The hype around GTA 5 Online on the livestreaming platform Twitch has been reignited. For a brief moment, the action game was even ranked number 1 among the most viewed titles. But why?
What is happening with GTA 5? This year, GTA 5 will be 8 years old. Just a few days ago, the game made all other titles on Twitch look old. The action game is booming again on Twitch. For a brief moment, over 400,000 viewers were watching GTA 5 streams simultaneously.
The reason for this is not new content from Rockstar Games itself, but a server from the community.
Roleplay helps GTA 5 (once again) rise
What’s new: The NoPixel 3.0 roleplay server for GTA Online has now launched. Many streamers, some of whom have also been roleplaying on older versions, are now returning to the RP world of GTA 5. This pleases the viewers and simultaneously boosts the numbers on Twitch significantly.
In the tweet from Rod Breslau, you can see that the viewer numbers are even surpassing popular titles like League of Legends or the hyped Rust.
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Over 413,000 people watched GTA 5 streams simultaneously on February 5, 2021.
According to the website Sullygnome, the peak on Sunday, February 7, was even at 438,000 viewers simultaneously. Big streamers currently participating in the RP in GTA 5 are:
xQc
sodapoppin
pokelawls
forsen
LIRIK
In roleplaying gaming, players take on roles of various fictional characters, which they usually invent themselves. Players use the respective game they are in (like GTA V) as a backdrop to tell their own stories or interact with other roleplayers. Such interactions always happen from the perspective of the character being played.
In the following graphic, you can see how the average viewer numbers and the most simultaneous viewers increased in the last 90 days for GTA Online.
In green: The average viewers – in blue the most simultaneous viewers – Source: Sullygnome.com
You have the opportunity to play criminals, police officers, or even “normal” citizens. You come up with a story for the character you want to embody. An employee at the burger joint who has to deliver the right ingredients to his boss can be just as interesting as a criminal who secretly fans the flames between others.
Anyone who gets caught ends up in the police station or even in court. Together with a lawyer, the goal is to convince those present that you are innocent or less guilty.
Anyone interested in this crazy, open world can check out the new trailer for NoPixel 3.0 here:
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Anyone wanting to participate has to grab one of the coveted spots. Currently (February 9, 2021), the spots for the “regular whitelisting” are closed. Only donors can apply (via nopixel.net). It takes about 14 to 30 days to get a decision on your application.
Only when your application has been approved will you receive a spot on the server and be allowed to play.
Have you now gotten a desire to start roleplaying in GTA Online? Decide for yourself whether you first want to check out the big streamers on Twitch and remain a silent observer, or if you want to take the reins yourself.
First screenshots of a mysterious stranger in Valheim have appeared on reddit, seemingly observing the players. The first theories about who this might be are already circulating online.
Shortly after its release in Early Access on Steam, the survival game Valheim is enjoying great popularity. At peak times, over 130,000 players were online simultaneously, catapulting the Viking adventure into the top 10 on Steam.
How the mysterious figure looks: The mysterious figure wears a black robe and holds a kind of staff in their right hand. Their aura is surrounded by white smoke. On reddit, the user “Alien_effigy” posted a screenshot of the appearance:
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What players are considering: In Norse mythology, Odin is the father of the gods and visits the mortal world as a wanderer. The world of Valheim was created by Odin and serves as a prison for his enemies and a place to train his warriors. It is quite conceivable that the mysterious stranger is Odin himself.
What else supports this: In another post on reddit, the user “higgscribe” writes that Odin paid them homage after they defeated the third boss. The screenshot shows the mysterious figure standing in the background. It seems like Odin wants to thank his warriors.
reddit user “higgscribe” saw the mysterious stranger in the swamp.
On reddit, some players further describe that the stranger has a single glowing eye. These statements are confirmed by a screenshot showing the stranger with a glowing eye. The description fits Odin, as he sacrificed an eye to see into the future.
Where can I find the figure? Many appearances of the figure so far indicate a connection to the swamp biome. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus has already encountered the stranger in a grassland near a swamp biome and some mountains. He describes the encounter as follows:
“He suddenly stood right in front of me and then disappeared into black smoke after a few seconds.”
Who else could it be? In the swamp biome, there is a ghostly appearance known as the Wraith, which wears dark hoods and looks similar. However, Wraiths lack the eye and the staff. Additionally, they are aggressive.
On reddit, there are also some players who believe the figure to be the Grim Reaper. User TextBookHuman writes on reddit:
I believe that is Harald. I read about a rune stone about Harald who lost an eye due to a stag and needed a walking stick after battling a duck. The figure also appeared next to the stone.
There is little to suggest that the mysterious stranger is not Odin. The appearance and manifestation indicate that the father of the gods himself is visiting the players to witness their progress.
The MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising (PC, Mobile) presents itself in a new gameplay trailer. However, curiously, it lacks any co-players.
What kind of game is Odin?The new MMORPG transports you to a world of Norse mythology. You’ll encounter figures like Odin or Thor and travel to places such as Midgard, Jötunheim, Nidawellir, and Albenheim, featuring various biomes like snowy landscapes, deep forests, mountains, cities, and expansive meadows.
There, you’ll face monsters like giants or dragons and have to fight them. You can access hard-to-reach places by climbing, flying on dragons, pegasi, or giant moths, and traveling by ship.
What can be seen in the trailer? The new trailer showcases some of the locations you’ll visit in the MMORPG, including the forests of Albenheim and the dwarven kingdom of Nidawellir.
The hero wanders through these areas, rides, flies, or climbs. He visits towns, meets NPCs, and rushes past monsters on horseback.
All of this looks impressive and beautiful thanks to Unreal Engine 4. The lighting effects create a cohesive atmosphere. The locations appear detailed and full of life.
This is how good the trailer for Odin looks:
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What is strange about the trailer? The video shows gameplay from the MMORPG Odin, yet besides the hero, no other players can be seen, not even in the city. The character is completely alone in the vast area – aside from NPCs or monsters.
This seems somewhat odd when a developer wants to present a new MMORPG. Players want to see how groups interact or what happens in the towns when multiple players meet and trade. That’s what makes an MMORPG.
Why might there be no players visible? The video mainly revolves around showcasing the locations, landscapes, and graphics of Odin: Valhalla Rising. This works better when not many co-players are present in one area. If only one character is visible, the focus can be placed more on the landscapes and visuals.
