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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Where is Patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft? It is missing – and that casts a dark shadow over the future of Shadowlands.
Even though World of Warcraft: Shadowlands had a pretty outstanding launch and managed to convince many players once again of Blizzard’s MMORPG, the content from the launch is slowly but surely drying up. New dungeons and raids are expected, with most eagerly waiting for Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination. However, there has been no sign of it yet.
At BlizzConline, it was said that Patch 9.1 could only come to the PTR at the earliest when Patch 9.0.5 is completed. At that time, that sounded logical, as Blizzard can hardly test two patches at the same time – especially when one of them is supposed to bring many new features.
However, this argument has become obsolete by now. Because Patch 9.0.5 has been live for over 2 weeks and is therefore no longer being tested on the PTR.
Although the developers repeatedly emphasized that the Corona pandemic had little impact on development and that they were right on schedule, this statement is beginning to show cracks. We are currently headed towards the longest period between the release of an expansion and the first real content patch.
Tyrande and the Jailer are likely to have bigger roles in Patch 9.1 – if it ever comes.
Sure – this time is not up yet, and Blizzard can still surprise us. But when looking at the planned contents for Patch 9.1, there is quite a bit coming our way:
A new, large raid with 10 bosses
A new mega-dungeon with 8 bosses
A new area in the Maw
New campaign quests and expansions of the covenant systems
It becomes pretty clear that this patch will need a long testing phase to ensure all this content is of good quality.
Patch 9.1 needs a lot of testing time
Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination will not be an update that is only on the PTR for 2-3 weeks and then released to players. It is hard to imagine that the patch will be ready in less than 5-6 weeks of testing. Presumably, it will take even longer.
Another, much bigger problem may be that Blizzard is further delaying the delays. Patch 9.1 is the first truly significant hurdle for Shadowlands that Blizzard must overcome as quickly as possible. This also means that all resources will currently be concentrated on this patch.
This, in turn, means that work on the following patches – namely 9.2 and 9.3 – is at a standstill and will also be delayed.
In recent expansions, the developers have actually managed quite well to reduce the time between individual patches to an acceptable period and establish a certain regularity.
However, it is already apparent: This will not work with Shadowlands. Even the postponement of the release of Shadowlands hinted at the fact that more time is simply needed to refine the details. Time that otherwise would have gone into the patches.
Sylvanas is the “final boss” of Patch 9.1. Many are already looking forward to it.
Delay due to pandemic only postponed?
It seems that Blizzard has simply postponed the problems caused by the pandemic and the transition to home office, and is now carrying them forward. The effects are likely to accompany us and surely for the next 2 years – unless there is a significant cut where parts of planned content are simply removed.
Sure, this is all a bit of the “pessimistic crystal ball”, but the signs are quite bad. Ultimately, this could mean that WoW: Shadowlands will not only have long pauses between patches but may even skip a patch altogether and combine it, as was done recently in “Warlords of Draenor”.
Let’s hope that Shadowlands as a whole does not have to suffer too much from these delays and that the previously quite exciting story is not cut short to transition into the next expansion as quickly as possible.
Because so far, it unfortunately seems that the waiting times between patches in Shadowlands will be longer than ever before. And whether Blizzard will also postpone the next expansion – which has already been confirmed some time ago – for more patches is highly questionable.
Ultimately, one must also point out that Blizzard cannot be held responsible for delays caused by the pandemic. After all, that was not long-term planable for anyone. But that is likely to concern a large part of the players very little when there is no new and not enough content available. Because hardly anything scares players more than the feeling of having no new goals.
Maybe Burning Crusade Classic will help keep WoW players engaged as a whole and keep their subscriptions paid. The players bored by Shadowlands would have an escape option here to have fun in the shattered world before returning to Retail. But such an addon for Classic cannot save every content drought in Shadowlands.
Or what do you think?
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The open beta of the new action RPG Magic: Legends is now available for all players for free on PC. However, initial opinions are mixed to negative. In particular, the cash shop seems to be an issue for many. MeinMMO takes a look at the voices of the players.
What kind of beta is this? On March 23, the beta of Magic: Legends started. In this, players can test the new ARPG for free on PC via the Arc Launcher or the Epic Games Store.
The beta offers all classes of the game, over 175 different abilities, and over 170 equipment items that can be farmed in the six playable areas. A tutorial introduces the basic mechanics. You can find more about this in our extensive overview of the Magic: Legends beta.
How is the beta received? Looking into the forums, on Reddit, or in the comments here on MeinMMO, there is a lot of criticism about the beta.
This criticism relates to the technical state, problems with the content, but especially the monetization. Most players are unhappy with the cash shop and especially the content that can be purchased.
The cash shop is the biggest criticism
What’s so bad about the cash shop? One of the biggest points of criticism regarding monetization is that some content is locked behind a paywall – particularly one of the classes, the Dimir Assassin. This class is currently only obtainable through random packs or for a large amount of gold in the auction house.
The booster packs in the shop are a major topic of contention.
The probability of drawing the class from these packs is, according to many players, extremely low. According to YouTuber Vulkan, the chance is about 1:250 (via YouTube). The packs aren’t necessarily cheap:
a booster pack costs 300 Zen
a bundle of 5 packs costs 1200 Zen
the smallest unit of Zen is 1,100 Zen for €9.99, the largest unit is 22,000 Zen for €199.99
Booster packs thus cost between €2 and €3
You can also earn Zen in the game itself by exchanging in-game currency, but this takes significantly longer. If you want to buy the class solely with money, it can quickly get expensive. Additionally, the cash shop contains battle passes, boosters, and cosmetics.
This is what players say about it: Monetization is one of the biggest criticisms that frequently appear on Reddit and here on MeinMMO. Reddit user iTheKillaVanilla has opened one of the larger threads in the subreddit and complains about all content:
A game launches into open beta, it has a cash shop with more stuff to buy than the game has features. It is in beta and still offers not just one, but two season passes!
In the forum, the user vanic, despite praising the game, also criticizes the monetization: “The double XP boosts and such don’t bother me, but hiding classes (Dimir) behind packs is disappointing. Yes, you can technically buy it in the game with gold, but for most players that is unattainable” (via Arc forums). And even outside the cash shop, there is a lot of negative feedback.
Technical issues and lack of introductions
This is what bothers the players: Another major point of criticism is the poor connection that players from Europe particularly complain about. In our tests, it also occurred that there was a larger delay (“lag”) between activating an ability and its actual occurrence. This went so far that spells did not even hit targets anymore.
Additionally, some of the cutscenes are still very clunky. The characters’ mouths either do not move at all or only very asynchronously to the spoken words and do not run smoothly. Some players also complain that the game runs “too slowly” – their own character is somewhat too sluggish, and the use of abilities is too clunky (via Arc forums).
