7 Tips for EVE Echoes I Wish I Knew Earlier

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 5 minutes

A few days ago, the space MMO EVE Echoes was released for Android and iOS. MyMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has tried the game for you and collected some tips to make the entry easier.

What are these tips? A few days ago, I started EVE Echoes, the mobile MMO of EVE Online, and have already given you an insight into my experiences. In doing so, I made some beginner mistakes that I would like to prevent you from making.

That’s why I’ve put together 7 tips that are especially intended to help beginners.

If you are generally having trouble getting started, I can recommend the YouTube video by Excoundrel Gaming. I also used his guide to create some of these tips.

I am aware that many contents of EVE Echoes go in-depth and that the game is very complex. The more I learn about the game, the more I will share with you. It is therefore possible that additional tips will be added over time.

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Bloodlines and factions do not play a major role

At the beginning of the game, you have the choice between different factions and bloodlines. Before I created a character back then, I thought a lot about which faction and line it should actually come from.

Although there are different focuses on the skills at the beginning, depending on what faction you chose, it doesn’t matter much in the mid-game.

The bloodline itself is just a role-playing aspect. So just choose the one that appeals to you the most.

EVE Echoes Rassen
When creating your character, you have various bloodlines to choose from. However, they and the factions are not crucial for gameplay.

Choose a play style and skill it

When I started EVE Echoes, I first skilled what was immediately shown to me in the menu. And that was military skills. However, I see myself less in battles and more in the sector of industry and mining.

While it is important to learn skills at first to increase your technological value, it is still useful to decide early on which play style you want to pursue at the beginning.

I regretted that I “mis-skilled” at the beginning and used all skill points to advance frigate construction. By the way, this is another tip:

  • You can use your skill points so that you don’t have to wait the full time to learn something new.
EVE Echoes Skills
There are three branches of skills, depending on which style you want to follow.

Systems have different security levels

The world in EVE Echoes is vast, and each system has a different security level. These security levels are marked with colors and values:

  • 1.0 to 0.5 (green) – High security, fewer special resources
  • 0.4 to 0.1 (yellow) – Medium risk, medium resources
  • 0.0 to -1.0 (red) – High risk, rich resources

This knowledge is important when you are moving through space and considering where to establish your base station.

EVE Echoes Systeme

Start earning money early

In EVE Echoes, almost everything revolves around earning money (called ISK in the game). You need money for production, new ships, new equipment, and even to pay marketplace fees.

At the beginning, there are four simple methods to earn money. You can

  • complete missions
  • engage in mining
  • fight NPCs
  • buy and sell

Especially at the beginning, missions are very important. You can find them directly in the menu and, depending on their difficulty, they give you different amounts of money. They are ideal for buying weapon upgrades or a MK3 miner, depending on which play style you have chosen.

Later on, trading and production become more important for earning a lot of money. However, battles where you can earn ISK in the form of bounties alongside loot remain lucrative as well.

Sell your items properly

The market in EVE Echoes plays an important role. However, each station has its own offers. So make sure to look for cheap offers when buying, even if they are in distant stations and cost time at first.

Conversely, you can also benefit when selling if good offers are far away. You can easily outbid them, and if buyers are a bit lazier, they will still accept your offer since they are already at the right station.

EVE Echoes Markt
The prices in the market can vary significantly. Don’t just filter by price, but also by distance.

Find the right ship for your wishes

EVE Echoes offers you a variety of ships. But each ship comes with different bonuses. And since every player has different preferences, it’s important to find out which ship suits you best.

You can get a good insight in the ship tree. All ships of the respective factions are listed there. Click on them, check the corresponding bonuses, and work towards the ship that fits you best.

EVE Echoes Schiff
Each ship brings different bonuses. Choose the right one.

The game is much more fun in a corporation and with friends

I spent my first hours playing the MMO alone. But that wasn’t very smart. After all, you can benefit from a good corporation. Not only do these players help you with questions in chat, but you can also team up with them to take down enemies, complete missions, or engage in PvP.

At the start, I applied to various corporations. There is a sorting function that allows you to search for German groups, which also have the setting “casual”. However, please note that you are not directly notified when your application is accepted.

You need to actively check your applications and then confirm the acceptance and thereby your membership in the corporation again. I overlooked this at the beginning.

What has been your experience with EVE Echoes so far? Do you have any more tips that you would like to share with the community? If you are looking for another mobile game, we have put together the 8 best mobile MMORPGs for you.

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Call of Duty 2020: Everything we know so far – Release, Leaks, Easter Eggs

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 10 minutes

The new CoD: 2020 is called Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War and will be unveiled worldwide on August 26. MeinMMO summarizes the leaks for you and shows how players discovered the first teaser themselves.

Update August 19, 22:34 – Players found the first official teaser at the end of the big “Cipher” puzzle:

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In the video description, there is a note: “Know your history or be doomed to repeat it. Verdansk. August 26.” – The complete unveiling may therefore take place on August 26 in the Warzone.

If you want to see again how the riddle unfolded, you will find the individual steps here.

What is going on with CoD: 2020? The creators of one of the biggest shooter franchises in the world have come up with something special for the release of the new Call of Duty. Instead of using the usual channels to showcase their game, the main developers at “Treyarch” sent players and content creators on a spy-like treasure hunt for Easter eggs.

At the end of this hunt was the first teaser for Call of Duty: 2020. It all started with a tweet stating that “Treyarch” is working together with the studio “Raven” on the new Call of Duty:

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You can learn here how previous leaks looked and what players had to do on the hunt for the hidden trailer.

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Three major leaks about CoD 2020 likely show release and content

So far, there have been significant information pieces about leaks:

But keep in mind that this entire section deals with leaks and unofficial information.

What about those gameplay recordings? By the end of May, the possible name for the new CoD leaked: Cold War. In recent years, the official unveiling of the new CoD usually happened around this time, but not this year.

However, by early June, the hints started to intensify. The first possible gameplay images of the new CoD circulated the internet. An extremely blurry video that looked a bit like CoD fueled the first wave of leaks. The video broadly confirmed previous assumptions regarding the setting “Cold War”, and many still consider the video to be authentic.

As this article was published, you could watch the secret “CoD: 2020” video here on streamable.com.

What is “The Red Door”? It is probably an internal alpha for testing purposes, which was found in both the Xbox Store and the PlayStation Store. Data miners downloaded the Xbox version and found many interesting files that likely hint at upcoming content:

  • Names of story missions
  • Areas of a Warzone map
  • Labels for MP maps
  • Hints of the zombie mode

Additionally, the well-known CoD YouTuber “TheXclusiveAce” confirmed some of the information that was newly available from the mysterious data package and even added more. His video is no longer available, but dailyesports.gg summarized his points:

  • Codename of the game: “Zeus”
  • Release in October or November
  • Setting during the Cold War
  • Traditional mini-map returns
  • No tactical sprint, but unlimited sprint
  • No leaning / mounting
  • No “swinging” doors like in MW
  • Mechanics for “swimming” in multiplayer
  • No specialists (like in Black Ops 4), but field upgrades
  • 150 health in multiplayer, not 100
  • Score streaks instead of killstreaks
  • 6vs6 multiplayer
  • Likely no gunsmith, but a class editor

“Ace” is not known for clickbait or outrageous exaggeration, but rather as a down-to-earth content creator who has built his success on analysis and seriousness. Many believe him and consider his information and data from the “Red Door” package to be authentic.

