The first Raid Hour with Heatran starts today, on August 26, in Pokémon GO. We will show you the start time, counters, and more information to help you fight against the Raid boss.
What kind of event is this? Every Wednesday, a Raid Hour runs in Pokémon GO. For you trainers, that means you will find nearly everywhere Level 5 Raids in the gyms around you. These are the legendary Raids.
Today, on August 26, the first Raid Hour with Heatran takes place. Well, actually, it’s not the first Raid Hour with this Pokémon, because it already happened in January 2020. But after more than half a year of absence, the boss is now back in the game, and today marks the first Raid Hour with him after this absence.
The Pokémon has been back in the game for only a few days and is expected to receive a lot of attention during today’s event.
Raid Hour today with Heatran – Start time and best counters
When does it start? Right on time at 18:00, the Raid Hour begins. Then, Level 5 eggs will hatch in gyms everywhere, and Heatran will be ready as an opponent. The event will end around 19:00.
What are the best counters? Heatran is of Fire and Steel types and is therefore weak against attacks from Ground, Water, or Fighting types. Ground attacks are doubly effective, so you should focus on these.
How many trainers are needed for the Raid? If you have strong Pokémon in your team, you can defeat Heatran with just two. With average counter Pokémon, you should plan for about 4 trainers to win the battle easily.
What does Shiny Heatran look like? The shiny version of Heatran is already available in the game and may also appear to you during the Raid hour. The visual difference is quite noticeable.
The shiny version of Heatran (right) is significantly lighter, and its eyes shimmer with a pink/purple outline
Are there more Raid Hours with Heatran? It is expected that there will be more Raid Hours with Heatran in the coming weeks. However, if Niantic plans other special events, other Pokémon might also appear in the Raid Hours on Wednesdays. Heatran can still be found as a Raid boss until September 10 at 22:00.
The MMORPG Project TL (PC, consoles) by NCSoft has been in development for a long time. Internal testing is now set to begin at the end of August. Many readers are still looking forward to the game because it brings some unique approaches.
What is Project TL? Originally, Project TL was developed as Lineage Eternal and was ready for initial testing in 2016. However, the feedback was negative and thus a major overhaul was announced, including the switch to the Unreal Engine 4.
A trailer for Project TL was released in 2017. However, there has been no gameplay shown so far.
What has happened now? As reported by the Korean website ZDNet, NCSoft has published a plan for internal testing of Project TL. These tests are scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 4.
This test is intended to determine whether a closed beta for the general public will be held later this year or not.
Project TL focuses on action-packed battles and has money in reserve
Why is Project TL so interesting? Although the MMORPG has been in development for years and there is very little information about the game, interest among our readers at MeinMMO remains high.
One reason is likely the promised action-packed combat system in an isometric perspective. This makes the gameplay reminiscent of Diablo 3, but in a large game world and with many players. The same principle is applied by Lost Ark, which has finally found a publisher in the West with Amazon.
Furthermore, behind Project TL is the company NCSoft, which has already developed good titles with Lineage, Blade & Soul, and Aion, and has published a well-known title with Guild Wars 2. It is one of the few companies that is expected to produce the next big MMORPG. NCSoft can access considerable revenues, mainly earned through the mobile market.
Kent Village – One of the concept arts from January.
What are the concerns regarding Project TL? The MMORPG has been in development for about 9 years and has undergone many changes. It is difficult to assess what Project TL actually is and how far the game has really been developed.
The low communication around the game is also concerning. Other than assurances that a beta will “soon” start, there has actually been no news since 2018.
For the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, there was a major leak concerning possible multiplayer modes. Find out here what might be coming soon for MP fans and how it differs from its predecessor Black Ops 4.
What’s the deal with the leak? YouTuber SalvationsElite recently posted a video containing a wealth of leaked information about the forthcoming multiplayer mode for CoD Black Ops Cold War. The video was subsequently removed due to a copyright claim, but the information about potential MP modes is still circulating.
By the way, there will be a major revelation about Cold War this evening.
This is how characters work in Cold War: Unlike in Black Ops 4, the playable characters (Specialists) will not have their own skills. You will secure your kills using weapons and your own skill, not with any special attacks or abilities that only one character possesses.
Why is this a good thing? The specialists with their skills were indeed a nice addition to the game and brought variety, but often the abilities were simply too overpowered. Matches were frequently decided by the use of skills rather than the players’ skill with their weapons.
The specialists with their skills were seen by many fans as a bad idea.
Therefore, the feature didn’t resonate well with many fans, and the developers will likely refrain from it. Your characters in Cold War will thus probably be just cosmetic options without unique abilities. They will resemble the operators from Modern Warfare more.
This is how the multiplayer of Black Ops Cold War could look
According to the leak from SalvationsElite, the following multiplayer modes are coming:
This is “Teams”: Here, soldiers of the CIA and the Russian Speznas fight against each other. Each player has 150 health points instead of the usual 100, and there is full regeneration. Stim-Packs are an additional loadout item.
The leak mentioned possible maps:
One map will feature battles with 6vs6 players and take place in Miami, transitioning from the beach to the city, and even a nightclub is likely to appear.
Another map is said to be set in the desert, where ammunition crates will be strewn about.
This map is available for Ground War: In this mode, there will be a 12vs12 map. Three ships will fight each other, and players can zip-line between the vessels. The objective is to capture mission objectives. Additionally, parts of the ships may be underwater, requiring players to swim.
These modes are also coming: According to the leak, the following modes are set to be added as well.
Hardpoint: Here you need to capture and hold a point to generate victory points
Kill Confirmed: Here you collect kills by picking up dog tags from fallen enemies after shooting them
VIP
The latter could be a variant of the Safeguard mode, where you must protect and escort a defenseless robot from danger. It’s possible that instead of a robot, you will have to protect a VIP.
