In Destiny 2, a player does not want to part with his favorite planet. He painstakingly recreates the location and you can even have fun in the replica.
The planets are not completely lost forever, they will rotate out of the game indefinitely. This makes room for new content like the ice moon Europa and returning highlights from Destiny 1 – the Cosmodrome and the iconic raid Glass Vault have already been announced.
“If Bungie wants to vault Mars, I’ll just build it myself in 200 hours!”
A player has now done that: The Guardian and Reddit user Quantum086 has recreated the red planet himself. Although “shortly” may not be quite appropriate: According to his statements, the undertaking took 200 hours and kept him busy for a whole month.
Check out the comparison of his work with the original here:
This is what the replica of the desert region looks like – Source: Imgur
This is how the reconstruction went: The creator himself says about his motivation: “When I heard that Mars would disappear, I knew I had to save my favorite location somehow.” (via reddit).
He reconstructed the area using Valve’s Hammer Editor – the tool for creating custom levels or maps has almost 20 years under its belt and provides content to players for games like Half Life and Counter-Strike.
What Destiny players say about it: The handcrafted work is very well received by the community. The corresponding Reddit post has received more than 8,000 upvotes and the Mars enthusiast is praised across the board.
Some players believe that now one meets in Counter-Strike for Destiny matches. Statements like “Mars will become de_dust3” amuse the readers. Dust and Dust II (filename de_dust2) are well-known and popular maps from Counter-Strike that also take place in dusty desert areas.
The Hive on Mars – do they already know that they will soon cause trouble elsewhere?
Quantum086 is visibly pleased with the response to his work. Unfortunately, he has to decline the question of whether he will also recreate other locations as maps. The complex vegetation and nature are cited as reasons.
What do you think of the reconstruction of Mars? How do you deal with the disappearance of the planets?
The new sandbox MMORPG Fractured (PC) is currently in an alpha test. A video shows you what is new, including the skill system. And this is reminiscent of the “hack and slay” Path of Exile.
What is Fractured? The sandbox MMORPG takes place in three worlds, populated by the Beastmen, Humans, and Demons. By choosing a race, you decide whether you want to focus solely on PvE (Beastmen), experience PvE with controlled PvP (Humans), or go all-in on PvP (Demons).
You will forge your own path in these worlds, develop your character, participate in building cities, and can then take part in battles and sieges in the PvP worlds. Or you can become a craftsman or adventurer. The MMORPG is reminiscent of the classic Ultima Online.
Fractured is currently undergoing a new alpha test, which is currently testing, among other things, the extensive talent tree and player cities.
https://youtu.be/loN8roZYzGQ
The new video shows you the talent tree, among other things.
The skill system seems familiar
Why does the game remind of Path of Exile? As seen in the video, Fractured features a complex talent tree. This is very reminiscent of the popular skill system from Path of Exile.
Throughout the game, you collect so-called Knowledge Points, which testers of previous Alphas could use to learn new skills. It is now possible to convert these Knowledge Points into talent points. For every 1,000 Knowledge Points, you receive one talent point.
The talent tree of the MMORPG Fractured is reminiscent of that from Path of Exile.
In total, you can unlock 60 talent points and distribute them in the talent tree. The system here works similarly to the action RPG Path of Exile. You allocate points to a talent as a node and can then branch out to unlock further nodes or talents.
This way, you create your own individual hero. However, since you only have 60 points in total, you must think carefully about how to spend them.
Do you want to learn more about Fractured? We conducted an interview with Jacopo Pietro Gallelli, CEO of Dynamight Studios.
What else is new? Additionally, in the new alpha, it is now possible to build cities together with other players. However, it is necessary to either purchase a Governor Pack from the store or become a governor for a gold fee. Only this way can you claim an area on the massive world map thanks to the SpatialOS technology, where the city is to be built.
Together with other players, you then build structures such as a town hall, a tavern, a magic shop, and more.
This system is intended to be expanded later, for example with sieges and resources near the cities that you must mine.
Here’s how you can participate in the alpha: On the store website of Fractured, you must purchase at least the Legend Pack for €89.99. You will then gain access to the alpha and can join the game.
When is the game releasing? The MMORPG Fractured is increasingly taking shape as a finished game. Nevertheless, the release is not expected until early 2022.
So while Fractured is still a bit away, you can check out other interesting MMORPGs in the meantime. In the MeinMMO list “16 exciting MMORPGs that we expect only from 2020“, you’re sure to find a game that appeals to you.
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The “Momentum” has long been a topic in the FIFA series and has also returned to FIFA 21 . In a Q&A, EA Sports has now thoroughly addressed the allegation that a script or AI actively intervenes in the course of the game to make matches more exciting.
What is Momentum? “Momentum” is what FIFA players call the phenomenon where a game suddenly seems to turn drastically. One moment you are leading three to zero, but suddenly no pass connects. Shots on goal go wide, players make strange runs, and suddenly everything works for the opponent. Every FIFA player has likely experienced this feeling at least once.
Many players have suspected for years that there is a concept behind it – namely the “Momentum”, “DDA”, or also “Scripting”. In a Q&A, EA Sports has now commented on this.
EA says: “There would be no reason”
This is what EA says: Via Twitter, EA Sports responded to a player’s inquiry regarding the topic.
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They emphasize that there is no concept like Momentum in FIFA 21 and explain this in a series of tweets. They have built a football simulation with the FIFA series, in which various elements of real football are included. This also involves a flaw and physics system that is meant to provide versatility and authenticity. When replicating the details of real football, all situations that exist in real life are possible.
Every year, they try to remove situations that feel random or uncontrollable from the game, making progress each year. Similar observations were made in FIFA 17. EA also commented on the topic in FIFA 19, when a patent for difficulty adjustment surfaced.
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From a gameplay perspective, there is no reason to artificially influence the outcome of a game. The only game in which the AI of an opponent is adjusted is the very first boot-up game, which is designed to determine which difficulty level suits the player best.
This is what the community says: The initial reactions to the tweets are very skeptical. One user writes: “You can talk, but we play this game and we all feel it” (via Twitter).
Also on reddit, the topic is being discussed. One user writes: “DDA or not, the last-minute goals and those right after kick-off are a coding error. EA should fix that” (via reddit). Another comments: “Well, what should we expect them to say? ‘Yes’?” (via reddit).