Not showing other players probably had aesthetic reasons.
When will the game be released? Odin: Valhalla Rising is set to be released in 2021 in South Korea and Taiwan for PC and smartphones. It is planned to be released internationally “shortly thereafter.” However, an exact date has not yet been announced.
What do you think about the new gameplay trailer for the MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising? If you are generally interested in mobile MMORPGs, you can find an interesting selection in the MeinMMO article on mobile MMORPGs to keep an eye on or that you can already play.
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Last Chance: You should have submitted your Crucible Tokens at Destiny 2 before today’s maintenance. Otherwise, you may regret it.
What is happening today in Destiny 2? Today in Destiny 2, Season 12 ends with the Weekly Reset (or maintenance). After the maintenance and the new update 3.1.0, the new Season 13, the Season of the Chosen, will start immediately after.
There will be some familiar things, such as weekly bounties, running differently than before. And for one thing, you should hurry up especially because of the upcoming changes – namely the Crucible Tokens. You have only a few hours left for that.
Turn in your Crucible Tokens – they will be gone soon
If you don’t want them to expire uselessly, you should redeem them now – and you have until 5:45 PM. Then the servers will shut down before update 3.1.0 arrives and the new season starts.
Trade the tokens with Shaxx now for something useful (Source: @saboe627 on Twitter)
If you don’t redeem them, you’ll just lose them – with no benefit at all. However, if you turn them in now to Lord Shaxx in the Tower, you might pull some interesting gear items from them or at least gather some resources like weapon parts or enhancement cores. Far better than letting the tokens expire.
Also, note: The larger your stock, the longer it will take. It can indeed take a while before you’ve redeemed the Crucible Tokens in batches of 10.
What about the other tokens? Other tokens, like those from the Vanguard, are not affected by this (at least for now). It specifically concerns only the Crucible Tokens and Crucible.
This could take a while… And this is just a fraction of what some have hoarded
What else should you consider before the end of Season 12? The Crucible Tokens are likely among the most important things to keep in mind at the end of the outgoing season and at the start of the new season. However, a few other aspects are also worth mentioning. You can find out more here: 6 things in Destiny 2 that you should do before the end of Season 12
If you’re wondering as a regular reader or player: Yes, we have already reported on this in various articles and pointed it out. But apparently not everyone has noticed yet why there is now urgent action needed regarding this – I had to realize this myself this morning in conversations with some gaming buddies. However, especially at this point, it can be particularly bitter in the end if you miss it. So one last call to all Guardians – specifically about the tokens.
How about you? Are you already well prepared for the start of the new season? Have you forgotten anything? Or are you completely indifferent to it now and letting Season 13 come to you? Let us know in the comments, as well as other readers from MeinMMO.
Google is in trouble with a user: Andrew Spinks (37) was locked out of his Google account and is very upset that no one is helping him. Bad luck for Google: Spinks is the developer behind the Steam hit “Terraria” and is now canceling the release of Terraria for Google Stadia in sheer anger.
What did Google do to the man? As Spinks writes on Twitter, he has some issues with Google. Google banned him from all platforms 3 weeks ago – his account was deactivated. Spinks doesn’t know why and isn’t able to reach Google. No one tells him anything, just referring him to the next person. The 37-year-old is certainly not aware of any guilt.
The loss of the Google account has serious consequences for Spinks (via Twitter):
As a result, Spinks has “lost thousands of dollars worth of apps” that he no longer has access to
he bought The Lord of the Rings in 4K but can’t finish watching it now
his data on Google Drive is gone
he can no longer access his YouTube channel
And he has lost access to the email account he has been using for 15 years
Spinks says: He doesn’t even know what he did wrong. But he sees it this way:
“I can only understand it this way: you have decided to burn all bridges with me. Consider it done. Terraria for Google Stadia is canceled. My company will not support any of your platforms anymore.
I want nothing to do with a company that values its partners so little.”
Andrew Spinks
Unmistakable art style: This is Terraria.
“Release of Terraria on Google Stadia is canceled!”
Why is this critical?Terraria is an absolute cult hit on Steam: It came out on PC in 2011 and has over 536,500 reviews on the Steam platform – of which 98% are positive. It only costs €10.
In Google’s own app store, Terraria is ranked 8 among the most popular paid games, behind “Five Nights at Freddy’s”, but ahead of Grand Theft Auto 5. There, Terraria has 311,721 reviews and a rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars.
People love the quirky open-world game in 2D style because it offers a tremendous amount of freedom and has been developed so well. Terraria comes from the indie studio Re-Logic, a team of about 12 people, led by Andrew Spinks.
Google Stadia is already struggling with a limited selection of games, so hits like Terraria would be important fuel.
The ultimate revenge of the banned, who feels powerless
What it’s about: Many people get extremely upset every day when they are banned by a company and feel powerless and that they can do nothing about it. They often have revenge fantasies about how they can make themselves heard. They dream of the possibility of showing a big company like David vs. Goliath.
Spinks is in the position to actually carry out this revenge fantasy. Ultimately, however, he is depriving players on Google Stadia of the chance to rediscover his game for themselves.
His reaction is still understandable: The ban shows how powerful Google is and in how many ways a ban from Google can affect a person. Losing YouTube, an email account, and apps might be bearable, but the poor man cannot finish watching The Lord of the Rings in 4K. That violates human rights conventions.
Terraria is among our 25 best survival games to play in 2021:
CD Projekt Red, the developer of Cyberpunk 2077, announced on Twitter that they became the target of a cyber attack. The company is being extorted with stolen data, but went public and showed the letter from the attacker.
What happened? As the studio reports, a hacker gained access to the company’s network and stole data. However, it is said that no personal data of the players was involved, as CD Projekt Red explained in a statement.
Instead, it seems to be internal data such as documents from the finance department and HR, as well as source codes of games.
The thief tried to extort CD Projekt Red by threatening to “leak” the data to journalists. The developers decided to make the case public.
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What is the studio doing? As CD Projekt Red stated, they will not comply with the extortionist’s demands. Instead, steps have been initiated to restore the data.
In addition, the studio is taking legal action against the hacker:
We have already contacted the relevant authorities, including law enforcement and the President of the Office for the Protection of Personal Data, and will work closely with them to fully clarify this incident.
