4 Twitch streamers kill 162 beginners in CoD Warzone and call it a world record

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In Call of Duty: Warzone four Twitch streamers set a record in Quads. They killed 162 players in one match: But with this record, they are receiving a lot of criticism. The elite players were in a lobby full of beginners. The world record was set in “Bronze Tier 1.”

This is how the record was achieved: On March 5, four Twitch streamers were actually playing against each other in Call of Duty: Warzone. The players were:

  • Aydan (2 million followers) and Almxnd (22,000 followers)
  • They played against Newbz (26,000 followers) and ScummN (16,500 followers)

All of them are excellent players, even though only one of them, former Fortnite star Aydan, is really big on Twitch.

The four made a bet. It was about who would get more kills in a “2vs2 Wager” in a race. To do this, they started a match as a team of four and went hunting in two separate duos to achieve as many kills as possible.

They bet $500 on Twitch subs.

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In a lobby of Call of Duty: Warzone, 150 players play. During their duel, the four Twitch streamers collected 162 kills – they practically killed every player in the lobby and some even multiple times when the poor guys returned from the Gulag.

According to the US website Dexerto, the streamers again use the Warzone tactic of gifting money to the opponent so they can respawn and the pros can kill them again to increase their kill count.

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What kind of record was that? The Twitch streamer Aydan then went on Twitter and announced that they had set a “New World Record in Squad”. This will never be broken now.

In fact, the 162 kills were a new record. The old record of 143 kills was set in January.

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“Bullshit and complete fraud”

This is the discussion: A user on Reddit later discovered that the impressive record of the four streamers was achieved in a “Bronze 1” tier lobby. This is the lowest lobby difficulty in Call of Duty: Warzone. So the four practically only killed beginners and pretty bad players to set their world record.

Therefore, the record is considered by some users as “bullshit” and “complete fraud”. Such a record is worth nothing if it was achieved against such players, says a user on Twitter.

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One calculates:

  • The weakest player in Aydan’s team had a kill-death ratio of 4.97. He practically killed 5 players before he died once.
  • However, the average in the whole lobby was 0.89: This means that most players in this lobby die significantly more often than they kill.

For some commentators, this is clear evidence that the four streamers had to face very weak opponents.

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“Bronze Tier” lobby was an anomaly

This is what the streamers say themselves: One of the players, Amoxnd, admits: “The lobby we played in was an anomaly.”

Normally, even pros have to deal with strong players. Of the 20 lobbies they have played in, 16 were Diamond lobbies.

For the four Twitch streamers, the “Bronze Tier” lobby was something like a gift that they then used. For the players who landed in a lobby with these four pros, it was certainly not a gift. This is reminiscent of poor TimTheTatman, who had to be farmed by a Call of Duty pro until he screamed and whined;

Twitch streamer gets killed by CoD pro at event until he screams and whines

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Mario Kart 8 is big on Twitch, because top German streamers are racing for a lot of money

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Numerous German Twitch streamers are currently competing in Mario Kart 8. It has gone so far that streamers like MontanaBlack or EliasN97 are hosting large tournaments with thousands of euros in prize money.

What’s currently happening on Twitch: If you look at the biggest streamers in Germany, Mario Kart 8 is often being played. Actual tournaments are organized where many streamers compete against each other. There’s shouting, swearing, and cheering, and the audience enjoys it. Over the past few days, Mario Kart 8 has become one of the most popular games on Twitch Germany.

We show you what’s currently going on on Twitch and which streamers are involved in the success.

This is how Mario Kart 8 is going on Twitch

These streamers are involved: Almost all of the biggest streamers in Germany have watched it. They include, among others:

  • MontanaBlack
  • Trymacs
  • EliasN97
  • Amar
  • MckyTV
  • Knossi
  • unsymphatischTV
  • Inscope21
  • SidneyEweka
  • NiklasWilson
  • repazmois
  • SolutionPlayz

This includes numerous streamers who are also among the biggest streamers in Germany.

If you’re interested in more about Twitch, you might also find this appealing:

What are the streamers doing in Mario Kart? In many cases, some streamers simply came together and played Mario Kart together. However, two large tournaments were also held in the past few days. They were organized by EliasN97 and MontanaBlack respectively.

There, great streamers competed against each other for a lot of prize money.

  • The winning team from the Eligella-Cup took home 6,000 euros in prize money
  • In MontanaBlack’s tournament, the total prize money was 7,250 euros, with the winner taking home 3,000 euros alone

Here we embed a video for you of the Eligella-Cup so you can get an idea of the process:

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Why is it so successful? Above all, the combination of content is attracting a lot of attention. Each participant streamed their view and commented on the whole thing. Thus, the combined viewer numbers were focused on the one game.

Additionally, there’s the entertainment factor of Mario Kart 8 and the individual streamers. There’s endless complaining, laughing, and teasing each other.

This is Mario Kart 8: The racing game was released in 2014 for the Wii U and is now also available for the Nintendo Switch. You can choose one of 36 drivers and select from 48 tracks.

As is usual with Mario Kart, there are all kinds of exciting items that you can use against your opponents to overtake them. The one who finishes first wins the round.

How successful is it? The numbers speak for themselves. In the last 14 days, Mario Kart 8 ranked 6th in Watch Time nationwide in Germany, surpassing games like FIFA 21, Minecraft, or the current hit Valheim.

At its peak, even 285,000 viewers were watching Mario Kart 8 in Germany at the same time. Thus, it is the most successful game on Twitch and comes just after the “Just Chatting” category.

Before Mario Kart became truly successful on Twitch, Pokémon cards were particularly popular. The streamer Trymacs benefited greatly from this:

Trymacs had the most subs worldwide on Twitch – What makes him so successful?

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In WoW Classic, players are so bored that they create crazy races

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In WoW Classic, players get creative when they are bored. They set world records in an absurd parkour.

For many players, the excitement in World of Warcraft Classic has faded. Many are eagerly awaiting the first expansion “The Burning Crusade” and have little left to do in Classic. Between raid times, players often find themselves aimlessly running in circles in Orgrimmar, Stormwind, or Ironforge.

However, some players combat boredom in creative ways and organize races to reach special locations.

What is it about? In the WoW Classic subreddit, user Background_Word_3422 posted a little entry. While waiting for the release of TBC, he has started setting himself a little challenge. The goal is to reach one of the Zeppelin towers in Orgrimmar as quickly as possible – specifically, to the roof of those towers.

For this, one must complete a rather long parkour that starts outside of Orgrimmar and leads over several mountains and trees. While other players take nearly half an hour and frequently fall back, he has now achieved a time of 1:46.

You can watch the exact route and his best time in this video on Reddit.

Player DrSteel has taken up the challenge and significantly broken the record – he was 7 seconds faster. You can see this here:

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Why is it so difficult? What looks so easy in the video is actually relatively challenging. At many points in the course, a wrong step can result in slipping and having to start all over again. Many jumps allow only one attempt, and if you don’t hit the right edge, you fall into the abyss.

How other players react: Reactions to this type of race are mixed. A few players find it cool to learn new things about WoW Classic. Some now understand how “the sneaky Alliance players” get there. Others, however, view it a bit sarcastically and humorously, stating, “So, this is the content people talk about when they say there’s more to do in Classic than in Retail.”

More about WoW Classic can be found here:

Inaccessible places are an old myth: Such locations that are hard to reach in WoW Classic have always been popular. In Vanilla times, players could enter Hyjal and find some fun things there – like a “Under Construction” sign from Blizzard employees.

If a player was spotted in such a hard-to-reach place, others wanted to find out how to get there themselves. Typically, this involved lengthy jump passages, enhanced with “Slow Fall”, a fast mount, or even the Noggenfogger Elixir.