Reddit user Niloc1308 summarizes the technical problems in his thread, which he describes with the following title: “Magic: Legends was not ready for open beta.”
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However, these systems are particularly lacking for newcomers. Those who do not already have knowledge of Magic would struggle to navigate through the beta because the systems are not well enough explained or accessible, especially the core feature of the decks. The player vats 3 writes in his detailed feedback on the Arc forum about this:
“As the game currently stands, you can’t even swap a card in your deck until about five hours in. And even then you probably don’t even have the cards to see a positive change.”
The user Awesome_Bruno writes about another problem with it on Reddit. He says that he has already reached “endgame” at level 30 and at the highest difficulty. However, other than constantly grinding the same things, there is absolutely nothing to do – and the drop rate for only very few spells is way too low for this (via Reddit).
Despite all the criticism, there are also players who are actually enjoying the beta and cannot fully understand the criticism. Forum user leonidas, for example, enjoys the game despite problems with the UI and some bugs (via Arc forums):
the combat system
the beauty of the game
the mechanics, which are challenging but not too complex
“I would like to highlight positively that you can fully earn the season pass in-game – you rarely see that. I also like the customization options for my planeswalkers and that I can freely rotate the camera. A function to zoom in/out with the mouse wheel would be great too.
I’m curious to see how it continues, as we’ve already been surprised with the gear, which was added at the players’ request.”
In comparison, however, the positive voices are noticeably more subdued and less frequent than the negative ones. Magic: Legends is set to release in 2021, in its final version for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, as well as backward compatibility for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. How much player feedback will be implemented by then and when the first updates will come remains to be seen.
Players of Call of Duty have an exciting week ahead. Black Ops Cold War and the Battle Royale Warzone announce the big mid-season update for next week and are bringing a new weapon and double XP beforehand. MeinMMO shows you the details.
What’s happening in CoD? Season 2 has been running for exactly about a month and is approaching its “midpoint.” The Battle Pass timer expires on April 22, and now the developers have announced the new mid-season update. The CoD creators have also prepared some other announcements:
A new weapon (crossbow) comes today
Double XP this weekend
Mid-season update next week
Warzone with another ban wave
MeinMMO shows you the details of the announcements.
Cold War & Warzone: New crossbow today on March 24
Update March 25: The crossbow is now online and you can unlock it in CoD Cold War.
The main developers for Black Ops Cold War, Treyarch, announced yesterday that the crossbow is now fully integrated into the game. The weapon was previously visible due to a bug in the game and could even be unlocked and purchased with a bundle – GameStar reported. The weapon will most likely arrive today evening, March 24, around 6 or 7 PM.
Players who had purchased the crossbow in the store during that time received their money back. If you already unlocked the crossbow during the phase, your progress is not lost – you continue from where you left off in the challenge, and if you completed 15 matches, you’ll be at 14 out of 15 at release.
How do I unlock the crossbow? You need to collect 3 ‘One Shot, One Kill’ medals in 15 different matches and use weapons without attachments. The best options are the sniper rifles Pellington and LW-3 Tundra. Here you can find a quickscoping guide if you want to give it a try.
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When is double XP happening? The upcoming weekend features a significant Double XP weekend. You can level up all 3 progression pillars in Cold War & Warzone faster, and PlayStation players get the bonuses for an extra day:
Double XP on weapons, levels, and Battle Pass
Start PlayStation: Thursday, March 25 – 6 PM
Regular start: Friday, March 26 – 6 PM
Ends on Monday, March 29 – 6 PM
The event can be really worthwhile for you, as it finally provides bonuses on all three XP systems. So if you have levels to unlock in the Battle Pass, a weapon to level up, or want to progress further in the prestige system – make the most of the time.
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Update March 25: The developers have now announced a 6vs6 map for the mid-season update, but it is not really a new map. “Miami Strike” will bring a smaller version of the already known Miami map into the game.
What can be expected from the mid-season update? Not much is yet known about the big update. The previous information is based on the roadmap that was published at the start of Season 2. Therefore, for Warzone & Cold War, one can expect:
What could come to Cold War? One thing is certain: “Outbreak” will receive another map (Sanatorium), along with new tasks, and the zombie mode will thus become larger and more diverse.
The roadmap also shows that the multiteam map “Golova” is coming to multiplayer. It is currently only available in Outbreak. There may also be additions to the small gunfight mode – the roadmap shows “Mansion” as a new map.
What could come to Warzone? In the battle royale, the story surrounding the zombies could develop further. Season 2 brought NPC zombies to the large Verdansk map, which have, however, only been moving around and not spreading so far. Leaks connect the “end of Verdansk” with the zombies and many players have high expectations for the upcoming events in Warzone. However, it cannot be said for sure whether there will actually be a spread or if the zombie story will continue in another way.
Warzone blocks thousands of players with a new ban wave
Shortly before the next major update, the main developers of Call of Duty: Warzone announced that another ban wave has blocked many thousands of accounts. They have again banned around 13,000 accounts identified by the CoD developers as cheaters.
The battle royale Warzone has been battling nasty cheaters since its release, and at one point it seemed that the fight was being lost. However, in the last weeks and months, the developers have become more active, promising real “anti-cheat updates” for the first time and regularly posting on Twitter when there is a major ban wave.
However, many players remain skeptical. The developers do not go into detail and reveal little about their so-called “updates.” The problem runs deep and there are still too many cheaters around to talk about a real improvement in the cheating problem in Warzone. Even pros get caught cheating. However, better communication raises hope. It remains to be seen whether they can fulfill it.
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Season 2 goes into the next round and brings fresh air into Cold War and Warzone – new weapons, new maps, new zombie content. How satisfied are you so far with the two seasons of Cold War? Have your expectations been met? Feel free to write it in the comments.
“Find collectibles in Pleasant Park, Lazy Lake or Retail Row” is one of the challenges of week 2 of Season 6 in Fortnite: Battle Royale. To help you complete this task quickly, we will show you all the locations on the map.
What is this task? Week 2 of Season 6 in Fortnite has started, and new challenges have been added that reward you with experience points for your Season 6 Battle Pass. In one of these challenges, you need to find and collect collectibles in various locations.
The places where you need to search are named locations that you may already know from previous seasons. So, it is not a place that has just been added to the Season 6 map.
Locations of the collectibles on the map
Locations of the collectibles on the map
You need to collect a total of 4 collectibles to complete the task. To find them faster, we will show you the exact locations of Pleasant Park, Lazy Lake, and Retail Row in detail.
Collectibles in Pleasant Park
Where do you need to search? In Pleasant Park, there are a total of 3 locations for the collectibles. 2 of them are in houses, and one can be found at the gas station. You should find them quickly, as they are usually on bookshelves or magazine racks, and they glow with blue light.
Once you have found one of them, just interact with the item, and you have collected it.
Here are the collectibles in Pleasant Park.
Collectibles in Lazy Lake
Where do you need to search? In Lazy Lake, you can find 2 collectibles. One is located in the basement of a building, and the other one can be found in the large gas station. The two locations are not far apart, so you can collect both in one round if you are quick.
The collectibles are both near magazine racks, which you can recognize by their blue glow. Just interact with them again to collect them.
Here are the collectibles at Lazy Lake.
Collectibles in Retail Row
Where do you need to search? In Retail Row, you will actually be sent to the real bookstore “McGuffins” to collect the collectible. You will see the item right when you walk through the main entrance.
The 2nd collectible can be found at the store “Big Shots”. Here you don’t need to enter the building, as it is right on the left side in front of the entrance. Keep an eye out, as this collectible is this time in a gray item.
Here are the collectibles at Retail Row.
Remember that you only need to collect 4 collectibles to complete the task. After that, you will be rewarded with experience points that help you level up. This way, you can quickly upgrade your Season 6 Battle Pass and unlock cool skins.
This week, you also need to tame a boar. However, you will need a hunter’s cloak that you must craft first. In our guide, we show you how to craft a hunter’s cloak and what it brings you in the game.
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Every gamer needs a graphics card for their PC if they want to play properly. But what is the most important purchase criterion for you?
If you want to play new games in high resolution, you need a fast graphics card. Because without the power of your GPU, many games won’t work, look terrible, or won’t run smoothly.
In another survey, you already told us that you would spend a lot of money on a graphics card. This is also due to the prices currently rising because of low availability. Additionally, there is also the shortage of semiconductors, which affects all manufacturers of graphics cards and consoles.
Today we want to know from you: Apart from the high prices and the performance of the graphics card, what matters most to you? Here are a few thoughts we want to share with you regarding the questions:
Do you set up your PC so that you can look into your case while gaming and enjoy cool lighting? Or do you not care about RGB lighting at all and just want performance.
How important is ray tracing to you? Is it just a nice gimmick for you or is it important to you that your (future) graphics card has this capability?
Do you have a favorite manufacturer from whom your graphics card must be every time, because you have been buying your components there for 10 years?
Would you prefer a whisper-quiet PC and feel disturbed by any fan noise, or is volume secondary for you?
Do you buy a graphics card because of its features? One manufacturer has developed a particularly intuitive operating system for its graphics card, you might appreciate the overclocking potential of your pixel accelerator or do you need many specific connections?
What can graphics cards look like? You can see several examples of different graphics cards in the following image gallery.
Several graphics cards from different manufacturers (ASUS, Sapphire, MSI)
Many factors play a role when buying a graphics card
Manufacturers rely on very different appearances and offer different functions depending on the series. Depending on the model, a different ventilation system is also used. After all, powerful components generate a lot of heat. Extensive ventilation systems can also make a graphics card wide and long quickly.
A special case is also ray tracing. Meanwhile, AMD graphics cards now support ray tracing, but Nvidia still has the edge in ray tracing with DLSS. Here, AMD wants to provide a similar feature with FidelityFX Super Resolution. However, AMD has now stated that FidelityFX Super Resolution will likely not arrive until the end of 2021 (via GameStar.de). Furthermore, we currently do not know how powerful AMD’s DLSS counterpart will ultimately be.
What is DLSS and FidelityFX Super Resolution? With Nvidia DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), the game is internally calculated at a lower resolution and scaled up to a higher resolution like 4K using AI algorithms to increase FPS. With the RTX 3060, the performance gain is up to 30 %. AMD aims to provide a similar technique with FidelityFX Super Resolution and close a gap.
Your opinion is requested
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 three points. Thank you for voting and have fun!
What is most important to you? How did you decide when purchasing your last graphics card? Tell us in the comments what interests you the most.
Do you like colorful and luminous designs? Then take a look at this list: Here we present 7 PC cases from fans that look really good. One or the other from the list will surely make you quite envious.
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In FIFA 21 the speed rating of the cards plays an important role. This currently leads to confusing lineups – which annoys many players.
This is the problem: In FIFA 21, players have a whole range of stats that define their abilities. These are summarized in the categories “Speed”, “Dribbling”, “Shooting”, “Passing”, “Defense”, and “Physical”.
Fast dribblers like Mbappé determine the gameplay in FIFA 21
These values are also visible on the cards and all have an impact on how a player performs. However, speed takes on a special role here from the perspective of many FIFA players. Slow forwards are quickly regarded as unplayable; creeping defenders are seen as disadvantaged. If you can’t keep up, even the best passing, positioning, or shooting stats are only of limited use. Therefore, primarily fast players belong to the meta players in FIFA 21.
Because many players primarily rely on sprinters in attack, speed is also required in defense. And that creates a problem.
Players annoyed by the “Fullback Meta”
This is currently developing: In the FIFA community, there is a lot of talk about the so-called “Fullback Meta.” Players in the FIFA subreddit have been increasingly reporting in recent weeks about the phenomenon of an increasing number of full-backs being placed in central defense. They may have a worse chemistry value because they technically do not belong there – yet players are opting for this variant.
How does that happen? Full-backs are usually faster than center-backs. However, they often have
worse physical or defensive stats
or are shorter, which leads to weaknesses in headers.
Many seem to willingly make this sacrifice if they can take advantage of the high speed ratings – even without a chemistry boost.
Is RV-Bender the better IV?
An example of this were the End-of-an-Era cards for the Bender twins that were released over the weekend. There was a full-back (or in English: “Fullback”) card for Lars Bender, while there was a center-back card for Sven Bender.
The curious thing: There were comments like “The Lars Bender card looks like a really good center-back.” While there was a similarly strong center-back card for Sven Bender – which however shows 11 points less in speed.
This is what the community says: On reddit, the topic of “full-backs in central defense” is being actively discussed. One user wrote a post that RV-Bender and Klaiber (also a right-back) are currently the best center-backs in the game – which was answered by pointing out that one also should not forget Mbabu’s What-If card. However, he is a full-back himself (via reddit).
In general, there is a lot of criticism that the game mechanics, in which speed plays a special role, force players to place full-backs in central defense. This makes Ultimate Team drift further away from “real football”.
In a post, one player says: “I just played against someone who substituted [Prime-Icon Rio Ferdinand] for Mbabu in the first minute, what is wrong with this game?” (via reddit)
“One problem is that the strength in winning duels is not important enough compared to the dribbling stats, and that crosses and headers with the right players are not a consistent way to score a goal,” comments one user (via reddit).
“Seriously, I’m tired of facing four full-backs in defense,” one user complains (via reddit).
Full-backs like Klaiber are now considered top center-backs
Another user criticized (via reddit), that there is basically no major disadvantage to making this adjustment.
Imagine Manchester City going into a match against Manchester United tomorrow with Zinchenko and Mendy in central defense against Cavani. That’s just ridiculous. There has to be a downside to players abusing speed by simply placing the fastest full-backs they can find in central defense.
Overall, Ultimate Team is more of a fantasy mode than a direct football simulation. After all, you can also create strangely colorful stadiums or assemble crazy teams here. You can find some of the best players here.
What do you think about this topic? Do you think the game mechanics in Ultimate Team should lead to a more realistic play? Or do you see FUT more as a fantasy mode where that isn’t as important? Let us know in the comments!
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In Pokémon GO, the Raid Hour with Thundurus starts today, March 24. We will show you the best counters and reveal whether you should take advantage of the hour.
What is a Raid Hour? This event takes place every Wednesday in Pokémon GO and focuses on legendary raids for one hour. You can complete a level 5 raid at almost every gym for 60 minutes.
This week is all about the Incarnate Forme of Thundurus. This is fitting as the Weather Week, during which the stormy Pokémon shines, is currently ongoing.
Counters and Info for the Raid Hour with Thundurus
When does the Raid Hour take place? The event starts at 6:00 PM local time. A few minutes before, black raid eggs will appear at the gyms, which will hatch promptly at 6:00 PM. By 7:00 PM, most raids will have disappeared.
These are the best counters: Thundurus is weak against Ice and Rock types. The 5 best counters against the Incarnate Forme are:
Pokémon
Moveset
Rampardos
Smack Down and Rock Slide
Rhyperior
Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
Galarian Darmanitan
Icy Wind and Avalanche
Mammoth Swine
Powder Snow and Avalanche
Terrakion
Smack Down and Rock Slide
Are you looking for more alternatives among the counters? Then check out our counter guide for the legendary Pokémon:
How many trainers are needed? The Incarnate Forme of Thundurus can already be defeated in a duo. However, you need the right counters at least level 40. For the Raid Hour, we recommend at least 5 trainers. This way, you will be faster and can complete more raids within the 60 minutes.
Remember that you can invite players via Remote Raid. This way, you won’t violate any current contact restrictions.
What’s next after Thundurus? After the Incarnate Forme of Thundurus, the Incarnate Forme of Tornadus will follow. You will encounter it in the level 5 raids starting March 30. However, how long this form will be available is still unclear.
Should you take advantage of the Raid Hour?
How strong will Thundurus be? The Incarnate Forme is significantly better than the Therian Forme. Just before the release, Niantic taught the Pokémon better moves, so it ranks at least 2nd among the best Electric-type attackers. Only Zekrom is better.
Is there a Shiny Thundurus? No, the Incarnate Forme does not have a Shiny variant. Only the Therian Forme can be encountered in Shiny form, but this Pokémon is currently not catchable. Shiny hunters will not benefit from this Raid Hour.
So should you be there? If you are looking for strong Electric attackers, you should definitely take advantage of the Raid Hour. Additionally, you can perfectly gather some XL Candies for Thundurus during this time. So if you still need those, you should participate.
Alternatively, you can take advantage of the current Weather Week in Pokémon GO. The event just started today. We provide you with a detailed overview of all spawns, raid bosses, and quests:
Destiny 2 tempts with loot that most players will probably never get. Is that okay and motivates to play, or does it kill the collecting instinct and is simply unfair? MyMMO looks at this heated topic and wants to know your opinion on it.
This is why the Guardians argue: Should all players of Destiny 2 have all items? Should every Guardian’s collection be complete, or is it okay that some powerful weapons only belong to a small circle of chosen ones? A constant topic of debate, which is again heating up in Season 13.
Both sides have valid points:
Some players say they have paid for the game, the season, or the expansion and therefore want to be rewarded with all available items (the “Why am I even paying 10€?”-joker).
Many see rare items as prestige objects that they have worked hard for. Accordingly, they want to be shown something that justifies the effort. We are talking about a loot carrot that dangles in front of them, for which they are willing to endure hardships. Otherwise, games like Destiny could not keep players engaged in the long run and motivate them to improve.
Others argue: If only the best players get the best weapons, it creates a “the rich get richer” situation. How can one catch up if they are always running around with second best or are getting wiped out in PvP?
This also raises questions about time investments, fairness, casual versus hardcore Guardians, and so on.
We want to know from you what your stance on this topic is. To warm up, here’s an insight into what players can currently earn and how the powerful loot has changed over time.
This is how players sweat in Destiny 2 for the hot loot
This is the current reason for the discussion: Destiny 2 has made master weapons the highlight of the loot carrots dangling in front of the Guardians with Season 13. The guns known as adept weapons by veterans are special models of well-known weapons. They are popular for this reason:
They look different, have exclusive access to master mods and as a full masterpiece, they receive a boost to all stats.
Master weapons are only available in PvE through the Nightfall’s top tier difficulty. Most players are probably hardly capable of playing there at their level right now. Others fail due to missions that make life hell with negative modifiers, annoying champions, and the lack of a player search.
In PvP, master weapons are only awarded as a reward for a flawless visit to the lighthouse. Only the best players (or the boldest cheaters) can achieve this.
Currently completing every PvP loadout: Master Igneous Hammer
In short: Master weapons are prestigious, somewhat better than regular weapons but are indeed very hard to obtain. Many Guardians have to accept that they may never save the universe with Igneous Hammer as a master version.
What is a Masterwork in Destiny 2? Weapons and armor can be upgraded through increasingly costly investments. Level 10 is the maximum for items. Weapons then have the ability to create Orbs of Power upon kills, which can charge Supers or be spent for powerful bonuses. Additionally, there’s a kill tracker and a boost to a stat as a masterwork. Armor receives extra energy upon upgrade, which is required for the installation of mods. As a complete masterwork, there’s also a small boost to all stats.
Aside from master weapons, the arsenal from the Deep Stone Crypt is likely to be one of the toys that can make a mighty bang, which some players will probably never get to try out. The shotgun and sniper rifle from the raid are considered the best representatives of their kind and make every loadout stronger. However, across the board, the weapons are very strong and especially visually a futuristic treat.
As mentioned, these strong weapons are not accessible to all Guardians. Not all Guardians raid, grind their way to the flawless chest or bite through the Trials. Whether it’s due to missing team members, level requirements, or skill blocking the way – there are many reasons, all of which are understandable.
In the Deep Stone Crypt, really strong legendary guns and the raid exotic Eyes of Tomorrow await
Bungie whets your appetite for big guns and hard activities
This is how players get small versions of the big guns: The “normal” versions of the master weapons can also be snagged by players without much stress.
The Trials also reward exclusive weapons at lower difficulty levels. Here, of course, without the master bonuses. The higher Guardians set the difficulty, the more likely a drop is. Currently, this gun might only be the classic Palindrome high up on wish lists.
The Trials entice with a bounty that grants one of the rare rewards once per character and week just for participation. Even if you only “die” through a few matches, you will be guaranteed the base version of the cool weapons or a snazzy armor piece.
In the raid, it looks a bit different. The current loot is truly only available through playing the Deep Stone Crypt and the exotic is even only after the last boss. But players can directly gather resources at the entrance to catch up with the highlights of past raids. Here, MyMMO shows you how this can be done completely solo in Season 13.
Sometimes Exotics rain, sometimes there’s loot drought
This is how Destiny swings with its loot policy: How generously Destiny handles loot and whether you have to work hard for “the best items” or get them for free has changed frequently.
In the past, the Guardians have lived through both extremes: At the launch of Destiny 2, exotics were thrown at players, weapons from the Trials were available even if you didn’t play the playlist, and everything felt like a homogenous mess – players were not satisfied with that in the long run.
Later, Forsaken introduced powerful weapons like the One Thousand Voices or the PvP-exclusive top weapons that shredded everything in every area of the game, the best shotgun back then (Mindbender) was only available with much luck and even more patience from a rotating strike. The rarest weapons were again the strongest. This didn’t sit well with everyone either.
Over time, the requirements were lowered, top weapons like the Recluse and the Mountaintop became easier to obtain season by season. This also led to issues since now almost all Guardians ran around with potent killers, leading to a monotonous clearing of each content.
Why are powerful weapons so important? Looking back at the weapons, exotic or legendary, whose quirky names you can still recite in your sleep years later, they are mostly over-the-top powerful guns. Black Spindle / Hammer, Gjallarhorn, Not Forgotten, Recluse, One Thousand Voices… you immediately have a picture in your mind.
But most of them were not only somewhat OP, often broken, they were also often really rare. Either because you had to fulfill heavy tasks on the way to the item or because you needed loot luck on your side.
The Gjallarhorn, Whisper of the Worm (Black Spindle), and the Recluse
Overall, this can be summarized: You worked hard for something, were immensely proud upon achieving it, and “were someone”. Whether with such prestige objects you are someone in your own eyes or in the eyes of other players cannot always be said.
In the early days of Destiny 1, many Guardians couldn’t even reach the maximum level, as the necessary items were only available in raids. “Forever 29” was common. If you saw such a mythical level 30 Guardian in the Tower, the red carpet was rolled out.
Now your opinion is wanted
We want to know from you, the readers of MyMMO, what your stance on the topic is.
This is how you participate: Each of you has exactly one vote in the above poll. Choose your option from the given options wisely. Feel free to elaborate on your choice in the comments. This makes it easier for us and the fellow Guardians to understand the choice.
Have fun with the survey and thanks for participating!
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Blizzard will no longer release MVP skins for the best players in Overwatch starting in 2022. This follows Blizzard’s removal of all mentions of the last MVP skin a few weeks ago. An ex-girlfriend had made allegations of sexual harassment against the 2019 MVP of the Overwatch League, Jay “Sinatraa” Won.
What are MVP skins? In eSports titles like LoL, it is common for outstanding players who have won a title to be honored with a “personal skin.”
Designers sit down and develop an elaborate skin for the hero for which the honored player is particularly known. For his “signature hero.” The skin then appears on the market and can be purchased freely by anyone.
This is a great honor for players, who thus become “part of the game.” In League of Legends, there has been speculation long before the skin’s release about which player wants which skin.
Blizzard has adopted this “MVP skin” tradition for its Overwatch League. This is a matter of prestige.
In Overwatch, the 2018 MVP, Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang, received a special skin for Zenyatta and the 2019 MVP Jay “Sinatraa” Won received his skin for Zarya.
A skin is an alternative cosmetic outfit for a character. A skin has no effect on the actual game but purely changes the appearance of the character. Often, skins are a significant source of revenue for games through microtransactions.
This is the legendary skin for the best player in Overwatch 2018: Zen-Nakji.
2021 is the last year skins for MVPs in Overwatch
This is the news from Blizzard: Blizzard has now introduced two special Overwatch skins:
A skin for Echo in honor of the MVP of the Overwatch League 2020 Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim. The “Good vs. Evil” skin aims to illustrate how flexible Fleta plays with its two sides.
There is a new skin for Roadhog in honor of the San Francisco Shock team, which became champions for the second time in the league in 2020.
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The amazing news is: players should not miss the MVP skin, as this would be the last time a skin for the MVP of the Overwatch League is created.
Blizzard removes all references to the 2019 MVP Sinatraa’s skin
What is the reason for this? Blizzard does not provide an official reason. However, it seems that it arises from the circumstances surrounding the 2019 MVP Jay “Sinatraa” Won:
Additionally, allegations from an ex-girlfriend emerged claiming Sinatraa had emotionally manipulated and sexually abused her during the relationship.
After the allegations of sexual abuse, Blizzard offered to buy back the skins from all players who owned Sinatraa’s skin and refund them their expenses. Furthermore, Blizzard has set the video of the skin to private, deleted tweets, and has apparently removed other references to the skin from Overwatch’s websites.
Anyone who has this skin can return it.
It is quite possible that Blizzard is now removing the “MVP” skins to avoid getting into such a situation in the future where they have to distance themselves from a player:
With the Outbreak mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War introduced a new zombie experience. You fight at your own pace against the nasty undead on large maps. MeinMMO shows you 5 tips with which you can survive longer and achieve high round numbers.
What is the Outbreak mode? Outbreak is part of the zombie mode of Black Ops Cold War and has been available since the start of Season 2. The story revolves around “Dark Ether” outbreaks, which connect the dimension of the zombies with our universe and against which you should take action.
You land on a large Fireteam map from Cold War, which you can explore and scout at your own pace. For this, you have the usual zombie mechanics available, along with a few unique gameplay ideas that only the Outbreak mode brings. After each round you complete, the mode transports you to a new map with higher difficulty and new tasks.
What is the goal of Outbreak? In this PvE co-op mode, you should complete as many rounds as possible or can be evacuated by a helicopter after finishing a round. Later, the mode is also supposed to get story Easter eggs, which are typical of the zombie mode in Call of Duty. Right now, it’s all about pure zombie slaughter.
The difficulty ramps up significantly with each round, and if you’re not careful, the Outbreak mode becomes unmanageable starting from round 3, maybe even 4. To make sure you get through well and understand why you can even open boxes incorrectly in the Outbreak mode, you can find 5 important tips here on MeinMMO.
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1. Tip – Play Outbreak differently than the normal Zombie mode
How should I approach the Outbreak mode? In general, the latest zombie mode takes the mechanics of the co-op experience to a significantly larger map and leaves it up to you how quickly you want to progress. With the right tactics, you can also take short breaks from the constant onslaught of the undead in the “normal” zombie mode, but in Outbreak, it’s much more relaxed, and you should take advantage of that.
Don’t rush to the main mission and as quickly as possible to the next level. Take your time, explore the map, and loot as much as you can. Because there’s one important point on which all zombie modes agree: If you don’t constantly improve your equipment, you eventually have no chance. However, Outbreak gives you enough time to collect strong gear easily. It only gets tight when you go completely down and respawn. Then you lose all your stuff.
The difficulty of the mode scales in two stages. You can play solo or as a complete 4-player team – currently, there are no difficulty adjustments for 2-player or 3-player teams. So, you should always fill the team with “random” players. If you go into a team alone, you also cannot control when you start the next map. With 4 people, 3 players must always vote to proceed. If you’re just two, you can block progress and continue looting.
In Outbreak mode, many things are a bit different – Adapt accordingly.
2. Tip – Use currencies wisely and become stronger
How do I get stronger? In the zombie mode of CoD, experience is an important factor. You need to understand how the enemies behave, how the mechanics function, and how to handle fighting against many foes effectively. The more you play, the better you can assess situations, and even with poor equipment, with enough time, you can achieve your objectives.
Equally important is strong equipment. You receive three currencies throughout a match:
Essence through points and looting
Better weapons and interactions on the map
Scrap through looting
Level 1 & 2 for armor & weapons
Roll new weapon attachments
Equipment at the workbench
High-quality scrap through looting
Level 3 armor
Level 3 & 4 weapons
Equipment at the workbench
If you look at the map, you can see the currency status at the bottom. At certain workstations you find on the map, you can get upgrades and equipment in exchange for your collected savings. Among them are genuine anti-zombie upgrades for your weapons that make your guns look quite wild.
However, when upgrading, keep the following thoughts in mind:
Better armor increases the time you survive
Better weapons reduce the time to kill zombies
Since the maps of the Outbreak mode are so vast and you usually have a lot of space for your battles, you should look to ensure that you get your armor to the maximum of 3 plates early on. Save on your weapons at the beginning. If you utilize the rounds fully, loot a lot, and complete challenges, you might come across good weapons without needing to buy them.
The rarity of your starter weapon should be upgraded expensively with scrap. You should avoid this and loot or buy weapons instead. While you may not always use your favorite weapons, you save a lot of resources.
Save your scrap for armor and equipment and only use the zombie currency “Essence” for your weapon upgrades. In the beginning, you have very little scrap and essence – especially if you are in a team. Plan your currencies well and carefully consider if you need a weapon upgrade.
Be greedy at the start, work together, and continually improve your gear.
3. Tip – Get better weapons, armor & perks
How do I get better weapons? The zombie mode in Cold War has 3 different weapon upgrades:
Upgrade the rarity (color) of a weapon with scrap at the arsenal
Increase the Pack-a-Punch level at the Pack-a-Punch machines
Add a ammo modification at the Pack-a-Punch machine
The higher the rarity level and Pack-a-Punch level, the more damage you deal to the putrid enemies. You should always install an ammo modification, as they are relatively inexpensive.
If you want to achieve really high round counts, you cannot do without the special wonder weapons. These are specially designed zombie killers that do not exist in multiplayer mode. However, you can only loot the weapons in Outbreak randomly, you can find the four sources for wonder weapons here.
How do I strengthen my armor? The first armor level can still be looted. There are armor bags that give you the first of three segments in front of your health. These bags can still be found relatively often at the beginning, allowing you to save some scrap. You can obtain levels 2 and 3 at the arsenal. Select the “Armor” tab and get the upgrade for scrap (level 2) and high-quality scrap (level 3).
When you take damage, your armor decreases. At the lower levels, an armor segment can even be completely destroyed this way. You can refill your armor at the arsenal for scrap or loot armor plates. These go directly to your armor account and you don’t need to insert them.
Where do I get perks? They appear in the zombie mode in the form of drink cans and provide you with powerful gameplay bonuses. You can run faster, have more health, or have aim assistance for headshots. You buy the cans at a vending machine for essence or can loot them.
Where do I get equipment? You also find workbenches on the maps where you can buy equipment and support. Here, you can get standard grenades, but also killstreaks that allow you to eliminate zombies in waves. A revival kit is also available. If you have scrap left over, you can invest it well here.
Outbreak offers several workshops for improvement.
4. Tip – Get the maximum out of each round
There are a few mechanics in Outbreak that aren’t immediately obvious but can provide many resources. Take everything you can in a round to enhance your gear as quickly as possible.
Loot boxes: You can find loot boxes all over the maps. However, you shouldn’t just open them, as they have a small “mini-game.” There is a display with a smiling face on the left of the box. Only open the boxes when the background on the display is yellow. That yields the most loot.
Side missions: There are 3 different types of side missions in Outbreak, and one of them is available each round:
Free perk – Symbol with skulls
Elimination – Symbol with box & lightning
Feed dragons – Symbol with dragons
All missions revolve around destroying a wave of zombies to earn plenty of loot. You should always take the side quests of a round; they give you plenty of gear.
Challenges: For some essence, you can start a gameplay challenge at the Trials machines. You then have 5 minutes to complete certain tasks – for example, “Critical Zombie Kills.” The more you complete, the higher your threat level increases. And at the maximum “Legendary,” you get the really good stuff. A wonder weapon might be included.
You can tell if an action counts by the frame around the mission text. It glows red for a moment when you make progress.
The catch: You do not have to collect your reward after each challenge. If the task did not fit, and you did not get far, start a new challenge and continue working on your level. You should always aim for “Legendary” during the phase when you still need better weapons.
Jump pads: For a little essence, you can launch yourself into the air. Deploy the parachute, look around, and grab large essence containers that you can find in otherwise unreachable spots all over the map. The pads are also great for quickly getting to your evacuation point if you want to end the game.
The display background of the boxes must be yellow – otherwise, you miss out on loot.
5. Tip – All major zombies have weaknesses
There are 5 boss zombies in Outbreak that you will encounter repeatedly. You can recognize them by the skulls next to their health bar and their overt behavior. They have special attacks and properties, but also weaknesses.
Mangler: These nasty fellows shoot at you with an arm cannon. Their greatest strength is also their weakness – you can shoot off their cannons and deal substantial damage. Manglers are vulnerable to the ammo type Napalm Salvo.
Imitators: Very ugly zombies that like to disguise themselves as boxes and attack unexpectedly. Keeping your aim helps. Best with the ammo type Brain Rot.
Krasny Soldat: Zombie mech that has an energy cell as a small weak point directly next to its helmet. The armored behemoths do not like the ammo type Butterfly Blast.
Storm: These enemies use ranged attacks and like to teleport. Fire at their weak point on the chest to take them down faster. The ammo type Cryo Freeze accelerates the process further.
Megaton: This overgrown zombie has two forms and splits into two autonomous zombies after the first health bar is emptied. Both forms can be better destroyed with the ammo type Dead Wire.
Bosses are a good source of loot and essence. If you play in a team, you should coordinate your ammo types.
Which weapon should I choose? When choosing a weapon, keep in mind that you will often be in close combat and headshots are desired.
In close combat, shotguns work very well, but submachine guns also do their job. Tactical rifles allow precise shots and many headshots, so they are also powerful. However, don’t be picky overall, and take the weapons you find with high rarity during the match.
The Pack-a-Punch upgrades also change the properties of the weapons and a gun you would never use in multiplayer suddenly becomes quite fun in zombie mode.
Which field upgrade should I choose? If you enter in team mode, you should bring Healing Aura. This allows you to heal yourself and your teammates, and even revive them when they are down. If you have more experience and a good team, the Ring of Fire can also be strong to turn an adverse situation around. However, the Healing Aura is truly powerful.
Solo, the Ether Shroud helps you survive. The zombies cannot detect you for a brief moment, and you can comfortably escape the death zone during that time.
What else should I consider? You can upgrade all equipment outside of matches in the game menu with Aetherium Crystals. You receive the crystals upon completing rounds. This way, you can secure really strong bonuses. The Healing Aura, for example, changes from pure healing to a revival tool that revives all your team members. However, you can upgrade much more:
Weapon classes
Field upgrades
Perks
Ammo modifications
You should start by maxing out each equipment category. Begin with the field upgrade and then level one of the 5 ammo types. If you have a fixed team, coordinate on the ammo types. This way, everyone can quickly max out a different type of ammunition.
If you want to watch a German video with strong tips for Outbreak, check out the YouTuber “AhrensburgAlex.” We embed the video for you here:
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With the integration of Cold War into the Battle Royale Warzone, the zombies spread further. By now, the undead have been “logically” inserted into the CoD universes of Black Ops and Modern Warfare and have connected the stories. Outbreak is a significant step in a different direction of the co-op mode, and Call of Duty seems to have more planned with its zombies.
A small hotfix ensures that three classes in WoW: Shadowlands now deal even more damage. We will tell you what Blizzard is changing.
With the latest mini-update for WoW: Shadowlands, some classes received a small damage boost. In particular, values were adjusted that were previously corrected by bug fixes and now resulted in reduced damage. Three classes are affected by the improvements.
Which classes are being improved? A total of 4 DPS specializations from 3 classes have been slightly improved. The beneficiaries include:
Hunter (Beast Mastery and Marksmanship)
Monks (Windwalker)
Warlocks (Demonology)
What exactly has changed? Basically, there are only small improvements to individual abilities, which will collectively mean a few more DPS. Only Warlocks receive a direct buff across the board.
Hunter
Beast Mastery
Bestial Wrath hits secondary targets now for 90% of the pet’s damage (previously 75%).
Marksmanship
Chimera Shot now deals 5% additional damage, and Aimed Shot ensures that Chimera Shot or Rapid Fire skip for 55% of the damage (previously 50%).
Monk
Windwalker
Spinning Crane Kick deals 15% more damage (previously 10%) per unique target you hit with Tiger Palm, Blackout Kick, or Rising Sun Kick in the last 20 seconds (previously 15 seconds).
Fixed a bug where Spinning Crane Kick did not benefit from Mastery.
Fists of Fury now deals 70% of the damage to secondary targets (previously 50%).
Warlock
Demonology
Spell damage and pet damage have been increased by 3%.
When will it go live? The hotfix is already live as you read this. The update was applied overnight with a short restart of the realms and has been active since then.
More updates on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
Why was this buff given? Basically, the buffs to Hunter and Monk are not meant to create new damage highs, but simply to reverse a previous damage reduction. In patch 9.0.5, several bugs were fixed that caused Monks and Hunters to deal more damage than intended. As it turned out, the classes were a bit too weak without these bugs. This hotfix is meant to ensure that the three classes are back to a similar level as before.
Does your class also benefit from the buff? Or is Blizzard “totally stupid” again and only buffs the wrong classes?
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New World was criticized in the first open test mainly for its weak quest design. They have been working on this for several months. Now details have been released that specifically explain the adjustments to the quests. Additionally, a German voiceover has been announced.
What has been the problem with the quests so far? In the first open test in summer 2020, the quests were described as very boring and uncreative:
Basically, they always consisted of a certain number of enemies needing to be killed while simultaneously collecting items.
There was no coherent story or special reason to complete the quests.
This was made more difficult by the fact that even the enemies were always “Corrupted”, just with slightly adjusted names.
Amazon then promised improvement and shared in every alpha update that the quests were adjusted and new ones added. However, we did not know what exactly had changed.
This is what the upcoming quest interface in New World looks like.
How should the quests be in the future? In a new blog post, Amazon explained how they envision the quests in the future. One innovation is the main story – also called the main quest. This main quest should guide the player through all areas, tell the story, and provide rewards in the form of equipment.
This main story will be combined with “numerous side quests”, such as quests for unique armor and weapons, which can be accepted starting at level 40.
Furthermore, the developers promised more character in the various quest givers and as a special highlight a voiceover. There is already some voiceover in English, but it is also planned to appear in other languages, including German.
4 pillars on which the quests should be based
What does the quest system look like exactly? The system in New World is supposed to be based on 4 pillars:
Through the quests, players should receive an identity and tasks
Players should experience the history of Aeternum through the quests
Players should be kept constantly busy
Quests should celebrate progress
The structure of the quests increasingly resembles a theme park MMORPG based on the first descriptions. This seems to generally reflect the direction of the game more and more:
In this context, the game entry is also supposed to be improved. The quests for the main story up to the Azoth staff have been significantly reworked. It states that the “variety of quests” has been increased.
How is the voiceover? On Twitter, the developers shared a short video that also provides insight into the voice acting. However, so far it only involves the English language:
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Under the tweet and also those in other languages, many positive reactions are accumulating. They find the voice acting successful because there are clear differences in the speakers and their speaking style.
While some other MMOs also have voice acting for quests, it is not always successful. However, many are satisfied with the quest givers selected here. However, this is just an initial insight and only the English language. How the German voiceover turns out remains to be seen.
What do you think about the development of New World? And how do you like the adjustments of the quests and the voice acting? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In Pokémon GO, the weather week has started. It brings new spawns, quests, and raid bosses. A big surprise awaits trainers as Rayquaza makes its comeback.
How long does the weather week last?The event runs until March 29 at 8:00 PM. You can take advantage of the bonuses for 5 days.
With the start of the event, some news has been revealed. All field research tasks for the event are now known, and the mystery surrounding the raid weekend has been unveiled. You can find the overview of the weather week’s bonuses here:
When does Rayquaza come back?The legendary dragon Pokémon will appear this Saturday, March 27, at 10:00 AM and will not disappear until the next day at 8:00 PM. So, you can look out for Rayquaza raids all weekend long.
What’s so special about Rayquaza?The legendary Pokémon is one of the best monsters in Pokémon GO. There is currently no better alternative among dragon attackers. So, if you’re looking for a strong attacker, you will find one here.
Additionally, Rayquaza also appears in its shiny form in the game and is thus even more popular. Shiny Rayquaza is black and looks significantly different from normal Rayquaza.
Quests and Limited Research for the Weather Week
These are the new field researches: There are a total of 6 special quests related to the weather week. We list them here:
Catch 5 Flying-type Pokémon
Encounter with Wablu (can be shiny)
Catch 7 Water-type Pokémon
Encounter with Schallquap
Use 7 power-ups on Pokémon
3 Sananabeeren
Catch 7 Pokémon of Water, Electric, or Bug type
Encounter with Rain Formeo (can be shiny)
Catch 7 Pokémon of Psychic, Flying, or Dragon type
Encounter with Rain Formeo (can be shiny)
Win 2 raids
Encounter with Emolga
There are 2 field researches that can give you an encounter with Rain Formeo. You should also take these quests as they give you a good chance at the new shiny.
This is the limited research: In line with the weather week, there is a limited research that you can complete for various rewards. We show you all the steps here.
Weather week (1/4)
Catch 10 Pokémon of Water, Electric, or Bug types
Encounter with Rain Formeo*
Take a snapshot of a Water Pokémon
200 Stardust
Send 3 gifts to friends
Encounter with Enton*
Rewards at the end: Encounter with Wailmer*, 5 Poké Balls, and 500 XP
Weather week (2/4)
Catch 15 Pokémon of Water, Electric, or Bug types
Encounter with Rain Formeo*
Use 7 power-ups on Pokémon
3 Sananabeeren
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts
Encounter with Bamelin*
Rewards at the end: Encounter with Rain Formeo*, 7 Poké Balls, and 500 XP
Weather week (3/4)
Catch 15 Pokémon of Flying, Psychic, or Dragon types
Encounter with Rain Formeo*
Land 5 good curveball throws
600 Stardust
Earn 5 hearts with your buddy
Encounter with Fleknoil*
Rewards at the end: Encounter with Schwallboss, 10 Poké Balls, and 800 XP
Weather week (4/4)
Catch 20 Pokémon of Flying, Psychic, or Dragon types
Encounter with Rain Formeo*
Land 9 curveball throws in a row
1200 Stardust
Evolve 3 Pokémon
Encounter with Wablu*
Rewards at the end: Encounter with Togetic, 12 Poké Balls, and 1200 XP
All Pokémon marked with a star will also appear in shiny form.
Which Shinys are there? There are no surprises here. Only the Rain form of Formeo has been introduced as a new shiny in the game. You can easily recognize the difference from the normal form:
These are the spawns: The spawns are divided into 2 different blocks. Until March 27, primarily Pokémon that love rain will appear in the wild. This includes Loturzel, Quapsel, and Glibunkel among others. There aren’t any major surprises here, but shiny hunters can find some Pokémon to hunt.
The spawns appearing after March 27 are also partially known. This includes Panzaeron, Schwalbini, and Dusselgurr among others. Further information on these spawns will only be available on March 27.
These are the new bosses: In line with the weather week, there are also new Pokémon in the raids. We show you the complete list here:
Raid Level
Raid Bosses
1
Kramurx* Sheinux* Flegmon* Zapplardin
3
Schlurp* Pelipper Schwalboss Quappo
5
Voltolos (Tiergeistform)
Mega
Mega-Voltenso* Mega-Hundemon* Mega-Rexblisar*
What’s next in Pokémon GO?The weather week is the last big event in March. The Community Day is already known for April, but nothing else for upcoming events yet. You can find information about Community Day here:
The beta of the first expansion of WoW Classic has started. We tell you how you can participate and what there is to experience.
Many players are longing for new content in WoW Classic. After all, the release of Naxxramas was several months ago. But Blizzard has promised to deliver, and they are keeping that promise. The beta for the first expansion of WoW Classic has started, and the first players are already battling through the shattered world.
What is Burning Crusade Classic all about? The beta version of “Burning Crusade Classic” has started. This is the first expansion of World of Warcraft Classic. It raises the character level to 70, introduces the shattered world as a new continent, and adds Blood Elves and Draenei as new races.
How can I see if I’m in? You can easily check this in your Battle.net client. Just go to the game page for WoW and see which versions are available to you. If you find “Beta: Burning Crusade Classic” under the “In Development” section, you can download the client and start playing right away – the servers are already live.
Beware of scammers! Be aware that there are no “keys” for access to the beta, but only a direct unlocking of the respective accounts. Dubious sellers repeatedly try to exploit the ignorance of beta-hungry players to gain money or accounts. Please don’t fall for such tricks. The beta access is only available directly from Blizzard.
What content can be played? The beta will gradually provide new content. At the beginning, you can level the character up to level 64 and thus only complete quests and content from the suitable zones. This likely includes Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh, and the forests of Terokkar.
Currently, PvP modes are not included. Also, interface addons are not allowed at this time. You will have to play with WoW’s standard interface.
When does the release take place? There is still no specific date for the official release of Burning Crusade Classic. Speculation suggests a start in May or June. Currently, there are still a number of bugs and issues in the beta, which the developers are aware of. Since there has been no firm announcement yet, there should be enough time to refine Burning Crusade so that it looks really good even over 14 years after the first release.
Are you already in the beta and playing? Or are you waiting like on hot coals for the chance to finally join?
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