Blizzard is concerned that no one will want to play Patch 9.1 of World of Warcraft when it is eventually finished. At least that is what a streamer with developer contacts claims.
Just yesterday, I wrote in an opinion piece about how bleak things look for WoW: Shadowlands because there is no sign of Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination. This is a topic being discussed by many people in the community. Some streamers are also talking about it and even claim to have statements from developers. They are worried because they know that time is running out for them.
Who is speaking? Roberto “Towelliee” Garcia has been a Twitch streamer for many years, primarily plays WoW, and has built a quite large following due to the good atmosphere and his likable character.
In the past, he has had contact with Blizzard employees, who have chatted with him a bit.
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What was said? According to Towelliee, he spoke with someone at Blizzard about Patch 9.1 and the situation that the patch seems to be so far away. Towelliee explained during the stream:
I spoke with someone there. And I said, ‘9.1, I am concerned’ and the person responded, ‘I am concerned too.’ Many people at Blizzard are concerned. If 9.1 takes as long as they suspect it will, people might not want to play it at all when it releases because it has just taken SO long.
These are the people ‘over there’ [at Blizzard] saying this. They know they are in trouble. That’s really sad. Because they want 9.1 and this expansion to be good and are just having a hard time making that happen.
This is still a lot of uncharted territory. And no, Covid is not a cheap excuse, I think that’s completely acceptable. I don’t think it’s good that it’s all taking this long, but I understand why it’s happening.
We can only hope that in the coming months everyone gets vaccinated and they [the developers] can go back to the offices so they can get back to cranking out stuff, so we at least get a proper Patch 9.2.
Keep in mind that these statements do not come officially from Blizzard, but Towelliee has been considered reliable and accurate in the past.
Why is it delayed? The main reason for the delay seems to be the Corona pandemic and the related shift to remote work. Although it has reportedly gone almost without problems and loss of effectiveness according to Blizzard’s statements, this claim is becoming increasingly shaky as the time between release and Patch 9.1 continues.
Could you live with Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination taking until summer? Or will you turn your back on WoW if such a long wait time occurs?
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In Fortnite, you can currently get a free spray motif. However, you must hurry if you want to have it. MeinMMO shows you how to receive and redeem the code.
What kind of spray is this? This spray is a motif of Lara Croft from the game Tomb Raider. Since Lara Croft is also included in the Battle Pass of Season 6 of Fortnite, you can unlock the special spray motif in the game.
Unlike other cosmetics, you don’t have to purchase the “Lara Croft” spray motif; you can unlock it for free. Here’s what it looks like:
This is what the spray motif of Lara Croft looks like
How to get the spray motif?
This is what you need to do: The spray is a gift when you play the new Lara Croft mode “The Secret of the Croft Manor” in Creative mode and solve the villa’s puzzle. This mode plays quite differently from Fortnite as we usually know it. Those who complete the mode receive a code that can be redeemed for the spray motif.
If you find it hard to solve the puzzle, you can still get the spray. Diligent players have already unlocked the code. The code is: Z4A33-NLKR2-V9X34-G3682 – you just need to redeem it on the official Epic Games site.
Important: With this code, you receive the reward even if you have not played the Lara Croft mode.
Redeem Fortnite code – Here’s how
How can I redeem the code? Since you now have the code for the “Lara Croft” spray motif, you can redeem it on the official Epic Games site. Here’s the direct link for code redemption.
If you are not logged into the website with your Epic account yet, you must do that first. Only then can your Epic account be connected to receive the reward of the code in the game.
Here you need to enter the code for the spray motif
When you log back into Fortnite, a message will appear that you have successfully redeemed your gifts. After that, the cool spray motif will be in your locker, and you can use it whenever you like.
Until when can the code be redeemed? If you want the spray motif, you shouldn’t wait too long because the code can only be redeemed until Wednesday, March 31, 2021. You can still play the Lara Croft mode afterwards, but the code for the spray motif will no longer be valid.
If you want to unlock even more cool items for Fortnite, you should check out the Lama Rama. It’s a collab event with Rocket League, where you can unlock some cool items through various challenges.
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In the weekly bonuses and offers of GTA Online one discount stands out in particular. With the Nagasaki Shotaro, one of the best motorcycles is now on offer. MeinMMO will tell you why you should grab it.
What kind of motorcycle is this? Starting today, March 25, 2021, the Nagasaki Shotaro is on sale. This motorcycle normally costs 2,225,000 GTA$, but for this week it is available for the bargain price of 1,335,000 GTA$.
The Nagasaki Shotaro’s design is inspired by the famous Tron movies.
Additionally, it is one of the best motorcycles in the game and is well-suited for the Deadline mode. But why is this motorcycle so good? Here are the key facts about the Shotaro bike.
This is what the cool Tron bike looks like.
The Nagasaki Shotaro should not be missing from your collection
In terms of top speed, the Shotaro landed in 10th place with 199.2 km/h
In lap times, the Shotaro even took 1st place, with 57.2 seconds
Thus, despite its relatively low top speed, it is a very strong bike for your races
In time trials, you can earn a lot of money thanks to its good handling
The Shotaro does not excel at high speed, it also does not have a built-in boost like the annoying Oppressor bike, which is often used by griefers. Nevertheless, the motorcycle impresses with its very good handling and thus outperforms most, actually faster bikes. In lap times, it only falls behind motorcycles with boost.
What else is there this week? In addition to the discount on the Nagasaki Shotaro, the weekly bonuses and discounts are aligned accordingly (overview via reddit) primarily focusing on biker clubs.
There are double money rewards and RP on MC activities like Clubhouse Contracts and Challenges. On top of that, there are discounts on the purchase and renovation of clubhouses, you can save 35%.
Are you going to get the Shotaro or do you already have it? What do you think of the motorcycle? Let us know in the comments.
A Steam user has nearly 8000 hours of playtime in the Free2Play MMORPG Riders of Icarus and then decides to write a review: It is devastating. He accuses the developers of the online role-playing game of placing too much emphasis on Pay2Win. This has destroyed the balance in the MMORPG and ultimately the joy of playing.
Development picked up again when Nexon relinquished the MMORPG in 2019 and the publisher, Valofe Globals, took over. However, from the perspective of the mainstream and gaming press, the game had long since disappeared. After a good start, player numbers fell below 1000 starting in 2018 and remained there. Recently, there were about 307 concurrent players found in Riders of Icarus.
The trailers for Riders of Icarus particularly highlight the mount system as a unique feature.
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This is the Steam review: The Steam user “GobyScout” has accumulated 7928.6 hours in “Riders of Icarus.” He does say that some time is also spent in the launcher, but he has played the MMORPG for years and can be seen as an expert in the game.
In his review, he does highlight the good aspects of the game:
it’s cool to tame, collect, and ride creatures
the various zones of the game with different armor sets felt good
there is a large variety of classes with unique play styles
But then he moves on to a long paragraph about his criticism of Riders of Icarus.
To progress in “taming,” the central concept, you need “seals” from the creatures that you tame. However, the developers began introducing creatures into the game that could be purchased with real money. This completely ruined the balance and made the creatures in the game entirely irrelevant. None of the “normal creatures” could compete with the cash shop items.
From this point on, the player who spent the most money dominated the server.
This overly strong gear also ruined the balance of Riders of Icarus in the dungeons: The hardest dungeons in the game were actually designed for larger groups, but with the “Pay2Win” items, players could now sweep through solo or in small groups.
Pay2Win is not a clearly defined term. It essentially means that players feel that those who spend real money in a game have an advantage over those who play for free. Just how big these advantages must be to be classified as “Pay2Win” is a matter of debate.
