The space shooter Star Wars: Squadrons has released a new trailer for gamescom 2020. It showcases the flow of a single-player mission for the first time – and the story is explained in a little more detail. Find out here what it’s about.
How do the missions work? In the new gameplay, you can see the progression of an Imperial mission called “Behind Enemy Lines”. The new trailer was shown at gamescom 2020, and we have embedded it here for you.
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What is Star Wars: Squadrons? Squadrons is a space shooter where you sit in the cockpit of a spaceship in first-person view and fight against other ships. You play as two pilots: one from the New Republic and one from the Empire.
The space battles themselves are inspired by World War II and become even more immersive through the first-person perspective. The shooter is designed to be fully playable in virtual reality, which fits especially well with the cockpit view.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to tinker with your ships and create your own Tie Fighters or X-Wings. This is one of the features that you will really enjoy.
Squadrons takes place after the events of Episode 6: Return of the Jedi and addresses the conflict between the New Republic and the “shadowy” Empire.
Star Wars: Squadrons will be released on October 2, 2020, for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Beforehand, EA has already showcased the first gameplay of the actual space battles from Star Wars: Squadrons. There you will play against other players in a 5 vs 5.
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The first animated short film of World of Warcraft Shadowlands has been released. Check out how the “Afterlives” series begins here.
The Opening Night Live of gamescom 2020 is in full swing and it has also prepared a special treat for players of World of Warcraft. In the lead-up to the upcoming expansion Shadowlands, Blizzard has now begun to release the animated short film series “Afterlives”. You can watch the first of these videos here:
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This is what you can see: The first story of the “Afterlives” series deals with the events surrounding Bastion. This is one of the four realms of the Shadowlands that we visit in Shadowlands.
The video shows the paladin Uther. Because he led a selfless life, he is welcomed by the Kyrians after his death. In the afterlife, he is to serve the great cycle and ensure that souls are treated properly.
Uther’s death has marked him.
However, Uther does not manage to leave his past behind. This is, however, necessary to be able to “Ascend”. His caretaker tries to find out why Uther cannot do this. The culprit is Arthas, who wounded his soul with the runeblade Frostmourne.
Uther seeks justice and his caretaker wants that too – for this reason, they are waiting for the right moment to intercept Arthas’ soul. When Arthas says at his death “I see only darkness before me…” – it was Uther and the Kyrian who took his soul and threw it into the maw.
Uther is helped to ascend – even though he is not ready at all.
Is there more to come? Yes. The video was just the first part of a four-part series that will likely cover all the other major areas and the covenants of Shadowlands. By the launch of Shadowlands in October, we should have a nice presentation of all the covenants and their leaders. Then players can already start planning which covenant they want to join when they reach level 60 again after the level squish.
When the further cinematics will be released is still unclear.
Cortyn says: The video leaves some interpretations open, but also closes a few cool plot gaps and seamlessly connects to existing storylines. Especially how Arthas’ gaze darkens as his soul is ripped away to the afterlife was brilliantly staged. You will surely read more about this tomorrow …
What do you think of the video? Do you find the story in the Shadowlands cool and well done? Or is there something you dislike?
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The shooter hit DOOM Eternal is getting its first story DLC. At gamescom 2020, the trailer for the upcoming expansion was presented. MeinMMO summarizes what is all to see.
The Ancient Gods will be a story expansion – to be precise, the first part of it. In the first official trailer, several new enemies can be seen as well as new arenas for the unique multiplayer mode.
The mysterious voice in the trailer mentions that it and the player have been allies for some time and that he appreciates the abilities of the Doomslayer. We have embedded the official trailer here for you:
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The characters that appear there seem to be related to the antagonist of the main story, the Makyr. However, they appear to be helping the Doomslayer, at least for the time being.
The voice recounts that the Slayer has seen worlds fall victim to demons before and how he freed them. Apparently, he has made a name for himself with the “Ancient Gods” and not for the first time.
The mysterious narrator concludes with the words: “You have the honor of serving the gods… again.”
Are there new weapons and enemies? In some scenes, it can be seen how ghosts of regular enemies take possession and are subsequently absorbed by the Slayer. However, according to an interview with Gamestar, there are no new weapons.
However, one of these angel-like creatures appears as an enemy, presumably as an elite enemy. So the alliance doesn’t seem to hold for too long.
DOOM Eternal is available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One and is one of the most successful new shooters on Steam in early 2020. The DLC The Ancient Gods – Part One will be released on October 20, 2020.
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Shortly after the official reveal of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the new CoD 2020 is stepping up. During the Opening Night of gamescom 2020, another trailer showcasing the story has been released, which shows the beginning of the campaign.
This is what Black Ops Cold War has shown: After an in-game event in Warzone yesterday and the first trailer introducing the new “Call of Duty” title, the action continues. A new trailer now shows a briefing explaining whom you will be hunting in the campaign of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
You can see the iconic characters Woods and Hudson, both elite agents, along with their superior Adler at the CIA headquarters in Langley. He receives authorization directly from U.S. President Ronald Reagan to do whatever is necessary to eliminate the mysterious Perseus.
This is a Soviet spy who poses a danger to the entire free world.
You will then be sent on a namesake Black Ops, an illegal covert paramilitary operation. This marks the beginning of the campaign.
An image of Perseus
This is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War: The new Call of Duty 2020 will, contrary to numerous speculations and rumors, not be a reboot of the Black Ops series, but is intended to be a direct continuation of the storyline of the popular Black Ops 1.
In addition to the single-player campaign, there will be a traditional multiplayer mode as well as the iconic Zombies mode. The Battle Royale Warzone will also continue with Black Ops Cold War.
Finally, the release of Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO is officially here. Niantic has now revealed official information about what Megas can do in Pokémon GO and which Pokémon will be the first to be involved.
Update August 27 8:00 PM: The Mega Evolutions are now live. Along with them, the Mega Arm Bands have arrived in the shop, which only have cosmetic effects.
You will find exact details about the Mega Evolutions throughout the article. Tomorrow, we will create detailed posts about that and the new Special Research.