However, these inaccessible places have lost their magic over time, as most locations can be accessed in the Retail version of World of Warcraft through flying mounts, toys, or the Demon Hunter class.

Do you have such small places in WoW Classic where you like to struggle through lengthy jump passages and amaze other players? Or would you find that too boring to fill your playtime?

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How to easily build a living cave in Valheim and save building materials

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The players of Valheim build all kinds of houses and homes that they proudly present to the other Vikings. More and more of them are now trying their hand at a very special building style: caves. They are not so easy to make, but they look really stylish.

What are these caves? In Valheim, some players are now building caves made of natural stone where they live, store their resources, cook, or even display real treasure chambers.

The player DumDumDog, for example, lives as a real “caveman” and has hollowed out a rock, put a front door on it, and now lives in there (via reddit). Particularly impressive is the cave of the reddit user Fyxate, who has set up a forge and a small altar beneath his base on a mountainside. The post quickly received more than 12,000 upvotes:

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What is so special about it? The big advantage of such caves is that you need less material. You do not have to gather stones or wood for walls, the floor, or a roof. Only the furnishings still need to come.

Actually, it is not possible to simply build caves in Valheim like in Minecraft. As soon as you try to build a tunnel, the mined wall in front of you collapses and immediately becomes a passage or a canyon.

This is useful if you want to build a shipping canal to move faster through the world, but it makes self-built caves impossible. However, with a few tricks, it is still possible.

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Building Caves in Valheim – Here’s How

What do I need for construction? It is not particularly difficult to build a cave. You only need two prerequisites:

You need the rock because you have to hollow it out – otherwise, you cannot create your own cave. You would just dig into the ground. This is where the work begins and it gets a bit tricky from here.

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What should I do now? First, get a pickaxe – we recommend the antler pickaxe because you have to dig a lot. Only the antler pickaxe can be repaired at a workbench; the metal pickaxes require a forge. Then follow these steps:

  • Find a large rock – copper deposits and rocks of this size are ideal
  • Build a workbench with shelter for repairs; a bed with a campfire is also useful
  • Build a hoe, which will be useful later
  • Dig at one point in the rock as deep as you can – eventually, you will hit water or cannot dig down further. Higher regions are better for construction
  • Be careful not to hit the rock on the way down
  • Once you reach the bottom, dig at the sides to create a bit more space
  • Then start hollowing out the rock and pay attention
  • Keep going up to check how far you are digging – if you dig beyond the rock, you create a hole that is difficult to fill again

Once you have shaped the cave the way you want, you can largely level it with a hoe and start furnishing it. Another advantage is that your surroundings fundamentally count as a foundation, so you can place all sorts of things stably.

If you want to make a fire, break a small part of the wall to have a smoke outlet – otherwise, you will suffer from smoke poisoning. YouTuber Player 2 shows in the video what it all looks like:

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Although the technique itself is quite easy, mistakes can quickly ruin all the work. For example, a rock can collapse, and from then on, it is irrevocably destroyed.

If you accidentally hit it while mining, it can destroy hours of building. But don’t give up right away; with a little practice, you can build a cave out of any rock and save on building materials.

If you prefer to build your own town instead of caves, you can take inspiration from another builder. He has recreated the harbor of Stormwind in Valheim.

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7 Things You Might Overlook in the Outriders Demo that You Need to Know

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 5 minutes

The demo of Outriders lets you play the first chapter of the story, but some things remain unclear. MeinMMO shows you 7 things that are not explained or are poorly explained in the demo, but you should know.

This is in the demo: Within the first chapter, you can reach level 7 and unlock World Tier 5. You can try all four classes of Outriders, create your first builds, and familiarize yourself with the mechanics.

However, some of these mechanics are not adequately explained. In this special, we want to present you with some details that remain unclear in the Outriders demo.

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Attack is the best defense

What does that mean? Outriders is theoretically a cover shooter. However, the cover system is not a central gameplay factor, as it is in The Division.

Cover is more like a sort of protection for emergencies. Because the shooter is clearly geared towards aggressive behavior through the healing mechanics of the classes, where you need to push forward.

Therefore, use cover only when absolutely necessary. Familiarize yourself with the healing abilities of your chosen class and adjust your play style accordingly.

For example, the Technomancer can generate health by dealing damage with weapons and skills, while the Trickster can restore health points through melee kills.

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Awards and customization menu

How does it work? With the awards, there are numerous in-game challenges in Outriders that you can complete at various levels.

These include various tasks such as killing a certain number of enemies with a specific weapon or a specific skill.

By completing these awards, you unlock various cosmetic customization options, such as gestures or new looks for your flag.

Where can I find these customizations? You simply need to select the customization menu in your menu at the top right of the screen.

This is what it looks like in the menu.

Epic gear was in the demo, but was patched out

What is epic gear? As known from loot shooters, gear in Outriders has different rarity levels:

  • Normal (Gray)
  • (Green)
  • Rare (Blue)
  • Epic (Purple)
  • Legendary (Gold)

With each level, weapons and armor pieces get better and additional properties. In the demo, you can normally collect common to rare gear pieces.

Up until the last update for the demo, you could occasionally buy epic (purple) gear from the gear vendors in the game.

These have two mod slots and are therefore significantly more powerful than rare gear, which only has one slot.

Even though epic gear has been removed, some legendary weapons still exist: 10 legendary weapons that you can farm in Outriders now and why you should do it.

Have you already found legendary weapons?

Equipment can be moved between characters

How does it work? If you have been in the stash, the HUB of the demo, you may have already noticed the supply stash.

Although this function is still locked, in the finished game, you can store your armor and weapons there and move them between your characters.

It is currently unclear to what extent gear is class-specific. At least weapons can presumably be used by any class. Whether resources such as scrap (the currency in Outriders) or titanium can also be transferred is currently unknown.

Unfortunately, the stash is still locked in the demo.

Unlocking mods for crafting

How does it work? Starting from the rare level (Blue), weapons and armor have modifications that give them special properties.

You can dismantle this gear to use the respective mod for modifying other equipment.

In the demo, the workbench needed for crafting is not yet unlocked, but you can check whether you already have a mod. You can recognize this by a symbol (a square with four other squares inside) with which the respective mods are marked:

This symbol shows whether you already have the mod.

Dismantling also yields shards

What are shards? You recognize these by a symbol that marks a certain value on weapons.

If you dismantle this gear, you will receive the shard and can also use it later in the game for crafting and modifying gear.

Shards can be any values, from life drain to critical hit chance. This is what the symbol looks like:

The symbol represents shards that you can collect and use for modification.

Technomancer can place skills precisely

How does it work? The Technomancer has two skills in the demo that need to be placed on the map with his mine and turret.

There is a trick that significantly increases the utility of the skills. By holding the corresponding skill button, you can precisely determine where you want to position your mine or turret.

This is what it looks like in the game:

This feature can be very helpful in combat.

Why is this important? If you just press the button, it’s very difficult to determine where your mine or turret will land. So hold the button for a second longer to use the skills tactically.

In our guide, MeinMMO has summarized several tips for the Technomancer: The Technomancer is the all-round class, but how do you play it?

Do you find the things listed above helpful? Do you have further tips or are there other things that are unclear to you? Write them in the comments.

The developers have been working on updates since the release of the demo: Outriders kills the source of legendary loot – Here you can now farm instead

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Dead Guardians in Destiny 2 find a way to defeat the raid boss before the fight starts

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, you can definitely defeat the final boss from the Deep Stone Crypt solo if you bring enough time. You just need to die.

