Destiny 2 patches late weapon dead – Guardians shake their heads

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, the weapon “Cold Front” is not functioning as intended. Guardians are asking Bungie to leave the bug in the game. However, the developers have awakened from their winter slumber and announced a patch.

What kind of weapon is this? “Cold Front” is a legendary kinetic submachine gun from the “Dawning Event.” It’s nothing special by itself, if not for a bug.

The weapon can – for reasons unknown – be found with the perk “Dragonfly.” This is a kind of God Roll, the best possible version of the weapon.

With the perk “Dragonfly,” enemies explode on headshots, and this explosion deals elemental damage around them. Weapons with this perk have always been popular in the history of Destiny because they allow for great mob clear and simply feel awesome when blowing up enemies.

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This is Cold Front, the Cold Front.

Guardians have loved such weapons since they first found the “Fatebringer,” one of the first cult weapons in Destiny 1.

However, Cold Front probably does not have the perk “Dragonfly” at all because “kinetic weapon” cannot deal elemental damage. Therefore, the “explosion” effect on Cold Front also looks kind of buggy.

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“Hot Tip for Bungie: Just Leave the Weapon Alone”

This is how Guardians reacted to the bug: Guardians noticed Cold Front with Dragonfly and discussed the weapon (via reddit). It was seen as a kind of secret tip: The weapon is fun and a blast – much better than last year. Because this year, the event weapon came into play with new perks.

However, the weapon didn’t remain particularly long a secret. A video by KackisHd received over 188,000 views: “This weapon is illegal.”

A Guardian said: “Hot tip for Bungie. Leave the weapon as it is. This is new, unique, and worth grinding for. Please do not trip over yourselves again.”

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The community believes Bungie tends to:

  • Fix bugs that Guardians exploit quickly
  • Leave bugs that harm Guardians in the game longer

However, since there hasn’t been any news from Bungie for a while, people thought Cold Front was safe. Wrong thought.

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Here you can see the weapon in action.

Bungie Will Remove Dragonfly from Every Cold Front and Replace It

This is what Bungie is doing: For weeks, there has been no news from Bungie. They were deeply in winter slumber. However, things are coming back to life. The new head of Destiny, Joe Blackburn, has spoken up and stated: In one of the next patches, every Cold Front with Dragonfly will be changed. Dragonfly will then be replaced with “Wrangler” (a perk for damage increase).

Blackburn adds: He regrets that this was only announced so late. At Bungie, they try to keep the Christmas holidays sacred.

Joe Blackburn gives fans hope: Those who want a “Fly” perk should look forward to when the Vault of Glass returns to Destiny 2 later in 2021.

This references the raid weapon “Fatebringer,” which was the first weapon with an explosion effect. Today, many consider it a cult weapon. Apparently, it is coming to Destiny 2, a small consolation.

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Under Blackburn’s tweet, many Guardians expressed their annoyance at the nerf that is coming. They say: “You might as well tell us we can dismantle Cold Front.”

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Relax and wait for fixes.

Destiny 2 is currently being accused of offering too little loot worth grinding for. Therefore, a “buggy weapon” that has a real God Roll is apparently an interesting target.

The biggest criticism of the latest expansion “Beyond Light” and how Bungie is reacting to it, we have summarized in this article on MeinMMO:

Destiny 2 responds to the harshest criticism of “Beyond Light”

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Escape from Tarkov: Clip shows how to deal with cheaters – Thousands celebrate it

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Cheaters are a nuisance in Escape from Tarkov. A streamer has now shown how to best deal with the cheaters and is receiving applause.

This is the situation regarding cheaters: Escape from Tarkov is considered an extremely tough shooter and cheaters keep appearing. Developer Battlestate Games regularly bans thousands of cheaters, but the cheaters are still a problem.

A clip on reddit now shows how to best deal with a cheater. Thousands of viewers are celebrating it and feeling better after the clip.

Cheater is dealt with viciously – players rejoice

This is the clip: We are embedding the video from reddit here. It has already received over 6,000 upvotes (as of January 5 at 11:00 AM):

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This happens in the clip: The streamer Gotcha from the video receives the message at the start of the round in his stream that a viewer is also in the same lobby and is cheating. However, the cheater does not want to eliminate the streamer.

After a few seconds, the cheater then encounters the streamer. He spares him and proudly shows him the other opponents he has eliminated. The streamer initially plays along but then quickly draws his weapon and blows the cheater away. Afterwards, he shouts loudly: “Stop cheating!” and starts laughing. He adds: “You are ruining the game for everyone.”

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Here’s how the clip is perceived: On reddit, the action is celebrated. User AlbinoTubeSteak says: “This is definitely the most satisfying video I’ve seen all day, thank you!”

Others are happy with the clip, but know that the fight against cheaters is not over. The cheater will simply come back 5 minutes later and eliminate all his opponents again.

Despite some cheaters, you should check out Escape from Tarkov. It is currently one of the most popular games on Twitch, and for Christmas, there was a restart for all players: Hardcore shooter brings a big update and restart for everyone at Christmas

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FIFA 21: Headliner Cunha can be obtained without coins – Here is how to complete the tasks

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 3 minutes

In FIFA 21, you can secure a new special card for your team through the challenges. Headliner Matheus Cunha fits particularly well with Bundesliga teams that need reinforcement in midfield.

This is the card: The new special card is a Headliner item. This means: The card gets better every time Matheus Cunha receives a performance-based special card, such as a TOTW card, or when his club, Hertha BSC, wins four consecutive matches in the league. So far, Cunha has had a TOTW card.

Whether the card will receive many upgrades is uncertain. So far, Hertha BSC has not been able to celebrate four consecutive victories this season. However, even without an upgrade, the card looks quite good.

Matheus Cunha FIFA 21
Cunha has solid attributes in offense

The new Cunha card is based in the CAM position and brings good ratings in all offensive areas. Especially in dribbling, Cunha can impress. He should be a good playmaker in central midfield if you are looking for a player to direct your attacks. Additionally, he has a good combination of four stars on his weak foot and skill moves.

You can use Cunha in pure Bundesliga teams or create hybrids with Brazilian players. The best part about the card is that you can obtain it completely without using coins. You just have to complete some challenges.

This is how you get Cunha through the challenges in FUT

This is what you have to do: In total, you must complete five challenges, all of which take place in the live FUT friendship game mode “Headliner Challenge”. The tasks are as follows:

  • Now it’s getting hot: Score a goal from outside the penalty area in a win.
  • Hot Samba: Record a goal and an assist with Brazilian players in two separate victories.
  • Temperature rise: Record an assist via through pass with players who have at least a four-star weak foot in three separate victories.
  • Headline Hero: Win four matches in “Headliner Challenge”.
  • Goal streak: Score in 10 separate games with Bundesliga players.
FIFA 21 Cunha Challenges
5 challenges to complete

What you need to consider: As mentioned, all these tasks must be completed in the friendship game mode “Headliner Challenge”, not in Rivals or similar. This brings you some advantages.

The “Headliner Challenge” has a special feature. The matches are played in the “Max Chem” mode. This means: Your team gets full chemistry, regardless of position or links. This means: You can basically set up anyone you want. However, the requirement is that you use at least 7 different leagues.

This is how you complete the challenges: You should definitely use one or more decent Bundesliga offensive players who can quickly get you the goals for the “Goal streak” task. There are many options, from Lewandowski to Haaland to various cards from Plea, Hazard, Victor, Bebou, or Gnabry. How to score quickly can be found here.