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Update August 27 at 4:30 PM: Meanwhile, the Mega Evolutions are in rollout. You can already see in the overview for certain Pokémon that you can also Mega Evolve them. However, the evolution is not yet available.
Additionally, the data about Mega Charizard is said to be known. According to Serebii , Mega Charizard Y reaches up to 4455 CP, making it the highest CP of all Pokémon available so far.
The speed bonus in raids is also live. You can get up to 20 balls per raid if you defeat the raid boss particularly quickly and also make the most of all other bonuses.
What’s new? Today, August 26, Niantic finally revealed official details about the new Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO. In recent weeks, information only leaked through dataminers. The Niantic team remained quiet. After the first teaser image on August 25 , there is now official information.
Mega Charizard is part of the new Pokémon
When are the Megas coming? On Thursday, August 27, the Megas will be unlocked in Pokémon GO.
During September, there will be a series of events related to Mega Evolutions. More details will follow. So far, it’s known (via Eurogamer):
From September 1 to 7, you should battle in Mega Raids
From September 11 to 17, the event will focus on battles in gyms, against Team GO Rocket, and against other players
From September 22 to 28, you should complete tasks with your buddy Pokémon
Which Mega Evolutions are coming first?
This is known: The first ones are
Mega Venusaur
Mega Charizard
Mega Blastoise
You will find the three in raids in Pokémon GO. Keep in mind that Mega Pokémon have their own raid difficulty.
What kind of evolutions are these? As you already know from the main game, Mega Evolutions are temporary effects. They last only for a certain period. In Pokémon GO, you need Mega Energy to evolve Mega Pokémon.
Once you have evolved them, they will remain in Mega form as long as they have energy.
The evolution of Mega Beedrill
Only one of your Pokémon can be in Mega form at the same time.
Mega Energy can be thought of like the candy in Pokémon GO. Each species has its own candy, so does the Mega Energy.
Once you have given a Pokémon the Mega Evolution, later evolving it into its Mega form will be cheaper.
Where to get Mega Energy? You can obtain Mega Energy from Mega Raids. If you battle a Mega Blastoise, you will only receive energy for that species.
The MOBA Dota 2 has broken its own record. With over 34 million dollars in the prize pool (approximately 29 million euros), they are distributing the largest prize money in the history of eSports. And that’s only because the games have spent much more.
Where does the prize money come from? The International is the World Championship in Dota 2, held every year and one of the biggest eSports spectacles in the world. It usually takes place every August, but in 2020 the tournament had to be postponed indefinitely.
In 2019, The International set a record with 33,330,068 dollars in prize money. Currently, the counter for this year is even higher – at 34,464,793 dollars (via dota2.com). This is only slightly more, but the collection is not yet complete.
Until the tournament actually begins, there will surely be a substantial amount of money gathered. The US site Forbes believes that the prize money will grow to around 35 million.
The Battle Pass is responsible for the high prize pool.
Players buy an insane amount of stuff in Dota 2
Where does the money come from? The prize money does not come directly from the publisher and developer Valve, but essentially from the community. They have all year to buy the Battle Pass for Season 2020.
From this revenue, 25% goes into the prize money. This means that, when backtracked, players in Dota 2 alone spent 137,405,448 dollars last year. That corresponds to over 116 million euros.
The Evil Geniuses are one of the best teams in Dota 2. However, in 2019, they only placed 5th.
Of course, the winner does not get all the money. But at least in 2019, the winning team earned a whopping 15.6 million dollars. Enough to never have to work again.
Making money by gaming? Dota 2, with such prize money, is among the games you can easily play as a profession – if you are good. However, the competition is correspondingly fierce. Everyone wants a piece of the pie.
Although the genre itself is already somewhat aging, MOBAs are still very popular in 2020. This applies not only to Dota 2 but also to its biggest competitor in the field, League of Legends. The games are even ideal for leisure time. MyMMO author Maik Schneider says: If the summer lull of 2020 annoys you, start a MOBA.
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The Twitch star and professional Fortnite player Turner “Tfue” Tenney sued his own e-sports clan FaZe in May 2019, claiming they had given him an unfair contract. They filed a counterclaim. After 15 months, both parties reached a mutual and out-of-court settlement. Tfue is now finally free.
This was the situation: FaZe had signed Tfue and wanted to have him compete in their Fortnite team because a player had dropped out. This was around April 2018.
The head of FaZe, Ricky Banks, once proudly recounted how he discovered the blonde boy, brought him to Hollywood, sold him on the great life there, convinced him to join his clan, and had him sign a contract.
This is FaZe Banks (right) with his protégé Tfue (left). This later led to a dispute.
However, Tfue became the new superstar of Fortnite and Twitch within a year. The young man, who was so good at Fortnite and entertainingly aggressive, developed into one of the biggest rivals of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Tfue became the new star in the e-sports sky over Fortnite. Furthermore, his channel on Twitch exploded.
Apparently, Tfue wanted to get out of his contract – but the clan wouldn’t let him. So he filed a lawsuit. It was the first major legal dispute in the field of e-sports.
Tfue: They want 80% of my earnings from third parties
He got into conflict with FaZe’s business contracts and their business relationships
The FaZe clan emphasized that they wanted to come to an agreement with Tfue and offer him a new, better contract. But he refused to engage in any discussions. However, they always treated him fairly and hardly made any money with him. They only took $60,000 from Tfue, who had earned $20 million since joining FaZe in April 2018.
This is now the solution: As several US sites report (via forbes), both parties have now published a statement:
FaZe and Turner Tenney are pleased to announce that they have resolved their dispute and settled the legal matters. The parties wish each other all the best in their future endeavors.
There are no further statements on whether any money has changed hands in any direction.
Both sides, normally very active on social media, are notably silent regarding the case.
But Tfue now seems to be free and out of the contract with FaZe.
Did Tfue have to buy himself out of the contract?
This is what’s behind it: The situation was actually:
Tfue desperately wanted to get out of the contract and do his own thing
FaZe desperately wanted to keep him and wouldn’t let him go under any circumstances: They had discovered a huge talent early and contracted him. Now they wanted to benefit from Tfue and the Fortnite hype
What is clear now: The deal is over. The question is, however, how exactly it ended, whether and how much money Tfue had to pay to buy himself out of the contract.
