With 515,088 concurrent viewers, the game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (PS4, PC) is the new hit on Twitch in August 2020. Especially Felix “xQc” Lengyel benefits from the new game, and the German Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris has already showcased it. What makes Fall Guys so appealing?
So popular is Fall Guys right now: Fall Guys was briefly visible on Twitch last weekend. However, it really took off with the release last night on Steam and PS4, where it was released as a free “PS Plus” title. Viewer numbers on Twitch shot up.
Right from the start, Fall Guys was at the forefront.
At its peak, Fall Guys reached 515,088 viewers. That was more viewers than any game could achieve at the same time on Twitch in the last 30 days.
It seems clear already: This is going to be the new Twitch hit.
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Currently, some of the most well-known Twitch streamers are turning to the game: The most successful streamer for Fall Guys is xQc. He averages 42,878 viewers when he plays Fall Guys. But the German streamer MontanaBlack is also in the lead. He showcased 2 hours of Fall Guys with an average of 43,937 viewers.
We love watching people fail
Why is Fall Guys so popular on Twitch? An explanation for the popularity of Fall Guys comes from e-sports journalist Rod Breslau (via twitter). He states:
Whether 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 flawlessly.
Rod Breslau
Indeed, the graphically and gameplay-wise rather simple indie titles Jump King (2019) and Getting Over It (2017) have been surprisingly successful on Twitch in the past. The games were the cause for individual Twitch clips that achieved extremely high view counts. It was noted that these were almost always clips where players failed.
The players had to climb a tower in the games. If they made a mistake, they would fall down. There, they lost progress and thus invested time and had to repeat sections.
This frustrating experience caused players to get incredibly upset like xQc (via twitch), to become dumbfounded, or to simply quit the game immediately like shroud (via twitch).
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Here’s what it’s all about: Fall Guys isn’t driven by frustration as much as Getting Over It or Jump King, but failure plays a major role in the fascination of the game on Twitch.
When we look at the top clips of Fall Guys on Twitch, we do see some good plays where players perform cleverly and take victory.
But there are also plays where people mess up, realize it, and look visibly embarrassed. Often, victory and defeat are closely intertwined, and the one who just triumphed is seconds later the loser.
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Like party games in real life, it seems that in Fall Guys not only the “great moments” are remembered, but also the failures when they come with a nice reaction.
The frustration over one’s own failure and the immediate reaction to it is something very human, which everyone can relate to, and secretly enjoys that other people can handle failures as poorly as they do themselves.
Fall Guys is currently the game of the hour.
Fall Guys just launched yesterday on Steam. At release, players on PC and PS4 overwhelmed the developers. There were server outages and heavy criticism. But the developers managed to ease the situation with a tweet and turn it into a positive:
The new Season 5 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone brings a “Mini Battle Royale” into the game, allowing you to experience all the Warzone action in less than half the time. MeinMMO presents the new mode.
What is “Mini Royale”? Call of Duty: Warzone regularly reinvents itself with new modes. So far we have seen:
Juggernaut Royale – Here, the Juggernaut suits could be found in Verdansk.
Classic BR – Fewer Warzone features, more reminiscent of BR in PUBG.
Stimulus BR – As long as you have $4,500 in the bank, you keep respawning. The Gulag is disabled.
200 BR – 200 players instead of the usual 150 soldiers.
New Battle Royale for those who find the regular BR too long
How does the mode differ from regular BR? In the blog post for Season 5, the CoD creators describe the mode with the words: “Here you only have the first and the last 5 minutes of a normal Battle Royale” and that really hits the nail on the head.
The usual Warzone action is compressed to less than half of the usual match time. For example, your first free loadout drop comes after about 1:30 minutes and the dangerous gas circle is already as small after 12:00 minutes as it usually is in the late game of a normal round in Warzone. Here are the details:
Mini Royale starts as a trio match
Only 78 players
The playing field is only about 1/3 the size as usual at the start
Total game time maxes out at just under 15 minutes
Gulag closes after 5:10 minutes
Loadout drop comes after 1:50 minutes
After 12:40 minutes, the endgame circle starts
The focus of the mode is clearly on action. The sometimes sluggish mid-game of Warzone almost completely disappears and is replaced by enemy bullets flying toward you. The mode is therefore ideal for players who are deterred by the long concentration phases of regular BR matches.
Circle Timer in Mini Royale (in minutes)
Circle
Open
Closes
Total
1
1:50
3:20
5:10
2
1:15
2:10
8:35
3
1:00
1:30
11:05
4
0:45
0:50
12:40
After 12:40 minutes, the endgame circle starts
Right from the start of the match, a decent piece of the playing field is missing.
Mini Royale hardly gives you time to catch your breath
Do I need different tactics? Many of your usual tactics can be forgotten in this mode. There is hardly any time to complete a contract or gather money for loadouts. Especially since you get a free loadout drop already after less than 2 minutes.
Coordinate your trio loadouts and play from the get-go as if you were already in the endgame – so with full throttle. The first gas circle helps with that. Unlike the first circle during a normal round of Warzone, you can casually escape the gas here and run straight toward the zone with the gas.
The new mode plays quickly and pleasantly. Between the start and the decisive phase, there is at most a short pause where you should gather and communicate. Otherwise, you are constantly on the hunt or fleeing until the tactical showdown comes after at most just under 12 minutes.
What do you think of the new action mode of Warzone? A touch of “Shipment 24/7” in Verdansk?
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Rainbow Six: Siege is getting an upgrade with the GSA League 2020, a new e-sport event for the German-speaking region. We’ll show you everything you need to know about the league, the schedule, the rules, and more.
Recently, we briefly introduced the GSA League 2020 with its €30,000 prize pool – however, the prize pool has now been increased to €40,000. 8 teams from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland can qualify and will compete for victory over 14 days.
Here we explain in detail how exactly the new e-sport spectacle unfolds in one of the best shooters and what the GSA League actually is.
This article will be updated throughout the duration of the tournament. We will continuously provide you with results, highlights, and standings of the GSA League.
Invitational, Pro League, GSA League – What is all this?
This is the GSA League: The GSA League is the successor to the previously held Nationals in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
Previously, Nationals (country tournaments) were held in each of the three countries, with the winners then competing against each other in the “Clash of Nations”. Now, in the GSA League, the qualifiers and playoffs are combined into a single event.
