In Pokémon GO, Galar Mr. Mime and Galar Mr. Rime are getting ready for their appearance. A new Shiny will be released for this. However, the frosty Mr. Mime will only be available in a paid research at first.
What’s new? Niantic, the developers of Pokémon GO, announced new Pokémon on Friday evening, December 11th. To match the frosty season, some Ice-type Pokémon are preparing for their appearance. This will be celebrated with an event that is divided.
Every Trainer will receive part of the event. However, to unlock another part, you need to purchase a ticket.
The Cold Weekend in Pokémon GO
When does it start? This event begins next Friday, December 18th, at 10:00 AM local time. It will be active until Monday, December 21st at 8:00 PM local time.
What happens there? Even without purchasing a ticket, you will receive the following bonuses:
New spawns with Incense: Pokémon like Rattata, Spheal, Spoink, Fleknoil, and Petznief will be attracted more frequently by Incense
If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Petznief
The Special Research with Galar Mr. Mime
What comes with the ticket: If you want, you can buy the special research ticket “What’s rattling there” in the Pokémon GO shop. The price is about 7.99 € (depending on the shop, it may vary by a few cents).
What’s included:
You will receive special research tasks around Galar Mr. Mime, which appears for the first time in Pokémon GO
Through the research, you will earn enough candies to evolve Galar Mr. Mime into Galar Mr. Rime
A special event medal
Encounters with Alolan Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Rattata, Flurmel, Palimpalim, Lapras, Petznief, and Schneppke
New avatar pose
Items: 3x Incense, 3 special candies, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Premium Battle Passes, one Glacial Lure Module, three Super Incubators and three Star Pieces
Today, on December 11th, the mysterious Xur is visiting Destiny 2 again. Where the Exotic vendor is hiding this time and which Exotics he has brought for you will be revealed by MeinMMO. Read here everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What’s going on in Destiny 2? On the morning of December 11th, the last event for 2020, the Christmas Dawning Festival was introduced. Throughout the week, there were a whole series of highlights for the Guardians:
Bungie is already thinking about the future of the MMO shooter and presenting plans for cross-play, transmog, and wants to generally bring more weapons to you in the game
The Dawning armors are not exotic, but they still look impressive
Amid all the hustle and bustle, it’s nice that Xur, the Destiny constant, is appearing today. Let’s take a closer look at the NPC and his exotic offerings.
All info about Xur on December 11th, 2020 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Google Stadia
When does Xur appear? Xur-time in Destiny 2 starts at 6:00 PM on Fridays. A random planet will then get a visit from the probably most famous noodle-faced character in the universe.
The mysterious vendor will remain in his hideout all weekend, selling exotic goods. He will then disappear at the next Weekly Reset – that is, on December 15th at 6:00 PM – and will not be seen again until the following Friday.
Xur, what do you bring us today?
What does Xur have on offer? Does the Exotic vendor have equipment with high overall values this weekend? Or a coveted exotic weapon? As always, he brings a random weapon Exotic and one exotic armor piece each for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks.
MeinMMO takes a look at his inventory and reveals what he is selling.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s location: You can find Xur this weekend in the Tower. Check in the “Hangar” area. If you can’t find Xur here, you need to log out and log in again.
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from December 11th to December 15th – All Exotics at a glance
Where are the Trials? You will have to wait another week. The endgame activity in PvP will be suspended until December 18th. This is due to a problem that Bungie is already working on (via Twitter).
Until then, you can enjoy the first Iron Banner from Beyond Light.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Monkey sees the change more with the players than with the different WoW versions:
I believe that the magic of Classic in our minds came from the great community back then. The WoW of that time is not better than Retail in my opinion… but the people who played it were.
In general, the community and the perceived change in it over the years was a major criticism point that scared many back to WoW Classic. Especially at launch, there were many great stories, such as from queues at quest mobs or the unity of a whole server against a specific guild.
There was also quite a bit of complaining – for example, about the battlegrounds and exploits.
18% found Classic terrible and saw it as a mistake
However, there were also some negative comments. With 18% (683 votes), almost one in five players finds WoW Classic terrible and believes it has tarnished the memory of Classic. From their perspective, the release was a mistake. For example, Jan Mantel wrote:
WoW Classic was our biggest disappointment. We, a group of 4 guys and one girl, all working, planned to play WoW Classic together. (…)
We were never online together as a group. Constant queues when we got home around 6:30 PM and wanted to log in. We put up with that for 2 months. (…)
Since then, the frustration is still there, and we never gave the game another chance.
Our reader Jue also sees the patch state rather critically:
Patch 1.12 was a mistake, the patches like in the original would have been the right approach. And if that is not possible, then just leave it or use private server clients. If they also take the last content patch in TBC, it will be just as much a stroll and I will skip it. Every patch was mostly a nerf of the old content. Additionally, players know the mechanics… 1.12 was a mistake and TBC will be just as bad…
Is The Burning Crusade next?
What’s next? Currently, the release of “The Burning Crusade Classic” is being discussed. However, there have been no official announcements yet. Players can probably expect this no earlier than February 2021, as the BlizzConline will take place then and bring many new insights.
Does the result meet your expectations? Or were you expecting a more pronounced divergence in one direction?
Hamurator finds the patch state 1.12 rather problematic, but thinks the project is good:
Classic was certainly not a mistake. It showed that there is a demand for a specific type of MMORPG. One that runs a bit slower. One that offers room for exploration.
Of course, it’s not perfect. The patch state of 1.12 was unfortunate (although necessary since there was simply no other backup from back then) and I hope that with Burning Crusade Classic we don’t run into the same issue.
Monkey sees the change more with the players than with the different WoW versions:
I believe that the magic of Classic in our minds came from the great community back then. The WoW of that time is not better than Retail in my opinion… but the people who played it were.
In general, the community and the perceived change in it over the years was a major criticism point that scared many back to WoW Classic. Especially at launch, there were many great stories, such as from queues at quest mobs or the unity of a whole server against a specific guild.
There was also quite a bit of complaining – for example, about the battlegrounds and exploits.
18% found Classic terrible and saw it as a mistake
However, there were also some negative comments. With 18% (683 votes), almost one in five players finds WoW Classic terrible and believes it has tarnished the memory of Classic. From their perspective, the release was a mistake. For example, Jan Mantel wrote:
WoW Classic was our biggest disappointment. We, a group of 4 guys and one girl, all working, planned to play WoW Classic together. (…)
We were never online together as a group. Constant queues when we got home around 6:30 PM and wanted to log in. We put up with that for 2 months. (…)
Since then, the frustration is still there, and we never gave the game another chance.
Our reader Jue also sees the patch state rather critically:
Patch 1.12 was a mistake, the patches like in the original would have been the right approach. And if that is not possible, then just leave it or use private server clients. If they also take the last content patch in TBC, it will be just as much a stroll and I will skip it. Every patch was mostly a nerf of the old content. Additionally, players know the mechanics… 1.12 was a mistake and TBC will be just as bad…
Is The Burning Crusade next?
What’s next? Currently, the release of “The Burning Crusade Classic” is being discussed. However, there have been no official announcements yet. Players can probably expect this no earlier than February 2021, as the BlizzConline will take place then and bring many new insights.
Does the result meet your expectations? Or were you expecting a more pronounced divergence in one direction?
Buggi sees Classic as a nice contrast to the current WoW and writes:
Classic was a nice balance at the end of BfA. I really enjoyed the leveling phase, and even the “old” dungeons were interesting again.
Seeing Onyxia again – in WoW Classic that was possible.
Every third saw good and bad in Classic
In the comments, the players who reported both positive and negative experiences were most represented and looked at Classic with mixed feelings. Although only 33% of the votes (1,260 votes) shared this opinion, it was the most significant group in the comments.
Hamurator finds the patch state 1.12 rather problematic, but thinks the project is good:
Classic was certainly not a mistake. It showed that there is a demand for a specific type of MMORPG. One that runs a bit slower. One that offers room for exploration.
Of course, it’s not perfect. The patch state of 1.12 was unfortunate (although necessary since there was simply no other backup from back then) and I hope that with Burning Crusade Classic we don’t run into the same issue.
