Rextroy has once again found a new method to conquer all enemies in World of Warcraft. This time he’s going berserk as a Warrior.
You would think that player Rextroy would eventually run out of means and ways to find devastating exploits and combinations in World of Warcraft. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. Once again, he has managed to cause so much damage with some tricks that entire groups of players are completely annihilated within two seconds. This time, he’s rampaging with his Warrior, who only takes a moment to destroy a dozen enemies.
What happened? Rextroy has found a way for Fury Warriors to use their Blade Storm to deal nearly 1,000,000 damage points (before armor). This means that the damage of Blade Storm is increased by nearly 2,000%, and during its duration, even well-equipped players are taken down. The exact action is showcased in his latest video:
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How does it work? As is often the case with Rextroy, a whole lot of combined effects are necessary to make the Blade Storm such a devastating attack. Additionally, Rextroy has only a very short time window of about 3 seconds to perfectly combine and utilize all effects. These include:
Potions like Greater Flask of the Deep and Superior Strength Battle Elixir
Badge of the Corrupted Gladiator (trinket with strength upon activation)
Fireblood (strength buff from Dark Iron Dwarves)
Symbiotic Presence (Azerite essence)
Reality Shift (Azerite essence)
Gathering Storm (Azerite trait)
4 Corrupted Ritual on the armor (just under 200 corruption)
Blood of the Enemy as active Azerite essence
Death Wish (talent)
Enraged Berserker (talent)
Recklessness (talent)
Enduring Rage (talent)
If he can successfully utilize all these abilities, he has about 2.5 seconds to reach his enemies and then unleash the deadly Blade Storm that leaves no one standing.
By the way, Rextroy’s Warrior often dies from this, as the corruption effects are simply too powerful and cause him to die quickly.
This player in GTA Online is incredibly lucky. During a visit to the casino, he wins the podium vehicle and 1.25 million GTA dollars. He captures the experience on video.
What happened? The player OakleyDoke13 shared a clip on reddit from one of his GTA Online sessions. He explains that he won the coveted podium vehicle and immediately afterward won another 1.25 million GTA dollars at a slot machine. This is incredibly lucky, even for a game like Grand Theft Auto.
The clip receives a lot of attention on reddit. After one day, there are over 300 comments and more than 9,100 upvotes.
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How hard is it? The chance of winning the podium vehicle at the lucky wheel is about 5%. In GTA Online, players are allowed to spin the lucky wheel once per day for free. Then a countdown of 24 hours starts, and only after that can they try their luck again. Winning the podium vehicle is a dream for many players.
Vehicles rotate weekly, and usually, there are particularly valuable cars that players don’t have to buy after winning. That saves millions of GTA dollars.
Winning at the slot machines isn’t easy. GTA Online claims that the payout rate is 98.7%. However, players report that this chance is calculated across all games. And the winnings can also be quite low. A large portion of luck is also required here when winning millions of GTA dollars.
This makes the video by OakleyDoke13 even more impressive. He wins two of these coveted prizes just seconds apart.
How players are reacting: The video has received congratulations and funny comments on reddit . One person writes, “Awesome! I won clothing [at the lucky wheel] for the 5th time in a row.” The chances of clothing at the lucky wheel are about 20%.
Another explains, “That’s great. I won the podium vehicle on my first spin when the casino opened. But I haven’t won a jackpot at the slot machines to this day. My son, on the other hand, won 2.5 million on his first spin. Lucky genes, I guess.”
“I would buy a lottery ticket in real life now.”
“I won a pack of nuts today.”
“Nice. I’ve now won clothing for the 38th time.”
Have you ever been this lucky at the Los Santos casino? What is your best win there?
Well-voiced characters are an important factor for the immersion of a game, meaning how well you can dive into them. For MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus, this is enormously important for full enjoyment of the game, which is why he usually plays in the original voice-over because it sounds more authentic. However, he has still truly fallen in love with five games in the German translation.
Why is voice acting so important? When characters talk to me, I want them to sound natural. As if they were actually speaking to me and sharing their worries and life with me.
For me, this is one of the biggest conditions to really dive deeply into a game, especially in role-playing games, but also in other genres. However, one needs to be able to understand the respective languages.
As I speak English fluently and many games come from English-speaking companies or are voiced in English originally, I usually play in English as well. However, there are a few gems that are simply so good in German that I don’t need the English version.
I played WoW for a long time in German. Jaina and Thrall are among the characters with the best German voice.
What games are those and how did you choose them? My list consists of multiplayer games and MMOs that I have personally played for a long time, some for many years, or still actively play.
They are chosen based on personal preference, so it is not a completed or sorted list. However, all games have in common that they were installed in German by default and I only switch the language under certain circumstances. In most cases, the games have captivated me so much that I didn’t need the original audio anymore.
Overwatch
What is Overwatch? The hero shooter from Blizzard has been on the market since 2016 and caused quite a hype back then. Although this has waned over the years, the game still has many loyal players.
Heroes like Mercy sound much better in German, in my opinion.
Why is the German voice acting so good? The core feature of Overwatch is the variety of heroes, most of whom come from real countries on Earth, such as Germany, Japan, or Australia.
They are diverse and represent diversity, which is also reflected in the language. For me, at this point, Reinhardt the Swabian, Mercy the Swiss, and Sigma the Dutchman are the reasons why Overwatch sounds overwhelmingly good.
Reinhardt and Mercy simply have a “German accent” in English. However, in German, they actually speak Swabian and Swiss German, respectively, with a Swiss accent. The same goes for Sigma. An example of my favorite voice lines from Overwatch:
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These heroes alone make me love to play Overwatch in German, while all heroes have top-notch German voice actors, some of whom are famous names, such as:
Soldier 76 – Martin Keßler, the German voice of Nicolas Cage and Vin Diesel
Torbjörn – Stefan Gossler, known as the voice of Jackie Chan
Junkrat – Manuel Straube, known as the voice of Stewie from Family Guy and Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) in the Hobbit films
Sombra – Lara Trautmann, better known as Lara Loft
In English, some of the home languages of the heroes are better (like Korean for D.Va or Chinese for Mei), but I simply fell in love with the German voices four years ago. Even competitively, I play here in German.
World of Warcraft
What is WoW? The largest and one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world has been on the market for nearly 16 years now. World of Warcraft found its place even in our Top 15 of the best MMOs and MMORPGs.
The eternal conflict between Horde and Alliance underlies the game. The game offers popular PvE content with dungeons and raids, and variety for PvP fans with arenas and battlegrounds.
In numerous expansions, the story is continued with different themes. The latest expansion is Shadowlands, which was released on October 27, 2020.
The first raid of Shadowlands, Castle Nathria. I am curious how the bosses will sound in German.
Why is the German voice acting so good? Like in Overwatch, it’s the love for detail in World of Warcraft that I fell in love with. The characters sound natural, and even the characteristics of the different races were maintained in the translation:
Blood Elves always sound a bit arrogant
Night Elves always sound a bit gentle and sleepy
with Goblins, the greed is particularly well highlighted
Gnomes express their almost childlike curiosity and thirst for knowledge with their voices
This is particularly evident in Battle for Azeroth. The new race of Kul Tirans has a perfect Hamburg dialect on their tongue, which fits perfectly with the port city. In addition, Blizzard always manages to give me shivers with the German cinematics and short films:
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Nowadays, I usually play in English, but that’s due to a bug in the (missing) voice output in Legion as well as a few addons that I no longer want to play without and which sometimes require an English client.
Remnant: From the Ashes
What is Remnant? The surprise hit from 2019 mixes a post-apocalyptic setting like in Fallout with the hard action gameplay of Dark Souls and Bloodborne – just with guns. The Earth is threatened by the “Seed”, tree-like beings that want to bring everything to a standstill, and players must prevent that.