These are the possible scorestreaks/killstreaks: The following were revealed regarding special actions that you can earn in the game (through kills or mission objectives):
Recon Aircraft
VTOLs (vehicles that can take off vertically)
Helicopters with gunners
Cruise Missile
Napalm Strike
Artillery Strike
Flamethrower
When will official information about the multiplayer mode be released? The leaks should of course be taken with a grain of skepticism. Because in the end, everything could be quite different. So, anyone who wants to know exactly what the developers have in store for multiplayer fans will have to wait until September 9, 2020. That is when the multiplayer mode will be officially revealed.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The end of Season 3 Chapter 2 is soon coming in Fortnite. But what about the live event that is supposed to take place at the end of the season? After all, Season 4 starts tomorrow and there’s little time left.
What’s happening in Fortnite right now? Season 3 in Fortnite is coming to an end after we fought through a flooded map. However, Season 14 starts on Thursday, August 27 and brings new content.
Here are the chances of a live event: In Fortnite, a rhythm has developed where you can already foresee whether a live event will take place or not. Normally, such events usually happen on a Saturday at the same time before the end of a season.
Another clue is the updates that are planned. Data miners filter these from the data and can see which update will be the last of a season. If no content for a live event is being implemented, one can assume that there will be none.
These two cases have occurred here in Season 3 and show that it is quite unlikely that there will be another event before Season 4 starts. It wouldn’t be the first time that there is no live event:
What does that mean? Although we didn’t receive a proper live event on the Saturday before the season ends, a small event did take place.
Between August 22 and August 23, 2020 the Anti-Apple Tournament took place. According to Epic, this was an opportunity to gather all Fortnite players one last time before iOS players are excluded from Season 4.
In the Anti-Apple Tournament, players could win the “rotten apple” skin
This is a consequence of the dispute between Epic and Apple. They have removed Fortnite from their app store and so it is not possible for players with iOS devices to download updates there. In plain terms: Players who play on iOS devices will remain in Season 3.
However, for all other platforms, a new season will begin soon. Therefore, we probably won’t see a live event at the end of Season 3, but maybe something bigger is on the horizon? After all, the new teasers promise a huge war with Thor, the god of thunder. So we can stay excited about what awaits us.
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Player Yilang “Doubelift” Peng (27) is one of the most well-known US professionals in League of Legends. He explains the problem many LoL professionals have: they are not team players but egoists who want to look good themselves. With this selfish attitude, they have become professionals. But that later harms them. Because they play the wrong champs.
What is Doublelift about? The US professional explains the problem of many professional teams: players would choose the wrong champions during the drafts. They play heroes that make them look good, but provide nothing for the team. Hardly anyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for the team and play a champ they don’t actually want to play.
According to Doublelift, it already comes down to how one becomes a professional in LoL:
Almost no professional player is where he is because he was a team player. Essentially, one became a professional because one played selfishly. You put yourself in a position where you could win, were the carry of your teams, reached high elo, and worked on your own game and learned more about LoL.
The path to becoming a professional does not lead through being a team player.
Doublelift
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Everyone wants to be the schoolyard bully in the LoL lane
This has consequences: Doublelift explains that this attitude of professionals, wanting to shine personally and not play for the team, leads to problems in the composition of LoL teams:
Players would like to play “Lane Bullys”: Champs that are strong in the laning phase and can put pressure on the opponent in the first minutes of a match. The players want to be active and shine themselves.
Almost no one wants to play a champ that runs against a strong pick in the laning phase. Because then you are under your own tower and trying to survive. You can’t shine like that.
The problem is that a team does not function if it mainly relies on champs that are strong in the laning phase.
This leads to teams being built that only function in the early game but do not scale, thus being weaker than the opponents in the mid-game and late-game.
Or the refusal to “pick a champ for the team” leads to major weaknesses in the lineup.
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What this is about: This is a conflict that many professional teams in LoL face: Who is the chief and who are his Indians? Even the superstar Faker is currently sitting on the bench in Korea because his coach believes there are too many in the team who want to give orders.
A team where everyone wants to be the star, get the most kills, and have the best plays will not work. Ultimately, there have to be people who subordinate themselves and set up the star.
You become a professional when you shine and stand out.
As a professional, not all 5 players of a team can shine, but there must be a balance.
These were the 2 stars of the Worlds 2019: Doinb (left) and Caps (right)
At the two strongest teams of the Worlds 2019, G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix, it was especially noticeable how flexible the players are and what a wide variety of champions they master. But none of them push themselves into the spotlight in every game. Although G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix both have many players who can “carry” a match, they take turns.
Thus, the ADC of FunPlus Phoenix set a record in the final: He achieved 21 kills in 3 matches without dying a single time. This was only possible because the star of the team, Doinb, subordinated himself in the match, chose the more defensive Nautilus, and played “for the team.” He then initiated the plays that another finished with kills.
In the decisive games, Doinb was seen acting more supportively and initiatively as Nautilus.
The range of Doinb during the World Championship ranged from offensive and spectacular killer champs like Rumble to totally defensive champs like Malphite or Galio. Doinb was able to shine in both roles from the midlane.
With Nautilus, Doinb did not achieve as glorious a statistic as with Rumble or Ryze: Nautilus was the champion with whom he died the most (via lol.gamepedia). But it was also the champ with which he earned by far the most assists for his team and ultimately brought success.
This is what made FunPlus Phoenix so strong and ultimately the world champion.
Doublelift is so clearly the star of the USA that he was even featured in a LoL video.
Doublelift, who appears analytically here, is still an active LoL professional and changed teams before the season. The LoL veteran is not only an excellent player and entertaining streamer but also quite the loudmouth.
Sometimes it goes well, but in June 2020, it went horribly wrong:
In Pokémon GO, Niantic has adjusted the spawns again. Many players are finding more monsters – however, not all locations are affected.