What is the “Dorito leak”? An image of an American chip bag featuring a very special promotional campaign has surfaced:

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“Doritos” are tortilla chips, and apparently an initiative starts on October 5, where players can win double experience points for a year in “Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War”. This was the first concrete hint at the release date of CoD: 2020.

On the second page, you will find all the information about the great treasure hunt for the teasers of CoD 2020 and here the best weapons of the battle royale Warzone.

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Pokémon GO: Leak with hints about Mega Evolutions – This is how they are supposed to work

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO, things are heating up with the Mega Evolutions. Data miners found various news about the function of the special evolutions in the latest update.

This is the status of Mega Evolutions: A few weeks ago, Niantic announced the Mega Evolutions for Pokémon GO. After that, there were some small hints in images, but otherwise, it went quiet regarding a release.

Now there is a new update in Pokémon GO and it’s full of information about the evolutions. We give you an overview.

Mega Raids and Special Candies

Here are the contents of the update: The majority of the update focuses on the Mega Evolutions. Other changes are minor and not noteworthy. Here’s a list of what was found regarding the Mega Evolutions by the data miners:

  • There are supposed to be Mega Raids that have their own music – it’s supposed to be a whole new raid type.
  • In the Mega Raids, you should earn Mega Candies, which you can presumably use for evolution.
  • There are supposed to be quests that you must complete before a Mega Evolution.
  • Mega Evolutions are supposed to be temporary and after some time, the Pokémon should revert back – suitable animations have also been found for this.
  • Mega Evolutions are supposed to have a boost – the exact nature of this is not known.
  • 2 new Mega Medals have been discovered.
Mega Candy
This is what the Mega Candies are supposed to look like.

This might be behind the Mega Raids: The data miners are still in the dark here. However, text passages for the raids have been found.

In these raids, you might find already developed Mega Pokémon that you can then battle. There is supposed to be a whole new symbol on the map for this.

The Mega Candies are supposed to be rewards from the raids. With them, you should be able to evolve into Mega Pokémon. It seems that regular candies are not sufficient for this evolution. The Mega Candies, however, do not appear to be tied to a specific Pokémon. You might be able to use them like special candies.

This is how the evolutions are supposed to work: According to the findings in the update, Mega Evolutions are only supposed to be temporary. It was the same in the console games. You can evolve the Pokémon for a battle or a little longer, and after that, it reverts back.

What you need to keep in mind: These are only findings from data miners. They access the text files of Pokémon GO and read these files.

It is not guaranteed that all these points will be implemented exactly as reported in the game. Therefore, this is not official information from Niantic.

When could the Mega Evolutions come? After the first announcement, things went pretty quiet regarding the Mega Evolutions. A release could be imminent. After all, there are already so many details in the game files.

The time around the GO Fest and the Hyper Bonus is coming to an end, and a new event is not yet known. So it is quite possible that we will soon see the first Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Which Pokémon can undergo Mega Evolution? If you are not yet familiar with Mega Evolutions, we recommend our article about the special evolutions. There we show you the complete list of all Mega Evolutions and explain what Mega Evolutions can actually do.

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AION introduces controversial auto-play with the new update – players see their MMORPG in danger

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

In the MMORPG AION, the update 7.6 has been deployed. It includes a controversial feature that allows characters to farm and level up automatically. Some players believe this marks the end of the MMORPG, while others actually welcome the “legal bot”.

What is this feature? The new update introduces the so-called Auto-Hunting. This feature brings an automatic combat function to AION, which you would otherwise expect in such scope from mobile games:

  • You can set a specific sequence of skills to be used in the automatic combat.
  • Potions are used when your health points drop below a certain value.
  • There is even an automatic selling function when the inventory is full.

Once auto-hunting is activated, your character will continuously seek out monsters it can defeat.

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This is what the settings for auto-hunting look like.

AION also introduces statistics on how productive your auto-hunting was. There is a window in the interface that contains information on duration, collected XP, defeated monsters, and received items.

In the community, the auto-hunt function is already referred to as the “legal bot”. After all, most illegally programmed bots behave no differently.

A large update was released in June that provided the MMORPG with a new area and additional new content .

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Video about the new feature, from which the above screenshot comes.

The legal bot is not viewed so critically in the community

How are players reacting to the change? In the official AION forum, there is a survey that has been running since Friday. So far, 95 people have participated in the vote, which surprisingly balances out:

  • 53% of the votes are against the auto-hunt function
  • 47% on the other hand are not bothered by it

There are several reasons why the bot does not bother some:

  • On one hand, mobs in the open world generally drop very little loot. Therefore, from the perspective of the in-game economy, it makes no difference for many.
  • The “bot” is more limited than illegal programs because it only knows 5 skills and cannot perform chain attacks.
  • The opposing faction can quickly defeat such “AFK farmers”.
  • The “legal bot” is still better than having to get an illegal one.

However, there is also much resistance against the bot in the written comments.

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What do you think about this change? Are there players among our readers who regularly play AION?

AION still counts among the best free-to-play MMORPGs on MeinMMO. You can find other great titles in this list.

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Successful with Failure: Twitch loves it when TimTheTatman loses in Fall Guys

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The prominent Twitch streamer Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar is currently particularly benefiting from the hype surrounding the battle royale Fall Guys. This is impressive, as he is not particularly good at the game.

This is the status of TimTheTatman:

  • The streamer has been a stable presence on Twitch for years, with an average of about 33,000 viewers watching him over the last 90 days.
  • TimTheTatman was often seen with Ninja during the height of Fortnite, gaining a lot of popularity from that.
  • Recently, he mainly played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and made numerous spectacular plays there.
  • Now he is fully diving into the world of Fall Guys, and his recent streams were significantly more successful.

TimTheTatman is successful through failure in Fall Guys

Here are the numbers: TimTheTatman’s recent streams were his most successful streams since April of this year. Let’s look at the data (via Sullygnome):

  • On August 17, over 129,000 people were watching at times, and on August 18, there were even over 143,000 viewers simultaneously.
  • On average, 88,000 viewers were watching him simultaneously on August 17 alone.
  • In the last 7 days, TimTheTatman has been the most successful streamer for Fall Guys on Twitch – he has the highest watch time and the most viewers on average.
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The orange areas are his streams for Fall Guys. Source: Sullygnome

Why is TimTheTatman so successful? The streamer is so successful with his streams for Fall Guys because he keeps failing. This has now become a running gag on social media.

There have been numerous tweets from Fall Guys itself making fun of TimTheTatman’s failures.

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The Twitch Twitter account also posted a video of several outbursts from the streamer and wrote: “We’re rooting for you.”

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In addition to the media attention, numerous well-known streamers are also seen with TimTheTatman. He has played alongside Ninja, Cloakzy, and DrLupo, who also have a large fan base.

This is what makes Fall Guys fascinating: TimTheTatman’s failures are exemplary of thousands of players playing Fall Guys. After all, in the end of a round, only one can win, and dozens of players get eliminated.

