The start of Season 23 in Diablo 3 is just around the corner. Only a few days separate players from the new chapter. Vote here and let us know which class you want to play, or ask the Wheel of Fate what class you should play.
What happens in Diablo 3? On Friday, April 2, 2021, Season 23 in Diablo 3 starts. This comes with the big Patch 2.7.0, which significantly alters gameplay. Now players wonder which class they should play in the new season – after all, there are seven to choose from.
We want to find out in this article which class you have chosen. If you’re not sure yet, just spin the Wheel of Fate and let it assign you a class.
What you need to know for class selection in Season 23
The starter sets: Many players base their choice on which starter sets the classes come with. Because at the start of a season, you can earn a set by completing minor tasks.
In Season 23, the distribution of starter sets is as follows (via diablo3.com):
This is what the sets look like that you receive with Season 23 from Haedrig’s Gift
Balance changes: On the test servers of Diablo 3, players have been diligently testing the new Patch 2.7.0. Due to feedback from testers, a few balance changes have been made. Especially for the Necromancer and Wizard, there have been significant adjustments. You can find the patch notes for Patch 2.7.0 in Diablo 3 here.
Important for solo players: Those who limited their class choice based on how solo-capable it is can try a lot in the new season. Because Patch 2.7.0 revamps the companions, making Diablo 3 much more attractive for solo players starting with Season 23. With the improved companions, many new builds can be played since you can simply equip part of the gear to the Templar, the Rogue, or the Enchantress.
Vote now: Only a few days separate you from the start of the new season. Participate in the survey here on MeinMMO now and show us your favorite class for S23.
For those undecided among you, we will include a “Wheel of Fate” below the survey. It features all seven classes. Spin it and find out which class you should play.
You have one vote per user for the survey. If you want to play multiple classes in Season 23, just vote here for the class you are most looking forward to.
Ask Fate about your class for S23
Here you can spin: The Wheel of Fate can be found embedded in the article here. Okay, this is actually just a random wheel that spits out one of the seven results in a few moments. But the decision will be taken from you.
You simply click on the embedded wheel, and it will start spinning. The class it stops on will then be your choice for Season 23. You can then vote for it later in the survey above.
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If you can’t see the wheel here in the article, you can also find it on the website (via wheeldecide.com).
Have you decided on a specific class in Season 23 of Diablo 3? Then feel free to write us here on MeinMMO in the comments which one it is and why you chose it.
Destiny 2 has made false advertising claims, according to some players. They are concerned that a mission, which was advertised as being freely accessible to all, is now only fully available to paying users. Bungie now states who is allowed to enter the Crucible.
This is what the Guardians were looking forward to: In Destiny 2, a new Strike named “Crucible” was set to open its doors on March 30. Owners of the Season Pass were able to face the Cabal champion and save the world early, since March 23.
At the same time, the third and final Strike of Season 13 was also supposed to be featured for one week in the Nightfall: The Ordeal. To make it even more enticing, Guardians can expect double loot in The Ordeal for a week and a chance to obtain a coveted weapon.
The rude awakening: The new Strike Crucible cannot be played by Free2Play Guardians in The Ordeal. Only in the regular Strike playlist, where all available Strikes can randomly come up, do non-paying players have a chance for Crucible to be in the rotation.
This is frustrating because excluded Guardians cannot play any Nightfall this week and miss out on the double loot. The prestigious title “Conqueror” is also off the table, as the Strike needs to be completed in Season 13 as a Nightfall.
Well, that means only the owners of the Season Pass and the newest expansion Beyond Light have full access to the mission. Extra content for paying players, what’s the problem?
Players accuse Bungie of false advertising
These are the accusations: Players are now upset that Bungie has marketed the Strike incorrectly. Before the start of Season 13, it was mentioned that all Guardians would be allowed to play the mission in the Nightfall – regardless of whether they paid or not. This is also evident from the official roadmap:
Here is an excerpt from the roadmap for Season 13
In this image, you can see that each entry in the roadmap has been assigned a symbol. The symbol indicates what requirements must be met to access the content.
On March 30, the familiar Destiny icon appears next to the entry “Crucible is coming to the playlist for all players” and “Crucible Nightfall.” The icon stands, according to the legend, for “free for all players.” In contrast, there are two additional icons indicating whether one would need to purchase the Beyond Light expansion or Season 13.
Another accusation of false promise from Bungie is that it also states on the Destiny 2 site (via Bungie.net) that all 3 new Strikes of Season 13 are available to all players:
The other two Strikes listed alongside Crucible can also be played normally in The Ordeal. The two other missions are not entirely new but adaptations of Destiny 1 classics.
Here it is explicitly mentioned “Vex Strikes,” a reference to the playlist. However, the fact that now the only new Strike is treated differently without prior notice is frustrating for the players.
This is what Bungie says: It wasn’t until the Strike went live, and the first Guardians noticed they couldn’t play The Ordeal, that Bungie responded. The Destiny developer announced on the morning of March 31: It was a mistake to list the Crucible Strike as a freely accessible Nightfall for all players. Requirements are ownership of the Beyond Light expansion and the Season of the Chosen (Season 13).
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These are the reactions: Some Guardians are quite angry about Bungie’s communication. They are not really concerned about whether the new Strike is playable or not. According to them, it is outrageous to present false information for months on the website and the roadmap and then just say “that was a mistake.”
The YouTuber Cheese Forever describes this as the most expensive “Free2Play” Strike. After all, one would now have to cough up $50 if they want to play the mission as a Nightfall. Cheese Forever also makes accusations of misleading marketing (via YouTube).
Also on MeinMMO, some Guardians were quite surprised by Crucible. Just like many others, they thought they would be able to play the new Strike normally in all modes. In the comments under the “Weekly Reset” article , we can read comments like:
When I press the Nightfall button, a purchase recommendation for Beyond Light pops up. And when I want to select [the Strike] from Nessus, it says something about the Season Pass! So what is it now? […]
Did you also expect that you would be able to play the new Strike in The Ordeal and are now really annoyed that you are missing out on the loot? Or do you think that Guardians shouldn’t always complain and should be happy that Bungie is bringing many contents for free? Share your opinion with us in the comments.
Today, on March 31st, the first Raid Hour with the Therian Form of Tornadus starts in Pokémon GO. We will show you the best counters and tell you whether you should take advantage of the hour.
What is a Raid Hour? This event takes place every Wednesday in Pokémon GO and highlights legendary raids for one hour. This way, you can complete a lot of 5-star raids.
This week’s Raid Hour focuses on Tornadus. It is the first event that highlights the Therian Form of this legendary Pokémon.
Best Counters and Info for the Raid Hour with Tornadus
When does the Raid Hour run? It starts at 6:00 PM local time. A few minutes before, black eggs will appear on the gyms, which will hatch at exactly 6:00 PM. By 7:00 PM, most raids will be over and the event will be concluded.
Here are the best counters: Tornadus is weak against Electric, Ice, and Rock types. So you should focus on these three types. The best counters are:
How many trainers are needed? The Therian Form of Tornadus can be easily defeated by three players. However, during the Raid Hour, we recommend a group size of 5 to 6 players, so you can quickly get through the raids and complete more raids within the hour.
Keep in mind that you can invite trainers via Remote Raid. This way, you can easily adhere to the current contact restrictions.
This is the story of Tornadus: The Pokémon belongs to the trio “Forces of Nature”. It represents the storm, while Thundurus represents the thunderstorm and Landorus represents the earth. Tornadus is considered a mischievous monster in the Pokémon world. It has devastated fields with gigantic storm gusts, and farmers worry repeatedly about their harvest.
Should you take advantage of the Raid Hour?
How strong is Tornadus? Both forms of Tornadus do not play a significant role in the meta of Pokémon GO. The Therian Form is even weaker than the Incarnate Form. Additionally, the flying type is rarely needed. From a usability perspective, Tornadus is not recommended.