The community seems to remain critical – however, players have also been dealing with the topic for years. Whether strange match outcomes will be noticeable in FIFA 21 will be seen by October at the latest. Here you can find all the information already known about FIFA 21.
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Shiny Icognito will be a major topic in the next few days in Pokémon GO. The developers announced that it is only visiting for a short time. So hurry if you want to catch it.
What is it about? The team of Pokémon GO mentioned on Twitter on August 5 that shiny Icognito can be caught by trainers. But only for a limited time. After the Enigma Week, they are expected to hide again.
Some players are skeptical about the chances, which already caused problems during the Dragon Week.
U L T R A Icognito – Even as Shiny
What was announced? The team writes: “For a limited time, trainers may encounter shiny Icognito with luck! It seems that these shiny Pokémon will hide again after the Enigma Week.”
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Then they reference the blog post from July in the tweet. The Enigma Week starts on Friday evening with the new Icognito raids. From then on you can catch them. In the Pokémon GO blog, the details about Icognito are as follows:
The following Pokémon will appear in raid battles: Bronzong, Lepumentas, Pygraulon, and Icognito U, L, T, R, and A.
For a limited time, you may encounter shiny Icognito with luck! However, it seems that these will hide again after the Enigma Week.
What do the Shinys look like? In the overview, we show you the normal and shiny variants of the Icognito forms U, L, T, R, and A.
Here are the arguments: The first part of the Hyper Bonus 2020 was the Dragon Week. It was supposed to offer trainers the chance to get shiny Kapuno and Kaumalat with luck. However, trainers analyzed the chances of Kaumalat and Kapuno from 7km eggs and were disappointed. Now there are fears that the chances of shiny Icognito are also particularly low or that one can hardly find raids with them.
Now trainers hope that the shiny chances are not extremely low and that the Icognito raids appear more frequently than in the Dragon Week. After all, they earned this bonus during the GO Fest and now want to enjoy it.
Nearly 900 Blizzard employees are dissatisfied and are calling for changes. They want higher wages and generally better working conditions.
At Blizzard, the developer of games like World of Warcraft, Diablo, or Overwatch, a new drama is unfolding. Just a few days ago, we reported that Blizzard employees are dissatisfied with their pay, and now specific steps are likely to be taken. Reports indicate that nearly 900 Blizzard employees are currently making demands and wishing for improvements for themselves and their colleagues.
What has happened? According to Bloomberg magazine, nearly 870 Blizzard employees have come together over Slack to discuss workplace issues. Slack is a chat and communication software often used by larger companies. Together, they have drawn up a list of demands. Although these demands are not final yet, Bloomberg has already seen a draft version.
Among the major requests are:
Changes in how promotions are awarded
More sick days
Better pay, especially for employees in customer support and quality assurance
Since Activision has taken more control over Blizzard, things have been going downhill – this is the view of some employees, but also many players.
What are the problems? Many employees at Blizzard are currently dissatisfied. After the large wave of layoffs a year ago, many are struggling with the additional responsibilities and tasks. At the same time, some employees report that their pay is too low.
Some employees have stated that they earn only about $40,000 a year. This is slightly less than half of the average household income in Irvine, California – clearly too little to live a decent life there and to support a family by oneself.
This has also led to “mentors leaving in droves”, which is further affecting the morale of everyone.
Will Blizzard meet the demands?
This is Blizzard’s response: The leadership at Blizzard has also commented on the employees’ plans to submit requests. According to Dustin Blackwell:
We will continue to adjust our compensation to build and retain the workforce that our company needs today and in the future. We understand that some Blizzard employees have specific requests and we look forward to hearing directly from them.
Whether the demands will be met and lead to an improvement in employee morale remains to be seen. Given all the negative headlines about Blizzard in recent years, fairer pay and better conditions would certainly be desirable.
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At the start of Season 5,PS Plus subscribers can now claim a new, exclusive combat pack DLC for CoD: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. We will show which in-game items and bonuses are included in the free combat pack and how to get it.
What is the free DLC about? Recently, the Season 5 launched for CoD: Modern Warfare and Warzone. This brings various new content for all players, complemented by a fresh Battle Pass.
And once again, PS4 players receive some extras on top. In Season 5, there are some PlayStation-exclusive content such as a weapon blueprint or a new mission for the survival mode in SpecOps.
Among the PlayStation-exclusive content is also a new mini-DLC that only PlayStation Plus members can pick up in the PS Store at no additional cost – The Call of Duty: Warzone Combat Pack (Season 5).
Season 5 has recently begun
What is included in the new Warzone Combat Pack?
The new Combat Pack in detail: The Season 5 combat pack consists almost entirely of purely cosmetic content. With it, you receive
the epic skin “The Football Player” for Zane. This also unlocks this operator if you do not have him yet
the epic weapon blueprint “What a Volley”
the epic watch “Blood Tackle”
the epic charm “Sparks”
the epic calling card “Brutal Shot”
the epic emblem “Sparks Pride”
Token for 60 minutes double XP
The Combat Pack for Season 5
Where can these contents be used? You can use all of this in both the traditional multiplayer in Modern Warfare and in the free-to-play version Call of Duty: Warzone.
How to get the new Warzone Combat for Season 5?
It is very simple. If you have PS Plus, just follow this link to the PS Store, log in, and download the content directly to your console:
By the way: If you are a PS Plus member, the download of Warzone is completely free. Without an active subscription, the battle royale costs 25 cents on PS4 – for age verification purposes.
What do you think of the combat packs that PS4 players regularly receive with the new CoD season? Are you excited about the unique and free cosmetics, or do such exclusives annoy you?
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In a blog post, Blizzard commented on the current status of Diablo Immortal. It covered internal testing, the combat system, and how the game will proceed.
What about Diablo Immortal? Currently, the mobile game is approaching internal tests, where Blizzard employees can try out Diablo Immortal. Based on this feedback, the development of the title will continue.
The mid-year update emphasizes that the developers want to adopt the authentic combat system of the Diablo series. Generally, Diablo Immortal aims to set “new standards” for mobile games. However, it was not mentioned what this exactly will look like.
