPG Perfect New World Mobile, beautiful graphics are the focus. The game uses Unreal Engine 4 and is also expected to receive a PC version, through which players can enjoy the mobile MMORPG on a larger screen.

The release of the mobile MMORPG is already planned for 2022. However, there are no further details available.

The publisher has also released a short teaser here, which we have embedded for you from YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhRy7bAR37Q&
Teaser for the new MMORPG Perfect New World Mobile.

2 more MMORPGs about which little is known

What do we know about the other two games? Jade Dynasty was an MMORPG that set you in ancient China. It featured a large game world, quests, and especially a lot of PvP.

The two new titles World of Jade Dynasty and Jade Dynasty 2 are supposed to be connected to this old world. Both projects have been mentioned multiple times in recent years, although there was relatively little information about the PC MMORPG.

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More has been revealed about Jade Dynasty 2 – the mobile MMORPG. In the story, you play a young adventurer who explores a fantasy world where beautiful landscapes and dangerous monsters await you.

The game is also expected to offer “AAA-level graphics” and relies on Unreal Engine 4. Additionally, the MMORPG is already prepared for 5G cloud gaming.

How Jade Dynasty 2 looks is shown in this short teaser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v6hrpZMRnY

Many new MMORPGs are on the way: In recent weeks and months, several new titles have been announced, including Swords of Legends Online, Elyon, or New World, all of which are set to be released this year.

2021 sounds like an interesting year for MMORPG fans, as several major expansions for already released games are planned. All important info that you should definitely keep an eye on is collected here:

12 reasons why MMORPG fans can look forward to 2021

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Ludwig streams for 31 days straight, breaks sub-record on Twitch – Ninja congratulates sadly

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 6 minutes

The streamer Ludwig Ahgren has concluded his Subathon stream live on Twitch after 31 days. In the final moments of the stream, he actually managed to break the legendary Sub record of the streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (Fortnite). Ludwig had over 283,000 subs at the end; he generated more than 1.3 million US dollars.

What kind of record is this? Viewers can support streamers on Twitch through a paid subscription, a subscription (SUB). A subscription lasts for one month, then the viewer must renew it, otherwise, it expires. This leads to some streamers see the platform as an endless treadmill from which they can never step down, as otherwise, subscriptions expire and their income decreases.

A Tier-1 subscription costs €5, the streamer receives – depending on the Twitch contract – at least 50%, but their share can be significantly higher:

  • The record has stood at 269,154 simultaneous subs since April 2018. Ninja achieved this record at that time because Amazon entered into a partnership with Fortnite, and therefore many free subscriptions circulated on Twitch, a large portion of which went into Ninja’s pockets. It was thought that this record would never be broken. Ninja definitely not, who had lost a large part of his relevance, after switching to the competitor of Twitch, Mixer, for a lot of money
  • Streamer Ludwig Ahgren managed to break Ninja’s incredible record late last night. During the final day of his Subathon livestream, the streamer was able to significantly increase and break the record. The new high mark for the simultaneously active subs on Twitch now stands at 283,002.

Ludwig also aimed to set a new high mark. He displayed Ninja’s old record and turned it into an event, saying “the moment is coming when the record will be broken.” People in the chat shouted “I was there! I was there!”

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Ninja sadly congratulates Ludwig on the new record

This is Ninja’s reaction: The streamer tweeted:

“Records are meant to be broken. Yet I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit sad about it, but congratulations to Ludwig for holding the new record for subscriptions on Twitch now.”

This motivated the viewers once again to dig into their digital wallets and throw money at the monitor.

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Is he doing this for the money? Ludwig ultimately seemed more interested in the fame, as he explained. The publicity was invaluable for him and contributes to the long-term growth of his channel.

The actual income from the marathon stream was not important to him: He had previously promised to donate $1 from every subscription to charity. On the last day, all his proceeds were to go either to a children’s hospital or to an animal protection project (via twitter).

According to fans’ calculations, he has earned a total of 1.32 million US dollars (via docs.google):

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Was Ludwig really on the air for 31 days? No, he had planned a trip in between, went on it, and missed 2 days.

In the meantime, a friend of his was shown. But somehow that didn’t matter at that time. The event he triggered had long since become bigger than the streamer himself.

Ludwig apparently never expected the stream to really last that long and was surprised by it again and again.

What’s behind it: Both Sub records on Twitch were ultimately “cheated,” both the new and the old were created under special circumstances that did not necessarily depend on the streamer himself but made optimal use of a special situation.

The old record of Ninja was due to special circumstances back then: Fortnite was at its peak, no game was as popular in the past few years as Fortnite in April 2018. Additionally, there was this partnership between Twitch, Amazon, and Fortnite. There were not as many Fortnite streamers at that time sharing the pie. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was one of the first to discover the trend and fully committed to it.

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Ninja was the star on Twitch in 2018, but then moved to Mixer.

And the new record from Ludwig also only came about because there was a strong desire to break the “old record” to create a significant event.

Both records did not originate organically from the streamer himself, but ultimately that doesn’t matter. It shows once again that Twitch viewers enjoy “events” and unique occurrences where they can be present.

In a world betrayed of all “live events” in the real world due to the Covid pandemic, a virtual event is even bigger.

In between, one had the impression that Ludwig actually wanted to cut the stream short:

Streamer becomes rich through Twitch – now bans viewers who spend too much money

Ninja’s fans support their streamer. One fan says: People voluntarily donated to Ninja back then because he entertained them well. With Ludwig, they only subscribed to be part of the hype.

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Ludwig was determined to break the record at the end, donated proceeds

How did the new record come about? The stream from Ludwig started 31 days ago without much announcement: The streamer Ludwig was shown and a timer was counting down from 30 minutes. Ludwig then explained that he would stay on air as long as the timer was running. Each subscription would extend the timer by a few seconds.

As a result, a hype arose that the fans never let the timer run out, even if it got close in between. In the end, Ludwig clearly had Ninja’s “Sub record” in sight, displayed it, and wanted to reach the finish line. Because no matter how much money came in, the stream should definitely end after 31 days.

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Is he doing this for the money? Ludwig ultimately seemed more interested in the fame, as he explained. The publicity was invaluable for him and contributes to the long-term growth of his channel.

The actual income from the marathon stream was not important to him: He had previously promised to donate $1 from every subscription to charity. On the last day, all his proceeds were to go either to a children’s hospital or to an animal protection project (via twitter).

According to fans’ calculations, he has earned a total of 1.32 million US dollars (via docs.google):

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Was Ludwig really on the air for 31 days? No, he had planned a trip in between, went on it, and missed 2 days.

In the meantime, a friend of his was shown. But somehow that didn’t matter at that time. The event he triggered had long since become bigger than the streamer himself.

Ludwig apparently never expected the stream to really last that long and was surprised by it again and again.

What’s behind it: Both Sub records on Twitch were ultimately “cheated,” both the new and the old were created under special circumstances that did not necessarily depend on the streamer himself but made optimal use of a special situation.

