In Destiny 2 today, on January 15th, the mysterious Xur is visiting. Where will the exotic vendor with the noodle face set up shop this time? And what exotics does he have for you this weekend? Read here everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
All info on Xur on January 15, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
It’s Xur time: Today, Xur comes, as usual, at 6:00 PM. He appears on a random planet and offers his exotic goods to the Guardians there. He will disappear again at the weekly reset on January 19, at 6:00 PM.
What does Xur have on offer this time?
What does Xur have for sale? Does the exotic vendor have gear with high total values available this weekend? Or a coveted exotic weapon? As always, he brings a random weapon exotic and one exotic armor piece for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks each.
MeinMMO examines his inventory and reveals what he is selling.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You can find the noodle face this weekend in the Tower at the Hangar.
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from January 15 to January 19 – Overview of all exotics
Weapon: Arbalest – Linear fusion rifle for 29 legendary shards
In Fortnite there is a companion that can really mess up your game. Players are already calling for a fix from the developers. Because currently, he can determine victory or defeat.
What is it about? A significant part of Fortnite: Battle Royale are the cosmetic items that you can buy. Some are directly included as free rewards in the Battle Pass, others you receive only if you have purchased the Battle Pass, and others are only available for real money in the shop.
Whoever reaches level 100 in the Season 5 Battle Pass in Fortnite unlocks the outfit for the Mandalorian and also receives the companion “The Child” – Baby Yoda. Players have now noticed that Yoda sometimes moves during the game in such a way that your view is obstructed. If this happens during a duel with an opponent, you will most likely miss your shot.
Players wish that this bug is fixed urgently.
The bug with Baby Yoda
This is what it looks like: On reddit, user SweggyBoi shows how the problem manifests in the game. He writes to his clip, “Sometimes you can’t see where you’re aiming when using the ‘The Child’ companion. Either make him transparent while aiming, or move him more to the left …”
In the video, it quickly becomes clear how The Child obstructs the player’s view. When the player crouches and aims, the cosmetic item obstructs visibility.
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What do the players say about it? The problem is actively discussed on reddit. One player writes, “That’s probably Pay2Lose,” the opposite of Pay2Win, since you can only unlock the companion if you have bought the Season 5 Battle Pass in Fortnite . So currently, you pay for a potential disadvantage in the game.
Others respond:
“For this reason, I don’t use back bling. Except for capes, which just hang down”
“Something similar happened to me with the back bling of Rocket Raccoon and Iron Man”
So maybe equip another back bling first, so this bug doesn’t bother you.
In FIFA 21 the new POTM is ready. Lars Stindl from Borussia Mönchengladbach is the new Player of the Month. But the card has a big problem.
This is the POTM December: Like every month, there is a new “Player of the Month” card from the Bundesliga in FIFA 21. This time, Lars Stindl has secured the award retrospectively for the month of December and is now available in the game.
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This is how you get POTM Stindl: The card can be obtained as usual through a special POTM SBC. Two parts need to be completed:
The Gladbach SBC with a Gladbach player, a TOTW player, and an 82 rating
The Bundesliga SBC with an 83-rated team
Both SBCs cost about 20,000 coins if you have no SBC fodder left in the club. Overall, it is significantly cheaper than past POTM SBCs. However, the card has a decisive flaw.
Speed in FIFA 21 is too important
This is the problem: In total, the card actually has strong values that could make Stindl very dangerous offensively. Shooting, dribbling, passing – all good. But in the speed area, the card only has a 67, which is very, very low in the speed-focused game of FIFA 21.
Strong values in offense – just not in speed
Even Stindl’s gold and inform cards had issues with the speed problem, as EA Sports set the pace value very low at the basic version of the card. In order to raise the original 59 value to a high level, several upgrades are necessary. The problem: cards with low speed simply have a significant disadvantage – which likely explains the lower price of the SBC.
Thus, the card remains rather neglected in terms of FIFA meta and is more for fans of the player or Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Currently, the voting for the TOTY in FIFA 21 is ongoing, for which Stindl is also nominated. Perhaps a Team-of-the-Year card could bring a sufficient speed upgrade? However, the chances are probably low given the competition in midfield.
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MeinMMO author Maik Schneider discovered the survival game Raft over the holidays in 2020 and invested nearly 30 hours into it within 3 sessions. He shows you what the raft game has to offer and why it is already worth it, despite being in Early Access.
What kind of co-op hidden gem is this? Raft is a survival game on Steam that has been available in Early Access since May 2018. Dedicated survival players have probably been aware of the game for a while, but I only got to the ocean adventure over the holidays in 2020. If you haven’t heard of it yet, but are constantly looking for good co-op titles, you should give it a look.
You start in Raft on a small wooden raft, held above water by a few plastic pieces. You have a hook on a rope in your hand to pull debris, which is urgently needed material, onto your 2×2 meter living foundation. On your way across seemingly endless waters, you expand your raft, explore islands, gather resources, and experience a story on quest islands that provide you with new technologies for your dream raft. Survival mechanics keep you on your toes with hunger, thirst, and the looming threat of death.
The game is still in development and the last major update came in October 2020 – Chapter 2. But even now, the small survival title is worth its 20 euros to me. It’s been a while since a game captivated me so much that I played it for 30 hours in 3 sessions. But Raft has managed to make the gameplay so engaging that time flies by. Particularly fun are:
Great base building – You can continuously expand your raft and build nice houses
Fair resource distribution – Hard work is suitably rewarded in the game
Exciting story – The campaign quests are large and exciting
I will introduce you to the game, show you why it’s worth it right now, and explain why I think this title can be trusted to be completed even after almost 3 years in Early Access.
About the author: Although he currently spends a lot of time in Call of Duty, Maik is open to many genres and survival is among his favorites.
It all started with Minecraft, where he is currently building a highly complex train station again. But titles like ARK, Conan: Exiles, 7 Days to Die, Rimworld, and Terraria have also entertained Maik for many hours.
The best part of a survival game is usually the base building for him. Whether it’s beautiful, functional, zombie-proof, or just huge – once he knows how the building tool works, there’s always some construction site somewhere.
Raft combines survival with a fresh setting and story elements
How does the game work?We started in the middle of the ocean on a small raft with a size of 4 foundations. A hook was supposed to help us gather debris to expand the vessel. After we helplessly watched a shark nibble a quarter of our raft and the hunger and thirst indicators quickly dwindled, it became clear to us: This is a hardcore survival title.
When we visited the first small landmass, panic briefly broke out. No one had enough resources for an anchor, and the raft was drifting away. The islands offered new raw materials that we couldn’t get just by collecting debris. Gradually, the situation stabilized, and with nearly every new raw material, a blueprint was unlocked that we could learn or use immediately.
After a long story quest, the raft gets rebuilt.
Once the technologies were exhausted, we followed the story. Our shiny new navigation console guided us to a quest island that we explored thoroughly and with complete motivation. There are currently 5 of these story islands in the game. We spent some hours here to complete the quests. During the quest, there were notes that told a story, new enemies, small jumping puzzles, and fresh technologies to explore. Each quest area had its own style, providing a unique environment in the game.
This way, Raft continuously unfolded. We analyzed most new raw materials and components on the research table, thereby expanding our gear arsenal or gaining new building options for our raft. Meanwhile, we took care of material and food supplies to prepare for the next big quest island.
