Today, on October 13, it is time for the Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 This brings new weekly challenges, Nightfall Strikes, and a fresh Flashpoint for the Guardians. But what else is there for the Guardians to do?
What’s going on in Destiny? Currently, Destiny 2 offers players more bonuses than ever. This week, it is Gambit mode’s turn, where you can earn 3x Recklessness. So it is a perfect time to rank up a bit.
Additionally, the Halloween event “Festival of the Lost 2020” continues, which leaves players wondering about the mysterious reward. Also mysterious is the newly introduced character and instructor Shaw. The Guardians wonder: Is he actually a hated murderer?
Important information about the weekly activities from 10/13 to 10/20.
These Nightfall Strikes are available: In the regular Nightfall (Power level 820), you can choose from these Nightfalls:
In Strikes and story missions these modifiers are active:
Solar Singe
Grounded
Aggressive
But keep in mind that the Singe modifier remains constant throughout the week. The remaining modifiers rotate daily.
Crucible: These playlists and modes are on the agenda in PvP:
Private Match (Core Playlist)
Rumble (Core Playlist)
Control (Core Playlist)
Mayhem (Rotational Playlist)
Lockdown (Rotational Playlist)
Elimination (Core Playlist)
Survival (Core Playlist)
Survival: Freelance (Core Playlist)
Classic Mix (Core Playlist)
Settlement: The Drifter activates these modifiers for you:
Void Singe
Grenadier
Escalation Protocol: You can earn the weapons of Escalation Protocol in Season 11 from the Contact event and the Prophecy dungeon in the current version with additional perks and mod slots. The armor is still available only through activity on Mars but has also been available in “Armor 2.0” variant for some time now.
You can find the current Flashpoint on Titan.
Petra Venj can currently be found (Curse Week 2) for one week right at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. She sends you on a mission to the 3rd Ascendant Challenge.
These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 11 of Destiny 2
This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful loot comes in several tiers, giving you various power boosts. Accordingly, higher tiers also grant you higher power boosts.
Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
pinnacle gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes over 1050 and up to a maximum of 1060)
For your information: Power levels gained through the new artifact “Seed of Silver Wings” will not be counted for the calculation of your drops. The average gear and weapons are decisive here.
Sources for Powerful Loot in Season 11:
Tier 1:
Weekly Flashpoint
Primus Engrams
Gunsmith Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Weekly Story Mission: Luna’s Call from Eris
Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
Zavala’s Vanguard Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Complete 5 Nightfall: The Ordeal. Higher difficulties grant more progress
Crucible for 4 matches in a rotational playlist
Shaxx’s Crucible Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Gambit Bounties from the Drifter – Complete 8 of his bounties
In a new sneaky maneuver, cheaters are now getting you in Call of Duty: Warzone without you even seeing them: From under the map. Particularly nasty: They specifically wait for players who are just hunting for an Easter egg.
This is currently happening: In Warzone, some players are currently hiding under the map at the new subway stations to ambush victims. They then shoot them from underground without them being able to defend themselves. This is particularly nasty because they apparently also camp down there.
For example, this happened to reddit user NinjaSawce. He wanted to go to the station and loot a bit when he was suddenly attacked. In a panic, he looks around but finds no opponents – and then dies. In the killcam, he sees that his killer is waiting under the map.
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How do the cheaters do this? Apparently, it is a bug that the cheaters exploit. According to some players, it is possible to get under the map at certain spots and shoot at others from there.
But it is also possible that it is a new cheat. Such cheats have been used since the early days of shooters. Players are not visible under the map, but they can shoot through the ground.
The point at the subway seems to be interesting for cheaters because it is important to complete a new Easter egg that has been found since Season 6 in Warzone. This way, they spoil the fun for their victims twice.
For this step, you need to take the subway and drive to the maintenance station. There you will find the blueprint, which you can pick up and add to your collection.
This cool blueprint is waiting for you. Image source: YouTube
What can I do about it? Currently, there is really nothing you can do except hope that no one is lurking there. Since players are moving “out of bounds” at these locations, a fix shouldn’t take too long.
In the shooter Call of Duty: Mobile Season 11 starts on October 15. It is special because it celebrates the one-year anniversary of the game. We show you why it is worth it for newcomers and returnees.
When does Season 11 start? This season starts in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. On October 15 at 2:00 AM, Season 11 begins.
It runs under the name Anniversary and will simultaneously celebrate the one-year existence of the shooter.
So far, some details about the new Season 11 have already become known. It’s already clear that a lot will happen and it could be really exciting for newcomers in CoD Mobile.
Everything that is known about Season 11 so far
This map is new: A new map has been announced with the start of Season 11. The map “King” is coming. It is known from Modern Warfare and is used for tight battles in the “Gunfight” mode.
So it could well be that we also experience tight battles and 1v1 or 2v2 on King in CoD Mobile. At least that’s how it is in Modern Warfare.
The map “King” is coming to CoD Mobile
Otherwise, a new destination has also been teased. So far, only a short clip has been shown, and the developers write on Twitter: “The lighthouse lures you to a new destination in CoD Mobile.”
In the teaser, the brief glimpse in the video somewhat reminds of the map Alcatraz from Black Ops 4. There you could play in the old prison. In the teaser, there is a brief glimpse of a building that looks very similar.
These weapons are new: Activision has already uploaded a video about the Battle Pass. There you can see 6 new firearms, which are mainly in bright neon colors. The weapons are called:
DL Q33 – Neon Burst
AK117 – Neon Lotus
QQ9 – Neon Grunge
KRM-262 – Point and Click
Fennec – Verdant
Fennec
With these weapons, you will definitely stand out on the battlefield. It will be interesting to see how good the new guns actually are.
These characters are new: In addition to the new weapons, the Battle Pass also includes 4 more characters that you can play. These include:
Spectre – Pixel Spy
Reaper – Premium
Zero Nebula
Scylla – Future Vice
What else is in the Battle Pass? Some more goodies are waiting for you in the Battle Pass. We will embed the video here so that you know about all the contents:
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This new Scorestreak is coming: Not only weapons and maps are added in Season 11. A brand new Scorestreak is also available. With the Advanced UAV, a drone is introduced that displays enemy positions accurately. This will go after the campers.
Season 11 is ideal for newcomers
Why is it worth getting started? There are several reasons why you can start CoD Mobile again with the launch of Season 11.
In general, you can say that you can play one of the best shooters on your smartphone with CoD Mobile. Additionally, it is completely free, and you do not have to invest a cent if you do not want to.
So if you want to continue playing CoD on the go or simply want a change from Modern Warfare, you will find it here.
Especially at the launch of Season 11, there should be a lot happening in the shooter. You can try out new weapons and test a completely new map. It is quite conceivable that many other players will return. So empty lobbies should not be a problem.
This is offered for returnees: Since its release in October 2019, CoD Mobile has continuously developed. New things have been added again and again, and compared to the release, much has grown:
At launch there were 11 maps – now there are a total of 23
From one multiplayer mode, there are now a proud 27 modes
At the beginning there were 200 weapons – now there are 1400 weapons
The growth of CoD Mobile is therefore enormous. Anyone who played a few rounds at the beginning can now return and find a completely changed game.
We already took a look at CoD Mobile a few weeks ago and showed you what has changed:
A player in FIFA 21 apparently doesn’t want to play with regular forwards and therefore resorts to the goalkeeper legend Petr Cech. And what he achieves with the keeper in terms of goals is insane.