This is what players have found: Since Beyond Light, the latest raid in Destiny 2 is the Deep Stone Crypt. The final boss fight against Taniks is intense due to mechanics and an instant-wipe.

However, you can defeat the flying rascal before the fight even starts. This can theoretically be done easily alone; you just need to kill yourself and plan ample time.

This is what it looks like when the final fight in the raid begins, and the boss has only a tiny bit of health left right after spawning, entering his final phase:

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Taniks from the Deep Stone Crypt has not been defeated in any phase?

How is that possible? Really strong teams manage to defeat Taniks in one phase when they work well together and don’t make any mistakes. This is referred to as the one-phase tactic – how does the so-called zero-phase tactic work?

The key here is the Nova Bomb, which you also see in the clip:

  • If a Guardian dies before their damage reaches the boss, it does not trigger the actual fight.
  • However, the damage still counts correctly. Once the fight starts, Taniks spawns with correspondingly less health. Down to the tiny bit he always has left for his “Final Stand”.
  • So throw the slow but homing Nova Bomb where the boss is hiding and jump off the map before the bomb lands.
  • This also works with weapons like the Exotic Witherhoard, as this grenade launcher deals damage over time.

This is how the fight usually goes: Before the final encounter in the raid begins, you crash back to Earth with a space station. Under the pile of junk in the center of the arena lies Taniks until you shoot at him once.

  • He floats around immunized until you have damaged his four turbines.
  • He continuously throws instantly deadly meteors around until you disrupt him with the suppressor mechanic, and only then can you deal damage.
  • Well, you can deal damage as long as you stand right between his two shock fields,
  • are spared from floating debris, and are not pushed away by him.
  • You repeat all mechanics until he has almost 0 health left. Then the boss drops all cover and starts his “Final Stand” – this is precisely where the method described above comes into play.
  • If you then defeat Taniks (either regularly or with a glitch) you will receive your loot:
The gear from the Deep Stone Crypt raid

Is the boss glitch useful?

What you need to know: To reduce Taniks’ health enough to skip all mechanics, it takes 44 Nova Bombs. The 45th Nova Bomb then kills him for good. According to glitch expert Cheese Forever (via YouTube), this takes a proud 3 hours solo.

If you have a checkpoint left and do not want to let it expire at the weekly reset, you can also defeat Taniks solo easily and definitely, it’s just not very practical.

You can of course also apply the glitch with 12 Guardians at the same time, then each just needs between 3 and 4 Nova Bombs. Here is how MeinMMO reported about forming such a large task force:

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Is this allowed? By the way, according to Bungie, you will not be punished for exploiting such glitches in the game. Especially in raids, glitches have even become a tradition:

Are you trying the zero-phase tactic in the newest raid, or do you not really think it’s sensible? What do you think about the fact that crafty Guardians keep coming up with such crazy discoveries?

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CoD Warzone suggests major changes to the old map – Is Verdansk going to be destroyed?

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

The indications are increasing that Call of Duty: Warzone is facing major changes. Through a teaser, the CoD creators show what awaits you in Verdansk and a recognized leaker is quite sure about what happens to the release map after the events of Season 2.

What’s going on in Battle Royale? Call of Duty: Warzone is shortly before its first birthday on March 10, 2021. Since the release, there has only been one large map for Warzone – Verdansk and surroundings. For months, players and supposed insiders have suspected that the map will change significantly or completely disappear due to a nuclear explosion. And the clues have been accumulating since the start of Season 2.

Now there are NPC zombies on the map, coming into the city from a shipwreck. So far, the activities of the undead have been limited to the area around the wreck, but that is likely to change.

An official teaser now gives hints about how the story of the zombies in Verdansk is developing. A well-known leaker also explains how things could progress with the map after a nuke event.

Here you will find information about what happens up to the expected nuclear bomb event and how it will proceed afterward. If you want to know what a possible nuke event could look like, check out our special on the Plague mode on MeinMMO.

Warzone shows funny teaser, hints at zombie spread

What has CoD revealed? On Twitter, the official “Call of Duty” account released a not-so-serious clip about the events in Verdansk:

https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1367920417587875840

The two reporters “Ray Gun” and “Mike Field”, who have names quite similar to equipment items from Black Ops Cold War, report on the new shipwreck in Warzone. They say that zombies were sighted leaving the shipwreck. The brief connection to the outside reporter “Mike Field” ends with a shoot down of the helicopter flying over the area. Afterward, the studio speaker mentions that you should continue to follow the news from “BCH4” to learn more about developments in this story. At the very beginning of the news, there is also a photo of the area:

cod warzone zombies spread in verdansk twitter
The news sees the zombies almost in the harbor… Source: Twitter

However, so far the zombies do not leave the area around the wreck. Through a terminal on the ship, you can “release” the zombies, fight against them, and grab a big loot box. But as soon as you walk over the hill in front of the ship’s destroyed hull, the undead return to the ship. The area of expansion is currently noticeably smaller than the area shown in the news. This seems to indicate that the undead will soon terrorize larger areas than before.

Another hint is the machines found in various locations in Verdansk:

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These machines are similar to the console you can find in the shipwreck to start the zombie event. It is possible that you will see more and more undead on the map in the coming weeks.

What is certain: The story of the zombies in Verdansk is getting bigger.

And with that, the chances also increase that the map will be destroyed because the zombie threat can no longer be controlled in any other way.

Leaker says: Verdansk disappears and stays gone

One of the most well-known leakers in the CoD universe, the Twitter account “Tom Henderson”, formerly known as “LongSensation”, even went a step further. For him, the destruction of Verdansk is a mere formality, and he already knows what happens to the release map afterward:

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Translation of the tweet: “The current plan for Warzone is that Verdansk will never return. There is no separate playlist, no map voting, or anything like that. Warzone is Warzone and Warzone is a map. Warzone will continue to change its map along with the progression of the story.”

The leaker, who also predicted the release of Warzone as a free-to-play title, firmly believes that Verdansk will be destroyed and will not return anytime soon. In another tweet, he mentions that the map could become available again under special circumstances, but no longer as part of the regular rotation.

The grand Warzone “Battle Royale” will always only have one large main map. At the same time as the destruction of Verdansk, a new large map will come into play accordingly. Here you can read what we know about the possible new map.

It will be exciting to see how all this develops in the coming weeks. However, what is certain is that Warzone is facing some changes. How they will come into play, however, remains completely unclear.

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ESO disables the strongest armors in Cyrodiil – And many players love it

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) several armor sets have been temporarily disabled in Cyrodiil to improve performance. This test is now set to be extended until the third quarter of 2021. However, the reason is not performance but positive player feedback.

What happened? On February 15, the ESO developers started a test run for the PvP area of Cyrodiil. All armors with a so-called proc effect were disabled for 3 weeks.

Actually, the goal was to find out if these effects have a negative impact on performance. This is a particularly significant problem in the PvP area. Already in 2019, Zenimax developed a “master plan” to generally improve the performance of the MMORPG.

What is the result? By now, the test weeks have passed and the developers reported that performance has hardly changed.

However, player feedback on the change has been very positive overall. Many of them consider the proc effects to be too strong and have now developed new builds. Therefore, the deactivation is to be extended by a few months, as announced in the official forum:

Like many of you wrote in the feedback, we also found that this test did not measurably affect performance […].

But we have heard from many of you that the deactivation of proc sets has revitalized PvP gameplay and made fights more enjoyable and entertaining, even though performance remained largely the same. For this reason, we will keep proc sets disabled until Update 31 is released in the third quarter.

Only 17 armor sets that work in Cyrodiil in 2021

How do the changes affect? Specifically, the deactivation of proc sets means that you can still wear them, but the particularly strong fifth effect is disabled. So, you lose an important part of the armor set.