The quest environments are unique and exciting.
Good resource balance meets quest content
What makes Raft special?At first glance: the setting. Instead of solid ground, you only have a somewhat solid raft under your feet, and a large part of the game world is water surface.
Additionally, there is the for me very pleasant resource balance – the game distributes its resources fairly. You don’t get anything for free, but if you stay engaged the game quickly rewards good work. If you let something slide, it quickly becomes noticeable, and before you know it, the entire crew is already waiting by the grill for the next batch of fish.
You constantly have to restock – even from your own llamas.
As a culmination of the satisfying resource loop, there is the story on top. I was totally surprised by the complexity of the story missions and the adventures you can experience there. The newly unlocked technologies in the story led us to spend hours drifting across the sea and approaching islands to farm materials.
Why is it so captivating?The entire mix just works. You work on your raft, do a bit of fishing, go to islands for a material tour, and look forward to the next story mission. The whole material-technology loop constantly motivates, and there is always something to do. Thus, I ended up with my two co-players with over 30 hours of gameplay in 3 sessions.
By the end of the story, it took a while to walk across the raft.
Raft unfortunately has an abrupt ending
What is the problem? In contrast to ARK or Conan, Raft is more or less done with the conclusion of the campaign.
For me, the motivating advancement of the game is tied to new items and technologies that are added throughout the campaign. When this supply dwindles, my motivation decreases as well, because I can only do more of the same instead of discovering or experiencing new things.
Even though I still wanted to play the game after 30 hours, it was over with the end of the currently last story mission. Until the next update. However, dedicated raft builders prove that it can also go differently, and you can certainly invest significantly more time into the ocean adventure:
Raft is far from finished – but it can already be worth it
Why is the Early Access title worth it? After the update for “Chapter 2,” there is a decent amount of content in the game for a 20 euro “Early Access” title. There were hardly any bugs to discover during gameplay, and the gameplay is genuinely motivating and well thought out. I really enjoyed Raft.
Even now, after the first run, I find the costs for the game absolutely justified. Together with friends, the co-op experience is an exciting adventure and thanks to the large story elements and fair resource balance, it is worth a look not only for survival players.
On Twitter, the developers have already clarified that they are working on “Chapter 3.” Although it is not yet known how long it will take, as soon as the update is released, I will start a new round with my crew and immerse myself in the ocean adventure for a few evenings and nights.
If you are interested in the title, consider whether this is also an option for you. While you currently only get an incomplete story, Raft already offers many hours of exciting content. Fans of MMOs with base building, like me, will definitely get their money’s worth.
A beautiful and simultaneously functional house – the dream of every base builder.
Almost 3 years of Early Access – Will Raft ever be finished?
What about the ongoing development? Raft has been in Early Access on Steam for more than two and a half years and receives irregular smaller or larger updates. Development actually began back in 2016. With such long testing and development phases, one should always be skeptical about how much of the game can still be expected or whether there will be a long time between larger updates.
The developers communicate through the Raft Twitter account and publish dev blogs on Steam and their homepage to keep players updated. According to the Raft homepage, the team consists of 8 people who work together in the small development studio “Redbeet Interactive” from Sweden on the co-op game.
At the moment, it seems that development is progressing well. On Twitter, the developers assured that they are working on “Chapter 3” and that they are currently working on a juice machine (via Twitter), which is supposed to be newly added to the game. I anticipate further updates in the future and also a completion of the game. However, how long this will take is still uncertain.
Raft is taking its time in its development. But it is steadily progressing.
What has been announced so far? In an AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the dev blog from November (via Steam), the developers gave a further look into upcoming content:
Chapter 3 brings at least 2 new quest islands
Jellyfish and anglerfish as new underwater creatures
New biomes for regular islands
More deep-sea content
New and revised cooking recipes
More devices for automation
Smaller events for holidays
All in all, Raft is already a great co-op fun. A hidden gem for everyone who doesn’t know the raft game yet. For the rest, it probably comes as no surprise that the ocean adventure has long deserved its place on our list of the best survival games. I am definitely looking forward to the next sleepless sessions with “Chapter 3”.
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Nintendo consoles have always had sports games. But a fan has now created a concept that looks like the perfect sports game for Switch players.
This is how sports works at Nintendo: Sports games, corresponding accessories and the Nintendo consoles have already had a longer, intensive relationship. Just think of Wii Sports or Wii Sports Resort, where players had to complete small sports games in front of the TV using the remote control. Or Wii Fit, where the balance board provided some sweaty experiences.
Recently, the game Ring Fit Adventure has prevailed on the Switch. It comes with the so-called Ring Con, which allows players to exercise through a fitness fantasy adventure. You then defeat various monsters through athletic effort – and the Ring Con can demand a lot from you over time.
The fan Mike Choi has now used this controller and a lot of creativity to create a new sports device using the Switch: the Labo Fit Adventure Kart. He demonstrated what it looks like in a short version on Twitter:
This is how it all works: As you can see in the video, Choi has built a setup that makes it possible to control Mario Kart through pure physical movements. Steering is done with the Ring Con, and items are activated by pressing the ring. If you want to hold onto an item, you have to keep holding it until you need it – anyone who has pressed the Ring Con before will know that this can be quite challenging over time.
Choi accelerates using a connected fitness bike (or “Bike-Con,” as he calls it in his video). Choi is really pedaling hard – and at a certain point, his kart then accelerates in the game. So if you want to drive fast consistently, you have to pedal quite a lot. It looks strenuous, but also quite fun and would probably be great as a party game.
This is made possible by a small module that Choi has created: the “TAPBO” (for which Choi even designed a small amiibo) includes the Joy-Con, receives signals from the other devices, and translates them into button inputs. According to Choi, this is just a concept, but the prototype is said to work. You can see what it looks like here in a longer and humorous video:
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How well does it all work? In the video, Choi shows his creation in an online duel against other Mario Kart players. The game is controllable, but don’t expect many victories: The controls are relatively inaccurate, or difficult to implement. Also, the car stops moving when you stop pedaling – so no breaks are allowed.
Choi also shows the controller in action in Smash Bros., where he can effectively only use two buttons – which is definitely not enough. He himself refers to it as a “tactical disadvantage” – but this project is also not really about winning. What is clear is: Anyone who takes a few rounds in Kart with this controller is likely to get quite fit in a few weeks.
In Destiny 2, players have been complaining about the token system since 2017. In Season 13, the way you rank up and what rewards are available will change.
Here’s how you’ll earn glory soon: Destiny 2 fundamentally changes how you rank up with NPCs like Lord Shaxx. Instead of shoving tokens down the throats of activity vendors, you will level up automatically – you will gain reputation just for playing the respective activity.
Bungie is changing how rewards work with NPCs.
You will find a kind of mini-season pass with the vendors.
When you reach certain ranks, specific rewards will await you (these are supposed to change every season).
Once you have reached the maximum rank with an NPC, you can reset the rank – similar to now, for example, with 2,000 valor points in the Crucible.
After the first reset, different rewards will await you.
The rewards for reaching certain valor points (or infamy) still exist. However, you will now collect them from the respective vendor – they no longer clog up the entire screen for 10 seconds.