What has changed with the spawns: Via Twitter, the developers of Pokémon GO shared an older post discussing increased spawns of Pokémon around the world. Originally, the spawn points were altered in 2019, but the announcement has now been supplemented again.
In the update, Niantic explains that the places where Pokémon can appear may change like the real world:
“The locations where Pokémon can be found may change every month,” the developers explain. These changes are meant to relate to the trainers’ efforts to “explore the world around them and interact with the world of Pokémon GO.”
Many trainers are finding more Pokémon at their doorstep
What trainers are reporting: With the update to the announcement, the spawn points in the game seem to have changed as well. Several players are reporting noticeably more spawns at locations where previously there were few or none at all. Especially trainers in smaller areas could benefit from this, after the home-play improvements made it easier for players in rural areas.
“8 new spawns around my house, thanks Niantic,” says user Klose2001 (via reddit).
“Mine jumped from one spawn point to 7, that’s crazy,” shares another user (via reddit).
“My quite rural house had 0 before March 2019, then 9, and now 19 [spawn points]. I bet it has to do with me leaving Pokémon GO open every night and hatching eggs with GPS drift,” another user shares (via reddit) about a significant increase.
Gaping void in front of the house? That should change!
Where are the new spawns coming from? In the community, players are wondering if the spawn points, in light of the update from the developer’s message, are directly related to the players’ activity.
After all, the spawns are supposed to change monthly. Accordingly, there’s a bit of anxiety: “Hopefully, this doesn’t mean that my house, which has been without spawns for four years, will soon return to that norm,” fears user TAMUfootball (via reddit).
However, some players report having experienced the exact opposite:
“I originally went from 4 to 2 [points], now from 2 to 1. Yay, I can hardly wait for the next update,” reports user “foladar“. Some other players, who had similar misfortune, tell of comparable problems.
The submachine gun MP5 has been rampaging since the beta phase as one of the strongest weapons in the game through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and has long remained unchanged. Now there has been a change – just before the world championship.
Calling the MP5 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare the king’s weapon would be fair to the submachine gun. Many professionals, especially in the Call of Duty League, rely on the all-round MP and benefit from its pleasant recoil, combined with good range and strong damage. It is also extremely popular among many regular players.
However, trust in the weapon is slowly waning. After some nerfs, the MP still performs really well and can hold its own in the meta, meaning the currently most efficient tactics. But now there has been a small change to the weapon, which is the only firearm for some pros that they regularly use in Modern Warfare – and this does not sit well just before the upcoming world championship.
What have they done to the MP5? In response to the initial outcry from the pros, CoD expert and YouTuber JGOD analyzed the weapon and compared it to old gameplay footage. He was surprised that he could not find any changes.
But then he got the crucial hint – they changed the “folding stock”. Since a nerf to the “no stock” attachments pros have been using the “FTAC folding”. The part now has a different look:
The yellow edge shows the previous shape of the MP with folding stock. Source: YouTube JGOD
Why is this such a big deal? What might not even be noticeable to a layman poses a problem for pros. Weeks of training are partly undermined because all reactions were practiced with the previous weapon layout.
If there had been a bit more time, the excitement might not be so great. But changing one of the weapons many pros use just 4 days before “Champions Weekend,” the grand finale of the CDL season, really frustrates some professional players.
What are the reactions? Especially one pro expressed his displeasure about the last-minute changes: Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall, who plays for the team London Royal Ravens.
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Austin “Easy Mac” O’Neil plays for the team Atlanta FaZe and is also not thrilled about the stealth changes, but only sees the visual adjustments. Skrapz even goes a step further and says: “Bro, not just the appearance has changed. It bounces more.” JGOD could not find evidence of increased recoil in his analysis. But according to Skrapz feeling, the developers have adjusted something here as well.
Developers promised no changes for pro weapons before the Champs
This whole situation is also such a big deal because the developers previously emphasized that they do not want to make changes to the competitive weapons of pros. “Skrapz” is rightly angry: “It’s about 3 million dollars next weekend and the MP5 has been messed with (the most important weapon). They want to screw us over 100000000000%”:
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On August 10, community manager Ashton Williams announced some weapon adjustments on Twitter. Doubts arose back then, and user @CalebSayer pointed out that it might not be a good idea to change the balancing so close to the “Champs”. Williams responded, saying: “That changes weapons they don’t even use.” As it looks up to this point, this is not true.
A quick fix could solve this, right? Theoretically yes, but the motivation behind it is currently not quite clear. This morning (August 26), one of the most well-known CoD pros Seth “Scump” Abner commented on this:
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He doesn’t specify where he gets his information from, but the statement is clear: “The MP5 will not be reset for the playoffs. lol” With that, hopes for another “reversion” of the MP5 are more or less dashed. The pros are rightly angry.
Guild Wars 2 has revamped the mount Skimmer on August 25. It can now also be used underwater. We at MeinMMO reveal to you how to unlock the new ability.
This is how the Skimmer becomes an underwater mount: First, you need to obtain the Skimmer as a normal mount. How to do this is revealed in our guide to the mounts in Guild Wars 2.
After that, you need to unlock the first 4 masteries that were already available before the August 25 update, as well as complete the story of Path of Fire.
With the character who has completed the story, you must now finish the collection “Find Sibaha”. You need to strictly follow the order of events.
Find Sibaha – Here’s how
Read Adra’s letter: For the first step, you need to read a letter you receive in-game. If you don’t receive it immediately, you need to visit a major city (e.g., Lion’s Arch) or directly the Elon Riverlands (an area in PoF).
Get information from Adra in the Skimmer camp in the Elon Riverlands: Here you need to find Adra, the heart vendor, and talk to her about current events.
Here begins your journey, at the heart vendor who originally sold you the Skimmer.
Check the area around the port of Amnoon for hints about Sibaha’s whereabouts: For this task, you need to talk to the harbormaster of Amnoon. You will find him in the city of the same name in the Crystal Oasis.
