Players fear, ‘greedy’ German company kills their favorite MMORPG Rift

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

The MMORPG Rift has been running since 2011 and was once intended as an alternative to WoW. Meanwhile, the game belongs to the German company Gamigo, which has just buried a series of MMORPGs. The fans of Rift fear: “We are the next.” However, a community manager reassures the fans.

What is going on with Rift? The MMORPG Rift was long the flagship of the MMO company Trion Worlds. “RIFT: Planes of Telara” launched in 2011 as a competitor to the popular WoW and was quite a hit at release. The game brought several features that are highly valued by MMORPG fans:

  • It has a clever class system
  • offers a clever “group” event with the Rifts
  • had a fair “Free2Play” payment model for years, starting in 2013
  • brought more cool features in housing and pets

Rift has always been considered a solid, “good” MMORPG, missing only that “certain something” to become a major hit. It was often criticized for being “too close to WoW” and not daring enough to be unique. However, Rift had many fans, especially at the beginning, and was a significant success for Trion Worlds during the great MMORPG wave.

But Rift could not maintain its success in the long term, and in recent years, the game has declined. The content became weaker, the payment model more stingy and the fans angrier.

Meanwhile, Rift is on our list of the “WoW killers that have been killed by WoW.” Even though it is not dead yet, the glory days of Rift are clearly over.

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German company takes over Rift, treats it poorly

When did it start to decline? It wasn’t necessarily due to Rift, but Trion Worlds had a series of failures with new games and had to give up in 2018: The company was sold.

The games of Trion Worlds were ultimately taken over by the German company Gamigo. Their business policy consists of acquiring existing MMORPGs, saving costs through synergy effects and continuing to operate the games and make money with them.

That’s why Rift fans are worried: Even at the takeover of Trion Worlds, things did not look good for Rift. It was treated rather poorly and hardly mentioned anymore. Gamigo’s focus at that time was on the newer MMORPG ArcheAge and Trove. The focus is still on these two games today.

Moreover, Gamigo was recently on a “we are killing MMORPGs” trip. At the end of February, they killed three games they had previously bought, including Eden Eternal, Twin Saga, and the shooter Defiance. The latter also came from Trion Worlds and was only slightly better off in terms of profits than Rift.

When they shut down these MMOs, Gamigo encouraged their players to check out the other MMORPGs of the company, but only mentioned Trove and ArcheAge as alternatives. There was no word about Rift.

Additionally, the MMORPG site MassivelyOP reported new news: a source had tipped them off that several “Gamigo developers” in the USA had been laid off. Among them were two long-time and well-known Rift developers, Kerilar and Acalos.

“Are we the next?”

This is how the fans reacted: In the Rift forum, there were serious concerns from players that their MMORPG Rift is now “the next” to die.

There were rumors that the “stingy” German company Gamigo wanted to save more costs, had laid off developers in the USA, and planned to relocate the team to Europe.

The fear was exacerbated by the fact that for more than two weeks, no official appeared in the forum to make a statement. The opinion towards Gamigo is rather negative. A user said he feels they are stingy. Surely the employees are underpaid.

The fans then clung to statistics and numbers showing that Gamigo would not simply kill their MMORPG, as it had performed relatively well in the profit ranking. Defiance was running even worse and similar.

Gamigo gives a relatively non-specific all-clear

This is what Gamigo says now: In the end, the community manager has now made a brief statement. He said: There has indeed been an “internal restructuring”, which probably means that people were actually laid off.

However, they could not make it public.

It is said, however, that Rift will not be closed. And they assure the fans that “a team continues to work on Rift” – and also on further developments.

In an official statement to MassivelyOp, it further states:

  • Gamigo does not plan to relocate the development team to Europe
  • they want to continue to “work hard on the core MMORPGs”, but do not explicitly mention RIFT
  • they have “several new titles in the pipeline”
  • the layoffs are not as extensive as originally feared
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There have unfortunately been hardly any positive news about Rift in recent years

This is what it’s about: For the existing players of Rift, this is a strange situation. They are clearly on a sinking ship, but it is not clear how fast it is sinking.

Gamigo’s communication suggests that people were laid off and that Rift is not at the top of the priority list anymore, but also not on the “death” list yet.

This is communicatively difficult for Gamigo: They need to give the impression that it is still worthwhile to invest money in Rift, but they cannot have high expectations, as this would make them look ridiculous. The fans already know that apparently nothing major is coming.

If Gamigo had not taken over the MMORPG Rift in 2018, the game would probably have been dead for 3 years, like other MMORPGs that could no longer find enough players and could not cover their operating costs.

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Gamigo’s business principle is that they do not develop their own major games for a high cost, but rather buy existing games and try to continue them as cost-effectively as possible. These games often have long-standing and also clear-sighted fans, who try to recognize the intentions in Gamigo’s nebulous actions regarding what is happening with their favorite game.

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Theory in Destiny 2 promises a new weapon type and you already know its first exotic

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 4 minutes

Destiny 2 is expected to receive a new and yet-to-be-revealed Exotic in Season 13, according to the “Hammer Theory,” which we all already have in our inventory.

In Season 13, the Season of the Chosen, Guardians have only been able to get their hands on two new Exotic weapons so far:

However, another exotic gem is expected to arrive by May 2021. Essentially, you are already using the weapon.

This is expected to be the new Exotic: The Hammer of Proving is set to be added as a new exotic power weapon. This would then be the next melee toy for the Guardians to swing from the third person, alongside swords.

So far, we only enhance the characteristics of the hammer as a quest item

We have been carrying the oversized Hammer of Proving in our quest inventory throughout Season 13 but have not yet used it as an Exotic weapon. According to Forbes, that should change soon.

The Exotic Hammer Theory from Season 13

Three factors support this: the story, hints from Bungie, and the fact that the quest item already has its own combat animations.

The theory about the new Exotic was proposed by Forbes on March 10. Author Paul Tassi has made a name for himself as a Destiny expert over the years. Even though he hasn’t always been right with his predictions, this theory is interesting, and we want to delve deeper into it.

This is how we already use the hammer: Season 13 introduced the Battlegrounds as a new activity. After completion, Guardians can earn extra loot by smashing chests – which can be done with the Hammer of Proving. Bungie has even created an animation specifically for the hammer swing and rendered it in 3D.

Basically, it is a quest item that can be equipped with runes like all comparable items, impacting seasonal loot. Unlike, for example, the Chalice of Opulence or the Talisman from Season 12, we’re actually using the hammer and not just clicking around in menus.

It seems plausible that the effort put into the animation was not done simply for show but is intended for future use. It could, for instance, relate to the heavy attack where the player slams down with force.

Destiny 2 Hammer Fire Trial Battleground S13
We can already wield the oversized hammer

Bungie itself and the story of Season 13 support this

This is how the weapon could exist: According to Forbes, it fits perfectly with the story and lore of Season 13 that the grim Cabals Empress Caiatl gives the Guardians the hammer. So, as an exotic weapon, she hands it over, since we have already received the hammer as a quest item.

  • Throughout the entire season, it revolves around honor and proving to the Cabal that we are worthy and can pass all trials.
  • The Empress is not in open war with us but rather tests us, and weekly we prove to her that her strongest warriors stand no chance against us.
  • The new strike, going live on March 16, is called “Proving Grounds” and should challenge us once more. This is promised by the official roadmap.
  • And all this because Zavala did not want to kneel before the turtle princess. That’s why he’s now also on the hit list.

Essentially, the Guardians are expected to prove themselves worthy by the end of the season and receive the Hammer of Proving as a permanent gift. Then, it won’t be to smash chests but rather unworthy foes.

The hammer is supposed to be equipped like an exotic sword, require power ammo, and represent a new weapon class.

What has Bungie hinted at? Just before the start of Season 13, Community Manager Cozmo from Bungie commented on third-person weapons (via Twitter).

He mentioned “swords and all potential future third-person weapons.” The topic was previously the PvP issue where players gain a visibility advantage with these weapons and emotes by breaking out of the limited first-person perspective.

Rise of Iron Iron Lord Saladin title Destiny
Are hammers and axes really coming soon as a new weapon class to Destiny 2?