CD Projekt Red is one of the largest publishers in Europe but has been heavily criticized for the release of Cyberpunk 2077. Reasons for this include general bugs in the game, significant problems on the old console generation PS4 and Xbox One, as well as the crunch that occurred beforehand.
In January, the head of the game commented on the allegations:
In Pokémon GO the big event for the Lunar New Year has started. We show you the raids, quests, and the limited research.
How long does the event last? The Lunar New Year will be celebrated in Pokémon GO until February 14 at 1:00 PM. Right after that, the Valentine’s Day event will begin.
During the Lunar New Year, mainly red Pokémon will appear in the wild, and you will be able to receive the regional Pokémon Tauros through limited research. More details on the bonuses can be found here:
These are the quests: A total of 4 new field researches await you:
Catch 6 Water-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Miltank (can be Shiny)
Send 3 gifts to friends
Reward: Encounter with a Meowth (can be Shiny)
Send 10 gifts to friends
Reward: Encounter with a Galarian Meowth or Alolan Meowth (can be Shiny)
Catch 12 Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Meditie (can be Shiny)
These are the spawns and Shinies: No new Shinies are available through the event. However, there are some interesting spawns during the event. These include Goldini, Krabby, Miltank, Zirpurze, or even Gyarados. They can all be Shiny and are quite rare outside of events.
Even Gyarados can appear in the wild as Shiny.
Limited Research brings Tauros
These are the steps: The limited research has a total of 4 steps. It will earn you two Tauros and Mega Energy for Gyarados. Here we show you all the steps:
Level 1:
Task
Reward
Send 12 Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Catch 7 Fire-type Pokémon
Encounter with Charmander
Send a gift to friends
Encounter with Goldini
Reward for completing Level: 1000 XP, an encounter with a Miltank and 20 Mega Energy for Gyarados
Level 2:
Task
Reward
Use 12 Power-Ups on Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Catch 3 Fire-type Pokémon
Encounter with Torchic
Send 3 gifts to friends
Encounter with Magikarp
Reward for completing Level: 1000 XP, an encounter with a Tauros and 30 Mega Energy for Gyarados
Level 3:
Task
Reward
Use 12 berries while catching Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Catch 15 Fire-type Pokémon
Encounter with Tepig
Send 5 gifts to friends
Encounter with Golking
Reward for completing Level: 1000 XP, an encounter with a Miltank and 50 Mega Energy for Gyarados
Level 4:
Task
Reward
Land 12 great curveball throws
3 Nanab Berries
Catch 20 Fire-type Pokémon
Encounter with Litwick
Send 7 gifts to friends
Encounter with Meditie
Reward for completing Level: 1500 XP, an encounter with a Tauros and 100 Mega Energy for Gyarados
These are the new bosses: There have also been many changes in the raids. Here too, mainly red Pokémon can be found. The monsters marked with a star can appear as Shiny:
Raid Level
Pokémon
Level 1 (red egg)
Medicham* Carvanha* Spheal* Sandshrew* Flampion
Level 3 (yellow egg)
Octillery Miltank* Blaziken Absol* Camerupt
Level 5 (black egg)
Latias* Latios*
Mega (red-white egg)
Mega-Pidgeot* Mega-Gyarados* Mega-Ampharos*
What’s next? February is full of events, and even after the Lunar New Year, it continues. Directly for Valentine’s Day, on February 14, there will be an event featuring pink Pokémon. More events will follow.
To help you keep track, here we present an overview of all events:
A new week, a new wave of nerfs. The 4 most difficult dungeons in World of Warcraft are getting adjustments and will be easier.
The fine-tuning in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still not complete months after the release. Some dungeons, like “The Other Side,” are still significantly harder than others. Blizzard is making adjustments and is rolling out a series of hotfixes in the next weekly reset, which will ease some of the challenges in the dungeons.
All Dungeon Nerfs for February 10, 2021 in WoW
In total, 4 of the 8 available dungeons will be adjusted and receive minor nerfs. Especially the timer for The Other Side will be loosened a bit.
The Other Side
The time limit for mythic keystones has been increased from 41 minutes to 43 minutes.
Hakkar
Son of Hakkar now deals 50% less damage with melee attacks.
The damage of Blood Nova has been reduced by 20%.
Merchant Xy’exa
The damage of Arcane Blast has been reduced by 25%.
Necrotic Wake
Nalthor the Icebinder
The duration of Gift of the Champion has been increased from 15 seconds to 30 seconds.
Spires of Ascension
Ventunax
The duration of Dark Step has been reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
Theater of Pain
Xav the Unbeaten now has 10% less health points.
More news about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
Bosses have become easier for the Tyrannical week: All changes affect only the boss fights, which should be particularly helpful in the upcoming Tyrannical week. The affix “Tyrannical” strengthens the bosses and has been considered significantly harder by WoW players compared to other affixes. Uncontrollable elements, like the Sons of Hakkar, are now less of a problem, and with Nalthor in the Necrotic Wake, DPS players now benefit from a longer buff, which should shorten the boss fight by a few seconds.
When do the changes go live? Already tomorrow, February 9, with the end of maintenance work. If you complete mythic dungeons for the upcoming WoW week, the changes should already be noticeable.
Do you find the adjustments good and meaningful? Or is Blizzard overdoing it a bit with the nerfs?
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) has been significantly expanded since its release in 2014. A player shows how large the game world has become using the map of Tamriel.
What regions did ESO start with? The MMORPG launched in April 2014 on PC (and in June 2015 on PS4 and Xbox One) with only a few areas of the continent Tamriel. Players could explore areas of the regions High Rock, Hammerfell, Valenwood, Skyrim, and Morrowind, as well as participate in PvP in Cyrodiil.
How has the map changed? On reddit, ESO player SrednaKrom published a video showing how the map has changed. Each expansion and several DLCs brought new locations. You can see how the map looked in 2014 and how it looks now in 2021:
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What does the comparison show? The comparison demonstrates that you can now explore about twice as many areas as before. Particularly in the regions of Skyrim and Elsweyr, a lot has changed. A part of Black Marsh has also been added, and the island of Summerset can be completely explored.
The comparison also shows that there are still many areas on the continent that have not been explored yet, and where plenty of adventures are still waiting for the players.
What does this mean? This year we will explore the Blackwood, a large area located in the land of Black Marsh. This adds another large part of the continent. Additionally, we will be heading to Oblivion.
