On Twitch, some users seem to have problems with too many ad interruptions appearing in the middle of streams. Streamer Asmongold says: One of his viewers saw 20 ad clips in 3 hours. Twitch explains what the issue is. It appears to be a problem caused by the use of ad-blocking services.
This is the situation:
Ads on Twitch run automatically in pre-roll before watching a stream: The streamer himself can run “mid-roll” ads during a stream. However, only a few streamers do this, as advertising on Twitch is hardly profitable.
However, the problem is back. Some users are increasingly seeing ads. It appears to be due to the use of ad-blocking services.
Viewers complain about ad spam on Twitch
This has been noticeable in recent days: Apparently, there was a change at Twitch in the last few days that has led to more ads being shown in the middle of streams, which do not originate from the streamer.
This change must have occurred around the end of October 2020.
The well-known WoW streamer Asmongold says that some of his viewers have been bombarded with ad clips. They have seen 20 ad placements in 3 hours.
Other users on Twitter complain that they are now seeing increased ad placements. The ad clips cannot be bypassed any longer using an ad blocker.
A user states: Twitch is specifically targeting users of ad-blocking services and sending them an ad clip every 10 minutes. One has to disable the ad blocker to avoid this ad bombardment.
This aligns with Asmongold’s statement.
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“Unexpected ad experiences” are due to external tools
This is what Twitch says: In response to Asmongold’s inquiry, Twitch says: They believe the “unexpected ad experiences” could be a result of using browser extensions or “third-party tools”.
Twitch recommends disabling these.
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Twitch seems to have implemented a measure that clearly targets ad blockers. However, they do not openly admit this. They “believe” it only – “it could be so”.
However, the “unintentional ad experiences” that cause viewers to disable their ad blockers are unlikely to be unwelcome by Twitch.
Advertising causes anger on Twitch.
The peak of outrage over advertising on Twitch was reached in mid-September: Many streamers broadcast the big event for the PS5 reveal on Twitch. However, advertising was active at that time, which ruined the experience when ads were inserted in the middle of the presentation of a new game:
In Genshin Impact, you can obtain many of the strongest characters through a gacha system. Individual characters are highlighted for specific banners, ensuring they are guaranteed to appear. However, this can become quite expensive.
How can you get the best characters? In Genshin Impact, there are currently over 20 characters, with those having the highest star rating usually tied to the gacha system.
This means you have to spend premium currency to buy “wishes”. The primogems can be farmed in-game, but the easiest way is to buy them with real money. With the wishes you obtain, you might get a character—with a lot of luck:
The chance of getting a 4-star character is 5.1 %
The chance of getting a 5-star character is 0.6 %
However, there are guarantees given by the developers. For every 90 openings of the same banner, you are guaranteed to receive a 5-star character. Additionally, there is a 100 % guarantee for the newest character Klee. But even that can get really expensive.
Up to 440 euros for guaranteed characters
How does the guarantee work exactly? The banner “Flaming Steps,” from which you are supposed to get Klee, has a special effect:
If you pull a 5-star character, the chance of getting Klee is 50 %
If Klee is not there on the first pull, the chance is 100 % if you pull another 5-star character.
Statistically, you receive a 5-star character every 167 openings. However, the guarantee that there will be a 5-star character in every 90 pulls means you will get one more often.
Let’s assume that you do not have extra luck and the first guaranteed character is not Klee; you will need precisely 180 wishes for Klee.
Klee is the newest character, but it can also be expensive.
How much do the wishes cost?
One wish costs 160 primogems
Therefore, for all 180 wishes, we need 28,800 primogems
1 primogem corresponds to one creation crystal, which can be purchased for real money.
Even in the best value package, you get 6,480 creation crystals for 109.99 euros. Additionally, you receive 1,600 bonus crystals—so it’s 1.3 cents per primogem.
Calculating with the required 28,800 primogems, this totals to 374.40 euros. However, there is no such package available. Therefore, you would need to spend 109.99 euros four times, and you would still have 19 bonus wishes left. Even in combination with the cheaper package, a better value is not achievable due to missing primogems.
This is the cost of the creation crystals in Genshin Impact.
What does this mean now? Of course, you can farm primogems, you might get lucky and need fewer wishes, and yes, there are a few extra wishes depending on how many 4- and 5-star characters and weapons you get while opening.
But the value of 374.40 euros is the guarantee that the developer gives you for Klee if everything else goes wrong. Even for the 50 % chance, you would still need to invest around 180 euros.
And exactly that is, besides the original resin in the endgame, a major point of criticism for Genshin Impact. This has also been recognized by more and more content creators around the game.
Tectone is a content creator for Genshin Impact and warns about the gacha system.
YouTuber Tectone, for instance, mentions that he was once addicted to the gacha. Now he only buys the wishes in-game to save you from foolishness:
Guardians have one week left to prepare for the expansion Beyond Light in Destiny 2. MyMMO explains why you can barely prepare this time. However, it also gives you tips if you want to start the new DLC as well-equipped as possible.
Therefore, you shouldn’t level up anything anymore: If you want to spend your last days in Season 11 upgrading your gear and obtaining top loot to push your power level a little further, you should refrain from doing that.
Once Beyond Light launches, all Guardians will receive a power level boost to 1,050.
The current hard cap, the maximum limit, in Season 11 is set at 1,060.
Even new Guardians will thus run into the DLC almost as strong as the strongest players currently.
In Beyond Light, the soft cap is at 1,200: This means that every green drop will quickly advance your level.
So don’t waste your time leveling up.
In Beyond Light, you’ll quickly find better gear.
Collecting tokens also brings nothing: Until now, “rich” guardians could quickly earn a few power levels in a new DLC or season. This was possible through the token system – starting with Beyond Light, this will no longer be useful.
If you go to Shaxx or other NPCs in Beyond Light and expect high-level gear for your tokens, we have bad news: starting with Season 12, gear obtained from collections or for tokens will have a lower power level than in previous seasons.
Items you receive for tokens will be 20 power levels below your level.
Gear from collections will even be capped at power level 1,050.
As compensation, Bungie is introducing a new system where your favorite activities will yield significantly more for your power level. More information about power levels from November 10 can be found here:
Should I hoard bounties in preparation for Beyond Light?
Bounties have always been viewed as a safe bet when preparing for new content. However, you need to consider a lot this time if you want a real advantage.
The argument for collecting bounties
The experience you gain from redeeming a bounty does not directly affect your power level. However, the experience benefits two important aspects:
The artifact gives you a passive level bonus that adds independently to your power level.
In the artifact, you will also always find special mods – these are the best what the season has to offer and allow for strong builds.
2. The Season Pass:
The Season Pass also levels up through all XP sources, including bounties.
Rewards such as armor, weapons, engrams, and exotics await in the Season Pass.
This gear often has strong stats, and on the other hand, the gear is good for the power level.
Furthermore, it speaks for collecting bounties that the current Season 11, after its extension, has been running for 5 months. So you definitely don’t need additional experience or rewards anymore. Therefore, you can simply carry completed bounties into Beyond Light.
However, a few important things must be considered.
Bounties for Beyond Light: to collect or not? – Source: reddit
The argument against collecting bounties
Bungie knows which season your bounties come from. This means that many rewards will be at the power level of the season the bounty originated from.
If you redeem your bounties from the current Season 11 with Zavala in Beyond Light, his rewards will only be at the level of Season 11.
This way, you will lose the powerful reward from Zavala for the whole week.
In this case, you would be better off completing bounties you accept starting November 10.
This is how to bypass the problem: There is a little trick to earn experience from old bounties without missing out on new powerful rewards.
To do this, collect bounties now and don’t redeem them at the start of Beyond Light.
Instead, complete the new bounties first, and only when you have the powerful reward from an NPC do you redeem the bounties from Season 11.
This way, you will gain experience for your new artifact and the Season Pass, but without harming your power leveling.
Additionally, you should keep in mind: Some bounties you should not collect at all and take to Beyond Light:
It’s better not to collect any PvP and Gambit bounties from Season 11. In the past, these bounties could sabotage your power level.