That Bungie might have hinted at a new weapon class in third-person, we also speculated here on MeinMMO on February 1: Destiny 2 talks about a fix for annoying PvP phenomenon, hinting at new weapons.

What do you think? Will we soon be able to choose between swords and hammers? Or do you find a completely new weapon class in Season 13 questionable? After all, when bows were introduced with Forsaken (2018), it was a major expansion.

If you’re wondering whether Forsaken might end up in the content vault: Yes, Bungie will eventually remove the best expansion from Destiny 2

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Genshin Impact: Leak reveals possible new content featuring Qiqi

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While many characters in Genshin Impact already have their own story quests, Qiqi has so far gone without a dedicated character quest. A leak suggests that this may possibly change in the future.

This is what the leak shows: Via Twitter, the account “Lumie” shared a short video. Lumie has previously gained attention with leaks, such as about the heroine Hu-Tao. The latest video shows images that Lumie describes as “a small preview of Qiqi’s dungeon.”

https://twitter.com/lumie_lumie/status/1369846427673890817?s=20

In the 46-second video, Qiqi can be seen moving through an old, yet sunny ruin. At the same time, it is noted that no release date is known yet and that the dungeon may significantly differ from what is shown.

In the comments, users already suspect that this could be the first hint of a story quest for Qiqi. According to a report from “DualShockers“, the video could indicate that such content is planned for the 1.5 update. Previously, rumors had mentioned a possible Qiqi banner for the 1.5 update (via TechTimes).

So far, Qiqi cannot be obtained in Genshin Impact through her own banner, but can be acquired with some luck from the Wanderlust banner or with a small chance from the other character banners. Qiqi is classified as a character from S-Tier and is hard to get, as she has very low drop rates.

Who is Qiqi? Qiqi comes from Liyue and is a 5-star character. Among the characters in the game, she is somewhat special, as she is essentially a zombie girl. When she is not on adventures with you, she works at the Bubu hut in Liyue. She wields the Ice element and is a strong supporter capable of providing high healing.

Testing Phase for Update 1.5 Begins

When does the update arrive? The next update is Update 1.4, which is set to be released on March 17. Generally, major updates for Genshin Impact are released on a six-week schedule, making a release for Update 1.5 plausible by the end of April.

For a beta testing phase of the patch, players can sign up via the official Discord of Genshin Impact. However, players must sign an NDA to ensure that no content from the testing phase is shared publicly. Sharing videos or images from the test is therefore prohibited.

Whether Qiqi is part of the update should soon become clear for beta testers. All others will have to wait a little longer.

Are you playing Genshin Impact on the mobile version and looking for an alternative while waiting for the new updates? Then you can find here the 9 best mobile MMORPGs for iOS and Android.

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Pro player plays 33 hours straight Apex Legends, reaches the highest rank out of nowhere

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The professional player Timmy “iiTzTimmy” An has set himself a challenge in Apex Legends: to reach the Master rank on the leaderboard with a fresh account. He achieved this – and had to play for 33 hours straight.

Who is the professional? iiTzTimmy is a Twitch streamer and professional player in Apex Legends for the American team Golden Guardians (via liquipedia). The team belongs to the Golden State Warriors, an official NBA basketball team.

iiTzTimmy has participated in numerous smaller tournaments with his team over the years and has been moderately successful. Only a few thousand US dollars have come of it. In Apex Legends, he has made a name for himself by setting the world record for the most damage in a round (via YouTube).

With a new challenge that iiTzTimmy set for himself, he was able to impress even more. In just three hours, he played from the lowest rank “Bronze” to the highest rank “Master” in Apex Legends.

What is the ranking system of Apex Legends? Since Season 2, Apex Legends has offered the opportunity to play ranked matches. In these, players can earn leaderboard points to climb the various ranks.

The ranks range from “Bronze” to “Master”. Above Master, there is only the rank “Apex Predator”, which, however, is outside the categories. Predators are the 750 players on each platform with the most leaderboard points.

Ranked games differ from regular matches in that you always compete against players with a similar skill level.

33 hours for the highest rank

Here’s how it went for the professional: iiTzTimmy streamed on Twitch for nearly 33 hours and 40 minutes on March 8 without significant interruptions. During this time, he blasted through dozens of ranked matches.

He started with a fresh account – completely from scratch. Through the initial matches, he was able to plow through the opponents with ease. Of course, he is an experienced, skilled player facing beginners or generally less experienced players.

It took a little longer to reach the Platinum and Diamond divisions. A disconnect even cost him a victory, which set him back briefly. Nevertheless, after a little over 33 hours, he finally managed to reach the Master rank:

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The complete video with the total 33:40 hours can be found on his channel on Twitch.

How did he do it? iiTzTimmy played the entire time solo, meaning without fixed team members from his pro team. His entire success is thanks to his own skill and that of his random teammates.

For his matches, he primarily relied on Horizon, the legend from Season 7 of Apex Legends. Horizon is an astrophysicist and is classified as an attacker in Apex Legends. She can:

  • create a gravity lift that propels players into the air
  • better control her descent and suffers no movement penalty when landing
  • create a black hole as her Ultimate that pulls enemy players into its center

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Her kit makes Horizon a potentially strong legend both on her own and in a team. Combined with other abilities, her Ultimate can easily wipe out entire teams or distract them enough for Horizon to take them down alone.

However, this requires a lot of practice, which iiTzTimmy obviously has, because in our tier list of all legends in Apex Legends, Horizon barely makes it into the B-tier.

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Borderlands 3 postpones DLC with cool raid boss – Due to storm

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The Director’s Cut for Borderlands 3 was supposed to be released in March. However, severe storms caused issues for the developers.

When is the new DLC for Borderlands 3 coming? Originally, the Director’s Cut for Borderlands 3 was set to release on March 18. Now the paid DLC has been postponed: instead of being released in March, it will now be available on April 08, 2021. However, the reason for this is unusual.

Via Twitter, the developers explained that the severe weather conditions last month in Texas led to the delay.

In the USA, there were severe winter storms in February. The US state of Texas was affected by a strong winter storm that caused extensive power outages, among other things. The state’s infrastructure was heavily impacted, and there were also damages to water lines.

The team is safe and healthy, but the challenges of the situation interrupted work on the Director’s Cut, according to the statement. Therefore, a decision was made to postpone the release. This means that players waiting for new content for Borderlands 3 will have to be patient a little longer.

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Director’s Cut brings more endgame content to Borderlands 3

What’s included in the Director’s Cut: The DLC is part of Season Pass 2 and brings a huge Varkid raid boss to the game. Players have been waiting for a raid boss in this form despite content like the Takedowns. With the DLC, the fight is supposed to become accessible.

To challenge the boss, players must complete the main story in the game and pay 500 Eridium units with their group. The Varkid named “Hemovorous, the Invincible” is expected to become one of the toughest endgame challenges in the game, scaling with both levels and the chosen mayhem mode.

This is the new boss Hemovorous.

Additionally, there will be a new series of story missions following the character Ava through a mysterious series of murders. The new missions are expected to lead players back through the locations of Pandora, Promethea, Eden-6, and Nekrotefayo.

Furthermore, new vault cards are intended to provide players with new challenges every day, which can be completed for additional rewards. This will be rounded off with features such as concept art and cosmetics for the vault hunters.

Are you looking for more multiplayer shooters? Then you can find here the 5 best co-op shooters with open world in 2021.

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WoW Guide: How to unlock the “Bound Shadehound” mount

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WoW has secretly added a new mount. MeinMMO reveals in the guide how to quickly unlock the “Bound Shadehound”.

Not all content from Patch 9.0.5 is listed in the patch notes. A more or less “secret” mount has snuck into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. This is a Bound Shadehound. A mount that you often see among the Maw’s servants. You can’t just buy the mount, as it’s hidden behind a little puzzle. We will show you step by step how to unlock this mount and then ride it in the Maw!

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1. Buy the Stygian Tensor

First, you need to buy the Stygian Tensor from Ve’nari in Ve’naris Refuge. It costs a staggering 1,500 Stygia and will only be offered to you if you have already reached maximum reputation with her. If not, you need to gather more reputation by completing daily and weekly quests or defeating rare enemies in the Maw.

