A golden set in Hearthstone is not enough for you? Blizzard is taking it up a notch and introducing diamond cards – but they are expensive.
If you want to show off not just your skill but also your collection in Hearthstone, you create the entire deck from golden cards. These cards have special animations, sparkle beautifully, and are attention-grabbing in every way. However, with the next expansion “Forged in the Barrens”, there will be cards that go beyond the golden status. These are the diamond cards.
What makes diamond cards so special? Essentially, diamond cards resemble golden cards, but they significantly enhance the visual appeal. For one, the diamond-edged border is quite eye-catching and is sure to attract attention. At the same time, the diamond card has a cool animation, similar to golden cards. Additionally, the figures also “pop out of the card” and thus extend beyond the space of the card. This popping out and the animation continues when the card is on the battlefield.
A small animation showing how the diamond cards look in the game has been released by Blizzard in this short clip.
How do you get diamond cards? Since there are only a few diamond cards with each expansion, they will be linked to specific challenges or simply in-game purchases.
Diamond card “Blade Master Samuro” is available with the purchase of the Tavern Pass from Forged in the Barrens. So it is directly behind a paywall.
Diamond card Bru’kan is available if you complete all 5 stages of the achievement “Legendary Collector” from Forged in the Barrens. To do this, you need to own all legendary cards from the new set (15 in total).
By the way, diamond cards cannot be disenchanted. You won’t receive any dust for them, and they are therefore practically “forever” in your collection.
Do diamond cards have a gameplay advantage? No. Just like the distinction between regular and golden cards, diamond cards are solely about aesthetics and the right to show off a bit. The cards have exactly the same stats as their non-diamond variants.
What do you think of the new diamond cards? A cool, stylish addition? Or was this new card type unnecessary?
YouTuber Brandon Tan is likely known to many players of Pokémon GO, and for many he is even considered the best trainer in the world. He has now reached the limit for experience points. However, this led to a strange bug.
However, he is not uncontroversial. In 2018, Brandon offered a capture service in which other players sent him their account information so that he could catch certain Pokémon for a fee. He also openly admitted to having multiple accounts, which violates the rules set by developer Niantic. At one point, he was even banned.
Now he is presumably the first player to have reached the limit for maximum experience points. However, the result was different than Brandon expected. When he hit the limit, an error occurred that left him quite confused, as he states in his video: “I broke Pokémon GO.”
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What happened? As he states in his video, Brandon recently reached the XP cap of around 2.1 billion experience points. More specifically: at 2.147.483.647 XP.
How do we know that this is the limit? There is no official number from Niantic regarding this. But since he reached the limit, his XP account is suddenly in the negative. Specifically, at minus around 2.1 billion XP. Every time he completes an activity that earns XP now, the negative decreases by the corresponding amount.
In other words: to again reach the XP maximum, he would need to collect over 4 billion experience points. It took him nearly 5 years to reach the current cap.
How could this error occur? As Brandon Tan shows in his video, the number 2.147.483.647 is indeed not a coincidence. Developer Niantic apparently built a 32-bit integer into Pokémon GO that counts certain values, such as experience points.
Such integers are used in many games and other programs. But the highest number that a 32-bit integer can represent is 2.147.483.647. Reaching this value in Pokémon GO has likely led to this error.
What does this number mean? An expert explained to us: a bit, or “binary digit”, is in information technology a state that can take on two values – binary, that is. All possibilities that can be generated with a number of n bits is 2n.
An integer is roughly a data type in computer science that can display a certain number. The maximum is therefore 2(n-1)-1. In a 32-bit system, this corresponds to 231-1 – or 2.147.483.647. In computer science, counting starts at 0, not 1, which is why 1 is subtracted.
YouTube had fun with 32-bit integer in 2014
What happened? Many of you may remember the then Korean hit “Gangnam Style” by Psy. This video caused YouTube’s viewer count to go crazy in 2014 at a viewer number of 2.147.483.647 .
As a result, YouTube allegedly had to replace the 32-bit integer of the then system with a 64-bit integer that can track numbers up to a value of 9.223.372.036.854.775.808.
However, it later turned out that it was merely a deliberately placed Easter egg by YouTube. They had already switched the integer from 32-bit to 64-bit months earlier (via variety.com). Perhaps developer Niantic can solve the problem with a similar upgrade.
What do you think about this story? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.
In the tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege, a new season has begun. It brings numerous innovations but also changes that make the (re-)entry particularly rewarding right now. Additionally, there is a new operator and a battle pass full of skins and more.
Why is it particularly worthwhile to join now? On March 16, the new season 1 of year 6 in Rainbow Six Siege: Crimson Heist started. With this, some operators in the game are now cheaper, which were previously quite expensive:
Lion and Finka now cost only 10,000 reputation or 240 R6 Credits each
Mozzie and Gridlock now cost only 15,000 reputation or 360 R6 Credits each
Oryx and Iana now cost only 20,000 reputation or 480 R6 Credits each
The smallest credit bundle includes 600 credits for €4.99
Especially Mozzie is one of the operators that novices should look out for. Although he is a bit more complicated to play, he is often used even at higher ranks. With his ability, he can take control of attackers’ drones, which gives defenders a huge advantage – firstly, because attackers lose their drone, and secondly, because defenders get mobile reconnaissance. Defenders usually do not have drones.
Iana and Finka are also strong operators, but they are rarely used. According to the developers’ overview for season 1 of year 6, they are considered ‘played too little but too strong’ (via Ubisoft).
Players new to the game or returning after a break can now earn and learn these three operators faster. Furthermore, the “Newcomer game list” has been revised. It now features five of the most popular maps from Rainbow Six with only two bomb locations, making them easier to learn:
This is included in the new season: The developers revealed the contents of the new season in a video back in February. We have embedded the gameplay with the new features for you here:
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What can the new operator do? Flores is presumably the biggest and most important change in the new season and the first openly gay operator of Rainbow Six. The former thief hails from Argentina and brings a new dynamic to the game.
Flores’ ability is the FGS-Ratero charge, a bomb mounted on a drone. He can place it and then control it remotely for a few seconds. After the time is up or upon reactivation, the drone anchors itself, becomes bulletproof, and explodes shortly thereafter.
With the explosion, Flores can destroy enemy gadgets or wooden walls, as well as lure enemies out of cover. The explosion timer is long enough for a defender to still escape, but it drives them out of hiding or kills them if they stand too close.
Flores has access to the assault rifle AR33 and the DMR SR-25. This makes him particularly strong at medium to longer distances, especially when he clears the way with his drones in advance.
The new Battle Pass of Crimson Heist
In addition to the gameplay changes, a new battle pass with 100 tiers comes with Rainbow Six. For the first time in the history of the game, the new operator is included in this pass instead of being in a year pass for the whole year.
The battle pass also includes some stylish skins. These are inspired by Flores, who was an active master thief before his time at Rainbow. Therefore, some operators get stylish gangster skins that slightly resemble GTA Vice City. You can see the skins in the embedded trailer here:
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The battle pass costs 1,200 R6 Credits (equivalent to €9.99) or as a bundle with the first twelve tiers of the pass for 2,400 R6 Credits (equivalent to €19.99). By purchasing, you automatically unlock Flores along with his “Polarized” skin.
As the new season has just started, even newcomers now have a good chance to get involved. Rainbow Six Siege is playable on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, as well as on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
During the week of March 15 to March 21, there has been a lot happening, especially in the MMORPGs in development. In this post, we want to summarize everything important briefly and concisely.
The highlights of the week: New World has released a new alpha update and announced many innovations. This includes a new area, a dungeon, an overhaul of the quests, and adjustments to the UI.
The Ragnarök is an upcoming MMORPG inspired by God of War. The developers from NetEase gave an interview and revealed the beta start for 2021. We have introduced The Ragnarök in detail in the context of Find Your Next Game:
The controversy of the week: In September 2019, the MMORPG Astellia was released as a Buy2Play title for PC. Now, in March 2021, the Free2Play version Astellia Royale has been released.