That goalkeepers are actually there to prevent goals seems to be irrelevant to reddit user dsrii (via reddit.com). He apparently prefers to use the goalkeeper for scoring goals and impressively showcases this in a video on reddit.
What can be seen in the video? Beautifully played dream goals, scorpion kicks, volleys, skill moves, and headed goals. You can see all of this in dsrii’s goal compilation. The special thing: The scorer is every time the goalkeeper icon Petr Cech.
Here you can see how he humiliates his online opponents in Division Rivals in the 3:20 minute long video:
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At the end of the video, the statistics of the Cech card are shown. And they are really impressive. In 87 games, dsrii scores 106 goals with the keeper.
That’s why the performance is so impressive: Every FIFA player has probably tried to score a goal with the keeper at least once. But it’s not really easy. Goalkeepers are controlled very clumsily, have poor dribbling, and especially low shooting stats.
This makes the displayed performance even more astonishing.
Why Petr Cech in particular? It’s not the first time that dsrii goes on a goal hunt with a goalkeeper. In FIFA 20, he posted a similar video (via reddit), this time with the goalkeeper legend Lev Yashin.
Cech is better known for his strong goalkeeper stats.
He seems to particularly like goalkeepers with headgear. Because both Cech and the Prime version of Yashin wear a helmet or hat in the game.
This is how the community reacts
What FIFA players say: On reddit (via reddit), the community celebrates the video and is excited about the skills and goals:
“I hope you play on PS4, because I would destroy my Xbox if you outsmart me with Cech.”
“Imagine Petr Cech… yes PETR CECH scores a goal against you and then looks into the camera like that. I would quit the game immediately.”
“I find it very embarrassing to concede goals from keepers. But especially when it’s such unstoppable shots as in the video.”
“That’s super funny and impressive. Why is your Cech better than my Ben Yedder?”
What about you? Do you prefer to stick with traditional forwards? Or do you also try out a goalkeeper in attack?
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In January 2021, the MMORPG Wild Terra 2 enters Early Access on Steam. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has already tried it during a free testing phase and documented his experiences.
What kind of game is this? Wild Terra 2 is a sandbox MMORPG set in a large, medieval fantasy world. Instead of a linear story with matching quests, the game focuses more on crafting, housing, and finding your own path.
That’s exactly what I experimented with during the free demo, which runs from October 7th to 14th. In about 6 hours of playtime, I built my first houses and experienced some PvP battles with other players.
But what does the game offer in the long run? And could it convince me?
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Here’s how the first steps went: At the start of the game, I created a character, although the selection in the demo was not particularly large. Wild Terra 2 does away with classes, so I could only choose between gender and a few appearance options.
The developers definitely need to improve this by the time of Early Access or at least by the full release. Compared to good editors like those in Black Desert, the game cannot hold a candle.
Aside from these few options, you have no influence on your character during creation.
Upon entering the world, I found myself right between several huts belonging to other players. These can be freely placed in the open world and provide you with immediate opportunities to build storage spaces, a workbench, and your own fields.
However, the many dwellings seem somewhat strange at first. It becomes especially exciting when many players start building in the same place after release.
What does Wild Terra 2 look like? Unlike its predecessor, you move in the new MMORPG in a 3D world in isometric perspective. The game also offers significantly better graphics and smooth animations.
The good graphics struck me positively right from the start. While they are not exceptional, for a smaller project like this, the grass, trees, and water look very decent. Personally, it immediately reminded me of Fractured, a sandbox MMORPG that I also played in alpha, both in terms of gameplay and graphics.
However, I already like Wild Terra 2 a bit better.
Grass and trees look good, only the blurred effect at the edges is a bit annoying. Additionally, the game features a day-night cycle, where the nights can be quite dark.
The first battles in the game: In Wild Terra 2, you can move either with WASD or by clicking with the left mouse button. With the right mouse button, you attack.
You have various medieval weapons to choose from:
Swords
Knives
Axes
Blunt weapons
Throwing weapons
Bows
Each weapon has its own skill tree and unlocks (currently) up to 3 new skills along with the auto-attack.
However, the combat system is very clunky and, for me, also frustrating. The animations for swings are long and allow the enemy to simply run away. Due to this animation, it is also extremely difficult to hit with throwing weapons or a bow. Even NPC animals often manage to evade easily by simply walking away.
I would assert that I only hit the NPCs in about 33% of all cases. Against other players, it was at most lucky hits. Here, I think, is where the demo status is most apparent.
You need to skill the different weapons through use and unlock skills accordingly.
Building huts, creating farms, and fighting against players
What do you do in the game? In the first few hours, I mainly spent following the quests that the game offers as a sort of “tutorial”.
You are given tasks to gather materials and craft weapons, equipment, and buildings in your own little village. When crafting, you have many disciplines and hundreds of recipes to choose from that you master right from the start. The amount is quite impressive for a demo.
An interesting factor is that every gathering and crafting has an associated success rate. This can often be increased to 100% with a higher level, but you usually start at 30-60% when discovering a new material. However, the system can also be super frustrating when crafting an expensive item. Because the resources used are lost on a failure.
Balanced diet: In the game, you also need to make sure that you eat regularly. Skipping meals doesn’t kill you, but it makes you tired and hungry. As a result, you can’t gather materials, can’t sprint anymore, and are nearly useless.
Interestingly, your character wants to eat a balanced diet. So you need to consume meat, vegetables, fruit, and mushrooms evenly. This way, you gain the highest stamina regeneration in the game.
But beware: You should identify the mushrooms first. Some of them are poisonous!
Meat must be grilled before consumption, while mushrooms need to be examined. A varied diet is important, as indicated by the interface at the upper left corner.
PvP and death: After some time, I began to explore the surroundings and encountered the first other players. Players 1 and 2 simply ignored me, but the third attacked me immediately. Thanks to his better equipment, I stood no chance and was killed by him.
However, death had only limited consequences since I apparently can only be “knocked out” in the starter zone. This means you lose no items.
Later, however, I discovered a level-15 zone where a rat killed me. In this “real death”, I lost my entire inventory. This is certainly not for everyone. However, you can return to the place of your death and retrieve the loot. Whether other players can steal it, I currently cannot say – at least there were no other players nearby at my death.
Housing and farming: After this admittedly frustrating death, I started creating more content in my house and fencing it in.
It quickly became clear: The game involves quite a bit of grind. After 6 hours, I have only scratched the surface of crafting, and those who want to can certainly spend dozens of hours on it. I have also not been able to intensively engage with the taming system and mounts.
According to the developers, you will be able to upgrade your hut to a castle, which will then be besieged. Whether this actually works out in reality is hard to say.
Interestingly, my house on day 2 simply disappeared because I “logged out for too long”. However, all items ended up in my inventory. Whether this only applies to the demo or if it continues like this in the later game, I cannot yet say.
This is approximately what my house looked like before I logged out and it was moved to my inventory.
Exploration as a positive aspect: What I liked about Wild Terra 2 was the exploration of the game world. It featured various buildings like an old sawmill or an abandoned town where I found chests with loot.
For gathering and crafting, I constantly had to look at the ground to pick up sticks and food. There is no large indicator showing where the next materials are. Anyone wandering the world with closed eyes will actually miss something.
Conclusion after 6 hours: Plenty of sandbox and survival
If you are looking for a classic theme park MMORPG, you will not find it in Wild Terra 2. The game fully focuses on sandbox and survival aspects – and that also involves a lot of grinding and frustration.