The old record of Ninja was due to special circumstances back then: Fortnite was at its peak, no game was as popular in the past few years as Fortnite in April 2018. Additionally, there was this partnership between Twitch, Amazon, and Fortnite. There were not as many Fortnite streamers at that time sharing the pie. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was one of the first to discover the trend and fully committed to it.

ninja twitch analyst header
Ninja was the star on Twitch in 2018, but then moved to Mixer.

And the new record from Ludwig also only came about because there was a strong desire to break the “old record” to create a significant event.

Both records did not originate organically from the streamer himself, but ultimately that doesn’t matter. It shows once again that Twitch viewers enjoy “events” and unique occurrences where they can be present.

In a world betrayed of all “live events” in the real world due to the Covid pandemic, a virtual event is even bigger.

In between, one had the impression that Ludwig actually wanted to cut the stream short:

Streamer becomes rich through Twitch – now bans viewers who spend too much money

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Is the Steam hit from 2020, Wolcen, still a substitute for Diablo 4 today?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (PC) was a hit on Steam in early 2020. But how is the game doing now, which has received several updates by now? Is it worth playing Wolcen as a stopgap until Diablo 4 is released?

What is Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem? The action RPG places you in a dark fantasy world where magic is fundamentally forbidden. However, when your hero suddenly casts spells, he is cast out and hunted. You must find out what happened and uncover a dark threat.

You may develop your hero based on many skills and create your own build. In battles against armies of enemies, you will always find better loot. The adventure can be experienced either alone or with up to three friends.

What is the situation around Wolcen? The hack ‘n slash started on February 13, 2020, with really good player numbers on Steam. It peaked at 127,542 concurrent players (via Steamcharts). However, these numbers dropped significantly in March and now lie at only 1,470 concurrent players at peak.

The reason for the decline in player numbers was the initial state of the action RPG. Wolcen was plagued by bugs and performance suffered from severe lags. For this reason, the developers stated they would take almost a year to address the issues with patches before the first major content update was scheduled to be released.

However, the improvement of Wolcen progressed slowly. Although smaller patches that fixed bugs were regularly released, the situation improved only gradually. In December 2020, the major update “Chronicle 1: Bloodtrail” followed.

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Wolcen is still not free from problems

What did the update bring? “Chronicle 1: Bloodtrail” introduced several innovations. These include:

  • the game mode “Chronicles”, where you can experience seasons, events, and a new economy with a new character.
  • Pets
  • A new extensive quest
  • New skills
  • A rework of crafting

Most recently, on April 1, a new update titled “Bloodstorm” was released. This brought:

  • 4 new game areas
  • 13 variants of known locations
  • New damage modifiers
  • Bug fixes
  • Balancing adjustments
  • Improvements to pets
  • Optimizations to the “Champion of Stormfall” endgame content
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What do players currently think about Wolcen? Here we summarize some current voices from the community for you:

  • Vladislaugh expresses disappointment (via Steam): “There is still hardly any content, but plenty of bugs.”
  • Xytox is even quite angry (via Steam): “The multiplayer is still unplayable after more than a year!”
  • tltson21 wishes for more (via Steam): “The online mode is unplayable with a ping of over 100ms. The endgame is almost non-existent. Essentially, you replay the campaign with fewer dialogues.”
  • Billstaine explains (via Steam): “With all the negative reviews, I had to think for a month about whether I should get the game. But I don’t regret it. It’s one of the best action RPGs. Don’t listen to the negative people, try it yourself.”
  • syph3r says (via Steam): “A lot of cool monster smashing, skills, and special abilities. It is possible to build some cool classes, and the endgame motivates for at least 40 hours.”
  • Enigma_The_One writes (via Steam): “After a year, Wolcen can and should be looked at. Wherever those so-called “errors and bugs” of the previous writers are supposed to be is a mystery to me, but that’s fine. And whoever still has NOT understood why no old characters from the base game can be transferred to the new one should not write a review. This is NOT a negative point…”

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Wolcen seems to be on a good path

Is it worth playing Wolcen as a stopgap until Diablo 4 is released? Wolcen is still struggling with problems. There are still bugs, balancing issues, and a lack of long-term engaging and new content. And yet, a slight trend is currently emerging that makes the hack ‘n slash seem a bit more positive again. The player numbers are slowly rising, and even the latest reviews are leaning in a favorable direction.

Wolcen is definitely not a bad action RPG. From my own experience, I can say that it is fun to battle through the hordes of monsters. The story is well staged, the boss fights have interesting mechanics, and the hunt for ever better loot is motivating. Furthermore, Wolcen looks really good:

  • Those who can overlook bugs and want to bridge the time until Diablo 4 or Diablo 2 Resurrected find a good hack ‘n slash in Wolcen.
  • The lags in multiplayer are still present, but in single-player mode, Wolcen can be played well. Therefore, it is advisable to wait for a sale.

If you want to check out other action RPGs, then read the MeinMMO list Games like Diablo – Who needs Diablo 4? Here are 11 current alternatives.

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“The end is near” – CoD Warzone reveals date of the apocalypse

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

Many players expect a new map and the end of the old one with the start of Season 3 of Call of Duty: Warzone. On Twitter, the CoD creators are now showing a mini teaser with a date, April 21 at 9 PM, with the hint: “The end is near”. MeinMMO reveals what that could mean.

Update April 16: With the playlist update on Thursday evening, infected zones entered the game, turning you into zombies. The event is slowly picking up speed.

What does CoD show on Twitter? The official Twitter account of Call of Duty released the following tweet on the evening of April 13:

https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1382015773741289483

The short teaser shows the symbol of the zombie event in Battle Royale Warzone along with a date and time: April 21, 12 PM PT. In German time, that is 9 PM on Wednesday next week.

Does CoD Warzone reveal the end of Verdansk here?

What could the tweet mean? There are no concrete statements from the official side about what will happen on this date. Based solely on the developers’ hints, everything points to a finale of the zombie threat in Warzone. In recent weeks, several articles about the increasing zombie threat have been published in the official Call of Duty blog:

Since the emergence of the zombies with the start of Season 2, the NPC enemies have always populated one of the locations on the map Verdansk. However, they have only shifted around and not spread out since then.

In addition to the blogs, Call of Duty sent Warzone items with short letters to various content creators, revealing a hint about the next expansion location. The latest item messages also show the date April 21:

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The item (a construction helmet) is labeled with “Verdansk Dam” and the message states: “As soon as the enemies arrive here, we believe that Verdansk is damned”.

The tweet and the items seem to hint that the zombies are ramping up. However, it is still entirely unclear how this will affect Warzone.

Nuke event, zombie event, or something else?

What could happen on the deadline? Nothing is safe so far, except for the connection to the zombies in Warzone. Looking at the developers’ official communication, it seems to lead to a spread of zombies in Verdansk. However, considering leaks and rumors from alleged insiders, many more possibilities arise:

  • Zombies continue to spread across the map
  • Live event regarding the zombies
  • Live event for the destruction of the map Verdansk
  • Verdansk is directly destroyed

Especially the hint “the end is near” from the tweet is interpreted by many players and content creators as a sign of the “end of Verdansk”. There have long been persistent rumors that Warzone will get a new map for its big battle royale. The latest developments are prompting many to say – next week the nuke event will come along with the new map.