However, not every armor set has such an effect. The following 17 sets remain unaffected:

  • Azure Plasma
  • Apprentice’s Armor
  • Bee Keeper’s Equipment
  • Tricky Alfiq
  • Heavy Draugr
  • Resistance
  • Brass Armor
  • Ancient’s Grace
  • Hunding’s Rage
  • Impenetrable Armor
  • Law of Julianos
  • Leviathan
  • Mother’s Tears
  • Plague Doctor
  • Weaver’s Robes
  • Thorns of the Branch
  • Willpower and Agility

These changes currently only apply to the PC client.

What are proc effects, anyway? These refer to set bonuses that activate under certain circumstances. Some are triggered when you land a hit, others when your health points fall below a certain value. A large portion of the sets in ESO uses such a proc effect.

How is the change being received? Overall, the change is viewed positively. Because some of the proc sets are considered way too strong.

ESO YouTuber Unified Gaming explained in his video about the changes that he hasn’t had this much fun in Cyrodiil for a long time, due to this change. He calls the gameplay experience “phenomenal”:

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Unified Gaming is not alone in his opinion:

  • The reddit user kp– writes: “I personally love it. I will give PvP a chance after deciding to never go there again. I am sure many PvE players like me will do the same. Because it basically goes back to the beginning: No one knows what is the best. It shook the meta to its foundation.”
  • Hegron writes in the forum: “In my opinion, ZOS clearly made the right decision here. In the subsequent quarters, Kai has practically confirmed that code will come that will either allow some or all ‘proc’ sets either on all servers or on specific servers again. I think this is the right way to make PvP more player-friendly and fun.”

However, there is criticism, with players fearing that Cyrodiil could become boring in a few weeks because the variety in gear is restricted. Others criticize that Zenimax is actively removing content and punishing players who farmed these sets.

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What happens after Q3? In the forum, it is stated that by Update 31 in the third quarter of 2021, new code is to be implemented that offers more “flexibility for combat rulesets”. What exactly this means for proc sets is still unclear.

Some players hope that with the update there will be changing scenarios for Cyrodiil. This way, one could play for a few weeks under certain rules and then change them.

With the Q3 update, consoles are also expected to be included.

In the second quarter of 2021, the new expansion Blackwood will be released in ESO. We have summarized all information about it for you here: Everything about the new ESO expansion Blackwood and its contents in 2021.

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ESO: What does a house in the MMORPG bring you?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

There are several benefits to owning a house in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S). Building a house in ESO isn’t just about being an interior designer to furnish it nicely. It actually brings some benefits.

How do you get a house in ESO? There are several ways to acquire a building in the MMORPG ESO. However, you don’t start with a house right away; first, you get a room that you can furnish according to your own ideas.

  • You receive the small room as part of the “Room Free” quest when you read a housing prospect in Daggerfall, Davon’s Watch, or Vulkhel Guard.
  • In various cities, you will find brokers who sell you houses. First, however, you must complete quests for these NPCs to unlock the houses. Once that is done, you can purchase the buildings.
  • You can also buy houses in the Crown Store.
Houses in ESO come in different sizes and styles.

This is what houses are useful for in ESO

What do you do with houses? On the one hand, you furnish the buildings according to your wishes. You either build furniture yourself or buy it from other players. You can even place NPCs in the houses. Essentially, you can let your creativity run wild and decorate as much as you want.

But there are other uses for a house as well.

Here’s what houses also provide: It is quite useful to acquire a house in ESO as it has several benefits. These include:

Storage: You can use the house as a storage space for items you don’t currently need. However, you first need storage chests or storage boxes. Storage chests offer you 60 storage slots, while boxes provide 30. You can place one container of each type per house. This makes it interesting to own not just one house but even several.

Buffs: It is possible to buy Mundus Stones from the Crown Store and place them in your house. Mundus Stones provide you with a buff. Depending on the stone, for example, you can gain increased stamina regeneration, improved health regeneration, or more Magicka.

You usually have to find Mundus Stones in the game world of ESO and travel back there repeatedly if you want the respective buff. Therefore, it is convenient to have such stones in your own house.

Crafting: You can place crafting stations in your house to craft items at your leisure. Thus, you do not have to search for such stations.

Especially interesting are the crafting stations for furniture. Because you can sell these furniture items to other players and earn money.

It is even possible to craft PvP gear in your house.

Fast Travel: It is possible to travel to your house from anywhere in the world. This is particularly useful if you own several houses in different parts of the world.

Training Dummies: You can set up training dummies to test new gear and spells. You can experiment with which build deals what damage so that you can use that for your next adventure. This way, you know how effective the builds are.

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The role-playing aspect is also important

Houses also serve to delve deeper into the MMORPG ESO and the role-playing aspect. You can meet with friends, plan your next endeavor, or simply hang out and celebrate in the house. Your imagination is the limit here.

You can also use your house as a retreat to recover from the strains of adventures and relax a bit by decorating or crafting.

And as a status symbol, a house is also suitable – not that you need something like that.

It is indeed quite reasonable to own a house in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online.

ESO has been doing better in 2020 than it has in 5 years – but there were also problems.

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YouTuber now owns the world’s most expensive Xbox controller, you probably don’t want to play with it

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

The YouTuber Linus Sebastian from Linus Tech Tips has had an Xbox controller made from pure gold. This is said to not only be the most expensive of its kind, but it also weighs significantly more than “normal” controllers. Many of you might find it too heavy for gaming.

What it’s about: After trying his hand at an IKEA furniture gaming bed A project, he has now taken on a new project. Linus is the head of Linus Tech Tips.

His latest project is an Xbox controller made of pure gold. After a long planning phase, the controller is finally finished, and the YouTuber presents the result in the video.

What kind of controller is this? The device has a material value of over 87,000 Canadian dollars (approximately 57,740 euros). The manufacturing process probably cost quite a bit as well. It was made by the company “Expert Castings.”

Almost all parts of the controller are made of gold, with exceptions being the circuit board, thumb sticks, buttons, and battery. This is the new Xbox Series X controller.

However, anyone who watches the roughly 12-minute video will quickly realize that the golden controller is not suitable for general gaming use.

Who is Linus? Linus Sebastian is the head of Linus Tech Tips, one of the most well-known tech channels on YouTube. Linus founded the channel in 2008 and currently has around 13 million subscribers (as of March 8, 2021).

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Gold Xbox Controller is likely of little interest to gamers

In theory, a gold Xbox controller sounds like a great thing. But for anyone who wants to game actively and does not want to just display the controller in a showcase, it is likely to be of little interest.

Because the controller has two “problems”:

The gold controller weighs 5 times as much as a normal controller

What’s inside the controller: The device contains 1.5 kilograms of gold. In addition, there is the weight of the electronics of the controller, such as the circuit board and battery. The controller is therefore significantly heavier than a conventional controller.

How much do other controllers weigh? None of the commercially available controllers for the Xbox weigh over 1 kilogram.

  • The regular Xbox controller of the new Xbox Series X|S weighs 280 grams, making it about one-fifth the weight of the gold controller.
  • The Xbox Elite Controller, which many professionals use, weighs 345 grams (according to Microsoft.com).
  • The Scuf Prestige Xbox Controller weighs 267 grams, making it the lightest controller we compare here.

If you’re still looking for a good Xbox controller for your PC or console, we present you the best controllers you can buy:

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“The most expensive Xbox controller in the world” is very delicate

That’s why you need to take care with the controller: The front plate, where the thumb sticks and buttons are embedded, is reportedly very delicate. As you can see in the video, Linus and other users only use the controller with gloves to protect the material.