The author of the review, with his 8000 hours of playtime, had long resisted buying in the cash shop, but in the end, he explains that you can’t do everything in the game without spending money, and those who do spend money quickly find themselves at the top. Because he wanted to keep up with the others at least a bit, he then ended up spending money in the cash shop.
Another criticism he has is about the classes: The balance is broken. At a high level, it is clear that some classes have a strong advantage, while others are hardly used at all.
What do the other Steam reviews say? Riders of Icarus has “balanced Steam reviews” with 66% positive reviews.
Many highlight the “collecting of mounts” as a positive, it apparently has something of Pokémon. Technical shortcomings of the game are often criticized. There also appeared to be a problem during the publisher transition. Some negative reviews recount that accounts were deleted and that players no longer had access to the game and their accounts.
A frequent player who has not spent 8000 hours in Riders of Icarus but at least 450 hours criticizes the “random” factor and the heavy grinding in the game.
This is what it’s about: Riders of Icarus can serve as a representative example for many Free2Play MMORPGs from the second tier that are played away from the mainstream.
There is always the risk with these games that they will eventually lean towards “Pay2Win” and players who have already invested a lot of time may feel almost forced to either spend money or fall behind:
It can already be the case from the beginning that at a certain level, you hit a Pay-Wall and then after hours in the game realize: I must pay, otherwise it is pointless to continue playing.
Or it may only come over time that a game shifts more and more towards “cash shop” and players then feel “driven” into the cash shop – just as the user apparently did with Riders of Icarus.
The tricky thing is: It is very difficult to judge from the outside when the “grinding” of a game is still fair and when it becomes so unfair that players feel coerced. Because these MMORPGs rely on players grinding hard and for a long time for the best items – which players want as well. But this is only okay as long as they can keep up with a lot of time investment.
If that is no longer the case, the mood flips negatively, even if one has spent as much time with a game as the author of the Steam review.
When this point is reached can often only be judged if one is already deeply involved in the MMORPG and has invested a lot of time and energy into the game:
In Pokémon GO most of the events for the month of April are now known. We show you the starts and ends of the events and reveal which events are particularly worthwhile.
What kind of events are these? For the month of April, numerous events are scheduled that developer Niantic has already announced. This includes raid and spotlight hours, new raid bosses, and multi-day events.
We provide you with an overview of all events in a table. You can check back here in the coming weeks as we regularly update it with new information.
Overview of April Events
These are the events: In the following table, you will always find the period and the exact name of the event. Further down we will show you the highlights of the month.
Period
Event
April 1 to April 8
Timed Research for Team GO Rocket with new Super Rocket Radar
March 30 to April 13
Raids featuring Tornadus (Therian Form) start
April 1 to April 4
Mega-Houndoom, Mega-Blastoise, and Mega-Voltorb in Mega Raids.
Sustainability Week featuring Sleima and Unratütox
April 20 to unknown
Mega-Venusaur and Mega-Blastoise in Mega Raids
April 20
Spotlight Hour featuring Sleima
April 21
Raid Hour featuring Thundurus
April 24
Friendship Day
April 27 to unknown
Raids featuring Tornadus, Thundurus, and Thundurus (Incarnate Form) start
April 27
Spotlight Hour featuring Finneon
April 28
Raid Hour featuring Tornadus, Thundurus, and Thundurus
End of April to early May
A special event with more information to follow
Which events are particularly worthwhile?
Spring Event in Pokémon GO: This event starts at Easter and promises exciting bonuses. The entire Chansey family with flower crown is expected to appear. Aside from the flower crown, Chansey and Blissey are really strong gym defenders, making them quite worthwhile. Outside of events, these Pokémon are quite rare, and here you will have a good chance of getting a Shiny.
Thundurus in Therian Form: This Pokémon is going to be really strong! The Therian form of Thundurus is the best Ground-type attacker, and you should definitely secure a good specimen. You have two weeks and at least two raid hours to collect enough candies from Thundurus.
Community Day featuring Serpifeu: On this Community Day, you have the chance to obtain a currently quite rare Shiny. Serpifeu has only been available more frequently in one event, making its Shiny version very rare since then. Additionally, there will be triple Stardust for captured Pokémon. This is the most important resource in the game, and on Community Day, you can really rake it in.
Rivals Week with new Pokémon: For this event, we currently only know that it involves rivals and that new Pokémon are coming to the game. The new Pokémon might include Algitt and Scampisto. While they are not direct rivals, they are considered adversaries in console games.
Which events are you most looking forward to in the month of April? Feel free to write your opinion in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about the events.
What do you think of the numerous events in April? Is it too much or do you like having an event every day?
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With the Blackwood expansion, the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S) introduces NPC companions that accompany you instead of “real” players. However, the feature has already led to intense discussions in the community.
What exactly do the companions bring? According to Rich Lambert from Zenimax Online, the idea behind these NPCs is that even solo players and smaller groups do not have problems mastering more difficult dungeons. There should be a number of these NPCs with their own personalities, to which you can build certain relationships – although at least at launch, they will not be of a romantic nature.
The companions that come into play with the Blackwood expansion are more than just human pets. You can level them up, provide them with equipment, and assign them specific roles to effectively support you. Essentially, you can expect a kind of companion feature akin to what you know from single-player role-playing games like the “Baldur’s Gate” series.
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NPC companions will become your allies in ESO Blackwood, as you see in the trailer.
A feature that divides the ESO community
Why can NPC companions also be a problem? ESO is an MMORPG, and this type of game focuses on social interactions with other players. Seeking out teammates to master certain challenges, devising tactics together, building friendships… all of these are central elements of an MMORPG.
What can you expect with ESO Blackwood? The new expansion highlights the story “Gates of Oblivion,” which takes place throughout 2021. You will deal with the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon in the story and travel to the realm of Oblivion. Numerous quests and challenges await you. The expansion also brings NPC companions as a new major feature to the game.
Now that NPCs as companions are coming into play, these social interactions may suffer. Some players might prefer to have an NPC they can manage by their side rather than a real teammate. Thus, a heated discussion has arisen in the ESO community regarding these NPCs. We summarize some voices for you:
Djiku writes in the official ESO Forum: “Since the announcement, I have been absolutely not a fan of this feature and find it completely unnecessary. I strongly suspect that the feature will have negative effects on group play. It could even potentially replace players if the companions are too strong.”
FreshxPots sees a different problem (via reddit): “Actually, I like the idea behind the companions. But it will surely be disappointing if everyone runs around with the same companions.”
Nowa13 is not enthusiastic (via ESO Forum): “The game is already somewhat of a solo MMORPG anyway. Now I have another reason to switch to Final Fantasy XIV…”
Drachenflieger tries to explain the problem with the companions (via ESO Forum): “The new companions will ensure that one person at the crafting tables in the city will dominate as a ‘monster group.’ A sorcerer with 2 pets, a familiar and his companions, preferably sitting on his horse (seen it all) because he is too lazy to dismount. And then run 4-man dungeons solo and do everything alone?”
Napoleon20 comments on MeinMMO: “No… please, just don’t let them tank or heal properly. Otherwise, I (who have basically only tanks) and healers will be completely useless in dungeon content (except maybe in triples).”
However, there are also players who have no problem with NPC companions.
sirjakobos is already looking forward to it (via reddit): “Hopefully, the dungeons can really be completed solo this way. I just want to be able to do a dungeon at my own pace and truly enjoy the story and dialogue. I don’t want to rush everything, kill the boss, and have no idea what the hell I just did…”
Tandor states (via ESO Forum) “If the companions can help some players, then the feature makes sense.”