But as can be seen on the map, there is still much to explore. Zenimax Online has a lot to do before ESO players can truly travel all of Tamriel. This bodes well for many more years full of content, where gradually more locations will become accessible.
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And what if Tamriel is complete? If Tamriel can become fully explored in ESO in the future, then there are still other continents waiting to be explored.
The planet Nirn, on which Tamriel is located, still offers the sunken realm of Yokuda in the west, the continent Aldmeris, and the land of Pyandonea in the south, Akavir in the east, and the icy Atmora in the north – at least those are the places that are known so far.
ESO could therefore still run for a very, very long time if Zenimax plans for you to be able to travel all of Nirn.
On Pokémon GO, the Valentine’s Day event 2021 starts this coming Sunday. For the first time, Somniam and Somnivora will appear in the game. In addition, remote raid passes will be given away. We will show you all the bonuses.
What’s new: Trainers have long known that Niantic will hold a Valentine’s Day event in Pokémon GO again in 2021. Now, on February 9, there are new details about it. The developers reveal that two new Pokémon will be activated in the game. These are Somniam and its evolution Somnivora. With a Einall Stone, you can evolve Somniam into Somnivora.
During the event, you can find Somniam-inspired avatar items in the shop
Additionally, certain Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild, raid bosses will change, egg contents will rotate, and a selected Pokémon can learn an exclusive attack.
Valentine’s Day 2021 in Pokémon GO – The Bonuses
When does it start? The kickoff for the Valentine’s Day event 2021 will be on Sunday, February 14, at 1:00 PM. The event will run until Thursday, February 18, at 8:00 PM. The times refer to local time.
The changes will then be active:
Where?
What?
Wild
Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Liebiskus, Somniam and with luck Barschwa
5-KM Eggs
Evoli, Pii, Fluffeluff, Togepi, Liebiskus, Somniam, Fleknoil and Waumboll.
Raids
Level 1: Trasla, Volbeat, Illumise, Barschwa, Somniam and Psiau Level 3: Togetic, Psiana, Nachtara, Guardevoir, Galagladi and Mamolida Level 5: Latias and Latios Mega: Mega-Tauboss, Mega-Garados and Mega-Ampharos
Collector’s Challenge
Rewards you with five silver Razz Berries, a Lucky Egg and an Egg Incubator
Shop
Free bundle with 3 remote raid passes
Gifts
Get exclusive stickers there
Special Attack: If you evolve Kirlie into Guardevoir or Galagladi, they can learn the attack Synchrolärm.
Moreover, selected field research will reward you with Pokémon such as Trasla, Volbeat, Illumise, Pandir with a heart pattern and Mamolida.
Also these bonuses: The event is themed around love, which also affects friendships among trainers. In addition to the changes mentioned above, the following bonuses will be active during the event:
Increased chance of becoming lucky friends
Increased chance of receiving lucky Pokémon during trades
Are you excited about the Valentine’s Day event? Let us know in the comments what bonuses you are most looking forward to.
In the coming weeks, there are still several events in the game that will bring changes – including the big Kanto Tour, which releases the Pokémon of the first generation as shinies.
Insiders from BioWare have revealed that an important decision is pending for Anthem. Will the coop shooter be revamped or is it the end?
The inglorious history of Anthem could now find an end – or the game could get another chance. In the coming days, it will be decided whether EA will simply scrap the shooter from BioWare or mobilize significant resources to carry out the revision.
Who said that? The statements come from an article from Bloomberg magazine by author Jason Schreier. He is known for having good connections in the gaming scene and frequently accesses insiders from various companies. He has already uncovered many internal matters from Activision Blizzard or dealt with intrigues at EA in articles. Since he has three anonymous contacts, all telling the same story, this account seems very likely to be true.
What was said? A small team of nearly 30 people has been working on Anthem Next at BioWare for quite a while. They aim to create important revisions to put the game back on the right track. After all, the core gameplay of Anthem works, just all the game systems around it do not.
Whether Anthem will make a return seems questionable.
According to Schreier’s report, there will be a meeting this week. Key figures from EA will review the latest internal version of “Anthem Next” and then decide how to proceed with the game. There are fundamentally two options to choose from:
Anthem will be scrapped. The project will be terminated, and thus “Anthem Next” will be stopped, resulting in an inglorious end for the game.
The development of Anthem Next will continue, and the team will be expanded to produce new content. Allegedly, the team would need to be tripled – meaning hiring at least 60 new people – to work on new content. This would likely be a significant investment.
Whether Anthem will continue to exist largely depends on how well the current work on Anthem Next is received by the executives and whether they see potential for future success of the game.
We will likely learn in the coming days whether Anthem will rise from its long slumber once more or seamlessly transitions into a state of suspension.
Would you be interested in a revamped Anthem? Or do you think that the project is no longer salvageable and the team should focus on other games?
After the mode Armored Royale recently rotated back into the playlist of Call of Duty: Warzone, it was already disabled after a few days. A bug made the entire experience quite unenjoyable.
Are you currently missing a mode in the game? With the Update 1.31, not only numerous secret changes for weapons were introduced a few days ago – the playlist in Battle Royale was also refreshed.
Since then, players have been able to enjoy the limited-time and generally quite popular mode Tank Royale (Armored Royale). At least, that’s how it was intended.
However, due to an annoying bug, the mode was far from fun for many, and now Armored Royale has ultimately been disabled by the developers.
Game-Breaking Bug Leads to Deactivation
What exactly was the issue? Bugs, glitches, and cheats are generally a troublesome topic in CoD Warzone – as seen recently with the recurring Stim Glitch. And now once again, a game-breaking bug caused trouble.
Shortly after Update 1.31, the so-called invisibility glitch (Invisibility Bug) was discovered in Armored Royale, which allowed players to become invisible and invulnerable to opponents.
The problem is that this bug is related to the turret of the armored truck, a central element of Armored Royale. The developers couldn’t simply remove the truck from the game to at least temporarily prevent the exploit, as had been done multiple times with the helicopters. Thus, after just a few days, the entire mode was deactivated.
This is what the developers say: Raven Software stated briefly on Twitter: “Tank Royale has been removed from the Warzone playlist while we investigate an issue that allows players to become invisible.”
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When the issue will be resolved and when players can enjoy Armored Royale again is currently unknown.