The old mud tooth has a lot to say and sounds like a nice old grandpa.
Why is the German voice acting so good? In Remnant, it’s not necessarily the details like dialects that make German so good for me, but how well the voices themselves match the characters.
Each character is individually voiced, and there are no “standard voice lines” or anything that all merchants share. When something happens in the world, which is usually the player’s responsibility, the NPCs react to it and talk to me about it. And they always do it in their own way: McCabe is annoyed by everything I do, Reggie is outrageously cheerful, and Whispers doesn’t speak at all but writes everything down on a small chalkboard. Here’s a little excerpt from the voices at Station 13, around minute 9:07:
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Even the player character is partially voiced, and there are different voice options available for men and women. This leads to wild screams like “Reload!” or “I need cover!” in heated combat, which on one hand enhances immersion and on the other helps teammates know what you’re doing.
What is LoL? One of the most successful MOBAs is League of Legends, which regularly attracts millions of players and tens of thousands of spectators to major esports events. You play as one of the many champions in a team of 5 players and try to destroy the main building of the opposing team. New playable characters are constantly being introduced.
Why is the German voice acting so good? Like in Remnant, League of Legends has fully voiced characters. Each has its own style, which also works well in German. The best part, however, are the interactions between the characters.
Numerous champions, like Vi and Caitlyn, linguistically interact with each other by teasing one another. Such wordplay is excellently translated into German, and the quality is not lost. A particularly good German sync was also given to the champion Jhin:
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The only downside is that there are few such contextual voice lines; most are randomly selected confirmations and sentences. Moreover, there usually isn’t enough time in battle to really appreciate the voice output.
Hearthstone
What is Hearthstone? The card game from Blizzard was released in March 2014 and quickly became a hit, especially with the Mobile version following shortly after. One reason for this may be that a quick round can be casually played in under 20 minutes and “in between”.
Roughly speaking, it can be compared with the famous collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, at least in terms of deck principles, but it has completely different systems and mechanics.
Hearthstone is constantly being expanded with new sets and events, including solo adventures that tell exciting and funny stories. Currently, a new reward system is in the works.
Why is the German voice acting so good? Hearthstone benefits a bit from the top-notch voice acting in World of Warcraft because many voice actors play multiple roles: for iconic NPCs in WoW and for their and sometimes other cards in Hearthstone. One example is Harrison Jones, voiced by Wolfgang Pampel, the German voice of Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones).
This is a nice detail for WoW players when they recognize their favorite character there. Additionally, trailers and cinematics clearly show that much effort has gone into the German translation and voice output:
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However, the best part about Hearthstone is probably the innkeeper, who comments on pretty much everything, always has a great line ready, and who sounds like the nice guy behind the counter in German, who explains on the side how to truly be happy while tapping your beer.
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John Smedley is the former CEO of Sony Online Entertainment and later Daybreak Games. He is currently working for Amazon on a new, yet-to-be-announced game. From the latest job postings, we now know that it is a science-fiction MMO, possibly even an MMORPG.
What kind of game is this? Not much is known about the new title from Amazon Games. The studio in San Diego is looking for several new employees, including game designers, graphic designers, cloud architects, and narrative designers, those who write the story of the game.
The job listing for the Senior Narrative Designer contains the most information about the game so far:
It is set to take place in a brand new sci-fi world
It will be a massively multiplayer game
Employees are sought who have extensive experience in MMO development
Experience in storytelling in MMORPGs is preferred.
Particularly the last point gives hope that the game could be an MMORPG.
For the Senior Level Designer, experience with Unreal Engine 4 is requested. It is possible that this or the new Unreal Engine 5 will come into play here.
The first paragraph of the job listing for the Narrative Designer (Source: Amazon.com).
Who is behind the game? The head of the team is John Smedley (featured image). He has experience in MMO development and is considered one of the fathers of the MMORPG genre. He co-founded the company Verant Interactive, which was later acquired by Sony and developed games as Sony Online Entertainment.
Smedley was the one who brought Brad McQuaid, who passed away unexpectedly in 2019, and Steve Clover into his team and created EverQuest with them. Until 2015, Smedley was part of the company that later renamed itself Daybreak Games. Under him, games like EverQuest 2, PlanetSide 2, and H1Z1 were released.
Now, joining these three games is the science-fiction MMO from John Smedley. However, since the job listings just came out this week and many positions are to be filled, it will likely take some time before the release of this game.
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For MeinMMO author Philipp Hansen, the question in assembling his loadouts in Destiny 2is no longer whether to take an Exotic weapon, but which one it should be – and this brings great hope for Beyond Light.
In Destiny, the big expansion Beyond Light awaits us on November 10. Players can expect many changes that are partly very controversially discussed. But when it comes to Exotics, I have a good feeling because I finally have to ask myself the right Exotic question again.
And these sparkling weapons (no, not all Exotics are actually made of gold) are practically the flagship of Destiny.
They defy conventions and break rules that other weapons follow. Some examples, like the Gjallarhorn, are known far beyond the boundaries of the game and even have their own holiday. To keep things from getting too chaotic, only one exotic weapon and one exotic armor piece can be equipped at the same time.
The golden crowbar, the little horn, G-Horn – Gjallarhorn had many names (probably also because no one wanted to write or say it out)
What is the exotic problem? Theoretically, everything sounds great – yes, that’s right, theoretically. But in practice, it was long considered that one did not need to pack an Exotic, as legendary weapons performed just as well – sometimes even better.
Bungie hammered in the “protruding nails,” trimmed the capabilities of the Exotics to avoid jeopardizing the sandbox. But that didn’t sit well with me and many others. We don’t want to play Destiny with hard hats, training wheels, and wrapped in cotton. After all, we are fighting aliens, time-traveling robots, and gods – they don’t play fair either.
Destiny 2 lands the exotic hat trick in Season 11
Fortunately, Bungie finally heard my calls to “make Exotics great again.” All new Exotics from Season 11 are fresh, powerful in their own way, and stand out like rough nails from the golden homogeneity.
These 3 Exotics now enrich the game:
Dürresammler: The grenade launcher poisons single enemies or contaminates entire areas and infects everything nearby – those who play cleverly can spray poison first, then switch to another weapon, and thus increase the DPS value.
Verfallenes Abbild: The spurgewehr made from the wood of a magical tree turns enemies into pink orbs and allows us to smash enemies with other enemies – sounds crazy, is incredibly fun, and makes the guardians nearly immortal.
Auserwählte des Reisenden: The pistol is small, inconspicuous, and as useful as hardly any other weapon. With this piece, you passively gather bonuses like on an assembly line or acquire enough energy at the push of a button to constantly toss abilities. What the Auserwählte will do with Stasis already scares me.
Especially cool is that the three Exotics are distributed across the weapon slots so that one can always take one of the powerful swords with them – which are incorporated into my loadouts. This way, I can freely deploy my favorite legendary weapons without having to forego the exotic playstyle.
But which wonder weapon should I take when? In addition to the three Exotics, there is also the Divinity, a recently buffed Arc Bow, or a sniper that wishes it were a sword.
Finally, I’m asking myself the Exotic question again, and I think that’s just great. But this question could become much harder in the future.
Who is speaking here? Philipp Hansen primarily covers the Destiny franchise on MeinMMO. He has spent over 3,000 hours in the Destiny universe and is at home in both PvE and PvP. His favorite pastime is hunting for special weapons and then experimenting with the guns.
What will Exotics in Destiny 2: Beyond Light look like soon?