Wolfshade hopes for a system similar to Star Wars: The Old Republic (via ESO Forum): “I must admit I liked the companion system in SWTOR, as the NPCs had a certain personality and direction that fit into the setting. My loyal, simple companion worked especially well in PvE with PvP gear! It’s definitely going to be great here too when the Mages rock a 4-man dungeon with 3 pets, Atro-Ulti, Monsterset Dedroth, and companions equipped with Malacath.”
payjako89 also has no problem with the companions (via reddit): “While you can already complete some dungeons alone, I look forward to an option that makes everything easier with an NPC companion. Because then I can enjoy the story better.”
rt831 has an idea that he shares on reddit: “I wish the NPCs were the other characters that you create for ESO.”
Damian writes on MeinMMO: “I find NPC companions especially great for dungeons because you can finally run through at your own pace. Especially for people like me who often find group play really annoying, it’s a great idea.”
So there are currently two sides in the community. One sees the benefits of NPC companions and looks forward to their introduction. The other fears that the essence of an MMORPG will be undermined and that group play will suffer.
We will then see at the release of ESO Blackwood in June how the companions will impact the game. The developers also have the option to make adjustments and optimizations here to ensure that the interaction between real players remains intact despite NPC companions.
What do you think about the NPC companions that are to be introduced in the MMORPG ESO with Blackwood? Are you looking forward to it, or do you consider it a useless feature in an online role-playing game?
Destiny 2 has the highest participation for the Trials of Osiris ever, even higher than at the launch of the PvP activity. Despite the criticism, Guardians want the new meta weapon.
Here is the record: Last weekend, 407,234 Guardians participated in the Trials of Osiris. The mode, commonly referred to as “Trials,” is the PvP endgame of Destiny 2 and is considered elite. Here, the best players sweat to achieve 7 consecutive victories and reach the mythical lighthouse to receive the rare Flawless loot.
The number of participants even exceeds the previous absolute high of about 380,000 Guardians. The Trials were last this popular about a year ago during their introduction or rather their return. The prestigious mode known from Destiny 1 has caused more negative headlines on MeinMMO since 2020:
Just before the start of Season 13, participation was at a low with under 100,000 players. What broke the vicious cycle of declining player numbers or unplanned cancellations that leads to this Trials record?
Guardians love weapons, especially when it’s a hand cannon
Why are the Guardians storming the Trials? Season 13 provided the Trials with new weapons and armor, which many Guardians are eager to flaunt. The items look good and are among the best that can be currently equipped. Bungie has ensured that the most coveted item from the Trials collection has never been easier to obtain: the Igneous Hammer.
This is a hand cannon that has phenomenal status values, with its rate of fire of 120 and high damage per shot belongs to the PvP meta. Last Wish, a similar revolver, almost single-handedly revitalized the Gambit playlist – but the Igneous Hammer is even better.
What does Meta mean? The term can be used as an abbreviation for “most effective tactics available.” If something is meta, it belongs to the strongest weapons or skills that provide significantly more advantages than disadvantages in the current patch – hence, many informed players use the meta. Alternatively, meta can also be used to describe something that goes beyond the actual game. The term can be translated from Greek as “beyond.”
That’s why the weapon was simply available:
Normally, the Trials are very sparing with their hot loot. But each week you can “earn” something from the loot pool once per character. The reward for 3 victories is guaranteed from a bounty just for participating.
This time, the 3-victory reward was the hand cannon Igneous Hammer. Even Guardians who have never won a match or who are not interested in PvP could obtain the hottest weapon of Season 13. Those who had no desire could also simply jump off the map and after about 10 matches have a copy of the revolver without seeing an opponent.
Due to the increased population, there were also more “achievable” players in the playlist, and many were able to achieve the regular 3 victories. This secured them another copy of the coveted revolver. Igneous Hammer comes with random rolls, so each drop depends on luck to have good perks and attachments on your weapon.
Every Guardian thus already had 3 chances for a God roll of the hottest meta weapon. Did Bungie do this to apologize for all the Trials failures of Season 13?
Are the Trials now saved?
The question now is whether the population of the PvP endgame will remain this high. Bungie cannot “give away” the hottest loot every week. Otherwise, Guardians will soon run out of carrots to chase.
The established record is not necessarily synonymous with the salvation of the Trials, as a large part of the criticism of the mode has not been resolved. The mode continues to be plagued by cheaters (especially on PC). The generous loot can only briefly mask unfair tactics and the image damage from win trading and cheaters. Generally, players wish for more attention for PvP, which was largely ignored over the past year.
This is what Bungie plans: Recently, the Destiny developer announced how they want to fix the Trials. This includes, for example, the elimination of the controversial three-peeking, the balance between Light and Darkness classes, and a significantly expanded security team. Bungie reported on March 25 about a ban wave against cheaters (via Twitter) to send a message and show that they care.
Have you also secured one or more Igneous Hammers? Share your best rolls with us in the comments.
The research breakthrough in April 2021 at Pokémon GO will be Quabbel. We will also show you on MeinMMO which spotlight hours and events await you next.
What’s new? On Wednesday, March 24, Pokémon GO presented the events for the upcoming month of April. This includes the breakthrough for your field research, raid hours, spotlight hours, limited research, and more.
In this article, we will discuss the research breakthrough and show you which spotlight hours you should not miss. Additionally, we will cover which events will start. This way, you can already keep the important dates free in your calendar.
Research breakthrough in April 2021 at Pokémon GO
Which Pokémon is it? As a research breakthrough, you will receive the Pokémon Quabbel in April, which belongs to the types Water and Ghost. The team of Pokémon GO particularly emphasizes that this is the male variant of Quabbel. For you, this means that you will receive the Pokémon in blue color.
The female form of Quabbel is pink.
On the left, you see Apoquallyp – the evolution of Quabbel (right in the picture)
When will it be available? To receive Quabbel as a breakthrough, you must submit your 7th stamp starting April 1 at 10:00 PM (better yet, 10:05 PM or later, to minimize the risk of issues). If you receive the research breakthrough earlier, you will continue to get Kaumalat.
Spotlight hours
These have been announced: You are already familiar with the format of spotlight hours from the past months at Niantic. Every Tuesday evening, these events take place and focus on one Pokémon + bonus for one hour. What you can expect in April is now clear:
April 6: Haspiror + double candy for transferring Pokémon
April 13: Menki + double XP for evolving Pokémon
April 20: Sleima + double stardust for catching Pokémon
April 27: Finneon + double XP for catching Pokémon
The spotlight hours in Pokémon GO These events are well-received by players in the community. This way, one can play for an hour and free up time for it. It makes farming certain Pokémon + Shinys and also important resources like XP, stardust, or candy easier. Some trainers do not transfer Pokémon for weeks so that they can send them all at once when a bonus like on April 6 is active and receive much more candy.
Giovanni with new Crypto
Which Pokémon does he use? In April, Giovanni will provide you with a Crypto-Zapdos that you can catch.
In addition, there will be a limited research in the first week of April where you can earn a Super Rocket Radar.
Spirit-Tier Raid Bosses and new Megas
These Spirit forms are coming: In Pokémon GO, the legendary bosses Boreos, Demeteros, and Voltolos have been active for several weeks. In April, more Spirit forms will return, after those of Voltolos have already been available since March.
From March 30 at 10:00 AM until Tuesday, April 13 at 10:00 AM, you will encounter the Spirit form of Boreos in level 5 raids
From April 13 at 10:00 AM until Tuesday, April 27 at 10:00 AM, you will encounter the Spirit form of Demeteros in level 5 raids
Starting April 27 at 10:00 AM, you will once again encounter Boreos, Voltolos, and Demeteros in their incarnate forms in level 5 raids. With luck, you can meet and catch all three Pokémon as Shinys.
Mega Raids: Until April 4 at 10:00 AM, you will find Mega-Hundemon, Mega-Voltenso, and Mega-Rexblisar in the Mega Raids. After that, a new Mega Pokémon will appear, which Niantic has not yet disclosed the name for. However, it is supposed to remain until the end of the month.