This is a similar situation to Dr Disrespect. Normally, we are used to getting every detail from the gaming industry. But here, both sides seem to be holding back significantly regarding the details of the resolution. There may be legal constraints.
What seems important for Tfue is that this matter is now resolved.
He is finally free after 15 months.
In May 2019, Fortnite was huge and “Tfue’s gag contract” was a topic that moved the world. Because the superstar of Twitch received only $2000 salary per month. And the contract was extremely one-sided.
At that time, the contract leaked through dark sources:
Season 3 will shake up Rainbow Six Siege considerably. However, a small, rather inconspicuous change seems to be more important than many think – at least according to the YouTuber and Rainbow expert BikiniBodhi.
What is this change? In Season 3 of Year 5 in Rainbow Six Siege, defenders will see a change to the wall reinforcements. Instead of providing each defender with two reinforcements, the entire team will now receive a total of 10 together.
With a full team, this keeps the number of reinforcements the same, but not everyone has to use their two charges. Instead, two players can build the defense while the others prepare traps. Furthermore, there will still be 10 reinforcements even if players are missing – which at least mitigates the disadvantage somewhat.
This change might sound like a simple extra aimed mainly at improving gameplay quality, but it has significantly larger implications.
Reinforced walls secure important areas. Image source: reddit.
New reinforcements buff weak Operators
Why is this change so important? The well-known YouTuber BikiniBodhi, who recently had to deal with a ban, claims that this change will strengthen numerous Operators. This includes Maestro and Kapkan. The latter is considered one of the least popular.
This is because these Operators require a lot of preparation time to set up their traps and gadgets. They need this time to reinforce walls as well, which often leads to them being unable to accomplish both within the preparation time.
In Season 3, however, that should be possible again, allowing Kapkan to set more aggressive and deadly traps to surprise attackers. BikiniBodhi demonstrates how this looks in his video:
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Kapkan himself has also risen in popularity lately, as various buffs and nerfs to other Operators have made him more useful again (via Gamestar). The reinforcements themselves will become somewhat weaker, as a new gadget from attackers can simply destroy them.
What else will change in Season 3? With Season 3, a bug that has plagued players for 5 years will be fixed, which prevents drones from detecting bombs. What else to expect can be found in our overview of Season 3:
One important new feature is the new Operator Sam “Zero” Fisher, the protagonist of the famous Splinter Cell series. He provides more reconnaissance for attackers. However, how strong he will ultimately be remains to be seen.
If you want to try out Kapkan or another previously unpopular Operator with Season 3, you can easily track your progress. Rainbow Six will receive its own tracker with Season 3, which shows you in what situations you are strong and where you need to improve.
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Thanks to Pokémon GO , it’s no longer news to hunt and catch small monsters in the real world. Now, however, the next franchise is attempting an AR game, The Witcher: Monster Slayer (iOS/Android).
This has been announced: Developer CD Projekt Red announces The Witcher: Monster Slayer. The game is a mobile spin-off of the popular The Witcher series and can be played in the real world.
It relies on similar elements as Pokémon GO. So you need to explore the real world to find the monsters. Here, however, you don’t catch the creatures, but fight them.
The Witcher: Monster Slayer – Could this be something?
These elements the game has: There are some completely new components for Witcher fans; other things you may already know from the games on console or PC:
Time of day and real weather should play a role
You can use potions, oils, and bombs against the monsters that you crafted beforehand
You level up your character through battles and a story-based quest series
The game takes place at a time when witchers are still relatively new to the continent
You fight against monsters that are partly familiar and partly entirely new
This is the first trailer: In the first trailer for The Witcher: Monster Slayer, you see a man walking through a forest with his dog and suddenly seeing a monster on his phone:
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Could this concept work? The success of Pokémon GO shows that such an AR game can indeed work.
However, there are also examples that did not have as much success. With Wizards Unite, also by Pokémon GO developer Niantic, huge success did not materialize. It had a major franchise behind it with Harry Potter, but now the game has only a fairly small community.
The big difference with Wizards Unite is that The Witcher is already an established game – there were only a few games for Harry Potter, and success came primarily through books and movies.
The Witcher is also a huge franchise, but until now, the game was only known on console and PC. It remains to be seen whether fans will embrace the mobile concept.
When is The Witcher: Monster Slayer supposed to be released? There is still no exact release date. However, it is expected to be announced sometime in 2020.
If you are already tired of Pokémon GO, then check out our list of the best alternatives to Pokémon GO. There you will find strong AR games that promise variety.
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Bungie will pack almost half of Destiny 2 into a “content vault” on November 10, removing it from the game. A YouTuber is now talking about a secret meeting and Bungie’s actual plans. They are much more comprehensive and exciting than what has been publicly shared by Bungie so far.
Here is what the YouTuber reported: YouTuber Aztecross says he sat down with other content creators and Bungie for eight hours in September 2019, including Destiny director Luke Smith.
During the meeting, Bungie openly discussed Destiny’s problems: The game has issues with its code, which is why there are so many bugs in it.
Luke Smith is said to have already discussed his master plans for Destiny with content creators in the autumn of 2019.
Bungie explained that the solution to the problem would require removing content from the game and completely reworking it. This reworking of game content is the alternative to a Destiny 3. Bungie has now abandoned the idea of a sequel and will continue to provide new content for Destiny 2 at least until 2022.
Here’s why Bungie is doing it: Aztecross mentions that Bungie asked the content creators how they envision Destiny 3. The three most important wishes, which he also supported, were:
Subclass based on Darkness
Subclasses that players can customize
More true MMO elements like large open-world activities
The first two wishes will now be fulfilled in November – at least partially.
He believes that the two new zones, Cosmodrome and Europa, are a preview of a new kind of zone that allows for more MMO elements.
With “Beyond Light”, the new damage type “Stasis” is introduced, which is based on Darkness.