In the demo, the many crafting disciplines, the food system, and the selection of weapons are already impressive. The graphics and sound are decent for an indie MMORPG, though not outstanding. During the thunderstorm at night, I felt somewhat transported into the world of Minecraft by the sounds.
However, when it comes to character creation, the combat system, and the explanations of the game (when do you die, when are you knocked out, etc.), the MMORPG still owes quite a bit. Especially in combat, a lot needs to change. I would wish for something along the lines of Albion Online. This game also uses the isometric perspective but has a smoother transition between walking, fighting, and the different animations.
However, one must consider that this playtest report only reflects a demo version and the first hours of play. Nonetheless, the game was well-visited during my gaming session.
In January, the MMORPG will enter Early Access on Steam. I will take advantage of that to try the game in more depth.
In Pokémon GO there are now the Curiosity Eggs with a 12-kilometer requirement. Some trainers find the requirement too high. Players fear for their safety during the Corona pandemic.
What’s new? Since October 12, 2020, there are new eggs in Pokémon GO. Previously, there were the following types
2 km
5 km
7 km
and 10 km
Newly introduced are now the 12-km eggs. They are called “Curiosity Eggs” and are dropped by Team GO Rocket bosses. The kilometer count of the eggs refers to how much distance you need to cover with these eggs until they hatch.
The high running distance is being heavily criticized by some players on social media. Others write that it wouldn’t be a good idea to encourage players to go outside during Corona times. The 10-km eggs were already too much. Many players simply cannot understand that Niantic has now increased the requirements again.
Fear for safety?
This is what players say: On Twitter, players write: “Is that 12 KILOMETERS? They seem to be deaf.”
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The user Joe Merrick runs the website Serebii. It deals with news about Pokémon. He says that the 12-km eggs are just too much right now.
When a user replies to him to stop playing if he doesn’t like it, he writes:
“Yes, you are right. To hell with worrying about the safety of other players.”
Also on YouTube, there are comments that now is not the right time to introduce eggs with such a requirement during the Corona pandemic. Under a video by TrainerTips about the new event, one reads:
12-km eggs during a pandemic. LMAO. Niantic must have been taken over by Team Rocket – Source: YouTube
Currently, you don’t need to walk 12 kilometers for that
This is important: Currently, in Pokémon GO you do not have to cover the full 12 kilometers distance to hatch the eggs. During the event, the general egg distance has been reduced to a quarter. So, only about 3 kilometers are needed for that.
However, it is not known whether Niantic will remove this bonus after the event. In the blog, Niantic writes about the duration of the event:
Date and time: Monday, October 12, 2020 at 10 PM (1 PM PDT) to Monday, October 19, 2020 at 10 PM (1 PM PDT)
Eggs placed in an egg incubator during the event will hatch four times faster. (Source: Niantic)
Additionally, there are ways to hatch eggs at home. Anyone with fitness equipment like cross trainers, exercise bikes, or a treadmill at home doesn’t need to go outside to cover the distance.
What is your opinion on the 12-km eggs?
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The big pre-patch 9.0 for World of Warcraft is around the corner and introduces the new expansion Shadowlands. Some of the new features of the addon will be available soon. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus is particularly looking forward to five of them.
With Shadowlands, the new expansion of World of Warcraft is coming and brings several innovations. Old abilities for all classes return, there are new customization options, and the level of all players is being reduced.
In the comprehensive overview of the features and contents of Shadowlands on MeinMMO, you can learn more about the addon. Many of the new features will come before the release – namely with the preparatory patch 9.0.
What is corruption? Since patch 8.3 of Battle of Azeroth, there has been corruption on items. This causes, or rather used to cause, characters to gain new, particularly strong abilities or a boost to their attributes.
As a downside, there were effects that would deal damage, slow you down, prevent healing, or even kill you as your corruption increased. These effects could be mitigated with the legendary cloak, which could be upgraded continuously until a few weeks ago.
What was the problem with corruption? The effects were sometimes so strong that they were solely responsible for the power of a class. This resulted in enormous disparity, as some specializations benefited significantly more.
Some classes were simply too OP with corruption.
Fire mages, for example, could overfill themselves with secondary statistics and overshadow everything and everyone. Other classes, like the outlaw rogue, had hardly anything from it.
That’s why I’m excited about it: With the removal of corruption, classes will become somewhat more important again. Their abilities and how you play them are more relevant than the amount of corruption, which hopefully brings them closer together without extreme outliers. At least for a while.
What personally excites me even more is the space that will be freed up. At the moment, I am carrying almost four full sets with different corruptions for various situations. From patch 9.0 onwards, my bags will finally be empty!
The bags are so cursedly full… and that’s not even counting the bank.
Reworked affixes in Mythic+
What is happening here? Affixes are mechanics that make Mythic+ instances tougher than regular dungeons. Many of the affixes from WoW’s Mythic+ dungeons are now getting a rework:
Bursting
Volcanic
Grievous
Horrific
Explosive
Among the changes are adjustments that allow tanks and healers to manage them better or differently. For DPS players, it should become easier to deal with exploding spheres and area effects, even if volcanoes now send you flying.
Why is this good: By changing the affixes, there may be a shift among the classes that are strong in dungeons or “taken along” at all. Abilities like dispels will become more important, and mobility will no longer be as crucial. Maybe we will soon even see new top combos in groups.
Several affixes are getting a rework. As you can see, I wasn’t particularly diligent this season…
As a progress player, Mythic+ dungeons are almost as important to me as raids. However, I must admit that I had little motivation to visit the instances in BfA.
One of the reasons was the affixes, which after so many seasons eventually felt boring. Whether the changes make the dungeons better or worse now, I cannot say. But that is also not relevant: Any change makes me eager to dive into Mythic+ again. Just as long as there’s variety finally.
New character customizations
What is changing? The old character creation of WoW is undergoing a complete overhaul. Both the interface and the customization options are being completely revamped, and there are plenty of new choices, including:
Heterochromia for many races (eyes with different colors)
Tentacle and tail options for Draenei
new hairstyles and jewelry
more skin colors for things like white or black elves
This is what the new character editor looks like.
This leads to better personalization of your characters to your personal taste, as well as allowing more ethnicities to feel represented. Humans, for example, are getting faces that resemble typical Asian and African American features.
That’s what I’m really looking forward to: Since I have been playing role-playing games for more than half of my life now, the appearance of my characters is extremely important to me. Accordingly, I was pleasantly surprised by the new options in Shadowlands.
In general, such details make me feel more connected to the character, resulting in more enjoyment of the game. In fact, some of the options convinced me so much that I’m considering transforming my main character into a Worgen. I might even finally return to the somewhat dormant role-playing in WoW.
Worgen and human forms can be adjusted separately and the new options are amazing!
What is happening here? It has been known for a while that with Shadowlands there will be a level squish, meaning a downward adjustment. The new maximum level in Shadowlands is level 60, and those who have reached the current maximum level in BfA will be reduced to 50. A table shows exactly how many levels you lose with the squish.
Along with this, equipment and stats will also be adjusted downward. Such a stat squish has occurred before, during Legion, when the numbers skyrocketed into the millions after a while.
In itself, players are losing something, namely more than half of their levels. However, this only appears to be the case, as the performance of characters remains proportional to their opponents. At least, if everything works out as it should. Ultimately, you win from this.
You lose levels, but actually only gain from it.
Why is this good? There are several reasons why I am particularly excited about this squish:
it is clearer to view your stats again – choosing the best equipment should thus be easier
no more huge numbers, which makes it somewhat easier to understand your own performance
levels become relevant again; there are no longer long stretches where nothing happens
Especially the last point is important as it holds a huge advantage for new players. With the 120 levels that Battle for Azeroth had so far, there were always several levels where no new abilities or talents were added. The last talent is obtained at level 100, for example. That was in Warlords of Draenor – six years ago (November 2014).
With Shadowlands, or patch 9.0, you will roughly get a talent every 5 levels up to level 50, instead of every 15 levels as before. Additionally, leveling will generally go faster and more pleasantly, which brings me to my last point.
With patch 9.0, the new “Isle of the Exiled” will be introduced, where beginners can take their first steps in the MMORPG.
Additionally, the “Timewalking campaigns” will come, allowing veterans to speak with Chromie to complete the whole leveling experience up to level 50 in an expansion of their choice.
The Isle of the Exiled seems isolated and abandoned – but there’s a lot going on here.
There’s a lot to discover in a relatively small area, and Blizzard is gradually but sustainably introducing new players to the complex mechanics of the game and classes.
Personally, I am most interested in the timewalking. With Cataclysm, there was already an attempt to renew the leveling experience and with scalable levels to Legion, it was supposed to become adjustable.
Now I can choose my favorite expansion and replay it. Probably not quite with the flair it had back then, but hopefully closer than before. While I already have all classes at the maximum level, I will surely want to level a character again for the sake of some armor of the allied races with the new system.
What comes after patch 9.0? After the release of patch 9.0 and before the release of Shadowlands, there will be a new event to prepare: The Flood of Death. After the destruction of the Helm of Domination, the Scourge is running amok and the heroes of Azeroth must fight it back.
The Scourge is once again launching an invasion on Azeroth.
The event will proceed similarly to the one back in the lead-up to Wrath of the Lich King. There will be some special rewards, like a big bag that each of your characters can get. The event runs until the release of Shadowlands.
When is Shadowlands releasing? There are currently no details available on this. After the announcement that Shadowlands has been postponed indefinitely, there are no details on the release date. So for now, there can only be speculation.
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The Call of Duty: Warzone offers you countless weapons to choose from, with something for almost every taste. MeinMMO would like to know from you: Which weapon do you actually like the most?
Which weapons are effective in the Warzone? To be successful in CoD Battle Royale, you must have the right firearm for every situation at hand. The weapons of Warzone can be roughly divided into 3 categories:
All-around weapons: These are assault rifles or LMGs with good handling and range
Close combat weapons: This category includes submachine guns and shotguns
Long-range weapons: This includes DMRs or pure sniper rifles that can take down your opponent with just one headshot
Recently, we showcased the tier list of the best weapons for Season 6 on MeinMMO, and now we want to know from you which of these powerful Warzone guns you actually use.
Survey: Which weapon do you think is the best in Warzone?
To find this out, we have listed the 20 best Warzone weapons here in the survey. There are also a few response options that allow you to select from other popular meta weapons.
Please keep in mind: As a participant, you only have one vote to select your favorite.
Some prefer high damage and accept stronger recoil for it. For others, nothing beats stability. What about you, and which weapon did you choose? Let us know in the comments and feel free to tell us why you consider this weapon to be the best in Warzone.
If you want to explore the game world quickly in the anime MMO hit Genshin Impact, you will love this trick. With the “Bunny Hopping” technique, you can hop significantly faster around. It looks silly, but it’s incredibly practical. Learn here on MeinMMO how the Bunny Hopping trick works.
What is Bunny Hopping? Bunny Hopping is a movement technique primarily known from shooters like Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, or Valorant. It refers to movement through small hops. It resembles a rabbit’s hopping, hence the name. Bunny Hopping allows for faster movement in various games and makes the character a harder target.
What is the deal with Bunny Hopping in Genshin Impact? In Genshin Impact, Bunny Hopping is mainly a speed boost. In the popular anime game, your stamina is limited, and if you sprint at full speed, you quickly run out of breath and slow down.
This is annoying when you want to explore the world and have to watch your character take a leisurely stroll because he or she rarely goes full throttle. But with Bunny Hopping, you will be significantly faster.
You can boost your stamina with Anemoculus or Geoculus:
Bunny Hopping in Genshin Impact – How the trick works
What you need to do for Bunny Hopping: Bunny Hopping is quite simple in Genshin Impact. You just start running with the sprint, and when your character is at full speed, you jump forward. As soon as your character lands, you immediately jump again. You do this until you reach your destination. The embedded video shows you exactly how Bunny Hopping (called Traveler’s Skate here) works.
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Here you can see how quickly hopping really works.
What exactly does it bring? According to the video, in which the time is measured, there is a time saving of almost 30 percent. A short distance can be covered in just 7.04 seconds instead of 10 seconds. Over a longer distance, 23.25 seconds were measured without Bunny Hopping. With hopping, it was accomplished in just 16.00 seconds. So, you are much faster as a hopping bunny.
What else should you consider? Important in this matter is that you play a character with fast jump animations. Because only if you can jump again quickly after the jump will the seamless hopping and speed boost work.
Want more tips and tricks for the anime hit game Genshin Impact? Then check out our guide on what to consider when building your team. Because only an optimal team setup allows for the best possible success in the game.
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Do you want to have the voice of an Orc in WoW ? With this microphone, you can – and it can do a whole lot more.
When it comes to interesting merchandise related to World of Warcraft, fans are often willing to spend a bit more. But what if it not only looks nice but is also practical? That’s exactly what the USB microphone Yeti X in the “World of Warcraft” edition from Blue Microphones is all about, which has now been introduced.
What can the microphone do? In addition to its obvious purpose – capturing your voice – the Yeti X in the “World of Warcraft” edition has a whole range of additional features.
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There is a voice changer that offers numerous options for how your voice should be output. Most templates are based on residents of Azeroth – such as demons, Orcs, or gnomes.
With the software, you can additionally output over 200 different sounds directly from WoW. If you want to annoy your friends on Discord with the charismatic gurgle of a Murloc, you can now do so at the push of a button. Some of the sounds even come from the still unreleased expansion Shadowlands, which has recently been postponed.
Visually, the microphone is also impressive, as it can be illuminated with several LED lights and small runes at the base.
With the software, you can play sounds or change your voice.
Who is this for? Essentially, the microphone is of course aimed at all fans of World of Warcraft who use their voice in one way or another while gaming. This primarily includes streamers, podcasters, or content creators on YouTube or other platforms.
However, even the casual player might feel addressed. Whether a casual gamer, who only occasionally messes around in LFR and doesn’t rely on voice chat, really wants to reach for such a microphone has to be decided by each individual.
How much does the Yeti X Microphone cost? The microphone is expected to be available in October and is sold for the hefty price of nearly €210. For stand microphones, the price is thus rather in the mid-range.
By the way, we at MeinMMO are currently testing the microphone thoroughly and will report in the coming days on how well the Yeti X Microphone actually performs. Then we can say more accurately whether it’s a worthwhile investment or just a nice toy.
Are you interested in such a microphone? What features should it have for you to treat yourself to something like that?
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These are the numbers: A total of 1,423 MeinMMO readers participated in the survey. Each of you could only vote once. The distribution of votes is as follows:
No, not at all – 59.66 % (849 votes)
Yes, but no more than 10 € – 11.24 % (160 votes)
Between 10 € and 25 € – 8.85 % (126 votes)
Between 25 € and 50 € – 5.06 % (72 votes)
Between 50 € and 100 € – 7.17 % (102 votes)
More than 100 € – 8.01 % (114 votes)
Almost 60 % of you have not spent a single cent in Genshin Impact according to our survey. The free-to-play game offers you enough fun that you don’t feel pressured to invest money.