That’s why I’m excited for the DLC: Looking back on the past Destiny year, I realize that no Exotic was a complete failure. It seems that Bungie has gradually approached the Exotic theme season after season. They have worked to restore the special weapons’ shine – even nerfs are thoughtfully applied.
If the Destiny developer continues on this path, we can expect some really powerful, interesting, and above all exotic firearms. Which then hopefully stand out like a rusty nail and create a real stir.
Considering what Bungie has planned for Beyond Light, and what new (overpowered?) paths, for example, the new Stasis classes will take, I gladly give kudos again after a long time.
These 4 Exotics are definitely coming in Beyond Light: Falkenmond, No Time to Explain, a nameless Stasis thrower, and a weapon that resembles a motherboard.
The freshly ignited exotic shine is also sorely needed by Destiny 2. Because with the controversial weapon retirement, trust in how Bungie handles weapons has suffered significantly.
Mega Beedrill is a powerful weapon in the fight against Cresselia. Two trainers from Pokémon GO demonstrate how they win the battle using the highly bred bee.
What is it about? For a few days now, Cresselia has been reigning as a legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO over the level 5 raids. These are some of the most difficult raids in Pokémon GO. They present a significant challenge to trainers. The Pokémon is of the Psychic type and thus has weaknesses against Ghost, Dark, and Bug – those are the best counters against Cresselia in Pokémon GO.
On one hand, players are just happy if they can gather enough people for raids at all. On the other hand, players try to optimize their raids so that they can share special achievements.
A trainer duo has now achieved a special feat. They defeated Cresselia with just two players while using only a handful of Pokémon. The focus is on Mega Beedrill, which dealt a significant portion of the damage. It’s also noteworthy that the duo didn’t win “barely”. In their easy victory, there were still 55 unused seconds on the clock.
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This must be considered: The player MJK151, who uploaded the video and shared it with the trainers, gives some info about the battle.
They specifically looked for a Cresselia that knows Psycho Cut as its fast move and not Confusion
The two trainers used more Pokémon than just Mega Beedrill to avoid both needing to switch Pokémon in the lobby at the same time – otherwise, Cresselia would regenerate health points
In addition, the power boost from Mega Beedrill plays a big role, which is active during the current event – a glitch causes the CP of Pokémon to increase drastically
The two trainers were even able to further optimize their tactic. On reddit MJK151 announces that in a later attempt they even had 72 seconds left. This shows how powerful Mega Beedrill can become during the second Mega event.
In the current limited special research you will receive plenty of Mega Energy for Beedrill. So if you want to conduct such an evolution and use Mega Beedrill against Cresselia as shown in the video, you will get the required energies there.
Are you also trying out such special tactics and attempting to defeat raid bosses with as few players and Pokémon as possible, or do you just complete the raids in a “normal” way?
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Those who played Ultimate Team in FIFA 20 until the end have often encountered teams with incredibly strong cards. Never before have there been so many overpowered players as in FUT 20 – a circumstance that could become a problem in FIFA 21.
This is the situation in FUT 20: If you log into FUT 20 now, you’ll see teams filled with powerful cards. No wonder: Events like TOTY, TOTSSF, Summer Heat, and others have released cards that generally have values above 90.
The last few weeks made most of these cards easily accessible for players – which is fundamentally a good thing. You could obtain very strong cards relatively easily through SBCs, and icons were also easy to get. You can tell: FIFA 20 is coming to an end.
Given the approaching end of the season, it was time to take stock. How many player cards were there this year that broke the barrier of a 90 rating? Spoiler: A whole lot.
In FIFA 20, this number has now been surpassed again. Currently, there are a total of 765 cards in FUT 20 that are above 90.
Messi had a 99 card – and he was not the only one
There was also a small leap in the top ratings. A total of 11 cards received the highest rating of 99. These were:
Lionel Messi (2 versions)
Virgil van Dijk (2 versions)
Cristiano Ronaldo (2 versions)
Diego Maradona
Pelé
Kevin De Bruyne (2 versions)
Robert Lewandowski
For comparison: In FIFA 19, there were only 7 cards with a 99 rating. In FIFA 18, there were only 4, and in FIFA 17, only 3.
How is that? When comparing FIFA 21 with earlier editions, it is clear that there are many more opportunities for player cards to be boosted through events. The times when there were basically only TOTW cards and strong Team-of-the-Season or -Year cards are long gone.
Meanwhile, there are all sorts of events that drastically enhance players. The Halloween cards received strong boosts, Future Stars make players who are essentially in the early stages of their development incredibly strong, and Summer Heat also distributed boosts endlessly. And that is just a small selection of card events.
These events are not necessarily tied to real performances. Just look at the Champions League card of Jann Fiete Arp at the end of this season: Arp only played in 3rd league for Bayern. Nevertheless, he ended up with a special card valued at 95 – out of nowhere. Suddenly, Arp was at the same level as absolute world-class players.
This is how strong Arp was at the end of the game
If everyone is awesome, no one is
Why is this a problem? Of course, one can also see the whole thing positively. For example, one’s favorite player can suddenly become useful in FUT – even if he is not performing well in real life. The realism goes out the window. However, EA Sports has made it clear that FUT overall is a fantasy mode, even in FIFA 21.
Yet even within the fantasy mode, the cards can lead to a problem, aside from the realism aspect. Because: The more unrealistic boosts there are, the more similar all players play.
Let’s take the pace rating, for example. FIFA players often look for the fastest players, as these can be absolute match winners. Even a few extra points in speed can make a huge difference. Currently, there are a total of 42 players in FUT who have the maximum speed rating of 99 – the differences, purely in terms of pace, are now minimal.
Kevin Mbabu was among the 42 players who received 99 pace
As this is a development that has intensified over the past years, it is to be expected that this will continue in FIFA 21. The new FIFA 21 ratings not only brought some surprises, but also leave room for many players to boost upward.
But the game should be careful here: If even more players receive crazy boosts this year, then more of them will play alike at the end. And then the thrill of searching for the perfect team composition is somewhat lost. Because if at the end every player has endless 99 stats, it becomes almost worthless.
What do you think? Would you be happy about more special cards – or should FIFA 21 tone it down a bit? You can find all the information about the release of FIFA 21 in the overview.
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As part of PAX Online and the birthday of Borderlands 3, new details about the future of the loot shooter were shared. It is set to be released for PS5 and Xbox Series X and will also receive another DLC at the end of the year, which is said to be quite different.
What was announced? Borderlands 3 is set to be released for the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X. Those who already own a corresponding version for PS4 or Xbox One can look forward to a free upgrade on the console of the same manufacturer.
Additionally, with the new generation, new options will be added:
Borderlands will support 4K and 60 FPS
For the first time ever, 4-player split-screen will be possible
Furthermore, another paid update is planned, which is set to be released in 2020. However, it is expected to differ significantly from the content of the previous DLCs.
“Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck” – This is the name of the current DLC for Borderlands 3, focusing on the character Krieg.
This is expected to include a completely new game mode, as well as new skill trees for the 4 playable characters in Borderlands 3. The developers have already hinted at what these skill trees might look like for FL4K:
He will get the new “Trapper” tree
This will provide shields and protect the survival skills of him and a pet.
Included is the new action skill “Gravity Snare”, a trap that can be thrown and first lifts opponents into the air and then slams them to the ground. This will be the first CC that FL4K gets.
Through the skill tree, you can also earn a new companion: a Hyperion Loaderbot.
Fortnite: Battle Royale has gone through many changes since its launch. Some may be negative, but these 3 important changes are something MeinMMO author Eilyn Rapp will never want to miss, as they have greatly improved the game.
This is where Fortnite stands now: The game has now reached Season 4 of Chapter 2. That makes it a total of 14 seasons that players have experienced, each with its own theme and a corresponding live event.