This is the old token system: Players loot weapons, armor, or resources during their adventures in Destiny 2, but also tokens. They primarily earn these marks in so-called core activities (strikes, Gambit, PvP). If you bring a certain amount of tokens to the corresponding NPC of the activity, you will rank up and receive a random legendary item in exchange.
In this example, the Guardian is rank 17 with Lord Shaxx – next awaits an Ascendant Shard
These rewards are available in Season 13: For your rank increases, you will be rewarded with rare materials and a few cosmetics.
Rank 4: 3x Upgrade Modules
Rank 7: 3x Enhancement Cores
Rank 10: seasonal ritual shader (3x enhancement cores after the first rank reset)
Rank 13: 2x Enhancement Prisms
Rank 16: seasonal ritual emblem (2x enhancement prisms after the first rank reset)
For a reset: Ascendant Shard (Exotic Engram after the first reset)
Additionally, a legendary engram awaits per rank-up, and among the rewards of the mini-season pass, there will also be a highly sought-after Primus Engram.
When Season 13 starts in February 2021, the new rank system with Shaxx (Crucible) and the Drifter (Gambit) will be active. The transition with Zavala (Strikes) will occur in a later season.
What happens to the old tokens? Players have accumulated various tokens by the thousands. However, there is no longer a place for the unloved marks in the new rank-up system.
You have until the end of Season 12 to empty your pockets and vaults. Bungie specifically mentions the Crucible tokens, which will disappear into thin air on February 9.
It takes: almost 15,000 tokens just for Lord Shaxx
For some guardians, turning in the tokens accumulated over the years may take quite a while – not to mention the time needed to dismantle the mostly useless gear…
Readers on MeinMMO also worry about their time:
By the next season, I won’t have any time left to play PvP. Since Bungie is eliminating the tokens next season and they will become worthless, I have to turn in all the tokens I’ve accumulated now. It’s going to take a while.
How many tokens have you accumulated and will you actually turn them all in? Or did you enjoy the system because it allowed you to save and then invest in loot later? Let us know in the comments.
The popular meta weapon DMR 14 in Call of Duty: Warzone has been nerfed and the semi-automatic rifle is no longer a top performer. MeinMMO shows you 3 alternatives with high damage values.
MeinMMO shows you here 3 alternatives to the overpowering DMR 14, which can deal significant damage while remaining manageable. There are tested setups so you can immediately go hunting.
FAL – If you enjoyed single shots
Why the FAL? The Belgian semi-automatic rifle is stable, offers high damage values, and matches the gameplay of the DMR 14. If you generally liked the DMR meta, you are fully competitive with the FAL and can continue to rely on single shots.
Due to its unique damage distribution, the rifle has a consistent time-to-kill (TTK) of 511 ms at hits to the chest across all distances. This makes it particularly strong at longer ranges, but you’ll feel the value at close range. Together with a strong SMG for Warzone, you’re prepared for anything.
Damage details: You can theoretically eliminate enemies at all distances in 511 ms. However, this value also depends on your trigger finger and how quickly you can fire shots in succession at the enemy.
Warzone: FAL Setup after DMR nerf
Muzzle: Silencer (Monolith)
Barrel: XRK Marksman
Laser: Tactical Laser
Sight: VLK 3.0x Sight
Underbarrel: Commander Foregrip
Pro
Consistent TTK at all distances
Stable semi-automatic rifle
Contra
Struggles a bit in close combat
CR-56 AMAX – If you want to return to fully automatic
Why the AMAX? The AMAX is an automatic assault rifle that is at the top of the food chain. Every hit causes high damage to your enemies and shows your prey that the next fight could be close.
However, the large caliber of the AMAX also means that you need to be good shooters and practice with the gun to get good with it. The recoil is noticeably higher than with a Grau 5.56, but certainly not unmanageable. Once you have tamed the AMAX, you are always at the forefront in terms of damage among all-round rifles. Here you can find a detailed guide to the CR-56 AMAX.
Damage details: Takes down enemies at close range in 476 ms, which is at SMG level. At medium and long range, the value increases to a still strong 571 ms.
Warzone: CR-56 AMAX Setup after DMR nerf
Muzzle: Silencer (Monolith)
Barrel: XRK Zodiac S440
Sight: VLK 3.0x Sight
Underbarrel: Commander Foregrip
Ammunition: 45-round magazine
Pro
High damage at all distances
Good controllable with practice
Contra
Noticeable recoil
Must be unlocked through a challenge
Cold War AUG – If you want to try something new
Why the AUG? With the AUG from Cold War, you can stay in the tactical rifle class and switch to a 3-shot burst that can take down enemies in no time. If all bullets hit and you can score a headshot, then 2 bursts are enough against enemies with full armor to initiate the KO phase. The distances to the enemy do not matter.
The weapon is very stable and allows you to land hits easily and safely. However, the greater your distance to the enemy, the harder it becomes to make secure hits, as the individual shots of the burst drift further apart. The AUG is therefore very good for fights at close to medium range but should be supported by a Kar 98k or another strong sniper rifle.
Damage details: Eliminates your enemies with a TTK of 439 ms if you get the kill with 2 bursts. The 3-shot burst, however, takes between 700 – 800 ms to clear opponents.
Muzzle: Agency Silencer
Barrel: 17″ Titan
Sight: Visiontech 2x
Underbarrel: Field Agent Foregrip
Ammunition: 45-round quick loader
Pro
Very good TTK for 2-burst kills
Safe and stable at close and medium range
Contra
Loses effectiveness at longer distances
Usable, but not a top value for 3-burst kills
With the nerf to the two dominating weapons DMR 14 and Kilo 141, the cards in the Warzone are reshuffled and it will be interesting to see which direction the community chooses. With the alternatives, you are definitely operating at a good level and if you still need to level up the weapons, check here: Tips for leveling weapons in CoD Warzone.
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The Community Day with Machollo is coming up in Pokémon GO, and finally, the values of the exclusive move Counter have been revealed. We will show you how strong Machamp will be with it.
This is Counter: It is the exclusive move that is only available on the Community Day in January. You will receive it when you evolve Machoke into Machamp.
So far, no Pokémon has mastered Counter, so it was unknown how strong the attack would be. However, Niantic has now added the values of Counter to the game files. So we finally know how strong Machamp will be.
All information about Machamp with Counter
These are the values: Counter is a charge move of the Dark type. It has only one charge bar and is therefore quite slow to charge.
In PvP, Counter deals 110 damage and costs 60 energy
In raids and gym battles, Counter deals 100 damage and costs 100 energy
This is how strong Counter will be in PvE: In raids and gym battles, Counter does not really provide you an advantage.
We can explain this using the example of a Mewtwo raid. Counter is effective against Mewtwo as a Dark-type move, but Mewtwo’s Psychic attacks hit Machamp very effectively. Additionally, Machamp has no instant move of the Dark type. Real Dark attackers, such as Darkrai or Tyranitar, are therefore significantly better.
This is how strong Counter will be in PvP: The move is definitely designed for the PvP League. It can be compared to the charge move Stone Edge. It is the second charge move that a Machamp should learn alongside Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch. With this, you can surprise some players in PvP since you are fighting with a fighting Pokémon but using a rock move.
