Crimson Desert by Pearl Abyss was initially supposed to be an MMORPG, but the developers decided otherwise. In an interview, they refer to the game as “a genre of its own” and talk about the multiplayer mode.
This is what the developers say about multiplayer: In an interview with MMOCulture.com, the developers stated that it is difficult to compare the single and multiplayer system of Crimson Desert with other games.
Internally, we believe that Crimson Desert is a genre of its own. Crimson Desert does not have separate single and multiplayer modes that are independent of each other. Rather, they are organically connected and provide a unique gameplay experience.
The game moved away from being an MMORPG to a kind of hybrid single and multiplayer game that is supposed to be unique in its kind.
According to Pearl Abyss, there will be no content that is exclusive to the multiplayer. Instead, gameplay will be based on the single-player and “organically integrate into the multiplayer of the game”. This way, players should be able to play Crimson Desert in the way that suits them best.
At the same time, however, the game should also cater to PvP fans. A gameplay trailer showed a castle siege, which was addressed in the interview:
Even though there will be sieges, players will find that they differ from the already existing forms of “faction vs. faction” sieges. We are preparing several different types of PvP content and large battles, such as the siege battle shown in our gameplay trailer. However, it is still too early to talk about the number of participants in this content […]
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What is that? Crimson Desert will also feature a special mode with the provisional name “Another Journey”: While the game’s single-player campaign will have a proper ending, players will be able to continue playing in this mode.
[…] This mode [Another Journey] can be played whenever players want, without them seeing the ending of the single-player campaign. It is organically connected to the single-player mode.
In this mode, you will also be able to create your own character. Because in the campaign itself, this is not possible.
The character Macduff, seen in the trailers, is a mercenary and the main protagonist of Crimson Desert. His appearance can be adjusted with cosmetic items, but his face cannot be changed. The developers decided this in order to convey the story of Crimson Desert “in a more natural way”.
Macduff is the protagonist of the story of Crimson Desert
In the “Another Journey” mode, the game gives you the opportunity to create your own separate character and travel through the game world with him or her.
You will use the highly developed character creation system from Pearl Abyss. It is likely to be similar to the system from Black Desert, even though Crimson Desert will use its own engine.
When will Crimson Desert be released? In the interview, the developers confirmed that they are aiming for a global release of Crimson Desert in the last quarter of 2021.
In Genshin there is a new event. In addition to Original Resin, you can also unlock a pretty name card. Some of the challenges are quite tricky. In the battles, you’ll face various Hypostases. MeinMMO explains how the event works.
What is it about? On January 16, 2021, the event “Symphony of the Hypostases” started in Genshin Impact. Just on January 12, 2021, the new character Ganyu was introduced to the game.
In the event, strange portals open that you can enter. Behind them, various Hypostases await you, which you must defeat. Depending on how you defeat the enemies, you will earn more points.
MeinMMO explains how the event works and what you need to pay attention to. We also tell you what rewards you can collect in the event “Symphony of the Hypostases”.
How long does the event last?
The event started on January 16, 2021, and runs until January 31, 2021. There is no special event vendor like in the event “Missing Treasures” this time. You can still use that vendor until January 22, in case you haven’t claimed the Seelien-Pet yet.
What are the requirements?
You must reach Adventure Rank Level 20 to unlock the event series concerning the Hypostases. Here you will find tips on how to level up your Adventure Rank in Genshin Impact quickly..
What does the event offer?
Every day, an event task will unlock that you can complete. In total, 7 challenges will be unlocked that you can tackle both solo and cooperatively.
What rewards are there?
For successfully completing each challenge, you will receive 60 Original Resin.
Is the event worth it?
Yes, definitely! Although there is no Crown of Wisdom this time, you can collect a total of 420 Original Resin. That is a bit more than you need for 2 prayers. In addition, you will receive other rewards and a pretty name card.
Genshin Impact offers you a new event with “Symphony of the Hypostases”.
Genshin Impact: How to start the event “Symphony of the Hypostases”
As soon as you have reached Adventure Rank Level 20, you can access the new event through the action menu. Here you will select the event directly and you can display it on the map.
Then you can teleport directly to the event and enter the blue portal here.