Are there Shiny Tornadus? No, you cannot encounter the Therian Form in its shiny form. Shiny hunters will not benefit during the Raid Hour.
So should you be there? Tornadus is not really worth it, so you can skip the Raid Hour. Save your raid passes for the Therian Form of Landorus instead. That one will be really strong, and the raid hours of the legendary Pokémon will be much more useful.
You can find the exact times for the appearance of Landorus and all other events in April here:
Even after 5 years, Dead by Daylight still has so many issues that Cortyn is pulling their hair out. Something needs to be complained about.
With the return of Mecker-Mittwoch, I take the opportunity to rant a bit about the game, with which I have a rather ambivalent relationship. After all, I have a long-standing love-hate relationship with the horror game Dead by Daylight.
I believe that I am quite lenient when it comes to bugs and errors. While my fellow players in WoW tend to get upset and complain about small details after the release of an addon, I remain quite relaxed. This was generally true for Dead by Daylight for a long time.
But there is no game that has developed such a embarrassing tradition when it comes to the density and impact of errors in patches.
With absolutely – and I mean that literally – every major patch, bugs come into the game that are simply unbearable. Bugs that affect the game in such a way that the enjoyment of the game is massively hindered, unfair situations arise, or mechanics simply do not work at all.
Facial expression of a DbD player after being confronted with the 19th bug in 3 minutes.
The different bug epochs of Dead by Daylight
That Dead by Daylight is in a certain way “special” is something I also notice repeatedly when talking about the game with my friends. In other games, when reminiscing, people talk about major releases: a raid in World of Warcraft, a new hero in Overwatch, or a new, cool DLC.
With Dead by Daylight, it’s different. There, we associate different epochs of the game not with new highlights, but with the bugs and errors that existed at a certain time. Examples include:
“Do you remember when Trapper could place their traps on the ground and you couldn’t see or disarm them?”
“Do you remember the time when destroyed pallets had no gravity and flew hundreds of meters into the sky, so you could immediately see where the killer was?”
“Do you remember the time when you could continue repairing generators, even while you were already fleeing from the killer?”
“Do you remember when you could spawn right next to burning cursed totems and disarm them before the killer even arrived?”
“Do you remember when we sometimes started a game with 2 killers and only 3 survivors?”
“Wasn’t that around the time when killers could sometimes start without their power and Michi could pick up the chainsaw from Hillbilly?”
“Do you remember when survivors could fly through the map and lock the killer in lockers?”
Okay, the last one was made up. But the fact that you had to think for a moment about whether that really happened shows just how serious the problem is with Dead by Daylight.
That these bug periods have become so ingrained in my memory is pretty sad. With Dead by Daylight, I only think in intervals where I know what is currently bugged and not functioning.
This is quite unfortunate for a game that I genuinely enjoy at its core and has given me hundreds of hours of fun – even if half of my playtime has surely been marred by bugs.
Trickster brought new bugs
Unfortunately, the newest “All-Kill” chapter is no exception. It has only been out for a day, but what annoying bugs I have discovered so far is massively bothersome to me.
Currently, there are a lot of graphic errors related to the new killer Trickster. For instance, if you click on the shop to check out his outfits, you’ll see images like these:
For a killer who focuses more than anyone on style and good looks, it’s just damn embarrassing when he fills the screen in a torn T-pose. All of the coolness vanished with a click.
However, worse are the bugs that actually affect gameplay. In my first rounds with the Trickster, I was already surprised that I was hitting with the throwing knives surprisingly rarely.
Well, I thought, maybe it’s due to latency or I’m just really aiming poorly. However, after about 5 matches, I still had problems consistently hitting survivors with the knives, so I checked the forum to see whether it was my personal inability or a problem many players were experiencing.
You can guess what I found.
In the subreddit, I immediately found a post that showed the hitboxes of the knives in relation to the survivors. The Trickster can simply throw his knives straight through survivors in a continuous fire without hitting them.
Anyone aiming for the head – something that has been practiced for years in shooters – will simply throw through the survivors when they are crouched or working on the generator. See for yourself:
I believe I should slowly transition to playing Dead by Daylight only in fixed intervals. The first four weeks after the release of a major chapter should be avoided – unless you’re up for “Dead by Buglight”.
After 4-6 weeks, the mid-chapter patch usually comes, which resolves balancing issues and rectifies major design errors. After that, you wait another 2 weeks for the bugs that were brought in the bug fix patch to be sorted out again.
Now there is a period of 4 weeks where everything – as far as possible in Dead by Daylight – works as intended. The golden time to play.
At least until the next chapter comes and the whole theater starts again.
I really have no problem with occasional bugs. I understand that games have growing pains and that they can’t always be avoided in today’s development.
But when a game gets new growing pains nearly 5 years after its release, even though it should already be mature, it bothers me. But you probably could read that in the last lines.
What is your relationship with Dead by Daylight? Do you have a problem with the bugs too? Or don’t you mind because it’s kind of funny in a way each time?
The Battle Royale Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout created a huge hype in August 2020. A few weeks later, however, it became quieter again and many players missed new content. 7 months later, the game is hardly recognizable, as MeinMMO editor Noah Struthoff noted.
What is Fall Guys? The Battle Royale was released in August 2020 and quickly thrilled thousands of players. You play a small, round character who stumbles through various mini-games in search of crowns. If you survive enough mini-games and all other players are eliminated, you receive the coveted crown.
At launch, the game thrived especially on the streaming platform Twitch. Thousands of people watched the big streamers fail there. This was primarily the greatest entertainment: the favorite streamer failed, exploded, and made the audience laugh.
But the game itself was also fun, as it was quick to understand, the levels were at least varied in the beginning, and you could be wonderfully nasty to your friends and opponents.
What is the current situation with Fall Guys? Almost 8 months after release and about 7 months after the big hype has passed, Fall Guys is doing great. The 4th season is now underway, bringing new game modes and placing fans in a futuristic setting.
I myself haven’t checked in on the game since the hype period in August and was completely thrilled by what has changed. Since then, I’ve been eagerly chasing the crown again and annoying my fellow players, who probably all hate me by now.
Fall Guys rewards teamwork and that’s awesome
What is new in Fall Guys? The list is long. If you actually only played the first season, you would hardly recognize the game. New maps have been introduced with each season that you have to master. In my first 10 rounds, I played just 3 modes from Season 1. All other mini-games were completely new to me.
New group modes have also been introduced. You can now compete in a 4-player team and hunt for the crown together. After each mini-game, the teams that solve the task the fastest will continue. After each round, more and more teams are eliminated, so that in the end only two 4-player teams compete against each other. Holding, pushing, and shoving is completely allowed, and the team that works best together wins and collects the crown.
If you played Fall Guys last in the summer of 2020, you are now presented with a completely new game. New maps, modes, and mini-games excite with entirely different settings.
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Here you can see the new contents of Season 4, which was released in March.
Why is Fall Guys so much better now: Above all, the 4-player mode gives Fall Guys a completely new gaming experience. You could already play with friends before, but you were enemies at least in the final round.
Now you can cooperate and reach the crown. In general, the 4-player group can support each other. While one player excels at one mini-game, the other player does better in another game. Especially in the final rounds, teamwork is easier than fighting alone.
Additionally, a problem that many players had after a few rounds in the summer was resolved: there was simply too much repetition. At least after the third round, you had played at least one mini-game a second time. Now, even after 10 rounds, you can still encounter new games that you haven’t played before. The variety is therefore significantly higher, and that increases the fun of the game.
This is what I still wish for from Fall Guys: For me, Fall Guys is not a game that I can search through for months. I enjoy playing it for a few hours, but then I can also set it aside for a few days. This is simply because you quickly tire of the modes.
I would therefore wish that the modes actually rotate more frequently. It often feels like you have a mini-game in almost every round, and can only play another mini-game once in the evening. Each game should simply have the same probability of appearing so that the variety feels even greater.
Otherwise, Fall Guys should continue where they left off: bring new modes and settings into the Battle Royale that change the gaming experience again.
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Should you check out Fall Guys now? Definitely! The Easter days are coming, and due to the Corona crisis, large trips and visiting marathons are anyway limited. Instead, it is worth checking in on Fall Guys again after a long break.
The big advantage: Fall Guys is suitable for all ages, and at least PS Plus users should still have Fall Guys as a free game in their library if they downloaded it as a free PS Plus game in August. The conditions are therefore good that you can play Fall Guys online with friends or family. I can say from my own experience that even parents enjoy Fall Guys.
There’s a reason why Fall Guys is one of the games we recommend in April 2021:
Bonesack is considered the first major hurdle that players must overcome in Valheim . He himself and the swamp in which he resides are especially a great challenge for newcomers. However, one player has decided to build a really cool fortress right where Bonesack lives.
Who is the boss? Bonesack is the third boss of the game. The living mass of bones and decay spits poison and summons skeletons and slimes to support him. The boss can be found in the swamp. We explain the swamp biome in detail in the MeinMMO guide.
The difficulty with Bonesack is that he is the first enemy players meet in Valheim that uses true boss mechanics like poison. Newcomers must therefore prepare for him, brew mead with poison resistance, and pack the right weapons. Because Bonesack is, to make matters worse, also resistant to most damage types.
Is Bonesack the toughest boss in Valheim? While the final boss Yagluth is actually a bit tougher, you usually encounter him only after over 100 hours in the game, so you are already significantly more experienced. Bonesack is the first “wall” that players encounter and is thus considered such a great challenge.
The altar of Bonesack served one player as the basis for his fortress.
This is the fortress: Now one player has thought that Bonesack is not so bad – and his altar actually looks pretty cool. The altar of the boss is a huge skull with a green, glowing goo inside.
The player named Drauglord has taken the skull as a basis and built a fortress of stone around it. This fortress contains a throne room, storage, armories, and a dormitory.
Everything is kept in green colors, thanks to special torches, and adorned with skulls and trophies. Even the head of the last boss, a giant skeleton with a rusty crown, hangs above the back door. He shows all of this in an epic video:
Crazy Builds in Valheim and their Creative Builders
What the Vikings are still building: Valheim players continue to amaze the community with their creativity. Just before the fortress in the swamp, another player built a monument for the Nordic god Heimdall on a mountain peak.
Another player preferred to dedicate himself to his own village, which could also exist in the world of Valheim. He didn’t want a huge longhouse or an imposing fortress, but to create something idyllic. He spoke to MeinMMO in an interview about how he achieved that:
How do you achieve something like that? Such builds require a lot of time and patience, especially if you want to gather the resources yourself. Builders often state that they accomplished everything “without cheats.”
Valheim offers the possibility to enter creative mode via admin commands. In our guide, we explain to you how the admin commands work in Valheim and how to use them. But even with “cheats”, building such a huge fortress can take many hours – without cheats, the construction takes days.
However, it is precisely this that drives players in Valheim. Many love to express their creativity and create their home in the world – even if it takes longer. For these players, the building system is the reason they play so much. This is also explained to us by one of these avid players in an interview: That’s how you still have fun in Valheim after 267 hours
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By 2021, an artificial intelligence should ensure decorum and order in online games like Call of Duty: Warzone, WoW or League of Legends . Intel is working on “Bleep”: the program is supposed to remove toxic, hurtful language from in-game voice chats.
This is Bleep: At the GDC Showcase Event, Intel presented the new program “Bleep”.
The idea of the program is that Bleep recognizes “hurtful” words in audio chats and removes them immediately.
How exactly the words will be removed has not been disclosed by Intel. However, with the name “Bleep”, it is likely that the words will be censored. This is known from American television: If someone says “Fuck”, they are silenced afterward.
There are specific filters for
Body shaming and discrimination against people with disabilities
“White Nationalism”, a particular sub-type of racism
Many of the categories have 4 filters, allowing players to decide how many of the curse words and insults should be filtered out. None, some, most, or all.
“This won’t eliminate the problem, but it’s an important step”
This is what Intel says: They immediately scale back expectations. They know that a technical solution cannot solve the problem itself.
However, they hope that Bleep is an important step in the right direction. It will allow players to influence and control their experience.
The plan is to launch the software “Bleep” in beta by 2021. But it seems that Intel is currently only focusing on the English language. So it may take a while before we are safe from nasty flamers in online games in Germany and the nastiness is “bleeped” out.
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It is also still unclear in which games the technology will actually work. In 2019, there was a study on which online games are the most toxic. DOTA 2, CS:GO, and Overwatch were at the top. But Call of Duty and LoL are also considered dangerous.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, spring and Easter are celebrated. To mark this, a tournament is held where you can get a duck skin for free before the outfit appears in the item shop. We will show you how to get the skin.
What kind of skin is this? To celebrate the start of spring, the “Freaky Spring” event takes place in Fortnite. In a cup, you can compete against other players and win the Webster skin. This outfit is a robot duck, which is supposed to fit the Easter theme.
Only the best players can unlock the Webster outfit before anyone else. We will show you how to participate in the tournament.
This is Webster, the slightly eerie Easter duck
Here’s how you can get the Webster skin for free
To earn the duck skin for free, you must participate in the “Freaky Spring” cup. We will show you how to join and what conditions must be met.
When does the cup take place? The “Freaky Spring” cup, which is a duo tournament, will take place on Friday, April 2, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
You have 3 hours to play a total of 10 matches and gather as many points as possible. In duos, you will compete against other opponents in regular rounds.
The “Freaky Spring” cup is a duo tournament
How to participate in the Spring Cup
What do you need to do? Since this is a duo tournament, you first need a partner to participate with you in the tournament. However, everyone who wants to join the cup must meet these conditions:
The Fortnite account must have reached at least level 30
Important: These conditions apply to both duo partners participating in the tournament and must be met by both.
What are the rewards?
What can you win for free? As already mentioned, you can win the Webster outfit in the tournament. There is also the back accessory “Mechafeathers” for free for all winners.
Only the players who place among the top 1,125 will receive the skin set for free and before anyone else.
Can the skin be obtained outside the tournament? If you don’t place among the top 1,125 players, you should still have a chance to get Webster. Fortnite has mentioned in the blog that the winners will be the first to receive the skin. This suggests that the skin will later be available in the item shop – as is usually the case with tournaments that have skins as rewards.
When the Webster skin will appear in the item shop is still unknown. We will update the article as soon as more information about its arrival in the shop is known.
If you don’t like this skin that much, you can still check out the Crew pack. There will soon be a new Crew skin for the month of April if that appeals to you more.
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The CEO of Niantic showed a snippet of a special pair of glasses on Twitter. Pokémon GO has long been working on merging reality with gameplay – an AR headset wouldn’t be surprising. MeinMMO wants to know: Would that be something for you?
This was shown: Via Twitter, John Hanke, the CEO of Pokémon GO developer Niantic, displayed a picture that showed a pair of glasses. Only a small section of the glasses is visible, but the frame resembles gadgets like Google Glass.
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“It’s exciting to see the progress we’re making to enable new types of devices that use our platform…”, writes Hanke. That it could be an AR headset is likely and wouldn’t be surprising either.
After all, Niantic has long been working with games like Ingress, Wizards Unite, and of course Pokémon GO to create platforms that blur the lines between reality and virtual experiences. Having its own glasses could help with that.
What could Pokémon GO look like on glasses?