The GSA League – the new e-sport league in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
How does it differ from other e-sport? The GSA is smaller than the large “Major” or “Premier” tournaments like the Six Invitational or the Pro League. The differences briefly summarized:
At the Six Invitational, teams from around the world qualify in their respective region and compete once a year for millions in prize money
The Pro League has divisions in various regions and now takes place biannually. Teams qualify and the two best from each region compete in the finals
The GSA League takes place only in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Participants must come from Europe, and there are specific rules regarding their residences in these countries
Although the tournament is smaller, the GSA Nationals have attracted a huge audience. During the playoffs in January 2020, over 22,000 viewers watched on the German Twitch channel alone (via sullygnome). Additionally, there were viewers on YouTube, the official Ubisoft channel, and VODs.
Highlights of the GSA League
While the GSA League is running, MeinMMO will provide you weekly with results from the match days as well as the highlights. On May 14, the first four matches of the participating teams took place. You can find the highlights here:
When do the playoffs take place? On Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13, the playoff weekend happens. On Saturday, the qualified teams will play in the semifinals. The teams are:
Team Secret
G2 Esports
DIVIZON
Rogue
On Sunday, the final takes place, where it will be decided who takes home the €10,000 prize for first place and the GSA title.
What happens to the other teams? The 5th and 6th places, WarKidz and FACT Gaming, are in the relegation zone and can participate in the GSA League again next year, just like the 1st to 4th places.
The 7th and 8th places, Turtle eSport and mYinsanity, are in relegation and must compete against the top teams of the Acension League to qualify again.
How can I watch? The tournament takes place offline in Munich (LAN). However, due to the corona crisis, no spectators will be allowed. Therefore, you will not be able to be there live in person.
Instead, the games will likely be streamed as before via Twitch and YouTube. You can find more about it further down in the article. If anything changes, we will update it as soon as possible.
What rules will be followed? In the final, teams play in a “Best-of-3” format. So whoever can win two games wins the match.
Additionally, there is an upper and a lower bracket, which means a winner and a loser group. In the final, the winners of both groups will face off.
Schedule, Tournament Rules, and Prize Money
When will the games be played? The regular match days of the GSA League concluded on August 3. Next up are the playoffs on September 12 and 13.
These were the qualifiers: Before the actual games of the GSA League, the qualifier matches took place in April and May. You can find the archive of the matches on the opleague website.
On May 3, the eight best teams competed in the playoffs to secure a top placement, which TRSH and DIVIZON managed to do.
What rules will be followed? In the qualifier rounds, a “Single Elimination” format is played in a closed league system with home and away matches. This means: whoever loses is out. There is also a points system that factors into the results, so the pure ratio of wins to losses is not the only thing that counts.
In the subsequent playoffs, the eight best teams play in a Best-of-3 to determine two finalists who qualify for the league matches.
In addition to these two qualified teams, Ubisoft directly invites six more teams to participate in the GSA League. In the league, the teams play one map in a Best-of-1.
How high is the prize money? There is a prize pool of over €40,000. The breakdown is as follows:
€10,000 for 1st place
€8,000 for 2nd place
€5,200 each for 3rd and 4th place
€4,000 for 5th place
€3,200 for 6th place
€2,400 for 7th place
€2,000 for 8th place
Teams and Rankings
Who is playing in the GSA League? The participating teams for the GSA League are:
This is the current ranking: On the website of the GSA League, the results of the matches are recorded after each match day. The table after the last match day looks like this:
The Rules of the GSA League
As it is a regional tournament, the teams must meet specific requirements in addition to some general ones:
All players must be at least 18 years old and currently reside in Europe
A maximum of nine people per team is allowed – including coach, analyst, and manager
Three of the five playing players must have their current residence in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland
Organizations can only have one team participating in global events
Players participating in the GSA League are not allowed to participate in any other national Ubisoft league
With these rules, e-sport in the DACH region can indeed be promoted, provided there are no or fewer player transfers from other regions.
GameStar and MeinMMO are media partners of this year’s league for Rainbow Six: Siege in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. In the coming weeks and months, we will regularly report on our websites and channels about the league, matches, and teams.
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The WoW streamer Asmongold has waited over two years for an item. The joy is correspondingly great when it finally drops…
In World of Warcraft, most things revolve around items in some form. Whether it’s powerful equipment, special mounts, or just cool objects for transmogging. Every player probably longs for that one or another item that just won’t drop. When the big day finally arrives, it’s hard to believe your luck – just like the Twitch streamer Asmongold.
What is it about? Since 2018, the streamer Asmongold has been trying to obtain the weapon “Sickle of the Tormentor”. There are two versions, one in blue and one in red. However, the red sickle can only be dropped by Argus, the Tormentor in the mythic raid Antorus. The raid is “only” for level 110, but still requires multiple players to be completed successfully, even at maximum level. Some mechanics in the fights simply require several players.
The red sickle of Argus – an extremely coveted transmog item.
The sickle itself has no gameplay use but can be used for transmogging – that is, to enhance other weapons.
For nearly 2 years, Asmongold has been visiting this raid every week, struggling his way through to the last boss again and again, usually accompanied by several friends and/or viewers of his streams.
What happened? A few days ago, it finally happened. Asmongold apparently already had a “feeling” that the sickle would drop – at least he announced it right before the kill. However, he probably didn’t really believe it, as his surprise and joy are clearly visible. After a few seconds of astonished silence, satisfaction bursts out of him, accompanied by the words “It is over” – It is finally over. After all, Argus consumes a whole lot of time each week.
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The sickle falls under the category of “Personal Loot” – players receive it directly into their inventory if they are lucky. With a drop chance of just under 1%, this can take a very, very long time…
Do you also have that one item in World of Warcraft (or another MMO) that you have been chasing for years and just won’t drop? Or do you get your wishes fulfilled quite quickly? Let us know in the comments and discuss with us.
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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has turned out to be a real hit shortly after its release. Thousands of players are playing simultaneously, and even more are watching on Twitch or other streaming platforms. If you want to dive into the crazy Battle Royale yourself, MeinMMO has some helpful beginner tips for you.
What are these tips? The tips are meant to help you survive your first rounds in Fall Guys. The beginning can be quite tricky and frustrating, as even small mistakes can lead to defeat.
With our tips, you will have some useful advice on hand, so that you do not get eliminated in the first rounds but can win the various games – possibly even the crown if you try hard enough. These are general tips on control and mechanics, rather than specific hints for each individual game.
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It’s all about skill and ability, as each game has its own tricks and tips to achieve victory. If it doesn’t work right away, keep trying. Practice and experience make a significant difference here.