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A recent leak supports this thesis. An unfinished trailer with images, that possibly show a new Warzone map, circulated the net. However, some dataminers suspect that this map will not enter the game until Season 4.

Apart from the new map, there are leaks hinting at a scripted live event similar to the reveal of Black Ops Cold War in Warzone. Back then, there was a special game mode that sent you on a few missions in Verdansk and presented the first trailer of the new CoD at the end.

Additionally, the new Season 3 starts the morning after the deadline. The event could take place in the evening for a few hours, and the new season would also come with a new map the next morning. Perhaps Warzone will go completely down for a few hours – similar to Fortnite with their black hole.

What will actually happen will likely only be seen on the deadline. It’s possible that the zombies will just spread, changing the dynamics in the standard “Battle Royale” games a bit. So far, you can only trigger the NPC undead through a machine in the game. A permanent spread and presence, as in the spiritual predecessor “Blackout”, seems just as possible, as the introduction of a new map.

So it means once again: wait and see. But at least this time there is a date we can look forward to.

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Pokémon GO starts real trash event with new Pokémon from Gen 6

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the “Environmental Week” starts in a few days. Bithora from Generation 6 will appear as a new Pokémon. We will show you which bonuses will be active then.

What kind of event is this? In Pokémon GO, the focus is on sustainability. The developers are currently distributing rewards for fighting against climate change. The new Environmental Week aims to strengthen this focus and brings some bonuses.

Here on MeinMMO, we will show you an overview of what to expect during the Environmental Week.

Environmental Week in Pokémon GO – All Bonuses

When does it start? The Environmental Week starts in Pokémon GO on April 20 at 10:00 AM local time. You have until Sunday, April 25 at 20:00 to take advantage of this event.

New Pokémon: During the event, Bithora from Generation 6 will be introduced as a new Pokémon in the game. Bithora is of the Rock and Water types. It has an evolution called Thanathora.

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A real trash event in Pokémon GO – This trash bag is available as shiny for you. Unratütox and its evolution Deponitox

New Shiny: If you’re lucky, you’ll encounter shiny Unratütox starting with the Environmental Week. Whether Niantic will increase the chances for this event is still unclear.

Spawns in the Wild: As you might know from other events, certain Pokémon are more frequently found in the wild during the event time. During the Environmental Week, these include Sleima, Rotomurf, Unratütox, and Kastadur.

New 5-km Eggs: New 5-km eggs that you receive during the event can contain the following Pokémon: Digda, Tangela, Goldini, Knospi, Kikugi, Finneon, and Rotomurf.

Raids: The bosses you meet in the arenas at various difficulty levels will change for the Environmental Week. You will encounter Giflor, Alola-Kokowei, Unratütox, Bithora, and more monsters.

Quests: There will be some variety in the field research. As a reward, you may encounter Pokémon like Waumboll, Igamaro, or Bithora.

What’s free: If you visit the in-game shop of Pokémon GO during the event, you can secure a free T-shirt for the Environmental Week.

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What else is happening in Pokémon GO?

This is happening in April: The Community Day with Serpifeu has been completed by Pokémon GO. However, there are still many other contents planned for April.

  • Two Spotlight Hours are still running in April – One with Sleima and one with Finneon
  • The Friendship Day will be an exciting event for everyone looking to gain experience points
  • At the end of the month, another big event will start

So there are still several opportunities for you to participate in events in April. Here we show you the overview of all events in April 2021 for Pokémon GO. Which one are you looking forward to the most?

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First major system update for the PS5 comes today – Here’s what it includes

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

The PS5 is getting its first major system update. In addition to several comfort features, starting today you can also copy PS5 games to an external hard drive and save them there or share gameplay. MeinMMO presents what to expect.

Sony has introduced the first major system update for the PS5 in the official PlayStation Blog (blog.de.playstation). This is the first official update for Sony’s next-gen console.

This is included in the update: With the update, you will get some new features and functions that you can use on the PS5:

  • Save PS5 games on compatible external USB drives
  • PS4 and PS5 players can now share Play
  • Control and personalization options for PS5 consoles
  • New features for the PlayStation App

When will the update come for the PS5? According to the official PlayStation Blog, the update will arrive today, April 14, 2021. A time has not yet been disclosed. System updates are usually initiated by the console itself. You don’t have to do much except create an internet connection.

MeinMMO now presents the improvements to you individually.

Additional storage features for PS5 games

With the update, there is good news for players who have too little space on their console: you can now save PS5 games on compatible external USB drives.

  • You can copy PS5 games from the PS5 and save them this way
  • It is also possible to copy games back to the PS5.

This still does not work: You cannot start PS5 games from the external hard drive. They still need to be installed on the internal storage. Downloading to the external medium is also not possible. You must install games directly on the internal storage and can then save the game from there.

Sony has not announced any additional internal storage yet. According to an insider, you may be able to expand your PS5 storage space starting summer 2021. However, there is still no official confirmation.

PS4 and PS5 players can share screen together

This is offered by the update: With the new update, you can use share play from the PS5 on the PS4. This means that PS5 console players can show their friends on PS4 consoles the game screen or even let them try out PS5 games via share play.

So if you own a PS5 and are currently playing a great exclusive game that is only available on the PS5, you can let your friends try the game via share play on the PS4. This previously only worked within one console generation. An alternative was to stream games from the PS5 to the PS4 via Remote App. This way, you can even use the PS4 controller in PS5 games.

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Improved menus and additional comfort options for the PS5

This is also included: With the update, you can make various fine adjustments to your console. Thanks to the improved game base menu, you can access content faster, or you can enable pre-downloads if you don’t want to wait long for an update. MeinMMO author Philipp Hansen expressed his frustration in his column about the cumbersome and nested menus of the PS5.

Also interesting is that you can now reorganize and hide games in your library. This way, you can navigate faster through your library and hide games that you are currently not playing. You can also now mute yourself in chat, adjust volume, or lower your colleagues’ volume.

Additionally, you can now set which trophies or achievements you want to save screenshots or videos for. Because these 15-second videos take up valuable storage space on the PS5. Therefore, we had previously advised you to turn off automatic trophy videos to save space.

With the new update, you can now limit the videos to, for example, gold or platinum trophies and save storage space.

Here’s a recap of the improvements:

  • Improved Game Base
  • Disable game chat or adjust player volume
  • Pre-downloads of game updates
  • Personalize the game library
  • New trophy settings and new statistics screen

If you haven’t gotten a PS5 yet: Check out our PS5 ticker on MeinMMO. Here we keep you up to date on where you can currently buy a PS5.

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Professionals explain why Eastern Europeans and Russians are now dominating the CS:GO esports

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In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the “CIS” region dominant in 2021. Young players from Russia and Eastern Europe dominate the eSports of the shooter CS:GO with a new way of playing, the “CIS” style. A French professional now explains what makes teams from the “CIS” region so strong.

Which region is it exactly? The eSports in CS:GO is divided into 11 regions, with “CIS” standing for the “Commonwealth of Independent States”, the Commonwealth of Independent States. These are the successor states of the Soviet Union.