This is what the event location looks like on the map of Genshin Impact.
This is how the event works
Select Hypostase: As soon as you have entered the portal, you must choose a Hypostase to face.
Unlike the regular Hypostases that you usually fight to collect character materials, the event Hypostases have special bonuses.
For example, the Electro Hypostase has the advantage of dealing you additional Electro area damage when you attack it with Electro.
But players also have advantages. Each opponent has four specific characters buffed and deal 20% more damage. You can take advantage of this.
The first Hypostase has an Electro advantage when you attack it with Electro.
Difficulty level and points multiplier: After you have selected a Hypostase, you can determine the difficulty level. In addition to the general difficulty level, the difficulty sets the points multiplier:
Easy 1.0x
Normal 1.5x
Difficult 2.5x
Expert 4.5x
Subsequently, you can choose from any number of variants and further configure the challenge. However, this is optional.
This mainly involves drawbacks that increase the points earned.
The challenge must not last longer than 300 seconds; for this, you will receive 100 additional points.
The Cryo resistance of the enemies is increased by 50%; for this, you will receive 40 additional points.
Various multipliers and variations are available to you in the event.
This is how the battle goes: The fights against the Hypostases work slightly differently than against the regular versions. The event versions receive support from smaller objects, or you have to destroy significantly more resurrection crystals than in the normal forms.
Genshin Impact Event: Additional Rewards
Besides the 60 Original Resin that you receive for successfully completing the tasks, you can unlock additional rewards. In addition to the Original Resin, you will receive
Materials for character ascension such as “A Hero’s Wit”, which gives you 20,000 XP per use.
Mystic Enhancement Ore, with which you can improve your weapons.
Various materials for talent improvement.
A special reward: The special highlight is certainly the name card “Celebration – Hypostase”, which you unlock with 14,000 total points.
You will likely only be able to unlock this name card during the event, making it particularly interesting for hunters and collectors.
An excerpt from the rewards of “Symphony of the Hypostases”
A few days ago, a brand new character became available with Ganyu. If you’re still looking for tips and tricks for Ganyu, check out the Ganyu build from MeinMMO: Here we present you with the best tips on how to get the most out of the new character.
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In Destiny 2, the two DLCs Forsaken and Shadowkeep receive a loot upgrade, especially the cool dungeons are supposed to be rewarding again. However, this doesn’t please all Guardians.
This loot is coming: The Dreaming City and the Moon are getting new loot in Season 13. 4 weapons from the arsenal of Forsaken and 4 weapons from Shadowkeep will return in updated form in the loot pool of these locations. Additionally, Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans will receive 2 updated armor sets each.
The returning guns are not just supposed to have a higher infusion cap. The 8 weapons will return to Destiny 2 with an adjusted perk pool.
Season 13 brings back these weapons:
Awakened Watch (Hand Cannon)
Restless (Rocket Launcher)
Grant (Scout Rifle)
Told Again (Shotgun)
Renegade (Sniper Rifle)
Foreboding (Pulse Rifle)
Heretic (Rocket Launcher)
Rogue (Slug Shotgun)
On the left is the fresh gear from Forsaken, on the right from Shadowkeep
Why all this? The Moon (2019) and the Dreaming City (2018) are paid DLC locations. Since Beyond Light (2020), there’s been little relevant loot here. Apart from the raids, there’s hardly any point in participating in activities, as the weapons or armor cannot be used in the new content since Beyond Light.
It was particularly frustrating for players who recently returned and caught up on the two old DLCs. The praised dungeons – with their thick atmosphere – can be played, but do not contribute to advancement.
The Lost Sectors on the Moon also receive the known difficulties from Europe and the Cosmodrome, heroic and master. This makes it possible to specifically farm exotics if one perseveres solo.
Forsaken and Shadowkeep each brought a new dungeon into the game:
The Broken Throne (Forsaken) takes players into a dark fairy tale version, and at the end, a witch and an ancient curse await the Guardians.
The Pit of Heresy (Shadowkeep) requires players to delve deeper into a trap-filled stronghold beneath the Moon’s surface until they encounter a knight with a flaming sword.
This is only available in the dungeon: In the mini-raids, you should encounter special versions of the listed weapons starting from Season 13. The perks you receive here cannot drop on the regular versions of the weapons.
What perks those are is currently unknown.
The pulse rifle Foreboding is still exclusive to the dungeon.
At the deepest point of the pit waits Zulmak
The armors from the dungeons will also have guaranteed high status values.
However, there are no more guaranteed masterworks for completing the pit.
Upgrade level 7 is now the upper limit – for this, the armor has guaranteed 2 status values at +16 (class items are not loot after the boss fight).
The “new” loot does not please all Guardians
Since Destiny 2 sent many weapons into retirement, the relevant arsenal of Guardians has shrunk significantly. The selling point for the weapon sunset (Sunsetting) was actually that Bungie was introducing powerful weapons into the ecosystem, but the sandbox will only plague them for 1 year – thus fostering more creativity and variety.
Unfortunately, however, there was initially little replenishment for the retired weapons.
Bungie promised that each season more fresh loot will come than will disappear.
This is now being criticized: The “new” weapons from Shadowkeep and Forsaken are by no means fresh loot for all Guardians. Even if the new perk combinations are likely to be strong, some Guardians see the lukewarm reheating of familiar weapons as a poor solution – especially not in the long run.
The realization of the weapon sunset also stirs heated debates on Twitter:
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Sure, it is much easier to upgrade existing guns than to design new ones, add sound effects, and come up with entirely new perks, but the feeling of something “new” is hard to achieve with familiar guns in the hands of the Guardians.
Do you think this way the DLC locations and especially the cool dungeons will become relevant again? Or is it not a good solution to sell old guns with new perks as fresh loot? Let us know in the comments.
A purchased exploit propels players into League of Legends (LoL) almost without losses into the Master League. They use games that are actually unranked.
What kind of exploit is this? A YouTuber reveals how the tactic works and shows two players exploiting the system.
They create custom games
The games are actually unranked
However, due to the exploit, they count towards the ranking
The matches last only 7 minutes
According to the YouTuber, the exploit has been active in LoL for some time. Some users are said to exploit it for an unfair advantage, manipulating the ranking system of League of Legends.
With 7 minutes per match towards Challenger
This stands out: YouTuber Vandiril has uncovered several devastating bugs and exploits affecting League of Legends in recent months.
A player in the video has 53 wins and 0 losses in the Flex ranking. The other player has 52 wins and only one loss. Both are now in the Master League of LoL. The third highest rank in the game. To achieve this, one must actually be able to play very well and win many games.
You can see the unusual match history in the embedded screenshot. The player typically has one kill or one loss, always buys the same items, and uses Teleport and Smite as summoner spells. Normally, the match history in ranked games should look very different. At least, if one is playing “real” ranked games.
Here’s how it works: Developers exploited a loophole in the system of Riot Games to manipulate the ranked queue of LoL. They created a tool for this, which they sell with instructions for about 200 €.
With it, you can create a custom game and invite any players. When the game starts, it will be counted as a ranked game.
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The video clearly shows how such a game proceeds. The team of the players who are supposed to win runs down the mid-lane. With champions like Heimerdinger and summoner spells like Smite, they can quickly defeat the waves of minions and destroy the opponent’s Nexus in just about 7 minutes, winning the game.
Especially regarding the new Season 11 in LoL, this exploit could now become very popular.
Have you also had strange encounters with bots or players in your ranked games who don’t actually belong there? Share your experiences with bug or exploit users from League of Legends here in the comments on MeinMMO and discuss with other summoners.
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Multiboxing in World of Warcraft has been a major topic for a long time. In 2020, Blizzard took action against it and banned popular software used by multiboxers. However, the discussion is not over yet. MeinMMO spoke with one of these players to find out what drives multiboxers.
What are multiboxers? Players who control multiple accounts and characters simultaneously are called multiboxers. Usually, players have multiple instances of games like World of Warcraft open on their computers or even use several devices for it.
However, one of these multiboxers contacted me directly, Twitch streamer derBehla. He reports that since the ban, he has been insulted more frequently by other players—despite the fact that he is not doing anything illegal.