The esports journalist Rod Breslau recently described the appeal of Fall Guys as follows:

No matter if it’s Fall Guys, Jump King, or Getting Over It – watching people fail and completely freak out is just as entertaining, or even more entertaining, than watching players perform godlike.

Rod Breslau

TimTheTatman’s failures are precisely what viewers want to see. The outbursts and the taunts from mocking teammates are the real entertainment of Fall Guys.

TimTheTatman is not the only player who freaks out in Fall Guys. The streamer xQc was cruelly trolled by a troll, but then spectacularly got his revenge on him.

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The Division 2: Unscheduled maintenance on 19th August – Patch notes and all information

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

The Division has scheduled emergency maintenance today, August 19th, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. During this unplanned maintenance, the servers will also go offline. But what is the reason? What do the patch notes say?

What is happening today with The Division 2? Frequent maintenance is something players are used to in The Division 2. However, usually, maintenance is announced at least a day in advance.

Today, however, things were different, and the developers at Massive announced the work shortly before maintenance began. It started at 2:30 PM.

The Division 2 Operation Stahlross
Information about maintenance was shared just before it started.

Everything we know about the unplanned maintenance on August 19th

The process: For today’s maintenance, you should note the following times:

  • The maintenance starts at 2:30 PM German time
  • At the same time, downtime begins, and the servers go offline
  • The maintenance is expected to last 90 minutes today. You will have to take a forced break from The Division 2 for that long
  • If everything goes according to plan, the servers should be back online around 4:00 PM German time
  • This would also mark the end of today’s maintenance

Keep in mind: During the maintenance, there may be changes to the schedule. Especially the ending time of the maintenance is often adjusted. If any changes occur to today’s schedule, we will adjust this article accordingly.

It appears that The Division 2 is currently not only experiencing issues in D.C. or New York.

Maintenance on August 19th – The Patch Notes

What is changing today? The reason for the sudden maintenance is provided by Massive rather briefly:

  • A fix for a back-end error that came into the game with yesterday’s maintenance (on August 18th) has been released

While this sounds rather unimpressive, it was apparently important enough to conduct an emergency maintenance. However, Massive does not go into further detail. There are apparently no other changes or fixes on the agenda today.

What’s still exciting today: Not only the unscheduled maintenance is making waves today. Many players of The Division 2 are hoping for tangible details about the new Endless Mode. As Massive recently announced, this is supposed to be introduced in a skyscraper with Title Update 11 – much earlier than many thought.

You can find out more about it here: The Division 2 is still alive – The new Endless Mode is coming sooner than expected

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A player in GTA Online shows: “How to properly annoy God-Mode hackers”

Eilyn Rapp Eilyn Rapp Reading time 2 minutes

In GTA 5 Online there are many hackers who can ruin your fun in the game. Especially the immortals can be quite annoying, but this reddit clip proves that you don’t have to be powerless against them.

What are “God-Mode” hackers? These hackers use cheats to become invincible in the game. This means that you cannot defeat them, as you cannot cause them any damage at all.

You can shoot at them for as long as you want and pull out your best weapons, you will have no chance.

It becomes particularly tedious when these hackers go on a rampage and ruin the game for all players in a session by killing everyone.

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“How to annoy God-Mode hackers properly”

A player now proves this: The situation seems hopeless when you encounter such a hacker. Because while they can kill you infinitely, you cannot harm them.

But a player shows in a reddit clip how he annoys a God-Mode hacker without taking any damage himself.

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To do this, he uses the RC Tank, which he can control. The small mini-tank, which was given away by Rockstar at Christmas 2019, has several advantages:

  • It takes 5 homing rockets or normal rockets to destroy it
  • The RC Tank does not appear on the radar but can be targeted by rockets
  • The player controlling the tank disappears from the map temporarily

Here, the RC Tank is particularly suitable for dealing with the immortal opponent. Without facing the fight himself, he kept running her over so she could not act anymore.

She could do nothing because the mini-tank did not take enough damage, and the player dodged her attacks quite quickly.

GTA Online Minipanzer
Against the mini-tank, the hacker could do nothing

How did the hacker react to this incident? Under the reddit clip, the player says he made his opponent really angry. She screamed in anger and then started making racist comments when she heard the player speaking Arabic with a friend.

In this case, the hacker clearly lost the fight, and even the hack that made her immortal did not help her.

A player even managed to get against a hacker who was flying a God-Mode jet, which is actually almost impossible. He was celebrated by players for his brilliant method.

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Fall Guys: Troll harasses Twitch streamer xQc, but he doesn’t take it lying down

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a place where unreserved schadenfreude and pure trolling have a spot. This was something a troll had to learn when he faced off against the notorious Twitch streamer xQc.

Who is it about? Félix “xQc” Lengyel is a successful and notorious Twitch streamer, known especially for his fiery temperament and outbursts.

Thus, he does not handle willful interruptions of his streams well, and stream snipers, that is, guys who watch him and then intentionally impede him live in-game, are not something he tolerates.

Nevertheless, a player in Fall Guys, the colorful and zany battle royale, tried this and regularly hindered xQc in the game – to the point that xQc himself labeled him a sniper. He specifically targeted xQc’s avatar whenever he could identify him, deliberately blocking him to ruin his chances of victory.

Félix Lengyel xQc Overwatch League Dallas Fuel
This is how xQc was known as an Overwatch pro: screaming.

Streamer xQc turns the tables

This is how the streamer got his revenge: When xQc realized that the guy who was constantly hindering him was likely a stream sniper, he made it his life’s mission to troll him back. He simply turned the tables.

Instead of allowing himself to be hindered by the guy as before, he lay in wait for him at the finish line and simply held him back. The two little potato men grappled fiercely over who could run further. xQc maneuvered the opponent around so much that the unfortunate stream sniper bounced off awkwardly and fell into the slime like a helpless potato, thus out of the game.

“You damn well deserved that,” he shouted after the just-eliminated opponent as he sank hopelessly into the slime.

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This is how xQc celebrated his victory: The entire scene was just retribution for the nasty stream sniping of the opponent, and xQc celebrated it in his characteristically fiery manner with an outburst of emotions and foul words: “You deserved that! F*ck you! I absolutely wrecked you!”

The moral of the story: Don’t mess with guys like xQc, because they won’t put up with that for long. However, a certain amount of trolling and schadenfreude is part of the game principle in Fall Guys, and if everyone just wobbles to the finish line, a round of Fall Guys isn’t nearly as much fun as when everyone is trying their best to put their competitors in unfavorable situations. Watching others fail is a great thrill in Fall Guys.

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This strong setup for the Kilo from CoD MW also works great in Warzone

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The Kilo 141 is a versatile weapon that is used by many players in both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD Warzone. With the midrange build we present here, you can turn the assault rifle into a weapon that works great in both games. Its strength lies in high precision and damage at medium range.

What kind of setup is this? With the midrange build, the Kilo 141 becomes an assault rifle that performs optimally at medium and long distances. This applies to most maps in multiplayer as well as to many areas in Warzone.

The Kilo is not the strongest assault rifle, but it still ranks 4th among the most popular rifles in Warzone, just behind 3rd place. Its major advantage is that it is an optimal beginner rifle.