For rank-ups where old PvP or Gambit bounties were involved, you will only receive old rewards.
Bounties from locations that will vanish with the launch of the DLC will likely also be lost – so don’t waste your time here.
Event bounties are supposed to disappear from the inventory, so complete them before the reset at 6 PM.
Some weekly bounties also disappear every weekly reset – this includes, for example, the EDZ.
What we really recommend as preparation is to secure the best weapons now. Because many of them will disappear when the new DLC releases:
If you’re an unyielding bounty hoarder, these bounties will keep you safe:
Strike: Daily bounties
Gunsmith: Daily and Weekly bounties
Eris Morn (Moon): Daily and Weekly bounties
Statues of Devotion (Moon): Daily and Weekly bounties
EDZ: Daily bounties
Nessus: Daily bounties
What now, to collect or not? Ultimately, you have to answer this question for yourself. However, Bungie has significantly narrowed down preparation. We only recommend putting in the effort if you really want to prepare for the opening of the new raid on November 21.
But keep in mind that all this collecting could be for nothing when the patch notes for Beyond Light are released.
Are you specifically preparing for November 10? Do you have any tips for other Guardians? Share them in the comments.
With Markarth, the 4th and final DLC for the Black Heart of Skyrim is now live. But how does the new DLC for Skyrim play in ESO? MeinMMO author Jürgen Horn was on location with the developers in Markarth.
Who was there? On my tour through Markarth, the ESO developers Jeremy Sera (Lead Content Designer) and Rob Garett (Lead Gameplay Designer) accompanied me. The two showed me the highlights of Markarth and other new features that have been added.
How my colleague Larissa Then found the city of Markarth can be discovered here:
The coolest city in Skyrim: The trip to Markarth and the vastness was a great experience for me. Because in Skyrim, the region around the city of Markarth and the city itself were one of my highlights back then. This was mainly due to the wild look the people there had. I wanted to portray my hero as wild and barbaric as possible, and the armor from this region suited me best.
Why are there bones lying around? Thus, I was particularly pleased when I visited Markarth in ESO with my two companions. Because wild, grim men and women are roaming everywhere. They are adorned with bones, horns, and antlers.
Markarth is a place full of contrasts.
“What’s up with all the bones and antlers?” I ask my companions. “It’s sort of a cultural thing,” is the reply. “The Reachmen are a wild, nature-connected people, that’s their way.”
A city full of danger: The city also has this wild style. Bones and other animal trophies are incorporated throughout the architecture. But it is clear that the city is not the original work of the barbarians from the West. The characteristic building style of the Dwemer, the vanished, mysterious race of Steampunk elves, is clearly visible in many places.
The developers are especially proud of the city, which is taller than typical cities in ESO. Therefore, I climbed with Jeremy to the highest viewpoint of the city. “From up here, you have the perfect view, take a look!”
The perfect screenshot from the viewpoint didn’t happen.
And yes, he was right. Below me stretches the glorious chaos of the crude style of the Reachmen and the old Dwemer. I want to take a particularly beautiful screenshot, but the UI was still in the way. And the perspective isn’t right. I adjust my position and suddenly plunge into the depths!
Jeremy is oblivious and continues raving about the wonderful city. “Were you able to take a good picture?” he asks me. “Where are you, actually?” he continues, noticing that I’m no longer there.
“I fell down! This city is deadly!” I lament my fate wretchedly! He then laughs and says, “Yes, the Reachmen don’t care much for safety precautions like railings. Only the strongest survive here.”
Greymoor was dark, Markarth takes it up a notch
As dark as Markarth gets: The whole scenery in Markarth, from the dark halls of the ruler to the arena, the desolate surroundings, and the new areas of the Black Reach below, feels gloomy, threatening, and hopeless.
In Markarth, you feel even less welcome than in the already quite unfriendly city of Solitude from Greymoor. More than in the large chapter expansion, here you have the feeling of being barely tolerated, right before it is decided to cut the throat of the unwelcome “guest” at night.
Markarth is an inhospitable place.
It doesn’t get any better as you dive deeper into the matter. “Deeper” is to be taken literally here, as the Black Reach, aptly named “The Black Heart of Skyrim,” plays a major role once again.
This is what the Black Reach under Markarth looks like: The Black Reach is the developers’ pride, and Jeremy explains enthusiastically what they have come up with: “We have several biomes, the “glowing crystal biome,” the “crazy mushroom biome,” and now the “mad cave biome” that you can see here.”
The “Mad Cave Biome” is dark yet adorned with colorful effects. Colossal, funnel-shaped mushrooms sprout from the ground everywhere, and the animals there look strange. “Why do the wolves glow in neon colors?” I ask naively. “That happens when you eat too many mushrooms,” my companions say. I make a note to avoid gathering mushrooms for buff food crafting down here.
The Black Reach has become even darker.
Every day greets the Chaurus: The glowing mushroom wolves are not the only danger in the Black Reach. While I am once again searching for the perfect screenshot, Jeremy suddenly yells: “Watch out, don’t go any further!” I just manage to stop in time and wonder what the good man wants from me.
I look around closely and suddenly I notice a strange black shape on a rock. And indeed, shortly thereafter the black mass moves, and I see a disgusting insect creature made only of black chitin, sharp mandibles, and malignant voracity.
A Chaurus! Exactly such a filthy creature had caught me off-guard during my developer tour for Greymoor a few months ago! These beasts are simply too well camouflaged. When such a creature catches you unexpectedly in the dark, you are just left stunned.
Do you see the Chaurus?
The crazy Dwemer ruins of death: The highlight of the underworld is, however, an ancient library of the Dwemer. On the way there, we encounter strange anomalies. It looks as if there is a rift in space and time. We can use these strange phenomena to teleport ourselves instantly to another location.
“Is that really safe?” I ask Jeremy. He just says nonchalantly, “Better not think too much about it, you know, a copy of a copy and so on…”.
The Black Reach with the old Dwemer ruin.
In fact, I seem to be not entirely wrong with my fears, as something is indeed wrong in the old library and its surroundings, and according to the developers, something is amiss down here.
So Markarth lies literally beneath a sort of ticking bomb from the Dwemer era, which further intensifies the atmosphere of threat and underlying danger. And I haven’t even had to deal with the creepy vampires that are also supposed to be here.
For me, Markarth is the crowning conclusion of the atmospherically dense 2020 campaign of ESO. The title “The Black Heart of Skyrim” is once again appropriate, as the connecting element remains the eerie beautiful Black Reach. The inhospitable surface becomes even more extreme in the underworld, and countless horrors seem to always be lurking just a few steps away in the shadows of the bizarre mushroom growths there.
All this was already strong in Greymoor and is even better in Markarth. As much as I liked the overall impression of Elsweyr, the price for the densest atmosphere clearly goes to the Greymoor campaign. And that is also due to Markarth.
Jürgen Horn Editor MeinMMO
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After the unboxing videos of the PS5, we asked you how you feel about the size of the PlayStation 5. Over 3,000 people participated in the survey on MeinMMO. Here are the results.
What’s up with the size of the PS5? Last week, on October 27, 2020, first testers showed the PS5 in the unboxing. In front of rolling cameras, they recorded how they opened the console’s package and took out and set up the individual parts.
Many eyes, in particular, focused on comparison images of the PlayStation 5 alongside the Xbox and other consoles.
In images like the one from TheVerge, it is noticeable: Compared to other next-gen consoles, the PS5 is quite large.
This was our survey: Since so many comments focused on the size of Sony’s PlayStation 5, we started a survey on MeinMMO.
We wanted to know from you: “How do you like the size of the PS5?” As of now (November 3, 2020, 3:00 PM), 3,179 people participated in the survey. Everyone had only one vote to cast.
Many of you were willing to share your opinions. And a large part is not satisfied at all with the size. The distribution of votes currently looks like this:
How do you like the size of the PS5?
Not at all: 1,046 votes – About 34%
Not so good: 617 votes – About 20%
Okay: 375 votes – About 11%
Good: 243 votes – About 7%
Very good: 534 votes – About 17%
I don’t care about the size of the PS5: 364 votes – About 11%
Do you prefer to look at images? A screenshot of the distribution of the survey votes
If you combine “Not at all” and “Not so good”, more than half of the survey participants find the design of the PS5 rather bad than good.