Additionally, you need players who have at least four stars on their weak foot. In the Bundesliga, these include players like Lewandowski, Kimmich, Gnabry, Reus, Brandt, Müller, and many others. However, it’s not mandatory that this player comes from the Bundesliga.

Furthermore, you also need a good long-range shooter for the goal from outside and a Brazilian player. Keep in mind: In friendly matches, you can also use loan players without their contract limits decreasing. This means you can easily use loan players like Mbappé, Maradona, or similarly powerful cards if you have them as loan items in your club. Given the requirements of the Headliner Challenge, there are hardly any limits.

You can also use the challenges well to try out other players besides the usual suspects. You can find some inexpensive players for your team here.

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1.2 million see survival MMO on Twitch, but viewers ruin everything

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

The survival MMO Rust reaches new record highs on Twitch. At its peak, 1.2 million people watched it. Those are absolute top numbers, but streamers like Asmongold have pointed out the problem with Rust: It’s a great game, but the viewers ruin a lot. They snitch to make themselves important to their streamers. It’s annoying.

How strong is Rust running on Twitch:

Spaniards copy the USA, German streamers are still sleeping

Why is Rust doing so well on Twitch? Twitch is an international platform with communities in many countries.

The English-speaking community has established Rust in the last few days. In the course of the “OfflineTV” server, streamers like xQc, shroud, or Myth have achieved strong numbers with Rust.

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He brings fire into Rust: xQc.

However, it is said: If there is such a trend in the USA, it will spill over into other regions.

On January 3, Spanish-speaking Twitch streamers discovered Rust for themselves and are achieving huge viewer numbers. Streamers like auronplay, TheGrefg, ibai, and Rubius have become top streamers for Rust in the last 3 days. They are pulling huge audience numbers.

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Spanish-speaking Twitch stars took about a week to launch their project.

The Spanish-speaking stars have teamed up after the example of the US streamers and founded a joint server: EGOLAND. This is a mega-success for the Spanish-speaking quartet.

ElRubius is the mastermind behind the action.

However, there is the problem that viewers can ruin much of the tension because they want to collect bonus points with “their star” and feel important. This creates a bad atmosphere.

Twitch xQc Rage
xQc is the catalyst on the Rust server of OfflineTV.

What exciting stories Rust can create when chaos reigns and how entertaining it can be to watch there is repeatedly demonstrated by the Twitch streamer xQc:

Rust: xQc is the villain of Twitch, but shroud is the sheriff and cleans up

In Germany, no one has had the idea to replicate this yet. The German streamers seem to be missing out on the Rust trend so far.

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It actually seems logical that German streamers also go on a joint server and utilize the huge synergy effect that Rust brings to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking streamers.

But not everything is perfect in Rust.

An example of “snitching” in Rust: A viewer donates money to warn Pokimane “xQc is coming to kill you.” He then actually rides in and gets immediately shot down.:

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Viewers snitch and ruin the fun

What is the problem with Rust? This new way of playing Rust, putting several streamers on one server, negatively affects the gameplay.

Because there are two problems:

  • Stream-sniping is when you watch what your opponent is doing and aim for an advantage. This is frowned upon. Recently, there was trouble because someone saw a group of streamers die and then immediately traveled to the remote death location to loot. Normally, he wouldn’t have known where they had died.
  • Snitching refers to when viewers tell their streamer what the evil other streamers are doing. Particularly by donating money to their own streamer and feeding such information, fans apparently feel good and as if they are helping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfruroSO1gs

Since on a “streamer server” every player streams their game, nothing is secret on such a server. This ruins the gaming experience, as WoW streamer Asmongold points out (cover image).

After all, Rust is also about doing things in secret, sneaking around, planning, and not being seen at first. That doesn’t work when you have spies from other streamers in the channel who immediately snitch on every wrongdoing.

Asmongold says: This constant snitching is “loser behavior.” If he sees someone, he sees them, and if not, then not.

Viewers should just stop being so damn embarrassing.

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Streamers playing together achieve huge viewer numbers

Here’s what it’s about: The phenomenon “Rust” is the logical evolution of Among Us or Minecraft projects like Craft Attack: Viewers love it when streamers play against or with other streamers. This is apparently the key to reaching new viewers, achieving synergy effects, and massive channel growth.

We discussed the topic in a podcast on MeinMMO.

Just like influencers boost and push each other by appearing in each other’s videos, Rust offers huge cross-marketing potential for streamers on Twitch. The streamers in the USA have realized this, and the Spanish-speaking streamers jumped on the trend in no time. It’s only a matter of time before streamers from other countries get the idea as well.

However, there is the problem that viewers can ruin much of the tension because they want to collect bonus points with “their star” and feel important. This creates a bad atmosphere.

Twitch xQc Rage
xQc is the catalyst on the Rust server of OfflineTV.

What exciting stories Rust can create when chaos reigns and how entertaining it can be to watch there is repeatedly demonstrated by the Twitch streamer xQc:

Rust: xQc is the villain of Twitch, but shroud is the sheriff and cleans up

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LoL Wild Rift brings 5 new Champions with update 2.0 – Patch Notes

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In LoL Wild Rift the new patch 2.0 has been released. This brought new champions, adjustments to matchmaking, and new skins. We have summarized the patch notes for you.

What are the new champions? With patch 2.0, 5 new champions from the realm of Yordle have been released:

  • Corki, the bold bomber – Expected Midlane, Toplane
  • Kennen, the heart of the storm – Midlane
  • Tristana, the Yordle marksman – AD carry
  • Lulu, the fae sorceress – Support, possibly Top lane
  • Teemo, the swift scout – Top lane, maybe also Midlane

Thus, the number of champions in the game increases to 55. You can find all champions from Wild Rift in our list.

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Tristana is one of the 5 new champions now available in the game.

Is there finally a role selection? The queue with role selection that many have demanded was not included in this update. However, there were adjustments to matchmaking. Officially, it says:

  • “We have slightly changed the matchmaking system to provide you with an even better gameplay quality and ranking experience.”

For ranking fans, there is another positive news. The leaderboard now updates every 10-15 minutes instead of just every 24 hours.

In addition, the start of season 1 has been announced. It starts on January 8. This means that season 0 will end soon. You can find the rewards of the current season 0 in this article.

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Adjustments to the game systems

What else has changed? A major innovation of patch 2.0 is the group finder. Group leaders can make their lobbies available to people on their friends list or to the public (see top right of the lobby screen), and players can search for lobbies they want to join.

Furthermore, there have been numerous small innovations and adjustments that we have summarized:

  • The latency display has been replaced by a network display and a ping.
  • The achievements at the end of a game, as well as general achievements such as the most played champions, can now easily be shared on social media.
  • There are now response pings to react to your teammates.
  • There are now timers for the respawn of dragon and baron.
  • In the scoreboard, you will now only see updates on opponents if you had vision of them.
  • There is now a sticker wheel when you press and hold your champion.
  • System messages no longer obstruct the view of your champion – that was one of our major points of criticism on Wild Rift here on MeinMMO.
  • On the “Stats” tab of the score display, a detailed breakdown of important stats is now visible (Examples: damage reduction (in percentage) through armor and items with magic resistance).
  • Towers now target super minions first and then siege minions.
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What new skins are there? With patch 2.0 the following new skins have been introduced:

  • Sad Robot Amumu
  • Ur-Rider Corki
  • Arcade Corki
  • Star Guardian Janna
  • Star Guardian Jinx
  • Snowstorm Kennen
  • Star Guardian Lulu
  • Dragon Tamer Lulu
  • Star Guardian Lux
  • Plush Bunny Teemo
  • Guerilla Tristana
  • Light Bow Varus
  • Devil Teemo
  • Little Demon Tristana
  • Sinful Lulu
  • Super Kennen
  • Star Guardian Ezreal
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Malphite is one of the best champions for beginners and will be free in the coming week.