Here you will find the harbormaster.
Find the mysterious Charr in the Desert Highlands: The Charr is located at the waypoint Hellwater in the Desert Highlands.
The Charr is not far from the waypoint.
Find the “famous water djinn” or speak with someone who knows him: This djinn is Zommoros from the Mystic Forge. Here you can either talk to the merchant Myani directly at the forge in Lion’s Arch or with the djinn himself in the sixth raid wing.
Ask the Quaggan of Moshpoipoi about Sibaha: For this step, you go to the Icebrood Coast to the underwater village Moshpoipoi. There, you talk to Warden Laamaa, whom we’ve marked on the map here:
Underwater in a house, you will find Warden Laamaa.
Help the Quaggan defend Moshpoipoi against the Icebrood: A defense event regularly appears around the village. After speaking with Laamaa, you simply have to wait for it to happen and then participate in the event.
Discuss with Warden Laamaa: After the event, you need to return to Laamaa and speak with her again.
Find the “helpful Largos” in Whispering Bay: The following tasks are probably the most annoying regarding the new Skimmer. You need to find the Largos Aaminah. However, she only appears during a specific event chain in Malchor’s Leap. You will find her either at the Quaggan village or somewhere in the events.
This underwater village starts the event chain and also returns multiple times.
Help Aaminah deal with the Risen: In this step, you must complete one of the events where you fight against the Risen with Aaminah. It could be against a Risen Krait priest or escorting Quaggan refugees. It doesn’t matter which event you participate in.
Get information from Aaminah: Finally, you must speak with Aaminah again. However, you need to be quick because she disappears after completing the “refugee event”. This would require a repeated wait for the entire event chain.
Look for Sibaha around the Krait-infested waters at the Maelstrom Summit: Aaminah reveals to you that you can find Sibaha at the Maelstrom Summit in the middle of a Krait prison on the wooden structure.
Here you will find Sibaha, in the middle on the structure.
Get a cage key from Sibaha’s Krait captors or from the Champion: To obtain the key, you can either defeat the Champion Krait on the wooden structure (guaranteed drop) or kill regular Krait (chance of drop).
Free Sibaha from her cage: With the key, you return to Sibaha and free her from the prison.
Meet with Sibaha in Lion’s Arch: Sibaha is located in Lion’s Arch after her release, below the Guild Hall.
For the last steps, you need to go to Lion’s Arch.
Achieve “Silver” placement or better on Sibaha’s advanced Skimmer course: To complete the collection, you must finish the corresponding race that takes place with Sibaha and achieve at least the Silver rank.
Once you have completed the race, you can level up the mastery that will then unlock the Skimmer as an underwater mount.
The PSN is down for maintenance due to the new firmware 7.55 for the PlayStation 4. Thousands of players are now waiting with error codes like CE-30035-1 for it to continue. What is going on and how long will it take?
Update – 1:30 PM: There are more and more reports from players who can play normally again. For them, it was enough to install the new firmware update 7.55.
Meanwhile, on the official PlayStation website the patch notes are already available. According to these, the update 7.55 improves the system’s performance.
Original message – This is the problem at the moment: Currently, there are reports from players that they cannot connect to the PlayStation 4 services. They are receiving various error codes, such as:
CE-32899-1
NP-34957-8
NP-39226-2
Additionally, players report that they cannot select their PlayStation 4 as their primary device or access their games. There are issues connecting to the server to verify licenses:
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What do these codes mean? Each of these error codes indicates a connection issue and suggests maintenance work or network errors. Sony advises checking your connection. In this case, it seems to be originating from PlayStation itself.
So far, there have been no reports from PlayStation or Sony themselves addressing the issues or stating how long the maintenance will last. According to the official support page, all services are online.
Where is the problem coming from? Players report that after starting their console, they are prompted to download the new firmware update with version number 7.55. It is about 470 MB in size.
Apparently, this update is currently the reason why players cannot connect to the PSN. According to the patch notes, the update is supposed to improve system performance.
If an update does not start for you, check your system settings to see if a new version of the firmware is available and manually download and install it. This ensures you can bypass the issues as quickly as possible.
What is a “Fustercluck?” The word does not exist in English either. It is a play on “Clusterfuck”. That’s what you call a complete mess. The German translation would be a “damn chaos” or a “huge muddle.”
Because “Clusterfuck” contains the profanity “Fuck,” Gearbox has twisted and distorted it in Borderlands 3 by swapping syllables. This fits the theme of the DLC, which is completely crazy and chaotic. Everything gets mixed up, even the word to describe this chaos.
Just as one turns “Scheiße” into “Scheibenkleister”, they also toned down the word in English.
In German, we do not have the problem with “Fuck,” so a play on words is not necessary and does not fit: Which word would one want to twist? You could have turned a mess into a “Maschlassel” or a “Kuddelmuddel” into “Muddelkuddel”, but both were probably deemed too bold to sell it to the people.
Neither “Schlamassel” nor “Kuddelmuddel” has such a strong “Fuck” in it, as the English “Clusterfuck” does, to represent a completely insane situation.
Part of the vocabulary of 7th grade German “Futhermucking.”
The futhermucking Krieg
This problem also arises here: In the English trailer, the hero of the DLC is introduced as “futhermucking Krieg.” This is the same idea as with “Clusterfuck”: Because the English “Motherfucking” is considered a taboo curse word, yet belongs to the colloquial language, it has been transformed into “futhermucking.”
Here too, the German translator raises the white flag and accepts the word “futhermucking” as it is.
Otherwise, the translator made a brave effort in the subtitles:
From “Catch the Locomöbius” comes “Erwisch den Lokomöbius”
From Choo Choooo, it becomes “Tschuu Tschuu” in German (the use of Us is limited in German)
Only a maximum of 2 “U”s, no 4 “O”s as in English. German does not like anything excessive.
From “angry anthropomorphic brain train into a strange portal” it becomes “follows an angry, anthropomorphic brain train into a mysterious portal”
Vaulthalla is Kammerhalla in German
In any case, that must have been a tough moment for the German localization team of Borderlands 3 when they first saw the English source. However, the work of the translator is apparently not fully appreciated by the fans:
The mean thing is:
The German trailer has only 330 views
The English trailer has 451,692 views
In Destiny, there were “hot” translations as well.
We at MeinMMO have often dealt with the German translation of English words. One of the hottest topics came up in 2016 – when the German translation of Destiny called an event “the Anbruch.” What a Scheibenkleister:
The new trailer for Borderlands 3 must be a gigantic challenge for any translator. How does one translate words like “Fustercluck” and “Futhermucking”? The German translator decided: Not at all. In German, the DLC will be called “Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck.” Our author Schuhmann takes a closer look at this.
This is so hard to translate:Borderlands 3 announced a new DLC yesterday. It will be the 4th DLC for the shooter overall. The Vault Hunters embark on a journey into the mind of Psycho Krieg, and it seems it will be just as crazy as it sounds.
In English, the DLC is called “Borderlands 3 – Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck.”
In German, the DLC is called “Borderlands 3: Psycho-Krieg und der fantastische Fustercluck.”
There wasn’t even an attempt to translate the word “Fustercluck” into German in any way.
The German trailer for the DLC uses the English voices but provides German subtitles and also translates the captions in the trailer into German.
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What is a “Fustercluck?” The word does not exist in English either. It is a play on “Clusterfuck”. That’s what you call a complete mess. The German translation would be a “damn chaos” or a “huge muddle.”
Because “Clusterfuck” contains the profanity “Fuck,” Gearbox has twisted and distorted it in Borderlands 3 by swapping syllables. This fits the theme of the DLC, which is completely crazy and chaotic. Everything gets mixed up, even the word to describe this chaos.
Just as one turns “Scheiße” into “Scheibenkleister”, they also toned down the word in English.
In German, we do not have the problem with “Fuck,” so a play on words is not necessary and does not fit: Which word would one want to twist? You could have turned a mess into a “Maschlassel” or a “Kuddelmuddel” into “Muddelkuddel”, but both were probably deemed too bold to sell it to the people.
Neither “Schlamassel” nor “Kuddelmuddel” has such a strong “Fuck” in it, as the English “Clusterfuck” does, to represent a completely insane situation.
Part of the vocabulary of 7th grade German “Futhermucking.”
The futhermucking Krieg
This problem also arises here: In the English trailer, the hero of the DLC is introduced as “futhermucking Krieg.” This is the same idea as with “Clusterfuck”: Because the English “Motherfucking” is considered a taboo curse word, yet belongs to the colloquial language, it has been transformed into “futhermucking.”
Here too, the German translator raises the white flag and accepts the word “futhermucking” as it is.
Otherwise, the translator made a brave effort in the subtitles:
From “Catch the Locomöbius” comes “Erwisch den Lokomöbius”
From Choo Choooo, it becomes “Tschuu Tschuu” in German (the use of Us is limited in German)
Only a maximum of 2 “U”s, no 4 “O”s as in English. German does not like anything excessive.
From “angry anthropomorphic brain train into a strange portal” it becomes “follows an angry, anthropomorphic brain train into a mysterious portal”
Vaulthalla is Kammerhalla in German
In any case, that must have been a tough moment for the German localization team of Borderlands 3 when they first saw the English source. However, the work of the translator is apparently not fully appreciated by the fans:
The mean thing is:
The German trailer has only 330 views
The English trailer has 451,692 views
In Destiny, there were “hot” translations as well.
We at MeinMMO have often dealt with the German translation of English words. One of the hottest topics came up in 2016 – when the German translation of Destiny called an event “the Anbruch.” What a Scheibenkleister:
For Call of Duty: Warzone as well as the regular Multiplayer in Modern Warfare, there is something free this weekend. If you watch the CDL Champs games this weekend, you can win valuable prizes.
What can you win? It is common in the Call of Duty League (CDL) to reward the viewers of the e-sport events as well. There are skins for Warzone and Modern Warfare. But for the CDL Champs final, there’s even more to be won. You will receive a cool golden knife, a mystery item, various stickers, and cards, as well as a Champs Pack.
This is worth $14.99 and contains the following items:
3 legendary blueprints
2 charms
3 cards
3 emblems
3 sprays
55 stickers
How to get the items via CDL
What you need to do: To participate, you first need to register and log in at the official CDL site. Then you need to link your account on PlayStation, Xbox, or BattleNet with the CDL account. The games themselves will also be streamed live on the CDL site over the weekend from August 29 to August 30. Watch live and you will receive the items.
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How does the distribution of items work? The items and packs are available if you watch the CDL Champs games. Depending on the date and time spent watching, items will be gradually awarded. The exceptions are the Champs Pack and the Mystery Drop. These will be randomly distributed to viewers at certain intervals.
The remaining items are obtained as follows:
CDL Champs Knife Blueprint: Watch for 30 minutes on Sunday
CDL Champs Pack: Code will be randomly awarded to viewers on Saturday and Sunday
Glory Isn’t Given Emblem: Watch for 15 minutes over the weekend
Glory Isn’t Given Sticker: Watch for 30 minutes over the weekend
Glory Isn’t Given Spray: Watch for 1 hour over the weekend
TBD Team Calling Cards: Watch for 1.5 hours over the weekend
TBD Team Calling Cards: Watch for 2 hours over the weekend
TBD Team Calling Cards: Watch for 2.5 hours over the weekend
TBD Team Calling Cards: Watch for 3 hours over the weekend
Glory Isn’t Given Calling Card: Watch for 4 hours over the weekend
Since the CDL Champs is a top-tier pro tournament, you are less likely to encounter unsportsmanlike behavior there. This is in contrast to an action by the developers. They require for a specific achievement that you humiliate your dead opponents with the gesture of Tea-Bagging.
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In the MMO shooter Warframe a new major update has been released featuring another Open World. It has a quite disgusting theme but really cool features. MeinMMO shows you the contents at a glance.
What kind of Open World is this? “Heart of Deimos” is now the third Open World in Warframe after the Plains of Eidolon and Fortuna.
The new update “Heart of Deimos” is inspired by a world dominated by mutants and plagues, and follows this theme with most of the new content. The new Open World offers worm-dug, constantly changing tunnels and huge flies as means of transportation. They work like the K-Boards from Fortuna, but are grosser.
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The players’ ship even changes through a parasitic organism that settled in a room some time ago and now tinkers with the Warframes when you feed it enough items. Quite trippy. We have embedded the demo of the new update here:
When does “Heart of Deimos” come out? The release date for the new update was August 25, 2020. Heart of Deimos is released as a free update for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
New Features – Modifiable Warframes and New Suits
How can I modify frames? As one of the new features, the developers introduced the parasitic plant Helminth. It has already “infected” an area of your ship, the part that was previously inaccessible. Helminth eats your resources and even your Warframes.
What you no longer need from your inventory can be fed to Helminth to level the plant. As it gets stronger, it grants you access to special abilities or can absorb skills from Warframes.
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This isn’t a bad thing, because you provide Helminth with certain abilities this way. It can “eat” certain skills from Warframes to replace skills on other frames.
What is the purpose of this? In this way, you can build your own Warframe with the strengths of your favorite frames. If you like exactly one ability on one of the suits and miss it on another, you can simply transfer it and remove an unpopular skill from the new frame.
Helminth also has some of its own abilities that the plant can transfer to the frames, with each suit able to contribute only one specific ability. Ultimates are all excluded.
What are these new combat suits? If you don’t like the combined Warframes, you can hunt for “Necramechs” in the new Open World. These are large mechs that you first have to fight in “Heart of Deimos”.
They resemble zombie variants of Transformers and behave similarly. You can leave your Warframe to enter one of these defeated Necramechs and control it from there.
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You can even customize and build the Necramechs as you like. Later, you will get your own one that you can summon anywhere, not just in Heart of Deimos.
This is the new Warframe Xaku: As usual, a new addition also brings another Warframe. This time it’s Xaku. The frame was created by the community itself and is a truly strange construct. The frame was pieced together from the remains of other Warframes and looks accordingly.
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He has curious skills that allow him to steal weapons from enemies and then use them against foes. Additionally, he can “undress” himself and run around as a bizarre skeleton. His wildly flying pieces of exoskeleton cause devastating damage.
Contents and Features of the Open World
What does the Open World offer? The Open World consists of wide plains with insects and monsters on one hand and underground tunnels on the other. These are dug by worms that are constantly fighting on the world.
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The two worms responsible for the tunnels also cause the shift between day and night. Depending on which of the two worms has just defeated the other and thus dominates the overworld, it is either bright or dark.
Unlike in the Plains of Eidolon, where enemies become stronger at night, in Heart of Deimos the day is apparently more difficult. Community Director Rebecca Ford says:
The death of one means the rise of the other, a war destined to repeat itself endlessly. The glaring orange sun signifies the rise of a contaminated power that players are better prepared for.
If you want to move faster on the world, you can take one of the strange beetles or flies that populate the world. They are relatively harmless but can be used as a biological hoverboard substitute:
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There will also be a fishing opportunity again – although this time the fish can fly. Additionally, there is a fast travel system in the form of a large worm.
What about the story? We don’t know much about the story of Heart of Deimos yet. Apparently, horror, contamination, and parasites are the main themes, and Helminth already gives a glimpse of what influence all this might have.
However, there is still little concrete information regarding the story of the update. Only one scene has been shown so far, in which the “Mother” speaks: a seemingly human woman who is part of a flesh plant:
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Her flesh plants are said to exist all around the planet, and they are said to serve to communicate with the “Mother” and complete quests.
Warframe is completely free to play. If you want to check out Heart of Deimos, you can do so now without having to pay. However, if you want to wait a little longer, you can also play on the new consoles, as Warframe is even coming out for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
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Pokémon GO has finally spoken about Mega Evolutions again after a long silence. An image gives first hints, data miners have found even more. The first Mega Pokémon are likely confirmed.
What’s new? On the evening of August 25, 2020, Pokémon GO tweeted an image about Mega Evolutions. It shows three items that apparently represent Mega Energy.
Mega Energy works similarly to candies in Pokémon GO. You need to collect it to perform a Mega Evolution. These stone-like items in the image apparently represent this resource.
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The Pokémon GO team states: “Trainers, we have big news coming your way. Or should we say, MEGA news? Stay tuned.”
This is what trainers see: The image of the announcement quickly circulated in the player community. Some noticed that the colors of the energy are not randomly chosen. Similar to candies, there is energy for special Pokémon.
In the shared image, players recognize the color patterns of Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise. They seem to be among the first Mega Evolutions that will be unlocked.
However, data miners have now found even more info after the new tweet.
Data Mining: These Mega Pokémon are now in the code
This has been leaked: Shortly after the announcement, data miners rubbed their hands together, as there was an update for the game. The “assets” were updated—meaning the graphics of the Pokémon and content.
The data miners from PokeMiners have transferred the changes into a graphic and published it on reddit.
In the graphic, you can see that the assets for the following contents are now part of Pokémon GO, even if they are not yet accessible to players.
This is important: Keep in mind that this leaked info does not come officially from Niantic, but has been extracted from the code of Pokémon GO. It is unclear which of these found Mega Evolutions will find their way into the game first or if all will be released at once.
The big autumn DLC of Destiny 2 brings a lot of new content but also removes old content. Fortunately, 18 items that clutter players’ inventories are being removed.
Numerous locations, entire planets, as well as quests and activities, including the story campaigns, will be vaulted. MeinMMO has summarized why this is happening and what you need to know about the rotation system:
However, during the streamlining mandated by Bungie, there are some things that players would gladly part with and would prefer to say goodbye today rather than in autumn, if they weren’t such notorious pack rats.
These items will disappear: Since the corresponding planets or activities are disappearing, all these items will also become useless and can no longer be found.
Simulation Seeds (Mercury)
Seraphite (Mars)
Alkane Dust (Titan)
Phaseglass Needle (Io)
Resonance Stem (Mars)
Drifter Synth (Gambit)
Guardian Synth (Gambit)
Intruder Synth (Gambit)
Collector Synth (Gambit)
Calus Token (Leviathan)
Rune Finder (Menagerie)
Modulus Report (Forge)
Design of the Black Armory (Forge)
Ballistic Log (Forge)
Forge Polymer (Forge)
Obsidian Accelerator (Forge)
Goblet of Opulence and all Runes (Menagerie)
Powerful Synthesizer and all Particles (Gambit)
Most of what you find on the list clutters the inventory – some can be found in the quest tab.
This is the problem for many: The 50 slots in the inventory are notoriously overcrowded for many Guardians. Also, because some items cannot even be dropped and stored in the vault – but for some players the vault with its 500 slots is bursting at the seams.
Many Guardians are collectors through and through. This applies not only to weapons. Hands up, who still carries the “Expired Noodle Soup Coupon” as a memento of Cayde or hoards some faction tokens in the inventory just in case.
However, the disappearance of all these items should finally clean up the inventory that has reached its limits for many. Except for the very worst pack rats, as vaulted content could one day return … .
Should you dismantle everything now? We recommend waiting a bit longer before starting the cleanup. While you can already exchange tokens and synths, you won’t get much for them. Who knows if Bungie will introduce attractive dismantling rewards just before Beyond Light.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has not even been officially revealed yet, but data miners claim to have found the release date for the new CoD 2020 – also for the multiplayer reveal.
Where does the information come from? Recently, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone received a big mid-season update. And this patch not only brought various new content for the current CoD installment but also proved to be a real treasure trove for data miners and leakers.
Because in the new game data, numerous details about the new CoD 2020 – namely Black Ops Cold War – were apparently found. Among other things, the description of the game and the arsenal have already been leaked. However, diligent data miners found even more.
Data miners find possible release date for Black Ops Cold War
Keep in mind, the following information is not officially confirmed. So take it with a grain of caution.
When could the release happen? As the website known for reliable “Call of Duty” news, CharlieIntel reports, data miners have apparently already discovered the release date for the new Call of Duty 2020.
According to the data miners, the release date is said to be the 13th of November as indicated in text files and legal notices regarding the different found editions (of CoD 2020).
The original source was already deleted on Twitter due to copyright violations, but CharlieIntel is not known for spreading misinformation. Moreover, some interpret the deletion as a sign that there might actually be something to the information.
Date for multiplayer reveal discovered: Additionally, according to CharlieIntel, the data miners have also found the date for a multiplayer reveal in the text files.
This is supposed to take place on September 9. Here, however, the tweet was still available.
Data miners are uncovering more fresh information from the latest update of Call of Duty: Warzone and CoD Modern Warfare. Now, potential new modes have been discovered, including Zombies. The first details sound quite fun.
Where are the information coming from? Recently, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD: Warzone received the big Mid-Season Update “Season 5 Reloaded”. This not only brought a variety of new content for the game, but also proved to be a true goldmine of information for data miners.
From the fresh game data, numerous details about the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have already been extracted, which is supposed to be revealed today, August 26, during Warzone.
However, some new entries have now been discovered for CoD MW and Warzone as well. We summarize the most important points for you.
Keep in mind: these findings come from data miners that directly stem from the latest game data, but have not yet been officially confirmed. So take everything with a grain of caution.
Zombie from the Blackout mode of Black Ops 4
Zombie Royale for Warzone discovered
What is the deal with the Zombie mode? According to the data found, the popular Zombie mode is supposed to be back in the new Call of Duty 2020, that is, Black Ops Cold War. As the reliable CoD leaker ModernWarzone recently stated on Twitter, Warzone is also set to receive a Zombie mode.
First details about the Zombies: The short description of this mode has apparently leaked as well. It is brief but sounds like a lot of fun: “Be the last team with a living player to win. Players turn into zombies upon death but can return to humans by consuming the hearts of fallen players.”
If it actually plays out this way, it could bring fresh wind and new dynamics to the Battle Royale.
When could the Zombies arrive? However, it is not known when the mode could possibly come into play. It would be conceivable to launch it directly with the release of CoD 2020. After all, Zombies are a Treyarch specialty, and CoD Black Ops Cold War was co-developed by Treyarch.
Further leaked modes for Modern Warfare and Warzone
However, Zombies were not the only things that could be squeezed out from the latest game data. Some additional modes for CoD MW and Warzone have been discovered. But when these might find their way into the game is still unknown as well.
Warzone Modes:
Pandemic/Outbreak
Armored Cargo/Truck Wars
Plunder: Fire Sale
Night Map for Warzone: Besides the potential new modes, a night version for Warzone has also been leaked. The night mode is supposed to be playable in Solos, Duos, Trios, and Quads – that is, in all previous formats.
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What would you think of such a Zombies mode in Warzone? And what do you say about a possible night map for the Battle Royale? By the way, if you want to know what changes have taken place in the game with the big Mid-Season Update, then check out this article: CoD MW, Warzone: Patch Notes for the big Mid-Season Update – This is all that changes
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Coinciding with the Guild Wars 2 anniversary on August 25, the developers presented a trailer for the upcoming expansion “End of Dragons”. In this, we will actually go to Cantha, and you can look forward to a familiar face.
What does the trailer show? The nearly one-minute-long trailer for the third expansion, which was unexpectedly announced in March 2020, shows a vision that we often encounter in-game from the dragons Glint and Aurene. In this vision, we visit various cities on the continent of Cantha, which was already visited in Guild Wars Factions:
In the first few seconds, we see the Monastery of Shing Jea
At second 8, probably the center of Kaineng
Furthermore, we see citizens of Cantha and the Jade Sea
A highlight for the Guild Wars 1 fans should be the appearance of Kuunavang. The old dragon from Factions seems to play an important role in the third expansion as well and guides us through the trailer.
The other voice that converses with Kuunavang in the trailer is not one we have already encountered, but someone entirely new. This was revealed by writer Kwan Perng on Twitter. Players suspect that it could be the underwater dragon, who may even live in harmony with the people of Cantha. The logo of the expansion in any case hints at the underwater dragon.
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When does End of Dragons come out? Aside from the trailer, there isn’t much information about the expansion yet. During the birthday livestream of Guild Wars 2, it was only mentioned that it should be released in 2021.
Before the expansion arrives, at least the Icebrood Saga will be completed, which is currently in a summer break. This season of Living World is expected to continue in October or November, when the Steam release takes place.
Everything revolves around Cantha, even the new Fractal
In the new expansion, we will definitely go to Cantha, but you don’t have to wait until 2020 if you want to experience content from the Asian-inspired areas.
Because the new Fractal, which will be released in September and will have a Challenge Mode, will be the Sunqua Peak, a location near the Monastery of Shing Jea. In a sketch, the developers already showed the rough layout of the Fractal:
This is roughly how the new Fractal will look in September.
Some players who made it into the MMO might prefer to use a controller rather than a keyboard and mouse. But how does that work exactly and what do the developers say about controller support?
In New World, you can theoretically control fights with a controller
This is New World’s stance on controllers: Basically, playing New World with a controller is possible. As the developers explained in an event prior to the preview, such a feature was also introduced because of Steam, which also sells a controller.
However, it was emphasized that they would recommend controlling with a mouse and keyboard rather than using the controller. After all, there are no presets for controllers. Instead, you have to manually adjust each button on the controller.
In the same event, MeinMMO author Alexander Leitsch was also able to test the PvP wars in New World.
Has controller support always been there? The topic “Controller in New World” has been on players’ minds for a while. Originally, there was no complete controller support planned for launch, the developers explained via Twitter.
In response to some users’ inquiries, the developers later explained that the button mapping in New World is adjustable. Each button can be reassigned and the control is compatible with most input devices, also in terms of accessibility.
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New World for PS4 and Xbox One? Although there are possibilities to use a controller, the game is not currently set to be released on consoles, not even on the next-gen versions.
The preview event runs for about 10 days, until September 5, 2020. You have time to thoroughly test the MMO. You can find all the latest news about the game in our overview of New World.
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On August 25, 2012, Guild Wars 2 was released for PC. Now, 8 years after the release, the MMORPG announces its arrival on Steam. However, this will take a few more months.
When will GW2 be released on Steam? Guild Wars 2 now has an official page on Steam. It states that the MMORPG is set to be released in November 2020. While that date is still some time away, it nonetheless creates excitement among fans.
They have been demanding a Steam release for years and hope that Guild Wars 2 will gain more attention, generate revenue, and continue to be developed for a long time.
Since the base game is already Free2Play, it should be very easy for many new users to get started. Additionally, those who want to access all the content of Guild Wars 2 must only purchase the expansion Path of Fire with real money. The rest can theoretically be earned with in-game currency.
However, a drawback is that you cannot use your existing account on Steam! ArenaNet announced this in a press release.
In 2012, Guild Wars 2 was released with 5 playable races and 8 classes. Over the years, only one new class has been added, but dozens of areas, raids, mounts, and much more.
Is a late release on Steam worth it?
Even though Guild Wars 2 is being released on Steam many years after its original release, it could still be worth it for the MMORPG.
This was also shown by the late release of SWTOR, which only launched on Steam on July 21. There, it reached a peak of 34,210 concurrent players at launch. Some of them may have created a fresh account.
Many players on Reddit wonder why Guild Wars 2 is only coming to Steam in November. Some hope for a major update that could coincide with this timeframe.
Since the end of the current episode Jormag’s Awakening, the Icebrood Saga has been on a summer break. In September, a new fractal is set to appear and the next episode will not be released until October, possibly not until November.
It is possible that the new episode and the Steam release will coincide.
The MMORPG Elyon is currently in beta in South Korea. The game is expected to be released in November. It is also confirmed that it will come to the West. However, there is still no timeframe for that.
A video showcasing gameplay and explanations from YouTuber TheLazyPeon.
What’s the status of a release? According to the Korean website Inven, Elyon, according to the current plans from Kakao Games, the publisher of Black Desert here in the West, is expected to be released in November in Korea. The game will be Free2Play.
Furthermore, Kakao Games holds the distribution rights for North America, Europe, and Oceania. Elyon is definitely set to be released here. Whether the pricing model will remain the same or switch to Buy2Play is still unknown.
What makes the game stand out? Elyon features a fast-paced and action-oriented combat system. Although there is an open world and plenty of PvE quests, the focus of the MMORPG is clearly on PvP.
The two factions of the game are constantly fighting each other, and the game offers large battles for fortresses that take place in a separate area.
So, if you’re looking for a new PvP MMORPG, you can look forward to Elyon as a new alternative.
While there are PvE enemies in Elyon, the focus is clearly on PvP.
Where did problems still lie in the beta? Elyon is developed in Unreal Engine 3, which has often had issues when many players are active simultaneously. This, however, is the case during the RvR battles.
Additionally, Elyon is said to be quite grind-heavy, as is often the case with sandbox games. This is something you either have to enjoy or at least be willing to accept.