The MMORPG discussion of the week: Cortyn has revived Mecker-Mittwoch and is complaining about the 13€ Joker in WoW. The article was very well received here on MeinMMO and garnered 44 comments. What do you think about the Joker?
Black Desert brings new class, SWTOR announces season system
In Guild Wars 2, new bonus events around the Tengu have begun. Through these you can earn special weapons. More about this can be learned from our colleagues at Guildnews.de.
In Final Fantasy XIV, things are still quiet. But that shouldn’t deter you from playing it. MeinMMO editor Irina Moritz has compiled 5 tips for returnees to FF14.
Additionally, MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski talked with experts in a new podcast special about ESO and the upcoming innovations of 2021:
The Blackwood expansion is a good reason to start ESO in 2021 – Expert Talk
In the new episode of our podcast, we invited two guests to talk with them about The Elder Scrolls Online. The MMORPG is getting its 6th major expansion with Blackwood. Learn more about it in our expert talk.
The Lord of the Rings Online has received the new update “The Wildwood of Bree”. This includes new quests, instances, and the spring festival (via LOTRO).
Phantasy Star Online 2 released a patch with a new urgent quest, new campaign, and some bug fixes (via PSO2).
Past Fate, a medieval sandbox MMORPG, has provided insight into the current development in a new devlog. This includes a new starter zone, improvements to combat, and a miniboss (via YouTube).
This was our overview of the most important MMORPG news of the week. Did we overlook any more interesting updates? Then write it in the comments. We would also appreciate feedback on the article itself.
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The MOBA League of Legends is one of the largest PC games in the world and is also highly successful in eSports. Therefore, we present to you the 5 largest YouTubers for LoL and reveal what can be found on their channels.
This is what is shown here: We list here 5 YouTubers who primarily upload League of Legends content on YouTube. There you can regularly see new videos about the MOBA and pick up some tips.
The YouTubers are listed here by subscribers. However, the view counts usually give a similar picture.
We have excluded official channels from Riot Games, channels of eSports teams, and channels that do not upload at least one video about LoL every two weeks.
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Rank 5 – Trick2G
Who is Trick2G? Timothy “Trick2G” Foley is an American born in 1984. He published his first video about LoL on October 29, 2010. It was the second video uploaded to the channel.
Over the years, meme and shooter videos were occasionally released, but League of Legends clearly dominates his channel by a wide margin. He even played professionally in between, participating in the North American Challenger Series in 2016, 2017, and 2019.
Trick2G is especially known for the champions Nasus (in the picture) and Udyr.
What kind of videos about LoL does he show? His channel features almost daily highlights of LoL. It is mainly about him introducing to the viewers “his way of playing LoL”:
Trick2G is known for playing champions on the Top lane or in the Jungle that are very tanky and simultaneously deal a lot of damage.
This often puts him in precarious situations, which he comments on quite loudly.
Many of them end well, while others end catastrophically. Trick2G often plays with new accounts in lower leagues to dominate there.
The highlights of various games made by external people are mainly meant for entertainment.
His editors like to tease him with meme inserts and crazy thumbnails.
Overall, he uses a very aggressive and offensive language, with ridiculous sounds censoring his words for YouTube.
These are his stats:
Trick2G has 1.17 million subscribers on YouTube
His videos have been viewed over 480 million times in total.
9 videos have already accumulated more than 1 million views
Besides YouTube, Trick2G is also active on other platforms. On Twitch, where he streams almost daily, he has 1.5 million followers.
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This is the most popular video: With around 2.64 million views, a highlight compilation from 2013 is the most popular video on Trick2G’s channel. In it, he uses a fresh account to climb from Bronze to Diamond tier.
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Steam has banned Super Seducer 3. It describes itself as a “seduction game.” Valve cited that real people are seen in “explicit sexual images” as the reason. However, the decision is met with disbelief by many, as they claim there are much worse games on Steam.
The game Super Seducer 3 was already on the Steam wishlist of nearly 62,000 users and was even available for trial on the platform in February 2021. But now Steam has informed the developers that their title will be permanently banned.
The support stated that “no explicit sexual images of real people” are shown on Steam. Steam and the developers have apparently been in discussions about this for some time.
There have already been several attempts to get approval on the platform, but the content was apparently still too sexual.
Richard La Ruina, one of the developers of the game, criticizes Steam and claims that they were promised approval or feedback, but no permanent ban. He expresses his disappointment on Twitter that there will be no further review opportunity:
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What kind of game is this anyway? In Super Seducer 3, the goal is to “pick up” a woman using various dialogue options. There are cautious, but also very direct ways to approach women.
What’s particularly noteworthy is that the entire game was filmed with real people and is categorized as FMV (Full Motion Video). You are essentially playing real people who have executed these conversations and actions.
A demo provided a glimpse into the game in February 2021. In it, you do not execute the sexual act yourself; instead, the game ends beforehand, and the developer reveals whether you would have been successful or rejected, also giving tips on how to improve.
There are also interjections where the women are seen wearing very revealing and explicit sexual outfits. These are available in a censored and an uncensored version.
What is being criticized? Super Seducer 3 is the new installment in a series. The previous games also sparked controversial discussions. The focus was primarily on how women are treated, which was described as “creepy and disrespectful” towards women.
In the dialogues, there are often options that are very direct and objectify women
There are also creepy options such as following women into the changing room
Even intrusive suggestions about women’s behavior are part of the game
An example option in the first part is: “If you can’t cook well, hopefully you can […] suck well.” Under this title, the game was already heavily criticized by Vice in 2018. For this, the game was also banned by PlayStation in 2018.
The developer Richard La Ruina himself is also under criticism for making sexist and negative public statements regarding #MeToo. (via gamesindustry).
On the other hand, there is also a group that insists that such a game shows men their disgusting behavior. They should learn from it and do better in the future.
Despite the criticism, the game seems to have an audience. The first part of the series sold over 125,000 copies in the first weeks, as NplusX reports.
This type of dialogue has been criticized by many (Image via Vice).
Real people are the issue for Steam
How is the ban being reacted to? The Steam ban is currently being heavily discussed in various communities (as of March 21, 09:30 AM):
The developer’s tweet has already been retweeted more than 700 times and received several hundred replies.
In the subreddit LivestreamFail, the tweet was once at the top of the main page and has now received over 11,000 upvotes and over 1,000 comments.
Also in the “Games-reddit”, a thread was long at the top with over 5,000 upvotes and over 1,000 comments.
In the comments and on Twitter, many express the opinion that there are already far worse games on Steam that sexualize content more. The only difference is that they feature drawn or animated characters.
It seems, however, that real people are the crux of the matter for Steam.
Both on Twitter and on reddit, there are voices that find the game itself tasteless and unnecessary. But only a minority agrees with the ban on Steam.
Censored version of part 3 was already successful on Twitch
In February 2021, a demo of Super Seducer 3 could be played during the Steam Game Festival. It was available in both a censored and an uncensored version.
Some people on Twitch, including the largest streamer Pokimane and xQc, played the game live at an average of 30,000 to 78,000 viewers. For them, it had no consequences because the “sensitive scenes” were censored from the start. This version was not a hindrance for Twitch, where nude skin is always a problem,.
Many commentators see an important point in this. If there is already a version that works on Twitch, it should definitely not be a problem on Steam.
However, streamer Pokimane made it clear in her stream how incredibly uncomfortable many of the dialogue options are:
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Pokimane questions the dialogues of Super Seducer 3 during her stream
The two predecessors Super Seducer and Super Seducer 2 have been available on Steam for years and remain playable even after the ban of the third part.
What’s next for the game? Richard La Ruina has already announced via Twitter that they want to distribute the game through other channels and bring it to the people.
How problematic nudity can be on Twitch is shown by the story of body painter “Delightfully Dani.” She claims to adhere to regulations and was still banned, while other streamers are much more revealing: Twitch permanently bans body painter: ‘I am losing my livelihood’.
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In FIFA 21 there are plenty of players you can acquire. We will take a look at some strong candidates for no more than 150,000 coins.