Anyone who has been gathering reputation since the launch of Shadowlands should have long since reached the maximum with her.

With the Stygian Tensor, you can locate small green clouds everywhere in the Maw. These are usually in hard-to-reach places (like on towers, behind strong enemies, or at the end of caves).

WoW Shadehound Guide 1
You need to find these green clouds.

Use the Tensor to extract Stygia Shards and Stygian Dust from the clouds. Collect at least 200 shards and dust each.

The small clouds will also be displayed on the minimap as soon as you are nearby – if you are carrying the Stygian Tensor.

2. Off to the Torghast Fortress

Now you need to travel to the Torghast Fortress and go to the coordinates 23 / 68. There you can see a hook that you can select to pull yourself up onto a platform gradually until you reach coordinates 24 / 76. This is a tower with a green cloud. Use the Stygian Tensor here to switch to another phase.

A box with 6 runes will now appear, floating above the box. By clicking on the runes, you can swap the positions of any two runes.

Focus on the tips of the tower surrounding you. At the tips, you will see the identical runes that are also floating above the box.

The correct order of the runes on the box.

You need to ensure that the runes above the box are in the same order as the runes at the tips. The first rune corresponds to the tip left of the hook point, then proceed clockwise.

But be careful! You should not simply click wildly. If you take too many steps or take too long, this part of the puzzle will be locked for two hours. Then you will have to return later and try again.

Once you have solved the puzzle, you can open the box and receive a Crumbling Stela.

3. Ve’nari and the Codex

Once you have the Crumbling Stela in your inventory, you can return to Ve’nari. She now has a new item available, a not yet complete Rune Codex. It costs a whopping 2,000 Stygia and sends you on the next mission.

You need to complete the Codex by finding the missing pages. These can be found at the following coordinates:

  • Page 1 can be found in a cave of the Beast Maze. The entrance to the cave is at coordinates 49 / 85.
  • Page 2 can be found in the Torghast Fortress, on the platform with the rare enemy Tanassos. The page is located at coordinates 27 / 72.
  • The last page can be found in the Tremaculum on one of the towers where Anduin was held at the beginning of Shadowlands. The exact coordinates are 27 / 13.
The pages glow and sparkle slightly, making them easy to spot.

Once you have collected all the pages, you can transform the Codex into its complete version. The Codex basically tells you how to solve the rest of the puzzle.

4. Crafting the Metals

For this step, you need to have farmed a significant amount first. You will need:

  • 200x Stygian Dust
  • 200x Stygia Shards
  • 1x Soul Smith’s Tools

You obtain dust and shards from the aforementioned green clouds, while the Soul Smith’s Tools can be obtained from Soul Smith Rhovus, a rare mob at coordinates 36 / 42.

Once you have collected the items, head to the coordinates 23 / 68, where you can select a hook point again. Work your way up the fortress with multiple hooks until you arrive at the Soul Steel Anvil at coordinates 20 / 67.

Process the dust and shards into 20 Stygian Bars and then the bars with the tools into “Armored Shell”.

WoW Shadehound Guide 4
At the anvil, you process the items.

5. Catch the Stray Soul

This step is quite simple. Go to the Soul River Gorgoa and look for a stray soul. This is the soul of a wolf that wanders south from the north through the river. After a while, it reappears in the north and repeats its route. You just need to click the soul and you will receive a Wolf Soul.

WoW Shadehound Guide 5
This Wolf Soul later serves as your mount.

6. Bind the Soul

The last step is also simple. Travel to the coordinates 45 / 48 and click the altar. This creates a “Wild Shadehound”.

This is a quest starter that provides you with the final step of this puzzle. Once you use the item, you will mount the wild shadehound that will panic and run in all directions. You now need to click the runes in the correct order to successfully bind the mount to yourself.

The correct order of the runes can be found on the stela that you received in step 2 of this puzzle.

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Is the mount worth it? Especially for players who want to ride in the Maw without relying on luck or wanting to play through the winding corridors of Torghast. The “Bound Shadehound” is a good alternative to the other two mounts and can be earned relatively quickly with comparatively little effort.

Is the mount needed in the long term? No. Starting with Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination, players will have the opportunity to unlock all mounts for the Maw. However, this patch is still at least a few months away, so you will have to wait a long time for the unlocking of this ability. If you don’t want to travel permanently on foot through the Maw until then, you should at least consider acquiring the Shadehound.

Have you already obtained the new mount? Or is that too much effort for you?

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Valheim: Viking farms endless resources – method is creative, but also brutal

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A player has found a way to exploit the game mechanics in Valheim for endless resources. To do this, he builds a kind of very grotesque killing machine from simple means that automatically eliminates enemies and provides him with loot.

What kind of device is this? Reddit user Leathermattress calls his creation the “Greydwarf Toaster 5000”. It consists basically of a large hole, a fence, and many campfires. Crafting this “toaster” is relatively easy:

  • find a spawner – these are objects in the world where enemies continuously appear
  • dig a pit around the spawner with the pickaxe without destroying it. Here you can learn how to get your first pickaxe in Valheim
  • build campfires around the pillar on which the spawner should now stand
  • put up fences (Skigard) so that the fires are enclosed
  • alternatively, build palisades or stakes around the pit if you are worried the fence won’t hold

This construct allows you to simply wait until the enemies die and then collect their loot. You don’t have to fight. You can see what it looks like in the embedded reddit post here:

The Greydwarf toaster 5000. from r/valheim

How does it work? In Valheim, there are so-called “spawners” around which enemies reappear regularly until they are destroyed. The enemies always spawn close to the spawner and only begin moving shortly after.

However, since a hole has been dug around the spawner in this case, the enemies fall directly into the pit. There, burning fires surrounded by a fence wait. The fire continuously deals damage to them and slowly kills them, while the fence prevents them from escaping.

All enemies in Valheim leave loot behind, and when they die through this “toaster”, you can collect everything they leave behind. This can be quite rewarding.

Farm endless resources without fighting

What resources can I farm? Depending on which area you are in and which spawners you find, you can get different resources. The most commonly found spawners are:

  • Greydwarf nests for various greydwarfs – a source primarily for resin, wood, and greydwarf eyes for portals
  • Bone piles for skeletons – providing you with bone fragments
  • Corpse piles for draugrs – good for entrails

Especially the corpse piles are particularly useful since you need entrails for sausages. Sausages are strong food that can help you through midgame and until about the fourth boss, as they are easy to make. In our guide, you will find the best food in Valheim and how to craft it.

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These “toasters” are well-received as an idea in the community, even though they look a bit brutal. Considering that the greydwarfs were serious criminals, murderers, and similar in their past lives, many players do not take this treatment too harshly. Still, it all somewhat reminds one of the chamber of another player, where he tortures these greydwarfs.

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Pokémon GO starts today bonus hour with more candies

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In Pokémon GO, today, on March 11, there is a Mega Bonus Hour with Candy Bonus. We will show you what is happening and how to get more candies.

What kind of event is this? Since March 2021, Niantic has been bringing the bonus hour once a week on Thursdays. Today, on March 11, is the second time for this. In a week, the next event of this kind will start. So far, these are tests by the developers to see how these events are received by players.

Here on MeinMMO, we will show you what you need to know about the Mega Bonus Hour today.

Mega Bonus Hour on March 11 – All Information

When does it start? The bonus hour starts, as you are used to from other weekly events, at 6:00 PM. It will be active for one hour.

What happens during this time? The focus of todays bonus hour is on candies. Niantic explains: “You earn even more candies when you catch Pokémon that share a type with your active Mega Pokémon.” According to initial reports, the candies are increased by 2 per catch.

Regular Events in Pokémon GO
If Niantic keeps the bonus hour, there will already be three fixed dates per week for the one-hour events.
– Every Tuesday, a Spotlight Hour takes place.
– Every Wednesday, a Raid Hour takes place.
– And Thursday could then be secured for the bonus hour.
This will be complemented by regular formats such as Community Day, Go Fest, and multi-day events.