You can replace the rock move after the Community Day with Counter. So you would have fighting and Dark type moves on a Machamp. We will now look at the individual leagues:
In the Great League, you could potentially pressure ghost or psychic Pokémon. Hypno or Gastly are popular in this league – they would lose against Machamp. Even a Deoxys in its defense form has problems against Machamp. Without Stone Edge, you would be weak against monsters like Altaria or Tropius.
In the Ultra League, you could counter the numerous Giratina that are active there with Counter. Additionally, Pokémon like the armored Mewtwo or Cresselia are vulnerable to the Dark move. Nevertheless, you would lose against Pokémon like Dragonite or Charizard without Stone Edge.
In the Master League, while Counter is effective against Giratina, they often win against Machamp anyway. Here you would lose significantly against Togekiss or Dragonite.
MMORPG expansions are meant to delight players, offering them new content and additional gameplay features. However, not every addon is well-received by the community. Today, we present 6 expansions that nearly killed the main game.
Have you ever looked forward to an MMORPG addon only to be so disappointed that you lost interest in the game? Sometimes developers miss the mark with their ideas, which can have devastating effects on the online game.
We illustrate this with 6 examples.
Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis
With Trials of Atlantis, Dark Age of Camelot strayed too far from its PvP focus.
Genre: PvP MMORPG | Developer: Mythic Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release of the expansion: October 28, 2003
What was this addon? Trials of Atlantis was the second expansion for the PvP-focused MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC). It introduced new zones and underwater adventures, as well as extremely powerful equipment.
Players arrived in Atlantis, where they expected new adventures and large PvP battles.
Why was it so controversial? DAoC is an MMORPG that places emphasis on PvP battles. Even in Trials of Atlantis, this was supposed to be the main focus. However, the developers introduced many PvE elements that became a necessity for players. Only those who mastered the PvE content could obtain the powerful weapons needed for PvP.
This went too far for many fans who did not want to be forced to complete PvE in order to finally experience PvP. Trials of Atlantis changed the game too much for the PvP-loving community.
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How did the game fare afterwards? The developers quickly learned from their mistake and refocused on PvP. Dark Age of Camelot is still playable today, now even in a free-to-play version. The community has forgiven this misstep.
However, for a brief moment, it seemed as though Trials of Atlantis had shaken the very foundations of DAoC to such a degree that the MMORPG was on the brink of collapse.
EVE Online: Incarna
Incarna led to severe criticism of the developers of EVE Online.
Genre: Space MMORPG | Developer: CCP Games | Platform: PC | Release of the expansion: June 21, 2011
What was this addon? Some may not even remember Incarna. No wonder, the expansion was received so poorly by the EVE community that it had to be completely removed, and a veil of silence was placed over it.
The addon was supposed to allow players to leave their ship’s cockpit but only trapped them in a quarters.
Why was it so controversial? Players envisioned being able to explore space stations or even planets on foot and interact with other players. The fact that the hangar was essentially replaced by a quarters, which was a single-player instance, did not sit well at all.
The community was outraged and felt cheated. Players had expected so much more and were massively disappointed.
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How did the game fare afterwards? CCP Games removed Incarna some time later and never brought the feature back. EVE Online recovered from this shock and remains very successful, partly due to the major wars in the game.
Today, Incarna is regarded in the community as a dark blot on the history of the space MMORPG.
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
The Heart of Thorns expansion disappointed many fans of Guild Wars 2.
Genre: Fantasy MMORPG | Developer: ArenaNet | Platform: PC | Release of the expansion: October 23, 2015
What was this addon? In the expansion, players find themselves in the Maguuma jungle, which is divided into several layers. The story revolves around the return of the ancient dragon Mordremoth, against which a war must be waged.
The expansion also brought elite specializations for character classes, guild halls, and raids. PvP was expanded with the fortress mode.
Why was it so controversial? Players criticized, among other things, the level design of the jungle, where too much climbing was required to reach the next zones. The new quests were also poorly received as they required too much grinding.
How did the game fare afterwards? ArenaNet took the criticism to heart and implemented it with the second addon Path of Fire. The addon felt more thought-out and complete. The features worked better, and the story felt more cohesive.
A German programmer received some thousand Bitcoins in 2011 and is now sitting on cryptocurrency worth 222 million euros. But he has a problem: he forgot his password and is running out of attempts.
This is the situation: The German programmer Stefan Thomas now lives in San Francisco. In 2011, he received 7002 Bitcoins as a gift from an early Bitcoin fan. Thomas had created an explanatory video “This is a Bitcoin” on YouTube – the 7002 Bitcoins were the thanks for that. Back then, a Bitcoin was barely worth a US dollar.
Thomas put the Bitcoins on an Ironkey, an encrypted USB stick, wrote the password for the device on a piece of paper, but lost the paper already in 2012.
The Ironkey is designed so that you have 10 attempts to enter the correct password. By now, Thomas has already used 8 attempts. If he gets it wrong two more times, the Bitcoins are lost forever.
It gets crueler as 7002 Bitcoins would be worth 222,661,269 euros today.
This is what the man says: In an interview with n-tv, he says:
„When I originally found out that I no longer had access, I was pretty depressed for a couple of weeks. And then I had to remind myself that I earned the Bitcoins. You can of course sit there feeling depressed your whole life, but you can also look ahead and keep working and create new value.”
Stefan Thomas
Thomas explains that theoretically he has the possibility to access the Bitcoins by directly attacking the hardware. People who work in labs have already approached him several times about it. That is the option he still has. But essentially, he has made peace with the fact of having lost the Bitcoins.
As the New York Times knows, Thomas apparently does not need the millions all that urgently. After 2012, he managed to obtain some other Bitcoins whose passwords he could remember. In addition, he invested early in another cryptocurrency that has also increased in value.
Stefan Thomas claims to have more than enough wealth, so he can probably do without the 222 million euros in Bitcoins.
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Of course, the internet knows the solution under the New York Times article.
Twitter immediately knows the solution
This is how it is discussed. It is interesting that many people immediately have an idea of how the man could solve his problem:
A user on Twitter recommends a shamanic journey. Because the mind can remember everything. There is also a recommendation for which crystal can help with memory
A user recommends Thomas should just hire the best hacker in the world and promise him half of the loot
One says: “If I had to remember a password worth that much, I would tattoo it on my butt”
Bitcoins have the reputation of being “gangster money.”
In September 2020, we reported on MeinMMO about an incident where hackers stole the accounts of Call-of-Duty players. As a ransom, they demanded Bitcoins at that time – naturally.
The Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has been playing the survival MMO Rust for some time now. Recently, he switched to the RP server of OfflineTV – and found a supposed gift. However, it turned out to be a deadly trap.
What kind of trap was it? xQc was taking one of his first rounds on the role-playing server of OfflineTV when he stumbled upon a strange box. Another player had placed it there, on a small pedestal, with a phone on top.
As xQc approached, the phone rang and he answered. The voice on the line informed him that he had won – 200 units of scrap, an important item in Rust. The conversation ended with the question: “Are you a fan of Pokimane by the way?”
Then the walls around the pedestal closed in with gates featuring Pokimane’s face, and the ground was electrified. xQc slowly died from this, trapped in the death trap:
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What is xQc even doing on the server? On January 12, xQc declared that he would leave the PvP server “The Badlands” and instead switch to the RP server “The Divide”. He thought it would be better for everyone.
The reason was likely that his PvP actions were becoming less and less successful, partly because uninvolved third parties were sabotaging his plans. This might be related to the fact that more and more viewers are snitching on their streamers, ruining the fun for others.
This is how the action is received: On Twitter, the clip from trap setter and LoL streamer Albert “BoxBox” Zheng has already received over 94,000 likes and has been viewed 1.2 million times. Even the official Twitter account of Twitch responded with a meme:
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xQc still received the scrap after his virtual death, as a small reward for participating. After all, this is a role-playing server where people are supposed to have fun, not a PvP slaughter.
The gates with the face of the streamer Pokimane are, by the way, exclusive Twitch loot. Everyone can get them via the Twitch Drops of Rust by watching the corresponding streamers.
While the Rust servers in the USA seem to be working well, the parallel German project is not doing so well. There, the idea of a joint influencer server started with a debate on sexism, which grew larger and larger. Affected individuals were even threatened and insulted. Currently, the German Rust project is offline for the time being.
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The Free2Play MMORPG Bless Unleashed launched today, January 15, with the second closed beta on Steam. The game is set to officially release on PC in early 2021 and has recently received a major update.
What kind of beta is this? The closed beta started on Friday, January 15, at 1:00 AM and runs until Tuesday, January 19 at 12:59 AM.
During this time, you can try all content of Bless Unleashed without a level cap. This includes:
For beta testers, there will also be bonus loot at release in the form of a special mount, a title, and they will receive a 7-day premium account that grants additional gold and XP.
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How do you participate in the beta? Those who registered before or after the first beta should have received a key via email. Those who want to spontaneously test the MMORPG now won’t have access to a key.
While keys were raffled off during the first test, there are no new giveaways this time. You can currently only register in advance on the official website to possibly participate in a third beta.
Revisions to the controls to make it a PC game
What has changed since the first beta? The first beta took place in November 2020, and there was a lot of negative feedback. The controls were especially criticized because mouse buttons could not be assigned any functions. That has now changed.
Additionally, there were further adjustments, including:
Longer sprinting
An auto-run key
5 slots for items and potions that can be used quickly
What kind of game is this? Bless Unleashed is a Free2Play MMORPG that, by its own admission, places value on action-packed combat and challenging bosses. You fight against various enemies and follow a story that is told through quests.
In the endgame, you can expect many field bosses and dungeons, as well as PvP in the open world.
Is it worth it? I myself played Bless Unleashed for about 1 hour during the first beta and then spent several hours in the console version.
The game still has issues that Bless Online also struggled with in 2018, including a clunky combat system, uninspired quests, and a lot of grind. The games have certain similarities as they take place in the same world and come from the same developer.
Bless Unleashed is primarily aimed at fans of action MMORPGs who have no problem with grind and PvP. If you’re urgently looking for a new MMORPG, you should at least give the game a chance. What Bless Unleashed offers and where its strengths and weaknesses lie will be revealed in my hands-on report:
The Wakizashi sword is the new melee weapon in Call of Duty: Cold War and the Warzone. Unlocking it is quite tricky. We’ll give you tips to succeed.
How to get the Wakizashi: You unlock this sword by completing a task. You need to get two execution finishers with the “Cold War” knife in 10 different matches. That means you need a total of 20 kills in this way.
The Wakizashi sword is brand new and has only been available since the mid-season update.
The task is quite tricky, as such melee kills rarely happen and you need to land 2 such kills in 10 matches.
How to get the Wakizashi most easily
Always have the knife equipped: If you want to complete this task, you usually have to forgo high-kill rounds in multiplayer. Always have the knife equipped as your secondary weapon and move around the map with it.
While you won’t stand a chance at range against assault rifles, especially in tight areas you can score some kills.
If you’ve equipped the assault rifle first and then switch to the knife, precious time is wasted that could ruin the execution at the right moments.
Use the right equipment: You shouldn’t just have the knife, but also other things in your loadout. Smoke grenades are effective because you can throw them and then advance unnoticed. This way you can get close to an opponent and take them out.
Perks like “Ninja” are also effective. This allows you to move more quietly and get close to enemies.
Play on tight maps: Maps like Nuketown are ideal for mastering this task. There are fewer open areas where assault rifles can mow you down. Instead, there are many corners and tight spaces where you can gain an advantage with the knife.
Attack enemies from behind: The really hard part of the task is not the kills, but the fact that the character also performs the execution move.
The execution animation occurs whenever you are behind the enemy, attack them in melee, and hold the melee button. However, with the knife in hand, it’s sufficient to be behind the enemy and press your “Fire” button. If you attack from the front, you’ll get the kill, but there will be no execution animation.
It’s important to fully carry out the execution animation. If you get taken out beforehand, it may not count towards the task.
Here are two additional tips to remember:
Attack the enemy with the button you normally shoot with. If you only press the melee button, it may not trigger an execution animation.
Look for places with few players – there you can eliminate enemies relatively undisturbed and have less fear of the execution animation being interrupted by your death. Be patient.
Can you do this in Warzone too? Here, you can pursue a different strategy. Play normally with your setup and get kills. When the enemy is on the ground and waiting to be revived by their teammates, you can finish them off with your knife and the execution move. Make sure you equip the knife from Cold War and not the “Combat Knife” from Modern Warfare.
The same also works in the Fireteam mode in Cold War. There, players are also knocked out first and can be revived. Here, you can also sneak up on the enemy from behind and eliminate them with an execution.
What you need to consider: With all these strategies, it’s important to finish the rounds. If you have landed 2 execution kills, you shouldn’t leave the lobby. Your progress might not be saved.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there is currently an exploit with the jetpacks going around. Due to the bug, players can fly with the parts without a time limit and can easily win.
What is this exploit? In Fortnite: Battle Royale, it is not uncommon for certain bugs or exploits to spoil the gaming experience. After major updates, it sometimes happens that exploits arise. The good thing is that the team at Epic Games fixes these quickly.
Players have now discovered an exploit with jetpacks in Season 5. This does not make players invulnerable like other cheats, but it helps in winning. Because jetpacks are actually supposed to work for a limited time and elevate the player into the air. After a few seconds, they overheat. However, through the exploit, one stays in the air indefinitely.
This is what the exploit looks like in Fortnite
This is what players do: On reddit, a user shows what this exploit looks like. It is clear that it is the combination of lava and the jetpack that causes this exploit. Timing is also important, which we will not describe in detail here.
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If you execute the exploit, the jetpack breaks, and you fly steeply upwards. After a certain time, you then hover at the maximum height that a jetpack can reach, in the sky. From up there, you can then eliminate unsuspecting enemies who do not expect other players floating high above them.
The reddit user explains that he stayed in the sky until the storm had completely closed in and he died from its damage.
We refrain from giving detailed instructions on how to utilize the exploit. Keep in mind that your account could be permanently banned if you use such unintended tricks in Fortnite. You could lose everything you have unlocked.
You are considering starting the Weekend League in FIFA 21 this week? It could be worth it! Two points make this weekend more interesting than usual.
When does the Weekend League qualification end? If you haven’t registered for the current Weekend League yet, you can still do so until Saturday, 8:00 AM.
