Our editor Patrick Freese is now temporarily turning his back on his favorite game GTA Online. But why?
Normally, a typical article for GTA Online would be structured around the question: What is happening in GTA Online? And currently, I would have to respond: Unfortunately, almost nothing.
The last “big” update in GTA Online was the opening of the casino, which happened in July 2019
In December 2019, nearly half a year later, Rockstar Games released the Casino Heist
Since then, the situation regarding significant new content has been poor
A few new vehicles were added to the game
The update everyone is waiting for is still missing
After the release of the casino, I really celebrated GTA Online and played several hundred hours. I logged in daily and played with my friends.
Boredom? The casino opened the heist and brought in some fat jewels
When the content was just starting to become boring, the release of the Casino Heist followed and my motivation was rekindled along with my friends. However, it has been decreasing more and more in recent weeks. Players in GTA Online have now been waiting for about 9 months for content that is as significant as a new heist or a new location.
Right now, GTA Online feels to me like it is in a bridging phase.
That’s why I’m taking a break now
What is announced for GTA? In summer, Rockstar Games announced 2 updates with new content for GTA Online. The first would be smaller, while the second is supposed to be the largest update that GTA Online has ever received. With a new location and a new heist.
Then, on August 11 the new GTA update was released, and I was quite disappointed. A few new cars that do not change the meta, new missions for the yacht that do not suddenly make you rich. I checked out the new content, but it couldn’t keep me afloat until the release of the largest DLC.
The new missions with the yacht were quite okay – but I quickly memorized them
This is my problem: I find the world of GTA Online to be totally boring right now. I lack new content that truly brings something. I log in and see the same cars as always. Plus, griefers and glitchers and other annoying player types from GTA Online as opponents. But new, rewarding gameplay is missing.
I now know the Casino Heist inside and out. The new cars that interest me, I already own, have modified them, and have raced with them.
What I miss is simply long-term entertainment. A reason that motivates me to log in daily and play for a few hours. Recently, I only logged in for the podium vehicle – once a day, 5 minutes of effort.
A new heist that you have to dismantle for hours to develop a reliable, good tactic would finally be a goal again. Or a new business that you can earn money with. That would finally provide incentives to want to earn money in GTA Online. Because new content is also associated with high in-game prices.
What I’m looking forward to now
This is what I expect soon: I see the break as a good opportunity to “reset” regarding Los Santos. Because I’m really looking forward to the new DLC, even though little is known. What we do know is:
The largest update for GTA Online is still coming in 2020
There will be a new heist
The new heist takes place “at a completely new location”
I am eagerly waiting to see how Rockstar Games will implement the new location. Will it always be available? A new part of the map? Or just the place where you play the new heist?
Whatever it will be, I believe the new heist will bring fun. The Casino Heist in GTA Online was exactly the variety I wished for. I hope the developers draw from the positive feedback on the Casino Heist and make the next one just as exciting, with various escape routes and the choice of whether to play it loud, stealthy, or with a disguise.
Do you also think that the air is out of GTA Online at the moment, or are you still diligently gaming?
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Marvel’s Avengers has received a massive patch for all platforms. Update 1.3.0 fixes over 1,000 issues and makes fans very happy. One of the main topics was missing loot.
What is the patch about? The developers of Marvel’s Avengers have been working hard since the launch of the superhero spectacle in early September and have delivered a significant update with Patch 1.3.0. According to the patch notes, over 1,000 issues, bugs, and other things have been addressed.
Among other things, the following topics are the focus of the update:
Matchmaking in Multiplayer has been improved and now allows for more chances for someone to play with you
Massive errors in the animations have been fixed, including the infamous bug that made Captain America look silly in the frontline costume
There were also numerous fixes in combat. For example, Kamala’s arms no longer get stuck in the vegetation as long pixel sausages. Similarly, Cap’s shield can no longer get caught in Iron Man’s energy barriers.
Furthermore, the turrets and adaptoids are now less aggressive and unfair.
Especially in loot, there have been many much-needed improvements. The fabrication unit now spits out the correct loot and your resources inventory no longer disappears when you reach a certain limit of units.
Cap no longer looks foolish in the frontline outfit.
Fans celebrate the update – “Developers have listened”
This is how the update is received by fans: On reddit, there were over 1,000 comments (as of September 19, 2020) on the post about the update. Fans are mostly satisfied and celebrate that the developers relatively quickly fixed all these urgent issues.
Many players particularly celebrate the improvements in combat. Automatic turrets and missiles were a nuisance for many, as they constantly hammered at players from a distance and were difficult to counter.
Fights in Marvel’s Avengers are now fairer.
Additionally, the annoying adaptoids have been slightly nerfed and no longer interrupt your actions as often as before. Many players found this extremely annoying and unfair, as it could leave you trapped in an endless loop of interrupted animations.
Also popular: You can now set motion blur to 0 and turn it off. This was requested by many fans as it made them feel sick.
Marvel’s Avengers is likely to be significantly more fun and better with this mega-update. But there are still other methods to improve the gaming experience. Did you already know this simple trick that greatly enhances the gameplay and radically changes the game experience?
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In Call of Duty: Warzone pro NICKMERCS has introduced a new loadout that, according to him, “hits like an aimbot.” He uses the M13 rifle and a few special upgrades. You can learn how the loadout works here at MeinMMO.
Which weapon is used? Top player and streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff is active in the FaZe Clan and is well-known in the CoD scene. He knows the game well and has therefore crafted a special loadout.
The core of his new weaponry in the Warzone of Call of Duty is the M13 assault rifle. It is a solid assault rifle, but it is overshadowed by more prominent guns like the Grau or the Kilo. However, according to NICKMERCS, the M13 is a hidden star in Season 5 that is completely unjustly overlooked. He claims that his new loadout with the M13 is “as accurate as an aimbot.”
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How to build the “Aimbot M13”: NICKMERCS notes in his video that he may receive some criticism for his build, but his M13 loadout is “the better Kilo,” and he has had much more success in the Warzone with it. If you want to recreate the loadout, you need the following attachments:
Muzzle: Muzzle Brake (Monolithic)
Barrel: Tempus Marksman
Optic: Hollow Sight (Corps Combat)
Underbarrel: Command Grip
Ammunition: 60 Round Magazine
This loadout is an upgrade of an already existing M13 loadout from Season 4. This “Laser Loadout” has already been presented here.
This is what the loadout looks like in the game.
What makes the loadout so strong: The strengths of the “Aimbot Loadout” are the already very frequently occurring, precise, and fast-firing M13, which becomes even more precise with the attachments. The suppressor and barrel allow the gun to inflict good damage even at 50 meters.
The Command Grip improves stability while shooting, and with the thick 60-round magazine, you can fire for a long time and take out multiple opponents simultaneously without reloading.
In the game, NICKMERCS with this loadout takes out everything from a distance. Only in close combat is the setup weak and should be supported with a good shotgun.
Are you looking for more strong loadouts for Call of Duty: Warzone? Then check out our article about the best weapons with setups for your personal loadouts. You might find the optimal setup for your preferences or be inspired to create your own powerful creations.
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In Pokémon GO there are new raid bosses to battle! We show you a list of the current raids and tell you which ones are particularly worth it.
Why are there new raid bosses? Cresselia has disappeared and makes way for Articuno. In addition to the legendary Pokémon, other monsters will also join the raids, which are particularly effective against Articuno.
This is the list: We show you here every monster that is currently in the raids. The list comes from trainers on reddit, who have gradually compiled all the Pokémon.
The monsters marked with a star can also be encountered as shiny.
What you should know about the Megas: In the raid you will be fighting against the Mega Evolution, but in the end, you can catch the normal version of the Pokémon.
This version can also be shiny. This also applies to Pidgeot, which is now completely new as a Mega Raid.
Mega-Pidgeot is now appearing in raids.
