Griefers in GTA Online are annoying. The more joy it brings when they hilariously take themselves out and it gets filmed. Like in this clip here on reddit.
What kind of death is that? A griefer wanted to ruin a player’s experience in GTA Online. The player picked up a car and was supposed to take it to the workshop with as little damage as possible.
While he was waiting to lose his wanted level, the griefer crept up. With his flying “Deluxo” car, he slowly descended from the sky onto the road. He positioned himself to blow up the player’s car with the built-in rockets in the Deluxo. He thought.
But it didn’t go as planned. Apparently, the griefer miscalculated the approach to the garage.
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He shot the rocket right before the incline of the ramp, causing the explosive projectile to explode directly under the car after launch and blowing his own car up. The player suffered no damage, but the griefer died.
This was the plan: The player was on the way to the workshop. As a CEO, you can steal cars in the import/export business, upgrade them, and sell them for a large sum of money. This is one of the 12 ways to quickly make a lot of money in GTA Online 2020.
The griefer likely didn’t want the player to make any money and wanted the mission to fail for him. Because if the car is destroyed before reaching the safe garage, the mission fails.
You can earn a lot of money with the cars from the import/export missions
“Karma” – reddit laughs at the clip
Here’s how the clip is received: On reddit, the video titled “Typical Griefer” receives over 15,500 upvotes and almost 500 comments.
Players write that it brings them so much joy to watch the griefer fail.
Others also give tips. For example, Spaceman9967 (via reddit) writes: “Call Lester during import/export missions to get rid of the police. Then it’s much less likely that something like this [as seen in the video] happens.”
Even more annoying than the “regular” griefers in flying cars are so-called Godmode griefers. They make themselves nearly immortal and then annoy others in the online lobbies. But only until the “honest” players come up with good ideas.
In Fortnite Season 3, there is a new type of grenade launcher that is not explosive. Fortnite pro Ali “SypherPK” Hassan shows how to use the new weapon effectively for kills, and even in style.
What is this new weapon? The new grenade launcher is a weapon that throws shockwave grenades instead of explosive grenades.
It is one of the 6 new mythic weapons of Season 3 and is therefore found only once in a match. You obtain it by eliminating the mini-boss Kit, who is located at Catty Corner.
What are shockwave grenades? These grenades create a shockwave that either propels you or your opponents away. Players can use them either to shorten their path or to push opponents out of high buildings.
Pro finds perfect use for the grenade launcher
How does the pro use the new weapon? Fortnite pro SypherPK, who was accused by players for the return of skill-based matchmaking, has now found the perfect use for this shock grenade launcher while he was in an unfavorable position in one of the loot vaults.
There were other players who wanted to take advantage of the nice loot in the vault: They tried desperately to push the pro. However, SypherPK kept building walls in front of them until he turned around, shot the shock grenade launcher at the wall, and was propelled out by the shockwave.
This method allows him to break through the built wall and suddenly find himself behind the opponent, who is still trying to get into the vault during that time.
It happens so quickly that the opponent doesn’t even realize that the enemy is suddenly behind them. With this clever method, SypherPK manages to take out several players, and it looks really stylish.
The exact opposite happened to players who encountered enemies in the vault. They were surprised by opponents in the unopened vault because they found a glitch that allowed them to sneak into the vault without opening the vault door.
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In Destiny 2, the most powerful builds are hidden behind certain mods. MeinMMO explains what the Charged with Light mechanic is and why every Guardian should engage with it.
This is what the mechanic is about: For some time now, you can take advantage of the very powerful “Charged with Light” mechanic in Destiny 2. This allows you, for example, to massively increase your damage, generate ammunition, or become nearly immortal – in short: the most powerful builds are based on this mechanic.
Unfortunately, this somewhat complex mechanic is not really explained, and therefore is not used by everyone. MeinMMO shows you everything you need to know about the system behind it, the different mods, and how to use them correctly. Because no system before has brought so much fun and build diversity to the game.
These are the basics: Originally, the Charged with Light mechanic came into play with Season 9, but since then it has only been conveyed to players through (sometimes overloaded) item descriptions.
In the current Season 11, the system has received many new customization options, which is why we briefly explain the basics here.
“Charged with Light” is a two-tiered system:
First, you need to charge yourself with Light
Then you can use the Light Charge
So, we need to charge ourselves with Light and can then spend this buff (stack) for a powerful effect.
Think of your classic perks like “Rampage” or “Kill Clip”: First you land a kill, then you receive the damage buff. The Light Charge not only temporarily increases damage but is more like a resource that you then exchange for bonuses of your choice.
All about the important mods of the “Charged with Light” mechanic
The most important component of the mechanic are modifications, or mods for short. You insert these special items into your armor, thus determining what these Light Charges will be consumed for. This allows you to fully customize the system to your wishes.
In general, there are three different types of mods for your armor:
Green mods: Grant you Light Charges through certain actions
Yellow mods: Trigger a powerful bonus in exchange for a Light Charge
White mods: Grant additional bonuses for you or your team or change how you charge yourself with Light
Note: Almost all special mods go into the right slot of your equipment. Keep in mind that some mods only work with certain elements, while others are more general armor mods.
The special mods go into the right mod slot
This is how you get Charged with Light: Now it gets a bit tricky, because instead of simply landing a kill, the whole system works differently depending on the mod – meaning there is not just one way to charge yourself with Light.
Here are some examples of green mods that generate Light Charges:
Quick Charge: Several kills in a row with pulse rifles, submachine guns, or hand cannons give you a stack of “Charged with Light”
Charge Thief: Charges you up as soon as you collect a sphere of Light (also from masterwork weapons)
Shield Breaker Charge: If you break an enemy shield, you receive a charge
Empowering Finish: Deal a finisher to an enemy to get charged with Light (costs one-tenth of the Super energy)
You see, there is not just one way to charge yourself with Light. Instead, you determine which variant fits your play style and equip the corresponding mod. If you want, you can also combine the options and charge yourself with more than one variant. Don’t worry, in principle, every weapon category is taken into account with corresponding mods.
How long does a Light Charge last? Again, we use the example of classic buffs that are only active for a few seconds. In contrast, the Light Charges do not disappear by themselves.
You can switch your weapons, admire the beautiful scenery of Destiny for minutes or perform emotes – your Light Charge remains clearly visible as a resource:
In the example, we have collected 2 stacks of “Charged with Light”
You only lose the charge if you:
Die
Leave the activity or go to orbit
Consume the charge
“Charged with Light” grants the strongest bonuses in Destiny 2
This is how you use Light Charges: Once you have charged with Light, that is half the battle, but what do you do with the stack? Again, there is not one standard answer.