In addition, Mega-Gengar and Mega-Voltenso will appear in Mega Raids from April 5 to April 20. Starting April 20, Mega-Bisaflor and Mega-Rexblisar will be featured in the Mega Raids.
Upcoming Events
This has also been announced: You already know that the Community Day in April 2021 with Serpifeu will take place. In addition to this fixed event and other recurring formats, Niantic will host additional events in the coming month:
April 1 from midnight until April 8 at 11:59 PM: Limited research with Super Rocket Radar as a reward
April 4 to April 8: Spring Event with Chaneira, Heiteira, and Wonneire with flower crowns
April 13 to April 18: Rivals Week with some Pokémon making their first appearance
April 20 to April 25: Sustainability Week with spawns like Sleima and Unratütox
April 24: Friendship Day with a new event for which there are no details yet
End of April: A “special event” will start, which is supposed to go into May
What do you think about the outlook for April in Pokémon GO? Are there already events for you that you definitely don’t want to miss? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO which events those are and why you want to be part of them.
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In recent weeks, we have reported on MeinMMO about a Twitch streamer with a long sub-marathon and players being boosted. In doing so, our editor Alexander Leitsch recalled a curious situation from his past. Back then, he was paid live to die in raids instead of making progress.
What was going on there? Before my time at MeinMMO, I was the operator of the GW2 fan site Guildnews.de and very active on the streaming platform Twitch. There I presented content about Guild Wars 2 several times a week, including various raids that I ran with a fixed group.
On a Monday evening nearly 4 years ago, we had the curious idea to challenge our community. The rules were very simple:
Whenever someone subscribed on Twitch, our group had to wipe.
It didn’t matter how far we were in the boss fight. No complaints, no delays, no last-second kills.
In Guild Wars 2, this can be easily done with the command /gg.
We knew in advance that some of our regular viewers would probably extend their subscriptions that evening, as they had just expired. But how cruel the community would be surprised us completely.
About the author: Alexander Leitsch is mainly responsible for MMORPGs here on MeinMMO. In various titles, he has accumulated over 25,000 hours of gameplay. His main games include Guild Wars 2, Black Desert, and ESO, but he tries every new game on the market.
Numerous wipes under 10% health and the slow madness
How did the viewers react? Although our community has always been very positive towards us, they were really cruel that evening. For their 5 euros that a subscription costs on Twitch, they wanted a lot in return.
At the beginning of the raid, everything was still quite harmless. We had our first wipe at 70% of the boss fight, probably just because the viewers wanted to test if we would actually stick to the rules. After that, the subscribers became bolder and let us drop to 30% or 20% health.
The longer the evening went on, the more cruel they became:
Again and again we had to give up the boss fight at under 10% remaining health
Suddenly, viewers came up with the idea of even having us wipe during the preparation for the boss. So we would run to the boss, buff ourselves and were just about to start when the subscription came in
One individual user left a subscription that evening with 8 different accounts, which was completely crazy for us
At Talwächter, the first raid boss in Guild Wars 2, we failed dozens of times.
How did this come across to the raid group? Although we expected many wipes in the team, we were surprised that we were not even granted the kill of the first boss for a long time. It was relatively easy after all. We would have expected them to let us fail against more difficult bosses.
Repeatedly running against the same boss led to totally absurd situations over the course of the evening:
Some started to scream their frustration, wrapped in a thank you for the subs
Others started playing crazy music in the background, like the “Nyan Cat” song or death metal
The seriousness was also lost because we expected to die right before the end of the fight. This led to several wipes that even happened without a subscription. We simply messed up
After all, we had 2 boss kills, we ended the livestream about 3 hours after starting. Normally, we would have easily managed 5 to 8 bosses in that time.
What did this action bring? Loads of fun…. and money! My raid group was a bit annoyed by our weak progress, but in the end, there were just a lot of laughs and curious scenes, like a subscription that came in about 2 seconds after the boss kill due to the stream delay.
The relief in that moment in TeamSpeak could be heard by all viewers.
About 100 euros were collected through the subscriptions. By the way, my raid group did not see any of that money. It was primarily used to cover server costs. However, the wasted buff food I sponsored in the game, after all, I am not an inhuman person!
People spend huge sums for entertainment and progress in gaming
How did I even come up with the idea for the article? There were two triggers for this article:
On the one hand, we reported this week about the Twitch streamer Ludwig. He streams for 20 seconds longer for every subscription completed. So far, he has already spent 200 hours live and probably earned $400,000.
Such curious stories about gaming and huge sums emerge time and again.
I myself have been on the positive side, even though we only generated a small three-digit amount from our action. However, “dying for money” was a lot of fun for us and our viewers, and no one was forced to do anything.
But what do you think about it? Have you ever invested money to support such challenges? How cruel would you have been to my raid team?
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We wanted to know from you which multi-part 8-man raid in Final Fantasy XIV is your favorite. Here are the results of your voting.
Here’s what it’s about: Like any good theme park MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV offers its players not only quests and dungeons but also large and challenging raids. In these raids, there are not only tough bosses and intricate combat mechanics, but they also always tell their own story.
With patch 5.4, the final part of the current raid Eden was released, and to celebrate the event, we wanted to know in a survey what your favorite multi-part 8-man raids from FFXIV are.
The 24-man raids and the ultimate 8-man raids were excluded from this survey. A total of 783 users participated in the survey. Here are the results in a community ranking.
Attention: There may be spoilers regarding the stories of the respective raids
Rank 4: Alexander
Alexander, the Ruler of Time
16.86% (132 votes)
This is the story of Alexander: The great Primae Alexander is the first thing players see when they enter the Dravanian Hinterlands. Trapped in a magical barrier, Alexander sleeps until he is awakened by the malicious Goblin organization, the Illuminati.
Their leader Quickthinx wants to use the Primae’s power over time to shape the future of the world according to his desires. To prevent this, players must fight their way through the inside of Alexander, reach his core, and take him down.
Players are accompanied by familiar faces Cid Garlond, Biggs, Wedge, and the Au Ra Mide. They and their friends sealed Alexander many years ago, losing their lives in the process, with only Mide surviving.
The robot fights of Alexander and the cool boss music placed the raids at rank 4 in our survey.
Living Liquid
Quickthinkx
Cruise Chaser
Alexander Boss Fight
Here’s what the boss fights of Alexander are like: With Alexander came a raid to FFXIV that had a steampunk setting. This was reflected not only in the design of the instances but also in the appearance of the bosses. In many boss fights, players face robots or mechs guarding the inside of the giant Primae.
But there are also goblins, who are the actual main antagonists of the raid. Quickthinx and his henchmen throw bombs in the way of players, saw them with circular saws, or cage them, forcing them to escape.
Rank 3: Omega
Omega, the machine that wanted to evolve
20.82% (163 votes)
This is the story of Omega: When players awaken Omega at the end of the Heavensward expansion from its slumber, they do so out of desperation. A powerful Primae threatens the city-states of Eorzea, and they hope that Omega can stop it.
And it immediately takes up the chase of the Primae. However, after the battle, Omega crashes in Gyr Abania, where it creates a sub-dimension for itself and begins to produce powerful monsters. Players are forced to compete in a sort of tournament against the monsters so that Omega can eventually fight the winner and evolve through that.
Thanks to the guidance of the chocobo Alpha, players repeatedly manage to win against Omega’s monsters and progress to the next round. To find out what the key to this strength is, Omega ultimately confronts them itself.
The quirky story, which offers insights into the backstory of the great dragon Midgarsormr, and the cute Alpha have brought the Omega raid to rank 3 in our survey.