This is the big question mark: Aztecross wonders why Bungie has not yet publicly shared the plan to remove content from the game for reworking and to make Destiny 2 more of an MMO:
“I’m sitting here, biting my tongue and saying nothing, because I’m waiting for them to explain it in a blog post.”
Aztecross
Aztecross believes if Bungie had explained why they are removing elements from the game, the mood would be much better right now.
He speculates that Bungie wants to usher in a new era with “Beyond Light” and steer Destiny 2 more towards an “MMO”: the content is being removed from the game to be completely reworked and adapted. When they come back, they could reappear as “next-gen” content.
Aztecross speculates:
If the reworked zones return someday, Bungie might leave behind the original consoles of Destiny 2, the PS4 and Xbox One, and only have it run on PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, PS5, and Xbox Series X. During the Destiny 1 expansion “Rise of Iron”, Bungie already left behind the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Bungie might rename Destiny 2 to just “Destiny” or choose another name to signal that something fundamental has changed.
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What’s behind this: Aztecross’s information is new and sheds light on Bungie’s decision:
Up until now, it was assumed that Bungie would take the content out of the game and later bring it back just like that: the content is removed to save players storage space and Bungie a lot of work.
Aztecross now says that Bungie is taking content out of the game, reworking it from the ground up, and bringing it back later – so Bungie is doing more work with the vault than less.
If this is indeed the case and the information from a year ago is correct, it seems utterly crazy that Bungie hasn’t yet publicly released this information. It remains to be seen how things truly are. This “reworking from the ground up to be more like an MMO” actually sounds almost too good to be true.
Destiny 2 “Beyond Light” is expected to be something like a Destiny 3
Aztecross’s perspective closely resembles the theory we proposed a few days ago. According to the theory, the Destiny 2 expansion “Beyond Light” is something like a “Destiny 2.5” and represents a real fresh start for Destiny, as it has been decided to extend the game’s life to 6 years rather than just 3 as originally planned.
The space sandbox MMO Dual Universe starts today in beta. Then fans of free building and exploration can finally explore a complete universe full of planets and spaceships. All information about the beta launch and how to participate, as well as the exclusive trailer, can be found here on MeinMMO.
What is Dual Universe? Dual Universe is an ambitious space MMO sandbox developed by Novaquark. The highlight of Dual Universe is clearly the walkable world where you can explore countless planets. Additionally, the entire economy is based on players’ actions, and thanks to the modified Unity engine and voxel graphics, you can build almost anything yourself.
Space battles are particularly spectacular in Dual Universe.
This applies to buildings as well as to spaceships. So look forward to crazy creations with which you can zoom through the universe, gather resources, or take out other players.
Moreover, many players should be able to gather together on one server and conduct their businesses in real-time.
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The beta trailer for Dual Universe – exclusively here at MeinMMO.
When does the beta start? Today, on Thursday, August 27, 2020, the big beta of Dual Universe starts. By the time this news is published, the game should already be playable.
How can you participate in the beta? The developers have intentionally chosen against a Free2Play model and opted for a paid subscription for Dual Universe. Only backers of the alpha version can access the beta for free. The rest must get a subscription that costs 6.99 euros per month. On the official Dual Universe website, you can sign up and subscribe.
If desired, players can also build impressive houses.
What happens in the beta? In the beta, the gameplay focuses primarily on space, where epic battles can take place. Ground combat is not yet present. The beta will run until the release in 2021 and will end with a final wipe.
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Here’s the interview: If your interest in Dual Universe and the beta has been sparked, we can recommend the big interview between our sister site GameStar and the lead developer and studio founder Jean-Christophe Baillie from Novaquark, where they will discuss the game.
Oneshot-Builds help you kill enemies in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD Warzone before they can even react. They are accordingly powerful and popular, but not every weapon can do this. MeinMMO presents you with 5 weapons with setups that allow you to take down enemies with just one shot.
What are Oneshot-Builds? Our builds are not about the strongest weapons of each category, but about those weapons that can kill with one shot. This means your damage is so high that it immediately reduces the opponent’s hit points to 0, even if they were previously full.
All of these builds work in both the multiplayer modes of Modern Warfare as well as in Warzone. However, not all on the list can achieve hard one-hits in Battle Royale. We are only looking at the softcore variants, as many weapons are lethal in the hardcore mode of MW anyway.
By the way, most of these weapons are not necessarily “meta”. So if you are looking for some variety in your play style and want to try out new builds, take a look at these options.
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip or Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Ammunition: M67 10-Round Magazine
What makes it strong? The CR-56 is one of the few assault rifles that can kill with one shot. With the special magazine, it deals enough damage to down enemies with a headshot immediately and fires semi-automatically by default. As long as your enemy is not wearing armor plates or you are playing in multiplayer, you will knock down enemies with one hit.
With the optic and the barrel, you have enough range to compete with DMRs. The stock and the Commando Foregrip give you the necessary stability when aiming and if you need to follow up shots. The underbarrel attachment is one of the best attachments for better aiming.
In Warzone, however, you should be a bit careful, as you have a very limited magazine with only 10 shots. If you can’t reliably hit the opponent, that could quickly become a disadvantage.
These alternatives exist: The more well-known oneshot assault rifle is the FAL, which also fires semi-automatically but ranks behind the CR-56 AMAX in the popularity ranking of all assault rifles.
Despite a recent nerf of the FAL, it is still strong and a good alternative to the oneshot CR-56. The advantage of the FAL is that it comes standard with a larger magazine and you can save yourself the ammunition attachment for it. However, it is a bit harder to control and does not have as much range as the CR-56.
Oneshot-DMR: Kar98k
This is how you build the setup:
Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Barrel: Singuard Custom 27.6″
Optic: Target Scope, VLK 3.0x Scope or 4.0x Hybrid Scope – depending on preference and use
Stock: FTAC Sport Comb
Ammunition: Patterned Grip Tape
What makes it strong? The Kar98k is already one of the best weapons for Warzone and can efficiently kill with a headshot even at long distances. Its range is greater than that of all DMRs and can even compete with sniper rifles.
Since April, the Kar98k may even be the best sniper rifle in Warzone. Its strength lies in the fact that it is as strong as sniper rifles, but significantly more mobile. You can follow up on missed shots faster and engage multiple targets more efficiently.