Which Pokémon are worth it? For raids, the Pokémon Sneebel, Golem, Gardevoir, and Rhydon are useful. They or their evolutions are among the best attackers in the game and are strong counters against Articuno.
For PvP fans, Alolan Marowak and Articuno are worth it. They are solid attackers in the lower leagues and could strengthen your team.
Articuno is also generally worth it, as it has returned to legendary raids for the first time in about 2 years. It can be shiny and is a solid ice attacker.
The Mega Pokémon are not listed here on purpose. They are all incredibly strong, but you have to do more than just one raid for them and the evolution only lasts 4 hours. So everyone has to decide for themselves whether they want to afford the Mega Evolutions.
How long will the raids last? Probably until September 25. Then Articuno will disappear from the raids and make room for Zapdos. The raids will likely be shuffled again. Articuno is just one of 4 legendary Pokémon that can be found in Pokémon GO in September.
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Marvel’s Avengers impresses our MeinMMO author Jürgen Horn with epic action, but also a surprisingly good story. This is mainly due to the heroine “Ms. Marvel”, whom Jürgen found the least interesting and rather silly beforehand.
Who is it about? When I first saw images and videos of Marvel’s Avengers, I was a bit confused. Because heroes like Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, and my beloved Thor were well known to me. But who is this strange girl with the embarrassing superhero costume and grotesquely oversized limbs?
This is why I initially thought Ms. Marvel was silly: This “Ms. Marvel” (what a stupid name!) did not fit at all with the other heroes, who, despite the typical Marvel exaggeration, were still somewhat relatable.
At that time, I just thought it looked terrible.
But Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel looked with her cheap costume and silly eye mask just as ifa character from a slapstick superhero parody had been quietly smuggled into the new AAA Marvel game by a malicious troll.
And then there’s her superpower! She can stretch and bizarrely bend and deform her body parts. Yuck! It looks weird and awkward. I was absolutely sure: “I definitely won’t play this freak!”
Warning: The following text contains some spoilers from the campaign of Marvel’s Avengers!
A wonderful start to the game
This is why I had to play Ms. Marvel: I quickly abandoned my resolution because as soon as Avengers started, I had to explore the big Avengers fan fest on A-Day with a youthful Kamala Khan.
I really wasn’t looking forward to it, but after just a few minutes, I grew fond of little Kamala. Kamala is just a delightfully nerdy fangirl who is about to burst with excitement. And then there’s her father Yussuf, who accompanies her dutifully and provides a wonderful counterpoint to Kamala’s exuberantly bubbling enthusiasm with his deadpan style.
It was so nice as a fangirl: After just a few steps with Kamala, I completely immersed myself in her role and felt like a little girl who can hardly believe she finally gets to meet the real Avengers live!
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The following scenes were all highlights of the game:
Kamala meets Thor and it’s a wonderfully awkward moment when two absolute big kids meet
At Captain America’s booth, she out-nerds a few thugs and is personally praised by Cap. She is bursting with pride
Black Widow has no desire for little Kamala at all, but Kamala is so enchanted that she doesn’t even notice
I would have liked to stay much longer as Kamala at the fan fest and do even more nerdy things with her. But then the story takes off far too quickly and ends with widespread devastation.
The bitter end: As a stark contrast to the appearances of the Avengers, whom I embody in fast forward, a scene appears at the end in which a frightened Kamala is nearly trampled by a panicking crowd and barely escapes with her father. She is crying bitterly because we both know that in the game, the era of the Avengers as superheroes has just come to an end.
Kamala on the run
Here’s how it went on: The game makes a time leap, and I play Kamala again, who is now 5 years older but still a huge fan of the Avengers, even after they have been declared outlaws.
Rubber arms are okay: Kamala finds proof of the Avengers’ innocence in the catastrophe online after receiving an anonymous tip but must quickly flee as her computer has been hacked by A.I.M. In her escape to her secret hideout, Kamala’s strange rubber limbs come into play for the first time. I still find them somewhat strange, but since I now know Kamala so well, I can overlook them somewhat.
Subsequent scenes show Kamala stumbling from one mess to another with a lot of enthusiasm but little skill. She is largely defenseless and must evade A.I.M.’s robots for a long time until she is finally cornered and must fight back.
This giant fist hits hard!
The first fight: And how she fights back! Because Kamala’s grotesque rubber arms function in combat like wrecking balls, and with frightening efficiency, the delicate girl smashes an entire group of A.I.M. bots. Wow, I didn’t expect that. Kamala’s gameplay is really fun, and by now, I really don’t care about the rubber limbs. Those things hit hard!
If only I had known beforehand how to make the fights much more intense:
Kamala and the Avengers: Later in the game, Kamala meets various other Avengers. Especially the encounter with the enraged Hulk, from whom she first has to flee in a truly disturbing scene, is strong here.
Overall, Bruce Banner and Kamala share a special bond, as both feel ostracized due to their grotesque powers and are often misunderstood. Therefore, it is also wonderful to see that Kamala restores morale in the team after a big fight between Hulk and Iron Man and no longer sees herself as a freak.
Ms. Marvel is the heart of the Avengers: She becomes the link between the hopelessly quarrelsome heroes and ensures that with her enthusiasm, optimism, and simply lovable nature, the Avengers can ultimately unite again and defeat A.I.M.
Captain may be the leader, but without Kamala, the Avengers would never have come together again.
Therefore, it is also fitting that Kamala a.k.a. Ms. Marvel defeats the final boss at the end and thus concludes the story. A story in which she was repeatedly at the center of the action. The fact that the youngest and least experienced heroine in the setting was given this role makes the story so accessible.
For while everyone knows Hulk or Thor, Ms. Marvel is almost an unwritten page and with her fangirl enthusiasm not unlike many Marvel fans – like me. Furthermore, the developers have managed that although Kamala always seems clumsy and awkward compared to the Avengers, she never turns into an annoying sidekick. Ms. Marvel always retains a certain dignity, and she can be taken seriously despite everything.
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One of my favorite scenes: Kamala and her new costume.
I personally have rarely been able to identify so well with a pre-defined character as with Kamala Khan. Therefore, I still enjoy playing her and otherwise have her as a AI hero.
The open alpha on PlayStation of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War runs this weekend. However, a few content creators and streamers were allowed to play a few weeks ago. The pro “Scump” immediately shows the best automatic weapon in the game.
To let you know which firearm hits the hardest in the open alpha, MeinMMO shows you the weapon that, according to “Call of Duty League” pro Seth “Scump” Abner, is the best in the game. A few weeks ago, there was already a preview event, and selected streamers, content creators, and CDL pros showcased the matches on their channels.
Scump is already sure: The AK-74u dominates the alpha. In his English video, he shows gameplay of a match “Kill Confirmed” on the map “Satellite” and how he secures a helicopter shooter with the AK submachine gun:
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However, keep in mind: The current builds are preliminary versions of the new Call of Duty. Whether the weapon performs the same in other test versions of the game or in the full version is not entirely clear. But for the variant that Scump was able to test during the preview event, it holds: “This thing is crazy!”.
What makes the weapon so strong? He particularly highlights its versatility and range. The weapon is one of 3 submachine guns in the alpha and yet performs decently at all ranges. In his gameplay video, you can often see how Scump also hits secure shots with the AK at long distances.
The AK-74u does not lose much damage at greater distances, allowing you to score strong kills in close combat and at range.
What else should I try? If you check out some of the videos about the weapons of Cold War, you often come across a statement: Sniper rifles are awesome. So if you feel like sniping, try one of the two snipers in the alpha – you can take out enemies with just one shot. Due to the generally slightly higher time-to-kill in Cold War, the weapons are somewhat stronger than in Modern Warfare.
Which weapons are available in the alpha? YouTuber Inkslasher presents all weapons of the alpha in his English video:
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XM4 – Similar to the M4A1, but more damage and recoil
Krig 6 – Heavy assault rifle, comparable to CR-56 AMAX
AK-47 – Classic in Call of Duty
Submachine Guns – Primary Weapon
MP5 – Slightly weaker than in CoD MW, but still strong
AK-74u – A Soviet weapon from the 70s
Type 821 – Fires slowly and has range
Light Machine Guns – Primary Weapon
RPD – Small magazine, but a lot of damage
Stoner 69 – High rate of fire and nicely stable
Sniper Rifles – Primary Weapon
LW3 Tundra – Reminiscent of the L96A1 from Black Ops 1
Pellington 703 – Plays similarly to the LW3 – Tundra
Tactical Rifles
M16 – Burst fire rifle for shorter distances
Type 63 – Semi-automatic weapon with high damage
Handguns – Secondary Weapon
1911 – Standard pistol
Diamatti – Burst fire pistol
Gallo SA12 – Similar to the Spas 12, with fast semi-automatic shots
Hauer 77 – Pump-action shotgun, did not make a strong impression
Rocket Launchers – Secondary Weapon
Cigma 2 – Similar to the Strela from CoD MW, but with target acquisition
The weapons are just a small part of the innovations that CoD: Cold War wants to offer its players compared to Modern Warfare. 7 important changes in multiplayer are presented here. But for the alpha, you only need to know: submachine guns hit hard, and the AK-74u especially.
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In Destiny 2 today, on September 18, Xur is visiting. MeinMMO looks at which Exotics he brings and where you can find the mysterious vendor this weekend.
What’s going on in Destiny 2? Some Guardians are realizing that they can no longer complete all challenges before the release of the major autumn expansion Beyond Light.
But Bungie remains firm and does not want to change the plans for the expansion and has even presented further innovations:
But today nothing changes for now and Xur will pay us a visit as he does every week.
All info about Xur on September 18, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia
When does Xur appear? Today, Xur time starts at 7:00 PM. Then the NPC vendor appears on a chosen planet and stays there the entire weekend. Until the next reset on September 22, players have the opportunity to buy his exotic goods. Then Xur will depart until next Friday.
On which planet has Xur ended up this time?
What does Xur have to offer? Is Xur selling strong gear parts this weekend? And maybe even a rare weapon Exotic?
We visit the mysterious vendor and take a close look at his inventory.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: This weekend you can find the Exo vendor on Io.
Xur’s location on Io
Xur’s inventory from September 18 to September 22 – All Exotics at a glance
Weapon: Risky Business – submachine gun for 29 Legendary Shards
In Japan, the police arrested a duo consisting of a mother and her son. They had purchased counterfeit Pokémon mats cheaply in China and sold them at a high price in Japan. They earned almost $20,000 in just one year.
This was the family business: In Kyoto, Japan, the police took down a duo consisting of a mother and her son:
The 23-year-old son works in an office
His mother is 49 years old and works part-time
Their business model was that they imported counterfeit mats featuring Pokémon designs from China. The son took care of this. The mats were then sold on second-hand websites, similar to our eBay. Mom was responsible for the shipping and delivery of the counterfeits. A mother-son operation:
The counterfeit mats were purchased cheaply in China for 700 yen (about 5.56)
The mats were sold in Japan for 3000 yen (24.25€) – a decent markup
The mats featured designs from the Pokémon trading card game.
The 20 euros profit accumulated over a year to nearly 2 million yen. That is about 16,165.08 euros.
When the police tracked them down, both quickly confessed:
The son said: He did it for the money.
The mother said: She got involved because she wanted to help her son earn money
Since the arrest was made by the police of the district where the airport is located, it is believed that the two unusual Pokémon thieves were caught when customs discovered a shipment from China and investigated.
Pokémon GO has been fatal for some.
This is not the first time we report on MeinMMO about Pokémon in connection with crimes. In 2019, there was a case where a man wanted to play Pokémon GO in a park at 2 a.m.
But this turned fatal for him, as in his main job, he was not a decent trainer but a drug dealer:
On September 16th, the new Set 4 started in Teamfight Tactics. We will tell you what has changed and which champion combos are the strongest right from the start.
What are the biggest changes in Set 4? With the new set came a completely new set of champions to the game. You will need to learn all builds from scratch. To provide you with an overview of the champions and items, we have assembled the most important cheat sheets.
Also new in Set 4:
You can have a Chosen One. This is a champion that appears at level 2 instantly and occupies one trait twice. It also has stronger traits. You can sell your Chosen One at any time to select a new one.
The costs for level-ups have been significantly increased in the late game.
Overall, attack damage is currently stronger than magic damage.
The selected comps consist of a mix of personal experience, watched livestreams, and the meta sheet that was shared on reddit. Enjoy!
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Brawlers, Hunters, Moonlight, Aphelios as Carry
Which Chosen One does the combo need? For this combo, it is essential that you have one of the two champions as a Chosen One with the Moonlight bonus:
Aphelios – Moonlight/Hunter
Sylas – Moonlight/Brawler
After that, you bring both champions to level 3, so that Aphelios can rise to level 4 through the Moonlight bonus. The champion that carries the most items at the same level will always ascend.
Which champions are otherwise used? In addition to the two champions above, the combo relies on:
Warwick – Divine/Brawler/Hunter
Ashe – Woodlands/Hunter
Maokai – Woodlands/Brawler
Nunu – Woodlands/Brawler
Vi – Warlord/Brawler
Tham Kench – Lucky Brawler – Replaced in the late game by Sett – The Boss/Brawler
The combo with Aphelios or Sylas as Moonlight, allowing Aphelios to ascend to level 4.
These attributes are utilized by the combo:
6 Brawlers
3 Hunters
3 Woodlands
3 Moonlight
1 The Boss
Which items does the combo need? For the combo, it is important that Aphelios takes over as the carry and has attack speed. Additionally, his towers continue to shoot while he is down due to Guardian Angel. A tank is also important:
Ashe or Warwick – Second carry with DMG or attack speed items
Besides Aphelios (featured image), the most important champion of the combo: Sylas.
How does the early game go? In the early game, you start with the two brawlers Tham Kench and Maokai. Generally, you should find Sylas and Vi quite quickly to have a solid frontline.
Behind them, you play with hunters. Temporarily, Kindred can also serve as a replacement for Ashe. Kindred is also a good alternative if you plan to level to 9 to enhance the hunter bonus.
What is the gold plan? You quickly collect 50 gold and look for Sylas and Aphelios at level 5 and 6. You should definitely not level up quickly. It is more important to get your champions to level 3. A good alternative is also to have a losing streak at the beginning to get the right items and collect a lot of gold. With the brawlers, you shouldn’t lose too many health points.
Dusk, Mystics, Riven as Carry
Which Chosen One does the combo need? To play this combo, you need one of the 5 champions with the attribute Dusk as a bonus, preferably Riven:
Vayne – Dusk/Sniper
Thresh – Dusk/Frontliner
Riven – Dusk/Guardian
Cassiopeia – Dusk/Mystic
Which champions are otherwise used?
Shen – Ninja/Adept/Mystic
Irelia – Enlightened/Divine/Adept
Aatrox – Cultist/Frontliner
The combo needs a Chosen One with the attribute Dusk.
These attributes are utilized by the combo:
6 Dusk
2 Adept
2 Mystics
2 Frontliners
1 Ninja
Which items does the combo need? The combo values Riven as the carry:
Irelia or Cassiopeia with further items to strengthen
In this combo, Riven dominates the game.
How does the early game go? This combo shines in the late game. At the start, you collect Vayne and should play a different build, for example, a mage with a tank Annie, cultists, or duelists + frontliner.
What is the gold plan? Your priority is to get to 50 gold and quickly reach level 8 to have a high chance of finding the 4-gold champions and Lilia.