The states include Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia itself.

Young players from these countries are currently on the rise in CS:GO. In the final of the “Intel Extreme Masters”, only players from the CIS region were in the teams: Russians, Latvians, and Kazakhs (Virtus.pro) faced 5 Russians and one Kazakh (Gambit).

It is noticeable that in Gambit there are no established stars of the CS:GO scene, but rather 18-year-olds and 19-year-olds. On Twitter, a meme from “Malcom in the Middle” is quoted – the future is now, old man.

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A professional speaks about the dominance of the teams: The French eSports professional Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (28) plays for the team Vitality. They have contracted one of the best players in the world, “ZywOo”. The team consists solely of French players and is considered one of the few teams that can normally keep up with Eastern Europe.

However, ApEX notes the growing dominance of Eastern Europeans in a conversation with Dexerto:

“We live in a time where the best teams are either really young or just in transition.”

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire

The young teams make it difficult for the established teams. The “CIS” style is increasingly taking hold.

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For apEX, it is surprising that young, still unknown teams from the region are striving to rise: A team that has been successful for a long time, like Natus Vincere, surprises no one anymore. But now new, young teams are emerging:

“Gambit surprised me the most. I mean, we played a few practice matches with them before they became so strong. Honestly: They played solid CS:GO, but with this CIS style, they are now really good.”

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire
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The young team “Gambit” is currently considered the strongest CS:GO team in the world.

New CIS style in CS:GO is hyper-aggressive, takes away all the space from opponents

What is the CIS style? A professional from Team Liquid explains the new style of playing CS:GO in a post on Twitter:

  • The CIS style is significantly more aggressive than the conventional style
  • Teams act super aggressively and give opponents no space
  • To succeed against these teams, one is forced to play extra patiently and to punish them for mistakes consistently – if you don’t do that, you are immediately at a disadvantage
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For Eastern Europeans, the pro scene of CS:GO is a great opportunity

This is the further advantage of the region: As apEX points out

  • many of the Eastern European players are young and hungry. They trained and grinded all the time.
  • It would be a great opportunity for the players there to be part of the pro scene, so they would grind endlessly.
  • CS:GO is also popular in the CIS region, which gives teams a large player pool from which they can recruit the best.

As a rising team that establishes the trend, Gambit is seen. Gambit E-Sports has 5 Russians and one Kazakh in the team.

The established “star team” from Eastern Europe, Natus Vincere, consists of 4 Russians and three Ukrainians, including superstar s1mple, who keeps having problems streaming on Twitch without being banned:

Twitch bans one of the best CS:GO players in the world – he only mocks now

The title image comes from the Twitter channel of Gambit Esports.

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Crazy Viking plays 500 hours of Valheim, now trying out a tough ‘Boss Challenge’

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After Valheim was released some time ago, many players have already fought through all the content – sometimes multiple times. A particularly ambitious Viking is now attempting his own challenge: he only wants to kill the final boss and is forgoing many features.

Who is the player? The Reddit user Templenuts has reportedly spent almost 500 hours in Valheim. While others build entire villages in that time, he has played on various servers with his friends.

During his time in the game, he has apparently seen a lot and has certainly defeated all bosses. Now he has decided to play solo – with a very special challenge.

What kind of challenge is this? Templenuts plans to kill only the final boss Yagluth, the large skeleton in the desert. All other bosses will remain alive. Furthermore, he forbids himself several conveniences. This means:

  • the progress that bosses usually bring will be denied to him – such as Dragon Tears or the Divining Rod
  • he cannot use any of the boss abilities that would give him an advantage in battle
  • additionally, he has decided not to use portals or tame the wild animals of Valheim
  • he will also avoid admin commands (“Cheats”) and Mods

The avoidance of animals is quite important, as some players have managed to kill the final boss in seconds with a pack of wolves. The challenge sounds impossible at first, but Templenuts has been at it for 70 days now and seems to have a plan for how it all should work.

Defeating the final boss with wolves works – but completely without powers?

“Only the final boss” – Is that even possible?

This is how he plans to do it: In his post on Reddit, he explains how he has already circumvented some issues in the game. By not killing Eikthyr, he cannot craft a pickaxe – at least not the first one.

Instead, he has convinced a troll in the dark forest to strike copper and tin deposits to take the ores afterwards. This way he quickly acquired bronze equipment and tools.

At the moment, he only gets iron from random drops from the rare enemies in the swamp, as he cannot enter the crypts, and buried deposits are hardly findable without a Divining Rod. Consequently, he also lacks good travel options like a Longship.

He relies on a Karve, on which he places a cart to travel with more storage space. This allows him to loot distant islands. He has now set up his camp on an island that contains all biomes except for the mountains.

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What are the difficulties? Templenuts reports that at the moment, elite enemies and groups are making life difficult for him. Normal enemies, even in the plains, he can take down with bronze equipment as long as they are alone.

However, it is hard to raid the goblins in their villages. He needs to do this to obtain barley and totems. Only with the totems can he summon Yagluth, and he needs the barley for wine, which grants him resistance to fire damage.

Since he has not defeated Moder, he cannot grind the barley. Therefore, he lacks flour to craft the best food in Valheim: Lox pies. At the moment he is mainly relying on sausages, sea serpent stew, and grilled lox meat.

Whether he will accomplish the challenge he set for himself remains to be seen. He sounds at least still ambitious and experienced enough to pull it off. If you’re not as hardcore as Templenuts, you can find tips on how to defeat the bosses on MeinMMO:

Valheim Boss Guide: How to summon and defeat all 5 bosses – Tips and tricks

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Pokémon GO distributes rewards when you fight against climate change

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Niantic, the developers of Pokémon GO, have called for a sustainability campaign. Players are to help improve the planet – thus unlocking rewards in Pokémon GO.

What kind of event is this? Unlike the ongoing Rival Week or the other events in April, the sustainability campaign is not an in-game content of Pokémon GO. Instead, Niantic calls on players to engage more in the real world.

We invite Niantic players – but also all other people – to step by step do something sustainable for the planet together with us. This year, we are trying to make a big impact in the fight against climate change with small actions.

Niantic on the sustainability campaign (via Nianticlabs)

The developers refer to various areas where one could get active. Suggestions include beautifying the neighborhood or sustainable daily design. For example, one could:

  • Collect and dispose of litter in the area
  • Plant trees or other plants
  • Build a bee hotel
  • Get around on foot or by bike
  • Use reusable instead of disposable items like shopping bags

Rewards in Pokémon GO are set to reward participation

How to participate: Those who want to participate in the action are to share their action with a picture and description via social media – under the hashtag #SustainableWithNiantic and the tag @NianticLabs.

This is possible between April 20, 8 PM CEST and April 24, 01:59 AM CEST. During this period, the individual post will be counted. By the way, the sustainability week with Sleima and Unratütox in Pokémon GO is also running during this time.

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Those who participate can also mention a charity organization in the post for which they would like to engage. The organizations that are tagged the most, Niantic intends to support with 5,000 USD.