“Better larger and without heat problems…”
This is what MeinMMO users say: In addition to the voting, you also actively commented on what bothers or pleases you about the size of the PS5.
tuShai writes: “Too big, the chat changes are anything but optimal. I’m really considering whether I should get a PS5 at all”
Tony Gradius writes: “The thing is not big… Papi’s first Sony Betamax video recorder, THAT was big. Fits easily in my lowboard in white lacquer. Will also be a great decoration element next to its function, the console.”
BavEagle feels that the PS5 is really big: “But that’s fine with me as long as the ventilation works and it doesn’t end up being an airport tower for jet fighters”
DerAdler writes: “The Xbox Series S looks like a speaker, the X like some black wooden block or mailbox, and the PS5 looks like it’s been bent. But I’d rather have it larger with proper ventilation than have heat problems like last time. I’ll take the size in exchange for that.”
Although many do not like the size, they understand that such a design can occur due to heat issues. Despite the aversion, people are willing to accept a larger device that hopefully plays their favorite games without overheating.
If you find the size of the PS5 okay, but wanted to change the side plates to a different color, you’ll need to come up with a different plan:
Those who watch the professionals of Call of Duty: Mobile will quickly realize: They play not only with their thumbs but with even six fingers at the same time. MeinMMO explains how you can replicate this so-called “6-Finger Claw” technique and improve in the mobile shooter.
What is this technique? The 6-Finger Claw refers to a hand and finger position where both the thumbs and index and middle fingers of both the right and left hands are used.
It is called “Claw” because the position resembles the claws of a crab, for example. The advantage is that you can utilize many more functions simultaneously and more precisely.
Most professionals play with six fingers—sometimes even more, and sometimes less. Professionals like the YouTuber iFerg use this technique especially on tablets. However, it is also easily usable on smartphones, as shown by the video from the professional Jokesta:
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What does the Claw do? With it, you can aim, turn around, shoot, crouch, slide, or jump at the same time—something that players who only play with their thumbs cannot do. In short: You can do more things simultaneously.
This is useful for all situations in the game, whether in multiplayer or Battle Royale, and helps you become better with the best weapons in CoD Mobile. However, this requires a little preparation and a proper layout for the game.
6-Finger Claw: Settings, Layout, and Application
This is how your layout should look: CoD Mobile allows you to move all screen elements through the settings in advanced mode. If you want to play with six fingers, you should design the layout of CoD Mobile accordingly.
There are several approaches that can be adapted according to your own playstyle. We have shown you two alternatives here to give you some orientation for getting started:
Place the movement stick and bomb in the bottom left
ADS/Hip-fire button above it on the left
Jump button above it on the right
Look around on the right side of the screen
Alternative ADS button/Scope above it on the right (stacked)
Crouch and reload above it on the right
Operator skill on the right edge, above the center
Melee on the right edge
Weapon switch, pick up, and scorestreaks in the bottom right corner
A layout option for the 6-Finger Claw
The alternative variant uses an additional button for lying down. This is otherwise accomplished by holding down the crouch button:
Place the movement stick and bomb in the bottom left
Jump in the top left corner
Shoot also in the top left, to the right of the jump
Look around in the bottom right
Alternative ADS button/Scope at the top right (stacked)
Melee directly below
Operator skill to the right of melee
Lie down in the top right corner
Reload directly below
Weapon switch, pick up, and scorestreaks in the bottom right corner
Alternative layout with fire buttons at the top.
This layout helps you see more of the actual game events while having more control at the same time. Even if you use a different layout, you should ensure that the buttons for aiming and shooting are roughly in the left and right corners. You should be able to comfortably reach them with your index fingers or thumbs.
These are the settings you should use: The corresponding settings should be adjusted according to your own play feel. You can find some orientation in our 5 settings that you should use in CoD Mobile.
It is mandatory that you use all weapons except sniper rifles in hip-fire by default. It’s also useful to have the option “Quick throw grenade” to use throwing weapons immediately.
How does the Claw work now? The idea behind the Claw is that you can freely move and look around with your thumbs while shooting, reloading, or covering other essential functions with your index fingers (fingers 3 and 4).
With your middle fingers, you support your movement, such as jumping or lying down while moving and shooting. This works best by laying your tablet or smartphone flat on a surface and controlling it that way.
The 6-Finger Claw in action by Jokesta. This image and the thumbnail come from his YouTube video.
However, the technique requires a lot of practice. So take your time to learn it and don’t curse it if it doesn’t work right away. Over time, you will get used to it. Alternatively, you can also practice with fewer fingers first.
Alternatives for Beginners: 4 Fingers or Fewer
If you can’t quite coordinate with six fingers yet, you can first practice using only four fingers. Add the index fingers to the thumbs, which are meant for aiming and shooting. The layouts are similar to those shown above. It’s best to orient yourself on these.
It is important that you get used to using these fingers as well. The advantage of this “4-Finger Claw” is that you can still comfortably hold your smartphone in your hand without having to lay it on the table.
If you cannot use one index finger or for other reasons only want to use one, there is still the 3-Finger technique. It primarily uses the thumbs to control all functions. Only shooting is reserved for the index finger. How this works is shown by Jokesta in the video:
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The transition to such a technique will probably take a lot of time—especially if you have never played on a mobile device before. Console and PC players may have some issues with it. To help you get along better, here are tips for getting started in Call of Duty: Mobile for PC players.
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In the financial report 3/2020 from Activision Blizzard, the company highlights the success of its new model for Call of Duty. The current Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is statistically between 300% and 1000% more successful than the last one, depending on the statistics. But does this only bring advantages?
This is the unfair comparison: In an earnings call, Activision Blizzard compared the figures of Call of Duty in Q3 2020 with those from Q3 2019 (via seekingalpha). This is an unfair comparison:
In Q3 2019, the only current CoD title was “only” Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 from 2018, which experimented with the battle royale mode “Blackout”
In Q3 2020, there was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), which was significantly advanced, along with the two incredibly successful free-to-play titles Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone alone has 85 million downloads.
In 2020, Call of Duty has 10 times more active players on PC than in 2019
These are the success figures from Activision Blizzard: Therefore, the figures from 2020 brutally dwarf those from 2019:
With 111 million, there are 3 times as many monthly active players as in 2019 – an active player is defined as someone who logs into a Call of Duty title at least once a month
On PC, the number of active users has increased tenfold – the gain is therefore primarily from PC
Modern Warfare had the highest sales of any Call of Duty ever, with two-thirds sold digitally
With in-game sales, Activision Blizzard earned 4 times more on PC and consoles than in the previous year’s quarter
The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold will now be shown to a “much larger community” than a year ago, Activision Blizzard is pleased
Is Activision Blizzard now facing the Ubisoft trap?
What is the catch? This very “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” could become a problem for Activision Blizzard. Because the great figures of Call of Duty in 2020 indicate a new situation:
In previous years, Call of Duty was practically dead in Q3. Everyone was waiting for the new game to come out, and the anticipation was huge. It could create hunger for something new and hype.
In 2020, Call of Duty, as Activision Blizzard itself shows, is still alive. There is still something to eat. The hunger and hype for the “new Call of Duty” are absent or at least more muted than before.
This is a new situation for Activision Blizzard: It has never been like this before.
In 2019, Ubisoft bitterly felt what it is like when you develop and improve titles for a long time and then simply bring out “new parts in the franchise.” They experienced a pretty nasty shipwreck with this tactic.
The games The Division 2 and Ghost Recon Breakpoint flopped, because they were too close to The Division 1 and Ghost Recon Wildlands, which Ubisoft had cultivated and improved over the years. Ubisoft painfully analyzed and admitted this at the time.
Therefore, Ubisoft changed their release plan in 2019 and wanted to completely rethink their strategy. They realized:
those who improve and develop existing games over the years, earn money from them, and truly celebrate their success
have difficulty selling fans a new part that is “somehow the same, but different and better” than the previous one
It could be that Call of Duty with “Cold War” gets into a similar situation.
MeinMMO expert Sven Galitzki is a good example of the growing hunger for a new Call of Duty being smaller in 2020 than in previous years. In an opinion piece, he explains why he can’t get as excited about Call of Duty: Cold War as he could about earlier titles:
Call of Duty: Warzone is undoubtedly one of the best Call of Duty games and immensely popular. MyMMO editor Noah Struthoff prefers to play the smartphone spin-off Call of Duty: Mobile. Why?
Call of Duty has actually accompanied me throughout my entire youth. I grew up with it and have played almost every CoD title – some more, some less eagerly.
With Call of Duty: Warzone, a Battle Royale came along that thrilled thousands of players and initially hooked me as well. However, I have become somewhat bored with it now.
Instead, I found an alternative that I enjoy playing much more: CoD Mobile. On my phone, I regularly take out players and win rounds. I haven’t entered Warzone in weeks, but I still regularly play Call of Duty on my phone.
More Variety and Flexibility
What do I like about CoD Mobile? The possibilities in Call of Duty: Mobile are enormous. The developers continuously bring new updates, and every week it feels like I am experiencing something new. A lot has happened in the first year of CoD Mobile:
Compared to the release, there are now twice as many maps (23 in total).
There are 27 multiplayer modes that I can switch between as I wish.
The changes are noticeable, and I can play for hours without ever feeling like it’s repetitive.
Even though you play on a smartphone, CoD Mobile is an incredibly good shooter. It is realistically designed, and often you don’t even realize that you are actually playing on a phone.
Recently, the Halloween update brought fresh air to the game.
I’m good at it and it’s fun: Even though I have been playing shooters for years, I am not a professional. It’s rare for me to win a round or lead the scoreboard. But in CoD Mobile, that’s different.
The mobile game uses bots in the lobby, allowing even the biggest noob to march through the game and collect kills. That’s fun, because there isn’t a sweaty opponent lurking around every corner trying to take me out.
I have secured victories in Battle Royale and normal rounds and felt really great about it. I went from being an average player to a true expert – at least that’s how it felt.
What I like the most: I can really play CoD Mobile anywhere. If I only have a short amount of time and am still looking for something to do, I play CoD Mobile.
That is useful in many situations: during commercial breaks, while riding the bus, on my lunch break, and to unwind in bed. I just have to pull out my phone and I can get started.
I get the classic shooter feeling while being able to be anywhere. That fits me well because I feel like I’m on the go every free minute, and when I have waiting times, I quickly play a round of CoD Mobile.
I feel like a real pro in CoD Mobile – even though I probably am not.
That’s why I prefer CoD Mobile: Don’t get me wrong, Warzone and Modern Warfare are good CoDs, and I definitely had my fun with them. But especially Warzone feels the same to me after a while. You run around in houses for ages, collect good loot, and then one second you’re taken out by a sniper and you’re out. That takes away the fun for me in the long run.
CoD Mobile I can turn on and switch between dozens of modes – depending on my mood. Sure, Warzone is purely a Battle Royale, but CoD Mobile offers that and also more modes.
I’m not a big fan of long gaming nights either; I play a bit here and then resume later. Sometimes it’s not even worth it for me to fire up the PlayStation.
Here’s some criticism: If there’s one criticism I have, it’s the numerous prompts to invest money in the game. CoD Mobile still has that classic mobile face and you’re tempted to spend some money.
That is of course logical. After all, the game is completely free, and somehow the developers have to make money.
Nevertheless, I have to say that so far I have managed completely without real money and have been able to resist every temptation. So far I have not experienced any disadvantages and still won my matches. Most items in the in-game shop are cosmetic, like the numerous skins from Season 11.
This is what CoD Mobile offers me: In summary, I can say that I have a great Call of Duty compact on my phone that I can pull out at any time. It gets at least as many updates and innovations as Warzone and is overall significantly more varied.
The quality is also right. The mechanics work well, and CoD Mobile is far from a cheap knockoff on mobile. That’s why I prefer it to Warzone.
If you now want to start a round or two in CoD Mobile, you should remember the best weapons:
Activision Blizzard discussed the game Diablo Immortal in its latest quarterly report. According to their own statements, the first testers are very satisfied. New regions are also expected to be invited to these tests soon.
In August 2020, the first internal tests took place, where employees from companies not involved in the development could try out Diablo Immortal.
What do these testers say? In the “Earnings Call” regarding the quarterly results, Daniel Alegre, COO of Activision, spoke about the internal tests. These took place in the third quarter of 2020, and the first testers are said to be “extremely enthusiastic”.
However, Alegre did not reveal exactly what excited the testers. These testers were also employees of Blizzard itself.
During the development of Diablo Immortal, it was repeatedly emphasized that it should have the “usual Blizzard quality.” This points to actions such as the statement regarding completion in November 2019 and the hiring of Rod Fergusson, who is known as the “Closer” – and is supposed to complete Diablo 4 and Immortal.
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The latest trailer for Diablo Immortal comes from China Joy 2020 and showcases revised character models.
First externals will soon be allowed to play
What’s next for Diablo Immortal? Alegre also stated in the earnings call that Blizzard will “soon” expand the tests for Diablo Immortal. External players from various regions of the world will then be allowed to participate.
However, these tests are not expected to be public. Therefore, there will be no videos or livestreams of the current version.
However, how the testers are invited and which regions will be unlocked has not yet been revealed.
Besides Blizzard, Riot is also focusing on a mobile game: Wild Rift aims to finally bring LoL to smartphones.
Recently, Sony announced the highly anticipated new “PlayStation Plus November 2020” lineup. With PS Plus, there are 2 free monthly games for PlayStation 4 and one for the upcoming PlayStation 5. The PS4 games are available now. PS5 owners with a PS Plus subscription can also look forward to 20 additional games in the form of the PS Plus Collection at the launch of the PS5..
Here are the new PS Plus games for November 2020: In November, the number of free monthly games depends on which Sony console you have or will have at home.
If you have a PlayStation Plus membership, there are the following 2 free games for the PS4 this time:
Middle-earth: Shadow of War – an action-adventure set in the world of The Lord of the Rings
Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition – an action-adventure with Metroidvania flair
PS5 owners can also look forward to the following games later:
Bugsnax – an adventure game and the actual PS5 title from the November lineup
PS Plus Collection – a collection of 20 games from the PS4 era
So there are 21 games for the PS5.
When can you download the new monthly games from the PS Store? The two PS4 games can be downloaded by PS Plus members right now from the PS Store.
Bugsnax for the PS5 will only be available on November 12. However, German PS5 owners with PS Plus will have to wait a little longer. The PlayStation will only start in Germany on November 19, a week later. However, Bugsnax will be available over PS Plus until January 4, 2021.
The PS Plus Collection will be available at the launch of the PS5, according to Sony – so also on November 19 here in Germany.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (PS4)
What isMiddle-earth: Shadow of War? It is an action role-playing game based on the license of The Lord of the Rings. Chronologically, it takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and is set after its predecessor, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
In a new epic story from the LotR universe, you must go behind enemy lines and build an army to conquer fortresses and ultimately dominate Mordor.
Alongside an engaging story, you will encounter a dynamic combat system, a flexible character development system, a rewarding loot system, and enjoyable fortress sieges. The popular Nemesis system from the predecessor is also back, capable of creating unique stories with almost every enemy and follower.
You should check out Middle-earth: Shadow of Warif you generally enjoy action RPGs or action-adventures, liked the predecessor, or are a big “The Lord of the Rings” fan. The atmospheric setting with original lore makes Shadow of War a unique experience for fans.
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What isHollow Knight: Voidheart Edition? Hollow Knight is a 2D platformer-style action-adventure with Metroidvania elements and even some inspirations from the Souls series.
The Voidheart Edition includes the original base game as well as 4 content packs that integrate seamlessly into the game, bringing numerous new abilities, quests, and bosses.
In the game itself, you explore a large open world with intricate caves, ancient cities, and all sorts of deadly wastelands in classic side-scrolling fashion. You face corrupted creatures, uncover exciting secrets, develop your character, and put your skills to the test against over 40 bosses.
You should check out Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition if you enjoy challenging 2D platformers or the Metroidvania genre, like dark atmospheres and settings, and want to dive into a vast game world where your skills are tested at almost every corner.
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What is Bugsnax? Bugsnax is a quirky first-person adventure game and also one of the launch titles for the PS5. In the game, you play as a newspaper reporter who is invited to explore a mysterious island with various living delicacies. You must complete numerous quirky tasks and capture all sorts of crazy creatures – half bug, half snack.
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By the way, Bugsnax will also be available for PS4, but as a monthly game, it only comes for PS5. There are currently no reviews, recommendations, or links for Bugsnax, as the game has not yet been released. We will update this information as soon as possible.
PS Plus Collection (PS5)
What is the PS Plus Collection? PS5 owners will receive a nice bonus at the launch of Sony’s new console, provided they also have an active PS Plus membership.
For those who meet this condition, Sony offers the so-called PS Plus Collection directly at the release of PlayStation 5. This collection includes originally 18 top titles that were released during the PS4 era. However, Sony has now announced that there are two additional titles on top – totaling 20 games.
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What exactly is included? The following 20 games are part of the PS Plus Collection:
God of War
Bloodborne
Monster Hunter World
Final Fantasy XV
Fallout 4
Mortal Kombat X
Uncharted 4
Ratchet & Clank
Days Gone
Until Dawn
Detroit: Become Human
Battlefield 1
Infamous: Second Son
Batman: Arkham Knight
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Persona 5
Resident Evil VII – Biohazard
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombie Chronicles Edition
How to get these monthly free games?
This is what you need: Basically, just one thing – an active membership with PS Plus, a paid service from Sony Interactive Entertainment.
A subscription costs around 60 € a year – depending on the type and duration of the subscription. As a PS Plus member, you typically get 2 of the mentioned games each month – as a digital download in the PlayStation Store and without any additional costs. You also get several other benefits.
The benefits of PS Plus: In addition to the monthly free titles for PlayStation, you also receive
Access to online multiplayer in many games
Exclusive discounts in the PlayStation Store
Exclusive in-game content for numerous games
Access to free trials where you can try out some full PS4 titles for free
What do you think of the new November lineup for PS Plus? Is there anything exciting for you? Are you starting with the PS4 or the new PS5?
In Pokémon GO starts today, November 3rd, with the Spotlight Hour featuring Tragosso. Accordingly, there is the best bonus in the event.
What is a Spotlight Hour? This event takes place every Tuesday in Pokémon GO. For one hour, a Pokémon is in the spotlight and appears more frequently. There is also a bonus associated with it.
This week, Tragosso is in the spotlight. The Pokémon with the bone skull is the last spooky monster to appear in this event for now. It also signals the end of the Halloween event.
All info about the Spotlight Hour with Tragosso
When does the event start? It begins at 6:00 PM German time. For exactly one hour, Tragosso will be found everywhere in the wild.
What bonuses are there? In general, the spawns are increased, and Tragosso appears significantly more often. This is typical for a Spotlight Hour.
In addition, there is double Stardust for catching Pokémon. You will receive at least 200 dust per Pokémon.
Is there Shiny Tragosso? Yes, for some time now you have been able to catch Tragosso in its shiny form. This will also be the case during the Spotlight Hour.
You can easily recognize the shiny because it is greenish and no longer brown:
Why is the bonus so good? Stardust is the most important resource in the game and is always worth collecting. With Stardust, you can power up your Pokémon, and only those who have really collected a lot of dust can have a strong team.
If you are looking for reinforcement in your team, you should first collect Stardust. This Spotlight Hour is especially worthwhile.
What’s next? In November, several more Spotlight Hours await you. There will also be additional events taking place this month. We have compiled the highlights for you here:
How has Fortnite changed with Patch 14.50? We show you everything you need to know about the new update in the patch notes in English. Included are jet-packs and minor map changes.
What is it about? Today, on November 3, 2020, update 14.50 was released in Fortnite. Epic Games took the servers offline today and applied the patch.
Since there are currently no official patch notes from Epic Games regarding the update, we will show you the changes that data miners and players have already discovered. We will continue to update this article for you.
Where is the update for PS4? Currently, there are issues with Patch 14.50 on PS4, causing the update for these users to come later. Fortnite explains on Twitter that PlayStation players will need to continue playing on Patch 14.40 until they can download the update. (via Twitter)
How does the map look now?
Data miners extracted the new map from the code of the update and shared it on Twitter:
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What’s new? The jet-packs are back in Fortnite. However, they now belong to Stark Industries and are said to be even stronger than before. Epic Games confirmed this in an email. So go out and try the Iron Man jet-packs right away.
New Bonus Challenges XP Xtravaganza
What is it? A series of new challenges await you in the game. Before the season ends at the end of November, you can collect many experience points and fill your battle pass.
This update was important for the launch of the new consoles. Epic Games wants Fortnite to be available and running well on the consoles on day one of the launch.
In a livestream, the largest German streamer for Fallout 76, Jakob0687, along with a jury honors the most beautiful C.A.M.P.s of the German-speaking community. MeinMMO was there and asked Jakob about the event.
What kind of event is this? In the event, Jakob presents the most beautiful C.A.M.P.s of the German-speaking community together with three other jury members. Basically, anyone can participate; registration takes place through Jakob’s Twitch stream or the community Discord.
A weekly or bi-weekly event is planned, depending on the number of registrations. The next contest will take place in the evening on November 5, 2020. The focus is on the community. The winner will receive a scrapper blueprint, worth between 7,000 and 10,000 caps.
Who is the streamer? Jakob is currently the most watched streamer in the German-speaking area playing Fallout 76 on Twitch. With over 14,000 hours in the last 90 days, he is firmly in first place (via sullygnome).
The most beautiful C.A.M.P.s of the community
This Camp won: In the livestream, the jury showcased several C.A.M.P.s. In the end, the jury was convinced by the C.A.M.P. of Akktros. It shows a beautiful property that looks as if it belongs exactly there in the world:
The C.A.M.P. of Akktros convinced the jury. “A nice place to stay”
How this Camp won: Akktros C.A.M.P. is located in the south, west of Wade Airport, and was idyllically built by the water. Due to its location, heavy foot traffic is to be expected. Low-level players also often roam the area.
The construction style of the country house, suited to the ambiance, was highlighted. The C.A.M.P. looks as if it is permanently in the game and not built by a player.
From the porch, the player directly accesses an open space with Nuka-Cola benches and all the necessary workbenches. Two vending machines complete the basement.
That the jury can be very critical is shown by the evaluation of the C.A.M.P.s:
The floor plates do not cover all the flowers
A separation between the workshop and vending machines was desired
More Camps from the community: Although Akktros’s Camp ultimately won, there were many contenders who were also vying for the crown. We have embedded the participant camps here in the gallery:
Perhaps these camps will inspire you to participate in the next event yourself. If you need further tips, there is a player in our community who builds camps for you. Here you will surely find more useful information.
What makes the event and the community so special
This is how the housing event works and how it will be evaluated:
The jury consists of four permanent members:
Jakob as streamer – entertainment and reporting are at the forefront, providing a subjective opinion
Lupa – has a lot of knowledge about base building and evaluates the C.A.M.P.s under strict criteria
Rotzi – has been a fixed part of the community since the beginning and is very active on Reddit
Sera – a Fallout 76 streamer herself, places a high value on realistic C.A.M.P.s
The evaluation takes place on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the highest rating. There is no influence among the jury, and each of the four jurors gives their opinion about the respective C.A.M.P.
The idea itself emerged rather spontaneously, as Jakob reports in the interview with MeinMMO:
We sat together in the stream and had already played many events together long before the contest: completing queens, helping ourselves or newcomers with quests, and wanting to ease newcomers into the game.
I was often asked if I could show a C.A.M.P. in the livestream. There were really cool C.A.M.P.s, like an openable dollhouse, or the “Jakob Asylum” – where someone built a mental hospital for me. There I was “admitted” in roleplay. A viewer in the chat then had the idea of an event on the topic of housing. The idea was very well received, and then we brainstormed together in the stream. The event itself is thus “owed” to the community.
The winning C.A.M.P. of Akktros in the video: Jakob has published a tour of the winning camp as a video on his YouTube channel. There you can also find more information about the event and the evaluation:
The video is a compilation from Jakob’s livestream
The largest streamer in the interview
What makes the German-speaking Fallout 76 community so special:
Jakob describes the German-speaking Fallout 76 community as a very warm and mutually supportive community. Regardless of whether freshly started or veteran: the majority of players greatly appreciate the solidarity.
The players help and support each other. Regardless of whether ammunition is needed, flux, scrap, or materials, people lend a hand to one another. It is a very active, gaming-friendly, and open community – even for newcomers.
But it can also be very critical and sometimes a bit too harsh, but mostly fair. The criticism should always be constructive.
The secret of a beautiful and functional C.A.M.P. in Fallout 76
As the largest streamer in the German area and as the organizer of this event, we first wanted to know from Jakob how to actually build a good Camp. However, there does not seem to be a formula for success.
MeinMMO: Do you have tips for building a nice C.A.M.P. for our readers?
Jakob: That’s a good question. Everyone who knows my Camp knows that it is rather functionally designed.
Let your creativity guide you and choose a theme. For example, a Red Rocket mall. The C.A.M.P. should fit the surroundings and the overall package should match.
“I can’t let go anymore!”
In addition to questions about the German-speaking community, we also asked the largest German-speaking Fallout 76 streamer some personal questions.
MeinMMO: How long have you been playing Fallout 76?
Jakob: I have been playing Fallout 76 since release, have played until level 138, then felt I had done everything, was a bit disappointed and frustrated, like many others, and stopped. Now I have been back since May/June 2020 and can’t let go anymore! But that’s not only due to the game but also to the great community!
I have been actively playing the Fallout series since Fallout 3, but I also recently played 1 and 2.
MeinMMO: What personally motivates you about Fallout 76?
Jakob: I’m pretty simple. I’m a huge fan of the post-apocalypse and soak up everything I find. Books, movies, series. The Fallout series is THE ultimate post-apocalyptic scenario for me, and I can’t get enough of the series.
Sure, with single-player games, you play through them once a year or every two years. But in 76, you have a cool community, play together, there’s something to do every day, and when you’re bored, you build a Camp. Now with the legendary cards it finally makes sense to play up to level 300 since the last card slot is unlocked there. The overall package of Fallout 76 makes sense: multiplayer, cool story as mentioned: the amazing community.
I would also like to mention that I often play off-stream, and when I see someone new, I’m happy to help them. With One Wasteland, it often happens that the mobs are too strong, and I like to support there. It also gives you a good feeling when you know you helped someone.
MeinMMO: Finally, we would like to know what you wish for Fallout 76.
Jakob: There are two things I often talk about. This, however, is my subjective opinion: It looks on the map to the right and left as if someone had thought something there. I really hope for a map extension.
The second wish is something very simple: an event or a spot on the map with deathclaws. These are unfortunately a rare commodity in Fallout 76. The deathclaws are one of the coolest monsters in the Fallout universe and there just aren’t enough of them in 76.
MeinMMO: Thank you for the interview!
If you still find the camps to be limited, you should keep an eye on the upcoming update Steel Dawn. There are shelters, your own vaults that you can build and decorate. Here you can further unleash your creativity, as many restrictions will be lifted.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Shooter expert Sven Galitzki from MeinMMO is more torn about the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War than ever before with any CoD. He is looking forward to the single-player, but sees hardly any reason to get the game for the multiplayer. “The blame” lies with Warzone and Modern Warfare.
When does Black Ops Cold War release? There is now only about a week until the release of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The new CoD 2020 will be released on November 13, 2020, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One – Next-Gen versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X will follow.
And just a week before release, many players are still asking themselves: Should I get the new CoD or not? I’m still struggling with myself.
The most important information about Black Ops Cold War can be found here:
This is how I look forward to the new CoD Black Ops Cold War: I have to admit, I am so undecided this time as I have never been with a “Call of Duty” offshoot – and that, despite the fact that Black Ops is one of my absolute favorites in the CoD franchise.
On the one hand, there are several things I am really excited about in Cold War. On the other hand, I see at certain – for some quite crucial – points simply no reason why I should transition to the new Call of Duty.
The campaign leads players to Vietnam, among others
That’s why I look forward to the new CoD 2020: There are several things I look forward to in the new CoD – for example, the campaign.
The new CoD directly ties to one of my favorite offshoots: Black Ops 1. The cool secret agent story from the original, which I think is one of the best that CoD has to offer story-wise to this day, will finally continue. I can’t wait to dive into the story and hunt the mysterious Soviet spy Perseus throughout history.
I am also eagerly looking forward to zombies, the flagship of Treyarch. Because the latest interpretation of the popular co-op mode looks really promising and already makes me want more.
The popular zombies mode is also included in Black Ops Cold War
That’s why I’m still undecided about the purchase: On the other hand, I am currently going through a kind of dilemma and there are also some things that make a potential purchase difficult for me – especially the multiplayer of CoD Cold War. And this aspect is traditionally a decisive role for many fans, players, and interested parties. After all, the MP is the soul of a CoD for many.
This does not mean that Black Ops Cold War is bad in this area – it is more that other games from the same company are at least just as good, currently even offer the better overall package or are also playable without Cold War. Specifically, I mean the direct predecessor title Modern Warfare as well as Battle Royale Warzone.
Call of Duty has essentially set itself back with these successful titles in its 2020 offshoot – at least regarding multiplayer. Therefore, I personally see few to no reasons to transition to the new CoD Cold War if you own Modern Warfare or are only interested in the battle royale action in Warzone.
The multiplayer is not a strong selling point for me in CoD 2020
Modern Warfare has grown and is good – Why switch?
Modern Warfare not only received some paid map DLCs spread throughout the year, but it was also maintained like a real Game as a Service and supplied with fresh content for the first time, and still is. Moreover, all gameplay-relevant content such as new maps or base weapons is available for free to all players.
Currently, Modern Warfare thus offers a substantial package with numerous new and classic modes, maps, and weapons, where essentially something is available for every taste. You do not have to spend additional money for it. Also, Modern Warfare has managed to hit just the right nerve regarding other important factors like time to kill, movement speed, or map layout – at least for me.
With Warzone, they have established a successful battle royale with millions of players alongside Modern Warfare, which some see as the current genre leader. Although Warzone is also supposed to continue with Cold War and beyond, it remains playable outside of Modern Warfare and is also available completely free as a standalone version – without Modern Warfare, but also without Cold War.
Before jumping into the Warzone
I see it this way: Black Ops Cold War will rely on the same seasonal content model including battle pass as Modern Warfare, but will start with a smaller scope than CoD MW has now – for all owners, mind you, free. Warzone, which particularly appeals to me, I can also play with Modern Warfare or completely independently of both main titles. In crucial areas like TTK, maps, certain modes, health regeneration, or movement speed, Black Ops Cold War played worse for me in the alpha and beta than Modern Warfare.
And so, from a multiplayer perspective, I currently see no reasons why I must absolutely get the new CoD Cold War. At the point where, as a shooter and big “Call of Duty” fan, I usually say almost every year, “So, it’s time for the new CoD,” I am now at a point where I essentially think for the first time, “Why even? I’m really still satisfied with what I have right now.”
Warzone and CoD MW not only provide fun but also do many things right
But this positive development now makes it difficult for the successor Black Ops Cold War to stand out and make a truly innovative and special separation from its predecessor.
This has also made it clearer than ever to me what numerous players have been emphasizing for years: If done right, you don’t need a new CoD every year. Does this make Black Ops Cold War a bad game? By no means. If you missed Modern Warfare, CoD Cold War will certainly be worth it for shooter enthusiasts and series fans.
The most positive aspects from MW will also be continued there and will also have a lot of cool and new things to offer, which one can look forward to. But precisely for this reason, buying the new CoD Cold War is not as “urgent” as in previous years – especially if you have CoD MW or only play Warzone.
Will I now get Black Ops Cold War? I strongly assume so. But not for the regular multiplayer part of the game.
I will probably get Black Ops Cold War – But not because of the multiplayer
What do you think about it? What are your thoughts on the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War? Will you get it at release, wait, or possibly even abstain? Is the purchase worth it for pure multiplayer fans in your view? Let me and other readers of MeinMMO know in the comments.
In Genshin Impact, there is a debate about whether YouTubers and streamers should spend a lot of money on the game or not. While one YouTuber is ashamed of having invested so much money, another is proud of it. The YouTuber Tectone says: He does it for the players. They shouldn’t end up like he once did: addicted to Gacha games, broke and homeless.
Broke and homeless due to addiction to gacha games
Another “whale” says: The YouTuber Tectone says:
He was once completely addicted to the game “Summoner’s War”. He was addicted to the game and spent all his money and even more on it. He became homeless due to his addiction.
Once he got back on his feet, he discovered YouTubers who spent a lot of money on Summoner’s War: That cured him of his addiction. Because now his curiosity was satisfied about what the game was like when you pumped tens of thousands of dollars into it. He could also observe the addictive behavior and how poorly those whales were doing.
His account in Genshin Impact is now dedicated to liberating others from their curiosity. It’s basically like communism; it’s not “his account”; it’s the account of everyone. Because he now shows others how little it brings to spend money in Genshin Impact.
Why does this idiot spend so much money on an anime girl?
Tectone says at one point:
“I think it’s easier for people to resist the urge to spend money when they see how useless and painful it is. When other people see that I spend $600 or $700 to get Klee, they won’t be thinking: Hey, just $600 – I’ll do that too!
They will be thinking: Why does this idiot spend so much money on an anime girl?”
The videos, as he summons, are 95% depression and 5% dopamine. The joy does not come from getting the character but from being happy about not having to spend money anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8evFgllCFcE
The YouTuber says: He is into gacha games and has already spent thousands of dollars on various games, but he is not addicted: He has dropped all those games like a stone. His channel is meant to satisfy the viewers’ curiosity about what it looks like when you blow a lot of money on a gacha game, so they don’t have to.
“It’s about taking the curiosity out. I make sure you don’t make the same mistakes I did because I am further along than you and can show what is bad.”
This is what it’s about: What you need to realize:
Regular players who spend money in Genshin Impact waste their money.
A YouTuber or Twitch streamer who spends a lot of money invests it and gets content from it that they can monetize in some way.
Therefore, it’s always difficult to take YouTubers as role models in any form, because while they may be likable and seek closeness to the players, they are in a completely different situation.
Long-time gacha players have developed a strange behavior regarding “spending money” in the games that appears odd to outsiders, sounding like self-justification and pseudo-logic.
For new characters like Klee, players might spend a few hundred US dollars.
One can only warn every player: If you decide to invest money in a gacha game, you should set a limit on how much you want to spend per month, realize if you really want to do that and then stick strictly to this limit.
Anyone who knows they have problems handling money and are susceptible to such mechanics should steer clear of gacha games. The story that Tectone tells about being homeless and broke is a real danger posed by gambling addiction.
In a very weak release phase before the arrival of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, Genshin Impact hit hard in the West and confronts RPG players with many mechanics from mobile games that they are not familiar with.
Genshin Impact is also successful because it leans heavily on well-known narrative patterns from anime:
The MMORPG Ashes of Creation has intensively introduced the Cleric in a blog post. The idea of the class and initial skills were presented. More classes are to follow in the coming weeks.
The Cleric can protect, enhance, and heal allies in various ways. At the same time, he has some skills with which he can deal holy damage to enemies and weaken them by reducing the outgoing damage of the enemy, for example.
The Cleric can heal and resurrect allies, while also attacking and weakening enemies.
In this context, particularly the combinations Cleric + Cleric (High Priest) and Cleric + Bard (Scryer) are likely to come into play. The Bard is the second class that leans towards support and healing.
What can the Cleric do? The blog post presented the first 9 skills of the healer class. These are all skills that can be unlocked with levels 1 to 10 and used in the upcoming alpha:
Castigation – Enemies are whipped with holy energy and take damage. You and allies in the vicinity receive health and mana.
Judgment – Swings a divine hammer at the target, causing damage and reducing their damage mitigation.
Hallowed Ground – An AoE effect with holy energy that deals damage to enemies and heals allies.
Exorcism – Channels damage over time. At the end of the channeling, there is an energy burst that deals damage to enemies in the vicinity.
Damnation – Curses the target. Deals damage over time and reduces the damage dealt by the enemy. If the power of the skill increases, the target becomes immobilized and the effect extends to enemies in the vicinity.
Devotion – Heals allies, continues to heal them over time, and creates a field around them that also heals allies.
Divine Censure – Creates a holy spear that pierces your enemy. Whenever someone attacks this enemy, they have a chance to be healed.
Benediction – Creates a chain of heals between allies.
Resurrection – Brings a dead ally back to life.
You can already experience the various skills in action in a short video:
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What makes Ashes of Creation so interesting? The new MMORPG from Intrepid Studios focuses on social interactions and group play. This is also evident in the highlight of the game: the Node system.
The open world is divided into different zones. These zones can be conquered and then leveled up. A zone starts as a small tent city and can develop into a huge metropolis. The environment levels up as well. Where there was initially just a small cave, a huge dungeon can emerge over time. In general, PvE plays an important role in leveling up the nodes.
The cities, in turn, elect a mayor, build various buildings, collect taxes, and offer housing. This is also intended to promote interaction between players.
However, the cities can also be attacked and destroyed. Massive sieges are planned for this purpose.
From a small tent camp to a huge metropolis, there are a total of 6 levels for the nodes.
The most promising western MMORPG? Currently, there are some promising MMORPGs in development, but most of them come from Korea. Ashes of Creation is one of the few western MMORPGs that players are eagerly awaiting.
However, players do not have to wait too long for gameplay in livestreams. Alpha 1 starts in spring 2021. With this alpha, the NDA for testers is lifted, and players can showcase their progress to the whole world.
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The shooter pro Nick “Marksman” Overton is actually more of a Fortnite player, but recently he has been streaming a lot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He still considers a weapon that has been nerfed 5 times since release to be the best shotgun in the popular mode “Search & Destroy”.
Which weapon is this about? “Marksman” is referring to the shotgun 725. Soldiers who have been playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare since release are likely to have fond memories of this gun from the early times of CoD MW.
For a while, this weapon was the benchmark. You could score one-shot kills over long distances and only had to take one disadvantage into account: the small magazine. Back then, the developers opted for a cautious nerf strategy and required 3 adjustments before it fit better among the other weapons.
“I love that the 725 has been nerfed 5 times and is still the best shotgun in Search & Destroy. I don’t think there has ever been a bigger weapon balance mistake in CoD history.”
Why does he think that? In his streams, he has been using the shotgun more frequently lately and has rediscovered the weapon for himself. Yesterday, on November 2nd, he played a few rounds on his Twitch channel and often demonstrated how devastating the gun can be in the right hands.
We have created a clip here that impressively proves this in a few seconds:
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Marksman gets shot from the side on Vacant and just manages to turn left to open fire himself. With one shot, he takes out the opponent, who is quite a distance away from him. An impressive scene that shows what is possible with the 725.
What do other players say about it? Under his tweet, many agree, but not everyone shares his opinion that the 725 is the biggest balance mistake in CoD history. They point out other examples that have also shone with overpowered abilities in the long history of CoD:
@HmongCalibur: “All I can say is – the MW 725 would never win against the BO3 and BO1 Olympia/725.”
@BeM_iDeadly: “You probably never played with the Akimbo Winchester in MW2?”
@Nick21004031: “The MP5, MP7, Kar98 are all OP and have been for a while!”
But the spectrum of opinions is even broader. Some agree with Marksman, while others generally find shotguns difficult in CoDs. Others still consider the R9-0 or the new JAK-12 to be even stronger. By the way, the JAK-12 was recently nerfed as well. Some players, on the other hand, see sniper rifles as an OP class.
The discussion under the tweet clearly shows how far opinions diverge on the strengths of the weapons and how difficult it can be for developers to find the right “balance” here.
In the end, however, much also depends on the players. Marksman is a pro who plays a lot and regularly. Weapons that work well for an average player can simply be overpowered in the hands of hardcore gamers.
Which weapon do you think has been absolutely overpowered in CoD history? Do you remember a gun that really got on your nerves?
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Streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anis has announced that viewers can only donate a maximum of $5 through Twitch. She simply does not need more money. This triggers a discussion among streamers. LoL star Tyler1 and perpetual streamer xQc share their thoughts on the donation limit.
This is what Pokimane says: Pokimane explains that she has worked with Streamlabs to establish a donation limit of $5 on her channel. She thanks all her supporters but believes that higher donations are “not necessary.”
Anyone who feels generous should donate money to smaller channels, spend it on charitable purposes, or treat themselves.
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Pokimane thanks her fans for their support when she was still in school and relied on every dollar, but today that is no longer necessary.
In an earlier stream, the 24-year-old streamer urged her viewers to stop “offering free things to rich people.” Instead of treating a movie star who has enough money to eat, one should say: “Hey, I am your biggest fan, give me a big tip!”
Tyler1 is tired of pretending to be happy about $100
This is how Tyler1 reacts: Pokimane’s action quickly spread on Twitch. The LoL streamer Tyler1 reacted in his own way. He said he was also considering implementing this limit but for selfish reasons.
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He is really annoyed that he has to overly express joy every time a guy donates $100 to him. He always feels like an ass if he doesn’t thank them enthusiastically. So he pretends to show joy and gratitude, even when he doesn’t feel like it. But people are too dumb to stop donating such large amounts of money to him.
This is what xQc says: The streamer xQc is annoyed by the Twitch fans’ reaction to Pokimane’s action. Some are not happy that Pokimane is doing this, but instead complain about other streamers who do not. They are now being shamed and portrayed as bad. This is typical of Twitch.
On Twitch, one never celebrates those who do something good, but only criticizes those who do not. This is just weird.
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Pokimane and other big streamers have other ways to earn money and do not need the high donations.
This does not apply to all streamers.
Pokimane sets an example
In the reactions to these accusations, it was clear how uncomfortable Pokimane felt about this thought. She refuted the idea that she would want to take money from someone who really needs it. With the donation limit, she sets a clear example.
The evil wears socks.
The counterexample to Pokimane was the streamer Invadervie a few months ago. She urged her fans to donate money to her and did not accept any excuses. Even those who became unemployed due to the pandemic could surely spare a small amount for her.
This is why the action is so special: There are some streamers on Twitch who completely forgo donations and do not have a donations button at all. A clip of a New Zealand streamer who carved wood live on Twitch became well-known.
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He found the concept of someone paying him to watch him completely suspicious. He wanted to immediately give the viewers their money back: he did not want to earn anything from what he was doing. He asked viewers to spend their money on their families instead of him. It is not unusual for streamers to consciously forgo income through Twitch.
In the reactions to these accusations, it was clear how uncomfortable Pokimane felt about this thought. She refuted the idea that she would want to take money from someone who really needs it. With the donation limit, she sets a clear example.
The evil wears socks.
The counterexample to Pokimane was the streamer Invadervie a few months ago. She urged her fans to donate money to her and did not accept any excuses. Even those who became unemployed due to the pandemic could surely spare a small amount for her.
In FIFA 21, the new Title Update 4 is launched. It brings a lot of changes again – and addresses, among other things, the confusing referees.It is now also available on PS4 and Xbox One.
When is Title Update 4 coming? The new major update is now available on PC via Origin and Steam.
Update, November 3: The new Title Update is now also available on PS4 and Xbox One. As with previous updates, it arrived a little later on consoles than for the PC version.
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What’s in the update: The new update contains changes and fixes in all areas. The most important changes are presented to you here in an overview.
The most important changes in Title Update 4
Referees will be smarter: The referees in FIFA 21 sometimes make some very strange decisions. The current update now addresses some of the problems.
On one hand, the referee logic for potential yellow cards has been adjusted. There should now be fewer yellow cards issued. Until now, referees had a tendency to show yellow cards even for minor nudges and to immediately follow up with a second yellow for a small tackle.
In addition, there were situations where the referee ended the game in “inappropriate situations” during extra time, as explained in the patch notes. Players reported cases where an important goal was scored in stoppage time – but the referee blew the whistle for full time before the goal shot crossed the line. This should now also be corrected.
There were also situations in which a foul or tackle in the penalty area did not result in a penalty kick. This has also been improved.
How extensively the changes will affect the game remains to be seen. What is currently missing in the patch notes is the point that red cards that should actually have been issued, such as for a last-man tackle, are often sanctioned with yellow. Whether this is also part of the improved yellow card logic is still unclear.
Bug fixes and corrections: Besides the referees, the gameplay changes mainly refer to the correction of errors. For example, there were sometimes strange bouncing players or faulty inputs.
What is changing in Ultimate Team: There are also some specific changes in FUT. Among other things, you can now listen to sound items like anthems or goal songs on the transfer market if you are interested.
Additionally, the jerseys on the field only showed a gray placeholder instead of the club crest. This should now have changed and the crests should be displayed correctly.
Instead of the crest, a placeholder was often just seen
Furthermore, the ping in lobbies was displayed incorrectly. It only showed the connection in one direction – now it shows it in both directions. Higher numbers are now to be expected, but this does not change the usual gameplay. This was only a visual issue.
In addition, many other bugs and errors have been fixed.
Changes in Career Mode
What is changing in Career Mode: Many minor errors have also been fixed in the Career Mode. These are primarily visual problems. For example, the training menu has been adjusted to better represent the training effect on the aggression rating.
There are also further errors, such as that player lock could not be used when jumping into the game from simulation. Additionally, there could be faulty questions in press conferences. And striker talents that you wanted to retrain from MS to ST could take unusually long to do so.
Further changes in Title Update 4
Also in Volta and Pro Clubs, some corrections have been made. For example, the menu in Volta has been improved and errors rectified. In Pro Clubs, there are also various bug fixes in menus and displays.
Furthermore, various crests, audio files, stadiums, and other visual aspects have been adjusted throughout the game. Various faulty camera jumps have been fixed. Overall, the list of corrections is very long – you can find the complete overview in the patch notes (via EA Sports).
Thus, FIFA 21 has already received its fourth update – and after the last patch, it is the second that brings a large number of changes. However, the last update included a problem when it went live on consoles: Share Play on PS4 suddenly stopped working.
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Only a few days before the release of the Xbox Series X and Series S, there is more good news for gamers. The party chat will be safer for you. How to do that is explained by developer Bill Ridmann.
It won’t be long before you can hold your Xbox Series X or Series S in your hands. The official release is on November 10, 2020.
On reddit, a developer explained what other important change is being worked on. And this concerns the safety of everyone participating in group chats.
Group chats no longer P2P – Why is this important?
What about party chats? This type of chat has accompanied the Xbox prominently since the One. It’s the feature you use on the console to communicate with groups. However, this system has also posed some problems.
This was problematic: For a long time, the Xbox party chat used so-called peer-to-peer (P2P) connections. The problem with this system is that it makes it very easy to find out the IP address of the users connected to it. This information can be common for hackers. Additionally, users who know your IP address can launch a DDoS attack on you, thus bringing down your internet.
It’s clear that this problem needs to be resolved. On reddit, players warn others. “Now that Rainbow Six: Siege is in Game Pass, I wanted to remind you not to accept every random group invite,” says a thread (via reddit). There, too, DDoS is warned against.
This is new: A developer responded to the reddit thread. Bill Ridmann is a software engineer at Microsoft and is working on the development of the Xbox. He writes under the warning that P2P is a known problem and that they’ve been working on a solution in the background for some time.
More and more connections will now run through servers, and P2P is decreasing more and more. Soon, there should be no groups that are based on P2P anymore.
He mentioned that he also saw concerns regarding the mobile app. However, through the mobile app, groups have always been on servers and “… and the IP of your smartphones was never shown to others,” he explains.