Since you can already play the Kilo when you’re just starting out, you can quickly unlock attachments for the gunsmith, allowing you to tackle the build faster. For beginners, we recommend our strong beginner loadout with the Kilo.

Midrange Build for the Kilo 141 – Attachments and Application

Here’s how to set up:

  • Barrel: Singuard Arms 16.6″ SOCOM
  • Optic: Integrated Hybrid Sight
  • Stock: Singuard Arms Sniper Pro
  • Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
  • Grip: Granulated Grip Tape
Call fo Duty Modern Warfare Warzone Midrange Kilo
This is how the gun is built.

With the barrel, you gain higher precision, range, and better control while losing only a little mobility. The stock and undergrip further enhance these effects, especially since the Commando Foregrip is one of the best underbarrel attachments for better aiming.

The main features are the optic and the grip tape. Generally, many professionals use the patterned grip tape. However, the granulated grip tape helps you further enhance the strengths of the build. Mobility is not the value you focus on with this weapon anyway.

The optic allows you to be strong at both medium and even shorter and longer distances. After just a few shots, the Kilo hardly kicks anymore, and you remain precise even at long ranges. It’s worth forgoing the otherwise popular monolithic suppressor.

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Where is it best used? The setup is ideal for almost every multiplayer mode in Modern Warfare, as both the maps and the modes favor fights at medium range. Only very tight maps, like Shipment, pose a problem here.

Due to the strengths of the weapon, you are well equipped even in Warzone. Here, you should engage with the midrange Kilo especially in urban areas and on open streets. House fights and vast open spaces are not your strength.

Pro
  • quick to unlock, the Kilo is your first weapon
  • easy to learn, precise and strong in most modes
  • ideal for beginners who want to learn assault rifles
Contra
  • low mobility makes you an easy target
  • weak at very short range, SMGs can easily overwhelm you

Alternatives to the Midrange Kilo in Warzone

If you want to play the Kilo but prefer a different build, check out the “Laser” setup from pro Nickmercs. This setup focuses entirely on recoil control and precision, making the Kilo a deadly weapon at even longer distances.

If you no longer feel comfortable with the Kilo and want to try other weapons, you have a wide selection of assault rifles at hand. Strong alternatives with a similar playstyle include the M13 or the M4A1. For more details, check out our comparison of all 11 assault rifles for CoD Warzone.

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Pokémon GO: Today only raid hour with Genesect – Here’s why it’s worth it

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the raid hour with Genesect starts today, on August 19. It’s worth it, as it is the only hour featuring the mysterious Pokémon.

What is a raid hour? During this event, level 5 raids are the focus. For one hour, a black raid egg will appear at almost every arena, and you can challenge the legendary or mysterious boss.

Today, everything revolves around the mysterious Pokémon Genesect, which can currently be found in level 5 raids thanks to the Unova Week.

Raid hour today with Genesect

When does the event take place? It starts at 6:00 PM local time. For exactly one hour, until 7:00 PM, most level 5 raids will be running at the arenas.

Which Pokémon should be used? Genesect is a Bug and Steel type. Therefore, only Fire type Pokémon are effective. So, use only Pokémon with fire attacks. The best counters are:

  • Reshiram with Fire Fang and Overheat
  • Skelabra with Fire Spin and Overheat
  • Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat

A detailed overview of the best counters and more exciting information about the boss can be found in our counter guide for Genesect.

How many trainers are needed for Genesect? Technically, Genesect can already be defeated alone. However, this only works with Shadow Pokémon.

Alternatively, Genesect can already be defeated easily in duo – even at level 25. For the raid hour, we recommend a group size of about 4-5 players, so that progress is made faster.

Why is the raid hour worth it? Genesect can first be encountered as a Shiny since the Unova event. Additionally, it will only remain in raids for one week and will disappear this Friday.

So, if you don’t have a Shiny yet, you should take advantage of the raid hour, as you can do a number of raids there. So far, there is no information on when Genesect will return to the raids, so it may take a while.

Shiny Genesect
Genesect is available in its shiny version

What’s next for the raid hours? So far, Genesect is the last Pokémon known for the level 5 raid. Starting Friday, another raid boss should come, which is still completely unknown.

The raid hours take place every Wednesday. So you can expect that we can participate in a raid hour with another legendary or mysterious Pokémon next Wednesday.

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Bungie, please finally turn these 5 exotic weapons from Destiny 2 into masterpieces

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 6 minutes

In Destiny 2, not all Exotics have a masterwork form yet. We take a look at 5 weapons that desperately need their exotic masterwork catalyst in the next DLC.

Players of Destiny love hunting for powerful exotic weapons. These guns are not only usually above average in strength, they also come with crazy effects or sometimes break the rules of the game.

To give these special weapons the final touch, masterwork catalysts can be found, which then turn the respective weapon into a masterwork. However, not all weapons currently have access to these cool enhancements.

What do masterwork catalysts do? The catalysts are individually crafted for each weapon. For some models, the stats increase, while others gain additional perks. In addition, every masterwork weapon can create Orbs of Light.

Which Exotics currently have an upgrade, where to get the catalyst, and how it affects the weapon has been summarized for you by MeinMMO:

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Beyond Light would be perfect to bring the missing catalysts

In November 2020, the big autumn DLC Beyond Light was released. This would be a prime opportunity to bring the missing catalysts into the game and provide Guardians with more long-term motivation.

We take a look at Exotics in our list that desperately need an upgrade, as they unfortunately fall into obscurity. And the fact that a good catalyst can turn even an average weapon into a top Exotic is demonstrated, among other things, by the example of the exotic bow “The Trinity Ghoul”: Old Exotic suddenly belongs to the super weapons of Season 11

By the way, most weapons on this list have been in the game for several years. Exotics like Xenophage or Jötunn are not included here, as these monsters perform excellently even without a masterwork version.

1. Thousand Voices

This is the Exotic weapon: Thousand Voices is a heavy fusion rifle that fires a “death ray”. This laser causes everything it touches to explode after a moment. This allows players to clear entire rooms or deal heavy damage to a boss.

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Thousand Voices offers a weapon design like from a nightmare

How long has Thousand Voices been in the game? Since autumn 2018, this Exotic can be obtained in the raid Last Wish. You have to fight your way through the entire raid and have quite a bit of loot luck.

In the last room, there are 24 chests where the weapon can randomly drop – regularly only 3 keys can be obtained per week if you raid diligently. Therefore, Thousand Voices is considered a relatively rare Exotic.

Since some Guardians were still missing Thousand Voices after more than 100 raids, a kind of anti-bad-luck mechanic for raid Exotics was implemented.

This is what the catalyst could look like: For a while, Thousand Voices outperformed everything in PvE. And it has to be, if a weapon can only be obtained through a very tough activity with much luck.

  • If the catalyst provided a bullet-saving, alternate firing mode like a linear fusion rifle, the weapon would become useful again in many situations.
  • It would also be interesting if you could bundle the entire magazine into a super laser that would cause even bigger explosions or true chain reactions – a similar mechanic is offered by the Exo Sniper Izanagi’s Burden.

2. Le Monarque

This is the Exotic weapon: Le Monarque is a combat bow and a true poison machine. The poison can even spread to whole groups if you land precise shots.