Instead, there were some new images and brief video sequences of the game.
One of the new screenshots shows an altar full of candles.
What about public tests and release? Even though the many new images give the impression that the release is not far off, no details regarding tests and release were mentioned in the blog post. Officially, it is stated that these will be communicated at a later stage of development.
As it currently stands with internal testing and working from home, a release in 2020 seems unlikely, though not impossible.
Immortal aims to bring Diablo to smartphones in Blizzard quality
What can you expect from Diablo Immortal? The hack and slash game is being developed by Blizzard in collaboration with the Chinese developer studio NetEase. Blizzard emphasizes that the game will bring a “high quality” and will be a classic Diablo title.
In Pokémon GO, the tests of the new coin system have also been introduced in Germany and other countries. However, the new system is not very well received – the new tasks bring new problems with them.
This is how the new system works: Instead of taking over gyms as usual and then collecting up to 50 coins per day depending on how long your monsters spent in the gym, the system has been changed. You can now earn a maximum of 30 coins per day from gyms.
The remaining 20 coins come from “daily research”. This consists of several quests that rotate. You can find out more about how it works in our overview of the new coin system. Possible tasks come from the typical actions that players perform while playing:
Land a fantastic/great/good throw.
You have to catch, evolve, power up, or transfer Pokémon.
Players should use berries and take snapshots.
You should win a raid.
For players who generally have little interest in taking over gyms and thus hardly collected coins, it might be worth getting coins through quests. However, the new tasks also attract a lot of criticism.
Up to 50 coins are available daily
Players unhappy with the new system – what could be improved?
What the community says: Even during the initial test in Australia, the revised system received massive criticism. It was subsequently adjusted again to the form we can now test in Germany. But even now, there are still several points of criticism.
On reddit, for example, a player pointed out that the “win a raid” task should be removed, and received a lot of support for this. The reason:
Players who live in rural areas and already have no access to gyms now also have no access to raids. Therefore, they do not gain any real advantage.
Those who do not complete all tasks also do not get 20 coins
Such players would, in extreme cases, also have to buy a remote raid pass to get their daily coins. And saving the daily raid pass for the next day to possibly challenge a better boss would also be a problem if you want to get the coins every day.
The player suggests as a solution to remove the task or at least replace it with a PvP or Rocket battle. Alternatively, the daily raid pass should at least also work for remote raids.
What else is criticized? Another criticism is the obligation to complete all daily tasks to even receive coins. In that post, players demand a solution where partial completion of the tasks at least yields a few coins:
“Add the option to receive coins for each task, and if players decide not to do a raid, they only miss out on 3-5 coins and not the full 20” (via reddit).
The echo among MeinMMO readers is similarly negative:
“More work for the same amount. Has already been massively criticized. Niantic is not interested. Every online minute is a minute where they might cash in. Every raid is potentially a pass purchase if one miscalculates. Behind it is just greed. The update didn’t make any sense back then,” criticizes user Zavarius.
“Yes, this task completion package annoys me too. 4 coins per completed task and then I would be happy with the change,” says user kraeuschen.
That there is overall more variation in coin earning is defended by user “dominik”. Especially concerning the easier tasks, new opportunities would open up for players who have “renounced gym gameplay”. Only the raid stands out a bit.
By the way, the dragon week is still running until the end of the week, which was unlocked as a bonus due to the GO Fest. But there was also criticism here – due to the poor chances of getting the rarest monsters.
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In League of Legends, the champ Sona is currently making a comeback in the bot lane. Until the start of Season 10, she was more frequently seen there. Small balance adjustments are now ensuring that she forms a strong duo with Lux that even professionals are using.
How does the bot lane play out? Sona takes on the role of a mage in the bot lane, dealing damage – a so-called AP carry. Lux, on the other hand, plays a supportive role, although she can also deal damage with her spells.
That is precisely the trick of this combo:
You try to push the opposing players out of the bot lane with damage.
At the same time, with Sona’s healing and Lux’s shield, you have options to negate incoming damage.
You are thus forcing fights with the opposing bot lane, which you should, at least in the long run, win. Even if the opponents briefly retreat for healing, you gain XP and last hits.
Lux as a supporter is already well known, but with Sona she becomes a deadly duo.
Why does this suddenly work? The combo appeared shortly after the release of Patch 10.14. It benefited from changes to the rune “Guardian”. This was improved in such a way that the range and strength of the shield were increased. Thus, a tank support is currently not needed in the bot lane.
Additionally, with Patch 10.15, which brought the new champion Lillia to the test server, adjustments were made to the support item “Spellthief’s Edge”. The mana regeneration was increased, which benefits both Sona and Lux.
These small changes were enough to make the combo playable.
Can anyone play the combo of Sona and Lux? The player Schuhbart, who plays in Europe in the highest solo league Challenger, explained in a conversation with Dexerto that while one should not blindly pick the combo, it can completely surprise opponents.
It is especially advisable when the opposing support is weak at roaming, i.e., rotating between multiple lanes.
If the support is firmly tied to the bot lane, you can harass the opponents at will.
What is important for the combo? Both Sona and Lux start with the support item Spellthief’s Edge. Both players can pick the rune Guardian, while Sona can also play more aggressively with Summon Aery or Arcane Comet.
For items, you use:
Sona – Seraph’s Embrace, Lich Bane, Zhonya’s Hourglass, and Rabadon’s Deathcap.
Sona can also be played in combo with Taric, just like in 2019.
Are there other combos with Sona? Yes, Sona can currently also be used in the same style with Karma. Additionally, she pairs well with tank supporters like Taric. Here, the buff from the rune “Guardian” also helps.
Professionals use the combo, albeit with moderate success
How popular is the bot lane among professionals? As reported by the website Dexerto, the bot lane of Sona and Lux has already been used 19 times in professional tournaments around the world, resulting in 9 wins and 10 losses.
A success with the combo occurred when the team MAD Lions faced off against Team Origin with Sona and Lux in Week 7 of the LEC, securing a place in the playoffs:
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It is quite possible that the combo will achieve more victories in the future, as players need to get used to the new situation. A bot lane of Sona and Taric, which was very popular in 2019, also needed some time to establish itself, but ended up being successful.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale spin-off Warzone, Season 5 has started. It now finally allows you to inspect your weapons – a small but popular feature.