Therefore, I talked to him a bit about what interests him in multiboxing, how he feels about the new ban, and what experiences he has on the “other side” of the discussion.
Multiboxing – A Unique Way to Play
MeinMMO: Would you introduce yourself briefly?
Behla: Sure! My name is Marcel, I’m 30 years old. I come from Lower Saxony and stream on Twitch under the name derBehla.
MeinMMO: How long have you been multiboxing, and how did you get into it?
Behla: I started in BfA, about one or two months after release. The reason is quite simple: I enjoy farming in WoW. Generally, this is done through custom groups via the dungeon finder. At some point, I found that I could hardly find any groups at certain times.
So, I looked for alternatives. How can I, as a “farmerino,” trigger these so-called “instant farm spots” myself? That’s how I stumbled upon the topic of multiboxing and began to deal with it.
Note: “instant farm spots” refer to specific areas in the game where enemies respawn immediately after being killed. This occurs mainly in areas where a minimum amount of quest mobs should be available for every player. If you kill enough of them quickly enough, you’ll have continuous enemies.
MeinMMO: Does anything specific attract you to it?
Behla: The entire optimization, yes. Optimizing so that it runs smoothly and that you can earn the most gold in an hour. Through spell optimization, how to position yourself… that’s what attracts me to the whole topic.
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MeinMMO: Recently, the program ISBoxer was banned. How does that affect your way of playing?
Behla: Blizzard banned “broadcasting,” meaning controlling multiple characters to cast spells with a single keystroke. The effects are mainly a loss of DPS. The simultaneous casting, which was also cheating in my opinion, has been removed. DPS has decreased because your characters now have to cast spells one after the other. That’s the only effect; otherwise, nothing has changed.
MeinMMO: Does farming become more difficult because of this?
Behla: It’s different now because DPS has decreased. But more difficult… Shadowlands has become more challenging in my opinion. I believe Blizzard has already considered this. In many spots, mobs are further apart, and in many areas, elite enemies are present. Due to the change with ISBoxer, farming hasn’t actually become harder. But with Shadowlands, it certainly has.
MeinMMO: What is your opinion on the solution, and is it optimal?
Behla: It is good that they removed broadcasting. In my opinion, it’s cheating when you can control all your clients with one keystroke. Whether it’s optimal is another question.
According to Blizzard, broadcasting was removed to combat bots. And bots typically do not use broadcast functions. This now affects the multiboxers, who have also automated this— which is also prohibited. I definitely find the change good.
MeinMMO: What do “normal” players gain or lose if multiboxing is restricted?
Behla: With something like herbs, they can benefit. I remember situations from BfA where players complained. Herbs can only be harvested in limited quantities, and if a multiboxer picks a flower, it simply disappears.
However, when it comes to auction house prices, we multiboxers actually have little influence. If anything, prices may rise because of this. Bots are more of a problem. I can only speak from my perspective, but we also want to generate the most gold from the auction house. If we lower the prices just because we have numbers, we end up making less gold.
On the other hand, bots don’t care—they take everything they can get. And even with something like herbs, I would say that it’s more bots than actual multiboxers.
MeinMMO: Speaking of which: Can you briefly explain the difference between multiboxers and bots?
Behla: A bot runs around in the game 24/7 and is automated. It follows its routes, sends automated mail, and may even independently go to the auction house and post auctions. With just one press of “start,” everything runs automatically from there.
We multiboxers sit in front of the PC and control our characters ourselves. For many situations that bots would typically be responsible for, I think we are being held accountable.
MeinMMO: Can you give an example?
Behla: If a “normal” player whispers to me and says that I am ruining the auction house, I reply that while we bring the numbers, we also want to make a profit. We really can’t afford to undercut prices.
A bot only wants gold at all costs. It may also drive prices down because it has to expect a ban.
For instance, I neither farm herbs nor ores, which would allow me to participate in the economy. I only farm gray items from enemies that I sell to NPC vendors for raw gold or occasionally rare pets and mounts. At the moment also fabrics or BoEs.
MeinMMO: What would be the consequences in your opinion if multiboxing were completely abolished?