Monkey sees the change more with the players than with the different WoW versions:
I believe that the magic of Classic in our minds came from the great community back then. The WoW of that time is not better than Retail in my opinion… but the people who played it were.
In general, the community and the perceived change in it over the years was a major criticism point that scared many back to WoW Classic. Especially at launch, there were many great stories, such as from queues at quest mobs or the unity of a whole server against a specific guild.
There was also quite a bit of complaining – for example, about the battlegrounds and exploits.
18% found Classic terrible and saw it as a mistake
However, there were also some negative comments. With 18% (683 votes), almost one in five players finds WoW Classic terrible and believes it has tarnished the memory of Classic. From their perspective, the release was a mistake. For example, Jan Mantel wrote:
WoW Classic was our biggest disappointment. We, a group of 4 guys and one girl, all working, planned to play WoW Classic together. (…)
We were never online together as a group. Constant queues when we got home around 6:30 PM and wanted to log in. We put up with that for 2 months. (…)
Since then, the frustration is still there, and we never gave the game another chance.
Our reader Jue also sees the patch state rather critically:
Patch 1.12 was a mistake, the patches like in the original would have been the right approach. And if that is not possible, then just leave it or use private server clients. If they also take the last content patch in TBC, it will be just as much a stroll and I will skip it. Every patch was mostly a nerf of the old content. Additionally, players know the mechanics… 1.12 was a mistake and TBC will be just as bad…
Is The Burning Crusade next?
What’s next? Currently, the release of “The Burning Crusade Classic” is being discussed. However, there have been no official announcements yet. Players can probably expect this no earlier than February 2021, as the BlizzConline will take place then and bring many new insights.
Does the result meet your expectations? Or were you expecting a more pronounced divergence in one direction?
Your opinion on WoW Classic has been heard. You participated diligently in the survey. We reveal what you said.
World of Warcraft Classic has been around for over a year now. The final patch 1.12 is installed, the raid Naxxramas is accessible and was cleared in just a few minutes. We took this as an opportunity to ask you how satisfied you are with WoW Classic.
With 49% and a solid 1825 votes, almost every second of you thinks that WoW Classic was really good and a nice nostalgia journey. Even though the purely positive comments were limited – quite the opposite of the voting – there are some of you who explained in detail how WoW Classic could captivate them:
The user “Nobody” wrote:
Already 16 months of fun and still at it. Let’s see if any addon after Cataclysm can replicate that. I’m looking forward to continuing the journey with TBC.
Buggi sees Classic as a nice contrast to the current WoW and writes:
Classic was a nice balance at the end of BfA. I really enjoyed the leveling phase, and even the “old” dungeons were interesting again.
Seeing Onyxia again – in WoW Classic that was possible.
Every third saw good and bad in Classic
In the comments, the players who reported both positive and negative experiences were most represented and looked at Classic with mixed feelings. Although only 33% of the votes (1,260 votes) shared this opinion, it was the most significant group in the comments.
Hamurator finds the patch state 1.12 rather problematic, but thinks the project is good:
Classic was certainly not a mistake. It showed that there is a demand for a specific type of MMORPG. One that runs a bit slower. One that offers room for exploration.
Of course, it’s not perfect. The patch state of 1.12 was unfortunate (although necessary since there was simply no other backup from back then) and I hope that with Burning Crusade Classic we don’t run into the same issue.
Monkey sees the change more with the players than with the different WoW versions:
I believe that the magic of Classic in our minds came from the great community back then. The WoW of that time is not better than Retail in my opinion… but the people who played it were.
In general, the community and the perceived change in it over the years was a major criticism point that scared many back to WoW Classic. Especially at launch, there were many great stories, such as from queues at quest mobs or the unity of a whole server against a specific guild.
There was also quite a bit of complaining – for example, about the battlegrounds and exploits.
18% found Classic terrible and saw it as a mistake
However, there were also some negative comments. With 18% (683 votes), almost one in five players finds WoW Classic terrible and believes it has tarnished the memory of Classic. From their perspective, the release was a mistake. For example, Jan Mantel wrote:
WoW Classic was our biggest disappointment. We, a group of 4 guys and one girl, all working, planned to play WoW Classic together. (…)
We were never online together as a group. Constant queues when we got home around 6:30 PM and wanted to log in. We put up with that for 2 months. (…)
Since then, the frustration is still there, and we never gave the game another chance.
Our reader Jue also sees the patch state rather critically:
Patch 1.12 was a mistake, the patches like in the original would have been the right approach. And if that is not possible, then just leave it or use private server clients. If they also take the last content patch in TBC, it will be just as much a stroll and I will skip it. Every patch was mostly a nerf of the old content. Additionally, players know the mechanics… 1.12 was a mistake and TBC will be just as bad…
Is The Burning Crusade next?
What’s next? Currently, the release of “The Burning Crusade Classic” is being discussed. However, there have been no official announcements yet. Players can probably expect this no earlier than February 2021, as the BlizzConline will take place then and bring many new insights.
Does the result meet your expectations? Or were you expecting a more pronounced divergence in one direction?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Are you looking for hardware deals or cheap offers before Christmas for your gaming PC or console? We present you daily offers related to gaming such as headsets, mice, and keyboardsand also show you which games you can get cheaply or for free right now.
What is it about? In the last few days, exciting offers were available with Black Friday and Cyber Week. But there will still be a few deals for gamers or interested individuals in the upcoming weeks leading up to Christmas.
The article presents you with a selection of the best offers. If you are still looking for a Christmas gift idea, a game, or an upgrade for your gaming PC, then take a look here.
The most interesting offers from December 11
Before Christmas, there are a lot of interesting offers for gamers. Since Monday, Amazon has been running the “Last-Minute” deals, or MediaMarkt has an Advent calendar. We present you the most interesting offers from December 11, 2020.
LOGITECH Marathon M705: This mouse is a 6-button mouse from Logitech. It uses a Logitech Unifying receiver and connects wirelessly to the PC. The great strength of this small, ergonomic mouse is primarily its long battery life.
The mouse is only available for right-handed users. The scroll wheel is also not the strong point of the mouse, as it feels a bit spongy.
For users who are often on the go, the Marathon M705 is a good deal. Pure gamers should rather look for another mouse, as the maximum DPI of the mouse is 1000 dpi.
At MediaMarkt, the wireless mouse costs 22.22 € (36.82 €), you save 39%. This price is also cheaper than with other providers. Geizhals.de lists around 28 Euros as the cheapest offer.
Asus ROG Strix B450-F: This is a motherboard for AMD processors. The B450 chipset is compatible with all processors from the first to the third Ryzen generation. According to AMD, a spring 2021 update for the 4th generation (Ryzen 5000) will also be released.
The motherboard offers you high performance, plenty of connections, and excellent build quality. This includes nice RGB lighting and a very good onboard sound card. Additionally, the motherboard provides you with two connections for NVME SSDs and USB 3.1. A “Debug Panel LED” helps you diagnose errors during assembly.
It’s a pity that the motherboard does not offer passive heatsinks for M.2 SSDs and currently does not support Ryzen 5000.
At under 100 Euro, you definitely can’t go wrong with the Asus ROG Strix B450-F, especially since AMD and Asus plan to add Ryzen 5000 support in January 2021.
Currently, the motherboard is a daily deal at Alternate. Here you pay 99,- instead of 119.90 €. According to Geizhals.de, this is also the current best price for the gaming motherboard:
At Amazon, you can also get the motherboard for 99.00 € (123.00 €), saving 20%.
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Corsair Harpoon RGB Pro:
The mouse from Corsair uses Pixart PMW-3320, which is an entry-level sensor from Pixart that offers a resolution of 12,000 DPI. Additionally, the mouse has six buttons and a 1.8m long cable. Along with clean workmanship, the mouse provides precise buttons, as Corsair uses Omron switches under the buttons. However, its compact design may not always be suitable for large hands.
The Pro model offers a higher resolution sensor compared to the base model. The haptics and ergonomics remain the same.