To register, you need a total of 2,000 FUT Champs points. If you don’t have them yet, you’ll need to grind in Division Rivals – there, you earn a certain amount of points for each game, depending on your division.
However, this weekend might just be worth the effort. This is due to the following two points.
Weekend League Plus
This is Weekend League Plus: In Ultimate Team, you can currently find the special task “Weekend League Plus”. This involves 3 sub-tasks, each rewarding you with an extra special card.
Win 10 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 3 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
Win 16 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 4 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
Win 22 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 5 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
You can secure up to three extra special cards from the current Team of the Week by playing the Weekend League. However, the objectives are not quite easy – especially the third part requires a pretty strong performance. Nevertheless: If you want to secure cards from the current TOTW 16, here’s an extra chance.
These are the 3 strongest cards from the current TOTW 16
The current TOTW may not necessarily be one of the stronger ones from the past weeks, but there are still a few usable cards in it. And at least for SBC fodder, the task is definitely worth it – for example, for upgrade SBCs. Tips for more victories in FIFA 21’s Weekend League can be found here.
However, this task is not the only interesting thing.
The TOTY is approaching
This is what the TOTY is all about: Currently, the voting for Team of the Year is still ongoing and an official event start has not yet been announced. However, a start next week on Friday after the voting ends seems plausible – at the latest in two weeks.
The TOTY is getting closer
The Team of the Year brings extremely strong cards in packs. And if you play the Weekend League now, you will receive a lot of packs from the FUT Champs and Division Rivals rewards this coming Thursday. If you save these for the TOTY, you’ll at least have a few more attempts to pull a TOTY player – even if the chances are low. By the way: If you’re looking for more ways to get packs without spending money, to get packs for the TOTY, you can find our overview here.
However, the rewards will also earn you quite a bit of coins. Typically, player prices on the market drop noticeably around TOTY. Therefore, it might be worth it to top up your coin balance through Weekend League rewards and then buy reinforcements for your team on the transfer market for the event.
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In Destiny 2, we now know when and how the Stasis Hunter is going to be nerfed. Players are pleased that Bungie is finally patching it purposefully. Additionally, there are more plans for a balanced sandbox.
These nerfs are coming: The new Stasis classes from Beyond Light are rampaging with their ice magic quite heavily. While it’s super fun in PvE, it turns PvP into a nightmare for many Guardians.
Currently, the Stasis Hunter (Revenant) is going wild with his deadly Shatterdive combo. Together with the right Stasis fragments, the skill allows Hunters to rush their target from the air and kill everything in the vicinity with an explosion – usually too quickly to react. Even Guardians in their Super are caught off guard.
Both the Shatterdive aspect and the fragment “Whisper of the Shards” are going to be nerfed.
When will it happen? On January 19, the update 3.0.2 is scheduled for Destiny 2. By the Weekly Reset, Hunters will have to bid farewell to arguably the strongest skill in the Crucible in its current form. But what do the changes in the patch look like exactly?
This is happening to Stasis in Patch 3.0.2
Shatterdive: The aerial attack is already strong without the fragment combo, and adjustments are being made:
Impact damage against non-frozen targets is reduced
Maximum damage range decreases from 50 to 5
Damage reduction during the skill drops to 25% (previously: 50% protection)
Whisper of the Shards: This fragment allows ice walls to shatter in a larger area and deal more explosion damage. Especially in combination with a Glacier Grenade, team wipes were easily achievable.
Damage from shatter explosion on Guardians is now a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 4 damage (previously: 42/22)
Damage from shatter explosion on Guardians in their Super is now a maximum of 16 and a minimum of 2 damage (previously: 42/22)
Range of the shatter detonation is 9 meters against other players (previously: 10 meters)
The Stasis Hunter will be less deadly
Whether the changes to the aspect only apply to the Hunter or generally to the Stasis classes is not quite clear from the patch notes preview. However, it is quite possible that the other Guardian classes will also deal less damage from exploding ice walls in PvP.
What does this bring? Currently, we do not know how high the damage of the Shatterdive combo will end up being. However, Hunters become easier to kill during this period, and the maximum damage drops off quickly – it is possible that a one-shot will only be possible at the center of the explosion. Guardians in their Super should survive the combo fairly safely after the changes.
In the same breath as the Hunter nerf, Bungie also mentioned keeping a close eye on the Stasis Titan (Colossus). However, they want to first observe the impact of the above changes before addressing the Titan Super.
This is what players have been demanding since 2014: Players have been calling for Bungie to address the out-of-control Stasis classes since late 2020. They have been demanding for even longer that the balance in PvP and PvE be handled separately.
The announced changes demonstrate the trend since Beyond Light to adjust the two sandboxes separately – much to the players’ delight. Often, Guardians were frustrated about having to accept cuts to their favorite weapon or abilities just because that weapon was broken in a mode they hardly play.
Therefore, there have also been concerns since the announcement of the Stasis overhaul that the cool abilities in PvE would become significantly weaker. However, that is not the case.
Gladd, the biggest Destiny streamer, captures many people’s sentiments with his tweet:
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He explicitly congratulates the SEPARATE balancing of Shatterdive
According to Bungie, the faster patch cycles and precise adjustments are due to the background changes since Beyond Light and the (controversial) Content Vault.
Destiny 2 wants you to use weapons more often in PvP
Here are the goals: Bungie announced that they are working in the medium term to find a better middle ground between space magic and gunplay.
Currently, abilities take up too much space and push the use of firearms into the background.
This is particularly true for competitive PvP modes like Trials.
In modes like Trials, the meta crystallizes particularly quickly. Because here, only victory counts, regardless of the means used.
Is there not enough shooting in Destiny 2?
It has also been indicated that not only the new Stasis classes will be adjusted. The less performing Light classes will also be worked on in the future. So they want to improve the underperforming Arc, Solar, and Void focuses.
What do you think of the changes to Stasis? And do you think that it currently revolves more around abilities and skills instead of skills with firearms? Let us know in the comments.
Here we show you the best games on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X or Switch that you can play together in 2021. They offer splitscreen or local multiplayer.
What kind of list is this? Coop games are popular with family, friends, or partners. Playing together can take place on the couch or in front of the PC with local multiplayer. A splitscreen function is also convenient to save on a second TV or monitor for enjoyment.
We take into account the best coop games voted by our community on MeinMMO. Preferences from the MeinMMO editorial team also play a role here. In our selection, we tried to bring in as much variety in genres as possible to ensure there’s something for everyone.
If you have further recommendations, please write them in the comments and explain what makes these games good.
Overcooked 2 – PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch
Release: August 7, 2018 | Genre: Cooking Simulation, Party | Players: 1-4 | Age rating: USK from 6 years
Overcooked 2 is primarily aimed at players looking for fun entertainment. Here you are not following a dark story, but rather having fun and sweating as you race against the clock.
Throw ingredients to each other and try to find a system together to navigate this chaotic kitchen. You can play with one to four players, but it’s already a lot of fun with two when cooking in hot air balloons or crumbling temples.
So if you can’t get enough of cooking and baking together or want to mentally prepare digitally, you’ve made a good choice with Overcooked 2.