The FFXIV team was very careful with the story of the bosses. They implemented all their iconic abilities from old games into FFXIV in the form of mechanics in the boss fights. For example, Kefka summons the statues of the gods, and the Phantom Train uses its spotlights or abducts players from the battlefield into its cars.
Rank 2: The Twisted Shadows of Bahamut
Bahamut, one of the 7 dragons of the first brood
25.29% (198 votes)
This is the story of Bahamut: The Twisted Shadows was the first 8-man raid released after the reboot of FFXIV. At the end of the failed version 1.0 of the MMORPG, Bahamut breaks out of its prison Dalamud in a fantastic cinematic video and causes the 7th calamity.
Five years later, players learn in the raid how Bahamut was trapped in the moon in the first place and what exactly happened during the great explosion in the video. Players explore the ruins of Dalamud together with the twins Alphinaud and Alisaie.
Especially Alisaie wants to find out what happened to her grandfather Louisiox, who in the video tries to re-imprison Bahamut but unfortunately fails and seemingly dies.
The fantastic staging of Bahamut in cinematics, epic music, hard boss fights, and the story of Louisiox have brought the raid to rank 2 in our survey.
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The end of 1.0 was an emotional moment for the FFXIV players, and Bahamut played a central role in it
Here’s what the boss fights of Bahamut are like: During their exploration of the Twisted Shadows of Bahamut, players fought through various bosses. Aside from the machines and security measures of the Allag who built Dalamud, there were also “organic bosses”.
The Allag experimented a lot on various living beings and locked them away. Now these experiments break free and confront players on their journey through the underground facilities of the Allag.
Players fight through chimeras, multi-headed beasts, dragons, guard robots, and other abominations that the Allag have unleashed into the world.
Rank 1: Eden
Eden, the first sin-eater
37.04% (290 votes)
This is the story of Eden: The story of Eden takes place on the first shard world that you travel to in the Shadowbringers expansion. After the world was saved from destruction, Ryne and Thancred take a trip to explore the lifeless desert outside the Wall of Light.
There they discover Eden, whom they identify together with Urianger as the first sin-eater. With its help, Ryne aims to restore the elemental balance in the area and breathe new life into the dead world.
In their attempt to control Eden, they encounter the mysterious girl Gaia, who has lost her memories. Despite her brusque manner, she and Ryne become good friends. However, their friendship has to withstand some challenges before reaching a happy ending.
The story of Ryne and Gaia, the plot twist about Eden, and the boss fights ensured that the Eden raid sailed to first place in our survey.
Eden
Garuda
Titan
Ramuh
Cloud of Darkness
Ifrit
Here’s what the boss fights in Eden are like: The boss fights in Eden revolved around the different elements that needed to be awakened and the contrasts of light and darkness. For this, the FFXIV team reimagined the concept of the Primals from “A Realm Reborn”.
Thus, Ifrit and Garuda merged into a hybrid entity, the bearded Ramuh got the lower body of a horse, and Titan rolled around on its wheels in the battle arena, throwing players off. However, there were also completely new bosses that are closely tied to the story of the raid.
In the fights, players had to deal with mechanics that manipulated the various elements, as well as the time and appearance of the battlefield.
One of the most interesting items in World of Warcraft is the Ink-black Potion. Because with it, Azeroth looks really dark and completely different.
In World of Warcraft, there are thousands of items. Even for the greatest veteran, it is nearly impossible to know them all. It is even harder for players who were not there from the beginning. One of the most interesting items we want to introduce to you here. Welcome to the Item Spotlight: Ink-black Potion.
What is the Item Spotlight? The Item Spotlight is a new, regularly recurring format on MeinMMO. Every few weeks, we want to focus on a special item from one of our managed games and answer the most important questions. Where does the item come from? What use does it have? What is its story? We hope to highlight a few cool items that you may have overlooked.
What is the “Ink-black Potion”? The potion is one of the few items in World of Warcraft that has an extremely long effect of 2 hours and drastically influences the appearance of the entire game world. The current sky, also known as the “skybox,” is replaced by a dark night sky with stars (but no moon). This plunges the entire World of Warcraft into darkness and creates gloomy conditions.
Along with the skybox, there is not only a dark sky with stars. Darkness also enters the rest of the world. All lighting that normally comes from the sky and the skybox is deactivated. This means that all light sources only come from other objects that inherently glow. In cities, these may be street lamps or fires, while in houses, light emanates from the inside to the outside.
Light effects like these are rarely seen on your own character.
As a player, you can also influence this, as there are a whole range of old lantern items that you can use as transmog. This makes your character shine coolly in the darkness and can be a very atmospheric detail, especially helpful in roleplay when playing at night.
What are the coolest environments for the potion? There are basically too many to list them all. Cities like Stormwind look really great under the influence of the potion, but places like the Darkmoon Faire, Suramar, or the Swamp of Sorrows also reveal a whole new effect.
This is how dark the Darkmoon Faire is with the potion. Unnervingly creepy.
It is only under the influence of this potion that you notice how much the lighting conditions in World of Warcraft can change. The game looks completely different and radiates a totally different atmosphere. Questing with this potion in Duskwood, in the Jungle of Stranglethorn, or in any other cool zone feels fresh and a bit eerie.
Special attention was given to the potion, however, in the new area Bastion. Many players find the area simply too bright. Especially when playing at night in dark surroundings, the bright and sometimes glaring backdrop of Bastion can cause gamers to vaporize before the screen like vampires in sunlight. An Ink-black Potion remedies this and tones down Bastion to a level that is more reminiscent of Ardenweald or Revendreth. A blessing for sensitive gamer eyes.
Much more pleasant for the eyes at night – Bastion with the ink-black potion.
Are there any restrictions? Yes, even if only indirectly. Since the potion mainly changes the skybox and associated lighting, the potion has practically no effect in enclosed spaces such as castles or caves. There, the effect is only minimal – but fortunately, a large part of WoW takes place in the open world anyway.
How do you get the Ink-black Potion? The Ink-black Potion is not difficult to obtain, although you can only purchase it once a week per month. You can buy it at the Darkmoon Faire from Rona Greenteeth for 3 gold 33 silver 33 copper. The potion is stackable up to 20 times and there is no limit to how many you can own.
You can find Rona at coordinates 37 / 59 – that is a bit off the fairground in the woods.
The Darkmoon Faire is active from the first Sunday of a month until the following Saturday. So make sure to stock up on enough potions during this time and maybe fill up the guild bank with them. Since each potion lasts a full 2 hours, you shouldn’t use them up too quickly.
Do you also have a favorite item that you would like to see featured here? Do you use the potion regularly?
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E-sports are trending, especially in the Corona year 2021. We look at the 10 largest teams in the Western world when it comes to presence on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. Teams known from CS:GO,League of Legends or Call of Duty. And it shows: It is not always just about sporting success.
How was the list created? We base ourselves on data from InvenGlobal. The “largest” teams on social media are determined by the sum of a team’s followers on the platforms Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch.
It is noticeable that Twitch does not play a significant role for any team: The live streaming platform is more for individual streamers, not for organizations that share a channel among several players.
Furthermore, only “Western” teams are represented on the list. There is one team from Ukraine, otherwise only teams from Europe and North America. This is certainly also because the big Asian e-sports teams like T1 or Gen G. use different social media platforms.
The number 10: OpTic Gaming – Experts in Call of Duty
The US team was founded in 2006 and is primarily known for its success in Call of Duty. The mastermind behind the team is Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, who has been leading the team’s fortunes since 2007. In 2016, a book titled “OpTic Gaming: The Making of eSports Champion” was published, which made it to the bestseller lists.
The organization has a wild history, having been sold and rebranded several times, but now Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is back at the helm.
Their star players currently include Abner “Scump” Seth (25) and Piper “FormaL” Matthew (26) – 2 Americans who are successful influencers on Twitch and are regarded as true experts.