What does the free champion rotation look like? From January 7 to January 13, you can get the following champions for free:

  • Braum
  • Camille
  • Fizz
  • Graves
  • Jhin
  • Malphite
  • Orianna
  • Shyvana
  • Sona
  • Varus

You can find more news and guides about the game on our page dedicated to LoL Wild Rift.

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CoD Warzone: Don’t want hackers? Companion app warns you before the game

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 4 minutes

A new companion app is becoming increasingly popular in the community of Call of Duty: Warzone. With the application for PC, you can already see before the game if you have potential cheaters in the lobby.

WARNING: There are reports that using this app in CoD Modern Warfare and Warzone can lead to bans. We have requested a statement from the developers and will update this article for you as soon as we have a response. Downloading and using this app happens at your own risk. A risk of a ban cannot be ruled out at present.

What kind of app is this? With the so-called “Warzone Companion,” you can analyze the players in your lobbies on PC. The tool runs in the background, provides you with the statistics of your teammates, and even shows you who might be a hacker/cheater.

The “Warzone Companion” is part of the “Overwolf” program, which provides you with apps for many PvP games that can improve your gaming experience. There is a guide app for the card game Hearthstone, a skill tracker for MOBA League of Legends, and capturing apps for your gameplay videos.

MeinMMO introduces you to the “Warzone Companion” a bit and explains how the application detects cheaters earlier and why there is also criticism of the analysis tool.

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You can view a lot of nice statistics about your performance.

Warzone Companion shows you tons of statistics and cheaters

How does the app work? The program accesses the Warzone database and compiles statistics about your performance. In more than 50 categories, you can review your own statistics.

Additionally, the app offers a lobby live tracker. As soon as the preparation phase before a match starts, the Companion collects the performance data of all players in the game and provides you with detailed information about your enemies. For example, you can see the K/D ratios (kill/death rates) of the enemy teams and the entire lobby.

What does this bring me? Through the analysis of performance data, the app can assess which player in the lobby might be a cheater.

If a player has values that seem abnormal or almost inhuman to the program, such as very high headshot percentages, the Companion marks the player and you can switch lobbies if you want to avoid the cheater contact.

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Players marked in red indicate hackers/cheaters.

How to download the Companion

How do I get the app? You can download the app from the Overwolf homepage. In the upper right corner, you will find the button for “Overwolf Download”. The program can also be set to German, but it is not completely translated.

Once you complete the download, start the program and search for the Warzone tile in the app store. If you don’t find it immediately, then

  • Hover your mouse over “Apps”,
  • Select “Browse by Game” in the expanded menu on the left, then “View all” to display all games
  • and look for the game here.
  • Now select the “Warzone Companion” to set up the program.

To link your account, you just need to start the Companion and then go into the game via the Battle.net launcher. The app should then find your account automatically. If that doesn’t work, you can also log in manually.

What key combinations are important? In the game, there are two key combinations that are important to show or hide data.

  • Alt + W – Shows or hides your own data at the bottom of the screen
  • Alt + X – Shows or hides the performance data of the current or last lobby in the match

Since on PC, the “ping” of a position is typically set to “Alt,” you might want to set a new key for pinging. Otherwise, you will inadvertently indicate a direction with every interaction with the tool.

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Application criticized by tournament players

Why is the tool also criticized? Particularly some professional players who regularly participate in tournaments view the new tool critically. Tournaments in Warzone are not played directly against each other. Participants start public games and collect points over several rounds, which depend on kills and placement.

If these tournament participants can assess the average K/D ratio beforehand to know whether the lobby is rather difficult or easy to beat, then it is very easy for them to cheat and gain an advantage. A similar situation applies to regular players. Theoretically, one can search for a game until the average K/D is at a low level.

Overall, however, it is an excellent tool for analyzing one’s own performance and debating statistics with friends. Additionally, you can avoid hackers or cheaters. Grab the best weapons in Warzone and go hunting for some new records for your statistics.

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Pokémon GO brings real players as characters for the first time – Here’s how it works

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Pokémon GO announce it as “the fulfillment of a childhood dream.” Soon, you will be able to appear as a rival trainer in the game. Here’s how to participate.

If you have played the main series of Pokémon, you will remember the various rival trainers. You encountered them during your adventures on different routes, in forests, and also in caves. The developers of Pokémon GO want to offer you a similar experience soon.

The special thing about this is that these rival trainers will not be created randomly. They are intended to be representations of trainers and their Pokémon from the Pokémon GO community.

With a good outfit, an attack team, and a motto, you have the chance to be selected.

What can trainers do as opponents in Pokémon GO?

This is the idea: During the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, you will encounter trainer characters on the map and can challenge them. This is also possible for players who do not purchase the ticket for €13.

A limited research task during the event rewards you for battling these trainer characters.

When does the event take place? The Kanto tour runs on February 21, 2021. You will encounter the first 150 Pokémon from the Kanto region in their shiny forms during the event. These 7 new shinies are part of the Kanto tour.

How to participate

If you want your trainer to become an opponent for all other players during the event, you can apply for this. But you will need to be creative.

On Twitter, you should write a tweet with the following information:

  • You need a screenshot of your trainer profile showing your trainer name and desired outfit
  • A list of 3 Pokémon from the Kanto region that will form your team (no Legendary, Mythical, or Ditto)
  • You send the image and text with the 3 Pokémon using the hashtag #PokémonGOTourContest

How to win? The Pokémon GO team evaluates based on three points.

  • Creativity of the outfit
  • Overall motto
  • Composition of the Pokémon team

Anyone wishing to participate should ideally offer something unique. This could be a cool motto on a theme. You can emphasize your team or entirely disregard that.

Your participation tweet must be sent by Tuesday, January 12, at 08:59 AM at the latest.

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Inspiration: You can already find some posts on Twitter regarding participation.

https://twitter.com/robin_ix/status/1346205122993549312
https://twitter.com/Dancervan99/status/1346253110667137026
https://twitter.com/gerifaction/status/1346194194549907456

Have you already come up with an idea for what your team will look like and how your submission will be unique? Then participate in the competition right away, and maybe you will get your trainer to appear in Pokémon GO.

What do you think of this type of competition that Niantic is organizing? A cool idea or do you not find it exciting? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.

Are you a top trainer in Pokémon GO? Find out in our quiz.

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Developers on the end of Battleborn: “It will be as if it never existed”

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Gearbox had no luck with the hero shooter Battleborn and is closing its doors on January 25. This breaks the heart of one of the developers.

Why is Battleborn closing? In 2016, the hero shooter was released by Gearbox, the studio behind the loot shooter series Borderlands. However, the game did not receive a particularly positive reception, which is why the developers announced in 2017 that they would no longer work on the shooter.

The game has been in maintenance mode since 2017. The developers referred to this as a  “sunsetting” phase. The shooter was meant to slowly “ride off into the sunset”.

Now, on January 25, 2021, the servers will be shut down. The sun is setting for Battleborn.

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Battleborn combined hero shooter with MOBA elements.

The End of Battleborn breaks a developer’s heart

What does a developer think about it? Aaron Linde is one of the team behind Battleborn. He is very sad about the end of the game and explains:

The servers of Battleborn will be shut down in a few weeks. When that happens, it will be as if the game never existed. All the work and love that went into this game will disappear with it, and it really breaks my heart.

Aaron Linde

Linde explains that he really enjoyed working on Battleborn and is very grateful for the experience.

I am grateful for every person who ever told me that the game meant something to them. I hope that some of it lives on in the memories, just as it does in mine. Creating such a crazy, wild, bizarre universe with all my wonderful colleagues at Gearbox was pretty much the best experience I could have wished for in developing a new IP. I miss and love you all.

Aaron Linde

Aaron Linde no longer works at Gearbox but is now a Narrative Designer at 343 Industries, the studio currently working on the shooter Halo Infinite.

That’s why there’s hope for Battleborn fans: Although the game will be shut down in a few weeks, there is still a glimmer of hope:

I swear now an oath of blood that one day, damn it, I will create something as crazy, personal, and quirky as Battleborn again.

Aaron Linde

So anyone who thought the scenario of the hero shooter was cool can look forward to perhaps playing something similar again in the future.

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The scenario and the heroes of Battleborn were quite cool.

What was Battleborn actually? Battleborn aimed to mix hero shooter and MOBA. Pretty crazy heroes competed against each other in fast-paced, action-packed battles using their special powers. The scenario was full of humor. But against Overwatch, the game simply had no chance when it was released in 2016.

If you’re interested in shooters, check out the MeinMMO list “The 12 Best Multiplayer Online Shooters of 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, PC“.

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Pokémon GO: All Quests, Raids, and Shinies for the Unova Event

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the event for the 5th generation, the Unova region, has started. Accordingly, there are new raid bosses and quests. We will show you all the adjustments.

This is the Unova event: For 5 days, the focus is now entirely on the 5th generation. Monsters from Gen 5 will appear in the wild, and the raids and quests have been changed. Additionally, there is a new shiny in the game.

Since 10:00 AM on January 5th, the event has been running. We will show you what has changed in Pokémon GO since then.

Quests and Shinys for the Unova Event

These are the new quests: In total, there are only 3 new field researches waiting for you. We will show you the rewards:

  • Use 5 berries when catching Pokémon
    • Reward: 1200 stardust
  • Catch 5 Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Snivy (can be shiny), Tepig or Oshawott
  • Hatch 2 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Dewpider (can be shiny)

The task involving Dewpider is a bit trickier, but it gives a shiny that likely very few trainers in Germany have. The quest “Catch 5 Pokémon” is quick to complete and could also include a shiny candidate with Snivy. Therefore, we also recommend this task.

Shiny Snivy Pokemon GO
This is what the family of Shiny Snivy looks like.

These are the spawns: There are no big surprises here. The announced Pokémon will also appear in the wild. These include: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Yorkleff, Terribark, Elezeba, Kiesling, Rotomurf, Zurrokex, Schallquap, Toxiped, Unratütox, Mollimorba, Monozyto, and Dewpider.

These are the new Shinys: There are no surprises here either. Snivy can be caught in its shiny form as announced. Other shiny checks are: Yorkleff, Kiesling, and Dewpider.

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New Raid Bosses for the Unova Event

Are there new raid bosses? Yes. At the start of the event, there was also a rotation among the raid bosses. This time, you will mainly find monsters from Gen 5:

Raid LevelPokémon
Level 1 Raid (red egg)Klikk*
Praktibalk*
Snivy*
Tepig
Oshawott
Lithomith*
Level 3 Raid (yellow egg)Stalobor
Terribark
Sedimantur
Hutsassa
Navitaub
Mega Raid (red-white egg)Mega Charizard X*
Mega Blastoise*
Mega Rexblisar*
Level 5 Raid (black egg)Genesect with Fire Module

All Pokémon marked with a star can also be encountered as shiny.

What comes next? After the Unova event, there will also be an event for the Sinnoh region, which is the 4th generation. After that, events for Gen 3 and 2 will follow.

All of this is meant to prepare for the Kanto Tour, which starts in February. Information about the tour can be found here: Huge Kanto event brings lots of shinys to Pokémon GO – Also Mew

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WoW: Rare Mount is back after months – hurry up

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

In World of Warcraft, the Fathom Dweller is back – a unique mount that makes you faster in underwater areas. The bizarre jellyfish is actually quite easy to obtain, but it was missing for months. Now it is back for a few days.

What kind of mount is this? The Fathom Dweller is a jellyfish-like creature that you can only use when you are in the water. It increases your swimming speed, making you faster in the water, something that only a few mounts or abilities can do.

This jellyfish is currently available.

Actually, the Dweller is easy to get, but it wasn’t showing up for months. It is one of two rewards from a weekly quest that appears randomly. For a long time, however, only the alternative reward, a pet, appeared week after week.

Now the quest is active again and you can get the Fathom Dweller.

How to get the Fathom Dweller

Where do I get the mount? You will find the Fathom Dweller as a reward for the world quest “DANGER: Kosumoth the Hungerer” from the old expansion Legion. For this, you just need to kill a boss, which you can even do solo at level 60.

The quest is located in the “Eye of Azshara” area – in the overworld, not in the dungeon. Just swim or fly to the small island directly south of Dalaran in the Broken Isles (Legion).

  • wow fathom dweller legion map eye of azshara
    Here you can find the island.
  • WoW Tiefenbewohner WEltquest
    The world quest with the reward.

How to unlock the quest: To access Kosumoth, you first need to unlock the world quests in Legion. You must complete the quest “Unification of the Isles,” for which you need friendly reputation with all factions of Legion.

You can get the quest starting at level 45 and only need to complete it on one character. All subsequent characters (“twinks”) will then automatically meet the requirements.

After that, however, you still need to find a few things scattered in the areas of Legion. In our guide, we described how to get the Fathom Dweller in WoW and what you need to do for it. Plan about an hour for this task.

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Reasons to hurry: If you are still missing the mount, you should hurry, as the quest is only available until Tuesday, January 12. It will reappear after that, but we cannot say whether it will offer the mount as a reward again. Many players have been waiting a long time for this opportunity.

Tip: If the mount does not show up as a reward, you probably already have it. Anyone who already possesses the Fathom Dweller will instead receive the alternative reward: the pet “Hungerer Claw.”

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FIFA 21: Best and Affordable Talents for RB and LB in Career Mode

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Important: There are also players from other positions included, who can be retrained to LB or RB. These players are also an option for your club.

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Here you can find the best talents in the positions LB and RB in FIFA 21. We show you cheap full-backs with high potential.

For this, you need good full-back talents: Of course, defenders in the Career Mode should prevent opponents from scoring too many goals. On the flanks, your defenders often need to keep up with fast wingers, so they should be as quick as possible.

At the same time, they are often also the starting point for attacks and counters – so they also need to be able to handle the ball. The best full-backs master all of this – but they are correspondingly expensive.

That’s why we show you talents at RB and LB that have great potential and will improve over time. You can develop them into real stars with a little training.

However, keep in mind that the players have dynamic potential. The values are therefore not fixed. Whether the talents fully realize their potential, reach it at all, or even exceed it, also depends on how well you train them and how their performances on the pitch are.

You can find even more players with potential in the overview of the best talents in FIFA 21.

Best full-back talents with the greatest potential in Career Mode

These are the best talents at RWB, LB, RWB, and LWB: Here you can find the full-back talents with the highest potential. However, it should be noted that some of them are already big stars or at strong clubs. Therefore, they are not necessarily cheap.

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Alexander-Arnold is the top talent this year at RB
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold was already at the top of this list last year and leads it in FIFA 21 as well. He already has a strong base rating (87) and a potential of 92 – but his club Liverpool knows that too. The market value of the defender is over 100 million.
  • Cucurella is significantly weaker with a base rating of 81 compared to Alexander-Arnold, but his potential of 89 is not to be underestimated. However, he is also not cheap, with a market value of about 58 million.
  • Even though Alphonso Davies has been rated too weak by some players – his 89 potential in career mode is strong. However, he can also become expensive at over 50 million.
  • Emerson takes fourth place on the list. The 21-year-old can increase his 78 rating to 88, and is estimated to cost 30 million.
  • B. Saka is significantly cheaper with a market value of 13 million than the previous entries, but his rating is also slightly lower at 75. However, the potential of 88 is strong.
  • Nuno Mendes is the first real “bargain”: The 18-year-old has a rating of 72, is 18 years old, and can rise to 87. Cost: About 5 million.
  • B. Arrey-Mbi is even cheaper. The left-back is only 17 years old and has a rating of 60. However, the potential is strong at 86 – and his market value at the start of the career is not even a million.

Cheap full-back talents in Career Mode – under 10 million.

Cheap RB, LB, LWB, and RWB with potential: In the list of the strongest talents, there are mainly players who are already established and therefore expensive. Here you can find cheap alternatives that you can develop during your career.

RB LB Talents FIFA 21
In Career Mode, you can scout many talents directly
  • B. Arrey-Mbi is, as mentioned above, still extremely young but has great potential at 86. His value of under a million is also manageable for smaller clubs.
  • J. Frimpong starts with a solid rating of 71 but develops into a regular starter over the years. The RB has an 86 potential and costs about 4 to 5 million.
  • Nuno Mendes is also in the list of talents with the highest potential (87), but is still relatively cheap at 5 million.
  • J. Gvardiol is actually primarily a center-back but can also play LB. His rating of 69 is approaching 86 and costs only 3.3 million.
  • L. Pellegrini is already 21 but still has a lot of potential for growth. From 72, he can jump to 86 over the years. His market value is at 5.5 million.
  • L. Netz is still a super talent at a bargain price. The left-back costs 1.5 million and his 63 rating can aim for 85. A good investment if you are looking for cheap talents.

By the way: To prevent conceding goals, even when your full-backs are outplayed, you can find here the best goalkeeper talents in FIFA 21.

All young full-back talents under 21 with potential of 84 or better

The best talents at LB and RB under 21: Are you looking for even more full-back talents? Then you will find them here in our list. There you can find strong talents under 21 years old with a potential of at least 84 points. There you will also see how much they can cost you and whether they are worth it for your club.

Important: There are also players from other positions included, who can be retrained to LB or RB. These players are also an option for your club.

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E-Sports clan celebrates a grand party despite Corona – This outrages some

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FaZe is one of the largest e-sports organizations in the world. They are known not only for their teams in CS:GO and Call of Duty, but also for skillfully marketing influencers. The new year 2021 was celebrated by the clan in Miami. Videos of the party are causing trouble: it doesn’t look like the clan members are adhering to recommendations on dealing with the Corona virus.

This is causing excitement: The FaZe Clan kicked off the new year in Miami. They threw a big party here.

The boss of the clan, FaZe Banks, has repeatedly shared clips of the wild celebration on Instagram stories.

An event organizer in Miami, Pink Tie, has also posted pictures of the event and thanked FaZe for how well the collaboration went (via instagram).

The clips of the party show a wild celebration. Groups of people are celebrating exuberantly, and masks can hardly be seen in the videos. It’s being celebrated as if the current Covid pandemic doesn’t exist.

There are also recommendations in the USA to wear a mask, maintain a distance of about six feet, and avoid large crowds. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have advised US citizens to bring in the New Year only with people who live in their own household.

MeinMMO is primarily a gaming website, and our expertise lies in gaming and online games. For those who want to learn more about the Corona pandemic, we recommend these sources:
– the Robert Koch Institute
– the World Health Organization

“Disgusting Behavior”

This is being discussed: On Twitter, the videos from FaZe are causing excitement. E-sports journalist Rod Breslau accuses FaZe Banks of contributing to the spread of the Corona virus with such actions.

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The videos give an insight into a wild party.

This triggers a controversial discussion:

  • Supporters of FaZe say: Everyone should be able to live their life as they wish
  • Critics say: Some people have lost touch with reality. This behavior is indefensible and disgusting. Healthcare workers are tearing themselves apart to contain the pandemic, and then you see this.
  • Especially e-sports players are distancing themselves from this behavior. An e-sports player from Brawl Stars tags FaZe’s sponsors, asking if they really support such behavior. It is harmful to the brand.
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This is FaZe Banks (right) with his protégé Tfue (left). A dispute arose later.

FaZe Clan – Controversial, but worth 240 million USD

This is the clan: The clan “FaZe” has existed since 2010. They are primarily a shooter clan, originally based in Call of Duty. But they quickly expanded into games like CS:GO.

In 2018, they struck gold when they signed the then-unknown Fortnite player, Turner “Tfue” Tyler, for little money. Tfue became the biggest star on Twitch in the following months. He then wanted to get out of his contract with FaZe, but they wouldn’t let him go.

The clan is known not only for supporting e-sports players but also YouTubers, Twitch streamers, and other influencers. The first generation of professionals from the FaZe Clan are now large content creators.

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The head of the clan is Richard “Banks” Bengston, a 29-year-old who acts as something like the frontman of the team. Banks often appears as a kind of “rockstar influencer”: he has already trashed hotel rooms or boasted about running a lucrative betting site for skins in CS:GO.

According to reports from Forbes magazine, the FaZe Clan is the fourth most valuable e-sports organization in the world and is estimated to be worth 240 million USD.

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This is FaZe Rain.

The FaZe Clan continues to make negative headlines. One of the co-owners is Nordan “FaZe Rain” Shat. He was thrown out of the FaZe house after speaking about internal details and his personal condition in a video. It seems there was also some trouble regarding the “betting site” for CS:GO with FaZe Rain:

E-sports clan throws YouTuber out of the house after he talks about sensitive deals

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Diablo 3: Event brings you now 2 pets – Cow and Mini-Slaughterer

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 4 minutes

In Diablo 3 is now the event “The Darkness in Tristram” active. For you, there are now temporarily two pets. In this guide, we show you how to get the Calf of the Crown and the Mini Butcher as companions.

What is this event? Every year in January, the birthday of the franchise is celebrated in Diablo 3. Exclusive content is unlocked for this occasion. The focus is on the dungeon Darkness in Tristram, which, with its retro look and bosses from Diablo 1, evokes nostalgia. The portal for this opened on January 4, 2021.

A pixel filter, special sounds, and controls provide nostalgic gaming feelings. In 16 levels, you can face the old bosses of the series in the dungeon.

As every year, there are the two pets that you can add to your collection since Patch 2.4.3. If you do not yet possess the Calf of the Crown pet and the Butcher pet in Diablo 3, you can now secure both companions with our guide.

Rotten Mushroom – Farming the Calf of the Crown 2021

Diablo 3 Cow Pet

Finding the Rotten Mushroom: Start a game in Adventure Mode. Then open the map and find the waypoint to the Tristram event (Act 1 – The Old Ruins). From the waypoint, walk to the left. Next to a well, you will find a blue portal named “Tristram”.

Enter the dungeon and fight through the levels. Once you reach level 9, you should keep an eye out. The rotten mushroom can spawn there. It can be clicked on the floor and collected. In its unpicked state, it is initially called “black mushroom”. In your inventory, it is then referred to as rotten mushroom.

Now take this mushroom in your inventory to Adria’s cauldron. You will find it on the way from the Tristram portal to the dungeon. In a small detour, away from the path, you will find the cauldron in the dilapidated hut. Right-click it, and you will receive the Witch Elixir.

  • Diablo 3 rotten mushroom
    Here you can find the mushroom
  • Diablo 3 Adria Cauldron
    Here stands the cauldron

Obtain the plan for Wirt’s Leg: After you have looted the elixir, go near the Tristram portal, and you can loot the corpses there.

  • Farnham’s corpse drops the debts of a drunkard,
  • Odgen’s corpse drops Garda’s letter,
  • Pepin’s corpse drops the healer’s recipe
  • and Griswold’s corpse drops the plan for Wirt’s Leg.
Diablo 3 corpses recipes

With the recipe for Wirt’s Leg, go to the town and to your blacksmith.

  • Craft the legendary mace Wirt’s Leg at the blacksmith (costs 1 million gold)
  • Dismantle the just built Wirt’s Leg mace again at the blacksmith
  • You will receive the Map of the Stars
  • Travel again to Adria’s hut on the way to the dungeon portal
  • To the right of her hut lie 3 dead cows
  • Click these in the order of the star map.
  • The left cow is number 1, the middle cow is number 2, and the right cow is number 3.
  • The map shows the order 2, 1, 3 – So first click the middle, then the left, and then the right cow
  • A portal to the abandoned farmhouse opens to the right of the cows
  • In the middle of the yard, you will find Wirt’s treasure chest. Open it and loot the Calf of the Crown
  • Right-click to add the calf to your collection

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How to get the Mini Butcher pet

This is what you need to do: The Mini Butcher is tied to an achievement in Diablo 3. If you unlock the achievement “A sinister red glow clouds your vision,” you will receive the pet.

Diablo 3 Butcher Pet achievement in-game
This achievement will earn you the Mini Butcher as a companion

This is how to achieve it:

  • Create a fresh level 1 character in solo play
  • Complete the dungeon “The Darkness in Tristram” with this new character and kill Diablo there
  • As a reward, you will receive the achievement + pet
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This pet could belong to you – the Mini Butcher

Do you like collecting new companions in Diablo 3? The game regularly releases new content in the form of pets that collect gold for you during your adventures.

There is currently a season running that rewards you with such content. The new pet from Season 22 in Diablo 3 is very easy to get. With this, you can further expand your collection.

What do you think of the Tristram event in Diablo 3? Do you think it’s cool, or should the developers bring something new every year instead of starting the same event?

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Pokémon GO: Tomorrow the Unova event starts – Here’s what you need to know

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO starts tomorrow, on January 5th, the Unova Event. We will share all the info about the event and showcase the Shinies and bonuses.

When does the Unova Event run? It starts on January 5th at 10:00 AM local time. The event will be active until January 10th at 8:00 PM local time.

The event focuses on Generation 5. It is intended to be a preparation for the Kanto Tour, which will be held in February 2021. Before that, every other generation is supposed to have an event. The Unova region is starting this off.

All Info about the Unova Event in Pokémon GO

Here are the bonuses: The bonuses revolve exclusively around the Pokémon of Generation 5. The following features and bonuses will be available during the event:

  • The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Rockruff, Terrakion, Electabuzz, Roggenrola, Rotom, Zorua, Tympole, Trubbish, Solgaleo, Monferno, and Musharna.
  • For the first time, Shiny Snivy will be available.
  • There will be quests featuring Pokémon such as Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, and Musharna.
  • From the 5-km eggs, you can get the following Pokémon: Roggenrola, Flapple, Applin, Emolga, Swablu, Snorunt, plus and Drampa.
  • Genesect with the Burn Module will be available in Level 5 raids.
  • A Collector’s Challenge will be launched – this is a new feature that Pokémon GO is testing for the first time.

Which spawns could be interesting? For shiny hunters, Snivy is likely to be interesting, as it is introduced as Shiny for the first time. Also, Musharna is particularly exciting. Its Shiny was introduced through a regional event that was not held in Germany. Since then, there has been no event in Pokémon GO where you could catch Musharna frequently. Therefore, for German players, it’s almost like a new introduction of the Shiny.

Shiny Snivy Pokémon GO
This is the Shiny family of Snivy.

Monsters like Roggenrola, Zorua, or Electabuzz are also likely to be exciting. After all, they are very rarely catchable outside of events.

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These events are coming next: After the Unova Event is the Sinnoh Event! After catching countless Pokémon from Gen 5, it’s time to continue with the monsters from Gen 4. This event is supposed to take place from January 12th to 17th.

After that, there are supposed to be events featuring Pokémon from Gen 3 and 2. However, there is no further information available yet.

What events are already known in 2021 can be found here: Pokémon GO 2021 – 8 things we can expect in the new year

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DOTA 2 bans former world champion for life

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The MOBA DOTA 2 (PC) has permanently banned one of its former world champions from participating in tournaments: The Chinese player Zeng “Faith” Hongda is involved in a match-fixing scandal. 4 other professional players were also banned for life from all tournaments organized by Valve and Perfect World.

Who is he? Zeng “Faith” Hongda (28) is a Chinese player in the MOBA DOTA 2. He celebrated his greatest success early in his career. In 2012, he was part of Invictus Gaming, which won “The International 2” – the massive DOTA tournament is unofficially considered the world championship in MOBA.

The tournament is considered incredibly lucrative. The prize money seemed relatively modest in 2011 at $1.6 million, but it has since risen to over $34 million.

Match-Fixing Scandal Catches Up with Team Newbee

What is the scandal about? In May 2020, it became known that the former members of the team “Newbee” would be permanently blacklisted in the Chinese league. Among the 5 players was also world champion Faith.

The operators of the new Chinese professional league decided that the team “Newbee” would be excluded from the tournament due to allegations that they had manipulated matches. Therefore, the 5 members of Newbee were no longer allowed to participate in events organized by ImbaTV and CDA.

At that time, the league operators claimed that they had sent material about the match-fixing to Valve and Perfect World.

Allegedly, the allegations revolved around a qualification series in February 2020 that appeared suspicious. The team denied the allegations at that time.

In match-fixing, professionals deliberately perform poorly or play in such a way that a specific outcome is achieved, with the intent to manipulate betting results. This problem has been on the rise in recent years, as esports has become increasingly attractive for sports betting, especially during the pandemic, there was apparently a boom in betting on esports events.

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This is now the decision: In early 2021, the decision from Valve and Perfect World, the developers of the game and the Chinese publisher, came through. In fact, the ban on the 5 “Newbee” players from China is now enforced for all tournaments organized by Valve and Perfect World. This means that former world champion Faith and his teammates from Newbee are now permanently banned from DOTA 2.

Faith himself has already ended his career. Another star player from the team, Moogy, is already retired. The other 3 DOTA professionals are still active, but their careers are now practically over.

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CS:GO is also targeting cheaters.

In addition to DOTA 2, Valve has another major esports title with CS:GO. There too, a scandal overshadowed esports. However, it was not about match-fixing but about exploiting an exploit:

In CS:GO, 37 coaches are banned for cheating – it’s already being called “The Purge”

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I predict: These 6 MMOs will die in 2021

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 9 minutes

The new year is here, and once again, several new MMOs will be released. However, there will also be some games for which 2021 will be the last year. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch presents to you 6 MMOs that, in his opinion, will not survive the new year.

How did this list come about? Last year, I created a list of MMOs that could die in 2020. I followed the same principle this year.

It is often said that certain MMOs are already dead, despite hundreds or thousands of players still being active on their servers. Such games are not included in this list.

Instead, I looked for MMOs that are struggling with serious problems and/or measurable player decline. This does not automatically mean that they will be shut down this year, but the chances are high. I also provide reasoning for each decision.

If you want to know how many titles I was right about last year, you can find the answer on the last page of the article. If you’re looking for new games from 2021, you’ll find them here.

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Population Zero

Genre: Survival | Developer: Enplex Games | Platform: PC | Release Date: May 5, 2020 (Early Access) | Model: Buy2Play

What kind of game is this? Population Zero is a survival game by the Russian developer Enplex, which aimed to mix up the genre with some cool ideas:

  • There are different game modes, including pure PvE and PvP.
  • Each mode runs over a specified cycle (usually 7 days) before resetting.
  • During the cycle, you should complete tasks and can unlock permanent progress for your account.
  • If you die too often, you become the Over-Alien and get one last chance to complete your tasks.
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How is Population Zero doing currently? At the launch on Steam, the game attracted 554 players at peak. Many appreciated the core idea of the game, but it also had several criticisms, including:

  • Missing features such as factions, guilds, and groups
  • Absence of options like custom key bindings
  • A weak tutorial
  • Technical issues

In the weeks following the release, the developers announced many updates and shared a short-term and a long-term roadmap. However, the player counts have made the game’s name all too fitting.

Since August, there have been days when 0 players were playing the survival MMO. The average player count for the last 30 days is 1.6, and at peak, 6 were online at the same time (via Steamcharts).

That’s why I believe Population Zero will die in 2021: Population Zero had some servers that regularly reset due to PvE content, and the idea of the Over-Alien showed real potential. However, the Russian developers at Enplex failed to implement their plans and released a game that fell far below expectations.

Due to the Buy2Play model, there is also a barrier keeping new players from Population Zero. Those who see that only 6 players are active in the MMO are unlikely to spend 28 euros on it.

The last developer update on Steam was on July 16. Currently, everything points to the fact that Population Zero will not survive in 2021.

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Expert finds secret weapon values in CoD Warzone: “This will change the meta”

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

An expert on the weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone discovered that there is a specific range value for nearly all automatic weapons in Battle Royale. He believes this could shake up the meta – once the DMR 14 is nerfed.

What happened? Amos Hodge, the Creative Director at the CoD developer studio Raven Software, tweeted information about a Warzone update a few weeks ago. He said: “The Warzone-specific range buff for the Kilo 141 has been reduced.” And although the tweet disappeared from Twitter, the impact of this statement will continue to occupy players of Call of Duty: Warzone for a while.

Until now, it was assumed that the values of Warzone weapons largely matched the values in the Multiplayer of Modern Warfare. Since there were no private matches in Warzone until recently, testing the values in Battle Royale was hardly possible, and content creators relied on the results from Multiplayer. However, this turned out to be incorrect, as has now been revealed.

The operator behind the CoD weapon site “truegamedata.com” took a look at all the weapons in a private Warzone lobby after the developer tweet and claims based on his findings: ‘This will change the meta.’ However, this will only happen after nerfing the currently overpowered single-shot rifles from Cold War – DMR 14 and Type 63.

Secret Warzone buff gives many guns hefty ranges

How strong is this buff? It is a substantial range buff. In the following image, you can see the range values of the Kilo (Orange), the M4A1 in multiplayer (Turquoise), and the Warzone M4A1 (Pink). The values are without attachments:

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The M4 differs from its multiplayer variant in 2 values: It is slightly weaker at its first range (27 instead of 29 meters) and it only has 2 damage profiles. Until now, many players assumed that the M4 would reach its 3rd damage area at 50 meters (without attachments) and would take considerably longer to take enemies out of the game.

This removal of the last damage area is not an isolated case and has been found by “truegamedata” in several weapons. The Kilo 141 benefited greatly from this extra damage at long range due to its high stability, and post-reassessment of the automatic weapons in the ranking of the best weapons in Warzone is likely to lose several places. Because there are a few stable Warzone weapons that are still out there with great range.

17 weapons with significant differences from multiplayer

Which weapons benefit from this? The discarded damage areas were found in 3 weapon classes: assault rifles, LMGs, and submachine guns. Here are the assault rifles and LMGs that only have 2 instead of 3 damage areas.

  • AN-94: 21.8 meters
  • CR-56 AMAX: 24 meters
  • FAL: 21 meters
  • Grau 5.56: 31 meters
  • M4A1: 27 meters
  • RAM-7: 28 meters
  • Bruen Mk9: 26 meters
  • Holger 26: 48 meters
  • M91: 29 meters

The same applies to the submachine guns. The smaller calibers usually have 4 damage areas in multiplayer. However, due to the Warzone buff, nearly all models from the “Modern Warfare” era have only 3 damage areas, which occur at the following values (values without attachments):

  • Fennec: 18.2 meters
  • ISO: 23 meters
  • MP5: 17.5 meters
  • Striker 45: 40 meters
  • Uzi: 28.8 meters
  • P90: 19.2 meters

Moreover, the diligent analysts from “truegamedata” found that the MP7 and the Bizon have different range values compared to the multiplayer. Although these two SMGs have 4 damage areas, the range is higher compared to the multiplayer values.

Reassessment of all-round weapons is coming – after the nerf of tactical rifles.

How could this affect things? For the SMGs, the new values are a nice fact, but due to the short combat distance, they are rarely important. The new info is really exciting for the stable all-round weapons of Warzone.

The Kilo 141 was long considered strong because it mixed its very good stability with competitive range. Now other stable weapons are significantly better in terms of range, and this could also affect weapon choice. “truegamedata” suggests that the Grau 5.56, the M4A1, the Bruen Mk9, the CR-56 AMAX, and the AN-94 now have a chance to dethrone the Kilo as the best all-round weapon.

Here is the range and time-to-kill comparison with the Kilo 141 in the graphic (without attachments):

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However, since the strong DMR 14 currently reigns in Warzone, it may take some time before the automatic all-round weapons are re-sorted in Battle Royale. Several experts expect a timely nerf for the tactical rifles DMR 14 and Type 63 from Black Ops Cold War in Warzone.

Until that happens, you will likely have to rely on the single-shot rifles if you want to maximize damage and range.

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Will 2021 be a good year for games? Our forecasts for the new year

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

The past year 2020 was anything but quiet, even for the gaming industry. The editorial team of Webedia Gaming expressed their wishes and hopes for the new year in a discussion panel.

This is how 2020 was: The year 2020 was very chaotic and exhausting for many. It has also left its mark on the gaming industry. Right at the beginning of the year, there were delays of major titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel’s Avengers, and New World.

Due to the Corona pandemic, most major gaming fairs and events had to be either completely canceled like E3 or held online like gamescom 2020.

However, this brought a huge influx of new players to gaming, who wanted to occupy themselves during the lockdowns. Publishers reported record revenues and Steam recorded new records in active users.

But what’s next in 2021? The editorial team of Webedia Gaming discussed what might be coming in the new year.

Here is the talk on YouTube:

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The talk is also available as a podcast on Spotify:

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What can we expect in 2021? In the video, René Heuser, Heiko Klinge (GameStar), Rae Grimm (GamePro) and Leya Jankowski (MeinMMO) talk about their assessments, predictions, and wishes for 2021.

Many major themes and questions are in focus for 2021:

  • Will major trade fairs like gamescom or E3 be able to welcome visitors again?
  • How will the new consoles perform in 2021? Will there be enough supply, and how are the online services of the respective publishers?
  • What about the games that were announced for 2021? Will the MMORPG New World be successful? And will Elden Ring manage a release in 2021?
  • Will the working conditions of developers change in 2021?
  • And many other questions.

The release lists for 2021 and previews promise major titles for both new consoles and PC, and we can be curious to see if they will deliver.

What are your expectations for the new gaming year? Do you think more people will continue to play? Will the big gaming fairs be canceled again this year? What games are you counting on, and which ones are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.

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Destiny 2: Players love the secret change, but wonder if it stays

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Since early to mid December, players have noticed a change in Destiny 2 : The once rare Enhancement Cores are now dropping more frequently. The strange thing is: It’s not mentioned anywhere. Players are therefore skeptical about their luck. Maybe it’s a bug and not a secret buff.

What are Enhancement Cores? The crafting material was introduced with “Curse of Osiris” in Destiny 2. You need this material to upgrade legendary items to Masterworks and for infusion.

For frequent players, these are highly sought-after items used to further refine and enhance the Guardian’s gear. In fact, these are items you can never have enough of, and there are constantly too few around. Especially in Beyond Light, the items are more important than ever. With the weapon retirement , it’s time to acquire a new arsenal.

The items can be obtained from numerous sources in Destiny 2, and you have a chance to score an Enhancement Core from many activities and reputation rewards.

We had several articles on MeinMMO about how to obtain Enhancement Cores: They have been a sought-after commodity for years, and they represented a bottleneck to slow down the progression of gear.

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Spider trades the sought-after resource on his black market

Secret change or a bug?

What has changed now? Actually nothing, at least officially not. There is no statement from Bungie that they have tweaked anything regarding Enhancement Cores.

However, many players have noticed that they are finding significantly more Enhancement Cores since early to mid December. Now, Guardians are repeatedly picking up Enhancement Cores from random world drops. Apparently, all legendary engrams now have a high chance of containing not just a legendary item, but also an Enhancement Core.

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This is how it’s being discussed: On reddit, there is a bit of cynicism: It’s suspected that this might be a bug that Bungie will fix as soon as they return from vacation and notice what’s going on.

Bungie is notorious for fixing player-identified bugs immediately. Some Guardians joke that Bungie would likely remove Enhancement Cores “due to an error” entirely from the game or absurdly increase the costs for upgrades.

More optimistic Guardians believe this could be a deliberate, secret change that came with one of the recent hotfixes. This way, even runs in Lost Sectors that don’t yield Exotics would at least offer a reasonable consolation prize.

Overall, players are quite pleased with the change: Many have noticed that they are now getting more Enhancement Cores and are happy about this unexpected gift, whether it’s intentional or not.

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Destiny had some issues before 2021.

These are positive news coming from Destiny 2. But we have dealt in an extensive article with the problems of the game prior to 2021. The whole subgenre of MMO shooters doesn’t seem to be in good shape at the moment:

MMO shooters in crisis: The state of Destiny 2, Anthem, Division 2 before 2021

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Is Sylvanas really ‘good’? New WoW cinematic confuses fans

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 4 minutes

Data miners have discovered a new cinematic from World of Warcraft: Shadowlands that will likely be seen in the game soon. In it, the captured Anduin and Sylvanas appear. But the Banshee Queen behaves quite differently than expected.

This is the cinematic: Since the release of Shadowlands, the Alliance King Anduin has been a prisoner of Sylvanas Windrunner and the Jailor in his tower, Torghast. Anduin was taken there along with other key characters like Jaina, Baine, and Thrall.

After the other three have already been freed, Anduin is the last one remaining. In the new cinematic, Sylvanas is seen talking to her captive and offering him a choice.

Spoiler warning: The video included here reveals some information about the story of Shadowlands that you will need to unlock yourself.

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Sylvanas: Lord Denathrius has been captured. What is our plan to free him?

Jailor: Every soul has its destiny. Denathrius has fulfilled his. We must forge our next weapon.

Sylvanas: He is not ready.

Jailor: Then a more direct approach is necessary. We have not come this far to hesitate now. You know what must be done.

Translation of Scene 2

Anduin: Ah … there she is again. You know, your endless lectures …

Sylvanas: … have not convinced you. Nevertheless, the conversation is over. We will possess you, one way or another. That is why I offer you this – one last time. Join us, or be forced to serve.

Anduin: What kind of choice is that? Why are you even giving me … it is the choice you never had. Despite your grand plans, there is still a piece of mortality haunting you. As if the Banshee Queen had not completely wiped out the Ranger-General.

Sylvanas: Don’t do that.

Anduin: Now I understand why you brought me here. Why you are trying so hard to convince me. Because if you get me to let go of hope, you can finally do that too.

Sylvanas: Enough! She points a soul blade at him. Submit! You are only making it harder for yourself.

Anduin: Not harder for me … now, you, with all this power … how would you use it?

Sylvanas: I have come too far to waver now.

Anduin: Then why do you hesitate? Make your choice, Sylvanas Windrunner.

Players suspect “redemption arc” for Sylvanas

What does the cinematic mean? Sylvanas threatens Anduin with a soul blade in a similar position to how she held Arthas in the cinematics of Wrath of the Lich King. Her entire demeanor strongly resembles that of the Lich King, who left Sylvanas with no choice but to serve in undeath.

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At the end of the short video, Sylvanas seemingly is no longer the life-hating rogue, who annihilates an entire people without remorse and even torments their souls afterward. Anduin seems to unsettle her and speaks to something within her.

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What players criticize: Since the cinematic was found, players have been actively discussing its significance. Apparently, various emotions from Sylvanas are providing a lot of food for thought and uncertainty.

Some players think that this is all the beginning of a “redemption arc” (meaning: to atone, redemption). A narrative arc that allows a character, who is essentially evil or nefarious, to be absolved from their sins and “made good.” This could be supported by the fact that Sylvanas seemingly finds a degree of humanity in the scene.

In the discussions, Sylvanas is compared to Kerrigan from Starcraft or Illidan, who were similarly heroized. However, not everyone agrees, such as the wowhead user patevasiliu:

That would be okay if Sylvanas’ worst act was being the Jailor’s lapdog, killing a few kittens, but she committed genocide, burned down a capital city, and started a war. A bit late for a redemption story.

Others, like reddit user shiftywalriseyes, suspect that Anduin is now meant to become the “Lich King 2.0.” With Anduin’s sword, Shalamayne, which the Jailor has reforged into a soul blade like Frostmourne, the young king could similarly be forced into service like Arthas was before.

Arthas may not have been as evil as we thought.

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