With the different optics, it can be used for medium, medium to long, and long distances and its high bullet speed even outperforms sniper rifles. However, hits must count. Because at longer ranges, hits to limbs or below the chest deal hardly any damage – only headshots and chest hits are where the Kar really shines.
These alternatives exist: The Mk2 Carbine, as the best weapon in its category, is a strong alternative to the Kar98k. Like the Kar, the lever-action rifle is also a oneshot weapon in multiplayer, but for Warzone you need 2 hits.
With a higher rate of fire and faster reload time, the Mk2 performs slightly better for multiplayer than the Kar. However, the Kar gives a better sniper feeling. Both weapons can kill an opponent without armor even in the torso with one shot.
Stock: FTAC Champion (better for Warzone) or FTAC Stalker-Scout (better for Multiplayer)
Ammunition: 9-Round Magazine or any optic if you don’t like the default optic
What makes it strong? Like all “bolt action” sniper rifles, the HDR can kill enemies with one shot to the head at long distances in Warzone, even in the torso without armor. With the Champion stock, you gear up for more precise aiming at long distances, while the Stalker stock increases your ADS speed for faster aiming.
With the attachments, you build fully for range and can still kill enemies immediately at many dozens of meters. However, be aware that at greater distances you are dependent on the bullet speed stat.
A major advantage is the already strong built-in sniper scope. You don’t need to change the optic to play well with the HDR. Although it is a bit bulkier than that of the AX-50, it is more than sufficient for good shooters.
These alternatives exist: Both the AX-50 and the Rytec AMR are good alternatives to the HDR, although the Rytec has slightly less range. Only the Dragunov stands out a bit among the snipers because its damage output is simply not competitive with the others.
The HDR is best suited along with the Rytec for “true” sniper gameplay at the longest distances. The AX-50, on the other hand, is better suited for more mobile snipers who rely on quickscoping.
Ammunition: 10-Round Magazine or Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Grip: Patterned Grip Tape
What makes it strong? With the right attachments, the .50 GS can be deadly at medium distances. A headshot with it can kill instantly at up to 15 meters, at least with a maximum of 2 armor plates.
What makes the “Desert Eagle” particularly strong is the fact that it is a pistol. You can draw and fire it faster than any other secondary weapon, surprising opponents when your magazine is empty.
Additionally, you can even use it in “Akimbo”, meaning two weapons at once at the cost of accuracy. If you prefer to play the gunslinger, you can intimidate opponents with it, even if they don’t instantly die.
These alternatives exist: Like the .50 GS, the .357 can also kill instantly with one shot in multiplayer. It even has a longer range, but is considerably slower and has an even higher recoil, making it less accurate.
Optic: Marksman Reflex Sight (or another optic of your preference)
Underbarrel: Merc Foregrip
Ammunition: Slug Rounds
What makes it strong? With this build, you forgo the wide spread of shotgun pellets and the strength at close range and instead build for range. With the choke and the slug rounds, you can easily kill opponents at several meters.
The barrel helps further increase your range. With the optic and the foregrip, you will still be accurate at your target even with a second shot.
The R9-0 also has the advantage that you can fire two shots in quick succession. If you hit both, you can even take down fully armored Warzone soldiers with it. In multiplayer, the second shot gives you a good chance to follow up if the first shot has not convinced the opponent to go down.
These alternatives exist: Basically, any shotgun that uses slug rounds and ideally a choke works here. With this combo, the 725 was even a feared sniper rifle in the past.
In Warzone, the armor of opponents often gets in the way, but in multiplayer, you can easily kill your opponents even over a long corridor with the shotguns.
Will Hearthstone become even more Pay2Win and take away players’ gold? Blizzard responds to players’ concerns and explains what the new system will entail.
For several weeks now, the expansion “Scholomance Academy” has been live in Hearthstone, bringing 135 new cards that have refreshed the game. However, another topic is causing a lot of discussion in the community, as Blizzard seems to want to take away player rewards – at least, that’s the fear of some. But Blizzard quickly reassures: All players should receive just as many or even more rewards in the new system.
What is this all about? Some time ago, Hearthstone conducted a survey to gather players’ opinions on new reward systems. This sparked discussions in the game’s subreddit. In the new system, quests would no longer earn gold but instead grant experience points. These points slowly fill a player level. Each level-up then grants rewards. Primarily, there is gold, but less frequently, card packs or cosmetic rewards.
The community is already referring to the system as a “Battle Pass” because it resembles mechanics found in Fortnite or Dead by Daylight.
Players are concerned about more Pay2Win: Initial information from the survey and an early look at the system led to the assumption that rewards for players would be drastically reduced. Due to the elimination of quests as a source of gold income, the monthly gold earnings would drop from about 9,000 gold to around 5,000 gold.
This would ultimately mean that players would have a harder time obtaining the newest packs. These contain the freshest and most sought-after cards, which are essential for winning.
The implication would be: If obtaining the newest cards becomes more difficult, then purchasing packs for real money becomes necessary. Only those who pay can keep up – which would be more Pay2Win.
Hearthstone has already been grappling with Pay2Win accusations for some time. After all, it is relatively difficult for free-to-play players to obtain all cards. It’s not impossible, but it requires a lot of time, ambition, and also a good amount of skill to succeed in the arena.
More packs or fewer? The players are concerned.
This is what Blizzard says: Dean Ayala from the Hearthstone team spoke up. He explained in the game’s subreddit that players should receive at least the same amount or even more rewards. The new system would still generate approximately the same amount of gold, if not a little more. Players’ freedom in how they spend their gold would not be restricted in any way.
Accordingly, it should also be possible in the future to spend saved gold at the start of an expansion to purchase many packs.
The intention behind the system is that it should represent an improvement for all players. Rewards should be granted through a unified system, allowing players to play Hearthstone exactly as they wish. They would no longer be forced to play a specific mode. Experience points are awarded everywhere – so every game mode would inevitably lead to rewards through new level-ups.
Somewhat jokingly, he added as the source for his statements: “Countless hours spent staring at Excel spreadsheets to get this right.”
So Blizzard aims to reassure and assures that the new reward system fundamentally means no change or at best positive innovations. Whether this is true or Hearthstone ultimately takes a step closer to Pay2Win remains to be seen once the new system goes live.
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Both New World and the streaming platform Twitch are part of Amazon. Both are also supposed to interact with each other. In the currently ongoing preview event, you can see how this already works with a special feature.
How do New World and Twitch fit together? In the interview with Game Director Scot Lane, it was revealed to us by MeinMMO that New World is designed for Twitch streamers.
For this, there are special features, like PvE and PvP battles on a set schedule with pre-registrations. This allows streamers to mobilize their community and set out together with them. Additionally, there is supposed to be an in-game symbol to alert players who are currently live on Twitch.
What feature is currently attracting attention? Even the voice chat in New World already offers a way for communication between streamers and their fans. For MMORPGs, such an open chat that is audible to the entire environment is the exception.
What happened in Sodapoppin’s voice chat? While the streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris was out and about in New World, he repeatedly activated the voice chat and entertained his entire surroundings with a pirate accent. He then encountered the player Yogg, with whom he had a longer conversation.
After some time, Yogg realized that he was talking to the well-known player and let his “fanboy” side show a bit. He loudly expressed his excitement about speaking with Sodapoppin and immediately told him about his gaming time in WoW, which is said to be 4 years.
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Another player, on the other hand, was supposed to defend Sodapoppin and received a “quest” from the streamer. Many users in the chat were thrilled by the way Sodapoppin plays his role.
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What happened with Asmongold? The well-known WoW streamer Asmongold, on the other hand, didn’t find friends as easily as Sodapoppin. In an inn, he chatted with a player who afterwards desperately wanted to add him as a friend.
Asmongold declined the request, whereupon the player simply ran away, leaving the streamer alone. The clip has already been viewed over 30,000 times.
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Can you disable the voice chat? If you have concerns that you will be permanently disturbed by streamers or other players in the voice chat, there is good news:
You can easily disable it with a click in the options under the “Communication” tab.
New World temporarily reaches number 1 on Twitch
At the start of the Preview event for New World, things went really well for the MMO. At one point, over 330,000 people were watching simultaneously on Twitch (via Sullygnome). This even put the title at number 1 among all games on the streaming platform.
At one point, New World was in first place on Twitch, ahead of Just Chatting, CoD MW, and Fall Guys (Image via MMORPG.p).
However, the viewer numbers have since been declining after the initial hype. At the time of writing, 45,200 people were watching the MMO, placing it at number 5. It will be exciting for New World, especially when the release is slated for 2021.
The band K/DA in League of Legends performed at the World Championship in 2018 with a song. This was originally intended to promote skins, but it turned into a viral hit. Now the band is getting a new song and possibly a new member.
Ahri – sung by the South Korean Miyeon, who is a member of the K-Pop group (G)I-dle.
Akali – sung by Soyeon, also from (G)I-dle.
Evelynn – sung by Madison Beer, an American singer.
Kai’Sa – sung by Jaira Burns, also from the USA.
Initially, the entire band was mainly a promotional campaign to advertise a series of special skins in League of Legends. However, it was “big thinking” from the start and involved a lot of effort.
The accompanying video went viral and has now reached over 360 million views. Now, however, the band is returning and apparently even getting another member.
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What is currently happening with K/DA? The official Twitter account for the band has already shared a teaser for the upcoming song “The Baddest”. The premiere is set for today, August 27.
Interestingly, the song is supposed to be a “pre-release single”. It is possible that more songs or even a full album will be presented at Worlds 2020.
Another hint shared by Twitter user Daniel Ahmad features an image about the partnership between Universal Music Group and Riot Games (via Twitter).
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This is how K/DA is supposed to look for their new song.
Will the band get a fifth member?
A picture is currently circulating on Twitter showing the 4 members of K/DA together with the soon-to-be-released champion Seraphine. This image appears to be a leak, but it’s attracting a lot of attention.
Although the picture is a bit blurry and the logo does not match the old one from the band, it could fundamentally be a promo picture from Riot Games.
There is also a Seraphine account on Twitter that claims to be a songwriter and producer. The account was created on June 26, 2020, but was only discovered in August.
Whether it is an official account from Riot Games has not been confirmed, but the account has shared a link to Soundcloud, where the well-known song by K/DA is covered by Seraphine. The version is significantly calmer and less upbeat. Many K/DA fans find that very refreshing.
After months of back and forth, the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War finally shows the first proper trailer – and that in the Battle Royale Warzone. MeinMMO summarizes the reactions.
What was going on? Call of Duty 2020 has already done many things differently than its predecessors months before the release. The reveal came much later than CoD players are used to, and the nature of the reveal was something quite special. Instead of relying on the usual channels like trade shows or press releases, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War showed its first proper trailer to players, in-game in the Battle Royale Warzone.
You can find out how players reacted and how the first reactions to the trailer and the many new details about CoD 2020 turned out here.
Reveal event for self-playing was well received – but caused problems
What kind of event was that? The reveal event started on August 6th. Some streamers and news sites received mysterious boxes that eventually led to the first official mini-teaser after a weeks-long hunt. We have summarized the hunt for the first trailer for you here.
The whole thing culminated in an in-game event that was active for an hour yesterday, on August 26th, in Call of Duty: Warzone. MeinMMO actually live-tweeted it. Throughout the event, a modified Plunder mode replaced all other game modes. Here, 4 tasks had to be completed, and at the end of a crazy round, you got to see the trailer.
In the special game mode “Know Your History”, everything was a bit different.
How did the event go over? The reactions to this crazy trailer release are, however, mixed. On one side, there are players who could hardly believe what they experienced. On the other hand, there were also many who were annoyed because they could not start the regular Warzone for an hour and instead were only exposed to advertisements for the new CoD game.
@5PYGL4SS wrote on Twitter: “Guys. This game reveal was the first time I had to cry in a game… Thank you for letting me feel like a kid again for a moment.”
pm_bouchard1967 wrote on reddit: “It’s advertising. Funny advertising, to be honest, but ultimately an ad for the new game. I had hoped that at least something related to Warzone would be available. A new map or something. But this is quite disappointing.”
solesupply wrote on reddit: “I think it was pretty damn cool… I admit I was a little disappointed that the map wasn’t ‘nuked’ when we all had to run to the stadium. Overall, this event was a blast, and I wish we would have seen something like this more often in Warzone in recent months.”
Another problem was campers. The last item on the to-do list during the event led you to a familiar “Black Ops” operator – Frank Woods. However, his location appeared to be the same for many players in the match, leading some nasty trolls to camp there. “AmpdVodka” wrote on reddit: “As predicted, other players are ruining the event ‘Know Your Story’… The event is over. We missed the chance to get the blueprint. I can’t believe it. Due to other players trolling, we missed out on the blueprint. Fu**ing wow.”
Frank Woods gives you a weapon blueprint. However, he was unreachable in some lobbies.
Additionally, there were problems with the timing, especially in the USA. The event started for us at 7:30 PM – a perfect time for many to check in after work. However, depending on the time zone, the event took place at very inconvenient times and fell right in the middle of the day. That’s why many are upset that they had no chance to earn the rewards that the event distributed to players on the side. “Li0nSlicer” wrote on reddit: Is it over already? Quite a hassle for people who, well, you know, work in the middle of the day.”
If you missed the event, you can catch up. In the coming days, the playlist will be available from time to time, and if you want to get the cosmetics, you’ll have another chance. Here are the dates:
August 27 from 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
August 29 from 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM
August 29 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
August 30 from 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM
Trailer evokes mixed opinions – expectations were high
How did the information about the new CoD go over? Here too, opinions are rather divided. Many players are excited about the new game and eager to experience the next “Black Ops” episode. However, a large portion seems to be rather skeptical and is waiting for further developments. Particularly because there were few images of the multiplayer and the zombies mode.
@RealBlazeStorm on Twitter: “Yes, it just feels like a normal CoD campaign trailer. We all know how it usually plays, and we also know that this part of the game is only really important to a minority. We all want to see something about the multiplayer or zombies, not the campaign.”
@LiquidTitan on Twitter: “Congratulations!!! I haven’t been this excited about a CoD since Call of Duty 4.”
The trailer already showed some impressive visuals, but not the right ones for many.
One major point of criticism that keeps coming up is the retraction of the first CoD trailer due to a scene that apparently didn’t sit well with China. Especially since the words “Know Your History” are mentioned repeatedly. On YouTube, the most liked comment under the trailer on the official “Call of Duty” channel is exactly about that: “julius ochoa” writes on YouTube: “Activision: Know Your History. Also Activision: Tiananmen Square never happened.”
Two other fears that players often express are collaboration with Sony/PlayStation and the possible size of the game on the hard drive.
@TreyarchNick on Twitter: “I’m a little worried that some of the zombie mode might again be exclusive to PlayStation for a year, like the survival mode from Spec Ops. Hopefully, that won’t happen!”
@TheNamessJT on Twitter: The event was insane! Great job Treyarch… The question I had to think about – When Cold War comes out, do we need to have Modern Warfare installed? I hope not, that would mean 300 GB or more with the Cold War files.
At the end of the trailer, there’s the opportunity to preorder.
Overall, many players particularly appreciated the reveal event and commend the effort that developer Treyarch put into the reveal. However, fears still outweigh, as there is currently too little information to form a complete picture.
Many wonder how matchmaking will work or how multiplayer maps will be implemented in Cold War. Until the most important questions are clarified, players will likely continue to approach the new title with caution.
Pokémon GO has given insight into the upcoming raid bosses. Four different legendary Pokémon await you in September – two of them haven’t been in raids since 2018.
What’s new: Niantic has provided a great overview of the events in September. In addition to Spotlight hours, breakthroughs, and Victini, there was also information about the raid bosses.
In September, there are 4 bosses waiting for you:
Heatran
Cresselia
Articuno
Zapdos
We’ll let you know which bosses are worth it and how long they will stay.
Is Heatran worth it? As a Fire attacker, Heatran is solid, but it performs worse compared to other Fire Pokémon. The reason for this is its weak attacks.
Heatran is available as Shiny. So if you haven’t got a Shiny yet, you should go on a Shiny hunt. It’s not necessarily essential as a strong attacker.
Cresselia – A monster for the PvP league
How long will Cresselia stay? The legendary Pokémon will replace Heatran directly on September 10 at 10 PM. It will then stay for about a week until September 18 at 10 PM.
Is Cresselia worth it? For raids and gym battles, Cresselia is quite useless. It is a Psychic type and has a lot of competition there that it cannot stand up against.
Moreover, Cresselia can be Shiny. So you can go on a Shiny hunt if you don’t yet have the legendary Pokémon in its shiny version. Otherwise, it mainly pays off for PvP fans.
Articuno – A long-lost returnee
How long will Articuno stay? The legendary Pokémon replaces Cresselia on September 18 and remains until September 25, so for exactly one week.
Is Articuno worth it? Articuno is likely to please many newcomers. It was last seen in raids almost exactly 2 years ago. After that, it could still be obtained through research breakthroughs and by battling Giovanni in its Shadow version.
However, you only had a great chance of getting Shiny Articuno in raids. If you didn’t get a Shiny there, you needed luck in the breakthrough or have been out of luck ever since. Now you get another chance for a week.
Articuno is a solid Ice attacker, and if you don’t have a good Mamoswine or Snorunt, you should definitely consider using Articuno.
Zapdos – The second bird as a returnee
How long will Zapdos stay? The legendary Pokémon arrives directly after Articuno on September 25 at 10 PM. It will then stay until October 2 at 10 PM. So you also have exactly one week here.
Is Zapdos worth it? The legendary Pokémon has been absent for just as long as Articuno. The last time you could catch it was in the summer of 2018, and after that, it could only be obtained through research breakthroughs or by battling Giovanni.
So if you still don’t have a Shiny here, you can finally take your chance and challenge Zapdos multiple times.
From a usability perspective, Zapdos is a solid Electric attacker. There are better alternatives like Raikou, Zekrom, and Electivire, but if you like variety, you can also go for Zapdos.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, Season 4 Chapter 2 has begun! Accordingly, some changes have also been made to the map. We show you what is new in the game world.
You will now find small pieces from the Marvel world everywhere. A first look at the map shows that there are not too many significant changes. Only a few places have changed:
This is what the new map of Season 4 looks like.
3 new places in Season 4
Doom’s Domain: If you look at Pleasant Park, there is a big change. Dr. Doom has taken over the city. Almost all houses have been flattened, and in the middle of town stands a large statue of Dr. Doom. The character is known from various Marvel movies, where he often played the villain.
Marvel Helicarrier: This is a flying platform. Aircraft can take off from there, and it generally resembles an aircraft carrier.
It is the new spawn island, where you start the round. So you won’t notice much of it during the game.
Sentinel Graveyard: This is a collection of some robot parts. There are a total of 3 robots that are lying destroyed on the map. They are huge, and you can walk on them.
What else has changed? The Authority is still in the middle of the map, but it seems to have been taken over by the Marvel agents. You can also discover some new things there.
Deadpool’s ship has disappeared and other places have changed slightly:
Slurpy Swamps has become noticeably larger
The Fortilla has shrunk and various buildings are destroyed there
There are some crash sites of drones on the map – good loot might await you there
In general, you will find small changes connected to Marvel in many places
The Fortilla is now a dirty place. Source: Twitter
What remains open: In Season 3, the map changed repeatedly throughout the season. The water receded more and more, and more places became known.
Similarly, it could happen in Season 4. The changes might not be final for this season. However, it remains to be seen whether Season 4 has more map surprises in store.
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
The biggest German Twitch streamer, Marcel “MontanaBlack”, Eris has commented during a stream on the permanent Twitch ban of Flying Uwe. The ban is hitting him pretty hard. There is no real alternative for gaming streamers to Twitch, and once you are banned from Twitch, it is a terrible situation.
According to the streamer’s account, someone called him anonymously five times on his phone while he was on the street and live streaming with his smartphone.
Due to the calls, the stream was interrupted repeatedly. Flying Uwe stated that he had “harshly insulted and threatened” the anonymous caller.
Twitch interpreted this as a threat of physical violence: which leads to a permanent ban.
“Twitch is the only true platform for streaming.”
This is what MontanaBlack says now: In a stream from August 21, MontanaBlack addressed the topic of “perma-bans” and how hard they hit streamers.
“Being permanently banned on Twitch is a pretty crappy feeling. And even though I haven’t been in contact with Uwe for a while, you can see it in his videos that it affects him. It affects him a lot: He no longer uploads videos on his gaming channel. He doesn’t stream on YouTube. And I can also tell you why. Because the only thing Uwe desires regarding the internet is to be able to stream again on Twitch.
And why? Because Twitch is simply the only true platform for streaming.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack then explains that there is no real alternative to Twitch if you’re used to the platform. On other platforms like YouTube, you can only stream if the “money feels right behind it.”
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
According to MontanaBlack, the live stream chat is what makes Twitch so unique and superior to other platforms: the community, the emotes, the own language.
What MontanaBlack finds particularly hard about the Twitch ban: One effect of a Twitch ban particularly bothers MontanaBlack. Because if you’re banned, you can no longer appear in streams of other Twitch streamers.
This way, you are not allowed to hang out with your friends who are streamers in the evenings, explains MontanaBlack. That is tough. But he doesn’t make the rules.
Twitch ban is a “mindfuck”
This makes the ban of Flying Uwe so hard: According to MontanaBlack, it hits Flying Uwe particularly hard because he is permanently banned and cannot defend himself anymore.
Flying Uwe could only file an appeal once, which was rejected, and then he has to wait 90 days to file another appeal:
“Just think about what a mindfuck it is when you are permanently banned. Your first application is rejected, and you remain permanently banned and then have to wait 90 days until you can file the next appeal. You don’t know if anything will happen. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s terrible.”
MontanaBlack
MontanaBlack hopes that Flying Uwe will be unbanned on Twitch.
In August 2020, MontanaBlack sounds almost a little in love with Twitch: The chat, the emotes, the Twitch culture have captivated him. Twitch is the only true platform. In December 2019, it sounded different. He was flirting with other platforms and canceled his Twitch contract to see “who loves him the most.” It was a maneuver to negotiate a new, better contract with Twitch.
Apparently, he has received that, judging by how he talks now:
In Final Fantasy XIV, there are now dirndl and lederhosen outfits for your characters. However, they are only available exclusively in the MMORPG’s cash shop.
Oktoberfest? What? In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, it is now “O’zapft is!” Players can now host their own Oktoberfest if they wish. Today, on August 27, two new outfits came that bring the authentic Oktoberfest feeling into the game:
The mountaineer costume set
The dirndl costume set
On the left, the mountaineer set for men, on the right, the dirndl outfit for women
Both outfits consist of 5 parts each, which can be worn separately and freely combined. All parts are also dyeable, and you can give your dirndl or lederhosen the color that you like the most.
Like all other fashion items, they are at level 1 and do not grant any status values or other gameplay bonuses.
You can also view the outfits in the game environment. A dataminer presented them in a video:
What’s the catch? The Oktoberfest feeling comes to Final Fantasy XIV, but it also comes with Oktoberfest prices. Anything else wouldn’t be authentic, right? The two outfits are not free in the game; they are available exclusively in the cash shop.
They cost €13.50 each for a character. So if you also want to equip your twinks and side characters appropriately for Oktoberfest, it will cost you quite a bit.
But what would Oktoberfest be without beer? Toasting with your friends is also possible. Thanks to the emote “Prosit!” your character pulls out a big mug and downs it in one go. So for an additional €4.90 per character, you can spread even more Oktoberfest cheer.
Prosit! is not a completely new emote, but it perfectly fits the Oktoberfest feeling
So if you feel like roleplaying an Oktoberfest event in the game, you now have everything you need for it. However, it will cost you extra.
