Genshin Impact: That’s why you should play the “Caution, Hot” event daily

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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.

How long does the event last? The event started on December 11, 2020, at 10:00 AM and runs until December 18, 2020, at 4:00 AM. A few days later, on December 23, new events will be added with Patch 1.2.

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 is an important day for CoD Cold War & Warzone – Everything changes

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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.

This is happening on December 16: Originally, it was supposed to be December 10, but the big day for Call of Duty has recently been postponed to today, December 16.

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.

Update December 16: The season is online, bringing new content and comprehensive changes. Here are the details & patch notes for Season 1.

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CoD Cold War and Warzone start in joint Season 1

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:

These new contents are coming:

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.

This is new for Warzone:

  • The Warzone map Rebirth Island – essentially a revised version of Alcatraz from the Battle Royale mode Blackout from Black Ops 4. It is an additional map, Rebirth will not replace the existing game world around Verdansk
  • 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

Detailed information about the content of Season 1 for Warzone and Cold War can be found here: Season 1 of CoD Cold War & Warzone will be huge – Everything about content & release.

Also interesting:

This is coming for Zombies: Highlights in the popular co-op mode Zombies are essentially two new modes.

  • “Jingle Hells” – a kind of Christmas event where the famous map “Die Maschine” brings a more festive atmosphere.
  • “Cranked” – appears to be based on the same-named mode from Modern Warfare, likely increasing stress and action during zombie hunting.

Further details can be found here: How CoD Cold War will continue with the cool zombie mode

Here is the complete official roadmap for Season 1:

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Integration of Cold War into Warzone connects 3 CoD titles

Cross-game player progression: The most important global change: Almost all progression of 3 CoD games will be merged in various areas, namely from

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare from 2019
  • the Battle Royale Warzone from 2020
  • as well as the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which was released on November 13, 2020

MeinMMO shooter expert Sven Galitzki says about these changes: What Call of Duty is planning with Warzone is the best solution for all CoD players.

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.

A detailed explanation of the prestige system can be found here: CoD Cold War has prestige levels again – This is how you rank up higher than ever before

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.

More detailed information about these changes can be found here: Finally, we know how CoD Warzone will proceed with Cold War – Here is the plan

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If you are still missing the magical deer in ESO, participate in the New Year event

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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.

What kind of deer is this? Indriks are magical deer that can change their form. Usually, you have to spend real money in ESO for such an exotic mount.

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.

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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.

Purple Indrik
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.

If you enjoy collecting, take the chance to win one of 5 Collector’s Editions of ESO Greymoor with us on MeinMMO.

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Surprise: Steam hit Among Us releases today on Switch

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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.

What is Among Us?

Among Us is actually a smaller indie game that was released in 2018. However, in 2020 it suddenly took a huge leap and became a hit on Steam and the streaming platform Twitch. The game is well-suited to maintain some friendships over distance (or destroy them).

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”.

By the way, this extremely popular game has now spawned many clones.

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In FIFA 21, players are currently giving up after a goal and almost everyone is celebrating it

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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.

FIFA 20 Icon Swaps
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.

FIFA 21 Icon Swaps
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

User “interboro” via reddit

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.

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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.

If you are still looking for reinforcements for your team, you should check out here: Here you can find 8 strong players who are really cheap.

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The new Cayo Perico heist in GTA Online offers you more money than ever before

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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).

In a trailer, Rockstar already showed in advance, how the new Cayo Perico heist will look and what rewards there are:

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New Update, new Island, new Heist

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.

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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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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on December 15th – Christmas Event 2020 starts

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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.

Also exciting are the new improvements and customization options for the icy Stasis classes, waiting for the Guardians in the new year.

However, if you want to clean up with the buffed Shadebinder in the Crucible right now, find out here how to make the Stasis Warlock the least popular class in Destiny 2.

But first, the Weekly Reset is upon us, and we will reveal what there is to do.

The most important information about weekly activities from December 15 to December 22.

In Nightfall: The Fire Trial the strike awaits you.