What is the problem? Trainers complain that this Mega Bonus Hour is scheduled at a wrong time. Trainer AidenB131313 writes on reddit: “Without available Rock, Steel, or Ground Megas to take advantage of the currently ongoing event spawns. Brilliant.”

Currently, Pokémon GO is favoring spawns of the types Rock, Steel, and Ground. A Mega Pokémon that supports these increased spawns would therefore be desirable. This is causing discontent among trainers.

However, the event isn’t wasted. There are also a few spawns that fit the Electric type.

You should keep this in mind: If you have Mega Ampharos available, you can activate it and receive more candies for catching Magnemite, Pikachu, Alolan Geodude (from incense), Voltorb, and Thundurus. So the event isnt entirely useless, but it is quite specific.

If you use this for Thundurus, check out our counter guide for Thundurus in Pokémon GO. We will show you many useful attackers that you can use in the raid.

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How do you like the format of the bonus hours? Do you find it exciting to have a bonus for one hour and to be able to plan another day of the week for it? Or does Pokémon GO already have enough fixed event dates?

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CoD Warzone: 2 Assault Rifles are now significantly stronger – Try these setups

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Season 2 brought some changes to the attachments in Call of Duty: Warzone, which suddenly made two weapons from the arsenal of Black Ops Cold War significantly stronger – the AK-47 and the XM4. MeinMMO shows you details and setups.

The start of Season 2 significantly mixed up the weapon setups of the firearms from Cold War. On one hand, there were the broken suppressors, which made the weapons partly completely useless, and on the other hand, attachments were fixed that were hardly usable before the season started.

The suppressors are working again, and the hidden changes to the attachments of the best weapons in Warzone have mostly been analyzed and evaluated. Now seems to be the right time for Warzone experts like “JGOD” and “TheXclusiveAce” to look beyond the horizon again.

They found 2 weapons that are moving closer to the top due to solid buffs: the assault rifles AK-47 and XM4 from Cold War. MeinMMO shows you how the weapons perform in the Warzone and which setups the data experts recommend.

AK-47 and XM4 are now worth a try in Warzone

Both assault rifles had no chance in Season 1 in Battle Royale because their barrel attachments were so miserable. Instead of providing bonuses to your bullet speed, you ended up with heavy suits.

Since the “Cold War” weapons generally travel with lower bullet speeds than the guns from CoD MW, you usually need a strong barrel for this important value. The slow bullets are otherwise a noticeable disadvantage.

With Season 2, both weapons now have decent barrels. They also bring strong damage values, which allows them to climb the Warzone tier list. We show you how far they can go.

Warzone: AK-47 is a strong close-combat weapon, but with flaws

How strong is the AK-47 in Warzone? The “Cold War” AK places itself alongside the FFAR 1 and the CR-56 AMAX with its properties. Thus, it has strong competition that it cannot outshine. Nevertheless, its values are impressive. In the first damage range, it takes down enemies with full armor and chest shots in 500 milliseconds, which is considered a good value in Warzone:

cod warzone weapon comparison ak-47 cold war competition
The AK-47 from Cold War has a TTK of exactly 500 ms. Source: truegamedata

However, you need fewer bullets to kill your enemies. The AK deals 43 damage with a chest shot and thus requires only 6 bullets at 250 health. No other all-round weapon needs fewer.

However, the weapon recoils too much when firing to rank at the top. The initial recoil is manageable in close combat and very vertical. But after 12-13 bullets, the recoil pattern takes a strong turn, negatively affecting the controllability:

cod warzone weapon ak-47 cold war base values and recoil
The value analysis with recoil pattern by experts. Source: YouTube

Otherwise, the values are quite stable and competitive. Give the AK-47 a chance if you are not too fond of the AMAX, FFAR, or the new FARA 83.

Warzone: AK-47 setup for close combat

  • Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
  • Barrel: 18.2″ VDV Reinforced
  • Optic: Microflex LED
  • Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Grip
  • Ammunition: 45 Round Fast Mag

The setup is recommended by TheXclusiveAce. You can find his English analysis video about the AK-47 on YouTube.

Warzone: XM4 deals more damage at range, but is a bit wobbly

How strong is the XM4 in Warzone? The starter assault rifle from Cold War belongs more to the automatic all-round weapons with range and competes with the M4A1 or the Grau 5.56. Its time-to-kill (TTK) is impressive:

cod warzone weapon comparison xm4 competition
The XM4 outperforms its direct competitors in TTK. Source: truegamedata

The XM4 is slightly ahead of the M4A1 but has a bit less range. The strong TTK value makes it interesting for players who prefer to use automatic weapons at their ranged combat.

Like the AK-47 from Cold War, the XM4 also has a slight recoil problem. The first few shots are associated with a strong “kick-off.” You may have trouble getting the first shots precisely on the enemy:

cod warzone weapon xm4 base values and recoil
The value analysis with recoil pattern by experts. Source: YouTube

Therefore, the same applies to the XM4: It is worth a try and quite strong. But if you can manage with the alternatives and time-to-kill is not everything for you, then it is better to leave the XM4 on the shelf. Currently, the AUG tactical rifle and M16 as range all-rounders are so strong that less stable weapons find it hard to keep up at larger distances. The XM4 is not top-tier but can hold its own.

Warzone: XM4 setup for longer distances

  • Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
  • Barrel: 13.5″, Heavy Reinforced
  • Optic: Axial Arms 3x
  • Underbarrel: Field Agent Foregrip
  • Magazine: STANAG 60 Rnd

The setup is recommended by TheXclusiveAce. You can find his English analysis video about the XM4 on YouTube.

More weapon specials for Warzone:

For a placement among the top weapons of Warzone, both assault rifles are not enough, but in Season 2, the AK-47 and XM4 from Cold War are definitely playable. If you are looking for alternatives to the meta weapons that provide you with stable values, then try out these firearms.

If the Warzone is indeed overrun by zombies, you could probably use all the help you can get.

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  3. YouTube: TheXclusiveAce - XM4 & AK-47

The MMORPG ArcheAge brings the Gunslinger – Soon has 286 class combos

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG ArcheAge already has 220 class combos, but with a new update, another class will be added. This will increase the number to 286 possible combinations.

What kind of class is it? The Gunslinger is a ranged fighter who not only deals a lot of damage but can also apply important debuffs. He is expected to have a significant impact on battles and become an important ally.

Even in the last update, Rise of Nehliya, the Gunslinger was hinted at. In the accompanying trailer, the Gunslinger is briefly seen with a rifle:

ArcheAge gets even more class combos

How will this affect the class combos in ArcheAge? Currently, there are 220 possible combinations. For each class, also known as skillset, you can always combine three of them. With the Gunslinger, an additional 66 combos will be added through this 3-class combination. The new skillset can be mixed with all previous ones, which will surely bring some very interesting and unique classes.

Thus, ArcheAge will have 286 possible class combinations and rightfully features in the MeinMMO list of online role-playing games with a lot of classes.

When does the update come? The Gunslinger will be introduced into the MMORPG with the update Akash Invasion. This will be released on March 25, right after the current land rushes due to the server mergers are completed.

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What else is in the update? You will explore the new zone Ipnya Ridge, where you will encounter an ancient enemy. To defeat this foe, players from all factions must band together.

Additionally, a new story begins with The Nuon Dragon War, in which you must uncover the truth behind the sudden changes in the Karkasse Ridgelands and delve into the history of the extinct Nuon people.

A new raid and additional quests are also included.

What is special about this? If you play the Buy2Play version of ArcheAge Unchained, you will have to pay for the new content since you don’t have to deal with microtransactions here. However, those playing the Free2Play version of the MMORPG will receive the update for free. Pre-orders start this Friday, March 12.

There are several packages available. The smallest one costs $15.99 and offers the Gunslinger, a title, access to the Fresh-Start servers, and an exclusive pre-order item.

The developers are also currently working on the successor to ArcheAge. ArcheAge 2 is coming in 2022 – Based on Unreal Engine 5 with new races.

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Yes, Bungie will eventually also remove the best expansion from Destiny 2

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

In an interview, Bungie has now confirmed that they will eventually put the expansion “Forsaken” into the content vault of Destiny and thus remove it from the game. “Forsaken” is generally considered the best expansion that Destiny 2 has ever received.