More about Pokémon GO on MeinMMO:

These bonuses are available in Pokémon GO: The campaign is linked to the Niantic games Pokémon GO and Ingress. The posts significantly related to the action will be critical. Upon reaching a certain number of participants, bonuses will be unlocked in the games.

In Pokémon, this looks as follows:

  • The first reward level kicks in at 2,500 participants and unlocks more frequent Tier 5 raids on April 25 between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM.
  • The second level is activated at 5,000 participants. Here, an additional box with 3 remote raid passes will be available in the shop on April 25, available from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
  • Level 3 comes into play when 10,000 participants join. Then, on April 25, players will also get double catch XP between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM.

If enough players participate, there could be some additional raid opportunities and the chance for extra experience points on April 25.

Soon, the monster “Feelinara” is likely to be released in Pokémon GO. And how to obtain it, trainers discovered before its release.

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 13.04. – The April Iron Banner begins

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Today, March 23rd is the Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 time. This brings Guardians new weekly challenges, a fresh Nightfall strike, and the April Iron Banner. But what else can the Guardians expect?

What’s going on in Destiny 2? Today, Lord Saladin pays a visit to the Guardians in the Tower, kicking off the April Iron Banner. For a week, players can hunt for Iron Banner gear and weapons, with the new Iron Banner guns set to arrive in the upcoming Season 14.

In the new season, Guardians can also look forward to the return of a legendary weapon from Destiny 1:

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Key info on activities from April 13th to April 20th

In Nightfall: The Nightfall you can take on the Strike

  • Grounds for Testing

at your chosen difficulty level.

Playlist Strikes feature the following modifiers:

  • Void Singe
  • Baron
  • Blackout

Note that the Singe modifier will remain the same throughout the week. The remaining modifiers will rotate daily.

The Crucible: These playlists and modes are active in PvP:

  • Private Match
  • Rumble
  • Control
  • Elimination
  • Survival
  • Survival: Freelance
  • Mayhem
  • Iron Banner

Petra Venj can currently be found (Curse Week 1) at the Pavilion in the area “The Shore”. Additionally, you can take on the 5th Ascendant Challenge .

These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 13 of Destiny 2

This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful Loot exists in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Accordingly, higher tiers will grant you higher power boosts.

  • Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current Power Level)
  • Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current Power Level)
  • Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current Power Level)
  • Top-level Gear (+5 or more above the Power Level. The only gear that exceeds 1300 and goes up to a maximum of 1310 – after that, level jumps will be by +1 less)

Sources for Powerful Loot in Season 13: 

Tier 1:

  • Complete 8 Crucible bounty
  • 7 wins in the Glory Crucible playlist
  • Complete 8 Gambit bounties
  • Complete 8 Variks bounties
  • Complete Nightfall: The Nightfall
  • Win 7 rounds in Survival
  • Loot from the Wrathborn Hunt
  • Imperium HuntBattlegrounds (up to Tier 3)

Tier 2:

  • Collect Clan XP for Hawthorne

Tier 3:

  • Decode Exotic Engrams
  • Exotic Quests
  • Primus Engrams

Top-tier Loot:

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  • The exotic emote “We Need to Talk”
  • The exotic emote “Playing Airplane”
  • The exotic Sparrow “City Cutter”
  • The exotic Ghost Shell “Victorious Shell”
  • The exotic weapon ornament for Divinity “Atropos”

If you want to know what War Mind Cells can do in Destiny 2 and how to use them, then we have some tips for you here.

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New trailer for the action PvP game Hood shows how to steal treasures and flee from players

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The new PvP game Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S) shows its “Heists” in a new trailer. In these, you compete against other players trying to steal treasures to improve yourself. Additionally, there’s a look at the four classes.

What is Hood? The new PvP action game for PC and console combines stealth gameplay with PvP and PvE. You are to steal a treasure as a robber, like the namesake Robin Hood. However, you primarily use these treasures to improve yourself.

You play Hood in a group of four characters in co-op against other teams with the same goal. The treasures are protected by NPCs that you must take out or bypass to get to your loot.

In terms of gameplay, Hood: Outlaws & Legends roughly resembles an “Assassin’s Creed: Sherwood Forest” – only with a real multiplayer option.

What the trailer shows: The developers have released a new trailer in which both the “Heists” and the classes are presented. This gives you a glimpse into the gameplay of the game and how you play with and against other players.

The trailer shows many stealth passages but also action-packed close combat and unique abilities for the different classes. We have embedded it here for you:

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Heists like in GTA with PvP like in Hunt: Showdown

These are Heists: As explained in the video, you are supposed to steal a treasure from a guarded area on various maps. In doing so, you must take out or bypass the guards and then carry the loot out of the area. This is how it works:

  • first, you infiltrate the opponent’s fortress
  • then you capture spawn points and search for the vault key
  • the key is guarded by the sheriff, a particularly powerful opponent
  • afterwards, you must find and loot the vault

This already sounds similar to the Heists from GTA, only in the Middle Ages. However, there is a special twist in Hood. Once you have the loot, you can be attacked by other NPCs (the “sheriff”) and other players.

You face off against other players in each round, who can ambush you on your way out or even in the vault room to claim the treasure for themselves. This works similarly to the popular Hunt: Showdown, in which you must obtain and bring back a trophy.

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What do I do with the loot? With the treasures, you can expand your hideout to gain access to “a wide range of services”. This includes a larger offer from the merchants and new perks for the characters.

With costumes and weapons, you can further customize and personalize your heroes.

Four unique classes with their own roles

These are the classes: The trailer shows four classes, all inspired by the legendary Robin Hood. Each hero has its own role and special abilities:

  • Ranger (Robin): Fights with a longbow and can eliminate tough opponents from a great distance. Also has special ammunition and a type of flash grenade.
  • Hunter (Marianne): An assassin who is extremely deadly at close range. Fights with a hand crossbow, camouflage, and smoke bombs.
  • Brawler (John): A powerful melee fighter who crushes opponents with a huge hammer and can even lay bombs.
  • Mystic (Took): Supports the team with revives, crowd control, and poison.

When can I play Hood? The official release of Hood is on May 10, 2021, for PC (Steam), PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The game is supposed to connect the platforms even via crossplay.

In our list, you can find more games that will be released this year: New games 2021: Releases of MMOs and multiplayer games

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Fortnite sells a skin from one of the best post-apocalyptic games – good PS players can win it

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In Fortnite, you can soon take on the role of the heroine Aloy from the post-apocalyptic game “Horizon Zero Dawn” – provided you purchase the skin in the in-game shop. However, there is another way to get the outfit on PS4 and PS5.

When will the skin be released? The new Aloy skin will be available in the Fortnite shop starting April 16, 2021 – along with other items from “Horizon: Zero Dawn.” The entire package consists of:

  • The outfit “Aloy”
  • A back accessory “Lohebehälter”
  • The pickaxe “Aloy’s Spear”
  • The glider “Grauhabicht”
  • The wrap “Schildweberin”
  • And the emote “Heart in Sight”

Additionally, there is a loading screen called “Aloy, the Skywatcher” when you purchase the items as a package rather than individually. Players on PS5 will also receive an alternate style called “Ice Hunter Aloy.”