What kind of list is this? In this list, you will find 10 players who cost no more than 150,000 coins in Ultimate Team. That’s quite a lot, but you can quickly save up such an amount of coins through smart trading as well as from the rewards of Division Rivals or Weekend League Rewards. You can find cards for smaller budgets here:
By now there are many players who have fallen from significantly higher price ranges into this category – so these are really good cards. Recently, some event cards were also introduced that are worth a look.
Of course, it always depends on what kind of team or formation you are playing and which players fit into the squad. That’s why we have selected players for different positions. So you won’t find the 10 best center-backs here, but a mix of players who can take your team to the next level.
Daniel Wass (What If)
Cost: approx. 110,000 coins
What makes Wass special: Daniel Wass is the epitome of a versatile midfielder. The Dane has stats that are all over 80, making him a true chameleon. He is ideal for La Liga teams that need a ball-winner in the midfield who can also handle the ball.
Interestingly, the What-If card of the midfielder still has the option for a 2-point upgrade. This could raise him to a total of 88, making him even stronger.
What makes Berchiche special: We stay directly in La Liga and with the What-If cards, as Yuri Berchiche is also one of the exciting players from the event available for under 150,000 coins.
The left-back has very high pace and good defensive stats. At the same time, the high attacking work rate and good dribbling and passing skills pose a threat in attack. However, the 89-rated left-back cannot get any more upgrades – he has already received one.
Virgil van Dijk (Gold)
Cost: approx. 130,000 coins
What makes van Dijk special: Virgil van Dijk started the FIFA 21 season at over 500,000 coins and recently dropped below 150,000. The reason is quite obvious: The Dutchman is not a hidden gem, but one of the best center-backs in the game.
By now, he is likely more of an option for many players than at the beginning, as he is now significantly cheaper. If you equip him with a Shadow chemistry style, he offers everything you need in central defense.
Mohamed Salah (Gold)
Cost: approx. 140,000 coins
What makes Salah special: The Liverpool player excels on the right wing with a lot of pace, very good positional play, and a strong finish. In terms of dribbling, Salah is also very well positioned, which allows him to easily cut inside.
He has also recently dropped below the 150,000-coin mark and should be an exciting player if you want to upgrade your wing. Do you need someone for the other side? Then the next player is a good option.
Sadio Mané (Gold)
Cost: approx. 115,000 coins
What makes Mané special: Sadio Mané completes the Liverpool trio, which has now dropped in price to attract more players. He is also equipped with a 90 rating, which includes great stats for pace and dribbling. His finishing is also not to be underestimated.
Additionally, he has four stars in skills as well as on his weak foot.
On the next page, you will find 5 more options from the Premier League, Serie A, and Bundesliga.
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A monster stands out in Pokémon GO this month, and many trainers may not have it on their radar: Meltan! We reveal to you why this mysterious monster is the Pokémon of the month.
You can earn up to 6 XL Candies per Meltan and additionally the 3 regular candies. Since you receive Meltan through the mystery box anyway, where you can easily catch at least 60 Meltan, you quickly gather plenty of XL Candies.
If things go really well, you can already gather enough candies and XL Candies with just 2 mystery boxes to push Meltan from level 1 to level 50. However, keep in mind that you can only obtain XL Candies starting from level 40. Before that, you only get regular candies.
This is the story of Meltan: The mysterious Pokémon first appeared in 2018 in Pokémon GO. It initially appeared in droves during the Community Day with Cyndaquil right after the event. Back then, it transformed into Ditto, but shortly after, Niantic officially introduced Meltan.
Meltan originates from the 8th generation and was meant to establish the connection between Pokémon GO and the then-new Let’s GO games.
Meltan in Pokémon GO – Benefits from XL Candies
How can you get Meltan? The mysterious Pokémon appears once through a special research task. After that, you can only get it via the mystery box. There are currently 2 ways to get it:
You trade a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to the Switch game Let’s GO, Eevee/Pikachu
You connect with the new cloud service Pokémon Home. If you interact there, you will also receive a mystery box for Meltan
The mystery box works similarly to incense. When you use it, a kind of aura surrounds you, attracting Meltan for one hour. No other Pokémon will be attracted, allowing you to catch Meltan in a relaxed manner during those 60 minutes.
If you do not have Pokémon Home or the Switch game Let’s GO, Eevee/Pikachu, you can also connect with a friend’s Switch game. You will also need to transfer a Pokémon there to receive the mystery box.
This is how it went for me this month: I personally activated a mystery box right after the change with the XL Candies. In doing so, I received a full 6 XL Candies for each Meltan. As a result, I now have a proud 360 XL Candies after just one mystery box. More than enough to evolve Melmetal to level 50.
If I compare this to other Pokémon and the opportunities to earn XL Candies there, it’s a stark difference. Here, I have to catch hundreds of monsters of a type to get enough XL Candies. The hour of effort with Meltan is simply incomparable.
Meltan is attracted by the mystery box – I recently snagged loads of XL Candies.
Is Meltan worth it at all? Meltan can evolve into Melmetal and thus become a very strong Pokémon. Melmetal is particularly useful in the PvP League and can also be used against Team Rocket bosses with the right moves.
However, in raids, there are better alternatives to Melmetal. However, you can also use it quite well as a gym defender. There, a specimen at level 50 is even stronger and takes more damage.
What else is happening this month? Regardless of Meltan, there is currently much to discover in Pokémon GO. In March, you can expect new shinies, events, raid, and spotlight hours. A detailed plan of all events and which of them are worth it can be found here:
An individual skin for your character is standard in many multiplayer games today – Call of Duty: Warzone is no exception. But how much does it actually cost to buy all the skin bundles in the Warzone database? Reddit has calculated it and MeinMMO shows you the results.
Simply choosing a game character in an online game is no longer enough for many players today. At least a stylish skin for your character is a must. Especially in games that can accompany you for a long time like Call of Duty: Warzone. It is almost mandatory not to be passed around as a noob “No-Skin” in the lobbies.
Skins are viewed as a significant source of revenue. Therefore, the selection of skins continues to grow unabated – this also applies to Warzone. Currently, there are 707 skin bundles in the Warzone database, many of which are available in the shop on a rotating basis, pushing operator skins, weapon blueprints, talismans, and other nifty digital items into your inventory in exchange for CoD Points.
A user on Reddit has now calculated how much it would cost if you want to buy all the bundles. MeinMMO shows you the background and what problems some skins bring in Warzone.
Warzone: Skin bundles cost a total of 788,700 CoD Points
How much do all skin bundles from Warzone cost? According to the user’s calculation, you need 788,700 CoD Points to acquire all purchasable bundles in the Warzone database. This amounts to about €6,230 if you purchase the points through the PS Store without any offers. (As of: March 17, 2021)
How is the calculation made up? The Reddit user “LackingAGoodName” published his diligent work on Reddit along with a graphic of the different price levels of the bundles:
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The graphic shows how many bundles are available for a specific price. You can check the data basis on cod.tracker.gg. The tracker accesses the Warzone database directly and lists all bundles with purchase price and contents. LackingAGoodName noted all prices, summed them up, and arrived at 788,700 CoD Points for 707 bundles that deliver you 3,431 items.
If we assume the total price of €6,230, the following average prices result:
Skins bring visual variety, but sometimes also problems
In the history of Call of Duty, skins play a special role. Initially just nice rewards for gameplay challenges, over time a loot box system developed that likely peaked with Black Ops 4, the CoD from 2018. There were plenty of different boxes that you could unlock, but also buy for real money.
Here you “won” skins through the loot boxes, some of which were really crazy. However, you could not use them if the base item had not been drawn yet. So if you had a really good skin for a strong weapon but not the cosmetic base item, the reward was useless.
Black Ops 4 took it to the extreme – with loot boxes and crazy skins
With the release of Modern Warfare Black Ops 4 made the loot system clearly fairer and in CoD MW the developers completely dispensed with it. Instead, there is now a “Battle Pass” system and purchasable skin bundles that show you exactly what you get.