With a new season, there are also changes in the game to keep things interesting. Some innovations disappear again, while others remain in the game. Here are 3 important changes that have improved Fortnite for me.
Who is speaking here? Eilyn Rapp has been playing Fortnite for 2.5 years. She started at the end of Season 1 Chapter 1 and has since experienced all 14 seasons. All the changes Fortnite has gone through, she has been able to extensively test in this way.
1. Completing challenges with friends
What does this mean?This feature, introduced in Season 8, allowed you to complete weekly or daily challenges together instead of alone. If you activated this for a task, your friends’ progress was counted as well. So if you had to make 10 kills, all kills from the team were counted towards the completion.
In Season 4 – Chapter 2, there is now 1 weekly challenge that you are supposed to complete with friends. You can no longer freely choose which one. However, for me, it is still better than having no party assist in the game at all.
Completing challenges in a team is faster and easier
2. Chest contents finally not destructible
What does this mean? Those who remember the earlier days of Fortnite know how frustrating it was when you accidentally destroyed a chest. This could happen if you hit one with explosive weapons or, even worse, if you accidentally destroyed the ground on which the chest was located.
Why was this so bad? Destroying chests was particularly tedious because then all the nice loot inside simply vanished. You missed the chance for extra weapons, healing items, and ammunition every time.
How is it now? This problem has been solved by not losing the loot even if the chest is destroyed. I can now destroy all surfaces with my pickaxe without worrying about accidentally breaking a chest’s ground.
3. Presets for skin combinations
What does this mean? Something that players have long wished for in Fortnite were presets for skin combinations. These should allow players to save all their favorite outfits for easier access.
Why is this so important?In Fortnite, there is a huge selection of skins, back bling, pickaxes, weapon skins, and emotes. Finding the perfect combination can take a long time. But once you have finally found the perfect combo, you can now save it and easily return to it. I don’t want to miss out on this feature anymore.
Players can now permanently save cosmetic outfits.
Fortnite has gone through so many changes that sometimes it almost seems like it is no longer “the real Fortnite”. While that is sad, I will always appreciate these 3 changes. Even if they may not be very big, they significantly improve the game for me. What are your favorite changes? Which ones could you not imagine living without?
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In World of Warcraft Shadowlands, new raids and cool mechanics await. For a boss fight, you even have to hit the dance floor.
In Shadowlands, the first major raid will be Castle Nathria, where a large part of the Venthyr resides. The developers have come up with some interesting boss mechanics and revived an old concept. Because those who remember the “Heigan Dance” from Classic and “Wrath of the Lich King” will experience the next variant of it here – and it looks pretty cool.
What kind of mechanic is this? In the boss fight against the “Council of Blood,” there will be many little dance interludes. After all, this is a large castle of vampiric creatures – lively celebrations are part of the deal. Players will be prompted at various intervals to move to a very specific position. After that, they must mimic ‘dance steps’ indicated by NPCs. This means stepping forward, backward, or sideways. Players must orient themselves to the squares on the ground and move exactly one square at a time.
You can see what this looks like here with streamer Sloot:
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What happens if you fail? Those who are less musically inclined and cannot follow the instructions of the other dancers will have a hard time in this raid. Because if you fail during the dance scene, it has drastic effects on your character.
Those who do not reach their spotlight in time will be killed instantly.
Those who do not complete a dance step correctly will be stunned for 30 seconds – meaning deep into the next boss phase.
Both effects are critical, as both the death of a character and a 30-second stun could mean that the fight is doomed to fail.
However, the mechanic is not particularly difficult. With a bit of practice, even the typical “Movement-Günther” among us should get the steps right.
The mechanic is currently still being worked on and will be updated and improved with little fixes. Whether it will still exist the same way in the finished raid remains to be seen.
Marvel’s Avengers is the new favorite game of MeinMMO author Jürgen Horn. During the story, he was looking forward to the heroine Black Widow, but the first date with the fighter was a disaster.
This is how it all started: I am a big fan of the Avengers on screen and besides my favorites Thor and Iron Man, I also find Black Widow fantastic. I like the calm, composed, and cool demeanor of the heroine, who occasionally shows profound emotions and reactions in selected moments.
Also in Marvel’s Avengers I found her portrayal extremely successful. The first scene where you get to know the heroes of the Avengers one by one with the young Kamala Khan on A-Day is telling. Because unlike Cap or Thor, who are honestly impressed by the cute fangirl, Widow shows almost no interest in the excited Kamala.
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She comments on their enthusiasm with the absolute minimum of attention and allows herself to be drawn only to a lackluster fist bump before she simply leaves Kamala standing and discusses important matters with Cap among adults. You can really tell that she has no interest in nonsense like A-Day and fan meetings, and is more concerned with the Avengers’ daily business.
I found this scene really strong and was looking forward to when Kamala and Black Widow would meet again later in the game and how that meeting would go.
And just to give you a heads up, it went completely differently than I thought!
By the way, here’s an interview with the actress who plays Black Widow.
Warning: The following text contains spoilers from the story of Marvel’s Avengers!
Who will be the new hero?
This was my expectation: During the story of Marvel’s Avengers, you usually play as Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, who gradually brings the scattered Avengers back together and reinvents the team. It starts with Hulk, and Iron Man is the second to join.
Then there are a few missions where you do not recruit new heroes, but rather get the helicarrier back in shape with the existing team and make contact with the Inhumans living underground.
Since no new heroes had appeared for a long time, I was curious about which of the missing Avengers would come next. I hoped for Thor because I find him really strong. But first, I had to complete another mission with the Inhumans.
It takes some time for all the Avengers to be back together.
This was the mission: Kamala learned that the villains of A.I.M. have imprisoned more Inhumans in a prison and are conducting experiments on them.
However, since the Avengers are not ready and want to postpone the matter, Kamala sets off alone and I, as the player, have to complete the mission with her. Well, I think. I get along well with Kamala; the heroine with the bizarre rubber limbs plays rather comfortably, and I have leveled her up and equipped her with top gear. This will be a nice story mission, and then I can finally go look for Thor!
This was the big twist: And indeed, the mission goes well. I beat up the annoying A.I.M. bots left and right. But then the situation escalates, and Kamala is so hard pressed by the enemies that she completely exhausts herself in a cut scene and falls unconscious.
She is then picked up by A.I.M. and taken to a cell. A last A.I.M. soldier supervises this, and when everyone is gone, “he” takes off the helmet and it is… Black Widow!
“Wow,” I said out loud, because that is really a surprise. I had expected to sneak out of the cell as Kamala in an extensive stealth episode and then escape from the prison.
Instead, I am now playing immediately and without warning a new heroine and supposed to rescue Kamala with her. But my joy is short-lived, as after some sneaking, Widow’s cover is blown at some point, and the first big fight takes place.
Joy turns to anger
This is why it was no fun: I had played Widow shortly in the tutorial mission right at the beginning, but the fights with her were mostly a scripted boss fight that you could hardly lose.
Now, however, the metaphorical training wheels are off, and without much explanation, I have to prove myself with a totally new heroine. I have absolutely no idea what Widow can do in particular, but I quickly realize what she cannot do. Namely, take damage.
I just can’t handle Black Widow!
Black Widow is not the Hulk: Just a few hits and the cool assassin falls over. Since I prefer to play brutal brawlers like Hulk, the gameplay of Widow is the complete opposite of what I usually enjoy.
Every little mistake is severely punished, and time and again I go down and have to start all over again. This is frustrating because I actually have very little time to play, and every minute is valuable! And every second I stare at the loading screen after yet another stupid A.I.M. bot has knocked me down makes me angrier.