About 11.24 % of you have spent money, but not more than 10 €. In the comments, many readers told us that they bought the 30-day boost of the Moon’s Blessing for example for 5.49 €. It gives a one-time bonus of 300 Creation Crystals and provides 90 Original Resin daily, which is needed for summons of new characters.
So far I have only purchased the Moon’s Blessing for 6€. The Battle Pass is not worth it for me. Gacha is completely out of the question.
MeinMMO reader Luripu
Among those who spent between 10 € and 25 €, 8.85 % of you were willing to pay the money. In total, more than 80 % of you have not spent more than 25 € on Genshin Impact.
The smallest group of readers, only 5.06%, has paid between 25 € and 50 €. However, it goes up slightly again afterward. 7.17 % of you have spent between 50 € and 100 € on Genshin Impact.
With 8.01 %, approximately every twelfth MeinMMO reader has spent more than 100 € on the game. Thus, the spending of this reader group is above the average price of a full-fledged AAA game.
This is interesting: The MeinMMO survey reveals a tendency that is common for gacha games like Genshin Impact: A large portion of players spends very little money, but there is a smaller group that is willing to spend a lot of money.
In the context of gacha games, players who spend a lot are often referred to as “whales”. According to Venturebeat, the definition of a whale can vary from game to game.
While in larger games a whale might need to spend around 100 $ a month, it is sufficient in smaller Facebook games to spend 25 $ per month. This means that just because someone has already invested over 100 € in Genshin Impact, it doesn’t necessarily make them a “whale”.
This was interesting: Although almost 60 % of players in the survey have not spent any money on Genshin Impact yet, most of them at least purchased the Moon’s Blessing for 5.49 €. You shared your reasons with us regarding why you have paid for Genshin Impact or not.
Users who have already spent a certain amount on the game justified their opinion with the high quality of Genshin Impact and the fun they received.
There was a willingness expressed to support the developer miHoYo because they have done a good job and provided many hours of entertainment.
Such games usually cost between 40 € and 50 €, so I was willing to invest a little money to support the developers and the game.
MeinMMO reader Mario
I have only purchased the Moon’s Blessing so far and would do it again. I might buy the Season Pass if I progress far enough, but I’m not sure. I find the game so damn good that I’m happy to invest a euro or two.
MeinMMO reader Hans Dornauer
It was also interesting that some of you have not yet spent any money in Genshin Impact but would like to. They just can’t because the game only offers credit card as a payment option on certain platforms. There are no options for PayPal or GiroPay users:
If there was something like GiroPay, I would definitely leave 20 €. Simply because the game is awesome and totally worth it.
MeinMMO reader CptnHero
In Genshin Impact, there is a lot to do even without large monetary investments
Those were the other opinions: However, there were also comments that opposed excessive spending in Genshin Impact. The reasons for this lie in the gacha system of the game, which with its very low success chances is supposed to entice players to invest more and more money.
MeinMMO reader Harry Dresden, who has only gotten the Moon’s Blessing so far, wrote, for example:
Until the current system is revised, I will not spend any money on wishes. The chances of getting the character you want are practically zero.
A user in the Chinese forum described it this way: “The chance of getting a 5-star character is still twice as high as if your car window suddenly breaks.”
MeinMMO reader Harry Dresden
[…] No, I haven’t spent any money so far and I don’t intend to. They will release new characters every few months anyway, so I won’t get caught up in that spiral […]
MeinMMO reader Keragi
It was also warned in the comments that currently strong characters could get nerfed with upcoming updates and that one would have wasted their money.
In general, however, Genshin Impact seems to provide enough value for the players who have spent money on it, making their expenditures worthwhile.
Currently, there are several Logitech gaming products on sale for Prime Day. MeinMMO presents the best offers and explains why they are worthwhile.Included is the G 502 Hero, one of the most popular gaming mice.
What do we present in this article? We present the best Logitech products that you can currently get thanks to the Prime Deal. This includes three gaming mice and two gaming keyboards. We have looked at tests, user reviews, and feedback. Our results are summarized for each product.
Gaming Mice from Logitech
Currently, there are three recommended gaming mice from Logitech on sale. These include the Logitech G MX518, Logitech G903 Lightspeed, and Logitech G 502 Hero. While the MX518 is very minimalist, the G 502 represents the perfect all-rounder that is well-equipped for all tasks.
For those who want the best Logitech currently offers, they should check out the G903, which you can also use wirelessly. It is suitable for both right and left-handed users.
Logitech G MX518
DPI: 100 – 16,000 | Sensor: Optical | Buttons: 8 buttons | Weight: 101g | Special Feature: Right-handed | Price Range (according to Geizhals): 29.00 – 49.99 €
Who is the mouse suitable for? The MX518 is a minimalist gaming mouse with one of the best current sensors. If you’ve played with the MX518 before, you’ll feel comfortable with the remake. By the way, we consider the MX518 one of the best shooter mice of 2020.
What the Logitech MX518 offers: The mouse largely corresponds to the MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse from 2005. No adjustable weight, no RGB light, just two additional side buttons and hardly any software settings. The design of the mouse is kept simple. Those who know the old model will hardly notice any changes. The biggest difference is the new sensor inside the mouse: Logitech has now integrated its own “Logitech Hero 16K” sensor.
The biggest “problem” for the MX518 is already its own competition. Because Logitech’s G502 Hero costs just 10 Euros more, offering three additional buttons, a weight system, and significantly more software features. The G502 Hero is also on sale for Prime Day.
Pro
Top sensor
fair price
minimalist gaming mouse without frills
good ergonomics
Contra
own competition offers significantly more for a small premium
only for right-handed users
What users say: The mouse is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon with 698 reviews. Buyers praise that Logitech has sensibly revised the old design, resulting in an improved mouse. However, some criticize the smooth surface and the thin cable of the mouse.
What does the gaming mouse cost on Prime Day?
The Logitech G MX518 currently costs 29.00 (39.00 €), so you save 27% on Prime Day.
Logitech G903 Lightspeed
DPI: 100 – 16,000 | Sensor: Optical | Buttons: 7 – 11 buttons | Weight: 110-120g | Special Feature: adjustable weight (10g), Powerplay compatible, Lightsync RGB lighting, removable side buttons, suitable for both left and right-handed users | Price Range (according to Geizhals): 109 – 259 €
Who is the mouse suitable for? If you are looking for a high-end mouse that allows additional weight and is also suitable for left and right-handed users, then you should check out the Logitech G903 Lightspeed.
What the Logitech G903 Lightspeed offers: The total weight of the mouse can be individually adjusted. This makes you more flexible overall. Particularly interesting is that you can switch the mouse wheel with an additional button: This allows you to switch from ratchet mode to freewheel. The DPI can be controlled directly via two buttons on the mouse. Inside, there is the Logitech Hero 16K sensor, which is among the best currently deployed by Logitech in mice. Additionally, up to five profiles can be stored and assigned, where both the logo lighting and the DPI can be adjusted.
As a bonus, the mouse also features Powerplay technology, which Logitech charges a premium for. This means the mouse automatically charges via a Powerplay mouse pad. The downside: the mouse pad costs nearly 120 Euros.
Also unfortunate: the grip of the mouse is only average. This is partly due to the fact that the mouse does not have rubberized sides and otherwise feels smooth.
Pro
Top sensor
changeable weight
Powerplay compatible
suitable for both left and right-handed users thanks to interchangeable side buttons
intuitive software and internal profile storage
Contra
no rubberized sides
Powerplay costs a lot of money
What users say: The mouse is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1086 reviews. Praise is mainly given to the great sensor and the improved battery life compared to the predecessor model. Critics point out the mediocre build quality of the G903, particularly the short-lived main buttons.
DPI: 16,000 | Sensor: Optical | Buttons: 11 programmable buttons | Weight: 121g | Special Feature: adjustable weight | Price Range (according to Geizhals): 53 – 78.32 Euro (Wired); 116 – 190 (Wireless) Euro
Who is the mouse suitable for? The G502 Hero is a good all-round mouse for gamers who are not fixed on any game or genre. The mouse offers a good price-performance ratio and is cheaper than high-end gaming mice.
What the G502 Hero offers: The Logitech G502 Hero is the successor to the Proteus Core and offers a better sensor. The tracking is excellent. Overall, the mouse offers eleven programmable buttons, making it suitable for many use cases.
Caution should be exercised regarding ergonomics. Depending on your hand size, the mouse may feel too large or too small. If you are unsure, order the mouse and take advantage of the return policy if needed. As Christmas is just around the corner, Amazon has extended its return policy until Christmas.
The G 502 Hero is available in both a wired and a wireless version that uses Lightspeed technology. Therefore, you shouldn’t experience any latency issues compared to a wired version.
Pro
great sensor
many features
11 directly programmable buttons
Wireless version with reduced weight
mouse wheel with an option for no notch
Contra
not the best build quality
not suitable for left-handed users
ergonomics can vary greatly depending on hand size
What users say: The mouse is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon with 21,974 reviews. Buyers praise the precision and the ability to save different button assignment profiles. However, some users criticize the mediocre build quality. The mouse also may not fit well in every hand depending on grip.
With Prime Day, there are two good keyboards from Logitech on sale, both of which you will find on our MeinMMO keyboard top list 2020. While the Logitech G512 looks simple and timeless and offers hardly any special features other than a USB connection, the Logitech G815 additionally offers more programmable buttons. We will now introduce both keyboards in more detail.
Logitech G815 LIGHTSYNC RGB
Interface: Wireless/Wired | Key Type: Mechanical | Key Lighting: Yes | Programmable Keys: Yes | Special Features: Low Profile | Price Range (according to Geizhals): 109 – 153.90 €.
Who is the keyboard suitable for? The G815 Lightspeed from Logitech offers high-quality build, low keys (Low Profile), and three connectivity options: Wireless, Bluetooth, and USB. If you are looking for a very good wireless keyboard that uses Logitech’s own Lightspeed standard, you will find it here.
Logitech G815 vs G915: The G815, unlike the G915 (wireless), is wired and offers two USB ports on the back. The G915 only offers one USB port for the adapter. Otherwise, the two keyboards are identical.
What the Logitech G815 offers: Logitech’s gaming keyboard is heavy due to the aluminum plate and metal reinforcement but very well made. It also features “Low profile” switches that are rated for up to 70 million keystrokes. The keyboard is available with three different switches:
Linear Switches: The keys feel the same every time.
Tactile Switches: When pressing the keys, you feel a slight resistance. To trigger, you also need to press the keys all the way down.
Clicky Switches: Here you also get an acoustic feedback that you have pressed the keys.
The keyboard offers internal memory for profiles, but only lighting profiles can be saved here. Macros are saved in Logitech’s software.
Pro
high-quality, thanks to aluminum plate and metal reinforcement
USB port on the back
high precision
very flat design
Contra
expensive
only lighting profiles can be saved in the internal memory
poor brightness, special characters are not illuminated at all or barely
What users say: Buyers praise Logitech’s keyboard as a high-quality keyboard with a great typing feel on the low keys. Criticism is directed at uneven lighting, as special characters and multimedia keys are not illuminated.
What does the keyboard cost on Prime Day? Currently, the keyboard is available with three different switch types on sale:
Interface: Wired | Key Type: Mechanical | Key Lighting: Yes | Programmable Keys: No | Special Features: twelve alternative caps for games; USB port | Price Range (according to Geizhals): 90.92 – 139.90 €
Who is the keyboard suitable for? The Logitech G512 keyboard features a simple design and offers little accessories. However, it has a very precise keystroke. If you are disturbed by the loud typing of other keyboards, you may find your “keyboard” in the G512.
Logitech G512 vs G513: The G512 does not offer a wrist rest compared to the G513. Otherwise, the two keyboards are identical.
What the Logitech G512 offers: Logitech keeps the G512’s appearance discreet, making it not look like a gaming keyboard. Like other manufacturers, it uses an aluminum alloy that should make the keyboard particularly durable. Underneath the fingers, Logitech’s own Romer-G key switches are used. These are supposed to be particularly precise and also very quiet. The keyboard offers a USB port for USB sticks and similar devices, but no audio port or other multimedia or macro keys.
Pro
simple, timeless design
USB port
very quiet
synchronizable RGB lighting via LIGHTSYNC
stable stand on the desk thanks to weight
very good build quality, thanks to aluminum alloy
Contra
lighting could be stronger
little accessories for the high price
no audio port
no separate multimedia or macro keys
What do buyers say: On Amazon, the keyboard is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars with 204 reviews. Users praise the typing and gaming experience and the build quality. Criticism is directed at the poor lighting of the keys.
What does the keyboard cost on Prime Day? Currently, the keyboard is available with blue as well as red switches on sale:
What should I buy? If you are wavering between several products based on the detailed information, here are some crucial points for you:
Purists who want to do without RGB and special keys should opt for the Logitech G MX518.
For those wanting additional features, such as adjustable weights, the G 502 Hero offers the best price-performance ratio on sale.
For those wanting to consider Logitech’s high-end gaming options, the Logitech G903 Lightspeed offers the latest technology, but is also quite expensive.
Among the keyboards, the Logitech G815 offers a few more additional functions than the Logitech G512. However, both keyboards are great companions for gaming. Those who can do without special keys can easily go for the G512.
Amazon Prime Day 2020
What is Amazon Prime Day? Prime Day takes place in 2020 due to COVID-19 once in October. Normally, it occurs in July. Prime members can choose from a large number of offers.
How long does Prime Day 2020 last? From October 13 to 14, 2020. Prime Day starts at midnight and ends again at midnight. You have 48 hours to look at the offers.
More Prime Day Offers: Are you still looking for other technology deals for your PC or consoles? Here we have the best Prime deals of the day summarized for you.
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The Finnish Overwatch professional Roni “LhCloudy” Tiihonen expressed his frustration during his stream. He worked hard for his team and was let go. He later apologized for his words.
What did the pro say? In his Twitch stream from October 12, 2020, LhCloudy spoke about his dismissal from his team. He had worked hard, was poorly compensated, and ended up “in the garbage”.
Last year was not particularly good for the LA Gladiators. In the Overwatch League 2020, they lost 0:3 to the Philadelphia Fusion and also 0:3 to the Florida Mayhem. Thus, the Los Angeles Gladiators only ranked 9th in the standings. Now the offseason is approaching and teams are changing their rosters.
The LA Gladiators parted ways with LhCloudy, who had only been a tank for the team since December 4, 2019.
This is how the pro reacts to his dismissal on stream
This is what LhCloudy says: On Twitch, he explains to his viewers: “I play 10 hours a day, get poorly paid, and then I’m thrown in the garbage. That’s life.”