Cosmetics are not just bad. They bring color and variety to the game, provide motivation when you can unlock some, and allow you to give your characters a personal touch. With the absence of loot boxes, Call of Duty has become significantly fairer in this regard and even offers a Battle Pass that allows you to earn some CoD Points if you play enough.
Skins may not be the salt in the soup of every video game. But the eye also eats, and some cosmetics are just so good that it is hard to argue against them. But what do you think? Participate in our poll and tell us your opinion on skins in Call of Duty in the comments.
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In Destiny 2, the latest update has made a convenience in the Deep Stone Crypt raid impossible. At least for an hour, then players found a new glitch. We will show you how to access the hidden chest in Season 13 without fearing frostbite.
This is what the glitch is about: In the Deep Stone Crypt raid from Beyond Light , it has almost become the norm to skip the pre-phase and become immune to the cold there. This worked through a glitch that was easy to execute.
Update 3.1.1 has now made the popular and often-used method impossible.
In any case, it was impossible for an hour, and after such a short time, Guardians found a new trick, almost in the same spot.
MeinMMO shows you here why Guardians love glitching so much and how that works now in Season 13.
That’s why it’s so popular: The glitch is used to easily access a hidden raid chest solo. It contains Conqueror loot, a resource that allows players to shop for Exotics at the Tower kiosk. This is the only way to still obtain the powerful raid Exotics from the past – since Bungie has removed the raids and their loot from the game.
Many Guardians also use the frostbite protection to make the pre-phase in the raid easier, allowing them to get to the actual action of the first encounter more quickly. In good clans, there is usually a Guardian who takes care of this alone while the rest of the team gathers and adjusts their loadouts.
Bungie closes a loophole and the Guardians find 2 new ones
Only an hour after Bungie made the previously used method impossible, clever Guardians came up with a new way to bypass the annoying frostbite debuff. What’s curious is that the fix is not mentioned in the official patch notes (via Bungie.net).
This sound familiar? Rightly so! At the beginning of 2021, Bungie fixed a similar glitch that made players permanently immune to the frostbite debuff. Just a short time later, Guardians crafted the technique used until March 16. On January 21, MeinMMO reported on this.
How it works in Season 13: We assume you are familiar with the original glitch methods. You still use your Sparrow to maintain immunity. However, this time you have to leave the area just before the gate to the snowy region.
Here you jump through the ceiling, then go left – you see the gate surrounding it
This is easy to do by jumping to the spot shown in the image. Exactly where the ceiling is a bit higher. Here you glide through the seemingly solid ice layer and suddenly find yourself above the area.
Make your way a few meters to the left from here until you get the frostbite debuff. Park your Sparrow so that it stands right at the edge of the zone that gives you the debuff. Then get on your Sparrow as usual and be immune – even when you dismount.
Now the path becomes a bit more complicated to describe. The exact route you should take as a Warlock can be seen here in this video by Cheese Forever, who also discovered this new glitch:
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Pack a rocket launcher or a weapon with “bouncy projectiles” just in case you need to take yourself out. Only, in case you glitch yourself into a tricky situation. We at MeinMMO tried this on March 18, 2021 at 12 PM, and it worked on the first try.
This is how the community reacts: Right on the evening of the update, Guardians discussed that Bungie probably secretly made the glitch impossible (via reddit). One user gave the community 3 hours until they would find a new method. When a new glitch was found after only an hour, it led to some laughter.
It feels like a hopeless battle: the massive video game giant against the little Guardian Davids, who always manage to find a loophole.
Glitching in Destiny: However, Bungie also ensures that players stay on their toes. Unlike companies like Massive with The Division 2, players of Destiny 2 do not receive penalties for exploiting bugs in the game.
Especially in PvE, glitching and exploiting safe spots have a long-standing tradition that dates back to the early days of 2014. This includes everything from unplugged LAN cables to bosses pushed off the map. Just recently, Bungie encouraged Guardians to have fun with the 12-player glitch, which they kept in the game a bit longer.
How do you feel about the fact that Guardians find new loopholes so quickly? Do you think it is slowly easier to play the phase normally than to navigate outside the map? Let us know if you think Bungie has raised Guardians to be glitchers.
The role-playing scene in GTA 5 Online is booming and extremely popular on Twitch. Now the streamer Dr. Disrespect has also watched a role-playing stream and is impressed.
So popular is RP in GTA: In 2019, GTA 5 Online received a significant boost on Twitch. Suddenly, many people started watching the game, and “blame” for that was the role-playing. Big streamers like summit1g or LIRIK tried the role-playing on special RP servers.
Here, you have the opportunity to play criminals, police officers, or normal citizens. You also think up a story for the character you want to embody. An employee in a snack bar, a mail carrier, or classically a criminal posing as an innocent passerby.
The players make an effort to play their characters realistically for the GTA setting. The various events and interactions are coordinated via Discord, and it often leads to funny situations between the players, where they react creatively.
Especially the private GTA RP server NoPixels 3.0 is used by many large streamers to engage in role-playing together. Big streamers like sodapoppin, LIRIK, or forsen are among them. The launch of the NoPixels 3.0 server even caused GTA 5 Online to briefly reach first place on Twitch in February 2021.
What did the Doc say? The popular streamer Dr. Disrespect also watched the RP action in GTA 5 over the stream of the banned xQc and is impressed by the quality of the role-playing.
In a tweet about the RP, the Doc wrote: “I’m currently watching the GTA RP stream from @xQc, trying to understand what’s going on. It’s somehow addictive to watch. The voice acting talent and various characters, and how it all thrives in real-time… impressive. There should be a kind of GTA RP show to keep people updated.”
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In the comments under the tweet, fans agreed with him. Some of them even encouraged the Doc to start role-playing in GTA 5 himself, and he might not mind. But unfortunately, that is not possible.
More about GTA 5 Online and role-playing at MeinMMO can be found here:
That’s why the Doc can’t participate: Even though Dr. Disrespect seems to have a great interest in GTA role-playing and his community thinks it’s cool, it is not possible for him to participate in the RP. Since June 2020, the streamer has been banned on Twitch and has essentially been rendered an outcast.
Not only is the Doc not allowed to stream on Twitch himself, he also cannot appear in other people’s streams. This regulation is meant to prevent people from circumventing their account bans and appearing on other channels.
Even the streamer Esfand, who participates in the RP, expressed his regret that Dr. Disrespect cannot join. He wrote: “I wish you could play with us. It’s super funny, and the viewers love it. It’s a game that really shows how much natural creativity and ingenuity some people have.”
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It is another problem arising from Dr. Disrespect’s ban on Twitch. The streamer has already admitted on YouTube that he is struggling with the ban and has real problems with it. But as long as the ban situation around the Doc continues, it will remain that way. Currently, there are no signs that Twitch might reverse his ban.
If you want to try out RP in GTA 5 Online yourself, then check out our interview with a German role player:
On March 17, 2021, the new Patch 11.6 for Teamfight Tactics was released. We at MeinMMO reveal to you what new features it brought and what the currently best champion combos in the game are.
What has changed with Patch 11.6? The new update mainly brought buffs for rarely used characters like Diana, Katarina, or Garen. Nerfs occurred for Lulu, Olaf, and Tristana.
Overall, the fundamental meta does not change much. Only builds around Olaf as a carry have lost a bit. However, Tryndamere and Samira offset this nicely among the bruisers. Overall, the Kayle build moves up a bit in the tier list.
You can find the complete patch notes at Riot Games. As usual, we have embedded the image with the overview:
Which chosen one does the combo need? This combo does not need a chosen one. The goal is to get as many individually strong units on the field as possible in the late game.
Which champions are used?
Shen – Adept/Ninja/Mystic
Yone – Adept/Exiled
Zilean – Cultist/Mystic
Swain – Dragon Soul/Manipulator
Samira – Daredevil/Sniper/Brute
Sett – The Boss/Brawler
Azir – Warlord/Emperor/Guardian
Morgana – Enlightened/Manipulator
Lee Sin – Divine/Duelist or optionally Ornn for the items
These attributes are used by the combo:
2 Adepts
2 Mystics
2 Manipulators
Which items does the combo need? In this combo, Samira and Yone are the important units.
