In Outriders, a large part of the game revolves around finding better equipment. The co-op shooter offers numerous ways to collect gear. MeinMMO shows you a farming method where you don’t even have to fight to collect epic gear.
What kind of method is this? Some of you might already know the farming method from the free demo of Outriders. It utilizes the mechanic where you can restart any point in the story that you have already played simply through the menu.
If you select a point, it will be reloaded, and all enemies and loot chests will be reloaded. In the first chapter of the story, loot can be collected without having to pull the trigger on your weapons even once.
In the first chapter, collecting loot is very convenient
Here’s what you need to do: Go to the lobby and select the option “Choose Story Point”. There, you need to set the chapter to “Rift Town”.
Now, you just need to start the story point “Fight the Altered at the Tower”. There you will spawn directly in front of the solar tower where the mission boss awaits you.
You can easily choose any point you have already played.
This is how you collect loot now: Instead of running to the boss, you can conveniently collect the loot chests in the area before the boss. There are five in total, but it goes much faster if you open the three chests in and around the solar tower. Depending on what level you are, you can even get epic loot from these chests.
In the demo, it was even possible at times to find legendary weapons there. However, developer People Can Fly changed that with a patch. It is still unclear whether this will also be the case in the full version. However, it can be assumed.
Where can you find these chests? We will show you the locations starting from the beginning of the story point.
Loot Chest 1 in the Tower
This is how you find the chest: You spawn directly in front of the entrance to the tower. There you need to take the second turn to the right. You can see this more closely in the screenshots:
Loot Chest 2 in front of the Tower
This is how you find the chest: Instead of going into the tower, turn around. Orient yourself to the right and go to the slope in front of the solar tower. There at the edge, you will find the chest, here again shown in the gallery:
Loot Chest 3 below the Tower
This is how you find the chest: From the tower, you need to follow the path down to the left until you reach the first junction. There, take the right path, which is flooded with water. Here in pictures:
When is epic loot available? We received our first epic weapon as a quest reward in chapter 3. It was at level 15. Epic loot seems to drop as soon as you unlock world rank 10.
Why is epic loot so good? This is the level before legendary, so the second highest in the game. Weapons and armor pieces of this level come with two mod slots and have modifications of higher tiers.
There are certainly other ways to quickly and effectively obtain equipment. However, the farming method presented here is likely one of the easiest and earliest ways in Outriders. Whether the developers will change anything about this remains to be seen.
In Destiny 2, 2 NPCs are set to gain more relevance again. Every week potential God Rolls should entice you to browse the inventories of merchants – just like in Destiny 1.
This is meant to sweeten your week: 2 aging NPCs in the Tower will receive an upgrade in Destiny 2. A part of their inventory will change with each Weekly Reset, encouraging you to stop by regularly.
Weapon Master Banshee-44 sells 6 different weapons each week – 2 Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons each. The twist: The guns themselves and their perks, i.e., rolls, are always determined randomly. For one week, all Guardians can purchase the same random roll.
Ada-1 takes over the sale of random armor. With her, you receive one piece of armor each week with random stats.
Additionally, Ada-1 will take on functions from Banshee. With her, you can acquire 2 random Armor Mods daily and purchase, for example, upgrade modules. This way, you should eventually get the mods you need for the strongest builds.
You should browse the inventories of Ada and Banshee at every Weekly Reset. Who knows, a weapon (from the World drop) might just be the God roll that the wicked loot luck never wanted to bestow upon you.
When is the feature coming? The update for both merchants is set to arrive at the start of Season 14 of Destiny 2. The yet unnamed season starts on May 11 and seamlessly replaces the currently running Season 13 .
What is the Weekly Reset? Every Tuesday, the clocks in Destiny 2 reset. All checkpoints in missions or raids are cleared. You can complete new weekly bounties, and the sources for top loot may be approached again. The Weekly Reset currently occurs at 7 PM (depending on daylight saving time, sometimes also at 6 PM). On Tuesdays, new quests, story arcs, and an updated cash shop inventory usually come into play. MeinMMO always accompanies the Weekly Reset with an article.
Ada-1 will receive another function upon her return (in the title image) to the Tower in Season 14: “Armor Synthesis.” Behind this term lies real transmog. This will allow Guardians to finally look as good as they want while still remaining strong.
Old trick from Destiny 1 aims to make Destiny 2 more attractive
What veterans have missed: The idea that NPCs bring Guardians a new random roll every week is not new. In Destiny 1, the anticipation of Guardians was immense every week when they visited the NPCs after a Weekly Reset.
If Lord Shaxx sold a palindrome with a God Roll, one could expect to face that revolver everywhere in PvP. The faction merchants were eagerly raided every new Destiny week – some Guardians even swore allegiance to a different faction with every character just to not miss any potential God Roll.
The Dead Orbit faction merchant had only a notorious, brief appearance in Destiny 2
In Destiny 2, players have long demanded that NPCs become significantly more relevant again. For a long time, merchants were disdainfully referred to as bounty suppliers. For many, the MMO shooter is thus moving significantly in the right direction with the polished relevance of the two NPCs.
Whether you’ll really stumble upon a God Roll at Banshee starting from Season 14 or how well this feature is received in Destiny 2 remains to be seen.
What do you think of the idea? Do you miss browsing the inventories of the merchants at the Weekly Reset? Or do you think that Destiny 2 offers enough strong weapon alternatives and that God Rolls from the World pool are rather unattractive? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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The publisher of Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision, has created a report about computer viruses disguised as cheats for the battle royale. According to the report, there is a hacker who explains to beginners how to conduct their first successful malware attack with fake cheats.
What is going on?Activision has published an English report titled “Cheating Cheaters – Malware Delivered as Call of Duty Cheats” (via activision.com). It discusses the investigation of a hacking method that disguises malware as cheat software for Call of Duty: Warzone to deliver computer viruses to the victims’ PCs.
The provider of the method explains how to best spread their malware and why Warzone cheats are such a “good bait for your first malware project”.
What is malware? This refers to malicious software for computers. There is generally a distinction between viruses, worms, and trojans, which perform unwanted actions on your computer depending on their intended purpose.
What is a Trojan? This refers to malware programs that disguise themselves as “useful” software. They aim to convince you to initiate a download or manually grant a program permissions, thus allowing access to important features of your computer. Trojans can be just the “disguise” for a malicious program, or the virus/worm itself is a Trojan.
CoD Cheats – Optimal for Hacker Beginners
What is behind this? The report documents the observations of a malware provider who presents a “beginner-friendly” and “effective” method for spreading a “Remote Access Trojan” (RAT). The Trojan is a fake cheat program for Warzone. The malicious program itself is a “dropper” and thus a type of infection carrier that can release or download a computer virus.
Once the Trojan has received certain rights from the user on the computer, the malware infects the machine through the dropper. Depending on the goals of the programmers of the malicious software, computer viruses or worms can have various impacts on your computer. For example:
Collect information about user behavior
Utilize the victim’s computing power for bot networks
Replicate the malicious software onto other PCs
Data takeover or blocking
The hacker provider has posted the instructions for their Warzone grandchild trick on various hacking forums and states that this method particularly targets high-performance computers. One of the posts received over 10,000 views.
Why is it so easy with Warzone cheats? The provider of the Warzone dropper claims it is a very good method, especially for hacking beginners, because users voluntarily relinquish their rights. Instead of spending hours trying to infiltrate foreign systems, beginners just need to program their malware, insert it into the dropper, and hope that a user downloads the fake cheats.
Real cheat programs also require extensive rights on the computer. If hackers can make the program appear authentic until the rights request, “cheaters” activate the malware on their computer themselves. Such programs should be offered for free as “bait”.
The report further states that the malicious programs have been found on cheat websites. The design of some posts promoting the fake cheats was made “without much effort” and “not particularly clever”, yet there were reactions to the post and inquiries from users asking if anyone had experience with the program. The last sighting of such a post dates back to March 2021.
And it gets even easier. The report creators found several YouTube videos that follow a similar method. The videos explain how to use cheats for Warzone for free. However, the link in the video description executes a download that requests admin rights from the user and pulls malware onto the computer.
With this video, you are only 3 clicks away from a virus. Source: Activision
Cheaters in Warzone Remain a Problem
Some victims of cheaters in Warzone will definitely appreciate this news. Cheaters are a significant problem in the free-to-play shooter, and many players have already encountered opponents using aim-bots and/or wall-hacks.
The developers regularly assert that they continue to work on the problem. Unfortunately, Warzone has so far been a playground for cheaters and exploiters. Perhaps not in every match, but unfortunately, you still encounter cheaters from time to time.
The community continues to hope for more effective measures from the developers against cheaters in Warzone. Perhaps it is also deterring to know that you can quickly get malicious software on your PC through such programs. You can never know who is behind the programs and with what intentions.
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In Season 23 of Diablo 3, some players are experiencing short lags with Patch 2.7.0, which occur frequently. With a trick, you could get rid of these stutters.
What kind of problems are we talking about? In Diablo 3, the new Patch 2.7.0 plays a major role. It was only released a few days ago and brought a significant overhaul of the companions. However, along with the positive changes, problems have also returned to the game.
Micro-stutters that freeze the screen for about a second are bothering players in the new Season 23. You can likely fix this type of lag with a sound setting.
Sound setting as a solution for lags in Diablo 3
This is what players explain: Since the patch has been on the live servers, players have been complaining about noticeable stutters. These are often reported in connection with the “Sorceress” class. The Sorceress is in the Tier List for Season 23 in Diablo 3 with two builds in the S-Tier. Accordingly, the class is currently very popular, which makes the problems more noticeable.
Players report that
the summoning of the Sorceress’s mirror images triggers the lags
In rare cases, other classes and abilities are also reported to be affected by this problem.
This could help you: If you are also affected by this problem and have noticed these lags since Patch 2.7.0, a sound setting can help you. The problem was discussed in the official Diablo 3 forum, and user 雜草 (via forums.blizzard.com) presented a solution there. He writes:
“If you have your sound channels/source set to 128, then lower it to 16. And then increase it again. 32 works for me at the moment. It provides more acoustic feedback than 16 and so far no stuttering.”
Here you will find the setting
Use this option: Start a game in Diablo 3 and then open the options by pressing the Escape key. Now switch to the “Sound” tab on the left side.
In this window, you will see the “Hardware” section on the right side. The first option there is the setting for the sound channels.
Here you will find the mentioned sound option in Diablo 3
If you change the setting, the sound quality will change for you. There is a noticeable difference with compressed audio feedback. Players who are already listening to music or watching shows/streams on the side should hardly notice it.
And does it work? In the Diablo forum, this solution was rated as effective. Players report that this setting helped them with the lags. Some mention that the lags are still noticeable, but not nearly as much as before.
Players are also thanking this solution on reddit (via reddit.com) and report that it has helped them a lot.
If you’ve been struggling with such stuttering issues since the release of Patch 2.7.0, you might be able to tackle it with this sound setting. As a temporary solution until the Blizzard team releases a fix, the new season may be more playable for you.
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Since April 1st, the loot shooter Outriders has been released. MyMMO author Tarek has already played for several hours and was positively surprised by the first real boss fight. He explains why and what was so cool about the fight here.
After the demo of Outriders, I was satisfied on one hand, but there was one thing that left me disappointed: the boss fight against Gauss, who was previously announced as a tough opponent.
However, he turned out to be quite lame. Gauss had some cool lightning attacks that kept you on the move. But it was neither particularly challenging nor really exciting.
Therefore, my expectations for the boss fights in the actual game were relatively low. Sure, the demo only covered the first chapter of Outriders, which doesn’t say anything about the rest of the game. However, I was still afraid that all boss fights would take place on that scale. After all, only a few shooters feature good boss mechanics.
With the release of the shooter, I could finally play up to the third chapter “Eagle Peaks.”
Spoiler warning: I will try to hold back on story details, but I will describe the course of a boss fight and the mission. If you don’t want to know anything about it, you should not continue reading.
The “bosses” in the second chapter were even less spectacular than Gauss. They were just random guys in armored suits with Gatling guns, some of whom had a few abilities.
I usually made short work of them. So I felt confirmed at first. But then came the mission “Inferno,” which leads to a volcano, and I must admit: I was massively mistaken! At least for the moment.
Because there I met the first real fat boss of Outriders, and he positively surprised me.
This is Gauss, the first boss that confronts you at the beginning of Outriders.
Fight in the Volcano
In the mission, I had to reach the mountain peak and make my way up. I did that as well. Prior to the mission, I was warned about a danger on the summit that had already cost several men their lives. What exactly it was, of course, they couldn’t tell me.
On my way up, I encountered a pretty large spider. By large, I mean really large. Bigger than a truck. I wasn’t sure at first if it was the boss or just part of the scenery. But from that point, the anticipation began: Could it finally be that I’m not fighting some armored random guy with a Gatling?
Along the way, the spider climbed around in front of me several more times, and I was then attacked by smaller offshoots. The anticipation grew with every meter up. Then, upon reaching the summit, the fight began. Right in the crater.
Tough Boss Fight with Multiple Phases
This is how the fight went: In the crater, surrounded by lava, I had to face the behemoth. It repeatedly initiated jump attacks, caused the ground to shake, and used wide-area fire attacks.
I myself was playing as the Technomancer and initially had problems. I didn’t react quickly enough and was relatively quickly dead.
Before the second attempt, I prepared better, adjusted my equipment, and planned to heat up the spider with the rocket launcher and the Tormentor, an artillery cannon. Now the actual fight began, after the spider had first “warmed me up.” In the second attempt, I was able to finish the spider off and emerged from the (lava) field as a satisfied victor.
The fight has several phases, each bringing a twist.
The first phase is still relatively calm and it is fairly easy to dodge the attacks.
Eventually, the spider briefly retreats and sends its offshoots after you. This is a good opportunity to regenerate health points.
The second phase proceeds like the first, except now mini-spiders attack in between
In the third phase, the boss shrinks the battlefield and you also have to be careful not to run into the lava
The last phase is the grand finale.
Here, the spider disappears into the lava pool and suddenly transforms into a giant lava worm. How that is physiologically possible was relatively irrelevant to me.
Spider transforms into monster worm. The “how” is not so important.
Here’s why I liked the fight so much: The staging is cool and the absurd transformation of the spider into the monster worm is what I like about Outriders. It’s all about boldness, not subtlety. Moreover, the different phases provide variety and require you to change your tactics in between.
I like boss fights that at least represent a certain challenge and that require a minimum of thought. Combined with the cool design and the epic staging, I really liked this boss.
I hope Outriders will give me more of that! This remains to be seen, as I haven’t been able to see much of the game yet due to constant server crashes.
Some Issues at Launch, but the Important Things are Right So Far
This is how the launch of Outriders went for me: Initially, like many others, I had the problem of not being able to play at all. Constant server outages prevented that.
I actually wanted to start together with my friends. That also fell apart because I’m on PlayStation while they are playing on Steam.
So I had to head out alone for a while. Apart from that, I really like Outriders. By now, I’m just at level 13, but I’ll still give you my impressions:
The Story: I am currently still divided regarding the narrative. It has its good moments, especially some of the side missions tell interesting stories. The setting of Outriders is a bit overloaded but fundamentally intriguing. It’s still too early for me to make a judgment. People Can Fly doesn’t take itself too seriously, and the humor is macabre, which I like.
Loot: Collecting gear is motivating from the very first moment and is one of the best aspects of the loot shooter genre so far. While I only started crafting in Division at the endgame, that starts in Outriders as soon as you get blue gear. I am curious to see how that will play out in the endgame; so far, I’m very satisfied in that regard.
Crafting: The crafting system is well thought out and allows for extensive modifications to gear. It could become the key to keeping Outriders motivating throughout the game.
Gameplay: Compared to the demo, the weapon handling and cover system feel improved. However, I still use cover rarely.
Difficulty: Outriders is challenging, especially when solo. I’ve had to bite the dust in some areas. Generally, though, it was my own fault. I like that it’s not too easy, and when in doubt, you can simply lower the world tier. Thankfully, I’ve never had to do that so far.
I particularly like the interplay of the different mechanics. Gear, the skill trees of the classes, and crafting currently form a very motivating combination and complement each other well.
I constantly try out new variants, already building builds just to then discard them because I found a new weapon or gear piece or to try out a new skill.
My interim conclusion: If this continues, Outriders could become the best loot shooter for me in recent years. I hope the technical problems will be resolved as soon as possible, but People Can Fly is focusing on transparency and communication, which is why I’m quite optimistic in that regard.
What is Outriders? This is a cooperative shooter from People Can Fly and Square Enix. The game mixes story, RPG, and loot mechanics and is a cover shooter that can be compared to games like Gears of War or Remnant: From The Ashes. The setting is situated in a dark sci-fi fantasy setting.
Humans have already destroyed Earth in Outriders and now want to settle on the planet Enoch. You take on the role of an Outrider. This is a military special unit trained for the exploration of the new home.
However, upon arrival on Enoch, things go wrong and you are placed in cryosleep for 30 years. When you awaken, you possess special abilities that serve as the basis for the four classes of Outriders. But humanity is once again on the brink of extinction. These new abilities come at just the right time. Here you can find an overview of Outriders: Classes, system requirements, crossplay – All info about the loot shooter
Here is the launch trailer for Outriders:
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If you are interested in Outriders but still unsure: The free demo is still available. You can get an impression of the cooperative shooter and its four classes there.
Moreover, you can carry over the progress to the full version; you do not have to start from scratch.
Have you already defeated the boss? Did you also find the fight so cool? Or do you have a different opinion? Feel free to write us in the comments.
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Mario Kart is currently booming on German Twitch. That’s why in the first part of our “Mobile Game of the Month” format we present to you the free version of the racing game for mobile: Mario Kart Tour.
Why are we presenting this game to you? In 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the last real Mario Kart released on the Nintendo Switch. This game is currently booming on the streaming platform Twitch. German streamers like MontanaBlack or EliasN97 are regularly showcasing the racing game, leading to a kind of second spring. In the last 30 days, Mario Kart ranked 6th among the most popular games in Twitch Germany (via sullygnome)
Viewers are of course thrilled, but you can only play if you own a Nintendo Switch. For all the players who don’t have the console at home, we now present an alternative: Mario Kart Tour for smartphones.
Mario Kart Tour – The free alternative to the Switch game
How to get Mario Kart Tour? The app is available for free in the Google Play Store and in the Apple App Store. Just make sure you have enough storage space, as the download files are quite large.
Before starting, you need to create or link a Nintendo Account. Only then can you really get started.
This is what the race looks like.
These are the contents of the game: Mario Kart Tour is basically the racing game on a mobile device. There are maps that you may already know from other parts of the series, and there you compete against other players. These can be NPCs, online players, or even friends.
Unlike on the console, you drive 2 laps per track here, but you can also attack your opponents with the well-known items. There are rockets, shells, and the dreaded bananas among others. This way, you shoot your opponents and aim for the first place.
You can play in portrait or landscape mode, depending on what you prefer. Your character drives automatically, but you have to steer around corners, where you can also drift to activate a turbo.
There are a variety of modes to choose from. Prominently featured are numerous cups. In doing so, you always have to drive on 4 different maps and earn stars. Once you complete a cup, you proceed to the next cup.
Alternatively, there is the online mode, where you compete against other players from all around the world. You can also create your own room where you can challenge friends.
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This is what stands out positively: Mario Kart Tour is basically free, which is really great, as there is quite a lot of variety. You can play different maps, unlock characters, and play against opponents online.
Especially for quick sessions, Mario Kart Tour is convincing, as a quick round is always possible and isn’t overshadowed by Pay2Win.
Generally, Mario Kart Tour offers a lot for a regular mobile game and can be compared to the Switch version in many ways. There is a large selection of tracks, familiar items from the Mario world, and mechanics that you also know from the Switch version. This includes drifting and flying after big jumps, among others.
This is what stands out negatively: A major criticism is the Pay2Win aspect in Mario Kart Tour. To unlock some cups, you need stars that you can earn in the previous cups. However, to unlock all cups, you need so many stars that you either have to complete almost every track perfectly or alternatively spend real money.
In addition, there is also ongoing advertising for the in-game shop. Special offers are meant to encourage you to spend money, and players who want to use all characters have to invest in the tubes, that is, the loot boxes of the game. It also requires a good dose of luck to pull the right characters. Players who invest money usually have better characters that provide more items or speed during races.
What is Pay2Win? This term is especially relevant for free games. It describes an advantage in the game over other players if you invest real money. For the real money, you might get items that enhance the character.
Free games often use Pay2Win to finance themselves. An alternative to such items are cosmetic items that provide no gameplay advantage but only change the character’s appearance.
What reviews say: In the respective app stores, the ratings look quite solid:
Google Play Store: 4.1 out of 5 stars from over 1.9 million ratings
iOS App Store: 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 60,000 ratings
Generally, the reviews say that while it is a different gaming experience than on the Switch, it is still a lot of fun and is also free to play. The focus of the controls is clearly on the smartphone, and the difficulty level is generally considered fair.
However, the Pay2Win approach is criticized here as well. Those who want to be successful in online matches must grind for a long time and ideally invest money to keep up with other drivers.
Is this a Switch alternative? Definitely! It is not on the same level as the Switch version, and the mobile controls take some practice, but as a free alternative, it should not be underestimated. This way, you can play Mario Kart Tour in between and definitely have fun.
But keep in mind that especially in online mode, the Pay2Win aspect becomes evident again and again. If you can’t live with that, you should mainly play against NPCs, as there you always have a chance even without investing real money.
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Yes, Diablo 3 is great and waiting for Diablo 4 is annoying. Luckily, there are fantastic games that can fill the gap a bit. MeinMMO author Max Handwerk often turns to a hack and slash game whose best days are actually long gone: Champions of Norrath.
Smashing a few monsters, collecting loot, exploring dungeons, and doing it all in co-op – there are days when there is simply no better game principle than exactly this mix. The classic in this regard is of course Diablo, for which we have already been waiting for… I can’t remember exactly how long we have been waiting for Diablo 4. Long, anyway.
What kind of game is this? Well, the fact that Champions of Norrath is missing from the list of the currently best Diablo alternatives might be because it is a 17-year-old game. Which also only runs on the PlayStation 2. And is not available on PS Now.
In short: To play it, I have to dust off my old PS2 console and find the disc each time. But: Once these hurdles are overcome, there is a nice shot of nostalgia straight to the brain.
Because just when the familiar music starts, I feel transported back years. Of course, this also applies to the game’s graphics, which, for a 17-year-old PS2 game, don’t look bad at all. Graphics and gameplay are shown in this video, for example:
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The nice thing: The game is still a lot of fun once you get it running. Especially in co-op, Champions shows its strength: Back in the day, you could simply connect four controllers to the PS2 via Multitab and get started. Champions of Norrath was one of those games where it was really worth it. Because then you could assemble a powerful team from various classes.
One would grab the barbarian warrior to smash goblins with a hit-and-smash tactic and two weapons at once, while the wood elf ranger decimated enemy hordes from a distance with the bow. The cleric relied on blunt weapons and reliably took care of the undead, while erudite wizards covered the field with spells. And the dark elf was always in a bad mood but could somehow do a little bit of everything.
The diversity of classes that could be individually customized in appearance and skills keeps the game from getting boring even on the third or fourth playthrough. The dungeons are randomly generated, which was not exactly standard back then.
Of course, at the end of the day, the gameplay primarily consisted of beating up monsters, orcs, goblins, and other enemies from a bird’s-eye view. Then you would get better weapons and abilities to take down even bigger, meaner, or simply more monsters. But somehow this game managed back then to keep my attention without me really noticing – and it never really got boring.
Is Champions of Norrath really that good?
If you look at reviews from back then, Champions definitely impressed with its content. The fact that I still enjoy taking it out of my PS2 treasure chest today is probably also related to personal nostalgia.
I first played Champions when I got it as a demo version from some gaming magazine for the PS2. I must have been about ten years old back then. And those first few levels included in the demo – my brother and I must have gone through them hundreds of times.
There we had to dismantle an orc-goblin horde in a dark, treetop-located city, and then fight against… even more goblins in the forest. In the end, a big orc was waiting with two creatures that could best be described as saber-toothed tiger-dog-bear hybrids.
As soon as the boss of the level was smashed, the demo approached its end. So you can imagine how excited we were when we finally had the full game and could suddenly play beyond this endpoint.
Back then, The Lord of the Rings was just a big thing. That may have influenced my class selection.
Finally, we could discover more abilities and even buy weapons from the vendor Nenmar, whom you couldn’t pay in the demo at all. We got to travel to new places that were something other than a forest full of orcs (for example, a cave with spiders, an ancient temple, or a tropical beach with fish creatures!).
Then we also discovered that we could equip weapons with elements. Suddenly, our champions were waving fire swords, ice bows, or poison staffs around. It shone and caused trouble for enemies – as a kid, it was insane.
In the following years, we played it over and over again, even my later girlfriend took her first gaming steps with Champions of Norrath. Diablo came to us only later. Somehow it was more like Diablo became the Norrath alternative for us.
There was also a sequel, Champions: Return to Arms, which was also really strong. But the original Norrath – it has somehow remained deeper rooted with me than the successor.
A re-release in modern garb I would buy without a second thought. On that front, however, things don’t look good – but honestly, the classic version is also enough for me.
So please excuse me now. After all this writing, it’s time to call my brother, grab the PS2, and dump the drawer with the old games. Norrath is probably still being threatened by goblins. Let’s see if we can do something about it.
Do you have such games from the past that you keep returning to – even if they may not hold up as well anymore? Share it with us in the comments!
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On Pokémon GO, the Spring Event (Easter Event) 2021 starts on April 4th. Here we show you all the contents and which images the dataminers have already found.
What kind of event is this? A few days ago, Niantic announced the Spring Event 2021 in Pokémon GO. This will be the Easter Event taking place under this name. It lasts only a few days, but comes with a new Shiny, a new Mega Pokémon, and flower crowns.
We present an overview here of what is known about the event and what insights dataminers have already gained into the new contents.
All info on the Easter Event 2021
When does it start? The start is on Sunday, April 4th at 10:00 AM local time. You have less than a week to take advantage of the event. The Easter Event ends on Thursday, April 8th at 8:00 PM local time.
What will spawn? In the wild, you will encounter Owei, Marill, Plusle, Minun, Haspiror, and Scoppel, as well as Pikachu more frequently.
Pokémon with flower crown: This event features spawns of Pokémon that wear a flower crown. Chaneira and Pikachu can wear it in the wild. If Wonneira hatches from an egg, it can also wear a flower crown. With a bit of luck, you will encounter shiny variants of Chaneira and Wonneira.
If you evolve a Chaneira that is wearing a flower crown, Heiteira will also wear this fashionable accessory. Dataminers have already figured out what that looks like in the game. In the embedded reddit post, you can already get a picture of the flower crown Pokémon:
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New 2 km eggs: If you receive 2 km eggs during the event, the following Pokémon can hatch from them: Owei, Evoli with flower crown, Pichu with flower crown, Togepi, Azurill, Haspiror, Wonneira with flower crown, Mampfaxo, Geronimatz and Scoppel.
Who is the Mega Pokémon? In recent months, Niantic has repeatedly changed the line-up of Mega Pokémon. For the Easter Event, Mega-Schlapor returns to raids for the first time. In the embedded reddit post above, you can see how the boss looks.
What bonuses are these? In addition to these new contents, there are bonuses that are active during all 4 days. These mainly revolve around eggs, but also help in earning experience points.
For hatching eggs, you will receive twice as many candies
Eggs will be hatched twice as quickly during the event
Lucky eggs will remain active for a whole hour instead of just half an hour
To take advantage of the bonus with the incubators, you should not start too early. The half distance to hatch only counts for eggs placed in the incubator after the event starts. If you already had eggs in the incubators beforehand, they will not reduce their distance after the event starts.
In our event overview for April 2021 in Pokémon GO, we show you what will happen in the game in the coming weeks and which dates you should keep free. Are you looking forward to the Easter Event?
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The survival game Valheim attracts millions of players and regularly excites tens of thousands to play. But how much do you actually know about the new hit on Steam? Test your knowledge here on MeinMMO with 12 questions.
Since Valheim was released in Early Access on Steam on February 2, 2021, it has sold over 6 million copies and still attracts an average of over 179,000 players (via steamcharts). Despite, or perhaps because of, its quirky retro aesthetics, players are celebrating the new survival game, and a huge community has built up around Valheim.
On platforms like reddit, players regularly exchange ideas and share what they experience. The experiences range from close battles to crazy ideas to impressive buildings that creators sometimes spend dozens of hours on.
A major highlight is the boss fights that make the game really great. And behind every boss and every enemy lies a story. This is exactly where we want to check how much you know about everything Valheim has to offer.
What kind of quiz is this? We have put together 12 questions about Valheim for you. They not only concern knowledge about bosses and loot but also about the world and the story.
Just because you have already defeated the last boss Yagluth doesn’t mean that you are already an expert! Exploration is an important aspect in Valheim, and in many corners of the world, secrets and stories are hidden that you need to look out for.
How do I participate? We have provided multiple choices for each question. Click or tap on the one you think is correct, and you will find out if it is right. With the “Continue” button, you go to the next question.
If you want to repeat the quiz, it’s best to reload the page. Have fun!
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How did you do? Were you able to answer all questions or did you get one wrong? Which did you find particularly tricky, and which particularly easy? Discuss with other Vikings in the comments!
In today’s Item Spotlight, Cortyn shows you an item that allows you to show eternal connection to a fellow player in World of Warcraft. He cannot resist.
Many items in World of Warcraft are really nasty. They deal damage, leave terrible debuffs, or are perfect for trolling. However, some items are just nice and always give players a good feeling. Today we will talk about such an item – the Friendship Necklace.
What is the Item Spotlight? The Item Spotlight is a new, regularly recurring format on MeinMMO. Every few weeks we want to highlight a special item from an MMO and clarify the most important questions. Where does the item come from? What is the use of the item? What is its story? We hope to point out a few cool items that you may have overlooked.
What is the Friendship Necklace? The Friendship Necklace (“B. F. F. Necklace”) is a toy in WoW that remains permanently in your collection after use. It is then available to all characters.
The necklace can be used on a target, granting them the “Best Friends” buff for 24 hours with the description: “Forever Friends!” This is accompanied by a little heart rising above the target’s head.
What can you do with the necklace? Basically, exactly what the item says. You “offer the necklace” and grant your target a buff that lasts for 24 hours. By the way, that is also the cooldown of the toy.
Your target will find it hard to remove the buff. Because the buff cannot simply be clicked away, nor is it removed upon death. No wonder, friendship surpasses trivialities like death.
Only PvP in the form of arenas and battlegrounds seems to remove the buff, as almost all player effects are removed here to ensure fairness.
The buff is wonderfully suited as a “thank you” effect in all kinds of situations. Did someone help you with potions or saved you from a death in a raid that you caused? Did someone lend you an ear in the guild and help you with problems? Did you have a nice evening role-playing?
All of this can easily be expressed with the Friendship Necklace.
Especially in online environments where things can often get rough, it’s a nice gesture to just leave a kind gesture. The Friendship Necklace is perfect for that.
But be careful not to be too generous with it. Otherwise, the jealous Blood Elf might ask why she didn’t receive your buff today, while the Nightborne in revealing clothing is now prancing around with your friendship buff.
We have more particularly cool items from WoW for you here:
How do you get the Friendship Necklace? You can get the Friendship Necklace in Pandaria. Travel to the Tonlong Steppes to the Temple of Niuzao. From there, travel to the marked cave entrance on the map, at coordinates 32 / 61.
Enter the cave and work your way to the end. Here you can go up a ramp, and you should already find the peculiar stone giant “Knu’dalon the Heart Watcher” there. Defeat him and loot his corpse – the Friendship Necklace is a guaranteed drop.
Knu’dalon the Heart Watcher sits in his cave – wearing a big bow on his head. A bit hard to see in the dark.
Activate the necklace to add it to your collection. After that, you can use the Friendship Necklace on any character and grant other players a heart and a (forced) friendship.
Please don’t turn into a crazy stalker who renews the necklace on the same target every 24 hours. Because that is creepy.
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The second part of the FUT Birthday in FIFA 21 has begun. Today there are more special cards for Ultimate Team.
What is the FUT Birthday? The FUT Birthday takes place every year in FIFA 21 and celebrates the birthday of Ultimate Team. On this occasion, there are always special cards. This year, the FUT Birthday Team 1 has already been released. Inside there are special cards that got improved stats for skill moves or weak foot.
Team 1 brought Sané, Huntelaar and Podolski could be obtained through challenges and SBCs
Now the second half of the FUT Birthday starts. We present the second team here on MeinMMO.
This is the FUT Birthday Team 2
When does FUT Birthday Team 2 come? The second team was released on Friday evening, April 2, 2021, at 7:00 PM. It is expected to be available for about a week. The cards can be packed in FIFA 21, but it takes a lot of luck to get them. You can also get them on the transfer market, but they will cost a lot of coins.
This is what Team 2 looks like: Here you see all the players who are now part of the 5-star skillers or who had their weak foot improved.
Modric (92) with 4-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Sterling (92) with 5-star skills and 4-star weak foot
Paulinho (90) with 4-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Aouar (90) with 4-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Adama Traoré (89) with 5-star skills and 4-star weak foot
Emre Can (88) with 5-star skills and 4-star weak foot
Tomori (87) with 5-star skills and 4-star weak foot
Atal (87) with 5-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Kent (86) with 5-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Bernardeschi (86) with 5-star skills and 5-star weak foot
Günter (85) with 5-star skills and 3-star weak foot
What else does the FUT Birthday bring? During the FUT Birthday, there are daily changing SBCs and various special tasks. Some of the improved players that have been made available so far include:
Marco Reus
Lucas Podolski
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Gervinho
Mandanda
Arturo Vidal
With the second team, a new SBC and task series went live. From now on, you can get Payet in a 89-rated version with 5-star weak foot and 4-star skills. You will also receive Leicester’s Choudhury in an 87-rated version with 5-star weak foot.
Today, on April 2nd, Destiny 2 gets a visit from the mysterious Xur. Where the tentacle bearer is hiding this Easter and whether his exotic gifts will put a smile on the Guardians’ faces is revealed by MeinMMO. Here are all the details about his inventory and location.After that, we’ll take a look at the Trials of Osiris.
This concerns the players: The Destiny week was supposed to start with a new strike for everyone, butnot all Guardians were able to play the fresh mission “Test Site” everywhere. Bungie had to explain itself, and the players started throwing accusations. The mission also made waves because it suddenly mutated from a mocked, short strike to the hardest mission in Destiny 2.
Then there was an unusual race: The gunsmith Banshee-44 offered a mod that has a drop chance of less than 1%. However, few Guardians could take advantage of the offer, as the new update 3.1.1.2 came with maintenance and a server downtime in between.
Bungie has also announced how they want to revise the most hated perks on the rarest weapons:
All information about Xur on April 2nd, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur come? Due to the time change, Xur’s visit is now scheduled for 7 PM German time on April 2nd. He will remain there until the next weekly reset on March 30th and sell his exotic items to interested Guardians.
What does Xur have on offer? Does Xur care about earthly holidays? He has a weapon exotic with him and also brings one exotic armor for the Warlock, Hunter, and Titan each, promised. MeinMMO takes a look at the status values and prices of his Easter offer.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You will find Xur this week on Nessus. Look in the area “Guardian’s Grave” on the tree.
Xur’s position on Nessus (Barge)
Xur’s inventory from 02.04. to 06.04. – All exotics at a glance
Weapon: Arbalest– Linear fusion rifle for 29 legendary shards
Which map is active? The endgame PvP mode is played on only one map each week. The current map is Javelin-4.
Javelin-4
Additionally, the Trials are particularly worthwhile over Easter: In the new “Seasonal Challenge” you will find this week the mission to win 7 rounds in the Trials (not matches). As a guaranteed reward, one of the coveted Trials weapons will pop out. If you have time this week, you are allowed to complete the task this whole Season 13 until May 11.
With 3 wins or with the endgame bounty you will get: Astral Horizon (shotgun)
5 wins reward you with the new chest armor
5 wins reward you with the new gauntlets
In the flawless chest waits Astral Horizon as a master version
When do the Trials run? The Trials begin today, April 2nd at 7 PM and end with the weekly reset on April 6th at 7 PM.
Are you diving into the fray and making an impact in the Trials of Osiris? Or did Xur bring exactly the exotic you were missing? Let us know in the comments.
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The Twitch streamer Ashley Roboto (25) made an announcement to her channel’s viewers, telling them not to come off as stupid just because she plays games like Kingdom Hearts 3 on the “Easy” difficulty level. This sparks a big discussion. Is there a right way to play and a wrong way?
This is the streamer’s announcement: The 25-year-old Canadian makes a clear statement to viewers on Twitter. She won’t let anyone get on her nerves because she wants to play “Kingdom Hearts 3” peacefully and without stress, choosing the easiest difficulty level to enjoy the story and the game.
Anyone who comes at her with nonsense will be thrown out of her chat with a suplex. She says:
“Let people play games however they want. Are you really attacking me because I want to play a game that’s notorious for its convoluted story calmly to see the cutscenes, listen to the dialogues, figure out what the lore is about, and just enjoy the game?
Not everyone wants to play games to get angry and suffer. […] Stop telling people how they should play games. It’s so boring!”
“If you want to play like that, just watch a movie”
This is how the clip is received: The video now has almost a million views on Twitter. Apparently, Ashley Roboto hit a sore spot here.
It’s clear that the discussion is quite controversial. Some people simply cannot understand how someone can play a game on “Easy”:
For some gamers, playing on “Easy” is unacceptable – “Normal” is the lowest point of negotiation. They emphasize that they usually play on “Very Hard”
One wonders what fun a game can even have if you play it on “Easy” since there is no challenge at all.
Those who play on “Easy” to enjoy the story of a game aren’t looking to play a game at all, they would rather watch a movie, says another user.
A Twitter user says: “Those who play on Easy will fail later in life” – that’s close to the famous Karl Lagerfeld quote, “Those who play on Easy have lost control of their life.”
A standard recommendation is “Git gud” – just get better.
“Twitch viewers want to dictate to streamers how to play correctly”
However, there are also people who share the streamer’s view. They say:
It’s totally strange that some gamers believe games are only made for people who “work hard and invest a lot of time” – gaming is a hobby. Some just want to relax and chill – and that’s perfectly fine.
Another user says he plays games on “Very Easy” because it saves him time. While others spend 100 hours on a game, he’s already progressed further and completed two new games.
The site Polygon also supports the streamer. Polygon quotes Twitch streamer Nikatine, who makes it a “male-female” thing.
She says it’s primarily a problem for female streamers that their fans demand they play games “in a certain way.” The fans would explain to them what’s wrong. Nikatine says she plays dumb on purpose just to mock the fans.
She says she would, in Elite Dangerous, say: “Oh dear, it’s so dark in space – when does the sun come out?”
The streamer Nikatine makes a joke out of pretending to be silly to mock “backseat gamers.”
Streamer blizzb3ar says viewers even dictate to him what the “right way” is to play the sandbox game Stardew Valley. Women often have the problem of not being perceived as “real gamers.”
There is the phenomenon of “backseat gaming”: this is when viewers play the know-it-alls and explain to the actual player what they are doing wrong.
The streamer Ashley Roboto seems to have used the viral clip for good. In her first stream after the viral Twitter clip, she had five times as many viewers as before.
However, not every Twitch streamer shares Ashley Roboto’s view that games should be taken lightly. The streamer with the most followers on Twitch has a completely different approach:
She says she would, in Elite Dangerous, say: “Oh dear, it’s so dark in space – when does the sun come out?”
The streamer Nikatine makes a joke out of pretending to be silly to mock “backseat gamers.”
Streamer blizzb3ar says viewers even dictate to him what the “right way” is to play the sandbox game Stardew Valley. Women often have the problem of not being perceived as “real gamers.”
There is the phenomenon of “backseat gaming”: this is when viewers play the know-it-alls and explain to the actual player what they are doing wrong.
The streamer Ashley Roboto seems to have used the viral clip for good. In her first stream after the viral Twitter clip, she had five times as many viewers as before.
However, not every Twitch streamer shares Ashley Roboto’s view that games should be taken lightly. The streamer with the most followers on Twitch has a completely different approach:
Call of Duty: Warzone was supposed to have attack helicopters by now, which would allow occupants to fire at enemy soldiers on the ground. But it just seems not to happen. The helicopters have already been introduced to the game for the second time and were removed again after just a few hours.
What’s going on? Those who want to progress quickly in Call of Duty: Warzone take one of the many vehicles that can be found on the large map “Verdansk”. You have the choice between:
poorly armored buggies and ATVs
sturdy SUV family cars
armored trucks and helicopters
However, this selection should actually look different by now. Warzone would like to replace the standard helicopter with an attack helicopter. It has miniguns for its occupants on the sides and could save you a lot of ammo if it were to stay in the game a bit longer.
Yet the battle royale still fails to bring the helicopter into the game cleanly and without bugs on the second attempt.
Warzone: Attack helicopter makes players invisible
What’s the problem? The new helicopters were actually planned as content for the integration of Black Ops Cold War into Warzone. When the Season 1 went online on December 16, 2020, it quickly became clear that the new vehicles were heavily bugged.
The thing became a favorite for cheaters because with a glitch players could become invisible. And I mean really invisible. The invisible ones were not even visible to their own team and the victims had no chance.
The cheater helicopter went offline just 33 hours after its release in December 2020:
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In the tweet from back then, it says: “The attack helicopter has been temporarily removed […]. The vehicle will return once the associated problems have been resolved.”
Two and a half months later, the renewed attempt. With the Mid-Season Update of Season 2, the attack helicopters returned to the game, along with possibly the old glitch:
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This time, the helicopter lasted a little longer than in December 2020: A total of 35 hours the attack helicopters were in CoD Warzone before the developers replaced the cheater heli with the normal variant:
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The second attempt to bring the heli into the game has therefore failed brutally. In total, the attack helicopter was not even 70 hours in the game. If you have tried that thing, you can count yourself lucky – not many players have likely had that experience yet.
Warzone just can’t shake some bugs
Since the release, there have been many crazy glitches in Warzone. The major free-to-play shooter attracts exploiters like a magnet, but many of the bugs often disappear quickly and remain only an unpleasant memory:
However, there are two bugs that come up again and again: invisibility and the nasty stim glitch. Over and over, unfair players find a way to trick the mechanics in the game or produce bugs that give significant advantages over us average players.
What will happen with the attack helicopter now remains unclear for the time being. The fix is back on the developers’ “to-do” list, but without a concrete timeline. It may take a while before the third attempt begins. For according to a current leak, the developers might be busy with the completion of Verdansk 2.0.
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The Trickster or Assassin is the agile melee fighter in Outriders. MeinMMO presents a build by YouTuber NickTew that allows you to level up quickly and reach the endgame fast.
What can the Assassin do in Outriders? The nimble assassin manipulates space and time, can teleport, and slow down enemies. He heals himself by killing enemies in close combat. His strength lies in quickly taking out individual enemies.
In this article, we present a build for the assassin, originating from YouTuber Nick Tew. (via YouTube) The Trickster build is designed to level up quickly and reach the endgame. You can even continue to use it in the endgame until you find better gear.
Assassin Build – Skill Tree, Abilities, and Gear
These perks are needed: NickTew focuses entirely on the assassin subclass of the skill tree in his build. Here you mainly get bonuses on weapon damage. The ability Twisted Rounds, which this build is based on, is also enhanced.
With the assassin’s perks, you have a wide selection and can choose according to your preferences and available equipment. Some perks, such as “Weapon Trickery,” “Death Probability,” or “Unexpected End,” appear multiple times. You should choose these every time.
Here you can see the skill tree of the assassin. Focus on the assassin subclass.
These perks are needed for the Trickster build
Here are the essential perks of the build:
Weapon Trickery: +15 % weapon damage at short range
Death Probability: Increases weapon damage by +8 %
Weapon Trickery: Increases weapon damage at short range by +15 %
Mastery: Shotguns – +20 % damage with shotguns (of course, only if you are using shotguns)
Outrider Executioner: Activating mobility abilities increases weapon damage by +50 % for 8 seconds
Mobility abilities are skills like Hunt The Prey (Level 4) or Borrowed Time (Level 13)
Devastating Firepower: Activating deception abilities increases your weapon damage by +50 % for 8 seconds.
Unexpected End: When you attack enemies from behind, weapon damage increases by +20 %
Strange Growth: Increases the magazine size by +50 %
Expert: Here you can choose between +12 % damage for assault weapons (assault rifles, submachine guns, etc.) or +12 % damage for shotguns
Cold Calculation: For each enemy at close range, weapon damage increases by +8 %
Once you have selected these perks, you have 5 skill points left to distribute as you wish.
The perks Devastating Firepower and Outrider Executioner are particularly important. Alternatively, you can also choose Sprout of Power. This perk has the same effect for damage abilities, but in this build the choice fell on Devastating Firepower.
The choice is important and also determines the skills you need for the build.
These skills fit best with the Trickster build
For the road to endgame, NickTew recommends the following skills:
Hunt The Prey: Teleports you behind a target and gives you a shield bonus.
Venator’s Knife: Throws an energy blade at your enemies. Upon hitting, it deals damage, jumps to up to 5 enemies in the vicinity, marks them, and slows down marked enemies for 10 seconds. The first hit target takes double damage.
Twisted Rounds: Fills your magazine with anomaly ammunition that deals significantly more damage.
By constantly activating Venator’s Knife and Hunt The Prey, the perks Devastating Firepower and Outrider Executioner remain active. This allows you to trigger the bonuses repeatedly.
In conjunction with Twisted Rounds, you gain even more damage bonuses and can deal massive amounts of damage.
Weapons, Armor, Mods
This is his equipment: Basically, you have the freedom to choose. However, NickTew advises against rifles. In close combat, it’s not advisable to rely on precision. Enemy groups would overwhelm you, which is why ranged weapons are not a good choice.
Generally, automatic weapons and shotguns are very well suited for the build. More important are the modifications you choose.
Armor Mods: Definitely focus on mods that enhance the skill Twisted Rounds. For everything else, you have the freedom to choose what you need.
Weapon Mods: Here, too, you have a generous selection, but there is one mod that is particularly recommended – Perpetuum Mobile.
This level 2 mod allows you to restore ammunition by killing enemies. This means you basically never have to reload.
This keeps Twisted Rounds from running out, as the skill only goes on cooldown when you need to reload.
You have a permanent damage buff from this, as the skill is always active.
What attributes are recommended on the equipment? Here you should focus on weapon damage and close combat damage.
Here is the video for the build:
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Outriders has been available since April 1 for PC (Epic, Steam), Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, and PS5. In our overview, you will find all the important information about Outriders: Release, Classes, System Requirements
If you haven’t played Outriders yet, you can try all classes in the free demo of Outriders. There you can test four of the total eight different skills and play the first chapter of the main story.
What do you think of the build? Do you play the assassin yourself? Or have you already created better builds? Let us know in the comments.
The Call of Duty: Warzone received a hefty 50GB update and showed rather sparse patch notes. Those familiar with Warzone know – there are again secret changes, and indeed, that’s the case. Some of the best weapons now require different strategies. MeinMMO presents the known adjustments and suggests new setups.
The mid-season update for Season 2 came on March 31 and brought some changes to Call of Duty: Warzone, as well as a reduction of file size by nearly 10 GB. Compared to the size of nearly 50 GB, the patch notes seem rather clear. It mentions, among other things:
A nerfed AUG
Adjustments to certain attachments
New ping options on the map
However, there is little to indicate that there were comprehensive adjustments to strong weapons. Aside from the note that the AUG is supposed to have increased recoil. But it turns out that some of the currently best weapons now require different setups due to “secret” changes. If you do not adjust your attachments, you will enter the fight with an unnecessary disadvantage. Therefore, MeinMMO shows you which weapons now require different setups and whether they still belong among the best.
The information comes from various videos by Warzone experts, which we compile in this article. If you want to make your own picture, you can find the English videos in the sources below.
AUG nerf disappoints – changes barely felt
How does the nerf affect? Looking at the first experiences with the AUG after the patch, the developers may need to revisit this. The tactical rifle is still strong and the slight change in recoil makes it weaker at very long ranges, yet it can still dominate at the important medium distances.
Should I change anything in the setup? There is not much you need to be aware of with the AUG. If you have used the most common setup, everything remains the same:
Warzone: AUG setup after mid-season 2
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 18.2″ Task Force
Scope: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Magazine: 45 Round Drum
M16 needs a new magazine
How does the nerf affect? The M16 is the second tactical rifle from Cold War, which is currently extremely strong in Battle Royale. After the initial analyses, there was no real nerf for the M16, but more of a fix. Because the “Fast Fire-60 Round Magazine” now lowers your ADS values, and it takes you significantly longer to aim, which compromises the weapon’s mobility.
Should I change anything in the setup? Replace the fixed magazine. Instead, opt for one of the magazines that only increases capacity but does not improve your reload speed. With the “STANAG 60 Round” you still have the large magazine and fewer penalties to your aim down sights time.
Warzone M16 setup after mid-season 2
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 15.9″ Task Force
Scope: Axial Arms 3x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Magazine: STANAG 60 Round
FFAR 1 remains top-tier – with new magazine and barrel
How does the nerf affect? So far it seems that nothing has happened to the weapon itself. The changes are also limited to attachments. On one hand, the “Fast Fire-50 Round Magazine” has been fixed, which, like the M16, now comes with only benefits and no disadvantages. Moreover, the popular barrel “20.3” Access” no longer provides an increase in bullet speed, which is very important for Cold War weapons in Warzone. The FFAR remains very strong.
Should I change anything in the setup? Change your barrel and replace the magazine. The weapon will continue to perform at a high level and will not disappear from the meta for now. You could use the “STANAG 50 Round” for the magazine and the “19.5” Special Forces” for the barrel. Overall, this makes the weapon slightly weaker. You reload slower and your sideways movements while aiming (strafing) are slower.
Warzone FFAR 1 setup after mid-season 2
Muzzle: Agency Muzzle Brake
Barrel: 19.5″ Special Forces
Stock: Looters Stock
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Ammunition: STANAG 50 Round
MAC-10 benefits from new ADS bonuses
What happened to the MAC-10? The update changed many of the barrels and fixed some attachments. This includes some of the previously useless grips. Not all have been fixed, but occasionally you can now shorten your aim time with the grips. Very strong for submachine guns like the MAC-10, which remains a good choice in Warzone.
Should I change anything in the setup? For the MAC-10, it may be worth it to attach a new barrel and try one of the grips. The 5th barrel (6.5″ pulled) gives you the maximum benefit in range, and with the Speed Tape, you will aim faster. Overall, the MAC-10 becomes slightly more mobile and you may like it even more than before. However, the bullet speed does decrease overall.
Warzone MAC-10 setup after mid-season 2
Muzzle: Agency Muzzle Brake
Barrel: 6.5″ pulled
Stock: No Stock
Ammunition: STANG 53 Round Drum
Grip: Speed Tape
LMGs need a new barrel
What happened to the LMGs? Previously, the barrels in the second position (usually “Ulan-Barrel”) were considered the best choice for LMGs because they provided the greatest bonus to bullet speed. This was not obvious for a while. When Cold War was integrated into Warzone, the description of these barrels read: “Increases vehicle damage”. Now the description is back, and indeed, the barrels in the second position of many “Cold War” weapons now increase damage to vehicles – not just for LMGs.
The Warzone expert “TheXclsuiveAce” had been experimenting and found that you only need about 50 shots with the Stoner 63 to disable a truck. Previously, around 100 shots were necessary. This could become a strong alternative against vehicles, but it remains to be seen how players will respond.
However, this also means that the Ulan-barrels are no longer the best choice for LMGs. Choose the last barrel (usually “Special Forces-Barrel”) to maximize your bullet speed. A strong Stoner setup now looks like this:
Warzone Stoner 63 setup after mid-season 2
Muzzle: Agency Muzzle Brake
Barrel: 20.3″ Special Forces
Scope: Visiontech 2x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Ammunition: 120 Round
The “Season 2 Reloaded Update” brought extensive changes, many of which were again not mentioned in the patch notes. However, so far it appears that there have not been any significant changes in the general meta. The AUG and M16 are still good options. The FFAR dominates at close range due to its strong time-to-kill. It is quite possible that the developers will soon make adjustments to the weapons to bring the “OP weapons” in line.
In the Live Letter, the director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida, announced new information about the upcoming Patch 5.5. Additionally, there is now a trailer that you can watch.
In the new Live Letter, producer Yoshida revealed new details about the update. In the upcoming story section, players must prepare for a tough battle. The Telophoroi, led by Zenos and Fandaniel, are causing chaos and devastation in Eorzea.
The combined army of the Alliance seems to be overwhelmed, and things do not look good for the Warrior of Light and his friends. They must all stick together to prevent the end of the world.
You can watch the fresh trailer here. It contains footage from the second part of Patch 5.5:
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In the course of the main scenario of 5.5, you will also be able to enter the new dungeon Paglth’an, which is located in the area of the Beast Tribe of the Amalj’aa.
The gear that you receive from the dungeon is also designed to match the look of the Amalj’aa. The new dungeon will support the Trust system and can be entered with NPCs.
The story of Patch 5.5 will be split into two parts. The first part will be released on April 13, and the second will follow at the end of May after the digital Fan Fest (May 15 and 16). This will conclude the story of Shadowbringers and transition to the new expansion Endwalker.
Screenshots of the dungeon Paglth’an
YoRHa – Dark Apocalypse Raid
What’s Coming in Patch 5.5: The third part of the Nier raid is titled “The Tower, Paradigm Breaker.” With this section of the 24-man raid, the story of YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse will be concluded.
In it, players will fight through the tower, some of them knowing it from Nier Automata, and discover the story behind the androids 2B, 2P, and 9S.
In the stream, Yoshida commented that the dev team put a lot of effort into the atmosphere of the raid to make it something special.
The first two Nier raids will also receive an update: the special companions from these raids will now be easier to acquire.
New Trial: Diamond Weapon
What’s Happening in Patch 5.5: The Diamond Weapon will be the last trial from the Woe of Werlyt series. Unlike the previous weapons like Emerald and Ruby, the quest for Diamond is about capturing the weapon rather than destroying it. This is evident from the Japanese naming of the quest.
You will fight against Diamond on a flying platform, and of course, you can fall and die. So you must be careful.
As usual, there will be difficulties in the fight against the Diamond Weapon: Normal and Extreme. In Extreme mode, new weapons (?), a new mount, and a crafting item will drop as rewards.
Screenshots of the battle against the Diamond Weapon and the story of Werlyt
PS5 Beta Test
Alongside the release of Patch 5.5, the beta test for the PS5 version of FFXIV will also begin. It offers players:
Players who already own FFXIV can directly download the PS5 version. New players have the option to download the PS5 version during the free trial. Participation is open to everyone.
If no major bugs occur, the beta will end quickly, and players will be able to switch to the final version. The upgrade is free for PS4 players of FFXIV.
The connection between the game clients and the servers will also be improved. Here are some official screenshots of the PS5 version:
PC players will also enjoy the high resolution and new UI elements.
Resistance Weapons
The last upgrade for the Resistance Weapons will come with Patch 5.55 at the end of May. However, some new information about it was presented in the Live Letter. Players will be able to explore a new area called Zadnor, located at the border between Bozja and Dalmasca.
This time, no Rank 15 of the Resistance will be required to participate in the content. The new rank cap will be raised to 25. More information includes:
Adjustments for duels
New engagements within the zone
The Resistance Weapons will be slightly better than the weapons from the current epic Eden raid
The secondary stats will be freely selectable
Further content of Patch 5.5
Apart from the major contents mentioned above, Patch 5.5 will also bring a number of smaller updates, adjustments, and fixes. Here’s an overview:
Reconstruction of Ishgard: The work is complete, and now it will be celebrated. Celebrations will happen for one day every 2 days. On the day of celebration, events will occur every 2 hours.
The events are similar to normal FATEs for collectors and crafters. There will be rewards for participating in the events.
The Ishgard housing will come with Patch 6.1 after the release of Endwalker.
Schedule of celebrations in Ishgard
New upgrades for the Resistance Weapons will come in Patch 5.55
Balance adjustments for jobs like Dragoon and Warrior. No major adjustments, just light changes to the numbers. No nerfs, no buffs above 2%
New armors and rewards for PvP
The next dream trial. Titan will be replaced by Leviathan
New recipes for crafters
Convenience updates for collectors. Spawn points of gathering spots will be displayed via the gathering menu on the map, and waters will indicate which fish they contain.
Count Charlemend de Durendaire as a new NPC for delivery requests
Updates for the mini-game Triple Triad
The Explorer mode will get new dungeons that you can enter alone and take screenshots in
More small updates and cosmetic items
More images of new ultimate content in 6.1, as well as furniture and the new outfit
More detailed information will come with the patch notes, which will be published shortly before the update on April 13.
What do you think of the contents of the patch and the trailer? Let us know in the comments and discuss with us.
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In Valheim (Steam), you can fight, gather, and farm, but for many, building bases and fortresses is what Valheim is all about. However, once water comes into play, building can become challenging.A lucky Viking accidentally found an interesting method that makes building by the shore easier.
Building by the water is frustrating. All you want is to completely surround your coastal base with a protective wall of wooden palisades, but deep water ruins everything. One step too far and your Viking puts the hammer away and prefers to swim a lap instead of securing safety.
A clever player has now accidentally discovered a method that allows you to seal off even the deeper coastal sections with your wooden wall. You only need a hand cart and some skill for this.
Valheim: Viking uses hand carts as building islands
How does it work exactly? On reddit, the player “SwirlyMind” showcases his building technique and states that he discovered the “mechanic” by chance. He jumps onto a hand cart in the water and can then steer the floating cart with his walking movements. We’ve embedded the clip here:
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How can I do this too? The trick behind it is simple. When executed, it looks a bit different.
Build a dock and drive a hand cart over the dock into the water. Swim back to land and jump over the dock onto the floating hand cart. Now you are the cart captain and can steer your new building raft with some finesse.
This takes some practice and patience but is significantly easier and more manageable compared to building with water up to your neck. The cart does not only react to your walking movements but is also affected by the water. This means you often have to correct your direction to reach the desired position.
Once you have the cart in the desired position, you can pull out the hammer and start building. The reddit clip clearly shows that you can place your wall entirely in the water. With this method, you can protect your base from the water, and pesky gray dwarfs will stay out – no matter how good they were in their seahorse test.
Vikings outsmart the water in innovative ways
Whether transporting heaps of metal or quickly crossing a large river – there are always marine or coastal sections in the way that make life difficult for the Vikings. Not all players accept this and find crazy methods to conquer the water:
Once the base is finally set up and lost enemies have no chance to knock on your fortress door, you can lean back and enjoy your achievements with a mead buzz. With a high comfort rating, life is much better. Find out here how to achieve the maximum comfort rating in Valheim.
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On April 1st, a single game developer released a game on itch.io. The game revolved around an MMORPG raid that simply can’t be completed. With this game, he made his breakthrough, but now no one can buy it anymore.
What kind of game is it? The game is called “My Older Sister Left The Computer So I Got On And Found Myself Trying To Coordinate A Raid In A Game And I Don’t Play MMOs”.
The game was released on April 1st through the website itch.io – it’s like “Steam for indie games”; you can find some gaming gems if you dive deep enough.
In the game, which resembles a JRPG, the player must explain the raid mechanics for a boss fight to 47 level 70 heroes, none of whom understand it. The player needs to set formations and determine which skills they should use, with each having different abilities. On top of that, they must oversee the flow of the raid.
The experience is designed to be as frustrating as possible, as the player receives minimal information: The skill description is something like “Gives the target a status effect”. The heroes’ abilities have names like “Astral Carnival” or “Runic Prayer”.
The game is described as a “stress simulator”.
The game visually resembles JRPGs, with plenty of characters involved.
The game was only available on April 1st on itch.io – Expected to return in a year
Where can you buy it? At the moment, nowhere. The game was only available for purchase on April 1st, but it is expected to be released again on the next April 1st, 2022, and again only for 24 hours.
Only those who purchased it can continue playing it at the moment.
Developer says: He earned $4000, has never had so much in his account
This is what the developer says: The man behind the game is “DeveloperDamien”. He stated on Twitter that he has been making such games for a long time. His previous games include “It’s Six Random Characters and a Single Floor Dungeon, That’s the Whole Game” and “I Have Low Stats But My Class is ‘Leader’ So I Recruited Everyone I Know To Fight The Dark Lord”.
But the game about the MMORPG raid was the first to achieve measurable success and was reported on by the international gaming press, albeit a bit too late. With his other games, he had earned $20 at times, $150 at others. The maximum was $500 when one game did very well (via Twitter).
With the stress simulator, he has now earned over $4,000. That is “more than he has ever had in his bank account,” as he stated on Twitter. He said that when he realized this, he had to walk around and scream.
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For a moment, he considered keeping the game available longer because it was doing so well this time. But on the other hand, he is also glad that the hype around the game is over, as he can now stop searching online for who is talking about the game.
The developer seems completely overwhelmed by the success of the game. On Twitter, he repeatedly mentions how stunned and hyped he feels. The word “fuck” comes up frequently.
The developer behind the game: He appears as DeveloperDamien on Twitter.
Apparently, the developer has been working on the game for months to make it available for purchase for 24 hours on April 1st. Perhaps, after the surprise success, he’ll change his mind, and we can all experience what it’s like to lead an MMORPG raid and feel completely overwhelmed.
This week, the loot shooter Outriders has launched. Additionally, the gaming community has been discussing a gaming mouse. We cover these and other topics in the latest episode of the MeinMMO Podcast.
These are our topics: The next round of weekly MeinMMO news in the podcast is here and we bring you up to date on what has been happening in gaming and the community. On April 1st, the new loot shooter Outriders launched. There was also a rumor that Cyberpunk 2077 is scrapping its multiplayer. The community discussed a gaming mouse this week as well.
The complete overview of the topics we discuss in the podcast is here:
As always, we will not just tell you the news, but also take a critical look at them and share our own impressions from an expert perspective. You are warmly invited to discuss it with us. Share your opinion in the comments and we will respond to it.
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