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Are you ready to put your friendship or relationship to the test? Then you are welcome to Portal 2. In this coop adventure, you control P-Body and Atlas – two not very trustworthy robots with portal guns. In countless test chambers, you need to prove your skill and solve tasks assigned to you by shooting portals into the rooms.
It’s annoying if you figure out how to solve the task much earlier than your partner, who just doesn’t want to understand what’s going on. Just such situations can be funny and frustrating. But then there are test chambers where one player is responsible for the other’s life. You can imagine the great potential to ruin friendships or create the greatest moments of gaming offered here.
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This is how it’s played cooperatively: You can play in splitscreen or on different devices, with each player seeing their first-person perspective. By pressing a button, your partner’s camera can be displayed on your own screen.
If you want to share your slaying passion, you can do so in the countless dungeons and hordes of monsters that Diablo 3 offers. Grab wizards or melee fighters and pound a massive amount of damage out of your enemies.
The fun here is more about the communal feeling of achieving progress. Visually, the game is darker and thus differs from other friendly coop games like Unravel 2 or Rayman Legends. What blinks in Diablo 3 are critical hits. And those are deadly, not pretty.
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Have you always wanted to break out of prison together and prove your team play on an exciting escape from the police? Then dive into the world of “A Way Out”.
You’ll repeatedly be faced with decisions that you solve based on your own judgment. Are you the nasty type who threatens with punches, or do you prefer to avoid stress and stay chill? Make your choice.
The exciting story and a lot of variety in gameplay motivate you to finish the story of Leo and Vincent. This is a game for one evening.
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This is how it’s played cooperatively: Gameplay occurs in a dynamic splitscreen that occasionally focuses entirely on one player, while the other character is just background decoration.
If you like a reflective environment and have no interest in nasty monsters or police chases, you’ll feel at home in the world of Yarnys. After all, these protective spirits are made of positive feelings you get to experience together in coop.
You guide the woolly beings harmoniously through the worlds, solving puzzles together or swing your partner on the wool threads. The setting makes this game suitable for children who want to play together with parents or older siblings during Christmas.
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How is it played cooperatively? On the shared screen, you stroll together through the world, seeing how and where you can assist your partner with an obstacle or puzzle.
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FIFA 21 – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PC
Release: October 9, 2020| Genre: Sports, Soccer Simulation| Players: Locally up to 4 players|Age rating: USK for all ages
Football fans cannot miss out on FIFA 21. It is one of the most played multiplayer games of all time. Visit your buddy, grab the controller and a fast match begins.
FIFA 21 perfectly implements the stadium atmosphere and invites you to play time and time again. That’s the joy of playing soccer on the console or PC.
With its various modes from friendly matches to big tournaments, we can recommend the FIFA games as couch co-op or online for multiple players.
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How is it played cooperatively? In normal matches, the camera follows the ball. You share the screen and see your team players simultaneously.
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Rayman Legends – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PC
Release: August 29, 2013| Genre: Jump’n’run| Players: 1-4|Age rating: USK from 6
If you love nostalgia and have been eying Rayman for years, take the opportunity to indulge in this beautiful 2D platformer. Everything happens a bit crazier here with giant spikes that you need to turn for a puzzle or carnivorous plants forming an awesome elevator with their tongues.
If you like playful comic graphics and are eager for a solid sidescroller, grab Rayman Legends and battle through lovingly crafted levels with a friend. A great choice if you want to play with your kids.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play the campaign from start to finish with up to four players. Together, you are all on an undivided screen and fight your way through swamps, castles, cakes, and more.
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Super Mario Party – Nintendo Switch
Release: October 5, 2018| Genre: Board Game, Party| Players: 1-4|Age rating: USK from 0
Sore fingertips and happy faces are the result when you play together in Super Mario Party in coop. The competitive population should have played one of the Mario Party games at least once in their life. So why not try the latest installment on the Nintendo Switch?
Grab the controllers and row, cycle, or run. The main thing is that you’re faster than your opponent. This can be together with a partner or against them. For example, when fighting over who should clear the dinner dishes. Within seconds, you’ll start one of over 80 challenges – much better than rock, paper, scissors.
Tip: If you have guests visiting, you can also expand the 2-player experience to larger groups and either play together, in teams, or everyone against everyone.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo Switch
Release: April 28, 2017| Genre: Racing Game| Players: 1-12|Age rating: USK from 0
For many years, Mario Kart has just been part of many families’ living rooms, back in the times of the first Nintendo consoles. With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you can relive the great feeling when you take out opponents with turtle shells or finally make someone slip on a banana peel you so perfectly laid in the curve in round 1.
Your racers are familiar faces like Donkey Kong, Mario, Yoshi, or Princess Peach. With them, you race through many varied tracks.
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How is it played cooperatively? When you play together in tabletop or TV mode, up to 8 players can participate. The screen will then be divided. Alone with just one console, two players can play at the same time.
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Nintendo Switch
Release: October 31, 2019| Genre: Adventure / Action| Players: 1-8|Age rating: USK from 6
Luigi’s dream vacation didn’t quite turn out as he planned. Pack a friend for this spooky adventure to help and, if necessary, calm you down. Together, you will explore the eerie floors of a haunted hotel and take on the ghosts that live there. Despite the tense atmosphere, you will have to solve puzzles as well.
So if you’re in for a colorful thrill, definitely check out the haunted hotel.
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How is it played cooperatively? One player can grab a Joy-Con and then participate in the adventure as Luigi. The game is played on a shared screen in local multiplayer without splitscreen.
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Darksiders Genesis – PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Release: December 5, 2019| Genre: Isometric Hack’N’Slay| Players: 1-2|Age rating: USK from 12
For fans of refined hack’n’slays, Darksiders Genesis is a little hidden gem that hit the market just before Christmas in 2019. Alongside your coop partner, you take on the roles of the two horsemen of the apocalypse, War and Strife, and hack through countless hordes of demons.
Although the game looks like Diablo due to its isometric perspective, it feels like a real Darksiders game. Your horsemen collect upgrades along the way for health, fury, and various special abilities. Additionally, there’s plenty of content after completing the campaign, including side quests and jumping puzzles.
As Genesis is a prequel, you do not need to have played any Darksiders game to understand what’s going on. The key plot points will be explained to you.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can choose whether to play in splitscreen or shared-screen together. However, for splitscreen on PC, 2 controllers are required.
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Pokémon Let’s GO Pikachu / Evoli – Nintendo Switch
Release: November 16, 2018| Genre: RPG| Players: 1-2|Age rating: USK from 0
No list of the best two-player games would be complete without a Pokémon universe. However, we won’t send you out for Pokémon GO, but gather you in front of the Switch in Pokémon Let’s GO Pikachu or Pokémon Let’s GO Evoli.
Catch new types of pocket monsters together, explore the Kanto region, trade your catches with each other, and measure yourselves in battles against other Pokémon trainers. If you can’t get enough of the Pokémon craze and would love to share that with a partner, you’ll be in good hands with Let’s GO.
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How is it played cooperatively? If you want, pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend and start an adventure together. The entire adventure can be experienced together, even in battles you stand side by side on the playing field. The second player can join in at any time or be there from the start.
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Rocket League – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch
Release: July 7, 2015| Genre: Action, Racing Game, Sports| Players: 1-8|Age rating: USK from 6
If you can’t get enough of football and are ready to make a compromise, step into the virtual arena of Rocket League with player 2. Here, football is combined with remote-controlled cars.
