The new addon World of Warcraft Shadowlands is for many fans the big event of the year. Therefore, a streamer wanted to play it immediately at launch and not waste a second. He nearly received a hefty fine for it.
What happened? The new WoW addon Shadowlands was released on November 23, 2020, just before the launch of the expansion, and a friend and co-streamer of Bbnogames absolutely wanted to be online until the game started and play with his friends.
However, since he was out just before the launch, he had to hurry back home to his PC. Therefore, he sped on the highway. He quickly regretted it, as suddenly the police appeared behind him and pulled him over.
The streamer was already preparing for an uncomfortable conversation, a significant delay before he could play, and a hefty fine when the situation took an unexpected turn.
Officer thinks it’s okay to speed over the highway for Shadowlands
This is how the situation proceeded: The confrontation with the highway policeman began with the usual question: “Do you know how fast you were going?”
The streamer, who apparently saw no point in elaborate excuses, simply responded truthfully, “Yes, I’m sorry, but this new game is starting soon and all my friends are waiting for me!”
At this point, the officer perked up and asked, “Shadowlands?”, to which the streamer immediately affirmed.
The officer then said understandingly, “Alright, then go ahead!”
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Completely stunned, the streamer then actually drove home and was live in his friend Bbnogames’ stream about 5 minutes later. There he then recounted this crazy anecdote to an amused audience.
At the launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands not all players were thrilled. However, our MeinMMO house demon Cortyn does not accept that. For her, the launch of the new WoW expansion was simply awesome. No matter what you say about it! Enjoy reading.
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Mortal Online 2 follows the same pattern. Here too, PvP is at the forefront, and it will probably not be very fair, although unprovoked attacks on players are penalized. This time, however, PvE also plays a role.
What do the new videos show? Thanks to Unreal Engine 4, Mortal Online 2 looks fantastic. The landscapes invite exploration through dense forests or simply strolling across the meadows to watch the deer graze – which you should definitely not do, as there is open PvP, and any inattention will be severely punished.
Walking through a forest in twilight and finding an abandoned cabin creates a very dense atmosphere.
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Furthermore, you will see sprawling mass battles where numerous warriors in full armor beat each other up. These fights show that Mortal Online 2 is only aimed at adults. There’s quite a bit of blood in the fights of every against every. Another scene even shows a naked heroine. Such scenes are also what the MMORPG intends to offer.
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Additionally, you will see some resource gathering. With a pickaxe, you mine stones. If you kill a deer, you can skin it for its hide. This way, you obtain important resources. Because in Mortal Online 2, survival elements play a role. You will need to craft important items yourself and even can build camps.
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When will Mortal Online 2 be released? The MMORPG will enter beta on November 27. On the official website, you can sign up for access. The release will then take place in 2021 via Steam.
Who is the MMORPG for? Those who love PvP and enjoy unfair fights can take a look at Mortal Online 2. If you prefer a lot of quests and a focus on story, then this MMORPG may not fully match your preferences.
Anyone who has managed to get a PS5 in pre-order is lucky. Due to bot networks and the limited availability, many interested parties missed out. They complain not only about Sony, but also about the shops where consoles and graphics cards are sold in bulk. Many wish that eBay and similar platforms would take action against exorbitant prices.
Update November 25: eBay has responded to our inquiry and we have included the statement in the corresponding section of the article.
Why is this a problem? Bots and so-called scalpers cause frustration for gamers. They don’t buy consoles to use them; instead, they aim to make money off them.
What are scalpers? Scalping is a strategy where traders try to make money by buying items cheaply and selling them at a higher price. “Scalping” refers to the separation of the profit made through this method.
“eBay and Amazon must take consistent action against such inflated prices”
What do the players say?MeinMMO reader Psycheater is one of those who see the problem at retailers like eBay and Amazon. He wrote:
It’s a simple story: eBay and Amazon need to take consistent action against such inflated prices. But absolutely NOTHING is being done, so nothing will ever change.
Our reader Aethos hopes that retailers will react and lock out those who want to profit from inflated prices:
I hope eBay does something against these vultures. The new Nvidia graphics cards seem to be the same. It’s a shame when a new product comes out and customers are made to struggle to buy their product of choice due to such practices. Just like back in the day with the Nintendo consoles that were practically unavailable.
However, some players are not satisfied with this hope alone. They have already reacted with fake offers for the RTX 3080, raising prices to nearly 99,900 dollars without intending to pay. Additionally, fake offers in the form of drawings were sold to draw attention to the injustice and madness of the prices on the platform.
A PS5 can cost up to 2,500 euros (Source: eBay).
Why should the shops react?MeinMMO reader DA is also annoyed by the practice but wonders why retailers should react. After all, they make a profit on every sale. He wishes for intervention from consumer protection:
Why should these online services take action? eBay earns a commission, Amazon sells enough regardless. They don’t care, I think consumer protection should step in here.
But as stated above, supply and demand apply. The higher the demand, the higher the offers. That’s just how it is.
With this opinion, DA is not alone. In our comments, there are always users who do not expect retailers to take action.
And even if they were to ban the sellers, the bots and scalpers would likely find other platforms. At least that’s what our reader Wesker fears.
Anyone currently searching for a PlayStation 5 on eBay will find numerous offers ranging from 700 to 2,812 euros. It is clear that there is obviously no action against the sales themselves.
However, users in the eBay forum report that they cannot simply list a PS5 anymore. It seems that every sales offer for new consoles is manually reviewed by support. Additionally, new accounts apparently cannot list a PS5 at this time. They receive an error message that they have reached the limit for this item.
These regulations are supposed to prevent fraudulent purchases and scams related to the PS5. However, the high gouging prices remain.
What does eBay say? We at MeinMMO have requested a statement from eBay regarding gouging prices. They told us that eBay has already responded this year with a new principle on price gouging.
This principle, however, applies only to items deemed essential or needed for daily use:
We place great importance on appropriate pricing and ensure that current developments are always in accordance with eBay policies. Where this is not the case, we will take action accordingly. For this, we introduced a principle on price gouging this year.