This may sound like a trivial tip, but it’s crucial in Fall Guys. Jumps have various functions in the game:
Avoid obstacles
Dodge opponents
Score points on the way to the goal
Perform dive jumps
You need all these functions if you want to win. In some games, you can gain a significant lead if you skillfully jump over an obstacle that your opponents are still blocked by, or by bridging a wide gap with a dive jump.
In the seesaw game, it is especially important to jump at the right time.
However, the most important thing is that you are subject to stronger physics while jumping. If you get hit or grabbed mid-jump, you lose your acceleration or may even be thrown around.
That’s why it’s important to quickly memorize in which situations you should jump and when you shouldn’t.
2. Hold on to opponents and edges
A function that many players ignore is grabbing (R2 on PS4, Shift on PC, RT on Xbox Controller). With this, you can hold onto edges and even pull yourself up, which will help you in many jump puzzles.
However, you can also hold onto opponents, which is almost more important. With the right timing, you can prevent them from jumping and even lure them into a pit. Or you can wait at an edge to intercept them upon arrival and sabotage them.
You also take away their speed when you hold onto them, which in games like Tail Tag can cause them to fall while you stay on top. Grabs can also be combined with jumps and dive jumps.
In team games, you can use grabs not only to grab tails and eggs but also to prevent opponents from reaching their targets. If opponents try to steal the tail of one of your teammates, protect him by holding onto the opponents.
3. Don’t always try to be first
This tip may sound strange in a Battle Royale, but it is actually useful in some games. When it comes to finding the right doors or the right path, it may help if you let someone go ahead of you.
In some games, it’s useful to send a “sacrificial lamb” ahead.
You let this player do the work for you and can catch up later by having fewer obstacles in your way. Also, by being farther from the big crowd, you have more visibility.
This allows you to time your jumps and dive jumps better, so you can skip over some opponents and gain several positions at once.
4. Make use of the environment
In some games, there are objects made of yellow rubber decorated with a kind of confetti. When you touch these, you bounce off them, and you lose your movement speed and momentarily lose control of your character.
However, you can take advantage of these objects. They are flat enough for you to jump on them. If you time the jump correctly, you can avoid some obstacles completely in Slime Climb by jumping to a higher level.
You can bypass obstacles with these yellow triangles.
Additionally, you can sabotage opponents by grabbing or using other environmental elements, like spinning bars. If you manage to throw an opponent against a bouncy object so that they get flung back, they lose valuable seconds.
5. Don’t get frantic
If you are like me and quickly get frustrated over your own mistakes, you should keep your frustration in Fall Guys as short as possible or try to suppress it. Because “tilting” will only lead you to defeat faster.
The physics in Fall Guys forgive no mistakes, and with bad timing when diving, you may hit your head on an edge and lose. This happens quickly and will certainly happen often, especially at the beginning.
However, don’t let such mistakes frustrate you; otherwise, they will keep happening more frequently. Since success in Fall Guys relies on skill, it’s even more important to learn from mistakes rather than repeat them.
Even if you get set back by a wrong jump, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you are out. You don’t have to be first – it’s enough if you cross the finish line as the last of the qualifiers, as long as you do so.
Bonus tip for PC: Play with a controller!
This is a tip that I probably heeded too late, but it actually helps. Fall Guys is a game that feels like it’s made for controllers, and after some tests with keyboard and Xbox controller, I find the controls simply better even as a long-time PC enthusiast.
The movements are somewhat mushy anyway, but they can be better compensated with an analog stick. The advantage of the mouse, being able to look around better, is also not relevant enough in most games to outweigh the more pleasant control of the controller.
However, the problems at launch have also led to increasingly negative reviews for Fall Guys, alongside some criticism of missing content. The developers have pleaded for mercy due to the technical issues – and it seems hardly anyone is still angry with them for it.
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In FIFA 20, players often complained about long celebration phases during online matches – especially in Ultimate Team. In FIFA 21, this is supposed to improve.
This was the problem: In FIFA, there are plenty of different ways to celebrate a goal. Right after scoring, players can let their player celebrate while controlling the field, and then also trigger a celebration animation.
In the Pitch Notes for new gameplay elements (via EA Sports), the developers emphasize that they have taken the community feedback on various points of the game very seriously. The topic of toxicity also came up:
“Thanks to the feedback, we have identified some changes we can make to create a more pleasant experience for everyone playing FIFA 21.” What changes are these?
Notorious celebration is removed; animations are shortened
What changes with celebrations: Two celebrations from FIFA 20 will not appear in FIFA 21. The first is the notorious “Shush” celebration, where the goal scorer puts a finger to their lips to signal that one should be silent. This celebration developed into an insider’s choice among FIFA players during FIFA 20, regarded as particularly annoying and arrogant.
The second celebration is the “A-Ok,” based on a celebration by Dele Alli. The “Okay gesture” was not seen as annoying by FIFA players and EA did not directly explain why it had to be removed. However, the same gesture was also removed from Call of Duty in early July – due to a racist background. It’s conceivable that this decision was also made for FIFA.
The A-OK celebration by Dele Alli will not be in FIFA 21 anymore
What changes with animations: In addition to celebrations, many animations are also to be shortened. The reasoning is similar:
For example, in the Weekend League, where players have to complete 30 matches, time is of the essence. Many players were annoyed when celebration animations, goal replays, or short scenes before set pieces like free kicks ran in full length. EA has now made changes here as well.
The “returning to kickoff” animation after a goal will be removed.
Goal celebrations will generally be shortened.
Celebration times will be shortened
Additionally, EA Sports will reduce waiting times before standard situations, which were all 30 seconds at the launch of FIFA 20:
Before kickoff, the wait time is now a maximum of 10 seconds
Throw-ins take 12 seconds
Goal kicks take 15 seconds
Corners also take 15 seconds
Pens also take 15 seconds
Free kicks take 20 seconds
Furthermore, animations like when a player retrieves the ball for a throw-in from the outside will now also be skipped.
In a MeinMMO survey, we wanted to know how often you watch streams on Twitch and YouTube. The result was clear.
What was it about? Streaming has evolved into a large entertainment industry in recent years. Millions of people watch others play, draw, mix music, or engage in other activities on Twitch and YouTube every day.
Therefore, we wanted to know in a survey how often you start a stream. Numerous users participated in the survey, and the result was clear.
Here are the results: A total of 4067 users participated in the survey. Each person could cast only one vote. The survey ended on July 31.