Samira – Last Breath, Guardian Angel, Guinsoo’s Rageblade
Yone – Blue Buff, Hextech Gunblade, Hand of Justice
Yone is a very strong and flexible champion and is very important for the legendaries.
How does the early game go? You play something completely different in the early game and can play Warlords, frontliners, Zed, and pretty much everything else.
What is the gold plan? In this combo, it’s all about having a lot of gold and getting to level 8 and later 9 as quickly as possible. The legendary units will win the game for you in the end due to their strength.
Kayle and her executioners
Which chosen one does the combo need? This combo can be played with a flexible chosen one, but an executioner significantly strengthens the team. Ideally, you want Kayle as the executioner, but Kayle as divine also works.
Which champions are used?
Kayle – Divine/Executioner
Kindred – Spirit/Executioner
Xayah – Ancient Wood/Executioner/Guardian
Yuumi – Mystic/Spirit
Shen – Adept/Ninja/Mystic
Irelia – Adept/Divine/Enlightened
Yone – Adept/Exiled
Azir – Warlord/Emperor/Guardian
Alternatively, Lee Sin – Divine/Duelist as the 9th unit or as a substitute for Azir when you get Kayle as divine chosen one.
These attributes are used by the combo:
4 Executioners
3 Adepts
2 Mystics
2 Spirits
2 Guardians
2 Divines
Which items does the combo need? The combo focuses on Kayle as a carry in both cases:
How does the early game go? In the early game, ideally, you play a completely different combo that harmonizes well with your items. Here, snipers, frontliners, or duelists are recommended.
What is the gold plan? You save up to 50 gold and level quickly to 8. Only there can you fully activate your combo and find Kayle as a chosen one.
Brutes
Which chosen one does the combo need? The team works best with a brute as a chosen one. However, it is also quite flexible, so other chosen ones can work as well.
Which champions are used? With a chosen brute, you play:
Pyke – Cultist/Assassin/Brute
Zed – Ninja/Brute
Tryndamere – Warlord/Duelist/Brute
Olaf – Dragon Soul/Brute
Samira – Daredevil/Sniper/Brute
Sivir – Cultist/Sniper
Aatrox – Cultist/Frontliner
Sejuani – Lucky Charm/Frontliner
These attributes are used by the combo:
6 Brutes
3 Cultists
2 Snipers
2 Frontliners
Alternative with 3 brutes and flexible chosen one:
Pyke – Cultist/Assassin/Brute
Olaf – Dragon Soul/Brute
Samira – Daredevil/Sniper/Brute
Tristana – Dragon Soul/Sniper
Swain – Dragon Soul/Manipulator
Morgana – Enlightened/Manipulator
Aatrox – Cultist/Frontliner
Sejuani – Lucky Charm/Frontliner
These attributes are used by the combo:
3 Brutes
3 Dragon Souls
2 Snipers
2 Frontliners
2 Manipulators
Which items does the combo need? The combo focuses on Olaf as a carry in both cases:
Olaf – Guardian Angel, Last Breath, Deathblade
Samira – Last Breath, Guardian Angel, Hand of Justice
Morgana – Morellonomicon
Tryndamere can be used as a third carry
Despite nerfs, Olaf remains the carry of the team.
How does the early game go? In the early game, ideally, you play a completely different combo that harmonizes well with your items. Here, snipers + frontliners, or a combo around another chosen one is recommended.
What is the gold plan? You save up to 50 gold and level quickly to 8. Only then can you fully activate your combo.
Guardians
Which chosen one does the combo need? The team works best with a guardian as a chosen one, but can theoretically also be played with all 6 guardians.
Which champions are used?
Rakan – Ancient Wood/Guardian
Xayah – Ancient Wood/Guardian/Executioner
Kennen – Ninja/Guardian
Jarvan IV – Warlord/Guardian
Azir – Warlord/Emperor/Guardian
Ornn – Ancient Wood/Frontliner
Aatrox – Cultist/Frontliner
Optional Elise – Cultist/Guardian (if no chosen one)
Flexible spot for example for Kayle or Kindred as executioner or a legendary unit like Sett, Zilean, or Lee Sin
These attributes are used by the combo:
6 Guardians
3 Ancient Woods
2 Frontliners
Which items does the combo need? The combo focuses on Kennen as a carry.
Xayah – Hand of Justice, Hand of Justice, Statikk’s Shard
All revolves around Kennen and his damage in the entire team.
How does the early game go? In the early game, you can directly start with a combo of 2 – 4 guardians and 3 ancient woods. Alternatively, snipers also work well with the guardians.
What is the gold plan? You save up to 50 gold and from there, there are two paths: On one hand, you can level quickly to level 8 and bring more units onto the field. Alternatively, you can try to get Kennen to level 3 starting from level 7.
7 Mages
Which chosen one does the combo need? This combo was previously played with 5 mages. The new variant with 7 makes the build currently one of the strongest. However, you need a chosen one, ideally Aurelion Sol or Veigar.
Which champions are used?
Twisted Fate – Cultist/Mage
Brand – Dragon Soul/Mage
Annie – Lucky Charm/Mage
Lulu – Ancient Wood/Mage
Veigar – Ancient Wood/Mage
Aurelion Sol – Dragon Soul/Mage
Braum – Dragon Soul/Frontliner
Ornn – Ancient Wood/Frontliner
These attributes are used by the combo:
7 Mages
3 Dragon Souls
3 Ancient Woods
2 Frontliners
Which items does the combo need? The combo focuses on Aurelion Sol as a carry:
Lulu – Chalice of Power, Amulet of the Iron Solari
Veigar – Hextech Gunblade, Blue Buff
Aurelion Sol can decide a game as a Tier 4 hero.
How does the early game go? In the early game, you can start with a combo of 3-5 mages. You should support this with a frontline of frontliners or brawlers, like Maokai and Nunu for the ancient wood bonus.
What is the gold plan? You save up to 50 gold and from there, there are two paths: On one hand, you can quickly level up to 8 to fully deploy the combo. Alternatively, you can get Twisted Fate, Lulu, or Brand to level 3. However, many units of that type should be found beforehand.
Our first “Item Spotlight” for World of Warcraft features the Reflective Prism. With it, you can cause a lot of nonsense.
World of Warcraft is full of interesting items. Knowing them all is nearly impossible when even the databases list several thousand items. No wonder, over 16 years and 8 expansions, a lot has accumulated. We want to focus on an item that continually brings joy – or drives fellow players mad.
Welcome to the first Item Spotlight: Reflective Prism.
What is the Item Spotlight? The Item Spotlight is a new, regularly returning format on MeinMMO. Every few weeks, we want to highlight a special item from one of our managed games and clarify the most important questions. Where does the item come from? What is its use? What is its story? We hope to point out a few cool items that you may have overlooked.
What is “Reflective Prism”? The Reflective Prism is a consumable item with 50 charges that allows you to swap appearances with the targeted group or raid member. For 5 minutes after use, you have the appearance of the other person. However, the transformation can be canceled if you click off the buff.
Note that the transformation is purely cosmetic. It has no effect on your abilities or movement speed.
What are the coolest combinations? Basically, there are too many to list them all. But some of the most interesting possibilities are:
Druid shapeshifts: You can steal the shapeshifts of a Druid player. Then you could be a Bear casting fireballs as a Mage, or a cat shooting from a distance with a bow as a Hunter.
Metamorphosis of Demon Hunters: Steal the appearance of the Demon Hunter while he has Metamorphosis active, and you will turn into a demon yourself. The effect even adapts to your gender.
Night Fae soul shapes: A Night Fae player runs past you in their soul shape? Steal their appearance and play as a fox, turtle, or deer – whatever you could catch.
Sandstone drakes and other mounts: Some mounts completely transform the player into another being, like the sandstone drake. This appearance can also be stolen.
Confusion for all: The Prism can, however, do much more than just swap the appearances of two people. You can also include third and fourth persons. Or even the whole raid.