This principle, however, applies exclusively to items considered necessary, or also items for daily needs, and only these items can be reported as price gouging. Since the PlayStation 5 does not fulfill this necessity of daily needs and no emergency is being exploited, this principle does not apply here.
Response from eBay to MeinMMO’s inquiry
Will anyone still get a PS5 this year? Some of our readers still hope to get a PS5 this year. We have summarized the current status of the pre-order for you:
Why Shadowlands is perfect for WoW newcomers, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast
Whether it is still worth starting fresh in WoW now, or returning after many years of absence, we discuss in the podcast with a beginner, a hardcore raider, and a casual player.
Can you change your choice later? No. When you make a choice, the game even warns you that you cannot undo this choice on the character. If you commit to the Larion or the machines, then this choice is permanent for that character.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
Why Shadowlands is perfect for WoW newcomers, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast
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Can you change your choice later? No. When you make a choice, the game even warns you that you cannot undo this choice on the character. If you commit to the Larion or the machines, then this choice is permanent for that character.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
Why Shadowlands is perfect for WoW newcomers, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast
Whether it is still worth starting fresh in WoW now, or returning after many years of absence, we discuss in the podcast with a beginner, a hardcore raider, and a casual player.
Can you change your choice later? No. When you make a choice, the game even warns you that you cannot undo this choice on the character. If you commit to the Larion or the machines, then this choice is permanent for that character.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
In the new WoW quest “Pack or Unity” you have to make a choice – and it’s permanent. We clarify the consequences.
In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, much revolves around important decisions that players must make in the Shadowlands. Besides choosing a covenant, there are also smaller decisions to be made. One of them you must face in the quest “Pack or Unity” in Bastion. We reveal what consequences this has.
What kind of quest is this? The quest line can be found easily east of the central outpost in Bastion. Basically, there are two quest lines that introduce you to different creatures. Once you will meet the living Larions and their caretaker, another time the mechanical Phalynx and their creator.
Once you have completed both quest lines, the game requires you in the final quest “Pack or Unity” to choose one of the two sides.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
Why Shadowlands is perfect for WoW newcomers, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast
Whether it is still worth starting fresh in WoW now, or returning after many years of absence, we discuss in the podcast with a beginner, a hardcore raider, and a casual player.
Can you change your choice later? No. When you make a choice, the game even warns you that you cannot undo this choice on the character. If you commit to the Larion or the machines, then this choice is permanent for that character.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
Why Shadowlands is perfect for WoW newcomers, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast
Whether it is still worth starting fresh in WoW now, or returning after many years of absence, we discuss in the podcast with a beginner, a hardcore raider, and a casual player.
Can you change your choice later? No. When you make a choice, the game even warns you that you cannot undo this choice on the character. If you commit to the Larion or the machines, then this choice is permanent for that character.
You can, of course, play a second character at any time and make a different choice on that one to be prepared for both sides.
What consequences will this have? If you choose the Larion or Phalynx, you can use the respective variant as a companion in the immediate area of Bastion. With the Larions, you first have to buy some treats and then feed a Larion with them so that it follows you for 10 minutes. The Phalynx can be taken as a companion from its station just like in the quest line.
One known consequence so far is that the decision has an impact on your world quests. For both factions, there is at least one world quest that you can only complete if you have joined the “right” side. If you chose the Larions, for example, you cannot complete the Phalynx world quest and vice versa.
You cannot complete this world quest if you have chosen the Phalynx.
What should you choose now? Basically, the choice does not matter, and it is only about one single world quest and a bit of cosmetics when choosing a temporary companion. After the current state, you do not have to think too long about it and can decide freely.
Is there more to come? Many players are already speculating that the decision may have further consequences in the future. Players hope that there will be a special mount – either a Phalynx or a living Larion.
This has not yet been confirmed. Should there be new information and a possible mount, we will of course update this article.
Whom did you join? Are you more into the living Larions or do you prefer the precise, programmed Phalynx?
In the coming year, we can expect an exciting MMORPG with Elyon. New videos now show how fast the gameplay is.
What kind of game is it? Elyon (formerly A:IR – Ascent: Infinite Realm) places you in a steampunk world. You explore this world together with your friends, take on quests, and battle numerous monsters, including machines.
The focus of the MMORPG is primarily on PvP battles. Skill and speed are especially important since there is no classic tab-targeting. The fights are active and very action-packed. You can even engage in aerial battles with airships, which, however, do not hold as much significance as they did in the earlier A:IR version.
This is how gameplay in the MMORPG Elyon proceeds.
How fast is the MMORPG Elyon in the new gameplay
What has been shown now? Last weekend, the digital G-Star fair took place. There, primarily Asian online games were presented, including Elyon. In the new videos, MMORPG fans can be seen having fun in the game.
The focus of these videos is on the dungeon runs. The groups fight their way through the dungeons and take on huge boss monsters. It stands out how fast the gameplay is. We have already pointed out based on earlier videos of Elyon that it gives the impression of an action game, and the new gameplay reinforces that impression.
Especially the steampunk scenario, where you can even use rifles, mixed with the fast and active fights, emphasizes the feeling of seeing an action game rather than an MMORPG.
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In this video, you see housing and battles in the dungeons of the MMORPG Elyon.
What else is there to see? More videos show not only the dungeon runs but also a bit of housing in the game. You can furnish and decorate your buildings according to your ideas.
Crafting to improve your equipment also plays a role. For crafting, it is necessary to find materials that you might discover in the wild.
What impression does Elyon make? The MMORPG Elyon looks really good in the videos and somewhat resembles a modern TERA – no wonder, as it comes from the same developer studio. The many effects in the battles, the atmospheric landscapes, and lighting effects all invite players to dive into the adventure.
The impression remains of a very fast, action-packed MMORPG that might provoke a rethink among those who are used to traditional and more leisurely gameplay.
The new Destiny 2 raid in the Deep Stone Crypt has 2 chests with loot that can both be obtained solo – one of them is quite easy with just a little effort. And it can be worth it – for raiders and also for players who otherwise do not venture into the raid. MeinMMO explains how you can get the first raid chest completely alone.
What are the raid chests? Destiny 2’s new expansion Beyond Light brought numerous fresh contents – including a new raid in the Deep Stone Crypt on Europa.
In the individual encounters of this PvE top activity, you can earn all kinds of cool, exclusive raid loot – such as the raid exotic “The Eyes of Tomorrow”.
However, there are also chests in the raid from which you can get some useful items – regardless of whether you enjoy raiding or not.
The new raid leads you into the mysterious Deep Stone Crypt
This is why it’s worth getting the raid chests: You receive
The chance for raid weapons and armor pieces – but only for those that have already dropped for you in the raid. So if you haven’t completed a raid encounter yet and received any raid loot, you won’t have a chance through the chests either.
So if you want missing top exotics from the kiosk, you need to go into the raid. Because the conquest spoils are only available there. And so players who wouldn’t normally raid can also access the new resource – provided they bring time and have to be diligent. Because for an exotic weapon, you need 240x conquest spoils. So if you only focus on the 1st raid chest, you’ll need a solid 8 weeks to gather this amount with 3 characters. But without the raid, you get nothing.
Players who enjoy raiding but cannot regularly visit the Deep Stone Crypt can, through this method, also farm mods and the resource solo in between and possibly even grab additional raid gear.
First, you must have the Beyond Light expansion. Without it, you can’t enter the raid at all.
Additionally, you should reach at least power level 1,220 (with artifact), as you will encounter enemies shortly and below that level, it gets noticeably harder.
You don’t need a team for this. The first Sparrow phase as well as getting the chest can also be done solo – and with all 3 Guardian classes. You are neither under time pressure, nor do you have to worry about respawns. This all takes place in a non-dark zone, so you can retry as often as you want upon dying.
Where can I find the raid? The new raid in the Deep Stone Crypt is located on the new location Europa:
The way to the first chest
The beginning: After you spawn, you need to clear the area first and eliminate all enemies so that the massive hatch opens, granting you access to the crypt. Go down through this access, get on your Sparrow there, and then it’s all about following the course of the tunnel and driving through until you reach the first red dome or bubble.
From here, you must follow a specific path from dome to dome and be careful not to die from the Frostbite debuff (after it stacks to 10x).
Bypass Frostbite debuff: You can completely bypass this debuff with a little trick.
Park your Sparrow just outside the bubble and get off it into the bubble.
Then quickly get back on your Sparrow from inside the bubble, which is still parked outside.
This should go quickly, or else the Sparrow will disappear.
If you’ve done it right, you will be permanently protected by “Refuge from the Storm” at the bottom left of the screen.
This is how you should position yourself and then dismount to the left into the bubble. From there, immediately get back on the Sparrow (source: Esoterickk on YouTube)
How to get to the chest: Now you must follow a specific path. This is hard to describe – especially due to the poor visibility that characterizes this phase. Just pay attention to Esoterickk’s route from minute 1:08 in the following video and try to follow it as accurately as possible. At the end (minute 3:06), the first raid chest will be waiting for you.
And keep in mind: Esoterickk does not always move from bubble to bubble to remove the debuff but takes a shorter route. You should also bypass the debuff, as this gameplay style won’t otherwise be possible.
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You can also get the chest regularly without bypassing the debuff. However, you will then have to move from dome to dome to lose the debuff. You can see how the exact route runs in this video by Venero TV (from minute 1:59):
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What about the 2nd chest? Yes, the second raid chest can also be obtained solo. However, you need to glitch outside the map and follow a specific route there. This is not always easy and feasible even for seasoned guardians, which is why we refrain from providing an explicit description here. For them, it might be easier to grab the chest in the normal raid progression.
If you’re still interested in that, just check out Esoterickk’s top video from minute 3:09 onwards. With 2 chests on all 3 characters, you could then get up to 60x conquest spoils per week.
The usual phrase that it will be released later on consoles is missing this time. It is probable that it will be released later, but the exact release date is still unknown.
The update introduces changes in various areas. Let’s take a look at the most important ones.
What’s changing with Title Update 6 in gameplay
One of the most important changes in the update is that the AI blocks in defense will be weakened. Specifically, the distance they can cover when attempting a block will be reduced. This should result in significantly fewer shots inside the box being saved by the AI. In addition, the “logic” of defenders when intercepting passes has been improved.
In offense, there is also a change: the speed at which a player comes out of a skill move has been reduced. Therefore, there will likely be no or at least only a small speed boost when executing a skill move that is currently one of the most popular tricks in FUT. By the way: The “Bridge Trick” also provides a speed boost in FIFA 21.
There are also additional changes to bugs. For example, players were able to extend their leg higher when blocking than expected.
What’s changing in Ultimate Team: FUT is mainly undergoing changes in the menus. For example, players could land in the wrong menu section when collecting rewards from the community area. Additionally, corrected bugs like a poorly played anthem or a potential stability issue with the FUT store are included.
What’s changing in Career: A bug that previously caused a lot of laughter has been fixed. It could happen that incorrect or identical managers were displayed during negotiations – and that should no longer occur. Also, incorrectly displayed club crests by player agents should disappear.
What’s changing in Volta and Pro Clubs: When playing a Pro Clubs match, and then continuing in Volta, matchmaking errors could occur. Moreover, incorrect displays and stability issues in Volta have been corrected. In Pro Clubs, changing match plans could lead to incorrect position changes for players, which has also been adjusted.
Fans of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive often have to wait a long time for updates. To ensure that one comes, some fans have evoked the notorious “Caster Curse” but in reverse. Find out here what it is all about.
What is the “Caster Curse” all about? The “Caster Curse” is a phenomenon well known to many eSports fans. When a caster, as the commentators in eSports are called, announces something, according to many fans, the opposite almost always happens.
So if in a match the caster loudly declares “Player X is about to go around the corner and make a kill”, the exact opposite will presumably occur. Therefore, the “Caster Curse” is a well-known phrase and a widespread superstition in the eSports scene.
Since the power of the curse seems to be so great in the minds of fans, some got creative and asked on Reddit for casters to talk about the eagerly awaited next big update of CS:GO.
You can find an interesting article on the topic of eSports here:
What is the CS:GO update about? Fans of CS:GO are eagerly awaiting major updates of the game. The developers have been working for a long time to overhaul the game from top to bottom, and fans are wondering if a significant update might be released this year.
To ensure this definitely happens, the fan Genuine 750k Party Pin had a funny idea. What if the casters of the famous eSports tournament ESL Intel Extreme Masters did not announce the update live on stream? According to the arcane laws of the Caster Curse, it should definitely be guaranteed to happen.
The “petition” on Reddit quickly gained momentum and many fans joined the idea. The thread eventually received over 5,800 upvotes and 127 comments.
How did it turn out? Indeed, the two casters, Alex Richardson and Chad Burchill, seemed to take the matter seriously. At the end of their stream, they addressed the update in an overly serious manner.
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As Richardson said: “With great power comes great responsibility. I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that we definitely will not be getting an update, right?”
Burchill gravely responded: “There is no chance we will receive a CS:GO update anytime soon.”
Richardson even added to clarify the “curse”: “Next Tuesday will 100 percent not be the big day!”
You can find a solid eSports scandal from CS:GO here:
How did the fans react? Readers on Reddit were ecstatic and celebrated the cool response from the casters. They are also excited that there will likely be a significant update for CS:GO next Tuesday. The Caster Curse will take care of that!
In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, there are currently more quirky stories. Recently, a professional from Sweden got into serious trouble with the tax office. He allegedly neglected to report his prize money worth $120,000 due to ignorance. He nearly ended up in jail for it.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
At level 60, there is trouble in WoW: Shadowlands. New rules for phasing make world quests significantly more complicated.
Update: The issue seems to have been resolved. Blizzard announced in a blue post that grouping in WoW is working as it did before. Only players with different war mode settings should still be unable to see each other. Thanks to our user Peshki for the tip.
Original report: World of Warcraft Shadowlands has successfully completed its first day. Aside from a few minor issues, such as bugs with the PvP vendor, there were few difficulties. However, upon reaching level 60, players have now noticed a problem that is extremely annoying. Completing group quests has become significantly more challenging, as phasing has introduced an additional, frustrating hurdle.
What is the problem? Many world quests in Shadowlands are designed for a group and require 3 to 5 players to successfully defeat the large elite enemies. Finding a group is actually quite simple, as each quest in the quest display has a handy button that helps find players from all possible realms with just a few clicks. However, this no longer works, as it did in Battle for Azeroth.
When you join a group, you no longer automatically switch to the phase of the group leader. Instead, you are often shown that the other players are in a different phase. You cannot see each other, and therefore cannot complete the quest together.
This info is shown to players who cannot see each other. Image source: wowhead
Is this intentional? It appears that this is not a bug, but a deliberate feature. When you hover over the players in the group display, the game reveals that you can only switch to the other group members’ phase when you visit a sanctuary. A sanctuary is a specially protected rest area where no PvP is possible, such as Oribos or the respective sanctuary of the covenant.
Why is this so? Blizzard has not provided an exact reason for this change. However, since the game specifically highlights this with a tooltip, it seems that the change is intentional, leaving room for speculation:
One possible explanation could be negative experiences in PvP phases (war mode). It was often frustrating when suddenly “out of nowhere” countless enemies would appear and overwhelm players because another player had invited them spontaneously through group search.
A second reason might be to prevent “server hopping” when farming rare mobs. Many players only joined a group to see if a specific rare mob was currently available on the respective server at a completely different location on the map. This is no longer possible.
What are the consequences? The consequence is that many players are currently frustrated when they join groups for quests. It is extremely annoying not to switch to the other players’ phase immediately. Anyone wanting to complete a group quest together should already look for a group in the sanctuary and plan some travel time afterward.
Simply going to the location of a quest and then looking for a group is not possible – unless you limit yourself to group members from your own realm who are already in the same phase.
If Blizzard changes something here or explains more precisely why this was implemented in the game, we will provide an update.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War you can upgrade your weapons with attachments. Among them is a flashlight. It is much more powerful than you might think. Find out here why you can’t go wrong with the flashlight.
What is the flashlight in CoD Cold War? Flashlights are attachments that you can put on the barrel of your weapon in the gunsmith of CoD Cold War. The lights have numerous advantages, making them one of the best weapon upgrades in the game. You can increase the somewhat poor visibility of enemies with them.
If lights are available for a weapon, you will find them in the attachment slot “Body” and you must unlock them with some weapon levels. How to quickly farm XP for weapons, you can learn here.
Good reasons for the flashlight as a weapon attachment
In a video, YouTuber Drift0r elaborated on numerous advantages of the flashlight. For him, it is, along with the barrels that increase your bullet speed, one of the most important attachments in the Cold War multiplayer. We have embedded the video here for you:
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All the advantages of the flashlight in the video.
In detail, the following advantages speak for the various flashlights in the game:
The flashlight identifies enemies: In CoD Cold War, the names of enemies are hidden at a certain distance, and you see them worse. That is not the case with the flashlight. The light keeps the names of the enemies clearly visible as long as you aim roughly in their direction.
This works both when you aim down sights or simply use the weapon from the hip. It also works when the enemy is at the other end of the map, which is a significant advantage, especially on the “Satellite” map.
The flashlight makes concealed enemies in bushes visible: A very significant advantage of the flashlight becomes apparent on the Cartel map. There are numerous bushes where enemies are almost invisible.
But when you have the light on, you see a small red dot above each enemy in the bush. So there is no hiding from the flashlight.
The small red dot shows you the enemy in the bush exactly in the center.