I’m about to turn into the Hulk myself, and my poor Stadia controller is about to be thrown against the wall and shatter into a thousand pieces. But I hold myself back and try again and again. It’s so frustrating. Black Widow is just a heroine for professionals. While Hulk or Kamala can casually take a few hits, with Widow, every evade jump and every block needs to be perfect.
The Hulk is the complete opposite of Black Widow.
This is how hard it is to play Black Widow: Only in this way does Widow gain her “intrinsic energy”, a value that gives her a huge bonus on damage and with which she uses one of her skills. But if you take even a tiny bit of damage, everything is lost, and you stand there with zero energy. You can only recharge the energy in combat.
This means you must play extremely aggressively as Widow, but you cannot, like with Hulk, go wild in a destructive smash orgy. Rather, you have to be alert and fully engaged not to lose everything and probably end up in the dust soon.
This is really not the gameplay I prefer, and when the wretched mission was finally over, I put down the gamepad trembling and needed some time to calm down. Just to then get worrying blood pressure values again in the subsequent training mission with Widow.
No, dear Black Widow, in Marvel’s Avengers, we will not be friends anymore. But you are welcome to support me as an AI companion in future missions. By the way, my colleague Maik Schneider, who gets along much better with Black Widow, explains here what he likes about Marvel’s Avengers.
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The well-known Twitch streamer Asmongold spoke live about sponsorships and the sometimes crazy sums that are spent there. It was about both his own deal and why sponsorships are rarely talked about.
What did the streamer say? Asmongold, who temporarily reached the top of Twitch with WoW Classic, talked about the topic of sponsorships in a livestream. He discussed the sometimes crazy sums that are supposedly being offered.
A company specifically approached him, willing to pay more than $200,000 for Asmongold to stream their game for one day. These are sums that many people do not earn in a year.
In the course of the stream, Asmongold also explained why so few streamers talk about their deals. The high sums could scare off fans, and especially donors and subscribers.
Which game offered this high amount? The game that offered Asmongold more than $200,000 was not revealed by the streamer. He struggled with the amount during the livestream.
Users in the chat and reddit speculate that it could be Raid: Shadow Legends or Clash Royale, two well-known mobile games that generally invest a lot of money in advertising.
Asmongold, who has been streaming for years, finds these sums to be totally crazy:
Who the hell would give me that much money? That’s really a waste of money. But if someone has to take these deals, then it’s probably me, as long as it’s not a damn gambling game.
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Why streamers rarely talk about deals: In the further course of the stream, Asmongold mentions that such high deals occur more often than the viewers realize.
However, many would not talk about it because it could reduce their subscription numbers and donations:
You out there don’t realize it because much of this is not publicly discussed. It’s not a taboo, but people don’t like to talk about it. And here’s why they don’t tell:
People believe that talking about deals separates them from their viewers. […].
If you’re in a streamer’s chat room that you feel connected to, and they tell you they’ve earned $300,000 in a month, how do you still feel connected to the 20- or 21-year-old college kid making that much money?
Moreover, they do not talk about it because they lose donations and such. If you know that the streamer is making so much money, you are not willing to donate that much.
He himself is often too lazy to accept such deals but could sell himself for much more than he currently does.
Also, the Twitch streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris has reportedly turned down large deals. Once, the release of WoW Classic got in his way:
Not only individual companies offer such high amounts to be showcased by streamers. Streaming platforms are also paying well for individuals to stay on their platforms.
Streaming is therefore a very lucrative business, at least for the faces at the top. Currently, Twitch dominates the market, although YouTube and Facebook continually sign streamers.
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Rainbow Six Siege will soon receive the third season of year 5 named “Shadow Legacy.” This will bring a new operator, a new gadget, several new and important tools, and is expected to significantly change the game. MeinMMO tells you what is included in Season 3 and when you can expect a release.
Trailer for “Shadow Legacy”: The developers have already presented and explained several of the new features in a longer reveal. We have embedded the full video in English for you here:
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What is the Squad Finder? With Season 3, Rainbow Six Siege will get a tool that allows you to easily search for and find teammates. This will be the “Squad Finder.” It lets you find requests from other players or create your own requests. You can set various parameters, such as:
which platform and region you play on
the language you speak and the time zone you live in
which role you want to fill
which game modes you are interested in
at what times of day you want to play
whether or not you use a microphone
With this information, you can create a request and find players or be found. The tool then allows you to invite other players and form groups. This way, you won’t have to play alone if you don’t want to. Ubisoft demonstrates how the feature works in a trailer:
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With the statistics, you can then analyze where your strengths lie and where you still need improvement to work on becoming better. Especially for ambitious ranked players, this is a great tool to refine their performance.
Along with this tool comes the ability to view your own games in replay mode. This additionally helps you to deeply analyze the situations where you didn’t react optimally.
This data is shown by the current unofficial stat tracker from r6.tracker.network. The official one will have even more features.
New Operator: Sam “Zero” Fisher
Who is Zero and what can he do? The protagonist from the famous Splinter Cell series, Sam Fisher, will be the operator in the upcoming Season 3. In Rainbow Six, he will use the codename “Zero” and be an attacker with 2 armor and speed.
He fulfills the role of an “Intel-denier” and “Intel-gatherer,” ensuring that you have more information and your opponents have less. His loadout is:
Primary weapons: Assault rifle SC3000K or submachine gun MP7
Secondary weapon: Pistol 5.7 USG
Devices: Frag grenade or claymore
Gadget: Argus launcher
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What does his gadget do? The Argus launcher is a firearm with which Zero can shoot small cameras, similar to the defender Valkyrie. However, his cameras can even drill through walls and can be used on both sides, allowing you to see in front of and behind the wall.
Once they are stuck in the wall, on the floor, or at a hatch, they appear as relatively large stars with three points. This should make it a bit easier for defenders to discover them, so the ability isn’t too powerful.
What does the new gadget do? The Mini Breach Charge can blow holes in reinforced walls, which until now was actually only reserved for the special abilities of operators Hibana, Thermite, Maverick, and Ace who was introduced in Season 2.
The holes are smaller than those of Thermite or Ace, but are sufficient for firing through and taking away cover from opponents. The following operators will be able to select the Mini Breach Charge as equipment:
Nøkk
Finka
Lion
Montagne
Ying
Amaru
Capitão
Fuze
After placing it on the wall, a small Thermite ring activates automatically, which will blow the wall a few seconds later. During this time, the gadget can be destroyed.
Once the Mini Breach Charge comes into play, there will suddenly be many more options for operators to play or ban, which will allow for new combinations for teams.
Destroying reinforced walls means that defenders can no longer easily barricade themselves, that rooms can be easier to scout, or that defenders may feel forced to prevent a breach, thereby putting themselves in danger. The gadget certainly provides more dynamics.
Gameplay Changes: Reinforcements, Ping 2.0, and Map Bans
This is how the new reinforcements work: With Season 3, Ubisoft is revising how wall reinforcements work. Instead of giving each operator two reinforcements, the entire defender team gets 10 reinforcements to share.
This has the advantage that you do not lose reinforcements if a player leaves the round. Whether you’re playing with three or five, you can always reinforce 10 walls. This way, you can even assign an operator who usually does not need to prepare much, while other players set traps.
This is the new ping system: Through a new feature, you can give contextual pings starting with “Shadow Legacy”. This means that when you ping something, additional information is automatically provided, such as:
the icon of a gadget – including your own
who placed the gadget (reveals identity, if not done yet)
a number to assign who pinged when
With Ping 2.0, you will also finally be able to ping with drones and other observation gadgets.
This is what a ping looks like, for example, on Maestro’s Evil Eye.
How do map bans work? At the end of each round, you will get to vote on three maps with Season 3. The map with the most votes will be played. In case of a tie, the choice will be decided by chance.
There are also some important changes regarding the reworks. The map Chalet will be revamped with Season 3, changing some entrances and bomb positions. This will create new chokepoints that are easier to hold.
Moreover, the operator Tachanka is set to receive a rework, even though 200 of his most loyal fans do not want that. Tachanka is one of the weakest, possibly even the weakest operator and will get a new gadget, a grenade launcher. However, it is still uncertain whether this rework will come in Season 3 or only in Season 4.
Although “Shadow Legacy” is set to change a lot in Rainbow Six, the upcoming Year 6 is expected to be even more important. At least, that’s what creative director Leroy Athanassoff claims. He insists: if you think Season 3 is already “Siege 2.0,” then you are not prepared for what Year 6 will do to Rainbow Six.
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WoW had many good, but also some bad expansions. But which time was the most terrible? You have voted and here is the result.
A few days ago, we asked which expansion of World of Warcraft our readers on MeinMMO felt was the weakest so far. Now enough time has passed and we have a result that is even relatively clear. Although the final result is not a huge surprise, it is now black on white what the WoW players of our site think. More than 5,000 of you participated in the survey.
Place 5: Legion
Only 4% found that the Legion time was the worst. Actually a good result, isn’t it?
Even though place 5 of the “worst expansions” of WoW sounds threatening, one should still note that Legion could only gather 4% of the votes (211 people). Legion was generally considered a very good expansion that included a great progression system with artifact weapons and offered exciting raids at the beginning.
A major point of criticism of Legion was the legendary items and how one could earn them. A lot depended on luck – this frustrated numerous players. Frustration arose when the “Best in Slot” Legendary simply wouldn’t drop.
Place 4: Cataclysm
Cataclysm was controversial and still is.
With 14% of the votes (718 people), Cataclysm comfortably placed 4th, and this has several reasons.
On the one hand, the overhaul of the old game world did not please everyone. The World of Warcraft, as players had known it for years, was gone. Quests, items, and entire areas disappeared or were restructured – and sometimes only half-heartedly. Some areas barely appeared changed and received only minimal adjustments, while others were fundamentally recreated.
Unfortunately, the last raid against Deathwing is also unforgettable. The boss fight was seen by many as a disappointment because it was not a classic fight against a dragon, but a battle against tentacles, scales, and blisters.
Place 3: Mists of Pandaria
Pandaria introduced the Pandaren – that was too much cuddly for some. At least Garrosh cleaned up.
With just under 15% (779 people), Mists of Pandaria lands in third place among the least popular expansions.
The biggest criticism of Pandaria at the time of release was the graphics. Many could not warm up to the Asian style. It was also noted negatively that the Pandaren, as a „Kung-fu-Panda“ copy, were inappropriate and would trivialize World of Warcraft too much.
Even though many now have positive memories of MoP, such as the great feel of the individual classes or the beautiful landscapes, the introduction of Pandaren and a massively Asian-themed game environment remains a hotly debated point among fans to this day. One often hears: “When the pandas came, WoW went downhill.”
This also coincided with the abolishment of the “real” talent trees, which many still miss today.
Lastly, many have a dreadful memory of the last months of MoP. The final raid “Siege of Orgrimmar” was active for over a year and by the end, it really got on the players’ nerves.
Place 2: Warlords of Draenor
Warlords of Draenor – 2nd place for the least popular expansions.
With significantly more percentage of the votes, Warlords of Draenor achieves a dubious second place. 29% (1,471 people) of you found the journey into the past of the shattered world terrible. This had many reasons that became obvious at the start of the expansion and increased even more over the months.
WoD has impressively shown what happens when a minor side feature becomes too important. The garrison in Draenor offered so much gold and resources that players often did nothing but organize their follower missions. That alone would probably not have been so problematic if there had been alternatives. But there were hardly any in the open world – rather boring “daily zones” with disappointing rewards meant that hardly anyone left the garrison unless they wanted to visit dungeons or raids.
Other minor issues have also remained in negative memory – just think of the “Twitter patch,” whose biggest feature was the SELFIE camera with Twitter integration.
Finally, the hasty ending of WoD led to harsh criticism. The story was not concluded sensibly, many plot points were dropped or logically interconnected. This makes Warlords of Draenor for many still today the worst expansion – but the actual “throne” has been taken by another addon…
Place 1: Battle for Azeroth
Battle for Azeroth came too early – this caused a lot of dissatisfaction.
Rather ungloriously, the latest expansion of World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth, lands in first place among the least popular WoW addons. A whopping 34% (1,693 people) of you, that is more than one in three, considered BfA the weakest of all addons.
This actually began with the beta test of the addon. Azerite armor caused harsh criticism because it restricted players too much. Each specialization needed new gear, and the distribution of these special “Azerite abilities” was also semi-permanent. Therefore, anyone who had to fulfill multiple roles needed several item sets and could only adjust existing armor with massively increasing gold costs.
Battle for Azeroth takes the lead – unfortunately not a good success.
But even the major features of the expansion fell short of expectations. The flagship of the “Warfronts” soon turned out to be a rather monotonous PvE battle that was quite boring after the first time – the reason why only a second warfront came before the feature was discontinued.
Also the island expeditions quickly became just a “grind fest”, apart from the PvP variant. They had little to do with exploration and the feeling of discovery. Instead, it was a race against time to gather as many enemies as possible to then blast them away. Some liked it, but many found it terribly boring.
Even though Blizzard fixed many of these issues with each patch, that helped little. At the same time, new systems were introduced that brought new problems with them. Be it the Azerite essences from patch 8.2 that needed to be farmed anew for each character or the corruption system from patch 8.3 that completely spiraled out of control and rendered many classes absurd. Unfortunately, the least popular expansion lasts the longest.
What do we learn from this? The newer expansions are rather unpopular among many players. There can be many reasons for this – but mostly it is probably the change. With all the criticism, we must not forget that even the least popular expansions brought innovations that were groundbreaking and are still useful today. Warlords of Draenor brought the overhaul of the character models, Battle for Azeroth numerous new species as allied races and some of the best cinematics WoW has ever had. Perhaps our view of the past will change in a few years.
We can only hope that the next expansion Shadowlands satisfies as many players as possible – that would be really good for World of Warcraft and its fans.
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The MMORPG Corepunk not only looks visually similar to League of Legends, but the gameplay is also inspired by the successful MOBA. In an AMA on reddit, the developers answered some player questions. This included discussions about the content, difficulty level, and the beta of the MMO.
What type of game is Corepunk? According to its description, Corepunk is a “Top-Down MMORPG in an open world.” Visually, the game looks almost like League of Legends and much of the gameplay is reminiscent of the MOBA. Instead of moving with WASD, you traverse the world using mouse clicks. You’ll also need to accurately place skill shots and AoE skills with the mouse.
At the same time, Corepunk is an MMORPG with a completely open world and no loading screens, except for some dungeons. For auto-attacks and several other skills, the game also relies on tab-targeting.
Corepunk is being developed by the Dutch studio Artificial Core based in Amsterdam and in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv. The versatile Unity engine is being used.
What is the status of the game? Corepunk has been in development for about 5 years and is currently planned to be released in 2021.
Initial closed beta tests are expected to start in December 2020, about a year after the MMORPG was first announced. The first beta is supposed to include 6 of the 12 classes and allows you to play up to level 20. The max level in Corepunk will be level 40.
Corepunk is said to be as difficult as WoW Classic
How difficult will Corepunk be? In a reddit thread, developer Eugen Kiver addressed community questions and revealed some interesting details about the game.
When asked where Corepunk ranks in difficulty compared to other MMORPGs, Kiver mentioned WoW Classic as a reference point. This is especially true regarding the leveling phase and the duration until reaching max level. It is more challenging than many modern games in the genre.