Depending on the yellow mod, you have access to different bonuses that handle Light Charges differently. Here are some examples:
High-Energy Fire: As long as you have at least one stack, every weapon deals 20% extra damage – only consumes a stack when an enemy dies
Glowing Blade: Consumes a stack on a sword hit and lets you deal bonus damage with swords for 5 seconds
Protective Light: Consumes all Light stacks but grants you significant damage resistance – buff lasts longer the more stacks are consumed
As you can see from the examples, some mods consume all Light Charges directly, while others remain active for as long as you are charged with Light. All effects share the characteristic that they bypass certain game mechanics or trigger extremely strong buffs that go far beyond normal weapon perks.
Maximizing Light Charges: We have covered the green and yellow mods, so you have essentially mastered the basics. However, those who use the additional white mods correctly are true experts.
By properly using these underrated mods, you can significantly ease the daily grind of the “Charged with Light” mechanic or make it even more effective. Here are some examples of additional mods:
Stacked: For every gained Light Charge, you receive an additional charge for free – you automatically receive at least two stacks where you would otherwise only get one
Powerful Friends: When you are charged with Light, your nearby allies are also charged
If used correctly, these supplemental mods ensure that you and your team are continually charged, and thus always have access to the powerful effects.
Pay attention to these special mods: Some of the mods have a second effect. This is grayed out in the armor menu, meaning inactive, until you fulfill a certain condition.
As an example, let’s look at the mod “Powerful Friends”:
The first effect is immediately active as soon as you equip the mod
However, if you also want to benefit from the significant boost of +20 to mobility, you need to install a second Arc mod in the same armor piece
Once a second Arc mod is in the armor, you will then passively gain the mobility boost – even without a Light Charge
If you have a second Arc mod in the armor piece, you’ll receive plenty of mobility bonuses
Getting new mods is easy
You likely already have many of the mods in your collection. Other new mods currently mainly come from seasonal reward levels through focusing Umbral Engrams.
You can obtain mods from these two vendors: You can currently earn even mods from past seasons quite easily:
Banshee-44 and
the Prismatic Reformer (with the Nomad)
offer a large collection of mods. Some of the mods even rotate daily. So be sure to check back here every now and then to replenish your arsenal.
The Prismatic Reformer offers rotating mods
“Charged with Light” build for Season 11
Example of a strong build: To summarize everything again, MeinMMO provides you with a small example of how the powerful mods of the “Charged with Light” mechanic can look in a build.
In Season 11, swords are very popular. Therefore, we show you an excerpt from one of the best builds for the new contact event.
These are the mods you need:
Charge Thief: The green mod can be installed in any armor piece and costs 3 energy
Glowing Blade: The yellow mod can be installed in any Arc armor piece and costs 4 energy – additionally, you should equip another Arc mod in the same armor
Stacked: The white mod fits in any Void armor and consumes 4 energy
Charged: The white mod allows you to collect additional stacks of Light Charge – it costs 2 energy and requires the Solar element
These were the essential mods. If you also use a masterwork sword, you’ll mow through enemies like a deadly tornado, dealing bonus damage almost consistently and charging your heavy attack faster – the Light stacks will not run out.
By following our sword recommendations, you will also receive ammunition and more damage during it.
In the displayed example build, there is still plenty of room for customization.
You could also incorporate mods from the seasonal artifact. There you might find additional bonuses for swords or the powerful ability “Overwhelming Darkness”.
The great thing about most “Charged with Light” builds is that they don’t have an expiration date. All mods that do not come from the artifact remain in your collection and can continue to be used in the following seasons.
Did you find this guide helpful or do you have additional tips for this mechanic? Let us know in the comments what powerful builds you’ve crafted through “Charged with Light”.
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The Bug Catching Event is the next event in Pokémon GO. Especially for Shiny hunters, it’s worth taking a closer look here.
When does the Bug Catching Event start? The Bug Catching Event starts this Friday, June 26, 2020, at 08:00 and follows after a few days of event pause after the “Solstice“. The bug event runs until Wednesday, July 1 at 10 PM.
The Bug Catching Event focuses, as the name suggests, on Bug Pokémon. Why this insect event could be worth your while, you’ll find out here.
1. Many Shiny Checks
That’s why the event is worthwhile for Shiny hunters: Since mainly bugs will be crawling across your screens during the event, Shiny hunters should get their nets ready. Because: You can encounter numerous bugs in their shining form. These include, for example:
Additionally, you will also find Lithomith for the first time in its Shiny variant. This small, hermit crab-like Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild, in raids, in eggs, and in quests during the event.
The shiny Lithomith is just a bit darker than the usual variant
2. Targeted Bug Hunting
Complete your Bug Medal: If you are missing the Bug Medal in Pokémon GO, this event is perfect for you. You need to catch 200 Bug Pokémon for the gold variant.
Nincada is incredibly rare – usually
Here it is worth using incense, as it attracts more bug monsters than usual during the event. Additionally, you can track specific Pokémon if you use the incense at the right time:
From Friday, June 26 at 8 AM to Saturday, June 27 at 11:59 PM (local time) Nincada will appear more frequently in the incense
From Sunday, June 28 at 12 PM to Monday, June 29 at 11:59 PM (local time) Wurmple will appear more frequently in the incense
From Tuesday, June 30 at 12 PM to Wednesday, July 1 at 10:00 PM (local time) you will mainly find Scyther in the incense
Raid Day with Pinsir: If you’re missing the pincers monster, you can take advantage of the Raid Day with Pinsir. It takes place on June 28 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and brings Pinsir to all gyms.
Catch Shiny Pinsir in Raids
You can also catch it as a shiny there. Whether it will learn a special move is still unknown.
3. Important XP Bonus
This bonus brings the event: Even if you already know and have caught all bugs, you should catch as many Pokémon as possible. Because: During the event, you will receive double XP for every Pokémon caught.
This should be especially worthwhile for players who have not yet reached level 40. So fire up your incense and lucky eggs and catch everything that crawls in front of your net.
YouTube star Joe “Angry Joe” Vargas is at the center of a story that supposedly took place at PAX East 2018. A Twitch streamer accuses him of behaving inappropriately. The YouTube star denies the allegations. He says the woman is lying. He has engaged his lawyers.
What’s happening in gaming right now: Somehow, the release of “The Last of Us 2” has triggered a wave of allegations against men in the gaming industry. The “MeToo” movement seems to have arrived in gaming, albeit somewhat belatedly.
After this incident, many other women from the gaming industry came forward in the hours and days that followed, sharing their experiences with men who exploit their positions to make sexual advances, such as key MMORPG manager Omeed Dariani. He allegedly advised a young woman in 2014 to sleep her way to the top.
The Twitch streamer WookieMonster (Source: Screenshot from her Twitch channel)
These are the allegations against Angry Joe: The streamer WookieMonster has about 5000 followers on Twitch and plays games like SMITE, SWTOR, or Animal Crossing.
She reported in a long post about PAX East 2018 (via medium).
There, she was with her boyfriend and accidentally met the YouTuber Angry Joe at a Twitch party. The YouTube star invited her to a YouTube dinner.
This direct message was published by the streamer as proof of her interaction with Angry Joe.
What ensued was a several-hour gathering in which Angry Joe apparently thought they were on a date while she allegedly just wanted to return to her boyfriend but didn’t know how to get out of the situation.
Angry Joe is said to have done a variety of things that ultimately aimed to isolate her from her boyfriend and get her into bed. He allegedly:
briefly took her smartphone away under a pretext
pushed her against a wall
offered to shower with her
tried to impress her and get her drunk
In the end, Angry Joe allegedly angrily accused her of “only using him to gain contacts – just like every girl.”
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This is what Angry Joe says about the allegations: The YouTube star (3.24 million subscribers) denies the allegations. He states that these are false accusations. He plans to take action with his lawyers and will soon publish a long statement.
According to Angry Joe, he took her to dinner and a public party, but all her assumptions about his intentions are fabricated. Also, the actions he is accused of did not happen as she describes. Her depiction of the events makes it seem to him as if she was reading a fictional novel. He claims he also has witnesses for what really happened. She was not alone with him, but with him and a group.
Angry Joe says she accuses him of being some kind of choleric womanizer just because his name is “Angry Joe”.
The two direct messages that WookieMonster published are also the only ones he sent her. Outside of that event, he had never contacted her, she never tried to resolve things with him, and now comes on Twitter at 2 AM with such claims.
According to Angry Joe, the woman could have left at any time, but she chose to continue hanging out with him and his friends while ignoring her boyfriend. That all doesn’t make sense.
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Angry Joe says: He is a decent person. What the woman says and her accusations about what specifically happened are lies. He is appalled that he suddenly ends up on such a list of “predators.”
He takes this matter very seriously and will take action against it.
Omeed Dariani: He has stepped down due to allegations.
The incident involving Angry Joe is currently being hotly debated on social media. While Angry Joe categorically denies the allegations and receives strong support from his fans, other men have admitted to the allegations in recent days. For example, Omeed Dariani has stepped down from his job as CEO of a streaming agency:
In Valorant, according to the developers, a round is supposed to last an average of 30 to 40 minutes. However, players have calculated exactly how long it can actually take in the worst case until a match is decided. The answer: Almost twice as long!
What is a match in Valorant like? Valorant is not a game for a quick break in the regular game mode. To win, a team must win 13 individual rounds. Only then does the long-awaited screen with the final game statistics appear.
Since each round costs time and the opponent occasionally wins, the developers state that a match of Valorant lasts about 30 to 40 minutes.
How long does it take in the worst case? A player on reddit named quarkez wanted to know exactly and did the math. He wanted to find out how long the theoretically longest round in Valorant lasts. So, a round where the maximum number of rounds of 25 matches (13:12) is played, and every round is extremely close.
His result: The maximum longest round considering all factors in the game has a length of 4,683 seconds – which is 78 minutes and 3 seconds. Almost double the average 40 minutes estimated by Riot for a regular match.
But how does quarkez arrive at this absurd number?
These are the calculation bases: First, quarkez assumed that the match would last the maximum number of 25 matches – 13 for the winners, 12 for the losers. He then calculated the duration of the matches:
One round lasts a maximum of 100 seconds
When the Spike is planted, a timer of 45 seconds begins, even if the 100 seconds are almost over.
This means that each round can be extended by another 45 seconds if the Spike is planted just before the end (it takes 4 seconds to set up) and remains active until the end.
This buy phase lasts 45 seconds in the first round, after halftime, and in the overtime round (round 25)
In addition to these time spans, the following factors also come into play:
The time until agents are selected at the start of the game is 80 seconds
There are 7 seconds between each round
The time between the end of the last round and the victory screen is 10 seconds
When you add all this up, according to quarkez, you arrive at the aforementioned 4,683 seconds, which should be the longest possible round in Valorant.
How long should you plan for a round of Valorant? Such mammoth rounds should be quite rare in reality, but everyone who plays Valorant often knows that a match can indeed last longer than a tight half hour.
How long should the shortest match last? At the end of his video, quarkez explains that the shortest round in Valorant may last 10 minutes and 51 seconds if a team takes out the opponent every time in record time.
Are there shorter alternatives? Fortunately, Riot has implemented a significantly shorter alternative to the regular rounds in Valorant for players in a hurry. In Spike Rush mode, there is no buy phase, and the match ends after 7 wins. Therefore, a match there lasts a maximum of 19 minutes, and for me, MeinMMO author Jürgen Horn, Spike Rush is also the preferred mode.
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30 Warriors defy all rules in World of Warcraft. They play the game as ranged damage dealers – and even defeat current raid bosses.
In recent weeks, the number of rather “strange” achievements in World of Warcraft has drastically increased. We have already reported on groups that only raid as tanks or a shaman who kills bosses solo. Now a group of warriors has faced the bosses in Ny’alotha and killed them in a very special way – only using ranged attacks.
What happened? A group of 30 warriors completed the raid “Ny’alotha” on heroic difficulty. However, the really cool action takes place during the fights against the bosses on normal difficulty. Because there, the warriors use most of their abilities not, but only “Heroic Throw” to bring the bosses to their knees.
Accordingly, it looks pretty funny in the video when nearly 30 warriors stand at a distance and throw their swords at the boss. Only one of them stays in melee to tank the boss.
The corresponding fight starts at 6 hours and 9 minutes:
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Why is this special? Warriors are not actually known for their ranged abilities in World of Warcraft. “Heroic Throw” in its current variant is actually intended only for pulling and not as a real damage effect. Warriors normally rely on a variety of abilities that only deal high damage in melee.
Normally melee fighters – but warriors can now also raid at range!
How is this possible? Even with very good equipment, “Heroic Throw” only deals minimal damage and probably would not defeat the bosses before reaching the enrage timer.
The solution here is again the corruption effect “Twilight Devastation”. This has a chance on all attacks to summon a powerful shadow laser that carves through the battlefield and deals damage to all enemies equal to a percentage of the player’s health points. Since warriors have a lot of health points, the damage is correspondingly high.
Have you also fought such a rather “silly” fight or just skipped a boss phase like this guild did?
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In Season 11, numerous players are waiting for the mysterious new weapon Exotic Ruinous Effigy). But how and when will we actually get this exotic gun? And what can the new Trace Rifle do?
This is the new exotic weapon: In the context of the new Season 11, the Season of Arrival, the exotic arsenal of Destiny 2 will gradually be expanded by a total of 3 new guns. Many Guardians are particularly excited about a new exotic – the new Trace Rifle Ruinous Effigy.
For a long time, nothing was known about this new Exotic, but now we know not only what the weapon can do – there are also compelling indications of how and when we will get our hands on the new gun.
What we know so far about Ruinous Effigy
This is what the new exotic Trace Rifle can do: This exotic Trace Rifle is equipped in the energy slot and deals Void damage.
This is what the weapon looked like in the announcement trailer for Season 11
Through the exotic perk Transmutation, kills from Ruinous Effigy transform victims into Void Transmutation Orbs.
Your second perk Evolution causes the generated Transmutation Orbs to be picked up by you or your allies and used as weapons.
Check out the weapon and its special Transmutation Orbs in action here:
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When is the new Exotic coming to the game? While there is no official date, it is essentially almost certain that the weapon or its exotic quest will come into the game on July 7 – So with the start of Triumph Moments 2020.
Entries in the Destiny 2 data show that the associated ornament for the weapon will be available in the in-game shop Eververse on July 07. Corresponding ornaments have previously always gone live on the same day when the new exotic weapon or quest became available in the game (for example, with the Thunderlord).
The “Equinox” ornament for Ruinous Effigy
How do we get Ruinous Effigy? According to the data, the new Exotic will be available through a new quest called “Missive”.
This consists of 5 steps and guides Guardians from the new Prism Converter through the soon vanishing locations Io, Mars, Mercury and Titan back to the Tower, where in the end there will be a new weapon as a reward.
This is how the quest “Missive” goes:
Step 1 – Missive: Here you should visit the Prism Converter in the Tower’s annex with the Drifter, where the quest begins for you.
Step 2 – Gift: First, complete the mission “Interference” on Io, which drives the story around the events of Season 11 week after week.
Step 3 – Pendulum: Now collect Calibrated Light fragments on Io, Mars, and Mercury. Also, defeat Savathûn’s puppets on Io and Titan. Because Eris believes that the pyramids offer us a gift in a form we will understand: weapons. But the branch (the weapon in an early form) simmers with unstable darkness, and we need to change that.
The new Exotic was probably carved from this tree on Io
Step 4 – Nourishment: Now you need to defeat targets with Void damage, achieve precision multikills, and complete Gambit or Reckoning matches. The branch (the weapon is likely carved from a branch of the Tree of Silver Wings on Io) is tempered and bound, but at its core still has an insatiable Void. And we have to find a force here that it can feed on.
Step 5 – Shaping: In the final step, all that remains is to decrypt the gift, an Engram, at the Umbral Decoder. The branch is now satiated and bound into an Engram formed from Eris’s conjuration formulas. And now the gift is finally ready to assume its true form.
These eyes will need the new weapon Exotic
This is what we also know about the new weapon Exotic: Ruinous Effigy will apparently also be needed for other tasks. For example, with the start of Season 11, mysterious eyes of Savathûn have appeared at many locations in Destiny 2. And the new exotic Trace Rifle will apparently be the only weapon that can destroy these previously immune eyes.
Destroying the eyes will be needed to obtain a secret triumph for the new seasonal seal when all 50 of them are destroyed. On the other hand, it will also help progress the catalyst for the new exotic Trace Rifle.
The big Minecraft patch 1.16 is finally here. We reveal what’s inside the thick “Nether Update” and why it’s worth a look.
It’s been nearly half a year since Minecraft received its last major patch. But the wait was worth it, as the massive patch 1.16 “Nether Update” goes live today. We’ll tell you what’s in the new Minecraft update and why the game with the blocks is worth a look for every fan again.
What’s in patch 1.16? As the name suggests, the “Nether Update” mainly focuses on the Nether. This is the part of the game world that can only be reached through a Nether portal. Here, you’ll find mainly lava, plenty of hostile creatures, and the popular resource glowstone, which can be used to build lamps. From now on, the Nether has even more to offer, as there are 4 new biomes:
Basalt Delta
Crimson Forest
Soul Sand Valley
Warped Forest
Each of these biomes has its own features. For example, you will find Magma Cubes especially often in the Basalt Delta, which like to drop magma cream and are therefore suitable for fire resistance potions. In the Crimson Forest, you can find most of the Nether’s inhabitants – including the Piglins and the Hoglins.
Such forests will now exist in the Nether.
What are Piglins? Piglins are basically the “zombie pigmen” before they became zombies. They are a rather hostile race, but are neutral towards players when the player wears golden armor. In general, they are very fond of gold – anyone trying to steal their gold supplies will be ruthlessly attacked. However, if you offer them gold for trading, they even have some new enchantments on offer.
Netherite improves diamond tools: For many players, the highlight is that diamonds will no longer be the best resource. All diamond tools (including weapons and armor) can now be upgraded with Netherite. This increases their durability and, in the case of tools, their effectiveness as well. You can therefore mine resources even faster!
However, Netherite is quite rare and can only be obtained from ancient debris. These are quite few and far between in the Nether, but with a bit of luck, the Piglins might have some on offer as well.
Diamonds – now only number 2 in terms of durability!
More highlights: In terms of gameplay as well as block types, there is a wealth of new features. Here are the main new additions:
What else is in the patch? Aside from the major additions, there are also many small improvements. The spawn rate of many creatures has been improved, so for example, squids spawn more often. Villagers cured from the zombie plague are now always friendly to you and therefore offer a discount out of gratitude.
Striders carry you safely over the lava – or their children.
What to keep in mind: In order for the new features (especially in the Nether) to come into play, you either need to create a new game world or venture into unknown areas of the Nether. Areas of the game world that have already been uncovered will not be retroactively enriched with the new biomes. Only “new chunks” have a chance of containing the new content such as Netherite or Piglin villages.
Creating a new game world can therefore be worthwhile to experience all the features of the patch.
Patch 1.16 for Minecraft is therefore packed with new features and is likely to lead some groups of players back to work on large building projects for several days, or at least to make the Nether unsafe.
Which feature from patch 1.16 in Minecraft are you most looking forward to? What will you build first?
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In FIFA 20, you can currently secure strong versions of Diaby and Boëtius. The Summer Showdown SBC could be very worthwhile for Bundesliga fans.
This is the SBC: As part of the Summer Heat Event, EA Sports has come up with a new SBC concept. It is called “Summer Showdown” and works like this: Each week, a specific real football match is highlighted.
From each of the two teams, one player receives a strong Summer Showdown card. But that’s not all: The player from the team that ultimately wins the match receives an additional three overall points. In case of a tie, both cards receive an extra point.
The first Summer Showdown takes place in the Bundesliga. So, if you use a team with players from the first German professional league, you should pay close attention here.
Boëtius and Diaby in FIFA 20 are strong, both are worth it
Both players can enhance your Bundesliga team
These are the strengths of the two players: This coming Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen will face 1. FSV Mainz 05. This match is the center of this week’s Summer Showdown.
For Mainz 05, you can acquire the central midfielder Boëtius, while Leverkusen offers left winger Diaby. Both cards are already very strong in their current form:
Both cards come with strong offensive stats and both feature 4-star skills and 4 stars on the weak foot. Diaby has slight advantages in speed, Boëtius in shots. Both are suitable as good dribblers and playmakers.
Which card is more worthwhile? It depends on where you need reinforcement. With Boëtius, you have a good choice in the center, while Diaby comes from the wings – there was also a good alternative with Perisic.
The SBCs essentially cost the same, requiring both an 84-rated team with 80 (Diaby) or 75 (Boëtius) and a TOTW player. However, that isn’t really a decisive factor.
If you are aiming for the win bonus, Diaby likely has the better chances. After all, FSV Mainz has just escaped the relegation zone, while Leverkusen is still fighting for a place in the Champions League. However, a surprise from FSV is also possible.
For those who want to be completely safe, you can simply complete both SBCs. If you play a Bundesliga team, both players will definitely offer good options.
However, if you have no use for Bundesliga players, you should better wait with your SBC fodder for the upcoming summer SBCs. Speaking of waiting: The wait for the next installment of the football simulation is now sweetened by the first trailer for FIFA 21.
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This evening, on June 23, a spotlight hour with Clefairy starts in Pokémon GO. You have a good chance for shinies and earn a lot of XP. We will show you what happens during the event.
What is a spotlight hour? It is a recurring event in Pokémon GO. It takes place on Tuesday evenings and features a specific Pokémon in the spotlight. This means that this species will appear everywhere on the map for one hour. Additionally, the developers activate a bonus to make the event even more enticing.
Today, it’s all about the fairy-type Pokémon Clefairy. You will encounter it significantly more often in the game for one hour. This is especially worthwhile for those who still need to reach level 40 or collect shinies.
Spotlight hour in June with Clefairy
When does it start? As usual, the spotlight hour starts today at 6:00 PM German time. The event is active for one hour and ends at 7:00 PM German time.
What bonuses are there? You should continually encounter Clefairy nearby. The Pokémon appears significantly more often than usual and should also be found more frequently than other species in the wild.
In addition, you will receive double the amount of experience points for catching Pokémon. If you are still on your way to level 40, be sure to activate a lucky egg to receive quadruple XP for catching Pokémon.
Can you catch shiny Clefairy? Yes. If you’re lucky, the shiny form of Clefairy can also appear during the spotlight hour. This form is rarer than the “normal” form and especially popular among collectors.
Visually, the two forms differ significantly at the ears. The shiny has green colors on the ears.
What happens after this event? Until Wednesday evening at 10:00 PM local time, the solstice event is still ongoing. Then there will be a short break, and on Friday, the next event, the Bug Out event, will begin. There will again be some shinies to catch and bonuses to collect.
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Amazon’s upcoming open-world MMORPG New World has various weapons in store for you. This time, the developers have provided information about swords, including a few legendary blades. However, they all seem too similar to some fans.
What are swords in New World? In Amazon’s upcoming MMORPG New World, swords are quick melee weapons. They are suitable for fast attacks, but the associated skills have quite high cooldowns.
What are the characteristics of swords? In a tweet, the developers listed more pros and cons of swords.
Pro
Optimal for wild melee fights
You can carry a shield with it to protect yourself from ranged attacks
Contra
Not high range
Long cooldowns on skills
Currently, the sword is the only weapon with which you are allowed to carry a shield in your offhand. One-handed axes and blunt weapons do not seem to exist (yet) in Amazon’s upcoming MMORPG.
If you want to know more about New World and the development process so far, check out our exclusive interview with Mein-MMO author Leya Jankowski and the developers of New World.
What are the legendary swords? In addition to the regular characteristics and information about swords, the developers have also released additional images and information about certain legendary blades:
Isabella’s Chosen: You obtain this sword from a legendary sword quest. It is ideal for PvP and combines “Keen” and “Void Damage”.
Orichalcum Sword: You can obtain this sword through crafting and it deals 20% more damage against enemies that are slowed, immobilized, or debuffed.
Harbinger’s Long Sword: This sword drops in the lower Svikin Elite area and is particularly strong against “Corrupted” enemies.
This is how players react: The legendary swords are not easy to obtain, and to emphasize their uniqueness, they each have cool light effects. But that’s it, as fans on Twitter quickly noticed that the swords do not otherwise differ. It’s essentially the same sword three times, just with a reskin and slightly different effects.
These three swords are quite similar.
Some fans do not find this very appealing, and while they like the swords themselves, they lament the lack of creativity from the developers in the design of the swords:
Tinchisx: “No offense, but they all look the same”.
KnightNi: “It’s not good that all three endgame swords have the exact same model and that it’s the ONLY one-handed weapon that can be carried with a shield.” […]: “I just want some variety in the grip or the pommel. That would make a big difference.”
BDG_NINJACOWBOY: “Please don’t give me a bunch of generic-looking weapons!”
Dylan Viveros: “The swords are cool. But I personally find the various armors and shields more interesting.”
When is New World coming out? New World launches into beta on July 23. How to get into it and what you need to know can be found here in our article about the beta of New World.
The fact that the swords all look very similar is even more noticeable since the armors of the characters are indeed diverse and detailed. So, let’s hope that the swords will receive a bit more love and creativity. More information about the armors and how weight affects your playstyle can be found here.
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With Frozen Flame, we can expect an interesting mix of MMORPG and survival game. You will soon be able to try it out in the Founder’s Alpha.
What is Frozen Flame? The MMORPG Frozen Flame transports you to the fantasy world of Arkana. There, a magical flame has cursed beings, transforming them into monsters that have succumbed to madness. You are not safe from this effect either.
You must try to survive in this world. To do this, you craft weapons and equipment, need shelter, and defend yourself against the monsters. You team up with other players, create settlements, and try to prevent the end of the world.
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What is special about the game? In the end, you face the Cataclysm, the destruction of the world. During this, your hero dies. However, he is reborn and retains some of his progress. Now you must use the insights gained from your last run to try to avert the apocalypse. Eventually, you might succeed.
When does the Founder’s Alpha start? The new testing phase begins on July 10.
We have worked hard on our project and are very happy to finally open it up for players. The biggest challenges for us were the development of Cataclysm and working on servers that would allow players to play on official worlds (up to 50 people) and also give them the opportunity to create their own private worlds.
Sergey Korolev, CEO of Dreamside Interactive
In the alpha of Frozen Flame, you can expect battles against insane monsters.
How do you participate in the Alpha? If you are interested in Frozen Flame and want to see the MMORPG in its early development phase, you can purchase the Founder’s Package on the official website, which grants you access to the Alpha.
This includes the Titan Bundle, which costs 61.99 Euros and also offers you a mention in the game credits, two decorative items, the soundtrack, and some other digital items.
What happens after the Alpha? A closed beta is planned for the third quarter of 2020, and at the end of the year, the early access phase is set to start on Steam.
In The Division 2 today, on June 23rd, maintenance work is expected on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The servers will go offline for several hours and Season 2 will begin. But when exactly is the downtime? And what do the patch notes say?
Update 11:05 AM: According to Massive, today’s maintenance is now complete – already 90 minutes ahead of the originally planned end. You should now be able to dive into the new Season 2 on all platforms. Have fun and good loot, Agents.
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The new season starts today: After the major Title Update 10 has recently shaken things up in the game, another June highlight for The Division 2 starts today – Season 2.
The new season is kicked off by a longer maintenance period. We summarize all important information regarding the maintenance work and Season 2 for you below.
What to expect in The Division 2 in June
All important information regarding the maintenance on June 23rd
These are the important times for today: In advance, Massive announced how today’s schedule looks:
Maintenance work is set to begin at 9:30 AM German time
The server downtime will also begin at that time, which is expected to last 3 hours. You won’t be able to play during that time – at least not The Division 2
Unless unexpected issues arise, the Division 2 servers should be back online by 12:30 PM German time at the latest
This would also conclude today’s maintenance
Important: The times given here may still change or be postponed. This does happen occasionally. If anything happens differently today, we will update this article accordingly.
The Patch Notes
What do the patch notes say? The change log is not particularly extensive this time. Essentially, today’s maintenance is all about the start of Season 2:
The new Season 2 will be implemented
The Season 2 Pass will be activated in the (in-game) store
The seasonal level will be reset to 1. Get ready for Season 2
There will apparently be no further changes or fixes today.
What is important about Season 2
What to expect in Season 2: The new season is called “Keener’s Legacy” and is meant to regularly provide The Division 2 with new content over the next months through the Season 2 Pass.
What you can look forward to in June: By the way, this is still not everything – June has a lot to offer. On June 30th, a week after the start of Season 2, the new raid from The Division 2 – Operation Iron Horse – will already be released.
This takes place in an old metal foundry near Washington D.C. and brings 2 more new exotics and a new gear set into the game. This new PvE endgame activity requires Agents to have maximum skill and communication.
The MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen aims to provide an old-school gaming experience reminiscent of Everquest 1 – even in the battles.
What is special about the battles in Pantheon?The interesting PvE MMORPG utilizes a so-called “Limited Action/Ability Sets” system. This means that you do not have access to all your skills, spells, and abilities all the time.
Instead, you prepare a specific number of skills and spells that you can then use. Therefore, you always have to think tactically about which abilities you need at a given moment and “equip” them accordingly.
This requires quite a bit of planning. For example, if you know you are going to a dungeon with friends where enemies lurk that are susceptible to certain attacks and spells, you should equip those before the adventure. If you then go to an area inhabited by different creatures, you must adjust your skills accordingly.
You could compare this system to loadouts in online shooters.
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The gameplay video of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen also shows how the battles work.
Fights are meant to be strategic
Why did the developers choose this system? In an interview, Visionary Realms’ Creative Director Chris “Joppa” Perkins explains that players had demanded a combat system that was as strategic as Everquest 1. After all, Pantheon is considered a kind of spiritual successor to Everquest for some fans.
The buzzword that kept coming up was “strategy, strategy”. We really tried to take this path of “I want to think carefully and consider what is going to happen”.
Chris “Joppa” Perkins, Visionary Realms
What do the players think about it? The combat system is controversial in the Pantheon community. Some find it good because it requires a lot of tactics and consideration. Others feel that it restricts them and can be annoying to constantly have to switch skills, only to find out that a crucial ability is missing.
jbk99 writes on reddit: “With limited actions, the best-case scenario is that players talk to each other, strategize together, and develop a plan. I hope this will happen, but I’m not sure at all.”
addyos7 does not like the idea: “I would prefer everything to be accessible without having to swap weapons, hotbars, or whatever. That ruins the gameplay for me. It’s not fun.”
Farlischere adds: “It’s really easy for me. I’m for the ‘Limited Action/Ability Sets’ system. One of my all-time favorite classes could fill any role well, but not all at once. You had to pay very close attention to the role you were filling, the corresponding gear and spells equipped, and all the utility spells that might be necessary for the content you’re playing. Depth and choice are what truly makes some classes stand out.”
What do you think? Is a combat system with limited access to skills and spells tactical or rather annoying?
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will no longer be releasing in 2020. To read about other interesting MMORPGs that may be coming out this year or later, check out the MeinMMO article 15 exciting MMORPGs we expect starting in 2020.
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The two streamers Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (Fortnite) and Michael “shroud” Grzesiek are the big winners of the shutdown of Mixer. According to rumors, Facebook offered them new deals with even better terms, but the two star streamers opted to cash out their Mixer deals. Now they are “Free Agents”, allegedly millions of US dollars richer and can renegotiate.
These are the 2 Twitch stars that Mixer acquired: Throughout 2019, Microsoft acquired two major Twitch streamers and gave them exclusive deals for Mixer:
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (29) – the Fortnite star had 14 million followers on Twitch and was the largest streamer there. He switched to Mixer on August 1, 2019.
However, the streamers with exclusive Mixer deals, like Ninja and shroud, are not forced to go to Facebook. This was announced by the head of Facebook Gaming, Vivek Sharma, yesterday (via the verge).
According to him, it is the streamers’ decision where they want to stream now.
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But Ninja and shroud have announced that they will think carefully about their decision.
Ninja has already updated his Twitch account, stating only that he plays Fortnite and VALORANT. Ninja’s Twitch account had actually been dormant since his switch. According to dotesports, Ninja updated his account just minutes after news of Mixer’s shutdown became known (via dotesports).
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This is what sources say: The well-known insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau says: Facebook supposedly offered the streamers Ninja and shroud an insane amount of money to transfer their Mixer contracts to Facebook.
It is said to be “twice as much money as the original Mixer contracts”. On Mixer, shroud made about $10 million and Ninja $30 million.
In a “renewal” with Facebook, shroud and Ninja would have had deals worth $20 million and $60 million over the coming years.
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Because shroud and Ninja did not transfer to Facebook, Mixer supposedly had to buy them out of their contracts and pay them the full contractually guaranteed amount.
So the two have now received a lot of money all at once and are free to change.
The eSports reporter Richard Lewis confirms these rumors. He also says that Facebook wanted to keep Ninja and shroud, but they opted to cash out their entire contracts from Mixer.
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Especially Ninja was constantly teased for being on Mixer, where he had few viewers. This seemed to annoy him over time. It is quite possible that he will return to Twitch. Then he would suddenly be the Twitch streamer with the most followers again, the new number one.
Many large Twitch streamers are probably asking themselves right now what the hell is going on and are annoyed that they did not also switch to Mixer. Because then yesterday would have been a big payday for them too.
Now has a lot of money. Does he want more viewers again?
Ninja repeatedly complained that he was teased by Twitch streamers for having so few viewers on Mixer. He justified his switch by saying that he earned a lot of money on Mixer.
The makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & the Battle Royale Warzone announced their new playlist update. This week there is a completely new mode and BR players will get their regular BR-4 back. MeinMMO shows you what else is coming this week.
What’s going on in CoD? So you don’t have to keep playing the same modes, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the in-house Battle Royale Warzone regularly update their playlists. This brings new or different modes into the rotation and offers variety.
Included is a hardcore survival mode for multiplayer, and the BR-4 is returning for Warzone players, after the mode had to make way for the realism-4. Once the new playlists are live, you’ll find them here in the article on MeinMMO.
In the survival mode “All or Nothing”, everyone fights for themselves.
Playlist update of June 23 brings “All or Nothing” and BR-4 back
When does the update come? The developers rarely reveal exactly when the update starts in the briefing. Based on experience, it either starts tonight (Tuesday, June 23, at 7 PM) or tomorrow morning (Wednesday, June 24, at 8 AM).
What’s available for regular multiplayer? Here you get a brand new mode – “All or Nothing”. This special “Free-for-All” mode was only available in MW3 and Infinite Warfare so far.
There, you start completely without bullets in the magazine. Instead, you have a few knives available as melee or throwing weapons. If you get kills, you can earn an advantage and loot bullets. Whoever has 20 kills in the end wins the match.
The playlist refresh offers even more action for regular MP. So a “Chaos 10vs10” was announced. A moshpit that mixes traditional 6vs6 maps with some modes and uses 20, instead of 12 soldiers to compete against each other. A strong mode to unlock one of the 12 weapons that you can only obtain through missions.
Furthermore, you will see an exciting form of 3vs3 gunfights. Instead of going at each other in TDMs, you will play this week various modes of the “Modern Warfare” multiplayer in gunfight on the tiny maps.
As a final adjustment of the playlist, the blog post mentions an infantry ground war. Here you play the large maps of the “Ground War” mode without stationary tanks.
The objective modes on the small maps could become interesting.
What’s new for Warzone? Here the recently introduced realism mode will probably disappear again. Some players complained that they could no longer play the regular BR-4 – IW seems to be drawing the conclusion from this. In the realism BR, you had fewer visual aids. Weapons lying around were harder to see, the mini-map was disabled, and contracts were not marked on the map.
With the update, you’ll get the 4er BR back, and the other regular BR modes will remain – so solo, duo, and trio. The crazy 50vs50 rumble will also remain available.
Fans of the second Warzone mode “Plunder” will also get their money’s worth. The blog post promises both plunder modes, “Plunder” and “Blood Money”, as 4er modes for this week.
What else is happening with CoD this week? The start of Season 4 is now almost 2 weeks ago, and the stirred-up dust is slowly settling. Nevertheless, the outlook for an exciting “Call of Duty” time looks good.
However, there are already problems on the cheater front. With a legal controller adapter, players can create almost recoil-free weapons and are difficult to spot. How the developers at Infinity Ward will respond to the latest wave of cheaters remains to be seen.
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The hack and slash Path of Exile is currently celebrating great success. The current Harvest league delights fans and results in high player numbers. And this, despite the fact that the new season is too hard for some.
What does Harvest offer? The Harvest expansion makes you a gardener. In the Sacred Grove, you need to plant collected seeds and then supply the crops with life energy. However, you won’t get beautiful flowers, but instead, you reap monsters that you must fight.
The stronger the “farmed” creatures are, the more valuable rewards you will receive.
Depending on the type of seeds and the spot where you plant them, new boss fights always arise. With the right combinations, it is even possible to cultivate the ancient beasts Ersi, Janaar, and Namharim.
This and other innovations have come into play with the current Harvest league.
In the dark Sacred Grove, you cultivate monsters that you then fight.
The player numbers of Path of Exile are exploding
What effects does the new league have?Steamcharts shows it already: The new expansion has caused a significant spike in player numbers. At peak, 125,432 players played at the same time in the past 30 days – on Steam. That’s almost as much as the record of the Delirium league. However, according to the developers at Grinding Gear Games, the actual number – measured across all platforms – is even much higher.
At the launch weekend of Path of Exile: Harvest, we were able to reach a peak of 231,130 players (97.5% of the record we set with Delirium at the peak of the international lockdown). It was one of the smoothest launches we have ever had, with only a few hotfixes to resolve minor issues.
We are extremely satisfied with how the mechanics and crafting system of Harvest is received. It’s absolutely wonderful to see the community enjoying and engaging with something that is the result of so much hard work. We are still monitoring feedback to see if there are issues that need to be addressed.
Grinding Gear Games
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The Harvest league is well received among Path of Exile players.
Hard but successful
What is special about it? Despite the high player numbers, there are complaints about the high difficulty of Harvest – similar to the previous Delirium league. Even professionals feel overwhelmed.
Gardening is supposed to be relaxing, but with Harvest, it is rather the opposite. While everything starts quite leisurely with collecting and planting seeds, the effective placement of fertilization systems and the care of the crops with a well-functioning network of pipes becomes a complex game.
Player esk213 shows on reddit how complex this can be. In his picture, you can see where he planted which seeds and how he effectively supplies them with fertilization systems and more:
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And it seems that this complexity is not well received by everyone.
Asteroth555 writes: “There is absolutely nothing that could make me implement this. Jesus, that looks so complicated.”
photocist explains: “It’s actually super trivial and not complicated at all. It’s just damn boring.”
Dc-sewer sarcastically remarks: “Controlling this on a console with a controller… can hardly wait.”
What do you think about the new Harvest league? Is it too complex for you, or do you find farming monsters cool?
Grinding Gear Games are already working on Path of Exile 2. The new part will be very extensive and is supposed to be linked with the predecessor. The release is planned for 2021, but initial tests are supposed to begin as early as the end of 2020.
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The start of Season 21 in Diablo 3 is in July. Blizzard has now announced all the info about Patch 2.6.9, with which the season will run. This includes the season theme, rewards, Haedrig’s Gift, and patch notes.
When does Season 21 start? In Diablo 3, Season 21, Trials of Tempests, begins on July 3, 2020. That is, as usual, a Friday.
The new patch with version number 2.6.9 will go live before the start of the season and will be available for download for you.
The season theme of S21
What can it do? The buff for Season 21 occurs every 90 seconds and helps you on the battlefield.
Your character will occasionally (every 90 seconds) channel an elemental power that is unleashed upon your surroundings for a limited time:
You can rain meteors down around you.
You can spit lightning.
You can create a wall of flames that devours everything.
You can unleash whirlwinds of pure energy.
You can crush your enemies with snowballs.
During testing on the PTR servers, this theme was extensively scrutinized. However, it became apparent during the tests that the buff was too boring for group players and too strong for solo players. Players explain: Season 21 should “not” go live like this.
Blizzard has now made some changes to the season buff, as seen in the patch notes.
The seasonal effects no longer deal area damage.
The season buffs reset when a player leaves and re-enters a rift.
The season theme should no longer function in set dungeons.
The damage of the season theme is now dependent on how many kills the character made [This was a change requested by the community, so that support builds do not dominate Season 21 – as was the case on the PTR]
The rewards from Season 21
New content: Those who put in the effort in the Season Journey of Season 21 in Diablo 3 can earn two new cosmetic rewards. One is a companion that walks on glass legs. And in addition, a green portrait frame.
The new cosmetic rewards from Season 21
Old content: Since Season 17, Diablo 3 has been bringing back old cosmetic rewards from past seasons into the game. This way, people who did not play in the old season can still unlock the items.
In Season 21, these include the Conqueror set, Pandemonium portraits, and a rocky companion.
The old cosmetic rewards from Season 21
Haedrig’s Gift in Season 21
What is that? If you complete Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in the Season Journey of S21, you will receive Haedrig’s Gifts. Depending on which class you open the gifts with, different sets are included.
The contents change in each season. In S21, Haedrig’s Gift looks like this:
These new sets are coming: For the Necromancer and Demon Hunter, Diablo 3 is bringing a new set that you can use.
Demon Hunter – Gears of Terror
2-piece bonus: Grants one stack of Momentum when you attack with a primary skill. Each stack of Momentum lasts for 4 seconds, up to a maximum of 20 seconds. Your primary skills deal 10% more damage for every second of Momentum.
4-piece bonus: When using Vault against enemies, your last-cast primary skill is automatically fired. Additionally, you receive a 60% damage reduction during and for 5 seconds after Vault. While Vault is active, your movement speed is increased by 8% for each stack of Momentum.
6-piece bonus: Your primary skills deal 10,000% more damage.
Further adjustments: To ensure that this set and the Demon Hunter generally harmonize and function better with Season 21, the Blizzard team has made additional changes to items.
Leonine Bow of Hashir: Bolas now have a 30%100% chance to pull in all enemies within 24 meters upon their explosion and deal 100–150% increased damage.
Emimei’s Deep Pouch: Bolas now explode without delay and deal 150–175% increased damage.
Ninth Quiver of Cirri: Hungry Arrow has a 20–25%guaranteed penetration chance and deals 450–600% increased damage.
End of Odyssey: Enemies hit and slowed by the Strangle Shot take 20–25%100–150% more damage from all sources.
Hunter’s Wrath: Increases the attack speed of your primary skills by 30% and their damage by 45–60% 150–200%.
2-piece bonus: Your Simulacrums take no damage, gain all runes, and their cooldown is completed upon your death.
4-piece bonus: While you have a Simulacrum, you take 50% reduced damage. Damage taken is additionally shared between you and your Simulacrums.
6-piece bonus: Bone Spear deals 10,000% increased damage. Simulacrums receive triple the bonus.
Further adjustments: Just like the Demon Hunter, the Necromancer also receives further adjustments to his items and even to other set pieces.
Grasps of Essence: If an exploding corpse deals damage to at least one enemy, the damage of your corpse explosion is increased by 6 seconds by 75–100%150–200%. Stacks up to 5 times.
Haunted Visions: Simulacrum now drains 5%1% of your maximum life every second and lasts twice as longremains permanently active. Simulacrums can now duplicate Death Digger instead of Skeleton Mages.
Razeth’s Willpower: Skeleton Mages receive the effects of the runes Gift of Death and Singularity. You gain 35–60% damage reduction when your essence supply is not completely filled.
Jesseth’s Weapons: Set bonus (2 pieces): As long as your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, your damage is increased by 400%.
Grace of Inarius: Set bonus (4 pieces): Bone Armor grants damage reduction of 2%3% for each enemy hit.
Garb of the Pestilence: Set bonus (6 pieces): For each corpse you consume, you gain a charge of Powerful Bone Spear, which increases the damage of further Bone Spear attacks by 3,300%. Additionally, the damage of Cadaver Lance and Corpse Explosion is increased by 1,650%3,300%.
Valorant will finally release the Ranked system with the upcoming patch 1.02. Following the experiences in the beta, the developers want to make several changes to the release of the Ranked mode, including removing restrictions on team composition.
What changes in the Ranked mode at release? On the Riot Games developer blog for Valorant, the developers introduce the planned changes ahead of the release of update 1.02 and the Ranked mode:
The rank icons are now better designed
The top rank is no longer called “Valorant”
The restrictions on team composition are mostly lifted
When will patch 1.02 and Ranked be released? According to game director Joe Ziegler, the update 1.02 is expected this week, between June 22 and June 28, 2020. It will include the Ranked mode, several adjustments, hotfixes, and the long-awaited option to forfeit hopeless rounds.
The upcoming changes in the Ranked mode at release
Why was the name of the top rank changed? In the beta of Valorant, the highest rank—awarded to a player just hours after release—was called Valorant, just like the game. This was confusing and led to misunderstandings. Therefore, the developers changed the name to “Radiant.” This term refers to a powerful agent in the game and fits the theme.
This is what the new rank badges and ranks look like.
How does team composition work now? An important aspect of the new Ranked system will be a more flexible team composition. Previously, you and your friends could only have a few rank differences in Ranked mode if you wanted to play together. If someone was too high or too low compared to the rest, they couldn’t play.
This was obviously frustrating, so the developers revisited this topic. According to them, you can now almost always play with your friends and largely ignore the ranks of individual team members. Only the most extreme discrepancies will still lead to a team ban. However, the exact new rules have not yet been disclosed by the developers.
In the future, you will likely be able to play with your highly skilled gamer friends even as an average player and be “carried” through matches by them. This was not possible in the beta.
The individual ranks of team members will only play a secondary role.
What’s the deal with the acts? The ranked league in Valorant will take place in acts, each lasting 2 months. During this time, you will be able to track your rank progress. In the future, the developers plan to expand this and provide more information accessible.
What else is coming? For the future of the ranked system, the developers envision things like a leaderboard, additional team support features, and the ability to hold tournaments within the client. But first, the ranked system needs to go online and be functional.
The first version of the ranked mode from the beta of Valorant was met with criticism and contradictions. Top streamers and ex-pro gamer shroud pointed out that the ranked mode was actually not good and hindered a career as a professional gamer. According to shroud, no one aspiring to be a pro should pay much attention to the ranked mode.
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