To take a closer look at your weapons, you simply need to hold down the left button of the D-pad for a few seconds. On the PC keyboard, weapon inspection is default assigned to the “i” key but can be reassigned as desired.
Does this feature provide any advantages? When it comes to winning, the inspection feature probably won’t really help you. Quite the opposite: standing around on the map admiring your fancy weapon makes you easy prey – for example, for snipers camping on rooftops. Nevertheless, players are very happy about the new opportunity.
Players celebrate the small but nice feature in Call of Duty
This is what the community says: Even before the start of the season, players had emphasized their excitement about the new feature. And now that it’s here, the joy is great – especially among detail-oriented players. For example, on reddit:
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On reddit, most reactions to the feature are very positive. After all, you can finally admire all the cool skins, stickers, and cosmetics that you have earned through hard work in all their glory.
“Some weapon designs are hard to appreciate when the weapon is held in default status. I have previously been looking for a light source and then reloaded my weapon, which gave me a glimpse of the color and reflective light,” says a user (via reddit): “This new opportunity eliminates that process, now there is an extended look instead of a brief second while reloading.”
Others joke that the feature probably took up 20 gigabytes of the new update. But that sounds rather unlikely – after all, there are still plenty of other contents in Season 5. What they are about, you can find out in the patch notes for Season 5.
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In Destiny 2, thanks to the Nightfall, you can quickly acquire the coveted masterwork materials for armor and weapons as well as Exotics with high stat values this week.
This week is special: In Destiny 2, the so-called Weekly Reset takes place on Tuesdays. During the week from August 4 to August 11, one of the easiest and shortest Nightfall strikes is active: Lake of Shadows.
Experienced players complete the mission on normal difficulty in about 3 minutes. Even in the challenging version as Nightfall: The Ordeal, the strike takes significantly less time than other strike missions. After a few attempts, you can get it down to about 15 minutes (The Corrupted usually takes around 45 minutes as Nightfall).
This article was updated on August 5, 2020.
And you should farm the Ordeal of Lake of Shadows this week. Because you have a good chance of:
Exotics with high stat values (high likelihood)
Ascendant Shards (on Platinum this is even guaranteed and you have a chance for another)
Enhancement Prisms (guaranteed)
Especially the two masterwork materials are very rare and sought after in Destiny 2. Due to recent changes, you now even receive the rarest materials from the challenge for sure. Everything you need to know about “Top Tier” in the Ordeal and the loot changes can be found here:
What are masterwork materials? Ascendant Shards and Enhancement Prisms are needed to upgrade weapons and armor to the highest tiers. Armor, for example, gains more space for powerful mods and a boost to the stat values – but the costs are quite steep.
Currently, the masterwork materials are on everyone’s lips. The reason is the upcoming weapon sunsetting. Legendary armor is also affected. Soon many Guardians will have to look for new masterworks, and therefore need resources.
Masterwork armor is rare and expensive
The sources for the rarest material, the Ascendant Shards, are very limited. Those who do not want to loot the flawless chest from Trials and the Season Pass can be taken advantage of by Banshee-44 at exorbitant prices – or attempt the Nightfall: The Ordeal.
YouTuber Mtashed is therefore convinced that it is currently very worthwhile to farm the “Lake of Shadows” strike. The last time the Nightfalls were so rewarding was when the double loot bug drove players in droves to the strikes.
The final boss in Lake of Shadows can be defeated in just a few seconds
Successfully complete Lake of Shadows on Top Tier
Here’s how to complete the strike quickly: At higher levels, the Ordeal is significantly more challenging, but it also yields the best loot. MeinMMO has a guide for you on how to easily crack the Top Tier difficulty.
Here you can watch a complete run at Top Tier:
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You can skip almost the entire strike; only a few possessed Thralls and mini-bosses need to be defeated to open the barriers – invisibility is helpful here
For a good final result (Platinum), you should eliminate all champions – this improves loot chances
Use artifact mods against the champions – you’ll encounter Overload and Unstoppable champions in Lake of Shadows
The boss can only withstand swords for a few seconds
Alternatively, use Xenophage to burn through champions and groups of enemies
Be careful of the nasty “pushing” Thralls; they are more aggressive due to a special modifier
Prism is active – ideally, cover all three elements
With the mod “Possessed Armament”, you always refill your heavy ammo.
Currently, the official Destiny 2 Companion App is increasingly searching for players for the Nightfall: The Ordeal. If you want a team in just a few moments, set all languages.
Will you dive into the rewarding Nightfall strike this week and fill your masterwork account?
An older streamer proudly presents her Minecraft game world. However, she also has some pretty sad stories to tell.
Minecraft excites players around the world and across all age groups. This attracted older players to Minecraft as well. Among them is the woman who is known as “Bacon_mom” on Twitch. With over 9,000 followers, she is more of a mid-sized streamer but has recently made waves. She showcased the game world she has built for 6 years.
What kind of world is this? The game world belongs to the streamer Bacon_mum. She “works” almost daily on her Minecraft world and has created a lot of artwork there.
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Many people on Reddit are also impressed by the game world. People are excited that an older lady spends so much time on a game and apparently shows a lot of joy and creativity. For many, the structures built by the streamer remind them of mandalas and seem to have something meditative about them. There is a strong focus on symmetry and bright colors (for example, through colored wool blocks). Therefore, Bacon_mom’s world appears significantly more colorful than the average Minecraft world.
Bacon_mom plays in Creative Mode, by the way. There she can fly freely across the entire map and has infinite blocks of all types available. This is the mode where players can let their imaginations run wild and just build, without worrying about hunger or nasty Creepers.
There are also sad sides: However, not everything in Bacon_mom’s world is happy. On her tour through the game world, she also shows a monument that she claims to have built on “the worst day of her life.” Her only grandson was put up for adoption shortly after birth. The new family decided there should be no contact with the biological grandmother. Since then, she has not seen the child.
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Despite some tragic stories, Bacon_mom’s constructions are quite impressive and are likely to overshadow much of what most of “us” can get out of Minecraft.
What do you think of Bacon_mom and her game world?
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is back on Twitch after a year on the streaming platform Mixer. He has the largest channel in the world with 14.8 million followers. He is playing Fortnite again and has the most live viewers right from the start.
When was Ninja last seen on Twitch?
Ninja’s last Twitch stream took place on July 29, 2019. He played Fortnite for nearly 7 hours in front of an average of 46,670 viewers.
Now on August 5, he is back on Twitch for the first time after more than a year in exile from the platform. Currently, around 80,000 people are watching him. It is still very early in the day in the USA. Ninja started the stream at 8 AM local time, playing with his buddy DrLupo.
Ninja is still free – streaming wherever he wants
What does this mean? For now, it means not much, as Ninja is still unbound. Just like in his stream on July 8 on YouTube, he appears here as a “Free Agent”, streaming without being bound to a streaming platform through an exclusive contract.
Ninja says: The relationship is “complicated.” He might have something going on, but he can also meet with others.
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During the stream, he throws some side jabs at Twitch and Mixer:
Twitch stripped everything away from him, taking his partner status and thus the subscribe button (and also his pride and some crucial inches in confidence…)
He can no longer promote Mixer either, as it has, of course, closed down.
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Why is he streaming then? Ninja seems to want to show with these two streams that he is still here and that he can attract huge audiences right from the start without any preparation.
The plan seems to be working well for him. Currently, he has more viewers on Twitch than anyone else. He is ahead with 76,861 viewers compared to NICKMERCS and TimTheTatman, who are both showing the new Season 5 in CoD Warzone.
Update 4:50 PM: It was a short stream from Ninja. It lasted less than two hours.
At 4:50 PM German time, Ninja already said goodbye to his viewers after playing Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone.
Ninja said in his farewell that he misses streaming, and the stream has now shown him how much fun he has. He is really looking forward to playing Call of Duty: Warzone with his “guys”, with Cloakzy, Nickmercs, TimTheTatman, or Courage.
He will stream again soon, doing so regularly, and he loves his viewers, he said at the end of his first Twitch stream after a year.
A big update came out today for Fortnite.
It is no coincidence that Ninja is coming back to Twitch today. Besides the Season 5 in Call of Duty, there is also a lot going on in Fortnite. A big new patch was released this morning. What it has changed, MyMMO expert for Fortnite Eilyn Rapp tells you here:
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD Warzone, Season 5 has officially started. Along with some other features, it brings you two new weapons: the AN-94 and the ISO (APC9). MeinMMO will tell you how to get them.
What are these new weapons? The two weapons are some of the new content from the Season 5 of Modern Warfare and Warzone that started on August 5. They are:
the AN-94, a Russian assault rifle that looks like a mix of an AK-47 and an M4A1
the ISO, or APC9, a submachine gun that closely resembles the UMP 45 from earlier versions or the Striker 45 from Season 2
Once you download the 50 GB update, you can immediately start unlocking the two weapons. We will tell you how.
They are also included in the free path, so you don’t have to spend any money if you invest enough time. Depending on how well you play and which boosters you use, you can reach a new Battle Pass level in 30 to 60 minutes.
The AN-94 in the Battle Pass.
Use event weekends for double experience points to progress faster. Also, it looks like you can still complete the secret data from Season 4, if you haven’t done so yet. This provides a decent amount of XP for the Battle Pass.
Can I buy the weapons? Yes, it is possible to purchase level-ups in the Battle Pass. However, these cost quite a bit. You need
2,250 points (about €22.50) for the ISO
4,650 points (about €46.50) for the AN-94
With the Battle Pass bundle for 2,400 points (about €24), you immediately skip 20 levels. You unlock the ISO directly and still need 11 additional levels, which will cost you 1,650 points (about €16.50). This also grants you access to the premium path of the Battle Pass.
In addition to the AN-94 and ISO, there will also be more weapons. The roadmap for Season 5 has already revealed that more is coming – just not exactly what it will be.
At the moment, it is still too early to make concrete statements about the strength of the new weapons. For multiplayer players who like to play in a ‘Run & Gun’ style, the ISO might present an interesting change.
In Warzone, the AN-94 could be interesting. Assault rifles are among the most popular weapons here, and with a new gun, there are new possibilities for builds. The CR-56 AMAX is, however, still not quite in its place in the ranking of assault rifles in Warzone, even now, after one season. It may take some time before players really discover the strength of the AN-94.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Today, August 5, marks the start of the first raid hour in August featuring Rayquaza in Pokémon GO. We will show you the best counters and everything you need to know.
What kind of event is this? Every Wednesday evening, a raid hour starts in Pokémon GO. During this time, level 5 raids, which are legendary raids, appear at almost every gym in the game. This is a great opportunity for you to hunt for legendary monsters and add them to your collection.
How many players do you need? To be quick and take on as many raids as possible during this raid hour, groups of 4 players are recommended. If you want to take on fewer raids and take it easy, a duo of trainers is already sufficient. Because Rayquaza can be defeated with just 2 trainers at level 25 if you use the right Pokémon.
Participating in the event could reward you with Shiny Rayquaza. So that’s already a good incentive to take advantage of this raid hour. Next week, Rayquaza will no longer be part of this special event. Additionally, you will complete a task for the new quests to earn PokéCoins.
Today, on August 5th, the online RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 is being released on Steam. If you already have an account, you should definitely link it directly. Otherwise, you won’t be able to access your previous progress.
Update: Since 4:00 PM, the download for the game is active on Steam.
In PSO 2, you team up with other players to complete missions and gain new levels and equipment.
What should you pay attention to during the Steam launch? With the launch on Steam, the installation is expected to become easier.
However, you should definitely link your account with the platform immediately. If you accidentally create a character or select a Player ID, a new account will be automatically created.
Then, you won’t have any chance to continue your previous progress in PSO 2 on this Steam account.
Link account on PC or Xbox One with Steam
Here’s how to link your account with Steam: On the official website of PSO 2, Microsoft has published a detailed guide. We have translated the steps for you into English:
First, start PSO 2 via the Microsoft Store or on Xbox One.
Go to the support menu and find the option “Issue Account Linking Code”. This code is valid for 15 minutes.
After starting PSO 2 on Steam, select “Your Ship” and enter the code.
Note: The code can only be used when you start the client on Steam for the first time. Do not create a character or Player ID before linking the accounts.
From this menu item, you can copy your code for linking (Source: PSO 2 Website).
How to link Steam with other accounts: Of course, the step can also go the other way if you later want to use the Steam account for Xbox, after all, PSO 2 offers crossplay between platforms:
Open the game on Steam and access the menu to find the “Account Linking Code”.
Open PSO 2 on Xbox One or in the Microsoft Store, select “Your Ship” and enter the code.
Again, no character or Player ID should be created.
Can links be removed again? An account can never be separated from its original platform. An account from the Microsoft Store will always remain such an account.
However, the account can later be separated from Steam or Xbox.
PSO 2 brings new content, planning a major rework for 2021
What’s next for PSO 2? Along with the Steam release, Episode 4 is also being released, which raises the level cap to 80 and brings new missions and PvP content.
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A Japanese player has set up a special setup for Final Fantasy XIV. He owns 24 active accounts, which he plays at the highest level.
For many of us, gaming is a passion into which we invest a lot of time and money. The Japanese player WinX24 takes his love for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV to a new level.
What does WinX24 do? The player with the character name Winxxx Shily is based on the Japanese servers Alexander and Anima. There, he plays like everyone else with his friends and raid members, basically just a normal FFXIV. With the small difference that he uses 24 different accounts.
His accounts do not just sit idle and remain untouched. Each of the characters you see in his videos and on Twitter has at least one class at max level 80 and has accomplished the hardest content in FFXIV: the ultimate battles against Bahamut, Ultima Weapon and Alexander.
All characters in these images belong to a single player.
This is evident from the special glowing weapons that the characters display beautifully. You only receive them if you master these extremely difficult raids.
It is unclear whether these are really all of WinX24’s characters or if he has more that may be under-leveled and cannot participate in endgame content. Nonetheless, it’s a considerable amount, especially when you consider that he pays the subscription costs for each account.
How does he play so many characters? For the number of accounts, WinX24 has also built a special PC setup. His gaming area consists of a whole series of monitors and PCs:
This is what WinX24’s setup looks like.
This setup is also extensively used by him, as can be seen in his videos on YouTube. Although he often plays the characters one after the other, in several videos he uses macros in the game to drag them around in groups and complete various content.
You can see how it all looks in action in one of his videos:
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This is what it looks like when WinX24 plays multiple characters at the same time
In the video, WinX24 visits the instanced content Eureka Pagos. There, he uses some macros to set most characters to “Follow” so they can follow his main character.
But you can also see that it is not exactly easy and he also wipes in the process. Therefore, he usually plays the many characters individually in his videos. Multi-boxing is simply impossible in the Ultimate fights.
How much does the fun cost? On his Twitter account, WinX24 states that the many subscriptions for the MMORPG cost him “40,000 yen” per month, which is about 318.94€.
But his expenses do not stop there. In his videos, you can see that he also owns various items from the cash shop, such as the Carbuncle mounts. They cost 16.80€ without discount.
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Here, WinX24 practices on a dummy and then demonstrates his Carbuncle mounts
Normally, the mount is sent to all characters of a service account after purchase, so it only needs to be bought once. Since, however, the characters of WinX24 are separate service accounts, he had to pay the 16.80€ each time.
His expenses for Final Fantasy XIV will therefore far exceed what the average player spends.
In Call of Duty: Warzone you can find red access cards again. Some players have already tested these and found loot. But there are other key cards and new secrets.
In addition, there are cards marked with numbers and letters like “P2-16”. We will show you what we know so far about the new findings.
Find and use red access cards in Season 5
What we know: In matches of Call of Duty: Warzone, players find red access cards that are currently falling out of the loot boxes again. You can use these to unlock bunkers. And there, a lot of loot awaits you.
YouTuber AdaKer documented the entire process in a video. You can see at the beginning how he finds the red access card and then visits a bunker with it. He then opens it and finds a large area inside with some loot boxes. We are embedding the video here for you:
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How can you find the access cards? Currently, we are still at the very beginning of this season. It seems that the cards are distributed randomly. However, we expect more info on this in the coming days.
You can recognize if you have already picked up one of these red access cards by looking at the bottom left next to your name. If a red key is shining there, you have one of the coveted cards with your character and can use it to open a bunker.
Bunker in Season 5 returned and full of loot
Using a red access card: If you have found such a card, you drive to one of the bunkers, like you see in AdaKer’s video. Open the bunker at the entrance, follow the corridor, and you will land in a room full of loot boxes.
On the YouTube channel of OTF Games, you can see another example of a bunker being opened with such a card.
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In the community, people are currently compiling locations and additional information about the access cards. If you have found a card, here is the corresponding bunker map:
What else has been found? On reddit player Furmano1 reports that alongside the red access cards, additional access cards have also been found. These would have four positions where numbers and letters are located.
“For example, I found ‘P2-16’ and ‘El-21’. In the corridors of the stadium, we also found locked doors with an access code that is 6 characters long.”
Some players already have ideas and solutions about what these number access cards are about. “P2-16 opened a locked door in the eastern underground parking garage on the lower level,” writes AzraelReaper. He assumes that P1 stands for parking deck 1 and P2 stands for parking deck 2. Additionally, the card opened another door at the western entrance and two more. “The one I opened had a computer inside that displayed many symbols and had about 3 characters or so.”
AzraelReaper (via reddit) suspects that you would need to open two rooms to then receive a complete code. He found the card for the rooms simply lying on the ground by a cleaning bucket in the north.
So far, players suspect they have deciphered the following abbreviations:
EL = Elevator (also lift) or Elevated Level (also the higher level)
P2 = Parking 2 (also the second parking deck)
CL = Here, there is disagreement; possibly Concession Lobby
What’s next? Players on reddit are already compiling all sorts of information and trying to solve the big puzzle. We will keep you updated here on MeinMMO as players get closer to the goal.
In Marvel’s Avengers, you can soon let your fists fly with the world’s most famous superhero team. MeinMMO author Philipp Hansen has already played the beta and reports on what the game offers and why it has some serious action.
With Marvel’s Avengers, Disney and Square Enix aim to bring the blockbuster that has dominated cinema halls for the last decade to your home gaming screens. However, the title will not be a linear single-player adventure, but a true multiplayer co-op game.
I had the opportunity to get a first impression of Marvel’s Avengers for MeinMMO and was allowed to play the beta in advance. I spent about 3 hours playing on the PS4.
When you can get your hands on the beta yourself and what you need to consider is summarized here for you:
So cinematic is the start: The beta begins with the well-known A-Day from trailers and events. During this celebration in honor of the Avengers, everything goes wrong and forms the basis of the story.
San Francisco is attacked by terrorists, and we alternately play the well-known big screen and comic characters. It quickly becomes apparent that the heroes all have different gameplay:
Iron Man can fly and uses his heavily armed suit for ranged attacks
The Hulk throws boulders, jumps over chasms, and pushes off walls parkour-style
Black Widow relies on a grappling hook and pistols
Captain America can throw and bounce his shield while executing acrobatic feats
Thor and especially his hammer Mjölnir unleash a storm upon enemies
The Nordic god of thunder has already won my heart, as after throwing his hammer you can call the weapon back at the push of a button – the return flight is accompanied by a “clang” sound and will never get boring for me
You are up against entire legions
This first mission basically serves to familiarize you briefly with the heroes and introduces mechanics like dodging in a boss fight. This feels very smooth and is accompanied by a mini-slow-motion effect – also something that will never get old for me.
Ultimately, the operation goes off the rails. The Avengers must take responsibility for the destruction of San Francisco and are publicly banned. Five years later, the actual game begins.
Philipp Hansen is primarily responsible for the MMO shooter Destiny for MeinMMO. However, he also frequents cinemas and has seen every MCU film at least once, considering himself a comic expert. He is also familiar with comic action in video games – the “Batman Arkham” series and Spider-Man have already consumed countless hours on his PlayStation 4.
Ms. Marvel Steals the Show in the Beta
Continuing with this heroine: The first mission is still heavily scripted, allowing the heroes to move only on very narrow paths, but Marvel’s Avengers quickly opens up. You will experience the next steps of the adventure in the stretchy skin of Ms. Marvel.
Here, we do not take on the better-known cinematic version (Marvel Cinematic Universe), but Kamala Khan, a stretchy person. At first, I had to yawn when confronted with her elastic abilities, but the enormous distance of her attacks and especially her character are just fun:
The quirky teenager is a huge Avengers fan herself and was endowed with superpowers due to the fiasco of the first mission.
Through her fangirl eyes, players who are not familiar with the material are super introduced into the Marvel cosmos. For example, she inspects well-known relics from the films with believable interest and engages known characters in funny dialogues.
I could hardly believe that Ms. Marvel would bring me so much joy. Her cinematic version, here as Captain Marvel, is among my least favorite Marvel heroes. That is also because Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) has a stony face and comes off as completely unapproachable.
Ms. Marvel goes from fan to hero and helps the known Avengers out of a jam
If you searched an old lab complex together with the Hulk and let loose in a training room, Avengers gives you the choice. You then have access to the War Table – here you select missions and immerse yourself in the MMO world.
From now on, you can in the beta:
Advance the story (The beta offers a total of 4 so-called hero missions)
Take on 3 challenges in the HARM Room – behind this is the virtual training room where you practice combos and mechanics against waves of simulated enemies
4 War Zones – You will be dropped into an area with your team or AI support and can really unleash chaos – These multiplayer missions in the beta take you into a city, laboratories, a snow area, and a forest
5 Drop Zones – Similar to War Zones, but you must complete a specific objective (for example, take out a powerful enemy)
You can tackle these tasks with Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Ms. Marvel. In the final game, Captain America and Thor will also be available. More heroes are also expected to expand the roster after launch:
This is how a mission plays out: You choose your hero at the War Table, check if you are equipped with a cool emblem or a stylish skin to show off, and start the adventure with friends. During my beta outing, there was still no automatic player search, but gaming via invitation already worked.
Upon arriving in the relatively open world, the Jarvis known from the films guides you. The friendly AI draws your attention to secrets and can show you the way to the next objective if needed.
Scattered or hidden everywhere, you’ll find chests containing loot or resources for upgrades. In missions, you will find optional paths and entire legions of enemies. You can move on foot or, depending on your hero, swing over platforms and rooftops – Ms. Marvel uses her stretchy arm like Spider-Man uses his webs.
You select missions at the War Table
Time and again, you will collectively encounter mini-bosses and have to conquer certain areas and protect them from enemy takeovers. Alternatively, you can open hidden caches, usually via simple switch puzzles. If you fall, your teammates can revive you.
When bosses or mini-bosses stand in your way, Marvel’s Avengers showcases its strengths.
The Combat System Packs a Punch
This is why the battles are so much fun: In combat, you rely heavily on melee attacks. And they feel really powerful. The hit feedback and the solid sound design are truly impressive.
In battle, you can then dodge enemies with rolls – similar to the “Batman Arkham” games. You can also counter enemy attacks and go for a devastating counterattack if you parry in time.
Only some ranged attacks feel a bit clunky and are currently still unwieldy. When Hulk throws a boulder, it takes a moment and the aiming doesn’t go smoothly for me.
The Hulk has dressed stylishly for the fight
The Hero Abilities Rock: For me, the biggest highlight are the abilities of the different heroes.
The Hulk uses his smash or slaps his hands together with such force that the shockwave knocks everything around.
Iron Man uses his repulsors for ranged attacks and can, when it gets tough, fire a devastating laser from his arc reactor.
Each hero has access to 3 such special abilities in combat. Especially when multiple players unleash their abilities at the same time, it results in a real fireworks display of effects. It’s a shame that the abilities charge quite slowly; hopefully this will be adjusted before the final version.
This is complemented by the fact that each hero has an individual focus bar available. This fills up through attacks and allows the Hulk to heal and take more damage. Ms. Marvel briefly gets larger and deals heavier blows.
What About Skills and Loot?
This is how you learn new skills: Through experience points, you level up skill trees and build your individual killing machine. You can choose, for example, whether you can break through enemy blocks better, deal more damage, or learn a new combo attack.
You will also urgently need the improved abilities. Some enemies could really pressure me in the beta and could only be defeated with certain combos.