Enlightened, Mystics, Talon as Carry
Which Chosen One does the combo need? This combo does not require a Chosen One; every champion is useful, with Talon providing the most benefit.
Which champions are used?
Irelia – Enlightened/Divine/Adept
Janna – Enlightened/Mystic
Morgana – Enlightened/Illusionist
Talon – Enlightened/Assassin
Lux – Divine/Illusionist
Shen – Ninja/Adept/Mystic
Pyke – Cultist/Assassin
The first combo that does not require a Chosen One.
These attributes are utilized by the combo:
4 Enlightened
2 Divine
2 Adept
2 Assassins
2 Illusionists
2 Mystics
1 Ninja
Which items does the combo need? The combo values Talon as the carry, who receives ample damage items. Additionally, Shen serves as a tank in the frontline:
Talon – Hand of Justice, Giant Slayer, Infinity Edge
Talon takes on the role of the carry in this combo.
How does the early game go? This combo is also constructed more in the mid to late game. At the beginning, you can play mages with a tank Annie, cultists, or duelists + frontliner.
A significant advantage, however, is that you are already finished with 7 characters.
What is the gold plan? You collect 50 gold and level up to level 7 promptly. There, you gather all the important champions.
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The release of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is approaching, and the alpha starts this evening on PS4. MeinMMO shows you 6 innovations in multiplayer that will help you assess the new title.
What’s this about? The new Call of Duty is knocking at the door – the open alpha starts this evening on PlayStation. With Black Ops Cold War, the CoD makers take you a few decades back to the Cold War era and let you, as ordinary soldiers, fight the disputes of the superpowers.
To know what you are getting into, here are some of the key innovations and adjustments compared to the predecessor Modern Warfare. Keep in mind that most points come from experiences of an alpha version of the CW multiplayer. This may change in parts until the release.
Will Cold War be more like Black Ops 4 or retain many features of Modern Warfare…
With Cold War, this is at least somewhat true. The known maps correspond more to the spirit of earlier maps, but a true return to the 3-lane system looks different. You will discover these 3 paths in broad strokes, but all lanes offer many more options for flanking or cover that provide an advantage on a specific side.
Additionally, some maps are more dynamic. On the ocean map “Armada,” for example, two parallel moving warships fight against each other, there are plenty of water vehicles available, and you can quickly switch sides using zip lines.
Moreover, there will be no more doors that you can open and close – this has been a thorn in the side of many players in MW.
In terms of color, something is also changing: The maps of Cold War will be significantly more colorful than in Modern Warfare. Compared to other “Black Ops” titles, however, developer Treyarch is holding back – the colors will not be as crazy as before. They aim for a realistic look and likely want to convey the spirit of the 70s/80s. “Miami” may represent the maximum in this regard. Here, you battle through the vibrant nightlife of the coastal city.
Miami already looks significantly more colorful than all MW maps. But not as colorful as earlier ones from Black Ops.
2. Comprehensive Cross-Play
Modern Warfare was already a pioneer in cross-play, allowing players from different platforms to face each other in a CoD for the first time. Cold War goes even further, offering not only cross-platform but also cross-generation. So you could form a squad that is active on 5 different platforms:
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X
PC
In Modern Warfare, cross-platform gameplay works flawlessly, and it is great news for all players that cross-play is gradually becoming an industry standard. If you don’t like this, you can also deactivate cross-play.
Call of Duty: Cold War connects many systems together.
3. Scorestreak
One of the biggest adjustments is the brand new scorestreak system, which differs significantly from the “CoD MW” killstreak system but also does not operate like earlier scorestreaks. You collect your points throughout the entire match. No matter how often you go down – your streak points remain and you continue to accumulate towards your 3 selected streaks.
However, it’s not that you unlock the strongest streaks in every match even if you continuously respawn. Multiple kills without dying remain important, as each additional kill gives you more points. The CoD YouTuber “TheXclusiveAce” calculated this in his English YouTube video.
Kills required for the strong 6,000 point streak
If you don’t die, you need 15 consecutive kills
If you consistently get 3 kills and then go down, you need 60 kills
With 2 kills per life, it’s 80 kills
If you always eliminate one opponent and then go down, it’s 120 kills per round
The calculation is greatly simplified, as it rarely runs that regularly, and you also earn points for other actions. But it already shows how important consecutive kills are in Cold War as well. The first kill gives you 50 points. Kill 2 – 4 gives you 100 points each. And starting from kill number 5, you get 500 points for each enemy eliminated. At even higher streaks, the point count could increase further.
Another change: You can use the streaks multiple times in one life, but not spam them. When you use the equipment, you can start accumulating points for the streak again 90 seconds after the use ends. Previously, you could only deploy a drone once if you didn’t go down in between.
Some of the familiar killstreaks will be available, but you earn them differently.
4. Time-to-Kill
Similarly, the new CoD takes different paths than its predecessors. You have 150 health, compared to CoD MW which has 100, and the time-to-kill (TTK) is generally higher than in CoD 2019.
To give you a direct comparison, the YouTuber “TheXclusiveAce” has compared some average TTK values of Black Ops 4, CoD MW, and Cold War:
However, the bare numbers show only half the truth. Black Ops 4 had an extremely low headshot multiplier of x1.1. Although this could be increased with attachments, it wasn’t the case for every weapon. Cold War, on the other hand, likely has a headshot multiplier for automatic weapons that hovers around x1.35 / x1.4. This leads to the following comparison:
Black Ops 4: Headshots were weak and rarely resulted in a reduction of TTK
Modern Warfare: Headshots are already more important – often you could reduce TTK with 2 or fewer HS hits
Cold War: Headshots are important – just one HS hit reduces TTK
Ace called it “the best of both worlds” and finds the new solution appealing and sensible. Precise aiming is directly rewarded, bringing the TTK for automatic weapons down to “CoD MW” levels, while you have to shoot longer with regular hits, but the TTK is not excessively high here either.
Good to know: After taking damage, it takes 4.5 seconds for your healing to start. After a maximum of 1.8 seconds, you will have healed your complete health.
In addition, you can now see how much health your enemy has, as there are health bars. A normal hit deducts damage from the bar as a white segment, and a headshot is indicated by a yellow segment. The “health bar” can also be disabled.
5. Loadout System
When assembling your loadouts, some tweaks were made, but the system resembles that of Modern Warfare very closely – with small but fine differences:
You can carry one primary and one secondary weapon
Weapons can be enhanced with 5 attachments and have a total of 8 possible slots (similar to CoD MW)
You have again 1x lethal primary equipment and 1x tactical equipment
Field upgrades are now part of the class and are no longer selected outside of the loadout
The attachments show you the detailed changes to the weapon in percentages – this was very opaque in CoD MW
Many attachments offer only advantages – in CoD MW most also came with disadvantages
Cold War has “wildcards” that drastically improve your loadout
The biggest change here is undoubtedly the wildcards. These extra perks replace, for example, the powerful overkill perk that allowed you to carry 2 main weapons. The currently known wildcards are:
Danger Close – 2 different lethal and tactical equipment / full ammunition reserves
Law Breaker – Overkill replacement allows free selection of weapon slots / also free choice for perks (for example, a blue perk in the normally yellow slot)
Gunfighter – Allows you to fill all 8 attachment slots of the primary weapon with attachments (instead of 5 it’s 8 attachments on one weapon)
Perk Greed – Allows you to take 2 perks per perk slot (but always in the respective category)
Overall, Cold War thus offers a very similar system to Modern Warfare but brings its own charm. The wildcards introduce an exciting new system, and especially the fact that Overkill disappears from the list of normal perks could lead to more variability.
This is what the loadout screen looks like in the match. Here, the wildcard “Perk Greed” is activated. Source: YouTube
6. Mobility
Black Ops Cold War will be played more mobile than Modern Warfare. While you’ll need to shoot at enemies longer, you will, for example, aim faster. However, there are also some adjustments to movement mechanics.
Running Speed
You can regulate your speed more than in Modern Warfare. There is an extra button that lets you walk slowly but quietly. Your sounds also depend more on your speed. If you run faster, your opponents hear you better.
Sprinting
The tactical sprint from CoD MW is completely gone. Double-clicking the controller stick is no longer necessary in Cold War. Instead, you now have a “sprint takeoff.” When you start running, you have a higher speed for a short time, which then gradually decreases to the normal sprint pace. However, how the mechanics work in detail still needs to be shown.
Water & Swimming
Unlike in Modern Warfare, you can move in the water. A small dive does not immediately lead to respawning.
The battles continue underwater.
Crouching / Sliding
How this works with the new Cold War is also not yet fully clarified. The makers have already announced that there will be further adjustments. Currently, it looks like sliding is directly related to crouching. If you slide, you go directly into a crouch. Stopping the slide to move forward faster (slide-cancel) is also a topic, and it has proven to be useful and quick in the alpha that streamers were allowed to play a few weeks ago. However, nothing is set in stone yet, and it is expected to be adjusted further.
Jumping / Bunny-Hopping
You can’t jump as high and you will be slowed down a bit while jumping. It gives the impression that the developers want to reduce the hopping seen in recent years further. A jump already provides enough advantages and should also come with disadvantages. However, balancing here is also not completely finalized.
With “Double Discounts,” a special campaign has started in the PS Store, especially worthwhile for PS Plus subscribers. For they can save double on PS4 offers.
What kind of sale is this? The “Double Discounts” campaign is an offer aimed primarily at PS Plus subscribers. Subscribers can save double. However, the PS4 games offered may also be worth it for other buyers. We present you the best deals.
How long do the offers run? The offers started on September 16, 2020, and run until October 1, 2020. You have 14 days to check out the offers.
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Deluxe Edition
Genre: Action-Adventure | Developer: Respawn Entertainment | Release Date: November 15, 2019 | Model: Buy-to-Play | Price Range (according to Geizhals.de): 44.34 – 79.99 €
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What is Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order? The story takes place between Episodes 3 and 4. You take on the role of Jedi apprentice Cal Kestis who survived Order 66. Now you are on the run from the Galactic Empire.
Why the game is worth it: Respawn Entertainment has done a great job with the game design: The worlds become increasingly complex as the game progresses, and the mix of combat and exploration is consistently enjoyable. The design is cohesive, enhanced by an excellent sound and voice atmosphere. The enemies are diverse, and the game offers 4 different difficulty levels.
In Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, you also fight bizarre enemies.
What is less well done: The graphics look great, but the framerate on the PS4 (Pro) can sometimes drop significantly. Additionally, the very linear story offers little replay value. It’s also disappointing that protagonist Cal develops little character depth throughout the game.
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy action games with a fast-paced combat system and Star Wars flair, then you should check out Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order.
Pro
great staging
excellent game design due to complex worlds and a good atmosphere
perfect mix of combat and exploration
good German voice acting and sound atmosphere
many and varied enemies
4 difficulty levels
Contra
fluctuating performance on PS4 Pro
very linear story with no replay value
protagonist Cal Kestis remains bland and uninteresting
Where can you buy Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order? The Deluxe Edition is currently on offer in the PS Store:
What is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a single-player action-adventure by Ubisoft. It is the eleventh installment in the “Assassin’s Creed” series. The game is set in an alternative version of ancient Greece and is played from a third-person perspective. You play as one of the two descendants of a Spartan king.
Why the game is worth it: The game offers a massive world with many different locations, including the Greek metropolis Athens and small islands. The soundtrack is also cohesive, and the combat system is action-packed and dynamic. Additionally, you regularly unlock new abilities, which make the fights very varied.
Furthermore, you can decide whether to fight your way through enemies stealthily or to eliminate enemies in public. The story around the two siblings is also thrillingly staged.
In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you take part in large-scale battles for the first time, which are cool staged but game-wise rather insignificant.
What is less well done: Gameplay-wise, there are many simple and grind-heavy missions outside the main story. Even the impressively staged war battles are gameplay-wise superficial and have no real impact on the game. Furthermore, side missions vary in quality.
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy action-adventures and find the ancient setting cool, then Assassin’s Creed Odyssey might be for you. If you like to explore in a massive game world, you should also take a look at this game.
Pro
gigantic and impressive game world
cohesive soundtrack
action-packed, fun combat system
interesting alternative story set in ancient Greece
both stealth and combat are possible
Contra
much grind outside the main story
superficial war battles
side missions are of varying quality
Where can you buy Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? The Deluxe Edition is currently on offer:
What is A Plague Tale: Innocence? It is a game set in medieval France. The game emphasizes more on the emotional story between brother and sister than on gameplay challenge.
Why the game is worth it: Few games can convince on an emotional level like A Plague Tale: Innocence. The story of the two siblings Amicia and Hugo is intense, and the protagonist Amicia reacts realistically to experiences. Unlike other protagonists, she is just a young girl who feels deeply affected by every action. All of this feels very authentic.
The two siblings Amicia and Hugo.
What is less well done: Gameplay-wise, the game is less convincing. The difficulty is overall too easy, and the strong, linear gameplay offers little replay value. While the game can entirely convince as a story, it lacks depth on a gameplay level.
Who is the game suitable for? If you are interested in an emotional story in the style of The Last of Us, you should take a look at this game. While it is not challenging in terms of gameplay, it excels in characters and its story.
Pro
dense, successful atmosphere
great voice acting
character animations
fitting music
Contra
too easy
not challenging gameplay
little replay value
Where can you buy the game? The game is currently discounted directly in the PlayStation Store.
What is Metro: Exodus? The first-person shooter is the sequel to Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light. You take on the role of Artyom and are also outside this time. A converted steam locomotive serves as your base, from which you can explore the large areas.
Why the game is worth it: Metro: Exodus builds on its predecessors, this time opting for an open-world-like game environment instead of purely linear levels. And it succeeds very well, as the game world is beautifully staged and offers a great atmosphere. The mix is also right: shooter and stealth gameplay alternate, and the fights are fun. Additionally, you can craft weapons and improve them with parts.
In Metro: Exodus, you go above ground. A steam locomotive is your base.
What is less well done: Especially in battles, the enemy AI stands out negatively, making the fights sometimes too easy. Also annoying are the climbing prompts, as the game provides too little feedback in this regard. Additionally, it’s a pity that hero Artyom has no voice actor.
Who is the game suitable for? If you are looking for a strong first-person shooter with believable characters and an exciting game world or have already played the predecessors, you should check out Metro: Exodus.
Pro
good mix of shooter and stealth gameplay
versatile, meaningful crafting
varied game world
interesting side quests
great atmosphere
believable characters
Contra
strange enemy AI in battles
hero Artyom without a voice
annoying climbing
poorly placed automatic save points
Where can you buy the game? The game is currently on offer in the PS Store. If you want to have the Season Pass along with the main game, you should buy the Gold Edition, as it includes the Season Pass for the shooter.
What is Borderlands 3? Borderlands 3 is a first-person shooter. Like its predecessors, it features a colorful comic-style graphics and continues the crazy story of the Vault Hunters across the galaxy. Starting on Pandora, you travel from planet to planet. The core of the game revolves around the crazy weapons and collecting better loot.
Why the game is worth it: Borderlands 3 offers a large playground for all those who like fast-paced action with a hefty dose of dark humor. The game can be played alone but is especially fun in cooperative mode – whether online or on the couch in split-screen. The quirky sci-fi setting is simply unique.
What is less well done? Compared to its predecessor, Borderlands 3 offers few innovations. The core gameplay remains largely unchanged. The Mayhem Mode is currently heavily criticized but is expected to improve in the coming weeks.
Who is the game suitable for? If you are looking for a crazy shooter that can be played cooperatively and revolves around crazy weapons, then you should give Borderlands 3 a chance. Fans of the Borderlands series will immediately feel at home.
Pro
collecting crazy weapons is very motivating
cool and memorable characters
four different characters with their own character development
fun, chaotic co-op mode
Contra
few innovations compared to the predecessor
Mayhem Mode is currently very unbalanced
Where can you buy the game? The game is currently available on offer in the PS Store:
Spyro is colorful and chaotic – the Jump&Run principle is still a lot of fun today.
What is Spyro Reignited Trilogy? The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a remaster of the old three PS1 games: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The main character is the eponymous little purple dragon Spyro, who must save various worlds in a Jump&Run manner.
Why the game is worth it: Developer Toys for Bob has done a great job with the remake of Spyro. The game is wonderfully colorful and takes advantage of its new graphics engine. The great music captivates the player, and the voice actors also do a great job even in German.
With Spyro, the game features a funny, sometimes cheeky hero who quickly endears himself to the player. The design of the enemies is sometimes crazy, sometimes quirky, but always fitting to the game. With over 100 levels, the game also offers long entertainment. Additionally, there are many new challenges to master.
What is special about the remake? The Spyro Reignited Trilogy brings three classic PS1 games back to the PS4. Developer Toys for Bob uses the Unreal Engine to present Spyro in modern graphic attire. Gameplay remains the same as the developer has only made a few changes.
As the little purple dragon Spyro, you jump, fight, and fly through over 100 levels.
What is less well done: The remake offers only a single difficulty level, which is too easy for players who know the original. The imprecise controls during sprint sections are also frustrating.
While there are over 100 levels to play, the replay value is quite limited as there are hardly any reasons to replay individual levels. In the flying sequences and underwater sections, the sensitive controls and odd camera can be annoying.
Who is the game suitable for? Those who played the predecessors on PS1 will also find a lot of joy in the remake. Fans of similar jump&run games like Rayman and Co. will also enjoy the games and find plenty of engagement with the over 100 levels.
Pro
very successful graphics thanks to Unreal Engine
sympathetic protagonist
large scope (over 100 levels)
good German voiceover
successful remake of the old three classics
Contra
only one difficulty level
low replay value
oversensitive controls in flight and underwater sections
Where can you buy Spyro? The game is currently on offer in the PS Store. The trilogy includes all three games.
What is Red Dead Redemption 2? The latest installment of the western series is another action game with a large open world. You take on the role of Arthur Morgan, who is on the run with the Van der Linde gang from the law. Rockstar focuses on an open and realistic game world with many interaction possibilities. The game also offers a multiplayer mode, Red Dead Online.
Why the game is worth it: Red Dead Redemption 2 offers a huge game world. Rockstar Games manages to create this world very convincingly. You can interact with your surroundings, animals and NPCs react to you, and many decisions have noticeable consequences.
The story around Arthur Morgan is also impressive. It is well staged, thanks to the quick scene transitions, diverse gameplay, and the profound protagonist whose goals are understandable. The ending will also satisfy you and leave you not bewildered.
What is less well done: The game looks great but requires considerable power. Loading times are long and the PS4 Pro does not reach 60 frames per second. It’s also disappointing that the game only offers one difficulty level. The targeting, especially in tight spaces and buildings, also leaves much to be desired.
Who is the game suitable for? If you are looking for a strong action game with a dense atmosphere and an exciting story, you should check out Red Dead Redemption 2. Western fans will also be well entertained.
Pro
huge and believable game world
many side quests and activities
strong protagonist
powerfully staged story with satisfying ending
many decisions with noticeable consequences
varied game design
large scope
Contra
no 60 frames per second
fuzzy targeting in buildings
only one difficulty level
long loading times
Where can you buy the game? Currently, both the base game and the Ultimate Edition are on offer in the PS Store.
Here you can find the entire offer of Double Discounts in the overview: In our article, we have presented you the best games from the offer: You can find the entire offer in the PS Store here:
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Apple users who love to play Fortnite need to be strong now. Fortnite: Save the World will no longer be playable on Mac PCs in the future.
What is the original Fortnite? This includes the mode “Save the World”. This was the only playable mode at the release of Fortnite in July 2017. The Battle Royale, which is mainly so popular, was released in September 2017.
In Save the World, you must survive against NPCs and fend off increasingly difficult waves. While Battle Royale can only be played online, Save the World can also be played without other players.
Dispute with Apple Forces Save the World to its Knees
Why is the mode dying? This is due to the dispute between Apple and Epic Games that broke out a few weeks ago because Epic allowed mobile players on Apple devices to purchase their V-Bucks externally. Apple did not make money from this and took action against it.
After many accusations, the current status is as follows:
Fortnite can no longer be played on iOS devices
Apple prohibits Epic from continuing to develop existing games – New patches or fixes are not to be played on the versions that Apple Mac users utilize
This also affects the “Save the World” mode of Fortnite. However, this mode is now receiving an update, and Mac users with older versions cannot download this update.
Epic has therefore announced that users with older versions will no longer be able to play the new version of Save the World. They are forcing the mode to die out on Mac devices.
This is how a round in Save the World proceeds.
When will it be like this? From September 23, Save the World should no longer be playable on Mac. If you are playing in this mode on an Apple device, you should make the most of the last days.
So far, the positions have hardened. A rescue could only happen if Epic is allowed to work on the Mac version of Save the World again.
What will be refunded: If you are new to Save the World, you will get your money back for a Founder or Starter Pack. You must have purchased it between September 7 and September 17. The same applies to V-Bucks you have purchased. However, the refund will only be given if you own the version on Mac.
You will automatically get the money back, and it should be in your account by October 2.
The Elder Scrolls Online has changed the name of the final DLC in 2020. Darkstorm is now called Markarth, and in a big live stream, the developers will soon present the content in more detail. But what exactly is the significance of the name Markarth and what could be included in the last DLC of the Skyrim year?
What is the significance of Markarth? Originally, the final DLC of “The Black Heart of Skyrim” was supposed to be called Darkstorm. However, since this was likely similar to the first DLC of the year called “Harrowstorm” – and the developers said they preferred the new name – it is now simply called Markarth.
When will we learn details about the DLC? The developers of ESO plan a major stream for the upcoming DLC on September 19, 2020. The concrete details will be shown there. Additionally, viewers with linked accounts on Twitch will receive a fun little glowbug as a pet.
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What is Markarth? Skyrim fans likely already know, as Markarth is the westernmost city of Skyrim and is actually located in the “Reach,” a wild land inhabited by the barbaric Reachmen during the ESO time. Those who have played Skyrim know that they brutally advocate their people’s independence, portrayed in the game as the “Forsworn.” In ESO, the Reachmen are still a serious power and are in constant conflict with the Nords.
The city of Markarth itself was built upon the ruins of an ancient Dwemer city and even has a museum where one can admire the remnants of this vanished people. And of course, the entire region is riddled with tunnels and caves where dark vampires and unspeakable horrors can hide.
This is what Markarth looks like in Skyrim. Source: ESO-Wiki
The theme of hidden dangers in dark caverns, which has characterized ESO throughout 2020, should come to a fitting conclusion here. Moreover, the region will have a little more Skyrim included in ESO.
What could be hidden in Markarth? Markarth will – like all previous final annual DLCs – feature a large adventure zone, which will be slightly smaller than the region in Greymoor. As with Greymoor, a significant portion of the map should also be laid out underground, since the black heart of Skyrim is, after all, underground.
In terms of content, you can expect the usual goodies. These will certainly include:
New sets
The conclusion of the story about the vampires
New collectibles and furnishings
More quests and publicly accessible delves
Additional world bosses and more Doomstorms
Additionally, at the end of the story, there will certainly be a hint regarding the theme and storyline of the ESO content in the upcoming year.
You will get the bug if you watch the stream on Twitch and link your accounts.
When is Markarth coming? If we take the previous final DLC Dragonhold from 2019 as a guide, Markarth should also be released in late October 2020.
What else is cool in ESO? If you are looking for new dungeon instances, you will probably leave empty-handed in Markarth. Because new dungeons were the big feature of the current DLCs Stonethorn. There you will face vampires and dark alchemists. The dungeons are so good that our MeinMMO author Alexander Leitsch raves about them extensively.
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In Destiny 2, you can take on a very special quest next week. Bungie is honoring a deceased developer by sending you to Mars in this context.
What is this special quest about? In video games, it is not unusual for the community and developers to come together to commemorate a deceased friend or a well-known figure. And Destiny 2 is no exception.
As Bungie stated in the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, you will soon be sent on a special quest on Mars as part of the Season 11.
With this trip to the red planet, Bungie wants to pay tribute to a developer and his contribution to Destiny 2, who passed away last year – Matt Helsom.
The studio did not provide further details about the progression or contents of the short quest. So here it is: wait and be surprised.
When does it start? The quest starts next Tuesday, September 22, with the Weekly Reset – that is, at 7:00 PM German time.
It will then be prominently displayed in the navigator after the weekly reset.
Whom is Bungie honoring exactly? Matt Helsom had been with the studio Vicarious Visions since 2012 – most recently in the role of Senior Artist with a focus on 2D and 3D artwork.
This game studio collaborated with Bungie from 2016 until the separation from Activision in early 2019, working together on Destiny 2. Vicarious Visions was responsible for the PC port of the game, among other things.
Matt Helsom (Source: GameRant)
During this partnership, Helsom worked closely with teams at Bungie and VV on various projects, and now they want to create a fitting tribute to his contributions in the Destiny universe.
Finally, Bungie wished Helsom’s family, friends, and everyone he influenced all the best with some warm words and thanked in advance all Guardians who want to join the memorial ceremony in his honor.
What else can you expect in Season 11? Originally, the new Season 12 and the big fall expansion Beyond Light were supposed to start soon, on September 22. However, due to the effects of the corona pandemic, Bungie has postponed both the new season and the new expansion to November 10. Thus, the Season of Arrival will continue for quite some time.
In Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare you can earn a special animated card called “Under Fire”. However, you need to play the alpha of CoD Black Ops Cold War over the weekend. What exactly you need to do is explained here at MeinMMO.
What is there to win? During the weekend from September 18 to September 20, 2020, players of CoD Warzone or Modern Warfare on PS4 can earn a special calling card for their profile. It’s called “Under Fire” and is fully animated. A true gem that is only available this weekend. But what do you need to do to get it?
Play CoD Black Ops Cold War Alpha and grab the “Under Fire” Calling Card
How to get the card: According to the developers via Twitter, you need to do nothing more for the Calling Card than play at least one round in the alpha of Cold War. The alpha was recently revealed in the PS5 announcement stream, starts on September 18 at 7 PM and ends on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at 7 PM our time. So you have the whole weekend to get the card.
How to get into the Cold War Alpha: To get into the alpha of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, you need a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Plus. That’s all; you do not need to pre-order the game.
Here you will learn in detail how to access the alpha on PlayStation 4.
On which platforms does the alpha run? Unfortunately, only on PlayStation 4. Those who want to play on PC or Xbox One cannot participate in the current Cold War alpha, and the Calling Card will then not be available for you. It is initially exclusive to PlayStation players.
The Calling Card is, as mentioned, usable for Modern Warfare and Warzone. As Warzone will continue to provide the battle royale mode of the CoD series, there will be significant changes with the start of Cold War. Data miners have already found clues to a cool zombie map that will likely come to Warzone at some point.
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Did you buy the new Jaina and the mage pack? What is your opinion on this matter?
The latest pack offer in Hearthstone is annoying many players. They are angry and accuse Blizzard: “You were too lazy.”
For many players, it was a nice surprise when Blizzard suddenly offered a new package in the Hearthstone shop. If you are a fan of mages, you might consider the pack offer a really good deal. But now there has been harsh criticism from the fans. Was Blizzard too lazy to create a “real” hero?
What kind of pack is this? The “Scholar Jaina” pack costs 10 euros and offers 5 mage packs. These are special card packs that only contain mage cards from the current Standard expansions. Additionally, there is a new portrait for Jaina, specifically her “Scholar” look. Usually, such a new image comes with standalone emotes, new animations, and occasionally special quotes when using special abilities.
In most cases, there is also a unique card back included that thematically fits the new hero design.
The “Scholar Jaina” pack disappoints – the heroine is to blame.
Why are players angry? Because Jaina does not meet the expectations of a “new hero skin”. Complaints have been piling up in the Hearthstone subreddit for days. Because essentially, “Scholar Jaina” is just a new GIF animation. This means:
It does not use its own emotes
It has no unique animations
There are no special interactions
It does not have its own card back
Additionally, Scholar Jaina doesn’t even have the “standard” interactions with other heroes. When two mages face off in Hearthstone, the second mage typically uses a modified greeting so that both heroes do not start the game with the same call. But this is not the case with Scholar Jaina; she simply uses the standard greeting.
Players particularly lack understanding for the absence of new voice lines. Because these Jaina has in her small solo adventure and it would have been easy to simply couple them to the new portrait.
Accordingly, players are currently quite disappointed. Besides many complaints, there are also some memes where players list their demands, like this one:
Basically, the opinion seems to be clear: New hero skins should always come with their own sound effects and animations. Many players fear that Blizzard will “simply become lazy” and release heroes only as GIF animations.
This is what Blizzard says: Blizzard had already commented on the incident after just a few hours. Chadd Nervig, one of the initial game designers of Hearthstone, explained that Blizzard could indeed add voice lines if the community wants it.
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He also stated that they decided not to use the voice lines from the adventure because they only cover a part of the interactions. To keep it coherent, they used the entire standard Jaina set.
The pre-order of the PS5 ended in a disaster and the PlayStation 5 is still sold out for pre-order. How could this happen and what is the mood like among potential customers right now?
What went wrong with the pre-order? The epic mess surrounding the PS5 pre-orders began shortly after the announcement of price and release date. During the stream, no word was said about pre-orders. After the presentation, a tweet came with the information that pre-orders would not start until the next day (September 17). At that time, it was around 11 PM in Germany on September 16.
However, contrary to claims, many online shops suddenly went live with PS5 pre-orders shortly after the tweet, and unscrupulous resellers took the opportunity to clean out the inventory using bots. In no time at all, all PS5 models were sold out for pre-order, and since then it has only been sporadically possible to pre-order a PS5 on sites like Otto, Amazon, or Media-Markt.
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These are the consequences: While the lucky fans who managed to pre-order a PS5 wait contentedly for the console’s release, many potential customers are furious. They feel cheated and deceived, as many went to bed or to their night shifts with a clear conscience after the stream and the tweet. If they had known there would be pre-orders shortly thereafter, they would have stayed up longer or sought another solution.
Many customers will likely not receive a PS5 at launch in November.
This was announced: Additionally, Sony had actually promised the exact opposite of what ultimately happened. The responsible manager for global marketing had stated beforehand that they would not keep customers in the dark about the exact mode of the pre-orders.
This is the mood in the community: After this announcement, many fans likely trusted that Sony would tell them when the console would be available for pre-order. Since this did not happen, the mood is currently boiling over, and many fans are bitterly complaining on Twitter about this lost trust and that the consoles are now selling for exorbitant prices on eBay:
Ashura: “Yeah great, had a night shift, could not pre-order during it and now it’s sold out everywhere. Thanks for nothing.”
Splatter4Quattros: “I’m annoyed too. Although I even waited until 11:10 PM after the presentation. Sold out everywhere. Of course, selling for hundreds of euros more on eBay, even though I’m registered with PlayStation, I had no chance to get one. This is NOT for the Players.”
Alex T: “I was still able to pre-order one at Amazon. But it’s really shabby to start like this at midnight. The people who went to sleep after the showcase and want to pre-order one tomorrow will have a nasty surprise.”
Ed Marks: “Even if you watched the live stream, you didn’t realize when the pre-sale started.”
Many readers at MeinMMO are also angry.
This is what MeinMMO readers say: Also here on MeinMMO, the dilemma with the pre-orders is not going down well. They complain about the sloppy way in which Sony released the PS5 for pre-order and are annoyed about unscrupulous resellers on eBay:
Thank you Sony, for the huge chaos, first misinforming at the event and now the majority is left in the lurch!!! This was promised differently. Now it is sold out everywhere, already at 7 AM, absolute false start, I feel cheated by Sony and the retailers! I guess I’ll have to decide on an XBOX X! Maybe you can manage it more professionally with the PS6, I’m out. Hopefully I won’t have these problems with Microsoft.
Reader Max is angry about the poor communication at Sony and might now buy an Xbox.
Great. Now I have the one with a drive on my neck… I indeed pre-ordered it as a “replacement” for exactly this case, that the digital one was already sold out in the morning. I’m still annoyed because I don’t need the drive, I find that drive bulge utterly ugly and it costs 100€ more…
I hope eBay does something against these vultures. It seems the same with the new Nvidia graphics cards. It’s a shame when a new product comes to market and customers are made it difficult to buy their product of choice because of such practices. Like back then with the Nintendo consoles, which were practically unavailable.
Reader Aethos finds the reseller’s outrageous prices on eBay terrible.
Amid all the chaos and anger surrounding the pre-orders, Microsoft now has a historic opportunity to lure dissatisfied Sony customers with the upcoming pre-order start of their Xbox Series X and Series S. Microsoft has already announced that they will make the pre-orders more customer-friendly and transparent than those of Sony. It remains to be seen how the Xbox pre-orders will ultimately unfold.
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A music video for the LoL Worlds 2020 has been released for League of Legends. We explain who the characters in “Take Over” are: Riot has hidden former and current professional players like Faker, xPeke, Tian, or Mata here as LoL champions. It is full of references.
For fans, it is a joy to go through the clips and see new hidden details that allude to former World Championships. The World Championship in LoL has been held since 2012, and over the years, several players have earned the “legend” status.
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The new video “Take Over” is once again full of references to LoL history.
In the clip, a nameless protagonist plays a video game and faces various LoL champions who constantly knock him out. He then has to pick himself up and try again.
The special thing: The champions in the video are inspired by current and former LoL pros. We list who Riot Games has immortalized in the video.
The video begins with the protagonist crashing in a bike race. A mysterious figure helps him up and gives him a video chip.
Your Majesty, the Demon King: Faker himself.
The veiled man who invites the biker into the world of LoL is, of course, the Korean superstar Faker: the World Champion of 2013, 2014, and 2016.
This is also evident in the video, as the PC setup to which the protagonist goes is in the club “Demon King” – one of Faker’s nicknames.
xPeke was the 1st LoL World Champion and makes a cool villain.
The first opponent our hero faces is Enrique “xPeke” Martinez. The Spaniard was part of the first World Championship team in LoL, Fnatic, in 2012. xPeke plays Kassadin.
Next, Mata as Thresh awaits the hero, grinning slightly psychopathically as he stands there with a lantern and a scythe.. Cho “Mata” se-hyeong was part of Samsung White, who became World Champions in 2014. He was a great support player.
The hero is killed by Xayah – representing “JackeyLove”, the ADC who was 2018 World Champion with Invictus Gaming
The shadow of Galio is attributed to “Crown”, the midlaner of the 2017 champs Samsung Galaxy White
Caitlyn’s gun is supposed to belong to “BeBe”, who was part of “Taipei Assassins”, a strong team from 2012 that became World Champions at that time. If you look closely, you can see the Taipei Assassins logo on the rifle (via Twitter)
These 3 heroes symbolize champions that the hero defeats off-camera. This is evident from the fact that he carries their weapons as trophies.
The spear is the weapon of Jarvan IV, a hero who played a major role in the Worlds in 2017.
A somewhat longer passage follows to conclude the sequence. The spear of Jarvan IV comes flying in. He represents Kang “Ambition” Chang-yong, who became World Champion in 2017 and was known for his play with Jarvan.
Many of the stars we see in this video have already ended their careers, or no longer play the strong role they once did. Even the 2019 World Champion, Tian, did not make it to the Worlds 2020.
Because in the strange corona year 2020, there was a favorite die-off among the LoL elite. Those who still made it to the World Championship, we tell you here:
The US rapper Lil Durk has recently been on Twitch. There, he received a host from Ninja in his first stream, who wanted to lead his 30,000 viewers to the US rapper.
Lil Durk started his first stream with a few hundred viewers, but then the streaming star Ninja wanted to support the musician. He hosted the US rapper and let his over 30,000 viewers watch Lil Durk’s stream.
However, the rapper seemed a bit overwhelmed, as he was muted while interacting with the new viewers. None of the viewers could understand him.
US rapper speaks in front of thousands of viewers – No one can hear him
This is the clip: We include the funny video of Lil Durk’s mistake here:
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One can still hear a colleague of Lil Durk saying that he should interact with his new viewers. He also gets started diligently, but the sound does not reach the viewers. The clip lasts about 40 seconds, and throughout the video, the US rapper cannot be heard.
Only at the end does the musician realize his mistakes and tries to turn the sound back on at the headset.
Especially bitter: During this time, thousands of viewers from Ninja flooded into Lil Durk’s stream. They were no longer watching the stream over Ninja, but directly with Lil Durk.
However, he did gain a few viewers for himself. Lil Durk briefly had around 14,000 people in his stream. However, that number quickly dropped. During his stream on September 17, there were only about 2,700 concurrent viewers at peak (via Sullygnome)
It remains to be seen whether he was able to gain some viewers from Ninja for his stream in the future – even though he couldn’t talk to them at first.
Ninja has also only recently returned to Twitch. He previously streamed for about a year on Mixer and was then active on several streaming platforms. Now he is back exclusively on Twitch.
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The survival MMO Last Oasis successfully launched into Early Access on Steam in April. However, it has since lost around 97% of its players. The developers are not worried about this.
What is Last Oasis? The survival MMO places you in a future where the Earth has stopped rotating. Large parts of the world are devastated, and the few survivors are trying to find resources, food, and water at the last oases.
The launch of the survival MMO Last Oasis went well, but now things do not look so good for the game.
Why have so many players dropped out? Reviews on Steam indicate that there are several issues. These include bugs that cause players to lose their gathered resources. Additionally, gankers are harassing newcomers, attacking everyone who wants to try out the MMO. Moreover, there is too little content. Yet the online game launched so promisingly on the second attempt.
What do the developers say about the situation? The team is aware that a lot of players have dropped out and has an explanation for it:
We launched the game with a unique and new setting, great atmosphere, and in a pretty optimized state – especially in the early game. However, we had (and still have) a lack of content, a number of serious gameplay issues (especially in the endgame), and missing customization options.
Considering all of this, it’s naturally to be expected that people try it out, play for some time, and then leave while checking the state of the game from time to time. I won’t say we made no mistakes after launch, but mistakes are also something to be expected and part of the development of EA titles.
Developers of Last Oasis
What do the developers want to do now? Of course, work continues on the game to fix the problems and introduce new content. However, the team does not seem particularly worried that so many players have dropped out.
The only thing we can really do now is continue development, fix the issues, and add more content and gameplay options. It’s understandable that the current numbers may seem alarming to many players, but it’s even more important that the game keeps improving and remains fun. Once we’ve solved all the major issues, it won’t be hard to bring players back.
Developers of Last Oasis
Do you believe Last Oasis still has a chance if it can fix its issues?