If you swap appearances with Person A, you can then use the Prism on another Person B to “pass along” the appearance. This way, you can mix up the appearances of all players in the raid and create total confusion or spark entertaining conversations when the former Blood Elf suddenly becomes an Orc and starts in Discord with “Ew, I’m ugly…”.
If you have an informed ally, you can even give all players the same appearance. Here’s how:
Find your ally and swap appearances with them. Your partner must then click off the buff from the Prism. That way, you both have the same appearance – he his normal one, and you yours. Use the Prism again on him. Now you both have the buff from the Prism but still the identical appearance. Now you can use the Prism on other players to “pass on” the appearance. Repeat this until all players look identical.
Like this army of blue dragons:
Raiding as big blue dragons? With the Prism, that’s possible.
Are there restrictions? Yes. There are a number of effects that cannot be stolen with the Prism. This includes some toys, but especially the Transmorphersignal. Players can visually (and audibly) transform into one of the numerous WoW bosses with it. Players affected by the Transmorphersignal cannot be targeted and altered by the Prism. There is no official explanation for this, but a plausible theory is:
As the Transmorphersignal is a “premium toy” that can only be purchased with real money, there is a desire not to let this effect be extended indefinitely – possibly by people who have never bought the toy. Another reasoning could be that players should only walk around with the appearance of a boss for a limited time, as it could lead to confusion.
How to get the “Reflective Prism”? The Prism can be crafted by jewelcrafters during the expansion “Warlords of Draenor”. Crafting the Prism is fairly cheap. It costs only 1x Magical Fire, which you can easily earn in Draenor, mainly through your Garrison’s harbor missions. A Prism has 50 charges and a transformation lasts for 5 minutes. A pretty good cost/benefit ratio.
The necessary recipe can be purchased in Warspear (Horde) or Stormshield (Alliance) on the island of Ashran. However, you will need 3x “Jewelcrafting Secret of Draenor,” which you can only craft once per day.
Basically, you can also just check the auction house. Usually, many Prisms are offered there, as the demand is quite high.
Do you use the Prism often? What kind of nonsense have you done with it? And which items should we introduce next for everyone here?
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In Pokémon GO , the special research “All in one … No. 151” was released in February. However, no one has been able to complete it weeks later. Therefore, Niantic has now released an adjustment.
The special research is quite complex and consists of four parts. Already in the second part, you had to catch at least one Pokémon on 30 consecutive days. However, another task presents a significant hurdle.
For that, 151 different PokéStops should be spun. And that is exactly what Niantic has now adjusted.
What is new? In the future, only a total of 151 PokéStops will need to be used. The change does not affect the existing progress of trainers, as no one has caught 30 Pokémon in a row yet, since the quest has not been available for 30 days.
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Why was this change made? There is no official reason given for the adjustment. However, there has been quite a bit of criticism regarding the task.
On one hand, players from villages and regions with few PokéStops complained that they simply do not have the opportunity to visit 151 different stops.
On the other hand, there are still lockdowns or at least movement restrictions in some countries due to the Corona pandemic. Going around specifically for so many PokéStops is not possible for everyone.
Some players looked forward to “special challenge”
How are the reactions to the adjustment? While users from uninhabited regions see the change very positively, some users are also disappointed by this adjustment. They were looking forward to a real Pokémon adventure:
The user Sausageinthebedroom writes: “This is likely to be an unpopular opinion, but I was quite excited about the challenge of finding 151 unique stops. We (UK) are slowly coming out of lockdown, so I can explore areas I didn’t know before. But I can imagine that many players do not have access to 151 stops, so this change was probably necessary.”
Well-thats-great also agrees: “I was really looking forward to finding a route that would include 151 unique stops, so this is a disappointing change for me personally – I like challenges.”
What do you think of the adjustment? Do you come from a region with many stops, or would you have had to drive through Germany for it?
There has apparently been a hacker attack on Dead by Daylight . The data of over 30,000 users has been stolen.
Anyone who has started Dead by Daylight today will be greeted by rather unusual news in the game. One of the tools of Dead by Daylight has been hacked and user data has been stolen. Several tens of thousands of data entries have been lost.
What kind of data was stolen? Although data theft is certainly a serious matter, only comparatively harmless data was stolen. This includes:
When did the attack take place? According to the news from Behaviour, the attack already occurred on March 13, just under a week ago. Hackers are said to have gained access to one of the “internal management tools” of Dead by Daylight.
Apparently, the situation has been analyzed since then, and the users have now been informed.
Should I worry about my account? Even though the theft of the data is annoying and the development team claims to be doing everything possible to prevent it from happening again, there is little reason to worry. The attacker can deduce very little from the stolen data.
With the data, it is not possible to identify users, access their accounts, or obtain any “financial or sensitive data”. So, there is no need for anyone to worry about their access data.
As an additional precaution, all players are advised to be on the lookout for “suspicious activities” on their accounts.
We interviewed the Diablo 3 expert and streamer “Leviathan” about the new Season 23 and Patch 2.7.0. Read here why groups will still be strong in the new season and what exactly is changing for solo players.
What’s happening in Diablo 3? The new Season 23 of Diablo 3 is just about to start. It is accompanied by Patch 2.7.0, which features the biggest changes in years to Blizzard’s hack and slash. Because the companions are being fundamentally revised. When taken into combat by players, they are now really useful. This makes playing in Season 23 very attractive for solo players. But how strong will they be?
This is what to expect here: MeinMMO spoke in an interview with Leviathan (YouTube / Twitch). An expert who has been playing Diablo 3 since its release. We asked him what makes this season so special and how it will affect the meta. The second part of the interview with Leviathan will follow in the coming days. It will be about class balance and which 3 classes are likely to dominate the Season 23 leaderboard.
This is Leviathan
MeinMMO: Could you introduce yourself briefly?
Leviathan: I am Leviathan and have been a content creator since the early days of Diablo 3. I started with the Diablo franchise just before the release of Lord of Destruction for Diablo 2. Since then, I haven’t been able to let go of it.
I became more a part of the Diablo community at the release of Diablo 3 when I searched in the forums for tips on Barbarian builds and helped others. Eventually, you could hear me in podcasts. I loved talking about the game.
When Seasons for Diablo 3 began in 2014, I decided to start streaming and create YouTube content. With both projects, I aim to share knowledge. Since then, I have participated in many other projects. Collaborations, fan sites, and opportunities with Blizzard themselves to promote the love for Diablo in the community.
Here you see Leviathan
MeinMMO: How many hours of playtime have you accumulated in Diablo 3 in total?
Leviathan: In the over 9 years since Diablo 3 has existed, I have accumulated more than 10,000 hours of playtime. It’s hard to give an exact number of hours because I spent some time on the PTR, played on various console versions, and switched between EU and NA servers.
It’s definitely a lot! Especially Season 22 was a very short season for me, as the technical alpha of Diablo Immortal came up and took over my life, so this time I have just under 300 hours.
You need to know about Leviathan: Leviathan claims to be super competitive. He loves climbing the ranks and pushing boundaries. His major milestones include: – Achieving rank 2 as a Demon Hunter in solo hardcore (just 12 seconds away from rank 1) – Reaching over 4,000 Paragon levels solo in Season 20 – Completing Season 8 without deaths. Played 100 % solo and finished third on the solo Crusader leaderboard All his milestones can be read in this Google Document
Why your speed farming will improve
MeinMMO: Patch 2.7.0 fundamentally revises companions in Diablo 3. What do you think, how much will this impact the meta?
Leviathan: It’s really fascinating to see that Blizzard is now revising the companions, even though they have been in the game since launch and have only received a few updates since then. The Emanate system should be great for solo players!
[Emanate is the ability in English where your characters receive the legendary powers of your companions’ gear]
Farming with Cain’s and Sage’s Set on the companions will be improved. Especially with Cain’s. That means more keys for Greater Rifts after each Nephalem Rift. Very efficient solo players will then spend even more of their time in Greater Rifts. As a result, Paragon levels should continue to rise.