With the speedsters, you should shoot the ball into the goal and gather boosts to perform stunts. If you want to get creative, drive the cars into your garage and change their color, pattern, boost animation, tires, and more.
Fun cosmetic accessories like straw hats or halos on the roof will also add a touch of humor to the tense stadium atmosphere.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play together as a team or compete against each other. If you want, you can join up online with other players, further filling your team. Split screens are available on one device. When playing with multiple devices, you see your own vehicle.
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Minecraft – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch
Release: May 17, 2009| Genre: Open World, Sandbox| Players: 1-8 (more on servers)|Age rating: USK from 6
Build your world as you like it. In Minecraft, that’s really the case when you embark on a new world with your partner, travel through various biomes, and ultimately set up a camp. Grab tools, mine materials, process them, and create something new. Castles, palaces, tree houses, or your own underwater world? If you want to get really creative together without a direct goal in mind, you’ll feel at home in Minecraft.
But watch out, start early, because once you’re infected with the mining fever, you won’t get over it quickly. Whether you’re building a huge farm and giving all animals like horses, cows, sheep, fish, chickens, and rabbits a home, or quickly creating swords, armor, and bows to face the end boss in Minecraft is up to you.
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How is it played cooperatively? Depending on the setup, you can play together on one console in splitscreen or meet up in a world with multiple devices, where everyone stares at their own monitor.
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Cuphead – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC
Release: April 18, 2019| Genre: Shoot’em Up| Players: 1-2 |Age rating: USK from 6
Cuphead is perfect if you are looking for a difficult challenge for two players. Don’t be fooled by the stylish retro comic style: This game is really tough.
Moving from left to right, you navigate through various levels or challenge nasty boss enemies, who always have one more trick up their sleeve than expected.
That may sound daunting, but there is hardly anything as satisfying as finally sending that one goddamn boss to hell after they’ve tormented you for an eternity. Sure, the next one is already waiting in the next level – but still! Especially with two players, you can really get into the game.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play Cuphead locally with two players on one device. The second player simply grabs a controller and then controls Mugman, Cuphead’s brother, in the game.
Borderlands 3 – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC
Release: September 13, 2019| Genre: Shooter| Players: 1-4 |Age rating: USK from 18
Borderlands 3 is a first-person shooter from Gearbox. For many fans, the game is the epitome of the loot shooter genre, as the hunt for powerful and sometimes totally crazy weapons is one of the main aspects of the game. “Crazy” is a key word for Borderlands 3, as it also refers to some characters you will meet during the story.
Which games do you like to play together – locally or online? Please let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange tips with other coop friends. Maybe you’ll find that one secret tip to lead you into your next adventure.
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On Pokémon GO, the Community Day with Machollo starts this Saturday. Now there is suddenly another bonus for the event, which was not known before.
This is the bonus: In the blog post about the Community Day, another bonus has appeared. The trading radius is said to have been increased to 40 kilometers.
According to Niantic, this bonus has supposedly been live since Thursday evening at 8:00 PM. The increased trading radius is expected to remain available until Sunday at 8:00 PM German time.
What the increased trading radius brings
This is what the bonus includes: Normally, you can only trade Pokémon if you are directly next to each other. The radius is about 100 meters.
Now this radius has been extended to 40 kilometers. You can easily trade with each other in most cities without even having to go outside.
How to best utilize the bonus: It is best to ask your lucky friends about this. Almost every trainer should have lucky friends on their list that they haven’t seen in ages. So you can take the chance and trade over a distance.
If you want to tackle several lucky friends at once, keep in mind that you can only make one special trade per day. A special trade is, for example, the trade of Shinys or legendary Pokémon.
You should ideally trade Pokémon like Kapuno, Milza, or Kaumalat with the other lucky friends. They are rare, strong, and do not count as a special trade.
What else is there for the Community Day? The actual bonus of the Community Day is triple Stardust for catching Pokémon. There is also incense that lasts for 3 hours.
Torghast, the Tower of the Damned, has received a new wing: the Twisting Corridors. This is actually considered a “challenge mode” and only rewards cosmetics. However, some players in World of Warcraft have discovered that there are even certain Legendary items to be obtained here.
What is there in the Corridors? Players have now figured out that in the Twisting Corridors, there are not only interesting cinematics to be found, but also useful items.
Specifically, there are legendary effects that you need to craft Legendaries. In the new wing, all Legendaries can drop that you can otherwise only get from the other wings.
These other wings rotate weekly, and if someone wants a specific effect, they previously had to wait. Among them are some of the best legendary effects for certain classes. However, in the Twisting Corridors, this can happen at any time.
Here, the Demon Hunter “Felhuntard” finds a legendary effect on level 3, layer 18. Image source: reddit.
How do I get these effects? According to players, you must complete the new wing in Torghast at least at level 3. You also need the right boss in your run, so a bit of luck is required.
The Twisting Corridors consist of three sets of random other wings. If your Legendary drops in one of these wings and appears in the Corridors, you have a chance at the effect.
The new wing is indeed useful
Actually, the wing serves as a “challenge mode” for Torghast. You should be able to prove how good you really are – which is why the runs are longer and quite a bit harder than regular ones.
The rewards are therefore mainly cosmetic, such as a mount for the Maw. Soul Ash is not available in the Corridors. However, now apparently the effects that you might otherwise have to wait for. The Corridors are thus more useful than many players initially thought.
Otherwise, the Twisting Corridors mainly serve the fun of it. Through a total of 18 layers, players have the opportunity to play even crazier builds. It takes longer, but that’s exactly what makes it appealing – at least according to MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus.
On December 15, the “115 Day” will be celebrated. The developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have already announced an exciting new feature in advance. The Zombie mode will be expanded with the new map Firebase Z still in Season 1.
What kind of map is this? Little is officially known about Firebase Z. After the destruction of Project Endstation and the anomalies in Poland, focus is now set on a new outbreak location. This is Outpost 25, also known as Firebase Z.
There, players will likely encounter a particularly horrifying creature, as a first teaser (cover image) shows. Additionally, another image featuring a portal has been published:
When will the map be released? The new map is set to be released on February 4 and will be free for all CoD Cold War players. You won’t need to buy a Battle Pass or spend money in any other way.
When will more details about Firebase Z be available? As the developers from Treyarch announced, more details about Firebase Z will be revealed during the 115 Day. We will keep you updated on MeinMMO with the new information.
For those who don’t want to wait that long, there are leak-based information available.
New map likely set in Vietnam and revolves around Dr. Vogel
What do we know from leaks? A leak about Firebase Z was released as early as November 30, 2020 (via Gfinity). It states that the new map is set in Vietnam, more specifically in the Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri Province.
The Omega Group is supposedly attempting to uncover the secrets of Dr. Vogel’s experiments as part of the storyline. The storyline is expected to be named “Operation Undertaker.”
In connection with that, several screenshots of documents related to the story have been released by Twitter user Nanikos.
The Zombie mode is a fun PvE content that can be played alone or with up to 3 other players. In it, you fight hordes of undead, and it is particularly enjoyable, as MeinMMO author Maik Schneider reveals. For him, the mode is something special that he even missed in other titles:
