A new Mass Effect is in development. Additionally, fans of the series can finally look forward to the remaster of the original trilogy.
Yesterday was November 7th, which is the “N7 Day” for all fans of the “Mass Effect” series. Here, BioWare traditionally releases new information about the Mass Effect universe. This year had some special features, as two games were announced. One had long been an open secret – but the second is likely new to many.
New Mass Effect teased
The developers at BioWare are apparently working on a new game in the “Mass Effect” series. Casey Hudson revealed this in a blog post. It states:
Here at BioWare, a team of veterans is hard at work crafting the next chapter of the “Mass Effect” universe. We are in the very early stages of the project and cannot say more than that, but we look forward to sharing our vision with you and revealing where we will be traveling next.
For months, there have been rumors circulating that BioWare is working on a remaster of the original trilogy of Mass Effect. This has now been confirmed. The game will be called “Mass Effect Legendary Edition” and will include all single-player content of the original series. This includes:
Mass Effect 1, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3
All single-player DLCs
All promotional weapons and armor
However, the popular multiplayer mode from Mass Effect 3 will not be included and will not be re-added.
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What has been improved? According to Casey Hudson’s blog post, the team has been working primarily on adjusting the game’s visuals. Upgrades include “super-sharp resolution, faster frame rates, and beautiful visual enhancements.” Optimization for 4K Ultra HD is mentioned.
On which platforms will the Legendary Edition be released? The Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. However, backward compatibility with enhancements for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 is also to be ensured.
When will the “Mass Effect Legendary Edition” be released? The release is scheduled for Spring 2021, which means sometime in April, May, or June. A price has not yet been announced.
Are you excited for the “Legendary Edition” of Mass Effect? Will you step back into the role of Commander Shepard to take down the Reapers?
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In the new MeinMMO-Podcast, we discuss Fallout 76. Has the survival MMO managed to recover from its rocky start and what does the future hold?
What’s it about in the new episode? Fallout 76 had a rocky start in November 2018 and remains memorable for some negative headlines. The focus on a survival MMO didn’t sit well with many franchise fans, and the lack of NPCs was also a problem.
However, a lot has happened in the past two years! NPCs have been around for a while now. With the new update “A Wasteland for Everyone”, all players can now easily play together as the enemy level system has been adjusted. With “Steel Dawn”, the Brotherhood of Steel joins in.
Good reasons to ask the question: Is Fallout 76 now on the verge of a turnaround?
Who’s involved?
Michael Graf from the GameStar editorial team and Head of GameStar Plus
Benedict Grothaus, expert for Fallout 76 at MeinMMO
Here’s how you can participate: We always appreciate constructive suggestions for our freshly baked podcast. Write us your feedback in the comments below the article or in our Discord and let us know how you felt about the current episode.
But you can also suggest topics for the future. Is there a game or topic that particularly concerns you? Would you like to see certain guests with us? Then go ahead and put it in the comments.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Ashes of Creation is currently in a pre-alpha stage. Since early 2020, the developers have been sharing gameplay and details about the MMORPG with fans. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch is already very excited about the game, but he has 4 concerns that worry him.
What makes the game so interesting? Ashes of Creation is one of the few MMORPGs currently in development in the West that aims to appeal to a broad audience. While there are some other projects like Crowfall, these specifically target a niche audience.
Ashes of Creation, on the other hand, wants to bring players together, promising exciting PvE content such as dungeons and open-world bosses, while also providing social interactions and PvP. All this comes together through a very special system – the nodes:
They are leveled by players and can become anything from small tent cities to huge metropolises.
In the nodes, there are mayors, crafting stations, and also housing.
This is what the world of Ashes of Creation looks like.
Additionally, the game has an interesting background story. Studio founder Steven Sharif is a millionaire and has played ArcheAge himself. However, from his perspective, the sandbox MMORPG had too many problems. Therefore, he wanted to create something with Ashes of Creation that matches his desires.
What is the current state of the game? Currently, Ashes of Creation is in a preliminary stage before Alpha 1. The first backers who paid 1,000 euros or more should already have hands-on access. Moreover, new content and features related to the MMORPG are being presented every month.
I personally have not yet gotten hands-on with the game, but I absorb every detail like a sponge. During this process, I have also come across 4 things that could be an obstacle for Ashes of Creation, which I would like to share with you.
1. Open-World PvP
What do we know so far? In Ashes of Creation, much revolves around the topic of PvP. However, this does not pertain to battles over the massive fortresses or the nodes, but also to the open world.
In Ashes of Creation, there are no factions. Theoretically, any player can attack any other player. To prevent this system from spiraling out of control, the developers have implemented a flagging system. The system has 3 different statuses:
Non-combatant (green)
PvP fighter (purple)
Corrupted (red)
Each player starts as a “Non-combatant”. In this status, for example, you will not take damage if you accidentally walk through an AoE caused by other players.
However, if you deliberately attack another player, you will become a “Fighter”. If you kill a “Non-combatant”, you will also become Corrupted. Exactly how this works can be seen in this image:
This is how the corruption system works in open-world PvP (Image source: Ashes‘s Wiki).
Corruption is supposed to have several disadvantages:
Other players can kill you without punishment
You lose attributes such as health points and mana with each level of corruption
You will also be marked on the world map after reaching a certain level
After death, you will not respawn at regular spawn points, but somewhere in the world
You may lose your equipped gear. “Non-combatants” and “Fighters” do not have this risk. They only lose a little XP, durability on their gear, and time
Losing your gear and possibly respawning in a completely different part of the game world just to hinder other players while questing does not seem lucrative at first glance and could be off-putting.
Where do I have concerns? PvP in the open world is a double-edged sword:
I personally enjoy the thrill of being interrupted or getting involved in fights while questing. Under fair conditions, of course. After all, the fun is lost when high-level enemies with strong gear appear.
However, I know plenty of players who prefer to avoid open-world PvP and would rather quest in peace – especially when starting out in an MMORPG.
In my opinion, a lot depends on the balancing from the developers. If players, for example, receive such a high level of corruption for killing a beginner that they lose their gear for it, the action would be completely pointless.
In addition to open-world PvP, there are also clear PvP content, including fights over caravans (like in this screenshot from a livestream) or over fortresses.
The corruption could also lead to the development of a kind of “bounty system”. Players who wish to defend beginners could go on the hunt for the Corrupted, kill them without penalty, and loot their gear. That at least sounds like an entertaining activity to me.
An alternative could be the system from New World. They switched to an optional PvP flagging system and offer more loot and XP in return when players roam around as PvP fighters. However, the incentives for PvP were so low that hardly anyone utilized it. We also criticized this in our podcast about New World.
2. Player Balance
What do we know so far? In Ashes of Creation, fortresses play an important role. There are a total of 5 fortresses in the game. Each of these fortresses “controls” 20% of the entire world, which means that all nodes belonging to this fortress must pay taxes.
A similar system also exists with the nodes. Each node has “vassal nodes” that belong to it and cannot level up independently of their “parent node”.
The whole system works like a snowball and establishes hierarchies.
In Ashes of Creation, there will be mass battles. At least 250v250. The actual goal is 500v500.
Where do I have concerns? Aside from the fact that the system sounds incredibly complex on paper, such systems are very prone to balance issues.
It can quickly happen that a guild or group of players dominates the entire system or that guilds make non-aggression pacts with each other and thus retain their fortresses and power. In the large battles, up to 500 or even 1,000 players are supposed to compete against each other.
My experiences are primarily based on World vs. World in Guild Wars 2, fortress battles in Black Desert, and the wars in New World. All of these systems have encountered issues relating to population.
Here, the developers of Ashes of Creation should definitely create incentives to prevent such structures from forming.
3. Post-Release Content
What do we know so far? In their ambitious plans, the developers have already revealed that they want to release a smaller update each month and a “major release” every quarter.
This is intended to ensure fresh content in the game.
Where do I have concerns? New content post-release is often a sticking point for MMORPGs. In Ashes of Creation, I find it particularly difficult to even envision new content.
The game world is so divided that all areas always belong to a fortress. Each node also has a background (scientific, military, or religious) and is filled with content such as dungeons or world bosses.
The fundamental idea of the nodes highlighted. Each area has a city (the black dot), which grows as more activities are carried out in a node.
The release of a new area can therefore really occur only when the other 4 fortresses also get one. Additionally, with the release of a new area, a battle for it starts immediately, as it is likely easier to conquer than a city that is already controlled and developed.
However, new areas also depend on content such as new dungeons or world bosses. Furthermore, item balance plays a much larger role in such an MMORPG than, for example, in WoW. Simply throwing new gear into the game world is also not the solution.
Here, I am particularly curious about what the developers of Intrepid Studios plan as new content to keep Ashes of Creation interesting permanently.
4. Monetization
What do we know so far? Ashes of Creation relies on a subscription model. You will have to pay monthly to access the MMORPG.
In addition to the subscription, there will also be a shop for cosmetic content. What this might look like is already shown by the current cosmetic packages linked to access to the alpha and beta.
From November 4th to December 2nd, the shop has the “Harvest’s Dawn” package. It includes:
A cosmetic accessory skin
A pet
A mount skin
A costume
A caravan skin
A housing skin
The contents of the current cosmetic package.
Where do I have concerns? The package shown here changes every month. By the end of 2020, there will be 12 different costumes, mounts, and all the other content created for the shop.
While I have nothing against cosmetic content in a shop in principle, with a subscription game, most should be earnable through gameplay and not also land in the shop. While WoW does this as well, it is not to this extent and even before the actual release.
Even though I don’t personally place much value on the appearance of my characters or mounts, I still hope that this practice will be toned down after the release. For collectors and players who care about their appearance, it could otherwise become really expensive.
Ashes of Creation could become a really good MMORPG
Even though I have expressed my concerns in some areas, I still believe that Ashes of Creation will become a good MMORPG. Besides the nodes, I am particularly excited about the social features, such as cooperation in a city, and the hybrid combat system designed to satisfy both tab-targeting and action fans.
However, my statement only holds true as long as the promised features come through and are implemented. After all, there have been many games in the past that made big promises and did not deliver. How successful Ashes of Creation will actually be, we will probably only see a few weeks after release.
What do you think about Ashes of Creation? Can you understand my concerns or do you have others? Or are you able to dispel my worries?
As mentioned at the beginning, Ashes of Creation is currently one of the most interesting MMORPGs in development. But there are more exciting games out there. We have presented them to you here:
The latest patch of the Shadowlands beta for WoW was probably the last. The expansion seems to be complete now.
The beta of the upcoming WoW expansion Shadowlands is coming to an end. The latest update clearly indicates that Blizzard is almost done with development. Thus, nothing should stand in the way of a release in a few weeks – or?
What happened? Yesterday, the Shadowlands beta received a new patch. Particularly noteworthy is that patch version 9.0.2 is now marked as “Release Candidate” in the launcher. This means that this version of the patch is considered “finished” by Blizzard’s side and will be released to players unless major bugs are found. If larger bugs or issues are still discovered, there will surely be another update.
This is what players say: In the comments on Reddit and wowhead players are rather skeptical. They find it “ambitious” that Blizzard considers Shadowlands ready for release. Some classes and specializations are still complaining about bugs or balance issues.
Usually, Blizzard is quite good at quickly pushing out hotfixes and patches when acute problems arise. In the first days after the release of a new expansion, it is quite normal that minor fixes are rolled out every few hours.
Are you active in the beta and do you think that Blizzard is ready for release? Or should Shadowlands have been postponed a few more weeks?
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If you want to rack up the most victories in FIFA 21, you need to think carefully about how to approach the game. MeinMMO asked two FIFA professionals: What tips would they give to players?
These are the pros: In the interview, we spoke with FIFA pros Benny Ratzlaff and Marcel “DonChap” Deutscher. Both are contracted with the agency L4K eSports and currently play for clubs in the VBL (Virtual Bundesliga).
Marcel Deutscher has been a professional player for several years and recently also works as a coach at Hannover 96.
Benny Ratzlaff is starting his first professional season at Holstein Kiel.
Marcel Deutscher and Benny Ratzlaff play in the VBL
Both pros had enough time since the release to thoroughly engage with the gameplay. Here you can find their tips on how to score more goals, concede fewer goals, and ultimately achieve more victories.
1. What things are important in FIFA 21?
Point 1 – Pace: In FIFA 21, there are many ways to the opponent’s goal – some are more effective than others. The fastest way, appropriately, is through pace: “It all runs through speed, through through balls, and counterattacks,” explains Marcel Deutscher. The pace ratings of the players are once again extremely important, so it can be crucial to include fast sprinters in your team.
Point 2 – The Defense: Conversely, this means: You also have to be prepared for quick counterattacks: “I would recommend focusing on the defense,” explains Deutscher: “That you are compact at the back and have two or three fast players upfront to send.” This creates spaces where you can exploit the fast offense.
Benny Ratzlaff also emphasizes that a hard-to-overcome defense is a crucial point. If you’re having problems in this area, you should draw on reinforcements from other parts of the team: “You should sit deep and run the paths with the midfielders,” says Ratzlaff. Also, the full-backs stay back with him. Are there still gaps? “Then you can also pull the midfielders back.”
Another point in defense is the goalkeeper’s play. In FIFA 20, it was very effective to position the keeper manually using the right analog stick. A technique that both pros assess as weaker this year. “You have to play with the keeper. You have to try to get into the opponent’s head,” explains Ratzlaff.
For example, a quick step out in a 1v1 and suddenly returning to the goal can help. The opponent shouldn’t know whether you’re fully committing the keeper or allowing him to stay on the line.
As the strongest defensive tactic, both have identified team pressing this year: “You need two button presses to activate team pressing, and it’s really brutal,” says Deutscher. With team pressing activated, your players storm the opponent and put him under pressure. This can only last for a limited time but is very effective.
The tricky part: With team pressing, your team is left more open at the back and is vulnerable to counterattacks. A long ball to fast players can already crack the defense, explains Ratzlaff – especially when top players like Ronaldo are involved.
Finally, blocking shots in the penalty area is very strong, explains Deutscher. Therefore, it’s worth positioning as many players around your own goal as possible.
Point 3 – Skills: “When you are in front of the goal, do a handstand/flic flac and then the ball is in,” explains Marcel Deutscher jokingly – but there is truth in it. The skill moves are extremely strong this year: “Last year the 5-star weak foot was important, but I believe that this year 5-star skills are more important,” explains Benny Ratzlaff.
Deutscher also emphasizes: Those who have some time for training should go to the training arena and master two or three skill moves that you can then perform almost effortlessly.
2. 3 tricks that everyone should know in FIFA 21
We asked the pros: What skill moves can you recommend that are not too difficult but effective? They recommend these three tricks:
The Elastico: Since the patch it is a bit slower but still extremely strong. It’s perfect for slipping past an opponent in tight spaces. Describe a semicircle against your direction with the right stick.
Body feint/direction change: You execute this trick by flicking the right stick against your running direction twice. Then your player performs a body feint and abruptly changes direction. Ideal for catching the opponent off guard.
The step over: With this trick, you can confuse your opponent and get a small speed boost to slip past defenders. Flick the right stick against your running direction and then 45 degrees in the direction you want to go.
3. Powerful new feature: Player Lock and Creative Runs
Both pros emphasize that you should also take a closer look at the new features Player Lock and Creative Runs. “This is like FIFA graduate school,” says Deutscher, “but if you practice it well, you can create good spaces for yourself.” Ratzlaff also explains: “Particularly when you master them in tight spaces, they are strong.”
With Creative Runs, you send teammates into space
This works like this: To trigger Player Lock, press both sticks. Now your ball-carrying player is designated. You continue to control him even after you have passed the ball. Now you can run free and request a pass or a cross.
In contrast, you trigger Creative Runs by sending other players than the one carrying the ball. Briefly press L1 to send the next player. At the same time, you must define with the right stick in which direction he should run. Now you can send him into spaces – and position him perfectly for a pass.
To conclude, we also asked the pros for general tips. One topic was which player cards are worth it in FUT. The tips:
For a small budget, the pros recommend players like Klostermann, Mbabu and Zakaria.
With a bit more budget, Rodrigo, Coman or Richarlison are worth it.
For a larger budget, you should go for Rashford, Martial or Adama Traoré – they are also among the most popular players in the game.
The best cards are Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Mbappé – but they are also incredibly expensive.
From a gameplay perspective, one should not neglect set pieces, says Deutscher: “Try to be dangerous through set pieces,” says the pro: “You always have 3 or 4 corners per game, always a few promising free kick situations.” It’s essential to take advantage of them.
In the end, everyone must look out for themselves, explains Benny: “It’s important to find your own tactic. You should find your variant that works best for you.” And finally, it’s crucial to remain calm when playing – even if the connection isn’t great: “This game stands and falls with the servers,” says Deutscher.
Are you looking for reinforcements for your Ultimate Team? Then you can find strong players for a Bundesliga team here.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the original Fortnite skins are back, but now you have to pay for them. MeinMMO author Eilyn Rapp thinks that’s a bit cheeky, although she is happy about their return.
What are these skins? On November 5 at 1:00 AM, the item shop was updated and the oldest skins that you can now buy were released. We’re talking about the original default skins that were available at the launch of Fortnite: Battle Royale.
Back then, these were the only outfits you could use through a random method. Accordingly, these were also free, unlike the skins that were released gradually.
After the start of Chapter 2 brought new default skins, the original ones were not seen for a while. But now they are back, just not in the way you would expect.
I’m not paying for that!
What’s different now? As already mentioned, you can now buy the default skins if you want to revive the feeling from the old days. Either you buy 1 favorite for 800 V-Bucks or a whole pack of 4 for 2,000 V-Bucks.
The defaults mean a lot to me: For me, the default skins were always something special. They accompanied me when I first entered the Fortnite world, and as I got better and had new cool skins, I saw players with default skins as “noobies” that needed protection.
As soon as I saw one of these skins in the game, I wanted to protect the player right away
When they then got a completely new style in Chapter 2, it made me a little sad, but it didn’t bother me much. After all, the memories remained.
What bothers me now about the return: Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s cool that the original defaults are back and not simply forgotten. But how they have returned does bother me.
Why should a skin that was available for free to every player suddenly cost money? I mean, these were the skins you had to use if you didn’t want to buy a skin from the item shop.
Sure, now you can choose exactly which default skin you want and aren’t reliant on the random generator. Some players might like the simple style of the defaults, but to spend extra money on that? For me, it’s a clear: No! That would be a skin I would be ashamed to buy.
I can understand why players buy these skins, especially if they want to feel like a real OG again. But I’m not too thrilled about this action. However, if you also want to revive the OG feeling but don’t want to spend money for it, you can now get the very first pickaxe for free.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is releasing on PlayStation with a handful of exclusive bonuses. These include a unique game mode, additional loadout slots, and other useful features. However, this is not well received by players, even various PlayStation players find it excessive.
What is the exclusive deal on PlayStation? The PlayStation version of Cold War is not identical to the other versions of the game despite the crossplay feature. Sony has made an exclusive deal and received a few features that will initially only be available on PS4 and PS5:
Battle Pass Bundle Bonus: When you purchase the premium battle pass, 5 additional tiers, for a total of 25 tiers, are unlocked.
PlayStation Party Bonus: Players on PlayStation receive a 25 percent bonus on weapon XP when playing in a team (even with non-PS players).
Double XP Bonus: Every month, there will be events lasting 24 hours where PlayStation players will receive double XP.
Extra Loadouts: PlayStation players receive two additional slots for loadouts.
Zombie Mode Onslaught: This additional game mode for zombies will initially be available only on PlayStation. Only on November 1, 2021 will the others get access to the mode.
These features can also be seen in detail in the aptly named “Sony Advantage Trailer”.
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This is how players are reacting to the exclusives: Contrary to expectations, many reactions to these exclusive goodies are not positive. User BenjaminWareing on reddit started an angry thread with the following words:
Last year, an exclusive game mode was lame enough, but it didn’t change the game. It was manageable and a somewhat fair compromise for crossplay and all these other things.
The two additional slots now create a class that is ONLY meant for PlayStation players, AND additional tier skips, AND additional weapon XP, AND EXCLUSIVE double XP events – “ALL ONLY FOR PLAYSTATION” crosses the line.
There is no compromise, crossplay is a given, this is simply consumer unfriendly at this point, and if it was a result of PlayStation’s exclusive contract with Activision, they should hang their heads in shame.
This is outrageous and another stepping stone on the way to the complete disenfranchisement of the player base. This is yet another stepping stone on the way to losing players to non-predatory, alternative games.
In his reddit thread, which had already received over 5,000 upvotes and almost 1,000 comments by November 7, 2020, many users agree with him:
SkippyTheManYT says: “An exclusive game mode was already somewhat dumb, but now they are getting 2 additional slots to create a class AND progression advantages? This is so dumb and consumer unfriendly.”
Meng3267 prefers Microsoft these days because of such things: “These consumer unfriendly policies are why I play on Xbox instead of PlayStation. I mainly play third-party games, so I don’t need both systems. Microsoft has become so much more consumer-friendly than Sony, and I happily give them my money instead of Sony.”
Kirk420 wants even PlayStation fans to denounce this issue: “I was undecided about Cold War, but now I am holding back on buying. I know this doesn’t mean much, but hopefully others will do the same if they were as undecided as I am. Hopefully, PS players will also express their dissatisfaction because, in this situation, no one wins. This is complete BS.”
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That’s why even PlayStation fans are complaining: The news about the exclusives is not well received even among various PlayStation fans. While some celebrate the matter and are excited about exclusives, some PS fans are disappointed:
Juuzuo_suzuya writes on Twitter: “This is disgusting and I am a PlayStation [user]. You can see that it is bad when a PlayStation user is not excited at all about this news.”
Century, also a PS user on Twitter, says: “Okay, even I as a PlayStation guy can say that bonus XP is completely crazy and should not be a thing.”
User Greggs is excited about the new features on Twitter, but he does not understand why others should not receive them: “Man, this is cool for me, but Xbox and PC players should also receive this. Lmao, this is really messed up.”
Even the trailer is not going over well: The negative feedback from angry fans is also seen in the comments on the trailer online. There are plenty of sarcastic remarks like:
TheGameVerse says: “Did you seriously call it the ‘Sony Advantage’? Legendary!”
Aman Khan: “As PlayStation players, we want console equality!”
MaurzStarz: “How come no one is talking about the 2 additional loadout slots? This is literally pay-to-win and extremely stupid. It doesn’t matter what platform it is; when you make it so that your platform has a literal gameplay advantage over all others in a multiplayer-oriented game, that is extremely unreasonable. This is wrong on so many levels.”
In addition, there are numerous negative comments about a gigantic preload that surprisingly hit the storage space of many PlayStation users. What the preload of Call of Duty: Cold War is about and why it arrives much later on PC, you can find out here.
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The next killer from Dead by Daylight has a teaser. It will likely be a woman and you wouldn’t want to encounter her in the woods at night…
The release of the last killer from Dead by Daylight was just a few weeks ago and the next one is on the horizon. An initial teaser has the community speculating about what the developers have come up with this time. The speculations point to a Wendigo.
What does the video show? In the rather short clip, a forest in darkness can be seen. Accompanying this is the soft, almost animalistically frantic grunting of a woman who seems to be approaching the center of the image. A loud scream echoes before a pale hand reaches into the frame and apparently slashes the viewer as blood flows:
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There’s also the comment: “Our past can sometimes be a burden that drives us to the most dangerous places in search of answers and hope…”
This is what the community speculates: The community’s speculations heavily lean towards a Wendigo, as known from many myths and legends. In more modern times, this creature notably appeared in the PS4 game Until Dawn.
What is a Wendigo? Classically, a Wendigo is a spirit or demon that lives in the forests, possessing people and resembling a zombie in appearance. Black, decaying skin, a lipless mouth, and the hands end in long claws. This at least fits well with what was seen in the trailer.
Additionally, a Wendigo drives its victims to cannibalism or feeds on the flesh of the dead. This somewhat resembles the Witch already present in the game but has a different spin.
A Wendigo, as depicted in the game Until Dawn.
Some speculations, however, point to the Witch from Left4Dead. Here, however, some note that the characteristic crying that usually announces a Witch is missing.
At least there is great joy that the next killer will likely again be a woman – the last female killer was the Plague and her release was already over 18 months ago.
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However, it is still unclear whether the upcoming chapter is an “original” chapter of Dead by Daylight or a licensed killer from an already known franchise, so we will probably have to wait a few days for an answer.
What do you think there is to see? What could the next killer from Dead by Daylight be?
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Rookie says with a laugh: He likes all mid laners who made it far in 2020. They all spoke very kindly about him.
This is knight, who was the favorite for the Worlds, but failed in the semifinals – apparently due to pressure.
Hard work to overcome age
This was the crisis: Rookie says his worst time was in summer 2019. His father was sick and he returned to Korea.
At that time, he could no longer train as hard as usual and that’s when Rookie immediately felt his age. He could no longer keep up with the young players. He had neither the time nor the mindset to train hard. As a result, he felt completely uncomfortable in his head when he played again.
The only way for Rookie to counterbalance this is: to train even harder and work on himself. Earlier, at 16 or 17, he was the youngest in the team, now he is the oldest. He has to lead, both outside and inside the game, so he works even harder.
He reflects on what went well and what can be improved. Chinese fans often said, “Rookie’s performance is not declining” – and this hard training and constant work on himself is the reason for that.
For Rookie, the aging curve that he feels is one of the reasons why he trains so hard.
As motivation, he takes his sick father. Rookie says: His father would be thrilled that Rookie is a pro gamer and loves to see him win. Therefore, Rookie believes it would relax his father to see how Rookie plays and wins. And that his father feels relaxed and comfortable is good for his health.
Rookie often thinks of his sick father and his well-being when he works hard.
In a very similar vein as Rookie, his successor as world champion: Doinb, who is also already 23, has thought about retirement and feels the pressure from the young generation that is pushing in.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
Rookie says with a laugh: He likes all mid laners who made it far in 2020. They all spoke very kindly about him.
This is knight, who was the favorite for the Worlds, but failed in the semifinals – apparently due to pressure.
Hard work to overcome age
This was the crisis: Rookie says his worst time was in summer 2019. His father was sick and he returned to Korea.
At that time, he could no longer train as hard as usual and that’s when Rookie immediately felt his age. He could no longer keep up with the young players. He had neither the time nor the mindset to train hard. As a result, he felt completely uncomfortable in his head when he played again.
The only way for Rookie to counterbalance this is: to train even harder and work on himself. Earlier, at 16 or 17, he was the youngest in the team, now he is the oldest. He has to lead, both outside and inside the game, so he works even harder.
He reflects on what went well and what can be improved. Chinese fans often said, “Rookie’s performance is not declining” – and this hard training and constant work on himself is the reason for that.
For Rookie, the aging curve that he feels is one of the reasons why he trains so hard.
As motivation, he takes his sick father. Rookie says: His father would be thrilled that Rookie is a pro gamer and loves to see him win. Therefore, Rookie believes it would relax his father to see how Rookie plays and wins. And that his father feels relaxed and comfortable is good for his health.
Rookie often thinks of his sick father and his well-being when he works hard.
In a very similar vein as Rookie, his successor as world champion: Doinb, who is also already 23, has thought about retirement and feels the pressure from the young generation that is pushing in.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
Rookie says with a laugh: He likes all mid laners who made it far in 2020. They all spoke very kindly about him.
This is knight, who was the favorite for the Worlds, but failed in the semifinals – apparently due to pressure.
Hard work to overcome age
This was the crisis: Rookie says his worst time was in summer 2019. His father was sick and he returned to Korea.
At that time, he could no longer train as hard as usual and that’s when Rookie immediately felt his age. He could no longer keep up with the young players. He had neither the time nor the mindset to train hard. As a result, he felt completely uncomfortable in his head when he played again.
The only way for Rookie to counterbalance this is: to train even harder and work on himself. Earlier, at 16 or 17, he was the youngest in the team, now he is the oldest. He has to lead, both outside and inside the game, so he works even harder.
He reflects on what went well and what can be improved. Chinese fans often said, “Rookie’s performance is not declining” – and this hard training and constant work on himself is the reason for that.
For Rookie, the aging curve that he feels is one of the reasons why he trains so hard.
As motivation, he takes his sick father. Rookie says: His father would be thrilled that Rookie is a pro gamer and loves to see him win. Therefore, Rookie believes it would relax his father to see how Rookie plays and wins. And that his father feels relaxed and comfortable is good for his health.
Rookie often thinks of his sick father and his well-being when he works hard.
In a very similar vein as Rookie, his successor as world champion: Doinb, who is also already 23, has thought about retirement and feels the pressure from the young generation that is pushing in.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
The mid laner Song “Rookie” Eu-jin (23) is considered one of the best mid laners of all time in League of Legends. In 2018, he became the world champion in LoL with Invictus Gaming. In an interview, he now explains how difficult it is to fight against the aging curve in LoL and keep up with the “young players”.
This is Rookie: Like many talented mid laners, Rookie was immediately compared to the legendary LoL player, Faker.
While the Danish player Caps is seen as the “Baby Faker”, Rookie quickly earned the nickname “Faker Junior” because of his strong mechanics and extensive champion pool.
Rookie only played for a year in his home country of South Korea and moved to China in 2014, to Invictus Gaming. He still plays there today, six years later.
At IG, he celebrated his greatest success in 2018: He dominated the Worlds 2018:
At the LoL World Championships 2018, all teams from Korea and 2 of the 3 teams from China looked surprisingly weak. The first generation of LoL superstars like Faker or Uzi could no longer dominate like in previous years.
But Invictus Gaming was excellent with the two Koreans The Shy (Top Lane) and Rookie (Mid Lane). ADC Jackey Love (China) also provided highlights in abundance.
This is TheShy, the Korean player in China, and is considered one of the best top laners in the world.
In 2020, IG could not even qualify for the Worlds. Just like many other favorites, the COVID year 2020 was literally and figuratively a plague year for Invictus Gaming.
Rookie has not yet found a way to counterbalance age
This is what Rookie says about age: In an interview with Inven , Rookie now talks about his age and his career:
“Esports is a sport that is played with the hands and the brain, one does not use the whole body like in conventional sports. Although the brain can develop over the years, I feel that the hands slow down as we age.
I have not yet found a way to change that, even though I am working hard on it. In traditional sports, you can train your muscles through constant training to compensate for it. Just look at Ronaldo (35) or Messi (33) – they still play well. That is the difference.
If you look back at Starcraft, most professional players stopped because their playing strength declined with age. There are exceptions, of course, but I believe that there are aging curves for pro gamers. I am doing my best to overcome the aging curve.”
A generational change in LoL is necessary and inevitable
The young players must enter the league and catch up with those who were good before them to keep the game fresh and lively. This would create a scene where everyone is better off.
Rookie says: For an individual player, it may be regrettable when he has to retire, but in the long run, a generational change is inevitable and necessary.
He himself wants to retire when he feels that he is dragging his teammates down. However, he has never felt that way and wants to do his best to keep it that way and work hard for it.
This is how Rookie sees the new players: At the World Championship, there were 3 mid laners from Asia in the semifinals, and Rookie has an opinion about them:
Actually, knight from Top Esports was seen as the favorite. But Rookie says the pressure seems to have become too much for him. Knight did not feel comfortable: Usually, knight plays creatively and “freestyle” as is common in the LPL, but at the Worlds he played conservatively. Rookie is still proud of him: That is a growth process.
Angel (Suning) showed progress during the tournament.
Showmaker (from world champion DAMWON Gaming) is a great player and will remain one.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
Rookie says with a laugh: He likes all mid laners who made it far in 2020. They all spoke very kindly about him.
This is knight, who was the favorite for the Worlds, but failed in the semifinals – apparently due to pressure.
Hard work to overcome age
This was the crisis: Rookie says his worst time was in summer 2019. His father was sick and he returned to Korea.
At that time, he could no longer train as hard as usual and that’s when Rookie immediately felt his age. He could no longer keep up with the young players. He had neither the time nor the mindset to train hard. As a result, he felt completely uncomfortable in his head when he played again.
The only way for Rookie to counterbalance this is: to train even harder and work on himself. Earlier, at 16 or 17, he was the youngest in the team, now he is the oldest. He has to lead, both outside and inside the game, so he works even harder.
He reflects on what went well and what can be improved. Chinese fans often said, “Rookie’s performance is not declining” – and this hard training and constant work on himself is the reason for that.
For Rookie, the aging curve that he feels is one of the reasons why he trains so hard.
As motivation, he takes his sick father. Rookie says: His father would be thrilled that Rookie is a pro gamer and loves to see him win. Therefore, Rookie believes it would relax his father to see how Rookie plays and wins. And that his father feels relaxed and comfortable is good for his health.
Rookie often thinks of his sick father and his well-being when he works hard.
In a very similar vein as Rookie, his successor as world champion: Doinb, who is also already 23, has thought about retirement and feels the pressure from the young generation that is pushing in.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
Rookie says with a laugh: He likes all mid laners who made it far in 2020. They all spoke very kindly about him.
This is knight, who was the favorite for the Worlds, but failed in the semifinals – apparently due to pressure.
Hard work to overcome age
This was the crisis: Rookie says his worst time was in summer 2019. His father was sick and he returned to Korea.
At that time, he could no longer train as hard as usual and that’s when Rookie immediately felt his age. He could no longer keep up with the young players. He had neither the time nor the mindset to train hard. As a result, he felt completely uncomfortable in his head when he played again.
The only way for Rookie to counterbalance this is: to train even harder and work on himself. Earlier, at 16 or 17, he was the youngest in the team, now he is the oldest. He has to lead, both outside and inside the game, so he works even harder.
He reflects on what went well and what can be improved. Chinese fans often said, “Rookie’s performance is not declining” – and this hard training and constant work on himself is the reason for that.
For Rookie, the aging curve that he feels is one of the reasons why he trains so hard.
As motivation, he takes his sick father. Rookie says: His father would be thrilled that Rookie is a pro gamer and loves to see him win. Therefore, Rookie believes it would relax his father to see how Rookie plays and wins. And that his father feels relaxed and comfortable is good for his health.
Rookie often thinks of his sick father and his well-being when he works hard.
In a very similar vein as Rookie, his successor as world champion: Doinb, who is also already 23, has thought about retirement and feels the pressure from the young generation that is pushing in.
He believes age is simply crucial in LoL and sees it as a huge problem for US players:
The colorful MOBA Arena of Valor from China is hugely successful there. Publisher Tencent apparently aims to build on this success by developing its own MMORPG based on the MOBA.
What kind of MMORPG is it? The huge Chinese publisher Tencent and the associated studio TiMi have teased two new games. The first game has the codename Dawn Break and seems to be a 3D sidescroller RPG.
However, the other game seems more interesting for us MMORPG fans. It has the codename Journey Begins and is supposed to take place in the Universe of Arena of Valor. You can find the teaser for it here.
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What is there to see? The short teaser for Journey Begins shows a brief overview of the world and the gameplay. We see:
Beautiful landscapes, from deserts to ruins, lush meadows and icy wastelands that a hero traverses.
Later, a group of 5 heroes runs through the vegetation.
One of the heroes appears to be a kind of fox creature with ears and a tail.
Besides typical fantasy weapons, such as swords, the fox carries a kind of rifle.
Another hero is a type of warrior with a large spear. With it, he seems to perform various special moves.
The group not only runs along the ground, but in a picturesque gorge, the characters jump along the walls in the best anime style. Acrobatics seem to be part of it.
At the end, the group faces a huge horned monster.
An interesting detail is that the image at the end is surrounded by the frame of a smartphone. The new MMORPG seems to be developed for mobile devices or possibly exclusively for them.
When is it coming out? There are no official details on the release yet.
Why the new game could rock: It is known that Arena of Valor provides the background for Journey Begins. Arena of Valor is immensely successful in China and even led the government to take action against it. Too many teenagers were addicted to the game.
The brand holds significant value in Asia, especially China. Therefore, the new game is likely to be a great success there. However, whether the game will be successful here is uncertain. Despite its great success in China, the Western version of Arena of Valor is considered a flop and was discontinued.
What do you think about Journey Begins? Let us know in the comments!
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Is Blizzard returning to its old virtues? At least Cortyn is optimistic because there are signs that Blizzard is on the rise.
It is no secret that the last few years have not helped Blizzard’s reputation much. An endless wave of negative news began and simply did not end. With all the incidents, it’s almost difficult to keep track of everything. After all, a lot has happened:
Basically, Blizzard has stumbled from one shitstorm to the next and has hardly had a quiet minute to bring some positive news – after all, there have been virtually none.
In the past days and weeks, however, there have been several news items that give me hope. I see it as a glimmer of hope that things at Blizzard are moving in the right direction – at least from the players’ perspective. Especially three points stand out to me at the moment.
Free BlizzConline: The substitute event BlizzConline, which will take place in February 2021 and replaces the original BlizzCon 2020, is free for everyone. All streams are free to watch. You might think that this should be standard for a purely promotional event, but one had to purchase a virtual ticket for the BlizzCon every year.
It remains to be seen whether the BlizzConline is only free because the program is significantly reduced – however, this is fundamentally good news. Due to the ongoing pandemic, many people will likely still be at home at that time and therefore have the time to follow the event. The number of viewers will surely increase significantly if it is all free.
The BlizzConline is free.
The end of multiboxing: Quite unexpectedly, Blizzard communicated a rule change regarding World of Warcraft. The use of software that transmits inputs to multiple WoW clients simultaneously is no longer permitted. Anyone using such software risks losing access to their WoW account.
Such software was used by multiboxers. These are players who play multiple accounts simultaneously and control a whole group of characters in parallel. Now and then, you see entire swarms of druids in WoW collecting herbs, mining ores, or picking on individual victims in open PvP.
These two points – the BlizzConline and the multiboxing – are both aspects where critics have always said: “Blizzard wants more money, so this won’t change.” Now Blizzard seems to be foregoing the revenue from the virtual ticket and the subscriptions from multiboxers, which will likely end soon after this announcement.
Delay of Shadowlands: For some fans, the delay of the WoW expansion Shadowlands may have been negative news, but I was pleased. I still remember the times when Blizzard would release the phrase: “It is done, when it’s done.”
Blizzard once stood for high quality, and if that quality takes weeks or months longer, then that’s just how it is. Making a concession in this direction again, even if it means some will cancel their pre-orders, is a right and important step for me. I prefer a late but good game to one that comes out early but only causes frustration.
It remains to be seen whether the delay was sufficient. However, the mere willingness to delay such an important title as Shadowlands again is, for me, a good sign.
There are also other small things in other games that really please me. In Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard recently turned the Brawl mode into a permanent ARAM – which I have always wished for.
Despite all these good developments, there are of course still doubts and concerns. After all, Warcraft III: Reforged also delayed its release date to refine its quality. We all know how that turned out – namely catastrophically. They probably should have postponed Reforged by several more months.
However, I had good insight into the beta of Shadowlands and I am quite positive that the release will at least go smoothly, even if larger balance changes will still be pending in the weeks after.
Cautious optimism.
I hope that all of this is a small impulse in the right direction and that Blizzard is currently working hard to improve its reputation with the players a bit. Whether that actually succeeds, we will probably find out after the launch of Shadowlands and whether the expansion can live up to what the fans expect.
At least, I still allow myself some days of hope. Being cautiously optimistic seems to me to be a good mindset at the end of this cursed year.
How do you see Blizzard’s development in the past weeks and months?
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We now know when Season 22 in Diablo 3 starts. The date, which Blizzard has now officially set, is still in November. These changes are in Patch 2.6.10.
When does Season 22 start? As Blizzard announced, the new season in Diablo 3 starts on November 20, 2020. As usual, that’s a Friday. If the start goes smoothly, PC players should be able to enjoy the season starting at 5:00 PM.
Based on the start times of the last seasons, it is expected that Season 22 will start on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Nintendo Switch at 2:00 AM on November 21.
So what content, changes, and gifts does the new season in Diablo 3 offer? We will show you the changes in the patch notes here.
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The Season Theme – You summon Shadow Clones
The new Season 22 is called “Shadows of the Nephalem” and gives a rough idea of what the theme offers right from its name.
Whenever you activate a shrine or pylon in Season 22, the game creates a shadow clone of your class.
The reddish figure in the upper right of the image is the shadow clone of the Demon Hunter
How strong is this? The clones scale with your character. The stronger you are, the stronger the clone. The shadow fights by your side for one minute. It can also die beforehand under certain circumstances.
In the following gallery, we will show you all the builds that will equip the clones of the respective classes. There are three builds per class clone.
The second bonus: Besides these shadow clones, you can expect another bonus in Season 22. This ensures that Kanai’s Cube prepares a fourth slot for you.
In this fourth slot, you can activate any property – whether weapon, armor, or jewelry does not matter. However, keep in mind that you cannot activate the same bonus twice in the cube. So you cannot activate the bonus of In-Geom twice.
Here, in Season 22, there are four slots for legendary properties
Cosmetic Rewards in S22 – Here’s What You Can Win
What’s new? If you complete the Season Journey of Season 22 completely, you can expect two cosmetic rewards again. This time it is the portrait frame “Lost Civilization” and a new companion. “The Cain-Chronic” is the mobile book with a beard that will accompany you on your adventures.
Oh no, Deckard Cain has transformed into a walking book
What other rewards are there? With Season 17, Blizzard first introduced that players can earn cosmetic rewards from old seasons. So in S22, you can earn the rewards from S10 if you do not already own them. These are:
Head and shoulder protection of the exclusive set of the Conqueror
a series of portraits matching the black soulstone
The Storyteller’s Flag
You will also unlock these rewards from Season 10 in Season 22
Haedrig’s Gift – Here Are Your Starter Sets
What is this? If you work through the Season Journey with its different tasks in Season 22, you will be rewarded with set pieces. During the steps of the journey, you are supposed to kill certain bosses, such as key guardians, train your artisans, and complete a lot of tasks that you would anyway have to fulfill on the side.
The big reward is a complete class set when you finish the Season Journey at stages 2, 3, and 4. For each of these three stages, you receive a few set pieces, so that after stage 4 you have the complete set in your possession. Keep in mind that you must open all the gifts with the same class to receive a complete set.
The contents of the gifts always depend on which class you open the gifts with.
What sets are there? In Season 22, the distribution looks like this:
When is the update coming? Patch 2.6.10 releases on November 10 for Diablo 3, assuming everything goes according to plan. However, the bonuses from Season 22 will only be activated at the start of the season.
General: The stone gauntlets are now dropped for every class.
In addition, the Paragon gold finding bonus has been changed to an increased gold collection radius. This increases by 0.1 per point.
New items: Completely new to the arsenal of Diablo 3 are Gelmindor’s Mark of Protection for Necromancers and Ursua’s Trampled Image for Witch Doctors.
Gelmindor’s Mark of Protection: Bone spears cast by simulacrums now deal 300 – 400% more damage.
Ursua’s Trampled Image: New legendary mojo for Witch Doctors. Increases the damage of Zombie Dogs by 100 – 150%. The Zombie Bears rune now summons 8 bears that continue to run.
Buffs and nerfs: Existing items in Diablo 3 have been adjusted as follows for Patch 2.6.10.
Ivory Tower: Several quickly blocked attacks now increase the damage of Heavenly Fire up to 2.5 times.
Mantle of Channeling: The 1 second channeling time before the effect activates has been removed.
The Twisted Sword: Energy whirl now deals 125-150% more damage for each active energy whirl (up to a maximum of 5). Energy whirl now automatically gains the effect of the Furious Storm rune and the tornado can merge with three additional energy whirls.
Etched Sigil: While channeling Arcane Torrent, Disintegration, or Frost Beam, the damage of your energy whirl is increased by 200–250% and another energy whirl is triggered every second.
Fragment of Destiny: You attack 50% faster with core spells and they deal triple damage. Whenever you hit with a core spell, you gain a spectral empowerment effect. Hydras deal 25–30% more damage for each stack. Stackable up to 10 times.
Valthek’s Rebuke: Energy whirl now moves in a straight line and deals 300–400% more damage.
Winter Flurry: There is a 25% chance that enemies who die from cold damage will trigger a Frost Nova. Your Hydra deals 125–150% more damage to enemies in a Blizzard.
Wizardspike: Attacks have a 25% chance to send out a Frozen Orb. Arcane Orb deals 300–350% more damage.
Delseres Opus Magnum: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 8,500% to 12,500%.
The Typhon’s Veil: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 1,300% to 2,000%.
Norvald’s Furious Zeal: The set bonus (2 parts) has been increased from 100% to 400% damage bonus.
Akkhan’s Armor: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 1,500% to 2,000% damage bonus.
Roland’s Legacy: The set bonus (4 parts) has been increased from 13,000% to 17,500% damage bonus.
Seeker of Light: The set bonus (6 parts) now increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 15,000% (previously 12,000%).
Belt of the Trove: Every 4 seconds, you rain bombardment down on a random nearby enemy. Bombardment deals 400–500% more damage.
The Mortal Drama: Doubles the number of hits from Bombardment. Bombardment deals 400–500% more damage.
Thorns of the Accursed: The set bonus (2 parts) has been reduced from 350% to 90% and is now stackable up to 10 times. The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 15,000% to 67,500% and the attack speed bonus has been increased from 50% to 100%.
Manajuma’s Gory Fetch: The bonus to the explosion damage of Angry Chicken has been increased from 400% to 2,000%. Manajuma’s Path now contains a third legendary affix that allows Angry Chicken to create a chicken that seeks out enemies every second and deals 25% of the explosion damage of the angry chicken.
Spirit of Arachyr: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 9,000% to 17,500% damage bonus.
Hell Tooth Armor: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 9,000% to 17,500% damage bonus.
Walrus Tooth: Reduces the mana cost of Zombie Dogs by 75% and increases damage by six to seven times.
Inna’s Mantra: The set bonus (6 parts) has been increased from 750% to 950% damage bonus.
Shenlong’s Spirit: The damage bonus has been increased from 200% to 350%.
Uliana’s Stratagem (set): Now provides a 77% damage reduction for 7 seconds after using Exploding Hand.
Gungdo Gear: The explosion triggered by the death of Exploding Hand also applies Exploding Hand to all detected enemies. The damage of Exploding Hand is increased by 75–100%.
Blade of the Tribes: War Cry and Threatening Shout trigger Landslide and Earthquake. Landslide and Earthquake deal 600–800% more damage. The affix of Blade of the Tribes for Earthquake has been integrated into a new legendary affix, so Earthquake is no longer strengthened by two affixes.
How do you like the changes to Season 22 and what are you most looking forward to? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments.
In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), gold doesn’t grow on trees. If you want to earn some extra money, you have to farm. We will tell you how to do this well in our guide.
Money makes you happy. This applies to many MMORPGs, and The Elder Scrolls Online is no exception. You need gold for new equipment, if you want to engage in housing, for additional inventory space, or simply for consumables for raiding.
And the necessary pocket money certainly doesn’t grow on trees. We at MeinMMO want to give you some tips on how to earn good gold in ESO.
One thing in advance: An ESO+ membership is definitely worthwhile. It makes things much more convenient; otherwise, you will quickly run out of inventory space. However, it is not a must for most tips.
If you want a pretty little house, you have to reach deep into your pockets.
The right method
This is what you should start with: If you are still at the beginning and on your way to level 50, you can strive for additional gold in Public Dungeons. There are enemies that drop relatively high amounts of gold and equipment items. Additionally, you can level up. So it’s double practical. If you are in a hurry, we at MeinMMO have put together 5 good spots for power-leveling.
Especially set pieces can greatly boost your gold reserves. They can be found in chests or from bosses you encounter in the world. You can also obtain some sets through the PvP area Cyrodiil. Besides the gold and chests you receive for this, there are also motifs. You can trade these for sets or styles and sell them again.
Earn gold through crime: If you have a criminal streak, you can earn some good side money with pickpocketing. Enter houses and hide. If you remain undetected, you can loot cabinets and dressers and sell the items to a fence underground.
If you have a serious criminal streak, you can even become a murderer. If you kill NPCs in a city, you can loot a lot of stolen items.
But be careful whom you kill. Otherwise, the undead may come back to haunt you.
However, use a character that you don’t intend to play otherwise. You will accumulate quite a bounty for this. If you want to earn money through crime, it pays off to invest some points in the “Sly and Cunning” skill tree.
Farming materials as the most popular method: However, the most common method is to farm ores, wood, and more. This way, you can achieve the best results without accruing a bounty, having to kill large monsters, or needing to engage in PvP.
Therefore, the rest of the tips will focus on this method. However, you can of course continue to mix in the others.
Adapt your character accordingly
These are the requirements: Of course, you can simply head out with a new character to gather wealth, but you will only find low-tier materials this way. While they provide less gold, they require no effort on your part.
If you want to make gold faster, you should focus on top-tier materials. You will get these when your character reaches maximum level. You will find more of them if you additionally learn a crafting skill, for example blacksmithing for ores.
The right race and class: If you are creating a brand new character for farming, Orcs are a good choice. They have lower costs for sprinting thanks to their racial abilities and are 10% faster. Additionally, they receive a bonus to stamina and crafting. A good choice for farming characters, even though Orcs were the least popular in your ranking.
Orcs are a good choice for all farming and crafting characters.
Additionally, a Nightblade fits well. They come with the skill “Hidden Weapon”. As long as you have it equipped, you can run 25% faster while sneaking. You find it in the “Shadow” skill tree. This way, you can easily avoid any monsters.
In general, stamina-based characters are particularly suited for farming because you need to sprint a lot to progress well. And sprinting costs stamina.
There’s even more: To equip your character with even more useful stats, here are some options:
Mundus Stone: The Steed – This stone’s buff grants you 10% increased movement speed.
Bufffood: Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce. This increases your three main stats: Health, Stamina, and Magicka. It’s never wrong to boost your character’s resources when farming, especially your stamina for sprinting.
Champion Points:
Master Gatherer – Allows you to gather faster
Abundant Harvest – Allows you to harvest double the amount with luck
Both can be found in “The Lover”
Maximize movement speed
Talents for more speed: The Orc with its 10% speed and the Mundus Stone with the same bonus were mentioned earlier. This is because you should be maximally fast for effective farming. This way, you can gather more in a shorter time. There are also useful talents in class-independent skill trees that increase your speed:
Defensive Maneuver – Gives you 30% speed. This boost lasts for 7 seconds; you can find the skill in the Alliance War skill tree “Charge”.
Concentrated Acceleration – Also grants you 30% movement speed. The buff lasts 12 seconds; you find the ability in the Psijic Order skill tree.
Equipment for more speed: You can make your character even faster. However, keep in mind that you can never exceed 200% speed in ESO. You can enhance this even more with your equipment. A good choice for this are the 5-piece bonuses from the following sets:
Dark Step – Reduces stamina costs for sprinting and sneaking by 50 %
(Fiord’s Heritage – Reduces costs and increases sprint speed by 15 % each
Coward’s Outfit – You gain increased speed and greater protection while sprinting, resulting in an increased running speed and you take 30 % less damage
Escapist – Grants you permanently lesser speed, increasing your running speed by 15 %
In addition, there are jewelry items that you can transmute with “Fleet.” For a purple item, for instance, this can provide 5% extra speed. Additionally, there’s the Mythic Item “Ring of the Wild Hunt.” This grants you 45% speed when you are out of combat and 15% in combat. You can obtain it through the antiquity system introduced with Greymoor to ESO.
If you fancy trying a vampire, you can test a special build that allows you to sprint while sneaking:
This is the suitable addon: To farm effectively, you naturally need a route. The addon “HarvestMap” can help with this. It remembers the spots where you have already found materials. This way, you can choose your routes according to your own taste or conveniently import data from other players. However, the addon is only available for PC.
These are sensible areas: It’s best to establish a round route. This way, the materials from the beginning will be back when your round is finished. Generally, small areas are well-suited for farming since the density of resources is often higher there.
Small areas include the starting zones of the three factions:
Khenarthi’s Rest
Auridon
Stros M’kai
However, you can also choose many other areas, depending on your preferences. It somewhat depends on what you want to achieve. For example, there are locations that don’t stand out for their resource density but offer exclusive materials that are correspondingly expensive. Quality over quantity, so to speak.
A good tip here is Kargstein, where you have the chance to obtain Nirnstone, which sells for a high price. Additionally, there are some chests there that you should always take with you when farming. The contents of such a chest can significantly increase your profits.
Here’s how to get rid of competition: Of course, you are not the only ones wanting to farm gold. If your route becomes heavily contested, you can prepare an alternative.
Alternatively, you can change instances by logging out or using a wayshrine. The mega servers of Tamriel are always portioned to a certain number of players, and if you switch, your competition might disappear.
Accumulating your money
This is how you create capital: To maximize your gold reserves, you can convert materials into items if you have skilled in crafting professions. This comes with a bit more risk, so you have to see what is important to you.
You can also use the materials to submit daily crafting writs. For this, you receive gold, level up your crafting, and also have the chance of obtaining items alongside it. For example, to upgrade your equipment.
You can upgrade blue gear to epic (purple) and legendary (gold).
Otherwise, it’s all about saving, saving, saving. Maybe not buying every little thing for your house or teleporting to a wayshrine every 5 meters without using another one.
This is how you increase your capital: Besides farming, you can also flip items. However, you need a certain amount of capital and a feel for the market in ESO. This way, you can buy things and sell them for profit. Joining a trading guild is recommended for this.
The easier way, especially for beginners, is undoubtedly farming, as you can’t incur losses here. However, if you are further along, you can multiply your saved wealth this way. And if you don’t feel like farming, we at MeinMMO suggest 5 things to do in ESO when you are bored.
In addition to those listed here, there are surely another 100 methods to earn good gold in ESO. What tips do you have up your sleeve? Let us know in the comments!
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The controversial streamer Dr Disrespect is not allowed to stream the upcoming Call of Duty: Cold Warbefore the release. Other streamers, however, can. The Doc sees this as a targeted devaluation and blames the Twitch ban for it.
What happened? Various well-known streamers received a so-called “Creator Code” from Activision. With this, they can freely play and stream the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in advance. Among them are famous streamers such as TimTheTatman and Nicmercs. The Doc, on the other hand, surprisingly received nothing.
This is all the more strange, as the Doc is especially famous for his streams of Call of Duty games, and he was also an official Call of Duty streamer for a long time. Therefore, the Doc sees no coincidence here, but rather a deliberate avoidance tactic by the publisher.
The Doc is not allowed to participate in Cold War for now.
However, since the Doc feels he is being deliberately ignored by Activision, he sees this as a plan. They presumably want nothing more to do with him to avoid negative associations. The same seems to apply to the chat platform Discord, which has removed the Doc as an official partner. In a video here, you can see how the Doc reacts.
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I was a CoD partner for 3 years. I loved it! Who wouldn’t want to be an official CoD partner? Then you’re thrown off a platform [he means Twitch] for reasons we still don’t know. We really don’t know anything! And then suddenly Activision comes along … I mean, I streamed the last 2 CoD games so much … [longer pause]
The Doc then eventually stops, frustratedly staring into the camera, and goes back to killing in the Warzone. But it is clear that the Doc is visibly affected by it. While the other streamers are enjoying themselves in Cold War, he has no choice but to haunt Warzone.
On the other hand, it is still unclear what exactly lies behind the Doc’s ban, and Activision might know things that make it highly problematic from their perspective to remain associated with him. The Doc, on the other hand, still seems to have trouble accepting the ban. In a very emotional stream, he was quite clear about it.
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Players have found a new weapon and armor in Destiny 2 from Beyond Light. It is said to be another Exotic from Season 12.
What is the deal with the weapon? On November 10, the Beyond Light expansion launches. In recent weeks, Bungie has excited players with many trailers and information about the DLC. Particularly, the new 10 Exotics have been received very well.
When the roadmap for Season 12 was presented, players were a bit puzzled. There are 12 new Exotics mentioned by name. In addition to the already introduced items, 2 more weapons are joining:
Hawkmoon
Duality
That “Hawkmoon” is returning was clear, as Destiny head Luke Smith announced this a few months ago. This leaves only the mystery: What is the deal with “Duality”?
This has now been leaked: Players found a new image of the Beyond Light expansion in the Xbox Store, specifically on the rewards page there.
In the image, we see a Titan in front, carrying an unknown weapon. Additionally, the armors of the three Guardians have not been seen anywhere yet.
The image likely shows a secret Exotic and armor from the Season of the Hunt
This is said to be the Exotic shotgun Duality: Like all information about the new expansion, this news is being closely examined by the Destiny community. On Raidsecrets (via reddit), the Guardians concluded – this is Duality, the new Exotic shotgun:
The weapon looks too elaborate for a legendary gun
It is a hunting shotgun, as it doesn’t have a scope like a sniper rifle or scout and lacks a large magazine like an LMG
Players have known concept art of a double-barreled shotgun since Forsaken (via reddit) – it fits that the typical “Dreaming City” decoration seems to be at the bottom of the weapon’s barrel
In summer 2020, some leaks about a secret shotgun named Duality surfaced (via Twitter)
According to the leak, it should feature 2 different fire modes: Hip-firing will shoot a buckshot, while aiming will fire a slug like the Chaperone
Given this information, the Guardians conclude that what we see in the image is the exotic shotgun Duality. However, keep in mind that this is by no means official information from Bungie, and it could also be a different weapon.
Where will the items come from? The detectives among the Guardians are divided on the source from which you will get the weapon and the armors in Beyond Light. However, two theories have emerged:
This is the gear from the new Season Pass: This is suggested by the way the image is structured. The promo material from previous seasons looked very similar. You often saw 3 Guardians wearing new armors and proudly holding the special season weapon in front of the camera.
This is equipment from the new raid of Beyond Light: It is clear that a new raid exotic and special armors from the Deep Stone Crypt are coming. However, Bungie traditionally keeps images or information about them until the World First race. We only have a small teaser image – on which players say they can see the distinctive helmet of the Titan.
A promo image from Season 11 and the only image of the new raid from Beyond Light featuring a noticeable Titan helmet
What did Xbox accidentally show here? Do you also assume that we are dealing with the shotgun Duality and now know all weapon Exotics from Beyond Light?
Recently, there was another leak about a Bungie game. However, it doesn’t concern Destiny 2, but the new IP Matter. However, whether that is true is highly questionable. It just sounds too good to be true…
The egg-hatching distance in Pokémon GO has surprisingly been reduced to 1/4. When you hatch eggs, it works super fast in the coming days. But why is there this bonus?
What kind of bonus is this? Niantic, the developers of Pokémon GO, announced the new bonus on the night of Saturday, November 7.
They explain that you now only need a quarter of the actual distance to hatch the eggs. So to hatch a 5 km egg, you now only need to cover about 1.25 kilometers. The bonus applies to all egg types in the game that you can hatch.
Keep in mind: You will only see this bonus when you place eggs in the incubator. The bonus is not displayed directly at the eggs. Eggs that were already in the incubator before the event starts also do not receive this bonus.
How long does the bonus last? The reduced hatching distance will be active in the game for about a week. Niantic explains that this bonus ends on November 13 at 3 PM PT, which corresponds to 00:00 AM on November 14 in German time.
Keep in mind that there is currently a risk of contracting the coronavirus for yourself and others. The Federal Center for Health Education recommends staying at home as much as possible, keeping distance from others, and avoiding gatherings of people.
Why is there this bonus?
Android is “to blame”: On Twitter, Niantic’s support account explains why this bonus is available in the game now. Previously, there were persistent issues with Adventure Sync on Android devices. This is the feature that counts your steps and distances traveled, even when Pokémon GO is turned off. You can also find Pokémon with the app closed.
The developers write: “Thank you for your understanding while we worked on the problems affecting Adventure Sync on Android 9 and older versions. As a token of appreciation for your patience, we are now launching the 1/4-hatching distance bonus, which will remain in effect until [November 14 at 00:00].” (via Twitter)
How do you like that all players benefit from this bonus, even though the problems only existed on Android? Are you using this while exercising in your own four walls and quickly hatching your Pokémon?
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Tonight, on November 6th, the “Road to the Final” event starts in FIFA 21. The road to the final brings strong Champions League cards – who could be there?
When does the event start? The “Road to the Final” started tonight at 7 PM. The players are currently available in packs as well as on the transfer market. In addition, there are weekly objectives and SBC players.
This is the RTTF event: The Road-to-the-Final cards that come into play for the RTTF event are directly related to the Champions League. Players from teams participating in the European competition can receive special cards here. There are also some cards related to the Europa League.
The special thing about RTTF cards is that they become stronger the further the player’s team progresses in the competition. Last year, it was Bayern players like Coman who were extremely strong in the end – Bayern Munich ultimately won the competition.
The players will become better throughout the tournament
Once a team is eliminated, the upgrades for the respective cards end. Surprising results in real football can thus have a direct impact on the strength of the cards, and therefore the transfer market. This creates a lot of excitement – in FIFA 19, the transfer market was shaken up significantly one evening.
Road to the Final – These players are involved
These players are involved: The RTTF team consists of many players from top teams who can further improve over the course of the season. Here you can see the entire team overview:
GK: Oblak (92)
RF: Salah (91)
ST: Griezmann (88)
LM: Rashford (86)
CDM: Zakaria (85)
LM: Perisic (84)
LM: Taison (84)
LB: Davies (84)
CB: Klostermann (83)
ST: Muriel (82)
CM: Sanson (82)
These players are particularly exciting: In principle, all players in the team have the potential to become exciting, depending on how far they progress. From a Bundesliga perspective, however, three cards are particularly interesting: Davies, Zakaria, and Klostermann.
All three are already very popular Bundesliga cards and would, even in their unenhanced form, be very good additions to Bundesliga teams. If they receive further upgrades, they will become even more interesting.
For Premier League players, an interesting card is Mason Mount from Chelsea FC in the player SBCs. In the weekly objectives, you can find an RTTF variant of Sevilla defender Koundé.
Next week, Zane, Amara, Moze, and FL4K will receive new skills in Borderlands 3. What do the new skill trees offer?
When is the DLC coming out? The new “Designers Cut” DLC will be released on Tuesday, November 10, as part of the new Season Pass 2. It brings a lot of content even before the Borderlands 3 launch on NextGen.
What’s included in the DLC? For one, the Designers Cut includes the new mode “Arms Race” (or in English: Plüller-Parade). This corresponds to a roguelike mode that throws you into the Stormblind Complex, where you must quickly grab equipment to survive.
But the new mode isn’t all that’s included in the new Season Pass. The Designers Cut also brings new skill trees for your Vault Hunters, which have been announced for a long time and are finally coming.
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In the trailer above, you can see the skills in action – and below we will take a closer look at the trees.
Zane, the Pro
Here’s what’s included in Zane’s new skills: The Agent has acquired a fancy new toy – a shoulder cannon. The nice thing is that since Zane can always equip two skills, you will not miss out on the clone, the drone, or the shield – depending on what you like the most.
The cannon is suitable for quick shots
The advantage of the cannon is that Zane has previously made good use of buffs that are active during the triggered action skills. After all, all his skills are long-term active. However, the so-called MNTIS cannon only shoots briefly and thus triggers effects more often that occur at the beginning and end of an action skill.
Furthermore, you can unlock a grappling hook for the cannon that pulls enemies in. This way, you can now also go for melee damage, which hasn’t really been Zane’s thing before. Additional skills that cause more damage and speed are also included.
Moze gets a new pet
Here’s what’s included in Moze’s new skills: Moze is primarily known for jumping into her fancy mech and shooting everything to bits from there. With the new skill tree, she gets the action skill “Iron Cub” as well. This is a smaller version of Iron Bear, which now fights alongside Moze and wreaks havoc on enemies. Basically, it’s a bit like Zane’s clone.
Moze gets a small Iron Bear
The advantage is that you can fight well outside of Iron Bear, but still gain action skill bonuses from buffs and abilities. Additionally, the new “Mother Bear” tree is fully focused on fire damage. So, for example, you get more health from igniting enemies, or you can extend the duration of Iron Bear or Iron Cub.
Amara plays volleyball
Here’s what’s included in Amara’s new skills: Amara gets a cool new ability called “Phaseflare”. This is an energy ball that can be shot directly in the faces of enemies. The catch: If Amara strikes the ball, it gets even stronger and deals more damage to enemies. If you need high damage values, this ability should be perfect.
Amara’s new skill is an energy ball
Additionally, Amara gains the ability to convert her elemental damage into cryo and simultaneously has the ability to temporarily ignore the elemental resistances of enemies. This way, you can deal plenty of elemental damage, no matter who or what you are fighting against.
FL4K lets loose the bot
Here’s what’s included in FL4K’s new skills: In terms of abilities, FL4K learns a new trick called “Gravitational Trap”. This small tool pulls your enemies together and gives you the opportunity to line up many enemies for a shot. Alternatively, you can also send your pets after them.
FL4K receives more support
Speaking of pets: The Beastmaster now also has a Loader Bot in his repertoire. And this bot can make use of rockets, shotguns, or sniper rifles – depending on how you distribute your skills. And it, too, will be happy about easily hit targets thanks to the Gravitational Trap.
Furthermore, FL4K gets a lot of skills in the new skill tree that revolve around his shield capacity, making him noticeably more resilient. And since FL4K is a good Beastmaster, he can also equip his pets with shields.
What’s next for Borderlands? Even in the future, Borderlands 3 will continue to receive more content – and it will be playable on the new consoles from the start. Here you can find out what’s next for Borderlands 3.
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What is the best accessory for your new Xbox console? In this article, MeinMMO presents accessories that you can use with your console.
The most important thing in brief:
In this article, you will find an Xbox battery pack, charging station, controller and headset recommendations, and the official storage expansion for the Xbox Series X|S. Additionally, a television that definitely supports HDMI 2.1 is presented.
The Xbox accessories are definitely compatible with the Xbox Series X|S, as they come either directly from Microsoft or from a certified third-party manufacturer.
The accessories presented are designed to make gaming on your new console easier.
What do you need accessories for? You can connect several devices to the Xbox Series X that you can use additionally. These include additional controllers, as well as good gaming headsets or an external hard drive.
The article was published on November 6, 2020. It is continuously updated and extended with current accessories for the Xbox Series X|S.
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Xbox Play & Charge Kit M
What is this? This is a battery set for Xbox controllers. It works with both the old “Xbox One” and the new “Xbox Series X” controllers.
You can charge the battery either in standby mode or while gaming. According to Microsoft, the battery should be fully charged in four hours.
By the way, the Xbox controller only contains regular batteries; therefore, the battery set is a sensible long-term upgrade for gaming.
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Controller Stand: Twin Docking Station
What is this? This charging station allows you to charge two Xbox controllers simultaneously. An LED on the docking station indicates whether your controllers are fully charged.
This docking station also comes with two rechargeable battery packs that you can use with your Xbox controller.
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Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S
What is this? The Seagate storage expansion card is the official expansion for Xbox Series X and S. This is particularly worthwhile for users with many games. You can integrate it directly into the Xbox Series X. All games that you install on the storage thus directly benefit from the speed of the Xbox Series X.
If you are already using an external device on the Xbox One, you can easily use it on the Series X and even start the old games directly there.
Who should consider the new storage card? However, if you are thinking about a new storage medium, you should go for the new card. Not only does it have a significantly higher write speed, making it faster to save and move files, but it will also be important later when there are many next-gen games.
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Xbox Elite Controller
What is this? Are you looking for a controller that focuses on great quality, high battery life, and feels good in your hand? Then check out the Xbox Elite Controller.
This is what the Xbox Elite Controller offers: In addition to great workmanship, the controller guarantees support for the Xbox Series X. The “Xbox Elite Controller” is among the best controllers available for the Xbox Series X. Additionally, it offers an enormous variety of accessories. Along with the controller, you get a USB-C charging cable, a charging station, 6 thumbsticks, 4 paddles, 2 D-pads, and a tool to adjust the thumbstick. The package is completed with a travel case.
Things to note: A disadvantage is its comparatively high weight. The Elite 2 weighs about 350 grams, making it significantly heavier than comparable controllers. However, if you don’t mind the price, you get the best Xbox controller currently on the market.
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Additional Xbox Controller
What is this? The Xbox Series X|S comes with a new Xbox controller. But if you want to play cooperatively on your new next-gen console or want a different color, you can buy another one.
In direct comparison, the design of the launch controller for the Xbox Series X has changed significantly. How good the new Xbox controller is has been explained in detail here.
In direct comparison with the launch controller of the Xbox Series X, three changes stand out immediately. The new controller features the new Share button, and the D-pad has also been redesigned.
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More controllers for Xbox and PC: If you are looking for more controllers, check here: MeinMMO presents the best controllers for Xbox and PC that you can buy in 2020. Many controllers remain compatible with the Xbox Series X.
Xbox Adaptive Controller
Who is the controller suitable for? The Xbox Adaptive Controller is designed for people with mobility impairments. Therefore, the controller mainly targets these players. The base station resembles a rectangular box and features two very large buttons, a D-pad, and menu buttons.
The Adaptive Controller does not need to be held in the hands; it can also be placed on a table in front of the player. Another good aspect is that the controller works on both PC and Xbox One/Series X|S.
While additional controls like switches, buttons, mounts, and joysticks can be connected to the station via USB, you need to purchase these separately.
What the television offers: The LG OLED TV supports Nvidia G-SYNC, among other things, and is one of the TV devices that are suitable for next-gen. Thanks to a fast response time of 1 ms and support for VRR, ALLM thanks to HDMI 2.1, you can utilize all modern features of HDMI 2.1 with your Xbox Series X. This way, nothing stands in the way of gaming at high frame rates.
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If you are looking for a suitable monitor for your Xbox Series X instead of a TV screen, check out this article: Here we present a range of powerful monitors with which you can get the best out of your Xbox Series X (and your PS5):
Here are two headsets that are suitable for the Xbox Series X. You can find more strong gaming headsets for the Xbox Series X in MeinMMO’s buying guide.
SteelSeries Arctis 9X
What does the headset offer? If you are looking for a headset with balanced sound, high wearing comfort, and good microphone quality, you should check out the gaming headset from SteelSeries. It sits well on the head and offers clear sound. Thanks to “Dual Wireless,” the headset can connect to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as smartphones while simultaneously using wireless with the Xbox. A brand alternative to the Arctis 9X in the same price segment is the new Razer Kaira Pro.
Things to note: The bass is not as balanced as the rest of the sound profile. The original price is around 200 Euros, which is somewhat high, but those interested should definitely take advantage of any offers.
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Turtle Beach 700 Gen 2
What does the headset offer? Similar to the SteelSeries Arctis 9X, the Turtle Beach headset offers good sound quality and high wearing comfort. Compared to its predecessor, much has improved and Gen 2 also impresses with a better microphone. Like the Arctis 9X, the Turtle Beach headset also offers “Dual Wireless.”
Things to note: The gaming headset sits very tightly on the head, also due to the Aerofit ear cushions. So keep in mind that the wearing comfort may vary depending on the user. Some testers report that the headset can be quite tight on larger heads. The app “Turtle Beach Audio Hub” is also not very intuitive and takes some getting used to.
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More about the Xbox Series X at MeinMMO: If you want to know how well the Xbox Series X performs in multiplayer, check out the MeinMMO test by Patrick Freese. He has tested the Xbox Series X for you and explains in his article what he liked and what he didn’t.
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In Call of Duty: Mobile a new tier of rare weapons has been introduced today, on November 6th: mythical. The first weapon of this tier is the “Fennec – Ascended” (engl.: “Ascended”). It is strong, but bothers players with its high price.
The twist with mythical weapons is that they can be further upgraded. You unlock various effects such as kill animations or additional setups. The attachments thematically match the skin of the weapon. Effects can be adjusted in the Gunsmith feature.
How good is it? In terms of performance, the Fennec seems really strong and can easily compete with the best weapons in CoD Mobile. It is the first primary weapon that allows you to use Akimbo, meaning you can carry two weapons at once.
This makes it particularly strong in close combat. As it is a submachine gun, you are also fast with the Fennec and can play ideally in “Run&Gun” style. If you master the expert technique of the 6-finger claw, you should be a true nightmare for opponents.
The expert iFerg has already bought the weapon and fully upgraded it. In the video, he shows how strong it is:
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How much does the Fennec cost? To get the new skin, you first have to get it in the Lucky Draw. The chance of receiving the Fennec immediately is only 0.08%.
Assuming you have to pay for the entire draw and receive all other items first, it will cost you 14,730 CoD Points. This equates to around €220 if you buy the largest package with 8000 points (each package costs 109.99 €).
However, that is not all. If you purchased the Fennec for this price, you only own the base version. The upgrades for up to 8 levels of the weapon require a new currency, which you can only buy once you own the mythical skin.
At this stage, it is largely random how much money you will have to spend again on upgrading, as the number of upgrade tokens you receive is determined by a lottery.
For the upgrade, you need to play another lottery.
This is why it’s so frustrating: You do receive the Akimbo perk with the base version, but if you want to fully utilize the Fennec’s potential, you must fully upgrade it. Consequently, the reactions have been negative.
In a larger thread on reddit, players complain that the price is simply too high. The weapon is indeed really good, but they find it unfair to buy something unfinished and then have to expand it with money:
There is no way to unlock these levels through grind? Save your money, guys. It’s not worth it.
As long as the Fennec is not equipped with the corresponding upgrades, it is not much better than a regular legendary weapon. For many players, this is a reason to express their frustration.
Currently, there has been no reaction from the developers to the criticism. However, many players agree that something needs to change here.