This is how the vote distribution looks for the question of how often you watch streams on Twitch and YouTube:
Daily: 51.83% (2108 votes)
Regularly (at least once a week): 23.24% (945 votes)
Rarely (at least once a month): 10.43% (votes)
Only at events (E3, gamescom): 7.6% (309 votes)
Never: 6.91% (281 votes)
The survey clearly shows that for a significant part (75.07%) of you, streaming has practically become a weekly program. You watch streams at least once a week, with over 50% tuning in daily.
Just over 10% rarely turn on Twitch and YouTube, while another 7.6% only watch streams for major events or announcements from publishers like Sony and Microsoft regarding their new consoles.
The smallest group of respondents, at 7.6%, does not watch any streams, whether from individual entertainers or major publishers.
Here’s what you said in the comments: Unlike the actual voting, the comments under the survey were rather negative. Many readers’ comments explained that they have no interest in streams because they prefer to play themselves rather than watch others. There was a lot of confusion about why one should watch streamers.
The behavior and conduct of well-known streamers like Ninja or Tyler1 was also criticized, as they misbehave, often freak out, and are actually poor role models for their young viewers.
Streaming is just for kids nowadays. Most streamers do it for the money. Most of them are fake anyway and act “always positive”; adults just can’t stand them. Especially those who overreact and scream over every little thing are the worst.
MeinMMO reader chack
The well-known LoL streamer Tyler1 is known for his outbursts. He also believes that Riot can’t ban him for that.
Another part of the readers explained in the comments that streaming does not necessarily mean “watching others play.” Nowadays, there is a wide variety of different types of streams, including art and body painting. Several people in the comments mentioned that they enjoy music streams:
I watch Twitch every day, especially music. There are really great artists. Some stream almost daily, produce great music, and have 100 viewers […]
Our dear colleagues from GameStar conducted a survey on streams in their community as well. The results vary significantly from those on MeinMMO. A total of 5890 readers participated in the GameStar survey:
Daily: 29.76%
Regularly: 18.88%
Rarely: 14.33%
Only at events: 13.85%
Never: 23.19%
Compared to MeinMMO, slightly less than a third of GameStar’s readers watch streams daily. Regular stream viewers are also less, at 18.88%.
In contrast, a whopping 23.19% of GameStar readers claim they are not fans of streaming and hardly ever turn on Twitch and YouTube. This is a stark contrast to the mere 6.91% from MeinMMO.
The new game “Fall Guys” (PC, PS4) is a hit on Steam, but there were huge problems at launch. The developers reacted to the bad reviews by pleading for mercy on Twitter. People should stop writing negative reviews until they could play the game. Surprisingly, the plan worked. The situation even turned for the better.
What was going on in Fall Guys? Yesterday, on August 4th, the new €20 game Fall Guys launched on Steam. The launch on Steam was much more successful than the developers had anticipated. During prime time, the player count skyrocketed to over 70,000 players simultaneously.
The combination of the Steam launch and the free PS4 start caused serious server issues for Fall Guys last night. Their servers even crashed. The player count on Steam rapidly fell from over 75,000 players.
Player numbers for Fall Guys on Steam shot up and then plummeted. (via steamdb)
This was the impact: On Steam, it is possible to express your anger with a negative Steam review immediately when something like this happens. That shows the developers who’s boss.
Within a very short time, negative reviews appeared on Steam stating: The servers are down. One cannot join a lobby, and if one does, the game does not start. The developers should not release such a game if it is so buggy.
Relatively many reviews with less than one hour of playtime came to Steam. This happens more often and is not really a big deal. Normally, it just clears up.
But the developers managed to turn this negative situation into something positive in a short time.
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This is how the developers reacted: They made a sad smiley on Twitter. They said they would now be “review bombed”. They are working hard to get everything running, but there are SO MANY players.
They ask people to stop with the negative reviews until they had the opportunity to play Fall Guys. The text ended with a little heart.
This was the reaction: The tweet from Fall Guys received a lot of sympathy and support. The tweet got over 46,000 likes and many comments:
it would always be like this with new “PS Plus” games
that would be totally unfair overall
In fact, the situation with the Steam reviews completely reversed afterward. Within a short time, there was a “positive review bombing” and the Steam rating now stands at 81% positive reviews and “very positive”.
It is striking that there are so many Steam reviews. Fall Guys has already received over 11,000 reviews after just a few hours.
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It was not a review bombing, but the developers made it one
This is what it’s about: It was not a “review” bombing in that sense. Although relatively many negative reviews came in a short time, like in a review bombing, the reason was different than in a review bombing.
A “review bombing” is a coordinated effort to show a developer, for reasons that really have nothing to do with the game, but to send a “message”: “What you are doing does not sit well with us, and here you get a reminder.”
Fall Guys was simply rated moderately because Steam players could not play it at that moment. In addition, it was criticized that for €20 it lacks value and content. This is not a “coordinated action”; rather, people are expressing their criticism of the game at that moment.
Through the clever portrayal by the developers, who positioned themselves as victims and asked for sympathy at that moment, they managed to change the perception of things, which led to an enormous number of positive reviews being generated. This shows what successful communication looks like.
Fall Guys is currently the game of the hour.
In every summer of the last years, a game emerged from nowhere that no one anticipated and suddenly was there and made a big impact. 2020 is a particularly strange gaming year, shaped by the Corona virus and the release of the new consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Perhaps we will also get such a strange game as a summer hit:
A guild in WoW Classic is so hated that the whole realm has united. They ruined the Scarab Lord and the rarest mount in the game.
It’s time again for one of those stories that players can only experience in World of Warcraft Classic. Because right now the gates of Ahn’Qiraj are being opened. However, on one server, many players have chosen not to participate live in the opening. Instead, they spent the entire day ruining another guild’s reward.
What happened? On the realm Sulfuras, a large portion of all players came together to ruin the “big day” for a single guild. Well over 150 players gathered in the Tanaris area and ensured that the dragon “Anachronos” was kept in combat permanently so that players could not speak to him or interact with him in any other way. For over 10 hours, they fought against the dragon and kept their eyes on him the entire time.
Anachronos is not just an enemy dragon, but also an important quest giver for the quest line surrounding Ahn’Qiraj.
Many, many players waited at the dragon Anachronos and kept him in combat. Image source: reddit.com/r/classicwow
The players even sacrificed their chance to be part of the 10-hour event in Silithus, just to ensure that Anachronos was never taken out of combat. They preferred to miss out on this unique event just to deny another guild the mount.
After GRIZZLY was unable to stop the other guild through PvP and troll methods, they reported the respective player, who then received an automatic 7-day ban. The reports were unjustified and merely aimed at getting that player banned.
The issue blew up in the WoW Classic subreddit and led to the entire realm uniting – against GRIZZLY.
No chance for GRIZZLY – No one got through this wall of players. Image source: reddit.com/r/classicwow
15 years waiting – for nothing
What does this mean now? For the members of GRIZZLY, this is particularly bitter. They have collected almost 98% of the war supplies on both sides of the realm. These were thousands of items that all players of the realm had to donate to even initiate the opening event.
So GRIZZLY did a significant part of the groundwork but was then unable to reap the final reward, the Black Qiraji Battle Tank. Until the end of the event, this reward was denied to them by the entire realm. 15 years of waiting have therefore not paid off.
After the first player has completed the quest, there are still 10 hours left for all other players to do the same. However, the other Sulfuras players stayed the course during this time to ensure that GRIZZLY would not receive their reward.
Or to put it in the words of many in the WoW subreddit: “Karma is a bitch.”
What do you think of this action? A cool way of solidarity? Or is this going too far and not any better than what GRIZZLY did?
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The new Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is becoming a hit. Nearly 77,000 players are playing at the same time on Steam. We take a look at the reviews for this multiplayer fun.
What exactly is Fall Guys? Fall Guys is referred to as a Battle Royale game, even though it doesn’t look like one. Nevertheless, the term fits. Because it is all about competing against up to 59 other players and being the first to reach the goal. Along the way, you have to overcome obstacles and compete against the other players, for example, by pushing them off cliffs.
All of this in bright, colorful graphics. The game often turns into a very funny chaos. And every obstacle course presents new challenges. That makes every race something special.
How well is the game received? On Steam, Fall Guys currently has a rating of 81% and is considered “very positive”. At launch, there were some server issues which led to some negative reviews. However, the multiplayer game is now running significantly better.
Kasdiel writes on Steam: “The game is fantastic. The developers are very engaged in the community, and the future looks very bright. The influence of Takeshi’s Castle is very strong. Also, it’s a hug simulator if you like that sort of thing.”
BossGranaten says: “Fall Guys is a super fun and exciting game that should especially be played with friends. Highly recommended for anyone who was into Takeshi’s Castle and loves challenges.”
Schmennes explains: “The best party game currently available. It brings back great memories of Takeshi’s Castle.”
In Fall Guys, every race is a fun experience.
However, there are also negative voices, mainly directed against the team mode. According to players, this mode is not well balanced.
Zach Slackin says: “Team games are terrible. Losing in late rounds due to uncooperative or just confused players drives you insane.”
Chip Skylark writes: “Basically a good game, but team games are unfair and should be removed. It’s not about teams here, it’s more free for all.”
All in all, Fall Guys is indeed very well received by players, which also explains the high player numbers. According to the developers on Twitter, there are over 120,000 players on PC and PS4 combined. For PS4, it may play a role that the title is free to play for PS Plus members.
Have you had the chance to play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout? What do you think of the multiplayer game?
Fall Guys is a fun party game. We also present you with 10 cool party games for Switch, including multiplayer hits for friends and family.
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The update 13.40 in Fortnite is now here and brings the long-awaited cars, map changes, and some bug fixes. MeinMMO shows you what has changed.
Epic Games has not released the full patch notes for the battle royale mode in Fortnite, but they have provided some information about the cars.
We will show you what the new patch changed in the game.
Driving cars now in the game
What’s new: The update 13.40 finally brought the cars that were seen in the Season 3 trailer. They are now in the game and can be driven. A player has already shared some videos of it on Twitter:
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As suspected, the cars need to be fueled once the gas runs out. Epic had already expanded the gas stations in the last update 13.30 and all received an upgrade.
To refuel, simply drive to one of the gas stations, park your vehicle next to the pump, and you can then interact with it.
The new cars have also brought a feature to the game: radio stations. You can now listen to music while traveling in a vehicle. Just turn on the radio and enjoy the music.
What’s now different: Looking at the map now, you can see that the water has completely receded. The island is fully displayed and there are even new roads that are likely meant for driving.
These bugs have been fixed: The update brought new features and fixed some bugs to make playing more enjoyable. These bugs should now be fixed:
The mouse cursor no longer appears when playing with a controller on PC
The slow glide when attempting to glide for the 2nd time in a match should have been resolved
The XP bar should now be displayed correctly in-game
All other bugs that have been fixed or are currently being worked on by Epic can be found on the Fortnite Trello.
New in Save the World
What’s new: In the Save the World mode, there have been some changes, so you can now perform some actions simultaneously such as:
Open 10 llamas at once, without the respective animation in between
The number of duplicate weapon schematics and heroes is now displayed by a counter
Heroes can now level up 10 levels at once
Chef Riggs has come up with some new features for your home base
Hero returns: The hero Dennis Jr. returns to the PvE mode. His standard perk is Shredder, and the damage from axes is increased when he uses it.
Dennis Jr. will be available again in the event shop from August 8 at 2:00 AM until September 5.
Dennis Jr. from Save the World
Weapon returns: With the Wummer weapon, you can rock out and drive away zombies with your bass. Slam the hammer onto the ground to send sound waves and deal damage to your enemies.
The Wummer weapon will be available in the event shop. Make sure to visit between August 8 at 2:00 AM and September 5 to secure the hammer.
The Wummer weapon delivers solid bass
The update 13.40 brings some new content and changes, but what about the start of the next season? After all, the highlight of Season 3 has just begun. Data miners have also found hints that the start of Season 4 could be delayed.
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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, Season 5 is now live with a new Battle Pass. We will show you the skins, weapons, operators, and other content that you will receive as rewards.
In addition, there is a new Battle Pass that rewards you with CoD Points as always. It contains weapons, operators, and other content across a total of 100 tiers that you can unlock.
How much does the Battle Pass cost? As usual, you pay 1,000 CoD Points for the purchase. That’s about 10 €. However, you do not have to buy the pass. Content marked “Free” is available in the free version of the Battle Pass, including weapons and cosmetics.
Additionally, there are some rare, epic, or even legendary blueprints that can significantly change the appearance of your weapons.
Operator skins come with missions: Each operator skin has additional missions. One outfit is available to you immediately without further effort, while others must be unlocked first. So you actually receive three skins per tier with an operator skin.
The operator missions are part of the Battle Pass for Season 5 in CoD Warzone and MW
How do you like the start and initial impressions of Season 5 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone? Did you imagine the new season this way, or is there something you don’t like at all?
Do the contents of the Battle Pass convince you to buy the paid version, or are you deciding against it this season? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
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There is currently much discussion about Marvel’s Avengers because the action-adventure has announced the character Spider-Man exclusively for PS4 and PS5. Further content for these consoles was presented in a blog post.
This announcement caused a lot of anger and discussions among fans of Marvel’s Avengers. After all, it is a title that focuses on multiplayer and is intended to be developed further as a “Games as a Service” in the long term.
Many could not understand the step of offering something exclusively for one platform.
There will be 5 characters available at launch for all platforms. Sony’s consoles will exclusively get Spider-Man in 2021.
What has happened now? Just one day later, a new post on the PlayStation Blog was published. Again, it is about new, but also exclusive content for Sony’s consoles.
Special missions, more cosmetics, and many bonuses
What new information is there about Marvel’s Avengers? In the post, new details about the action-adventure were published that apply to all platforms. These include:
Community challenges where players must work together to solve certain tasks to earn rewards for everyone. These tasks should not have heavy requirements, and everyone should be able to participate.
Cosmetic expansions are planned, including alternative outfits and takedowns (cosmetic abilities of a superhero). Many of these will be earnable, but some will end up in the marketplace.
What is exclusive to PlayStation? At the end of the blog post, things are listed that will only be available on PS4 and PS5. And here are some:
There will be exclusive community challenges that can only be found on Sony’s consoles.
Every PlayStation player will automatically receive 30 days of exclusive access to a legendary outfit, legendary emote, epic takedown, and a nameplate for each superhero upon their release. This applies to both the game’s launch and new characters like Spider-Man or Hawkeye.
PS Plus users will also receive a rare outfit, a nameplate, and 100 credits (real money currency) with each new hero to celebrate the release.
This is what the marketplace of Marvel’s Avengers looks like. 100 coins should correspond to $1 (source: reddit).
The new exclusives are not well received
How are fans reacting to the post? Currently, there are mainly two types of reactions:
Some players are disappointed because even more exclusive content is coming for PS4 and PS5. They refer to the game as “PlayStation Avengers” (reddit) and wonder why it is even being released for PC and Xbox One and Series X (reddit).
They also fear that exclusive cosmetic content and the character Spider-Man might just be the beginning.
Other users find the action with exclusive costumes for all PlayStation users confusing. After all, there is no crossplay, so no one “benefits” from the “exclusive” content because everyone has it (reddit).
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This outfit is available for free for all PS users.
A new bonus in WoW: Shadowlands is going to be quite powerful. Because soon all characters will be able to use Stealth – if they want to.
Racial bonuses are actually just small advantages in World of Warcraft, which are mostly useful in edge situations and grant minimal benefits. However, a few of these bonuses stand out, such as the Night Elf ability Shadowmeld. This grants all Night Elf players a Stealth as long as they do not move. Apparently, all players can gain this advantage – if they join the Night Fae.
What about the Night Fae? Like all covenants in the upcoming expansion Shadowlands, the Night Fae also offer some exclusive bonuses. In addition to special abilities, cosmetic rewards, and their own campaign, they also provide three soul binds. One of these can grant a quite strong ability, namely Stealth.
If members of the Night Fae choose the soul bind Sylvari Niya, they can select the ability “Mantle of the Sylvari”. This ensures that Night Fae are put into Stealth after using their movement ability Soulshape until they move again. So, this is effectively the racial ability of the Night Elves.
Niya as a soul bind brings the cool bonus. Image source: wowhead
Why is this so important? The Shadowmeld ability of the Night Elves is considered one of the major racial bonuses in World of Warcraft with versatile applications. If the entire group has this ability, many groups of enemies can simply be skipped. Especially in high “Mythic+” dungeons, a group of Night Elves can save a few minutes.
Additionally, with this ability, many spells and abilities from bosses can simply be interrupted. For example, if a boss casts a special ability on a player, that player can often interrupt the attack with Stealth. This completely avoids damage and sometimes skips entire mechanics.
Players are in an uproar: This discovery leads to mixed feelings among players. On one hand, many are excited that soon all races can have a stealth ability. This should make “Mythic+” dungeons significantly fairer, as all players can theoretically rely on such a powerful ability.
In Ardenweald you will encounter the Night Fae.
At the same time, many players see the danger that the Night Fae could become a “must have” for all non-Night Elves. Some are already imagining horror scenarios where players are no longer invited to dungeons without the right covenant.
In Destiny 2 it is a tradition to bring players to the brink of despair with tricky puzzles. What lies behind the latest code in the trailer for the expansion Beyond Light?
In the trailer, cryptic numbers hide among the action, and some letters of the displays are highlighted. Players are sure that there is a code behind it. They do not believe it’s a coincidence, as Bungie loves to give players puzzles.
MeinMMO looks at what players have already discovered about the latest brain teaser in Destiny 2 and what puzzles Guardians have already cracked in the past.
Here you can watch the trailer yourself and puzzle along:
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What could lie behind the codes? We have already analyzed 10 exciting details from the DLC trailer. Since then, the community has delved deeper into the code from the trailer.
Many of the seemingly random combinations of letters and numbers refer to measurements of the real celestial body Europa – the new DLC takes place on the moon of Jupiter.
Orbital data
Temperature
Equatorial circumference
However, when compared with the actual data, it turned out that many numbers are not completely correct, but according to the puzzle solvers from Raidsecrets (via reddit), there is a good reason for that: The data refers to Europa after terraforming has occurred – that is, through interventions, temperature and atmospheric pressure have been altered.
Code from the DLC trailer and a pyramid ship on Europa
What does the darkness intend? In Destiny 2, players enter another moon of Jupiter: Io. Europa acts as the distorted mirror image of Io. Because the terraforming was carried out by the darkness.
Io is the last place the Traveler (the Light) touched – here players experience a story mission at the contact point every week in Season 11
Europa is the last point touched by the darkness – in the trailer, a pyramid ship of the darkness is prominently placed on the icy surface
This would be another piece in the larger puzzle that unfolds in Destiny 2 over the next few years. Players are also offered the new Stasis powers by the alluring darkness. A novelty, until now we received all powers from the Traveler.
It seems that the holy status of the Traveler is slowly crumbling. In 2022, the DLC Lightfall will be released (about Lightfall). It remains exciting to see whether the Guardians will be faced with a choice in the future and what secrets the altered moon Europa as a location holds.
He nearly lost his mind over the community puzzle: Twitch streamer Gladd.
Puzzles are a tradition in Destiny 2
Some believe that puzzle solvers are rather conspiracy theorists. But Bungie loves to give players really tough mental challenges with such codes, snippets, and puzzles.
What do you think awaits us in Beyond Light on Europa? Do you think hidden details in trailers and puzzles are part of Destiny, or do you think such puzzles do not belong in a shooter? Let us know in the comments.
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Even though there was initially a lot of criticism about Diablo Immortal, Activision Blizzard wants to stick to the strategy of releasing more mobile games. We are only just seeing the beginning.
What does Activision Blizzard’s strategy look like?Diablo Immortal received significant criticism upon its announcement at BlizzCon 2018. However, the release of Call of Duty Mobile has shown that mobile adaptations of well-known brands can be very well received by players and therefore are a good idea.
Therefore, the company wants to continue with the strategy and release more mobile games for well-known brands in the future.
CoD Mobile shows that mobile adaptations of well-known brands can work.
Activision Blizzard wants to release more mobile games
What exactly did Activision Blizzard mean? In a conference call with investors, CFO Dennis Durkin explained that we will see many more such products.
CoD Mobile has made a strong start, but we are only scratching the surface of what we can do with the brand on mobile devices.
Dennis Durkin, CFO of Activision Blizzard
According to him, the driving force behind this is the community. Players want to have the company’s titles on more platforms.
This applies to many other brands of ours as well. We recognize that our players want more ways to interact with their favorite brand, whether on mobile or other platforms, and offering them authentic and profound gaming experiences on new platforms can lead to higher engagement.
Dennis Durkin, CFO of Activision Blizzard
The controversial Diablo Immortal is a mobile game from Blizzard.
What does this have to do with Diablo?When Diablo Immortal was announced at BlizzCon 2018, it received a lot of criticism and it seemed that players would reject mobile games based on well-known brands. However, according to Activision Blizzard, this is not the case. Therefore, the company sees Diablo Immortal essentially as a good idea and the beginning of what can happen in the future with the brands in the mobile sector.
It’s not just about Diablo, it’s about all of our brands. Our teams see opportunities to expand reach and engagement, as well as what players invest, more than ever before across our brands.
Dennis Durkin, CFO of Activision Blizzard
Blizzard believes that the strategy will work and uses CoD as an example again:
The early successes of Call of Duty: Mobile provide evidence of how the brand strategy really works. And this certainly applies to many other brands we have.
Dennis Durkin, CFO of Activision Blizzard
What we are currently experiencing with CoD Mobile and Diablo Immortal is just the beginning of Activision Blizzard’s mobile strategy.
With Tower of Fantasy, a very interesting MMORPG is currently in the works. New videos from the ChinaJoy fair now offer a deeper insight into the online game. The post-apocalyptic scenario evokes a Fallout atmosphere.
What is Tower of Fantasy? The action-packed MMORPG Tower of Fantasy places you in the distant world of Ada, which has been devastated by a global catastrophe. You explore this post-apocalyptic world and must find out what happened.
Tower of Fantasy combines a post-apocalyptic scenario with fast-paced, action-packed battles and PvE elements. Story and quests are supposed to be at the forefront.
The MMORPG offers you a lot of freedom of movement while exploring the colorful anime world. You can swim through rivers and even climb. Slopes and trees can be scaled this way. It somewhat reminds you of the MMORPG Blue Protocol due to the graphics.
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Tower of Fantasy plays like Fallout in a post-apocalyptic world.
Post-apocalypse in Anime Style
What is special about the game? Tower of Fantasy offers an exciting scenario. Even if the title suggests otherwise, you will not experience a classic fantasy scenario here, but rather find yourself in a Fallout-like post-apocalyptic world. The global catastrophe has led to devastation.
The new gameplay trailer shows ruins.
The survivors have gathered in small settlements, where the buildings are made of scrap.
Bands are wreaking havoc and occupying camps that you can raid.
The world consists largely of deserts and steppes.
This is what a Fallout might look like if we experienced it in anime style. Nevertheless, Tower of Fantasy naturally offers many unique features, including crazy science fiction elements.
After all, the MMORPG takes place on a distant world and not on Earth.
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You create your character in Tower of Fantasy according to your ideas.
What else is there to see? In the new videos, you not only get a good insight into the scenario and the very fast battles, but character creation is also shown. You can customize and personalize your hero according to numerous options. This way, you create the character you can identify with.
When will the game be released? So far, no release date has been mentioned. Tower of Fantasy is supposed to be launched initially in China for PC and mobile devices. The developers have not yet spoken about a release in the West. However, since Perfect World is the publisher, the chances for a release here are quite good.
Do you like the anime style in online games? Then check out the MeinMMO list of the “6 best anime MMORPGs in 2020” to see if you find an interesting title there.
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Pokémon GO has expanded the tests of the new coin system to Germany and other countries. We show you what has changed now and how you can earn coins.
What is new? On the evening of August 4th, the developers of Pokémon GO shared the news that the new coin system is now being expanded to more countries, including Germany. Specifically, this means that you will now find more methods in the game to earn the coveted PokéCoins.
With these coins, you can shop in the store and get remote raid passes, lucky eggs, or other powerful items.
This is how the new coin system works
Here you can find it: When you start Pokémon GO, you will find the new system in the “Today” overview.
Select the research symbol above the “Nearby” display in the game
Now select the left tab called “Today”
Scroll under the overview of “Special Bonuses”
Now you can see your daily tasks
How does it work? If you complete all of the listed tasks, you will receive 20 PokéCoins. Keep in mind that this system is still in testing. Tasks and the number of coins as a reward may change during the testing phase.
The quests will likely vary and challenge you in various areas. These include throws, catches, raids, or using berries while catching. As examples of quests, Niantic mentioned these:
Land a fabulous throw.
Evolve a Pokémon.
Land a great throw.
Use a berry when catching a Pokémon.
Take a snapshot of your buddy.
Catch a Pokémon.
Use a power-up on a Pokémon.
Land a good throw.
Send a Pokémon.
Win a raid.
Will you still get 50 coins from gyms?
This is how the system changes for you: Currently, you no longer receive 50 coins for defending gyms. The number has been reduced to 30 coins.
The limit per day is 50 PokéCoins that you can earn in total. This consists of a maximum of 30 coins from gyms and the remaining 20 from the new coin system of daily research.
Remember this:
You can earn a maximum of 50 coins per day
You receive 6 coins per hour for defending gyms
You earn a maximum of 30 coins per day for defending gyms
You reach the limit after 5 hours
You receive 20 coins per day for successfully completing quests under “Today”
Your Pokémon now only bring a maximum of 30 coins from gyms – Thanks for the screenshots, Lisa
In the following month, further leaks confirmed what was coming our way. Earning coins through quests, hooray. Trainers were looking forward to the overhaul. The first tests were run exclusively for players in Australia. What followed until the release in August in Germany were many adjustments:
Criticism was also directed at the “Win a Raid” task. This was mainly due to COVID-19, as trainers could not leave their homes in many places. They felt compelled to use a remote raid pass for the task, which costs 100 coins. So it wasn’t worth it at all. Testers called the new coin system “trash system” after only 3 days.
In June, the major overhaul of the system came. Since then, there are again 6 coins per hour and the daily limit returned to 50 coins.
Why is this happening now?
This is what Niantic says: In their blog, the developers of Niantic write that the tests of the coin system are promising. They noted that “more trainers than ever are receiving free PokéCoins”.
After much positive feedback from Australia, they are now expanding the reward test for PokéCoins to Germany, New Zealand, and Taiwan.
With this update, tasks to combat Team GO Rocket are added to the daily activities that you can complete to earn PokéCoins.
The world of Pokémon GO offers trainers more opportunities than ever before. We hope that more trainers can earn PokéCoins through the expanded activities. We continue to consider your feedback for updates to the PokéCoin reward system. Stay tuned – and stay healthy!
What do you think about the new coin system in Pokémon GO? Do you wish Niantic would make some more changes, or are you satisfied with it for now?
Call of Duty’s big update for Season 5 went live this morning (August 5th, 8:00 AM). MeinMMO presents the English patch notes for the new update 1.24 for Modern Warfare & Warzone.
The shooter duo Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone enters Season 5 today, and a lot has changed in the Battle Royale with the big update 1.24. We present the changes from the official patch notes. You can find our extensive summary of Season 5 here.
Call of Duty: Update 1.24 Patch Notes
However, before you can dive into the contents of Season 5, you need to complete a hefty download:
The developers promise that the overall storage requirement for both shooters will decrease somewhat, at least on consoles. If CoD is too big for you, you can delete some parts of the game.
New Content for Call of Duty in Season 5
The announcement of the new content was already made through the release of the roadmap. At the start of the new season, you can expect among other things:
Before the specific changes for MW & Warzone, the developers highlight some adjustments that apply more or less to both game components. Here are some interesting changes:
Bugs in private matches removed (headshot hitboxes, killstreaks)
Issue with the Rytec sight resolved
Loud footsteps (tactical sprint/sprint) no longer directly transition into quiet footsteps (walking) – loud footsteps can now be heard for longer
Additionally, there are several smaller error adjustments that only had a rare impact on the game. You can find the complete patch notes on the Infinity Ward website.
Furthermore, the developers announced weapon balancing for upcoming updates, so there are hardly any changes to the weapons at the start of the season.
Adjustments for Modern Warfare
The following section is classified by the CoD creators as adjustments for regular multiplayer:
Fixed issues with the “23.0” RPK barrel of the AK-47
Removed exploit that allowed players infinite ammunition
Resolved exploit with recon drones/supply boxes
New voice line when the perk “Alerted” is activated
This season, there will again be plenty of crazy skins.
Adjustments for Warzone
The most important adjustments certainly include the major map changes, which had hinted at themselves in recent weeks. They are finally online, with a loot train and a blown-up stadium roof adding variety to the Warzone map Verdansk.
There are also the following adjustments:
New Warzone loot
Gulag weapons now rotate weekly
The effective damage range of all semi-automatic sniper rifles and DMRs has been increased
Damage range of the FR 5.56 assault rifle increased
Bug with airstrikes resolved
Removed incorrect pings from the heartbeat sensor
The “Hunt” contract now brings players back from the Gulag
How the adjustments affect the game will be shown in the coming days. The changes in damage ranges sound intriguing, as semi-auto weapons like “SKS” or “Mk2 Carbine” are considered weak in the battle royale and thus receive a slight buff. The same applies to the assault rifle “FR 5.56”, which does not have many fans in Warzone.
The in-game trailer for Season 5 showcases the stadium roof explosion in full glory.
Playlist for the First Week of Season 5
Since the weekly playlist update was somewhat overlooked due to the new season, the developers released the playlists of the current CoDs alongside the patch notes:
Modern Warfare
Ground War
Gunfight Plans
Oil Rig and Harbor 24/7
Confrontation – Livestock
Search & Destroy: Double Time
Warzone
Battle Royale – 2s / 3s / 4s
BR Buy Back Solo (formerly Stimulus)
Mini Royale
Plunder: Blood Money Quads
With Season 5, there is plenty to do, with new maps, modes, and even adjustments to the Warzone map for even more action. Perhaps a 5-player battle royale will soon start, which could bring a whole new dynamic to the BR.
What do you think about the major adjustments and content of the new season?
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In Korea, the new and exciting MMORPG Elyon is set to launch on December 10. However, we will have to wait a bit longer.
When will Elyon come to us? The MMORPG, which launched in Korea on December 10, 2020, will be available to us on October 20, 2021.
The second beta phase is also worth it for players who have already had a glimpse of the game, as there are new contents.
In this video, you can see the trailer for the game:
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This is what Elyon has to offer
What kind of game can we expect with Elyon? Elyon was long known as A:IR – Ascent: Infinite Realm – but was then renamed. At the same time, the developers focused more on classic MMORPG gameplay, while A:IR was mainly about aerial battles.
Elyon immerses you in a fantasy world that features steampunk elements. You will fight against machines and still pilot an airship. In this world, you can expect plenty of fights.
The MMORPG focuses on action-packed battles, without tab-targeting, just like TERA, which interestingly comes from the same developer. The focus will be on fast PvP battles.
According to the developers, Elyon is specifically aimed at the Western market and wants to avoid excessive grinding.
Fights in Elyon are very fast-paced and action-packed.
What is special about the MMORPG? The MMORPG gives the impression, due to the very fast fights and the graphical atmosphere, that it could be TERA 2. You will encounter cute creatures, the game world is very large, and especially the confrontations with enemies are extremely action-packed.
It is precisely these battles that stand out. Those who watch videos of them could even think that Elyon is an action game. You will therefore not only have to pay attention to your hero’s skills but also need to be very skillful.
Who is Elyon interesting for? The MMORPG is particularly aimed at players who enjoy fast combat. Furthermore, you must like PvP. While you will also explore a large game world and complete PvE quests, this is not the focus.
Guild players should especially enjoy this. They can fight each other in guild wars.