Then the Nemesis Bracers and The Flavor of Time will also be on the Emanate list. This should improve solo speed farming in Greater Rifts, making runs faster and more consistent. That’s yet another factor that will lead to even higher Paragon levels during the season.
Moreover, both of these Emanate powers will help players reach their highest Greater Rifts. Guaranteed elite enemies and doubled duration of pylons will be useful and it helps that you don’t have to equip them yourself.
The revamped companion skills should also contribute to builds with more damage, utility, and free cheat deaths, indicating a better efficiency overall.
Will groups also be strengthened by the solo changes?
Leviathan: The interesting thing is that the [revamped] skills will naturally help solo players. However, inventive groups will find ways to incorporate the Ashara Set into their support builds. This summons all companions into battle, even when playing in a group, and allows the new abilities of the companions to be included.
I’m curious whether Blizzard will agree with that or if they will ultimately change the Ashara Set.
MeinMMO: Should Ashara’s Set be nerfed: Do you think solo players are potentially stronger than group players in Season 23 because of the improved followers?
Leviathan: Definitely not! Apart from Ashara’s Set, group play is by far the most efficient way to play in Season 23. This revision of the companions will help solo players to catch up [to group players]. But there remains a gap between solo and group play.
If Blizzard ever plans to support solo players more in this regard, they would need to find a way to increase the experience that players gain in solo play. Whether that works through companions or other means.
How do you like the interview and the insights from the expert Leviathan? Please share your thoughts on the statements here with us on MeinMMO in the comments.
Will you be playing solo or in a group during Season 23?
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Leaks about the upcoming update 1.5 of Genshin Impact reveal 2 new characters and some information about what you can expect in the update. We at MeinMMO have gathered this information.
Who is Eula? Eula was one of the characters that were playable in the beta of Genshin Impact.
Weapon: Claymore
Element: Cryo
Rarity: 5 stars
Not much is known about Eula’s backstory. She belongs to the characters from Mondstadt and is from a very old noble lineage. She holds the title “Spindrift Knight” and is the captain of the reconnaissance unit of the Knights of Favonius.
This is what Eula can do: Eula performs a 5-hit combo with her normal attack. Her elemental attack deals Cryo damage and grants Eula a charge of the “Grimheart” buff. This buff increases Eula’s defense and makes her more resistant to interruptions.
Holding the elemental skill consumes the collected Grimheart stacks in an AoE Cryo attack. Enemies also receive a debuff that reduces their physical and Cryo resistance.
Her Elemental Burst “Glacial Illumination” deals AoE Cryo damage and summons a sword that hovers next to Eula. All attacks that deal damage to enemies charge the sword with energy. Once the duration of the sword on the battlefield ends, it causes a powerful explosion dealing physical damage. The damage scales with the amount of energy stacks the sword has collected.
In a leak video, you can see what her attacks look like:
But keep in mind: These are leak information and also details from the beta test. It is therefore possible that this information will differ from the actual release state.
Who is Yanfei?
Weapon: Catalyst
Element: Pyro
Rarity: 4 stars
Constellation: Bestia Iustitia
Just like with Eula, there isn’t much background info about Yanfei’s story and what role she plays in the story of Genshin Impact. She is one of the characters from the city of Liyue and is widely known as a legal advisor there.
She is described as “brilliant” and it’s said that the blood of a divine beast flows in her veins, just like it does for Ganyu.
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This is what Yanfei can do: The normal attack is a fireball that deals Pyro damage. It also grants the “Scarlet Seal” buff, which can collect up to three charges and reduces Yanfei’s stamina consumption. Additional charges extend the duration of the buff.
Yanfei’s elemental attack deals Pyro damage and grants her 3 Scarlet Seals instantly when it hits enemies. Her charged attack consumes stamina and all collected Scarlet Seals in an AoE Pyro attack. More seals mean greater range and strength of the attack.
The Elemental Burst “Done Deal” fires a flame that also instantly grants 3 Scarlet Seals and additionally provides the “Brilliance” buff. This increases the damage of Yanfei’s charged attack and also periodically grants her new Scarlet Seals to further enhance the charged attack.
These are the facts about update 1.5: There have also been a series of smaller info leaks about the upcoming update of Genshin Impact:
Zhongli will get a second chapter for his storyline. It is speculated that the Zhongli banner will return in 1.5
Qiqi will receive her own story quest
Diona will be available as a new character in the invitation events, similar to the current Barbara and some other characters
Noelle will get a continuation of her invitation event
New event called Peculiar Wonderland. Players will have to follow instructions on their map to find the entrance to the Wonderland and conquer challenges there
New weekly boss named Dahaka, a Geo Vishap
Two new artifact sets “Last Act of Foolishness” and “Tenacity of the Millelith”
Currently, update 1.4 is live in Genshin Impact and it brings a lot of content:
The MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic has announced the new update 6.3. In addition to a Flashpoint with a new story, it will also bring the “Galactic Seasons”. These will come with a Battle Pass that many players view positively.
What is happening right now in SWTOR? In a livestream, the developers announced Patch 6.3 – The Dark Descent. This will bring several innovations, including:
A new Flashpoint – an instance where the story continues. It goes with Darth Malgus (cover image) to Dantooine into an old and decaying Jedi enclave. The Flashpoint will be released in Story, Veteran, and Master difficulties.
New achievements
New apartments for housing
The new Galactic Seasons system along with a Battle Pass
When will Patch 6.3 be released? The update is supposed to appear “soon” on the test servers. Furthermore, the developers announced the PTS for Steam users as well. The final release will take place when the PTS version meets the expectations of the developers and the community. The talk was of “a few weeks”.
You can watch the recording of the announcement later on YouTube:
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Seasons bring new companions and additional rewards
What is behind the Seasons? A Galactic Season is supposed to last about 5 months and bring a Season Pass with 100 reward levels. This is divided into two areas: one free and one paid.
The special thing about the system is that the paid part is automatically included in the monthly subscription and so does not incur additional costs for many. In addition, the rewards earned will be granted retroactively for subscribers. It is therefore sufficient to subscribe at the end of the pass or the season to receive all premium rewards.
Those who start later can catch up to the “average” with the earning currency, Credits. Furthermore, those who wish can unlock reward levels for Cartel Coins.
How do you get progress? For the Battle Pass, there are special daily and weekly challenges. There will also be progress through daily logins. Specific details have not yet been revealed.
What is included in the Battle Pass? Among the 100 rewards are these free bonuses:
New Kubaz companion: Altuur zok Adon
Premium companion gift packages
Seasonal armor set
Cartel weapon, vehicle, and armor crates
Special seasonal tokens
Special decorations and titles
This is what the upcoming Season Pass in SWTOR is supposed to look like, with rewards and missions still subject to change.
For the paid version, there are additionally:
2000 Cartel Coins
Additional companion gifts
Companion weapon and armor sets
Seasonal vehicles, weapons, and armors
Additional seasonal tokens and titles
What is behind the companion? The highlight of the Battle Pass is likely the new Kubaz companion. Anyone who reaches level 50 in the Battle Pass can unlock it permanently.
However, in the premium version of the pass, there are special weapons, armors, and customizations for this companion.
The new Kubaz companion: Altuur zok Adon.
The seasonal vendor: Both Battle Passes include tokens that can be exchanged at the seasonal vendors. There, you will receive new rewards, previous subscriber rewards, and some limited-time rewards.
Additionally, there will be a new apartment fortress for the republic and the imperial fleet.
What do players say about the Pass? On reddit and YouTube, there are many positive reactions to the Battle Pass. The numerous and meaningful rewards, the balance between free and paid content, and the fact that you only need to subscribe for one month to receive all the bonuses are praised:
ghouldrool on reddit expresses enthusiasm: “I’m all in on this system [Battle Pass]. It sounds like a ton of fun!”