You can exchange skill points for skills
This is what we know about loot: What motivates an MMO player the most? Exactly, loot! You can find it everywhere in the missions, and it affects your attributes. This includes skill cooldown rates as well as your resistances.
The equipment comes with the typical color scheme (for example, white for “normal” or green for “rare”) and has better values at higher levels.
Your equipment level also determines how difficult missions are. At the start of a mission, a level is displayed, so you can see how hard or easy the task will be for you. Additionally, there are modifiers that you can also prepare for with your equipment – In the snow level, for example, ice abilities are warned of, which will slow you down if you do not have elemental resistances.
You will find plenty of new gear and can also upgrade it with resources
I’m really looking forward to seeing more of Marvel’s Avengers because I want to finally start with my favorite hero Thor and see what kind of effect fireworks the hammer-swinger can unleash on my enemies.
Which hero are you most excited about and which comic villain have you always wanted to challenge to a dance?
In an interview with MeinMMO, we talked to Phil Therien and Shana Bryant from Crystal Dynamics. They revealed to us some details about the endgame in Marvel’s Avengers.
In a few days, some pre-order players of Marvel’s Avengers will be able to dive into the multiplayer action game themselves. The first beta test starts on August 7, which will be exclusive to PS4 players.
We spoke in advance with Senior Designer Phil Therien and Senior Producer Shana Bryant and asked them a bit about the endgame that players can expect after finishing the campaign.
Here’s what they revealed to us.
The end of the campaign is actually the beginning
Marvel’s Avengers opens with action-packed starter missions that you will play alone. After that, you have the choice to either jump directly into multiplayer at the War Table or first play the story campaign.
The single-player will provide you with background information, levels, gear, and cosmetics, but it actually serves as a kind of introduction to the world of Marvel’s Avengers. This lays the groundwork for future updates that Shana Bryant refers to as the “Avengers Initiative”:
It’s all the post-game content where we continue the story of the game. Hawkeye will soon join the group. He will come with his own solo campaign but will also be playable within the Warzones [the multiplayer missions].
Getting through the campaign is just the beginning. The fight against MODOK is just starting. The world opens up, and this is the fertile ground we have to tell more stories and introduce new threats. The Avengers will continue to grow, and the dangers will get bigger.
Shana Bryant
Hawkeye is the first DLC character announced for the post-launch content of Marvel’s Avengers
In the course of the initiative, the game is expected to receive a steady influx of new content. The update model for Avengers has not yet been officially presented, but it seems to differ from the usual models of add-ons or season passes from other games.
Phil Therien explained that the development team divides future content updates into three categories:
Depending on how large the content is, it will be released at different frequencies. We haven’t shown our roadmap fully yet, but we’re looking forward to it.
What I can say is that between the major updates that bring a lot of story and content, smaller events, stories, or characters will come. Just things like that.
Phil Therien
According to Therien, there will be significant updates on one hand. They will bring new story missions and other types of content that will advance Marvel’s Avengers. Of course, this work will take longer and they will come at greater intervals, so Therien.
However, various smaller updates will be scattered between the major ones. They will appear more frequently and will consist of new characters like Hawkeye or Spider-Man.
Players will also be provided with temporary events such as hotspots that appear on weekends and can offer more loot and EXP.
According to the developers, there should always be something happening in the game. Furthermore, all updates in the future will be free, including new characters and story missions.
The endgame content revolves around the challenges, builds, and loot that are intertwined. To progress in the game, you need to level up and equip your heroes.
For some challenges, according to Therien and Bryant, you will need a full team of AI characters. For this, you’ll need to individually level up and equip your heroes. Other tricky missions can only be mastered with a team of human players.
There are places where you need other human players to succeed. It’s similar to a raid; we haven’t really announced it yet, but we have something. This will definitely be a content that people will want to visit.
Phil Therien
The challenges await you in Marvel’s Avengers both during missions against the bad guys of AIM and in special HARM rooms that simulate tough battles
How exactly these “raid-like” contents will look and what players will do in them has not yet been revealed by the developers. However, there are expected to be strong rewards and loot available.
If you are playing in multiplayer with a specific hero, you will mostly only receive loot tailored to that one hero. Exceptions include general collectible items like comics, according to Therien.
For the power level, Marvel’s Avengers follows the proven path and features a loot spiral:
The power level, quality, and type of gear mostly depend on the difficulty you are playing on and the type of mission you are doing. Different missions have different types of loot.
For example, you can do a drop zone to collect a specific resource and improve an artifact. But to get that artifact, you may have had to do a vault mission. The vault was discovered while you were doing a cache mission. To improve your armor, you need to complete different sectors and boss fights.
There are thus different upgrades depending on what type of content you play. It is structured in such a way that you always find the right content for the upgrades you are looking for.
Phil Therien
The multiplayer missions at the War Table have a significant impact on the development of your characters. There, you will find the necessary upgrades to make your hero team stronger and to try out new builds, of which there will be many.
The gear functions in Marvel’s Avengers classically according to rarity levels. The stronger and rarer the equipment, the harder the missions from which it can be obtained.
Matchmaking in every type of content
A particularly important point for the developers was that every type of multiplayer content has matchmaking, emphasizes Phil Therien. The team itself is a big fan of multiplayer games and didn’t want to miss this feature in their own game. Even in raid-like endgame content.
In Marvel’s Avengers, matchmaking works quite classically:
The system goes through your parameters such as latency, region, and so on. However, there will also be a distinction between the heroes. It will always connect you with someone who is playing different heroes than you. So you can play the hero you want.
It also considers your power level and will try to connect you with people who are as close to you as possible. It’s relatively standardized, with the exception that we want to emphasize the exclusivity of the heroes. There can only be one hero per session.
Phil Therien
If one of the players loses the connection during a mission, the system compensates for it. However, a new human player will not take their place, but an AI character.
So if you are fighting your way through an AIM base and your Black Widow suddenly drops out of the game, the game will replace her with another character controlled by AI. It will always replace the character that was previously played in the group.
Which stats and equipment the replacement character will have depends on the player who is leading the session.
On August 7, the PS4 players among you will be able to get an impression of Marvel’s Avengers and try out the many features it has to offer. You can learn more about War Table and the multiplayer missions in our “Find Your Next Game” interview on Marvel’s Avengers.
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