In Corepunk, reaching max level is said to take between 80 and 100 hours of gameplay, which is somewhat faster than in WoW Classic.
Where are the similarities to WoW Classic? Overall, there are several similarities between Corepunk and the old MMORPG WoW Classic:
The MMORPG emphasizes dungeons and raids with various difficulty levels. The mechanics are expected to be as complex as Mythic+ in Retail WoW.
Mounts require a specific level and a certain amount of in-game currency.
There will be “Corpse Run” upon death.
Talents cannot be reset for free once assigned.
There will be various battlegrounds and arena PvP.
An auction house will be available.
There are 4 gathering and 4 crafting professions, with the best crafters able to create equipment that approaches raid-level quality. One of the professions is fishing.
This is what gameplay and combat in the MMORPG Corepunk looks like.
What are the clear differences from WoW Classic? Even though there are many parallels to WoW Classic, Corepunk is a completely independent game. This is evident from the gameplay described at the outset, which heavily resembles LoL:
There will be a “Fog of War” across the entire map. Since you can move your camera independently of your character, it prevents you from seeing all areas of the game.
Even though the release of Corepunk is not expected until 2021, the developers have already given a preview of upcoming updates.
The first major patch will focus on content for personal farms and housing. Additionally, the update is set to bring new guild-related content.
For the future, regular new classes, new areas, and underwater content including its own mount are planned. How exactly these updates will be released, whether as large expansions, small DLCs, or even for free, is not yet determined.
Support for controllers and a release on consoles is also planned. However, the focus will first be on the PC release.
In Pokémon GO Mega Energies are an important resource, as you need them for Mega Evolutions. Four Field Research tasks now reward you with these energies. We will show you which ones you should complete.
An important innovation is the reward of 4 Field Research tasks. Trainers compiled this overview and now shared with the community which quests will reward you with Mega Energies.
(New Daily) Catch 5 Bug-type Pokémon
Reward: 5 Mega Energies for Beedrill
Defeat a Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: 10 Mega Energies for Beedrill
Use a Mega Evolution on Beedrill
Reward: 20 Mega Energies for Beedrill
Battle against another Trainer
Reward: 5 Mega Energies for Venusaur, Charizard, or Blastoise
Why are the energies important?
Problems with the Mega Evolutions: As soon as Niantic introduced Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO, there was a lot of criticism. Developing required a lot of Mega Energies, which you first have to collect in Mega Raids.
Niantic then reacted and mentioned 5 things that will change with Mega Evolutions. Among them is the plan to distribute energies as quest rewards, just like it is now the case in the current event. This was a significant wish from the community.
The desire for Mega Energies to be available through activities other than raids was also a concern of the biggest YouTubers regarding Pokémon GO. This has been especially problematic for players in villages or without an active community. Because they rarely gathered enough players for the Mega Raids and had no chance there.
So it is now an important change that even Field Research tasks reward you with Mega Energies. Additionally, this aligns with the new limited special research in Pokémon GO. Because there you are supposed to perform a Mega Evolution. If you still lack energies for that, you can now collect them more easily.
It remains to be seen how Niantic will further improve the Mega Evolutions. What wishes would you have for the developers?
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The assault rifle Oden can only convince a few players in Call of Duty: Warzone. However, that it can be really good is proven by professional Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff in one of his videos. Here you can find his setup and a few tips for the rifle.
What kind of gun is the Oden? The assault rifle was among the release weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and belongs to the heavy assault rifles. This very temperament is what it brings along – it plays slowly but hits hard.
In the Warzone, the behemoth usually stays in the cupboard: too few bullets, too inaccurate. Professional Warzoner “Nickmercs” has now tried the weapon and presented a setup that brings the weapon’s stability to a new level and allows for very easy kills.
With this attachment combination, you can clean up well in solo or duo modes, despite the bullet shortage. You only need 5 shots for a kill, and the low rate of fire combined with the pleasant recoil behavior makes it a top choice in modes with small teams.
The Oden setup makes the assault rifle playable, but few bullets are frustrating
What does his setup look like? Instead of opting for a larger magazine that the Oden only provides with a maximum of 30 bullets, Nick attaches a laser to the weapon. Surprisingly, he tries the 5mW laser, which is supposed to help with hip fire and mobility.
Muzzle: Silencer (Colossus)
Barrel: Oden Factory 810mm
Laser: 5mW Laser
Scope: Holo Sight (Corps Combat)
In his English video, he shows that he is not wrong with this setup. While sprinting, the assault rifle feels significantly more mobile because you can quickly transition from sprinting to aiming. We are embedding his video here:
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With the title “One Shot Oden”, he slightly misses the mark. In the Warzone, you need a few more hits due to armor plates (5 with full armor). But with the field upgrade “Special Ammunition” in the magazine, you can take out enemies in multiplayer even with chest hits. So he is not entirely wrong in some ways.
How does the weapon play with this setup? Very reliably and comfortably. The weapon pulls upwards when firing, and since the rate of fire is low, you can easily compensate for this. Moreover, since it fires so slowly, you save bullets.
In terms of Time-to-Kill (TTK), it ranks in the upper midfield and can take out enemies slightly faster than the popular M4A1. In terms of range, the weapon presents strong values. There is only one point at which damage decreases, and with this setup, it remains above 80 meters.
However, you can still tell that it is a heavy assault rifle because it aims comparatively slowly. Additionally, the small magazines are a drawback. You should use all the memory you save while compensating for recoil to always keep your magazine reserve in mind.
Thus, this machine is only suitable for modes with small teams – namely, duo or solo. Because with 4 players, you would need to hit each with 5 bullets in the chest, which would just about suffice.
Advantages and disadvantages of the 5mW setup of the Oden
Pro
easy to handle
high damage per bullet
high range
Contra
few bullets in the magazine
only suitable for duo or solo
takes a bit to aim
Heavy assault rifles have a hard time in the Warzone because strong damage usually comes with significant limitations. However, if you find the best rifle for yourself in a niche, it can be all the more powerful.
If you are on the go in duo or solo mode, try the setup and benefit from the advantages. For everyone else, there is still the long list of the best weapons of the Warzone.
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Rocket Arena is a 3v3 shooter from EA that launched in July. However, there were low player counts right from the start. Then the purchase price was reduced. Now it is being offered through Amazon Prime Gaming as free content.
What’s new? The colorful 3v3 shooter Rocket Arena is now available for free on PC if you are a member of Amazon Prime Gaming. So if you haven’t wanted to try the game because the purchase price was too high, you can now get it for free through this method.
What is Rocket Arena? You play an action-packed 3v3 shooter here where rockets are the focus. You choose one of several heroes, all of whom have interesting and unique abilities, and team up in vibrant visuals against an enemy team.
During the game, you fight not only on the ground but also in the air. You need to master the rockets, aim well, set traps, and always act strategically to eliminate the enemies.
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MeinMMO was allowed to test: As part of Find Your Next Game, we were able to test Rocket Arena. The refreshing gameplay without Pay2Win, the easy entry, and the various colorful game modes made for a lot of fun during our testing due to their variety and special objectives.
This is how it went after the launch for Rocket Arena:It followed a flopped launch. At launch, only 913 players played simultaneously at peak. SteamDB shows that player numbers continued to plummet thereafter.
A glimmer of hope was the free weekend during which you could play Rocket Arena for free. Concurrent players peaked at 1,136. However, they quickly fell again afterwards.
The concurrent players of Rocket Arena on Steam – Source: SteamDB
At the end of August, EA quietly reduced the purchase price from €30 to just €5 – and that on all platforms (via VG247). But currently, player numbers are still looking poor.
In the past 7 days, a maximum of only 78 people played Rocket Arena simultaneously on Steam (via SteamDB).
Should you try Rocket Arena?
Who is it worth it for? If you enjoy colorful shooters like Overwatch or Fortnite, you will feel right at home in Rocket Arena. The competitive factor is an important point, as you play in different game modes like Rocket Ball or Deathmatch constantly in PvP. This can quickly become frustrating if you are still getting to know the champions and then have to face much better opponents.
If you are more of a casual player and feel comfortable in team games, Rocket Arena might also be interesting for you. Our testing showed that rounds usually lasted only 5 minutes. The beginner-friendly gameplay allows for a quick start, and you can jump right in.
Do you have Amazon Prime Gaming and are considering giving Rocket Arena a chance, or is the game not to your taste? Without Amazon Prime, Rocket Arena is also available for free through EA Play, which will soon be part of Xbox Game Pass.
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The FIFA 21 ratings provide fans with plenty of discussion material. Especially the values of FC Bayern Munich raise eyebrows – and rightly so, according to MeinMMO author Max Handwerk.
This is how FC Bayern’s season looked: The eternal dominance of FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga is well-known. The last time Bayern did not become champions was 8 years ago. For context: At that time, Hamburger SV was still in the first division, Hannover 96 qualified for the European Cup, and Robert Lewandowski was not playing for FC Bayern but for BVB – who incidentally became champions that season.
A championship is basically nothing unusual for Bayern. But this year, FCB simply won everything: they won the league, the cup, and lastly the Champions League. Bayern secured the big “treble” – a feat that only 7 teams have accomplished so far (and for the Munich team, by the way, for the second time).
There was a lot to celebrate for the real FC Bayern
So even as a non-Bayern fan – of which I happen to be one – you have to acknowledge: That was quite an impressive achievement by Hansi Flick’s team.
With all this success, the assumption was that FC Bayern would see a significant rating increase in FIFA 21. But: Not at all. The new ratings do elevate a few players from the record champions, but it doesn’t necessarily look like it belongs to a dominant treble winner. It almost seems as if EA Sports somehow overlooked – or ignored – Bayern’s treble win.
Hardly any upgrades in the ratings of FC Bayern
Here are the current Bayern ratings: Let’s take a quick overview of FC Bayern’s ratings.
Upgrades were made for:
Robert Lewandowski (89 to 91)
Manuel Neuer (88 to 89)
Joshua Kimmich (86 to 88)
Serge Gnabry (84 to 85)
Stayed the same:
Thomas Müller (remains at 86)
Kingsley Coman (remains at 84)
Went down for:
Thiago (87 to 85)
Leroy Sané (86 to 85 – although Sané hasn’t been with Bayern recently)
What do these ratings mean? Kimmich’s upgrade is hardly debatable and is justified. Lewandowski also had to be included among the upgrades: The forward scored goals like on an assembly line and has been criticized in recent years for having a too low rating.
Finally, Lewandowski is on the rise
Neuer stands at 89 in 5th place among the best goalkeepers in the game, only beaten by Oblak, Alisson, Ter Stegen, and Courtois. This is likely due to his age: all four competitors are still under 30, while Neuer is now 34 years old – something that always plays a role in FIFA ratings. One could argue that upgrades for Neuer and Lewandowski should have been even stronger – but they at least seem fairer than the other values.
This applies, for example, to Gnabry, who did receive an overall upgrade but suffered losses in pace. The speed value is the most crucial for many FIFA players – and Gnabry has been equipped with an acceleration of 90, but only a sprint speed of 76. It is unclear why the winger is slowed down so much despite the overall upgrade.
Gnabry gets an upgrade but is getting slower – why?
And then it gets really critical:
Many expected an upgrade for Müller, after all, he played his best season in years.
That Thiago even loses two points is also a big mystery.
Alaba, who impressed as Bayern’s center-back, also suffers a point loss instead of receiving an upgrade.
And all this despite the Champions League victory and the treble success.
Some ratings like Goretzka and Davies are still missing
Where is the rest? This brings us to the end of the currently known Bayern ratings. This, in turn, means that no other Bayern players will likely exceed a rating of 84. This also applies to Leon Goretzka, who has developed strongly in midfield, but will probably not receive an upgrade of his 84-rated card.
Alphonso Davies is also missed. It was to be expected that the young defender would not immediately be in the top 100 – but he is even absent from the list of the 20 best full-backs. Many expected him there after his performances in the league and Champions League – one of the many surprises from the new ratings.
This is how Goretzka looked in FIFA 20 – and it’s likely his new card won’t be much better
His upgrade will probably not be as significant as that of talent Erling Haaland. The forward from BVB simply jumped to a rating of 84, even though, like Davies, he is still young and has only recently been in the Bundesliga.
Especially in comparison to the ratings of other players, the Bayern ratings are surprising. Were players like Milan Skriniar (85) or Diego Godin (85) really better than David Alaba? Was Thomas Müller really two points worse than players like Luka Modric (87), Toni Kroos (88), or even his teammate Kimmich (88)? Was Havertz (85) better than Goretzka? Considering Bayern’s successes, one would have expected more overall.
New leaders are coming to World of Warcraft. We reveal who will sit on the throne of Stormwind and who will control Orgrimmar.
In the upcoming WoW expansion Shadowlands, there are some changes among the leaders of Stormwind and Orgrimmar. While the troll Rokhan takes control of Orgrimmar, the supreme Exarch Turalyon sits on the throne in Stormwind.
Why are there new leaders? With the pre-patch of Shadowlands, certain events are set in motion that lead to the kidnapping of key figures. Many leaders of the Horde and Alliance are abducted by Sylvanas’ minions and banished to the Shadowlands. To fill the resulting power vacuum, some characters assume the positions of leaders. Among them are Turalyon and Rokhan, who will rule over Stormwind and Orgrimmar – albeit temporarily.
Turalyon on the throne of Stormwind – he represents Anduin. Image source: wowhead
Who are the two? Both characters are quite well-known in Warcraft lore. Turalyon, in particular, is considered a folk hero of the humans. He disappeared years ago in the shattered world but returned with Legion and the Army of Light. He is a being aligned with the Light, while his wife Alleria is an elf filled with Void. In “Shadows Rising”, he was appointed commander of the Alliance forces to track down Sylvanas Windrunner.
Rokhan, on the other hand, is the current leader of the Darkspear trolls and thus the successor to Vol’jin. Although he himself does not particularly care for peace, he sees himself as a representative of the Horde and wants to implement the goals of the council.
Are the temporary leaders important? Yes, and for several reasons. For one, the story requires significant personalities from Warcraft history to exist as leaders in the capitals and temporarily have control over the forces of the Horde and Alliance.
Rokhan leads in Orgrimmar – at least for a while.
At the same time, the leaders also have a gameplay function. Particularly PvP fans often storm the enemy’s capital to rack up PvP achievements and create a bit of chaos. Turalyon and Rokhan thus serve as the PvP bosses of the cities and can be killed by the opposing faction.
Turalyon as a leader – a problem? Especially Turalyon as the leader of the Alliance in Stormwind could have larger consequences. In the book “Shadows Rising”, he is portrayed as quite radical, to the point where even Jaina fears what he could become. While Turalyon holds someone captive with Lightbinds, Alleria ravages the victim’s mind to obtain information.
It becomes even more sinister when one thinks of the words of the boss Il’gynoth from the raid Ny’alotha. One of his whispers was:
The Golden ascends an unoccupied throne. The crown of Light will bring only darkness.
This could apply to Turalyon – after all, there is no other character that appears “golden” and ascends a throne. What consequences this will have, we might find out in Shadowlands.