Behla: Leather is currently a good example. We multiboxers are not the only ones involved, but as I said, there are also bots, and we brought the numbers. Nevertheless, leather is extremely expensive.
If we hadn’t brought so much leather to the auction house at the beginning of the expansion, the prices for legendary items would have skyrocketed. Even more than they already have.
If multiboxing were completely abolished, not enough people would farm leather. Because not everyone is willing to farm, but it is needed. Leather would then be unaffordable for anyone.
MeinMMO: Wouldn’t the market normalize without bots and without multiboxers?
Behla: I don’t think so because there aren’t enough players willing to farm for hours. There would thus be a significantly higher demand than supply, especially concerning the amount of materials required for crafting new legendaries.
MeinMMO: Can you understand that or why others might be annoyed by you?
Behla: Many multiboxers camp world quests and farm there, which was a problem in BfA. I can understand that players might be annoyed, especially when multiboxers ignore them.
I believe that communication is key. I’m the last person to say, “No, I’m farming here. Tough luck.” I would rather invite the player to join my group briefly and help them—after that, they are gone, and I can continue farming.
I would especially wish that we multiboxers are not immediately antagonized. We are also players, and you can talk to us. And multiboxing itself has never been banned. Only broadcasting has. However, many still seem not to understand the difference.
MeinMMO: Thank you for the conversation.
Have you encountered multiboxers? Have you spoken to them or reported them immediately? Discuss in the comments.
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In Pokémon GO there is a ticket in the shop for “All the Way Up, Machollo!” We will show you the contents of the ticket for 1 € and whether it is worth buying.
What is this ticket? Today, on January 16, 2021, the Community Day in January with Machollo is taking place. In the shop of Pokémon GO there is the ticket “All the Way Up, Machollo” corresponding to the event. The purchase price is about 1 €, which varies by a few cents depending on the shop.
We will show you here an overview of all quests and rewards. This way, you can easily decide whether it is worth it for you to buy or if you prefer to save your euro for another event.
Where can you buy it? If you have already decided, you can find the ticket in the in-game shop of Pokémon GO. Directly under the boxes, you will find the category for “Worldwide Events”. There, “All the Way Up, Machollo” is also offered. This is the 1 € ticket for the Community Day in January.
Note: If you cannot find the ticket in the shop, you probably purchased the ticket for the Kanto Tour in February. Its price also includes the Community Day ticket for Machollo. It will be activated for you automatically at the start of the Community Day during the special researches.
Special Research with Machollo for the Community Day
Where does the information come from? Due to different time zones, the Community Day has already taken place in other countries around the world. Trainers gathered the information about the quests for the community and shared it on social networks.
Machollo Research 1/4
Task
Reward
Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Catch 15 Machollo
20 Machollo- candies
Land 5 good throws
Encounter with Machollo
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will receive 1,000 Stardust, 1x Incense, and an encounter with Machollo.
Machollo Research 2/4
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Machollo
20 Machollo- candies
Send 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Maschock
Evolve 3 Machollo
2,000 XP
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will receive 10 Poké Balls, 1x Incense, and 15 Ultra Balls.
Machollo Research 3/4
Task
Reward
Land 3 great Curveball throws
20 Machollo- candies
Evolve a Maschock
5 Golden Razz- Berries
Send 10 Pokémon
2,500 XP
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will receive 10 Poké Balls, 1x Incense, and a Rocket Radar.
Stage Reward: For completing these three tasks, you will receive 2,000 Stardust, 3 Rare Candies, and an encounter with Machomei.
Is the purchase of the 1 € ticket worth it?
Just for the value of the items that you receive, the purchase for one euro is worth it. Provided that you actually want these items.
A Rocket Radar costs regularly 200 coins, so about 2 €
In addition, Stardust, Balls, Berries and XP.
So if you are generally interested in these items, you save money if you get them through the 1 € ticket.
What happens if I don’t complete the tasks? The ticket remains in your possession, and you can complete the tasks at some point. Keep in mind that it is easier during the Community Day, as Machollo will appear everywhere.
How do you like the ticket for 1 € this time? Is this something that you buy for every C-Day or do you look carefully to see if you really need these rewards? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers there.
Items are important equipment in World of Warcraft. One of them can be obtained from a really simple world quest: the Instructor’s Sacred Bell. The bell is even better for some classes than raid items with much higher levels.
What kind of trinket is this? The Instructor’s Sacred Bell can be used by any class. It provides every important primary attribute, depending on which class is equipping it. At item level 184, it offers:
+52 Agility, Strength or Intelligence
Use: Grants you 631 Mastery for 9 seconds (1 min. 30 sec. cooldown)
It is particularly interesting because at this level it has been available since January 6 in the world quest “Centurions, gather!” in the north of Bastion. Since that date, players can increase the item level of rewards in world quests through progression in their campaign.
At renown level 19 you unlock better rewards for world quests.
How to get the Instructor’s Sacred Bell
Where can I get the bell? The world quest “Centurions, gather!” is currently active in the USA and was recently available on the EU servers as well. However, it granted Anima there, not the trinket (when completed with an editor’s Death Knight).
According to user Geaux2020 on reddit, world quests will appear on the EU servers in the following week. So you should keep an eye out for them.
Alternatively, you can randomly obtain the bell from an epic “Tribute of the Paragons”, here even with the chance of a higher item level. The tribute is a reward for the emissary quest “Challenges in Bastion” in your Covenant Sanctum.
The quest shows me a different item! This is a problem that players often report. If instead of the bell, a Medium for your soulbind is shown, there is a way to fix it.
The Medium is usually displayed to you when you do not have it yet. According to reddit user DreamsAndSchemes, you then need to defeat the dungeon “Spire of Ascension” or another corresponding source until you receive the Medium there. This may take some time. Once you have the Medium, the bell should drop as loot from the world quest.
The Instructor’s Sacred Bell is “BiS” for some classes
Who should get this item? The Instructor’s Sacred Bell is considered a top trinket primarily for three specializations according to the simulation site Bloodmallet:
In the current DPS ranking of Shadowlands, these three classes are already at the top and can deal even more damage with the bell. For all three, the bell is better than many items from Castle Nathria, even if they have a higher item level.
Especially “Owls” benefit from the trinket.
Why is it so good for these classes? All three classes benefit greatly from Mastery and have strong spells with a cooldown that fit well with the use of the trinket. Druids, for example, can significantly enhance their “Convoke Spirits” because of this.
The bell grants a huge amount of Mastery for a short time, making it particularly powerful when you use it in a small “burst window” in conjunction with other effects.
Other classes can of course also benefit from the trinket, and especially twinks appreciate a strong item that is so easy to obtain. However, the three mentioned can still make good use of the bell for a long time.
It has been the case in World of Warcraft that an item with a lower level is better than equipment from the raid. In Shadowlands, it generally occurs less often, but still happens for some classes. Nevertheless, Shadowlands with its reward system eliminates a major endgame problem of the game.
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CES 2021 has ended, but many exciting new products were presented for gamers. MeinMMO presents you the most exciting of them. Among them is a cool PC case, a fast router, and an interesting monitor.
Every year, exciting products are presented at CES. On January 15, 2021, the fair ended, and an overwhelming number of products were showcased. But which ones are particularly exciting for gamers? We present you a selection of products that are especially interesting for gamers.
PC Case: The Tower 100 Mini Chassis by Thermaltake
What is it? Manufacturer Thermaltake, known primarily for PC cases and power supplies, introduced the “The Tower 100 Mini Chassis” at CES 2021, a case that is particularly interesting for fans of small gaming PCs. It is a Mini-ITX case.
Different views of the Thermaltake Tower 100 Mini
The case not only looks stylish and is of high quality, but it also gives you the chance to show off at home: The case provides a view of your gaming setup from all sides, so everyone can see how many sparkling RGB components you have installed.
Price and Release Date: The Tower 100 Mini Chassis is expected to be available in stores by the end of January. The price according to the official website: €99.90
Gaming Lamp: Yeelight Smart LED with Gaming Support
What is it? Yeelight introduced a smart lamp for gamers at CES 2021. This is mounted above the screen.
The special thing is that the lamps also work with Razer Chroma and Overwolf. These are two software suites with which you can synchronize the lighting to your games or specific effects.
Are you about to die in CoD Warzone? Your lamp wants to join in and shows you that with a dangerously red glow. If you don’t want your lamp to join your gaming session, you can turn it off or configure it with the appropriate Yeelight app.
Price and Release Date:ComputerBase asked Yeelight when the gaming lamp will be available. According to Yeelight, the lamp will cost €109.99 in Germany and should be available no earlier than April 2021.
WiFi 6e Router
Wifi 6E was one of the major topics at this year’s CES, alongside gaming laptops. Wifi 6E offers completely new bandwidth, as it operates on 6 GHz, which is faster than both 5 GHz and the older 2.4 GHz.
What is it? One of the routers presented is the Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500. This router initially looks more like a transport spaceship of the Empire. Unlike the Empire, the router (hopefully) has only the best intentions to provide you with the fastest available WiFi.
I’ve listed several reasons why investing in a gaming router is worth it for me. In the comments to the post, there was heated discussion about how to assess a gaming router. Some noted when buying a gaming router that they could spend less for the same technology, but would have to do without the “gaming” label.
Price and Release Date: When it comes to the price, you may be less pleased. Netgear charges $599 for their device, which is expected to be released sometime in spring 2021.
Mid-range Graphics Card: GeForce RTX 3060
What is it? For many gamers, it’s probably one of the most important and perhaps unsurprising announcements of CES 2021. Nvidia introduced the RTX 3060, the smallest RTX 3000 series graphics card, which is positioned below the RTX 3060 Ti.
Price and Release Date: The card is expected to be available starting from late February, with an official price of $319. However, whether the card will really be available for everyone at that price is another question. The RTX 3080 was completely sold out shortly after launch.
Gaming Monitor ViewSonic Elite XG321UG
What is it? With the Elite XG321UG, ViewSonic has introduced a gaming monitor that gamers should keep an eye on. This is the first 32-inch monitor to offer UHD resolution and a 144 Hz refresh rate. The use of Mini-LEDs in this area is still a rarity.
Price and Release Date: Aside from the hard facts, there was little else to see about the monitor: ViewSonic did not show any official images or provide a price. However, the Elite XG321UG is expected to hit the market in summer 2021.
By the way, we present good gaming monitors that are currently recommended in this article:
What is it? Razer presented a cool chair aimed at gamers at CES 2021 that offers a high level of immersion.
The gaming chair features a 60-inch rollout display with panoramic view, and thanks to Razer’s HyperSense technology, the chair reacts to certain actions: Imagine driving your vehicle across the battlefield, and a weapon explodes next to you, and you feel that shock through the chair. This strong feeling of being in the middle could become exciting for many players.
Our MeinMMO readers have so far found little to admire in the design. For example, one reader writes “Voice from the Off”:
Looks too uncomfortable.
Other readers also find the chair uninteresting because important things like a toilet or a refrigerator are missing.
Price and Release Date: So far, we know neither the price nor the release date. However, since this is still a concept, it may well be that the gaming chair will never be made available for purchase.
Gaming Laptop with External GPU: Asus ROG Flow X13
What is it? The Asus ROG Flow X13 is a particularly small gaming laptop, coming in at just a 13.4-inch resolution.
As a buyer, you can choose between a Full HD display with 120 Hz or a 4K display with 60 Hz for the Flow X13.
The laptop itself is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS CPU and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 in its best configuration. This is enough for high detail in most gaming titles.
Included is a portable external graphics card that is very slim. You can see it in the gallery. And it really looks cool to be able to set up your small setup everywhere and game at high performance and high refresh rate. The external graphics card makes this possible.
The Asus ROG Flow X13 in detail. For gaming, an external GPU can be connected.
The laptop has its own eGPU port, allowing you to connect the external graphics card directly to the laptop. This significantly increases the bandwidth compared to a Thunderbolt connection.
What does the device weigh? The Asus ROG Flow X13 is said to weigh 1.3 kg. The external graphics card (ROG XG Mobile eGPU) is supposed to weigh 1 kg.
Price and Release Date: The ROG Flow X13 is expected to be available starting in February 2021 and cost from €1500.
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:
