The race for the “World First Kill” in Castle Nathria of WoW has begun. America is off to a strong start and has already defeated 7 out of 10 bosses.
For many players, the most exciting time in World of Warcraft has returned. This is not only due to the release of the Shadowlands expansion, but also especially because of the “World First” race in the new raid Castle Nathria. The mythical mode has been accessible for a few hours now, and guilds from all over the world are trying to reach Count Denathrius first to defeat him. The American guilds are off to a strong start – they have already defeated 7 out of 10 bosses.
What is going on? In WoW, everything is currently focused on the “World First Kill” of Count Denathrius, the final boss of Castle Nathria, for the professional guilds. While our realms have only been online for a few hours, the American guilds in World of Warcraft have already made good progress.
Which guilds are currently in the lead? As of now (11:45 AM), the guild Complexity Limit is leading the race for the World First of Count Denathrius. They have defeated 7 out of 10 bosses in Castle Nathria on mythical difficulty and have a significant lead over the other guilds. In second place is BDGG (Big Dumb Gaming), with 4 out of 10 bosses defeated.
The current status of the race. (16.12., 11:45 AM) Source: wowprogress.com
After that comes a whole series of guilds that are at 3 out of 10 bosses – including the European guild Echo (rank 10), which was only founded a few months ago and consists partly of former Method members.
The newly formed guild Method is even further behind and is currently in 41st place, with only 2 out of 10 bosses defeated.
Denathrius awaits as the final boss in the raid.
Why is America so far ahead? As has always been the case, the servers in America go online a few hours earlier. This is due to the time difference, but also because maintenance works in America take place on Tuesday and not until Wednesday like in our region. Therefore, American guilds typically have an advantage of 10 to 14 hours, depending on the length of maintenance. This extra time helps to defeat the first bosses before European guilds can even catch up.
More updates on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
How long will the race continue? This is uncertain. The first raid of an expansion is traditionally somewhat easier and ends quickly, but Blizzard has made the final fights harder again just yesterday and given the bosses stronger abilities. So how long the last three bosses will remain is uncertain.
Which guild are you betting on? Do you think Complexity Limit will take the victory? Or will Echo or Method manage to overtake the Americans?
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Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War & Warzone is online. MeinMMO summarizes the most important adjustments and innovations for you here at the start of the new season.
What’s happening in CoD? The first season of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is online. This brings the new 2020 CoD new maps, weapons, a fresh battle pass, and a lot of adjustments to weapons and equipment. Additionally, the complete prestige system goes online, allowing you to level up 1,200 levels per season.
However, the first season affects not only the latest CoD installment. The battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone also benefits greatly from the season start, gaining a significant influx of new weapons, a new map, a live event for the new map, and now shares the progression system and the battle pass with Cold War.
To give you an overview of the innovations, we have summarized the most important information for you here on MeinMMO.
The roadmap provided a good insight into Season 1 even before the start.
Warzone with 30 new weapons & Rebirth Island
What’s new in Warzone? From the whole setup, you don’t have to get used to anything new. The Warzone is basically still the same – you can enter it through the launcher of Modern Warfare, adjust your loadouts, and work on the new battle pass. However, Season 1 of Cold War has brought a lot of new content into the battle royale.
The biggest change: the completely new map Rebirth Island. The map is designed for 45 players and is significantly smaller than the first map Verdansk. The island itself is part of the “Black Ops” story and is closely related to the dangerous nerve gas Nova 6, which played a larger role in the campaign of Black Ops 1.
Along with the map, a live event starts that runs until January 4th. It works similarly to the Halloween event for several months. Warzone presents you here with 16 tasks, and for every task you complete, you receive a themed cosmetic item. If you complete all tasks, you get a weapon blueprint on top.
With the season start, a live event also goes online in Warzone.
Additionally, there are 31 new weapons, including a completely new weapon class – the tactical rifles. If you haven’t played Cold War yet, you will need to unlock the new firearms first. By the way, there are only new weapons, no new perks or equipment.
There have also been some changes to the progression system. If you haven’t played Cold War yet, you are back to level 1 and can play up to level 55 to get the new weapons. Afterward, you enter the prestige system of Cold War, which awards you further rewards.
Additionally, the map Verdansk will receive a new gulag that resembles a warehouse, and on Rebirth Island and in Verdansk there is a new vehicle – the attack helicopter. This is a helicopter, as you already know from Warzone, but equipped with miniguns for the occupants on the sides.
The new gulag in Verdansk has a completely different style.
First Warzone Playlist in Season 1
Battle Royale – 4er / 3er / 2er / Einzel
Cash Grab 3er
Revive 3er
How does the new revive mode work? With this mode, you enter the new map Rebirth Island, which comes with different rules at the season start than the usual battle royale in Verdansk. Although there is still a gas circle that shrinks over time, and the last surviving team wins the round.
However, with each kill of an enemy, you briefly see their remaining team on the map that is still alive. Furthermore, a “revive timer” runs, which starts at 10 minutes at the match start. Within the 10 minutes, your fallen team members will respawn if at least one of you is still alive. The downed teammates also have their own timer that brings them back after time expires, and you can shorten it by getting kills and downs of enemies during the match.
Currently, there is no gulag on Rebirth Island, but it has been announced.
2 new 6vs6 maps: With “The Pines” and “Raid,” two new maps enter the rotation of standard matches.
“The Pines” is described by the developers as a medium-sized map with many levels. The outdoor areas offer close combat battles, and the interior provides space for fights at greater distances.
“Raid” features the classic 3-lane system and takes place in and around a large villa in Hollywood. The map made its debut with Black Ops 2 in 2012.
As a Christmas extra, there is also a holiday version of the cult map “Nuketown”.
The two new 6vs6 maps.
Gunfight mode with 4 new maps: With the season start, the 2vs2 gunfight mode from Modern Warfare returns. Here, you fight in small maps for quick, intense battles. 4 dedicated maps have been added that are intended only for this mode:
Game Show
ICBM
KGB
Underground
Prop-Hunt mode returns: In the party mode “Prop Hunt,” you are either hunters or hunted. In the hunted team, you take on the appearance of a typical map object and must hide from the hunter team.
The new battle pass is online: With each new season, a fresh battle pass goes online, providing you with some cosmetic items for experience points / playtime. Learn more about the Season 1 battle pass here.
Stitch is the operator of Season 1 and has a special relationship with Adler.
Weapon & Equipment Balancing at Season Start
At the season start, Cold War brings a lot of balancing adjustments, which we present to you here in complete overview:
AK-47 – Nerf
Less headshot damage
Less damage for the 20″ Spetsnaz barrel
Krig 6 – Nerf
Less headshot damage
FFAR 1 – Buff
Increased damage range
Reduced recoil
Milano 821 – Buff
Increased damage range
KSP 45 – Buff
Increased damage range
Bullfrog – Buff
Increased damage range
M16 – Nerf
Reduced damage range
Reduced fire rate
AUG – Nerf
Less headshot damage
Reduced damage range
Reduced fire rate
Less damage with the 19.8″ tactical barrel
M60 – Buff
Higher ADS speed
Faster weapon switch
M82 – Buff
Chest shots are now one-hit kills
22.6″ Tiger Team barrel increases one-shot range
Recoil has been adjusted to the new firepower
Magnum – Buff
Increased damage range
Higher fire rate
Hauer 77 – Nerf
Reduced damage range
25.2″ tactical barrel nerfed
Gallo SA12 – Nerf
24.8″ tactical barrel nerfed
Reduced damage range
Lower fire rate
As a general overhaul, the developers state that players hit by bullets will experience less knockback effect. Additionally, there have also been adjustments to equipment and perks:
Perk Flak Jacket
Reduces explosive damage less severely
Perk Forward Intel
Larger visible mini-map area
Perk Ninja
No longer protects against directional microphones
Perk Spy
Now protects against directional microphones
Equipment Semtex
Slightly increased damage
Equipment Molotov
Slightly increased damage
Equipment Stimulus
Healing speed reduced
Field Upgrade Field Mic
No longer detects players who are crouching, swimming, or running with a scoped weapon
Field Upgrade Gas Mine
Increased damage
Explosion delay removed
Slowdown has been reduced
In addition to the changes to weapons, the developers at Treyarch also adjusted some multiplayer modes and fixed some bugs in the zombie mode. For a complete overview of the changes, check out the English patch notes on treyarch.com.
So far, the playlist in Cold War has always been quite short. With the start of Season 1, it resembles more the playlists from Modern Warfare and now offers some extra modes where you can let loose:
Fireteam: Dirty Bomb
Nuketown Holiday 24/7
Assault on the Mall
Prop Hunt
Gunfight
The changes and innovations are extensive and hopefully provide CoD players enough to do in the coming weeks. Especially in the next few days, the impact of the new weapons on the battle royale Warzone will be particularly exciting. MeinMMO will keep an eye on that for you, and you can expect that we will make the adjustments to the best weapons of Warzone as quickly as possible.
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In Diablo 4, the hunt for items will play an important role. However, there are some differences in the item system compared to Diablo 3. These were introduced in a new quarterly update.
What is changing? Diablo 4 is said to lie in the complexity of the item system between Diablo 2 and 3. According to Blizzard, items are meant to enhance the identity of the classes, but only support them and not define them.
In the quarterly update, they explained where the similarities and differences compared to the other games lie. Especially the legendary equipment has been adjusted, so that it no longer has static affixes, but random ones.
Also, unique items are returning, which will now take on the role of legendary items from Diablo 3.
More about the quarterly updates for Diablo 4 on MeinMMO:
How do weapons work in Diablo 4? As is typical for the genre, each weapon is supposed to offer advantages and disadvantages in combat. One-handed weapons are generally meant to strike faster, while two-handed weapons deal more damage:
Those who shoot frost bolts with a wand channel them faster, but they deal less damage
Those who shoot frost bolts with a two-handed staff deal more damage, but channel them more slowly
Blizzard showed the first weapons and emphasized that each of the preview images is supposed to represent the skin of the respective weapon.
What is Blizzard changing about the quality of items? While in Diablo 3, players only looked for yellow and later orange or green items in the late game, in Diablo 4, items of all rarities are still supposed to play a role in the endgame.
At higher levels, rare and better items are supposed to receive more affixes. Additionally, the number of different affixes has been increased overall.
This is supposed to make them potentially more interesting than legendary or unique items. Because there are also changes here.
Legendary items receive random affixes
What is changing about legendary items? Legendary items are supposed to function in the future like rare items that have exchanged an affix for a special effect.
These affixes and effects will be randomly rolled for each item. Additionally, there are special effects for the legendary items that are available only to specific classes.
These legendary items were shown by Blizzard in the blog post.
Unique items return with Diablo 4
The unique items from Diablo 2 are making a return in Diablo 4 and are replacing the mystical items from Diablo 3:
Unique items have fixed affixes that are immutable
They have a special, theme-related design
They offer class-specific effects
When you get such an item, you may have to build your playstyle around it.
3 of the unique items in Diablo 4.
When will there be more information about Diablo 4? In addition to the regular quarterly updates, there will also be new information about Diablo 4 as part of the BlizzCon on February 19 and 20.
When exactly Diablo 4 will be released is still unclear. It is possible that there will be new information about that at BlizzCon as well. If you really want to play a new hack’n’slash but don’t want to wait until the release of Diablo 4, here is a selection of alternatives:
In Pokémon GO the spawn points have been changed. Most trainers seem to benefit from this. Reportedly, over 15 spawns have new appeared at trainers’ homes.
This has changed: If you log into the game now, you may notice that Pokémon suddenly appear in places where there were no monsters before. The spawn points, which are the fixed locations where Pokémon appear, have been altered.
The changes seem to have primarily brought more Pokémon overall. There are reports from trainers who previously had no Pokémon outside their door and can now suddenly catch heaps of monsters.
More Spawn Points – Just a Bug?
What trainers report: The news of the new spawn points quickly made the rounds on reddit. Many trainers shared their observations in a thread on reddit:
trainergoki: “I suddenly have 10 new spawn points at home.”
jimmiekaska: “I had 0 here. In the middle of nowhere (No stops or gyms within a 10-minute radius). I opened the game and suddenly have two dozen spawns.”
tkrag: “I’m not optimistic enough to hope that this is a permanent change or at least a non-bugged update. Suddenly have 17 spawns at home instead of 0.”
Ouryve: “Hmm. I believe I lost at least 3 spawns. I’m not impressed.”
DefyEverything: “I’ve lost 3 spawn points at home. Why does Niantic keep doing this?”
Such spawns can now be found more often in Pokémon GO.
The opinions are mixed. Especially players who had very few spawns before seem to be benefiting now. Large cluster spawns, which were removed in previous changes, seem to be appearing again.
However, there are also trainers who have lost spawn points. Not every player has benefited.
Could this just be a bug? Some trainers are still uncertain whether this was actually intended. After all, Niantic had announced the last spawn change. Now it came as a complete surprise.
The spawns have now been changed for about 12 hours and Niantic has not yet responded. If it actually happened unintentionally, one would expect a quicker reaction from Niantic.
Should the new spawns remain permanent, many trainers are likely to benefit from it during the upcoming Christmas event:
Xbox and Destiny 2 have set a new record together in the Guinness Book of Records. Bungie’s action MMO was played on a “screen” of a different kind – a mountain.
What’s happening in Destiny 2 right now? It’s a festive season in Destiny 2, as the annual winter event “The Dawning” has begun with the weekly reset on December 15. The Tower is decked out in festive decor and covered with snow and beautiful lights.
But snow and beautiful light displays are not just present in the Tower. Destiny 2 has also recently attracted attention in real life – with a new record.
Destiny 2 in a different way – with a mountain summit as the screen
Xbox and Destiny 2 set a record in the Guinness Book of Records
What is the record about? The world record was actually set by Xbox – with their new next-gen console Xbox Series X. Destiny 2 was played – in a special location and on an extraordinary screen. This earned an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
Destiny 2 in “large”, please: Xbox installed a Series X near the summit of Copper Mountain (Colorado, USA) and used high-performance projectors with a total of 120,000 lumens to project the console’s image onto the side of the mountain. The mountain effectively served as a gigantic screen, on which a lucky gamer was able to play Destiny 2: Beyond Light at night.
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And that’s exactly why there was an entry in the Guinness Book. Xbox and Destiny set a new record for the largest projected video game display in the world. It looked not only impressively large but also quite stunning.
The size of the projection surface: The unusual “screen” had dimensions of 54.9 meters (width) x 32.29 meters (height), covering an area of 1,773.52 square meters.
What do you think about this? Would you also like to experience Destiny 2 against such a backdrop or on such a large screen? Or are you not a fan of large TVs and prefer to play on smaller monitors?
Especially funny: If a Death Knight controlled the Druid with the necklace, he could even make him explode – just like he usually does with his zombie minions.
More updates on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
Blizzard acted quickly: The bug was fixed by Blizzard remarkably fast. Just 5 hours after the bug was discovered, there was already a hotfix that fixed this issue. The necklace can no longer be used on Druids and instead – as originally intended – outputs the error message that it is an invalid target.
The whole situation was definitely one of the more amusing bugs that World of Warcraft has had in recent years and quite funny – except perhaps for the affected Druids.
A bug in World of Warcraft made an old dream come true. Druids could be tamed and controlled by other players.
With a new expansion, bugs and issues keep creeping into World of Warcraft, or certain items have strange effects that hardly anyone thought about. One such item is the Amulet of Eternal Winter. It allowed its bearers to tame Druid players in shapeshift form.
What kind of item is this? The Amulet of Eternal Winter drops from the boss Hunter Altimor in Castle Nathria. The necklace is interesting for all classes that rely on haste and mastery. However, the necklace also has an interesting use effect:
“Charm the spirit of a wild animal in the outdoors of the Shadowlands. If successful, your target will assist you for 5 minutes (1 hour cooldown).”
Druids could be charmed: The absurdity was that not only wild animals could be charmed with it, but also Druid players in shapeshift form, who count as wild animals. This meant that in open PvP or in duels, one could take over an enemy Druid in cat form.
What were the consequences? For the Druid players, this was quite bitter. Normally, so powerful control effects in PvP last a maximum of 10 seconds, but with the Amulet of Eternal Winter, it was different. The Druid was controlled for the full duration of 5 minutes and was thus under the control of the other players. In the WoW subreddit, Chemenky shows how he gives commands to his new Druid pet.
The Druid has no control over his character during this time and must carry out all commands. He helplessly watches as the Hunter gives him one task after another.
Especially funny: If a Death Knight controlled the Druid with the necklace, he could even make him explode – just like he usually does with his zombie minions.
More updates on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
Blizzard acted quickly: The bug was fixed by Blizzard remarkably fast. Just 5 hours after the bug was discovered, there was already a hotfix that fixed this issue. The necklace can no longer be used on Druids and instead – as originally intended – outputs the error message that it is an invalid target.
The whole situation was definitely one of the more amusing bugs that World of Warcraft has had in recent years and quite funny – except perhaps for the affected Druids.
In Genshin Impact, the event “Caution, Hot” has started. If you complete your quests daily, the game rewards you with Mora and Primogems. You should complete the tasks every day, as they will be replaced by new ones the following day. We offer you tips for the daily tasks.
What is it about? On December 11, the event “Caution, Hot!” started in Genshin Impact. In this event, you play a delivery service for dishes: you pick up the dishes from three different chefs and must deliver them to the destination as quickly as possible.
What requirement must I meet? To complete the tasks, you must have reached Adventure Rank 20. After that, you can accept the tasks.
Important tips for the event: Once you have picked up a dish, there are certain restrictions:
For some dishes, you are not allowed to fly, jump, or run and must not get involved in any combat.
For others, you must not be affected by elements. Just stepping into a puddle of water will cause the task to fail immediately.
You can use teleporters and fast travel points during the challenge without any issues. You should do this to save crucial seconds.
While the counter counts down from 3 to 0, you can already select a teleporter on the map, saving a few seconds.
Old orders expire the next day. So make sure to complete the tasks every day.
Update 17.12.2020: We have added tips for the tasks on 17.12.
You can accept three tasks every day. These expire the next day.
Genshin Impact: Why you should play the event daily
Every day there are three new event tasks that you can only complete on that day. The next day, you will receive new ones, so you should complete them on the same day.
This is what you get: For each individual quest, you receive 20,000 – 30,000 Mora, a few experience books, or other ingredients/upgrading materials. If you complete all three tasks, you will receive an additional 60 Primogems. That is as much Primogems as you usually receive for all 4 daily tasks and the completion bonus combined.
With Primogems, you can buy Wishes. This is the Gacha system of Genshin Impact, which you need to use to obtain additional characters.
You need the money (Mora) if you want to upgrade your characters, weapons, or artifacts. You can also buy cooking ingredients with it. So basically for almost everything in the game.
You need experience books and materials for your heroes if you want to upgrade them. The experience from defeated enemies is hardly enough to level up the characters.
“Caution, Hot”: Tips for December 17, 2020
Here we present tips and ways for the three deliveries from December 17.
Urgent delivery from the Stag Hunter:
What you cannot do: run, get hit by elements
Enemies: Hilichurl archers
Take the teleporter at the Stone Gate and run a bit north. Then fly over the water and stay close to the mountain. This way you can also avoid the Hilichurl archers.
Wangshu Out of the House:
What you cannot do: fly, run, climb
Enemies: Hilichurl archers
From the dungeon in the east, you can easily run west. Right at the beginning, a few archers are waiting for you. The client is on a wooden scaffold, here you need to be careful not to jump by.
Fresh from the Wanmin Restaurant:
What you cannot do: fly, run, climb
Enemies: lots of Hilichurls
From the southern teleporter near the Qinqxu Pool, you should run northeast, there is an edge where you can come down without fall damage. Then run west. You should best go around the ruin island from the north to avoid large enemies. It’s best to clear the area before the delivery.
“Caution, Hot”: Tips for December 16, 2020
Here we present tips and ways for the three deliveries from December 16.
Urgent delivery from the Stag Hunter:
What you cannot do: run, get hurt, get hit by elements
Enemies: Hilichurl archers
The recipient is on an elevated island in the water. From the north, you can climb directly up over a small island. But be careful: do not get caught in the influence of the Electro Splinter, or you’ll have to redo the task. Alternatively, you can eliminate the Electro Splinter before the quest starts with a fire character.
Wangshu Out of the House:
What you cannot do: run, get hit by elements
Enemies: none
From the dungeon “Clear Water and Rocky Cave,” you run and climb north along the rock formation. You won’t find any enemies on the way. Alternatively, you can cross the water from the east with Mona. With Kaeya (Ice), it will be tight on time.
Fresh from the Wanmin Restaurant:
What you cannot do: run, get hurt
Enemies: lots of Hilichurls
The recipient is at the Guyun Towers (east of Liyue). From the southern teleporter, it is a bit easier because there are fewer enemies on the way. On the middle island, there are two large Hilichurl groups that you can cleverly avoid.
“Caution, Hot”: Tips for December 15, 2020
Here we present tips and ways for the three deliveries from December 15.
Urgent delivery from the Stag Hunter:
What you cannot do: get hurt, get hit by elements
Enemies: various Hilichurls
From the Stone Gate, the easiest way is to follow the road for a bit and then climb up. Here, you run east and pass through a part. There are several Hilichurls waiting here, but you can cleverly avoid them.
Wangshu Out of the House:
What you cannot do: fly, climb
Enemies: Hilichurl archers
The easiest task of the day. You take the teleporter far in the west from Qingce Village and run over the two bridges. At the end of the two bridges, several Hilichurl archers are waiting. However, you can skillfully avoid them.
Fresh from the Wanmin Restaurant:
What you cannot do: fly, climb, get hit by elements
Enemies: Fire slimes
The two northern teleporters are on a mountain, so you cannot use them as you must fly or climb. The path from the east is too long. Take the teleporter from the south. You can fall from the first slope, as damage is not a problem. You cross the abyss with a log.
“Caution, Hot”: Tips for December 14, 2020
Here we present tips and ways for the three deliveries from December 14.
Urgent delivery from the Stag Hunter:
What you cannot do: run, get hurt
Enemies: Hilichurls
In the valley directly in front of you, there are a few Hilichurls. You can avoid further Hilichurls by running along the eastern cliff. The northern teleporter would also be possible, but you have to overcome a high cliff.
Wangshu Out of the House:
What you cannot do: fly, run, get hit by elements
Enemies: Hilichurl archers, slimes
It’s best to take Kaeya (Ice) with you. With this, you can prevent getting hit by the element water. The rest is not a problem. You run along the road and through the valley, and you can avoid the few enemies.
Fresh from the Wanmin Restaurant:
What you cannot do: fly, climb, get hit by elements
Enemies: none
The freed ruin won’t help you here, as you’d have to climb or fly to get out. Take the teleporter to the east and run through the small village. You can also use Kaeya (Ice) for the last stretch over water to avoid getting hit by the element water.
“Caution, Hot”: Tips for December 13, 2020
Here we present tips and ways for the three deliveries from December 13.
Urgent delivery from the Stag Hunter:
What you cannot do: run, fly, climb, get hurt
Enemies: slimes and Hilichurl archers
Northwest around the mountain, you have no cliffs in your way. You can avoid the archers.
Wangshu Out of the House:
What you cannot do: run, get hurt
Enemies: lots of Hilichurls of different variants
You have to deliver the food to an island group called Sal Terrae. This is not complicated. On the penultimate island, you can avoid the large Hilichurl group by running past the railing to the right.
Fresh from the Wanmin Restaurant:
What you cannot do: fly, get hurt or get hit by elements
Enemies: lots of Hilichurl archers
Since you cannot get hit by elements and also cannot fly, the eastern teleporter is out. Take the western teleporter and run north around the mountain. Here it is not very steep, and you only encounter Hilichurl archers near the teleporter.
Further events in Genshin Impact: Until December 14, 2020, the Flight Challenge is still running in Genshin Impact. All challenges have now been unlocked, and you can easily complete them all in one day. Here you can also collect free Primogems.
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Today, December 16, 2020, is an important day for Call of Duty. The new Black Ops Cold War is just getting started with Season 1, and it will be completely integrated into Warzone, which will also receive new content and changes. Here are the key points at a glance.
Today, 2 very important things are happening regarding the new CoD Cold War, the Battle Royale Warzone, and the 2019 predecessor Call of Duty: Modern Warfare:
The Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is starting. It will be the first joint season with the in-house Battle Royale mode Warzone, which has essentially concluded its journey with the predecessor Modern Warfare and focuses on Cold War.
CoD Cold War is finally fully integrated into Warzone. Due to some important changes, Warzone will connect 3 major CoD titles: itself, Modern Warfare, and Black Ops Cold War.
What this means in detail and what you can specifically expect, we will explain to you in this article.
Traditionally, there is fresh content for basically all areas of the game. And that is urgently needed, as many have been complaining about too little content in CoD Cold War since the launch. And Warzone has also been rather slow in terms of new content lately.
Some say that Black Ops Cold War only really starts with the launch of Season 1. But what can players expect? Here are the key points:
There are 2 new weapons via the battle pass and 3 additional weapons throughout the season
The Mastercraft skins are coming back
New content for traditional multiplayer:
New multiplayer modes – including the popular 2vs2 gunfight from Modern Warfare or the fun Prop Hunt, where you can hide as an object on the map
2 new 6vs6 maps & Nuketown as a holiday map
4 maps for 2vs2 gunfight
The new scorestreak H.A.R.P. – essentially a high-flying reconnaissance drone
The content will come through a total of 3 updates in the game. 2 for Cold War, which are now online, and an update for Warzone on the release day at 8:00 AM.
Game mode “Resurgence” for Rebirth Island – There is no Gulag, but a global respawn timer. If you die, you come back when the timer runs out and your team is still alive.
New Gulag experience (Verdansk & Rebirth Island) – The fight for respawns gets a fresh coat of paint. In Verdansk, you will fight in a large warehouse and in Rebirth Island in a small prison.
New weapons from Cold War – Warzone will incorporate all weapons from Black Ops Cold War in one go. Specifically, this means: 30 new weapons for the Battle Royale.
Attack helicopters as vehicles for both Warzone maps
Revamped level system with prestige: There will be cross-game progression between CoD Cold War, Modern Warfare, and Warzone.
The system of Black Ops Cold War will be designed similarly to that of Modern Warfare, but it will bring back the prestige system, allowing players to achieve higher ranks within a season than before.
Cold War has had this system since launch. With the start of Season 1, it will be synchronized with CoD Modern Warfare and Warzone, making it universal. Players will be able to level up across the 3 games.
Cross-game weapon progression: With the launch of Season 1, all available weapons from Cold War and Modern Warfare will also be playable in Warzone. All these firearms can be used and leveled up across the Battle Royale and in their respective games.
Weapons from the previous arsenal will not be removed – just like perks, equipment, field upgrades, and specific killstreaks from Modern Warfare. By the way, the weapons from Modern Warfare cannot be used in Cold War and vice versa.
Wide operator selection: Any operator you unlock from Modern Warfare or Cold War (purchased or earned) can be played by you in Warzone. These operators will be usable across Warzone and in their respective CoD titles.
Great freedom in leveling the battle pass: The existing battle pass system from Modern Warfare will also be retained in CoD Cold War. However, there are some fundamental changes.
The new Season 1 focuses its content on Warzone and the new Cold War. There will no longer be content specifically for Modern Warfare – at least not through the battle pass. However, contents from the new battle pass can still be unlocked through Modern Warfare and then used in Warzone or in Cold War (if available).
Progress can be achieved in the battle pass from December 16 in all 3 games – CoD MW, Black Ops Cold War, and Warzone.
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is launching its last event of 2020, the New Year’s event. During this, you can grab event tickets, with which you can buy and develop an Indrik. But you should hurry, as you have only a limited time.
However, you can earn an Indrik by playing without paying. This makes it particularly popular in the MMORPG, along with the fact that you can develop and customize it.
In the New Year’s event, you have the last chance to earn such an Indrik. However, you need to act quickly.
How do I get an Indrik? You can buy various feathers for event tickets from the merchant Impresaria. You need four feathers for a “growing Indrik” and you will receive all four from her during the New Year’s event.
If you want to further develop the Indrik, you will need the corresponding Indrik berries. All the berries available in 2020 in ESO are also sold by Impresaria. For every four of these berries, you will receive the Indrik variants at the event.
Spectral
Ice Heart
Moss Heart
and Purple
This way, you can catch up on all the developments you missed in 2020.
Do you miss the pretty Purple Indrik? Now is your chance!
Collect Event Tickets in the New Year’s Event
Where do I get the tickets? Every day during the New Year’s event, you can complete daily quests after completing the starter quest. You can find it in the Crown Store.
Afterward, you will receive three event tickets for the first completion of a daily quest each day, in addition to your regular reward. This results in approximately 60 tickets if you collect them every day throughout the entire event.
For every 10 of these tickets, you will receive one of the four feathers or a berry from Impresaria. So anyone who farms for at least two weeks will surely have their growing Indrik – or a color if you already own the Indrik.
How long do I have? The event starts on December 17, 2020, at 4:00 PM German time and ends on January 5, 2021, at 4:00 PM German time.
What else is included? Besides the feathers and berries, you can buy companions, weapon styles, and group repair materials with the tickets. Additionally, during the event, you will receive:
the chapter about the style of shapeshifters
recipes
collectibles
furnishing items for your home
stealth potions and escape potions to celebrate the Five Claws’ Trick
with a bit of luck, charity writs for the outfit style of the Scalebreaker or the weapon style of the Dwemer from Rkindaleft
Anyone who completes twelve charity writs will receive the achievement “New Charitable” for the Crystal Forest appearance.
The Steam and Twitch hit “Among Us” makes its way to the Nintendo Switch. The indie game is already available in the eShop.
Nintendo announced: In the “Indie World”, Nintendo announced several indie games that will be coming to the Switch soon. And right at the end of the presentation, “Among Us” suddenly made an appearance.
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The special thing: Among Us is not only coming “soon” to the Switch, but is already available now, on December 15, 2020, in the Nintendo eShop. The Switch version supports crossplay with other versions.
How much does Among Us cost on Switch? While Among Us is free on mobile, it is not free-to-play on Switch. In the eShop, Among Us is currently priced at 4.29 euros. For comparison: If you buy it on Steam, you currently have to pay 3.99 euros.
In Among Us, you take on the role of one of several crew members who must complete tasks on a spaceship. However, one or more crew members are evil aliens who want to take out the crew – the “Impostors”. Impostors have the ability to crawl through vents and kill crew members.
The task of the crew members, in turn, is to uncover the “Impostors” and vote them off the ship. Communication is only allowed in specific phases – and if the Impostor plays cleverly, other crew members get jettisoned into the cold of space. It all runs similarly to the party game “Werewolf”.
In FIFA 21, the Icon Swaps are currently happening. But instead of a long grind, players complete the tasks in a very short time. The reason: Matches that end after just one goal.
What is currently happening in FIFA 21? Players can currently try to secure legends or other rewards through Icon Swaps. This requires completing various tasks using specially assembled teams.
The tasks are generally structured like this example: “Win 6 matches in the Live FUT Friendly Match ‘One League’ and include at least 5 first-owner Serie A players in the starting eleven.”
There are a total of such tasks for 5 leagues, along with three additional challenges in Squad Battles. But it is especially the first-owner tasks that are currently drawing attention. They are completed quite quickly this year – unlike the last FIFA installment. What is going on?
Icon Swaps creates a kind of Golden Goal mode
A brief recap: Last year, the Icon Swaps tasks primarily took place in the competitive mode “Division Rivals.” Every win matters there, which led to extremely competitive matches, but also intentional relegations of stronger players to clean up in lower leagues. Because of this, many players wished that the tasks would be moved to a different game mode. And that is exactly what happened.
In FIFA 20, Icon Swaps was quite a tough task
This year, the games take place in the friendly match area of Ultimate Team. The special thing is: here, losses do not count towards any statistics, player contracts do not expire, and loan players can be used indefinitely. Losses essentially have no consequences.
This leads to a new curiosity: In the friendly match mode, it frequently happens that players immediately leave the game when they concede a goal. While they lose this way, it is somewhat irrelevant due to the friendly match mode. The scorer, however, gets the win and therefore the desired point for the Icon Swaps tasks. Matches sometimes last only a few seconds, and hardly any go longer than a half.
In Icon Swaps, fans often only see fleeting matches
This is how the community reacts: If you look into the FIFA subreddit, this method has become quite popular there as the “Golden Goal” rule. Various posts discuss matches that simply end very quickly. A post with about 2,300 upvotes titled “Golden Goal Gang” highlights this:
A big shoutout to the FIFA community. 75% of the people I play with for swaps play Golden Goal. Sometimes I receive messages asking me to do it, but most of the time people just know they should do it. I’m all for it, even when they celebrate their goals
The comments below also express positive feedback. Many describe that they also tend to give up after a goal, or at least after a two-goal deficit. This way, everyone gets to the swaps rewards much faster than last year.
Are there problems? Not all players play according to the unofficial “rule” and would like to try to catch up when they are behind. The problem: Some players seem to take this “Golden Goal” rule for granted and cause trouble if you do not leave the game. They immediately pause the game after their own goal and demand a “quit,” or there have been unfriendly messages.
This, in turn, leads to criticism from other players: “I usually leave the game when I’m down 0:1, but I do not expect others to do the same. I appreciate it when they do, but I do not get angry when they want to finish the game or play longer and try to get back into it,” writes a user (via reddit).
Will it stay like this? As it stands, the first Icon Swaps are very easy to complete. Whether that was the intent remains open – just like the question of whether future tasks may require tougher matches again. At the moment, however, you can earn the necessary tokens for the legends quite quickly.
With the biggest update yet for GTA Online, a new heist has entered the game: Cayo Perico. You can even complete it solo if you want. The reward is up to over 4 million $. This makes Cayo Perico the most lucrative heist so far.
What kind of heist is this? With the massive update on December 15 for GTA V, the new heist “Cayo Perico” was introduced. It takes place on the eponymous new island and is the first heist that you can complete solo.
Heists are robberies that you typically complete in a group of up to four players. They are pure PvE activities at various stages, rewarding you with a large sum of GTA dollars at the end.
This is how much cash you can grab: In Cayo Perico, player reports suggest rewards of over 4 million GTA dollars. In our list of all heists and their rewards, Cayo Perico is therefore the most lucrative heist of all, ahead of the diamond heist in the casino (3.6 million).
However, you need to complete several tasks to achieve this. During the heist, you will find the “Madrazo Files,” for which you will receive 1.1 million $ at the end. For the secondary objectives, you will earn about 2.8 million $.
Similar to the casino heist, you can choose different approaches. Overall, this can lead to a reward between 3.8 and 4.5 million $ (via PCGamesN).
What else is in the update: In addition to the new heist the big update delivers 7 new vehicles that you can afford with your honestly stolen money. There are also some new weapons:
the Perico Pistol
a Military Rifle
and the Combat Shotgun
By the way, the island Cayo Perico can only be accessed during the heist. Unfortunately, you cannot visit it in Free Roam. If you miss the secondary objectives in the heist or receive less than you planned, you can easily snag 600,000 $ in just 5 minutes to fill your funds for the new rewards.
Just in time for Christmas, Rockstar is also giving away a gift: the “Dinka Veto Classic,” a stylish little go-kart. Every player can secure this between December 18 and 20. We explain to you on MeinMMO, how to get the go-kart in GTA Online and what makes it so special.
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Today, December 15, is Weekly Reset time in Destiny 2 for the Guardians, bringing new weekly challenges and a fresh Fire Trial. But what else is there for the Guardians to do?
What’s happening in Destiny 2? Today marks the start of the Winter and Christmas event “The Dawning 2020”. All about loot and tasty baking recipes can be found here:
Additionally, we at MeinMMO took a closer look at the exotic classic Hawkmoon. To find out how the hand cannon compares to the Destiny 1 original, click here.
You can adjust the difficulty level for this activity yourself.
Playlist Strikes can be found with these modifiers:
Void Singe
Stasis Burn
Grounded
While the Singe modifier stays the same for the whole week, the other modifiers change daily.
Crucible: These playlists and modes are available in PvP:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Showdown
Petra Venj is currently found (Curse Week 2) for a week right at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. You can also take on the 6th Ascendant Challenge .
These are the sources for powerful loot in Season 12 of Destiny 2
This is how powerful loot is divided in Destiny 2: Powerful loot comes in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Consequently, higher tiers grant higher power boosts.
Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
pinnacle gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes over 1250 and up to a maximum of 1260)
MediaMarkt has launched its “Gaming Weeks.” We present to you the 4 most interesting gaming laptops that you can find in the current offer.
Currently, there are several gaming laptops in the offers from MediaMarkt. We at MeinMMO look at what the devices can do and for whom they are recommended. Before that, we have a few tips that you should consider when buying.
Gaming Laptop: What to consider when buying
The following tips should be considered when buying a gaming laptop.
Graphics Card:
Gaming laptops with a GTX 1650 are positioned in the lower performance range. If you are a casual gamer and do not care about the best graphics, then you can take a look at these devices. For people who play Fortnite and games without significant graphical demands, the performance is completely sufficient.
With the GTX 1660 Ti and faster, you can play almost all modern titles on high settings. You also benefit from higher FPS numbers here – if your screen allows it.
The mobile variants of the RTX 2060, RTX 2070, and RTX 2080 offer you enough power for maximum details and high frame rates. However, the prices here are often above 1000 euros.
RAM:
If you want to game with the device, at least 16 GB of RAM should be installed.
If you want to be future-proof, you should even consider 32 GB.
8 GB are rather installed in budget laptops. Here you should pay attention to whether you can replace or expand the RAM if necessary.
It is practical if you can expand the memory yourself and the RAM is not permanently soldered to the laptop’s motherboard.
Interfaces:
HDMI, USB, LAN, and headphone ports should be present on every gaming laptop. A card reader can also be useful, but it can also be added later as an adapter.
Thunderbolt ports are particularly interesting. Large amounts of data can be transferred quickly here. External graphics cards (so-called eGPUs) can be connected via this.
Laptop or Gaming PC: The prices for good laptops start at 700 euros and can easily surpass the 1000-euro mark with corresponding performance. In principle, you should consider what you need the device for. If your future notebook is primarily going to be on your desk anyway, you should rather look for a desktop PC. These are significantly cheaper than investing in mobile technology.
MSI GF75 10SDR Thin
What the device offers: The MSI GF75 10SDR Thin offers you a good configuration for a gaming laptop with the Intel i7-10750H, 16 GB of RAM, and a GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB. The performance of the graphics card is sufficient to utilize the 144 Hz of the screen and offers enough power for demanding games with high FPS.
The battery life is around 4 hours. This is acceptable but could be better. Under load, the device also becomes quite loud.
Who is the device suitable for? The GTX 1660 Ti offers you enough power for Full HD gaming and occasionally even sufficient reserves for WQHD. If you want to play on a 4K screen, the performance is not enough. However, the gaming laptop is definitely sufficient for fast FPS titles.
Pro
16 GB of RAM
anti-glare Full HD display with 144 Hz
sufficient power for demanding gaming
good build quality
Wifi 6 support
Contra
loud under load
no Thunderbolt port
Here you can buy the device: In the current Christmas offer from MediaMarkt, you get not only the laptop but also an MSI gaming backpack, a gaming mouse, and €40 Steam credit. The device currently costs €1266.27 at MediaMarkt (€1399,-), you save 9%.
What the device offers:The “OMEN 15-ek0302ng” from HP offers you a lot of power for just over €1,200. This includes an Intel i5-10300H processor and a GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of video memory. HP has installed an anti-glare Full HD display with 144 Hz. This makes the device especially suitable for fast shooters like Apex Legends or Call of Duty: Warzone. Also good: The hard drive and RAM can be relatively easily swapped, and the device offers Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort.
The battery life of the device is between 5 and 6 hours when surfing or listening to music.
The low screen contrast and high power consumption are less good. Especially under load, the device consumes almost 200 watts, making it more power-hungry than comparable devices.
Who is the device suitable for? With the installed GeForce RTX 2070, you don’t have to compromise on details or FPS with this device. The device also offers modern connectivity options with Thunderbolt and DisplayPort.
Pro
good value for money
hard drive and RAM replaceable
anti-glare Full HD display with 144 Hz
Mini DisplayPort connection
Thunderbolt 3.0 connection
Contra
low contrast screen with increased black levels
high power consumption in idle and under load
loud under load
Here you can buy the device: Currently, you can buy the device at MediaMarkt for €1266.26 (€1587.93), you save 20%.
What the device offers: With Intel’s i5-10300H processor, 16 GB of RAM, and a GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of graphics memory, the device offers you plenty of power. In addition, there are plenty of modern connections with USB-C and Mini DisplayPort. You can easily connect the laptop to projectors and more. The laptop also offers you a 144 Hz screen.
At 2.4 kg, the device is quite heavy and does not have Thunderbolt 3. Under load, the device may also become loud.
Who is the device suitable for? With the GeForce RTX 2060, you won’t have problems if you want to game at high resolutions with high FPS. Full HD and WQHD are not a problem, but it gets tight at 4K.
Pro
144 Hz Full HD display
HDMI, USB-C (with DisplayPort function) and Mini DisplayPort
expandable with a second M.2 SSD
Wifi 6
sufficient power for Full HD and WQHD
16 GB of RAM
Contra
at 2.4 kg quite heavy for mobile use
no Thunderbolt 3
loud fans
Here you can buy the device: Currently, you can get the device at MediaMarkt for €1071.31 (€1262.57), you save 15%.
What the device offers: The laptop from Acer offers you an Intel i5-10300H processor and a 1650 Ti with 4 GB of video memory. The GTX 1650 Ti can handle most titles in Full HD, but for some new games, you will have to adjust the details. A fast PCIe SSD is installed internally. The long battery life of around 8 hours is also commendable.
However, the small RAM with 8 GB is a drawback. The same goes for the connectors. With USB ports, one HDMI, and headphone/microphone combo jack, the device is poorly equipped. Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, or card reader are not available. However, the RAM of the device can be easily expanded since it is not permanently soldered. You only need a screwdriver for the upgrade.
Who is the device suitable for? The GTX 1650 Ti offers enough power for games in Full HD. If you are a casual gamer and can do without detail, then you can consider this device. Especially for casual games like Fortnite and games without significant graphical demands, the performance is completely sufficient. The 60 Hz display is also aimed at moderate players.
Pro
sufficient power for Full HD and all casual games
fast internal SSD
high battery life
easily upgradable memory
good 60 Hz display
Contra
only 8 GB of RAM
few ports (no Thunderbolt and card reader)
disappointing sound
Here you can buy the device: Currently, you can get the Acer gaming laptop on sale. At MediaMarkt, the device currently costs €925.09 (€1049,-), you save 11%.
More tips for the pre-Christmas season: If you are looking for more gift ideas for Christmas, take a look here. We have presented some ideas that you could give to gaming friends.
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In Pokémon GO today, on December 15th, the Spotlight Hour with Pikachu begins. We will show you the bonuses of the event.
What is a Spotlight Hour? This event takes place every Tuesday evening in Pokémon GO. For about 60 minutes, a special Pokémon will be the focus. This means it will appear much more frequently in the wild.
Additionally, there will be a bonus that is meant to make these types of events even more exciting.
When does it start? The Spotlight Hours in Pokémon GO always start at 6:00 PM and last for one hour. The event will then end at around 7:00 PM. After that, the Pokémon that you previously found in the wild should be active again.
What bonuses are there? During the event, you will receive double the candy for catching Pokémon.
Is the Research Pikachu available as Shiny? Yes, you can also catch this special Pikachu as Shiny with a bit of luck. Pokémon GO frequently has events that put Pikachu in special outfits. Your Shiny collection will be expanded with this new specimen.
On reddit, Trainer Stockylachy shows what such a shiny specimen looks like:
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What you need to know: A special research is currently underway. In “a dazzling distraction“, you will be rewarded with Shiny Celebi. If you catch this during the Spotlight Hour, you will also receive double the candy for Celebi.
A trainer confirmed that this works on reddit with a screenshot.
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What comes next: Next week, the Pokémon Schneppke will be the focus of the Spotlight Hour. On December 22nd, you will receive more candy for sending Pokémon.
How do you like the Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO and which Pokémon would you like to see there?
If you play League of Legends: Wild Rift confidently enough, you can switch to the Ranked mode and try to achieve a good rating. How you start your first matches and what ranks and rewards are available, we from MeinMMO reveal in this guide.
The new raid Castle Nathria in WoW: Shadowlands has been significantly buffed. The pros will likely have their work cut out for them.
The “World First” race in World of Warcraft is about to begin, as Castle Nathria opens in Mythic mode in America. In Europe, it will take a few more hours before “our” guilds can dive into the race.
However, Blizzard seemed to be concerned that the raid might be too easy. At the last minute, a lot of hotfixes were implemented, making the Mythic mode of Castle Nathria significantly harder. But a few encounters were also toned down.
What has changed in Mythic Castle Nathria?
Overall, there are changes to 7 of the 10 bosses in Mythic Castle Nathria. We have a summary of what the changes mean for each boss.
Hunter Altimor: The damage of the DOT effect from Sinseeker has been reduced by nearly 20%. The fight is thus a bit easier.
Constructor Xy’Mox: The damage of the Glyph of Destruction has been reduced by about 5%, while the damage from Aura of Terror and Soul Siphon has been increased by 5% – 10%. Therefore, the damage for the whole group increases while the damage on the tank decreases slightly.
In Mythic, it is now quite challenging.
Rescue of the Sun King: The two flame cloaks are now significantly stronger. They protect Kael’thas and must be destroyed by either damage or healing to interrupt the spell Unfettered Pyroclasm, which would instantly kill all players. Instead of 237,333 damage, DPS now need to deal 531,460 damage within 6 seconds.
Healers, on the other hand, now need to provide a total of 35,160 healing in 6 seconds instead of 14,521 healing. The exact numbers may vary, but the shields seem to have nearly doubled.
This means it is no longer possible to bring many healers into the raid to make the fight particularly easy.
Hungering Destroyer: The damage from Devour has been doubled. This means not only more damage to the raid but also more healing for the Hungering Destroyer. Both DPS and healers need to bring significantly more performance in the raid.
More news about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
The Council of Blood: The dance boss becomes a bit deadlier. The Dance Fever now causes nearly 10% more damage, so affected players need to be careful about when to remove their stacks by jumping to avoid wiping the raid. Dark Recital will be enhanced by nearly 60%, as the effect is already not very impressive on Heroic.
Generals of the Stone Legion: For this boss, Blizzard simply applied a “complete package” and increased the damage values of pretty much all abilities by 25%. The additional adds have also become stronger. They now start their explosive stone shell at 30% health instead of 20%. As a result, DPS players have to deal damage much faster.
Lord Denathrius: Here there is only one change. The debuff that Remornia inflicts with each attack now deals double damage. Therefore, it is even more important to switch the tank early and accumulate as few stacks of the bleeding effect as possible.
Why did Blizzard do this? Presumably, Blizzard analyzed the data from the normal and heroic raids last week and observed how well players were handling the bosses. Apparently, Blizzard found that it might have been a bit too quick or too easy for some encounters, which is why the Mythic difficulty was adjusted.
If you want to follow the race in Mythic Castle Nathria, we have links to the biggest guilds participating in the race here.
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The Christmas gift 2020 for GTA 5 Online is set. The Dinka Veto Classic is a go-kart. We show you here what it looks like and when you need to play to get it.
Update of December 18, 2020: You can now get the Dinka Veto Classic in GTA Online. Right now, it’s available for the price of $0 at the dealer. But this only works this weekend.
What kind of gift is this? In November 2020, Rockstar Games started a heist challenge. Because players were able to successfully complete it, they unlocked free vehicles for the entire community.
It was unclear what kind of vehicle it is. On December 15, Rockstar Games explained in the course of the biggest update for GTA Online that the vehicle is a go-kart.
The Dinka Veto Classic is available for free.
Dinka Veto Classic – Go-Kart in GTA Online
This is what it looks like: With a photo, the developers already introduced the new vehicle that could soon take you over the streets of Los Santos.
When you are out as a group, you quickly get a Mario Kart feeling. Fortunately, without the annoying balloons!
Secure the gift this weekend
This is how you secure the Dinka Veto Classic: To make sure you really receive the gift, you need to log in to GTA Online this coming weekend.
Play between Friday, December 18 and Sunday, December 20 in GTA Online to secure the gift.
For the purpose of this holiday, it will snow everywhere in Los Santos. For players, it is a highlight every year to drift through the snow with their tuned cars. That this works this year also with a go-kart should be a refreshing change.
What do you think of the Christmas gift from GTA Online? Do you find it cool, or would you have preferred something bigger?
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With the release of update 15.10, data miners around the world now have the opportunity to access unreleased skins and cosmetics that are expected to be introduced in the coming weeks in Fortnite.
If there are a number of Fortnite skins that you shouldn’t miss every year, it’s the Christmas cosmetics! Thanks to the winter patch, you can already get a glimpse of all the upcoming holiday-related outfits.
The current patch 15.10 contains a wide array of cosmetic data that has been quickly deciphered and posted online by data miners from all over the world.
It should be noted that some of the skins mentioned below will be part of special bundles. Others will need to be purchased individually in the item shop or through special events.
New Skins and Style Variants
Cosmetics
Pickaxes:
Back Bling:
Keep in mind that this is currently just leaks! There is no guarantee that they will all appear in the next few days. Epic may even decide to scrap the release of certain cosmetics.
This article originally appeared on the multiplayer site MGG, our partner. We have translated it into English.
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In Destiny 2, players can now go on Wrathborn Hunts and need a lure for that. MeinMMO explains how the new activity and the seasonal item from Season 12 work and level up quickly.
What kind of lure is this? Season 12, the Season of the Hunt, lives up to its name and sends you hunting for Wrathborn. These Wrathborn do not simply hang around – you must lure them out with a lure and then pick up their trail until you finally take them down.
Update 15.12.: This guide was originally published on November 18 but has now been updated with new information. Bungie revised the Cryptolith Lure in the Hotfix 3.0.1.2 and made the hunts easier for you.
To start a Wrathborn Hunt, you need to charge your Cryptolith Lure. With the lure, you determine which loot you will receive as a reward and which target you are hunting.
You will receive the important seasonal item when you complete the introductory mission of Season 12 on the Moon.
Then visit Spider and Crow (Uldren) in the Tangled Shore.
If you are new to Destiny 2, you must complete the first mission on the Moon and in the Tangled Shore to unlock the locations – even Free2Play Guardians can do this without issues.
MeinMMO presents in this guide how to charge the lure quickly and which upgrades you should make first to proceed effectively.
Destiny 2: Wrathborn Hunt from the Season of the Hunt in Brief
How to prepare the lure for the hunt: Select your Cryptolith Lure in the quest menu.
In the lower left, you set your target, and next to it, you modify the loot with mutation mods.
In the lower left, you select which target you want to hunt through the so-called “Loot Mod.” The available targets change randomly with their rewards.
With strong and weak “Mutation Mods,” you specify whether your loot has specific perks or which stats should be prioritized.
The mutation mods disappear when used – but don’t worry, you will find them often and can buy new ones for Glimmer.
Once you have filled all 5 slots in the charged lure, the Wrathborn Hunt can start!
The Most Important Information on Wrathborn Hunts: Since Season 12, you can find a new seasonal activity in the Tangled Shore and later in the Dreaming City: the Wrathborn Hunts. With a charged lure, they are kindly marked on the map.
At the large construct, the Cryptolith, you will interact, and a boss will appear. You cannot defeat them; you can only severely injure them. Now the chase begins:
If the boss is almost dead, it will vanish – you can interact at the spot of its disappearance for 30 seconds.
A green trail will light up, leading you to another area – so jump on your Sparrow.
At the end of the trail, you will initiate the boss fight again.
Save your power ammo and your super; once the weakened boss is defeated, the actual target will appear.
Always follow the green trail
How to Win: This boss is initially immune. To break its shield, you need to kill adds in the area that have a green aura around them.
A green puddle will appear at their location; stand in it to receive a buff: “enraged.” Now you can leave the green area and take care of the boss – the fight should be quick, even solo. Now you get your reward.
How Does the Cryptolith Lure Work in the Season of the Hunt?
How Charging Works: As mentioned, you can only go on the big game hunt if your Cryptolith Lure is charged. Select the item from the quest menu and get an overview of the charge status.
You will receive the necessary charges in the regular playlist activities.
Strikes
Gambit Matches
Crucible Matches
So you can complete your playlist activities for progress or have fun and charge the lure at the same time.
You can store up to 5 full charges – a fully charged lure allows for 5 Wrathborn Hunts. Since December 14, you charge the lure twice as fast.
The Fastest Method to Level Up the Lure
If you want to level up the lure in record time, you should start a specific strike but then apply a trick:
Select the strike “The Lake of Shadows” on the overview map of the European Dead Zone (EDZ)
At the very beginning, do not follow the strike route but head into the Lost Sector “Widow’s Walk”
Here, you will charge all 5 charges in a few minutes
To do this, you need to defeat the Fallen Captain marked as “wanted” in the sector; also deal with the Nightmare Shanks
What You Need to Know About Lure Upgrades and Recon Data in Season 12
If you want to get the most out of your lure, you should upgrade it. Visit Crow in the Tangled Shore – the NPC stands left of Spider.
He offers you bounties
Here you exchange “Recon Data” for rank increases and improve your reputation with Crow
You will also find the section “Lure Mods and Upgrades” here
Uldren is now Crow and helps you with the Wrathborn Hunt
Each rank increase with Crow gives you an upgrade point. You then spend these on improvements. The menu is not too complex as there are only 6 improvements.
This is the best upgrade path: At the beginning, all improvements and mods that give you as much recon data as possible are important. Therefore, for your first hunt targets, select enemies that drop recon data as a reward, not weapons or armors.
These are the important updates:
Reputation Boost 1
Reputation Boost 2
You can also buy mods and upgrades that specify your loot. This way, you decide which perks or rolls you want. However, it is advisable to work on leveling up quickly first – this way, you will benefit more in the long run.
Mods also drop from regular activities and the Wrathborn Hunts themselves.
What rewards are particularly worthwhile, you can read here:
Where to find recon data for Crow? Primarily, you get the recon data needed for rank increases from the Wrathborn Hunts themselves. The rate increases significantly when you have unlocked the reputation boosts and are using the corresponding mods.
In the season pass, you also conveniently find some recon data as level rewards. Some triumphs from Season 12 also grant rank progress.
Do you understand the new activity and the lure from Season 12 better now? Have you even completed your first big game hunts and shown the Wrathborn who’s boss?