A legend of the team is Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (28), who now leads his own e-sports team, the 100 Thieves, and in this role desperately tries to convey to his young players what H3CZ once taught him: Don’t clutter the gaming house with fast food!
OpTic Gaming primarily functions on YouTube, where they have 1.3 million followers.
Scump is considered a top talent in Call of Duty. For many, he is the best player in the world.
The number 9: Ninjas in Pyjamas – Traditional Swedes
The team with the extraordinary name comes from Sweden and is represented in many major e-sports titles, especially known for CS:GO. The team has been around since the year 2000. The Ninjas in Pyjamas made a name for themselves early on by winning their first tournaments. In 2012, the team restructured itself.
Today, the team is present in many “E-sports” games, fielding teams in CS:GO, DOTA 2, FIFA, or a player group in Rainbow Six Siege that consists entirely of Brazilians.
The “Ninjas in Pyjamas” are especially present on Facebook. They have 1.5 million subscribers and share clips from their adventures in games like CS:GO.
On Twitter, they modestly say about themselves: “From local heroes to global athletes. Legendary in name, legendary in game. 37x Champions across multiple esports titles”.
The number 8: Cloud 9 – Diversity as a Core Value
The e-sports organization Cloud 9 is relatively young compared to the Ninjas in Pyjamas. Cloud 9 was founded in 2013 and made headlines from the start in League of Legends.
In 2021, they want to make a big impact in LoL and have spent a lot of money to recruit the European star player Perkz. Supposedly, $5 million was needed to pry him away from G2. Perkz, along with the bot lane made up of talented players Sven and Vulcan, is expected to lead Cloud 9 to the top of the league. The dream duo already made headlines in 2020, but Cloud 9 inexplicably collapsed after a top start in LoL. Perkz is expected to ensure that this does not happen again.
Pretty expensive: Perkz is said to have cost $5 million.
For years, the LoL player “Sneaky” was the face of Cloud 9, who now advises the team. Sneaky occasionally donned crossdressing cosplay and shaped over the years the image of a modern, somewhat different organization.
Because you probably won’t find many LoL professionals who can pull off a pizza delivery outfit as well as the former bot laner from Cloud 9.
In Pokémon GO you have the special research “All in one … No. 151” to have the chance at Shiny Mew. We show you all the known steps so far.
This is what it’s about: Participants of the Kanto Tour can unlock the special research “All in one … No. 151” by completing the questline about Shiny Ditto .
The new questline includes some challenging tasks that among other things guarantee an encounter with Shiny Mew. So far, not all steps are known. However, we will show you the tasks that are known.
In total, there are 4 levels in the special research. The tasks are quite tricky and take a lot of time.
So far, 2 of the 4 levels are known. All other tasks will take a while as a quest at level 2/4 takes at least 30 days.
All in one … No. 151 1/4
Task
Reward
Receive the Kanto medal in Platinum
51 Ultra Balls
Send 151 gifts to friends
A Snubbull
Land 151 great throws
1510 Stardust
Level reward: If you complete all tasks, you will receive 5100 XP, a raid pass, and 1510 Stardust for completion.
All in one … No. 151 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch a Pokémon on 30 consecutive days
51 Ultra Balls
Catch 151 different species of Pokémon
A Glacier Module
Catch 30 Normal-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Fire-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Water-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Grass-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Flying-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Fighting-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Poison-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Electric-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Ground-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Rock-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Psychic-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Ice-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Bug-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Ghost-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Steel-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Dragon-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Dark-type Pokémon
151 XP
Catch 30 Fairy-type Pokémon
151 XP
Level reward: If you complete all tasks, you will receive 5100 XP, 3 Rare Candies, and 1510 Stardust for completion.
What you need to know here: This quest lasts at least 30 days. You need to catch at least one Pokémon on each of the 30 consecutive days. If you forget to do it on one day, you will be reset and have to start the quest over again.
All in one … No. 151 3/4
Task
Reward
Reach level 40
4000 Stardust
Spin 151 PokéStops
3x Rocket Radar
Complete 151 Field Research tasks
3x Super Incubator
Walk 151 kilometers
151 Ultra Balls
Catch 1510 Pokémon
1x Incense
Level reward: Encounter with Shiny Mew, a Star Piece, and a Lucky Egg
What you need to know here: After completing these tasks, you will receive the encounter with Mew. The mysterious Pokémon is guaranteed to be Shiny.
All in one … No. 151 4/4
Task
Reward
Already completed
5100 XP
Already completed
1510 Stardust
Already completed
1510 Stardust
Level reward: 3x Charge TM, 20 Mew Candy, a Mew shirt for your avatar
Why always the 151? This is because Mew is the 151st Pokémon in the Kanto Dex, and this region has a total of 151 Pokémon. That’s why the number is placed in the focus of the special research.
Is there something for players without tickets? Those who did not purchase a ticket for the Kanto Tour also do not have access to the special research for Shiny Mew.
However, it is quite possible that players without tickets will receive their own research with Shiny Mew a little later. However, this has not yet been confirmed.
You can start the special research well at the current Kanto event in Pokémon GO. We provide you with all the info about it here:
In April, Fortnite brings new extras for Crew subscribers. This includes a new skin, the cat lady Alli. What you can expect in total is summarized by MeinMMO for you.
What is the Crew Pack? These packs are exclusive to Crew members. It is an additional subscription introduced with Season 5 for Fortnite. Every month, members receive a new Crew Pack that includes a skin and various other bonuses. This costs real money every month.
In April, the next Crew Pack arrives, which includes the cat lady Alli and various other extras.
New skin, the “Cat-like Alli”, Battle Pass, and more bonuses
This is the new skin: With Alli, the sister of Lynx comes into the game as a skin. The official website describes her as fashionable and always meowing.
What else is there? As every month, Crew members not only receive a skin but also additional content:
What if I have already purchased the Battle Pass? If that is the case and you still want to subscribe, you can receive a one-time refund of the 950 V-Bucks.
What do you think of Fortnite’s subscription model? Are you already Crew members? Do you think the bonuses are worth it? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The complete TOTW 26 – featuring Gnabry, Benzema, and Mertens
The TOTW 26 starting eleven:
GK: Bounou (84)
CB: Marquinhos
RB: Clauss (83)
LB: Günter (82)
LM: Gnabry (87)
CAM: Fekir (85)
CAM: Calhanoglu (84)
LM: Leibold (84)
ST: Benzema (93)
ST: Mertens (86)
ST: André Silva (86)
The TOTW 26 bench:
GK: Zoet (81)
RB: Dest (81)
RM: Malinovskyi (82)
CAM: Trossard (82)
CM: Romo (81)
ST: Bamford (84)
ST: Terrier (81)
GK: Montipò (79)
CB: Puttkammer (75)
The 3 best Inform cards in TOTW 26
In the current TOTW, there are several players with decent ratings. Here we take a look at the three highest-rated.
Karim Benzema received a strong 93 rating, especially excelling in dribbling and shooting. Although the Frenchman does not have the best pace, he can become extremely dangerous with a chemistry style boost in speed. Additionally, his Headliners card is now improved.
Serge Gnabry is featured with an 87-rated card in TOTW 26. This card is slowly coming close to his Freeze card, which could be obtained from an SBC in the winter. Those who missed out on that but would like to have a strong Gnabry in their team might want to consider this. However, keep in mind that the new TOTW Gnabry is positioned as LM, not centrally.
Dries Mertens has received an Inform card with a rating of 86. The Belgian is generally a good player in the FIFA series, scoring with a good mix of speed, dribbling, finishing, and passing. His What-If card is, however, slightly stronger.
The Bundesliga and 2nd League in TOTW 26
In the new Team of the Week, alongside Gnabry, there are other representatives from the Bundesliga.