If you enjoy gaming actively and tend to take out your frustration over a lost game on your controller, then you are unlikely to find much joy with the golden Xbox controller.

This is the controller’s biggest problem: Linus explains in the video multiple times that all important connection parts are made of metal. As a result, there will be significant wear and tear over time when removing parts such as the battery compartment.

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A golden PS5 can already be purchased – if you have 1.5 million euros in your bank account.

Consoles and controllers made of gold already exist

Several manufacturers have already come up with the idea of making devices from gold. They produce consoles and other devices made of gold.

Anyone who still wants a gold console does not need to invest 433,000 US dollars. The company Truly Exquisite already sells you a PS5 console for just 9,000 US dollars. If that’s not a bargain compared to the luxury console and Linus’s new controller.

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86 year old gamer has completed 300 games, becomes a YouTube sensation

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

This gaming grandpa is an inspiration for his grandchildren. He diligently plays through his games, prefers horror, and says that games help him in everyday life. His story on YouTube became a hit.

Who is it about? The gamer Yang Binglin is 86 years old and comes from Sichuan in China. He is becoming quite well-known on YouTube. One video introduces him and highlights the significant milestone that he has completed 300 video games. Among them are titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 5, Sniper Elite 3, or Wolfenstein Youngblood.

Binglin talks about his experiences and how video games help him in everyday life.

What distinguishes the grandpa as a gamer

What makes him special? It is already extraordinary that at 86 years old, one still regularly plays video games. Additionally, Binglin has completed 300 games in the last 20 years. An impressive achievement that certainly surpasses the milestones of many gamers in the last 20 years. Every afternoon, he sits down and plays for about 3 hours. He describes himself as a fan, not a professional player. He does what he enjoys.

During and after missions in the games, the gamer takes handwritten notes. He describes how he approaches missions. Through his work as an engineer, he has always been interested in technology.

How did it start? In the video from South China Morning Post, it is explained that Binglin initially played puzzle games with his grandson. Then he switched to the PlayStation and played survival games. Now horror games are his favorite genre.

How he uses it in everyday life: Every morning, Binglin plays table tennis. “Video games gave me a lot of inspiration that I can apply in everyday life. Playing table tennis also requires a competitive spirit, doesn’t it?”

Since 2018, his granddaughter has been sharing her grandfather’s gaming videos online. As a result, the channel has nearly 200,000 followers on local social media. The granddaughter explains that she hopes to have a similarly young spirit when she grows up.

How rare is gaming in old age?
For many gamers, it is still unusual that grandparents also game on consoles, smartphones, or PCs. But how rare is that?
The website Statista.com has compiled data on this and shows that 15 percent of all gamers in Germany in 2020 were at least 60 years old. Counted were individuals who play computer or video games at least occasionally.
In contrast, about 8% of German gamers were 9 years old or younger in 2020. You can find the complete study here on Statista.com

Video becomes a sensation

How well is this received on YouTube: The video has already achieved over 1.3 million views on YouTube in less than a week (as of March 8, 12:24 PM). More than 34,000 people give a thumbs up, while only about 300 give a thumbs down. There are almost 6,000 comments on the story about the gaming grandpa.

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This is what users are saying:

  • “If he passes on all his knowledge about video games to his grandchildren, they’ll become gaming wizards”
  • “This grandpa is the real gaming veteran, who has played more games than most others”
  • “This man will not slow down anytime soon. He is physically active and keeps his mind sharp with video games and writing strategies. I hope I’m that cool when I get older.”

Others mention that many players cannot explain to their grandparents what video game they are playing or why it is so good. With Yang Binglin, that would be a nice exception.

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How do you like that? Do you think it’s cool that the grandpa is so active in gaming and do you wish to live like that when you get older, or is that not for you? Let us know your opinion here at MeinMMO in the comments.

This 89-year-old grandma has been gaming for almost 40 years and explains why gaming is a wonderful hobby.

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The head of an MMORPG says: „EVE changes players’ lives for the better“

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

The CEO of the MMORPG EVE Online explains in an interview the positive impacts the MMORPG has on the lives of players and how EVE Online is expected to change in the coming years.

Who is speaking? Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has been the CEO of CCP Games, the developers of EVE Online, since 2004. He has worked on EVE for 21 years and received a two-handed sword for the anniversary, which he proudly showcases in the interview with Venturebeat.

For 10 years at CCP, employees are given a sword. He has distributed about 50 or 60 of them over the years, says Pétursson.

But only 3 people have been with CCP for 20 years. One woman wished for a trip to Italy as an anniversary gift, another wanted a shotgun. But he really wanted a two-handed sword, explains the CEO.

This is the situation at EVE: Pétursson is noticeably proud of what has been created in Iceland. EVE Online now has more subscribers than Iceland has inhabitants and sees itself as a pioneer for the MMORPG genre: “We have been doing for 20 years what people are now dreaming of.”

However, what is done there remains hidden to many. It has improved, but EVE is still obscure. Players can only find it if they specifically search for it. And even then, they have to battle through a lot of “imperfect player experiences” to see what the magic of EVE is all about.

But EVE has so much to offer its players.

EVE Online allows players to be a better version of themselves

This is what he says about the influence of EVE on players:

“The only way to experience the magic of EVE Online at the moment is to play on the PC client for years. Then you really understand it. You are part of the community, part of the metaverse, part of the economy, part of social life, part of all these wonderful things.

The game has had an enormously powerful impact on the lives of players. We are very proud of that. EVE Online has brought about a very positive change in their lives. It allowed players to be a better version of themselves, to realize their potential. But it takes a long time to get to the moment when it all starts.”

EVE is the ultimate survival game

How does EVE achieve that? Pétursson emphasizes that CCP has created an extremely harsh environment with EVE, where players feel “small and lonely.” At first, it seems that other players are only in EVE to hunt you.

EVE is the ultimate survival game, says the CEO.

“When you find those who are not like that; players who turn to you, then true friendships arise. The fact that EVE Online is such a rough place becomes a valuable ingredient that allows people to draw so much energy from the friendships they forge in the game. EVE provides opportunities for friendships to be tested.”

He speaks of EVE as an “anvil” on which friendships are forged.

According to the CEO, it plays an important role that the world is so dangerous. This means that “failure” carries meaning and that “trust” carries meaning.

The terms “failure and trust” are important key elements for growth, learning, and development.

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Starting with EVE is like going to college at 6 years old

How should EVE proceed? Pétursson says: They have built something with EVE that other people are just starting to build. He is constantly thinking about how to make EVE accessible to as many people as possible. Maybe not everything from EVE, but parts of it. Perhaps in a way that players do not have to spend so much of their lives just for EVE.

The entry into EVE is incredibly difficult. It feels like going to college at 6 years old. Most people who manage to get into EVE as newcomers are just lucky to get help from experienced players. But it cannot be left up to chance whether someone finds their way into EVE or not.

“A lot of EVE players have basically cheated. They had a friend who helped them. That’s of course also part of what the game is about.”

EVE is now working to make entry easier. So that players can find their way into the game even if they don’t have the luck of meeting a friend.

EVE Online was released in 2003. Since 2020, there is a mobile spin-off for iOS and Android called “EVE Echoes”. We have prepared 7 tips for starting in EVE Echoes.

What’s behind it: There are different ways to play a game like EVE. With a positive influence, Pétursson certainly does not mean spending hours searching for asteroids and farming for materials or wildly flying around and shooting and robbing other players.