The user ehkodiak is generally skeptical of a Battle Pass and writes: “I’ve tried to find something negative, but it all looks really good.””>
ZyeRane summarizes the situation: “So basically it’s a Battle Pass system, but the paid part is just included in the subscription and the rewards actually seem quite good (faction fleets and a new companion, just to start!). That’s actually not so bad; I’ve bought the subscription from time to time to access new content and spend my credits occasionally. That’s a very nice additional idea!”
What do critics say? In the forum, there are some negative comments regarding the Seasons. However, these do not relate to the structure and rewards, but rather to the lack of new content and instead offering rewards for which you still have to play the old content.
What do you think about the Battle Pass? Does it spark your interest and will it bring players back to the MMORPG?
The world of Valheim is full of dangers and enemies that constantly want to kill you. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus has learned to particularly hate some enemies in his well over 100 hours in the game – and gives tips on how to defeat them.
What kind of enemies are these? In Valheim, there are monsters and creatures all over the place, most of them want to attack you at every opportunity. Many of the enemies are quite dangerous if you lack suitable equipment – and they can easily cost you your life.
This list is therefore my personal top 5 hate list. I take out each of these enemies whenever possible because they annoy me so much. Sometimes, I even take a detour just to wipe them out, even though my gear is already far beyond the point where they would be a challenge.
This does not mean they are particularly dangerous – although that is certainly true for some of them. They just make me furious the moment I see them …
1. Gray Dwarfs from Hell
What kind of enemy is this? Gray Dwarfs and Greylings are actually among the easiest enemies in the game. You’ll mainly find them in meadows and dark forests. Historically, these creatures are former criminals, murderers, and more, who were transformed into these strange beings after death from resin and mud.
For this picture, you will live … for now …
Why are Gray Dwarfs so annoying? Because they are just always there. Seriously, these pesky creatures see me charging at them heavily armed and their first thought is: “Eat my stone, Viking!”
Really?! Even my base is not safe. Constantly, some Greylings, Gray Dwarfs, or even Shamans run around my camp, intercepting me when I just want to go to my damned field to harvest beets.
The worst part is that especially the small ones are hard to hit. Bigger weapons are either too slow or strike at a height that doesn’t hit. And then these beasts constantly flee …
This is how you best kill them: Gray Dwarfs are really not a true challenge at any point. Any weapon works well against them and with round shields, they can be easily parried to then be taken down with critical hits.
What kind of enemy is this? Slimes, or Blobs, are found in the Swamp, one of the more dangerous areas of Valheim. They are green (and in the stronger form orange) slime bags that bounce around.
Yes, bounce you pesky creature … I will get you too.
Why are Slimes so annoying? These slimy bags are not only damned mobile because they can bounce incredibly far with a jump, but they are also really dangerous. They constantly emit a gas that poisons players.
Particularly frustrating is that these creatures appear in the crypts in the swamp – where you primarily get iron. After a corridor is cleared, it is very likely that one of these green nuisances is waiting there and immediately gases the whole room.
Especially annoying is that they can attack with the poison while you cannot reach them. Ranged attacks do hardly any damage to them. And without the appropriate mead against the poison, you can quickly die.
This is how you best kill them: Blobs are resistant to pointed weapons but vulnerable to blunt weapons and frost damage. The Frostner, one of the best weapons in Valheim, is therefore optimal against them. Alternatively, frost arrows work for distance, but unfortunately, you only get them later.
What kind of enemy is this? Deathskeeters fly around in the plains, the currently toughest area of the game. They are essentially giant versions of mosquitoes, which are still relatively small compared to other enemies in Valheim.
they can fly and thus are only vulnerable to melee when they attack
in ranged combat, they are hard to hit because they are small, delicate, and incredibly fast
even on a ship, they can follow you if you sail along the shores of the plains
Deathskeeters deal immense damage and can easily kill unprepared players with a single blow – and even prevent them from retrieving their loot.
As if that’s not enough, a single sting from these pests also shakes you so hard as if you were trapped in an earthquake of magnitude 9. If there are other enemies nearby and you survive the Deathskeeter, it’s highly likely that you’ll bite the dust afterward.
This is how you best kill them: Deathskeeters don’t have much health, but they are tricky to kill. Timing is important here: parry their attack at the right moment or strike with your weapon when they fly at you. Both require a lot of practice.
Alternatively, you can just run them over. If your ship is fast enough, they burst on the bow when you charge at them – or they at you. Incredibly satisfying, really. Deathskeeters can even be ridden, but at your own risk.
4. Mean, Annoying Goblins
What kind of enemy is this? Like Deathskeeters, Goblins are found in the plains. They are the most frequently occurring enemies there: small, green, nasty creatures with advanced weapons.
1 against 1, these pesky creatures do not know.
Why are Goblins so annoying? Goblins are not only among the strongest enemies in the game – which isn’t evident from their size – but they also come in groups. It’s nearly impossible to face a single Goblin.
Usually, these beasts are loitering in a village and charge at you in groups of seven or more as soon as they notice you. In addition, they are protected and supported by various types of Goblins.
The Goblin Brute is twice the size of a Viking and makes even Trolls look old with his club. A single blow is almost always deadly or nearly deadly. Shamans support the rest of the horde with shields and must definitely be killed first.
This is how you best kill them: There is no truly good strategy against Goblins. Ranged combat is always advisable. Take your best bow and your best arrows, sneak up, and take them out from as far away as possible.
If a horde of these creatures attacks you, you should either flee or try to intercept them with bows along the way to make it easier on yourself. Just be careful not to run into Deathskeeters while fleeing.
What kind of enemy is this? The only opponents found so far in the ocean biome are sea serpents. These huge creatures attack Vikings traveling with their ships and announce themselves beforehand with a loud roar.
There it lies, waiting for the next innocent Viking on a raft …
Why are Sea Serpents so annoying? In reality, sea serpents are not much of a challenge. A Viking with a Karve and a hunting bow can take them out before they can destroy his ship – if you hit them.
The truly annoying thing is that they seemingly only attack when I’m sailing over the sea with a raft to retrieve my lost gear. Naked and only on a few logs, I am of course easy prey … otherwise, the serpents wouldn’t dare approach. One of the reasons why I strongly recommend never use a raft, but always use a Karve.
But even when they engage in a “fair” fight and don’t attack the raft, they can be quite frustrating. They constantly dive down, are hard to hit, and can take a lot of damage. Anyone who lets their composure be shaken by their attacks will quickly die. If not by them, then from exhaustion from swimming in the ocean when the ship is destroyed.
This is how you best kill them: Killing sea serpents in the ocean is possible but not advisable. Instead, you should try to lure them to land with two players. Use the harpoon, the craziest weapon in Valheim.
With the harpoon, you can impale sea serpents and drag them behind you until you reach the shore, where they can then be helplessly flailing and easily chopped up. Just as they deserve …
What about you? Who are your absolute hate enemies in Valheim? Write it in the comments.
Despite the annoying enemies, I have had a lot of fun in Valheim for many dozens of hours now and think it will continue for a while. I have already spoken with another avid player from the community. He told me how Valheim is still fun even after 267 hours.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Blizzard is planning further layoffs in 5 countries, including Germany.
What is planned? Blizzard plans to close the publishing locations in the individual European countries. Employees in are affected:
Germany
France
Spain
United Kingdom (UK)
Netherlands
The layoffs will only affect the “Publishing” and “Support Operations” areas.
Explicitly not affected are customer support and game development.
How many employees will be affected by the planned layoffs is still unknown.
There are increasing negative reports about Blizzard again.
Why is Blizzard doing this? Blizzard apparently intends to close the smaller publishing studios in European countries and consolidate them. In a conversation with Gamesindustry.biz, Blizzard stated:
We have shared our plans with our teams in Europe on how we want to evolve as an organization and adapt to serve our players best and position ourselves for future growth in the region. We are taking extensive steps to support all our employees and facilitate the transition for those colleagues affected by these changes.
The underlying idea is to consolidate all of Blizzard’s publishing functions in Europe to a single location, namely in England.
Regardless of whether the layoffs are well-founded, long-planned, or strategically reasonable – the timing is once again quite poor, as it coincides with the increasing negative reports that significantly impact the public perception of Activision Blizzard.