Freiburg’s Günter has earned an 82-rated card, which, although it does not have high values, is notable for its speed.
In the offense, Frankfurt’s André Silva is once again included, who is very dangerous in front of goal. A weakness is his passing stats, and his pace could be higher.
From the 2. Bundesliga, Hamburg’s Tim Leibold is included again. The left midfielder has received an 84-rated card with strong pace and good dribbling. However, his finishing stats are not impressive – the shot value is just 68.
Lastly, Meppen’s center-back Puttkammer is also part of TOTW 26. However, this card is likely more for fans, as the center-back has quite low values.
Valheim features a day-night cycle where the sun slowly moves across the sky during the day and sets to usher in the night. Many players wonder how long a day actually lasts. MeinMMO explains that a day in Valheim lasts 30 minutes and that during the 9-minute night, special caution is required.
This is how long a day lasts in Valheim: The time it takes for a day to pass in Valheim is predetermined. The durations of day and night vary:
the day lasts 21 minutes
the night lasts 9 minutes
in total, a day lasts 30 minutes
This is the standard time without any potential mods or console commands. As the owner of a server or a world, you can manually change the time or even set it to a specific point. You can read more about it in our guide to admin commands in Valheim and how to use them. However, keep in mind that time is client-side, so you are only setting the time for yourself, not for friends playing with you.
Days are significantly longer in Valheim than nights, which also has its reasons. At night, you face certain disadvantages, and it is considerably more dangerous.
Day and Night – What You Should Keep in Mind
What changes at night? As soon as the sun sets, you will receive the “cold” debuff. This gives you a penalty on stamina and health regeneration unless you protect yourself with a fire, warm clothing, or home-brewed mead.
Additionally, at night, there is a higher chance of encountering strong elite enemies with one or two stars. While the world is calmer in the moonlight, it is also significantly more dangerous.
Especially if you are relatively new and inexperienced in Valheim, it is better to wait for the next day than to confront the enemies. Even if you are planning large construction projects, it is advisable to sleep at night – this way you won’t have annoying breaks when your stamina runs low while building.
How can I measure time? You can of course always check the clock on your computer, on your phone, or go old-school by looking at the wall to see when 21 minutes, and thus the day, is over. However, this requires estimating the current game time.
Experienced players might be able to do this by the position of the sun. However, it is much easier and more authentic with a sundial. You can make one yourself with very simple materials. In our guide, we explain how to build a sundial in Valheim and measure time.
A sundial can show you the time both during the day and at night if you build it completely round. However, a semicircle is sufficient. Then you will have the times from sunrise to sunset:
in Valheim the sun roughly rises around 9:00 AM
it sets again around 4:00 PM
an hour thus lasts exactly three minutes
With this information, you can reasonably estimate how much time you have left before you should hop into bed. Another advantage of sleeping: you are rested and even have a bonus on your regenerations.
The streamer Ludwig has been live on Twitch for over 200 hours. He started a so-called “Subathon” on March 14. Meanwhile, the money situation has become uncomfortable for him. That’s why he now blocks users who give away too many subscriptions.
What happened? As early as March 22, we reported on Ludwig’s Subathon on MeinMMO. He stays online 20 seconds longer for each subscription. This has now gotten out of hand:
Ludwig has been online for more than 200 hours straight and is even filmed while sleeping.
Estimated, he has earned about 400,000 dollars from the subscriptions.
According to the site Twitch Tracker, he is in first place with 110,208 subscriptions and has almost twice as many subscriptions as xQc or Nickmercs in third and fourth place.
However, the money has become uncomfortable for him, especially because some users have spent an enormous amount of money. While each user can only subscribe once for themselves, there is also the option to gift subscriptions. The highest “giver” has subscribed for over 7,000 subscriptions at 5 dollars each.
Ludwig is now putting a stop to this.
Those who gift more than 100 subs will be banned
What does Ludwig say about the situation? During the stream, Ludwig commented on the donations and explained that he feels uncomfortable because of the high amounts. Therefore, he has now set a limit:
Since I cannot know where the money comes from, whether it comes from mom’s bank account or from a booming business that some guy has, it sometimes doesn’t feel appropriate.
My problem is that people are spending too much money, and that is a bit uncomfortable. I want to limit the amount of money spent, with a cap of 100 gifted subs.
To enforce this rule, Ludwig has instructed his mods to ban anyone who gifts more than 100 subs. He has also emphasized that 100 subscriptions already correspond to the value of 500 dollars.
The complete statements on the topic were collected on the YouTube channel of OTV & Friends Clips:
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Restrictions also for Bits: Besides the limited number of gifted subscriptions, Ludwig also introduced a cap on Bits. Bits are a currency on Twitch that can be purchased with real money and then gifted. Streamers receive a payout equivalent to that currency.
What does that mean for the Subathon? This restriction is intended to prevent a small number of viewers from keeping the stream alive indefinitely. Whether that actually works is questionable since new accounts and possibly different payment methods can simply be created.
As of now, Ludwig still has to stream for at least 33 hours (status March 24 at 6:30 PM). Whether that number will increase or decrease due to the adjustments will be shown precisely in those hours.
How is Ludwig feeling about the situation? On one hand, he has made an incredible amount of money from the action. He also said during the stream that if he ever feels unwell, he just takes a bath in his money storage.
On the other hand, you can tell in the streams that he has become worn out by the situation. Being online continuously and being watched by the viewers is not easy.
Whether he has also set a limit on subs for this reason is unknown.
GP Hustla streams with a phone when he is driving, to get groceries at the supermarket.
The record for the longest stream on Twitch, however, belongs to GPHustla. He has been live on Twitch for more than 5,200 hours straight and also films himself while sleeping. However, he does not have anywhere near the reach of Ludwig. His viewer numbers often only lie in the double digits.
What lies behind this story, we already reported in September 2020:
Developer People Can Fly has released the next update for the demo of Outriders. This addresses the pesky crash issues and aims to fix a buggy feature on the Playstation consoles. MeinMMO has the patch notes for you.
This is included in the update: In addition to the already mentioned crash issues, the update focuses on an annoying problem with the touchpad of PS4 and PS5.
Furthermore, some minor issues with the demo version of the loot shooter have been resolved. MeinMMO summarizes the patch notes and reactions to the update for you.
Fixes for Crashes and Touchpad Sensitivity
These issues occurred previously: Since the release of the demo, players on various platforms have repeatedly complained about crashes. These could occur at any time, right in the middle of a battle or while loading a multiplayer session.
Unfortunately, the patch notes do not specify which of the various crash causes have been fixed. So it remains to be seen whether crashes still occur. At least they should not happen as often now. Perhaps the problem is now completely resolved.
Additionally, the touchpad issues for the Playstation consoles have been addressed. Some players frequently experienced accidentally opening the menu in the middle of combat because they barely touched the touchpad. That should not occur anymore.
What else has been fixed? Besides the fixes mentioned above, there are also some minor changes. Here’s a summary of the patch notes, which were published on Twitter:
All platforms:
Fixes for crash issues
Fixes for minor bugs
Backend improvements
PS4 and PS5:
Touchpad sensitivity has been adjusted
Unfortunately, there are no more specific details about this.
Players are pleased with the active support, hoping for time after release
How players react to the update: The first reactions to the update are positive. It’s not so much about the specific fixes, but rather how People Can Fly has continuously provided further updates since the demo launched on February 25.
For example, Paul Murphy writes on Twitter: “The amount of patches/fixes you have made for the demo really makes me optimistic about the future of the game. Well done!” Other players agree and appreciate the regular support and transparent communication from the developers.
Some say that other games should take a cue from this. PerfectedPlagueDoctor writes: “Imagine developers patching their demo more often than many big companies patch their full-price AAA games.”
This is included in the finished game: In an event from publisher Square Enix, Outriders also released a trailer showcasing gameplay scenes and summarizing the various features of the loot shooter. You can watch it here:
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The Easter deals for 2021 have started on Amazon, including some monitors for gamers. MeinMMO presents you the best deals.
What are these Easter deals? The Easter deals are a special promotion from Amazon. You can expect new daily deals and special weekly offers from March 22 at 00:01 until March 31, 2021 at 23:59. We will hand-pick special offers and present them to you separately. A general overview of Amazon’s Easter deals can also be found on MeinMMO.
What will you find here? In our article, we present you the best offers on monitors. Along with opinions and tests, our own experiences have also contributed to these recommendations.
Who is the monitor suitable for? If you are looking for a fast and well-built monitor for gaming with WQHD resolution, or a monitor that you can also use very well with your Xbox Series X|S, then you should take a look at the Odyssey G7 from Samsung. The PlayStation 5 officially does not support WQHD resolution.
This is what the monitor offers: According to Rtings.com, the Samsung Odyssey G7 is among the best gaming monitors you can get for PC and Xbox Series X at a resolution of 1440p.
This is due to size and the fast refresh rate of 240 Hz. The picture quality is also high and offers pleasant contrast. The device provides strong gaming performance with low response time (1ms) and supports both G-Sync and FreeSync.
Less convincing can be the HDR performance and the viewing angles of the device as soon as you look at the screen at an angle.
Pro
WQHD resolution with 240 Hz
high contrasts and good colors
low response time
G-Sync and FreeSync
Contra
poor viewing angles
mediocre HDR performance
This is what you save in the offer: Currently, both the 27-inch and 32-inch versions are on offer.
For the 27-inch model, you currently pay 555.00 € (749.00 €), you save 26%.
For the 32-inch model, you currently pay 666.00 € (869.00 €), you save 23%.
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LG UltraGear QHD IPS Gaming Monitor
Who is the monitor suitable for? If you are looking for an ergonomic monitor that takes up little space on your desk and is suitable for both gaming and home office, then you should take a look at the monitor from LG.
This is what the monitor offers: The biggest difference to other monitors is the missing stand. Instead, you mount the monitor on a swivel arm and thus need little space on the actual desk. If you don’t need the screen at all, you can also fold it away like this.
The magazine Prad.de praises the many possibilities in its review, especially the very good color space coverage. Also, the presets are well done, and you don’t have to adjust the screen further.
The low input lag, response times of 1 millisecond and the 144 Hz panel also make the LG device a solid gaming device.
The viewing angle stability is less successful. Additionally, a classic stand is not included in the delivery if you want to mount the monitor elsewhere.
Pro
very good color space coverage
sensible factory and preset settings
response time (1ms)
low input lag
Contra
mediocre viewing angle stability
no classic stand included in the delivery
This is what you save in the offer: Currently, you can get the monitor for 429.00 € (549.00 €), saving 22%.
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Who is the monitor suitable for? The monitor from ViewSonic is a good all-rounder among monitors. If you are a casual gamer looking for a 4K monitor, then you can take a look at the device from ViewSonic. If you game regularly, then you will miss higher Hz settings and especially FreeSync/G-Sync.
This is what the monitor offers: The 32-inch model from ViewSonic focuses on a 4K display with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, offers integrated speakers and both HDMI and DisplayPort. However, the monitor only runs at 60 Hz, making it less suitable for regular gamers. The response time of just over 4 ms should be sufficient for most gamers.
The magazine Prad.de criticizes the rigid stand primarily, as well as the illumination of the screen. This makes the screen less suitable if you want to game in a dark room.
Pro
high-quality processing
good viewing angle stability
many connectivity options
very good color space coverage
4K resolution
Contra
no G-Sync/FreeSync
only 60 Hz
mediocre illumination
This is what you save in the offer: Currently, you can get the monitor for 355.99 € (439.00 €), saving 19% compared to the normal price.
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More tips about gaming monitors: Are you looking for more tips about gaming monitors? Here we present you the best gaming monitors for Xbox Series X and PS5 if you prefer gaming on a monitor instead of a TV.
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Destiny 2 offers a tough challenge for PvE in Season 13 that even Gladd can’t tackle. His Guardian is currently too weak because he is engrossed in the Steam hit Valheim.
This is a call to players from Destiny: Since March 16, Guardians can attempt the Grandmaster Nightfall difficulty. This is the hardest PvE challenge of Season 13. This is partly due to
numerous Champions – the powerful opponents can only be faced with specific strategies
over 10 negative modifiers, locked loadouts, and limited respawns
an absurdly high mission level and an artificial cap that prevents players from being stronger than the mission’s enemies
As a reward, rare resources, exclusive weapons, and mods await.
This sounds like a job for the Destiny elite. Streamers can prove their endurance and be cheered on by their viewers while fighting, who can then copy the professionals’ tactics. But the biggest and most well-known Destiny streamer on Twitch has to sit this one out and apologizes for it.
It’s about him: Sean “Gladd” Gallager is an exceptional player known for continuing to play even when it seems impossible. No challenge seems too hard for him. Bungie had to send him to bed during an excessive gaming session.
Gladd is too weak as a Guardian because he’s causing trouble as a Viking
Looking at Gladd’s streams and videos from recent times, one finds that the showcase Guardian with 422,500 followers now prefers to spend his time in Valheim (via sullygnome). The survival MMO takes up a lot of his time. But not only Gladd enjoys playing Valheim – the game is a real Steam hit and has fought its way from an underdog to the top.
Why no Destiny endgame now? The reason is simple, Gladd is too weak. One may only attempt the activity if they have at least a Power Level of 1,325. However, the regular maximum for gear in Season 13 is 1,310. The remaining 15 levels must be leveled through the so-called seasonal artifact. This happens passively, but requires a lot of time. And since Gladd prefers building Nordic villages or attempting animal husbandry, he lacks the necessary artifact level.
Interestingly, Gladd already declined the Nightfall at its debut in 2020. Back then, it was due to the loot not seeming worthwhile enough to him. Here, MeinMMO reported on it.
Is Gladd turning his back on the shooter? Probably not. Just on March 23, Destiny 2 received a new Strike that Gladd immediately tried out, announcing that he put Valheim aside (via Twitter).
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During the mission, where one boards a massive moving fortress and must defeat the champion of an alien turtle race in a ritual duel, he couldn’t resist making sarcastic comments towards his predecessor. He jabs at a slightly “heavier” opponent, suggesting it would be KingGothalion – who was the number 1 Destiny player on Twitch before Gladd.
Do players in Destiny 2 have to level up too much?
That players like Gladd currently cannot even play the PvE endgame, even if they wanted to, is frustrating. This also highlights a problem with Destiny 2’s seasonal model: with each season, the level increases again and players have to grind through old, familiar activities to face new challenges.
Only those who stay active can keep up. Such FOMO aspects (the fear of missing out) have been criticized by Guardians for a long time. Other content creators of Destiny 2, like Rick Kackis, also see the excessively high level requirement to play as a major problem with endgame activity (via YouTube). It should be noted here that for large parts of the game, one is actually always “too strong”. In very few activities is such a high level required.
The good news from Bungie: The criticism has been heard by Bungie. Fortunately, the level grind will change next season. Starting in May, players will only need to climb up 10 “Grandmaster loot levels.” The maximum level for Season 13, starting in May 2021, will therefore be 1,320 – previously the level increased by 50 points.
Have you leveled up enough to tackle the Grandmaster Nightfall? Do you think one should only enter the endgame when they are fully committed and not take a Destiny break? Or do you welcome the upcoming changes and see the eternal level grind as a nuisance – let us know in the comments.
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