The CEO of EVE certainly means players who build connections with others, communicate a lot, set goals, and strive for achievements in communities with others. In 2014, we reported on MeinMMO about a player who used his experiences as a guild leader in WoW to get a job as a manager. This is certainly what the EVE CEO is referring to.

Pétursson repeatedly emphasizes that with EVE, 20 years ago, with technically extremely outdated means, they already built a virtual world that many are now trying to build. Now, the developers need to answer the question of how to lead EVE into the future while preserving what is unique.

Between the lines, it is clear: revise the entry and move to mobile. Both seem possible also because CCP was bought years ago by “Pearl Abyss”, the financially strong studio behind Black Desert.

MMORPG marriage – Why does Black Desert buy EVE Online?

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Ein Wikinger in Valheim baut eines der bekanntesten Wahrzeichen von WoW nach

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

In one of the worlds of Valheim (Steam), the harbor of Stormwind now stands. Normally, it can be found in World of Warcraft, but a player spent hours meticulously bringing the harbor to the survival game.

This is what the player built: The reddit user and Valheim player ericxsg recreated the harbor of Stormwind. The landmark of the Alliance capital has been adorned with most of the details that can also be found in WoW, such as:

  • the docks to Northrend, Darnassus, and Kul Tiras
  • the shipyard where new ships are constructed
  • Towers and walls
  • the buildings and training areas that have been there since the preparation for Legion
  • Crates and barrels that are also found on the docks and at the harbor in World of Warcraft
  • the large lion statue that overlooks the harbor – built from individual wooden beams

Even the ships are anchored, although they are somewhat smaller than the galleons from WoW. Only the airships that usually wait over the harbor are missing. But so far, no one has managed to build so high in the air in Valheim. Nevertheless, the harbor was apparently a lot of work. We have included the images here in our gallery, and you can also find them in the thread on reddit.

  • Valheim Stormwind Harbor 1
  • Valheim Stormwind Harbor 4
  • Valheim Stormwind Harbor 3
  • Valheim Stormwind Harbor 2

30 hours and some tricks for the build

How long did it take him? According to his own statements, ericxsg needed over 30 hours for the harbor. This is pure building time, as he built all of this in creative mode – so he didn’t have to farm materials for it. Otherwise, it would probably have taken well over 200 hours – like the huge fortress of FallenQsnow.

How did he manage it? Despite being in creative mode, the player had to pay attention to some things, such as stability and foundations. To build the docks, he first had to raise the ground in the sea so that the wood could remain stable in the end.

Like in WoW, the Stormwind Harbor in Valheim is mostly made of stone. In this case, it is even important for the stability of his buildings. Because stone counts as a “foundation” and thus provides stability for everything built on it.

The rest is thanks to hours of hard work. Many users praised ericxsg for his attention to detail; some even thought at first glance that it was screenshots from WoW. He himself says that during the build, he constantly looked at the harbor on the second screen to capture as many details as possible.

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Such huge projects are not uncommon in Valheim. Many players use the opportunities to fully express themselves and build the craziest things – from cities to Sauron’s tower to spaceships. If you want to tackle something like this yourself, you can find 3 bases in Valheim that you can use as inspiration for your own.

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Valorant: Head of the largest team instructs players to taunt opponents

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In the tactical shooter Valorant an official game administrator requested players to refrain from “teabagging.” It is a humiliating gesture. However, the head of the largest European team, G2 Esports, says: “Fuck this rule” and instructs his players to do it extra.

What is teabagging? Teabagging is a symbolic gesture in video games: One presses the genitalia of one’s character into the face of a defeated opponent lying on the ground by standing over their face and repeatedly crouching. It is called “teabagging” because the motion of the genitalia resembles putting a teabag into a cup of hot water.

“Teabagging” is generally considered rude and frowned upon.

After a player teabagged an opponent in Valorant in December 2020, he even received death threats.

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This is what it looks like when you “teabag” an opponent in Valorant.

This is the reason for the discussion: A player of G2 Esports, Patryk “PaTiTek” Fabrowski, shared a screenshot on Twitter. The admin of an official Valorant tournament game told him: They do not want teabagging in the broadcasts. This is considered rude (via twitter).

G2 Esports is the largest esports team in Europe. They have dominated League of Legends for years. According to Forbes, the team is worth about 175 million USD. G2 is known for their “memes.” The head of the team declared G2 as the “Real Madrid of esports”.

“Fuck the rule – teabag them and shoot their corpses!”

This is how G2 Esports reacts: Apparently, this has been interpreted as a “new rule” by Riot, not to teabag. When an admin says this, it is seen as coming directly from Riot Games.

The head of G2 Esports, former LoL professional Carlos “Ocelote” Rodriguez, subsequently instructed his players on Twitter to “teabag everyone and shoot at the corpses.” Regarding the new rule from Riot Games, he said “Fuck this rule.”

https://twitter.com/CarlosR/status/1368270997187682309

In a further tweet, he called the rule “stupid,” saying it has no place in Valorant. They apparently want to make Europe as boring as it was before G2 existed. That won’t happen.

Many think “teabagging is part of it”

This is the discussion: If you read the comments on Twitter, most players are clearly “pro-teabagging”. They consider it

  • “freedom of expression”
  • “psychological warfare”
  • and something that “simply belongs in a first-person shooter”

People seem genuinely appalled that Riot Games would actually suggest something as absurd as refraining from teabagging. They now want a clear statement from Riot Games on whether it is banned or not.

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G2 teabags and loses

This is how it went on: The players of G2 Esports extensively used teabagging “at the command of their boss.” They participated in the tournament VCT 2021: EU Challengers 3, where 8 teams competed for nearly 42,000€.

When G2 Esports took a 9-0 lead against Dfuse on the first map, they teabagged. However, G2 lost the match significantly after the lead. Thus, they fail to qualify for the first VCT Masters, as dotesports knows.

It turned out poorly. Perhaps they should have focused on other things. In the comments, it is noted: “Bad T-Bag karma.”

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This is what it’s about: This fits with G2 Esports and the brand “G2.” They often appear in LoL so confidently that it borders on disrespect towards the opponent. G2 is known for memes and stunts – they celebrate openly, boast big, post a lot on social media, mock opponents and each other. There is a lot of irony and sarcasm involved: They revel in gaming and themselves, drawing energy from the jokes.

It is all well and good, as long as G2 Esports dominates and things are going well. However, once they lose, these antics seem exaggerated and one thinks: “Maybe it would have gone better if you had focused on the match.”

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G2 is considered a dream team in Europe. Here they indicated throwing a player into the pool at the LoL Worlds 2020.

Even if one can see this behavior as “unsportsmanlike”, G2 Esports has been very successful with this attitude: They excite their fans and are generally entertaining. Additionally, they are fair losers. When things go wrong, the teams also own up to it. And apparently, none of this is meant too seriously – it’s just a game.

Carlos “Ocelote” Rodriguez is the founder and mastermind behind G2. He started as a mid-laner for SK Gaming in 2011 at the beginning of LoL but recognized the enormous potential in esports by his mid-20s and founded G2 Esports in 2013 based in Berlin. He apparently still has a bit of a fiery temperament:

Twitch streamer picks a fight with the wrong, crazy boss of a LoL team

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Player opens 12,000 loot boxes in Star Trek Online so you don’t have to

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Lockboxes provide you with random items in the MMORPG Star Trek Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S). A player opened 12,000 of the loot boxes to see the chances of getting specific items.

What is the purpose of the experiment? CasualSAB enjoys playing the well-running MMORPG Star Trek Online for 11 years and wanted to see how high the chances are for certain items that can be drawn from the loot box-like lockboxes.

To do this, he obtained 12,000 of the boxes, which he opens gradually and then logs the contents. You can watch it in this video:

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What’s Inside 12,000 Loot Boxes from Star Trek Online

What exactly are lockboxes? Lockboxes are a type of loot box in Star Trek Online. They contain random items such as officers for your bridge or starships. You even have a chance to win the major prize. This varies frequently and often offers special ships, discounts, Lobi Crystals needed for purchasing special items, and more.

You can find lockboxes as loot or as rewards from events. However, you need keys to open these boxes. And you buy these keys in the in-game store.

Didn’t the player spend an enormous amount of money? CasualSAB played on the test server of the still exciting STO and was able to open the boxes for free there. Had he needed to purchase them normally, they would have reportedly cost around $12,000 (via reddit).

What did he find? Interestingly, he found the major prize and thus a special starship approximately every 240 boxes. This is a drop rate of 0.417%. However, CasualSAB explains that there is no guarantee to get a ship every 240 boxes. In the video, it is shown that he even opens hundreds of boxes at times without receiving a starship.

He discovered ships of the lower tier T5 with a chance of 1.908%. He found Duty Officer Packs with new officers “quite frequently” (13.867%), the bonus pool with a lot of EXP (12.292%), and weapons (11.833%).

In this table, you can see the chances for the individual items:

ItemDrop Rate
Major Prize0.417%
T5 Ship1.908%
Console Pack3.375%
Bridge Officer Manual4.542%
Starship Trait1.842%
Kit Modules9.117%
Personal Trait7.000%
Weapon Pack11.833%
Dilithium Mine Claim4.717%
Duty Officer Pack13.867%
Duty Officer Mission9.892%
Kit Frame11.183%
Bonus EXP12.292%
Crafting Materials8.017%

Are the data significant? Although CasualSAB opened the lockboxes on the test server, he assumes that the drop rates are the same on the live servers. Previous experiments of this kind have shown that drop rates on the test server and live servers were the same.

If you play Star Trek Online, you can see based on CasualSAB’s data how your chances currently stand for certain items you can draw from the lockboxes. It should be noted that the developers of the MMORPG STO can adjust these chances at any time.

If you want to learn more about the development of STO, a developer tells us how he made the leap from fan to designer at Star Trek Online.

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Pokémon GO: Trainer catches 11,400 monsters in one day – How is that possible?

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 3 minutes

The trainer tarotirota from Japan has achieved an incredible goal in Pokémon GO. Within 24 hours, he caught 11,400 Pokémon. We explain how this is possible.

This is what happened: The Japanese trainer tarotirota shared his incredible goal on Twitter. He caught 11,400 Pokémon in 24 hours – more than many trainers have caught in their entire careers.

We explain how to accomplish something this crazy and what other achievements the trainer has reached.

How extreme you have to play for this goal

This is how you can calculate: To catch 11,400 Pokémon in one day, you have to catch an average of 8 Pokémon per minute. That would mean catching one every 7.5 seconds. However, you have to maintain this goal for a full 24 hours to reach the incredible number of 11,400.

https://twitter.com/tarotirota0106/status/1368221230373892096
Here the Japanese shows his achievement.

How does one achieve this? Anyone wanting to catch 8 Pokémon per minute must definitely use the catching trick. This way, you skip all the annoying animations that appear when catching. Thus, it is indeed possible to catch 8 Pokémon per minute.

What’s particularly impressive is that the Japanese trainer maintained this number for a full 24 hours.

For this, tarotirota must have had a large supply of Poké Balls, and even then, the trainer had to turn a lot of Stops or buy more balls. This very problem is also mentioned in his tweet, where he states that the ball shortage was difficult to compensate for.

The location of tarotirota also played in his favor. Many places in Japan are among the best spots in the world for playing Pokémon GO. At many locations, there are numerous PokéStops clustered together, attracting even more Pokémon through Lure modules.

What to keep in mind: In Pokémon GO, there is a catch limit that gives players a soft ban when reached. Every Pokémon that you then want to catch flees. This limit was introduced to prevent cheaters from automatically catching Pokémon indefinitely.

The catch limit is set per week. Currently, this limit is over 14,000 Pokémon in a week. Therefore, for tarotirota to achieve his goal of 11,400 Pokémon in one day, he must have played significantly less beforehand and only accomplished the essentials. He mentions that he enjoyed a week without Pokémon in advance.

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How successful was this hunt? He posted a picture showing an unbelievable 139 Shinies within a day. This is also because he conducted his experiment during the Community Day with Dartiri. So, the majority of the Shinies are likely from Dartiri.

With the 11,400 Pokémon caught, tarotirota now stands at 1,045,300 caught Pokémon. The hurdle of one million caught Pokémon has only been surpassed by very few players so far.

Here’s how it’s going for extreme players in Pokémon GO: Worldwide, there are several trainers who have achieved extreme goals. In Europe, HelsinkiTrolli is one of the best trainers. He has already caught over 1.6 million Pokémon and mastered quite a few crazy challenges.

Worldwide, Brandon Tan is probably one of the most well-known trainers. He is still considered the trainer who has collected the most XP in Pokémon GO. He is also among the biggest YouTubers for Pokémon GO.

Who is tarotirota anyway? He is one of the most well-known players in Japan. While he has caught over a million Pokémon, he has so far only collected “only” 400 million XP. This shows that he focuses primarily on catching Pokémon. Other successful players have very different numbers. For example, Brandon Tan is at 1.2 million catches but has already earned over 2.1 billion XP. Here, the difference is clearly in the other direction.

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WoW: Attention – Do not complete your class quests starting today

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In WoW: Shadowlands you should no longer complete your covenant quests starting today. There is an important reason for this, Patch 9.0.5.

In World of Warcraft Shadowlands, many players have a daily routine. Some anima is collected, world quests are completed here and there, a dungeon is visited, or the covenant quests are finished. However, you should not complete these covenants now – at least until Wednesday.

Which covenant quests are we talking about exactly? You receive covenant quests from your covenant and they are always active for three days. You can collect a maximum of three of these missions and then complete them “in one go”. However, you should not complete the latest covenant quest that you receive today. Wait to complete today’s and tomorrow’s missions until Wednesday (10.03.).

Why should you wait? On March 10th, the small Patch 9.0.5 will be released. While it brings few new features like the cool Urtum mount, it also includes the new system for valor points. Players can earn these in dungeons of the “Mythic+” difficulty to upgrade gear from those dungeons.

A small amount of valor is also available daily from the covenant quests. To get the most out of the system, you should start on Wednesday with three available covenant quests. This is only possible if you save the quests from Monday (today) and Tuesday (tomorrow) until the patch.

More about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:

Is it bad if you do the quests anyway? No. The valor points system has a cap, and aside from that, they can be earned “infinitely” in dungeons. Those who miss some points from the covenant quests just need to visit some more dungeons to make up the deficit. This does not create a long-term disadvantage.

Will you save your covenant quests until Wednesday? Or do you not care about the new valor points system and will not take it into consideration?

The upgrading of items has strict requirements in Patch 9.0.5.

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  1. wowhead.com

FIFA 21 TOTW 24: The Predictions for the New Team of the Week

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

On March 10, the TOTW 24 (Team of the Week) will be released in FIFA 21. Here on MeinMMO, you’ll find out who could secure a spot in the next Team of the Week.

Update, March 10: The TOTW 24 is now live in FIFA 21.

What is the Team of the Week? EA Sports selects 23 players every week for the Team of the Week who have shown excellent performances in real football. These players are rewarded with improved Inform cards that are available for one week in packs .

What are TOTW Predictions? Before the TOTW is released, the FUT community tries to guess which players could make it into the Team of the Week. Predictions are made based on the real performances of the players.

However, it is important to note that predictions are not a guarantee and can differ from the actual TOTW.

They provide a good overview and can also be used excellently to earn some coins in FUT 21. Here we tell you how it works:

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The Prediction for Team of the Week 22 in Ultimate Team

This week, we look at the predictions of the well-known FIFA YouTuber KieronSFF .

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Goalkeepers

  • GK: Henderson (Manchester United)
  • GK: Joronen (Brescia)
  • GK: Siegrist (Dundee United)

Defenders

  • RWB: Kaderabek (Hoffenheim)
  • RB: Guilbert (Strasbourg)
  • LB: Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona)
  • CB: Rugani (Cagliari)

Midfielders

  • CM: Goretzka (FC Bayern)
  • CAM: Romarinho (Al Ittihad)
  • CAM: Jay (Exeter City FC)

Forwards

  • ST: David (OSC Lille)
  • RF: Ilicic (Atalanta)
  • ST: Sánchez (Inter Milan)
  • ST: Morata (Juventus Turin/Piemonte Calcio)
  • RF: Mahrez (Manchester City)
  • ST: Funes Mori (Rayados)
  • ST: Kane (Tottenham)
  • ST: Sorloth (RB Leipzig)
  • RF: Berghuis (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
  • LF: Kent (Rangers)
  • ST: Damiao (Kawasaki-F)
  • ST: Maclaren (Melbourne City)

Possible Bundesliga Players in TOTW 24

These Bundesliga players could appear in the new TOTW:

  • Leon Goretzka unexpectedly received no spot in TOTW 23 last week, as EA favored Lewandowski. But perhaps Goretzka will get a new chance this week. His good performance and the opening goal against Borussia Dortmund would speak for it.
  • Pavel Kadeřábek had a strong game for Hoffenheim and assisted both goals in the 2:1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg. A TOTW card would therefore be quite plausible.
  • Alexander Sorloth impressed with a strong performance against SC Freiburg, scoring one goal and providing an assist in the 3:0 win. Whether he will receive an Inform card, we will find out on Wednesday.

If you are still looking for reinforcements for your team, we have put together strong cards under 100,000 coins for you here.

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  1. KieronSFF

Destiny 2: Wait before farming the God Rolls of the new weapons

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

Destiny 2 has enhanced the old playlists with trendy but really rare weapons. They will be available more frequently soon, so save yourself the time now and don’t farm yet.

This is about these rare weapons: With the start of Season 13, the so-called core activities have received fresh loot. For completing strikes, Crucible, and Gambit matches, you can earn 2 new guns each with a bit of luck.

These 6 guns (see title image) are exclusive to their respective playlists and you really need a lot of patience because:

  • on one hand, the drop rate is frighteningly low
  • on the other hand, the perk pool on the guns is huge.
  • both together result in a vanishingly small chance for a God Roll (the best combination of attachments and perks)

If you’re planning long farming sessions now, you should postpone the date. Bungie is talking about changes and why the items are so rare.

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That’s why you should wait

This is changing: During Season 13, by May 2021 at the latest, Bungie wants to increase the drop rates of the playlist-exclusive weapons. So you will soon have a better chance of getting a Last Dollar from Gambit.

So ideally, save yourself the time now and instead use it for other things. If you can wait that long… But with the low drop rate, it saves you a lot of frustration if you would end up empty-handed again after completing a match.

There will be no new way to earn the guns, and the perk pool will not get smaller either. In the future, Bungie plans to add more new playlist weapons – but only in future seasons that are not specified.

Also interesting:

Why are the weapons so rare?

This is what Bungie says: Chris Proctor is “Weapon Feature Lead” at Bungie and discusses the rarity of the new weapons in a blog post (via Bungie.net). According to him, the weapons have such large perk pools so that players can take a long time hunting and try many options.

Our goal in introducing these rewards was to create space for longer periods of time as well as ritual-specific goals for players when they hunt the perfect roll of a weapon, and to explore the possible space for perk rolls on a weapon archetype in the same way that weapon designers do.

This way, Guardians should find every drop of the playlist weapons interesting and immediately be eager to click on the gun to browse the perk combinations. Due to the insane possibilities, there isn’t “the one God Roll”.

All these combination possibilities are there with Last Dollar:

Source: light.gg

Proctor notes, however, that the weapons currently appear far too rarely. With the increased drop rate, Guardians should have “a more positive experience” when they complete an activity. But due to the large perk pool, it shouldn’t become a short-term grind. Since the hated soon sunsetting story is, you have less pressure anyway.

This is reminiscent of Destiny 1, where there was only the notorious Eyasluna drop after Crucible matches. The powerful hand cannon was a favored drop until the switch to Destiny 2, and immediately the roll was clicked, it could be the God Roll.

Have you spent a lot of time farming the new weapons, or are you glad you’ve postponed it so far and are waiting for the drop chance increase? Which gun are you particularly keen on, and do you perhaps have tips for the God Roll? Let us know in the comments.

Completely without the rare weapons from the core activities, these PvE killer combos come from: 3 loadouts from the pro that will shred everything in Season 13 of Destiny 2

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  1. Bungie

Thousands of players storm into WoW: Classic empty realm for a “new beginning”

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Because Blizzard isn’t delivering, players have simply revived a realm in WoW Classic. Thousands participated – with success.

A few days ago, MeinMMO already reported that a player in WoW Classic launched the “The Fresh Crusade” project. He wanted to give WoW players a fresh start like at launch and sought like-minded individuals. The response was overwhelming, and thousands of players joined to repopulate the world of WoW Classic once again.

What kind of event was it? “The Fresh Crusade” was players’ attempt to fulfill a dream that Blizzard probably won’t offer anymore. The players wanted to experience the launch of the game and a new realm once again. To this end, they coordinated their timing and stormed an previously unmentioned realm last Friday evening.

The scenes were likely to touch some WoW fans, as they were reminiscent of the sights during the official launch of Classic. Hundreds of players in starting areas caused long waits and queues in front of quest mobs. These can only be “tagged” by a maximum of one group and have respawn times that can last several minutes.

WoW Classic Fresh Crusade Queue
A charming queue in front of the quest mob. Image source: Eurogamer

As is proper, the players are patiently waiting in line for their kill.

How many participated? Exact numbers are hard to find. However, it is clear that on the “The Fresh Crusade” Discord server, a little over 10,000 interested individuals were registered. Caszhar, the initiator of the project, explained in an interview with Eurogamer that about 30% of the people on Discord were actually present. That would mean about 3,000 players who entered the realm Dragonfang (EU). The realm was considered “dead” beforehand, with hardly any active players left.

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Now there are nearly 20 new guilds. How many of those players will stay on the realm long-term is hard to say. However, the chances are good that many will form new friendships that will last and lead to extended gameplay.

There were also trolls who wanted to disrupt: Because the project attracted so much attention beforehand, there were also a few trolls who wanted to disrupt intentionally. Some tried to guess the right realm in advance to “level up” and kill newcomers directly through PvP. Others tried to defeat the valuable quest mobs repeatedly, even though they didn’t need them anymore – just so that other players couldn’t complete their quests.

But there are trolls and troublemakers on every realm, it seems.

For more about WoW Classic, you can find here:

Can you still participate? Sure. Anyone who wants can still start on Dragonfang a bit delayed. The other players had only about 3 days of head start, which can still be made up in Classic. Anyone who puts in some effort can soon catch up with the others and can then experience dungeons again or quest in groups instead of just being pulled to level 60 by “boosters”.

Did you participate in the event? Are you looking at the realm later on? Or would you not have the nerve to start anew in Classic?

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Source(s):
  1. eurogamer.net