What exactly is Armored Royale? It is a special variant of Battle Royale. Each squad receives an armored truck with a turret and heavy armor. Team members can respawn as long as the truck is still intact. Once it’s destroyed, players cannot respawn anymore after dying. The last squad standing wins.
What about you? Have you also encountered unfair enemies exploiting the invisibility bug? Or are you currently not able to understand all the fuss? How do you view the current state of CoD Warzone? Let us know in the comments, along with other readers from MeinMMO.
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In Valheim brewing mead is an important feature for progress. The nectar of the gods grants you buffs that give you advantages in combat against the creatures of Nordic mythology. In the MeinMMO guide to fermentation, we explain which technologies and resources you need.
What is fermentation and how does it work: In Valheim, you can make different types of mead with the fermenter. Mead is one of the most important buff foods in Valheim. To make it, you need one of many possible mead mixtures. We explain how to create these and what you need for them.
Making and fermenting mead mixtures
How to make mead mixtures: To make mead, you need a cauldron and a fermenter. You can build both yourself, or you can use a friend’s equipment.
You make the mead mixture in the cauldron. After fermentation, you get delicious mead that grants you buffs.
The mead mixtures are crafted in the cauldron and then appear in your inventory. Visually, these resemble a filled soup bowl. You will learn three recipes relatively early. You will gain more recipes when you make your way to the swamp biome.
All mead recipes in Valheim
Mead mixture “Healthy”: Restores 50 health points over time. You will need:
10 x honey
5 x blueberries
10 x raspberries
1 x dandelion
Mead mixture “Very Healthy”: Restores 75 health points over time. You will need:
10 x honey
4 x blood bag
10 x raspberries
1 x dandelion
Mead mixture “Low Stamina”: Your stamina is restored by up to 80 points over a short time. You will need:
10 x honey
10 x raspberries
10 x yellow mushroom
Mead mixture “Medium Stamina”: Your stamina is restored by up to 160 points over a short time. You will need:
10 x honey
10 x cloudberries
10 x yellow mushroom
Mead mixture “Delicious”: Health regeneration is reduced by 50%, stamina regeneration is increased by 300%. You will need:
10 x honey
10 x raspberry
5 x blueberries
Mead mixture “Frost Resistance”: Immunity to “Freezing” and “Cold”. You will need:
10 x honey
5 x thistle
2 x blood bag
1 x gray dwarf eye
Mead mixture “Poison Resistance”: Reduces poison damage by 75%. You will need:
10 x honey
5 x thistle
1 x nix tail
10 x coal
Barley wine mixture “Fire Resistance”: Reduces fire damage by 50%. You will need:
10 x barley
10 x cloudberries
Resistance mead is useful for exploring new biomes like the mountains. You must have found each ingredient at least once, meaning it must have been in your inventory. After that, it will be available for crafting at the cauldron.
Fermenting mead: After you have made mead mixtures in the cauldron, you put them in the fermenter. Press “E” when you stand in front of it to start the fermentation process. Making mead takes some time. It is advisable to build several fermenters if you want to produce mead in large quantities. One batch of mead consists of six units.
The mead mixture is added to the fermenter. After a while, you will receive six units of mead.
Why mead is so important: Mead grants you buffs in combat. When fighting bosses and mobs, the buffs can be decisive in terms of victory or defeat. So, always take enough mead with you on your journeys in the world of Valheim.
Unlike in comparable survival games, you cannot starve in Valheim. However, the higher the quality and variety of the food, the more health points and stamina you will receive. Once you have summoned and defeated the first boss “Eikthyr”, Valheim will become a real challenge. You will only make progress if you bring the right equipment and buff food with you on your travels.
To make mead, you need a cauldron and a fermenter. You will learn both once you have smelted the first tin and bronze bars and collected fine wood.
To craft the cauldron, you need 10 x tin and the forge
How to obtain bronze in Valheim: After you have summoned and defeated Eikthyr, you can craft a pickaxe. There are copper and tin deposits in the dark forest biome. Mine these and build a smelter and a charcoal kiln.
For these two buildings, you will need Surtling cores. You can find these in burial chambers scattered throughout dark forests. Bring good weapons and a torch, as the chambers are dark and full of skeletons and ghosts.
In the smelter, you will craft copper and tin bars. Then, build a forge, which allows you to craft bronze.
How to obtain fine wood in Valheim: You obtain fine wood from birch and oak trees. You can fell these with a bronze axe. You craft the bronze axe at the forge. To make it, you need:
4 x wood
8 x bronze
2 x leather scraps
Once you have tin, bronze and fine wood, you can build the cauldron and the fermenter. The cauldron must be placed over a fire pit.
Finding ingredients to make mead in Valheim
How to obtain the ingredients for mead: To make the three starter mead mixtures, you need five ingredients: honey, blueberries, raspberries, dandelion, and yellow mushrooms.
How to make honey in Valheim: To make honey, you need a beehive. For this, you need wood and a queen bee. If you destroy wild beehives, they will drop honey and a queen bee as loot. Look for ruins and abandoned houses in the meadows; they often contain wild beehives that can easily be destroyed with ranged weapons. Alternatively, build a workbench near the ruin and use the hammer to destroy the structures around the beehive. This will cause it to fall, allowing you to collect the loot easily.
Once you have built the beehive, it will automatically produce honey. Regularly check the inventory of the beehive and gather the honey.
Mead or honey wine: Beekeeping is the first step to making mead in Valheim.
Where to find blueberries and raspberries in Valheim: In the meadows, you will find numerous bushes with raspberries. You can find blueberries in the dark forest. You can pick both berries directly from the bushes.
Where to find dandelions and yellow mushrooms in Valheim: Dandelions are very common in the meadow biome. The small plants are easy to overlook, so search the ground very carefully. Yellow mushrooms can be found in troll caves and burial chambers in the dark forest.
From mead to berry jam
Many players discover berry jam along with mead and fermentation. It is worthwhile as an alternative to mushrooms for food buffs and is also made in the cauldron.
Berry jam is not only delicious but also grants you additional healing for 20 minutes.
Unlike mead, it does not need to be fermented. To make it, you need eight raspberries and eight blueberries. You will receive four servings of berry jam, each restoring 2 HP per tick for 20 minutes.
What you still need to know about Valheim
Valheim has started very successfully in Early Access on Steam and has even temporarily surpassed ARK in player numbers. In this mystical land, you try to gain the favor of the gods. As a Norseman, you fight against powerful bosses and must prove that you are the strongest warrior.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there will soon be a new Valentine’s Day skin. You can secure the Heart skin in a tournament before it appears in the Item Shop. We will show you how you can get the ‘Heart’ for free.
What is a skin? Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Fortnite with the ‘Wild Hearts’ event. During this time, new skins will appear that spread a lot of love. The Heart outfit is also included and is coming to the shop for the first time.
If you want to secure the skin earlier than everyone else and for free, you can prove yourself in a tournament. That way you can flaunt your new outfit.
‘Heart’ is the new skin that can be won in the tournament
How to get the Heart skin for free
To earn the skin for free, you must participate in the ‘Wild Hearts’ Cup. We will show you how to join and what conditions must be met.
When does the Cup take place? The duo tournament named ‘Wild Hearts’ will take place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
You have 3 hours to play a total of 10 matches and collect as many points as possible. In duos, you will compete against your opponents in ‘normal’ rounds.
What do you need to do? Since this is a duo tournament, you will first need a partner to participate with you. However, everyone who wants to join the Cup must meet these conditions:
Important: These conditions apply to both duo partners participating in the tournament and must be fulfilled by both.
Before you participate in the tournament, you must have set up the 2-Factor Authentication
What are the rewards?
What can you win for free? Those who prove themselves in the Cup will again receive a skin for free. As mentioned above, the Heart set can be won in this Cup. It includes:
The ‘Heart’ outfit
The back accessory ‘Dynamic Heart’
Only the players who rank among the top 1,750 will receive the skin set for free and before everyone else.
Can you also get the skin outside of the tournament? If you do not rank among the top 1,750 players, you still have a chance at the Heart. The skin will then appear later in the Item Shop and will be available to all players. But then you will have to pay for it.
Genshin Impact can be played on PC, PS4, PS5, iOS, and Android. But what about crossplay and cross-save? We at MeinMMO will tell you.
What does Genshin Impact offer? The RPG offers you crossplay. If you’re playing Genshin Impact on PlayStation 4, your group can consist of players who are online at the same time on PC or smartphone. This applies to all platforms, although on PS5, you can only access the game through backward compatibility.
Cross-save, on the other hand, is only available to a limited extent:
Your account is tied to an email, so you can use the same account on PC and smartphone.
Only the PS4/PS5 is separate from this. Here, you log in via your PSN account. However, there is cross-save between the two consoles.
Additionally, there are fundamental requirements and restrictions when it comes to forming a group.
Requirements for co-op: While there is generally the possibility to play together in co-op and through crossplay, there are two restrictions:
Firstly, all players must be on the same server. Therefore, you can only play with other European players if you’re from Europe. On PC and smartphone, you can theoretically switch your server, but you must start from scratch again. On PlayStation, your server is assigned to you via PSN.
Secondly, all players must have reached adventure rank 16. This is a mandatory requirement for the multiplayer in Genshin Impact.
If you want to play with other players, you only need their ID. You can add this to your friends list and simply invite them to a group from there.
You can be in co-op with up to 4 players.
These restrictions exist in co-op: The multiplayer in Genshin Impact differs when playing from the classic version:
If you are playing Genshin Impact in a two-person group, each of you can take on two characters.
In a three-person group, the group leader can still control two characters, while the other two players can only control one each.
And in a four-person party, each member of the group plays exactly one character.
Furthermore, in special contents like dungeons, there can only be one character of each type in the group.
Moreover, players who are not the group leader have restrictions on their actions. For example, they cannot open chests or complete story missions.
Preventing co-op with other platforms: In the settings of Genshin, under the subsection “Other,” there is an option “Allow only players from [Platform X] for multiplayer mode.” This option is set to “No” by default but can theoretically be activated.
Are you using Genshin Impact’s multiplayer or do you prefer to go solo? And on which platform do you play the most?
The warrior DesMephisto also rocks with the gamepad in WoW. He has achieved a tough achievement that many others fail at.
Hand on heart. World of Warcraft with a PS4 controller or an Xbox gamepad is somehow not the best choice. But there are always some players who prove that it can be better than just “acceptable”.
Who is that? DesMephisto has been gaining more and more attention in recent years. On one hand, he loves the warrior class above all and has several dozen warriors – one for each race and both genders. On the other hand, he collects money for good causes and entertains many people with his streams. The streams are always cheerful and full of good mood.
What has he achieved? Mephisto has now revealed on Twitter that he completed the achievement “Keystone Master” in Shadowlands. This achievement requires players to complete all dungeons at the Mythic+15 difficulty level within the time limit. The achievement rewards a nice mount and is one of the usual prestige achievements of a season.
Anyone who thinks “So what? Many have achieved that …” is right and wrong at the same time. Because DesMephisto did not control his warrior with the keyboard, but with a gamepad.
How did he do it? Since Shadowlands, WoW supports controller input on its own, but with some addons, the experience can be even better. Many buttons need to be double mapped, such as using modifiers like the shoulder buttons.
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DesMephisto explained that some things were more challenging with the gamepad. Quickly getting out of harmful area effects is more cumbersome, as you often need to turn the character a bit with the sticks – with the mouse, that would be a single, jerky motion.
However, it was relatively easy to stay close to mobs and use the sticks to align your position behind them. With a bit of practice, it was said to be even easier than with mouse and keyboard.
What do you think of this achievement? Cool thing and impressive? Or not particularly special and easy to replicate?
In the new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, Endwalker, two new jobs will be playable. Here’s what we already know about them.
In a special stream for the addon, two new jobs were announced that will be available with Endwalker in autumn 2021. There will be a new healer class and a new physical melee fighter.
The Sage
This is the new healer: The Sage will be the 4th healer job in FFXIV:
Weapon: Noulith
Type: Shield healer
Required class: none
Starting level: 70
Location: The starting quest that unlocks the Sage will be located in Limsa Lominsa
You can watch the gameplay trailer for the Sage here:
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This is how the Sage’s gameplay will be: In battle, the Sage uses his weapon Noulith to keep the group alive. It consists of 4 ether-charged “staffs” that float around the character, and through them, he directs his abilities.
The Sages will be able to briefly “manipulate” their magical abilities or change them in battle to make them stronger.
In the reveal, Director Yoshida referred to the Sage as a “shield healer.” This means that he will have the ability to protect the group with shields and minimize incoming damage, similar to the Scholar.
However, the way the Sage uses his shields is said to differ from the Scholar. Yoshida stated this in an interview with the Japanese website 2chblog:
The key point to note here is the difference in player experience. While both the Scholar and the Sage will be shield healers, the approach and the specifics of barrier usage for the two jobs will be different.
Director Yoshida
Concept and CGI artworks of the Sage
The Second Secret Job
What we know about the second job: While the Sage was thoroughly covered in the Endwalker announcement, the second new job remains a secret. However, there are some details that are known about it.
First, it will fill the role of the physical melee fighter in the group, which means the same role as Ninja, Monk, Dragoon, and Samurai. In an interview with 2chblog, Yoshida explained that the new melee fighter will wear the same armor class as the Dragoon.
If we only look at the various [armor] slots, the Dragoon is in a unique position. It makes sense, therefore, that we start here and decided to take a melee fighter as our second new job.
Director Yoshida
The Dragoon is currently the only job that wears the armor class with the suffix “of the Mutilation.” The new melee fighter would fill this gap in Endwalker.
Speculations: Following the announcement that there would be two new jobs, the community immediately jumped into speculations. As always, all eyes were on the t-shirts that Director Yoshida wore during the presentation and the producer stream afterward.
In the past, his shirts have provided hints about classes that came with new addons. The fact that the new melee fighter belongs to the armor class of Mutilation led players to speculate about jobs like Mystic Knight, Reaper, or Sword Saint (via reddit).
When will we know more? The reveal of the second new job will take a little longer. The digital fan festival will take place on May 15 and 16, where further information about the new expansion Endwalker will be released. This will also include details about the new mysterious melee fighter job.
What are your speculations about the job? Are you speculating along or would you rather be surprised?
Until the digital fan fest, you can check out all the information about the new expansion Endwalker here:
In Call of Duty: Warzone, there is currently a tactic circulating that allows you to eliminate an opponent with one melee hit. But what is behind it?
This is the problem: Clips are currently circulating about Call of Duty: Warzone that show powerful melee hits. Players suspect that the melee hits are much too strong. They take out players with just one hit, even when targets have full armor and health. Now there’s speculation about whether this is a bug or intentional.
Are these strong melee hits intentional?
This is shown: On reddit, a player named callohh asks if anyone can explain his clip. The embedded video shows a player in the warehouse who observed an opponent during a kill. The player wanted to take advantage of his surprise moment, slipped through the open shelf, and found himself directly facing the opponent.
Callohh managed to fire 6 shots from his LMG but was then overwhelmed by melee hits. In the hectic video, it looks like his opponent only needed a single hit to take him down. Normally, you would need four melee hits against a target with full armor and health, as is the case in Callohh’s video.
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What could be the reason? In the comments of the reddit thread, players share their speculations about how this kill could have happened.
It might just be one of many bugs in CoD: Warzone that is responsible for the overpowering attack.
User CrMars97 speculates (via reddit): “I think I have an answer. Apparently, there is some sort of combo system. When you hit four times, you can see that the fourth attack is with the elbow. Apparently, this elbow hit is always a one-hit kill. The game is totally bugged, and this MMA champion elbow hit happens more often than it should.”
User -Arhael- (via reddit) points out a mechanic: There seems to be a critical hit in the game that can one-shot 300-HP targets. It is referred to as Nosebreaker. The weapons that can critically hit in melee include all firearms, Kali sticks, and the Riot Shield.
A YouTuber has been shot in the USA during a “Prank” video. He approached a group of strangers in Nashville, Tennessee, with a butcher’s knife. One of the men felt threatened, grabbed a gun, and fired. The YouTuber died. Apparently, the shooter is not expected to face any charges.
This is how the YouTuber lost his life: As reported by several US outlets, 20-year-old YouTuber Timothy Wilks died on Friday. He was planning a “Robbery Prank” for his YouTube channel: He wanted to stage a robbery, terrify a group of passersby, and then post their reaction online.
He and a friend approached a group of strangers with butcher knives. They had no idea that this was supposed to be just a joke for YouTube. A 23-year-old man, whom Wilks had chosen as his victim, pulled a gun and shot the supposed attacker. His friend was uninjured.
This took place in a parking lot in front of a trampoline park in Nashville, Tennessee.
Will the shooter be held accountable? Probably not. At the moment, no one has been charged for the death of the 20-year-old. The police say they are conducting further investigations to determine whether the man acted in self-defense.
It is reported that the 23-year-old man stated to the police: He shot to protect himself and others.
Tennessee law allows residents of the US state to possess and carry a weapon – for self-defense reasons.
The law even states that a person has no obligation to retreat but may use deadly force as long as they are acting lawfully and are in a place where they are allowed to be.
The freelance journalist Roger Fregoso shared images of the crime scene on Facebook. (Source: Facebook)
YouTube Pranks are getting crazier
What are “Pranks”? Pranks used to be harmless jokes that Paola and Kurt Felix used to do with celebrities on “Verstehen Sie Spaß?” Or for the younger ones: Pranks used to be harmless jokes that Ashton Kutcher did on MTV in “Punk’d.”
On YouTube, this is now taking absurd forms, and the pranks are getting more extreme just to garner attention.
In Germany, the YouTuber ApoRed threw a bag in front of a group of passersby in front of a sparkasse in Hamburg in 2016, shouting “You all have 30 seconds, run if your life is worth anything!” He faked a terrorist attack and was legally charged for it.
YouTuber Wilks apparently wanted to give his fans the thrill of showing how people react when they are put in fear for their lives by approaching them with a butcher knife.
With such prank videos, some YouTubers have become stars in the past. However, the videos have always been controversial. Comments under such videos often read: “Does someone have to die before you realize how hollow this is?”
That has now happened. A journalist on the scene wrote: This is a tragic incident. In a moment, two families were destroyed.
We reported on a similarly extreme case on MeinMMO at Christmas 2017. An innocent person was shot in a “swatting incident.” Two Call of Duty players had a dispute, and one decided to send a police SWAT team to the other’s house. Unfortunately, he had the wrong address:
The new survival game Valheim has made a strong start on Steam. Thousands of players are already playing, and MeinMMO author and survival expert Benedict Grothaus has taken a look at it. He is enthusiastic about Valheim and explains why it is so well received.
What is Valheim? The new survival game launched on February 2 on PC in early access on Steam. You play as a Viking who fights for the favor of the Norse gods in the titular world Valheim after your death.
In doing so, you must ensure your survival, gather resources, explore the world, and search for and kill powerful monsters and even bosses. Essentially, Valheim is something like Minecraft meets Dark Souls.
The graphics of the new game are somewhat unconventional and not necessarily up-to-date. Pixels and polygons greet you and remind you of games from 10 to 20 years ago. Nevertheless, the game captivated me for many hours right from the first weekend.
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The launch trailer for Valheim. Not the most modern graphics, but top-notch gameplay.
I played for this long: On the first weekend after release, I played Valheim for over 25 hours. About 20 of those hours were spent on solo play with exploration and getting to know the world. I played another 5 hours in co-op with three other players.
This is the start in Valheim: After being dropped off in Valheim by a Valkyrie, Odins ravens Hugin and Munin appear and explain the game – or at least the basics.
Through them, you learn fundamental mechanics such as gathering food and resources, building structures, exploring, and combat. At the beginning, it is crucial to listen to them and read carefully what they have to say.
The start itself is quite similar to any survival game:
you search for food
you gather wood and stones for the first tools and the first house
with simple weapons, you hunt your first prey and craft armor and advanced items
you explore your surroundings and gradually venture further away from home
An important point in Valheim is that you only learn what you discover yourself. New recipes are only available when you collect new resources. With the first stones and wood, you learn about building components, and with the first metals, better weapons. Therefore, you must keep exploring in Valheim.
How hard is survival? In terms of the pure survival aspect of Valheim, it is somewhat different from classic survival games. You don’t need food and water to survive. Meat and the like only grant you buffs. You cannot starve, but you do increase your maximum health and stamina for a limited time when you eat.
You can prepare delicious food at the fire or later in pots. On the bottom left, you can see your buffs – I currently have an empty stomach.
Instead, the constant battle against the world is the real threat to life. Mythical beings repeatedly attack you, and you must hold your ground against trolls, skeletons, and tree beings to progress. Valheim also offers conditions that make survival harder, such as:
moisture and cold that slow your regeneration
exhaustion and freezing that slowly kill you
smoke poisoning when you light a fire in enclosed spaces
As such, it becomes more important to pay attention to where and when you are out and about than to what provisions you have in your pockets. But that is also the right solution, considering the importance of exploration.
Problems with English? Valheim is fully playable in German. Most items have already been officially translated, and only here and there will you find English terms. Despite early access, the developers have already done a good job.
Exploration is not optional
This is how progress works: In Valheim, you only progress when you discover new things. Whether it’s a new type of wood, a new metal, or a rare item from a dungeon or a boss.
When you pick up new items, you often learn recipes through that item that you can craft. However, many new resources can only be found in areas you still need to discover.
How do I progress in the game? Valheim offers different biomes with different resources and challenges. If you want to progress in the game, you must visit all of them and face increasingly tougher enemies. So far, there are:
Meadows – where you usually start
Dark Forests – slightly harder regions
Swamps – significantly harder regions
widespread plains
mountains that are full of snow where you quickly freeze
oceans that can only be sailed by ship
In development are also foglands, ashlands, and the northern highlands. Some existing biomes can only be reached or truly utilized if you have previously mastered challenges in other areas.
This is what the part I have revealed looks like.
This is how large the revealed part is in relation to the entire map.
Dungeons and Bosses – Strong PvE
Each biome has a boss associated with it. The bosses drop special items that either allow you to learn new crafting recipes or unlock certain objects and areas.
This way, you can usually mine new items that you previously lacked the ability or tool for. Only by doing so will you become stronger. Theoretically, you could also explore the world naked, but you won’t survive long that way.
Additionally, there are scattered in the world dungeons like troll caves or burial chambers that you can loot for further resources. Valheim continuously pushes you to explore every area and dare to proceed.
The giant deer Eikthyr is the first boss you kill.
All of this intertwines into the story that begins with the start of Valheim: You are to prove yourself worthy as Odin’s warrior in the fight against his enemies. And you are only worthy if you can hold your ground against all the bosses in Valheim. However, we have not yet seen the end of the story.
Valheim with Others – Co-op and Multiplayer
Here’s how Valheim plays in co-op: You don’t have to explore the dangerous world of Valheim alone. In co-op on a local or rented server, you can play with others at any time.
You can either keep your character or create a new one. The process is the same in co-op as it is in solo play. You typically start in the meadows and begin your journey from there, searching for resources and fighting bosses.
Is it better with other players? The major advantage of co-op is that you can share a building spot and accommodation, requiring less space. Additionally, fights become easier when you tackle enemies as a group.
Moreover, the powerful buffs from the bosses apply to every player in the vicinity. They actually have a cooldown of 20 minutes – with multiple players, you can simply chain them together.
It’s easier to fight together in Valheim.
In itself, Valheim in co-op is neither better nor worse than solo. It is simply different. If you like building, exploring, and fighting with your friends, you should play together. If you prefer to discover the world at your own pace or follow the story and progress, you’re well served alone too.
Is there PvP? Valheim features “consensual PvP”. This means you can turn PvP on and off in your inventory at any time. Players can only kill each other if both have PvP activated.
This way, you can not be “griefed” easily by other players – that is, have your fun spoiled. This aspect distinctly sets Valheim apart from many other survival games like Rust, where toxic behavior is commonplace.
Conclusion: Valheim is good, but not finished yet
Keep in mind during this test that I have only played for about 25 hours, and many players overall have only seen the first bosses and a small part of the world so far. We cannot yet say how strong the “endgame” will be and what all there is to do.
Valheim is still in development, and many systems are not yet refined, are being upgraded, or expanded. Whether this will improve or worsen it remains to be seen.
So far, Valheim is, however, a top-notch survival game that can impress despite or perhaps because of its rather simple graphics. Even weaker systems can handle it, making it accessible to a broad player base.
If you’re interested in more about Valheim, you might also find this appealing:
It is a demanding survival game that connects classic elements like survival and building with an innovative progress system and exciting combat. At the same time, griefers have little to no chance, which spares Valheim some weaknesses of other major survival titles. Anyone who enjoys the genre should take a look at it.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