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Viewers asked LhCloudy what his biggest disappointment was in the past year. He initially directed his complaints at the team coaches.
“I think our coaches made a lot of silly decisions in our playoffs. And then they came to me afterward and said ‘oh crap, you were right.'” But for him, it wouldn’t mean anything if someone says something like that to him after the playoffs and apologizes for not taking his advice.
Afterward, he explains that everyone in the team worked hard for the matches, including the coaches. “I think we all made bad decisions in the playoffs. It’s not the coaches’ fault. It’s everyone’s fault.”
LhCloudy apologizes: After the Twitch stream, he posted a message on Twitter in which he apologized for his words. “I messed up and said dumb things on stream. I was very emotional and it was very dumb of me to blame others. I live for Overwatch and dedicate all my hours to it. The news about my dismissal hit me really hard. I had hoped to stay [with the team].”
He thought he could keep his feelings under control during the stream. However, he believes he shouldn’t have streamed. He truly regrets his words against his former team.
Genshin Impact is an RPG from China and is currently doing very well in the West. It features characters that can be quickly sexualized. This was a conscious decision confirmed by one of the heads of the developer miHoYo.
What is the situation with the game? Genshin Impact offers various characters for you to play. In the game’s community, they are not only ranked by their strength, but also by their “Waifu” and “Husbando” level.
The colleagues from the South China Morning Post have discussed this topic with the developer miHoYo. They confirm that the characters were deliberately chosen to earn money from lonely men.
In Genshin Impact, the characters play an important role for fans, but not only because of their abilities.
Girls are an important gameplay element
What exactly do the developers say? Cai Haoyu, co-founder and president of miHoYo, describes himself as a well-meaning otaku. It is a Japanese slang term for nerds who do not leave their homes. It is also used in a derogatory sense.
The game is aimed precisely at this target group, according to the developers, and Cai Haoyu therefore considers “girls an important element” in the game.
He himself played the MMORPG Blade and Soul in the past because there was a user script to undress women and track breast movement.
Does the system work? Genshin Impact relies on a gacha system for monetization and therefore a lot of randomness. This works and has already helped the RPG recoup its entire development costs within 2 weeks of release. Although it is technically free, more than 100 million dollars have been generated.
Liu Wei, one of the co-founders of miHoYo, sees the strength of their monetization mainly in the women. Players are supposed to “pay for their love for characters” and are even willing to spend more on these than on stronger weapons:
We asked ourselves why we want to pay for it: because we love a certain virtual character, we are willing to pay for them. This payment impulse was the opposite of what mainstream games were offering at the time.
Liu Wei at the China Games Industry Annual Conference 2017
The game has a system: Games with cute and sexualized characters are not new to the developers. In 2014, they already released the game “Guns Girl – Honkai Gakuen”. This is a zombie shooter that is rated positively with 4.4 out of 5 stars on Google Play.
Here, too, various characters play an important role, as well as their appearance.
Gun Girls – Reminds of Genshin Impact in terms of artwork.
Strong players can cost quite a few coins in Ultimate Team. Here are some alternatives that are currently inexpensive but still strong in FIFA 21.
What kind of players are these? Building an Ultimate Team with amazing top players is not so easy. After all, the chances of top players in packs are very low, and they cost a lot of coins on the transfer market.
A Robert Lewandowski can easily cost around 200,000 coins on the transfer market. A budget that many players do not have available – especially at the start of the season, even with good trading.
That’s why you’ll find some players here who are inexpensive but can still strengthen your Ultimate Team. We start the list with the cheapest player and gradually increase the value – giving you alternatives for starter budgets of various sizes.
Hwang Hee-Chan – about 850 coins
This is what the card looks like in FIFA 21
Leipzig’s striker Hwang is a very inexpensive but useful alternative for Bundesliga teams at the start. The forward is incredibly fast on the field and comes with a weak foot rated at 4 stars. He may not have the highest overall stats, but if you’re missing a speedy attacker, Hwang is a good option.
Xherdan Shaqiri – about 1,000 coins
This is what Shaqiri looks like in FIFA 21
Shaqiri is a solid card that can add some flair to starter teams. He is one of the 5-star skilled players, but he is also one of the cheaper players on this list, bringing good stats overall. With a few boosts through Chemistry Styles, he can be a really good attacker. However, he is not particularly helpful defensively.
Moussa Diaby – about 1500 coins
Diaby is extremely fast
Diaby is an ideal player for your left flank in the Bundesliga when you need speed. The Leverkusen player is incredibly fast and is perfect for quick counterattacks. He is also useful in dribbling. He is a player with which the speed boost trick works wonderfully.
Quincy Promes – about 2,200 coins
Promes is currently popular with many
Quincy Promes is currently seen in the offensive sectors of many FUT clubs. And that’s no surprise: The offensive player is fast and has a strong finish, also shining with 5-star skills. At the start of the season, he was worth over 10,000 coins, but has dropped to around 2,000 coins – making him perfect for starter teams. He also works well as a substitute if he doesn’t directly fit into your squad.
Konrad Laimer – 2,300 coins
Laimer has good stats in many areas
Laimer has all the stats you need in central midfield. He can defend and is also active offensively – even if his shots are not the strongest. He has quickly developed into a favorite and saw his price surge significantly at the start of the season. However, he has now dropped back from over 10,000 coins into the 2000 range – making him affordable again.
Oyarzabal – about 4,200 coins
Oyarzabal is also versatile
Oyarzabal is a solid option to strengthen your left side. He offers good stats across the board in speed, shooting, passing, and dribbling. Depending on which chemistry style you apply to him, he can support your playing style exactly. For just 4,400 coins, he is an inexpensive option with a high overall rating, and being Spanish also allows for good links. He is ideal for a LaLiga starter team.
Christian Eriksen – about 8,600 coins
Eriksen controls the game from center
Eriksen is an extremely skilled technical player, as seen from his good passing and dribbling stats. He also has 4-star skills and 5 stars on his weak foot. If you increase his speed using a chemistry style (such as Hunter or Engine), you will have an offensive player with good stats in all important areas. He can be a good top player for Serie A teams.
Marco Verratti – about 9,700 coins
The PSG midfielder just falls short of the 10,000 coin threshold but also has a rating of 86. His best stats are in dribbling – a skill that cannot be underestimated in this FIFA. His passing stats are also strong. This means: Verratti is good for controlling and distributing the ball in midfield. Only shooting and speed may need some improvement. Off the field, he is a budget-friendly option for SBCs that require high player ratings.
In Pokémon GO, the Spotlight Hour with a special Hat Pikachu starts today, October 13. We will reveal how rare the monster really is.
What is a Spotlight Hour? This event takes place every Tuesday and puts a Pokémon in the spotlight. There is also an additional bonus to attract trainers.
This week, a Hat Pikachu is once again in the spotlight. While there was already a Hat Pikachu last week, there is a different specimen this week.
All Info on the Spotlight Hour with Hat Pikachu
When does the Spotlight Hour start? It starts today at 6:00 PM local time. The event will run for exactly one hour and ends at 7:00 PM.
What are the bonuses? This week, the Pikachu with the original cap will appear. The cap is typically worn by Ash in the anime.
Additionally, there will be double candies when catching Pokémon. So you will receive 2 Pikachu candies instead of just one candy.
This is what the shiny Hat Pikachu looks like. Source: reddit
Is the Pikachu available as Shiny? Yes! Pikachu with the original cap also appears as Shiny. However, this is not the first time it has been available as Shiny.
Is the Shiny rare? So far, there have been only a few chances to get this Hat Pikachu. So anyone hunting for such Shinies will definitely have a great time at the event.
What happens next? This month, we cannot expect any further Hat Pikachu in the Spotlight Hour. However, two spooky Pokémon will appear in the spotlight in the coming weeks.
Additionally, there will be many more events this month. Here is the overview:
In the terrible “offline world,” you might soon encounter anime characters. At least when people start wearing these cyber face masks.
Thanks to the ongoing and increasingly intensifying Corona issue worldwide, face masks have become mandatory almost everywhere. But if you don’t want to resort to the flower-patterned mask sewn by grandma, you’ll need something more exclusive. This is where the E2-Mask Z from Hirata Takegawa Lab could help. It transforms your face into that of an anime character – like in Genshin Impact.
How does it work? The “mask” is actually more of a helmet, as it contains a lot of technology in a small space. Nearly 40 sensors constantly scan the wearer’s face, creating a digital representation and then converting that into facial expressions displayed as an anime character on the screen. If you smile under the mask, the anime girl will smile too, and if you wink, she will do the same.
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What is the mask actually intended for? According to the brief introduction video, the mask has several applications, even beyond the pandemic. For instance, dentists could use the mask to distract children with the friendly (or silly) face displayed, helping to alleviate their fears. Other potential uses seem even more bizarre but could certainly fulfill a niche in the long run – for example, at theater performances or as a slightly “weeby” version of a masquerade ball.
The mask still allows for visibility – part of the fabric above the screen is transparent, so you won’t be wandering around blindly.
The displayed standard face can also be swapped for other faces. This should not be a problem and is already possible with similar software. Until now, such features have mainly been used in digital settings, such as during video calls or live streams, which temporarily transform the streamer into an anime character. With the E2-Mask Z, this is also possible in everyday life – at least limited to the face.
When the mask becomes available in the future, a long-held dream of many anime fans will likely become a bit more real: the real world will soon be populated by 2D girls. Cheers to progress.
Until then, perhaps the best anime MMORPGs can help you through the waifu drought in the real world…
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Players still find crazy ways to play the good old Doom. One particularly inventive player came up with the idea of playing Doom on a device powered solely by potatoes. After initial failures, it finally led to the proverbial potato computer. Find out here on MeinMMO what this devilish fellow did.
What’s the deal with Doom and weird devices? In the gaming community, it’s a kind of pastime to get the good old shooter Doom running on all sorts of possible and impossible devices. Among them have been the displays of high-tech cars, printer displays, and even an electronic pregnancy test (via GameStar) was able to run the shooter ancestor.
The reddit user onesmallserving also wanted to play Doom on an unusual device, but he couldn’t think of any more. So he came up with the idea to play the game on a device powered solely by potatoes.
200 Potatoes Become the Stinking Mega-Battery
How is that supposed to work? Curiously, potatoes can generate energy when they are cooked, halved, and then fitted with a copper coin and wires and connected in series. However, such a half potato doesn’t produce much electricity.
Onesmallserving wanted to play Doom on the Raspberry Pi single-board computer, which needed much more power. To achieve this, he cooked and wired dozens of potatoes over several days together with his wife and a friend. In the end, his entire garage was filled with series-connected potatoes that were emitting a foul smell and slowly decaying. About 200 potatoes were at work here, forming a gigantic potato battery.
Unfortunately, the current was too weak, and the Raspberry Pi wouldn’t start.
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How did the experiment end? Onesmallserving was bitterly disappointed and spent the whole day thinking about how he could save his potato power idea before the potatoes turned into stinking dirt. By this time, the garage was hardly accessible, as it smelled so bad in there.
Then he got the idea to simply use a calculator with a display, a Texas Instruments TI-84, as the output device. It requires much less current, and Doom runs on it as well.
So he removed the batteries from the device and instead built a connection for the wires of the potato reactor.
And indeed, electricity flowed, and the calculator powered up. Onesmallserving could play Doom, but the abhorrent stench of 200 rotten potatoes eventually made him call it quits after a few slain demons. But onesmallserving had succeeded: he had literally gotten Doom running on a “potato computer.”
However, he stated that he would now hate potatoes with all his soul, as the smell had ruined the otherwise delicious tubers for him forever. Potatoes have always been a popular means of setting gaming records. A player built a functional gamepad out of potatoes and played Minecraft with it.
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Cowabunga! Smite unleashes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! In the MOBA SMITE, the turtles will soon be available as skins.
What is the deal with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? After this year already saw the playable “Great Old One” Cthulhu in the MOBA SMITE, the familiar cartoon characters Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello will be appearing shortly.
The Turtles are coming!
Are they new heroes? They are premium skins that you can unlock in November. With these skins, you will be able to transform the gods Osiris, Loki, Mercury, and Sun Wukong into the Ninja Turtles.
You can alternatively purchase the Battle Pass and directly enjoy the turtle fighters.
Also included are the mentor Splinter Hachiman and the villain Shredder Ravana.
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Who are the Ninja Turtles? Younger players may not know the four turtles anymore. They were especially famous in the 1990s, primarily through cartoons, comics, and also movies.
Basically, they are four turtles that grew and became intelligent through a mysterious slime called Ooze. A rat named Splinter, also altered by the Ooze, took them under his wing and trained them in martial arts.
Thus, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello took on the evil Shredder while devouring plenty of pizza.
Fun fact: In Germany, the name of the turtle gang was changed to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because the term “Ninja” was associated with something “evil.”
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This is what the Ninja Turtles look like in the movies
What is SMITE? The MOBA, which you can also play on the Nintendo Switch, offers a peculiarity in the genre. Because here you do not play from a top-down perspective, using this view to keep an eye on your surroundings. Instead, you control your heroes from a third-person perspective over the maps. This makes SMITE very action-oriented and presents more of a mix between a third-person shooter and a MOBA.
However, you still have to eliminate the opponents on the maps and tactically use the powers of your characters while working as a team.
The update 14.30 in Fortnite is here and brings Halloween decorations to the map, the approach of Galactus, and changes to weapons and items.
The patch notes for the Battle Royale mode in Fortnite have not been released by Epic Games. However, we summarize here the biggest changes that have been noticed in the game so far.
Villain Galactus is getting closer
What’s different? It has been known since the start of the season that there will be a Nexus War in Fortnite along with the Marvel skins. In the trailer that heralded the new season, it was shown how the villain Galactus approaches the Fortnite island.
Now players can actually see the villains and their imminent arrival in the game. In the Battle Pass menu, you can see on the challenge table how Galactus is already in orbit.
Other players have looked up at the sky on the map and discovered that Galactus can even be seen approaching:
What’s new? Something has changed on the Fortnite map that is not immediately obvious. West of Holly Hedges, there is a “shopping center” that was added with update 14.20. It has now been turned into a landmark called Shockingcenter.
As the name suggests, it is a creepy building. But the decoration seems to be missing. So far, you can only see the mascot, which is a ghost, as can be seen in the Twitter clip:
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What’s new? With update 14.30, a new function has been added to display weapons and items when they are lying on the ground. If you now “look” at the weapons or items, a window will show you:
What the weapon is called
What rarity it belongs to
How much ammunition is left in the magazine
The overview info for weapons and items “on the ground” is now displayed more clearly
The amount of ammunition adjusts automatically when shots have already been fired. So you could see at first glance whether you should swap your weapon for another with more ammunition.