  • The Scarlet Fortress

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)
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Sources for powerful loot in Season 12: 

Tier 1:

  • Complete 8 Crucible Bounties
  • Complete 8 Gambit Bounties
  • Complete 8 Variks Bounties
  • Complete the Nightfall: Fire Trial
  • Win 7 rounds in Survival
  • Loot from the Wrathborn Hunt
  • Variks’ Sabotage and Exo Challenge

Tier 2:

  • Collect Clan Experience for Hawthorne

Tier 3:

  • Decode Exotic Engrams
  • Exotic Quests
  • Primus Engrams

Pinnacle Loot:

  • Complete 3 strikes with appropriate focus
  • Complete 3 Gambit matches
  • Complete 3 Crucible matches in Quickplay
  • Reach at least 100,000 points as a team in the Nightfall: Fire Trial
  • Loot from the Wrathborn Hunt (after upgrade)
  • Variks’ Sabotage and Exo Challenge (after upgrade)
  • Raid in the Deep Stone Crypt
  • Prophecy Dungeon
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What does Tess Everis have in store this time?

Glimmer highlights of the Eververse

These are the Glimmer highlights of this week:

  • The exotic Ghost Shell “Snowball Shell”
  • The exotic Ghost Shell “Glimmerwick Shell”
  • The exotic Sparrow “Polar Vortex”
  • The exotic Emote “Get to Work”
  • The exotic Ship “Good Tidings”
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MediaMarkt Gaming Weeks: 4 good gaming laptops on sale

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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

MSI GF75 10SDR Thin Gaming Notebook

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%.

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HP OMEN 15-ek0302ng

HP Omen

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%.

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Medion Erazer Defender P10

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%.

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Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-52-56A7)

Acer Nitro 5

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%.

Buy Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-52-56A7) at MediaMarkt

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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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Pikachu and more candies

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

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.

The Pokémon that is the focus today is Research Pikachu. This is currently featured due to the Celebi event in Pokémon GO.

All info on the Spotlight Hour with Pikachu

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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Double candy for Celebi!

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?

Are you currently looking for Meowth balloons? This is how you find and battle Jessie and James in Pokémon GO.

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WoW: At the last moment Blizzard makes the raid harder

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

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.

WoW Shadowlands Kaelthas normal wowhead
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.

WoW Denathrius

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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GTA Online is giving you a go-kart for Christmas if you secure it

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

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!

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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.

During this time, you can also check out the 7 new vehicles that are now available in GTA Online.

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An exciting time for a go-kart

Why is this good? Keep in mind that Christmas is just around the corner in GTA Online. One of the reasons why December will be so good in GTA Online.

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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Fortnite: All skins and cosmetics from update 15.10 have been leaked

MGG MGG Reading time 2 minutes

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

  • fortnite-weihnachtsskins
  • fortnite elf gruen
  • fortnite elf blau
  • fortnite elf minz
  • fortnite pixel skins
  • fortnite regenbogen skins
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  • fortnite weihnachts frau
  • fortnite zuckerstange
  • fortnite eispacket 2020

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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Destiny 2: Everything about the new Kryptolith Engram – Quick charge and best upgrades

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 6 minutes

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.
  • You must complete your first hunt before you can grab the Exotic Dead Man’s Tale: Destiny 2: How good is the new Exotic Dead Man’s Tale? God Rolls and Practical Test

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.

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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.

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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
  • Be nice and finish the strike normally at the end
  • MeinMMO has more tips for the popular farming method in the Lost Sector here for you

Important: This only works within the strike. The special enemies in the Lost Sector count this way towards strike progress.

Here are the most important guides to Beyond Light:

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:

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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?

If you want to go hunting with a new and exotic combination, check here: Double Poison Build is the new star in Destiny 2 – Here’s how to build it

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Data analyst has calculated: Scammers make millions with PS5 and Xbox Series X on eBay

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

A data analyst calculated how much profit is generated from the resales of the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles on eBay. The total amounts to nearly $30 million.

What was calculated? While the next-gen consoles are currently sold out at all retailers, there are plenty of offers on eBay. Unfortunately, prices for the PS5 and Xbox Series X are soaring there.

The data engineer Michael Driscoll wrote a program that collected all next-gen consoles listed as “sold” on the US eBay site and analyzed the results.

The result characterizes the resale on eBay as an extremely lucrative business. Since the start of pre-orders, the “bots” have, according to Driscoll, managed to sell approximately

  • 33,000 PS5 consoles
  • 30,000 Xbox Series X and S

The profit figures amount to double-digit millions collectively.

$30 million in profit on eBay

This is the status for the Xbox Series X/S: For Microsoft’s consoles, the Series X is the more popular version and sold more than three times the amount of consoles on eBay compared to the weaker Series S. Driscoll’s analysis revealed the following for the new Xbox:

  • Xbox Series X generated approximately $8,609,715 in profit on eBay
  • Xbox Series S amounted to $1,481,654

So over $10 million in total. The consoles were sold on average for about 30% to 50% higher prices than typical retailers.

This is the status for the PS5: The PS5 was significantly more lucrative than the Xbox consoles. And no wonder: even Amazon crashes under the rush of buyers when the PS5 becomes available there.

On eBay, the profit figures look like this:

  • The regular PS5 version generated a total of $14,742,432 in profit on eBay
  • The digital edition of the PS5 was at “only” $4,294,061

Combined, that’s almost $20 million. The digital version only differs from the regular one by the absence of the BluRay drive. Nevertheless, it was sold much less on eBay.

The selling prices of PS5 consoles were at times 300% higher than typical retailers for the disc version and 200% higher than for the digital version.

More on PS5 and Xbox Series X on eBay can be found here at MeinMMO:

The “dark figure” is even higher

This is the estimate of the data analyst: Since Driscoll only ran his analysis tool through eBay’s website, he estimates that the actual number of sold consoles is much higher. Accordingly, the profits that scalpers could achieve through resale are also much higher.

Because eBay’s fees are relatively high, Driscoll assumes that even more consoles were sold on platforms like FB Marketplace, Craigslist, or other forums. These were not included in the analysis. Driscoll estimates generously that the actual profit figure should be around two to five times higher, if not even more.

This is also interesting: The analysis also shows that the demand for consoles is significantly higher than for other new tech items.

Driscoll also analyzed the sales of new graphics cards and GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA on eBay. This included:

  • The Zen 3 CPUs from AMD (5600X, 5800X, etc.)
  • Big Navi GPUs from AMD (RX 6800 and 6800XT)
  • RTX 30 Series from NVIDIA (RTX 3060, 3070, etc.)

The graphics cards of the “RTX 3000” series, which are also offered on eBay, turned out to be the most profitable with about $9 million profit for the resellers. However, they still lagged behind the coveted next-gen consoles.

What is the current situation regarding the consoles? The consoles are still sold out in Germany. Occasionally, individual retailers receive smaller quantities, but they are quickly sold out again.

However, there is still hope. For the PS5, you should keep an eye on certain retailers if you want to order a console in 2020.

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CoD Cold War & Warzone show the new weapons and Battle Pass of Season 1

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 4 minutes

The first season of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War & the Battle Royale Warzone goes online on December 16th. There will be a Battle Pass with 100 tiers full of rewards. MeinMMO lists what is currently known about it.

What is the Battle Pass? With each new season, Black Ops Cold War aims to launch a fresh Battle Pass, allowing you to secure a lot of rewards. The pass is a sort of personal progress system, similar to the Prestige Rank system and provides you with items in exchange for experience points / gameplay time regularly.

The Battle Pass of Call of Duty offers 2 types of tier rewards: premium tiers and free tiers. To collect the rewards from most tiers, you have to stake 1,000 CoD Points on the table. This corresponds to about 10 euros. Gameplay-relevant items, such as the two new weapons of Season 1, are always part of the free tier rewards.

In general, CoD has been following the strategy since Modern Warfare to provide all important additional content (such as maps, modes, weapons) free of charge for buyers of the shooter. Everything that you can buy with CoD Points in the game are therefore cosmetic items that do not provide any advantage, even though that has happened due to bugs.

Update December 16th: The season is online, the Battle Pass is ready – here you can find the patch notes and important details of Season 1. To give you a complete view of the Battle Pass, we are embedding a video here that shows all the contents one after the other:

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Battle Pass gets its own trailer & showcases many contents

Where can I use the contents? The items from the pass can be used in Cold War & the Battle Royale Warzone. In CoD MW, the pass can also be leveled, but the contents can only be used in the other two CoDs.

What does the latest Battle Pass bring? In a blog post on callofduty.com, the CoD developers presented the contents of the new pass. There’s even a German trailer, which we embed here:

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In the nearly 2-minute video, you can already see many items from the upcoming Battle Pass. The blog post goes into more detail about the items:

  • When purchasing the pass, you receive the operator Snitch, a watch, and a skin for the operator Adler with missions for additional skins.
  • At 13 tiers, you receive 100 CoD Points each.
  • 2 tiers are reserved for the new weapons – assault rifle Groza & Mac-10 SMG.
  • At 20 tiers, you receive weapon blueprints.
  • 1 tier gives you a general finisher / finishing move that you can use with any operator.
  • Tier 100 provides buyers of the pass with a Snitch skin with missions for additional skins, an assault rifle blueprint, a special emblem, and a bundle with vehicle skins.
  • On the remaining tiers, there are weapon charms, stickers, emblems, XP tokens, calling cards & crosshairs for sights.
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The Battle Pass offers you plenty of rewards – if you play enough.

Mac-10 and Groza – The new weapons of Season 1

What is known about the new weapons? In the trailer and the blog post, there are also initial infos about the new weapons.

  • Mac-10 at tier 15

The submachine gun has a strong vertical recoil and offers the highest fire rate among SMGs. It is said to also deal significant damage at longer distances, but due to the recoil, it is meant to function better at close range.

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  • Groza assault rifle at tier 31

This assault rifle is the prototype of a Soviet bullpup rifle, which is said to shine particularly with its handling properties. It comes with the 7.62 caliber and offers a high target acquisition speed. Fire rate and bullet velocity are said to be close to the top values of the assault rifle class.

More info about Season 1 of Cold War & Warzone:

Cold War Battle Pass is especially worth it for frequent players

What else should I know about the Battle Pass? The Battle Pass is a great way to motivate yourself to keep playing. It typically runs for the entire season and then alternates with the Battle Pass of the next season.

If you have earned the pass after some time and haven’t purchased it, you should definitely take the plunge. Overall, the pass offers you 1,300 CoD Points and thus more premium currency than it costs. A fair offer, especially for frequent players.

However, you need to invest a lot of time to fill the pass. Depending on your activity and skill, it can take between 20 – 60 minutes to fully progress a tier. The better you play, the faster the pass progresses. Keep an eye on the double XP events that developer Treyarch regularly hosts to level up the pass efficiently.

For the first time, this also works across multiple CoDs. It doesn’t matter whether you play CoD MW, Cold War, or Warzone. The Battle Pass of Season 1 always carries over. You can read how this works with the shared progress systems here.

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  2. YouTube - Call of Duty Deutsch

18 exciting MMORPGs that we expect only after 2021

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 19 minutes

New MMORPGs are currently highly anticipated. MeinMMO looks at what interesting MMORPGs you can expect for 2021 or even beyond.

The list starts with MMORPGs that are set to be released in 2021 or are already playable, for example in an alpha. We will also introduce online role-playing games that we expect for 2022 or even later.

The article was updated on December 15, 2020. The new MMORPG Corepunk has been added.

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Ashes of Creation

Setting: Fantasy | Developer: Intrepid Studios | Platforms: PC | Release: Unknown| | Website: Website of Ashes of Creation

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Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a PvP offshoot of the MMORPG.

What is Ashes of Creation? Ashes of Creation is a sandbox MMO that heavily focuses on building your own cities and the battle for them. It relies on the so-called Nodes. These are dynamically changeable areas of the game world that are influenced by the actions of the players. Additionally, you explore a vast fantasy world and fight many monsters together.

What is special about the game? The MMORPG aims to appeal to the community spirit of the players. Alone, one is lost in the game world, but together, one can build a massive metropolis that is then governed by an elected mayor.

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What status is the title in? Ashes of Creation is now in alpha status. The first limited alpha started on May 28, after being delayed numerous times due to technical issues that became apparent in the PvP standalone Apocalypse. The team is continually working hard on the MMORPG. New material from the planned alpha has been shown, which looks very good.

When will the MMORPG be released? The start of a pre-alpha of Ashes of Creation took place on May 28, 2020. However, this consists of limited tests. The first regular alpha has been delayed to April 2021.

The developers have not really discussed a release yet. However, the MMORPG will not be released before 2021.

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U.S. Surgeon General Compares COVID-19 Vaccine to Xbox Games

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In the US, the first vaccinations against COVID-19 began on December 14. A member of the US task force against the virus spoke about the topic and explained why people should trust the vaccines using the Xbox as an example.

What happened? Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams is a specialist in anesthesiology (responsible for anesthesia during surgeries) and Vice Admiral of the Army. Since 2017, he has held the position of Surgeon General of the United States. In an interview with Fox News, he discussed the COVID-19 vaccinations and drew a comparison to games on the Xbox.

Some citizens view the vaccines with skepticism and wonder why they are available so quickly and whether it is possible to know that they do not have long-term effects. The host at Fox News also asks Adams how the rapid deployment came about.

Adams responds that the vaccines did not come “out of nowhere,” but are based on a platform that has existed for more than a decade. This is similar to new games for the Xbox:

The Xbox is the new big Christmas gift, and what we did is utilize what’s called platform technology. When you get a new Xbox and want to change your game, you don’t throw away the whole Xbox and buy a new one; you just get a new game.

What we did with this vaccine was use such a platform that has existed for over a decade. So we know the vaccine is safe, we know it is effective, we changed the cartridge to adapt it to COVID-19. That is what allowed us to reach this point scientifically in record time.

This vaccine is safe, and I will get it as soon as they tell me I can.

Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams speaking to Fox News.

Another aspect of the rapid deployment is the reduction of administrative hurdles, as Adams emphasized in the discussion.

*Note on the word cartridge: In English, a wordplay is used with “Cartridge” – cartridge in medicine or cassette as known from old GameBoy or NES times.

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Dr. Jerome Adams in conversation with Fox News.
Since we are primarily a gaming platform here at MeinMMO, the topic of the Corona vaccination is not our core competency. Here are further articles on the topic from the Robert Koch Institute.

How is this comparison received by gamers? Below the article on Kotaku, various reactions are accumulating to this comparison. Many find it appropriate because the basic methodology behind it is similar and the example is illustrative.

The user Oldotheebastard wrote, for example:

It seems to me a good metaphor. Many people do not understand vaccine platform research, especially now. Using this metaphor is a nice, simple way to explain it to people.

The criticism in the comments is only directed at the comparison with a cassette, as only Blu-ray discs are used with the Xbox and most people download their games from the internet.

Corona and Gaming: COVID-19 dominated the year 2020 worldwide. This led to more people turning to video games:

However, the virus also led to numerous delays in the gaming industry, as was the case with Halo Infinite.

Additionally, there have been some moving stories surrounding Corona and gaming. The MMORPG EVE Online, for example, developed a mini-game through which players can help collect data about the virus. This supported scientists in a playful way:

MMORPG EVE Online helps scientists research the coronavirus

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GTA Online: 7 new vehicles from Cayo Perico and their prices

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The big Cayo Perico update for GTA 5 Online brought 7 new vehicles directly to the game at launch. We show you the vehicles and their prices in the overview.

What kind of vehicles are these? In GTA Online, you now have access to 2 new boats, a plane, a helicopter, and two new cars. Additionally, there is a submarine that can become your new headquarters.

These are new contents that came with the big Cayo Perico update on December 15, 2020.

These are the new cars, boats, and the plane

Where does the information come from? The update was available for the first players at around 11:00 AM on December 15. Many immediately jumped into the game and checked the dealers’ catalogs. Twitter user @GTAGFX noticed these 6 new vehicles at Warstock Cache and Carry:

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  • Car: Toreador for 3,660,000 GTA Dollars
  • Car: Winky for 825,000 to 1,100,000 GTA Dollars
  • Heli: Annihilator for 2,902,500 to 3,870,000 GTA Dollars
  • Plane: RO-86 for 3,262,500 to 4,350,000 GTA Dollars
  • Boat: Kurtz 31 for 2,216,250 to 2,955,000 GTA Dollars
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Submarines play an important role in the new Cayo Perico update.

At Warstock Cache & Carry, you can also find the new submarine, which was already introduced in the Cayo Perico trailer by Rockstar Games. It has a purchase price of at least 2.2 million GTA Dollars. With upgrades, the price will likely increase significantly.

The submarine is required to start the new Cayo Perico heist in GTA Online. Customizations include a sonar station, tracking missiles, a weapon workshop, and mini-subs.

The submarine is operable and is therefore among the new vehicles from the update.

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On the Docktease website, you can now find the Longfin boat in GTA Online. It seems to be a type of speedboat. How fast it really is remains unclear. It is the seventh vehicle in our list.

  • Boat: Longfin for 1,593,750 to 2,125,000 GTA Dollars.

Will more vehicles come? It is likely that Rockstar Games will add more vehicles to the game over the next few weeks. This was also the case with previous updates. We will keep you updated here on MeinMMO and see how the new rides will rank among the fastest cars in GTA Online.

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What has been leaked: Some images of vehicles and cars that are likely to be released in the next few weeks are already circulating on Twitter:

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More about GTA 5

When a new update is released in GTA Online, data miners are quick and scour the game’s code. Regularly, the Twitter account FoxSnaps shows images of cars and vehicles that are new in the code but not available for purchase yet.

As was found out with the last updates, these vehicles will then be activated at the dealers of GTA Online during the course of the update.

What do you think of the new vehicles? Have you already found a favorite?

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Fortnite: English Patch Notes for Update 15.10 – Performance Mode

Eilyn Rapp Eilyn Rapp Reading time 3 minutes

The update 15.10 in Fortnite is here and brings map changes, the Fortnite performance mode, and 120 FPS for consoles. MeinMMO shows you what’s changed in the game.

This is what’s happening in Fortnite: Today, on December 15, the update 15.10 is being rolled out. This also brings the Fortnite Winterfest 2020 closer. We have gathered the main changes for you in the form of German patch notes.

Winterfest 2020 in Fortnite

What is known about it? In the game, there is still nothing to see about the Winterfest 2020, but Epic has sent short patch notes to Fortnite content creators (via Twitter). There, Operation: Snowdown is introduced.

There will be quests, icy items, and new as well as already known LTMs (limited-time game modes). By completing the tasks, you should be able to unlock various rewards. Among the gifts are also 2 skins that you can get for free.

As soon as there is more information about the Winterfest, we will keep you updated here on MeinMMO.

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What will the Winterfest look like in 2020?

Map Changes

What’s new now? It seems to have become Christmas-like in Fortnite. You can immediately recognize this by the fact that there are snowy areas on the map again. These named locations have been covered in snow:

  • Misty Meadows
  • Catty Corner
  • Lazy Lake
  • Retail Row

Data miners have already found pictures of the new map and posted them on Twitter:

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Fortnite Performance Mode

What’s new now? With the update 15.10, a performance mode is introduced, aimed at PCs that only meet the minimum requirements for Fortnite. This can be specifically activated in the settings.

The mode increases the performance of the game, but the visual quality is restricted. Fortnite should run more smoothly on older systems and save storage space.

More information about the new performance mode and how to activate it can be found on the official Epic Games page.

This is what Fortnite looks like when you activate the performance mode

120 FPS on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5

What’s new? Not only for PC players did the update bring a big change. Owners of Xbox Series X/S and PS5 can also be happy. These consoles now have the possibility to reach 120 FPS.

In order to consistently achieve 120 FPS, the maximum resolution on Xbox Series X and PS5 is reduced from 4K to 1440p. So if you have a monitor or TV that supports 120 Hz, you now have the first opportunity for that.

Further information about this change can be found on the official Epic Games page.

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On your Xbox Series X, you can now play with 120 FPS

Not only Christmas and cool festive rewards are getting closer in Fortnite. There is now a beta test where you should bring back your friends who have not played Fortnite for a while. This would be a good moment to reunite your group and explore the winter update together. For the “recruitment,” you will get 4 gifts.

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