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The bow is inspired by the Monarch butterfly, which is immune to many natural poisons – in Destiny, it spreads toxins

How long has Le Monarque been in the game? The Black Armory opened its gates in December 2018. Since then, the toxic bow can also be obtained.

About a year later, Shadowkeep made it possible for you to earn two weapon chamber Exotics much easier through a quest – Le Monarque is also included.

This is what the catalyst could look like: Recently, the catalyst for the bow “Trinity Ghoul” made that old Exotic suddenly a top weapon. Something similar could happen with Le Monarque. Ideally, the bow should further expand its poisonous properties.

As a masterwork, the poison could not only deal damage over time but also debuff the enemy – just like we know it from the debuff of the Tractor Cannon. A precise poison arrow would put a whole group of enemies in serious trouble and work well against bosses with a lot of adds. In PvP, teams would then need to be careful not to huddle too closely together.

On the next page, you can find one cool primary, secondary, and power weapon that desperately need a catalyst.

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This is how it goes for streamer Shroud a week after his Twitch return

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 3 minutes

The streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is back on Twitch after almost 300 days in Mixer exile. For a week, he has been streaming daily since his return. We show you how the top streamer is doing.

This is the situation:

Shroud dominates Twitch again

This is how it’s going for Shroud now: Since August 12th, Shroud has been live on Twitch again. He has been live every day for several hours. His numbers (via Sullygnome) are still impressive:

  • Since his start, he has had an average of about 98,500 viewers simultaneously. Even his streams after the big comeback stream have averaged over 60,000 viewers simultaneously.
  • In the week, his streams were watched over 4.3 million hours, making it by far the most on Twitch (Second place has “only” nearly 3.4 million hours).
  • He gained over 511,000 new followers in a short time.

Shroud is back at the top of streaming. No other streamer has been as successful in the past week.

He is especially active in Valorant. He spent most of his streaming time in the shooter from Riot Games. At times, he also played Call of Duty Warzone. However, he got quickly annoyed when a cheater caught him off guard.

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Shroud’s streams from last week in numerical overview. Source: Sullygnome

This is how it went back on Mixer: The success on Twitch feels even bigger when you look at his stream numbers on Mixer. In March 2020, Shroud had an average of about 8,600 viewers.

The nearly 100,000 viewers on Twitch that he achieved on average last week is a dramatic increase.

How was it for Shroud before Mixer? The hype surrounding the streamer is currently huge and exceeds the numbers Shroud could achieve before his Mixer switch.

Before his switch in October 2019, Shroud never reached more than 40,000 viewers on average with his streams. Now he has improved his numbers, and it remains to be seen whether Shroud can maintain this.

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Streamer colleague Ninja has not yet decided on a platform

What about Mixer colleague Ninja? While Shroud has already returned exclusively to Twitch, star streamer Ninja is still unsure.

Currently, Ninja is streaming on different platforms. In August, there were also two streams on Twitch. There he was at least immediately back to being No. 1 on Twitch after his first stream.

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MMORPG Neverwinter receives a big update – Is it still worth it in 2020?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

With “The Redeemed Citadel,” the MMORPG Neverwinter (PC, PS4, Xbox One) received a new, extensive update. MeinMMO explains to you why it’s worth playing the online role-playing game now.

What’s in the new update? “The Redeemed Citadel” continues the adventure on PC in the first layer of the Nine Hells, which began with the update “Infernal Descent” in January 2020. The release date for PS4 and Xbox One is not yet known.

After you were able to redeem the Archdevil Zariel in the major adventure module “Avernus” from June 30, she now wants to make up for her wrongdoings. You are to help her rebuild the Bleeding Citadel and turn it into the stronghold of the celestial host in the first layers of the Nine Hells.

  • You will explore the new area “The Redeemed Citadel,” from which more areas will be unlocked in the coming months
  • You will experience new quests to help Zariel build the citadel and must fend off demons and devils
  • You will complete new hunts in which you battle particularly powerful enemies
  • New rewards

Learn more about the previous module “Avernus” here:

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Everything is interconnected

What’s special about the update? One of the reasons why you should play Neverwinter again now is that the new campaign is only available for a limited time. A specific end date has not yet been announced, which also relates to how the campaign works.

Unlike the regular story content of Neverwinter, you will not experience this campaign alone or with your group of friends. The entire server must pull together to reach the milestones and challenges in building the citadel. Every player contributes to it.

So it is a cross-server task, through which you can certainly come into contact with many players and make new friends while trying to achieve the goals.

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In “The Redeemed Citadel,” you must prevent devils and demons from overrunning the citadel.

Why is it worth playing Neverwinter right now? Since January, a large story campaign has been taking place in the MMORPG. This revolves around the Blood War, an eternal conflict between devils and demons fought in the first layer of the Nine Hells, Avernus.

You have been drawn into this conflict. Throughout the story, you have learned a lot about the Blood War and about Avernus. And this will help you when the epic role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 is released, which you can even experience in multiplayer.

How are BG 3 and Neverwinter connected? As revealed by Larian Studios, your adventure in Baldur’s Gate 3 begins in Avernus. After your hero is captured by mind flayers, these creatures try to evade an attack from dragons with their flying ship. The mind flayers escape through magical portals, which eventually takes them to Avernus.

You can flee during this chase and must then find a way to escape Avernus and seek a path back to the land of Faerûn, the Forgotten Realms.

However, the Blood War is slowly spilling over into Faerûn, which is becoming a great danger.

The Blood War that you are currently experiencing in Neverwinter plays a significant role in Baldur’s Gate 3. Why this is such a danger to the land, you can currently see in the MMORPG.

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The beginning of Baldur’s Gate 3 leads you to Avernus, right in the middle of the Blood War.

Is Neverwinter a kind of prequel to Baldur’s Gate 3? The stories of the two games are independent of each other, but they form part of the bigger picture. The Forgotten Realms, the setting of BG 3 and Neverwinter, are facing a great danger due to the Blood War. This danger even plays a role in the pen & paper role-playing game D&D, as there is an adventure module related to this story.

What we are currently experiencing in Neverwinter is part of a much larger campaign that is not limited to the MMORPG, but spills over into other games. In order to grasp the full extent of this event, it is essentially necessary to play Neverwinter, Baldur’s Gate 3, and D&D. However, you can also focus only on one part by choosing to play only the MMORPG, only BG 3, or only D&D.

Is it worth it to play Neverwinter right now? The MMORPG is still fun. New adventure modules like “Avernus” or the now-launched campaign “The Redeemed Citadel” continuously tell your story in the game. You will regularly receive new content.

The current story is so important for the entire game universe that you, as a Neverwinter or D&D fan, should really experience it. Because it affects the entire Forgotten Realms and represents the biggest event in recent times.

If you want to be part of this event, which will also continue in Baldur’s Gate 3, now is a really good opportunity to play Neverwinter again or to start anew.

The MMORPG Neverwinter is among the 13 best free-to-play MMORPGs. You can find a comparison of these games in the list.

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CoD Warzone: A LMG has the highest damage in the game, pro shows his setup

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

The MG34 is not exactly one of the most popular weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone. But actually, this forgotten LMG has pretty strong damage values. If you want to try something new, you are in the right place.