If you are looking for a good and minimalist gaming mouse for under 30 Euros, then you should check out Corsair’s Harpoon RGB Pro.
At Alternate, you can currently get the gaming mouse for 12.99 € (32.09 €), saving 59.5%. According to Geizhals.de, the lowest price for the Pro model is currently 29.15 €.
Razer Kraken Tournament Edition: In MeinMMO’s review of the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition, we praise the high comfort of the headset and the good sound quality for battle royale and shooters. The gaming headset is especially suitable for PC players, as functions like sound extras such as Spatial Audio are supported here.
The microphone of the Kraken is average, but sufficient for communication with gaming colleagues. Special functions like Spatial Audio are not supported on consoles.
On Amazon, you can currently get the headset for 58.90 € (99.99 €), saving 41%. According to Geizhals.de, this is currently the best offer for the gaming headset from Razer.
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More exciting offers: If you’re still looking for games for your PC or console, then you should take a look at the current offer on Amazon. There are currently 3 games for the price of 2. Here you can find some interesting games for the cold season:
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In Pokémon GO you can currently have your Crypto-Pokémon forget the move Frustration. Which monsters is it worthwhile for?
These are Crypto monsters: Crypto-Pokémon are used by Team GO Rocket when you confront the thugs, bosses, or top boss Giovanni. After each Rocket battle, you can also receive one of these Crypto-Pokémon as a reward.
These monsters can theoretically be redeemed, but you can also keep them in their “evil” form. While these Crypto monsters are not as strong defensively, they have an increased attack value. They deal 1.2 times the damage compared to the “normal” variant, which makes them very useful in raids and gyms. There are several reasons to keep the Crypto form.
Cryptos are surrounded by a dark shadow
The problem: Normally, they all master the charged move “Frustration,” which can only be changed during certain periods using Charge or Elite TMs.
Now you can change the move: One such period is currently during the Game Awards event. It only lasts for one day and ends on the night of Saturday, December 12, at 1:00 AM. So you only have Friday left to use, or you can change the move for one hour after midnight. After that, you won’t be able to get rid of “Frustration” for now.
These Pokémon moves you should change
What kind of list is this? For most Crypto-Pokémon, it is worthwhile to change the move. After all, Frustration essentially does nothing. We will look at some Pokémon where the switch is particularly worthwhile right now. Primarily, we are listing monsters from the PvE sector that are strong against gyms and raids.
Two important notes: First, we are partially looking at the last developments of monsters that you can obtain in earlier evolutionary stages as Crypto. You can also take the move away from the “small” evolutions and then evolve them. Frustration will not return.
Secondly, you should not redeem the Pokémon once you have given them a new move. While they will get a HP boost and power-up bonuses, they will also learn the move “Return.” You would have to make them forget that move again – and if you have given your Pokémon an exclusive move, that is only possible through Charge TM or at events.
Why is Mewtwo worthwhile? If you have a Crypto-Mewtwo, you have the potential top attacker in the game. You just need to get rid of the move Frustration.
With an Elite TM you can equip your Mewtwo with the right move
What are the best moves for Mewtwo? The strongest Mewtwo combination you get with the fast move Confusion and the exclusive charged move Psystrike. However, you need an Elite TM for the latter as it is not readily available.
However, you can also equip your Mewtwo with moves like Psyshock, Shadow Ball (also exclusive), Focus Blast, Ice Beam, or Thunderbolt if you want to use it as a specific counter or already own a Psystrike Mewtwo. You will need the Charge TM for this, but it teaches random moves.
In general, legendary Cryptos are worth changing moves as they usually offer high attack values. Here is a brief overview of the monsters that are particularly worthwhile.
Legendary monsters are very useful as Crypto
Crypto Raikou: The monster belongs to the absolute top attackers of the Electric type in its Crypto variant. The charged move Thunder Shock is worthwhile here.
Crypto Entei: Entei deals a lot of Fire damage as Crypto. Teach it Overheat for particularly high damage. Flamethrower is suitable if you want a fast charged move.
Crypto Zapdos: Do you not have Raikou but have a Crypto-Zapdos? Then this one could take a spot as your top Electric attacker. Here Thunder Cannon or Thunderbolt are good options.
Crypto Moltres: Moltres is good as a Fire or Flying attacker. With an Elite TM, you can teach it Sky Attack. As a Fire attacker, you can combine Fire Spin and Overheat.
Also Articuno and Suicune are worth considering with other moves more than with Frustration, but they are not as strong as these alternatives.
You do not only need to look at legendary Pokémon; other monsters become significantly stronger due to the Crypto bonus. Here you can find a selection of really strong attackers.
The Crypto status is worthwhile for Salamence
Crypto Salamence: Salamence is among the best Dragon attackers, and the Crypto variant takes the top spot in terms of damage. Equip it with Draco Meteor, or get Outrage. You can either get this move via Charge TM or if you evolve a Dratini on the December Community Day into Salamence. Important: For the last variant, you have to change the move of Bagon or Dratini by 1:00 AM, not just starting at the Community Day. You must then evolve it at the event.
Crypto Dragonite: Dragonite ranks just behind Salamence among Crypto dragons. Here Outrage or Draco Meteor are also good options.
Crypto Metagross: Crypto-Metagross is the strongest Steel attacker in the game. It has one of the best moves overall, Meteor Mash, but you need an Elite TM for this.
Crypto Machamp: Machamp is useful in many gyms against Normal monsters, as it is the best fighting attacker. Teach it Counter instead of Frustration.
Crypto Tyranitar: Tyranitar is one of the best Rock attackers, and the Crypto variant does even more damage. Particularly with the combination of Smack Down and Stone Edge, it is extremely dangerous. However, the fast move Smack Down is an event move.
Who else is worthwhile? As already mentioned, it is generally worthwhile to replace Frustration with another move. Consequently, the list is quite long. If you are looking for more good attackers, check out monsters like Swampert, Magnezone, Gyarados, Electivire, Venusaur, or Charizard.
A good overview is also provided by the list of best attackers in Pokémon GO. Monsters included in this list are usually also worthwhile as Crypto variants once you have gotten rid of Frustration.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The beta of League of Legends: Wild Rift has launched on Android and iOS, attracting many veterans as well as complete newcomers. In this article, we will reveal 7 things that beginners and newcomers should know right from the start.
What are these tips? In this article, we explain some fundamental game elements of Wild Rift and also provide general tips that are useful for the mobile game and even the PC version of LoL.
If you have more useful tips, feel free to share them with us and other readers of MeinMMO in the comments!
About the author: Alexander Leitsch is responsible for MMORPGs on MeinMMO. He has also spent over 3,000 hours in LoL.
He has been playing Wild Rift since December 6 and has spent over 50 matches in it.
He wrote this article from the perspective of a beginner.
In Wild Rift there are 5 different roles
In the game’s tutorial, you learn that the 49 champions in the game have different abilities. However, the different roles are only briefly mentioned.
Basically, there are 5 positions in a team that you can take on:
Remember that the bot and toplane can be swapped – depending on which side you are playing from. That’s why they are also called dragon lane (bot) and baron lane (top).
This is the Toplane: The toplane is usually occupied by one player, and it is often a champion who could theoretically survive a 1v2. Therefore, these champions are usually tanks or have many survival abilities such as blocks, dodges, or high mobility.
The main task of the toplane is not to die and also to provide vision on the Herald or Baron. In later team fights, they usually take on the role of the tank, although there are exceptions like Fiora or Vayne.
This is the Midlane: Also in the midlane, there is always one player alone, although here the focus of the champions is set differently. Strong mages or assassins are often used, who can deal a lot of damage.
The reason for this is that the jungler, as well as the botlane and toplane, can often come to the middle briefly to help their midlaner. Although this player is alone most of the time, he is not as isolated as in the toplane.
Ahri is one of the best midlaners in Wild Rift.
This is the Botlane: In the botlane, two players usually play: the carry and the supporter.
The carry is often a shooter or occasionally a mage who is supported by a supporter. At the start of the game, he is rather weak but becomes stronger through items and must fulfill an important role in the endgame.
The supporter, on the other hand, ensures that the carry survives the initial phase. It is usually a classic healer or a tank who absorbs damage from opponents.
This is the Jungler: The jungler does not follow a classic lane but moves exactly in between. In this jungle, there are neutral monsters that he can kill to earn gold and collect XP.
His task is to pay irregular visits to the various lanes to create a temporary numerical advantage and thus defeat opponents. Junglers are often champions who can handle themselves well alone.
Wild Rift plays more dynamically and faster than League of Legends. This is exactly what fascinated in the early rounds. However, one quickly runs the risk of seeing the killing of champions as the main task.
However, much more important than kills are the objectives on the map. There are several of them:
A total of 9 towers (3 per lane)
The dragon
The herald
The baron
Buffs
The Nexus
The goal of the game is to eliminate the Nexus. And this can only be achieved after all 3 towers on at least one lane have been destroyed. So, it does not help you to have dozens of kills if you can never reach the Nexus alone.
Moreover, the opposing team can suddenly win a team fight with a buff from the baron or dragon despite a deficit, even though they have always been losing before.
In LoL and also Wild Rift, team performance plays an important role. This includes defeating objectives together and destroying the Nexus.
One of the most important mechanics in LoL is “last hits”. This involves killing the minions that walk along each lane and dealing them the final blow.
While you receive gold every time a minion dies near you, much more gold is awarded for this so-called last hit.
Since you need items in the late game to be strong enough, gold plays an important role. Even if you do not get any kills on your lane, you can have a significant advantage over other players with many last hits.
On the left, there was 65 gold for a last hit, on the right only 16 gold. This becomes noticeable over the course of a game.
Perfect a champion instead of learning all equally
Those playing Wild Rift for the first time probably want to try all champions. But this can be a big disadvantage. Because each champion plays differently, it is hard to master many at once.
Better to specialize on one of the 5 roles and as quickly as possible on a specific champion after the first rounds and perfecting it.
After all, you not only have to master your champion in Wild Rift, but also understand the items, keep an eye on the map, focus on last hits, and communicate with your team. It’s helpful not to have to read through every skill as well.
The more you master the fundamentals of the game, the more champions you can add to your pool. Still, you should stay in the same position to avoid confusion.
Those who have already mastered their champion a bit should begin to keep an eye on the map continuously. It reveals a lot about the entire game flow:
You can see if your allies are currently winning or losing
You can see where the other players are and can draw conclusions for further actions. If you are playing in the middle and do not see enemies from the toplane or botlane, they could be on their way to you for a kill.
You can see how many objectives are still available and who is currently securing one of them.
The better you get, the more you can focus on the entire game and not just your lane. And that is important for a good LoL player.
Always provide “vision” on the map
With the focus on the map, visibility goes hand in hand. You can improve this through “wards.” Every player has an item from the beginning that allows placing such a ward. They are stationary and provide visibility in their surrounding area. You will see enemy champions moving near a ward.
It is worthwhile to ward bushes, as hidden champions in them will also become visible.
These little helpers are also invisible, unless you exchange the ward item. In the base, you can switch at any time – either you place a ward or uncover enemy wards with the item.
Visibility on the map plays an important role. Therefore, wards should always be placed near the baron and dragon to see when your opponents attack them.
Intact towers are also important because they provide visibility. Destroying a tower takes away visibility and a piece of safety from the other team – after all, they help in fights. That’s why they are also counted among the important objectives.
Here you can clearly see that the missing towers reduce our visibility on the map. At the same time, wards help to see if an enemy is moving towards the baron.
Don’t get too greedy
A classic mistake that beginners and pros alike make lies in greed. An enemy has low health points, and you should be able to take him down quickly and get a kill.
But you overestimate yourself, underestimate yourself or the situation, die, and end up angry – mainly at yourself. And through this death, the opponent gains gold and time and can suddenly dominate a lane that you thought you had under control.
So be a bit more cautious and focus on last hits instead of getting greedy. “Greed is Feed” is often said in LoL.
The now legendary Pandaren Doubleagent has done it again. He has reached level 60 in WoW in the most peaceful way.
It’s one of those announcements that sooner or later comes up with every expansion of World of Warcraft . The Pandaren player Doubleagent has reached level 60, achieving the maximum level in modern WoW. What is basically not a great achievement becomes special because Doubleagent is drastically different from most players – he is still in the starting area.
What makes Doubleagent so special? Normally, Pandaren leave their starting island at level 10 and join either the Horde or the Alliance. However, Doubleagent didn’t think much of deciding on one side of the conflict and remained neutral. This also meant that he could never leave the starting island since that only happens after joining the Horde or Alliance.
Since then, he has been living on Turtle Island.
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How did he level up? Doubleagent has been relying on the few methods available to earn experience points in the Pandaren starting area for years. This involves gathering herbs, ores, and completing a few pet battles.
In contrast to current herbs, which yield over 1,000 XP when harvested and thus actually mean noticeable progress, Doubleagent receives significantly less experience from the starting herbs. Each herb gives just under 50 XP, which, with required experience points of over 300,000 XP per level, is a gigantic task.
After nearly 17 days, he has reached level 60 – so he needed about two days per level-up.
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Doubleagent has his own NPC: Even Blizzard was convinced of the perseverance of the Pandaren years ago and even gave him his own NPC. Anyone wandering around the Monk Order Hall (Legion) might occasionally see an “Honorary Shaman” running from one ore to the next or gathering a few herbs in the background. A clear reference to Doubleagent, who has done nothing else for weeks and months.
The Master of Herbs and Ores – Doubleagent.
Usually, Doubleagent just watches a series or chats while playing. Because he often streams his leveling progress – especially the last levels. Otherwise, this task would probably be a bit too monotonous.
Could you imagine leveling up so persistently through such a monotonous method? What do you think of the Pandaren’s achievement?
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Call of Duty revealed its plans on the night of December 11 and provided all the information about the introduction and content of Season 1 of Cold War & Warzone. MeinMMO summarizes the information for you and shows what is planned for the release and beyond.
Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War starts on December 16. On that Wednesday, just under a week before Christmas, CoD will deliver a huge content drop, connecting Warzone and Modern Warfare with the CoD from 2020 and ensuring that CoD fans have plenty to do over the holidays.
With two new blog posts (Season 1 Blog / Warzone Blog), the developers have now revealed more details about the release schedule, which MeinMMO presents here in overview form. We will show you the planned content based on game mode and release date. Some content will only arrive later in the season – many, however, will already be available at launch.
All gameplay-related content of the new season is free for players of Cold War & Warzone.
What is coming at launch? The start of the new season and its further development resemble the process of the predecessor Modern Warfare. Except for the introduction of the new prestige system, there are very similar innovations as usual at the start of a new season:
What about the Battle Pass? From December 16, a new Battle Pass will be available. Here you can secure more than 100 mostly cosmetic rewards in exchange for experience points, which are divided into a free and a premium path. For 1,000 CoD points (around 10 Euro), you can unlock the premium part. The complete content of the pass is not yet known.
Since Cold War is following a similar path to CoD MW, the Battle Pass is likely to have a similar structure. You will get a new operator (Stitch), a handful of weapon blueprints, enough CoD points to buy the pass again, and smaller cosmetics like stickers, calling cards, and charms for your points and playtime.
Stitch is the new operator of the “Warsaw Pact”.
What about the new weapons? The free branch of the Battle Pass will also unlock the new weapons: the MAC 10 submachine gun and the Groza assault rifle. You need to unlock 15 tiers of the pass for the SMG and the Groza is yours after 31 “Battle Pass” tiers. Here is a brief look at what the guns might be capable of.
What about the prestige system? With the start of the first season, the new prestige system goes online completely. So far, it has been in pre-season mode with “only” 200 additional levels in 3 prestige ranks above the 55 military ranks. Once the new season goes live, there will be an additional 200 levels for 4 new prestige ranks, followed by another 1,000 levels for anything beyond that. You can find a detailed explanation of the prestige system here. You can level up this rank in Cold War, CoD MW & Warzone.
In the pre-season, there were only 100 extra ranks. Starting from Season 1, there will be 1,200.
What about mastercraft skins? In the blog post about the season content, the developers also indicated that mastercraft skins from Black Ops 4 will return. This will allow you to further visually enhance specific weapon blueprints to obtain special handcrafted weapon skins marked with the rarity “Ultra”. They are thus one level above “Legendary”, which was previously considered the highest rarity. However, more details about this will not be available for now.
General Content – Coming Later
What is coming during the season? Later in the season, there are more new weapons scheduled to arrive:
Streetsweeper Shotgun
Sledgehammer
Wakizashi (Sword)
Once they are available, you will be able to unlock them through gameplay challenges. In addition to a shotgun, CoD is bringing two large melee weapons into play, which will certainly find their place on the battlefields right away.
As additional general content, the CoD creators at Treyarch announced that 2 more operators will come during the season:
Zeyna
Bulldozer
A large knife and an even larger hammer will be added during the season.
Cold War Season 1 – Warzone Content
What is coming at launch? The battle royale Warzone benefits the most from the new season launch. On December 16, a lot will be happening, in addition to the merging of the progression systems of 3 CoDs.
Warzone map Rebirth-Island
Game mode “Resurgence” for Rebirth-Island
New Gulag experience (Verdansk & Rebirth-Island)
Over 30 new weapons from Cold War
What about the new Warzone map? Warzone will get its first new map just under 9 months after its release. Rebirth-Island is a Soviet base producing bio-weapons, particularly the dangerous Nova-6 gas, which has already been known from the “Black Ops” storyline. The island is half bio-weapons facility, half prison. The first gameplay trailer is provided by Treyarch – check it out here.
The blog post reveals that games on Rebirth-Island are more oriented toward the action mode “Mini Royale” and generally have fewer players landing on the map than in Verdansk. With the launch on December 16, there will also be a temporary event where you can acquire cosmetics through challenges – probably similar to the Halloween event.
A new map for Warzone – Rebirth Island.
What about the new game mode? The new Warzone game mode “Resurgence” takes place on Rebirth-Island and resembles the earlier game mode from the Alcatraz map, which was then released as a DLC for the spiritual predecessor Blackout – but without zombies. There is no Gulag, but a global respawn timer. If you go down, you come back when the timer runs out and your team is still alive. Additionally, you see the entire enemy team when you eliminate one of the opponents.
What about the Gulag? The Gulag gets a new paint job, as there will be an entirely new map for Warzone’s crazy respawn mechanic. You will fight in a large warehouse in Verdansk and in a small prison on Rebirth-Island. Otherwise, everything operates as usual: If it’s not your turn, you stay up and watch the fight. Once it is your turn, you go down for the 1vs1 fight. The blog post does not specify whether the old Gulag in Verdansk will disappear completely or if the maps will rotate.
Left the new Verdansk Gulag / Right the Rebirth Gulag
What about new weapons? To top it all off, with the start of Season 1, a completely new arsenal will be available. Warzone will actually receive all weapons from Black Ops Cold War in one sweep. That means: 30 new weapons for the battle royale. Among them are 2 sniper rifles, 5 assault rifles & SMGs, and the new weapon class “Tactical Rifles”, which includes the powerful burst weapons M16 and AUG. Additionally, new weapons will be added each season.
A new killstreak for Warzone is also on the way. Source: CharlieIntel
As an additional small bonus, the previous Warzone challenges will remain. You can still work on tasks that you have not completed. The developers make it clear in the blog that they want to keep as much content in the game as possible. However, they also mention that it is possible that some old elements may disappear from the game for a certain time or permanently over time.
Warzone Content – Coming Later
What is coming during the season? For the further course of the season, the CoD creators announced the “Assault Helicopter” as a new vehicle for Warzone. The aircraft closely resembles the existing helicopter but offers its passengers a mini-gun on both sides that can be manned by team members. The new helicopter will be available on Rebirth-Island and in Verdansk.
The new helicopter provides mini-guns for the passengers.
Cold War Season 1 – Content for Cold War Multiplayer
What is coming at launch? Next up is the multiplayer mode of Cold War. The number of maps available at launch was rather limited, but with Season 1 there is a substantial addition. However, most new maps are intended for the smaller gunfight mode.
Fresh multiplayer modes
2 new 6vs6 maps & Nuketown holiday map
4 maps for 2vs2
New scorestreak H.A.R.P.
What about new modes? The popular gunfight mode from Modern Warfare is going online with the new season. Here you mainly fight in 2vs2 battles alongside a teammate for victory. CoD MW had this mode available several times with different modifications – sometimes with 3 players on a team, sometimes with random weapons, or occasionally just with sniper rifles.
As a second mode for the release week, Treyarch also announced “Prop Hunt”. In this party mode, one team transforms into typical objects that can be found on a CoD map and must hide from the other team. This has already appeared in earlier CoDs, and a leak even found data about it in Warzone.
For the larger 12vs12 mode “Combined Arms”, with Season 1, there will also be “Domination”. You will play the Domination mode on the usual maps, where the objective point regularly changes and must be held for points.
In the Gunfight mode, the teams are significantly smaller.
What about new maps? As new 6vs6 maps, Treyarch showcased the two maps “The Pines” (Mall) and a rework of the older map “Raid”.
“The Pines” is described by the developers as a medium-sized map with many levels. The outdoor areas provide engagements at close range while the interior offers space for fights at greater distances. “Raid” offers the classic 3-lane system and takes place in and around a large mansion in Hollywood. The map debuted with Black Ops 2 in 2012. As a Christmas extra, there is also a holiday version of the cult map “Nuketown”.
Since most regular multiplayer maps are too large for the smaller gunfights, the mode will feature its own maps. In total, there will be 4 unique maps at the start of the season:
Game Show
ICBM
KGB
Subway
The Pines
Raid
Holiday Nuketown
What about the scorestreak? Finally, with Season 1, a new scorestreak is being introduced. With the H.A.R.P. (High-Altitude Reconnaissance Plane), you can acquire an improved and high-flying recon drone that displays enemies on the mini-map along with their direction of movement.
Multiplayer Content – Coming Later
What is coming during the season? During the season, another mode will be added: Dropkick 6vs6. Here, teams must secure and hold a briefcase containing nuclear material. As long as one team holds the briefcase, there are no respawns for that team. However, the other team without the briefcase can continue to respawn and pressure the team that is carrying it. Points are awarded for holding the briefcase and the holder receives a powerful handgun and cannot use their own weapons.
Additionally, another map is planned. The “Sanatorium” will be released during the season as a new map for the large 40vs40 Fireteam mode. It takes place in a large hotel area in the Ural Mountains. There will also be a new vehicle: Tactical Raft – a watercraft that allows you to explore the picturesque lake.
In “Dropkick,” the goal is to hold a briefcase for the team.
Cold War Season 1 – Content for Cold War Zombie Mode
What is coming at launch? The zombie mode is the least served, but still not completely forgotten.
Season 1 brings you the mode “Jingle Hells” and trims the launch map “Die Maschine” to holiday spirit. Plague hounds with Rudolph noses, zombie-killing snowballs, crazy Christmas power-ups, and much more await you in the crazy Christmas version of the endless mode. Here you can find our beginner’s guide to zombies in Cold War if you want to familiarize yourself with the mode until then.
Plague Rudolf brings fear and bad air.
What is coming during the season? Later, the mode “Cranked” for zombies will be added. Here you will receive a buff when you eliminate zombies, and a timer will run down. If you fail to eliminate some zombies before the timer expires, you will go out in a classic fashion.
When does the new season go live? It is planned that you will have access to the new season from December 16 at 8 a.m.
How large are the downloads? This is still uncertain. The developers explain that a total of 3 downloads will be necessary to access all the content of the season:
The first season of Cold War is extensive and it will be exciting to see how the experience expands with the new content – especially in the battle royale Warzone. Overall, however, it looks like a great content package for the upcoming holidays.
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Fortnite: Battle Royale starts a crossover with Walking Dead. Skins of characters from the series have been announced to be coming soon to the Item Shop. MeinMMO shows you what they look like.
What has been announced? At the Game Awards 2020, which took place on the night of December 10 to December 11, Epic announced a crossover for Fortnite. The collaboration will be with The Walking Dead and brings:
A skin for the character: Michonne
A skin for the character: Daryl Dixon
2 pickaxes, which are otherwise used by the two characters as weapons against the “walkers”
For the announcement, Epic created a mini-trailer that shows how Jonesy (the main character of Fortnite) brings the two “hunters” from the zombie-infested world to the Fortnite map. Here you can see the trailer:
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When will the skins be released? The release of the Walking Dead skins has been announced for December 16, 2020. In Germany, however, due to the time difference, it might be on Thursday, December 17 at 1:00 AM, as that is when the Item Shop updates.
The next hunters are coming
Why are characters from Walking Dead coming to Fortnite? As seen in the Battle Pass trailer for Season 5, Jonesy recruits the best hunters from other worlds. This leads to some characters from other games or series coming into the game.
After Galactus was on the island and exposed the Zero Point again, everyone can now escape from the Fortnite island. Jonesy’s task is to prevent this, and he seeks help from the toughest hunters.
Jonesy assembles a team
Michonne and Daryl Dixon are known from the series The Walking Dead, where they hunt the walkers, the zombies of the series. Michonne is known for fighting through hordes with her katana sword.
Daryl Dixon is often seen with a knife in each hand for close combat or his special weapon: the crossbow, which he uses for silent kills. With their skills, they seem to qualify for the Fortnite hunter team.
Here you can see Daryl and Michonne from The Walking Dead (Source: moviepilot.de)
In Fortnite Season 5, a lot seems to be coming our way. Data miners have already found a lot of weapons in the data that are not yet in the game. If all of these appear in Season 5, players could expect 12 new weapons.
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In Pokémon GO, the trio Regirock, Registeel, and Regice is returning to raids. This will happen on weekends in December. The legendary Pokémon will only stay briefly as bosses in the game.
What is new? Do you remember the trio of Regis? They are returning now in December as legendary bosses in Pokémon GO. Good news for you if they are still missing from your collection.
You also have the chance to catch the shiny forms of these bosses again. But you must hurry, as the three will only stay for a short time in the arenas.
When are Regirock, Registeel, and Regice coming to raids?
These are the times: During the next three weekends, one boss of the trio will appear in the arenas each time.
You can encounter Regirock from Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 AM until Sunday, December 13 at 10:00 PM local time in the arenas
What’s happening this weekend? Currently, several events are overlapping in Pokémon GO. Until Saturday morning at 1:00 AM, you will encounter Rocket opponents more frequently, and you can make Crypto Pokémon forget the move Frustration.
On Saturday, the big Community Day will start. This event will take place over two days this month instead of just one. During the event period, your chances of certain shinies will increase, and there will be great stardust rewards. So don’t miss out on the spectacle.
In Destiny 2 the Winter and Christmas event “The Dawning 2020” is coming up. Read why Guardians traditionally bake there and what new quests and gifts await you this year.
What is the Dawning all about? Don’t be fooled by the strange name of the event: behind “The Dawning” (eng. The Dawning) is the annual Winter and Christmas celebration of Destiny 2.
The Tower will also be festively decorated in Beyond Light, even outside Europe it snows and there are gifts for all (well-behaved) Guardians. MeinMMO shows you what event loot awaits under the Dawning tree and how you can spread cheer by baking and fighting.
To put you in the right mood, Bungie has released a trailer for the Dawning 2020. In it, Saint-14 encourages players not to be sentimental, but to really go all out:
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The Dawning 2020 in Destiny 2 – All Information about the Winter Event
When does the Dawning event take place? Destiny celebrates Christmas for 3 weeks:
Start is on December 15, 2020
Ends on January 5, 2021
The Dawning festivities begin and end precisely with the Weekly Reset, which always takes place on Tuesdays.
During the event, Eva Levante returns to the Tower. The “dear grandmother of Destiny” is your main contact person during the three event weeks. With her, you will receive quests, bounties, redeem rewards, and get your own oven for cookie baking.
Here you will find all 21 recipes and all the ingredients you need for the event in 2020:
Who can join the celebration? Bungie excludes no one from the festival of love. All Guardians can enjoy the event in full. The Dawning is completely free and not tied to any DLCs or the Season Pass of the Season of the Hunt.
Eva Levante awaits at the shining Dawning tree in the Tower
How to get into the Dawning spirit – Activities and Tasks
Cookie Baking: It is tradition for Guardians not to heat up the enemies during the Dawning time, but to heat up the oven – hoho. Because in the event, you collect recipes and ingredients so that you can bake treats in the so-called Holiday Oven.
Then you distribute them to the known NPCs in the solar system.
Upgrade your spaceship: To distribute your cookies quickly and best while warm in the solar system, there is a new exotic event ship.
You will gradually upgrade the ship during the Dawning.
You will unlock 3 engine effects,
an exclusive teleport effect,
and an animated shader
How to create Dawning mood: In 2020 Bungie takes the festive mood literally: Through activities like missions, event bounties or baking, you create “Dawning mood”. The more you accumulate, the better your gifts and rewards will be.
Each Guardian has an individual mood barometer.
There is also a community challenge for players, during which as much mood as possible must be created.
In classic tradition, the rewards await you under the Christmas tree, um, Dawning tree.
It also looks like you can have snowball fights again. What is fun among Guardians has been deadly for your enemies in the past. You could freeze enemies in activities like strikes. However, Guardians actually don’t need snowballs anymore – we have received the new ice abilities of Stasis in Beyond Light.
What event loot and rewards does the Dawning 2020 bring to Destiny 2?
What would a Christmas event be without gifts? We don’t know exactly what is hidden in the gifts yet. However, Bungie has already revealed that you will also find upgrade materials in them. Additionally, there will be a new event weapon, the exotic ship, and numerous cosmetic treats from the Eververse, with which you can treat yourself.
This exclusive weapon is available: You can earn the fusion rifle “Glacioclasm” during the Dawning. You can only hunt for this weapon with random rolls during the event.
The weapon deals high damage with the Void element – just like the former Crucible terror Erentil. Glacioclasm has even better stats and could become a true beast in PvP.
Whether the event weapons from previous years will return to the loot pool is still unknown.
Here’s what’s in the Eververse: While events are running, the Eververse of Tess is always running at full speed. This year, however, Bungie has already announced that you can also acquire almost all cosmetic Dawning items from the cash shop with Glimmer (the earnable in-game currency).
Among the highlights is the new event armor. Bungie has already revealed this in advance during a charity marathon as concept art. This is what the sets look like in the game:
The armors cost 6,000 Glimmer or 1,500 Silver per set. Then you have them as universal ornaments, so you can give any legendary armor the Dawning look. By the way, next year proper transmog will come to Destiny 2.
More about the future features of Destiny 2 can be found here on MeinMMO:
Additionally, there will be further cosmetic adjustments for your Sparrow, your upgraded Ghost, festive gestures, and all kinds of additional thematic items like weapon ornaments.
Only 3 items can be purchased exclusively with Silver (the real money currency):
The Fire of Joy weapon ornament (for the exotic SMG Xenophage)
The Energizer weapon ornament (for the exotic auto rifle Monte Carlo)
The “Hail the Eternal Hunted” finisher
Are you looking forward to the wintry Dawning event and that you can celebrate with as many people as you want in Destiny 2? When it arrives on December 15, we will accompany the celebrations and provide you with the latest information.
Stricter rules will soon apply regarding chat and the use of certain terms on the streaming service Twitch. This effort aims to protect specific user groups that, according to Twitch, face frequent attacks, such as women, members of the LGBTQIA+ or BIPoC community. The rules affect both streamers and viewers.
What are the new rules? The new rules are explicitly intended to reduce harassment, hate speech, and sexual harassment on Twitch. To this end, Twitch is tightening the existing behavior guidelines.
They now explicitly include behavior in the mentioned cases, as affected users are disproportionately often victims of insults or harassment. According to the official statement, the drafting took several months.
What penalties are there? Depending on the severity of the offense, penalties range from a temporary channel ban to permanent bans. The latter can even be imposed on the first violation in particularly severe cases.
Twitch aims to consider the context. In communities where a little “good-natured banter” is part of the game, that should accordingly influence the evaluation. Furthermore, the severity of the penalty is relevant if the user has previously received penalties and how many reports are filed by users or moderators.
Penalties for Hate Speech and Sexual Harassment
This is now prohibited: In the blog post, Twitch provides some examples of content that is explicitly prohibited and will be punished. This applies to messages in chat, private messages, as well as content shown in streams:
The assertion that the victim of a well-documented, brutal tragedy has merely faked it or is lying
Encouragement of DDoS, hacking, doxing, or swatting actions against other individuals
Incitement to malicious attacks on another person’s social media profiles outside of Twitch
Emotes are an important part of our communication, but they can also be used maliciously. Therefore, this policy applies to emote combinations, even if used in chat without additional text.
Displaying the Confederate flag is prohibited due to its historical and symbolic connection to slavery and white racist groups in the USA.
Repeated remarks about a person’s perceived attractiveness are prohibited, even if they may seem positive or flattering to you, if there are indications that they are unwelcome (i.e., you were asked to stop, you will be temporarily or permanently banned from the channel).
Lewd or explicit remarks about a person’s sexuality or appearance are prohibited. Note that we make no exceptions for public figures.
Sending unwanted/uninvited links to nude images or videos is prohibited.
Twitch relies on users to make use of the reporting function to report such misconduct. You can find the complete behavior guidelines (via Twitch) and further explanations about the new rules on the official Twitch blog (via Twitch).
When does it apply? The new rules will take effect from January 21, 2021, and only for content published after that date. Twitch will not retroactively penalize any content such as clips created before that date.
The problem appears to happen more frequently for women on Twitch. According to an insider report there’s even internal sexism at Twitch. It was reported that some men allegedly tried to get rid of the streamer Kaceytron.
Some streamers respond to harassment with sharp comebacks. The streamer PaladinAmber, for example, mocks rude viewers who want to get at her by directly addressing them and showing how out of place their behavior is.
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Elite Dangerous has now given a first look at the gameplay of the upcoming Odyssey expansion in a new trailer. Shooter-style combat was finally visible there as well.
What is Odyssey about? Odyssey is the name of the new, major expansion that is set to be released in 2021 for the popular space sim Elite Dangerous.
Odyssey is eagerly anticipated by many. The add-on brings several new features to the game that fans have been longing for since its launch in December 2014. And now there was finally a proper taste of it in the form of a new trailer that was released during the Game Awards.
What does the new trailer show? Something that many fans and players have probably been waiting for. The new trailer for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey finally gives a glimpse of two of the biggest highlights in action. There’s gameplay of the so-called Space Legs as well as of the shooter battles:
Space Legs refers to the ability to leave one’s spaceship or exploration vehicle and move freely on planetary surfaces, in buildings, or at stations.
The shooter elements come along with the Space Legs and offer the possibility to customize one’s character with firearms and other equipment, and also engage in combat in a first-person shooter style.
By the way, Odyssey can be pre-ordered on PC starting now.
Here you can watch the trailer:
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What is so special about it? Both have always been among the biggest wishes of the community and will be possible for the first time with the Odyssey expansion in Elite Dangerous.
This would take the space sim a whole step closer to being a fully-fledged SciFi MMO and provide a unique experience, especially on consoles. The biggest direct competitor, Star Citizen, is only available for PC. You can find out more here: Elite Dangerous could soon become the SciFi MMO that many are wishing for.
The game Ark: Survival Evolved is getting a sequel. At the Game Awards 2020, ARK 2 was announced. The new game is being released in collaboration with Microsoft and exclusively for the Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Update on December 11 at 2:35 PM: In the first version of this article, we described an exclusivity for the Xbox Series X and S. This was based on the statement from Aaron Greenberg on Twitter. This caused confusion in the community. The Lead Community Manager of Ark, Cedric “CeddyBear” Burkes, clarified on Twitter:
“Attention! There is some confusion here. ARK 2 will launch on PC and exclusively on Xbox.
I look forward to sharing more information in due time.”
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How long this exclusivity will last is unclear. We have adjusted the article for you.
What kind of game is this? Not many details about ARK 2 are known at this time. What is clear is that it will once again involve dinosaurs and that this time there will be a greater focus on a story campaign.
Moreover, ARK 2 is being developed in collaboration with Microsoft and is expected to be released exclusively for the new Xbox Series X/S and for PC players. However, there is not yet a release date.
Is there any gameplay yet? No, so far only a cinematic trailer has been shown for ARK 2. In this, actor Vin Diesel makes an appearance. He plays the character Santiago, who roams the jungle with other people.
Along the way, he encounters various creatures, dinosaurs, but also the known sci-fi elements that belong to ARK. These can be seen especially towards the end of the trailer.
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When will there be more details? Later today, on December 11, further information about ARK 2 is to be shared. We will keep you updated in this post and will update it accordingly.
The ARK series: In addition to the game, a series has been announced, ARK: The Animated Series. In addition to Vin Diesel, well-known actors such as Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Juliet Mills, and Russel Crowe are also involved.
What else was there at the Game Awards? In addition to ARK 2, there were several announcements regarding MMOs and multiplayer games, including
The Game Awards, which took place on the night of Friday, had plenty of info and surprises in store. Which one do you like best? And what do you think of ARK 2? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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In 2021, the adventure in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) continues on PC, Mac, Stadia, PS4/PS5, as well as Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. A new trailer opens the gates to Oblivion.
What has Zenimax announced? During the Game Awards 2020, the developer studio showed a teaser trailer for the next major story event of the MMORPG ESO, which awaits you in 2021. Gates of Oblivion is the story and takes you to the realms of Oblivion.
What is Oblivion? Oblivion, also known as the Realm of Forgetting, is a dimension that exists outside of Tamriel. Oblivion is divided into several realms, each ruled by Daedric princes. Each realm has its own rules, appearance, and significantly differs from the regular fantasy world in which The Elder Scrolls takes place.
ESO will take you to Oblivion in 2021
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What does the trailer show? A young, blonde elf has a nightmare. In this, she sees a dungeon through which she flies. She reaches a fiery platform where a massive creature arises.
It seems to be the Daedric prince Mehrunes Dagon, the ruler of the Deadlands. Meanwhile, the sign of Oblivion burns into the book that the sleeping woman holds in her hands. At the end, we also see the title “Gates of Oblivion”. Everything points to a very dark story.
When have we seen Oblivion before? Oblivion plays a recurring role in the Elder Scrolls RPG series.
As early as The Elder Scrolls: Arena from 1994, Emperor Uriel Septim VII was banished to Oblivion by his court mage Jagar Tharn.
In The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (2002), the hero even confronted Mehrunes Dagon and had to journey to the Deadlands of Oblivion.
The Elder Scrolls 4 (2006) was subtitled Oblivion and revolved around closing the gates that opened from this dimension.
Also, in the MMORPG ESO, the Daedric princes and Oblivion occasionally play a role.
What is special about Oblivion? The realms of Oblivion are so different from Tamriel that completely bizarre adventures are possible here. Zenimax has the opportunity with Gates of Oblivion to go far beyond what we expect from regular fantasy.
Horror elements are possible, madness plays a role. Landscapes that constantly change are conceivable. Creatures that are not what they seem are possible. This could mean a really fresh wind for the MMORPG and offer fans something completely different.
When will we learn more? According to the trailer, a reveal event will take place on January 21, 2021 (even though the video mistakenly mentions the year 2020). On this day, we can expect many new details about the major new story of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online.
This is how the event works: As known from the previous “Icon Swap”, you must complete certain tasks. If you succeed, you will receive Icon Swaps tokens as a reward. You can then exchange these for selected icon cards and pack rewards.
The nice thing is: You can only get icons through playing and do not have to spend any coins. The first tasks take place in friendly matches and Squad Battles. So far, icons are not played for in Rivals.
These icons are available: In Icon Swaps 1, a total of 6 icons are available. They are:
Thierry Henry (90) – Needs 17 tokens
Rijkaard (90) – Needs 14 tokens
Koeman (91) – Needs 13 tokens
Suker (87) – Needs 11 tokens
Hagi (89) – Needs 9 tokens
Vidic (85) – Needs 7 tokens.
Even more great rewards: While fewer icons are directly available compared to previous Icon Swaps, there are also more pack rewards and some of them are really good. Here are some examples:
For 2 swap tokens, you get 2 Ultimate Packs
For 3 tokens, you get a pack with 5 players who have at least 85 overall
For 8 tokens, you get a base icon pack with a random base icon
For 10 tokens, you get 1 pack that contains either a base or mid icon.
For 16 tokens, you get a mid icon pack, where the icon has at least 89.
If you have no interest in any of the 6 direct icons, you can try your luck here. After all, the first Prime Icons are now also included in packs.
This is how Freeze works: The event is based on the contents of the old Futmas event, just without the Christmas flair.
As known from Futmas, there will be daily changing SBCs. Every day, FUT will offer a specific player SBC and a new puzzle SBC. Here, you can exchange players for rewards. Weekly tasks will also be included.
These are the contents of the Freeze event
But that’s not all. There’s also a special Freeze team that has been equipped with new positions and adjusted stats to match. You can find the entire team here in the overview:
This is what the Freeze team looks like
There are some strong cards included. If you’re looking for cards from the Bundesliga, you will find a forward version of Thorgan Hazard and a CDM version of Salif Sané.
In World of Warcraft there is more diversity with Shadowlands – but not in all versions of the game. In China, such characters remain silent.
Even during the beta of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, some players noticed something interesting. One of the characters from the story of Bastion, Pelagos, reveals a little more about his character upon request. Players learn that Pelagos had a female body in life, but appears as a man in the Shadowlands. He is thus the first openly recognizable transgender character in World of Warcraft. However, not in all versions of WoW does Pelagos stand by his story.
In China, Pelagos remains silent.
Pelagos is one of your soulbinds with the Kyrians.
What is it like in China? With the Chinese client, you cannot get this information. There, Pelagos just stands around and has no dialogue options. Players learn nothing about his past or motivations. This is doubly absurd because Pelagos is one of the soulbind characters that are of great importance to the player.
What does Pelagos say in the rest of the world? In the other variants of World of Warcraft – such as the German or English client – Pelagos speaks openly about his background and decision upon request. He feels completely himself for the first time in his new form, and his feelings are in harmony with what others see in his form.
This is, by the way, a recurring theme in Shadowlands. Souls can choose a new appearance in the Shadowlands that does not necessarily correspond to their being in life.
In Ardenweald, for example, it is common to take on the form of an animal that fits Ardenweald. In Maldraxxus, on the other hand, most choose warrior forms and also modify them with additional limbs or bone shields.
Why is this so? In China, extremely strict rules apply to media. Almost always, one must adhere to the instructions of the government. If a game conveys values that the government does not like, media quickly disappears from the scene. This is dangerous for companies, as China is a large and important market that one does not want to upset.
In the Chinese version of WoW, some other content is also missing. For example, there are not the new skin tones for humans, and also – which is a bit ironic – the Asian-looking facial customization options are absent.
Soon, the winter event “The Dawning” will start in Destiny 2. In a fresh, winter trailer, Bungie has now compactly presented what Guardians can expect in 2020 during The Dawning.
What is The Dawning about? The Dawning, also known as “Der Anbruch” in German, is essentially the annual winter event of Destiny 2, which traditionally sweetens the Christmas season for Guardians – this time as part of Season 12.
The Tower of the Last City is then decorated in a festive look. It snows, beautiful lights are hanging everywhere, and there is a festive atmosphere. During the event, Guardians can bake cookies, secure festive loot, or stock up on thematically inspired items from the Eververse.
The festively decorated Tower
The ship from the event
The Dawning armor
One of the festive Ghost shells
The new event weapon Glacioclasm
What does the trailer show? With a new trailer, Bungie has presented a little preview of what to expect during The Dawning in 2020. You can look forward to the following, among other things:
Eva Levante as the contact person for the event. The Destiny Grandma is stationed this year under a particularly elegantly decorated tree in the Tower
New universal armor ornaments in a Christmas design, which Bungie presented early because Guardians donated generously
When exactly does the Dawning event take place? The Dawning will begin on December 15, 2020. The Christmas festivities will last into the new year 2021 – namely until January 5. All Guardians can participate, regardless of optional add-ons like the “Beyond Light” expansion or the Season of the Hunt.
What do you think of the trailer? Does it make you excited for the event? Are you joining in? Or does The Dawning 2020 leave you completely cold?
By the way: Even though things traditionally quiet down around Destiny 2 at the end of the year – the winter event is not the only thing to look forward to in the closing year. What else the action MMO has to offer in 2020, you can find out here: Destiny 2 in December – These contents still await you until 2021
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The streamer Jens “Knossi” Knossalla has been banned on Twitch. The exact circumstances of the ban are still unclear. However, there are already speculations as to why the biggest German streamer has been affected.
Update 7:40 PM: In the meantime, Knossi has been unbanned. The ban lasted just under 24 hours.
This is what happened: On December 10, Knossi was banned on Twitch. This was reported by the website StreamerBans. So far, Knossi has not commented on the ban, but there is already a lot of speculation below the tweet from StreamerBans.
Two events in the last few days are at the center of attention:
On one hand, the rapper Sido spat out a drink live during the Christmas camp on December 6. Some suspect that the “vomiting” had consequences (as seen in this clip on Twitter)
On the other hand, Knossi reacted live on December 9 to a video showing a naked male butt. Nudity is always problematic on Twitch.
Both actions could have caused Knossi’s ban. This was already the 4th ban for the streamer. However, that does not necessarily mean anything if they are often just “small” bans. This can also be seen with the German streamer Papaplatte, who has been banned 7 times in 2020. We will inform you as soon as the exact circumstances regarding Knossi are clarified.
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What reason is likely for the ban? Most users on Twitter currently assume that Knossi was banned for reacting to a video that showed a naked butt. This is an excerpt from a show by Stefan Raab.
These so-called reaction streams are very popular but carry the risk of showing something that does not comply with Twitch’s terms of use. After all, streamers want to react live and do not watch the content beforehand.
Who is Knossi? With 1,545 million watched hours in the last 7 days, Knossi ranks 12th among all Twitch channels and is simultaneously the number 1 in Germany (via Sullygnome). However, he does not have the most followers. Here his buddy MontanaBlack is in the lead.
However, he continues to attract celebrities with large formats. He is now well known for his “camps”, which he hosted in summer, on Halloween, and most recently on St. Nicholas’ day. During these events, well-known personalities like Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Manny Marc, or Sido participated in his live streams.
We at MeinMMO took a closer look at the horror camp for Halloween:
In Pokémon GO you can find Felino on every corner and with a bit of luck its Shiny. The Team Rocket grunts and their attackers have changed as well. What is happening in the game right now?
This has changed: Since the night of Friday, December 11, 2020, surprisingly more Felino appear in the wilds of Pokémon GO. To the great delight of numerous trainers, it is even possible to catch the Shiny version of Felino with a bit of luck.
These changes happened around the same time as the small Rocket event that Niantic announced at the start of the Game Awards.
Felino Everywhere – Also as Shiny
New rotation among the grunts: If you fight against the Team Rocket grunts now, they most likely have a Crypto-Felino with them. This is new.
Additionally, the members of Team GO Rocket are currently appearing significantly more frequently than before. This is due to the current Rocket event. Now is a good time to teach your Crypto-Pokémon other moves than Frustration. You should definitely take this opportunity, as it will only last until Saturday morning at 01:00.
Shiny Felino: Many trainers are now wondering what Shiny Felino and its evolution Morlord look like. You can see them in the following graphic:
How many have been caught already? On Twitter, the Pokémon GO team wrote at around 01:30 on Friday morning that Shiny Felino is now catchable in the game. However, it must have come into the game a little earlier for the counting to add up.
Approximately two and a half to three hours later, the Game Awards team tweeted that trainers had already caught 48.7 million Felino during that time. That would have been more than 285,000 Felino per minute.
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