Who is speaking? Bungie has filled several positions in February 2021. The previous “bosses”, Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy, have been promoted. They are now supposed to take care of other parts of Destiny: Officially, they are said to prepare and oversee the “expansion of the Destiny universe into other media”. Perhaps this involves a movie or a series – no one knows.

The new head of Destiny 2 is officially Justin Truman, the “General Manager.” He has been with Bungie for 11 years, is actually a trained programmer, and over the years has grown more into a management role.

Bungie does not want 8 raids and 5 storylines in Destiny 2

What about Forsaken? In an interview with Eurogamer, Truman states clearly (via Eurogamer):

“Content from Forsaken will eventually go into the vault. I think: Just as we don’t want 8 raids, we also don’t want so many storylines. We don’t want a player to come into Destiny and see 5 storylines competing with each other that they could all play.

In some of the storylines, Uldren is a good guy, and in some, he is the villain, and it is unclear whether you are playing the stories in the wrong order.”

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Here, Justin Truman is discussing important and highly confidential matters with Luke Smith.

This is what Bungie says about the vault: The controversial feature, “Destiny Content Vault”, is seen by Truman as something positive. He says:

“As a player, I don’t want to log into Destiny and see 20 planets filling the screen, and 8 raids where I feel the obligation to grind them every week with 3 characters.”

Justin Truman

If Destiny 2 offered so much content to choose from, one could speak of a game with a 500 GB download. Truman sees that size as ideal, which Destiny 2 had at the start of Beyond Light. This size is to be maintained: When something new comes into the game, something old goes out.

Truman emphasizes the positive aspects of the “content vault”: Because from it, “old experiences” are also supposed to come back into the game, even content from Destiny 1.

Truman explains how much he loved battling “Sepiks Prime” in Destiny 2. He looks forward to when the Glassway returns in Season 14. He is certainly not the only one excited about that.

Forsaken is generally considered the highlight of Destiny 2 – it will also eventually go into the vault.

This is being discussed: The discussion about the “content vault” shows a clear gap between how Bungie presents it and how it is received by players. Bungie describes the content vault as necessary and healthy. Destiny cannot grow indefinitely; this large selection would overwhelm players.

A large part of the player base, on the other hand, sees mainly the disadvantages. They say:

  • “You are cutting content for which we have paid.”
  • Furthermore, the story makes no sense for newcomers at all.
  • Moreover, it is totally unusual to cut content – huge MMOs like WoW are much larger than Destiny 2 and there is nothing removed from the game.
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For Bungie a nightmare – for many players a dream. So many things to do. Source: reddit
  • For many players, the idea is wonderful to log into Destiny and have the choice between many planets – a “World of Destiny” screenshot has long been circulating, showing the planets from Destiny 1 included in the choices for Destiny 2.
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Destiny 2 enters uncharted territory … reluctantly

This is what it’s about: According to the “master plan” of Activision, Destiny 2 should actually only last two years. But the plan is already very old.

But it is quite possible that in 2018 they still believed the lifespan of Destiny 2 would be about 3 years, like Destiny 1. This means: Destiny 2 actually had to end in September 2020, and players would then have moved on to Destiny 3. After separating from Activision, Bungie decided to extend Destiny 2 and at least plan for 6 years.

The underlying technology and design do not seem to be aimed at a “6 years” game but only for a “3 years” game. Therefore, Bungie must now find ways to remove “content” from the game when new content comes in.

This is generally unusual and against the spirit of an “MMO”: games are supposed to grow continuously; shrinking has never been mentioned.

Thus, Destiny 2 is entering uncharted territory and receiving a lot of criticism for this decision. Bungie has since distanced itself from “sunsetting”, a similar idea, but it seems they want to hold on to the controversial content vault.

For 10 months, Destiny 2 has firmly defended a hated idea—now quietly rowed back

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The most elaborate mount in WoW is now available for everyone for free

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

You can currently get the huge mount “Wandering Urtum” in World of Warcraft. It is probably the best mount available in the game so far.

In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the Urtums have broken out. Currently, the gigantic tree mounts can be found in almost every city, with more and more players obtaining them. We will explain what this is all about and how you can also get the wandering Urtum.

Great tree is a community choice: The large Urtum exists because players decided on it about half a year ago. Blizzard had started a poll asking what kind of mount players would like to have. The team responsible for the design had some capacity free and wanted to give something back to the players. In the voting, the Wandering Urtum won by a large margin against its competitors – such as a flying book or a giant slime cat.

What are the requirements? To obtain the mount, you merely need to have a WoW account with the current expansion Shadowlands. That is the only requirement for this mount.

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Where can you find the mount? Once you have obtained the mount, it will automatically be added to your collection. You just need to open the mount menu and look for the Urtum. Initially, it will still be in a “gift box,” then you click the box once to “unwrap” the mount. Afterwards, you can use it on all characters from Retail WoW.

Help, my tree is not there! Does Blizzard hate me? No. Well, maybe, but that has nothing to do with it. The delivery of the Wandering Urtum can take a while, as it is gradually unlocked for players. If you have not received the mount yet but meet all the requirements, you just need to be patient for a few days.

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The community is excited, but there is also criticism: Generally, the tone among people is positive. The overwhelming majority of players are pleased with the incredibly cool new mount and its numerous little quirks. For example, you can spot a caterpillar that looks like it’s steering the tree. The little bird Pepe also makes an appearance repeatedly.

Currently, entire trains of Urtums are parading through cities on many realms, parodying the “March of the Ents” from The Lord of the Rings:

It took less than twelve hours for it to happen. from r/wow

However, there are also a few critical voices, albeit in the minority. They feel that it’s a shame that such an impressive mount is now owned by everyone. If it were a bit more exclusive and tied to a difficult achievement, it would have been even more appealing to some players. Since the mount is now owned by “everyone,” it isn’t as special as it could be.

What do you think of the Urtum? Have you already received it and will you use it regularly from now on?

By the way, this is the perfect opportunity to go for a walk with 2 giant trees…

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All EU servers of Rust are burning down and hardly any player finds it bad

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

In a fire at a server farm in France, all EU servers of the survival game Rust have burned down. Players have therefore lost all progress they had made since the last reset. However, most of them are taking it in stride – especially veterans just shrug it off a bit.

What happened? On March 10th, there was a fire in a data center in Strasbourg, France, where Rust lost the server data of all 25 EU servers. The data center belongs to the provider OVH, where different customers had their servers set up.

What exactly was lost? All server-side data is lost, as there is no backup for it. This includes:

  • Map data, meaning what loot is in which crates
  • Buildings of players that they built on the map and stored equipment
  • Inventory and equipment of players on the servers

In short: everything that players have achieved in Rust is now lost and seems irretrievable. This sounds like terrible news that no MMO player ever wants to hear. However, the Rust community isn’t really bothered by it.

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Whoever built a nice base has lost it due to the fire.

Servers are literally smoking – players take it in stride

That’s why hardly anyone is bothered: Rust carries out a so-called “force wipe” from the developers each month, where all servers are reset – both official and the private servers that you can rent yourself.

This reduces server load and there is always the opportunity to restart. Especially veterans are already used to this and therefore see little problem in it happening outside of the rules. The user Yellow_Tissue on reddit writes, for example:

I’m pretty sure that the force wipe takes place once a month, but the vast majority of players play on servers with weekly resets. So it’s not really that bad and probably the reason why no one cared about a backup.

Most comments go in this direction. The last wipe took place on March 5, so not even a week of progress was lost. Also, all cosmetics should still be intact after the fire, as users on reddit explain. These are linked to the Steam inventory, not to the server data, and the inventory is unaffected.

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Does the fire bother anyone? Not all players are taking the loss of data so easily. Some are even demanding compensation, like the user Teddddy on Twitter. He writes: “We better get something in return for all the people who grinded this week for their bases and now this SH*T! Hurry up and compensate the people.”

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Some users, who claim to operate servers for clients themselves, write that they could create a backup with their small business in a short time. They wonder why Rust can’t manage that.

However, there are players who argue that Rust’s size would require a much larger effort. Furthermore, it is meaningless to have a backup for a game without long-term progress that is regularly reset.

In any case, the developers are already setting up new servers for Europe, and many of these servers are already live and accessible. So you won’t have to take a long break from playing. If you’re waiting for the console version of Rust, you might also be able to start soon: the beta for Rust on PS4 and Xbox One has already begun.

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The best revolver from earlier is back in Destiny 2 – How strong is it now?

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 5 minutes

Destiny 2 has brought back the hand cannon the Palindrome. Is the classic still as strong as in Destiny 1 and where can you find the master version? We also take a look at the perks so you can specifically farm for a God Roll.

This weapon is about: The Palindrome is a 140 hand cannon that now deals Void damage. Since Season 13, you can obtain the classic in Destiny 2, but not every week.

In Destiny 1, the question “Is the Palindrome or the Eyasluna stronger?” especially plagued the crucible lovers and became a matter of faith. While the numbers mostly favored the Palindrome, the colorful toy-like design turned many against it.

The good news:

  • You can now completely rid the Palindrome of its hated look with shaders and even make it look really cool.
  • The Palindrome is currently the best legendary 140.
The Palindrome in Destiny 2 (with shader)

The bad news: the weapon is significantly harder to obtain this time than in Destiny 1. Especially rare and coveted should be the master version, for which you will have to really struggle.

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How to get the Palindrome in Season 13 of Destiny 2

Play this activity: In the Season of the Chosen, Bungie has made the Nightfall: The Ordeal more attractive. Here and only here can you randomly obtain the Palindrome after completion.

It is important to note that the Palindrome can only be obtained every 3 weeks. Each week, the weapon reward rotates. The Palindrome shares the loot pool with the auto rifle Shadow Price and the SMG The Swarm – both of which are also known from Destiny 1.

In the Destiny week from March 9 to March 16, the Palindrome is in rotation – if you want one, you should farm now. Your next chance will be from March 30.

Which trial is the right one? As mentioned, the weapon is not a guaranteed drop. However, you can increase your chances by mastering harder levels of the ordeal. But even at the highest level, the drop is not guaranteed.

  • Master: Power level 1,230 and 1 modifier – with automatic matchmaking (Weapon chance: “rare”)
  • Hero: Power level 1,270 and 4 modifiers – with automatic matchmaking (Weapon chance: “unusual”)
  • Legend: Power level 1,300 and 6 modifiers – without automatic matchmaking (Weapon chance: “normal”)
  • Grandmaster: Power level 1,330 and 8 modifiers – without automatic matchmaking (Weapon chance: “normal”)

Even though Legend and Grandmaster both display the same drop chance in-game, guardians swear that Grandmaster drops the reward significantly more often. It is thus true: the harder the ordeal, the more frequently you will receive the weapon.

  • Solo guardians should start in Hero and prepare for the champions with appropriate mods.
  • In a full fireteam, if the power is right, you should tackle the Grandmaster version. Here, however, the entire loadout must be coordinated.
  • Better equip “Tactician’s Wealth” (3) in your ghost’s activity slot. Whether that really helps is debated – but what do you have to lose?
The Swarm, the Palindrome, and Shadow Price await in the ordeal

How to obtain the master version in the ordeal

From Palindrome, The Swarm, and Shadow Price, you can obtain a so-called master version. For this, you must complete the ordeal at a Grandmaster level. The only other master weapons can be earned in the Trials of Osiris.

These are the specifics:

  • As a fully leveled masterpiece, the weapon receives +10 to one stat (like every weapon) and +3 to the other stats.
  • An exclusive shader, which only the master version possesses.
  • Access to special master mods like “Masterwork Range” (+10 range) or “Master Icarus” (+5 range and better accuracy in the air) – the mods can be obtained from the ordeal and Osiris.

When does it start? Grandmaster is not live yet, so the prestigious master version cannot be played yet. In-game, it states that the Grandmaster difficulty will start on March 16. A power level of 1,350 is indicated.

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Is Palindrome in Destiny 2 as good as we remember it?

To put it simply: In the current sandbox of Season 13, Palindrome is not 100% meta. In PvE, hand cannons serve well as primary weapons, but SMGs are somewhat better. In PvP, the 120 hand cannons are currently reigning, as they are deadly at much longer ranges.

Nevertheless, Palindrome is likely the strongest 140 in the game. If a buff for this archetype comes – or a nerf for the other guns – it could quickly become top-tier. This is due to its outstanding base stats.

Additionally, the perk pool of Palindrome is very manageable. Almost every drop is usable, and the chances of a God Roll are not bad.

This is worth it in PvE: In Season 13, you can disrupt champions with hand cannons. As has been the case for a long time, you want to deal more damage with the revolvers and reload as infrequently or briefly as possible. Therefore, keep an eye out for these perks:

  • Barrel: Smallbore (+7 stability and range)
  • Magazine: Extended Mag (increases magazine size significantly) or Fluted Barrel (+5 stability and +15 reload speed)
  • Slot 1: Outlaw (after a precision kill, reload speed is increased) or Kill Clip (after kills, range, mobility, and handling increase)
  • Slot 2: Rampage (increases damage up to level 3 after a kill) or One For All (increases damage when hitting 3 enemies for 10 seconds)

How does the Palindrome perform in PvP?

In the crucible, the 120 hand cannons currently dominate – just like the rare and coveted The Last Dollar. They have a slightly slower TTK (1.0 seconds) than the 140s (0.87 seconds) but more range and the potential to kill with 2 shots (TTK of 0.5 seconds).

The Palindrome comes very close to the champions in terms of performance, as is possible for a legendary weapon. The stats in the important categories are all above average:

The stats of the Palindrome without perks – Source: Light.gg

Range and stability are impressive from the start. The hidden values of aim assist (79) and recoil control (98) are excellent.

Seek these rolls:

  • Barrel: Smallbore (+7 stability and range)
  • Magazine: Ricochet Rounds (+5 range and stability) or High-Caliber Rounds (+5 range and more flinch per shot)
  • Slot 1: Accelerated Battery (the weapon draws faster, swaps faster, and aims faster) or Kill Clip (after kills, range, mobility, and handling increase)
  • Slot 2: Snapshot Sights (more range and zoom) – Note that with the higher zoom factor, you need to aim more precisely.

You have a revolver that is drawn very quickly and has probably the best mix of range and stability. As a masterwork, you can’t go wrong with either of the two stats, and mods such as “Targeting Adjuster” or “Icarus” are recommended.

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Conclusion: In Destiny 2, the Palindrome has lost some of its shine. However, thanks to shaders, it no longer looks so silly – which is very important for many guardians. Should a buff for 140s happen, then you will be well-prepared with this revolver, and you should definitely farm a few rolls.

Of the 3 Nightfall weapons, the Palindrome is probably the most interesting. Just because guardians are simply hand cannon fanatics. Once the master version is available, the weapon will be even better and significantly more coveted.

What do you think of the Palindrome – did you enjoy using the weapon in Destiny 1 or did its look put you off? Which weapon is at the top of your farm list in Season 13? Let us know in the comments.

If you’re looking for a suitable exotic, rocket launchers are currently in demand: Destiny 2: Rocket launchers are back in – which of the 5 exotics is the best?

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Pokémon GO: Thundurus Counters – The Best Attackers for the Raid

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

See here the best counters against Pokémon GO Voltolos. We show you the strongest attackers with their movesets so you can win the raids.

What kind of boss is this? Voltolos is an Electric and Flying type. It is particularly vulnerable to attackers of the Ice and Rock types. Together with Boreos and Demeteros, it forms the “Forces of Nature”.

How long will Voltolos be available? The incarnation form of Voltolos can be found in level 5 raids from March 11 at 8:00 AM until March 16 at 10:00 AM. From March 16 at 10:00 AM, you can find the Therian Forme of Voltolos in Pokémon GO.

The best counters against Voltolos

Use these Pokémon: In the following table, we show you attackers that are particularly effective against Voltolos and have a good chance of winning. We will also provide the ideal attacks for them.

PokémonMoveset
RameidonCatapult and Stone Shower
RihorniorCatapult and Rock Thrower
Galar-FlampivianIce Fang and Avalanche
MamutelPowder Snow and Avalanche
TerrakiumCatapult and Stone Shower
DespotarCatapult and Rock Edge
SnibunnaIce Fang and Avalanche
Mega-AmpharosVolt Switch and Power Gem
GlaziolaIce Scream and Avalanche
MewtuPsychic Blade + Ice Beam

Note: Rameidon is regarded in the community as THE top attacker against Voltolos. So if you have a few Koknodon in your collection, it is worth investing in evolutions and CP.

What attacks does Voltolos have? As fast attacks, Voltolos can learn Thunder Shock (Electric) and Astonish (Ghost).

The charged attacks available are Thunder (Electric), Thunderclap (Electric), Crunch (Dark), and Breakthrough (Fighting). So be careful with your Rock-type Pokémon when Voltolos has the attack Breakthrough. It would hit you effectively.

What you need to know:

How many trainers do you need for the battle? If you are equipped with strong counters and have a high friendship bonus, you can defeat Voltolos with just 2 trainers. To be safe, however, we recommend about 4 to 5 trainers.

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Nvidia wanted to stop mining on RTX 3060, but hackers have now cracked the blockade

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Nvidia wanted to make the RTX 3060 uninteresting for miners. For this, they relied on a hardware and software solution. However, hackers managed to bypass these measures.

Here’s the deal: The RTX 3000 graphics cards (GPU) are currently in high demand, and both miners and gamers are fighting for the few graphics cards available.

Nvidia made the RTX 3060 uninteresting for miners by utilizing a combination of software and hardware solutions.

However, in China, it seems they have managed to bypass these restrictions and utilize the full efficiency of the card.

A user recently posted a picture on Twitter showing that Chinese miners have bypassed Nvidia’s restriction:

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On Facebook, Taiwanese miner Lê Anh Tuấn posted further information. Another user added that it likely only requires three tricks to restrict the driver and achieve full efficiency.

How trustworthy is this? Anyone looking at the Facebook post will notice that this is not an isolated case and that several others have likely managed to bypass the restriction.

However, we would generally advise against attempting such modifications.

The title image shows an RTX 3060 Ti, as there is officially no Founder’s Edition of the RTX 3060.

Nvidia originally wanted to make mining uninteresting with the RTX 3060

This was Nvidia’s idea: Nvidia configures the software for the graphics cards so that the software can recognize certain mining algorithms.

The software must be installed by anyone who wants to use the graphics card. Once this software detects that someone wants to mine cryptocurrencies, the hash rate is halved. And this hash rate is crucial for mining.

However, it’s not just about the software, as the software also works together with the BIOS of the graphics card:

https://twitter.com/bdelrizzo/status/1362619264423747590

This way, Nvidia aimed to make the smallest RTX 3000 card uninteresting for miners.

What does the BIOS do? The BIOS is a part of the software and contains all the essential core functions. Among other things, it ensures that your graphics card starts and is checked for correctness.

A BIOS can also be found on your motherboard, which starts the computer and checks if all components are functioning correctly.

In the same breath, Nvidia also presented the CMP (Cryptocurrency Mining Processor), a graphics processor aimed at professional miners. Instead of buying the RTX 3060 for mining, they should consider buying the new series instead.

Changes in cryptocurrency play a role for graphics cards

What do miners do at all? Miners use graphics cards to mine digital currencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum. With their hardware, they solve complex cryptographic puzzles, for which they are then rewarded with currency. Currently, the rule is: those who contribute the most power to the solution receive the reward at the end (Proof of Work).

What will happen in the future? In the long term, it looks like graphics cards will no longer play such a significant role in mining starting from 2022.

  • The easiest cryptocurrency that can be mined with graphics cards is Ethereum.
  • However, with the upgrade to Ethereum 2.0, the performance of the graphics card will likely no longer matter. Here, a new concept is being introduced, which is expected to replace the old reward system in the long run.

This should (hopefully) positively impact the graphics card market starting in 2022. Prices for graphics cards may then drop a bit.

How much money you are willing to spend on a graphics card, we are currently asking you here on MeinMMO. Feel free to stop by and let us know what you think about the current prices.

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A player achieves all achievements in the MMORPG ESO, taking 405 days

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Trenia is a big fan of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) and has now managed to collect all the achievements. Now he wants to dedicate himself to the “true endgame” in the game.

What exactly did the player achieve? Trenia explained on reddit that he has achieved every single achievement in the MMORPG ESO. Even the rare “Godslayer of Sunspire”, which very few have been able to collect so far.

There are already some players on PC who have reached this milestone, but Trenia accomplished this on Xbox. The MMORPG was released there nearly 14 months later.

However, these achievements do not yet include the new content from the DLC Flames of Ambition. That is yet to be released for consoles.

Is there a reward for that? No, achieving all the achievements did not grant him any special titles or rewards. This is likely because new achievements are regularly added to ESO.

How Trenia got the Godslayer achievement is even shown in a video:

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A great achievement in ESO

How long did it take? The player states that he has been playing since the release of ESO on Xbox One on June 9, 2015.

With his character, he has accumulated 405 days, 3 hours, and 12 minutes of playtime (via Gamedvr). That translates to about 4.6 hours of gameplay every single day since release.

While he did not spend all that time just hunting achievements, the effort for that must have constituted a significant portion of it.

How is it being received? Even though others have also achieved similar feats, the community is impressed with this accomplishment and finds many words of praise:

  • Regi413 exclaims on reddit: “Holy shit. Every achievement done. I really didn’t think there were players out there who had every single achievement.”
  • uselessidiot17 says (via reddit): “My god, I’ve been playing for 900 hours and I’m not even close to that.”
  • arksien is especially impressed that it was done on console (via reddit): “Very impressive. Godslayer is always impressive. But to do that on console… hats off.”
  • ri otphukinmeow praises Trenia on reddit: “Wow, just wow. You should get a special bonus for that, like 1,000 extra damage or something.”

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What does the player want to do now? Trenia stated on reddit that ESO is his favorite game. He definitely wants to continue and is now dedicating himself to something else. For him, the endgame is just beginning now since he sees housing as endgame content. Accordingly, he wants to take care of that now.

What do you think of this achievement? Are you also close to having all achievements in ESO?

Housing is important to some players in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, but what does it actually bring you?

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Blizzard distances itself from the former best Overwatch player in the world

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The player Jay “Sinatraa” Won was long considered the best Overwatch player in the world. In 2019, he was crowned MVP of the Overwatch League. He is now playing Valorant. However, allegations of abuse from an ex-girlfriend have led Blizzard, Riot Games, and his esports team to distance themselves from him. Blizzard is offering to take back his MVP skin. Sinatraa denies the allegations.

This is Sinatraa: The 20-year-old Jay “Sinatraa” Won is probably one of the best players in the world when it comes to first-person shooters. He was one of the youngest professionals to start playing Overwatch. His mother signed for the 17-year-old player in 2017, who was unable to sign the $150,000 contract legally himself.

In the following 3 years, Sinatraa made a name for himself in Overwatch with heroes like Zarya, Doomfist, or Tracer. He won everything in Overwatch: became a champion in the league, most valuable player of the league, world champion, and most valuable player at the world championship.

When he left Overwatch in 2020 to switch to Valorant for more money, it was bitter. Even Blizzard regretted his departure, but still granted him the skin he deserved as MVP.

Allegations of Assault and Manipulation by Ex-Girlfriend

These are the allegations against Sinatraa: Yesterday, on March 10, the 21-year-old Cleo “Cleo0h” Hernandez took to her Twitter account to make serious allegations against Sinatraa. She says (via twitter):

  • She was together with Sinatraa for 9 months. She got into the relationship because she was a “stupid fan of the Overwatch League” and found it really exciting that Sinatraa was interested in her, Cleo Hernandez writes. She has now decided to talk about her traumatic relationship with “Jay,” as she calls him.
  • When they first slept together, he refused to use a condom and ejaculated inside her without her consent.
  • On several occasions, Sinatraa had sex with her despite her saying “no” and experiencing pain. When she resisted, he simply ignored it. At some point, she stopped resisting and endured the sex silently while staring at the ceiling.
  • Sinatraa repeatedly emotionally manipulated her into sleeping with him, even when she didn’t want to. When she refused, he pouted, said “she didn’t love him,” “thought he was ugly,” and did everything to make her feel obliged to sleep with him.
  • Sinatraa manipulated her by threatening to break up with her. It was like a game for him to make her beg him not to leave.
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The 21-year-old Cleo Hernandez is accusing Sinatraa of sexual abuse and assault. Source: Instagram

The 21-year-old says: It has been a year, but she is still processing the wounds that this toxic relationship has caused her. She has had to give up a lot to no longer see his face or hear his voice. She is in anonymous support groups for women who have been assaulted.

Ms. Hernandez has released a 9-page text document with many screenshots of social media messages exchanged with Sinatraa.

Why didn’t she go to the police? Ms. Hernandez says she once stood in front of a police station for 20 minutes but then decided against it. Because she believes the case does not meet several requirements to hold up as rape in court.

She did not physically resist him. Was fully conscious. Had no fear that Sinatraa would kill her or someone she loves.

Although she said “no” countless times, because she succumbed to emotional abuse and not physical abuse, it is difficult to achieve a conviction.

This is what Sinatraa says: The current Valorant pro has issued a relatively short statement (via twitter). He says it is clear that Cleo remembers the relationship differently than he does.

The relationship was “unhealthy” for both of them. He apologizes to Cleo for how things ended, but he never assaulted her in any form.

He will now fully cooperate with the investigation and provide video and audio material.

Riot Games, Blizzard, and Esports Team Distance Themselves from Sinatraa

These are the immediate consequences: After the allegations surfaced, the companies associated with Sinatraa immediately reacted:

The Overwatch League, meaning Blizzard, announced that they would offer a full refund to anyone who owns Sinatraa’s MVP skin (the Alien skin): Buyers of the skin will receive 200 League Tokens and the skin will be removed from their collection. They will announce how the process will work. Blizzard takes these allegations very seriously, they say (via twitter).

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Anyone who has this skin “Alien Zarya” can return it.

The Valorant Champions Tour NA, meaning Riot Games, has temporarily suspended Sinatraa. He will not be able to participate in the professional tour this weekend (via Twitter).

Sentinels, his Overwatch team, has also suspended him until the investigation is complete (via twitter).

Riot Games and Sentinels have announced that they will launch an investigation.

How the ex-girlfriend reacts: Ms. Hernandez is currently expressing disappointment. She says she hopes the “investigations” will also speak with her. She has already seen investigations in esports that only talk to the player.

She tells Sinatraa: He never apologized to her. The least he could do is apologize to her in person. But he can’t even manage that.

Blizzard is known for responding quickly to such allegations. For example, in June, they removed the NPCs of a WoW player after his ex-girlfriend described a toxic relationship:

Blizzard removes 2 NPCs of a streamer from WoW – Immediately after the allegation

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New MMORPG Announced – Promises Huge Castle Battles

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Legion: The Eternal War is a new Buy2Play MMORPG for PC that sounds very ambitious. While the focus is on PvP, PvE fans will not be left out. We present to you this interesting online role-playing game.

What is Legion: The Eternal War? In the land of Rhyfell, an eternal war rages. To make matters worse, dark creatures are emerging from the so-called Rift. Now, not only are the factions fighting against each other, but they must also try to stop this monster invasion.

  • You join one of the two factions.
  • You create a hero from the classes of Mage, Knight, and Archer. Classes are also supposed to be combinable.
  • You level up by using your skills, which improve as a result.
  • There is no Holy Trinity of Damage Dealer, Tank, and Healer.

Legion: The Eternal War mixes PvP and PvE. You explore a massive open world where NPCs give you quests. There, you will not only fight against monsters but also against players from the opposing faction.

Crafting plays as big a role as building castles. Because, similar to Camelot Unchained, siege battles are at the center of the player experience. Massive battles are planned, for which you have to build siege machines to break down castle walls and level buildings.

A first trailer shows what the gameplay looks like and which team is behind the MMORPG:

https://youtu.be/y3St5diTBN0

Legion will forgo grinding

What is special about the MMORPG? Besides building, owning, and besieging castles, you are allowed to betray your own faction. If you want, you can attack your fellow players.

This means that in Legion: Eternal War, no one can feel safe. Whether you can trust a fellow player will only be shown when they stab you in the back.

Furthermore, the team wants to address grinding. Of course, you can grind if you absolutely want to, but it should not give you any advantages. Those who have little time should still be able to progress and achieve everything.

The team states:

We do not want to create a world that feels like a second job. Everyone should be able to have fun.

The game has been in development for about 3 years. Initial videos and concepts were shared as early as 2018.

When is the game expected to be released? There is currently no date. The developers want to start the first tests about 6 to 8 months after reaching the first crowdfunding goal of $250,000. However, since the campaign only began yesterday, on March 10, it might take a while.

Here’s how you can participate in the crowdfunding and be a tester: On the official website, you can purchase one of several founder packages. The cheapest is available for $25. It includes access to the Alpha and Beta as well as some items like a cape and a mask.

How will the game be funded after the crowdfunding campaign? Legion: The Eternal War will be released as a Buy2Play game. There will also be an in-game shop, but you will only be able to purchase cosmetic items. The team aims to avoid Pay2Win.

For which platforms is the MMORPG planned? Legion: The Eternal War will initially be released for PC. Once this version runs stable, other platforms may follow, including consoles and mobile devices. Whether there will be crossplay will be decided by the team later.

In addition to Legion: The Eternal War, you can look forward to these 8 most promising new MMOs and MMORPGs expected to be released in 2021.

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Twitch streamer shows why arrogance is punished immediately in Hearthstone

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Arrogance never pays off and is almost always punished immediately – at least in Hearthstone. A streamer demonstrates this impressively.

As a card game, Hearthstone has a lot of random elements. While some players hate this amount of “RNG”, others totally enjoy it and have fun with the absurd things that can happen, which can turn the game in one direction or another.

What happened? The streamer ClarkHellscream played a match against another mage in Hearthstone. His defeat was actually sealed. His opponent had enough minions on the board to take out the streamer directly and claim victory. However, the enemy did not do that. Instead, he reduced Clark’s health to just 1 and held back on the rest of his actions – intentionally.

What was arrogant about it? In Hearthstone, there’s a lot that is considered “BM” or “Bad Manner” – essentially unsportsmanlike, arrogant, or annoying behavior. This can include spamming emotes or deliberately “not defeating” the opponent when one has the chance to do so. The thought behind this usually is: “Look, I don’t even need to defeat you this turn, the next turn will do it itself.”

Hero card Reno turns the game around: Both players swapped their heroes for “The Incredible Reno”. This is a card that also replaces the player’s hero power. At the beginning of each turn – even before drawing a card – Reno casts a random spell on a random target. This is a pretty chaotic and unpredictable trait.

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However, it is exactly this that plays into ClarkHellscream’s hands. His Reno casts Soulrender on an enemy minion. This, in turn, shuffles 2 Soul Shards back into ClarkHellscream’s deck, which are also drawn immediately. Each Soul Shard heals him for 2 health points, making the resulting fatigue damage too little to kill Clark.

He looks astonished and asks: “Wait? Why did you let me do that?!”

Arrogance is punished immediately: The behavior of the opponent was thus directly punished. What started as a sure victory turned into a loss. Clark starts laughing, plays his own turn, and passes the round. Now his opponent suffers fatigue damage and loses the round – completely unnecessarily.

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Streamer makes the same mistake: But ClarkHellscream is not free of blame either. After he survives the round through lucky chance, he ends his own turn without directly taking out his opponent as well.

This can be interpreted in two ways: Either as “an eye for an eye” and then similarly as clear BM behavior, or simply as a form of fairness in the sense of “You gave me a lucky shot, now I’ll give you one.”

The basic message should be clear: Don’t be too arrogant in Hearthstone – or any other game. In the end, it backfires, and you give away the match.

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