You can soon get this set
Who is she? Aloy is the heroine of the game “Horizon: Zero Dawn,” which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 4 in 2017 and was also launched on Steam in 2020. She is a strong, quick hunter who primarily must prove herself in battles against machine animals. Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of the best post-apocalyptic games ever and will receive a sequel on PlayStation 4 and 5 called “Horizon: Forbidden West.”

Aloy Cup lets PlayStation players compete for the skin earlier

This is how the tournament works: Exclusively on PS4 and PS5, starting Wednesday, April 14, there will be the so-called “Aloy Cup,” where players can win the skin package before its release on April 16 – if they are among the best players in their respective regions.

Players compete in duos and must collect as many points as possible. Points are awarded for survival in the match, as well as for eliminations. Bonus points are given for eliminations with a bow. This fits Aloy, who in Horizon also primarily relies on the hunting instrument. In the new prehistoric season of Fortnite, the bow is one of the most important weapons.

However, to participate in the tournament, you must have an Epic account with at least level 30 and have two-factor authentication enabled.

Special mode with Lara Croft and Aloy sends you on the hunt

In the special mode, you take on the roles of the two heroines

Aloy is not the only heroine currently on Fortnite. Lara Croft came to the island with the start of the season and is one of the skins in the new battle pass.

In the new mode “A Great Team! Aloy & Lara”, you can compete in matches as a duo, automatically equipped with one of the skins. The twist: There will be no weapons to pick up, you will have to rely on Aloy with the bow or Lara with the twin pistols. However, you can improve the weapons through crafting during the match. For this, you should hunt the wildlife of the Fortnite island.

The mode could provide a slightly different player experience than what players are used to from the regular battle royale on the Fortnite island. Lara Croft recently created a new mode that also felt like a completely different Fortnite.

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German Video Game Award 2021: Watch the show on our stream

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on April 13th, the prize money of the German Computer Game Award will be awarded. We will explain to you where you can watch the stream and who will be there. Tune in!

This is the DCP: The German Computer Game Award is an award for video games from Germany, which has been awarded since 2009. Innovative, “culturally and educationally valuable” games that have been developed or produced at least 80% in Germany are honored.

The developer studios often receive cash prizes that they can use for further game development. The DCP 2021 is endowed with prize money amounting to 790,000 euros and is awarded in 15 categories. Nominated are games, studios, and personalities from the gaming industry. These include:

  • Cloudpunk
  • Iron Harvest
  • Scribble it!, which is considered one of the best family games on Steam by MeinMMO
  • Gnu (Jasmin)
  • King Art
  • Ubisoft Düsseldorf

You can find the complete list of nominations on the official page (via. DCP).

As in 2020, the DPC 2021 will also take place in purely digital form, and you can be there directly via our streams and watch the show.

All Info Overview

When does it start? You can tune in today, on April 13th. The program starts at 7:30 PM.

Where can I watch? You can watch the event on our streaming channels.

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Who is there? The digital award ceremony will be conducted by host Barbara Schöneberger, who was also there last year, and entertainer Uke Bosse. In the community area, you will chat with streamer Farbenfuchs, who was already there in the pre-show, and you will be able to share your impressions of the show.

Additionally, the following will be there:

  • The Minister of State for Digitalization, Dorothee Bär
  • Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Andreas Scheuer
  • Benedikt Grindel from Ubisoft
  • Streamers Piet and Brammen from PietSmiet
  • The heavy metal band Blind Guardian
  • Host Laura Wontorra
  • Comedian Kaya Yanar

So come by, chat with us in the chat, and find out who will take home the awards this year.

Disclaimer: MeinMMO is the official media partner of the German Computer Game Award. The expert jury of the DCP also includes Rae Grimm, editor-in-chief of GamePro.de. The organization of the gala will be managed by the event agency Flimmer, which, like GamePro, GameStar, and MeinMMO, belongs to the Webedia group.

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New MMORPG Elyon finally announces Beta with us – Here’s how to participate

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Elyon is developed by Bluehole, the developers of PUBG and TERA, and was released in 2021 in Korea. They have now officially announced the beta for the West. We at MeinMMO will tell you how to participate.

What has happened? The developers of Elyon have announced the start of a first beta here in the West. This is scheduled to take place from May 6 at 2:00 PM to May 10 at 10:00 AM.

In the beta, you can try out the 5 different classes, learn about their abilities, and participate in realm-versus-realm battles. You will not retain any progress from the beta.

The version of the game is based on the Korean version from January 27. There will be English, German, French, and Spanish localization and specific servers in Europe.

How do you sign up for the beta? To do so, you just need to register on the official website (via Elyon). You can do this from now until April 25.

Selected participants will receive an email on April 27 with a code and an additional code to bring a friend into the beta for Elyon.

The preload for the beta starts on May 4 at 2:00 PM our time.

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MMORPG A:IR has been completely reworked and is now Elyon

What is Elyon anyway? Elyon was originally announced as A:IR and was supposed to focus on airships and aerial combat.

However, in 2020, a major overhaul was announced:

  • The combat system has been revised. From the hybrid system, it became a pure action combat, and the air elements have been drastically reduced
  • There were many adjustments to the classes, skills
  • The focus of the game shifted from PvE to PvP, especially towards huge realm vs realm battles with 300 players

In this article, you can get an impression of the development of Elyon.

If you prefer to see gameplay of the MMORPG, you can watch this YouTube video from TheLazyPeon, where he tries out the Korean version:

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When will the MMORPG be released? Officially, Elyon is supposed to be released in 2021. It will be published by Kakao Games, the former publisher of Black Desert. A release is expected no earlier than the second half of the year.

However, Elyon is not the only new MMORPG that is expected this year. New World, Lost Ark, and Swords of Legends Online have also been announced for 2021, as well as the remake of Phantasy Star Online 2. Overall, it looks like a very interesting year for MMORPG fans:

12 reasons why MMORPG fans can look forward to 2021

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Fortnite: How to talk to Jones for the Spire challenge

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Talking to the character Jones is one of the challenges of the Spire quests. This series of story-related challenges from Fortnite Season 6 will earn you, among other things, amazing amounts of experience points.

What is this challenge about? This challenge is part of the Spire quests: a series of challenges that will tell us about the story of the central characters in Fortnite Season 6. For this task, you need to speak with five different Jones or at least from different realities.

In fact, the explosion of the Zero Points has shown its effects and it has not gone unnoticed by the character. Fortunately, Jones came out with 5 versions of himself! So you need to go find the blonde boy – in all his forms.

Where can you find Jones on the map?

At these locations, you will find the 5 different Jones

You should have no trouble finding the different Jones once you arrive at each spawn point, as they are marked with a special marker, just like all other NPCs, both in the game and on your minimap.

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As soon as an NPC is nearby, this speech bubble appears

If you find a Jones, you need to interact with him. In the interaction carousel, each Jones has the field “Spire”. This is, of course, the field you need to click to progress in this challenge.

The only difficulty of the challenge arises from the fact that many enemy players will likely want to complete this task at the same time as you. Therefore, it is important to quickly equip yourself against potential attackers. However, be careful not to delay your visit to the Jones as they can be killed by malicious players, and then you won’t be able to complete the task in this round.

It is possible to visit more than one Jones in a single game, provided you have a vehicle in good condition (it’s best to equip the vehicle with the new off-road tires that were introduced with update 16.20!)

If you want to ensure that the characters are not killed before you have completed the necessary interaction, you can also complete the task in the squad mode. The NPCs are available in this mode as well, and you have a lower chance of encountering hostile players upon landing. You can even respawn over and over again if something goes wrong!

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Final Fantasy XIV: How to find all new mounts and cosmetics from Patch 5.5

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 4 minutes

With Patch 5.5 of Final Fantasy XIV, a number of new mounts and other cosmetic items were introduced to the game. We will show you how to obtain these stylish items.

This guide is still under construction. Players have not yet discovered all locations of the new items, so we will update the guide as soon as there is new information or official English names for the items.

Attention: The guide may contain minor spoilers about rewards from raids and other new activities.

Mounts

ffxiv golden ronkan
  • Name: Golden Water Serpent
  • Location: In Eulmore (x: 10 / y: 11.2) on the top floor of Tabeth – buy for 25,000,000 Gil
ffxiv gilded mikoshi
  • Name: Gold Mikoshi
  • Location: Mor Dhona (X: 22.1 / Y: 4.9) from Edelina – buy for 50,000,000 Gil
ffxiv diamant gwiber
  • Name: Diamond Gwiber
  • Location: Random drop from a chest in the content Diamond Blitz – Trauma
ffxiv landerwaffe
  • Name: Mechamander
  • Name of the Start Quest: ‘Dragon of Fire and Iron’
  • Quest NPC: Garlond Model Maker
  • Location: The Fenn (X: 11.5 / Y: 22.5)
  • Requirements: Ownership of the mounts ‘Pixie Gwiber’, ‘Innocence Gwiber’, ‘Shadow Gwiber’, ‘Ruby Gwiber’, ‘Gwiber of Light’, ‘Emerald Gwiber’ and ‘Diamond Gwiber’.
ffxiv antelope stag
  • Name: Antelope Buck
  • Location: Exchange in Ishgard (Firmament) for 30 Fete Tokens. Note that the celebration for the reconstruction of Ishgard starts on April 15.
ffxiv antelope doe
  • Name: Antelope Doe
  • Location: Buy from Anie (Ishgard, Firmament X: 12 / Y: 14) – for 8,400 tokens

Companions

ffxiv delphinkalb
  • Name: Delphin Calf
  • Location: Reward for the achievement ‘Chattering Pack’ – Spot 3 dolphin schools during the content ‘On a Grand Adventure’.
ffxiv möwe
  • Name: Seagull
  • Location: Reward for the achievement ‘Screeching Horde’ – Spot 3 gull flocks during the content ‘On a Grand Adventure’.
ffxiv armeisenbär
  • Name: Anteater
  • Location: Exchange at Master Reineke in Joyous Hold (X: 5.7 / Y: 6.1) for 400 Dream Leaves
ffxiv magitech predator f1
  • Name: A-Magitek Predator
  • Location: Random drop from the last chest in the new dungeon Paglth’an
ffxiv benben
  • Name: Benben Pyramid
  • Location: Unknown
ffxiv lagerfeuer
  • Name: Travel Campfire
  • Location: Crafted by a Level 80 Alchemist from 4x Grenade Ash, 7x Sand Teak Wood Splinters and 4x Tuff Stone
ffxiv maschinenwesen-puppe
  • Name: Machine Being Doll
  • Location: Random drop from the last chest in the last Nier: Automata raid
ffxiv aufzieh-9s
  • Name: Pulling 9S
  • Location: Random drop from the last chest in the last Nier: Automata raid

Other companions that are already in the game but whose locations are still unknown include:

  • Wind-Up Lyna
  • Wind-Up Runar

Cosmetic Items

  • ffxiv 9s hairstyle
  • ffxiv 2b hairstyle
  • Name: Magazine ‘Modern Aesthetics – 2B’ and Magazine ‘Modern Aesthetics – 9S’
  • Location: Random drop from the last chest in the last Nier: Automata raid
ffxiv frontier sets
  • Name: Frontier Sets
  • Location: Crafted by a Level 80 Weaver and Tanner from new materials Overture Cloth, Gardenia Dyed Cloth, and Thylacoleo Leather. The Overture Cloth is a random drop in the treasure map dungeon Lyhe Ghiah
  • ffxiv byakko weapon whm
  • ffxiv hades weapon whm

New primal weapons for Byakko and Hades for most combat jobs are now available as crafter recipes. They use the special drops from the respective EX trials of Byakko and Hades and can also be purchased at the market board.

Additionally, a number of other cosmetic items have been found in the game code. However, they are not yet available, which is why we do not include them in this list.

The new Patch 5.5 also brings many other contents:

Final Fantasy XIV: How to unlock all important contents from Patch 5.5

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Fortnite: The website shows you how much your skins are worth – But Epic warns against it

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How many V-Bucks have been spent in total on skins in Fortnite ? A question that certainly concerns many players. A website wants to show you that, but Epic explicitly warns against it.

What it’s about: The streamer Ali “SypherPK” Hassan shared a picture on Twitter showing how many V-Bucks he has spent on Fortnite skins. The streamer has invested a proud 1,575,500 V-Bucks in his locker. He knows the exact number through a third party that gives you the opportunity to find out these figures.

However, Epic warns under SypherPK’s tweet that one should not use such third-party services. They even recommend changing your password if you have used this service.

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Anyone using third-party services should change their password

Which service is this exactly about? This refers to the website fortnite.gg. This website shows you various information about Fortnite. Here you can see, among other things, which device Fortnite pros play with and how the map has changed over the years.

Recently, there is also the option to showcase and get your locker rated. For this, you must link your Epic account to the website so that they have access to your skins. You are then shown how many V-Bucks you have invested in the game overall.

What is the problem? Epic warns on Twitter that there is currently no official tool that displays these statistics. Therefore, one resorts to third-party software. Exactly what Epic does not recommend. They even advise that you change your password and activate two-factor authentication.

In general, you are allowing such third-party providers access to your account. This makes it much easier to get hacked, and in the worst case, you could lose everything you have achieved in your Fortnite account.

How does the community react? The streamer SypherPK shortly after his first post also shared Epic’s response and warned his community. They should all change their passwords if they rated their locker.

Other members of the Fortnite community are calling for Epic to introduce a similar system, so they wouldn’t have to rely on third parties. Others state that they have been using the website for years and have never been victims of hackers.

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This is the situation regarding skins in Fortnite: Basically, the battle royale of Fortnite is free. However, you can buy cosmetic items, such as skins, for V-Bucks, the in-game currency. Often, the value of the skin is not the special part, but the rarity. Some skins only appeared for a short time in the shop and are therefore considered particularly rare.

We will embed the list of the rarest skins in Fortnite here. Maybe you have one of the skins:

These are the 16 rarest skins in Fortnite – Do you have them too?

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New MMORPG introduces class that must get drunk to tank

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The new MMORPG Swords of Legends Online (SOLO) has introduced the Berserker as the second class. The Berserker can deal substantial damage but can also tank. However, she first needs to drink a lot of wine to tank, as the name of the path suggests: Drunkenness.

What can the Berserker do? The Berserker, according to the class description, feels most at home in the midst of battle. He fights with a two-handed sword at the front and can take on both the role of damage dealer and tank.

The reason for this is the two different paths through which you can specialize each class in Swords of Legends:

  • As a “Destroyer,” the Berserker can enhance his sword skills and thus become a powerful DPS class. With swift and brutal attacks, he forces enemies to their knees. Additionally, he can create phantom warriors to fight alongside him.
  • However, if you want to play the Berserker as a tank, he becomes the “Drunkenness.” Drunken warriors use a special wine to enhance their movements and attacks. They can also harness the power of the wind to block attacks or summon a wolf to help, which strengthens allies with its howl.

Especially practical: Outside of combat, you can switch paths anytime and for free. Therefore, you can roam the MMORPG world as a Destroyer and later tank as a Drunken in a dungeon or raid. However, keep in mind that you should also definitely change your equipment in case of a switch!

To give you an insight into the Berserker, here is exclusive gameplay provided to us by the western publisher Gameforge:

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What about other classes? We at MeinMMO have already introduced the class Reaper in a separate article. There you will learn everything about the two skill paths and also find gameplay.

The other 4 classes – Sword Mage, Bard, Summoner, and Spear Master – will also be presented to you.

With Swords of Legends Online, a new theme park MMORPG finally arrives in 2021

Why is SOLO so interesting? Essentially, there hasn’t been a new and successful theme park MMORPG in the West since 2014. While some titles have tried to fill that gap, including the Asia MMO Astellia, most new releases in the MMORPG genre have been sandbox MMORPGs or games that forced PvP in the open world.

Swords of Legends Online promises an intense story, quests, dungeons, and raids. While there are also PvP elements here, they are by no means as prominent as in Black Desert, Albion Online, or ArcheAge, the last major MMORPGs released here.

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When will SOLO be released? In the summer of 2021, the publisher Gameforge will bring Swords of Legends to the West. The PC MMORPG will be released in its own client, on Steam, and at Epic Games.

Prior to that, there will be beta tests, which you can definitely participate in if you pre-order SOLO. In general, Swords of Legends Online is a Buy2Play title. You will need to pay once to be able to play it.

The game will be funded in the future through a shop with cosmetic contents.

More about Swords of Legends can be found in this overview: The beautiful MMORPG Swords of Legends will be released in 2021 on Steam.

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Diablo 2 exaggerates loyalty to the original: Players find duping bug in the alpha

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The alpha of Diablo 2 Resurrected already gave players the opportunity to search for bugs. They even found a dupe bug. This reminds of old times: No game is as associated with duping as Diablo 2.

This is duping: “Duping” is a term from the MMO scene. It was coined in the early 2000s in MMOs like Runescape or Everquest. But no game is as associated with “duping” as Blizzard’s classic, Diablo 2, from the year 2000.

In principle, the glitch always unfolds the same way: Through a trick, a crash, or a server lag, the game is deceived into duplicating an item. This way, a player then has not only one “Stone of Jordan” in the chest, but two.

These dupe bugs are spread and abused by many users in no time when they appear, which leads to the “virtual economy” in a game breaking down or suffering serious damage. There are then so many, cheated items or so much gold that “legitimately acquired” items lose value.

The honest fans expect the developer to respond immediately, in the worst case threatening “roll-backs”, where all progress made within a certain period is deleted.

Players specifically look for such duping bugs because they promise themselves great advantages:

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This is how it is now in Diablo 2: In the alpha of Diablo 2, a player has already found a dupe bug through which an item can be duplicated. The exploit was also very easy to execute, as reported on reddit. Again, the bug is related to the chest in Diablo 2.

A player demonstrates the bug in a video, and you can see that there is an identical axe in the chest.

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What happens now with the dupe bug? The bug has already been reported to Blizzard, and it is assumed that this exploit will be fixed.

Dupe bug reminds players of real Diablo 2

This is how it is discussed: Generally, the dupe bug is not seen as grave on reddit:

  • It is pointed out that the bug only occurred in an alpha version of Diablo 2 Resurrected and Blizzard still has a lot of time to fix such bugs
  • On the other hand, the bug now seems to occur only offline – the “offline” game or the game in “open Battle.net” has always been insecure in Diablo 2, anyone could always cheat. It is believed that this is not a bug that works in Battle.net
  • Some players are even happy about the bug. It evokes a warm feeling of “the old days” in them. One player says: “Dupes were the thing I remember most about Diablo 2. That and the one day a legit Stone of Jordan dropped for me.

It seems that Diablo 2 Resurrected is really close to the original at least in this respect:

Players disappointed about enemy design in Diablo 2: Resurrected – “Not like the original”

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Streamer to CoD Cold War shows on TikTok how sexist their victims react

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The Twitch streamer xmarieangel shows numerous reactions from male players on TikTok when they find out they are playing against a woman in Call of Duty: Cold War. The reactions range from declarations of love to insults.

This is what Marie does on TikTok: The streamer shows some conversations with players in CoD Cold War on TikTok. She first defeats entire enemy teams, who express astonishment at her strong gameplay as their first reaction. When Marie then starts to speak and reveals that she is a woman, the reactions become even more surprised.

The reactions are mixed. There are some insults directed at her, but also attempts to flirt. One player even directly proposes to her.

Who is xmarieangel? The American streams and publishes on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. On Twitch, she has over 70,000 followers; but on TikTok, over a million people follow her. She exclusively shows content related to Call of Duty on all platforms.

Between Hate and Love in CoD Cold War

Here Marie is insulted: Marie has uploaded a total of 6 videos on TikTok showing how men react to her when she has just eliminated them in Call of Duty.

There are also clips where she is heavily insulted. For example, one player says, “This must be a fat whore,” after she celebrates a good round. Because pretty women surely can’t be that good at Call of Duty:

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In another clip, an opponent claims he will uninstall Cold War because he lost against a woman. Here, too, the streamer’s gender is clearly addressed.

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Here there is support for Marie: In another clip, she single-handedly defeats the opponents and leads her team to victory. The teammates show surprise that they were just saved by a woman. One of the two teammates even asks if Marie could marry him:

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Why is this interesting? In some players’ minds, it is still firmly rooted that gaming is a male world. Every time a woman appears, these people feel their male honor is wounded when they lose to a woman.

The development of the gaming world shows, however, that the image of the man as the only gamer is outdated. There are numerous successful female streamers on Twitch who have thousands of viewers. Women are also making strides in the e-sports scene. For example, in some games, like in Valorant, there are entire teams consisting only of women.

In Germany, the streamer Gnu is particularly well-known. She was the first female gamer in Germany to reach one million subscribers on YouTube. She also reported in an interview with MeinMMO about discrimination due to her gender in the gaming scene:

Sexism in the gaming industry: ‘I thought this was part of it’

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