When choosing their weapons, many players of the Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone stick to the lists of the best weapons. These don’t even have to be the strongest firearms, as precise accuracy and certain handling are prioritized by many.

However, some weapons hit so hard that you should definitely try them, even if they don’t meet all these criteria – the MG34 is at the top of this list. MeinMMO shows you why this piece deserves your attention and suggests a setup from a pro who is often surprised by how quickly this thing takes enemies down.

MG34 shreds enemies in the Warzone – with some drawbacks

What makes the MG34 so good? Its pure strength. The DPS value (damage per second) is virtually above all automatic weapons and brings your opponents down faster than the usual popular weapons of the Warzone:

WeaponDPSTTK (ms)
MG34493482
Grau 5.56350640
Bruen Mk9430553
CR-56 AMAX450468
M4A1389576

Only the strong AMAX can keep up with the Time-to-Kill, but it loses its damage advantage against the MG34 at 24 meters, which only enters its second damage range at nearly 33 meters. Here you see the comparison in the graphic:

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The MG34 (Orange) has strong TTK values – comparison without attachments, 3 armor plates. Source: truegamedata.com

So why does hardly anyone like this weapon? Unfortunately, it comes with certain disadvantages that are off-putting to some soldiers:

  • Slow handling
  • Very long reload time

The standard ADS time (the time to aim) is above the usual value that many players expect from a top weapon in the Warzone. Especially in tight situations, it feels like an eternity until the weapon is finally aimed. Unlike the Bruen Mk9, which becomes more of an assault rifle hybrid with the 60-round magazine, the normal 50-round mag of the MG34 functions more like an LMG magazine.

This means you cannot improve the handling of the weapon with a smaller magazine, and the reload time for 50 rounds takes an unpleasant 8.75 seconds. While you can attach a larger magazine and fire up to 200 rounds in a row, the weapon loses even more handling.

Attachments cannot compensate for weaknesses, but the damage hits hard

What setup should I try with it? The big Warzone streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff has tackled the weapon and demonstrated the brutality of the LMG in a YouTube video. With almost every kill with the weapon, a small sigh escapes him because he immediately realizes how quickly the enemies go down when the hits land. Here is his setup:

  • Muzzle: Silencer (Monolith)
  • Barrel: FSS Brute
  • Laser: Tactical Laser
  • Sight: VLK 3.0x Scope
  • Underbarrel: Command Foregrip
cod warzone weapon mg34 setup high damage

The LMG grants him some strong kills, but at the beginning of his video, he dismisses the weapon’s tournament capabilities. To him, it’s just too slow and not suited for him at all.

If you can handle the weapon’s “Iron Sight,” you can swap the scope for a stock or grip that further increases your movement speed. However, even with this setup, the LMG plays comfortably, albeit indeed a bit sluggishly. If the long reload time doesn’t bother you, you should try out a round or two with the MG34. If you want to see the weapon in action, check out Nickmercs’ video here:

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What would the MG34 need to become a top weapon? Theoretically, the weapon only lacks an attachment to land in the top tier of the Warzone: an assault rifle magazine. If the MG34 had a magazine like the Bruen Mk9, which slightly improves handling and movement speed and significantly reduces reload time, we would have a powerhouse that takes out enemies in the Warzone at the highest level.

Are LMGs on the rise in the Warzone? With the Bruen Mk9, an LMG belonged to the strongest weapons in the Warzone for some time. It remains at the top of its class as it offers excellent precision. However, other class representatives are catching up:

You should keep an eye on this weapon class and watch for buffs in the patch notes. Until then, assault rifles remain the first choice for most players. Here is a damage comparison of the most popular weapon class in Call of Duty: Warzone.

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Wallbangs in Valorant are even stronger than you thought

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In Valorant, wallbanging, or shooting through walls, is part of the gameplay mechanics. However, the mechanics behind it work a bit differently than many of you might have thought. Read here why you should never stand too close to seemingly solid walls in the future.

What is wallbanging? Wallbanging refers to a gameplay mechanic that allows shooting through seemingly solid obstacles. Depending on your weapon’s penetration power, you can shoot through certain obstacles in the game and injure enemies on the other side.

You can tell if a bullet penetrated if a visible hole or only a crater remains after shooting. If you see holes, the enemy behind the obstacle receives a portion of the damage. Weapons like the Vandal, the Operator, or the Odin LMG are very well suited for this. The lethality of the Odin with wallbanging has been extensively demonstrated by top player Sinatraa during recent tournaments.

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Such holes indicate that bullets penetrate.

But besides this already known use of wallbanging, there is another game mechanic that can be much deadlier in certain situations.

Solid walls are not safe

This is the “secret” wallbanging: A user on reddit has discovered that wallbanging works in another way. It seems that there is also a kind of penetration with apparently impenetrable walls.

The bullet penetrates the obstacle to a certain extent and then eventually disappears into the wall without exiting on the other side. However, while it is still in the wall, it deals full damage.

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Where is the problem? This wouldn’t be a big deal if walls in Valorant were actually fixed objects that nothing can penetrate. However, your characters tend to clip with individual body parts into the walls when you stand too close to them. The body parts that are “stuck” in the wall are fully valid targets for any bullets that might be passing through the wall.

An example: Someone is firing wildly with an Odin at a supposedly solid wall that they cannot penetrate. Due to the high penetration of the Odin, the bullets come close to halfway through the wall. Your agent crouches in front of the wall, and his knee clips halfway into the wall. The Odin’s bullets just reach your character’s kneecap, which means you find yourself in a world of pain.

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This is roughly how wallbanging can be imagined. Source: reddit

Because the bullets deal full damage here, not the reduced damage they would deal with a complete wall penetration.

Is this a bug? The whole thing doesn’t sound like an intentional feature. After all, impenetrable walls should be impenetrable. However, there has been no feedback from Riot on this matter so far. Should anything change, we will inform you here.

Another nuisance in Valorant are currently overly loud footsteps.

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Early Access has a new date on Steam – Comes directly with multiplayer

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Larian Studios have announced September 30 as the start of the Early Access phase of the new RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 (PC, Stadia). Then you can experience the adventure even in multiplayer.

When does it start? Swen Vincke from Larian Studios explained that the date in August could not be met. However, Baldur’s Gate 3 is now set to enter Early Access on September 30. It will be available on PC via Steam and Google Stadia.

However, Swen Vincke added a “starred” note. If the optimization of the game does not progress as hoped by that date, there may be a further slight delay.

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This is how the adventure begins in Baldur’s Gate 3.

A lot of content in the EA phase

What about multiplayer? Basically, BG3 is a single-player RPG. However, you have the option to play cooperatively with up to four players. Each player takes on the role of a hero. Gameplay can be online or in LAN.

The developers even plan to introduce a splitscreen mode later. However, this will not be available at the start of Early Access.

You’ll learn more about multiplayer in our interview with the developers:

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What exactly does this Early Access phase offer? A large part of the first act of the story can be played. This is said to be very extensive. According to Larian Studios, the main quest of the first act alone takes about 15 to 20 hours.

You can also expect the following content:

  • 80 battles
  • 45,980 lines of dialogue
  • 596 characters
  • 146 spells and abilities

Additionally, you can create your hero from these races:

  • Human
  • Dwarf
  • Elf
  • Half-Elf
  • Halfling
  • Tiefling
  • Drow
  • Githyanki

Moreover, you can choose from these classes:

  • Fighter
  • Wizard
  • Rogue
  • Ranger
  • Cleric
  • Warlock

If you don’t want to create your own hero, it is possible to choose one of the pre-made characters. These have their own personalities, backstories, and motivations. The following will be available in the Early Access phase:

  • Astarion: An elven rogue and vampire
  • Gale: A human wizard
  • Lae’zel: The warrior belongs to the Githyanki people
  • Shadowheart: A half-elven cleric
  • Wyl: A human warlock
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is set to be an epic RPG.

What is Baldur’s Gate 3 about? The RPG takes place about 100 years after the events of Baldur’s Gate 2. Your character has been captured by mind flayers, who have implanted a kind of tadpole into your brain. This is supposed to gradually transform you into a mind flayer as well.

However, dragons attack the flying ship you are on. In the heat of the battle, you can escape with other prisoners. Since the implanted creature grants you supernatural powers, you and your companions must decide whether to remove it. During your adventures that take you to the city of Baldur’s Gate, an even greater danger emerges for you and the entire land.

You play Baldur’s Gate 3 from an isometric perspective. The battles are turn-based. BG 3 aims to present you with many decisions that will have both minor and major impacts on the story. The game system is based on the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG.

Would you like to experience an RPG with friends online in a larger style? In the MeinMMO list “The 8 best MMORPGs to start with online RPGs” you will find MMORPGs suitable for beginners.

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Damn, I played Remnant until 4 AM again and almost missed work

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 5 minutes

Some games can really captivate you. Remnant: From the Ashes for example. It can happen that you lose track of time. At least that was the case for MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus. Read here why he almost misses work for a game.

Recently, I’ve been playing a lot of Remnant: From the Ashes, a Soulsborne-style role-playing game with firearms. A strange combination, but it works surprisingly well.

Remnant was the surprise hit in August 2019 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. I actually intended to check out the game much earlier. However, other things kept getting in the way – not least the new Call of Duty.

Why did I start playing it now? Remnant is currently free on Epic until August 20th. Some friends got it there and started playing with me. Luckily.

In the last few days, I’ve already invested over 20 hours into the game, and I’m sure it will be a lot more in the near future. After all, I’m even spending my nights on it now. For instance, I went to bed today around 4:30 AM.

Because not only with my friends, but even alone, when they don’t have time, Remnant is incredibly fun. How does that work?

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Remnant has just the right balance of difficulty and story

What it’s about in Remnant: Remnant has a cool, post-apocalyptic setting that resembles a bit of a crossover between Dark Souls and Fallout. I haven’t progressed too far in the campaign yet and don’t want to spoil, but I’ve read a bit into the lore. Because it’s really intriguing.

The Earth has been nearly destroyed by a strange species of living plants, known as the Seed. They seem intent on exterminating humanity, and somehow we as players manage to fight back and give hope to the survivors.

Along the way, we encounter mystical beings that help us in some way and make us stronger, travel through different parts of the world and try to push back the Seed.

The main story gains depth by having diaries, notes, and computers scattered throughout the world that we can read and that reference our real world. This creates a really good immersion and occasionally leads to a heavy gulp when a crazy old man suddenly talks about movies and Catch-22.

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The old Mud Tooth has a lot to tell. Image source: Remnant Wiki.

How tough is the game: Remnant is often compared to Dark Souls when it comes to difficulty. It is known for challenging the skills of its players and can be unfair at times.

Remnant isn’t quite as hard, but still similar. Items are not lost upon death, and most enemies can’t send you back to the checkpoint in one hit.

That’s actually the advantage. I love Soulsborne games, but sometimes they are just too frustrating for me to play in the evening. I can also relax and play Remnant and manage to go to bed without a new bite mark on the controller or keyboard. And with some tips, the entry is quite easy.

Remnant Story Labyrinth

This also allows me to engage a bit deeper with the story. When I’m not rushing to the next fire because my healing items are all gone, I have more time and leisure to look at the surroundings, which are really pretty in Remnant.

On the subject of immersion and language: I love immersing myself in games and usually play them in the language they were developed in – mostly English. It feels more authentic to me.
However, with Remnant, the German voice acting is really amazing. I had never experienced a game before where I could say to myself and friends after a short time: “This game sounds really good in German.”
For me, that’s a big plus; it has become rare for a German voiceover to captivate me like that. Kudos to the voice actors.

Lots of content – even for a quick play

What can you do in the game? The core of the gameplay consists of battles with a pretty cool combat system. It builds around shooter gameplay with various weapons and complements it with skills, talents, and melee weapons.

We fight enemies using shotguns, pistols, and rifles, but also use axes, spears, and cool abilities and spells, almost like in Bioshock. The enemies come in various difficulty levels:

  • normal enemies
  • elite mobs with special abilities and more health
  • dungeon bosses as reinforced versions of normal enemies
  • world bosses, unique enemies with special mechanics

The first world bosses you may encounter are Singe and the Ent. One of them will block your path shortly before an important point in the story. Here, skill is really required for the first time, but with the right tricks, even Singe and the Ent can be easily defeated.

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The Ent is one of the two possible first story bosses.

As a reward for this, special items await you, with which you can craft boss weapons or skills, around which cool builds can often be created. I currently walk around with two faithful Seed servants.

What about long-term motivation? I myself am not through with the campaign yet, partly because I am fighting through the new roguelike survival mode in the DLC Swamps of Corsus.

This features random levels with random enemies and bosses that become increasingly difficult as I continuously improve. It’s always a cool change from the story when I just want to try out new weapons or builds.

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This is what the survival mode on the highest level looks like.

Additionally, there is the adventure mode, where you can specifically farm equipment. The worlds in Remnant are randomly generated, and certain bosses may not appear in a run. With the adventure mode, you can easily search for and defeat them by rolling specific areas again.

This also helps to unlock all traits that enhance the character and open up new possibilities for builds.

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There are many reasons to get Remnant for free right now and especially with friends, but also alone, you can have a lot of fun here. I’m currently so excited about Remnant that I’m even sacrificing sleep for it. Although I now also have the advantage of being able to play it FOR work.

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In the new DLC, we head to Reisum, where the Urikki await.

I’m also really looking forward to what’s coming. On August 20, the new DLC Subject 2923 will be released, which will bring the story of the game to a close and introduce slave-like rat people into the game. This makes me particularly glad to have started now.

This way, I don’t have to wait for the end of the story but can play through everything in one go – although I probably won’t stay up as late for it in the future, as being tired against new bosses surely doesn’t work well.

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Fall Guys collects donations for a good cause – The bids are completely escalating

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout wants to do something good and is raising money for a charitable cause. Those who donate the most will receive a custom skin with a personal theme. This has prompted many companies and content creators to outbid each other with increasingly outrageous offers!

What is it about? Mediatonic, the studio behind the quirky battle royale Fall Guys, wants to donate an amount to the charity organization Special Effects which supports gamers with disabilities. The developers have come up with a challenge for this purpose.

The company or person who commits the largest sum in a binding manner after two weeks will receive a specially designed skin with their brand in Fall Guys, provided that the related brand is not offensive or otherwise inappropriate for Fall Guys. PornHub and similar names would therefore likely be excluded.

Since the challenge was published on Twitter on August 17, 2020, it has triggered a real storm of donation commitments.

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How the Donation Calls Escalated

How it all started small: It all started small, initially with some gaming brands like Rivals of Aether starting with 10,000 USD. But then the bids quickly escalated:

  • Warframe offered 20,000 dollars and already had a corresponding skin in the style of “Space Mom” Lotus ready
  • Sideman outbid that with 40,000 dollars
  • A company that manufactures bidets offered one cent more
  • Biscet Hosting threw in 50,000 dollars
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How the Bids Escalated: The bids became increasingly daring from there on:

  • YouTuber Mr. Beast placed a six-figure bid for the first time with 100,000 dollars
  • Bisect Hosting responded with 120,000 dollars
  • The large esports organization G2 came in with 130,030 dollars
  • Beast Coast promised 133,769 dollars
  • G2 didn’t want to back down and increased their bid to 135,003 dollars
  • Top streamer Ninja showed up and offered 200,000 dollars
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Ninja apparently has enough money to throw 200,000 on the Fall Guys challenge.

The Donation Challenge Gets Crazier: You might think that Ninja’s crazy bid would mark the end of the challenge, but far from it:

  • G2 seems eager to have their brand in the game, as the esports company bid 203,003 dollars
  • Aim-Lab outbid with 210,069 dollars
  • YouTuber Mr. Beast came back and raised his bid to 300,000 dollars!

Here is the current bid: Even Mr. Beast’s insane bid has now been outbid. Actor and influencer Pisques currently holds the highest bid of 325,000 USD (as of August 19, 2020). But the challenge will continue throughout August, and who knows what crazy bids other companies and personalities will throw out.

Why does everyone want a brand skin in Fall Guys? The colorful battle royale Fall Guys, where little potato men push each other through obstacle courses in a clumsy manner, is incredibly popular and is played by numerous players. Moreover, prominent streamers like Dr Disrespect and PewDiePie stream it for many hours. Thus, a company that immortalizes their brand with a cool skin can gain a lot of reach and attention. Therefore, it is easy to donate larger sums, especially for a good cause.

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Pokémon GO brings replacement event for broken Dragon Week – Here’s what’s included 

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO there will be a small replacement event for the Dragon Week featuring Shiny Kapuno. This was due to technical issues, which is why Niantic wants to make amends now.

This was the Dragon Week: This event started as the first part of the Hyper Bonus after the GO Fest. Dragon Pokémon appeared everywhere, and the highlight was the introduction of Shiny Kapuno.

Appropriately, there was also a limited research task that included 2 Kapuno among other things. However, some trainers experienced issues with the research. Consequently, the research ended earlier than promised for some, which means now every trainer worldwide will receive compensation.

New limited research for all trainers

When does the new event run? The replacement event will take place from Friday, August 21 at 8:00 AM local time to Wednesday, August 26 at 10:00 PM local time.

What’s included in the event? In the event, you will receive a new limited research task to complete. You need to finish it by August 26, otherwise the tasks will disappear.

The research includes the same rewards as the research for the Dragon Week. So there will also be 2 Kapuno, which can be Shiny with a bit of luck. However, the tasks will differ slightly.

All other bonuses from the Dragon Week will not be active. You will only benefit from the limited research.

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You have two more chances at Shiny Kapuno

What does this mean for you? There is no real event with special spawns here. However, you have another chance at 2 Kapuno, which are otherwise extremely rare.

You should definitely complete the research during this time. You probably won’t get such a good chance at Kapuno for a long time.

What trainers suspect: Some players suspect that there are other reasons for this replacement event besides the technical issues. During the Dragon Week, there was a lot of criticism towards Niantic, as Shiny Kapuno was extremely rare in the event. Even in eggs, it was hard to find a Kapuno, let alone a Shiny version.

After that, the topic repeatedly came up that Niantic should finally disclose the probabilities for Shinys and the contents of eggs. After all, this is the same as loot boxes, many trainers said.

Now trainers say that this action aims to alleviate the frustration of trainers. After all, there is once again a chance for Shiny Kapuno.

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Destiny 2: Why Event Bounties are Currently Causing Serious Trouble Among Players

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

During the Solstice of Heroes, faulty event bounties create a tense atmosphere. Bungie has now disabled them in Destiny 2 until further notice. What does this mean for the players? And what’s next?

These are the issues with the event bounties: Currently, the late summer event Solstice of Heroes is running as part of Season 11. Players can complete event-specific bounties and are supposed to be rewarded with certain rewards in return. However, this has not worked as intended from the start.

For example, the weekly and additional Solstice bounties do not grant Glimmer (in-game currency) for the in-game shop Eververse. Additionally, the weekly event bounties apparently do not provide powerful loot. Both of these should be the case.

In Eververse, there are all sorts of cool event items – also for Glimmer

What does this mean concretely for the players? For players, this has annoying consequences. On one hand, players below Power Level 1,050 (without artifacts) do not receive the hoped-for boost from powerful items.

On the other hand, Guardians have been cut off from an important source of in-game currency since the event began. And this, even though the event revolves around Eververse and the currency is particularly needed right now. Numerous event items are also offered there for Glimmer, which many Guardians cannot afford at the moment.

How does Bungie respond? On August 17, Bungie initially announced on Twitter that they have now disabled the weekly Solstice bounties because they do not drop powerful loot as intended. When and how exactly these bounties will continue, the studio did not reveal at that time.

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Later, the community manager dmg04 also spoke up on Reddit. There he shared that Bungie is working on a solution for the Glimmer issue.

They are currently gathering data on all players who submitted respective bounties in week 1 and aim to compensate them with the missing Glimmer amount by (hopefully) Friday.

Additionally, they plan to release a fix on the upcoming Thursday that should allow the affected event bounties to drop Glimmer again. After that, a second wave is also supposed to bring the remaining missing Glimmer to the Guardians.

A solution shouldn’t take too long to wait for – provided everything goes smoothly with the fix.

What do the players say? The faulty bounties have caused frustration in the past few days. Numerous players vented their frustrations on Reddit. The common sentiment is: They understand that fixes can take a while, but many need Glimmer now and not just at the end of the Solstice event.

The glow effects can also be purchased with Glimmer

It is often criticized that the developers take a long time to implement such a fix. If the situation had been reversed and players had received more rewards or otherwise benefitted from the bug, the error would have been fixed within days, if not hours – this is the statement of numerous players. For example, with the Glimmer Engrams on the Leviathan. That was resolved in no time.

What is the Solstice of Heroes all about? It is a seasonal summer event where Destiny 2 wraps up its ongoing year. Bungie reflects together with the Guardians on their previous achievements and celebrates the completed heroic acts. 

Traditionally, there are elaborate event armor pieces to earn as well as various event-specific cosmetics in Eververse, which are quite popular among many Guardians.

More about this can be found here: Destiny 2 presents its summer highlight – Solstice of Heroes in detail

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