How the connection between Pokémon GO and special glasses could look was already demonstrated by John Hanke himself. However, it was done based on a VR demo with the HoloLens:
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In the video, John Hanke showed a kind of multiplayer Pokémon GO that merged the virtual world even more strongly with the real one. You see the CEO in a park, surrounded by free-roaming creatures. Hanke performs some actions that you also know from the usual game. He feeds his creatures with berries, and in the end, even a battle seems to be imminent.
The scenes looked quite similar to what John Hanke hinted at back in 2017, when he spoke about the future of Pokémon GO. Back then, he emphasized, with a view on AR glasses, that game designers could create “incredible experiences” for such gadgets. However, he also pointed out that the price of such devices is still too high overall. It wouldn’t be surprising if Niantic took on the problem itself.
We at MeinMMO want to know: Would Pokémon GO on the AR glasses be something for you? Participate in our survey!
So much augmented reality is already in Pokémon GO
The basic principle of Pokémon GO is based on the real world: You stroll through your neighborhood, parks, and streets to spin PokéStops, battle arenas, and, above all, capture monsters. However, in the past, Niantic has started to deepen this principle further. Already in June 2020, the developers announced:
While we experiment with new gaming formats for mobile devices and AR glasses, we are advancing real-world gaming. Currently, over ten new games are in development – including prototypes for wearable AR devices that offer unique and innovative gameplay focused on exploration, outdoor movement, and social interaction.
That progress is being made here has already been noticed by players in Pokémon GO. Since October 2020, players are supposed to perform AR mapping, which simply means: players should open the phone’s camera, walk around, and film PokéStops. Thus, video data is collected for the points that are already located on the map of Pokémon GO.
In Pokémon GO itself, players can now snap pictures of their buddy Pokémon in their living rooms if needed, or pose for group photos with friends in Pokémon. However, you still have to hold the phone’s camera in your hand and observe the world through the screen. With glasses, on the other hand, the display – theoretically – could merge with the field of vision.
How would you feel about an AR glasses version of Pokémon GO? Let us know in the comments!
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Everyone who wants to game on PC needs one: A mouse. And with Logitech, Razer, Roccat and many other manufacturers, there is plenty of choice for gamers. But what is most important to you in a gaming mouse?
Every gamer needs a gaming mouse on the PC that allows for good gameplay. Because all important movements and actions are made with this device. But gamers have very different ideas and wishes when it comes to their favorite mouse.
Here at MeinMMO, you have already heatedly discussed a gaming mouse for 300 euros. Many readers think very little of the featured gaming mouse, as it lacks important features such as the scroll wheel or additional buttons. As MeinMMO reader JensSigle writes about the real gaming mouse:
A gaming mouse (high-quality) needs at least 2 to 3 extra buttons for knife, grenade, and quick weapon switch, plus two buttons on the scroll wheel for mouse speed, because otherwise you have to set that in every game again. Very important for snipers, as mouse speed is usually throttled in normal cases. Then, an RGB light for feedback on the set mouse speed. The right shape and size, preferably adjustable, and the price should be between €75 – 190. Then comes the weight and no wireless mouse, important!
Today we want to know from you: What plays the most important role for you when buying a gaming mouse? Here are a few thoughts to guide you in your questions:
Do you prefer to game with a light mouse or would you rather have a “block” in your hand? Or do you prefer it if you can even configure the weight at will?
How important is ergonomics to you? Do you game with a purely right-handed mouse or do you have a symmetrical mouse that can also be used left-handed?
Do you want a mouse that offers you many possibilities via software, where you can customize every tiny detail of your mouse? Or are the in-game options sufficient for you?
Should your mouse look sleek, be the Ferrari among gaming mice, and stand out from other gaming mice, or are you more of a purist and only care about pure gaming functions?
Are you an MMO player who needs plenty of buttons that you can customize freely, or do you prefer the absolute minimum in mouse buttons and scroll wheel?
Some users love wired mice, while others swear by wireless mice. Which mouse do you prefer?
Anyone wanting to buy a gaming mouse will find plenty of options on the market. Because manufacturers focus on very different designs and offer very different functions.
While some mice offer 10, 12, or more buttons and thus aim to attract players from complex MMOs, other manufacturers offer small and light mice aimed primarily at shooter players.
With Logitech Lightspeed or Razer Hyperspeed, there are now technologies that aim to make wireless mice as latency-free as possible.
MeinMMO has already tested several gaming mice for you:
How can I vote? You can make your choice as always in the survey tool in this article. You can also discuss with other readers under our article. You can select up to six points. Thank you for voting and have fun!
What is most important to you? What function or feature does your gaming mouse absolutely need or what can you do without? Do you already have a favorite mouse? Let us know in the comments!
Do you want to be inspired by a particularly cool gaming mouse? A user has created a special bow mouse for his favorite character Hanzo in Overwatch. He modified his Logitech G502 into a bow. And this mouse actually works, as he successfully plays Overwatch with it in a video.
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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is now nearly 7 years old. With a graphics mod, the online role-playing game shines in a new light.
What kind of mod is it? The modification ESO Redefined by developer Exhalted has a significant effect on the PC version of the MMORPG. Thanks to new lighting and revised shadows and colors, a completely different atmosphere is created.
Interestingly, it wasn’t as noticeable before the mod, but in direct comparison with the new lighting, the original ESO now appears very cold. The revised colors, the richer shadows, and the different light in ESO Redefined make the world of Tamriel now seem more like a Mediterranean holiday paradise.
This can be compared to the difference in atmosphere between the original The Witcher 3 and the addon Blood & Wine. The entire atmosphere in the extension of CD Projekt’s role-playing game feels like a summer vacation. And it’s the same in Tamriel with the mod ESO Redefined.
Additionally, the nights are darker and no longer appear so bluish. The dungeons are also given a gloomier atmosphere, making them appear even more threatening.
You can watch the differences in the video:
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How is the mod received in the community? We summarize some user opinions for you:
김뤄셀 writes (via Youtube): ‘Wow, this looks great. Now I might try ESO too.’
MiddleFinger says (via Youtube): ‘Holy Moly, this is really cool!’
Cuban Cucumber explains (via Youtube): ‘I also love how Vvardenfell looks. I always found it too bluish and colorful for a land with so many volcanoes.’
Out The Cuts has a suggestion (via Youtube): ‘They should officially introduce this mod with an upcoming update!’
Here’s how to get the mod: Downloading and installing the mod is very simple. We explain how it works:
You can download ESO Redefined from Nexusmods (via Nexusmods). The file is only 13 MB in size.
Then, extract the file.
Copy the contents to the directory: SteamLibrarysteamappscommonZenimax OnlineThe Elder Scrolls Onlinegameclient
Open the file Reshade.ini and change the preset path according to your directory.
Now start ESO and press Shift and F2.
Select ‘ESO: Redefined’ from the menu that opens.
The following should be noted: You may need to adjust the brightness settings in the game again. If you encounter problems at startup, rename the file ‘dxgi.dll’ in the ESO directory to ‘d3d11.dll’. Additionally, you should expect a performance drop. Your fps may significantly decrease due to the mod.
What do you think of the mod? Do you find the visuals of ESO better now, or do you prefer the original version?
There are more modifications for The Elder Scrolls Online. MeinMMO presents the 18 best UI mods to you.
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In Destiny 2 players can try their hand at the new Strike “Test Grounds” as a trial. The mission was initially scoffed at. But it quickly turns out: The mission is really hard and ruins the planned farming week.
This epic mission is about: Destiny 2 has received the new Strike Test Grounds as part of Season 13. The goal there is to board a kind of mobile fortress, a massive tank, and eliminate the champion of an alien turtle army in a ritual duel.
Over the last two months, the mission has been hyped. Guardians have proven themselves on battlefields and have beaten their way through the ranks of the Cabal to finally face the Emperor’s champion in the “final trial”. Meanwhile, the mobile fortress was often seen in the background, and players wondered: “What lurks inside?”.