The flashlight is hardly visible itself: Since the flashlight is apparently so bright that it illuminates enemies even through bushes, one might think that it makes a good target. But the opposite is true. The light itself is hardly visible from the outside. The beam is so minimal that it should hardly be noticeable in the heat of battle.
All flashlights are useful: Forget what the descriptions of the individual lamps in the game say. According to Drift0r, they all seem to do the same thing, whether you aim or fire from the hip. So just take any flashlight. At least for the Cartel map, where the bushes pose a real danger, it is always useful to have a class with a flashlight weapon in your repertoire.
MMOs and MMORPGs offer the opportunity to immerse oneself in vast worlds and explore and experience them in one’s own way. This includes taking on roles and doing things that one would probably not do in real life. For many, this also includes the consumption or trade of drugs. We present games in which the narcotic plays a role.
What kind of list is this? In this list, we specifically searched for MMOs where drugs play a role. The overview is primarily meant to entertain but also offers the opportunity to see how these substances are used and portrayed in the various titles.
In almost all MMOs and MMORPGs, one finds alcohol, often associated with a blurring or wobbling screen. Others use “stimulants” as a sort of health potion. However, some games go even further and introduce harder drugs into the gameplay.
This list makes no claim to completeness and does not represent a ranking. If you know of any other games or would like to share funny anecdotes, you are warmly invited to use the comments section under the article here on MeinMMO.
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GTA Online
Genre: Action-Adventure | Developer: Rockstar Games | Platform: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC | Release Date: September 2013 | Model: Buy2Play
What kind of game is this? GTA Online is the multiplayer mode for Grand Theft Auto V. You create a character and enter the vast and open game world. Along the way, Lester, a special friend, and other characters that you know from the story of GTA 5 and the entire GTA universe invite you to new missions.
Through the missions, you earn money, buy weapons, buildings, and vehicles, to earn even more money. The goal is to create as many sources of income as possible so that you can afford new content like cars, properties, and weapons that Rockstar regularly adds to GTA 5 Online.
What role do drugs play? In GTA Online, you frequently encounter characters who smoke marijuana, drink alcohol, or pump themselves up with steroids.
But you also come into contact with drugs yourself. You can set up your own marijuana farm and sell the weed. Other drugs can also be produced, like meth in a dedicated lab. You can even take on the role of a CEO for a huge drug business and even hire other players as couriers.
However, you cannot sell drugs to other players. Instead, you can invite other players to your apartment and offer them the bong that sits on the coffee table. They can then consume weed with you or raid your alcohol supply.
Consumption has effects on your character in the game. If you have had too much to drink, the character staggers uncontrollably in the game. While driving, the steering wheel is often yanked. To unlock a secret mission, you even need to be drunk.
How are drugs portrayed? GTA Online takes a rather open approach to the subject. You can theoretically build a drug empire and even earn a lot of in-game money from it. If the drug farm gets discovered and stormed by the police, you lose your drug product and have to start production over again.
Therefore, anyone who has always wanted to take on the role of a drug boss can do so in GTA Online.
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Red Dead Online will soon be released separately from the main game Red Dead Redemption 2. Who should check out the adventure in the Wild West?
When will Red Dead Online be released as a standalone? Starting December 1st, you can secure Red Dead Online as a standalone game. Previously, you needed the main game Red Dead Redemption 2, of which Red Dead Online was mainly the online mode where you could roam the Wild West with friends.
That will continue to be the case, but now from December you can also get that online mode without the main game. It will be released on:
PlayStation Store
Microsoft Store
Rockstar Games Launcher
Epic Games Store
and on Steam
The download is expected to be a whopping 123 GB. The game will initially cost 4.99 euros – but only until February 2021. Then the game is expected to cost 19.99 euros (Rockstar refers to an introductory price with a 75% discount until February).
What is Red Dead Online? Red Dead Online offers a variety of stories, missions, and roles that you can take on together. Several updates have turned players into bounty hunters, naturalists, or moonshiners. The last really big update was quite some time ago and was released in July, although there has since been at least a small zombie update for Halloween. In GTA Online, there’s comparatively a lot more happening.
The Naturalist update came in July.
In an interview the developers discussed the future of the game and hinted that they want to introduce new characters and provide more action. Next, the bounty hunter role will be expanded in Red Dead Online – and the standalone version will be released.
Who should get the standalone version?
Logically: Anyone who already owns Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn’t need to get Red Dead Online as a standalone. After all, the online component is still included in the main game. The offer is likely aimed more at newcomers.
It’s worth checking out if:
you have avoided Red Dead Redemption 2 due to the long story, but don’t want to spend much money on Red Dead Online. If you generally prefer multiplayer games and have therefore ignored RDR 2, this could be your chance.
you are looking for an online game that captures the feel of the Wild West extensively and want to save money. Then RDO is worth it at the mentioned introductory price.
you have already played Red Dead Online as part of the main game on another platform, but now want to switch platforms. For example, if you played RDR2 on PC but want to continue the online mode on PS5 or Xbox Series X. Thanks to backward compatibility, this would be possible – however, you will likely have to start over.
your friends have already told you about Red Dead Online, but you didn’t want to buy the whole game just for the online mode.
Cortyn from MeinMMO is now “fully leveled” in WoW Shadowlands. However, there was one thing that stood out negatively.
I have reached level 60 after a night of gaming and I must say, I have really enjoyed Shadowlands so far. My experiences from the beta have all improved, and overall, I am extremely satisfied with how smoothly the launch of the 8th WoW expansion went. However, there is a small detail that bothers me a bit. While leveling, the Shadowlands do not fully scale. This leads to strange problems.
What is the problem? The areas of Shadowlands do not completely scale to level 60 during the leveling phase. Of course, there is a set quest order, but Blizzard has also set level caps for that. In Bastion, enemies and quests only scale from level 48 to 53; after that, the opponents and quests no longer scale.
The quests only scale up to a maximum limit. If you want to see everything, you’ll soon have green quests.
Why is this bad? For me, this was a bit annoying. My plan was to “thoroughly” play all areas from the very beginning and complete every side quest. However, this meant that I reached level 54 in Bastion (the first area) and then suddenly realized that the enemies and quests were yielding significantly less XP. Instead of 12,000 experience points, a quest then gave me only 8,000, and it even dropped further down to 6,000.
Basically, one could now say: “No problem, if the quests turn green, just head to the next area!” – But that is exactly not possible in Shadowlands. Since the story is linear, I had to finish Bastion before I could continue to Maldraxxus. Here too, after about half the quests, I had the same problem, where enemies and quests once again turned “green” and thus less rewarding.
The further I progressed in an area, the less rewarding the quests became. This meant that particularly the last missions that were supposed to conclude a storyline felt especially bad, as they only minimally advanced the XP bar or had weak enemies as targets. Here, I would have liked all enemies to scale up to level 60. The lower level limits for areas could still have been maintained.
It felt like the game was “punishing” me for wanting to play thoroughly and take every side mission and treasure. That left an unpleasant aftertaste.
Still, I want to say that this is really just a drop in the ocean and complaining at a high level. It would have rounded off the leveling experience a bit more if the areas had fully scaled with the level. So, you do experience a small dampening and are – at least with the war mode activated – better off leaving the side quests for later and picking them up after you’ve chosen a covenant.
Did you have this problem while leveling too? Or did everything go smoothly for you?
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In Fortnite, you will soon be able to secure the monthly subscription “Fortnite Crew,” which mainly brings you cosmetics. But what’s in the package?
This is Fortnite Crew: The program costs €11.99 and will be available from the start of Season 5 in Chapter 2 on December 2. Fortnite Crew is promoted on the PlayStation Blog as follows:
Today we present to you a new, brilliant way to access exciting Fortnite content: Fortnite Crew! If you are the kind of Fortnite player who loves to have the Battle Pass with each new season or wants to add new items to your locker, this new subscription is particularly convenient.
The “brilliant way” is somewhat like a subscription, as you might know from streaming services. However, instead of movies and series, there are monthly Fortnite contents. What’s inside?
What does Fortnite Crew offer?
With the subscription, you can secure various contents for the monthly fee, all related to cosmetics. These include:
Access to the current Battle Pass. While it doesn’t change monthly, it is always included in the subscription – so you don’t have to buy it separately. The Battle Pass usually costs 950 V-Bucks, around €10. Additionally, it includes more V-Bucks and plenty of cosmetics. In the soon-ending season, it was full of Marvel heroes.
1,000 V-Bucks per month. This is also worth about €10 and can be spent on items from the shop. So even more skins and cosmetics.
Every month there’s an exclusive Crew Pack. It includes an outfit that can only be obtained with the Crew subscription, as well as matching gear. Skins in the shop usually cost between €10 and €20, and here you get an exclusive skin. The first one is “Galaxia,” along with a special pickaxe and back accessory. This fits the upcoming event happening before the start of the season.
Overall, with the subscription, you can save a bit of money compared to individual purchases if you plan to invest money in Fortnite cosmetics more often. However, if you’re only interested in the Battle Pass, it’s cheaper to just secure that and then play enough to fund the next one directly.
How does the subscription work? At the end of each month, the new skin package will be announced, so you can decide whether you want to continue. The subscription is cancellable on a monthly basis. Everything you received as part of the subscription can be kept even after it expires. If you have already purchased the Battle Pass, you will get a refund in the form of V-Bucks if you decide to go for a subscription.
Today, November 24th, it’s time for the Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 for the Guardians. This brings new weekly challenges and a fresh trial. But what else is there for the Guardians to do?
What is happening right now in Destiny 2? The new Destiny week starts with update 3.0.0.4, which brings maintenance that is expected to last until 7:00 PM. However, the servers should be available again from 6:00 PM.
Playlist Strikes are available with these modifiers:
Arc Singe
Brute
Iron
It should be noted that the Singe modifier does not change throughout the week. However, the other modifiers rotate daily.
Crucible: These playlists and modes are active in PvP:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Showdown
Petra Venj can currently be found (Curse Week 2) for one week directly at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. She sends you on a mission to the 3rd Ascendant Challenge.
These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 12 of Destiny 2
This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful loot comes in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Accordingly, higher tiers also 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)
Top Gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes above 1250 and up to a maximum of 1260)
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has already been released and it went without significant issues. Now, almost a day after the launch, complaints are piling up. What is going on?
This is how the release went: In the night of November 23 to 24, 2020, precisely at 0:00, the new expansion Shadowlands launched and players immediately received the opening quest in-game.
The release went smoothly. No servers crashed, at least not for longer periods, and even on the largest German servers Blackhand, Blackmoore, and Antonidas, players were able to play without issues.
This has happened now: Today, on November 24, the official Twitter account of Blizzard reported that there are server issues. The announcement appeared around 5:45 PM German time. The developers are already working on the problem:
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Which realms are affected? The announcement does not specify which servers are affected. However, there are increasing complaints from players of the two realms Kazzak and Draenor in the forums.
These are the two largest servers in Europe, and they traditionally have more issues during high traffic. A few players are even already calling for free transfers to smaller realms (via WoW forums).
Where do the problems come from? A precise reason has not yet been given. However, it is quite possible that server load is simply higher at this time than it was during the release night. Many players probably did not want to deal with the stress at 0:00 and are only now coming home from work.
This could lead to a backlog of players wanting to log in at the same time. Whether this is really the reason has not been confirmed; it is pure speculation.
What happens next? The developers are working on a solution. So far, there is no information about when it can be expected. However, the situation will likely resolve itself within a few hours at the latest, as the influx of players disperses or as some players log out.
Are you affected as well? Which realm did you have problems with? Or did everything run smoothly for you? Let us know in a comment, unless you are currently busy leveling quickly to level 60 with expert tips.
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Launches of new MMORPGs or major MMORPG expansions are often significant events accompanied by many players. Here are 10 things that you have definitely experienced during a launch.
Launches of new MMORPGs or major MMORPG expansions are often significant events accompanied by many players. Here are 10 things that you have definitely experienced during a launch.
Some gaming veterans among us have been around for many years and have witnessed many MMORPG or expansion launches. And there are always certain things and patterns that repeat. Whether it’s broken servers or annoying fellow players.
Not all of them happen at the same time, but it is definitely a kind of launch bingo that you can play at every new release.
Servers crash
Aaah… the classic. Rarely in the history of major MMORPGs has the launch or start of a new expansion gone completely smoothly with the servers. It has almost become a tradition.
When the long-awaited start time finally arrives and the floodgates open, thousands of players try to log into the game, hungry for new content. The horrified servers, which until then either had no experience with gamers or were not used to such a load, cannot withstand the influx and collectively give up the ghost.
This is accompanied by countless posts in the forums and on social media, apologies from the developers, and often also a server maintenance that delays the actual launch of the game by hours.
The server problems at launch have impressed themselves so much into the gamer memory that smooth launches are seen as something special. Therefore, clean launches have become real exceptions that are celebrated by the fans.
Imagine this: The game is online, the servers are even quite stable, and there is no maintenance. You enter your login details into the launcher, a loading screen appears… and then BOOM, the game crashes and you get the error message with the number “IJkdh-ge)&§$53kd_s89g93SU”.
Okay, no reason to panic at first. But the next attempt leads to the next error message. Wait, was the error number the same or different? Doesn’t matter. But on the third try, the launcher doesn’t even let you type in your login data and crashes carefully before that.
At that moment you know: You won’t be playing anytime soon, as your launcher is bugged. And thus your quest begins even before you log into the game – The quest for the fix for the launcher, which has an arbitrarily large number of intermediate steps.
With a bit of luck, you might find the answer you’re looking for right in the first Reddit thread. With bad luck… well, with bad luck the fix does not work for you, and no one can tell you why. Or you get more errors that suddenly multiply like rabbits. In any case, you will be kept busy for a while.
Although MMORPG and expansion launches are often accompanied by problems, there are always players who seem to have an almost unnatural immunity against them. These server darlings kissed by the gaming goddess dance around crashes and are the first to get into the game.
No bug can harm them, error messages bounce pathetically off their magical shield. They log in and immediately start with the new content, completing quests, dungeons, collecting new armor and cosmetic items, while the rest has to wait outside.
These lucky gamers are, on one hand, a sign of hope for others that it can still work. Maybe, if you click the login button a little longer, you will eventually get in and can join in.
On the other hand, they also occasionally go to social media or the forums to demonstrate how great the MMORPG or expansion actually is and to bask in general envy. And then throw salt in the wound with a “I have no idea what problems you all have. I’ve been playing for 6 hours already!”
In times of globalization, worldwide launches happening at the same time are almost expected by developers. While in the past we had to wait months for release confirmations and localization, today everything usually happens on the same day, if not at the same time. Real luxury, one would think.
But this time is often really poorly placed for us Europeans. While gamers in America or Japan happily come home at 6 PM and fire up their gaming rigs, we are annoyed by impossible launch times.
New MMORPGs or expansions often go online in the middle of the night or early morning, and European gamers drag themselves out of bed half asleep but full of enthusiasm and passion for their hobby.
But hey, what won’t you do to be there for the launch of the highly anticipated game? Fatigue is also not a problem that cannot be solved with liters of coffee or energy drinks.
As mentioned above, you can’t choose the launch of an MMORPG or expansion. However, even if the start here in Europe is conveniently at 1 PM on a Wednesday, not all gamers can participate.
The culprit is neither server problems nor buggy launchers, but the evil reality and all the obligations included in the complete package. Foremost among them is work.
Thus, many of us can only observe the launch from afar and follow all the cool screenshots and in-game discoveries through news sites or social media. And sometimes we melancholically write in the comments that we would also like to log in, but unfortunately, that won’t happen until after work in the evening.
The joy is all the greater when it finally happens. And with a bit of luck, all the server and login issues have also been resolved by then, and you don’t have to get annoyed about it.
On the next page, we will continue with things that happen during MMORPG and expansion launches.
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In Destiny 2, the new update 3.0.0.4 releases today, on November 24th, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. The hotfix is accompanied by maintenance and a server downtime. MeinMMO provides you with the important times and planned changes to the loot.
This is happening today: Recently, Destiny 2: Beyond Light was finally released. Bungie is now diligently working to iron out bugs and inconsistencies in the expansion. Adjustments have already been made to the overpowered Stasis classes . Today, the biggest criticism, the lack of loot, is to be addressed.
For this reason, the hotfix 3.0.0.4 is released today, November 24, 2020. The article will be updated throughout the day so you don’t miss anything.
Update 6:15 PM: The hotfix is now available on all platforms. On PS4, it has the version number 2.05 and is 161 MB in size.
However, this also comes with maintenance and even a server downtime. MeinMMO will tell you when the Destiny downtime is scheduled for today and what you need to pay attention to.
Maintenance on November 24th – Everything about the process and server downtime
These are the important times:
5:00 PM maintenance begins on all platforms.
5:45 PM the Destiny servers go offline and the downtime begins. All active players will be removed from their activities.
6:00 PM the servers are back online and update 3.0.0.4 will be rolled out worldwide on all platforms.
Once the update is downloaded (and copied), you can play Destiny 2 again.
What’s in the hotfix? Bungie has already given a preview of the contents of the new update. This will be the first step against the biggest criticism of Beyond Light, the loot scarcity.
For this, the world loot pool will undergo the following adjustments:
All legendary weapons that will retire at the end of season 12 (infusion limit) will disappear from the loot pool.
The legendary arsenal of weapons from season of arrival will return – this includes the season pass guns and the updated planet weapons from season 11.
The newer an item is, the more likely it is to drop as a reward.
Whether the weapons have the infusion limit of the current season 12 or the limit of their initial introduction is not quite clear. Keep in mind that as Bungie itself says, this is just a small, first step. You can find more about this here on MeinMMO:
In addition, the Destiny developer has a pretty long list of known issues to address (via Bungie.net). Whether any of these will be addressed in the hotfix on November 24 is currently unknown. The complete changes can be found in the patch notes.
The update also includes some fixes from the aforementioned problem list. But also a rather humorous fix:
A problem was resolved where enemies continuously appeared during certain activities in the Cosmodrome.
NOTE: This should solve a problem where hordes of guardians gathered in the rift and shot into a cavernous structure.
This is the “new” loot cave that distracted the guardians from fighting the darkness.
The patch notes for update 3.0.0.4 in Destiny 2
What do the patch notes say: Only the official patch notes provide a list of all changes in the new hotfix 3.0.0.4. The patch notes are not yet available. Traditionally, they seem to be released alongside the update itself.
What do you think about the planned changes? A first step in the right direction, and are you satisfied with the new content that the raid completion unlocked for all guardians? Let us know in the comments.
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The new WoW expansion Shadowlands is here and for many players, it means leveling up again. But how do you reach level 60 the fastest? We have collected the leveling path of an expert and tricks from speed levelers.
Where does the information come from? The player DesMephisto is known for performing speedruns and setting crazy records in World of Warcraft:
Now DesMephisto has created a guide that will help you reach level 60 in less than 6 hours of gameplay. He details which quests he uses and what tools like boosts, elixirs, or addons he employs.
These are the most important tips for fast leveling
Here’s how DesMephisto proceeds: He first completes all the necessary quests in Icecrown, the Maw, and Oribos. Then he goes to the areas of Bastion, Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, and Revendreth, which you must play in this order anyway. There he completes the respective quests and tasks.
You can follow his exact paths with the help of maps and videos. For the first step in Icecrown, the Maw, and Oribos, DesMephisto needed about 40 minutes:
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There are no real tricks to be seen. However, he emphasizes numerous speed and damage boosts in the form of elixirs, potions, bombs, oils, and general consumables. The most important among them are:
60x Boots of Speed
30x Goblin Gliders
20x Bear Tartare
1 Switchblaster
All of these help you be faster, and you can get them from engineers and cooks. You can find more about professions in our big professions guide for Shadowlands. He also has the War Mode active, which allows him to gain extra XP.
The most important thing is that you are as fast as possible – literally. Make sure to maximize your movement speed so you reach level 60 the quickest.
What addons does DesMephisto use? There aren’t many surprises when it comes to addons. He mainly uses things that are useful for quickly completing quests or for killing rare mobs:
Abandon Zone Quests, which automatically abandon all quests in a zone,
Leatrix Plus, which automatically accepts quests and sells items.
HandyNotes, which marks treasures and special locations on the map
SilverDragon, which marks rare enemies on the map.
Is his method the fastest? Currently, it seems that DesMephisto’s method is indeed very fast and especially doable solo, but there is an even faster way.
However, DesMephisto’s method avoids tricks, exploits, or drastic secrets and is also better because you directly interact with the covenants, the new major feature in Shadowlands.
Does it help to level up quickly? Only to a limited extent. If you want to enjoy Shadowlands, you should take your time leveling up.
On one hand, you must complete the entire quest line to choose a covenant and experience endgame content. This did not happen with the method of Monkeylool, the first player at level 60.
On the other hand, mythic dungeons and other endgame content will only be released on Wednesday, November 25, after the reset. More on this here:
Red Dead Online had a mixed year in 2020. Developer Rockstar now talks about the future and reveals what is planned there.
This is the current state of RDO: The mood in Red Dead Online is mixed. Many players wish for major updates and innovations in the game from Rockstar. The first and last major update came in July and since then the game has somewhat stagnated. There was another smaller update with zombies for Halloween.
Only smaller adjustments have been made throughout the year. Players in RDO are currently enviously looking at the sister game GTA: Online. There, a new area and new missions are coming soon. Accordingly, there are already memes about it in the Red Dead Online subreddit:
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This has now been said: Developer Rockstar gave the magazine “gamesradar” an interview about Red Dead Online. There is also discussion about the future of the game. Tarek Hamad, Director of Design Production at Rockstar North, said:
The team is currently focused on building out the world of Red Dead Online. This world, this era, offers so much room for storytelling and the introduction of a wide range of different characters that can all be experienced alone or with a whole crew. It’s really important for us to ensure that every type of player can experience the stories we have to tell and control how they experience all of this in Red Dead Online.
So one can expect that Red Dead Online will introduce more characters in the coming year. However, it remains to be seen when this will happen.
What the developers have already revealed: Even before this interview, Rockstar revealed that the upcoming update is supposed to be much more action-oriented. They mentioned this in an interview with Gamestar.
So a new update is already in the pipeline. However, it is still unknown when exactly it will be released.
What does Rockstar say about the previous updates? In the interview, they do not address the criticism from players demanding more updates for Red Dead Online. They talk about their updates and want to enable players to have a kind of second life as a cowboy. They want RDO to be more realistic than GTAO and, above all, to score points with the players.
Tarek Hamad comments as follows:
With Red Dead Online, we try to convey every aspect of what it might be like to live in America in the late 1800s, so that players have a huge variety of options to create the experience they desire in this world. When approached this way, there is room for all kinds of players. Of course, the classic cowboy shootout elements are extremely popular. […]
At the same time, we see that a large part of the community enjoys some of the more solitary and quiet activities offered. […] The way all these different players interact truly paints a picture of what it would be like to live in this era.
This remains to be seen: Numerous players wish for more content and Rockstar wants to focus on realistic mechanics. It remains to be seen whether these two views can harmonize in the future and whether Rockstar can satisfy the players’ appetite for content.
In 2020, it was quite quiet in the game. For 2021, more characters and their stories have now been announced. This could mean more action again.
However, some players are not bored at all in Red Dead Redemption:
