World of Warcraft Classic has now existed for over a year. We look back and ask you: Are you still in?
It has been nearly a year since World of Warcraft Classic fulfilled a long-held wish for Blizzard fans. Since August 26, 2019, players could finally experience classic Azeroth not only on dubious pirate servers but also legally under Blizzard’s flag. So it is time to take a brief look back at the past year and then pose the question: Are you still active in WoW Classic? Or has the frenzy of nostalgia long since faded?
The Good Sides: Nostalgia and Community
For many players, the first whiff of nostalgia blew in with the launch of the game. Thousands of characters swarmed the starting areas, desperately trying to complete their first quests and cope with the massive lag. Groups quickly formed, and before the most important bosses of a quest, queues often formed on many servers. Everyone took their turn, and those who strayed from the line were banished. The solidarity sometimes extended to almost all players on a server.
Queueing bravely for the quest mob – that was part of Classic.
Overall, the mood at launch was extremely positive. Many guilds were founded, players sought groups and always found them. In the chat channels, the atmosphere was merry, and everything seemed like a while to be the land of milk and honey for WoW fans.
But not everything in Classic went exactly as players had wished. Initially overcrowded realms were something everyone could cope with, and the layering that lasted longer than planned was also acceptable. However, the large number of bots that gradually took over all realms was less bearable. Especially in dungeons like Blackrock Depths or Stratholme, there were often dozens of automated farming groups flooding the server with essential materials. This ruined the economy of some realms. At the same time, players had the feeling for months that Blizzard was doing nothing about it.
Blizzard tried to ban the bots – but they didn’t always succeed.
Another issue was the drive for performance optimization that crept in at many places. Many associated something carefree, freedom, and more social interaction with the vanilla experience. However, in many cases, this was destroyed by the urge to cover everything with “Best in Slot” items, to have all major World Buffs permanently, and to be generally tuned for maximum efficiency. Those who did not meet the demands were kicked out of many groups.
WoW Classic – Are you still with us?
But now let’s come to you! With more than a year under its belt, it’s time to ask whether Blizzard’s plan for a long-term WoW Classic has at least been successful among our readership. Therefore, we have a survey here to find out how your current interest in Blizzard’s MMO stands.
If you want to elaborate on your answer, feel free to leave a comment and discuss actively.
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In Destiny 2, players love to roam as space cowboys with hefty revolvers. However, the most traditional ones are useless. We take a look at the shine that the 140s used to emit and why that is a thing of the past – but at the end, there’s also a glimmer of hope.
Why do guardians love hand cannons so much? At first glance, the old-fashioned firearms hardly seem to fit into the MMO shooter. However, during their adventures in the world of Destiny, many guardians have developed a deep bond with hand cannons and carry them proudly in their inventory.
The hefty revolvers are archaic weapons that one would expect in the hands of Clint Eastwood but not in the hands of a sorcerer slaying aliens in a distant future. Yet, it is precisely the models that are as old-fashioned or quirky as possible that have shot their way into the hearts of players; laser blasters like those from a generic sci-fi film do not fare well in Destiny at all.
The classic 3 Exotic revolvers: Thorn, Hawkmoon, and Last Word make up the triumvirate
The Destiny story is therefore also the story of special hand cannons:
The first PvP year of Destiny 1 was dominated by the triumvirate of exotic hand cannons
The legendary Fatebringer lured guardians week after week to raid in the Vault of Glass
In year 2, the Imago Loop was up as the weekly strike drop, and it was clear what was being farmed
In the beta of Destiny 2, everyone wanted to try out the Exotic Sunshot for themselves
In the Leviathan raid, the Midnight Coup was considered the highlight
In memory of Cayde, Bungie brought back the Exotic Pinace to Destiny 2, which has more perks and abilities than a Swiss Army knife
With Forsaken, every guardian celebrated or cursed Luna’s Howl and Not Forgotten – it all depended on which side of the race you stood on
It is noticeable that an above-average number of revolvers belong to the 140 family. In Destiny, weapons are usually classified according to their rate of fire.
Even MyMMO colleague Tom Rothstein has sung a love song to the revolvers:
Space cowboys and their revolvers have a tough time in Destiny 2
This is how things stand for hand cannons in PvE: The playstyle differs significantly from many other weapons: A rather leisurely rate of fire makes every bullet count, and the high damage rewards precision, creating a real power fantasy when pulling the trigger – or at least it should.
Especially the traditional 140s, with which the guardians “grew up”, are now just a shadow of their former selves.
In PvE, one bullet is often not even enough to take down a trash mob. Yes, even with a critical hit, the red bars continue to laugh. A corresponding reddit post has received over 6,400 upvotes in a single day, and nearly 500 comments lament the once flagship weapons.
What are red, orange, and yellow bars?? In Destiny, enemies are divided into three categories, corresponding to the color of their health bar. Red is found among the weakest enemies, orange among stronger foes and weak mini-bosses. Yellow is the health bars of the bosses.
This is the situation in PvP: In PvP, the 140s don’t fare any better. While the flow of taking cover, firing a powerful shot, and hiding again is still a popular tactic — unfortunately not with 140 hand cannons.
This also reflects in the usage rate in the Crucible (via Destinytracker). Looking at the most used weapons, you have to scroll far down in both Quickplay and Comp to find a legendary hand cannon of the 140s.
The Night Watcher is one of the few usable legendary hand cannons currently
Out of all 4 types of hand cannons, only one is currently useful
In principle, the entire weapon archetype is useless. The 150 cousins like the Night Watcher simply do everything better: they shoot faster without dealing significantly less damage and grant intrinsic bonuses to movement speed.
What do you think, will the space cowboys rejoice in Beyond Light over improved hand cannons? Why do the hefty revolvers hold such a special place in your heart? Some players even say that we should part ways with nostalgic memories and completely remove the 140s in Destiny 2.
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Pokémon GO shows its events for the month of September. There are new Spotlight Hours, a research breakthrough, and information about the mysterious Pokémon Victini.
What is new? Numerous events for September are known! This gives you a rough overview of which events are coming up next month.
Research Breakthrough in September
What is available? The research breakthrough in September revolves around Alolan Raichu. You will receive it if you complete field research on 7 days.
In addition to Alolan Raichu, there are also other items, such as Stardust, as rewards.
Alolan Raichu is particularly interesting for PvP fans. It is among the best Pokémon in the Great League and benefits from its different moves.
You can already catch Alolan Raichu as Shiny.
Here are the times: Alolan Raichu will appear starting September 1 at 10 PM in the breakthrough. It will remain for exactly one month and will disappear on October 1 at 10 PM CEST.
All Spotlight Hours in September
What is it? During the Spotlight Hour, a special Pokémon is always highlighted. It will appear for an hour everywhere, and you can benefit from a small bonus.
In September, there are a total of 5 Spotlight Hours. An event takes place every Tuesday at 6 PM local time.
Tuesday, September 1
What bonuses are there? This one is all about the Normal-type Pokémon Eevee. In addition, you will receive double XP for catching Pokémon.
What bonuses are there? On this day, Houndour is in the spotlight. Additionally, there are double candies for catching Pokémon.
Houndour is already available as Shiny in the game. Outside of events, it can be quite rare, so some may still need a Shiny.
Tuesday, September 15
What bonuses are there? This hour is all about Tentacool. You will receive double candies for sending Pokémon.
Tentacool has also been available as Shiny for some time. If you didn’t play at the GO Fest where Tentacool was quite common, you can go Shiny hunting here.
Tuesday, September 22
What bonuses are there? In the penultimate Spotlight Hour, you will find Pidgey everywhere. In addition, there is double XP when evolving Pokémon.
Pidgey is not yet available as Shiny. It remains to be seen whether the Pokémon will be introduced as Shiny by then.
Tuesday, September 29
What bonuses are there? On this day, Electrike shines in the spotlight. Accordingly, there are double Stardust when catching Pokémon.
Electrike can also be caught as Shiny. If you don’t have the Shiny yet, you shouldn’t miss this hour.
New Special Research with Victini
What is known: At the end of September, there will also be a new special research. It revolves around the mysterious Pokémon Victini.
There is no further information about the research yet. We will have to wait a few more days until we know the exact start date of the research.
Jessie and James Disappear & GO Battle Night
What has been said about Jessie & James? The two cult villains have currently been in the game for several weeks and you can challenge them via Rocket Balloon.
However, the two ruffians will not appear in Pokémon GO starting September 30. If you want to defeat them, you should take advantage of this month.
This is the GO Battle Night: On September 24 from 6 PM to midnight, the GO Battle Night will be held for the first time. During this time, there will be double Stardust if you win battles, complete battle sets, and rank up in the GO Battle League.
You will be able to participate in up to 20 battle sets that evening. That is a total of up to 100 battles that you can perform for free.
In Valorant, a player from a clearly inferior team tried a desperate trick. By faking a message from the developers, he made his naive opponents surrender voluntarily in a ranked game.
What happened? On reddit, a noticeably angry player posted about how he was tricked and lost what seemed to be a guaranteed round. They were leading 7:5 and were generally better than the opposing team.
This was especially significant as it was a match in ranked mode. Every win counts, and losing can mean dropping in rank, forcing players to fight their way back up. Therefore, the competition for victory is particularly fierce.
But suddenly, in the middle of the game, an alleged message from the developers appeared:
Due to recent reports, Riot has now taken action against one of your teammates in your current game. According to the Vanguard policies, this match will not affect your current rank, and if you surrender, it will not impact your matchmaking. We apologize for this inconvenience.
This is what the message looked like in the game.
Players surrender dutifully and are very upset
Here’s how it went on: In fact, the players from the leading team believed this message and surrendered. Later it turned out: It was all fake. The player from the opposing team, who also had the least kills, had posted the message in the chat and hoped the opponent would fall for it.
Since they did, they lost the game, and the trickster’s team was spared a possible defeat and loss of rank points. Coincidentally, the player who sent the message was also playing as Cypher, a character known for tricks and confusion.
Here’s how the victims reacted: The mood among the deceived players was understandably bad. The secure game was gone, and there were indeed losses in ranking. In a reddit post, one of the affected players lamented loudly:
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. We were in a hard-fought game and were winning 7:5. Your bottom-fragger (Cypher) faked a message in all chats saying: “Due to recent reports, this match will not be counted towards your MMR and a surrender will have no impact.” All I can say is that I hate life.
On reddit, the player received further ridicule: “It’s like seeing a button on the internet that says, ‘You have a virus, click here to get rid of it.'” Another reader remarked, “How is it possible that all five of you fell for it?”
Others sympathized with the victim and showed solidarity. Such tricks seem to be quite popular, and many players have fallen for similar actions. However, should a cheater actually be present in a team and become noticeable, some players have a similar attitude. Once, there was a situation where the team banded together to troll the cheater until they all lost.
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The trailer for the Battle Pass from Season 4 in Chapter 2 of Fortnite: Battle Royale is here. In it, you see familiar heroes like Iron Man, Wolverine, and even Rocket Raccoon.
As always, at the start of a new season, Epic Games releases a trailer introducing the Battle Pass. There is also a new trailer for Season 4 – Nexus War.
The Season 4 trailer is packed with action and familiar superhero faces. This gives you a first impression of what you can earn in the coming weeks in Fortnite: Battle Royale as you level up your Battle Pass.
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The trailer starts with a view of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and then shows gameplay with a lot of action in Fortnite.
These are the highlights: Clearly, the new Battle Pass targets players who feel comfortable in the Marvel universe and celebrate heroes like Iron Man or Wolverine.
In the trailer, many of the heroes can be seen using special abilities. Wolverine attacks in close combat with his claws, She-Hulk jumps powerfully from one building to another, causing significant area damage upon impact.
The story told during the trailer revolves around Galactus the World Devourer. Together with the new superheroes in Fortnite, you are to defeat Galactus and thereby save “the reality.”
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The new trailer for Season 4 of Fortnite is online and gives you a first look at the events of the new Season 4 in Chapter 2!Join the Nexus war on the Fortnite map.
What is happening in Fortnite right now? Today, on August 27, the Fortnite update 14.00 is being rolled out and the new Season 4 – Chapter 2 is starting. The Fortnite servers are currently down for this. However, the official trailer is already available.
What does the trailer show? A countdown was displayed on Fortnite’s YouTube channel. After that, a cinematic started, showing various Marvel superheroes. They were suddenly teleported away.
However, his helpers know nothing of this and want to fight the characters of the Fortnite world first. You can even see Shali showing Wolverine his “banana claws”.
But Thor can still intervene before a battle breaks out between the teams. The real enemy is actually someone else, namely Galactus, the devourer of worlds, who is on his way to unleash chaos on the Fortnite map.
Players are now supposed to join the Nexus war. Together with the new superheroes in Fortnite, you should defeat Galactus and thus “save reality”.
Galactus is on his way to the Fortnite world to unleash chaos
A whole Battle Pass with Marvel skins?
The entire trailer actually consists only of Marvel superheroes, villains, and known Fortnite skins that are already in the game. So it seems clear that the Battle Pass will consist of Marvel characters.
It is still unclear who the secret skin of the season will be. Perhaps it will be Galactus himself, who can be unlocked throughout the season.
Anyone who wants to take a closer look at the skins from the Battle Pass can see them in the “Battle Pass” trailer for Season 4 in Fortnite, where the individual superheroes and villains are presented in detail.
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The RAM-7 is one of the hits in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but usually stays sulking in the closet in Warzone. MeinMMO shows you why this assault rifle is definitely worth it in Battle Royale and provides a tested setup from a pro Warzone player.
What kind of weapon do we have here? The RAM-7 is based on the Israeli rifle TAR-21 and comes with the smaller assault rifle caliber 5.56 in Modern Warfare. It shares its damage profile with several weapons:
Weapons with “28 / 23 / 18” damage profile
Kilo 141
Grau 5.56
M4A1
RAM-7
However, it offers the highest fire rate on the list and accordingly the greatest damage potential – but its stability suffers for it. In Call of Duty: Warzone, the rifle has been rather less popular due to its particular recoil, as all-round rifles should deliver precise hits up to 100 meters.
What strengths does the RAM-7 have? The assault rifle stands out the most with its high damage combined with the short aiming time. Despite its unusual kick to the left when firing, the RAM is quite controllable. If you are currently using the Kilo 141, the RAM-7 might suit you as well: Both assault rifles share their tendency to the left.
In direct comparison with its Warzone competition, it is only outperformed by the CR-56 AMAX. The heavy assault rifle also brings a rather wild character and requires some practice for control. Additionally, it takes about 20% longer to aim than the RAM-7, balancing its chances again. With chest shots, the single-shot weapon FAL can still compete, but is rather rarely used as an all-round weapon for long distances in the loadouts.
Only the somewhat shaky AMAX is stronger in damage. Source: truegamedata.com
The numbers look really exciting when it comes to headshot damage, delivering brutal damage. The competition easily outperforms it at the important distance of 0 to 40 meters. However, against the FAL, there is no match. Headshots with the single-shot weapon take your enemies down in an unreachable time.
In terms of headshot damage, the RAM-7 plays all its trump cards. However, against the FAL, it has no chance. Source: truegamedata.com
What weaknesses does the RAM-7 have? The assault rifle deals a lot of damage if you are good shots. Your advantage against the AMAX is your mobility, but if you shoot at the same time, you must land headshots or take cover to have a chance.
And here the RAM-7 doesn’t make it easy for you. With attachments for better aiming, the weapon becomes quite stable, but is no comparison with the M13, which you hardly need to readjust. You aim super quickly, but then you also have to get the bullets on the enemy. Additionally, there is only space for a maximum of 50 shots in the magazine, while the colleagues M4A1, M13, and Kilo 141 allow 60 shots.
For F2P Warzone players, this isn’t so cool either: The weapon required a challenge from you. It came to the game back then with the Battle Pass of Season 1 and is not one of the standard weapons.
Pro
Highest damage of light assault rifles
Outperforms all automatic assault rifles in headshot damage
Contra
Wilful recoil
Only a maximum 50-shot magazine
Must be unlocked via challenge
Warzone RAM-7 Setup by Pro
What setup should I try? Warzone pro Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff shows in one of his English YouTube videos how he wins a RAM-7 round easily with his team. With the MP5 as a secondary weapon, they shoot their way through Verdansk, earning a well-deserved victory with more than 60 team kills:
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With the silencer, he conceals his position when shooting and increases his range. The Monolith suppressor is one of the strongest attachments in the game and is standard on many Warzone weapons. Together with the “FSS Ranger” barrel, it increases his range for the 28-damage hits to over 40 meters.
The barrel gives you some vertical recoil control, and the Command Grip helps with horizontal recoil. If you can handle the round “Iron Sight” (rear & front), you can switch to the “Rubberized Grip Tape” to further reduce your vertical recoil.
After every nerf of a top weapon, there is a phase of finding the next weapon that is a little ahead of the others. Sometimes the new guns that come into play rock too. They might soon be in high demand:
Clearly, a good weapon is important, but the right tactic leads to victory. Missions, power positions, and good knowledge of the city of Verdansk play a big role. Through special codes, you can even enter bunkers where you can find loot in every round. Here are the codes and all bunker locations.
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Today, on Thursday, August 27, the Fortnite servers will go down across all platforms (PC/Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android). During this time, the new Update 14.00 will be deployed. What’s in the new patch?And when does the new Season 4 come to Fortnite?
Update 3:00 PM: Season 4 is now here and has brought these things:
When does the new season come to Fortnite? With Update 14.00, Season 4 – Chapter 2 in Fortnite starts today, August 27. So far, the theme of the new season seems to be Marvel and superheroes.
The God of Thunder Thor likely plays an important role in Season 4
Fortnite servers going down – when and for how long?
Downtime starts in the morning: The downtime will begin at 8:00 AM German time. You can log in for the last time at 7:30. After that, the servers will go down, and Fortnite will be unavailable.
How long will the maintenance take? Since Update 14.00 initiates a new season, the maintenance may take longer than usual.
Technical issues or other delays may extend the maintenance further. If that happens, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
Before players can explore the new season, the Fortnite servers will be shut down
What new content does Update 14.00 bring for the start of Season 4?
What new things will there be in battle royale mode? The start of Season 4 may bring some changes. While we didn’t get a live event at the end of Season 3, the comics in the game tease a story that could cause quite a stir in the game.
Something that will surely come with the start of Season 4 is a new Battle Pass. It remains to be seen if the pass will be completely filled with Marvel superheroes.
What will the new Battle Pass look like with the Marvel collaboration?
Since there are now separate seasons, it is unclear whether Update 14.00 will also bring some new features for Save the World.
Players only have to wait a few more hours before it finally begins with the new Season 4. But not for everyone, as Fortnite remains blocked on iOS devices, and players there will not be able to switch to the new update. As Epic also states: These players will unfortunately be left behind in Season 3.
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The MMO New World started its preview event yesterday, which players can speak freely about. We have captured the first opinions that the community has about New World.
That’s why players were not allowed to say anything: The Amazon MMO New World can currently be tested by many pre-order customers and players who registered for the beta. However, this is not the first time.
There have been several alpha tests that were under strict NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) and about which players were not allowed to talk.
But that is now over for the time being. The preview event, which lasts until September 5, can be played and discussed in detail. And that’s exactly what the players are doing. Here is what they have to say.
Note: The preview event has only been running since August 25. Most impressions relate to a short period of time. We will take another snapshot after the end of the event and see if opinions have changed.
A criticism from alleged alpha testers was the combat system. But is that really the case?
Have the alpha rumors been confirmed?
This is what the players say: Despite the NDA, there have been occasional statements from players who allegedly tested New World in the alpha. These voices claimed that the MMORPG suffers from several problems. The testers of the preview version now seem to confirm this.
In the New World subreddit, a player published a list of aspects of the game that he believes are negative. The thread has received 217 upvotes, which may sound low, but is one of the highest upvote counts in the subreddit. And it is receiving a lot of support.
Above all, the quest system worries players. It consists only of “Kill” and “Collect” quests that offer no variety and where you always fight the same enemies:
The user Lpunit writes: “[Quests] are a big issue for me. I was bored within 2 hours. It feels like there is nothing to discover, just going from A to B and back to A. Fighting a few zombies in between…”
The user Schreckens wishes the quests had a story and therefore a purpose: “It feels like the quests “kill X, loot X boxes” are just fillers. I hope they don’t stay that way by the release. But I agree that quests need a deeper story or at least a bit of variation.”
On Steam, the user MONZUN wrote about quests: “[…] The game has potential and could become a very high-quality game, but to achieve that, they need to change almost everything in it. […] It has the worst quests because they are ONLY Fetch and Kill quests. Nothing else. If I had the fetch and kill quests alongside story quests and other things, then it would be great.”
The town projects include tasks like killing wolves or gathering materials. That doesn’t sound very varied.
The thread also lists several more issues:
Character animations don’t look good.
Player hitboxes: You cannot jump over small objects like tables or chairs. However, you can trap other players in houses by standing in front of the door.
Lack of variety among enemies: You fight the same enemies repeatedly.
PvP system: There is no reason to do PvP, the rewards are too low. Players can also resurrect their opponents from other factions and immediately kill them again.
There is no jumping in New World, which is a no-go for some users.
Alongside the strong criticism, there are also positive voices about New World. However, these are currently in the minority. The user Barqsie is pleased that New World directly supports ultra-wide in the beta.
The graphics and sound are also often praised. The user -ixi writes:
The mining, the level-ups, the sounds of chopping down trees, pretty much all weapon skills and attacks sound really good, and the explosion effects from some skills give me a real sense of danger and action. I love it!
In general, the gathering and crafting system receives praise. The user DracoRubi writes: “So far, the only things that I really enjoy about the game are the gathering and crafting.”
The sounds during gathering and fighting excite many players.
On Steam, the user Trashjunkie wonders about the negativity in the comments:
What happened here? The game is great. The world looks incredible and there is a lot to do. I can’t wait to see what the future brings.
In the same thread, the user Soak also draws a comparison to ESO and FFXIV. Both games launched in a poor state and only got better over time, with Final Fantasy improving only after the game had been offline for some time. New World, on the other hand, has not been released yet and is currently only playable in a preview.
Opinions on the combat system are divided
What do users say about the combat system? In terms of the combat system, there are players who criticize it harshly and others who have much praise for New World.
The user Resouledxx has some issues and his list has received many upvotes on Reddit:
Every attack and skill locks the character in an animation. This gives the feeling that you have no control over it.
The aftercast (the time after the attack but before the next action) is too long for him.
The weapon switch feels too slow.
The skills are too similar and monotonous. It feels more like being in a combat simulation than in an MMO.
He dislikes that the weapons share cooldowns. For example, if you use your “Q” ability with the sword, it is also on cooldown on the new weapon.
In New World, there are no classes. Instead, you level up your weapons and learn new skills through a skill tree.
However, some users oppose him, finding the slow combat system to be good, especially for tactical PvP fights. The user Crankplate responds:
I agree with the aftercast […]. But I disagree with the rest. I like the slow, more strategic combat style of Dark Souls and New World tries to imitate it.
Being stuck in an animation is just like in Dark Souls. Don’t spam, but use your movement wisely […]. The slow weapon switch is fine with me. One shouldn’t pull a gigantic hammer out of a hat and then constantly make huge hits without a visible interruption. That’s what many games do […].
The skills are not monotonous, just not as flashy as in other MMORPGs. And I like the toned-down, long cooldowns on abilities. They are not meant to be spammed but used wisely at the right moment…
What about performance? Opinions are also divided on performance. The user ilikecookieslawl explains that even the well-known streamer shroud had to lower graphic settings with an I9 processor and an RTX 2080 TI to get a good FPS count.
In contrast, there are several statements from players who have no issues in New World. However, I personally experienced slight performance issues while playing and had bigger problems when I tested a battle 50v50 together with the developers.
And how about you? Did you get to test it? What do you think of the preview version of New World? Vote and tell us in the comments!
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On August 26, 2020, the reveal for the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War took place in Warzone. All information about the reveal, as well as the release date, editions, and the trailer can be found here!
What happened here? In Call of Duty: Warzone, the new game Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was revealed. This happened via an event where the new trailer was also shown.
As a result, more and more information became available. We have gathered them here in the live ticker!
Live ticker for the CoD: Black Ops Cold War reveal – Release date announced
8:33 PM: Changes will also occur regarding the engine. While the same basic technology from Modern Warfare is being used, it has been modified to better capture the style of the 80s.
8:20 PM: The trailer suggests an exciting story in the campaign. Alex Mason, Frank Woods, and Jason Hudson are returning. The story will continue the original Black Ops – and is said to offer multiple alternative endings.
Players are expected to have many decision-making options, from how to approach a mission to the individual responses they can choose. There will also be side missions apart from the main story. Whether or not to engage in these will likely influence the ending. In the campaign, players should also be able to create their own character.
8:17 PM: Pre-orders are now possible on PS4 as well. Both versions of Black Ops Cold War are available along with a cross-gen bundle. This offers an upgrade to PS5 for an additional 10 euros. The Ultimate Edition also includes the upgrade.
8:15 PM: There seems to be a partnership with PlayStation. At least the early access to the open beta is advertised with “First on PS4”. The announcement mentions “at least 5 days in advance”. Moreover, only digital pre-orders will grant access to the beta.
8:08 PM: The content earned so far in Warzone should also be transferable to the Cold War seasons of Warzone. This applies to operators and weapon blueprints as well.
8:03 PM: Black Ops Cold War is expected to retain the Battle Pass system that exists in Modern Warfare. It is included directly in the Ultimate Edition, just like the land, water, & air package:
8:00 PM: Further information about the game is now available. The game will offer cross-play and cross-generation play across all platforms – including the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X. Player progress will also be carried over across all platforms.
There will be no season pass – all multiplayer maps released after launch will be freely available. This is said to apply to zombies as well.
7:56 PM: A short clip for multiplayer has also been included. There will be a complete reveal on September 9 – in just under two weeks. You can see it here on Twitter:
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7:53 PM: Now the new trailer is here! Here we see various combat scenes and cinematics – including former US President Ronald Reagan. You can see the trailer here:
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7:52 PM: The previously known trailer begins to play in the game, and players must run into the stadium of Verdansk. In between, clips of the old trailer keep appearing.
7:51 PM: In the stream, players encountered the iconic character Woods – and the first ones have completed the necessary steps. What happens now?
7:45 PM: The game will be released on November 13, 2020.
7:41 PM: Various versions of Black Ops Cold War are already available for purchase. There is an Ultimate Edition (€89.99) and Standard Edition (€59.99).
Both versions offer early access to the open beta. Additionally, there is:
Woods Operator Pack in Modern Warfare and Warzone
Confrontation Weapon Pack
Only the Ultimate Edition includes the “Land, Water, and Air Package” and the “Season 1 Battle Pass Bundle.”
7:38 PM: An open beta for CoD: Black Ops Cold War has been announced. For example, in the shop of Battle.net you can pre-order the game.
This is what the announcement looks like at Battle.net
7:35 PM: In the new mode, four “Steps to Freedom” must be completed:
Collect the Map Codes
Secure the Key
Crack the Map Code
Wield the Weapon
There will be screen glitches that distort the display.
7:30 PM: A playlist update is available in the game that adds the tab “Know your History”. This probably leads to the event!
7:29 PM: The countdown is on! In exactly one minute, it will begin.
7:00 PM: Make sure you are in Warzone on time! The reveal is set to start at 7:30 PM – whatever form it may take!
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What hints were there for the reveal? That the reveal takes place today at 7:30 PM and is related to Warzone is derived from an official tweet. It explicitly mentions “Verdansk”, the map of Warzone, as well as the date and time:
How can you be part of it? If you want to experience the reveal live, you should be in the game at 7:30 PM. In comparable events, such as those that took place in Fortnite, it has always been worthwhile to be there a little earlier to avoid missing anything due to queues. So be sure to be in Warzone by 7:00 PM at the latest if you want to catch the reveal in the game.
What is already known about CoD 2020?
What we know so far: Apart from the name “CoD: Black Ops Cold War”, not much official information is known yet. The setting places players in the time of the Cold War. A first trailer already showcased this setting – but was later deleted.
What do leaks say? There have already been some leaks, which, however, cannot be considered official. Some hints have appeared regarding the campaign, zombies, and various content related to the setting. To what extent the information will be confirmed, we may find out later today during the reveal. Here is an overview of the latest leak.
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In 2019, Black Desert was released for the consoles PS4 and Xbox One. Although the MMORPG has always been Buy2Play, various promotions often made it available for free. This year, however, the game is taking a different route. It will be released in a physical version in stores and even gets a new version.
What kind of version is this? The new Black Desert Prestige Edition costs €34.99 and is set to be released soon. The version includes:
The game for the respective platform
An exclusive pet
30-day advantage package
Enhancement package
Advice from Valks (+40)
15x Blessed Scroll (XP boost for 100 minutes each)
2,000 pearls
Compared to the online version that you currently have to buy for PS4 and Xbox One, this is a good deal. There you still pay €29.99, but apart from the advantage package and 1,000 pearls, you receive no bonuses. Moreover, with the new Prestige Edition, you get to hold a CD box in your hands again.
For distribution, the developer Pearl Abyss partnered with the German company Koch Media.
Black Desert is known for its action-packed battles and the many freedoms the MMORPG offers, whether on PC or console.
Crossplay and many updates to catch up on content
How does Black Desert perform on consoles? Although the MMORPG was released on PS4 and Xbox One several years after the PC version, much of the old content has since been added, leading to regular and significant updates.
While the console versions are still not at the level of the PC, with the new class Hashashin, which releases on September 2 for PC, the consoles even got it first. Today, there was even an update with the new Awakening version. This is an upgrade with an alternative weapon for the class once it reaches level 56 and follows a specific quest line.
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Crossplay between consoles: Another advantage of the versions for PS4 and Xbox One is crossplay. While PC players are out solo, you can hunt together with different consoles. And this is despite several months between the releases on both platforms.
Overall, things are going well for Black Desert. The MMORPG also receives regular updates on PC, got new season servers, and the class Gardia this year. The success is also reflected in the high player numbers that Black Desert can boast.
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The MMORPG Bless Unleashed was released in early 2020 for Xbox One. It was later announced for PS4 and PC. A beta test on Steam will start in September for the latter. We will tell you how to participate.
What kind of beta is this? The first beta test for Bless Unleashed on PC will take place on September 26. It will run on the Steam platform and last for 12 hours. The exact start and end times will be announced on September 21.
How to participate in the test? You can apply for participation in the beta test from August 26 to September 15. Use this Google Form to do so.
You simply need to be over 16 years old and provide an email address. The selected testers will be notified via email and will receive a Steam key there.
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Will progress in the test be retained? There is currently no concrete statement on this, but the progress from the beta tests on Xbox One was not carried over. It is likely that this will also apply to PC.
However, you will receive a special title and guaranteed participation in further tests for free. Additionally, 100 testers will receive a $10 gift card for Steam if they try Bless Unleashed and post a screenshot on Steam. You can find more details on the Steam page for Bless Unleashed.
Is it worth checking out Bless Unleashed? The new MMORPG from Round 8 Studio is struggling with the baggage of its predecessor Bless Online. The game was released in 2018 and turned into a flop, which was shut down just a year later.
However, Bless Unleashed seems to be doing some things right:
There are, at least on Xbox One, no serious technical issues as with Bless Online.
The game feels overall more polished than the old PC version.
While Bless Online and Unleashed share the same world, the new MMORPG takes place at a different time and thus offers different content.
In the world, you will encounter world bosses that still play a role in the endgame.
The crafting system remains important throughout the entire game.
There are challenging dungeons.
What are the drawbacks? However, there are also some criticisms of the MMORPG. For instance, testers on Xbox One criticized the combat system for being too slow. They do not see it as an action combat as was promised. Additionally, some users find the character models and the world to be somewhat lackluster.
In Pokémon GO, comprehensive changes are coming to the raids. We have summarized all currently known innovations here.
What are these changes? There is a lot going on in Pokémon GO right now. The Mega Evolutions will be introduced on Thursday, August 27th, in the form of new raids. And that’s not the only change regarding raids.
As the Megas are introduced, the raids of levels 2 and 4 will disappear from the game. In the future, these will be combined with levels 1 and 3.
Monsters of level 2 will join level 1
Monsters of level 4 will be added to level 3
The rewards are expected to align with the higher level, while the difficulty becomes somewhat easier.
Why are the two levels being removed? Product Manager Matt Slemon explained to Newsweek that many raids currently serve the same niche. Thus, levels 1 and 2 could both be completed by individual players. Level 3 raids were a challenge for experienced solo players, and level 4 sat right in between and dealt with raids featuring legendary monsters like Heatran.
“We wanted to make it easier to find the most desirable raids. Especially for those who do not have raids nearby,” Slemon explains.
The Mega Raids bring even more changes
Even more changes to raids
What else is changing about the raids? Besides the removal of the two levels, the old team damage bonus will also be removed.
In place of the team bonus, a speed bonus will be implemented. The faster the raid boss is defeated, the better the rewards will be.
“We were not happy with how the team bonus worked,” says Slemon to VG247. Players would divide into smaller groups because of the bonus instead of playing together. Players in the minority would not be rewarded.
However, the bonus for the team holding the gym before the raid remains: “As long as it’s a gym, it’s meant for competition. But as soon as it becomes a Pokémon, it should be cooperative.”
An official announcement of the information through Niantic’s channels is still pending. However, raids are not the only thing that is changing: Pokémon GO has also tweaked the spawns.
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The start of Season 4 Chapter 2 in Fortnite is imminent and brings a new theme, a battle pass, and changes. We will show you what we already know about the timing and content of the new update.
Update 3:00 PM: Season 4 is now live and has brought the following:
Update August 27, 7:30 AM: The servers will be down soon. We have compiled important information for you.
This is currently happening in Fortnite: There are only a few hours left until Thursday, August 27, when the new Season 4 of Chapter 2 will be rolled out. Until then, players have time to fully level their battle pass to level 100.
At what time does the season start? It is still unknown when the update will be rolled out precisely. Based on previous updates, it could be between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Important: For larger updates that roll out an entire season, the downtime usually lasts longer than usual.
What content is in Season 4?
What theme could the new season have? Epic has already shared some official teasers that are supposed to hint at the next season and suggest what content it might bring. While players can speculate about various ideas, they will discover how it all looks only at the start of the season.
However, if you look at the teasers, you can already see that Marvel will play a significant role. There are even comic book pages that can be found in the game, telling a story about the god of thunder Thor and the Fortnite characters.
Here you can see all Fortnite teasers that Epic has posted. If you place them all side by side, they spell the word “NEXUS”:
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First changes are already noticeable on the map, as the familiar rifts have reappeared. In Fortnite, they often signify something big. For instance, the first rift brought the giant Kevin the Cube, who rolled across the map for weeks.
What is already known about the battle pass? Which skins we can expect in the battle pass will be revealed only in the trailer. They are usually introduced there as well. However, the teasers already show a direction in which it might go.
So far, it seems that the main theme of the season is the collaboration with Marvel. Could this be reflected in the battle pass? If so, we could receive a complete palette of superhero skins.
What will the next battle pass likely cost? So far, the battle passes have always cost 950 V-Bucks, with the version including 25 tiers costing 2,800 V-Bucks. It is unlikely that these prices will change.
Will Thor be the secret skin or part of the battle pass?
It seems a new story is developing, or could it be connected to the story from Chapter 1? We won’t have to wait long until it finally starts. Maybe Fortnite will feel like Fortnite again in the new Season 4.
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Among Us is an indie game that was released in 2018. Currently, it is experiencing a huge hype on Twitch. The game, which is actually quite simple, evokes strong emotions in players and viewers. But what the hell is it actually?
This is Among Us: Among Us is a multiplayer game by indie developer Innersloth, in which a group of astronauts has to prepare a spaceship for launch. However, some of the players are impostors trying to sabotage the others.
The goal of the astronauts is to make repairs, clean up, or install vital items like air filters. The impostors must try to stop them and kill them in the process. They can move through ventilation shafts and close doors.
Through the resulting “accidents,” astronauts die, and after a body is found, a vote is held to determine who is at fault. The player with the most votes is thrown into lava and dies. Thus, the principle is similar to the popular game “Werewolves (of Millers Hollow).”
If enough repairs are made, the astronauts win. If all astronauts are dead, the impostors win. The game is played with 4-10 players in a lobby. It was already released in 2018 on Android, iOS and for PC on Steam.
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Among Us – The New Hit on Twitch
It is so successful: On Twitch, Among Us is currently ranked 9th among games with the most concurrent viewers over the last 7 days according to sullygnome – ahead of huge titles like Dota 2, Minecraft, and Valorant (as of August 26).
Even in terms of average viewers and total watch time, it ranks 11th. On average, 583 streamers are showing the game on their channels.
The biggest streamer for Among Us is Félix “xQc” Lengyel, who is currently fighting for the title of biggest streamer of 2020. xQc is known for his emotional outbursts and often rude behavior. This is also evident in Among Us:
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What makes it so good? Exactly these emotions are likely the reason why the game is so well received on Twitch. As Fall Guys has already proven, we simply love watching others fail.
Among Us offers exactly that in abundance. However, many larger streamers often collaborate and stream together, which makes viewers cheer for their favorites.
xQc, for example, frequently plays Among Us with the well-known WoW streamer Esfand, who is afflicted with Tourette, Sweet Anita, and the rather unknown Ludwig. Interestingly, however, players and the chat usually adhere to the rules and do not reveal who the impostors are, allowing everyone to fully enjoy the game.
Additionally, Among Us has a tactical aspect. Even after death, impostors can still cause problems for the living astronauts by sabotaging them. xQc demonstrates this quite impressively in a victory, where he collaborates with his colleague even after his death:
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Where does the hype come from right now? Although the game was released in 2018 and has “very positive” reviews on Steam with 95% positive ratings, it has only recently gained a lot of hype. The reason for this is likely the announcement of Among Us 2.
On August 18, the developers announced that they are working on a sequel that is expected to release in the coming months. However, the servers for Among Us (1) are to remain active. The news has apparently caught the attention of several influencers.
Moreover, the game only costs €3.99 on Steam, making it cheaper than newer AAA titles. Since June 12, all DLCs with new maps to play have been free for all owners of the game.
Another reason could be the current hype surrounding Fall Guys. The party game appears to have ensured that not only shooters and competitive games are at the top, but also simple fun entertainment is finding an audience again. Recently, Fall Guys helped a streamer achieve a new viewer record on Twitch.
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The “Opening Night Live” kicks off the gamescom 2020. This is a show that will get you ready for the digital event with some world premieres and updates on games.
What kind of show is this? When the digital gates to gamescom open on Thursday evening (August 27), host Geoff Keighley, whom you already know as the host and producer of the “Game Awards,” will greet you there.
When does the Opening Night Live start? The pre-show of the Opening Night Live begins on August 27 at 7:30 PM. It will last about half an hour, and the actual opening ceremony of gamescom 2020 will start at 8:00 PM.
From 7:00 PM, you can watch us live on stream and chat with us about what you see until around midnight.
Webedia Gaming produces the official digital gamescom 2020. MeinMMO, GamePro, and GameStar are part of Webedia Gaming. We will keep you updated with news and announcements throughout gamescom. You will also be able to watch the official gamescom livestream with us. Follow here to watch: – Twitch – Monsters and Explosions – YouTube – on the GameStar channel
If you have no chance to watch during the Opening Night Live, you can expect here on MeinMMO the most important news about the event. Alternatively, you can see the highlights of gamescom on Sunday evening in the Best-Of-Show.
What will the Opening Night Live show? Preview of the program
This is what you can expect: The Opening Night Live is set to run for about two hours and will be broadcast from a studio in Los Angeles. Due to the Corona pandemic, there will be no live audience.
You can expect content on 38 games from 18 different publishers. Not all of them are new games, but some are just updates to existing games. However, the ONL show will not be without new releases.
Watch the trailer for the Opening Night Live here – keep in mind that not all games shown are part of the show.
Which game are you most looking forward to during the Opening Night Live or generally during gc 2020? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
During the digital gamescom 2020, prizes will also be awarded. You can be part of the jury and vote on which games deserve a special award. Voting is easy and requires only an email address.
The remaster of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles will be released on August 27. MeinMMO author Irina Moritz was able to test it in advance and finds that you should try the multiplayer of the J-RPG classic with your friends.
Genre: Action-J-RPG | Developer: Square Enix | Platform: PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android | Release: August 27, 2020
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles originally released nearly 17 years ago for Nintendo GameCube and is considered one of the games regarded by many gamers as a “classic of the J-RPG genre”. Therefore, it is somewhat embarrassing for me to admit that CC is one of the few FF games I have never played.
I know, shocking. But back in the early 2000s, I was still a student who didn’t have money for two consoles. It was either the Cube or the PS2. You can guess what I chose.
Accordingly, I only knew about Crystal Chronicles from hearsay from forum peers. The remaster for Switch, PS4, and mobile platforms offered me the opportunity to close this terrible educational gap and discover FF Crystal Chronicles as a new player.
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You can watch a gameplay trailer for Crystal Chronicles here
What is Crystal Chronicles about? CC is a relatively classic J-RPG with an action combat system. It takes place in a world constantly threatened by the decaying Miasma. It envelops the world and ensures that all life gradually perishes.
The inhabitants of the world can only protect themselves from the Miasma with the help of glowing crystals. Each town and village has its own crystal, which they guard and protect. But the power of the crystals fades over time. And this is where you come into play.
In CC you play as an adventurer who sets out with a caravan to collect the valuable drops of Myrrh dew and strengthen the crystal of your village. Along the way, you must fight through monster-infested dungeons, at the end of which special crystal trees await you, providing Myrrh dew.
A Final Fantasy game, yet not quite
What is different from regular FF? At first glance, this sounds like a relatively typical J-RPG plot, and fans of the FF series will immediately feel at home in the game. There are, for example, the traditional enemies like Bombs and Tonberries and also Moogles.
However, Crystal Chronicles differs drastically from classic single-player Final Fantasy games. At the beginning, you first create a character.
You can choose from the 4 different races in Crystal Chronicles, distinguished by their stats, attacks, and armor:
Clavat are basically the typical all-rounder humans
Lilty are the strongest physical fighters with high attack values
Yuke are classic mages and can cast spells faster
Selkie may look human, but tend towards rogue-like stats
You can have up to 8 different characters in Crystal Chronicles and freely switch between them in the game
Once you have created your character, you set off into the vast world after a brief introduction to collect Myrrh dew for your village. You travel with your caravan from one location on the world map to another, experiencing various events along the way.
The story of Crystal Chronicles is mostly told through these events. You randomly encounter another caravan or hear rumors about an evil Black Knight. And thus learn more about the world, its inhabitants, and dangers.
However, you must always keep your eyes open and revisit some places multiple times. The game doesn’t provide you with a quest log or hints about where events will occur. You need to pay attention yourself.
You travel with your caravan from one location on the world map to another, exploring the locations you find along the way.
This indirect way of advancing the story distinguishes CC quite dramatically from its FF siblings with direct and linear storytelling.
So, something is missing here…
I must honestly say: Crystal Chronicles did not catch my attention in the first hours of my test play. I dragged myself from one location on the world map to another in search of a reason to keep playing.
The dungeon crawling for Myrrh dew simply wasn’t fun.
The gameplay of Crystal Chronicles is very simple. Hence, I quickly fell into a routine, spamming the same attacks that I knew were effective. This quickly became monotonous and made me focus more on the new episode of Critical Role than on the game.
After bringing back 3 Myrrh dew drops to your village, a video of the celebration plays. Unfortunately, it’s the same scene every year.
The enemies were no challenge, and boss fights are designed so that they can be comfortably defeated as a solo player.
The story, the usual reason why I typically play J-RPGs, is structured completely differently. It feels more like a skeleton for gameplay than the central point of the game. If you’re looking for interesting characters and an exciting storyline, you will likely be disappointed here.
At every corner, it felt like something was missing. And it was. Other players were missing. Once I managed to get into a multiplayer group, a completely new perspective opened up for me.
How does the multiplayer work? The multiplayer in Crystal Chronicles is limited to the dungeons; that is, on the world map, you still move alone. It works in the traditional way: – You can form a party of up to 4 players withyour friends – search for one that matches your progress in the party overview. – Alternatively, you can simply leave your gameplay session in a dungeon open for others, whether they are random adventurers or your friends
The transition between single-player and multiplayer is seamless, and there is unrestricted crossplay. However, you do need a subscription with Sony or Nintendo to play online.
A dungeon crawler straight out of the picture book
Crystal Chronicles is a dungeon crawler centered around a yearly cycle tied to collecting Myrrh dew. The principle is simple:
You set off with your caravan, which can consist of up to 4 players
Collect 3 drops of Myrrh dew from 3 different dungeons
Return it to your village, and the year ends
You will always have this item with you in Crystal Chronicles, no matter where your journey takes you.
However, you cannot visit the same 3 dungeons every year. The Myrrh trees need time to recover for a year. This means you must travel to different dungeons the following year.
This creates a nice gameplay loop that forces you to continually venture out into the world and seek out new dungeons with your co-op partners.
When a tree has recovered and there are new Myrrh dew in the dungeon, some gameplay elements change as well:
New enemies are added
old enemies become stronger
Bosses gain new skills
sometimes new paths open up
there are new treasures
Thus, it’s definitely worth revisiting old dungeons. Over time, the dungeons also become more complex, incorporating puzzles you will need to solve.
Here’s how it goes in a group: However, you cannot stroll through the dungeons at will. To avoid being killed by the Miasma, you must always stay close to your chalice, where Myrrh dew is collected.
The shield of the chalice has a specific effective radius that you should not leave. In multiplayer, it creates a funny dynamic where one player carries the chalice around, effectively leading the way while the rest of the group follows and protects him from monsters.
This relatively simple mechanic also ensures that players stay close to each other in the dungeon and don’t run off elsewhere.
The blue circle shows you the safe area in which you can move as a group. Outside of this, you will continuously take damage and die.
During my multiplayer session, it resulted in me hopping around with my fellow players on Discord, coordinating which direction we should go next and which corners we wanted to explore more closely.
Simple combat system you can quickly get into
This is how combat unfolds: The combat system is action-oriented, and I would best compare it to the classic “Legend of Zelda” games. You can attack normally with your weapon and execute simple combos or alternatively charge an attack to deal more damage.
The magic system revolves around the items you find in the dungeons. As you slice through crowds of enemies, they often leave behind crystals that allow you to cast spells. This includes the classic Final Fantasy spells like Fire, Ice, or Thunder for elemental attacks, or Life and Angel for healing and resurrection.
The dungeons are simple in setting but diverse. There are abandoned mines, fortresses, and monster castles.
Usually, each group member receives their own loot in the dungeon, meaning you don’t have to compete with others for Gil or Phoenix Down. However, the spell crystals are only dropped once for the whole group. So it makes a significant difference who collects them.
For example, if you have a player who is one of the magic-capable Yukes, it’s sensible for that person to collect the attack spells. Yukes are relatively weak in physical close combat but have reduced casting time for spells.
Similarly, you can assign a group member to heal the group with Life
Another player might specifically deal with smaller enemies that keep appearing and causing trouble in boss fights
In single-player, spell fusion occurs automatically in your menu. After that, you can spam the spell continuously.
The spell crystals only work in the respective dungeon where they were found. When you and your troupe visit the next location, you have to start collecting again. But that’s not tragic, as the drop rates are quite high.
Additionally, you can also fuse your spells to enhance or change their effects. For this, players must cooperate and overlap the effect circles of their spells. For example, if you stack 2 Fire spells together, the stronger version, Fira, comes out.
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What was funny about the multiplayer: The co-op multiplayer felt like a breath of fresh air. The gameplay focus shifted from monotonous attack spamming to the shared experience of the game, teamwork, and everything took on a completely different dynamic.
I found myself not only paying attention to myself in combat and spamming my usual effective moves, but also watching my teammates:
Are there small add monsters on the field?
Does the chalice need to be moved?
Oh god! Our mage just went down!
In a group, the gameplay experience gave me an adventure feeling similar to the “pen and paper” game Dungeons and Dragons. Just in anime style. We wandered together through the dungeons, searched for treasures, defeated monsters, and laughed about silly situations and mistakes.
After completing a dungeon, you sit in a circle with other players and write letters to your family waiting in the village for the Myrrh dew.
To provide a small example: One of the group mechanics in Crystal Chronicles consists of each player receiving a small “task” upon entering the dungeon, granting them bonus points.
Collect items
Open chests
Kill enemies with magic
Such things. So we coordinated who had which tasks and kept an eye on it. Thus, during our dungeon exploration, it went: “Hey, better collect the items; that gives you bonus points” or “I left the enemy alive here; you can take him out for points with magic.”
It is evident that the developers designed the game with multiplayer as the focus. Without it, Crystal Chronicles feels empty to me.
At the end of the dungeon, players can choose a bonus that is added to their stats. The player who collected the most points in the dungeon gets to choose first.
Here’s the catch: If you want to play Crystal Chronicles with complete strangers, you may encounter problems during multiplayer. On one hand, communication in the game is limited to pre-set phrases; there is no chat available.
Another issue arises from progress differences. Crystal Chronicles doesn’t feature matchmaking based on “level.” This means you will eventually end up in a group with either too strong or too weak players.
This is just as fun as it sounds. Overpowered players will tear through everything that isn’t nailed down, and you’ll just be trailing behind without being able to participate in the action. And vice versa.
Pros
Easy to understand gameplay
Smooth multiplayer co-op for quick rounds or long sessions with friends
Clever gameplay mechanics that support cooperation in gaming
Much “post-game” content thanks to multi-stage dungeons
Free “lite version” that allows you to test the game
Classic J-RPG feeling
Cons
Lack of variety in gameplay
Anime graphics style that may not appeal to everyone
Myrrh dew progress is only saved for the host of the session
With bad luck, poor player balance in multiplayer can ruin the fun
Potential: Really fun when you’re out with friends
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was one of Square Enix’s first cautious attempts to venture into true multiplayer games.
The game is kept very simple and offers neither cool build options for tinkers nor complex mechanics to master that pose a great challenge. But I believe it doesn’t need that at all.
Crystal Chronicles has charm, and I found exploring dungeons together with friends surprisingly entertaining. Especially when you consider that I was crawling on the ground in the solo mode, wondering when it would finally start to be fun.
If the cute anime look of the game doesn’t bother you, I would definitely recommend trying Crystal Chronicles. It’s a sweet game, the lite version can be downloaded for free and offers the first 3 dungeons you can play. Give it a try.
In any case, I’ve already made plans for next week to explore dungeons together with some adventurers.
Irina Moritz
Community Manager at MeinMMO
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In August, the colorful battle royale game Fall Guys launched on PS Plus. Just 3 weeks later, it is now the most downloaded PS Plus game of all time.
Fall Guys was one of the free games for PS Plus in August 2020 just a few weeks ago. Now PlayStation announced on Twitter that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is the most downloaded game of all time on PS Plus. The official Twitter account stated:
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Notably, the release of the game coincided with its launch on PS Plus. The game has only been on the market for just over 3 weeks.
That’s why the game is so successful: The developers of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout deliberately chose PS Plus as the release channel for their new game.
The reason: a lack of a large marketing budget. Therefore, they teamed up with Sony. This free model has proven to be very successful: Rocket League once followed the same path and has developed well.
Multiplayer games like Rocket League or now Fall Guys benefit from PS Plus much more in the long run than pure single-player titles. This is a lucrative deal for both Sony and the developers of Mediatonic.
Fall Guys features absurd and chaotic mini-games. Fun is the priority, winning is secondary.
Fall Guys is colorful, chaotic, and very successful
What is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout? Fall Guys brings mini-games and competitions into the battle royale format: Instead of equipping yourselves with weapons and eliminating all opponents from the map like in Fortnite, you must compete against a total of 59 other players in a series of crazy challenges in Fall Guys. It’s more about the chaotic fun than winning.
This is reminiscent of Takeshi’s Castle, a Japanese TV show from the 80s. Here, contestants competed against each other and had to complete crazy tasks from King Takeshi. The often ridiculous failures of others attracted many viewers, and it’s no different with Fall Guys: Succeeding through failure: Twitch loves it when TimTheTatman loses in Fall Guys.
The developers of World of Warcraft have announced that more realms will be linked. This has happened before. This time, the smallest German realms are up next, bringing several advantages for them.
Which realms are involved? In a new post in the official forum, Vyraneer from Customer Support announced that some realms are to be linked. They will be grouped together in the following clusters:
The Eternal Vigil / Silver Hand with The Consortium, The Syndicate, The Abyssal Council, The Argus Watch, The Death Knights, and Cult of the Damned
The Mithril Order / Council of Dalaran with The Night Watch, Explorer’s League, Deathwatch, and Circle of Cenarius
Lizard Cauldron, Mal’Ganis, and Taerar with Blackhand
The first two groups consist of role-playing servers, which have traditionally been less populated. According to wowprogress, each of these realms alone has fewer than 2,000 players and is among the smallest in Europe. For comparison: The largest German realm alone (Antonidas) has 13,026 players.
This is how it currently looks on the servers according to wowprogress.
join guilds and invite other players from the respective realms
All of this seemingly serves as preparation for the upcoming expansion Shadowlands, to help the otherwise sparsely populated realms become a bit fuller again.
Some of the realms have already played together using phasing and cross-realm features, especially for war mode. The biggest difference now is that players can trade with each other and raid mythically together.
New links – advantages and problems
Why is this important? More players are important for a healthy climate in pretty much all activities. They mean more activity in the auction house and more choice of players for guilds.
This allows for more raid groups to be formed and maintained for mythic raids, as they could not team up across servers for a long time. It also saves you a server transfer if you were planning to switch anyway.
Castle Nathria will be the first raid in Shadowlands. Thanks to the links, the smaller realms can also raid mythically well again.
Consequently, many players are glad that this link is now happening. Some even wish that all RP realms were linked together since they would harmonize well anyway.
They might actually connect the two links and set them together. I’m already praying to everything that listens.
However, some role-players see this critically. They are satisfied with smaller groups and the people they already know.
What should I pay attention to? If the linking occurs, you should keep some things in mind. Forum user Oryczy has put together a useful list in the forum. The key points from it are:
don’t create auctions until the switch to avoid duplicated or lost items
avoid using the guild bank until the switch. As an officer, take gold and important items into your inventory and store them there until after the transfer
it may happen that you can’t participate in mythic raids this week because the same rules apply as during character transfers
The merger is likely happening now so that no major problems arise at the release of the new expansion and shortly thereafter. There is no concrete date for this yet, but there are already several reasons that point to November 10 as the release of Shadowlands.
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In Valorant, agents Killjoy and Sage can combine their skills through a glitch, creating an ultimate “human tower”. This creates unfair advantages and should be fixed quickly.
What is this glitch? When Killjoy sets up her turret, Sage can raise her ice wall on the turret. If you jump onto the resulting wall, you will be pushed to unreachable heights.
The trick with the ice wall as a climbing aid has been in the game for a long time and is definitely intended that way. However, with the extra height bonus from the turret, you can reach places that were never intended for this.
Glitch with Sage and Killjoy leads to unfair kills
Why this is problematic: On some maps, especially on the new map Ascent, players can use this glitch to fire at their opponents shortly after the game starts. With the height advantage and the unexpected shooting angle, you can mow down the enemy with the weapon.
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Here you can see how an opponent team is surprised by the height advantage.
Resistance is hardly possible here and the glitch undermines the gameplay intended by the map design. Instead of fighting through the alleys and streets of the map, players simply glitch to unreachable places and distribute headshots. So be especially careful in Ascent when you start the game.
What are the developers doing? This is really unfair and not intended by the developers. Therefore, the Sage-Killjoy glitch is likely already at the top of the list of issues to be fixed by the developers. The next patch 1.7 is expected in about a week. But perhaps the developers will implement a hotfix in the meantime to address this glitch.
Since this is clearly an unfair exploit, you should not perform this action. It is unfair to the opponents and exploiting such glitches could lead to consequences in the form of a ban.
The glitch with Sage’s wall is not the only problem that the new agent Killjoy brings to the game. Previously, the German engineer had a nasty exploit. She could place her turret in certain spots under the map, from where it would continually shoot at opponents and they could hardly do anything about it.
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