The Strike has now opened its gates. And of course, the fate of the Earth, the Light, and everything is at stake. But the Guardians are not entirely satisfied with the mission now. At first, the final showdown was too easy, now it is too hard and ruins the planned farming week.
Bungie has released a spectacular trailer for the Strike Test Grounds:
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Here’s why the mission was initially too easy: Owners of the Season 13 Season Pass have been able to play the Strike since March 23 and prove themselves as champions of humanity. The keywords from the trailer promised an epic challenge with “Prove yourselves worthy” and “Fight for glory”.
But Test Grounds is a short Strike and was anything but hard in the first week. The finely tuned killing machine Guardians raced through the mission. The champion of the Cabal simply sizzled under super abilities and rocket launcher salvos.
This is partly due to the Strike itself. But even more to the playlist in which it was available. Season Pass owners faced the Strike without modifiers and completely over-leveled – thus, the mission was not a challenge.
Guardians wanted to farm hard but are now struggling
These are the changes:
The weekly reset has now made the Strike available to all Guardians of Destiny 2.
Test Grounds is also the hot mission of the Nightfall for a week: Trial by Fire.
Additionally, the Trial by Fire will drop double loot until April 6.
It seemed like a proper Strike week for the Guardians. But as Bungie announced in the early hours of March 31, the Strike is only available to owners of the Beyond Light expansion and the Season Pass as Nightfall (via Twitter). Free-to-play Guardians are left out while farming.
The eligible farming Guardians have another problem: the once scoffed Strike is suddenly the hardest mission in the game.
They must board this tank
Here’s why it’s now too hard: Again, it partly depends on the playlist: In the Trial by Fire, there are numerous negative modifiers that make the Guardian’s daily life more difficult. The higher the difficulty, the more disgusting it becomes. However, the loot chances also increase significantly and especially at the highest difficulty, players are showered with weapons and rare resources this week. Here are some things players have to deal with in the Trial by Fire:
Loadouts cannot be switched
Vicious champions stand in your way
Shields can only be removed with suitable weapons
On the highest difficulty, the level is 15 levels above what Guardians can achieve through gear
Alright, the Trial by Fire is always hard. But why are professionals now saying that Test Grounds plays in a difficulty league with missions like The Corrupted and even surpasses them? These encouraging statements:
It’s hell. There are moments when you just want to give up. And I want to warn you. I don’t know how strong your fireteam friendship is, but it will be tested in this Strike at Nightfall.
Test Grounds is short, but forces you to be slow or die
Although the Strike is very compact, it throws many enemies in your way. What provided plenty of fun a week ago, as you raced through the Cabal by the dozen, does not work in the Trial by Fire and certainly not at Nightfall. Here, a few hits can take you out of the game – since there are many enemy runs, there are also many malicious bullets.
A big problem is also the boss. He puts up a shield in combat that can only be broken from the inside. But the Colossus guards the shield generator with a stomp. Such a stomper can be easily dealt with by Guardians – but not in the Trial by Fire, here that’s often a death sentence.
The champion of the Cabal enters the battlefield
On top of that, the champion of the Cabal is accompanied by other champions and a retinue. Especially in boss fights, these enemies are not welcome with special tactics. Have we mentioned that the Cabal also throws meteors at you and the arena provides hardly any cover?
MyMMO gives you a hint that you can also break the annoying shield with the inconspicuous exotic scout Heaven’s Wrath from a distance and you can also stand on the pipes in the boss room if necessary.
There are also positive reactions: Some Guardians enjoy the new challenge. Our reader Cameltoetem writes: “So the Test Grounds is quite challenging at Nightfall. It’s fun when it’s so difficult. Good thing from Bungie.” (via MyMMO).
Would you have thought that the Strike, which was scoffed at for being too short and easy, is now so hard for many? Do you have tips for other Guardians to make the ordeal a little easier? Or are you unable to participate in the challenge this week because you can’t play Test Grounds in the Trial by Fire? Let us know in the comments.
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The latest patch of Dead by Daylight is live. In the “All-Kill” chapter, you will face the Trickster – a crazy K-Pop singer.
The latest patch of Dead by Daylight is live. Update 4.60 has brought the new chapter “All-Kill”, which introduces two new characters to the realm of the Entity. The crazy killer “The Trickster” hunts with his throwing knives while his producer Yun-Jin Lee tries to escape his madness.
This is the Trickster, the new killer
The Trickster is a ranged killer, but has clear differences compared to the Huntress. He possesses a variety of small throwing knives that he can fling at a rapid pace. Each hit causes small injuries. If enough injuries are accumulated, the survivor loses a health tier. While it takes several hits in succession, experienced players should be able to raise the injury meter reliably and quickly.
Knives are replenished at lockers. During the “Ultimate”, the Trickster can throw even faster and does not consume any knives. A small trailer in the best anime style gives a taste of the killer.
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Starstruck: Starstruck activates when you pick up a survivor. Survivors who leave the terror radius are affected by “Exposed” for 26 / 28 / 30 seconds (they go down with a single hit). The same effect applies to survivors who are within the terror radius at the moment a survivor is hanged. Starstruck has a cooldown of 60 seconds, starting once the survivor is no longer carried.
Hex: Crowd Control: After a survivor hastily climbs through a window, the Entity blocks that window for 10 / 12 / 14 seconds for the survivor. The curse remains as long as the corresponding totem is in play.
No Way Out: Each time the killer hangs a unique survivor, they receive a token. After the last generator is activated, the Entity blocks the switches for the exit gates for 10 seconds plus 4 / 6 / 8 seconds per token earned.
Like all survivors, Yun-Jin also comes with three unique perks:
Fast Track: When another survivor is hanged on the hook, you gain 1 / 2 / 3 tokens. You consume all tokens on your next great skill check at a generator. The generator gains 1% additional progress per consumed token.
Smash Hit: After you stun the killer with a pallet, you enter a sprint for 4 seconds at 150% of normal movement speed. The perk causes exhaustion for 60 / 50 / 40 seconds and cannot be activated while exhausted.
Self-Preservation: Whenever another survivor within 12 meters is hit by a standard attack from the killer, Self-Preservation activates. Your scratch marks, blood trails, and pain screams are hidden for 6 / 8 / 10 seconds.
Trickster is controversial, but pretty cool
Trickster divides the community: The Trickster caused quite a stir right after his announcement and divided the community’s opinion. While many players cannot relate to the K-Pop style and believe it does not fit Dead by Daylight, there is also a large number of players who have fallen in love with the Trickster. Within a few hours, he became the new sex symbol of Dead by Daylight – bringing many strange memes and “interesting” fan art into the community.
How much does the DLC cost? As usual, new chapters in Dead by Daylight cost money. The price for chapter 19 is 7 Euros. Those who wish can also unlock both killers and survivors with shards that can be earned in-game. This takes a while, but it allows frugal players to eventually access the characters.
What else is changing? The patch has also brought a whole range of improvements and adjustments along with the new characters. The two most important concern the killers Wraith and Blight. They receive clear buffs, making them solid opponents now.
The Wraith has now implemented his “Windstorm” addon as standard. This means he moves significantly faster during his invisibility and can move across the map much more quickly. The Windstorm addons have been slightly nerfed to compensate for this.
The Blight finally had its camera perspective adjusted. Previously, the camera was too low, making it feel like you were looking from the waist of the Blight. Now, the camera is significantly higher, which better corresponds to the killer’s height. This provides better visibility and allows you to look over many objects, which was not possible before.
In Call of Duty: Warzone, the mid-season update launched this morning, bringing a much-requested adjustment: The tactical rifle AUG has been nerfed. Additionally, the zombie machines are now buy stations with very strong items. MeinMMO shows you the patch notes, first player discoveries, and why the nerf will hardly change anything.
Season 2 is entering its next round and has now released its mid-season update: Season 2 Reloaded. According to the official patch notes (via ravensoftware.com), you can expect the following changes:
Update 15:30: There have been further changes to the weapons that were not included in the patch notes. As the update is still fresh, the analyses are ongoing. What is already certain: The broken magazines of the FFAR 1 and M16, which were far too strong, have been fixed. Additionally, the popular “20.3 access” barrel of the FFAR now works differently.
Update 12:00: Players discovered a new warning in the game related to the zombie threat. After the “alarm”, rockets can be observed flying over Verdansk. We will insert a clip of that in the section “Players quickly discover further changes”.
CoD Warzone: Update 1.34 is huge, patch notes tiny
The mid-season update went live this morning, March 31, at around 8:00 AM. For some players, however, it may take a while to get into the game. Because the update is once again huge:
Warzone update sizes
PS5: 52.0 GB
PS4: 52.0 GB
Xbox Series X|S: 57.8 GB
Xbox One: 57.8 GB
PC: 52.4 GB
If you are on PC and also have Modern Warfare installed, the update can be up to 130 GB. However, at the end of the installation, the total storage requirement for the battle royale decreases:
Warzone storage reduction
PS5: 10.9 GB
PS4: 10.9 GB
Xbox Series X|S: 14.2 GB
Xbox One: 14.2 GB
PC: 11.8 GB
If you have Modern Warfare installed, you save a total of 30 GB on each platform, according to the patch notes of yesterday’s mid-season update (via treyarch.com).
What do the patch notes say? The official patch notes are clear:
Fix for dev error 6634 on Xbox
Armor plates should now spawn more regularly as ground loot
New ping options on the map
The base recoil of the AUG has been increased
Muzzle attachments now show “concealed muzzle flash” as “Pro”
Barrels with increased vehicle damage now actually deal more damage to vehicles
Issues with the zoom when resting weapons against vertical walls have been fixed
Bug fix for an error that affected some barrel attachments
These are the most important adjustments and already a large part of the patch notes. If you want to get an overview for yourself, then check out the complete English notes on the Raven blog (via ravensoftware.com).
Players quickly discover further changes
What else has been discovered? The first players and content creators have already tackled the massive data block and discovered further adjustments directly. Particularly interesting is the new zombie machine, which now also functions as a buy station and has some really strong items in store:
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The zombie threat remains at 5%, but the little machine now spits out some really strong items:
A bombardment for the “infected zones”
The improved reconnaissance drone for 12,000 cash
Forecast for 20,000 cash
Especially the forecast for 20,000 is incredibly strong. With it, you can see all the playable circles until the end of the round and directly make yourself comfortable in the endgame area of a match. The price is relatively cheap at 20,000, compared to the performance.
The bombardment also seems to be an interesting purchase option. You can only use the carpet bomb in the infected zombie zones, but here the new killstreak does a lot:
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Also in connection with the zombie event, there are now messages that players see displayed across the entire screen during a match. The message reads: “Alarm: Contamination Protocol Level 1 active. Please seek shelter immediately.” After that, rockets can be observed flying over Verdansk:
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As another “innovation”, attack helicopters are apparently back in the game. The vehicles were removed as they could be used for an exploit. They are basically normal helicopters that have a minigun for the occupants on the side.
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The first players have already tried the AUG after the nerf and are skeptical about whether the weakening is sufficient. It is even said: “The AUG seems almost exactly the same in Warzone” (via Twitter). However, this impression was also present during the second weakening of the DMR 14 some time ago, and in the end, it was sufficient to bring the weapon under control. Here we will have to wait and see how the nerf affects.
If you don’t like the AUG anymore, you can switch to the M16. The tactical rifle is generally as strong as the AUG, just has a slightly higher TTK. However, the M16 is even more stable than the AUG.
If further major changes are known, we will update the article accordingly.
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Are you finding the battles in the Battlefield games too small? Then the open beta of the new online shooter Enlisted might be interesting for you.
What is Enlisted? The online shooter puts you in World War II, where you fight in initially two campaigns. These campaigns allow you to reenact the invasion of Normandy on one hand and the battle of Moscow on the other. A third campaign has been planned for a while.
However, you are not alone on the battlefield. You command a squad of 12 AI soldiers. You can either jump into the role of one of these fighters at any time or give them commands on how to proceed on the battlefield. This feature not only makes the fights more tactical, but they are also larger. 100 soldiers will be on a battlefield, making the fights feel more realistic compared to, for example, the Battlefield series.
In general, Enlisted strongly resembles the shooter series from Dice and EA. You experience action-packed multiplayer battles in teams, utilize vehicles and aircraft in the fights, and need to cooperate to defend against enemies. All of this is experienced from the first-person perspective, much like in Battlefield. Classes also play an important role, including pilots, snipers, and tank drivers. As in Battlefield, the classes differ in equipment, abilities, and weapons.
You may also drive tanks or fly an airplane to intervene in the combat.
Experience the realistic online shooter in the open beta
What else is special about the game? Enlisted focuses on realism. This means, for example, that tanks drive very clumsily and slowly or that a single well-aimed shot can mean the end for one of the soldiers. The battles are very intense, fast, and you must proceed very tactically and thoughtfully to achieve victory.
The trailer for the soon-starting open beta provides you with a glimpse into the game:
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How to join: Starting April 8, the open beta of Enlisted begins on PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. You can simply create an account and join. No key is needed anymore like in the closed beta.
You will play starting April 8 directly through the official website of the shooter (via Enlisted website), the PSN, or the Microsoft Store. You just need to search for the game in your console’s store, download it, and you will be in the battles.
What does the open beta offer? Just like in the closed beta, you will participate in the two campaigns:
Invasion of Normandy
Battle for Moscow
However, you will gain access to some new weapons and new vehicles as well as additional aircraft. In addition, anti-tank landmines will be introduced, and you must complete new missions.
Additionally, the reward system has been revamped. Instead of receiving random loot for the campaigns, you will now complete tasks in a sort of battle pass and unlock predetermined rewards.
Today is the official release of Outriders. On this occasion, MeinMMO summarizes all important information about the loot shooter for you and shows what to expect in the game.
What is Outriders? It is a third-person shooter developed by People Can Fly. The publisher is Square Enix. Outriders is primarily a loot shooter with an extensive main storyline and offers deep RPG mechanics.
The game focuses on solo and cooperative players and mixes gameplay reminiscent of The Division and the Gears series with mechanics from games like the Diablo series. The setting is a mix of sci-fi and dark fantasy and takes place on the planet Enoch, with a high level of brutality.
Players can experience the story alone or in groups, explore different areas of the planet, and choose from one of four classes. These classes differ significantly from each other and allow for different builds and playstyles. This article provides you with an overview of the game.
Update, April 2: Outriders has been released since April 1, and we have updated the article accordingly.
We will constantly expand and update this article. If we have missed any important points for you, feel free to let us know in the comments. We welcome feedback.
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If you have seen little of the game so far, check out the launch trailer for the demo:
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The loot shooter will be released on April 1, 2021.
On which platforms will Outriders be released?
The game will be released on PC (Epic and Steam), Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, and PS5.
Is there a Day One patch?
Yes. It will include some adjustments and improvements from the demo. It is not yet clear whether it will be included in the pre-download or how large the download will be.
How much storage space does Outriders require?
There is no official information for all platforms yet. The system requirements for PC state 70 GB.
Can I test Outriders in advance? Is there a demo?
Yes. A free demo version of Outriders was released on February 25. It includes the first chapter of the story. You can carry over progress to the main game.
Is there a Season Pass or live service?
No. Outriders is intended to be released as a complete game. There is no Season Pass and no fixed roadmap for any expansions. The developers have deliberately chosen a more ‘old school’ approach.
Are there plans for further content?
According to the developers, this depends on how Outriders is received by players after the release. Basically, People Can Fly would like to deliver additional content, but they don’t want to make too many promises in advance.
Is there a real money shop for microtransactions?
No.
Is there PvP?
No. It is purely a PvE experience; you cannot compete against other players.
What is the download size of Outriders? This varies from platform to platform:
PS4: approx. 67 GB
PS5: approx. 46 GB
Xbox Series X|S: approx. 48 GB
Xbox One: approx. 61 GB
PC: approx. 42 GB
The story of Outriders
What is the story about? The story of Outriders takes place far in the future. Humanity has nearly destroyed our planet and is searching for a new home. It is eventually led to the planet Enoch by a mysterious signal.
The players are part of an elite unit called Outriders. The task of this unit is to explore the planet upon arrival and determine whether it is truly suitable as a new home. However, during their initial exploration, the Outriders encounter a strange anomaly storm that causes unpredictable events.
This storm is ultimately responsible for the special abilities of the four classes of Outriders. They can, for example, control fire or space and time.
Throughout the Outriders campaign, you will find out what the mysterious signal and the anomaly storm are about. In doing so, you must defend yourself against the dangers of Enoch and other people.
How much content does the story offer? According to the developer People Can Fly, the main story is supposed to take around 30-40 hours to complete. Additionally, there are numerous side missions.
The world is dark, brutal, and strange. In the scenes known so far from the story, there is no restraint in absurd brutality. Enemies burst, dissolve into skeletons, and leave a fountain of blood after another.
The creators strive to create a merciless world and show no particularly optimistic vision for humanity’s future. Outriders makes no compromises in this regard and additionally relies on strange humor.
This is no coincidence. People Can Fly was behind the shooter Bulletstorm, which was notable for similar elements. The studio was also involved in Gears Of War: Judgement, which also did not shy away from brutality.
Some of you may also know the parody of Call Of Duty, “Duty Calls.” The developers from People Can Fly are also responsible for this title. They mocked many clichés of the shooter series, especially the militarism criticized in many CoD offshoots.
The 4 classes of Outriders
How do the classes work? During the game, you unlock a total of eight abilities for each class. Each class also has its own skill tree with three additional subclasses. Each class also has its own ability to heal itself.
What classes are there? In Outriders, you choose from four different classes that play differently and each have their own specialties. You choose from
Technomancer: This class is considered an all-rounder and uses various gadgets such as a freezing cannon, rocket launcher, or minigun with its skills. It has bonuses for ranged weapons and can also heal its entire group as the only class in Outriders.
Pyromancer: The Pyromancer is described by the developers as a crazy fire mage. It is especially strong at medium distances. Its skills burn enemies, and its strengths lie mainly in controlling entire hordes of enemies.
Devastator: The Devastator is something like the tank and frontline fighter in Outriders. It can control gravity and thereby, for example, create earthquakes that disrupt entire groups. It can also float in the air and initiate fatal drop attacks from above. Additionally, it can impale enemies with earth pillars and deflect enemy projectiles with a magnetic field.
Trickster: This class controls space and time, can teleport using abilities, or slow down enemies in a kind of time bubble. It also has something like an energy blade that can dissolve enemies into skeletons and make them explode. It is quite fast and zips back and forth between enemies.
This is how it works: You can play Outriders either in 3-player groups or solo. The difficulty of the missions is determined by the number of players. The developers emphasize that solo players with the right playstyle and builds can also easily complete the entire main story.
However, the endgame content is primarily designed for groups and is more difficult, so it becomes significantly more challenging for solo players, according to the developers.
Endgame of Outriders – The Expeditions
This is how the expeditions work: After completing the story of Outriders, the expeditions await you. There are a total of 15, but the last one can only be unlocked at the end after completing all others.
These are particularly challenging missions that take you to new areas. None of these levels are supposed to be recycled from the main story. These expeditions offer a greater challenge but also better loot.
To play them all, you must master the 15 different world tiers of Outriders. These determine the difficulty level, but promise rewards and better loot with each tier. More information can be found in our special: Expeditions are the endgame of Outriders – This is how they work
The 15 world tiers determine how hard Outriders is
This is how the world tiers work: As mentioned above, there are a total of 15. With each tier, enemies become more powerful and numerous. At the same time, you also benefit from higher chances for particularly good loot and receive rewards for unlocking them.
This is how loot works in Outriders: Anyone who has played games like this knows the principle. Loot is divided into different rarity levels. These are marked by categories and colors.
Gray (Normal)
Green (Unusual)
Blue (Rare)
Purple (Epic)
Gold (Legendary)
Equipment becomes really exciting once it reaches the rare tier. Weapons and armor then have modifications that give them special properties. By dismantling them, you can remove mods and unlock them for crafting and modifying other equipment.
Thus, you can combine different weapon and armor mods and customize them according to your preferences. This is even possible with legendary equipment.
What is legendary equipment? This is the strongest loot in Outriders. There are numerous legendary weapons and armor in the game that you can collect and use to create powerful builds.
Legendary armor has particularly powerful set bonuses and comes with a distinctly unique design. We have presented 8 different legendary armors that the developers have shown so far.
This is one of the legendary weapons that were already found in the demo.
The 11 weapon types of Outriders
What weapons can be played? The guns are not neglected in the game either. Players can choose from a total of 11 different weapon types. These are:
Assault rifles
Light machine guns
Submachine guns
Rifles
Repeater rifles
Automatic sniper rifles
Pump-action shotguns
Automatic shotguns
Revolvers
Handguns
Double guns
Accolades – the in-game achievements of Outriders
What are accolades? These are challenges you can complete in the game. There is a wide variety of accolades that fall into different categories. This can be eliminating enemies with a specific weapon or skill, or something completely different.
The more accolades you complete, the higher you rank in the accolades tier. Each rise brings you various cosmetic rewards such as emotes or variants for your personal banner in the game.
This is how crossplay works in Outriders: You can play cross-platform with other players. However, you will need a Square account for this. You need to create one anyway to play Outriders, as matchmaking is also done through it.
Crossplay can be activated or deactivated through the settings. So you have a choice.
System Requirements for Outriders
The developers have presented numerous features for the PC in a video:
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People Can Fly has already commented on how they handle cheaters in Outriders. If one is caught, there is a kind of watermark that marks not only the player’s HUD but also makes it visible to other players that they are a cheater.
How has Outriders been received so far? Despite technical difficulties, initial reactions are quite positive. However, due to the late sending of test access codes, there is still no comprehensive picture of player sentiment. We will keep you updated on this.
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MeinMMO will continue to keep you updated and report on everything about the loot shooter. Therefore, keep an eye on our information page about Outriders.
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The studio CD Projekt has released a strategy update. Initially, the action role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 was supposed to receive a standalone game as a multiplayer mode. This is now being reconsidered. Does this mean: Cyberpunk 2077 Online is delayed or canceled?
This was the previous status:
The action role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10, 2020, for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia. The PS4 and Xbox One versions had so many issues that the release did not go well and CD Projekt Red was heavily criticized.
The game was released without a multiplayer component. The team was working on a large online game for Cyberpunk 2077, which was to be added later. It was said that internally the team did not think of the online component as a mode but as a standalone product. It sounded like CD Projekt Red wanted to develop something like “GTA Online,” a multiplayer game that overlays the single-player experience.
This “Cyberpunk 2077 Online” had no release date, no official name, and no details were published yet. The game was expected no earlier than 2022.
No more focus on the “one big online experience” for Cyberpunk
These are now the new information: It is now said by the president of CD Projekt Red, Adam Kiciński, that the company is adjusting its strategy in general and in multiplayer in particular.
Previously, we hinted that our next AAA game would be a multiplayer game for Cyberpunk, but we have decided to rethink this plan, as we now want to take a more systematic and agile approach. Instead of focusing on a large online experience, we prefer to focus on bringing all our game brands online one day.
Adam Kiciński
Furthermore, it is stated:
CD Projekt Red is planning an online technology that is seamlessly integrated into all its games
This aims to develop a dedicated online community that connects players inside and outside the games
Primarily, CD Projekt Red wants to focus more on single-player experiences, but expanding towards online is a logical step
The two main franchises are The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red announced this information in a 24-minute video, a “Strategy Update.” There, the developers outline a “CD Projekt Red 2.0” (via YouTube).
The company wants to expand the team, further develop the two core brands Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, and secure its finances better.
CD Projekt Red also wants to take better care of its team and put the “personal well-being of the workers” in the foreground. This is evidently a reaction to the “crunch” debate surrounding Cyberpunk 2077.
The Witcher is apparently now just as important in CD Projekt Red’s online plans as Cyberpunk.
Battle.net instead of Cyberpunk 2077 Online?
What does this mean? No one knows at the moment. When asked by US journalists, it was said only: We have no more to say.
It is suspected that this could mean: The “big multiplayer game for Cyberpunk” will not be coming for now. It is either delayed or completely canceled.
It sounds like CD Projekt Red now prefers to build a kind of “Battle.net” instead of “Cyberpunk Online.” How this will relate to “The Witcher,” the second major franchise of CD Projekt Red, is also still unclear.
Before that, the online efforts will probably focus exclusively on Cyberpunk 2077 in the short and medium term. In the new strategy, the “The Witcher” franchise seems to be at least equally important.
As a site that focuses on online games, we have often dealt with Cyberpunk 2077 in the past, hoping that a multiplayer mode would still come:
Pokémon GO has surprisingly announced a mini-event for April 1st. It concerns “Tricky Pokémon” that will appear in the game for one day. We will show you all the contents of the event.
What kind of event is this? April 1st is coming up, and Pokémon GO celebrates this prank day every year. This year, some Pokémon will appear in the wild that love to cause mischief. Accordingly, Team GO Rocket will also get a bigger appearance – they have a Grimer problem that they need to solve, according to Niantic.
We will show you all the details about the event and let you know if you should play on April 1st.
All details for April 1st in Pokémon GO
How long does the event last? It lasts exactly 24 hours. From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM local time, the event takes place on April 1st.
These are the bonuses: Considering that the event runs only for a short time, a lot is happening. This includes:
Pokémon like Grimer, Glameow, and Espurr will appear more frequently in the wild
Team GO Rocket Grunts will only battle with Grimer on that day
Team GO Rocket Grunts appear more frequently in Pokémon GO
A Timed Research will run until April 8th and includes a Super Rocket Radar for Giovanni
In the GO Battle League, the timer for switching Pokémon is halved – you can switch your monsters faster
Surprises are waiting for you in snapshots
Ditto appears more frequently in the wild and takes on the disguise of other Pokémon after the event
This is behind the April event: April 1st is one of many days that Pokémon GO celebrates every year. For April 1st, the developers usually come up with an event related to prank Pokémon.
Are these useful spawns? Grimer and Glameow can both be encountered as Shiny. Shiny hunters may find this worthwhile. In recent years, Mimikyu appeared in the wild on April 1st as well. So this spawn could also be expected.
Are the Team GO Rocket Grunts worth it? For the Timed Research, you will certainly need to defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts again. It is convenient that the villains appear more frequently on April 1st. So you can quickly defeat the grunts on that day and possibly get the Super Rocket Radar.
Should you take advantage of the event? You should at least take a quick look in the app on April 1st. The spawns are quite interesting if you still need the Shinies. Additionally, the Timed Research can only be completed until April 8th. So it’s better to finish early rather than later and take advantage of the event on April 1st.
What comes after April 1st? This event is just the beginning in April. Right at the Easter weekend, the big Spring event starts, and more events are still to come. We have compiled all events in April for you in a large list. You can find it here:
The next patch of World of Warcraft finally has some news. It is supposed to start in two weeks – at least the tests.
There is currently a bad mood around World of Warcraft. Slowly but surely, the content of Patch 9.0 has become stale for many players. The changes to the sale of game time have put off some players, and Patch 9.1 is still far away. All of this is affecting the mood – but now there is a glimmer of hope.
What was said? In a blue post, Blizzard revealed what the plans for Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination look like. This is the first major content update of Shadowlands and is set to appear on the PTR in 2 weeks – that would be April 13.
Furthermore, it says: “The details for the raid tests will be announced approximately one week after the PTR starts.”
This will give professional raiders something to look forward to as they usually practice the bosses on the PTR to be as prepared as possible for the “World First” race.
What’s included in Patch 9.1? Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination will be quite a large patch that brings a lot of new features that will need to be tested extensively. Highlights include:
New mega-dungeon with 8 bosses.
New raid with 10 bosses set in Torghast. Sylvanas will be the final boss in this raid.
New area in the Maw.
New content for the covenant campaign.
Expansion of some covenant elements, such as new tiers for soulbinding and adjustments to media.
In addition, there’s the usual “fluff” that every WoW patch brings. This includes pets, mounts, new achievements, and maybe some secrets.
Announcement is strange: It is particularly unusual that Blizzard announces the patch 2 weeks in advance before the PTR even goes live. This seems to address the discontent and negative mood that currently prevails. There are many speculations that Patch 9.1 may not appear until after summer. An announcement that Patch 9.1 will at least appear soon on the PTR is a small glimmer of hope.
We’ll find out in two weeks in what state Patch 9.1 will arrive on the PTR. This should also give a rough insight into when we can expect the official release of the patch.
Will you check out the patch on the PTR? Or are you patiently waiting for it to go live?
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A player built a raft in Valheim – but not out of wood and leather, rather from living wolves that transport him across the water. He stands and “walks” on the waters and claims he can steer it quite well.
This is what the player did: The player Whiteperson1 tamed a whole pack of wolves in Valheim. But instead of using the predators to beat enemies or letting them protect his base, he took them all along.
His goal: the next body of water. Here he gathered the wolves and lured them into the water to stand on them. Surprisingly, it actually worked: he was able to stand on the wolves and effectively walk on water.
This works because the wolves can swim and do not sink when he stands on them. They all try to stay as close to him as possible (which is why they gather together).
Due to the sheer number of wolves, those at the back push the front ones and thus move swimmingly through the water. Steering it is also quite easy, says Whiteperson1: if he stands further left or right, his “raft” follows him.
Some other Reddit users compare the idea to Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Jack claims in the film that he tied turtles together with a rope made from his back hair to sail across the sea. It looks similar, just without the rope, with the wolves:
And what use is this? In fact, this strange mode of transport has some advantages. You can move over water without swimming – so you won’t get wet, nor will you consume stamina or drown.
Another advantage is: you don’t have to rely on the wind like with a boat. The wolves always move at the same speed. Plus, you always have a pack of powerful wolves with you. Other players have already used such a wolf pack to take down the final boss in seconds.
However, it’s not particularly fast. More efficient is likely still a karve or even better a longboat.
The Vikings of Valheim and Their Crazy Ideas
Using wolves as a raft sounds strange, but it’s not so far off from other crazy ideas that players have. Valheim opens up many possibilities for creativity, and sometimes a mistake is even exploited.
With the mechanics, bugs, and partially questionable physics, players create all kinds of nonsense.
The wolf raft is just the latest trick that a player has tried. How useful it is remains to be seen. There are definitely better methods for transporting over water – and cooler ones too.
If you want to transport large amounts of ores or other resources across the ocean, you can just impale a friend and drag him behind you. It definitely works and looks even crazier.
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